From diehl.mike.a at gmail.com  Wed May  1 02:19:22 2019
From: diehl.mike.a at gmail.com (Mike Diehl)
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 22:19:22 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Linear Transponder Up and Down link frequency
	calculator
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I think you?re both missing something. The developer created a tool to suit a particular purpose for them. Both of your approaches are like suggesting a multi-tool when all they need to do is cut a string with a pocket knife.  

73,
Mike Diehl
W8LID/VE6LID 

> On Apr 30, 2019, at 14:58, Mark D. Johns via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> Perhaps I?m missing something, too. Why not use a full-featured tracking
> program, such as SatPC32, that has all of this already included?
> 
> On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 13:06 Vinny Stipo via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> Am I missing something? Why not just put this info in a online
>> worksheet/excel, rather than compile a program with no source code?
>> 
>> -Vinny KM2W
>> 
>> On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 7:01 AM Hasan al-Basri via AMSAT-BB <
>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Absolutelyl, no worries about doppler. The only one of concern was the
>> 1200
>>> Hz error and I think that was a typo. I'll look for the update. Tnx so
>>> much, it is a wonderful asset to sat ops. 73, N0AN
>>> Hasan
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 11:56 PM Wendy and Terry Osborne <
>>> wandtosborne at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Hassan,
>>>> 
>>>> Just added CAS-4A to the list.
>>>> I was working off the AMSAT-NA Laminated frequency chart (April 2018).
>>>> Should have spotted it.
>>>> 
>>>> I have also tweaked the frequency on CAS-4B to track with your
>>>> measurements.
>>>> Use the same link for the updated program.
>>>> 
>>>> I?m tempted to add a few hundred Hertz to the conversion numbers to get
>>>> them spot on but the error
>>>> is probably less than the doppler correction required.
>>>> 
>>>> Trying to correct for doppler would require a built in tracking program
>>>> and then you might as well use SatPC32.
>>>> 
>>>> 73,
>>>> Terry ZL2BAC
>>>> 
>>>> *From:* Hasan al-Basri <hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com>
>>>> *Sent:* Sunday, April 28, 2019 11:48 PM
>>>> *To:* Wendy and Terry Osborne <wandtosborne at gmail.com>
>>>> *Cc:* AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [amsat-bb] Linear Transponder Up and Down link frequency
>>>> calculator
>>>> 
>>>> Very nice Terry, but you forgot CAS-4a  :-)
>>>> 
>>>> I work with pre-defined sat pairs to avoid Wifi spikes. Here are the
>>>> results for some of the common birds using our downlink and your uplink
>>>> (predicted) vs. what our uplinks really are for perfect audio.
>>>> 
>>>> CAS-4B 145.918  435.287  Actual: 435.285.900
>>>> XW-2A  145.672   435.043  : 435.042.600
>>>> XW-2B  145.733   435.107  : 435.106.800
>>>> XW-2C  145.798   435.167  : 435.166.800
>>>> 
>>>> Very solid agreement, tnx so much. It would have saved  us a lot of
>> time
>>>> setting up the first time, had we had you nice program.
>>>> 
>>>> Please add CAS-4A when you get time.
>>>> 
>>>> 73, N0AN
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Hasan
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 8:41 PM Wendy and Terry Osborne via AMSAT-BB <
>>>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>> 
>>>>> With the number of Linear Transponder Satellites that are operational
>> or
>>>>> in the pipeline,
>>>>> I thought a simple program to convert uplink to downlink frequencies
>> was
>>>>> worth writing.
>>>>> I?ve written one for Windows.
>>>>> You can find it here:
>>>>> 
>>> 
>> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4o375h6bygjxkzr/AABi9Ck9Wc6ODrhXwIVHxI-_a?dl=0
>>>>> I?ve put the exe file and the same file in zip format.
>>>>> I have put all the current birds plus the ones that have launches
>>> pending.
>>>>> Just select the satellite of interest from the ?Satellite? drop down
>>>>> menu,
>>>>> put your frequency into the text box and hit the Up or Dn calculate
>>>>> button.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Let me know if you think this is useful.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 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
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>> Opinions
>>> expressed
>>> are solely those of the author, and 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
>> 
> -- 
> --
> 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
> _______________________________________________
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From wandtosborne at gmail.com  Wed May  1 03:17:02 2019
From: wandtosborne at gmail.com (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
Date: Wed, 1 May 2019 15:17:02 +1200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Linear Transponder Up and Down link
	frequencycalculator
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Hi,

The idea was to create a simple tool that is an electronic version of the 
laminated frequency guide that you get with
AMSAT membership.
I initially thought of using Excel but quickly concluded it was easier to 
write it in MS Visual Basic Express 2008.
I have put the source code into the dropbox folder so people can look at it 
if they wish.
You will need  a version of VB.net to make sense of it.

73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike Diehl via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2019 2:19 PM
To: k0jm at amsat.org ; Mark D. Johns
Cc: AMSAT-BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Linear Transponder Up and Down link 
frequencycalculator

I think you?re both missing something. The developer created a tool to suit 
a particular purpose for them. Both of your approaches are like suggesting a 
multi-tool when all they need to do is cut a string with a pocket knife.

73,
Mike Diehl
W8LID/VE6LID

> On Apr 30, 2019, at 14:58, Mark D. Johns via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
> wrote:
>
> Perhaps I?m missing something, too. Why not use a full-featured tracking
> program, such as SatPC32, that has all of this already included?
>
> On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 13:06 Vinny Stipo via AMSAT-BB 
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Am I missing something? Why not just put this info in a online
>> worksheet/excel, rather than compile a program with no source code?
>>
>> -Vinny KM2W
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 7:01 AM Hasan al-Basri via AMSAT-BB <
>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Absolutelyl, no worries about doppler. The only one of concern was the
>> 1200
>>> Hz error and I think that was a typo. I'll look for the update. Tnx so
>>> much, it is a wonderful asset to sat ops. 73, N0AN
>>> Hasan
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 11:56 PM Wendy and Terry Osborne <
>>> wandtosborne at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Hassan,
>>>>
>>>> Just added CAS-4A to the list.
>>>> I was working off the AMSAT-NA Laminated frequency chart (April 2018).
>>>> Should have spotted it.
>>>>
>>>> I have also tweaked the frequency on CAS-4B to track with your
>>>> measurements.
>>>> Use the same link for the updated program.
>>>>
>>>> I?m tempted to add a few hundred Hertz to the conversion numbers to get
>>>> them spot on but the error
>>>> is probably less than the doppler correction required.
>>>>
>>>> Trying to correct for doppler would require a built in tracking program
>>>> and then you might as well use SatPC32.
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>> Terry ZL2BAC
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Hasan al-Basri <hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com>
>>>> *Sent:* Sunday, April 28, 2019 11:48 PM
>>>> *To:* Wendy and Terry Osborne <wandtosborne at gmail.com>
>>>> *Cc:* AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [amsat-bb] Linear Transponder Up and Down link frequency
>>>> calculator
>>>>
>>>> Very nice Terry, but you forgot CAS-4a  :-)
>>>>
>>>> I work with pre-defined sat pairs to avoid Wifi spikes. Here are the
>>>> results for some of the common birds using our downlink and your uplink
>>>> (predicted) vs. what our uplinks really are for perfect audio.
>>>>
>>>> CAS-4B 145.918  435.287  Actual: 435.285.900
>>>> XW-2A  145.672   435.043  : 435.042.600
>>>> XW-2B  145.733   435.107  : 435.106.800
>>>> XW-2C  145.798   435.167  : 435.166.800
>>>>
>>>> Very solid agreement, tnx so much. It would have saved  us a lot of
>> time
>>>> setting up the first time, had we had you nice program.
>>>>
>>>> Please add CAS-4A when you get time.
>>>>
>>>> 73, N0AN
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hasan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 8:41 PM Wendy and Terry Osborne via AMSAT-BB <
>>>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>>
>>>>> With the number of Linear Transponder Satellites that are operational
>> or
>>>>> in the pipeline,
>>>>> I thought a simple program to convert uplink to downlink frequencies
>> was
>>>>> worth writing.
>>>>> I?ve written one for Windows.
>>>>> You can find it here:
>>>>>
>>>
>> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4o375h6bygjxkzr/AABi9Ck9Wc6ODrhXwIVHxI-_a?dl=0
>>>>> I?ve put the exe file and the same file in zip format.
>>>>> I have put all the current birds plus the ones that have launches
>>> pending.
>>>>> Just select the satellite of interest from the ?Satellite? drop down
>>>>> menu,
>>>>> put your frequency into the text box and hit the Up or Dn calculate
>>>>> button.
>>>>>
>>>>> Let me know if you think this is useful.
>>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>> Opinions
>>> expressed
>>> are solely those of the author, and 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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>>
> -- 
> --
> 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
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions 
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and 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
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AMSAT-NA.
Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb 


From quadpugh at bellsouth.net  Wed May  1 07:45:08 2019
From: quadpugh at bellsouth.net (Nick Pugh)
Date: Wed, 1 May 2019 02:45:08 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Karl Janskey call sign
In-Reply-To: <80f2ce74-a17d-d7e8-f454-089f926b96c5@gmail.com>
References: <3c7e01d4fda7$7b9f9a10$72dece30$@bellsouth.net>
	<80f2ce74-a17d-d7e8-f454-089f926b96c5@gmail.com>
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Thanks Jim
I am a member of SARA have visited the GBT it is truly an impressive place.
nick






nick

Cell      337 258 2527
 
Helping UL become a world Class Engineering  and Educational School
Disagree I Learn


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim JIpping <jhjipping at gmail.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 10:01 AM
To: Nick Pugh <quadpugh at bellsouth.net>; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Karl Janskey call sign

Karl Janski was an electrical engineer employed by Bell Telephone. In the 1930's he was given the task to help find a means for trans continental communications . While researching the 20 mhz spectrum he can across a strange hiss that showed up several minutes earlier each day.  He suspected that it came from the Milky Way Galaxy.  He did not pursue looking into the phenomenon as his employer had other work for him to do.

It was Grote Reber, W9GFZ, who really started researching radio sources in the sky.

Both Janski's and Reber's radio telescopes are on display at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank, WV, the home of the world's largest steerable radio telescope.  If you ever get near the area, a stop at the facility with its many telescopes and excellent visitor's center is a MUST.

The observatory's radio club has been granted Reber's call, W9GVZ, They use it to commemorate radio astronomy in special events.  I spent several summers as a physics teacher studying radio astronomy at Green Bank and was able to help operate W9GVZ during a special event  at the dedication of the Robert Byrd Telescope in August, 2000.  I have to tell you that Green Bank is quite a place.  I get back there as often as I can!

Jim Jipping, W8MRR, AMSAT 5512

On 4/28/2019 5:48 AM, Nick Pugh via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Hello  All
> Karl Jaskey is the father of radio astronomy . Was Karl Janskey a 
> license amateur if so what was his call sign?
> Tnx nick de k5qxj
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available 
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. 
> Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and 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 w5rkn at w5rkn.com  Wed May  1 15:59:30 2019
From: w5rkn at w5rkn.com (Ronald G. Parsons)
Date: Wed, 1 May 2019 10:59:30 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fw: VUCC Awards-Endorsements for April 2019
Message-ID: <69002B46E1494F9AA2CDF00DB6E4D5ED@Ron8300PC>

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period April 1, 2019 through May 1, 2019. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! 
Lots of activity at the high end and low end of the list this month. Great!
CALL                APRIL    MAY

      KO4MA 1656 1673 
      WA4NVM 1522 1536 
      N8HM 1068 1102 
      N8RO 1065 1068 
      K6FW 743 794 
      WD9EWK 537 550 
      K7TAB 430 531 
      N3GS 409 454 
      NS3L 400 426 
      AE5B 368 384 
      KE8FZT 301 325 
      AB5SS 102 306 
      G0ABI 252 304 
      K5IX 250 300 
      K9UO 265 300 
      NR0T 200 274 
      KE8AKW New 258 
      AD0HJ 200 225 
      AJ4A New 225 
      AD0DX 167 219 
      K2MTS 100 201 
      AB1OC 150 177 
      KJ4EU 101 151 
      WD9EWK (DM41) 107 127 
      LW2DAF 120 125 
      W0NBC New 106 
      KL2DN New 100 
      N7EGY New 100 
      VE3CWU New 100 
      WD9EWK (DM42) New 100 


If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at <mycall>@<mycall>.com and I'll revise the announcement. This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for The two months. It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your call was not mentioned. 

Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work!

Ron W5RKN

From tasmac at w5pfg.us  Wed May  1 16:27:09 2019
From: tasmac at w5pfg.us (Clayton Coleman W5PFG)
Date: Wed, 1 May 2019 11:27:09 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] W5PFG May planned roves
Message-ID: <3d8fa491-1e4f-dfd0-36f6-b98ce79ad8fa@w5pfg.us>

May 11 EL18/28 (TX)
FM only, AO-91 & AO-92 between 16:30-18:40 UTC.

May 18 DN91 (NE)
May 19-23 DN83 (SD)
May 23-24 DN74 (WY)
May 24-26 DN71 (WY)
May 26-27 DM77 (CO)
May 27-28 DM95/DM85 (TX)
FM/SSB satellites, holiday-style. Open to schedules with EU.

Twitter @w5pfg

73,
Clayton
W5PFG

From daneggert at hughes.net  Wed May  1 04:18:04 2019
From: daneggert at hughes.net (Dan Eggert)
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 22:18:04 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Demo at Messilla Valley Radio Club Swap Meet
Message-ID: <8903FDF6-09A6-47CD-B584-89916AD3AD2B@hughes.net>

This Saturday, May 4th., I will be doing satellite demonstrations at the Mesilla Valley Radio Clubs annual bean feed and swap meet in Las Cruces New Mexico. The grid is DM62. I will be working the passes on the FM voice satellites AO-91, AO-92 and SO-50. 

Dan Eggert - AC9E

Sent from my iPad

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Wed May  1 17:09:21 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Wed, 1 May 2019 17:09:21 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK @ DM52/53 on Friday (3 May),
	maybe DM51/52 on Saturday (4 May) afternoon
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUcPXpSsE4x=4YCAe_K5nAkiPLc6TN95+OJZzF9wqz=GQA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

I previously mentioned my plans to visit the DM52/DM53 grid boundary
in Graham County AZ on Friday, 3 May 2019:

https://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-April/072954.html

I still plan on working the AO-91 and AO-92 passes around the middle
of the day out there. After those passes and a lunch break down the
road in Safford, I plan on returning to the DM52/DM53 line to work
some SSB passes. I may even try a FalconSat-3 pass out there, too. I'm
not sure if I will be able to work the 2118 UTC AO-7 pass from there,
and not sure if AO-7 would be in mode B at that time. I do plan on
trying the 2250 UTC FO-29 pass from DM52/DM53, and some of the XW-2
passes after that. I still need to make it to DM41 for the evening,
so I definitely won't stay out at DM52/DM53 after dark.

My travels should be visible as WD9EWK-9 on APRS:

http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9

and updates during the day will be posted on my @WD9EWK Twitter feed,
which is also visible at:

http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

For Saturday in the late afternoon, I may make a quick stop on the
DM51/DM52 grid boundary in Cochise County AZ. I was just at this spot
in late March, but some have asked if I could make a return trip and
put that grid boundary on the air. There aren't any late afternoon FM
satellite passes at that location, meaning it would only be on the SSB
transponders, and maybe FalconSat-3 for those who work packet. Please
check my @WD9EWK Twitter feed on Saturday for updates, to see if I am
heading out there, as well as my APRS track.

QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World, and QSL cards will be
available on request (please e-mail me directly with QSO details - no
need to first send me a card or SASE). Thanks, and 73!





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

From rfhynd at gmail.com  Wed May  1 17:14:17 2019
From: rfhynd at gmail.com (Robert Hynd)
Date: Wed, 1 May 2019 11:14:17 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Voice Recorders
In-Reply-To: <1877302284.736894.1556241541572@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <50FE51F9-9D9A-4B75-A9F1-53EB6B20B603@gmail.com>
	<1877302284.736894.1556241541572@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <F7B1002A-4D50-42AC-832C-FE97E18C895F@gmail.com>

Thanks to all responding to my voice recorder question. After reviewing the suggestions and because of its easy availability at a nearby Best Buy and also the very reasonable sales price I bought the ICD PX370 and I am happy with it. Thanks again.

Bob Hynd  N5URL 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 25, 2019, at 7:19 PM, "k6vug at sbcglobal.net" <k6vug at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> Can't beat an old smart phone (Android in my case), has tons of free recording apps, easily transfer/post audio files over WiFi, and costs nothing. Leave out the SIM card and be sure to turn ON air-plane mode, helps betteries work longer. An audio splitter, will let you use headphones while recording excellent quality audio without the surrounding noise. 
> 
> - Umesh, k6vug
> 
> 
> 
> On Thursday, April 25, 2019, 5:09:46 AM PDT, Robert Hynd via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> What voice recorders, currently available, are members using for their portable ops? 
> 
> Bob N5URL 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Wed May  1 18:17:21 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Wed, 1 May 2019 18:17:21 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Demo at Messilla Valley Radio Club Swap
	Meet
In-Reply-To: <8903FDF6-09A6-47CD-B584-89916AD3AD2B@hughes.net>
References: <8903FDF6-09A6-47CD-B584-89916AD3AD2B@hughes.net>
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUe+eM7wEiUHnrrUfBtCL8mELVPYFdzkGS9JVWzAxj7T5A@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Dan!

I will be at a hamfest in Sierra Vista AZ on Saturday morning.
Like we did a couple of weekends ago, I hope to make a contact
with you at your event in Las Cruces. Nice to see DM62 will be
on the satellites once again.

Good luck, and 73!




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




On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 5:14 PM Dan Eggert via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> This Saturday, May 4th., I will be doing satellite demonstrations at the
> Mesilla Valley Radio Clubs annual bean feed and swap meet in Las Cruces New
> Mexico. The grid is DM62. I will be working the passes on the FM voice
> satellites AO-91, AO-92 and SO-50.
>
> Dan Eggert - AC9E
>
>

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Wed May  1 20:22:02 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Wed, 1 May 2019 20:22:02 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox -1B / AO-91 in trouble?
In-Reply-To: <034301d4ff70$2a9eb090$7fdc11b0$@mindspring.com>
References: <65c8bd8f-9217-9150-1cb0-f79368cf3fd2@msa.hinet.net>
	<000801d4ff16$5ddbdb40$199391c0$@gmail.com>
	<d4702c38-f354-82b1-9aa0-9b1e8eeec4f1@msa.hinet.net>
	<000001d4ff23$c261baf0$472530d0$@gmail.com>
	<02fc01d4ff4d$d10bc080$73234180$@mindspring.com>
	<034301d4ff70$2a9eb090$7fdc11b0$@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUffF_r_Vo=ZkTzjSSkZHhvAun+CUVcGZiPUuahW71_bqA@mail.gmail.com>

Drew,

Today's 1941 UTC AO-91 pass over much of the continental USA sounded fine.
Some stations early in the pass, then many more as North Dakota and N7AGF
came into the footprint. Along with the activity on the FM repeater, the
telemetry page shows several stations uploaded telemetry during the pass.
My audio from this pass is in my Dropbox space http://dropbox.wd9ewk.net/
(folder "Satellite_Audio-2019", then look for the filename starting with
20190501). I was using the same TH-D72/Elk combination today that I used
yesterday.

It appears the reset you did to AO-91 yesterday fixed the issues. The
two passes yesterday, along with the pass earlier today, have sounded
normal.

73!





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


On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 4:18 PM Andrew Glasbrenner via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> I cycled the power to the IHU and it popped right back the way it should
> be.
> Should be fine now, but reports for the next day or two will be
> appreciated.
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
> AMSAT VP Operations
>
>

From k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Thu May  2 01:42:21 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 01:42:21 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Demo at Messilla Valley Radio Club
	Swap	Meet
In-Reply-To: <CAN6TEUe+eM7wEiUHnrrUfBtCL8mELVPYFdzkGS9JVWzAxj7T5A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <8903FDF6-09A6-47CD-B584-89916AD3AD2B@hughes.net>
	<CAN6TEUe+eM7wEiUHnrrUfBtCL8mELVPYFdzkGS9JVWzAxj7T5A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1992575495.47845.1556761341026@mail.yahoo.com>

 Hi Dan,
We'll be the same birds and it'll be a first if we can make a "quick group QSO" from CM97 to your group in DM62 and Patrick's demo at the hamfest without tying up the bird too much.? Should be fun ! 

73!Umesh


    On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 11:20:12 AM PDT, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 Hi Dan!

I will be at a hamfest in Sierra Vista AZ on Saturday morning.
Like we did a couple of weekends ago, I hope to make a contact
with you at your event in Las Cruces. Nice to see DM62 will be
on the satellites once again.

Good luck, and 73!




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




On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 5:14 PM Dan Eggert via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> This Saturday, May 4th., I will be doing satellite demonstrations at the
> Mesilla Valley Radio Clubs annual bean feed and swap meet in Las Cruces New
> Mexico. The grid is DM62. I will be working the passes on the FM voice
> satellites AO-91, AO-92 and SO-50.
>
> Dan Eggert - AC9E
>
>
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From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Wed May  1 22:11:40 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Wed, 1 May 2019 22:11:40 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite/AMSAT presentation & demo in Mesa AZ on 21 May
	2019
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUdTggnV2-M7F7CKm+ZF-Q3Eu_DD7WxSgeuG_VJ+=6jbPA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

I will give a presentation on how to work amateur satellites and AMSAT,
along with a demonstration of satellite operating, during the Superstition
Amateur Radio Club's monthly meeting on Tuesday, 21 May 2019. The meeting
will be at the City of Mesa's Charles K. Luster Building, located at 640
N. Mesa Drive. in Mesa, Arizona. This is on the west side of Mesa Drive,
and north of University Drive. The meeting starts at 7pm (0200 UTC on 22
May). More information about the club is available at:

http://superstitionarc.org

There appears to be an AO-92 pass coming by after the meeting wraps up,
around 9.15pm (0415 UTC on 22 May). This pass should cover much of the
continental USA. I plan on using this AO-92 pass for a demonstration of
satellite operating. If you hear WD9EWK on that pass, please call and be
a part of the demonstration. The meeting site is in Arizona's Maricopa
County, grid DM43.

QSOs made during the demonstration will be uploaded to Logbook of the
World. QSL cards are available on request (please e-mail me with QSO
details).

Thanks, and 73!






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

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Wed May  1 22:20:45 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Wed, 1 May 2019 22:20:45 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT @ Prescott (Arizona) hamfest, 31 May & 1 June 2019
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUeHSTovhhWXZc6-pqktgM-zGxNDHCOkMsiKg8hf=oaYCQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

I will have an AMSAT booth at the Prescott Hamfest, a two-day hamfest at
the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona, on 31 May
and 1 June 2019. This is the Friday and Saturday following the Memorial
Day holiday weekend. The hamfest is jointly sponsored by Prescott's
Yavapai Amateur Radio Club and the Eagle Amateur Radio Club at ERAU. More
information about the hamfest is available at:

http://hamfest.w7yrc.org

Along with the AMSAT booth, I will have demonstrations of satellite
operating from the hamfest, located in Arizona's Yavapai County, grid DM34.
If you hear WD9EWK on the satellites during these days, please call and be
a part of the demonstrations. QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the
World, and QSL cards are available on request (please e-mail me directly
with the QSO details).

Updates during the hamfest will be available on my @WD9EWK Twitter account.
If you do not use Twitter, you can see these updates in a web browser at:

http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

73!





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

From k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Thu May  2 02:00:08 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 02:00:08 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox -1B / AO-91 in trouble?
In-Reply-To: <CAN6TEUffF_r_Vo=ZkTzjSSkZHhvAun+CUVcGZiPUuahW71_bqA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <65c8bd8f-9217-9150-1cb0-f79368cf3fd2@msa.hinet.net>
	<000801d4ff16$5ddbdb40$199391c0$@gmail.com>
	<d4702c38-f354-82b1-9aa0-9b1e8eeec4f1@msa.hinet.net>
	<000001d4ff23$c261baf0$472530d0$@gmail.com>
	<02fc01d4ff4d$d10bc080$73234180$@mindspring.com>
	<034301d4ff70$2a9eb090$7fdc11b0$@mindspring.com>
	<CAN6TEUffF_r_Vo=ZkTzjSSkZHhvAun+CUVcGZiPUuahW71_bqA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1860865690.74490.1556762408109@mail.yahoo.com>

 
It was one of the busiest passes I have encountered and it isn't even Saturday yet !! 
Heard many new calls and tried calling back but got stepped on, probably from guys operating simplex, finally got N7AGF when the bird was almost LOS.? No worries, it was a fun learning experience. 
?
73! 
Umesh 
?
?
   On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 1:23:17 PM PDT, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 Drew,

Today's 1941 UTC AO-91 pass over much of the continental USA sounded fine.
Some stations early in the pass, then many more as North Dakota and N7AGF
came into the footprint. Along with the activity on the FM repeater, the
telemetry page shows several stations uploaded telemetry during the pass.
My audio from this pass is in my Dropbox space http://dropbox.wd9ewk.net/
(folder "Satellite_Audio-2019", then look for the filename starting with
20190501). I was using the same TH-D72/Elk combination today that I used
yesterday.

It appears the reset you did to AO-91 yesterday fixed the issues. The
two passes yesterday, along with the pass earlier today, have sounded
normal.

73!





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


On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 4:18 PM Andrew Glasbrenner via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> I cycled the power to the IHU and it popped right back the way it should
> be.
> Should be fine now, but reports for the next day or two will be
> appreciated.
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
> AMSAT VP Operations
>
>
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From k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Thu May  2 02:10:03 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 02:10:03 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite/AMSAT presentation & demo in Mesa AZ on 21
 May	2019
In-Reply-To: <CAN6TEUdTggnV2-M7F7CKm+ZF-Q3Eu_DD7WxSgeuG_VJ+=6jbPA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAN6TEUdTggnV2-M7F7CKm+ZF-Q3Eu_DD7WxSgeuG_VJ+=6jbPA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <209766202.64426.1556763003773@mail.yahoo.com>

 Hi Patrick,
Will try to make it, looks a low pass from CM97.Good luck with the presentation and demo.

73!Umeshk6vug

    On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 6:48:13 PM PDT, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 Hi!

I will give a presentation on how to work amateur satellites and AMSAT,
along with a demonstration of satellite operating, during the Superstition
Amateur Radio Club's monthly meeting on Tuesday, 21 May 2019. The meeting
will be at the City of Mesa's Charles K. Luster Building, located at 640
N. Mesa Drive. in Mesa, Arizona. This is on the west side of Mesa Drive,
and north of University Drive. The meeting starts at 7pm (0200 UTC on 22
May). More information about the club is available at:

http://superstitionarc.org

There appears to be an AO-92 pass coming by after the meeting wraps up,
around 9.15pm (0415 UTC on 22 May). This pass should cover much of the
continental USA. I plan on using this AO-92 pass for a demonstration of
satellite operating. If you hear WD9EWK on that pass, please call and be
a part of the demonstration. The meeting site is in Arizona's Maricopa
County, grid DM43.

QSOs made during the demonstration will be uploaded to Logbook of the
World. QSL cards are available on request (please e-mail me with QSO
details).

Thanks, and 73!






Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
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From k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Thu May  2 03:12:57 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 03:12:57 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Formatting HRD Passes File
References: <526409013.92973.1556766777221.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <526409013.92973.1556766777221@mail.yahoo.com>

I have been using HRD for a long time, it produces a very useful text file, called "passes.txt", listing the pass predictions for your grid square.? If you use HRD Satellite and know how to create the passes text file, you'll know what I'm referring to.? I have created a simple utility that formats the text file for better readability. The utility can be downloaded at the link below.? I use it all the time and am passing it along if anyone may find it useful.? 
?
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YPzTaLsp7deFUd8CyoHADbyH9G5vR-z0 
?
In this public folder look for the file called "HRDPassesFormatter.exe".? There nothing to install just download it to a convenient folder and double-click to run it.? All you have to do is to select the HRD passes file.? 
?
73! 
Umesh 
k6vug 


From tjschuessler at verizon.net  Thu May  2 03:29:19 2019
From: tjschuessler at verizon.net (tjschuessler at verizon.net)
Date: Wed, 1 May 2019 22:29:19 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Diwata-2, PO-101 times clarification.
Message-ID: <013201d50097$3ac0e740$b042b5c0$@verizon.net>

Looking at the schedule for FM repeater use on Diwata-2 available at
https://twitter.com/Diwata2PH, I assume the times listed there are local but
denoting they are UTC+8.  Looking at Diwata-2 passes over the US, I think
this means that these times are mot in sync with North America availability?
I may well be miscalculating though so please correct if wrong.

 

Tom Schuessler, N5HYP

EM12ms

 

 


From nicholasmahr1 at gmail.com  Thu May  2 03:53:25 2019
From: nicholasmahr1 at gmail.com (Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW)
Date: Wed, 1 May 2019 23:53:25 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Diwata-2, PO-101 times clarification.
Message-ID: <CAGu+VYuvagCua+yoUHjvfteFUcez5M_srnDreyBijPzBrf5S+w@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Tom,
They are in UTC+8. However next week when they release the new schedule it
should just be in plain regular UTC time to make it less confusing. In the
mean time use this calculator to convert it
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20190423T040000&p1=3910&p2=2433
. As of right now its only on late at night here in NA during east coast
passes roughly past 1:00 AM in the morning.

- Nick KE8AKW

From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Thu May  2 03:59:41 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Wed, 1 May 2019 23:59:41 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Mildred Hall School,
	Yellowknife, NT, Canada
Message-ID: <EFE9EB9F9C0D494994818630392177FE@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada

on 03 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:32 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.

 

Mildred Hall, a Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8 School, is located in the heart of downtown Yellowknife with Frame Lake and its beautiful trail almost sitting in its backyard.  It houses 271 students from the ages of 4 to 14 with very diverse backgrounds and cultures. Almost 80% of the students are Indigenous, so it boasts programming that is relevant to hands-on learning, science inquiry, outdoor experiential opportunities and the instruction of English, French and Dogrib.  Our basic beliefs revolve around the acronym SOAR- Share what you have (S), Ownership (O), Achieve your very best (A) and Respect everyone and everything around you. (R).

 

 

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

 

1.  Why is space travel so important to astronauts and other humans?

2.  I saw a picture you took of the northern lights and we have a lot of them 

    over here in Yellowknife.  Are you able to fly through the northern 

    lights?

3.  How do you see the sun from where you are? Is there a sunrise or sunset? 

    Is it different to how we see it on earth?

4.  How long are you there and how long can a person stay in space? Does it 

    affect your body in anyway, causing irreversible consequences?

5.  Do you constantly work up there?  Do you do anything for fun? If 

    so,what?

6.  What is your favorite thing about being in space?

7.  What is the most challenging thing about being in space?

8.  Does your hair and nails grow at the same rate in space?  Is there 

    anything different about the way they grow?

9.  If there is an emergency on the space station and you have to escape, is 

    there an emergency pod? If not what happens?

10. What is gravitational time dilation?

11. How do you keep time in space? Are you in a time zone?

12. Do you think humans will ever live on another planet?

13. What were you thinking when you blasted off? 

14. What is the strangest thing you have ever seen or experienced in space? 

15. Is it as silent as movies show?  Why? 

16. What do you miss the most while you are there?

 

 

 

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. Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada via 

    LU8YY. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

    The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

    Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-06 17:35:50 UTC 

 

 2. Moriah Central School, Port Henry, NY, telebridge via K6DUE

    The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

    The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

    Contact is go for: Tue 2019-05-07 13:15:35 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 jhjipping at gmail.com  Thu May  2 14:48:59 2019
From: jhjipping at gmail.com (Jim JIpping)
Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 10:48:59 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Karl Janskey call sign
In-Reply-To: <1170003196.2844417.1556662170297@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1170003196.2844417.1556662170297.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1170003196.2844417.1556662170297@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <33f4b650-cfed-f0b8-d522-289534d70a63@gmail.com>

Thanks, Kevin!?? You absolutely correct,? W9GFZ is the call and the club 
is in Socorro, NM.? When I was at Green Bank for the dedication of the 
GBT, I was on the understanding the group at GB had the call. BUT the 
NRAO is more than just GB.? I had a very nice personal guided tour of 
Socorro by one of the hams on staff there.? It was arranged by a good 
friend, Dr. Paul Vanden Bout, the then director of the NRAO. Paul and I 
both graduated from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. I remember well 
the whole day I spent on site at the VLA.

I was allowed to take several high school student to GB to use the 40 ft 
instructional telescope and learn about radio astronomy. We stayed in 
the dorm and had three activity filled days at the facility. I did this 
three years running.? What an experience! That was REAL science!

As a physics teacher, I have to say that my experience at Green Bank and 
several? tours of observatories across the US I was privileged to take 
completely changed my perception of science and the scientific method.

Any way, thanks for the correction.? I noticed the typo and was 
preparing to correct it? and, then, saw your post

Jim Jipping, W8MRR, AMSAT 5512

On 4/30/2019 6:09 PM, Kevin M wrote:
> Hi Jim,
>
>
> If you will forgive the correction, Reber's callsign was W9GFZ. And 
> while it may be the same club in both places, the call is assigned to 
> the club's address at the observatory in Socorro NM, not WV. (And 
> that's PO Box 'O'... not PO Box 'zero' for anyone wondering like I did.)
>

From corlissbs at aol.com  Thu May  2 20:28:05 2019
From: corlissbs at aol.com (Brad Smith)
Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 20:28:05 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO91 In Trouble?
References: <1366747496.1541093.1556828885092.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1366747496.1541093.1556828885092@mail.yahoo.com>


Umesh, I don't necessarily think that the people who step on us are necessarily simplex guys. Simplex people can hear when you are speaking. It is sad, but I believe it is very rude hams who believe they are more important. More like contesters who will step on anybody to get their contact.
73Brad KC9UQR
In a message dated 5/1/2019 11:06:16 PM Central Standard Time, amsat-bb-request at amsat.org writes:

It was one of the busiest passes I have encountered and it isn't even Saturday yet !! Heard many new calls and tried calling back but got stepped on, probably from guys operating simplex, finally got N7AGF when the bird was almost LOS.? No worries, it was a fun learning experience. ?73! Umesh

From jim at k6ccc.org  Thu May  2 20:37:23 2019
From: jim at k6ccc.org (jim at k6ccc.org)
Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 13:37:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [amsat-bb] =?utf-8?q?AO91_In_Trouble=3F?=
In-Reply-To: <1366747496.1541093.1556828885092@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1366747496.1541093.1556828885092.ref@mail.yahoo.com> 
	<1366747496.1541093.1556828885092@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1556829443.005723717@apps.rackspace.com>

Brad Smith said (in part):
> Umesh, I don't necessarily think that the people who step on us are necessarily
> simplex guys. Simplex people can hear when you are speaking.

Uh, no (at least most of the time).  If I'm in southern California uplinking to a satellite  over Arizona, a guy operating simplex on the uplink in New Mexico is NOT going to hear me.

73
-----
Jim Walls - K6CCC
jim at k6ccc.org



From k7trkradio at charter.net  Thu May  2 20:33:29 2019
From: k7trkradio at charter.net (Ted Krempa)
Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 13:33:29 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 2020z today
Message-ID: <005101d50126$4dfd0430$e9f70c90$@charter.net>

(What a mess was that pass) !!

 

FYI, it's kind of hard to figure out how to log a contact that was giving a
location as "67-68 line".

 

I understand the concept of brevity, but not everyone is a mind reader

 

Can someone fill in the grid letters from N7AGF's location, pls ?

 

73, Ted

K7TRK


From seb at wintek.com  Thu May  2 20:46:39 2019
From: seb at wintek.com (Stephen  E. Belter)
Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 20:46:39 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 2020z today
In-Reply-To: <005101d50126$4dfd0430$e9f70c90$@charter.net>
References: <005101d50126$4dfd0430$e9f70c90$@charter.net>
Message-ID: <EB6510C3-DFB5-4232-92AC-2DAFDB00DDF1@wintek.com>

Ted,

Alex was on the DN67/DN68 line.  It will show up when you get confirmation by LoTW.

73, Steve N9IP
--
Steve Belter, seb at wintek.com



?On 5/2/19, 4:42 PM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of Ted Krempa via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org on behalf of amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

    (What a mess was that pass) !!
    
     
    
    FYI, it's kind of hard to figure out how to log a contact that was giving a
    location as "67-68 line".
    
     
    
    I understand the concept of brevity, but not everyone is a mind reader
    
     
    
    Can someone fill in the grid letters from N7AGF's location, pls ?
    
     
    
    73, Ted
    
    K7TRK
    
    _______________________________________________
    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 jim at k6ccc.org  Thu May  2 20:49:29 2019
From: jim at k6ccc.org (jim at k6ccc.org)
Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 13:49:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 2020z today
In-Reply-To: <005101d50126$4dfd0430$e9f70c90$@charter.net>
References: <005101d50126$4dfd0430$e9f70c90$@charter.net>
Message-ID: <1556830169.418327882@apps.rackspace.com>

Four hours ago, he posted on Twitter:  
> After AO-91 I'll leave for DN67/68. 

So I would assume he was on the DN67 / DN68 line.  BTW, that took a single Google search on his callsign - it was the first listing.

Jim
K6CCC




-----Original Message-----
From: "Ted Krempa via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2019 13:33
To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 2020z today

(What a mess was that pass) !!

 

FYI, it's kind of hard to figure out how to log a contact that was giving a
location as "67-68 line".

 

I understand the concept of brevity, but not everyone is a mind reader

 

Can someone fill in the grid letters from N7AGF's location, pls ?

 

73, Ted

K7TRK

_______________________________________________
Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
are solely those of the author, and 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 May  2 21:33:34 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 17:33:34 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 2020z today
In-Reply-To: <1556830169.418327882@apps.rackspace.com>
References: <005101d50126$4dfd0430$e9f70c90$@charter.net>
	<1556830169.418327882@apps.rackspace.com>
Message-ID: <b9f07ad71ca9a49149c4fb7f13b6d440@etczone.com>

Not everyone does Twitter. 

Steve AI9IN

On 2019-05-02 4:49 pm, jim--- via AMSAT-BB wrote:

> Four hours ago, he posted on Twitter:   
> 
>> After AO-91 I'll leave for DN67/68.
> 
> So I would assume he was on the DN67 / DN68 line.  BTW, that took a single Google search on his callsign - it was the first listing.
> 
> Jim
> K6CCC
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Ted Krempa via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2019 13:33
> To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 2020z today
> 
> (What a mess was that pass) !!

From joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com  Thu May  2 22:33:22 2019
From: joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com (JoAnne K9JKM)
Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 17:33:22 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 2020z today
In-Reply-To: <b9f07ad71ca9a49149c4fb7f13b6d440@etczone.com>
References: <005101d50126$4dfd0430$e9f70c90$@charter.net>
	<1556830169.418327882@apps.rackspace.com>
	<b9f07ad71ca9a49149c4fb7f13b6d440@etczone.com>
Message-ID: <5ccb7031.1c69fb81.22a8b.1179@mx.google.com>

> Not everyone does Twitter.

AMSAT-NA Twitter has ~14,000 followers
AMSAT-NA Facebook has 2777 members and 4902 likes
AMSAT-BB has 2367 members

This is just the stats for AMSAT-NA. All of the international AMSAT groups
have their own  presence on Facebook and Twitter.

--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat.org



From w3ab at yahoo.com  Thu May  2 22:56:23 2019
From: w3ab at yahoo.com (W3AB/GEO)
Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 15:56:23 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 2020z today
In-Reply-To: <5ccb7031.1c69fb81.22a8b.1179@mx.google.com>
References: <005101d50126$4dfd0430$e9f70c90$@charter.net>
	<1556830169.418327882@apps.rackspace.com>
	<b9f07ad71ca9a49149c4fb7f13b6d440@etczone.com>
	<5ccb7031.1c69fb81.22a8b.1179@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <e25785e9-2c10-4ff1-a003-a22198f9f08b@yahoo.com>

No time to sort thru the twitter QRM. If I miss it, it was to be.

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

On May 2, 2019, 15:34, at 15:34, JoAnne K9JKM via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> Not everyone does Twitter.
>
>AMSAT-NA Twitter has ~14,000 followers
>AMSAT-NA Facebook has 2777 members and 4902 likes
>AMSAT-BB has 2367 members
>
>This is just the stats for AMSAT-NA. All of the international AMSAT
>groups
>have their own  presence on Facebook and Twitter.
>
>--
>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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From skristof at etczone.com  Thu May  2 23:58:43 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 19:58:43 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 2020z today
In-Reply-To: <5ccb7031.1c69fb81.22a8b.1179@mx.google.com>
References: <005101d50126$4dfd0430$e9f70c90$@charter.net>
	<1556830169.418327882@apps.rackspace.com>
	<b9f07ad71ca9a49149c4fb7f13b6d440@etczone.com>
	<5ccb7031.1c69fb81.22a8b.1179@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <91055d5ebe15cb89247d1d8b4e513bba@etczone.com>

Nevertheless, "Not everyone does Twitter" is true. 

Steve AI9IN

On 2019-05-02 6:33 pm, JoAnne K9JKM via AMSAT-BB wrote:

>> Not everyone does Twitter.
> 
> AMSAT-NA Twitter has ~14,000 followers
> AMSAT-NA Facebook has 2777 members and 4902 likes
> AMSAT-BB has 2367 members
> 
> This is just the stats for AMSAT-NA. All of the international AMSAT groups
> have their own  presence on Facebook and Twitter.
> 
> --
> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> k9jkm at amsat.org
> 
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From zmetzing at pobox.com  Fri May  3 01:59:19 2019
From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger)
Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 20:59:19 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 2020z today
In-Reply-To: <e25785e9-2c10-4ff1-a003-a22198f9f08b@yahoo.com>
References: <005101d50126$4dfd0430$e9f70c90$@charter.net>
	<1556830169.418327882@apps.rackspace.com>
	<b9f07ad71ca9a49149c4fb7f13b6d440@etczone.com>
	<5ccb7031.1c69fb81.22a8b.1179@mx.google.com>
	<e25785e9-2c10-4ff1-a003-a22198f9f08b@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <53c4eff4-67c7-0b59-de8f-c925cf2ba5d7@pobox.com>

On 05/02/19 17:56, W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> No time to sort thru the twitter QRM. If I miss it, it was to be.

Ditto.

--- Zach
N0ZGO


From k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Fri May  3 05:19:38 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 05:19:38 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO91 In Trouble?
In-Reply-To: <1556829443.005723717@apps.rackspace.com>
References: <1366747496.1541093.1556828885092.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1366747496.1541093.1556828885092@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1556829443.005723717@apps.rackspace.com>
Message-ID: <852367973.699695.1556860778170@mail.yahoo.com>

 We can take this off line..., but you both seem to be correct.? I guess Brad meant "can listen via satellite", and I had implied that the simplex ops cannot hear if they double with another.? Its like a pile up in a HF contest, so no worries, learning something new every time !!? 
?73! 
Umesh 
k6vug 
?
?
   On Thursday, May 2, 2019, 1:37:51 PM PDT, jim--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 Brad Smith said (in part):
> Umesh, I don't necessarily think that the people who step on us are necessarily
> simplex guys. Simplex people can hear when you are speaking.

Uh, no (at least most of the time).? If I'm in southern California uplinking to a satellite? over Arizona, a guy operating simplex on the uplink in New Mexico is NOT going to hear me.

73
-----
Jim Walls - K6CCC
jim at k6ccc.org


  

From ns3l at yahoo.com  Fri May  3 09:44:05 2019
From: ns3l at yahoo.com (Steve Nordahl)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 09:44:05 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Sunday May 5th rove to FN11/FN21 Line and possibly
 FN12	- Postponed two weeks.
References: <780467209.760767.1556876645568.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <780467209.760767.1556876645568@mail.yahoo.com>

Due to heavy rain forecast for Sunday, my run to the FN11/FN21 line & (possible FN12) is postponed for two weeks. Now scheduled for May 19thSteve NS3L

From aj9n at aol.com  Fri May  3 13:36:09 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 13:36:09 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-03 12:30
	UTC
References: <1577559766.3835365.1556890569624.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1577559766.3835365.1556890569624@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-03 12:30 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-03 18:32:19 UTC 59 deg

?

Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/ZRVQdYdwbOE? (***)

Stream should start about 17:30 UTC (***)

?

Moriah Central School, Port Henry, NY, telebridge via K6DUE

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-05-07 13:15:35 UTC 55 deg

?

?



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

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



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



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) https://srr.ru/?

?

?

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

?

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

?

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?

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

?

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Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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 114


****************************************************************************
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?2019-05-03 12:30 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 1305. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1248.

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 2019-04-30 02:30 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

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 decompudoc at gmail.com  Fri May  3 02:35:08 2019
From: decompudoc at gmail.com (Brian Clark)
Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 19:35:08 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu FT-757GX Mark I
Message-ID: <CAJs_bv3R=G3AdYr=yy0E5mDL72Z9ouMG5meQyFpEVePQiybKsQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hello Everyone,

I have a Yaesu FT-757GX Mark I that I would like to interface with some
control software.

I have a brand new USB to 3 Pin control plug.

I found DXLab software, but it is a bit overwhelming.

Is there another software package that someone can recommend since Ham
Radio Deluxe does not support this model?

73's KF6FES

Brian

From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Fri May  3 14:55:39 2019
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Edward R Cole)
Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 06:55:39 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Karl Janskey call sign
Message-ID: <201905031455.x43EtgG7016500@mail42c28.carrierzone.com>

https://www.astroleague.org/content/grote-reber-radio-astronomer

As you can see W9GFZ was the callsign of another great RA pioneer, Grote Reber.

Jansky's work came earlier as a engineer attempting to find the 
source of radio noise and stumbled onto the source as celestial.
https://www.nrao.edu/whatisra/hist_jansky.shtml

I see no reference to being a ham.

Both antenna are on exhibit at entrance to GB (been there several 
times with SARA).  Also visited VLA in spring of 1974 when it was 
under construction and may have been the first visiting engineer to 
get a tour (unofficial).  I was working at Goldstone (NASA).

In 1997 I was with the last tour to see the "Big Ear" telescope of 
Dr. John Kraus
http://www.bigear.org/

73, Ed - KL7UW

Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 10:48:59 -0400
From: Jim JIpping <jhjipping at gmail.com>
To: Kevin M <n4ufo at yahoo.com>, amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Karl Janskey call sign
Message-ID: <33f4b650-cfed-f0b8-d522-289534d70a63 at gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed

Thanks, Kevin!?? You absolutely correct,? W9GFZ is the call and the club
is in Socorro, NM.? When I was at Green Bank for the dedication of the
GBT, I was on the understanding the group at GB had the call. BUT the
NRAO is more than just GB.? I had a very nice personal guided tour of
Socorro by one of the hams on staff there.? It was arranged by a good
friend, Dr. Paul Vanden Bout, the then director of the NRAO. Paul and I
both graduated from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. I remember well
the whole day I spent on site at the VLA.

I was allowed to take several high school student to GB to use the 40 ft
instructional telescope and learn about radio astronomy. We stayed in
the dorm and had three activity filled days at the facility. I did this
three years running.? What an experience! That was REAL science!

As a physics teacher, I have to say that my experience at Green Bank and
several? tours of observatories across the US I was privileged to take
completely changed my perception of science and the scientific method.

Any way, thanks for the correction.? I noticed the typo and was
preparing to correct it? and, then, saw your post

Jim Jipping, W8MRR, AMSAT 5512


73, Ed - KL7UW
   http://www.kl7uw.com
Dubus-NA Business mail:
   dubususa at gmail.com 


From ingejack at cox.net  Fri May  3 16:16:43 2019
From: ingejack at cox.net (alex weimer)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 12:16:43 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AISAT-1 and LOTW
Message-ID: <47889513.2037435.1556900203758@myemail.cox.net>

Is there any time frame for adding AISAT-1 to LOTW ?  I know they are waiting to see if there will be a request to for an Oscar number however we would like to log our contacts made through the Digipeater of AISAT-1 !

Thanks 73  JACK  KC7MG

From ve6egn at gmail.com  Fri May  3 16:17:32 2019
From: ve6egn at gmail.com (Egon Backe)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 10:17:32 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Test
Message-ID: <CANfCYwGLKMamY+BdNGmtdLu_T8121VXsuVtZ3TROKNuxJrVkxw@mail.gmail.com>

Testing.

From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Fri May  3 17:38:33 2019
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 13:38:33 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AISAT-1 and LOTW
In-Reply-To: <47889513.2037435.1556900203758@myemail.cox.net>
References: <47889513.2037435.1556900203758@myemail.cox.net>
Message-ID: <F3EE7D7D-2D98-4937-9873-E5DD74DCF59F@mindspring.com>

I requested it be added last night in an email to my contact at ARRL. They have not yet added PO-101 either.

73, Drew KO4MA 

> On May 3, 2019, at 12:16 PM, alex weimer via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> Is there any time frame for adding AISAT-1 to LOTW ?  I know they are waiting to see if there will be a request to for an Oscar number however we would like to log our contacts made through the Digipeater of AISAT-1 !
> 
> Thanks 73  JACK  KC7MG
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From diehl.mike.a at gmail.com  Fri May  3 17:43:08 2019
From: diehl.mike.a at gmail.com (Mike Diehl)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 13:43:08 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 2020z today
In-Reply-To: <91055d5ebe15cb89247d1d8b4e513bba@etczone.com>
References: <005101d50126$4dfd0430$e9f70c90$@charter.net>
	<1556830169.418327882@apps.rackspace.com>
	<b9f07ad71ca9a49149c4fb7f13b6d440@etczone.com>
	<5ccb7031.1c69fb81.22a8b.1179@mx.google.com>
	<91055d5ebe15cb89247d1d8b4e513bba@etczone.com>
Message-ID: <50C54FFA-E081-43D5-94BA-EE0F288CEAF3@gmail.com>

Maybe we can get a list of pager numbers for those who choose not to use technology to be more successful on the birds. 

73,
Mike Diehl
W8LID/VE6LID 

> On May 2, 2019, at 19:58, AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> Nevertheless, "Not everyone does Twitter" is true. 
> 
> Steve AI9IN
> 
> On 2019-05-02 6:33 pm, JoAnne K9JKM via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> 
>>> Not everyone does Twitter.
>> 
>> AMSAT-NA Twitter has ~14,000 followers
>> AMSAT-NA Facebook has 2777 members and 4902 likes
>> AMSAT-BB has 2367 members
>> 
>> This is just the stats for AMSAT-NA. All of the international AMSAT groups
>> have their own  presence on Facebook and Twitter.
>> 
>> --
>> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
>> k9jkm at amsat.org
>> 
>> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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From skristof at etczone.com  Fri May  3 17:50:15 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 13:50:15 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 2020z today
In-Reply-To: <50C54FFA-E081-43D5-94BA-EE0F288CEAF3@gmail.com>
References: <005101d50126$4dfd0430$e9f70c90$@charter.net>
	<1556830169.418327882@apps.rackspace.com>
	<b9f07ad71ca9a49149c4fb7f13b6d440@etczone.com>
	<5ccb7031.1c69fb81.22a8b.1179@mx.google.com>
	<91055d5ebe15cb89247d1d8b4e513bba@etczone.com>
	<50C54FFA-E081-43D5-94BA-EE0F288CEAF3@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <394626dee64cbc7757d158aed1c2f027@etczone.com>

Not everyone does pagers. 

Steve AI9IN

On 2019-05-03 1:43 pm, Mike Diehl wrote:

> Maybe we can get a list of pager numbers for those who choose not to use technology to be more successful on the birds. 
> 
> 73,
> Mike Diehl
> W8LID/VE6LID 
> 
> On May 2, 2019, at 19:58, AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> Nevertheless, "Not everyone does Twitter" is true. 
> 
> Steve AI9IN
> 
> On 2019-05-02 6:33 pm, JoAnne K9JKM via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> 
> Not everyone does Twitter. 
> AMSAT-NA Twitter has ~14,000 followers
> AMSAT-NA Facebook has 2777 members and 4902 likes
> AMSAT-BB has 2367 members
> 
> This is just the stats for AMSAT-NA. All of the international AMSAT groups
> have their own  presence on Facebook and Twitter.
> 
> --
> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> k9jkm at amsat.org
> 
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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From ingejack at cox.net  Fri May  3 18:01:52 2019
From: ingejack at cox.net (alex weimer)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 14:01:52 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AISAT-1 and LOTW
In-Reply-To: <F3EE7D7D-2D98-4937-9873-E5DD74DCF59F@mindspring.com>
References: <47889513.2037435.1556900203758@myemail.cox.net>
	<F3EE7D7D-2D98-4937-9873-E5DD74DCF59F@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <89230831.2039684.1556906512903@myemail.cox.net>

Thanks a million Drew !! I'm sure many others are waiting as well ! 73 JACK KC7MG

> On May 3, 2019 at 1:38 PM Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner at mindspring.com mailto:glasbrenner at mindspring.com > wrote:
> 
> 
>     I requested it be added last night in an email to my contact at ARRL. They have not yet added PO-101 either.
> 
>     73, Drew KO4MA
> 
>         > > On May 3, 2019, at 12:16 PM, alex weimer via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org > wrote:
> > 
> >         Is there any time frame for adding AISAT-1 to LOTW ? I know they are waiting to see if there will be a request to for an Oscar number however we would like to log our contacts made through the Digipeater of AISAT-1 !
> > 
> >         Thanks 73 JACK KC7MG
> >         _______________________________________________
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> >     > 

From eli.caul at sonic.com  Fri May  3 18:48:51 2019
From: eli.caul at sonic.com (Eli Caul)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 18:48:51 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 2020z today
In-Reply-To: <91055d5ebe15cb89247d1d8b4e513bba@etczone.com>
References: <005101d50126$4dfd0430$e9f70c90$@charter.net>
	<1556830169.418327882@apps.rackspace.com>
	<b9f07ad71ca9a49149c4fb7f13b6d440@etczone.com>
	<5ccb7031.1c69fb81.22a8b.1179@mx.google.com>
	<91055d5ebe15cb89247d1d8b4e513bba@etczone.com>
Message-ID: <MW2PR20MB206072C79DCD588467E966F698350@MW2PR20MB2060.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>

100% agreed.   I've been an involved enthusiast in different hobbies (Classic cars, radio etc) for many years.

Private IT resources are the way to go.   It always saddens me when a good group hitches their wagon to a for-profit information resource, because not everyone in the group is willing to be part of the commercial process. 

Personally, I don't care to make advertisers rich while enjoying a hobby with my friends.  

Remember:  If you use an IT resource that is 'free', then _you_ are the Product. 

Keep it private.

- Eli Caul

Director of Customer Care
Sonic
707-237-6201 Direct
707-521-0131 Faxline

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of AI9IN via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2019 16:59
To: JoAnne K9JKM <joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com>
Cc: 'AMSAT-BB' <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-92 2020z today

Nevertheless, "Not everyone does Twitter" is true. 

Steve AI9IN

On 2019-05-02 6:33 pm, JoAnne K9JKM via AMSAT-BB wrote:

>> Not everyone does Twitter.
> 
> AMSAT-NA Twitter has ~14,000 followers AMSAT-NA Facebook has 2777 
> members and 4902 likes AMSAT-BB has 2367 members
> 
> This is just the stats for AMSAT-NA. All of the international AMSAT 
> groups have their own  presence on Facebook and Twitter.
> 
> --
> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> k9jkm at amsat.org
> 
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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From john.bonewitz at keaau.k12.hi.us  Fri May  3 16:58:38 2019
From: john.bonewitz at keaau.k12.hi.us (John Bonewitz)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 06:58:38 -1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Physics Class in Hawaii, AO-91 attempt
Message-ID: <CAOzDMhLofA7EDK19ZAxSRbioUbWaaa56eR5PC0dUdFMq_VFxdg@mail.gmail.com>

Aloha!

I?m a Physics Teacher at Kea?au High School (BK29LO). My students have
built a yagi antenna and learned how to work amature radio satellites as
part of a unit on satellite motion. They have successfully heard themselves
on the downlink of AO-91 several times now, but we haven?t managed to make
a contact.

We are going to try to make another attempt today at 21:58z - 22:10z. It
would be amazing if someone could listen for us! My call is KH6JB.

I hope this is the right place to post something like this. Forgive me if
I?ve left something out!

73

John Bonewitz
KH6JB

From devin at thecabal.org  Fri May  3 20:19:05 2019
From: devin at thecabal.org (Devin L. Ganger)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 20:19:05 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
Message-ID: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>

Greetings, programs!

I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have a good reference to a detailed design?

Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage of eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.

Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're deploying a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up my TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.

Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.


--
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email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
cell: +1 425.239.2575


From tucker at mcguireland.com  Fri May  3 20:33:23 2019
From: tucker at mcguireland.com (Tucker McGuire)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 16:33:23 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 2020z today
In-Reply-To: <394626dee64cbc7757d158aed1c2f027@etczone.com>
References: <005101d50126$4dfd0430$e9f70c90$@charter.net>
	<1556830169.418327882@apps.rackspace.com>
	<b9f07ad71ca9a49149c4fb7f13b6d440@etczone.com>
	<5ccb7031.1c69fb81.22a8b.1179@mx.google.com>
	<91055d5ebe15cb89247d1d8b4e513bba@etczone.com>
	<50C54FFA-E081-43D5-94BA-EE0F288CEAF3@gmail.com>
	<394626dee64cbc7757d158aed1c2f027@etczone.com>
Message-ID: <CA+gmQJR96Rt8aUhRFfVwW5TGXhNMT5vCqoPEtyFzRV+3nrTnAA@mail.gmail.com>

Who says he has to use a method that everyone uses? It's not his
responsibility to.  If you missed it on Twitter that's your problem...

Cheers,
Tucker
W4FS/VE9FS

On Fri, May 3, 2019, 1:51 PM AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Not everyone does pagers.
>
> Steve AI9IN
>
> On 2019-05-03 1:43 pm, Mike Diehl wrote:
>
> > Maybe we can get a list of pager numbers for those who choose not to use
> technology to be more successful on the birds.
> >
> > 73,
> > Mike Diehl
> > W8LID/VE6LID
> >
> > On May 2, 2019, at 19:58, AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> > Nevertheless, "Not everyone does Twitter" is true.
> >
> > Steve AI9IN
> >
> > On 2019-05-02 6:33 pm, JoAnne K9JKM via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> >
> > Not everyone does Twitter.
> > AMSAT-NA Twitter has ~14,000 followers
> > AMSAT-NA Facebook has 2777 members and 4902 likes
> > AMSAT-BB has 2367 members
> >
> > This is just the stats for AMSAT-NA. All of the international AMSAT
> groups
> > have their own  presence on Facebook and Twitter.
> >
> > --
> > 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> > k9jkm at amsat.org
> >
> > Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>  _______________________________________________
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> expressed
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From tucker at mcguireland.com  Fri May  3 20:38:20 2019
From: tucker at mcguireland.com (Tucker McGuire)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 16:38:20 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
References: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
Message-ID: <CA+gmQJTiV6qKE3LEwepmf1BQHdfwXfaWPnH=6FJzm5R11EVQ7g@mail.gmail.com>

Please don't use eggbeaters. That is all.

73,
Tucker
W4FS/VE9FS

On Fri, May 3, 2019, 4:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Greetings, programs!
>
> I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
> Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
> eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have a
> good reference to a detailed design?
>
> Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage of
> eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
>
> Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're deploying
> a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a
> duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using
> with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up my
> TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
>
> Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
>
>
> --
> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> cell: +1 425.239.2575
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
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From dave at druidnetworks.com  Fri May  3 20:39:19 2019
From: dave at druidnetworks.com (David Swanson)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 15:39:19 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <CANq+eyWkTCfVBn1uDWwTthH0+BMf83PyBxTcuWHi8yWc+L4FTQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
	<CANq+eyWkTCfVBn1uDWwTthH0+BMf83PyBxTcuWHi8yWc+L4FTQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CANq+eyVShJaVQ=oK3mWsJumLE00deEy64iijh-cY4TTU6KYA4Q@mail.gmail.com>

Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:

http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261

You'll also need a pair of these:

https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC

Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.

Good luck! 73!

-Dave, KG5CCI

On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:38 PM David Swanson <dave at druidnetworks.com> wrote:

> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
>
> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
>
> You'll also need a pair of these:
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
>
> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
>
> Good luck! 73!
>
> -Dave, KG5CCI
>
> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>> Greetings, programs!
>>
>> I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
>> Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
>> eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have a
>> good reference to a detailed design?
>>
>> Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage
>> of eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
>>
>> Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
>> deploying a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them
>> through a duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago
>> for using with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I
>> picked up my TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
>> email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
>> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
>> cell: +1 425.239.2575
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>> Opinions expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
>> AMSAT-NA.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>
>

From dave at druidnetworks.com  Fri May  3 20:45:22 2019
From: dave at druidnetworks.com (David Swanson)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 15:45:22 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
References: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
Message-ID: <CANq+eyX=tiwtgso=Y6Tubg8db_0RWkO5kxa06MwsumHU3cyGsQ@mail.gmail.com>

Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:

http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261

You'll also need a pair of these:

https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC

Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.

Good luck! 73!

-Dave, KG5CCI

On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Greetings, programs!
>
> I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
> Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
> eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have a
> good reference to a detailed design?
>
> Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage of
> eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
>
> Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're deploying
> a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a
> duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using
> with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up my
> TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
>
> Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
>
>
> --
> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> cell: +1 425.239.2575
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
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From w3ab at yahoo.com  Fri May  3 20:50:44 2019
From: w3ab at yahoo.com (W3AB/GEO)
Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 13:50:44 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 2020z today
In-Reply-To: <394626dee64cbc7757d158aed1c2f027@etczone.com>
References: <005101d50126$4dfd0430$e9f70c90$@charter.net>
	<1556830169.418327882@apps.rackspace.com>
	<b9f07ad71ca9a49149c4fb7f13b6d440@etczone.com>
	<5ccb7031.1c69fb81.22a8b.1179@mx.google.com>
	<91055d5ebe15cb89247d1d8b4e513bba@etczone.com>
	<50C54FFA-E081-43D5-94BA-EE0F288CEAF3@gmail.com>
	<394626dee64cbc7757d158aed1c2f027@etczone.com>
Message-ID: <25d81bac-4ef1-4f0b-8080-f57d99c6b749@yahoo.com>

Maybe we do it like used to, manually. Tune & listen. Worked for years.

Instataneous gratification has become the norm and complaints are increasing.

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

On May 3, 2019, 10:52, at 10:52, AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>Not everyone does pagers. 
>
>Steve AI9IN
>
>On 2019-05-03 1:43 pm, Mike Diehl wrote:
>
>> Maybe we can get a list of pager numbers for those who choose not to
>use technology to be more successful on the birds. 
>> 
>> 73,
>> Mike Diehl
>> W8LID/VE6LID 
>> 
>> On May 2, 2019, at 19:58, AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>wrote:
>> 
>> Nevertheless, "Not everyone does Twitter" is true. 
>> 
>> Steve AI9IN
>> 
>> On 2019-05-02 6:33 pm, JoAnne K9JKM via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>> 
>> Not everyone does Twitter. 
>> AMSAT-NA Twitter has ~14,000 followers
>> AMSAT-NA Facebook has 2777 members and 4902 likes
>> AMSAT-BB has 2367 members
>> 
>> This is just the stats for AMSAT-NA. All of the international AMSAT
>groups
>> have their own  presence on Facebook and Twitter.
>> 
>> --
>> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
>> k9jkm at amsat.org
>> 
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From waisean at gmail.com  Fri May  3 20:51:16 2019
From: waisean at gmail.com (Sean Waite)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 16:51:16 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <CANq+eyX=tiwtgso=Y6Tubg8db_0RWkO5kxa06MwsumHU3cyGsQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
	<CANq+eyX=tiwtgso=Y6Tubg8db_0RWkO5kxa06MwsumHU3cyGsQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Ah, yes, rather than maybe educate someone let's just berate them and
functionally call them an idiot.

Eggbeaters have a bad rap because they don't necessarily hear well. You may
be making it into the bird but not hearing yourself, so you keep tuning
around and calling trying to find yourself only to be deaf-ly QRMing other
stations. I have no experience with them, but that's what I've heard.

73,
Sean WA1TE

On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:49 PM David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
>
> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
>
> You'll also need a pair of these:
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
>
> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
>
> Good luck! 73!
>
> -Dave, KG5CCI
>
> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> > Greetings, programs!
> >
> > I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
> > Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
> > eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have
> a
> > good reference to a detailed design?
> >
> > Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage
> of
> > eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
> >
> > Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
> deploying
> > a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a
> > duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using
> > with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up
> my
> > TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> > email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> > web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> > cell: +1 425.239.2575
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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> > expressed
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From skristof at etczone.com  Fri May  3 20:53:07 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 16:53:07 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <CANq+eyX=tiwtgso=Y6Tubg8db_0RWkO5kxa06MwsumHU3cyGsQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
	<CANq+eyX=tiwtgso=Y6Tubg8db_0RWkO5kxa06MwsumHU3cyGsQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <298ad1443e5b2715b5424d6e62613d0f@etczone.com>

Have the magnetic poles reversed or something? A guy asks for help with
a legitimate question and all he gets is comedians? AMSAT is better than
that. 

I do not know enough to help, but there are folks out there who do. 

Steve AI9IN

On 2019-05-03 4:45 pm, David Swanson via AMSAT-BB wrote:

> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
> 
> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
> 
> You'll also need a pair of these:
> 
> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
> 
> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
> 
> Good luck! 73!
> 
> -Dave, KG5CCI
> 
> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
>> Greetings, programs!
>> 
>> I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
>> Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
>> eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have a
>> good reference to a detailed design?
>> 
>> Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage of
>> eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
>> 
>> Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're deploying
>> a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a
>> duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using
>> with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up my
>> TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
>> 
>> Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
>> 
>> --
>> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
>> email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
>> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
>> cell: +1 425.239.2575
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
>> expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
>> AMSAT-NA.
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>> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
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From w3ab at yahoo.com  Fri May  3 20:53:19 2019
From: w3ab at yahoo.com (W3AB/GEO)
Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 13:53:19 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <CANq+eyVShJaVQ=oK3mWsJumLE00deEy64iijh-cY4TTU6KYA4Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
	<CANq+eyWkTCfVBn1uDWwTthH0+BMf83PyBxTcuWHi8yWc+L4FTQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CANq+eyVShJaVQ=oK3mWsJumLE00deEy64iijh-cY4TTU6KYA4Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <39432820-8772-4a2f-bfa0-da3485d8994f@yahoo.com>

That erases the fun factor and feeling of accomplishment. Plus parents and their children working together on a project with resulting success is very powerful, and important.

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

On May 3, 2019, 13:47, at 13:47, David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
>
>http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
>
>You'll also need a pair of these:
>
>https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
>
>Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
>Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
>
>Good luck! 73!
>
>-Dave, KG5CCI
>
>On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:38 PM David Swanson <dave at druidnetworks.com>
>wrote:
>
>> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
>>
>> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
>>
>> You'll also need a pair of these:
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
>>
>> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
>> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
>>
>> Good luck! 73!
>>
>> -Dave, KG5CCI
>>
>> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings, programs!
>>>
>>> I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
>>> Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
>>> eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone
>have a
>>> good reference to a detailed design?
>>>
>>> Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant
>coverage
>>> of eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
>>>
>>> Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
>>> deploying a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them
>>> through a duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while
>ago
>>> for using with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer
>since I
>>> picked up my TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz
>lead.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
>>> email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
>>> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
>>> cell: +1 425.239.2575
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum
>available
>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>>> Opinions expressed
>>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official
>views of
>>> AMSAT-NA.
>>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>program!
>>> Subscription settings:
>https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>>
>>
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>to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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From zmetzing at pobox.com  Fri May  3 20:54:32 2019
From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 15:54:32 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
References: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
Message-ID: <aac07967-6552-a33e-dad2-906dc62eb1bc@pobox.com>

On 5/3/19 3:19 PM, Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have a good reference to a detailed design?
> 
> Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage of eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
> 
> Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're deploying a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up my TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.

Hello Devin,

Notwithstanding the unhelpful, verging on rude, comments from others on 
this list, here's a good video on the performance achieved by AA4KN with 
the Texas Potato Masher.

https://www.facebook.com/153679794647788/videos/texas-potato-masher-antenna-evaluation/118367264891484/

How to build:

http://wb5rmg.somenet.net/k5oe/Texas_Potato_Masher_2.html

Ideally, you'd benefit from a LNA _at the antenna_, to set the system 
noise figure early. This becomes very important if you have any length 
of coax between the antenna and the rig.

I'm glad you and your son are building parts of your station! That's 
something to be said in these times of buying your way into the hobby. 
See what can be done on a shoestring budget and learn while you experiment!

(and I love the Tron reference)

73,

--- Zach
N0ZGO

From dave at druidnetworks.com  Fri May  3 20:58:21 2019
From: dave at druidnetworks.com (David Swanson)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 15:58:21 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <CAGz_XJxYX6whU_fOGPgPSmQ7KXj+OfRyg69gYsVrtwqUN58QBA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
	<CANq+eyX=tiwtgso=Y6Tubg8db_0RWkO5kxa06MwsumHU3cyGsQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAGz_XJxYX6whU_fOGPgPSmQ7KXj+OfRyg69gYsVrtwqUN58QBA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CANq+eyVpUfk6+kXdBxqT6wQrf3gT1ut3Evc-c9MXTFBqC2_S6w@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Sean!

I don't recall seeing any name calling here until your post, I genuinely
want to make sure the author of this thread who has sent numerous emails to
this list explaining how to operate gets the best tips in regards to their
planned build. I'm actually in the process of building the setup I
recommended and will plan on doing a demo for folks sometime here soon,
stay tuned!

-Dave, KG5CCI

On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:51 PM Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ah, yes, rather than maybe educate someone let's just berate them and
> functionally call them an idiot.
>
> Eggbeaters have a bad rap because they don't necessarily hear well. You
> may be making it into the bird but not hearing yourself, so you keep tuning
> around and calling trying to find yourself only to be deaf-ly QRMing other
> stations. I have no experience with them, but that's what I've heard.
>
> 73,
> Sean WA1TE
>
> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:49 PM David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
>>
>> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
>>
>> You'll also need a pair of these:
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
>>
>> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
>> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
>>
>> Good luck! 73!
>>
>> -Dave, KG5CCI
>>
>> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>
>> > Greetings, programs!
>> >
>> > I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
>> > Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
>> > eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone
>> have a
>> > good reference to a detailed design?
>> >
>> > Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage
>> of
>> > eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
>> >
>> > Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
>> deploying
>> > a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a
>> > duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using
>> > with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked
>> up my
>> > TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
>> > email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
>> > web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
>> > cell: +1 425.239.2575
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>> Opinions
>> > expressed
>> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
>> > AMSAT-NA.
>> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>> program!
>> > Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>> >
>> _______________________________________________
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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
>>
>

From vlfiscus at mcn.net  Fri May  3 21:53:34 2019
From: vlfiscus at mcn.net (Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL)
Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 15:53:34 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <CANq+eyVShJaVQ=oK3mWsJumLE00deEy64iijh-cY4TTU6KYA4Q@mail.g
	mail.com>
References: <CANq+eyWkTCfVBn1uDWwTthH0+BMf83PyBxTcuWHi8yWc+L4FTQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
	<CANq+eyWkTCfVBn1uDWwTthH0+BMf83PyBxTcuWHi8yWc+L4FTQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20190503155241.00c58bc8@pop.earthlink.net>

At 03:39 PM 5/3/2019 -0500, you wrote:
>Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
>
>http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
>
>You'll also need a pair of these:

ROFL!



From k7trkradio at charter.net  Fri May  3 20:56:28 2019
From: k7trkradio at charter.net (Ted Krempa)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 13:56:28 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
References: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
Message-ID: <000901d501f2$ae117230$0a345690$@charter.net>

Hi Devin, frankly the 'eggbeater' days have come and gone in the efficiency
dept.

Attached is an article from QST on the Moxon turnstile, a much better
option. Better than that is an Elk on a 'rat shack rotor at 15-20 deg fixed
el.

If interested, I can send you my files direct on either

73, Ted
K7TRK

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Devin L.
Ganger via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 1:19 PM
To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs

Greetings, programs!

I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his Technician
license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of eggbeater antennas.
I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have a good reference to a
detailed design?

Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage of
eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.

Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're deploying a
pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a duplexer?
I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using with dual
Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up my TH-D72A.
It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.

Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.


--
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From devin at thecabal.org  Fri May  3 21:00:01 2019
From: devin at thecabal.org (Devin L. Ganger)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 21:00:01 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <000901d501f2$ae117230$0a345690$@charter.net>
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Resending this to the list, instead of just to Sean. Sorry, Sean!

I have an Elk for my D72A and that works fine when the weather cooperates. Note below where I say I *replaced* the Baofengs - they're no longer in play, for anyone named David Swanson who cares to take a swipe at me for those.

For those times when it doesn't (I live in Western Washington, so that's quite a bit) I'm building something to mount on top of the house to use with my Yaesu 857D until I can afford a rotator + M2 LEO pack or something similar. We just bought our house, have two kids in college, and are actively trying to get out of debt within the next year, so just going and buying a ton of expensive hardware is not in the budget at this time. Otherwise I would be asking about towers. :)

I understand that the eggbeaters have their flaws, but I've read claims that the Eggbeater-II design (which is more Moxon-like from what I understand) offers better gain at the horizon than either the pure eggbeater or Moxon. Is this not the case?


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ted Krempa <k7trkradio at charter.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 1:56 PM
> To: Devin L. Ganger <devin at thecabal.org>; AMSAT BB <amsat-
> bb at amsat.org>
> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
> 
> Hi Devin, frankly the 'eggbeater' days have come and gone in the efficiency
> dept.
> 
> Attached is an article from QST on the Moxon turnstile, a much better option.
> Better than that is an Elk on a 'rat shack rotor at 15-20 deg fixed el.
> 
> If interested, I can send you my files direct on either
> 
> 73, Ted
> K7TRK
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Devin
> L.
> Ganger via AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 1:19 PM
> To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
> 
> Greetings, programs!
> 
> I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his Technician
> license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of eggbeater antennas.
> I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have a good reference to a
> detailed design?
> 
> Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage of
> eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
> 
> Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're deploying a pair
> for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a duplexer?
> I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using with dual
> Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up my TH-D72A.
> It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
> 
> 
> --
> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> cell: +1 425.239.2575
> 
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From tucker at mcguireland.com  Fri May  3 21:00:23 2019
From: tucker at mcguireland.com (Tucker McGuire)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 17:00:23 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <298ad1443e5b2715b5424d6e62613d0f@etczone.com>
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Eggbeaters have been discussed hundreds of times on the BB...just do a
little research and you'll find that they're terrible for working sats.

On Fri, May 3, 2019, 4:55 PM AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Have the magnetic poles reversed or something? A guy asks for help with
> a legitimate question and all he gets is comedians? AMSAT is better than
> that.
>
> I do not know enough to help, but there are folks out there who do.
>
> Steve AI9IN
>
> On 2019-05-03 4:45 pm, David Swanson via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>
> > Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
> >
> > http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
> >
> > You'll also need a pair of these:
> >
> > https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
> >
> > Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
> > Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
> >
> > Good luck! 73!
> >
> > -Dave, KG5CCI
> >
> > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
> > amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Greetings, programs!
> >>
> >> I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
> >> Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
> >> eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone
> have a
> >> good reference to a detailed design?
> >>
> >> Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage
> of
> >> eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
> >>
> >> Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
> deploying
> >> a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a
> >> duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using
> >> with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked
> up my
> >> TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> >> email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> >> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> >> cell: +1 425.239.2575
> >>
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From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri May  3 21:02:44 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 17:02:44 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <aac07967-6552-a33e-dad2-906dc62eb1bc@pobox.com>
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A cheap yagi is probably the best thing to get started with an HT.

http://www.wa5vjb.com/references/Cheap%20Antennas-LEOs.pdf

The most effective omni antennas are probably parasitic lindenblads, but
omnis are always a compromise, especially if you are not in a very low
noise area.

https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/70ParaLindy.pdf

https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/An-EZ-Lindenblad-Antenna-for-2-Meters2.pdf

Some other options include CJUs and IOios.

https://www.amsat.org/station-and-operating-hints/

73,

Paul, N8HM


On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:59 PM Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> On 5/3/19 3:19 PM, Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
> Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
> eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have a
> good reference to a detailed design?
> >
> > Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage
> of eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
> >
> > Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
> deploying a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them
> through a duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago
> for using with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I
> picked up my TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
>
> Hello Devin,
>
> Notwithstanding the unhelpful, verging on rude, comments from others on
> this list, here's a good video on the performance achieved by AA4KN with
> the Texas Potato Masher.
>
>
> https://www.facebook.com/153679794647788/videos/texas-potato-masher-antenna-evaluation/118367264891484/
>
> How to build:
>
> http://wb5rmg.somenet.net/k5oe/Texas_Potato_Masher_2.html
>
> Ideally, you'd benefit from a LNA _at the antenna_, to set the system
> noise figure early. This becomes very important if you have any length
> of coax between the antenna and the rig.
>
> I'm glad you and your son are building parts of your station! That's
> something to be said in these times of buying your way into the hobby.
> See what can be done on a shoestring budget and learn while you experiment!
>
> (and I love the Tron reference)
>
> 73,
>
> --- Zach
> N0ZGO
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From tucker at mcguireland.com  Fri May  3 21:05:50 2019
From: tucker at mcguireland.com (Tucker McGuire)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 17:05:50 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 2020z today
In-Reply-To: <25d81bac-4ef1-4f0b-8080-f57d99c6b749@yahoo.com>
References: <005101d50126$4dfd0430$e9f70c90$@charter.net>
	<1556830169.418327882@apps.rackspace.com>
	<b9f07ad71ca9a49149c4fb7f13b6d440@etczone.com>
	<5ccb7031.1c69fb81.22a8b.1179@mx.google.com>
	<91055d5ebe15cb89247d1d8b4e513bba@etczone.com>
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"Back in my day...". Give me a break. Times are changing and the hobby is
evolving.  I've never even heard you on the sats, so obviously you're not
chasing grids too hard anyway, so why do you even care?

On Fri, May 3, 2019, 4:51 PM W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Maybe we do it like used to, manually. Tune & listen. Worked for years.
>
> Instataneous gratification has become the norm and complaints are
> increasing.
>
> ?___
> Sent from my two way wrist watch
> 73 de W3AB/GEO?
>
> On May 3, 2019, 10:52, at 10:52, AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
> >Not everyone does pagers.
> >
> >Steve AI9IN
> >
> >On 2019-05-03 1:43 pm, Mike Diehl wrote:
> >
> >> Maybe we can get a list of pager numbers for those who choose not to
> >use technology to be more successful on the birds.
> >>
> >> 73,
> >> Mike Diehl
> >> W8LID/VE6LID
> >>
> >> On May 2, 2019, at 19:58, AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> >wrote:
> >>
> >> Nevertheless, "Not everyone does Twitter" is true.
> >>
> >> Steve AI9IN
> >>
> >> On 2019-05-02 6:33 pm, JoAnne K9JKM via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> >>
> >> Not everyone does Twitter.
> >> AMSAT-NA Twitter has ~14,000 followers
> >> AMSAT-NA Facebook has 2777 members and 4902 likes
> >> AMSAT-BB has 2367 members
> >>
> >> This is just the stats for AMSAT-NA. All of the international AMSAT
> >groups
> >> have their own  presence on Facebook and Twitter.
> >>
> >> --
> >> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> >> k9jkm at amsat.org
> >>
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From jeff30339 at gmail.com  Fri May  3 21:07:04 2019
From: jeff30339 at gmail.com (Jeff Johns)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 16:07:04 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 2020z today
In-Reply-To: <25d81bac-4ef1-4f0b-8080-f57d99c6b749@yahoo.com>
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Complaints from whom? I?m still at work but have kept up with about four rivers giving out grids today via Twitter. Sometimes you have to adapt and overcome. That?s what I?m trying to teach my young YL daughters that are active everyday on satellites. Use all the tools at your disposal and have fun. 

Jeff WE4B 

> On May 3, 2019, at 3:50 PM, W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> Maybe we do it like used to, manually. Tune & listen. Worked for years.
> 
> Instataneous gratification has become the norm and complaints are increasing.
> 
> ?___
> Sent from my two way wrist watch
> 73 de W3AB/GEO?
> 
>> On May 3, 2019, 10:52, at 10:52, AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> Not everyone does pagers. 
>> 
>> Steve AI9IN
>> 
>>> On 2019-05-03 1:43 pm, Mike Diehl wrote:
>>> 
>>> Maybe we can get a list of pager numbers for those who choose not to
>> use technology to be more successful on the birds. 
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> Mike Diehl
>>> W8LID/VE6LID 
>>> 
>>> On May 2, 2019, at 19:58, AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Nevertheless, "Not everyone does Twitter" is true. 
>>> 
>>> Steve AI9IN
>>> 
>>> On 2019-05-02 6:33 pm, JoAnne K9JKM via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>>> 
>>> Not everyone does Twitter. 
>>> AMSAT-NA Twitter has ~14,000 followers
>>> AMSAT-NA Facebook has 2777 members and 4902 likes
>>> AMSAT-BB has 2367 members
>>> 
>>> This is just the stats for AMSAT-NA. All of the international AMSAT
>> groups
>>> have their own  presence on Facebook and Twitter.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
>>> k9jkm at amsat.org
>>> 
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From devin at thecabal.org  Fri May  3 21:10:52 2019
From: devin at thecabal.org (Devin L. Ganger)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 21:10:52 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <CANq+eyVpUfk6+kXdBxqT6wQrf3gT1ut3Evc-c9MXTFBqC2_S6w@mail.gmail.com>
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Oh, that's right, you're the dude who's still butt-hurt because I called people out about bullying new users who ask about tripods.

You're the dude who assumed that since you never heard me TX that meant I wasn't operating at all.

You're the dude whose reading comprehension is lacking.

And you seem to be the dude who thinks that if you know one aspect of operating you know them all and can't ever admit ignorance.

Please don't bother to respond to the thread any more -- I know I can't trust any advice you might give, out of only the best of intentions, because you make too many faulty assumptions.

--
Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
email:?devin at thecabal.org
web:?Devin on Earth
cell:?+1 425.239.2575

> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of David
> Swanson via AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 1:58 PM
> To: Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com>
> Cc: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
> 
> Hi Sean!
> 
> I don't recall seeing any name calling here until your post, I genuinely want to
> make sure the author of this thread who has sent numerous emails to this list
> explaining how to operate gets the best tips in regards to their planned build.
> I'm actually in the process of building the setup I recommended and will plan
> on doing a demo for folks sometime here soon, stay tuned!
> 
> -Dave, KG5CCI
> 
> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:51 PM Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Ah, yes, rather than maybe educate someone let's just berate them and
> > functionally call them an idiot.
> >
> > Eggbeaters have a bad rap because they don't necessarily hear well.
> > You may be making it into the bird but not hearing yourself, so you
> > keep tuning around and calling trying to find yourself only to be
> > deaf-ly QRMing other stations. I have no experience with them, but that's
> what I've heard.
> >
> > 73,
> > Sean WA1TE
> >
> > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:49 PM David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <
> > amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
> >>
> >> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
> >>
> >> You'll also need a pair of these:
> >>
> >> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-
> PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
> >>
> >> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
> >> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
> >>
> >> Good luck! 73!
> >>
> >> -Dave, KG5CCI
> >>
> >> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
> >> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Greetings, programs!
> >> >
> >> > I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
> >> > Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
> >> > eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone
> >> have a
> >> > good reference to a detailed design?
> >> >
> >> > Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant
> >> > coverage
> >> of
> >> > eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
> >> >
> >> > Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
> >> deploying
> >> > a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through
> >> > a duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago
> >> > for using with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer
> >> > since I picked
> >> up my
> >> > TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> >> > email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> >> > web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> >> > cell: +1 425.239.2575
> >> >
> >> > _______________________________________________
> >> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum
> >> > available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring
> membership.
> >> Opinions
> >> > expressed
> >> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official
> >> > views of AMSAT-NA.
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From jeff30339 at gmail.com  Fri May  3 21:12:14 2019
From: jeff30339 at gmail.com (Jeff Johns)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 16:12:14 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <39432820-8772-4a2f-bfa0-da3485d8994f@yahoo.com>
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I disagree. KG5CCI was kind enough to allow my daughter to make her first linear satellite contact with Europe using his equipment. That created a thirst that she wanted more than FM satellites. Sometimes the truth hurts. I?ve been doing this for a couple of decades and now have a General daughter and another daughter studying for her Tech and making contacts with me as a control op. The best thing for kids is to set them up for success where they can make a contact using appropriate equipment. 

Jeff WE4B 

> On May 3, 2019, at 3:53 PM, W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> That erases the fun factor and feeling of accomplishment. Plus parents and their children working together on a project with resulting success is very powerful, and important.
> 
> ?___
> Sent from my two way wrist watch
> 73 de W3AB/GEO?
> 
>> On May 3, 2019, 13:47, at 13:47, David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
>> 
>> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
>> 
>> You'll also need a pair of these:
>> 
>> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
>> 
>> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
>> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
>> 
>> Good luck! 73!
>> 
>> -Dave, KG5CCI
>> 
>> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:38 PM David Swanson <dave at druidnetworks.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
>>> 
>>> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
>>> 
>>> You'll also need a pair of these:
>>> 
>>> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
>>> 
>>> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
>>> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
>>> 
>>> Good luck! 73!
>>> 
>>> -Dave, KG5CCI
>>> 
>>> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
>>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Greetings, programs!
>>>> 
>>>> I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
>>>> Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
>>>> eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone
>> have a
>>>> good reference to a detailed design?
>>>> 
>>>> Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant
>> coverage
>>>> of eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
>>>> 
>>>> Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
>>>> deploying a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them
>>>> through a duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while
>> ago
>>>> for using with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer
>> since I
>>>> picked up my TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz
>> lead.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
>>>> email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
>>>> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
>>>> cell: +1 425.239.2575
>>>> 
>>>> _______________________________________________
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>> available
>>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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>>>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official
>> views of
>>>> AMSAT-NA.
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>> program!
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>>> 
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From gabrielzeifman at gmail.com  Fri May  3 21:11:25 2019
From: gabrielzeifman at gmail.com (Gabriel Zeifman)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 13:11:25 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <DM5PR01MB2507704ED20105801BE8A80ECA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
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Arrow II antenna. In your hand... Any yagi. In your hand... I operate
portable in Southeast Alaska, which as far as weather is like Western
Washington but colder, wetter, and in general more severe. And I use an
Arrow, in my hands, winter, summer, whatever...

73,
Gabe
AL6D/VE6NJH


On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 1:08 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Resending this to the list, instead of just to Sean. Sorry, Sean!
>
> I have an Elk for my D72A and that works fine when the weather cooperates.
> Note below where I say I *replaced* the Baofengs - they're no longer in
> play, for anyone named David Swanson who cares to take a swipe at me for
> those.
>
> For those times when it doesn't (I live in Western Washington, so that's
> quite a bit) I'm building something to mount on top of the house to use
> with my Yaesu 857D until I can afford a rotator + M2 LEO pack or something
> similar. We just bought our house, have two kids in college, and are
> actively trying to get out of debt within the next year, so just going and
> buying a ton of expensive hardware is not in the budget at this time.
> Otherwise I would be asking about towers. :)
>
> I understand that the eggbeaters have their flaws, but I've read claims
> that the Eggbeater-II design (which is more Moxon-like from what I
> understand) offers better gain at the horizon than either the pure
> eggbeater or Moxon. Is this not the case?
>
>
> --
> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> email: devin at thecabal.org
> web: Devin on Earth
> cell: +1 425.239.2575
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ted Krempa <k7trkradio at charter.net>
> > Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 1:56 PM
> > To: Devin L. Ganger <devin at thecabal.org>; AMSAT BB <amsat-
> > bb at amsat.org>
> > Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
> >
> > Hi Devin, frankly the 'eggbeater' days have come and gone in the
> efficiency
> > dept.
> >
> > Attached is an article from QST on the Moxon turnstile, a much better
> option.
> > Better than that is an Elk on a 'rat shack rotor at 15-20 deg fixed el.
> >
> > If interested, I can send you my files direct on either
> >
> > 73, Ted
> > K7TRK
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Devin
> > L.
> > Ganger via AMSAT-BB
> > Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 1:19 PM
> > To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
> >
> > Greetings, programs!
> >
> > I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
> Technician
> > license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of eggbeater
> antennas.
> > I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have a good reference to
> a
> > detailed design?
> >
> > Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage
> of
> > eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
> >
> > Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
> deploying a pair
> > for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a duplexer?
> > I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using with dual
> > Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up my
> TH-D72A.
> > It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> > email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> > web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> > cell: +1 425.239.2575
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions
> > expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the
> official views
> > of AMSAT-NA.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> > program!
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
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From ik5nax at radioteknos.it  Fri May  3 21:17:22 2019
From: ik5nax at radioteknos.it (Lapo Pieri IK5NAX)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 23:17:22 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Anyone on CAS-4B?!
Message-ID: <20190503211722.GA6205@debian>

Hi,
I've tried to work a good pass of CAS-4B over Europe few minutes ago: calling
cq for most of passes and listening over the bandwidth I got no responses
and I haven't heard anyone...
Just a case or the satellite is almost unused?

73, Lapo IK5NAX

From pconver at gmail.com  Fri May  3 21:28:08 2019
From: pconver at gmail.com (Pedro Converso)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 18:28:08 -0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
References: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
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Hi Devin,

A nice & clear calculation and construction article from ON6JC/LW3HAZ
on eggbeaters is at:

https://jcoppens.com/ant/qfh/calc.en.php

Hope is useful,

73, lu7abf, Pedro

On 5/3/19, Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> Greetings, programs!
>
> I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his Technician
> license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of eggbeater antennas.
> I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have a good reference to a
> detailed design?
>
> Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage of
> eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
>
> Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're deploying a
> pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a duplexer?
> I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using with dual
> Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up my TH-D72A.
> It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
>
> Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
>
>
> --
> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> cell: +1 425.239.2575
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>

From johnbrier at gmail.com  Fri May  3 21:27:56 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 17:27:56 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <DM5PR01MB2507704ED20105801BE8A80ECA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
References: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
	<000901d501f2$ae117230$0a345690$@charter.net>
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There is someone on the AMSAT-NA Facebook group who built an egg beater
setup with preamps at the mast who seems to be having success. He seems to
be really good at fashioning metal and the results look impressive from a
purely mechanical and aesthetic perspective.

Does anyone remember who I'm talking about?

If we figure it out you could ask him for info on his setup and experience.

