From na2x at yahoo.com  Fri Mar  1 00:08:45 2019
From: na2x at yahoo.com (na2x at yahoo.com)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 00:08:45 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] OSCAR-Locators and Satellab
References: <1872541252.7318178.1551398925343.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1872541252.7318178.1551398925343@mail.yahoo.com>

The details of the original OSCAR-Locator was first described by it's creator, Kay Deskur, K2ZRO (SK), in an
article in the 73 magazine issue dated July 1975. K2ZRO called it "Satellab".

Since the 73 magazine is now in the public domain, electronic issues are available on the web.
Look for the July 1975 issue at:
https://mikeyancey.com/73mag/index.php

This 73 magazine article was reprinted in the March 1976 AMSAT Newsletter.
It's available on Phil Karn's web site at:
http://www.ka9q.net/newsletters.html

For production quantities of the device, now called OSCAR-Locator, I think AMSAT might have made some.
I say this because the version I have (which is of very good quality) has K2ZRO printed on it and AMSAT's name and address.

Later, The ARRL also sold their version. The ARRL printed updated ground tracks in QST for any new satellites that were launched.

OSCAR-Locators and Satellab all basically worked the same.


From hartzell at gmail.com  Fri Mar  1 04:19:49 2019
From: hartzell at gmail.com (Dave Hartzell)
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 21:19:49 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] QO-100 bare minimum: GPS referenced LNB + IC-402
 (read: no dish, 70cm IF!)
In-Reply-To: <623a6827-be1d-d16c-5cdf-5db027103288@kolumbus.fi>
References: <623a6827-be1d-d16c-5cdf-5db027103288@kolumbus.fi>
Message-ID: <CAKKR=DEsc=aBpneVPmEufVxGKLr4wqGhkBOVnRdW-grm6M41_Q@mail.gmail.com>

Very cool!

Can you elaborate a bit more on the signal chain that you have built?


On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 11:06 AM Michael Fletcher <oh2aue at kolumbus.fi>
wrote:

>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7KwssbYMKY
>
> /Michael, oh2aue
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From mikesprenger at gmail.com  Fri Mar  1 05:24:59 2019
From: mikesprenger at gmail.com (Mike Sprenger)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 00:24:59 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] LVB TRACKER
In-Reply-To: <DC77F77F-1251-4F77-9FED-A925E223EE86@mail.com>
References: <201902282143.x1SLhkMH040423@jax4mhob14.registeredsite.com>
	<CALn0fKMr_VKkC1N6gt8b9DycMM8jeW1qE5YePcQBb2y6cRXc7g@mail.gmail.com>
	<201902282246.x1SMkEdQ027722@jax4mhob03.myregisteredsite.com>
	<DC77F77F-1251-4F77-9FED-A925E223EE86@mail.com>
Message-ID: <CAB4zG_LBf2e7PKry7EWfGmS+KgVYRxDUXz1cmBdQg21ROAun1g@mail.gmail.com>

Rick,

I like building the Arduino controllers and I load K3NG's code on
them....emulates the Yaesu GS232 nicely.  Runs the G5400 and G5500's fine.

Ends up having a USB cable to the PC, and an 8 PIN DIN control cable to
plug into the Rotor control box.

The next one I build will control my HF beam.   The interface is versatile.

https://blog.radioartisan.com/yaesu-rotator-computer-serial-interface/

(No affiliation other than being an appreciative Ham)

Thanks,
Mike

On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 6:26 PM Mail <nm3a at mail.com> wrote:

> I have a brand new ERC-M for sale.
>
> Dan
>
> Sent from here. NM3A
>
> > On Feb 28, 2019, at 17:46, Rick Hardin <rick at rickhardinjr.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello John,
> > Great help,
> > Thank you,
> > Rick   kb4bsa
> >
> > Sent from Mail for Windows 10
> >
> > From: John Brier
> > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2019 2:34 PM
> > To: Rick Hardin
> > Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LVB TRACKER
> >
> > If you can't find one here is a list of all the interfaces that
> > provide similar functionality:
> >
> >
> http://sats.wikidot.com/what-yaesu-g-5550-rotor-computer-interfaces-are-there
> >
> > 73, John Brier KG4AKV
> >
> >> On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 4:47 PM Rick Hardin <rick at rickhardinjr.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >> We need 2 LVB Tracker interfaces,  does anyone have 1 or 2 that they
> can sell ?
> >> Thank you
> >> Rick kb4bsa
> >> rick at rickhardinjr.com
> >>
> >> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions expressed
> >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
> of AMSAT-NA.
> >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
> >> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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> 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
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
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-- 
Thanks,
Mike Sprenger
(37.9167N  81.1244W is the Summit)

From nicholasmahr1 at gmail.com  Fri Mar  1 12:36:58 2019
From: nicholasmahr1 at gmail.com (Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 07:36:58 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] LVB TRACKER
Message-ID: <CAGu+VYu5jy4SAuHyJ9vH4VcYe+3hPzGiFUPCn=C2s02U9L6j3g@mail.gmail.com>

AMSAT should consider making and selling those all year around once again.
I wouldn't mind buying one myself here in the near distant future as I
refurbish my sat station. I'm sure they do sell a good amount of them
especially around Dayton. Hopefully we see more in stock soon as they are a
very nice piece of equipment to have!

Nick, KE8AKW

From oh2aue at kolumbus.fi  Fri Mar  1 09:28:50 2019
From: oh2aue at kolumbus.fi (Michael Fletcher)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 11:28:50 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] QO-100 bare minimum: GPS referenced LNB + IC-402
 (read: no dish, 70cm IF!)
In-Reply-To: <CAKKR=DEsc=aBpneVPmEufVxGKLr4wqGhkBOVnRdW-grm6M41_Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <623a6827-be1d-d16c-5cdf-5db027103288@kolumbus.fi>
	<CAKKR=DEsc=aBpneVPmEufVxGKLr4wqGhkBOVnRdW-grm6M41_Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <f6582071-ffdb-2450-25a4-4c07baa69675@kolumbus.fi>

On 1.3.2019 6:19, Dave Hartzell wrote:
> Very cool! ?
> 
> Can you elaborate a bit more on the signal chain that you have built?

Hi Dave,

a very short description: the lnb is modified for external frequency
referenencing and at the radio end I have a simple high pass filter
for the IF going to the IC-402 (or other), a low pass filter for DC
supply to the LNB and a simple LC series circuit to inject the reference
frequency (26,5 - 28 MHz is OK for reliable locking) up the IF cable.

More detail:

I am using the Octagon OSLO Single LNB OPTIMA which is a PLL LNB with
an original reference crystal of 27 MHz (poor quality, no temperature
control or even compensation). I have made an extremely simple mod to
this by removing the crystal and feeding an external reference
frequency. Most hams seek dual or more output models or drill an
extra hole for connector in order to apply this reference, but after
some experimentation I finally found a stable and reliable way of
extracting the reference frequency from the "L band IF" connector:

http://fletcher.fi/27MHz_BPF_Octagon_Oslo_sized.jpg

The series LC circuit within the LNB MUST be right next to the L band
connector for stability. Also care should be taken in avoiding any
shorts (Polyimide/ Kapton tape etc.). Also, the cover and all screws
MUST be torqued down as the PCB is in compression contact, sandwiched
between the bottom and cover, hence needing excellent 360 degree
microwave grounding all around.

With some reliability, but still risky, you can identify this particular
model of LNB by the "3D"-text on the box. Beware, there is zillions of
versions on the huge market of PLL LNB's and not all are that easy
to modify or perform well at 10.4 GHz.

Here is a quick comparison test I made, using an external, radiative
noise source, flatness maybe +- 1dB or so:

http://fletcher.fi/modified_lo_octagon_oslo_single_lnb_optima_oh2aue_27_02_2019_sized_annotated.png

So it is quite amazing the 144 MHz IF is also otherwise fine, but the
PLL VCO is REALLY at it's limit of reliable locking (see the other video
on my Youtube channel "oh2aue". At least it just about locked at a few
degrees C below zero ;-) And obviously the gain is also way down
too, maybe 10 dB from my 200 MHz highpass filter in the triplexer.
However, the noise figure has not yet appreciable deteriorated.

Some similar single ouput models others have experimented with are:

"Universal Single-LNB GOLDEN-MEDIA GM-201, 0,1 dB "
"Golden Interstar Universal Single LNB GI-201 Platinum X"
"Goobay 67321"

Typically I use around 40 dB of attenuation in the path in order to
set the receiver AGC knee at a suitable point for pleasant copy. My
attenuators have a T choke affair to bypass the LNB DC supply. There
are also cheap commercial attenuators available, but the largest
values are usually only 12 dB. Then again, homebrewing a 40 dB
attenuator good to beyond 1 GHz is not very trivial either.

There are many models out there that have differing external appearance,
but contain the same electronics and vice versa: there are also models
that have the same external appearance but different electronics. To
confuse things further, the text "PLL LNB" does not imply that that the
electronics are PLL based. And vice versa, no mention of "PLL" does not
mean the LNB is a DRO LO type, rather it can well be synthesized and
crystal controlled.

In the video I am using the Leo Bodnar Dual Output GPS Disciplined
Frequency Reference. Obviously the supplied reference signal has to
be very stable and low phase noise as in e.g. the Octagon LNB above,
the fractional synthesis effectively multiplies by 361.1111111...
multiplying any residual phase noise and jitter by the same order.

At the receiver/radio end I have a very simple triplexing circuit
for LNB DC bias (and 22 kHz/DiSEqC as the case may be), highpassing
the IF from about 200 MHz up plus the 27 MHz series circuit. A lowpass
is also recommended if your reference signal is not pure sine. I only
have sketchbook drawings, but here is an estetically pleasing photo of
OH3FWG's own implementation of such:

http://oh3tr.fi/~oh3fwg/p4a/triplexer.jpg

For my personal experimentation I have also put together a "laboratory
grade" receive system (flat group delay, flat response, impedance
matching for each stage, etc.). This receiver frequency selectively
mixes down the spectra of both transponders to HF (10 - 21MHz) and
there is a video of this receiver feeding my Barlow Wadley XCR-30,
merely because I can :-)

http://fletcher.fi/kiwisdr_eshail2_receiver_29_12_2018.jpg

More on this for inspiration at:

http://fletcher.fi/amsat_oh_rats_eshail_2_satellite_x_band_downlink_pll_lnb_kiwisdr.htm

All this stuff is great fun, reminds me of listening to the Japanese
lunar orbiter carrier with a paper clip some years back - and yes, there
is a video of this on my channel too.

(Freenode) IRC channels #es'hail-2 and #hearsat are recommended.

/Michael, oh2aue


From nss at mwt.net  Fri Mar  1 15:10:21 2019
From: nss at mwt.net (Joe)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 09:10:21 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] ACTIVE BIRDS,
Message-ID: <35c4863d-1353-a8d0-fab0-1052fde74979@mwt.net>

I know this site,
http://www.amsat.org/status/
Is there anyplace I can get a current listing of all the active and 
usable Birds currently operational?

I was very active in these things back in the years of Oscar 6,7, the 
Russian Birds, etc.

I plan on getting back on, and also make it a club project. Give a 
presentation and get some others interested also.

Joe WB9SBD
-- 
Sig
The Original Rolling Ball Clock
Idle Tyme
Idle-Tyme.com
http://www.idle-tyme.com

From johnbrier at gmail.com  Fri Mar  1 15:14:36 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 10:14:36 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ACTIVE BIRDS,
In-Reply-To: <35c4863d-1353-a8d0-fab0-1052fde74979@mwt.net>
References: <35c4863d-1353-a8d0-fab0-1052fde74979@mwt.net>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKPUUnTwLLFkp-ZAM9sua1mVZuMk4ZgvTY4h3hBgB0e8tA@mail.gmail.com>

Did you see this:

https://www.amsat.org/two-way-satellites/

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 10:12 AM Joe <nss at mwt.net> wrote:
>
> I know this site,
> http://www.amsat.org/status/
> Is there anyplace I can get a current listing of all the active and
> usable Birds currently operational?
>
> I was very active in these things back in the years of Oscar 6,7, the
> Russian Birds, etc.
>
> I plan on getting back on, and also make it a club project. Give a
> presentation and get some others interested also.
>
> Joe WB9SBD
> --
> Sig
> The Original Rolling Ball Clock
> Idle Tyme
> Idle-Tyme.com
> http://www.idle-tyme.com
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From aj9n at aol.com  Fri Mar  1 15:36:59 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 15:36:59 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-01 16:00
	UTC
References: <1617401811.7606737.1551454619927.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1617401811.7606737.1551454619927@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-01 16:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

Ceip Nuestra Se?ora Del Carmen, Torre De La Reina, Spain, direct via EG7NSC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-03-05 09:50:56 UTC 48 deg

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS-US program?s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019.

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

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

?

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

?

Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April.

Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts.? Applications should be addressed by email to:? school.selection.manager at ariss-eu.org

?

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

?

Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application.? Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator.

?

For the application, click here.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Keigo Komuro, JA1KAB, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL)

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR)

?

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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.

?

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

?

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?
http://www.ariss.org/

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

****************************************************************************
Looking?for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS??? 
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete?
details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham?Video.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
http://www.ariss-eu.org/? ?

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
schools:? 


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 112


****************************************************************************
The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date 
webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 
ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know.

Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own 
orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed 
time. 
All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and 
time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS


The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2019-03-01 16:00 UTC.? (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and 
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and?Echolink websites, and 
instructions for any contact that may be streamed?live.??


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

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

Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1292. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1235. 
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. 

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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

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

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

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

QSL?information may be found at:?? 
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html?

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

****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-02-14 16:30 UTC.

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

Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 
Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf

Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf

Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts

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


Exp. 58 on orbit

Oleg Konenenko

David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Anne McClain

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

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From w5rkn at w5rkn.com  Fri Mar  1 16:17:02 2019
From: w5rkn at w5rkn.com (Ronald G. Parsons)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 10:17:02 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] VUCC Awards-Endorsements for February 2019
Message-ID: <62C923693CD547D9A9F13036A6024CC0@Ron8300PC>

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period February 1, 2019 through March 1, 2019. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! 
Lots of new Not-in-my-home-grid awards this month.

CALL       01Feb  01Mar 

WC7V       1199   1200
AA5PK      1049   1055
WD9EWK      525    537
NS3L        375    400
AF5CC       351    381
AE5B        342    368
KE8FZT      275    301
W7JSD       257    279
K9UO        202    225
WB7VUF      107    206
N2NL        New    179
N1PEB       125    138
WD9EWK(DM22)108    131
W5PFG(DM80) New    125
WD9EWK(DM31)New    110
W5PFG(DM95) 100    109
TI2VLM      New    106
W5PFG(DM93) New    105
KS1G        New    102
PU4JOE      New    101
W1OH        New    101

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 g.shirville at btinternet.com  Fri Mar  1 17:53:26 2019
From: g.shirville at btinternet.com (Graham Shirville)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 17:53:26 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO73 FUNcube-1
Message-ID: <4ce00ad1-844f-7f9d-4963-926a66177cff@btinternet.com>

Hi All,

I am pleased to confirm that AO73 is now in amateur mode for the weekend 
with the transponder active and available for use.

Please enjoy!

73

Graham - G3VZV


From kk5do at arrl.net  Fri Mar  1 21:09:41 2019
From: kk5do at arrl.net (Bruce)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 15:09:41 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL WAS
Message-ID: <6a518849-a2d5-23cf-310f-fa937f58e440@arrl.net>

I just received an email from the ARRL for Awards Field Checkers at 
conferences. What I found interesting is that based on the application 
for WAS, it looks like you can now get a Satellite WAS with an 
endorsement for PSK31 or any of the other digital modes. If I check your 
cards at Dayton (Xenia), Conference fees and rules are in effect. I have 
no problem checking cards for AMSAT members (and others if there is time).

here is the link ...
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/DXCC/Card%20Checker%20Convention%20Packet%20Feb%202019.pdf

hmmmm

73...bruce

I am applying for ONEor TWOof the following WAS Awards (each is numbered 
separately/use additional form[s] to order more awards).

Circle One or Two:
Basic Mixed Award Phone Digital RTTY CW 6 Meters 144 MHz432 MHz 160 
Meters 222 MHz1296 MHzSatellite SSTV5-Band

?I am applying for the following band endorsementsand indicate which 
award (circleall that apply):
6 10 12 15 17 20 30 40 80 160(Meters)for my ________________________award
6 10 12 15 17 20 30 40 80 160 (Meters)for my ________________________award

Power Endorsement:
?QRPfor my _____________________award
?QRP for my _____________________award

?I am applying for the following mode endorsements:

Circle One: PSK31 JT65 FSK441 FT8 HELL CLOVEROLIVIA RTTYOther ______for 
my ________ award
PSK31 JT65 FSK441 FT8 HELL CLOVER OLIVIA RTTY Other_______for my 
________award


-- 

Bruce Paige, KK5DO
                      
AMSAT Director Contests and Awards
AMSAT Board Member 2016-2020
   
ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE
           
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From david.quick at frontiernet.net  Fri Mar  1 16:39:19 2019
From: david.quick at frontiernet.net (David Quick)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 10:39:19 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Oribitron WispDDE problem
Message-ID: <001401d4d04d$51c12a60$f5437f20$@frontiernet.net>

I have Orbitron and WispDDE 3.4.7 installed on my 32 bit Windows 7 PC and
I?m trying to use them to control my Yaesu FT-847 for Doppler shift
compensation. WispDDE CAT control of the FT-847 works but after just a few
minutes of operation I notice a large discrepancy between the uplink and
downlink frequencies displayed in Orbitron VS the uplink and downlink
frequencies displayed in WispDDE and on the 847. The longer the software is
running the larger the discrepancy and after 15 minutes the two are off my
over 1 MHz.

 

The other problem I?m seeing is that each time Orbitron and WispDDE send a
command to the 847 it interrupts PTT and stops my transmitting.

 

Can anyone offer any advice or a solution to the above?

 

I also have an unregistered copy of SatPC 32 installed and while it controls
the 847 perfectly I prefer the look and feel of Orbitron.

 

Thanks

 

-de K?EKL


From k0ekl at frontier.com  Fri Mar  1 23:37:20 2019
From: k0ekl at frontier.com (k0ekl at frontier.com)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 23:37:20 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Oribitron / WispDDE problem
References: <455618636.7894343.1551483440084.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <455618636.7894343.1551483440084@mail.yahoo.com>


I have Orbitron and WispDDE 3.4.7 installed on my 32 bitWindows 7 PC and I?m trying to use them to control my Yaesu FT-847 for Dopplershift compensation. 


WispDDE CAT control of the FT-847 works but after just afew minutes of operation I notice a discrepancy between the uplink anddownlink frequencies displayed in Orbitron VS the uplink and downlinkfrequencies displayed in WispDDE and on the 847. The longer the software isrunning the larger the discrepancy and after 15 minutes the two are off my over1 MHz.

The other problem I?m seeing is that each time Orbitron andWispDDE send a command to the 847 it interrupts PTT and stops my transmitting.

?

Can anyone offer any advice or a solution to the above?

?

I also have an unregistered copy of SatPC 32 installed andwhile it controls the 847 perfectly I prefer the look and feel of Orbitron.

?

Thanks

?

-de K?EKL

From n5uxt at hotmail.com  Sat Mar  2 02:22:27 2019
From: n5uxt at hotmail.com (Angelo Glorioso)
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2019 02:22:27 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] LVB TRACKER
In-Reply-To: <MWHPR22MB05122CEC9FDD956A92B4C92FED760@MWHPR22MB0512.namprd22.prod.outlook.com>
References: <MWHPR22MB05122CEC9FDD956A92B4C92FED760@MWHPR22MB0512.namprd22.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <CY4PR22MB05014CA4602FA02AA3B77AFCED770@CY4PR22MB0501.namprd22.prod.outlook.com>




-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject:        Re: [amsat-bb] LVB TRACKER
Date:   Fri, 1 Mar 2019 10:40:24 -0600
From:   Angelo <n5uxt at hotmail.com><mailto:n5uxt at hotmail.com>
To:     Rick Hardin <rick at rickhardinjr.com><mailto:rick at rickhardinjr.com>


I have one for sale.


Email me at n5uxt at hotmail.com


73 de Angelo



On 2/28/2019 3:43 PM, Rick Hardin wrote:

Hello,
We need 2 LVB Tracker interfaces,  does anyone have 1 or 2 that they can sell ?
Thank you
Rick kb4bsa
rick at rickhardinjr.com<mailto:rick at rickhardinjr.com>

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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From paul at mustbeart.com  Sat Mar  2 02:51:15 2019
From: paul at mustbeart.com (Paul Williamson)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 18:51:15 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] InstantTrack now free to download
Message-ID: <CAGJFJJUzizAsgkVF3hToy_z4tHcatyG7peKaLsuNzpZ3BKRjcg@mail.gmail.com>

The classic DOS satellite tracking program InstantTrack by Franklin
Antonio, N6NKF (and later maintained by me, Paul Williamson, KB5MU) is
now free to download and distribute. See http://instanttrack.com for
download links, documentation, and related files.

The latest version remains 1.55, released as an open beta on May 12,
2002. InstantTrack is still a plain old-style 16-bit DOS program. It
ran under Windows up to Windows XP or so, but won't run directly on
recent versions of Windows. It can still be run on nearly any computer
by using DOSBOX.

>From its initial release in November 1989, InstantTrack was sold by
AMSAT-NA and other AMSAT organizations around the world as a
fundraiser. All proceeds from InstantTrack went to support the amateur
satellite program. This income stream has dwindled to a tiny trickle,
and all the AMSAT organizations (as far as I know) stopped offering
InstantTrack years ago. It was still available online through one of
the old-school shareware fulfillment sites, until that site went
offline recently. Rather than rehost InstantTrack for sale on another
platform, Franklin and I have agreed to release it for free download
and distribution.

73  -Paul KB5MU

From documike at comcast.net  Sat Mar  2 05:06:00 2019
From: documike at comcast.net (Mike Lucas)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 21:06:00 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] InstantTrack now free to download
In-Reply-To: <CAGJFJJUzizAsgkVF3hToy_z4tHcatyG7peKaLsuNzpZ3BKRjcg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGJFJJUzizAsgkVF3hToy_z4tHcatyG7peKaLsuNzpZ3BKRjcg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <004401d4d0b5$a19065c0$e4b13140$@comcast.net>

I used it from when it first came out...worked great.  Just getting back up
& running again after fifteen year plus break.  Old stuff from late 80's &
early 90's still working great after a couple updates to Trackbox.  Thanks
for all you & others do for the hobby!

Mike N7ASZ

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Paul Williamson
Sent: Friday, March 1, 2019 6:51 PM
To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] InstantTrack now free to download

The classic DOS satellite tracking program InstantTrack by Franklin Antonio,
N6NKF (and later maintained by me, Paul Williamson, KB5MU) is now free to
download and distribute. See http://instanttrack.com for download links,
documentation, and related files.

The latest version remains 1.55, released as an open beta on May 12, 2002.
InstantTrack is still a plain old-style 16-bit DOS program. It ran under
Windows up to Windows XP or so, but won't run directly on recent versions of
Windows. It can still be run on nearly any computer by using DOSBOX.

>From its initial release in November 1989, InstantTrack was sold by AMSAT-NA
and other AMSAT organizations around the world as a fundraiser. All proceeds
from InstantTrack went to support the amateur satellite program. This income
stream has dwindled to a tiny trickle, and all the AMSAT organizations (as
far as I know) stopped offering InstantTrack years ago. It was still
available online through one of the old-school shareware fulfillment sites,
until that site went offline recently. Rather than rehost InstantTrack for
sale on another platform, Franklin and I have agreed to release it for free
download and distribution.

73  -Paul KB5MU
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From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Sat Mar  2 18:55:29 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2019 13:55:29 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] =?iso-8859-1?q?Upcoming_ARISS_contact_with_Ceip_Nuestr?=
	=?iso-8859-1?q?a_Se=F1ora_Del_Carmen=2C_Torre_De_La_Reina=2C_Spain?=
Message-ID: <417A297D3D38422BB3A8C9D511323B66@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Ceip Nuestra Se?ora Del Carmen, Torre De La Reina, Spain on 05 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:50 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and EG7NSC. The contact should be audible over Spain 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.

 

 

Torre de la Reina is located south of the main population center of Guillena (Sevilla) about 2 kilometers from it and is about 19 meters above sea level. It is also just 17 kilometers from Seville capital if you take the direction to the south on the A-431 road, also enjoying a strategic location privileged to be located very close to the A-66 (Autov?a de la Plata) that connects Sevilla capital with Extremadura. Our school is located in the town of Torre de la Reina, (Seville, Spain), with 215 students, including children and primary school. It has two buildings, one of the infantile stage (recent construction) and another one of primary (something older). The staff consists of 15 teachers. We are a small center, but with a young staff, willing to invest in experiences of all kinds that enrich our students.There are many activities that we carry out within different projects, with the aim not only of fulfilling the educational curriculum, but also of developing competences to train integral people. Also one of our hallmarks of identity is to form values and an emotional education, because we consider that it is fundamental in the education of today's society.The heart and the vocation to educate is our engine every day. The resources we have are not many, but the human side compensates for any technical and material aspect.

 

 

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

 

1. What did you think when you saw Earth from space?

2. What are you currently investigating on the ISS?

3. When did you decide to become an astronaut?

4. How do you live in such a small place?

5. How long do you need to recover after finishing your missions?

6. If an astronaut floats away from the ISS, what do you have to do?

7. Which values and skills should an astronaut have?

8. Can you eat whatever you want?

9. What?s the most common problem inside the ISS?

10. Could you go to Mars with this ISS?

11. Can you have a shower or bath there?

12. Where do you throw your rubbish?

13. How long can you stay at the ISS?

14. Is there a doctor in the ISS?

15. How many hours do you sleep every day?

16. How do you keep fit?

17. What?s your favourite food and drink there?

18. Do you listen to music at work?

19. Can you see our country from the ISS?

20. When will you come back to Earth?

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

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

      International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

Next planned event(s):

 

      TBD

 

About ARISS: 

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

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 

 


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From fgeraci14 at gmail.com  Sat Mar  2 21:20:40 2019
From: fgeraci14 at gmail.com (Francis Geraci)
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2019 16:20:40 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Oscar Locator - W1FXX
Message-ID: <CA+QL-dDNArKOvGTU+X6jX4SvwJMrz6SHjQXQpWRYR_Y=8vdthA@mail.gmail.com>

Amazing to see Guy's are pulling out their "Oscar locators".
I still have mine. I'm thinking about pulling mine out and using it.
If I remember correctly, You had to use a couple of the "Kep" elements, to
use it. RAAN and ??. Fill in the blanks.

My "Oscar" locator, should be called "RS locator", because that's what I
used it for.

Best to the "Space cadet's".

W1FXX

From ronnan at gmail.com  Sun Mar  3 00:27:45 2019
From: ronnan at gmail.com (Ronnan Werneck)
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2019 21:27:45 -0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite operation
Message-ID: <CAP+GScUy7=YLmYrhPQ-uyQykDTQsmMNXSC7debXKETR80J-J7A@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,


I'm again in GH52dx for the next three days and I'll be in next passes of
AO-7 and FO-29.

Looking for Central and North American stations.

73

Ron
PP2RON

P.S. Skeds via SMS, Whatsapp or Telegram to my number
+55 62 99973-
6268

From mjohns at luther.edu  Sun Mar  3 00:54:41 2019
From: mjohns at luther.edu (Mark D. Johns)
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2019 18:54:41 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-061 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
Message-ID: <CAHKCqnBZXvDY0OWJH1FF1=8t6z7s3y_w2qLMNDGFoJ7uA26GJA@mail.gmail.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-061

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:

* Call for Volunteers - AMSAT at Dayton Hamvention
* JAMSAT Announces 2019 Symposium, March 16-17
* SatNOGS Client and gr-satnogs Updates
* ARISS News -- Reports Requested
* "Off to the Motherland" Rove
* Activating Northern Maine Grids - March 2-3
* Summer Internship Positions Open in the SpaceSTEM Program
* Virginia Cubesat Constellation Moves Forward
* New ?NASA Science Live? Program Premiers This Week
* Satellite Shorts From All Over


SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-061.01
ANS-061 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 061.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
March 2, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-061.01


Call for Volunteers - AMSAT at Dayton Hamvention

The 2019 Hamvention will be held on May 17-19 2019 at Greene County
Fairground and Expo Center in Xenia Ohio. If you're available we can
also use your help for setup operations on May 16.

Planning is under way for AMSAT's participation. We are looking for
volunteers in the following areas:

+ Volunteer Assistant
+ Sales Assistant
+ Outdoor Demo Assistant
+ Facilities and Setup Assistant.

Interested Hams should contact Team Leader Phil Smith via email at
w1eme at amsat.org for information.

[ANS Thanks W1EME for the above information]

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JAMSAT Announces 2019 Symposium to be Held March 16-17

The 2019 JAMSAT Symposium will be held on March 16-17 at the Hotel
Binario Saga Arashiyama in Kyoto, Japan. JAMSAT invites anyone inter-
ested in the satellite communication to participate in the symposium
and social gathering.

The Symposium will offer a lot of content about the NEXUS satellite
jointly developed with Nihon University. The entire program has been
posted at:
https://tinyurl.com/y6n7pcf9

Activities planned for Saturday, March 16 and Sunday, March 17:
Saturday:
12:30 - 13:15 General Assembly for JAMSAT members only
13:30 - 18:30 Symposium Activities
18:00 -       Banquet and Reception

Sunday:
08:45 - 13:15 Symposium Activities
14:15 - 16:45 GNU Radio Exercise (advance registration required)

Participation in the Symposium is free. The cost of the banquet
and reception is 5000 yen with a registration deadline of March 2.
The contact for more information is jh3bum at gmail.com

[ANS thanks JAMSAT for the above information]

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SatNOGS Client and gr-satnogs Updates

SatNOGs has announced new releases for satnogs-client 3 and
gr-satnogs 4 for Raspbery Pi 3 and Debian operating systems.

Notable changes on satnogs-client:
* Support demodulator for Reaktor Hello World 2 satellite
* Sent observation frequency in metadata
* Add option for manual power level range in waterfall (there is an
  issue with this one, there will be an update in satnogs-client-
  ansible 2 later that will fix this.)

Notable changes on gr-satnogs:
* Golay (24, 12) decoder
* Demodulating flowgraph for the Reacktor Hello World Satellite
* Fix of the baud rate issue in BPSK gr-script

For installation or upgrade information, see the wiki at:
https://tinyurl.com/yytxwge5

[ANS thanks https://satnogs.org/news/ for the above information]

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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) News

Reports requested:
An ARISS contact with Huntington High School, Huntington, TX, direct
via KI5AJL on Monday 2019-02-25 at 19:39 UTC was unsuccessful. ARISS
is attempting to determine what happened and welcomes SWL reports.

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Ceip Nuestra Se?ora Del Carmen, Torre De La Reina,
Spain on 05 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately
09:50 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and
30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and EG7NSC. The
contact should be audible over Spain and adjacent areas. Interested
parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The con-
tact is expected to be conducted in English.

ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above
contacts. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.80 MHz. ARISS
thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Please send your
reports to aj9n at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

ARISS Contact Application window for the United States open in the
spring of 2019. See the ARISS webpage at http://www.ariss.org/ for
details. ARISS would be particularly interested in applications from
the following US states and entities that have never had an ARISS
contact: South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mari-
anas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

[ANS thanks AJ9N and AA4KN for the above information]

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"Off to the Motherland" Rove

Gabe Zeifman, AL6D/VE6NJH wrote to AMSAT-BB on February 23:
"I am on the first of four flights now on the way for another one of
my signature trips. This voyage will take me to Poland (Feb 24-28),
Lithuania(Feb 28-Mar 4), Kaliningrad (Mar 4-7), Saint Petersburg (Mar
7-11), ?land Islands (Mar 11-13), and Helsinki (Mar 13-14). I think
the most desired entities are going to be UA2 and OH0 (unfortunately
OH0 is gonna be quick, get in in the evening and leave in a morning,
so two nights and one full day). I?m hoping to make US contacts from
every entity and will try to hit as many grids as feasible (I?ll have
a car in Vilnius and Kaliningrad), but good transatlantic locations
will take precedence over grids. Don?t expect me on every pass, I?m
traveling with family and we?ll be doing touristy stuff, but I?ll make
my best effort to be on the great AO-7 and FO-29 passes across the
ocean, updates will be on Twitter @AL6D_Alaska. I?m operating ninja
portable like the good ole days, QRP with two FT-817NDs and an arrow,
hopefully that doesn?t attract too much negative attention from
customs in Russia."

[ANS thanks AL6D for the above information]

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Activating Northern Maine Grids - March 2-3

Clayton, W5PFG writes, "Between ~03:00 UTC March 2 thru ~17:00 UTC
March 3, I will operate satellites /TM (Tobaggan Mobile) thru grids
FN54, FN55, FN56, FN57, FN66, and FN67. I plan to activate the FN54/55,
FN56/66, and FN57/67 grid lines I've used on previous Maine expedi-
tions. This will be a fast-paced trip and I don't anticipate working
every bird or every pass. I will stop to sleep, drink, and eat. Weather
will be a huge factor. Like many of my activations, it's recommended
you monitor my @w5pfg Twitter feed for the latest information."

[ANS thanks W5PFG for the above information]

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Summer Internship Positions Open in the SpaceSTEM Program

ESTCube is calling all space enthusiasts! The SpaceTEM application
period for internships in Estonian and Latvian space technology
entities for the summer of 2019 has begun!

Challenge yourself and enjoy this summer by being a part of an
amazing space adventure - SpaceTEM '19!

SpaceTEM is a new EstLat project which aims to initiate the
development of NewSpace industry in Estonia and Latvia through
a series of mutual activities. If you are interested in space
technologies, innovation, and entrepreneurship, this intern-
ship is a great opportunity for you! There are over 50 topics
to choose from - from building 3D printers to developing soft-
ware for ESTCube-2. More information can be found at this link:
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-062-SpaceSTEM

To apply, fill in the internship form and send your CV and moti-
vational letter (for additional bonus points you can also add
a link to any project you have been a part of so far) to:
spacetem_internship at venta.lv

The application deadline is March 31, 2019. Chosen interns will
be announced from the middle of April until the beginning of
May, 2019.

[ANS thanks ESTCube for the above information]

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Virginia CubeSat Constellation Moves Forward

A project built by a team of University of Virginia engineering
students took step toward outer space this week when they and student
colleagues from Old Dominion University and Virginia Tech delivered
three CubeSats to NanoRacks, an aerospace company in Houston.

NanoRocks will integrate the CubeSats into a deployer aboard a rocket
set for launch next month to the International Space Station.

The satellites are part of the Virginia CubeSat Constellation mission,
a collaborative project of the Virginia Space Grant Consortium and its
four member universities (which also includes Hampton University). The
three nano-satellites, each carrying a UHF packet repeater for amateur
use, were developed by engineering students to obtain measurements of
the properties of the Earth?s atmosphere to quantify atmospheric den-
sity. Full article available at:
https://tinyurl.com/y3u7skkl

[ANS thanks news.virginia.edu for the above information]

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SpaceCube near the end, request to receive the last telemetry

Jean Gu?rard, from the Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches
A?rospatiales (France), ONERA, asks all those who have the opportunity
to record the latest SpaceCube telemetry frames.

Launched in May 2017, SpaceCube is expected to disintegrate sometime
around March 1, 2019.

The frequency is 436,880 MHz, AFSK modulation 1k2, AX25 mode.

Note: The frames are not decodable, it is therefore requested to re-
cord the audio signal of the satellite and to send it to Jean Gu?rard
( jean.guerard at saf-astronomie.fr )

For large files, you can use the service:
https://www.grosfichiers.com/fr/

[ANS thanks Christophe Mercier for the above information]

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New ?NASA Science Live? Program Premiers This Week

NASA invites you to take a behind-the-scenes look at how the agency
explores Earth and outer space with a new monthly television series
that premiers this week.

The inaugural episode of ?NASA Science Live? will air at 3 p.m. EST
Wednesday, Feb. 27, on NASA Television, the agency?s website, Facebook
Watch, YouTube, and Ustream. Viewers will be able to submit questions
on social media using the hashtag #askNASA or by leaving a comment in
the chat section on Facebook.

>From remote locations on Earth to the depths of outer space, join the
conversation live each month to interact with NASA experts and watch
as they reveal the mysteries of our solar system and beyond.

?I am personally very excited about how this new show will highlight
the interconnected nature of science from across the agency,? said
Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA?s Science Mission
Directorate. ?The series will find new ways to talk about science from
various disciplines, missions and centers to show how each works
together in order to achieve our exploration goals.?

This first episode - entitled ?To the Moon, and Beyond? - will explore
the how science conducted on the lunar surface in the past informs
current missions studying the Moon and future plans to send science,
robots and humans to our nearest celestial neighbor.

For more information about the show, visit:
https://go.nasa.gov/NASAScienceLive

[ANS thanks NASA HQ News for the above information]

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Satellite Shorts From All Over

+ RTL-SDR.com tells of a new SDR radio PodCast that calls itself
  "Signals Everywhere". Episode 1 was just released. More information
  at: https://tinyurl.com/y5khc5hl
  (via RTL-SDR.com)

+ A recent ARISS contact between the International Space Station and
  Faith Christian Academy middle school in Orlando, Florida received
  good press coverage from WUSF public radio in Tampa. See the story
  at https://tinyurl.com/y4b2p4ro
  (via http://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu)

+ SpaceX?s Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled for a test flight to
  the International Space Station on Saturday, March 2. Liftoff of the
  human-rated capsule ? flying without astronauts this time ? is
  scheduled for 2:49 a.m. EST (07:49Z). Assuming an on-time launch and
  docking this weekend, the spacecraft will depart the space station
  March 8 and return to a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Atlan-
  tic Ocean. More details at https://tinyurl.com/y4o2n5u9
  (via spaceflightnow.com)

+ Scott, K4KDR, reports that The JY1SAT (JO-97) satellite started
  transmitting digital media files on 145.840 USB. Decoding is accom-
  plished with the ?Funcube? type dashboard which can be downloaded at:
  https://tinyurl.com/y5uutqct (via K4KDR)

+ The TAPR PSR Digital Journal, Winter 2019 Edition is now available
  online at: https://www.tapr.org/psr/psr140.pdf
  (via tapr.org on facebook)

+ The Central States VHF Society offers a Reverse VUCC for rovers.
  Only a few have actually applied for the award on satellite. See:
  https://www.csvhfs.org/index.php/awards-and-programs/reverse-vucc
  (via Martin A Schuette on AMSAT-BB)

+ AMSAT-DL has agreed to a proposal by the British Amateur Television
  Club (BATC) for the use of the bottom 100 kHz of the wideband trans-
  ponder on QO-100 (10491 ? 10491.1 MHz) for ATV co-ordination pur-
  poses. Details at: https://tinyurl.com/y6tzwsuz
  (via AMSAT-UK)

+ Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, writes:
  "One of the really cool things about receiving an AMSAT award in the
  mail is the certificate inside. However, what is even cooler is the
  envelope. Yes, the envelope. My wife has purchased stamps for years
  and years. I use those stamps on the envelopes I mail. None of those
  little white labels from the post office. Is it time for you to
  apply for an AMSAT award or to add to your stamp collection?"
  (via KK5DO) [See https://www.amsat.org/awards-2/ ]


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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,

K0JM at amsat dot org

From aj9n at aol.com  Sun Mar  3 04:04:59 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 04:04:59 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-03 03:00
	UTC
References: <518854409.8328024.1551585899365.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <518854409.8328024.1551585899365@mail.yahoo.com>

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



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

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Ceip Nuestra Se?ora Del Carmen, Torre De La Reina, Spain, direct via EG7NSC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-03-05 09:50:56 UTC 48 deg

?

Watch for live stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1fWg9eb3XA (***)

?

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS-US program?s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019.

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

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

?

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)

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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, click here.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Keigo Komuro, JA1KAB, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL)

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR)

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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?
http://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??? 
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/? ?

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


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 112


****************************************************************************
The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date 
webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 
ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know.

Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own 
orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed 
time. 
All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and 
time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS


The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2019-03-03 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.??


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

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

Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1292. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1235. 
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. 

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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

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

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

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

QSL?information may be found at:?? 
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html?

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

****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-02-14 16:30 UTC.

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

Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 
Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf

Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf

Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts

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


Exp. 58 on orbit

Oleg Konenenko

David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Anne McClain

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

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From dave at g4dpz.me.uk  Sun Mar  3 14:58:14 2019
From: dave at g4dpz.me.uk (David Johnson)
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 14:58:14 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube Warehouse Migration
Message-ID: <3610D7D6-7A04-44DC-AEC7-4473AB184D01@g4dpz.me.uk>

Hi,

The majority of data for FC1 is being sent to

data.funcube.org.uk 

and displayed at 

warehouse.funcube.org.uk


We also have some ground stations sending FC1 data to

data.amsat-uk.org, this is being processed too (and credited in that database)  but not displayed in a user interface

I have changed the missions link to use the new display 

http://data.amsat-uk.org/ui/fc1-fm

Please note that the scores will be out of step but the data is correct. I will be adding WOD today, so there may be a few
short outages as updates take effect.

73

Dave, G4DPZ

From skristof at etczone.com  Sun Mar  3 19:48:06 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2019 14:48:06 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT on HF
Message-ID: <2d692f7d7a7c7ac7fa97968983a2891f@etczone.com>

If anyone is working on the AMSAT on HF award, I will be calling CQ
AMSAT in slow CW from 2000 UTC to 2030 UTC. Frequency will be between
7.045 MHz and 7.055 MHz. 

Hope to hear from you! 

Steve AI9IN

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Sun Mar  3 20:47:24 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 20:47:24 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite/AMSAT presentation @ Tucson AZ, 15 March 2019
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUcK1CT3r-y0inVhb5SFb6aesWNRkBk2Cib12VrH4fZFag@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

I will give a how-to presentation on working amateur satellites and AMSAT
at the Oro Valley Amateur Radio Club's monthly meeting on Friday, 15 March
2019, in Tucson AZ. The meeting site is the Ascension Lutheran Church, on
Magee Road in the north end of Tucson. The meeting starts at 7pm. More
information is available from the club's web site at:

http://tucsonhamradio.org/monthly-club-meeting/381-march-2019-club-meeting

Depending on how the meeting goes, there may be time for demonstrations on
one or two passes that evening. There is an SO-50 pass at 8.45pm (0345
UTC) that evening, followed by an AO-92 pass at 9.12pm (0412 UTC). If
WD9EWK is on either of those evening passes, please feel free to give me a
call and be a part of the demonstrations. The meeting site is in grid DM42.
QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World, and QSL cards are available
on request (please e-mail me directly with QSO details if you would like a
QSL card).

73!





Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Sun Mar  3 20:54:33 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 20:54:33 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT @ Scottsdale AZ hamfest (16 March 2019)
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUeiQsFxaP1ShirgvL-zKbN-U5xWVeg=U2iZC4v46-bC7g@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

I will have an AMSAT booth at the Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club's annual
Springfest hamfest on Saturday, 16 March 2019, in Scottsdale AZ. The
hamfest will be at a new location, at Coronado High School - along Miller
Road, between McDowell and Thomas Roads, west of the AZ-101 Pima Freeway.
More information about the hamfest is available from the club's web site:

http://scottsdalearc.com/

A hamfest flyer with a map is available at:

https://www.scottsdalearc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-Springfest
-flyer.pdf

WD9EWK will be on satellite passes demonstrating satellite operating from
the hamfest. If you hear WD9EWK on the air that morning, please call me and
be a part of the demonstrations. The hamfest site is in grid DM43. QSOs
will be uploaded to Logbook of the World after the hamfest. QSL cards are
available on request (please e-mail me directly with QSO details if you
would like a QSL card).

I will use my @WD9EWK Twitter account to send out photos and updates during
the hamfest. These tweets are viewable in a web browser, even if you do not
use Twitter - use the link at the bottom of this message to view my Twitter
feed.

73!





Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Sun Mar  3 20:56:08 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 20:56:08 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite/AMSAT presentation @ Phoenix AZ (21 March 2019)
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUdfmkBAfWHV3wU=wN4GMvk3FSQ2h95Nyw-jR5sEXbDs-w@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

I will give a how-to presentation on working amateur satellites and AMSAT
at the Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club's monthly meeting on Thursday, 21
March 2019. The meeting site is room 147 at the North Valley campus of
Northern Arizona University, 15451 N. 28th Drive in Phoenix AZ (northwest
corner of I-17 and Greenway Road). More information is available at:

http://www.w7tbc.org/content.php?128-general

Depending on how the meeting goes, there may be time for demonstrations on
some satellite passes that evening. I see an SO-50 pass around 7.55pm (0255
UTC), a low AO-92 pass at 8.42pm (0342 UTC), and another SO-50 pass at
9.35pm (0435 UTC). If WD9EWK is on any of those passes, please feel free to
give me a call and be a part of the demonstrations. The meeting site is in
grid DM33. QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World, and QSL cards are
available on request (please e-mail me directly with QSO details if you
would like a QSL card).

73!





Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Sun Mar  3 20:58:13 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 20:58:13 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT @ Tucson AZ hamfest (30 March 2019)
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUe=SQfwZWCSNGLbuE91Lm-BPcaS6sZtfBL9bGNpscgb7Q@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

I will have an AMSAT booth at the Radio Society of Tucson's annual
spring hamfest on Saturday, 30 March 2019, in Tucson AZ. The hamfest will
be behind the Target store on Old Spanish Trail (basically the northeast
corner of 22nd Street and Harrison Road). More information about the
hamfest is available in a flyer from the club's web site:

https://rstclub.org/media/hamfest.pdf

A map of the area around the hamfest site is also available:

https://rstclub.org/media/hamfestmap1.png

and of the Target shopping center, showing the parking and vendor areas:

https://rstclub.org/media/hamfestmap2.png

WD9EWK will be on satellite passes demonstrating satellite operating from
the hamfest. If you hear WD9EWK on the air that morning, please call me and
be a part of the demonstrations. The hamfest site is in grid DM42. QSOs
will be uploaded to Logbook of the World after the hamfest. QSL cards are
available on request (please e-mail me directly with QSO details if you
would like a QSL card).

I will use my @WD9EWK Twitter account to send out photos and updates during
the hamfest. These tweets are viewable in a web browser, even if you do not
use Twitter - use the link at the bottom of this message to view my Twitter
feed.

73!





Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

From vk5dg at internode.on.net  Mon Mar  4 12:39:37 2019
From: vk5dg at internode.on.net (David Giles)
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2019 23:09:37 +1030
Subject: [amsat-bb] VK5DG/3 in QF13, QF14, QF24 on 13/3/19
Message-ID: <7a157ef0-3eda-1292-f7da-8122ae797af3@internode.on.net>

Hello All,

I'll be operating on Wednesday 13th of March from Gunbower National Park 
in grid QF24.
Depending on how things go I will also try from grids QF14 and QF13.
Both FM and linear satellites will be used during the day.
Hope to catch you on the birds as well as seeing plenty of the feathered 
variety
of which the National Park is famous for.

73 de David VK5DG

From vk5dg at internode.on.net  Mon Mar  4 20:47:02 2019
From: vk5dg at internode.on.net (David Giles)
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2019 07:17:02 +1030
Subject: [amsat-bb] VK5DG/3 in QF13, QF14, QF24 correction
Message-ID: <2c23f6cc-deb4-880a-42db-d937cb71162e@internode.on.net>

Hello All,

Must have had a brain fade or the diary flipped to the wrong week at a 
crucial moment.

The activation will be Wednesday this week on the 6th of March in 
Gunbower National Park
in grid QF24.
Depending on how things go I will also try from grids QF14 and QF13.
Both FM and linear satellites will be used during the day.
Hope to catch you on the birds as well as seeing plenty of the feathered 
variety
of which the National Park is famous for.

73 de David VK5DG


From aa5uk at yahoo.com  Tue Mar  5 13:37:33 2019
From: aa5uk at yahoo.com (Adrian Engele)
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2019 13:37:33 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] VP5/AA5UK satellite operations cancelled - HF operations
 alive and well
References: <408299462.9568892.1551793053683.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <408299462.9568892.1551793053683@mail.yahoo.com>

Folks,
Satellite: After many months of planning and getting the satellite FT-1638 bag all tuned in an working properly, I had a little accident on the second pass on my first day. My bag slid off the truck of the car and somehow affected my Radiosport headphone cable.? ?I tried trouble shooted the issue, but I don't have the tools to do more. Yes some people have said why did you not bring a microphone, well I have dive gear, photo gear, drone and HF and Satellite gear. My weight was at maximum!? My headset uses kevlar and is commercial grade tough.? I only managed two passes and I will post those on LOTW when I get back. That's life unfortunately!
HF:? I had challenges here too. My remote Tuner is suddenly not liking 20M-80M and dies when I key up. I rigged up plan B. Not ideal but at least I am on the air 10-40M. Been working FT8 pile ups 20 to 25 people deep at times.? ?My operation is holiday style and I get on when I have time or am in the mood.? ?If you need VP5 you can still reach me through March 8th in the evening. March 9th is tear down.
Good news, bad news. I tried...
73, Adrian VP5/AA5UK


Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

From aj9n at aol.com  Tue Mar  5 15:40:54 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2019 15:40:54 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-05 16:00
	UTC
References: <544070418.9642445.1551800454275.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <544070418.9642445.1551800454275@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-05 16:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

Ceip Nuestra Se?ora Del Carmen, Torre De La Reina, Spain, direct via EG7NSC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact was successful: Tue 2019-03-05 09:50:56 UTC 48 deg (***)

?

Watch for live stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1fWg9eb3XA

?

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS-US program?s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019.

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

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

?

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

?

Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April.

Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts.? Applications should be addressed by email to:? school.selection.manager at ariss-eu.org

?

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

?

Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application.? Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator.

?

For the application, click here.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Keigo Komuro, JA1KAB, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL)

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR)

?

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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?
http://www.ariss.org/

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

****************************************************************************
Looking?for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS??? 
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete?
details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham?Video.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
http://www.ariss-eu.org/? ?

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


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 112


****************************************************************************
The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date 
webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 
ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know.

Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own 
orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed 
time. 
All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and 
time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS


The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2019-03-05 16:00 UTC.? (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and 
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and?Echolink websites, and 
instructions for any contact that may be streamed?live.??


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

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

Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1293. (***)
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1236. (***)
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. 

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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

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

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

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

QSL?information may be found at:?? 
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html?

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

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The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-03-05 16:00 UTC. (***)

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

Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 
Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf

Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf

Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
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Exp. 58 on orbit

Oleg Konenenko

David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Anne McClain

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

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From n4hf.philip at gmail.com  Tue Mar  5 18:50:47 2019
From: n4hf.philip at gmail.com (Philip Jenkins)
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2019 13:50:47 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox Operating Guide - Charlotte Hamfest
Message-ID: <CAGdEbNaQrJYXbusrFv6j7r+6rZ9-14N+fsfE6jL49ZyC1qMaQQ@mail.gmail.com>

I plan to be at the Charlotte NC Hamfest this Friday and Saturday, and
while I won't be doing a full-blown AMSAT info table, I've decided to have
a few AMSAT/satellite related things at my flea market table at the last
minute. (I most likely won't be doing demos since I'll be there by myself.)

One item that I'm planning to print is the Fox Operating Guide, and looking
at the AMSAT website just now, the 2018 version doesn't reflect the current
status of AO-85 nor Fox-1Cliff (AO-95).

Should I just draw a line through the info (without obliterating the info
entirely) for those two birds on the second page of the sheet, and only
fill in the details when someone asks why they are marked out? I don't want
them to try to listen for signals which aren't there! :-)

And, how should I classify the status of AO-85 if someone asks -
"Currently unavailable?" "Currently out of commission?" I'm just looking
for the best (and briefest?)  way to express its status.

Philip N4HF

From skristof at etczone.com  Tue Mar  5 19:00:51 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 14:00:51 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT on HF
Message-ID: <911d1277cd6473c96160c427a6813c07@etczone.com>

For anyone interested in the AMSAT on HF award, I will be calling "CQ
AMSAT" in slow code from 1930 UTC to 2000 UTC. Frequency will be between
7.045 MHZ and 7.055 MHZ. 

Steve AI9IN

From joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com  Tue Mar  5 20:06:17 2019
From: joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com (JoAnne K9JKM)
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2019 14:06:17 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox Operating Guide - Charlotte Hamfest
In-Reply-To: <CAGdEbNaQrJYXbusrFv6j7r+6rZ9-14N+fsfE6jL49ZyC1qMaQQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGdEbNaQrJYXbusrFv6j7r+6rZ9-14N+fsfE6jL49ZyC1qMaQQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <5c7ed6ba.1c69fb81.46626.18a2@mx.google.com>

Good afternoon Phillip,

I'm the author and maintainer of the Fox Operating Guide. This is usually
updated in time for the Hamvention so not much had been done for this year
as of yet.

I changed the AO-85 status to include, "Intermittent operation as battery
condition allows".
And, AO-95 status says, "Beacon active only at this time."

The high and low resolution PDF files are available on their links at:
https://www.amsat.org/station-and-operating-hints/

The Operating Guide is getting to be a bit dated but that's what there is at
this time. 

Sometime there may an updated guide - Fox-1E is coming but we're not listing
that with these FM satellites anyways. It is time to update the publishing
software too ... these Fox Guides are made with the old software (Adobe
InDesign) that made the AMSAT Journal back around 2012 or so. Maybe move to
an open source publisher.

Hope you have a good time at the Hamfest!

--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat.org


> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Philip
> Jenkins
> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 12:51 PM
> To: AMSAT BB
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox Operating Guide - Charlotte Hamfest
> 
> I plan to be at the Charlotte NC Hamfest this Friday and Saturday, and
> while I won't be doing a full-blown AMSAT info table, I've decided to have
> a few AMSAT/satellite related things at my flea market table at the last
> minute. (I most likely won't be doing demos since I'll be there by
myself.)
> 
> One item that I'm planning to print is the Fox Operating Guide, and
looking
> at the AMSAT website just now, the 2018 version doesn't reflect the
current
> status of AO-85 nor Fox-1Cliff (AO-95).
> 
> Should I just draw a line through the info (without obliterating the info
> entirely) for those two birds on the second page of the sheet, and only
> fill in the details when someone asks why they are marked out? I don't
want
> them to try to listen for signals which aren't there! :-)
> 
> And, how should I classify the status of AO-85 if someone asks -
> "Currently unavailable?" "Currently out of commission?" I'm just looking
> for the best (and briefest?)  way to express its status.
> 
> Philip N4HF
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From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Tue Mar  5 23:23:06 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2019 23:23:06 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 L/V with an Alinco DJ-G7T full-duplex (long)
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUdCaDbEX6A6WTX088ib=8U_8RsMeswOi1hknKAREsOJtw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

I have written a bit about the Alinco DJ-G7T and using it on satellites on
this list over the years. I wrote about using it on AO-92 in both U/V and
L/V modes last year:

http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2018-February/066923.html

Until the past weekend, I had always worked AO-92 L/V with two radios -
transmitting on 1.2 GHz from the DJ-G7T, and receiving the 2m downlink
with my Kenwood TH-D74 (which can also record the downlink). I have used a
couple of different antennas, but have wondered if the DJ-G7T could work
the L/V mode full-duplex like it can work U/V (with some caveats) full-
duplex. Now, I have tried this for myself, and will ask the question...

Can the Alinco DJ-G7T work AO-92's L/V mode full-duplex? Yes.

Before the past week or so, I was aware of the triplexers offered by
Diamond that included a 1.2 GHz port. Those are noticeably larger than the
diplexers from Diamond and other manufacturers, and a larger price tag as
well. I saw something online that mentioned the Diamond MX-37 diplexer,
having one port for HF through 470 MHz, and the other port for 800-1300
MHz. Physically, the MX-37 diplexer is similarly sized with other
diplexers, and it has two coax pigtails for those two ports - coax with an
N connector for the 1.2 GHz port, and a PL-259 on the other pigtail for
use with the lower frequencies. The common port is an N socket. After I
received this diplexer in the mail, I was ready to fit it into my portable
AO-92 L/V station.

I have been using a 10-element 1.2 GHz Yagi for AO-92 L/V in the past few
weeks, and I tie that to the PVC handle of my Elk log periodic. I decided
to tie the MX-37 diplexer to the PVC handle behind the antennas. This
allowed me to connect the 1.2 GHz side of the diplexer directly to the coax
pigtail from the Yagi's driven element. I used a 3-foot/1m length of coax
from the PL-259 connector on the other side of the diplexer to the Elk's
coax feedpoint. From the common port on the diplexer, I ran another
3-foot/1m length of coax to the DJ-G7T.

To keep from causing audio feedback while transmitting, an earpiece or
something like that needs to be plugged into the DJ-G7T. The DJ-G7T uses
a single 4-conductor 3.5mm jack for speaker/mics. To split out the speaker
jack so I can use an earpiece and an audio recorder, an adapter is needed.
I use Alinco's EDS-10 adapter, which provides a 3.5mm speaker jack and a
2.5mm microphone jack (don't need anything in the smaller jack for this).
Alinco also has an EDS-14 adapter, which looks very similar to Yaesu's
CT-91 adapter used with a few HTs (VX-6R and VX-7R, among others) - where
the two jacks are on short pigtails from the 3.5mm plug. The Yaesu CT-91
adapter works fine with the DJ-G7T.

The DJ-G7T only allows transmitting from VFO A, the upper VFO on the HT's
display. I put the 1267 MHz uplink frequency in this VFO, along with
encoding the 67.0 Hz CTCSS tone. I use 5 kHz tuning steps on this radio for
1.2 GHz. I set the volume for this VFO to 0, and tightened the squelch to
the maximum. For the lower VFO (B), I put 145.880 MHz with the squelch left
wide open, and adjusted the volume to a reasonable level using my earpiece.

I used this setup for 3 passes over the weekend. The antennas were a little
heavier with the diplexer on the handle, but I could still control them
with one hand. I held the DJ-G7T, along with the splitter and patch cable
to my audio recorder. I could still adjust the knob for the transmit VFO,
and made some contacts on those 3 passes. It was fun to be able to use just
one HT for AO-92 L/V.

There are some tradeoffs when going from a two-HT setup for AO-92 L/V to
just the DJ-G7T. The 2m receiver isn't as good as with other HTs, certainly
not as good as the TH-D74 I have normally used when working L/V. I heard
some other signals mixing with the AO-92 downlink on parts of a couple of
passes. Of course, the DJ-G7T does not come with a built-in recorder like
the TH-D74. There may have been a little less power going to the 1.2 GHz
Yagi, passing through the coax to the diplexer's common port and then out
from the diplexer to the Yagi, but I still got through. During one of the
L/V passes, I was still able to get through AO-92 transmitting at low power
from the DJ-G7T (rated at 300mW for 1.2 GHz).

I posted some pictures of this setup on the QRZ satellite forum, in a long-
running thread "Where's AO-92???", starting at:

https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/wheres-ao
-92.614536/page-34#post-4986044

Audio from my recorder on the 3 passes I worked last weekend with this
setup is in the "Satellite_Audio-2019" folder in my Dropbox space:

http://dropbox.wd9ewk.net/

The direct link for the pass I worked Saturday evening, where the recording
started at 0537 UTC Sunday (3 March), is:

https://www.dropbox
.com/sh/v3byggtuqw33fkk/AAA_gyTts4RpjT3jZa8GJI5ha/Satellite_Audio-2019/20190303-0537UTC-AO92-DM43bl.mp3?
dl=0

Audio from the 1709 UTC pass Sunday morning is at:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v3byggtuqw33fkk/AACeV6R0Bjh-RRPXTrNpblAca
/Satellite_Audio-2019/20190303-1709UTC-AO92-DM43bl.mp3?dl=0

and the late-morning pass at 1843 UTC Sunday:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v3byggtuqw33fkk/AADmbAfFYtHARDfULAR
_J5eSa/Satellite_Audio-2019/20190303-1843UTC-AO92-DM43bl.mp3?dl=0

It is nice to see that the DJ-G7T is capable of L/V full-duplex operation,
just as it is capable of U/V full-duplex operation, in line with Alinco's
advertising for the radio - with some caveats. I can now alternate between
a one-radio setup and a two-radio setup for AO-92 L/V. More fun with
radios... :-)

73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

From SaguaroAstro at cox.net  Wed Mar  6 01:06:02 2019
From: SaguaroAstro at cox.net (Rick Tejera)
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2019 18:06:02 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 L/V with an Alinco DJ-G7T full-duplex (long)
In-Reply-To: <CAN6TEUdCaDbEX6A6WTX088ib=8U_8RsMeswOi1hknKAREsOJtw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAN6TEUdCaDbEX6A6WTX088ib=8U_8RsMeswOi1hknKAREsOJtw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <005e01d4d3b8$c579bd00$506d3700$@cox.net>

Patrick, I found a Comet CF-416 Diplexer at the superstition hamfest back in
December for $25.00  pretty much just as the one you have (Common--> N
connector the 1.2 pigtail the same and the 144/430 a PL259. Stopping on the
way home tomorrow to get the EDS-10, I don't see the EDS-14 you spoke of
offered anymore.

I see HRO ahs the CF-416W, which is essentially the same:
https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-007421 , 

Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)
Saguaro Astronomy Club
www.saguaroastro.org
Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club
www.W7TBC.org

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Patrick STODDARD
(WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 4:23 PM
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 L/V with an Alinco DJ-G7T full-duplex (long)

Hi!

I have written a bit about the Alinco DJ-G7T and using it on satellites on
this list over the years. I wrote about using it on AO-92 in both U/V and
L/V modes last year:

http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2018-February/066923.html

Until the past weekend, I had always worked AO-92 L/V with two radios -
transmitting on 1.2 GHz from the DJ-G7T, and receiving the 2m downlink with
my Kenwood TH-D74 (which can also record the downlink). I have used a couple
of different antennas, but have wondered if the DJ-G7T could work the L/V
mode full-duplex like it can work U/V (with some caveats) full- duplex. Now,
I have tried this for myself, and will ask the question...

Can the Alinco DJ-G7T work AO-92's L/V mode full-duplex? Yes.

Before the past week or so, I was aware of the triplexers offered by Diamond
that included a 1.2 GHz port. Those are noticeably larger than the diplexers
from Diamond and other manufacturers, and a larger price tag as well. I saw
something online that mentioned the Diamond MX-37 diplexer, having one port
for HF through 470 MHz, and the other port for 800-1300 MHz. Physically, the
MX-37 diplexer is similarly sized with other diplexers, and it has two coax
pigtails for those two ports - coax with an N connector for the 1.2 GHz
port, and a PL-259 on the other pigtail for use with the lower frequencies.
The common port is an N socket. After I received this diplexer in the mail,
I was ready to fit it into my portable
AO-92 L/V station.

I have been using a 10-element 1.2 GHz Yagi for AO-92 L/V in the past few
weeks, and I tie that to the PVC handle of my Elk log periodic. I decided to
tie the MX-37 diplexer to the PVC handle behind the antennas. This allowed
me to connect the 1.2 GHz side of the diplexer directly to the coax pigtail
from the Yagi's driven element. I used a 3-foot/1m length of coax from the
PL-259 connector on the other side of the diplexer to the Elk's coax
feedpoint. From the common port on the diplexer, I ran another 3-foot/1m
length of coax to the DJ-G7T.

To keep from causing audio feedback while transmitting, an earpiece or
something like that needs to be plugged into the DJ-G7T. The DJ-G7T uses a
single 4-conductor 3.5mm jack for speaker/mics. To split out the speaker
jack so I can use an earpiece and an audio recorder, an adapter is needed.
I use Alinco's EDS-10 adapter, which provides a 3.5mm speaker jack and a
2.5mm microphone jack (don't need anything in the smaller jack for this).
Alinco also has an EDS-14 adapter, which looks very similar to Yaesu's
CT-91 adapter used with a few HTs (VX-6R and VX-7R, among others) - where
the two jacks are on short pigtails from the 3.5mm plug. The Yaesu CT-91
adapter works fine with the DJ-G7T.

The DJ-G7T only allows transmitting from VFO A, the upper VFO on the HT's
display. I put the 1267 MHz uplink frequency in this VFO, along with
encoding the 67.0 Hz CTCSS tone. I use 5 kHz tuning steps on this radio for
1.2 GHz. I set the volume for this VFO to 0, and tightened the squelch to
the maximum. For the lower VFO (B), I put 145.880 MHz with the squelch left
wide open, and adjusted the volume to a reasonable level using my earpiece.

I used this setup for 3 passes over the weekend. The antennas were a little
heavier with the diplexer on the handle, but I could still control them with
one hand. I held the DJ-G7T, along with the splitter and patch cable to my
audio recorder. I could still adjust the knob for the transmit VFO, and made
some contacts on those 3 passes. It was fun to be able to use just one HT
for AO-92 L/V.

There are some tradeoffs when going from a two-HT setup for AO-92 L/V to
just the DJ-G7T. The 2m receiver isn't as good as with other HTs, certainly
not as good as the TH-D74 I have normally used when working L/V. I heard
some other signals mixing with the AO-92 downlink on parts of a couple of
passes. Of course, the DJ-G7T does not come with a built-in recorder like
the TH-D74. There may have been a little less power going to the 1.2 GHz
Yagi, passing through the coax to the diplexer's common port and then out
from the diplexer to the Yagi, but I still got through. During one of the
L/V passes, I was still able to get through AO-92 transmitting at low power
from the DJ-G7T (rated at 300mW for 1.2 GHz).

I posted some pictures of this setup on the QRZ satellite forum, in a long-
running thread "Where's AO-92???", starting at:

https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/wheres-ao
-92.614536/page-34#post-4986044

Audio from my recorder on the 3 passes I worked last weekend with this setup
is in the "Satellite_Audio-2019" folder in my Dropbox space:

http://dropbox.wd9ewk.net/

The direct link for the pass I worked Saturday evening, where the recording
started at 0537 UTC Sunday (3 March), is:

https://www.dropbox
.com/sh/v3byggtuqw33fkk/AAA_gyTts4RpjT3jZa8GJI5ha/Satellite_Audio-2019/20190
303-0537UTC-AO92-DM43bl.mp3?
dl=0

Audio from the 1709 UTC pass Sunday morning is at:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v3byggtuqw33fkk/AACeV6R0Bjh-RRPXTrNpblAca
/Satellite_Audio-2019/20190303-1709UTC-AO92-DM43bl.mp3?dl=0

and the late-morning pass at 1843 UTC Sunday:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v3byggtuqw33fkk/AADmbAfFYtHARDfULAR
_J5eSa/Satellite_Audio-2019/20190303-1843UTC-AO92-DM43bl.mp3?dl=0

It is nice to see that the DJ-G7T is capable of L/V full-duplex operation,
just as it is capable of U/V full-duplex operation, in line with Alinco's
advertising for the radio - with some caveats. I can now alternate between a
one-radio setup and a two-radio setup for AO-92 L/V. More fun with radios...
:-)

73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
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From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Wed Mar  6 02:07:42 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 02:07:42 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 L/V with an Alinco DJ-G7T full-duplex (long)
In-Reply-To: <005e01d4d3b8$c579bd00$506d3700$@cox.net>
References: <CAN6TEUdCaDbEX6A6WTX088ib=8U_8RsMeswOi1hknKAREsOJtw@mail.gmail.com>
	<005e01d4d3b8$c579bd00$506d3700$@cox.net>
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUc0LuarB70eEF44Xs=Bso5jU2ePz+ek4GDaKcciOTORmw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Rick!

I didn't look for the Comet equivalent diplexer when I had
HRO ship me the MX-37. Looking at the two, it seems like
it's a matter of tradeoffs in picking one over the other
(except for price - the Comet diplexer is $10 more at HRO -
and not clearly in stock at any of those stores). You get
lower insertion loss with the Comet, but better isolation
between the band ports with the Diamond.

Alinco's EDS-14 had been more widely available for a while,
but now it looks like it has been replaced by the EDS-10.
The manager at the Phoenix HRO store was the one that told
me about the Yaesu CT-91 speaker/mic adapter working with
the DJ-G7T, which I confirmed for myself. Alinco's web site
still shows both the EDS-10 and EDS-14 as "plug conversion
cables" to take the speaker/mic jack and split out separate
jacks for the speaker and microphone, where the latest PDF
version of the owner's manual allocates an entire page to
the EDS-14 and doesn't mention the EDS-10.

Do you have a 1.2 GHz antenna of some sort? There are
WA5VJB designs for that band, a Comet antenna sold at HRO
and other stores, and a couple of Yagis available on eBay
(among other options). There's at least 3 of us who work
AO-92 L/V from the DM43 side of metro Phoenix (you can
also hear K7TAB and N7NEV on AO-92 L/V). Other than two
weeks ago when K7YDL was on from DM33, there hasn't been
regular L/V activity from your side of the city. Join us!

Hope to hear you soon on AO-92 L/V. 73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK





On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 1:06 AM Rick Tejera <SaguaroAstro at cox.net> wrote:

> Patrick, I found a Comet CF-416 Diplexer at the superstition hamfest back
> in
> December for $25.00  pretty much just as the one you have (Common--> N
> connector the 1.2 pigtail the same and the 144/430 a PL259. Stopping on the
> way home tomorrow to get the EDS-10, I don't see the EDS-14 you spoke of
> offered anymore.
>
> I see HRO ahs the CF-416W, which is essentially the same:
> https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-007421 ,
>
> Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)
>
>
>

From yono_adisoemarta at yahoo.com  Wed Mar  6 02:23:08 2019
From: yono_adisoemarta at yahoo.com (Suryono Adisoemarta)
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 09:23:08 +0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 L/V with an Alinco DJ-G7T full-duplex (long)
In-Reply-To: <CAN6TEUdCaDbEX6A6WTX088ib=8U_8RsMeswOi1hknKAREsOJtw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAN6TEUdCaDbEX6A6WTX088ib=8U_8RsMeswOi1hknKAREsOJtw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <D0A60FAA-564B-41DD-BBBC-E2287752DBB0@yahoo.com>


Which Yagi 1.2 GHz that you use ?

73 de Yono YD0NXX 



Sent from my mobile device

> On Mar 6, 2019, at 6:23 AM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) <amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I have written a bit about the Alinco DJ-G7T and using it on satellites on
> this list over the years. I wrote about using it on AO-92 in both U/V and
> L/V modes last year:
> 
> http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2018-February/066923.html
> 
> Until the past weekend, I had always worked AO-92 L/V with two radios -
> transmitting on 1.2 GHz from the DJ-G7T, and receiving the 2m downlink
> with my Kenwood TH-D74 (which can also record the downlink). I have used a
> couple of different antennas, but have wondered if the DJ-G7T could work
> the L/V mode full-duplex like it can work U/V (with some caveats) full-
> duplex. Now, I have tried this for myself, and will ask the question...
> 
> Can the Alinco DJ-G7T work AO-92's L/V mode full-duplex? Yes.
> 
> Before the past week or so, I was aware of the triplexers offered by
> Diamond that included a 1.2 GHz port. Those are noticeably larger than the
> diplexers from Diamond and other manufacturers, and a larger price tag as
> well. I saw something online that mentioned the Diamond MX-37 diplexer,
> having one port for HF through 470 MHz, and the other port for 800-1300
> MHz. Physically, the MX-37 diplexer is similarly sized with other
> diplexers, and it has two coax pigtails for those two ports - coax with an
> N connector for the 1.2 GHz port, and a PL-259 on the other pigtail for
> use with the lower frequencies. The common port is an N socket. After I
> received this diplexer in the mail, I was ready to fit it into my portable
> AO-92 L/V station.
> 
> I have been using a 10-element 1.2 GHz Yagi for AO-92 L/V in the past few
> weeks, and I tie that to the PVC handle of my Elk log periodic. I decided
> to tie the MX-37 diplexer to the PVC handle behind the antennas. This
> allowed me to connect the 1.2 GHz side of the diplexer directly to the coax
> pigtail from the Yagi's driven element. I used a 3-foot/1m length of coax
> from the PL-259 connector on the other side of the diplexer to the Elk's
> coax feedpoint. From the common port on the diplexer, I ran another
> 3-foot/1m length of coax to the DJ-G7T.
> 
> To keep from causing audio feedback while transmitting, an earpiece or
> something like that needs to be plugged into the DJ-G7T. The DJ-G7T uses
> a single 4-conductor 3.5mm jack for speaker/mics. To split out the speaker
> jack so I can use an earpiece and an audio recorder, an adapter is needed.
> I use Alinco's EDS-10 adapter, which provides a 3.5mm speaker jack and a
> 2.5mm microphone jack (don't need anything in the smaller jack for this).
> Alinco also has an EDS-14 adapter, which looks very similar to Yaesu's
> CT-91 adapter used with a few HTs (VX-6R and VX-7R, among others) - where
> the two jacks are on short pigtails from the 3.5mm plug. The Yaesu CT-91
> adapter works fine with the DJ-G7T.
> 
> The DJ-G7T only allows transmitting from VFO A, the upper VFO on the HT's
> display. I put the 1267 MHz uplink frequency in this VFO, along with
> encoding the 67.0 Hz CTCSS tone. I use 5 kHz tuning steps on this radio for
> 1.2 GHz. I set the volume for this VFO to 0, and tightened the squelch to
> the maximum. For the lower VFO (B), I put 145.880 MHz with the squelch left
> wide open, and adjusted the volume to a reasonable level using my earpiece.
> 
> I used this setup for 3 passes over the weekend. The antennas were a little
> heavier with the diplexer on the handle, but I could still control them
> with one hand. I held the DJ-G7T, along with the splitter and patch cable
> to my audio recorder. I could still adjust the knob for the transmit VFO,
> and made some contacts on those 3 passes. It was fun to be able to use just
> one HT for AO-92 L/V.
> 
> There are some tradeoffs when going from a two-HT setup for AO-92 L/V to
> just the DJ-G7T. The 2m receiver isn't as good as with other HTs, certainly
> not as good as the TH-D74 I have normally used when working L/V. I heard
> some other signals mixing with the AO-92 downlink on parts of a couple of
> passes. Of course, the DJ-G7T does not come with a built-in recorder like
> the TH-D74. There may have been a little less power going to the 1.2 GHz
> Yagi, passing through the coax to the diplexer's common port and then out
> from the diplexer to the Yagi, but I still got through. During one of the
> L/V passes, I was still able to get through AO-92 transmitting at low power
> from the DJ-G7T (rated at 300mW for 1.2 GHz).
> 
> I posted some pictures of this setup on the QRZ satellite forum, in a long-
> running thread "Where's AO-92???", starting at:
> 
> https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/wheres-ao
> -92.614536/page-34#post-4986044
> 
> Audio from my recorder on the 3 passes I worked last weekend with this
> setup is in the "Satellite_Audio-2019" folder in my Dropbox space:
> 
> http://dropbox.wd9ewk.net/
> 
> The direct link for the pass I worked Saturday evening, where the recording
> started at 0537 UTC Sunday (3 March), is:
> 
> https://www.dropbox
> .com/sh/v3byggtuqw33fkk/AAA_gyTts4RpjT3jZa8GJI5ha/Satellite_Audio-2019/20190303-0537UTC-AO92-DM43bl.mp3?
> dl=0
> 
> Audio from the 1709 UTC pass Sunday morning is at:
> 
> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v3byggtuqw33fkk/AACeV6R0Bjh-RRPXTrNpblAca
> /Satellite_Audio-2019/20190303-1709UTC-AO92-DM43bl.mp3?dl=0
> 
> and the late-morning pass at 1843 UTC Sunday:
> 
> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v3byggtuqw33fkk/AADmbAfFYtHARDfULAR
> _J5eSa/Satellite_Audio-2019/20190303-1843UTC-AO92-DM43bl.mp3?dl=0
> 
> It is nice to see that the DJ-G7T is capable of L/V full-duplex operation,
> just as it is capable of U/V full-duplex operation, in line with Alinco's
> advertising for the radio - with some caveats. I can now alternate between
> a one-radio setup and a two-radio setup for AO-92 L/V. More fun with
> radios... :-)
> 
> 73!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
> Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
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From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Wed Mar  6 02:51:32 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 02:51:32 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 L/V with an Alinco DJ-G7T full-duplex (long)
In-Reply-To: <D0A60FAA-564B-41DD-BBBC-E2287752DBB0@yahoo.com>
References: <CAN6TEUdCaDbEX6A6WTX088ib=8U_8RsMeswOi1hknKAREsOJtw@mail.gmail.com>
	<D0A60FAA-564B-41DD-BBBC-E2287752DBB0@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUfcPurnC+4mZGqcmzZtU+DPaaNFGkZBDi9jMUn9xw+3tg@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Yono!

I am using a 10-element Yagi from eBay, from a link in a post
here on the AMSAT-BB last October:

http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2018-October/069868.html

73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK


On Tuesday, March 5, 2019, Suryono Adisoemarta <yono_adisoemarta at yahoo.com>
wrote:

>
> Which Yagi 1.2 GHz that you use ?
>
> 73 de Yono YD0NXX
>
>
>
>
>

From kk5do at arrl.net  Wed Mar  6 03:57:37 2019
From: kk5do at arrl.net (Bruce)
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2019 21:57:37 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] 50th Anniversary AMSAT Satellite Friends of 50 Award
Message-ID: <5e912695-c73b-77e9-eba8-c6dffe01d3fc@arrl.net>

I am sorry it took so long to get the award into the store. We were 
trying to wait until we had the certificate designed. In any event, the 
item is in the store and you can apply for it now. Those that sent their 
applications to me will need to pay for the award (please paste your 
contacts in the comments, easier for us to keep track).

Keep in mind that these are not numbered so there is no hurry if you 
apply today or next week or in a month. Also be aware, that if you apply 
now and also apply for the special AMSAT Satellite Achievement Award 
(only 20 of them will be available), I plan on placing it in the store 
this weekend. If you order separately, you will pay postage twice. If 
you order on the same order, you pay postage once. Your choice.

Certificates will be mailed as soon as we complete the design and figure 
the best way to print them.

