From chrisethompson at gmail.com  Tue Dec  1 00:29:09 2020
From: chrisethompson at gmail.com (Chris Thompson)
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 19:29:09 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem 1.09 released
Message-ID: <CAJOf0+vBUNr4=YJ8db_ZBir_YdivQoEuEJhKTELoOKRrBME-JQ@mail.gmail.com>

This release provides several enhancements and needed changes for RadFxSat,
also
known as FOX-1E. This new spacecraft sends 1200bps BPSK telemetry in
parallel
with a linear transponder.  Downloading telemetry and sending it to the
server will assist
AMSAT and the Radiation tolerance experiments from Vanderbilt University.

You can download it here:
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/FoxTelem_1.09n3_windows.zip
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.09n3_linux.tar.gz
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/FoxTelem_1.09n3_mac.tar.gz

The following changes are in 1.09 (from 1.08):
* Performance improvements on the telemetry tabs.  This uses less CPU than
1.08.
* Clearer display of historical records on the telemetry tabs for RT, MAX,
  MIN and WOD.
* Bug fixes for Fox-1E decode and display of diagnostic tables, Whole Orbit
Data,
  formatting of telemetry
* Ignore extra commas in conversion curve comments
* Allow a single spacecraft to be downloaded from the Fox Server, even if
  FoxTelem stores many spacecraft
* Latest Golf-T layouts for development
* BPSK CRC checksum calculation for GOLF-T
* Another new way to decode and display the mode
* More generic tab layouts to allow future expansion through soft coding
* Throttle the DDE requests when decoder stopped
* Many other bug fixes

See the complete list on github here:
https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22Release+1.09%22+

-- 
Chris E. Thompson
chrisethompson at gmail.com
g0kla at arrl.net

From chrisethompson at gmail.com  Tue Dec  1 00:43:49 2020
From: chrisethompson at gmail.com (Chris Thompson)
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 19:43:49 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem 1.09 released
In-Reply-To: <CAJOf0+vBUNr4=YJ8db_ZBir_YdivQoEuEJhKTELoOKRrBME-JQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJOf0+vBUNr4=YJ8db_ZBir_YdivQoEuEJhKTELoOKRrBME-JQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJOf0+uyMoEUeiTu6PhLn5XxACJP7OLYF-AxUOEm+BpY+q-RqQ@mail.gmail.com>

And I meant RadFxSat-2 / FOX-1E.  RadFxSat is now known to us as AO-91.

Let me know if you have any questions.

73
Chris
G0KLA / AC2CZ

On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 7:29 PM Chris Thompson <chrisethompson at gmail.com>
wrote:

> This release provides several enhancements and needed changes for
> RadFxSat, also
> known as FOX-1E. This new spacecraft sends 1200bps BPSK telemetry in
> parallel
> with a linear transponder.  Downloading telemetry and sending it to the
> server will assist
> AMSAT and the Radiation tolerance experiments from Vanderbilt University.
>
> You can download it here:
> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/FoxTelem_1.09n3_windows.zip
> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.09n3_linux.tar.gz
> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/FoxTelem_1.09n3_mac.tar.gz
>
> The following changes are in 1.09 (from 1.08):
> * Performance improvements on the telemetry tabs.  This uses less CPU than
> 1.08.
> * Clearer display of historical records on the telemetry tabs for RT, MAX,
>   MIN and WOD.
> * Bug fixes for Fox-1E decode and display of diagnostic tables, Whole
> Orbit Data,
>   formatting of telemetry
> * Ignore extra commas in conversion curve comments
> * Allow a single spacecraft to be downloaded from the Fox Server, even if
>   FoxTelem stores many spacecraft
> * Latest Golf-T layouts for development
> * BPSK CRC checksum calculation for GOLF-T
> * Another new way to decode and display the mode
> * More generic tab layouts to allow future expansion through soft coding
> * Throttle the DDE requests when decoder stopped
> * Many other bug fixes
>
> See the complete list on github here:
>
> https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22Release+1.09%22+
>
> --
> Chris E. Thompson
> chrisethompson at gmail.com
> g0kla at arrl.net
>


-- 
Chris E. Thompson
chrisethompson at gmail.com
g0kla at arrl.net

From alan.b.johnston at gmail.com  Tue Dec  1 01:19:26 2020
From: alan.b.johnston at gmail.com (Alan Johnston)
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 20:19:26 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem 1.09 released
In-Reply-To: <CAJOf0+uyMoEUeiTu6PhLn5XxACJP7OLYF-AxUOEm+BpY+q-RqQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJOf0+uyMoEUeiTu6PhLn5XxACJP7OLYF-AxUOEm+BpY+q-RqQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BBC9571B-302A-48B2-8069-D70AEFFE3087@gmail.com>

And it supports the CubeSatSim, the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator!  Thanks to Chris and the team for supporting the project. 

For more information on the AMSAT CubeSatSim see https://CubeSatSim.org

73,
Alan Johnston, KU2Y 
AMSAT VP Educational Relations

P.S. Contact me to borrow a CubeSatSim loaner to demo or take into a classroom: ku2y at amsat.org 

> On Nov 30, 2020, at 19:45, Chris Thompson via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> ?And I meant RadFxSat-2 / FOX-1E.  RadFxSat is now known to us as AO-91.
> 
> Let me know if you have any questions.
> 
> 73
> Chris
> G0KLA / AC2CZ
> 
>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 7:29 PM Chris Thompson <chrisethompson at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> This release provides several enhancements and needed changes for
>> RadFxSat, also
>> known as FOX-1E. This new spacecraft sends 1200bps BPSK telemetry in
>> parallel
>> with a linear transponder.  Downloading telemetry and sending it to the
>> server will assist
>> AMSAT and the Radiation tolerance experiments from Vanderbilt University.
>> 
>> You can download it here:
>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/FoxTelem_1.09n3_windows.zip
>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.09n3_linux.tar.gz
>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/FoxTelem_1.09n3_mac.tar.gz
>> 
>> The following changes are in 1.09 (from 1.08):
>> * Performance improvements on the telemetry tabs.  This uses less CPU than
>> 1.08.
>> * Clearer display of historical records on the telemetry tabs for RT, MAX,
>>  MIN and WOD.
>> * Bug fixes for Fox-1E decode and display of diagnostic tables, Whole
>> Orbit Data,
>>  formatting of telemetry
>> * Ignore extra commas in conversion curve comments
>> * Allow a single spacecraft to be downloaded from the Fox Server, even if
>>  FoxTelem stores many spacecraft
>> * Latest Golf-T layouts for development
>> * BPSK CRC checksum calculation for GOLF-T
>> * Another new way to decode and display the mode
>> * More generic tab layouts to allow future expansion through soft coding
>> * Throttle the DDE requests when decoder stopped
>> * Many other bug fixes
>> 
>> See the complete list on github here:
>> 
>> https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22Release+1.09%22+
>> 
>> --
>> Chris E. Thompson
>> chrisethompson at gmail.com
>> g0kla at arrl.net
>> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Chris E. Thompson
> chrisethompson at gmail.com
> g0kla at arrl.net
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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From wb1fj-bb at fisher.cc  Tue Dec  1 02:29:00 2020
From: wb1fj-bb at fisher.cc (Burns Fisher)
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 21:29:00 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem 1.09 released
In-Reply-To: <CAJOf0+vBUNr4=YJ8db_ZBir_YdivQoEuEJhKTELoOKRrBME-JQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJOf0+vBUNr4=YJ8db_ZBir_YdivQoEuEJhKTELoOKRrBME-JQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABX7KxUui=WGHDfBhTgLNxcfTHM=5enuo2c1L8px6tF0N37y-A@mail.gmail.com>

For those of you with Fox-in-a-box telemetry stations (Fun Cube Dongle in a
Raspberry Pi with FoxTelem software), FoxTelem 1.09 has been successfully
tested on an FIAB.

It is easy to update your FIAB with the new FoxTelem version.  Some time
ago, I provided the instructions for upgrading to a new FoxTelem release at
http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox/Updating%20FoxTelem%20on%20your%20Fox-in-a-Box.txt
and they will not have changed significantly other than the version numbers.

In any case, over the next few days, I will update and post the
instructions as well as making the new version available on the FIAB SD
cards sold in the AMSAT store and (a bit after that) on the free download.

Thanks to Chris for a great new version!

73,

Burns WB1FJ

On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 7:32 PM Chris Thompson via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> This release provides several enhancements and needed changes for RadFxSat,
> also
> known as FOX-1E. This new spacecraft sends 1200bps BPSK telemetry in
> parallel
> with a linear transponder.  Downloading telemetry and sending it to the
> server will assist
> AMSAT and the Radiation tolerance experiments from Vanderbilt University.
>
> You can download it here:
> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/FoxTelem_1.09n3_windows.zip
> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.09n3_linux.tar.gz
> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/FoxTelem_1.09n3_mac.tar.gz
>
> The following changes are in 1.09 (from 1.08):
> * Performance improvements on the telemetry tabs.  This uses less CPU than
> 1.08.
> * Clearer display of historical records on the telemetry tabs for RT, MAX,
>   MIN and WOD.
> * Bug fixes for Fox-1E decode and display of diagnostic tables, Whole Orbit
> Data,
>   formatting of telemetry
> * Ignore extra commas in conversion curve comments
> * Allow a single spacecraft to be downloaded from the Fox Server, even if
>   FoxTelem stores many spacecraft
> * Latest Golf-T layouts for development
> * BPSK CRC checksum calculation for GOLF-T
> * Another new way to decode and display the mode
> * More generic tab layouts to allow future expansion through soft coding
> * Throttle the DDE requests when decoder stopped
> * Many other bug fixes
>
> See the complete list on github here:
>
> https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22Release+1.09%22+
>
> --
> Chris E. Thompson
> chrisethompson at gmail.com
> g0kla at arrl.net
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>

From vk5qi at rfhead.net  Tue Dec  1 05:31:25 2020
From: vk5qi at rfhead.net (Mark Jessop)
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 16:01:25 +1030
Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem 1.09 released
In-Reply-To: <CABX7KxUui=WGHDfBhTgLNxcfTHM=5enuo2c1L8px6tF0N37y-A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJOf0+vBUNr4=YJ8db_ZBir_YdivQoEuEJhKTELoOKRrBME-JQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABX7KxUui=WGHDfBhTgLNxcfTHM=5enuo2c1L8px6tF0N37y-A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJsuqdD6SwhG+HQQ-Gwb=dvHNUGd444XhDOwR7w+Z8ndfBsNMA@mail.gmail.com>

Is there a link available to a description of the FOX-1E telemetry format?
(modulation, framing, error correction, packet descriptions, etc...)

It would be nice to implement a decoder within SatNOGS, to enable the 300+
ground stations around the world to contribute telemetry...

73
Mark VK5QI

On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 1:00 PM Burns Fisher via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> For those of you with Fox-in-a-box telemetry stations (Fun Cube Dongle in a
> Raspberry Pi with FoxTelem software), FoxTelem 1.09 has been successfully
> tested on an FIAB.
>
> It is easy to update your FIAB with the new FoxTelem version.  Some time
> ago, I provided the instructions for upgrading to a new FoxTelem release at
>
> http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox/Updating%20FoxTelem%20on%20your%20Fox-in-a-Box.txt
> and they will not have changed significantly other than the version
> numbers.
>
> In any case, over the next few days, I will update and post the
> instructions as well as making the new version available on the FIAB SD
> cards sold in the AMSAT store and (a bit after that) on the free download.
>
> Thanks to Chris for a great new version!
>
> 73,
>
> Burns WB1FJ
>
> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 7:32 PM Chris Thompson via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> > This release provides several enhancements and needed changes for
> RadFxSat,
> > also
> > known as FOX-1E. This new spacecraft sends 1200bps BPSK telemetry in
> > parallel
> > with a linear transponder.  Downloading telemetry and sending it to the
> > server will assist
> > AMSAT and the Radiation tolerance experiments from Vanderbilt University.
> >
> > You can download it here:
> > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/FoxTelem_1.09n3_windows.zip
> > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.09n3_linux.tar.gz
> > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/FoxTelem_1.09n3_mac.tar.gz
> >
> > The following changes are in 1.09 (from 1.08):
> > * Performance improvements on the telemetry tabs.  This uses less CPU
> than
> > 1.08.
> > * Clearer display of historical records on the telemetry tabs for RT,
> MAX,
> >   MIN and WOD.
> > * Bug fixes for Fox-1E decode and display of diagnostic tables, Whole
> Orbit
> > Data,
> >   formatting of telemetry
> > * Ignore extra commas in conversion curve comments
> > * Allow a single spacecraft to be downloaded from the Fox Server, even if
> >   FoxTelem stores many spacecraft
> > * Latest Golf-T layouts for development
> > * BPSK CRC checksum calculation for GOLF-T
> > * Another new way to decode and display the mode
> > * More generic tab layouts to allow future expansion through soft coding
> > * Throttle the DDE requests when decoder stopped
> > * Many other bug fixes
> >
> > See the complete list on github here:
> >
> >
> https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22Release+1.09%22+
> >
> > --
> > Chris E. Thompson
> > chrisethompson at gmail.com
> > g0kla at arrl.net
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions
> > expressed
> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> > AMSAT-NA.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
> > Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and 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 vk5qi at rfhead.net  Tue Dec  1 05:49:34 2020
From: vk5qi at rfhead.net (Mark Jessop)
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 16:19:34 +1030
Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem 1.09 released
In-Reply-To: <CAJsuqdD6SwhG+HQQ-Gwb=dvHNUGd444XhDOwR7w+Z8ndfBsNMA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJOf0+vBUNr4=YJ8db_ZBir_YdivQoEuEJhKTELoOKRrBME-JQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABX7KxUui=WGHDfBhTgLNxcfTHM=5enuo2c1L8px6tF0N37y-A@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJsuqdD6SwhG+HQQ-Gwb=dvHNUGd444XhDOwR7w+Z8ndfBsNMA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJsuqdBah4gsUmZEb=DQzSfwb-XnSOzZmQWJ9+6TnbCg=tqmNw@mail.gmail.com>

A related question: When decoding the BPSK telemetry, what audio IF range
can it be present in?

In the SatNOGS BPSK demodulator flowgraph, the audio output part of the
flowgraph places the signal at a 12 kHz IF. This is necessary for 9k6 BPSK
transmissions, and we fixed it at 12 kHz even for 1200 baud BPSK to ensure
the signal would remain within the 24 kHz passband (48 kHz sample rate)
even if there was a bit of drift at either the ground-station or sat. The
audio recordings are currently mainly used with the Funcube telemetry
decoder, which is quite happy to decode 1200 baud BPSK at the 12 kHz IF.

An example of such an audio recording, with a 1200 baud BPSK signal at 12
kHz IF is here:
https://ia803207.us.archive.org/32/items/satnogs-observation-2403591/satnogs_2403591_2020-06-19T00-39-49.ogg

Can FoxTelem be configured to accept BPSK at this IF? If so, then it will
be possible to use any of the audio recordings from SatNOGS observations,
even if a decoder is not developed in time.

73
Mark VK5QI

On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 4:01 PM Mark Jessop <vk5qi at rfhead.net> wrote:

> Is there a link available to a description of the FOX-1E telemetry format?
> (modulation, framing, error correction, packet descriptions, etc...)
>
> It would be nice to implement a decoder within SatNOGS, to enable the 300+
> ground stations around the world to contribute telemetry...
>
> 73
> Mark VK5QI
>
> On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 1:00 PM Burns Fisher via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>> For those of you with Fox-in-a-box telemetry stations (Fun Cube Dongle in
>> a
>> Raspberry Pi with FoxTelem software), FoxTelem 1.09 has been successfully
>> tested on an FIAB.
>>
>> It is easy to update your FIAB with the new FoxTelem version.  Some time
>> ago, I provided the instructions for upgrading to a new FoxTelem release
>> at
>>
>> http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox/Updating%20FoxTelem%20on%20your%20Fox-in-a-Box.txt
>> and they will not have changed significantly other than the version
>> numbers.
>>
>> In any case, over the next few days, I will update and post the
>> instructions as well as making the new version available on the FIAB SD
>> cards sold in the AMSAT store and (a bit after that) on the free download.
>>
>> Thanks to Chris for a great new version!
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Burns WB1FJ
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 7:32 PM Chris Thompson via AMSAT-BB <
>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>
>> > This release provides several enhancements and needed changes for
>> RadFxSat,
>> > also
>> > known as FOX-1E. This new spacecraft sends 1200bps BPSK telemetry in
>> > parallel
>> > with a linear transponder.  Downloading telemetry and sending it to the
>> > server will assist
>> > AMSAT and the Radiation tolerance experiments from Vanderbilt
>> University.
>> >
>> > You can download it here:
>> > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/FoxTelem_1.09n3_windows.zip
>> > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.09n3_linux.tar.gz
>> > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/FoxTelem_1.09n3_mac.tar.gz
>> >
>> > The following changes are in 1.09 (from 1.08):
>> > * Performance improvements on the telemetry tabs.  This uses less CPU
>> than
>> > 1.08.
>> > * Clearer display of historical records on the telemetry tabs for RT,
>> MAX,
>> >   MIN and WOD.
>> > * Bug fixes for Fox-1E decode and display of diagnostic tables, Whole
>> Orbit
>> > Data,
>> >   formatting of telemetry
>> > * Ignore extra commas in conversion curve comments
>> > * Allow a single spacecraft to be downloaded from the Fox Server, even
>> if
>> >   FoxTelem stores many spacecraft
>> > * Latest Golf-T layouts for development
>> > * BPSK CRC checksum calculation for GOLF-T
>> > * Another new way to decode and display the mode
>> > * More generic tab layouts to allow future expansion through soft coding
>> > * Throttle the DDE requests when decoder stopped
>> > * Many other bug fixes
>> >
>> > See the complete list on github here:
>> >
>> >
>> https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22Release+1.09%22+
>> >
>> > --
>> > Chris E. Thompson
>> > chrisethompson at gmail.com
>> > g0kla at arrl.net
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>> Opinions
>> > expressed
>> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
>> > AMSAT-NA.
>> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>> program!
>> > Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>> >
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>> Opinions expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and 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 va3mw at portcredit.net  Tue Dec  1 13:22:19 2020
From: va3mw at portcredit.net (Michael Walker)
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 08:22:19 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 - need help with configuration of
	Doppler.SQX file
In-Reply-To: <1938148479.2898580.1606768341802@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <982679765.169542.1605956874792.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<982679765.169542.1605956874792@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1237236723.201321.1605969033211@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1459304683.2863212.1606763453039@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1938148479.2898580.1606768341802@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CA+33ts6ctmTmf-fY4t+cfDfBhtfsK7y=RaU177+n4RaW_1NQqA@mail.gmail.com>

Delete the (DOSAFF-85) part

Here are my 2.  I have the Beacon first so that the receiver is on the
Beacon when I first go there.

The 2nd one puts the radio in the middle of the passband with my
adjustments.  You may have to fine tune your uplink.

73

Mike va3mw


RS-44,435605,,USB,,REV,0,0,Beacon
RS-44,435640,145964.9,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,SSB

On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 3:10 AM Bill Dzurilla via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

>  I was just advised that, contrary to the RS-44 line in the JE9PEL file,
> it should be REV rather than NOR. If so, that would explain a lot.
> 73, Bill NZ5N
>     On Monday, November 30, 2020, 02:10:53 PM EST, Bill Dzurilla <
> billdz.geo at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>   Hello,
> Does anyone have any tips for proper configuration of the Doppler.SQX file
> on SatPC32? I'm having a hard time getting it correct for RS-44.
> I started with the standard line from JE9PEL: RS-44
> (DOSAAF-85),435640,145965,USB,LSB,NOR,0,0,SSB
> When I heard the sat, I started clicking the Uplink Calibration buttons in
> the CAT Control window until my voice sounded natural. It was pretty far
> off, something like 8800hz. To save, I clicked on Change/Store Data File
> and then clicked RX/TX Freq. Data. I thought this was all I needed to do,
> but on the next pass my TX and RX were again out of sync. On every pass, I
> need to start over, and each time the uplink frequency is several thousand
> hertz off. My current line is: RS-44
> (DOSAAF-85),435631.85,145970.86,USB,LSB,NOR,0,0,SSB
> What am I doing wrong?
> Thanks and 73, Bill NZ5N
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all 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 crohtun at aol.com  Tue Dec  1 15:19:23 2020
From: crohtun at aol.com (crohtun at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 15:19:23 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 - need help with configuration
	of	Doppler.SQX file
References: <1806723932.2015761.1606835963466.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1806723932.2015761.1606835963466@mail.yahoo.com>

NOR instead of REV is the problem. Had exactly the same symptoms you describe on CAS-4A and B because they were set to NOR. Changing that parameter did the trick.73,
KN2K

Sent from AOL Mobile Mail
Get the new AOL app: mail.mobile.aol.com
 On?Tuesday, December 1, 2020,?Bill Dzurilla via AMSAT-BB?<amsat-bb at amsat.org>?wrote:

 I was just advised that, contrary to the RS-44 line in the JE9PEL file, it should be REV rather than NOR. If so, that would explain a lot.
73, Bill NZ5N
? ? On Monday, November 30, 2020, 02:10:53 PM EST, Bill Dzurilla <billdz.geo at yahoo.com> wrote:? 
 