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Fri, May 3, 2019, 17:09 Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Resending this to the list, instead of just to Sean. Sorry, Sean!
>
> I have an Elk for my D72A and that works fine when the weather cooperates.
> Note below where I say I *replaced* the Baofengs - they're no longer in
> play, for anyone named David Swanson who cares to take a swipe at me for
> those.
>
> For those times when it doesn't (I live in Western Washington, so that's
> quite a bit) I'm building something to mount on top of the house to use
> with my Yaesu 857D until I can afford a rotator + M2 LEO pack or something
> similar. We just bought our house, have two kids in college, and are
> actively trying to get out of debt within the next year, so just going and
> buying a ton of expensive hardware is not in the budget at this time.
> Otherwise I would be asking about towers. :)
>
> I understand that the eggbeaters have their flaws, but I've read claims
> that the Eggbeater-II design (which is more Moxon-like from what I
> understand) offers better gain at the horizon than either the pure
> eggbeater or Moxon. Is this not the case?
>
>
> --
> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> email: devin at thecabal.org
> web: Devin on Earth
> cell: +1 425.239.2575
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ted Krempa <k7trkradio at charter.net>
> > Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 1:56 PM
> > To: Devin L. Ganger <devin at thecabal.org>; AMSAT BB <amsat-
> > bb at amsat.org>
> > Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
> >
> > Hi Devin, frankly the 'eggbeater' days have come and gone in the
> efficiency
> > dept.
> >
> > Attached is an article from QST on the Moxon turnstile, a much better
> option.
> > Better than that is an Elk on a 'rat shack rotor at 15-20 deg fixed el.
> >
> > If interested, I can send you my files direct on either
> >
> > 73, Ted
> > K7TRK
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Devin
> > L.
> > Ganger via AMSAT-BB
> > Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 1:19 PM
> > To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
> >
> > Greetings, programs!
> >
> > I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
> Technician
> > license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of eggbeater
> antennas.
> > I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have a good reference to
> a
> > detailed design?
> >
> > Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage
> of
> > eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
> >
> > Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
> deploying a pair
> > for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a duplexer?
> > I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using with dual
> > Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up my
> TH-D72A.
> > It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> > email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> > web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> > cell: +1 425.239.2575
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions
> > expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the
> official views
> > of AMSAT-NA.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> > program!
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From bruninga at usna.edu  Fri May  3 21:32:27 2019
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 17:32:27 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs (not)
Message-ID: <80553438fe9a541c29d0c638b3d7e087@mail.gmail.com>

Eggbeaters are ideal antennas for omnidirectional coverage with dual
polarization for strong signals with minimum fades....

But like any antenna, to get gain somewhere, you have to give up gain
elsewhere.  Here are all the issues and my opinions.

1) Satellites on the horizon are 10 dB farther away than ones above 22
degrees (2000 miles vs 700 miles).
2) Splitting gain into circular polarization (Eggbeaters) loses 3 dB
compared to incoming linear polarization
3) Small sats usually have linear antennas or, if they have cross
polarization then even if they are RHCP when approaching, they may be LHCP
going away, thus you still have a 50/50 chance of having a polarization
mismatch, though having both polarizations will minimize most fades.
4) Most small Amateur sateliltes have less than 1W transmitters and simply
cannot be heard on the horizon without several dB gain.

My Conslusions are:
1) An Egg beater is ideal for STRONG satellites (Think ISS with 10 Watts).
It will minimize fades horizon to horizon.
2) But there are NO, NONE, NADA current amateur satellites (not even the
ISS right now) at that power level.
4) Hence an eggbeater even with a dB or so gain on the  horizon simply is
not going to hear anything until the satellite gets above about 20 degrees
(when it is 10 dB closer)
5) So, why even bother with an eggbeater.
6) Use a simple 19.5" quarter wave vertical over a ground plane (for 2m).
It will have 5 dBi gain above about 15 degrees (several dB better than an
eggbeater).
7) and it will ALSO WORK even better as a 7 dBi gain UHF antenna (3/4 wave
vertical) above about 25 degrees up to 70 degrees (6 dB better than an
Eggbeater)...

AND it is DUAL band as well! (on the same coax!)

BUT, what about the donut hole overhead for these vertical antennas?

Forgetaboutit.!....  The satellite is only above 70 degrees about 1% of
the total pass times per day!  And then for less than about 30 seconds!

To visualize the orbit actual geometry see the scale plot on:
http://aprs.org/LEO-tracking.html

So, in my humble opinion, a 19.5" vertical whip antenna in the middle of a
car roof (neat ground plane) will give pretty good satellite coverage.  It
will have some fades due to only one polarization, but the strong part of
the cycle will be 3 dB stronger than it would be on a dual polarizatiaon
antenna.  And you don't have to be parked on a mountain.  Since again, no
omni antenna can hear these weak satellites on the horizon anyway, so as
long as the trees are far enough away to give you sky above about 20
degrees, you will have about the best coverage you can get for about a 20"
of copper wire and a nice ground plane..

In my opinion anyway.

AND***  If you want to hear them all the way horizon to horizon, buy a $65
TV rotator and attach a small 5 to 6 element beam tilted up at about 15
degrees and hear them all!  See above web page...

Bob, Wb4APR

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Devin L. Ganger
via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 4:19 PM
To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs

Greetings, programs!

I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have a
good reference to a detailed design?

Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage of
eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.

Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're deploying
a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a
duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using
with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up
my TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.

Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.


--
Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
cell: +1 425.239.2575

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From jeff30339 at gmail.com  Fri May  3 21:33:21 2019
From: jeff30339 at gmail.com (Jeff Johns)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 16:33:21 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
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Huh? I don?t know what you are talking about but I have been doing this for over two decades. Sometimes experience matters. 

Jeff WE4B 

> On May 3, 2019, at 4:10 PM, Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> Oh, that's right, you're the dude who's still butt-hurt because I called people out about bullying new users who ask about tripods.
> 
> You're the dude who assumed that since you never heard me TX that meant I wasn't operating at all.
> 
> You're the dude whose reading comprehension is lacking.
> 
> And you seem to be the dude who thinks that if you know one aspect of operating you know them all and can't ever admit ignorance.
> 
> Please don't bother to respond to the thread any more -- I know I can't trust any advice you might give, out of only the best of intentions, because you make too many faulty assumptions.
> 
> --
> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> email: devin at thecabal.org
> web: Devin on Earth
> cell: +1 425.239.2575
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of David
>> Swanson via AMSAT-BB
>> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 1:58 PM
>> To: Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com>
>> Cc: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
>> 
>> Hi Sean!
>> 
>> I don't recall seeing any name calling here until your post, I genuinely want to
>> make sure the author of this thread who has sent numerous emails to this list
>> explaining how to operate gets the best tips in regards to their planned build.
>> I'm actually in the process of building the setup I recommended and will plan
>> on doing a demo for folks sometime here soon, stay tuned!
>> 
>> -Dave, KG5CCI
>> 
>>> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:51 PM Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Ah, yes, rather than maybe educate someone let's just berate them and
>>> functionally call them an idiot.
>>> 
>>> Eggbeaters have a bad rap because they don't necessarily hear well.
>>> You may be making it into the bird but not hearing yourself, so you
>>> keep tuning around and calling trying to find yourself only to be
>>> deaf-ly QRMing other stations. I have no experience with them, but that's
>> what I've heard.
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> Sean WA1TE
>>> 
>>> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:49 PM David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <
>>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
>>>> 
>>>> You'll also need a pair of these:
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-
>> PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
>>>> 
>>>> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
>>>> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
>>>> 
>>>> Good luck! 73!
>>>> 
>>>> -Dave, KG5CCI
>>>> 
>>>> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
>>>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Greetings, programs!
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
>>>>> Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
>>>>> eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone
>>>> have a
>>>>> good reference to a detailed design?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant
>>>>> coverage
>>>> of
>>>>> eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
>>>> deploying
>>>>> a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through
>>>>> a duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago
>>>>> for using with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer
>>>>> since I picked
>>>> up my
>>>>> TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
>>>>> email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
>>>>> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
>>>>> cell: +1 425.239.2575
>>>>> 
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From peter at magicbug.co.uk  Fri May  3 21:40:19 2019
From: peter at magicbug.co.uk (Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL))
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 22:40:19 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Anyone on CAS-4B?!
In-Reply-To: <20190503211722.GA6205@debian>
References: <20190503211722.GA6205@debian>
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Sorry I missed it, I was on FO-29

I'll look for you on CAS-4A/B but usually quiet in the evenings.

Peter 2M0SQL

On Fri, 3 May 2019, 22:35 Lapo Pieri IK5NAX via AMSAT-BB, <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Hi,
> I've tried to work a good pass of CAS-4B over Europe few minutes ago:
> calling
> cq for most of passes and listening over the bandwidth I got no responses
> and I haven't heard anyone...
> Just a case or the satellite is almost unused?
>
> 73, Lapo IK5NAX
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From devin at thecabal.org  Fri May  3 21:49:12 2019
From: devin at thecabal.org (Devin L. Ganger)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 21:49:12 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs (not)
In-Reply-To: <80553438fe9a541c29d0c638b3d7e087@mail.gmail.com>
References: <80553438fe9a541c29d0c638b3d7e087@mail.gmail.com>
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Thank you, that is helpful discussion. Many points to ponder.


--
Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
email: devin at thecabal.org
web: Devin on Earth
cell: +1 425.239.2575

________________________________
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 2:32 PM
To: AMSAT-BB
Cc: Devin L. Ganger
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs (not)

Eggbeaters are ideal antennas for omnidirectional coverage with dual
polarization for strong signals with minimum fades....

But like any antenna, to get gain somewhere, you have to give up gain
elsewhere. Here are all the issues and my opinions.

1) Satellites on the horizon are 10 dB farther away than ones above 22
degrees (2000 miles vs 700 miles).
2) Splitting gain into circular polarization (Eggbeaters) loses 3 dB
compared to incoming linear polarization
3) Small sats usually have linear antennas or, if they have cross
polarization then even if they are RHCP when approaching, they may be LHCP
going away, thus you still have a 50/50 chance of having a polarization
mismatch, though having both polarizations will minimize most fades.
4) Most small Amateur sateliltes have less than 1W transmitters and simply
cannot be heard on the horizon without several dB gain.

My Conslusions are:
1) An Egg beater is ideal for STRONG satellites (Think ISS with 10 Watts).
It will minimize fades horizon to horizon.
2) But there are NO, NONE, NADA current amateur satellites (not even the
ISS right now) at that power level.
4) Hence an eggbeater even with a dB or so gain on the horizon simply is
not going to hear anything until the satellite gets above about 20 degrees
(when it is 10 dB closer)
5) So, why even bother with an eggbeater.
6) Use a simple 19.5" quarter wave vertical over a ground plane (for 2m).
It will have 5 dBi gain above about 15 degrees (several dB better than an
eggbeater).
7) and it will ALSO WORK even better as a 7 dBi gain UHF antenna (3/4 wave
vertical) above about 25 degrees up to 70 degrees (6 dB better than an
Eggbeater)...

AND it is DUAL band as well! (on the same coax!)

BUT, what about the donut hole overhead for these vertical antennas?

Forgetaboutit.!.... The satellite is only above 70 degrees about 1% of
the total pass times per day! And then for less than about 30 seconds!

To visualize the orbit actual geometry see the scale plot on:
http://aprs.org/LEO-tracking.html

So, in my humble opinion, a 19.5" vertical whip antenna in the middle of a
car roof (neat ground plane) will give pretty good satellite coverage. It
will have some fades due to only one polarization, but the strong part of
the cycle will be 3 dB stronger than it would be on a dual polarizatiaon
antenna. And you don't have to be parked on a mountain. Since again, no
omni antenna can hear these weak satellites on the horizon anyway, so as
long as the trees are far enough away to give you sky above about 20
degrees, you will have about the best coverage you can get for about a 20"
of copper wire and a nice ground plane..

In my opinion anyway.

AND*** If you want to hear them all the way horizon to horizon, buy a $65
TV rotator and attach a small 5 to 6 element beam tilted up at about 15
degrees and hear them all! See above web page...

Bob, Wb4APR

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Devin L. Ganger
via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 4:19 PM
To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs

Greetings, programs!

I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have a
good reference to a detailed design?

Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage of
eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.

Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're deploying
a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a
duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using
with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up
my TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.

Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.


--
Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
cell: +1 425.239.2575

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From tasmac at w5pfg.us  Fri May  3 21:54:24 2019
From: tasmac at w5pfg.us (Clayton Coleman W5PFG)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 16:54:24 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs (not)
In-Reply-To: <80553438fe9a541c29d0c638b3d7e087@mail.gmail.com>
References: <80553438fe9a541c29d0c638b3d7e087@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <47656b23-6a13-3cca-7765-120e3e2fb5c5@w5pfg.us>

WB4APR's summary matches my personal assessment of eggbeaters, having 
tried them on LEO's myself for a period of test: Eggbeaters are mediocre 
at best for our LEO, amateur satellite fleet.

There are situations eggbeaters may have their place:

	1. A fixed installation, such as telemetry gathering, in which you 
absolutely can't afford risk of mechanical rotor failure.

	2. A backup to a directional array.

	3. The satellite has a very strong downlink.

Beyond that I can't recommend them for anyone. I learned, like Bob said 
below, that a 1/4 wave ground plane on 2m is as effective or better. 
I've copied thousands of telemetry frames with an inexpensive, SO-239 
chassis connector-based ground plane. This was in a very low-noise area 
with no obstructions. Keep the feedline as short as possible, use 
quality feedline, and consider use of RX preamplifier as necessary.

I will say this, people DO make contacts on eggbeaters. They also make 
contacts with mobile whips and rubber ducks. Some folks are more 
successful than others at this. On a regular basis I can quickly 
ascertain when the other station in QSO with me is on an eggbeater or omni.

Two major factors at play can make or break an eggbeater being useful:

	1. Terrain/obstructions. Eggbeaters in the middle of your forested 
backyard are a total waste. Can you put them on the roof if it clears 
the trees? Are you in the concrete jungle?

	2. RFI/noise. Eggbeaters are far more prone to local RFI than a 
directional antenna aimed at the satellite. I've seen some situations 
where an omni couldn't copy a single telemetry frame, yet a 2 element 
yagi was copying the telemetry in exactly the same observation point 
from horizon to horizon.

In summary, I would recommend building an eggbeater with scrap materials 
versus buying a commercial one, so that no tears are shed over lost 
money once it's tossed into the rubbish bin.

73,
Clayton
W5PFG

On 5/3/2019 16:32, Robert Bruninga via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Eggbeaters are ideal antennas for omnidirectional coverage with dual
> polarization for strong signals with minimum fades....
> 
> But like any antenna, to get gain somewhere, you have to give up gain
> elsewhere.  Here are all the issues and my opinions.
> 
> 1) Satellites on the horizon are 10 dB farther away than ones above 22
> degrees (2000 miles vs 700 miles).
> 2) Splitting gain into circular polarization (Eggbeaters) loses 3 dB
> compared to incoming linear polarization
> 3) Small sats usually have linear antennas or, if they have cross
> polarization then even if they are RHCP when approaching, they may be LHCP
> going away, thus you still have a 50/50 chance of having a polarization
> mismatch, though having both polarizations will minimize most fades.
> 4) Most small Amateur sateliltes have less than 1W transmitters and simply
> cannot be heard on the horizon without several dB gain.
> 
> My Conslusions are:
> 1) An Egg beater is ideal for STRONG satellites (Think ISS with 10 Watts).
> It will minimize fades horizon to horizon.
> 2) But there are NO, NONE, NADA current amateur satellites (not even the
> ISS right now) at that power level.
> 4) Hence an eggbeater even with a dB or so gain on the  horizon simply is
> not going to hear anything until the satellite gets above about 20 degrees
> (when it is 10 dB closer)
> 5) So, why even bother with an eggbeater.
> 6) Use a simple 19.5" quarter wave vertical over a ground plane (for 2m).
> It will have 5 dBi gain above about 15 degrees (several dB better than an
> eggbeater).
> 7) and it will ALSO WORK even better as a 7 dBi gain UHF antenna (3/4 wave
> vertical) above about 25 degrees up to 70 degrees (6 dB better than an
> Eggbeater)...
> 
> AND it is DUAL band as well! (on the same coax!)
> 
> BUT, what about the donut hole overhead for these vertical antennas?
> 
> Forgetaboutit.!....  The satellite is only above 70 degrees about 1% of
> the total pass times per day!  And then for less than about 30 seconds!
> 
> To visualize the orbit actual geometry see the scale plot on:
> http://aprs.org/LEO-tracking.html
> 
> So, in my humble opinion, a 19.5" vertical whip antenna in the middle of a
> car roof (neat ground plane) will give pretty good satellite coverage.  It
> will have some fades due to only one polarization, but the strong part of
> the cycle will be 3 dB stronger than it would be on a dual polarizatiaon
> antenna.  And you don't have to be parked on a mountain.  Since again, no
> omni antenna can hear these weak satellites on the horizon anyway, so as
> long as the trees are far enough away to give you sky above about 20
> degrees, you will have about the best coverage you can get for about a 20"
> of copper wire and a nice ground plane..
> 
> In my opinion anyway.
> 
> AND***  If you want to hear them all the way horizon to horizon, buy a $65
> TV rotator and attach a small 5 to 6 element beam tilted up at about 15
> degrees and hear them all!  See above web page...
> 
> Bob, Wb4APR

From dave at druidnetworks.com  Fri May  3 21:55:13 2019
From: dave at druidnetworks.com (David Swanson)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 16:55:13 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
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OK Devin since you want to do this in public ---

Yes, I'm one of the guys (AL6D is the other) you sent an out of thread
reply to back on April 24th scolding us like a school marm for not just
accepting people who are causing deliberate interference. You then
proceeded to use a bunch of snowflake words like "ableism" at me and Gabe.
I promptly told you to go to hell with your preaching, and I'll tell you
again now in public.

Back on topic, here's the low-down - if you're not actually making
contacts, then you're not operating. You're SWLing. Any old joe with an SDR
and a coat hanger can listen, and they might even hear something from time
to time, that is a far cry from being a successful op. I'm not going to
bother telling you about the success I've had on Satellites (you can figure
that out yourself if you care too) but rest assured I do have a clue.
Interestingly, you have made 36 replies to this list since 2016 (based on a
quick search) and have no doubt seen countless thread about Omni's,
tripods, and Eggbeaters. Yet you have never made a QSO, and still come in
here offering incorrect advice to others, all the while playing the family
oh so poor card, to explain why you would want to build a sub-par setup and
cause deliberate interference on the current LEO fleet. You sir are a
genuine troll of the highest order, I only replied in kind with my dummy
load post suggestion.

You can reply to this thread if you like - cause I'm just a guy and don't
claim to have any power over other people's speech. I please do request
though that you don't ever get on the birds, cause you're obviously
incapable of the basic functions necessary to operate.

73!

-Dave, KG5CCI

On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:10 PM Devin L. Ganger <devin at thecabal.org> wrote:

> Oh, that's right, you're the dude who's still butt-hurt because I called
> people out about bullying new users who ask about tripods.
>
> You're the dude who assumed that since you never heard me TX that meant I
> wasn't operating at all.
>
> You're the dude whose reading comprehension is lacking.
>
> And you seem to be the dude who thinks that if you know one aspect of
> operating you know them all and can't ever admit ignorance.
>
> Please don't bother to respond to the thread any more -- I know I can't
> trust any advice you might give, out of only the best of intentions,
> because you make too many faulty assumptions.
>
> --
> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> email: devin at thecabal.org
> web: Devin on Earth
> cell: +1 425.239.2575
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of David
> > Swanson via AMSAT-BB
> > Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 1:58 PM
> > To: Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com>
> > Cc: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
> >
> > Hi Sean!
> >
> > I don't recall seeing any name calling here until your post, I genuinely
> want to
> > make sure the author of this thread who has sent numerous emails to this
> list
> > explaining how to operate gets the best tips in regards to their planned
> build.
> > I'm actually in the process of building the setup I recommended and will
> plan
> > on doing a demo for folks sometime here soon, stay tuned!
> >
> > -Dave, KG5CCI
> >
> > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:51 PM Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Ah, yes, rather than maybe educate someone let's just berate them and
> > > functionally call them an idiot.
> > >
> > > Eggbeaters have a bad rap because they don't necessarily hear well.
> > > You may be making it into the bird but not hearing yourself, so you
> > > keep tuning around and calling trying to find yourself only to be
> > > deaf-ly QRMing other stations. I have no experience with them, but
> that's
> > what I've heard.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > > Sean WA1TE
> > >
> > > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:49 PM David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <
> > > amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
> > >>
> > >> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
> > >>
> > >> You'll also need a pair of these:
> > >>
> > >> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-
> > PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
> > >>
> > >> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
> > >> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
> > >>
> > >> Good luck! 73!
> > >>
> > >> -Dave, KG5CCI
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
> > >> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Greetings, programs!
> > >> >
> > >> > I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
> > >> > Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
> > >> > eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone
> > >> have a
> > >> > good reference to a detailed design?
> > >> >
> > >> > Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant
> > >> > coverage
> > >> of
> > >> > eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
> > >> >
> > >> > Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
> > >> deploying
> > >> > a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through
> > >> > a duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago
> > >> > for using with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer
> > >> > since I picked
> > >> up my
> > >> > TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > --
> > >> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> > >> > email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> > >> > web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> > >> > cell: +1 425.239.2575
> > >> >
> > >> > _______________________________________________
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> > >> > available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring
> > membership.
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From david.johnson.bbq at gmail.com  Fri May  3 21:57:43 2019
From: david.johnson.bbq at gmail.com (David Johnson)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 16:57:43 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs (not)
In-Reply-To: <80553438fe9a541c29d0c638b3d7e087@mail.gmail.com>
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Completely agree with what Bob said and have one thing to add.  I have had
personal experience using an eggbeater during an ARISS voice contact
(backup system).  It did ok at the highest elevations of the pass, but
really struggled closer to the horizons.  The eggbeater has been retired to
storage.

Dave Johnson
W9DWJ

On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:48 PM Robert Bruninga via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Eggbeaters are ideal antennas for omnidirectional coverage with dual
> polarization for strong signals with minimum fades....
>
> But like any antenna, to get gain somewhere, you have to give up gain
> elsewhere.  Here are all the issues and my opinions.
>
> 1) Satellites on the horizon are 10 dB farther away than ones above 22
> degrees (2000 miles vs 700 miles).
> 2) Splitting gain into circular polarization (Eggbeaters) loses 3 dB
> compared to incoming linear polarization
> 3) Small sats usually have linear antennas or, if they have cross
> polarization then even if they are RHCP when approaching, they may be LHCP
> going away, thus you still have a 50/50 chance of having a polarization
> mismatch, though having both polarizations will minimize most fades.
> 4) Most small Amateur sateliltes have less than 1W transmitters and simply
> cannot be heard on the horizon without several dB gain.
>
> My Conslusions are:
> 1) An Egg beater is ideal for STRONG satellites (Think ISS with 10 Watts).
> It will minimize fades horizon to horizon.
> 2) But there are NO, NONE, NADA current amateur satellites (not even the
> ISS right now) at that power level.
> 4) Hence an eggbeater even with a dB or so gain on the  horizon simply is
> not going to hear anything until the satellite gets above about 20 degrees
> (when it is 10 dB closer)
> 5) So, why even bother with an eggbeater.
> 6) Use a simple 19.5" quarter wave vertical over a ground plane (for 2m).
> It will have 5 dBi gain above about 15 degrees (several dB better than an
> eggbeater).
> 7) and it will ALSO WORK even better as a 7 dBi gain UHF antenna (3/4 wave
> vertical) above about 25 degrees up to 70 degrees (6 dB better than an
> Eggbeater)...
>
> AND it is DUAL band as well! (on the same coax!)
>
> BUT, what about the donut hole overhead for these vertical antennas?
>
> Forgetaboutit.!....  The satellite is only above 70 degrees about 1% of
> the total pass times per day!  And then for less than about 30 seconds!
>
> To visualize the orbit actual geometry see the scale plot on:
> http://aprs.org/LEO-tracking.html
>
> So, in my humble opinion, a 19.5" vertical whip antenna in the middle of a
> car roof (neat ground plane) will give pretty good satellite coverage.  It
> will have some fades due to only one polarization, but the strong part of
> the cycle will be 3 dB stronger than it would be on a dual polarizatiaon
> antenna.  And you don't have to be parked on a mountain.  Since again, no
> omni antenna can hear these weak satellites on the horizon anyway, so as
> long as the trees are far enough away to give you sky above about 20
> degrees, you will have about the best coverage you can get for about a 20"
> of copper wire and a nice ground plane..
>
> In my opinion anyway.
>
> AND***  If you want to hear them all the way horizon to horizon, buy a $65
> TV rotator and attach a small 5 to 6 element beam tilted up at about 15
> degrees and hear them all!  See above web page...
>
> Bob, Wb4APR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Devin L. Ganger
> via AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 4:19 PM
> To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
>
> Greetings, programs!
>
> I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
> Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
> eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have a
> good reference to a detailed design?
>
> Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage of
> eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
>
> Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're deploying
> a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a
> duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using
> with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up
> my TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
>
> Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
>
>
> --
> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> cell: +1 425.239.2575
>
> _______________________________________________
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> all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
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-- 
David Johnson

From jeff30339 at gmail.com  Fri May  3 22:10:13 2019
From: jeff30339 at gmail.com (Jeff Johns)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 17:10:13 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
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I?ll second this post and state that a directional antenna, either Yagi or LPDA will always work best for satellites. 

Jeff WE4B 

> On May 3, 2019, at 4:55 PM, David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> OK Devin since you want to do this in public ---
> 
> Yes, I'm one of the guys (AL6D is the other) you sent an out of thread
> reply to back on April 24th scolding us like a school marm for not just
> accepting people who are causing deliberate interference. You then
> proceeded to use a bunch of snowflake words like "ableism" at me and Gabe.
> I promptly told you to go to hell with your preaching, and I'll tell you
> again now in public.
> 
> Back on topic, here's the low-down - if you're not actually making
> contacts, then you're not operating. You're SWLing. Any old joe with an SDR
> and a coat hanger can listen, and they might even hear something from time
> to time, that is a far cry from being a successful op. I'm not going to
> bother telling you about the success I've had on Satellites (you can figure
> that out yourself if you care too) but rest assured I do have a clue.
> Interestingly, you have made 36 replies to this list since 2016 (based on a
> quick search) and have no doubt seen countless thread about Omni's,
> tripods, and Eggbeaters. Yet you have never made a QSO, and still come in
> here offering incorrect advice to others, all the while playing the family
> oh so poor card, to explain why you would want to build a sub-par setup and
> cause deliberate interference on the current LEO fleet. You sir are a
> genuine troll of the highest order, I only replied in kind with my dummy
> load post suggestion.
> 
> You can reply to this thread if you like - cause I'm just a guy and don't
> claim to have any power over other people's speech. I please do request
> though that you don't ever get on the birds, cause you're obviously
> incapable of the basic functions necessary to operate.
> 
> 73!
> 
> -Dave, KG5CCI
> 
>> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:10 PM Devin L. Ganger <devin at thecabal.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Oh, that's right, you're the dude who's still butt-hurt because I called
>> people out about bullying new users who ask about tripods.
>> 
>> You're the dude who assumed that since you never heard me TX that meant I
>> wasn't operating at all.
>> 
>> You're the dude whose reading comprehension is lacking.
>> 
>> And you seem to be the dude who thinks that if you know one aspect of
>> operating you know them all and can't ever admit ignorance.
>> 
>> Please don't bother to respond to the thread any more -- I know I can't
>> trust any advice you might give, out of only the best of intentions,
>> because you make too many faulty assumptions.
>> 
>> --
>> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
>> email: devin at thecabal.org
>> web: Devin on Earth
>> cell: +1 425.239.2575
>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of David
>>> Swanson via AMSAT-BB
>>> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 1:58 PM
>>> To: Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com>
>>> Cc: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
>>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
>>> 
>>> Hi Sean!
>>> 
>>> I don't recall seeing any name calling here until your post, I genuinely
>> want to
>>> make sure the author of this thread who has sent numerous emails to this
>> list
>>> explaining how to operate gets the best tips in regards to their planned
>> build.
>>> I'm actually in the process of building the setup I recommended and will
>> plan
>>> on doing a demo for folks sometime here soon, stay tuned!
>>> 
>>> -Dave, KG5CCI
>>> 
>>>> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:51 PM Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Ah, yes, rather than maybe educate someone let's just berate them and
>>>> functionally call them an idiot.
>>>> 
>>>> Eggbeaters have a bad rap because they don't necessarily hear well.
>>>> You may be making it into the bird but not hearing yourself, so you
>>>> keep tuning around and calling trying to find yourself only to be
>>>> deaf-ly QRMing other stations. I have no experience with them, but
>> that's
>>> what I've heard.
>>>> 
>>>> 73,
>>>> Sean WA1TE
>>>> 
>>>> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:49 PM David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <
>>>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
>>>>> 
>>>>> You'll also need a pair of these:
>>>>> 
>>>>> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-
>>> PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
>>>>> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Good luck! 73!
>>>>> 
>>>>> -Dave, KG5CCI
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
>>>>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Greetings, programs!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
>>>>>> Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
>>>>>> eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone
>>>>> have a
>>>>>> good reference to a detailed design?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant
>>>>>> coverage
>>>>> of
>>>>>> eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
>>>>> deploying
>>>>>> a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through
>>>>>> a duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago
>>>>>> for using with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer
>>>>>> since I picked
>>>>> up my
>>>>>> TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
>>>>>> email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
>>>>>> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
>>>>>> cell: +1 425.239.2575
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum
>>>>>> available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring
>>> membership.
>>>>> Opinions
>>>>>> expressed
>>>>>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official
>>>>>> views of AMSAT-NA.
>>>>>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>>>>> program!
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From ke6blr.robert at gmail.com  Fri May  3 22:24:01 2019
From: ke6blr.robert at gmail.com (KE6BLR Robert)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 15:24:01 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs (not)
In-Reply-To: <80553438fe9a541c29d0c638b3d7e087@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello Space Communicators!

Here are some observations about Satellite APRS on 145.825 MHz.

1) Receiving is harder than Transmitting.
2) Location is critical, avoid hill tops or parking structures in a city.

As far as Satellite APRS on 145.825 MHz with an Eggbeater, here are some
reference points.

My Dad (N6DAN) operates the #1 iGate in the world based on packets received
on 145.825 MHz. So, I think that documented track record carries a great
deal of merit and credibility. Having said that, he operates two radios,
one connected to the EBB144 and another to a directional antenna.

Egg Beater success pivots on two factors:

1) Pre-amp: the EBB is dull and needs help.
2) Noise: the EBB is useless in the city on a high pole, but perfect in
rural areas on a high pole. In the city the EBB works best below a wood
fence line.

W0ARP operates the #8 iGate in the world based on packets received on
145.825 MHz. He is only running the EBB144 with a pre-amp in a rural area.

Eggbeaters can be useful.

73s

Robert MacHale
KE6BLR Ham Radio License
http://spaceCommunicator.club <http://spacecommunicator.club/>
Supporting Boy Scout Merit Badges in Radio and Space Exploration

On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 2:49 PM Robert Bruninga via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Eggbeaters are ideal antennas for omnidirectional coverage with dual
> polarization for strong signals with minimum fades....
>
> But like any antenna, to get gain somewhere, you have to give up gain
> elsewhere.  Here are all the issues and my opinions.
>
> 1) Satellites on the horizon are 10 dB farther away than ones above 22
> degrees (2000 miles vs 700 miles).
> 2) Splitting gain into circular polarization (Eggbeaters) loses 3 dB
> compared to incoming linear polarization
> 3) Small sats usually have linear antennas or, if they have cross
> polarization then even if they are RHCP when approaching, they may be LHCP
> going away, thus you still have a 50/50 chance of having a polarization
> mismatch, though having both polarizations will minimize most fades.
> 4) Most small Amateur sateliltes have less than 1W transmitters and simply
> cannot be heard on the horizon without several dB gain.
>
> My Conslusions are:
> 1) An Egg beater is ideal for STRONG satellites (Think ISS with 10 Watts).
> It will minimize fades horizon to horizon.
> 2) But there are NO, NONE, NADA current amateur satellites (not even the
> ISS right now) at that power level.
> 4) Hence an eggbeater even with a dB or so gain on the  horizon simply is
> not going to hear anything until the satellite gets above about 20 degrees
> (when it is 10 dB closer)
> 5) So, why even bother with an eggbeater.
> 6) Use a simple 19.5" quarter wave vertical over a ground plane (for 2m).
> It will have 5 dBi gain above about 15 degrees (several dB better than an
> eggbeater).
> 7) and it will ALSO WORK even better as a 7 dBi gain UHF antenna (3/4 wave
> vertical) above about 25 degrees up to 70 degrees (6 dB better than an
> Eggbeater)...
>
> AND it is DUAL band as well! (on the same coax!)
>
> BUT, what about the donut hole overhead for these vertical antennas?
>
> Forgetaboutit.!....  The satellite is only above 70 degrees about 1% of
> the total pass times per day!  And then for less than about 30 seconds!
>
> To visualize the orbit actual geometry see the scale plot on:
> http://aprs.org/LEO-tracking.html
>
> So, in my humble opinion, a 19.5" vertical whip antenna in the middle of a
> car roof (neat ground plane) will give pretty good satellite coverage.  It
> will have some fades due to only one polarization, but the strong part of
> the cycle will be 3 dB stronger than it would be on a dual polarizatiaon
> antenna.  And you don't have to be parked on a mountain.  Since again, no
> omni antenna can hear these weak satellites on the horizon anyway, so as
> long as the trees are far enough away to give you sky above about 20
> degrees, you will have about the best coverage you can get for about a 20"
> of copper wire and a nice ground plane..
>
> In my opinion anyway.
>
> AND***  If you want to hear them all the way horizon to horizon, buy a $65
> TV rotator and attach a small 5 to 6 element beam tilted up at about 15
> degrees and hear them all!  See above web page...
>
> Bob, Wb4APR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Devin L. Ganger
> via AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 4:19 PM
> To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
>
> Greetings, programs!
>
> I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
> Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
> eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have a
> good reference to a detailed design?
>
> Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage of
> eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
>
> Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're deploying
> a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a
> duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using
> with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up
> my TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
>
> Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
>
>
> --
> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> cell: +1 425.239.2575
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to
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From jim at k6ccc.org  Fri May  3 22:25:56 2019
From: jim at k6ccc.org (jim at k6ccc.org)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 15:25:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [amsat-bb]
 =?utf-8?q?ARRL_Antenna_book=2C_eggbeater_antenna_desig?=
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I know I'm late to this thread so I'll make it short.

Eggbeaters are a piece of junk.  Don't waste your time.

OK, in defense of the Eggbeater - ALL omni antennas are going to be pretty crappy at best for satellite operation.  Some are better than others, but any of them will be beat by even a small directional antenna.  Personally I opted to go the other way.  
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From w3ab at yahoo.com  Fri May  3 22:28:11 2019
From: w3ab at yahoo.com (W3AB/GEO)
Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 15:28:11 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 2020z today
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Frankly, I don't care. Merely an observation.

I do chase grids, via the terrestrial weak signal route.

Then there is the common "I never hear you on the sats....." attack. Nice.

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

On May 3, 2019, 14:06, at 14:06, Tucker McGuire <tucker at mcguireland.com> wrote:
>"Back in my day...". Give me a break. Times are changing and the hobby
>is
>evolving.  I've never even heard you on the sats, so obviously you're
>not
>chasing grids too hard anyway, so why do you even care?
>
>On Fri, May 3, 2019, 4:51 PM W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>wrote:
>
>> Maybe we do it like used to, manually. Tune & listen. Worked for
>years.
>>
>> Instataneous gratification has become the norm and complaints are
>> increasing.
>>
>> ?___
>> Sent from my two way wrist watch
>> 73 de W3AB/GEO?
>>
>> On May 3, 2019, 10:52, at 10:52, AI9IN via AMSAT-BB
><amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> wrote:
>> >Not everyone does pagers.
>> >
>> >Steve AI9IN
>> >
>> >On 2019-05-03 1:43 pm, Mike Diehl wrote:
>> >
>> >> Maybe we can get a list of pager numbers for those who choose not
>to
>> >use technology to be more successful on the birds.
>> >>
>> >> 73,
>> >> Mike Diehl
>> >> W8LID/VE6LID
>> >>
>> >> On May 2, 2019, at 19:58, AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> >wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Nevertheless, "Not everyone does Twitter" is true.
>> >>
>> >> Steve AI9IN
>> >>
>> >> On 2019-05-02 6:33 pm, JoAnne K9JKM via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Not everyone does Twitter.
>> >> AMSAT-NA Twitter has ~14,000 followers
>> >> AMSAT-NA Facebook has 2777 members and 4902 likes
>> >> AMSAT-BB has 2367 members
>> >>
>> >> This is just the stats for AMSAT-NA. All of the international
>AMSAT
>> >groups
>> >> have their own  presence on Facebook and Twitter.
>> >>
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>> >> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
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From waisean at gmail.com  Fri May  3 22:33:55 2019
From: waisean at gmail.com (Sean Waite)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 18:33:55 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs (not)
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It doesn't really matter how much beef you have with someone who posts a
message, or how often that question has been asked. It is on every case
better to either post a meaningful response or stay silent. You have to
remember that you're not just responding to the initial email, but to the
whole list and anyone who reads the archives. I talk daily with high school
and college kids who are hams and this behavior really drives them away.
Remember that your response about dummy loads, or anything similar is also
maybe a response to a 13 year old kid trying to make his or her first
antenna to work the satellites with whatever they find in their parent's
basement. Better to just stay quiet.

73,
Sean WA1TE

On Fri, May 3, 2019, 18:28 jim--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> I know I'm late to this thread so I'll make it short.
>
> Eggbeaters are a piece of junk.  Don't waste your time.
>
> OK, in defense of the Eggbeater - ALL omni antennas are going to be pretty
> crappy at best for satellite operation.  Some are better than others, but
> any of them will be beat by even a small directional antenna.  Personally I
> opted to go the other way.
> Home:  http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/Photo/Pics/S-band1.html
> Mobile:
> http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/Photo/Pics/MobileSat2.html
>
> 73
> -----
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> jim at k6ccc.org
>
>
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From devin at thecabal.org  Fri May  3 22:44:16 2019
From: devin at thecabal.org (Devin L. Ganger)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 22:44:16 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
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In all seriousness, how do you get that I?m promoting ?accepting people who are causing deliberate interference?? Notice that I?ve taken very seriously every single operator on this list who replied to my query today with details about how eggbeaters? reception characteristics make them more likely for operators to not hear themselves at low elevations. As a result, if I do end up making an eggbeater, it will be a receive-only antenna as a learning experience for me and my son.

I see pictures all over various AMSAT-affiliated forums of people who have their Alaskas on counter-weighted tripods, or people who have home-made antennas on tripods, who are actively using the sats. When I first joined this list and started asking about tripods, all of the advice I received was basically ?that?s more weight? and ?you just have to learn how to point it manually? and bunch of variations on those themes. Nobody said ?tripods cause interference? or ?the only people who use tripods are trying to cause interference.?

What is mechanically and electrically different (other than the motors) from an antenna on a tripod vs. an antenna on a rotator (SatNogs, Arduino-based SatTracker, etc.)? How does the former cause more interference than the latter? There?s nothing in the literature that I can find that addresses that topic and I really DO want to DTRT.

I?m clearly missing something here, because I?ve not seen any explanation of how using a tripod *causes increased interference*. Not once since I signed on. You?re the only person I?ve seen make that correlation. You clearly know something the rest of us don?t. *Please share it so the rest of us can learn.*

If you?d take the time to explain instead of just throwing the baby out with the bathwater, the community would benefit. You clearly have a lot of experience and knowledge to offer.


Also, where in my ?36 replies to this list? have I offered incorrect advice?  If I?m wrong, I would like to know, so that 1) I learn to do better and 2) I don?t repeat the same incorrect advice.

--
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cell: +1 425.239.2575

From: David Swanson <dave at druidnetworks.com>
Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 2:55 PM
To: Devin L. Ganger <devin at thecabal.org>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs

OK Devin since you want to do this in public ---

Yes, I'm one of the guys (AL6D is the other) you sent an out of thread reply to back on April 24th scolding us like a school marm for not just accepting people who are causing deliberate interference. You then proceeded to use a bunch of snowflake words like "ableism" at me and Gabe. I promptly told you to go to hell with your preaching, and I'll tell you again now in public.

Back on topic, here's the low-down - if you're not actually making contacts, then you're not operating. You're SWLing. Any old joe with an SDR and a coat hanger can listen, and they might even hear something from time to time, that is a far cry from being a successful op. I'm not going to bother telling you about the success I've had on Satellites (you can figure that out yourself if you care too) but rest assured I do have a clue. Interestingly, you have made 36 replies to this list since 2016 (based on a quick search) and have no doubt seen countless thread about Omni's, tripods, and Eggbeaters. Yet you have never made a QSO, and still come in here offering incorrect advice to others, all the while playing the family oh so poor card, to explain why you would want to build a sub-par setup and cause deliberate interference on the current LEO fleet. You sir are a genuine troll of the highest order, I only replied in kind with my dummy load post suggestion.

You can reply to this thread if you like - cause I'm just a guy and don't claim to have any power over other people's speech. I please do request though that you don't ever get on the birds, cause you're obviously incapable of the basic functions necessary to operate.

73!

-Dave, KG5CCI

On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:10 PM Devin L. Ganger <devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>> wrote:
Oh, that's right, you're the dude who's still butt-hurt because I called people out about bullying new users who ask about tripods.

You're the dude who assumed that since you never heard me TX that meant I wasn't operating at all.

You're the dude whose reading comprehension is lacking.

And you seem to be the dude who thinks that if you know one aspect of operating you know them all and can't ever admit ignorance.

Please don't bother to respond to the thread any more -- I know I can't trust any advice you might give, out of only the best of intentions, because you make too many faulty assumptions.

--
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email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
web: Devin on Earth
cell: +1 425.239.2575

> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org<mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org>> On Behalf Of David
> Swanson via AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 1:58 PM
> To: Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com<mailto:waisean at gmail.com>>
> Cc: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org<mailto:AMSAT-BB at amsat.org>
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
>
> Hi Sean!
>
> I don't recall seeing any name calling here until your post, I genuinely want to
> make sure the author of this thread who has sent numerous emails to this list
> explaining how to operate gets the best tips in regards to their planned build.
> I'm actually in the process of building the setup I recommended and will plan
> on doing a demo for folks sometime here soon, stay tuned!
>
> -Dave, KG5CCI
>
> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:51 PM Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com<mailto:waisean at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> > Ah, yes, rather than maybe educate someone let's just berate them and
> > functionally call them an idiot.
> >
> > Eggbeaters have a bad rap because they don't necessarily hear well.
> > You may be making it into the bird but not hearing yourself, so you
> > keep tuning around and calling trying to find yourself only to be
> > deaf-ly QRMing other stations. I have no experience with them, but that's
> what I've heard.
> >
> > 73,
> > Sean WA1TE
> >
> > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:49 PM David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <
> > amsat-bb at amsat.org<mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
> >
> >> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
> >>
> >> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
> >>
> >> You'll also need a pair of these:
> >>
> >> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-
> PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
> >>
> >> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
> >> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
> >>
> >> Good luck! 73!
> >>
> >> -Dave, KG5CCI
> >>
> >> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
> >> amsat-bb at amsat.org<mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Greetings, programs!
> >> >
> >> > I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
> >> > Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
> >> > eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone
> >> have a
> >> > good reference to a detailed design?
> >> >
> >> > Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant
> >> > coverage
> >> of
> >> > eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
> >> >
> >> > Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
> >> deploying
> >> > a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through
> >> > a duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago
> >> > for using with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer
> >> > since I picked
> >> up my
> >> > TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> >> > email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org><mailto:devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>>
> >> > web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> >> > cell: +1 425.239.2575
> >> >
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From k8bl at ameritech.net  Fri May  3 23:00:26 2019
From: k8bl at ameritech.net (Bob Liddy (K8BL))
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 23:00:26 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
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 I got a good chuckle out of KG5CCI's link to the MFJ Dummy
? Loads.?
Quite a few years back, I picked up a pair of the M2 Eggbeaters?at a Hamfest for $150. I put them up with some 9913 and found?that they were very close to being Dummy Loads in the sky. That?was probably why the guy was selling them so cheap. They were?sold again a couple years ago at Dayton for the same price. Lesson?learned.
I always thought the concept was very good, but the results were?very disappointing. That was before the excellent performing SATs?we have up there now. Maybe they would have moderate success?now, but I wouldn't get my hopes up.
My suggestion would be to get/build a couple small Yagis and put?them on a mast several feet apart with the 70cm above and the 2M?below with one vertical and one horizontal polarized. Tilt them up?15-20 degrees and a cheap TV Rotor is all you need. The tilting can? be done by fashioning a mast-to-boom plate drilled for the desired? angle for each antenna. Or, you could merely bend the mast that small? amount. This should give you reasonable success until you decide you? have the experience to get more sophisticated and will not have spent? a bunch of money initially.
GL/73,? ? ?Bob? K8BL? ? ? ? (AMSAT #6593 since 1979)

    On Friday, May 3, 2019, 5:00:48 PM EDT, David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 Hi Sean!

I don't recall seeing any name calling here until your post, I genuinely
want to make sure the author of this thread who has sent numerous emails to
this list explaining how to operate gets the best tips in regards to their
planned build. I'm actually in the process of building the setup I
recommended and will plan on doing a demo for folks sometime here soon,
stay tuned!

-Dave, KG5CCI

On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:51 PM Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ah, yes, rather than maybe educate someone let's just berate them and
> functionally call them an idiot.
>
> Eggbeaters have a bad rap because they don't necessarily hear well. You
> may be making it into the bird but not hearing yourself, so you keep tuning
> around and calling trying to find yourself only to be deaf-ly QRMing other
> stations. I have no experience with them, but that's what I've heard.
>
> 73,
> Sean WA1TE
>
> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:49 PM David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
>>
>> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
>>
>> You'll also need a pair of these:
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
>>
>> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
>> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
>>
>> Good luck! 73!
>>
>> -Dave, KG5CCI
>>
>> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>
>> > Greetings, programs!
>> >
>> > I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
>> > Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
>> > eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone
>> have a
>> > good reference to a detailed design?
>> >
>> > Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage
>> of
>> > eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
>> >
>> > Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
>> deploying
>> > a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a
>> > duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using
>> > with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked
>> up my
>> > TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
>> > email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
>> > web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
>> > cell: +1 425.239.2575
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
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>> > expressed
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From tnetcenter at gmail.com  Fri May  3 23:08:01 2019
From: tnetcenter at gmail.com (Jeff Moore)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 16:08:01 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs (not)
In-Reply-To: <CAGz_XJwSQGMsiPXLqvZAtCGn0HRuCPN6qUrLEhqgLeA-a257Cw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <80553438fe9a541c29d0c638b3d7e087@mail.gmail.com>
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	<CAGz_XJwSQGMsiPXLqvZAtCGn0HRuCPN6qUrLEhqgLeA-a257Cw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CALx_moTXNSnmY6f2=n74HDPcFomVtGSM7DcVpo8sXw6JwUXKdQ@mail.gmail.com>

Great post sean!!  I agree 100% with everything you said.
Bottom line, if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem!
Personal animus has no place on the list.  If you can't play nice, then
maybe you shouldn't be playing at all!

As far as the original question - all antennas are a compromise!  All
antennas have their pros and cons!  If you have to use an omni for the
sats, you'll likely need to use pre-amps.  I've looked at most of the omni
options, and I like the Texas Potato Mashers and the lindenblads as decent
options (w/ pre-amps).  I have yet to implement an omni setup though, so I
have no practical experience with them.   Juggling a handheld beam and two
radios is not easy, especially when compared to the mega-buck setups a lot
of people have.  However, the satisfaction of successfully working someone
on the sats with a handheld setup is the greatest!!

7   3
Jeff Moore  --  KE7ACY

On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:35 PM Sean Waite via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> It doesn't really matter how much beef you have with someone who posts a
> message, or how often that question has been asked. It is on every case
> better to either post a meaningful response or stay silent. You have to
> remember that you're not just responding to the initial email, but to the
> whole list and anyone who reads the archives. I talk daily with high school
> and college kids who are hams and this behavior really drives them away.
> Remember that your response about dummy loads, or anything similar is also
> maybe a response to a 13 year old kid trying to make his or her first
> antenna to work the satellites with whatever they find in their parent's
> basement. Better to just stay quiet.
>
> 73,
> Sean WA1TE
>
> On Fri, May 3, 2019, 18:28 jim--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> > I know I'm late to this thread so I'll make it short.
> >
> > Eggbeaters are a piece of junk.  Don't waste your time.
> >
> > OK, in defense of the Eggbeater - ALL omni antennas are going to be
> pretty
> > crappy at best for satellite operation.  Some are better than others, but
> > any of them will be beat by even a small directional antenna.
> Personally I
> > opted to go the other way.
> > Home:  http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/Photo/Pics/S-band1.html
> > Mobile:
> > http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/Photo/Pics/MobileSat2.html
> >
> > 73
> > -----
> > Jim Walls - K6CCC
> > jim at k6ccc.org
> >
> >
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From yono_adisoemarta at yahoo.com  Fri May  3 23:56:54 2019
From: yono_adisoemarta at yahoo.com (Yono Adisoemarta)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 06:56:54 +0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Anyone on CAS-4B?!
In-Reply-To: <CAFvUaiqBUgHpnumN24eGuyGBjxB4SBxEp9Yj9UELD=k+SE4UNA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20190503211722.GA6205@debian>
	<CAFvUaiqBUgHpnumN24eGuyGBjxB4SBxEp9Yj9UELD=k+SE4UNA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <F841946F-3F2C-414D-ABE1-C273C8263036@yahoo.com>


CAS-4A/4B are empty over here in Southeast Asia.
Need more usage.

73 de Yono - YD0NXX



Sent from my iPhone

> On May 4, 2019, at 4:40 AM, Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL) via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> Sorry I missed it, I was on FO-29
> 
> I'll look for you on CAS-4A/B but usually quiet in the evenings.
> 
> Peter 2M0SQL
> 
> On Fri, 3 May 2019, 22:35 Lapo Pieri IK5NAX via AMSAT-BB, <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> I've tried to work a good pass of CAS-4B over Europe few minutes ago:
>> calling
>> cq for most of passes and listening over the bandwidth I got no responses
>> and I haven't heard anyone...
>> Just a case or the satellite is almost unused?
>> 
>> 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.
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>> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>> 
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
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From ke4al at yahoo.com  Sat May  4 00:28:34 2019
From: ke4al at yahoo.com (Robert Bankston)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 00:28:34 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Unacceptable Content on AMSAT-BB
References: <689818407.1140114.1556929714302.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <689818407.1140114.1556929714302@mail.yahoo.com>

The recent spat of AMSAT-BB posts have been disheartening, resulting in members not involved in the conversations to either unsubscribe or inquire of ways to activate filters.
In order to preserve a constructive environment, messages posted to the AMSATBB must contain appropriate content and be respectful of all members and readers of the list.
Please take a moment to refamiliarize yourself with Acceptable Use Policy for the AMSAT Public Mailing Lists, located at https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/AMSAT-AUP.pdf.
Further violators of this policy will be subjected to manual moderation or have their ability to post messages suspended.

73,
Robert Bankston, KE4ALAMSAT-NA VP of User Services

From skristof at etczone.com  Sat May  4 00:36:57 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 20:36:57 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs (not)
In-Reply-To: <CALx_moTXNSnmY6f2=n74HDPcFomVtGSM7DcVpo8sXw6JwUXKdQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <80553438fe9a541c29d0c638b3d7e087@mail.gmail.com>
	<DM5PR01MB2507271D9E0D43EEA96326BACA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
	<1556922356.732823011@apps.rackspace.com>
	<CAGz_XJwSQGMsiPXLqvZAtCGn0HRuCPN6qUrLEhqgLeA-a257Cw@mail.gmail.com>
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Message-ID: <d0591771010c140af45662e2d54bf5ab@etczone.com>

I have an M2 eggbeater on the roof of my house. I have it installed with
the "ground plane radials" so it is good from about 65 degrees and up.
Basically the opposite of what Bob Bruninga recommends. As one might
expect it works for downloading telemetry from satellites that are at
about 65 degrees elevation and up. I do also use it on the APRS
satellites (NO-84 and ISS) for minimal QSOs with moderate success. I do
not have a preamp attached. 

Bob is correct about eggbeaters vs. verticals and elevation. When I was
first starting with the birds I decided to try to get the birds at
higher elevations so I set it up that way and it's still that way. I
know I'm missing out on the low passes, but I'm OK with that for now. 

For the voice birds (mostly SO-50 and AO-92) I use a handheld Arrow
antenna and two Baofeng handhelds.  

I'm cheap but I have fun. 

Steve AI9IN

From wandtosborne at gmail.com  Sat May  4 02:42:49 2019
From: wandtosborne at gmail.com (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 14:42:49 +1200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Rocket Lab Launch update
Message-ID: <36264D30CEB1467B96424E69FED26B2C@OsbornesPC>

Hi Folks,

The next Rocket Lab Launch looks promising for this evening (NZST).
The web stream should be starting at about 05:45 UTC (17:45 NZST).
See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1124494283203940353
See here for the live streaming: https://www.rocketlabusa.com

73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Sat May  4 02:58:48 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 22:58:48 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Moriah Central School,
	Port Henry, NY
Message-ID: <9796AF38C0004EA79B4A42208453353C@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Moriah Central School, Port Henry, NY on 07 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 13:15 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the east coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

 

The school is planning to live stream the event at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-bFBNgC1aYdGV493kb5ImA/live

 

 

 

Moriah Central School is located in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York.  It is a K-12 public school with nearly 800 students and 50 teachers.  Located near the beautiful Lake Champlain, Moriah Central School is home of the Vikings!  With many successful academic and athletic programs such as football, basketball, cheerleading, drama club, band, chorus and many student clubs, many opportunities are available for all students.   In addition to a new educational technology center, the district is proud of our distance learning lab, amateur radio station, computer programming classes, and other programs designed specifically in helping the surrounding communities in Essex County.  Moriah Central School District proclaims its mission to be the provision of a safe, supportive, and academically challenging environment for all students in our community.  We are dedicated to the goals of educational excellence, preparation for college and careers, and the development of a high level of citizenship.  

 

 

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

 

1. What is the purpose of the International Space Station and why is it a 

   value to all of humanity?

2. What is the most amazing thing you have seen from the space station?

3. What do you get to do in your free time when you are not working?

4. What types of computer programming languages were used to write the 

   software on board the International Space Station?

5. What is your favorite piece of hardware to use on the space station and 

   what does it do?

6. What types of computers are you using on board, and what operating systems 

   do they run?

7. Do you get to listen to music in space, and if so what do you all like to 

   listen to?

8. What is the most difficult and dangerous thing about living in space?

9. How many people can fit on board the space station safely?

10. What is your favorite science experiment on board?

11. What do you think the importance of future space stations will be?

12. What is the importance of Amateur Radio on the Space Station?

13. What is the status of CIMON (Simon) the Artificially Intelligent robot 

    that was sent to the ISS?

14. How did you become an Astronaut?  Does your training for space start 

    right away or do you have to move up in ranking?

15. What is your favorite food in space?

16. Are there any manmade objects on earth you can see from the space 

    station?

17. Do you keep a journal of everything you do on board to remember in the 

    future?

18. What can scientists do on Earth to help you on the Space Station?

19. What is the best part of working with people from different countries 

    every day?

20. What have you learned the most from living and working 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 maccody at att.net  Sat May  4 03:32:50 2019
From: maccody at att.net (Mac A. Cody)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 22:32:50 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Physics Class in Hawaii, AO-91 attempt
In-Reply-To: <CAOzDMhLofA7EDK19ZAxSRbioUbWaaa56eR5PC0dUdFMq_VFxdg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAOzDMhLofA7EDK19ZAxSRbioUbWaaa56eR5PC0dUdFMq_VFxdg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <993eaf2c-184e-8fff-02cc-a5b82c8d17f7@att.net>

John,

The AMSAT-BB is a most appropriate place to post requests for skeds.
Another place would be Twitter, as there is an active group of
satellite operators that post there regularly.?? If you have a Twitter
account, you can follow and tweet to @AMSAT to contact other satellite
operators.?? I believe that there is something similar on Facebook.
Since I don't use Facebook, I'll have to let someone else verifythat.

I would love to have a QSO with you and your students!?? Unfortunately,
I live in Richardson, TX (EM12px) and opportunities for skeds are
infrequent, brief, and at low elevation angles (like less than one
degree maximum)!?? It is a bit more possible the further west I go.
In March of 2018, I had a successful sked with N7AGF at BK29gq, while
he was there on vacation.?? I was at EM12ek and we both heard each other
loud and clear, so it is doable. The distance was nearly 6000km!

I don't know whether you and your class would be interested in trying
a sked with such a great distance.?? I'm sure that there are satellite
operator on the west coast that would be willing to have a sked.

73 and Mahalo,

Mac Cody / AE5PH

On 5/3/19 11:58 AM, John Bonewitz via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Aloha!
>
> I???m a Physics Teacher at Kea???au High School (BK29LO). My students have
> built a yagi antenna and learned how to work amature radio satellites as
> part of a unit on satellite motion. They have successfully heard themselves
> on the downlink of AO-91 several times now, but we haven???t managed to make
> a contact.
>
> We are going to try to make another attempt today at 21:58z - 22:10z. It
> would be amazing if someone could listen for us! My call is KH6JB.
>
> I hope this is the right place to post something like this. Forgive me if
> I???ve left something out!
>
> 73
>
> John Bonewitz
> KH6JB
> _______________________________________________
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From wandtosborne at gmail.com  Sat May  4 04:55:16 2019
From: wandtosborne at gmail.com (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 16:55:16 +1200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Rocket Launch scrubbed for today
Message-ID: <23CFC0128D554954B87CA013BBCAD74A@OsbornesPC>

See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1124523563778580481

Try again tomorrow.

73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

From aj9n at aol.com  Sat May  4 05:12:27 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 05:12:27 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-04 05:00
	UTC
References: <1035490269.56898.1556946747446.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1035490269.56898.1556946747446@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-04 05:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact was unsuccessful for: Fri 2019-05-03 18:32:19 UTC 59 deg (***)

ARISS is trying to determine what happened. (***)

?

Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/ZRVQdYdwbOE

Stream should start about 17:30 UTC

?

Moriah Central School, Port Henry, NY, telebridge via K6DUE

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-05-07 13:15:35 UTC 55 deg

?

?



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

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



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



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) https://srr.ru/?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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 114


****************************************************************************
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?2019-05-04 05:00 UTC.? (***)

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


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

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

Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1305. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1248.

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 2019-04-30 02:30 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

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


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

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

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From pconver at gmail.com  Sat May  4 06:09:14 2019
From: pconver at gmail.com (Pedro Converso)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 03:09:14 -0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] Pass Past/Future
Message-ID: <CANTZqK=iK7SqjBzvPyTmXkbSpuFnDtPmjn1vGjkHHKxnw+8znQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hello,

Upon suggestions, a small calendar had been added over Date Label on
http://amsat.org.ar/pass

Hoping useful to allow retrieve past and future satellite passes.

73, lu7abf, Pedro

From ik5nax at radioteknos.it  Sat May  4 07:58:39 2019
From: ik5nax at radioteknos.it (Lapo Pieri)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 09:58:39 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Anyone on CAS-4B?!
In-Reply-To: <F841946F-3F2C-414D-ABE1-C273C8263036@yahoo.com>
References: <20190503211722.GA6205@debian>
	<CAFvUaiqBUgHpnumN24eGuyGBjxB4SBxEp9Yj9UELD=k+SE4UNA@mail.gmail.com>
	<F841946F-3F2C-414D-ABE1-C273C8263036@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <20190504075839.GA1582@debian>

 06:56 Sat 04 May 19  , Yono Adisoemarta wrote:
> CAS-4A/4B are empty over here in Southeast Asia.
> Need more usage.

I agree! I've a qso on 4A yesterday night, just one...

73, Lapo IK5NAX

From royldean at gmail.com  Sat May  4 13:05:25 2019
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 09:05:25 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Pass Past/Future
Message-ID: <CADGPg2sHQczS=y4R8DgxpW9wBb6OPn50yEH_0G2aX99VNGdaSQ@mail.gmail.com>

Pedro,

This is great, muchas gracias!    One question, however - are the "past
passes" historical values "locked in time", or are they "back calculated"
from current keps?

--Roy
K3RLD



> ------------------------------
> Hello, Upon suggestions, a small calendar had been added over Date Label on
> http://amsat.org.ar/pass Hoping useful to allow retrieve past and future
> satellite passes. 73, lu7abf, Pedro

From kdcarlso at gmail.com  Sat May  4 13:58:58 2019
From: kdcarlso at gmail.com (Dave .)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 09:58:58 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
References: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
Message-ID: <CAG5zY2rgYLF8h-NBL9wv5v_-pi82UgqZPMYs5y-mUNOiJpfqWQ@mail.gmail.com>

I bought a set of egg beaters recently and they seem ok for anything higher
than 20 degrees. I'm looking to build a moxon variation
http://www.oocities.org/w9bci/VHFUHFSatelite.pdf at some point when I have
some free time.

Dave
N2OA

On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Greetings, programs!
>
> I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
> Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
> eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have a
> good reference to a detailed design?
>
> Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage of
> eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
>
> Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're deploying
> a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a
> duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using
> with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up my
> TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
>
> Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
>
>
> --
> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> cell: +1 425.239.2575
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>

From bkeating1954 at gmail.com  Sat May  4 14:34:36 2019
From: bkeating1954 at gmail.com (Bob Keating)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 07:34:36 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 mode
Message-ID: <3444A563-7F71-4F1C-B2B4-61BC24DC316F@gmail.com>

Will AO-92 be in V/U mode tomorrow? Thanks. 
73, 
Bob N6REK 

Sent from my iPhone

From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Sat May  4 15:00:23 2019
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 11:00:23 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 mode
In-Reply-To: <3444A563-7F71-4F1C-B2B4-61BC24DC316F@gmail.com>
References: <3444A563-7F71-4F1C-B2B4-61BC24DC316F@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <057601d5028a$19cf5c20$4d6e1460$@mindspring.com>

Sunday is generally L/v, usually starting on the first east coast pass early
Sunday UTC/late Saturday EDT.

73, Drew KO4MA
AMSAT VP Operations

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Bob Keating via
AMSAT-BB
Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2019 10:35 AM
To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 mode

Will AO-92 be in V/U mode tomorrow? Thanks. 
73,
Bob N6REK 

Sent from my iPhone
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From pconver at gmail.com  Sat May  4 16:11:39 2019
From: pconver at gmail.com (Pedro Converso)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 13:11:39 -0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] Pass Past/Future
In-Reply-To: <CADGPg2sHQczS=y4R8DgxpW9wBb6OPn50yEH_0G2aX99VNGdaSQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADGPg2sHQczS=y4R8DgxpW9wBb6OPn50yEH_0G2aX99VNGdaSQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CANTZqK=Fn6Ec=_AsHFMmychgUbnmXY1hQdC128qDRJZnBo7qqw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Roy,

THANKS! for nice & rewarding comment on new calendar facility on
http://amsat.org.ar/pass

The past & future passes where a date can be selected are calculated
on the fly using as you wisely said from current keps. However if a
much further/previous date (over three months) is selected calculation
will have a minor difference with actual, given keps changes over
time.

Have a good time and enjoy the birds.

73, lu7abf, Pedro

On 5/4/19, Roy Dean via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> Pedro,
>
> This is great, muchas gracias!    One question, however - are the "past
> passes" historical values "locked in time", or are they "back calculated"
> from current keps?
>
> --Roy
> K3RLD
>
>
>
>> ------------------------------
>> Hello, Upon suggestions, a small calendar had been added over Date Label
>> on
>> http://amsat.org.ar/pass Hoping useful to allow retrieve past and future
>> satellite passes. 73, lu7abf, Pedro
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and 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 ke6blr.robert at gmail.com  Sat May  4 19:58:40 2019
From: ke6blr.robert at gmail.com (KE6BLR Robert)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 12:58:40 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <1719010491.1127578.1556924426443@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
	<CANq+eyX=tiwtgso=Y6Tubg8db_0RWkO5kxa06MwsumHU3cyGsQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAGz_XJxYX6whU_fOGPgPSmQ7KXj+OfRyg69gYsVrtwqUN58QBA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CANq+eyVpUfk6+kXdBxqT6wQrf3gT1ut3Evc-c9MXTFBqC2_S6w@mail.gmail.com>
	<1719010491.1127578.1556924426443@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CABaTVVb2kZMCVTfwnja7iz7FjGrygfiveFyEdNcb-XS50iGuqw@mail.gmail.com>

>>> 7 DEGREES RX via EggBeater <<<

N6DAN-1 gets APRS packets on 145.825 MHz as low as 7 degrees via the EBB144.

See Tweet of report:
https://twitter.com/MachaleRobert/status/1124763800865873920

I asked him to leave the EBB on the N6DAN-1 iGate for the entire month of
May to get performance metrics. He also has a directional antenna for
N6DAN-2.

For the pSat, you can monitor the TX and RX angles here:

http://www.spaceCommunicator.club/igates/

73s

Robert


On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:03 PM Bob Liddy (K8BL) via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

>  I got a good chuckle out of KG5CCI's link to the MFJ Dummy
>   Loads.
> Quite a few years back, I picked up a pair of the M2 Eggbeaters at a
> Hamfest for $150. I put them up with some 9913 and found that they were
> very close to being Dummy Loads in the sky. That was probably why the guy
> was selling them so cheap. They were sold again a couple years ago at
> Dayton for the same price. Lesson learned.
> I always thought the concept was very good, but the results were very
> disappointing. That was before the excellent performing SATs we have up
> there now. Maybe they would have moderate success now, but I wouldn't get
> my hopes up.
> My suggestion would be to get/build a couple small Yagis and put them on a
> mast several feet apart with the 70cm above and the 2M below with one
> vertical and one horizontal polarized. Tilt them up 15-20 degrees and a
> cheap TV Rotor is all you need. The tilting can  be done by fashioning a
> mast-to-boom plate drilled for the desired  angle for each antenna. Or, you
> could merely bend the mast that small  amount. This should give you
> reasonable success until you decide you  have the experience to get more
> sophisticated and will not have spent  a bunch of money initially.
> GL/73,     Bob  K8BL        (AMSAT #6593 since 1979)
>
>     On Friday, May 3, 2019, 5:00:48 PM EDT, David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>  Hi Sean!
>
> I don't recall seeing any name calling here until your post, I genuinely
> want to make sure the author of this thread who has sent numerous emails to
> this list explaining how to operate gets the best tips in regards to their
> planned build. I'm actually in the process of building the setup I
> recommended and will plan on doing a demo for folks sometime here soon,
> stay tuned!
>
> -Dave, KG5CCI
>
> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:51 PM Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Ah, yes, rather than maybe educate someone let's just berate them and
> > functionally call them an idiot.
> >
> > Eggbeaters have a bad rap because they don't necessarily hear well. You
> > may be making it into the bird but not hearing yourself, so you keep
> tuning
> > around and calling trying to find yourself only to be deaf-ly QRMing
> other
> > stations. I have no experience with them, but that's what I've heard.
> >
> > 73,
> > Sean WA1TE
> >
> > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:49 PM David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <
> > amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
> >>
> >> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
> >>
> >> You'll also need a pair of these:
> >>
> >> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
> >>
> >> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
> >> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
> >>
> >> Good luck! 73!
> >>
> >> -Dave, KG5CCI
> >>
> >> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
> >> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Greetings, programs!
> >> >
> >> > I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
> >> > Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
> >> > eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone
> >> have a
> >> > good reference to a detailed design?
> >> >
> >> > Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant
> coverage
> >> of
> >> > eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
> >> >
> >> > Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
> >> deploying
> >> > a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a
> >> > duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for
> using
> >> > with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked
> >> up my
> >> > TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> >> > email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> >> > web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> >> > cell: +1 425.239.2575
> >> >
> >> > _______________________________________________
> >> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> >> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> >> Opinions
> >> > expressed
> >> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
> of
> >> > AMSAT-NA.
> >> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> >> program!
> >> > Subscription settings:
> https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> >> >
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> >> Opinions expressed
> >> are solely those of the author, and 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
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> 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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From johnbrier at gmail.com  Sat May  4 20:09:14 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 16:09:14 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <CABaTVVb2kZMCVTfwnja7iz7FjGrygfiveFyEdNcb-XS50iGuqw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
	<CANq+eyX=tiwtgso=Y6Tubg8db_0RWkO5kxa06MwsumHU3cyGsQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAGz_XJxYX6whU_fOGPgPSmQ7KXj+OfRyg69gYsVrtwqUN58QBA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CANq+eyVpUfk6+kXdBxqT6wQrf3gT1ut3Evc-c9MXTFBqC2_S6w@mail.gmail.com>
	<1719010491.1127578.1556924426443@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CABaTVVb2kZMCVTfwnja7iz7FjGrygfiveFyEdNcb-XS50iGuqw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKPtwdAY_5Df=4An89_ByZwd=nhu9iQJ5OjsV_JXJZ2L-g@mail.gmail.com>

Not disputing the utility of egg beaters, but fwiw the ISS is the most
powerful ham transponder we have. The Ericsson is speced at 4 or 5 watts.

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Sat, May 4, 2019, 16:02 KE6BLR Robert via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> >>> 7 DEGREES RX via EggBeater <<<
>
> N6DAN-1 gets APRS packets on 145.825 MHz as low as 7 degrees via the
> EBB144.
>
> See Tweet of report:
> https://twitter.com/MachaleRobert/status/1124763800865873920
>
> I asked him to leave the EBB on the N6DAN-1 iGate for the entire month of
> May to get performance metrics. He also has a directional antenna for
> N6DAN-2.
>
> For the pSat, you can monitor the TX and RX angles here:
>
> http://www.spaceCommunicator.club/igates/
>
> 73s
>
> Robert
>
>
> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:03 PM Bob Liddy (K8BL) via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> >  I got a good chuckle out of KG5CCI's link to the MFJ Dummy
> >   Loads.
> > Quite a few years back, I picked up a pair of the M2 Eggbeaters at a
> > Hamfest for $150. I put them up with some 9913 and found that they were
> > very close to being Dummy Loads in the sky. That was probably why the guy
> > was selling them so cheap. They were sold again a couple years ago at
> > Dayton for the same price. Lesson learned.
> > I always thought the concept was very good, but the results were very
> > disappointing. That was before the excellent performing SATs we have up
> > there now. Maybe they would have moderate success now, but I wouldn't get
> > my hopes up.
> > My suggestion would be to get/build a couple small Yagis and put them on
> a
> > mast several feet apart with the 70cm above and the 2M below with one
> > vertical and one horizontal polarized. Tilt them up 15-20 degrees and a
> > cheap TV Rotor is all you need. The tilting can  be done by fashioning a
> > mast-to-boom plate drilled for the desired  angle for each antenna. Or,
> you
> > could merely bend the mast that small  amount. This should give you
> > reasonable success until you decide you  have the experience to get more
> > sophisticated and will not have spent  a bunch of money initially.
> > GL/73,     Bob  K8BL        (AMSAT #6593 since 1979)
> >
> >     On Friday, May 3, 2019, 5:00:48 PM EDT, David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <
> > amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> >  Hi Sean!
> >
> > I don't recall seeing any name calling here until your post, I genuinely
> > want to make sure the author of this thread who has sent numerous emails
> to
> > this list explaining how to operate gets the best tips in regards to
> their
> > planned build. I'm actually in the process of building the setup I
> > recommended and will plan on doing a demo for folks sometime here soon,
> > stay tuned!
> >
> > -Dave, KG5CCI
> >
> > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:51 PM Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Ah, yes, rather than maybe educate someone let's just berate them and
> > > functionally call them an idiot.
> > >
> > > Eggbeaters have a bad rap because they don't necessarily hear well. You
> > > may be making it into the bird but not hearing yourself, so you keep
> > tuning
> > > around and calling trying to find yourself only to be deaf-ly QRMing
> > other
> > > stations. I have no experience with them, but that's what I've heard.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > > Sean WA1TE
> > >
> > > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:49 PM David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <
> > > amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
> > >>
> > >> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
> > >>
> > >> You'll also need a pair of these:
> > >>
> > >> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
> > >>
> > >> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
> > >> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
> > >>
> > >> Good luck! 73!
> > >>
> > >> -Dave, KG5CCI
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
> > >> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Greetings, programs!
> > >> >
> > >> > I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
> > >> > Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
> > >> > eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone
> > >> have a
> > >> > good reference to a detailed design?
> > >> >
> > >> > Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant
> > coverage
> > >> of
> > >> > eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
> > >> >
> > >> > Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
> > >> deploying
> > >> > a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a
> > >> > duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for
> > using
> > >> > with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I
> picked
> > >> up my
> > >> > TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > --
> > >> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> > >> > email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> > >> > web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
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From johnbrier at gmail.com  Sat May  4 20:10:47 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 16:10:47 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
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Forgive me, I see those are PSAT packets. Dunno what its power is.

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Sat, May 4, 2019, 16:09 John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not disputing the utility of egg beaters, but fwiw the ISS is the most
> powerful ham transponder we have. The Ericsson is speced at 4 or 5 watts.
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>
> On Sat, May 4, 2019, 16:02 KE6BLR Robert via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
>> >>> 7 DEGREES RX via EggBeater <<<
>>
>> N6DAN-1 gets APRS packets on 145.825 MHz as low as 7 degrees via the
>> EBB144.
>>
>> See Tweet of report:
>> https://twitter.com/MachaleRobert/status/1124763800865873920
>>
>> I asked him to leave the EBB on the N6DAN-1 iGate for the entire month of
>> May to get performance metrics. He also has a directional antenna for
>> N6DAN-2.
>>
>> For the pSat, you can monitor the TX and RX angles here:
>>
>> http://www.spaceCommunicator.club/igates/
>>
>> 73s
>>
>> Robert
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:03 PM Bob Liddy (K8BL) via AMSAT-BB <
>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>
>> >  I got a good chuckle out of KG5CCI's link to the MFJ Dummy
>> >   Loads.
>> > Quite a few years back, I picked up a pair of the M2 Eggbeaters at a
>> > Hamfest for $150. I put them up with some 9913 and found that they were
>> > very close to being Dummy Loads in the sky. That was probably why the
>> guy
>> > was selling them so cheap. They were sold again a couple years ago at
>> > Dayton for the same price. Lesson learned.
>> > I always thought the concept was very good, but the results were very
>> > disappointing. That was before the excellent performing SATs we have up
>> > there now. Maybe they would have moderate success now, but I wouldn't
>> get
>> > my hopes up.
>> > My suggestion would be to get/build a couple small Yagis and put them
>> on a
>> > mast several feet apart with the 70cm above and the 2M below with one
>> > vertical and one horizontal polarized. Tilt them up 15-20 degrees and a
>> > cheap TV Rotor is all you need. The tilting can  be done by fashioning a
>> > mast-to-boom plate drilled for the desired  angle for each antenna. Or,
>> you
>> > could merely bend the mast that small  amount. This should give you
>> > reasonable success until you decide you  have the experience to get more
>> > sophisticated and will not have spent  a bunch of money initially.
>> > GL/73,     Bob  K8BL        (AMSAT #6593 since 1979)
>> >
>> >     On Friday, May 3, 2019, 5:00:48 PM EDT, David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <
>> > amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >  Hi Sean!
>> >
>> > I don't recall seeing any name calling here until your post, I genuinely
>> > want to make sure the author of this thread who has sent numerous
>> emails to
>> > this list explaining how to operate gets the best tips in regards to
>> their
>> > planned build. I'm actually in the process of building the setup I
>> > recommended and will plan on doing a demo for folks sometime here soon,
>> > stay tuned!
>> >
>> > -Dave, KG5CCI
>> >
>> > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:51 PM Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Ah, yes, rather than maybe educate someone let's just berate them and
>> > > functionally call them an idiot.
>> > >
>> > > Eggbeaters have a bad rap because they don't necessarily hear well.
>> You
>> > > may be making it into the bird but not hearing yourself, so you keep
>> > tuning
>> > > around and calling trying to find yourself only to be deaf-ly QRMing
>> > other
>> > > stations. I have no experience with them, but that's what I've heard.
>> > >
>> > > 73,
>> > > Sean WA1TE
>> > >
>> > > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:49 PM David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <
>> > > amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
>> > >>
>> > >> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
>> > >>
>> > >> You'll also need a pair of these:
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
>> > >>
>> > >> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
>> > >> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
>> > >>
>> > >> Good luck! 73!
>> > >>
>> > >> -Dave, KG5CCI
>> > >>
>> > >> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
>> > >> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> > Greetings, programs!
>> > >> >
>> > >> > I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
>> > >> > Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
>> > >> > eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone
>> > >> have a
>> > >> > good reference to a detailed design?
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant
>> > coverage
>> > >> of
>> > >> > eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
>> > >> deploying
>> > >> > a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through
>> a
>> > >> > duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for
>> > using
>> > >> > with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I
>> picked
>> > >> up my
>> > >> > TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >> > --
>> > >> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
>> > >> > email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
>> > >> > web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
>> > >> > cell: +1 425.239.2575
>> > >> >
>> > >> > _______________________________________________
>> > >> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum
>> available
>> > >> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>> > >> Opinions
>> > >> > expressed
>> > >> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official
>> views
>> > of
>> > >> > AMSAT-NA.
>> > >> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>> > >> program!
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>> > >> >
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>> available
>> > >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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>> > >> AMSAT-NA.
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From ke6blr.robert at gmail.com  Sat May  4 22:10:51 2019
From: ke6blr.robert at gmail.com (KE6BLR Robert)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 15:10:51 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
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	<CANq+eyVpUfk6+kXdBxqT6wQrf3gT1ut3Evc-c9MXTFBqC2_S6w@mail.gmail.com>
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I'll add the TX/RX angles for the ISS so we can compare those too.

73s

Robert
KE6BLR


On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 1:11 PM John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:

> Forgive me, I see those are PSAT packets. Dunno what its power is.
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>
> On Sat, May 4, 2019, 16:09 John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Not disputing the utility of egg beaters, but fwiw the ISS is the most
>> powerful ham transponder we have. The Ericsson is speced at 4 or 5 watts.
>>
>> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>>
>> On Sat, May 4, 2019, 16:02 KE6BLR Robert via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> >>> 7 DEGREES RX via EggBeater <<<
>>>
>>> N6DAN-1 gets APRS packets on 145.825 MHz as low as 7 degrees via the
>>> EBB144.
>>>
>>> See Tweet of report:
>>> https://twitter.com/MachaleRobert/status/1124763800865873920
>>>
>>> I asked him to leave the EBB on the N6DAN-1 iGate for the entire month of
>>> May to get performance metrics. He also has a directional antenna for
>>> N6DAN-2.
>>>
>>> For the pSat, you can monitor the TX and RX angles here:
>>>
>>> http://www.spaceCommunicator.club/igates/
>>>
>>> 73s
>>>
>>> Robert
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:03 PM Bob Liddy (K8BL) via AMSAT-BB <
>>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> >  I got a good chuckle out of KG5CCI's link to the MFJ Dummy
>>> >   Loads.
>>> > Quite a few years back, I picked up a pair of the M2 Eggbeaters at a
>>> > Hamfest for $150. I put them up with some 9913 and found that they were
>>> > very close to being Dummy Loads in the sky. That was probably why the
>>> guy
>>> > was selling them so cheap. They were sold again a couple years ago at
>>> > Dayton for the same price. Lesson learned.
>>> > I always thought the concept was very good, but the results were very
>>> > disappointing. That was before the excellent performing SATs we have up
>>> > there now. Maybe they would have moderate success now, but I wouldn't
>>> get
>>> > my hopes up.
>>> > My suggestion would be to get/build a couple small Yagis and put them
>>> on a
>>> > mast several feet apart with the 70cm above and the 2M below with one
>>> > vertical and one horizontal polarized. Tilt them up 15-20 degrees and a
>>> > cheap TV Rotor is all you need. The tilting can  be done by fashioning
>>> a
>>> > mast-to-boom plate drilled for the desired  angle for each antenna.
>>> Or, you
>>> > could merely bend the mast that small  amount. This should give you
>>> > reasonable success until you decide you  have the experience to get
>>> more
>>> > sophisticated and will not have spent  a bunch of money initially.
>>> > GL/73,     Bob  K8BL        (AMSAT #6593 since 1979)
>>> >
>>> >     On Friday, May 3, 2019, 5:00:48 PM EDT, David Swanson via AMSAT-BB
>>> <
>>> > amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >  Hi Sean!
>>> >
>>> > I don't recall seeing any name calling here until your post, I
>>> genuinely
>>> > want to make sure the author of this thread who has sent numerous
>>> emails to
>>> > this list explaining how to operate gets the best tips in regards to
>>> their
>>> > planned build. I'm actually in the process of building the setup I
>>> > recommended and will plan on doing a demo for folks sometime here soon,
>>> > stay tuned!
>>> >
>>> > -Dave, KG5CCI
>>> >
>>> > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:51 PM Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > Ah, yes, rather than maybe educate someone let's just berate them and
>>> > > functionally call them an idiot.
>>> > >
>>> > > Eggbeaters have a bad rap because they don't necessarily hear well.
>>> You
>>> > > may be making it into the bird but not hearing yourself, so you keep
>>> > tuning
>>> > > around and calling trying to find yourself only to be deaf-ly QRMing
>>> > other
>>> > > stations. I have no experience with them, but that's what I've heard.
>>> > >
>>> > > 73,
>>> > > Sean WA1TE
>>> > >
>>> > > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:49 PM David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <
>>> > > amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > >> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
>>> > >>
>>> > >> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
>>> > >>
>>> > >> You'll also need a pair of these:
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
>>> > >> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Good luck! 73!
>>> > >>
>>> > >> -Dave, KG5CCI
>>> > >>
>>> > >> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
>>> > >> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>> > >>
>>> > >> > Greetings, programs!
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> > I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
>>> > >> > Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
>>> > >> > eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does
>>> anyone
>>> > >> have a
>>> > >> > good reference to a detailed design?
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> > Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant
>>> > coverage
>>> > >> of
>>> > >> > eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> > Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
>>> > >> deploying
>>> > >> > a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them
>>> through a
>>> > >> > duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for
>>> > using
>>> > >> > with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I
>>> picked
>>> > >> up my
>>> > >> > TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> > Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> > --
>>> > >> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
>>> > >> > email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
>>> > >> > web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
>>> > >> > cell: +1 425.239.2575
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> > _______________________________________________
>>> > >> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum
>>> available
>>> > >> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>>> > >> Opinions
>>> > >> > expressed
>>> > >> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official
>>> views
>>> > of
>>> > >> > AMSAT-NA.
>>> > >> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>>> > >> program!
>>> > >> > Subscription settings:
>>> > https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> _______________________________________________
>>> > >> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum
>>> available
>>> > >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>>> > >> Opinions expressed
>>> > >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official
>>> views of
>>> > >> AMSAT-NA.
>>> > >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>>> > program!
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>>> > >
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>>> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>>> Opinions
>>> > expressed
>>> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
>>> of
>>> > AMSAT-NA.
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>>> 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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>>> 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!
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>>

From bruninga at usna.edu  Sat May  4 22:29:55 2019
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 18:29:55 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
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Psat is one of the weakest satellites up there.  It is only 0.25W AND that
is FM packet.  So when you compare that to a 0.1W linear downlink, which is
on al the time, the average power of PSAT is only 0.025w.  But it was the
only transmitter we had at the time.  PSAT2 will be 1.5W or about 8 dB
stronger.

Bob, Wb4APR

On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 6:11 PM KE6BLR Robert via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> I'll add the TX/RX angles for the ISS so we can compare those too.
>
> 73s
>
> Robert
> KE6BLR
>
>
> On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 1:11 PM John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Forgive me, I see those are PSAT packets. Dunno what its power is.
> >
> > 73, John Brier KG4AKV
> >
> > On Sat, May 4, 2019, 16:09 John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Not disputing the utility of egg beaters, but fwiw the ISS is the most
> >> powerful ham transponder we have. The Ericsson is speced at 4 or 5
> watts.
> >>
> >> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
> >>
> >> On Sat, May 4, 2019, 16:02 KE6BLR Robert via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> >>> 7 DEGREES RX via EggBeater <<<
> >>>
> >>> N6DAN-1 gets APRS packets on 145.825 MHz as low as 7 degrees via the
> >>> EBB144.
> >>>
> >>> See Tweet of report:
> >>> https://twitter.com/MachaleRobert/status/1124763800865873920
> >>>
> >>> I asked him to leave the EBB on the N6DAN-1 iGate for the entire month
> of
> >>> May to get performance metrics. He also has a directional antenna for
> >>> N6DAN-2.
> >>>
> >>> For the pSat, you can monitor the TX and RX angles here:
> >>>
> >>> http://www.spaceCommunicator.club/igates/
> >>>
> >>> 73s
> >>>
> >>> Robert
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:03 PM Bob Liddy (K8BL) via AMSAT-BB <
> >>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> >  I got a good chuckle out of KG5CCI's link to the MFJ Dummy
> >>> >   Loads.
> >>> > Quite a few years back, I picked up a pair of the M2 Eggbeaters at a
> >>> > Hamfest for $150. I put them up with some 9913 and found that they
> were
> >>> > very close to being Dummy Loads in the sky. That was probably why the
> >>> guy
> >>> > was selling them so cheap. They were sold again a couple years ago at
> >>> > Dayton for the same price. Lesson learned.
> >>> > I always thought the concept was very good, but the results were very
> >>> > disappointing. That was before the excellent performing SATs we have
> up
> >>> > there now. Maybe they would have moderate success now, but I wouldn't
> >>> get
> >>> > my hopes up.
> >>> > My suggestion would be to get/build a couple small Yagis and put them
> >>> on a
> >>> > mast several feet apart with the 70cm above and the 2M below with one
> >>> > vertical and one horizontal polarized. Tilt them up 15-20 degrees
> and a
> >>> > cheap TV Rotor is all you need. The tilting can  be done by
> fashioning
> >>> a
> >>> > mast-to-boom plate drilled for the desired  angle for each antenna.
> >>> Or, you
> >>> > could merely bend the mast that small  amount. This should give you
> >>> > reasonable success until you decide you  have the experience to get
> >>> more
> >>> > sophisticated and will not have spent  a bunch of money initially.
> >>> > GL/73,     Bob  K8BL        (AMSAT #6593 since 1979)
> >>> >
> >>> >     On Friday, May 3, 2019, 5:00:48 PM EDT, David Swanson via
> AMSAT-BB
> >>> <
> >>> > amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >  Hi Sean!
> >>> >
> >>> > I don't recall seeing any name calling here until your post, I
> >>> genuinely
> >>> > want to make sure the author of this thread who has sent numerous
> >>> emails to
> >>> > this list explaining how to operate gets the best tips in regards to
> >>> their
> >>> > planned build. I'm actually in the process of building the setup I
> >>> > recommended and will plan on doing a demo for folks sometime here
> soon,
> >>> > stay tuned!
> >>> >
> >>> > -Dave, KG5CCI
> >>> >
> >>> > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:51 PM Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > > Ah, yes, rather than maybe educate someone let's just berate them
> and
> >>> > > functionally call them an idiot.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Eggbeaters have a bad rap because they don't necessarily hear well.
> >>> You
> >>> > > may be making it into the bird but not hearing yourself, so you
> keep
> >>> > tuning
> >>> > > around and calling trying to find yourself only to be deaf-ly
> QRMing
> >>> > other
> >>> > > stations. I have no experience with them, but that's what I've
> heard.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > 73,
> >>> > > Sean WA1TE
> >>> > >
> >>> > > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:49 PM David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <
> >>> > > amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >>> > >
> >>> > >> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> You'll also need a pair of these:
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >>
> >>> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on
> the
> >>> > >> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> Good luck! 73!
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> -Dave, KG5CCI
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
> >>> > >> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> > Greetings, programs!
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >> > I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
> >>> > >> > Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair
> of
> >>> > >> > eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does
> >>> anyone
> >>> > >> have a
> >>> > >> > good reference to a detailed design?
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >> > Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant
> >>> > coverage
> >>> > >> of
> >>> > >> > eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >> > Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
> >>> > >> deploying
> >>> > >> > a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them
> >>> through a
> >>> > >> > duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago
> for
> >>> > using
> >>> > >> > with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I
> >>> picked
> >>> > >> up my
> >>> > >> > TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >> > Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >> >
> >>> > >> > --
> >>> > >> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> >>> > >> > email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> >>> > >> > web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> >>> > >> > cell: +1 425.239.2575
> >>> > >> >
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From k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Sun May  5 00:37:57 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Sun, 5 May 2019 00:37:57 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fw: [sbarahams] Satellite demo at "Radio In The Park"
	event
In-Reply-To: <1552921033.1461408.1557016520059@mail.yahoo.com>
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Many thanks to everyone with whom we were able to QSO today,? I took the 10:36am pass as K6VUG, then AG6TT took the 11:55am pass and WB9YBM made the 12:11 pass.? Steve (AG6TT) and Bill (WB9YBM) were new to satellites and had much fun working you guys, while all other onlookers enjoyed it. ? I got QSOs with AC9E and WD9EWK as planned.? Thanks again.?? 
?
BTW, for some reason I noticed the AO-92 was very strong with almost no fades, however AO-91 was weaker and showed many fades. I'm not sure if it was something in my setup or at the bird.? In any case, no biggie given the fun everyone had today.? Next stop Field Day 2019 !? 
?
?
73!Umesh 
k6vug 
?
?
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    On Sunday, April 28, 2019, 12:21:40 PM PDT, 'k6vug at sbcglobal.net' k6vug at sbcglobal.net [sbarahams] <sbarahams at yahoogroups.com> wrote:  
 
 ?   FYI - there is a good chance of demonstrating Amateur Satellites at this event on May 4th.? 
The satellite passes will be as follows: 

Satellite?? Date? ?? From???????? To?????????? Elevation 
-------------------------------------------------------- 
AO-92?????? 5/4/2019 11:55:51 AM? 12:07:18 PM? 34.3? 
AO-91?????? 5/4/2019 12:11:10 PM? 12:24:00 PM? 25.8? 
AO-91?????? 5/4/2019? 1:47:28 PM?? 2:00:20 PM? 25.7? 
?
?I'll bring the setup, you make the satellite contacts ! 
?
?
Best, 
Umesh, K6VUG? 