73...bruce

-- 

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From SaguaroAstro at cox.net  Wed Mar  6 04:24:32 2019
From: SaguaroAstro at cox.net (Rick Tejera)
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2019 21:24:32 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 L/V with an Alinco DJ-G7T full-duplex (long)
In-Reply-To: <CAN6TEUc0LuarB70eEF44Xs=Bso5jU2ePz+ek4GDaKcciOTORmw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAN6TEUdCaDbEX6A6WTX088ib=8U_8RsMeswOi1hknKAREsOJtw@mail.gmail.com>	<005e01d4d3b8$c579bd00$506d3700$@cox.net>
	<CAN6TEUc0LuarB70eEF44Xs=Bso5jU2ePz+ek4GDaKcciOTORmw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <006301d4d3d4$7fc484e0$7f4d8ea0$@cox.net>

Patrick, for me the tradeoff was the price. I bought the same Yagi you did,
came this week. I do plan on making a hybrid antenna for L/V. The design I
saw was for 1296, I want to reach out to Kent and see if there are any
significant alterations to bring it down to 1267. 

Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)
Saguaro Astronomy Club
www.saguaroastro.org
Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club
www.W7TBC.org

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Patrick STODDARD
(WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 7:08 PM
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-92 L/V with an Alinco DJ-G7T full-duplex (long)

Hi Rick!

I didn't look for the Comet equivalent diplexer when I had HRO ship me the
MX-37. Looking at the two, it seems like it's a matter of tradeoffs in
picking one over the other (except for price - the Comet diplexer is $10
more at HRO - and not clearly in stock at any of those stores). You get
lower insertion loss with the Comet, but better isolation between the band
ports with the Diamond.

Alinco's EDS-14 had been more widely available for a while, but now it looks
like it has been replaced by the EDS-10.
The manager at the Phoenix HRO store was the one that told me about the
Yaesu CT-91 speaker/mic adapter working with the DJ-G7T, which I confirmed
for myself. Alinco's web site still shows both the EDS-10 and EDS-14 as
"plug conversion cables" to take the speaker/mic jack and split out separate
jacks for the speaker and microphone, where the latest PDF version of the
owner's manual allocates an entire page to the EDS-14 and doesn't mention
the EDS-10.

Do you have a 1.2 GHz antenna of some sort? There are WA5VJB designs for
that band, a Comet antenna sold at HRO and other stores, and a couple of
Yagis available on eBay (among other options). There's at least 3 of us who
work
AO-92 L/V from the DM43 side of metro Phoenix (you can also hear K7TAB and
N7NEV on AO-92 L/V). Other than two weeks ago when K7YDL was on from DM33,
there hasn't been regular L/V activity from your side of the city. Join us!

Hope to hear you soon on AO-92 L/V. 73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK





On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 1:06 AM Rick Tejera <SaguaroAstro at cox.net> wrote:

> Patrick, I found a Comet CF-416 Diplexer at the superstition hamfest 
> back in December for $25.00  pretty much just as the one you have 
> (Common--> N connector the 1.2 pigtail the same and the 144/430 a 
> PL259. Stopping on the way home tomorrow to get the EDS-10, I don't 
> see the EDS-14 you spoke of offered anymore.
>
> I see HRO ahs the CF-416W, which is essentially the same:
> https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-007421 ,
>
> Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)
>
>
>
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From skristof at etczone.com  Wed Mar  6 15:32:33 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 10:32:33 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT on HF
Message-ID: <9b43da6e392cb0bc763a9bb3fbe52227@etczone.com>

 If you are working on the 50th Anniversary AMSAT on HF award, I will be
calling "CQ AMSAT" in slow CW between 1600 UTC and 1630 UTC today.
Frequency will be between 7.045 MHz and 7.055 MHZ. 

If I get a chance I will try 20 m later today. 

Info on the awards:
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/ 

Steve AI9IN

From jimki6wj at sbcglobal.net  Wed Mar  6 18:04:53 2019
From: jimki6wj at sbcglobal.net (James Brown)
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 18:04:53 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] DM09CN
References: <1229013094.1162935.1551895493145.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1229013094.1162935.1551895493145@mail.yahoo.com>

In case anyone is looking for Nevada DM09CN( Reno).
I will try AO91 and AO92 on next pass

Jim KI6WJ


Note the fades are so bad on AO92  that I can barely get half of a response.


From skristof at etczone.com  Wed Mar  6 18:20:16 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 13:20:16 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT on HF
Message-ID: <22e24436e59fadf5a429ffd7a07f0441@etczone.com>

 If you are working on the 50th Anniversary AMSAT on HF award, I will be
calling "CQ AMSAT" in slow CW between 1830 UTC and 1900 UTC today.
Frequency will be between 14.045 MHz and 14.055 MHZ.  

Info: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/ 

Steve AI9IN

From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Wed Mar  6 19:02:21 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 14:02:21 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS News Release No. 19-04
Message-ID: <A5F9F8E8B16744829523E06C3563DC60@DHJ>

 


 

ARISS News Release                                                                                             No. 19-04

 

Dave Jordan, AA4KN                            

ARISS PR

aa4kn at amsat.org

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Out of This World Auction Sponsored by ARISS

March 6, 2019  - The ARISS-US team (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) will auction two very unusual items in its first-ever auction!  Picture yourself as the winning bidder and proud owner of a unique JVC Kenwood TS-890S signed by astronauts!  Or, you could be top bidder on a special astronaut-signed 6-volume boxed set 2019 ARRL Handbook!

Bidding starts April 8th at 12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC. 

You could own this one-of-a-kind beautiful Kenwood TS-890S; your ham station would boast the only Kenwood in the world showcasing astronaut signatures.  Your top bid on the limited edition boxed-set 2019 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications would mean your bookshelf includes astronaut signatures among your book collection. 

JVC Kenwood, a proud supporter of ARISS, generously gave a brand new TS-890S for ARISS to auction.  They first offered the radio for sale in the US in the last half of 2018.  Kenwood has been a super supporter of ARISS for years, and it was the company's idea for this radio, with astronaut signatures, to be an exclusive that just one ham operator could own! The company hopes you'll be a bidder who wants to support ARISS.

The limited edition 2019 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications sold out fast once ARRL posted their ad.  It was the first time that ARRL divided the Handbook into volumes, which nestle in a hard slipcase.  ARRL, an ARISS sponsor along with AMSAT and NASA, saved back one boxed set to give ARISS for the fund-raiser auction. 

When you bid in this auction you could be the crucial person who helps ARISS launch its new custom-built higher-power radio system in 2019 with its voice repeater and improved packet APRS and SSTV capability that thousands of hams enjoy. The new system will replace the aging, problematic units currently on the ISS.  You may be the winning bidder who helps ARISS continue introducing ham radio to thousands of students, teachers, parents, and whole communities-and inspiring students about science, technology, engineering, math, and radio!  

Don't forget; set yourself a reminder: bidding starts April 8th at 12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC. 

Be the winning bidder for one or both of these two exclusive offerings and you'll own a rare article that makes your ham station a classic!  More auction details will soon be posted at www.ariss.org including that winning bidders will be responsible for shipping costs and for handling any required customs paperwork.  ARISS thanked JVC Kenwood and ARRL for their generous support.  

And if you don't do auctions, please contribute a donation to help ARISS launch its new radio system into space-look for the Donate button near the top right corner of the www.ariss.org page.  Thank you!    

                                                                                                                   

About ARISS

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).  In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or 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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From mjohns+K0JM at luther.edu  Wed Mar  6 22:51:07 2019
From: mjohns+K0JM at luther.edu (Mark D. Johns)
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 16:51:07 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-065 Special Bulletin - ARISS Auction
Message-ID: <CAHKCqnCs1BSed4pOCq+vE1M=7dvR7wZ8mQdSGfZTkbLCWQjwsA@mail.gmail.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE Special Bulletin - ARISS Auction
ANS-065

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:
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In this edition:
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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-065.01
ANS-065 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin

AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 037.01
 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE March 6, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-065.01

Out of This World Auction Sponsored by ARISS

March 6, 2019  ? The ARISS-US team (Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station) will auction two very unusual items in its first-ever
auction!  Picture yourself as the winning bidder and proud owner of a
unique JVC Kenwood TS-890S signed by astronauts!  Or, you could be top
bidder on a special astronaut-signed 6-volume boxed set 2019 ARRL
Handbook!

Bidding starts April 8th at 12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC.

You could own this one-of-a-kind beautiful Kenwood TS-890S; your ham
station would boast the only Kenwood in the world showcasing astronaut
signatures.  Your top bid on the limited edition boxed-set 2019 ARRL
Handbook for Radio Communications would mean your bookshelf includes
astronaut signatures among your book collection.

JVC Kenwood, a proud supporter of ARISS, generously gave a brand new
TS-890S for ARISS to auction.  They first offered the radio for sale
in the US in the last half of 2018.  Kenwood has been a super support-
er of ARISS for years, and it was the company?s idea for this radio,
with astronaut signatures, to be an exclusive that just one ham opera-
tor could own! The company hopes you?ll be a bidder who wants to sup-
port ARISS.

The limited edition 2019 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications sold
out fast once ARRL posted their ad.  It was the first time that ARRL
divided the Handbook into volumes, which nestle in a hard slipcase.
ARRL, an ARISS sponsor along with AMSAT and NASA, saved back one boxed
set to give ARISS for the fund-raiser auction.

When you bid in this auction you could be the crucial person who helps
ARISS launch its new custom-built higher-power radio system in 2019
with its voice repeater and improved packet APRS and SSTV capability
that thousands of hams enjoy. The new system will replace the aging,
problematic units currently on the ISS.  You may be the winning bidder
who helps ARISS continue introducing ham radio to thousands of
students, teachers, parents, and whole communities?and inspiring
students about science, technology, engineering, math, and radio!

Don't forget; set yourself a reminder: bidding starts April 8th at
12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC.

Be the winning bidder for one or both of these two exclusive offerings
and you?ll own a rare article that makes your ham station a classic!
More auction details will soon be posted at www.ariss.org including
that winning bidders will be responsible for shipping costs and for
handling any required customs paperwork.  ARISS thanked JVC Kenwood
and ARRL for their generous support.

And if you don?t do auctions, please contribute a donation to help
ARISS launch its new radio system into space?look for the Donate but-
ton near the top right corner of the www.ariss.org page.  Thank you!

About ARISS

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a coopera-
tive venture of international amateur radio societies and the space
agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).  In the
United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (
AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the
Advancement of Science in space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote
exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio
between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or
public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educa-
tors, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies,
and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.

Media Contact:
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn at amsat.org

From bkeating1954 at gmail.com  Thu Mar  7 05:34:33 2019
From: bkeating1954 at gmail.com (Bob Keating)
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 21:34:33 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Weekend Rove to CM-94
Message-ID: <b711cd7c-8139-6914-3fdf-b5e16be05838@gmail.com>

My lovely wife and I will be hooking up the 5th wheel and heading up to 
Refugio State Beach (CM-94) with the dogs for the weekend. I plan to 
work some of the passes of the FM satellites on a "holiday" schedule on 
March 8, 9 & 10. If I can get my FT-991 set up properly, I might even 
try FO-29. Hope to catch you on the birds!

73,

Bob N6REK


From les at highnoonfilm.com  Thu Mar  7 07:33:54 2019
From: les at highnoonfilm.com (Les Rayburn)
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 01:33:54 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Computer Control of Yaesu G-5500B Rotor
Message-ID: <D815F944-ACE6-47EF-BB9F-8821024C8D2D@highnoonfilm.com>

With a lot of help from Marcus Thomas, KF4YHP I finally completed the installation of my Yaesu G-5500B Az-El rotor tonight. This will allow my 432, 2 Meter, and 1296 antennas inside my attic to finally track satellites throughout their passes. 

I?d like to have computer control of the rotor using SatPC32. Can anyone point me towards an assembled interface that will work well? 

Saw this on ebay, but not sure how well it will work with SatPC32. Any thoughts? 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-G-8001000DXA2800DXAG-5500/123252789286?hash=item1cb2705026:g:m1EAAOSwdVBbTARv <https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-G-8001000DXA2800DXAG-5500/123252789286?hash=item1cb2705026:g:m1EAAOSwdVBbTARv>


73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF
Maylene, AL 
EM63nf
AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member





From kb1pvh at gmail.com  Thu Mar  7 11:15:43 2019
From: kb1pvh at gmail.com (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 06:15:43 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Computer Control of Yaesu G-5500B Rotor
In-Reply-To: <D815F944-ACE6-47EF-BB9F-8821024C8D2D@highnoonfilm.com>
References: <D815F944-ACE6-47EF-BB9F-8821024C8D2D@highnoonfilm.com>
Message-ID: <CAEMY9Fd6jCgCNohYCiuZNBsNBPzpU1dkJMFYzmFH3F65LQwwKQ@mail.gmail.com>

Les,

Here are some of the popular rotor interfaces in no particular order.

LVB Tracker from AMSAT
https://www.amsat.org/product/lvb-tracker-complete/

ERC-M
 http://www.vibroplex.com/contents/en-us/d79.html

EA4TX controller https://ea4tx.com/en/products-page/ars-usb/

Fox Delta ST2
http://www.foxdelta.com/products/st2-rs232.htm

Green Heron RT21
https://www.greenheronengineering.com/RT_Overview.php

Dave-KB1PVH


Sent from my Galaxy S9

On Thu, Mar 7, 2019, 2:35 AM Les Rayburn <les at highnoonfilm.com> wrote:

> With a lot of help from Marcus Thomas, KF4YHP I finally completed the
> installation of my Yaesu G-5500B Az-El rotor tonight. This will allow my
> 432, 2 Meter, and 1296 antennas inside my attic to finally track satellites
> throughout their passes.
>
> I?d like to have computer control of the rotor using SatPC32. Can anyone
> point me towards an assembled interface that will work well?
>
> Saw this on ebay, but not sure how well it will work with SatPC32. Any
> thoughts?
>
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-G-8001000DXA2800DXAG-5500/123252789286?hash=item1cb2705026:g:m1EAAOSwdVBbTARv
> <
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-G-8001000DXA2800DXAG-5500/123252789286?hash=item1cb2705026:g:m1EAAOSwdVBbTARv
> >
>
>
> 73,
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> Maylene, AL
> EM63nf
> AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member
>
>
>
>
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From johnbrier at gmail.com  Thu Mar  7 12:38:50 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 07:38:50 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Computer Control of Yaesu G-5500B Rotor
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Below is a list of interfaces. Several of them are assembled or available
assembled.

http://sats.wikidot.com/what-yaesu-g-5550-rotor-computer-interfaces-are-there

73, John Brier KG4AKV

P.S. You must have a big attic!


On Thu, Mar 7, 2019, 02:35 Les Rayburn <les at highnoonfilm.com> wrote:

> With a lot of help from Marcus Thomas, KF4YHP I finally completed the
> installation of my Yaesu G-5500B Az-El rotor tonight. This will allow my
> 432, 2 Meter, and 1296 antennas inside my attic to finally track satellites
> throughout their passes.
>
> I?d like to have computer control of the rotor using SatPC32. Can anyone
> point me towards an assembled interface that will work well?
>
> Saw this on ebay, but not sure how well it will work with SatPC32. Any
> thoughts?
>
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-G-8001000DXA2800DXAG-5500/123252789286?hash=item1cb2705026:g:m1EAAOSwdVBbTARv
> <
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-G-8001000DXA2800DXAG-5500/123252789286?hash=item1cb2705026:g:m1EAAOSwdVBbTARv
> >
>
>
> 73,
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> Maylene, AL
> EM63nf
> AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member
>
>
>
>
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From aj9n at aol.com  Thu Mar  7 13:54:29 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 13:54:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Computer Control of Yaesu G-5500B Rotor
References: <1243492968.913608.1551966869550.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
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Another one to consider and I haven't seen it already listed, is the LabJack U12 along with its Piggyback.? The Piggyback schematic can be found at http://www.dk1tb.de/lj_piggyback.JPG.? The instructions for using the LabJack U12 are found under ?Hints (Rotor) Readme(Labjack.txt).? I think it cost me less than $20 in parts to build the Piggyback.? The Piggyback interfaces the LabJack U12 to the rotor control box; the U12 then interfaces with the computer via USB.? SatPC32 also shows the LabJack U3 but I am unfamiliar with the capabilities of it.
LabJack U12 info can be found at https://labjack.com/products/u12The LabJack U3 info can be found at https://labjack.com/products/u3.? The U3 Piggyback schematic can be found at http://www.dk1tb.de/lj_piggyback_u3.JPG

I have 2 of these U12s and both are solid.? My first Piggyback I bought with Nova a long time ago.? I build the second one so that I made sure I had spares since I loan my equipment out for schools to have an ARISS contact.
Hope this helps.
73,Charlie Sufana AJ9NOne of the ARISS mentors
In a message dated 2019-03-07 07:39:46 Eastern Standard Time, johnbrier at gmail.com writes:

Below is a list of interfaces. Several of them are assembled or available
assembled.

http://sats.wikidot.com/what-yaesu-g-5550-rotor-computer-interfaces-are-there

73, John Brier KG4AKV

P.S. You must have a big attic!


On Thu, Mar 7, 2019, 02:35 Les Rayburn <les at highnoonfilm.com> wrote:

> With a lot of help from Marcus Thomas, KF4YHP I finally completed the
> installation of my Yaesu G-5500B Az-El rotor tonight. This will allow my
> 432, 2 Meter, and 1296 antennas inside my attic to finally track satellites
> throughout their passes.
>
> I?d like to have computer control of the rotor using SatPC32. Can anyone
> point me towards an assembled interface that will work well?
>
> Saw this on ebay, but not sure how well it will work with SatPC32. Any
> thoughts?
>
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-G-8001000DXA2800DXAG-5500/123252789286?hash=item1cb2705026:g:m1EAAOSwdVBbTARv
> <
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-G-8001000DXA2800DXAG-5500/123252789286?hash=item1cb2705026:g:m1EAAOSwdVBbTARv
> >
>
>
> 73,
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> Maylene, AL
> EM63nf
> AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member
>
>
>
>
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From johnbrier at gmail.com  Thu Mar  7 14:07:34 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 09:07:34 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Computer Control of Yaesu G-5500B Rotor
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73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Thu, Mar 7, 2019, 08:41 Noel Petit <petitnoel47 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Highly recommend Easy Rotor Controller USB from Vibroplex.Get kit, cable
> for 5500 and case.  Assembly is simple and it works. Velcro it to the
> the G5500 controller and off you go. I am using mine on SatPC32 and
> WxTrack.
>
> Noel Petit
> WB0VGI
> Harris, MN
>
>
> On 3/7/2019 6:38 AM, John Brier wrote:
> > Below is a list of interfaces. Several of them are assembled or available
> > assembled.
> >
> >
> http://sats.wikidot.com/what-yaesu-g-5550-rotor-computer-interfaces-are-there
> >
> > 73, John Brier KG4AKV
> >
> > P.S. You must have a big attic!
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 7, 2019, 02:35 Les Rayburn <les at highnoonfilm.com> wrote:
> >
> >> With a lot of help from Marcus Thomas, KF4YHP I finally completed the
> >> installation of my Yaesu G-5500B Az-El rotor tonight. This will allow my
> >> 432, 2 Meter, and 1296 antennas inside my attic to finally track
> satellites
> >> throughout their passes.
> >>
> >> I?d like to have computer control of the rotor using SatPC32. Can anyone
> >> point me towards an assembled interface that will work well?
> >>
> >> Saw this on ebay, but not sure how well it will work with SatPC32. Any
> >> thoughts?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-G-8001000DXA2800DXAG-5500/123252789286?hash=item1cb2705026:g:m1EAAOSwdVBbTARv
> >> <
> >>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-G-8001000DXA2800DXAG-5500/123252789286?hash=item1cb2705026:g:m1EAAOSwdVBbTARv
> >>
> >> 73,
> >>
> >> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> >> Maylene, AL
> >> EM63nf
> >> AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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From propgrinder at gmail.com  Thu Mar  7 14:13:19 2019
From: propgrinder at gmail.com (Bob Hammond)
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 06:13:19 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd:  Computer Control of Yaesu G-5500B Rotor
In-Reply-To: <CAKoB7OqN9ccVx5s6FD_8t621zd-+VXyK7Sg2mnaTmV+ZN_N7og@mail.gmail.com>
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Les,  I recently finished the Fox Delta ST2 USB controller and am quite
happy with it.  I use a G5500B and SatPC32.  Still waiting for the Icom
IC-9700 so I can get on the air.  All I have hooked up now is a SDRPlay
rsp2.

Bob
W7OTJ

On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 11:34 PM Les Rayburn <les at highnoonfilm.com> wrote:

> With a lot of help from Marcus Thomas, KF4YHP I finally completed the
> installation of my Yaesu G-5500B Az-El rotor tonight. This will allow my
> 432, 2 Meter, and 1296 antennas inside my attic to finally track satellites
> throughout their passes.
>
> I?d like to have computer control of the rotor using SatPC32. Can anyone
> point me towards an assembled interface that will work well?
>
> Saw this on ebay, but not sure how well it will work with SatPC32. Any
> thoughts?
>
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-G-8001000DXA2800DXAG-5500/123252789286?hash=item1cb2705026:g:m1EAAOSwdVBbTARv
> <
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-G-8001000DXA2800DXAG-5500/123252789286?hash=item1cb2705026:g:m1EAAOSwdVBbTARv
> >
>
>
> 73,
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> Maylene, AL
> EM63nf
> AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member
>
>
>
>
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From propgrinder at gmail.com  Thu Mar  7 20:44:59 2019
From: propgrinder at gmail.com (Bob Hammond)
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 12:44:59 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Computer Control of Yaesu G-5500B Rotor
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Les,

Good deal on your order.  It was fun to build, and yes, the price is hard
to beat.

I bought a DIN connector and cable to connect the controller to the G-5500B
from an ebay seller.  It was low price too.  That's how I connected mine.

I'm looking forward to the IC-9700 and plan to use an Alpha Delta coax
switch for my 2m and 70cm antennas so I can use the SDRPlay as a receiver
when desired.

73,

Bob
W7OTJ

On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 11:44 AM Les Rayburn <les at highnoonfilm.com> wrote:

> Bob,
>
> I just ordered the Fox Delta ST2 USB controller based on your
> recommendation. The price is hard to beat too!
>
> How difficult is it to wire up the connecting cable for the Yaesu G-5500b?
>
> I?m currently using an Icon IC-910H, but hope to upgrade to the IC-9700
> later this year. I?m trying to rig up an interface to allow me to use an
> SDRPlay RSP2 for receive now.
>
> Hope to work you on the birds soon. Let me know how you like that IC-9700.
> Thanks again!
>
> 73,
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> Maylene, AL
> EM63nf
> AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 7, 2019, at 6:36 AM, Bob Hammond <propgrinder at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Les,  I recently finished the Fox Delta ST2 USB controller and am quite
> happy with it.  I use a G5500B and SatPC32.  Still waiting for the Icom
> IC-9700 so I can get on the air.  All I have hooked up now is a SDRPlay
> rsp2.
>
> Bob
> W7OTJ
>
> On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 11:34 PM Les Rayburn <les at highnoonfilm.com> wrote:
>
>> With a lot of help from Marcus Thomas, KF4YHP I finally completed the
>> installation of my Yaesu G-5500B Az-El rotor tonight. This will allow my
>> 432, 2 Meter, and 1296 antennas inside my attic to finally track satellites
>> throughout their passes.
>>
>> I?d like to have computer control of the rotor using SatPC32. Can anyone
>> point me towards an assembled interface that will work well?
>>
>> Saw this on ebay, but not sure how well it will work with SatPC32. Any
>> thoughts?
>>
>>
>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-G-8001000DXA2800DXAG-5500/123252789286?hash=item1cb2705026:g:m1EAAOSwdVBbTARv
>> <
>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-G-8001000DXA2800DXAG-5500/123252789286?hash=item1cb2705026:g:m1EAAOSwdVBbTARv
>> >
>>
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Les Rayburn, N1LF
>> Maylene, AL
>> EM63nf
>> AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member
>>
>>
>>
>>
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From christophe.mcr at gmail.com  Thu Mar  7 20:45:44 2019
From: christophe.mcr at gmail.com (christophe.mcr)
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 21:45:44 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-F RENCONTRE SPATIALE DU 9 & 10 MARS 2019 :
 Conferences broadcast live via the QO100 transponder
Message-ID: <CADF-Vj0=xjQappVZPV1fAXDvB8eahJNJ=kuj1_XeDN=yU3tF4w@mail.gmail.com>

Dear All

AMSAT-Francophone and Electrolab have deployed a ground station to operate
the QO100 transponder in DATV.

The "broadcast DATV" team led by Yannick Avelino and with the support of
Evariste F5OEO has developed the station that will allow the conferences of
the "AMSAT-F RENCONTRE SPATIALE DU 9 & 10 MARS 2019"  to be broadcast
live.

The team has been in contact with AMSAT-DL and AMSAT-UK to obtain
permission to operate the satellite during these days.

We thank AMSAT-DL for allowing us this retransmission.

73

Christophe

From fgeraci14 at gmail.com  Thu Mar  7 21:18:03 2019
From: fgeraci14 at gmail.com (Francis Geraci)
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 16:18:03 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Dragon Crew vehicle
Message-ID: <CA+QL-dBN0c7=O7yy87vb36m3rMiyMcSg6N3=G9WUvdgD13sKuQ@mail.gmail.com>

There is an article on Space.com, the the vehicle "reentry" MAY be visible
on the East coast.
Splash down is 8:45 am EST. off the coast of Florida.
The "sonic boom" may also be heard.

>From w1fxx

From royldean at gmail.com  Fri Mar  8 14:00:05 2019
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 09:00:05 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Dragon Crew vehicle
Message-ID: <CADGPg2tcqE-zKPMVFGBV_ptn+JGWEDL6fYJj1-XaePkKyzELvw@mail.gmail.com>

Anybody see this?   The ISS was at about 20? to 10? during the reentry, so
I peaked out my window to see if I could see anything, but I suspect I am
too far north (Philadelphia) to see the Dragon which was no doubt well
below (and behind?) the ISS at that point.  It's kind of hazy/cloudy here,
too...

---Roy
K3RLD


> There is an article on Space.com, the the vehicle "reentry" MAY be visible
> on the East coast.
> Splash down is 8:45 am EST. off the coast of Florida.
> The "sonic boom" may also be heard.
>
> >*From w1fxx*
>
>

From kk4yel at gmail.com  Fri Mar  8 15:05:49 2019
From: kk4yel at gmail.com (Kevin Zari)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 10:05:49 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Dragon Crew vehicle
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it was 200 miles off the coast here in FL. Not quite sure how it could be
seen, but maybe with the shape of the East Coast,  it could have been
visible somewhere.
-Kevin (KK4YEL)


On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 9:02 AM Roy Dean <royldean at gmail.com> wrote:

> Anybody see this?   The ISS was at about 20? to 10? during the reentry, so
> I peaked out my window to see if I could see anything, but I suspect I am
> too far north (Philadelphia) to see the Dragon which was no doubt well
> below (and behind?) the ISS at that point.  It's kind of hazy/cloudy here,
> too...
>
> ---Roy
> K3RLD
>
>
> > There is an article on Space.com, the the vehicle "reentry" MAY be
> visible
> > on the East coast.
> > Splash down is 8:45 am EST. off the coast of Florida.
> > The "sonic boom" may also be heard.
> >
> > >*From w1fxx*
> >
> >
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From rs2atmink at yahoo.com  Fri Mar  8 15:40:34 2019
From: rs2atmink at yahoo.com (Robert Switzer)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 15:40:34 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Dragon Crew vehicle
In-Reply-To: <CALPwu-zkAmOfGn9hr5LmEzKFxBkhObi4-CyMtdzktvmkuMWdSA@mail.gmail.com>
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Message-ID: <2049431321.2266464.1552059634667@mail.yahoo.com>

 there was speculation that it could be visible in a narrow window over land:
from SpaceX Crew Dragon Re-Entry May Be Visible Over Some of Eastern US 


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Dragon's final ground track runs across North America, from approximately just north of Vancouver Island on the Pacific Coast; southeast to Charleston, South Carolina, on the East Coast; and out to sea over the open waters of the Atlantic. 


    On Friday, March 8, 2019, 10:07:25 AM EST, Kevin Zari <kk4yel at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 it was 200 miles off the coast here in FL. Not quite sure how it could be
seen, but maybe with the shape of the East Coast,? it could have been
visible somewhere.
-Kevin (KK4YEL)


On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 9:02 AM Roy Dean <royldean at gmail.com> wrote:

> Anybody see this?? The ISS was at about 20? to 10? during the reentry, so
> I peaked out my window to see if I could see anything, but I suspect I am
> too far north (Philadelphia) to see the Dragon which was no doubt well
> below (and behind?) the ISS at that point.? It's kind of hazy/cloudy here,
> too...
>
> ---Roy
> K3RLD
>
>
> > There is an article on Space.com, the the vehicle "reentry" MAY be
> visible
> > on the East coast.
> > Splash down is 8:45 am EST. off the coast of Florida.
> > The "sonic boom" may also be heard.
> >
> > >*From w1fxx*
> >
> >
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From aj9n at aol.com  Fri Mar  8 16:06:57 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n)
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 11:06:57 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Dragon Crew vehicle
In-Reply-To: <CALPwu-zkAmOfGn9hr5LmEzKFxBkhObi4-CyMtdzktvmkuMWdSA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20190308160713.DFCDF89BF@lansing182.amsat.org>

The ABC TV station in Orlando live aired the actual splashdown.? Looked like a nice landing with 4 good parachutes.73,Charlie Sufana AJ9NSent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S8.
-------- Original message --------From: Kevin Zari <kk4yel at gmail.com> Date: 3/8/19  10:05 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: Roy Dean <royldean at gmail.com> Cc: AMSAT -BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Dragon Crew vehicle it was 200 miles off the coast here in FL. Not quite sure how it could beseen, but maybe with the shape of the East Coast,? it could have beenvisible somewhere.-Kevin (KK4YEL)On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 9:02 AM Roy Dean <royldean at gmail.com> wrote:> Anybody see this??? The ISS was at about 20? to 10? during the reentry, so> I peaked out my window to see if I could see anything, but I suspect I am> too far north (Philadelphia) to see the Dragon which was no doubt well> below (and behind?) the ISS at that point.? It's kind of hazy/cloudy here,> too...>> ---Roy> K3RLD>>> > There is an article on Space.com, the the vehicle "reentry" MAY be> visible> > on the East coast.> > Splash down is 8:45 am EST. off the coast of Florida.> > The "sonic boom" may also be heard.> >> > >*From w1fxx*> >> >> _______________________________________________> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions> expressed> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of> AMSAT-NA.> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb>_______________________________________________Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum availableto all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressedare solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From jimki6wj at sbcglobal.net  Fri Mar  8 16:37:12 2019
From: jimki6wj at sbcglobal.net (James Brown)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 16:37:12 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] uplink offset tracking issue
References: <192965044.2295962.1552063032115.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <192965044.2295962.1552063032115@mail.yahoo.com>

on sat 32pc
using ft817 downlink and ic7100 uplink.

can not get the frequency correction to change and bring uplink onto the downlink  for SSB sats.

reading the sat32 instructions is confusing but still unable to make change. 
My offset for the uplink is at -8.135 and downlink 2.803. This results in my uplink being way up the band from the downlink station.

Any guidance would be great.

Jim

From jimki6wj at sbcglobal.net  Fri Mar  8 17:13:43 2019
From: jimki6wj at sbcglobal.net (James Brown)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 17:13:43 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] dop. sqf.files
References: <1672548748.2344231.1552065223580.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1672548748.2344231.1552065223580@mail.yahoo.com>

As a follow up to my earlier post. Could someone forward a copy of their Doppler sqf   file . I will compare mine and correct what ever is needed .

jim KI6WJ

From g.shirville at btinternet.com  Fri Mar  8 18:13:20 2019
From: g.shirville at btinternet.com (Graham Shirville)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 18:13:20 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO73 FUNcube-1 mode change
Message-ID: <4bb5cca0-2a7b-bc64-3aad-46e5d4e25a85@btinternet.com>

Hi All,

As usual, AO73 FUNcube-1 is now in transponder mode for the weekend - 
available to all continents:)

73

Graham G3VZV


From k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Fri Mar  8 18:13:54 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 18:13:54 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] uplink offset tracking issue
In-Reply-To: <192965044.2295962.1552063032115@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <192965044.2295962.1552063032115.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<192965044.2295962.1552063032115@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <673082731.2381584.1552068834956@mail.yahoo.com>

 Hi Jim, 
?
As a general principle, I do the following - 
a) Under Mode - select "Frequency at Satellite" -- click Store to have this set permanently 
b) Under CAT - use the Downlink Correction to tune the CW beacon 800 Hz 
c) Then, under CAT when you click to SSB frequency pair, the Downlink Correction stays put and now you can adjust the Uplink Correction to tune in the Downlink.? 
?
Switching to "Frequency at the Satellite" helps when you watch the pass band limits while scanning across the pass band, using the up/down buttons on the main window, looking for callers.? 
?
Once I do the three steps outlined above, I can then scan across the pass band and always hear my Uplink quite well, without further adjustments.? It works very well, although I have to do it for every pass, because the corrections are different for every satellite and every pass.? I prefer not to modify the DOPPLER.SQF. 
?
I'm using a IC-7000 for the uplink and a RTL-SDR for the downlink, and as an amusing side note I have checked out the "outer limits" of the pass band by going to the extreme ends (+/- 10khz) and watching how my signal gets affected.? 
?
Hope it helps, your mileage may vary a bit.? It'll be good to know what worked for you.? 
?
?
73! 
Umesh 
K6VUG 







    On Friday, March 8, 2019, 8:37:40 AM PST, James Brown <jimki6wj at sbcglobal.net> wrote:  
 
 on sat 32pc
using ft817 downlink and ic7100 uplink.

can not get the frequency correction to change and bring uplink onto the downlink? for SSB sats.

reading the sat32 instructions is confusing but still unable to make change. 
My offset for the uplink is at -8.135 and downlink 2.803. This results in my uplink being way up the band from the downlink station.

Any guidance would be great.

Jim
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From k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Fri Mar  8 18:19:31 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 18:19:31 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] uplink offset tracking issue
In-Reply-To: <673082731.2381584.1552068834956@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <192965044.2295962.1552063032115.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<192965044.2295962.1552063032115@mail.yahoo.com>
	<673082731.2381584.1552068834956@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <451201266.2409078.1552069171182@mail.yahoo.com>

 Correction - 

was - 
c) Then, under CAT when you click to SSB frequency pair, the Downlink Correction stays put and now you can adjust the Uplink Correction to tune in the Downlink.??
please read - 
c) Then, under CAT when you click to SSB frequency pair, the Downlink Correction stays put and now you can adjust the Uplink Correction to sound good in the Downlink.??
Thanks,Umesh


    On Friday, March 8, 2019, 10:13:54 AM PST, k6vug at sbcglobal.net <k6vug at sbcglobal.net> wrote:  
 
  Hi Jim, 
?
As a general principle, I do the following - 
a) Under Mode - select "Frequency at Satellite" -- click Store to have this set permanently 
b) Under CAT - use the Downlink Correction to tune the CW beacon 800 Hz 
c) Then, under CAT when you click to SSB frequency pair, the Downlink Correction stays put and now you can adjust the Uplink Correction to tune in the Downlink.? 
?
Switching to "Frequency at the Satellite" helps when you watch the pass band limits while scanning across the pass band, using the up/down buttons on the main window, looking for callers.? 
?
Once I do the three steps outlined above, I can then scan across the pass band and always hear my Uplink quite well, without further adjustments.? It works very well, although I have to do it for every pass, because the corrections are different for every satellite and every pass.? I prefer not to modify the DOPPLER.SQF. 
?
I'm using a IC-7000 for the uplink and a RTL-SDR for the downlink, and as an amusing side note I have checked out the "outer limits" of the pass band by going to the extreme ends (+/- 10khz) and watching how my signal gets affected.? 
?
Hope it helps, your mileage may vary a bit.? It'll be good to know what worked for you.? 
?
?
73! 
Umesh 
K6VUG 







    On Friday, March 8, 2019, 8:37:40 AM PST, James Brown <jimki6wj at sbcglobal.net> wrote:  
 
 on sat 32pc
using ft817 downlink and ic7100 uplink.

can not get the frequency correction to change and bring uplink onto the downlink? for SSB sats.

reading the sat32 instructions is confusing but still unable to make change. 
My offset for the uplink is at -8.135 and downlink 2.803. This results in my uplink being way up the band from the downlink station.

Any guidance would be great.

Jim
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From michel-f6glj at orange.fr  Fri Mar  8 18:28:03 2019
From: michel-f6glj at orange.fr (    F6GLJ)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 19:28:03 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Test don't read
Message-ID: <000001d4d5dc$ab02b5f0$010821d0$@fr>

 

 

73 Qro de Michel F6GLJ
https://www.qrz.com/db/F6GLJ

 


From zmetzing at pobox.com  Fri Mar  8 18:37:00 2019
From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 12:37:00 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Test don't read
In-Reply-To: <000001d4d5dc$ab02b5f0$010821d0$@fr>
References: <000001d4d5dc$ab02b5f0$010821d0$@fr>
Message-ID: <1516a589-ca17-8ec9-71a0-2af71c135859@pobox.com>

On 3/8/19 12:28 PM,     F6GLJ wrote:
> 
> 73 Qro de Michel F6GLJ
> https://www.qrz.com/db/F6GLJ

Well, at least he ID-ed.

:-)

--- Zach
N0ZGO

From johnbrier at gmail.com  Fri Mar  8 18:51:02 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 13:51:02 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Test don't read
In-Reply-To: <1516a589-ca17-8ec9-71a0-2af71c135859@pobox.com>
References: <000001d4d5dc$ab02b5f0$010821d0$@fr>
	<1516a589-ca17-8ec9-71a0-2af71c135859@pobox.com>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKMRrZz3ALCh0VhFBgmWxHL3rz7=d-0xeT5smXY+7pb8WA@mail.gmail.com>

Whatever! I'll read what I want!

https://tenor.com/qJHR.gif

73, John Brier KG4AKV

P.S. Happy Friday!

On Fri, Mar 8, 2019, 13:42 Zach Metzinger <zmetzing at pobox.com> wrote:

> On 3/8/19 12:28 PM,     F6GLJ wrote:
> >
> > 73 Qro de Michel F6GLJ
> > https://www.qrz.com/db/F6GLJ
>
> Well, at least he ID-ed.
>
> :-)
>
> --- Zach
> N0ZGO
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From documike at comcast.net  Fri Mar  8 19:05:30 2019
From: documike at comcast.net (Mike Lucas)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 11:05:30 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Test don't read
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKMRrZz3ALCh0VhFBgmWxHL3rz7=d-0xeT5smXY+7pb8WA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <000001d4d5dc$ab02b5f0$010821d0$@fr>	<1516a589-ca17-8ec9-71a0-2af71c135859@pobox.com>
	<CALn0fKMRrZz3ALCh0VhFBgmWxHL3rz7=d-0xeT5smXY+7pb8WA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <002401d4d5e1$e6d650f0$b482f2d0$@comcast.net>

THIS WILL GO ON YOUR PERMANENT RECORD! ?

 

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of John Brier
Sent: Friday, March 8, 2019 10:51 AM
To: Zach Metzinger <zmetzing at pobox.com>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Test don't read

 

Whatever! I'll read what I want!

 

 <https://tenor.com/qJHR.gif> https://tenor.com/qJHR.gif

 

73, John Brier KG4AKV

 

P.S. Happy Friday!

 

On Fri, Mar 8, 2019, 13:42 Zach Metzinger < <mailto:zmetzing at pobox.com> zmetzing at pobox.com> wrote:

 

> On 3/8/19 12:28 PM,     F6GLJ wrote:

> >

> > 73 Qro de Michel F6GLJ

> >  <https://www.qrz.com/db/F6GLJ> https://www.qrz.com/db/F6GLJ

> 

> Well, at least he ID-ed.

> 

> :-)

> 

> --- Zach

> N0ZGO

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From burns at fisher.cc  Fri Mar  8 19:36:49 2019
From: burns at fisher.cc (Burns Fisher)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 14:36:49 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Computer Control of Yaesu G-5500B Rotor
In-Reply-To: <CAKoB7Or3E86Xkmmsv4iW2RRpv5JTg3UXLS8S23fZUU1arSt8tw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <D815F944-ACE6-47EF-BB9F-8821024C8D2D@highnoonfilm.com>
	<CAKoB7OqN9ccVx5s6FD_8t621zd-+VXyK7Sg2mnaTmV+ZN_N7og@mail.gmail.com>
	<5D5F624E-DE2E-4236-B9DF-62CB6AEBA326@highnoonfilm.com>
	<CAKoB7Or3E86Xkmmsv4iW2RRpv5JTg3UXLS8S23fZUU1arSt8tw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABX7KxWrBW0gN1KtcmM1x4J3ypptjxp1r9XA90iMHYY_iVhdvg@mail.gmail.com>

I believe there are no AMSAT LVB trackers available new.  But the Fox-Delta
is supposed to be a sort of clone if I remember right.  LVB works fine with
SatPC32.  Some day it would be fun to build one from a Raspberry Pi.  <Puts
at the bottom of long list...>

On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 3:46 PM Bob Hammond <propgrinder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Les,
>
> Good deal on your order.  It was fun to build, and yes, the price is hard
> to beat.
>
> I bought a DIN connector and cable to connect the controller to the G-5500B
> from an ebay seller.  It was low price too.  That's how I connected mine.
>
> I'm looking forward to the IC-9700 and plan to use an Alpha Delta coax
> switch for my 2m and 70cm antennas so I can use the SDRPlay as a receiver
> when desired.
>
> 73,
>
> Bob
> W7OTJ
>
> On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 11:44 AM Les Rayburn <les at highnoonfilm.com> wrote:
>
> > Bob,
> >
> > I just ordered the Fox Delta ST2 USB controller based on your
> > recommendation. The price is hard to beat too!
> >
> > How difficult is it to wire up the connecting cable for the Yaesu
> G-5500b?
> >
> > I?m currently using an Icon IC-910H, but hope to upgrade to the IC-9700
> > later this year. I?m trying to rig up an interface to allow me to use an
> > SDRPlay RSP2 for receive now.
> >
> > Hope to work you on the birds soon. Let me know how you like that
> IC-9700.
> > Thanks again!
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Les Rayburn, N1LF
> > Maylene, AL
> > EM63nf
> > AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mar 7, 2019, at 6:36 AM, Bob Hammond <propgrinder at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Les,  I recently finished the Fox Delta ST2 USB controller and am quite
> > happy with it.  I use a G5500B and SatPC32.  Still waiting for the Icom
> > IC-9700 so I can get on the air.  All I have hooked up now is a SDRPlay
> > rsp2.
> >
> > Bob
> > W7OTJ
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 11:34 PM Les Rayburn <les at highnoonfilm.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> With a lot of help from Marcus Thomas, KF4YHP I finally completed the
> >> installation of my Yaesu G-5500B Az-El rotor tonight. This will allow my
> >> 432, 2 Meter, and 1296 antennas inside my attic to finally track
> satellites
> >> throughout their passes.
> >>
> >> I?d like to have computer control of the rotor using SatPC32. Can anyone
> >> point me towards an assembled interface that will work well?
> >>
> >> Saw this on ebay, but not sure how well it will work with SatPC32. Any
> >> thoughts?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-G-8001000DXA2800DXAG-5500/123252789286?hash=item1cb2705026:g:m1EAAOSwdVBbTARv
> >> <
> >>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-G-8001000DXA2800DXAG-5500/123252789286?hash=item1cb2705026:g:m1EAAOSwdVBbTARv
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> 73,
> >>
> >> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> >> Maylene, AL
> >> EM63nf
> >> AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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From kk5do at arrl.net  Fri Mar  8 20:12:35 2019
From: kk5do at arrl.net (Bruce)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 14:12:35 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Hot new item at AMSAT online store
Message-ID: <af6d7dc6-633d-4fc0-c962-7dc6cb82d9c5@arrl.net>

Earlier in the week I had mentioned to a few that this item would be in 
the store this weekend. I beat that deadline and got it on the shelf today.

The 50th Anniversary AMSAT OSCAR Satellite Communications Achievement 
Award is now online. There are only 20 of these certificates in 
existence unless there is a box around here that I did not see (highly 
unlikely).

Do not rush over to the story and purchase one just yet. You must first 
send your LoTW or QSL card scans to me to confirm that you do in fact 
have the necessary qualifying contacts made from March 3, 2019 through 
December 31, 2019. After I confirm it and send you an email, you can go 
online to purchase yours.

I have already received a few entries while I was under the weather. 
Will be looking at all of them this weekend.

These certificates I can send out immediately as I have them in hand. 
The other certificates we still need to create.

73...bruce


-- 

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From wb0qlu at sbcglobal.net  Fri Mar  8 21:12:50 2019
From: wb0qlu at sbcglobal.net (Al Rothermich)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 15:12:50 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] TM Decoding Issue
Message-ID: <006701d4d5f3$b0d511f0$127f35d0$@sbcglobal.net>

Has anyone successfully decoded Telemetry from the Fox satellites using an
IC-910H and a Rigblaster Pro Advantage? I have had no luck locking onto the
TM signal, and I'm wondering if there is a built in high pass filter that's
causing the issue. Any help would be appreciated.

Al - WB0QLU 

From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Fri Mar  8 22:16:11 2019
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 17:16:11 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] TM Decoding Issue
In-Reply-To: <006701d4d5f3$b0d511f0$127f35d0$@sbcglobal.net>
References: <006701d4d5f3$b0d511f0$127f35d0$@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <01e301d4d5fc$899e8810$9cdb9830$@mindspring.com>

It's not going to work through the RigBlaster, as it filters the low audio
out. You have to pull the audio with -no- filtering, from either the 9k6
packet port, or from an SDR without filtering.

73, Drew KO4MA

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Al Rothermich
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2019 4:13 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] TM Decoding Issue

Has anyone successfully decoded Telemetry from the Fox satellites using an
IC-910H and a Rigblaster Pro Advantage? I have had no luck locking onto the
TM signal, and I'm wondering if there is a built in high pass filter that's
causing the issue. Any help would be appreciated.

Al - WB0QLU
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From e.krome at comcast.net  Fri Mar  8 22:52:19 2019
From: e.krome at comcast.net (Ed Krome)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 17:52:19 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Test don't read
In-Reply-To: <002401d4d5e1$e6d650f0$b482f2d0$@comcast.net>
References: <000001d4d5dc$ab02b5f0$010821d0$@fr>
	<1516a589-ca17-8ec9-71a0-2af71c135859@pobox.com>
	<CALn0fKMRrZz3ALCh0VhFBgmWxHL3rz7=d-0xeT5smXY+7pb8WA@mail.gmail.com>
	<002401d4d5e1$e6d650f0$b482f2d0$@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <286CC8F5-3A3A-479B-88A3-2215CBA1151F@comcast.net>

Rough crowd...

Ed Krome K9EK

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 8, 2019, at 2:05 PM, Mike Lucas <documike at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> THIS WILL GO ON YOUR PERMANENT RECORD! ?
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of John Brier
> Sent: Friday, March 8, 2019 10:51 AM
> To: Zach Metzinger <zmetzing at pobox.com>
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> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Test don't read
> 
> 
> 
> Whatever! I'll read what I want!
> 
> 
> 
> <https://tenor.com/qJHR.gif> https://tenor.com/qJHR.gif
> 
> 
> 
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
> 
> 
> 
> P.S. Happy Friday!
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Mar 8, 2019, 13:42 Zach Metzinger < <mailto:zmetzing at pobox.com> zmetzing at pobox.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On 3/8/19 12:28 PM,     F6GLJ wrote:
> 
>>> 
> 
>>> 73 Qro de Michel F6GLJ
> 
>>> <https://www.qrz.com/db/F6GLJ> https://www.qrz.com/db/F6GLJ
> 
>> 
> 
>> Well, at least he ID-ed.
> 
>> 
> 
>> :-)
> 
>> 
> 
>> --- Zach
> 
>> N0ZGO
> 
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From k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Fri Mar  8 23:37:38 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 23:37:38 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Computer Control of Yaesu G-5500B Rotor
In-Reply-To: <CABX7KxWrBW0gN1KtcmM1x4J3ypptjxp1r9XA90iMHYY_iVhdvg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <D815F944-ACE6-47EF-BB9F-8821024C8D2D@highnoonfilm.com>
	<CAKoB7OqN9ccVx5s6FD_8t621zd-+VXyK7Sg2mnaTmV+ZN_N7og@mail.gmail.com>
	<5D5F624E-DE2E-4236-B9DF-62CB6AEBA326@highnoonfilm.com>
	<CAKoB7Or3E86Xkmmsv4iW2RRpv5JTg3UXLS8S23fZUU1arSt8tw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABX7KxWrBW0gN1KtcmM1x4J3ypptjxp1r9XA90iMHYY_iVhdvg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1137358462.2555560.1552088259005@mail.yahoo.com>

 
" Some day it would be fun to build one from a Raspberry Pi.? <Puts at the bottom of long list...> "

Just fyi - it was pretty straight-forward to implement a small Arduino based CAT controller for a old Cornell Dublier Azimuth rotator.? The motor driver uses a off-the-shelf transformer to power the motor and is opto-isolated from the Arduino.? The unit connects to the laptop via a USB cable, and works very nicely with SatPC32 as well as HRD.? I plan to add a 2 line LCD display, just for kicks, although it is not really needed.? 


73!Umeshk6vug



    On Friday, March 8, 2019, 11:37:52 AM PST, Burns Fisher <burns at fisher.cc> wrote:  
 
 I believe there are no AMSAT LVB trackers available new.? But the Fox-Delta
is supposed to be a sort of clone if I remember right.? LVB works fine with
SatPC32.? Some day it would be fun to build one from a Raspberry Pi.? <Puts
at the bottom of long list...>


  

From samy_b1 at shell4you.net  Sat Mar  9 00:00:40 2019
From: samy_b1 at shell4you.net (Yanko Yankov)
Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2019 00:00:40 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] primary missions for ao-7 and fox-1a
Message-ID: <8dc5fb76ba00ff1c4454d153e6de0f42@shell4you.net>

Does anyone know what were the primary missions for ao-7 and fox-1a before they were turn over to hams?
I'm trying to find that information online and I'm unable to .

Thanks
Yanko, nx9g

From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Sat Mar  9 00:24:22 2019
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 19:24:22 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] primary missions for ao-7 and fox-1a
In-Reply-To: <8dc5fb76ba00ff1c4454d153e6de0f42@shell4you.net>
References: <8dc5fb76ba00ff1c4454d153e6de0f42@shell4you.net>
Message-ID: <5BA2E52E-950D-4FE2-92FC-0DC20D2FAA56@mindspring.com>

Both were amateur missions from the beginning.

73, Drew, KO4MA

> On Mar 8, 2019, at 7:00 PM, Yanko Yankov <samy_b1 at shell4you.net> wrote:
> 
> Does anyone know what were the primary missions for ao-7 and fox-1a before they were turn over to hams?
> I'm trying to find that information online and I'm unable to .
> 
> Thanks
> Yanko, nx9g
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From bkeating1954 at gmail.com  Sat Mar  9 01:40:52 2019
From: bkeating1954 at gmail.com (Bob Keating)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 17:40:52 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Hawaii contact.
Message-ID: <56B14D71-11F8-46C7-AA87-611BD500D843@gmail.com>

Has anyone been able to contact a Hawaii station during a low western pass of an FM satellite?


Sent from my iPhone

From k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Sat Mar  9 02:16:46 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2019 02:16:46 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Hawaii contact.
In-Reply-To: <56B14D71-11F8-46C7-AA87-611BD500D843@gmail.com>
References: <56B14D71-11F8-46C7-AA87-611BD500D843@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <282188128.2574679.1552097806483@mail.yahoo.com>

 
Does an old QSO count ?
Here is a copy from my HRD logbook -
<band:2>2m 
<call:5>AH6JA 
<cont:2>OC 
<country:6>Hawaii 
<distance:8>3850.827 
<dxcc:3>110 
<freq:10>145.850000 
<gridsquare:4>BK29 
<lat:11>N019 30.000 
<lon:11>W155 00.000 
<mode:2>FM 
<my_gridsquare:4>CM97 
<my_rig:8>Dual HTs 
<name:17>Harvey S Motomura 
<prop_mode:3>SAT 
<qth:4>Hilo 
<sat_mode:2>FM 
<sat_name:5>AO-27 
<state:2>HI 
<time_off:6>224502 
<time_on:6>224502 
<qso_date:8>20111013 

73!Umeshk6vug








    On Friday, March 8, 2019, 5:41:24 PM PST, Bob Keating <bkeating1954 at gmail.com> wrote:  
 Has anyone been able to contact a Hawaii station during a low western pass of an FM satellite?

Sent from my iPhone

  

From framirezferrer at gmail.com  Sat Mar  9 02:29:50 2019
From: framirezferrer at gmail.com (Fernando Ramirez)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 19:29:50 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Hawaii contact.
In-Reply-To: <56B14D71-11F8-46C7-AA87-611BD500D843@gmail.com>
References: <56B14D71-11F8-46C7-AA87-611BD500D843@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAGHXx8gpKO=G+HdVzWYeCSHmKODhwyivVvBOYND75SJTUudagQ@mail.gmail.com>

Last year, AE5PH worked KH6/N7AGF from around Dallas TX on AO-91. Two
months ago I worked AL6D/KH6 on SO-50 from Southern Arizona.

73!

Fernando, NP4JV

On Fri, Mar 8, 2019, 6:41 PM Bob Keating <bkeating1954 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Has anyone been able to contact a Hawaii station during a low western pass
> of an FM satellite?
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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From maccody at att.net  Sat Mar  9 03:32:12 2019
From: maccody at att.net (Mac A. Cody)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 21:32:12 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Hawaii contact.
In-Reply-To: <56B14D71-11F8-46C7-AA87-611BD500D843@gmail.com>
References: <56B14D71-11F8-46C7-AA87-611BD500D843@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <90895cd5-d432-6815-d132-54f999f7ed89@att.net>

Bob,

I had a QSO last year with Alex N7AGF via AO-91 while he was roving
in Hawaii:
<CALL:5>N7AGF
 ?? <BAND:4>70CM
 ?? <MODE:2>FM
 ?? <QSO_DATE:8>20180304
 ?? <TIME_ON:6>212335
 ?? <BAND_RX:2>2M
 ?? <PROP_MODE:3>SAT
 ?? <SAT_NAME:5>AO-91
 ?? <GRIDSQUARE:4>BK29
 ?? <MYGRIDSQUARE:4>EM12
<EOR>
Alex was at BK29gq on a saddle at 6000 feet near Mauna Kea. I was at
EM12ek on top of a hill overlooking Granbury, Texas.? For Alex, AO-91 was
at about 1 degree above the horizon. For me, it was about 0.5 degrees
above the horizon.? The distance was around 3643 miles (5864 km).? It
is the longest DX I've ever made by satellite and a wonderful experience!

73,

Mac Cody / AE5PH

On 3/8/19 7:40 PM, Bob Keating wrote:
> Has anyone been able to contact a Hawaii station during a low western pass of an FM satellite?
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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From maccody at att.net  Sat Mar  9 03:36:34 2019
From: maccody at att.net (Mac A. Cody)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 21:36:34 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Hawaii contact.
In-Reply-To: <CAGHXx8gpKO=G+HdVzWYeCSHmKODhwyivVvBOYND75SJTUudagQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <56B14D71-11F8-46C7-AA87-611BD500D843@gmail.com>
	<CAGHXx8gpKO=G+HdVzWYeCSHmKODhwyivVvBOYND75SJTUudagQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <9b11442c-d8ee-cead-4e73-a2157afcf1cc@att.net>

Fernando, I think we're on the same wavelength! :)

73,

Mac / AE5PH

On 3/8/19 8:29 PM, Fernando Ramirez wrote:
> Last year, AE5PH worked KH6/N7AGF from around Dallas TX on AO-91. Two
> months ago I worked AL6D/KH6 on SO-50 from Southern Arizona.
>
> 73!
>
> Fernando, NP4JV
>
> On Fri, Mar 8, 2019, 6:41 PM Bob Keating <bkeating1954 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Has anyone been able to contact a Hawaii station during a low western pass
>> of an FM satellite?
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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From m.pisani at att.net  Sat Mar  9 04:08:10 2019
From: m.pisani at att.net (Mark Pisani)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 20:08:10 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Hawaii contact.
Message-ID: <51265362-F60A-4C7D-88D7-6EB4094AC2FF@att.net>

Hi Bob, 

Last year I took my Kenwood TH-D72 HT with a Diamond RH77CA whip antenna to Maui, BL10 and was able to have QSOs with Chris VE7CEW, Christy KB6LTY and Lyle WB7VUF via some low western AO91 passes.

I also worked Gabe AL6D when he was in Maui & Oahu from my QTH in DM04 via SO-50 earlier this year.

73 de Mark KK6OTJ 

From oz1fno at gmail.com  Sat Mar  9 07:44:35 2019
From: oz1fno at gmail.com (Claus Bjeverskov)
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2019 08:44:35 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Alfaspid ras 2 rotator
Message-ID: <CALz9sNbPQDz+4-=OchaBSToncTbwTFU8y=8KCotNeQ9DeALAPQ@mail.gmail.com>

I have an icom 910, I use sat pc 32 and a modem from zlp electronic to
control the frequency automatically. As a rotor I have an Alfaspid race 2,
how do I control the rotor automatically.

From kb2mjeff at att.net  Sat Mar  9 12:32:41 2019
From: kb2mjeff at att.net (kb2mjeff at att.net)
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2019 07:32:41 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-73
Message-ID: <005901d4d674$30bd26c0$92377440$@att.net>

Does anyone know why AO-73's d/l is doubling your signal. In other words
your signal is being repeated about 1k lower at about 3/4 as strong as your
main signal. You can tune to either one to listen to the D/L. I noticed this
starting about a week ago....

73 Jeff kb2m



From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Sat Mar  9 15:56:03 2019
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2019 10:56:03 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Alfaspid ras 2 rotator
In-Reply-To: <CALz9sNbPQDz+4-=OchaBSToncTbwTFU8y=8KCotNeQ9DeALAPQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALz9sNbPQDz+4-=OchaBSToncTbwTFU8y=8KCotNeQ9DeALAPQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <022401d4d690$99441e80$cbcc5b80$@mindspring.com>

Hi Claus,

The Alfaspids generally have an interface built into the controller. For
mine, all it took was a USB cable. What controller do you have?

73, Drew KO4MA

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Claus Bjeverskov
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2019 2:45 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Alfaspid ras 2 rotator

I have an icom 910, I use sat pc 32 and a modem from zlp electronic to
control the frequency automatically. As a rotor I have an Alfaspid race 2,
how do I control the rotor automatically.
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From k8bl at ameritech.net  Sat Mar  9 16:29:12 2019
From: k8bl at ameritech.net (R.T.Liddy)
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2019 16:29:12 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Test don't read
In-Reply-To: <286CC8F5-3A3A-479B-88A3-2215CBA1151F@comcast.net>
References: <000001d4d5dc$ab02b5f0$010821d0$@fr>
	<1516a589-ca17-8ec9-71a0-2af71c135859@pobox.com>
	<CALn0fKMRrZz3ALCh0VhFBgmWxHL3rz7=d-0xeT5smXY+7pb8WA@mail.gmail.com>
	<002401d4d5e1$e6d650f0$b482f2d0$@comcast.net>
	<286CC8F5-3A3A-479B-88A3-2215CBA1151F@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <1920335369.2737082.1552148952960@mail.yahoo.com>

 Remember Rodney King's quote?? ? HIHI? ? ? - Bob? K8BL
    On Friday, March 8, 2019, 4:52:36 PM CST, Ed Krome <e.krome at comcast.net> wrote:  
 
 Rough crowd...

Ed Krome K9EK

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 8, 2019, at 2:05 PM, Mike Lucas <documike at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> THIS WILL GO ON YOUR PERMANENT RECORD! ?
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of John Brier
> Sent: Friday, March 8, 2019 10:51 AM
> To: Zach Metzinger <zmetzing at pobox.com>
> Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Test don't read
> 
> 
> 
> Whatever! I'll read what I want!
> 
> 
> 
> <https://tenor.com/qJHR.gif> https://tenor.com/qJHR.gif
> 
> 
> 
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
> 
> 
> 
> P.S. Happy Friday!
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Mar 8, 2019, 13:42 Zach Metzinger < <mailto:zmetzing at pobox.com> zmetzing at pobox.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On 3/8/19 12:28 PM,? ? F6GLJ wrote:
> 
>>> 
> 
>>> 73 Qro de Michel F6GLJ
> 
>>> <https://www.qrz.com/db/F6GLJ> https://www.qrz.com/db/F6GLJ
> 
>> 
> 
>> Well, at least he ID-ed.
> 
>> 
> 
>> :-)
> 
>> 
> 
>> --- Zach
> 
>> N0ZGO
> 
>> _______________________________________________
> 
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From jimki6wj at sbcglobal.net  Sat Mar  9 16:55:39 2019
From: jimki6wj at sbcglobal.net (James Brown)
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2019 16:55:39 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox Delta
References: <505750087.2783546.1552150539162.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <505750087.2783546.1552150539162@mail.yahoo.com>

I do have two FOX Delta SD 2(USB) controllers available! One I used with the G5500 the other never used (spare)

They work fine with SAT 32

Jim KI6WJ

From bkeating1954 at gmail.com  Sat Mar  9 19:52:31 2019
From: bkeating1954 at gmail.com (Bob Keating)
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2019 11:52:31 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] CM94 SO-50
Message-ID: <8CD21025-632B-4B0B-B2E1-2973FFB880A4@gmail.com>

Will be on the 21:41 utc pass if SO-50 from CM94. 
Bob N6REK 

Sent from my iPhone

From e.krome at comcast.net  Sat Mar  9 20:07:29 2019
From: e.krome at comcast.net (EDWARD KROME)
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2019 15:07:29 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [amsat-bb] switch satellites automatically?
Message-ID: <930201171.242510.1552162049313@connect.xfinity.com>

Hi all

I am trying to train SatPC32 to automatically switch satellites as they become visible. I am using an SDRPlay RSP1, controlled by HDSDR. Works. SatPC32 is connected to HDSDR through virtual com ports. That also works. The satellites of interest are in a separate subdirectory. They are prioritized through prior.sqf. In SatPC32, when I click C+ for control of the RSP1, it works just fine. But when I click A+ (which is supposed to switch to automatic satellite control as the satellite is visible), it does not do so. I know I've missed something here... help, please.


Thanks!

Ed K9EK

From wa2ndv at gmail.com  Sat Mar  9 20:30:12 2019
From: wa2ndv at gmail.com (WA2NDV)
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2019 15:30:12 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Placement of Preamp
Message-ID: <5c842254.1c69fb81.3fa79.44d3@mx.google.com>

Hello all,

So on a lark I purchased a Chinese preamp that claims to cover almost DC to light LOL.  seen here

On 440 uplinks I was swamping my 2 meter RX so I have a 4 pole 2 meter bandpass filter inline now.

My question is where is the best place to place the preamp, output or input of the bandpass filter. Right now its on the input to the filter.

Does anyone have some real world experience with this ?

I have a single coax dual band antenna feeding a 2/440 duplexer. 2 Meter radio is Yaesu FT-817 and 70cm radio is a FT-991A so this filter and amp are fed from the duplexer 2 meter port.

I just heard XW-2C at 3 degrees?never heard that before so it is working.

I appreciate your comments.

73
Frank
WA2NDV



 




From w3ab at yahoo.com  Sat Mar  9 23:05:16 2019
From: w3ab at yahoo.com (W3AB/GEO)
Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2019 15:05:16 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Placement of Preamp
In-Reply-To: <5c842254.1c69fb81.3fa79.44d3@mx.google.com>
References: <5c842254.1c69fb81.3fa79.44d3@mx.google.com>
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Frank,

Congrats on your new ears.

The best location for a preamp is at the antenna. That way line loss will be minimized & noise will not get amplified.

Since you have wide band preamp that will hear everything, you'll want a bandpass filter in front of it. The filter should be tuned narrowly to the frequencies you want to work.

This will be difficult due to the single coax feed. But, if you can put the filter at the driven element you should be successful. That would between the diplexer and driven element.

Again, with that preamp you may experience desensing and/or intermod.

Sounds like great place to start. Have fun.


?___
Sent from my two way wrist watch
73 de W3AB/GEO?

On Mar 9, 2019, 12:36, at 12:36, WA2NDV <wa2ndv at gmail.com> wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>So on a lark I purchased a Chinese preamp that claims to cover almost
>DC to light LOL.? seen here
>
>On 440 uplinks I was swamping my 2 meter RX so I have a 4 pole 2 meter
>bandpass filter inline now.
>
>My question is where is the best place to place the preamp, output or
>input of the bandpass filter. Right now its on the input to the filter.
>
>Does anyone have some real world experience with this ?
>
>I have a single coax dual band antenna feeding a 2/440 duplexer. 2
>Meter radio is Yaesu FT-817 and 70cm radio is a FT-991A so this filter
>and amp are fed from the duplexer 2 meter port.
>
>I just heard XW-2C at 3 degrees?never heard that before so it is
>working.
>
>I appreciate your comments.
>
>73
>Frank
>WA2NDV
>
>
>
> 
>
>
>
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>of AMSAT-NA.
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From petitnoel47 at gmail.com  Sat Mar  9 23:49:42 2019
From: petitnoel47 at gmail.com (Noel Petit)
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2019 17:49:42 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Placement of Preamp
In-Reply-To: <07f9d77f-95e6-487c-9d62-18b2916b9181@yahoo.com>
References: <5c842254.1c69fb81.3fa79.44d3@mx.google.com>
	<07f9d77f-95e6-487c-9d62-18b2916b9181@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <47f3d390-4bd6-aa99-2035-03d72336b46c@gmail.com>

A far cheaper way is to have individual coaxes for each band. Put a 440 
Mhz preamp at the antenna and don't worry about a preamp for 2m. Good 
low loss cable (LMR400) will bring signals down 50 ' or more at 2M 
without much need for a preamp. Don't use wide band preamps as they are 
subject to so much signal that intermod products will fill all your 
bands. The less you put on the roof the more reliable will be your system.

Remember if it stays up all winter, it wasn't high enough.

Noel Petit
WB0VGI


On 3/9/2019 5:05 PM, W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Frank,
>
> Congrats on your new ears.
>
> The best location for a preamp is at the antenna. That way line loss will be minimized & noise will not get amplified.
>
> Since you have wide band preamp that will hear everything, you'll want a bandpass filter in front of it. The filter should be tuned narrowly to the frequencies you want to work.
>
> This will be difficult due to the single coax feed. But, if you can put the filter at the driven element you should be successful. That would between the diplexer and driven element.
>
> Again, with that preamp you may experience desensing and/or intermod.
>
> Sounds like great place to start. Have fun.
>
>
> ?___
> Sent from my two way wrist watch
> 73 de W3AB/GEO?
>
> On Mar 9, 2019, 12:36, at 12:36, WA2NDV <wa2ndv at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> So on a lark I purchased a Chinese preamp that claims to cover almost
>> DC to light LOL.? seen here
>>
>> On 440 uplinks I was swamping my 2 meter RX so I have a 4 pole 2 meter
>> bandpass filter inline now.
>>
>> My question is where is the best place to place the preamp, output or
>> input of the bandpass filter. Right now its on the input to the filter.
>>
>> Does anyone have some real world experience with this ?
>>
>> I have a single coax dual band antenna feeding a 2/440 duplexer. 2
>> Meter radio is Yaesu FT-817 and 70cm radio is a FT-991A so this filter
>> and amp are fed from the duplexer 2 meter port.
>>
>> I just heard XW-2C at 3 degrees?never heard that before so it is
>> working.
>>
>> I appreciate your comments.
>>
>> 73
>> Frank
>> WA2NDV
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>> Opinions expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
>> of AMSAT-NA.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>> program!
>> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> _______________________________________________
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From n8hm at arrl.net  Sun Mar 10 00:00:15 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2019 16:00:15 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-069 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <CABzOSOqBXMwuseMhUFpX8bf8kV9-toiMzrAXDtngmB0rKpCYBg@mail.gmail.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-069

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:

* Out of This World Auction Sponsored by ARISS
* AMSAT-F Space Meeting is First Live DATV Conference via QO-100
* GNU Licensed KLog Logbook Software v.0.9.7 Released
* How to Support AMSAT
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Satellite Shorts from All Over

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-069.01
ANS-069 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 034.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
March 10, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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Out of This World Auction Sponsored by ARISS

March 6, 2019  ? The ARISS-US team (Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station) will auction two very unusual items in its first-ever
auction!  Picture yourself as the winning bidder and proud owner of a
unique JVC Kenwood TS-890S signed by astronauts!  Or, you could be top
bidder on a special astronaut-signed 6-volume boxed set 2019 ARRL
Handbook!

Bidding starts April 8th at 12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC.

You could own this one-of-a-kind beautiful Kenwood TS-890S; your ham
station would boast the only Kenwood in the world showcasing astronaut
signatures.  Your top bid on the limited edition boxed-set 2019 ARRL
Handbook for Radio Communications would mean your bookshelf includes
astronaut signatures among your book collection.

JVC Kenwood, a proud supporter of ARISS, generously gave a brand new
TS-890S for ARISS to auction.  They first offered the radio for sale
in the US in the last half of 2018.  Kenwood has been a super support-
er of ARISS for years, and it was the company?s idea for this radio,
with astronaut signatures, to be an exclusive that just one ham opera-
tor could own! The company hopes you?ll be a bidder who wants to sup-
port ARISS.

The limited edition 2019 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications sold
out fast once ARRL posted their ad.  It was the first time that ARRL
divided the Handbook into volumes, which nestle in a hard slipcase.
ARRL, an ARISS sponsor along with AMSAT and NASA, saved back one boxed
set to give ARISS for the fund-raiser auction.

When you bid in this auction you could be the crucial person who helps
ARISS launch its new custom-built higher-power radio system in 2019
with its voice repeater and improved packet APRS and SSTV capability
that thousands of hams enjoy. The new system will replace the aging,
problematic units currently on the ISS.  You may be the winning bidder
who helps ARISS continue introducing ham radio to thousands of
students, teachers, parents, and whole communities?and inspiring
students about science, technology, engineering, math, and radio!

Don't forget; set yourself a reminder: bidding starts April 8th at
12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC.

Be the winning bidder for one or both of these two exclusive offerings
and you?ll own a rare article that makes your ham station a classic!
More auction details will soon be posted at www.ariss.org including
that winning bidders will be responsible for shipping costs and for
handling any required customs paperwork.  ARISS thanked JVC Kenwood
and ARRL for their generous support.

And if you don?t do auctions, please contribute a donation to help
ARISS launch its new radio system into space?look for the Donate but-
ton near the top right corner of the www.ariss.org page.  Thank you!

About ARISS

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a coopera-
tive venture of international amateur radio societies and the space
agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).  In the
United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (
AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the
Advancement of Science in space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote
exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio
between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or
public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educa-
tors, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies,
and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.

Media Contact:
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn at amsat.org

[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]

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AMSAT-F Space Meeting is First Live DATV Conference via QO-100

AMSAT-Francophone offered live DATV video of their 2nd Space
Meeting on March 9-10, 2019. AMSAT-F (http://site.amsat-f.org/)
and Electrolab (https://www.electrolab.fr/) have deployed a DATV
ground station to operate via the QO-100 transponder.

The DATV team led by Yannick Avelino and with the support of Evariste,
F5OEO developed the station that will transmit live the conference.
The team was in contact with AMSAT-DL and AMSAT-UK for permission
to operate the satellite during these days. They thank AMSAT-DL for
allowing these transmissions.

[ANS thanks AMSAT-Francophone for the above information]

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             2019 marks AMSAT?s 50th Anniversary
              of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
           To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the
            AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program.
                Full details are available at
    https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/
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GNU Licensed KLog Logbook Software v.0.9.7 Released

Jaime, EA4TV, released KLog v.0.9.7, a multiplatform free hamradio
logging program which is able to run in Linux, Windows and macOS.
The latest release allows the user to add, remove or edit satel-
lites to the KLog DB allowing import or export of satellites data.
KLog supports ADIF as a default file format.

Additional features of KLog include QSO management, QSL management,
a DX-Cluster client, DXCC management, ClubLog integration, WSJT-X,
and DX-Marathon support. Several languages are supported including
Catalan, Croatian, Danish, English, Finish, Italian, Japanese and
Spanish.

Additional information and access to downloads can be found at:
https://www.klog.xyz/

[ANS thanks Jaime, EA4TV for the above information]

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          25% of the purchase price of each product goes
            towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
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How to Support AMSAT

AMSAT relies on the support of our members and the amateur radio
community to Keep Amateur Radio in Space.

How can you help?

*Join AMSAT
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 Journal bimonthly and support from AMSAT Ambassadors. Member dues
 and donations provide AMSAT?s primary support.
 Join today at
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*Become a Life Member
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*Donate to AMSAT
 Make a one time or recurring donation to AMSAT today. Even as little
 as one dollar a month can make a difference!
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*Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront.
 AMSAT receives 25%  of the price of each sale on AMSAT logo
 merchandise from our Zazzle storefront located at
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*Volunteer for AMSAT
 AMSAT relies on volunteers for nearly all of our activities. If you
 have an idea for how to help, please let us know, Details on
 volunteering can be found at
 https://www.amsat.org/volunteer-for-amsat/

[ANS thanks AMSAT Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, for
the above information.]

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    AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign
    to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades
    on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to
    continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio.
     We have reached a great milestone with $17,255 raised
    or about 12% towards our goal. This would not have been
         possible without your outstanding generosity!!

          For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit:

     https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9

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Upcoming Satellite Operations

+Eureka Nunavut (ER60, EQ79)
February 3, to March 29, 2019
Eureka ARC, VY0ERC, will be QRV from Eureka, NU (NA-008), February 3
until March 29, 2019.  Time and weather permitting, they expect to be
on the FM satellites from ER60 and EQ79.  Announcements will be posted
on Twitter at https://twitter.com/vy0erc.

+Poland, Lithuania, Kaliningrad, St Petersburg, Aland Island,
and Finland
February 24 to March 13, 2019
I am on the first of four flights now on the way for another one of
my signature trips. This voyage will take me to Poland (Feb 24-28),
Lithuania (Feb 28-Mar 4), Kaliningrad (Mar 4-7), Saint Petersburg
(Mar 7-11), ?land Islands (Mar 11-13), and Helsinki (Mar 13-14).
I think the most desired entities are going to be UA2 and OH0
(unfortunately OH0 is gonna be quick, get in in the evening and
leave in a morning, so two nights and one full day). I?m hoping to
make US contacts from every entity and will try to hit as many grids
as feasible (I?ll have a car in Vilnius and Kaliningrad), but good
transatlantic locations will take precedence over grids. Don?t expect
me on every pass, I?m traveling with family and we?ll be doing
touristy stuff, but I?ll make my best effort to be on the great AO-7
and FO-29 passes across the ocean, updates will be on Twitter
@AL6D_Alaska. I?m operating ninja portable like the good ole days,
QRP with two FT-817NDs and an arrow, hopefully that doesn?t attract
too much negative attention from customs in Russia.
73,
Gabe ?Harambe? Zeifman
AL6D/VE6NJH/Harambe1

+France (JN07)
March 10, 2019
J?r?me, F4DXV, will be in JN07 on Sunday with his family.  Due to the
rarity of this grid on amateur satellites, J?r?me hopes to be on the
16:55 utc AO-7 pass for South American and North American grid
chasers.  Being part of a family trip, keep an eye on J?r?me?s Twitter
feed for updates:  https://twitter.com/F4DXV

[ANS Thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, for the above information]


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       For a limited time, new and renewing AMSAT members
              will receive a free digital copy of
            "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites"
          Join or renew your AMSAT membership today at
     https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/
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Satellite Shorts from All Over

+ AMSAT has secured permission to redistribute orbital data provided
  by the US Department of Defense Joint Force Space Component
  Commander for another year. Thanks to the work of Ray Hoad, WA5QGD
  and Perry Klein, W3PK, the world's best source of orbital elements
  for amateur radio satellites will continue via the KEPS mailing
  list and www.amsat.org/tle/
+ Eduardo, PY2RN, in Brazil reports working RAST club station HS0AJ in
  Bangkok, Thailand via QO-100. The distance between PY2RN in GG66lw
  and HS0AJ in OK03fp is 16,445.3 km.
  (Via PY2RN on the AMSAT Facebook page)
+ A new distance record was claimed on IO-86's FM transponder: 5,157
  km. PU4JOE in GH91ac <> @hp2vx in FJ09ga. 02-Mar-2019 at 17:25 UTC
  https://www.amsat.org/satellite-distance-records/
  (Via N8HM)
+ Radio World has published an article about amateur radio and ARISS
  by Brian Clark, KF6FES. Read it at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-069-RW
+ K5EM has added a zoomable grid map on his satmatch.com site:
  https://www.satmatch.com/maiden
  It works like the other google maps - the more you zoom in
  the more detail you get.
  (Via K5EM)
+ JAMSAT has posted a video demonstrating the FO-99(NEXUS) Digitalker.
  View it at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-069-FO99
  (via JAMSAT)
+ In ANS-061, it was reported that the University of Virginia's
  CubeSat constellation due for launch next month will carry UHF
  packet repeaters. However, due to licensing issues, the satellites
  will operate in non-amateur spectrum at 401 MHz. KQ9P, from the UVA
  team reports that they are hopeful that their next CubeSat project
  will carry an amateur payload.
  (via KQ9P)

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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
additional benefits. Application forms are available from the
AMSAT office.

Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at
one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the
student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this
status.

Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student
membership information.

73,

This week's ANS Editor,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm at amsat dot org

From radiomb at bellsouth.net  Sun Mar 10 03:18:20 2019
From: radiomb at bellsouth.net (radiomb)
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 03:18:20 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Boom For Satellie Array
References: <2094696947.2940223.1552187900477.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <2094696947.2940223.1552187900477@mail.yahoo.com>

Hello,
 I am redoing my antenna system. I will be putting up a 2MCP14, 436CP30, a small camera and some kind of 1.2 beam. Anyone using the
M2 FGCB60 Heavy Duty Fiberglass Crossboom Kit. How do you like it?  Any other options? When I get it should I coat it with anything to weather proof it. The sun is bad in south Florida. Hi Hi
TNX 73 Mike K4MIA

From w3ab at yahoo.com  Sun Mar 10 04:13:54 2019
From: w3ab at yahoo.com (W3AB/GEO)
Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2019 20:13:54 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Boom For Satellie Array
In-Reply-To: <2094696947.2940223.1552187900477@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <2094696947.2940223.1552187900477.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<2094696947.2940223.1552187900477@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <6d669ce8-8f46-496b-bd5d-4b1e12105c86@yahoo.com>

I don't have the M2 kit but many many years ago I installed 2 6' FG booms, from HRO, butted together and have been happy with them. I moved from the beach to the "mountains" and noticed they became covered in lichen. I cleaned them thoroughly and painted them with silver paint. No problems noted in the past year. But the lichen is persistent, on everything. =|8^{

?___
Sent from my two way wrist watch
73 de W3AB/GEO?