? Hello,
Does anyone have any tips for proper configuration of the Doppler.SQX file on SatPC32? I'm having a hard time getting it correct for RS-44.?
I started with the standard line from JE9PEL:?RS-44 (DOSAAF-85),435640,145965,USB,LSB,NOR,0,0,SSB
When I heard the sat, I started clicking the Uplink Calibration buttons in the CAT Control window until my voice sounded natural. It was pretty far off, something like 8800hz. To save, I clicked on Change/Store Data File and then clicked RX/TX Freq. Data. I thought this was all I needed to do, but on the next pass my TX and RX were again out of sync. On every pass, I need to start over, and each time the uplink frequency is several thousand hertz off. My current line is:?RS-44 (DOSAAF-85),435631.85,145970.86,USB,LSB,NOR,0,0,SSB ?
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks and 73, Bill NZ5N? ? ? 
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From k0jm.mark at gmail.com  Tue Dec  1 16:02:12 2020
From: k0jm.mark at gmail.com (Mark Johns, K0JM)
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 10:02:12 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 - need help with configuration of
	Doppler.SQX file
In-Reply-To: <1938148479.2898580.1606768341802@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <982679765.169542.1605956874792.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<982679765.169542.1605956874792@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1237236723.201321.1605969033211@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1459304683.2863212.1606763453039@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1938148479.2898580.1606768341802@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CADDbS5Dvja0AwSB8Fiy4xXJLuKs6E5=fzV8ajOqhtkhoMLYF4A@mail.gmail.com>

It may also help if you save the file with the correct name as
Doppler.SQF rather than as Doppler.SQX
--
Mark D. Johns, K?JM
AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor
Brooklyn Park, MN USA   EN35hd
-----------------------------------------------
"Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit,
   you would stay out and your dog would go in."
    ---Mark Twain

On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 2:09 AM Bill Dzurilla via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>  I was just advised that, contrary to the RS-44 line in the JE9PEL file, it should be REV rather than NOR. If so, that would explain a lot.
> 73, Bill NZ5N
>     On Monday, November 30, 2020, 02:10:53 PM EST, Bill Dzurilla <billdz.geo at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>   Hello,
> Does anyone have any tips for proper configuration of the Doppler.SQX file on SatPC32? I'm having a hard time getting it correct for RS-44.
> I started with the standard line from JE9PEL: RS-44 (DOSAAF-85),435640,145965,USB,LSB,NOR,0,0,SSB
> When I heard the sat, I started clicking the Uplink Calibration buttons in the CAT Control window until my voice sounded natural. It was pretty far off, something like 8800hz. To save, I clicked on Change/Store Data File and then clicked RX/TX Freq. Data. I thought this was all I needed to do, but on the next pass my TX and RX were again out of sync. On every pass, I need to start over, and each time the uplink frequency is several thousand hertz off. My current line is: RS-44 (DOSAAF-85),435631.85,145970.86,USB,LSB,NOR,0,0,SSB
> What am I doing wrong?
> Thanks and 73, Bill NZ5N
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and 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  Tue Dec  1 17:33:43 2020
From: w5rkn at w5rkn.com (Ronald Parsons)
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 11:33:43 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] VUCC Awards-Endorsements for December 2020
Message-ID: <CAJst_RRGDxBWXoXmXBF4KANG=rQUT2OYbUKGVMN2MY_0qBWv1A@mail.gmail.com>

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the
ARRL for the period November 1, 2020 through December 1, 2020.
Congratulations to all those who made the list this month!


CALL    Nov     Dec

WC7V   1218     1229
W5CBF   657     723
AA8CH   702     718
NS3L    600     625
N9FN    486     499
K5IX    402     450
W0NBC   176     435
AB1OC   215     261
AA2HJ   100     253
W8LR    200     225
DL4ZAB  178     201
NA1ME   126     150
W9TTY   100     114
N8URE   101     104
AD5JK   New     102
DL6KBG  New     101
KC2BBU  New     101
AI4IC   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 billdz.geo at yahoo.com  Tue Dec  1 17:59:26 2020
From: billdz.geo at yahoo.com (Bill Dzurilla)
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 17:59:26 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 - need help with configuration of
 Doppler.SQX file
In-Reply-To: <CADDbS5Dvja0AwSB8Fiy4xXJLuKs6E5=fzV8ajOqhtkhoMLYF4A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <982679765.169542.1605956874792.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<982679765.169542.1605956874792@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1237236723.201321.1605969033211@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1459304683.2863212.1606763453039@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1938148479.2898580.1606768341802@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CADDbS5Dvja0AwSB8Fiy4xXJLuKs6E5=fzV8ajOqhtkhoMLYF4A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1033518844.3238026.1606845566592@mail.yahoo.com>

 Thanks to all for the replies. I am in Slovakia, JN88, until 14 December, so if I can get this sorted I can hopefully give out a few transatlantic QSOs on AO-7 and RS-44 (from this QTH, I once once held the AO-7 record for longest QSO, with KC0RA in Iowa).?
Two other quick questions:
1) What is the best source for the latest Doppler.SQF file? The JE9PEL file linked on the AMSAT UK website (https://amsat-uk.org/satellites/satpc32-doppler-sqf-file/) is not accurate. In addition to incorrectly showing RS-44 as NOR, it also is incorrect for CAS-4A and CAS-4B, and perhaps others.
2) Any tips for fine tuning the frequencies on SatPC32? I was very active on the sats about 10 years ago, and I recall it being an easy process, just?click the Uplink Calibration buttons in the CAT Control window while TXing until the voice sounds natural, then save by clicking Change/Store Data File and then RX/TX Freq. Data. Am I forgetting something? Seems to require recalibration on every new pass, in was not like that 10 years ago.
73, Bill NZ5N/OM3BD?



    On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, 11:02:42 AM EST, Mark Johns, K0JM <k0jm.mark at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 It may also help if you save the file with the correct name as
Doppler.SQF rather than as Doppler.SQX
--
Mark D. Johns, K?JM
AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor
Brooklyn Park, MN USA? EN35hd
-----------------------------------------------
"Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit,
? you would stay out and your dog would go in."
? ? ---Mark Twain

On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 2:09 AM Bill Dzurilla via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>? I was just advised that, contrary to the RS-44 line in the JE9PEL file, it should be REV rather than NOR. If so, that would explain a lot.
> 73, Bill NZ5N
>? ? On Monday, November 30, 2020, 02:10:53 PM EST, Bill Dzurilla <billdz.geo at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>? Hello,
> Does anyone have any tips for proper configuration of the Doppler.SQX file on SatPC32? I'm having a hard time getting it correct for RS-44.
> I started with the standard line from JE9PEL: RS-44 (DOSAAF-85),435640,145965,USB,LSB,NOR,0,0,SSB
> When I heard the sat, I started clicking the Uplink Calibration buttons in the CAT Control window until my voice sounded natural. It was pretty far off, something like 8800hz. To save, I clicked on Change/Store Data File and then clicked RX/TX Freq. Data. I thought this was all I needed to do, but on the next pass my TX and RX were again out of sync. On every pass, I need to start over, and each time the uplink frequency is several thousand hertz off. My current line is: RS-44 (DOSAAF-85),435631.85,145970.86,USB,LSB,NOR,0,0,SSB
> What am I doing wrong?
> Thanks and 73, Bill NZ5N
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and 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  Tue Dec  1 20:27:54 2020
From: w5rkn at w5rkn.com (Ronald Parsons)
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 14:27:54 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed last night
Message-ID: <048301d6c820$730c1a50$59244ef0$@w5rkn.com>

https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/1/21754959/arecibo-observatory-platform-col
lapse-dish-puerto-rico-telescope

 

Ron W5RKN

 


From 73guddx at gmail.com  Tue Dec  1 21:09:22 2020
From: 73guddx at gmail.com (Tony)
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 16:09:22 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TM-D710G TNC Cable?
Message-ID: <28b076fb-1c03-7ea8-1a65-b2d9bfd9a3be@GMAIL.COM>

All:

Does anyone know if the Kenwood PG-5H programing cable is the same as 
the PG-5G used to connect to the internal TNC on the TM-D710G?

The manual is a bit vague on whether the PG-5H that connects to the rear 
of the radio is the same as the PG-5G that connects to the front panel 
to access the TNC.

Tony

From aj9n at aol.com  Tue Dec  1 21:22:51 2020
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 21:22:51 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-01 21:00
	UTC
References: <200166861.2130872.1606857771714.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <200166861.2130872.1606857771714@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-01 21:00 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

?

Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html 

The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Ryzhikov

Contact is go for Thu 2020-12-03 08:45 UTC

?

Scuola Secondaria di I grado ?Anna Frank?, Pistoia, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html 

The scheduled astronaut is Victor Glover KI5BKC 

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 12:25:22 UTC 50 deg 

?

Tecumseh High School Electronics and Amateur Radio, Tecumseh, OK, direct via K5THS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB 

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 18:33:30 UTC 78 deg 

?

Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland, direct via EI1ISS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB (***) 

Contact is go for: Mon 2020-12-07 14:50:49 UTC 63 deg (***)

?

Kursk, Russia, direct via TBD 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html ??

The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Kud-Sverchkov 

Contact is go for 2020-12-09 11:45 UTC

?

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

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html 

?

########################################################################################################################################

?

A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home.

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

?

ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general.? As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts.? As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/

?

The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19:? 

?

Postponed:

No new schools 

?

Cancelled:

No new schools

?

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

?

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?2020-12-01 21:00 UTC. (***)

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

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

instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.

?

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

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

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2020-10-14 18:00 UTC. 

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

?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

?

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

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

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States) 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 

2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.

?

The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed.? (***) 

?

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

?

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

?

About ARISS:

?

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

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

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

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz unless otherwise noted.

?

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

?

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

?

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


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

?

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

?

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

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

?

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. ????????????

?

http://www.ariss-eu.org/

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net

?

?

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

?

?

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

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 140

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 

Sergey RV3DR with 137 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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

The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date 

webpages were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 

ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1403. 

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

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1336. 

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

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

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

?

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



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

?

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

?

QSL information may be found at:

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

?

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

?

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



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

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

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



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

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

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

Exp. 63 now on orbit 

Kate Rubins KG5FYJ

Sergey Ryzhikov

Sergey Kud-Sverchkov

?

SpaceX-Crew 1 now on orbit

Victor Glover KI5BKC

Mike Hopkins KF5LJG

Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP

Shannon Walker KD5DXB

?

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

73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?



From aj9n at aol.com  Wed Dec  2 01:22:56 2020
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2020 01:22:56 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-02 01:30
	UTC
References: <1772615359.2174986.1606872176825.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1772615359.2174986.1606872176825@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-02 01:30 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

?

Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html 

The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Ryzhikov

Contact is go for Thu 2020-12-03 08:45 UTC

?

Scuola Secondaria di I grado ?Anna Frank?, Pistoia, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html?? 

The scheduled astronaut is Victor Glover KI5BKC 

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 12:25:22 UTC 50 deg 

?

Tecumseh High School Electronics and Amateur Radio, Tecumseh, OK, direct via K5THS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB 

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 18:33:30 UTC 78 deg 

?

Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland, direct via EI1ISS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB (***)

Contact is go for: Mon 2020-12-07 14:50:49 UTC 63 deg 

Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/viVQBI4WzKs? (***)

?

?

Kursk, Russia, direct via TBD 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Kud-Sverchkov 

Contact is go for 2020-12-09 11:45 UTC

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The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html 

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A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home.

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ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general.? As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts.? As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/

?

The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19:? 

?

Postponed:

No new schools 

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Cancelled:

No new schools

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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?2020-12-02 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.

?

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

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

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2020-10-14 18:00 UTC. 

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

?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States) 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 

2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.

?

The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed.? (***) 

?

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

?

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

?

About ARISS:

?

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

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?

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

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

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

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

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?

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

?

Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz unless otherwise noted.

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. ????????????

?

http://www.ariss-eu.org/

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net

?

?

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

?

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

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 140

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 

Sergey RV3DR with 137 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date 

webpages were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 

ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1403. 

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

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1336. 

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

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

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

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

?

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?

QSL information may be found at:

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

?

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

?

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

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

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



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

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

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Exp. 63 now on orbit 

Kate Rubins KG5FYJ

Sergey Ryzhikov

Sergey Kud-Sverchkov

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SpaceX-Crew 1 now on orbit

Victor Glover KI5BKC

Mike Hopkins KF5LJG

Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP

Shannon Walker KD5DXB

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73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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From ka3hsw at att.net  Wed Dec  2 04:38:19 2020
From: ka3hsw at att.net (George Henry)
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 22:38:19 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 - need help with configuration of
	Doppler.SQX file
In-Reply-To: <1033518844.3238026.1606845566592@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <982679765.169542.1605956874792.ref@mail.yahoo.com><982679765.169542.1605956874792@mail.yahoo.com><1237236723.201321.1605969033211@mail.yahoo.com><1459304683.2863212.1606763453039@mail.yahoo.com><1938148479.2898580.1606768341802@mail.yahoo.com><CADDbS5Dvja0AwSB8Fiy4xXJLuKs6E5=fzV8ajOqhtkhoMLYF4A@mail.gmail.com>
	<1033518844.3238026.1606845566592@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1EFE324BC67E44CA92AA1089DEF88293@RadioRoomPC>

You save the "Uplink Calibration."

73, 
George, KA3HSW


-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bill
Dzurilla via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2020 11:59 AM
To: k0jm at amsat.org
Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 - need help with configuration of
Doppler.SQX file

 Thanks to all for the replies. I am in Slovakia, JN88, until 14 December,
so if I can get this sorted I can hopefully give out a few transatlantic
QSOs on AO-7 and RS-44 (from this QTH, I once once held the AO-7 record for
longest QSO, with KC0RA in Iowa).?
Two other quick questions:
1) What is the best source for the latest Doppler.SQF file? The JE9PEL file
linked on the AMSAT UK website
(https://amsat-uk.org/satellites/satpc32-doppler-sqf-file/) is not accurate.
In addition to incorrectly showing RS-44 as NOR, it also is incorrect for
CAS-4A and CAS-4B, and perhaps others.
2) Any tips for fine tuning the frequencies on SatPC32? I was very active on
the sats about 10 years ago, and I recall it being an easy process,
just?click the Uplink Calibration buttons in the CAT Control window while
TXing until the voice sounds natural, then save by clicking Change/Store
Data File and then RX/TX Freq. Data. Am I forgetting something? Seems to
require recalibration on every new pass, in was not like that 10 years ago.
73, Bill NZ5N/OM3BD?





From w7lrd at comcast.net  Wed Dec  2 06:11:41 2020
From: w7lrd at comcast.net (73 Bob W7LRD)
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 22:11:41 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Arecibo collape
Message-ID: <1280915608.58916.1606889502050@connect.xfinity.com>

RIP Arecibo (sobsob)  I remember several years ago they did some EME on 70cm.  I could copy them very easily
73 Bob W7LRD
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arecibo-observatory-radio-telescope-puerto-rico-collapses-cable/

From vimone at alice.it  Wed Dec  2 07:26:29 2020
From: vimone at alice.it (Vincenzo Mone)
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2020 08:26:29 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Need help on BY70-2 RX with M6SIG distro
Message-ID: <F207D599-B223-426A-B611-C2F889C1659D@alice.it>

Hello all,
I am looking for help on how to receive the BY70-2 with the M6SIG Linux distro. I cannot get correctly the data transferred i the Proxy. I got the gr-lilacsat with the command:
git clone https://github.com/bg2bhc/gr-lilacsat gr-lilacsat-master.
Set all how it says in the read me.md file but no luck.
I am noticing Thani see the signal in the FCDPP flowgraph ( I am using  a Funcube Dongle Pro Plus to RX ) but I do not get the constellation in the BY70-2 demod flowgraph and in the meantime nothing in the Proxy window. I have the same results also with good signals and with higher passes of the satellite.
Please anybody can tell me where am I missing?
Anybody can help me to solve the problem?
Thanks in advance who will help me

73's de Enzo IK8OZV
EasyLog 5 BetaTester
EasyLog PDA BetaTester
WinBollet BetaTester
D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania
Skype: ik8ozv8520




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From curt.laumann at gmail.com  Wed Dec  2 10:05:22 2020
From: curt.laumann at gmail.com (Curt Laumann)
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2020 03:05:22 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 and Yaesu FT-817nd not working properly
Message-ID: <CAD7_4hwm73cWn6hVOSMjDksdQ1KcdZJE7zCqDvGqFOvJCA3PhA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi All,

I've used SatPC32 with my Icom IC-910H successfully,  I tried using SatPC32
with my Yaesu FT-817nd and ran into some problems tonight.  I'm seeking
setup and troubleshooting help..

*a)  Anomalous Behavior of FT-817nd*
Frequency does not change to satellite frequencies
Frequency stays on 7 MHz
On SatPC32 start up, mode on FT-817 changes from LSB to FM (in accordance
with AO-27)
Radio rapidly switches between VFOa and VFOb a couple times when I select
different satellites
Correct mode (CW/FM) seems to be chosen.

*b) FT-817nd notes*
Factory reset performed
CAT rate kept at 4800
Split mode is shown when SatPC32 is run
I've tried two different FT-817nd's and they both exhibit this anomalous
behavior.

*c) SatPC32 setup parameters worth mentioning*
version         12.8d - fresh installation
C+ i               CAT control is ON
A-                  automatic satellite chane OFF
V-                  VFO mode OFF
..........<Radio Setup> parameters............
Radio 1        "Yaesu"
Model            FT-817
Baudrate      4800 (verified same as menu item #14 "CAT RATE" on FT-817nd)
COM port -   7 (verified correct with Windows Device Manager.  I plugged
and unplugged the CAT cable and could see COM7 appear and disappear with
the Windows Device Manager)
CAT delay    110
no boxes checked:  RTS+12, DTS+12, KCT-Tuner, Auto Sat Rx/Tx change,
Satellite Mode
Radio 2      none

*d) Reading the manual*
I've read and followed the directions in the SatPC32 manual closely,
including the 'Hints for Yaesu radio" file.

*e) Communications to Yaesu verified with another program*
I verified the computer and CAT cable can communicate with the FT-817nd at
least when using CHIRP.  I was able to successfully program memory channels
in both FT-871nd's..

*QUESTIONS*
a) is there a known problem with using this version of SatPC32 with an
FT-817nd?
b) Any thoughts of additional troubleshooting steps I could take?

I suspect I just missed something in the setup manual, but I can't seem to
figure out what.  Thanks for any help you can provide.

Curt / K7ZOO

From ei7m-wkt at asahi-net.or.jp  Wed Dec  2 12:36:57 2020
From: ei7m-wkt at asahi-net.or.jp (Mineo Wakita)
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2020 21:36:57 +0900
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 - need help with configuration of
	Doppler.SQF file
Message-ID: <71464EFEE72647F9BE8D2344C7A016E6@je9pel>

I corrected it from NOR to REV for CAS-4A, CAS-4B, and RS-44.
If it still have a mistake in the file, please let me know.

http://dl.dropbox.com/s/inq5d3pkh3ojhs8/NewDoppler.zip
by DK1TB / Modified Doppler.SQF

JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita


From erich.eichmann at t-online.de  Wed Dec  2 14:18:23 2020
From: erich.eichmann at t-online.de (Erich Eichmann)
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2020 15:18:23 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 - need help with configuration of
 Doppler.SQX file
In-Reply-To: <1033518844.3238026.1606845566592@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <982679765.169542.1605956874792.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<982679765.169542.1605956874792@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1237236723.201321.1605969033211@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1459304683.2863212.1606763453039@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1938148479.2898580.1606768341802@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CADDbS5Dvja0AwSB8Fiy4xXJLuKs6E5=fzV8ajOqhtkhoMLYF4A@mail.gmail.com>
	<1033518844.3238026.1606845566592@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <439f3b3b-3bf7-045e-b165-9bf270eab54f@t-online.de>

Hi Bill,
Use REV in Doppler.SQF for all linear satellites, as all of these 
satellites have a reverse frequency pattern (the only exception I know 
of is AO-07 Mode A, Mode B works reverse). The parameter decides whether 
SatPC32 changes the uplink frequency in the same direction (NOR) or in 
the opposite direction (REV) when you change the downlink frequency. The 
parameter has no influence on the setting of REV / NOR on the radios, 
i.e. it does not change the setting. I described this in the notes at 
the end of Doppler.SQF.