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From ke6blr.robert at gmail.com  Sun May  5 00:45:39 2019
From: ke6blr.robert at gmail.com (KE6BLR Robert)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 17:45:39 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
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>>> 4.21 DEGREES RX with EggBeater <<<

W0ARP-15 got this one at 4.21 degrees elevation about 23 hours ago. Pretty
amazing performance from an EBB144 w/Pre-Amp. Bruninga confirms the pSat
power is fairly low at 0.25 watts.

https://twitter.com/MachaleRobert/status/1124836474807930880

Also, you can monitor these pSat angles on:
http://www.spaceCommunicator.club/igates/

N6DAN-1 = EBB144 w/pre-amp
W0ARP-15 = EBB 144 w/pre-amp

73s

Robert
KE6BLR


On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 3:30 PM Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:

> Psat is one of the weakest satellites up there.  It is only 0.25W AND that
> is FM packet.  So when you compare that to a 0.1W linear downlink, which is
> on al the time, the average power of PSAT is only 0.025w.  But it was the
> only transmitter we had at the time.  PSAT2 will be 1.5W or about 8 dB
> stronger.
>
> Bob, Wb4APR
>
> On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 6:11 PM KE6BLR Robert via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>> I'll add the TX/RX angles for the ISS so we can compare those too.
>>
>> 73s
>>
>> Robert
>> KE6BLR
>>
>>
>> On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 1:11 PM John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Forgive me, I see those are PSAT packets. Dunno what its power is.
>> >
>> > 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>> >
>> > On Sat, May 4, 2019, 16:09 John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Not disputing the utility of egg beaters, but fwiw the ISS is the most
>> >> powerful ham transponder we have. The Ericsson is speced at 4 or 5
>> watts.
>> >>
>> >> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, May 4, 2019, 16:02 KE6BLR Robert via AMSAT-BB <
>> amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> >>> 7 DEGREES RX via EggBeater <<<
>> >>>
>> >>> N6DAN-1 gets APRS packets on 145.825 MHz as low as 7 degrees via the
>> >>> EBB144.
>> >>>
>> >>> See Tweet of report:
>> >>> https://twitter.com/MachaleRobert/status/1124763800865873920
>> >>>
>> >>> I asked him to leave the EBB on the N6DAN-1 iGate for the entire
>> month of
>> >>> May to get performance metrics. He also has a directional antenna for
>> >>> N6DAN-2.
>> >>>
>> >>> For the pSat, you can monitor the TX and RX angles here:
>> >>>
>> >>> http://www.spaceCommunicator.club/igates/
>> >>>
>> >>> 73s
>> >>>
>> >>> Robert
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:03 PM Bob Liddy (K8BL) via AMSAT-BB <
>> >>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> >  I got a good chuckle out of KG5CCI's link to the MFJ Dummy
>> >>> >   Loads.
>> >>> > Quite a few years back, I picked up a pair of the M2 Eggbeaters at a
>> >>> > Hamfest for $150. I put them up with some 9913 and found that they
>> were
>> >>> > very close to being Dummy Loads in the sky. That was probably why
>> the
>> >>> guy
>> >>> > was selling them so cheap. They were sold again a couple years ago
>> at
>> >>> > Dayton for the same price. Lesson learned.
>> >>> > I always thought the concept was very good, but the results were
>> very
>> >>> > disappointing. That was before the excellent performing SATs we
>> have up
>> >>> > there now. Maybe they would have moderate success now, but I
>> wouldn't
>> >>> get
>> >>> > my hopes up.
>> >>> > My suggestion would be to get/build a couple small Yagis and put
>> them
>> >>> on a
>> >>> > mast several feet apart with the 70cm above and the 2M below with
>> one
>> >>> > vertical and one horizontal polarized. Tilt them up 15-20 degrees
>> and a
>> >>> > cheap TV Rotor is all you need. The tilting can  be done by
>> fashioning
>> >>> a
>> >>> > mast-to-boom plate drilled for the desired  angle for each antenna.
>> >>> Or, you
>> >>> > could merely bend the mast that small  amount. This should give you
>> >>> > reasonable success until you decide you  have the experience to get
>> >>> more
>> >>> > sophisticated and will not have spent  a bunch of money initially.
>> >>> > GL/73,     Bob  K8BL        (AMSAT #6593 since 1979)
>> >>> >
>> >>> >     On Friday, May 3, 2019, 5:00:48 PM EDT, David Swanson via
>> AMSAT-BB
>> >>> <
>> >>> > amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> >>> >
>> >>> >  Hi Sean!
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I don't recall seeing any name calling here until your post, I
>> >>> genuinely
>> >>> > want to make sure the author of this thread who has sent numerous
>> >>> emails to
>> >>> > this list explaining how to operate gets the best tips in regards to
>> >>> their
>> >>> > planned build. I'm actually in the process of building the setup I
>> >>> > recommended and will plan on doing a demo for folks sometime here
>> soon,
>> >>> > stay tuned!
>> >>> >
>> >>> > -Dave, KG5CCI
>> >>> >
>> >>> > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:51 PM Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>> >
>> >>> > > Ah, yes, rather than maybe educate someone let's just berate them
>> and
>> >>> > > functionally call them an idiot.
>> >>> > >
>> >>> > > Eggbeaters have a bad rap because they don't necessarily hear
>> well.
>> >>> You
>> >>> > > may be making it into the bird but not hearing yourself, so you
>> keep
>> >>> > tuning
>> >>> > > around and calling trying to find yourself only to be deaf-ly
>> QRMing
>> >>> > other
>> >>> > > stations. I have no experience with them, but that's what I've
>> heard.
>> >>> > >
>> >>> > > 73,
>> >>> > > Sean WA1TE
>> >>> > >
>> >>> > > On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:49 PM David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <
>> >>> > > amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> >>> > >
>> >>> > >> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
>> >>> > >>
>> >>> > >> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
>> >>> > >>
>> >>> > >> You'll also need a pair of these:
>> >>> > >>
>> >>> > >>
>> >>> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
>> >>> > >>
>> >>> > >> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on
>> the
>> >>> > >> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
>> >>> > >>
>> >>> > >> Good luck! 73!
>> >>> > >>
>> >>> > >> -Dave, KG5CCI
>> >>> > >>
>> >>> > >> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
>> >>> > >> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> >>> > >>
>> >>> > >> > Greetings, programs!
>> >>> > >> >
>> >>> > >> > I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get
>> his
>> >>> > >> > Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF
>> pair of
>> >>> > >> > eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does
>> >>> anyone
>> >>> > >> have a
>> >>> > >> > good reference to a detailed design?
>> >>> > >> >
>> >>> > >> > Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant
>> >>> > coverage
>> >>> > >> of
>> >>> > >> > eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
>> >>> > >> >
>> >>> > >> > Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If
>> you're
>> >>> > >> deploying
>> >>> > >> > a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them
>> >>> through a
>> >>> > >> > duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago
>> for
>> >>> > using
>> >>> > >> > with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I
>> >>> picked
>> >>> > >> up my
>> >>> > >> > TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
>> >>> > >> >
>> >>> > >> > Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
>> >>> > >> >
>> >>> > >> >
>> >>> > >> > --
>> >>> > >> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
>> >>> > >> > email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
>> >>> > >> > web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
>> >>> > >> > cell: +1 425.239.2575
>> >>> > >> >
>> >>> > >> > _______________________________________________
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From k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Sun May  5 00:50:17 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Sun, 5 May 2019 00:50:17 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fw: [sbarahams] Satellite demo at "Radio In The
 Park"	event
In-Reply-To: <1624932493.1446679.1557016677819@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <631549234.1595708.1556437983024.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<631549234.1595708.1556437983024@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1552921033.1461408.1557016520059@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1624932493.1446679.1557016677819@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1664792668.1460153.1557017417993@mail.yahoo.com>

 Apologies for typo, please read WB9YVM instead of WB9WBM. Thanks.?
Umesh, k6vug 


    On Saturday, May 4, 2019, 5:38:44 PM PDT, k6vug--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 Many thanks to everyone with whom we were able to QSO today,? I took the 10:36am pass as K6VUG, then AG6TT took the 11:55am pass and WB9YBM made the 12:11 pass.? Steve (AG6TT) and Bill (WB9YBM) were new to satellites and had much fun working you guys, while all other onlookers enjoyed it. ? I got QSOs with AC9E and WD9EWK as planned.? Thanks again.?? 
?
BTW, for some reason I noticed the AO-92 was very strong with almost no fades, however AO-91 was weaker and showed many fades. I'm not sure if it was something in my setup or at the bird.? In any case, no biggie given the fun everyone had today.? Next stop Field Day 2019 !? 
?
?
73!Umesh 
k6vug 
?
?
?
? ? On Sunday, April 28, 2019, 12:21:40 PM PDT, 'k6vug at sbcglobal.net' k6vug at sbcglobal.net [sbarahams] <sbarahams at yahoogroups.com> wrote:? 
 
 ?? FYI - there is a good chance of demonstrating Amateur Satellites at this event on May 4th.? 
The satellite passes will be as follows: 

Satellite?? Date? ?? From???????? To?????????? Elevation 
-------------------------------------------------------- 
AO-92?????? 5/4/2019 11:55:51 AM? 12:07:18 PM? 34.3? 
AO-91?????? 5/4/2019 12:11:10 PM? 12:24:00 PM? 25.8? 
AO-91?????? 5/4/2019? 1:47:28 PM?? 2:00:20 PM? 25.7? 
?
?I'll bring the setup, you make the satellite contacts ! 
?
?
Best, 
Umesh, K6VUG? 

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From kb2ysi at gmail.com  Sun May  5 01:55:01 2019
From: kb2ysi at gmail.com (Don KB2YSI)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 21:55:01 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Anyone on CAS-4B?!
In-Reply-To: <20190504075839.GA1582@debian>
References: <20190503211722.GA6205@debian>
	<CAFvUaiqBUgHpnumN24eGuyGBjxB4SBxEp9Yj9UELD=k+SE4UNA@mail.gmail.com>
	<F841946F-3F2C-414D-ABE1-C273C8263036@yahoo.com>
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It has been interesting how quiet the XW's and CAS-4's have been at times
over the US. I'm not up on how big footprints are of the different
satellites, but it seems like MOST of the US would be in the footprint yet
there might be 1 or 2 stations on a pass.

On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 3:59 AM Lapo Pieri via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

>  06:56 Sat 04 May 19  , Yono Adisoemarta wrote:
> > CAS-4A/4B are empty over here in Southeast Asia.
> > Need more usage.
>
> I agree! I've a qso on 4A yesterday night, just one...
>
> 73, Lapo IK5NAX
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-- 
73,
Don KB2YSI
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From n1uw at gokarns.com  Sun May  5 02:11:26 2019
From: n1uw at gokarns.com (Frank Karnauskas)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 21:11:26 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-125 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin - May 5, 2019
Message-ID: <002501d502e7$d8c07490$8a415db0$@gokarns.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-125


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:

* Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors
* Buxton and Glasbrenner Address CubeSat Developers Workshop 
* AO-91 Anomaly on April 30th Resolved
* Es'hail-2 Awards at RSGB AGM
* AMSAT Academy Registration Closes May 10, 2019
* First Mauritius Satellite Effort Begins
* Fly Your Satellite! 2 Team completes Phase D Workshop
* VUCC Awards-Endorsements for April 2019
* CSVHFS Solicits Papers, Presentations and Posters for Conference
* World Scout Jamboree Will Feature Amateur Radio Satellites
* Fifty Years of AMSAT History - What Happened in May
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts from All Over

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ANS-125 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 125.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
Month 00, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-125.01


Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors

It's time to submit nominations for the upcoming AMSAT Board of
Directors election. Four directors' terms expire this year: those of
Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Clayton Coleman, W5PFG; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA;
and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM.  In addition, up to two Alternates may be 
elected for one-year terms.

A valid nomination requires either one Member Society or five current
individual members in good standing to nominate an AMSAT member for
Director.  Written nominations, consisting of the nominee's name and
call, and the nominating individuals' names, calls and individual
signatures should be mailed to:

AMSAT
10605 CONCORD ST STE 304
KENSINGTON MD 20895-2526

In addition to traditional submissions of written nominations, which
is the preferred method, the intent to nominate someone may be made 
by electronic means. These include e-mail, fax, or electronic image 
of a petition. Electronic petitions should be sent to 
martha at amsat.org or faxed to +1-301-822-4371.

No matter what means is used, petitions MUST arrive at the AMSAT
office no later than June 15th.  If the nomination is a traditional
written nomination, no other action is required.  If electronic means
are used, a verifying traditional written petition MUST be received at
the AMSAT office within 7 days following the close of nominations
on June 15th.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE
NOT VALID UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT BYLAWS.

[ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information]

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Buxton and Glasbrenner Address the CubeSat Developers Workshop

Vice President of Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY and Vice Pres-
ident of Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA recently addressed the 
Cubeshop Developers Workshop held on April 23-25, 2019 at 
San Luis Obispo, California.

In the presentation Drew Glasbrenner described the process for 
applying for an Amateur or Experimental license for a satellite.  In 
the application process both the Federal Communications Commission 
and International Amateur Radio Union must be coordinated.

Jerry Buxton also helped the audience understand the aspects of a 
proposed satellite that the FCC considers qualifying for an Amateur 
Radio satellite license and which aspects might qualify the proposed 
satellite for a different service. 

The complete presentation can be viewed at:
https://tinyurl.com/ans125-cubesat

[ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, N0JY, Vice President of Engineering and 
Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, Vice President of Operations for the above 
information.]

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AO-91 Anomaly on April 30th Resolved

Around 0500 UTC on April 30, 2019, several operators, including
BX2ABT and K4KDR, reported that AO-91's FM repeater was not passing
transmissions. WA4SCA reported that the voice ID beacon signal was 
normal, but when the repeater was brought up, there was an odd signal
with no telemetry.

At approximately 1608 UTC, AMSAT Vice President of Operations Drew 
Glasbrenner, KO4MA, commanded an IHU reset which resolved the issue.

Burns Fisher, WB1FJ, from the AMSAT Flight Software team believes
that "some bits got flipped in the data for the software high pass 
filter, which would explain why there was trash in what should have
been the telemetry audio frequency band (below 200 Hz)."

[ANS thanks AMSAT Vice President of Operations Drew Glasbrenner,
KO4MA, and Burns Fisher, WB1FJ, AMSAT Flight Software, for the above
information.]

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Es'hail-2 Awards at RSGB AGM

At the RSGB AGM in Birmingham on Saturday, April 28, 2019 two awards 
were made in recognition of work related to the amateur radio 
transponders on the geostationary satellite Es'hail-2 / QO-100.

The prestigious Louis Varney Cup for Advances in Space Communication 
was awarded to Peter G?lzow, DB2OS for his leadership of the team 
responsible for the Qatar-OSCAR-100 mission which is now in service.

The Fraser Shepherd Award for Research into Microwave Applications 
for Radio Communication was awarded to Dave Crump, G8GKQ, 
Phil Crump, M0DNY, Noel Matthews, G8GTZ and Graham Shirville, G3VZV 
for enabling access for all the amateur radio community to QO-100 
by developing and installing a Narrow Band transponder WebSDR, and 
wide band transponder spectrum monitor.

After the award presentation Dave, Phil and Noel gave a talk on 
Es'hail-2 / QO-100 covering a brief history of how the project came 
about, an overview of equipment required to operate QO-100 and an 
introduction and a demonstration of the WebSDR and spectrum monitor, 
which allow you to listen to stations on the narrow band segment 
using only a standard web browser.

Graham Shirville G3VZV was unable to be present to collect the award 
as on that Saturday he had to attend the key IARU Region 1 
VHF/UHF/uW (C5) meeting in Vienna.

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

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AMSAT Academy Registration Closes May 10, 2019

Amateur Radio satellite enthusiasts are reminded that registration
for the AMSAT Academy on May 10, 2019.

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.  It's a unique 
opportunity to learn all about amateur radio in space and working 
FM, linear transponder, and digital satellites currently in orbit.

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.

[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]

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First Mauritius Satellite Effort Begins 

Jean Marc Momple, 3B8DU reports that the first 3B8 satellite project, 
MIR-SAT1 is moving in the right direction.  Jean Marc says, 

"3B8 Radio Amateurs are deeply involved with the project and this has 
already created a new generation of potential hams, about 7 more 
candidates taking the exams in beginning May with at least 5 only 
due to the "bird". In spite the figure may seems low, there are only 
about 20 active OM's in 3B8, thus actually a relative huge progress 
in terms of potential HAM population.

"The first secondary school (college) has built a receiving ground 
station last week and already received their first LEO's signals. 
This is a pilot project which will be extended to many schools in 
the coming months and surely create motivation for hundreds of 
students to become HAMs, hopefully we will see the HAM population 
grow exponentially in the coming months. (This is my personal goal.)
 
"This project has the full support of the Mauritius Government and 
fully financed by the Mauritius Research Council which is a 
non-profit organization for the development of science and 
technological innovation.

"The satellite will be launch by JAXA end this year from the ISS. 
The final design is being finalized and details will be in shared to 
all on our web site.  IARU coordination will be applied for shortly, 
as soon as the final design completed.

"I would eventually request the HAM community to help us to collect 
telemetry when the "bird" is launched by end of this year. We will 
keep you informed."

More information is available at: https://spacemauritius.com

[ANS thanks Jean Marc Momple, 3B8DU for the above information.]

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Fly Your Satellite! 2 Team completes Phase D Workshop

The six CubeSat teams participating in Fly Your Satellite! 2 
attended the FYS Phase D Workshop hosted at ESA Education?s Training 
Centre in ESEC-Galaxia, Belgium, from 8-12 April 2019. The workshop 
was prepared by the Fly Your Satellite! team in collaboration with 
the Training and Learning Programme, as part of the ESA Academy 
programme. 

Phase D of Fly Your Satellite! comprises satellite integration; 
functional tests in ambient conditions, environmental tests, and 
concludes with the Flight Acceptance Review. The workshop?s 
objective was to help prepare students for this upcoming Phase by 
giving them both theoretical insight and hands-on experience of 
working in a laboratory, and to perform visual inspections of the 
CubeSat models. 

Participants were able to bring their hardware into the new CubeSat 
Support Facility to perform the inspections and checks together with 
ESA professionals. This allowed the students to become familiarised 
with good working standards, and to discover any critical hardware 
issues early in the process. At the Training and Learning Facility 
they attended insightful lectures, exercises and group simulations 
on topics such as vibration testing, product assurance, and 
spacecraft operations. 

They also participated in demonstrations held at the CubeSat Support 
Facility: with a dummy load installed, the 20 kN Electrodynamic 
Shaker system was used to simulate the vibrations that their 
satellites will experience during testing and launch, and they were 
introduced to the Thermal Vacuum Chamber that will be used to 
simulate the harsh conditions of space by recreating vacuum and 
temperature conditions from intense heat to extreme cold. 

The complete story is available at: 
https://tinyurl.com/ans125-phase-d

[ANS thanks the European Space Agency for the above information.]

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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for April 2019

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by 
the ARRL for the period April 1, 2019 through May 1, 2019. 
Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! Lots of 
activity at the high end and low end of the list this month. Great!

CALL   APRIL MAY

KO4MA   1656 1673 
WA4NVM   1522 1536 
N8HM   1068 1102 
N8RO   1065 1068 
K6FW   743 794 
WD9EWK   537 550 
K7TAB   430 531 
N3GS   409 454 
NS3L   400 426 
AE5B   368 384 
KE8FZT   301 325 
AB5SS   102 306 
G0ABI   252 304 
K5IX   250 300 
K9UO   265 300 
NR0T   200 274 
KE8AKW   New 258 
AD0HJ   200 225 
AJ4A New   225 
AD0DX   167 219 
K2MTS   100 201 
AB1OC   150 177 
KJ4EU   101 151 
WD9EWK   (DM41) 107 127 
LW2DAF   120 125 
W0NBC   New 106 
KL2DN   New 100 
N7EGY   New 100 
VE3CWU   New 100 
WD9EWK   (DM42) New 100 

If you find errors or omissions. please contact Ron, W5RKN off-list 
at <mycall>@<mycall>.com and he will 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 the Ron Parsons, W5RKN for the above information.]

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World Scout Jamboree Will Feature Amateur Radio Satellites

Amateur Radio will play a role in this summer?s 24th World Scout 
Jamboree in West Virginia, the first World Jamboree held in North 
America.  Thousands of Scouts and Scout leaders from some 200 
countries are  expected to attend. The Jamboree?s Amateur Radio 
exhibit will use the call sign NA1WJ ? North America?s 1st World 
Jamboree. It will be on the air during the event, from July 22 
until August 2.

The goals of the Amateur Radio station at the World Scout Jamboree 
are to introduce Amateur Radio to Scouts and Scout leaders through 
hands-on participation in two-way communication with other stations 
across the globe. 

Amateur Radio activities at the Jamboree will include Amateur Radio 
satellite contacts and a scheduled Amateur Radio on the 
International Space Station (ARISS) contact with an ISS crew member.

One or two balloons launches with Amateur Radio payloads are planned 
and tracking them as they cross the Atlantic. 

The demonstration station will include multiple operating positions 
offering a variety of modes including two satellite communication 
systems. The antenna farm will include satellite antennas with 
azimuth and elevation control.

Each station will be able to accommodate four participants at a time, 
plus one control operator. The goal is to give each participant up 
to about 10 minutes of operating time.

More information is available at:
https://k2bsa.net/world-jamboree-na1wj

[ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information.]

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CSVHFS Solicits Papers, Presentations and Posters for Conference

The Central States VHF Society (CSVHFS) is soliciting papers, 
presentations, and poster displays for the 53rd annual CSVHFS 
Conference, July 25 ? 27, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Topics may include 
all aspects of weak-signal VHF and higher Amateur Radio activities 
are welcome. You do not have to attend the conference or to present 
in order to have it included in the conference Proceedings.

Topics of interest include antennas, low-noise preamps, construction, 
RF amplifiers, propagation, test equipment, regulatory topics, 
Earth-Moon-Earth, operating, digital signal processing, 
software-defined radio, and digital modes.

Submit papers for the Proceedings to Kent Britain, WA5VJB, no later 
than May 12. Coordinate presentations and posters with Donn Baker, 
WA2VOI, no later than June 2. For more information, visit the CSVHFS 
website (?Guidance for Proceedings Authors,? ?Guidance for 
Presenters,? and ?Guidance for Table-Top/Poster Displays?).

[ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information.]

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Fifty Years of AMSAT History - What Happened in May (Or, thereabout)

Here's a quick look at the month of May for the past fifty years:

+ 2013
NASA Announces AMSAT Fox-1 Launch Date
NASA announced on May 13, 2013 that AMSAT's Fox-1 has been assigned
for launch in 2014 on the ELaNa XII mission.  It's orbit has a 
lifetime of about 11 years.

Apogee View Touts Fox-1 Design
President Barry Baines, WD4ASW explains AMSAT's vision to offer 
other cubesat builders such as universities and to partner with 
scientific payload providers on joint missions.  This approach 
ensures that amateur radio is integral to future missions 
providing a RF package while those supporting the science package 
pays for the flight.

+ 2009
Apogee View Reports Hamvention Highlights
President Barry Baines, WD4ASW enthusiastically reports on the 
development of SuitSat-2 and the presentation by Owen Garriott, W5KWQ 
at the AMSAT-TAPR banquet.

Frank Bauer, KA3HDO is presented the ARRL President's Award
ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN presents the ARRL President's
Award to Frank Bauer, KA3HDO for his leadership in making Amateur 
Radio present in NASA sponsored activities on the Space Shuttle, 
Space Station MIR and the ISS.

+ 1999
Apogee View Gives Hams a Wake Up Call!
Keith Baker, KB1SF details the plans for a Russian satellite that 
would essential serve as an advertising platform for Swiss watch 
maker SWATCH. Thanks to lobbying by the IARU and several national
Amateur Radio  societies, the planned satellite was scrapped.  This
experience demonstrates how Amateur Radio frequencies are always 
under attack and must be protected.

UoSAT-12/OSCAR 36 Successfully in Orbit!
Spirits are flying high with the successful launch on April 21st
from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Russia.  Initial telemetry and first 
CCD camera images were successfully received.

+ 1985
Soviet RS-9 and RS-10 Satellites Scheduled for Launch
Mode A and Mode K transponders as well as robot stations are 
explained.  Hams should be prepared for over-the-horizon contacts.

The Digital Front
Although the launch of PACSAT is still over 18 months away, a log of 
digital action is already available. UoSAT-OSCAR-9 is the easiest 
satellite to hear with minimal equipment.  Telemetry beacons from 
other satellites give hams a chance to develop their stations.

+ 1980 (March)
Orbit Magazine Debuts
The countdown begins for a new era in Amateur Radio satellite 
communications. The Molniya type orbit is explained and how it will 
provide communications coverage for up to 15 hours a day to hams in 
the northern hemisphere.

Helix to the Rescue!
In preparation for AMSAT Phase III, innovative ideas for 70cm 
antennas and antenna mounted transverters and preamps will help 
ensure solid QSO's when the new bird arrives.

1969 (June)
Introducing the Newsletter
Perry Klein, K3JTE reports that the Australis-Oscar A satellite (the 
first AMSAT undertaking) was delivered to Goddard Space Center and 
undergoing final tests.  Hams are advised to monitor W1AW for 
bulletins as the launch date approaches.

"Cap" Petry, W3AWN, Vice President - Operations outlines AMSAT's 
purpose and plans and invites direct participation by hams and clubs 
throughout the world.

[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]

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Upcoming Satellite Operations (Updated May 1, 2019)

+ Northern Border Security Check (MN to WA) ? April 29 to 
May 4 or 5, 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 his 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.

+ Northeast North Dakota (EN06/EN07/EN08/EN16/EN17/EN18) ? 
May 2-5, 2019
Mitch, AD0HJ, is heading out to the Grand Forks, ND Hamfest on 
May 4th, but also just goofing off for a few days in the general 
area.  Mitch will be limited to working the FM Satellites only 
(SO-50, AO-91, AO-92). Plans are to work EN17/18 on May 2, EN07/08 
on May 3, EN17/18 again on May 4 (day of hamfest), and then EN06/16 
on May 5. A full pass schedule will be viewable on the Twitter 
announcement 
https://twitter.com/KE4ALabama/status/1116524856781230080, and up-to-
date pass info on Mitch?s Twitter feed https://twitter.com/AD0HJ.

+ Pennsylvania (FN11,FN21) ? May 5, 2019
Steve, NS3L, will activate the FN11/FN21 gridline mid-morning to 
early afternoon of May 5th.  In addition, he might go to FN12 
afterward. FM & SSB Linear birds. Note, fair weather trip only. If 
heavy rain is forecast, he might postpone & reschedule. During the 
trip, Steve will be beaconing on APRS NS3L-9.  See Steve?s Twitter 
feed for further updates https://twitter.com/NS3L

+ FN13/FN14 Gridline ? May 11-12, 2019
Michael, K2MTS will be in FN13/14 May 11-12, 2019, operating holiday 
style.  Check Michael?s Twitter feed https://twitter.com/k2mts 
for specific pass announcements.

+ EL18/EL28 Gridline ? May 11, 2019
Clayton, W5PFG, will be activate the EL18/EL28 gridline May 11th, 
16:30-18:40 UTC.  FM only, AO-91 and AO-92.  Watch Twitter feed for 
more updates: https://twitter.com/w5pfg

+ Pennsylvania (FN00) ? May 13-15, 2019
Tanner, W9TWJ, will be back in FN00 May 13th-15th, if anyone still 
needs it. Possible he will also do the 15th in EN90 again. FM evening 
passes. Will look into FN01 to see if it?s possible. Watch Tanner?s 
Twitter feed for pass details https://twitter.com/twjones85.

+ NE SD WY CO TX Road trip (DN81, DN83, DN74, DN71, DM77, DM95, DM85) 
? May 18-28, 2019
Clayton, W5PFG is hitting the road and bringing his AMSAT gear with
him.
 May 18 DN91 (NE)
 May 19-23 DN83 (SD)
 May 23-24 DN74 (WY)
 May 24-26 DN71 (WY)
 May 26-27 DM77 (CO)
 May 27-28 DM95/DM85 (TX).
All FM/SSB satellites, holiday-style. Open to schedules with EU. 
Twitter Watch Twitter feed for more updates: 
https://twitter.com/w5pfg

+ Southwest South Dakota (DN83++) ? May 19-23, 2019
Clayton, W5PFG, will be operating from DN83 on all FM/SSB satellites 
holiday style, May 19-23. Open to schedules with EU.  In the days 
proceeding he?ll be on from DN91 and in the days following from 
DN74, DN71, potentially DN70, and lastly DM99. Check Twitter @w5pfg

+ Texas (EM13, EM22, EM23) ? May 19-21, 2019
Ryan, AI6DO, has an upcoming business trip for fried pies and a 
satellite rove: Planning EM13 5/20 & 5/21, EM22/23 grid line 
0000-0300 5/20 & 5/22 UTC (5/19 & 5/21 local). Probably FM & APRS 
only. Updates via Twitter https://twitter.com/AI6DO

+ Point Pelee National Park, Canada (EN81, EN82) ? May 25, 2019
KM4LAO, Ruth, will head north of the border to activate Point Pelee 
National Park in Ontario EN81, Saturday, May 25th.  Ruth may also do 
a pass or two from EN82 as time allows.  Plan is for FM and linear 
satellite passes, as well at QRP HF.  Call sign for this activation 
and subsequent LoTW upload will be KM4LAO/VE3.  This will also be a 
CNPOTA activation, so please upload your log to the CNPOTA website 
https://cnpota.ca/.  Further announcements will be posted on Ruth?s 
Twitter feed https://twitter.com/KM4Ruth as we get closer to the 
activation date.

+ Pacific Northwest (CN85, CN83/CN84, CN76/CN86) ? May 31 to 
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.

+ Iceland (HP95 IP15 IP25 IP03 HP03) ? July 13-19, 2019
Adam, K0FFY, is taking his family (and his radios) to Iceland.  
Tentative schedule is HP95 July 13, IP13 and IP15 July 14-15, IP25 
July 16, IP03 or HP93 July 17-18, and HP94 July 19.  There?s a lot 
to see, so passes will be best effort and announced on Twitter 
shortly prior.  https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio

[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.]

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ARISS News

+ Completed Contacts:

Observatorio Astron?mico de Mallorca (OAM), Costitx (Mallorca-Islas 
Baleares-Espa?a), Spain, telebridge via W6SRJ
Participating schools: Colegio San Jos? Obrero, Palma de Mallorca 
(Islas Baleares-Espa?a), Spain and Colegio Luis Vives, Palma de 
Mallorca(Islas Baleares-Espa?a), Spain.

The ISS callsign was NA1SS.  The astronaut was Nick Hague, KG5TMV.
Contact was successful: Mon 2019-04-29 11:48:40 UTC.

+ Scheduled Contacts:

Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS.
The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques, KG5FYI.
Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-03 18:32:19 UTC 59 deg.

Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 
Canada via LU8YY
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS.
The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques, KG5FYI.
Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-06 17:35:50 UTC 40 deg.

Moriah Central School, Port Henry, NY, telebridge via K6DUE
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS.
The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague, KG5TMV.
Contact is go for: Tue 2019-05-07 13:15:35 UTC 55 deg.

[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N  for the above information.]

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Satellite Shorts from All Over

+ Space Daily Picks Up N4ADK Radio Astronomy Article
Adam Kimbrough's, N4ADK article entitled "Satellite Constellations 
and Radio Astronomy" was recently published by Space Daily. Adam 
discusses how the growing presence of earth orbiting satellites can
affect the science of radio astronomy, When considering the 
continuation of high-level science provided by radio astronomy, a 
new challenge for the world's engineers arises.

The complete article can be read at: 
https://tinyurl.com/ans125-radio-astronomy

[ANS thanks Adam Kimbrough, N4ADK for the above information.]


+ Meet OSCaR...Not OSCAR
Researchers are developing a cleanup cubesat called OSCaR (Obsolete 
Spacecraft Capture and Removal), which would hunt down and de-orbit 
debris on the cheap using onboard nets and tethers. And OSCaR would 
do so relatively autonomously, with little guidance from controllers 
on the ground.

The spacecraft is a 3U cubesat and will be capable of capturing and 
removing four pieces of debris, Anderson said. When that work is 
done, the cleanup cubesat will de-orbit itself within five years.
Complete information at: 
https://www.space.com/space-junk-cleanup-cubesat-oscar.html

[ANS thanks Space.com for the above information.]


+ ISS R&D Conference Extends Deadline for Technical Abstracts 
to May 10
Don't miss the opportunity to join the technical session speaker 
lineup at the 2019 International Space Station Research and 
Development Conference (ISSRDC), July 29-August 1, in Atlanta, 
Georgia. The ideas, insights, and discussions that arise from 
ISSRDC technical sessions are among the top reasons attendees 
return to ISSRDC year after year.

The technical review team will accept abstracts until May 10 at 
11:59 P.M. EDT. View the submission guidelines for the topic areas 
or submit an abstract.

For more information see: https://www.issconference.org/

[ANS thanks ISS National Lab for the above information.]


+ Win a Free Launch of a 1U Cubesat
All IAF member organizations are invited to participate in the 
competition and profit from this opportunity to win a launch operated 
by GK Launch Services, planned for the second quarter of 2020. 
This competition's priority is to reach out to Space University teams 
from emerging countries. 

The launcher will be Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat. The new generation of Soyuz 
launchers features high reliability and multi-functionality and will 
be launched from Baikonur.

Read the complete article at: 
http://www.satnews.com/story.php?number=44970041

[ANS thanks Spacenews for the above information.]

+ Free Issue of CQ-DATV Reviews Equipment for Es'Hail2
Digital amateur television enthusiasts might be interested in the 
May 2019 issue of CQ-DATV. In includes a review of transmitters and 
receivers suitable for use with the Es'Hail2 transponder.

The free issue can be downloaded at: https://cq-datv.mobi/71.php

[ANS thanks CQ-DATV for the above information.]


+ BeEagleSat Deorbited
Amateur Radio satellite BeEagleSat - CAT ID 42736 deorbited on 
04-27-2019 and has been removed from the AMSAT-NA TLE distribution.

[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD for the above information.]

+ W5RRR Johnson Space Center ARC Makes Satellite WAS	
Congratulations to the Johnson Space Center ARC W5RRR for completing
satellite Worked All States! Thank you N7AGF for four new grids and 
North Dakota on FO-29. That completes satellite WAS for W5RRR! 73 
from Houston!

[ANS thanks AMSAT via Twitter for the above information.]


+ Happy 60th Birthday to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
May 1, 2019 marked the 60th anniversary of the commissioning of 
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

In 1978, AMSAT erected a lab near the visitor center on the Goddard
Space Flight Center campus. Known as the "fishbowl," AMSAT's Phase
3A spacecraft was constructed here. Pictures at
https://twitter.com/AMSAT/status/1123614108803379201

[ANS thanks AMSAT Twitter for the above information]

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73,
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From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Sat May  4 00:20:41 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 00:20:41 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT supporting W6RO satellite activity during Memorial
 Day weekend (27-29 May 2019)
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUdSjmROK1EiqMCkS8_HKbCr71K2WgyjeBRX0JJ+Ee7nKQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

After the successful "AMSAT on the Queen Mary" event last December,
satellite operating will make a return to the RMS Queen Mary during
the upcoming Memorial Day weekend (25-27 May 2019), as part of the
"Memorial Day Salute to Service" by the Queen Mary. W6RO will be on
the satellites, as well as the HF bands, during these 3 days.

The Queen Mary will be honoring those who have served in the armed
forces, and in particular the Queen Mary's use as a troopship during
World War II. The Queen Mary, along with other cruise ships, were
pressed into service to ferry Allied soldiers around the world. Along
with the other activities planned on the ship, some of which are
already listed on the Queen Mary's web site at:

https://www.queenmary.com/calendar-of-events/memorial-day/home/

The W6RO station, part of the Associated Radio Amateurs of Long
Beach, will participate in these celebrations. W6RO will be on HF with
stations located on the Sports Deck, near the ship's bow outside the
W6RO Wireless Room. Even though satellites were still considered
science fiction by many in the 1940s, W6RO will also work satellites
during this event, with the support of AMSAT. The satellite operating
will take place in the same area on the ship, around the Sports Deck.
Satellite operations are planned for FM, SSB, and possibly the
orbiting packet digipeaters. W6RO is located in the Port of Long
Beach, in California's Los Angeles County. Long Beach is in grid
DM03.

QSLs for contacts with W6RO will be handled according to the
instructions at:

http://www.qrz.com/db/W6RO

HF operators will provide a serial number with each HF contact, and
this serial number needs to be included with a QSL request for those
contacts. Serial numbers will *not* be required when requesting a
W6RO QSL card for satellite contacts. W6RO does not participate in
Logbook of the World.

Thanks to David Akins N6HHR, the manager of the W6RO Wireless Room
for the Associated Radio Amateurs of Long Beach, for organizing the
radio-related activities for the Memorial Day weekend (including the
satellite operations). Thanks also to the management of the Queen
Mary, for allowing the radio activities outside the W6RO Wireless
Room during this event.

73!





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

From cswiger at gmail.com  Sat May  4 15:19:00 2019
From: cswiger at gmail.com (Chuck Swiger)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 11:19:00 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
In-Reply-To: <CAG5zY2rgYLF8h-NBL9wv5v_-pi82UgqZPMYs5y-mUNOiJpfqWQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <DM5PR01MB250779982CB6DDB43D9FC89DCA350@DM5PR01MB2507.prod.exchangelabs.com>
	<CAG5zY2rgYLF8h-NBL9wv5v_-pi82UgqZPMYs5y-mUNOiJpfqWQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAFX2DxBXnRT0okUe6T3600Kv1KWWUBZyr0mEM3YRnrqBXJt_5w@mail.gmail.com>

I am happy with the moxon - uhf pretty small and wiring can be challenging
with the phasing and matching lines. My uhf has a mast mount preamp, vhf
just 30 ft coax and rtl-sdr at Max gain. Could be better but all I want to
invest at first. QFH are highly recommended and you can see then on old
videos of the lunar lander :).   Satnogs stations 142 and 216.


On Sat, May 4, 2019, 9:58 AM Dave . via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> I bought a set of egg beaters recently and they seem ok for anything higher
> than 20 degrees. I'm looking to build a moxon variation
> http://www.oocities.org/w9bci/VHFUHFSatelite.pdf at some point when I have
> some free time.
>
> Dave
> N2OA
>
> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> > Greetings, programs!
> >
> > I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
> > Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
> > eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have
> a
> > good reference to a detailed design?
> >
> > Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage
> of
> > eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
> >
> > Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
> deploying
> > a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a
> > duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using
> > with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up
> my
> > TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> > email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> > web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> > cell: +1 425.239.2575
> >
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> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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> > AMSAT-NA.
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From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Sun May  5 02:37:58 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Sun, 5 May 2019 02:37:58 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Anyone on CAS-4B?!
In-Reply-To: <CAAJiE8PKUYUHQxy=jScRgBbnY5m2VbZ8KhQ+kKZWeMCw54ZmGA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20190503211722.GA6205@debian>
	<CAFvUaiqBUgHpnumN24eGuyGBjxB4SBxEp9Yj9UELD=k+SE4UNA@mail.gmail.com>
	<F841946F-3F2C-414D-ABE1-C273C8263036@yahoo.com>
	<20190504075839.GA1582@debian>
	<CAAJiE8PKUYUHQxy=jScRgBbnY5m2VbZ8KhQ+kKZWeMCw54ZmGA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUf-07a_b7+ebS4X_LRHzSX-5HLnsq51k1Xx3Pxk3JJYzQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Don!

Current pass times for the CAS-4 satellites may have something
to do with the small number of stations, at least for North
America. With pass times in the evening and into the night
right now, many passes would be quiet. Compare that
to late March, when CAS-4 passes were during the daytime
for North America. I had fun working the many passes
on both CAS-4 satellites from locations in Arizona and New
Mexico. When more of the passes are in daylight, or at
least not during the night, you'll hear more stations.

73!





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




On Saturday, May 4, 2019, Don KB2YSI via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> It has been interesting how quiet the XW's and CAS-4's have been at times
> over the US. I'm not up on how big footprints are of the different
> satellites, but it seems like MOST of the US would be in the footprint yet
> there might be 1 or 2 stations on a pass.
>
>
>

From kd2nfc at gmail.com  Sat May  4 22:00:44 2019
From: kd2nfc at gmail.com (KD2NFC, Joe Puma)
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 18:00:44 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Antenna
Message-ID: <57C1CD0C-86BB-42A7-AE6B-8E1E454B5468@gmail.com>

Hey is this the 145mhz antenna we make contact with on the ISS? Is it a qfx with a ground plane 


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From hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net  Sun May  5 07:10:40 2019
From: hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net (Hans BX2ABT)
Date: Sun, 5 May 2019 15:10:40 +0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Anyone on CAS-4B?!
In-Reply-To: <CAN6TEUf-07a_b7+ebS4X_LRHzSX-5HLnsq51k1Xx3Pxk3JJYzQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20190503211722.GA6205@debian>
	<CAFvUaiqBUgHpnumN24eGuyGBjxB4SBxEp9Yj9UELD=k+SE4UNA@mail.gmail.com>
	<F841946F-3F2C-414D-ABE1-C273C8263036@yahoo.com>
	<20190504075839.GA1582@debian>
	<CAAJiE8PKUYUHQxy=jScRgBbnY5m2VbZ8KhQ+kKZWeMCw54ZmGA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAN6TEUf-07a_b7+ebS4X_LRHzSX-5HLnsq51k1Xx3Pxk3JJYzQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <9e5cb3d0-6b0b-0c90-78c1-2815c6283d74@msa.hinet.net>

And I thought people were supposed to be working during the daytime, hi hi!

Anyway, my first ever sat QSO was on CAS-4B and I do see at least one 
station using CAS-4A/B whenever I can monitor them. But YB0NXX is right, 
we can use more operators of linear birds in Asia.

73 de Hans

BX2ABT


On 05/05/2019 10:37 AM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Hi Don!
>
> Current pass times for the CAS-4 satellites may have something
> to do with the small number of stations, at least for North
> America. With pass times in the evening and into the night
> right now, many passes would be quiet. Compare that
> to late March, when CAS-4 passes were during the daytime
> for North America. I had fun working the many passes
> on both CAS-4 satellites from locations in Arizona and New
> Mexico. When more of the passes are in daylight, or at
> least not during the night, you'll hear more stations.
>
> 73!
>
>
>
>
>
> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
> Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
>
>
>
>
> On Saturday, May 4, 2019, Don KB2YSI via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
>> It has been interesting how quiet the XW's and CAS-4's have been at times
>> over the US. I'm not up on how big footprints are of the different
>> satellites, but it seems like MOST of the US would be in the footprint yet
>> there might be 1 or 2 stations on a pass.
>>
>>
>>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
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>
>


From jeff30339 at gmail.com  Sun May  5 08:33:39 2019
From: jeff30339 at gmail.com (Jeff Johns)
Date: Sun, 5 May 2019 03:33:39 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Anyone on CAS-4B?!
In-Reply-To: <9e5cb3d0-6b0b-0c90-78c1-2815c6283d74@msa.hinet.net>
References: <20190503211722.GA6205@debian>
	<CAFvUaiqBUgHpnumN24eGuyGBjxB4SBxEp9Yj9UELD=k+SE4UNA@mail.gmail.com>
	<F841946F-3F2C-414D-ABE1-C273C8263036@yahoo.com>
	<20190504075839.GA1582@debian>
	<CAAJiE8PKUYUHQxy=jScRgBbnY5m2VbZ8KhQ+kKZWeMCw54ZmGA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAN6TEUf-07a_b7+ebS4X_LRHzSX-5HLnsq51k1Xx3Pxk3JJYzQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<9e5cb3d0-6b0b-0c90-78c1-2815c6283d74@msa.hinet.net>
Message-ID: <1162D170-5AD8-43B5-A720-7C10C2998301@gmail.com>

Also in North America. The CAS satellites are SO easy to hear and work. 

Jeff WE4B 

> On May 5, 2019, at 2:10 AM, Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> And I thought people were supposed to be working during the daytime, hi hi!
> 
> Anyway, my first ever sat QSO was on CAS-4B and I do see at least one station using CAS-4A/B whenever I can monitor them. But YB0NXX is right, we can use more operators of linear birds in Asia.
> 
> 73 de Hans
> 
> BX2ABT
> 
> 
>> On 05/05/2019 10:37 AM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>> Hi Don!
>> 
>> Current pass times for the CAS-4 satellites may have something
>> to do with the small number of stations, at least for North
>> America. With pass times in the evening and into the night
>> right now, many passes would be quiet. Compare that
>> to late March, when CAS-4 passes were during the daytime
>> for North America. I had fun working the many passes
>> on both CAS-4 satellites from locations in Arizona and New
>> Mexico. When more of the passes are in daylight, or at
>> least not during the night, you'll hear more stations.
>> 
>> 73!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
>> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
>> Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Saturday, May 4, 2019, Don KB2YSI via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> It has been interesting how quiet the XW's and CAS-4's have been at times
>>> over the US. I'm not up on how big footprints are of the different
>>> satellites, but it seems like MOST of the US would be in the footprint yet
>>> there might be 1 or 2 stations on a pass.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> _______________________________________________
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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 bruninga at usna.edu  Sun May  5 17:16:20 2019
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Sun, 5 May 2019 13:16:20 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Pass Past/Future
In-Reply-To: <CANTZqK=iK7SqjBzvPyTmXkbSpuFnDtPmjn1vGjkHHKxnw+8znQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CANTZqK=iK7SqjBzvPyTmXkbSpuFnDtPmjn1vGjkHHKxnw+8znQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CALdCfNKacdDiF8T0XpTcbDWX+gKiqNHdEBLEQEJj9rKcNtxFJA@mail.gmail.com>

Wow, great site!
Woiuld it be possible to add an ARROW to the map showing the direction that
a satellite is moving.  This is very useful in anticipating upcoming passes.

Bob, Wb4APR

On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 2:09 AM Pedro Converso via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Upon suggestions, a small calendar had been added over Date Label on
> http://amsat.org.ar/pass
>
> Hoping useful to allow retrieve past and future satellite passes.
>
> 73, lu7abf, Pedro
> _______________________________________________
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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 les at highnoonfilm.com  Sun May  5 19:09:46 2019
From: les at highnoonfilm.com (Les Rayburn)
Date: Sun, 5 May 2019 14:09:46 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] KlaTrack [ Problem Saving Settings ]
In-Reply-To: <CAJOf0+t63LzeQiF6weqxP+o0VqS+QVGUkc3oV6QsB2NMqm6g-Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <992601B8-4ECA-4FFF-9852-AB20B362BB1C@highnoonfilm.com>
	<6ec49ee3-33c2-5f21-f6b0-edf942cc748c@mwt.net>
	<81D9DCE2-F640-4504-943D-D1C7785B2135@yahoo.com>
	<002201d4fad4$a3043640$e90ca2c0$@bigpond.com>
	<CAJOf0+t63LzeQiF6weqxP+o0VqS+QVGUkc3oV6QsB2NMqm6g-Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <A095DAC9-DDE7-4B2D-8DB2-C675A35A8003@highnoonfilm.com>

Chris,

My sincere apologies. I got it running two weeks ago. The day before we left for a work-related trip. It?s running great now. 

The only issue was that I needed to resize the window so the that the ?Save? button was visible. Operator error 100%. It?s a great program, and a real aid to satellite operators. Highly recommended. 

Now if I can just find time to get on the air! 


73,

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




> On Apr 27, 2019, at 10:11 AM, Chris Thompson <g0kla at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
> Les, did you get it working?  I know Joe did. 
> 
> Just for reference, nothing I write will require you to run it as administrator.
> 
> It sounds like the program runs but the settings are not saved.  When you ran it for the first time it popped up a window and said "data will be stored in C:\Users\XXXX\KLATrack" where XXXX is your username.  Now it's possible that was a different directory as the program asks the OS for your home directory and it might return something different depending on how you have things configured.  But look there and see if there is a directory.  It should contain two files, klatracker.properties and nasabare.txt
> 
> Let me know if those files are there.  The timestamp on the properties file should change if you update the settings.  If that folder does not exist then I would expect the program to crash rather than just act odd, but you never know.
> 
> 73
> Chris
> 
> Chris
> 
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 3:55 PM Greg Winterflood via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
> Gday Les and Joe,
> 
> I wonder if you have installed the Java 1.8 runtime environment which is
> required?  You can download it from java.com <http://java.com/>.
> 
> The file which keeps all your saved preferences can be found in your
> "Home" directory here:  C:\Users\winte\KLATrack where "winte" is the first
> part of my surname. Of course, you will have a different identifier.
> 
> 73s from PG66wh
> 
> Greg
> 
> Greg Winterflood VK8KMD
> 5 Burke Street, Alice Springs
> EAST SIDE
> Northern Territory    
> Australia                         0870
> 
> 
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> 
> -- 
> Chris E. Thompson
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> g0kla at arrl.net <mailto:g0kla at arrl.net>

From bruninga at usna.edu  Sun May  5 22:37:12 2019
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Sun, 5 May 2019 18:37:12 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Omni Vertical Antennas for Satellites?
Message-ID: <CALdCfNK-e+PWZs7RVOrKU9XkqJv2aDznSV=QKWo+XU8Kw8A1Kw@mail.gmail.com>

By the way, When we say a vertical-over-a-ground plane, we are not talking
about a "ground plane antenna".  That commonly refers to a 1/4 wave
radiating element and four "ground plane" radials.

But this is no better than a vertical dipole when you model it in free
space.  Yes, the radials make a good match to 50 Ohm coax, but do not
simulate an infinite ground plane..  The antenna pattern is still just a
donut with half the energy going into the ground.

So here is the question.  If one put another set of ground radials 1/4 wave
below the initial radials and tuned them longer to act like real 180 degree
phase reversals (like reflectors on a yagi), would this then make the
antenna really pick up the missing 3 dBi that otherwise goes into the
ground?

Bob

From ke6blr.robert at gmail.com  Sun May  5 23:45:19 2019
From: ke6blr.robert at gmail.com (KE6BLR Robert)
Date: Sun, 5 May 2019 16:45:19 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Pass Past/Future
In-Reply-To: <CANTZqK=iK7SqjBzvPyTmXkbSpuFnDtPmjn1vGjkHHKxnw+8znQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CANTZqK=iK7SqjBzvPyTmXkbSpuFnDtPmjn1vGjkHHKxnw+8znQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABaTVVb7qT26AoEtssK7Q1ktBdN=jaRwT8oGqPJvq=a_Y1hdzA@mail.gmail.com>

This is a super nice site! I especially appreciate the animated compass
az/el widget.

Kudos++

On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 11:11 PM Pedro Converso via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Upon suggestions, a small calendar had been added over Date Label on
> http://amsat.org.ar/pass
>
> Hoping useful to allow retrieve past and future satellite passes.
>
> 73, lu7abf, Pedro
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From aj9n at aol.com  Mon May  6 01:52:16 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 6 May 2019 01:52:16 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-06 01:00
	UTC
References: <851615548.461045.1557107536309.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <851615548.461045.1557107536309@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-06 01:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Moriah Central School, Port Henry, NY, telebridge via K6DUE

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Cancelled due to Space X 17 launch delay and docking for: Tue 2019-05-07 13:15:35 UTC 55 deg (***)

?

?

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

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



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



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) https://srr.ru/?

?

?

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

?

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

?

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?

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

?

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Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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 114


****************************************************************************
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?2019-05-06 01:00 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 1305. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1248.

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 2019-04-30 02:30 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

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 wandtosborne at gmail.com  Mon May  6 03:36:13 2019
From: wandtosborne at gmail.com (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
Date: Mon, 6 May 2019 15:36:13 +1200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Last Evening's Rocket Lab Launch
Message-ID: <44E7A9A61128437292EDC9D2A6AECFA5@OsbornesPC>

The Launch was successful.
The replay is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahVDVWq_Ei4

73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

From quadpugh at bellsouth.net  Mon May  6 08:22:34 2019
From: quadpugh at bellsouth.net (Nick Pugh)
Date: Mon, 6 May 2019 03:22:34 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] FCD pro + issue
Message-ID: <173101d503e4$dbe2fa50$93a8eef0$@bellsouth.net>


My fun cube dongle pro + will not receive any single. It appears like it
lost its LNA. Is this a common issue? It also causes a reboot when first
plugged into the USB connector.





nick

Cell????? 337 258 2527
?
Helping UL become a world Class Engineering ?and Educational School
Disagree I Learn



From yono_adisoemarta at yahoo.com  Mon May  6 08:58:02 2019
From: yono_adisoemarta at yahoo.com (Yono Adisoemarta)
Date: Mon, 6 May 2019 15:58:02 +0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] FCD pro + issue
In-Reply-To: <173101d503e4$dbe2fa50$93a8eef0$@bellsouth.net>
References: <173101d503e4$dbe2fa50$93a8eef0$@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <641DB9D4-692A-4E08-A463-72A57CDF1C12@yahoo.com>

Mine is also deaf, any chance for repair?

73 de Yono - YD0NXX


Sent from my iPhone

> On May 6, 2019, at 3:22 PM, Nick Pugh via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> My fun cube dongle pro + will not receive any single. It appears like it
> lost its LNA. Is this a common issue? It also causes a reboot when first
> plugged into the USB connector.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> nick
> 
> Cell      337 258 2527
>  
> Helping UL become a world Class Engineering  and Educational School
> Disagree I Learn
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the 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 bruninga at usna.edu  Mon May  6 14:12:50 2019
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Mon, 6 May 2019 10:12:50 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Free HughesNet dish north of seattle
Message-ID: <cc8c733c09b0cfc433e15b5d5b49a77f@mail.gmail.com>

Someone has offered a 33 inch wide and 28 inch vertical Hughes Net dish.
The Feed is about two feet from the dish.



If interested, reply direct to me wb4apr at amsat.org

From burns at fisher.cc  Mon May  6 21:05:58 2019
From: burns at fisher.cc (Burns Fisher)
Date: Mon, 6 May 2019 17:05:58 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] FCD pro + issue
In-Reply-To: <641DB9D4-692A-4E08-A463-72A57CDF1C12@yahoo.com>
References: <173101d503e4$dbe2fa50$93a8eef0$@bellsouth.net>
	<641DB9D4-692A-4E08-A463-72A57CDF1C12@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CABX7KxW0=7ET52SyqthnOCCzmE_993yVDK=saTbRVdMYa3fQgg@mail.gmail.com>

I suggest trying to get in contact with Howard Long, G6LVB.  He is the
designer/builder of the FCD.  QRZ lists his email address, but I won't put
it here to possibly reduce spam into his inbox.

On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 4:58 AM Yono Adisoemarta via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Mine is also deaf, any chance for repair?
>
> 73 de Yono - YD0NXX
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On May 6, 2019, at 3:22 PM, Nick Pugh via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > My fun cube dongle pro + will not receive any single. It appears like it
> > lost its LNA. Is this a common issue? It also causes a reboot when first
> > plugged into the USB connector.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > nick
> >
> > Cell      337 258 2527
> >
> > Helping UL become a world Class Engineering  and Educational School
> > Disagree I Learn
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions expressed
> > are solely those of the author, and 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
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From k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Mon May  6 21:32:39 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Mon, 6 May 2019 21:32:39 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Anyone on CAS-4B?!
In-Reply-To: <CAN6TEUf-07a_b7+ebS4X_LRHzSX-5HLnsq51k1Xx3Pxk3JJYzQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20190503211722.GA6205@debian>
	<CAFvUaiqBUgHpnumN24eGuyGBjxB4SBxEp9Yj9UELD=k+SE4UNA@mail.gmail.com>
	<F841946F-3F2C-414D-ABE1-C273C8263036@yahoo.com>
	<20190504075839.GA1582@debian>
	<CAAJiE8PKUYUHQxy=jScRgBbnY5m2VbZ8KhQ+kKZWeMCw54ZmGA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAN6TEUf-07a_b7+ebS4X_LRHzSX-5HLnsq51k1Xx3Pxk3JJYzQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1344429901.2233013.1557178359407@mail.yahoo.com>

 After seeing the observations by Patrick (WD9EWK) and others, I took the predictions from HRD and plotted a couple of graphs in Excel. I realize the pattern will change over time, but for FWIW, I'll know when it is a good time to get on-the-air.? 
?
Google Docs Link:? https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JELoHu_9TIwW0dZyaNOc5h3XwYcurAi2 
?
Its pretty straight-forward, just let me know if anyone wants to try it out for their grid square. 
Also, please let me know if there is a version accessible via the web, thanks in advance. 
?
?
73! 
Umesh 
k6vug 
?
?
    On Saturday, May 4, 2019, 8:13:01 PM PDT, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 Hi Don!

Current pass times for the CAS-4 satellites may have something
to do with the small number of stations, at least for North
America. With pass times in the evening and into the night
right now, many passes would be quiet. Compare that
to late March, when CAS-4 passes were during the daytime
for North America. I had fun working the many passes
on both CAS-4 satellites from locations in Arizona and New
Mexico. When more of the passes are in daylight, or at
least not during the night, you'll hear more stations.

73!





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




On Saturday, May 4, 2019, Don KB2YSI via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> It has been interesting how quiet the XW's and CAS-4's have been at times
> over the US. I'm not up on how big footprints are of the different
> satellites, but it seems like MOST of the US would be in the footprint yet
> there might be 1 or 2 stations on a pass.
>
>
>
_______________________________________________
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to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
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From am25544 at gmail.com  Mon May  6 22:39:50 2019
From: am25544 at gmail.com (Armando Mercado)
Date: Mon, 6 May 2019 18:39:50 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Vertical satellite antennas
Message-ID: <CAOgooFmEWadJ3JSGZx2wpcC9+iKWsf_-0-OH4J=gKj5B7wqTPw@mail.gmail.com>

Reference the recent discussion on omni satellite antennas, I've used for
years a Ringo Range II.  Works for most passes.  Made many contacts with
ISS & could hear AO-40 at apogee when it was working.
-73 Armando N8IGJ

From yono_adisoemarta at yahoo.com  Tue May  7 00:52:20 2019
From: yono_adisoemarta at yahoo.com (Yono Adisoemarta)
Date: Tue, 7 May 2019 07:52:20 +0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Better antenna for Alinco G7T
Message-ID: <8A52F412-7E25-4ECC-B131-E20E42A9589D@yahoo.com>


Dear all,

Is there a better rubber ducky replacement for the Alinco G7T?
Preferably with higher gain for the 1.2 GHz.

73 de Yono - YD0NXX


Sent from my iPhone

From aj9n at aol.com  Tue May  7 01:30:28 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 7 May 2019 01:30:28 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-07 01:00
	UTC
References: <216490117.916309.1557192628667.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <216490117.916309.1557192628667@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-07 01:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain, telebridge via VK6MJ (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-17 08:51:35 UTC 84 deg (***)

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

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



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



ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

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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) https://srr.ru/?

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

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

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

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Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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 114


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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?2019-05-07 01:00 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 1305. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1248.

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 2019-04-30 02:30 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

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 amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Sun May  5 02:49:45 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Sun, 5 May 2019 02:49:45 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fw: [sbarahams] Satellite demo at "Radio In The
	Park" event
In-Reply-To: <1624932493.1446679.1557016677819@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <631549234.1595708.1556437983024.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<631549234.1595708.1556437983024@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1552921033.1461408.1557016520059@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1624932493.1446679.1557016677819@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUdjJMLFj7Q0g-1wG53sEKi6t+s-GBa=uaFKAW8UsaNxJg@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Umesh!

It was nice to hear you this morning from your event, along
with Dan AC9E at his hamfest in Las Cruces NM. It is fun to
hear other demonstrations on a pass. The crowd with me
in Sierra Vista AZ enjoyed the demonstration. One member
of my audience listened to the 145.880 MHz AO-92 downlink
on his own radio with its stock duckie antenna.

73!




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



On Saturday, May 4, 2019, k6vug--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Many thanks to everyone with whom we were able to QSO today,  I took the
> 10:36am pass as K6VUG, then AG6TT took the 11:55am pass and WB9YBM made the
> 12:11 pass.  Steve (AG6TT) and Bill (WB9YBM) were new to satellites and had
> much fun working you guys, while all other onlookers enjoyed it.   I got
> QSOs with AC9E and WD9EWK as planned.  Thanks again.
>
> BTW, for some reason I noticed the AO-92 was very strong with almost no
> fades, however AO-91 was weaker and showed many fades. I'm not sure if it
> was something in my setup or at the bird.  In any case, no biggie given the
> fun everyone had today.  Next stop Field Day 2019 !
>
>
> 73!Umesh
> k6vug
>
>
>

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Tue May  7 01:47:52 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Tue, 7 May 2019 01:47:52 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Better antenna for Alinco G7T
In-Reply-To: <8A52F412-7E25-4ECC-B131-E20E42A9589D@yahoo.com>
References: <8A52F412-7E25-4ECC-B131-E20E42A9589D@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUft=PfPZCRGBRkku9oo6Q2tWsNryr8Kdn5-tmcNKJQifg@mail.gmail.com>

Yono,

Diamond has some tri-band whips that are rated with more
gain than the stock Alinco antenna. There are the RH951S
(BNC) and SRH951S (SMA) whips:

https://diamondantenna.net/rh951s.html

http://www.diamond-ant.co.jp/english/amateur/antenna/ante_3hand/ante_hand2.html

Diamond also has a larger quad-band whip, adding 6m to the
three bands of the DJ-G7T, the SRH999:

https://diamondantenna.net/srh999.html

If you want to use a DJ-G7T to work AO-92's L/V mode,
there are some directional antennas - including some
designs you can make. I wrote about them last year here
on the AMSAT-BB list:

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

Good luck, and 73!




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



On Monday, May 6, 2019, Yono Adisoemarta via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

>
> Dear all,
>
> Is there a better rubber ducky replacement for the Alinco G7T?
> Preferably with higher gain for the 1.2 GHz.
>
> 73 de Yono - YD0NXX
>
>
>

From randydvm at iw.net  Tue May  7 04:29:57 2019
From: randydvm at iw.net (Randy Shirbroun)
Date: Mon, 6 May 2019 23:29:57 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] W0WCS demo on AO-91 - 1704-1716 Z  7 May
Message-ID: <5F79B61BD3534388AEA7DEC383DF61B6@OwnerPC>

Greetings,

I will be doing a demonstration at my daughter?s school tomorrow (Tuesday, 7 May) on the mid-day pass of AO-91 ? AOS 1704 Z during the kids? lunch break.  I?ll be operating as W0WCS, the school club?s call sign and the grid is EN23.   It?s not a rare grid ? I?ve been pretty active from here with my own call since I got started on the birds in October, but W0WCS has never been on the satellites before, just HF.  

Hopefully we can get several QSOs to show the kids the magic of satellite communication!  We will confirm by old-fashioned QSL cards as well as LotW.    

Thanks and 73,
Randy, ND0C

From quadpugh at bellsouth.net  Tue May  7 11:44:35 2019
From: quadpugh at bellsouth.net (Nick Pugh)
Date: Tue, 7 May 2019 06:44:35 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] FCD pro + issue
In-Reply-To: <173101d503e4$dbe2fa50$93a8eef0$@bellsouth.net>
References: <173101d503e4$dbe2fa50$93a8eef0$@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <4b0d01d504ca$3ec32920$bc497b60$@bellsouth.net>

My FCD pro+ went belly up. What does the list think is a good replacement?






nick

Cell????? 337 258 2527
?
Helping UL become a world Class Engineering ?and Educational School
Disagree I Learn



From n8hm at arrl.net  Tue May  7 13:48:52 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Tue, 7 May 2019 09:48:52 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] 10 Days until Hamvention!
Message-ID: <CABzOSOoRGxSfz7YMz0j3OvQFsEctY5aCVn6pZwZqG+DvJURZXQ@mail.gmail.com>

Just 10 days until the Dayton Hamvention! Don't miss out on the AMSAT
Academy, the TAPR/AMSAT Banquet, ARISS and AMSAT Forums, and more!

The registration deadline for the AMSAT Academy is this Friday, May 10th.
The registration deadline for the TAPR/AMSAT Banquet is Tuesday, May 14th.

Details at
https://www.amsat.org/other-events/amsat-activities-at-hamvention-2019/

From w3ab at yahoo.com  Tue May  7 18:52:45 2019
From: w3ab at yahoo.com (GEO Badger)
Date: Tue, 7 May 2019 18:52:45 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] 2M RX preamp for sale
References: <1273875535.2775196.1557255165784.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1273875535.2775196.1557255165784@mail.yahoo.com>

MiniKits.com.au 2m 144MHz VHF RX/TX Preamplifier
This product is ideal for use with the Icom Multimode VHF transceivers including the IC-275, IC-820/821, IC-910H and IC9100 that have a PREAMP enable switch to supply +12vdc out of the antenna connector in RX mode. Transceivers without this function will require an external bias tee like the Mini-Kits EME168-2-70 to supply DC power up the coaxial cable. When using a high power RF amplifier up to 500 Watts, additional sequencing will be required to protect the pre-amplifier from damage. The Mini-Kits EME166 Sequencer can be adapted to be used for correct sequence timing of the RX to TX changeover.
This unit is peaked for 145.800 MHz and mounted in a Nickel sprayed GME enclosure. It was used once for an ISS contact.
$100.00 USD OBO. Buyer pays S&H.
Specifications Frequency Range:Band Pass: 140 to 150MHz (BW 10MHz @ 1dB)Band Rejection: Typically 40dB @ 50MHz, 60dB @ 430MHz?Gain Adjustable: Typically +18dB Max, 10dB Min @ 145MHz?Noise Figure: 0.8dB ( Typically <0.7dB @ 145MHz)Through Loss: 0.05dB @ 145MHz (Bypass Mode)RF Power Handling: 100W CW (Un-Sequenced ) 500W PEP (Sequenced)Minimum RF Input: +20dBm (100mW) To activate the RF sensing circuitOperating Voltage: +11 to 15vdc (+12vdc @ 150mA Recommended)Board Size: 80mm L x 84mm W x 25mm H (with BNC connectors)

---? 
 Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side. ?? 
 GEO ??? 

 http://www.w3ab.org

Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.

From tucker at mcguireland.com  Tue May  7 20:42:40 2019
From: tucker at mcguireland.com (Tucker McGuire)
Date: Tue, 7 May 2019 16:42:40 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Hamvention Thursday AMSAT Dinner
Message-ID: <CA+gmQJTxQDT6wkjgK7_M+kF9UnphKO4aZ0ZVr_3+r_274OXoNw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,

Is anyone that is staying near Miamisburg going to the Thursday AMSAT
dinner? I am looking for a ride there if anyone's willing.

Cheers & 73,
Tucker
W4FS

From tasmac at w5pfg.us  Tue May  7 21:57:18 2019
From: tasmac at w5pfg.us (Clayton W5PFG)
Date: Tue, 07 May 2019 16:57:18 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] W5PFG op from EM23/33 today
Message-ID: <20190507165718.Horde.Y3Gs94Gx4o4anvwXnMwjLpM@www.w5pfg.us>

I'll be on FO-29 at 22:36 UTC today (7 May) from Arkansas on the  
EM23/33 gridline. One pass only, then I move down to EM32 in Louisiana  
for the night and tomorrow.

GL

73
Clayton
W5PFG

73
Clayton
W5PFG


From ke4al at yahoo.com  Wed May  8 03:38:36 2019
From: ke4al at yahoo.com (Robert Bankston)
Date: Wed, 8 May 2019 03:38:36 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming Satellite Operations Page
References: <1223515646.3022886.1557286716246.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1223515646.3022886.1557286716246@mail.yahoo.com>

It seems that taking your AMSAT gear with you, where ever you go, is now the new norm.? From the Queen Mary to Iceland, and all parts in between, satellite operators are making AMSAT's 50th Anniversary a year to remember.

Stay informed by regularly checking AMSAT's Upcoming Satellite Operations page, located at https://amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/

73,

Robert Bankston, KE4AL
AMSAT-NA VP of User Services

Twitter:? @KE4ALabama
Website:? KE4AL.wordpress.com

From kb2ysi at gmail.com  Wed May  8 03:47:14 2019
From: kb2ysi at gmail.com (Don KB2YSI)
Date: Tue, 7 May 2019 23:47:14 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming Satellite Operations Page
In-Reply-To: <1223515646.3022886.1557286716246@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1223515646.3022886.1557286716246.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1223515646.3022886.1557286716246@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CAAJiE8O_OE4as_Lv9nE_VUvMV2u0FWb=eqZbKJ7RdL7XbrkfiQ@mail.gmail.com>

Thank you for being the shepard of that page. It has been a great asset to
the hunt!

On Tue, May 7, 2019, 23:39 Robert Bankston via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> It seems that taking your AMSAT gear with you, where ever you go, is now
> the new norm.  From the Queen Mary to Iceland, and all parts in between,
> satellite operators are making AMSAT's 50th Anniversary a year to remember.
>
> Stay informed by regularly checking AMSAT's Upcoming Satellite Operations
> page, located at
> https://amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/
>
> 73,
>
> Robert Bankston, KE4AL
> AMSAT-NA VP of User Services
>
> Twitter:  @KE4ALabama
> Website:  KE4AL.wordpress.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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>

From hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net  Wed May  8 14:11:36 2019
From: hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net (Hans BX2ABT)
Date: Wed, 8 May 2019 22:11:36 +0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] What influences LEO propagation?
Message-ID: <9b1211ad-6c08-b0bf-d957-bca3458b34a4@msa.hinet.net>

The last couple of days the Fox birds haven't been coming in as well as 
before. Signal strengths are down, fading has increased and it is almost 
impossible for me to open them. Now the sporadic E season also has 
kicked off in the last few days, with increased activity here in east 
Asia. Is this a coincidence or do the two have a connection? And are 
there other factors that influence LEO propagation? I know satellite 
tumbling is one factor that causes fades, but are there also ionospheric 
or atmospheric influences? Thanks for the insight. 73 de Hans (BX2ABT)

From w3ab at yahoo.com  Wed May  8 21:53:37 2019
From: w3ab at yahoo.com (GEO Badger)
Date: Wed, 8 May 2019 21:53:37 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] What influences LEO propagation?
In-Reply-To: <9b1211ad-6c08-b0bf-d957-bca3458b34a4@msa.hinet.net>
References: <9b1211ad-6c08-b0bf-d957-bca3458b34a4@msa.hinet.net>
Message-ID: <1292626744.3486690.1557352417862@mail.yahoo.com>

Hans,
What I believe you are really asking is what effects VHF/UHF propagation. Lighting up a bird is a line of sight connection, not propagation in the classic sense of bouncing off the ionosphere and ground like in HF comms. But, there are atmospheric phenoms that can effect VHF/UHF comms. Tropo ducting, but that is normally for terrestrial comms. Same for sporadic E, which is bouncing signals off of ionized clouds similar to the ionosphere propagation..Think horizontal.?
Then there is weather. Whether or not you have nice weather. Rain, snow, clouds and dust are a few of the things that can effect sat comms.
---? 
 Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side. ?? 
 GEO ??? 

 http://www.w3ab.org

Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. 

    On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 7:12:57 AM PDT, Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 The last couple of days the Fox birds haven't been coming in as well as 
before. Signal strengths are down, fading has increased and it is almost 
impossible for me to open them. Now the sporadic E season also has 
kicked off in the last few days, with increased activity here in east 
Asia. Is this a coincidence or do the two have a connection? And are 
there other factors that influence LEO propagation? I know satellite 
tumbling is one factor that causes fades, but are there also ionospheric 
or atmospheric influences? Thanks for the insight. 73 de Hans (BX2ABT)
_______________________________________________
Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
  

From af5cc2 at gmail.com  Wed May  8 22:28:56 2019
From: af5cc2 at gmail.com (af5cc2)
Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 17:28:56 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] What influences LEO propagation?
In-Reply-To: <1292626744.3486690.1557352417862@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <5cd3582c.1c69fb81.bdb28.06f1@mx.google.com>

How do rain, snow, clouds, and dust affect satellite communications?? I know rain and snow scatter do occur, but that occurs at frequencies higher than what we are using for the says.73 John AF5CC?Sent from my U.S. Cellular? Smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: GEO Badger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> Date: 5/8/19  4:53 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: amsat-bb at amsat.org, Hans BX2ABT <hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] What influences LEO propagation? Hans,What I believe you are really asking is what effects VHF/UHF propagation. Lighting up a bird is a line of sight connection, not propagation in the classic sense of bouncing off the ionosphere and ground like in HF comms. But, there are atmospheric phenoms that can effect VHF/UHF comms. Tropo ducting, but that is normally for terrestrial comms. Same for sporadic E, which is bouncing signals off of ionized clouds similar to the ionosphere propagation..Think horizontal.?Then there is weather. Whether or not you have nice weather. Rain, snow, clouds and dust are a few of the things that can effect sat comms.---?  Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side. ??  GEO ???  http://www.w3ab.orgTime flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. ??? On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 7:12:57 AM PDT, Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:?   The last couple of days the Fox birds haven't been coming in as well as before. Signal strengths are down, fading has increased and it is almost impossible for me to open them. Now the sporadic E season also has kicked off in the last few days, with increased activity here in east Asia. Is this a coincidence or do the two have a connection? And are there other factors that influence LEO propagation? I know satellite tumbling is one factor that causes fades, but are there also ionospheric or atmospheric influences? Thanks for the insight. 73 de Hans (BX2ABT)_______________________________________________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? _______________________________________________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 aj9n at aol.com  Thu May  9 03:03:04 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 9 May 2019 03:03:04 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-09 02:00
	UTC
References: <226341659.1891532.1557370984824.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <226341659.1891532.1557370984824@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-09 02:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain, telebridge via VK6MJ

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-17 08:51:35 UTC 84 deg

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

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



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



ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

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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) https://srr.ru/?

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

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

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

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Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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 114


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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?2019-05-09 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 1305. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1248.

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 2019-04-30 02:30 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
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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 hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net  Thu May  9 08:01:35 2019
From: hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net (Hans BX2ABT)
Date: Thu, 9 May 2019 16:01:35 +0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] What influences LEO propagation?
In-Reply-To: <1292626744.3486690.1557352417862@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <9b1211ad-6c08-b0bf-d957-bca3458b34a4@msa.hinet.net>
	<1292626744.3486690.1557352417862@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <685b392a-7d58-2e79-6617-864db9e2a751@msa.hinet.net>

Well, I know VHF/UHF propagation and I know satellites are 
line-of-sight, but how about signals from outer space trying to traverse 
the ionosphere and atmosphere? Es makes terrestrial signals bounce back, 
but does it also make space signals bounce back into space? Or at least 
degrade them? You say "think horizontal" but space communications are 
also partly horizontal if you take low elevation into consideration. I 
feel there is more to this, but so far haven't found any info on this.

73 de Hans

BX2ABT


On 05/09/2019 05:53 AM, GEO Badger wrote:
> Hans,
>
> What I believe you are really asking is what effects VHF/UHF 
> propagation. Lighting up a bird is a line of sight connection, not 
> propagation in the classic sense of bouncing off the ionosphere and 
> ground like in HF comms. But, there are atmospheric phenoms that can 
> effect VHF/UHF comms. Tropo ducting, but that is normally for 
> terrestrial comms. Same for sporadic E, which is bouncing signals off 
> of ionized clouds similar to the ionosphere propagation..Think 
> horizontal.
>
> Then there is weather. Whether or not you have nice weather. Rain, 
> snow, clouds and dust are a few of the things that can effect sat comms.
>
> ---
> Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side.
> GEO
>
> http://www.w3ab.org
>
> Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
>
>
> On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 7:12:57 AM PDT, Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB 
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>
> The last couple of days the Fox birds haven't been coming in as well as
> before. Signal strengths are down, fading has increased and it is almost
> impossible for me to open them. Now the sporadic E season also has
> kicked off in the last few days, with increased activity here in east
> Asia. Is this a coincidence or do the two have a connection? And are
> there other factors that influence LEO propagation? I know satellite
> tumbling is one factor that causes fades, but are there also ionospheric
> or atmospheric influences? Thanks for the insight. 73 de Hans (BX2ABT)
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. <mailto:AMSAT-BB at amsat.org.> AMSAT-NA 
> makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. 
> Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views 
> of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb


From hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net  Thu May  9 08:07:37 2019
From: hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net (Hans BX2ABT)
Date: Thu, 9 May 2019 16:07:37 +0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] non-doppler correction on linear sats
Message-ID: <a2c35c2a-24cf-0139-b6e5-2baa599c3468@msa.hinet.net>

How to deal with signals (CW/SSB) where the other party doesn't seem to 
do doppler correction? I use an Airspy/IC820H combo to receive (2m) and 
transmit (70cm) and both are controlled by Gpredict so that uplink and 
downlink on linear sats stay in tune. However, I hear many stations that 
apparently don't do this and their signals "walk" up very fast, right 
out of my passband. Difficult to get their call, let alone have a QSO. 
So what should be my strategy to deal with this?

73 de Hans

BX2ABT


From WB4SON at gmail.com  Thu May  9 17:11:46 2019
From: WB4SON at gmail.com (Bob)
Date: Thu, 9 May 2019 13:11:46 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] What influences LEO propagation?
In-Reply-To: <685b392a-7d58-2e79-6617-864db9e2a751@msa.hinet.net>
References: <9b1211ad-6c08-b0bf-d957-bca3458b34a4@msa.hinet.net>
	<1292626744.3486690.1557352417862@mail.yahoo.com>
	<685b392a-7d58-2e79-6617-864db9e2a751@msa.hinet.net>
Message-ID: <CAPonRZ-h638OzOFZCE3Mhjuh5PNih4ogu4tdSP9iKBE-9zhzEw@mail.gmail.com>

Taiwan lies within the northern edge of the Equatorial Scintillation Zone
which is an area near the magnetic equator that suffers significant signal
attenuation even at VHF (and more so at UHF an up).  It is more pronounced
during periods of high solar activity.  In the past couple of weeks we have
been having some mild geomagnetic disturbances caused by coronal holes, and
more recently an earth-effective sunspot.  Normally we think in terms of HF
impacts, but it will have big impact on space communication if you are on
one side of that scintillation zone and the satellite is on the other --
forcing the signal to cross through that area.  Best I've read indicates
you can anticipate another 20 dB of signal loss on 70 cm.  That might be
the difference between a signal that sounds great and one that is below the
noise level.

As many others have stated you also have weather influences, especially on
the 70 cm band, that will happen due to what is going on in the Troposphere.

73, Bob, WB4SON

On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 4:03 AM Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Well, I know VHF/UHF propagation and I know satellites are
> line-of-sight, but how about signals from outer space trying to traverse
> the ionosphere and atmosphere? Es makes terrestrial signals bounce back,
> but does it also make space signals bounce back into space? Or at least
> degrade them? You say "think horizontal" but space communications are
> also partly horizontal if you take low elevation into consideration. I
> feel there is more to this, but so far haven't found any info on this.
>
> 73 de Hans
>
> BX2ABT
>
>
> On 05/09/2019 05:53 AM, GEO Badger wrote:
> > Hans,
> >
> > What I believe you are really asking is what effects VHF/UHF
> > propagation. Lighting up a bird is a line of sight connection, not
> > propagation in the classic sense of bouncing off the ionosphere and
> > ground like in HF comms. But, there are atmospheric phenoms that can
> > effect VHF/UHF comms. Tropo ducting, but that is normally for
> > terrestrial comms. Same for sporadic E, which is bouncing signals off
> > of ionized clouds similar to the ionosphere propagation..Think
> > horizontal.
> >
> > Then there is weather. Whether or not you have nice weather. Rain,
> > snow, clouds and dust are a few of the things that can effect sat comms.
> >
> > ---
> > Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side.
> > GEO
> >
> > http://www.w3ab.org
> >
> > Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
> >
> >
> > On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 7:12:57 AM PDT, Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB
> > <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > The last couple of days the Fox birds haven't been coming in as well as
> > before. Signal strengths are down, fading has increased and it is almost
> > impossible for me to open them. Now the sporadic E season also has
> > kicked off in the last few days, with increased activity here in east
> > Asia. Is this a coincidence or do the two have a connection? And are
> > there other factors that influence LEO propagation? I know satellite
> > tumbling is one factor that causes fades, but are there also ionospheric
> > or atmospheric influences? Thanks for the insight. 73 de Hans (BX2ABT)
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. <mailto:AMSAT-BB at amsat.org.> AMSAT-NA
> > makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> > Opinions expressed
> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
> > of AMSAT-NA.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
> > Subscription settings: 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 w3ab at yahoo.com  Thu May  9 17:23:40 2019
From: w3ab at yahoo.com (GEO Badger)
Date: Thu, 9 May 2019 17:23:40 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] What influences LEO propagation?
In-Reply-To: <CAPonRZ-h638OzOFZCE3Mhjuh5PNih4ogu4tdSP9iKBE-9zhzEw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <9b1211ad-6c08-b0bf-d957-bca3458b34a4@msa.hinet.net>
	<1292626744.3486690.1557352417862@mail.yahoo.com>
	<685b392a-7d58-2e79-6617-864db9e2a751@msa.hinet.net>
	<CAPonRZ-h638OzOFZCE3Mhjuh5PNih4ogu4tdSP9iKBE-9zhzEw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1675811667.3906788.1557422620488@mail.yahoo.com>

Bob,
Thanks for bringing that up. I had forgotten about that effect, mostly because I don't do radio near the equator. =!8^}
Here is a pdf discussing VHF/UHF atmospheric losses due to weather. Lots of math.https://www.itu.int/dms_pubrec/itu-r/rec/p/R-REC-P.370-7-199510-W!!PDF-E.pdf

---? 
 Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side. ?? 
 GEO ??? 

 http://www.w3ab.org

Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. 

    On Thursday, May 9, 2019, 10:14:13 AM PDT, Bob via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 Taiwan lies within the northern edge of the Equatorial Scintillation Zone
which is an area near the magnetic equator that suffers significant signal
attenuation even at VHF (and more so at UHF an up).? It is more pronounced
during periods of high solar activity.? In the past couple of weeks we have
been having some mild geomagnetic disturbances caused by coronal holes, and
more recently an earth-effective sunspot.? Normally we think in terms of HF
impacts, but it will have big impact on space communication if you are on
one side of that scintillation zone and the satellite is on the other --
forcing the signal to cross through that area.? Best I've read indicates
you can anticipate another 20 dB of signal loss on 70 cm.? That might be
the difference between a signal that sounds great and one that is below the
noise level.

As many others have stated you also have weather influences, especially on
the 70 cm band, that will happen due to what is going on in the Troposphere.

73, Bob, WB4SON

On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 4:03 AM Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Well, I know VHF/UHF propagation and I know satellites are
> line-of-sight, but how about signals from outer space trying to traverse
> the ionosphere and atmosphere? Es makes terrestrial signals bounce back,
> but does it also make space signals bounce back into space? Or at least
> degrade them? You say "think horizontal" but space communications are
> also partly horizontal if you take low elevation into consideration. I
> feel there is more to this, but so far haven't found any info on this.
>
> 73 de Hans
>
> BX2ABT
>
>
> On 05/09/2019 05:53 AM, GEO Badger wrote:
> > Hans,
> >
> > What I believe you are really asking is what effects VHF/UHF
> > propagation. Lighting up a bird is a line of sight connection, not
> > propagation in the classic sense of bouncing off the ionosphere and
> > ground like in HF comms. But, there are atmospheric phenoms that can
> > effect VHF/UHF comms. Tropo ducting, but that is normally for
> > terrestrial comms. Same for sporadic E, which is bouncing signals off
> > of ionized clouds similar to the ionosphere propagation..Think
> > horizontal.
> >
> > Then there is weather. Whether or not you have nice weather. Rain,
> > snow, clouds and dust are a few of the things that can effect sat comms.
> >
> > ---
> > Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side.
> > GEO
> >
> > http://www.w3ab.org
> >
> > Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
> >
> >
> > On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 7:12:57 AM PDT, Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB
> > <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > The last couple of days the Fox birds haven't been coming in as well as
> > before. Signal strengths are down, fading has increased and it is almost
> > impossible for me to open them. Now the sporadic E season also has
> > kicked off in the last few days, with increased activity here in east
> > Asia. Is this a coincidence or do the two have a connection? And are
> > there other factors that influence LEO propagation? I know satellite
> > tumbling is one factor that causes fades, but are there also ionospheric
> > or atmospheric influences? Thanks for the insight. 73 de Hans (BX2ABT)
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. <mailto:AMSAT-BB at amsat.org.> AMSAT-NA
> > makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> > Opinions expressed
> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
> > of AMSAT-NA.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
> > Subscription settings: 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 k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Thu May  9 18:50:11 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Thu, 9 May 2019 18:50:11 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] non-doppler correction on linear sats
In-Reply-To: <a2c35c2a-24cf-0139-b6e5-2baa599c3468@msa.hinet.net>
References: <a2c35c2a-24cf-0139-b6e5-2baa599c3468@msa.hinet.net>
Message-ID: <1868920150.3958243.1557427811654@mail.yahoo.com>

Hans,
The funny thing is that if both stations don't auto-correct for doppler they can stay in QSO for much longer since both will "walk" the satellite's pass band.? I guess this is how it worked in the good old days.? 
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So, when I faced this situation, I would tune to the calling station then turn OFF my auto-correction and adjust only the uplink slightly to hear myself when transmitting.? It worked in most cases.? If the calling station puts out a very short CQ, like in FM sats, just TX and ask them to do a longer call.? 
?
?
GL es 73! 
Umesh, k6vug 
?
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   On Thursday, May 9, 2019, 1:08:16 AM PDT, Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 How to deal with signals (CW/SSB) where the other party doesn't seem to 
do doppler correction? I use an Airspy/IC820H combo to receive (2m) and 
transmit (70cm) and both are controlled by Gpredict so that uplink and 
downlink on linear sats stay in tune. However, I hear many stations that 
apparently don't do this and their signals "walk" up very fast, right 
out of my passband. Difficult to get their call, let alone have a QSO. 
So what should be my strategy to deal with this?

73 de Hans

BX2ABT


  

From hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net  Fri May 10 12:19:04 2019
From: hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net (Hans BX2ABT)
Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 20:19:04 +0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] What influences LEO propagation?
In-Reply-To: <CAPonRZ-h638OzOFZCE3Mhjuh5PNih4ogu4tdSP9iKBE-9zhzEw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <9b1211ad-6c08-b0bf-d957-bca3458b34a4@msa.hinet.net>
	<1292626744.3486690.1557352417862@mail.yahoo.com>
	<685b392a-7d58-2e79-6617-864db9e2a751@msa.hinet.net>
	<CAPonRZ-h638OzOFZCE3Mhjuh5PNih4ogu4tdSP9iKBE-9zhzEw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <0a4afc4b-1ba0-2487-2c9c-b59ab2cf9c34@msa.hinet.net>

Wow, first time I've heard about this and it explains very well what 
I've been seeing lately. Especially the deep, fast fading on many of the 
AO-91/92/95 passes. I found this page that explains the basics of 
equatorial scintillation: https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Satellite/6/3. 
Fascinating stuff, but on the other hand it makes my ham life in Taiwan 
a bit more complicated. Also found this white paper, but I haven't read 
it yet: 
http://web.stanford.edu/group/scpnt/gpslab/website_files/sbas-ion_wg/sbas_iono_scintillations_white_paper.pdf. 
What I do get is that a lot of it is about scintillation on GPS 
frequencies and the L-band. The bands we use are a lot lower, but still 
suffer some influence.

Thank you Bob, lots to read this weekend.

Hans

BX2ABT


On 05/10/2019 01:11 AM, Bob via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Taiwan lies within the northern edge of the Equatorial Scintillation Zone
> which is an area near the magnetic equator that suffers significant signal
> attenuation even at VHF (and more so at UHF an up).  It is more pronounced
> during periods of high solar activity.  In the past couple of weeks we have
> been having some mild geomagnetic disturbances caused by coronal holes, and
> more recently an earth-effective sunspot.  Normally we think in terms of HF
> impacts, but it will have big impact on space communication if you are on
> one side of that scintillation zone and the satellite is on the other --
> forcing the signal to cross through that area.  Best I've read indicates
> you can anticipate another 20 dB of signal loss on 70 cm.  That might be
> the difference between a signal that sounds great and one that is below the
> noise level.
>
> As many others have stated you also have weather influences, especially on
> the 70 cm band, that will happen due to what is going on in the Troposphere.
>
> 73, Bob, WB4SON
>
> On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 4:03 AM Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Well, I know VHF/UHF propagation and I know satellites are
>> line-of-sight, but how about signals from outer space trying to traverse
>> the ionosphere and atmosphere? Es makes terrestrial signals bounce back,
>> but does it also make space signals bounce back into space? Or at least
>> degrade them? You say "think horizontal" but space communications are
>> also partly horizontal if you take low elevation into consideration. I
>> feel there is more to this, but so far haven't found any info on this.
>>
>> 73 de Hans
>>
>> BX2ABT
>>
>>
>> On 05/09/2019 05:53 AM, GEO Badger wrote:
>>> Hans,
>>>
>>> What I believe you are really asking is what effects VHF/UHF
>>> propagation. Lighting up a bird is a line of sight connection, not
>>> propagation in the classic sense of bouncing off the ionosphere and
>>> ground like in HF comms. But, there are atmospheric phenoms that can
>>> effect VHF/UHF comms. Tropo ducting, but that is normally for
>>> terrestrial comms. Same for sporadic E, which is bouncing signals off
>>> of ionized clouds similar to the ionosphere propagation..Think
>>> horizontal.
>>>
>>> Then there is weather. Whether or not you have nice weather. Rain,
>>> snow, clouds and dust are a few of the things that can effect sat comms.
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side.
>>> GEO
>>>
>>> http://www.w3ab.org
>>>
>>> Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 7:12:57 AM PDT, Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB
>>> <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> The last couple of days the Fox birds haven't been coming in as well as
>>> before. Signal strengths are down, fading has increased and it is almost
>>> impossible for me to open them. Now the sporadic E season also has
>>> kicked off in the last few days, with increased activity here in east
>>> Asia. Is this a coincidence or do the two have a connection? And are
>>> there other factors that influence LEO propagation? I know satellite
>>> tumbling is one factor that causes fades, but are there also ionospheric
>>> or atmospheric influences? Thanks for the insight. 73 de Hans (BX2ABT)
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. <mailto:AMSAT-BB at amsat.org.> AMSAT-NA
>>> makes this open forum available
>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>>> Opinions expressed
>>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
>>> of AMSAT-NA.
>>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>> program!
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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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From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri May 10 12:25:31 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 08:25:31 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT Academy Registration Deadline TODAY at 23:59 UTC /
	7:59pm EDT
Message-ID: <CABzOSOoZOw0qWb7T0=JWroXUDP4W_G2v3Y_LV+HD=+9F89gRaw@mail.gmail.com>

Don't miss out on the AMSAT Academy to be held on Thursday, May 16th,
9am-5pm at the DARA Clubhouse. Registration deadline is TODAY at 23:59
UTC / 7:59pm EDT.

https://www.amsat.org/other-events/amsat-activities-at-hamvention-2019/

And don't forget - the deadline for the TAPR/AMSAT Banquet is Tuesday,
May 14th at 22:00 UTC / 6:00pm EDT.

73,

Paul, N8HM

From chrisethompson at gmail.com  Fri May 10 16:21:58 2019
From: chrisethompson at gmail.com (Chris Thompson)
Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 12:21:58 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] What influences LEO propagation?
In-Reply-To: <0a4afc4b-1ba0-2487-2c9c-b59ab2cf9c34@msa.hinet.net>
References: <9b1211ad-6c08-b0bf-d957-bca3458b34a4@msa.hinet.net>
	<1292626744.3486690.1557352417862@mail.yahoo.com>
	<685b392a-7d58-2e79-6617-864db9e2a751@msa.hinet.net>
	<CAPonRZ-h638OzOFZCE3Mhjuh5PNih4ogu4tdSP9iKBE-9zhzEw@mail.gmail.com>
	<0a4afc4b-1ba0-2487-2c9c-b59ab2cf9c34@msa.hinet.net>
Message-ID: <CAJOf0+smtw52GPP_TbP4PX7=7iN3nChinXwxAFeGk5U2FvNRiw@mail.gmail.com>

Hans,

We get two different effects from the tumbling. First the polarization
changes as the antennae rotate because they have linear polarization. You
can minimize that impact if you have circular polarization on the ground.
Second the antenna pattern is rotating and it has nulls which may pass over
your station. Depending on the speed of rotation they might prevent you
opening the transponder. They definitely impact telemetry reception.

One thing to note is if telemetry is being received. If you can see the
RSSI and there are no other stations in the footprint then you can
sometimes see the received signal strength from your station. Have FoxTelem
plot the graph real time and see what effect transmitting has.  If the sat
is receiving you but not being opened then perhaps the tone is not being
decoded correctly due to peaks and nulls from the rotation.