On Mar 9, 2019, 19:19, at 19:19, radiomb <radiomb at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>Hello,
>I am redoing my antenna system. I will be putting up a 2MCP14, 436CP30,
>a small camera and some kind of 1.2 beam. Anyone using the
>M2 FGCB60 Heavy Duty Fiberglass Crossboom Kit. How do you like it?? Any
>other options? When I get it should I coat it with anything to weather
>proof it. The sun is bad in south Florida. Hi Hi
>TNX 73 Mike K4MIA
>_______________________________________________
>Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>Opinions expressed
>are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
>of AMSAT-NA.
>Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>program!
>Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From seb at wintek.com  Sun Mar 10 12:45:28 2019
From: seb at wintek.com (Stephen  E. Belter)
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 12:45:28 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Boom For Satellie Array
In-Reply-To: <2094696947.2940223.1552187900477@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <2094696947.2940223.1552187900477.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<2094696947.2940223.1552187900477@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <BB1EF834-8BEF-45A4-BB24-A7C0DC1DD5F4@wintek.com>

Mike,

The M2 FGCB60 Heavy Duty Fiberglass Crossboom is well constructed.  I own two of them, one of which was on my tower for many years.  You won't go wrong by buying one.  (I bought the second one as part of a package of used satellite gear.)

Coating the fiberglass isn't a bad idea.  After 15-20 years of Indiana weather, mine is showing some surface deterioration.

Here's an alternative:  I'm currently using a crossboom that is square, instead of round.  That makes it easier for me to keep the antennas pointing in the same direction.  When the antennas slip a little on a round crossboom due to wind or ice loading, coax tugging on the end of the antenna, or less than perfect balance, the tendency is for the antennas to point a little above or below each other, or for the whole array to point above or below the horizon when the rotor elevation is zero.

I built my crossboom with an 1-inch square aluminum tube, two-feet long, clamped inside a Yaesu G5500 elevation rotor.  I then added two pieces of 1.25-inch square fiberglass booms that slide over the ends of the aluminum tube.  You can purchase the square fiberglass tubes from Max-Gain Systems, www.mgs4u.com.

Good luck with the new antenna array.

73, Steve N9IP

P.S.  If anyone wants one of my weathered M2 FGCB60 crossbooms at a really good price, I could bring it to the Dayton/Xenia Hamvention for delivery.  The purchase price will be donated to AMSAT.
--
Steve Belter, seb at wintek.com

On 3/9/19, 10:19 PM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of radiomb" <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org on behalf of radiomb at bellsouth.net> wrote:

    Hello,
     I am redoing my antenna system. I will be putting up a 2MCP14, 436CP30, a small camera and some kind of 1.2 beam. Anyone using the
    M2 FGCB60 Heavy Duty Fiberglass Crossboom Kit. How do you like it?  Any other options? When I get it should I coat it with anything to weather proof it. The sun is bad in south Florida. Hi Hi
    TNX 73 Mike K4MIA
    _______________________________________________
    Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
    to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
    are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
    Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
    Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
    


From propgrinder at gmail.com  Sun Mar 10 13:01:15 2019
From: propgrinder at gmail.com (Bob Hammond)
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 06:01:15 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Boom For Satellie Array
In-Reply-To: <BB1EF834-8BEF-45A4-BB24-A7C0DC1DD5F4@wintek.com>
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I use a 1.25" diameter 8' long solid fiberglass rod from Max-Gain Systems
for the crossboom in my G-5500 rotator.  I cut a short section of PVC pipe
lengthwise into two pieces to go over the fiberglass rod (in addition to
self-adhesive safety walk material stuck on the fiberglass rod for friction
with the PVC pipe) for the part that is inside the rotator boom housing.  I
hope that's an understandable description!

I spray-painted the entire fiberglass rod with white epoxy appliance paint
before mounting my 2m, 70cm, and 23cm antennas.  Seems to be holding up ok
so far.

Bob
W7OTJ

On Sun, Mar 10, 2019 at 5:46 AM Stephen E. Belter <seb at wintek.com> wrote:

> Mike,
>
> The M2 FGCB60 Heavy Duty Fiberglass Crossboom is well constructed.  I own
> two of them, one of which was on my tower for many years.  You won't go
> wrong by buying one.  (I bought the second one as part of a package of used
> satellite gear.)
>
> Coating the fiberglass isn't a bad idea.  After 15-20 years of Indiana
> weather, mine is showing some surface deterioration.
>
> Here's an alternative:  I'm currently using a crossboom that is square,
> instead of round.  That makes it easier for me to keep the antennas
> pointing in the same direction.  When the antennas slip a little on a round
> crossboom due to wind or ice loading, coax tugging on the end of the
> antenna, or less than perfect balance, the tendency is for the antennas to
> point a little above or below each other, or for the whole array to point
> above or below the horizon when the rotor elevation is zero.
>
> I built my crossboom with an 1-inch square aluminum tube, two-feet long,
> clamped inside a Yaesu G5500 elevation rotor.  I then added two pieces of
> 1.25-inch square fiberglass booms that slide over the ends of the aluminum
> tube.  You can purchase the square fiberglass tubes from Max-Gain Systems,
> www.mgs4u.com.
>
> Good luck with the new antenna array.
>
> 73, Steve N9IP
>
> P.S.  If anyone wants one of my weathered M2 FGCB60 crossbooms at a really
> good price, I could bring it to the Dayton/Xenia Hamvention for delivery.
> The purchase price will be donated to AMSAT.
> --
> Steve Belter, seb at wintek.com
>
> On 3/9/19, 10:19 PM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of radiomb" <
> amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org on behalf of radiomb at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>     Hello,
>      I am redoing my antenna system. I will be putting up a 2MCP14,
> 436CP30, a small camera and some kind of 1.2 beam. Anyone using the
>     M2 FGCB60 Heavy Duty Fiberglass Crossboom Kit. How do you like it?
> Any other options? When I get it should I coat it with anything to weather
> proof it. The sun is bad in south Florida. Hi Hi
>     TNX 73 Mike K4MIA
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From wa4sca at gmail.com  Sun Mar 10 13:14:23 2019
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 08:14:23 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Boom For Satellite Array
Message-ID: <000001d4d743$2e9c4180$8bd4c480$@gmail.com>

Mike,

I have one.  Mostly good, but some bad.  From a strength standpoint, it does
a good job.  The metal center section makes it easy to clamp it without
having it either compress the tubing or having it slip.  It will handle any
likely set of antennas.

The bad, and suprising, is that after it was up for 4 years here in
Tennessee, I noticed some "glitter" under the array on the roof.  The
protective coating had spalled off, leaving the very itchy fiberglass
exposed.  For now, when I work on it I use gloves and a long sleeve shirt.
At some point, I will probably paint some sealer, but that will require
mostly removing all the antennas and cables.

I talked with a local marine dealer, not a big market in Tennessee, who said
there were special paints to seal fiberglass.  Ironically, according to him
it requires special preparation to paint fiberglass in good condition, but
much less if the coating is missing or damaged.  I would definitely check
with a marine dealer there.

Previously, I used a fiberglass tube with a large round wooden rod to
reenforce it.  That was significantly shorter, but lasted 15+ years.

73,

Alan
WA4SCA


   

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<Subject: [amsat-bb] Boom For Satellite Array
<
<Hello,
< I am redoing my antenna system. I will be putting up a 2MCP14, 436CP30, a
<small camera and some kind of 1.2 beam. Anyone using the
<M2 FGCB60 Heavy Duty Fiberglass Crossboom Kit. How do you like it?  Any
<other options? When I get it should I coat it with anything to weather
proof it.
<The sun is bad in south Florida. Hi Hi
<TNX 73 Mike K4MIA
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From wmc_jx at 163.com  Sun Mar 10 13:38:21 2019
From: wmc_jx at 163.com (=?GBK?B?zqTD97So?=)
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 21:38:21 +0800 (CST)
Subject: [amsat-bb] UHF Plan and Calling for Transponder Test for DSLWP-B
 Lunar Orbiting Satellite
Message-ID: <70301e48.6812.16967d36813.Coremail.wmc_jx@163.com>

Hi OMs,


Here is the DSLWP-B UHF plan for the following days:


15 Mar 03:50 to 15 Mar 05:50
15 Mar 20:25 to 15 Mar 22:25
17 Mar 15:45 to 17 Mar 17:45


GMSK & JT4G on both 435.4 and 436.4


If you have any interested in testing the onboard GMSK-JT4G transponder, please join in the DSLWP google group:


https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/dslwp


Real time discussion will be on 144 MHz chatroom of HB9Q logger.



SSDV album: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/pics-b.html   

Online JT4G telemetry forwarder: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/jt4g_forwarder.html
JT4G telemetry display: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/jt4g.html   
GMSK telemetry: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/telemetry-b.html 



VY TNX & 73!


Wei BG2BHC



--

WEI Mingchuan


Research Center of Satellite Technology
Harbin Institute of Technology
mobile: +86-189-4501-5242
e-mail: wmc_jx at 163.com; bg2bhc at gmail.com




 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

From gary_mayfield at hotmail.com  Sun Mar 10 04:25:38 2019
From: gary_mayfield at hotmail.com (Gary)
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 04:25:38 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Boom For Satellie Array
In-Reply-To: <2094696947.2940223.1552187900477@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <2094696947.2940223.1552187900477.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<2094696947.2940223.1552187900477@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CY4PR22MB16565788C0144C9D2F854C2A8A4F0@CY4PR22MB1656.namprd22.prod.outlook.com>

I have always used steel as described by antenna guru Kent Britain, WA5VJB at an AMSAT Symposium.

You can read the paper here:
http://www.kk0sd.net/metalboom/metalboom.htm

73,
Gary kk0sd

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of radiomb
Sent: Saturday, March 9, 2019 9:18 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Boom For Satellie Array

Hello,
 I am redoing my antenna system. I will be putting up a 2MCP14, 436CP30, a small camera and some kind of 1.2 beam. Anyone using the
M2 FGCB60 Heavy Duty Fiberglass Crossboom Kit. How do you like it?  Any other options? When I get it should I coat it with anything to weather proof it. The sun is bad in south Florida. Hi Hi TNX 73 Mike K4MIA _______________________________________________
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From n4hf.philip at gmail.com  Sun Mar 10 16:52:31 2019
From: n4hf.philip at gmail.com (Philip Jenkins)
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 12:52:31 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Charlotte NC hamfest this past weekend
Message-ID: <CAGdEbNa4k3hDb5MtXhhbQhDKYsmxgTi6+wxKt-pv=MPdjk5HcQ@mail.gmail.com>

As part of my flea-market space, I included some AMSAT info - an actual
size cardboard model of a cubesat, a copy of the AMSAT Journal, a copy of
"Getting Started with Amateur Satellites", the Fox Operating Guide (and
another document I prepared which tells which frequencies to receive the FM
birds and how to track them, along with some online resources).

The thing which got the most attention was my fully assembled Arrow
antenna  - and I could have sold at least 5 of them had I had any to sell!
:-) Most of the questions I fielded were about QO-100.

>From this, I have been tentatively invited to give "Satellite 101"
presentations at least 2 ham clubs, and possibly a third, (I think I've
done about 8 similar presentations over the past 18 months.)

This wasn't a full-blown AMSAT only information table like at some hamfests
(John KG4AKV and I are doing one (and he's planning to do demos) at the
Raleigh Hamfest April 20) with some merchandise from the AMSAT online
store; it was a last minute idea since I had some extra space on the table.

As an added bonus, it was *completely* unexpected to see Barry WD4ASW
there, and get to talk to him for a few minutes both days. I also got to
meet Andy N4LAZ, who is fairly new to both ham radio and satellites, and
has put EM95 on the air on a fairly regular basis.

Philip N4HF

From kb2mjeff at att.net  Sun Mar 10 16:59:19 2019
From: kb2mjeff at att.net (kb2mjeff at att.net)
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 12:59:19 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Boom For Satellite Array
In-Reply-To: <000001d4d743$2e9c4180$8bd4c480$@gmail.com>
References: <000001d4d743$2e9c4180$8bd4c480$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <026301d4d762$9af596a0$d0e0c3e0$@att.net>


;The bad, and suprising, is that after it was up for 4 years here in Tennessee, I noticed some "glitter" under the array on the roof.  The protective coating had spalled off, leaving the very itchy fiberglass exposed.  For now, when I work on it I use gloves and a long sleeve shirt.
At some point, I will probably paint some sealer, but that will require mostly removing all the antennas and cables.
Alan
;WA4SCA

 My fiberglass boom also started to splinter after being up about 10 years. When I re did my sat array at that time I used gelcoat to coat the raw Fiberglas boom. It goes on  as thick as you want, and sets up quickly. Also paint it black, it will last longer in the sun. Another input on this subject is you can buy fiberglas rod in lengths up to 12 foot or so. I picked my 12 footer up somewhere in PA years ago as at that length it wasn't shippable by normal means. A lot cheaper to buy it that way. My 2m, 70cm large size KLM's, 55 L 1.2 gig, and a 4 foot dish mounted very nicely on the 12 foot boom. The good old days... ? 

73 Jeff kb2m  


   




From aa8ch at aol.com  Sun Mar 10 19:20:46 2019
From: aa8ch at aol.com (aa8ch)
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 19:20:46 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] EN61/EN71 line March 11
References: <1707557770.2475763.1552245646504.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1707557770.2475763.1552245646504@mail.yahoo.com>

HiI plan to be on the EN61/EN71 line Monday March 11 for AO91 at 1900UTC and SO50 at 1915 UTC.??If you need either grid send me an email and I'll be sure to listen for your call.LOTW.
73Chris AA8CH

From johnbrier at gmail.com  Sun Mar 10 19:45:08 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 15:45:08 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] I just randomly met a French QO-100 operator
Message-ID: <CALn0fKN=wvLu3vFixFEuKRHKx56SwR9VX2icRetgYQRj3Junhg@mail.gmail.com>

Pics and article on my blog but I'm posting the text inline below for
your convenience.

https://spacecomms.wordpress.com/2019/03/10/i-just-met-a-french-qo-100-operator/

Unbelievable. I just had lunch with a French QO-100 satellite
operator. His name is Alexendre.
He is in my area for work for the weekend. I was driving to Waffle
House for some food when I heard him identify as W4/F5USF on the
146.64 RARS repeater. Intrigued by a French station over here, I
responded to his call and he said he was out looking for lunch too. He
also said he was in South West Raleigh which is where I live and where
I was! I asked him how long he was going to be here as I was busy this
afternoon and he said he was leaving tomorrow so I figured I should
meet up with him since he wasn?t going to be in the US that long.

We met at a Jason?s Deli and when he asked me what my ham radio
interests were I told him satellite. He said he used to work sats like
AO-7 but recently had been working QO-100. He apologized that we
didn?t have a GEO sat over here. Haha.

At lunch he told me all about his QRP QO-100 setup. It?s only strong
enough to work CW, but he is working on getting more power so he can
do SSB. He has a degree in microwave engineering so when I told him I
honestly didn?t understand a lot of the concepts related to running a
QO-100 station he started teaching me about mixing signals to get 2.4
GHz, LOs, RFs, how to get stable reference signals without GPS, etc.
Very interesting.

I showed him some of the satellite gear I had in my car and he snapped
a picture of me with it to show his friends.

Before we left I gave him some Space Comms, SatNOGS and Libre Space
stickers. He is also a SOTA op and that is what he has the FT-817 for.
He plans to activate a SOTA summit before he leaves the US.

73, John Brier KG4AKV

P.S. Within the next hour or two I?m going to do a livestream on
YouTube updating on the progress of my satellite ground station build.

From wb3csy at gmail.com  Sun Mar 10 19:59:05 2019
From: wb3csy at gmail.com (Rick Walter)
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 15:59:05 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] I just randomly met a French QO-100 operator
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKN=wvLu3vFixFEuKRHKx56SwR9VX2icRetgYQRj3Junhg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALn0fKN=wvLu3vFixFEuKRHKx56SwR9VX2icRetgYQRj3Junhg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <887A560D-7A17-4F68-AB5D-0EEF8AA9F416@gmail.com>

Very cool, John. Thanks for sharing!
Rick WB3CSY

Sent from Rick's iPad 3
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No trees were killed in the sending of this message, however, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.

> 

From ki7unj at gmail.com  Mon Mar 11 00:48:31 2019
From: ki7unj at gmail.com (KI7UNJ Tucker)
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 17:48:31 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] CN95 - 2019-03-11
Message-ID: <CAPFr_U=jv5WLk28MtvqDK+MHDjhoo6OhHgCh+ZLrWFFTZnfYgg@mail.gmail.com>

Doing a quick trip up to CN95 tomorrow (March 11TH). This is as long as it
doesn?t snow too much tonight, I have 2 activation points in mind but don?t
know if they will be snowed in or not.


Will update on twitter https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ


Will be on APRS  https://aprs.fi/ki7unj-9



PASSES:


   - AO-92 - 2019-03-11 17:26:07Z
   - AO-91 - 2019-03-11 19:02:43Z
   - maybe... AO-91 - 2019-03-11 20:38:50Z

-- 



Casey Tucker  KI7UNJ

https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ

https://www.qrz.com/db/KI7UNJ

From na1saloon at outlook.com  Mon Mar 11 13:08:47 2019
From: na1saloon at outlook.com (NA1SA Loon)
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 13:08:47 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Doppler PSK for NO-84
Message-ID: <DM6PR05MB39961044C092C48C5D761A90F2480@DM6PR05MB3996.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>

I'm attempting to set up Doppler PSK with a SignaLink USB.  In the "Audio Device" menu there is the option to select "SignaLink USB Audio CODEC).  It will not key up.  Any suggestions on how to make this work?

Loon
NA1SA
FN10
AMSAT 41057

From kk4yel at gmail.com  Mon Mar 11 13:36:39 2019
From: kk4yel at gmail.com (Kevin Zari)
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 09:36:39 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Doppler PSK for NO-84
In-Reply-To: <DM6PR05MB39961044C092C48C5D761A90F2480@DM6PR05MB3996.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>
References: <DM6PR05MB39961044C092C48C5D761A90F2480@DM6PR05MB3996.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <00B2562F-618B-4DE7-865B-93F346E06F7C@gmail.com>

I have mine set up and working. Did you make sure the correct sound card is set? One way to troubleshoot is to see if the TX light comes on if you set the signalink USB as the default sound card and any app makes sound.  That will give you the knowledge that the cables and SL are working.  Then you can try and see why the particular app isn?t triggering the TX. 


-----
The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.

> On Mar 11, 2019, at 09:08, NA1SA Loon <na1saloon at outlook.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm attempting to set up Doppler PSK with a SignaLink USB.  In the "Audio Device" menu there is the option to select "SignaLink USB Audio CODEC).  It will not key up.  Any suggestions on how to make this work?
> 
> Loon
> NA1SA
> FN10
> AMSAT 41057
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From scott23192 at gmail.com  Mon Mar 11 14:47:22 2019
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 10:47:22 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Doppler PSK for NO-84
In-Reply-To: <DM6PR05MB39961044C092C48C5D761A90F2480@DM6PR05MB3996.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>
References: <DM6PR05MB39961044C092C48C5D761A90F2480@DM6PR05MB3996.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <CAJCSnOZbcZA3y-4UoVJxuzsn-qmhFgji0WFqpP0C_xLX8dRLyg@mail.gmail.com>

Mine is set to the item worded this way:

------
Speakers (5- USB AUDIO CODEC), version Unknown Version
------

... but the exact wording might vary a bit from system to system.  Also you
might have to scroll down a ways - the items marked "Speakers" are at the
bottom.

-Scott,  K4KDR

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

On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 9:10 AM NA1SA Loon <na1saloon at outlook.com> wrote:

> I'm attempting to set up Doppler PSK with a SignaLink USB.  In the "Audio
> Device" menu there is the option to select "SignaLink USB Audio CODEC).  It
> will not key up.  Any suggestions on how to make this work?
>
> Loon
> NA1SA
> FN10
> AMSAT 41057
>

From scott23192 at gmail.com  Mon Mar 11 14:53:38 2019
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 10:53:38 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-73
In-Reply-To: <005901d4d674$30bd26c0$92377440$@att.net>
References: <005901d4d674$30bd26c0$92377440$@att.net>
Message-ID: <CAJCSnOatN5Rx_OgmYS8rRAgyX=NG=qMY3Qsey8W9hrchOGyDZQ@mail.gmail.com>

Finally had a pass to check on your report.

Yes, seeing the same thing as you can see in this screen shot:

https://www.qsl.net/k/k4kdr//images/2019-03-10--ao73.png

... and at closest approach, there were even more duplicates of my signal
(either SSB or CW - same effect)

-Scott,  K4KDR

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

On Sat, Mar 9, 2019 at 10:21 AM <kb2mjeff at att.net> wrote:

> Does anyone know why AO-73's d/l is doubling your signal. In other words
> your signal is being repeated about 1k lower at about 3/4 as strong as your
> main signal. You can tune to either one to listen to the D/L. I noticed
> this
> starting about a week ago....
>
> 73 Jeff kb2m
>

From kb2mjeff at att.net  Mon Mar 11 15:19:45 2019
From: kb2mjeff at att.net (kb2mjeff at att.net)
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 11:19:45 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-73
In-Reply-To: <CAJCSnOatN5Rx_OgmYS8rRAgyX=NG=qMY3Qsey8W9hrchOGyDZQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <005901d4d674$30bd26c0$92377440$@att.net>
	<CAJCSnOatN5Rx_OgmYS8rRAgyX=NG=qMY3Qsey8W9hrchOGyDZQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <00ae01d4d81d$dcb4e1c0$961ea540$@att.net>

So the question remains, Why?

73 Jeff kb2m

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Scott
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 10:54 AM
To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-73

Finally had a pass to check on your report.

Yes, seeing the same thing as you can see in this screen shot:

https://www.qsl.net/k/k4kdr//images/2019-03-10--ao73.png

... and at closest approach, there were even more duplicates of my signal
(either SSB or CW - same effect)

-Scott,  K4KDR

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

On Sat, Mar 9, 2019 at 10:21 AM <kb2mjeff at att.net> wrote:

> Does anyone know why AO-73's d/l is doubling your signal. In other 
> words your signal is being repeated about 1k lower at about 3/4 as 
> strong as your main signal. You can tune to either one to listen to 
> the D/L. I noticed this starting about a week ago....
>
> 73 Jeff kb2m
>
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From bkeating1954 at gmail.com  Mon Mar 11 15:29:24 2019
From: bkeating1954 at gmail.com (Bob Keating)
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 08:29:24 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] CM 94, AO92
Message-ID: <F275D483-553F-47B4-BFAF-ADFF25DC9672@gmail.com>

Will be on the 17:31UTC pass of AO92 this morning. Last chance for CM94. 
Bob N6REK 

Sent from my iPhone

From aj9n at aol.com  Mon Mar 11 15:43:53 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:43:53 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-11 16:00
	UTC
References: <1536034825.2921701.1552319033827.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1536034825.2921701.1552319033827@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-11 16:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

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North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) 

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

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Wed 2019-03-20 20:16:09 UTC 86 deg (***)

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ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

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The ARISS-US program?s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019.

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

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

?

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

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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, click here.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Keigo Komuro, JA1KAB, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL)

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR)

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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?
http://www.ariss.org/

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

****************************************************************************
Looking?for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS??? 
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete?
details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham?Video.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
http://www.ariss-eu.org/? ?

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


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 112


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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.

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?2019-03-11 16:00 UTC.? (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and 
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and?Echolink websites, and 
instructions for any contact that may be streamed?live.??


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

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

Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1293. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1236. 
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. 

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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

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

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

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

QSL?information may be found at:?? 
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html?

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

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The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-03-05 16:00 UTC.

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

Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 
Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf

Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf

Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
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Exp. 58 on orbit

Oleg Konenenko

David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Anne McClain

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

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From aj9n at aol.com  Tue Mar 12 01:55:26 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 01:55:26 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-12 02:00
	UTC
References: <674021165.3295407.1552355726218.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <674021165.3295407.1552355726218@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-12 02:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD ?

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Wed 2019-03-20 20:16:09 UTC 86 deg

?

Watch for live stream starting about 10-15 minutes before AOS at: www.ariotti.com (***)

?

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS-US program?s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019.

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

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

?

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

?

Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April.

Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts.? Applications should be addressed by email to:? school.selection.manager at ariss-eu.org

?

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

?

Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application.? Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator.

?

For the application, click here.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Keigo Komuro, JA1KAB, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL)

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR)

?

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

ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.? ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance.? Feel free to send your reports to aj9n at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

?

Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
http://www.ariss.org/

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

****************************************************************************
Looking?for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS??? 
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete?
details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham?Video.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
http://www.ariss-eu.org/? ?

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
schools:? 


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 112


****************************************************************************
The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date 
webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 
ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know.

Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own 
orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed 
time. 
All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and 
time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS


The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2019-03-12 02:00 UTC.? (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and 
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and?Echolink websites, and 
instructions for any contact that may be streamed?live.??


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

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

Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1293. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1236. 
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. 

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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

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

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

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

QSL?information may be found at:?? 
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html?

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

****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-03-05 16:00 UTC.

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

Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 
Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf

Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf

Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts

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


Exp. 58 on orbit

Oleg Konenenko

David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Anne McClain

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

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From ray.hoad at mypbmail.com  Tue Mar 12 03:59:42 2019
From: ray.hoad at mypbmail.com (Ray Hoad)
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 22:59:42 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Renewal of Orbital Data Request for TLE Redistribution
	by AMSAT NA for 2019-2020 Completed
Message-ID: <001901d4d888$06a44dd0$13ece970$@mypbmail.com>

I am pleased to announce that AMSAT-NA's request to re-distribute TLE
elements from Space-Track website has been approved for the period April 1,
2019 to
April 1, 2020.  Our ODR (Orbital Data Request) to distribute the Space-Track
TLEs was approved by Air Force 18 SPCS on March 8, 2019. 

Thanks to Air Force 18 SPCS, Perry Klein, W3PK and Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P for
their help in this yearly process.

We are "good to go" for another year.

Ray Hoad
WA5QGD
AMSAT-NA Orbital Elements Manager





From shakeelj2k at yahoo.com  Tue Mar 12 07:54:47 2019
From: shakeelj2k at yahoo.com (shakeel -ur-rehman)
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 07:54:47 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] cubesats with Seismic data payload
References: <201476738.3974674.1552377287765.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <201476738.3974674.1552377287765@mail.yahoo.com>

Hi

all I am looking for any advice or information through which I can receive  satellite telemtry related to seismic data . any one who have received such satellite payload using amateur satellite ground station ,please provide the name of satellite and receiving satellite ground station specification .

I have found Twinsat-1N nanosatellite mission flown on QB50 project but it was unsuccessful mission.

looking for information about satellite with seismic data payload  whether  nano/cubesat which are currently in orbit and whose satellite pass can be received.
  
Thanks and regards
shakeel

From wmc_jx at 163.com  Tue Mar 12 16:13:15 2019
From: wmc_jx at 163.com (=?GBK?B?zqTD97So?=)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 00:13:15 +0800 (CST)
Subject: [amsat-bb] LilacSat-1(LO-90) Commemorative Competition (LOCC)
Message-ID: <33124f8c.f416.16972adf0fa.Coremail.wmc_jx@163.com>

Contest Period:

March 16, 2019 UTC 00:00 to LilacSat-1 re-entry

 

Competition Categories:

Amateur Radio Telemetry Group

Amateur Radio Communication Group

 

Competition Goals:

Amateur Radio Telemetry Group:

Receive and upload as many telemetry packets as possible within a specified time.

Amateur Radio Communication Group:

Make as many bidirectional QSO as possible and as many grid locator as possible within a specified time.

 

Scoring strategy:

Amateur Radio Telemetry Group:

For each successfully uploaded telemetry packet (The score would be count at HIT server), counts 1 point 

Amateur Radio Communication Group:

Exchange information: callsigns and grid locator

For each bidirectional QSO, counts 1 point. (Dupe QSO with same callsign is not counted as the number of successful QSO)

For each different number of grids, counts 1 multiplier.

 

Final results:

Amateur Radio Telemetry Group: final score = basic point

Amateur Radio Communication Group: final score = basic point * multiplier

 

Awards:

All telemetry data uploader and participants could get a LilacSat-1 QSL card.

China: top 3 certificates issued.

World: Top 10 certificates issued.

For the ham who receive the last downlink signal in the world and successfully uploaded it to the server, they will receive a special gift.

 

 

Honor stickers:

For all those portable stations or receivers set up and operated in the field for this contest, a " Field " sticker is affixed to the certificate, and the applicant is required to attach the operating photo as evidence.

 

Log submissions:

Amateur Radio Telemetry Group:

After the satellite re-entry, we will advertise the telemetry package list received from March 16, 2019 UTC 00:00 to LilacSat-1 re-entry.

The participants should send an e-mail with your callsign and the address to locc at lilacsat.online. (no later than April 30, 2019 UTC 00:00)

Amateur Radio Communication Group:

After the satellite re-entry, the participants should send an e-mail with the communication log and the address to locc at lilacsat.online. (no later than April 30, 2019 UTC 00:00)

The log is in Cabrillo or Excel XLS format and needs to contain UTC time, send and receive exchange information.

For Field/Portable radio stations and receivers, the photo must be sent together.








--

WEI Mingchuan


Research Center of Satellite Technology
Harbin Institute of Technology
mobile: +86-189-4501-5242
e-mail: wmc_jx at 163.com; bg2bhc at gmail.com

From bkeating1954 at gmail.com  Wed Mar 13 04:54:59 2019
From: bkeating1954 at gmail.com (Bob Keating)
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 21:54:59 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] CM94 this past weekend
Message-ID: <fbc9d137-73c4-32d2-5dde-e70f00494e0f@gmail.com>

Just a note to all whom I had QSOs with this past weekend... I am in the 
process of uploading all contacts to LoTW and should be done by 
tomorrow.? Not sure if it makes a difference, but my call sign is 
showing up as N6REK/P on my logged QSOs. Thanks to everyone who 
responded to me.

73,

Bob N6REK


From hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net  Wed Mar 13 11:33:17 2019
From: hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net (Hans BX2ABT)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 19:33:17 +0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist
Message-ID: <f9aad179-e136-bd61-4047-bf52210a1880@msa.hinet.net>

My sis-in-law will be visiting from the States soon and I usually make 
her bring some stuff for me so I can save on freight costs. She will 
definitely bring an Arrow Antenna so I can start some portable 
operations. A Sony voice recorder is also on my list, as well as some 
coax cable (RG-400 is what I'm thinking of. Really expensive here). 
Don't have a budget for much more, but since I have a clear 
line-of-sight to some 10 kW FM transmitters from my QTH I thought I 
should at least get a good FM-band notch filter.

Any recommendations on where to buy this in the US? I haven't found 
anything when I googled, not even a lot of 2/70 band pass filters, or 
low pass filters to prevent desensing on 70 cm. My own creations have a 
too high insertion loss, so this time I really want something a bit more 
professional and something that can handle at least 100 Watts of power. 
Any recommendations are welcome. Cheers. --Hans BX2ABT



From n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net  Wed Mar 13 12:52:37 2019
From: n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net (Mike Seguin)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 08:52:37 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist
In-Reply-To: <f9aad179-e136-bd61-4047-bf52210a1880@msa.hinet.net>
References: <f9aad179-e136-bd61-4047-bf52210a1880@msa.hinet.net>
Message-ID: <787f1fdd-2828-7458-7a53-1e76b0e7c9ae@burlingtontelecom.net>

You might look at these.

https://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-com-broadcast-fm-band-stop-filter-88-108-mhz-reject-now-for-sale/

Mike

On 3/13/2019 7:33 AM, Hans BX2ABT wrote:
> My sis-in-law will be visiting from the States soon and I usually make 
> her bring some stuff for me so I can save on freight costs. She will 
> definitely bring an Arrow Antenna so I can start some portable 
> operations. A Sony voice recorder is also on my list, as well as some 
> coax cable (RG-400 is what I'm thinking of. Really expensive here). 
> Don't have a budget for much more, but since I have a clear 
> line-of-sight to some 10 kW FM transmitters from my QTH I thought I 
> should at least get a good FM-band notch filter.
> 
> Any recommendations on where to buy this in the US? I haven't found 
> anything when I googled, not even a lot of 2/70 band pass filters, or 
> low pass filters to prevent desensing on 70 cm. My own creations have a 
> too high insertion loss, so this time I really want something a bit more 
> professional and something that can handle at least 100 Watts of power. 
> Any recommendations are welcome. Cheers. --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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

-- 

73,
Mike, N1JEZ
"A closed mouth gathers no feet"

From hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net  Wed Mar 13 13:35:55 2019
From: hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net (Hans BX2ABT)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 21:35:55 +0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist
In-Reply-To: <787f1fdd-2828-7458-7a53-1e76b0e7c9ae@burlingtontelecom.net>
References: <f9aad179-e136-bd61-4047-bf52210a1880@msa.hinet.net>
	<787f1fdd-2828-7458-7a53-1e76b0e7c9ae@burlingtontelecom.net>
Message-ID: <81444435-9a7f-2cf1-c2f9-a5d650cbc3be@msa.hinet.net>

I doubt these can take more than a few Watts. I want something you can 
use for higher power. Thanks for the link, though.


On 03/13/2019 08:52 PM, Mike Seguin wrote:
> You might look at these.
>
> https://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-com-broadcast-fm-band-stop-filter-88-108-mhz-reject-now-for-sale/ 
>
>
> Mike
>
> On 3/13/2019 7:33 AM, Hans BX2ABT wrote:
>> My sis-in-law will be visiting from the States soon and I usually 
>> make her bring some stuff for me so I can save on freight costs. She 
>> will definitely bring an Arrow Antenna so I can start some portable 
>> operations. A Sony voice recorder is also on my list, as well as some 
>> coax cable (RG-400 is what I'm thinking of. Really expensive here). 
>> Don't have a budget for much more, but since I have a clear 
>> line-of-sight to some 10 kW FM transmitters from my QTH I thought I 
>> should at least get a good FM-band notch filter.
>>
>> Any recommendations on where to buy this in the US? I haven't found 
>> anything when I googled, not even a lot of 2/70 band pass filters, or 
>> low pass filters to prevent desensing on 70 cm. My own creations have 
>> a too high insertion loss, so this time I really want something a bit 
>> more professional and something that can handle at least 100 Watts of 
>> power. Any recommendations are welcome. Cheers. --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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>


From royldean at gmail.com  Wed Mar 13 14:17:53 2019
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 10:17:53 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist
Message-ID: <CADGPg2sbx4wp2Mq+gsg7JyxWgePWbCG-bFkXqAWRtaDWX3Zvfg@mail.gmail.com>

Hans,

I was going to recommend the same RTL-SDR.com filters, with the caveat that
you cannot transmit through them.   This shouldn't be a problem if you are
using an arrow (just be sure to not TX on the antenna it's connected to),
though?  (somebody can correct me if I am wrong).   I will say that I
researched band reject filters a while ago that can take significant power,
and they are REALLY expensive (like $100 and up).   I own one of these
cheap RTL-SDR.com FM filters and it does work (although I've never used it
for sat ops).

--Roy
K3RLD


> I doubt these can take more than a few Watts. I want something you can
> use for higher power. Thanks for the link, though.

From dtabor52 at gmail.com  Wed Mar 13 13:16:52 2019
From: dtabor52 at gmail.com (Douglas Tabor)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 07:16:52 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Hawaii contact
In-Reply-To: <mailman.4904.1552102605.91669.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
References: <mailman.4904.1552102605.91669.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
Message-ID: <BCA6880D-B6E0-4FEA-9FD3-7DE329343247@gmail.com>

Looking for a Hawaii station for an AO-7 contact from RE66 - should be situated around the 28th of March at a place where I should have a slightly negative horizon. Appears to be 2 short passes a day. Any takers from Hawaii?

73,  Doug

Douglas Tabor, N6UA
dtabor52 at gmail.com




From n4hf.philip at gmail.com  Wed Mar 13 19:07:34 2019
From: n4hf.philip at gmail.com (Philip Jenkins)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 15:07:34 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] WX sat software
Message-ID: <CAGdEbNZhC5rCMSD+4i_o=2YVyDbHnkXJQsA=Y4QeGCyhGp-cyg@mail.gmail.com>

 I got this email from a guy I met at the Charlotte Hamfest. I know
extremely little about receiving WX sats, so I told him I'd pass it on the
AMSAT BB. Email him directly if you like.... avampato at comporium.net  There
is one correction to the email below. He actually meant NOAA 19, not 21.

*Philip,*
*Remember we met at the Charlotte Ham fest. What I wanted to know is  what
software is used to demodulate and display NOAA 21 Sat images.  I receive a
strong signal when the sat is overhead.  I watched the utube videos, but
they didn't help.*
*Thanks,*
*Joe Avampato*
*W8DKR*


Philip N4HF

From pconver at gmail.com  Wed Mar 13 19:53:51 2019
From: pconver at gmail.com (Pedro Converso)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 16:53:51 -0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] WX sat software
In-Reply-To: <CAGdEbNZhC5rCMSD+4i_o=2YVyDbHnkXJQsA=Y4QeGCyhGp-cyg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGdEbNZhC5rCMSD+4i_o=2YVyDbHnkXJQsA=Y4QeGCyhGp-cyg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CANTZqKmy8dvAsS-5NgUarY6Dps-5OLApS4YbzdyRpuz58aSSpg@mail.gmail.com>

Hello,

Your friend may try wxtoimg is free now at

https://wxtoimgrestored.xyz/

Some pics I capture daily at http://amsat.org.ar/wx

73, lu7abf, Pedro


On 3/13/19, Philip Jenkins <n4hf.philip at gmail.com> wrote:
>  I got this email from a guy I met at the Charlotte Hamfest. I know
> extremely little about receiving WX sats, so I told him I'd pass it on the
> AMSAT BB. Email him directly if you like.... avampato at comporium.net  There
> is one correction to the email below. He actually meant NOAA 19, not 21.
>
> *Philip,*
> *Remember we met at the Charlotte Ham fest. What I wanted to know is  what
> software is used to demodulate and display NOAA 21 Sat images.  I receive a
> strong signal when the sat is overhead.  I watched the utube videos, but
> they didn't help.*
> *Thanks,*
> *Joe Avampato*
> *W8DKR*
>
>
> Philip N4HF
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>

From k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Wed Mar 13 20:36:52 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 20:36:52 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist
In-Reply-To: <f9aad179-e136-bd61-4047-bf52210a1880@msa.hinet.net>
References: <f9aad179-e136-bd61-4047-bf52210a1880@msa.hinet.net>
Message-ID: <455242390.4985354.1552509412535@mail.yahoo.com>

 Hans, 

If you are keen on getting a Sony recorder by all means, but if you like a all-in-one device, just use an old android phone (without SIM card).? 

There are free apps for almost anything - Easy Voice Recorder for recording audio, AmSat Droid Free for pass prediction (uses built-in GPS for accurate location), Robot36 + SSTV encoder, built-in Calendar, Clock, Camera, easy to recharge, small, light weight, big color display, flash-light, file transfer (USB or WiFi), etc... and FREE if you have an old one lying around.? You can even take a selfie video of working a pass and post it on YouTube/FB, if you like.? I have been using mine for years and never looked back. 
?
?
73! 
Umesh 
k6vug 
? 
? 
? 


    On Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 5:07:36 AM PDT, Hans BX2ABT <hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net> wrote:  
 
 My sis-in-law will be visiting from the States soon and I usually make 
her bring some stuff for me so I can save on freight costs. She will 
definitely bring an Arrow Antenna so I can start some portable 
operations. A Sony voice recorder is also on my list, as well as some 
coax cable (RG-400 is what I'm thinking of. Really expensive here). 
Don't have a budget for much more, but since I have a clear 
line-of-sight to some 10 kW FM transmitters from my QTH I thought I 
should at least get a good FM-band notch filter.

Any recommendations on where to buy this in the US? I haven't found 
anything when I googled, not even a lot of 2/70 band pass filters, or 
low pass filters to prevent desensing on 70 cm. My own creations have a 
too high insertion loss, so this time I really want something a bit more 
professional and something that can handle at least 100 Watts of power. 
Any recommendations are welcome. Cheers. --Hans BX2ABT

  

From saguaroastro at cox.net  Wed Mar 13 20:41:19 2019
From: saguaroastro at cox.net (saguaroastro)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 13:41:19 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] WX sat software
In-Reply-To: <CAGdEbNZhC5rCMSD+4i_o=2YVyDbHnkXJQsA=Y4QeGCyhGp-cyg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20190313204120.RMPB4064.fed1rmfepo101.cox.net@fed1rmimpo210.cox.net>

He can down load the software from here:https://wxtoimgrestored.xyz73Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)Saguaro Astronomy ClubWww.saguaroastro.orgThunderbird Astronomy ClubWww.w7tbc.org
-------- Original message --------From: Philip Jenkins <n4hf.philip at gmail.com> Date: 3/13/19  12:07  (GMT-07:00) To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] WX sat software  I got this email from a guy I met at the Charlotte Hamfest. I knowextremely little about receiving WX sats, so I told him I'd pass it on theAMSAT BB. Email him directly if you like.... avampato at comporium.net? Thereis one correction to the email below. He actually meant NOAA 19, not 21.*Philip,**Remember we met at the Charlotte Ham fest. What I wanted to know is? whatsoftware is used to demodulate and display NOAA 21 Sat images.? I receive astrong signal when the sat is overhead.? I watched the utube videos, butthey didn't help.**Thanks,**Joe Avampato**W8DKR*Philip N4HF_______________________________________________Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum availableto all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressedare solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From mountain.michelle at gmail.com  Wed Mar 13 20:49:13 2019
From: mountain.michelle at gmail.com (Michelle Thompson)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 13:49:13 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] JAMSAT Phase 4 Ground and Space meetup
Message-ID: <CACvjz2WVrm1AE8_Qif-3gLSugYLyQLVNh7imCCjPaDtrKTGCzA@mail.gmail.com>

I?ll be speaking and doing demonstrations at JAMSAT Symposium this weekend.
If any one is there, and wants to meet up, please let me know!

Focus is on how we use GNU Radio on Phase 4 Ground and why it?s such a
great tool for amateur radio experimentation. We are on deck on Sunday.

Work on broadband microwave digital system GEO and ground stations for
North America continues and has made some big steps forward lately. Read
about recent activities at https://openresearch.institute, or in AMSAT-NA
Journal when they have space.

-Michelle W5NYV
-- 
-Michelle W5NYV

"Potestatem obscuri lateris nescis."

From k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Wed Mar 13 21:12:13 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 21:12:13 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] WX sat software
In-Reply-To: <CANTZqKmy8dvAsS-5NgUarY6Dps-5OLApS4YbzdyRpuz58aSSpg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGdEbNZhC5rCMSD+4i_o=2YVyDbHnkXJQsA=Y4QeGCyhGp-cyg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CANTZqKmy8dvAsS-5NgUarY6Dps-5OLApS4YbzdyRpuz58aSSpg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1265244365.5059462.1552511533616@mail.yahoo.com>

 Nice pics Pedro, thanks for sharing, 
but never heard of NOAA 21 until now.
73! 
Umesh 
k6vug 





    On Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 12:54:36 PM PDT, Pedro Converso <pconver at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 Hello,

Your friend may try wxtoimg is free now at

https://wxtoimgrestored.xyz/

Some pics I capture daily at http://amsat.org.ar/wx

73, lu7abf, Pedro


On 3/13/19, Philip Jenkins <n4hf.philip at gmail.com> wrote:
>? I got this email from a guy I met at the Charlotte Hamfest. I know
> extremely little about receiving WX sats, so I told him I'd pass it on the
> AMSAT BB. Email him directly if you like.... avampato at comporium.net? There
> is one correction to the email below. He actually meant NOAA 19, not 21.
>
> *Philip,*
> *Remember we met at the Charlotte Ham fest. What I wanted to know is? what
> software is used to demodulate and display NOAA 21 Sat images.? I receive a
> strong signal when the sat is overhead.? I watched the utube videos, but
> they didn't help.*
> *Thanks,*
> *Joe Avampato*
> *W8DKR*
>
>
> Philip N4HF
> _______________________________________________

  

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Wed Mar 13 21:18:41 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 21:18:41 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Tuning above 435.360 MHz when working AO-92 U/V??
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUcgqXiYUKB-pSMo+Zhoq702BuxDxNK9UiM33uEu6VwLzQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

A couple of weeks ago, when I started using my old Icom IC-W32A on the FM
satellites again, I saw that I was having to tune up to 435.365 MHz on the
AO-92 U/V uplink to get through near my LOS. I didn't think much about it
then, since the radio is at least 15 years old. It worked, even with the
additional tuning step, and did a decent job on AO-91 and AO-92 (U/V). It's
one of the later W32A models, with a 7-digit serial number that doesn't
include any capabilities to receive at 800 MHz, and doesn't work SO-50
full-duplex.

I was on AO-92 U/V earlier this week using my TH-D72 HT. On one pass Monday
morning, I found that I had to tune up to 435.365 MHz near the end of a
pass to get through the satellite. This was the first time I could recall
having to do this with my TH-D72. I asked about this on Twitter and the
QRZ satellite forum; a few others have noticed the same thing.

I am now finding that when I work AO-92 U/V, I don't stay on 435.340 MHz
very long. Maybe a minute or so, about the same amount of time I have been
on 435.365 MHz before LOS. I spend a similar amount of time on the other
4 tuning steps for AO-92 U/V (435.345 through 435.360 MHz). Once I saw
this, it is not a big deal to be prepared to use a 6th tuning step on my
radios. This is a relatively new thing, as I wasn't having to tune above
435.360 MHz a year ago - or even 3-4 months ago - when working AO-92 U/V.

For those using HTs or FM mobile radios to work AO-92 U/V, does anyone else
find they are having to transmit above 435.360 MHz late in those passes to
get through? If you're using something like an IC-910 or IC-9100, where are
your radios ending up when working AO-92 U/V? Or an alternative question...
what are you using as the nominal uplink frequency for AO-92 U/V?

Thanks, and 73!





Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

From saguaroastro at cox.net  Wed Mar 13 21:41:52 2019
From: saguaroastro at cox.net (saguaroastro)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 14:41:52 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] WX sat software
In-Reply-To: <1265244365.5059462.1552511533616@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <20190313214153.OOXO4162.fed1rmfepo203.cox.net@fed1rmimpo305.cox.net>

Umesh, The OP indicated it was a typo.The 3 active Wxsats are NOAA15, 18 &1973Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)Saguaro Astronomy ClubWww.saguaroastro.orgThunderbird Astronomy ClubWww.w7tbc.org
-------- Original message --------From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net Date: 3/13/19  14:12  (GMT-07:00) To: Philip Jenkins <n4hf.philip at gmail.com>, Pedro Converso <pconver at gmail.com> Cc: avampato at comporium.net, AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] WX sat software  Nice pics Pedro, thanks for sharing, but never heard of NOAA 21 until now.73! Umesh k6vug ??? On Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 12:54:36 PM PDT, Pedro Converso <pconver at gmail.com> wrote:?   Hello,Your friend may try wxtoimg is free now athttps://wxtoimgrestored.xyz/Some pics I capture daily at http://amsat.org.ar/wx73, lu7abf, PedroOn 3/13/19, Philip Jenkins <n4hf.philip at gmail.com> wrote:>? I got this email from a guy I met at the Charlotte Hamfest. I know> extremely little about receiving WX sats, so I told him I'd pass it on the> AMSAT BB. Email him directly if you like.... avampato at comporium.net? There> is one correction to the email below. He actually meant NOAA 19, not 21.>> *Philip,*> *Remember we met at the Charlotte Ham fest. What I wanted to know is? what> software is used to demodulate and display NOAA 21 Sat images.? I receive a> strong signal when the sat is overhead.? I watched the utube videos, but> they didn't help.*> *Thanks,*> *Joe Avampato*> *W8DKR*>>> Philip N4HF> _______________________________________________? _______________________________________________Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum availableto all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressedare solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From aj9n at aol.com  Thu Mar 14 00:16:05 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:16:05 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-14 00:00
	UTC
References: <1105364092.4572568.1552522565070.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1105364092.4572568.1552522565070@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-14 00:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD?

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Wed 2019-03-20 20:16:09 UTC 86 deg

?

Watch for live stream starting about 10-15 minutes before AOS at: www.ariotti.com

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

The ARISS-US program?s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019.

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

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

?

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:? http://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) http://www.jarl.org/ ?(***)

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) http://www.jarl.org/

?

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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?
http://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??? 
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete?
details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham?Video.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
http://www.ariss-eu.org/? ?

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
schools:? 


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 112


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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.

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?2019-03-14 00:00 UTC.? (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and 
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and?Echolink websites, and 
instructions for any contact that may be streamed?live.??


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

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

Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1293. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1236. 
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. 

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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

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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:?? 
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html?

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

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The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-03-05 16:00 UTC.

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

Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 
Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf

Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf

Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
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Exp. 58 on orbit

Oleg Konenenko

David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Anne McClain

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

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From les at highnoonfilm.com  Thu Mar 14 13:09:05 2019
From: les at highnoonfilm.com (Les Rayburn)
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 08:09:05 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS?
Message-ID: <9448BFE2-D2BB-4E6D-B335-8D637C4F1E73@highnoonfilm.com>

Trying to become active on APRS/packet on the satellites using my Kenwood TM-D710. A couple of questions: 

1.) Anyone know why the ISS digipeater hasn?t been active for the past several days? 

2.) Is there any easy way to switch the path and other settings between FalconSat3 and ISS/NO-84? I?d love to work both, but don?t do a lot of APRS operating so switching between them isn?t easy for me. 

Anyone else using the TM-D710 who could share some tips on best operating practices? 


73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF
Maylene, AL 
EM63nf
AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member





From wmc_jx at 163.com  Thu Mar 14 13:32:33 2019
From: wmc_jx at 163.com (=?GBK?B?zqTD97So?=)
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:32:33 +0800 (CST)
Subject: [amsat-bb] [IMPORTANT] Update for LilacSat-1(LO-90) telemetry
	upload interface
Message-ID: <67e62ed0.f1cd.1697c67875e.Coremail.wmc_jx@163.com>

Hi OMs,




For LilacSat-1 telemetry upload and TLE update, please replace http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn  with http://data.lilacsat.online in proxy window.


Sorry for the inconvenience.




Best Regards & 73!




Wei BG2BHC





--

WEI Mingchuan


Research Center of Satellite Technology
Harbin Institute of Technology
mobile: +86-189-4501-5242
e-mail: wmc_jx at 163.com; bg2bhc at gmail.com




 

From royldean at gmail.com  Thu Mar 14 15:53:42 2019
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 11:53:42 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS?
Message-ID: <CADGPg2tM1E3xLPTvtc_HKj0UC3QUvOmoVVeRSyH6R0he0200_g@mail.gmail.com>

The ISS digipeater has been unreliable in the last couple of years.
 Firstly, it is turned off whenever there is a special event happening on
the space station (space walks, re-supplies, etc).  Secondly, the packet
module and radio are really old, and we've been seeing erratic behavior
from the pair (sometimes it's not on at all, sometimes it's on but weak,
sometimes it's deaf, etc.).    There is a fancy new ARISS transceiver
slated to go up to the station soon, and we all hope that will remedy the
situation.   Of course, sending a few bucks to ARISS can't hurt that
timeline.   :)

Regarding the switch between the 1200 and 9600 packet sats - there is no
easy way.   I also use a D710 and it would be nice if you could select a
"profile" to swap in all of the path, modem speed, and duplex options - but
to my knowledge this is not possible.   If you are connected via KISS
serial connection, you could automate this - but I'm not sure if there are
any software packages out there that would do that - at least without
having to manually change all the values via individual KISS commands
(which doesn't seem to be any better than using the built-in D710 UI).

--Roy
K3RLD


> Trying to become active on APRS/packet on the satellites using my Kenwood
> TM-D710. A couple of questions: 1.) Anyone know why the ISS digipeater
> hasn?t been active for the past several days? 2.) Is there any easy way to
> switch the path and other settings between FalconSat3 and ISS/NO-84? I?d
> love to work both, but don?t do a lot of APRS operating so switching
> between them isn?t easy for me. Anyone else using the TM-D710 who could
> share some tips on best operating practices?

From n8hm at arrl.net  Thu Mar 14 15:56:46 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 11:56:46 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS?
In-Reply-To: <CADGPg2tM1E3xLPTvtc_HKj0UC3QUvOmoVVeRSyH6R0he0200_g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADGPg2tM1E3xLPTvtc_HKj0UC3QUvOmoVVeRSyH6R0he0200_g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOqKUEx_mtpj9DFGvE7oe0t8+v3xbU6YQXn5=SCRwFja7A@mail.gmail.com>

Yes, please donate to ARISS to help make that a reality!

https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_48JQ5vYnLCu48JQ5vYnLCu

https://www.amsat.org/donate/

You can even make a small recurring monthly donation if you prefer.
Every penny counts!

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 11:54 AM Roy Dean <royldean at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The ISS digipeater has been unreliable in the last couple of years.
>  Firstly, it is turned off whenever there is a special event happening on
> the space station (space walks, re-supplies, etc).  Secondly, the packet
> module and radio are really old, and we've been seeing erratic behavior
> from the pair (sometimes it's not on at all, sometimes it's on but weak,
> sometimes it's deaf, etc.).    There is a fancy new ARISS transceiver
> slated to go up to the station soon, and we all hope that will remedy the
> situation.   Of course, sending a few bucks to ARISS can't hurt that
> timeline.   :)
>
> Regarding the switch between the 1200 and 9600 packet sats - there is no
> easy way.   I also use a D710 and it would be nice if you could select a
> "profile" to swap in all of the path, modem speed, and duplex options - but
> to my knowledge this is not possible.   If you are connected via KISS
> serial connection, you could automate this - but I'm not sure if there are
> any software packages out there that would do that - at least without
> having to manually change all the values via individual KISS commands
> (which doesn't seem to be any better than using the built-in D710 UI).
>
> --Roy
> K3RLD
>
>
> > Trying to become active on APRS/packet on the satellites using my Kenwood
> > TM-D710. A couple of questions: 1.) Anyone know why the ISS digipeater
> > hasn?t been active for the past several days? 2.) Is there any easy way to
> > switch the path and other settings between FalconSat3 and ISS/NO-84? I?d
> > love to work both, but don?t do a lot of APRS operating so switching
> > between them isn?t easy for me. Anyone else using the TM-D710 who could
> > share some tips on best operating practices?
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From bruninga at usna.edu  Thu Mar 14 16:25:25 2019
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:25:25 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS? (Easy switching)
Message-ID: <b45fb1005059cec72cd28eeb0f72ee2b@mail.gmail.com>

Yes, it is easy to maintain multiple profiles in the D710.  One for
Falconsat and one for ISS/NO84, etc

Just program one PM memory for normal operation
Then one for Falconsat at 9600 using the path of PFS3-1, and then another
one for ISS/APRS/NO84 using the path VIA ARISS

Then operations of any are only one PM push button away.

But you must change the menu item AUTO-PM-STORE to OFF, or otherwise the PM
will NOT remember the basic settings but will auto-save-anything you do and
so you never know for sure what is in there.  I always thoguth it strange
that the default for AUTO-PM-SAVE defaults to ON which defeats the whole
purpose (in my opinion) of having PM memories in the first plave.

Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Les Rayburn
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 9:09 AM
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS?

Trying to become active on APRS/packet on the satellites using my Kenwood
TM-D710. A couple of questions:

1.) Anyone know why the ISS digipeater hasn?t been active for the past
several days?

2.) Is there any easy way to switch the path and other settings between
FalconSat3 and ISS/NO-84? I?d love to work both, but don?t do a lot of APRS
operating so switching between them isn?t easy for me.

Anyone else using the TM-D710 who could share some tips on best operating
practices?


73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF
Maylene, AL
EM63nf
AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member




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From royldean at gmail.com  Thu Mar 14 17:35:11 2019
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:35:11 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS? (Easy switching)
Message-ID: <CADGPg2tTChWOfpArhyk5deKAidKOtn2EZu7DjuqkXVV_jFR76w@mail.gmail.com>

Funny, when I first got my D710 I looked into doing just that, but could've
sworn that all the "important" info was not part of what could be stored in
PMs.   After looking at the manual again, I note that the list of
parameters they show under the PM title say "below parameters CANNOT be
stored in a PM".   DUH!   I must have originally read it as "can" and
ignored the whole section due to no parameters of value being listed.

So...... much.... wasted.... time!    Thanks, Bob!!!!


> Just program one PM memory for normal operation
> Then one for Falconsat at 9600 using the path of PFS3-1, and then another
> one for ISS/APRS/NO84 using the path VIA ARISS

From kb2m at arrl.net  Thu Mar 14 20:31:17 2019
From: kb2m at arrl.net (kb2mjeff@att.net)
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:31:17 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] FS-3 pacsat u/l
Message-ID: <19e101d4daa4$e0b02940$a2107bc0$@arrl.net>


Moving off my 30 year old TNC due to poor data performance. The old DSP2232 has done it's job. I'm now in the middle of setting up a software based modem system using my  IC-9100, EasyTerm, and HS_SoundModem. The data D/L performance really blows away the hardware based modem. This somewhat surprises me as 20 years ago, we as a group did simultaneous  d/l tests using S/W and H/W modems, and at the time the hardware was far superior. The S/W modems and CPU's driving them have come a long way.
 Anyway what my  problem is, how to activate PTT with this setup. I had this working a few years ago, but forgot what I did. Where I'm at now, I'm using vspMgr to try and split the IC-9100's PTT serial port, but no joy. Do I need to split the port? Or use VOX? Any one get this working? Thanks...

73 Jeff kb2m



From mjohns+K0JM at luther.edu  Thu Mar 14 21:19:59 2019
From: mjohns+K0JM at luther.edu (Mark D. Johns)
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:19:59 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] FS-3 pacsat u/l
In-Reply-To: <19e101d4daa4$e0b02940$a2107bc0$@arrl.net>
References: <19e101d4daa4$e0b02940$a2107bc0$@arrl.net>
Message-ID: <CAHKCqnDOFvQkMpM=1AU1k2rMysToX-eYYcLf2LKEuaKfOGLCOQ@mail.gmail.com>

Some have modified the rig. See, for example,
https://dc1rjj.darc.de/IC-9100_PTT-CW_via_USB_modification.pdf
Another solution is a little Windows utility program by ND0B called
ICOMkeyer.exe
--
Mark D. Johns
K?JM / M?GZO / ex-9H3DJ / ex-K?MDJ
Brooklyn Park, MN USA   EN35hd
-----------------------------------------------
"Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit,
   you would stay out and your dog would go in."
    ---Mark Twain


On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 3:31 PM kb2mjeff at att.net <kb2m at arrl.net> wrote:
>
>
> Moving off my 30 year old TNC due to poor data performance. The old
DSP2232 has done it's job. I'm now in the middle of setting up a software
based modem system using my  IC-9100, EasyTerm, and HS_SoundModem. The data
D/L performance really blows away the hardware based modem. This somewhat
surprises me as 20 years ago, we as a group did simultaneous  d/l tests
using S/W and H/W modems, and at the time the hardware was far superior.
The S/W modems and CPU's driving them have come a long way.
>  Anyway what my  problem is, how to activate PTT with this setup. I had
this working a few years ago, but forgot what I did. Where I'm at now, I'm
using vspMgr to try and split the IC-9100's PTT serial port, but no joy. Do
I need to split the port? Or use VOX? Any one get this working? Thanks...
>
> 73 Jeff kb2m
>
>
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From wandtosborne at gmail.com  Fri Mar 15 03:50:10 2019
From: wandtosborne at gmail.com (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 16:50:10 +1300
Subject: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist
In-Reply-To: <f9aad179-e136-bd61-4047-bf52210a1880@msa.hinet.net>
References: <f9aad179-e136-bd61-4047-bf52210a1880@msa.hinet.net>
Message-ID: <DEF4A6D98D2442B5822F04604D0E4EF7@OsbornesPC>

Hi Hans,

If you have a plenty of RG213 and suitable connectors, you could try making 
a Coax stub filter.
You need a cable length that is an odd multiple of a quarter wave length 
long at the FM Tx frequency
and an even multiple of a quarter wave at the frequency that you want (2M 
/70CMs).
A single RG213 stub would have about 25dB of rejection and would pass 100 
Watts OK.
You just need a coax T connector and some matching connectors.
To trim the stub, use a set of garden secateurs.
If you have a Bao feng or similar radio you could use that on the FM band 
attached to your T and trim
the stub for minimum signal on the unwanted Tx frequency.

I haven't run the calculations for how long the stub should be but if it's 
useful I could do so.

73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC


-----Original Message----- 
From: Hans BX2ABT
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 12:33 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist

My sis-in-law will be visiting from the States soon and I usually make
her bring some stuff for me so I can save on freight costs. She will
definitely bring an Arrow Antenna so I can start some portable
operations. A Sony voice recorder is also on my list, as well as some
coax cable (RG-400 is what I'm thinking of. Really expensive here).
Don't have a budget for much more, but since I have a clear
line-of-sight to some 10 kW FM transmitters from my QTH I thought I
should at least get a good FM-band notch filter.

Any recommendations on where to buy this in the US? I haven't found
anything when I googled, not even a lot of 2/70 band pass filters, or
low pass filters to prevent desensing on 70 cm. My own creations have a
too high insertion loss, so this time I really want something a bit more
professional and something that can handle at least 100 Watts of power.
Any recommendations are welcome. Cheers. --Hans BX2ABT


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From aj9n at aol.com  Fri Mar 15 03:41:35 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 03:41:35 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-15 03:30
	UTC
References: <1768667930.5317196.1552621295736.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1768667930.5317196.1552621295736@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-15 03:30 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD?

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Wed 2019-03-20 20:16:09 UTC 86 deg

?

Watch for live stream starting about 10-15 minutes before AOS at: www.ariotti.com

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

The ARISS-US program?s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019.

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

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

?

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:? http://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) http://www.jarl.org/ ?(***)

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) http://www.jarl.org/

?

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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.

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
http://www.ariss.org/

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

****************************************************************************
Looking?for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS??? 
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete?
details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham?Video.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
http://www.ariss-eu.org/? ?

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
schools:? 


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 112


****************************************************************************
The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date 
webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 
ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know.

Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own 
orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed 
time. 
All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and 
time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS


The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2019-03-15 03:30 UTC.? (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and 
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and?Echolink websites, and 
instructions for any contact that may be streamed?live.??


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

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

Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1293. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1236. 
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. 

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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

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

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

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

QSL?information may be found at:?? 
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html?

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

****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-03-05 16:00 UTC.

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

Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 
Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf

Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf

Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts

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


Exp. 58 on orbit

Oleg Konenenko

David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Anne McClain

?


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

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

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From ka3hdo at gmail.com  Fri Mar 15 12:54:09 2019
From: ka3hdo at gmail.com (ka3hdo at gmail.com)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 08:54:09 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS?
Message-ID: <002a01d4db2e$2eda1610$8c8e4230$@gmail.com>

Thanks Paul!  We have a lot of exciting upgrades to the ISS Radio system
coming up.  And we are in the expensive fabrication and testing phase right
now.  So every dollar counts!!

To answer a couple of the APRS questions out there:

The system has been down recently because of the Soyuz docking.  We now have
an additional 3 crew members on ISS--a total of 6.  We hope to have the
radio system turned back on soon.  We were waiting for the docking to occur
for the crew to do a power cycle.

We did launch and replace the old packet module with a "new" old flight
backup unit.  As some have pointed out, its characteristics are a bit
different from the old one.  Some have said that it is deaf.  Note that when
these were built in the late 1990's the radio system was set up with a tight
3 kHz deviation for packet.  The suggestion to tighten up your deviation may
improve your ability to better communicate with the system.  In the
meantime, the ARISS team is focused on getting the next-generation radio
system built and flown.

73,  Frank KA3HDO
***************************************
Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO
ISS Ham Radio Program Manager & PI
ARISS International Chair
AMSAT V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs

 
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 11:56:46 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net>
To: Roy Dean <royldean at gmail.com>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS?
Message-ID:
	<CABzOSOqKUEx_mtpj9DFGvE7oe0t8+v3xbU6YQXn5=SCRwFja7A at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

Yes, please donate to ARISS to help make that a reality!

https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_48JQ5vYnLCu48JQ5vYnLCu

https://www.amsat.org/donate/

You can even make a small recurring monthly donation if you prefer.
Every penny counts!

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 11:54 AM Roy Dean <royldean at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The ISS digipeater has been unreliable in the last couple of years.
>  Firstly, it is turned off whenever there is a special event happening on
> the space station (space walks, re-supplies, etc).  Secondly, the packet
> module and radio are really old, and we've been seeing erratic behavior
> from the pair (sometimes it's not on at all, sometimes it's on but weak,
> sometimes it's deaf, etc.).    There is a fancy new ARISS transceiver
> slated to go up to the station soon, and we all hope that will remedy the
> situation.   Of course, sending a few bucks to ARISS can't hurt that
> timeline.   :)
>
> Regarding the switch between the 1200 and 9600 packet sats - there is no
> easy way.   I also use a D710 and it would be nice if you could select a
> "profile" to swap in all of the path, modem speed, and duplex options -
but
> to my knowledge this is not possible.   If you are connected via KISS
> serial connection, you could automate this - but I'm not sure if there are
> any software packages out there that would do that - at least without
> having to manually change all the values via individual KISS commands
> (which doesn't seem to be any better than using the built-in D710 UI).
>
> --Roy
> K3RLD
>



From bruninga at usna.edu  Fri Mar 15 13:42:23 2019
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:42:23 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist (Making a T notch filter)
Message-ID: <daa9d25261d12705d2257eb13ead8895@mail.gmail.com>

And you can make it without all the connectors at the T if you want.
Though it takes some close and inventive soldering of the "T".  Since the
FM band is 88 to 108 that (I think) is far enough from 145 to add minimum
loss.  But at UHF, one needs to carefully check to make sure that the FM
frequency is not also a multiple of the FM frequency.

Tell us the FM broadcast frequency and we can take a quick look.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Wendy and Terry
Osborne
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 11:50 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org; Hans BX2ABT <hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist

Hi Hans,

If you have a plenty of RG213 and suitable connectors, you could try
making a Coax stub filter.
You need a cable length that is an odd multiple of a quarter wave length
long at the FM Tx frequency and an even multiple of a quarter wave at the
frequency that you want (2M /70CMs).
A single RG213 stub would have about 25dB of rejection and would pass 100
Watts OK.
You just need a coax T connector and some matching connectors.
To trim the stub, use a set of garden secateurs.
If you have a Bao feng or similar radio you could use that on the FM band
attached to your T and trim the stub for minimum signal on the unwanted Tx
frequency.

I haven't run the calculations for how long the stub should be but if it's
useful I could do so.

73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC


-----Original Message-----
From: Hans BX2ABT
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 12:33 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist

My sis-in-law will be visiting from the States soon and I usually make her
bring some stuff for me so I can save on freight costs. She will
definitely bring an Arrow Antenna so I can start some portable operations.
A Sony voice recorder is also on my list, as well as some coax cable
(RG-400 is what I'm thinking of. Really expensive here).
Don't have a budget for much more, but since I have a clear line-of-sight
to some 10 kW FM transmitters from my QTH I thought I should at least get
a good FM-band notch filter.

Any recommendations on where to buy this in the US? I haven't found
anything when I googled, not even a lot of 2/70 band pass filters, or low
pass filters to prevent desensing on 70 cm. My own creations have a too
high insertion loss, so this time I really want something a bit more
professional and something that can handle at least 100 Watts of power.
Any recommendations are welcome. Cheers. --Hans BX2ABT


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From propgrinder at gmail.com  Fri Mar 15 13:50:40 2019
From: propgrinder at gmail.com (Bob Hammond)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 06:50:40 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Portable operation from travel trailer/truck camper
Message-ID: <CAKoB7OpR9MjogzRRv_hdL+Vr7K0KoJgRN-PLzXhUKQTCj0t41A@mail.gmail.com>

I've about completed Mark Spencer's WRAPS (tricked out version) AZ/EL
rotator system.  And I plan to use it with my small travel trailer or truck
camper with my IC-9700......whenever IT GETS HERE!

My question:  should I set up a small extendable mast (I have several
fiberglass sections of MGS mast left over from my permanent mast setup) I
can mount to the trailer/camper?

Or should I go with a tripod setup?

Suggestions?

From hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net  Fri Mar 15 14:37:12 2019
From: hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net (Hans BX2ABT)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 22:37:12 +0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist (Making a T notch filter)
In-Reply-To: <daa9d25261d12705d2257eb13ead8895@mail.gmail.com>
References: <daa9d25261d12705d2257eb13ead8895@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <ecd442e3-d9b2-814e-43ae-b440ff07179b@msa.hinet.net>

Hello all,

Unfortunately it's not one transmitter, but four of them (I thought 5, 
but I just checked. Powers range from 1 - 10 kW), producing a lot of 
spurious signals and raising the noise floor by about 10 dB when 
pointing the beam into that direction. I don't think stubs will be broad 
enough to cover 89 to 106 MHz, but I never worked with them, so I'm 
guessing here. I don't have any problems with FM stations leaking onto 
70 cm, just the air band, NOAA frequencies and 2 meters. My Airspy mini 
also picks up lots of spurious signals? below 50 MHz, often hard enough 
to ID.

I found this filter from Par Electronics 
(http://www.parelectronics.com/fm-broadcast.php), but it doesn't 
indicate if you can tx through it. Otherwise I will have to use it in 
the shack and remove it when I want to tx on 2m, with the risk of 
forgetting it and blowing it up. Will a sequencer be a solution then?

73 de Hans

BX2ABT


On 03/15/2019 09:42 PM, Robert Bruninga wrote:
> And you can make it without all the connectors at the T if you want.
> Though it takes some close and inventive soldering of the "T".  Since the
> FM band is 88 to 108 that (I think) is far enough from 145 to add minimum
> loss.  But at UHF, one needs to carefully check to make sure that the FM
> frequency is not also a multiple of the FM frequency.
>
> Tell us the FM broadcast frequency and we can take a quick look.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Wendy and Terry
> Osborne
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 11:50 PM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org; Hans BX2ABT <hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net>
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist
>
> Hi Hans,
>
> If you have a plenty of RG213 and suitable connectors, you could try
> making a Coax stub filter.
> You need a cable length that is an odd multiple of a quarter wave length
> long at the FM Tx frequency and an even multiple of a quarter wave at the
> frequency that you want (2M /70CMs).
> A single RG213 stub would have about 25dB of rejection and would pass 100
> Watts OK.
> You just need a coax T connector and some matching connectors.
> To trim the stub, use a set of garden secateurs.
> If you have a Bao feng or similar radio you could use that on the FM band
> attached to your T and trim the stub for minimum signal on the unwanted Tx
> frequency.
>
> I haven't run the calculations for how long the stub should be but if it's
> useful I could do so.
>
> 73,
> Terry Osborne ZL2BAC
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hans BX2ABT
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 12:33 AM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist
>
> My sis-in-law will be visiting from the States soon and I usually make her
> bring some stuff for me so I can save on freight costs. She will
> definitely bring an Arrow Antenna so I can start some portable operations.
> A Sony voice recorder is also on my list, as well as some coax cable
> (RG-400 is what I'm thinking of. Really expensive here).
> Don't have a budget for much more, but since I have a clear line-of-sight
> to some 10 kW FM transmitters from my QTH I thought I should at least get
> a good FM-band notch filter.
>
> Any recommendations on where to buy this in the US? I haven't found
> anything when I googled, not even a lot of 2/70 band pass filters, or low
> pass filters to prevent desensing on 70 cm. My own creations have a too
> high insertion loss, so this time I really want something a bit more
> professional and something that can handle at least 100 Watts of power.
> Any recommendations are welcome. Cheers. --Hans BX2ABT
>
>
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From na1saloon at outlook.com  Fri Mar 15 15:48:27 2019
From: na1saloon at outlook.com (NA1SA Loon)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:48:27 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Kep Update Failure
Message-ID: <DM6PR05MB3996B5B05DE2350D5B1965FDF2440@DM6PR05MB3996.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>

I use the nasabare.txt for my source file, but when I try to update keps using:  http://www.amsat.org/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.all
I continually get Download Failed.  I use the nasabare.txt because it contains the CAS-4A,  CAS-4B, and PSAT (NO-84) satellites, which are not in the amateur.txt file.   Any suggestions?



Loon
NA1SA
FN10
AMSAT 41057

From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri Mar 15 15:50:01 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 11:50:01 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Kep Update Failure
In-Reply-To: <DM6PR05MB3996B5B05DE2350D5B1965FDF2440@DM6PR05MB3996.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>
References: <DM6PR05MB3996B5B05DE2350D5B1965FDF2440@DM6PR05MB3996.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOoc8BK9_c1B2MC2PzvQ8UxcCm9OzTG8z3aEcCb1cP5HCg@mail.gmail.com>

The correct link is https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 11:48 AM NA1SA Loon <na1saloon at outlook.com> wrote:
>
> I use the nasabare.txt for my source file, but when I try to update keps using:  http://www.amsat.org/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.all
> I continually get Download Failed.  I use the nasabare.txt because it contains the CAS-4A,  CAS-4B, and PSAT (NO-84) satellites, which are not in the amateur.txt file.   Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Loon
> NA1SA
> FN10
> AMSAT 41057
> _______________________________________________
> 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 joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com  Fri Mar 15 15:50:33 2019
From: joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com (JoAnne K9JKM)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 10:50:33 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Kep Update Failure
In-Reply-To: <DM6PR05MB3996B5B05DE2350D5B1965FDF2440@DM6PR05MB3996.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>
References: <DM6PR05MB3996B5B05DE2350D5B1965FDF2440@DM6PR05MB3996.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <5c8bc9c5.1c69fb81.cd495.5e4b@mx.google.com>

The service seems to have down all morning at this QTH. So it is not just
you!

--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat.org


> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of NA1SA Loon
> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2019 10:48 AM
> To: AMSAT-BB
> Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Kep Update Failure
> 
> I use the nasabare.txt for my source file, but when I try to update keps
> using:  http://www.amsat.org/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.all
> I continually get Download Failed.  I use the nasabare.txt because it
> contains the CAS-4A,  CAS-4B, and PSAT (NO-84) satellites, which are not
in
> the amateur.txt file.   Any suggestions?
> 
> 
> 
> Loon
> NA1SA
> FN10
> AMSAT 41057
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb


From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri Mar 15 16:03:55 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 12:03:55 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Kep Update Failure
In-Reply-To: <5c8bc9c5.1c69fb81.cd495.5e4b@mx.google.com>
References: <DM6PR05MB3996B5B05DE2350D5B1965FDF2440@DM6PR05MB3996.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>
	<5c8bc9c5.1c69fb81.cd495.5e4b@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOqcZmtU5rKw6wJzXO5qeMyO2+uchkAwJ_B0eiQJ_=mqGA@mail.gmail.com>

It appears the server is now redirecting all queries to https:

$ wget http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt
--2019-03-15 11:59:42--
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt
Resolving www.amsat.org (www.amsat.org)... 67.227.252.196
Connecting to www.amsat.org (www.amsat.org)|67.227.252.196|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
Location: https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt [following]

I have informed our IT volunteers to check into whether a setting has
been changed that now prevents http connections.

Longer term, SatPC32 will need to be upgraded to support https
connections as unencrypted http connections are being phased out.

73,

Paul, N8HM


On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 11:52 AM JoAnne K9JKM <joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The service seems to have down all morning at this QTH. So it is not just
> you!
>
> --
> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> k9jkm at amsat.org
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of NA1SA Loon
> > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2019 10:48 AM
> > To: AMSAT-BB
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Kep Update Failure
> >
> > I use the nasabare.txt for my source file, but when I try to update keps
> > using:  http://www.amsat.org/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.all
> > I continually get Download Failed.  I use the nasabare.txt because it
> > contains the CAS-4A,  CAS-4B, and PSAT (NO-84) satellites, which are not
> in
> > the amateur.txt file.   Any suggestions?
> >
> >
> >
> > Loon
> > NA1SA
> > FN10
> > AMSAT 41057
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> > expressed
> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> > AMSAT-NA.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Fri Mar 15 16:07:34 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 16:07:34 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Kep Update Failure
In-Reply-To: <5c8bc9c5.1c69fb81.cd495.5e4b@mx.google.com>
References: <DM6PR05MB3996B5B05DE2350D5B1965FDF2440@DM6PR05MB3996.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>
	<5c8bc9c5.1c69fb81.cd495.5e4b@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUcgJJ62OKgyCr1CZZJU9YCDvWvX0mshPs=93NV2TaQGWw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

I see the same issue when I try to update the keps in
AmsatDroid Free. When I select "Amateur (amsat.org)"
as the set I want, a pop up "Could not download file from
network. Kept existing element data." appears. It worked
yesterday afternoon. Unlike with SatPC32, the URL where
the kep files are located aren't accessible in this app.
Is it possible the updated file wasn't stored on the AMSAT
server in the right place, or with the right file name in the
appropriate place on the server?

73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK


On Friday, March 15, 2019, JoAnne K9JKM <joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com> wrote:

> The service seems to have down all morning at this QTH. So it is not just
> you!
>
> --
> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> k9jkm at amsat.org
>
>
>

From peter at magicbug.co.uk  Fri Mar 15 16:23:01 2019
From: peter at magicbug.co.uk (Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL))
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 16:23:01 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Kep Update Failure
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOqcZmtU5rKw6wJzXO5qeMyO2+uchkAwJ_B0eiQJ_=mqGA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <DM6PR05MB3996B5B05DE2350D5B1965FDF2440@DM6PR05MB3996.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>
	<5c8bc9c5.1c69fb81.cd495.5e4b@mx.google.com>
	<CABzOSOqcZmtU5rKw6wJzXO5qeMyO2+uchkAwJ_B0eiQJ_=mqGA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAFvUair_TVG8k3NSf0_=r0Rrw-mH-Kj4X7e4o3ebP8B0R08mLg@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks for getting this looked into Paul, while HTTPs for the website
is a fantastic idea, probably isn't needed for TLEs and also will no
doubt break quite a few applications like AMSATDroid.