73s, Erich, DK1TB



Am 01.12.2020 um 18:59 schrieb Bill Dzurilla via AMSAT-BB:
>   Thanks to all for the replies. I am in Slovakia, JN88, until 14 December, so if I can get this sorted I can hopefully give out a few transatlantic QSOs on AO-7 and RS-44 (from this QTH, I once once held the AO-7 record for longest QSO, with KC0RA in Iowa).
> Two other quick questions:
> 1) What is the best source for the latest Doppler.SQF file? The JE9PEL file linked on the AMSAT UK website (https://amsat-uk.org/satellites/satpc32-doppler-sqf-file/) is not accurate. In addition to incorrectly showing RS-44 as NOR, it also is incorrect for CAS-4A and CAS-4B, and perhaps others.
> 2) Any tips for fine tuning the frequencies on SatPC32? I was very active on the sats about 10 years ago, and I recall it being an easy process, just?click the Uplink Calibration buttons in the CAT Control window while TXing until the voice sounds natural, then save by clicking Change/Store Data File and then RX/TX Freq. Data. Am I forgetting something? Seems to require recalibration on every new pass, in was not like that 10 years ago.
> 73, Bill NZ5N/OM3BD
>
>
>
>      On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, 11:02:42 AM EST, Mark Johns, K0JM<k0jm.mark at gmail.com>  wrote:
>   
>   It may also help if you save the file with the correct name as
> Doppler.SQF rather than as Doppler.SQX
> --
> Mark D. Johns, K?JM
> AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor
> Brooklyn Park, MN USA? EN35hd
> -----------------------------------------------
> "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit,
>  ? you would stay out and your dog would go in."
>  ? ? ---Mark Twain
>
> On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 2:09 AM Bill Dzurilla via AMSAT-BB
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org>  wrote:
>>  ? I was just advised that, contrary to the RS-44 line in the JE9PEL file, it should be REV rather than NOR. If so, that would explain a lot.
>> 73, Bill NZ5N
>>  ? ? On Monday, November 30, 2020, 02:10:53 PM EST, Bill Dzurilla<billdz.geo at yahoo.com>  wrote:
>>
>>  ? Hello,
>> Does anyone have any tips for proper configuration of the Doppler.SQX file on SatPC32? I'm having a hard time getting it correct for RS-44.
>> I started with the standard line from JE9PEL: RS-44 (DOSAAF-85),435640,145965,USB,LSB,NOR,0,0,SSB
>> When I heard the sat, I started clicking the Uplink Calibration buttons in the CAT Control window until my voice sounded natural. It was pretty far off, something like 8800hz. To save, I clicked on Change/Store Data File and then clicked RX/TX Freq. Data. I thought this was all I needed to do, but on the next pass my TX and RX were again out of sync. On every pass, I need to start over, and each time the uplink frequency is several thousand hertz off. My current line is: RS-44 (DOSAAF-85),435631.85,145970.86,USB,LSB,NOR,0,0,SSB
>> What am I doing wrong?
>> Thanks and 73, Bill NZ5N
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent viaAMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings:https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb   
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings:https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From billdz.geo at yahoo.com  Wed Dec  2 15:34:54 2020
From: billdz.geo at yahoo.com (Bill Dzurilla)
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2020 15:34:54 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 - need help with configuration of
 Doppler.SQX file
In-Reply-To: <439f3b3b-3bf7-045e-b165-9bf270eab54f@t-online.de>
References: <982679765.169542.1605956874792.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<982679765.169542.1605956874792@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1237236723.201321.1605969033211@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1459304683.2863212.1606763453039@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1938148479.2898580.1606768341802@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CADDbS5Dvja0AwSB8Fiy4xXJLuKs6E5=fzV8ajOqhtkhoMLYF4A@mail.gmail.com>
	<1033518844.3238026.1606845566592@mail.yahoo.com>
	<439f3b3b-3bf7-045e-b165-9bf270eab54f@t-online.de>
Message-ID: <953670861.3616003.1606923294192@mail.yahoo.com>

 Many thanks Erich and Mineo for the corrected files!
All working for me now, thanks to all. Heard several N. American stations today on RS-44. It seems I had two separate problems: 1) the incorrect NOR in the Doppler.SQF file, and 2) I was clicking on RX/TX Freq. Data instead of Uplink Calibration, as pointed out by George?KA3HSW.
73, cu on RS-44 and AO-7,Bill OM3BD/NZ5N
    On Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 09:18:29 AM EST, Erich Eichmann <erich.eichmann at t-online.de> wrote:  
 
  
Hi Bill,
 Use REV in Doppler.SQF for all linear satellites, as all of these satellites have a reverse frequency pattern (the only exception I know of is AO-07 Mode A, Mode B works reverse). The parameter decides whether SatPC32 changes the uplink frequency in the same direction (NOR) or in the opposite direction (REV) when you change the downlink frequency. The parameter has no influence on the setting of REV / NOR on the radios, i.e. it does not change the setting. I described this in the notes at the end of Doppler.SQF.
 
 73s, Erich, DK1TB
        
  

 
 Am 01.12.2020 um 18:59 schrieb Bill Dzurilla via AMSAT-BB:
  
  Thanks to all for the replies. I am in Slovakia, JN88, until 14 December, so if I can get this sorted I can hopefully give out a few transatlantic QSOs on AO-7 and RS-44 (from this QTH, I once once held the AO-7 record for longest QSO, with KC0RA in Iowa).?
Two other quick questions:
1) What is the best source for the latest Doppler.SQF file? The JE9PEL file linked on the AMSAT UK website (https://amsat-uk.org/satellites/satpc32-doppler-sqf-file/) is not accurate. In addition to incorrectly showing RS-44 as NOR, it also is incorrect for CAS-4A and CAS-4B, and perhaps others.
2) Any tips for fine tuning the frequencies on SatPC32? I was very active on the sats about 10 years ago, and I recall it being an easy process, just?click the Uplink Calibration buttons in the CAT Control window while TXing until the voice sounds natural, then save by clicking Change/Store Data File and then RX/TX Freq. Data. Am I forgetting something? Seems to require recalibration on every new pass, in was not like that 10 years ago.
73, Bill NZ5N/OM3BD?



    On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, 11:02:42 AM EST, Mark Johns, K0JM <k0jm.mark at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 It may also help if you save the file with the correct name as
Doppler.SQF rather than as Doppler.SQX
--
Mark D. Johns, K?JM
AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor
Brooklyn Park, MN USA? EN35hd
-----------------------------------------------
"Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit,
? you would stay out and your dog would go in."
? ? ---Mark Twain

On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 2:09 AM Bill Dzurilla via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
 
 ? I was just advised that, contrary to the RS-44 line in the JE9PEL file, it should be REV rather than NOR. If so, that would explain a lot.
73, Bill NZ5N
? ? On Monday, November 30, 2020, 02:10:53 PM EST, Bill Dzurilla <billdz.geo at yahoo.com> wrote:

? Hello,
Does anyone have any tips for proper configuration of the Doppler.SQX file on SatPC32? I'm having a hard time getting it correct for RS-44.
I started with the standard line from JE9PEL: RS-44 (DOSAAF-85),435640,145965,USB,LSB,NOR,0,0,SSB
When I heard the sat, I started clicking the Uplink Calibration buttons in the CAT Control window until my voice sounded natural. It was pretty far off, something like 8800hz. To save, I clicked on Change/Store Data File and then clicked RX/TX Freq. Data. I thought this was all I needed to do, but on the next pass my TX and RX were again out of sync. On every pass, I need to start over, and each time the uplink frequency is several thousand hertz off. My current line is: RS-44 (DOSAAF-85),435631.85,145970.86,USB,LSB,NOR,0,0,SSB
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks and 73, Bill NZ5N
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From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Wed Dec  2 17:35:28 2020
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (David Jordan)
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2020 17:35:28 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS News Release No. 20-24
References: <1088303882.2336643.1606930528234.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1088303882.2336643.1606930528234@mail.yahoo.com>


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ARISS News Release??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? ??????????????????????????????No.?? 20-24???? 

Dave Jordan, AA4KN 

ARISS PR

aa4kn at amsat.org

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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

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ARISSContact is Scheduled for

Students at Tecumseh Public Schools District, Tecumseh, Oklahoma, USA

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December2, 2020?Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has receivedschedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is thegroup that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students aroundthe globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS). 

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This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between students at the Tecumseh High School,Tecumseh, OKand astronautShannon Walker, amateur radio call sign KD5DXB. Bothonsite and remote access will be provided to the student body at the time ofthe contact per Covid-19 guidelines. Amateur radiooperators, using the Tecumseh High School Amateur Radio Club call sign K5THS,will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact. Students will take turns asking Walkertheir questions. The downlink frequency for this contact is145.800 MHz.

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The ARISS radio contact isscheduled for December 4, 2020 at 12:33 pm CST (Tecumseh), (18:33 UTC,?1:33pm EST,?11:33 am MST and 10:33 am PST).

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The public is invited to watch the livestream at: mkleine at live.comor https://w5nor.org/k5ths/.

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Tecumseh PublicSchools District (with about 2000 students in Pre-Kindergarten through 12thgrades) is a rural school district that includes five grade-level sites andalso the College, Career Readiness and STEAM Center and employs nearly 275teachers and support staff. The District?s high school students and staff inthe STEAM Center?s Electronics and Amateur Radio Class will be the lead hostfor this ARISS contact. Students and staff at all the District?s sites andgrades will have been involved at different learning levels (utilizing various grade-appropriateSTEAM class activities) in preparation for the ARISS contact. In developing theschool?s amateur radio class, the school partnered with the local radio operators of the Pottawatomie County Amateur Radio Club and SouthCanadian Amateur Radio Club who were instrumental in providing equipment,installation, and technical expertise, and who will be on hand during the ARISScontact. ?

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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:

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1. If you could go back to high school, what is one thing you would make sure you paid more attention to?
2. What was thescariest part when traveling through the atmosphere?

3. Are you longingfor the day you?ll return to earth or already putting on your brakes so thatyou can stay on the ISS longer?

4. What is one skillthat every astronaut should have before entering the astronaut program?

5. Have you seen anychanges in your circadian rhythms, or those of any plants or animals on boardthe ISS?

6. How does NASAtrain you to deal with zero gravity?

7. How do you getdressed without your clothes floating away?

8. How does NASAprepare you for walking on earth after months of being in space?

9. Is there a sightin space that was breathtaking the first time you saw it, and what was it?

10. If there is asmall space particle that penetrates the ISS, how is that handled?

11. What are some ofyour favorite experiments in which you are involved?

12. How much trainingdo you need before going into space?

13. What happens ifyou become sick on an EVA or inside the ISS?

14. What is the mostchallenging plant to try to grow in space?

15. Does time changein space?

16. How do you sleepin space?

17. How do youmaintain body heat in and out of the ISS?

18. If someone isinjured on the ISS, how do you respond?

19. If afree-floating one-ounce drop of water were to freeze in the ISS, would it berough or smooth in shape?

20. What are some ofthe personal items you brought with you to the ISS?

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ARISS ? Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Amateur Radio Operations onthe ISS

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About ARISS:

Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radiosocieties and the space agencies that support the International Space Station(ISS).? In the United States, sponsorsare the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio RelayLeague (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA?s SpaceCommunications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promoteexploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematicstopics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew membersaboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students,educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, andamateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org

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From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Wed Dec  2 17:37:33 2020
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (David Jordan)
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2020 17:37:33 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS News Release No. 20-23
References: <1835330675.2341844.1606930653243.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1835330675.2341844.1606930653243@mail.yahoo.com>


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ARISS News Release???????????????????????????????????????  ?????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????No.??20-23?? 

Dave Jordan, AA4KN 

ARISS PR

aa4kn at amsat.org

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?

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

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ARISSContact Scheduled for Students at ScuolaSecondaria di I grado 

?Anna Frank?, Pistoia, Italy

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December 2, 2020?AmateurRadio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received scheduleconfirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the groupthat puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around theglobe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS). 

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This will be a telebridge contact via amateur radio and students will take turnsasking their questions of Victor Glover, amateur radio call sign KI5BKC. The ARISS teamin Casale Monferrato, Italy will use call sign IK1SLD to serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio ground station. English is the language that will beused for this contact. Thedownlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz.

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The ARISS radio contact isscheduled for December 4, 2020 at 1:25 pm CET in Pistoia (12:25 UTC, 7:25 am?EST,?6:25am CST, 5:25 am MST and 4:25 am PST).

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Scuola Secondariadi I grado (Anna Frank School) is a public middle school (junior highschool) in Pistoia, Italy. About120 students, ages 13 ? 14 years, will be present during the contact, with 20students asking the questions. Students were guided by their STEAM studies todevelop their questions for the contact, and afterwards, to better understand theastronaut?s answers; they will apply the topics in experimental analogies intheir science laboratory classes. Anna Frank school has two science laboratories: one dedicated to chemistry and physics, andanother dedicated to biology and anatomy. 

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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:

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1. How do you sleepin space? 

2. Is it possible togrow a plant on the ISS? 

3. How long does ittake to get to the Space Station? 

4. When you are onthe Space Station, do you ever wish to go back home?

5. How fast is thespace station going? 

6. What is theinternal temperature of the ISS? 

7. How is the feelingof moving from terrestrial gravity to space gravity? 

8. Which are theactions to be performed in case of emergency? 

9. What are thestrangest sensations you feel when you return to Earth? 

10. If you couldbring a loved one on the Space Station, who will you bring with you? 

11. How do you feelwhen you take spacewalks? Are you afraid or is it a beautiful feeling? 

12. Do you have amedical kit and a physician on board the ISS? 

13. What is thetraining astronauts like? Is it hard? 

14. Is the food inspace all lyophilized, or is there something in liquid state, apart fromdrinks? 

15. What are the mostdifficult and which are the most exciting parts of your jobs? 

16. How do you seeARISS and the amateur radio on board the ISS? 

17. How many hours doyou work a day and what are you experiencing and studying now? 

18. Has the food agood flavor after you add water on it? 

19. Have you had anytechnical problems? Which types are the most frequent? 

20. Which is theoldest module of the ISS?

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ARISS ? Celebrating 20 Years of Amateur RadioContinuous Operations on the ISS

?

About ARISS:

Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societiesand the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).? In the United States, sponsors are the RadioAmateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), theISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA?s Space Communications andNavigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration ofscience, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics byorganizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard theISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators,parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateurradio. For more information, see www.ariss.org

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From n8hm at arrl.net  Wed Dec  2 18:55:18 2020
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2020 13:55:18 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-337 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Launch
 Window for AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E Opens December 19th
Message-ID: <CABzOSOq2=tYx7wiFMMengJCFMGSBZvgidsy3Keigtxp6_MTCoA@mail.gmail.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN
ANS-337

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

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

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

You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service
Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:
http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans

In this edition:

* Launch Window for AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E Opens December 19th

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-337
ANS-337 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 337.01
 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE December 2, 2020
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-337.01

Launch Window for AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E Opens December 19th

Virgin Orbit has announced that the launch window for their
LauncherOne Launch Demo 2 mission opens on December 19th. This launch
will carry AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E to orbit.

RadFxSat-2, like RadFxSat / Fox-1B, now AMSAT-OSCAR 91, is a
partnership opportunity between Vanderbilt University and AMSAT and
will carry a similar radiation effects experiment, studying new FinFET
technology.

RadFxSat-2 is the fifth and final Fox-1 satellite built by AMSAT. The
RadFxSat-2 spacecraft bus is built on the Fox-1 series but features a
linear transponder ?upgrade? to replace the standard FM transponder in
Fox-1A through D. In addition, the uplink and downlink bands are
reversed from the previous Fox satellites in a Mode V/u (J)
configuration using a 2 meter uplink and 70 cm downlink. The downlink
features a 1200 bps BPSK telemetry channel to carry the Vanderbilt
science data in addition to a 30 kHz wide transponder for amateur
radio use. Telemetry and experiment data can be decoded using FoxTelem
version 1.09 or later. FoxTelem is available at
https://www.amsat.org/foxtelem-software-for-windows-mac-linux/.

Participation in telemetry collection by as many stations in as many
parts of the world as possible is essential as AMSAT Engineering looks
for successful startup and indications of the general health and
function of the satellite as it begins to acclimate to space. AMSAT
will send a commemorative 3D printed QSL card to the first station
capturing telemetry from RadFxSat-2.

RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E Frequencies:

Telemetry Downlink - 435.750 MHz
Inverting Linear Transponder Uplink - 145.860 MHz - 145.890 MHz
Inverting Linear Transponder Downlink - 435.760 MHz - 435.790 MHz

[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]

/EX

In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. President's Club donations may be made at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-PresClub.

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.

Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/

73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space,

This week's ANS Contributing Editor,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm at amsat dot org

From K6FW1 at verizon.net  Thu Dec  3 03:06:50 2020
From: K6FW1 at verizon.net (Frank)
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2020 19:06:50 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem 1.09 released
In-Reply-To: <CAJsuqdBah4gsUmZEb=DQzSfwb-XnSOzZmQWJ9+6TnbCg=tqmNw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJOf0+vBUNr4=YJ8db_ZBir_YdivQoEuEJhKTELoOKRrBME-JQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABX7KxUui=WGHDfBhTgLNxcfTHM=5enuo2c1L8px6tF0N37y-A@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJsuqdD6SwhG+HQQ-Gwb=dvHNUGd444XhDOwR7w+Z8ndfBsNMA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJsuqdBah4gsUmZEb=DQzSfwb-XnSOzZmQWJ9+6TnbCg=tqmNw@mail.gmail.com>
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I installed FoxTelem 1.09 on a windows PC.  When I launch the application the error message ?Could not write spacecraft user properties file.  Check permission on run directory or on the file.?  Don?t know how to fix this error message.  Thanks for guidance.

Frank
K6FW


> On Nov 30, 2020, at 9:49 PM, Mark Jessop via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> A related question: When decoding the BPSK telemetry, what audio IF range
> can it be present in?
> 
> In the SatNOGS BPSK demodulator flowgraph, the audio output part of the
> flowgraph places the signal at a 12 kHz IF. This is necessary for 9k6 BPSK
> transmissions, and we fixed it at 12 kHz even for 1200 baud BPSK to ensure
> the signal would remain within the 24 kHz passband (48 kHz sample rate)
> even if there was a bit of drift at either the ground-station or sat. The
> audio recordings are currently mainly used with the Funcube telemetry
> decoder, which is quite happy to decode 1200 baud BPSK at the 12 kHz IF.
> 
> An example of such an audio recording, with a 1200 baud BPSK signal at 12
> kHz IF is here:
> https://ia803207.us.archive.org/32/items/satnogs-observation-2403591/satnogs_2403591_2020-06-19T00-39-49.ogg
> 
> Can FoxTelem be configured to accept BPSK at this IF? If so, then it will
> be possible to use any of the audio recordings from SatNOGS observations,
> even if a decoder is not developed in time.
> 
> 73
> Mark VK5QI
> 
> On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 4:01 PM Mark Jessop <vk5qi at rfhead.net> wrote:
> 
>> Is there a link available to a description of the FOX-1E telemetry format?
>> (modulation, framing, error correction, packet descriptions, etc...)
>> 
>> It would be nice to implement a decoder within SatNOGS, to enable the 300+
>> ground stations around the world to contribute telemetry...
>> 
>> 73
>> Mark VK5QI
>> 
>> On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 1:00 PM Burns Fisher via AMSAT-BB <
>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> For those of you with Fox-in-a-box telemetry stations (Fun Cube Dongle in
>>> a
>>> Raspberry Pi with FoxTelem software), FoxTelem 1.09 has been successfully
>>> tested on an FIAB.
>>> 
>>> It is easy to update your FIAB with the new FoxTelem version.  Some time
>>> ago, I provided the instructions for upgrading to a new FoxTelem release
>>> at
>>> 
>>> http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox/Updating%20FoxTelem%20on%20your%20Fox-in-a-Box.txt
>>> and they will not have changed significantly other than the version
>>> numbers.
>>> 
>>> In any case, over the next few days, I will update and post the
>>> instructions as well as making the new version available on the FIAB SD
>>> cards sold in the AMSAT store and (a bit after that) on the free download.
>>> 
>>> Thanks to Chris for a great new version!
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> 
>>> Burns WB1FJ
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 7:32 PM Chris Thompson via AMSAT-BB <
>>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> This release provides several enhancements and needed changes for
>>> RadFxSat,
>>>> also
>>>> known as FOX-1E. This new spacecraft sends 1200bps BPSK telemetry in
>>>> parallel
>>>> with a linear transponder.  Downloading telemetry and sending it to the
>>>> server will assist
>>>> AMSAT and the Radiation tolerance experiments from Vanderbilt
>>> University.
>>>> 
>>>> You can download it here:
>>>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/FoxTelem_1.09n3_windows.zip
>>>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.09n3_linux.tar.gz
>>>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/FoxTelem_1.09n3_mac.tar.gz
>>>> 
>>>> The following changes are in 1.09 (from 1.08):
>>>> * Performance improvements on the telemetry tabs.  This uses less CPU
>>> than
>>>> 1.08.
>>>> * Clearer display of historical records on the telemetry tabs for RT,
>>> MAX,
>>>>  MIN and WOD.
>>>> * Bug fixes for Fox-1E decode and display of diagnostic tables, Whole
>>> Orbit
>>>> Data,
>>>>  formatting of telemetry
>>>> * Ignore extra commas in conversion curve comments
>>>> * Allow a single spacecraft to be downloaded from the Fox Server, even
>>> if
>>>>  FoxTelem stores many spacecraft
>>>> * Latest Golf-T layouts for development
>>>> * BPSK CRC checksum calculation for GOLF-T
>>>> * Another new way to decode and display the mode
>>>> * More generic tab layouts to allow future expansion through soft coding
>>>> * Throttle the DDE requests when decoder stopped
>>>> * Many other bug fixes
>>>> 
>>>> See the complete list on github here:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22Release+1.09%22+
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Chris E. Thompson
>>>> chrisethompson at gmail.com
>>>> g0kla at arrl.net
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>>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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>>>> expressed
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>> 
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From aj9n at aol.com  Thu Dec  3 03:52:37 2020
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2020 03:52:37 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-03 03:30
	UTC
References: <827015171.2484907.1606967557506.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <827015171.2484907.1606967557506@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-03 03:30 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

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Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via R??J (***) 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html 

The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Ryzhikov

Contact is go for Thu 2020-12-03 08:45 UTC

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Scuola Secondaria di I grado ?Anna Frank?, Pistoia, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html?? 

The scheduled astronaut is Victor Glover KI5BKC 

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 12:25:22 UTC 50 deg 

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Tecumseh High School Electronics and Amateur Radio, Tecumseh, OK, direct via K5THS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB 

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 18:33:30 UTC 78 deg 

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Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland, direct via EI1ISS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB (***)

Contact is go for: Mon 2020-12-07 14:50:49 UTC 63 deg 

Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/viVQBI4WzKs? (***)

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Kursk, Russia, direct via Kursk, Russia, direct via R??J (***) 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Kud-Sverchkov 

Contact is go for 2020-12-09 11:45 UTC

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Turkish State Meteorological Service 

Mehmet Zakir Ekni High School, Yenimahalle, Turkey 

Kuyuba?i ?ehit O?uzhan Duyar Secondary School, Ke?i?ren, Turkey

Ted Ankara College Foundation High School, G?lba??, Turkey

Maya Anatolian High School, G?lba??, Turkey

Direct via TC2TSC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB (***)

Contact is go for: Mon 2020-12-07 14:50:49 UTC 63 deg (***)

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RO-SAT One, Piatra-Neam?, Romania, direct via YR?ISS

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html 

The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG (***)

Contact is go for: Sat 2020-12-12 12:35:56 UTC 54 deg (***)

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The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html 

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A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home.