73
Chris

On Fri, May 10, 2019, 08:20 Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Wow, first time I've heard about this and it explains very well what
> I've been seeing lately. Especially the deep, fast fading on many of the
> AO-91/92/95 passes. I found this page that explains the basics of
> equatorial scintillation: https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Satellite/6/3.
> Fascinating stuff, but on the other hand it makes my ham life in Taiwan
> a bit more complicated. Also found this white paper, but I haven't read
> it yet:
>
> http://web.stanford.edu/group/scpnt/gpslab/website_files/sbas-ion_wg/sbas_iono_scintillations_white_paper.pdf.
>
> What I do get is that a lot of it is about scintillation on GPS
> frequencies and the L-band. The bands we use are a lot lower, but still
> suffer some influence.
>
> Thank you Bob, lots to read this weekend.
>
> Hans
>
> BX2ABT
>
>
> On 05/10/2019 01:11 AM, Bob via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > Taiwan lies within the northern edge of the Equatorial Scintillation Zone
> > which is an area near the magnetic equator that suffers significant
> signal
> > attenuation even at VHF (and more so at UHF an up).  It is more
> pronounced
> > during periods of high solar activity.  In the past couple of weeks we
> have
> > been having some mild geomagnetic disturbances caused by coronal holes,
> and
> > more recently an earth-effective sunspot.  Normally we think in terms of
> HF
> > impacts, but it will have big impact on space communication if you are on
> > one side of that scintillation zone and the satellite is on the other --
> > forcing the signal to cross through that area.  Best I've read indicates
> > you can anticipate another 20 dB of signal loss on 70 cm.  That might be
> > the difference between a signal that sounds great and one that is below
> the
> > noise level.
> >
> > As many others have stated you also have weather influences, especially
> on
> > the 70 cm band, that will happen due to what is going on in the
> Troposphere.
> >
> > 73, Bob, WB4SON
> >
> > On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 4:03 AM Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Well, I know VHF/UHF propagation and I know satellites are
> >> line-of-sight, but how about signals from outer space trying to traverse
> >> the ionosphere and atmosphere? Es makes terrestrial signals bounce back,
> >> but does it also make space signals bounce back into space? Or at least
> >> degrade them? You say "think horizontal" but space communications are
> >> also partly horizontal if you take low elevation into consideration. I
> >> feel there is more to this, but so far haven't found any info on this.
> >>
> >> 73 de Hans
> >>
> >> BX2ABT
> >>
> >>
> >> On 05/09/2019 05:53 AM, GEO Badger wrote:
> >>> Hans,
> >>>
> >>> What I believe you are really asking is what effects VHF/UHF
> >>> propagation. Lighting up a bird is a line of sight connection, not
> >>> propagation in the classic sense of bouncing off the ionosphere and
> >>> ground like in HF comms. But, there are atmospheric phenoms that can
> >>> effect VHF/UHF comms. Tropo ducting, but that is normally for
> >>> terrestrial comms. Same for sporadic E, which is bouncing signals off
> >>> of ionized clouds similar to the ionosphere propagation..Think
> >>> horizontal.
> >>>
> >>> Then there is weather. Whether or not you have nice weather. Rain,
> >>> snow, clouds and dust are a few of the things that can effect sat
> comms.
> >>>
> >>> ---
> >>> Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side.
> >>> GEO
> >>>
> >>> http://www.w3ab.org
> >>>
> >>> Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 7:12:57 AM PDT, Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB
> >>> <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> The last couple of days the Fox birds haven't been coming in as well as
> >>> before. Signal strengths are down, fading has increased and it is
> almost
> >>> impossible for me to open them. Now the sporadic E season also has
> >>> kicked off in the last few days, with increased activity here in east
> >>> Asia. Is this a coincidence or do the two have a connection? And are
> >>> there other factors that influence LEO propagation? I know satellite
> >>> tumbling is one factor that causes fades, but are there also
> ionospheric
> >>> or atmospheric influences? Thanks for the insight. 73 de Hans (BX2ABT)
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. <mailto:AMSAT-BB at amsat.org.> AMSAT-NA
> >>> makes this open forum available
> >>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> >>> Opinions expressed
> >>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
> >>> of AMSAT-NA.
> >>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> >> program!
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> >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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From ki7unj at gmail.com  Fri May 10 20:08:47 2019
From: ki7unj at gmail.com (KI7UNJ Tucker)
Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 13:08:47 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] DN01/02 GRIDLINE - 2019-05-13 - KI7UNJ
Message-ID: <CAPFr_Uk2On+12Xk9xjr2qC0JUQoPHiLaZSo3hdnBWEt6sf4bEg@mail.gmail.com>

Will be on the DN01/DN02 Gridline on Monday, May 13th

FM Passes Only.

AO-92 - 2019-05-13 17:20:05Z (+10 min 59 seconds)
AO-91 - 2019-05-13 17:40:28Z (+9 min 44 seconds)
AO-92 - 2019-05-13 18:53:19Z (+11 min 2 seconds)
AO-91 - 2019-05-13 19:12:58Z (+14 min 10 seconds)

Track me on APRS https://t.co/JZc3nbDywp

Use DN02HA for Satmatch.com FP predictions

-- 


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From ve8rt at yknwt.ca  Sat May 11 05:00:04 2019
From: ve8rt at yknwt.ca (Ron VE8RT)
Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 23:00:04 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] suitable omni antenna for FM sats?
Message-ID: <20190510230004.d0f929e1075897a62827d8f0@yknwt.ca>

   We have a newly licenced amateur in DP79.  Because they fell a few
points of getting their Basic with Honours they do not have HF
privileges, their only way to communicate with the outside world is via
satellite.  Anticipating this possible outcome, that they may not get
access to the HF bands, I sent them a hard copy, (no home internet, and
its slow and expensive there if you do have it), of the current copy of
"Getting Started with Amateur Satellites".  As we're heading into the
time of year to do any outside work, the most pressing question is what
is the best compromise antenna for a base station.   Keeping in mind
their location, in order to work anyone they'll have to get into the
satellites while the satellite is close to their horizon, otherwise the
satellite footprint will not cover areas with any satellite operators.

   Ron VE8RT in DP22 

-- 
Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca>

From tnetcenter at gmail.com  Sat May 11 05:34:41 2019
From: tnetcenter at gmail.com (Jeff Moore)
Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 22:34:41 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] suitable omni antenna for FM sats?
In-Reply-To: <20190510230004.d0f929e1075897a62827d8f0@yknwt.ca>
References: <20190510230004.d0f929e1075897a62827d8f0@yknwt.ca>
Message-ID: <CALx_moSasBYuaoZZCyr_uDiyr=kxhek9dwVz-KbHZLmmkH-c5g@mail.gmail.com>

As was stated multiple times in a very recent thread - omnis for sat work
are a poor compromise!!    Even a small beam at a 15-degree angle will
generally blow most omnis off the roof! Even better would be a pair of
beams (one for uplink, one for downlink) on an azimuth/elevation rotor!
But handheld can work almost as good!!

7   3
Jeff Moore   ---   KE7ACY
CN94


On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 10:08 PM Ron VE8RT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

>    We have a newly licenced amateur in DP79.  Because they fell a few
> points of getting their Basic with Honours they do not have HF
> privileges, their only way to communicate with the outside world is via
> satellite.  Anticipating this possible outcome, that they may not get
> access to the HF bands, I sent them a hard copy, (no home internet, and
> its slow and expensive there if you do have it), of the current copy of
> "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites".  As we're heading into the
> time of year to do any outside work, the most pressing question is what
> is the best compromise antenna for a base station.   Keeping in mind
> their location, in order to work anyone they'll have to get into the
> satellites while the satellite is close to their horizon, otherwise the
> satellite footprint will not cover areas with any satellite operators.
>
>    Ron VE8RT in DP22
>
> --
> Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all 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 hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net  Sat May 11 13:11:45 2019
From: hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net (Hans BX2ABT)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 21:11:45 +0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] What influences LEO propagation?
In-Reply-To: <CAJOf0+smtw52GPP_TbP4PX7=7iN3nChinXwxAFeGk5U2FvNRiw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <9b1211ad-6c08-b0bf-d957-bca3458b34a4@msa.hinet.net>
	<1292626744.3486690.1557352417862@mail.yahoo.com>
	<685b392a-7d58-2e79-6617-864db9e2a751@msa.hinet.net>
	<CAPonRZ-h638OzOFZCE3Mhjuh5PNih4ogu4tdSP9iKBE-9zhzEw@mail.gmail.com>
	<0a4afc4b-1ba0-2487-2c9c-b59ab2cf9c34@msa.hinet.net>
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Message-ID: <656edf6f-36cb-3391-e3aa-cf48f36e6b9e@msa.hinet.net>

Hello Chris,

Thanks for that explanation. There are so many factors involved in 
reception of satellites that it almost seem too complex. By monitoring 
as much as I can there are certain patterns that are emerging. I do know 
for example that mountains to the south-east from me block signals below 
5 degrees and I do get a lot of RF reflected back to me from a metal 
rooftop building near-by. If you take these and other local factors into 
account (antenna elevation, local buildings, etc). then there are still 
a lot of anomalies that take place during passes that are similar in 
direction/elevation.

I'll check the RSSI thing, but earlier this week the problem was that I 
couldn't even get any telemetry in. Passes that would normally yield 
40-80 DUV frames netted maybe 1 or 2. I could see signal, hear it, 
albeit noisy (less than 5 dB SNR), but ever so weak. The next day a 
similar pass with stellar signals (SNR 30+dB). Could get in, but only 
part of the pass. Then later a pass where I can work stations towards my 
south, but not my north, while my south is always more difficult to 
work. It's almost like shortwave propagation, where "life's like a box 
of chocolates." Are spin rates of birds like AO-91/92/95 known?

And...are there more parameters in FoxTelem which you can check to study 
variations in signal propagation? Cheers for any hints. 73

Hans

BX2ABT


P.S. Chris, did you get the zip with 1.0.6. data I sent you Monday? I 
sent it before, but it came back, then sent it again. Hope we don't have 
email troubles, again.



On 05/11/2019 12:21 AM, Chris Thompson wrote:
> Hans,
>
> We get two different effects from the tumbling. First the polarization 
> changes as the antennae rotate because they have linear polarization. 
> You can minimize that impact if you have circular polarization on the 
> ground. Second the antenna pattern is rotating and it has nulls which 
> may pass over your station. Depending on the speed of rotation they 
> might prevent you opening the transponder. They definitely impact 
> telemetry reception.
>
> One thing to note is if telemetry is being received. If you can see 
> the RSSI and there are no other stations in the footprint then you can 
> sometimes see the received signal strength from your station. Have 
> FoxTelem plot the graph real time and see what effect transmitting 
> has.? If the sat is receiving you but not being opened then perhaps 
> the tone is not being decoded correctly due to peaks and nulls from 
> the rotation.
>
> 73
> Chris
>
> On Fri, May 10, 2019, 08:20 Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB 
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
>
>     Wow, first time I've heard about this and it explains very well what
>     I've been seeing lately. Especially the deep, fast fading on many
>     of the
>     AO-91/92/95 passes. I found this page that explains the basics of
>     equatorial scintillation: https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Satellite/6/3.
>     Fascinating stuff, but on the other hand it makes my ham life in
>     Taiwan
>     a bit more complicated. Also found this white paper, but I haven't
>     read
>     it yet:
>     http://web.stanford.edu/group/scpnt/gpslab/website_files/sbas-ion_wg/sbas_iono_scintillations_white_paper.pdf.
>
>     What I do get is that a lot of it is about scintillation on GPS
>     frequencies and the L-band. The bands we use are a lot lower, but
>     still
>     suffer some influence.
>
>     Thank you Bob, lots to read this weekend.
>
>     Hans
>
>     BX2ABT
>
>
>     On 05/10/2019 01:11 AM, Bob via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>     > Taiwan lies within the northern edge of the Equatorial
>     Scintillation Zone
>     > which is an area near the magnetic equator that suffers
>     significant signal
>     > attenuation even at VHF (and more so at UHF an up).? It is more
>     pronounced
>     > during periods of high solar activity.? In the past couple of
>     weeks we have
>     > been having some mild geomagnetic disturbances caused by coronal
>     holes, and
>     > more recently an earth-effective sunspot.? Normally we think in
>     terms of HF
>     > impacts, but it will have big impact on space communication if
>     you are on
>     > one side of that scintillation zone and the satellite is on the
>     other --
>     > forcing the signal to cross through that area.? Best I've read
>     indicates
>     > you can anticipate another 20 dB of signal loss on 70 cm.? That
>     might be
>     > the difference between a signal that sounds great and one that
>     is below the
>     > noise level.
>     >
>     > As many others have stated you also have weather influences,
>     especially on
>     > the 70 cm band, that will happen due to what is going on in the
>     Troposphere.
>     >
>     > 73, Bob, WB4SON
>     >
>     > On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 4:03 AM Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB
>     <amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>>
>     > wrote:
>     >
>     >> Well, I know VHF/UHF propagation and I know satellites are
>     >> line-of-sight, but how about signals from outer space trying to
>     traverse
>     >> the ionosphere and atmosphere? Es makes terrestrial signals
>     bounce back,
>     >> but does it also make space signals bounce back into space? Or
>     at least
>     >> degrade them? You say "think horizontal" but space
>     communications are
>     >> also partly horizontal if you take low elevation into
>     consideration. I
>     >> feel there is more to this, but so far haven't found any info
>     on this.
>     >>
>     >> 73 de Hans
>     >>
>     >> BX2ABT
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> On 05/09/2019 05:53 AM, GEO Badger wrote:
>     >>> Hans,
>     >>>
>     >>> What I believe you are really asking is what effects VHF/UHF
>     >>> propagation. Lighting up a bird is a line of sight connection, not
>     >>> propagation in the classic sense of bouncing off the
>     ionosphere and
>     >>> ground like in HF comms. But, there are atmospheric phenoms
>     that can
>     >>> effect VHF/UHF comms. Tropo ducting, but that is normally for
>     >>> terrestrial comms. Same for sporadic E, which is bouncing
>     signals off
>     >>> of ionized clouds similar to the ionosphere propagation..Think
>     >>> horizontal.
>     >>>
>     >>> Then there is weather. Whether or not you have nice weather. Rain,
>     >>> snow, clouds and dust are a few of the things that can effect
>     sat comms.
>     >>>
>     >>> ---
>     >>> Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side.
>     >>> GEO
>     >>>
>     >>> http://www.w3ab.org
>     >>>
>     >>> Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
>     >>>
>     >>>
>     >>> On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 7:12:57 AM PDT, Hans BX2ABT via
>     AMSAT-BB
>     >>> <amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
>     >>>
>     >>>
>     >>> The last couple of days the Fox birds haven't been coming in
>     as well as
>     >>> before. Signal strengths are down, fading has increased and it
>     is almost
>     >>> impossible for me to open them. Now the sporadic E season also has
>     >>> kicked off in the last few days, with increased activity here
>     in east
>     >>> Asia. Is this a coincidence or do the two have a connection?
>     And are
>     >>> there other factors that influence LEO propagation? I know
>     satellite
>     >>> tumbling is one factor that causes fades, but are there also
>     ionospheric
>     >>> or atmospheric influences? Thanks for the insight. 73 de Hans
>     (BX2ABT)
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From nss at mwt.net  Sat May 11 13:19:57 2019
From: nss at mwt.net (Joe)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 08:19:57 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] suitable omni antenna for FM sats?
In-Reply-To: <CALx_moSasBYuaoZZCyr_uDiyr=kxhek9dwVz-KbHZLmmkH-c5g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20190510230004.d0f929e1075897a62827d8f0@yknwt.ca>
	<CALx_moSasBYuaoZZCyr_uDiyr=kxhek9dwVz-KbHZLmmkH-c5g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <b8f2e632-d1e9-b739-abea-aa38cc32b583@mwt.net>

And if he is only needing to work Birds close to the horizon, I would 
not even bother with the elevation rotor. or even tilt the beam up any.

 From what it sounds like the beam is not going to be very gigh at all, 
so just from? ground reflections the main lobe will already be elevated.

so shoot for the horizion with any beam you can muster.

Maybe make up a pair of the "Cheap Yagis"

My wonder is without internet, how is he going to keep up with the ever 
changing Keps?

Joe WB9SBD
Sig
The Original Rolling Ball Clock
Idle Tyme
Idle-Tyme.com
http://www.idle-tyme.com
On 5/11/2019 12:34 AM, Jeff Moore via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> As was stated multiple times in a very recent thread - omnis for sat work
> are a poor compromise!!    Even a small beam at a 15-degree angle will
> generally blow most omnis off the roof! Even better would be a pair of
> beams (one for uplink, one for downlink) on an azimuth/elevation rotor!
> But handheld can work almost as good!!
>
> 7   3
> Jeff Moore   ---   KE7ACY
> CN94
>
>
> On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 10:08 PM Ron VE8RT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
>>     We have a newly licenced amateur in DP79.  Because they fell a few
>> points of getting their Basic with Honours they do not have HF
>> privileges, their only way to communicate with the outside world is via
>> satellite.  Anticipating this possible outcome, that they may not get
>> access to the HF bands, I sent them a hard copy, (no home internet, and
>> its slow and expensive there if you do have it), of the current copy of
>> "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites".  As we're heading into the
>> time of year to do any outside work, the most pressing question is what
>> is the best compromise antenna for a base station.   Keeping in mind
>> their location, in order to work anyone they'll have to get into the
>> satellites while the satellite is close to their horizon, otherwise the
>> satellite footprint will not cover areas with any satellite operators.
>>
>>     Ron VE8RT in DP22
>>
>> --
>> Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
>> expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and 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 hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net  Sat May 11 13:20:12 2019
From: hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net (Hans BX2ABT)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 21:20:12 +0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] non-doppler correction on linear sats
In-Reply-To: <1868920150.3958243.1557427811654@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <a2c35c2a-24cf-0139-b6e5-2baa599c3468@msa.hinet.net>
	<1868920150.3958243.1557427811654@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <79a6750a-5921-fc34-d972-8e0b257bc769@msa.hinet.net>

Hello Umesh,

I tried it the other day, but you need to constantly re-tune the 
receiving signal, while handling your key and the rotator at the same 
time. During low elevations the drift is minor, but high elevations and 
you find yourself very busy. It's doable, but it begs for automation of 
some parts of the system.

The last couple of days not many passes I could be active. Hopefully 
next week is going to be better for more tries. Cheers for the advice.

Hans

BX2ABT


On 05/10/2019 02:50 AM, k6vug at sbcglobal.net wrote:
> Hans,
>
> The funny thing is that if both stations don't auto-correct for 
> doppler they can stay in QSO for much longer since both will "walk" 
> the satellite's pass band.? I guess this is how it worked in the good 
> old days.
>
> So, when I faced this situation, I would tune to the calling station 
> then turn OFF my auto-correction and adjust only the uplink slightly 
> to hear myself when transmitting. It worked in most cases.? If the 
> calling station puts out a very short CQ, like in FM sats, just TX and 
> ask them to do a longer call.
>
>
> GL es 73!
> Umesh, k6vug
>
>
> On Thursday, May 9, 2019, 1:08:16 AM PDT, Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB 
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>
> How to deal with signals (CW/SSB) where the other party doesn't seem to
> do doppler correction? I use an Airspy/IC820H combo to receive (2m) and
> transmit (70cm) and both are controlled by Gpredict so that uplink and
> downlink on linear sats stay in tune. However, I hear many stations that
> apparently don't do this and their signals "walk" up very fast, right
> out of my passband. Difficult to get their call, let alone have a QSO.
> So what should be my strategy to deal with this?
>
> 73 de Hans
>
> BX2ABT
>
>


From ve8rt at yknwt.ca  Sat May 11 13:46:28 2019
From: ve8rt at yknwt.ca (Ron VE8RT)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 07:46:28 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] suitable omni antenna for FM sats?
In-Reply-To: <b8f2e632-d1e9-b739-abea-aa38cc32b583@mwt.net>
References: <20190510230004.d0f929e1075897a62827d8f0@yknwt.ca>
	<CALx_moSasBYuaoZZCyr_uDiyr=kxhek9dwVz-KbHZLmmkH-c5g@mail.gmail.com>
	<b8f2e632-d1e9-b739-abea-aa38cc32b583@mwt.net>
Message-ID: <20190511074628.f1979d2af14c077fac5066bf@yknwt.ca>

Thanks for the comments,

   not without internet entirely, it is available in town but not at
home.  So keps could be updated.

   A beam and rotator might be possible, they may be challenged by the
set-up both with the hardware and software (if it is computer
tracking), and alignment.

   Myself, I found the previous discussion very helpful, and here I was
worried when I lost a bird within 2 degrees of the horizon (8 element
quad on 2M, helix on 70 cm, but manual rotator control and fixed
elevation).

   So I appreciate your experience, if you were in their position what
would you if you didn't have the time (summer is short), and you were
going to do this on a reasonable budget without it being too complex.
This new amateur does not have a technical background, they're a city
administrator in Cambridge Bay, NU.

   Whatever I can get into Yellowknife I should be able to get onto a
company aircraft to Cambridge Bay.  I'll be going over radio options
too, from time to time they pass through Yellowknife and we can get
some time for training.  Last month their job took them to Colorado and
then Alaska, but they didn't have their call sign yet, it might help
and be encouraging if on a future trip they could meet up with a local
club and experienced operators.

   Ron VE8RT

On Sat, 11 May 2019 08:19:57 -0500
Joe via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> And if he is only needing to work Birds close to the horizon, I would 
> not even bother with the elevation rotor. or even tilt the beam up any.
> 
>  From what it sounds like the beam is not going to be very gigh at all, 
> so just from? ground reflections the main lobe will already be elevated.
> 
> so shoot for the horizion with any beam you can muster.
> 
> Maybe make up a pair of the "Cheap Yagis"
> 
> My wonder is without internet, how is he going to keep up with the ever 
> changing Keps?
> 
> Joe WB9SBD
> Sig
> The Original Rolling Ball Clock
> Idle Tyme
> Idle-Tyme.com
> http://www.idle-tyme.com
> On 5/11/2019 12:34 AM, Jeff Moore via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > As was stated multiple times in a very recent thread - omnis for sat work
> > are a poor compromise!!    Even a small beam at a 15-degree angle will
> > generally blow most omnis off the roof! Even better would be a pair of
> > beams (one for uplink, one for downlink) on an azimuth/elevation rotor!
> > But handheld can work almost as good!!
> >
> > 7   3
> > Jeff Moore   ---   KE7ACY
> > CN94
> >
> >
> > On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 10:08 PM Ron VE8RT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>     We have a newly licenced amateur in DP79.  Because they fell a few
> >> points of getting their Basic with Honours they do not have HF
> >> privileges, their only way to communicate with the outside world is via
> >> satellite.  Anticipating this possible outcome, that they may not get
> >> access to the HF bands, I sent them a hard copy, (no home internet, and
> >> its slow and expensive there if you do have it), of the current copy of
> >> "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites".  As we're heading into the
> >> time of year to do any outside work, the most pressing question is what
> >> is the best compromise antenna for a base station.   Keeping in mind
> >> their location, in order to work anyone they'll have to get into the
> >> satellites while the satellite is close to their horizon, otherwise the
> >> satellite footprint will not cover areas with any satellite operators.
> >>
> >>     Ron VE8RT in DP22
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> >> expressed
> >> are solely those of the author, and 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.
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> 
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
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-- 
Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca>

From nss at mwt.net  Sat May 11 14:03:37 2019
From: nss at mwt.net (Joe)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 09:03:37 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] suitable omni antenna for FM sats?
In-Reply-To: <20190511074628.f1979d2af14c077fac5066bf@yknwt.ca>
References: <20190510230004.d0f929e1075897a62827d8f0@yknwt.ca>
	<CALx_moSasBYuaoZZCyr_uDiyr=kxhek9dwVz-KbHZLmmkH-c5g@mail.gmail.com>
	<b8f2e632-d1e9-b739-abea-aa38cc32b583@mwt.net>
	<20190511074628.f1979d2af14c077fac5066bf@yknwt.ca>
Message-ID: <fb94d0c1-0db5-e1fc-a399-57adce6538b0@mwt.net>

I just do not want him to looose interest.

If all I had was like an eggbeater for the Birds i'd try for a few weeks 
then quit out of frustration.

Joe WB9SBD
Sig
The Original Rolling Ball Clock
Idle Tyme
Idle-Tyme.com
http://www.idle-tyme.com
On 5/11/2019 8:46 AM, Ron VE8RT wrote:
> Thanks for the comments,
>
>     not without internet entirely, it is available in town but not at
> home.  So keps could be updated.
>
>     A beam and rotator might be possible, they may be challenged by the
> set-up both with the hardware and software (if it is computer
> tracking), and alignment.
>
>     Myself, I found the previous discussion very helpful, and here I was
> worried when I lost a bird within 2 degrees of the horizon (8 element
> quad on 2M, helix on 70 cm, but manual rotator control and fixed
> elevation).
>
>     So I appreciate your experience, if you were in their position what
> would you if you didn't have the time (summer is short), and you were
> going to do this on a reasonable budget without it being too complex.
> This new amateur does not have a technical background, they're a city
> administrator in Cambridge Bay, NU.
>
>     Whatever I can get into Yellowknife I should be able to get onto a
> company aircraft to Cambridge Bay.  I'll be going over radio options
> too, from time to time they pass through Yellowknife and we can get
> some time for training.  Last month their job took them to Colorado and
> then Alaska, but they didn't have their call sign yet, it might help
> and be encouraging if on a future trip they could meet up with a local
> club and experienced operators.
>
>     Ron VE8RT
>
> On Sat, 11 May 2019 08:19:57 -0500
> Joe via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>> And if he is only needing to work Birds close to the horizon, I would
>> not even bother with the elevation rotor. or even tilt the beam up any.
>>
>>   From what it sounds like the beam is not going to be very gigh at all,
>> so just from? ground reflections the main lobe will already be elevated.
>>
>> so shoot for the horizion with any beam you can muster.
>>
>> Maybe make up a pair of the "Cheap Yagis"
>>
>> My wonder is without internet, how is he going to keep up with the ever
>> changing Keps?
>>
>> Joe WB9SBD
>> Sig
>> The Original Rolling Ball Clock
>> Idle Tyme
>> Idle-Tyme.com
>> http://www.idle-tyme.com
>> On 5/11/2019 12:34 AM, Jeff Moore via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>>> As was stated multiple times in a very recent thread - omnis for sat work
>>> are a poor compromise!!    Even a small beam at a 15-degree angle will
>>> generally blow most omnis off the roof! Even better would be a pair of
>>> beams (one for uplink, one for downlink) on an azimuth/elevation rotor!
>>> But handheld can work almost as good!!
>>>
>>> 7   3
>>> Jeff Moore   ---   KE7ACY
>>> CN94
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 10:08 PM Ron VE8RT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>      We have a newly licenced amateur in DP79.  Because they fell a few
>>>> points of getting their Basic with Honours they do not have HF
>>>> privileges, their only way to communicate with the outside world is via
>>>> satellite.  Anticipating this possible outcome, that they may not get
>>>> access to the HF bands, I sent them a hard copy, (no home internet, and
>>>> its slow and expensive there if you do have it), of the current copy of
>>>> "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites".  As we're heading into the
>>>> time of year to do any outside work, the most pressing question is what
>>>> is the best compromise antenna for a base station.   Keeping in mind
>>>> their location, in order to work anyone they'll have to get into the
>>>> satellites while the satellite is close to their horizon, otherwise the
>>>> satellite footprint will not cover areas with any satellite operators.
>>>>
>>>>      Ron VE8RT in DP22
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
>>>> expressed
>>>> are solely those of the author, and 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 mountain.michelle at gmail.com  Sat May 11 16:15:17 2019
From: mountain.michelle at gmail.com (Michelle Thompson)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 09:15:17 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] JAMSAT report, language support for GRC,
 Phase 4 Ground update+strategy+test plan, GNU Radio Conference
Message-ID: <CACvjz2W7jf40v+x1fMmWtMg_GT+xv2oHH6yMU_zge7CfjzThzw@mail.gmail.com>

My daughter Geneva and I had a wonderful time at JAMSAT Symposium in March
2019! There was a wide variety of talks about so many different payloads, a
very special banquet dinner, adventures in Kyoto and Osaka, visits to ham
radio stores, getting to see a new ICOM radio up close, lots of Pokemon, a
Fire Festival, and making so many new friends. We were welcomed and will
never forget the hospitality.

A big part of Symposium was the GNU Radio Workshop by Imamura-san. It was
an honor to share how we on Phase 4 Ground use GNU Radio in our
presentation on Sunday morning.

GNU Radio is a digital signal processing framework for software-defined
radio. It?s the software that tells the hardware in your radio what to do.
We need to be able to quickly and easily set up a software-defined radio to
do whatever modulation and coding we want during development of new
payloads and new ground stations. In many cases, GNU Radio is the exact
right tool for this job.

GNU Radio Companion is a Graphical User Interface that allows us to drag
and drop functions onto a canvas. We click block outputs to connect to
block inputs. When we do this, it creates a directed graph that implements
radio functions. The signals flow from beginning to end. Each block
modifies the signal, as if it was part of a circuit. The flow graph looks
something like a block diagram combined with a software flowchart. GNU
Radio has software variables. It can adapt to signal conditions and user
input.

The workshop at JAMSAT was held after the last talk on Sunday. It was
several hours of hands-on training. Participants brought their own
computers, installed GNU Radio, and created useful radio flow graphs that
worked with real hardware. Several experiments were done in order.
Imamura-san kept everything organized through a set of projected slides
that had clear instructions. Optimizations and customizations were made so
that participants could see how they can use GNU Radio to achieve their
goals. The hardware included RTL-SDRs and Plutos. Imamura-san also
demonstrated a live video transmission from the podium.

Something that I noticed in the workshop was how much easier it would be if
this community could use the software if it was in Japanese. I decided to
see what was required. After some homework and reading, I got a very simple
example working and understood the basic workflow. I asked JAMSAT if they
were interested in a localized version of GNU Radio Companion. JAMSAT
responded positively and work began in earnest! It started to become clear
that after this initial groundwork, that additional languages would be much
easier. I reached out to AMSAT-DL next, and got an enthusiastic response
there too. As of today, both German and Japanese are in progress! I
received an inquiry about Portuguese following the initial announcement
that the main menus had successful translations in testing. It's now on the
list after we fully test localization for German and Japanese.

While at JAMSAT, I was able to give a status update for Phase 4 Ground.

Phase 4 Ground is a broadband digital microwave system for both terrestrial
and space use. It complies with both ITAR and EAR open source and public
domain carve-outs, so it?s open to participation worldwide. All engineering
is published as it?s created. All are welcome to participate.

Phase 4 Ground is best suited for GEO and HEO satellite missions. The
uplink is frequency division multiple access. We use a 5GHz uplink. The
regenerative repeater payload receives the uplink signals, digitizes them,
multiplexes them, and processes them into DVB-S2 and DVB-S2X frames. The
downlink is 10GHz. DVB-S2 is Digital Video Broadcasting Satellite 2nd
edition. The X stands for extensions down in to Very Low SNR modulation and
codings. Very Low SNR is of interest to hams, so we include the extension
to the main standard DVB-S2.

We use both pilots and short frame lengths in order to make the receiver
implementation as easy as possible. Pilot tones are optional, and there are
medium and long frames available in the standard.

There is a recommended order to receive DVB-S2/X frames. The first stage of
the demodulator is symbol timing recovery. We have to figure out the best
possible time to measure, or take a snapshot, of the received signal. The
receiver does not know the phase of the transmitter clock. We will not be
automatically coordinated with it. It's not just a problem with phase,
either. The receiver and transmitter may disagree in terms of the period of
the clocks, or we might have jitter, or we might have drift. We have to
analyze the received waveform and synchronize our receiver clock to the
transmitter clock that is ?hidden? in the received signal. Then, once we
are synchronized, we sample that symbol and report the results.

Doing this gives us a reliable value for the received symbol. Now that we
have a series of received symbols, we have to figure out the start of the
frame. This is done in DVB-S2 (and many other protocols) by sending a fixed
pattern at the start of every frame. For DVB-S2, this is called a Physical
Layer Start of Frame sequence. It?s 26 symbols long. This is what we look
for. Once we see it, we know where the start of the frame is!

Frame synchronization can be done in several ways. There are two different
methods described in the implementation guidelines for DVB-S2/X. One is
relatively simple, using shift registers. The other is bit more complex,
using state machines. There are advantages to using the state machine
method, but it?s more complicated and expensive. The shift registers is
simple and cheap, but gives up a bit of performance. This is the constant
balance in digital communications. Performance comes at a cost!

Right after frame synchronization, we correct for carrier frequency error.
First we do a coarse correction. This can be done with a delay-and-multiply
frequency error detector. Then we do a fine correction. This can be done
with something like a feed-forward estimation algorithm. Coarse correction
is in the MHz, and fine correction is the hundreds of kHz.

Next, we do phase recovery. This is to fix any residual frequency offset
from the coarse and fine frequency offsets. Phase 4 Ground will support all
the modulation and codings of DVB-S2/X, but we expect lower order
modulations to be more heavily used. This means that a pilot-assisted
maximum-likelihood (ML) feed-forward estimator will be the most useful. If
you compute the average phase of each pilot field, then you can subtract
this out and improve the signal. Higher-order modulations will need another
feedback loop.

Automatic gain control is next. AGC can be done in many ways. One way to do
it depends on the pilot symbols in DVB-S2/X standard. These symbols are
sent at regular intervals to provide a known easy-to-receive signal. We use
these known pilot symbols in order to determine the amplitude
multiplication factor for the rest of the signal. Pilot symbols are
optional in the DVB standard, but Phase 4 Ground requires them. When the
pilot symbols are on, the AGC is listening. When the pilot symbols are off,
the AGC turns off, and the information from the AGC is used.

After AGC, the constellation is decoded. DVB-S2 has a lot of them! There
are many techniques to get the bits from the constellations. GNU Radio has
a very versatile and powerful constellation block.
Instead of the usual MPEG transport stream (DVB-S2 is for satellite TV, so
the content is usually broadcast television signals), we use the more
flexible Generic Stream Encapsulation standard from DVB.org. This means we
have less overhead and complexity, and can handle any digital traffic that
the amateur operator wants to transmit. It?s just a digital pipe.

Phase 4 Ground uses GNU Radio extensively in research and development as
well as for archiving and publishing our work. GNU Radio is not just a tool
to figure things out, but is also a way to define a reference design for
the radio.

Because Phase 4 Ground is not a bent pipe, the payload is more complex.
This complexity needs to be fully tested on the ground before risking large
digital circuits in space.

All the uplink channels are received with a polyphase filter bank. The
current polyphase filter bank implementation in GNU Radio needs some
updates in order to achieve the speeds and performance that we want. This
is an active area of research and development. There have been three
efforts over the past three years by various groups that have attempted to
update and improve the existing working polyphase filter bank in GNU Radio.
There is some recent good news here! EJ Kreinar reported that his open
project (Theseus Cores) has an open source FPGA polyphase channelizer! This
works with RFNoC. We will experiment with this in our payload design. This
could fill in a big piece of the system that we need. Check it out here:
http://gitlab.com/theseus-cores/theseus-cores

Ron Economos and Paul Williamson successfully implemented GSE in GNU Radio
and in Wireshark. This made it possible to do transport layer testing. Ron
Economos is the lead author of the DVB blocks in GNU Radio. Improvements to
GSE continue today. The current focus is improving internetworking
functions so that large amounts of data can be more easily handled. We
intend to use multicast IP as much as possible, and making sure GSE
integrates well with multicast IP is important. The path forward with that
is in our test plan. You can find our test plan here:

https://github.com/phase4ground/documents/blob/master/Papers_Articles_Presentations/Papers/P4G%20Testbed%20Proposal.md

The error correction in DVB-S2/X is state of the art. There are not many
other error correcting codes that are better than Low Density Parity Check
+ BCH. This is a concatenated digital code specified by the DVB standard
for S2 and T2 transmissions. We have two open source implementations of
LDPC decode for DVB-S2/X. The first one is for graphical processing units
and was written by Charles Brain. It was demonstrated at 2017 AMSAT-NA
Symposium and at several events following.

The second open source implementation is in C by Ahmet Inan and can be
found here: https://github.com/xdsopl/LDPC
This version has been incorporated into GNU Radio by Ron Economos. This can
be found here: https://github.com/drmpeg/gr-dvbs2rx

The next step for LDPC is to implement and publish an open source version
for FPGA.

GNU Radio is very important for our voice codec work, uplink modulation
experiments, and trying out authentication and authorization schemes. GNU
Radio allows us to use a wide variety of off the shelf hardware to achieve
things that were not possible only a few short years ago. The GNU Radio
community has been welcoming, helpful, supportive, friendly, and a source
of continually amazing software-defined radio advancements.

GNU Radio has an annual conference. In 2018, we held a week-long ?Block
Party? for DVB-S2/X. We had fun, set up multiple demos, explained DVB-S2/X,
made the case for open source LDPC, and made progress on DVB-S2 correlates
and GSE. Phase 4 Ground made significant progress due to the generous
support of the conference organizers and the community.

Learn more about the conference here:
https://www.gnuradio.org/grcon/grcon19/

Registration for 2019 is open. The conference will be held September 16-20,
2019 in Huntsville, AL, USA. There is a poster session, proceedings, talks,
workshops, contests, and social activities. The theme for 2019 is Space
Communications! There are special gifts for space themed content. If you
have a GNU Radio project that you want to share, consider making a
presentation at or sending a poster to GNU Radio Conference 2019.

The collaboration between Phase 4 Ground and JAMSAT has been absolutely
stellar and we all look forward to continued enjoyment and success. Next
generation payloads will be more complicated with multiplexing and advanced
digital techniques. We all need to be able to work together,
internationally. Open source and public domain is the best way forward.
Phase 4 Ground and Open Research Institute are entirely dedicated to making
this happen. We will be keeping the momentum and progress going. ORI is
proud to be an affiliate member of Open Source Initiative
https://opensource.org/

Join the Phase 4 Ground team! Our work benefits all AMSAT organizations.
Our mailing list can be found at our website https://openresearch.institute/

Write me at w5nyv at arrl.net if you want to join our Slack account. This is
where daily engineering discussions take place.

More soon!
-W5NYV

From zmetzing at pobox.com  Sat May 11 16:22:24 2019
From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 11:22:24 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] suitable omni antenna for FM sats?
In-Reply-To: <20190511074628.f1979d2af14c077fac5066bf@yknwt.ca>
References: <20190510230004.d0f929e1075897a62827d8f0@yknwt.ca>
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On 05/11/19 08:46, Ron VE8RT via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>     not without internet entirely, it is available in town but not at
> home.  So keps could be updated.

Speaking of beams, he might want to invest in something like this:

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B008Z4I7WQ/ref=psdc_3015438011_t1_B00VK0FFKO

If he can point that toward the town, he might be able to pick up WiFi 
at the house.

(Nice that it also works for the 13cm allocation -- useful even after he 
gets proper Internet access to the home.)

--- Zach
N0ZGO

From pconver at gmail.com  Sat May 11 16:30:28 2019
From: pconver at gmail.com (Pedro Converso)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 13:30:28 -0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] JAMSAT report, language support for GRC,
 Phase 4 Ground update+strategy+test plan, GNU Radio Conference
In-Reply-To: <CACvjz2W7jf40v+x1fMmWtMg_GT+xv2oHH6yMU_zge7CfjzThzw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CACvjz2W7jf40v+x1fMmWtMg_GT+xv2oHH6yMU_zge7CfjzThzw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CANTZqK=Fi2niXzZOwO_yHxPf2M_S7hCAg1x87BYgCxsK+FMmFA@mail.gmail.com>

Hello Michelle,

Impresive information, thanks! for sharing.

Do you know if some decoder is or will be implemented for LoRa ?.

This due the growing activity, future satellites on LoRa & Balloon
usage of LoRa.

Thanks in advance,

73, LU7ABF, Pedro

On 5/11/19, Michelle Thompson via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> My daughter Geneva and I had a wonderful time at JAMSAT Symposium in March
> 2019! There was a wide variety of talks about so many different payloads, a
> very special banquet dinner, adventures in Kyoto and Osaka, visits to ham
> radio stores, getting to see a new ICOM radio up close, lots of Pokemon, a
> Fire Festival, and making so many new friends. We were welcomed and will
> never forget the hospitality.
>
> A big part of Symposium was the GNU Radio Workshop by Imamura-san. It was
> an honor to share how we on Phase 4 Ground use GNU Radio in our
> presentation on Sunday morning.
>
> GNU Radio is a digital signal processing framework for software-defined
> radio. It?s the software that tells the hardware in your radio what to do.
> We need to be able to quickly and easily set up a software-defined radio to
> do whatever modulation and coding we want during development of new
> payloads and new ground stations. In many cases, GNU Radio is the exact
> right tool for this job.
>
> GNU Radio Companion is a Graphical User Interface that allows us to drag
> and drop functions onto a canvas. We click block outputs to connect to
> block inputs. When we do this, it creates a directed graph that implements
> radio functions. The signals flow from beginning to end. Each block
> modifies the signal, as if it was part of a circuit. The flow graph looks
> something like a block diagram combined with a software flowchart. GNU
> Radio has software variables. It can adapt to signal conditions and user
> input.
>
> The workshop at JAMSAT was held after the last talk on Sunday. It was
> several hours of hands-on training. Participants brought their own
> computers, installed GNU Radio, and created useful radio flow graphs that
> worked with real hardware. Several experiments were done in order.
> Imamura-san kept everything organized through a set of projected slides
> that had clear instructions. Optimizations and customizations were made so
> that participants could see how they can use GNU Radio to achieve their
> goals. The hardware included RTL-SDRs and Plutos. Imamura-san also
> demonstrated a live video transmission from the podium.
>
> Something that I noticed in the workshop was how much easier it would be if
> this community could use the software if it was in Japanese. I decided to
> see what was required. After some homework and reading, I got a very simple
> example working and understood the basic workflow. I asked JAMSAT if they
> were interested in a localized version of GNU Radio Companion. JAMSAT
> responded positively and work began in earnest! It started to become clear
> that after this initial groundwork, that additional languages would be much
> easier. I reached out to AMSAT-DL next, and got an enthusiastic response
> there too. As of today, both German and Japanese are in progress! I
> received an inquiry about Portuguese following the initial announcement
> that the main menus had successful translations in testing. It's now on the
> list after we fully test localization for German and Japanese.
>
> While at JAMSAT, I was able to give a status update for Phase 4 Ground.
>
> Phase 4 Ground is a broadband digital microwave system for both terrestrial
> and space use. It complies with both ITAR and EAR open source and public
> domain carve-outs, so it?s open to participation worldwide. All engineering
> is published as it?s created. All are welcome to participate.
>
> Phase 4 Ground is best suited for GEO and HEO satellite missions. The
> uplink is frequency division multiple access. We use a 5GHz uplink. The
> regenerative repeater payload receives the uplink signals, digitizes them,
> multiplexes them, and processes them into DVB-S2 and DVB-S2X frames. The
> downlink is 10GHz. DVB-S2 is Digital Video Broadcasting Satellite 2nd
> edition. The X stands for extensions down in to Very Low SNR modulation and
> codings. Very Low SNR is of interest to hams, so we include the extension
> to the main standard DVB-S2.
>
> We use both pilots and short frame lengths in order to make the receiver
> implementation as easy as possible. Pilot tones are optional, and there are
> medium and long frames available in the standard.
>
> There is a recommended order to receive DVB-S2/X frames. The first stage of
> the demodulator is symbol timing recovery. We have to figure out the best
> possible time to measure, or take a snapshot, of the received signal. The
> receiver does not know the phase of the transmitter clock. We will not be
> automatically coordinated with it. It's not just a problem with phase,
> either. The receiver and transmitter may disagree in terms of the period of
> the clocks, or we might have jitter, or we might have drift. We have to
> analyze the received waveform and synchronize our receiver clock to the
> transmitter clock that is ?hidden? in the received signal. Then, once we
> are synchronized, we sample that symbol and report the results.
>
> Doing this gives us a reliable value for the received symbol. Now that we
> have a series of received symbols, we have to figure out the start of the
> frame. This is done in DVB-S2 (and many other protocols) by sending a fixed
> pattern at the start of every frame. For DVB-S2, this is called a Physical
> Layer Start of Frame sequence. It?s 26 symbols long. This is what we look
> for. Once we see it, we know where the start of the frame is!
>
> Frame synchronization can be done in several ways. There are two different
> methods described in the implementation guidelines for DVB-S2/X. One is
> relatively simple, using shift registers. The other is bit more complex,
> using state machines. There are advantages to using the state machine
> method, but it?s more complicated and expensive. The shift registers is
> simple and cheap, but gives up a bit of performance. This is the constant
> balance in digital communications. Performance comes at a cost!
>
> Right after frame synchronization, we correct for carrier frequency error.
> First we do a coarse correction. This can be done with a delay-and-multiply
> frequency error detector. Then we do a fine correction. This can be done
> with something like a feed-forward estimation algorithm. Coarse correction
> is in the MHz, and fine correction is the hundreds of kHz.
>
> Next, we do phase recovery. This is to fix any residual frequency offset
> from the coarse and fine frequency offsets. Phase 4 Ground will support all
> the modulation and codings of DVB-S2/X, but we expect lower order
> modulations to be more heavily used. This means that a pilot-assisted
> maximum-likelihood (ML) feed-forward estimator will be the most useful. If
> you compute the average phase of each pilot field, then you can subtract
> this out and improve the signal. Higher-order modulations will need another
> feedback loop.
>
> Automatic gain control is next. AGC can be done in many ways. One way to do
> it depends on the pilot symbols in DVB-S2/X standard. These symbols are
> sent at regular intervals to provide a known easy-to-receive signal. We use
> these known pilot symbols in order to determine the amplitude
> multiplication factor for the rest of the signal. Pilot symbols are
> optional in the DVB standard, but Phase 4 Ground requires them. When the
> pilot symbols are on, the AGC is listening. When the pilot symbols are off,
> the AGC turns off, and the information from the AGC is used.
>
> After AGC, the constellation is decoded. DVB-S2 has a lot of them! There
> are many techniques to get the bits from the constellations. GNU Radio has
> a very versatile and powerful constellation block.
> Instead of the usual MPEG transport stream (DVB-S2 is for satellite TV, so
> the content is usually broadcast television signals), we use the more
> flexible Generic Stream Encapsulation standard from DVB.org. This means we
> have less overhead and complexity, and can handle any digital traffic that
> the amateur operator wants to transmit. It?s just a digital pipe.
>
> Phase 4 Ground uses GNU Radio extensively in research and development as
> well as for archiving and publishing our work. GNU Radio is not just a tool
> to figure things out, but is also a way to define a reference design for
> the radio.
>
> Because Phase 4 Ground is not a bent pipe, the payload is more complex.
> This complexity needs to be fully tested on the ground before risking large
> digital circuits in space.
>
> All the uplink channels are received with a polyphase filter bank. The
> current polyphase filter bank implementation in GNU Radio needs some
> updates in order to achieve the speeds and performance that we want. This
> is an active area of research and development. There have been three
> efforts over the past three years by various groups that have attempted to
> update and improve the existing working polyphase filter bank in GNU Radio.
> There is some recent good news here! EJ Kreinar reported that his open
> project (Theseus Cores) has an open source FPGA polyphase channelizer! This
> works with RFNoC. We will experiment with this in our payload design. This
> could fill in a big piece of the system that we need. Check it out here:
> http://gitlab.com/theseus-cores/theseus-cores
>
> Ron Economos and Paul Williamson successfully implemented GSE in GNU Radio
> and in Wireshark. This made it possible to do transport layer testing. Ron
> Economos is the lead author of the DVB blocks in GNU Radio. Improvements to
> GSE continue today. The current focus is improving internetworking
> functions so that large amounts of data can be more easily handled. We
> intend to use multicast IP as much as possible, and making sure GSE
> integrates well with multicast IP is important. The path forward with that
> is in our test plan. You can find our test plan here:
>
> https://github.com/phase4ground/documents/blob/master/Papers_Articles_Presentations/Papers/P4G%20Testbed%20Proposal.md
>
> The error correction in DVB-S2/X is state of the art. There are not many
> other error correcting codes that are better than Low Density Parity Check
> + BCH. This is a concatenated digital code specified by the DVB standard
> for S2 and T2 transmissions. We have two open source implementations of
> LDPC decode for DVB-S2/X. The first one is for graphical processing units
> and was written by Charles Brain. It was demonstrated at 2017 AMSAT-NA
> Symposium and at several events following.
>
> The second open source implementation is in C by Ahmet Inan and can be
> found here: https://github.com/xdsopl/LDPC
> This version has been incorporated into GNU Radio by Ron Economos. This can
> be found here: https://github.com/drmpeg/gr-dvbs2rx
>
> The next step for LDPC is to implement and publish an open source version
> for FPGA.
>
> GNU Radio is very important for our voice codec work, uplink modulation
> experiments, and trying out authentication and authorization schemes. GNU
> Radio allows us to use a wide variety of off the shelf hardware to achieve
> things that were not possible only a few short years ago. The GNU Radio
> community has been welcoming, helpful, supportive, friendly, and a source
> of continually amazing software-defined radio advancements.
>
> GNU Radio has an annual conference. In 2018, we held a week-long ?Block
> Party? for DVB-S2/X. We had fun, set up multiple demos, explained DVB-S2/X,
> made the case for open source LDPC, and made progress on DVB-S2 correlates
> and GSE. Phase 4 Ground made significant progress due to the generous
> support of the conference organizers and the community.
>
> Learn more about the conference here:
> https://www.gnuradio.org/grcon/grcon19/
>
> Registration for 2019 is open. The conference will be held September 16-20,
> 2019 in Huntsville, AL, USA. There is a poster session, proceedings, talks,
> workshops, contests, and social activities. The theme for 2019 is Space
> Communications! There are special gifts for space themed content. If you
> have a GNU Radio project that you want to share, consider making a
> presentation at or sending a poster to GNU Radio Conference 2019.
>
> The collaboration between Phase 4 Ground and JAMSAT has been absolutely
> stellar and we all look forward to continued enjoyment and success. Next
> generation payloads will be more complicated with multiplexing and advanced
> digital techniques. We all need to be able to work together,
> internationally. Open source and public domain is the best way forward.
> Phase 4 Ground and Open Research Institute are entirely dedicated to making
> this happen. We will be keeping the momentum and progress going. ORI is
> proud to be an affiliate member of Open Source Initiative
> https://opensource.org/
>
> Join the Phase 4 Ground team! Our work benefits all AMSAT organizations.
> Our mailing list can be found at our website https://openresearch.institute/
>
> Write me at w5nyv at arrl.net if you want to join our Slack account. This is
> where daily engineering discussions take place.
>
> More soon!
> -W5NYV
> _______________________________________________
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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 mountain.michelle at gmail.com  Sat May 11 17:02:19 2019
From: mountain.michelle at gmail.com (Michelle Thompson)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 10:02:19 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] JAMSAT report, language support for GRC,
 Phase 4 Ground update+strategy+test plan, GNU Radio Conference
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LoRA is super cool! We've been following FossaSat with great interest and
were very fortunate to have an opportunity to hear Julian Fernandez present
about the project in person.

We have several options for supporting modes other than our "native" 4-ary
minimum shift keying uplink. We anticipate channels about 100kHz wide. More
bandwidth needed, you bond them together. If you want, for example, a
number of narrowband modes supported within that channel, then each channel
can be treated like a band that can be subdivided into subchannels.

If we approach this like it's a subdivided band, traffic needs to be
recognized and properly transmitted through the system.

The set of technologies for that on Phase 4 Ground is called "ARAP" or
amateur radio access point. The number of modes recognized depends on how
ambitious we get with the number and type of signals recognized, and that
depends on how much horsepower we have in the payload receiver. The basic
requirement is to support FM HTs and P25 radios. We want to digitize and
then tag these signals as legacy FM traffic and pass them through the
system.

We have demonstrated this type of approach at Symposium in the past, where
traditional HT traffic is digitized, turned into tagged CODEC2 frames, and
then the multiple HT traffic is combined and repeated as a single digital
signal. The receiver selects one of the channels present in the composite
signal. You're not necessarily limited to selecting only one channel. If
you want a conference, then multiple channels would be selected. This leads
right to a need for a good user interface.

Being able to recognize, digitize, and include a variety of signal types?
Sounds awesome to me! To mean it means we need to take on autonomous signal
identification, see what machine learning can do for us, and all sorts of
other really neat stuff that is in the domain of cognitive radio. We have a
solid beginning here and some working code. There's an excellent
implementation of modulation type recovery using machine learning that we
expect to rely upon. Books like Signal Analysis for Radio Monitoring by
Roland Proesch and the Autonomous Receiver book from JPL provide a lot of
leverage here too!

The most important question to me is "What would you like to see the end
result do?" When you think about a successful LoRA integration, what does
that look like?

-Michelle W5NYV




On Sat, May 11, 2019 at 9:30 AM Pedro Converso <pconver at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Michelle,
>
> Impresive information, thanks! for sharing.
>
> Do you know if some decoder is or will be implemented for LoRa ?.
>
> This due the growing activity, future satellites on LoRa & Balloon
> usage of LoRa.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> 73, LU7ABF, Pedro
>
> On 5/11/19, Michelle Thompson via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> > My daughter Geneva and I had a wonderful time at JAMSAT Symposium in
> March
> > 2019! There was a wide variety of talks about so many different
> payloads, a
> > very special banquet dinner, adventures in Kyoto and Osaka, visits to ham
> > radio stores, getting to see a new ICOM radio up close, lots of Pokemon,
> a
> > Fire Festival, and making so many new friends. We were welcomed and will
> > never forget the hospitality.
> >
> > A big part of Symposium was the GNU Radio Workshop by Imamura-san. It was
> > an honor to share how we on Phase 4 Ground use GNU Radio in our
> > presentation on Sunday morning.
> >
> > GNU Radio is a digital signal processing framework for software-defined
> > radio. It?s the software that tells the hardware in your radio what to
> do.
> > We need to be able to quickly and easily set up a software-defined radio
> to
> > do whatever modulation and coding we want during development of new
> > payloads and new ground stations. In many cases, GNU Radio is the exact
> > right tool for this job.
> >
> > GNU Radio Companion is a Graphical User Interface that allows us to drag
> > and drop functions onto a canvas. We click block outputs to connect to
> > block inputs. When we do this, it creates a directed graph that
> implements
> > radio functions. The signals flow from beginning to end. Each block
> > modifies the signal, as if it was part of a circuit. The flow graph looks
> > something like a block diagram combined with a software flowchart. GNU
> > Radio has software variables. It can adapt to signal conditions and user
> > input.
> >
> > The workshop at JAMSAT was held after the last talk on Sunday. It was
> > several hours of hands-on training. Participants brought their own
> > computers, installed GNU Radio, and created useful radio flow graphs that
> > worked with real hardware. Several experiments were done in order.
> > Imamura-san kept everything organized through a set of projected slides
> > that had clear instructions. Optimizations and customizations were made
> so
> > that participants could see how they can use GNU Radio to achieve their
> > goals. The hardware included RTL-SDRs and Plutos. Imamura-san also
> > demonstrated a live video transmission from the podium.
> >
> > Something that I noticed in the workshop was how much easier it would be
> if
> > this community could use the software if it was in Japanese. I decided to
> > see what was required. After some homework and reading, I got a very
> simple
> > example working and understood the basic workflow. I asked JAMSAT if they
> > were interested in a localized version of GNU Radio Companion. JAMSAT
> > responded positively and work began in earnest! It started to become
> clear
> > that after this initial groundwork, that additional languages would be
> much
> > easier. I reached out to AMSAT-DL next, and got an enthusiastic response
> > there too. As of today, both German and Japanese are in progress! I
> > received an inquiry about Portuguese following the initial announcement
> > that the main menus had successful translations in testing. It's now on
> the
> > list after we fully test localization for German and Japanese.
> >
> > While at JAMSAT, I was able to give a status update for Phase 4 Ground.
> >
> > Phase 4 Ground is a broadband digital microwave system for both
> terrestrial
> > and space use. It complies with both ITAR and EAR open source and public
> > domain carve-outs, so it?s open to participation worldwide. All
> engineering
> > is published as it?s created. All are welcome to participate.
> >
> > Phase 4 Ground is best suited for GEO and HEO satellite missions. The
> > uplink is frequency division multiple access. We use a 5GHz uplink. The
> > regenerative repeater payload receives the uplink signals, digitizes
> them,
> > multiplexes them, and processes them into DVB-S2 and DVB-S2X frames. The
> > downlink is 10GHz. DVB-S2 is Digital Video Broadcasting Satellite 2nd
> > edition. The X stands for extensions down in to Very Low SNR modulation
> and
> > codings. Very Low SNR is of interest to hams, so we include the extension
> > to the main standard DVB-S2.
> >
> > We use both pilots and short frame lengths in order to make the receiver
> > implementation as easy as possible. Pilot tones are optional, and there
> are
> > medium and long frames available in the standard.
> >
> > There is a recommended order to receive DVB-S2/X frames. The first stage
> of
> > the demodulator is symbol timing recovery. We have to figure out the best
> > possible time to measure, or take a snapshot, of the received signal. The
> > receiver does not know the phase of the transmitter clock. We will not be
> > automatically coordinated with it. It's not just a problem with phase,
> > either. The receiver and transmitter may disagree in terms of the period
> of
> > the clocks, or we might have jitter, or we might have drift. We have to
> > analyze the received waveform and synchronize our receiver clock to the
> > transmitter clock that is ?hidden? in the received signal. Then, once we
> > are synchronized, we sample that symbol and report the results.
> >
> > Doing this gives us a reliable value for the received symbol. Now that we
> > have a series of received symbols, we have to figure out the start of the
> > frame. This is done in DVB-S2 (and many other protocols) by sending a
> fixed
> > pattern at the start of every frame. For DVB-S2, this is called a
> Physical
> > Layer Start of Frame sequence. It?s 26 symbols long. This is what we look
> > for. Once we see it, we know where the start of the frame is!
> >
> > Frame synchronization can be done in several ways. There are two
> different
> > methods described in the implementation guidelines for DVB-S2/X. One is
> > relatively simple, using shift registers. The other is bit more complex,
> > using state machines. There are advantages to using the state machine
> > method, but it?s more complicated and expensive. The shift registers is
> > simple and cheap, but gives up a bit of performance. This is the constant
> > balance in digital communications. Performance comes at a cost!
> >
> > Right after frame synchronization, we correct for carrier frequency
> error.
> > First we do a coarse correction. This can be done with a
> delay-and-multiply
> > frequency error detector. Then we do a fine correction. This can be done
> > with something like a feed-forward estimation algorithm. Coarse
> correction
> > is in the MHz, and fine correction is the hundreds of kHz.
> >
> > Next, we do phase recovery. This is to fix any residual frequency offset
> > from the coarse and fine frequency offsets. Phase 4 Ground will support
> all
> > the modulation and codings of DVB-S2/X, but we expect lower order
> > modulations to be more heavily used. This means that a pilot-assisted
> > maximum-likelihood (ML) feed-forward estimator will be the most useful.
> If
> > you compute the average phase of each pilot field, then you can subtract
> > this out and improve the signal. Higher-order modulations will need
> another
> > feedback loop.
> >
> > Automatic gain control is next. AGC can be done in many ways. One way to
> do
> > it depends on the pilot symbols in DVB-S2/X standard. These symbols are
> > sent at regular intervals to provide a known easy-to-receive signal. We
> use
> > these known pilot symbols in order to determine the amplitude
> > multiplication factor for the rest of the signal. Pilot symbols are
> > optional in the DVB standard, but Phase 4 Ground requires them. When the
> > pilot symbols are on, the AGC is listening. When the pilot symbols are
> off,
> > the AGC turns off, and the information from the AGC is used.
> >
> > After AGC, the constellation is decoded. DVB-S2 has a lot of them! There
> > are many techniques to get the bits from the constellations. GNU Radio
> has
> > a very versatile and powerful constellation block.
> > Instead of the usual MPEG transport stream (DVB-S2 is for satellite TV,
> so
> > the content is usually broadcast television signals), we use the more
> > flexible Generic Stream Encapsulation standard from DVB.org. This means
> we
> > have less overhead and complexity, and can handle any digital traffic
> that
> > the amateur operator wants to transmit. It?s just a digital pipe.
> >
> > Phase 4 Ground uses GNU Radio extensively in research and development as
> > well as for archiving and publishing our work. GNU Radio is not just a
> tool
> > to figure things out, but is also a way to define a reference design for
> > the radio.
> >
> > Because Phase 4 Ground is not a bent pipe, the payload is more complex.
> > This complexity needs to be fully tested on the ground before risking
> large
> > digital circuits in space.
> >
> > All the uplink channels are received with a polyphase filter bank. The
> > current polyphase filter bank implementation in GNU Radio needs some
> > updates in order to achieve the speeds and performance that we want. This
> > is an active area of research and development. There have been three
> > efforts over the past three years by various groups that have attempted
> to
> > update and improve the existing working polyphase filter bank in GNU
> Radio.
> > There is some recent good news here! EJ Kreinar reported that his open
> > project (Theseus Cores) has an open source FPGA polyphase channelizer!
> This
> > works with RFNoC. We will experiment with this in our payload design.
> This
> > could fill in a big piece of the system that we need. Check it out here:
> > http://gitlab.com/theseus-cores/theseus-cores
> >
> > Ron Economos and Paul Williamson successfully implemented GSE in GNU
> Radio
> > and in Wireshark. This made it possible to do transport layer testing.
> Ron
> > Economos is the lead author of the DVB blocks in GNU Radio. Improvements
> to
> > GSE continue today. The current focus is improving internetworking
> > functions so that large amounts of data can be more easily handled. We
> > intend to use multicast IP as much as possible, and making sure GSE
> > integrates well with multicast IP is important. The path forward with
> that
> > is in our test plan. You can find our test plan here:
> >
> >
> https://github.com/phase4ground/documents/blob/master/Papers_Articles_Presentations/Papers/P4G%20Testbed%20Proposal.md
> >
> > The error correction in DVB-S2/X is state of the art. There are not many
> > other error correcting codes that are better than Low Density Parity
> Check
> > + BCH. This is a concatenated digital code specified by the DVB standard
> > for S2 and T2 transmissions. We have two open source implementations of
> > LDPC decode for DVB-S2/X. The first one is for graphical processing units
> > and was written by Charles Brain. It was demonstrated at 2017 AMSAT-NA
> > Symposium and at several events following.
> >
> > The second open source implementation is in C by Ahmet Inan and can be
> > found here: https://github.com/xdsopl/LDPC
> > This version has been incorporated into GNU Radio by Ron Economos. This
> can
> > be found here: https://github.com/drmpeg/gr-dvbs2rx
> >
> > The next step for LDPC is to implement and publish an open source version
> > for FPGA.
> >
> > GNU Radio is very important for our voice codec work, uplink modulation
> > experiments, and trying out authentication and authorization schemes. GNU
> > Radio allows us to use a wide variety of off the shelf hardware to
> achieve
> > things that were not possible only a few short years ago. The GNU Radio
> > community has been welcoming, helpful, supportive, friendly, and a source
> > of continually amazing software-defined radio advancements.
> >
> > GNU Radio has an annual conference. In 2018, we held a week-long ?Block
> > Party? for DVB-S2/X. We had fun, set up multiple demos, explained
> DVB-S2/X,
> > made the case for open source LDPC, and made progress on DVB-S2
> correlates
> > and GSE. Phase 4 Ground made significant progress due to the generous
> > support of the conference organizers and the community.
> >
> > Learn more about the conference here:
> > https://www.gnuradio.org/grcon/grcon19/
> >
> > Registration for 2019 is open. The conference will be held September
> 16-20,
> > 2019 in Huntsville, AL, USA. There is a poster session, proceedings,
> talks,
> > workshops, contests, and social activities. The theme for 2019 is Space
> > Communications! There are special gifts for space themed content. If you
> > have a GNU Radio project that you want to share, consider making a
> > presentation at or sending a poster to GNU Radio Conference 2019.
> >
> > The collaboration between Phase 4 Ground and JAMSAT has been absolutely
> > stellar and we all look forward to continued enjoyment and success. Next
> > generation payloads will be more complicated with multiplexing and
> advanced
> > digital techniques. We all need to be able to work together,
> > internationally. Open source and public domain is the best way forward.
> > Phase 4 Ground and Open Research Institute are entirely dedicated to
> making
> > this happen. We will be keeping the momentum and progress going. ORI is
> > proud to be an affiliate member of Open Source Initiative
> > https://opensource.org/
> >
> > Join the Phase 4 Ground team! Our work benefits all AMSAT organizations.
> > Our mailing list can be found at our website
> https://openresearch.institute/
> >
> > Write me at w5nyv at arrl.net if you want to join our Slack account. This
> is
> > where daily engineering discussions take place.
> >
> > More soon!
> > -W5NYV
> > _______________________________________________
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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 mkerhlikar at gmail.com  Fri May 10 03:23:48 2019
From: mkerhlikar at gmail.com (Mark Kerhlikar)
Date: Thu, 9 May 2019 22:23:48 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Dayton amsat
Message-ID: <3BEE2865-9A02-4680-AC34-FEF2015E679D@gmail.com>

Can anyone on AMSAT board help me sign up for the Thursday Amsat forum at DARA? My call sign and email will not allow me to login to my account and register, and I?m not getting any response from resetting my password.
Thanks
Mark
WD9HBF 



From ve8rt at yknwt.ca  Sat May 11 17:40:39 2019
From: ve8rt at yknwt.ca (Ron VE8RT)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 11:40:39 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] suitable omni antenna for FM sats?
In-Reply-To: <e6090b92-6cfa-995a-a5bf-80d9ba089876@pobox.com>
References: <20190510230004.d0f929e1075897a62827d8f0@yknwt.ca>
	<CALx_moSasBYuaoZZCyr_uDiyr=kxhek9dwVz-KbHZLmmkH-c5g@mail.gmail.com>
	<b8f2e632-d1e9-b739-abea-aa38cc32b583@mwt.net>
	<20190511074628.f1979d2af14c077fac5066bf@yknwt.ca>
	<e6090b92-6cfa-995a-a5bf-80d9ba089876@pobox.com>
Message-ID: <20190511114039.cc1aab5e0c69a62d00a8cc83@yknwt.ca>

Hi Zach,

   to be honest, I don't know if Cambridge Bay, NU, has any open WiFi,
and the internet access is, I've been told, slow and expensive for
those who do have it.

     Ron VE8RT

On Sat, 11 May 2019 11:22:24 -0500
Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> On 05/11/19 08:46, Ron VE8RT via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> >     not without internet entirely, it is available in town but not at
> > home.  So keps could be updated.
> 
> Speaking of beams, he might want to invest in something like this:
> 
> https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B008Z4I7WQ/ref=psdc_3015438011_t1_B00VK0FFKO
> 
> If he can point that toward the town, he might be able to pick up WiFi 
> at the house.
> 
> (Nice that it also works for the 13cm allocation -- useful even after he 
> gets proper Internet access to the home.)
> 
> --- 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!
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-- 
Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca>

From johnnykludt at gmail.com  Sat May 11 20:11:23 2019
From: johnnykludt at gmail.com (John Kludt)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 15:11:23 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] suitable omni antenna for FM sats?
Message-ID: <5cd72c6e.1c69fb81.b1a72.acd8@mx.google.com>

Ron,

Everything Jeff days is true.? But some of us live in covenant restricted settings and an omni is much easier to sneak in under the radar.? I have switched back and forth between eggbeaters and various verticals.? So far 88 grids.? Three points:

1) Pay attention to ERP.? You are going to need a little more uplink power to make up for the lack of Tx antenna gain.
2) Always, always use a preamp at the antenna on 435 down links
3) Be patient.? This is a compromise solution and you are not going to knock them down every pass.

If it is all you can do go ahead.? Better to be on the air working the birds as best you can than doing nothing at all.

John

Sent from my Verizon Motorola Smartphone
On May 11, 2019 00:34, Jeff Moore via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> As was stated multiple times in a very recent thread - omnis for sat work 
> are a poor compromise!!??? Even a small beam at a 15-degree angle will 
> generally blow most omnis off the roof! Even better would be a pair of 
> beams (one for uplink, one for downlink) on an azimuth/elevation rotor! 
> But handheld can work almost as good!! 
>
> 7?? 3 
> Jeff Moore?? ---?? KE7ACY 
> CN94 
>
>
> On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 10:08 PM Ron VE8RT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
> wrote: 
>
> >??? We have a newly licenced amateur in DP79.? Because they fell a few 
> > points of getting their Basic with Honours they do not have HF 
> > privileges, their only way to communicate with the outside world is via 
> > satellite.? Anticipating this possible outcome, that they may not get 
> > access to the HF bands, I sent them a hard copy, (no home internet, and 
> > its slow and expensive there if you do have it), of the current copy of 
> > "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites".? As we're heading into the 
> > time of year to do any outside work, the most pressing question is what 
> > is the best compromise antenna for a base station.?? Keeping in mind 
> > their location, in order to work anyone they'll have to get into the 
> > satellites while the satellite is close to their horizon, otherwise the 
> > satellite footprint will not cover areas with any satellite operators. 
> > 
> >??? Ron VE8RT in DP22 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca> 
> > _______________________________________________ 
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available 
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions 
> > expressed 
> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of 
> > AMSAT-NA. 
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! 
> > Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb 
> > 
> _______________________________________________ 
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed 
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. 
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From seb at wintek.com  Sat May 11 20:41:02 2019
From: seb at wintek.com (Stephen  E. Belter)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 20:41:02 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] suitable omni antenna for FM sats?
In-Reply-To: <5cd72c6e.1c69fb81.b1a72.acd8@mx.google.com>
References: <5cd72c6e.1c69fb81.b1a72.acd8@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <F893C537-C15B-4981-B829-DF295355E364@wintek.com>

Thanks for sending them the Getting Started With Amateur Satellites book.

Chapter 4, Your Antenna System covers both omni and directional antennas.  There is additional information in Appendix B, Upgrading Your Antenna System. 

For grid DP79, I?d look hard at a dual band Yagi with a fixed elevation (maybe 10-20 degrees) with an azimuth rotor, *if* a handheld antenna isn?t practical.  

I?ve operated satellites with a standard Arrow Antenna from BP40/50-53/61/64/83 and CP04/20/30/40.  Not quite as far north as DP79, but still a fair distance from the lower 48 states. 

73, Steve N9IP
--
Steve Belter, seb at wintek.com


> On May 11, 2019, at 4:13 PM, John Kludt via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> Ron,
> 
> Everything Jeff days is true.  But some of us live in covenant restricted settings and an omni is much easier to sneak in under the radar.  I have switched back and forth between eggbeaters and various verticals.  So far 88 grids.  Three points:
> 
> 1) Pay attention to ERP.  You are going to need a little more uplink power to make up for the lack of Tx antenna gain.
> 2) Always, always use a preamp at the antenna on 435 down links
> 3) Be patient.  This is a compromise solution and you are not going to knock them down every pass.
> 
> If it is all you can do go ahead.  Better to be on the air working the birds as best you can than doing nothing at all.
> 
> John
> 
> Sent from my Verizon Motorola Smartphone
>> On May 11, 2019 00:34, Jeff Moore via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> 
>> As was stated multiple times in a very recent thread - omnis for sat work 
>> are a poor compromise!!    Even a small beam at a 15-degree angle will 
>> generally blow most omnis off the roof! Even better would be a pair of 
>> beams (one for uplink, one for downlink) on an azimuth/elevation rotor! 
>> But handheld can work almost as good!! 
>> 
>> 7   3 
>> Jeff Moore   ---   KE7ACY 
>> CN94 
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 10:08 PM Ron VE8RT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
>> wrote: 
>> 
>>>     We have a newly licenced amateur in DP79.  Because they fell a few 
>>> points of getting their Basic with Honours they do not have HF 
>>> privileges, their only way to communicate with the outside world is via 
>>> satellite.  Anticipating this possible outcome, that they may not get 
>>> access to the HF bands, I sent them a hard copy, (no home internet, and 
>>> its slow and expensive there if you do have it), of the current copy of 
>>> "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites".  As we're heading into the 
>>> time of year to do any outside work, the most pressing question is what 
>>> is the best compromise antenna for a base station.   Keeping in mind 
>>> their location, in order to work anyone they'll have to get into the 
>>> satellites while the satellite is close to their horizon, otherwise the 
>>> satellite footprint will not cover areas with any satellite operators. 
>>> 
>>>     Ron VE8RT in DP22 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca> 
>>> _______________________________________________ 
>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available 
>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions 
>>> expressed 
>>> are solely those of the author, and 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 ve3hls at gmail.com  Sat May 11 21:02:09 2019
From: ve3hls at gmail.com (Kenneth P Alexander)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 04:02:09 +0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] suitable omni antenna for FM sats?
In-Reply-To: <5cd72c6e.1c69fb81.b1a72.acd8@mx.google.com>
References: <5cd72c6e.1c69fb81.b1a72.acd8@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <CAPOM0dk4H3AVKGeuXv8AOhwAC_fLiS4vo6HVauV4hFomC0UkWA@mail.gmail.com>

...and once they announce their presence, a station from DP79 will attract
a lot of attention!

Ken (VE3HLS)
So Phisai, Thailand
Blog:  bueng-ken.com

On Sun, May 12, 2019, 03:13 John Kludt via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Ron,
>
> Everything Jeff days is true.  But some of us live in covenant restricted
> settings and an omni is much easier to sneak in under the radar.  I have
> switched back and forth between eggbeaters and various verticals.  So far
> 88 grids.  Three points:
>
> 1) Pay attention to ERP.  You are going to need a little more uplink power
> to make up for the lack of Tx antenna gain.
> 2) Always, always use a preamp at the antenna on 435 down links
> 3) Be patient.  This is a compromise solution and you are not going to
> knock them down every pass.
>
> If it is all you can do go ahead.  Better to be on the air working the
> birds as best you can than doing nothing at all.
>
> John
>
> Sent from my Verizon Motorola Smartphone
> On May 11, 2019 00:34, Jeff Moore via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> > As was stated multiple times in a very recent thread - omnis for sat
> work
> > are a poor compromise!!    Even a small beam at a 15-degree angle will
> > generally blow most omnis off the roof! Even better would be a pair of
> > beams (one for uplink, one for downlink) on an azimuth/elevation rotor!
> > But handheld can work almost as good!!
> >
> > 7   3
> > Jeff Moore   ---   KE7ACY
> > CN94
> >
> >
> > On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 10:08 PM Ron VE8RT via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >    We have a newly licenced amateur in DP79.  Because they fell a few
> > > points of getting their Basic with Honours they do not have HF
> > > privileges, their only way to communicate with the outside world is
> via
> > > satellite.  Anticipating this possible outcome, that they may not get
> > > access to the HF bands, I sent them a hard copy, (no home internet,
> and
> > > its slow and expensive there if you do have it), of the current copy
> of
> > > "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites".  As we're heading into the
> > > time of year to do any outside work, the most pressing question is
> what
> > > is the best compromise antenna for a base station.   Keeping in mind
> > > their location, in order to work anyone they'll have to get into the
> > > satellites while the satellite is close to their horizon, otherwise
> the
> > > satellite footprint will not cover areas with any satellite operators.
> > >
> > >    Ron VE8RT in DP22
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca>
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions
> > > expressed
> > > are solely those of the author, and 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 maccody at att.net  Sat May 11 21:36:52 2019
From: maccody at att.net (Mac A. Cody)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 16:36:52 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Demo at McKinney Amateur Radio Club meeting
Message-ID: <ea527c67-2dd9-40fe-4d8d-29f92f2e3158@att.net>

All,

I will be giving a presentation on FM satellite operations at the McKinney
(Texas) Amateur Radio Club (MARC) monthly meeting this Tuesday evening,
starting at 7:00PM (00:00 UTC).? According to the predictions, LILACSAT-2
will be the only FM satellite passing by during that hour, so I am going
to attempt to have a live demonstration.? The local AOS will be 00:11:35 
UTC,
May 15th (7:11 PM Central Daylight Time, May 14th).? According to the AMSAT
Live OSCAR Satellite Status Page, LILACSAT-2 appears to have been active on
early Wednesday (UTC) last week.? That is no guarantee, though that it will
happen this week.? I will be calling during the pass of LILACSAT-2, so I
hope that someone will be there to have a QSO.? Thanks in advance!

73,

Mac Cody / AE5PH

From ve8rt at yknwt.ca  Sat May 11 22:18:32 2019
From: ve8rt at yknwt.ca (Ron VE8RT)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 16:18:32 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] suitable omni antenna for FM sats?
In-Reply-To: <F893C537-C15B-4981-B829-DF295355E364@wintek.com>
References: <5cd72c6e.1c69fb81.b1a72.acd8@mx.google.com>
	<F893C537-C15B-4981-B829-DF295355E364@wintek.com>
Message-ID: <20190511161832.11ec2d550edad1e087c8cf74@yknwt.ca>

Hi Stephen,

   another operator had suggested the handheld antenna, but that
wouldn't work well trying to operate outside in the dark with mitts on
in winter :-(  You'd freeze your *@^!@ off just from standing still,
and trying to work with gloves - well you get the idea.

   The practical solution is an indoor station with computer rotator
control of azimuth.  A satellite with a high elevation would have a
footprint over sparsely populated areas where there is little chance to
talk to anyone but yourself.  Actually I took advantage of that when I
got back into satellites, a little practice when I knew that no one
could hear me but I could hear my downlink signal.

   I had anticipated that they may not get the required 80% on the exam
to get HF access, so I sent the book up a couple of months ahead of
them writing the exam.  They work in city administration and right now,
with spring thaw and very long daylight hours, they are busy at work,
which should slow down before summer.

   So much has been invested by her, VY0YL, I want to do what I can to
be an encouragement.

      Ron VE8RT

On Sat, 11 May 2019 20:41:02 +0000
"Stephen  E. Belter via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Thanks for sending them the Getting Started With Amateur Satellites book.
> 
> Chapter 4, Your Antenna System covers both omni and directional antennas.  There is additional information in Appendix B, Upgrading Your Antenna System. 
> 
> For grid DP79, I?d look hard at a dual band Yagi with a fixed elevation (maybe 10-20 degrees) with an azimuth rotor, *if* a handheld antenna isn?t practical.  
> 
> I?ve operated satellites with a standard Arrow Antenna from BP40/50-53/61/64/83 and CP04/20/30/40.  Not quite as far north as DP79, but still a fair distance from the lower 48 states. 
> 
> 73, Steve N9IP
> --
> Steve Belter, seb at wintek.com
> 
> 
> > On May 11, 2019, at 4:13 PM, John Kludt via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> > 
> > Ron,
> > 
> > Everything Jeff days is true.  But some of us live in covenant restricted settings and an omni is much easier to sneak in under the radar.  I have switched back and forth between eggbeaters and various verticals.  So far 88 grids.  Three points:
> > 
> > 1) Pay attention to ERP.  You are going to need a little more uplink power to make up for the lack of Tx antenna gain.
> > 2) Always, always use a preamp at the antenna on 435 down links
> > 3) Be patient.  This is a compromise solution and you are not going to knock them down every pass.
> > 
> > If it is all you can do go ahead.  Better to be on the air working the birds as best you can than doing nothing at all.
> > 
> > John
> > 
> > Sent from my Verizon Motorola Smartphone
> >> On May 11, 2019 00:34, Jeff Moore via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >> 
> >> As was stated multiple times in a very recent thread - omnis for sat work 
> >> are a poor compromise!!    Even a small beam at a 15-degree angle will 
> >> generally blow most omnis off the roof! Even better would be a pair of 
> >> beams (one for uplink, one for downlink) on an azimuth/elevation rotor! 
> >> But handheld can work almost as good!! 
> >> 
> >> 7   3 
> >> Jeff Moore   ---   KE7ACY 
> >> CN94 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 10:08 PM Ron VE8RT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
> >> wrote: 
> >> 
> >>>     We have a newly licenced amateur in DP79.  Because they fell a few 
> >>> points of getting their Basic with Honours they do not have HF 
> >>> privileges, their only way to communicate with the outside world is via 
> >>> satellite.  Anticipating this possible outcome, that they may not get 
> >>> access to the HF bands, I sent them a hard copy, (no home internet, and 
> >>> its slow and expensive there if you do have it), of the current copy of 
> >>> "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites".  As we're heading into the 
> >>> time of year to do any outside work, the most pressing question is what 
> >>> is the best compromise antenna for a base station.   Keeping in mind 
> >>> their location, in order to work anyone they'll have to get into the 
> >>> satellites while the satellite is close to their horizon, otherwise the 
> >>> satellite footprint will not cover areas with any satellite operators. 
> >>> 
> >>>     Ron VE8RT in DP22 
> >>> 
> >>> -- 
> >>> Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca> 
> >>> _______________________________________________ 
> >>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available 
> >>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions 
> >>> expressed 
> >>> are solely those of the author, and 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


-- 
Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca>

From ve8rt at yknwt.ca  Sat May 11 22:30:10 2019
From: ve8rt at yknwt.ca (Ron VE8RT)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 16:30:10 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] suitable omni antenna for FM sats?
In-Reply-To: <5cd72c6e.1c69fb81.b1a72.acd8@mx.google.com>
References: <5cd72c6e.1c69fb81.b1a72.acd8@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <20190511163010.465691f0499742d419d0c13a@yknwt.ca>

Thanks John,

   that would be the easiest solution to start with.  VY0YL is s city
administrator, not someone with a technical background.  Maybe she
could get some help locally.  I have a Comet GP-6 dual band base
antenna still in its shipping tube, I haven't put it up yet so I
haven't tried it.  They advertise that it has 6.5 dDi gain on 2M and 9
dBi on 70 cm  I was going to match that up with a TM-V71A to see how
well that worked out.

   At this time, VY0YL has no antenna, or equipment.  As equipment that
won't do the job may be discouraging getting the first radio operating
the first time is important.

   Ron VE8RT

On Sat, 11 May 2019 15:11:23 -0500
John Kludt via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Ron,
> 
> Everything Jeff days is true.? But some of us live in covenant restricted settings and an omni is much easier to sneak in under the radar.? I have switched back and forth between eggbeaters and various verticals.? So far 88 grids.? Three points:
> 
> 1) Pay attention to ERP.? You are going to need a little more uplink power to make up for the lack of Tx antenna gain.
> 2) Always, always use a preamp at the antenna on 435 down links
> 3) Be patient.? This is a compromise solution and you are not going to knock them down every pass.
> 
> If it is all you can do go ahead.? Better to be on the air working the birds as best you can than doing nothing at all.
> 
> John
> 
> Sent from my Verizon Motorola Smartphone
> On May 11, 2019 00:34, Jeff Moore via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> > As was stated multiple times in a very recent thread - omnis for sat work 
> > are a poor compromise!!??? Even a small beam at a 15-degree angle will 
> > generally blow most omnis off the roof! Even better would be a pair of 
> > beams (one for uplink, one for downlink) on an azimuth/elevation rotor! 
> > But handheld can work almost as good!! 
> >
> > 7?? 3 
> > Jeff Moore?? ---?? KE7ACY 
> > CN94 
> >
> >
> > On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 10:08 PM Ron VE8RT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
> > wrote: 
> >
> > >??? We have a newly licenced amateur in DP79.? Because they fell a few 
> > > points of getting their Basic with Honours they do not have HF 
> > > privileges, their only way to communicate with the outside world is via 
> > > satellite.? Anticipating this possible outcome, that they may not get 
> > > access to the HF bands, I sent them a hard copy, (no home internet, and 
> > > its slow and expensive there if you do have it), of the current copy of 
> > > "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites".? As we're heading into the 
> > > time of year to do any outside work, the most pressing question is what 
> > > is the best compromise antenna for a base station.?? Keeping in mind 
> > > their location, in order to work anyone they'll have to get into the 
> > > satellites while the satellite is close to their horizon, otherwise the 
> > > satellite footprint will not cover areas with any satellite operators. 
> > > 
> > >??? Ron VE8RT in DP22 
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca> 
> > > _______________________________________________ 
> > > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available 
> > > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions 
> > > expressed 
> > > are solely those of the author, and 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


-- 
Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca>

From kk5do at arrl.net  Sat May 11 23:26:15 2019
From: kk5do at arrl.net (Bruce)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 18:26:15 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Dayton amsat
In-Reply-To: <3BEE2865-9A02-4680-AC34-FEF2015E679D@gmail.com>
References: <3BEE2865-9A02-4680-AC34-FEF2015E679D@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <3a86de16-d1f9-ff2c-a781-ea4c16575e9b@arrl.net>

First off, I would like to say, not sure why you sent this on the 9th 
and I just received it today on the 11th.

I looked in the database and I see that an Alan Kerhlikar placed an 
order on May 10, 2019 for the AMSAT Academy Registration at 13:24 using 
the email address mkerhlikar at auburn.k12.il.us 
<mailto:mkerhlikar at auburn.k12.il.us>.

I do not see you ordering anything with the email address of 
mkerhlikar at gmail.com. It does not appear that you have ever registered 
to place an order at the AMSAT online store with this email address. 
That could be why you could not log in nor reset your password. Cannot 
reset the password because there is no account.

You can go to the AMSAT online store right now. Click on AMSAT at 
Hamvention, order a quantity of 1 of the Academy. Then go to checkout. 
When it asks for returning customer and log in, do not attempt to do 
that. Simply enter the Billing Details. At the bottom, you will be asked 
for your email address, use your gmail account. Create a password and 
you should be good to go from that point on.

73...bruce


On 5/9/2019 10:23 PM, Mark Kerhlikar via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Can anyone on AMSAT board help me sign up for the Thursday Amsat forum at DARA? My call sign and email will not allow me to login to my account and register, and I?m not getting any response from resetting my password.
> Thanks
> Mark
> WD9HBF
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and 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


-- 

Bruce Paige, KK5DO
                      
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From n8hm at arrl.net  Sun May 12 00:00:06 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 17:00:06 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-132 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <CABzOSOpPm7driiCSoR6s9vkjPaPmStL2FrOGZX_cUv+avbPdhQ@mail.gmail.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-132

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:

* AMSAT Activities at Hamvention 2019
* Tickets Still Available for TAPR/AMSAT Banquet
* ARRL Releases Mobile App for the Dayton Hamvention
* Going to Hamvention? Please Stop By and Say Thank You to Kenwood
  and the ARRL for ARISS Donations
* Work the AMSAT Hamvention Demo Station!
* Australia's ABC Commemorates 50th Anniversary of AO-5
* ARSATC 4th Birthday
* GNU Radio Conference 2019 Call for Papers and Presentations
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for May 9, 2019
* How to Support AMSAT
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Satellite Shorts from All Over

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-132.01
ANS-132 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 132.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
May 12, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-132.01

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     Please consider a one-time or recurring donation today at
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AMSAT Activities at Hamvention 2019

AMSAT Booth
Maxim Hall (Building 1) - Booths 1007-1010 & 1107-1110

Stop by the AMSAT booth Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am-
1pm to meet board members, officers, and active satellite operators.
You?ll be able to ask questions and see demonstrations of AMSAT?s
current and upcoming technologies.

Additionally, there will be a special "OSCAR Park" display to
commemorate AMSAT's 50th Anniversary.

And don't miss the opportunity to renew your membership and purchase
special AMSAT 50th Anniversary t-shirts, golf shirts, and hats.

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.

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!

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 high-
light 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.

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 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.

[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]

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Tickets Still Available for TAPR/AMSAT Banquet

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.

The after-dinner speaker will be Dr. P. J. Erickson, W1PJE from the
MIT Haystack Observatory, who will give a presentation entitled ?New
Frontiers in Human Understanding of Geospace: Radio Explorations of
Near-Earth Space from Top to Bottom Through Joint Amateur ? Scientist
Partnerships.?

Link to purchase tickets:
https://www.amsat.org/product/tapramsat-joint-hamvention-banquet/

TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY 18:00 EDT ON TUESDAY, MAY 14TH

[ANS thanks the AMSAT office for the above information.]

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ARRL Releases Mobile App for the Dayton Hamvention

The ARRL has released a mobile app for Apple, Android, and Windows
devices to help users navigate this year?s Dayton Hamvention?, host
of the 2019 ARRL National Convention. The app will let attendees use
their personal smart phone or tablet to navigate the extensive Hamven-
tion program, prize drawings, activities, and exhibits.

The ARRL has posted the details at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-132-ARRL

There is an introductory YouTube video at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54NpMZWNl0g&feature=youtu.be

[ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information.]

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Going to Hamvention? Please Stop By and Say Thank You to Kenwood and
the ARRL for ARISS Donations

If you are going to Hamvention next week, please stop by the Kenwood
and the American Radio Relay League booths and say thank you for both
organizations very generous donations to the ARISS Inter-Operable
Radio System (IORS).

The auction was completed at April 14th at 22:00 UTC. There were many
bidders hoping to garner a special astronaut signed brand new JVC
Kenwood TS-890S. There was similar bidding on a special astronaut
signed 6-volume boxed set 2019 ARRL Handbook.

Thanks to JVC Kenwood and ARRL, proceeds from the on-line auction
raised over $5400 to benefit ARISS in its quest to launch a new
custom-built higher-power radio system in late 2019 with its voice
repeater and improved packet APRS and SSTV capability that thousands
of hams can enjoy. The new system will replace the aging, problematic
units currently on the ISS.  ARISS also needs funding to keep intro-
ducing ham radio to thousands of students, teachers, parents, and
whole communities?and inspiring students about STEM and radio.

Kenwood has been a super supporter of ARISS for years, and it was the
company?s idea for this special radio to be an exclusive for one ham
to own. The limited edition boxed set 2019 ARRL Handbook sold out fast
last fall but ARRL saved back one set for ARISS's fund-raiser.  AMSAT
provided parts of the auction infrastructure.  ARISS and I are thank-
ful for all of its great sponsors and supporters!

Don't forget to stop by the AMSAT and ARISS booths in Building 1. See
you there!

[ANS thanks Joe Spier, K6WAO, AMSAT President for the above
information.]

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              of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
           To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the
            AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program.
                Full details are available at
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Work the AMSAT Hamvention Demo Station!

As previously announced, AMSAT will have it's traditional presence
at Hamvention this year, including a satellite demo station. The
demo station will operate under the AMSAT club callsign W3ZM/8.

We intend to be on most passes of voice satellites between 12:00 UTC
and 20:30 UTC on Friday, May 17th and Saturday, May 18th and between
12:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC on Sunday, May 19th. Hamvention is located in
the six digit gridsquare EM89aq.

As a reward for working the AMSAT demo station, individuals working
us will receive a digital certificate upon request. Please email
n8hm at amsat.org with your QSO details to receive a certificate.

If you are attending Hamvention, please stop by the demo station
outside Building 1!

[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, for the above information.]

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Australia's ABC Radio Commemorates 50th Anniversary of AO-5

It was some 50 years ago, 1969 in June, that AMSAT's Perry Klein,
K3JTE reported in their newsletter that the Australis-Oscar A
satellite (the first AMSAT undertaking) had been delivered to
Goddard Space Center and was undergoing final tests.

Hams were advised to monitor W1AW for bulletins as the launch date
approached.

Move on 50 years from W1AW to our own ABC

AUSTRALIS OSCAR 5, THE ABC's CONVERSATIONS & 8.4 MILLION CANE TOADS?

Peter Wolfenden VK3RV, WIA Historian tellus that a book about
Space Junk, recently written by Australian Space Archaeologist,
Dr. Alice Gorman was reviewed and discussed in the ABC's radio
program "Conversations" last month.