Hopefully, it will be back to normal soon!

Peter, 2M0SQL

On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 at 16:05, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>
> It appears the server is now redirecting all queries to https:
>
> $ wget http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt
> --2019-03-15 11:59:42--
> http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt
> Resolving www.amsat.org (www.amsat.org)... 67.227.252.196
> Connecting to www.amsat.org (www.amsat.org)|67.227.252.196|:80... connected.
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
> Location: https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt [following]
>
> I have informed our IT volunteers to check into whether a setting has
> been changed that now prevents http connections.
>
> Longer term, SatPC32 will need to be upgraded to support https
> connections as unencrypted http connections are being phased out.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 11:52 AM JoAnne K9JKM <joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > The service seems to have down all morning at this QTH. So it is not just
> > you!
> >
> > --
> > 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> > k9jkm at amsat.org
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of NA1SA Loon
> > > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2019 10:48 AM
> > > To: AMSAT-BB
> > > Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Kep Update Failure
> > >
> > > I use the nasabare.txt for my source file, but when I try to update keps
> > > using:  http://www.amsat.org/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.all
> > > I continually get Download Failed.  I use the nasabare.txt because it
> > > contains the CAS-4A,  CAS-4B, and PSAT (NO-84) satellites, which are not
> > in
> > > the amateur.txt file.   Any suggestions?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Loon
> > > NA1SA
> > > FN10
> > > AMSAT 41057
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> > > expressed
> > > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> > > AMSAT-NA.
> > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> > > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> _______________________________________________
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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.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri Mar 15 16:24:22 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 12:24:22 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Kep Update Failure
In-Reply-To: <CAN6TEUcgJJ62OKgyCr1CZZJU9YCDvWvX0mshPs=93NV2TaQGWw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <DM6PR05MB3996B5B05DE2350D5B1965FDF2440@DM6PR05MB3996.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>
	<5c8bc9c5.1c69fb81.cd495.5e4b@mx.google.com>
	<CAN6TEUcgJJ62OKgyCr1CZZJU9YCDvWvX0mshPs=93NV2TaQGWw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOo70BNCLHjn8dvpKa-yFJWBT295vOkC2=fZ3VPv4WhrGw@mail.gmail.com>

Our IT volunteers implemented a change to redirect all http requests to
https for security reasons. That change will be rolled back in the next
couple of hours due to the impact on SatPC32 and other tracking
applications.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 12:07 Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) <
amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I see the same issue when I try to update the keps in
> AmsatDroid Free. When I select "Amateur (amsat.org)"
> as the set I want, a pop up "Could not download file from
> network. Kept existing element data." appears. It worked
> yesterday afternoon. Unlike with SatPC32, the URL where
> the kep files are located aren't accessible in this app.
> Is it possible the updated file wasn't stored on the AMSAT
> server in the right place, or with the right file name in the
> appropriate place on the server?
>
> 73!
>
>
>
>
> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
> Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
>
>
> On Friday, March 15, 2019, JoAnne K9JKM <joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The service seems to have down all morning at this QTH. So it is not just
> > you!
> >
> > --
> > 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> > k9jkm at amsat.org
> >
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>

From w3ab at yahoo.com  Fri Mar 15 16:46:23 2019
From: w3ab at yahoo.com (W3AB/GEO)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:46:23 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist (Making a T notch filter)
In-Reply-To: <ecd442e3-d9b2-814e-43ae-b440ff07179b@msa.hinet.net>
References: <daa9d25261d12705d2257eb13ead8895@mail.gmail.com>
	<ecd442e3-d9b2-814e-43ae-b440ff07179b@msa.hinet.net>
Message-ID: <9fb7e203-9539-41ce-89ea-a6f86ec76805@yahoo.com>

How about rolling your own?

https://qrznow.com/145-mhz-low-loss-bandpass-helical-filter/

https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/Intermod/No_Tune_Filter.pdf

Or DCI?
http://dci.ca/
?___?
?Sent from my two way wrist watch?
??73 de W3AB/GEOOn Mar 15, 2019, at 07:39, Hans BX2ABT <?????hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net????> wrote:?

?Hello all,?

?Unfortunately it's not one transmitter, but four of them (I thought 5, ?
?but I just checked. Powers range from 1 - 10 kW), producing a lot of ?
?spurious signals and raising the noise floor by about 10 dB when ?
?pointing the beam into that direction. I don't think stubs will be broad ?
?enough to cover 89 to 106 MHz, but I never worked with them, so I'm ?
?guessing here. I don't have any problems with FM stations leaking onto ?
?70 cm, just the air band, NOAA frequencies and 2 meters. My Airspy mini ?
?also picks up lots of spurious signals? below 50 MHz, often hard enough ?
?to ID.?

?I found this filter from Par Electronics ?
?(??http://www.parelectronics.com/fm-broadcast.php??), but it doesn't ?
?indicate if you can tx through it. Otherwise I will have to use it in ?
?the shack and remove it when I want to tx on 2m, with the risk of ?
?forgetting it and blowing it up. Will a sequencer be a solution then??

?73 de Hans?

?BX2ABT?


?On 03/15/2019 09:42 PM, Robert Bruninga wrote:?

?And you can make it without all the connectors at the T if you want.?
?Though it takes some close and inventive soldering of the "T". Since the?
?FM band is 88 to 108 that (I think) is far enough from 145 to add minimum?
?loss. But at UHF, one needs to carefully check to make sure that the FM?
?frequency is not also a multiple of the FM frequency.?

?Tell us the FM broadcast frequency and we can take a quick look.?

?Bob?

?-----Original Message-----?
?From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Wendy and Terry?
?Osborne?
?Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 11:50 PM?
?To: amsat-bb at amsat.org; Hans BX2ABT <hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net>?
?Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist?

?Hi Hans,?

?If you have a plenty of RG213 and suitable connectors, you could try?
?making a Coax stub filter.?
?You need a cable length that is an odd multiple of a quarter wave length?
?long at the FM Tx frequency and an even multiple of a quarter wave at the?
?frequency that you want (2M /70CMs).?
?A single RG213 stub would have about 25dB of rejection and would pass 100?
?Watts OK.?
?You just need a coax T connector and some matching connectors.?
?To trim the stub, use a set of garden secateurs.?
?If you have a Bao feng or similar radio you could use that on the FM band?
?attached to your T and trim the stub for minimum signal on the unwanted Tx?

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From jim at milnet.uk.net  Fri Mar 15 17:09:51 2019
From: jim at milnet.uk.net (Jim Heck)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 17:09:51 -0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1/AO73 Operations
In-Reply-To: <736262214.3496450.1517219782102@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <736262214.3496450.1517219782102.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<736262214.3496450.1517219782102@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <48609DAAC543428E94385767C586F78C@jimPC2>

Hi All,
Just to confirm that AO73 is now in continuous amateur mode. The plan is to switch back to education mode on Sunday pm or Monday am (UTC)

Enjoy the transponder

73
Jim
G3WGM

From kk4yel at gmail.com  Fri Mar 15 18:25:15 2019
From: kk4yel at gmail.com (Kevin Zari)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 14:25:15 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS?
In-Reply-To: <002a01d4db2e$2eda1610$8c8e4230$@gmail.com>
References: <002a01d4db2e$2eda1610$8c8e4230$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1CF9E48E-BA20-432A-94E3-F2359BB8D1C0@gmail.com>

If you mean the TM-D701Ga, it has the ability to have custom configurations stored in different PM (Programmable Memory). So I set up the radio for normal repeater use, and save it to PM0. Then set up for APRS 1200 for ISS and PSAT and save to PM1. Then finally set for Falconsat 9.6k and save to PM3. 
Not sure if your version of the radio has this feature.  

Hope that helps
-Kevin (KK4YEL) 

-----

The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.

> 
>> On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 11:54 AM Roy Dean <royldean at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> The ISS digipeater has been unreliable in the last couple of years.
>> Firstly, it is turned off whenever there is a special event happening on
>> the space station (space walks, re-supplies, etc).  Secondly, the packet
>> module and radio are really old, and we've been seeing erratic behavior
>> from the pair (sometimes it's not on at all, sometimes it's on but weak,
>> sometimes it's deaf, etc.).    There is a fancy new ARISS transceiver
>> slated to go up to the station soon, and we all hope that will remedy the
>> situation.   Of course, sending a few bucks to ARISS can't hurt that
>> timeline.   :)
>> 
>> Regarding the switch between the 1200 and 9600 packet sats - there is no
>> easy way.   I also use a D710 and it would be nice if you could select a
>> "profile" to swap in all of the path, modem speed, and duplex options -
> but
>> to my knowledge this is not possible.   If you are connected via KISS
>> serial connection, you could automate this - but I'm not sure if there are
>> any software packages out there that would do that - at least without
>> having to manually change all the values via individual KISS commands
>> (which doesn't seem to be any better than using the built-in D710 UI).
>> 
>> --Roy
>> K3RLD
>> 
> 
> 
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From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri Mar 15 18:25:25 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 14:25:25 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Kep Update Failure
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOo70BNCLHjn8dvpKa-yFJWBT295vOkC2=fZ3VPv4WhrGw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <DM6PR05MB3996B5B05DE2350D5B1965FDF2440@DM6PR05MB3996.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>
	<5c8bc9c5.1c69fb81.cd495.5e4b@mx.google.com>
	<CAN6TEUcgJJ62OKgyCr1CZZJU9YCDvWvX0mshPs=93NV2TaQGWw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABzOSOo70BNCLHjn8dvpKa-yFJWBT295vOkC2=fZ3VPv4WhrGw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOpyF-uwfUYPLyZp05MC2OLkRhY_PeuBVO=Tr4U1Z-aQxg@mail.gmail.com>

This should now be fixed.

Sorry for any inconvenience!

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 12:24 PM Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>
> Our IT volunteers implemented a change to redirect all http requests to https for security reasons. That change will be rolled back in the next couple of hours due to the impact on SatPC32 and other tracking applications.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 12:07 Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) <amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> I see the same issue when I try to update the keps in
>> AmsatDroid Free. When I select "Amateur (amsat.org)"
>> as the set I want, a pop up "Could not download file from
>> network. Kept existing element data." appears. It worked
>> yesterday afternoon. Unlike with SatPC32, the URL where
>> the kep files are located aren't accessible in this app.
>> Is it possible the updated file wasn't stored on the AMSAT
>> server in the right place, or with the right file name in the
>> appropriate place on the server?
>>
>> 73!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
>> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
>> Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
>>
>>
>> On Friday, March 15, 2019, JoAnne K9JKM <joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > The service seems to have down all morning at this QTH. So it is not just
>> > you!
>> >
>> > --
>> > 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
>> > k9jkm at amsat.org
>> >
>> >
>> >
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From seb at wintek.com  Fri Mar 15 22:47:08 2019
From: seb at wintek.com (Stephen  E. Belter)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 22:47:08 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Portable operation from travel trailer/truck camper
In-Reply-To: <CAKoB7OpR9MjogzRRv_hdL+Vr7K0KoJgRN-PLzXhUKQTCj0t41A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAKoB7OpR9MjogzRRv_hdL+Vr7K0KoJgRN-PLzXhUKQTCj0t41A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <2047A87A-8C16-4C0D-9469-5A19B0EEA842@wintek.com>

Bob,

Tripod allows you to move the antenna to a spot with the best horizon, independent of the truck or trailer.  You can carry it to the top of the nearest hill. 

Mast allows you to get above the truck, trailer, and the neighboring trailers.  May work better if you?re working multiple passes.  

FYI:  I have a really nice tripod setup, but I?ve switched to hand holding my Arrow because it allows me to adjust polarity by twisting my wrist.  With polarity adjustment, my handheld Arrow hears better than my tripod setup with Yaesu G-5500 ax/el setup. 

Your mileage may vary. 

Good luck and have fun!

73, Steve N9IP
--
Steve Belter, seb at wintek.com


> On Mar 15, 2019, at 9:52 AM, Bob Hammond <propgrinder at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I've about completed Mark Spencer's WRAPS (tricked out version) AZ/EL
> rotator system.  And I plan to use it with my small travel trailer or truck
> camper with my IC-9700......whenever IT GETS HERE!
> 
> My question:  should I set up a small extendable mast (I have several
> fiberglass sections of MGS mast left over from my permanent mast setup) I
> can mount to the trailer/camper?
> 
> Or should I go with a tripod setup?
> 
> Suggestions?
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From straarup at gmail.com  Sat Mar 16 00:04:34 2019
From: straarup at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?S=C3=B8ren_Straarup?=)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:04:34 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Portable operation from travel trailer/truck camper
In-Reply-To: <2047A87A-8C16-4C0D-9469-5A19B0EEA842@wintek.com>
References: <CAKoB7OpR9MjogzRRv_hdL+Vr7K0KoJgRN-PLzXhUKQTCj0t41A@mail.gmail.com>
	<2047A87A-8C16-4C0D-9469-5A19B0EEA842@wintek.com>
Message-ID: <CAPq=p5F+58s122vGV8DUy=BKSTMKQ_wS2cV9RMYhAa5DbOTHCQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,

Arm strong rotor is recommended, to go further a portable setup like
FT-1634 makes it even easier to move to keep line of sight.

The "twist of the wrist" for optimal polarity is often the game changer
between getting heard and hear.

Vy 73 de AK4WQ/OZ2DAK, Soren Straarup

On Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 17:48 Stephen E. Belter <seb at wintek.com> wrote:

> Bob,
>
> Tripod allows you to move the antenna to a spot with the best horizon,
> independent of the truck or trailer.  You can carry it to the top of the
> nearest hill.
>
> Mast allows you to get above the truck, trailer, and the neighboring
> trailers.  May work better if you?re working multiple passes.
>
> FYI:  I have a really nice tripod setup, but I?ve switched to hand holding
> my Arrow because it allows me to adjust polarity by twisting my wrist.
> With polarity adjustment, my handheld Arrow hears better than my tripod
> setup with Yaesu G-5500 ax/el setup.
>
> Your mileage may vary.
>
> Good luck and have fun!
>
> 73, Steve N9IP
> --
> Steve Belter, seb at wintek.com
>
>
> > On Mar 15, 2019, at 9:52 AM, Bob Hammond <propgrinder at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I've about completed Mark Spencer's WRAPS (tricked out version) AZ/EL
> > rotator system.  And I plan to use it with my small travel trailer or
> truck
> > camper with my IC-9700......whenever IT GETS HERE!
> >
> > My question:  should I set up a small extendable mast (I have several
> > fiberglass sections of MGS mast left over from my permanent mast setup) I
> > can mount to the trailer/camper?
> >
> > Or should I go with a tripod setup?
> >
> > Suggestions?
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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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> expressed
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From kb2cwn at yahoo.com  Sat Mar 16 15:59:34 2019
From: kb2cwn at yahoo.com (Frank Staffa Jr.)
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 15:59:34 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92
References: <732179477.5434646.1552751974334.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <732179477.5434646.1552751974334@mail.yahoo.com>

I apologize to everyone trying to come back to my call just now but we had a CLOWN on there constantly throwing a dead carrier and also whistling on top of everyone. Don't know if anyone else heard him/her but it was annoying and one reason why FM sats can be discouraging.?Again I apologize to everyone trying to come back to my call.

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

From k8bl at ameritech.net  Sat Mar 16 16:25:32 2019
From: k8bl at ameritech.net (R.T.Liddy)
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 16:25:32 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92
In-Reply-To: <732179477.5434646.1552751974334@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <732179477.5434646.1552751974334.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<732179477.5434646.1552751974334@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <183248298.6548886.1552753532759@mail.yahoo.com>

 Frank.....? What is your Call???? ....GL/73,? ? Bob K8BL
P.S. Don't get discouraged. These situations usually clear up? ? ? ? on their own when the newbies get more experience and? ? ? ? the troublemakers get bored or ID'd.
    On Saturday, March 16, 2019, 11:59:46 AM EDT, Frank Staffa Jr. via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 I apologize to everyone trying to come back to my call just now but we had a CLOWN on there constantly throwing a dead carrier and also whistling on top of everyone. Don't know if anyone else heard him/her but it was annoying and one reason why FM sats can be discouraging.?Again I apologize to everyone trying to come back to my call.

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
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From meyersb at uplogon.com  Sat Mar 16 16:33:16 2019
From: meyersb at uplogon.com (Bob Meyers)
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 11:33:16 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92
In-Reply-To: <732179477.5434646.1552751974334@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <732179477.5434646.1552751974334.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<732179477.5434646.1552751974334@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <E355D4F3-EBA9-4392-85F3-95D8E4AAA61A@uplogon.com>

The same thing happens on FO-29.  By looking at the footprints over many passes it appears that he is on the east coast somewhere near New York or Boston.  If you have a SDR and look at the input, someone should be able to determine his location.  It could be kind of long range fox hunt.  Good luck finding him.

Bob
WA8FXQ 

> On Mar 16, 2019, at 10:59 AM, Frank Staffa Jr. via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> I apologize to everyone trying to come back to my call just now but we had a CLOWN on there constantly throwing a dead carrier and also whistling on top of everyone. Don't know if anyone else heard him/her but it was annoying and one reason why FM sats can be discouraging. Again I apologize to everyone trying to come back to my call.
> 
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
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From k9jkm at comcast.net  Sat Mar 16 23:57:14 2019
From: k9jkm at comcast.net (JoAnne K9JKM)
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 18:57:14 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-076 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <5411bfee-acd0-e21b-3649-95bf23d29889@comcast.net>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-076

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:

* AMSAT at the Dayton Hamvention -- Call for volunteers
* Out of This World Auction Sponsored by ARISS
* 50th Anniversary AMSAT OSCAR Satellite Communications
 ? Achievement Award
* Lilacsat-1 LO-90 Re-entry Commemorative Competition
* ARRL TI-2 Teachers Institute Includes Amateur Satellite Telemetry
* ARRL Supports No Change to Table of Allocations for 45.5 -
 ? 47 and 47 - 47.2 GHz Bands
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* AMSAT-DL QO-100 Up- and Downconverter Kit Modifications Announcement
* Changes to the AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution This Week
* Satellite/AMSAT Presentation at Phoenix AZ - March 21, 2019
* VUCC Awards-Endorsements for February 2019
* GPS Network May Experience Errors in "Week Number" Rollover
* Satellite Shorts From All Over

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-076.01
ANS-076 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 076.01
 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE March 17, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-076.01

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 ?? AMSAT relies on your donations to Keep Amateur Radio in Space
 ???? Please consider a one-time or recurring donation today at
 ???????????????? https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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AMSAT at the Dayton Hamvention -- Call for volunteers

Last year, we had about 40 people assist with the AMSAT booth at
the Hamvention. It was the efforts of those volunteers that made
the 2018 Dayton Hamvention a success for AMSAT.

The interaction with AMSAT members, satellite operators, designers,
and builders makes the whole experience a lot of fun.

The 2019 Hamvention is May 17-19 at the Greene County Fairgrounds
in Xenia, Ohio. Would you consider helping AMSAT at the Hamvention
this year? Whether you're available for only a couple of hours or
if you can spend the entire weekend with us, your help would be
greatly appreciated.

Please send an e-mail to Phil, w1eme at amsat.org if you can help.

[ANS Thanks W1EME for the above information]

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 ??? AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign
 ??? to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades
 ??? on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to
 ??? continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio,
 ??? ensure reliable packet operations and to keep the immensely
 ???????????????? popular SSTV operations running.
 ???? We have reached a great milestone with $17,255 raised
 ??? or about 12% towards our goal. This would not have been
 ???????? possible without your outstanding generosity!!

 ?? ARISS has a lot of exciting upgrades to the ISS Radio system
 ?? coming up. And we are in the expensive fabrication and testing
 ?? phase right now. So every dollar counts!!

 ????????? For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit:

 ???? https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9

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Out of This World Auction Sponsored by ARISS

March 6, 2019? ? The ARISS-US team (Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station) will auction two very unusual items in its first-ever
auction!? Picture yourself as the winning bidder and proud owner of a
unique JVC Kenwood TS-890S signed by astronauts!? Or, you could be top
bidder on a special astronaut-signed 6-volume boxed set 2019 ARRL
Handbook!

Bidding starts April 8th at 12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC.

You could own this one-of-a-kind beautiful Kenwood TS-890S; your ham
station would boast the only Kenwood in the world showcasing astronaut
signatures.? Your top bid on the limited edition boxed-set 2019 ARRL
Handbook for Radio Communications would mean your bookshelf includes
astronaut signatures among your book collection.

JVC Kenwood, a proud supporter of ARISS, generously gave a brand new
TS-890S for ARISS to auction.? They first offered the radio for sale
in the US in the last half of 2018.? Kenwood has been a super support-
er of ARISS for years, and it was the company?s idea for this radio,
with astronaut signatures, to be an exclusive that just one ham opera-
tor could own! The company hopes you?ll be a bidder who wants to sup-
port ARISS.

The limited edition 2019 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications sold
out fast once ARRL posted their ad.? It was the first time that ARRL
divided the Handbook into volumes, which nestle in a hard slipcase.
ARRL, an ARISS sponsor along with AMSAT and NASA, saved back one boxed
set to give ARISS for the fund-raiser auction.

When you bid in this auction you could be the crucial person who helps
ARISS launch its new custom-built higher-power radio system in 2019
with its voice repeater and improved packet APRS and SSTV capability
that thousands of hams enjoy. The new system will replace the aging,
problematic units currently on the ISS.? You may be the winning bidder
who helps ARISS continue introducing ham radio to thousands of
students, teachers, parents, and whole communities?and inspiring
students about science, technology, engineering, math, and radio!

Don't forget; set yourself a reminder: bidding starts April 8th at
12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC.

Be the winning bidder for one or both of these two exclusive offerings
and you?ll own a rare article that makes your ham station a classic!
More auction details will soon be posted at www.ariss.org including
that winning bidders will be responsible for shipping costs and for
handling any required customs paperwork.? ARISS thanked JVC Kenwood
and ARRL for their generous support.

And if you don?t do auctions, please contribute a donation to help
ARISS launch its new radio system into space?look for the Donate but-
ton near the top right corner of the www.ariss.org page.? Thank you!

About ARISS

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a coopera-
tive venture of international amateur radio societies and the space
agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).? In the
United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (
AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the
Advancement of Science in space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote
exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio
between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or
public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educa-
tors, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies,
and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.

Media Contact:
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn at amsat.org

[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]

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 ???????????? 2019 marks AMSAT?s 50th Anniversary
 ????????????? of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
 ?????????? To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the
 ??????????? AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program.
 ??????????????? Full details are available at
 ??? https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/
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50th Anniversary AMSAT OSCAR Satellite Communications Achievement Award

Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards says the
50th Anniversary AMSAT OSCAR Satellite Communications Achievement
Award is now online:
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/

Unlike the AMSAT Satellite Communications Achievement Award, the
50th Anniversary AMSAT Satellite Communications Achievement Award
will be issued on one of the original goldenrod paper stock certi-
ficates and signed by AMSAT?s founding President, Perry Klein,
K3JTE (now W3PK). With only 20 original certificates available,
this award will certainly become a collector?s item.

The first 20 applicants to successfully submit 20 confirmed, qual-
ifying contacts on any satellite will receive this award.

A qualifying contact is defined as the establishment of two-way
communication on any amateur radio satellite, with another station
in a U.S. state, Canadian call area, or DXCC entity, no two of
which may be the same. A U.S. state shall mean any state of the
United States and the District of Columbia.

All contacts must be made between March 03, 2019 00:00 UTC and
December 31, 2019 23:59 UTC. Refer to the 50th Anniversary Awards
program page (above) for the complete set of requirements and sub-
mission instructions.

As of March 15 Bruce says he issued 50th Anniversary Satellite
Communication Achievement Awards to these satellite operators:
Award #? Callsign
-------? --------
 ?590???? W5RKN
 ?591???? K7TAB
 ?592???? KG5GJT
 ?593???? KB6LTY
 ?594???? KC9VGG
 ?595???? K6FW
 ?596???? N1RCN
 ?597???? K5IX
 ?598???? WD9EWK
 ?599???? KI7UNJ
 ?601???? VA3NNA

(Award #600 was not a 50th certificate and went to W5RTX.) There
are 9 more 50th Anniversary Anniversary Satellite Communication
Achievement Awards still available.

[ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards
 ?for the above information]

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Lilacsat-1 LO-90 Re-entry Commemorative Competition

Wei Mingchuan, BG2BHC, at the Harbin Institute of Technology in
China says LO-90 (Lilacsat-1) is about to re-enter so the LO-90
team has announced the Lilacsat-1 Commemorative Competition (LOCC).
Use Google translate to learn more of Lilacsat-1 at:
http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/wp/

The contest period begins on March 16, 2019 at 00:00 UTC and con-
tinues until Lilacsat-1 re-enters. The competition consists of two
operating categories:

+ Amateur Radio Telemetry Group
 ? - Receive and upload as many telemetry packets as possible
 ??? within the competition period.
+ Amateur Radio Communication Group
 ? - Make as many bidirectional QSO as possible in as many grid
 ??? locator as possible within the competition period.

For the telemetry competition each successfully uploaded telemetry
packet to the Harbin Institute of Technology server counts as one
point. BG2BHC advises there is a change to the Lilacsat-1 telemetry
upload proxy address. Those using http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn should
change it to http://data.lilacsat.online in proxy window of the
dashboard.

For the amateur radio communication competition a bidirectional
contact consists on exchange of callsign and grid locator. Each
QSO will count as one point. Each different grid counts as one
multiplier. Duplicate QSOs with the same callsign do not count.

Scoring and Awards
------------------
In the Amateur Radio Telemetry Group: final score = basic point
which is the total number of telemetry packets uploaded. All
telemetry data uploaded qualifies for a LilacSat-1 QSL card.

In the Amateur Radio Communication Group:
final score = basic point * multiplier

+ China: top 3 certificates issued.
+ World: Top 10 certificates issued.
+ The ham who receives the last downlink signal in the world
 ? and successfully uploads it to the server will receive a
 ? special gift.
+ Honor stickers - portable stations set up and operated in
 ? the field for this contest will receive a "Fiel " sticker
 ? affixed to the certificate. (Include a photo of the portable
 ? station.)

The LO-90 team will publish the telemetry package list received
from March 16, 2019 00:00 UTC to LilacSat-1 re-entry. Telemetry
participants should send an e-mail with your callsign and address
to: locc at lilacsat.online. (no later than April 30, 2019 00:00 UTC)

Communication category participants should submit logs in Cabrillo
or Excel XLS format containing your e-mail address, sent/received
exchange information, UTC time of QSO. Send logs and information
to locc at lilacsat.online no later than April 30, 2019 00:00 UTC.
Include your photo of portable operation if applicable.

LO-90 (LilacSat-1) operates on an FM uplink with a Codec2 digital
voice downlink. A Linux Live ISO image with the decoder can be
downloaded from:? http://tinyurl.com/ANS-074-LO90-LiveCD
(This will also work on Windows systems by booting off of the
Linux Live CD. Then you reboot back into Windows when the pass is
completed.)

LO-90 Lilacsat-1 (http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/wp/?page_id=594)
Uplink:?? 145.985 MHz FM
Downlink: 436.510 MHz Codec2 digital voice

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, has documented his LO-90 operating setup in
his article, "Digital Voice on Amateur Satellites: Experiences
With Lilacsat-OSCAR 90", published in the January/February 2019
issue of the AMSAT Journal. A PDF copy of this article can also be
accessed on AMSAT's Station and Operating Hints page:
to https://www.amsat.org/station-and-operating-hints/

AMSAT-UK has posted an article about Lilacsat-1 at:
https://amsat-uk.org/satellites/communications/lilacsat-1/

Orbital evolution estimates for Lilacsat-1 posted on DK3WN's page
indicate re-entry around March 31: http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=93929

[ANS thanks the LO-90 team and the Harbin Institue of Technolgy
 ?for the above information]

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ARRL TI-2 Teachers Institute Includes Amateur Satellite Telemetry

The ARRL announced 2019 Teachers Institutes on Wireless Technology
sessions. As part of its educational outreach through the Education
& Technology Program (ETP), ARRL will offer week-long sessions of
the Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology in July at ARRL Head-
quarters in Newington, Connecticut.

Applicants to the advanced TI-2 ?Remote Sensing and Data Gathering?
workshop are required to have completed TI-1 and be licensed Amateur
Radio operators. Interested educators can find all the details and
apply online at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-076-ARRL-TI2

The TI-2 ?Remote Sensing and Data Gathering? workshop will concen-
trate on analog-to-digital conversion and data sampling. Partici-
pants will receive telemetry from Amateur Radio satellites and apply
it to math and science topics. TI-2 participants are also introduced
to a marine research buoy equipped with environmental sensors and
taught how to create a similar design with a microcontroller to sample
the data, configure it for Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS)
transmission, and receive and upload data to a spreadsheet for analysis.

For more information, contact ARRL Lifelong Learning Manager Kris
Bickell, K1BIC, at ARRL Headquarters.

[ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information]

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ARRL Supports No Change to Table of Allocations for 45.5 -
47 and 47 - 47.2 GHz Bands

The FCC has opened a brief window for public comment on
recommendations approved by the World Radiocommunication Conference
Advisory Committee (WAC). Comments are due March 18 on International
Bureau Docket 16-185. The FCC said the short comment period was
necessary to allow time to finalize the US position for submission
to the upcoming meeting of the Inter-American Telecommunication
Commission (CITEL).

The Public Notice can be found in PDF format at,
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-19-172A1.pdf .

Addressing WRC-19 Agenda Item 1.13, which serves to identify
spectrum above 24.25 GHz that may be designated for International
Mobile Telecommunications (IMT), ARRL has recommended no change in
the 45.5 - 47 and 47 - 47.2 GHz bands, with hopes that commenters
will agree. The 47 - 47.2 GHz band is allocated to the Amateur and
Amateur Satellite services.

ARRL and other no-change proponents point out that no sharing and
compatibility studies were performed between IMT-2020 systems and
the relevant incumbent services in the 45.5 - 47 GHz and 47 - 47.2
GHz bands, although sharing and compatibility studies for a number
of incumbent services were required under Resolution 238 of World
Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15).

"In the absence of ITU Radiocommunication Sector studies, the only
sustainable conclusion is that it has not been demonstrated that the
incumbent services in either band - the Mobile-Satellite Service,
the Radionavigation Service, and the Radionavigation-Satellite
Service in the 45.5 - 47 GHz band, and the Amateur and
Amateur-Satellite services in the 47 - 47.2 GHz band - can be
protected, as required by Resolution 238," asserts the proponents of
View B, which sides with no change to the current allocations.

"In this regard, the View A proposal to identify mobile spectrum in
the 45.5 - 47 GHz band for the terrestrial component of IMT, and to
allocate spectrum in the 47 - 47.2 GHz band to the mobile service
and identify the same for the terrestrial component of IMT, is
fatally flawed. The absence of studies in the responsible ITU-R task
group leaves the proposals unsubstantiated and incapable of
adoption."

View B proponents, including ARRL, are urging the FCC to accept the
proposals of the National Telecommunications Information
Administration (NTIA) for no change to the Table of Allocations in
the 45.5 - 47 GHz and 47 - 47.2 GHz bands.

[ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information]

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Upcoming Satellite Operations

+ Eureka Nunavut (ER60, EQ79) ? February 3, to March 29, 2019
 ? Eureka ARC, VY0ERC, will be QRV from Eureka, NU (NA-008). Time and
 ? weather permitting, they expect to be on the FM satellites from
 ? ER60 and EQ79. Announcements will be posted on Twitter at:
 ? https://twitter.com/vy0erc.

+ Radio Club de Heredia (EK70/EJ79) ? March 17, 2019
 ? Vic (TI2VLM), Octavio (TI3ATS), and Minor (TI2YO) will activate the
 ? EK70,EJ79 gridline at the Radio Club de Heredia, TI0RHU 30th Anniver-
 ? sary Field Day. Planned satellite passes are: AO-92 @ 13:27z, SO-50
 ? at 16:37z, and AO-91 @ 17:47z. Watch for further announcements on
 ? Twitter: https://twitter.com/ti2vlm and
 ? https://twitter.com/OctavioAraya.

+ Key West, FL (EL94) ? March 18-21, 2019
 ? Adam, K0FFY, will be in Florida Keys on March 18 through 21, activating
 ? EL94 vacation-style. Adam?s taking his linear gear to see who he can
 ? hear East and South of that location? If you still need EL94 please
 ? send direct message or email. Otherwise, he?ll be announcing on
 ? Twitter https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio

+ Ontario (EN93,EN94,FN03, FN04) ? March 18-21, 2019
 ? Ron, AD0DX, with his tire still warm from his last roving trip, is
 ? heading to Ontario, March 28th for a one day, four grid, special.
 ? Ron will tweet passes the day of the rove, which will most likely
 ? be morning passes. Follow Ron on his journey at
 ? https://twitter.com/ad0dx

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

[ANS thanks Robert, KE4AL for the above information]

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AMSAT-DL QO-100 Up- and Downconverter Kit Modifications Announcement

AMSAT-DL has recommended a modification to their QO-100 Upconvert-
er and Downconverter kits which were shipped prior to March 1 to
improve performance of the uplink SSB transmit signal and address
reduced gain of the downlink wide-band DATV reception. Refer to
AMSAT-DL's post at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-076-AMSAT-DL-Converter

Kits being shipped currently will already have the modification.
The changes primarily affect the wide-band DATV signal so the users
of the narrow-band CW/SSB only operations are less affected.

Users able to perform the modification themselves will find the
instructions posted at:
https://amsat-dl.org/en/fix-fuer-qo-100-downconverter

For users unable to make the modification themselves AMSAT-DL says
instructions for exchange of the old kits will be published soon.

[ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information]

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Changes to the AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution This Week

Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, noted changes to
the AMSAT-NA TLE distribution this week.

Exseed, Irvine 2 and VisionCube cubesats are not transmitting. They
are part of the SpaceX SSO-A 12-03-2019 mission. Since they are not
transmitting, the remaining objects listed by Space-Track are either
one of these three non-transmitting amateur satellites or they are
non-amateur satellites. Therefore, the remaining unidentified satel-
lites on the SpaceX AAO-A mission can be removed from the AMSAT-NA
TLE distribution.

The following satellites have been removed from this week's AMSAT
TLE distribution:
OBJECT D - CAT ID 43761
OBJECT P - CAT ID 43771
OBJECT T - CAT ID 43775
OBJECT U - CAT ID 43776
OBJECT W - CAT ID 43778
OBJECT X - CAT ID 43779
OBJECT AH - CAT ID 43789
OBJECT AV - CAT ID 43801
OBJECT BA - CAT ID 43806
OBJECT BD - CAT ID 43809
OBJECT BE - CAT ID 43810
OBJECT BS - CAT ID 43822

[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the
 ?above information]

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Satellite/AMSAT Presentation at Phoenix AZ - March 21, 2019

Patrick, WD9EWK, will give a how-to presentation on working amateur
satellites and AMSAT at the Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club's monthly
meeting on Thursday, March 21, 2019.

The meeting site is room 147 at the North Valley campus of Northern
Arizona University, 15451 N. 28th Drive in Phoenix AZ (northwest
corner of I-17 and Greenway Road).

More information is available at:
http://www.w7tbc.org/content.php?128-general

Patrick plans to demonstrate satellite operating depending on how
the meeting goes. Possible passes that evening include SO-50 around
7:55pm (0255 UTC), a low AO-92 pass at 8:42pm (0342 UTC), and another
SO-50 pass at 9:35pm (0435 UTC).

If WD9EWK is on any of those passes, please feel free to give him
a call and be a part of the demonstrations. The meeting site is in
grid DM33. QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World, and QSL
cards are available on request (please e-mail WD9EWK directly with
QSO details if you would like a QSL card).

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

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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for February 2019

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by
the ARRL for the period February 1, 2019 through March 1, 2019.
Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! There
were lots of new Not-in-my-home-grid awards this month.

CALL??????? 01Feb? 01Mar
-------???? -----? -----
WC7V??????? 1199?? 1200
AA5PK?????? 1049?? 1055
WD9EWK?????? 525??? 537
NS3L???????? 375??? 400
AF5CC??????? 351??? 381
AE5B???????? 342??? 368
KE8FZT?????? 275??? 301
W7JSD??????? 257??? 279
K9UO???????? 202??? 225
WB7VUF?????? 107??? 206
N2NL???????? New??? 179
N1PEB??????? 125??? 138
WD9EWK(DM22) 108??? 131
W5PFG(DM80)? New??? 125
WD9EWK(DM31) New??? 110
W5PFG(DM95)? 100??? 109
TI2VLM?????? New??? 106
W5PFG(DM93)? New??? 105
KS1G???????? New??? 102
PU4JOE?????? New??? 101
W1OH???????? New??? 101

If you find errors or omissions please contact Ron off-list at
<mycall>@<mycall>.com and he'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, W5RKN, for the above information]

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GPS Network May Experience Errors in "Week Number" Rollover

The GPS network will encounter a small millennium bug of its own
in April when the network's "week number" rolls back to zero.

This known issue especially could affect those who use GPS to obtain
accurate Coordinated Universal Time. In the GPS network, the number
of the current week is encoded into the message the GPS receives
using a 10-bit field. This allows for weeks ranging from zero to
1023. The current period began on August 1, 1999.

On April 6, 2019, the week number rolls over to zero and starts
counting back up to 1023.

This should not affect later-model GPS receivers that conform to
IS-GPS-200 and provide UTC, but testing carried out by the
US Department for Homeland Security raised the possibility that
some units may misinterpret the rollover, shifting the date back
to January 6, 1980, or possibly to another incorrect date.

An affected GPS not only may report the incorrect date, but time
accuracy that is critical to precise location data could be
compromised. A nanosecond error in GPS time can equate to 1 foot of
position or ranging error, according to DHS-published guidelines
that explain the issue and suggest how to address it. View the offi-
cial release at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-076-DHS-GPSRollover

[ANS thanks the Department of Homeland Security, National Cyber-
 ?security & Communications Integration Center for the above
 ?information]

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Satellite Shorts From All Over

+ Congratulations to these stations for establishing a new
 ? distance record via satellite:
 ? > FalconSAT-3 (V/U Digipeater) ? 3,157 km. KE8AKW in EN80xv
 ??? with KB6LTY in DM14jl. 15-Mar-2019 at 00:41 UTC.
 ? > AO-92 (L/V) ? 3,626 km. WD9EWK in DM43bl with N1JEZ in FN44ar.
 ??? 15-Apr-2018 at 16:36 UTC.
 ? Visit the distance records page at:
 ? https://www.amsat.org/satellite-distance-records/

+ The engineering beacon on Es'Hail QO-100 is active. Legacy
 ? software that decoded the AO-40 beacon will also work on
 ? QO-100: http://www.moetronix.com/ae4jy/ao40rcv.htm If QO-100
 ? is out of range for your station use the WebSDR at:
 ? https://eshail.batc.org/.uk/nb/ and tune the receiver to the
 ? Upper Beacon.

+ AMSAT's Fox Operating Guide hamfest and demo handout sheet
 ? has been updated to reflect the current operational status
 ? of AO-85 and AO-95. The high and low resolution PDF files
 ? are available on their links at:
 ? https://www.amsat.org/station-and-operating-hints/

+ It is possible to search AMSAT's archives (amsat-bb and ANS)
 ? by using the "site:" command in Google. For example, to find
 ? all mentions of the word "Diplexer" in amsat-bb, type this
 ? line into a browser opened to the Google front page:
 ? Diplexer site:http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb
 ? To restrict the search to a particular year, type
 ? Diplexer site:http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2014
 ? The AMSAT News Service (ANS) archives are searchable in
 ? a similar manner (for example hamvention in 2016):
 ? hamvention site:http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2016
 ? (Thanks to Dan Schultz N8FGV)

+ On-line tweets indicate that the Philippine Diwata-2
 ? satellite carrying an amateur radio FM transponder and
 ? APRS digipeater may be activated around March 29.
 ? The IARU has coordinated an FM downlink for voice, APRS
 ? and telemetry on 145.900 MHz and an FM voice uplink on
 ? 437.500 MHz. Additional Diwata-2 information is posted at:
 ? http://phl-microsat.upd.edu.ph/diwata2
 ? https://www.facebook.com/PHLMicrosat

+ If you have lost you authorisation code for the AMSAT-UK
 ? FUNcube dashboards, there is a page on which you can request
 ? this code to be sent to your registered email address. See:
 ? http://data.badgersoft.com/recover-authcode? (via G4DPZ)

+ Check out IZ5RZR's Two SatNOGS Satellite Rotators video posted
 ? at: https://youtu.be/tcdItBsMnC0

+ The Internet Archive site makes all issues of 73 Magazine
 ? available: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-074-InternetArchive-73
 ? Tools at https://mikeyancey.com/73mag/index.php offer indexed
 ? searches of the archive.

+ The March PDF of the weather satellite publication 'GEO News-
 ? letter' produced by the Group for Earth Observation is now
 ? available for free download. The Group for Earth Observation's
 ? aim is to enable amateur reception of weather and earth imaging
 ? satellites that are in orbit or planned for launch in the near
 ? future. Membership in GEO is free. Among the articles in this
 ? newsletter is How to "Receive X-Band Weather Satellites" by
 ? Jean-Luc Milette. Download the March 2019 GEO Newsletter from
 ? http://www.geo-web.org.uk/geoquarterly.php

+ Papers for IARU-R1 Vienna meeting can be accessed at:
 ? https://vienna.iaru-r1.org/conference-documents/c4/
 ? > C4-002 bandplanning 15m satellites
 ? https://vienna.iaru-r1.org/conference-documents/c5/
 ? > C5-011 @G3VZV Satellite Coordinator?s Report
 ? > C5-011 Annex to SCR
 ? > C5-012 2400 MHz satellite bandplanning
 ? > C5-029 Amateur Satellites

+ On March 14 NASA announced the projects selected in the 10th round
 ? of candidates for CubeSat space missions:
 ? http://tinyurl.com/ANS-076-NASA-10th-Round
 ? None of these satellites were found on the IARU Coordination pages
 ? at this time.

+ A free PDF of the current Raspberry Pi focused magazine, MagPi,
 ? issue 79, for March, 2019 is available now at:
 ? https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/issues/79/
 ? The next issue of MagPi will feature articles on Amateur Radio
 ? Projects in issue 80, available for free download starting on
 ? March 28.

+ The March 2019 Edition of SatMagazine is provided free by Satnews
 ? Publishers and is available to read online or download at:
 ? http://www.satmagazine.com/

+ The March 2019 issue of CQ DATV magazine is available for download
 ? at: https://cq-datv.mobi/69.php

+ The 2019 Cubesat Developers Workshop will be held April 23-25,
 ? 2019 at the Cal Poly Performing Arts Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
 ? The schedule and additional information is posted at:
 ? http://www.cubesat.org/workshop-information

[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]

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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 behave and to help keep amateur radio in space,
This week's ANS Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat dot org



From k7trkradio at charter.net  Sun Mar 17 00:01:13 2019
From: k7trkradio at charter.net (Ted Krempa)
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 17:01:13 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92
In-Reply-To: <183248298.6548886.1552753532759@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <732179477.5434646.1552751974334.ref@mail.yahoo.com>	<732179477.5434646.1552751974334@mail.yahoo.com>
	<183248298.6548886.1552753532759@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <004401d4dc54$898ba160$9ca2e420$@charter.net>

....and, as history tells us time after time, acknowledging a lid on a board or reflector, simply gives them an incentive...just ignore and move on..

(in violation of my own advice, de K7TRK)

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of R.T.Liddy
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2019 9:26 AM
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-92

 Frank.....  What is your Call???  ....GL/73,    Bob K8BL
P.S. Don't get discouraged. These situations usually clear up        on their own when the newbies get more experience and        the troublemakers get bored or ID'd.
    On Saturday, March 16, 2019, 11:59:46 AM EDT, Frank Staffa Jr. via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 I apologize to everyone trying to come back to my call just now but we had a CLOWN on there constantly throwing a dead carrier and also whistling on top of everyone. Don't know if anyone else heard him/her but it was annoying and one reason why FM sats can be discouraging. Again I apologize to everyone trying to come back to my call.

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
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From propgrinder at gmail.com  Sun Mar 17 13:08:19 2019
From: propgrinder at gmail.com (Bob Hammond)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 06:08:19 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Looking for older AMSAT Journal article
Message-ID: <CAKoB7Oo3az=0-BFyMay6k0_qV11zScwxDq3gvKDAvc486zT=cQ@mail.gmail.com>

I need a copy of an article on Mark Spencer's minimalist preamp in the
Nov/Dec 2012 Journal.

Anyone have a copy?

73,

Bob
W7OTJ

From propgrinder at gmail.com  Sun Mar 17 14:51:25 2019
From: propgrinder at gmail.com (Bob Hammond)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 07:51:25 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Looking for older AMSAT Journal article
In-Reply-To: <CAKoB7Oo3az=0-BFyMay6k0_qV11zScwxDq3gvKDAvc486zT=cQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAKoB7Oo3az=0-BFyMay6k0_qV11zScwxDq3gvKDAvc486zT=cQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAKoB7OqeG8EOKiEx-wrOsuJvdYRWT5aGYY0s-voN_h1bt60Cug@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks all.  JoAnn K9JKM had me a copy in seconds!

Bob
W7OTJ

On Sun, Mar 17, 2019 at 6:08 AM Bob Hammond <propgrinder at gmail.com> wrote:

> I need a copy of an article on Mark Spencer's minimalist preamp in the
> Nov/Dec 2012 Journal.
>
> Anyone have a copy?
>
> 73,
>
> Bob
> W7OTJ
>

From alex at n7agf.com  Sun Mar 17 17:18:45 2019
From: alex at n7agf.com (Alex Free - N7AGF)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 10:18:45 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Rovin' the Eights (and Sevens)
Message-ID: <CAG8VDhqik5t-9meDHSX1NYPBh06GNbaX5VMhtdvB_j4FSy6mQg@mail.gmail.com>

AMSAT Grid Chasers,

My semiannual rover trip to activate rare and somewhat rare grids will
happen from April 29th to May 4th or 5th (or longer depending on how things
go).  I will fly into Minneapolis and drive back to my home grid CN88,
activating as many ENx8,ENx7,DNx8,and DNx7 grids as possible along the
route.  Hopefully I can hit many corners and lines.

I will be on both linear and FM birds.

As always, activations and route details will be posted to my Twitter
@N7AGF at https://twitter.com/N7AGF.  I will also be on APRS at
https://aprs.fi/N7AGF-10.  In areas of limited cell service, I'll be using
inReach.

Email or hit me on twitter with grid requests, route suggestions, or hot
tourist attractions in Minot.

73,

Alex Free
N7AGF

From skristof at etczone.com  Sun Mar 17 17:57:47 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 13:57:47 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT on HF
Message-ID: <25e590326daf319816ba4853051185e4@etczone.com>

For anyone interested in the AMSAT on HF award I will be calling "CQ
AMSAT" in slow code 1800 UTC to 1830 UTC today (Sunday). Frequency will
be between 7.105 MHz and 7.115 MHz. 

Award info: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/


Steve AI9IN

From radiomb at bellsouth.net  Sun Mar 17 21:04:02 2019
From: radiomb at bellsouth.net (radiomb)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:04:02 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Attaching the coax to antenna boom
References: <1842605510.6881581.1552856642318.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1842605510.6881581.1552856642318@mail.yahoo.com>

   Building my new ground station and another question. I have always only elevated my antenna 90 degrees. I loose about 20 25 seconds while the azimuth rotator turns 180 degrees to track the rest of the pass. I have just let the coax hang off the back of the antennas in a big loop. I am afraid it will get hung up going 180 degrees. Question, Can I attach the coax to the antenna boom and run it back until it gets to the cross boom or will that throw off the radiation pattern?   
Thanks 73
  Mike K4MIA

 

From gary_mayfield at hotmail.com  Sun Mar 17 21:29:24 2019
From: gary_mayfield at hotmail.com (Gary)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:29:24 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Attaching the coax to antenna boom
In-Reply-To: <1842605510.6881581.1552856642318@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1842605510.6881581.1552856642318.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1842605510.6881581.1552856642318@mail.yahoo.com>
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Yes, you can, just pay attention to how far your coax turn is from your driven element. There are a couple spots to avoid.

It is pretty well explained in Kent Britain's (wa5vjb) paper here:
http://www.kk0sd.net/metalboom/metalboom.htm

73,
Gary kk0sd


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From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of radiomb
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2019 4:04 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Attaching the coax to antenna boom

   Building my new ground station and another question. I have always only elevated my antenna 90 degrees. I loose about 20 25 seconds while the azimuth rotator turns 180 degrees to track the rest of the pass. I have just let the coax hang off the back of the antennas in a big loop. I am afraid it will get hung up going 180 degrees. Question, Can I attach the coax to the antenna boom and run it back until it gets to the cross boom or will that throw off the radiation pattern?   
Thanks 73
  Mike K4MIA

 
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From mccardelm at gmail.com  Sun Mar 17 22:00:39 2019
From: mccardelm at gmail.com (E.Mike McCardel)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 18:00:39 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Looking for older AMSAT Journal article
In-Reply-To: <CAKoB7Oo3az=0-BFyMay6k0_qV11zScwxDq3gvKDAvc486zT=cQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAKoB7Oo3az=0-BFyMay6k0_qV11zScwxDq3gvKDAvc486zT=cQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Is it one of these?

https://www.amsat.org/articles/wa8sme/preamp.pdf

http://www.oh1sa.net/data/satellite/WRAPS/PreAmp/Preamp%202/Minimalist%20Preamp%20Revisited%20with%20PIX.pdf

EMike McCardel, AA8EM
Senior Editor AMSAT News Service
Past AMSAT-NA VP Educational Relations


> On Mar 17, 2019, at 9:08 AM, Bob Hammond <propgrinder at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I need a copy of an article on Mark Spencer's minimalist preamp in the
> Nov/Dec 2012 Journal.
> 
> Anyone have a copy?
> 
> 73,
> 
> Bob
> W7OTJ
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From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Sun Mar 17 23:43:23 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 19:43:23 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with North Point School for Boys,
	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Message-ID: <F30B11F8D5754D5AA09B38BCFC171F66@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

on 20 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 20:16 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Alberta, Canada 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.

 

 

North Point School for Boys, a private school in Calgary, provides a setting for boys from Kindergarten to Grade 9 in which they are challenged and motivated, developing into young men of integrity with a genuine love of learning. Through strong mentors, experiential learning and blended learning, students discover who they are and how they learn. Students will be learning about the International Space Station through social discussion, science class and engineering academy. Students will be building a scale model of the International Space Station and learning Canada's commitment to the space program.

 

 

 

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

 

1. How did you train to become an astronaut?

2. What do you do all day?

3. Is time different on the space station?

4. What is it like being weightless in space?

5. Is it hard to move around?

6. What is your favourite space food?

7. What is the coolest thing you have seen while on the space station?

8. How long does it take to get used to zero gravity?

9. What did you bring with you to the International Space Station?

10. Was it scary launching on the Space Shuttle?

11. Will you get to do a spacewalk?

12. Do you operate the Canadarm?

13. What does the sunrise look like?

14. How long was the Soyuz ride?

15. What is your rank with the Canadian Space Agency?

16. Do you get to see all the parts of the International Space Station?

17. Can you see Canada from space?

18. How do astronauts breathe with their EVA suits on?

19. Do astronauts eat together?

20. What is it like being in space?

 

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

 

Next planned event(s):

  TBD

 

About ARISS: 

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

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 


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From vk5dg at internode.on.net  Mon Mar 18 00:36:00 2019
From: vk5dg at internode.on.net (David Giles)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:06:00 +1030
Subject: [amsat-bb] VK5DG/p in PF92, PF93
Message-ID: <3c56ead5-418e-0297-1220-0f1be75523dd@internode.on.net>

Hello All,

I will be participating in the 6th VK5 National and Conservation Parks
Activation Weekend on Saturday the 23rd of March.
In the morning I will be in Little Dip Conservation Park (PF92) and
the afternoon will be in Butcher Gap Conservation Park (PF93).
I will be trying as many passes as I can on FM and SSB birds.

73 de David VK5DG


From g0kla at arrl.net  Mon Mar 18 01:05:11 2019
From: g0kla at arrl.net (Chris Thompson)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:05:11 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem Version 1.07 released
Message-ID: <CAJOf0+vOsMdWHxShmH8oXk20DwcdWw07CRFM2FofGdqs6P7wQw@mail.gmail.com>

I'm officially releasing version 1.07 of FoxTelem.  A test version has been
out for a while, but it had several issues, including a lower decode rate
than 1.06.  That prevented release for a while.  Those issues (and
something like 65 other defects) are now all fixed and this decoder
performs better than 1.06.  Feel free to test them side by side and report
back if that is not the case for you.  We are always interested in any
comparative results.

In addition to defects in FoxTelem 1.06 and earlier versions of 1.07, this
also introduces Doppler calculation with automatic adjustment of the
decoder frequency.  This is especially useful for decoding beacons and has
been helpful in testing for Fox-1A / AO-85 and Fox-1Cliff / AO-95 which are
both in SAFE mode.   Decoding from Doppler takes a bit of configuration to
get right.  Have a read of the new sections in the manual or ask for help
if you want to give it a try.  There are pros and cons vs "Find Signal" for
sure.

Version 1.07 changes the core SDR within FoxTelem to use a Numerically
Controlled Oscillator (NCO) rather than an FFT Filter for the conversion to
base-band.  This produces better decodes and will allow the support of
wider bandwidth SDRs in the future.  The old decoder is available still if
needed from the settings screen. Read the manual for details.

Version 1.07 also introduces two new BPSK decoders in advance of the Fox-1E
launch.  (I have no inside information about when that will be, but I have
the decoder ready :)  I also wrote some notes on the comparison between the
two decoders, which you can read if you are interested in BPSK decoding
performance, or just wonder what I do with my time in the evenings:
http://www.g0kla.com/workbench/2019-03-09.php

The releases are here:
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/foxtelem_1.07y_windows.zip
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/foxtelem_1.07y_linux.tar.gz
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/foxtelem_1.07y_mac.tar.gz

KEY CHANGES in 1.07
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Ability to add a new spacecraft from the menu.  You can also remove them.
* Doppler calculation and tracking as an option instead of "Find Signal"
* A better SDR based on a Numerically Controlled Oscillator, ready for
wider SDRs
* Two new PSK decoders - Costas Loop and Dotproduct
* RTL dongle implemented for testing, though more work to do
* Stops downloading keps when position calc is off
* Allows toggling of high speed / DUV display when in auto mode
* Fixed plotting issues for Earth plots
* Fixes several crashes and bugs
* Fixes copy paste issues with tables
* Respects left/right audio preference when processing wav files
* Implements formats for later spacecraft - Fox-1E and HuskySat
* Linux and Mac launch script updated to locate the JVM (especially on
Mac).  Please report if when this works/does not work
* MEMS gyro calibration updated
* Fixed a bug where AO-85 data from the server could not be stepped through

And many other bug fixes. Full list of changes here:
https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/milestone/12?closed=1

Let me know any feedback.

73
Chris
G0KLA / AC2CZ

-- 
Chris E. Thompson
chrisethompson at gmail.com
g0kla at arrl.net

From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Mon Mar 18 02:14:43 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:14:43 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with North Point School for Boys,
	Calgary, Alberta, Canada - CORRECTED RELEASE
Message-ID: <20011A9AA2254E75B8E62BEBF27E7D5B@DHJ>

CORRECTED RELEASE: Please note that the original ARISS press release for North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada sent on 3/17/2019 at 11:43 UTC, stated that the contact should be audible over Alberta, Canada. This was incorrect.

The contact will instead be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. We sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. Below is a corrected copy. 



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



An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

on 20 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 20:16 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas.  Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

 

 

North Point School for Boys, a private school in Calgary, provides a setting for boys from Kindergarten to Grade 9 in which they are challenged and motivated, developing into young men of integrity with a genuine love of learning. Through strong mentors, experiential learning and blended learning, students discover who they are and how they learn. Students will be learning about the International Space Station through social discussion, science class and engineering academy. Students will be building a scale model of the International Space Station and learning Canada's commitment to the space program.

 

 

 

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

 

1. How did you train to become an astronaut?

2. What do you do all day?

3. Is time different on the space station?

4. What is it like being weightless in space?

5. Is it hard to move around?

6. What is your favourite space food?

7. What is the coolest thing you have seen while on the space station?

8. How long does it take to get used to zero gravity?

9. What did you bring with you to the International Space Station?

10. Was it scary launching on the Space Shuttle?

11. Will you get to do a spacewalk?

12. Do you operate the Canadarm?

13. What does the sunrise look like?

14. How long was the Soyuz ride?

15. What is your rank with the Canadian Space Agency?

16. Do you get to see all the parts of the International Space Station?

17. Can you see Canada from space?

18. How do astronauts breathe with their EVA suits on?

19. Do astronauts eat together?

20. What is it like being in space?

 

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

 

Next planned event(s):

  TBD

 

About ARISS: 

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

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 


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From DougPhelps at protonmail.com  Mon Mar 18 02:31:27 2019
From: DougPhelps at protonmail.com (Doug Phelps)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 02:31:27 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem Version 1.07 released
In-Reply-To: <CAJOf0+vOsMdWHxShmH8oXk20DwcdWw07CRFM2FofGdqs6P7wQw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJOf0+vOsMdWHxShmH8oXk20DwcdWw07CRFM2FofGdqs6P7wQw@mail.gmail.com>
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Chris,

Thanks for all the work you put into the decoder program.


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??????? Original Message ???????
On Sunday, March 17, 2019 8:05 PM, Chris Thompson <g0kla at arrl.net> wrote:

> I'm officially releasing version 1.07 of FoxTelem. A test version has been
> out for a while, but it had several issues, including a lower decode rate
> than 1.06. That prevented release for a while. Those issues (and
> something like 65 other defects) are now all fixed and this decoder
> performs better than 1.06. Feel free to test them side by side and report
> back if that is not the case for you. We are always interested in any
> comparative results.
>
> In addition to defects in FoxTelem 1.06 and earlier versions of 1.07, this
> also introduces Doppler calculation with automatic adjustment of the
> decoder frequency. This is especially useful for decoding beacons and has
> been helpful in testing for Fox-1A / AO-85 and Fox-1Cliff / AO-95 which are
> both in SAFE mode. Decoding from Doppler takes a bit of configuration to
> get right. Have a read of the new sections in the manual or ask for help
> if you want to give it a try. There are pros and cons vs "Find Signal" for
> sure.
>
> Version 1.07 changes the core SDR within FoxTelem to use a Numerically
> Controlled Oscillator (NCO) rather than an FFT Filter for the conversion to
> base-band. This produces better decodes and will allow the support of
> wider bandwidth SDRs in the future. The old decoder is available still if
> needed from the settings screen. Read the manual for details.
>
> Version 1.07 also introduces two new BPSK decoders in advance of the Fox-1E
> launch. (I have no inside information about when that will be, but I have
> the decoder ready :) I also wrote some notes on the comparison between the
> two decoders, which you can read if you are interested in BPSK decoding
> performance, or just wonder what I do with my time in the evenings:
> http://www.g0kla.com/workbench/2019-03-09.php
>
> The releases are here:
> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/foxtelem_1.07y_windows.zip
> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/foxtelem_1.07y_linux.tar.gz
> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/foxtelem_1.07y_mac.tar.gz
>
> KEY CHANGES in 1.07
>
>     * Ability to add a new spacecraft from the menu.  You can also remove them.
>     * Doppler calculation and tracking as an option instead of "Find Signal"
>     * A better SDR based on a Numerically Controlled Oscillator, ready for
>     wider SDRs
>     * Two new PSK decoders - Costas Loop and Dotproduct
>     * RTL dongle implemented for testing, though more work to do
>     * Stops downloading keps when position calc is off
>     * Allows toggling of high speed / DUV display when in auto mode
>     * Fixed plotting issues for Earth plots
>     * Fixes several crashes and bugs
>     * Fixes copy paste issues with tables
>     * Respects left/right audio preference when processing wav files
>     * Implements formats for later spacecraft - Fox-1E and HuskySat
>     * Linux and Mac launch script updated to locate the JVM (especially on
>     Mac).  Please report if when this works/does not work
>     * MEMS gyro calibration updated
>     * Fixed a bug where AO-85 data from the server could not be stepped through
>
>     And many other bug fixes. Full list of changes here:
>     https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/milestone/12?closed=1
>
>     Let me know any feedback.
>
>     73
>     Chris
>     G0KLA / AC2CZ
>
>     --
>     Chris E. Thompson
>     chrisethompson at gmail.com
>     g0kla at arrl.net
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From n1uw at gokarns.com  Mon Mar 18 05:25:02 2019
From: n1uw at gokarns.com (Frank Karnauskas)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:25:02 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Attaching the coax to antenna boom
Message-ID: <000001d4dd4a$f11aa280$d34fe780$@gokarns.com>

This is quite curious.

Page 1 of the WA5VJB paper says, "Run the coax back down the antenna
and along the boom keeping the radius small..."  His hand-drawn
illustration shows the feedline going down the boom then making a hard
turn at the boom-to-cross arm plate.

The M2 instruction sheets for the 2MCP8A and 436CP16 antennas both
state (in bold type), "Do not route feedline to boom to mast plate  as
exiting antenna here will adversely affect circular field."

Mr. Britain's paper is obviously focused on mounting the cross bar
somewhere along the boom of a somewhat long antenna.  The M2
instructions are for mounting short antennas from the back of the boom
to the cross bar. Not the same situation.  But, for a newbie like me,
the definitive conclusion to this discussion is...I am still confused.

I was hoping to hang my M2 LEO antennas Monday morning but now not
until after I call the M2 support line for their read on this.

73,
Frank

FRANK W. KARNAUSKAS, N1UW
ARRL MINNESOTA AFFILIATED CLUB COORDINATOR
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ROTATING EDITOR
1402 SUMMIT SHORES DR.
BURNSVILLE, MN 55306
N1UW at GOKARNS.com
612-644-9174


-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Gary
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2019 2:29 PM
To: radiomb; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Attaching the coax to antenna boom

Yes, you can, just pay attention to how far your coax turn is from
your driven element. There are a couple spots to avoid.

It is pretty well explained in Kent Britain's (wa5vjb) paper here:
http://www.kk0sd.net/metalboom/metalboom.htm

73,
Gary kk0sd


-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of radiomb
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2019 4:04 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Attaching the coax to antenna boom

   Building my new ground station and another question. I have always
only elevated my antenna 90 degrees. I loose about 20 25 seconds while
the azimuth rotator turns 180 degrees to track the rest of the pass. I
have just let the coax hang off the back of the antennas in a big
loop. I am afraid it will get hung up going 180 degrees. Question, Can
I attach the coax to the antenna boom and run it back until it gets to
the cross boom or will that throw off the radiation pattern?   
Thanks 73
  Mike K4MIA

 
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From ec4tr.luis at gmail.com  Mon Mar 18 08:16:12 2019
From: ec4tr.luis at gmail.com (EC4TR Luis)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:16:12 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Attaching the coax to antenna boom
In-Reply-To: <000001d4dd4a$f11aa280$d34fe780$@gokarns.com>
References: <000001d4dd4a$f11aa280$d34fe780$@gokarns.com>
Message-ID: <CALcq4TErwDUU0kzPwB16DSjdFK2_AxoUU=T9Dp1kpguHY0dOAQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all
I?m in the same situation, this summer I?ll mont my pair of M2 with
separate feedlines for V and U, I?m going to use a good 7mm coax cable
routing across de boom, because routing to the back itcomplicates my
assembly a lot and adds extra weight to the back.
I hope it does not distort my radiation pattern too much
73 Luis
EC4TR

El lun., 18 mar. 2019 a las 6:27, Frank Karnauskas (<n1uw at gokarns.com>)
escribi?:

> This is quite curious.
>
> Page 1 of the WA5VJB paper says, "Run the coax back down the antenna
> and along the boom keeping the radius small..."  His hand-drawn
> illustration shows the feedline going down the boom then making a hard
> turn at the boom-to-cross arm plate.
>
> The M2 instruction sheets for the 2MCP8A and 436CP16 antennas both
> state (in bold type), "Do not route feedline to boom to mast plate  as
> exiting antenna here will adversely affect circular field."
>
> Mr. Britain's paper is obviously focused on mounting the cross bar
> somewhere along the boom of a somewhat long antenna.  The M2
> instructions are for mounting short antennas from the back of the boom
> to the cross bar. Not the same situation.  But, for a newbie like me,
> the definitive conclusion to this discussion is...I am still confused.
>
> I was hoping to hang my M2 LEO antennas Monday morning but now not
> until after I call the M2 support line for their read on this.
>
> 73,
> Frank
>
> FRANK W. KARNAUSKAS, N1UW
> ARRL MINNESOTA AFFILIATED CLUB COORDINATOR
> AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ROTATING EDITOR
> 1402 SUMMIT SHORES DR.
> BURNSVILLE, MN 55306
> N1UW at GOKARNS.com
> 612-644-9174
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Gary
> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2019 2:29 PM
> To: radiomb; amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Attaching the coax to antenna boom
>
> Yes, you can, just pay attention to how far your coax turn is from
> your driven element. There are a couple spots to avoid.
>
> It is pretty well explained in Kent Britain's (wa5vjb) paper here:
> http://www.kk0sd.net/metalboom/metalboom.htm
>
> 73,
> Gary kk0sd
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of radiomb
> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2019 4:04 PM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Attaching the coax to antenna boom
>
>    Building my new ground station and another question. I have always
> only elevated my antenna 90 degrees. I loose about 20 25 seconds while
> the azimuth rotator turns 180 degrees to track the rest of the pass. I
> have just let the coax hang off the back of the antennas in a big
> loop. I am afraid it will get hung up going 180 degrees. Question, Can
> I attach the coax to the antenna boom and run it back until it gets to
> the cross boom or will that throw off the radiation pattern?
> Thanks 73
>   Mike K4MIA
>
>
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From propgrinder at gmail.com  Mon Mar 18 10:57:25 2019
From: propgrinder at gmail.com (Bob Hammond)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 03:57:25 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Looking for older AMSAT Journal article
In-Reply-To: <4286E28B-B1FD-45DB-8ACF-9383B3BB8732@gmail.com>
References: <CAKoB7Oo3az=0-BFyMay6k0_qV11zScwxDq3gvKDAvc486zT=cQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<4286E28B-B1FD-45DB-8ACF-9383B3BB8732@gmail.com>
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Mike, and all others,

Thanks for the original article I was after as well as the Minimalist
Preamp Revisited article.....that I was unaware of.

73,

Bob
W7OTJ

On Sun, Mar 17, 2019 at 3:00 PM E.Mike McCardel <mccardelm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Is it one of these?
>
> https://www.amsat.org/articles/wa8sme/preamp.pdf
>
>
> http://www.oh1sa.net/data/satellite/WRAPS/PreAmp/Preamp%202/Minimalist%20Preamp%20Revisited%20with%20PIX.pdf
>
> EMike McCardel, AA8EM
> Senior Editor AMSAT News Service
> Past AMSAT-NA VP Educational Relations
>
>
> On Mar 17, 2019, at 9:08 AM, Bob Hammond <propgrinder at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I need a copy of an article on Mark Spencer's minimalist preamp in the
> Nov/Dec 2012 Journal.
>
> Anyone have a copy?
>
> 73,
>
> Bob
> W7OTJ
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From ve3nxk at gmail.com  Mon Mar 18 12:35:49 2019
From: ve3nxk at gmail.com (Bill Booth)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 08:35:49 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Attaching the coax to antenna boom
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On 2019-03-18 4:16 AM, EC4TR Luis wrote:
> I?m in the same situation, this summer I?ll mont my pair of M2 with

Well I have both my M2 antennas mounted as the paper says.  You have to place them 
in an X formation and route the coax as shown.  They have worked well for me 
probably 10 years now.

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From burns at fisher.cc  Mon Mar 18 13:44:39 2019
From: burns at fisher.cc (Burns Fisher)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:44:39 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem Version 1.07 released
In-Reply-To: <CAJOf0+vOsMdWHxShmH8oXk20DwcdWw07CRFM2FofGdqs6P7wQw@mail.gmail.com>
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Just a note to say that the 1.07y FoxTelem release is fully compatible with
Fox-in-a-Box.  I will be shipping it on FIAB SD cards bought from the AMSAT
store as of serial number 27 (any ordered after today).  In fact some
earlier cards have a prerelease 1.07 version (1.07v), which has a lot of
the features of 1.07y, but still some bugs.

The free SD card download is not yet updated, but keep an eye on the
readme.txt file in  http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox/.  I will also
(eventually) write some specific instructions for upgrading for people who
already have an FIAB.  Of course if you are comfortable with Linux, there
is nothing unusual required to upgrade except that the FIAB has its own
startup script.  You don't need to use the one that comes in the Linux
package.

73,
Burns, WB1FJ

On Sun, Mar 17, 2019 at 9:05 PM Chris Thompson <g0kla at arrl.net> wrote:

> I'm officially releasing version 1.07 of FoxTelem.  A test version has been
> out for a while, but it had several issues, including a lower decode rate
> than 1.06.  That prevented release for a while.  Those issues (and
> something like 65 other defects) are now all fixed and this decoder
> performs better than 1.06.  Feel free to test them side by side and report
> back if that is not the case for you.  We are always interested in any
> comparative results.
>
> In addition to defects in FoxTelem 1.06 and earlier versions of 1.07, this
> also introduces Doppler calculation with automatic adjustment of the
> decoder frequency.  This is especially useful for decoding beacons and has
> been helpful in testing for Fox-1A / AO-85 and Fox-1Cliff / AO-95 which are
> both in SAFE mode.   Decoding from Doppler takes a bit of configuration to
> get right.  Have a read of the new sections in the manual or ask for help
> if you want to give it a try.  There are pros and cons vs "Find Signal" for
> sure.
>
> Version 1.07 changes the core SDR within FoxTelem to use a Numerically
> Controlled Oscillator (NCO) rather than an FFT Filter for the conversion to
> base-band.  This produces better decodes and will allow the support of
> wider bandwidth SDRs in the future.  The old decoder is available still if
> needed from the settings screen. Read the manual for details.
>
> Version 1.07 also introduces two new BPSK decoders in advance of the Fox-1E
> launch.  (I have no inside information about when that will be, but I have
> the decoder ready :)  I also wrote some notes on the comparison between the
> two decoders, which you can read if you are interested in BPSK decoding
> performance, or just wonder what I do with my time in the evenings:
> http://www.g0kla.com/workbench/2019-03-09.php
>
> The releases are here:
> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/foxtelem_1.07y_windows.zip
> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/foxtelem_1.07y_linux.tar.gz
> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/foxtelem_1.07y_mac.tar.gz
>
> KEY CHANGES in 1.07
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> * Ability to add a new spacecraft from the menu.  You can also remove them.
> * Doppler calculation and tracking as an option instead of "Find Signal"
> * A better SDR based on a Numerically Controlled Oscillator, ready for
> wider SDRs
> * Two new PSK decoders - Costas Loop and Dotproduct
> * RTL dongle implemented for testing, though more work to do
> * Stops downloading keps when position calc is off
> * Allows toggling of high speed / DUV display when in auto mode
> * Fixed plotting issues for Earth plots
> * Fixes several crashes and bugs
> * Fixes copy paste issues with tables
> * Respects left/right audio preference when processing wav files
> * Implements formats for later spacecraft - Fox-1E and HuskySat
> * Linux and Mac launch script updated to locate the JVM (especially on
> Mac).  Please report if when this works/does not work
> * MEMS gyro calibration updated
> * Fixed a bug where AO-85 data from the server could not be stepped through
>
> And many other bug fixes. Full list of changes here:
> https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/milestone/12?closed=1
>
> Let me know any feedback.
>
> 73
> Chris
> G0KLA / AC2CZ
>
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From w3ab at yahoo.com  Mon Mar 18 17:06:47 2019
From: w3ab at yahoo.com (GEO Badger)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 17:06:47 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist (Making a T notch filter)
References: <1191236503.7328775.1552928807375.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1191236503.7328775.1552928807375@mail.yahoo.com>

How about rolling your own?

https://qrznow.com/145-mhz-low-loss-bandpass-helical-filter/

https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/Intermod/No_Tune_Filter.pdf

Or DCI?
http://dci.ca/
___
Sent from my two way wrist watch
73 de W3AB/GEOOn Mar 15, 2019, at 07:39, Hans BX2ABT <hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net> wrote:

Hello all,

Unfortunately it's not one transmitter, but four of them (I thought 5, 
but I just checked. Powers range from 1 - 10 kW), producing a lot of 
spurious signals and raising the noise floor by about 10 dB when 
pointing the beam into that direction. I don't think stubs will be broad 
enough to cover 89 to 106 MHz, but I never worked with them, so I'm 
guessing here. I don't have any problems with FM stations leaking onto 
70 cm, just the air band, NOAA frequencies and 2 meters. My Airspy mini 
also picks up lots of spurious signals? below 50 MHz, often hard enough 
to ID.

I found this filter from Par Electronics 
(http://www.parelectronics.com/fm-broadcast.php), but it doesn't 
indicate if you can tx through it. Otherwise I will have to use it in 
the shack and remove it when I want to tx on 2m, with the risk of 
forgetting it and blowing it up. Will a sequencer be a solution then?

73 de Hans

BX2ABT


On 03/15/2019 09:42 PM, Robert Bruninga wrote:

And you can make it without all the connectors at the T if you want.
Though it takes some close and inventive soldering of the "T". Since the
FM band is 88 to 108 that (I think) is far enough from 145 to add minimum
loss. But at UHF, one needs to carefully check to make sure that the FM
frequency is not also a multiple of the FM frequency.

Tell us the FM broadcast frequency and we can take a quick look.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Wendy and Terry
Osborne
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 11:50 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org; Hans BX2ABT <hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist

Hi Hans,

If you have a plenty of RG213 and suitable connectors, you could try
making a Coax stub filter.
You need a cable length that is an odd multiple of a quarter wave length
long at the FM Tx frequency and an even multiple of a quarter wave at the
frequency that you want (2M /70CMs).
A single RG213 stub would have about 25dB of rejection and would pass 100
Watts OK.
You just need a coax T connector and some matching connectors.
To trim the stub, use a set of garden secateurs.
If you have a Bao feng or similar radio you could use that on the FM band
attached to your T and trim the stub for minimum signal on the unwanted Tx
frequency.v dir="auto">I haven't run the calculations for how long the stub should be but if it's
useful I could do so.

73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC


-----Original Message-----
From: Hans BX2ABT
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 12:33 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist

My sis-in-law will be visiting from the States soon and I usually make her
bring some stuff for me so I can save on freight costs. She will
definitely bring an Arrow Antenna so I can start some portable operations.
A Sony voice recorder is also on my list, as well as some coax cable
(RG-400 is what I'm thinking of. Really expensive here).
Don't have a budget for much more, but since I have a clear line-of-sight
to some 10 kW FM transmitters from my QTH I thought I should at least get
a good FM-band notch filter.

Any recommendations on where to buy this in the US? I haven't found
anything when I googled, not even a lot of 2/70 band pass filters, or low
pass filters to prevent desensing on 70 cm. My own creations have a too
high insertion loss, so this time I really want something a bit more
professional and something that can handle at least 100 Watts of power.
Any recommendations are welcome. Cheers. --Hans BX2ABT



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From bkeating1954 at gmail.com  Mon Mar 18 17:33:50 2019
From: bkeating1954 at gmail.com (Bob Keating)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:33:50 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Logging on LoTW
Message-ID: <007301d4ddb0$c06823e0$41386ba0$@gmail.com>

I logged 26 QSOs from CM94 last weekend as N6REK/P on LoTW but have received
only 4 QSLs. I thought CM94 is a relatively rare grid, plus I was hoping to
get credit for KI7UNJs rove. Should I just be logging as N6REK even though I
am operating a location other that my home QTH? I would like to get a good
solid answer as I will be heading off to Utah next month and hope to get
some QSLs from some new grids. Thanks.

73,

Bob N6REK


From gabrielzeifman at gmail.com  Mon Mar 18 17:56:58 2019
From: gabrielzeifman at gmail.com (Gabriel Zeifman)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:56:58 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Logging on LoTW
In-Reply-To: <007301d4ddb0$c06823e0$41386ba0$@gmail.com>
References: <007301d4ddb0$c06823e0$41386ba0$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAEGYLCuuUvw_dLYp3RE1eAvuV8LCV_h+apkq-CXG3sMB+gkoeQ@mail.gmail.com>

I think the most obvious answer is that people aren?t logging the /P. When
I operate CONUS I often affix the call area to distinguish that I?m outside
of Alaska so AL6D/W4 etc, but I usually upload with both AL6D (USA DXCC)
and AL6D/W4 to prevent this issue (and I see many QSLs for both).

73,
Gabe
AL6D/VE6NJH


On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 9:37 AM Bob Keating <bkeating1954 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I logged 26 QSOs from CM94 last weekend as N6REK/P on LoTW but have
> received
> only 4 QSLs. I thought CM94 is a relatively rare grid, plus I was hoping to
> get credit for KI7UNJs rove. Should I just be logging as N6REK even though
> I
> am operating a location other that my home QTH? I would like to get a good
> solid answer as I will be heading off to Utah next month and hope to get
> some QSLs from some new grids. Thanks.
>
> 73,
>
> Bob N6REK
>
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From jbr13 at md.metrocast.net  Mon Mar 18 18:28:51 2019
From: jbr13 at md.metrocast.net (jbr13 at md.metrocast.net)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:28:51 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Logging on LoTW
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References: <007301d4ddb0$c06823e0$41386ba0$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <a933c78a0676e1a82169ae4692078b39@md.metrocast.net>

Bob,  I had that problem once years ago, when I ran QRP for a bunch of 
contacts.  It all depends on how the other stations puts you in their 
log.  If they put your call in without the /P, then LOTW will not 
recognize it as a match.   I ended up uploading the same contact under 
my N3YUG, and N3YUG/QRP accounts.