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

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ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general.? As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts.? As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/

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The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19:? 

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Postponed:

No new schools 

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Cancelled:

No new schools

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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?2020-12-03 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.

?

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

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

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2020-10-14 18:00 UTC. 

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

?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

?

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

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

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States) 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 

2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.

?

The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed.? 

?

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

?

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

?

About ARISS:

?

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

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

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

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz unless otherwise noted.

?

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

?

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

?

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


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

?

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

?

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

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

?

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. ????????????

?

http://www.ariss-eu.org/

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net

?

?

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

?

?

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

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 140

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 

Sergey RV3DR with 137 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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

The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date 

webpages were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 

ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1403. 

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

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1336. 

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

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

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

?

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



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

?

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

?

QSL information may be found at:

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

?

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

?

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



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

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

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



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

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

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

Exp. 63 now on orbit 

Kate Rubins KG5FYJ

Sergey Ryzhikov

Sergey Kud-Sverchkov

?

SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit

Victor Glover KI5BKC

Mike Hopkins KF5LJG

Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP

Shannon Walker KD5DXB

?

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

73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?



From curt.laumann at gmail.com  Thu Dec  3 05:00:44 2020
From: curt.laumann at gmail.com (Curt Laumann)
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2020 22:00:44 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] ROOT CAUSE IDENTIFIED... Fwd: SatPC32 and Yaesu FT-817nd
	not working properly
In-Reply-To: <CAD7_4hwm73cWn6hVOSMjDksdQ1KcdZJE7zCqDvGqFOvJCA3PhA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAD7_4hwm73cWn6hVOSMjDksdQ1KcdZJE7zCqDvGqFOvJCA3PhA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAD7_4hxfCVUoM4VtVqzvpdbUe72W49VPCVnWSKrk9Dkjbujo7w@mail.gmail.com>

There are two versions of SatPC32 available for download for North American
users

a) 128d_991                release date June 2019
b) 128d_Scope_Digi    release date July 2020

SatPC32 version released June 2019 works properly with the FT-817nd.
*SatPC32 version released July 2020 DOES NOT work properly with the
FT-817nd.*

I'll forward a note to the author of the program (DK1TB) and make them
aware of this issue.

73's,

Curt / K7ZOO

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Curt Laumann <curt.laumann at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 3:05 AM
Subject: SatPC32 and Yaesu FT-817nd not working properly
To: <AMSAT-BB at amsat.org>


Hi All,

I've used SatPC32 with my Icom IC-910H successfully,  I tried using SatPC32
with my Yaesu FT-817nd and ran into some problems tonight.  I'm seeking
setup and troubleshooting help..

*a)  Anomalous Behavior of FT-817nd*
Frequency does not change to satellite frequencies
Frequency stays on 7 MHz
On SatPC32 start up, mode on FT-817 changes from LSB to FM (in accordance
with AO-27)
Radio rapidly switches between VFOa and VFOb a couple times when I select
different satellites
Correct mode (CW/FM) seems to be chosen.

*b) FT-817nd notes*
Factory reset performed
CAT rate kept at 4800
Split mode is shown when SatPC32 is run
I've tried two different FT-817nd's and they both exhibit this anomalous
behavior.

*c) SatPC32 setup parameters worth mentioning*
version         12.8d - fresh installation
C+ i               CAT control is ON
A-                  automatic satellite chane OFF
V-                  VFO mode OFF
..........<Radio Setup> parameters............
Radio 1        "Yaesu"
Model            FT-817
Baudrate      4800 (verified same as menu item #14 "CAT RATE" on FT-817nd)
COM port -   7 (verified correct with Windows Device Manager.  I plugged
and unplugged the CAT cable and could see COM7 appear and disappear with
the Windows Device Manager)
CAT delay    110
no boxes checked:  RTS+12, DTS+12, KCT-Tuner, Auto Sat Rx/Tx change,
Satellite Mode
Radio 2      none

*d) Reading the manual*
I've read and followed the directions in the SatPC32 manual closely,
including the 'Hints for Yaesu radio" file.

*e) Communications to Yaesu verified with another program*
I verified the computer and CAT cable can communicate with the FT-817nd at
least when using CHIRP.  I was able to successfully program memory channels
in both FT-871nd's..

*QUESTIONS*
a) is there a known problem with using this version of SatPC32 with an
FT-817nd?
b) Any thoughts of additional troubleshooting steps I could take?

I suspect I just missed something in the setup manual, but I can't seem to
figure out what.  Thanks for any help you can provide.

Curt / K7ZOO

From aj9n at aol.com  Thu Dec  3 13:55:51 2020
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2020 13:55:51 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-03 13:30
	UTC
References: <635446703.2548202.1607003751753.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <635446703.2548202.1607003751753@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-03 13:30 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

?

Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via R??J 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html 

The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Ryzhikov

Contact is go for Thu 2020-12-03 08:45 UTC

?

Scuola Secondaria di I grado ?Anna Frank?, Pistoia, Italy, multi-point telebridge via IK1SLD (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html?? 

The scheduled astronaut is Victor Glover KI5BKC 

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 12:25:22 UTC 50 deg 

?

Tecumseh High School Electronics and Amateur Radio, Tecumseh, OK, direct via K5THS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB 

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 18:33:30 UTC 78 deg 

?

Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland, direct via EI1ISS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB 

Contact is go for: Mon 2020-12-07 14:50:49 UTC 63 deg 

Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/viVQBI4WzKs 

?

Kursk, Russia, direct via Kursk, Russia, direct via R??J 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Kud-Sverchkov 

Contact is go for 2020-12-09 11:45 UTC

?

Turkish State Meteorological Service 

Mehmet Zakir Ekni High School, Yenimahalle, Turkey 

Kuyuba?i ?ehit O?uzhan Duyar Secondary School, Ke?i?ren, Turkey

Ted Ankara College Foundation High School, G?lba??, Turkey

Maya Anatolian High School, G?lba??, Turkey

Direct via TC2TSC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-11 08:32:31 UTC 40 deg (***)

?

RO-SAT One, Piatra-Neam?, Romania, direct via YR?ISS

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG 

Contact is go for: Sat 2020-12-12 12:35:56 UTC 54 deg

?

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

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html 

?

########################################################################################################################################

?

A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home.

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

?

ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general.? As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts.? As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/

?

The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19:? 

?

Postponed:

No new schools 

?

Cancelled:

No new schools

?

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

?

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?2020-12-03 13:30 UTC. (***)

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

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

instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.

?

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

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

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2020-10-14 18:00 UTC. 

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

?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

?

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

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

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States) 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 

2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.

?

The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed.? 

?

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

?

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

?

About ARISS:

?

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

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

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

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz unless otherwise noted.

?

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

?

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

?

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


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

?

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

?

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

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

?

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. ????????????

?

http://www.ariss-eu.org/

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net

?

?

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

?

?

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

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 140

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 

Sergey RV3DR with 137 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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

The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date 

webpages were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 

ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1403. 

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

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1336. 

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

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

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

?

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



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

?

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

?

QSL information may be found at:

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

?

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

?

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



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

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

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



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

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

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

Exp. 63 now on orbit 

Kate Rubins KG5FYJ

Sergey Ryzhikov

Sergey Kud-Sverchkov

?

SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit

Victor Glover KI5BKC

Mike Hopkins KF5LJG

Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP

Shannon Walker KD5DXB

?

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

73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?



From wb1fj-bb at fisher.cc  Thu Dec  3 14:40:41 2020
From: wb1fj-bb at fisher.cc (Burns Fisher)
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2020 09:40:41 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem 1.09 released
In-Reply-To: <BC82F04C-743E-43D5-BE3C-37108D7AAFAD@verizon.net>
References: <CAJOf0+vBUNr4=YJ8db_ZBir_YdivQoEuEJhKTELoOKRrBME-JQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABX7KxUui=WGHDfBhTgLNxcfTHM=5enuo2c1L8px6tF0N37y-A@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJsuqdD6SwhG+HQQ-Gwb=dvHNUGd444XhDOwR7w+Z8ndfBsNMA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJsuqdBah4gsUmZEb=DQzSfwb-XnSOzZmQWJ9+6TnbCg=tqmNw@mail.gmail.com>
	<BC82F04C-743E-43D5-BE3C-37108D7AAFAD@verizon.net>
Message-ID: <CABX7KxVAyGkfnLoKFO+xYbp8x0PKMtyo0TvbtppMcg1c6OU3Dw@mail.gmail.com>

Frank,

I am not an expert on the internals of FoxTelem, but I have seen no other
answers, so I will chime in and ask whether you had FoxTelem installed on
this same system earlier and whether you are starting it up specifying a
data folder.  (You do this by specifying a folder either on the command
line if you start it that way, or in the shortcut properties).   If you
specify a data folder (directory), that has to be writable by you.

It says "run directory".  That would be the directory where you actually
placed the folder that you downlinked, and which includes a "FoxTelem.jar"
file.  Is that writable, or did you somehow put it in a location that may
be accessible to multiple users but not writable?

73,

Burns WB1FJ

On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 10:14 PM Frank via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> I installed FoxTelem 1.09 on a windows PC.  When I launch the application
> the error message ?Could not write spacecraft user properties file.  Check
> permission on run directory or on the file.?  Don?t know how to fix this
> error message.  Thanks for guidance.
>
> Frank
> K6FW
>
>
> > On Nov 30, 2020, at 9:49 PM, Mark Jessop via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> > A related question: When decoding the BPSK telemetry, what audio IF range
> > can it be present in?
> >
> > In the SatNOGS BPSK demodulator flowgraph, the audio output part of the
> > flowgraph places the signal at a 12 kHz IF. This is necessary for 9k6
> BPSK
> > transmissions, and we fixed it at 12 kHz even for 1200 baud BPSK to
> ensure
> > the signal would remain within the 24 kHz passband (48 kHz sample rate)
> > even if there was a bit of drift at either the ground-station or sat. The
> > audio recordings are currently mainly used with the Funcube telemetry
> > decoder, which is quite happy to decode 1200 baud BPSK at the 12 kHz IF.
> >
> > An example of such an audio recording, with a 1200 baud BPSK signal at 12
> > kHz IF is here:
> >
> https://ia803207.us.archive.org/32/items/satnogs-observation-2403591/satnogs_2403591_2020-06-19T00-39-49.ogg
> >
> > Can FoxTelem be configured to accept BPSK at this IF? If so, then it will
> > be possible to use any of the audio recordings from SatNOGS observations,
> > even if a decoder is not developed in time.
> >
> > 73
> > Mark VK5QI
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 4:01 PM Mark Jessop <vk5qi at rfhead.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Is there a link available to a description of the FOX-1E telemetry
> format?
> >> (modulation, framing, error correction, packet descriptions, etc...)
> >>
> >> It would be nice to implement a decoder within SatNOGS, to enable the
> 300+
> >> ground stations around the world to contribute telemetry...
> >>
> >> 73
> >> Mark VK5QI
> >>
> >> On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 1:00 PM Burns Fisher via AMSAT-BB <
> >> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> For those of you with Fox-in-a-box telemetry stations (Fun Cube Dongle
> in
> >>> a
> >>> Raspberry Pi with FoxTelem software), FoxTelem 1.09 has been
> successfully
> >>> tested on an FIAB.
> >>>
> >>> It is easy to update your FIAB with the new FoxTelem version.  Some
> time
> >>> ago, I provided the instructions for upgrading to a new FoxTelem
> release
> >>> at
> >>>
> >>>
> http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox/Updating%20FoxTelem%20on%20your%20Fox-in-a-Box.txt
> >>> and they will not have changed significantly other than the version
> >>> numbers.
> >>>
> >>> In any case, over the next few days, I will update and post the
> >>> instructions as well as making the new version available on the FIAB SD
> >>> cards sold in the AMSAT store and (a bit after that) on the free
> download.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks to Chris for a great new version!
> >>>
> >>> 73,
> >>>
> >>> Burns WB1FJ
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 7:32 PM Chris Thompson via AMSAT-BB <
> >>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> This release provides several enhancements and needed changes for
> >>> RadFxSat,
> >>>> also
> >>>> known as FOX-1E. This new spacecraft sends 1200bps BPSK telemetry in
> >>>> parallel
> >>>> with a linear transponder.  Downloading telemetry and sending it to
> the
> >>>> server will assist
> >>>> AMSAT and the Radiation tolerance experiments from Vanderbilt
> >>> University.
> >>>>
> >>>> You can download it here:
> >>>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/FoxTelem_1.09n3_windows.zip
> >>>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.09n3_linux.tar.gz
> >>>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/FoxTelem_1.09n3_mac.tar.gz
> >>>>
> >>>> The following changes are in 1.09 (from 1.08):
> >>>> * Performance improvements on the telemetry tabs.  This uses less CPU
> >>> than
> >>>> 1.08.
> >>>> * Clearer display of historical records on the telemetry tabs for RT,
> >>> MAX,
> >>>>  MIN and WOD.
> >>>> * Bug fixes for Fox-1E decode and display of diagnostic tables, Whole
> >>> Orbit
> >>>> Data,
> >>>>  formatting of telemetry
> >>>> * Ignore extra commas in conversion curve comments
> >>>> * Allow a single spacecraft to be downloaded from the Fox Server, even
> >>> if
> >>>>  FoxTelem stores many spacecraft
> >>>> * Latest Golf-T layouts for development
> >>>> * BPSK CRC checksum calculation for GOLF-T
> >>>> * Another new way to decode and display the mode
> >>>> * More generic tab layouts to allow future expansion through soft
> coding
> >>>> * Throttle the DDE requests when decoder stopped
> >>>> * Many other bug fixes
> >>>>
> >>>> See the complete list on github here:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22Release+1.09%22+
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Chris E. Thompson
> >>>> chrisethompson at gmail.com
> >>>> g0kla at arrl.net
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> >>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> >>> Opinions
> >>>> expressed
> >>>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
> of
> >>>> AMSAT-NA.
> >>>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> >>> program!
> >>>> Subscription settings:
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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
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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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> to all 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 zmetzing at pobox.com  Thu Dec  3 15:49:16 2020
From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger)
Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2020 09:49:16 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] =?utf-8?q?Fwd=3A_A_look_at_Chang=E2=80=99e_5_telemetry?=
Message-ID: <6ecbaec2-fcdd-471b-bde7-14853d238961@www.fastmail.com>

Great analysis of an undocumented downlink from the Chinese moon lander.

https://destevez.net/2020/11/a-look-at-change-5-telemetry/

--- Zach
N0ZGO

From aj9n at aol.com  Thu Dec  3 16:56:13 2020
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2020 16:56:13 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-03 17:00
	UTC
References: <2012181233.2606684.1607014573278.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <2012181233.2606684.1607014573278@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-03 17:00 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

?

Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via R??J 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html 

The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Ryzhikov

Contact was successful for Thu 2020-12-03 08:45 UTC (***)

?

Scuola Secondaria di I grado ?Anna Frank?, Pistoia, Italy, multi-point telebridge via IK1SLD (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html?? 

The scheduled astronaut is Victor Glover KI5BKC 

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 12:25:22 UTC 50 deg 

?

Tecumseh High School Electronics and Amateur Radio, Tecumseh, OK, direct via K5THS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB 

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 18:33:30 UTC 78 deg 

?

Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland, direct via EI1ISS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB 

Contact is go for: Mon 2020-12-07 14:50:49 UTC 63 deg 

Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/viVQBI4WzKs 

?

Kursk, Russia, direct via Kursk, Russia, direct via R??J 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Kud-Sverchkov 

Contact is go for 2020-12-09 11:45 UTC

?

Turkish State Meteorological Service 

Mehmet Zakir Ekni High School, Yenimahalle, Turkey 

Kuyuba?i ?ehit O?uzhan Duyar Secondary School, Ke?i?ren, Turkey

Ted Ankara College Foundation High School, G?lba??, Turkey

Maya Anatolian High School, G?lba??, Turkey

Direct via TC2TSC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-11 08:32:31 UTC 40 deg (***)

?

RO-SAT One, Piatra-Neam?, Romania, direct via YR?ISS

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG 

Contact is go for: Sat 2020-12-12 12:35:56 UTC 54 deg

?

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The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html 

?

########################################################################################################################################

?

A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home.

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

?

ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general.? As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts.? As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/

?

The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19:? 

?

Postponed:

No new schools 

?

Cancelled:

No new schools

?

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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?2020-12-03 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.

?

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

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

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2020-12-03 17:00 UTC. (***)

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

?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

?

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

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

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States) 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 

2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.

?

The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed.? 

?

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

?

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

?

About ARISS:

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

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

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz unless otherwise noted.

?

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?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. ????????????

?

http://www.ariss-eu.org/

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net

?

?

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

?

?

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

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 140

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 

Sergey RV3DR with 138 (***) 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date 

webpages were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 

ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1404. (***)

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

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1337. (***)

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

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

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

?

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



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

?

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

?

QSL information may be found at:

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

?

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

?

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

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

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



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

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

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Exp. 63 now on orbit 

Kate Rubins KG5FYJ

Sergey Ryzhikov

Sergey Kud-Sverchkov

?

SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit

Victor Glover KI5BKC

Mike Hopkins KF5LJG

Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP

Shannon Walker KD5DXB

?

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73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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From K6FW1 at verizon.net  Thu Dec  3 23:44:01 2020
From: K6FW1 at verizon.net (Frank)
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2020 15:44:01 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem 1.09 released
In-Reply-To: <CABX7KxVAyGkfnLoKFO+xYbp8x0PKMtyo0TvbtppMcg1c6OU3Dw@mail.gmail.com>
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	<CAJsuqdD6SwhG+HQQ-Gwb=dvHNUGd444XhDOwR7w+Z8ndfBsNMA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJsuqdBah4gsUmZEb=DQzSfwb-XnSOzZmQWJ9+6TnbCg=tqmNw@mail.gmail.com>
	<BC82F04C-743E-43D5-BE3C-37108D7AAFAD@verizon.net>
	<CABX7KxVAyGkfnLoKFO+xYbp8x0PKMtyo0TvbtppMcg1c6OU3Dw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <A55F2E8F-60CB-4008-9D36-F3E9D69ED6E8@verizon.net>

Burns,

Thank you for the reply.  I have foxtelem 1.07y, 1.08p, 1.08z3 and 1.09n3 installed on this computer each in its own directory.  1.07y and 1.08p launch and run properly.  1.08z3 and 1.09n3 each have the error message and do not start.  All programs were downloaded and installed in the same manner. They are all on the same SSD and installed under a Windows administrator account.  There is not a run directory in properties on any of the four versions.  The computer only has one account/user which is the administrator.  Properties on the folder do not list read only.  At a loss as to why 2 older versions run and the last two versions do not run.  Not being a Windows wizard I do not know where to go from here.