The official definition of Space Junk is along the lines of:
"Something that does not now, or in the foreseeable future, have a
purpose".

About half way through the 52 minute program, up popped "Australis
Oscar 5" and a conversation surrounding it, Australia's first
conceived, designed and built satellite.

Dr. Gorman and Fidler had "done their homework" about AO-5.

hey knew when and where it was built during the mid 1960's and the
fact that it was ready for launch in 1967.  Dr. Gorman suggested
that AO-5, still orbiting the Earth is part of Australia's space
heritage.  It 'could' be considered as space junk, but then she went
onto suggest that it does indeed have a "future foreseeable purpose",
for now it also has Cultural significance:

+ It represents Australia.
+ It was a Community Amateur Volunteer Project.
+ It was a useful project of co-operation world wide.
+ And it is not a big collision risk.

It is estimated between 23,000 and 29,000 bits of stuff larger than
10 cm and millions and millions of pieces smaller than 10 cm exist.

A very Queensland assessment of space junk weight was:
more than 8.4 million Cane Toads!

The Cane Toad Index is possibly quite appropriate as cane toads
are spreading out of control and effecting our Earthly environment,
not unlike unwanted space junk!

Keep an eye out in our journal AR Magazine for Peter, VK3RV's
very interesting read.

[ANS thanks VK1WIA News for May 9, 2019 for the above information.]

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ARSATC 4th Birthday

ARSATC (Amateur Radio Satellite Community) is a group dedicated to
satellite amateur radio amateurs. We are a group focused on projects
and activities of satellite communication, linked to one of the
largest groups of DX in Brazil, CDR GROUP and also a project linked to
AMSAT-BR and partnerships with AMSAT-ID and AMSAT-NA. Your membership
in the group has no costs and is open to any amateur or person who has
an interest in participating in the activities developed.

ARSATC was founded on May 17, 2015 by amateurs:
? Gustavo Nicolau, PT9BM
? Jos? Valdir de Lima, PW8PM
? Hermes S. Silveira, PQ2HX

ARSATC does not have its own headquarters, because it is a community
of amateurs spread all over the national and international territory,
as we have members from north to south of Brazil and even outside, we
did the programming together with the ARSTAC director team, where we
decided to distribute tasks to the members of the community.

In the southern region of Brazil (Curitiba), we will have our friend
and member Luciano (PY5LF), with SSTV broadcasts on the North American
satellite AO-91, which was granted to us on the weekends of May for
use of this purpose.

In the midwestern region (Parana?ba) Mato Grosso do Sul, we will have
the member and also president, Gustavo (PT9BM), transmitting SSTV on
the North American AO-91 satellite which was granted to us on the
weekends of May for use of this purpose, and activating several FM and
SSB satellites with a special ZV9ARSATC call, in addition to activity
with Scouts of the region.

In the north region (Ji-Paran?) Rond?nia we have the member President
ARSATC Valdir (PW8PM) who will be giving lectures in municipal schools
and in IFRO, talking about the history of radio amateurism, about ARSATC
and Minister Marcos bridges, and not yet confirmed due to the avail-
ability of the site, a lecture given by PW8PM at the tele-
communications museum in Ji-Parana. Activation of the special ZV8AEB
call sign on several satellites, in honor of Minister Marcos Ponte
(PY0AEB).

And finally the party continues on the weekends with the IO-86 Lapan,
satellite of Indonesia that through a partnership formed with ARSATC,
passes over the brazil connected to the Saturdays enabling contacts
from north to south of Brazil with amateurs, and for celebration to
the 4th Anniversary ARSATC had spent more time on Brazil especially in
May to enable contacts with Africa, thus establishing new records.

My phone for questions and suggestions:

+55 (69) 98478-3801
Jose Valdir de Lima (PW8PM)

[ANS thanks Jose Valdir de Lima, PW8PM, for the above information.]

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content that doesn't quite fit and you want to talk it over,
please write grcon at gnuradio.org

Topics may include but are not limited to:
+ Space (including ground stations) with special focus awards
  given to all accepted work with Space as a topic
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[ANS thanks GRCon19 GNU Radio Conference 2019 for the above information]

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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for May 9, 2019

The following amateur satellites have decayed and have been removed
from the AMSAT-NA TLE distribution:
PHOENIX - CAT ID 42706 (reentered 05-08-2019).
BIRD-J - CAT ID 42820 (reentered 05-03-2019).
BIRD-B - CAT ID 42823 (reentered 05-06-2019)

[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the
above information.]

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Upcoming Satellite Operations

+ FN13/FN14 Gridline ? May 11-12, 2019
Michael, K2MTS will be in FN13/14 May 11-12, 2019, operating holiday
style.  Keep an eye on Michael?s Twitter feed
https://twitter.com/k2mts for specific pass announcements.

+ Pennsylvania (FN00) ? May 13-15, 2019
Tanner, W9TWJ, will be back in FN00 May 13th-15th, if anyone still
needs it. Possible he will also do the 15th in EN90 again. FM evening
passes. Will look into FN01 to see if it?s possible. Watch Tanner?s
Twitter feed for pass details https://twitter.com/twjones85.

+ NE SD WY CO TX Roadtrip (DN81, DN83, DN74, DN71, DM77, DM95, DM85) ?
May 18-28, 2019
Clayton, W5PFG is hitting the road and bringing his AMSAT gear with
him.

May 18 DN91 (NE)
May 19-23 DN83 (SD)
May 23-24 DN74 (WY)
May 24-26 DN71 (WY)
May 26-27 DM77 (CO)
May 27-28 DM95/DM85 (TX).

All FM/SSB satellites, holiday-style. Open to schedules with EU.

Watch Twitter feed for more updates:
https://twitter.com/w5pfg

+ Pennsylvania (FN11,FN21) ? May 19, 2019
Steve, NS3L, will activate the FN11/FN21 gridline mid-morning to
early afternoon of May 5th.  In addition, he might go to FN12 after-
ward. FM & SSB Linear birds. Note, fair weather trip only. If heavy
rain is forecast, he might postpone & reschedule. During the trip,
Steve will be beaconing on APRS NS3L-9.  See Steve?s Twitter feed for
further updates https://twitter.com/NS3L

+ Texas (EM13, EM22, EM23) ? May 19-21, 2019
Ryan, AI6DO, has an upcoming business trip for fried pies and a sat-
ellite rove: Planning EM13 5/20 & 5/21, EM22/23 grid line 0000-0300
5/20 & 5/22 UTC (5/19 & 5/21 local). Probably FM & APRS only. Updates
via Twitter https://twitter.com/AI6DO

+ Point Pelee National Park, Canada (EN81, EN82) ? May 25, 2019
KM4LAO, Ruth, will head north of the border to activate Point Pelee
National Park in Ontario EN81, Saturday, May 25th.  Ruth may also do a
pass or two from EN82 as time allows.  Plan is for FM and linear sat-
ellite passes, as well at QRP HF.  Call sign for this activation and
subsequent LoTW upload will be KM4LAO/VE3.  This will also be a CNPOTA
activation, so please upload your log to the CNPOTA website
https://cnpota.ca/.  Further announcements will be posted on Ruth?s
Twitter feed https://twitter.com/KM4Ruth as we get closer to the
activation date.

+ Memorial Day Weekend on the Queen Mary ? May 25-27, 2019
Satellite operating will make a return to the RMS Queen Mary during
the upcoming Memorial Day weekend (25-27 May 2019), as part of the
?Memorial Day Salute to Service? by the Queen Mary. W6RO will be on
the satellites, as well as the HF bands, during these 3 days.

The Queen Mary will be honoring those who have served in the armed
forces, and in particular the Queen Mary?s use as a troopship during
World War II. The Queen Mary, along with other cruise ships, were
pressed into service to ferry Allied soldiers around the world. Along
with the other activities planned on the ship, some of which are
already listed on the Queen Mary?s web site at:
https://www.queenmary.com/calendar-of-events/memorial-day/home/

+ Pacific Northwest (CN85, CN83/CN84, CN76/CN86) ? May 31 to 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.

+ EM57/EM67 Line ? June 4, 2019
Michael, N4DCW, will be at the EM57/67 line on June 4, 2019.  FM only.
Specific pass times to be posted to Michael?s Twitter feed and AMSAT-
BB as the day gets closer.  https://twitter.com/MWimages

+ #HomewardBoundRove (DN13, DN14, DN21, DN22, DN23) ? June 14-18,2019
Casey, KI7UNJ, will be hitting a few grids on his way home.  Look for
DN13/DN14 line on June 14th, DN21/DN22 line June 15th, DN22 June 17th,
and DN23 June 18th.  FM only.  Pass times expected between 1700-
2000UTC.  Specific passes to be posted on Casey?s Twitter feed:
https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ

+ #JosephOrBustRove (DN04, DN05, DN15) ? June 28-30, 2019
Casey, KI7UNJ, will be wandering around Eastern Oregon and decided to
do a little grid activating.  Look for Casey on FM passes in DN04 mid-
Friday, June 28th, in DN15 Friday night to Saturday evening, and DN05
Sunday morning.  Specific passes to be posted on Casey?s Twitter feed
https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ

+ Iceland (HP95 IP15 IP25 IP03 HP03) ? July 13-19, 2019
Adam, K0FFY, is taking his family (and his radios) to Iceland.
Tentative schedule is HP95 July 13, IP13 and IP15 July 14-15, IP25
July 16, IP03 or HP93 July 17-18, and HP94 July 19.  There?s a lot to
see, so passes will be best effort and announced on Twitter shortly
prior.  https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio

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

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

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Satellite Shorts from All Over

+ Four AMSAT CubeSat Simulators are ready for "launch" at Hamvention.
See them at the AMSAT Education table at the AMSAT booth next week!
https://twitter.com/alanbjohnston/status/1126955948755554304

The CubeSat Simulator runs on a digital transceiver board for the
Raspberry Pi designed by Jonathan Brandenburg. The Villanova CubeSat
Club has assembled six Digital Transceiver boards for the Raspberry Pi
and they will be available for a donation at the AMSAT Booth at
Hamvention. Designs are also available on Github at
https://github.com/BrandenburgTech/DigitalTxRxRPi/tree/master/kicad

[ANS thanks Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT Vice President for Educational
Relations for the above information.]

+ The weekly schedule for PO-101's FM repeater is generally posted
after ANS has been published each week. Check @Diwata2PH on Twitter
for schedule updates. https://twitter.com/Diwata2PH

[ANS thanks PHL-Microsat for the above information.]

+ Social media users are invited to register to attend the next SpaceX
Falcon Heavy rocket launch, carrying nearly two dozen satellites
to space from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space
Center in Florida. Registration opens May 6 and closes at 12 p.m. EDT
on May 16.

Full NASA press release posted at:
https://www.nasa.gov/social/spacex-falcon-heavy-launch

Two amateur radio satellites are known to be manifest on this mission:
PSAT-2 and BRICSAT-2

See http://aprs.org/psat2.html and http://aprs.org/bricsat-2.html for
further information

[ANS thanks NASA for the above information.]

+ ESA's 2019 Space Debris Environment Report is now online, providing
the latest facts and figures on the space junk surrounding our planet.
The report includes recommendations on the policy and regulatory
frameworks for space activities, the safety of space operations, rules
of engagement for international cooperation, capacity-building and
awareness, and scientific and technical research and development.

Read the entire document at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-132-ESA

[ANS thanks ESA for the above information.]

+ The Super VHF Conference 2019 Proceedings CD is now available to be
ordered at:
http://newsvhf.com/SuperconfCD2019.html

[ANS Thanks W1GHZ via the Microwave List for the above information]

+ The Vintage News features story on LES-1 resuming transmissions
after 46 years.
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/05/09/us-satellite/

[ANS thanks The Vintage News for the above information.]

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

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73,

This week's ANS Editor,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm at amsat dot org

From gallsup at whoi.edu  Sun May 12 01:34:28 2019
From: gallsup at whoi.edu (geoffrey allsup)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 21:34:28 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] suitable omni antenna for FM sats?
In-Reply-To: <20190511163010.465691f0499742d419d0c13a@yknwt.ca>
References: <5cd72c6e.1c69fb81.b1a72.acd8@mx.google.com>
	<20190511163010.465691f0499742d419d0c13a@yknwt.ca>
Message-ID: <812F5E4F-B1AE-482E-A892-E07E622715FB@whoi.edu>

Hi Ron

I will corroborate what John said.  I have made several hundred FM and SSB satellite contacts over the past year using a Diamond X-50A dual-band vertical and IC-9100 or FT-736r,  as well as more than 100 FM contacts using a D72A handheld and a dual-band 1/4 wave mag mount on my truck.  At least 80 grids towards my VUCC came via these antennas.  

I would expect a Comet GP-6 will do fine.  Sure, an AZ-EL yagi system would be nice, but I?m a believer in working with what you?ve got and keeping it simple.  And pick your passes, especially at the outset (though if there is a clear horizon, even fairly low angle passes will yield contacts).  My first few contacts, in fact, were overhead FM sat passes, using a half-duplex HT with a little Diamond dual-band whip.

Good luck and have fun!
geoff - W1OH


***********************************************************************
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, USA
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> On May 11, 2019, at 18:30, Ron VE8RT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> Thanks John,
> 
>   that would be the easiest solution to start with.  VY0YL is s city
> administrator, not someone with a technical background.  Maybe she
> could get some help locally.  I have a Comet GP-6 dual band base
> antenna still in its shipping tube, I haven't put it up yet so I
> haven't tried it.  They advertise that it has 6.5 dDi gain on 2M and 9
> dBi on 70 cm  I was going to match that up with a TM-V71A to see how
> well that worked out.
> 
>   At this time, VY0YL has no antenna, or equipment.  As equipment that
> won't do the job may be discouraging getting the first radio operating
> the first time is important.
> 
>   Ron VE8RT
> 
> On Sat, 11 May 2019 15:11:23 -0500
> John Kludt via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
>> Ron,
>> 
>> Everything Jeff days is true.  But some of us live in covenant restricted settings and an omni is much easier to sneak in under the radar.  I have switched back and forth between eggbeaters and various verticals.  So far 88 grids.  Three points:
>> 
>> 1) Pay attention to ERP.  You are going to need a little more uplink power to make up for the lack of Tx antenna gain.
>> 2) Always, always use a preamp at the antenna on 435 down links
>> 3) Be patient.  This is a compromise solution and you are not going to knock them down every pass.
>> 
>> If it is all you can do go ahead.  Better to be on the air working the birds as best you can than doing nothing at all.
>> 
>> John
>> 
>> Sent from my Verizon Motorola Smartphone
>> On May 11, 2019 00:34, Jeff Moore via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> As was stated multiple times in a very recent thread - omnis for sat work 
>>> are a poor compromise!!    Even a small beam at a 15-degree angle will 
>>> generally blow most omnis off the roof! Even better would be a pair of 
>>> beams (one for uplink, one for downlink) on an azimuth/elevation rotor! 
>>> But handheld can work almost as good!! 
>>> 
>>> 7   3 
>>> Jeff Moore   ---   KE7ACY 
>>> CN94 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 10:08 PM Ron VE8RT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
>>> wrote: 
>>> 
>>>>     We have a newly licenced amateur in DP79.  Because they fell a few 
>>>> points of getting their Basic with Honours they do not have HF 
>>>> privileges, their only way to communicate with the outside world is via 
>>>> satellite.  Anticipating this possible outcome, that they may not get 
>>>> access to the HF bands, I sent them a hard copy, (no home internet, and 
>>>> its slow and expensive there if you do have it), of the current copy of 
>>>> "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites".  As we're heading into the 
>>>> time of year to do any outside work, the most pressing question is what 
>>>> is the best compromise antenna for a base station.   Keeping in mind 
>>>> their location, in order to work anyone they'll have to get into the 
>>>> satellites while the satellite is close to their horizon, otherwise the 
>>>> satellite footprint will not cover areas with any satellite operators. 
>>>> 
>>>>     Ron VE8RT in DP22 
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca> 
>>>> _______________________________________________ 
>>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available 
>>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions 
>>>> expressed 
>>>> are solely those of the author, and 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
> 
> 
> -- 
> Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the 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 amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Sun May 12 03:03:38 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 03:03:38 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] CJ7EWK/3 from EN81 on Sunday (12 May 2019)
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUfTiB2F-=9=d7DQr7+Td8WRmq7SE3g0=5bjz__5UJpKCQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

Look for CJ7EWK/3 on satellites from Ontario's Point Pelee
National Park on Sunday, 12 May 2019. FM, SSB, maybe
some packet too. Point Pelee National Park is in grid EN81.
QSOs will be uploaded to LOTW as CJ7EWK/3 for FM and
SSB, and without the /3 for any packet QSOs. Updates will
be on my Twitter feed, and my travels should appear at
http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9 - even north of the border.

More from Canada over the next few days. Probably heading
to Montreal by mid-week.

73!




Patrick CJ7EWK/3 - Tilbury, Ontario
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

From framirezferrer at gmail.com  Sun May 12 03:49:29 2019
From: framirezferrer at gmail.com (Fernando Ramirez)
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 20:49:29 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] CJ7EWK/3 from EN81 on Sunday (12 May 2019)
In-Reply-To: <CAN6TEUfTiB2F-=9=d7DQr7+Td8WRmq7SE3g0=5bjz__5UJpKCQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAN6TEUfTiB2F-=9=d7DQr7+Td8WRmq7SE3g0=5bjz__5UJpKCQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAGHXx8gSUiTTZhUCsY4yo2cgDOKk57gqkbcvcPzD+7Lg4JU4pA@mail.gmail.com>

Almost missed this announcement! I received it right at SO-50 AOS.

Thanks Patrick for the QSO. Enjoy the trip.

73!

NP4JV

On Sat, May 11, 2019, 8:11 PM Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Look for CJ7EWK/3 on satellites from Ontario's Point Pelee
> National Park on Sunday, 12 May 2019. FM, SSB, maybe
> some packet too. Point Pelee National Park is in grid EN81.
> QSOs will be uploaded to LOTW as CJ7EWK/3 for FM and
> SSB, and without the /3 for any packet QSOs. Updates will
> be on my Twitter feed, and my travels should appear at
> http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9 - even north of the border.
>
> More from Canada over the next few days. Probably heading
> to Montreal by mid-week.
>
> 73!
>
>
>
>
> Patrick CJ7EWK/3 - Tilbury, Ontario
> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
> Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and 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 wmc_jx at 163.com  Sun May 12 08:51:24 2019
From: wmc_jx at 163.com (=?GBK?B?zqTD97So?=)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 16:51:24 +0800 (CST)
Subject: [amsat-bb] DSLWP-B UHF Plan
Message-ID: <7aeb53b1.8388.16aab3d53fe.Coremail.wmc_jx@163.com>

Hi OMs,


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


15 May 2019 07:40:00 to 15 May 2019 09:40:00
15 May 2019 16:10:00 to 15 May 2019 18:10:00
19 May 2019 05:30:00 to 19 May 2019 07:30:00


All time in UTC. GMSK and JT4G will be on both 435.4 and 436.4.


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



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Research Center of Satellite Technology
Harbin Institute of Technology
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From n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net  Sun May 12 12:23:02 2019
From: n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net (Mike Seguin)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 08:23:02 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 L Band FN44
Message-ID: <0db5ed1f-8ea2-5b6a-c4aa-0fc703f64c2a@burlingtontelecom.net>

I'm at my Camp in FN44 this morning and will attempt to work AO-92 L 
Band using my contest station here. No elevation on the antennas, but 
lots of power and big antennas.

I'll be on the 1431 and 1605 passes. The 1605 pass will be the better of 
the two as I have some blockage to the North from this site.

This site is in the Northeast corner of Vermont not far from the 
Canadian border at 2100'.

-- 

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

From propgrinder at gmail.com  Sun May 12 14:11:18 2019
From: propgrinder at gmail.com (Bob Hammond)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 07:11:18 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] suitable omni antenna for FM sats?
In-Reply-To: <F893C537-C15B-4981-B829-DF295355E364@wintek.com>
References: <5cd72c6e.1c69fb81.b1a72.acd8@mx.google.com>
	<F893C537-C15B-4981-B829-DF295355E364@wintek.com>
Message-ID: <CAKoB7Ook7nR6SKuBCNGy2zxE_mFuKuQpeexWj0QUDTEFjbnuhw@mail.gmail.com>

I started with an Icom Z1A and a handheld Arrow antenna on my deck in
Fairbanks, AK  (BP64).  Even in the cold.  Good contacts to the Pacific
NW.....and a guy in Deadhorse.  I printed out the passes for the week and
got on the air at the appropriate times and dates.

Pretty straightforward.

On Sat, May 11, 2019 at 1:42 PM Stephen E. Belter via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Thanks for sending them the Getting Started With Amateur Satellites book.
>
> Chapter 4, Your Antenna System covers both omni and directional antennas.
> There is additional information in Appendix B, Upgrading Your Antenna
> System.
>
> For grid DP79, I?d look hard at a dual band Yagi with a fixed elevation
> (maybe 10-20 degrees) with an azimuth rotor, *if* a handheld antenna isn?t
> practical.
>
> I?ve operated satellites with a standard Arrow Antenna from
> BP40/50-53/61/64/83 and CP04/20/30/40.  Not quite as far north as DP79, but
> still a fair distance from the lower 48 states.
>
> 73, Steve N9IP
> --
> Steve Belter, seb at wintek.com
>
>
> > On May 11, 2019, at 4:13 PM, John Kludt via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Ron,
> >
> > Everything Jeff days is true.  But some of us live in covenant
> restricted settings and an omni is much easier to sneak in under the
> radar.  I have switched back and forth between eggbeaters and various
> verticals.  So far 88 grids.  Three points:
> >
> > 1) Pay attention to ERP.  You are going to need a little more uplink
> power to make up for the lack of Tx antenna gain.
> > 2) Always, always use a preamp at the antenna on 435 down links
> > 3) Be patient.  This is a compromise solution and you are not going to
> knock them down every pass.
> >
> > If it is all you can do go ahead.  Better to be on the air working the
> birds as best you can than doing nothing at all.
> >
> > John
> >
> > Sent from my Verizon Motorola Smartphone
> >> On May 11, 2019 00:34, Jeff Moore via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> As was stated multiple times in a very recent thread - omnis for sat
> work
> >> are a poor compromise!!    Even a small beam at a 15-degree angle will
> >> generally blow most omnis off the roof! Even better would be a pair of
> >> beams (one for uplink, one for downlink) on an azimuth/elevation rotor!
> >> But handheld can work almost as good!!
> >>
> >> 7   3
> >> Jeff Moore   ---   KE7ACY
> >> CN94
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 10:08 PM Ron VE8RT via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>>     We have a newly licenced amateur in DP79.  Because they fell a few
> >>> points of getting their Basic with Honours they do not have HF
> >>> privileges, their only way to communicate with the outside world is
> via
> >>> satellite.  Anticipating this possible outcome, that they may not get
> >>> access to the HF bands, I sent them a hard copy, (no home internet,
> and
> >>> its slow and expensive there if you do have it), of the current copy
> of
> >>> "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites".  As we're heading into the
> >>> time of year to do any outside work, the most pressing question is
> what
> >>> is the best compromise antenna for a base station.   Keeping in mind
> >>> their location, in order to work anyone they'll have to get into the
> >>> satellites while the satellite is close to their horizon, otherwise
> the
> >>> satellite footprint will not cover areas with any satellite operators.
> >>>
> >>>     Ron VE8RT in DP22
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca>
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> >>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions
> >>> expressed
> >>> are solely those of the author, and 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.
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> program!
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> > _______________________________________________
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> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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> AMSAT-NA.
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> 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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From awhitney42 at yahoo.com  Sun May 12 15:03:52 2019
From: awhitney42 at yahoo.com (Adam Whitney)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 10:03:52 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] suitable omni antenna for FM sats?
In-Reply-To: <CAKoB7Ook7nR6SKuBCNGy2zxE_mFuKuQpeexWj0QUDTEFjbnuhw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <5cd72c6e.1c69fb81.b1a72.acd8@mx.google.com>
	<F893C537-C15B-4981-B829-DF295355E364@wintek.com>
	<CAKoB7Ook7nR6SKuBCNGy2zxE_mFuKuQpeexWj0QUDTEFjbnuhw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <78B9E63A-DCF4-4086-8487-AAB20608144E@yahoo.com>

Ron,

I have had excellent success working indoors using a handheld Arrow antenna in the winter, with surprisingly strong RF signals through ceiling and walls. I have worked FM, linear, and packet satellites in this way, working from my QTH in EN31 up to 1,500km from Cancun, Mexico to British Columbia. I have worked SO-50 and FO-29 indoors with my Arrow at 0.5W transmit power down to about 15? elevation. I have worked AO-91 down to 4? elevation using 5W. I suppose success depends greatly on home construction, but the Arrow is an amazing antenna and worth a try.

I also echo Bob?s sentiments that working outdoors in the bitter cold and blowing snow can be surprisingly fun, if the operator has a sense of tenacity in the face of a challenge or is just a crazy snow loving creature like me. As satellite passes are by nature short in duration, just 15 to 20 minutes, it?s possible to work a pass in the cold and dark. I have routinely worked -12? Celsius passes outdoors many time quite comfortably if there is no wind. I have even worked passes with a -28? Celsius wind chill factor, but that does take preparation and practice. Either way, you hold the Arrow with an insulated mitten, and then use a lighter glove to work the radio buttons and knobs. It?s made easier if you have a full duplex radio with a large PTT button, especially with FM as there is a minimal amount of tuning required during the pass.

Just some food for thought. However it turns out, I hope to hear her on the birds sometime! Thank you for being an Elmer.

73,
Adam, K0FFY


> On May 12, 2019, at 09:11, Bob Hammond via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> I started with an Icom Z1A and a handheld Arrow antenna on my deck in
> Fairbanks, AK  (BP64).  Even in the cold.  Good contacts to the Pacific
> NW.....and a guy in Deadhorse.  I printed out the passes for the week and
> got on the air at the appropriate times and dates.
> 
> Pretty straightforward.
> 
> On Sat, May 11, 2019 at 1:42 PM Stephen E. Belter via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
>> Thanks for sending them the Getting Started With Amateur Satellites book.
>> 
>> Chapter 4, Your Antenna System covers both omni and directional antennas.
>> There is additional information in Appendix B, Upgrading Your Antenna
>> System.
>> 
>> For grid DP79, I?d look hard at a dual band Yagi with a fixed elevation
>> (maybe 10-20 degrees) with an azimuth rotor, *if* a handheld antenna isn?t
>> practical.
>> 
>> I?ve operated satellites with a standard Arrow Antenna from
>> BP40/50-53/61/64/83 and CP04/20/30/40.  Not quite as far north as DP79, but
>> still a fair distance from the lower 48 states.
>> 
>> 73, Steve N9IP
>> --
>> Steve Belter, seb at wintek.com
>> 
>> 
>>>> On May 11, 2019, at 4:13 PM, John Kludt via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Ron,
>>> 
>>> Everything Jeff days is true.  But some of us live in covenant
>> restricted settings and an omni is much easier to sneak in under the
>> radar.  I have switched back and forth between eggbeaters and various
>> verticals.  So far 88 grids.  Three points:
>>> 
>>> 1) Pay attention to ERP.  You are going to need a little more uplink
>> power to make up for the lack of Tx antenna gain.
>>> 2) Always, always use a preamp at the antenna on 435 down links
>>> 3) Be patient.  This is a compromise solution and you are not going to
>> knock them down every pass.
>>> 
>>> If it is all you can do go ahead.  Better to be on the air working the
>> birds as best you can than doing nothing at all.
>>> 
>>> John
>>> 
>>> Sent from my Verizon Motorola Smartphone
>>>> On May 11, 2019 00:34, Jeff Moore via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> As was stated multiple times in a very recent thread - omnis for sat
>> work
>>>> are a poor compromise!!    Even a small beam at a 15-degree angle will
>>>> generally blow most omnis off the roof! Even better would be a pair of
>>>> beams (one for uplink, one for downlink) on an azimuth/elevation rotor!
>>>> But handheld can work almost as good!!
>>>> 
>>>> 7   3
>>>> Jeff Moore   ---   KE7ACY
>>>> CN94
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 10:08 PM Ron VE8RT via AMSAT-BB <
>> amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>>   We have a newly licenced amateur in DP79.  Because they fell a few
>>>>> points of getting their Basic with Honours they do not have HF
>>>>> privileges, their only way to communicate with the outside world is
>> via
>>>>> satellite.  Anticipating this possible outcome, that they may not get
>>>>> access to the HF bands, I sent them a hard copy, (no home internet,
>> and
>>>>> its slow and expensive there if you do have it), of the current copy
>> of
>>>>> "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites".  As we're heading into the
>>>>> time of year to do any outside work, the most pressing question is
>> what
>>>>> is the best compromise antenna for a base station.   Keeping in mind
>>>>> their location, in order to work anyone they'll have to get into the
>>>>> satellites while the satellite is close to their horizon, otherwise
>> the
>>>>> satellite footprint will not cover areas with any satellite operators.
>>>>> 
>>>>>   Ron VE8RT in DP22
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>>>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>> Opinions
>>>>> expressed
>>>>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
>> of
>>>>> AMSAT-NA.
>>>>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>> program!
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>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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>>>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
>> of AMSAT-NA.
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>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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>> AMSAT-NA.
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From ve8rt at yknwt.ca  Sun May 12 19:33:38 2019
From: ve8rt at yknwt.ca (Ron VE8RT)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 13:33:38 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] VY0 outdoor operation?
Message-ID: <20190512133338.234ab85739c41d3d0b1de2e9@yknwt.ca>


   There are a few reasons why I can't see handheld outdoor operation
working from Cambridge Bay, NU Temperatures:
https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/canada/cambridge-bay/climate
Average HIGH temperatures, WITHOUT windchill
Jan -29C   Feb -36C  Mar  -25C  Apr  -16C  May   -6C   Jun +6C
Jul +13C   Aug +10C  Sep  +3C   Oct  -7C   Nov   -18C  Dec -25C

I work outdoors on the airport ramp in winter, gloves won't work.
Maybe your Canada Goose parka will keep keep you warm, but your feet
will rapidly loose heat if you're not moving.  At what temperature does
the radio quit working?  At our winter temperatures many plastics will
shatter (been there, done that) like glass if stressed.

Over winter the sun sets on November 30th, it appears again on the
horizon the following year on January 11th

During the brief summer, biting insects are a problem throughout the
north
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150915-Arctic-mosquito-warming-caribou-Greenland-climate-CO2/

OK, you're outside on warmer day, but cold enough so the bugs aren't a
problem, it can be done, but what about the rest of the year?

And even then, one person outdoors aiming an antenna, operating a
radio, and keeping a log (audio recording of the QSOs would work) from
a sought after grid, not having any previous experience, I think is at
a reasonable risk of being overwhelmed and discouraged.

   Ron VE8RT in Yellowknife where it's much nicer, mostly cloudy and
+1C at the moment.
-- 
Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca>

From scott23192 at gmail.com  Sun May 12 22:15:53 2019
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 18:15:53 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] N3EJ ?
Message-ID: <CAJCSnOYUJdJj+FMW5g7DjDMMR-t4d5Pe3cn7HKhfwO7AnR5SKw@mail.gmail.com>

No email address on QRZ.com & didn't have any luck searching online.

Appreciate any contact info for N3EJ, Matthew Foley.

Thanks!

-Scott,  K4KDR

From zmetzing at pobox.com  Mon May 13 01:38:34 2019
From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 20:38:34 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] VY0 outdoor operation?
In-Reply-To: <20190512133338.234ab85739c41d3d0b1de2e9@yknwt.ca>
References: <20190512133338.234ab85739c41d3d0b1de2e9@yknwt.ca>
Message-ID: <1b315dc6-b7f2-dd1d-4472-4f3e18036278@pobox.com>

On 05/12/19 14:33, Ron VE8RT via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> During the brief summer, biting insects are a problem throughout the
> north
> https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150915-Arctic-mosquito-warming-caribou-Greenland-climate-CO2/

They get us down here in Texas, too... about 6 months out of the year. :-)

--- Zach
N0ZGO

From k5zm at comcast.net  Mon May 13 02:42:23 2019
From: k5zm at comcast.net (K5ZM)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 19:42:23 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] EL84
Message-ID: <10c101d50935$7efdda20$7cf98e60$@comcast.net>

I'm going to be in southern Florida the week following Dayton. Thought I'd
see how many folks need EL84. I have zero expectations of charter
availability at this late date, but it can't hurt to at least gauge
interest. If I get enough positive responses, I'll take the next step. Keep
in mind this would be limited to whatever passes I could fit into a couple
hours of a single day. 

 

73

 

Ian, K5ZM 


From ve8rt at yknwt.ca  Mon May 13 03:10:11 2019
From: ve8rt at yknwt.ca (Ron VE8RT)
Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 21:10:11 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] VY0 outdoor operation?
In-Reply-To: <1b315dc6-b7f2-dd1d-4472-4f3e18036278@pobox.com>
References: <20190512133338.234ab85739c41d3d0b1de2e9@yknwt.ca>
	<1b315dc6-b7f2-dd1d-4472-4f3e18036278@pobox.com>
Message-ID: <20190512211011.de8971f83561b3053804b97c@yknwt.ca>

Very scary thought Zach,

   if everything is bigger in Texas, I don't want to see your mosquitoes :-)

     73  Ron VE8RT

On Sun, 12 May 2019 20:38:34 -0500
Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> On 05/12/19 14:33, Ron VE8RT via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > During the brief summer, biting insects are a problem throughout the
> > north
> > https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150915-Arctic-mosquito-warming-caribou-Greenland-climate-CO2/
> 
> They get us down here in Texas, too... about 6 months out of the year. :-)
> 
> --- 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!
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-- 
Ron VE8RT <ve8rt at yknwt.ca>

From k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Mon May 13 06:47:59 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 06:47:59 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] N3EJ ?
In-Reply-To: <CAJCSnOYUJdJj+FMW5g7DjDMMR-t4d5Pe3cn7HKhfwO7AnR5SKw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJCSnOYUJdJj+FMW5g7DjDMMR-t4d5Pe3cn7HKhfwO7AnR5SKw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4696561.1210200.1557730079132@mail.yahoo.com>

 FYI - It is listed in QRZ with his previous callsign KB3CT.
73! 
Umesh? 
?
?




    On Sunday, May 12, 2019, 3:16:34 PM PDT, Scott via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 No email address on QRZ.com & didn't have any luck searching online.

Appreciate any contact info for N3EJ, Matthew Foley.

Thanks!

-Scott,? K4KDR
_______________________________________________
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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 royldean at gmail.com  Mon May 13 12:05:22 2019
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 08:05:22 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] N3EJ ?
Message-ID: <CADGPg2vo3aFebrHgA5k7=a_T2thPAXdwEO9Q4Nc2OQS+KiiEJQ@mail.gmail.com>

He's in a van, down by the river.

--Roy
K3RLD


> No email address on QRZ.com & didn't have any luck searching online.
> Appreciate any contact info for N3EJ, Matthew Foley. Thanks! -Scott, K4KDR

From corlissbs at aol.com  Mon May 13 12:58:35 2019
From: corlissbs at aol.com (Brad Smith)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 12:58:35 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 14, Issue 191
References: <477334891.3345175.1557752315730.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <477334891.3345175.1557752315730@mail.yahoo.com>

I need EL84. I am 9 grids away from my DXCC and would appreciate the grid.
Brad Smith KC9UQR
In a message dated 5/12/2019 9:46:55 PM Central Standard Time, amsat-bb-request at amsat.org writes:

I'm going to be in southern Florida the week following Dayton. Thought I'dsee how many folks need EL84.

From n8hm at arrl.net  Mon May 13 13:06:42 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 09:06:42 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] TAPR/AMSAT Banquet - Ticket Deadline TOMORROW 18:00 EDT
	/ 22:00 UTC
Message-ID: <CABzOSOohhhKvcRT+FDxKGFaJ1hJV+z=zr5-A-LE9x45Y3EvUfw@mail.gmail.com>

It's Hamvention week! Be sure to purchase your tickets to the
TAPR/AMSAT Banquet. The deadline is TOMORROW - Tuesday, May 14th - at
18:00 EDT / 22:00 UTC.

https://www.amsat.org/product/tapramsat-joint-hamvention-banquet/

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Sun May 12 04:37:40 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 04:37:40 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] CJ7EWK/3 from EN81 on Sunday (12 May 2019)
In-Reply-To: <CAGHXx8gSUiTTZhUCsY4yo2cgDOKk57gqkbcvcPzD+7Lg4JU4pA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAN6TEUfTiB2F-=9=d7DQr7+Td8WRmq7SE3g0=5bjz__5UJpKCQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAGHXx8gSUiTTZhUCsY4yo2cgDOKk57gqkbcvcPzD+7Lg4JU4pA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUcxjYMUhec3zd_EDaMd7=j095KiE5hsxP7StR=vvKdHSg@mail.gmail.com>

Fernando,

Thanks for the call on the SO-50 pass an hour ago. Hope to
hear you tomorrow at Point Pelee, my first full day up here.

73!




Patrick CJ7EWK/3 - Windsor, Ontario
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @ WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK


On Saturday, May 11, 2019, Fernando Ramirez <framirezferrer at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Almost missed this announcement! I received it right at SO-50 AOS.
>
> Thanks Patrick for the QSO. Enjoy the trip.
>
> 73!
>
> NP4JV
>
>
>

From kd2nfc at gmail.com  Mon May 13 14:12:52 2019
From: kd2nfc at gmail.com (Joe KD2NFC)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 10:12:52 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Starlink....
Message-ID: <3C39E419-EE7F-4039-B71D-B36571369720@gmail.com>


What do we know about it?

-------------- next part --------------


Sent from my iPhone

From johnnykludt at gmail.com  Mon May 13 14:53:10 2019
From: johnnykludt at gmail.com (John Kludt)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 10:53:10 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Starlink....
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Joe,

As in the Subaru answer to GM Onstar?

John

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> What do we know about it?
>
>
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From kawfey at gmail.com  Mon May 13 15:47:19 2019
From: kawfey at gmail.com (Sterling Mann)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 10:47:19 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Starlink....
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The starlink in my Forester is temperamental, sometimes the carplay won't
work and it also causes glitches in the audio.

OHHH SpaceX starlink!

No, nobody knows nothing about it besides the FCC authorization
<https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-authorizes-spacex-provide-broadband-satellite-services>
which states "comprising 4,425 satellites in 83 orbital planes, at an
approximate altitude of 1,110 to 1,325 kilometers...in the 10.7-12.7GHz,
13.85-14.5 GHz, 17.8-18.6 GHz, 18.8-19.3 GHz, 27.5-29.1 GHz, and 29.5-30
GHz bands." Fortunately that has zero overlap with any amateur radio
spectrum.

-Sterling N0SSC

On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 9:54 AM John Kludt via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Joe,
>
> As in the Subaru answer to GM Onstar?
>
> John
>
> On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 10:19 AM Joe KD2NFC via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > What do we know about it?
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone_______________________________________________
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> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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From jhill_81 at yahoo.com  Mon May 13 15:54:57 2019
From: jhill_81 at yahoo.com (Mr B r a d)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 15:54:57 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] omnis for sat work?
In-Reply-To: <mailman.5972.1557591357.32327.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
References: <mailman.5972.1557591357.32327.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
Message-ID: <355907353.1470160.1557762897769@mail.yahoo.com>

I have a 4 way antenna switch with a 65ft tower mounted yagi and vertical, a vertical right over the shack feed with hardline and 8ft pole with a very old yagi and tv rotator?and the yagi on the nearby pole beats them all every time to hear the sats.
http://valleymedia.org/satchat/ham_sat_chatroom_antenna_review_-vhf-uhf-L-band-23cm-helix-.jpg


>As was stated multiple times in a very recent thread - omnis for sat work
>are a poor compromise!!? ? Even a small beam at a 15-degree angle will
>generally blow most omnis off the roof!??


From v at xpctech.com  Mon May 13 15:56:03 2019
From: v at xpctech.com (Vinny Stipo)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 08:56:03 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Starlink....
In-Reply-To: <CACxCfFp812cWRWA-qkF6uEwOQAajkUB6KykdChmepr1s-S7PXQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <3C39E419-EE7F-4039-B71D-B36571369720@gmail.com>
	<CABsMmtTbQ0uFKdLrY783wEZaD616PF4CxPJ+jJ8Q-+aCSTvcew@mail.gmail.com>
	<CACxCfFp812cWRWA-qkF6uEwOQAajkUB6KykdChmepr1s-S7PXQ@mail.gmail.com>
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The Wikipedia article is pretty good (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink_(satellite_constellation) ), far
from nothing.

Their "production" launch is coming up, 60 Satellites will be
deployed.  May 16, 2019 02:30 UTC.

These two have been up for a while, however "they" say the ones that will
be deployed are different.

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/microsat-2.htm

-Vinny KM2W

On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 8:49 AM Sterling Mann via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> The starlink in my Forester is temperamental, sometimes the carplay won't
> work and it also causes glitches in the audio.
>
> OHHH SpaceX starlink!
>
> No, nobody knows nothing about it besides the FCC authorization
> <
> https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-authorizes-spacex-provide-broadband-satellite-services
> >
> which states "comprising 4,425 satellites in 83 orbital planes, at an
> approximate altitude of 1,110 to 1,325 kilometers...in the 10.7-12.7GHz,
> 13.85-14.5 GHz, 17.8-18.6 GHz, 18.8-19.3 GHz, 27.5-29.1 GHz, and 29.5-30
> GHz bands." Fortunately that has zero overlap with any amateur radio
> spectrum.
>
> -Sterling N0SSC
>
> On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 9:54 AM John Kludt via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Joe,
> >
> > As in the Subaru answer to GM Onstar?
> >
> > John
> >
> > On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 10:19 AM Joe KD2NFC via AMSAT-BB <
> > amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > What do we know about it?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone_______________________________________________
> > > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Mon May 13 16:10:51 2019
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 12:10:51 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb]  Starlink....
References: <3C39E419-EE7F-4039-B71D-B36571369720@gmail.com>	<CABsMmtTbQ0uFKdLrY783wEZaD616PF4CxPJ+jJ8Q-+aCSTvcew@mail.gmail.com>
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A little more is known. They've pulled the orbit down to below 500, and are
going to try to launch the first batch of 60 this week. It's all over the
space related launch blogs and such. Elon even tweeted a picture of inside
the fairing.

73, Drew KO4MA

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Sterling Mann via
AMSAT-BB
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2019 11:47 AM
To: John Kludt <johnnykludt at gmail.com>
Cc: Amsat BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Starlink....

The starlink in my Forester is temperamental, sometimes the carplay won't
work and it also causes glitches in the audio.

OHHH SpaceX starlink!

No, nobody knows nothing about it besides the FCC authorization
<https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-authorizes-spacex-provide-broadband-satell
ite-services>
which states "comprising 4,425 satellites in 83 orbital planes, at an
approximate altitude of 1,110 to 1,325 kilometers...in the 10.7-12.7GHz,
13.85-14.5 GHz, 17.8-18.6 GHz, 18.8-19.3 GHz, 27.5-29.1 GHz, and 29.5-30 GHz
bands." Fortunately that has zero overlap with any amateur radio spectrum.

-Sterling N0SSC

On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 9:54 AM John Kludt via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Joe,
>
> As in the Subaru answer to GM Onstar?
>
> John
>
> On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 10:19 AM Joe KD2NFC via AMSAT-BB < 
> amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > What do we know about it?
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone_______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum 
> > available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring
membership.
> Opinions
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> > views of AMSAT-NA.
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From kawfey at gmail.com  Mon May 13 16:20:13 2019
From: kawfey at gmail.com (Sterling Mann)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 11:20:13 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Starlink....
In-Reply-To: <00a201d509a6$6fc2b4b0$4f481e10$@mindspring.com>
References: <3C39E419-EE7F-4039-B71D-B36571369720@gmail.com>
	<CABsMmtTbQ0uFKdLrY783wEZaD616PF4CxPJ+jJ8Q-+aCSTvcew@mail.gmail.com>
	<CACxCfFp812cWRWA-qkF6uEwOQAajkUB6KykdChmepr1s-S7PXQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<00a201d509a6$6fc2b4b0$4f481e10$@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <CACxCfFowb5_fOyZRPtPRb0YDL_AUprcGqueu7qbN8jKmFLcgfw@mail.gmail.com>

Wow i'm behind on the news.
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1127388838362378241 - "Tight Fit" is
the understatement of the year!

-Sterling N0SSC

On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 11:12 AM Andrew Glasbrenner via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

>
>
>
> A little more is known. They've pulled the orbit down to below 500, and are
> going to try to launch the first batch of 60 this week. It's all over the
> space related launch blogs and such. Elon even tweeted a picture of inside
> the fairing.
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Sterling Mann via
> AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2019 11:47 AM
> To: John Kludt <johnnykludt at gmail.com>
> Cc: Amsat BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Starlink....
>
> The starlink in my Forester is temperamental, sometimes the carplay won't
> work and it also causes glitches in the audio.
>
> OHHH SpaceX starlink!
>
> No, nobody knows nothing about it besides the FCC authorization
> <
> https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-authorizes-spacex-provide-broadband-satell
> ite-services
> <https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-authorizes-spacex-provide-broadband-satellite-services>
> >
> which states "comprising 4,425 satellites in 83 orbital planes, at an
> approximate altitude of 1,110 to 1,325 kilometers...in the 10.7-12.7GHz,
> 13.85-14.5 GHz, 17.8-18.6 GHz, 18.8-19.3 GHz, 27.5-29.1 GHz, and 29.5-30
> GHz
> bands." Fortunately that has zero overlap with any amateur radio spectrum.
>
> -Sterling N0SSC
>
> On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 9:54 AM John Kludt via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Joe,
> >
> > As in the Subaru answer to GM Onstar?
> >
> > John
> >
> > On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 10:19 AM Joe KD2NFC via AMSAT-BB <
> > amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > What do we know about it?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone_______________________________________________
> > > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum
> > > available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring
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From ad0dx at yahoo.com  Mon May 13 16:23:42 2019
From: ad0dx at yahoo.com (Ron Bondy)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 16:23:42 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AD0DX / VA3IIR / CJ3IIR Roving to Nova Scotia May 18
	through June 4
References: <692802599.1438262.1557764622674.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <692802599.1438262.1557764622674@mail.yahoo.com>

Hi Everyone,
I will be in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada FN84 from May 18 to May 25.
After that I will be roving vacation style on Cape Breton Island, activating grids FN95, FN96, FN97, GN05, GN06 holiday style from May 26 to June 3rd.
On Saturday June 1st I am planning to be at the FN95/FN96/GN05/GN06 corner but I don't know the exact times yet.
I am also planning on activating FN97 for a few hours probably on May 31.
I will be active on FM and linear sats and will post passes on Twitter as @ad0dx with as much advance warning as possible.
Hoping to work EU and West Coast USA / Canada in particular.
I will be using the Canadian special event callsign CJ3IIR/1 on the air and logging in LOTW as CJ3IIR/1.
I look forward to working you from Nova Scotia and hope to give you some new grids.
Cheers,?
Ron, ad0dx / va3iir / cj3iir

From k8bl at ameritech.net  Mon May 13 18:25:30 2019
From: k8bl at ameritech.net (Bob Liddy (K8BL))
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 18:25:30 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AD0DX / VA3IIR / CJ3IIR Roving to Nova Scotia May
	18	through June 4
References: <1418572071.1578683.1557771930615.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1418572071.1578683.1557771930615@mail.yahoo.com>

Ron,

Very ambitious!!  That Grid quadrant looks like it's in
 a rock quarry roadway. COOL!!

GL/73,      Bob  K8BL

--------------------------------------------
On Mon, 5/13/19, Ron Bondy via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

 Subject: [amsat-bb] AD0DX / VA3IIR / CJ3IIR Roving to Nova Scotia May 18	through June 4
 To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
 Date: Monday, May 13, 2019, 12:23 PM
 
 Hi Everyone,
 I will be in Halifax, Nova Scotia,
 Canada FN84 from May 18 to May 25.
 After that I will be roving vacation
 style on Cape Breton Island, activating grids FN95, FN96,
 FN97, GN05, GN06 holiday style from May 26 to June 3rd.
 On Saturday June 1st I am planning to
 be at the FN95/FN96/GN05/GN06 corner but I don't know the
 exact times yet.
 I am also planning on activating FN97
 for a few hours probably on May 31.
 I will be active on FM and linear sats
 and will post passes on Twitter as @ad0dx with as much
 advance warning as possible.
 Hoping to work EU and West Coast USA /
 Canada in particular.
 I will be using the Canadian special
 event callsign CJ3IIR/1 on the air and logging in LOTW as
 CJ3IIR/1.
 I look forward to working you from Nova
 Scotia and hope to give you some new grids.
 Cheers,?
 Ron, ad0dx / va3iir / cj3iir
 _______________________________________________
 Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org.
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 not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
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From aj9n at aol.com  Mon May 13 19:02:59 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 19:02:59 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-13 19:00
	UTC
References: <1724424319.3521811.1557774179598.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1724424319.3521811.1557774179598@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-13 19:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain, telebridge via VK6MJ

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-17 08:51:35 UTC 84 deg

?

Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 deg (***)

?

?

?

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?2019-05-13 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


?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-04-30 02:30 UTC.

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



?

?

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

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



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



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.

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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) https://srr.ru/?

?

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

?

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

?

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?

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

?

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Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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 114


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1305. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1248.

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

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


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

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


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

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From john.bonewitz at keaau.k12.hi.us  Mon May 13 20:23:00 2019
From: john.bonewitz at keaau.k12.hi.us (John Bonewitz)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 10:23:00 -1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Hawaii High School Physics Class on AO-91 Today
Message-ID: <CAOzDMhJGEO_i3MA8KENeRe9FoE_PBKk0ANTwpBgq++fRjBZOKg@mail.gmail.com>

Aloha!

My High School Physics class will attempt to work AO-91 today. Here are the
details of the pass.

AOS- 20:49z
TCA - 20:52z  El 3.3 degrees
LOS - 20:55z

It's not a perfect pass, but it's the best I've seen in several weeks that
matches up with the class period.

If you can, please give us a listen!

Aloha and 73

John Bonewitz
KH6JB
BK29IO - Kea'au High School

From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Mon May 13 20:33:49 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 16:33:49 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS News Release (ANR) No. 19-10
Message-ID: <2CB401A419714111A090B4A060D56A4E@DHJ>

 

 

 

ARISS News Release                                                               No. 19-10

 

Dave Jordan, AA4KN 

ARISS PR

aa4kn at amsat.org

 

May 13, 2019: 

 

                       Hamvention and ARISS Work Together 

 

 

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station team (ARISS) is pleased to announce that it is working together again with Hamvention this year.  Hamvention's 2019 theme is, "Mentoring the Next Generation."  ARISS's mission is all about mentoring and inspiring. Tens of thousands of people have been touched by the program: students, educators, community members, and new hams--all wanting to explore STEM and Amateur Radio through ARISS. 

 

Hamvention's support to ARISS began with approval for their first-ever ARISS Forum; it is Friday at 1:15-2:15 PM in Room 3.  A group of speakers will present current and future lifelong learning activities for hams and students via ARISS SSTV, APRS, voice repeaters, radio experiments and robots. Attendees will hear about the next gen on-orbit hardware systems, updates on school activities, ARISS's visionary initiative to fly ham radio on the human spaceflight lunar Gateway, how to maximize hams' opportunities to make ARISS connections and listen to the ISS crew in home stations, and meet special guests.  

 

Hamvention will boost up ARISS by once again featuring a special ticket-drawing just minutes before the convention's famous Sunday drawing for bonus prizes. One ticket will be pulled from the drum for a lucky person to win an ARISS display case with coins.  ARISS donated two ARISS Challenge Coins positioned side by side, showcased in a handsome wooden case with a brass plate. A challenge coin is the premium received by donors who give $100 or more to ARISS; the case allows the view of each of the coin's sides.  The winning ticket will be tossed in the drum for a chance at all other prizes.  2019 Hamvention Prize Committee Chair Liz Clinc,  KE8FMJ, wrote, 

 

"I will give you [ARISS] the same spot [at Sunday's prize event] as in previous years.  As a collector of challenge coins, myself, I think this is a fabulous thing you do."  

 

The ARISS team welcomes Hamvention-goers at the ARISS booth in Building 1.  A version will be featured of the Multi-Voltage Power Supply (MVPS) that ARISS will launch to replace the current aging ISS amateur radio station.  ARISS hopes to boost its 2019 fund-raising campaign to help with the expensive space-rated parts required to finish building the MVPS units, and some costs of continuing ARISS operations. When Hamvention visitors donate $10, they will receive a new ARISS lapel pin and a chance in a raffle to win an ARISS Challenge Coin--the winning ticket to be drawn at the booth, 10:30 AM Sunday; the winner need not be present.  

 

For those unable to travel to Xenia, readers can donate any amount right now by going to http://www.ariss.org/donate.html   And surprise??-if you donate after May 16 on FundRazr.com, an anonymous benefactor will match your amount dollar for dollar, for which ARISS is very grateful.  The match ends July 17, 2019.   

 

ARISS thanked everyone on the Hamvention staff whose efforts are aiding ARISS in its publicity and fund-raising goals.  ARRL ARISS-US Delegate Rosalie White, K1STO, added: "We are so pleased and proud to know that Hamvention believes in the ARISS team and its goals of inspiring and mentoring STEM and Amateur Radio."

 

About ARISS

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

 

Also join us on Facebook:  Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)

Follow us on Twitter:  ARISS_status

 

 

 

Media Contact:

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn at amsat.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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From w7lrd at comcast.net  Mon May 13 22:39:17 2019
From: w7lrd at comcast.net (73 Bob W7LRD)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 15:39:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [amsat-bb] CW FO29
Message-ID: <190033296.45897.1557787158241@connect.xfinity.com>

Hi CWer--You were probably trying to "find" yourself on the DL.  Your CW fine in Seattle.  hint- make sure you can hear the beacon and/or other stations, before "finding".

73 Bob 

Seattle 

From aa5pk at suddenlink.net  Tue May 14 00:18:15 2019
From: aa5pk at suddenlink.net (Glenn Miller - AA5PK)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 19:18:15 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] CW FO29
In-Reply-To: <190033296.45897.1557787158241@connect.xfinity.com>
References: <190033296.45897.1557787158241@connect.xfinity.com>
Message-ID: <71599CA622E1449E81AAA1395350C85F@DESKTOPL0IAS8B>

Evidently we chose the FO-29 "CQ frequency," Bob.  Had the CW ditter and two SSB stations calling CQ over our QSO.  Can't 
cure CHS, I guess.
Glenn

-----Original Message----- 
From: 73 Bob W7LRD via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2019 5:39 PM
To: amsat-bb
Subject: [amsat-bb] CW FO29

Hi CWer--You were probably trying to "find" yourself on the DL.  Your CW fine in Seattle.  hint- make sure you can hear the 
beacon and/or other stations, before "finding".

73 Bob

Seattle
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From ve8rt at yknwt.ca  Tue May 14 02:18:51 2019
From: ve8rt at yknwt.ca (Ron VE8RT)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 20:18:51 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] omnis for sat work?
In-Reply-To: <355907353.1470160.1557762897769@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <mailman.5972.1557591357.32327.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
	<355907353.1470160.1557762897769@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <20190513201851.f6abb672b0ad722da4f55158@yknwt.ca>

Hi Brad,

   your set-up is do-able.  I'm putting together a K3NG rotator
controller for my own station, but it may not be needed to start with,
only the southern part of passes would be of interest.  I'm curious
what the rotator model is.  I'm using a Ham IV that I re-built myself,
using aviation lubricants, its been colder than -40 and even then it
worked flawlessly.  Going from pictures of Cambridge Bay, there doesn't
appear to be any issues with terrain so a short mast should do.

   I use an 8 el quad on 2M and a helix antenna, left over from AO-10,
AO-13 days, on 70 cm.  The quad's beamwidth is narrow and if the
antennae track most satellites they're workable to about 2 degrees
above the horizon without a pre-amp and 10W (less coax losses) on
transmit.

   Its a good time to work on the shopping list, as she has nothing the
list will include everything :-)  I wonder what 6 metres is like up
there, she is well north of the auroral oval.

   73   Ron VE8RT

On Mon, 13 May 2019 15:54:57 +0000 (UTC)
Mr B r a d via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> I have a 4 way antenna switch with a 65ft tower mounted yagi and vertical, a vertical right over the shack feed with hardline and 8ft pole with a very old yagi and tv rotator?and the yagi on the nearby pole beats them all every time to hear the sats.
> http://valleymedia.org/satchat/ham_sat_chatroom_antenna_review_-vhf-uhf-L-band-23cm-helix-.jpg
> 
> 
> >As was stated multiple times in a very recent thread - omnis for sat work
> >are a poor compromise!!? ? Even a small beam at a 15-degree angle will
> >generally blow most omnis off the roof!??
> 
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From bkeating1954 at gmail.com  Tue May 14 02:46:22 2019
From: bkeating1954 at gmail.com (Bob Keating)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 19:46:22 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Hawaii High School Physics Class on AO-91 Today
In-Reply-To: <CAOzDMhJGEO_i3MA8KENeRe9FoE_PBKk0ANTwpBgq++fRjBZOKg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAOzDMhJGEO_i3MA8KENeRe9FoE_PBKk0ANTwpBgq++fRjBZOKg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <90d47bd2-af66-4045-7bf7-620dd90b4baa@gmail.com>

Hi John,

Doggone! I heard you on this pass, didn't see your email until this 
evening. Heard some other operators on the pass comment that they got 
Hawaii! I was focused on getting KI7UTJ from DM01/02. Hope you and your 
class got a good number of QSOs. Would love to try it again.

73,

Bob N6REK

On 5/13/2019 1:23 PM, John Bonewitz via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Aloha!
>
> My High School Physics class will attempt to work AO-91 today. Here are the
> details of the pass.
>
> AOS- 20:49z
> TCA - 20:52z  El 3.3 degrees
> LOS - 20:55z
>
> It's not a perfect pass, but it's the best I've seen in several weeks that
> matches up with the class period.
>
> If you can, please give us a listen!
>
> Aloha and 73
>
> John Bonewitz
> KH6JB
> BK29IO - Kea'au High School
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From aj9n at aol.com  Tue May 14 03:26:43 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 03:26:43 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-14 03:30
	UTC
References: <2125884977.176338.1557804403381.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <2125884977.176338.1557804403381@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-14 03:30 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain, telebridge via VK6MJ

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-17 08:51:35 UTC 84 deg

?

Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 deg

?

Russia, direct via TBD (***)

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

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko (***)

Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC (***)

?

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?

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?2019-05-14 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


?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-04-30 02:30 UTC.

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



?

?

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

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



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



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.

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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.

?

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

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

For the application, go to:? 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) https://srr.ru/?

?

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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 114


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1305. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1248.

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

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


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

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 quadpugh at bellsouth.net  Tue May 14 10:04:49 2019
From: quadpugh at bellsouth.net (Nick Pugh)
Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 05:04:49 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] fcd pro  +
Message-ID: <1948101d50a3c$7883d980$698b8c80$@bellsouth.net>

My FCD Pro+ is broken how do I get it fixed?
Where can I get a schematic?






nick

Cell      337 258 2527
 
Helping UL become a world Class Engineering  and Educational School
Disagree I Learn


 



From dave at druidnetworks.com  Tue May 14 10:53:23 2019
From: dave at druidnetworks.com (David Swanson)
Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 11:53:23 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] W7D Rove Out West
Message-ID: <CANq+eyW0zVJQ+RMi68gDnyNirPaiRemiT=Hpi3cybRGYbOzJTw@mail.gmail.com>

Hey Sat Ops,

Wyatt, AC0RA, and myself will be roving out across the great basin from
June 7-15, 2019 thru a bunch of rare grids in DN and DM land. The details
(maps, routes, comm paths) are available here:
http://druidnetworks.com/W7D_Chasers_Guide.pdf for anyone interested.

This rove is primarily going to be a 6m expedition - but we'll also have a
couple arrows with us, and plan to activate the squares on the birds too.
Catch you on the air!

-Dave, KG5CCI

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Tue May 14 04:34:07 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 04:34:07 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] CJ7EWK/3 road trip update
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUd-wWSFsLy7FU2d2FCExdSP2Hj5Q3GD4ZtiHMfxPhn8-g@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

After spending Sunday at Point Pelee National Park, the
southernmost point on the Canadian mainland in grid EN81, I
made it up to Toronto this afternoon. I made a stop to visit
Pierre VE3KTB, one of the VY0ERC crew who worked satellites
from the Canadian Arctic. Had lunch with him, too. Great
guy! After that, I made it to the traffic of Canada's largest
city. I was able to work some SO-50 and AO-92 passes from
the FN03/FN04 grid boundary in Aurora, Ontario - north of
Toronto. Not much radio today, but it helped to make Monday
a (mostly) driving day.

Tentative plans for Tuesday... probably staying around Toronto.
I may be able to return to the FN03/FN04 grid boundary for
some daytime passes. I probably won't leave the Toronto area
until the evening. I'm looking to get into grid FN14 either
Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning for passes, as that grid
is still one that appears to be in demand. Please follow my
@WD9EWK Twitter feed, or visit http://twitter.com/WD9EWK for
updates. APRS is working up here in Ontario, so you can also
see where I'm going at http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9 in a web
browser.

73!





Patrick CJ7EWK/3 - Newmarket, Ontario
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

From zmetzing at pobox.com  Wed May 15 00:36:56 2019
From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger)
Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 19:36:56 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] fcd pro +
In-Reply-To: <1948101d50a3c$7883d980$698b8c80$@bellsouth.net>
References: <1948101d50a3c$7883d980$698b8c80$@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <0be0b4b0-3cdc-e200-7433-70b136474030@pobox.com>

On 05/14/19 05:04, Nick Pugh via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> My FCD Pro+ is broken how do I get it fixed?
> Where can I get a schematic?

Hello Nick,

Howard Long, G6LVB, hasn't made a post on the funcubedongle.com website 
in ~4 years. He does not respond to comments on that website regarding 
the USB bugs in the FCDP+, so I don't think he'll be very responsive to 
broken hardware/schematic requests, either.

Appealing directly to AMSAT-UK may have some effect.

I believe that the secrecy surrounding this dongle stems from the NDA-ed 
silicon tuner and a desire to keep it from being cloned.

It is unfortunate that such a wonderful gadget is both closed source and 
closed hardware.

--- Zach
N0ZGO

From n0jy at amsat.org  Wed May 15 03:51:18 2019
From: n0jy at amsat.org (Jerry Buxton)
Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 22:51:18 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] fcd pro +
In-Reply-To: <1948101d50a3c$7883d980$698b8c80$@bellsouth.net>
References: <1948101d50a3c$7883d980$698b8c80$@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <c8154304-b397-a0ef-a750-f33802a249e9@amsat.org>

Well, my FCD Pro (before +) broke a few years ago and I decided I'd just
buy a PRO+ to replace it.? I figured that at least some of the money
goes to the FUNcube satellite projects and we're all in this together,
so why not support each other.? And the new and better FCD Pro+ I got
supported the Fox-1 program because it sure got a heckuva lot of use in
testing those babies!

Jerry Buxton, N?JY

On 5/14/2019 05:04, Nick Pugh via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> My FCD Pro+ is broken how do I get it fixed?


From peter at magicbug.co.uk  Wed May 15 13:27:47 2019
From: peter at magicbug.co.uk (Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL))
Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 14:27:47 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] fcd pro +
In-Reply-To: <0be0b4b0-3cdc-e200-7433-70b136474030@pobox.com>
References: <1948101d50a3c$7883d980$698b8c80$@bellsouth.net>
	<0be0b4b0-3cdc-e200-7433-70b136474030@pobox.com>
Message-ID: <CAFvUairpt5JCLa2Gym8gxQwn1fe5FCgzxzq6vjNTZado1mkmRA@mail.gmail.com>

I'd guess that the first place to get support would be to email
Hanlincrest Ltd (Howard) who makes and supports the Funcube Dongle
email being g6lvb at amsat.org, I don't think rewriting a comment on his
website is how anyone should expect to get support.

Most commercial products don't provide schematic or access to firmware
code but for some reason, some of the ham radio community seems to
think they should be handed it.

73,

Peter, 2M0SQL

On Wed, 15 May 2019 at 01:37, Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> On 05/14/19 05:04, Nick Pugh via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > My FCD Pro+ is broken how do I get it fixed?
> > Where can I get a schematic?
>
> Hello Nick,
>
> Howard Long, G6LVB, hasn't made a post on the funcubedongle.com website
> in ~4 years. He does not respond to comments on that website regarding
> the USB bugs in the FCDP+, so I don't think he'll be very responsive to
> broken hardware/schematic requests, either.
>
> Appealing directly to AMSAT-UK may have some effect.
>
> I believe that the secrecy surrounding this dongle stems from the NDA-ed
> silicon tuner and a desire to keep it from being cloned.
>
> It is unfortunate that such a wonderful gadget is both closed source and
> closed hardware.
>
> --- 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 peter at magicbug.co.uk  Wed May 15 13:32:27 2019
From: peter at magicbug.co.uk (Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL))
Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 14:32:27 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] fcd pro +
In-Reply-To: <0be0b4b0-3cdc-e200-7433-70b136474030@pobox.com>
References: <1948101d50a3c$7883d980$698b8c80$@bellsouth.net>
	<0be0b4b0-3cdc-e200-7433-70b136474030@pobox.com>
Message-ID: <CAFvUaiqnturcmdR31yhRLhBJ-K9uLRVbr7QMwFfUVD17+fRn9w@mail.gmail.com>

I should also point out that there's a contact form on the shop for
Hanlincrest Ltd at
https://funcubedongle.3dcartstores.com/crm.asp?action=contactus plus
their full contact information.

73,

Peter, 2M0SQL

On Wed, 15 May 2019 at 01:37, Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> On 05/14/19 05:04, Nick Pugh via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > My FCD Pro+ is broken how do I get it fixed?
> > Where can I get a schematic?
>
> Hello Nick,
>
> Howard Long, G6LVB, hasn't made a post on the funcubedongle.com website
> in ~4 years. He does not respond to comments on that website regarding
> the USB bugs in the FCDP+, so I don't think he'll be very responsive to
> broken hardware/schematic requests, either.
>
> Appealing directly to AMSAT-UK may have some effect.
>
> I believe that the secrecy surrounding this dongle stems from the NDA-ed
> silicon tuner and a desire to keep it from being cloned.
>
> It is unfortunate that such a wonderful gadget is both closed source and
> closed hardware.
>
> --- 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 hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net  Wed May 15 13:47:15 2019
From: hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net (Hans BX2ABT)
Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 21:47:15 +0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] fcd pro +
In-Reply-To: <CAFvUairpt5JCLa2Gym8gxQwn1fe5FCgzxzq6vjNTZado1mkmRA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <1948101d50a3c$7883d980$698b8c80$@bellsouth.net>
	<0be0b4b0-3cdc-e200-7433-70b136474030@pobox.com>
	<CAFvUairpt5JCLa2Gym8gxQwn1fe5FCgzxzq6vjNTZado1mkmRA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <fa7b95fa-2ffc-d11d-9e1a-30816a50f801@msa.hinet.net>

The trend is to keep everything under lid and a secret and not share 
source code or schematics. You might agree with this, but when I spend 
money to buy something I own it and I want the right to repair and that 
means documentation. It used to be like that, because I can easily 
repair my old ham rigs from ICOM and Kenwood because they provide this 
kind of information. And yes, if there is no documentation then I will 
steer clear of buying that product or other products from that company. 
Thanks for the heads-up: will never buy a FCD+, that's for sure.

Hans

BX2ABT


On 05/15/2019 09:27 PM, Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL) via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> I'd guess that the first place to get support would be to email
> Hanlincrest Ltd (Howard) who makes and supports the Funcube Dongle
> email being g6lvb at amsat.org, I don't think rewriting a comment on his
> website is how anyone should expect to get support.
>
> Most commercial products don't provide schematic or access to firmware
> code but for some reason, some of the ham radio community seems to
> think they should be handed it.
>
> 73,
>
> Peter, 2M0SQL
>
> On Wed, 15 May 2019 at 01:37, Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> On 05/14/19 05:04, Nick Pugh via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>>> My FCD Pro+ is broken how do I get it fixed?
>>> Where can I get a schematic?
>> Hello Nick,
>>
>> Howard Long, G6LVB, hasn't made a post on the funcubedongle.com website
>> in ~4 years. He does not respond to comments on that website regarding
>> the USB bugs in the FCDP+, so I don't think he'll be very responsive to
>> broken hardware/schematic requests, either.
>>
>> Appealing directly to AMSAT-UK may have some effect.
>>
>> I believe that the secrecy surrounding this dongle stems from the NDA-ed
>> silicon tuner and a desire to keep it from being cloned.
>>
>> It is unfortunate that such a wonderful gadget is both closed source and
>> closed hardware.
>>
>> --- 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
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and 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 peter at magicbug.co.uk  Wed May 15 14:24:12 2019
From: peter at magicbug.co.uk (Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL))
Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 15:24:12 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] fcd pro +
In-Reply-To: <fa7b95fa-2ffc-d11d-9e1a-30816a50f801@msa.hinet.net>
References: <1948101d50a3c$7883d980$698b8c80$@bellsouth.net>
	<0be0b4b0-3cdc-e200-7433-70b136474030@pobox.com>
	<CAFvUairpt5JCLa2Gym8gxQwn1fe5FCgzxzq6vjNTZado1mkmRA@mail.gmail.com>
	<fa7b95fa-2ffc-d11d-9e1a-30816a50f801@msa.hinet.net>
Message-ID: <CAFvUaiqjgN1RY9sasF5j0T_zuLYTYGzK++EY3dUMFS5JhGLdLg@mail.gmail.com>

Think you jumped to conclusions Hans I didn't say I agreed with
anything I pointed out the fact, no access to repair has been stopped
you can open the case? I know ICOM/Kenwood don't provide the source
code, most electronics companies don't that's just how it is.

Peter.

On Wed, 15 May 2019 at 14:48, Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> The trend is to keep everything under lid and a secret and not share
> source code or schematics. You might agree with this, but when I spend
> money to buy something I own it and I want the right to repair and that
> means documentation. It used to be like that, because I can easily
> repair my old ham rigs from ICOM and Kenwood because they provide this
> kind of information. And yes, if there is no documentation then I will
> steer clear of buying that product or other products from that company.
> Thanks for the heads-up: will never buy a FCD+, that's for sure.
>
> Hans
>
> BX2ABT
>
>
> On 05/15/2019 09:27 PM, Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL) via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > I'd guess that the first place to get support would be to email
> > Hanlincrest Ltd (Howard) who makes and supports the Funcube Dongle
> > email being g6lvb at amsat.org, I don't think rewriting a comment on his
> > website is how anyone should expect to get support.
> >
> > Most commercial products don't provide schematic or access to firmware
> > code but for some reason, some of the ham radio community seems to
> > think they should be handed it.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Peter, 2M0SQL
> >
> > On Wed, 15 May 2019 at 01:37, Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB
> > <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >> On 05/14/19 05:04, Nick Pugh via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> >>> My FCD Pro+ is broken how do I get it fixed?
> >>> Where can I get a schematic?
> >> Hello Nick,
> >>
> >> Howard Long, G6LVB, hasn't made a post on the funcubedongle.com website
> >> in ~4 years. He does not respond to comments on that website regarding
> >> the USB bugs in the FCDP+, so I don't think he'll be very responsive to
> >> broken hardware/schematic requests, either.
> >>
> >> Appealing directly to AMSAT-UK may have some effect.
> >>
> >> I believe that the secrecy surrounding this dongle stems from the NDA-ed
> >> silicon tuner and a desire to keep it from being cloned.
> >>
> >> It is unfortunate that such a wonderful gadget is both closed source and
> >> closed hardware.
> >>
> >> --- 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
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> > are solely those of the author, and 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 hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net  Wed May 15 14:54:26 2019
From: hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net (Hans BX2ABT)
Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 22:54:26 +0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] fcd pro +
In-Reply-To: <CAFvUaiqjgN1RY9sasF5j0T_zuLYTYGzK++EY3dUMFS5JhGLdLg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <1948101d50a3c$7883d980$698b8c80$@bellsouth.net>
	<0be0b4b0-3cdc-e200-7433-70b136474030@pobox.com>
	<CAFvUairpt5JCLa2Gym8gxQwn1fe5FCgzxzq6vjNTZado1mkmRA@mail.gmail.com>
	<fa7b95fa-2ffc-d11d-9e1a-30816a50f801@msa.hinet.net>
	<CAFvUaiqjgN1RY9sasF5j0T_zuLYTYGzK++EY3dUMFS5JhGLdLg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <d5c03396-7110-cad7-c6c6-77396342363b@msa.hinet.net>

You can open a case, but with proprietary components, designs and code 
little repair can be done. Chuck it in the bin and buy another. I come 
from a different era, where designs were documented and repairs could be 
done by oneself or independent repair men. Products had a value that 
spanned more than a few years.

So yes, I am one of those in the ham community that thinks schematics 
and code should be "handed to me" (paraphrased from what you wrote 
below) when I request it. I know this goes against the interests of 
companies putting out products and nowadays it seems companies have more 
might than consumers, so the companies win, the consumer loses.

But I agree with you that comments on this BB will not help with repairs 
or support in any way.

73 de Hans

BX2ABT


On 05/15/2019 10:24 PM, Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL) wrote:
> Think you jumped to conclusions Hans I didn't say I agreed with
> anything I pointed out the fact, no access to repair has been stopped
> you can open the case? I know ICOM/Kenwood don't provide the source
> code, most electronics companies don't that's just how it is.
>
> Peter.
>
> On Wed, 15 May 2019 at 14:48, Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> The trend is to keep everything under lid and a secret and not share
>> source code or schematics. You might agree with this, but when I spend
>> money to buy something I own it and I want the right to repair and that
>> means documentation. It used to be like that, because I can easily
>> repair my old ham rigs from ICOM and Kenwood because they provide this
>> kind of information. And yes, if there is no documentation then I will
>> steer clear of buying that product or other products from that company.
>> Thanks for the heads-up: will never buy a FCD+, that's for sure.
>>
>> Hans
>>
>> BX2ABT
>>
>>
>> On 05/15/2019 09:27 PM, Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL) via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>>> I'd guess that the first place to get support would be to email
>>> Hanlincrest Ltd (Howard) who makes and supports the Funcube Dongle
>>> email being g6lvb at amsat.org, I don't think rewriting a comment on his
>>> website is how anyone should expect to get support.
>>>
>>> Most commercial products don't provide schematic or access to firmware
>>> code but for some reason, some of the ham radio community seems to
>>> think they should be handed it.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Peter, 2M0SQL
>>>
>>> On Wed, 15 May 2019 at 01:37, Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB
>>> <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>>> On 05/14/19 05:04, Nick Pugh via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>>>>> My FCD Pro+ is broken how do I get it fixed?
>>>>> Where can I get a schematic?
>>>> Hello Nick,
>>>>
>>>> Howard Long, G6LVB, hasn't made a post on the funcubedongle.com website
>>>> in ~4 years. He does not respond to comments on that website regarding
>>>> the USB bugs in the FCDP+, so I don't think he'll be very responsive to
>>>> broken hardware/schematic requests, either.
>>>>
>>>> Appealing directly to AMSAT-UK may have some effect.
>>>>
>>>> I believe that the secrecy surrounding this dongle stems from the NDA-ed
>>>> silicon tuner and a desire to keep it from being cloned.
>>>>
>>>> It is unfortunate that such a wonderful gadget is both closed source and
>>>> closed hardware.
>>>>
>>>> --- 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
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
>>> are solely those of the author, and 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 zmetzing at pobox.com  Wed May 15 15:41:07 2019
From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger)
Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 10:41:07 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] fcd pro +
In-Reply-To: <CAFvUairpt5JCLa2Gym8gxQwn1fe5FCgzxzq6vjNTZado1mkmRA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <1948101d50a3c$7883d980$698b8c80$@bellsouth.net>
	<0be0b4b0-3cdc-e200-7433-70b136474030@pobox.com>
	<CAFvUairpt5JCLa2Gym8gxQwn1fe5FCgzxzq6vjNTZado1mkmRA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <ebf6103d-02ef-ca63-26b5-c27899f279eb@pobox.com>

On 2019-05-15 08:27, Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL) wrote:
> I'd guess that the first place to get support would be to email
> Hanlincrest Ltd (Howard) who makes and supports the Funcube Dongle
> email being g6lvb at amsat.org, I don't think rewriting a comment on his
> website is how anyone should expect to get support.

Already tried, more than a year ago. No response.

--- Zach
N0ZGO

From martha at amsat.org  Wed May 15 17:18:33 2019
From: martha at amsat.org (Martha)
Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 13:18:33 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Office Closed
Message-ID: <CAPk0USy_UkVrgEbhsUAz0EkJn+xCdis56_KVA44=fh9G9BkdsQ@mail.gmail.com>

The AMSAT Office is closed from Thursday, May 16 - Monday, May 20th.  Hope
to see many of you at the Xenia Hamcation.

-- 
73- Martha

From aj9n at aol.com  Wed May 15 18:45:07 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 18:45:07 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-15 18:30
	UTC
References: <1376768874.77029.1557945907925.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1376768874.77029.1557945907925@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-15 18:30 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain, telebridge via VK6MJ

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-17 08:51:35 UTC 84 deg

?

Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 deg

?

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

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC

?

?

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?2019-05-15 18:30 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


?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-04-30 02:30 UTC.

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



?

?

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

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



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



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.

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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) https://srr.ru/?

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

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

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

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Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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 114


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1305. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1248.

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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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

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 aj9n at aol.com  Wed May 15 23:48:23 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 23:48:23 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-15 23:30
	UTC
References: <1766993101.252085.1557964103303.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1766993101.252085.1557964103303@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-15 23:30 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain, telebridge via VK6MJ

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-17 08:51:35 UTC 84 deg

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Watch for live stream at https://www.aranzadiikastola.eus/? (***)

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Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 deg

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Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC

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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?2019-05-15 23:30 UTC.? (***)

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


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

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


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The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-04-30 02:30 UTC.

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



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

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



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



ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

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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.

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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.

?

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

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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) https://srr.ru/?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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 114


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1305. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1248.

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

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


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

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 johnbrier at gmail.com  Thu May 16 03:17:15 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 23:17:15 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Demo for one on 2019-05-16 - 1443 UTC - AO-92 pass?
Message-ID: <CALn0fKPjC2mG8sVjxvh-uPn-Ru88imskL0CxhQA+tNM3Sm7+iA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

A colleague at work is in town from India this week and I am helping him
get into ham radio. I told him I would try to do a little demo for him
tomorrow if possible. The best pass for me would be the one in $subject,
but it's out over the Atlantic ocean, and with it being an AM week day pass
I am not sure anyone will even be on.

I need to see if he is available then, but if so, will anyone be on or can
someone be on so I can have a successful demo for him?

73, John Brier KG4AKV

From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Thu May 16 04:08:17 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 00:08:17 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara,
	Spain
Message-ID: <2653901C754E4AB3AEB3AB09330B4D80@DHJ>

 

 

 

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain on 17 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:51 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 VK6MJ. The contact should be audible over portions of Australia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

 

 

Bergara, with its 15000 inhabitants, is in the Basque Country, an autonomous community of Spain. It has been very important in Science throughout history, since the chemical element Wolfram was first isolated in a laboratory here, in 1783.  Also, until the end of the XXth century, Bergara has been the most important producer on fabric, including jeans such as Levis or Lee. Our school is here.

 

Aranzadi School is formed by 452 families, 746 students and 69 professionals, with the collaboration of other people.  Families can start being part of our school when the child is four months old and they can continue being members until the student finishes secondary school or high school.

 

The school was set up by some parents of our town, in the year 1971 because they wanted a school that would be Basque and innovative. We are a cooperative whose access is public. We have followed that attitude for 47 years.

Our school has been pioneer in the use of languages: it was the first school teaching English to 4 years old children. Pioneer in many things, we are working really hard for our school to be one of the best.

 

 

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

 

1. Were you scared when you travelled to the Space Station? How long is it?

2. Do you dream when you sleep?

3. Do watches work in the same way in the space and in the Earth?

4. What is, in your opinion, the most complicated task of an astronaut?

5. Do you think the Earth will be as beautiful in the future?

6. How do you know when you have to have lunch, or dinner or go to sleep?

7. How do you feel when you leave the Space Station in order to make  

   reparations or to go for a walk?

8. Is the space the way you imagined it as a child?

9. What do you feel when you drink water? How do you drink it?

10. What do you feel when you wake up and you see the Earth so far away?

11. Do you think that maybe one day humans will live on the Moon or in Mars?

12. Is cosmic radiation disturbing when your eyes are closed?

13. What games do you play when you are there?

14. When you look from the Spacial Station, what colour is the Earth?

15. What do you feel when you are in the space?

16. What do you miss when you are in space?

17. Is the food you eat tasty? How is it like?

18. What do you do when you are sick? Do you take something special?

19. What did you feel the first time without gravity?

20. Was it difficult to get used to sleeping hanging?

 

 

 

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.  Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE

        The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

        The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

        Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC

 

   2. Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

       The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

       The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

       Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 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). ARISS in the US is funded in part by the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues.  With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio.  For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 


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From royldean at gmail.com  Thu May 16 12:01:18 2019
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 08:01:18 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Demo for one on 2019-05-16 - 1443 UTC - AO-92 pass?
Message-ID: <CADGPg2usyUR58W+oKR75gN24=vvoDVVeLOHPKuS9j8oitRewrg@mail.gmail.com>

John,

Unfortunately I just read this post after having arrived at work (drove the
Miata today, no room for Elk), so can't help you.   However I will say that
on the early Atlantic passes on weekdays, there are usually a least 2 or 3
ops every time.   I don't think you'll have any problem making contacts.

--Roy
K3RLD


> Hi, A colleague at work is in town from India this week and I am helping
> him
> get into ham radio. I told him I would try to do a little demo for him
> tomorrow if possible. The best pass for me would be the one in $subject,
> but it's out over the Atlantic ocean, and with it being an AM week day pass
> I am not sure anyone will even be on. I need to see if he is available
> then, but if so, will anyone be on or can
> someone be on so I can have a successful demo for him? 73, John Brier
> KG4AKV

From kb2ysi at gmail.com  Thu May 16 12:21:56 2019
From: kb2ysi at gmail.com (Don KB2YSI)
Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 08:21:56 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Demo for one on 2019-05-16 - 1443 UTC - AO-92 pass?
In-Reply-To: <CADGPg2usyUR58W+oKR75gN24=vvoDVVeLOHPKuS9j8oitRewrg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADGPg2usyUR58W+oKR75gN24=vvoDVVeLOHPKuS9j8oitRewrg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAAJiE8NkPJ_VZRDR1+WFu1mwUznpYY0uHOnLR16KQPnH=_bM7Q@mail.gmail.com>

I put it on my calendar and I happen to have my gear with me. I'll try to
jump on.

On Thu, May 16, 2019, 08:02 Roy Dean via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> John,
>
> Unfortunately I just read this post after having arrived at work (drove the
> Miata today, no room for Elk), so can't help you.   However I will say that
> on the early Atlantic passes on weekdays, there are usually a least 2 or 3
> ops every time.   I don't think you'll have any problem making contacts.
>
> --Roy
> K3RLD
>
>
> > Hi, A colleague at work is in town from India this week and I am helping
> > him
> > get into ham radio. I told him I would try to do a little demo for him
> > tomorrow if possible. The best pass for me would be the one in $subject,
> > but it's out over the Atlantic ocean, and with it being an AM week day
> pass
> > I am not sure anyone will even be on. I need to see if he is available
> > then, but if so, will anyone be on or can
> > someone be on so I can have a successful demo for him? 73, John Brier
> > KG4AKV
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and 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  Thu May 16 13:25:00 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 09:25:00 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Demo for one on 2019-05-16 - 1443 UTC - AO-92 pass?
In-Reply-To: <CAAJiE8NkPJ_VZRDR1+WFu1mwUznpYY0uHOnLR16KQPnH=_bM7Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADGPg2usyUR58W+oKR75gN24=vvoDVVeLOHPKuS9j8oitRewrg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAAJiE8NkPJ_VZRDR1+WFu1mwUznpYY0uHOnLR16KQPnH=_bM7Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKMQO4h_LKGC_Zuvza64u8JkPmyAMC5gSuVWRaXoXS6qKA@mail.gmail.com>

I confirmed my colleague is available, so the demo is on.

Thanks guys.

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 8:23 AM Don KB2YSI via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> I put it on my calendar and I happen to have my gear with me. I'll try to
> jump on.
>
> On Thu, May 16, 2019, 08:02 Roy Dean via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
> > John,
> >
> > Unfortunately I just read this post after having arrived at work (drove
> the
> > Miata today, no room for Elk), so can't help you.   However I will say
> that
> > on the early Atlantic passes on weekdays, there are usually a least 2 or
> 3
> > ops every time.   I don't think you'll have any problem making contacts.
> >
> > --Roy
> > K3RLD
> >
> >
> > > Hi, A colleague at work is in town from India this week and I am
> helping
> > > him
> > > get into ham radio. I told him I would try to do a little demo for him
> > > tomorrow if possible. The best pass for me would be the one in
> $subject,
> > > but it's out over the Atlantic ocean, and with it being an AM week day
> > pass
> > > I am not sure anyone will even be on. I need to see if he is available
> > > then, but if so, will anyone be on or can
> > > someone be on so I can have a successful demo for him? 73, John Brier
> > > KG4AKV
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions
> > expressed
> > are solely those of the author, and 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 johnbrier at gmail.com  Thu May 16 15:22:00 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 11:22:00 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Demo for one on 2019-05-16 - 1443 UTC - AO-92 pass?
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKPjC2mG8sVjxvh-uPn-Ru88imskL0CxhQA+tNM3Sm7+iA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALn0fKPjC2mG8sVjxvh-uPn-Ru88imskL0CxhQA+tNM3Sm7+iA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKPHVTE+UHBCF1pP8eCEEM9mK1rFJZqM3MdK349Gc5wjEw@mail.gmail.com>

I made a decent number of QSOs. Thanks folks.

Here is a picture of my colleague Yogesh after the demo:

https://twitter.com/SpaceComms1/status/1129043078134870018

As I say in the Tweet, he wants to have an ARISS contact for some students
he teaches after he learns enough about ham radio.

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 11:17 PM John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> A colleague at work is in town from India this week and I am helping him
> get into ham radio. I told him I would try to do a little demo for him
> tomorrow if possible. The best pass for me would be the one in $subject,
> but it's out over the Atlantic ocean, and with it being an AM week day pass
> I am not sure anyone will even be on.
>
> I need to see if he is available then, but if so, will anyone be on or can
> someone be on so I can have a successful demo for him?
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>

From kb2m at arrl.net  Fri May 17 00:38:10 2019
From: kb2m at arrl.net (kb2mjeff@att.net)
Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 20:38:10 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] New Sat radio coming?
Message-ID: <001201d50c48$ce110c20$6a332460$@arrl.net>

 <https://qrznow.com/elecraft-k4-high-performance-direct-sampling-sdr/>
https://qrznow.com/elecraft-k4-high-performance-direct-sampling-sdr/

 

73 Jeff kb2m


From wa7fwf at gmail.com  Fri May 17 01:51:17 2019
From: wa7fwf at gmail.com (Kevin)
Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 18:51:17 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] New Sat radio coming?
In-Reply-To: <001201d50c48$ce110c20$6a332460$@arrl.net>
References: <001201d50c48$ce110c20$6a332460$@arrl.net>
Message-ID: <5ecf125c-d57f-6c35-5c2a-53fb5d006f1b@gmail.com>

Having recently been burned by Icom I will wait to see that on the 
Elecraft the Ref In is really for a 10MHz GPSDO lock and not just 
"calibration" and that the claim "all mode" really is all mode up to and 
including 9600 Packet.

Other than that it looks pretty good...

LOL
Kevin WA7FWF

On 5/16/2019 5:38 PM, kb2mjeff--- via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>   <https://qrznow.com/elecraft-k4-high-performance-direct-sampling-sdr/>
> https://qrznow.com/elecraft-k4-high-performance-direct-sampling-sdr/
>
>   
>
> 73 Jeff kb2m
>
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From K6FW1 at verizon.net  Fri May 17 02:23:35 2019
From: K6FW1 at verizon.net (Frank)
Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 19:23:35 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] New Sat radio coming?
In-Reply-To: <001201d50c48$ce110c20$6a332460$@arrl.net>
References: <001201d50c48$ce110c20$6a332460$@arrl.net>
Message-ID: <564A6F7D-D1B4-46D3-B2F8-411259686005@verizon.net>

The K4 only has one antenna connector for VHF/UHF so I doubt it will do full duplex for satellite operation.

73,
Frank
K6FW


> On May 16, 2019, at 5:38 PM, kb2mjeff--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> <https://qrznow.com/elecraft-k4-high-performance-direct-sampling-sdr/>
> https://qrznow.com/elecraft-k4-high-performance-direct-sampling-sdr/
> 
> 
> 
> 73 Jeff kb2m
> 
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From ray.hoad at mypbmail.com  Fri May 17 03:32:57 2019
From: ray.hoad at mypbmail.com (Ray Hoad)
Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 22:32:57 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] New Sat radio coming?
In-Reply-To: <564A6F7D-D1B4-46D3-B2F8-411259686005@verizon.net>
References: <001201d50c48$ce110c20$6a332460$@arrl.net>
	<564A6F7D-D1B4-46D3-B2F8-411259686005@verizon.net>
Message-ID: <000201d50c61$3929cf20$ab7d6d60$@mypbmail.com>

Since it is a SDR, wouldn't it be nice if the outputs could be reassigned to
specific output terminals????

Raymond Hoad
WA5QGD

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Frank via
AMSAT-BB
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2019 21:24
To: kb2mjeff at att.net <kb2m at arrl.net>
Cc: Amsat <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] New Sat radio coming?

The K4 only has one antenna connector for VHF/UHF so I doubt it will do full
duplex for satellite operation.

73,
Frank
K6FW


> On May 16, 2019, at 5:38 PM, kb2mjeff--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:
> 
> <https://qrznow.com/elecraft-k4-high-performance-direct-sampling-sdr/>
> https://qrznow.com/elecraft-k4-high-performance-direct-sampling-sdr/
> 
> 
> 
> 73 Jeff kb2m
> 
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From w3ab at yahoo.com  Fri May 17 03:56:44 2019
From: w3ab at yahoo.com (W3AB/GEO)
Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 20:56:44 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] New Sat radio coming?
In-Reply-To: <5ecf125c-d57f-6c35-5c2a-53fb5d006f1b@gmail.com>
References: <001201d50c48$ce110c20$6a332460$@arrl.net>
	<5ecf125c-d57f-6c35-5c2a-53fb5d006f1b@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <160dccec-025b-4084-a8ac-6d0e74c1a7ba@yahoo.com>

Kevin,

How were you burned by Icom?

Inquiring minds want to know.