Jason




On 03-18-2019 1:33 PM, Bob Keating wrote:
> I logged 26 QSOs from CM94 last weekend as N6REK/P on LoTW but have 
> received
> only 4 QSLs. I thought CM94 is a relatively rare grid, plus I was 
> hoping to
> get credit for KI7UNJs rove. Should I just be logging as N6REK even 
> though I
> am operating a location other that my home QTH? I would like to get a 
> good
> solid answer as I will be heading off to Utah next month and hope to 
> get
> some QSLs from some new grids. Thanks.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Bob N6REK
> 
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From aj9n at aol.com  Mon Mar 18 19:27:24 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 19:27:24 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-18 19:00
	UTC
References: <1374651798.6935679.1552937244140.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1374651798.6935679.1552937244140@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-18 19:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD ?

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Wed 2019-03-20 20:16:09 UTC 86 deg

?

Watch for live stream starting about 10-15 minutes before AOS at: www.ariotti.com

?

Exp. 59 on orbit (***)

Welcome aboard!? (***)

Christina Koch

Aleksey Ovchinin

Nick Hague KG5TMV

?

?

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

The ARISS-US program?s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019.

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

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

?

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:? http://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) http://www.jarl.org/ ?(***)

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) http://www.jarl.org/

?

?

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

ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.? ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance.? Feel free to send your reports to aj9n at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

?

Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
http://www.ariss.org/

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

****************************************************************************
Looking?for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS??? 
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete?
details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham?Video.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
http://www.ariss-eu.org/? ?

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
schools:? 


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 112


****************************************************************************
The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date 
webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 
ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know.

Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own 
orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed 
time. 
All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and 
time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS


The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2019-03-18 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.??


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

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

Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1293. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1236. 
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. 

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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

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

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

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

QSL?information may be found at:?? 
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html?

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

****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-03-05 16:00 UTC.

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

Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 
Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf

Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf

Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
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Exp. 58 on orbit

Oleg Konenenko

David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Anne McClain

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Exp. 59 on orbit (***)

Welcome aboard!? (***)

Christina Koch

Aleksey Ovchinin

Nick Hague KG5TMV


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73,
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One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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From burns at fisher.cc  Mon Mar 18 20:20:08 2019
From: burns at fisher.cc (Burns Fisher)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:20:08 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem Version 1.07 released
In-Reply-To: <CABX7KxWuJzE39Nx8Wut8vAn-BLo8JE_=OZoqd5PUTyeAYwo_pg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJOf0+vOsMdWHxShmH8oXk20DwcdWw07CRFM2FofGdqs6P7wQw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABX7KxWuJzE39Nx8Wut8vAn-BLo8JE_=OZoqd5PUTyeAYwo_pg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABX7KxVwkgJMLWLWbrjSjdpPfrfSfYmjMwPm2Koq=rqhUG6HkA@mail.gmail.com>

http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox/readme.txt has been updated and a
new text file "Updating FoxTelem on your Fox-in-a-Box.txt" has been added
to describe how to update your FIAB to the latest version. I hope that I
have written the "updating" document in such a way that you only need to
know standard terms like "right click", "double click", menu, etc and don't
really need any Linux knowledge.

It's kind of difficult to diagnose problems via email, but if you have
tried and failed to update, and if you can give me access to your system
via ssh or VNC, I'll try to help. If you bought an SD card from the AMSAT
store, you can also send it to me with an SASE and I'll update it for you.
(Send me an email to get the address and mailing info if you don't know
it). Finally, of course, you can just buy a new SD card :-) Note that I
have not yet updated the image on the web site.

On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 9:44 AM Burns Fisher <burns at fisher.cc> wrote:

> Just a note to say that the 1.07y FoxTelem release is fully compatible
> with Fox-in-a-Box.  I will be shipping it on FIAB SD cards bought from the
> AMSAT store as of serial number 27 (any ordered after today).  In fact some
> earlier cards have a prerelease 1.07 version (1.07v), which has a lot of
> the features of 1.07y, but still some bugs.
>
> The free SD card download is not yet updated, but keep an eye on the
> readme.txt file in  http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox/.  I will also
> (eventually) write some specific instructions for upgrading for people who
> already have an FIAB.  Of course if you are comfortable with Linux, there
> is nothing unusual required to upgrade except that the FIAB has its own
> startup script.  You don't need to use the one that comes in the Linux
> package.
>
> 73,
> Burns, WB1FJ
>
> On Sun, Mar 17, 2019 at 9:05 PM Chris Thompson <g0kla at arrl.net> wrote:
>
>> I'm officially releasing version 1.07 of FoxTelem.  A test version has
>> been
>> out for a while, but it had several issues, including a lower decode rate
>> than 1.06.  That prevented release for a while.  Those issues (and
>> something like 65 other defects) are now all fixed and this decoder
>> performs better than 1.06.  Feel free to test them side by side and report
>> back if that is not the case for you.  We are always interested in any
>> comparative results.
>>
>> In addition to defects in FoxTelem 1.06 and earlier versions of 1.07, this
>> also introduces Doppler calculation with automatic adjustment of the
>> decoder frequency.  This is especially useful for decoding beacons and has
>> been helpful in testing for Fox-1A / AO-85 and Fox-1Cliff / AO-95 which
>> are
>> both in SAFE mode.   Decoding from Doppler takes a bit of configuration to
>> get right.  Have a read of the new sections in the manual or ask for help
>> if you want to give it a try.  There are pros and cons vs "Find Signal"
>> for
>> sure.
>>
>> Version 1.07 changes the core SDR within FoxTelem to use a Numerically
>> Controlled Oscillator (NCO) rather than an FFT Filter for the conversion
>> to
>> base-band.  This produces better decodes and will allow the support of
>> wider bandwidth SDRs in the future.  The old decoder is available still if
>> needed from the settings screen. Read the manual for details.
>>
>> Version 1.07 also introduces two new BPSK decoders in advance of the
>> Fox-1E
>> launch.  (I have no inside information about when that will be, but I have
>> the decoder ready :)  I also wrote some notes on the comparison between
>> the
>> two decoders, which you can read if you are interested in BPSK decoding
>> performance, or just wonder what I do with my time in the evenings:
>> http://www.g0kla.com/workbench/2019-03-09.php
>>
>> The releases are here:
>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/foxtelem_1.07y_windows.zip
>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/foxtelem_1.07y_linux.tar.gz
>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/foxtelem_1.07y_mac.tar.gz
>>
>> KEY CHANGES in 1.07
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> * Ability to add a new spacecraft from the menu.  You can also remove
>> them.
>> * Doppler calculation and tracking as an option instead of "Find Signal"
>> * A better SDR based on a Numerically Controlled Oscillator, ready for
>> wider SDRs
>> * Two new PSK decoders - Costas Loop and Dotproduct
>> * RTL dongle implemented for testing, though more work to do
>> * Stops downloading keps when position calc is off
>> * Allows toggling of high speed / DUV display when in auto mode
>> * Fixed plotting issues for Earth plots
>> * Fixes several crashes and bugs
>> * Fixes copy paste issues with tables
>> * Respects left/right audio preference when processing wav files
>> * Implements formats for later spacecraft - Fox-1E and HuskySat
>> * Linux and Mac launch script updated to locate the JVM (especially on
>> Mac).  Please report if when this works/does not work
>> * MEMS gyro calibration updated
>> * Fixed a bug where AO-85 data from the server could not be stepped
>> through
>>
>> And many other bug fixes. Full list of changes here:
>> https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/milestone/12?closed=1
>>
>> Let me know any feedback.
>>
>> 73
>> Chris
>> G0KLA / AC2CZ
>>
>> --
>> 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>
>

From ik5nax at radioteknos.it  Mon Mar 18 20:31:34 2019
From: ik5nax at radioteknos.it (Lapo Pieri)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 21:31:34 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] yoctenna / yefa
Message-ID: <20190318203134.GA10943@debian>

Hi to All,
I just made my satellite station operational again and I'd like to show you
my last labor: a new antenna for VHF and up that has a large bandwidth,
high tollerance to fabrication tollerance and clean pattern.
It is in its fairly early state of development but I think it could be of
some interest for the community.
So if you are curious you can find a short description here:

    http://www.radioteknos.it/yoctenna_yefa_en-1.html

And any comments, criticism, or whatever are welcome

73, Lapo IK5NAX

From wageners at gmail.com  Mon Mar 18 21:50:52 2019
From: wageners at gmail.com (Stefan Wagener)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:50:52 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] yoctenna / yefa
In-Reply-To: <20190318203134.GA10943@debian>
References: <20190318203134.GA10943@debian>
Message-ID: <CAKu8kHAUvCz_5B2ZTqGKwF=VtdFVswtJU=-xn+UfyY6_jeRZOg@mail.gmail.com>

Very impressive Lapo!

Thanks for sharing and let us know once you made the first contacts.

73, Stefan VE4NSA

On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 3:42 PM Lapo Pieri <ik5nax at radioteknos.it> wrote:

> Hi to All,
> I just made my satellite station operational again and I'd like to show you
> my last labor: a new antenna for VHF and up that has a large bandwidth,
> high tollerance to fabrication tollerance and clean pattern.
> It is in its fairly early state of development but I think it could be of
> some interest for the community.
> So if you are curious you can find a short description here:
>
>     http://www.radioteknos.it/yoctenna_yefa_en-1.html
>
> And any comments, criticism, or whatever are welcome
>
> 73, Lapo IK5NAX
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>

From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Mon Mar 18 22:33:42 2019
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Edward R Cole)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:33:42 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Attaching the coax to antenna boom
Message-ID: <201903182233.x2IMXkHt017816@mail42c28.carrierzone.com>

Gentlemen Guessing either you did not read the entire article By 
Kent-AWA5VJB, or misunderstood.

Kent was addressing a way to use a metallic crossboom with crossed 
yagis.  For satellite I suspect you have them connected to produce 
circular polarity.
Normal installation would require the end parts of the crossboom be 
non-metallic (probably fiberglass for strength).  No metal should be 
closer than half-wavelength from element ends.  So the only way to 
dress cable from the driven elements is draped off the backend of the 
antenna booms.

But Kent rigorously measured the effect of a metallic crossboom 
connection to the x-yagi boom to determine least interaction.  The 
connection location on the antenna boom is critical but does allow 
running coax across both crossboom and antenna boom.

Being "cheap and Lazy" I decided to mount my satellite antenna using 
a metal crossboom with Yaesu B5400 azel rotator.  I run my cables on 
the boom with tight corners to  keep cables close to surface on the 
booms.  Everything works well.  I've not made field measurements so 
do not know how well they are working but was good enough for AO40, 
modes US and LS.
http://www.kl7uw.com/sat.htm

Not currently RV for satellite.

73, Ed - KL7UW
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From: "Frank Karnauskas" <n1uw at gokarns.com>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Attaching the coax to antenna boom
Message-ID: <000001d4dd4a$f11aa280$d34fe780$@gokarns.com>
Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="us-ascii"

This is quite curious.

Page 1 of the WA5VJB paper says, "Run the coax back down the antenna
and along the boom keeping the radius small..."  His hand-drawn
illustration shows the feedline going down the boom then making a hard
turn at the boom-to-cross arm plate.

The M2 instruction sheets for the 2MCP8A and 436CP16 antennas both
state (in bold type), "Do not route feedline to boom to mast plate  as
exiting antenna here will adversely affect circular field."

Mr. Britain's paper is obviously focused on mounting the cross bar
somewhere along the boom of a somewhat long antenna.  The M2
instructions are for mounting short antennas from the back of the boom
to the cross bar. Not the same situation.  But, for a newbie like me,
the definitive conclusion to this discussion is...I am still confused.

I was hoping to hang my M2 LEO antennas Monday morning but now not
until after I call the M2 support line for their read on this.

73,
Frank

FRANK W. KARNAUSKAS, N1UW


73, Ed - KL7UW
   http://www.kl7uw.com
Dubus-NA Business mail:
   dubususa at gmail.com 


From skristof at etczone.com  Mon Mar 18 22:39:09 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 18:39:09 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT on HF
Message-ID: <ba7c2512407e1c15adbffa2d8d7ccb9c@etczone.com>

For anyone interested in the AMSAT on HF award I will be calling "CQ
AMSAT" in slow code from 2300 UTC to 2330 UTC today (Monday). Frequency
will
be between 7.045 MHz and 7.055 MHz. 

Award info: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/

Steve AI9IN

From airrj1 at gmail.com  Tue Mar 19 00:21:18 2019
From: airrj1 at gmail.com (Robert Bragg)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 18:21:18 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Logging on LoTW
In-Reply-To: <a933c78a0676e1a82169ae4692078b39@md.metrocast.net>
References: <007301d4ddb0$c06823e0$41386ba0$@gmail.com>
	<a933c78a0676e1a82169ae4692078b39@md.metrocast.net>
Message-ID: <CAJ9ASBFgrxyH7XqSfM1ryzjd5V_mVrXuYQ2Bser7TDwJ8wb=0Q@mail.gmail.com>

Bob, I never add portable to the end of my call when I am roving.  I find
that it just adds confusion to the logging after the fact just as you are
finding.  I've been meaning to go back and change our contact to /P for
your CM94 activation.

And I am looking forward to your Utah trip as well.  Fun place to rove.

R.J.
WY7AA

On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 12:58 PM <jbr13 at md.metrocast.net> wrote:

> Bob,  I had that problem once years ago, when I ran QRP for a bunch of
> contacts.  It all depends on how the other stations puts you in their
> log.  If they put your call in without the /P, then LOTW will not
> recognize it as a match.   I ended up uploading the same contact under
> my N3YUG, and N3YUG/QRP accounts.
>
> Jason
>
>
>
>
> On 03-18-2019 1:33 PM, Bob Keating wrote:
> > I logged 26 QSOs from CM94 last weekend as N6REK/P on LoTW but have
> > received
> > only 4 QSLs. I thought CM94 is a relatively rare grid, plus I was
> > hoping to
> > get credit for KI7UNJs rove. Should I just be logging as N6REK even
> > though I
> > am operating a location other that my home QTH? I would like to get a
> > good
> > solid answer as I will be heading off to Utah next month and hope to
> > get
> > some QSLs from some new grids. Thanks.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Bob N6REK
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>

From aj9n at aol.com  Tue Mar 19 01:43:48 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 01:43:48 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-19 02:00
	UTC
References: <673669631.7167794.1552959828162.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <673669631.7167794.1552959828162@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-19 02:00 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD?

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Wed 2019-03-20 20:16:09 UTC 86 deg

?

Watch for live stream starting about 10-15 minutes before AOS at: www.ariotti.com

?

Khabarovsk University, Khabarovsk, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is TBD

Contact is a go for 2019-03-26 (***)

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Ulluriaq School, Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, Canada, via LU8YY (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***)

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI (***)

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-03-28 16:14:54 UTC 47 deg (***)

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

The ARISS-US program?s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019.

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

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

?

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:? http://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) http://www.jarl.org/ ?(***)

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) http://www.jarl.org/

?

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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.

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
http://www.ariss.org/

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

****************************************************************************
Looking?for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS??? 
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete?
details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham?Video.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
http://www.ariss-eu.org/? ?

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


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 112


****************************************************************************
The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date 
webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 
ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know.

Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own 
orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed 
time. 
All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and 
time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS


The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2019-03-19 02:00 UTC.? (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and 
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and?Echolink websites, and 
instructions for any contact that may be streamed?live.??


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

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

Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1293. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1236. 
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. 

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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

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

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

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

QSL?information may be found at:?? 
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html?

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

****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-03-05 16:00 UTC.

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

Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 
Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf

Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf

Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts

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


Exp. 58 on orbit

Oleg Konenenko

David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Anne McClain

?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

Aleksey Ovchinin

Nick Hague KG5TMV


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

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

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From don.boyer at comcast.net  Tue Mar 19 14:27:04 2019
From: don.boyer at comcast.net (Don Boyer)
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 07:27:04 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] LVB Tracker with Windows 7 & 10 Setup Issue
In-Reply-To: <mailman.6353.1552876611.91669.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
References: <mailman.6353.1552876611.91669.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
Message-ID: <000f01d4de5f$d3d666d0$7b833470$@boyer@comcast.net>

I recently obtained a used LVB tracker (USB version) that has an older
DLP-USB232M interface module installed.  I am trying to use my LVB tracker
with both Windows 7 & Windows 10 via my USB port.  Can anyone give me some
advice regarding LVB tracker compatibility with Windows 7 & 10 versions and
any set up recommendations?  It looks like I need the current driver for the
DLP-USB232M.  But this driver is not available on the DLP site and they are
closed until March 25th.  I am using the current version of SatPC32.
73,
Don W7AIN



From rolf.krogstad at gmail.com  Tue Mar 19 15:04:34 2019
From: rolf.krogstad at gmail.com (Rolf Krogstad)
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 10:04:34 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] LVB Tracker with Windows 7 & 10 Setup Issue
In-Reply-To: <5c90fdd2.1c69fb81.94a3d.2eb0SMTPIN_ADDED_BROKEN@mx.google.com>
References: <mailman.6353.1552876611.91669.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
	<5c90fdd2.1c69fb81.94a3d.2eb0SMTPIN_ADDED_BROKEN@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <CAJJyj=azhNS+VPbcEnzUcqKdE_BB4Ha=c1YM62Wsfm7VBPKF9w@mail.gmail.com>

Don,
I have had no issues using the LVB Tracker with Windows 10 and SatPC32.
One thing to check is how you connect the LVB to the PC.
If your PC does not have a serial port, then you are probably using a
"serial to USB" converter cable.
My experience has been that many of the cheap cables use a chipset which is
not compatible with the ham software I use.
I always make sure that the "serial - USB" cable I purchase is based on the
FTDI chipset.
I have never had a problem using a "serial - USB" cable based on that FTDI
chipset.
There are a number of manufacturers of these cables.  I got mine from Byte
Runner - but there are many more vendors.
73,
Rolf   NR0T
EN34


On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 9:33 AM Don Boyer <don.boyer at comcast.net> wrote:

> I recently obtained a used LVB tracker (USB version) that has an older
> DLP-USB232M interface module installed.  I am trying to use my LVB tracker
> with both Windows 7 & Windows 10 via my USB port.  Can anyone give me some
> advice regarding LVB tracker compatibility with Windows 7 & 10 versions and
> any set up recommendations?  It looks like I need the current driver for
> the
> DLP-USB232M.  But this driver is not available on the DLP site and they are
> closed until March 25th.  I am using the current version of SatPC32.
> 73,
> Don W7AIN
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
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From w3ab at yahoo.com  Tue Mar 19 18:08:46 2019
From: w3ab at yahoo.com (GEO Badger)
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:08:46 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] LVB Tracker with Windows 7 & 10 Setup Issue
In-Reply-To: <000f01d4de5f$d3d666d0$7b833470$@boyer@comcast.net>
References: <mailman.6353.1552876611.91669.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
	<000f01d4de5f$d3d666d0$7b833470$@boyer@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <1286077963.8047585.1553018926882@mail.yahoo.com>

Don,
Since you are using the USB version you don't need a USB-RS 232 converter. But, you might look at your COM PORTS in the hardware setup section and verify that it is operating correctly. You can update your driver(s) there as well.
---? 
 Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side. ?? 
 GEO ??? 

 http://www.w3ab.org

Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. 

    On Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 7:33:41 AM PDT, Don Boyer <don.boyer at comcast.net> wrote:  
 
 I recently obtained a used LVB tracker (USB version) that has an older
DLP-USB232M interface module installed.? I am trying to use my LVB tracker
with both Windows 7 & Windows 10 via my USB port.? Can anyone give me some
advice regarding LVB tracker compatibility with Windows 7 & 10 versions and
any set up recommendations?? It looks like I need the current driver for the
DLP-USB232M.? But this driver is not available on the DLP site and they are
closed until March 25th.? I am using the current version of SatPC32.
73,
Don W7AIN


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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 andythomasmail at yahoo.co.uk  Wed Mar 20 16:48:25 2019
From: andythomasmail at yahoo.co.uk (andy thomas)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 16:48:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kicksat sprites: CQ
References: <1910296101.13612319.1553100505887.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1910296101.13612319.1553100505887@mail.yahoo.com>

Hi Amsateers:
This is a CQ from Zac Manchester, PI for the Kicksat-2 misison to deploy Sprites, sent on twitter:
         
Calling all HAMs! We have sent commands to deploy the Sprites from #KickSat2. We are looking for volunteers to record daylight passes. We need at least 64 kHz IQ data centered at 437.240 MHz. The KickSat-2 TLE can be used for coarse tracking, but won't be super accurate.
     7 replies     36 retweets     47 likes          

All recordings can go via the google group "kicksat gs"
many thanks
73 de andy g0sfj

From n4hf.philip at gmail.com  Wed Mar 20 19:57:54 2019
From: n4hf.philip at gmail.com (Philip Jenkins)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 15:57:54 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Weather satellites
Message-ID: <CAGdEbNaT-Jqf8nauhePtma-692kSX_TADg4cQK0a4ZXRFjeqmQ@mail.gmail.com>

A local ham, N1DAY, has taken a DEEP dive into WX Sats, and I am so blown
away by his website/blog on this topic  that I am posting it to this BB
(with his permission). (And feel free to ask him questions...) . I think
this post would be really helpful to WX newbies.

Enjoy!

https://hamsignal.com/blog/this-is-major-tom-to-ground-control

Philip N4HF
EM85

From kb2m at arrl.net  Wed Mar 20 21:47:34 2019
From: kb2m at arrl.net (kb2mjeff@att.net)
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 17:47:34 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9100 with HS-Soundmodem, EasyTerm, CAT7200, VspMgr,
	and SatPC32..whew...
Message-ID: <01d201d4df66$87bb6310$97322930$@arrl.net>

I posted this to various groups and individual?s a few days ago?.

 

+I?ve been trying without success to get my 9100 working with HS-Soundmodem and EasyTerm.  Everything +seems to be working except the PTT.  I?m receiving data, and passing it along via ports 8000 and 8001, but +cannot get the PTT to work via the USB assigned com port. Thinking there is an issue with my 9100 I +configured it for WSJT-X via DXLab and it is running FT8 fine, no PTT issues. Does anyone have their 9100 +working with Soundmodem or HS-Soundmodem and can  send me their settings? Thanks?.

 

Andy, UZ7HO suggested that I use John G8BPQ?s program called CAT7200. This allows programs that can?t handle the  RTS from  Icom CI-V PTT command. I was blissfully unaware of this issue as I run my only other data setups like WSJT-X using DXLab as a go between, Dave does a great job with DXLab. I now have everything talking except SatPC32.        

 I tried several different things, like setting up another application port in CAT7200, and also using VspMgr to try and split the port. No matter what I do SatPC32 will not control the radio, using the comport from either app. I?m getting close to getting this to work. Any suggestions on how to setup SatPC32?

 

73 Jeff kb2m  

 


From aj9n at aol.com  Thu Mar 21 02:21:09 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 02:21:09 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-21 03:00
	UTC
References: <985926865.8510156.1553134869201.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <985926865.8510156.1553134869201@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-21 03:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD ?

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact was successful: Wed 2019-03-20 20:16:09 UTC 86 deg ?(***)

?

Khabarovsk University, Khabarovsk, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is TBD

Contact is a go for 2019-03-26

?

Ulluriaq School, Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, Canada, via LU8YY

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-03-28 16:14:54 UTC 47 deg

?

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

The ARISS-US program?s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019.

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

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

?

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:? http://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) http://www.jarl.org/ ?(***)

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) http://www.jarl.org/

?

?

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

ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.? ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance.? Feel free to send your reports to aj9n at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

?

Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
http://www.ariss.org/

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

****************************************************************************
Looking?for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS??? 
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete?
details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham?Video.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
http://www.ariss-eu.org/? ?

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
schools:? 


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 112


****************************************************************************
The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date 
webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 
ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know.

Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own 
orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed 
time. 
All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and 
time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS


The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2019-03-21 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.??


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

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

Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1294. (***)
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1237. (***)
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. 

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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

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

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

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

QSL?information may be found at:?? 
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html?

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

****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-03-21 03:00 UTC. (***)

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

Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 
Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf

Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf

Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts

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


Exp. 58 on orbit

Oleg Konenenko

David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Anne McClain

?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

Aleksey Ovchinin

Nick Hague KG5TMV


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

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

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From skristof at etczone.com  Thu Mar 21 15:27:12 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 11:27:12 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT on HF
Message-ID: <c45542fa522e56d798484348a5e8b784@etczone.com>

For anyone interested in the AMSAT on HF award I will be calling "CQ
AMSAT" in slow code from 1600 UTC to 1630 UTC today (Thursday).
Frequency
will be between 10.110 MHz and 10.120 MHz. 

Award info: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/

Steve AI9IN

From WB4SON at gmail.com  Thu Mar 21 22:18:36 2019
From: WB4SON at gmail.com (Bob)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 18:18:36 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Logging on LoTW
In-Reply-To: <CAJ9ASBFgrxyH7XqSfM1ryzjd5V_mVrXuYQ2Bser7TDwJ8wb=0Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <007301d4ddb0$c06823e0$41386ba0$@gmail.com>
	<a933c78a0676e1a82169ae4692078b39@md.metrocast.net>
	<CAJ9ASBFgrxyH7XqSfM1ryzjd5V_mVrXuYQ2Bser7TDwJ8wb=0Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAPonRZ-_a6mp72WbcpJdkMENGQBiRP7JjOt264XubmEqTV2q5A@mail.gmail.com>

Personal opinion is don't use a / anything, just your own call, and setup a
new station location in tQSL to support your roving.  FCC doesn't care
anymore.  I think the portable designations cause more trouble than they
are worth.  You might wait a bit then upload again without the / portable
designation and see if you pick up some more confirmations.

Another personal observation -- I usually get about 70% LotW confirmation
from DX and US stations, except for Sat operators, who manage less than
half of that.  Despite using computers for doppler or pass prediction,
using one to QSL doesn't seem to be in their DNA for some unknown reason.
Wish it was better for sure.

Thanks for your roving.  I heard you but was not able to get through the
crowd.

73, Bob, WB4SON

On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 8:23 PM Robert Bragg <airrj1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Bob, I never add portable to the end of my call when I am roving.  I find
> that it just adds confusion to the logging after the fact just as you are
> finding.  I've been meaning to go back and change our contact to /P for
> your CM94 activation.
>
> And I am looking forward to your Utah trip as well.  Fun place to rove.
>
> R.J.
> WY7AA
>
> On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 12:58 PM <jbr13 at md.metrocast.net> wrote:
>
> > Bob,  I had that problem once years ago, when I ran QRP for a bunch of
> > contacts.  It all depends on how the other stations puts you in their
> > log.  If they put your call in without the /P, then LOTW will not
> > recognize it as a match.   I ended up uploading the same contact under
> > my N3YUG, and N3YUG/QRP accounts.
> >
> > Jason
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 03-18-2019 1:33 PM, Bob Keating wrote:
> > > I logged 26 QSOs from CM94 last weekend as N6REK/P on LoTW but have
> > > received
> > > only 4 QSLs. I thought CM94 is a relatively rare grid, plus I was
> > > hoping to
> > > get credit for KI7UNJs rove. Should I just be logging as N6REK even
> > > though I
> > > am operating a location other that my home QTH? I would like to get a
> > > good
> > > solid answer as I will be heading off to Utah next month and hope to
> > > get
> > > some QSLs from some new grids. Thanks.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > >
> > > Bob N6REK
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > 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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> > expressed
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> > AMSAT-NA.
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From kb2ysi at gmail.com  Thu Mar 21 23:19:35 2019
From: kb2ysi at gmail.com (Don KB2YSI)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 19:19:35 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Logging on LoTW
In-Reply-To: <CAPonRZ-_a6mp72WbcpJdkMENGQBiRP7JjOt264XubmEqTV2q5A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <007301d4ddb0$c06823e0$41386ba0$@gmail.com>
	<a933c78a0676e1a82169ae4692078b39@md.metrocast.net>
	<CAJ9ASBFgrxyH7XqSfM1ryzjd5V_mVrXuYQ2Bser7TDwJ8wb=0Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAPonRZ-_a6mp72WbcpJdkMENGQBiRP7JjOt264XubmEqTV2q5A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAAJiE8N=VSiW6M+XZEVXVdPd812NC1cvfXgf8AydEoBOFzYxrg@mail.gmail.com>

I also log with just my call. I have four grids that I operate from rather
regularly and I might use portable while there. If I am far from home, like
I was last night, I use it quite a bit, but it does not go into my log.

If I make it to VE land that would be a different topic.

On Thu, Mar 21, 2019, 18:20 Bob <WB4SON at gmail.com> wrote:

> Personal opinion is don't use a / anything, just your own call, and setup a
> new station location in tQSL to support your roving.  FCC doesn't care
> anymore.  I think the portable designations cause more trouble than they
> are worth.  You might wait a bit then upload again without the / portable
> designation and see if you pick up some more confirmations.
>
> Another personal observation -- I usually get about 70% LotW confirmation
> from DX and US stations, except for Sat operators, who manage less than
> half of that.  Despite using computers for doppler or pass prediction,
> using one to QSL doesn't seem to be in their DNA for some unknown reason.
> Wish it was better for sure.
>
> Thanks for your roving.  I heard you but was not able to get through the
> crowd.
>
> 73, Bob, WB4SON
>
> On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 8:23 PM Robert Bragg <airrj1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Bob, I never add portable to the end of my call when I am roving.  I find
> > that it just adds confusion to the logging after the fact just as you are
> > finding.  I've been meaning to go back and change our contact to /P for
> > your CM94 activation.
> >
> > And I am looking forward to your Utah trip as well.  Fun place to rove.
> >
> > R.J.
> > WY7AA
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 12:58 PM <jbr13 at md.metrocast.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Bob,  I had that problem once years ago, when I ran QRP for a bunch of
> > > contacts.  It all depends on how the other stations puts you in their
> > > log.  If they put your call in without the /P, then LOTW will not
> > > recognize it as a match.   I ended up uploading the same contact under
> > > my N3YUG, and N3YUG/QRP accounts.
> > >
> > > Jason
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 03-18-2019 1:33 PM, Bob Keating wrote:
> > > > I logged 26 QSOs from CM94 last weekend as N6REK/P on LoTW but have
> > > > received
> > > > only 4 QSLs. I thought CM94 is a relatively rare grid, plus I was
> > > > hoping to
> > > > get credit for KI7UNJs rove. Should I just be logging as N6REK even
> > > > though I
> > > > am operating a location other that my home QTH? I would like to get a
> > > > good
> > > > solid answer as I will be heading off to Utah next month and hope to
> > > > get
> > > > some QSLs from some new grids. Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > 73,
> > > >
> > > > Bob N6REK
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum
> available
> > > > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> > > > Opinions expressed
> > > > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
> > > > of AMSAT-NA.
> > > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> > > > program!
> > > > Subscription settings:
> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> > Opinions
> > > expressed
> > > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
> of
> > > AMSAT-NA.
> > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> > program!
> > > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> > >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions
> > expressed
> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> > AMSAT-NA.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
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> >
> _______________________________________________
> 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 skristof at etczone.com  Thu Mar 21 23:55:14 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 19:55:14 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Logging on LoTW
In-Reply-To: <CAPonRZ-_a6mp72WbcpJdkMENGQBiRP7JjOt264XubmEqTV2q5A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <007301d4ddb0$c06823e0$41386ba0$@gmail.com>
	<a933c78a0676e1a82169ae4692078b39@md.metrocast.net>
	<CAJ9ASBFgrxyH7XqSfM1ryzjd5V_mVrXuYQ2Bser7TDwJ8wb=0Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAPonRZ-_a6mp72WbcpJdkMENGQBiRP7JjOt264XubmEqTV2q5A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1d413f417030de5ee4d1dd8fcf9fb6ac@etczone.com>

Interesting. My experience is just the opposite. I get a much higher
percentage of QSLs from satellite QSOs than from other QSO types (mainly
CW in my case). 

I guess that's the YMMV part. 

Steve AI9IN

On 2019-03-21 18:18, Bob wrote:

> Another personal observation -- I usually get about 70% LotW confirmation
> from DX and US stations, except for Sat operators, who manage less than
> half of that.  Despite using computers for doppler or pass prediction,
> using one to QSL doesn't seem to be in their DNA for some unknown reason.
> Wish it was better for sure.
> 
> Thanks for your roving.  I heard you but was not able to get through the
> crowd.
> 
> 73, Bob, WB4SON

From jeff30339 at gmail.com  Fri Mar 22 04:14:46 2019
From: jeff30339 at gmail.com (Jeff Johns)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 23:14:46 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Logging on LoTW
In-Reply-To: <1d413f417030de5ee4d1dd8fcf9fb6ac@etczone.com>
References: <007301d4ddb0$c06823e0$41386ba0$@gmail.com>
	<a933c78a0676e1a82169ae4692078b39@md.metrocast.net>
	<CAJ9ASBFgrxyH7XqSfM1ryzjd5V_mVrXuYQ2Bser7TDwJ8wb=0Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAPonRZ-_a6mp72WbcpJdkMENGQBiRP7JjOt264XubmEqTV2q5A@mail.gmail.com>
	<1d413f417030de5ee4d1dd8fcf9fb6ac@etczone.com>
Message-ID: <2B4B6667-35B6-4534-A4F4-A5E880A184D1@gmail.com>

Ditto. 

Jeff WE4B 

> On Mar 21, 2019, at 6:55 PM, skristof at etczone.com wrote:
> 
> Interesting. My experience is just the opposite. I get a much higher
> percentage of QSLs from satellite QSOs than from other QSO types (mainly
> CW in my case). 
> 
> I guess that's the YMMV part. 
> 
> Steve AI9IN
> 
>> On 2019-03-21 18:18, Bob wrote:
>> 
>> Another personal observation -- I usually get about 70% LotW confirmation
>> from DX and US stations, except for Sat operators, who manage less than
>> half of that.  Despite using computers for doppler or pass prediction,
>> using one to QSL doesn't seem to be in their DNA for some unknown reason.
>> Wish it was better for sure.
>> 
>> Thanks for your roving.  I heard you but was not able to get through the
>> crowd.
>> 
>> 73, Bob, WB4SON
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From aj9n at aol.com  Fri Mar 22 01:32:22 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 01:32:22 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-22 00:00
	UTC
References: <1627289762.9093811.1553218342446.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1627289762.9093811.1553218342446@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-22 00:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

Khabarovsk University, Khabarovsk, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko (***)

Contact is a go for 2019-03-26 10:45 UTC (***)

?

Ulluriaq School, Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, Canada, via LU8YY

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-03-28 16:14:54 UTC 47 deg

?

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

The ARISS-US program?s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019.

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

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

?

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:? http://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) http://www.jarl.org/ ?(***)

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) http://www.jarl.org/

?

?

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

ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.? ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance.? Feel free to send your reports to aj9n at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

?

Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
http://www.ariss.org/

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

****************************************************************************
Looking?for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS??? 
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete?
details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham?Video.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
http://www.ariss-eu.org/? ?

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
schools:? 


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 112


****************************************************************************
The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date 
webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 
ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know.

Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own 
orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed 
time. 
All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and 
time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS


The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2019-03-22 00:00 UTC.? (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and 
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and?Echolink websites, and 
instructions for any contact that may be streamed?live.??


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

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

Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1294. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1237. 
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. 

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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

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

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

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

QSL?information may be found at:?? 
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html?

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

****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-03-21 03:00 UTC.

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

Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 
Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf

Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf

Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts

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


Exp. 58 on orbit

Oleg Konenenko

David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Anne McClain

?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

Aleksey Ovchinin

Nick Hague KG5TMV


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

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

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From wa7eth at frontier.com  Fri Mar 22 08:10:49 2019
From: wa7eth at frontier.com (HUGH EMPEY)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 01:10:49 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Clarification on Satellite Friends of 50 Award
Message-ID: <01e401d4e086$c2f76660$48e63320$@frontier.com>

This may be "obvious to the most casual observer"  but I do not want to
assume anything.  The rules for this award state that "you must work 50
amateur radio operators on any satellite (limit one per day) during 2019.
Does this mean 50 "different" call signs or can you count the same call sign
more than once if you work them on different days.  I interpret this to mean
"50 different call signs."   Am I correct.   I have my flameproof suit on
just in case.

.

73'.Ed  WA7ETH

 

If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing.  If you use the
airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing.

*	Chuck Yeager

 


From kd7yz at denstarfarm.us  Fri Mar 22 09:56:49 2019
From: kd7yz at denstarfarm.us (Bob KD7YZ)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 05:56:49 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Programs to work/log Sats from separate Rigs ??
Message-ID: <91d050e0-1684-9185-a1b5-f4dce5a974a3@denstarfarm.us>

So I have a K3 which "generally" Rx's on VHF mode (Downlink)

And I have an IC910 which therefore is usually on xmit on the UHF side
(Uplink).

And invariably I am using, and quite happy with SatPC32 to control the
two radios.

And the latter is done with the help of VSPE to make some virtual serial
ports.

So what program(s) can I use to be able to LOG the xmit and the Rx
frequencies, the Calls, the locations of the guys ... and also
upload/download/match, from LOTW ?

?....and as a by product, keep track of Grids Countries and the like?

Contesting of any form is not needed.

thank you

--
73
Bob KD7YZ
AMSAT LM #901


From johnnykludt at gmail.com  Fri Mar 22 13:48:47 2019
From: johnnykludt at gmail.com (John Kludt)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:48:47 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Programs to work/log Sats from separate Rigs ??
In-Reply-To: <91d050e0-1684-9185-a1b5-f4dce5a974a3@denstarfarm.us>
References: <91d050e0-1684-9185-a1b5-f4dce5a974a3@denstarfarm.us>
Message-ID: <CABsMmtQRFCoyNRpVD=LfeRX5qsPDJ8mA0hs6bM7KBuUn7+WAkg@mail.gmail.com>

Bob,

I have similar setup.  I currently use DXKeeper, part of the DXLabs suite
to do my logging.  I chose DXKeeper because it works well with LoTW and
does an excellent job of reporting.

After some thought I chose not to interface the logging program with the
radios or SATpc32.  I did not want the headaches of port sharing software.
More than than that especially on the FM birds contacts happen so fast real
time logging just gets in my way.  Rather, I keep a list of contacts as
they happen on paper and then log after the fact.

For other uses I have DXKeeper tied to the radio either directly or with
Commander (part of the DXLabs suite) or FT8 via JTAlerts but for the
satellites the manual method works just fine.  Uploading to LoTW (and eQSL
if you want), ClubLog and QSL management and reporting is a breeze.

John K4SQC



On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 9:30 AM Bob KD7YZ <kd7yz at denstarfarm.us> wrote:

> So I have a K3 which "generally" Rx's on VHF mode (Downlink)
>
> And I have an IC910 which therefore is usually on xmit on the UHF side
> (Uplink).
>
> And invariably I am using, and quite happy with SatPC32 to control the
> two radios.
>
> And the latter is done with the help of VSPE to make some virtual serial
> ports.
>
> So what program(s) can I use to be able to LOG the xmit and the Rx
> frequencies, the Calls, the locations of the guys ... and also
> upload/download/match, from LOTW ?
>
>  ....and as a by product, keep track of Grids Countries and the like?
>
> Contesting of any form is not needed.
>
> thank you
>
> --
> 73
> Bob KD7YZ
> AMSAT LM #901
>
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From g0iiq at outlook.com  Fri Mar 22 15:23:51 2019
From: g0iiq at outlook.com (David Pykett)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:23:51 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Programs to work/log Sats from separate Rigs ??
In-Reply-To: <91d050e0-1684-9185-a1b5-f4dce5a974a3@denstarfarm.us>
References: <91d050e0-1684-9185-a1b5-f4dce5a974a3@denstarfarm.us>
Message-ID: <DB6PR0501MB282330B5E5CF8516B58F27B1FA430@DB6PR0501MB2823.eurprd05.prod.outlook.com>

Hi Bob

I use VQlog for logging, SatPc32 to control the rotator and elevation and for doppler on the rig, I have an IC-9100 and  the Fabulatech serial port splitter, everything nearly works OK  SatPc32 control the rig and the rotor perfectly but I don?t always get the uplink/downlink frequencies and mode boxes correctly filled so something I have to watch, apart from that it logs to LOTW etc and many more facilities I don?t use. You can download a shareware version to try out, I have no connection to the writer of the software, Im just pleased with the facilities and satellite logging

73
Dave G0IIQ

From: Bob KD7YZ<mailto:kd7yz at denstarfarm.us>
Sent: 22 March 2019 13:29
To: AMSAT BB<mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Programs to work/log Sats from separate Rigs ??

So I have a K3 which "generally" Rx's on VHF mode (Downlink)

And I have an IC910 which therefore is usually on xmit on the UHF side
(Uplink).

And invariably I am using, and quite happy with SatPC32 to control the
two radios.

And the latter is done with the help of VSPE to make some virtual serial
ports.

So what program(s) can I use to be able to LOG the xmit and the Rx
frequencies, the Calls, the locations of the guys ... and also
upload/download/match, from LOTW ?

 ....and as a by product, keep track of Grids Countries and the like?

Contesting of any form is not needed.

thank you

--
73
Bob KD7YZ
AMSAT LM #901

_______________________________________________


From ke4al at yahoo.com  Fri Mar 22 15:28:08 2019
From: ke4al at yahoo.com (Robert Bankston)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:28:08 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Clarification on Satellite Friends of 50 Award
In-Reply-To: <01e401d4e086$c2f76660$48e63320$@frontier.com>
References: <01e401d4e086$c2f76660$48e63320$@frontier.com>
Message-ID: <149209548.9843801.1553268488197@mail.yahoo.com>

Ed, you are correct.? The Friends of 50 Award requires 50 different call signs on 50 different days.
73,
Robert Bankston, KE4ALAMSAT-NA VP of User Services
Twitter:? @KE4ALabamaWebsite:? KE4AL.wordpress.com 

    On Friday, March 22, 2019, 4:18:38 AM CDT, HUGH EMPEY <wa7eth at frontier.com> wrote:  
 
 This may be "obvious to the most casual observer"? but I do not want to
assume anything.? The rules for this award state that "you must work 50
amateur radio operators on any satellite (limit one per day) during 2019.
Does this mean 50 "different" call signs or can you count the same call sign
more than once if you work them on different days.? I interpret this to mean
"50 different call signs."? Am I correct.? I have my flameproof suit on
just in case.

.

73'.Ed? WA7ETH

 

If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing.? If you use the
airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing.

*??? Chuck Yeager

 

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From kj9idave at charter.net  Fri Mar 22 17:43:03 2019
From: kj9idave at charter.net (David J. Schmocker)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 12:43:03 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-9700 manuals available
Message-ID: <D8BA88D7.EA2A%kj9idave@charter.net>

Everyone:
For those English-readers who share interest in Icom IC-9700, manuals are
now available: 

Basic Manual  
http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/manual/pdf/IC-9700_ENG_Basic_0.
pdf
 
Advanced Manual: 
http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/manual/pdf/IC-9700_AdvancedManu
al_ENG_0.pdf
  
CS-9700 Software Programming Instructions:
(http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/manual/disp_down.php?SWT=&ID=2
0190122001&GNR=Options&TYPE=C&PDNM=CS-9700&INQWORDSWT=No&INQWORD=)


Very 73,


David J. Schmocker, KJ9I





From wa4sca at gmail.com  Fri Mar 22 18:36:23 2019
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:36:23 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-9700 manuals available
In-Reply-To: <D8BA88D7.EA2A%kj9idave@charter.net>
References: <D8BA88D7.EA2A%kj9idave@charter.net>
Message-ID: <000001d4e0de$2758ce80$760a6b80$@gmail.com>

Also an update to version 1.01 of the programming software:

http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/firm/IC-9700/CS-9700_1_01/

73,

Alan
WA4SCA


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<Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-9700 manuals available
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<For those English-readers who share interest in Icom IC-9700, manuals are
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<Basic Manual
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<9700_ENG_Basic_0.
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<9700_AdvancedManu
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From johnv at frontier.com  Fri Mar 22 18:49:35 2019
From: johnv at frontier.com (johnv at frontier.com)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:49:35 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you
References: <2019592612.8639394.1553280575933.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <2019592612.8639394.1553280575933@mail.yahoo.com>

I just got number VUCC #427 certificate in the mail this morning.???? 

Thank you to all those who helped me with it.??? It will be on the wall Monday after I show it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County Hams Club.
JohnN7AME

From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri Mar 22 18:54:38 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:54:38 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you
In-Reply-To: <2019592612.8639394.1553280575933@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <2019592612.8639394.1553280575933.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<2019592612.8639394.1553280575933@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOph5vh_sw4jgax4G38ZNQMN+syLFevQzVd9CCNZH=3eQg@mail.gmail.com>

Congrats!

On another note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a
testament to the increase in popularity of satellite ops and grid
chasing over the past few years. VUCC Satellite has been around since
either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in March 2014.
So, in about 5 years, about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in about
30 years have been awarded.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:50 PM johnv at frontier.com <johnv at frontier.com> wrote:
>
> I just got number VUCC #427 certificate in the mail this morning.
>
> Thank you to all those who helped me with it.    It will be on the wall Monday after I show it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County Hams Club.
> JohnN7AME
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From w3ab at yahoo.com  Fri Mar 22 18:56:54 2019
From: w3ab at yahoo.com (GEO Badger)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:56:54 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you
In-Reply-To: <2019592612.8639394.1553280575933@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <2019592612.8639394.1553280575933.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<2019592612.8639394.1553280575933@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <914917781.9939226.1553281014426@mail.yahoo.com>

Congrats John.
---? 
 Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side. ?? 
 GEO ??? 

 http://www.w3ab.org

Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. 

    On Friday, March 22, 2019, 11:50:49 AM PDT, johnv at frontier.com <johnv at frontier.com> wrote:  
 
 I just got number VUCC #427 certificate in the mail this morning.???? 

Thank you to all those who helped me with it.??? It will be on the wall Monday after I show it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County Hams Club.
JohnN7AME
_______________________________________________
Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
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From jimki6wj at sbcglobal.net  Fri Mar 22 19:09:29 2019
From: jimki6wj at sbcglobal.net (James Brown)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 19:09:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-9700
References: <1829235688.9941289.1553281769816.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1829235688.9941289.1553281769816@mail.yahoo.com>

Good news. My IC 9700 is due to arrive around the third week of April. Was thinking that the first challenge is getting sat32 to speak to it!

Does sat32 need some form  of software update for this radio  or can we do it in the field?

Jim KI6WJ

From kk5do at arrl.net  Fri Mar 22 19:17:13 2019
From: kk5do at arrl.net (Bruce)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:17:13 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOph5vh_sw4jgax4G38ZNQMN+syLFevQzVd9CCNZH=3eQg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <2019592612.8639394.1553280575933.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<2019592612.8639394.1553280575933@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CABzOSOph5vh_sw4jgax4G38ZNQMN+syLFevQzVd9CCNZH=3eQg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <0ff3e7ff-3024-91ab-999c-ab8db65dc8bf@arrl.net>

Oh, my..... I am showing my age now. I became a ham in 1993 and 
immediately went into satellite operations. My VUCC in late 1993 is #17. 
For at least a dozen years after that they increased very rarely.

I am glad to see all the activity on the satellites and enough 
satellites for everyone to have fun with.

73...bruce

On 3/22/2019 1:54 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
> Congrats!
>
> On another note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a
> testament to the increase in popularity of satellite ops and grid
> chasing over the past few years. VUCC Satellite has been around since
> either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in March 2014.
> So, in about 5 years, about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in about
> 30 years have been awarded.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:50 PM johnv at frontier.com <johnv at frontier.com> wrote:
>> I just got number VUCC #427 certificate in the mail this morning.
>>
>> Thank you to all those who helped me with it.    It will be on the wall Monday after I show it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County Hams Club.
>> JohnN7AME
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From skristof at etczone.com  Fri Mar 22 19:50:07 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 12:50:07 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT on HF
Message-ID: <4d086acb79cc2b12f83aefc26ae8aa3d@etczone.com>

For anyone interested in the AMSAT on HF award I will be calling "CQ
AMSAT" in slow code 2000 UTC to 2030 UTC today (Friday). Frequency will
be between 10.110 MHz and 10.120 MHz. 

Award info: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/

Steve AI9IN

From n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net  Fri Mar 22 19:50:29 2019
From: n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net (Mike Seguin)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:50:29 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you
In-Reply-To: <0ff3e7ff-3024-91ab-999c-ab8db65dc8bf@arrl.net>
References: <2019592612.8639394.1553280575933.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<2019592612.8639394.1553280575933@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CABzOSOph5vh_sw4jgax4G38ZNQMN+syLFevQzVd9CCNZH=3eQg@mail.gmail.com>
	<0ff3e7ff-3024-91ab-999c-ab8db65dc8bf@arrl.net>
Message-ID: <69f1f23c-7a55-4208-678e-94b33cf55485@burlingtontelecom.net>

#73 in 1997 here....

On 3/22/2019 3:17 PM, Bruce wrote:
> Oh, my..... I am showing my age now. I became a ham in 1993 and 
> immediately went into satellite operations. My VUCC in late 1993 is #17. 
> For at least a dozen years after that they increased very rarely.
> 
> I am glad to see all the activity on the satellites and enough 
> satellites for everyone to have fun with.
> 
> 73...bruce
> 
> On 3/22/2019 1:54 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
>> Congrats!
>>
>> On another note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a
>> testament to the increase in popularity of satellite ops and grid
>> chasing over the past few years. VUCC Satellite has been around since
>> either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in March 2014.
>> So, in about 5 years, about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in about
>> 30 years have been awarded.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Paul, N8HM
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:50 PM johnv at frontier.com 
>> <johnv at frontier.com> wrote:
>>> I just got number VUCC #427 certificate in the mail this morning.
>>>
>>> Thank you to all those who helped me with it.??? It will be on the 
>>> wall Monday after I show it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County Hams 
>>> Club.
>>> JohnN7AME
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. 
>>> Opinions expressed
>>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views 
>>> of AMSAT-NA.
>>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite 
>>> program!
>>> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>> _______________________________________________
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>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. 
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>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views 
>> of AMSAT-NA.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite 
>> program!
>> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>
> 
> 

-- 

73,
Mike, N1JEZ
"A closed mouth gathers no feet"

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Fri Mar 22 20:03:41 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 20:03:41 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOph5vh_sw4jgax4G38ZNQMN+syLFevQzVd9CCNZH=3eQg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <2019592612.8639394.1553280575933.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<2019592612.8639394.1553280575933@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CABzOSOph5vh_sw4jgax4G38ZNQMN+syLFevQzVd9CCNZH=3eQg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUfC-QKJD0B=9BNY+BxQC_NzN-oJxd1YCg85_aW+YwnOrQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

It looks like the satellite VUCC award has become popular
in recent months, as well as in the past few years. I got
my original satellite VUCC in May 2011, #210. In the past
few months, 4 others...

#399 for QSOs from southeastern Arizona, issued in October 2018

#400 for QSOs in southwestern Arizona and southeastern California,
also issued in October 2018

#413 for QSOs around Quartzsite AZ & Blythe CA, issued in December
2018

#421 for QSOs in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in
southern Arizona, issued in February 2019

And we are currently at #427... nice!

73!



Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK



On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 6:55 PM Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:

> Congrats!
>
> On another note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a
> testament to the increase in popularity of satellite ops and grid
> chasing over the past few years. VUCC Satellite has been around since
> either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in March 2014.
> So, in about 5 years, about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in about
> 30 years have been awarded.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
>
>

From g.shirville at btinternet.com  Fri Mar 22 20:18:13 2019
From: g.shirville at btinternet.com (Graham Shirville)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 20:18:13 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] ESEO has now started its commissioning
Message-ID: <63a0be6f-045f-2be7-73b5-ad0453d41bd8@btinternet.com>

On Monday December 3rd 2018, the 50kg ESA Education Office satellite 
ESEO was launched by Space-X on the Spaceflight SSO-A SmallSat Express 
mission.

Following the launch from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg 
Air Force Base, ESEO separated from the launch vehicle and automatically 
activated the periodic transmission of its telemetry beacon. However, by 
the time out of a predefined period, having not received commands from 
the ground station, the spacecraft automatically entered into safe mode.

Some initial communications issues were experienced by ESEO in receiving 
commands from the ground stations in Forli? (Italy) and Vigo (Spain), 
but they were resolved when the ESEO team of the Observatory of Tartu 
offered the possibility to use a ground station in Estonia. This is 
capable of transmitting with higher power, for a temporary contingent 
use. The Estonian ground station has been configured to be operated 
remotely by the ESEO MCC team, which involves students of the University 
of Bologna.

ESEO then started executing the commands transmitted from ground.

ESEO has now completed the LEOPS? (Launch and Early OPerationS) phase of 
its mission, reaching the platform nominal mode and has begun the 
process of commissioning the whole satellite: firstly the platform 
functions, with the payloads functions following.

As part of this commissioning process, but subject to the successful 
completion of other preparatory tasks of the platform subsystems 
commissioning, it is anticipated that initial testing of the AMSAT 
communications payload will be carried out within the next few weeks.

AMSAT-UK will endeavour to provide some advance notice of these tests 
being undertaken, but the first step will be activation of the 1200bps 
BPSK telemetry beacon on 145.895MHz. The telemetry format matches 
previous FUNcube missions and data from this beacon will be forwarded to 
the FUNcube Data Warehouse using any of the FUNcube dashboards. However, 
to see the decoded values and graphical displays, please download the 
dedicated ESEO mission dashboard which is available here 
https://download.funcube.org.uk/ESEO_Dashboard_v1177.msi

The payload has, additionally, a high speed, 4800bps BPSK data format 
downlink and also a Mode L/V FM transponder both of which will be tested.

Further information about ESEO can be seen here: 
https://www.esa.int/Education/ESEO/ESEO_student_satellite_in-orbit_commissioning_has_started

73

Graham G3VZV


From paynemc at frontier.com  Fri Mar 22 20:12:04 2019
From: paynemc at frontier.com (Michael & Carla)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:12:04 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Logging QSO's into LoTW from portable operations
Message-ID: <00c301d4e0eb$8652d9a0$92f88ce0$@frontier.com>

I just today started my portable operations on the FM birds...What is the
recommended manner to log my portable contacts into LoTW from my N3FJP
logging program?  Do I need a new callsign certificate with a /P and then
add station locations for each grid I work, or is there a better way to do
this...

 

KJ4EU    Jerry...kj4eu at arrl.net


From wageners at gmail.com  Fri Mar 22 20:33:21 2019
From: wageners at gmail.com (Stefan Wagener)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:33:21 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-9700
In-Reply-To: <1829235688.9941289.1553281769816@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1829235688.9941289.1553281769816.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1829235688.9941289.1553281769816@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CAKu8kHCRbKUnxgQRV5SYc6PwRVt+2VH6TTgTqyafb1ZZRZs8JQ@mail.gmail.com>

Use the IC-9100 setting for the IC-9700. Most functions should work since
CI-V commands will be most likely identical. Once Erich has the published
command instructions he will update Satpc32.

Stefan, VE4NSA

On Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 14:30 James Brown, <jimki6wj at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Good news. My IC 9700 is due to arrive around the third week of April. Was
> thinking that the first challenge is getting sat32 to speak to it!
>
> Does sat32 need some form  of software update for this radio  or can we do
> it in the field?
>
> 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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> AMSAT-NA.
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From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Fri Mar 22 20:37:31 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 20:37:31 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-9700
In-Reply-To: <CAKu8kHCRbKUnxgQRV5SYc6PwRVt+2VH6TTgTqyafb1ZZRZs8JQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <1829235688.9941289.1553281769816.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1829235688.9941289.1553281769816@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CAKu8kHCRbKUnxgQRV5SYc6PwRVt+2VH6TTgTqyafb1ZZRZs8JQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUf7f53BfrnPe+VXbJKvmq6mdSoiN7-dwrV7EmFoN-+XMw@mail.gmail.com>

Stefan (and others),

Icom also published an English-language manual for the
IC-9700 related to CI-V:

http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/manual/pdf/IC-9700_ENG_CI-V_0.pdf

Icom had this in Japanese on their worldwide support site
for a few weeks. Nice to finally see these manuals coming
out in English.

73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK



On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 8:34 PM Stefan Wagener <wageners at gmail.com> wrote:

> Use the IC-9100 setting for the IC-9700. Most functions should work since
> CI-V commands will be most likely identical. Once Erich has the published
> command instructions he will update Satpc32.
>
> Stefan, VE4NSA
>
>
>

From johnbrier at gmail.com  Fri Mar 22 20:41:08 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:41:08 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Logging QSO's into LoTW from portable operations
In-Reply-To: <00c301d4e0eb$8652d9a0$92f88ce0$@frontier.com>
References: <00c301d4e0eb$8652d9a0$92f88ce0$@frontier.com>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKO1dV429PD5=+WuuBg_+H9t3FczE9=gu2CidPZ+0zKo5g@mail.gmail.com>

This actually was being discussed earlier this week. See this thread:

https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-March/072286.html

Short answer is you don't need to request a new certificate. I would
just use your call without any /.

Yes, add a new station per grid square.

I'm not sure how to use N3FJP with LoTW for sats though. The important
part is getting it to set the following ADIF fields:

Propagation Mode:
<PROP_MODE:3>SAT
Satellite Name:
<SAT_NAME:4>AO-7

If it can't do that then you'll have to manually edit the ADIF it exports.

More info here:

http://sats.wikidot.com/how-do-you-log-satellite-contacts-in-lotw

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 4:28 PM Michael & Carla <paynemc at frontier.com> wrote:
>
> I just today started my portable operations on the FM birds...What is the
> recommended manner to log my portable contacts into LoTW from my N3FJP
> logging program?  Do I need a new callsign certificate with a /P and then
> add station locations for each grid I work, or is there a better way to do
> this...
>
>
>
> KJ4EU    Jerry...kj4eu 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 wageners at gmail.com  Fri Mar 22 21:00:03 2019
From: wageners at gmail.com (Stefan Wagener)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:00:03 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-9700 manuals available
In-Reply-To: <000001d4e0de$2758ce80$760a6b80$@gmail.com>
References: <D8BA88D7.EA2A%kj9idave@charter.net>
	<000001d4e0de$2758ce80$760a6b80$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAKu8kHBeDGSSeFv0QGC-5dy9XKJn08hpZpWkz_b4qwit73Z5zA@mail.gmail.com>

Nice, we have all we need....oooops, no radio yet :-)

On Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 13:56 Alan, <wa4sca at gmail.com> wrote:

> Also an update to version 1.01 of the programming software:
>
> http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/firm/IC-9700/CS-9700_1_01/
>
> 73,
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
> <-----Original Message-----
> <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of David
> <J. Schmocker
> <Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 12:43 PM
> <To: Robert Bankston via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> <Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-9700 manuals available
> <
> <Everyone:
> <For those English-readers who share interest in Icom IC-9700, manuals are
> <now available:
> <
> <Basic Manual
> <http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/manual/pdf/IC-
> <9700_ENG_Basic_0.
> <pdf
> <
> <Advanced Manual:
> <http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/manual/pdf/IC-
> <9700_AdvancedManu
> <al_ENG_0.pdf
> <
> <CS-9700 Software Programming Instructions:
> <(http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/manual/disp_down.php?S
> <WT=&ID=2
> <0190122001&GNR=Options&TYPE=C&PDNM=CS-
> <9700&INQWORDSWT=No&INQWORD=)
> <
> <
> <Very 73,
> <
> <
> <David J. Schmocker, KJ9I
> <
> <
> <
> <
> <_______________________________________________
> <Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> <to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> <expressed
> <are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-
> <NA.
> <Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> <program!
> <Subscription settings: 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 wd9get at gmail.com  Fri Mar 22 21:08:38 2019
From: wd9get at gmail.com (Keith E. Brandt, WD9GET)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:08:38 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Finding myself
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKO1dV429PD5=+WuuBg_+H9t3FczE9=gu2CidPZ+0zKo5g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <00c301d4e0eb$8652d9a0$92f88ce0$@frontier.com>
	<CALn0fKO1dV429PD5=+WuuBg_+H9t3FczE9=gu2CidPZ+0zKo5g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <68e9897d-dbff-a729-acb6-48aff393c642@gmail.com>

No, I'm not having a midlife crisis.

I finally got my antennas set up for satellite work and have been having 
fun the past few days. I can hear the birds great and have made a 
handfull of QSOs on both linear and FM satellites. What I could use help 
with though is hints and tips for syncing up my signal on the linear 
satellites. I am using a TS-2000 and SatPC32. Currently, I'm just 
intermittently saying 'test' while using the keyboard + and - keys to 
move my signal up and down while listening to hear myself. I've had 
moderate luck, but it's been simply a matter of trail and error as my 
correction factor has been +/- 3000 to get to where I hear myself, and I 
never seem to sound like a normal signal when I do finally hear myself. 
It's like I can never get it fine tuned, though I'm getting good 
reports.? I just want to see if there's a better way to locate my signal.

73,
Keith WD9GET
EL29

-- 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Keith E. Brandt, MD, MPH
/wd9get at gmail.com/

/Christianity and science are opposed? but only in the same sense as my 
thumb
and forefinger are opposed- and between them I can grasp everything.
/?Sir William Bragg (Nobel Prize for Physics- 1915)

*This message transmitted with 100% recycled electrons

From andythomasmail at yahoo.co.uk  Fri Mar 22 21:34:40 2019
From: andythomasmail at yahoo.co.uk (andy thomas)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 21:34:40 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kicksat sprites detected on 437.24
References: <2126194777.15824110.1553290480196.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <2126194777.15824110.1553290480196@mail.yahoo.com>

Sprite signals detected on 437.24 by Dwingeloo.

Cees Bassa on Twitter


there's a waterfall picture on the twitter site below showing the charateristic wide band tx of the sprite.


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Cees Bassa on Twitter

?The Sprites are alive! We just picked up transmissions at 437.24MHz with @radiotelescoop from the tiny Sprite s...
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Sprites are 5mins ahead of Kicksat2.

Zac Manchester, PI, reports hearing signals also in Stamford.
73 de andy G0SFJ

From n4ufo at yahoo.com  Fri Mar 22 22:00:43 2019
From: n4ufo at yahoo.com (Kevin M)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 22:00:43 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you
References: <1515577500.8711238.1553292043832.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1515577500.8711238.1553292043832@mail.yahoo.com>

 I earned VUCC-Sat #86 in Oct 1998 under my old callsign, AC5DK... Keep in mind though, John, your award means as much today as any of these old awards drawn with hand calligraphy on papyrus. X^D Kinda like that old joke... 'You know what they call the guy who graduates last in his class at medical school??? Doctor.'


73 & congrats!!!  KevinN4UFO


N1JEZ said:  #73 in 1997 here....


?On 3/22/2019 3:17 PM, Bruce wrote:
> Oh, my..... I am showing my age now. I became a ham in 1993 and 
> immediately went into satellite operations. My VUCC in late 1993 is #17. 
> For at least a dozen years after that they increased very rarely.
> 
> I am glad to see all the activity on the satellites and enough 
> satellites for everyone to have fun with.
> 
> 73...bruce
> 
> On 3/22/2019 1:54 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
>> Congrats!
>>
>> On another note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a
>> testament to the increase in popularity of satellite ops and grid
>> chasing over the past few years. VUCC Satellite has been around since
>> either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in March 2014.
>> So, in about 5 years, about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in about
>> 30 years have been awarded.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Paul, N8HM
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:50 PM johnv at frontier.com 
>> <johnv at frontier.com> wrote:
>>> I just got number VUCC #427 certificate in the mail this morning.
>>>
>>> Thank you to all those who helped me with it.??? It will be on the 
>>> wall Monday after I show it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County Hams 
>>> Club.
>>> JohnN7AME

From k5oe at aol.com  Fri Mar 22 22:28:50 2019
From: k5oe at aol.com (k5oe at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:28:50 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you
In-Reply-To: <69f1f23c-7a55-4208-678e-94b33cf55485@burlingtontelecom.net>
References: <2019592612.8639394.1553280575933.ref@mail.yahoo.com>	<2019592612.8639394.1553280575933@mail.yahoo.com>	<CABzOSOph5vh_sw4jgax4G38ZNQMN+syLFevQzVd9CCNZH=3eQg@mail.gmail.com>	<0ff3e7ff-3024-91ab-999c-ab8db65dc8bf@arrl.net>
	<69f1f23c-7a55-4208-678e-94b33cf55485@burlingtontelecom.net>
Message-ID: <04f801d4e0fe$a0644d70$e12ce850$@aol.com>

Mike, 
Were you just lucky to get #73 or did you pay somebody for that honor???

73,
Jerry, K5OE
#88 in 1998

ps:  95% of my contacts were confirmed by Bruce (below)

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Mike Seguin
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 2:50 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you

#73 in 1997 here....

On 3/22/2019 3:17 PM, Bruce wrote:
> Oh, my..... I am showing my age now. I became a ham in 1993 and 
> immediately went into satellite operations. My VUCC in late 1993 is #17.
> For at least a dozen years after that they increased very rarely.
> 
> I am glad to see all the activity on the satellites and enough 
> satellites for everyone to have fun with.
> 
> 73...bruce
> 
> On 3/22/2019 1:54 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
>> Congrats!
>>
>> On another note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a 
>> testament to the increase in popularity of satellite ops and grid 
>> chasing over the past few years. VUCC Satellite has been around since 
>> either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in March 2014.
>> So, in about 5 years, about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in 
>> about
>> 30 years have been awarded.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Paul, N8HM
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:50 PM johnv at frontier.com 
>> <johnv at frontier.com> wrote:
>>> I just got number VUCC #427 certificate in the mail this morning.
>>>
>>> Thank you to all those who helped me with it.    It will be on the 
>>> wall Monday after I show it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County 
>>> Hams Club.
>>> JohnN7AME
>>> _______________________________________________
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> 

-- 

73,
Mike, N1JEZ
"A closed mouth gathers no feet"
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From w5rkn at w5rkn.com  Fri Mar 22 22:51:01 2019
From: w5rkn at w5rkn.com (Ronald G. Parsons)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:51:01 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-970 --> IC-9700 A nostalgic journey
Message-ID: <F48519C9B11B42F085FCA296E5FE1087@Ron8300PC>

I cut my satellite teeth with a Icom IC-970 back in the early ?90s. Getting to look through the IC-9700s manual was nostalgic. The 970 was my first VHF/UHF rig. I bought it used and it served me well for several years until I sold it and acquired an Icom IC-810. Satellites have been my passion ever since. I even wrote a Macintosh program to control the 970.

The 970 was like an old used sports car ? it required constant maintenance and repair. Every couple months, the 970 would stop transmitting. I soon learned that meant I had to open up the case and re-flow the solder tabs on the final.

The 970 was where I realized the most important frequency to be aware of was the frequency of the uplink and downlink signal ?as measured at the satellite.?

In almost three decades, the satellite radio universe has changed a lot ? for the better.

Ron W5RKN

From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Fri Mar 22 22:55:18 2019
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:55:18 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you
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#123, November 22, 2002

73, Drew KO4MA

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Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you

Mike,
Were you just lucky to get #73 or did you pay somebody for that honor???

73,
Jerry, K5OE
#88 in 1998

ps:  95% of my contacts were confirmed by Bruce (below)

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Mike Seguin
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 2:50 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you

#73 in 1997 here....

On 3/22/2019 3:17 PM, Bruce wrote:
> Oh, my..... I am showing my age now. I became a ham in 1993 and 
> immediately went into satellite operations. My VUCC in late 1993 is #17.
> For at least a dozen years after that they increased very rarely.
> 
> I am glad to see all the activity on the satellites and enough 
> satellites for everyone to have fun with.
> 
> 73...bruce
> 
> On 3/22/2019 1:54 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
>> Congrats!
>>
>> On another note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a 
>> testament to the increase in popularity of satellite ops and grid 
>> chasing over the past few years. VUCC Satellite has been around since 
>> either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in March 2014.
>> So, in about 5 years, about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in 
>> about
>> 30 years have been awarded.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Paul, N8HM
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:50 PM johnv at frontier.com 
>> <johnv at frontier.com> wrote:
>>> I just got number VUCC #427 certificate in the mail this morning.
>>>
>>> Thank you to all those who helped me with it.    It will be on the 
>>> wall Monday after I show it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County 
>>> Hams Club.
>>> JohnN7AME
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum 
>>> available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring
membership.
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> 

-- 

73,
Mike, N1JEZ
"A closed mouth gathers no feet"
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From matthew at mrstevens.net  Fri Mar 22 23:02:29 2019
From: matthew at mrstevens.net (Matthew Stevens)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 19:02:29 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you
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	<0ff3e7ff-3024-91ab-999c-ab8db65dc8bf@arrl.net>
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Wow the pace has really picked up even in the past 2 years... mine is #289 from Oct 2016.

- Matthew nj4y

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> On Mar 22, 2019, at 18:55, Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner at mindspring.com> wrote:
> 
> #123, November 22, 2002
> 
> 73, Drew KO4MA
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Gerald R Brown via
> AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 6:29 PM
> To: n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net; amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
> 
> Mike,
> Were you just lucky to get #73 or did you pay somebody for that honor???
> 
> 73,
> Jerry, K5OE
> #88 in 1998
> 
> ps:  95% of my contacts were confirmed by Bruce (below)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Mike Seguin
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 2:50 PM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
> 
> #73 in 1997 here....
> 
>> On 3/22/2019 3:17 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> Oh, my..... I am showing my age now. I became a ham in 1993 and 
>> immediately went into satellite operations. My VUCC in late 1993 is #17.
>> For at least a dozen years after that they increased very rarely.
>> 
>> I am glad to see all the activity on the satellites and enough 
>> satellites for everyone to have fun with.
>> 
>> 73...bruce
>> 
>>> On 3/22/2019 1:54 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
>>> Congrats!
>>> 
>>> On another note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a 
>>> testament to the increase in popularity of satellite ops and grid 
>>> chasing over the past few years. VUCC Satellite has been around since 
>>> either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in March 2014.
>>> So, in about 5 years, about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in 
>>> about
>>> 30 years have been awarded.
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> 
>>> Paul, N8HM
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:50 PM johnv at frontier.com 
>>> <johnv at frontier.com> wrote:
>>>> I just got number VUCC #427 certificate in the mail this morning.
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you to all those who helped me with it.    It will be on the 
>>>> wall Monday after I show it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County 
>>>> Hams Club.
>>>> JohnN7AME
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum 
>>>> available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring
> membership.
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>>>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official 
>>>> views of AMSAT-NA.
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>>>> program!
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>> 
>> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> 73,
> Mike, N1JEZ
> "A closed mouth gathers no feet"
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From kd7yz at denstarfarm.us  Fri Mar 22 23:36:40 2019
From: kd7yz at denstarfarm.us (Bob KD7YZ)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 19:36:40 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Programs to work/log Sats from separate Rigs ??
In-Reply-To: <91d050e0-1684-9185-a1b5-f4dce5a974a3@denstarfarm.us>
References: <91d050e0-1684-9185-a1b5-f4dce5a974a3@denstarfarm.us>
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On 3/22/2019 05:56, Bob KD7YZ wrote:
> So I have a K3 which "generally" Rx's on VHF mode (Downlink)
> 
> And I have an IC910 which therefore is usually on xmit on the UHF side
> (Uplink).
> 

Thanks for the replies.

DxKeeper is unable to read from the Uplink RADIO and then the Downlink
radio. There is usually the excuse that IC910 too convoluted or why
doesn't I question asker write it himself.


I have used it for ten years. It's a nice suite.

Ill suited for TWO radios which must run in parallel. .. or I couldn't
hear my "dit dit dit" when I was spotting myself.

right?

I have windows 10. MacLogger is, uh, for a Mac

This "should" be simple. I see Erich's SatPc32 simultaneously read
Uplink as well as downlink, then  make some clever individual radio QRG
changes. He's a master at this. SatPc32 is holding both of my separate
rigs QRG at that moment.

At a dozen times a second, it seems.

Well lads, I had to ask. I see  it is impossible for a windows based
logging system to read an IC910 and A K3 for quick logging purposes.


and now the flogging I get for daring to need such a program.

--
73
Bob KD7YZ
AMSAT LM #901


From gallsup at whoi.edu  Sat Mar 23 00:14:06 2019
From: gallsup at whoi.edu (Geoff Allsup)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 20:14:06 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you
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	<2019592612.8639394.1553280575933@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CABzOSOph5vh_sw4jgax4G38ZNQMN+syLFevQzVd9CCNZH=3eQg@mail.gmail.com>
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#422 in February 2019 - just getting going ?


Sent from my iPhone

Geoff Allsup, W1OH       gallsup at whoi.edu or w1oh at whoi.edu
Senior Engineer (retired)          Upper Ocean Processes Group
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution            Woods Hole, MA


> On Mar 22, 2019, at 16:03, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) <amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> It looks like the satellite VUCC award has become popular
> in recent months, as well as in the past few years. I got
> my original satellite VUCC in May 2011, #210. In the past
> few months, 4 others...
> 
> #399 for QSOs from southeastern Arizona, issued in October 2018
> 
> #400 for QSOs in southwestern Arizona and southeastern California,
> also issued in October 2018
> 
> #413 for QSOs around Quartzsite AZ & Blythe CA, issued in December
> 2018
> 
> #421 for QSOs in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in
> southern Arizona, issued in February 2019
> 
> And we are currently at #427... nice!
> 
> 73!
> 
> 
> 
> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
> Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
> 
> 
> 
>> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 6:55 PM Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Congrats!
>> 
>> On another note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a
>> testament to the increase in popularity of satellite ops and grid
>> chasing over the past few years. VUCC Satellite has been around since
>> either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in March 2014.
>> So, in about 5 years, about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in about
>> 30 years have been awarded.
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Paul, N8HM
>> 
>> 
>> 
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From wandtosborne at gmail.com  Sat Mar 23 00:46:36 2019
From: wandtosborne at gmail.com (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 13:46:36 +1300
Subject: [amsat-bb] Next Rocket Lab Launch
Message-ID: <0B1494750A8B492CA1255207BE45089D@OsbornesPC>

Hi Folks,

Next Rocket Lab launch (DAPRA satellite) is on Sunday 24th at 22:30 UTC at the earliest.
See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1108929530125680640

73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

From aa5pk at suddenlink.net  Sat Mar 23 01:04:59 2019
From: aa5pk at suddenlink.net (Glenn Miller - AA5PK)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 20:04:59 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you
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#188, November 19, 2009

73
Glenn  AA5PK

-----Original Message----- 
From: Andrew Glasbrenner 
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 5:55 PM 
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org 
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you 

#123, November 22, 2002

73, Drew KO4MA

-----Original Message-----
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AMSAT-BB
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 6:29 PM
To: n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you

Mike,
Were you just lucky to get #73 or did you pay somebody for that honor???

73,
Jerry, K5OE
#88 in 1998

ps:  95% of my contacts were confirmed by Bruce (below)

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Mike Seguin
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 2:50 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you

#73 in 1997 here....

On 3/22/2019 3:17 PM, Bruce wrote:
> Oh, my..... I am showing my age now. I became a ham in 1993 and 
> immediately went into satellite operations. My VUCC in late 1993 is #17.
> For at least a dozen years after that they increased very rarely.
> 
> I am glad to see all the activity on the satellites and enough 
> satellites for everyone to have fun with.
> 
> 73...bruce
> 
> On 3/22/2019 1:54 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
>> Congrats!
>>
>> On another note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a 
>> testament to the increase in popularity of satellite ops and grid 
>> chasing over the past few years. VUCC Satellite has been around since 
>> either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in March 2014.
>> So, in about 5 years, about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in 
>> about
>> 30 years have been awarded.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Paul, N8HM
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:50 PM johnv at frontier.com 
>> <johnv at frontier.com> wrote:
>>> I just got number VUCC #427 certificate in the mail this morning.
>>>
>>> Thank you to all those who helped me with it.    It will be on the 
>>> wall Monday after I show it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County 
>>> Hams Club.
>>> JohnN7AME
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum 
>>> available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring
membership.
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>>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official 
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>>> program!
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> 

-- 

73,
Mike, N1JEZ
"A closed mouth gathers no feet"
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From K6FW1 at verizon.net  Sat Mar 23 01:32:54 2019
From: K6FW1 at verizon.net (Frank)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:32:54 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you
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References: <2019592612.8639394.1553280575933.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<2019592612.8639394.1553280575933@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CABzOSOph5vh_sw4jgax4G38ZNQMN+syLFevQzVd9CCNZH=3eQg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAN6TEUfC-QKJD0B=9BNY+BxQC_NzN-oJxd1YCg85_aW+YwnOrQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<8E0800B2-D7A8-4BB3-ABD4-7081A584F7F2@whoi.edu>
Message-ID: <D32579EF-9C08-4AE6-80B9-96FD22D91679@verizon.net>

#266 September 10, 2015

> On Mar 22, 2019, at 5:14 PM, Geoff Allsup <gallsup at whoi.edu> wrote:
> 
> #422 in February 2019 - just getting going ?
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> Geoff Allsup, W1OH       gallsup at whoi.edu or w1oh at whoi.edu
> Senior Engineer (retired)          Upper Ocean Processes Group
> Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution            Woods Hole, MA
> 
> 
>> On Mar 22, 2019, at 16:03, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) <amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi!
>> 
>> It looks like the satellite VUCC award has become popular
>> in recent months, as well as in the past few years. I got
>> my original satellite VUCC in May 2011, #210. In the past
>> few months, 4 others...
>> 
>> #399 for QSOs from southeastern Arizona, issued in October 2018
>> 
>> #400 for QSOs in southwestern Arizona and southeastern California,
>> also issued in October 2018
>> 
>> #413 for QSOs around Quartzsite AZ & Blythe CA, issued in December
>> 2018
>> 
>> #421 for QSOs in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in
>> southern Arizona, issued in February 2019
>> 
>> And we are currently at #427... nice!
>> 
>> 73!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
>> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
>> Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 6:55 PM Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Congrats!
>>> 
>>> On another note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a
>>> testament to the increase in popularity of satellite ops and grid
>>> chasing over the past few years. VUCC Satellite has been around since
>>> either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in March 2014.
>>> So, in about 5 years, about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in about
>>> 30 years have been awarded.
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> 
>>> Paul, N8HM
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> _______________________________________________
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From wa7eth at frontier.com  Sat Mar 23 07:12:16 2019
From: wa7eth at frontier.com (HUGH EMPEY)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 00:12:16 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Call clarification
Message-ID: <01ae01d4e147$bfdb87b0$3f929710$@frontier.com>

On the AO-91 pass today March 22nd at the end of the 1949Z pass I worked a
station with what I thought was KE7ACN in CN88.  That call is not in CN88.
Did anyone happened to record that pass and get the call?  My tape recorder
could not pull it out.   Thanks in advance.