73,
Frank
K6FW

> 
> 
> On Dec 3, 2020, at 6:40 AM, Burns Fisher <wb1fj-bb at fisher.cc> wrote:
> 
> Frank,
> 
> I am not an expert on the internals of FoxTelem, but I have seen no other answers, so I will chime in and ask whether you had FoxTelem installed on this same system earlier and whether you are starting it up specifying a data folder.  (You do this by specifying a folder either on the command line if you start it that way, or in the shortcut properties).   If you specify a data folder (directory), that has to be writable by you.
> 
> It says "run directory".  That would be the directory where you actually placed the folder that you downlinked, and which includes a "FoxTelem.jar" file.  Is that writable, or did you somehow put it in a location that may be accessible to multiple users but not writable?  
> 
> 73,
> 
> Burns WB1FJ
> 
> On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 10:14 PM Frank via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
> I installed FoxTelem 1.09 on a windows PC.  When I launch the application the error message ?Could not write spacecraft user properties file.  Check permission on run directory or on the file.?  Don?t know how to fix this error message.  Thanks for guidance.
> 
> Frank
> K6FW
> 
> 
> > On Nov 30, 2020, at 9:49 PM, Mark Jessop via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
> > 
> > A related question: When decoding the BPSK telemetry, what audio IF range
> > can it be present in?
> > 
> > In the SatNOGS BPSK demodulator flowgraph, the audio output part of the
> > flowgraph places the signal at a 12 kHz IF. This is necessary for 9k6 BPSK
> > transmissions, and we fixed it at 12 kHz even for 1200 baud BPSK to ensure
> > the signal would remain within the 24 kHz passband (48 kHz sample rate)
> > even if there was a bit of drift at either the ground-station or sat. The
> > audio recordings are currently mainly used with the Funcube telemetry
> > decoder, which is quite happy to decode 1200 baud BPSK at the 12 kHz IF.
> > 
> > An example of such an audio recording, with a 1200 baud BPSK signal at 12
> > kHz IF is here:
> > https://ia803207.us.archive.org/32/items/satnogs-observation-2403591/satnogs_2403591_2020-06-19T00-39-49.ogg <https://ia803207.us.archive.org/32/items/satnogs-observation-2403591/satnogs_2403591_2020-06-19T00-39-49.ogg>
> > 
> > Can FoxTelem be configured to accept BPSK at this IF? If so, then it will
> > be possible to use any of the audio recordings from SatNOGS observations,
> > even if a decoder is not developed in time.
> > 
> > 73
> > Mark VK5QI
> > 
> > On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 4:01 PM Mark Jessop <vk5qi at rfhead.net <mailto:vk5qi at rfhead.net>> wrote:
> > 
> >> Is there a link available to a description of the FOX-1E telemetry format?
> >> (modulation, framing, error correction, packet descriptions, etc...)
> >> 
> >> It would be nice to implement a decoder within SatNOGS, to enable the 300+
> >> ground stations around the world to contribute telemetry...
> >> 
> >> 73
> >> Mark VK5QI
> >> 
> >> On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 1:00 PM Burns Fisher via AMSAT-BB <
> >> amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
> >> 
> >>> For those of you with Fox-in-a-box telemetry stations (Fun Cube Dongle in
> >>> a
> >>> Raspberry Pi with FoxTelem software), FoxTelem 1.09 has been successfully
> >>> tested on an FIAB.
> >>> 
> >>> It is easy to update your FIAB with the new FoxTelem version.  Some time
> >>> ago, I provided the instructions for upgrading to a new FoxTelem release
> >>> at
> >>> 
> >>> http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox/Updating%20FoxTelem%20on%20your%20Fox-in-a-Box.txt <http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox/Updating%20FoxTelem%20on%20your%20Fox-in-a-Box.txt>
> >>> and they will not have changed significantly other than the version
> >>> numbers.
> >>> 
> >>> In any case, over the next few days, I will update and post the
> >>> instructions as well as making the new version available on the FIAB SD
> >>> cards sold in the AMSAT store and (a bit after that) on the free download.
> >>> 
> >>> Thanks to Chris for a great new version!
> >>> 
> >>> 73,
> >>> 
> >>> Burns WB1FJ
> >>> 
> >>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 7:32 PM Chris Thompson via AMSAT-BB <
> >>> amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
> >>> 
> >>>> This release provides several enhancements and needed changes for
> >>> RadFxSat,
> >>>> also
> >>>> known as FOX-1E. This new spacecraft sends 1200bps BPSK telemetry in
> >>>> parallel
> >>>> with a linear transponder.  Downloading telemetry and sending it to the
> >>>> server will assist
> >>>> AMSAT and the Radiation tolerance experiments from Vanderbilt
> >>> University.
> >>>> 
> >>>> You can download it here:
> >>>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/FoxTelem_1.09n3_windows.zip <http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/FoxTelem_1.09n3_windows.zip>
> >>>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.09n3_linux.tar.gz <http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.09n3_linux.tar.gz>
> >>>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/FoxTelem_1.09n3_mac.tar.gz <http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/FoxTelem_1.09n3_mac.tar.gz>
> >>>> 
> >>>> The following changes are in 1.09 (from 1.08):
> >>>> * Performance improvements on the telemetry tabs.  This uses less CPU
> >>> than
> >>>> 1.08.
> >>>> * Clearer display of historical records on the telemetry tabs for RT,
> >>> MAX,
> >>>>  MIN and WOD.
> >>>> * Bug fixes for Fox-1E decode and display of diagnostic tables, Whole
> >>> Orbit
> >>>> Data,
> >>>>  formatting of telemetry
> >>>> * Ignore extra commas in conversion curve comments
> >>>> * Allow a single spacecraft to be downloaded from the Fox Server, even
> >>> if
> >>>>  FoxTelem stores many spacecraft
> >>>> * Latest Golf-T layouts for development
> >>>> * BPSK CRC checksum calculation for GOLF-T
> >>>> * Another new way to decode and display the mode
> >>>> * More generic tab layouts to allow future expansion through soft coding
> >>>> * Throttle the DDE requests when decoder stopped
> >>>> * Many other bug fixes
> >>>> 
> >>>> See the complete list on github here:
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>> https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22Release+1.09%22+ <https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22Release+1.09%22+>
> >>>> 
> >>>> --
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From aj9n at aol.com  Fri Dec  4 02:42:47 2020
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 02:42:47 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-04 02:30
	UTC
References: <1889811674.2746243.1607049767458.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1889811674.2746243.1607049767458@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-04 02:30 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

?

Scuola Secondaria di I grado ?Anna Frank?, Pistoia, Italy, multi-point telebridge via IK1SLD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html?? 

The scheduled astronaut is Victor Glover KI5BKC 

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 12:25:22 UTC 50 deg 

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

?

?

Tecumseh High School Electronics and Amateur Radio, Tecumseh, OK, direct via K5THS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB 

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 18:33:30 UTC 78 deg 

?

Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland, direct via EI1ISS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB 

Contact is go for: Mon 2020-12-07 14:50:49 UTC 63 deg 

Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/viVQBI4WzKs 

?

Kursk, Russia, direct via Kursk, Russia, direct via R??J 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Kud-Sverchkov 

Contact is go for 2020-12-09 11:45 UTC

?

Turkish State Meteorological Service 

Mehmet Zakir Ekni High School, Yenimahalle, Turkey 

Kuyuba?i ?ehit O?uzhan Duyar Secondary School, Ke?i?ren, Turkey

Ted Ankara College Foundation High School, G?lba??, Turkey

Maya Anatolian High School, G?lba??, Turkey

Direct via TC2TSC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-11 08:32:31 UTC 40 deg 

?

RO-SAT One, Piatra-Neam?, Romania, direct via YR?ISS

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG 

Contact is go for: Sat 2020-12-12 12:35:56 UTC 54 deg

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The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html 

?

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?

A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home.

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

?

ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general.? As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts.? As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/

?

The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19:? 

?

Postponed:

No new schools 

?

Cancelled:

No new schools

?

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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?2020-12-04 02:30 UTC. (***)

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

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

instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.

?

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

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

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2020-12-03 17:00 UTC. 

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

?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

?

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

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States) 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 

2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.

?

The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed.? 

?

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

?

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

?

About ARISS:

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

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

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

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

?

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?

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

?

Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz unless otherwise noted.

?

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?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

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

?

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. ????????????

?

http://www.ariss-eu.org/

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net

?

?

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

?

?

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

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 140

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 

Sergey RV3DR with 138 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date 

webpages were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 

ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1404. 

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

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1337. 

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

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

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

?

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



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

?

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

?

QSL information may be found at:

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

?

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

?

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

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

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



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

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

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Exp. 63 now on orbit 

Kate Rubins KG5FYJ

Sergey Ryzhikov

Sergey Kud-Sverchkov

?

SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit

Victor Glover KI5BKC

Mike Hopkins KF5LJG

Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP

Shannon Walker KD5DXB

?

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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 Dec  4 05:17:40 2020
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (David Jordan)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 05:17:40 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS News Release No. 20-25
References: <1904050316.2763059.1607059060818.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1904050316.2763059.1607059060818@mail.yahoo.com>


?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

?

ARISS News Release??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? ??????????????????????????????No.?? 20-25???? 

Dave Jordan, AA4KN 

ARISS PR

aa4kn at amsat.org

?

?

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

?

?

ARISSContact Scheduled for

Students at Athlone CommunityCollege, Athlone, Ireland

?

December4, 2020?Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received scheduleconfirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the groupthat puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around theglobe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS). 

?

This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between students at the AthloneCommunity College, Athlone, Ireland and astronaut Shannon Walker, amateur radiocall sign KD5DXB. Amateur radio station EI1ISS will be the ground station forthis contact. About800 people will be onsite for the event. Students will take turns asking Walker questions and Englishis the language expected to be used during the contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is145.800 MHz.?? 

?

The ARISS radio contact isscheduled for December 7, 2020 at 2:50 pm GMT (Athlone), (14:50 UTC, 9:50 am EST,8:50 am CST, 7:50 am MST and 6:50 am PST).?? ?

?

The public is invited to watch the livestream at: https://youtu.be/viVQBI4WzKs

?

AthloneCommunity College has 1,200 students, ages 12 to 18, from a diverse range ofbackgrounds, and from both rural and urban areas. Mathematics, science and engineeringsubjects occupy a special place in the school curriculum for both the junior and senior levels, and studentshave enjoyed studying the ISS and space. In preparation for the ARISS contact,teachers have conducted lessons that involve science and physics studies. 

?

_____________________________

Astime allows, students will ask these questions:

?
1. Did you enjoy the launch into space?
2. Tell us somethingabout current experiments on the ISS?

3. What is yourfavourite area in the ISS?

4. What activities doyou do in your spare time?

5. What is the mostinteresting thing you have seen on Earth from the space station?

6. What evidence ofclimate change can you see from space?

7. How many years oftraining does it take to become an astronaut?

8. Where does the ISSget its energy from?

9. What happens ifyou are in a space suit and your nose becomes really itchy?

10. When you returnhome what will you miss most about the ISS?

11. What was the mostdifficult challenge you had to overcome during training?

12. When you firstsaw the earth from space what was your reaction?

13. Has somethinguseful on earth come from space experiments?

14. Are your musclesweak when you return from micro gravity? 

15. If there was amanned mission to Mars would you consider going?

16. Will it ever befeasible to travel to another solar system?

17. How do you keepfit with the low gravity in space?

18. Does your senseof taste and smell change in space? 

19. While on the ISSare you able to communicate with family?

20. When did youdecide you wanted to become an astronaut - from a young age or did yourinterest develop at a later age?

???

_____________________________

?

?

ARISS ? Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Amateur Radio Operations onthe ISS

?

About ARISS:

Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radiosocieties and the space agencies that support the International Space Station(ISS).? In the United States, sponsorsare the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio RelayLeague (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA?s SpaceCommunications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promoteexploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematicstopics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew membersaboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students,educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, andamateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org



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From chrisethompson at gmail.com  Fri Dec  4 14:24:23 2020
From: chrisethompson at gmail.com (Chris Thompson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 09:24:23 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem 1.09 released
In-Reply-To: <A55F2E8F-60CB-4008-9D36-F3E9D69ED6E8@verizon.net>
References: <CAJOf0+vBUNr4=YJ8db_ZBir_YdivQoEuEJhKTELoOKRrBME-JQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABX7KxUui=WGHDfBhTgLNxcfTHM=5enuo2c1L8px6tF0N37y-A@mail.gmail.com>
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	<A55F2E8F-60CB-4008-9D36-F3E9D69ED6E8@verizon.net>
Message-ID: <CAJOf0+u_U0gHRj-C55fqMfHoKPG7U3f6iHr4U8SGCtd-GyCY5g@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Frank,

Sorry for the difficulties here.  Programs should prevent these sorts of
issues.  So let's see if we can work out what is causing the problem and
fix it.

In version 1.07 and version 1.08 some of the settings were stored in the
install folder.  Specifically settings tied to each spacecraft such as the
downlink frequency.  If you changed that value in the GUI then it saved the
new value back into the install folder.  That appears to be working fine
for you.

In 1.08 and 1.09 no settings are saved in the install folder.  Instead they
are saved into your data folder along with the telemetry that you download.
This is the "user properties file" that it can not save.  Why it can't save
it is a good question.

So I need to know where you have saved the telemetry.  This is the folder
that is listed on File > Settings and is called the Log files directory.
If 1.09 won't start then run 1.07 and let us know what that points to,
unless you do something at each install to move the data around.  We can
then help you get this fixed and working.

73
Chris


73
Chris


On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 6:50 PM Frank via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Burns,
>
> Thank you for the reply.  I have foxtelem 1.07y, 1.08p, 1.08z3 and 1.09n3
> installed on this computer each in its own directory.  1.07y and 1.08p
> launch and run properly.  1.08z3 and 1.09n3 each have the error message and
> do not start.  All programs were downloaded and installed in the same
> manner. They are all on the same SSD and installed under a Windows
> administrator account.  There is not a run directory in properties on any
> of the four versions.  The computer only has one account/user which is the
> administrator.  Properties on the folder do not list read only.  At a loss
> as to why 2 older versions run and the last two versions do not run.  Not
> being a Windows wizard I do not know where to go from here.
>
> 73,
> Frank
> K6FW
>
> >
> >
> > On Dec 3, 2020, at 6:40 AM, Burns Fisher <wb1fj-bb at fisher.cc> wrote:
> >
> > Frank,
> >
> > I am not an expert on the internals of FoxTelem, but I have seen no
> other answers, so I will chime in and ask whether you had FoxTelem
> installed on this same system earlier and whether you are starting it up
> specifying a data folder.  (You do this by specifying a folder either on
> the command line if you start it that way, or in the shortcut properties).
>  If you specify a data folder (directory), that has to be writable by you.
> >
> > It says "run directory".  That would be the directory where you actually
> placed the folder that you downlinked, and which includes a "FoxTelem.jar"
> file.  Is that writable, or did you somehow put it in a location that may
> be accessible to multiple users but not writable?
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Burns WB1FJ
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 10:14 PM Frank via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org
> <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
> > I installed FoxTelem 1.09 on a windows PC.  When I launch the
> application the error message ?Could not write spacecraft user properties
> file.  Check permission on run directory or on the file.?  Don?t know how
> to fix this error message.  Thanks for guidance.
> >
> > Frank
> > K6FW
> >
> >
> > > On Nov 30, 2020, at 9:49 PM, Mark Jessop via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
> > >
> > > A related question: When decoding the BPSK telemetry, what audio IF
> range
> > > can it be present in?
> > >
> > > In the SatNOGS BPSK demodulator flowgraph, the audio output part of the
> > > flowgraph places the signal at a 12 kHz IF. This is necessary for 9k6
> BPSK
> > > transmissions, and we fixed it at 12 kHz even for 1200 baud BPSK to
> ensure
> > > the signal would remain within the 24 kHz passband (48 kHz sample rate)
> > > even if there was a bit of drift at either the ground-station or sat.
> The
> > > audio recordings are currently mainly used with the Funcube telemetry
> > > decoder, which is quite happy to decode 1200 baud BPSK at the 12 kHz
> IF.
> > >
> > > An example of such an audio recording, with a 1200 baud BPSK signal at
> 12
> > > kHz IF is here:
> > >
> https://ia803207.us.archive.org/32/items/satnogs-observation-2403591/satnogs_2403591_2020-06-19T00-39-49.ogg
> <
> https://ia803207.us.archive.org/32/items/satnogs-observation-2403591/satnogs_2403591_2020-06-19T00-39-49.ogg
> >
> > >
> > > Can FoxTelem be configured to accept BPSK at this IF? If so, then it
> will
> > > be possible to use any of the audio recordings from SatNOGS
> observations,
> > > even if a decoder is not developed in time.
> > >
> > > 73
> > > Mark VK5QI
> > >
> > > On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 4:01 PM Mark Jessop <vk5qi at rfhead.net <mailto:
> vk5qi at rfhead.net>> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Is there a link available to a description of the FOX-1E telemetry
> format?
> > >> (modulation, framing, error correction, packet descriptions, etc...)
> > >>
> > >> It would be nice to implement a decoder within SatNOGS, to enable the
> 300+
> > >> ground stations around the world to contribute telemetry...
> > >>
> > >> 73
> > >> Mark VK5QI
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 1:00 PM Burns Fisher via AMSAT-BB <
> > >> amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> For those of you with Fox-in-a-box telemetry stations (Fun Cube
> Dongle in
> > >>> a
> > >>> Raspberry Pi with FoxTelem software), FoxTelem 1.09 has been
> successfully
> > >>> tested on an FIAB.
> > >>>
> > >>> It is easy to update your FIAB with the new FoxTelem version.  Some
> time
> > >>> ago, I provided the instructions for upgrading to a new FoxTelem
> release
> > >>> at
> > >>>
> > >>>
> http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox/Updating%20FoxTelem%20on%20your%20Fox-in-a-Box.txt
> <
> http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox/Updating%20FoxTelem%20on%20your%20Fox-in-a-Box.txt
> >
> > >>> and they will not have changed significantly other than the version
> > >>> numbers.
> > >>>
> > >>> In any case, over the next few days, I will update and post the
> > >>> instructions as well as making the new version available on the FIAB
> SD
> > >>> cards sold in the AMSAT store and (a bit after that) on the free
> download.
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks to Chris for a great new version!
> > >>>
> > >>> 73,
> > >>>
> > >>> Burns WB1FJ
> > >>>
> > >>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 7:32 PM Chris Thompson via AMSAT-BB <
> > >>> amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> This release provides several enhancements and needed changes for
> > >>> RadFxSat,
> > >>>> also
> > >>>> known as FOX-1E. This new spacecraft sends 1200bps BPSK telemetry in
> > >>>> parallel
> > >>>> with a linear transponder.  Downloading telemetry and sending it to
> the
> > >>>> server will assist
> > >>>> AMSAT and the Radiation tolerance experiments from Vanderbilt
> > >>> University.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> You can download it here:
> > >>>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/FoxTelem_1.09n3_windows.zip <
> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/FoxTelem_1.09n3_windows.zip>
> > >>>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.09n3_linux.tar.gz <
> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.09n3_linux.tar.gz>
> > >>>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/FoxTelem_1.09n3_mac.tar.gz <
> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/FoxTelem_1.09n3_mac.tar.gz>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> The following changes are in 1.09 (from 1.08):
> > >>>> * Performance improvements on the telemetry tabs.  This uses less
> CPU
> > >>> than
> > >>>> 1.08.
> > >>>> * Clearer display of historical records on the telemetry tabs for
> RT,
> > >>> MAX,
> > >>>>  MIN and WOD.
> > >>>> * Bug fixes for Fox-1E decode and display of diagnostic tables,
> Whole
> > >>> Orbit
> > >>>> Data,
> > >>>>  formatting of telemetry
> > >>>> * Ignore extra commas in conversion curve comments
> > >>>> * Allow a single spacecraft to be downloaded from the Fox Server,
> even
> > >>> if
> > >>>>  FoxTelem stores many spacecraft
> > >>>> * Latest Golf-T layouts for development
> > >>>> * BPSK CRC checksum calculation for GOLF-T
> > >>>> * Another new way to decode and display the mode
> > >>>> * More generic tab layouts to allow future expansion through soft
> coding
> > >>>> * Throttle the DDE requests when decoder stopped
> > >>>> * Many other bug fixes
> > >>>>
> > >>>> See the complete list on github here:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22Release+1.09%22+
> <
> https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22Release+1.09%22+
> >
> > >>>>
> > >>>> --
> > >>>> Chris E. Thompson
> > >>>> chrisethompson at gmail.com <mailto:chrisethompson at gmail.com>
> > >>>> g0kla at arrl.net <mailto:g0kla at arrl.net>
> > >>>> _______________________________________________
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> makes this open forum available
> > >>>> to all 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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> makes this open forum available
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
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-- 
Chris E. Thompson
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g0kla at arrl.net

From chrisethompson at gmail.com  Fri Dec  4 14:25:36 2020
From: chrisethompson at gmail.com (Chris Thompson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 09:25:36 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb]
	=?utf-8?q?Fwd=3A_A_look_at_Chang=E2=80=99e_5_telemetry?=
In-Reply-To: <6ecbaec2-fcdd-471b-bde7-14853d238961@www.fastmail.com>
References: <6ecbaec2-fcdd-471b-bde7-14853d238961@www.fastmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJOf0+vn7eY1pMHYCvA1Qdu32bPhS2gt9NcqV4ib+mvot=jYAg@mail.gmail.com>

I saw that and was also fascinated by the analysis.  Thanks for sharing
here.

73
Chris

On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 10:59 AM Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Great analysis of an undocumented downlink from the Chinese moon lander.
>
> https://destevez.net/2020/11/a-look-at-change-5-telemetry/
>
> --- Zach
> N0ZGO
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
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From propgrinder at gmail.com  Fri Dec  4 14:58:06 2020
From: propgrinder at gmail.com (Bob Hammond)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 06:58:06 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb]
	=?utf-8?q?Fwd=3A_A_look_at_Chang=E2=80=99e_5_telemetry?=
In-Reply-To: <CAJOf0+vn7eY1pMHYCvA1Qdu32bPhS2gt9NcqV4ib+mvot=jYAg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <6ecbaec2-fcdd-471b-bde7-14853d238961@www.fastmail.com>
	<CAJOf0+vn7eY1pMHYCvA1Qdu32bPhS2gt9NcqV4ib+mvot=jYAg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAKoB7OooEvEecN48emGQcWG9TXTWXGqnG7fsaS6pK4korKX_cw@mail.gmail.com>

LIkewise here.  The entire Chang'e 5 mission and technology is very
interesting.

Bob W7OTJ

On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 6:39 AM Chris Thompson via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> I saw that and was also fascinated by the analysis.  Thanks for sharing
> here.
>
> 73
> Chris
>
> On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 10:59 AM Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> > Great analysis of an undocumented downlink from the Chinese moon lander.
> >
> > https://destevez.net/2020/11/a-look-at-change-5-telemetry/
> >
> > --- 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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> >
>
>
> --
> Chris E. Thompson
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> g0kla at arrl.net
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
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From yono_adisoemarta at yahoo.com  Fri Dec  4 15:39:03 2020
From: yono_adisoemarta at yahoo.com (Yono Adisoemarta)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 22:39:03 +0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 flipped to Safe Mode for the third night
References: <76F28844-19C6-454C-BEAE-A1B4B45E638B.ref@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <76F28844-19C6-454C-BEAE-A1B4B45E638B@yahoo.com>


Dear all,

For the third evening, AO-91 satellite flipped to Safe Mode during the 10 PM (15 UTC) pass over Indonesia, before reaching TCA.

Reading the telemetry, battery voltages are ok. Anything else that tripped the sat into Safe Mode?

73 de Yono - YD0NXX


Sent from my iPhone

From marklhammond at gmail.com  Fri Dec  4 15:44:39 2020
From: marklhammond at gmail.com (Mark L. Hammond)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 10:44:39 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 flipped to Safe Mode for the third night
In-Reply-To: <76F28844-19C6-454C-BEAE-A1B4B45E638B@yahoo.com>
References: <76F28844-19C6-454C-BEAE-A1B4B45E638B.ref@yahoo.com>
	<76F28844-19C6-454C-BEAE-A1B4B45E638B@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CAPRXzypQvRE1J68c5-Z1wdW=0qWrLWdm614puVX6FZ9PUD+dYw@mail.gmail.com>

Hello Yono,

Thanks for this information.  One the battery voltage gets down to about
3.6V (think that's the value...), AO-91 will go automatically into safe
mode.  The values of "MIN" in the telemetry logs will help to tell a more
complete picture.  It's reporting as low as 3.31V now.    So yes, it's
behaving as designed and engineered!