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

On May 16, 2019, 18:52, at 18:52, Kevin via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>Having recently been burned by Icom I will wait to see that on the 
>Elecraft the Ref In is really for a 10MHz GPSDO lock and not just 
>"calibration" and that the claim "all mode" really is all mode up to
>and 
>including 9600 Packet.
>
>Other than that it looks pretty good...
>
>LOL
>Kevin WA7FWF
>
>On 5/16/2019 5:38 PM, kb2mjeff--- via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>>? 
><https://qrznow.com/elecraft-k4-high-performance-direct-sampling-sdr/>
>> https://qrznow.com/elecraft-k4-high-performance-direct-sampling-sdr/
>>
>>?? 
>>
>> 73 Jeff kb2m
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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From wa7fwf at gmail.com  Fri May 17 05:23:55 2019
From: wa7fwf at gmail.com (Kevin)
Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 22:23:55 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] New Sat radio coming?
In-Reply-To: <160dccec-025b-4084-a8ac-6d0e74c1a7ba@yahoo.com>
References: <001201d50c48$ce110c20$6a332460$@arrl.net>
	<5ecf125c-d57f-6c35-5c2a-53fb5d006f1b@gmail.com>
	<160dccec-025b-4084-a8ac-6d0e74c1a7ba@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <5c5856f3-c150-f33e-cf68-1b9ce2daebf8@gmail.com>

 ?? I followed the first hint of a Icom IC-9700 and I kept a close eye 
on it and when they added the 10MHz ref in I plopped down some money and 
got on the reservation list for one.? When I received it I found out the 
the reference in is nothing more than like the crystal calibrators of 
old and used for calibration, it does not lock the oscillator like on 
the 7610 or other radios that have a reference in.

 ?? When the radio sits on your desk? it gets pretty warm and then when 
you key up the fan kicks on and on 23cm SSB you can watch it drift 70Hz 
or more and then it slowly drifts? back, not what you would expect for a 
modern radio in 2019, there are rumors that Icom may do a firmware patch 
to run the fan all the time to help with the drift, but a real reference 
in would have fixed this, I did a fan mod to run the fan all the time 
and yes it helps but the drift is still there.

 ?? The more important thing to me though is that my old IC-820 and my 
IC-821 and my IC-910 and my IC-9100 all supported 9600 packet, for some 
25 years Icom has? provided the ability to do 9600 but for whatever 
reason they dropped support on the 9700 and failed to mention it, 
contacting Icom support they acted like they had never heard of 9600 
packet,? It's still being advertised as "All modes including FM, SSB, 
AM, CW, RTTY, Digital, D-Star Digital Voice and Digital Data", the 
digital part after RTTY is 1200 AFSK in Icom's mind, and why I am leery 
when someone says all mode now.

 ? Don't get me wrong, there will be many people who will use and love? 
their 9700 and not notice these issues, and I also could deal with the 
drift? but the 9600 missing is really a burn to me.

 ? So it's either Icom comes out with a firmware patch to fix the 9600 
issue (losing hope on that one) or I go back to my 9100 (probably the 
best) or I get another 910? or some other 2nd radio to get 9600 packet back.

 ? 73 Kevin WA7FWF


On 5/16/2019 8:56 PM, W3AB/GEO wrote:
> Kevin,
>
> How were you burned by Icom?
>
> Inquiring minds want to know.
>
> ___
> Sent from my two way wrist watch
> 73 de W3AB/GEO
>
> On May 16, 2019, 18:52, at 18:52, Kevin via AMSAT-BB 
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >Having recently been burned by Icom I will wait to see that on the
> >Elecraft the Ref In is really for a 10MHz GPSDO lock and not just
> >"calibration" and that the claim "all mode" really is all mode up to
> >and
> >including 9600 Packet.
> >
> >Other than that it looks pretty good...
> >
> >LOL
> >Kevin WA7FWF
> >
> >On 5/16/2019 5:38 PM, kb2mjeff--- via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> >>
> ><https://qrznow.com/elecraft-k4-high-performance-direct-sampling-sdr/>;
> >> https://qrznow.com/elecraft-k4-high-performance-direct-sampling-sdr/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 73 Jeff kb2m
> >>
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From kb2m at arrl.net  Fri May 17 11:53:47 2019
From: kb2m at arrl.net (kb2mjeff@att.net)
Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 07:53:47 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW:  New Sat radio coming?
References: <001201d50c48$ce110c20$6a332460$@arrl.net>
	<5ecf125c-d57f-6c35-5c2a-53fb5d006f1b@gmail.com> 
Message-ID: <018401d50ca7$306e1490$914a3db0$@arrl.net>

Yeah, me too. I will be looking for the 9600 packet. I'm feeling confident
that Elecraft will do the GPS correctly. But who knows how long it will be
before the 2m and 70cm module will be available, and is it fullduplex?

73 Jeff kb2m

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Kevin via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2019 9:51 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] New Sat radio coming?

Having recently been burned by Icom I will wait to see that on the Elecraft
the Ref In is really for a 10MHz GPSDO lock and not just "calibration" and
that the claim "all mode" really is all mode up to and including 9600
Packet.

Other than that it looks pretty good...

LOL
Kevin WA7FWF

On 5/16/2019 5:38 PM, kb2mjeff--- via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>   
> <https://qrznow.com/elecraft-k4-high-performance-direct-sampling-sdr/>
> https://qrznow.com/elecraft-k4-high-performance-direct-sampling-sdr/
>
>   
>
> 73 Jeff kb2m
>
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From aj9n at aol.com  Fri May 17 15:10:46 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 15:10:46 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-15 23:30
	UTC
References: <2095995002.924818.1558105846096.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <2095995002.924818.1558105846096@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-15 23:30 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain, telebridge via VK6MJ

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-17 08:51:35 UTC 84 deg

?

Watch for live stream at https://www.aranzadiikastola.eus/? (***)

?

Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 deg

?

Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC

?

?

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?2019-05-17 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


?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-05-17 15:00 UTC. (***)

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



?

?

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

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



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



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.



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

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) https://srr.ru/?

?

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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 114


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1306. (***) 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1249. (***)

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

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


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

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 n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Fri May 17 17:55:16 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 13:55:16 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Curtin Primary School,
	Canberra, Australia
References: <BE75A8397BD847658663AD55C3C1FA43.ref@DHJ>
Message-ID: <BE75A8397BD847658663AD55C3C1FA43@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia

on 20 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:39 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the east coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

 

 

Curtin Primary School is located within the Australian Parliamentary triangle of Canberra which is the capital city of Australia.

Our school of 500+ students revolves around creating opportunities for excellence for each student. Our graduates are effective learners, innovators and thinkers who are prepared for the challenges of secondary schooling and beyond. At Curtin Primary, we deliver the Australian Curriculum through contemporary teaching approaches. We provide a broad curriculum that values each learning area and dedicates time for students to learn how to learn. Our expert teachers are constantly learning from educational research and through collaborative planning and reflection. Our teachers provide individualized approaches to foster each student's academic and social development. Teachers spark each student's natural curiosity through rich inquiry learning. Our curriculum is designed to provide opportunities for students to learn about themselves, their world and ways to interact with it as effective citizens. At Curtin Primary, we believe learning is enhanced through community partnerships. We are privileged to receive ongoing support from our community and encourage our families to participate in all aspects of school life. Parents and family members support the school by sharing their personal and professional expertise with students, guiding student readers, participating in the student program and through fundraising. We also engage community organizations to provide opportunities for curriculum enrichment programs in areas of student interest, particularly those with a STEM focus. Our school community is very excited about the forthcoming ISS link up in May.Teachers have been showing live footage of the ISS and students have submitted questions to the school's ISS coordinator, Deborah Fitzgerald.

 

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

 

1. Why are you in space? What are you working on?

2. How long have you been on the space station?

3. Do you ever worry about space junk hitting the ISS?

4. Do you go outside the space station?

5. What can you see in space from the ISS?

6. What does space smell like?

7. What is the most needed object in space?

8. Does time change in space?

9. Why does it look slow when the ISS is going so fast? 

10. How do you know it is lunchtime when it's always dark?

11. How do you eat without your food going everywhere?

12. Do you have to take food and water with you to the ISS?

13. What happens if there is an emergency on the ISS?

14. What happens if you get hurt or sick on the ISS?

15. Do you get sick when you come back to Earth?

16. Why did you choose to become an astronaut?

17. How long did it take you to become an astronaut?

18. What was your favourite part of your training for the ISS? Why?

19. What do you do to pass the time in space when you are not working?

20. Do you have fun in space?

 

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

 

Next planned event(s):

   1.   Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

        The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

        The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

        Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 


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From k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Sat May 18 00:54:30 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Sat, 18 May 2019 00:54:30 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] WA6RLR copied via XW-2C 00:53
References: <817472098.4100525.1558140870241.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <817472098.4100525.1558140870241@mail.yahoo.com>

FYI - heard WA6RLR with AC9E in QSO via XW-2C at 00:53 UTC..Sorry I wasn't setup to uplink. 
73!Umeshk6vug

From k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Sat May 18 01:38:52 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Sat, 18 May 2019 01:38:52 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] WA6RLR copied via XW-2C 00:53
In-Reply-To: <817472098.4100525.1558140870241@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <817472098.4100525.1558140870241.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<817472098.4100525.1558140870241@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <121475894.4149385.1558143532974@mail.yahoo.com>

 FYI - if interested the recordings (20190517*) are in the public folder linked below -? 
?
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UXkR3s9ZWY-PBneGAqDNnakfC95UHUGx?usp=sharing 
?Antenna: 2 meter cross-Yagi on a CDE rotator mounted on a tripod. 
Software: HRD Satellite steering SDR# driving a RTL-SDR dongle. 
(the uplink radio IC-7000 was off-line) 
?It is good to hear more stations doing SSB now. 
??
73, 
Umesh 
k6vug 
?
?
?
On Friday, May 17, 2019, 5:55:31 PM PDT, k6vug--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote: 
FYI - heard WA6RLR with AC9E in QSO via XW-2C at 00:53 UTC..Sorry I wasn't setup to uplink. 
73!Umeshk6vug
_______________________________________________
  

From va7kbm at outlook.com  Sat May 18 19:59:54 2019
From: va7kbm at outlook.com (Ken M)
Date: Sat, 18 May 2019 19:59:54 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] fcd pro +
In-Reply-To: <d5c03396-7110-cad7-c6c6-77396342363b@msa.hinet.net>
References: <1948101d50a3c$7883d980$698b8c80$@bellsouth.net>
	<0be0b4b0-3cdc-e200-7433-70b136474030@pobox.com>
	<CAFvUairpt5JCLa2Gym8gxQwn1fe5FCgzxzq6vjNTZado1mkmRA@mail.gmail.com>
	<fa7b95fa-2ffc-d11d-9e1a-30816a50f801@msa.hinet.net>
	<CAFvUaiqjgN1RY9sasF5j0T_zuLYTYGzK++EY3dUMFS5JhGLdLg@mail.gmail.com>
	<d5c03396-7110-cad7-c6c6-77396342363b@msa.hinet.net>
Message-ID: <MWHPR01MB26406E07FB9883CEAB873B6998040@MWHPR01MB2640.prod.exchangelabs.com>

The consumer does not lose. In fact the consumer wins because technology 
companies can innovate, develop, protect their intellectual property, 
and ultimately be rewarded for their efforts, as they bring ever more 
advanced products to market at a lower cost-per-function. Radios today 
are probably priced much the same as radios in the eighties but in 2019 
dollars and with much greater functionality.

With respect to hardware, new radio gear densely packed with surface 
mount components and, even more significantly, embedded software 
(firmware) is more-or-less un-repairable and un-modifiable by almost all 
hobbyists unless they have expert knowledge and specialized equipment, 
even if a schematic is provided. There are a few exceptions like power 
supply repairs, MARS/CAP frequency modifications, and IF taps, but 
realistically, for MOST people, not too much.

73 Ken VA7KBM

On 2019-05-15 7:54 a.m., Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> You can open a case, but with proprietary components, designs and code 
> little repair can be done. Chuck it in the bin and buy another. I come 
> from a different era, where designs were documented and repairs could 
> be done by oneself or independent repair men. Products had a value 
> that spanned more than a few years.
>
> So yes, I am one of those in the ham community that thinks schematics 
> and code should be "handed to me" (paraphrased from what you wrote 
> below) when I request it. I know this goes against the interests of 
> companies putting out products and nowadays it seems companies have 
> more might than consumers, so the companies win, the consumer loses.
>
> But I agree with you that comments on this BB will not help with 
> repairs or support in any way.
>
> 73 de Hans
>
> BX2ABT
>
>
> On 05/15/2019 10:24 PM, Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL) wrote:
>> Think you jumped to conclusions Hans I didn't say I agreed with
>> anything I pointed out the fact, no access to repair has been stopped
>> you can open the case? I know ICOM/Kenwood don't provide the source
>> code, most electronics companies don't that's just how it is.
>>
>> Peter.
>>
>> On Wed, 15 May 2019 at 14:48, Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB
>> <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>> The trend is to keep everything under lid and a secret and not share
>>> source code or schematics. You might agree with this, but when I spend
>>> money to buy something I own it and I want the right to repair and that
>>> means documentation. It used to be like that, because I can easily
>>> repair my old ham rigs from ICOM and Kenwood because they provide this
>>> kind of information. And yes, if there is no documentation then I will
>>> steer clear of buying that product or other products from that company.
>>> Thanks for the heads-up: will never buy a FCD+, that's for sure.
>>>
>>> Hans
>>>
>>> BX2ABT
>>>
>>>
>>> On 05/15/2019 09:27 PM, Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL) via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>>>> I'd guess that the first place to get support would be to email
>>>> Hanlincrest Ltd (Howard) who makes and supports the Funcube Dongle
>>>> email being g6lvb at amsat.org, I don't think rewriting a comment on his
>>>> website is how anyone should expect to get support.
>>>>
>>>> Most commercial products don't provide schematic or access to firmware
>>>> code but for some reason, some of the ham radio community seems to
>>>> think they should be handed it.
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>>
>>>> Peter, 2M0SQL
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, 15 May 2019 at 01:37, Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB
>>>> <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>>>> On 05/14/19 05:04, Nick Pugh via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>>>>>> My FCD Pro+ is broken how do I get it fixed?
>>>>>> Where can I get a schematic?
>>>>> Hello Nick,
>>>>>
>>>>> Howard Long, G6LVB, hasn't made a post on the funcubedongle.com 
>>>>> website
>>>>> in ~4 years. He does not respond to comments on that website 
>>>>> regarding
>>>>> the USB bugs in the FCDP+, so I don't think he'll be very 
>>>>> responsive to
>>>>> broken hardware/schematic requests, either.
>>>>>
>>>>> Appealing directly to AMSAT-UK may have some effect.
>>>>>
>>>>> I believe that the secrecy surrounding this dongle stems from the 
>>>>> NDA-ed
>>>>> silicon tuner and a desire to keep it from being cloned.
>>>>>
>>>>> It is unfortunate that such a wonderful gadget is both closed 
>>>>> source and
>>>>> closed hardware.
>>>>>
>>>>> --- 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
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. 
>>>> Opinions expressed
>>>> are solely those of the author, and 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 kb2m at arrl.net  Sat May 18 20:50:00 2019
From: kb2m at arrl.net (kb2mjeff@att.net)
Date: Sat, 18 May 2019 16:50:00 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700
References: <B17B1BEC-F4A1-46FF-B193-18825877CF61@n2vip.org>
	<MADEUP.159FD85715189BD7.24182@groups.io>
	<020c01d50daa$6a806b20$3f814160$@arrl.net>
	<CAEMY9FeWjJ7yO_TZr9Ha5Trxdq36cb4aX8yCG67_UKzh9-dH3Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <001b01d50dbb$4351afd0$c9f50f70$@arrl.net>

Thanks Dave and Gary for the $200 AMSAT discount reminder. I ordered one ?

 

73 Jeff kb2m

 

From: Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh at gmail.com <mailto:kb1pvh at gmail.com> > 
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2019 3:09 PM
To: kb2m at arrl.net <mailto:kb2m at arrl.net> 
Subject: Re: [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700

 

Hey Jeff,

 

 Gigaparts with AMSAT discount is $1699.95. 

Dave-KB1PVH


Sent from my Galaxy S9

 

On Sat, May 18, 2019, 2:49 PM Jeffrey griffin <kb2m at arrl.net <mailto:kb2m at arrl.net> > wrote:

I just called HRO. The only advertised price they will match is $1899. Salesman said the Dayton price of $1699 is at Dayton only. Unless someone can point me to someone advertising a 9700 online for $1699?

 

73 Jeff kb2m

 

 

From: ic-9700 at groups.io <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io>  <ic-9700 at groups.io <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io> > On Behalf Of Bradford J. Williams - N8GLS
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2019 1:51 PM
To: ic-9700 at groups.io <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io> 
Subject: Re: [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700

 

DXE match $1699  HRO and $1699 R&L with an additional $50 

off show price over $500.....$1649....3hr drive home....rats!

 

de Brad, N8GLS

 

 

Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

 

-------- Original message --------

From: Ken Hansen <ken at n2vip.org <mailto:ken at n2vip.org> > 

Date: 5/18/19 12:25 PM (GMT-05:00) 

To: ic-9700 at groups.io <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io>  

Subject: Re: [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700 

 

Yowza, that dropped fast.

Ken, N2VIP


On May 18, 2019, at 12:02 PM, KENT HUFFORD <khufford at atlanticbb.net <mailto:khufford at atlanticbb.net> > wrote:

HRO. and RL.      $1695.

 

 


From andrewbnortham at gmail.com  Sat May 18 23:10:10 2019
From: andrewbnortham at gmail.com (Andrew Northam)
Date: Sat, 18 May 2019 19:10:10 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] EN71 FO-29 5/19 2204z
Message-ID: <CAOeHS4cPHmBiJcokpbbcN23AwoDiBWu+ZewmMJ7CuiCu_qct+w@mail.gmail.com>

Hey Everyone,
I am going to head down to EN71 tomorrow for the FO-29 pass for a few
people who need it...  2204z 5/19 Fixed TX 145.940. Stop by if you need it,
hope the storms stay away...

Updates: Twitter.com/andrewbnortham

?Andrew/KE8FZT
-- 
Regards,
Andrew Northam
andrewbnortham at gmail.com
(269) 762-0532

From maccody at att.net  Sun May 19 03:35:58 2019
From: maccody at att.net (Mac A. Cody)
Date: Sat, 18 May 2019 22:35:58 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Volunteers needed for AMSAT booth at Ham-Com 2019?
Message-ID: <9c746c3b-8202-9f14-d42d-da9948872e23@att.net>

I see that there is an AMSAT booth at Ham-Com 2019 in Plano, Texas.
Has there been a request sent out for volunteers to man the booth
or conduct satellite demos?? I am certainly willing to help out.
I plan on being at Ham-Com both Friday afternoon and all day on
Saturday.

73,

Mac Cody / AE5PH

From kb2m at arrl.net  Sun May 19 13:19:15 2019
From: kb2m at arrl.net (kb2mjeff@att.net)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 09:19:15 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Flex VU5K for sale
Message-ID: <00a001d50e45$759fd900$60df8b00$@arrl.net>

I have a Flex VU5K for sale. Sale includes Heil Yaesu mic adapter, power
cord,  firewire cable , assorted manuals, and the original box. $2000 plus
actual shipping.

 

73 Jeff kb2m


From mccardelm at gmail.com  Sun May 19 14:25:33 2019
From: mccardelm at gmail.com (E.Mike McCardel)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 10:25:33 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-139 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
Message-ID: <CAM5+sou+V=8+Sbn+FKU7xH+E7ADYRBXkYaFHR1xvzzCLEN_+UA@mail.gmail.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-139

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 Forum at Hamvention Well Attended
* ARISS at Hamvention Shares Excitement of Space Exploration and
  Amateur Radio
* ANS Asks For Stories About Your Hamvention-AMSAT Experience
* ASTRO PI Student Programs Run on ISS
* Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors
* How to Support AMSAT
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Shorts From All Over


SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-139.01
ANS-139 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 139.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
May 19, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-139.01

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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 Forum at Hamvention Well Attended

The AMSAT Forum at the 2019 Dayton Hamvention was helod on Saturday,
May 18 with a large crowd in attendance. Robert Bankston, AMSAT VP
User Services moderated the forum which included these speakers:

+ AMSAT Status Report
  Joseph Spier, K6WAO, AMSAT President, highlighted recent activities
  within AMSAT and discussed some of our challenges, accomplishments,
  projects.

+ AMSAT Engineering Program
  Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President for Engineering, talked
  about the Fox-1 and Golf (Greater Orbit Larger Footprint) Projects.

+ AMSAT Education ? Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT Vice President ? Edu-
  cational Relations introduced the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator which
  featured a live demonstration.

+ AMSAT User Services ? Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT Vice President
  User Services, discussed AMSAT?s 50 th Anniversary Operating Event
  and the new AMSAT Ambassadors Program.

[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]


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ARISS at Hamvention Shares Excitement of Space Exploration and
Amateur Radio

ARISS featured a display at their booth, shared with AMSAT, of the
next generation hardware systems in development now. The display
showed ways to discover how to maximize your opportunities to make
ARISS connections and to hear the ISS crew directly from your ham
shack.

ARISS was excited to talk about their visionary initiative to fly
ham radio on the human spaceflight lunar Gateway with NASA. The
ARISS team presented an overview and status of the program and
then conducted a panel with ARISS experts in operations, education,
hardware, experimentation and exploration.

[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]


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ANS Asks For Stories About Your Hamvention-AMSAT Experience

The Editors of the AMSAT News Service are interested in hearing your
testimonials about your AMSAT experience during this years
Hamvention. Please forward comments to ans-editor (at) amsat.org.

We hope to use these as shorts in future ANS News Bulletins to
stimulate interest and promote Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
Comments will also be shared with Editors of the AMSAT Journal.

Tell us about new friends, old friends, new ideas, new techniques,
inspirational epiphanies, or anything else that that got you excited
about operating or becoming more involved in our great hobby.

Again, please submit your stories to ans-editor (at) amsat.org.

[ANS thanks ANS Editors for the above information]


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Share Your Apollo Story with NASA

July 20, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first
time humans walked on the Moon. Coming this summer, NASA Explorers:
Apollo is a commemorative audio series that examines the Moon's
cultural and scientific influence over the last half century, while
also peering into the future of planetary exploration. Listeners
will meet a Moon detective, tour a lab for space rocks and hear
from scientists whose lives and work have been shaped by the Apollo
program.

As a part of this series, NASA invites you to contribute to an oral
history project celebrating giant leaps and exploration of all kinds.
You can help NASA tell the Apollo story by sharing your own perspect-
ive on lunar exploration, or by interviewing a loved one who lived
during the Apollo era. NASA will select some submissions to feature
in the audio series, on its website and/or social media.

You'll find help for interview topics, recording instructions, and
how to submit your entry posted at:
https://www.nasa.gov/apollostories

[ANS thanks NASA 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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ASTRO PI Student Programs Run on ISS

ESA Education, in collaboration with the Raspberry Pi Foundation,
announced that 4702 teams of students from 24 European countries
successfully entered the Astro Pi 2018-2019 Mission Zero challenge and
had their programs run on the International Space Station for 30
seconds each.

Of those entries, 135 teams made it to Phase 3 of the Astro Pi
2018-2019 Mission Space Lab challenge.  They have received back the
data from their experiments, which ran for 3 hours each on board the
ISS.  These teams have now reached Phase 4 (Analysis) of the
challenge. Each team will now analyze their data and write a short
scientific report. A jury of experts from ESA and the Raspberry Pi
Foundation will select the teams with the 10 best reports as the
winners of Mission Space Lab. Each winning team will receive a very
special prize.

Complete information can be found at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-139-AstroPi

[ANS thanks the ESA for the above information.]


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          2018 Symposium Proceedings
           now $15 + Shipping on
      the AMSAT Store while supplies last.

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Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors

It's time to submit nominations for the upcoming AMSAT Board of
Directors election. Four directors' terms expire this year: those of
Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Clayton Coleman, W5PFG; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA;
and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM.  In addition, up to two Alternates may be
elected for one-year terms.

A valid nomination requires either one Member Society or five current
individual members in good standing to nominate an AMSAT member for
Director.  Written nominations, consisting of the nominee's name and
call, and the nominating individuals' names, calls and individual
signatures should be mailed to:

AMSAT
10605 CONCORD ST STE 304
KENSINGTON MD 20895-2526

In addition to traditional submissions of written nominations, which
is the preferred method, the intent to nominate someone may be made
by electronic means. These include e-mail, fax, or electronic image
of a petition. Electronic petitions should be sent to
martha at amsat.org or faxed to +1-301-822-4371.

No matter what means is used, petitions MUST arrive at the AMSAT
office no later than June 15th.  If the nomination is a traditional
written nomination, no other action is required.  If electronic means
are used, a verifying traditional written petition MUST be received at
the AMSAT office within 7 days following the close of nominations
on June 15th.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE
NOT VALID UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT BYLAWS.

[ANS thanks the AMSAT Office 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 $24,490 raised
    or about 16% 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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How can you help?

* Join AMSAT
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* Become a Life Member
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* Donate to AMSAT
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 Donate today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/

* Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront.
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 merchandise from our Zazzle storefront located at
 https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear

* 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
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[ANS thanks the AMSAT office for the above information.]


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ARISS News

Successful Contacts

+ 2019-05-17 08:51 UTC between Nick Hague KG5TMV using ISS
  callsign NA1SS and Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain Contact was
  telebridg via VK6MJ. ARISS Mentor was Marcelo IK?USO.

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule

Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV
Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 deg

Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko
Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC

[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above
 information]


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Shorts From All Over

+ AMSAT Journal Call for Photos

  Joe Kornowski, KB6IGK, AMSAT Journal Editor sends a call for photos
  from the folks attending Hamvention 2019. Please send your photos
  (JPG format, as high resolution as feasible) to Joe at
  kb6igk at amsat.org

  [ANS thanks Joe KB6IGK for the above information]

+ NASA offers Open Source software resources at:
  https://code.nasa.gov/ : Lists 532 NASA open source projects
  https://software.nasa.gov/software/NPO-47703-1 : A general purpose
  dynamics library that can be used for the modeling of robotic plat-
  forms, space vehicles, molecular dynamics and such applications.
  http://gmatcentral.org/ : The General Mission Analysis Tool,a NASA-
  created Open Source version of Analytical Graphic Inc's (AGI) Sat-
  ellite Tool Kit (STK)

  [ANS thanks NASA for the above information.]

+ AMSAT is selling brand new and special 50th Anniversary apparel!

  A golf shirt as well as a T-shirt were available at Hamvention
  and will be available, online, at the AMSAT store after everyone
  returns home from Hamvention. The shirts are black and include
  the AMSAT 50 Amateur Radio in Space logo, in gold!
  https://www.amsat.org/shop/

  [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]

+ Here is an interesting article on how to watch the ISS all night
  long, as opposed to just at dusk and dawn:
  https://tinyurl.com/ANS-139-WatchISSch

  [ANS thanks Sky and Telescope via Charlie AJ9N 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,
This week's ANS Editor,
EMike McCardel, AA8EM
aa8em at amsat dot org

From n8deu at outlook.com  Sun May 19 19:04:16 2019
From: n8deu at outlook.com (Tim N8DEU)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 19:04:16 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700
In-Reply-To: <001b01d50dbb$4351afd0$c9f50f70$@arrl.net>
References: <B17B1BEC-F4A1-46FF-B193-18825877CF61@n2vip.org>
	<MADEUP.159FD85715189BD7.24182@groups.io>
	<020c01d50daa$6a806b20$3f814160$@arrl.net>
	<CAEMY9FeWjJ7yO_TZr9Ha5Trxdq36cb4aX8yCG67_UKzh9-dH3Q@mail.gmail.com>,
	<001b01d50dbb$4351afd0$c9f50f70$@arrl.net>
Message-ID: <CY4PR0201MB3505C0309C69219B72FC7297FE050@CY4PR0201MB3505.namprd02.prod.outlook.com>

Do you have to enter a coupon code on the Gigaparts website to receive the $200 AMSAT discount?

Thank You,
Tim - N8DEU

________________________________
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> on behalf of kb2mjeff--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2019 3:50:00 PM
To: 'Amsat'
Subject: [amsat-bb] [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700

Thanks Dave and Gary for the $200 AMSAT discount reminder. I ordered one ?



73 Jeff kb2m



From: Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh at gmail.com <mailto:kb1pvh at gmail.com> >
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2019 3:09 PM
To: kb2m at arrl.net <mailto:kb2m at arrl.net>
Subject: Re: [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700



Hey Jeff,



 Gigaparts with AMSAT discount is $1699.95.

Dave-KB1PVH


Sent from my Galaxy S9



On Sat, May 18, 2019, 2:49 PM Jeffrey griffin <kb2m at arrl.net <mailto:kb2m at arrl.net> > wrote:

I just called HRO. The only advertised price they will match is $1899. Salesman said the Dayton price of $1699 is at Dayton only. Unless someone can point me to someone advertising a 9700 online for $1699?



73 Jeff kb2m





From: ic-9700 at groups.io <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io>  <ic-9700 at groups.io <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io> > On Behalf Of Bradford J. Williams - N8GLS
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2019 1:51 PM
To: ic-9700 at groups.io <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io>
Subject: Re: [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700



DXE match $1699  HRO and $1699 R&L with an additional $50

off show price over $500.....$1649....3hr drive home....rats!



de Brad, N8GLS





Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone



-------- Original message --------

From: Ken Hansen <ken at n2vip.org <mailto:ken at n2vip.org> >

Date: 5/18/19 12:25 PM (GMT-05:00)

To: ic-9700 at groups.io <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io>

Subject: Re: [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700



Yowza, that dropped fast.

Ken, N2VIP


On May 18, 2019, at 12:02 PM, KENT HUFFORD <khufford at atlanticbb.net <mailto:khufford at atlanticbb.net> > wrote:

HRO. and RL.      $1695.





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From corlissbs at aol.com  Sun May 19 19:53:44 2019
From: corlissbs at aol.com (Brad Smith)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 19:53:44 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 Question
References: <132353436.2309859.1558295624969.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <132353436.2309859.1558295624969@mail.yahoo.com>

Is there an HT that will work the 1.2 GHZ uplink of AO-92 in LV mode and will the Arrow 2 antenna transmit that frequency?? Brad Smith KV9UQR

From kb2ysi at gmail.com  Sun May 19 19:57:15 2019
From: kb2ysi at gmail.com (Don KB2YSI)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 15:57:15 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 Question
In-Reply-To: <132353436.2309859.1558295624969@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <132353436.2309859.1558295624969.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<132353436.2309859.1558295624969@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CAAJiE8P2yJVZon-qv_XPkF=VLHBFCBYVoD2zzJunw5td3NbaTg@mail.gmail.com>

Alinco has a 1.2GHz HT, but the Arrow will not work. There is a small Yagi
available on eBay that has been used by others.

On Sun, May 19, 2019, 15:54 Brad Smith via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Is there an HT that will work the 1.2 GHZ uplink of AO-92 in LV mode and
> will the Arrow 2 antenna transmit that frequency?  Brad Smith KV9UQR
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and 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 n8deu at outlook.com  Sun May 19 20:09:25 2019
From: n8deu at outlook.com (Tim N8DEU)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 20:09:25 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700
In-Reply-To: <CY4PR0201MB3505C0309C69219B72FC7297FE050@CY4PR0201MB3505.namprd02.prod.outlook.com>
References: <B17B1BEC-F4A1-46FF-B193-18825877CF61@n2vip.org>
	<MADEUP.159FD85715189BD7.24182@groups.io>
	<020c01d50daa$6a806b20$3f814160$@arrl.net>
	<CAEMY9FeWjJ7yO_TZr9Ha5Trxdq36cb4aX8yCG67_UKzh9-dH3Q@mail.gmail.com>,
	<001b01d50dbb$4351afd0$c9f50f70$@arrl.net>,
	<CY4PR0201MB3505C0309C69219B72FC7297FE050@CY4PR0201MB3505.namprd02.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <CY4PR0201MB350592A7D696F50FF4E2BAA2FE050@CY4PR0201MB3505.namprd02.prod.outlook.com>

Thanks to all who answered.

For those wanting to know the secret for the $200 AMSAT discount, please reference the recent AMSAT Journal to find the coupon code in the Gigaparts advertisement. You will find the secret checkout code in the advertisement.


Tim - N8DEU

________________________________
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> on behalf of Tim N8DEU via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2019 2:04:16 PM
To: 'Amsat'
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700

Do you have to enter a coupon code on the Gigaparts website to receive the $200 AMSAT discount?

Thank You,
Tim - N8DEU

________________________________
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> on behalf of kb2mjeff--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2019 3:50:00 PM
To: 'Amsat'
Subject: [amsat-bb] [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700

Thanks Dave and Gary for the $200 AMSAT discount reminder. I ordered one ?



73 Jeff kb2m



From: Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh at gmail.com <mailto:kb1pvh at gmail.com> >
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2019 3:09 PM
To: kb2m at arrl.net <mailto:kb2m at arrl.net>
Subject: Re: [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700



Hey Jeff,



 Gigaparts with AMSAT discount is $1699.95.

Dave-KB1PVH


Sent from my Galaxy S9



On Sat, May 18, 2019, 2:49 PM Jeffrey griffin <kb2m at arrl.net <mailto:kb2m at arrl.net> > wrote:

I just called HRO. The only advertised price they will match is $1899. Salesman said the Dayton price of $1699 is at Dayton only. Unless someone can point me to someone advertising a 9700 online for $1699?



73 Jeff kb2m





From: ic-9700 at groups.io <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io>  <ic-9700 at groups.io <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io> > On Behalf Of Bradford J. Williams - N8GLS
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2019 1:51 PM
To: ic-9700 at groups.io <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io>
Subject: Re: [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700



DXE match $1699  HRO and $1699 R&L with an additional $50

off show price over $500.....$1649....3hr drive home....rats!



de Brad, N8GLS





Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone



-------- Original message --------

From: Ken Hansen <ken at n2vip.org <mailto:ken at n2vip.org> >

Date: 5/18/19 12:25 PM (GMT-05:00)

To: ic-9700 at groups.io <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io>

Subject: Re: [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700



Yowza, that dropped fast.

Ken, N2VIP


On May 18, 2019, at 12:02 PM, KENT HUFFORD <khufford at atlanticbb.net <mailto:khufford at atlanticbb.net> > wrote:

HRO. and RL.      $1695.





_______________________________________________
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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 wageners at gmail.com  Sun May 19 20:24:14 2019
From: wageners at gmail.com (Stefan Wagener)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 15:24:14 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700
In-Reply-To: <CY4PR0201MB350592A7D696F50FF4E2BAA2FE050@CY4PR0201MB3505.namprd02.prod.outlook.com>
References: <B17B1BEC-F4A1-46FF-B193-18825877CF61@n2vip.org>
	<MADEUP.159FD85715189BD7.24182@groups.io>
	<020c01d50daa$6a806b20$3f814160$@arrl.net>
	<CAEMY9FeWjJ7yO_TZr9Ha5Trxdq36cb4aX8yCG67_UKzh9-dH3Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<001b01d50dbb$4351afd0$c9f50f70$@arrl.net>
	<CY4PR0201MB3505C0309C69219B72FC7297FE050@CY4PR0201MB3505.namprd02.prod.outlook.com>
	<CY4PR0201MB350592A7D696F50FF4E2BAA2FE050@CY4PR0201MB3505.namprd02.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <CAKu8kHDudbBV0Na9hv-T0KD1Z0+tbti88AEXND66AuZKst7CYw@mail.gmail.com>

https://www.amsat.org/the-amsat-journal-50th-anniversary-edition-march-april-2019/

On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 3:10 PM Tim N8DEU via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Thanks to all who answered.
>
> For those wanting to know the secret for the $200 AMSAT discount, please
> reference the recent AMSAT Journal to find the coupon code in the Gigaparts
> advertisement. You will find the secret checkout code in the advertisement.
>
>
> Tim - N8DEU
>
> ________________________________
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> on behalf of Tim N8DEU via
> AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2019 2:04:16 PM
> To: 'Amsat'
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700
>
> Do you have to enter a coupon code on the Gigaparts website to receive the
> $200 AMSAT discount?
>
> Thank You,
> Tim - N8DEU
>
> ________________________________
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> on behalf of kb2mjeff--- via
> AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2019 3:50:00 PM
> To: 'Amsat'
> Subject: [amsat-bb] [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700
>
> Thanks Dave and Gary for the $200 AMSAT discount reminder. I ordered one ?
>
>
>
> 73 Jeff kb2m
>
>
>
> From: Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh at gmail.com <mailto:kb1pvh at gmail.com> >
> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2019 3:09 PM
> To: kb2m at arrl.net <mailto:kb2m at arrl.net>
> Subject: Re: [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700
>
>
>
> Hey Jeff,
>
>
>
>  Gigaparts with AMSAT discount is $1699.95.
>
> Dave-KB1PVH
>
>
> Sent from my Galaxy S9
>
>
>
> On Sat, May 18, 2019, 2:49 PM Jeffrey griffin <kb2m at arrl.net <mailto:
> kb2m at arrl.net> > wrote:
>
> I just called HRO. The only advertised price they will match is $1899.
> Salesman said the Dayton price of $1699 is at Dayton only. Unless someone
> can point me to someone advertising a 9700 online for $1699?
>
>
>
> 73 Jeff kb2m
>
>
>
>
>
> From: ic-9700 at groups.io <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io>  <ic-9700 at groups.io
> <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io> > On Behalf Of Bradford J. Williams - N8GLS
> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2019 1:51 PM
> To: ic-9700 at groups.io <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io>
> Subject: Re: [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700
>
>
>
> DXE match $1699  HRO and $1699 R&L with an additional $50
>
> off show price over $500.....$1649....3hr drive home....rats!
>
>
>
> de Brad, N8GLS
>
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
>
> From: Ken Hansen <ken at n2vip.org <mailto:ken at n2vip.org> >
>
> Date: 5/18/19 12:25 PM (GMT-05:00)
>
> To: ic-9700 at groups.io <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io>
>
> Subject: Re: [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700
>
>
>
> Yowza, that dropped fast.
>
> Ken, N2VIP
>
>
> On May 18, 2019, at 12:02 PM, KENT HUFFORD <khufford at atlanticbb.net
> <mailto:khufford at atlanticbb.net> > wrote:
>
> HRO. and RL.      $1695.
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and 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 aa5pk at suddenlink.net  Sun May 19 20:45:15 2019
From: aa5pk at suddenlink.net (Glenn Miller - AA5PK)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 15:45:15 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700
In-Reply-To: <CAKu8kHDudbBV0Na9hv-T0KD1Z0+tbti88AEXND66AuZKst7CYw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <B17B1BEC-F4A1-46FF-B193-18825877CF61@n2vip.org><MADEUP.159FD85715189BD7.24182@groups.io><020c01d50daa$6a806b20$3f814160$@arrl.net><CAEMY9FeWjJ7yO_TZr9Ha5Trxdq36cb4aX8yCG67_UKzh9-dH3Q@mail.gmail.com><001b01d50dbb$4351afd0$c9f50f70$@arrl.net><CY4PR0201MB3505C0309C69219B72FC7297FE050@CY4PR0201MB3505.namprd02.prod.outlook.com><CY4PR0201MB350592A7D696F50FF4E2BAA2FE050@CY4PR0201MB3505.namprd02.prod.outlook.com>
	<CAKu8kHDudbBV0Na9hv-T0KD1Z0+tbti88AEXND66AuZKst7CYw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <A15575EDB63E4E81BF53B4A3E186B353@DESKTOPL0IAS8B>

The ad with the coupon is not available in the online Journal.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Stefan Wagener via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2019 3:24 PM
To: Tim N8DEU
Cc: amsat-bb
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700

https://www.amsat.org/the-amsat-journal-50th-anniversary-edition-march-april-2019/

On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 3:10 PM Tim N8DEU via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Thanks to all who answered.
>
> For those wanting to know the secret for the $200 AMSAT discount, please
> reference the recent AMSAT Journal to find the coupon code in the Gigaparts
> advertisement. You will find the secret checkout code in the advertisement.
>
>
> Tim - N8DEU
>
> ________________________________
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> on behalf of Tim N8DEU via
> AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2019 2:04:16 PM
> To: 'Amsat'
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700
>
> Do you have to enter a coupon code on the Gigaparts website to receive the
> $200 AMSAT discount?
>
> Thank You,
> Tim - N8DEU
>
> ________________________________
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> on behalf of kb2mjeff--- via
> AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2019 3:50:00 PM
> To: 'Amsat'
> Subject: [amsat-bb] [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700
>
> Thanks Dave and Gary for the $200 AMSAT discount reminder. I ordered one ?
>
>
>
> 73 Jeff kb2m
>
>
>
> From: Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh at gmail.com <mailto:kb1pvh at gmail.com> >
> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2019 3:09 PM
> To: kb2m at arrl.net <mailto:kb2m at arrl.net>
> Subject: Re: [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700
>
>
>
> Hey Jeff,
>
>
>
>  Gigaparts with AMSAT discount is $1699.95.
>
> Dave-KB1PVH
>
>
> Sent from my Galaxy S9
>
>
>
> On Sat, May 18, 2019, 2:49 PM Jeffrey griffin <kb2m at arrl.net <mailto:
> kb2m at arrl.net> > wrote:
>
> I just called HRO. The only advertised price they will match is $1899.
> Salesman said the Dayton price of $1699 is at Dayton only. Unless someone
> can point me to someone advertising a 9700 online for $1699?
>
>
>
> 73 Jeff kb2m
>
>
>
>
>
> From: ic-9700 at groups.io <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io>  <ic-9700 at groups.io
> <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io> > On Behalf Of Bradford J. Williams - N8GLS
> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2019 1:51 PM
> To: ic-9700 at groups.io <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io>
> Subject: Re: [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700
>
>
>
> DXE match $1699  HRO and $1699 R&L with an additional $50
>
> off show price over $500.....$1649....3hr drive home....rats!
>
>
>
> de Brad, N8GLS
>
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
>
> From: Ken Hansen <ken at n2vip.org <mailto:ken at n2vip.org> >
>
> Date: 5/18/19 12:25 PM (GMT-05:00)
>
> To: ic-9700 at groups.io <mailto:ic-9700 at groups.io>
>
> Subject: Re: [ic-9700] Dayton price on 9700
>
>
>
> Yowza, that dropped fast.
>
> Ken, N2VIP
>
>
> On May 18, 2019, at 12:02 PM, KENT HUFFORD <khufford at atlanticbb.net
> <mailto:khufford at atlanticbb.net> > wrote:
>
> HRO. and RL.      $1695.
>
>
>
>
>
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From w7lrd at comcast.net  Sun May 19 21:38:08 2019
From: w7lrd at comcast.net (73 Bob W7LRD)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 14:38:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 Question
In-Reply-To: <132353436.2309859.1558295624969@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <132353436.2309859.1558295624969.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<132353436.2309859.1558295624969@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <2010036185.100014.1558301888900@connect.xfinity.com>

Is it possible to get more than 24 hrs. a week?
73 Bob W7LRD

> On May 19, 2019 at 12:53 PM Brad Smith via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Is there an HT that will work the 1.2 GHZ uplink of AO-92 in LV mode and will the Arrow 2 antenna transmit that frequency?? Brad Smith KV9UQR
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From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Sun May 19 22:20:51 2019
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 18:20:51 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 Question
In-Reply-To: <2010036185.100014.1558301888900@connect.xfinity.com>
References: <132353436.2309859.1558295624969.ref@mail.yahoo.com>	<132353436.2309859.1558295624969@mail.yahoo.com>
	<2010036185.100014.1558301888900@connect.xfinity.com>
Message-ID: <00ee01d50e91$1e2f70d0$5a8e5270$@mindspring.com>

Honestly, I don't think the current usage levels justify another day. 

However, I am considering moving L/v to Wednesdays UTC like the old AO-51/AO-85 Experimenter's Day. 

Hopefully ESEO will be commissioned someday and we'll have a full-time L/v satellite.

73, Drew KO4MA
AMSAT VP Operations

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of 73 Bob W7LRD via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2019 5:38 PM
To: Brad Smith <corlissbs at aol.com>; Brad Smith via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-92 Question

Is it possible to get more than 24 hrs. a week?
73 Bob W7LRD

> On May 19, 2019 at 12:53 PM Brad Smith via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Is there an HT that will work the 1.2 GHZ uplink of AO-92 in LV mode 
> and will the Arrow 2 antenna transmit that frequency?  Brad Smith 
> KV9UQR _______________________________________________
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From corlissbs at aol.com  Sun May 19 22:43:25 2019
From: corlissbs at aol.com (Corlissbs)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 17:43:25 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 Question
In-Reply-To: <00ee01d50e91$1e2f70d0$5a8e5270$@mindspring.com>
References: <132353436.2309859.1558295624969.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<132353436.2309859.1558295624969@mail.yahoo.com>
	<2010036185.100014.1558301888900@connect.xfinity.com>
	<00ee01d50e91$1e2f70d0$5a8e5270$@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <4877995A-7C36-49C4-A8CC-A9C79DFDBAD7@aol.com>

I would love to see a pic of the portable antennas and radios that the guys are using to work LV. If i had something to work with, i would invest in an HT

Brad KC9UQR 

Sent from Brad?s iPad

> On May 19, 2019, at 5:20 PM, Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner at mindspring.com> wrote:
> 
> Honestly, I don't think the current usage levels justify another day. 
> 
> However, I am considering moving L/v to Wednesdays UTC like the old AO-51/AO-85 Experimenter's Day. 
> 
> Hopefully ESEO will be commissioned someday and we'll have a full-time L/v satellite.
> 
> 73, Drew KO4MA
> AMSAT VP Operations
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of 73 Bob W7LRD via AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2019 5:38 PM
> To: Brad Smith <corlissbs at aol.com>; Brad Smith via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-92 Question
> 
> Is it possible to get more than 24 hrs. a week?
> 73 Bob W7LRD
> 
>> On May 19, 2019 at 12:53 PM Brad Smith via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Is there an HT that will work the 1.2 GHZ uplink of AO-92 in LV mode 
>> and will the Arrow 2 antenna transmit that frequency?  Brad Smith 
>> KV9UQR _______________________________________________
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>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. 
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From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Wed May 15 05:55:40 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 05:55:40 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] CJ7EWK/3 road trip - as of late Tuesday night
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUe=GcT3pXTzmuo7j2V4uCi-jhKwEqpPfxSC7s-UsmnwtQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

I'm still making progress moving up through Ontario along the
401 freeway. Most of Tuesday was spent around Toronto, either
working passes in FN03 or FN04, or much of the morning and
early afternoon on the FN03/FN04 grid line in Aurora (north
of Toronto). Lots of QSOs, and a nice AO-91 QSO in the morning
with Peter 2E0SQL in Scotland - my first satellite QSO with
Scotland, and first transatlantic FM satellite QSO of any sort.
Later in the afternoon, I had a chance to meet up with Adrian
VA3NNA, and work some passes from the lakefront not far from
his house in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough.

After the late-afternoon meeting with Adrian, and a bite to eat,
it was back to the road. I drove up the 401 freeway from Toronto
to the town of Trenton, in grid FN14. Trenton is near the Canadian
Forces air base of the same name, and I worked a couple of passes
(AO-92, SO-50) from outside my motel. With a couple of other rovers
also on those passes, they were busy - busy, but fun. Grids were
going out to operators all over the country.

I plan on sticking around FN14 in Ontario for Wednesday. With
this late evening to get my logs updated, I won't start out too
early in the morning. I plan on working passes from somewhere in
this grid, possibly at a grid boundary yet to be determined. It
is looking like I'll pass on making the drive all the way to
either Montreal or Ottawa, so I can spend more time working from
the rarely-heard grid FN14. I am planning on crossing back into
the States on Thursday morning, which will wrap up this Canadian
road trip.

As I mentioned, my logs should be up to date in Logbook of the
World now. If you don't see a confirmation in there, please e-mail
me directly. More updates will follow on my @WD9EWK Twitter feed
(visible at http://twitter.com/WD9EWK ), and my travels should be
visible on APRS as WD9EWK-9 (http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9 ).

73!




Patrick CJ7EWK/3 - Trenton, Ontario
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Sun May 19 23:52:42 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 23:52:42 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 Question
In-Reply-To: <4877995A-7C36-49C4-A8CC-A9C79DFDBAD7@aol.com>
References: <132353436.2309859.1558295624969.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<132353436.2309859.1558295624969@mail.yahoo.com>
	<2010036185.100014.1558301888900@connect.xfinity.com>
	<00ee01d50e91$1e2f70d0$5a8e5270$@mindspring.com>
	<4877995A-7C36-49C4-A8CC-A9C79DFDBAD7@aol.com>
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUcgW2jjRAR_q9g7MtGxe4QpCBJP8UUDFjAEXQmELdc4HQ@mail.gmail.com>

Brad,

Look through this thread on the QRZ satellite forum for
pictures of some L/V setups used with AO-92:

https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/wheres-ao-92.614536/page-31#post-4894410

A bunch of us use the DJ-G7T HT with different antennas.
I have even used my DJ-G7T to work AO-92 L/V full-duplex,
with a diplexer between the HT and my 2 antennas.

73!





Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - Battle Creek, Michigan
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK






On Sunday, May 19, 2019, Corlissbs via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> I would love to see a pic of the portable antennas and radios that the
> guys are using to work LV. If i had something to work with, i would invest
> in an HT
>
> Brad KC9UQR
>
>
>

From mstyne at k2mts.org  Mon May 20 00:25:05 2019
From: mstyne at k2mts.org (Michael Styne)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 20:25:05 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 Question
In-Reply-To: <4877995A-7C36-49C4-A8CC-A9C79DFDBAD7@aol.com>
References: <132353436.2309859.1558295624969.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<132353436.2309859.1558295624969@mail.yahoo.com>
	<2010036185.100014.1558301888900@connect.xfinity.com>
	<00ee01d50e91$1e2f70d0$5a8e5270$@mindspring.com>
	<4877995A-7C36-49C4-A8CC-A9C79DFDBAD7@aol.com>
Message-ID: <723332FA-12D9-448E-BA13-13D52CA62B50@k2mts.org>

Brad,

Behold:

https://twitter.com/k2mts/status/1094609748916342787?s=21

Took the rear two 2 meter elements off the Arrow and drilled holes with the appropriate spacing on a $30 eBay antenna. 

I use a Yaesu VX2 for the downlink and the Alinco DJ-7T for the L-Band uplink. 

73,
Mike

Michael Styne K2MTS
mstyne at k2mts.org

> On May 19, 2019, at 18:43, Corlissbs via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> I would love to see a pic of the portable antennas and radios that the guys are using to work LV. If i had something to work with, i would invest in an HT
> 
> Brad KC9UQR 
> 
> Sent from Brad?s iPad

From daneggert at hughes.net  Mon May 20 02:52:26 2019
From: daneggert at hughes.net (Dan Eggert)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 20:52:26 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] L/V Mode on AO-92
Message-ID: <10BA411D-4901-4450-A9DD-F501E0B2FD73@hughes.net>

I recently purchased a Alinco DJ-G7 handheld for 2 reasons.  1) It is a full duplex handheld. 2) it has the 1.2 GHz (23cm) band. I am somewhat disappointed in the full duplex mode. When you transmit in full duplex mode you can hear the CTCSS tone loudly, and it makes it hard to hear your return signal. Why is that I wonder?  For L/V mode on Sundays with AO-92 It works great with only 1 watt output and my home brew 12 element yagi that I attached to the boom of my 2 meter/70cm tripod mounted antenna. I had 5 contacts today on the AO-92 passes. The real challenge is the manual doppler shift correction!

Dan Eggert - AC9E




Sent from my iPad

From royldean at gmail.com  Mon May 20 14:39:24 2019
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 10:39:24 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem 1.07y Update
Message-ID: <CADGPg2t+3H6NTs6ixPuusOhMRWtERhUv+=pBfwhWJk38w6N4Ww@mail.gmail.com>

I'm not sure how long it's been, but I figured I'd give an update on my
FoxTelem 1.07y experience.

I upgraded to 1.07y a few days after it was released, and was previously
running 1.06r.   My station is pretty simple, just a 3/4 wave vertical in
my attic (with 4 radials), running to a FCDP+ plugged into a RasPi 3B.

My decode rate has gone up by about 25 to 50 percent (was averaging about
50 to 75 frames a day, now getting about 70 to 100 per day).

But more impressive (to me) is that it seems much more stable.   It used to
crash about once a month, and since updating to 1.07y I cannot recall a
single crash occurrence (although I have had to stop/start it a couple of
times for unrelated reasons).

2 thumbs up to the FoxTelem Team!

--Roy
K3RLD

From wa7fwf at gmail.com  Mon May 20 16:02:08 2019
From: wa7fwf at gmail.com (Kevin)
Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 09:02:08 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] here is a long shot
Message-ID: <1d240e22-238c-8b5f-ce76-41b99e79b4e4@gmail.com>

Hi All,
 ?? Here is a long shot, does anyone have a XRef-PLL board for a 9100 
that they want to part with?

Thanks 73
Kevin WA7FWF

From aj9n at aol.com  Mon May 20 16:44:49 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 16:44:49 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-20 17:00
	UTC
References: <12571379.2627599.1558370689434.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <12571379.2627599.1558370689434@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-20 17:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact was successful: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 deg (***)

?

Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC

?

?

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?2019-05-20 17:00 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


?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-05-20 17:00 UTC. (***)

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



?

?

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

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



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



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.



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

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) https://srr.ru/?

?

?

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

?

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

?

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?

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

?

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


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 114


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1307. (***) 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1250. (***)

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

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


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

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 bruninga at usna.edu  Mon May 20 20:35:04 2019
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 16:35:04 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: Amazing tilt-over Wind tower in "Dayton"
In-Reply-To: <bc842b4935fe40e40ccad356d85ff2d0@mail.gmail.com>
References: <bc842b4935fe40e40ccad356d85ff2d0@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <cd28cfb7e056936477c46ff25acf0c6b@mail.gmail.com>

Imagine this tilt-over-tower for your AMSAT antennas!

-----Original Message-----
On leaving the annual Dayton Hamvention yesterday, I noticed this huge DIY
80' tilt-over Wind tower and the house below it built around the massive
structure.

A true relic of DIY dreams:  http://aprs.org/Energy/DIY-wind29.jpg


Bob

From skristof at etczone.com  Mon May 20 21:44:35 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 17:44:35 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: Amazing tilt-over Wind tower in "Dayton"
In-Reply-To: <cd28cfb7e056936477c46ff25acf0c6b@mail.gmail.com>
References: <bc842b4935fe40e40ccad356d85ff2d0@mail.gmail.com>
	<cd28cfb7e056936477c46ff25acf0c6b@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4d7f608878d486380178bae242342b22@etczone.com>

An impressive structure, no doubt. But I wonder what level of
vibration/noise would propagate down the tower into the building when
that beast is hoisted into the air. 

Steve AI9IN

On 2019-05-20 4:35 pm, Robert Bruninga via AMSAT-BB wrote:

> Imagine this tilt-over-tower for your AMSAT antennas!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> On leaving the annual Dayton Hamvention yesterday, I noticed this huge DIY
> 80' tilt-over Wind tower and the house below it built around the massive
> structure.
> 
> A true relic of DIY dreams:  http://aprs.org/Energy/DIY-wind29.jpg
> 
> Bob

From vk5dg at internode.on.net  Tue May 21 00:25:32 2019
From: vk5dg at internode.on.net (David Giles)
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 09:55:32 +0930
Subject: [amsat-bb] Quick trip to NW VK3
Message-ID: <9cfcdd07-4768-40c1-b03a-f545717f9399@internode.on.net>

Hello All,

This Friday and Saturday I will be heading to Mildura in the north west
of VK3.? I will be operating from Wyperfeld, Murray-Sunset and 
Hattah-Kulkyne
National parks.
For those collecting grids I will be in QF04, QF05 and QF15 (and maybe 
QF14).
QF04 may be rare as I have not had a QSO to or from that one.

Hope to catch you on the birds.

73 de David VK5DG



From k2dh1 at frontier.com  Tue May 21 02:01:43 2019
From: k2dh1 at frontier.com (Dave Hallidy)
Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 22:01:43 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Using PSTRotator Tracking S/W with iCOM IC-910H
Message-ID: <ECC7F1E1B05048A18401D62701CCFCB6@K2DHPC>

All-

I've been working to get my radio working correctly with the PSTRotator
AZ/EL control software.  The software tracks the satellites beautifully, but
the Doppler tracking seems messed up (which is likely an operator problem on
my part), so I need some help if anyone else is using this combination.

 

Here's my problem: When I follow the instructions given in the manual, I can
get the software to track the Doppler, but the tracking can't seem to be
tweaked to get the downlink in exactly the right place- it's always about a
kHz or so high.  Of course, if the station I'm working is on my downlink
frequency, I have to adjust my RX to get the proper audio frequency.  Then
the tracking takes over and my TX frequency jumps to again offset the
downlink (it's tweaking the uplink, because the station I'm trying to work
is still in the right place).  What am I doing wrong?

 

Has anyone here ever seen this issue and gotten this to work properly?

 

Thanks in advance for any help- I really want this working before Field Day!

 

73

Dave K2DH


From aj9n at aol.com  Tue May 21 02:35:39 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 02:35:39 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-21 02:00
	UTC
References: <1904881750.2906912.1558406139861.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1904881750.2906912.1558406139861@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-21 02:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC

?

Pacific Coast Schools, Los Suenos, Costa Rica, telebridge via IK1SLD (***)

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

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 16:31:25 UTC 34 deg (***)

?

Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS (***)

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

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 19:44:22 UTC 81 deg (***)

?

Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada via VK6MJ (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***)

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 20:18:50 UTC 48 deg (***)

?

?

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?2019-05-21 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


?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-05-20 17:00 UTC.

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



?

?

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

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



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



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.



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

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) https://srr.ru/?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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 114


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1307. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1250.

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

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


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

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 aa8ch at aol.com  Tue May 21 12:09:34 2019
From: aa8ch at aol.com (aa8ch)
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 12:09:34 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] EN61/EN71 for Europe
References: <300134017.2179864.1558440574366.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <300134017.2179864.1558440574366@mail.yahoo.com>

I'll be on FO29 at 2015UTC today 21-May in case anyone might need those grids.?
??Updates @charliehotel10 twitter.? ?
QSL LOTW.??
73, Chris AA8CH

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Tue May 21 05:26:43 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 05:26:43 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK from DM23/DM24 line, Friday (24 May) morning
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUdAXDxXPjB7q+nnzT9JueaxNzTATQ1hYVEauAEkbf828A@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

On my way to southern California for the Memorial Day weekend
on Friday (24 May), I will make a detour to work some
passes from the DM23vx/DM24va grid boundary, north of
the AZ-72/AZ-95 junction near Quartzsite in Arizona's
La Paz County. I am planning to work the AO-91 and AO-92
passes between 1600 and 1830 UTC, and will try the
CAS-4A and CAS-4B passes between 1700 and 1800
UTC.

Updates on Friday morning will be posted on my @WD9EWK
Twitter feed, which can be seen in a web browser at
http://twitter.com/WD9EWK without a Twitter account.
All QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World, and
please e-mail me directly if you work me and want a QSL
card to confirm QSOs.

73!





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

From peter at magicbug.co.uk  Tue May 21 15:38:00 2019
From: peter at magicbug.co.uk (Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL))
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 16:38:00 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Transatlantic QSOs via FO-29 & AO-91 Possible
Message-ID: <CAFvUaiprDQpNjxDF9mbvP9GL2BLpsn1zhZKnmBxMVaqD1Fm2MA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi All,

I suspect a large amount of you are aware but as passes have been
quiet, I thought I'd mention it on the newsgroup.

At the moment it's possible to comfortably work North America on
afternoon FO-29 and AO-91 passes. If you haven't worked Europe on
satellites nows a good time to try :)

A rough idea of what I have been working

AO-91 - VY2HF, VE9CB, KB2YSI, VE9BEL, VE1EM, VO1YR, CJ7EWK/3

FO-29 - W3ZM/8, K4KDR, N6RFM, WB8RJY, VA3NNA, NS3L

If you'd like to try a sked then let me know!

73,

Peter, 2M0SQL (IO87ip)

From royldean at gmail.com  Tue May 21 20:46:42 2019
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 16:46:42 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Traveling with HT and Beam Antenna
Message-ID: <CADGPg2sww_-k5A+bJXiHJ6R+Sjv3kmxZ=xEH2LO9zhobwtSyOQ@mail.gmail.com>

Uh oh.
https://www.rtl-sdr.com/spoofing-aircraft-instrument-landing-systems-with-an-sdr/

Here's the interesting part:

"They write that the attack could also be carried out from within the
aircraft, but the requirements for a strong signal and thus large power
amplifier and directional antenna would still be required, making the
operation too suspicious to carry out onboard."

--Roy
K3RLD

From jim at k6ccc.org  Tue May 21 21:20:19 2019
From: jim at k6ccc.org (jim at k6ccc.org)
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 14:20:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Traveling with HT and Beam Antenna
In-Reply-To: <CADGPg2sww_-k5A+bJXiHJ6R+Sjv3kmxZ=xEH2LO9zhobwtSyOQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADGPg2sww_-k5A+bJXiHJ6R+Sjv3kmxZ=xEH2LO9zhobwtSyOQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1558473619.895121101@apps.rackspace.com>


Someone does not understand that distance makes a huge difference in received signal strength.  It would take very little transmit power on board the aircraft to interfere with an ILS.  Even as an aircraft is about to land, the legitimate ILS transmit antennas are a couple miles away (they are normally just off the departure end of the runway, so for a 10,000 to 12,000 foot runway (common for major airline terminals), they are over two miles away).


Jim - K6CCC
jim at k6ccc.org


-----Original Message-----
From: "Roy Dean via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 13:46
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Traveling with HT and Beam Antenna

Uh oh.
https://www.rtl-sdr.com/spoofing-aircraft-instrument-landing-systems-with-an-sdr/

Here's the interesting part:

"They write that the attack could also be carried out from within the
aircraft, but the requirements for a strong signal and thus large power
amplifier and directional antenna would still be required, making the
operation too suspicious to carry out onboard."

--Roy
K3RLD
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From clintbrad4d at earthlink.net  Tue May 21 21:22:38 2019
From: clintbrad4d at earthlink.net (Clint Bradford)
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 14:22:38 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Sat Frequency Errors in QST
Message-ID: <DC0089B7-C914-4D5C-B358-A5EB68487AB7@earthlink.net>

A couple errors / typos in the FM satellite frequency chart in the current QST magazine. Please use what you have been using - nothing I. ?50, ?91, nor ?92 has changed!




From aj9n at aol.com  Wed May 22 02:19:36 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 02:19:36 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-22 02:00
	UTC
References: <12697580.3399077.1558491576665.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <12697580.3399077.1558491576665@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-22 02:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC

?

Pacific Coast Schools, Los Suenos, Costa Rica, telebridge via IK1SLD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 16:31:25 UTC 34 deg

Starting about 15 minutes before AOS, watch for a live stream at www.ariotti.com (***)

?

Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 19:44:22 UTC 81 deg

?

Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada via VK6MJ

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 20:18:50 UTC 48 deg

?

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?2019-05-22 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


?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-05-20 17:00 UTC.

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



?

?

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

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



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



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.



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

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) https://srr.ru/?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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 114


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1307. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1250.

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

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


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

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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?

?

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From kk5do at arrl.net  Wed May 22 02:43:54 2019
From: kk5do at arrl.net (Bruce)
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 21:43:54 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Extra, Extra Read All About It
Message-ID: <4610b95f-535a-7aec-6908-606ece229f8d@arrl.net>

Once again, we have stocked the store with some neat stuff.

AMSAT Golf fundraising is underway more than ever before.

You can order from the AMSAT online store a set of 3 golf balls.

One has the Golf Tee logo, one has the Golf-1 logo and one has the AMSAT 
50th Anniversary logo for only $50

If you really want something special, you can get the same three Golf 
Balls signed by three AMSAT Presidents, Keith Baker, KB1SF; Barry 
Baines, WD4ASW; and Joe Spier, K6WAO, for only $100.

Available at the AMSAT online store under the Trinkets tab and only 
while supplies last. If we run out of the signed golf balls, we will 
have more signed.

Coming soon - 2019 AMSAT Tee Shirts, Golf Shirts, Hats, decals and pins.

73...bruce

-- 

Bruce Paige, KK5DO
                      
AMSAT Director Contests and Awards
AMSAT Board Member 2016-2020
   
ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE
           
Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT*
Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com
Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes
               
Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News
http://www.arrl.org

AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat


From ki6wj at att.net  Wed May 22 18:20:10 2019
From: ki6wj at att.net (ki6wj at att.net)
Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 18:20:10 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] IC9700 help
Message-ID: <1956880072.3682337.1558549210396@mail.yahoo.com>

Still can not get Doppler tracking between new 9700 and sat 32. Only tracks mode and band. Would like to contact someone who has it working and compare set up.

Jim KI6WJ

From ingejack at cox.net  Wed May 22 18:37:51 2019
From: ingejack at cox.net (alex weimer)
Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 14:37:51 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAS4A FM Interference
Message-ID: <1017199576.2340692.1558550271658@myemail.cox.net>

While trying to work CAS4A the FM stations in Mexico completely took over the satellite throughout the whole pass. I could hardly hear WA6RLR although he had a 5x7 signal. The FM stations were throughout the complete passband during the pass. Looks like this satellite will not be workable if this keeps up.  JACK  KC7MG  DM42

From jhill_81 at yahoo.com  Wed May 22 01:49:39 2019
From: jhill_81 at yahoo.com (Mr B r a d)
Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 01:49:39 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT net in houston
In-Reply-To: <mailman.6932.1558471614.32327.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
References: <mailman.6932.1558471614.32327.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
Message-ID: <1947181008.5877747.1558489779703@mail.yahoo.com>

?happened to be working in Houston this week and caught the amsat? ?voice net on 2meters which included sstv thoroughly enjoyed that.Ko6kL







 

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? 1. L/V Mode on AO-92 (Dan Eggert)
? 2. FoxTelem 1.07y Update (Roy Dean)
? 3. here is a long shot (Kevin)
? 4. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-20 17:00??? UTC
? ? ? (aj9n at aol.com)
? 5. FW: Amazing tilt-over Wind tower in "Dayton" (Robert Bruninga)
? 6. Re: FW: Amazing tilt-over Wind tower in "Dayton"
? ? ? (skristof at etczone.com)
? 7. Quick trip to NW VK3 (David Giles)
? 8. Using PSTRotator Tracking S/W with iCOM IC-910H (Dave Hallidy)
? 9. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-21 02:00??? UTC
? ? ? (aj9n at aol.com)
? 10. EN61/EN71 for Europe (aa8ch)
? 11. WD9EWK from DM23/DM24 line, Friday (24 May) morning
? ? ? (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
? 12. Transatlantic QSOs via FO-29 & AO-91 Possible
? ? ? (Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL))
? 13. Traveling with HT and Beam Antenna (Roy Dean)


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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 20:52:26 -0600
From: Dan Eggert <daneggert at hughes.net>
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] L/V Mode on AO-92
Message-ID: <10BA411D-4901-4450-A9DD-F501E0B2FD73 at hughes.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

I recently purchased a Alinco DJ-G7 handheld for 2 reasons.? 1) It is a full duplex handheld. 2) it has the 1.2 GHz (23cm) band. I am somewhat disappointed in the full duplex mode. When you transmit in full duplex mode you can hear the CTCSS tone loudly, and it makes it hard to hear your return signal. Why is that I wonder?? For L/V mode on Sundays with AO-92 It works great with only 1 watt output and my home brew 12 element yagi that I attached to the boom of my 2 meter/70cm tripod mounted antenna. I had 5 contacts today on the AO-92 passes. The real challenge is the manual doppler shift correction!

Dan Eggert - AC9E




Sent from my iPad


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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 10:39:24 -0400
From: Roy Dean <royldean at gmail.com>
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem 1.07y Update
Message-ID:
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

I'm not sure how long it's been, but I figured I'd give an update on my
FoxTelem 1.07y experience.

I upgraded to 1.07y a few days after it was released, and was previously
running 1.06r.? My station is pretty simple, just a 3/4 wave vertical in
my attic (with 4 radials), running to a FCDP+ plugged into a RasPi 3B.

My decode rate has gone up by about 25 to 50 percent (was averaging about
50 to 75 frames a day, now getting about 70 to 100 per day).

But more impressive (to me) is that it seems much more stable.? It used to
crash about once a month, and since updating to 1.07y I cannot recall a
single crash occurrence (although I have had to stop/start it a couple of
times for unrelated reasons).

2 thumbs up to the FoxTelem Team!

--Roy
K3RLD


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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 09:02:08 -0700
From: Kevin <wa7fwf at gmail.com>
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] here is a long shot
Message-ID: <1d240e22-238c-8b5f-ce76-41b99e79b4e4 at gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed

Hi All,
 ?? Here is a long shot, does anyone have a XRef-PLL board for a 9100 
that they want to part with?

Thanks 73
Kevin WA7FWF


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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 16:44:49 +0000 (UTC)
From: aj9n at aol.com
To: amsat-bb at AMSAT.Org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-20
??? 17:00??? UTC
Message-ID: <12571379.2627599.1558370689434 at mail.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-20 17:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact was successful: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 deg (***)

?

Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC

?

?

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?2019-05-20 17:00 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


?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-05-20 17:00 UTC. (***)

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



?

?

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

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



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



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.



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

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) https://srr.ru/?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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 114


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1307. (***) 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1250. (***)

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

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


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

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


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

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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 16:35:04 -0400
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: Amazing tilt-over Wind tower in "Dayton"
Message-ID: <cd28cfb7e056936477c46ff25acf0c6b at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

Imagine this tilt-over-tower for your AMSAT antennas!

-----Original Message-----
On leaving the annual Dayton Hamvention yesterday, I noticed this huge DIY
80' tilt-over Wind tower and the house below it built around the massive
structure.

A true relic of DIY dreams:? http://aprs.org/Energy/DIY-wind29.jpg


Bob


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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 17:44:35 -0400
From: skristof at etczone.com
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FW: Amazing tilt-over Wind tower in "Dayton"
Message-ID: <4d7f608878d486380178bae242342b22 at etczone.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII

An impressive structure, no doubt. But I wonder what level of
vibration/noise would propagate down the tower into the building when
that beast is hoisted into the air. 

Steve AI9IN

On 2019-05-20 4:35 pm, Robert Bruninga via AMSAT-BB wrote:

> Imagine this tilt-over-tower for your AMSAT antennas!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> On leaving the annual Dayton Hamvention yesterday, I noticed this huge DIY
> 80' tilt-over Wind tower and the house below it built around the massive
> structure.
> 
> A true relic of DIY dreams:? http://aprs.org/Energy/DIY-wind29.jpg
> 
> Bob

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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 09:55:32 +0930
From: David Giles <vk5dg at internode.on.net>
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Quick trip to NW VK3
Message-ID: <9cfcdd07-4768-40c1-b03a-f545717f9399 at internode.on.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed

Hello All,

This Friday and Saturday I will be heading to Mildura in the north west
of VK3.? I will be operating from Wyperfeld, Murray-Sunset and 
Hattah-Kulkyne
National parks.
For those collecting grids I will be in QF04, QF05 and QF15 (and maybe 
QF14).
QF04 may be rare as I have not had a QSO to or from that one.

Hope to catch you on the birds.

73 de David VK5DG




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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 22:01:43 -0400
From: "Dave Hallidy" <k2dh1 at frontier.com>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Using PSTRotator Tracking S/W with iCOM IC-910H
Message-ID: <ECC7F1E1B05048A18401D62701CCFCB6 at K2DHPC>
Content-Type: text/plain;??? charset="us-ascii"

All-

I've been working to get my radio working correctly with the PSTRotator
AZ/EL control software.? The software tracks the satellites beautifully, but
the Doppler tracking seems messed up (which is likely an operator problem on
my part), so I need some help if anyone else is using this combination.

 

Here's my problem: When I follow the instructions given in the manual, I can
get the software to track the Doppler, but the tracking can't seem to be
tweaked to get the downlink in exactly the right place- it's always about a
kHz or so high.? Of course, if the station I'm working is on my downlink
frequency, I have to adjust my RX to get the proper audio frequency.? Then
the tracking takes over and my TX frequency jumps to again offset the
downlink (it's tweaking the uplink, because the station I'm trying to work
is still in the right place).? What am I doing wrong?

 

Has anyone here ever seen this issue and gotten this to work properly?

 

Thanks in advance for any help- I really want this working before Field Day!

 

73

Dave K2DH



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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 02:35:39 +0000 (UTC)
From: aj9n at aol.com
To: amsat-bb at AMSAT.Org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-21
??? 02:00??? UTC
Message-ID: <1904881750.2906912.1558406139861 at mail.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-21 02:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC

?

Pacific Coast Schools, Los Suenos, Costa Rica, telebridge via IK1SLD (***)

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

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 16:31:25 UTC 34 deg (***)

?

Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS (***)

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

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 19:44:22 UTC 81 deg (***)

?

Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada via VK6MJ (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***)

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 20:18:50 UTC 48 deg (***)

?

?

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?2019-05-21 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


?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-05-20 17:00 UTC.

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



?

?

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

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



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



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.



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

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) https://srr.ru/?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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 114


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1307. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1250.

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

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


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

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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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 12:09:34 +0000 (UTC)
From: aa8ch <aa8ch at aol.com>
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] EN61/EN71 for Europe
Message-ID: <300134017.2179864.1558440574366 at mail.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

I'll be on FO29 at 2015UTC today 21-May in case anyone might need those grids.?
??Updates @charliehotel10 twitter.? ?
QSL LOTW.??
73, Chris AA8CH

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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 05:26:43 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK from DM23/DM24 line, Friday (24 May)
??? morning
Message-ID:
??? <CAN6TEUdAXDxXPjB7q+nnzT9JueaxNzTATQ1hYVEauAEkbf828A at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

Hi!

On my way to southern California for the Memorial Day weekend
on Friday (24 May), I will make a detour to work some
passes from the DM23vx/DM24va grid boundary, north of
the AZ-72/AZ-95 junction near Quartzsite in Arizona's
La Paz County. I am planning to work the AO-91 and AO-92
passes between 1600 and 1830 UTC, and will try the
CAS-4A and CAS-4B passes between 1700 and 1800
UTC.

Updates on Friday morning will be posted on my @WD9EWK
Twitter feed, which can be seen in a web browser at
http://twitter.com/WD9EWK without a Twitter account.
All QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World, and
please e-mail me directly if you work me and want a QSL
card to confirm QSOs.

73!





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


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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 16:38:00 +0100
From: "Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL)" <peter at magicbug.co.uk>
To: Amsat <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Transatlantic QSOs via FO-29 & AO-91 Possible
Message-ID:
??? <CAFvUaiprDQpNjxDF9mbvP9GL2BLpsn1zhZKnmBxMVaqD1Fm2MA at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

Hi All,

I suspect a large amount of you are aware but as passes have been
quiet, I thought I'd mention it on the newsgroup.

At the moment it's possible to comfortably work North America on
afternoon FO-29 and AO-91 passes. If you haven't worked Europe on
satellites nows a good time to try :)

A rough idea of what I have been working

AO-91 - VY2HF, VE9CB, KB2YSI, VE9BEL, VE1EM, VO1YR, CJ7EWK/3

FO-29 - W3ZM/8, K4KDR, N6RFM, WB8RJY, VA3NNA, NS3L

If you'd like to try a sked then let me know!

73,

Peter, 2M0SQL (IO87ip)


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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 16:46:42 -0400
From: Roy Dean <royldean at gmail.com>
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Traveling with HT and Beam Antenna
Message-ID:
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

Uh oh.
https://www.rtl-sdr.com/spoofing-aircraft-instrument-landing-systems-with-an-sdr/

Here's the interesting part:

"They write that the attack could also be carried out from within the
aircraft, but the requirements for a strong signal and thus large power
amplifier and directional antenna would still be required, making the
operation too suspicious to carry out onboard."

--Roy
K3RLD


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From zmetzing at pobox.com  Wed May 22 21:51:10 2019
From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger)
Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 16:51:10 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT net in houston
In-Reply-To: <1947181008.5877747.1558489779703@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <mailman.6932.1558471614.32327.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
	<1947181008.5877747.1558489779703@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <0f2410e3-b1a9-1a91-4165-c4e90fec9bc8@pobox.com>

On 2019-05-21 20:49, Mr B r a d via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>  ?happened to be working in Houston this week and caught the amsat? ?voice net on 2meters which included sstv thoroughly enjoyed that.Ko6kL

I've tried listening for the HF net on 20m, but never hear much. Anyone 
know if it is still active?

--- Zach
N0ZGO


From kc9sgv at gmail.com  Wed May 22 21:57:29 2019
From: kc9sgv at gmail.com (KC9SGV)
Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 16:57:29 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT net in houston
In-Reply-To: <0f2410e3-b1a9-1a91-4165-c4e90fec9bc8@pobox.com>
References: <mailman.6932.1558471614.32327.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
	<1947181008.5877747.1558489779703@mail.yahoo.com>
	<0f2410e3-b1a9-1a91-4165-c4e90fec9bc8@pobox.com>
Message-ID: <64145E55-40AA-4245-A55E-6078355E7D64@gmail.com>

Wouldn't it be great listening to this net via our own Region 2 GEO sat, ala QO-100 ?

KC9SGV

Sent from my iPad

> On May 22, 2019, at 4:51 PM, Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
>> On 2019-05-21 20:49, Mr B r a d via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>>  happened to be working in Houston this week and caught the amsat   voice net on 2meters which included sstv thoroughly enjoyed that.Ko6kL
> 
> I've tried listening for the HF net on 20m, but never hear much. Anyone know if it is still active?
> 
> --- Zach
> N0ZGO
> 
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From joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com  Wed May 22 22:22:20 2019
From: joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com (JoAnne K9JKM)
Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 17:22:20 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT net in houston
In-Reply-To: <0f2410e3-b1a9-1a91-4165-c4e90fec9bc8@pobox.com>
References: <mailman.6932.1558471614.32327.amsat-bb@amsat.org>	<1947181008.5877747.1558489779703@mail.yahoo.com>
	<0f2410e3-b1a9-1a91-4165-c4e90fec9bc8@pobox.com>
Message-ID: <5ce5cb9c.1c69fb81.f4f16.d50d@mx.google.com>

> I've tried listening for the HF net on 20m, but never hear much. Anyone
> know if it is still active?

The 20M AMSAT net used to be on Sundays at 1900Z on 14.282 MHz with Keith W5IU and Larry W7LB as net control. W7LB is a silent key now; W5IU hasn't seemed to be active on the net lately. Or, propagation on 20M has been poor.

--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat.org



From joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com  Wed May 22 22:35:32 2019
From: joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com (JoAnne K9JKM)
Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 17:35:32 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT net in houston
In-Reply-To: <1947181008.5877747.1558489779703@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <mailman.6932.1558471614.32327.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
	<1947181008.5877747.1558489779703@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <5ce5ceb3.1c69fb81.c32ef.3a52@mx.google.com>

> happened to be working in Houston this week and caught the amsat voice
> net on 2meters which included sstv thoroughly enjoyed that.

When you're out of range of the Houston repeaters, the Houston AMSAT Net also simulcasts on Echolink node *AMSAT* 101377. Tuesday evening at 2000 Central Time (year round at 2000 regular time or daylight time) Same great bunch of folks  :-)

--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat.org




From scott23192 at gmail.com  Wed May 22 22:58:53 2019
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 18:58:53 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] "New" LoTW items not showing up?
Message-ID: <77344ADC54344644AE8BF94FA86EAFAE@CSI9020>

Hello!

Of course I was happy to see the announcement that PO-101, AISAT-1, & the FT4 mode had been added to TQSL.  So, this morning I got caught up on the entries that I had not previously been able to log.

Unfortunately, none of them are showing up in LoTW.

I thought perhaps the system was backed up, but I just submitted a contact for an ?old? satellite, and that showed up with a minute or two.

Does anyone know if there?s a problem with the LoTW database, or am I just not doing something correctly?

Thanks!

-Scott,  K4KDR

From tjschuessler at verizon.net  Thu May 23 01:58:06 2019
From: tjschuessler at verizon.net (tjschuessler at verizon.net)
Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 20:58:06 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] nteers needed for AMSAT booth at Ham-Com 2019
Message-ID: <00a901d5110a$f70765e0$e51631a0$@verizon.net>

Last week Mac Cody posted the question about volunteers for the AMSAT
presence at Plano Texas Ham-Com on the 7th and 8th of June.  

Yes there will be AMSAT involvement.  We have a table in the main hallway,
right next to the National Weather Service.  We will be doing demos and will
have scheduled presentations.  We always can use people help with any one of
those activities.

Please contact myself, or Keith Pugh W5IU for more information.

Tom Schuessler, N5HYP
EM12ms
mailto:N5hyp at arrl.net


Mac A.
Cody?mailto:amsat-bb%40amsat.org?Subject=Re%3A%20%5Bamsat-bb%5D%20Volunteers
%20needed%20for%20AMSAT%20booth%20at%20Ham-Com%202019%3F&In-Reply-To=%3C9c74
6c3b-8202-9f14-d42d-da9948872e23%40att.net%3E
________________________________________
I see that there is an AMSAT booth at Ham-Com 2019 in Plano, Texas.
Has there been a request sent out for volunteers to man the booth
or conduct satellite demos?? I am certainly willing to help out.
I plan on being at Ham-Com both Friday afternoon and all day on
Saturday.

73,

Mac Cody / AE5PH



From aa5pk at suddenlink.net  Thu May 23 02:09:48 2019
From: aa5pk at suddenlink.net (Glenn Miller - AA5PK)
Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 21:09:48 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] nteers needed for AMSAT booth at Ham-Com 2019
In-Reply-To: <00a901d5110a$f70765e0$e51631a0$@verizon.net>
References: <00a901d5110a$f70765e0$e51631a0$@verizon.net>
Message-ID: <74764820177F4145A3F3EDCF03697A8D@DESKTOPL0IAS8B>

I'll be there around noon on Friday, Tom.  Will stay through the afternoon on Saturday.

Glenn
AA5PK

-----Original Message----- 
From: Tom Schuessler, N5HYP via AMSAT-BB 
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 8:58 PM 
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org 
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] nteers needed for AMSAT booth at Ham-Com 2019 

Last week Mac Cody posted the question about volunteers for the AMSAT
presence at Plano Texas Ham-Com on the 7th and 8th of June.  

Yes there will be AMSAT involvement.  We have a table in the main hallway,
right next to the National Weather Service.  We will be doing demos and will
have scheduled presentations.  We always can use people help with any one of
those activities.

Please contact myself, or Keith Pugh W5IU for more information.

Tom Schuessler, N5HYP
EM12ms
mailto:N5hyp at arrl.net


Mac A.
Cody mailto:amsat-bb%40amsat.org?Subject=Re%3A%20%5Bamsat-bb%5D%20Volunteers
%20needed%20for%20AMSAT%20booth%20at%20Ham-Com%202019%3F&In-Reply-To=%3C9c74
6c3b-8202-9f14-d42d-da9948872e23%40att.net%3E
________________________________________
I see that there is an AMSAT booth at Ham-Com 2019 in Plano, Texas.
Has there been a request sent out for volunteers to man the booth
or conduct satellite demos?  I am certainly willing to help out.
I plan on being at Ham-Com both Friday afternoon and all day on
Saturday.

73,

Mac Cody / AE5PH


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From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Thu May 23 03:16:25 2019
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 23:16:25 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] "New" LoTW items not showing up?
In-Reply-To: <77344ADC54344644AE8BF94FA86EAFAE@CSI9020>
References: <77344ADC54344644AE8BF94FA86EAFAE@CSI9020>
Message-ID: <027801d51115$e7d21d30$b7765790$@mindspring.com>

I logged several PO-101 QSOs this AM and have QSLs on most of them.

73, Drew KO4MA

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Scott via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 6:59 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] "New" LoTW items not showing up?

Hello!

Of course I was happy to see the announcement that PO-101, AISAT-1, & the FT4 mode had been added to TQSL.  So, this morning I got caught up on the entries that I had not previously been able to log.

Unfortunately, none of them are showing up in LoTW.

I thought perhaps the system was backed up, but I just submitted a contact for an ?old? satellite, and that showed up with a minute or two.

Does anyone know if there?s a problem with the LoTW database, or am I just not doing something correctly?

Thanks!

-Scott,  K4KDR
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From scott23192 at gmail.com  Thu May 23 03:32:03 2019
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 23:32:03 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] "New" LoTW items not showing up?
In-Reply-To: <027801d51115$e7d21d30$b7765790$@mindspring.com>
References: <77344ADC54344644AE8BF94FA86EAFAE@CSI9020>
	<027801d51115$e7d21d30$b7765790$@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <CAJCSnOY5HQw-Cg0cG4xaKhxVppGvhoa+pN=J2SRU9LxMnksgsw@mail.gmail.com>

Seems to be a problem with my account's QSO view.  Now that some others
have uploaded PO-101 contacts, I can find QSL matches with specific queries
but "some" of my uploads apparently didn't process correctly.

I found this in the activity history in my LoTW account from this morning's
upload:

LOTW_QSO: Processing terminated with an unexpected failure. System
administrator has been notified

... so, I've submitted a help request and will see what I can find out.

Thanks!

-Scott

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

On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 11:16 PM Andrew Glasbrenner <
glasbrenner at mindspring.com> wrote:

> I logged several PO-101 QSOs this AM and have QSLs on most of them.
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Scott via
> AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 6:59 PM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] "New" LoTW items not showing up?
>
> Hello!
>
> Of course I was happy to see the announcement that PO-101, AISAT-1, & the
> FT4 mode had been added to TQSL.  So, this morning I got caught up on the
> entries that I had not previously been able to log.
>
> Unfortunately, none of them are showing up in LoTW.
>
> I thought perhaps the system was backed up, but I just submitted a contact
> for an ?old? satellite, and that showed up with a minute or two.
>
> Does anyone know if there?s a problem with the LoTW database, or am I just
> not doing something correctly?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Scott,  K4KDR
>

From cl.rudi at gmail.com  Thu May 23 15:19:24 2019
From: cl.rudi at gmail.com (Rudi )
Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 17:19:24 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] FT-817 Satellite Interface ARRL
Message-ID: <006001d5117a$ea83b4c0$bf8b1e40$@gmail.com>

Hello,

 

In the past there was a Satellite Interface available via ARRL for the
FT-817, this is no longer the case.

 

If anyone has one and wants to sell it, I like to buy it.

 

If anyone has the diagrams, or manual with the instructions and the parts, I
would like a copy so I can see if I can make it myself.

 

Thanks for reply.

 

Rudi / ON7CL / KB8TAB


From duncansoffers at gmail.com  Thu May 23 07:27:31 2019
From: duncansoffers at gmail.com (Tom Whiteley)
Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 17:27:31 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Does anybody have a copy of SatEvo?
Message-ID: <CAE7r_-A6V=_qVpmymnwp1=d-0Ruf=wn8LmVyrSQs14KsmuQsXw@mail.gmail.com>

Hello,

I am doing a Masters in Space Engineering and I noticed some people on here
had previously discussed a program called SatEvo by Alan Pickup.

I have looked everywhere for a copy but to no avail so I wondered if anyone
might have a copy they could share by any chance?

Many thanks,

Tom

From n8mr at hotmail.com  Thu May 23 13:43:40 2019
From: n8mr at hotmail.com (Mike N8MR)
Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 13:43:40 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] SDR Front End Protection and Spin Modulation Fading
Message-ID: <FR1P152MB06793B9D5F8CBA589F94E0E486010@FR1P152MB0679.LAMP152.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>

I have an SDRplay RSP1 that I?d like to use as a downlink receiver, along with an Arrow 146/437-10 antenna and Yaesu G-5400 az/el rotators. Uplink will be an Icom IC-7000. Using this setup, will the SDRplay need a Front End Protector to keep it from overloading? If so, which ones are recommended?

Also, I am considering upgrading the antenna to an Alaskan Arrow. Is there a noticeable improvement in antenna performance and gain between the standard Arrow and the Alaskan? Would the improvement in gain also result in deeper fading during spin modulation?

73,
Mike, N8MR 


From scott23192 at gmail.com  Thu May 23 15:57:09 2019
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 11:57:09 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] SDR Front End Protection and Spin Modulation Fading
In-Reply-To: <FR1P152MB06793B9D5F8CBA589F94E0E486010@FR1P152MB0679.LAMP152.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
References: <FR1P152MB06793B9D5F8CBA589F94E0E486010@FR1P152MB0679.LAMP152.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
Message-ID: <A60B7F625AB6485DA7FD160889D459FE@CSI9020>

Hey Mike!

I've used the SDRPlay RSP1 as my full-duplex downlink receiver for quite a 
while now and it works very well. (both FM & SSB sats)

Filtering is not a bad idea, but is not mandatory.  In fact, the reason that 
I use the SDRPlay in this particular role is that it does much better 
against a 2m or 70cm uplink than the RTL-SDR or AirSpy R2 that I also have. 
Has no problem full-duplex w/ a 10m uplink for NO-84 PSK31 either.

-Scott,  K4KDR

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


-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike N8MR via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2019 9:43 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] SDR Front End Protection and Spin Modulation Fading

I have an SDRplay RSP1 that I?d like to use as a downlink receiver, along 
with an Arrow 146/437-10 antenna and Yaesu G-5400 az/el rotators. Uplink 
will be an Icom IC-7000. Using this setup, will the SDRplay need a Front End 
Protector to keep it from overloading? If so, which ones are recommended?

Also, I am considering upgrading the antenna to an Alaskan Arrow. Is there a 
noticeable improvement in antenna performance and gain between the standard 
Arrow and the Alaskan? Would the improvement in gain also result in deeper 
fading during spin modulation?

73,
Mike, N8MR 


From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Thu May 23 16:15:55 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 16:15:55 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] SDR Front End Protection and Spin Modulation Fading
In-Reply-To: <FR1P152MB06793B9D5F8CBA589F94E0E486010@FR1P152MB0679.LAMP152.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
References: <FR1P152MB06793B9D5F8CBA589F94E0E486010@FR1P152MB0679.LAMP152.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUewbS7bTBNQ25h1QireUnbuF_pRFvJZFvybCOH5cS-w6Q@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Mike!

The SDRplay receivers (all models) have front-end filtering across
the range they are capable of receiving. As long as you aren't
transmitting in the same band as you are receiving with an SDRplay,
you should be fine. If you want additional protection for the SDRplay
when working satellites, a 2m/70cm diplexer can be put in front of
the SDRplay as another layer of protection. Again, the SDRplay is not
protected if you transmit on the same band it is being used to
receive. You won't need to run full power from your IC-7000 for
satellite work. As many use Yaesu's FT-817s and FT-818s to work
satellites, you will be able to scale back on the transmit power
from your IC-7000. Once you get your station set up, you will be
able to test and see how much power is sufficient.

I normally use an Elk 2m/70cm log periodic for my satellite work.
For the SSB satellites, I must use a diplexer so the antenna is
connected to both radios. I have used SDRplay receivers, a FUNcube
Dongle Pro+ SDR receiver, and other radios (FT-817s, the all-mode
receivers in Kenwood TH-F6A and TH-D74 HTs, and all-mode receivers
like an AOR AR8200 and Icom's IC-R20 and IC-R30) in this manner.
The diplexer is another layer of protection for whatever radio I
use as a receiver, along with ensuring I never transmit on the
same band I am receiving with the second radio or SDR receiver.

As for the Alaskan Arrow compared to the standard Arrow, you will
have more gain with the Alaskan Arrow. You will have to be more
accurate in pointing the antenna at the satellites, as the increased
gain reduces the beamwidth from the larger antenna. With any antenna
used at a fixed orientation, you will occasionally have fading that
you'll have to deal with. Signals will fade out, then fade back in.