.

73'..Ed  WA7ETH

 

If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing.  If you use the
airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing.

*	Chuck Yeager

 


From scott.xot at gmail.com  Sat Mar 23 11:08:44 2019
From: scott.xot at gmail.com (Scott Richardson)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 07:08:44 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Logging QSO's into LoTW from portable operations
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKO1dV429PD5=+WuuBg_+H9t3FczE9=gu2CidPZ+0zKo5g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <00c301d4e0eb$8652d9a0$92f88ce0$@frontier.com>
	<CALn0fKO1dV429PD5=+WuuBg_+H9t3FczE9=gu2CidPZ+0zKo5g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABiJrLj=c+n3a0DGRQGqMcLe972Du5AoJmZa+_gqdc0tzm_8_w@mail.gmail.com>

In ACLog (N3FJP) it's just a matter of changing "Other" fields to PROP_MODE
and SAT_NAME. The character count is not needed in the form.

73, Scott N1AIA

On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 4:42 PM John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not sure how to use N3FJP with LoTW for sats though. The important
> part is getting it to set the following ADIF fields:
>
> Propagation Mode:
> <PROP_MODE:3>SAT
> Satellite Name:
> <SAT_NAME:4>AO-7
>

From johnbrier at gmail.com  Sat Mar 23 17:50:08 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 13:50:08 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Call clarification
In-Reply-To: <01ae01d4e147$bfdb87b0$3f929710$@frontier.com>
References: <01ae01d4e147$bfdb87b0$3f929710$@frontier.com>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKP+dTOZQC1V9vb0X+-vo+F97tUsnxqc_-r3eEk+KZWYdA@mail.gmail.com>

Patrick, WD9EWK has a recording of KE7AV in that grid on March 13th.

Maybe the same station:

 https://twitter.com/WD9EWK/status/1105904313962979328?s=19

73, John Brier KG4AKV


On Sat, Mar 23, 2019, 10:48 HUGH EMPEY <wa7eth at frontier.com> wrote:

> On the AO-91 pass today March 22nd at the end of the 1949Z pass I worked a
> station with what I thought was KE7ACN in CN88.  That call is not in CN88.
> Did anyone happened to record that pass and get the call?  My tape recorder
> could not pull it out.   Thanks in advance.
>
> .
>
> 73'..Ed  WA7ETH
>
>
>
> If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing.  If you use the
> airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing.
>
> *       Chuck Yeager
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> 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 johnbrier at gmail.com  Sat Mar 23 17:52:11 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 13:52:11 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Call clarification
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKP+dTOZQC1V9vb0X+-vo+F97tUsnxqc_-r3eEk+KZWYdA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <01ae01d4e147$bfdb87b0$3f929710$@frontier.com>
	<CALn0fKP+dTOZQC1V9vb0X+-vo+F97tUsnxqc_-r3eEk+KZWYdA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKMQ1FFae35kmkGT5jWNx9isA741+4AUsoGUEOOugeng9A@mail.gmail.com>

Also N7AGF will be there sometime between April 29th and May 5th:

https://twitter.com/N7AGF/status/1107331467183620096?s=19

On Sat, Mar 23, 2019, 13:50 John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Patrick, WD9EWK has a recording of KE7AV in that grid on March 13th.
>
> Maybe the same station:
>
>  https://twitter.com/WD9EWK/status/1105904313962979328?s=19
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 23, 2019, 10:48 HUGH EMPEY <wa7eth at frontier.com> wrote:
>
>> On the AO-91 pass today March 22nd at the end of the 1949Z pass I worked a
>> station with what I thought was KE7ACN in CN88.  That call is not in CN88.
>> Did anyone happened to record that pass and get the call?  My tape
>> recorder
>> could not pull it out.   Thanks in advance.
>>
>> .
>>
>> 73'..Ed  WA7ETH
>>
>>
>>
>> If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing.  If you use the
>> airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing.
>>
>> *       Chuck Yeager
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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 fredy at fredy.gr  Sat Mar 23 17:44:23 2019
From: fredy at fredy.gr (Alfredos (fredy) Damkalis)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 19:44:23 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Call clarification
In-Reply-To: <01ae01d4e147$bfdb87b0$3f929710$@frontier.com>
References: <01ae01d4e147$bfdb87b0$3f929710$@frontier.com>
Message-ID: <7d26fe07-cd41-20d1-e7df-b58fe92ba28e@fredy.gr>

Hi,

Maybe this recording[1] can help you (check the audio tab).

73,
fredy

[1] https://network.satnogs.org/observations/548658/

On 3/23/19 9:12 AM, HUGH EMPEY wrote:
> On the AO-91 pass today March 22nd at the end of the 1949Z pass I worked a
> station with what I thought was KE7ACN in CN88.  That call is not in CN88.
> Did anyone happened to record that pass and get the call?  My tape recorder
> could not pull it out.   Thanks in advance.
> 
> .
> 
> 73'..Ed  WA7ETH
> 
>  
> 
> If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing.  If you use the
> airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing.
> 
> *	Chuck Yeager
> 
>  
> 
> _______________________________________________
> 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 k8bl at ameritech.net  Sat Mar 23 19:07:29 2019
From: k8bl at ameritech.net (R.T.Liddy)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 19:07:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you - VUCC
References: <1423741970.10340196.1553368049112.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1423741970.10340196.1553368049112@mail.yahoo.com>

Got my SAT-VUCC #235, Oct 31, 2012

Was lazy and never got around to applying before that - HIHI.

(VUCC for SAT is for QSOs dated 1/1/83 and later)

First SAT QSO was 10/16/77 with W1ECH on AO-7 CW 2M/10M.

73,    Bob  K8BL    (AMSAT #6593, since 1979)

P.S.  When did others have their First SAT QSO & details?

--------------------------------------------
On Fri, 3/22/19, Glenn Miller - AA5PK <aa5pk at suddenlink.net> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
 To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>, amsat-bb at amsat.org
 Date: Friday, March 22, 2019, 9:04 PM
 
 #188, November 19, 2009
 
 73
 Glenn?
 AA5PK
 
 -----Original
 Message----- 
 From: Andrew Glasbrenner 
 Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 5:55 PM 
 To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
 
 Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you 
 
 #123, November 22, 2002
 
 73, Drew KO4MA
 
 -----Original Message-----
 From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org>
 On Behalf Of Gerald R Brown via
 AMSAT-BB
 Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 6:29 PM
 To: n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net;
 amsat-bb at amsat.org
 Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
 
 Mike,
 Were you
 just lucky to get #73 or did you pay somebody for that
 honor???
 
 73,
 Jerry, K5OE
 #88 in 1998
 
 ps:? 95% of my contacts were
 confirmed by Bruce (below)
 
 -----Original Message-----
 From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org>
 On Behalf Of Mike Seguin
 Sent: Friday, March
 22, 2019 2:50 PM
 To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
 Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
 
 #73 in 1997 here....
 
 On 3/22/2019 3:17 PM, Bruce
 wrote:
 > Oh, my..... I am showing my age
 now. I became a ham in 1993 and 
 >
 immediately went into satellite operations. My VUCC in late
 1993 is #17.
 > For at least a dozen years
 after that they increased very rarely.
 >
 
 > I am glad to see all the activity on
 the satellites and enough 
 > satellites
 for everyone to have fun with.
 > 
 > 73...bruce
 > 
 > On 3/22/2019 1:54 PM, Paul Stoetzer
 wrote:
 >> Congrats!
 >>
 >> On another
 note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a
 
 >> testament to the increase in
 popularity of satellite ops and grid 
 >> chasing over the past few years. VUCC
 Satellite has been around since 
 >>
 either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in
 March 2014.
 >> So, in about 5 years,
 about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in 
 >> about
 >> 30
 years have been awarded.
 >>
 >> 73,
 >>
 >> Paul, N8HM
 >>
 >> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:50 PM johnv at frontier.com
 
 >> <johnv at frontier.com>
 wrote:
 >>> I just got number VUCC
 #427 certificate in the mail this morning.
 >>>
 >>> Thank
 you to all those who helped me with it.? ? It will be on
 the 
 >>> wall Monday after I show
 it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County 
 >>> Hams Club.
 >>> JohnN7AME
 >>>
 _______________________________________________

From k8bl at ameritech.net  Sat Mar 23 19:21:32 2019
From: k8bl at ameritech.net (R.T.Liddy)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 19:21:32 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Aurora Tonight Across Northern US?
References: <1771683267.10337666.1553368893002.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1771683267.10337666.1553368893002@mail.yahoo.com>

There's a possibility of Aurora visible across Northern US tonight.

KYFC    -    73/GL,   Bob  K8BL

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g2-moderate-watch-effect-23-march-2019-utc-day


From skristof at etczone.com  Sat Mar 23 19:44:25 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 12:44:25 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you - VUCC
In-Reply-To: <1423741970.10340196.1553368049112@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1423741970.10340196.1553368049112.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1423741970.10340196.1553368049112@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <b4b04a84614b00a81d4a7ec029828a88@etczone.com>

First satellite QSO was with AC0RA, February 2, 2015, on SO-50.  

Received VUCC Satellite #412 on December 18, 2018. 

Most contacts were on the FM birds using handhelds and an Arrow antenna.


A few were APRS QSOs via NO-84 and ISS. 

(Equipment for linear sats isn't in the budget.) 

Steve AI9IN

On 2019-03-23 12:07, R.T.Liddy wrote:

> Got my SAT-VUCC #235, Oct 31, 2012
> 
> Was lazy and never got around to applying before that - HIHI.
> 
> (VUCC for SAT is for QSOs dated 1/1/83 and later)
> 
> First SAT QSO was 10/16/77 with W1ECH on AO-7 CW 2M/10M.
> 
> 73,    Bob  K8BL    (AMSAT #6593, since 1979)
> 
> P.S.  When did others have their First SAT QSO & details?
> 
> --------------------------------------------
> On Fri, 3/22/19, Glenn Miller - AA5PK <aa5pk at suddenlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
> To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>, amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Date: Friday, March 22, 2019, 9:04 PM
> 
> #188, November 19, 2009
> 
> 73
> Glenn 
> AA5PK
> 
> -----Original
> Message----- 
> From: Andrew Glasbrenner 
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 5:55 PM 
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> 
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you 
> 
> #123, November 22, 2002
> 
> 73, Drew KO4MA
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org>
> On Behalf Of Gerald R Brown via
> AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 6:29 PM
> To: n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net;
> amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
> 
> Mike,
> Were you
> just lucky to get #73 or did you pay somebody for that
> honor???
> 
> 73,
> Jerry, K5OE
> #88 in 1998
> 
> ps:  95% of my contacts were
> confirmed by Bruce (below)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org>
> On Behalf Of Mike Seguin
> Sent: Friday, March
> 22, 2019 2:50 PM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
> 
> #73 in 1997 here....
> 
> On 3/22/2019 3:17 PM, Bruce
> wrote:
>> Oh, my..... I am showing my age
> now. I became a ham in 1993 and 
>>
> immediately went into satellite operations. My VUCC in late
> 1993 is #17.
>> For at least a dozen years
> after that they increased very rarely.
>>
> 
>> I am glad to see all the activity on
> the satellites and enough 
>> satellites
> for everyone to have fun with.
>> 
>> 73...bruce
>> 
>> On 3/22/2019 1:54 PM, Paul Stoetzer
> wrote:
>>> Congrats!
>>>
>>> On another
> note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a
> 
>>> testament to the increase in
> popularity of satellite ops and grid 
>>> chasing over the past few years. VUCC
> Satellite has been around since 
>>>
> either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in
> March 2014.
>>> So, in about 5 years,
> about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in 
>>> about
>>> 30
> years have been awarded.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Paul, N8HM
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:50 PM johnv at frontier.com
> 
>>> <johnv at frontier.com>
> wrote:
>>>> I just got number VUCC
> #427 certificate in the mail this morning.
>>>>
>>>> Thank
> you to all those who helped me with it.    It will be on
> the 
>>>> wall Monday after I show
> it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County 
>>>> Hams Club.
>>>> JohnN7AME
>>>>
> _______________________________________________
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From jim at k6ccc.org  Sat Mar 23 20:08:27 2019
From: jim at k6ccc.org (Jim Walls)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 13:08:27 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you
In-Reply-To: <D32579EF-9C08-4AE6-80B9-96FD22D91679@verizon.net>
References: <2019592612.8639394.1553280575933.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<2019592612.8639394.1553280575933@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CABzOSOph5vh_sw4jgax4G38ZNQMN+syLFevQzVd9CCNZH=3eQg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAN6TEUfC-QKJD0B=9BNY+BxQC_NzN-oJxd1YCg85_aW+YwnOrQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<8E0800B2-D7A8-4BB3-ABD4-7081A584F7F2@whoi.edu>
	<D32579EF-9C08-4AE6-80B9-96FD22D91679@verizon.net>
Message-ID: <f657ec68-42ff-71c8-3d07-efd6b359a5c4@k6ccc.org>

VUCC #108 in July 2001

Jim
K6CCC


On 03/22/2019 18:32, Frank via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> #266 September 10, 2015
>
>> On Mar 22, 2019, at 5:14 PM, Geoff Allsup <gallsup at whoi.edu> wrote:
>>
>> #422 in February 2019 - just getting going ?
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> Geoff Allsup, W1OH       gallsup at whoi.edu or w1oh at whoi.edu
>> Senior Engineer (retired)          Upper Ocean Processes Group
>> Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution            Woods Hole, MA
>>
>>
>>> On Mar 22, 2019, at 16:03, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) <amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> It looks like the satellite VUCC award has become popular
>>> in recent months, as well as in the past few years. I got
>>> my original satellite VUCC in May 2011, #210. In the past
>>> few months, 4 others...
>>>
>>> #399 for QSOs from southeastern Arizona, issued in October 2018
>>>
>>> #400 for QSOs in southwestern Arizona and southeastern California,
>>> also issued in October 2018
>>>
>>> #413 for QSOs around Quartzsite AZ & Blythe CA, issued in December
>>> 2018
>>>
>>> #421 for QSOs in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in
>>> southern Arizona, issued in February 2019
>>>
>>> And we are currently at #427... nice!
>>>
>>> 73!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
>>> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
>>> Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 6:55 PM Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Congrats!
>>>>
>>>> On another note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a
>>>> testament to the increase in popularity of satellite ops and grid
>>>> chasing over the past few years. VUCC Satellite has been around since
>>>> either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in March 2014.
>>>> So, in about 5 years, about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in about
>>>> 30 years have been awarded.
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>>
>>>> Paul, N8HM
>>>>

-- 
73
-------------------------------------
Jim Walls - K6CCC
jim at k6ccc.org
Ofc:  818-548-4804
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/
AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395


From aa5pk at suddenlink.net  Sat Mar 23 22:11:22 2019
From: aa5pk at suddenlink.net (Glenn Miller - AA5PK)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 17:11:22 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you - VUCC
In-Reply-To: <1423741970.10340196.1553368049112@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1423741970.10340196.1553368049112.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1423741970.10340196.1553368049112@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <DF9682234634409799ACA117CB21693E@DESKTOPL0IAS8B>

My first satellite QSO was with Dick, W8DX, on 12 June 1981 via OSCAR-8, Mode A, CW.

-----Original Message----- 
From: R.T.Liddy 
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2019 2:07 PM 
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org 
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you - VUCC 

Got my SAT-VUCC #235, Oct 31, 2012

Was lazy and never got around to applying before that - HIHI.

(VUCC for SAT is for QSOs dated 1/1/83 and later)

First SAT QSO was 10/16/77 with W1ECH on AO-7 CW 2M/10M.

73,    Bob  K8BL    (AMSAT #6593, since 1979)

P.S.  When did others have their First SAT QSO & details?


From k8bl at ameritech.net  Sat Mar 23 23:17:00 2019
From: k8bl at ameritech.net (R.T.Liddy)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 23:17:00 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] QSOs Uploaded to LoTW
References: <1707384928.10396267.1553383020565.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1707384928.10396267.1553383020565@mail.yahoo.com>

FYI....

I just finished uploading all my SAT Qs from my "Snowbird" trip down
South the last couple of months. Let me know if you are missing any.

73,    Bob  K8BL

(DM82,92 EM02,21,22,23,31,32,33,50,51,80,86,87,92,97)

From wa7eth at frontier.com  Sat Mar 23 23:10:21 2019
From: wa7eth at frontier.com (HUGH EMPEY)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 16:10:21 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thanks to all for the help
Message-ID: <014e01d4e1cd$97ab53c0$c701fb40$@frontier.com>

Thanks to everyone who helped with the call clarification. I was able to
confirm the contact as KE7VA.  The satellite community is most helpful and I
hope I can return the favor some day.

.

73'.Ed WA7ETH

 

If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing.  If you use the
airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing.

*	Chuck Yeager

 


From WB4SON at gmail.com  Sun Mar 24 00:41:23 2019
From: WB4SON at gmail.com (Bob)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 20:41:23 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Clarification on Satellite Friends of 50 Award
In-Reply-To: <149209548.9843801.1553268488197@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <01e401d4e086$c2f76660$48e63320$@frontier.com>
	<149209548.9843801.1553268488197@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CAPonRZ87ZTVU281og7S9Ns5+-NssJyBbmFEA9B-LipDQ7pai0g@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Bob,

Well, thanks for the clarification, and poop!

My reading of the rule was that 50 contacts need to be made on 50 different
days, as in "To achieve this award, you must work 50 amateur radio
operators on any satellite (limit of 1 contact per day) during 2019".  I
believe a reasonable person could read that either way (50 different
stations, or simply 50 contacts.

May I suggest that the addition of a single word would make the rule MUCH
easier to understand:
"To achieve this award, you must work 50 DIFFERENT amateur radio operators
on any satellite (limit of 1 contact per day) during 2019"

And with that -- dang, I had just finished 50 days worth of QSOs.  Since I
have only worked about 250 different stations in 45 years, this may well be
nearly impossible, so a much larger challenge!

73, Bob, WB4SON


On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 11:30 AM Robert Bankston via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Ed, you are correct.  The Friends of 50 Award requires 50 different call
> signs on 50 different days.
> 73,
> Robert Bankston, KE4ALAMSAT-NA VP of User Services
> Twitter:  @KE4ALabamaWebsite:  KE4AL.wordpress.com
>
>     On Friday, March 22, 2019, 4:18:38 AM CDT, HUGH EMPEY <
> wa7eth at frontier.com> wrote:
>
>  This may be "obvious to the most casual observer"  but I do not want to
> assume anything.  The rules for this award state that "you must work 50
> amateur radio operators on any satellite (limit one per day) during 2019.
> Does this mean 50 "different" call signs or can you count the same call
> sign
> more than once if you work them on different days.  I interpret this to
> mean
> "50 different call signs."  Am I correct.  I have my flameproof suit on
> just in case.
>
> .
>
> 73'.Ed  WA7ETH
>
>
>
> If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing.  If you use the
> airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing.
>
> *    Chuck Yeager
>
>
>
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From mccardelm at gmail.com  Sun Mar 24 03:18:50 2019
From: mccardelm at gmail.com (E.Mike McCardel)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 23:18:50 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-083 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <CAM5+sosAR8q3ZgqPUtVziBbLmT+SqPypzrr56pJbOtaybM63EQ@mail.gmail.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-083

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

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

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

In this edition:

* AMSAT Activities at Hamvention 2019
* NASA on the Air
* Satellite Operating Demonstrations Planned for Tucson Hamfest
* Three more 50th Anniversary Certtificates Earned
* "Getting Started" Guide CLoseout
* Canadian Artist To Use HAARP To Transmit SSTV
* ESEO Satellite Commissioning Starts
* FoxTelem Version 1.07 Released
* Sally Ride EarthKAM @ Space Camp's 66th Mission Is Open For
  Registration
* K6FW Gets 488 Grids
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Shorts From All Over


SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-083.01
ANS-083 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 083.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
March 24, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-083.01



AMSAT Activities at Hamvention 2019

AMSAT Academy
Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) Clubhouse, Dayton, OH
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 09:00 ? 17:00 EDT
Come joins us the day before Hamvention, for AMSAT Academy ? a
unique opportunity to learn all about amateur radio in space and
working the FM, linear transponder, and digital satellites currently
in orbit.

AMSAT Academy will be held Thursday, May 16, 2019, from 9:00am to
5:00pm, at the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) Clubhouse,
located at 6619 Bellefontaine Rd, Dayton, Ohio.

Registration Fee includes:

Full day of instruction, designed for both beginners and advanced
amateur radio satellite operators, and taught by some of the most
accomplished AMSAT operators.
Digital copy of Getting Started with Amateur Satellites, 2019
Edition ($15 value)
One-Year, AMSAT Basic Membership ($44 value)
Pizza Buffet Lunch.
Invitation to the Thursday night AMSAT get together at Ticket Pub
and Eatery in Fairborn.

AMSAT Academy 2019 Registration Fee: $85.00. Registration closes May
10, 2019. No sign ups at the door. No refunds, No cancellations.

Registration may be purchased on the AMSAT Store.

AMSAT ?Dinner at Tickets?
Tickets Pub & Eatery, Fairborn, OH
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 18:00 EDT
The annual AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp.) ?Dinner at Tickets?
party will be held Thursday at 1800 EDT at Tickets Pub & Eatery at 7
W. Main St, Fairborn, OH. Great selection of Greek and American food
and great company! No program or speaker, just good conversation.
Food can be ordered from the menu, drinks (beer, wine, sodas and iced
tea) are available at the bar. Leave room for dessert, there?s an in-
house ice cream shop! Come as you are. Bring some friends and have a
great time the night before Hamvention.

ARISS Forum
Forum Room 3
Friday, 17 May 2019, 13:15 ? 14:15 EDT
Out of this World Ham Radio via ARISS?Amateur Radio on the ISS

Moderators: Rosalie White, K1STO, ARISS Secretary & USA Delegate,
Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, AMSAT Vice President Human Space Flight

ARISS is one of the most unique and fun facets of our hobby. We
inspire generations of students and hams through our International
Space Station crew and radio connections. In this eye-opening forum,
learn about current and future lifelong learning opportunities for
hams?via SSTV, APRS, voice repeaters, radio experiments and even
robots! Hear how ARISS inspires, engages and educates tens of
thousands of students each year in STEAM (science, technology,
engineering arts and math) and radio science. See the next generation
hardware systems we have in development. Discover how to maximize
your opportunities to make ARISS connections and to hear the ISS crew
directly from your ham shack. And learn about our visionary
initiative to fly ham radio on the human space flight lunar Gateway.
Come meet the team that have enabled millions, worldwide, to
experience the fun of our amateur radio hobby.

The ARISS team will present an overview and status of the program
and then conduct a panel/Q&A session with ARISS panel experts in
operations, education, hardware, experimentation and exploration. We
also hope to have some surprise guests attending!

TAPR/AMSAT Banquet
Kohler Presidential Center , Kettering, OH
Friday, 17 May 2019, 18:30 EDT
The twelfth annual TAPR/AMSAT Banquet will be held at the Kohler
Presidential Center on Friday at 18:30 EDT. This dinner is always a
highlight of the AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp.) and TAPR
(Tucson Amateur Packet Radio) activities during the Dayton Hamvention.

Tickets ($40 each) may be purchased from the AMSAT store. The
banquet ticket purchase deadline is Tuesday, May 14th. Banquet
tickets must be purchased in advance and will not be sold at the
AMSAT booth. There will be no tickets to pick up at the AMSAT booth.
Tickets purchased on-line will be maintained on a list with check-in
at the door at the banquet center. Seating is limited to the number
of meals reserved with the Kohler caterers based on the number of
tickets sold by the deadline.

AMSAT Forum
Forum Room 2
Saturday, 18 May 2019, 12:10 ? 13:40 EDT
Moderated by Robert Bankston KE4AL, AMSAT Vice President  ? User
Services

AMSAT Status Report ? Joseph Spier, K6WAO, AMSAT President, will
highlight recent activities within AMSAT and discuss some of our
challenges, accomplishments, projects, and any late breaking news.

AMSAT Engineering  ? Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President ?
Engineering, will talk about the Fox-1 and Golf (Greater Orbit Larger
Footprint) Projects.

AMSAT Education ? Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT Vice President ?
Educational Relations will introduce the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator.

AMSAT User Services ? Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT Vice President ?
User Services, will discuss AMSAT?s 50th Anniversary Operating Event
and the new AMSAT Ambassadors Program.

Amateur Satellite Demonstrations
Outside Main Entrance ? Maxim Hall (Building 1)
Friday, Saturday, Sunday 16 ? 19 May 2019, 08:00 ? 17:00 EDT
Amateur Satellite operation demonstrations will be held outside the
main Maxim Hall (Building 1 or E1) entrance. Every day, AMSAT will be
demonstrating actual contacts with the operational amateur
satellites. We especially want to invite youth to make a contact via
an amateur satellite. All are invited to observe, participate and ask
questions. Satellite pass times will be posted at the AMSAT booth
(1007-1010 & 1107-1110) and in the demo area.

[ANS thanks AMSAT Office for the above information.]


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NASA on the Air

In a surprising and touching turnout, tens of thousands of people
around the world turned on their ham (or amateur) radios to
participate in several "NASA on the Air" events held over the past
year. "This was a beautiful thing," said Kevin Zari, head of the
amateur radio club at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Zari especially
loved the event photos tweeted by people from different countries.

Radio clubs from 10 NASA centers and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
in Pasadena, California, all supported the yearlong event. Ham radio
operators tuned in from all 50 U.S. states and 56 countries across
six continents to chat with NASA personnel. "There were times in our
log where we had 20 contacts a minute - it was that quick. And there
were other more relaxed times, where we were able to just sit and
talk," said Zari. "I don't know how many times people said, 'We
thought NASA was gone. We thought NASA was dead.' So we educated
people around the world."

The NASA on the Air event wrapped up with three special
opportunities for people to use their radios to download images from
the International Space Station. This was done in coordination with
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS), an
international consortium of amateur radio organizations and space
agencies. ARISS encourages young people to explore science,
technology, engineering and math through the use of ham radios, and
their program works to connect students worldwide with astronauts
onboard the space station.

For the final three events, cosmonauts on the station transmitted
several NASA on the Air images from space. Participants could compete
to collect images and upload them to a website for credit. Over
34,600 uploads were received from 18,619 participants.

The reaction to NASA on the Air was so positive, NASA Radio Clubs
plans to activate NASA on the Air for special anniversaries in 2019
and beyond (e.g. 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11). Follow
@NASARadioClubs on Twitter or join the NASA on the Air (NOTA) group
on Facebook for notifications of future activities.

[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]


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Satellite Operating Demonstrations Planned for Tucson Hamfest

Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK will have an AMSAT booth at the Radio
Society of Tucson's annual spring hamfest on Saturday, March 30,
2019, in Tucson AZ.

WD9EWK will be on satellite passes demonstrating satellite oper-
ating from the hamfest. If you hear WD9EWK on the air that morn-
ing, please call him and be a part of the demonstrations.

The hamfest site is in grid DM42. QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook
of the World after the hamfest. QSL cards are available on request
(please e-mail him directly with QSO details if you would like a
QSL card).

Also the @WD9EWK Twitter account will send photos and updates during
the hamfest. These tweets are viewable in a web browser, even if you
do not use Twitter:  http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

Hamfest information is available at:
https://rstclub.org/media/hamfest.pdf

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

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More 50th Anniversary Certificates Earned

AMSAT has issued 3 more 50th Anniversary certificates to KE8FZT 602,
KM4LAO 603, K2MTS 604, VE3CWU 605, N3SL 606, K4WPX 607, KB4PML 608.
As of last notice only a couple 50th Certificates were left and then
they are gone.

[ANS thanks Bruce KK5DO for the above information]


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"Getting Started" Guide CLoseout

We are clearing out the 2018 Getting Started with Amateur Satellites
books to make room for the next version debuting at Dayton. Get one,
or an extra to give to a friend, for just $15 plus shipping, while
supplies last.

This definitive reference is written for the new satellite operator by
Gould Smith, WA4SXM, but includes discussions for the experienced
operator who wishes to review the features of amateur satellite
communications. The new operator will be introduced to the basic
concepts and terminology unique to this mode. Additionally, there are
many practical tips and tricks to ensure making contacts, and to sound
like an experienced satellite operator in the process.

Newly revised in May 2018 with new information on new satellites. It
also include information on several satellites of interest to hams
expected to be launched in the coming year. Revisions in May 2016
include spiral bound for easier browsing, more new satellites, many
more pages and in color.More added in the May, 2017 revision. and
More added in the May, 2018 revision.

Buy now https://tinyurl.com/ANS083-GettingStarted

[ANS thanks AMSAT office for the above information.]


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Canadian Artist To Use HAARP To Transmit SSTV

Concordia transmission artist Amanda Dawn Christie will use the
world?s most capable high-power, high-frequency transmitter HAARP in
Alaska to send art around the world and into outer space using Slow
Scan TV

Concordia News reports:

In the shadow of Mount Sanford, surrounded by Alaskan wilderness,
you?ll find the most powerful radio transmitter on earth.

On this remote site, scientists use a unique tool called the
Ionospheric Research Instrument (IRI) to create radio-induced aurora,
also known as airglow. But it?s never been used by a Canadian artist
to transmit art ? until now.

The IRI?s human-made northern lights inspired interdisciplinary
artist Amanda Dawn Christie to create Ghosts in the Air Glow: an
upcoming transmission art project that will use the IRI to play with
the liminal boundaries of outer space.

?I was so fascinated by these airglow experiments ? and the
relationship between the ionosphere and radio communications ? I felt
compelled to create an artwork specific to the site and its history,?
says Christie, assistant professor in Concordia?s Department of
Studio Arts.

She will be embedding her own encoded SSTV images, audio
compositions and propagation tests into IRI experiments from March 25
to 28.

Read the full story at
https://www.concordia.ca/news/stories/2019/03/21/concordia-
transmission-artist-launches-a-high-frequency-project-in-alaska.html

Artist made a radio out of a kitchen sink
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2018/december/artist-made-a-radio-
out-of-a-kitchen-sink.htm

Amanda Dawn Christie
http://www.
amandadawnchristie.ca/
https://twitter.com/magnet_mountain

For further info on HAARP HF experiments follow Chris Fallen KL3WX
https://twitter.com/ctfallen

[ANS thanks Southgate ARN for the above information.]

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ESEO Satellite Commissioning Starts

On Monday, December 3, 2018, the 50 kg ESA Education Office
satellite ESEO was launched by Space-X on the Spaceflight SSO-A
SmallSat Express mission.

Following the launch from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at
Vandenberg Air Force Base, ESEO separated from the launch vehicle and
automatically activated the periodic transmission of its telemetry
beacon. However, by the time out of a predefined period, having not
received commands from the ground station, the spacecraft
automatically entered into safe mode.

Some initial communications issues were experienced by ESEO in
receiving commands from the ground stations in Forli? (Italy) and
Vigo (Spain), but they were resolved when the ESEO team of the
Observatory of Tartu offered the possibility to use a ground station
in Estonia. This is capable of transmitting with higher power, for a
temporary contingent use. The Estonian ground station has been
configured to be operated remotely by the ESEO MCC team, which
involves students of the University of Bologna.

ESEO then started executing the commands transmitted from ground.

ESEO has now completed the LEOPS (Launch and Early OPerationS) phase
of its mission, reaching the platform nominal mode and has begun the
process of commissioning the whole satellite: firstly the platform
functions, with the payloads functions following.

As part of this commissioning process, but subject to the successful
completion of other preparatory tasks of the platform subsystems
commissioning, it is anticipated that initial testing of the AMSAT
communications payload will be carried out within the next few weeks.

AMSAT-UK will endeavour to provide some advance notice of these
tests being undertaken, but the first step will be activation of the
1200 bps BPSK telemetry beacon on 145.895 MHz. The telemetry format
matches previous FUNcube missions and data from this beacon will be
forwarded to the FUNcube Data Warehouse using any of the FUNcube
dashboards. However, to see the decoded values and graphical
displays, please download the dedicated ESEO mission dashboard which
is available at
https://download.funcube.org.uk/ESEO_Dashboard_v1177.msi

The payload has, additionally, a high speed, 4800 bps BPSK data
format downlink and also a Mode L/V FM transponder both of which will
be tested.

Further information about ESEO can be seen at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS083-ESEO

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


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FoxTelem Version 1.07 Released

Chris Thompson has officially released version 1.07 of FoxTelem.  A
test version has been out for a while, but it had several issues,
including a lower decode rate than 1.06.  That prevented release for
a while.  Those issues (and something like 65 other defects) are now
all fixed and this decoder performs better than 1.06.  Feel free to
test them side by side and report back if that is not the case for
you.  We are always interested in any comparative results.

In addition to defects in FoxTelem 1.06 and earlier versions of
1.07, this also introduces Doppler calculation with automatic
adjustment of the decoder frequency.  This is especially useful for
decoding beacons and has been helpful in testing for Fox-1A / AO-85
and Fox-1Cliff / AO-95 which are both in SAFE mode.   Decoding from
Doppler takes a bit of configuration to get right.  Have a read of
the new sections in the manual or ask for help if you want to give it
a try.  There are pros and cons vs "Find Signal" for sure.

Version 1.07 changes the core SDR within FoxTelem to use a
Numerically Controlled Oscillator (NCO) rather than an FFT Filter for
the conversion to base-band.  This produces better decodes and will
allow the support of wider bandwidth SDRs in the future.  The old
decoder is available still if needed from the settings screen. Read
the manual for details.

Version 1.07 also introduces two new BPSK decoders in advance of the
Fox-1E launch.  (Chris has no inside information about when that will
be, but he has the decoder ready :)  Chris also wrote some notes on
the comparison between the two decoders, which you can read if you
are interested in BPSK decoding performance, or just wonder what I do
with my time in the evenings:
http://www.g0kla.com/workbench/2019-03-09.php

The releases are here:
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/foxtelem_1.07y_windows.zip
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/foxtelem_1.07y_linux.tar.gz
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/foxtelem_1.07y_mac.tar.gz

KEY CHANGES in 1.07
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Ability to add a new spacecraft from the menu.  You can also
  remove them.
* Doppler calculation and tracking as an option instead of "Find
  Signal"
* A better SDR based on a Numerically Controlled Oscillator, ready for
  wider SDRs
* Two new PSK decoders - Costas Loop and Dotproduct
* RTL dongle implemented for testing, though more work to do
* Stops downloading keps when position calc is off
* Allows toggling of high speed / DUV display when in auto mode
* Fixed plotting issues for Earth plots
* Fixes several crashes and bugs
* Fixes copy paste issues with tables
* Respects left/right audio preference when processing wav files
* Implements formats for later spacecraft - Fox-1E and HuskySat
* Linux and Mac launch script updated to locate the JVM (especially on
  Mac).  Please report if when this works/does not work
* MEMS gyro calibration updated
* Fixed a bug where AO-85 data from the server could not be stepped
  through

And many other bug fixes. Full list of changes here:
https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/milestone/12?closed=1

Let Chris know any feedback, chrisethompson (at) gmail (dot) com.

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


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Sally Ride EarthKAM @ Space Camp's 66th Mission Is Open For
Registration

This be will EarthKAM's 66th week-long mission and the second of
2019! Mission 66 runs April 9 through April 12. Mission sign up is
available and code words and orbits will be published by 5 p.m. EST
Wednesday, April 3.  Educators can sign up and get their class
involved up to the day of the orbit. Requested images should be
available within 24 hours of the orbit. If you are looking for a
project to do with the images, look at our activities page for some
great ideas that incorporate the images.


For more information on how to make an image request take a look at
our User Guide.

www.earthKAM.orgion]

[ANS thanks Sally Ride EarthKAM for the above information.]


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K6FW Gets 488 Grids

Frank Westphal K6FW, announced, via twitter that he has now
completed the 488 grid award. "Thanks to Don kb2ysi for FN51 which is
the last grid I need for the 488 grid award.  My first grid confirmed
was KA5SMA, EM66 on 02-14-1992. 27+ years from start to finish.  I am
the tortoise not the hare!  Thanks to all the other rovers over the
years to make this happen."

[ANS thanks Frank K6FW for the above information]


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Upcoming Satellite Operations

Eureka Nunavut (ER60, EQ79) ? February 3, to March 29, 2019
Eureka ARC, VY0ERC, will be QRV from Eureka, NU (NA-008), February 3
until March 29, 2019.  Time and weather permitting, they expect to be
on the FM satellites from ER60 and EQ79.  Announcements will be
posted on Twitter at https://twitter.com/vy0erc.

Key West, FL (EL94) ? March 18-21, 2019
Adam, K0FFY, will be in Florida Keys on March 18 through 21,
activating EL94 vacation-style. Adam?s taking his linear gear to see
who he can hear East and South of that location  If you still need
EL94 please send direct message or email.  Otherwise, he?ll be
announcing on Twitter https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio

Eastern Mass (FN51) ? March 20, 2019
Don, KB2YSI, will be in FN51 on Wednesday, March 20th, starting with
1945z CAS-4A until 0233z SO-50.  Will operate fixed 2m frequency on
linears and still learning, so be patient.  Keep an eye on Don?s
Twitter feed for additional announcements https://twitter.com/kb2ysi.

XE Mexico Special Event ? March 21-24, 2019
Mexican amateurs will operate the following special event stations
from the 21st to 24th to mark the Equinoccio Maya 2019: 4A3MAYA ?
Museo de Antropologia Regional, Tabasco 4B3MAYA ? Merida, Yucatan
4C3MAYA ? Champoton, Campeche 6E3MAYA ? Quintana Roo 6F3MAYA ?
Chiapas.  QRV on HF, 6m, and via satellite. QSL via bureau.

Cura?ao (FK52) ? March 26-31, 2019
Nathan, K4NHW, will be operating as PJ2/KN4HW from Cura?ao, March
26th to 31st.  Primarily FM, but Nathan may try some SSB, as well.
If you need a sked, let him know. He?s good on QRZ.

Ontario (EN93,EN94,FN03, FN04) ? March 28, 2019
Ron, AD0DX,  with his tire still warm from his last roving trip, is
heading to Ontario, March 28th for a one day, four grid, special.
Ron will tweet passes the day of the rove, which will most likely be
morning passes.  Follow Ron on his journey at
https://twitter.com/ad0dx

Liechtenstein (JN47) ? April 17-19, 2019
Phillippe, EA4NF, is off on another DXpedition.  This time, he is
heading to HB0/Lichtenstein.  Phillippe will operate under the call
sign HB0/EA4NF from Leichtenstein and HB9/EA4NF from Switzerland
(JN47s, on both FM and SSB satellites.  QSL via LoTW.  Updated info &
Pass announcements (Time+Frequencies) available on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT

Northern Border Security Check (Minnesota to Washington) ? April 29
to May 4 or 5th, 2019
Alex, N7AGF, is all set for his semiannual rover trip to activate
rare and somewhat rare grids, from April 29th to May 4th or 5th (or
longer depending on how things go).  Alex will fly into Minneapolis
and drive back to my home grid CN88, activating as many
ENx8,ENx7,DNx8,and DNx7 grids as possible along the route.  The hope
is to hit many corners and lines.

Alex  will be on both linear and FM birds.

As always, activations and route details will be posted to his
Twitter @N7AGF at https://twitter.com/N7AGF .  Alex will also be on
APRS at https://aprs.fi/N7AGF-10 . In areas of limited cell service,
he?ll be using inReach.

Email or hit Alex on twitter with grid requests, route suggestions,
or hot tourist attractions in Minot.
Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org

See
https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/

[ANS thanks Robert KE4AL for the above information]


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ARISS News

+ ARISS contact between North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta,
Canada, and astronaut David St-Jacques KG5FYI using ISS callsign
OR4ISS, was successful. Contact began Wed 2019-03-20 20:16:09 UTC and
lasted about 9 and a half minutes, Contact was telebridge via IK1SLD.

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule

Khabarovsk University, Khabarovsk, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is TBD
Contact is a go for 2019-03-26 UTC

Ulluriaq School, Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, Canada, via LU8YY
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI
Contact is go for: Thu 2019-03-28 16:14:54 UTC

[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above
 information]


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Shorts From All Over

+ NY Times article about cubesats/
  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/18/science/cubesats-marco-mars.html

  [ANS thanks  JoAnne K9JKM for the above information]

+ ES?HAIL-2: HAMS GET THEIR FIRST GEOSYNCHRONOUS REPEATER

  https://tinyurl.com/ANS083-ESHAIL-Repaeter

  [ANS thanks Mark K?JM for the above information]

+ CubeSat] CubeSat Job Opening

  Please see below for a postdoctoral fellowship opening for a CubeSat
  project. Please forward to anyone you think may be interested. The
  job will be posted on the HR site (jobs.rhodes.edu) shortly. I will
  be at the workshop next month and can meet with any interested
  persons.

  [ANS thanks Ann M. Viano, Ph.D., Rhodes College for the above
  information]

+ New HackSpace magazine available for download
  Issue 17 of the free magazine HackSpace features Long-range radio
  communications made easy with LoRa

  This issue includes:

  ? Long-range radio communications made easy with LoRa
  ? Adafruit (Limor Fried AC2SN) Feather M0 RFM96 LoRa Radio 433 MHz
  ? Jo Hinchliffe MW6CYK describes how to lay out a simple PCB in
    KiCad
  ? Go further together by Dr Lucy Rogers M6CME

  Download the free PDF of HackSpace issue 17 April 2019 from
  https://hackspace.raspberrypi.org/issues

  [ANS thanks Southgate ARN for the above information.]


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/EX

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President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
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Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
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73,
This week's ANS Editor,
EMike McCardel, AA8EM
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From jean.marc.momple at gmail.com  Sun Mar 24 05:29:09 2019
From: jean.marc.momple at gmail.com (Jean Marc Momple)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 09:29:09 +0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Clarification on Satellite Friends of 50 Award
In-Reply-To: <CAPonRZ87ZTVU281og7S9Ns5+-NssJyBbmFEA9B-LipDQ7pai0g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <01e401d4e086$c2f76660$48e63320$@frontier.com>
	<149209548.9843801.1553268488197@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CAPonRZ87ZTVU281og7S9Ns5+-NssJyBbmFEA9B-LipDQ7pai0g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <EB12863C-9DEC-4829-BDA4-943AD35C7AB7@gmail.com>

Bob,

Additional food for though on the Friends of 50 Award:

1) With LEO?s: 50 different callsigns on FM birds may be quite easy to achieve in some part of the world but impossible in my region as only a dozen of OM?s active in the within LEO footprint.
2) With QO-100: 50 different callsigns can be worked in a few days right now. 3B8FA is already above 150 and myself around 50 in a few weeks, just not a real challenge.

Above cases to show that the Award may be very challenging or a piece of cake depending where your QTH is located.

I am not chasing Awards, just sharing an opinion.

73


Jean Marc (3B8DU)


> On Mar 24, 2019, at 4:41 AM, Bob <WB4SON at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Bob,
> 
> Well, thanks for the clarification, and poop!
> 
> My reading of the rule was that 50 contacts need to be made on 50 different
> days, as in "To achieve this award, you must work 50 amateur radio
> operators on any satellite (limit of 1 contact per day) during 2019".  I
> believe a reasonable person could read that either way (50 different
> stations, or simply 50 contacts.
> 
> May I suggest that the addition of a single word would make the rule MUCH
> easier to understand:
> "To achieve this award, you must work 50 DIFFERENT amateur radio operators
> on any satellite (limit of 1 contact per day) during 2019"
> 
> And with that -- dang, I had just finished 50 days worth of QSOs.  Since I
> have only worked about 250 different stations in 45 years, this may well be
> nearly impossible, so a much larger challenge!
> 
> 73, Bob, WB4SON
> 
> 
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 11:30 AM Robert Bankston via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
>> Ed, you are correct.  The Friends of 50 Award requires 50 different call
>> signs on 50 different days.
>> 73,
>> Robert Bankston, KE4ALAMSAT-NA VP of User Services
>> Twitter:  @KE4ALabamaWebsite:  KE4AL.wordpress.com
>> 
>>    On Friday, March 22, 2019, 4:18:38 AM CDT, HUGH EMPEY <
>> wa7eth at frontier.com> wrote:
>> 
>> This may be "obvious to the most casual observer"  but I do not want to
>> assume anything.  The rules for this award state that "you must work 50
>> amateur radio operators on any satellite (limit one per day) during 2019.
>> Does this mean 50 "different" call signs or can you count the same call
>> sign
>> more than once if you work them on different days.  I interpret this to
>> mean
>> "50 different call signs."  Am I correct.  I have my flameproof suit on
>> just in case.
>> 
>> .
>> 
>> 73'.Ed  WA7ETH
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing.  If you use the
>> airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing.
>> 
>> *    Chuck Yeager
>> 
>> 
>> 
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From skristof at etczone.com  Sun Mar 24 12:26:55 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 05:26:55 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Clarification on Satellite Friends of 50 Award
In-Reply-To: <EB12863C-9DEC-4829-BDA4-943AD35C7AB7@gmail.com>
References: <01e401d4e086$c2f76660$48e63320$@frontier.com>
	<149209548.9843801.1553268488197@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CAPonRZ87ZTVU281og7S9Ns5+-NssJyBbmFEA9B-LipDQ7pai0g@mail.gmail.com>
	<EB12863C-9DEC-4829-BDA4-943AD35C7AB7@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <2d7ddeacecf3e978ef99106fba734919@etczone.com>

This is a reasonable point, but the same is true for other awards that
have stood the test of time. The degree of difficulty for the ARRL
Worked-All-States award is geographically dependent. While chasing WAS,
a ham in Seattle is going to have a much different experience than a ham
in New York City. Still, the award has been around a long time and hams
everywhere work towards it and cherish it once it's been earned. 

I see the Friends of 50 award as being analogous. 

Steve AI9IN

On 2019-03-23 22:29, Jean Marc Momple wrote:

>> Bob,
>> 
>> Additional food for though on the Friends of 50 Award:
>> 
>> 1) With LEO's: 50 different callsigns on FM birds may be quite easy to achieve in some part of the world but impossible in my region as only a dozen of OM's active in the within LEO footprint.
>> 2) With QO-100: 50 different callsigns can be worked in a few days right now. 3B8FA is already above 150 and myself around 50 in a few weeks, just not a real challenge.
>> 
>> Above cases to show that the Award may be very challenging or a piece of cake depending where your QTH is located.
>> 
>> I am not chasing Awards, just sharing an opinion.
>> 
>> 73
>> 
>> Jean Marc (3B8DU)

From meyersb at uplogon.com  Sun Mar 24 13:13:23 2019
From: meyersb at uplogon.com (Bob Meyers)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 08:13:23 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you - VUCC
In-Reply-To: <1423741970.10340196.1553368049112@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1423741970.10340196.1553368049112.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1423741970.10340196.1553368049112@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <E386D81A-CA0F-424E-BF41-37E03F757716@uplogon.com>

Looks like my first contact was 9/8/77 on Oscar 7, orbit number 12870A, with W2RV. I had a KLM 2 meter SSB radio, an old Colins receiver, and a transverter for 432 attached to my Swan 500.  Rotors were U100 tv rotors.

Bob, WA8FXQ 

> On Mar 23, 2019, at 2:07 PM, R.T.Liddy <k8bl at ameritech.net> wrote:
> 
> Got my SAT-VUCC #235, Oct 31, 2012
> 
> Was lazy and never got around to applying before that - HIHI.
> 
> (VUCC for SAT is for QSOs dated 1/1/83 and later)
> 
> First SAT QSO was 10/16/77 with W1ECH on AO-7 CW 2M/10M.
> 
> 73,    Bob  K8BL    (AMSAT #6593, since 1979)
> 
> P.S.  When did others have their First SAT QSO & details?
> 
> --------------------------------------------
> On Fri, 3/22/19, Glenn Miller - AA5PK <aa5pk at suddenlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
> To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>, amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Date: Friday, March 22, 2019, 9:04 PM
> 
> #188, November 19, 2009
> 
> 73
> Glenn 
> AA5PK
> 
> -----Original
> Message----- 
> From: Andrew Glasbrenner 
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 5:55 PM 
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> 
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you 
> 
> #123, November 22, 2002
> 
> 73, Drew KO4MA
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org>
> On Behalf Of Gerald R Brown via
> AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 6:29 PM
> To: n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net;
> amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
> 
> Mike,
> Were you
> just lucky to get #73 or did you pay somebody for that
> honor???
> 
> 73,
> Jerry, K5OE
> #88 in 1998
> 
> ps:  95% of my contacts were
> confirmed by Bruce (below)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org>
> On Behalf Of Mike Seguin
> Sent: Friday, March
> 22, 2019 2:50 PM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
> 
> #73 in 1997 here....
> 
> On 3/22/2019 3:17 PM, Bruce
> wrote:
>> Oh, my..... I am showing my age
> now. I became a ham in 1993 and 
>> 
> immediately went into satellite operations. My VUCC in late
> 1993 is #17.
>> For at least a dozen years
> after that they increased very rarely.
>> 
> 
>> I am glad to see all the activity on
> the satellites and enough 
>> satellites
> for everyone to have fun with.
>> 
>> 73...bruce
>> 
>> On 3/22/2019 1:54 PM, Paul Stoetzer
> wrote:
>>> Congrats!
>>> 
>>> On another
> note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a
> 
>>> testament to the increase in
> popularity of satellite ops and grid 
>>> chasing over the past few years. VUCC
> Satellite has been around since 
>>> 
> either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in
> March 2014.
>>> So, in about 5 years,
> about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in 
>>> about
>>> 30
> years have been awarded.
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> 
>>> Paul, N8HM
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:50 PM johnv at frontier.com
> 
>>> <johnv at frontier.com>
> wrote:
>>>> I just got number VUCC
> #427 certificate in the mail this morning.
>>>> 
>>>> Thank
> you to all those who helped me with it.    It will be on
> the 
>>>> wall Monday after I show
> it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County 
>>>> Hams Club.
>>>> JohnN7AME
>>>> 
> _______________________________________________
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
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From dtabor52 at gmail.com  Sun Mar 24 14:33:48 2019
From: dtabor52 at gmail.com (Douglas Tabor)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 08:33:48 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you - VUCC
Message-ID: <8AFC736E-3FDE-48E7-AF02-01B81B93600A@gmail.com>

I?m holding out for VUCC/r ? although Gabe is (thankfully) way ahead of me.
That?s my goal.

73,
Doug, N6UA

Douglas Tabor
dtabor52 at gmail.com




From n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net  Sun Mar 24 14:44:54 2019
From: n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net (Mike Seguin)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 10:44:54 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you - VUCC
In-Reply-To: <E386D81A-CA0F-424E-BF41-37E03F757716@uplogon.com>
References: <1423741970.10340196.1553368049112.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1423741970.10340196.1553368049112@mail.yahoo.com>
	<E386D81A-CA0F-424E-BF41-37E03F757716@uplogon.com>
Message-ID: <3f771ecc-8703-af5e-b220-71e7f741fa6b@burlingtontelecom.net>

I got in to satellite with AO-10 and AO-13. My first 4 contacts were 75% 
DX...

06-29-95  11:36  PJ2MI       59   59   FK52NC  SSB    AO-13   B
07-02-95  16:13  K3EVM       59   59   FM19NL  SSB    AO-13   B
07-04-95  11:55  PA3GWF      59   59   JO23TE  SSB    AO-10   B
07-04-95  12:10  ON4CZ       59   59   JO10VL  SSB    AO-10   B

Mike


On 3/24/2019 9:13 AM, Bob Meyers wrote:
> Looks like my first contact was 9/8/77 on Oscar 7, orbit number 12870A, with W2RV. I had a KLM 2 meter SSB radio, an old Colins receiver, and a transverter for 432 attached to my Swan 500.  Rotors were U100 tv rotors.
> 
> Bob, WA8FXQ
> 
>> On Mar 23, 2019, at 2:07 PM, R.T.Liddy <k8bl at ameritech.net> wrote:
>>
>> Got my SAT-VUCC #235, Oct 31, 2012
>>
>> Was lazy and never got around to applying before that - HIHI.
>>
>> (VUCC for SAT is for QSOs dated 1/1/83 and later)
>>
>> First SAT QSO was 10/16/77 with W1ECH on AO-7 CW 2M/10M.
>>
>> 73,    Bob  K8BL    (AMSAT #6593, since 1979)
>>
>> P.S.  When did others have their First SAT QSO & details?
>>
>> --------------------------------------------
>> On Fri, 3/22/19, Glenn Miller - AA5PK <aa5pk at suddenlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
>> To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>, amsat-bb at amsat.org
>> Date: Friday, March 22, 2019, 9:04 PM
>>
>> #188, November 19, 2009
>>
>> 73
>> Glenn
>> AA5PK
>>
>> -----Original
>> Message-----
>> From: Andrew Glasbrenner
>> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 5:55 PM
>> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
>>
>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
>>
>> #123, November 22, 2002
>>
>> 73, Drew KO4MA
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org>
>> On Behalf Of Gerald R Brown via
>> AMSAT-BB
>> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 6:29 PM
>> To: n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net;
>> amsat-bb at amsat.org
>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
>>
>> Mike,
>> Were you
>> just lucky to get #73 or did you pay somebody for that
>> honor???
>>
>> 73,
>> Jerry, K5OE
>> #88 in 1998
>>
>> ps:  95% of my contacts were
>> confirmed by Bruce (below)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org>
>> On Behalf Of Mike Seguin
>> Sent: Friday, March
>> 22, 2019 2:50 PM
>> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
>>
>> #73 in 1997 here....
>>
>> On 3/22/2019 3:17 PM, Bruce
>> wrote:
>>> Oh, my..... I am showing my age
>> now. I became a ham in 1993 and
>>>
>> immediately went into satellite operations. My VUCC in late
>> 1993 is #17.
>>> For at least a dozen years
>> after that they increased very rarely.
>>>
>>
>>> I am glad to see all the activity on
>> the satellites and enough
>>> satellites
>> for everyone to have fun with.
>>>
>>> 73...bruce
>>>
>>> On 3/22/2019 1:54 PM, Paul Stoetzer
>> wrote:
>>>> Congrats!
>>>>
>>>> On another
>> note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a
>>
>>>> testament to the increase in
>> popularity of satellite ops and grid
>>>> chasing over the past few years. VUCC
>> Satellite has been around since
>>>>
>> either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in
>> March 2014.
>>>> So, in about 5 years,
>> about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in
>>>> about
>>>> 30
>> years have been awarded.
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>>
>>>> Paul, N8HM
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:50 PM johnv at frontier.com
>>
>>>> <johnv at frontier.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>> I just got number VUCC
>> #427 certificate in the mail this morning.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank
>> you to all those who helped me with it.    It will be on
>> the
>>>>> wall Monday after I show
>> it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County
>>>>> Hams Club.
>>>>> JohnN7AME
>>>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> 
> _______________________________________________
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-- 

73,
Mike, N1JEZ
"A closed mouth gathers no feet"

From n0jy at amsat.org  Sun Mar 24 15:40:54 2019
From: n0jy at amsat.org (Jerry Buxton)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 10:40:54 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Important Outage affects FoxTelem downloads
Message-ID: <cc38df50-97b8-793f-054e-3fd8e3bf3063@amsat.org>

Please be aware, I have received word that the server hosting the
FoxTelem software releases will be down for maintenance as follows:

Date: March 26, 2019
Start time: March 26, 2019 18:00 GMT
Finish time: March 26, 2019 23:00 PM GMT
Estimated completion: 5:00h

During this time these services may be affected:
Service: server
Status: inaccessible

FoxTelem function and uploads to the AMSAT server will continue to work
normally during this period.
Please feel free to spread the word.

-- 
Jerry Buxton, N?JY


From kb2ysi at gmail.com  Sun Mar 24 15:59:19 2019
From: kb2ysi at gmail.com (Don KB2YSI)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 11:59:19 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] FN51 rove upload has been completed
Message-ID: <CAAJiE8MSbrhYJsF_MgpkWsEVPdgKSGNRkByXH-Ps5KtX0VHNPQ@mail.gmail.com>

For anyone that I contacted while in FN51 last week, the LoTW upload has
been completed.
-- 
73,
Don KB2YSI
https://www.hamqth.com/kb2ysi

From kk5do at arrl.net  Sun Mar 24 17:45:27 2019
From: kk5do at arrl.net (Bruce)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 12:45:27 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Clarification
Message-ID: <d7b6a331-92e8-b92c-cff1-56f7765fd4df@arrl.net>

Sorry for all the confusion and the thread.

I created these three 50th Anniversary Awards back in September, last 
year to try and allow hams all over the world to celebrate with us. 
Some, like the 50th Anniversary Communication Achievement Award follow 
the rules of the current award with a date qualification.

Others like the 50th Anniversary Friends of 50 award were simply 
designed to allow everyone worldwide the opportunity to participate and 
earn a certificate. It was not designed as a contest nor something 
difficult to achieve, thus the work 50 hams on 50 different days was 
simple and attainable by all worldwide.

It has seemed to have morphed into more and that was due to me 
responding to one question on the -BB and then my new AMSAT-VP of User 
Services also responding with an interpretation. The posted rules did 
not mention anything about unique call signs. Thus, if you said, "Hi" to 
your friend every day for 50 days on SO-50, you would be able to earn 
the award. If you were friendlier and said, "Hi to 50 different hams on 
SO-50" every day for 50 days you too would earn the award.

The HF award, I have been asked if you can work the same station on 
different bands and different modes. Why of course. How many unique call 
signs might we get on HF from satellite operators when we might see a 
majority of them with only a 2m/70cm HT's and never have seen an HF rig 
except in a magazine or a store.

 ?73...bruce

On 3/23/2019 10:19 PM, Bob wrote:
> Hi
>
> One of the AMSAT VPs stated on the BB that the 50th Anniversary AMSAT 
> Satellite Friends of 50 Award requires 50 UNIQUE callsign signs in 
> addition to the one per day limit.
>
> I originally thought the goal was at least one contact on each of 50 
> days.
>
> The unique requirement on 50 unique days within a year may well be 
> impossible. I?ve only worked about 250 unique calls in 45 years on the 
> birds. I would also hate to have to dupe check each entry if I were in 
> your shoes.
>
> Can you clarify, please fingers crossed the VP misunderstands.
>
> 73, Bob, WB4SON
>
>


-- 

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From ae5b at ae5b.net  Sun Mar 24 18:02:42 2019
From: ae5b at ae5b.net (AE5B)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 13:02:42 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you - VUCC
In-Reply-To: <3f771ecc-8703-af5e-b220-71e7f741fa6b@burlingtontelecom.net>
References: <1423741970.10340196.1553368049112.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1423741970.10340196.1553368049112@mail.yahoo.com>
	<E386D81A-CA0F-424E-BF41-37E03F757716@uplogon.com>
	<3f771ecc-8703-af5e-b220-71e7f741fa6b@burlingtontelecom.net>
Message-ID: <708be177-f1a8-bb23-e8e8-d5aeeb8fcdeb@ae5b.net>



First satellite contact was in 2001 with XE1MEX on FO-29. Worked a few 
stations on F0-29, AO-14 and AO-27 that year but 6 was wide open and I 
stayed there most of the time. Had an Icom-901 but used it mostly for 
working 432/144 tropo. Never did really figure out how to use the 
satellite mode on the 901. Love today's software. I did work AL7QY on 
AO-14 in 2001 before going permanently back to uhf/vhf/6 meters. Lost my 
tower and suffering withdrawal pains from from lack of qso's, I picked 
up a pair of Baofeng toys, rebuilt the Arrow and the Bird Disease 
attacked with a vengeance!

John

AE5B



From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Sun Mar 24 18:14:07 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 18:14:07 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you - VUCC
In-Reply-To: <3f771ecc-8703-af5e-b220-71e7f741fa6b@burlingtontelecom.net>
References: <1423741970.10340196.1553368049112.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1423741970.10340196.1553368049112@mail.yahoo.com>
	<E386D81A-CA0F-424E-BF41-37E03F757716@uplogon.com>
	<3f771ecc-8703-af5e-b220-71e7f741fa6b@burlingtontelecom.net>
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUdW+pGpe8XjPU37F+cjeCibZi1obyj7Z=u0img7MN68uQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

If we're talking first satellite contacts... I worked two
DX stations for my first satellite contacts in March 2000,
using the SO-35 "SunSat" FM satellite. The FO0AAA Clipperton
DXpedition had mentioned they might work satellites, but
they didn't show up. Instead, I worked XE1MEX and XE2YVW
(now better known as XE2AT) using a pair of HTs and long
whip antennas for my first satellite QSOs. I got QSL cards
from both of them, and the QSO with XE1MEX is also confirmed
in Logbook of the World. :-)

Other than one UO-14 contact in June 2003 (another DX QSO,
with XE2BSS in Baja California), I didn't get the satellite
"bug" until late 2005. I tried AO-51, and worked K7RQN who
was about 10 miles away from me that December morning - my
first non-DX satellite QSO. Still having fun with satellites...

73!





Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK



On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 2:46 PM Mike Seguin <n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net>
wrote:

> I got in to satellite with AO-10 and AO-13. My first 4 contacts were 75%
> DX...
>
> 06-29-95  11:36  PJ2MI       59   59   FK52NC  SSB    AO-13   B
> 07-02-95  16:13  K3EVM       59   59   FM19NL  SSB    AO-13   B
> 07-04-95  11:55  PA3GWF      59   59   JO23TE  SSB    AO-10   B
> 07-04-95  12:10  ON4CZ       59   59   JO10VL  SSB    AO-10   B
>
> Mike
>
>

From WB4SON at gmail.com  Sun Mar 24 18:24:39 2019
From: WB4SON at gmail.com (Bob)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 14:24:39 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Clarification
In-Reply-To: <d7b6a331-92e8-b92c-cff1-56f7765fd4df@arrl.net>
References: <d7b6a331-92e8-b92c-cff1-56f7765fd4df@arrl.net>
Message-ID: <CAPonRZ9BMPyYgB=PT5+sZinH2wiHv-Dx_P0qRZk2hJ4-zfDRbA@mail.gmail.com>

Thank you for the clarification, Bruce.  I suspected that it was intended
to be simple to obtain, a friendly celebration of 50 years of AMSAT.  Glad
to know that is the case.

73, Bob, WB4SON


On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 1:47 PM Bruce <kk5do at arrl.net> wrote:

> Sorry for all the confusion and the thread.
>
> I created these three 50th Anniversary Awards back in September, last
> year to try and allow hams all over the world to celebrate with us.
> Some, like the 50th Anniversary Communication Achievement Award follow
> the rules of the current award with a date qualification.
>
> Others like the 50th Anniversary Friends of 50 award were simply
> designed to allow everyone worldwide the opportunity to participate and
> earn a certificate. It was not designed as a contest nor something
> difficult to achieve, thus the work 50 hams on 50 different days was
> simple and attainable by all worldwide.
>
> It has seemed to have morphed into more and that was due to me
> responding to one question on the -BB and then my new AMSAT-VP of User
> Services also responding with an interpretation. The posted rules did
> not mention anything about unique call signs. Thus, if you said, "Hi" to
> your friend every day for 50 days on SO-50, you would be able to earn
> the award. If you were friendlier and said, "Hi to 50 different hams on
> SO-50" every day for 50 days you too would earn the award.
>
> The HF award, I have been asked if you can work the same station on
> different bands and different modes. Why of course. How many unique call
> signs might we get on HF from satellite operators when we might see a
> majority of them with only a 2m/70cm HT's and never have seen an HF rig
> except in a magazine or a store.
>
>   73...bruce
>
> On 3/23/2019 10:19 PM, Bob wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > One of the AMSAT VPs stated on the BB that the 50th Anniversary AMSAT
> > Satellite Friends of 50 Award requires 50 UNIQUE callsign signs in
> > addition to the one per day limit.
> >
> > I originally thought the goal was at least one contact on each of 50
> > days.
> >
> > The unique requirement on 50 unique days within a year may well be
> > impossible. I?ve only worked about 250 unique calls in 45 years on the
> > birds. I would also hate to have to dupe check each entry if I were in
> > your shoes.
> >
> > Can you clarify, please fingers crossed the VP misunderstands.
> >
> > 73, Bob, WB4SON
> >
> >
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Paige, KK5DO
>
> AMSAT Director Contests and Awards
> AMSAT Board Member 2016-2020
>
> ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE
>
> Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT*
> Also live streaming MP3 athttp://www.amsatnet.com
> Podcast athttp://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml  or iTunes
>
> Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News
> http://www.arrl.org
>
> AMSAT on Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/amsat
>
> _______________________________________________
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> expressed
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From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Sun Mar 24 19:03:31 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 19:03:31 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] How AMSAT uses Twitter to make AO-92 mode-change
	notifications...
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUe=MoZ0VDK06x6z-=k=DXPEqGWFEzy0zceto-Me5j+ryg@mail.gmail.com>

Hi.

Last night, the @AMSAT Twitter account apparently retweeted a notice from
Drew Glasbrenner KO4MA, AMSAT's Vice President of Operations, that the
normally-scheduled AO-92 mode change would not take place until this
morning. I did not see this. Even though Drew's initial AO-92 announcement
was retweeted by the @AMSAT Twitter account, I was not able to view it
because Drew blocked my @WD9EWK Twitter account from seeing anything
originating from his @glasbrenner account. Drew did this as a result of my
encouraging AMSAT and ARRL to do more about the DMR hotspot interference
that AMSAT reported last August, and Drew's initial weak response (only
encouraging everyone to contact the hotspot operators). Drew changed his
tune a couple of weeks later, encouraging everyone to contact him about
DMR hotspot interference to our satellites, when he appeared on Amateur
Radio Newsline:

https://www.arnewsline.org/news/2018/9/6/amateur-radio-newsline
-report-2132-for-friday-september-7th-2018

The script for that edition of Newsline is at:

https://www.arnewsline.org/s/nsln2132.txt

Despite this change of tune, my Twitter account remains blocked from
viewing tweets from the @glasbrenner account for the past 6 or 7
months.

This was not the first time Drew has chosen to have the @AMSAT Twitter
account retweet something from his personal Twitter account, instead
of using the @AMSAT Twitter account to make this sort of announcement.
Drew has done this on two other occasions in the past 3 weeks for
announcements on AO-92 mode changes. There have been other occasions
where the @AMSAT account retweeted the AO-92 mode-change announcements
from Mark Hammond N8MH. I am able to see those, but that doesn't change
my opinion on how AMSAT should handle these notifications.

I know I can always go to the AMSAT web site and look at the status page
for AO-92 to see the status of the satellite, including whether or not
the L-band uplink is active. If AMSAT is only going to use its Twitter
account to make these announcements, and not post them on the AMSAT-BB
list or the AMSAT web site, these tweets from AMSAT really need to
originate from the @AMSAT Twitter account. This was done earlier last
week, when the @AMSAT Twitter account announced new pricing on the 2018
Getting Started books:

https://twitter.com/AMSAT/status/1108171995697606656

and the one-day sale on AMSAT T-shirts:

https://twitter.com/AMSAT/status/1108368893914030081

What Drew does with his personal Twitter account is Drew's business. It
becomes an AMSAT issue when he is using his personal Twitter account to
make announcements on behalf of the organization, and not everyone has
access to those announcements. I have tried to address issues related to
how Drew manages the @AMSAT Twitter account over the past few months with
a few AMSAT officers and Board members, and have either been greeted with
silence to my inquiries, contempt for daring to question AMSAT, or
outright dismissal in one case. I don't have a problem with AMSAT using
its Twitter account for these announcements, as long as AMSAT makes the
announcements so *everyone* can see them. Otherwise, the AMSAT-BB list
or the AMSAT web site may be better avenues to make announcements about
the status of AMSAT's satellites that all can see.

Thank you.






Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK/VA7EWK
Scottsdale, Arizona

From skristof at etczone.com  Sun Mar 24 19:20:43 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 12:20:43 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] How AMSAT uses Twitter to make AO-92 mode-change
 notifications...
In-Reply-To: <CAN6TEUe=MoZ0VDK06x6z-=k=DXPEqGWFEzy0zceto-Me5j+ryg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAN6TEUe=MoZ0VDK06x6z-=k=DXPEqGWFEzy0zceto-Me5j+ryg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <c57483de2776ad0c04e904eddb7c35d6@etczone.com>

I am not on Twitter (or Facebook) and don't have any intention to join
any time soon. So, yes, whoever is in charge of this kind of thing at
AMSAT, please use multiple platforms, including this BB, for all
announcements. (Don't remember the one about the T-shirt sale ever
making it to the BB). Thank you.

Steve AI9IN 

On 2019-03-24 12:03, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote:

> Hi.
> 
> Last night, the @AMSAT Twitter account apparently retweeted a notice from

From wa7fwf at gmail.com  Sun Mar 24 20:12:55 2019
From: wa7fwf at gmail.com (Kevin)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 13:12:55 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] How AMSAT uses Twitter to make AO-92 mode-change
 notifications...
In-Reply-To: <c57483de2776ad0c04e904eddb7c35d6@etczone.com>
References: <CAN6TEUe=MoZ0VDK06x6z-=k=DXPEqGWFEzy0zceto-Me5j+ryg@mail.gmail.com>
	<c57483de2776ad0c04e904eddb7c35d6@etczone.com>
Message-ID: <a401b7fc-a84d-ef6c-3e4e-63778d268347@gmail.com>

Guess I'm old school, I don't need twitter telling me what mode it's in, 
if one mode doesn't work I just switch to the other and move along.

73
Kevin WA7FWF




From rolf.krogstad at gmail.com  Sun Mar 24 21:04:19 2019
From: rolf.krogstad at gmail.com (Rolf Krogstad)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 16:04:19 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] For Sale Ten-Tec 2510
Message-ID: <CAJJyj=aSVu2v19C_tLorSVg_i32ep=5jm+6xXo=mbCnkLyUpJw@mail.gmail.com>

I have for sale a Ten-Tec "Model 2510 Mode B Satellite Station".
This is a mid-1980s vintage SSB/CW transmitter and receive converter.
It has 10 watts output for uplink in the 435.0 to 435.5 portion of the 70
cm band and use an external receiver in the 29 Mhz portion of the 10 meter
band to receive the 2 meter signal.

It is in good condition.  I used it to make a some satellite contacts a
few years ago.
I am asking $95 or best offer, plus shipping in the continental USA.  To
estimate the shipping cost it weighs 6 pounds and HWD is 4 1/2" x 7 9/16" x
11".

Photos, PDF version of the manual and a copy of the October 1985 review in
QST are available upon request.

73
Rolf   NR0T
EN34

From g.shirville at btinternet.com  Sun Mar 24 22:47:53 2019
From: g.shirville at btinternet.com (Graham Shirville)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 22:47:53 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO73/FUNcube-1 Mode changes
Message-ID: <bb9c9974-a812-a2c8-1bcb-40a232b81294@btinternet.com>

As reported by a number of users, the transponder on AO73/FUNcube-1 
appears to be being affected by its many months in continuous sunlight. 
The transponder is presently not working as intended and will therefore 
not be activated again for the time being.

We believe that the problem has occurred due to the higher than 
anticipated on-board temperatures. We anticipate that the situation may 
be resolved when the spacecraft starts to experience eclipses again at 
the end of April.

The spacecraft will therefore remain in education mode until that time 
with the usual high-power telemetry downlink active.

In addition to the telemetry, Fitter messages also remain available. Any 
schools or colleges that would like to have their message transmitted 
from space should contact operations at funcube.org.uk 
<mailto:operations at funcube.org.uk> with their request, giving at least 
two weeks? notice.

73

Graham G3VZV


From wandtosborne at gmail.com  Sun Mar 24 23:28:43 2019
From: wandtosborne at gmail.com (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 12:28:43 +1300
Subject: [amsat-bb] Rocket Lab Launch scrubbed for today.
Message-ID: <77B5777D087E44BAB1E15299D6214C62@OsbornesPC>

It seems they have a faulty video transmitter see:

https://twitter.com/RocketLab

73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

From ko6th.greg at gmail.com  Mon Mar 25 02:08:43 2019
From: ko6th.greg at gmail.com (Greg D)
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 19:08:43 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you - VUCC
In-Reply-To: <1423741970.10340196.1553368049112@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1423741970.10340196.1553368049112.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1423741970.10340196.1553368049112@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1367e2b4-4403-235a-77fc-adc6a7cffd3d@gmail.com>

I was first licensed in June of 1992, and spent almost exactly a year
with my Tech Plus license not making many contacts.  Local 2m contacts
were limited to a few repeaters, as my home location in the foothills
was at the bottom of a hill that blocked access to much of anything
else.  Skywave was the pits without sunspots.  So the only way "out",
was up.

First contact was with Mel KW7E, on that wonderful bird, RS-10, in June
of 1993.  Northern California to Arizona.  All the credit for the
successful contact went to Mel, as doing manual Doppler tracking was not
yet a skill that I had.  Also to Walt, WA6VNU (SK) who introduced many
of us to the mystery of working satellites, and elmered me through
getting those pesky "Keps" to work.  Equipment was a Yaesu FT-767 and
its 10 watt 2 meter module, to a copper pipe J-pole up on the roof. 
Downlink was through a Radio Shack DX-440 shortwave receiver, BFO turned
on, fed by a long wire antenna strung out to a tree in the back yard.

Second contact stretched the continent to Tom KA2WMP in New York, and I
was hooked.

Greg  KO6TH


R.T.Liddy wrote:
> P.S.  When did others have their First SAT QSO & details?


From wandtosborne at gmail.com  Mon Mar 25 02:44:13 2019
From: wandtosborne at gmail.com (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:44:13 +1300
Subject: [amsat-bb] Rocket  Lab Launch Update
Message-ID: <0AB90E65209E4C998F7C94C87A66B052@OsbornesPC>

Now scheduled for Tuesday 11:30 UTC 
see: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1110002183716524032

Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

From pavelmc at gmail.com  Mon Mar 25 04:47:42 2019
From: pavelmc at gmail.com (Pavel Milanes Costa)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 00:47:42 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] FL11 activations on the way.
Message-ID: <df6728e6-d14d-48a5-c5e6-d6c33c1148ee@gmail.com>

Hi to all,

I'm Pavel CO7WT, I was off-air from quite long time, mainly because 
haven't radio for 70cm...

I'm glad to inform you that I have now a Wouxun KG-UV8E and it's capable 
of full duplex in U/V mode, that means all fox satellites!

This past weekend I made some attempts in AO-92 and reception in SO-50, 
that resulted in failure (can't hear my signal coming trough the bird, 
nor the 70cm downlink of SO-50)

I'm using a homebrew cross yagui with 3el in 2m and 7 el in 70cm... I 
have located and fixed the failure: a open condenser in the UHF part of 
the VHF/UHF (homebrewed) diplexer, almost two years of storage + 
used/rescued parts have consequences.

Sadly it was to late for Sunday noon passes, I made some test with my 
laptop and a RTL-SDR and the diplexer is working now, I have seen/heard 
some beacons from digi satellites in the 70cm band, but this night is 
raining, so no joy for today; AO-91 is passing NOW but heavy rain keep 
me inside.

I will be working as time permit on week days, mainly night passes 
beyond 1800 local (-4GMT) and weekends... be kind with me I'm rusted on 
sat operation...

cu on the birds!

PS: I have not yet figured the "record" part of the wiring, full duplex 
with a handy needs a headphone and mike to control, so I will be asking 
here for partial calls from time to time until I figure it out, ideas 
are welcomed.

73 CO7WT Pavel.





From rs2atmink at yahoo.com  Mon Mar 25 11:33:20 2019
From: rs2atmink at yahoo.com (Robert Switzer)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 11:33:20 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] How AMSAT uses Twitter to make AO-92 mode-change
 notifications...
In-Reply-To: <a401b7fc-a84d-ef6c-3e4e-63778d268347@gmail.com>
References: <CAN6TEUe=MoZ0VDK06x6z-=k=DXPEqGWFEzy0zceto-Me5j+ryg@mail.gmail.com>
	<c57483de2776ad0c04e904eddb7c35d6@etczone.com>
	<a401b7fc-a84d-ef6c-3e4e-63778d268347@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1950641789.10868454.1553513600601@mail.yahoo.com>

I assumed that I'd need to check the status page or just use trial and error as Kevin mentioned, as I don't recall seeing a tweet with the switch either.?
It's not a great practice to use a personal account for an official AMSAT tweet (IMO only)/

Rob KA2CZU

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 
 
  On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 4:14 PM, Kevin<wa7fwf at gmail.com> wrote:   Guess I'm old school, I don't need twitter telling me what mode it's in, 
if one mode doesn't work I just switch to the other and move along.

73
Kevin WA7FWF



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From johnbrier at gmail.com  Mon Mar 25 13:18:12 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:18:12 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] FL11 activations on the way.
In-Reply-To: <df6728e6-d14d-48a5-c5e6-d6c33c1148ee@gmail.com>
References: <df6728e6-d14d-48a5-c5e6-d6c33c1148ee@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKOZ9cUYCLbu9sz9a2uyHg6oUjLqqjPYeQAkvAU_Rs3w3A@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 12:49 AM Pavel Milanes Costa <pavelmc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> PS: I have not yet figured the "record" part of the wiring, full duplex
> with a handy needs a headphone and mike to control, so I will be asking
> here for partial calls from time to time until I figure it out, ideas
> are welcomed.

Some people put a recorder or mobile phone in their breast pocket and
make sure they repeat the other station's call.

Personally, if I can't understand the callsign from my own downlink
recording or through a recording like the above, I don't count it as a
contact. If I knew I heard it on my downlink but couldn't remember it
and didn't have a recording I suppose I would be okay with finding out
the call from someone else or through listening to someone else's
recording.