73,

Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
AMSAT Director and Command Station



On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 10:40 AM Yono Adisoemarta via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

>
> Dear all,
>
> For the third evening, AO-91 satellite flipped to Safe Mode during the 10
> PM (15 UTC) pass over Indonesia, before reaching TCA.
>
> Reading the telemetry, battery voltages are ok. Anything else that tripped
> the sat into Safe Mode?
>
> 73 de Yono - YD0NXX
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>

From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Fri Dec  4 15:46:35 2020
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 10:46:35 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 flipped to Safe Mode for the third night
In-Reply-To: <76F28844-19C6-454C-BEAE-A1B4B45E638B@yahoo.com>
References: <76F28844-19C6-454C-BEAE-A1B4B45E638B@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <455EDB55-2198-4828-99C3-9C7F53D97DF3@mindspring.com>

It?s auto safe mode from hitting minimum battery voltage. There?s not much to be done about it unfortunately.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 4, 2020, at 10:41 AM, Yono Adisoemarta via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> ?
> Dear all,
> 
> For the third evening, AO-91 satellite flipped to Safe Mode during the 10 PM (15 UTC) pass over Indonesia, before reaching TCA.
> 
> Reading the telemetry, battery voltages are ok. Anything else that tripped the sat into Safe Mode?
> 
> 73 de Yono - YD0NXX
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
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From K6FW1 at verizon.net  Fri Dec  4 19:15:36 2020
From: K6FW1 at verizon.net (Frank)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 11:15:36 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem 1.09 released
In-Reply-To: <CAJOf0+u_U0gHRj-C55fqMfHoKPG7U3f6iHr4U8SGCtd-GyCY5g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJOf0+vBUNr4=YJ8db_ZBir_YdivQoEuEJhKTELoOKRrBME-JQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABX7KxUui=WGHDfBhTgLNxcfTHM=5enuo2c1L8px6tF0N37y-A@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJsuqdD6SwhG+HQQ-Gwb=dvHNUGd444XhDOwR7w+Z8ndfBsNMA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJsuqdBah4gsUmZEb=DQzSfwb-XnSOzZmQWJ9+6TnbCg=tqmNw@mail.gmail.com>
	<BC82F04C-743E-43D5-BE3C-37108D7AAFAD@verizon.net>
	<CABX7KxVAyGkfnLoKFO+xYbp8x0PKMtyo0TvbtppMcg1c6OU3Dw@mail.gmail.com>
	<A55F2E8F-60CB-4008-9D36-F3E9D69ED6E8@verizon.net>
	<CAJOf0+u_U0gHRj-C55fqMfHoKPG7U3f6iHr4U8SGCtd-GyCY5g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <D50069BB-2750-4257-AC01-283772C81341@verizon.net>

Chris,

Thank you for the reply.  In both 1.07y and 1.08p the Log Files Directory field is blank.  1.08z3 and 109n3 will not start because of the error.  

73,
Frank
K6FW


> On Dec 4, 2020, at 6:24 AM, Chris Thompson <chrisethompson at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Frank,
> 
> Sorry for the difficulties here.  Programs should prevent these sorts of issues.  So let's see if we can work out what is causing the problem and fix it.
> 
> In version 1.07 and version 1.08 some of the settings were stored in the install folder.  Specifically settings tied to each spacecraft such as the downlink frequency.  If you changed that value in the GUI then it saved the new value back into the install folder.  That appears to be working fine for you.
> 
> In 1.08 and 1.09 no settings are saved in the install folder.  Instead they are saved into your data folder along with the telemetry that you download. This is the "user properties file" that it can not save.  Why it can't save it is a good question.
> 
> So I need to know where you have saved the telemetry.  This is the folder that is listed on File > Settings and is called the Log files directory.  If 1.09 won't start then run 1.07 and let us know what that points to, unless you do something at each install to move the data around.  We can then help you get this fixed and working.
> 
> 73
> Chris
> 
> 
> 73
> Chris
> 
> 
> On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 6:50 PM Frank via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
> Burns,
> 
> Thank you for the reply.  I have foxtelem 1.07y, 1.08p, 1.08z3 and 1.09n3 installed on this computer each in its own directory.  1.07y and 1.08p launch and run properly.  1.08z3 and 1.09n3 each have the error message and do not start.  All programs were downloaded and installed in the same manner. They are all on the same SSD and installed under a Windows administrator account.  There is not a run directory in properties on any of the four versions.  The computer only has one account/user which is the administrator.  Properties on the folder do not list read only.  At a loss as to why 2 older versions run and the last two versions do not run.  Not being a Windows wizard I do not know where to go from here.
> 
> 73,
> Frank
> K6FW
> 
> > 
> > 
> > On Dec 3, 2020, at 6:40 AM, Burns Fisher <wb1fj-bb at fisher.cc> wrote:
> > 
> > Frank,
> > 
> > I am not an expert on the internals of FoxTelem, but I have seen no other answers, so I will chime in and ask whether you had FoxTelem installed on this same system earlier and whether you are starting it up specifying a data folder.  (You do this by specifying a folder either on the command line if you start it that way, or in the shortcut properties).   If you specify a data folder (directory), that has to be writable by you.
> > 
> > It says "run directory".  That would be the directory where you actually placed the folder that you downlinked, and which includes a "FoxTelem.jar" file.  Is that writable, or did you somehow put it in a location that may be accessible to multiple users but not writable?  
> > 
> > 73,
> > 
> > Burns WB1FJ
> > 
> > On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 10:14 PM Frank via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org> <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>>> wrote:
> > I installed FoxTelem 1.09 on a windows PC.  When I launch the application the error message ?Could not write spacecraft user properties file.  Check permission on run directory or on the file.?  Don?t know how to fix this error message.  Thanks for guidance.
> > 
> > Frank
> > K6FW
> > 
> > 
> > > On Nov 30, 2020, at 9:49 PM, Mark Jessop via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org> <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>>> wrote:
> > > 
> > > A related question: When decoding the BPSK telemetry, what audio IF range
> > > can it be present in?
> > > 
> > > In the SatNOGS BPSK demodulator flowgraph, the audio output part of the
> > > flowgraph places the signal at a 12 kHz IF. This is necessary for 9k6 BPSK
> > > transmissions, and we fixed it at 12 kHz even for 1200 baud BPSK to ensure
> > > the signal would remain within the 24 kHz passband (48 kHz sample rate)
> > > even if there was a bit of drift at either the ground-station or sat. The
> > > audio recordings are currently mainly used with the Funcube telemetry
> > > decoder, which is quite happy to decode 1200 baud BPSK at the 12 kHz IF.
> > > 
> > > An example of such an audio recording, with a 1200 baud BPSK signal at 12
> > > kHz IF is here:
> > > https://ia803207.us.archive.org/32/items/satnogs-observation-2403591/satnogs_2403591_2020-06-19T00-39-49.ogg <https://ia803207.us.archive.org/32/items/satnogs-observation-2403591/satnogs_2403591_2020-06-19T00-39-49.ogg> <https://ia803207.us.archive.org/32/items/satnogs-observation-2403591/satnogs_2403591_2020-06-19T00-39-49.ogg <https://ia803207.us.archive.org/32/items/satnogs-observation-2403591/satnogs_2403591_2020-06-19T00-39-49.ogg>>
> > > 
> > > Can FoxTelem be configured to accept BPSK at this IF? If so, then it will
> > > be possible to use any of the audio recordings from SatNOGS observations,
> > > even if a decoder is not developed in time.
> > > 
> > > 73
> > > Mark VK5QI
> > > 
> > > On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 4:01 PM Mark Jessop <vk5qi at rfhead.net <mailto:vk5qi at rfhead.net> <mailto:vk5qi at rfhead.net <mailto:vk5qi at rfhead.net>>> wrote:
> > > 
> > >> Is there a link available to a description of the FOX-1E telemetry format?
> > >> (modulation, framing, error correction, packet descriptions, etc...)
> > >> 
> > >> It would be nice to implement a decoder within SatNOGS, to enable the 300+
> > >> ground stations around the world to contribute telemetry...
> > >> 
> > >> 73
> > >> Mark VK5QI
> > >> 
> > >> On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 1:00 PM Burns Fisher via AMSAT-BB <
> > >> amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org> <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>>> wrote:
> > >> 
> > >>> For those of you with Fox-in-a-box telemetry stations (Fun Cube Dongle in
> > >>> a
> > >>> Raspberry Pi with FoxTelem software), FoxTelem 1.09 has been successfully
> > >>> tested on an FIAB.
> > >>> 
> > >>> It is easy to update your FIAB with the new FoxTelem version.  Some time
> > >>> ago, I provided the instructions for upgrading to a new FoxTelem release
> > >>> at
> > >>> 
> > >>> http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox/Updating%20FoxTelem%20on%20your%20Fox-in-a-Box.txt <http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox/Updating%20FoxTelem%20on%20your%20Fox-in-a-Box.txt> <http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox/Updating%20FoxTelem%20on%20your%20Fox-in-a-Box.txt <http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox/Updating%20FoxTelem%20on%20your%20Fox-in-a-Box.txt>>
> > >>> and they will not have changed significantly other than the version
> > >>> numbers.
> > >>> 
> > >>> In any case, over the next few days, I will update and post the
> > >>> instructions as well as making the new version available on the FIAB SD
> > >>> cards sold in the AMSAT store and (a bit after that) on the free download.
> > >>> 
> > >>> Thanks to Chris for a great new version!
> > >>> 
> > >>> 73,
> > >>> 
> > >>> Burns WB1FJ
> > >>> 
> > >>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 7:32 PM Chris Thompson via AMSAT-BB <
> > >>> amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org> <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>>> wrote:
> > >>> 
> > >>>> This release provides several enhancements and needed changes for
> > >>> RadFxSat,
> > >>>> also
> > >>>> known as FOX-1E. This new spacecraft sends 1200bps BPSK telemetry in
> > >>>> parallel
> > >>>> with a linear transponder.  Downloading telemetry and sending it to the
> > >>>> server will assist
> > >>>> AMSAT and the Radiation tolerance experiments from Vanderbilt
> > >>> University.
> > >>>> 
> > >>>> You can download it here:
> > >>>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/FoxTelem_1.09n3_windows.zip <http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/FoxTelem_1.09n3_windows.zip> <http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/FoxTelem_1.09n3_windows.zip <http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/FoxTelem_1.09n3_windows.zip>>
> > >>>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.09n3_linux.tar.gz <http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.09n3_linux.tar.gz> <http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.09n3_linux.tar.gz <http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.09n3_linux.tar.gz>>
> > >>>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/FoxTelem_1.09n3_mac.tar.gz <http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/FoxTelem_1.09n3_mac.tar.gz> <http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/FoxTelem_1.09n3_mac.tar.gz <http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/FoxTelem_1.09n3_mac.tar.gz>>
> > >>>> 
> > >>>> The following changes are in 1.09 (from 1.08):
> > >>>> * Performance improvements on the telemetry tabs.  This uses less CPU
> > >>> than
> > >>>> 1.08.
> > >>>> * Clearer display of historical records on the telemetry tabs for RT,
> > >>> MAX,
> > >>>>  MIN and WOD.
> > >>>> * Bug fixes for Fox-1E decode and display of diagnostic tables, Whole
> > >>> Orbit
> > >>>> Data,
> > >>>>  formatting of telemetry
> > >>>> * Ignore extra commas in conversion curve comments
> > >>>> * Allow a single spacecraft to be downloaded from the Fox Server, even
> > >>> if
> > >>>>  FoxTelem stores many spacecraft
> > >>>> * Latest Golf-T layouts for development
> > >>>> * BPSK CRC checksum calculation for GOLF-T
> > >>>> * Another new way to decode and display the mode
> > >>>> * More generic tab layouts to allow future expansion through soft coding
> > >>>> * Throttle the DDE requests when decoder stopped
> > >>>> * Many other bug fixes
> > >>>> 
> > >>>> See the complete list on github here:
> > >>>> 
> > >>>> 
> > >>> https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22Release+1.09%22+ <https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22Release+1.09%22+> <https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22Release+1.09%22+ <https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22Release+1.09%22+>>
> > >>>> 
> > >>>> --
> > >>>> Chris E. Thompson
> > >>>> chrisethompson at gmail.com <mailto:chrisethompson at gmail.com> <mailto:chrisethompson at gmail.com <mailto:chrisethompson at gmail.com>>
> > >>>> g0kla at arrl.net <mailto:g0kla at arrl.net> <mailto:g0kla at arrl.net <mailto:g0kla at arrl.net>>
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> g0kla at arrl.net <mailto:g0kla at arrl.net>

From n0jy at amsat.org  Fri Dec  4 21:07:27 2020
From: n0jy at amsat.org (Jerry Buxton)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 15:07:27 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 flipped to Safe Mode for the third night
In-Reply-To: <CAPRXzypQvRE1J68c5-Z1wdW=0qWrLWdm614puVX6FZ9PUD+dYw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <76F28844-19C6-454C-BEAE-A1B4B45E638B.ref@yahoo.com>
	<76F28844-19C6-454C-BEAE-A1B4B45E638B@yahoo.com>
	<CAPRXzypQvRE1J68c5-Z1wdW=0qWrLWdm614puVX6FZ9PUD+dYw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <8bd10fc5-f234-319b-afc0-b123de10474c@amsat.org>

Did anyone happen to check BATT Temperature for/around that time?

Jerry Buxton, N?JY

On 12/4/2020 09:44, Mark L. Hammond via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Hello Yono,
>
> Thanks for this information.  One the battery voltage gets down to about
> 3.6V (think that's the value...), AO-91 will go automatically into safe
> mode.  The values of "MIN" in the telemetry logs will help to tell a more
> complete picture.  It's reporting as low as 3.31V now.    So yes, it's
> behaving as designed and engineered!
>
> 73,
>
> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
> AMSAT Director and Command Station
>
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 10:40 AM Yono Adisoemarta via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> For the third evening, AO-91 satellite flipped to Safe Mode during the 10
>> PM (15 UTC) pass over Indonesia, before reaching TCA.
>>
>> Reading the telemetry, battery voltages are ok. Anything else that tripped
>> the sat into Safe Mode?
>>
>> 73 de Yono - YD0NXX
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
>> expressed
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>> AMSAT-NA.
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From aj9n at aol.com  Fri Dec  4 21:14:07 2020
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 21:14:07 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-04 20:00
	UTC
References: <86082080.2926929.1607116447643.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <86082080.2926929.1607116447643@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-04 20:00 UTC

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Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

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Scuola Secondaria di I grado ?Anna Frank?, Pistoia, Italy, multi-point telebridge via IK1SLD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html?? 

The scheduled astronaut is Victor Glover KI5BKC 

Contact was successful: Fri 2020-12-04 12:25:22 UTC 50 deg (***)

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

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Tecumseh High School Electronics and Amateur Radio, Tecumseh, OK, direct via K5THS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB 

Contact was successful: Fri 2020-12-04 18:33:30 UTC 78 deg (***)

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Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland, direct via EI1ISS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB 

Contact is go for: Mon 2020-12-07 14:50:49 UTC 63 deg 

Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/viVQBI4WzKs 

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Kursk, Russia, direct via Kursk, Russia, direct via R??J 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Kud-Sverchkov 

Contact is go for 2020-12-09 11:45 UTC

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Turkish State Meteorological Service 

Mehmet Zakir Ekni High School, Yenimahalle, Turkey 

Kuyuba?i ?ehit O?uzhan Duyar Secondary School, Ke?i?ren, Turkey

Ted Ankara College Foundation High School, G?lba??, Turkey

Maya Anatolian High School, G?lba??, Turkey

Direct via TC2TSC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-11 08:32:31 UTC 40 deg

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RO-SAT One, Piatra-Neam?, Romania, direct via YR?ISS

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG 

Contact is go for: Sat 2020-12-12 12:35:56 UTC 54 deg

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The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html 

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A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home.

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?

ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general.? As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts.? As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/

?

The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19:? 

?

Postponed:

No new schools 

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Cancelled:

No new schools

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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?2020-12-04 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.

?

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

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

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?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2020-12-04 20:00 UTC. ?(***)

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

?

?

?

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

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

?

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

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?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States) 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 

2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.

?

The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed.? 

?

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

?

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

?

About ARISS:

?

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

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

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

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

?

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

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

?

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

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

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

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

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

?

Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz unless otherwise noted.

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?

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

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

?

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

?

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

?

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. ????????????

?

http://www.ariss-eu.org/

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net

?

?

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

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

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 140

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 

Sergey RV3DR with 138 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

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The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date 

webpages were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 

ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.

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?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1406. (***)

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

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1339. (***)

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

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

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

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

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?

QSL information may be found at:

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

?

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

?

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

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

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



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

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

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Exp. 63 now on orbit 

Kate Rubins KG5FYJ

Sergey Ryzhikov

Sergey Kud-Sverchkov

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SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit

Victor Glover KI5BKC

Mike Hopkins KF5LJG

Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP

Shannon Walker KD5DXB

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73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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From wb1fj-bb at fisher.cc  Fri Dec  4 22:18:09 2020
From: wb1fj-bb at fisher.cc (Burns Fisher)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 17:18:09 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 flipped to Safe Mode for the third night
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References: <76F28844-19C6-454C-BEAE-A1B4B45E638B.ref@yahoo.com>
	<76F28844-19C6-454C-BEAE-A1B4B45E638B@yahoo.com>
	<CAPRXzypQvRE1J68c5-Z1wdW=0qWrLWdm614puVX6FZ9PUD+dYw@mail.gmail.com>
	<8bd10fc5-f234-319b-afc0-b123de10474c@amsat.org>
Message-ID: <CABX7KxXKJxFCbQ7BWCkT3ovJjrYL1q-5qBcGZvSKF42aYoN9pQ@mail.gmail.com>

The temps around 1513UTC 4Dec2020 are all in the vicinity of 25.5 C (A is a
bit higher, C is a bit lower).  Cell A is about 1V, while B and C are about
1.3.  I recognize that the calibration may not be perfect (does 25.5 really
mean 23 or 27?) but they are in the ballpark, and differences may be more
significant.

This bird does not tell its safe mode state as frequently as later ones, so
I don't see that it was in auto-safe mode, but the voltage is close to
where it would tick over, so that makes sense.

On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 4:13 PM Jerry Buxton via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Did anyone happen to check BATT Temperature for/around that time?
>
> Jerry Buxton, N?JY
>
> On 12/4/2020 09:44, Mark L. Hammond via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > Hello Yono,
> >
> > Thanks for this information.  One the battery voltage gets down to about
> > 3.6V (think that's the value...), AO-91 will go automatically into safe
> > mode.  The values of "MIN" in the telemetry logs will help to tell a more
> > complete picture.  It's reporting as low as 3.31V now.    So yes, it's
> > behaving as designed and engineered!
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
> > AMSAT Director and Command Station
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 10:40 AM Yono Adisoemarta via AMSAT-BB <
> > amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> For the third evening, AO-91 satellite flipped to Safe Mode during the
> 10
> >> PM (15 UTC) pass over Indonesia, before reaching TCA.
> >>
> >> Reading the telemetry, battery voltages are ok. Anything else that
> tripped
> >> the sat into Safe Mode?
> >>
> >> 73 de Yono - YD0NXX
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions
> >> expressed
> >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> >> AMSAT-NA.
> >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
> >> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> >>
> > _______________________________________________
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> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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> AMSAT-NA.
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>
> _______________________________________________
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> expressed
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>

From ko6th.greg at gmail.com  Fri Dec  4 22:23:19 2020
From: ko6th.greg at gmail.com (Greg D)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 14:23:19 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] SAREX mailing list maintenance?
Message-ID: <60f3da98-7722-e453-c71b-170da4f24d62@gmail.com>

Hi folks,

Is someone doing maintenance on the SAREX Mailing list?

I got a "welcome to the list" notification this morning, and just now, a
notice that I've been unsubscribed.  I haven't attempted to do either...

Is this intentional, or is something else going on?

Greg  KO6TH


From jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu  Fri Dec  4 22:32:33 2020
From: jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu (Joseph B. Fitzgerald)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 22:32:33 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] SAREX mailing list maintenance?
In-Reply-To: <60f3da98-7722-e453-c71b-170da4f24d62@gmail.com>
References: <60f3da98-7722-e453-c71b-170da4f24d62@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <DM5PR22MB0825E5893ED5AC2CD3957DD587F10@DM5PR22MB0825.namprd22.prod.outlook.com>

I failed to delete the subscriber list when we shut SAREX down to postings 5 years ago.   Maintenance activities today accidentally triggered those messages to anyone subscribed as of November 2015.

I apologize for the inconvenience.

de KM1P Joe

________________________________________
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Sent: Friday, December 4, 2020 5:23 PM
To: Amsat BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] SAREX mailing list maintenance?

Hi folks,

Is someone doing maintenance on the SAREX Mailing list?

I got a "welcome to the list" notification this morning, and just now, a
notice that I've been unsubscribed.  I haven't attempted to do either...

Is this intentional, or is something else going on?

Greg  KO6TH

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From ko6th.greg at gmail.com  Fri Dec  4 22:35:37 2020
From: ko6th.greg at gmail.com (Greg D)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 14:35:37 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] SAREX mailing list maintenance?
In-Reply-To: <DM5PR22MB0825E5893ED5AC2CD3957DD587F10@DM5PR22MB0825.namprd22.prod.outlook.com>
References: <60f3da98-7722-e453-c71b-170da4f24d62@gmail.com>
	<DM5PR22MB0825E5893ED5AC2CD3957DD587F10@DM5PR22MB0825.namprd22.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <7a448103-479c-dba4-e529-fde57e06057c@gmail.com>

Thanks, Joe.  Not a problem! 