Good luck, and 73!





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





On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 3:35 PM Mike N8MR via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> I have an SDRplay RSP1 that I?d like to use as a downlink receiver, along
> with an Arrow 146/437-10 antenna and Yaesu G-5400 az/el rotators. Uplink
> will be an Icom IC-7000. Using this setup, will the SDRplay need a Front
> End Protector to keep it from overloading? If so, which ones are
> recommended?
>
> Also, I am considering upgrading the antenna to an Alaskan Arrow. Is there
> a noticeable improvement in antenna performance and gain between the
> standard Arrow and the Alaskan? Would the improvement in gain also result
> in deeper fading during spin modulation?
>
> 73,
> Mike, N8MR
>
>

From ingejack at cox.net  Thu May 23 16:28:17 2019
From: ingejack at cox.net (alex weimer)
Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 12:28:17 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [amsat-bb] LOTW ITEMS NOT SHOWING UP
Message-ID: <1143797756.6284.1558628897276@myemail.cox.net>

I have the same problems. I entered my contacts for AISAT-1. All entries took but did not show up yet ! zThat has been over 2 hours ago  JACK  KC7MG

From corlissbs at aol.com  Thu May 23 16:35:26 2019
From: corlissbs at aol.com (Corlissbs)
Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 11:35:26 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 LV Mode Equipment
Message-ID: <C1F4EBE4-8A73-4200-BB76-912D9FA81471@aol.com>

I want to thank everyone who helped me with my request for how to work AO-92 in LV mode. The equipment is ordered and the adventure begins.

Brad Smith KC9UQR

Sent from Brad?s iPad

From pe0sat at vgnet.nl  Thu May 23 18:50:32 2019
From: pe0sat at vgnet.nl (PE0SAT | Amateur Radio)
Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 20:50:32 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Does anybody have a copy of SatEvo?
In-Reply-To: <CAE7r_-A6V=_qVpmymnwp1=d-0Ruf=wn8LmVyrSQs14KsmuQsXw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAE7r_-A6V=_qVpmymnwp1=d-0Ruf=wn8LmVyrSQs14KsmuQsXw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <3b088c196c021a8152452da0d50cb391@vgnet.nl>


Good evening Tom,

The software is available via: 
https://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/download/Hidden/satevo.zip

Regards,

Jan van Gils - PE0SAT

On 23-05-2019 09:27, Tom Whiteley via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am doing a Masters in Space Engineering and I noticed some people on 
> here
> had previously discussed a program called SatEvo by Alan Pickup.
> 
> I have looked everywhere for a copy but to no avail so I wondered if 
> anyone
> might have a copy they could share by any chance?
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Tom


-- 
With regards PE0SAT
Internet web-page http://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/
DK3WN SatBlog http://satblog.dk3wn.info/
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From martha at amsat.org  Thu May 23 22:02:25 2019
From: martha at amsat.org (Martha)
Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 18:02:25 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Office Closed
Message-ID: <CAPk0USzTq5NV+S06=wj5xZEoxBD68W05wzHHCKfya3O3pkru8A@mail.gmail.com>

The AMSAT Office will be closed through Monday, May 27th

-- 
73- Martha

From dquagliana at gmail.com  Thu May 23 23:43:53 2019
From: dquagliana at gmail.com (Douglas Quagliana)
Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 18:43:53 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT net in houston
In-Reply-To: <5ce5ceb3.1c69fb81.c32ef.3a52@mx.google.com>
References: <mailman.6932.1558471614.32327.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
	<1947181008.5877747.1558489779703@mail.yahoo.com>
	<5ce5ceb3.1c69fb81.c32ef.3a52@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <CALaYSmnYuEQqU8x-9je2e=tJGYEBzz3nDz1bO8Ov=sruZrnhVg@mail.gmail.com>

JoAnne writes

> When you're out of range of the Houston repeaters, the Houston AMSAT Net
> also simulcasts on Echolink node *AMSAT* 101377. Tuesday evening at 2000
> Central Time (year round at 2000 regular time or daylight time) Same great
> bunch of folks  :-)
>

The Houston AMSAT net is also available as a podcast so you can
listen to it anytime if your schedule keeps you busy on Tuesday nights.

Douglas KA2UPW/5

From aj9n at aol.com  Fri May 24 01:29:30 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 01:29:30 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-24 01:30
	UTC
References: <1743739911.3446039.1558661370845.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1743739911.3446039.1558661370845@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-24 01:30 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC

?

Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC), Los Suenos, Costa Rica, telebridge via IK1SLD (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 16:31:25 UTC 34 deg

Starting about 15 minutes before AOS, watch for a live stream at www.ariotti.com

?

Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 19:44:22 UTC 81 deg

?

Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada via VK6MJ

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 20:18:50 UTC 48 deg

?

?

?

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?2019-05-24 01:30 UTC.? (***)

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


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

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


?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-05-20 17:00 UTC.

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



?

?

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

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



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



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.



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

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) https://srr.ru/?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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 114


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1307. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1250.

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

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


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

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 ve3hls at gmail.com  Fri May 24 08:41:44 2019
From: ve3hls at gmail.com (Kenneth P Alexander)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 15:41:44 +0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Getting Back Into Satellites
Message-ID: <CAPOM0dk1MLVCDagmrm7PpQjR0dw3CigpdCKk9_g4s67oMvg0Fg@mail.gmail.com>

I posted a request in a recent blog looking for a volunteerr to host a
remote ham station that I could operate remotely from here in Thailand.  I
was very pleased to receive two responses, one is conveniently located in
the Toronto area and the other is further afield.  The Toronto location is
more appealing because the owner is there every day.  The other location is
at a friend's summer cottage, which remains unoccupied for months at a time.

I'm thinking of building a circularly polarized crossed Moxon array as
described in this article:
[Link to Moxon Article]

Any thoughts?  Has anybody built and used one of these systems?  *[By the
way, please spare me the stern admonishments about what a compromise
antenna/dummy load this is.  **I'm well aware of the limitations.  **I
don't have the money for yagis and rotators, including yagis at fixed
elevations and I also don't want the complexity.  OK?  'Nuff said.]*

I'm in the market for a used Icom IC-910H if anyone has one in good
condition for sale.  The 1.2 GHz adapter would be nice but is not
critical.  What is critical is that the radio is 100% functional.

Other transceiver options...maybe an FT-818 or IC-7100 with a separate SDR
receiver.  I'd be happy with an 818 but the 7100 offers more horsepower to
overcome transmission line loss and the shortcomings of the antenna system.

I've been keeping my eye on the new RigPi device [https://rigpi.net/] for
interfacing to the internet.  I like what I see, but the documentation
seems to be lagging, so I'll wait a little.

Any comments or suggestions are most welcome, and if you do have a 910H in
good condition for sale please let me know.  It'll be nice to work
satellites again!

Ken Alexander (still VE3HLS)
So Phisai, Thailand
Blog:  bueng-ken.com

From ve3hls at gmail.com  Fri May 24 13:42:53 2019
From: ve3hls at gmail.com (Kenneth P Alexander)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 20:42:53 +0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Getting Back Into Satellites - Moxon Link
Message-ID: <CAPOM0dns+rxbFxnFkbMEuq_0K5wL8oMfk3tArvXevdQmwNBiRg@mail.gmail.com>

My apologies.  Apparently the link I provided to the Moxon antenna article
didn't work.  This one ought to!

http://www.oocities.org/w9bci/VHFUHFSatelite.pdf

73,

Ken Alexander (still VE3HLS)
So Phisai, Thailand
Blog:  bueng-ken.com

From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Fri May 24 15:59:49 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 11:59:49 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Costa Rica Institute of
	Technology (TEC), Los Suenos, Costa Rica
Message-ID: <A29112CD32AE4694BBC0C77B63BC4DB1@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC), Los Suenos, Costa Rica on 27 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:31 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.

 

 

There are two locations connected. Both belong to the Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC). San Carlos is located on the most-north Costarrican ?rea. Although is recognized as a rural area, that has developed an agricultural production during the last 80 years, now is booming with technology-based companies, receiving the nickname "Costa Rica's Silicon Valley" to San Carlos. In Cartago, the Central location of TEC, the activity is organized by TECSpace, the space engineering student group of the university, with more than 100 members, and the Space Systems Engineering Laboratory (SETEC Lab) who was in charge of the design of the first satellite of Central America, launched in 2018.

 

 

 

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

 

1. What sentiments and feelings did you have when seeing space for the first 

   time? 

2. A journey to Mars will have to deal with multiple gravity transitions. Are 

   there any projects of experiments that were proposed for this matter by 

   space agencies?

3. How do you think the astronaut business will change with the advent of 

   self-funded private human spaceflight?

4. Given your background as a physician, what areas of medicine do you think 

   will be key to innovate and research to successfully undertake long term 

   deep space missions?

5. What advice would you give to young students interested on being an 

   astronaut or being involved in human spaceflight? 

6. How will the space station influence the future plans for reaching the 

   moon in 2024?

7. How much time did it take you to learn to fly a jet and what did you enjoy 

   the most about that experience?

8. What challenging experiences did you have to face in order to become an 

   astronaut? 

9. Given your extremely great time management skills for being able to 

   accomplish your 3 majors, and such other studies. What advice could you 

   give  other people about time     management skills?

10. Of the experiments that you are working on right now on the ISS, what is 

    your favorite? And what's it about?

11. Will your research on long distance medicine have an impact on medical 

    services provided to remote communities, like Canada's Inuit people?

12. Now that you have experienced living in space for several months, what 

    are two things you would recommend space ships have incorporated in their 

    design for long term space      voyages?

13. Will you please come and visit us at TEC when you and your family are on 

    your next trip to Costa Rica?

 

 

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.  Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

       The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

       The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

       Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC

 

       Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS

       The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

       The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

       Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 19:44:22 UTC

 

       Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada    

       via VK6MJ

       The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

       The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

       Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 20:18:50 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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 

 

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 


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From aj9n at aol.com  Fri May 24 16:22:40 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 16:22:40 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-24 16:30
	UTC
References: <1086020882.4500470.1558714960083.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1086020882.4500470.1558714960083@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-24 16:30 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC

?

Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC), Los Suenos, Costa Rica, telebridge via IK1SLD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 16:31:25 UTC 34 deg

Starting about 15 minutes before AOS, watch for a live stream at www.ariotti.com

?

Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 19:44:22 UTC 81 deg

?

Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada via VK6MJ

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 20:18:50 UTC 48 deg

?

Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD (***)

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

The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin (***)

Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC (***)

?

?

?

Watch for these upcoming events:? (***)

MAI-75 SSTV Event:? Wed 2019-06-05 12:00 UTC to 16:00 UTC (***)

MAI-75 SSTV Event:? Thu 2019-06-06 11:30 UTC to 15:30 UTC (***)

?

?

?

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?2019-05-24 16:30 UTC.? (***)

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


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

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


?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-05-20 17:00 UTC.

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



?

?

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

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



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



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.



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

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) https://srr.ru/?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? (***)

?

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.????????????



http://www.ariss-eu.org/?



If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net





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

?

?

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


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 114


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1307. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1250.

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

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


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

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 n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Fri May 24 16:41:48 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 12:41:48 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact for Mildred Hall School,
	Yellowknife, NT, Canada
Message-ID: <ED4796CDCA5F4C91A571BC4202189538@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada

on 27 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:44 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 ON4ISS. The contact should be audible over Belgium 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.

 

Mildred Hall, a Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8 School, is located in the heart of downtown Yellowknife with Frame Lake and its beautiful trail almost sitting in its backyard.  It houses 271 students from the ages of 4 to 14 with very diverse backgrounds and cultures. Almost 80% of the students are Indigenous, so it boasts programming that is relevant to hands-on learning, science inquiry, outdoor experiential opportunities and the instruction of English, French and Dogrib.  Our basic beliefs revolve around the acronym SOAR- Share what you have (S), Ownership (O), Achieve your very best (A) and Respect everyone and everything around you. (R).

 

 

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

 

1.  Why is space travel so important to astronauts and other humans?

2.  I saw a picture you took of the northern lights and we have a lot of them 

    over here in Yellowknife.  Are you able to fly through the northern 

    lights?

3.  How do you see the sun from where you are? Is there a sunrise or sunset? 

    Is it different to how we see it on earth?

4.  How long are you there and how long can a person stay in space? Does it 

    affect your body in anyway, causing irreversible consequences?

5.  Do you constantly work up there?  Do you do anything for fun? If 

    so,what?

6.  What is your favorite thing about being in space?

7.  What is the most challenging thing about being in space?

8.  Does your hair and nails grow at the same rate in space?  Is there 

    anything different about the way they grow?

9.  If there is an emergency on the space station and you have to escape, is 

    there an emergency pod? If not what happens?

10. What is gravitational time dilation?

11. How do you keep time in space? Are you in a time zone?

12. Do you think humans will ever live on another planet?

13. What were you thinking when you blasted off? 

14. What is the strangest thing you have ever seen or experienced in space? 

15. Is it as silent as movies show?  Why? 

16. What do you miss the most while you are there?

 

 

 

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. Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

    The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

    The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

    Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC

 

    

 2. Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada    

    via VK6MJ

    The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

    The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

    Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 20:18:50 UTC

 

 3. Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD

    The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

    The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin

    Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 

 


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From ki7unj at gmail.com  Fri May 24 16:53:22 2019
From: ki7unj at gmail.com (KI7UNJ Tucker)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 09:53:22 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] KI7UNJ and KI7UXT - ROVE CN83/CN84/CN85/CN86/CN76
Message-ID: <CAPFr_UnQasZBUcm3gMbEgXdDHKnMz2ASd0YQ3hVyrG5X_Ja89g@mail.gmail.com>

Good Afternoon,

On my way to and during SeaPac Hamfest, I (KI7UNJ) will be doing some
roving to CN83/CN84/CN85/CN86/CN76.  KI7UXT will be meeting up for some tag
team roving shenanigans starting with the late night passes on Friday.  See
below for schedule.

Track KI7UNJ via APRS  https://aprs.fi/ki7unj-9

Friday May 31st Passes will be:

KI7UNJ
AOS     SAT     GRID
1716Z   AO-92   CN83
1745Z   AO-91   CN83
1849Z   AO-92   CN83
1917Z   AO-91   CN83
2054Z   AO-91   CN84 (or CN85)
2356Z   SO-50   CN86

KI7UNJ and KI7UXT
AOS     SAT     GRID
0137Z   SO-50   CN86 or CN76 (hopefully line)
0357Z   AO-92   CN86 or CN76 (hopefully line)
0528Z   AO-92   CN86 or CN76 (hopefully line)


On Saturday, June 1st I will be doing two FM Sat Demos at SeaPac Hamfest

KI7UNJ
AOS     SAT     GRID
1827Z   AO-92   CN85
1939Z   AO-91   CN85


Saturday Night:
Please keep an eye out on twitter for passes it's up in the air!

https://twitter.com/ki7unj
and
https://twitter.com/ki7uxt


If you're going to be at SeaPac let us know! We will be monitoring the 2
talk-in freqs starting Friday night.


KI7UNJ and KI7UXT

-- 


Casey Tucker  KI7UNJ
https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
https://www.qrz.com/db/KI7UNJ
http://bit.do/ki7unj
<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bit.do/ki7unj&sa=D&source=hangouts&ust=1521073499558000&usg=AFQjCNFcQLn6C9nmmvpQiBbD6XvN-QjKug>

From jeff30339 at gmail.com  Fri May 24 17:02:25 2019
From: jeff30339 at gmail.com (Jeff Johns)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 12:02:25 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] KI7UNJ and KI7UXT - ROVE CN83/CN84/CN85/CN86/CN76
In-Reply-To: <CAPFr_UnQasZBUcm3gMbEgXdDHKnMz2ASd0YQ3hVyrG5X_Ja89g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPFr_UnQasZBUcm3gMbEgXdDHKnMz2ASd0YQ3hVyrG5X_Ja89g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <484BF75A-D906-4970-AA76-63D003D3EC53@gmail.com>

Rock and roll! Best of luck and thanks for roving!

Jeff WE4B 

> On May 24, 2019, at 11:53 AM, KI7UNJ Tucker via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> Good Afternoon,
> 
> On my way to and during SeaPac Hamfest, I (KI7UNJ) will be doing some
> roving to CN83/CN84/CN85/CN86/CN76.  KI7UXT will be meeting up for some tag
> team roving shenanigans starting with the late night passes on Friday.  See
> below for schedule.
> 
> Track KI7UNJ via APRS  https://aprs.fi/ki7unj-9
> 
> Friday May 31st Passes will be:
> 
> KI7UNJ
> AOS     SAT     GRID
> 1716Z   AO-92   CN83
> 1745Z   AO-91   CN83
> 1849Z   AO-92   CN83
> 1917Z   AO-91   CN83
> 2054Z   AO-91   CN84 (or CN85)
> 2356Z   SO-50   CN86
> 
> KI7UNJ and KI7UXT
> AOS     SAT     GRID
> 0137Z   SO-50   CN86 or CN76 (hopefully line)
> 0357Z   AO-92   CN86 or CN76 (hopefully line)
> 0528Z   AO-92   CN86 or CN76 (hopefully line)
> 
> 
> On Saturday, June 1st I will be doing two FM Sat Demos at SeaPac Hamfest
> 
> KI7UNJ
> AOS     SAT     GRID
> 1827Z   AO-92   CN85
> 1939Z   AO-91   CN85
> 
> 
> Saturday Night:
> Please keep an eye out on twitter for passes it's up in the air!
> 
> https://twitter.com/ki7unj
> and
> https://twitter.com/ki7uxt
> 
> 
> If you're going to be at SeaPac let us know! We will be monitoring the 2
> talk-in freqs starting Friday night.
> 
> 
> KI7UNJ and KI7UXT
> 
> -- 
> 
> 
> Casey Tucker  KI7UNJ
> https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
> https://www.qrz.com/db/KI7UNJ
> http://bit.do/ki7unj
> <https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bit.do/ki7unj&sa=D&source=hangouts&ust=1521073499558000&usg=AFQjCNFcQLn6C9nmmvpQiBbD6XvN-QjKug>
> _______________________________________________
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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 n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Fri May 24 17:38:21 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 13:38:21 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Walter Murray Collegiate
	Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Message-ID: <70536B3FA9124E0787E4259E3E5D98C4@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada on 27 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 20:18 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 VK6MJ. The contact should be audible over portions of Australia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English and French.

 

 

Story: 

 

Walter Murray Collegiate is in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Along with its many standard course, it has some excellent engineering/ electronics courses and a very extensive hands-on "shop" class which involves machinery, welding, carpentry, car repair etc. There is also very busy "tech" club that is involved in robotics as well as a "science" club that this year was very excited about the "Tomatosphere" project.

 

Contact day with David will be very busy. We will, have on site, the University of Saskatchewan engineering faculty represented by USST, the University of Saskatchewan Space Design Team. USST will be demonstrating 2 of their projects that day. One team will represent and demonstrate CubeSat?s and the other team will engage all the students with the Rover project. As well RASC Saskatoon will be there will solar scopes and will be in the auditorium with demonstration telescopes. As well ARISS/ SARC will have their amateur radio equipment for all the students.

 

 

 

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

 

1. How do relations between countries on Earth impact relationships between   

   astronauts of different nationalities?

2. What did you bring with you to space?

3. What are your next goals after you return to Earth?

4. As technology develops and it becomes safer and more economically 

   efficient to send unmanned flights to space, what argument would you give 

   in favour of continued investment in manned space flight?

5. Combien de force ressentiez-vous lorsque vous quittez l'atmosph?re et 

   ?chappez l'attraction gravitationnelle de la Terre?  Translation: How much 

   force do you feel when you are leaving the atmosphere and escaping the 

   gravitational pull of Earth?

6. What do you think is the most interesting experiment you are working on 

   currently on the ISS and why is it important?

7. Why do you think space travel is important in an age where problems like 

   climate change exist?

8. With climate change growing on Earth, do you think the rate of space 

   debris will cause a problem in the future? If so, what could be done about 

   it?

9. How can people not interested in actually going to space help support 

   Canadian space programs? Is there anything random civilians, high school 

   students, etc. can do to help explore the galaxy?

10. Should we be considering the legal and economic impact of colonizing Mars 

    or is it too early to consider at this time?

11. What do you think is the future of space exploration? Do you have ideas 

    of what it might look like?

12. In space, you have to be very careful with the resources you are offered. 

    How can you apply this to being more eco-friendly on Earth?

13. What is the most memorable view you remember seeing when you were 

    traveling to, or actually at, the ISS?

14. What's something that you never realized until going into space?

15. Are the computers and parts of the ISS still from when it was sent into 

    space or were they upgraded?

16. I know you have changed career paths a lot. What was the most valuable 

    thing you learned while finding your passion as an astronaut?

17. What utensils are used to write in space? Can you use pens and pencils? 

    If not, what do you use?

18. Do you think more resources should be spent on saving Earth or leaving 

    it?

19. How has going into space and the experience of observing the universe 

    from such a surreal perspective contributed to your opinion on the 

    existence of life in other places?

20. Is medicine different in space? If so, how?

 

 

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. Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

    The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

    The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

    Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC

 

 2. Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC), Los Suenos, Costa Rica,   

    telebridge via IK1SLD

    The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

    The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

    Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 16:31:25 UTC 34 deg

    Starting about 15 minutes before AOS, watch for a live stream at     

    www.ariotti.com

 

 3. Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS

    The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

    The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

    Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 19:44:22 UTC 81 deg

 

 4. Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD

    The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

    The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin

    Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 

 


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From ai7rogerroger at gmail.com  Fri May 24 18:10:57 2019
From: ai7rogerroger at gmail.com (Roger - W7TZ)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 11:10:57 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Boomset recommendations
Message-ID: <CAEahN0J__1z16MjHu3jjumqd8f2Fsx3N3eUu5KFjoZgpHaKm5A@mail.gmail.com>

I'm using an IC-9100 for a variety of ham related functions and need a new
boomset. What does the satellite community like?

Thanks,

73, Roger
W7TZ
CN83ia
Grid Busters
w7tz.webs.com

From w3ab at yahoo.com  Fri May 24 18:26:55 2019
From: w3ab at yahoo.com (GEO Badger)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 18:26:55 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Boomset recommendations
In-Reply-To: <CAEahN0J__1z16MjHu3jjumqd8f2Fsx3N3eUu5KFjoZgpHaKm5A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAEahN0J__1z16MjHu3jjumqd8f2Fsx3N3eUu5KFjoZgpHaKm5A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <2113316816.7328249.1558722415362@mail.yahoo.com>

I'm very partial to Heil. It may be considered pricey but it works 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 Friday, May 24, 2019, 11:13:03 AM PDT, Roger - W7TZ via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 I'm using an IC-9100 for a variety of ham related functions and need a new
boomset. What does the satellite community like?

Thanks,

73, Roger
W7TZ
CN83ia
Grid Busters
w7tz.webs.com
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From becalmed9 at gmail.com  Fri May 24 14:41:40 2019
From: becalmed9 at gmail.com (Mandelbrot Set)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 07:41:40 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Can you receive images from AO-92?
Message-ID: <CALTbH37bK2Ez=VPSQ0KDF_MZVvvro29FW-bZR3p=SeyPqRn5Rw@mail.gmail.com>

Is the camera turned on? I was planning on using HDSDR and FoxTelem. I
think that there are data packets sent as Data Under Voice (DUV) in the
audio band from 0 to 200Hz in the same FM channel as the transponder audio.
Can you really receive an entire image during a short satellite pass in
that little bandwidth? Do other Oscar satellites have cameras?

From kq6ea at verizon.net  Fri May 24 19:12:38 2019
From: kq6ea at verizon.net (Jim Jerzycke)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 19:12:38 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Boomset recommendations
References: <2086675223.4589374.1558725158310.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <2086675223.4589374.1558725158310@mail.yahoo.com>

 I have a Radio Sport RS-2 that I use with my FT-847 and FT-1000D. A bit expensive, but excellent build quality, fit-and-finish, and they sound great.

Best headset I've ever owned, and I've had quite a few!
73, Jim? KQ0EA
 
 
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To: AMSAT-BB <AMSAT-BB at amsat.org>
Sent: Fri, May 24, 2019 6:27 pm
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Boomset recommendations

I'm very partial to Heil. It may be considered pricey but it works 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 Friday, May 24, 2019, 11:13:03 AM PDT, Roger - W7TZ via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:? 
 
 I'm using an IC-9100 for a variety of ham related functions and need a new
boomset. What does the satellite community like?

Thanks,

73, Roger
W7TZ
CN83ia
Grid Busters
w7tz.webs.com
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From aj9n at aol.com  Fri May 24 19:25:37 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 19:25:37 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-24 19:00
	UTC
References: <1819281186.3752356.1558725937810.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1819281186.3752356.1558725937810@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-24 19:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC

?

Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC), Cartago and San Carlos, Costa Rica, telebridge via IK1SLD (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 16:31:25 UTC 34 deg

Starting about 15 minutes before AOS, watch for a live stream at www.ariotti.com

?

Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 19:44:22 UTC 81 deg

?

Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada via VK6MJ

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 20:18:50 UTC 48 deg

?

Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin

Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC

?

?

?

Watch for these upcoming events:?

MAI-75 SSTV Event:? Wed 2019-06-05 12:00 UTC to 16:00 UTC

MAI-75 SSTV Event:? Thu 2019-06-06 11:30 UTC to 15:30 UTC

?

?

?

?

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?2019-05-24 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


?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-05-20 17:00 UTC.

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



?

?

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

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



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



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.



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

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) https://srr.ru/?

?

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.????????????



http://www.ariss-eu.org/?



If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net





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

?

?

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


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 114


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1307. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1250.

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

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


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

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


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

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From tnetcenter at gmail.com  Fri May 24 19:40:03 2019
From: tnetcenter at gmail.com (Jeff Moore)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 12:40:03 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Boomset recommendations
In-Reply-To: <2086675223.4589374.1558725158310@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <2086675223.4589374.1558725158310.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<2086675223.4589374.1558725158310@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CALx_moS+8X_Kb89ezoEom1VHC49H7WTZFU696cdNhGS+4m8a1w@mail.gmail.com>

"A bit expensive" - yeah!  that's an understatement!   For that price, I'll
buy a Heil boomset and a radio!

Jeff Moore   ---   KE7ACY

On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 12:17 PM Jim Jerzycke via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

>  I have a Radio Sport RS-2 that I use with my FT-847 and FT-1000D. A bit
> expensive, but excellent build quality, fit-and-finish, and they sound
> great.
>
> Best headset I've ever owned, and I've had quite a few!
> 73, Jim  KQ0EA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> To: AMSAT-BB <AMSAT-BB at amsat.org>
> Sent: Fri, May 24, 2019 6:27 pm
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Boomset recommendations
>
> I'm very partial to Heil. It may be considered pricey but it works 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 Friday, May 24, 2019, 11:13:03 AM PDT, Roger - W7TZ via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>  I'm using an IC-9100 for a variety of ham related functions and need a new
> boomset. What does the satellite community like?
>
> Thanks,
>
> 73, Roger
> W7TZ
> CN83ia
> Grid Busters
> w7tz.webs.com
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From scott23192 at gmail.com  Fri May 24 19:50:52 2019
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 15:50:52 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Can you receive images from AO-92?
In-Reply-To: <CALTbH37bK2Ez=VPSQ0KDF_MZVvvro29FW-bZR3p=SeyPqRn5Rw@mail.gmail.com>
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The camera on AO-92 is only active when commanded by the ground team and 
does not use the DUV, but rather "takes over" the downlink and uses a wider 
signal.

Adjustment to your SDR software is required when a camera download is 
active.  The normal settings that one might use for voice and/or DUV data 
will not work for the camera downlinks.

Here is a screen shot of one SDR app (HDSDR) where you can see the 20k of RF 
bandwidth and 15k of audio output bandwidth being used to successfully 
received data from the camera when it was active.

https://www.qsl.net/k/k4kdr//images/ao92-hdsdr-camera-active.png

Of course the FoxTelem software needs to be set appropriately as well to 
accept the wideband data.   "Auto" is the best setting since it allows the 
FoxTelem dashboard to work with both DUV data or broadband camera downlinks 
when they are active.

Someone else might be able to confirm the status of any other cameras 
currently active or planned for future missions.

-Scott,  K4KDR

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

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Subject: [amsat-bb] Can you receive images from AO-92?

Is the camera turned on? I was planning on using HDSDR and FoxTelem. I
think that there are data packets sent as Data Under Voice (DUV) in the
audio band from 0 to 200Hz in the same FM channel as the transponder audio.
Can you really receive an entire image during a short satellite pass in
that little bandwidth? Do other Oscar satellites have cameras? 


From becalmed9 at gmail.com  Fri May 24 19:54:08 2019
From: becalmed9 at gmail.com (Mandelbrot Set)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 12:54:08 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Does AO-92 transmit images?
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Is the camera turned on? I was planning on using HDSDR and FoxTelem. I
think that there are data packets sent as Data Under Voice (DUV) in the
audio band from 0 to 200Hz in the same FM channel as the transponder audio.
Can you really receive an entire image during a short satellite pass in
that little bandwidth? Do other Oscar satellites have cameras?

KI6ADN

From waisean at gmail.com  Fri May 24 20:53:41 2019
From: waisean at gmail.com (Sean Waite)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 16:53:41 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Boomset recommendations
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Yamaha CM500. Very comfortable. Used by a lot of heavy contesters. A lot
less pricey than Heil.

73,
Sean WA1TE

On Fri, May 24, 2019, 14:28 GEO Badger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> I'm very partial to Heil. It may be considered pricey but it works 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 Friday, May 24, 2019, 11:13:03 AM PDT, Roger - W7TZ via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>  I'm using an IC-9100 for a variety of ham related functions and need a new
> boomset. What does the satellite community like?
>
> Thanks,
>
> 73, Roger
> W7TZ
> CN83ia
> Grid Busters
> w7tz.webs.com
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From myles.landstein at gmail.com  Fri May 24 21:08:44 2019
From: myles.landstein at gmail.com (myles Landstein)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 17:08:44 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Boomset recommendations
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how is the audio freq range of the yamaha mic  vs say a heil?  Does it sound good - high or low biased?  so to say on the air?




myles Landstein
myles.landstein at gmail.com



> On May 24, 2019, at 4:53 PM, Sean Waite via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> Yamaha CM500. Very comfortable. Used by a lot of heavy contesters. A lot
> less pricey than Heil.
> 
> 73,
> Sean WA1TE
> 
> On Fri, May 24, 2019, 14:28 GEO Badger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> I'm very partial to Heil. It may be considered pricey but it works 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 Friday, May 24, 2019, 11:13:03 AM PDT, Roger - W7TZ via AMSAT-BB <
>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I'm using an IC-9100 for a variety of ham related functions and need a new
>> boomset. What does the satellite community like?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> 73, Roger
>> W7TZ
>> CN83ia
>> Grid Busters
>> w7tz.webs.com
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From waisean at gmail.com  Fri May 24 21:17:04 2019
From: waisean at gmail.com (Sean Waite)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 17:17:04 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Boomset recommendations
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Reports are that it's a pretty flat response. I gather that this means
it'll sound a little bassier than the Heils.

Sean WA1TE

On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 5:08 PM myles Landstein <myles.landstein at gmail.com>
wrote:

> how is the audio freq range of the yamaha mic  vs say a heil?  Does it
> sound good - high or low biased?  so to say on the air?
>
>
>
>
> myles Landstein
> myles.landstein at gmail.com
>
>
>
> On May 24, 2019, at 4:53 PM, Sean Waite via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
> Yamaha CM500. Very comfortable. Used by a lot of heavy contesters. A lot
> less pricey than Heil.
>
> 73,
> Sean WA1TE
>
> On Fri, May 24, 2019, 14:28 GEO Badger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
> I'm very partial to Heil. It may be considered pricey but it works 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 Friday, May 24, 2019, 11:13:03 AM PDT, Roger - W7TZ via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> I'm using an IC-9100 for a variety of ham related functions and need a new
> boomset. What does the satellite community like?
>
> Thanks,
>
> 73, Roger
> W7TZ
> CN83ia
> Grid Busters
> w7tz.webs.com
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From ai7rogerroger at gmail.com  Fri May 24 21:22:59 2019
From: ai7rogerroger at gmail.com (Roger - W7TZ)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 14:22:59 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Boomset recommendations
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I would think if the radio has Tx and Rx equalizers, the response can be
adjusted.

Thanks to all for the responses to my inquiry. I've decided to try the new
Inrad W1 boomset.

73, Roger
W7TZ
CN83ia
Grid Busters
w7tz.webs.com


On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 2:18 PM Sean Waite via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Reports are that it's a pretty flat response. I gather that this means
> it'll sound a little bassier than the Heils.
>
> Sean WA1TE
>
> On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 5:08 PM myles Landstein <myles.landstein at gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > how is the audio freq range of the yamaha mic  vs say a heil?  Does it
> > sound good - high or low biased?  so to say on the air?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > myles Landstein
> > myles.landstein at gmail.com
> >
> >
> >
> > On May 24, 2019, at 4:53 PM, Sean Waite via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > Yamaha CM500. Very comfortable. Used by a lot of heavy contesters. A lot
> > less pricey than Heil.
> >
> > 73,
> > Sean WA1TE
> >
> > On Fri, May 24, 2019, 14:28 GEO Badger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > I'm very partial to Heil. It may be considered pricey but it works 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 Friday, May 24, 2019, 11:13:03 AM PDT, Roger - W7TZ via AMSAT-BB <
> > amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> > I'm using an IC-9100 for a variety of ham related functions and need a
> new
> > boomset. What does the satellite community like?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > 73, Roger
> > W7TZ
> > CN83ia
> > Grid Busters
> > w7tz.webs.com
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From k8bl at ameritech.net  Fri May 24 22:19:08 2019
From: k8bl at ameritech.net (Bob Liddy (K8BL))
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 22:19:08 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Boomset recommendations
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 I have a set of Heil "Quiet Phones" that have built-in?noise cancellation. They're GREAT, but Heil stopped??selling them. Hopefully, mine will last forever since?I've never found anything good enough to replace?them.? ? ? ?Bob? K8BL
    On Friday, May 24, 2019, 3:40:10 PM EDT, Jeff Moore via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 "A bit expensive" - yeah!? that's an understatement!? For that price, I'll
buy a Heil boomset and a radio!

Jeff Moore? ---? KE7ACY

On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 12:17 PM Jim Jerzycke via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

>? I have a Radio Sport RS-2 that I use with my FT-847 and FT-1000D. A bit
> expensive, but excellent build quality, fit-and-finish, and they sound
> great.
>
> Best headset I've ever owned, and I've had quite a few!
> 73, Jim? KQ0EA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> To: AMSAT-BB <AMSAT-BB at amsat.org>
> Sent: Fri, May 24, 2019 6:27 pm
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Boomset recommendations
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> I'm very partial to Heil. It may be considered pricey but it works 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 Friday, May 24, 2019, 11:13:03 AM PDT, Roger - W7TZ via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>? I'm using an IC-9100 for a variety of ham related functions and need a new
> boomset. What does the satellite community like?
>
> Thanks,
>
> 73, Roger
> W7TZ
> CN83ia
> Grid Busters
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From sqrtofone at yahoo.com  Fri May 24 22:45:16 2019
From: sqrtofone at yahoo.com (Jay Cox)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 22:45:16 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fw: [W5SJZ] Notice: GOM Keith Pugh, W5IU/SK
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Rest in Peace, Keith


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It is with a heavy heart that I contact the members here to notify you about Keith Pugh. Mr. Keith Pugh, W5IU has passed away at his home here in Fort Worth, Texas. Keith was so involved in the Fort Worth/Metroplex community that his passing will leave a gigantic hole in all his organizations. It is great sadness and I can only say May God Bless and Keep Keith, may he know the Peace of Jesus Christ.




Larry Westmoreland 73
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From aa5pk at suddenlink.net  Fri May 24 23:49:27 2019
From: aa5pk at suddenlink.net (Glenn Miller - AA5PK)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 18:49:27 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fw: [W5SJZ] Notice: GOM Keith Pugh, W5IU/SK
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Sad news.  Will miss Keith at Ham-Com and on the satellites during Field Day.

Glenn
AA5PK

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jay Cox via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2019 5:45 PM
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fw: [W5SJZ] Notice: GOM Keith Pugh, W5IU/SK

Rest in Peace, Keith

Begin forwarded message:
On Friday, May 24, 2019, 1:12 PM, jlwesty at sbcglobal.net [W5SJZ] <W5SJZ at yahoogroups.com> wrote:
It is with a heavy heart that I contact the members here to notify you about Keith Pugh. Mr. Keith Pugh, W5IU has passed away 
at his home here in Fort Worth, Texas. Keith was so involved in the Fort Worth/Metroplex community that his passing will 
leave a gigantic hole in all his organizations. It is great sadness and I can only say May God Bless and Keep Keith, may he 
know the Peace of Jesus Christ.
Larry Westmoreland 73 


From n0jy at amsat.org  Sat May 25 00:30:17 2019
From: n0jy at amsat.org (Jerry Buxton)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 19:30:17 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fw: [W5SJZ] Notice: GOM Keith Pugh, W5IU/SK
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Wow, that is sad news.? Keith was a major contributor to AMSAT
especially in the field services, giving presentations at numerous
hamfests as well as being one of the net control for the 20m AMSAT net
and conducting several ISS school contacts.? He sure had fun with all of
it, and will be missed by many.? Larry said it best, May God Bless and
Keep Keith, may he know the Peace of Jesus Christ.

Jerry Buxton, N?JY

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> It is with a heavy heart that I contact the members here to notify you about Keith Pugh. Mr. Keith Pugh, W5IU has passed away at his home here in Fort Worth, Texas. Keith was so involved in the Fort Worth/Metroplex community that his passing will leave a gigantic hole in all his organizations. It is great sadness and I can only say May God Bless and Keep Keith, may he know the Peace of Jesus Christ.
>
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> Larry Westmoreland 73
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From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Sat May 25 00:50:28 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 20:50:28 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Keith Pugh's passing
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I just heard the news of Keith Pugh's passing. I am shocked and heartbroken. He was such a great mentor and friend to me through many years with AMSAT and ARISS. May God bless  Keith and His peace be with his family. 


Dave Jordan, AA4KN 


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From maccody at att.net  Sat May 25 00:52:35 2019
From: maccody at att.net (Mac A. Cody)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 19:52:35 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fw: [W5SJZ] Notice: GOM Keith Pugh, W5IU/SK
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I was shocked to find out just an hour ago that Keith had passed!
I had just exchanged emails with him a few days ago about the
AMASAT booth at am-Com.? So sorry to hear of his passing.? I
enjoyed working with him at Ham-Com and at the Frontiers of Flight
Museum 'Moon Day'.

Mac Cody / AE5PH

On 5/24/19 5:45 PM, Jay Cox via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Rest in Peace, Keith
>
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
>
>
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>
> On Friday, May 24, 2019, 1:12 PM, jlwesty at sbcglobal.net [W5SJZ] <W5SJZ at yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
>      
>
>
> It is with a heavy heart that I contact the members here to notify you about Keith Pugh. Mr. Keith Pugh, W5IU has passed away at his home here in Fort Worth, Texas. Keith was so involved in the Fort Worth/Metroplex community that his passing will leave a gigantic hole in all his organizations. It is great sadness and I can only say May God Bless and Keep Keith, may he know the Peace of Jesus Christ.
>
>
>
>
> Larry Westmoreland 73
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From tjschuessler at verizon.net  Sat May 25 02:47:24 2019
From: tjschuessler at verizon.net (Tom Schuessler)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 21:47:24 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fw: [W5SJZ] Notice: GOM Keith Pugh, W5IU/SK
Message-ID: <DF3F3901-B18C-4596-901F-33209ACA91C8@verizon.net>

I do pray blessings and the Lord?s peace for his family and All of us who knew and loved him.

For those of us in the satellite community who got our interest started because of Keith we owe a whole lot. As an ARISS mentor he was instrumental in getting many contacts organized including ones he did that I was involved with here in the DFW Area, including ones at the no longer in existence National Scouting Museum.  His enthusiasm for amateur radio satellite is what put the bug in me.

He truly will be missed.

73s Keith


Tom Schuessler. N5HYP

Sent from my iPhone

From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Sat May 25 04:31:12 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 00:31:12 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Photos of Keith Pugh W5IU
Message-ID: <17C34FB412634E8EA02C24A57444FCA3@DHJ>

If anyone has a photo of Keith Pugh W5IU you can share with me through email, it would be appreciated. I'd like to choose some for posting at our ARISS Facebook. Also, if you have one that has Keith hard at work at any AMSAT or ARISS events or photos special to you that you've taken with Keith, those too would be much appreciated.
Please share photos that are around 600KB to 2 MB. 
NOTE: Please don't not reply to this email with the photos. Instead, send them to my gmail acct. at aa4kndhj at gmail.com and not to this email address. 

Thank you,

Dave, AA4KN
AMSAT Ambassador
ARISS mentor
ARISS PR

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From johnag9d at gmail.com  Sat May 25 04:47:54 2019
From: johnag9d at gmail.com (John Spasojevich)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 23:47:54 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] [ARISS-ops] Keith Pugh's passing
In-Reply-To: <C368E916E0A643FBB1AB6F0D5E5E3218@DHJ>
References: <C368E916E0A643FBB1AB6F0D5E5E3218@DHJ>
Message-ID: <CA+qbou6mPhh8Ho0RX32CqtcoejYGe5sXDrvLtyr5mb5y8E=FsA@mail.gmail.com>

I just saw the post on facebook. I am at a loss. I enjoyed seeing him at
the Symposiums and at Dayton. I recall a conversation we had about our
younger years. I mentioned I had grown up in Garden City, KS and he said
"huh"?  I thought he was Texas born and raised but no Keith was from Dodge
City, KS. 50 miles down the road. Granted many years apart but still the
bond of living in dusty western Kansas was a fun shared experience and
shows how small a world it is. He was a great mentor and a greater friend.
I will miss him very much.

John AG9D

On Fri, May 24, 2019, 7:50 PM <n4csitwo at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> I just heard the news of Keith Pugh's passing. I am shocked and
> heartbroken. He was such a great mentor and friend to me through many years
> with AMSAT and ARISS. May God bless  Keith and His peace be with his
> family.
>
> Dave Jordan, AA4KN
>
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From vimone at alice.it  Sat May 25 09:04:33 2019
From: vimone at alice.it (Vincenzo Mone)
Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 11:04:33 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Funcube Dongle Pro Plus Repair
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Hello,
my Funcube Dongle Pro Plus last night has stopped working. It is not even
detected by the PC anymore.
Please anybody can point me to someone for fix it?
Thanks.



 

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From quadpugh at bellsouth.net  Sat May 25 10:12:06 2019
From: quadpugh at bellsouth.net (Nick Pugh)
Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 05:12:06 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] [ARISS-ops] Keith Pugh's passing
In-Reply-To: <CA+qbou6mPhh8Ho0RX32CqtcoejYGe5sXDrvLtyr5mb5y8E=FsA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <C368E916E0A643FBB1AB6F0D5E5E3218@DHJ>
	<CA+qbou6mPhh8Ho0RX32CqtcoejYGe5sXDrvLtyr5mb5y8E=FsA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <66c601d512e2$4eef9290$ecceb7b0$@bellsouth.net>

Keith and I share last names and had lots of fun confusing hotel clerks. I
will miss his company and cowboy hat at sat contact demos.
God speed and 73's Keith
nick

Cell????? 337 258 2527
?
Helping UL become a world Class Engineering ?and Educational School
Disagree I Learn


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Sent: Friday, May 24, 2019 11:48 PM
To: David Jordan <n4csitwo at bellsouth.net>
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Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] [ARISS-ops] Keith Pugh's passing

I just saw the post on facebook. I am at a loss. I enjoyed seeing him at the
Symposiums and at Dayton. I recall a conversation we had about our younger
years. I mentioned I had grown up in Garden City, KS and he said "huh"?  I
thought he was Texas born and raised but no Keith was from Dodge City, KS.
50 miles down the road. Granted many years apart but still the bond of
living in dusty western Kansas was a fun shared experience and shows how
small a world it is. He was a great mentor and a greater friend.
I will miss him very much.

John AG9D

On Fri, May 24, 2019, 7:50 PM <n4csitwo at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> I just heard the news of Keith Pugh's passing. I am shocked and 
> heartbroken. He was such a great mentor and friend to me through many 
> years with AMSAT and ARISS. May God bless  Keith and His peace be with 
> his family.
>
> Dave Jordan, AA4KN
>
>
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From ka3hdo at gmail.com  Sat May 25 11:51:45 2019
From: ka3hdo at gmail.com (ka3hdo at gmail.com)
Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 07:51:45 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Keith Pugh, W3IU SK
Message-ID: <06c201d512f0$3a46d7f0$aed487d0$@gmail.com>

ARISS Friends,

 

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of ARISS team member
Keith Pugh, W3IU.   Keith spent his life on Earth as a true
gentlemen.serving others, enjoying friendship and relationships, and
supporting his passions.amateur radio, flying and most importantly his love
of God and all the great things on this Earth.

 

Those that knew Keith considered him a Texan through and through.  But truth
be told, he was born and raised in Dodge City, Kansas.  After college, he
left Kansas and settled permanently in the Forth Worth, Texas area where
picked up that Texas accent and welcomed us into his world.  And it is in
Texas where he passed away on May 24, 2019.  

 

Active with AMSAT and Amateur Radio satellites since the 1980's, Keith
jump-started his passion for amateur radio on human spaceflight missions in
1991, when the Space Station Mir was in orbit and Soviet ham radio operators
were talking to the world-wide amateur radio community.  Keith helped
install a Soviet Space Exhibit in Fort Worth in 1991 and he hosted Musa
Manarov U2MIR's visit to the USA.  Ultimately, Keith joined the ARISS team
in 2004, where he has provided support as one of our operations leaders,
technical mentoring numerous schools and ARISS contact organizations and
providing his warm friendship and guidance to all in our team.  Keith also
attended several of our ARISS International meetings, including our 2008
ARISS-I meeting in Moscow and Kaluga. 

 

Many of us were aware of Keith's cancer.  But, Keith being Keith, he kept
most of his pain and suffering to himself.  He remained joyful and humble
until his death.  In fact, just a few days before his death--this past
Tuesday, Keith signed into the ARISS International teleconference,
apologizing that he came in late.  None of us knew this would be our last
dialog with such a close friend and outstanding member of our team.

 

As I stated, one of Keith's passions was flying as a private pilot.  In fact
for one of his vacations he flew a Cessna aircraft around Australia.  As a
fellow pilot, I know that Keith must have been an avid fan of the poem "High
Flight" written by John Gillespie Magee Jr.   Paraphrasing this poem:

 

While we mourn the loss of our good friend, Keith Pugh, let us joyfully
reflect on the fact that Keith has

Slipped the surly bonds of Earth

And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;

Topped the windswept heights with easy grace

And, while with silent lifting mind, Keith has trod

The high unsurpassed sanctity of Space,

Put out his hand and touched the face of God.

 

Our thoughts and prayers are with Keith Pugh, W3IU SK as he touches the face
of God.

 

73,  Frank Bauer, KA3HDO

 

***************************************
Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO
ISS Ham Radio Program Manager & PI
ARISS International Chair
AMSAT V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs

 


From burns at fisher.cc  Sat May 25 12:23:47 2019
From: burns at fisher.cc (Burns Fisher)
Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 08:23:47 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Does AO-92 transmit images?
In-Reply-To: <CALTbH36nSe2YoB6fV4w9y45o=1DjgEg8OG8C8EUb-Jj=viD-yg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALTbH37bK2Ez=VPSQ0KDF_MZVvvro29FW-bZR3p=SeyPqRn5Rw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CALTbH36nSe2YoB6fV4w9y45o=1DjgEg8OG8C8EUb-Jj=viD-yg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABX7KxWQ5afe9c0QxSZvg76kcOFbLinn2Kp1nfJi0cim4v8YWQ@mail.gmail.com>

The camera is turn on occasionally by ground command. When it is on, the
data rate is faster and takes up the entire downlink.

On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 4:31 PM Mandelbrot Set via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Is the camera turned on? I was planning on using HDSDR and FoxTelem. I
> think that there are data packets sent as Data Under Voice (DUV) in the
> audio band from 0 to 200Hz in the same FM channel as the transponder audio.
> Can you really receive an entire image during a short satellite pass in
> that little bandwidth? Do other Oscar satellites have cameras?
>
> KI6ADN
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From ka3hdo at gmail.com  Sat May 25 13:08:45 2019
From: ka3hdo at gmail.com (ka3hdo at gmail.com)
Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 09:08:45 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Keith Pugh, W5IU SK
Message-ID: <073901d512fa$fc6948e0$f53bdaa0$@gmail.com>

ARISS Friends,

 

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of ARISS team member
Keith Pugh, W5IU.   Keith spent his life on Earth as a true
gentlemen.serving others, enjoying friendship and relationships, and
supporting his passions.amateur radio, flying and most importantly his love
of God and all the great things on this Earth.

 

Those that knew Keith considered him a Texan through and through.  But truth
be told, he was born and raised in Dodge City, Kansas.  After college, he
left Kansas and settled permanently in the Fort Worth, Texas area where
picked up that Texas accent and welcomed us into his world.  And it is in
Texas where he passed away on May 24, 2019.  

 

Active with AMSAT and Amateur Radio satellites since the 1980's, Keith
jump-started his passion for amateur radio on human spaceflight missions in
1991, when the Space Station Mir was in orbit and Soviet ham radio operators
were talking to the world-wide amateur radio community.  Keith helped
install a Soviet Space Exhibit in Fort Worth in 1991 and he hosted Musa
Manarov U2MIR's visit to the USA.  Ultimately, Keith joined the ARISS team
in 2004, where he has provided support as one of our operations leaders,
technical mentoring numerous schools and ARISS contact organizations and
providing his warm friendship and guidance to all in our team.  Keith also
attended several of our ARISS International meetings, including our 2008
ARISS-I meeting in Moscow and Kaluga. 

 

Many of us were aware of Keith's cancer.  But, Keith being Keith, he kept
most of his pain and suffering to himself.  He remained joyful and humble
until his death.  In fact, just a few days before his death--this past
Tuesday, Keith signed into the ARISS International teleconference,
apologizing that he came in late.  None of us knew this would be our last
dialog with such a close friend and outstanding member of our team.

 

As I stated, one of Keith's passions was flying as a private pilot.  In fact
for one of his vacations he flew a Cessna aircraft around Australia.  As a
fellow pilot, I know that Keith must have been an avid fan of the poem "High
Flight" written by John Gillespie Magee Jr.   Paraphrasing this poem:

 

While we mourn the loss of our good friend, Keith Pugh, let us joyfully
reflect on the fact that Keith has

Slipped the surly bonds of Earth

And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;

Topped the windswept heights with easy grace

And, while with silent lifting mind, Keith has trod

The high unsurpassed sanctity of Space,

Put out his hand and touched the face of God.

 

Our thoughts and prayers are with Keith Pugh, W5IU SK as he touches the face
of God.

 

73,  Frank Bauer, KA3HDO

 

***************************************
Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO
ISS Ham Radio Program Manager & PI
ARISS International Chair
AMSAT V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs

 


From quadpugh at bellsouth.net  Sat May 25 13:42:29 2019
From: quadpugh at bellsouth.net (Nick Pugh)
Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 08:42:29 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] w5iu sk
Message-ID: <009801d512ff$b2c282b0$18478810$@bellsouth.net>

Keith and I share last names and had lots of fun confusing hotel clerks. I
will miss his company and cowboy hat at sat contact demos.

God speed and 73's Keith

nick

 

Cell      337 258 2527

 

Helping UL become a world Class Engineering  and Educational School Disagree
I Learn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


From kd2nfc at gmail.com  Sat May 25 15:03:45 2019
From: kd2nfc at gmail.com (Joe KD2NFC)
Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 11:03:45 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] =?utf-8?q?SpaceX=E2=80=99s_fleet_of_Starlink_Satellite?=
	=?utf-8?q?s?=
Message-ID: <C249B76D-4719-4DB7-B9D3-FA39EA4C9F46@gmail.com>


What a sight to see

https://vimeo.com/338361997

Joe
Kd2nfc 


Sent from my iPhone

From vu2exp at gmail.com  Sat May 25 15:03:30 2019
From: vu2exp at gmail.com (Rajesh Vagadia - VU2EXP)
Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 20:33:30 +0530
Subject: [amsat-bb] Keith Pugh, W5IU SK
In-Reply-To: <073901d512fa$fc6948e0$f53bdaa0$@gmail.com>
References: <073901d512fa$fc6948e0$f53bdaa0$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAM2f4JY5jsuFbv3WSRRVqCzhx5rAYW-jQ9u4YsH1FhLAZjHE7A@mail.gmail.com>

I can say Keith Pugh is still alive in heart & memories of you all friends
& members of AMSAT.

Our prayers for W5IU.

de vu2exp / rajesh
ml52jh

On Sat 25 May, 2019, 6:43 PM Frank Bauer via AMSAT-BB, <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> ARISS Friends,
>
>
>
> It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of ARISS team member
> Keith Pugh, W5IU.   Keith spent his life on Earth as a true
> gentlemen.serving others, enjoying friendship and relationships, and
> supporting his passions.amateur radio, flying and most importantly his love
> of God and all the great things on this Earth.
>
>
>
> Those that knew Keith considered him a Texan through and through.  But
> truth
> be told, he was born and raised in Dodge City, Kansas.  After college, he
> left Kansas and settled permanently in the Fort Worth, Texas area where
> picked up that Texas accent and welcomed us into his world.  And it is in
> Texas where he passed away on May 24, 2019.
>
>
>
> Active with AMSAT and Amateur Radio satellites since the 1980's, Keith
> jump-started his passion for amateur radio on human spaceflight missions in
> 1991, when the Space Station Mir was in orbit and Soviet ham radio
> operators
> were talking to the world-wide amateur radio community.  Keith helped
> install a Soviet Space Exhibit in Fort Worth in 1991 and he hosted Musa
> Manarov U2MIR's visit to the USA.  Ultimately, Keith joined the ARISS team
> in 2004, where he has provided support as one of our operations leaders,
> technical mentoring numerous schools and ARISS contact organizations and
> providing his warm friendship and guidance to all in our team.  Keith also
> attended several of our ARISS International meetings, including our 2008
> ARISS-I meeting in Moscow and Kaluga.
>
>
>
> Many of us were aware of Keith's cancer.  But, Keith being Keith, he kept
> most of his pain and suffering to himself.  He remained joyful and humble
> until his death.  In fact, just a few days before his death--this past
> Tuesday, Keith signed into the ARISS International teleconference,
> apologizing that he came in late.  None of us knew this would be our last
> dialog with such a close friend and outstanding member of our team.
>
>
>
> As I stated, one of Keith's passions was flying as a private pilot.  In
> fact
> for one of his vacations he flew a Cessna aircraft around Australia.  As a
> fellow pilot, I know that Keith must have been an avid fan of the poem
> "High
> Flight" written by John Gillespie Magee Jr.   Paraphrasing this poem:
>
>
>
> While we mourn the loss of our good friend, Keith Pugh, let us joyfully
> reflect on the fact that Keith has
>
> Slipped the surly bonds of Earth
>
> And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
>
> Topped the windswept heights with easy grace
>
> And, while with silent lifting mind, Keith has trod
>
> The high unsurpassed sanctity of Space,
>
> Put out his hand and touched the face of God.
>
>
>
> Our thoughts and prayers are with Keith Pugh, W5IU SK as he touches the
> face
> of God.
>
>
>
> 73,  Frank Bauer, KA3HDO
>
>
>
> ***************************************
> Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO
> ISS Ham Radio Program Manager & PI
> ARISS International Chair
> AMSAT V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and 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 WB4SON at gmail.com  Sat May 25 16:43:20 2019
From: WB4SON at gmail.com (Bob)
Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 12:43:20 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Keith Pugh, W5IU SK
In-Reply-To: <CAM2f4JY5jsuFbv3WSRRVqCzhx5rAYW-jQ9u4YsH1FhLAZjHE7A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <073901d512fa$fc6948e0$f53bdaa0$@gmail.com>
	<CAM2f4JY5jsuFbv3WSRRVqCzhx5rAYW-jQ9u4YsH1FhLAZjHE7A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAPonRZ80YdbJqv5qhc7JgLakdQ18T3sffxVh8ovNb2ZXZhqM0Q@mail.gmail.com>

Keith was my mentor for a direct ISS contact -- the first in the state of
Rhode Island.  He was a wonderful person to work with, very kind, full of
helpful advice.  And I loved listening to him on the weekly calls.  I miss
him already.  My heart goes out to his family and friends as I know how
much they must be hurting.

73, Bob, WB4SON


On Sat, May 25, 2019 at 11:07 AM Rajesh Vagadia - VU2EXP via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> I can say Keith Pugh is still alive in heart & memories of you all friends
> & members of AMSAT.
>
> Our prayers for W5IU.
>
> de vu2exp / rajesh
> ml52jh
>
> On Sat 25 May, 2019, 6:43 PM Frank Bauer via AMSAT-BB, <amsat-bb at amsat.org
> >
> wrote:
>
> > ARISS Friends,
> >
> >
> >
> > It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of ARISS team
> member
> > Keith Pugh, W5IU.   Keith spent his life on Earth as a true
> > gentlemen.serving others, enjoying friendship and relationships, and
> > supporting his passions.amateur radio, flying and most importantly his
> love
> > of God and all the great things on this Earth.
> >
> >
> >
> > Those that knew Keith considered him a Texan through and through.  But
> > truth
> > be told, he was born and raised in Dodge City, Kansas.  After college, he
> > left Kansas and settled permanently in the Fort Worth, Texas area where
> > picked up that Texas accent and welcomed us into his world.  And it is in
> > Texas where he passed away on May 24, 2019.
> >
> >
> >
> > Active with AMSAT and Amateur Radio satellites since the 1980's, Keith
> > jump-started his passion for amateur radio on human spaceflight missions
> in
> > 1991, when the Space Station Mir was in orbit and Soviet ham radio
> > operators
> > were talking to the world-wide amateur radio community.  Keith helped
> > install a Soviet Space Exhibit in Fort Worth in 1991 and he hosted Musa
> > Manarov U2MIR's visit to the USA.  Ultimately, Keith joined the ARISS
> team
> > in 2004, where he has provided support as one of our operations leaders,
> > technical mentoring numerous schools and ARISS contact organizations and
> > providing his warm friendship and guidance to all in our team.  Keith
> also
> > attended several of our ARISS International meetings, including our 2008
> > ARISS-I meeting in Moscow and Kaluga.
> >
> >
> >
> > Many of us were aware of Keith's cancer.  But, Keith being Keith, he kept
> > most of his pain and suffering to himself.  He remained joyful and humble
> > until his death.  In fact, just a few days before his death--this past
> > Tuesday, Keith signed into the ARISS International teleconference,
> > apologizing that he came in late.  None of us knew this would be our last
> > dialog with such a close friend and outstanding member of our team.
> >
> >
> >
> > As I stated, one of Keith's passions was flying as a private pilot.  In
> > fact
> > for one of his vacations he flew a Cessna aircraft around Australia.  As
> a
> > fellow pilot, I know that Keith must have been an avid fan of the poem
> > "High
> > Flight" written by John Gillespie Magee Jr.   Paraphrasing this poem:
> >
> >
> >
> > While we mourn the loss of our good friend, Keith Pugh, let us joyfully
> > reflect on the fact that Keith has
> >
> > Slipped the surly bonds of Earth
> >
> > And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
> >
> > Topped the windswept heights with easy grace
> >
> > And, while with silent lifting mind, Keith has trod
> >
> > The high unsurpassed sanctity of Space,
> >
> > Put out his hand and touched the face of God.
> >
> >
> >
> > Our thoughts and prayers are with Keith Pugh, W5IU SK as he touches the
> > face
> > of God.
> >
> >
> >
> > 73,  Frank Bauer, KA3HDO
> >
> >
> >
> > ***************************************
> > Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO
> > ISS Ham Radio Program Manager & PI
> > ARISS International Chair
> > AMSAT V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions
> > expressed
> > are solely those of the author, and 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.
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>

From yooperpete at gmail.com  Fri May 24 23:19:00 2019
From: yooperpete at gmail.com (Peter Treml)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 19:19:00 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Boomset recommendations
In-Reply-To: <829609345.7448969.1558736348863@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <2086675223.4589374.1558725158310.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<2086675223.4589374.1558725158310@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CALx_moS+8X_Kb89ezoEom1VHC49H7WTZFU696cdNhGS+4m8a1w@mail.gmail.com>
	<829609345.7448969.1558736348863@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <22FED725-D490-41C3-83C3-3851393FFB92@gmail.com>

Bob, I also have pair of the Heil ?Quiet Phones?. They are my favorite set. I have had to make several repairs which I was able to handle. However, I never understood why Heil stopped selling them. 
Peter-K8PT

B. Peter Treml-K8PT
K8PT at arrl.net
Sent from my iPhone



> On May 24, 2019, at 6:19 PM, Bob Liddy (K8BL) via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> I have a set of Heil "Quiet Phones" that have built-in noise cancellation. They're GREAT, but Heil stopped  selling them. Hopefully, mine will last forever since I've never found anything good enough to replace them.       Bob  K8BL
>    On Friday, May 24, 2019, 3:40:10 PM EDT, Jeff Moore via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
> 
> "A bit expensive" - yeah!  that's an understatement!  For that price, I'll
> buy a Heil boomset and a radio!
> 
> Jeff Moore  ---  KE7ACY
> 
> On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 12:17 PM Jim Jerzycke via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
>>   I have a Radio Sport RS-2 that I use with my FT-847 and FT-1000D. A bit
>> expensive, but excellent build quality, fit-and-finish, and they sound
>> great.
>> 
>> Best headset I've ever owned, and I've had quite a few!
>> 73, Jim  KQ0EA
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: GEO Badger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> To: AMSAT-BB <AMSAT-BB at amsat.org>
>> Sent: Fri, May 24, 2019 6:27 pm
>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Boomset recommendations
>> 
>> I'm very partial to Heil. It may be considered pricey but it works 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 Friday, May 24, 2019, 11:13:03 AM PDT, Roger - W7TZ via AMSAT-BB <
>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> 
>>   I'm using an IC-9100 for a variety of ham related functions and need a new
>> boomset. What does the satellite community like?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> 73, Roger
>> W7TZ
>> CN83ia
>> Grid Busters
>> w7tz.webs.com
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
>> expressed
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>> AMSAT-NA.
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>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
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From ae5b at ae5b.net  Sat May 25 17:35:44 2019
From: ae5b at ae5b.net (AE5B)
Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 12:35:44 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Memories of Keith
Message-ID: <a83c4d8b-4744-f2bf-5aea-38b684b5162c@ae5b.net>

Memories of Keith

Carla, K5RLA, managed Director Woolweaver?s ARRL booth at Ham-Com for 
several years before our retirement. I just hung around as the gopher. 
Keith?s AMSAT booth was often either next to us or across the aisle at 
Plano. She and I developed a great friendship with Keith during those 
days. We covered for each other at our tables when needed, we joked with 
each other...and we all know Keith?s sense of humor. Carla reminded me 
today of an example from those days. She had folks lined up at her 
table, selling memberships, handing out free promotional books with 
membership sales and Keith...well, he was all by his lonesome next 
door?. and then out of the blue she heard ?Come on over! I?ve got FREE 
STUFF too? then there was a pause and ?Pretty girls get all the attention!?

Not ashamed to to say that we both shed a tear yesterday for our friend. 
Our friend and his smile!


John/Carla

AE5B/K5RLA


-- 
West Texas Affiliated Club Coordinator
West Gulf Assistant Director
West Texas Section Manager, retired
ARRL WAS/VUCC Card Checker
ARRL Life Member


From rjlawn at gmail.com  Sat May 25 23:18:00 2019
From: rjlawn at gmail.com (Richard Lawn)
Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 19:18:00 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Keith Pugh's Pasisng
Message-ID: <CADQmrTGBguwdC96nD_Cg95wZPz0Ls=dFiJY0Hz-sX+DZPGRuMw@mail.gmail.com>

Yes he was a pioneer for all of us and will be missed. Condolences to his
friends and family.

Rick, W2JAZ

From n1uw at gokarns.com  Sun May 26 03:11:37 2019
From: n1uw at gokarns.com (Frank Karnauskas)
Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 22:11:37 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-146 Weekly News Bulletin May 26, 2019
Message-ID: <000401d51370$bb83f570$328be050$@gokarns.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-146


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:

* Dollar-for-Dollar Match on your ARISS Donation Thru June 17, 2019
* Keith Pugh, W5IU SK
* AMSAT Journal Call for Photos
* ANS Asks For Stories About Your Hamvention-AMSAT Experience
* AMSAT Payload on ESEO Activated
* ARISS/SAREX Teacher wins AIAA Achievement Award 
* Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors
* AMSAT Golf Fundraising is Underway!
* ESEO Mission Hampered by Anomaly
* ARRL Updates TQSL Data for New Satellites
* ARISS Hamvention Forum Slides Available for Download
* ARISS SSTV Planned Over Russia for Moscow Aviation Institute
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts from All Over


SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-146.01
ANS-146 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 146.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
May 26, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-146.01


Dollar-for-Dollar Match on your ARISS Donation Thru June 17, 2019

During the ARISS Forum at the Hamvention, it was announced, that
between now and June 17, that an anonymous donor will equally match
one dollar for each dollar donated up to $10,000. 

Here is an excellent opportunity to get the most from your donations 
to the ARISS FundRazr. The FundRazr Project was initiated to raise 
$150,000 towards the ARISS Radio Upgrade on ISS. To date 90
contributors have donated $24,840 to the campaign, about 17% of the
goal. $10,000 of your dollars, donated now, will raise that total to
$44,840, including the matching funds. It would be great if we could
actually achieve one-third of our goal ($50,000) by mid-June. 
Please donate today at
https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_6ruVeeeNzOa6ruVeeeNzOa

[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]

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Keith Pugh, W5IU SK

ARISS Friends,

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of ARISS team 
member Keith Pugh, W5IU.   Keith spent his life on Earth as a true
gentlemen, serving others, enjoying friendship and relationships, and
supporting his passions: amateur radio, flying and most importantly 
his love of God and all the great things on this Earth.

Those that knew Keith considered him a Texan through and through.  
But truth be told, he was born and raised in Dodge City, Kansas.  
After college, he left Kansas and settled permanently in the 
Fort Worth, Texas area where he picked up that Texas accent and 
welcomed us into his world.  And it is in Texas where he passed away 
on May 24, 2019.  

Active with AMSAT and Amateur Radio satellites since the 1980's, 
Keith jump-started his passion for amateur radio on human spaceflight 
missions in 1991, when the Space Station Mir was in orbit and Soviet 
ham radio operators were talking to the world-wide amateur radio 
community.  Keith helped install a Soviet Space Exhibit in Fort Worth 
in 1991 and he hosted Musa Manarov U2MIR's visit to the USA.  
Ultimately, Keith joined the ARISS team in 2004, where he has 
provided support as one of our operations leaders, technical 
mentoring numerous schools and ARISS contact organizations and 
providing his warm friendship and guidance to all in our team.  Keith 
also attended several of our ARISS International meetings, including 
our 2008 ARISS-I meeting in Moscow and Kaluga. 

Many of us were aware of Keith's cancer.  But, Keith being Keith, he 
kept most of his pain and suffering to himself.  He remained joyful 
and humble until his death.  In fact, just a few days before his 
death--this past Tuesday, Keith signed into the ARISS International 
teleconference, apologizing that he came in late.  None of us knew 
this would be our last dialog with such a close friend and 
outstanding member of our team.

As I stated, one of Keith's passions was flying as a private pilot.  
In fact for one of his vacations he flew a Cessna aircraft around 
Australia.  As a fellow pilot, I know that Keith must have been an 
avid fan of the poem "High Flight" written by John Gillespie Magee
Jr.   Paraphrasing this poem:

While we mourn the loss of our good friend, Keith Pugh, let us 
joyfully reflect on the fact that Keith has

Slipped the surly bonds of Earth

And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;

Topped the windswept heights with easy grace

And, while with silent lifting mind, Keith has trod

The high unsurpassed sanctity of Space,

Put out his hand and touched the face of God.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Keith Pugh, W5IU SK as he touches 
the face of God.

73,  Frank Bauer, KA3HDO

[ANS thanks Frank Bauer, KA3HDO for the above information.]

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AMSAT Journal Call for Photos

Joe Kornowski, KB6IGK, AMSAT Journal Editor sends a call for photos 
from the folks attending Hamvention 2019. Please send your photos in 
JPG format in as high resolution as feasible to Joe at 
kb6igk at amsat.org.

[ANS thanks Joe Kornowski, KB6IGK for the above information.]

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ANS Asks For Stories About Your Hamvention-AMSAT Experience

The Editors of the AMSAT News Service are interested in hearing your
testimonials about your AMSAT experience during this years
Hamvention. Please forward comments to ans-editor (at) amsat.org.

We hope to use these as shorts in future ANS News Bulletins to
stimulate interest and promote Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
Comments will also be shared with Editors of the AMSAT Journal.

Tell us about new friends, old friends, new ideas, new techniques,
inspirational epiphanies, or anything else that that got you excited
about operating or becoming more involved in our great hobby.

Again, please submit your stories to ans-editor (at) amsat.org.

[ANS thanks ANS Editors for the above information]

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AMSAT Payload on ESEO Activated

ESA have just released a new mission update for the ESEO Mission. It 
can be seen at 
https://www.esa.int/Education/ESEO/ESEO_mission_updates.

FUNcube is delighted that the BPSK telemetry transmitter on its 
payload was enabled for a period of just over 200 minutes in orbit.

Although they were not able to announce this activation in advance, 
more than ten stations around the world successfully received the 
telemetry on 145.895 MHz and submitted it to the FUNcube Data 
Warehouse. They are very grateful to them for their support.

Over 50 channels of Real Time and Whole Orbit Data were collected. 
For example, a number of on-board temperatures which covers the 
period from 11:58 to 13:36 UTC.  The very last frame received was 
captured by PQ2HX in Brazil at around 14:17 UTC.

They are keenly awaiting further possibilities to exercise more of 
the payload as soon as this becomes possible but, in the meantime, 
is good to know that all the telemetry channels reported nominal 
values.

Read the entire article at https://funcube.org.uk/.

[ANS thanks FUNcube for the above information]

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ARISS/SAREX Teacher wins AIAA Achievement Award 

Upper St. Clair High School Education Coordinator Patricia Palazzolo
in Upper St. Clair, PA was one of three recipients who received
recently, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
(AIAA) Foundation Educator Achievement Award.  This award recognizes
K-12 educators for their outstanding work promoting STEM subjects
among America's youth. Patricia's students have been involved in ham
radio contacts with astronauts on both the Space Shuttle and the ISS.
She and her students presented a paper on her STEM programs at the
2004 AMSAT Symposium in Washington DC. The article about her award is
at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS146-AIAAAward 

Her school's website write-up is at:
https://www.uscsd.k12.pa.us/Page/1105 

Her AMSAT Symposium paper is posted at: 
https://tinyurl.com/ANS146-SymposiumPaper

Patricia Palazzolo is a grade 7 - 12 Gifted Coordinator in the Upper
St. Clair (PA) School District, but is probably best known as
"Pennsylvania Teacher-in-Space." In 1985, she was named Pennsylvania
finalist for what was to become the ill-fated Challenger mission. In
that role, she has addressed over 50,000 Americans and conducted
teacher workshops from Colorado to New Brunswick. Her students have
sent sea-monkeys and Chia Pet seeds into orbit with John Glenn,
spoken with cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev while he circled the Earth as
the first Russian on the American space shuttle, and contacted
astronaut Mike Fincke on the International Space Station via amateur
radio. Pat was the 2002 recipient of the Anne Morrow Lindbergh K-12
Aerospace Educator Award.

[ANS thanks the AIAA via Frank Bauer, KA3HDO for the above 
information.]

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Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors

It's time to submit nominations for the upcoming AMSAT Board of
Directors election. Four directors' terms expire this year: those of
Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Clayton Coleman, W5PFG; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA;
and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM.  In addition, up to two Alternates may be
elected for one-year terms.

A valid nomination requires either one Member Society or five current
individual members in good standing to nominate an AMSAT member for
Director.  Written nominations, consisting of the nominee's name and
call, and the nominating individuals' names, calls and individual
signatures should be mailed to:

AMSAT
10605 CONCORD ST STE 304
KENSINGTON MD 20895-2526

In addition to traditional submissions of written nominations, which
is the preferred method, the intent to nominate someone may be made
by electronic means. These include e-mail, fax, or electronic image
of a petition. Electronic petitions should be sent to
martha at amsat.org or faxed to +1-301-822-4371.

No matter what means is used, petitions MUST arrive at the AMSAT
office no later than June 15th.  If the nomination is a traditional
written nomination, no other action is required.  If electronic means
are used, a verifying traditional written petition MUST be received at
the AMSAT office within 7 days following the close of nominations
on June 15th.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE
NOT VALID UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT BYLAWS.

[ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information]

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AMSAT Golf Fundraising is Underway! 

AMSAT Golf fundraising is underway more than ever before. Once again, 
we have stocked the store with some neat stuff.

You can order from the AMSAT online store a set of 3 golf balls. 
One has the Golf Tee logo, one has the Golf-1 logo and one has the 
AMSAT 50th Anniversary logo for only $50.

But, if you really want something special, you can get the same three 
golf balls signed by three AMSAT Presidents, Keith Baker, KB1SF; 
Barry Baines, WD4ASW; and Joe Spier, K6WAO, for only $100.

Both are available at the AMSAT online store under the Trinkets tab 
and only while supplies last. If we run out of the signed golf balls, 
we will have more signed.

Coming soon - 2019 AMSAT tee Shirts, golf shirts, hats, decals 
and pins.

[ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO for the above information]

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ESEO Mission Hampered by Anomaly

After having started its in orbit commissioning, since a few weeks 
the ESEO mission has been experiencing an anomaly. The educational 
path of the ESEO students however continues.

The ESEO AMSAT-UK radio payload was successfully activated in the 
morning of 12 April 2019, and it started transmitting its payload 
telemetry. These data were received by many radio amateurs around 
the globe.

Unfortunately, a few hours after the AMSAT-UK activation, ESEO 
suddenly started to behave anomalously, repeatedly sending the same 
notification message to  ground, which normally should have been sent 
only once.  The continuous use of the radio transmitter to send these 
notifications, in combination with the AMSAT-UK activation, led to a 
temporary discharge of the battery when the spacecraft was in
eclipse. This under-voltage then triggered the protections to 
automatically shut-down the AMSAT-UK payload.

A clear reason for the anomaly has not been identified yet, but the 
most accredited hypothesis is a possible radiation effect on a memory 
cell, which in principle could be recovered through an automatic 
reboot of the on-board computer (data handling system), that cannot 
however be anticipated.

In the meanwhile, until this malfunction is resolved, ESEO cannot 
receive tele-commands and its in-orbit commissioning cannot continue.
However, ESEO can still transmit correctly. Every 5 minutes the 
spacecraft sends to ground general data on its health status. The 
data show that the satellite?s power subsystem is able to correctly 
recharge the batteries of the spacecraft, and that the electrical 
and thermal parameters of the satellite do not show significant 
anomalies.

These data are systematically stored in a database and are accessible 
on-line to the ESEO students for educational purposes.

The students of the University of Bologna, responsible of the ESEO 
Mission Control Centre, in Forl? (Italy), commented: ?We are looking 
forward to the in-depth analysis of all the ESEO telemetry which we 
are receiving regularly. This will offer us a lot to learn,? they 
continued. ?Every unexpected difficulty we had to deal with so far 
during the ESEO mission operations pushed us to stretch our knowledge 
in order to find the way to resolve it. Now we are looking forward 
to resolve also the current issues to be able to complete the 
in-orbit commissioning."

?On 28 May 2019 we will hold a dedicated webinar for all the ESEO 
student teams,? said Piero Galeone, responsible of the ESA Academy 
programme of which ESEO is a part. ?The objective is to illustrate 
and explain the current status of the mission. This will be 
followed in July 2019 by a whole workshop focused on the ESEO 
in-flight experience, in order to enhance the students? learning 
opportunities at maximum extent.?  

[ANS thanks the ESA for the above information.]

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ARRL Updates TQSL Data for New Satellites

The ARRL has released TQSL configuration file config.xml version 
11.8, adding PO-101 and AISAT1 as valid satellites for LoTW.

Changed in this release:

In the Satellite enumeration, added entries for:
- AISAT1 - AISAT-1 AMSAT India APRS Digipeater 
- PO-101 - Philippines-OSCAR-101 (Diwata-2)

In the ADIFMODE enumeration, added an entry for:
- FT4 as submode of MFSK

[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]

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ARISS Hamvention Forum Slides Available for Download

Did you know that ARISS is the longest continuously running payload 
on the ISS?  Or, that ARISS is poised to follow astronauts to the 
Lunar Gateway mission?  How about that students relay APRS messages 
through ARISS to control robots thousands of miles away?

These are some of the interesting facts that approximately 150 
people attending the ARISS forum at Hamvention learned.

In addition to ARISS staff presentations, forum attendees also
enjoyed an appearance by ARRL CEO Howard Michel, WB2ITX as well as 
NASA Flight Surgeon Keith Brandt, WD9GET and broadcast personality 
Gordon West, WB6NOA.

The forum was conducted by Frank Bauer, KA3HDO who is ISS Ham Radio 
Program Manager & Principal Investigator, ARISS International Chair, 
and AMSAT V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs.  Frank has made the 
entire set of slides available for viewing.  You can download the 
complete PowerPoint presentation (52 slides in a 7 Mb file) at:
https://tinyurl.com/ans-146-ariss-slides.

[ANS thanks Frank Bauer, KA3HDO for the above information.]

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ARISS SSTV Planned Over Russia for Moscow Aviation Institute

A Russian MAI-SSTV event is planned for Wednesday, June 5 from  
12:00-16:00 UTC and June 6 from 11:30-15:30 UTC.  Transmissions are 
expected to be at 145.800 MHz in SSTV mode PD120. Based on the times 
received, SSTV signals are not expected over N. America. 

This event uses a computer in the ISS Russian Segment, which stores 
images that are then transmitted to Earth using the ARISS Amateur 
Radio station located in the Service Module which employs the 
Kenwood TM-D710E transceiver.

Amateur radio operators and other radio enthusiasts are invited to 
post the images they receive at 
http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php

Please note that the event is dependent on other activities, 
schedules and crew responsibilities on the ISS and is subject to 
change at any time.

Online radios can be used to receive signals from the International 
Space Station at
SUWS WebSDR located Farnham near London http://farnham-sdr.com/
and R4UAB WebSDR located European Russia http://websdr.r4uab.ru/.

For updates check Twitter at
https://twitter.com/ARISS_status/status/1131945966297182210?s=03

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

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Upcoming Satellite Operations

WY CO TX Roadtrip (DN71, DM77, DM95, DM85) ? May 24-28, 2019
Clayton, W5PFG is hitting the road and bringing his AMSAT gear with
him.
- May 24-26 DN71 (WY)
- May 26-27 DM77 (CO)
- May 27-28 DM95/DM85 (TX).
All FM/SSB satellites, holiday-style. Open to schedules with EU. 
Watch Twitter feed for more updates: https://twitter.com/w5pfg

Nova Scotia, Canada (FN84+) ? May 18 through June 2, 2019
Ron, AD0DX, will be operating from Nova Scotia using his Canadian 
call sign VA3IIR, from FN97 afternoon of May 29th, and around the 
FN95/96 GN05/06 grid corner the through June 2nd. (Note, expected 
grid corner activation afternoon of June 1st). This will be a 
holiday-style roving trip, with specific pass announcements posted 
to Twitter feed https://twitter.com/ad0dx.

Idaho (DN23) ? May 31, 2019
Dennis, N7EGY, will be traveling through DN23 on May 31 and will stop 
to work passes on AO-92 (1715Z & 1848Z) and AO-91 (1740Z & 1915Z).

Pre-Hot Rod Power Tour Rove (Wyoming to Tennessee) ? June 2-7, 2019
On June 2nd, RJ, WY7AA and the Elco will head South to start roving 
on the DM77/78 gridline, heading east working gridlines and corners 
along the way all the way to EM87/88 hopefully. RJ will try to be on 
as many FM passes as possible, with a few linears as time allows. 
Follow RJ on APRS.fi as WY7AA-9, as he will not have Twitter access 
along the road. Checkout WY7AA?s QRZ page for specific plans he will 
post before he leaves, and @dtabor (N6UA) will help by posting on 
Twitter if he has any updates from the road.

Toronto, Canada ? May 24-30, 2019
Matthew, VO1WEB, will be heading to Toronto May 24th-30th. He will 
be bringing his FM satellite gear with him, and will be working 
rover around the downtown Toronto and Niagara Falls area. Watch 
Matthew?s Twitter feed for further updates https://twitter.com/VO1WEB.

Memorial Day Weekend on the Queen Mary ? May 25-27, 2019
Satellite operating will make a return to the RMS Queen Mary during 
the upcoming Memorial Day weekend (25-27 May 2019), as part of the 
?Memorial Day Salute to Service? by the Queen Mary. W6RO will be on 
the satellites, as well as the HF bands, during these 3 days.  The 
Queen Mary will be honoring those who have served in the armed 
forces, and in particular the Queen Mary?s use as a troopship during 
World War II. The Queen Mary, along with other cruise ships, were 
pressed into service to ferry Allied soldiers around the world. 
Along with the other activities planned on the ship, some of which 
are already listed on the Queen Mary?s web site at 
https://www.queenmary.com/calendar-of-events/memorial-day/home/

Pacific Northwest (CN85, CN83/CN84, CN76/CN86) ? May 31 to 
June 2, 2019
Casey, KI7UNJ, will be on in CN83/84 Friday, May 31st, CN85 Saturday, 
June 1st, and CN76/86 Sunday, June 2nd.  The pass list to come in the 
next few weeks.

Minnesota, eh? (EN37, EN38) ? June 1, 2019
Paul, KE0PBR, will be making a trip up to the Iron Range to 
activate EN37 and EN38.  Upon arrival, he will attempt to find a good 
spot to operate from the grid line, but this is a very rural and 
hilly area, full of trees.  Plan is for mostly linears, bit will do 
FM when possible. There is a possibility of activating additional 
grids along the way.  DM or email Paul, if you need a grid near 
there.  You can follow him on aprs.fi (KE0PBR-9) and monitor him on 
DMR 98006 (AMSAT room).  In addition, watch Paul?s Twitter feed for 
further announcements at https://twitter.com/KE0PBR for possible 
updates (limited cell coverage area).

EM57/EM67 Line ? June 4, 2019
Michael, N4DCW, will be at the EM57/67 line on June 4, 2019. He?ll 
post satellite passes a week before on twitter and the -bb, but will 
plan for the AO-9x and SO-50 midday passes. FM only. On the day of, 
Michael will post updates via his twitter feed at 
https://twitter.com/MWimages

Hot Rod Power Tour Rove (North Carolina to Ohio) ? June 8-14, 2019
>From June 8th to 14th, WY7AA will be traveling with several thousand 
other Hot Rods along a winding route from NC to OH. RJ will mostly 
be activating in the evenings on FM passes including grids EM95, 
FM06, EM86, EM78, EM69, EN71, and EN81.  Checkout the event route at 
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/hot-rod-power-tour-2019-dates-
locations-june-8th-14th/ (Note the line break in the URL. - Ed.)
And, if anyone is anywhere close to the route, come out and see the 
spectacle and let RJ know on Twitter if you are coming out.  Follow 
RJ on APRS.fi as WY7AA-9.

#HomewardBoundRove (DN13, DN14, DN21, DN22, DN23) ? June 14-18,2019
Casey, KI7UNJ, will be hitting a few grids on his way home.  Look 
for DN13/DN14 line on June 14th, DN21/DN22 line June 15th, DN22 on 
June 17th, and DN23 on June 18th.  FM only.  Pass times expected 
between 1700-2000UTC.  Specific passes to be posted on Casey?s 
Twitter feed at https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ.

Post Hot Rod Power Tour Rove (New York to Wyoming) ? June 15-27, 2019
Following the Hot Rod Power Tour, I will be heading to FN02 for a 
few days and plan to work FN01/11 gridline around June 17-18. 
Details to follow. I will be heading as far east as FN32 and then 
eventually working my way back to DN71. Specifically looking for 
EN01/02 along the way. Details will be posted to Twitter and my QRZ 
page as the trip plans unfold. Follow me on APRS.fi as WY7AA-9, as 
he will not have Twitter access along the road.

#JosephOrBustRove (DN04, DN05, DN15) ? June 28-30, 2019
Casey, KI7UNJ, will be wandering around Eastern Oregon and decided 
to do a little grid activating.  Look for Casey on FM passes in DN04 
mid-Friday, June 28th, in DN15 Friday night to Saturday evening, and 
DN05 Sunday morning.  Specific passes to be posted on Casey?s 
Twitter feed at https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ.

Iceland (HP95 IP15 IP25 IP03 HP03) ? July 13-19, 2019
Adam, K0FFY, is taking his family (and his radios) to Iceland.  
Tentative schedule is HP95 on July 13, IP13 and IP15 on July 14-15, 
IP25 on July 16, IP03 or HP93 on July 17-18, and HP94 on July 19.  
There?s a lot to see, so passes will be best effort and announced on 
Twitter shortly prior at https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio

[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.]

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ARISS News

+ Completed ARISS Contacts

Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE
The ISS callsign was NA1SS.
The astronaut was Nick Hague, KG5TMV.
The contact was successful: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC.


+ Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule

Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS.
The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko.
Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC.

Pacific Coast Schools, Los Suenos, Costa Rica, telebridge via IK1SLD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS.
The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques, KG5FYI.
Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 16:31:25 UTC 34 deg.
(Starting about 15 minutes before AOS, watch for a live stream at 
www.ariotti.com.)
 
Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS.
The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques, KG5FYI.
Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 19:44:22 UTC 81 deg.

Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 
via VK6MJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS.
The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques, KG5FYI.
Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 20:18:50 UTC 48 deg.

Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS.
The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin.
Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC.

[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N  for the above information.]

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Satellite Shorts from All Over

+ AMSAT Office Closed for Memorial Day Holiday

The AMSAT office is closed through Monday, May 27, 2019 to observe
the Memorial Day holiday.

[ANS thanks Martha Saragovitz for the above information.]


+ Philippines? Satellite Diwata-2 Receives Good News Coverage

Engineering.com posted an informative article about Diwata-2 on 
May 20, 2019.  The article is oriented for the non-Amateur Radio 
audience but gives enough specific information for those interested
to learn more about how to learn more about Amateur Radio and how it 
is used in satellite missions.  Read the entire article at
https://tinyurl.com/ans-146-diwata-2

CNN Philippines also featured a one-and-a-half minute segment about 
Filipino researchers and engineers who developed a satellite that 
can be used in times of disaster.  Diwata-2 and its Amateur Radio 
component are nicely featured in the segment.  Watch the video at 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n51a_sIBcRA&feature=youtu.be

[ANS thanks Engineering.com and CNN for the above information.]


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From sbienv at comcast.net  Sun May 26 05:07:14 2019
From: sbienv at comcast.net (Steven Bienvenu)
Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 00:07:14 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] The loss of Keith Pugh and a visual satellite experience
	- a Starlink Group observation
Message-ID: <000101d51380$e323bf10$a96b3d30$@comcast.net>

I met Keith Pugh in the late 80's, and was aware that he was party to the
awesome Russian spacecraft exhibit I visited -In Ft. Worth, I think.  He was
a quality guy.

I took my wife out tonight to try to spot the Starlink Satellites tonight.
On the way to a poor local Viewing spot here in the city, we realized it was
now overcast, and
after arriving, we discovered we Could see only a single star in a small
hole in the hazy clouds at about 69 degrees, the max elevation and about
Right azimuth in the sky. 
Sure enough, we got a show, but completely different from the videos shown
In various places on the net, including Spaceweather.com.  Thanks to
N2YO.com for the predix.

We saw 9 very bright sats fly out of the deeper cloudiness and suddenly
appear in the "hole" near the star, one after another, moving fast.
Most were spaced 6 or so seconds apart, the latter ones much more, but all
Very bright, at least first mag or more, And shining through a thin 
haze before they met the thicker edge of the hole on the other side and
disappearing just as suddenly.  They traversed the hole in perhaps
1.5 seconds or so, no more than two.

I wondered if THESE in the group were flaring, and therefore so much
brighter.   It also appeared that a few
Of them were not in the same trajectory , but very close to it.  I'd read
that engines were being fired to raise their Orbits now.

Keith would have enjoyed seeing them.  Fair winds...

My condolences to his family; I know they will miss him.

73,

Steven Bienvenu   W5ZA

Shreveport, La.


From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Sun May 26 05:47:36 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 01:47:36 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS News Release (ANR) No. 19-11
Message-ID: <F9930A50221C4154A1389ACB7401BF16@DHJ>

 

 

 

ARISS News Release                                                               No. 19-11

 

Dave Jordan, AA4KN 

ARISS PR

aa4kn at amsat.org

 

 

Keith Pugh, W5IU Silent Key

May 25, 2019 

 

ARISS Friends,

 

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of ARISS team member Keith Pugh, W5IU. Keith spent his life on Earth as a true gentlemen serving others, enjoying friendship and relationships, and supporting his passions.amateur radio, flying and most importantly his love of God and all the great things on this Earth.

 

Those that knew Keith considered him a Texan through and through.  But truth be told, he was born and raised in Dodge City, Kansas.  After college, he left Kansas and settled permanently in the Fort Worth, Texas area where picked up that Texas accent and welcomed us into his world.  And it is in Texas where he passed away on May 24, 2019.  

 

Active with AMSAT and Amateur Radio satellites since the 1980's, Keith jump-started his passion for amateur radio on human spaceflight missions in 1991, when the Space Station Mir was in orbit and Soviet ham radio operators were talking to the world-wide amateur radio community.  Keith helped install a Soviet Space Exhibit in Fort Worth in 1991 and he hosted Musa Manarov U2MIR's visit to the USA.  Ultimately, Keith joined the ARISS team in 2004, where he has provided support as one of our operations leaders, technical mentoring numerous schools and ARISS contact organizations and providing his warm friendship and guidance to all in our team.  Keith also attended several of our ARISS International meetings, including our 2008 ARISS-I meeting in Moscow and Kaluga. 

 

Many of us were aware of Keith's cancer.  But, Keith being Keith, he kept most of his pain and suffering to himself.  He remained joyful and humble until his death.  In fact, just a few days before his death--this past Tuesday, Keith signed into the ARISS International teleconference, apologizing that he came in late.  None of us knew this would be our last dialog with such a close friend and outstanding member of our team.

 

 

 

 

 

 

As I stated, one of Keith's passions was flying as a private pilot. In fact for one of his vacations he flew a Cessna aircraft around Australia. As a fellow pilot, I know that Keith must have been an avid fan of the poem "High Flight" written by John Gillespie Magee Jr. Paraphrasing this poem:

 

While we mourn the loss of our good friend, Keith Pugh, let us joyfully reflect on the fact that Keith has 

Slipped the surly bonds of Earth

And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;

Topped the windswept heights with easy grace

And, while with silent lifting mind, Keith has trod

The high unsurpassed sanctity of Space,

Put out his hand and touched the face of God.

 

Our thoughts and prayers are with Keith Pugh, W5IU SK as he touches the face of God.