Sometimes you can get a recording from SatNOGS:

https://network.satnogs.org/observations/

73, John Brier KG4AKV

From kd7yz at denstarfarm.us  Mon Mar 25 09:01:22 2019
From: kd7yz at denstarfarm.us (Bob KD7YZ)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 05:01:22 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] How AMSAT uses Twitter to make AO-92 mode-change
 notifications...
In-Reply-To: <CAN6TEUe=MoZ0VDK06x6z-=k=DXPEqGWFEzy0zceto-Me5j+ryg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAN6TEUe=MoZ0VDK06x6z-=k=DXPEqGWFEzy0zceto-Me5j+ryg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <b3363297-6499-2399-fc9a-27b3a5c27455@denstarfarm.us>

On 3/24/2019 15:03, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> Last night, the @AMSAT Twitter account apparently retweeted a notice from
> Drew Glasbrenner KO4MA, AMSAT's Vice President of Operations, that the
> normally-scheduled AO-92 mode change would not take place until this
> morning. I did not see this. Even though Drew's initial AO-92 announcement
> was retweeted by the @AMSAT Twitter account,
which make me wonder that since I don't subscribe to a single
Socialist-Media service, what useful info is being forcibly hidden from me?

Thanks BTW for the indirect 'heads-up'






--
73
Bob KD7YZ
AMSAT LM #901


From w5rkn at w5rkn.com  Mon Mar 25 14:30:02 2019
From: w5rkn at w5rkn.com (Ronald G. Parsons)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:30:02 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 L/v this morning
Message-ID: <809C1C016BD543098EED069C0A8CF17E@Ron8300PC>

Looks possible that the AO-92 pass over eastern US this morning may be within the 24 hour L/v activation period.

I?ll be there. Let?s try.

Ron W5RKN

From johnbrier at gmail.com  Mon Mar 25 15:15:32 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 11:15:32 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50 timer resets every 10 mins even if in use
Message-ID: <CALn0fKNQ0xw+_b8aRisV3hH10VpNqm_rZ7JbgSD6kekUBNZDrg@mail.gmail.com>

This came up on Twitter recently. [1] When I first started using SO-50
I assumed once the transponder was turned on with the 74.4 Hz tone it
would stay on as long as it was being used (people are uplinking with
a 67 HZ tone), but in fact it turns off every 10 minutes regardless of
activity.

If you ever hear it go silent in the middle of a busy pass try sending
a 74.4 hz tone to reset the timer/turn the transponder back on.

73, John Brier KG4AKV

1) https://twitter.com/AA5PK/status/1109642144887853056

From vlfiscus at mcn.net  Mon Mar 25 16:28:16 2019
From: vlfiscus at mcn.net (Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:28:16 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] How AMSAT uses Twitter to make AO-92 mode-change
 notifications...
In-Reply-To: <b3363297-6499-2399-fc9a-27b3a5c27455@denstarfarm.us>
References: <CAN6TEUe=MoZ0VDK06x6z-=k=DXPEqGWFEzy0zceto-Me5j+ryg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAN6TEUe=MoZ0VDK06x6z-=k=DXPEqGWFEzy0zceto-Me5j+ryg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20190325091500.00c58370@pop.earthlink.net>

At 05:01 AM 3/25/2019 -0400, kd7yz at denstarfarm.us wrote:
>On 3/24/2019 15:03, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > Last night, the @AMSAT Twitter account apparently retweeted a notice from
> > Drew Glasbrenner KO4MA, AMSAT's Vice President of Operations, that the
> > normally-scheduled AO-92 mode change would not take place until this
> > morning. I did not see this. Even though Drew's initial AO-92 announcement
> > was retweeted by the @AMSAT Twitter account,
>which make me wonder that since I don't subscribe to a single
>Socialist-Media service, what useful info is being forcibly hidden from me?
>
>Thanks BTW for the indirect 'heads-up'
>--
>73
>Bob KD7YZ



I use to wonder about what it would be like to be able to secretly
read peoples minds.

Then Facebook and twitter came along and now I don't
wonder anymore.


I only look for updates, news, and announcements from ANS and BB.
KB7ADL 


From royldean at gmail.com  Mon Mar 25 15:36:32 2019
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 11:36:32 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] New APRS sat on PSLV?
Message-ID: <CADGPg2uQUK1dvdaEj21jXoiLtrm5uJJKGjdgDAmkyAoWxp9UHw@mail.gmail.com>

According to a post on the SatNogs community forum, the April 1st PSLV
launch will contain an APRS payload (to remained fixed to the upper stage
of the rocket).

Anybody know of anything about it?

--Roy
K3RLD

From peter at magicbug.co.uk  Mon Mar 25 16:35:18 2019
From: peter at magicbug.co.uk (Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL))
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 16:35:18 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] New APRS sat on PSLV?
In-Reply-To: <CADGPg2uQUK1dvdaEj21jXoiLtrm5uJJKGjdgDAmkyAoWxp9UHw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADGPg2uQUK1dvdaEj21jXoiLtrm5uJJKGjdgDAmkyAoWxp9UHw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAFvUaio9LDXgAgFZb63KoHf7LKCO_Bi5KmxyJ9Yd5=JfwtMP5A@mail.gmail.com>

Doesn't seem to be coordinated via the IARU team, guess we shall have to
wait and see.

Peter 2M0SQL

On Mon, 25 Mar 2019, 15:38 Roy Dean, <royldean at gmail.com> wrote:

> According to a post on the SatNogs community forum, the April 1st PSLV
> launch will contain an APRS payload (to remained fixed to the upper stage
> of the rocket).
>
> Anybody know of anything about it?
>
> --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 aj9n at aol.com  Mon Mar 25 16:12:56 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 16:12:56 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-25 16:00
	UTC
References: <381634511.10642721.1553530376693.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <381634511.10642721.1553530376693@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-25 16:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

Khabarovsk University, Khabarovsk, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

Contact is a go for 2019-03-26 10:45 UTC

?

Ulluriaq School, Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, Canada, via LU8YY

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-03-28 16:14:54 UTC 47 deg

?

58th Hamilton Scout Group, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, direct via VE3DC (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Sat 2019-04-06 18:31:06 UTC 38 deg (***)

?

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

The ARISS-US program?s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019.

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

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

?

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:? http://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) http://www.jarl.org/ ?(***)

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) http://www.jarl.org/

?

?

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

ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.? ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance.? Feel free to send your reports to aj9n at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

?

Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
http://www.ariss.org/

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

****************************************************************************
Looking?for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS??? 
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete?
details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham?Video.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
http://www.ariss-eu.org/? ?

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
schools:? 


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 112


****************************************************************************
The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date 
webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 
ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know.

Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own 
orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed 
time. 
All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and 
time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS


The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2019-03-25 16:00 UTC.? (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and 
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and?Echolink websites, and 
instructions for any contact that may be streamed?live.??


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

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

Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1294. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1237. 
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. 

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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

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

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

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

QSL?information may be found at:?? 
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html?

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

****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-03-21 03:00 UTC.

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

Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 
Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf

Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf

Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts

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


Exp. 58 on orbit

Oleg Konenenko

David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Anne McClain

?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

Aleksey Ovchinin

Nick Hague KG5TMV


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

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

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From ka7fvv at yahoo.com  Mon Mar 25 17:57:33 2019
From: ka7fvv at yahoo.com (Scott)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:57:33 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50 timer resets every 10 mins even if in use
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKNQ0xw+_b8aRisV3hH10VpNqm_rZ7JbgSD6kekUBNZDrg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALn0fKNQ0xw+_b8aRisV3hH10VpNqm_rZ7JbgSD6kekUBNZDrg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4199190E-A614-4FB8-83CF-2319E529FB85@yahoo.com>

John,

I have noticed that over the last couple years.  Have had to turn it back on during several passes.  I never remember having to do that in the early years of the sat.  Maybe it is showing its age.

73, Scott, KA7FVV
Director - KBARA. kbara.org
Alternate Board of Director - AMSAT amsat.org
Co-Owner WA7DRE 443.525 System Fusion Repeater
Co-Owner KA7FVV 147.320 KBARA Repeater
ka7fvv.net


> On Mar 25, 2019, at 08:15, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> This came up on Twitter recently. [1] When I first started using SO-50
> I assumed once the transponder was turned on with the 74.4 Hz tone it
> would stay on as long as it was being used (people are uplinking with
> a 67 HZ tone), but in fact it turns off every 10 minutes regardless of
> activity.
> 
> If you ever hear it go silent in the middle of a busy pass try sending
> a 74.4 hz tone to reset the timer/turn the transponder back on.
> 
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
> 
> 1) https://twitter.com/AA5PK/status/1109642144887853056
> _______________________________________________
> 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 kb2m at arrl.net  Mon Mar 25 19:13:06 2019
From: kb2m at arrl.net (kb2mjeff@att.net)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:13:06 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] New APRS sat on PSLV?
In-Reply-To: <CAFvUaio9LDXgAgFZb63KoHf7LKCO_Bi5KmxyJ9Yd5=JfwtMP5A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADGPg2uQUK1dvdaEj21jXoiLtrm5uJJKGjdgDAmkyAoWxp9UHw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAFvUaio9LDXgAgFZb63KoHf7LKCO_Bi5KmxyJ9Yd5=JfwtMP5A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <03a101d4e33e$c7dd17a0$579746e0$@arrl.net>

Do you think the launch date might explain that ?

 

73 Jeff kb2m

 

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL)
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 12:35 PM
To: Roy Dean <royldean at gmail.com>
Cc: Amsat <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] New APRS sat on PSLV?

 

Doesn't seem to be coordinated via the IARU team, guess we shall have to wait and see.

 

Peter 2M0SQL

 

On Mon, 25 Mar 2019, 15:38 Roy Dean, < <mailto:royldean at gmail.com> royldean at gmail.com> wrote:

 

> According to a post on the SatNogs community forum, the April 1st PSLV 

> launch will contain an APRS payload (to remained fixed to the upper 

> stage of the rocket).

> 

> Anybody know of anything about it?

> 

> --Roy

> K3RLD

> _______________________________________________

> Sent via  <mailto:AMSAT-BB at amsat.org> 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> https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

> 

_______________________________________________

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From peter at magicbug.co.uk  Mon Mar 25 20:09:32 2019
From: peter at magicbug.co.uk (Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL))
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 20:09:32 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] New APRS sat on PSLV?
In-Reply-To: <03a101d4e33e$c7dd17a0$579746e0$@arrl.net>
References: <CADGPg2uQUK1dvdaEj21jXoiLtrm5uJJKGjdgDAmkyAoWxp9UHw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAFvUaio9LDXgAgFZb63KoHf7LKCO_Bi5KmxyJ9Yd5=JfwtMP5A@mail.gmail.com>
	<03a101d4e33e$c7dd17a0$579746e0$@arrl.net>
Message-ID: <CAFvUaip7LUeyy729dBOpbFzY+Y1JSvaT3OcGq69LQ+=rAzGuVg@mail.gmail.com>

PSLV-C45 is unlikely to be an April Fool, seems to be a delayed launch
https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ I guess time will tell.

On Mon, 25 Mar 2019, 19:13 kb2mjeff at att.net, <kb2m at arrl.net> wrote:

> Do you think the launch date might explain that ?
>
>
>
> 73 Jeff kb2m
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Peter Goodhall
> (2M0SQL)
> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 12:35 PM
> To: Roy Dean <royldean at gmail.com>
> Cc: Amsat <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] New APRS sat on PSLV?
>
>
>
> Doesn't seem to be coordinated via the IARU team, guess we shall have to
> wait and see.
>
>
>
> Peter 2M0SQL
>
>
>
> On Mon, 25 Mar 2019, 15:38 Roy Dean, <royldean at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > According to a post on the SatNogs community forum, the April 1st PSLV
>
> > launch will contain an APRS payload (to remained fixed to the upper
>
> > stage of the rocket).
>
> >
>
> > Anybody know of anything about it?
>
> >
>
> > --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
>
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> 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 burns at fisher.cc  Mon Mar 25 20:17:29 2019
From: burns at fisher.cc (Burns Fisher)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 16:17:29 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50 timer resets every 10 mins even if in use
In-Reply-To: <4199190E-A614-4FB8-83CF-2319E529FB85@yahoo.com>
References: <CALn0fKNQ0xw+_b8aRisV3hH10VpNqm_rZ7JbgSD6kekUBNZDrg@mail.gmail.com>
	<4199190E-A614-4FB8-83CF-2319E529FB85@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CABX7KxXSrUtkKVQMG_YwzFNoV9bMTh9=t_jiGsC6Q4vCmeFXyA@mail.gmail.com>

The 10-minute timer is documented here:
https://www.amsat.org/two-way-satellites/so-50-satellite-information/
although I can see you might assume that the 10 minutes means "10 minutes
with no use".

But I was always told "don't worry about the 10 minute timer--someone will
have triggered it".  Maybe the "someones" who used to trigger it frequently
are using it less than they used to :-)

Burns


On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 2:03 PM Scott via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> John,
>
> I have noticed that over the last couple years.  Have had to turn it back
> on during several passes.  I never remember having to do that in the early
> years of the sat.  Maybe it is showing its age.
>
> 73, Scott, KA7FVV
> Director - KBARA. kbara.org
> Alternate Board of Director - AMSAT amsat.org
> Co-Owner WA7DRE 443.525 System Fusion Repeater
> Co-Owner KA7FVV 147.320 KBARA Repeater
> ka7fvv.net
>
>
> > On Mar 25, 2019, at 08:15, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > This came up on Twitter recently. [1] When I first started using SO-50
> > I assumed once the transponder was turned on with the 74.4 Hz tone it
> > would stay on as long as it was being used (people are uplinking with
> > a 67 HZ tone), but in fact it turns off every 10 minutes regardless of
> > activity.
> >
> > If you ever hear it go silent in the middle of a busy pass try sending
> > a 74.4 hz tone to reset the timer/turn the transponder back on.
> >
> > 73, John Brier KG4AKV
> >
> > 1) https://twitter.com/AA5PK/status/1109642144887853056
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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  Mon Mar 25 20:19:38 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 20:19:38 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-25 20:30
	UTC
References: <1927335240.10816930.1553545178248.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1927335240.10816930.1553545178248@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-25 20:30 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

About Gagarin From Space, Khabarovsk Institute of Infocommunications (KhIKI SibSUTI), Khabarovsk, Russia, direct via RZ?CWD (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

Contact is a go for 2019-03-26 10:45 UTC

?

Ulluriaq School, Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, Canada, via LU8YY

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-03-28 16:14:54 UTC 47 deg

?

58th Hamilton Scout Group, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, direct via VE3DC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Sat 2019-04-06 18:31:06 UTC 38 deg

?

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

The ARISS-US program?s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019.

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

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

?

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:? http://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) http://www.jarl.org/ ?(***)

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) http://www.jarl.org/

?

?

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

ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.? ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance.? Feel free to send your reports to aj9n at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

?

Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
http://www.ariss.org/

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

****************************************************************************
Looking?for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS??? 
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete?
details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham?Video.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
http://www.ariss-eu.org/? ?

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
schools:? 


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 112


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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.

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?2019-03-25 20:30 UTC.? (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and 
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and?Echolink websites, and 
instructions for any contact that may be streamed?live.??


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

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

Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1294. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1237. 
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. 

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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

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

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

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

QSL?information may be found at:?? 
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html?

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

****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-03-21 03:00 UTC.

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

Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 
Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf

Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf

Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts

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


Exp. 58 on orbit

Oleg Konenenko

David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Anne McClain

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Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

Aleksey Ovchinin

Nick Hague KG5TMV


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

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From zmetzing at pobox.com  Mon Mar 25 20:22:34 2019
From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:22:34 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AmazonSmile for AMSAT!
Message-ID: <eb2a7bd7-7d41-2220-b8f2-dcb73fdf0493@pobox.com>


All,

If you shop with Amazon, remember to use smile.amazon.com and select 
AMSAT as your charity.

> This is your quarterly AmazonSmile donation notification. Your 
> charity, Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, recently received a
> quarterly donation of $428.76 thanks to customers shopping at
> smile.amazon.com.
> 
> To date, AmazonSmile has donated a total of: $3,615.82 to Radio
> Amateur Satellite Corporation

--- Zach
N0ZGO

From cshields at gmail.com  Mon Mar 25 20:43:59 2019
From: cshields at gmail.com (Corey Shields)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 16:43:59 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AmazonSmile for AMSAT!
In-Reply-To: <eb2a7bd7-7d41-2220-b8f2-dcb73fdf0493@pobox.com>
References: <eb2a7bd7-7d41-2220-b8f2-dcb73fdf0493@pobox.com>
Message-ID: <CANnv5mYPbdyvGx3F9Gos-R2mzE=0YQNH9JLPvVG4LAM2yc-wbw@mail.gmail.com>

And if you are forgetful like I am about using the smile url, there are
plugins that will automatically send you to smile.amazon.com anytime you
use amazon:

Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/amazon-smile/

Chrome:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/smile-always/jgpmhnmjbhgkhpbgelalfpplebgfjmbf?hl=en

-Corey KB9JHU

On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 4:26 PM Zach Metzinger <zmetzing at pobox.com> wrote:

>
> All,
>
> If you shop with Amazon, remember to use smile.amazon.com and select
> AMSAT as your charity.
>
> > This is your quarterly AmazonSmile donation notification. Your
> > charity, Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, recently received a
> > quarterly donation of $428.76 thanks to customers shopping at
> > smile.amazon.com.
> >
> > To date, AmazonSmile has donated a total of: $3,615.82 to Radio
> > Amateur Satellite Corporation
>
> --- Zach
> N0ZGO
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>


-- 
Corey Shields

From matthew at mrstevens.net  Mon Mar 25 20:54:24 2019
From: matthew at mrstevens.net (Matthew Stevens)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 16:54:24 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AmazonSmile for AMSAT!
In-Reply-To: <CANnv5mYPbdyvGx3F9Gos-R2mzE=0YQNH9JLPvVG4LAM2yc-wbw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <eb2a7bd7-7d41-2220-b8f2-dcb73fdf0493@pobox.com>
	<CANnv5mYPbdyvGx3F9Gos-R2mzE=0YQNH9JLPvVG4LAM2yc-wbw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAN8zKtTRwc78EHixALHBkcQxPKqpzvrCHedjpiLrfRxzTZKDrQ@mail.gmail.com>

 now if it would only work in the app...

- Matthew nj4y


On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 4:47 PM Corey Shields <cshields at gmail.com> wrote:

> And if you are forgetful like I am about using the smile url, there are
> plugins that will automatically send you to smile.amazon.com anytime you
> use amazon:
>
> Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/amazon-smile/
>
> Chrome:
>
> https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/smile-always/jgpmhnmjbhgkhpbgelalfpplebgfjmbf?hl=en
>
> -Corey KB9JHU
>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 4:26 PM Zach Metzinger <zmetzing at pobox.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > All,
> >
> > If you shop with Amazon, remember to use smile.amazon.com and select
> > AMSAT as your charity.
> >
> > > This is your quarterly AmazonSmile donation notification. Your
> > > charity, Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, recently received a
> > > quarterly donation of $428.76 thanks to customers shopping at
> > > smile.amazon.com.
> > >
> > > To date, AmazonSmile has donated a total of: $3,615.82 to Radio
> > > Amateur Satellite Corporation
> >
> > --- Zach
> > N0ZGO
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions
> > expressed
> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> > AMSAT-NA.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
> > Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> >
>
>
> --
> Corey Shields
> _______________________________________________
> 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  Mon Mar 25 22:00:41 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 18:00:41 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50 timer resets every 10 mins even if in use
In-Reply-To: <CABX7KxXSrUtkKVQMG_YwzFNoV9bMTh9=t_jiGsC6Q4vCmeFXyA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALn0fKNQ0xw+_b8aRisV3hH10VpNqm_rZ7JbgSD6kekUBNZDrg@mail.gmail.com>
	<4199190E-A614-4FB8-83CF-2319E529FB85@yahoo.com>
	<CABX7KxXSrUtkKVQMG_YwzFNoV9bMTh9=t_jiGsC6Q4vCmeFXyA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKNa_WFjqrERrDv1A27HJSjdp6UW+F29_=mja3mbxqdsAQ@mail.gmail.com>

I was aware of that page and you are correct that I assumed it meant
10 minutes with no use. I propose the text on that web page be
replaced with the below text. I have slightly edited the intro,
rewrote the middle and added new information, and left the last
paragraph alone completely:

SO-50 includes a V/u FM repeater operating with a 145.850 MHz uplink
and 436.795 MHz (+/- 10 KHz) downlink. The repeater is available to
amateurs worldwide. To use the repeater it must first be turned on by
transmitting a carrier with a 74.4 Hz PL tone for two seconds. Once it
is turned on you must use a 67 Hz tone to communicate through it.
After 10 minutes, even if it is in use, the repeater will turn off. To
turn it back on transmit a carrier with a 74.4 Hz PL tone for two
seconds again.

Over populated regions of the world, usually a knowledgeable station
on the fringe of the region who is in range of the satellite before
the majority of the region will turn the repeater on, but not always.
Also, usually a knowledgeable station will turn the repeater on again
after it turns off in between a pass over the region, but not always.

It is best to be able to turn it on yourself if needed, especially if
you are in a less populated region, are on the fringe of a populated
region, or operate during times when the satellite is likely to have
little activity, like late at night or early in the morning.

The repeater has no hang time so you cannot tell if you are
successfully accessing the repeater by listening for a short carrier
or courtesy beep after your transmissions like you can with most
terrestrial repeaters. Assuming you can hear others on the repeater,
the best way to verify you are successfully accessing the repeater is
by using a full-duplex setup and listening for your voice on the
downlink while you transmit on the uplink.

The repeater consists of a miniature VHF receiver with sensitivity of
-124dBm, having an IF bandwidth of 15 KHz. The receive antenna is a
1/4 wave vertical mounted in the top corner of the spacecraft. The
receive audio is filtered and conditioned then gated in the control
electronics prior to feeding it to the 250mW UHF transmitter. The
downlink antenna is a 1/4 wave mounted in the bottom corner of the
spacecraft and canted at 45 degrees inward.



On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 4:17 PM Burns Fisher <burns at fisher.cc> wrote:
>
> The 10-minute timer is documented here: https://www.amsat.org/two-way-satellites/so-50-satellite-information/ although I can see you might assume that the 10 minutes means "10 minutes with no use".
>
> But I was always told "don't worry about the 10 minute timer--someone will have triggered it".  Maybe the "someones" who used to trigger it frequently are using it less than they used to :-)
>
> Burns
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 2:03 PM Scott via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>
>> John,
>>
>> I have noticed that over the last couple years.  Have had to turn it back on during several passes.  I never remember having to do that in the early years of the sat.  Maybe it is showing its age.
>>
>> 73, Scott, KA7FVV
>> Director - KBARA. kbara.org
>> Alternate Board of Director - AMSAT amsat.org
>> Co-Owner WA7DRE 443.525 System Fusion Repeater
>> Co-Owner KA7FVV 147.320 KBARA Repeater
>> ka7fvv.net
>>
>>
>> > On Mar 25, 2019, at 08:15, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > This came up on Twitter recently. [1] When I first started using SO-50
>> > I assumed once the transponder was turned on with the 74.4 Hz tone it
>> > would stay on as long as it was being used (people are uplinking with
>> > a 67 HZ tone), but in fact it turns off every 10 minutes regardless of
>> > activity.
>> >
>> > If you ever hear it go silent in the middle of a busy pass try sending
>> > a 74.4 hz tone to reset the timer/turn the transponder back on.
>> >
>> > 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>> >
>> > 1) https://twitter.com/AA5PK/status/1109642144887853056
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > 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 mccardelm at gmail.com  Tue Mar 26 00:35:23 2019
From: mccardelm at gmail.com (E.Mike McCardel)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 20:35:23 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AmazonSmile for AMSAT!
In-Reply-To: <CAN8zKtTRwc78EHixALHBkcQxPKqpzvrCHedjpiLrfRxzTZKDrQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <eb2a7bd7-7d41-2220-b8f2-dcb73fdf0493@pobox.com>
	<CANnv5mYPbdyvGx3F9Gos-R2mzE=0YQNH9JLPvVG4LAM2yc-wbw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAN8zKtTRwc78EHixALHBkcQxPKqpzvrCHedjpiLrfRxzTZKDrQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <D89D36DF-252D-4C1C-9530-3F6CD4420046@gmail.com>

And it does make a difference:

Your charity, Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, recently received a quarterly donation of $428.76 thanks to customers shopping at smile.amazon.com. 

To date, AmazonSmile has donated a total of:
$3,615.82 to Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
$124,651,081.04 to all charities
Thank you for supporting Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation by shopping at smile.amazon.com. You can track your impact throughout the year at your My Impact page.

EMike McCardel, AA8EM
Senior Editor AMSAT News Service
Past AMSAT-NA VP Educational Relations


> On Mar 25, 2019, at 4:54 PM, Matthew Stevens <matthew at mrstevens.net> wrote:
> 
> now if it would only work in the app...
> 
> - Matthew nj4y
> 
> 
>> On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 4:47 PM Corey Shields <cshields at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> And if you are forgetful like I am about using the smile url, there are
>> plugins that will automatically send you to smile.amazon.com anytime you
>> use amazon:
>> 
>> Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/amazon-smile/
>> 
>> Chrome:
>> 
>> https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/smile-always/jgpmhnmjbhgkhpbgelalfpplebgfjmbf?hl=en
>> 
>> -Corey KB9JHU
>> 
>>> On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 4:26 PM Zach Metzinger <zmetzing at pobox.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> All,
>>> 
>>> If you shop with Amazon, remember to use smile.amazon.com and select
>>> AMSAT as your charity.
>>> 
>>>> This is your quarterly AmazonSmile donation notification. Your
>>>> charity, Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, recently received a
>>>> quarterly donation of $428.76 thanks to customers shopping at
>>>> smile.amazon.com.
>>>> 
>>>> To date, AmazonSmile has donated a total of: $3,615.82 to Radio
>>>> Amateur Satellite Corporation
>>> 
>>> --- Zach
>>> N0ZGO
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>> Opinions
>>> expressed
>>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
>>> AMSAT-NA.
>>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>> program!
>>> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Corey Shields
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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 wandtosborne at gmail.com  Tue Mar 26 02:07:11 2019
From: wandtosborne at gmail.com (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 15:07:11 +1300
Subject: [amsat-bb] Rocket Lab launch delayed until Wednesday UTC.
Message-ID: <2EF7164967F744E8AEB1B3F0CA2AC7D2@OsbornesPC>

High winds for tomorrow at launch site (27 KM/Hr).
Launch delayed until Wednesday UTC (Thursday NZDT). 
See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1110348953986297856

73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

From vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in  Tue Mar 26 06:23:11 2019
From: vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in (Nitin Muttin)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 06:23:11 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] New APRS sat on PSLV?
In-Reply-To: <CAFvUaip7LUeyy729dBOpbFzY+Y1JSvaT3OcGq69LQ+=rAzGuVg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADGPg2uQUK1dvdaEj21jXoiLtrm5uJJKGjdgDAmkyAoWxp9UHw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAFvUaio9LDXgAgFZb63KoHf7LKCO_Bi5KmxyJ9Yd5=JfwtMP5A@mail.gmail.com>
	<03a101d4e33e$c7dd17a0$579746e0$@arrl.net>
	<CAFvUaip7LUeyy729dBOpbFzY+Y1JSvaT3OcGq69LQ+=rAzGuVg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <345032426.10318263.1553581391561@mail.yahoo.com>

Hi All,
I will share more details on this APRS payload and the project at the earliest.
73
Nitin [VU3TYG] 

    On Tuesday, 26 March, 2019, 1:42:06 am IST, Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL) <peter at magicbug.co.uk> wrote:  
 
 PSLV-C45 is unlikely to be an April Fool, seems to be a delayed launch
https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ I guess time will tell.

On Mon, 25 Mar 2019, 19:13 kb2mjeff at att.net, <kb2m at arrl.net> wrote:

> Do you think the launch date might explain that ?
>
>
>
> 73 Jeff kb2m
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Peter Goodhall
> (2M0SQL)
> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 12:35 PM
> To: Roy Dean <royldean at gmail.com>
> Cc: Amsat <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] New APRS sat on PSLV?
>
>
>
> Doesn't seem to be coordinated via the IARU team, guess we shall have to
> wait and see.
>
>
>
> Peter 2M0SQL
>
>
>
> On Mon, 25 Mar 2019, 15:38 Roy Dean, <royldean at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > According to a post on the SatNogs community forum, the April 1st PSLV
>
> > launch will contain an APRS payload (to remained fixed to the upper
>
> > stage of the rocket).
>
> >
>
> > Anybody know of anything about it?
>
> >
>
> > --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
>
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> 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 skristof at etczone.com  Tue Mar 26 16:17:04 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 09:17:04 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Diplexer, Arrow ant, 2 handhelds question
Message-ID: <d6dc35d29b7d9cb55ff8bdfe2f8cd222@etczone.com>

Today, on the SO-50 pass, I tried using the Arrow diplexer (duplexer?)
to enable full-duplex using two handhelds. As most on this forum know,
if you use two handhelds with the Arrow antenna, the third harmonic of
the 2m uplink will desense the 70cm handheld, so you can't hear
yourself. 

So, I hooked up what is normally the antenna end of the diplexer to the
2m uplink radio and the 2m radio end of the diplexer to the 2m part of
the Arrow antenna. My hope was that this would suppress the third
harmonic of the 2m uplink enough so that it wouldn't desense the 70cm
handheld. The 70cm radio end of the diplexer was left unconnected. 

It didn't seem to work. I made contacts but I still didn't hear myself
on 70cm. 

Just wondering if anyone else has tried this and what results you got. 

Steve AI9IN 

EM79ji

From alex at n7agf.com  Tue Mar 26 16:23:24 2019
From: alex at n7agf.com (Alex Free - N7AGF)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 09:23:24 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AmazonSmile for AMSAT!
In-Reply-To: <CAN8zKtTRwc78EHixALHBkcQxPKqpzvrCHedjpiLrfRxzTZKDrQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <eb2a7bd7-7d41-2220-b8f2-dcb73fdf0493@pobox.com>
	<CANnv5mYPbdyvGx3F9Gos-R2mzE=0YQNH9JLPvVG4LAM2yc-wbw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAN8zKtTRwc78EHixALHBkcQxPKqpzvrCHedjpiLrfRxzTZKDrQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAG8VDhrNnihDu5NAU5ewp+ZyNb-URDWjt1sDEYLc5vrLZMd7fg@mail.gmail.com>

The android app has had it since about November if you opt-in in the
settings.  I'm not sure if they've done the same thing for the iOS app.

On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 1:56 PM Matthew Stevens <matthew at mrstevens.net>
wrote:

>  now if it would only work in the app...
>
> - Matthew nj4y
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 4:47 PM Corey Shields <cshields at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > And if you are forgetful like I am about using the smile url, there are
> > plugins that will automatically send you to smile.amazon.com anytime you
> > use amazon:
> >
> > Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/amazon-smile/
> >
> > Chrome:
> >
> >
> https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/smile-always/jgpmhnmjbhgkhpbgelalfpplebgfjmbf?hl=en
> >
> > -Corey KB9JHU
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 4:26 PM Zach Metzinger <zmetzing at pobox.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > All,
> > >
> > > If you shop with Amazon, remember to use smile.amazon.com and select
> > > AMSAT as your charity.
> > >
> > > > This is your quarterly AmazonSmile donation notification. Your
> > > > charity, Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, recently received a
> > > > quarterly donation of $428.76 thanks to customers shopping at
> > > > smile.amazon.com.
> > > >
> > > > To date, AmazonSmile has donated a total of: $3,615.82 to Radio
> > > > Amateur Satellite Corporation
> > >
> > > --- Zach
> > > N0ZGO
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> > Opinions
> > > expressed
> > > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
> of
> > > AMSAT-NA.
> > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> > program!
> > > Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Corey Shields
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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 kb2ysi at gmail.com  Tue Mar 26 17:04:30 2019
From: kb2ysi at gmail.com (Don KB2YSI)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 13:04:30 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Diplexer, Arrow ant, 2 handhelds question
In-Reply-To: <d6dc35d29b7d9cb55ff8bdfe2f8cd222@etczone.com>
References: <d6dc35d29b7d9cb55ff8bdfe2f8cd222@etczone.com>
Message-ID: <CAAJiE8MN+v2+NTLftY-uqYyPokvkryJ_bo5ObxzhR5x=7n9ZgQ@mail.gmail.com>

I use this setup but I have the common port of the duplexer attached to the
radio and the 2m port goes to the antenna. The second radio connects
directly to the 70cm part of the Arrow.

That being said, my IC7100 will cause desense during TX on some RX
frequencies for SO-50 on my TH-D74A. The Btech UV-5X3 or TH-D72 do not
cause desense when I use them for TX.

On Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 12:24 <skristof at etczone.com> wrote:

> Today, on the SO-50 pass, I tried using the Arrow diplexer (duplexer?)
> to enable full-duplex using two handhelds. As most on this forum know,
> if you use two handhelds with the Arrow antenna, the third harmonic of
> the 2m uplink will desense the 70cm handheld, so you can't hear
> yourself.
>
> So, I hooked up what is normally the antenna end of the diplexer to the
> 2m uplink radio and the 2m radio end of the diplexer to the 2m part of
> the Arrow antenna. My hope was that this would suppress the third
> harmonic of the 2m uplink enough so that it wouldn't desense the 70cm
> handheld. The 70cm radio end of the diplexer was left unconnected.
>
> It didn't seem to work. I made contacts but I still didn't hear myself
> on 70cm.
>
> Just wondering if anyone else has tried this and what results you got.
>
> Steve AI9IN
>
> EM79ji
> _______________________________________________
> 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 seb at wintek.com  Tue Mar 26 17:07:58 2019
From: seb at wintek.com (Stephen  E. Belter)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 17:07:58 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Diplexer, Arrow ant, 2 handhelds question
In-Reply-To: <d6dc35d29b7d9cb55ff8bdfe2f8cd222@etczone.com>
References: <d6dc35d29b7d9cb55ff8bdfe2f8cd222@etczone.com>
Message-ID: <39554247-3272-4695-8F2A-B46E7AC2853A@wintek.com>

Steve,

*If* the problem is 3rd harmonics from the 2 m transmitter, then what you did should have helped.  Adding a 50-ohm terminator might improve the attenuation of the 3rd harmonic.

A more common problem is that the 70 cm receiver can't handle the 2 m transmitted signal because the receiver doesn't attenuate the 2 m signal sufficiently.  (The AGC on the radio hears the 2 m signal, attenuates the whole 70 cm band, and you don't hear the satellite.)  By using the Arrow diplexer as a 2 m band reject filter, you may solve your problem.

For a better explanation see, Tony AA2TX's article here:
https://www.amsat.org/a-simple-desense-filter-for-mode-j-satellites/

So try your experiment again, but connect the antenna end of the diplexer to the 70 cm antenna and the 70 cm radio end of the diplexer to your receiver.

73, Steve N9IP
--
Steve Belter, seb at wintek.com



?On 3/26/19, 12:18 PM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of skristof at etczone.com" <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org on behalf of skristof at etczone.com> wrote:

    Today, on the SO-50 pass, I tried using the Arrow diplexer (duplexer?)
    to enable full-duplex using two handhelds. As most on this forum know,
    if you use two handhelds with the Arrow antenna, the third harmonic of
    the 2m uplink will desense the 70cm handheld, so you can't hear
    yourself. 
    
    So, I hooked up what is normally the antenna end of the diplexer to the
    2m uplink radio and the 2m radio end of the diplexer to the 2m part of
    the Arrow antenna. My hope was that this would suppress the third
    harmonic of the 2m uplink enough so that it wouldn't desense the 70cm
    handheld. The 70cm radio end of the diplexer was left unconnected. 
    
    It didn't seem to work. I made contacts but I still didn't hear myself
    on 70cm. 
    
    Just wondering if anyone else has tried this and what results you got. 
    
    Steve AI9IN 
    
    EM79ji
    _______________________________________________
    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 ko6th.greg at gmail.com  Tue Mar 26 17:10:15 2019
From: ko6th.greg at gmail.com (Greg D)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 10:10:15 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AmazonSmile for AMSAT!
In-Reply-To: <CAG8VDhrNnihDu5NAU5ewp+ZyNb-URDWjt1sDEYLc5vrLZMd7fg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <eb2a7bd7-7d41-2220-b8f2-dcb73fdf0493@pobox.com>
	<CANnv5mYPbdyvGx3F9Gos-R2mzE=0YQNH9JLPvVG4LAM2yc-wbw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAN8zKtTRwc78EHixALHBkcQxPKqpzvrCHedjpiLrfRxzTZKDrQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAG8VDhrNnihDu5NAU5ewp+ZyNb-URDWjt1sDEYLc5vrLZMd7fg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <a5c86356-8f67-54a0-886b-44deb276960d@gmail.com>

I don't have either the app or the plug-in for Firefox, and often get
notified on the main Amazon site that the same product is available on
Smile.  I think you need to be logged in for that to occur.

Greg  KO6TH


Alex Free - N7AGF wrote:
> The android app has had it since about November if you opt-in in the
> settings.  I'm not sure if they've done the same thing for the iOS app.
>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 1:56 PM Matthew Stevens <matthew at mrstevens.net>
> wrote:
>
>>  now if it would only work in the app...
>>
>> - Matthew nj4y
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 4:47 PM Corey Shields <cshields at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> And if you are forgetful like I am about using the smile url, there are
>>> plugins that will automatically send you to smile.amazon.com anytime you
>>> use amazon:
>>>
>>> Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/amazon-smile/
>>>
>>> Chrome:
>>>
>>>
>> https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/smile-always/jgpmhnmjbhgkhpbgelalfpplebgfjmbf?hl=en
>>> -Corey KB9JHU
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 4:26 PM Zach Metzinger <zmetzing at pobox.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> All,
>>>>
>>>> If you shop with Amazon, remember to use smile.amazon.com and select
>>>> AMSAT as your charity.
>>>>
>>>>> This is your quarterly AmazonSmile donation notification. Your
>>>>> charity, Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, recently received a
>>>>> quarterly donation of $428.76 thanks to customers shopping at
>>>>> smile.amazon.com.
>>>>>
>>>>> To date, AmazonSmile has donated a total of: $3,615.82 to Radio
>>>>> Amateur Satellite Corporation
>>>> --- Zach
>>>> N0ZGO
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>>> Opinions
>>>> expressed
>>>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
>> of
>>>> AMSAT-NA.
>>>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>>> program!
>>>> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Corey Shields
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> 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
>>
> _______________________________________________
> 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  Tue Mar 26 17:27:19 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 17:27:19 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Road trip to DM52/62 & DM61/62 grid lines on Friday (29
	March 2019)
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUez70fm5GpygHDqBFtpuWpK4OJM7=RtWOYTynVt+WjAdQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

I will make a quick trip to New Mexico to activate some grids on Friday,
29 March 2019. My plans are to work the midday AO-91 passes from the
DM52/DM62 grid boundary west of Deming. Later in the afternoon, I plan to
work a couple of SO-50 passes from the DM61/DM62 grid boundary south of
Deming. Both of these locations are in New Mexico's Luna County. In
between the AO-91 and SO-50 passes, I will work other passes from one of
these grid boundaries. I may skip the morning AO-92 passes, depending on
where I am when those passes come up. I will drive over 300 miles/500km to
get to the Deming area Friday morning. I won't stay in that area into the
evening, as I need to get to Tucson in the evening, before a hamfest there
on Saturday (30 March) morning.

During the day, I will use my @WD9EWK Twitter account to post updates. For
those who don't use Twitter, my tweets are readable in a web browser at:

http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

APRS coverage should be pretty good in that area. I use WD9EWK-9 as my
call sign for APRS when on the road, and my track should be visible at:

http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9

All contacts made from this New Mexico trip will be uploaded to Logbook of
the World. If you would like a QSL card for a contact with WD9EWK in New
Mexico, please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. There's no need to
first send me your QSL card or an SASE to get my card.

73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

From matthew at mrstevens.net  Tue Mar 26 17:28:28 2019
From: matthew at mrstevens.net (Matthew Stevens)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 13:28:28 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AmazonSmile for AMSAT!
In-Reply-To: <CAG8VDhrNnihDu5NAU5ewp+ZyNb-URDWjt1sDEYLc5vrLZMd7fg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <eb2a7bd7-7d41-2220-b8f2-dcb73fdf0493@pobox.com>
	<CANnv5mYPbdyvGx3F9Gos-R2mzE=0YQNH9JLPvVG4LAM2yc-wbw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAN8zKtTRwc78EHixALHBkcQxPKqpzvrCHedjpiLrfRxzTZKDrQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAG8VDhrNnihDu5NAU5ewp+ZyNb-URDWjt1sDEYLc5vrLZMd7fg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAN8zKtQ_GEEX_3SZHo+YzLYeRsFCYwKF5gtVp-4eL+mi_V9Eaw@mail.gmail.com>

They haven't, and apparently on android it's apparently only a trial/test
thing right now. Not everyone has it, and it ends in May. I'm hoping they
make it permanent later on in the year. Took me and another club member
about 20 minutes of googling and head scratching to figure out why he had
access, but I and others didn't lol.

- Matthew nj4y


On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 12:25 PM Alex Free - N7AGF <alex at n7agf.com> wrote:

> The android app has had it since about November if you opt-in in the
> settings.  I'm not sure if they've done the same thing for the iOS app.
>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 1:56 PM Matthew Stevens <matthew at mrstevens.net>
> wrote:
>
> >  now if it would only work in the app...
> >
> > - Matthew nj4y
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 4:47 PM Corey Shields <cshields at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > And if you are forgetful like I am about using the smile url, there are
> > > plugins that will automatically send you to smile.amazon.com anytime
> you
> > > use amazon:
> > >
> > > Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/amazon-smile/
> > >
> > > Chrome:
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/smile-always/jgpmhnmjbhgkhpbgelalfpplebgfjmbf?hl=en
> > >
> > > -Corey KB9JHU
> > >
> > > On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 4:26 PM Zach Metzinger <zmetzing at pobox.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > All,
> > > >
> > > > If you shop with Amazon, remember to use smile.amazon.com and select
> > > > AMSAT as your charity.
> > > >
> > > > > This is your quarterly AmazonSmile donation notification. Your
> > > > > charity, Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, recently received a
> > > > > quarterly donation of $428.76 thanks to customers shopping at
> > > > > smile.amazon.com.
> > > > >
> > > > > To date, AmazonSmile has donated a total of: $3,615.82 to Radio
> > > > > Amateur Satellite Corporation
> > > >
> > > > --- Zach
> > > > N0ZGO
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum
> available
> > > > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> > > Opinions
> > > > expressed
> > > > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
> > of
> > > > AMSAT-NA.
> > > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> > > program!
> > > > Subscription settings:
> https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Corey Shields
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > 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.
> > 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 kb2ysi at gmail.com  Tue Mar 26 17:38:56 2019
From: kb2ysi at gmail.com (Don KB2YSI)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 13:38:56 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Diplexer, Arrow ant, 2 handhelds question
In-Reply-To: <39554247-3272-4695-8F2A-B46E7AC2853A@wintek.com>
References: <d6dc35d29b7d9cb55ff8bdfe2f8cd222@etczone.com>
	<39554247-3272-4695-8F2A-B46E7AC2853A@wintek.com>
Message-ID: <CAAJiE8O9LkviENPQouT+TwnjoaAa6MrXSecnMaoOasvT_d9=LQ@mail.gmail.com>

I will have to try this with my IC7100 to see if it makes a difference.

On Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 13:14 Stephen E. Belter <seb at wintek.com> wrote:

> Steve,
>
> *If* the problem is 3rd harmonics from the 2 m transmitter, then what you
> did should have helped.  Adding a 50-ohm terminator might improve the
> attenuation of the 3rd harmonic.
>
> A more common problem is that the 70 cm receiver can't handle the 2 m
> transmitted signal because the receiver doesn't attenuate the 2 m signal
> sufficiently.  (The AGC on the radio hears the 2 m signal, attenuates the
> whole 70 cm band, and you don't hear the satellite.)  By using the Arrow
> diplexer as a 2 m band reject filter, you may solve your problem.
>
> For a better explanation see, Tony AA2TX's article here:
> https://www.amsat.org/a-simple-desense-filter-for-mode-j-satellites/
>
> So try your experiment again, but connect the antenna end of the diplexer
> to the 70 cm antenna and the 70 cm radio end of the diplexer to your
> receiver.
>
> 73, Steve N9IP
> --
> Steve Belter, seb at wintek.com
>
>
>
> ?On 3/26/19, 12:18 PM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of skristof at etczone.com" <
> amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org on behalf of skristof at etczone.com> wrote:
>
>     Today, on the SO-50 pass, I tried using the Arrow diplexer (duplexer?)
>     to enable full-duplex using two handhelds. As most on this forum know,
>     if you use two handhelds with the Arrow antenna, the third harmonic of
>     the 2m uplink will desense the 70cm handheld, so you can't hear
>     yourself.
>
>     So, I hooked up what is normally the antenna end of the diplexer to the
>     2m uplink radio and the 2m radio end of the diplexer to the 2m part of
>     the Arrow antenna. My hope was that this would suppress the third
>     harmonic of the 2m uplink enough so that it wouldn't desense the 70cm
>     handheld. The 70cm radio end of the diplexer was left unconnected.
>
>     It didn't seem to work. I made contacts but I still didn't hear myself
>     on 70cm.
>
>     Just wondering if anyone else has tried this and what results you got.
>
>     Steve AI9IN
>
>     EM79ji
>     _______________________________________________
>     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 jeff30339 at gmail.com  Tue Mar 26 17:56:42 2019
From: jeff30339 at gmail.com (Jeff Johns)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 12:56:42 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Diplexer, Arrow ant, 2 handhelds question
In-Reply-To: <CAAJiE8O9LkviENPQouT+TwnjoaAa6MrXSecnMaoOasvT_d9=LQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <d6dc35d29b7d9cb55ff8bdfe2f8cd222@etczone.com>
	<39554247-3272-4695-8F2A-B46E7AC2853A@wintek.com>
	<CAAJiE8O9LkviENPQouT+TwnjoaAa6MrXSecnMaoOasvT_d9=LQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <633E8DD6-3913-4001-97A2-15B68688D3CB@gmail.com>

Speaking of filtering the MIni Circuits BLP-200 as recommended to me by W8LID has made all the difference for me and W4AQT when working the linear birds using a FT-1634. No more desense and crackling and popping in our headphones.

Jeff WE4B

> On Mar 26, 2019, at 12:38 PM, Don KB2YSI <kb2ysi at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I will have to try this with my IC7100 to see if it makes a difference.
> 
>> On Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 13:14 Stephen E. Belter <seb at wintek.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Steve,
>> 
>> *If* the problem is 3rd harmonics from the 2 m transmitter, then what you
>> did should have helped.  Adding a 50-ohm terminator might improve the
>> attenuation of the 3rd harmonic.
>> 
>> A more common problem is that the 70 cm receiver can't handle the 2 m
>> transmitted signal because the receiver doesn't attenuate the 2 m signal
>> sufficiently.  (The AGC on the radio hears the 2 m signal, attenuates the
>> whole 70 cm band, and you don't hear the satellite.)  By using the Arrow
>> diplexer as a 2 m band reject filter, you may solve your problem.
>> 
>> For a better explanation see, Tony AA2TX's article here:
>> https://www.amsat.org/a-simple-desense-filter-for-mode-j-satellites/
>> 
>> So try your experiment again, but connect the antenna end of the diplexer
>> to the 70 cm antenna and the 70 cm radio end of the diplexer to your
>> receiver.
>> 
>> 73, Steve N9IP
>> --
>> Steve Belter, seb at wintek.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ?On 3/26/19, 12:18 PM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of skristof at etczone.com" <
>> amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org on behalf of skristof at etczone.com> wrote:
>> 
>>    Today, on the SO-50 pass, I tried using the Arrow diplexer (duplexer?)
>>    to enable full-duplex using two handhelds. As most on this forum know,
>>    if you use two handhelds with the Arrow antenna, the third harmonic of
>>    the 2m uplink will desense the 70cm handheld, so you can't hear
>>    yourself.
>> 
>>    So, I hooked up what is normally the antenna end of the diplexer to the
>>    2m uplink radio and the 2m radio end of the diplexer to the 2m part of
>>    the Arrow antenna. My hope was that this would suppress the third
>>    harmonic of the 2m uplink enough so that it wouldn't desense the 70cm
>>    handheld. The 70cm radio end of the diplexer was left unconnected.
>> 
>>    It didn't seem to work. I made contacts but I still didn't hear myself
>>    on 70cm.
>> 
>>    Just wondering if anyone else has tried this and what results you got.
>> 
>>    Steve AI9IN
>> 
>>    EM79ji
>>    _______________________________________________
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>>    to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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>> 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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> _______________________________________________
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From chrispohladthomas at gmail.com  Tue Mar 26 18:36:02 2019
From: chrispohladthomas at gmail.com (Chris Pohlad-Thomas)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 14:36:02 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Cheat Sheet
Message-ID: <CAKwvPO_bs8633u1Jjfy+WO_fhvQ67d57TLgx8ya77ZvbVJc-XA@mail.gmail.com>

Does anyone have a PDF of the laminated satellite cheat sheet that comes
with your new member packet for AMSAT? I don't seem to be able to find my
packet.

-- 
Chris Pohlad-Thomas

From zmetzing at pobox.com  Tue Mar 26 18:47:26 2019
From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 13:47:26 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Diplexer, Arrow ant, 2 handhelds question
In-Reply-To: <CAAJiE8O9LkviENPQouT+TwnjoaAa6MrXSecnMaoOasvT_d9=LQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <d6dc35d29b7d9cb55ff8bdfe2f8cd222@etczone.com>
	<39554247-3272-4695-8F2A-B46E7AC2853A@wintek.com>
	<CAAJiE8O9LkviENPQouT+TwnjoaAa6MrXSecnMaoOasvT_d9=LQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <3e8af57f-1a28-baf8-1293-00d08877800b@pobox.com>

On 3/26/19 12:38 PM, Don KB2YSI wrote:
> I will have to try this with my IC7100 to see if it makes a difference.

Hello Don,

You might also try WA5VJB's duplexer in 
https://www.wa5vjb.com/references/Cheap%20Antennas-LEOs.pdf

Here's a SMT version of it: http://ve2zaz.net/Arrow_Ant/Arrow_Style_Ant.htm

--- Zach
N0ZGO

From dgbartholomew at gmail.com  Tue Mar 26 19:11:14 2019
From: dgbartholomew at gmail.com (David Bartholomew)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 12:11:14 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you
Message-ID: <CAMfCzcwiYGtSj4qSeHJAxZ8pMQ_81Az8JCMC47qFoiXMMu9zSQ@mail.gmail.com>

I find it amazing that satellite VUCC has been around so many years, and
yet less than 500 of them have been earned!
I think there are two major reasons for the latest great increase in them:
1) We are very fortunate to have more active satellites at this time than
ever before.
2) Logbook of the World makes it fast and easy to get your confirmations
and to apply.
As for me, I applied for my first VUCC earlier this month and hope to get
my certificate very soon.

73 Dave AD7DB

From n4qwf1 at gmail.com  Tue Mar 26 19:17:04 2019
From: n4qwf1 at gmail.com (n4qwf)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 15:17:04 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thank you
In-Reply-To: <CAMfCzcwiYGtSj4qSeHJAxZ8pMQ_81Az8JCMC47qFoiXMMu9zSQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAMfCzcwiYGtSj4qSeHJAxZ8pMQ_81Az8JCMC47qFoiXMMu9zSQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CA+Fxo6SJ5udquJAUyv=e1dSc_ERyvcZEm0T-LHTGTwH5==nd=A@mail.gmail.com>

I have number 135 issued in 2004. That means 365 in the last 15 years.
Amazing!

73<,John

On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 3:12 PM David Bartholomew <dgbartholomew at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I find it amazing that satellite VUCC has been around so many years, and
> yet less than 500 of them have been earned!
> I think there are two major reasons for the latest great increase in them:
> 1) We are very fortunate to have more active satellites at this time than
> ever before.
> 2) Logbook of the World makes it fast and easy to get your confirmations
> and to apply.
> As for me, I applied for my first VUCC earlier this month and hope to get
> my certificate very soon.
>
> 73 Dave AD7DB
> _______________________________________________
> 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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From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Tue Mar 26 20:49:23 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:49:23 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Ulluriaq School,
	Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, Canada
Message-ID: <E5BCC52FDAD84A63AA7A588C00A9E9E8@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Ulluriaq School, Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, Canada

on 28 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:14 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and LU8YY. The contact should be audible over Argentina and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

 

 

Kangiqsualujjuaq is an Inuit village located on the east coast of Ungava Bay located 950 miles northeast of Montreal. Kangiqsualujjuaq is pronounced "kan-JIK-soo-an-oo-joo-ak" and means "very large Bay". Industries in Kangiqsualujjuaq include hunting of caribou, seal and beluga whale, Arctic char fishing, and the production of Inuit art.

 

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

 

1. Where do you sleep?

2. What happens when you sneeze in zero gravity?

3. How do you use the bathroom in space?

4. Is the internet the same as on earth? Is there WIFI on the space station?

5. How do you communicate with your families?

6. How long does it take to get to the space station and is it the same on 

   the way back to earth?

7. What do you do if you have an emergency and need to go to the doctor?

8. How long can humans stay in space and what is the longest stay so far?

9. What kind of food do you eat in space?

10. Other than Earth, which planet do you think humans could live on and why?

11. Have you ever floated outside the space station? What is it like?

12. How do you control the space station when you're sleeping?

13. Do astronauts get paid like everyone else?

14. How do you wash yourself each day on the space station?

15. What types of research are you personally involved with?

16. Did you want to be an astronaut when you were young?

 

 

 

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. 58th Hamilton Scout Group, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, direct via 

     VE3DC. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

     The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

     Contact is go for: Sat 2019-04-06 18:31 UTC

 

 

 

About ARISS: 

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

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 


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From m5aka at yahoo.co.uk  Tue Mar 26 21:50:39 2019
From: m5aka at yahoo.co.uk (M5AKA)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 21:50:39 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Es'hail-2 / QO-100 talks at Martlesham April 14 +
	PSLV-C45
References: <1617730267.19022131.1553637039792.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1617730267.19022131.1553637039792@mail.yahoo.com>

Es'hail-2 / QO-100 amateur radio geostationary satellite transponder talks at Martlesham on Sunday, April 14. This Free Event is Open To All but you must register in advance 
https://amsat-uk.org/2019/03/25/ham-radio-geostationary-satellite-talks-at-martlesham/

PSLV-C45 expected to launch 0357 GMT on April 1 is believed to be carrying 30 satellites.Rocket's 4th stage will become an orbital platform at 485 km. It hosts three payloads, APRS, AIS and Analyzer for Ionospheric Studies (ARIS) IIST. Some information at 
https://www.isro.gov.in/launcher/pslv-c45-emisat-mission

ISS SSTV transmissions April 1-2 
https://amsat-uk.org/2019/03/26/iss-sstv-transmissions-april-1-2/

Receive-only antennas for reception of FUNcube telemetry (and 137 MHz weather satellites) are now back in stock at https://shop.amsat-uk.org/FUNCube_TLM_Receive_Antenna/p3815740_15628535.aspx

E-members of AMSAT-UK can now download the March 2019 edition of OSCAR News, issue 225. Contents list for this issue is at 
https://amsat-uk.org/2019/03/26/spring-2019-oscar-news/

Trevor M5AKA----
AMSAT-UK?http://amsat-uk.org/
Twitter?https://twitter.com/AmsatUK
Facebook?https://facebook.com/AmsatUK
YouTube?https://youtube.com/AmsatUK
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From wandtosborne at gmail.com  Wed Mar 27 01:10:14 2019
From: wandtosborne at gmail.com (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:10:14 +1300
Subject: [amsat-bb] Rocket Lab Launch delayed again
Message-ID: <2CC6553D1DE042358947A76532A5F890@OsbornesPC>

Bad weather and space traffic tomorrow.
Delayed to 22:30 UTC on 28th March.
11:30 29th March NZDT.

See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1110638209770254336

73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

From w7lrd at comcast.net  Wed Mar 27 02:16:58 2019
From: w7lrd at comcast.net (73 Bob W7LRD)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 19:16:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Domenico I8CVS files
Message-ID: <1479462324.958663.1553653019211@connect.xfinity.com>

I have about 144 emails and mostly posts from Dom.  Scanning through them I realized these things have value.  His detailed responses to the many questions he received have a great deal of knowledge behind them.  How, and should I make these files publicly available?


73 Bob W7LRD

Seattle

From aj9n at aol.com  Wed Mar 27 02:32:44 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 02:32:44 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-27 03:00
	UTC
References: <1139399093.11678976.1553653964178.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1139399093.11678976.1553653964178@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-27 03:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

About Gagarin From Space, Khabarovsk Institute of Infocommunications (KhIKI SibSUTI), Khabarovsk, Russia, direct via RZ?CWD (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

Contact was successful 2019-03-26 10:45 UTC (***)

?

Ulluriaq School, Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, Canada, via LU8YY

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-03-28 16:14:54 UTC 47 deg

?

58th Hamilton Scout Group, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, direct via VE3DC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Sat 2019-04-06 18:31:06 UTC 38 deg

?

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

The ARISS-US program?s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019.

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

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

?

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:? http://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) http://www.jarl.org/ ?(***)

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) http://www.jarl.org/

?

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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?
http://www.ariss.org/

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

****************************************************************************
Looking?for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS??? 
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete?
details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham?Video.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
http://www.ariss-eu.org/? ?

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net
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ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
schools:? 


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 113 (***)


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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.

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?2019-03-27 03:00 UTC.? (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and 
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and?Echolink websites, and 
instructions for any contact that may be streamed?live.??


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

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

Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1295. (***)
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1238. (***)
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. 

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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

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

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

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

QSL?information may be found at:?? 
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html?

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

****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-03-21 03:00 UTC.

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

Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 
Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf

Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf

Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
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Exp. 58 on orbit

Oleg Konenenko

David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Anne McClain

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Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

Aleksey Ovchinin

Nick Hague KG5TMV


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

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From saguaroastro at cox.net  Wed Mar 27 04:20:13 2019
From: saguaroastro at cox.net (saguaroastro)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 21:20:13 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Domenico I8CVS files
In-Reply-To: <1479462324.958663.1553653019211@connect.xfinity.com>
Message-ID: <20190327042014.POON4162.fed1rmfepo203.cox.net@fed1rmimpo305.cox.net>

Most of what he talked about was over my head. He probably forgot more than I'll ever know. I do have a few files he sent me on making a four way polarization switch.?I agree his knowledge should be preserved, I guess how would be up to TPTB.73Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)Saguaro Astronomy ClubWww.saguaroastro.orgThunderbird Astronomy ClubWww.w7tbc.org
-------- Original message --------From: 73 Bob W7LRD <w7lrd at comcast.net> Date: 3/26/19  19:16  (GMT-07:00) To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb at amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] Domenico I8CVS files I have about 144 emails and mostly posts from Dom.? Scanning through them I realized these things have value.? His detailed responses to the many questions he received have a great deal of knowledge behind them.? How, and should I make these files publicly available?73 Bob W7LRDSeattle_______________________________________________Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum availableto all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressedare 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  Wed Mar 27 12:51:03 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 08:51:03 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT Activities at Hamvention - AMSAT Academy,
 TAPR/AMSAT Banquet, and More
Message-ID: <CABzOSOrus1pJO=tHX5pJOmaYHDQzZwQGZ84zTqvGCz=1WFS+6A@mail.gmail.com>

Don't miss out on the exciting events we have planned for the 2019
Hamvention! Details below:

AMSAT Academy
Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) Clubhouse, Dayton, OH
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 09:00 - 17:00 EDT

Come join us the day before Hamvention for AMSAT Academy ? a unique
opportunity to learn all about amateur radio in space and working the
FM, linear transponder, and digital satellites currently in orbit.

AMSAT Academy will be held Thursday, May 16, 2019, from 9:00am to
5:00pm, at the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) Clubhouse,
located at 6619 Bellefontaine Rd, Dayton, Ohio.

Registration Fee includes:

Full day of instruction, designed for both beginners and advanced
amateur radio satellite operators, and taught by some of the most
accomplished AMSAT operators.
Digital copy of Getting Started with Amateur Satellites, 2019 Edition
($15 value)
One-Year, AMSAT Basic Membership ($44 value)
Pizza Buffet Lunch
Invitation to the Thursday night AMSAT get together at Ticket Pub and
Eatery in Fairborn

AMSAT Academy 2019 Registration Fee: $85.00. Registration closes May
10, 2019. No sign ups at the door. No refunds, No cancellations.

Registration may be purchased on the AMSAT Store at
https://www.amsat.org/product/amsat-academy-registration/.

AMSAT "Dinner at Tickets"
Tickets Pub & Eatery, Fairborn, OH
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 18:00 EDT

The annual AMSAT ?Dinner at Tickets? party will be held Thursday at
18:00 EDT at Tickets Pub & Eatery at 7 W. Main St, Fairborn, OH. Great
selection of Greek and American food and great company! No program or
speaker, just good conversation. Food can be ordered from the menu,
drinks (beer, wine, sodas and iced tea) are available at the bar.
Leave room for dessert, there?s an in-house ice cream shop! Come as
you are. Bring some friends and have a great time the night before
Hamvention.

ARISS Forum
Forum Room 3
Friday, 17 May 2019, 13:15 - 14:15 EDT

Out of this World Ham Radio via ARISS--Amateur Radio on the ISS

Moderators: Rosalie White, K1STO, ARISS Secretary & USA Delegate,
Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, AMSAT Vice President Human Space Flight

ARISS is one of the most unique and fun facets of our hobby. We
inspire generations of students and hams through our International
Space Station crew and radio connections. In this eye-opening forum,
learn about current and future lifelong learning opportunities for
hams?via SSTV, APRS, voice repeaters, radio experiments and even
robots! Hear how ARISS inspires, engages and educates tens of
thousands of students each year in STEAM (science, technology,
engineering arts and math) and radio science. See the next generation
hardware systems we have in development. Discover how to maximize your
opportunities to make ARISS connections and to hear the ISS crew
directly from your ham shack. And learn about our visionary initiative
to fly ham radio on the human space flight lunar Gateway. Come meet
the team that have enabled millions, worldwide, to experience the fun
of our amateur radio hobby.

The ARISS team will present an overview and status of the program and
then conduct a panel/Q&A session with ARISS panel experts in
operations, education, hardware, experimentation and exploration. We
also hope to have some surprise guests attending!

TAPR/AMSAT Banquet
Kohler Presidential Center , Kettering, OH
Friday, 17 May 2019, 18:30 EDT

The twelfth annual TAPR/AMSAT Banquet will be held at the Kohler
Presidential Center on Friday at 18:30 EDT. This dinner is always a
highlight of the AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp.) and TAPR
(Tucson Amateur Packet Radio) activities during the Dayton Hamvention.

Tickets ($40 each) may be purchased from the AMSAT store at
https://www.amsat.org/product/tapramsat-joint-hamvention-banquet/. The
banquet ticket purchase deadline is Tuesday, May 14th. Banquet tickets
must be purchased in advance and will not be sold at the AMSAT booth.
There will be no tickets to pick up at the AMSAT booth. Tickets
purchased on-line will be maintained on a list with check-in at the
door at the banquet center. Seating is limited to the number of meals
reserved with the Kohler caterers based on the number of tickets sold
by the deadline.

AMSAT Forum
Forum Room 2
Saturday, 18 May 2019, 12:10 - 13:40 EDT

Moderated by Robert Bankston KE4AL, AMSAT Vice President  - User Services

AMSAT Status Report - Joseph Spier, K6WAO, AMSAT President, will
highlight recent activities within AMSAT and discuss some of our
challenges, accomplishments, projects, and any late breaking news.

AMSAT Engineering  - Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President -
Engineering, will talk about the Fox-1 and Golf (Greater Orbit, Larger
Footprint) Projects.

AMSAT Education - Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT Vice President -
Educational Relations will introduce the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator.

AMSAT User Services - Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT Vice President -
User Services, will discuss AMSAT's 50th Anniversary Operating Event
and the new AMSAT Ambassadors Program.

Amateur Satellite Demonstrations
Outside Main Entrance - Maxim Hall (Building 1)
Friday, Saturday, Sunday 16 - 19 May 2019, 08:00 - 16:30 EDT

Amateur Satellite operation demonstrations will be held outside the
main Maxim Hall (Building 1 or E1) entrance. Every day, AMSAT will be
demonstrating actual contacts with the operational amateur satellites.
We especially want to invite youth to make a contact via an amateur
satellite. All are invited to observe, participate and ask questions.
Satellite pass times will be posted at the AMSAT booth (1007-1010 &
1107-1110) and in the demo area.

73,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Executive Vice President
AMSAT

From kb2ysi at gmail.com  Wed Mar 27 13:01:03 2019
From: kb2ysi at gmail.com (Don KB2YSI)
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 09:01:03 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Diplexer, Arrow ant, 2 handhelds question
In-Reply-To: <3e8af57f-1a28-baf8-1293-00d08877800b@pobox.com>
References: <d6dc35d29b7d9cb55ff8bdfe2f8cd222@etczone.com>
	<39554247-3272-4695-8F2A-B46E7AC2853A@wintek.com>
	<CAAJiE8O9LkviENPQouT+TwnjoaAa6MrXSecnMaoOasvT_d9=LQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<3e8af57f-1a28-baf8-1293-00d08877800b@pobox.com>
Message-ID: <CAAJiE8OQuGx5qotErvMtjmTw73Jx=NyA8=SgKQyfuq=v858joQ@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks Zack, I will check them out!

On Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 14:59 Zach Metzinger <zmetzing at pobox.com> wrote:

> On 3/26/19 12:38 PM, Don KB2YSI wrote:
> > I will have to try this with my IC7100 to see if it makes a difference.
>
> Hello Don,
>
> You might also try WA5VJB's duplexer in
> https://www.wa5vjb.com/references/Cheap%20Antennas-LEOs.pdf
>
> Here's a SMT version of it:
> http://ve2zaz.net/Arrow_Ant/Arrow_Style_Ant.htm
>
> --- Zach
> N0ZGO
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>

From cswiger at gmail.com  Wed Mar 27 13:27:10 2019
From: cswiger at gmail.com (Chuck Swiger)
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 09:27:10 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] XW-2D linear transponder signal id
Message-ID: <CAFX2DxCkVfPUFMrF9AD4Wqfnn4Jr2Rn0VivbG2hcN2b5ENuZCg@mail.gmail.com>

Hi - can anyone identify this signal often heard on the XW-2 birds?

http://swigerco.com/gqrx_20190311_223926_145869769.wav

I enjoy listening to the SSB qso's on them, but curious what that is,
sounds almost like a very slow fax like
https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/WEFAX

One was particularly strong this morning
https://network.satnogs.org/observations/555759/
(the line around +15KHz on the waterfall)   along with another weaker one.

Just curious.

Thanks de kb4new

From n8hm at arrl.net  Wed Mar 27 13:30:18 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 09:30:18 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] XW-2D linear transponder signal id
In-Reply-To: <CAFX2DxCkVfPUFMrF9AD4Wqfnn4Jr2Rn0VivbG2hcN2b5ENuZCg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFX2DxCkVfPUFMrF9AD4Wqfnn4Jr2Rn0VivbG2hcN2b5ENuZCg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOr8QGKTsWbYzYAYsnPAgsFoyEVungETnTvHLs1tyfdqCw@mail.gmail.com>

It has been present since the transponder's activation. I believe it
is possibly some sort of image of the data downlink leaking through to
the transponder passband.

It is definitely internally generated.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Wed, Mar 27, 2019 at 9:28 AM Chuck Swiger <cswiger at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi - can anyone identify this signal often heard on the XW-2 birds?
>
> http://swigerco.com/gqrx_20190311_223926_145869769.wav
>
> I enjoy listening to the SSB qso's on them, but curious what that is,
> sounds almost like a very slow fax like
> https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/WEFAX
>
> One was particularly strong this morning
> https://network.satnogs.org/observations/555759/
> (the line around +15KHz on the waterfall)   along with another weaker one.
>
> Just curious.
>
> Thanks de kb4new
> _______________________________________________
> 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 ka7fvv at yahoo.com  Wed Mar 27 14:19:22 2019
From: ka7fvv at yahoo.com (Scott)
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 07:19:22 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] XW-2D linear transponder signal id
In-Reply-To: <CAFX2DxCkVfPUFMrF9AD4Wqfnn4Jr2Rn0VivbG2hcN2b5ENuZCg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFX2DxCkVfPUFMrF9AD4Wqfnn4Jr2Rn0VivbG2hcN2b5ENuZCg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <7B8E7AAE-BD35-4DC1-A034-E82154170359@yahoo.com>

I will listen for this today.  Sometimes I hear what I think is local noise for me.

73, Scott, KA7FVV
Director - KBARA. kbara.org
Alternate Board of Director - AMSAT amsat.org
Co-Owner WA7DRE 443.525 System Fusion Repeater
Co-Owner KA7FVV 147.320 KBARA Repeater
ka7fvv.net


> On Mar 27, 2019, at 06:27, Chuck Swiger <cswiger at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi - can anyone identify this signal often heard on the XW-2 birds?
> 
> http://swigerco.com/gqrx_20190311_223926_145869769.wav
> 
> I enjoy listening to the SSB qso's on them, but curious what that is,
> sounds almost like a very slow fax like
> https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/WEFAX
> 
> One was particularly strong this morning
> https://network.satnogs.org/observations/555759/
> (the line around +15KHz on the waterfall)   along with another weaker one.
> 
> Just curious.
> 
> Thanks de kb4new
> _______________________________________________
> 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 Mar 27 15:07:12 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 15:07:12 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-27 15:00
	UTC
References: <593364072.11962903.1553699232779.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <593364072.11962903.1553699232779@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-27 15:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

Ulluriaq School, Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, Canada, via LU8YY

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-03-28 16:14:54 UTC 47 deg

?

58th Hamilton Scout Group, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, direct via VE3DC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Sat 2019-04-06 18:31:06 UTC 38 deg

?

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

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

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



International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students

ARISS-US program?s education proposal window is open April 1 - May 15, 2019

?

March 24, 2019:? The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals beginning April 1, 2019, from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020.

?

Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program?s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio.

?

Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, ?Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.?? Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students? interest.

?

ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students.

?

The proposal window opens April 1, 2019 and the proposal deadline is May 15, 2019. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, go to: http://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com

Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered April 11, 2019 at 7 pm Eastern Time and April 16, 2019 at 9 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com

?

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

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

?

Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April.

Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts.? Applications should be addressed by email to:? school.selection.manager at ariss-eu.org

?

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

?

Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application.? Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator.

?

For the application, go to:? http://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) http://www.jarl.org/ ?(***)

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) http://www.jarl.org/

?

?

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

ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.? ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance.? Feel free to send your reports to aj9n at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

?

Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
http://www.ariss.org/

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

****************************************************************************
Looking?for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS??? 
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete?
details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham?Video.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
http://www.ariss-eu.org/? ?

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
schools:? 


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 113 (***)


****************************************************************************
The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date 
webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 
ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know.

Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own 
orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed 
time. 
All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and 
time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS


The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2019-03-27 15:00 UTC.? (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and 
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and?Echolink websites, and 
instructions for any contact that may be streamed?live.??


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

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

Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1295. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1238. 
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. 

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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

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

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

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

QSL?information may be found at:?? 
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html?

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

****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-03-21 03:00 UTC.

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

Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 
Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf

Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf

Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts

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


Exp. 58 on orbit

Oleg Konenenko

David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Anne McClain

?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

Aleksey Ovchinin

Nick Hague KG5TMV


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

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

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From lu7aa at yahoo.com  Wed Mar 27 17:54:14 2019
From: lu7aa at yahoo.com (Amsat Argentina)
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 17:54:14 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS/SSTV Diploma
References: <1832148120.12436355.1553709254799.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1832148120.12436355.1553709254799@mail.yahoo.com>

On April 1-2 new SSTV emissions are announced from ISS on:
https://amsat-uk.org/2019/03/26/iss-sstv-transmissions-april-1-2/

We are pleased to announce a free ISS/SSTV Diploma its bases on:

http://amsat.org.ar?f=9

Passes for your location at http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=iss

Good luck to ISS/SSTV chasers !!

73, LU7AA, AMSAT Argentina



From md.szyman at gmail.com  Wed Mar 27 18:30:18 2019
From: md.szyman at gmail.com (Mark Szymanski)
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:30:18 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS/SSTV Diploma
In-Reply-To: <1832148120.12436355.1553709254799@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1832148120.12436355.1553709254799.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1832148120.12436355.1553709254799@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CAEZBbRHW3tvj5uwLdf9NdgjjKnEbjG7=X0LbW1UVKTe0d6811g@mail.gmail.com>

Well, looks like I won't be getting any good passes during that time, seems
like I'll be missing out on this one.

On Wed, Mar 27, 2019 at 12:58 PM Amsat Argentina via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> On April 1-2 new SSTV emissions are announced from ISS on:
> https://amsat-uk.org/2019/03/26/iss-sstv-transmissions-april-1-2/
>
> We are pleased to announce a free ISS/SSTV Diploma its bases on:
>
> http://amsat.org.ar?f=9
>
> Passes for your location at http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=iss
>
> Good luck to ISS/SSTV chasers !!
>
> 73, LU7AA, AMSAT Argentina
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> 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 n4qwf1 at gmail.com  Wed Mar 27 20:58:42 2019
From: n4qwf1 at gmail.com (n4qwf)
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 16:58:42 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Free PaComm Micropower-2 Controller 9600 baud
Message-ID: <CA+Fxo6R4cTvBwMe4Lg2Y4hfUBo2oPd8x9a8J1xKKH3QTQnbJSA@mail.gmail.com>

I have one of these complete in original box with all the manuals. It was
given to me by NQ2T to offer to anyone on the Amsat-BB that could use it. I
also have two MFJ G3RUH packet boards that are offered free as well.

Anyone who wants these and will pay shipping let me know. First request
gets them.

73<<John N4QWF

From n4qwf1 at gmail.com  Wed Mar 27 22:14:22 2019
From: n4qwf1 at gmail.com (n4qwf)
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 18:14:22 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] The PaCComm stuff has been spoken for.
Message-ID: <CA+Fxo6Ts6nbfMgP983UAKrZReU_Z0seTO9p_ChNMHeemtb2BHA@mail.gmail.com>

Best<<John

From aj9n at aol.com  Thu Mar 28 03:04:59 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 03:04:59 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-28 03:00
	UTC
References: <222240487.12354837.1553742299301.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <222240487.12354837.1553742299301@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-28 03:00 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

Ulluriaq School, Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, Canada, via LU8YY

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-03-28 16:14:54 UTC 47 deg

?

Watch for live stream (probably audio only) at:? (***)

https://www.canada.ca/en/space-agency/news/2019/03/amateur-radio-contact-between-david-saint-jacques-and-students-from-northern-quebec.html

https://twitter.com/csa_asc/status/1110999963515932673?s=21

?

?

58th Hamilton Scout Group, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, direct via VE3DC 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Sat 2019-04-06 18:31:06 UTC 38 deg 

?

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

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

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

?

International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students 

ARISS-US program?s education proposal window is open April 1 - May 15, 2019

?

March 24, 2019:? The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals beginning April 1, 2019, from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020.

?

Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program?s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. 

?

Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, ?Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.?? Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students? interest. 

?

ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. 

?

The proposal window opens April 1, 2019 and the proposal deadline is May 15, 2019. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, go to: http://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com 

Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered April 11, 2019 at 7 pm Eastern Time and April 16, 2019 at 9 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com

?

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

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

?

Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April.

Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts.? Applications should be addressed by email to:? school.selection.manager at ariss-eu.org

?

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

?

Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application.? Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator.

?

For the application, go to:? http://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) http://www.jarl.org/ ?(***)

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) http://www.jarl.org/ 

?

?

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

ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.? ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance.? Feel free to send your reports to aj9n at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

?

Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
http://www.ariss.org/

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

****************************************************************************
Looking?for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS??? 
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete?
details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham?Video.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
http://www.ariss-eu.org/? ? 

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
schools:? 



Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 113 (***) 


****************************************************************************
The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date 
webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 
ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know.

Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own 
orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed 
time. 
All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and 
time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS


The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2019-03-28 03:00 UTC.? (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and 
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and?Echolink websites, and 
instructions for any contact that may be streamed?live.?? 


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

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

Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1295. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1238. 
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. 

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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

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

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

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

QSL?information may be found at:?? 
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html?

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

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The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-03-21 03:00 UTC. 

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

Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 
Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf

Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf

Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
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Exp. 58 on orbit

Oleg Konenenko

David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Anne McClain

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Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

Aleksey Ovchinin

Nick Hague KG5TMV


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

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From documike at comcast.net  Thu Mar 28 05:27:10 2019
From: documike at comcast.net (documike at comcast.net)
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 22:27:10 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] RE Yaseu 5499B Troubleshooting
Message-ID: <003901d4e526$e50bf0f0$af23d2d0$@comcast.net>

Getting the satellite station set back up after several years of inactivity.
My G-5400B rotor doesn't seem to be working and it appears it may be the
control box so looking for some troubleshooting tips.  It was working fine
when I last used it so just want to confirm there really is an issue.  Yaseu
tech told me to measure across terminals 4 & 5 at the rear of the control
box and said it should read 12-24 VAC.  I'm not seeing any voltage on either
AZ or EL so just want to verify that is what I should be seeing?  Any other
tips on troubleshooting  the control box before I send it off to Yaseu?

 

Thanks!

Mike N7ASZ


From mikflathead at aol.com  Thu Mar 28 15:24:50 2019
From: mikflathead at aol.com (mikflathead at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 15:24:50 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] RE Yaseu 5499B Troubleshooting
References: <907261917.11455528.1553786690584.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <907261917.11455528.1553786690584@mail.yahoo.com>

I think you are missing the common terminal. I can't locate the schematic but I think that may shed some light on your testing. Mike

From mikflathead at aol.com  Thu Mar 28 15:31:20 2019
From: mikflathead at aol.com (mikflathead at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 15:31:20 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] RE Yaseu 5400B Troubleshooting
References: <272981901.11450758.1553787080098.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <272981901.11450758.1553787080098@mail.yahoo.com>

Terminals 6 and 7 are the common terminals. Check between 6 or 7 and 4 or 5 as you activate the rotor. Mike

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Thu Mar 28 16:32:36 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:32:36 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK @ DM51/DM52 line, Saturday (30 March) afternoon
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUe=ML-er9WkahZr=2iZteY4yXxbBSdUFZOG7T=kDNnDaQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

I previously mentioned I would be at the Radio Society of Tucson's hamfest
in southern Arizona on Saturday (30 March) morning:

https://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-March/072110.html

At some point after the hamfest, I will make a drive to the DM51/DM52 grid
boundary for some passes in the mid- to late-afternoon, including the SO-50
passes. This grid boundary is in Arizona's Cochise County, near US-191 and
south of I-10 - a little more than an hour from Tucson. I will also look to
work other passes in SSB, but plan to head home by sunset (sometime around
0200 UTC for that area). As with my other satellite operations, QSOs will
be uploaded to Logbook of the World in the day or two after I return home.