I'd totally forgotten about the list, and it kind of caught me by surprise.

Greg  KO6TH


Joseph B. Fitzgerald wrote:
> I failed to delete the subscriber list when we shut SAREX down to postings 5 years ago.   Maintenance activities today accidentally triggered those messages to anyone subscribed as of November 2015.
>
> I apologize for the inconvenience.
>
> de KM1P Joe
>
> ________________________________________
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> on behalf of Greg D via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 4, 2020 5:23 PM
> To: Amsat BB
> Subject: [amsat-bb] SAREX mailing list maintenance?
>
> Hi folks,
>
> Is someone doing maintenance on the SAREX Mailing list?
>
> I got a "welcome to the list" notification this morning, and just now, a
> notice that I've been unsubscribed.  I haven't attempted to do either...
>
> Is this intentional, or is something else going on?
>
> Greg  KO6TH
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all 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 73guddx at gmail.com  Sat Dec  5 05:57:15 2020
From: 73guddx at gmail.com (Tony)
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2020 00:57:15 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ICOM 9700 9600 Baud Packet Question
In-Reply-To: <845a53009a294f9dabec0cf7cbf0f78c@BELMAIL4MBX.IcomAmerica.com>
References: <b9e2f011-7696-a6a0-83b6-fd89a501277a@GMAIL.COM>
	<84396ce1e93447bf8bf2a0f8ececb5e9@BELMAIL4MBX.IcomAmerica.com>
	<4119ddae-e69d-65f6-4bd1-2b5955e8311b@GMAIL.COM>
	<845a53009a294f9dabec0cf7cbf0f78c@BELMAIL4MBX.IcomAmerica.com>
Message-ID: <6de484e0-b6dc-14e6-bfef-9e30da1620d7@GMAIL.COM>

All:

I reached out to the senior sales manager at ICOM today and asked about 
the possibility of adding 9600 baud packet capabilities to the IC-9700.

He said he hasn't heard anything about 9.6 k, but he did mention that 
such matters are handled by the engineering department.

I know some of you have contacted Icom regarding this matter and was 
wondering if anyone has heard directly from engineering?

Tony -K2MO





From chrisethompson at gmail.com  Sat Dec  5 14:07:43 2020
From: chrisethompson at gmail.com (Chris Thompson)
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2020 09:07:43 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Solution: FoxTelem 1.09 can not write files at startup
Message-ID: <CAJOf0+t71HGnYxWXndxEr2Q4bB9hkOmsg083CHZF0H2Y=y9g8A@mail.gmail.com>

If you are having difficulty upgrading to FoxTelem 1.09 because it says
that it can not write some files, then I have put together a procedure to
migrate your data.  If in frustration you reset the FoxTelem.properties
file and now you don't have your old telemetry from 1.08, then this will
still likely work and recover the data.

Details are here:
https://www.g0kla.com/foxtelem/tutorial_moving_foxtelem_logfiles.php

Many thanks to Frank K6FW who helped work out this procedure.

Feel free to reach out to me for help.

73
Chris
G0KLA / AC2CZ

-- 
Chris E. Thompson
chrisethompson at gmail.com
g0kla at arrl.net

From marklhammond at gmail.com  Sat Dec  5 17:35:32 2020
From: marklhammond at gmail.com (Mark Hammond)
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2020 12:35:32 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ICOM 9700 9600 Baud Packet Question
In-Reply-To: <6de484e0-b6dc-14e6-bfef-9e30da1620d7@GMAIL.COM>
References: <b9e2f011-7696-a6a0-83b6-fd89a501277a@GMAIL.COM>
	<84396ce1e93447bf8bf2a0f8ececb5e9@BELMAIL4MBX.IcomAmerica.com>
	<4119ddae-e69d-65f6-4bd1-2b5955e8311b@GMAIL.COM>
	<845a53009a294f9dabec0cf7cbf0f78c@BELMAIL4MBX.IcomAmerica.com>
	<6de484e0-b6dc-14e6-bfef-9e30da1620d7@GMAIL.COM>
Message-ID: <c91e254b-0008-047d-828e-5b5d40c5dffa@gmail.com>

Hello Tony,

I am delighted to see you asking about this and in contact with Icom 
about it!?? I got my IC-9700 before Hamvention in May 2019. A rep from 
Icom (Japan) was there (as was the US rep--can't think of his name, but 
he's present and around when new rigs come out, etc...), and I had 
conversation with them, and even wrote a little note about the lack of 
9600 packet in the radio.? I can't recall his position at Icom-Japan, 
but he said he would take the request back--but no promise it 
would/could be done.?? Nothing changed so far...1.5 years ago.

My note basically said that the FM-D mode in the 9700 needed to work or 
be the same as in the IC-9100 FM-D mode, both on transmit and receive.? 
That was the easiest way for me to make the point...

It would be REALLY helpful to have 9600 baud packet on the IC-9700.? 
Really, it's a sad reality that they haven't done it yet...surely the 
radio is capable via firmware.?? Surely it's the cost...

Using the IF output, I (and others) can decode 9600 baud packet no 
problem.?? But that's not how it should work, either...9600 baud capable 
signals should be coming out the back jack when in FM-D mode.? Concept 
is easy--implementation must not be so!

Any help I can lend, or voice to add, please let me know. Several people 
have sold or disconnected their 9700 radios because of this.? Minor part 
of the market, but losing a feature that has been around quite a while 
is sad.


73,

Mark N8MH

On 12/5/2020 12:57 AM, Tony via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> All:
>
> I reached out to the senior sales manager at ICOM today and asked 
> about the possibility of adding 9600 baud packet capabilities to the 
> IC-9700.
>
> He said he hasn't heard anything about 9.6 k, but he did mention that 
> such matters are handled by the engineering department.
>
> I know some of you have contacted Icom regarding this matter and was 
> wondering if anyone has heard directly from engineering?
>
> Tony -K2MO
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. 
> Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views 
> of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite 
> program!
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-- 
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]


From wa4sca at gmail.com  Sat Dec  5 18:46:51 2020
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2020 12:46:51 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] ICOM 9700 9600 Baud Packet Question
In-Reply-To: <6de484e0-b6dc-14e6-bfef-9e30da1620d7@GMAIL.COM>
References: <b9e2f011-7696-a6a0-83b6-fd89a501277a@GMAIL.COM>	<84396ce1e93447bf8bf2a0f8ececb5e9@BELMAIL4MBX.IcomAmerica.com>	<4119ddae-e69d-65f6-4bd1-2b5955e8311b@GMAIL.COM>	<845a53009a294f9dabec0cf7cbf0f78c@BELMAIL4MBX.IcomAmerica.com>
	<6de484e0-b6dc-14e6-bfef-9e30da1620d7@GMAIL.COM>
Message-ID: <001601d6cb36$ff8be8c0$fea3ba40$@gmail.com>

Hi Tony,

Pretty much what Mark said. The IC-9700 was going to be my Bucket List
satellite rig until that issue turned up. I already have a much more capable
rig which also does not support 9600 baud TX. Hi Hi

One point I have found in talking with Icom employees, as well as those
folks who have somewhat unofficial but influential connections, is that they
have a limited concept of what you mean when you say 9600 baud. They are
basically thinking classical packet, while in fact it is just a shorthand
for the required audio response of several modes and uses such as satellite
telemetry, and the growing use of VARA for EMCOMM work. It hasn't resulted
in any action, obviously, but mentioning those does prevent them from tuning
you out immediately. It couldn't hurt to include those in communications.

73,

Alan
WA4SCA

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<Tony -K2MO
<
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From aj9n at aol.com  Sat Dec  5 20:03:44 2020
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2020 20:03:44 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-05 20:00
	UTC
References: <1277065938.3078884.1607198624392.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1277065938.3078884.1607198624392@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-05 20:00 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

?

Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland, direct via EI1ISS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB 

Contact is go for: Mon 2020-12-07 14:50:49 UTC 63 deg 

Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/viVQBI4WzKs 

?

Kursk, Russia, direct via Kursk, Russia, direct via R??J 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Kud-Sverchkov 

Contact is go for 2020-12-09 11:45 UTC

?

Turkish State Meteorological Service 

Mehmet Zakir Ekni High School, Yenimahalle, Turkey 

Kuyuba?i ?ehit O?uzhan Duyar Secondary School, Ke?i?ren, Turkey

Ted Ankara College Foundation High School, G?lba??, Turkey

Maya Anatolian High School, G?lba??, Turkey

Direct via TC2TSC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-11 08:32:31 UTC 40 deg

?

RO-SAT One, Piatra-Neam?, Romania, direct via YR?ISS

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG 

Contact is go for: Sat 2020-12-12 12:35:56 UTC 54 deg

?

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

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html 

?

########################################################################################################################################

?

A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home.

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

?

ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general.? As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts.? As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/

?

The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19:? 

?

Postponed:

No new schools 

?

Cancelled:

No new schools

?

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

?

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?2020-12-05 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.

?

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

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

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2020-12-04 20:00 UTC.

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

?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

?

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

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

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States) 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 

2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.

?

The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed.? 

?

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

?

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

?

About ARISS:

?

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

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

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

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

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz unless otherwise noted.

?

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

?

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

?

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


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

?

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

?

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

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

?

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. ????????????

?

http://www.ariss-eu.org/

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net

?

?

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

?

?

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

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 140

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 

Sergey RV3DR with 138 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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

The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date 

webpages were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 

ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1406. 

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

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1339. 

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

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

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

?

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



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

?

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

?

QSL information may be found at:

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

?

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

?

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



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

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

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



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

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

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

Exp. 63 now on orbit 

Kate Rubins KG5FYJ

Sergey Ryzhikov

Sergey Kud-Sverchkov

?

SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit

Victor Glover KI5BKC

Mike Hopkins KF5LJG

Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP

Shannon Walker KD5DXB

?

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

73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?



From wb4gcs at wb4gcs.org  Sat Dec  5 20:29:06 2020
From: wb4gcs at wb4gcs.org (Jim Sanford)
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2020 15:29:06 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ICOM 9700 9600 Baud Packet Question
In-Reply-To: <c91e254b-0008-047d-828e-5b5d40c5dffa@gmail.com>
References: <b9e2f011-7696-a6a0-83b6-fd89a501277a@GMAIL.COM>
	<84396ce1e93447bf8bf2a0f8ececb5e9@BELMAIL4MBX.IcomAmerica.com>
	<4119ddae-e69d-65f6-4bd1-2b5955e8311b@GMAIL.COM>
	<845a53009a294f9dabec0cf7cbf0f78c@BELMAIL4MBX.IcomAmerica.com>
	<6de484e0-b6dc-14e6-bfef-9e30da1620d7@GMAIL.COM>
	<c91e254b-0008-047d-828e-5b5d40c5dffa@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <9a8b6672-52f0-7712-f71c-b0f7f08f6244@wb4gcs.org>

I badly wanted one, until I read about this problem.

Off the list . . . .

My 910, 475H, and 275H work fine . . . . .

73,

Jim

wb4gcs at amsat.org


On 12/5/2020 12:35 PM, Mark Hammond via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Hello Tony,
>
> I am delighted to see you asking about this and in contact with Icom 
> about it!?? I got my IC-9700 before Hamvention in May 2019. A rep from 
> Icom (Japan) was there (as was the US rep--can't think of his name, 
> but he's present and around when new rigs come out, etc...), and I had 
> conversation with them, and even wrote a little note about the lack of 
> 9600 packet in the radio.? I can't recall his position at Icom-Japan, 
> but he said he would take the request back--but no promise it 
> would/could be done.?? Nothing changed so far...1.5 years ago.
>
> My note basically said that the FM-D mode in the 9700 needed to work 
> or be the same as in the IC-9100 FM-D mode, both on transmit and 
> receive.? That was the easiest way for me to make the point...
>
> It would be REALLY helpful to have 9600 baud packet on the IC-9700.? 
> Really, it's a sad reality that they haven't done it yet...surely the 
> radio is capable via firmware.?? Surely it's the cost...
>
> Using the IF output, I (and others) can decode 9600 baud packet no 
> problem.?? But that's not how it should work, either...9600 baud 
> capable signals should be coming out the back jack when in FM-D mode.? 
> Concept is easy--implementation must not be so!
>
> Any help I can lend, or voice to add, please let me know. Several 
> people have sold or disconnected their 9700 radios because of this.? 
> Minor part of the market, but losing a feature that has been around 
> quite a while is sad.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Mark N8MH
>
> On 12/5/2020 12:57 AM, Tony via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>> All:
>>
>> I reached out to the senior sales manager at ICOM today and asked 
>> about the possibility of adding 9600 baud packet capabilities to the 
>> IC-9700.
>>
>> He said he hasn't heard anything about 9.6 k, but he did mention that 
>> such matters are handled by the engineering department.
>>
>> I know some of you have contacted Icom regarding this matter and was 
>> wondering if anyone has heard directly from engineering?
>>
>> Tony -K2MO
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> of AMSAT-NA.
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From chrisethompson at gmail.com  Sat Dec  5 22:23:10 2020
From: chrisethompson at gmail.com (Chris Thompson)
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2020 17:23:10 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ICOM 9700 9600 Baud Packet Question
In-Reply-To: <9a8b6672-52f0-7712-f71c-b0f7f08f6244@wb4gcs.org>
References: <b9e2f011-7696-a6a0-83b6-fd89a501277a@GMAIL.COM>
	<84396ce1e93447bf8bf2a0f8ececb5e9@BELMAIL4MBX.IcomAmerica.com>
	<4119ddae-e69d-65f6-4bd1-2b5955e8311b@GMAIL.COM>
	<845a53009a294f9dabec0cf7cbf0f78c@BELMAIL4MBX.IcomAmerica.com>
	<6de484e0-b6dc-14e6-bfef-9e30da1620d7@GMAIL.COM>
	<c91e254b-0008-047d-828e-5b5d40c5dffa@gmail.com>
	<9a8b6672-52f0-7712-f71c-b0f7f08f6244@wb4gcs.org>
Message-ID: <CAJOf0+t_xp8djSU33ZXAfbAmGoZaFKxqDGmTwoSr1mtCP0kTpw@mail.gmail.com>

I also wanted one until I realized it did not support this.  As Alan says,
it is not really about packet.  A modern radio with an SDR at its heart
should support wideband digital signals.  It should ideally be as wide as
the IF in both directions.

73
Chris
G0KLA

On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 3:31 PM Jim Sanford via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> I badly wanted one, until I read about this problem.
>
> Off the list . . . .
>
> My 910, 475H, and 275H work fine . . . . .
>
> 73,
>
> Jim
>
> wb4gcs at amsat.org
>
>
> On 12/5/2020 12:35 PM, Mark Hammond via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > Hello Tony,
> >
> > I am delighted to see you asking about this and in contact with Icom
> > about it!   I got my IC-9700 before Hamvention in May 2019. A rep from
> > Icom (Japan) was there (as was the US rep--can't think of his name,
> > but he's present and around when new rigs come out, etc...), and I had
> > conversation with them, and even wrote a little note about the lack of
> > 9600 packet in the radio.  I can't recall his position at Icom-Japan,
> > but he said he would take the request back--but no promise it
> > would/could be done.   Nothing changed so far...1.5 years ago.
> >
> > My note basically said that the FM-D mode in the 9700 needed to work
> > or be the same as in the IC-9100 FM-D mode, both on transmit and
> > receive.  That was the easiest way for me to make the point...
> >
> > It would be REALLY helpful to have 9600 baud packet on the IC-9700.
> > Really, it's a sad reality that they haven't done it yet...surely the
> > radio is capable via firmware.   Surely it's the cost...
> >
> > Using the IF output, I (and others) can decode 9600 baud packet no
> > problem.   But that's not how it should work, either...9600 baud
> > capable signals should be coming out the back jack when in FM-D mode.
> > Concept is easy--implementation must not be so!
> >
> > Any help I can lend, or voice to add, please let me know. Several
> > people have sold or disconnected their 9700 radios because of this.
> > Minor part of the market, but losing a feature that has been around
> > quite a while is sad.
> >
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Mark N8MH
> >
> > On 12/5/2020 12:57 AM, Tony via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> >> All:
> >>
> >> I reached out to the senior sales manager at ICOM today and asked
> >> about the possibility of adding 9600 baud packet capabilities to the
> >> IC-9700.
> >>
> >> He said he hasn't heard anything about 9.6 k, but he did mention that
> >> such matters are handled by the engineering department.
> >>
> >> I know some of you have contacted Icom regarding this matter and was
> >> wondering if anyone has heard directly from engineering?
> >>
> >> Tony -K2MO
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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> >> of AMSAT-NA.
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> >> program!
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From zmetzing at pobox.com  Sun Dec  6 00:29:21 2020
From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger)
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2020 18:29:21 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] ICOM 9700 9600 Baud Packet Question
In-Reply-To: <CAJOf0+t_xp8djSU33ZXAfbAmGoZaFKxqDGmTwoSr1mtCP0kTpw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <b9e2f011-7696-a6a0-83b6-fd89a501277a@GMAIL.COM>
	<84396ce1e93447bf8bf2a0f8ececb5e9@BELMAIL4MBX.IcomAmerica.com>
	<4119ddae-e69d-65f6-4bd1-2b5955e8311b@GMAIL.COM>
	<845a53009a294f9dabec0cf7cbf0f78c@BELMAIL4MBX.IcomAmerica.com>
	<6de484e0-b6dc-14e6-bfef-9e30da1620d7@GMAIL.COM>
	<c91e254b-0008-047d-828e-5b5d40c5dffa@gmail.com>
	<9a8b6672-52f0-7712-f71c-b0f7f08f6244@wb4gcs.org>
	<CAJOf0+t_xp8djSU33ZXAfbAmGoZaFKxqDGmTwoSr1mtCP0kTpw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <59c84fac-ae8a-ea71-2e44-54bebf64e946@pobox.com>

On 12/05/20 16:23, Chris Thompson via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> I also wanted one until I realized it did not support this.  As Alan says,
> it is not really about packet.  A modern radio with an SDR at its heart
> should support wideband digital signals.  It should ideally be as wide as
> the IF in both directions.

Chris,

Indeed. Raw access to the digital IF, bidirectionally, would be ideal.

*Soapbox warning*

This example serves to highlight the reality of software-defined radios 
where corporations, not amateurs, are writing the code within the CPU/DSP.

Used to be, if you wanted your rig to do something (with the RF/AF path 
anyway), you could apply a soldering iron at the proper location and 
make it so. Not so much with SDR (DSP) rigs, which have much of that 
path in the software realm.

The same thing is happening in many aspects of our lives: there is less 
"hackability", in the true hardware hacker sense of the word, as 
corporations realize that they need us to buy next year's model to get 
the 1% functionality that wasn't in what we have now and have no way to 
add it ourselves.

It makes me less inclined to buy a shiny new box to do radio. I'd rather 
build my own equipment that I can then modify, experiment, and share 
with others.

*Off the soapbox*

--- Zach
N0ZGO

From n1uw at gokarns.com  Sun Dec  6 00:34:18 2020
From: n1uw at gokarns.com (Frank Karnauskas)
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2020 17:34:18 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin ANS-341
Message-ID: <000a01d6cb67$88e57f20$9ab07d60$@gokarns.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-341


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:

* Launch Window for AMSAT's RadFxSat-2/Fox-1E Opens December 19, 2020
* FoxTelem 1.09 Released
* VUCC Awards-Endorsements for December 2020 
* FO-29 operation schedule for December 2020 and January 2021
* IARU Coordinates Frequencies for Three Satellites in November 
* Orbital Mechanics for Dummies
* Brandmeister DMR Network Announces Password Implementation
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts from All Over

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-341.01
ANS-341 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 341.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
December 06, 2020
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-341.01

Launch Window for AMSAT's RadFxSat-2/Fox-1E Opens December 19, 2020 

Virgin Orbit has announced that the launch window for their 
LauncherOne Launch Demo 2 mission opens on December 19. This launch 
will carry AMSAT's RadFxSat-2/Fox-1E to orbit. 

RadFxSat-2, like RadFxSat/Fox-1B, now AMSAT-OSCAR 91, is a 
partnership opportunity between Vanderbilt University and AMSAT and 
will carry a similar radiation effects experiment, studying new 
FinFET technology. 

RadFxSat-2 is the fifth and final Fox-1 satellite built by AMSAT. The 
RadFxSat-2 spacecraft bus is built on the Fox-1 series but features a
linear transponder "upgrade" to replace the standard FM transponder 
in Fox-1A through D. In addition, the uplink and downlink bands are 
reversed from the previous Fox satellites in a Mode V/u (J) 
configuration using a 2 meter uplink and 70 cm downlink. The downlink 
features a 1200 bps BPSK telemetry channel to carry the Vanderbilt 
science data in addition to a 30 kHz wide transponder for Amateur 
Radio use. Telemetry and experiment data can be decoded using 
FoxTelem version 1.09 or later. FoxTelem is available at 
https://www.amsat.org/foxtelem-software-for-windows-mac-linux/. 

Participation in telemetry collection by as many stations in as many 
parts of the world as possible is essential as AMSAT Engineering 
looks for successful startup and indications of the general health 
and function of the satellite as it begins to acclimate to space. 
AMSAT will send a commemorative 3D printed QSL card to the first 
station capturing telemetry from RadFxSat-2.

RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E Frequencies: 

Telemetry Downlink - 435.750 MHz 
Inverting Linear Transponder Uplink - 145.860 MHz - 145.890 MHz 
Inverting Linear Transponder Downlink - 435.760 MHz - 435.790 MHz 

[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information] 

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FoxTelem 1.09 Released

Chris Thompson, G0KLA/AC2CZ announced the availability of 
FoxTelem 1.09. This release provides several enhancements and needed 
changes for RadFxSat-2/FOX-1E. This new spacecraft sends 1200bps 
BPSK telemetry in parallel with a linear transponder. Downloading 
telemetry and sending it to the server will assist AMSAT and the 
Radiation tolerance experiments from Vanderbilt University.

You can download FoxTelem 1.09 at: 
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/FoxTelem_1.09n3_windows.zip 
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.09n3_linux.tar.gz 
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/FoxTelem_1.09n3_mac.tar.gz 


The changes from 1.08 to 1.09 are as follows:
* Performance improvements on the telemetry tabs. This uses less CPU 
  than 1.08. 
* Clearer display of historical records on the telemetry tabs for RT, 
  MAX, MIN and WOD. 
* Bug fixes for Fox-1E decode and display of diagnostic tables, 
  Whole Orbit Data, and formatting of telemetry. 
* Ignore extra commas in conversion curve comments. 
* Allow a single spacecraft to be downloaded from the Fox Server, 
  even if FoxTelem stores many spacecraft.
* Latest Golf-T layouts for development. 
* BPSK CRC checksum calculation for GOLF-T. 
* Another new way to decode and display the mode. 
* More generic tab layouts to allow future expansion through soft 
  coding. 
* Throttle the DDE requests when decoder stopped.
* Many other bug fixes

See the complete list on github at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-341-FoxTelem 

On Saturday, December 5, 2020, Chris added the following information:

"If you are having difficulty upgrading to FoxTelem 1.09 because it 
says that it can not write some files, then I have put together a 
procedure to migrate your data.  If in frustration you reset the 
FoxTelem properties file and now you don't have your old telemetry 
from 1.08, then this will still likely work and recover the data. 
Details are at:
https://www.g0kla.com/foxtelem/tutorial_moving_foxtelem_logfiles.php

"Many thanks to Frank K6FW who helped work out this procedure. Feel 
free to reach out to me for help." 

Burns Fisher, WB1FJ adds, "For those of you with Fox-In-A-Box 
telemetry stations (Fun Cube Dongle in a Raspberry Pi with FoxTelem 
software), FoxTelem 1.09 has been successfully tested on an FIAB.

"It is easy to update your FIAB with the new FoxTelem version.  Some 
time ago, I provided the instructions for upgrading to a new FoxTelem 
and they will not have changed significantly other than the version 
numbers. You can view the instructions at: 
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-341-FIAB-Upgrade. 

"In any case, over the next few days, I will update and post the
instructions as well as making the new version available on the FIAB 
SD cards sold in the AMSAT store and (a bit after that) on the free 
download."

[ANS thanks Chris Thompson, G0KLA/AC2CZ and Burns Fisher,WB1FJ for 
the above information.]

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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for December 2020

Ron Parsons, W5RKN reports the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite 
Awards issued by the ARRL for the period November 1, 2020 through 
December 1, 2020. Congratulations to all those who made the list 
this month! 

CALL    Nov     Dec

WC7V   1218     1229 
W5CBF   657     723 
AA8CH   702     718 
NS3L    600     625 
N9FN    486     499 
K5IX    402     450 
W0NBC   176     435 
AB1OC   215     261 
AA2HJ   100     253 
W8LR    200     225 
DL4ZAB  178     201 
NA1ME   126     150 
W9TTY   100     114 
N8URE   101     104 
AD5JK   New     102 
DL6KBG  New     101 
KC2BBU  New     101 
AI4IC   New     100 

Ron adds,"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!" 

[ANS thanks Ron Parsons, W5RKN for the above information.]

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FO-29 operation schedule for December 2020 and January 2021

The Japan Amateur Radio League has released the FO-29 operation 
schedule for December 2020 and January 2021. Times are in UTC. The 
operation runs until the UVC (lower limit voltage control) activates. 

December 2020
 5  01:52, 03:35 
 6  02:45, 04:30 
12  02:25, 04:15 
13  03:20, 05:05 
14  02:25, 04:10 
19  01:20, 03:05 
20  02:10, 03:55 
26  01:55, 03:40 
27  02:45 
30  01:45 
31  02:35 

January 2021
 1  01:40, 03:25 
 3  01:35, 03:20 
 9  01:20, 03:05 
10  02:10, 03:55 
11  01:15, 03:00 

[ANS thanks Hideo Kambayashi, JH3XCU for the above information.]

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AMSAT's GOLF Program is about getting back to higher orbits, and it
all begins with GOLF-TEE - a technology demonstrator for deployable
solar panels, propulsion, and attitude control. Come along for the
ride. The journey will be worth it!

                  https://tinyurl.com/ANS-GOLF

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IARU Coordinates Frequencies for Three Satellites in November

During the month of November the IARU coordinated frequencies for 
three upcoming Amateur Radio satellites:

+ GASPACS
The primary mission is to deploy a one meter long inflatable UV 
curable boom (AeroBoom) from a 1U CubeSat in low-Earth orbit and to 
photograph the deployed AeroBoom and transmit a clear picture back 
to earth. GASPACS will also operate an AX.25 automatic digipeater for 
Amateur Radio testing and communication purposes. 

All of the code that the satellite and ground station runs will be 
open source and published to Github (except telecommand encryption) 
allowing Amateurs to use the knowledge and code for their own 
projects. The UHF downlink uses 9k6 2GSK with AX25. Planning a CSLI 
deployment from the ISS in Q1 2022. A downlink on 437.365 MHz has 
been coordinated More info at http://gas.usu.edu and 
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-341-GASPACS

The link to the Github documentation can be found at: 
github.com/SmallSatGasTeam/CubeWorks. 

+ SMOG-2 
SMOG-2 is a 3p PocketQube continuation of SMOG-P and SMOG-1 spectrum 
monitoring pocketqube class satellites with wider monitored spectrum 
range focused on HAM, ISM and broadcasting bands. Worldwide Amateur 
Radio stations can receive its spectrum monitoring data to help 
create a global electromagnetic pollution map to be published at 
http://gnd.bme.hu. The UHF downlink uses 5kb GMSK. Planning a 
RocketLab launch from New Zealand into a 600 km SSO in 2021. A 
downlink on 437.150 MHz has been coordinated. 

+ D3
The mission is a 2U CubeSat intended to demonstrate the performance 
of a novel drag-based targeted point re-entry algorithm using 
repeatedly deployable/retractable drag surfaces to perform orbital 
maneuvers that guarantee spacecraft re-entry at a pre-defined 
location. If successful, the D3 module can be adapted to other 
Amateur Radio satellites to ensure consistent re-entry and help 
reduce the concentration of space debris. The mission is run solely 
by Amateurs with the purpose of helping future Amateur missions. The 
UHF downlink uses 9k6 GMSK downlink for AX25 telemetry and data and 
1k2 AFSK for a beacon. Planning a launch to the ISS in 
September 2021. Downlinks on 437.080 MHz and 2432.000 MHz have been 
coordinated. More info from http://adamus-d3-website.herokuapp.com/. 

[ANS thanks the IARU for the above information.] 

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Orbital Mechanics for Dummies

Orbital Mechanics has been around since well before artificial 
satellites were even remotely possible. (Remember that 
Johannes Kepler who gave us Keplerian elements we use in tracking 
satellites today published his book, The Cosmographic Mystery, in 
1596! And Walter Hohmann first described transfer orbits in 1929. 

Rendezvousing with another object in the same orbit is perhaps the 
most counterintuitive, as you must adjust your orbital period by 
leaving the shared orbit and later re-entering it. To "slow down" you 
accelerate to increase the height of your orbit, lengthening your 
orbital period relative to the other craft, let time pass, and then 
re-enter the original orbit once they've caught up. Conversely, to 
catch up, you decrease velocity to achieve a smaller, more eccentric 
orbit, which has a shorter orbital period. 

There are tons of resources out there for diving into the math of 
orbital mechanics. Surprisingly, one of the easiest to read comes 
from the FAA's Office of Aerospace Medicine as part of their 
"Advanced Aerospace Medicine On-line" course at:
https://bit.ly/3oaOSzM. 

You can also play with orbits in a simulator at: 
https://orbitalmechanics.info/.

Or, if you really want to develop a more intuitive sense of two-body 
orbital mechanics while having a blast (pun very much intended), play 
the Kerbal Space Program (not a free game) at: 
https://www.kerbalspaceprogram.com/game/kerbal-space-program/.

[ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information.]

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Brandmeister DMR Network Announces Password Implementation

The AMSAT DMR talkgroup is 98006 on the Brandmeister Network. 
Walter Holmes, K5WH, has received notice of changes coming to 
Brandmeister from the network administrators:

"Due to issues that have been happening recently, we are going to 
need to start requiring users to set a hotspot security pass-word to 
gain access to the US Masters. If you already have a hot spot 
security password set on the BM portal, you can ignore this post. 
We are going to start requiring this on master these US master 
servers:

- 3101 changes on December  1
- 3102 changes on December  4
- 3103 changes on December 11

"This is already implemented on the RU masters, and other Master 
Servers will follow. At this time this will just be for hotspots. The 
API is being worked on to allow repeater owners to make this change 
as well, but it is not quite ready to go."

Walter noted, "Since we all use the US DMR Master servers, 3101, 
3102, or 3103, they will be changed starting as early as 
December 1, 2020, requiring a HotSpot PASSWORD be set, or you will no 
longer be able to use DMR. Whether you have a Hotspot, BlueDV, 
DudeStar, DroidStar, or ANY of the other applications to access DMR, 
these change is required."

Be sure to log into the Brandmeister site, and create an account 
right away if you don't already have one, as it may take a few days 
to get that authorized: https://brandmeister.network/

For instructions on how to set your hotspot security on 
the Brandmeister portal visit https://tinyurl.com/ANS-341-DMR. 

In conclusion Walter said, "If you're not comfortable with these 
steps, help is available via a Zoom channel. Reach me at 
k5wh at k5wh.net for the link."

[ANS thanks Walter Holmes, K5WH, and the Brandmeister Network for 
the above information.]

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Upcoming Satellite Operations

CN96/97, DN06/07 - December 6, 2020
@KI7UXT is planning to activate CN96/97 line (priority CN97) and 
DN06/07 line (priority DN07) on Sunday, December 6, 2020. His son?s 
football event is in Ellensburg, WA. All subject to change. All 
normal disclaimers apply.

EM87 - December 10-13, 2020 
@N4DCW will be working passes.

[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR for the above information.]

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ARISS News

+ Upcoming Contacts

Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland, direct via EI1ISS. 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS. 
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. 
The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB. 
Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/viVQBI4WzKs. 
Contact is go for: Mon 2020-12-07 14:50:49 UTC.

Turkish State Meteorological Service; 
Mehmet Zakir Ekni High School, Yenimahalle, Turkey; 
Kuyubasi Sehit Oguzhan Duyar Secondary School, Ke?i?ren, Turkey; 
Ted Ankara College Foundation High School, G?lbasi, Turkey; 
Maya Anatolian High School, G?lbasi, Turkey; 
Direct via TC2TSC
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS. 
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. 
The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB. 
Contact is go for: Mon 2020-12-07 14:50:49 UTC.

Kursk, Russia, direct via Kursk, Russia, direct via RK?J.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS. 
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. 
The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Kud-Sverchkov. 
Contact is go for 2020-12-09 11:45 UTC.

RO-SAT One, Piatra-Neamt, Romania, direct via YR?ISS 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS. 
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. 
The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG. 
Contact is go for: Sat 2020-12-12 12:35:56 UTC. 

+ Completed Contacts

Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via RK?J. 
The ISS callsign was RS?ISS. 
The astronaut was Sergey Ryzhikov. 
Contact was successful on Thu 2020-12-03 08:45 UTC.

Scuola Secondaria di I grado "Anna Frank", Pistoia, Italy, 
multi-point telebridge via IK1SLD. 
The ISS callsign was OR4ISS. 
The astronaut was Victor Glover KI5BKC. 
Contact was successful on Fri 2020-12-04 12:25:22 UTC.

Tecumseh High School Electronics and Amateur Radio, Tecumseh, OK, 
direct via K5THS. 
The ISS callsign was NA1SS. 
The astronaut was Shannon Walker KD5DXB. 
Contact was successful on Fri 2020-12-04 18:33:30 UTC. 

Note: A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will 
be on the telebridge from their own home.

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at: 
https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html  

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

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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events

+ January 9, 2021 - Ham Radio University 2021
With Covid-19 restrictions precluding in-person gatherings, the 22nd 
annual Ham Radio University (HRU) educational conference will be held 
as a virtual event on Saturday, January 9, 2021 from 8:00 AM to 
4:00 PM as a GoToWebinar on-line video conference. 

HRU 2021 will feature 14 informational presentations by local experts 
in a broad range of Amateur Radio activities including: Amateur Radio 
Emergency Communications; Basics of HF Operating; Communicating 
Through Amateur Radio Earth Satellites; Remote Station Operating Over 
the Internet; Software Defined Radios; HF and UHF Digital 
Communications; and Using RaspberryPi Computers in Amateur Radio. 
In addition to viewing the presentations, on-line attendees will have 
the opportunity to ask questions of the presenters.

Presented in memory of Ham Radio University's founder, Phil Lewis, 
N2MUN, who passed away in March, HRU 2021 also will be the on-line 
convention of the ARRL's NYC-Long Island Section. 

As in years past, participation in HRU 2021 will be free of charge, 
with an optional suggested donation of $5.00, but advance 
registration starting December 15, 2020, will be required for each 
presentation.

Further information, including the schedule of forums and advance 
registration starting December 15, 2020, is on line at: 
http://www.HamRadioUniversity.org

[ANS thanks Peter Portanova, W2JV for the above information.]

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   AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur
   radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
           be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.

   Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/

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Satellite Shorts from All Over

+ FCC to Require Email Addresses on Applications

Amateur radio licensees and candidates will have to provide the FCC
with an email address on applications, effective sometime in
mid-2021. If no email address is included, the FCC may dismiss the 
application as defective.

The FCC is fully transitioning to electronic correspondence and will
no longer print or provide wireless licensees with hard-copy
authorizations or registrations by mail. Read the complete story at: 
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-341-FCC

[ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information.]

+ New IARU VHF Handbook (v9.00) Now available as Free PDF

A new edition (v9.00) of the free IARU VHF Handbook covering the 
bands at VHF and Above is now available for download. It contains all 
the decisions regarding the bands at VHF and Above that were made at 
the 2020 IARU Region 1 virtual General Conference.

The band plan on page 46 (PDF 47) covers the 145 satellite allocation 
and page 50 (PDF 51) shows the changes to 436-438 MHz. Download the 
free PDF at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-341-Handbook. 

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

+ New SDRUno Plug-in Video Demo for SSTV

Earlier this year SDRplay updated their SDRuno software to have 
plug-in functionality. This allows third party programmers to 
implement their own decoders and software which interfaces with 
SDRuno directly. One plug-in that may be of interest to ISS-SSTV 
fans who own SDRPlay radios is a SSTV decoder.  View the demo at: 
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-341-Plug-in.
 
[ANS thanks rtl-sdr.com for the above information.]

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73,
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From ramsey4 at xtra.co.nz  Sun Dec  6 00:49:44 2020
From: ramsey4 at xtra.co.nz (Rob Ramsey)
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2020 13:49:44 +1300 (NZDT)
Subject: [amsat-bb] ic9700  and 9k6 operation
Message-ID: <1642835113.566134.1607215784318@webmail.xtra.co.nz>

just wondering , what actually uses 9k6  currently ? any current sats use it ? anyone actually use it much? 

I haven't heard of much operation terrestrially here In NZ


cheers and best wishes from

Rob ZL3TCM

From aj9n at aol.com  Sun Dec  6 01:49:19 2020
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2020 01:49:19 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-06 02:00
	UTC
References: <1128859711.3102471.1607219359602.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1128859711.3102471.1607219359602@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-06 02:00 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

?

Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland, direct via EI1ISS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB 

Contact is go for: Mon 2020-12-07 14:50:49 UTC 63 deg 

Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/viVQBI4WzKs 

?

Kursk, Russia, direct via Kursk, Russia, direct via R??J 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html? 

The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Kud-Sverchkov 

Contact is go for 2020-12-09 11:45 UTC

?

Turkish State Meteorological Service 

Mehmet Zakir Ekni High School, Yenimahalle, Turkey 

Kuyuba?i ?ehit O?uzhan Duyar Secondary School, Ke?i?ren, Turkey

Ted Ankara College Foundation High School, G?lba??, Turkey

Maya Anatolian High School, G?lba??, Turkey

Direct via TC2TSC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html 

The scheduled astronaut is Victor Glover KI5BKC (***)

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-11 08:32:31 UTC 40 deg

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

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html 

?

########################################################################################################################################

?

A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home.

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

?

ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general.? As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts.? As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/

?

The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19:? 

?

Postponed:

No new schools 

?

Cancelled:

RO-SAT One, Piatra-Neam?, Romania, direct via YR?ISS (***)

?

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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?2020-12-06 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.

?

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

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

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2020-12-04 20:00 UTC.

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

?

?

?

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

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

?

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

?

?

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

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States) 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 

2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.

?

The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed.? 

?

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

?

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

?

About ARISS:

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

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

?

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

?

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?

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

?

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

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

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

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

?

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?

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

?

Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz unless otherwise noted.

?

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?

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

?

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

?

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

?

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

?

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. ????????????

?

http://www.ariss-eu.org/

?

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net

?

?

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

?

?

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

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 140

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 

Sergey RV3DR with 138 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date 

webpages were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional 

ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1406. 

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

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1339. 

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

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

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.

?

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

?

QSL information may be found at:

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

?

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

?

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

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

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



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

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

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Exp. 63 now on orbit 

Kate Rubins KG5FYJ

Sergey Ryzhikov

Sergey Kud-Sverchkov

?

SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit

Victor Glover KI5BKC

Mike Hopkins KF5LJG

Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP

Shannon Walker KD5DXB

?

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73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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From wb4gcs at wb4gcs.org  Sun Dec  6 01:57:15 2020
From: wb4gcs at wb4gcs.org (Jim Sanford)
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2020 20:57:15 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ICOM 9700 9600 Baud Packet Question
In-Reply-To: <59c84fac-ae8a-ea71-2e44-54bebf64e946@pobox.com>
References: <b9e2f011-7696-a6a0-83b6-fd89a501277a@GMAIL.COM>
	<84396ce1e93447bf8bf2a0f8ececb5e9@BELMAIL4MBX.IcomAmerica.com>
	<4119ddae-e69d-65f6-4bd1-2b5955e8311b@GMAIL.COM>
	<845a53009a294f9dabec0cf7cbf0f78c@BELMAIL4MBX.IcomAmerica.com>
	<6de484e0-b6dc-14e6-bfef-9e30da1620d7@GMAIL.COM>
	<c91e254b-0008-047d-828e-5b5d40c5dffa@gmail.com>
	<9a8b6672-52f0-7712-f71c-b0f7f08f6244@wb4gcs.org>
	<CAJOf0+t_xp8djSU33ZXAfbAmGoZaFKxqDGmTwoSr1mtCP0kTpw@mail.gmail.com>
	<59c84fac-ae8a-ea71-2e44-54bebf64e946@pobox.com>
Message-ID: <b2f5e807-f634-fd99-2cec-e0da1a3c4ae0@wb4gcs.org>

ABSOLUTELY agree!

Jim


On 12/5/2020 7:29 PM, Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> On 12/05/20 16:23, Chris Thompson via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>> I also wanted one until I realized it did not support this.? As Alan 
>> says,
>> it is not really about packet.? A modern radio with an SDR at its heart
>> should support wideband digital signals.? It should ideally be as 
>> wide as
>> the IF in both directions.
>
> Chris,
>
> Indeed. Raw access to the digital IF, bidirectionally, would be ideal.
>
> *Soapbox warning*
>
> This example serves to highlight the reality of software-defined 
> radios where corporations, not amateurs, are writing the code within 
> the CPU/DSP.
>
> Used to be, if you wanted your rig to do something (with the RF/AF 
> path anyway), you could apply a soldering iron at the proper location 
> and make it so. Not so much with SDR (DSP) rigs, which have much of 
> that path in the software realm.
>
> The same thing is happening in many aspects of our lives: there is 
> less "hackability", in the true hardware hacker sense of the word, as 
> corporations realize that they need us to buy next year's model to get 
> the 1% functionality that wasn't in what we have now and have no way 
> to add it ourselves.
>
> It makes me less inclined to buy a shiny new box to do radio. I'd 
> rather build my own equipment that I can then modify, experiment, and 
> share with others.
>
> *Off the soapbox*
>
> --- Zach
> N0ZGO
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From wb1fj-bb at fisher.cc  Sun Dec  6 03:01:25 2020
From: wb1fj-bb at fisher.cc (Burns Fisher)
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2020 22:01:25 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ic9700 and 9k6 operation
In-Reply-To: <1642835113.566134.1607215784318@webmail.xtra.co.nz>
References: <1642835113.566134.1607215784318@webmail.xtra.co.nz>
Message-ID: <CABX7KxXvUDydO8z1sBTZmmqgmbGRE-h5dvj1M71gi9wkoqV2sg@mail.gmail.com>

Falconsat-3 is one.

On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 9:00 PM Rob Ramsey via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> just wondering , what actually uses 9k6  currently ? any current sats use
> it ? anyone actually use it much?
>
> I haven't heard of much operation terrestrially here In NZ
>
>
> cheers and best wishes from
>
> Rob ZL3TCM
> _______________________________________________
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