 

73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO

 

***************************************
Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO
ISS Ham Radio Program Manager & PI
ARISS International Chair
AMSAT V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs


About ARISS

About ARISS

 

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

 

Also join us on Facebook:  Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)

Follow us on Twitter:  ARISS_status

 

Media Contact:

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ARISS PR

aa4kn at amsat.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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From rdwelch at swbell.net  Sun May 26 15:50:12 2019
From: rdwelch at swbell.net (Roy)
Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 10:50:12 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Keith Pugh, W5IU
Message-ID: <7F79E87A-EE70-4751-AB35-B44AE93AEA3B@swbell.net>

What a shock.  I thought Keith would live forever based on his AMSAT activities.  I never knew Keith when I lived in Ft. Worth.  I first met that Gentleman later through our AMSAT membership.  He was a real asset to the program.  I lost track of him and others these last few years due to health issues here.  I had to give up my satellite activities and give away my antennas and rotor to another soon to be satellite operator.  Keith will be greatly missed.  I wish we could have chatted more.

73,
Roy - W0SL (ex W5SLL)




From kd2nfc at gmail.com  Sat May 25 21:26:07 2019
From: kd2nfc at gmail.com (Joe KD2NFC)
Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 17:26:07 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] =?utf-8?q?FS=3A_Eggbeater_II=E2=80=99s?=
Message-ID: <F45E3D40-A688-4647-9BE5-C9C5701EAD0C@gmail.com>

Selling my Eggbeater II?s. Had the setup in my backyard for a month or so. Selling it so I can buy a rotator for my arrow II. On the 70cm antenna one of the radials bent at the screw and it snapped but the screw is holding it and the thread that goes in the base. You can leave it that way or make a new radial and thread it. 

Selling for $300 plus shipping, US buyer desired. 

-------------- next part --------------


Joe
KD2NFC 


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From wthypsi at yahoo.com  Sat May 25 23:08:35 2019
From: wthypsi at yahoo.com (William Herzberg)
Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 23:08:35 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Worked through AO-7 this morning...
References: <706189324.4845692.1558825715779.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <706189324.4845692.1558825715779@mail.yahoo.com>

Hey all...I noticed on my tracking app this morning that AO-7 was making a 40? pass, so I figured I'd give it a try...I set up my radio with the frequencies...And, lo-and-behold, I was hearing my downlinked signals...Right where it was supposed to be...I first sent some CW...Then went to voice...I did hear a station call, but it was near los..So I don't copy them...Last time I sent any signals through ao-7 was over 40 years ago...I made over 600 contacts through AO-7 &?AO-8...I had an old KLM MULTI-2000, put out about 10 watts...I used home-made 10m, 2m, & 70 cm turnstiles...I had a 70cm down converter, with preamps for all three...I currently have a TS-2000x...My antenna is a 2m eggbeater....I'm using an mfj duplexer, for both uplink & downlink...It works well on both the analog and fm birds...I plan on getting a 70cm eggbeater soon...But it seems to be working fine with the single antenna...

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

From hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com  Sun May 26 17:02:27 2019
From: hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com (Hasan al-Basri)
Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 12:02:27 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] JY1SAT TLM Count Off
Message-ID: <CAM4UQf1LdiTRCRNuKGEK-t4vjk2euvGw+C3Xa=x17P95ajaRrQ@mail.gmail.com>

On this site:

http://data.amsat-uk.org/ranking

I notice my frame count is way too low during a pass for JY1.

Currently I'm at 33 on this pass in the software, but the site is only
showing a frame count of 7

It looks like it is consistently running about 1/4 of what it should be?
It  has been like this for many weeks. The other birds, AO-73 and EO-88 are
populating this site normally...and yes...I have checked where the upload
is going...or the count wouldn't be incrementing at all, I would think.

Dashboard V 1.0.1189.1

if there is a newer version, please point me to it.

73, N0AN
Hasan

From fgeraci14 at gmail.com  Sun May 26 17:09:31 2019
From: fgeraci14 at gmail.com (Francis Geraci)
Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 13:09:31 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Headset
Message-ID: <CA+QL-dBjNTPt56zRJWio+WMnDfGBfVXQL2i7xuYynqdVtA8TgQ@mail.gmail.com>

I have the  Heil Pro Jr boom headset.
The hinge on the headset broke and sent it to Heil, expecting an expensive
repair.
No RMA required, just send it to Us.
A couple of weeks passed, opened the box, finding a brand new Headset, for
$35.00
Wow
W1FXX

From w3ab at yahoo.com  Sun May 26 17:47:34 2019
From: w3ab at yahoo.com (GEO Badger)
Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 17:47:34 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Headset
In-Reply-To: <CA+QL-dBjNTPt56zRJWio+WMnDfGBfVXQL2i7xuYynqdVtA8TgQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CA+QL-dBjNTPt56zRJWio+WMnDfGBfVXQL2i7xuYynqdVtA8TgQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1951835430.7888142.1558892854859@mail.yahoo.com>

Heil have been very responsive, and fair, to my service requests. ALl have been caused by me or someone I loaned the equipment to. I've had a number of their boom sets, Pro Elite & whatever the one for the 706 is called plus a PR40 and a Gold Elite hand mic. I also have a couple of military boom sets that I have kludged their HC-4 mic element into. Those are what I loan out now, basically "sailor proof".
---? 
 Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side. ?? 
 GEO ??? 

 http://www.w3ab.org

Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. 

    On Sunday, May 26, 2019, 10:10:41 AM PDT, Francis Geraci via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 I have the? Heil Pro Jr boom headset.
The hinge on the headset broke and sent it to Heil, expecting an expensive
repair.
No RMA required, just send it to Us.
A couple of weeks passed, opened the box, finding a brand new Headset, for
$35.00
Wow
W1FXX
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From dave4e at yahoo.com  Sun May 26 18:02:00 2019
From: dave4e at yahoo.com (Dave Ryan)
Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 18:02:00 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] JY1SAT TLM Count Off
References: <373931426.7828354.1558893720661.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <373931426.7828354.1558893720661@mail.yahoo.com>

JY1SAT TLM uploaded to warehouse will be less while sat is sending SSDV images, as the images are not uploaded to warehouse. 

Dave 
5B4AOB / M0GIW 

From dave at g4dpz.me.uk  Sun May 26 18:51:07 2019
From: dave at g4dpz.me.uk (David Johnson)
Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 19:51:07 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] JY1SAT TLM Count Off
In-Reply-To: <373931426.7828354.1558893720661@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <373931426.7828354.1558893720661.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<373931426.7828354.1558893720661@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <90C121A5-306A-4015-A53D-245145A3F4BD@g4dpz.me.uk>

Hi,

Just been discussing this on the FUNcube Team meeting this evening, we have the logs of uploads and can back fill the counts and 
change the processing to handle image only packets.

It's been added to the list of 18 outstanding jobs to be done on the warehouse. Good thing I retired this week :-)

73

- Dave

> On 26 May 2019, at 19:02, Dave Ryan via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> JY1SAT TLM uploaded to warehouse will be less while sat is sending SSDV images, as the images are not uploaded to warehouse. 
> 
> Dave 
> 5B4AOB / M0GIW 
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From penguin359 at gmail.com  Sun May 26 21:29:33 2019
From: penguin359 at gmail.com (Loren M. Lang)
Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 14:29:33 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] JY1SAT Upload Ranking not using alias
Message-ID: <CACymvmchtp+54fmmyEQor5ZSXbf5V4JTO4wzJkfzn+Z_gPBbWA@mail.gmail.com>

Hello,

My site ID for Funcube satellites is my old callsign, AG7NC, however, an
alias was installed so that it now shows up as K7IW for FUNcube-1 and
Nayif-1, but my contributions for JY1Sat still appear as AG7NC. I looked
through my settings and noticed that the upload URL for JY1Sat is different
set to http://data.amsat-uk.org, but the other two are using
http://data.funcube.org.uk. Is this correct? Or is there something else
that's not set right?

- Loren

From doug at kj0f.com  Sun May 26 20:38:31 2019
From: doug at kj0f.com (Doug Person)
Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 14:38:31 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Worked through AO-7 this morning...
In-Reply-To: <706189324.4845692.1558825715779@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <706189324.4845692.1558825715779.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<706189324.4845692.1558825715779@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <a0400b01-dd0e-91df-1530-9e40a12396ea@kj0f.com>

I'm curious about how successful people have been with EggBeaters. I 
have the pair hooked to my new IC-9700. So far the few signals I hear 
are very weak. Both fed through separate 25' lines? of LMR400. Has 
anyone had to tune them? Mine have resonant frequencies that are far off 
(E-B144 = 155Mhz. EB-430 = 432Mhz). I bought these back in the 90's and 
was able to work many of the then current birds using an Icom IC-820H.

Thanks for any insights.

Doug -- KJ0F -- DN60ms

On 5/25/2019 5:08 PM, William Herzberg via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Hey all...I noticed on my tracking app this morning that AO-7 was making a 40? pass, so I figured I'd give it a try...I set up my radio with the frequencies...And, lo-and-behold, I was hearing my downlinked signals...Right where it was supposed to be...I first sent some CW...Then went to voice...I did hear a station call, but it was near los..So I don't copy them...Last time I sent any signals through ao-7 was over 40 years ago...I made over 600 contacts through AO-7 &?AO-8...I had an old KLM MULTI-2000, put out about 10 watts...I used home-made 10m, 2m, & 70 cm turnstiles...I had a 70cm down converter, with preamps for all three...I currently have a TS-2000x...My antenna is a 2m eggbeater....I'm using an mfj duplexer, for both uplink & downlink...It works well on both the analog and fm birds...I plan on getting a 70cm eggbeater soon...But it seems to be working fine with the single antenna...
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
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73 de Doug -- KJ0F


From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Sun May 26 21:24:52 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (David Jordan)
Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 21:24:52 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Live Streaming question
Message-ID: <6F52365D40B8F154.851e0278-a946-4f4c-9672-7e769b1ff17b@mail.outlook.com>

Hi Steve, 


I don't have my arissops schedule in from of me at the moment, but I assume you are mentoring the Canada contacts for next week. If so, are either of the two planning to provide live streaming and if so, can you provide the URLs for them so I can post them at our FB and Twitter accounts?




Thanks,


Dave, AA4KN 


ARISS PR 




Get Outlook for Android




From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Mon May 27 02:23:31 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (David Jordan)
Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 02:23:31 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Live Streaming question
In-Reply-To: <6F52365D40B8F154.851e0278-a946-4f4c-9672-7e769b1ff17b@mail.outlook.com>
References: <6F52365D40B8F154.851e0278-a946-4f4c-9672-7e769b1ff17b@mail.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <6F52365D40B8F154.e3e39b41-de7a-4257-85f5-ad0968568b1b@mail.outlook.com>

Thank you for sharing this Steve. This is good information. I'll watch closely for updates from you and Kenneth on the continuing status of these contacts. Wishing you all the best with Yellowknife on this 2nd attempt.




Dave, AA4KN 


ARISS PR 




Get Outlook for Android







On Sun, May 26, 2019 at 5:24 PM -0400, "David Jordan" <n4csitwo at bellsouth.net> wrote:










Hi Steve, 


I don't have my arissops schedule in from of me at the moment, but I assume you are mentoring the Canada contacts for next week. If so, are either of the two planning to provide live streaming and if so, can you provide the URLs for them so I can post them at our FB and Twitter accounts?




Thanks,


Dave, AA4KN 


ARISS PR 




Get Outlook for Android









From ae5b at ae5b.net  Mon May 27 06:38:30 2019
From: ae5b at ae5b.net (AE5B)
Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 01:38:30 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Worked through AO-7 this morning...
In-Reply-To: <a0400b01-dd0e-91df-1530-9e40a12396ea@kj0f.com>
References: <706189324.4845692.1558825715779.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<706189324.4845692.1558825715779@mail.yahoo.com>
	<a0400b01-dd0e-91df-1530-9e40a12396ea@kj0f.com>
Message-ID: <e34cfcf0-ee72-1e1e-a326-a0829782c940@ae5b.net>

I had a pair of Eggbeaters almost 20 years ago.? Took me almost another 
20 years to get over that "wonderful" experience.

John

AE5B

On 5/26/2019 3:38 PM, Doug Person via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> I'm curious about how successful people have been with EggBeaters. I 
> have the pair hooked to my new IC-9700. So far the few signals I hear 
> are very weak. Both fed through separate 25' lines? of LMR400. Has 
> anyone had to tune them? Mine have resonant frequencies that are far 
> off (E-B144 = 155Mhz. EB-430 = 432Mhz). I bought these back in the 
> 90's and was able to work many of the then current birds using an Icom 
> IC-820H.
>
> Thanks for any insights.
>
> Doug -- KJ0F -- DN60ms
>
> On 5/25/2019 5:08 PM, William Herzberg via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>> Hey all...I noticed on my tracking app this morning that AO-7 was 
>> making a 40? pass, so I figured I'd give it a try...I set up my radio 
>> with the frequencies...And, lo-and-behold, I was hearing my 
>> downlinked signals...Right where it was supposed to be...I first sent 
>> some CW...Then went to voice...I did hear a station call, but it was 
>> near los..So I don't copy them...Last time I sent any signals through 
>> ao-7 was over 40 years ago...I made over 600 contacts through AO-7 
>> &?AO-8...I had an old KLM MULTI-2000, put out about 10 watts...I used 
>> home-made 10m, 2m, & 70 cm turnstiles...I had a 70cm down converter, 
>> with preamps for all three...I currently have a TS-2000x...My antenna 
>> is a 2m eggbeater....I'm using an mfj duplexer, for both uplink & 
>> downlink...It works well on both the analog and fm birds...I plan on 
>> getting a 70cm eggbeater soon...But it seems to be working fine with 
>> the single antenna...
>>
>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all 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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>
-- 
West Texas Affiliated Club Coordinator
West Gulf Assistant Director
West Texas Section Manager, retired
ARRL WAS/VUCC Card Checker
ARRL Life Member


From jeff30339 at gmail.com  Mon May 27 07:11:31 2019
From: jeff30339 at gmail.com (Jeff Johns)
Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 02:11:31 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Worked through AO-7 this morning...
In-Reply-To: <e34cfcf0-ee72-1e1e-a326-a0829782c940@ae5b.net>
References: <706189324.4845692.1558825715779.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<706189324.4845692.1558825715779@mail.yahoo.com>
	<a0400b01-dd0e-91df-1530-9e40a12396ea@kj0f.com>
	<e34cfcf0-ee72-1e1e-a326-a0829782c940@ae5b.net>
Message-ID: <F1F235C2-6A0F-4248-AF1A-76AC2B0DDB69@gmail.com>

I never went down that route, even when I had a fixed base station. I chose to listen to those who had tried them then got rid of them. I?ve been on the BB off and on for about 20 years and the same topics always seem to rehash themselves with eggbeaters being one of the most popular.  

All I can say is that friends don?t let friends use eggbeaters for any serious satellite work. I?ll put my handheld Arrow controlled by my licensed 12 year-old daughter up against any set of eggbeaters any day of the week. Best of luck to all and 73!

Jeff WE4B

> On May 27, 2019, at 1:38 AM, AE5B via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> I had a pair of Eggbeaters almost 20 years ago.  Took me almost another 20 years to get over that "wonderful" experience.
> 
> John
> 
> AE5B
> 
>> On 5/26/2019 3:38 PM, Doug Person via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>> I'm curious about how successful people have been with EggBeaters. I have the pair hooked to my new IC-9700. So far the few signals I hear are very weak. Both fed through separate 25' lines  of LMR400. Has anyone had to tune them? Mine have resonant frequencies that are far off (E-B144 = 155Mhz. EB-430 = 432Mhz). I bought these back in the 90's and was able to work many of the then current birds using an Icom IC-820H.
>> 
>> Thanks for any insights.
>> 
>> Doug -- KJ0F -- DN60ms
>> 
>>> On 5/25/2019 5:08 PM, William Herzberg via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>>> Hey all...I noticed on my tracking app this morning that AO-7 was making a 40? pass, so I figured I'd give it a try...I set up my radio with the frequencies...And, lo-and-behold, I was hearing my downlinked signals...Right where it was supposed to be...I first sent some CW...Then went to voice...I did hear a station call, but it was near los..So I don't copy them...Last time I sent any signals through ao-7 was over 40 years ago...I made over 600 contacts through AO-7 & AO-8...I had an old KLM MULTI-2000, put out about 10 watts...I used home-made 10m, 2m, & 70 cm turnstiles...I had a 70cm down converter, with preamps for all three...I currently have a TS-2000x...My antenna is a 2m eggbeater....I'm using an mfj duplexer, for both uplink & downlink...It works well on both the analog and fm birds...I plan on getting a 70cm eggbeater soon...But it seems to be working fine with the single antenna...
>>> 
>>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
>>> are solely those of the author, and 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
>> 
> -- 
> West Texas Affiliated Club Coordinator
> West Gulf Assistant Director
> West Texas Section Manager, retired
> ARRL WAS/VUCC Card Checker
> ARRL Life Member
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all 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 ka9p at aol.com  Mon May 27 07:48:13 2019
From: ka9p at aol.com (SCOTT MCDONALD)
Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 02:48:13 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Worked through AO-7 this morning...
In-Reply-To: <F1F235C2-6A0F-4248-AF1A-76AC2B0DDB69@gmail.com>
References: <706189324.4845692.1558825715779.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<706189324.4845692.1558825715779@mail.yahoo.com>
	<a0400b01-dd0e-91df-1530-9e40a12396ea@kj0f.com>
	<e34cfcf0-ee72-1e1e-a326-a0829782c940@ae5b.net>
	<F1F235C2-6A0F-4248-AF1A-76AC2B0DDB69@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <B5A0EEBA-A804-47BD-8D46-68148350CBCE@aol.com>

What Jeff said.

I did go down this path and still have a pair in the attic with my homebrew beams that are about equivalent to a LEO Pack.

If you look on the M2 site at the gain plots for a 4 element CP yagi and compare it to the Eggbeater plot you?ll see why this provokes so many enthusiastic responses.  At 30 degrees you have about 15 dB less gain with the Eggbeater than the yagi.  And it deteriorates quickly from there as you go lower.

The original poster noted a 40 degree pass, and they work ok there. You?re only about 4 dB down from the yagi.  But above 30 degrees is a much too small patch of sky to live with for a lot of people.  You?ll find people using them successfully lower than that, but with good preamps and higher power, which won?t help you make a lot of friends if you don?t crank the power down as the sats get closer.

73 Scott ka9p

Make something good happen!

> On May 27, 2019, at 2:11 AM, Jeff Johns via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> I never went down that route, even when I had a fixed base station. I chose to listen to those who had tried them then got rid of them. I?ve been on the BB off and on for about 20 years and the same topics always seem to rehash themselves with eggbeaters being one of the most popular.  
> 
> All I can say is that friends don?t let friends use eggbeaters for any serious satellite work. I?ll put my handheld Arrow controlled by my licensed 12 year-old daughter up against any set of eggbeaters any day of the week. Best of luck to all and 73!
> 
> Jeff WE4B
> 
>> On May 27, 2019, at 1:38 AM, AE5B via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I had a pair of Eggbeaters almost 20 years ago.  Took me almost another 20 years to get over that "wonderful" experience.
>> 
>> John
>> 
>> AE5B
>> 
>>> On 5/26/2019 3:38 PM, Doug Person via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>>> I'm curious about how successful people have been with EggBeaters. I have the pair hooked to my new IC-9700. So far the few signals I hear are very weak. Both fed through separate 25' lines  of LMR400. Has anyone had to tune them? Mine have resonant frequencies that are far off (E-B144 = 155Mhz. EB-430 = 432Mhz). I bought these back in the 90's and was able to work many of the then current birds using an Icom IC-820H.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any insights.
>>> 
>>> Doug -- KJ0F -- DN60ms
>>> 
>>>> On 5/25/2019 5:08 PM, William Herzberg via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>>>> Hey all...I noticed on my tracking app this morning that AO-7 was making a 40? pass, so I figured I'd give it a try...I set up my radio with the frequencies...And, lo-and-behold, I was hearing my downlinked signals...Right where it was supposed to be...I first sent some CW...Then went to voice...I did hear a station call, but it was near los..So I don't copy them...Last time I sent any signals through ao-7 was over 40 years ago...I made over 600 contacts through AO-7 & AO-8...I had an old KLM MULTI-2000, put out about 10 watts...I used home-made 10m, 2m, & 70 cm turnstiles...I had a 70cm down converter, with preamps for all three...I currently have a TS-2000x...My antenna is a 2m eggbeater....I'm using an mfj duplexer, for both uplink & downlink...It works well on both the analog and fm birds...I plan on getting a 70cm eggbeater soon...But it seems to be working fine with the single antenna...
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
>>>> are solely those of the author, and 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
>>> 
>> -- 
>> West Texas Affiliated Club Coordinator
>> West Gulf Assistant Director
>> West Texas Section Manager, retired
>> ARRL WAS/VUCC Card Checker
>> ARRL Life Member
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all 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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From lw2dtz at yahoo.com.ar  Mon May 27 16:07:41 2019
From: lw2dtz at yahoo.com.ar (Gustavo Carpignano)
Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 16:07:41 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] FT991A and 9K6 FSK satellites
References: <491847234.4507562.1558973261740.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <491847234.4507562.1558973261740@mail.yahoo.com>

Dear Group,
?I'm using the UZ7HO high-speed sound modem, with an FT991a.?While I can receive the satellites in 9k6 FSK without problems whenI transmit, it is not expected that the modulation does not deviate enough.
Someone with experience in the FT991 to give me a clue?
Regards.
Gustavo, LW2DTZ

From WB4SON at gmail.com  Mon May 27 16:49:40 2019
From: WB4SON at gmail.com (Bob)
Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 12:49:40 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Worked through AO-7 this morning...
In-Reply-To: <B5A0EEBA-A804-47BD-8D46-68148350CBCE@aol.com>
References: <706189324.4845692.1558825715779.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<706189324.4845692.1558825715779@mail.yahoo.com>
	<a0400b01-dd0e-91df-1530-9e40a12396ea@kj0f.com>
	<e34cfcf0-ee72-1e1e-a326-a0829782c940@ae5b.net>
	<F1F235C2-6A0F-4248-AF1A-76AC2B0DDB69@gmail.com>
	<B5A0EEBA-A804-47BD-8D46-68148350CBCE@aol.com>
Message-ID: <CAPonRZ_P1MXWg81ew6mO77J8=eRuGni0GDw8ZfrAbGQq0U9grw@mail.gmail.com>

Per original post, AO 7 is amazing.  It was my first satellite contact way
back in 1974 (I had listened to AO-6).  It suffers from a lack of use, but
is a great bird for CW.  But it does flip modes if people hit it with too
much RF.

As for Doug's egg-beater question, I've been using mine at home since
1998.  Sadly my feedlines are longer (50' on 2m and 75' on 70cm) and much
higher loss Belden 9914.  At least I have mast mounted preamps; both SSB
Electronics that are powered via the coax.

Egg-beaters are not great antennas close to the horizon, as they change
from RHP to horizontal, plus they are omni, so no gain and the increased
path loss to a low-elevation bird makes that an issue.  That said I can
ALWAYS work several stations on any pass that is above 20 degrees, in what
is a 5-7 minute window (so I don't get the full 10-11 minutes).  In the
first 5 months of this year I've made over 300 contacts with them.

I will replace both egg beaters with new ones, along with new preamps (NF
is much improved in 20 years) and heliax feedline at some point in the
future.  Trying to maintain rotors and fragile CP beams isn't something
that I would attempt in icy New England.  I do use a pair of simple beams
when I am operating in the field and even though they are not CP, I really
like doing that (and can usually work horizon to horizon with S9 signals).

73, Bob, WB4SON


On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 3:50 AM SCOTT MCDONALD via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> What Jeff said.
>
> I did go down this path and still have a pair in the attic with my
> homebrew beams that are about equivalent to a LEO Pack.
>
> If you look on the M2 site at the gain plots for a 4 element CP yagi and
> compare it to the Eggbeater plot you?ll see why this provokes so many
> enthusiastic responses.  At 30 degrees you have about 15 dB less gain with
> the Eggbeater than the yagi.  And it deteriorates quickly from there as you
> go lower.
>
> The original poster noted a 40 degree pass, and they work ok there. You?re
> only about 4 dB down from the yagi.  But above 30 degrees is a much too
> small patch of sky to live with for a lot of people.  You?ll find people
> using them successfully lower than that, but with good preamps and higher
> power, which won?t help you make a lot of friends if you don?t crank the
> power down as the sats get closer.
>
> 73 Scott ka9p
>
> Make something good happen!
>
> > On May 27, 2019, at 2:11 AM, Jeff Johns via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > I never went down that route, even when I had a fixed base station. I
> chose to listen to those who had tried them then got rid of them. I?ve been
> on the BB off and on for about 20 years and the same topics always seem to
> rehash themselves with eggbeaters being one of the most popular.
> >
> > All I can say is that friends don?t let friends use eggbeaters for any
> serious satellite work. I?ll put my handheld Arrow controlled by my
> licensed 12 year-old daughter up against any set of eggbeaters any day of
> the week. Best of luck to all and 73!
> >
> > Jeff WE4B
> >
> >> On May 27, 2019, at 1:38 AM, AE5B via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I had a pair of Eggbeaters almost 20 years ago.  Took me almost another
> 20 years to get over that "wonderful" experience.
> >>
> >> John
> >>
> >> AE5B
> >>
> >>> On 5/26/2019 3:38 PM, Doug Person via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> >>> I'm curious about how successful people have been with EggBeaters. I
> have the pair hooked to my new IC-9700. So far the few signals I hear are
> very weak. Both fed through separate 25' lines  of LMR400. Has anyone had
> to tune them? Mine have resonant frequencies that are far off (E-B144 =
> 155Mhz. EB-430 = 432Mhz). I bought these back in the 90's and was able to
> work many of the then current birds using an Icom IC-820H.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for any insights.
> >>>
> >>> Doug -- KJ0F -- DN60ms
> >>>
> >>>> On 5/25/2019 5:08 PM, William Herzberg via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> >>>> Hey all...I noticed on my tracking app this morning that AO-7 was
> making a 40? pass, so I figured I'd give it a try...I set up my radio with
> the frequencies...And, lo-and-behold, I was hearing my downlinked
> signals...Right where it was supposed to be...I first sent some CW...Then
> went to voice...I did hear a station call, but it was near los..So I don't
> copy them...Last time I sent any signals through ao-7 was over 40 years
> ago...I made over 600 contacts through AO-7 & AO-8...I had an old KLM
> MULTI-2000, put out about 10 watts...I used home-made 10m, 2m, & 70 cm
> turnstiles...I had a 70cm down converter, with preamps for all three...I
> currently have a TS-2000x...My antenna is a 2m eggbeater....I'm using an
> mfj duplexer, for both uplink & downlink...It works well on both the analog
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From k7trkradio at charter.net  Mon May 27 22:38:30 2019
From: k7trkradio at charter.net (Ted Krempa)
Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 15:38:30 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: EA Antenna Duosat 'arrow style' hand held
Message-ID: <004801d514dc$e934f420$bb9edc60$@charter.net>

 

Whilst perusing the new DX Engineering catalog, I see a new ?arrow style?
hand held using loops and supposedly weighing only about 1 ? lbs. It appears
well constructed. A bit pricey


 

Any thoughts on performance, etc.?

 

73, Ted

K7TRK


From aj9n at aol.com  Tue May 28 02:41:35 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 02:41:35 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-28 02:30
	UTC
References: <1307869280.5513297.1559011295092.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1307869280.5513297.1559011295092@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-28 02:30 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC

?

Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC), Cartago and San Carlos, Costa Rica, telebridge via IK1SLD (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact was successful: Mon 2019-05-27 16:31:25 UTC 34 deg (***)

Starting about 15 minutes before AOS, watch for a live stream at www.ariotti.com

?

Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact was successful: Mon 2019-05-27 19:44:22 UTC 81 deg (***)

?

Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada via VK6MJ

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact was successful: Mon 2019-05-27 20:18:50 UTC 48 deg (***)

?

Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin

Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC

?

?

Watch for these upcoming events:?

MAI-75 SSTV Event:? Wed 2019-06-05 12:00 UTC to 16:00 UTC

MAI-75 SSTV Event:? Thu 2019-06-06 11:30 UTC to 15:30 UTC

?

?

?

?

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?2019-05-28 02:30 UTC.? (***)

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


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

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


?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-05-28 02:30 UTC.

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



?

?

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

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



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



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.



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

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) https://srr.ru/?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? (***)

?

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.????????????



http://www.ariss-eu.org/?



If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net





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

?

?

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


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 114


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1307. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1250.

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

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


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

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 ve3hls at gmail.com  Tue May 28 03:01:37 2019
From: ve3hls at gmail.com (Kenneth P Alexander)
Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 10:01:37 +0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: EA Antenna Duosat 'arrow style' hand held
In-Reply-To: <004801d514dc$e934f420$bb9edc60$@charter.net>
References: <004801d514dc$e934f420$bb9edc60$@charter.net>
Message-ID: <CAPOM0dnG0aPfR_p9RqWD8b=MzFH1oMDoroAzPa0UqPsEM-7XRA@mail.gmail.com>

No word on performance, but I'd be willing to bet it's as least as good as
an Arrow.

It's expensive compared to an Arrow, especially an Arrow with no diplexer,
but I'd still love to try it.  I've never been fond of the way Arrow
elements screw together to mount on the boom.  This is much more robust,
and they can be removed with an Allen wrench.

The biggest disadvantage I see is that it doesn't look like you can connect
coax to it with BNC connectors.  It appears you have to strip your coax
cable and attach the leads to a pair of screw terminals.  That's a
potential point of mechanical failure and water entry if you don't seal and
secure things properly.

73,

Ken , VE3HLS

On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 8:58 AM Ted Krempa via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

>
>
> Whilst perusing the new DX Engineering catalog, I see a new ?arrow style?
> hand held using loops and supposedly weighing only about 1 ? lbs. It
> appears
> well constructed. A bit pricey?
>
>
>
> Any thoughts on performance, etc.?
>
>
>
> 73, Ted
>
> K7TRK
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and 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 bkeating1954 at gmail.com  Tue May 28 04:01:39 2019
From: bkeating1954 at gmail.com (Bob Keating)
Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 21:01:39 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Deleted AO-91 recording 5-24-2019
Message-ID: <b9ca950d-f0ab-4e42-5afc-aeeeec6c63d4@gmail.com>

By accident I deleted my recording of the AO-91 pass on Friday May 24 at 
19:57 UTC. I know some of you have been very helpful in the past when I 
pull a bonehead move like this. Does anyone have a recording of this 
pass or can tell me where I may find a recording. Thank you so? much!

73,

Bob N6REK


From mstyne at k2mts.org  Tue May 28 11:06:01 2019
From: mstyne at k2mts.org (Michael Styne)
Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 07:06:01 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: EA Antenna Duosat 'arrow style' hand held
In-Reply-To: <CAPOM0dnG0aPfR_p9RqWD8b=MzFH1oMDoroAzPa0UqPsEM-7XRA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <004801d514dc$e934f420$bb9edc60$@charter.net>
	<CAPOM0dnG0aPfR_p9RqWD8b=MzFH1oMDoroAzPa0UqPsEM-7XRA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <465D0832-32F2-4BC4-86D3-86D0F1B41234@k2mts.org>

Ted,

I recalled two discussions on Twitter about this antenna from last year:

https://twitter.com/2m0sql/status/962370817987432454?s=21
https://twitter.com/whiskey4fosho/status/962063787510579200?s=21

The two major issues when compared with the Arrow seem to be weight and assembly time.

73
Mike

Michael Styne K2MTS
mstyne at k2mts.org

>> Whilst perusing the new DX Engineering catalog, I see a new ?arrow style?
>> hand held using loops and supposedly weighing only about 1 ? lbs. It
>> appears
>> well constructed. A bit pricey?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Any thoughts on performance, etc.?

From johnbrier at gmail.com  Tue May 28 15:13:59 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 11:13:59 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Deleted AO-91 recording 5-24-2019
In-Reply-To: <b9ca950d-f0ab-4e42-5afc-aeeeec6c63d4@gmail.com>
References: <b9ca950d-f0ab-4e42-5afc-aeeeec6c63d4@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKO7UeM_mbXWoRDO3Vs88Ay1kHSSCbjKNNZGH=qADMCxag@mail.gmail.com>

I didn't find a good SatNOGS recording for this time, only this one:

https://network.satnogs.org/observations/692656/

It doesn't seem to have any signal from the sat though.

However, you can use SatNOGS in the future and it may have a good reception.

This is the search I used to find the above recording:

https://network.satnogs.org/observations/?norad=43017&observer=&station=&start-time=2019-05-24+10%3A27&end-time=2019-05-25+00%3A01

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 12:02 AM Bob Keating via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> By accident I deleted my recording of the AO-91 pass on Friday May 24 at
> 19:57 UTC. I know some of you have been very helpful in the past when I
> pull a bonehead move like this. Does anyone have a recording of this
> pass or can tell me where I may find a recording. Thank you so  much!
>
> 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From aj9n at aol.com  Tue May 28 20:58:07 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 20:58:07 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-28 21:00
	UTC
References: <1251548718.5105487.1559077087372.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1251548718.5105487.1559077087372@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-28 21:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



About Gagarin From Space. Conducting The Session Of Radio Loving Communication With Participants Of The Project "Space Odyssey" In Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, direct via RV?ADW (***)

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

The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin (***)

Contact was successful Sat 2019-05-25 15:10 UTC (***)

?

About Gagarin From Space. Carrying Out The Session Of Radio Loving Communication With Participants "One Planet - One Future!" G. Khanty-Mansiysk, Ufa, Russia, direct via R9JAL (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko

Contact was successful: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC (***)

?

?

Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin

Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC

?

Central School, Port Henry, NY, telebridge via ON4ISS (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-06-04 16:22:11 UTC 85 deg (***)

?

D?m d?t? a ml?de?e Olomouc (House of Children and Youth Olomouc), Olomouc, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KWX

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Sat 2019-06-08 13:05:59 UTC 90 deg (***)

?

?

Watch for these upcoming events:?

MAI-75 SSTV Event:? Wed 2019-06-05 12:00 UTC to 16:00 UTC

MAI-75 SSTV Event:? Thu 2019-06-06 11:30 UTC to 15:30 UTC

?

?

?

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?2019-05-28 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


?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-05-28 21:00 UTC. (***)

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



?

?

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

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



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



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.



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

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) https://srr.ru/?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? (***)

?

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.????????????



http://www.ariss-eu.org/?



If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net





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

?

?

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


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 116 (***)


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1312. (***)
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1255. (***)

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

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


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

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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?

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From brodeurpharmd at gmail.com  Tue May 28 15:15:34 2019
From: brodeurpharmd at gmail.com (Michael Brodeur)
Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 11:15:34 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] G5500 Interface
Message-ID: <CAPu5v8Sa0R+VOnKo8gZVSQsGGMA434fmVGRyY9neOw1i_TDiJQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hello all,

I acquiring a Yaesu G5500 rotator and would like your opinions on the
various rotator controller computer interface. What are the strengths and
weakness of the various products? I am planning on using SatPC32 or HRD.
Does anyone have experience with the Chinese made unit on Ebay. Thanks
for your help.

73,

From k7trkradio at charter.net  Wed May 29 00:25:30 2019
From: k7trkradio at charter.net (Ted Krempa)
Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 17:25:30 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AiSat-1 digipeating?
Message-ID: <001401d515b5$05fae410$11f0ac30$@charter.net>

Hi Rick and all, any updates on this sat? Is it still functioning as a digipeater like ISS?

Tnx, Ted
K7TRK

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of saguaroastro via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2019 9:59 PM
To: AMSAT -BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] AiSat-1 heard over Arizona

All, just had a 70? pass of AiSat-1, so I thought I'd give it a go. I heard the first packet when it was only 3? above the horizon, but no decode. I heard about 10 packets during the 10 minute pass, but none decided. I also set about that many beacons up, but none were receive by the sat.I was using my D72A into an ELK lp.What have the rest of you been using and have you had any success?73Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)Saguaro Astronomy ClubWww.saguaroastro.orgThunderbird Astronomy ClubWww.w7tbc.org
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From kb1pvh at gmail.com  Wed May 29 00:54:31 2019
From: kb1pvh at gmail.com (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 20:54:31 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] G5500 Interface
In-Reply-To: <CAPu5v8Sa0R+VOnKo8gZVSQsGGMA434fmVGRyY9neOw1i_TDiJQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPu5v8Sa0R+VOnKo8gZVSQsGGMA434fmVGRyY9neOw1i_TDiJQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAEMY9FdC82ngPLojmVTK0yx1-r03yLwcLnZ0031+yE8JhwxgwQ@mail.gmail.com>

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 Tue, May 28, 2019, 8:33 PM Michael Brodeur via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I acquiring a Yaesu G5500 rotator and would like your opinions on the
> various rotator controller computer interface. What are the strengths and
> weakness of the various products? I am planning on using SatPC32 or HRD.
> Does anyone have experience with the Chinese made unit on Ebay. Thanks
> for your help.
>
> 73,
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From stephennipper at gmail.com  Wed May 29 01:00:49 2019
From: stephennipper at gmail.com (H. Stephen Nipper)
Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 19:00:49 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] G5500 Interface
In-Reply-To: <CAEMY9FdC82ngPLojmVTK0yx1-r03yLwcLnZ0031+yE8JhwxgwQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPu5v8Sa0R+VOnKo8gZVSQsGGMA434fmVGRyY9neOw1i_TDiJQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAEMY9FdC82ngPLojmVTK0yx1-r03yLwcLnZ0031+yE8JhwxgwQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAPf7+3pNooPR6F0PthmnSp2xfCkx9OfXG7choaZ4Dn2iT=_76Q@mail.gmail.com>

The Fox Delta unit also has a USB version, so you don't have to do RS232.

On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 6:56 PM Dave Webb KB1PVH via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> 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 Tue, May 28, 2019, 8:33 PM Michael Brodeur via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I acquiring a Yaesu G5500 rotator and would like your opinions on the
> > various rotator controller computer interface. What are the strengths and
> > weakness of the various products? I am planning on using SatPC32 or HRD.
> > Does anyone have experience with the Chinese made unit on Ebay. Thanks
> > for your help.
> >
> > 73,
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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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> > 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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-- 
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N7DJX

From scott23192 at gmail.com  Wed May 29 01:01:36 2019
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 21:01:36 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AiSat-1 digipeating?
In-Reply-To: <001401d515b5$05fae410$11f0ac30$@charter.net>
References: <001401d515b5$05fae410$11f0ac30$@charter.net>
Message-ID: <CAJCSnOZkZWgCPLPjZMmmKKYVdaD1yz4aQiGvYXiEpbg16u0AcA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Ted!

AISAT-1 has re-started its 1-per-minute packet beacons on 145.825.
However, I've only seen successful digipeats from KB6LTY.

I had a very high pass this morning and decoded several of the beacons, but
could not get it to digipeat me.  Here's a tweet I posted with screen shots:

https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/1133400642461032450

... there may be others that have been digipeated, but unless the downlink
is heard by an iGate that proxies through KE6BLR's "spacecommunicator.club"
APRS gateway (where the malformed packets are repaired and forwarded on to
the main APRS-IS network), you won't see the successful digipeats on
FINDU.com.

So, put another way, if anyone gets digipeated successfully by AISAT-1 but
doesn't see themselves on FINDU.com, it might be helpful to let others know
via Twitter or the AMSAT-BB mailing list.

-Scott,  K4KDR

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

On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 8:35 PM Ted Krempa via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Hi Rick and all, any updates on this sat? Is it still functioning as a
> digipeater like ISS?
>
> Tnx, Ted
> K7TRK
>

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

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of
> saguaroastro via AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2019 9:59 PM
> To: AMSAT -BB
> Subject: [amsat-bb] AiSat-1 heard over Arizona
>
> All, just had a 70? pass of AiSat-1, so I thought I'd give it a go. I
> heard the first packet when it was only 3? above the horizon, but no
> decode. I heard about 10 packets during the 10 minute pass, but none
> decided. I also set about that many beacons up, but none were receive by
> the sat.I was using my D72A into an ELK lp.What have the rest of you been
> using and have you had any success?73Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)Saguaro Astronomy
> ClubWww.saguaroastro.orgThunderbird Astronomy ClubWww.w7tbc.org
>

From vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in  Wed May 29 04:51:27 2019
From: vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in (Nitin Muttin)
Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 04:51:27 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AiSat-1 digipeating?
In-Reply-To: <001401d515b5$05fae410$11f0ac30$@charter.net>
References: <001401d515b5$05fae410$11f0ac30$@charter.net>
Message-ID: <523521096.6658716.1559105487408@mail.yahoo.com>

Hi Ted,
Yes it is functional and digipeating,?http://www.pcsat.findu.com?
73
Nitin [VU3TYG] 

    On Wednesday, 29 May, 2019, 6:05:50 am IST, Ted Krempa via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 Hi Rick and all, any updates on this sat? Is it still functioning as a digipeater like ISS?

Tnx, Ted
K7TRK

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of saguaroastro via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2019 9:59 PM
To: AMSAT -BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] AiSat-1 heard over Arizona

All, just had a 70? pass of AiSat-1, so I thought I'd give it a go. I heard the first packet when it was only 3? above the horizon, but no decode. I heard about 10 packets during the 10 minute pass, but none decided. I also set about that many beacons up, but none were receive by the sat.I was using my D72A into an ELK lp.What have the rest of you been using and have you had any success?73Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)Saguaro Astronomy ClubWww.saguaroastro.orgThunderbird Astronomy ClubWww.w7tbc.org
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From dave at g4dpz.me.uk  Wed May 29 10:16:01 2019
From: dave at g4dpz.me.uk (David Johnson)
Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 11:16:01 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube Data Warehouse Development
Message-ID: <B325A061-19D0-4C49-A4B5-7A69ED24023B@g4dpz.me.uk>

Hi,

I've finally got time to do more work development work on the new warehouse, as I've retired from full-time
software development and can spend more time in the shack, XYL allowing :-)

In the longer term we plan to move the warehouse to Amazon Web Services to give us more residence and share 
development tasks with a larger team.

Current task List:

FUNcube WOD csv export
Fix JY1Sat Frame counts
FUNcube High Res
Add 'position' to rankings
Fix Nayif-1 'last command'
High Res for FC1
HIgh Res for Nayif1
High Res for JY1Sat
Mobile menu
ESEO MinMax
ESEO WOD
Age colur rankings
Fitter Msgs for Nayif-1
Migrate all wars to individual wars to shorten deployment time
Extract data for PhD Student
Move Historical UKube data to New Server including UI
Integrate Chip's Maps
Handle ESEO ESA WOD Payloads
Change image sizes

There may be some short periods of service disruption as I make changes but as always, the Dashboards will catch
up when service resumes.

73

Dave, G4DPZ






From g0mrf at aol.com  Wed May 29 11:45:51 2019
From: g0mrf at aol.com (David G0MRF)
Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 11:45:51 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube Data Warehouse Development
References: <820684624.6131592.1559130351409.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <820684624.6131592.1559130351409@mail.yahoo.com>

 Wow....
I thought my jobs list was large............
73
David
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: David Johnson <dave at g4dpz.me.uk>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Wed, 29 May 2019 11:16
Subject: FUNcube Data Warehouse Development

Hi,
I've finally got time to do more work development work on the new warehouse, as I've retired from full-timesoftware development and can spend more time in the shack, XYL allowing :-)
In the longer term we plan to move the warehouse to Amazon Web Services to give us more residence and share?development tasks with a larger team.
Current task List:
   
   - FUNcube WOD csv export
   - Fix JY1Sat Frame counts
   - FUNcube High Res
   - Add 'position' to rankings
   - Fix Nayif-1 'last command'
   - High Res for FC1
   - HIgh Res for Nayif1
   - High Res for JY1Sat
   - Mobile menu
   - ESEO MinMax
   - ESEO WOD
   - Age colur rankings
   - Fitter Msgs for Nayif-1
   - Migrate all wars to individual wars to shorten deployment time
   - Extract data for PhD Student
   - Move Historical UKube data to New Server including UI
   - Integrate Chip's Maps
   - Handle ESEO ESA WOD Payloads
   - Change?image sizes

There may be some short periods of service disruption as I make changes but as always, the Dashboards will catch
up when service resumes.
73
Dave, G4DPZ





From bruninga at usna.edu  Wed May 29 19:48:43 2019
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 15:48:43 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Cushcraft dual band Beam
Message-ID: <ccd4917772306d63074417ff122095ae@mail.gmail.com>

Any success with a cushcraft A27010S dual band beam?

Just got a new one and it tunes up perfectly to 1.1 SWR but only at 150.1
MHz.

Nothing we do with the matching network can lower the frequency to 145 MHz
where it is off-scale high SWR.

We now added 1/2" sleeves to the driven element and threaded on #10-32
nuts on the end of all the wire elements to lower the resonance, but the
best is still only at 148.2 MHz.

Am going to try extended the two piece boom an inch and lastly will try to
extend the matching element.

Just wanted to see what others did to make this beam usable.

Bob, Wb4APR

From images at michaelwhitman.net  Wed May 29 23:23:18 2019
From: images at michaelwhitman.net (Michael Whitman)
Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 19:23:18 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] EM57/67 Rove Details
Message-ID: <E880D55D-28F0-4DE2-8229-A32BCF29038C@michaelwhitman.net>

AMSAT Friends,

Next Tuesday, June 4, 2019, I?ll be on the EM57/67 gridline for the following passes:

Satellite	Footprint (UTC)	Max Elv.
AO-92	15:53 - 16:00		45?
AO-91	17:28 - 17:39		69?
SO-50	19:03 - 19:06		12?
AO-91	19:08 - 19:13		14?
SO-50	20:40 - 20:49		72?

I?ll post updates to my Twitter account throughout the day: https://twitter.com/MWimages <https://twitter.com/MWimages>


Thanks,
Michael N4DCW

--

Michael Whitman
(904) 557-8243
images at michaelwhitman.net <mailto:images at michaelwhitman.net>
Louisville, KY, USA


From aj9n at aol.com  Thu May 30 02:20:25 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 02:20:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-30 02:00
	UTC
References: <914635528.1288694.1559182825599.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <914635528.1288694.1559182825599@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-30 02:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Central School, Port Henry, NY, telebridge via ON4ISS (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-06-04 16:22:11 UTC 85 deg (***)

?

Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin

Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC

?

D?m d?t? a ml?de?e Olomouc (House of Children and Youth Olomouc), Olomouc, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KWX

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Sat 2019-06-08 13:05:59 UTC 90 deg (***)

?

?

Watch for these upcoming events:?

MAI-75 SSTV Event:? Wed 2019-06-05 12:00 UTC to 16:00 UTC

MAI-75 SSTV Event:? Thu 2019-06-06 11:30 UTC to 15:30 UTC

?

?

?

?

?

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?2019-05-30 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


?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-05-28 21:00 UTC.

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



?

?

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

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



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



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.



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

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) https://srr.ru/?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? (***)

?

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.????????????



http://www.ariss-eu.org/?



If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net





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

?

?

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


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 116


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1312. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1255.

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

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


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

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 aj9n at aol.com  Thu May 30 02:20:55 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 02:20:55 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-30 02:00
	UTC
References: <713210954.1286570.1559182855883.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <713210954.1286570.1559182855883@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-30 02:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Central School, Port Henry, NY, telebridge via ON4ISS (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-06-04 16:22:11 UTC 85 deg (***)

?

Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin

Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC

?

D?m d?t? a ml?de?e Olomouc (House of Children and Youth Olomouc), Olomouc, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KWX

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Sat 2019-06-08 13:05:59 UTC 90 deg (***)

?

?

Watch for these upcoming events:?

MAI-75 SSTV Event:? Wed 2019-06-05 12:00 UTC to 16:00 UTC

MAI-75 SSTV Event:? Thu 2019-06-06 11:30 UTC to 15:30 UTC

?

?

?

?

?

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?2019-05-30 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


?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-05-28 21:00 UTC.

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



?

?

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

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



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



ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

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

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



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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) https://srr.ru/?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? (***)

?

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.????????????



http://www.ariss-eu.org/?



If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net





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

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


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 116


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1312. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1255.

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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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

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


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

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From aj9n at aol.com  Thu May 30 02:21:21 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 02:21:21 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-30 02:00
	UTC
References: <229307947.5749405.1559182881648.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <229307947.5749405.1559182881648@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-30 02:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Central School, Port Henry, NY, telebridge via ON4ISS (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-06-04 16:22:11 UTC 85 deg (***)

?

Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin

Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC

?

D?m d?t? a ml?de?e Olomouc (House of Children and Youth Olomouc), Olomouc, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KWX

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Sat 2019-06-08 13:05:59 UTC 90 deg (***)

?

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Watch for these upcoming events:?

MAI-75 SSTV Event:? Wed 2019-06-05 12:00 UTC to 16:00 UTC

MAI-75 SSTV Event:? Thu 2019-06-06 11:30 UTC to 15:30 UTC

?

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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?2019-05-30 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


?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-05-28 21:00 UTC.

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



?

?

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

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



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



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.



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

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) https://srr.ru/?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? (***)

?

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.????????????



http://www.ariss-eu.org/?



If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net





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

?

?

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


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 116


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1312. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1255.

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

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


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

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 rolf.krogstad at gmail.com  Thu May 30 03:34:38 2019
From: rolf.krogstad at gmail.com (Rolf Krogstad)
Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 20:34:38 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Cushcraft dual band Beam
In-Reply-To: <ccd4917772306d63074417ff122095ae@mail.gmail.com>
References: <ccd4917772306d63074417ff122095ae@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJJyj=bmCuCSSP_W7CvdYYYVEioV7VKCDi49rvoTCRQgcMQyFg@mail.gmail.com>

Bob,
I used one on satellites for a few years before building a helical 70cm
antenna.
I had to make an extender tube for the matching network and that allowed me
to adjust the matching network to an SWR of around 1.5:1.

I have the antenna in the garage.  Let me know if you want me to take
pictures.

GL
Rolf   NR0T

On Wed, May 29, 2019, 12:49 PM Robert Bruninga via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Any success with a cushcraft A27010S dual band beam?
>
> Just got a new one and it tunes up perfectly to 1.1 SWR but only at 150.1
> MHz.
>
> Nothing we do with the matching network can lower the frequency to 145 MHz
> where it is off-scale high SWR.
>
> We now added 1/2" sleeves to the driven element and threaded on #10-32
> nuts on the end of all the wire elements to lower the resonance, but the
> best is still only at 148.2 MHz.
>
> Am going to try extended the two piece boom an inch and lastly will try to
> extend the matching element.
>
> Just wanted to see what others did to make this beam usable.
>
> Bob, Wb4APR
> _______________________________________________
> 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 n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net  Thu May 30 11:12:53 2019
From: n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net (Mike Seguin)
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 07:12:53 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] FO-98 OrigamiSat-1 5.84 GHz downlink
Message-ID: <fa4dcc1c-3ae0-a537-8a4f-0ab2429f6782@burlingtontelecom.net>

I apologize for the short notice.....

The OrigamiSat-1 Team will remotely activate the 5.84 GHz downlink on 
FO-98 for four upcoming passes over the Northeastern US. The times 
listed are based on my QTH here in Vermont at FN34jm.

5.84GHz transmission from OrigamiSat-1 (FO-98)
  ----------------------------------------------------------
      Day     Objects      AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl   AZ
  ----------------------------------------------------------
  31.05.2019  FO-98        01:29 01:39    10   59  157 - 351
  31.05.2019  FO-98        14:30 14:40    10   59  015 - 188
  01.06.2019  FO-98        01:10 01:19    09   35  144 - 357
  01.06.2019  FO-98        14:11 14:20    09   37  022 - 176

The latest kep data is here:

FO-98
1 43933U 19003B   19150.08119722  .00000607  00000-0  29789-4 0  9993
2 43933  97.2825 208.2757 0018888 149.0302 270.2283 15.21599516 20077

I manually updated my nasa.all file in SatPC32 to use these.

5.8GHz specifications:
http://www.origami.titech.ac.jp/archives/722
http://www.origami.titech.ac.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/OP-S1-0117_5R8GDownLinkDataFormat_20190111b.pdf

If you have 5.8 GHz receive capability and are in the Eastern US, please 
consider trying to detect the downlink.

The equipment I am using is the same that I used to successfully detect 
NIWAKA in 2012 on 5.84 GHz.

DEMI 5.760 GHz transverter with a 2' dish and Directive Systems linear 
feed (Horizontal). I also have a DEMI preamp inline. The IF I'll be 
using is a Funcube Dongle Pro+ set for 224 MHz. This equipment is my 
terrestrial 5.760 GHz system which works quite well out of band at 5.84 GHz.

Please report any success here and you can also use the reception report 
on their website. The OrigamiSat-1 team is also on Twitter. @OrigamiSat1

-- 

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

From bruninga at usna.edu  Thu May 30 16:05:43 2019
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 12:05:43 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT: Remoting of Radios
Message-ID: <c1d52e504e8a623be63083991ab6bff5@mail.gmail.com>

Subject: Remoting of Radios

I saw a clever box at Dayton for remoting Radios and Controls over dozens of
feet.

The interconnecting cable was just standard VGA cables.  The "VGA" boxes at
the radio end had the correct pigtails to plug into the radio and the "VGA"
box at the control location had jacks for the Mic, Control Head, data, and
Speaker, etc.

The cleverness was in using the 3 or 4 internally&seaparately shielded
conductors in standard VGA cables to carry the signals while shielded.

And with the phase out of VGA, there are usually tons of VGA cables
appearing in junk boxes everywhere from ten feet to 100 feet.

So save those VGA chassis mount connectors to take advantage of these easy
to find multiconductor multipurpose "VGA" cables.

Bob, WB4APR

From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Thu May 30 20:46:27 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 16:46:27 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Moriah Central School,
	Port Henry, NY
Message-ID: <532E0900BC76433883A090CD56446D9C@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Moriah Central School, Port Henry, NY on 04 Jun. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:22 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 ON4ISS. The contact should be audible over Belgium 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.

 

 

Moriah Central School is located in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York.  It is a K-12 public school with nearly 800 students and 50 teachers.  Located near the beautiful Lake Champlain, Moriah Central School is home of the Vikings!  With many successful academic and athletic programs such as football, basketball, cheerleading, drama club, band, chorus and many student clubs, many opportunities are available for all students.   In addition to a new educational technology center, the district is proud of our distance learning lab, amateur radio station, computer programming classes, and other programs designed specifically in helping the surrounding communities in Essex County.  Moriah Central School District proclaims its mission to be the provision of a safe, supportive, and academically challenging environment for all students in our community.  We are dedicated to the goals of educational excellence, preparation for college and careers, and the development of a high level of citizenship.  

 

 

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

 

1. What is the purpose of the International Space Station and why is it a 

   value to all of humanity?

2. What is the most amazing thing you have seen from the space station?

3. What do you get to do in your free time when you are not working?

4. What types of computer programming languages were used to write the 

   software on board the International Space Station?

5. What is your favorite piece of hardware to use on the space station and 

   what does it do?

6. What types of computers are you using on board, and what operating systems 

   do they run?

7. Do you get to listen to music in space, and if so what do you all like to 

   listen to?

8. What is the most difficult and dangerous thing about living in space?

9. How many people can fit on board the space station safely?

10. What is your favorite science experiment on board?

11. What do you think the importance of future space stations will be?

12. What is the importance of Amateur Radio on the Space Station?

13. What is the status of CIMON (Simon) the Artificially Intelligent robot 

    that was sent to the ISS?

14. How did you become an Astronaut?  Does your training for space start 

    right away or do you have to move up in ranking?

15. What is your favorite food in space?

16. Are there any manmade objects on earth you can see from the space 

    station?

17. Do you keep a journal of everything you do on board to remember in the 

    future?

18. What can scientists do on Earth to help you on the Space Station?

19. What is the best part of working with people from different countries 

    every day?

20. What have you learned the most from living and working in Space?

 

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

Next planned event(s):

   1.  Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD

        The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

        The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin

        Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC

 

   2.  Dum det? a ml?deze Olomouc (House of Children and Youth Olomouc), 

        Olomouc, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KWX

        The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

        The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

        Contact is go for: Sat 2019-06-08 13:05:59 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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN


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From bruninga at usna.edu  Thu May 30 20:59:30 2019
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 16:59:30 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Cushcraft dual band Beam - done
Message-ID: <e2f38a65b2609005eecb3c64dafc1a3d@mail.gmail.com>

Finally after 4 days of trying absolutely everything to get from 151 MHz
down to 145.8, including:  Extending elements with threaded nuts on all.
Extending driven element with 3/8" tips, extending boom as MFJ suggested and
extending tuning tube, I got closer to 145 MHz (from original 151 MHz)..
Got closer, but nothing below 2:1.

Finally made a new center rod for the matching section that is 1" longer
than the one provided.  THAT SOLVED IT PERFECTLY.  Got nice 1.1 SWR at 145.8
MHz as desired with everything restored to the original antenna.  And now
plenty of tuning range across all of two meters.

So there simply was not enough capacity in the tuning stub!

Bob, WB4APR

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 3:49 PM
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Cc: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
Subject: Cushcraft dual band Beam

Any success with a cushcraft A27010S dual band beam?

Just got a new one and it tunes up perfectly to 1.1 SWR but only at 150.1
MHz.

Nothing we do with the matching network can lower the frequency to 145 MHz
where it is off-scale high SWR.

We now added 1/2" sleeves to the driven element and threaded on #10-32 nuts
on the end of all the wire elements to lower the resonance, but the best is
still only at 148.2 MHz.

Am going to try extended the two piece boom an inch and lastly will try to
extend the matching element.

Just wanted to see what others did to make this beam usable.

Bob, Wb4APR

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Thu May 30 21:53:42 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 21:53:42 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] CNPOTA activation by CJ7EWK/3 on 12 May,
	from Point Pelee Nat'l Park
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUfiQZ00x+SYmu4JcR-82JoaeGnp3bGVtJU0dH4iCyVeJA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

On Sunday, 12 May 2019, I operated as CJ7EWK/3 from Point Pelee
National Park of Canada, southeast of Detroit and Windsor in grid
EN81rx. I logged a total of 60 satellite QSOs from this location,
and those QSOs were uploaded to Logbook of the World on that date.
Thanks for the QSLs I have received via LOTW. Today, I just uploaded
those 60 QSOs to the Canadian National Parks on the Air (CNPOTA) web
site http://cnpota.ca/ to be a part of that year-long activity. As
of now, I don't see any matches with my log in the CNPOTA web site.

As CNPOTA is not integrated with Logbook of the World like the ARRL
National Parks on the Air event was in 2016, chasers and activators
are required to upload their logs to the CNPOTA web site to participate
in CNPOTA. In this case, the upload may be a single QSO record in an
ADIF file, a QSO with CJ7EWK/3 in EN81 on 12 May, as a chaser. A minimum
of five confirmed QSOs are required for a CNPOTA activation, according
to the rules at https://cnpota.ca/rules/ (section 7). It would be nice
to have another activation of a CNPOTA site via satellite, as has
already been done by W8LID (as VE6LID) and AD0DX earlier in 2019.
Before the CNPOTA web site accepts a file upload, it is necessary to
first register with the CNPOTA web site.

Thanks in advance, and 73!




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

From n8hm at arrl.net  Thu May 30 22:37:19 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 18:37:19 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] CNPOTA activation by CJ7EWK/3 on 12 May,
 from Point Pelee Nat'l Park
In-Reply-To: <CAN6TEUfiQZ00x+SYmu4JcR-82JoaeGnp3bGVtJU0dH4iCyVeJA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAN6TEUfiQZ00x+SYmu4JcR-82JoaeGnp3bGVtJU0dH4iCyVeJA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOpnXbFiG6yTkGnrmfXFaNTDNhUy5pH9vS99Z6Jf2kGCwg@mail.gmail.com>

Patrick,

On May 14th at 15:01 UTC, I uploaded our two QSOs from May 12th. I
just attempted to re-upload them and received an error message stating
that they were duplicates.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 5:55 PM Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) via
AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> On Sunday, 12 May 2019, I operated as CJ7EWK/3 from Point Pelee
> National Park of Canada, southeast of Detroit and Windsor in grid
> EN81rx. I logged a total of 60 satellite QSOs from this location,
> and those QSOs were uploaded to Logbook of the World on that date.
> Thanks for the QSLs I have received via LOTW. Today, I just uploaded
> those 60 QSOs to the Canadian National Parks on the Air (CNPOTA) web
> site http://cnpota.ca/ to be a part of that year-long activity. As
> of now, I don't see any matches with my log in the CNPOTA web site.
>
> As CNPOTA is not integrated with Logbook of the World like the ARRL
> National Parks on the Air event was in 2016, chasers and activators
> are required to upload their logs to the CNPOTA web site to participate
> in CNPOTA. In this case, the upload may be a single QSO record in an
> ADIF file, a QSO with CJ7EWK/3 in EN81 on 12 May, as a chaser. A minimum
> of five confirmed QSOs are required for a CNPOTA activation, according
> to the rules at https://cnpota.ca/rules/ (section 7). It would be nice
> to have another activation of a CNPOTA site via satellite, as has
> already been done by W8LID (as VE6LID) and AD0DX earlier in 2019.
> Before the CNPOTA web site accepts a file upload, it is necessary to
> first register with the CNPOTA web site.
>
> Thanks in advance, and 73!
>
>
>
>
> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
> Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Thu May 30 22:58:41 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 22:58:41 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] CNPOTA activation by CJ7EWK/3 on 12 May,
 from Point Pelee Nat'l Park
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOpnXbFiG6yTkGnrmfXFaNTDNhUy5pH9vS99Z6Jf2kGCwg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAN6TEUfiQZ00x+SYmu4JcR-82JoaeGnp3bGVtJU0dH4iCyVeJA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABzOSOpnXbFiG6yTkGnrmfXFaNTDNhUy5pH9vS99Z6Jf2kGCwg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUf1=mKbGOJBbWg0tOR9UgB1fh-U0K52Hj1ObaryO-8QhQ@mail.gmail.com>

Paul,

Thanks for confirming your QSOs were uploaded to the CNPOTA
site. It appears I can't see anything about specific QSOs
uploaded on that site, but can see information once it
registers a successful activation (minimum 5 confirmed
QSOs). Maybe a few others will do an upload, to get over
the threshold...

73!




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


On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 10:37 PM Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:

> Patrick,
>
> On May 14th at 15:01 UTC, I uploaded our two QSOs from May 12th. I
> just attempted to re-upload them and received an error message stating
> that they were duplicates.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
>

From scott23192 at gmail.com  Thu May 30 23:14:08 2019
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 19:14:08 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] CNPOTA activation by CJ7EWK/3 on 12 May,
 from Point Pelee Nat'l Park
In-Reply-To: <CAN6TEUf1=mKbGOJBbWg0tOR9UgB1fh-U0K52Hj1ObaryO-8QhQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAN6TEUfiQZ00x+SYmu4JcR-82JoaeGnp3bGVtJU0dH4iCyVeJA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABzOSOpnXbFiG6yTkGnrmfXFaNTDNhUy5pH9vS99Z6Jf2kGCwg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAN6TEUf1=mKbGOJBbWg0tOR9UgB1fh-U0K52Hj1ObaryO-8QhQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJCSnOaW5_ym3_i9fETr0SPmKr1uen64KgSNeAbQNBncguBwyQ@mail.gmail.com>

>From https://cnpota.ca/faq/ , it appears that the time between the
uploading of logs and seeing matched confirmations might be... variable.

----------------------
Both Chasers and Activators upload log files directly to the cnpota.ca web
site. We run a matching process periodically to compare the uploaded
contacts. We?re looking for matching root call signs, bands, modes and UTC
date and times. The reported call signs, bands and modes must match, and
the date/time must be with 10-minutes.

The results of this matching process are fed to the leader boards.
Initially these results are updated every hour. However, updates will
likely be much less frequent once data builds up to reduce the load on our
server.
----------------------

So, I'm not seeing anything yet either.

-Scott,  K4KDR

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

On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 7:01 PM Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) via
AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Paul,
>
> Thanks for confirming your QSOs were uploaded to the CNPOTA
> site. It appears I can't see anything about specific QSOs
> uploaded on that site, but can see information once it
> registers a successful activation (minimum 5 confirmed
> QSOs). Maybe a few others will do an upload, to get over
> the threshold...
>
> 73!
>
> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
> Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
>
>
> On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 10:37 PM Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>
> > Patrick,
> >
> > On May 14th at 15:01 UTC, I uploaded our two QSOs from May 12th. I
> > just attempted to re-upload them and received an error message stating
> > that they were duplicates.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Paul, N8HM
> >
> >
>

From jhill_81 at yahoo.com  Thu May 30 23:41:32 2019
From: jhill_81 at yahoo.com (Mr B r a d)
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 23:41:32 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] dual band beam
In-Reply-To: <mailman.7849.1559249197.32327.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
References: <mailman.7849.1559249197.32327.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
Message-ID: <532966189.1546506.1559259692212@mail.yahoo.com>

Robert?I have the smaller 3 element cushcraft?dual band beamthe swr has all ways been high on it also...?
?? 1. Cushcraft dual band Beam (Robert Bruninga)
?From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Cushcraft dual band Beam
Message-ID: <ccd4917772306d63074417ff122095ae at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

Any success with a cushcraft A27010S dual band beam?

Just got a new one and it tunes up perfectly to 1.1 SWR but only at 150.1
MHz.

Nothing we do with the matching network can lower the frequency to 145 MHz
where it is off-scale high SWR.

We now added 1/2" sleeves to the driven element and threaded on #10-32
nuts on the end of all the wire elements to lower the resonance, but the
best is still only at 148.2 MHz.

Am going to try extended the two piece boom an inch and lastly will try to
extend the matching element.

Just wanted to see what others did to make this beam usable.

Bob, Wb4APR


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

From K6FW1 at verizon.net  Fri May 31 00:35:22 2019
From: K6FW1 at verizon.net (Frank)
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 17:35:22 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] CNPOTA activation by CJ7EWK/3 on 12 May,
 from Point Pelee Nat'l Park
In-Reply-To: <CAN6TEUfiQZ00x+SYmu4JcR-82JoaeGnp3bGVtJU0dH4iCyVeJA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAN6TEUfiQZ00x+SYmu4JcR-82JoaeGnp3bGVtJU0dH4iCyVeJA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <06F55261-68A4-4AB3-97AC-7ECE8D6604BE@verizon.net>

Just uploaded my QSO to CNPOTA.

Frank
K6FW


> On May 30, 2019, at 2:53 PM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> On Sunday, 12 May 2019, I operated as CJ7EWK/3 from Point Pelee
> National Park of Canada, southeast of Detroit and Windsor in grid
> EN81rx. I logged a total of 60 satellite QSOs from this location,
> and those QSOs were uploaded to Logbook of the World on that date.
> Thanks for the QSLs I have received via LOTW. Today, I just uploaded
> those 60 QSOs to the Canadian National Parks on the Air (CNPOTA) web
> site http://cnpota.ca/ to be a part of that year-long activity. As
> of now, I don't see any matches with my log in the CNPOTA web site.
> 
> As CNPOTA is not integrated with Logbook of the World like the ARRL
> National Parks on the Air event was in 2016, chasers and activators
> are required to upload their logs to the CNPOTA web site to participate
> in CNPOTA. In this case, the upload may be a single QSO record in an
> ADIF file, a QSO with CJ7EWK/3 in EN81 on 12 May, as a chaser. A minimum
> of five confirmed QSOs are required for a CNPOTA activation, according
> to the rules at https://cnpota.ca/rules/ (section 7). It would be nice
> to have another activation of a CNPOTA site via satellite, as has
> already been done by W8LID (as VE6LID) and AD0DX earlier in 2019.
> Before the CNPOTA web site accepts a file upload, it is necessary to
> first register with the CNPOTA web site.
> 
> Thanks in advance, and 73!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
> Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and 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 sakamoto.h.aa at m.titech.ac.jp  Fri May 31 00:42:20 2019
From: sakamoto.h.aa at m.titech.ac.jp (Hiraku Sakamoto)
Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 09:42:20 +0900
Subject: [amsat-bb] FO-98 OrigamiSat-1 5.84 GHz downlink
In-Reply-To: <fa4dcc1c-3ae0-a537-8a4f-0ab2429f6782@burlingtontelecom.net>
References: <fa4dcc1c-3ae0-a537-8a4f-0ab2429f6782@burlingtontelecom.net>
Message-ID: <1f228854-ecab-c160-e891-25c0c8502c8b@m.titech.ac.jp>

Dear Mike,

We, OrigamiSat-1/FO-98 team, are very sorry to inform you that we have 
just failed to uplink the command to the satellite for the 1st trial:
>>   31.05.2019  FO-98        01:29 01:39    10   59  157 - 351
because of the server error in our ground station.

We will try again for the next window, a half day later.
>>   31.05.2019  FO-98        14:30 14:40    10   59  015 - 188

We deeply appreciate your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Hiraku Sakamoto, Tokyo Tech, JQ1YCZ

On 2019/05/30 20:12, Mike Seguin via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> I apologize for the short notice.....
> 
> The OrigamiSat-1 Team will remotely activate the 5.84 GHz downlink on 
> FO-98 for four upcoming passes over the Northeastern US. The times 
> listed are based on my QTH here in Vermont at FN34jm.
> 
> 5.84GHz transmission from OrigamiSat-1 (FO-98)
>  ?----------------------------------------------------------
>  ???? Day???? Objects????? AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl?? AZ
>  ?----------------------------------------------------------
>  ?31.05.2019? FO-98??????? 01:29 01:39??? 10?? 59? 157 - 351
>  ?31.05.2019? FO-98??????? 14:30 14:40??? 10?? 59? 015 - 188
>  ?01.06.2019? FO-98??????? 01:10 01:19??? 09?? 35? 144 - 357
>  ?01.06.2019? FO-98??????? 14:11 14:20??? 09?? 37? 022 - 176
> 
> The latest kep data is here:
> 
> FO-98
> 1 43933U 19003B?? 19150.08119722? .00000607? 00000-0? 29789-4 0? 9993
> 2 43933? 97.2825 208.2757 0018888 149.0302 270.2283 15.21599516 20077
> 
> I manually updated my nasa.all file in SatPC32 to use these.
> 
> 5.8GHz specifications:
> http://www.origami.titech.ac.jp/archives/722
> http://www.origami.titech.ac.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/OP-S1-0117_5R8GDownLinkDataFormat_20190111b.pdf 
> 
> 
> If you have 5.8 GHz receive capability and are in the Eastern US, please 
> consider trying to detect the downlink.
> 
> The equipment I am using is the same that I used to successfully detect 
> NIWAKA in 2012 on 5.84 GHz.
> 
> DEMI 5.760 GHz transverter with a 2' dish and Directive Systems linear 
> feed (Horizontal). I also have a DEMI preamp inline. The IF I'll be 
> using is a Funcube Dongle Pro+ set for 224 MHz. This equipment is my 
> terrestrial 5.760 GHz system which works quite well out of band at 5.84 
> GHz.
> 
> Please report any success here and you can also use the reception report 
> on their website. The OrigamiSat-1 team is also on Twitter. @OrigamiSat1
> 

-- 
Hiraku Sakamoto, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Structural Dynamics Design Laboratory
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Japan
Phone: +81-(0)3-5734-2502
sakamoto.h.aa at m.titech.ac.jp
http://www.sddl.mech.e.titech.ac.jp/sakamoto/

From n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net  Fri May 31 01:40:21 2019
From: n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net (Mike Seguin)
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 21:40:21 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] FO-98 OrigamiSat-1 5.84 GHz downlink
In-Reply-To: <1f228854-ecab-c160-e891-25c0c8502c8b@m.titech.ac.jp>
References: <fa4dcc1c-3ae0-a537-8a4f-0ab2429f6782@burlingtontelecom.net>
	<1f228854-ecab-c160-e891-25c0c8502c8b@m.titech.ac.jp>
Message-ID: <ad3322ce-5fb2-d492-624e-25659bf25d41@burlingtontelecom.net>

Very sorry to hear of the failure. I will be ready for the next pass.

Let's hope for success!

On 5/30/2019 8:42 PM, Hiraku Sakamoto wrote:
> Dear Mike,
> 
> We, OrigamiSat-1/FO-98 team, are very sorry to inform you that we have 
> just failed to uplink the command to the satellite for the 1st trial:
>>> ? 31.05.2019? FO-98??????? 01:29 01:39??? 10?? 59? 157 - 351
> because of the server error in our ground station.
> 
> We will try again for the next window, a half day later.
>>> ? 31.05.2019? FO-98??????? 14:30 14:40??? 10?? 59? 015 - 188
> 
> We deeply appreciate your cooperation.
> Sincerely,
> Hiraku Sakamoto, Tokyo Tech, JQ1YCZ
> 
> On 2019/05/30 20:12, Mike Seguin via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>> I apologize for the short notice.....
>>
>> The OrigamiSat-1 Team will remotely activate the 5.84 GHz downlink on 
>> FO-98 for four upcoming passes over the Northeastern US. The times 
>> listed are based on my QTH here in Vermont at FN34jm.
>>
>> 5.84GHz transmission from OrigamiSat-1 (FO-98)
>> ??----------------------------------------------------------
>> ????? Day???? Objects????? AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl?? AZ
>> ??----------------------------------------------------------
>> ??31.05.2019? FO-98??????? 01:29 01:39??? 10?? 59? 157 - 351
>> ??31.05.2019? FO-98??????? 14:30 14:40??? 10?? 59? 015 - 188
>> ??01.06.2019? FO-98??????? 01:10 01:19??? 09?? 35? 144 - 357
>> ??01.06.2019? FO-98??????? 14:11 14:20??? 09?? 37? 022 - 176
>>
>> The latest kep data is here:
>>
>> FO-98
>> 1 43933U 19003B?? 19150.08119722? .00000607? 00000-0? 29789-4 0? 9993
>> 2 43933? 97.2825 208.2757 0018888 149.0302 270.2283 15.21599516 20077
>>
>> I manually updated my nasa.all file in SatPC32 to use these.
>>
>> 5.8GHz specifications:
>> http://www.origami.titech.ac.jp/archives/722
>> http://www.origami.titech.ac.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/OP-S1-0117_5R8GDownLinkDataFormat_20190111b.pdf 
>>
>>
>> If you have 5.8 GHz receive capability and are in the Eastern US, 
>> please consider trying to detect the downlink.
>>
>> The equipment I am using is the same that I used to successfully 
>> detect NIWAKA in 2012 on 5.84 GHz.
>>
>> DEMI 5.760 GHz transverter with a 2' dish and Directive Systems linear 
>> feed (Horizontal). I also have a DEMI preamp inline. The IF I'll be 
>> using is a Funcube Dongle Pro+ set for 224 MHz. This equipment is my 
>> terrestrial 5.760 GHz system which works quite well out of band at 
>> 5.84 GHz.
>>
>> Please report any success here and you can also use the reception 
>> report on their website. The OrigamiSat-1 team is also on Twitter. 
>> @OrigamiSat1
>>
> 

-- 

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

From kb2ysi at gmail.com  Fri May 31 02:09:27 2019
From: kb2ysi at gmail.com (Don KB2YSI)
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 22:09:27 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT: Remoting of Radios
In-Reply-To: <c1d52e504e8a623be63083991ab6bff5@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c1d52e504e8a623be63083991ab6bff5@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAAJiE8Mj5oqXQQ21vtySC6LqkA8ZfRSCOsRb0K43EWO5zBahpg@mail.gmail.com>

If you do not have any laying around, they can be had pretty cheaply, ~$15
for 50' on monoprice dot com.

On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 12:07 PM Robert Bruninga via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Subject: Remoting of Radios
>
> I saw a clever box at Dayton for remoting Radios and Controls over dozens
> of
> feet.
>
> The interconnecting cable was just standard VGA cables.  The "VGA" boxes at
> the radio end had the correct pigtails to plug into the radio and the "VGA"
> box at the control location had jacks for the Mic, Control Head, data, and
> Speaker, etc.
>
> The cleverness was in using the 3 or 4 internally&seaparately shielded
> conductors in standard VGA cables to carry the signals while shielded.
>
> And with the phase out of VGA, there are usually tons of VGA cables
> appearing in junk boxes everywhere from ten feet to 100 feet.
>
> So save those VGA chassis mount connectors to take advantage of these easy
> to find multiconductor multipurpose "VGA" cables.
>
> Bob, WB4APR
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and 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,
Don KB2YSI
https://www.hamqth.com/kb2ysi

From kawfey at gmail.com  Fri May 31 02:17:21 2019
From: kawfey at gmail.com (Sterling Mann)
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 21:17:21 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT: Remoting of Radios
In-Reply-To: <CAAJiE8Mj5oqXQQ21vtySC6LqkA8ZfRSCOsRb0K43EWO5zBahpg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c1d52e504e8a623be63083991ab6bff5@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAAJiE8Mj5oqXQQ21vtySC6LqkA8ZfRSCOsRb0K43EWO5zBahpg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CACxCfFrwkBERKCLOTjP_B0dirqbg+otMn1+piYp1zAZyDL1esg@mail.gmail.com>

I saw no less than 50 boxes full of VGA, parallel, serial, IEC and other
antiquated cables scattered throughout Hamvention, with the word "FREE"
written on them. Not a terrible idea.

-Sterling N0SSC

On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 9:11 PM Don KB2YSI via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> If you do not have any laying around, they can be had pretty cheaply, ~$15
> for 50' on monoprice dot com.
>
> On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 12:07 PM Robert Bruninga via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> > Subject: Remoting of Radios
> >
> > I saw a clever box at Dayton for remoting Radios and Controls over dozens
> > of
> > feet.
> >
> > The interconnecting cable was just standard VGA cables.  The "VGA" boxes
> at
> > the radio end had the correct pigtails to plug into the radio and the
> "VGA"
> > box at the control location had jacks for the Mic, Control Head, data,
> and
> > Speaker, etc.
> >
> > The cleverness was in using the 3 or 4 internally&seaparately shielded
> > conductors in standard VGA cables to carry the signals while shielded.
> >
> > And with the phase out of VGA, there are usually tons of VGA cables
> > appearing in junk boxes everywhere from ten feet to 100 feet.
> >
> > So save those VGA chassis mount connectors to take advantage of these
> easy
> > to find multiconductor multipurpose "VGA" cables.
> >
> > Bob, WB4APR
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions
> > expressed
> > are solely those of the author, and 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,
> Don KB2YSI
> https://www.hamqth.com/kb2ysi
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>

From suenrod at yahoo.com  Fri May 31 05:18:08 2019
From: suenrod at yahoo.com (R. Chastain)
Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 05:18:08 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] G5500 Interface
In-Reply-To: <CAPf7+3pNooPR6F0PthmnSp2xfCkx9OfXG7choaZ4Dn2iT=_76Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPu5v8Sa0R+VOnKo8gZVSQsGGMA434fmVGRyY9neOw1i_TDiJQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAEMY9FdC82ngPLojmVTK0yx1-r03yLwcLnZ0031+yE8JhwxgwQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAPf7+3pNooPR6F0PthmnSp2xfCkx9OfXG7choaZ4Dn2iT=_76Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <752675285.7076547.1559279888937@mail.yahoo.com>

 The G6LVB has USB as well.
    On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 9:02:47 PM EDT, H. Stephen Nipper via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 The Fox Delta unit also has a USB version, so you don't have to do RS232.

On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 6:56 PM Dave Webb KB1PVH via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> 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 Tue, May 28, 2019, 8:33 PM Michael Brodeur via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I acquiring a Yaesu G5500 rotator and would like your opinions on the
> > various rotator controller computer interface. What are the strengths and
> > weakness of the various products? I am planning on using SatPC32 or HRD.
> > Does anyone have experience with the Chinese made unit on Ebay. Thanks
> > for your help.
> >
> > 73,
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions
> > expressed
> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> > AMSAT-NA.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
> > Subscription settings: 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
>


-- 
Stephen Nipper
Boise, Idaho
N7DJX
_______________________________________________
Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
  

From aj9n at aol.com  Fri May 31 14:04:23 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 14:04:23 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-31 14:00
	UTC
References: <988439819.7170788.1559311463806.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <988439819.7170788.1559311463806@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-31 14:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Moriah Central School, Port Henry, NY, telebridge via ON4ISS (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-06-04 16:22:11 UTC 85 deg

?

Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin

Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC

?

D?m d?t? a ml?de?e Olomouc (House of Children and Youth Olomouc), Olomouc, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KWX

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Sat 2019-06-08 13:05:59 UTC 90 deg

?

?

Watch for these upcoming events:?

MAI-75 SSTV Event:? Wed 2019-06-05 12:00 UTC to 16:00 UTC

MAI-75 SSTV Event:? Thu 2019-06-06 11:30 UTC to 15:30 UTC

?

?

?

?

?

?

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?2019-05-31 14:00 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


?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-05-28 21:00 UTC.

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



?

?

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

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



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



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.



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

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) https://srr.ru/?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? (***)

?

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.????????????



http://www.ariss-eu.org/?



If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net





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

?

?

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


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 116


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1312. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1255.

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

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


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

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 sakamoto.h.aa at m.titech.ac.jp  Fri May 31 13:49:27 2019
From: sakamoto.h.aa at m.titech.ac.jp (Hiraku Sakamoto)
Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 22:49:27 +0900
Subject: [amsat-bb] FO-98 OrigamiSat-1 5.84 GHz downlink
In-Reply-To: <ad3322ce-5fb2-d492-624e-25659bf25d41@burlingtontelecom.net>
References: <fa4dcc1c-3ae0-a537-8a4f-0ab2429f6782@burlingtontelecom.net>
	<1f228854-ecab-c160-e891-25c0c8502c8b@m.titech.ac.jp>
	<ad3322ce-5fb2-d492-624e-25659bf25d41@burlingtontelecom.net>
Message-ID: <39d7acff-caaf-901e-ad36-535aba5ec4ed@m.titech.ac.jp>

Dear all,

As we have twitted from our Twitter account:
https://twitter.com/OrigamiSat1/status/1134025376936579079

We have send the command for the FO-98 (OrigamiSat-1) to activate 
5.84GHz transmission for 10 minutes during the following window.
 > 31.05.2019     14:30-14:40  (UTC)

But please note that, since our satellite is losing UHF downlink 
capability, we do not know if the satellite really received the command 
or not.

We will try to send the command for the following windows, too.
 > 01.06.2019     01:10-01:19 (UTC)
 > 01.06.2019     14:11-14:20 (UTC)

We will update the command sending status via Twitter, so please follow 
our account.

If you received anything, please send us the reception report asap via 
either of the following methods:
Report form: http://www.origami.titech.ac.jp/archives/722
Email: report at origami.titech.ac.jp
or Twitter.
Thank you very much again for your amazing cooperation.
Sincerely,
Hiraku Sakamoto, Tokyo Tech, JQ1YCZ


On 2019/05/31 10:40, Mike Seguin wrote:
> Very sorry to hear of the failure. I will be ready for the next pass.
> 
> Let's hope for success!
> 
> On 5/30/2019 8:42 PM, Hiraku Sakamoto wrote:
>> Dear Mike,
>>
>> We, OrigamiSat-1/FO-98 team, are very sorry to inform you that we have 
>> just failed to uplink the command to the satellite for the 1st trial:
>>>> ? 31.05.2019? FO-98??????? 01:29 01:39??? 10?? 59? 157 - 351
>> because of the server error in our ground station.
>>
>> We will try again for the next window, a half day later.
>>>> ? 31.05.2019? FO-98??????? 14:30 14:40??? 10?? 59? 015 - 188
>>
>> We deeply appreciate your cooperation.
>> Sincerely,
>> Hiraku Sakamoto, Tokyo Tech, JQ1YCZ
>>
>> On 2019/05/30 20:12, Mike Seguin via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>>> I apologize for the short notice.....
>>>
>>> The OrigamiSat-1 Team will remotely activate the 5.84 GHz downlink on 
>>> FO-98 for four upcoming passes over the Northeastern US. The times 
>>> listed are based on my QTH here in Vermont at FN34jm.
>>>
>>> 5.84GHz transmission from OrigamiSat-1 (FO-98)
>>> ??----------------------------------------------------------
>>> ????? Day???? Objects????? AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl?? AZ
>>> ??----------------------------------------------------------
>>> ??31.05.2019? FO-98??????? 01:29 01:39??? 10?? 59? 157 - 351
>>> ??31.05.2019? FO-98??????? 14:30 14:40??? 10?? 59? 015 - 188
>>> ??01.06.2019? FO-98??????? 01:10 01:19??? 09?? 35? 144 - 357
>>> ??01.06.2019? FO-98??????? 14:11 14:20??? 09?? 37? 022 - 176
>>>
>>> The latest kep data is here:
>>>
>>> FO-98
>>> 1 43933U 19003B?? 19150.08119722? .00000607? 00000-0? 29789-4 0? 9993
>>> 2 43933? 97.2825 208.2757 0018888 149.0302 270.2283 15.21599516 20077
>>>
>>> I manually updated my nasa.all file in SatPC32 to use these.
>>>
>>> 5.8GHz specifications:
>>> http://www.origami.titech.ac.jp/archives/722
>>> http://www.origami.titech.ac.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/OP-S1-0117_5R8GDownLinkDataFormat_20190111b.pdf 
>>>
>>>
>>> If you have 5.8 GHz receive capability and are in the Eastern US, 
>>> please consider trying to detect the downlink.
>>>
>>> The equipment I am using is the same that I used to successfully 
>>> detect NIWAKA in 2012 on 5.84 GHz.
>>>
>>> DEMI 5.760 GHz transverter with a 2' dish and Directive Systems 
>>> linear feed (Horizontal). I also have a DEMI preamp inline. The IF 
>>> I'll be using is a Funcube Dongle Pro+ set for 224 MHz. This 
>>> equipment is my terrestrial 5.760 GHz system which works quite well 
>>> out of band at 5.84 GHz.
>>>
>>> Please report any success here and you can also use the reception 
>>> report on their website. The OrigamiSat-1 team is also on Twitter. 
>>> @OrigamiSat1
>>>
>>
> 

-- 
Hiraku Sakamoto, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Structural Dynamics Design Laboratory
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Japan
Phone: +81-(0)3-5734-2502
sakamoto.h.aa at m.titech.ac.jp
http://www.sddl.mech.e.titech.ac.jp/sakamoto/

From aj9n at aol.com  Fri May 31 20:01:56 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 20:01:56 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-31 20:00
	UTC
References: <1456351638.6540467.1559332916820.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1456351638.6540467.1559332916820@mail.yahoo.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-31 20:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



Moriah Central School, Port Henry, NY, telebridge via VK6MJ (***)

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

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI (***)

Contact is go for Option #13: Thu 2019-06-06 16:54:12 UTC 71 deg (***)

?

Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin

Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC

?

D?m d?t? a ml?de?e Olomouc (House of Children and Youth Olomouc), Olomouc, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KWX

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Sat 2019-06-08 13:05:59 UTC 90 deg

?

?

Watch for these upcoming events:?

MAI-75 SSTV Event:? Wed 2019-06-05 12:00 UTC to 16:00 UTC

MAI-75 SSTV Event:? Thu 2019-06-06 11:30 UTC to 15:30 UTC

?

?

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?2019-05-31 20:00 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


?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-05-28 21:00 UTC.

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



?

?

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

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



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



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.



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

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) https://srr.ru/?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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


Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and 
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? (***)

?

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.????????????



http://www.ariss-eu.org/?



If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net





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

?

?

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


Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135

Francesco IK?WGF with 132

Gaston ON4WF with 123

Sergey RV3DR with 116


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




Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1312. 
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1255.

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

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


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

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 n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Fri May 31 20:24:14 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 16:24:14 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Moriah Central School - Pt.
	Henry, NY
Message-ID: <F8D8EB11D4084E54AFFA8B8EFA497438@DHJ>

NOTE: There has been a reschedule for the Moriah Central School - Pt. Henry, NY ARISS contact. This is a corrected reissue of the original press release for the school. The contact is now scheduled for June 6: 

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Moriah Central School, Port Henry, NY on 06 Jun. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:54 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 VK6MJ. The contact should be audible over Australia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

 

 

Moriah Central School is located in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York.  It is a K-12 public school with nearly 800 students and 50 teachers.  Located near the beautiful Lake Champlain, Moriah Central School is home of the Vikings!  With many successful academic and athletic programs such as football, basketball, cheerleading, drama club, band, chorus and many student clubs, many opportunities are available for all students.   In addition to a new educational technology center, the district is proud of our distance learning lab, amateur radio station, computer programming classes, and other programs designed specifically in helping the surrounding communities in Essex County.  Moriah Central School District proclaims its mission to be the provision of a safe, supportive, and academically challenging environment for all students in our community.  We are dedicated to the goals of educational excellence, preparation for college and careers, and the development of a high level of citizenship.  

 

 

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

 

1. What is the purpose of the International Space Station and why is it a 

   value to all of humanity?

2. What is the most amazing thing you have seen from the space station?

3. What do you get to do in your free time when you are not working?

4. What types of computer programming languages were used to write the 

   software on board the International Space Station?

5. What is your favorite piece of hardware to use on the space station and 

   what does it do?

6. What types of computers are you using on board, and what operating systems 

   do they run?

7. Do you get to listen to music in space, and if so what do you all like to 

   listen to?

8. What is the most difficult and dangerous thing about living in space?

9. How many people can fit on board the space station safely?

10. What is your favorite science experiment on board?

11. What do you think the importance of future space stations will be?

12. What is the importance of Amateur Radio on the Space Station?

13. What is the status of CIMON (Simon) the Artificially Intelligent robot 

    that was sent to the ISS?

14. How did you become an Astronaut?  Does your training for space start 

    right away or do you have to move up in ranking?

15. What is your favorite food in space?

16. Are there any manmade objects on earth you can see from the space 

    station?

17. Do you keep a journal of everything you do on board to remember in the 

    future?

18. What can scientists do on Earth to help you on the Space Station?

19. What is the best part of working with people from different countries 

    every day?

20. What have you learned the most from living and working in Space?

 

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

Next planned event(s):

   1.  Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD

        The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

        The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin

        Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC

 

   2.  Dum det? a ml?deze Olomouc (House of Children and Youth Olomouc), 

        Olomouc, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KWX

        The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

        The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

        Contact is go for: Sat 2019-06-08 13:05:59 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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN



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From Lists_01 at kk9t.net  Fri May 31 20:30:04 2019
From: Lists_01 at kk9t.net (Lists_01 at kk9t.net)
Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 16:30:04 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Antenna Swapping with SDR
Message-ID: <017001d517ef$a1a38b10$e4eaa130$@kk9t.net>

In reading the SatPC32 manual, section 3.C.bb, I see that SatPC32 provides
an automated way to switch the antenna feeds by outputting a high or low on
the DTR pin of the radio 2 com port through a transistor to switch a coaxial
transfer switch.   Is there any other way to do this if you are not using a
traditional serial port but USB ports or virtual ports?

 

My setup has a Yaesu radio for TX and an SDRplay for receive.  When
switching from V/u to U/v, it is necessary to swap the antennas and I would
like to do this automatically with a coaxial transfer switch.  As above,
SatPC32 can do this in automated fashion.  However, I am not using a DB9 com
port for either radio (USB or internal ports only) and am trying to figure
out how to get access to this DTR signal to use it for the automated
switching.  Has anyone used an SDR for the downlink and set up automatic
antenna swapping and if so, how was it accomplished?

 

Thanks,

 

Tim

KK9T