My travels after the hamfest should be visible on APRS as WD9EWK-9:

http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9

Further updates will be posted on my @WD9EWK Twitter account. If you do not
use Twitter, you can view these updates using a web browser at:

http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

73!





Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

From aj9n at aol.com  Thu Mar 28 20:49:10 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 20:49:10 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-28 21:00
	UTC
References: <1083351621.12835988.1553806150446.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1083351621.12835988.1553806150446@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-28 21:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

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Ulluriaq School, Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, Canada, via LU8YY

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact was successful: Thu 2019-03-28 16:14:54 UTC 47 deg (***)

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Watch for live stream (probably audio only) at:

https://www.canada.ca/en/space-agency/news/2019/03/amateur-radio-contact-between-david-saint-jacques-and-students-from-northern-quebec.html

https://twitter.com/csa_asc/status/1110999963515932673?s=21

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58th Hamilton Scout Group, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, direct via VE3DC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Sat 2019-04-06 18:31:06 UTC 38 deg

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ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

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

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



International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students

ARISS-US program?s education proposal window is open April 1 - May 15, 2019

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March 24, 2019:? The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals beginning April 1, 2019, from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020.

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Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program?s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio.

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Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, ?Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.?? Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students? interest.

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ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students.

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The proposal window opens April 1, 2019 and the proposal deadline is May 15, 2019. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, go to: http://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com

Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered April 11, 2019 at 7 pm Eastern Time and April 16, 2019 at 9 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com

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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:? http://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) http://www.jarl.org/ ?(***)

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) http://www.jarl.org/

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


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 113


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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.

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?2019-03-28 21:00 UTC.? (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and 
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and?Echolink websites, and 
instructions for any contact that may be streamed?live.??


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

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

Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1296. (***)
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1239. (***)
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. 

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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

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

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

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

QSL?information may be found at:?? 
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html?

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

****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-03-28 21:00 UTC. (***)

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

Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 
Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf

Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf

Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
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Exp. 58 on orbit

Oleg Konenenko

David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Anne McClain

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Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

Aleksey Ovchinin

Nick Hague KG5TMV


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

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From stansberrymj at gmail.com  Fri Mar 29 01:01:42 2019
From: stansberrymj at gmail.com (Mike)
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 19:01:42 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 and windows 10
Message-ID: <b3b87172-8f92-6160-d4e5-e50e2847bb6d@gmail.com>

I was successfully using Windows 7 to run SatPC32 and suffered a 
catastrophic failure of
the computer so I had to replace it.

I replaced it with a used Windows 10 computer.

I can install SatPC32 and get it set up, as best as i remember how to do.
Things seem to be working except for the doppler tracking of the CAT 
control.
I know SatPC is talking to my TS-2000 because it goes into satellite 
mode when I
start SatPC.? Also, I can click on the CW tab and it changes to CW and 
back when
I deselect it.? But no doppler tracking control.

I'm at a loss as what to do at this point.

Thanks for any help.

Mike Stansberry, K0TER



From wandtosborne at gmail.com  Fri Mar 29 01:19:25 2019
From: wandtosborne at gmail.com (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:19:25 +1300
Subject: [amsat-bb] Today's Rocket Lab launch
Message-ID: <E38DBD0B86C24C0AA621FF9ACC36EAF8@OsbornesPC>

Launch successful 
See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=OaUSf0D95vs

Watch out for the next launch in April.

73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

From kk5do at arrl.net  Fri Mar 29 02:49:17 2019
From: kk5do at arrl.net (Bruce)
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 21:49:17 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] LoTW Viewer
Message-ID: <f94e1b74-0aa6-fdc9-b49c-a0bab5b5438c@arrl.net>

This was sent on a local club reflector. I thought it could be of use to 
my satellite friends as well....
73...bruce

I found a very nice and free LoTW Viewer for both iPhones and Android phones written by a ham in Greece. It is only a Viewer that pulls all of your LoTW data from ARRL servers and allow you to view it on your phone or iPad.  It displays all of the QSLs that you have uploaded and whether they have been CONFIRMED.  It has various data sorts, shows several metrics and more.
Just do a search for ?MyLoTW? in the iStore.
There is also an instructional video available by going to APPSupport in the iStore for this app.

Regards,
Glen Jenkins,P.E.
WB4KTF

-- 

Bruce Paige, KK5DO
                      
AMSAT Director Contests and Awards
AMSAT Board Member 2016-2020
   
ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE
           
Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT*
Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com
Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes
               
Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News
http://www.arrl.org

AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat


From royldean at gmail.com  Fri Mar 29 11:38:06 2019
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 07:38:06 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] RIP: LO-90
Message-ID: <CADGPg2sE2Nwh-mObzYgNGbQuBzx3NJUdGQW2G6zYaFistJGkfg@mail.gmail.com>

Looks like we've lost LilacSat-1 to re-entry.   I was scrambling to get a
codec-2 station working, and it never happened.

--Roy
K3RLD

From iz5xrc at amsat.org  Fri Mar 29 09:31:28 2019
From: iz5xrc at amsat.org (Fabio A. IZ5XRC)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 10:31:28 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] EsHail2 - QO-100 - Link budget APP for Android
Message-ID: <CABvL4SJ75oi--6fx31F42fmg1-mb6mE+BL5prbyNawn5Woo3Jg@mail.gmail.com>

 Ciao,
Antonio, IK8XFV has developed an APP for Android to calculate QO-100 NB
Transponder Link budget.
Here is the link at the Google Play store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antmodstudios.eshail2linkbudget

Please, let us know if results match your experience. .

Best 73 de Fabio, IZ5XRC

From paologda2 at yahoo.it  Fri Mar 29 12:38:18 2019
From: paologda2 at yahoo.it (Paolo (IK8XOO))
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 13:38:18 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Today's Rocket Lab launch
References: <E38DBD0B86C24C0AA621FF9ACC36EAF8@OsbornesPC>
Message-ID: <8CE74C11F9804D6992BCAA0F2643612D@pcsp3>

TNX, but the video seems to be not available.

73s.
Paolo IK8XOO



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wendy and Terry Osborne" <wandtosborne at gmail.com>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 2:19 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Today's Rocket Lab launch


> Launch successful
> See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=OaUSf0D95vs
>
> Watch out for the next launch in April.
>
> 73,
> Terry Osborne ZL2BAC
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions 
> expressed
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From burns at fisher.cc  Fri Mar 29 14:16:31 2019
From: burns at fisher.cc (Burns Fisher)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 10:16:31 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Today's Rocket Lab launch
In-Reply-To: <8CE74C11F9804D6992BCAA0F2643612D@pcsp3>
References: <E38DBD0B86C24C0AA621FF9ACC36EAF8@OsbornesPC>
	<8CE74C11F9804D6992BCAA0F2643612D@pcsp3>
Message-ID: <CABX7KxVQdzG5hNuS3p=4os92MXNnL8WWZqfX=Ke6WWy-hHBeuw@mail.gmail.com>

I saw most of it live.  I had no idea that they used an electric motor for
the fuel and oxydizer pumps.  It must make the engine a lot easier to
design and build!  And I knew someone was doing 3D printing for engines,
but did not realize it was RocketLabs.

BTW, another cool thing:  The electric pumps are powered by LiPo batteries
(1 megawatt!!!!!!!!).  Two batteries can power about 1/2 the (1st stage)
flight and then they "hot swap" to a second pair and drop the first pair to
reduce wait.  Very cool!

On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 8:58 AM Paolo (IK8XOO) via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> TNX, but the video seems to be not available.
>
> 73s.
> Paolo IK8XOO
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wendy and Terry Osborne" <wandtosborne at gmail.com>
> To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 2:19 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Today's Rocket Lab launch
>
>
> > Launch successful
> > See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=OaUSf0D95vs
> >
> > Watch out for the next launch in April.
> >
> > 73,
> > Terry Osborne ZL2BAC
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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.
> 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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From dgbartholomew at gmail.com  Fri Mar 29 15:10:27 2019
From: dgbartholomew at gmail.com (David Bartholomew)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 08:10:27 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Diwata-2 schedule
Message-ID: <CAMfCzcz3Gu07NDOjCaiewu6er4Mmqn0ewAcA3_AVqxP2DE_yuA@mail.gmail.com>

The Diwata-2 FM satellite is apparently on, sometimes. Are they enabling it
for just specific passes or single orbits at a time, or will it be usable
from the USA?
https://twitter.com/JA0CAW/status/1111496822004973568

More FM sats to use can't be a bad thing.

Dave AD7DB

From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri Mar 29 15:17:46 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 11:17:46 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Diwata-2 schedule
In-Reply-To: <CAMfCzcz3Gu07NDOjCaiewu6er4Mmqn0ewAcA3_AVqxP2DE_yuA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAMfCzcz3Gu07NDOjCaiewu6er4Mmqn0ewAcA3_AVqxP2DE_yuA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOr3v166FFKDS9G-qrMgZTS6+C4UdrLhGYhiTXhg3JB1DA@mail.gmail.com>

These are test operations only. General availability (whether
continuous operation or by schedule) will apparently be announced in
the near future.

The times in UTC listed in the linked table are when the repeater is
enabled. It is scheduled to be active for the pass over much of US
around 18:56 UTC today as well as the pass around 05:45 UTC tonight.

Unfortunately, the activations this weekend are only good for the east
coast and midwest.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 11:11 AM David Bartholomew
<dgbartholomew at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The Diwata-2 FM satellite is apparently on, sometimes. Are they enabling it
> for just specific passes or single orbits at a time, or will it be usable
> from the USA?
> https://twitter.com/JA0CAW/status/1111496822004973568
>
> More FM sats to use can't be a bad thing.
>
> Dave AD7DB
> _______________________________________________
> 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 scott23192 at gmail.com  Fri Mar 29 15:25:49 2019
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 11:25:49 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Diwata-2 schedule
In-Reply-To: <CAMfCzcz3Gu07NDOjCaiewu6er4Mmqn0ewAcA3_AVqxP2DE_yuA@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi Dave!

It was certainly on during that first 29-Mar 05:17-06:07 UTC window last
night:

https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/1111509254664581121

... and sounded pretty good.  I did notice that it wasn't very tolerant of
getting too far off freq (doppler) on the uplink and also needed a bit more
elevation than some of the other FM satellites.  So, be prepared for some
drop-outs if you're not strong on the uplink.  But,
VE2HEW & I were able to chat normally during the highest part of the pass.

Other than the schedule you linked to, I don't know when or if it'll be on
over the U.S. going forward.

-Scott,  K4KDR

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

On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 11:13 AM David Bartholomew <dgbartholomew at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The Diwata-2 FM satellite is apparently on, sometimes. Are they enabling it
> for just specific passes or single orbits at a time, or will it be usable
> from the USA?
> https://twitter.com/JA0CAW/status/1111496822004973568
>
> More FM sats to use can't be a bad thing.
>
> Dave AD7DB
>

From burns at fisher.cc  Fri Mar 29 16:24:50 2019
From: burns at fisher.cc (Burns Fisher)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 12:24:50 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 and windows 10
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References: <b3b87172-8f92-6160-d4e5-e50e2847bb6d@gmail.com>
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It definitely works on Windows 10, so that is not the problem.  (I also
have a TS2000).  Are you seeing the frequency numbers change in the middle
of the SatPC32 screen?  Is the "C" switch (top left) showing C+ and not C-?

On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 9:01 PM Mike <stansberrymj at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was successfully using Windows 7 to run SatPC32 and suffered a
> catastrophic failure of
> the computer so I had to replace it.
>
> I replaced it with a used Windows 10 computer.
>
> I can install SatPC32 and get it set up, as best as i remember how to do.
> Things seem to be working except for the doppler tracking of the CAT
> control.
> I know SatPC is talking to my TS-2000 because it goes into satellite
> mode when I
> start SatPC.  Also, I can click on the CW tab and it changes to CW and
> back when
> I deselect it.  But no doppler tracking control.
>
> I'm at a loss as what to do at this point.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Mike Stansberry, K0TER
>
>
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From dgbartholomew at gmail.com  Fri Mar 29 16:59:15 2019
From: dgbartholomew at gmail.com (David Bartholomew)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 09:59:15 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Diwata-2 schedule
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References: <CAMfCzcz3Gu07NDOjCaiewu6er4Mmqn0ewAcA3_AVqxP2DE_yuA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABzOSOr3v166FFKDS9G-qrMgZTS6+C4UdrLhGYhiTXhg3JB1DA@mail.gmail.com>
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Thanks for the info.

73, Dave.

On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 8:17 AM Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:

> These are test operations only. General availability (whether
> continuous operation or by schedule) will apparently be announced in
> the near future.
>
> The times in UTC listed in the linked table are when the repeater is
> enabled. It is scheduled to be active for the pass over much of US
> around 18:56 UTC today as well as the pass around 05:45 UTC tonight.
>
> Unfortunately, the activations this weekend are only good for the east
> coast and midwest.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 11:11 AM David Bartholomew
> <dgbartholomew at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > The Diwata-2 FM satellite is apparently on, sometimes. Are they enabling
> it
> > for just specific passes or single orbits at a time, or will it be usable
> > from the USA?
> > https://twitter.com/JA0CAW/status/1111496822004973568
> >
> > More FM sats to use can't be a bad thing.
> >
> > Dave AD7DB
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From stansberrymj at gmail.com  Fri Mar 29 17:02:10 2019
From: stansberrymj at gmail.com (Mike Stansberry)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 11:02:10 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 and windows 10
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On 3/29/19 10:24 AM, Burns Fisher wrote:
> It definitely works on Windows 10, so that is not the problem.? (I 
> also have a TS2000).? Are you seeing the frequency numbers change in 
> the middle of the SatPC32 screen? Is the "C" switch (top left) showing 
> C+ and not C-?

Good to know that it does work with Windows 10.
Yes to both of those questions.? What I see on the TS-2000 is that
the 'CTRL' annunciator turns on on the Main side and the 'CTRL' flashes ONCE
on the Sub side and that's as far as it goes.? It does set the frequency 
once when
toggling the 'C' to C- and back to C+ but then is stuck with the Main 
'CTRL' showing
and doing nothing more.

It's the exact same set up I was using on Windows 7 right down to the RT 
Systems
USB to Serial dongle.? I also tried a Keyspan dongle with the same results.

I've tried different baud rates, different delay settings, etc. About 
the only thing
I haven't tried is a complete reset of the TS-2000.? I don't want to do 
that as I would
lose all of its settings but that may be next.

Thanks for your suggestions, Burns.

73, Mike, K0TER

>
> On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 9:01 PM Mike <stansberrymj at gmail.com 
> <mailto:stansberrymj at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I was successfully using Windows 7 to run SatPC32 and suffered a
>     catastrophic failure of
>     the computer so I had to replace it.
>
>     I replaced it with a used Windows 10 computer.
>
>     I can install SatPC32 and get it set up, as best as i remember how
>     to do.
>     Things seem to be working except for the doppler tracking of the CAT
>     control.
>     I know SatPC is talking to my TS-2000 because it goes into satellite
>     mode when I
>     start SatPC.? Also, I can click on the CW tab and it changes to CW
>     and
>     back when
>     I deselect it.? But no doppler tracking control.
>
>     I'm at a loss as what to do at this point.
>
>     Thanks for any help.
>
>     Mike Stansberry, K0TER
>
>
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From nicholasmahr1 at gmail.com  Fri Mar 29 17:06:08 2019
From: nicholasmahr1 at gmail.com (Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 13:06:08 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Diwata-2 schedule
Message-ID: <CAGu+VYtF=3aENEwA8Di48JVWM1Sk7FHnWLR+ZqMBaxU5C6GaHA@mail.gmail.com>

I will be listening for Diwata-2 at 18:55 UTC (overhead pass) on the
scheduled time it will be on this evening which is 18:37-19:27 UTC. It is
also on in the middle of the night around 1:30 AM EST if you want to stay
up late. JA0CAW on twitter lists the full schedules and updates on Diwata-2
so watch his page if you want to know the latest. Looking forward to this
new satellite and continuous operations!

73 Nick KE8AKW

From walterh at k5wh.net  Fri Mar 29 17:10:37 2019
From: walterh at k5wh.net (walterh at k5wh.net)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 12:10:37 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 and windows 10
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References: <b3b87172-8f92-6160-d4e5-e50e2847bb6d@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <003f01d4e652$55577a10$00066e30$@k5wh.net>

Did you notice this in the FAQ docs. As you really have to dig into it a bit to catch this critical step.

I have a TS-2000x and it works just fine with this.



Kenwood TS-2000 CAT problem with SatPC32 vers. 12.8c and later

With SatPC32  and SatPC32ISS version 12.8c I use a new component to manage the serial ports. The old component supported only COM port numbers up to 15. The new USB-to-Serial adapters generate often virtual port numbers > 15, however.

Steering  the TS-2000 with SatPC32 and SatPC32ISS vers. 12.8c  requires the option "RTS+12V" (SatPC32 menu "Setup" > "Radio Setup") to be checked.  That imitates the hardware handshaking the TS-2000 expects.  

 

Another solution is a homemade RS-232 cable with only the 3 lines Ground, RxD, TxD wired and a wire bridge between CTS and RTS (pins 7 and 8 of the DB-9 plug) on the TS-2000 side.   


Hope that helps,
Walter/K5WH

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Mike
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2019 8:02 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 and windows 10

I was successfully using Windows 7 to run SatPC32 and suffered a catastrophic failure of the computer so I had to replace it.

I replaced it with a used Windows 10 computer.

I can install SatPC32 and get it set up, as best as i remember how to do.
Things seem to be working except for the doppler tracking of the CAT control.
I know SatPC is talking to my TS-2000 because it goes into satellite mode when I start SatPC.  Also, I can click on the CW tab and it changes to CW and back when I deselect it.  But no doppler tracking control.

I'm at a loss as what to do at this point.

Thanks for any help.

Mike Stansberry, K0TER


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From skristof at etczone.com  Fri Mar 29 19:08:40 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 12:08:40 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Diplexer, Arrow ant, 2 handhelds question
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References: <d6dc35d29b7d9cb55ff8bdfe2f8cd222@etczone.com>
	<39554247-3272-4695-8F2A-B46E7AC2853A@wintek.com>
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This worked! I put the filter on the 70 cm side of the "rig" and I was
full duplex on the next SO-50 pass. Thanks for the great tip.  

I also appreciate you roving to a grid line and giving several of us a
"twofer". 

Steve AI9IN

On 2019-03-26 10:07, Stephen E. Belter wrote:

> Steve,
> 
> *If* the problem is 3rd harmonics from the 2 m transmitter, then what you did should have helped.  Adding a 50-ohm terminator might improve the attenuation of the 3rd harmonic.
> 
> A more common problem is that the 70 cm receiver can't handle the 2 m transmitted signal because the receiver doesn't attenuate the 2 m signal sufficiently.  (The AGC on the radio hears the 2 m signal, attenuates the whole 70 cm band, and you don't hear the satellite.)  By using the Arrow diplexer as a 2 m band reject filter, you may solve your problem.
> 
> For a better explanation see, Tony AA2TX's article here:
> https://www.amsat.org/a-simple-desense-filter-for-mode-j-satellites/
> 
> So try your experiment again, but connect the antenna end of the diplexer to the 70 cm antenna and the 70 cm radio end of the diplexer to your receiver.
> 
> 73, Steve N9IP
> --
> Steve Belter, seb at wintek.com
> 
> On 3/26/19, 12:18 PM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of skristof at etczone.com" <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org on behalf of skristof at etczone.com> wrote:
> 
> Today, on the SO-50 pass, I tried using the Arrow diplexer (duplexer?)
> to enable full-duplex using two handhelds. As most on this forum know,
> if you use two handhelds with the Arrow antenna, the third harmonic of
> the 2m uplink will desense the 70cm handheld, so you can't hear
> yourself. 
> 
> So, I hooked up what is normally the antenna end of the diplexer to the
> 2m uplink radio and the 2m radio end of the diplexer to the 2m part of
> the Arrow antenna. My hope was that this would suppress the third
> harmonic of the 2m uplink enough so that it wouldn't desense the 70cm
> handheld. The 70cm radio end of the diplexer was left unconnected. 
> 
> It didn't seem to work. I made contacts but I still didn't hear myself
> on 70cm. 
> 
> Just wondering if anyone else has tried this and what results you got. 
> 
> Steve AI9IN 
> 
> EM79ji
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From aa8ch at aol.com  Sat Mar 30 00:26:29 2019
From: aa8ch at aol.com (aa8ch)
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 00:26:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Rove starts tomorrow!
References: <30325320.13531854.1553905589509.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <30325320.13531854.1553905589509@mail.yahoo.com>

Check out @charliehotel10 on twitter.? Email works also.??
Hope to get you in the log if you need these grids!
73Chris AA8CH

From maccody at att.net  Sat Mar 30 01:20:57 2019
From: maccody at att.net (Mac A. Cody)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 20:20:57 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Today's Rocket Lab launch
In-Reply-To: <CABX7KxVQdzG5hNuS3p=4os92MXNnL8WWZqfX=Ke6WWy-hHBeuw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <E38DBD0B86C24C0AA621FF9ACC36EAF8@OsbornesPC>
	<8CE74C11F9804D6992BCAA0F2643612D@pcsp3>
	<CABX7KxVQdzG5hNuS3p=4os92MXNnL8WWZqfX=Ke6WWy-hHBeuw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1ba03f1d-b68e-931a-6768-be6256f50170@att.net>

Burns,

You are correct.? Traditional liquid-fueled rocket engines are very
complicated, due in part to the turbo pumps that feed the fuel
and oxidizer that are at cryogenic temperatures.? Traditionally,
the fuel and oxidizer are tapped to burn a small amount in a
preburner to power the turbopumps to keep the engine fed and
thrust maintained.? The plumbing to make this happen results in a
heavy rocket engine.

Using electric motors removes all of the plumbing needed to support
the turbopumps but, as you observed, at the cost of needing batteries
with enough power to keep the pumps running during the launch.? LiPo
batteries provide the power density to make this feasible.? Even still,
they have two sets and kick the spent batteries out when exhausted and
no longer needed.

73,

Mac / AE5PH

On 3/29/19 9:16 AM, Burns Fisher wrote:
> I saw most of it live.  I had no idea that they used an electric motor for
> the fuel and oxydizer pumps.  It must make the engine a lot easier to
> design and build!  And I knew someone was doing 3D printing for engines,
> but did not realize it was RocketLabs.
>
> BTW, another cool thing:  The electric pumps are powered by LiPo batteries
> (1 megawatt!!!!!!!!).  Two batteries can power about 1/2 the (1st stage)
> flight and then they "hot swap" to a second pair and drop the first pair to
> reduce wait.  Very cool!
>
> On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 8:58 AM Paolo (IK8XOO) via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>> TNX, but the video seems to be not available.
>>
>> 73s.
>> Paolo IK8XOO
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Wendy and Terry Osborne" <wandtosborne at gmail.com>
>> To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 2:19 AM
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Today's Rocket Lab launch
>>
>>
>>> Launch successful
>>> See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=OaUSf0D95vs
>>>
>>> Watch out for the next launch in April.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Terry Osborne ZL2BAC
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From chrispohladthomas at gmail.com  Sat Mar 30 02:42:34 2019
From: chrispohladthomas at gmail.com (Chris Pohlad-Thomas)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 22:42:34 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings
Message-ID: <CAKwvPO9D8ju_q0+jhuH9iiWQBZ5a10BmAr+hQ+gz8gqjjyy6Sw@mail.gmail.com>

Can someone remind me of the website where you can go to access satellite
recordings from recent passes?

-- 
Chris Pohlad-Thomas

From jeff30339 at gmail.com  Sat Mar 30 02:45:15 2019
From: jeff30339 at gmail.com (Jeff Johns)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 21:45:15 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings
In-Reply-To: <CAKwvPO9D8ju_q0+jhuH9iiWQBZ5a10BmAr+hQ+gz8gqjjyy6Sw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAKwvPO9D8ju_q0+jhuH9iiWQBZ5a10BmAr+hQ+gz8gqjjyy6Sw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <062D4E13-9364-4748-917B-F1738D507CA0@gmail.com>

Satnogs

> On Mar 29, 2019, at 9:42 PM, Chris Pohlad-Thomas <chrispohladthomas at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Can someone remind me of the website where you can go to access satellite
> recordings from recent passes?
> 
> -- 
> Chris Pohlad-Thomas
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From johnbrier at gmail.com  Sat Mar 30 02:46:12 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 22:46:12 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings
In-Reply-To: <CAKwvPO9D8ju_q0+jhuH9iiWQBZ5a10BmAr+hQ+gz8gqjjyy6Sw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAKwvPO9D8ju_q0+jhuH9iiWQBZ5a10BmAr+hQ+gz8gqjjyy6Sw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKO6xfqpVO5ba-6+Z4Oz7iO6J8nHkjQmWSh7=+jm7W5y1Q@mail.gmail.com>

https://network.satnogs.org/observations/

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 10:44 PM Chris Pohlad-Thomas
<chrispohladthomas at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Can someone remind me of the website where you can go to access satellite
> recordings from recent passes?
>
> --
> Chris Pohlad-Thomas
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From johnbrier at gmail.com  Sat Mar 30 02:50:20 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 22:50:20 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings
In-Reply-To: <062D4E13-9364-4748-917B-F1738D507CA0@gmail.com>
References: <CAKwvPO9D8ju_q0+jhuH9iiWQBZ5a10BmAr+hQ+gz8gqjjyy6Sw@mail.gmail.com>
	<062D4E13-9364-4748-917B-F1738D507CA0@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKPvJDcCtZ+n7FbYvSeM9Oj3KKEJS8GSCwH4sJdWCUaRJg@mail.gmail.com>

Damnit Jeff. You beat me by 57 seconds. I shouldn't have retrieved the
exact URL or signed my email.

https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-March/072433.html
https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-March/072434.html

73 JB

On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 10:46 PM Jeff Johns <jeff30339 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Satnogs
>
> > On Mar 29, 2019, at 9:42 PM, Chris Pohlad-Thomas <chrispohladthomas at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Can someone remind me of the website where you can go to access satellite
> > recordings from recent passes?
> >
> > --
> > Chris Pohlad-Thomas
> > _______________________________________________
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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.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From chrispohladthomas at gmail.com  Sat Mar 30 02:55:35 2019
From: chrispohladthomas at gmail.com (Chris Pohlad-Thomas)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 22:55:35 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKO6xfqpVO5ba-6+Z4Oz7iO6J8nHkjQmWSh7=+jm7W5y1Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAKwvPO9D8ju_q0+jhuH9iiWQBZ5a10BmAr+hQ+gz8gqjjyy6Sw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CALn0fKO6xfqpVO5ba-6+Z4Oz7iO6J8nHkjQmWSh7=+jm7W5y1Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAKwvPO8OHBkGHnhgszDYJ_wf1eHAVTg0zgjFk6=QKn5Oy1id=g@mail.gmail.com>

Thank you all!

On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 10:46 PM John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:

> https://network.satnogs.org/observations/
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>
> On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 10:44 PM Chris Pohlad-Thomas
> <chrispohladthomas at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Can someone remind me of the website where you can go to access satellite
> > recordings from recent passes?
> >
> > --
> > Chris Pohlad-Thomas
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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
>


-- 
Chris Pohlad-Thomas

From k5zm at comcast.net  Sat Mar 30 03:18:26 2019
From: k5zm at comcast.net (K5ZM)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 20:18:26 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKPvJDcCtZ+n7FbYvSeM9Oj3KKEJS8GSCwH4sJdWCUaRJg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAKwvPO9D8ju_q0+jhuH9iiWQBZ5a10BmAr+hQ+gz8gqjjyy6Sw@mail.gmail.com>	<062D4E13-9364-4748-917B-F1738D507CA0@gmail.com>
	<CALn0fKPvJDcCtZ+n7FbYvSeM9Oj3KKEJS8GSCwH4sJdWCUaRJg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <0c9801d4e6a7$3d952b20$b8bf8160$@comcast.net>


I've had a look at that site before. Doesn't seem like many US based
resources -if any at all. Wondering about best options for recordings of US
passes. 

73
Ian, K5ZM 
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of John Brier
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 7:50 PM
To: Jeff Johns <jeff30339 at gmail.com>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings

Damnit Jeff. You beat me by 57 seconds. I shouldn't have retrieved the exact
URL or signed my email.

https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-March/072433.html
https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-March/072434.html

73 JB

On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 10:46 PM Jeff Johns <jeff30339 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Satnogs
>
> > On Mar 29, 2019, at 9:42 PM, Chris Pohlad-Thomas
<chrispohladthomas at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Can someone remind me of the website where you can go to access 
> > satellite recordings from recent passes?
> >
> > --
> > Chris Pohlad-Thomas
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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
_______________________________________________
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 wandtosborne at gmail.com  Sat Mar 30 03:34:45 2019
From: wandtosborne at gmail.com (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 16:34:45 +1300
Subject: [amsat-bb] Today's Rocket Lab launch
In-Reply-To: <8CE74C11F9804D6992BCAA0F2643612D@pcsp3>
References: <E38DBD0B86C24C0AA621FF9ACC36EAF8@OsbornesPC>
	<8CE74C11F9804D6992BCAA0F2643612D@pcsp3>
Message-ID: <C7E49A84190C4BDDA5AA8799AB3EA61B@OsbornesPC>

Hi Paolo,

Hmm, it seems they have taken down from youtube but it is here:
https://www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream/
73,
Terry ZL2BAC

-----Original Message----- 
From: Paolo (IK8XOO)
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 1:38 AM
To: Wendy and Terry Osborne ; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Today's Rocket Lab launch

TNX, but the video seems to be not available.

73s.
Paolo IK8XOO



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wendy and Terry Osborne" <wandtosborne at gmail.com>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 2:19 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Today's Rocket Lab launch


> Launch successful
> See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=OaUSf0D95vs
>
> Watch out for the next launch in April.
>
> 73,
> Terry Osborne ZL2BAC
> _______________________________________________
> 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 vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in  Sat Mar 30 15:31:57 2019
From: vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in (Nitin Muttin)
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 15:31:57 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AISAT APRS payload on PS4 Platform
References: <1318102734.12849732.1553959917073.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1318102734.12849732.1553959917073@mail.yahoo.com>

Hello All,
An APRS payload from AMSAT INDIA will be flown on PSLV C45. The launch is scheduled on April 1st 2019 at 09:27 IST / 03:57 UTC. The payload will be powered on approximately over Sweden,Norway,Denmark, Finland, Poland and Moscow.We request stations at these locations to report the first signals (145.825 Mhz) from the payload.We also request the Amateur Radio fraternity worldwide to use the payload and Satgates to feed the traffic. More details about this unique project is available at?http://www.amsatindia.org?
The prelaunch TLE are also available for download on?http://www.amsatindia.org????
73
Nitin [VU3TYG]Secretary, AMSAT INDIA

From vu2exp at gmail.com  Fri Mar 29 14:18:34 2019
From: vu2exp at gmail.com (Rajesh Vagadia - VU2EXP)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 19:48:34 +0530
Subject: [amsat-bb] Greetings from India
Message-ID: <CAM2f4JZEVWGxT7Duu91+9bB95UX2ya0+7N4AnG8FNOOfOTYnug@mail.gmail.com>

Hello Sat friends,

I am VU2EXP active ham from India. QRV in hf/vhf/uhf digital & satellite.
I enjoy doing awareness/promotional
activities for amateur radio & satellites in west India zone as regional
coordinator of AMSAT-INDIA.

Would like to learn & discuss about radio satellites on this wonderful
platform.

Thanks & 73's

Rajesh P. Vagadia - VU2EXP
ML52jh

From dxdx at optonline.net  Sat Mar 30 21:33:26 2019
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 17:33:26 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] For Sale: Yaesu FT-897D New In The Box
Message-ID: <91094a2f-8ee3-6288-13dd-7a30a25849ac@optonline.net>

All:

I purchased a new unopened box Yaesu FT-897D from an estate sale. It 
came with the FP-30 A/C power supply and a Yaesu 300 Hz CW filter that 
was also unopened in the box. I tested the radio and it looks and 
functions like a new transceiver.

It's an all-mode HF, 50/144/430 MHz radio that comes with 60 meters and 
the TXCO from the factory. It can be used with internal batteries or the 
internal FP-30 A/C power supply that it came with.

It's not a full-duplex VHF/UHF transceiver but can be used with satellites.

I can provide pictures for those interested. My email address is: 
dxdx at optonline.net

Tony -K2MO


From k7trkradio at charter.net  Sat Mar 30 22:54:35 2019
From: k7trkradio at charter.net (Ted Krempa)
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 15:54:35 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings
In-Reply-To: <0c9801d4e6a7$3d952b20$b8bf8160$@comcast.net>
References: <CAKwvPO9D8ju_q0+jhuH9iiWQBZ5a10BmAr+hQ+gz8gqjjyy6Sw@mail.gmail.com>	<062D4E13-9364-4748-917B-F1738D507CA0@gmail.com>	<CALn0fKPvJDcCtZ+n7FbYvSeM9Oj3KKEJS8GSCwH4sJdWCUaRJg@mail.gmail.com>
	<0c9801d4e6a7$3d952b20$b8bf8160$@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <004501d4e74b$8c501910$a4f04b30$@charter.net>

John Papay's web site...(sri, don't have the url right this minute)

73, K7TRK

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of K5ZM
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 8:18 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings


I've had a look at that site before. Doesn't seem like many US based
resources -if any at all. Wondering about best options for recordings of US
passes. 

73
Ian, K5ZM 
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of John Brier
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 7:50 PM
To: Jeff Johns <jeff30339 at gmail.com>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings

Damnit Jeff. You beat me by 57 seconds. I shouldn't have retrieved the exact
URL or signed my email.

https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-March/072433.html
https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-March/072434.html

73 JB

On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 10:46 PM Jeff Johns <jeff30339 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Satnogs
>
> > On Mar 29, 2019, at 9:42 PM, Chris Pohlad-Thomas
<chrispohladthomas at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Can someone remind me of the website where you can go to access 
> > satellite recordings from recent passes?
> >
> > --
> > Chris Pohlad-Thomas
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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
_______________________________________________
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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Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb


From rs2atmink at yahoo.com  Sat Mar 30 23:07:40 2019
From: rs2atmink at yahoo.com (Robert Switzer)
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 23:07:40 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings
In-Reply-To: <004501d4e74b$8c501910$a4f04b30$@charter.net>
References: <CAKwvPO9D8ju_q0+jhuH9iiWQBZ5a10BmAr+hQ+gz8gqjjyy6Sw@mail.gmail.com>
	<062D4E13-9364-4748-917B-F1738D507CA0@gmail.com>
	<CALn0fKPvJDcCtZ+n7FbYvSeM9Oj3KKEJS8GSCwH4sJdWCUaRJg@mail.gmail.com>
	<0c9801d4e6a7$3d952b20$b8bf8160$@comcast.net>
	<004501d4e74b$8c501910$a4f04b30$@charter.net>
Message-ID: <1981098892.14184410.1553987260614@mail.yahoo.com>

I thought that too but when I went there didn?t see anything for this year... unless I?m looking in the wrong place
Rob KA2CZU


Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone


On Saturday, March 30, 2019, 6:54 PM, Ted Krempa <k7trkradio at charter.net> wrote:

John Papay's web site...(sri, don't have the url right this minute)

73, K7TRK

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of K5ZM
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 8:18 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings


I've had a look at that site before. Doesn't seem like many US based
resources -if any at all. Wondering about best options for recordings of US
passes. 

73
Ian, K5ZM 
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of John Brier
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 7:50 PM
To: Jeff Johns <jeff30339 at gmail.com>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings

Damnit Jeff. You beat me by 57 seconds. I shouldn't have retrieved the exact
URL or signed my email.

https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-March/072433.html
https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-March/072434.html

73 JB

On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 10:46 PM Jeff Johns <jeff30339 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Satnogs
>
> > On Mar 29, 2019, at 9:42 PM, Chris Pohlad-Thomas
<chrispohladthomas at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Can someone remind me of the website where you can go to access 
> > satellite recordings from recent passes?
> >
> > --
> > Chris Pohlad-Thomas
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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
_______________________________________________
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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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_______________________________________________
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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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Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

_______________________________________________
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From k7trkradio at charter.net  Sat Mar 30 23:42:15 2019
From: k7trkradio at charter.net (Ted Krempa)
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 16:42:15 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings
In-Reply-To: <1981098892.14184410.1553987260614@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <CAKwvPO9D8ju_q0+jhuH9iiWQBZ5a10BmAr+hQ+gz8gqjjyy6Sw@mail.gmail.com>
	<062D4E13-9364-4748-917B-F1738D507CA0@gmail.com>
	<CALn0fKPvJDcCtZ+n7FbYvSeM9Oj3KKEJS8GSCwH4sJdWCUaRJg@mail.gmail.com>
	<0c9801d4e6a7$3d952b20$b8bf8160$@comcast.net>
	<004501d4e74b$8c501910$a4f04b30$@charter.net>
	<1981098892.14184410.1553987260614@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <005501d4e752$34da8e20$9e8faa60$@charter.net>

Here is the site, however, no new postings. Hope John is well?

 

http://www.papays.com/sat/general.html

 

73, Ted

K7TRK

 

From: Robert Switzer [mailto:rs2atmink at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 4:08 PM
To: Ted Krempa; 'K5ZM'; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings

 

I thought that too but when I went there didn?t see anything for this year... unless I?m looking in the wrong place

 

Rob KA2CZU



Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS> 

On Saturday, March 30, 2019, 6:54 PM, Ted Krempa <k7trkradio at charter.net> wrote:

John Papay's web site...(sri, don't have the url right this minute)

73, K7TRK

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of K5ZM
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 8:18 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings


I've had a look at that site before. Doesn't seem like many US based
resources -if any at all. Wondering about best options for recordings of US
passes. 

73
Ian, K5ZM 
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of John Brier
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 7:50 PM
To: Jeff Johns <jeff30339 at gmail.com>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings

Damnit Jeff. You beat me by 57 seconds. I shouldn't have retrieved the exact
URL or signed my email.

https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-March/072433.html
https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-March/072434.html

73 JB

On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 10:46 PM Jeff Johns <jeff30339 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Satnogs
>
> > On Mar 29, 2019, at 9:42 PM, Chris Pohlad-Thomas
<chrispohladthomas at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Can someone remind me of the website where you can go to access 
> > satellite recordings from recent passes?
> >
> > --
> > Chris Pohlad-Thomas
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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.
> 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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expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official
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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 n1uw at gokarns.com  Sun Mar 31 01:08:08 2019
From: n1uw at gokarns.com (Frank Karnauskas)
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 18:08:08 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT News Service ANS-090 Weekly News Bulletin March 31,
	2019
Message-ID: <000801d4e75e$348d6210$9da82630$@gokarns.com>

73,
Frank

FRANK W. KARNAUSKAS, N1UW
ARRL MINNESOTA AFFILIATED CLUB COORDINATOR
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ROTATING EDITOR
1402 SUMMIT SHORES DR.
BURNSVILLE, MN 55306
N1UW at GOKARNS.com
612-644-9174



From dxdx at optonline.net  Sun Mar 31 04:47:23 2019
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:47:23 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Pictures Of New FT-897D For Sale Posted
Message-ID: <20ecb8d7-bbe6-ac05-b86d-06faa0229dc7@optonline.net>

All:

Pictures of the new FT-897D I have for sale can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMT7wqqNjjM

Sale goes to buyer with the best offer. Please contact me direct: 
dxdx at optonline.net

Payment must be via Paypal. Shipped to U.S. buyers Only

Thank you,

Tony


From pconver at gmail.com  Sun Mar 31 05:01:20 2019
From: pconver at gmail.com (Pedro Converso)
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 02:01:20 -0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] AISAT APRS payload on PS4 Platform
In-Reply-To: <1318102734.12849732.1553959917073@mail.yahoo.com>
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Thanks Nitin,

For early hunters passes at http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=aisa1

Good Luck on launch and thanks for this new bird.

73, lu7abf, Pedro

On 3/30/19, Nitin Muttin via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> Hello All,
> An APRS payload from AMSAT INDIA will be flown on PSLV C45. The launch is
> scheduled on April 1st 2019 at 09:27 IST / 03:57 UTC. The payload will be
> powered on approximately over Sweden,Norway,Denmark, Finland, Poland and
> Moscow.We request stations at these locations to report the first signals
> (145.825 Mhz) from the payload.We also request the Amateur Radio fraternity
> worldwide to use the payload and Satgates to feed the traffic. More details
> about this unique project is available at http://www.amsatindia.org
> The prelaunch TLE are also available for download
> on http://www.amsatindia.org
> 73
> Nitin [VU3TYG]Secretary, AMSAT INDIA
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
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From n1uw at gokarns.com  Sun Mar 31 05:18:19 2019
From: n1uw at gokarns.com (Frank Karnauskas)
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 22:18:19 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT News Service ANS-090 Weekly Bulletin March 31, 2019
Message-ID: <000901d4e781$27ea4910$77bedb30$@gokarns.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-090


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:

* SSTV Transmissions from ISS Set for April 1-2, 2019
* AO73/FUNcube-1 Mode Changes
* AMSAT Academy to be Held Prior to Hamvention Thursday, May 16, 2019
* ARISS Out-of-this-Word Auction Starts April 8, 2018
* International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students 
* India Space Research Organization to Launch EMISAT With 28 
  Satellites on April 1, 2019
* AMSAT India Requests APRS Reports
* GRCon19 to be Held September 16-20, 2019
* This Month in AMSAT History
* AmazonSmile for AMSAT!
* Microwave Update Conference October 3-5, 2019 in Lewisville, TX
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts from All Over

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-090.01
ANS-090 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 090.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
March 31, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-090.01


SSTV Transmissions from ISS Set for April 1-2, 2019

Cosmonauts on the International Space Station will transmit slow-scan 
television (SSTV) images on April 1 ? 2 as part of its International 
MAI-75 experiment, aimed at combining the efforts of universities 
and radio amateurs in Russia and the US to develop technology and 
technical tools that enable students to communicate and collaborate 
with cosmonauts and astronauts.

SSTV images will be transmitted on 145.800 MHz using a Kenwood 
TM-D710 transceiver. It?s expected that images will be transmitted 
using the PD-120 SSTV format. Transmissions are scheduled on both 
days from about 1400 to about 1900 UTC. Listen to the ISS when it is 
over Russia using the R4UAB WebSDR.

[ANS thanks R4UAB for the above information.]

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AO73/FUNcube-1 Mode Changes

As reported by a number of users, the transponder on AO73/FUNcube-1 
appears to be being affected by its many months in continuous 
sunlight.  The transponder is presently not working as intended and 
will therefore not be activated again for the time being.

We believe that the problem has occurred due to the higher than 
anticipated on-board temperatures. We anticipate that the situation 
may be resolved when the spacecraft starts to experience eclipses 
again at the end of April.

The spacecraft will therefore remain in education mode until that 
time with the usual high-power telemetry downlink active.

In addition to the telemetry, Fitter messages also remain available. 
Any schools or colleges that would like to have their message 
transmitted from space should contact operations at funcube.org.uk 
with their request, giving at least two weeks' notice.

[ANS thanks Graham, G3VZV for the above information.]

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AMSAT Academy to be Held Prior to Hamvention Thursday, May 16, 2019

Come joins us the day before Hamvention for AMSAT Academy ? a
unique opportunity to learn all about amateur radio in space and
working the FM, linear transponder, and digital satellites currently
in orbit.

AMSAT Academy will be held Thursday, May 16, 2019, from 9:00 AM to
5:00 PM, at the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) Clubhouse,
located at 6619 Bellefontaine Rd, Dayton, Ohio.

Registration Fee includes:

 - Full day of instruction, designed for both beginners and advanced
   amateur radio satellite operators, and taught by some of the most
   accomplished AMSAT operators.
 - Digital copy of Getting Started with Amateur Satellites, 2019
 - Edition ($15 value)
 - One-Year, AMSAT Basic Membership ($44 value)
 - Pizza Buffet Lunch.
 - Invitation to the Thursday night AMSAT get together at Ticket Pub
   and Eatery in Fairborn.

AMSAT Academy 2019 Registration Fee: $85.00. Registration closes May
10, 2019. No sign ups at the door. No refunds or cancellations.

Registration may be purchased on the AMSAT Store.

[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]

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ARISS Out-of-this-Word Auction Starts April 8, 2018

The ARISS-US team (Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station) will auction two very unusual items in its first-ever
auction.

Picture yourself as the winning bidder and proud owner of a
unique JVC Kenwood TS-890S signed by astronauts!  Or, you could be 
top bidder on a special astronaut-signed 6-volume boxed set 2019 
ARRL Handbook!

You could be the crucial person who helps ARISS launch its new 
custom-built higher-power radio system in 2019 with its voice 
repeater, improved packet APRS and SSTV capability that thousands 
of hams will enjoy. The new system will replace the aging, 
problematic units currently on the ISS.  You may be the winning 
bidder who helps ARISS continue introducing ham radio to thousands 
of students, teachers, parents, and whole communities?and inspiring
students about science, technology, engineering, math, and radio!

For complete information see: 
https://www.amsat.org/out-of-this-world-auction-sponsored-by-ariss/

Don't forget; set yourself a reminder: bidding starts April 8th at
12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC.

[ANS thanks ARISS-US for the above information.]

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International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students 

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program 
is seeking proposals from April 1, through May 15, 2019, from US 
schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations 
(working individually or together) to host radio contacts with an
orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS)
between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020.

Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with
learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and
much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. The
ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a
partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation,
the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global
organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program's goal is
to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. 

Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS
program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One
educator wrote, "Many of the middle school students who took part in
and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high
school as a result of that contact."  Educators are setting up ham
radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students'
interest. 

ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of
participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed,
exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite
communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on
the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to
use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-
related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate
Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-
lifetime opportunity for students. 

The proposal window opens April 1, 2019 and the proposal deadline is
May 15, 2019. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, go
to: http://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com 

Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will
be offered April 11, 2019 at 7 pm Eastern Time and April 16, 2019 at
9 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go
to https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com

[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.]

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India Space Research Organization to Launch AMSAT India APRS 
Satellite with Twenty-Eight Other Satellites on April 1, 2019

India will launch an electronic intelligence satellite, for the 
Defence Development and Research Organisation along with twenty-eight 
private satellites at 9.30 AM on April 1. 

According to ISRO, The PS4 will host three payloads in this 
mission. The three payloads include:
 
 - Automatic Identification System (AIS) from ISRO
 - Automatic Packet Repeating System (APRS) from AMSAT India
 - India and Advanced Retarding Potential Analyzer for
   Ionospheric Studies(ARIS) from Indian Institute of Space Science 
   and technology (IIST).

The ISRO will launch the satellites from the spaceport of 
Sriharikota, over 100 km north of Chennai.  The satellites would be 
launched from onboard the space agency's workhorse Polar Satellite 
Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-45, 

Reports inform that the whole flight sequence will take about 
180 minutes from the rocket's lift-off slated at 03:57Z on April 1,
2019.

[ANS thanks Latestly.com for the above information.]

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AMSAT India Requests APRS Reports

An APRS payload from AMSAT India will be flown on PSLV C45 as 
reported above. The launch is scheduled on April 1, 2019 at 03:57 UTC.
The prelaunch TLE are also available for download on 
http://www.amsatindia.org.
 
The payload will be powered on approximately over Sweden, Norway, 
Denmark, Finland, Poland and Moscow. They request stations at these 
locations to report the first signals on 145.825 MHz from the 
payload. They also request the Amateur Radio fraternity worldwide to 
use the payload and Satgates to feed the traffic. 

More details about this unique project is available at 
http://www.amsatindia.org.  

[ANS thanks Nitin, VU3TYG Secretary, AMSAT India for the above 
information.]

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GRCon19 to be Held September 16-20, 2019

GNU Radio Conference Call for Submissions

GNU Radio Conference celebrates and showcases the substantial and
remarkable progress of the world's best open source digital signal
processing framework for software-defined radios. In addition to
presenting GNU Radio's vibrant theoretical and practical presence
in academia, industry, the military, and among amateurs and
hobbyists, GNU Radio Conference 2019 will have a very special focus.

Summer 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 mission,
which landed the first humans on the Moon. GNU Radio Conference
selected Huntsville, AL, USA as the site for GNU Radio Conference
2019 in order to highlight and celebrate space exploration,
astronomical research, and communication.

Space communications are challenging and mission critical. Research
and development from space exploration has had and continues to have
far-reaching effect on our communications gear and protocols.

We invite developers and users from the GNU Radio Community to
present your projects, presentations, papers, posters, and problems
at GNU Radio Conference 2019. Submit your talks, demos, and code!
Please share this Call for All with anyone you think needs to read
it.

Submitting

You may make one or more submissions under the following categories
for presentation at GRCon. In addition to submitting a presentation,
you may submit a paper to the Technical Proceedings of GRCon19. You
do not need to submit a paper to the Proceedings in order to present
at GRCon.

Talks are 20-30 minutes long, including 5 minutes reserved for
questions. Each presentation should be a slide-deck that can be
shared publicly (PDF) after the conference. For presentations that
are technical in nature, talks that present real-world development
/ testing will be favored over simulation-only work.

Tutorials are 40 minutes long, and should have an educational or
"How-To" approach. If slides are used, they should be publicly
shareable (PDF) after the conference. Demonstrations or "real-
time examples" are welcome!

Posters can display any type of material that you believe is 
interesting to the community, and while most posters are technical,
they don't have to be. There is no poster template, so you can
create whatever layout you would like. Poster easels will be
provided.

To submit your content for the conference, visit our dedicated
conference submission site at:
https://openconf.org/GRCon19/openconf.php

Dates

First round closes 1 July 2019. If accepted, your content will be
immediately scheduled. Final round closes 1 September 2019 Space 
permitting.

If you have questions or need assistance with OpenConf, or have
content that doesn't quite fit and you want to talk it over, please
write grcon at gnuradio.org

If your submission is accepted, you must register for the conference
or your talk will be dropped from the schedule.

Please note that submitting a paper to the Technical Proceedings is
not required to submit a Talk, Tutorial, or Poster, but is strongly
encouraged. You also do not need to attend the conference to publish
in the Technical Proceedings.

[ANS thanks GNURadio.org for the above information.]

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This Month in AMSAT  History

While celebrating our Golden Jubilee, it's fun to take a look back at
the past fifty years.  Here's a peek at some news items from the 
archives of "The "AMSAT Journal", aka "Amateur Satellite Report" aka 
"AMSAT Newsletter" and "Orbit" as it has been named over the years.

March/April 2009

- Bill Tynan, W3XO recalls events of AMSAT's first decade.
- Owen Garrett, W5LFL writes about two generations of hams in space 
   as a father-son pair to travel in space.
- Barry Baines, WD4ASW reports that a team of AMSAT volunteers 
   removed equipment from what was the AMSAT Integration Lab.
- Gould Smith, WA4SXM describes the software and electronics
developed 
   for first CW and FM signals for SuitSat-2.

March/April 1999

- Keith Baker, KB1SF things about how AMSAT's early experimenters 
   did not realize how their MICROSAT and UoSat designs would spawn 
   a new billion-dollar industry.
- SUNSAT-OSCAR 35 is successfully launched.  After many months of 
   delays, a Delta II rocket carried the South African satellite 
   into orbit.
- Bob Bruninga, WB4APR describes how students worked six weeks 
   through Christmas vacations for prepare NATsweb Sat for orbit. 
   Last minute Technology Export License requirements posed by the 
   State Department cost the project its free ride.

March/April 1984

- Shigetake Morimoto, JA1NET et al describe JAS-1, Japan's first 
   amateur radio satellite.
- Harold Winard reports how AX.25 specification opened a new world of
   digital communications to ground-based and space-faring 
   experimenters. Development of Layer 3, the networking layer, 
   lies ahead.
- Harold Price, NK6K extensively describes the sleepless nights and 
   sweat that went into the construction on UoSat-B to meet a fresh
   launch opportunity.

March, 1980

- Joe Kasser, G3ZCZ looks forward to the new era in amateur satellite 
   communications with the upcoming launch of AMSAT Phase III 
   satellites when QSO's between stations in Europe, the USA and 
   Japan will become commonplace.
- Gregory Roberts, ZS1BI tells us to point our antennas skyward and
   comb the satellite frequencies for a new style of rare DX.
- Dick Jansson, WD4FAB introduces us to some interesting ideas for
   70cm antenna techniques.

1979

- President Perry Klein, W3PK celebrates AMSAT's accomplishment in 
   its first ten years.  Membership has grown from 250 to 4,300 
   members in 75 countries.
- Britain's first amateur spacecraft will be built at Surrey 
   University with features that will depart from those of the OSCAR 
   series.  Construction will take two years and $300,000.
- Pat Gowen, G3IOR instructs us how to build a real-time tracker for
   RS satellites with two pieces of still cardboard.

[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]

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AmazonSmile for AMSAT!

You're participation does make a difference:

Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, recently received a quarterly 
donation of $428.76 thanks to customers shopping at smile.amazon.com. 

To date, AmazonSmile has donated a total of:
$3,615.82 to Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
$124,651,081.04 to all charities
Thank you for supporting Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation by 
shopping at smile.amazon.com. You can track your impact throughout 
the year at your My Impact page.

[ANS thanks Zach Metzinger, N0ZGO for the above information.]

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Microwave Update Conference October 3-5, 2019 in Lewisville, TX

The North Texas Microwave Society would like to invite you to the 
annual Microwave Update Conference to be held October 3rd through 
the 5th 2019 at the Hilton Garden Inn and Conference Center in 
Lewisville (Dallas) Texas. 

Microwave Update is the premier microwave conference of the year and 
was initially started by Don Hilliard W0PW (SK) back in 1985. This 
is the ideal conference to meet fellow microwave enthusiasts and 
share ideas and techniques that will help you conquer your next 
microwave band. 

A full slate of speakers already includes Rex VK7MO, 
Tony Emanuele K8ZR, Rick Fogle WA5TNY, Paul Wade W1GHZ, 
Joe Jurecka N5PYK, Doug Miller K6JEY, Greg McIntire AA5C, 
Steve Kostro N2CEI, Kent Britain WA5VJB, Bob Stricklin N5BRG, 
Barry Malowanchuk VE4MA, Tom Williams WA1MBA, Tom Apel K5TRA, 
Tom McDermott N5EG and Al Ward W5LUA. If you are interested in 
speaking, please let them know.

Topics will include small dish EME, microwave propagation, parabolic 
dish feed horn design and construction, SSPAs, circuit design, latest 
microwave devices, software defined radios and digital modes just to 
name a few.

Friday morning will be dedicated to antenna gain measuring led by 
WA5VJB, noise figure testing led by W5LUA and phase noise analysis 
led by AF8Z and KC4YOE.

We still have several surplus electronics and mechanical places in 
the DFW area that may still be worth a visit on Thursday. Those would 
include Tanner Electronics in Carrollton, Altex Electronics in 
Carrollton, and CDC Surplus in Richardson. Other places that would 
also handle walk-in business and be worth a visit include Texas 
Towers, Ham Radio Outlet and Fry's Electronics.  A complete list is 
available at www.ntms.org.  

On Thursday afternoon, we plan to have a workshop lead by 
Tom McDermott N5EG on GNU Radio.  GNU Radio is a development and 
simulation environment used to create and test software design radio 
applications. This is a powerful learning tool and GNU Radio can be 
used to implement working radio applications.

Topics to be covered during the workshop will include:

 - Installation of the GNU Radio package in Windows.
 - Review of GNU Radio capabilities and core concepts.
 - Review of important GNU Radio modules, building a project, 
   implementing and running projects involving hardware.
 - Use of Gnuradio Companion (GRC) graphical environment.
 - Demonstration of Gnuradio Companion (GRC) application with 
   Ettus radio.

The attendee is encouraged to bring their 64-bit laptop with 
Windows 10. The focus will be on Windows but GNU radio works well in 
Linux also. Tom, N5EG has a good deal of experience working with GNU 
radio and communication systems. He has made presentations on the 
topic at the ARRL TAPR Digital Communication Conference. Tom will 
also have other speakers assisting him with the workshop.

The workshop has been tentatively scheduled on Thursday afternoon 
from 3 PM until 6 PM.

The plan is to have an informal program for the spouses which will 
include local shopping and sightseeing in the Lewisville, Grapevine 
and greater DFW area on both Friday and Saturday.

The Saturday night banquet speaker will feature Rex VK7MO who has 
activated over 100 grid squares on 10 GHz EME in both Australia and 
New Zealand. Rex will show us some of the beautiful places he has 
visited and talk about his adventures to some of the more remote 
places down under. This should be a real treat for hams and spouses.  

Kent Britain WA5VJB will coordinate the publishing of the 
proceedings by the ARRL. We are always looking for additional papers 
for the proceedings. You don't have to be a presenter to have your 
paper published in the proceedings. If you have an article on your 
latest microwave related project that you would like published, 
please send your article to Kent WA5VJB at wa5vjb at flash.net

Hotel registration has been setup. The hotel link is: 
https://tinyurl.com/ans-090-hilton

The conference rate for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night is $104 
per night for a King which includes breakfast. The rate on the same 
days for a Double Queen is $114 per night including breakfast. The 
rate for Wednesday night is $129 per night for a King including 
breakfast and $132 for a Double Queen. The hotel charges a higher 
rate on Wednesday as they have a lot of business travelers. We 
encourage everyone to register for the hotel as early as possible. 
If your plans change and you can't attend, you have until 
September 30th to cancel without any cancellation fee. Special room 
rate will be available until September 13. If you book without 
using the link above please mention North Texas Microwave Society 
so we can get credit for the room nights as this is required for us 
to keep conference registration rates as low as possible. The Group 
Code is "MICRO". If you have any problems with booking the hotel rate 
please contact w5lua at sbcglobal.net.

The Microwave Update web page will be updated shortly and it will
include conference registration as well as other helpful 
information. 
 
[ANS thanks Al Ward, W5LUA and Bob Stricklin, N5BRG Conference 
Co-Chairmen for the above information.]

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Upcoming Satellite Operations

* N. Michigan & S. Ontario (EN76/77/78/85/86) ? March 30-April 1, 2019
Chris, AA8CH, is hitting the road and heading North, starting 
March 30th.  FM and Linears.
Rove Day 2 March 31: FM/Linears Passes throughout the day from 
EN77/EN78 Start time TBD Evening passes from EN76.

Rove Day 3 April 1st: FM/Linears Passes from EN76, EN85, EN86, mid-
morning local to midafternoon local. Possibly other grids on the 
way home. Keep an eye on Chris? Twitter feed for possible updates:  
https://twitter.com/charliehotel10.

* EM47 ? April 1, 2019
Greg, WI4T, states he has a 90% chance of activating EM47 soon.  Greg 
will be on a get-a-way with his lovely XYL around April 1st, but 
plans to sneak off for a few satellite passes.  Stay tuned to his 
Twitter feed for future announcements:  https://twitter.com/WI4T_

* Defrosting Trip (EM90, EL99) ? April 7-9, 2019
Paul, KE0PBR, has plans to escape the Land of the 10,000 Frozen Lakes 
and head down to Florida, to enjoy a little Global Warming.  Will 
most likely be FM only, and holiday style.  Paul will post 
announcements on his Twitter account: https://twitter.com/KE0PBR

* Liechtenstein (JN47) ? April 17-19, 2019
Phillippe, EA4NF, is off on another DXpedition.  This time, he is 
heading to HB0/Lichtenstein.  Phillippe will operate under the call 
sign HB0/EA4NF from Leichtenstein and HB9/EA4NF from Switzerland 
(JN47s, on both FM and SSB satellites.  QSL via LoTW.  Updated 
info & pass announcements (time/frequencies) available on Twitter: 
https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT

* Northern Border Security Check (Minnesota to Washington) ? April 29 
to May 4 or 5th, 2019
Alex, N7AGF, is all set for his semiannual rover trip to activate 
rare and somewhat rare grids, from April 29th to May 4th or 5th (or 
longer depending on how things go).  Alex will fly into Minneapolis 
and drive back to my home grid CN88, activating as many ENx8,ENx7, 
DNx8,and DNx7 grids as possible along the route.  The hope is to hit 
many corners and lines.  

Alex  will be on both linear and FM birds. As always, activations and 
route details will be posted to his Twitter @N7AGF at 
https://twitter.com/N7AGF .  Alex will also be on APRS at 
https://aprs.fi/N7AGF-10 . In areas of limited cell service, he?ll 
be using inReach.  Email or hit Alex on twitter with grid requests, 
route suggestions, or hot tourist attractions in Minot.

* Pacific Northwest (CN85, CN83/CN84, CN76/CN86) May 31 - June 2, 2019
Casey, KI7UNJ, will be on in CN83/84 Friday, May 31st, CN85 
Saturday, June 1st, and CN76/86 Sunday, June 2nd.  Pass list to come 
in next few weeks.

[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL  for the above information.]

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ARISS News

+ Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-28 03:00 UTC

58th Hamilton Scout Group, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, direct 
via VE3DC. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI
Contact is go for: Sat 2019-04-06 18:31:06 UTC 38 deg 

+ Completed ARISS Contacts

Ulluriaq School, Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, Canada, via LU8YY
The ISS callsign was NA1SS.
The scheduled astronaut was David St-Jacques, KG5FYI
Contact made: Thu 2019-03-28 16:14:54 UTC.

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

 - Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

 - Francesco IK?WGF with 132 

 - Gaston ON4WF with 123

 - Sergey RV3DR with 113

[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.]

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Satellite Shorts from All Over

+ AMSAT Argentina Announces new ISS SSTV Diploma

To obtain this diploma, radio amateurs (Argentine or worldwide) must 
receive, record and upload at least 15 SSTV images obtained as 
transmitted from ISS.  Received images must originate from at least 
two different radio operations, spanning a month or more between 
them. Images received before March 1st, 2019 do not apply.
For complete information see: http://amsat.org.ar?f=9

[ANS thanks AMSAT Argentina for the above information.]


+ AMSAT ?Dinner at Tickets? Thursday, April 1, 2019

The annual AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp.) ?Dinner at Tickets?
party will be held Thursday at 1800 EDT at Tickets Pub & Eatery at 7
W. Main St, Fairborn, OH. 

No program or speaker...just good conversation and great company! 
A fine selection of Greek and American food can be ordered from the 
menu. Drinks (beer, wine, sodas and iced tea) are available at the 
bar. Leave room for dessert...there?s an in-house ice cream shop! 

Come as you are. Bring some friends and have a great time the night 
before Hamvention.


+ Mars Calling...It could be You!

An exciting new competition is giving citizens of planet Earth the 
opportunity to get their voices to Mars in the next phase of the 
ExoMars programme. People are encouraged to submit a 30-sescond 
sound recording which will be posted on the web site.  The public 
will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite recording.  
Eleven 30-second recording will be stored on a memory chip on the 
landing platform, but only one of the recordings will be 
transmitted back to earth.  The transmission will be used as a test
of the landing platform's ability to successfully transmit telemetry.
Full information is can be seen at: 
https://tinyurl.com/ans-090-mars-calling

[ANS thanks the European Space Agency for the above information.]

+ Rocket Lab DARPA R3D2 Launches March 28, 2019

A video of the successful launch can be viewed at:
https://www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream/

[ANS thanks Terry Osborne, ZL2BAC for the above information.]

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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 
additional benefits. Application forms are available from the 
AMSAT office.

Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at
one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the 
student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this 
status.

Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student 
membership information.

73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
n1uw at amsat dot org

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From vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in  Sun Mar 31 11:09:13 2019
From: vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in (Nitin Muttin)
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 11:09:13 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AISAT APRS payload on PS4 Platform
References: <1858433549.13053639.1554030553141.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1858433549.13053639.1554030553141@mail.yahoo.com>

Super,  Thanks Pedro 

73
Nitin [VU3TYG]

--------------------------------------------
On Sun, 31/3/19, Pedro Converso <pconver at gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AISAT APRS payload on PS4 Platform
 To: "Nitin Muttin" <vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in>
 Cc: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
 Date: Sunday, 31 March, 2019, 5:01 AM
 
 Thanks Nitin,
 
 For early hunters passes at http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=aisa1
 
 Good Luck on launch and thanks
 for this new bird.
 
 73,
 lu7abf, Pedro
 
 On 3/30/19, Nitin Muttin
 via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
 wrote:
 > Hello All,
 >
 An APRS payload from AMSAT INDIA will be flown on PSLV C45.
 The launch is
 > scheduled on April 1st
 2019 at 09:27 IST / 03:57 UTC. The payload will be
 > powered on approximately over
 Sweden,Norway,Denmark, Finland, Poland and
 > Moscow.We request stations at these
 locations to report the first signals
 >
 (145.825 Mhz) from the payload.We also request the Amateur
 Radio fraternity
 > worldwide to use the
 payload and Satgates to feed the traffic. More details
 > about this unique project is available at
 http://www.amsatindia.org
 > The prelaunch TLE are also available for
 download
 > on http://www.amsatindia.org
 > 73
 > Nitin
 [VU3TYG]Secretary, AMSAT INDIA
 >
 _______________________________________________
 > 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 vu2exp at gmail.com  Sun Mar 31 11:54:18 2019
From: vu2exp at gmail.com (Rajesh Vagadia - VU2EXP)
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 17:24:18 +0530
Subject: [amsat-bb] Greetings from India
In-Reply-To: <1742000780.14106552.1553975310719@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <CAM2f4JZEVWGxT7Duu91+9bB95UX2ya0+7N4AnG8FNOOfOTYnug@mail.gmail.com>
	<1742000780.14106552.1553975310719@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CAM2f4JYeZadmTfYyC5g1H8XK9bF-0fUS8jeYmP-z+rbd_teCaA@mail.gmail.com>

Dear OM Umesh KGVUG/VU2HUZ,
Many thanks for sharing your radio satellite activities, experience till
date & efforts you putup for hobby, just brilliant. You rightly said
"working with satellite is exciting for both young and old hams alike"!

Will look for your help whenever needed from your huge experience.

Will be connected.

73's

Rajesh VU2EXP
ML52jh

On Sun 31 Mar, 2019, 1:18 AM k6vug at sbcglobal.net, <k6vug at sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

> Hello Rajesh,
>
> How are you. It is good to know you are leading the efforts of
> AMSAT-INDIA.  As you have seen AMSAT-BB is a resource for specific topics
> like using satellites, radios, antennas, rotators and good practices and
> tips for beginners.
>
> Just to give you an idea, I have been involved with amateur satellites
> since 2011 and have learned quite a lot about them.  I have built several
> antennas suitable for satellite work and give presentations and
> demonstrations at local clubs and public events like field-day etc.
> Needless to say working with satellites is exciting for boht young and old
> hams alike.  I also had the opportunity to work with some students in India
> and abroad for their school/college projects that involved amateur and NOAA
> weather satellites.  Please don't misunderstand, this not about me, I have
> been a ham since 1976 (VU2HUZ) and I enjoy helping others enjoy the hobby
> as well.
>
> Science and technology is an integral part of education in India, however
> I also understand the restrictions, both financial and strict regulations,
> compared to western countries.  I would like to offer my help in any way I
> can.
>
>
> Best 73!
> Umesh Ghodke
> K6VUG
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Saturday, March 30, 2019, 10:11:39 AM PDT, Rajesh Vagadia - VU2EXP <
> vu2exp at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hello Sat friends,
>
> I am VU2EXP active ham from India. QRV in hf/vhf/uhf digital & satellite.
> I enjoy doing awareness/promotional
> activities for amateur radio & satellites in west India zone as regional
> coordinator of AMSAT-INDIA.
>
> Would like to learn & discuss about radio satellites on this wonderful
> platform.
>
> Thanks & 73's
>
> Rajesh P. Vagadia - VU2EXP
> ML52jh
>
>

From ve8rt at yknwt.ca  Sun Mar 31 14:03:11 2019
From: ve8rt at yknwt.ca (Ron VE8RT)
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 08:03:11 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] For Sale: Yaesu FT-897D New In The Box
In-Reply-To: <91094a2f-8ee3-6288-13dd-7a30a25849ac@optonline.net>
References: <91094a2f-8ee3-6288-13dd-7a30a25849ac@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <20190331080311.6f70ae991c7d425a29eeda48@yknwt.ca>

Good morning Tony,

    I have a couple of people who would be interested up here.  One
just passed his basic with honours exam last week, the other is
expected to write very shortly.  Both are looking to set up stations
and this would be a great radio to start with.  Would you sell it to
Canada?

    73  Ron VE8RT  Yellowknife, NT, Canada  DP22

On Sat, 30 Mar 2019 17:33:26 -0400
Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:

> All:
> 
> I purchased a new unopened box Yaesu FT-897D from an estate sale. It 
> came with the FP-30 A/C power supply and a Yaesu 300 Hz CW filter that 
> was also unopened in the box. I tested the radio and it looks and 
> functions like a new transceiver.
> 
> It's an all-mode HF, 50/144/430 MHz radio that comes with 60 meters and 
> the TXCO from the factory. It can be used with internal batteries or the 
> internal FP-30 A/C power supply that it came with.
> 
> It's not a full-duplex VHF/UHF transceiver but can be used with satellites.
> 
> I can provide pictures for those interested. My email address is: 
> dxdx at optonline.net
> 
> Tony -K2MO
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb


-- 
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From ve8rt at yknwt.ca  Sun Mar 31 14:04:12 2019
From: ve8rt at yknwt.ca (Ron VE8RT)
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 08:04:12 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Pictures Of New FT-897D For Sale Posted
In-Reply-To: <20ecb8d7-bbe6-ac05-b86d-06faa0229dc7@optonline.net>
References: <20ecb8d7-bbe6-ac05-b86d-06faa0229dc7@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <20190331080412.80a5f44db60c4d5dabb71e70@yknwt.ca>

Just saw the second post, US buyers only.

    Ron VE8RT

On Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:47:23 -0400
Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:

> All:
> 
> Pictures of the new FT-897D I have for sale can be found here:
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMT7wqqNjjM
> 
> Sale goes to buyer with the best offer. Please contact me direct: 
> dxdx at optonline.net
> 
> Payment must be via Paypal. Shipped to U.S. buyers Only
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Tony
> 
> _______________________________________________
> 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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From ve8rt at yknwt.ca  Sun Mar 31 14:08:34 2019
From: ve8rt at yknwt.ca (Ron VE8RT)
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 08:08:34 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AISAT APRS payload on PS4 Platform
In-Reply-To: <1318102734.12849732.1553959917073@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1318102734.12849732.1553959917073.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1318102734.12849732.1553959917073@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <20190331080834.95a45ba7056ca4869a03008a@yknwt.ca>

Hi Nitin,

   I'm slowly setting up for satellite APRS as I believe it may be the
best option for very short emcomm messages to/from our isolated
northern communities (HF has been useless at the bottom of the solar
cycle).  Another APRS satellite is great news.  Thanks!

    Ron VE8RT

On Sat, 30 Mar 2019 15:31:57 +0000 (UTC)
Nitin Muttin via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Hello All,
> An APRS payload from AMSAT INDIA will be flown on PSLV C45. The launch is scheduled on April 1st 2019 at 09:27 IST / 03:57 UTC. The payload will be powered on approximately over Sweden,Norway,Denmark, Finland, Poland and Moscow.We request stations at these locations to report the first signals (145.825 Mhz) from the payload.We also request the Amateur Radio fraternity worldwide to use the payload and Satgates to feed the traffic. More details about this unique project is available at?http://www.amsatindia.org?
> The prelaunch TLE are also available for download on?http://www.amsatindia.org????
> 73
> Nitin [VU3TYG]Secretary, AMSAT INDIA
> _______________________________________________
> 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


-- 
Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca>

From cswiger at gmail.com  Sun Mar 31 14:13:19 2019
From: cswiger at gmail.com (Chuck Swiger)
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 10:13:19 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings
In-Reply-To: <0c9801d4e6a7$3d952b20$b8bf8160$@comcast.net>
References: <CAKwvPO9D8ju_q0+jhuH9iiWQBZ5a10BmAr+hQ+gz8gqjjyy6Sw@mail.gmail.com>
	<062D4E13-9364-4748-917B-F1738D507CA0@gmail.com>
	<CALn0fKPvJDcCtZ+n7FbYvSeM9Oj3KKEJS8GSCwH4sJdWCUaRJg@mail.gmail.com>
	<0c9801d4e6a7$3d952b20$b8bf8160$@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <CAFX2DxB3yTLj83v3ZP8EvvA_S0Fzfw84coQO1t_OYHAiDcZ9aQ@mail.gmail.com>

Satnogs? There are some North America stations, I run a modest vhf & uhf
pair in central WV

The main page has an interactive map with stations
https://network.satnogs.org/
Just mouse pointer over to get a popup link to them, like CWVRPi3vhf -
click that and on the station page is a label "Observations" , the  number
of them, and a link to "View all"  - like my latest has CAS 4B from 3:14 to
3:22 PM EDT Yesterday for example.



On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 11:18 PM K5ZM <k5zm at comcast.net> wrote:

>
> I've had a look at that site before. Doesn't seem like many US based
> resources -if any at all. Wondering about best options for recordings of US
> passes.
>
> 73
> Ian, K5ZM
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of John Brier
> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 7:50 PM
> To: Jeff Johns <jeff30339 at gmail.com>
> Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings
>
> Damnit Jeff. You beat me by 57 seconds. I shouldn't have retrieved the
> exact
> URL or signed my email.
>
> https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-March/072433.html
> https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-March/072434.html
>
> 73 JB
>
> On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 10:46 PM Jeff Johns <jeff30339 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Satnogs
> >
> > > On Mar 29, 2019, at 9:42 PM, Chris Pohlad-Thomas
> <chrispohladthomas at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Can someone remind me of the website where you can go to access
> > > satellite recordings from recent passes?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Chris Pohlad-Thomas
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > 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
> _______________________________________________
> 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 burns at fisher.cc  Sun Mar 31 14:50:56 2019
From: burns at fisher.cc (Burns Fisher)
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 10:50:56 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings
In-Reply-To: <CAFX2DxB3yTLj83v3ZP8EvvA_S0Fzfw84coQO1t_OYHAiDcZ9aQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAKwvPO9D8ju_q0+jhuH9iiWQBZ5a10BmAr+hQ+gz8gqjjyy6Sw@mail.gmail.com>
	<062D4E13-9364-4748-917B-F1738D507CA0@gmail.com>
	<CALn0fKPvJDcCtZ+n7FbYvSeM9Oj3KKEJS8GSCwH4sJdWCUaRJg@mail.gmail.com>
	<0c9801d4e6a7$3d952b20$b8bf8160$@comcast.net>
	<CAFX2DxB3yTLj83v3ZP8EvvA_S0Fzfw84coQO1t_OYHAiDcZ9aQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABX7KxV7aOYhg3Fnqwp+GX+esfJSPGG_SZ5cpx1+rDH50uUe_g@mail.gmail.com>

I have one that works best with VHF (although it is supposed to do UHF) in
S. NH.  But someone has to request recording the pass.  Anyone who joins
SatNogs can do it.

On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 10:18 AM Chuck Swiger <cswiger at gmail.com> wrote:

> Satnogs? There are some North America stations, I run a modest vhf & uhf
> pair in central WV
>
> The main page has an interactive map with stations
> https://network.satnogs.org/
> Just mouse pointer over to get a popup link to them, like CWVRPi3vhf -
> click that and on the station page is a label "Observations" , the  number
> of them, and a link to "View all"  - like my latest has CAS 4B from 3:14 to
> 3:22 PM EDT Yesterday for example.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 11:18 PM K5ZM <k5zm at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > I've had a look at that site before. Doesn't seem like many US based
> > resources -if any at all. Wondering about best options for recordings of
> US
> > passes.
> >
> > 73
> > Ian, K5ZM
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of John Brier
> > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 7:50 PM
> > To: Jeff Johns <jeff30339 at gmail.com>
> > Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Audio Recordings
> >
> > Damnit Jeff. You beat me by 57 seconds. I shouldn't have retrieved the
> > exact
> > URL or signed my email.
> >
> > https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-March/072433.html
> > https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-March/072434.html
> >
> > 73 JB
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 10:46 PM Jeff Johns <jeff30339 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Satnogs
> > >
> > > > On Mar 29, 2019, at 9:42 PM, Chris Pohlad-Thomas
> > <chrispohladthomas at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Can someone remind me of the website where you can go to access
> > > > satellite recordings from recent passes?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Chris Pohlad-Thomas
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > 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
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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
> >
> _______________________________________________
> 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 doc at volcano.net  Sun Mar 31 14:41:09 2019
From: doc at volcano.net (Dave L PhD)
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 07:41:09 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AISAT APRS payload on PS4 Platform
References: <1318102734.12849732.1553959917073.ref@mail.yahoo.com><1318102734.12849732.1553959917073@mail.yahoo.com>
	<20190331080834.95a45ba7056ca4869a03008a@yknwt.ca>
Message-ID: <000601d4e7cf$c7c8d020$7901a8c0@Dave>

What is the power of Tx ?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron VE8RT" <ve8rt at yknwt.ca>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2019 7:08 AM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AISAT APRS payload on PS4 Platform


Hi Nitin,

   I'm slowly setting up for satellite APRS as I believe it may be the
best option for very short emcomm messages to/from our isolated
northern communities (HF has been useless at the bottom of the solar
cycle).  Another APRS satellite is great news.  Thanks!

    Ron VE8RT

On Sat, 30 Mar 2019 15:31:57 +0000 (UTC)
Nitin Muttin via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Hello All,
> An APRS payload from AMSAT INDIA will be flown on PSLV C45. The launch is 
> scheduled on April 1st 2019 at 09:27 IST / 03:57 UTC. The payload will be 
> powered on approximately over Sweden,Norway,Denmark, Finland, Poland and 
> Moscow.We request stations at these locations to report the first signals 
> (145.825 Mhz) from the payload.We also request the Amateur Radio 
> fraternity worldwide to use the payload and Satgates to feed the traffic. 
> More details about this unique project is available at 
> http://www.amsatindia.org
> The prelaunch TLE are also available for download on 
> http://www.amsatindia.org
> 73
> Nitin [VU3TYG]Secretary, AMSAT INDIA
> _______________________________________________
> 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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_______________________________________________
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