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Today's Topics:
1. Re: PJ4/NA2AA on WX-2F and FO-29 (Paul Stoetzer)
2. Re: PJ4/NA2AA on WX-2F and FO-29 (Scott)
3. PJ4/NA2AA Update (Paul Stoetzer)
4. FoxTelem Version 1.05 is released ready for RadFxSat
(Chris Thompson)
5. Re: FoxTelem Version 1.05 is released ready for RadFxSat
(Chris Thompson)
6. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-10-25 01:00 UTC
(AJ9N@xxx.xxxx
7. WiSP "Grab" -vs- "Download" ?? (Scott)
8. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-10-25 04:30 UTC
(AJ9N@xxx.xxxx
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:55:04 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: Grant Zehr <grant@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PJ4/NA2AA on WX-2F and FO-29
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Agree! I hope everyone who has a satellite station at their disposal
tracks him down and works him even if they aren't really DX or grid
chasers. We want guys to pack satellite gear and operate on trips like
this and keeping them busy during passes helps that cause.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 4:46 PM, Grant Zehr <grant@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> David, PJ4/NA2AA was heard and worked here yesterday (afternoon and evening)
> on XW-2F and FO-29. There was a minor pile-up during the FO-29 pass. Be
> sure to get on and work him. It's important to keep the satellite DX
> stations busy, so they enjoy their time on the air (and go back to do it
> again!). And you won't get that many chances to work PJ4 via satellite.
> And it's probably a new grid square if you're not looking for DXCC entities.
> Full info by Paul N8HM on the AMSAT 'Upcoming Satellite Operations' page.
>
>
>
> 73
>
>
>
> Grant AA9LC
>
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 17:25:29 -0400
From: "Scott" <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PJ4/NA2AA on WX-2F and FO-29
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He was also on AO-85 not long after the FO-29 pass last night, but it was
too far south for me to still get in on the uplink.
-Scott, K4KDR
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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Stoetzer
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 4:55 PM
To: Grant Zehr
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PJ4/NA2AA on WX-2F and FO-29
Agree! I hope everyone who has a satellite station at their disposal
tracks him down and works him even if they aren't really DX or grid
chasers. We want guys to pack satellite gear and operate on trips like
this and keeping them busy during passes helps that cause.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 4:46 PM, Grant Zehr <grant@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> David, PJ4/NA2AA was heard and worked here yesterday (afternoon and
> evening)
> on XW-2F and FO-29. There was a minor pile-up during the FO-29 pass. Be
> sure to get on and work him. It's important to keep the satellite DX
> stations busy, so they enjoy their time on the air (and go back to do it
> again!). And you won't get that many chances to work PJ4 via satellite.
> And it's probably a new grid square if you're not looking for DXCC
> entities.
> Full info by Paul N8HM on the AMSAT 'Upcoming Satellite Operations' page.
>
>
>
> 73
>
>
>
> Grant AA9LC
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 18:53:34 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] PJ4/NA2AA Update
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>From David, PJ4/NA2AA on Bonaire via the AMSAT North America Facebook
group (a fantastic group that I encourage everyone to join,
incidentally - https://www.facebook.com/groups/7828379515/)
"Status update from Bonaire. QRV for almost every possible pass today.
Only 6 QSOs. Will be on this evenings passes - hope to work many guys.
South America has been very quiet. Only one PY and then 9Y4 a little
while ago. No HK, YV, CE, LU, etc... See you on the birds!! de
PJ4/NA2AA"
If you have a satellite station, please look for and work David. Even
if you're not a paper chaser, please spend a few minutes to work him.
It's good for the amateur satellite world to have guys willing to go
to different places, please chip in and help make it worth their
while!
73,
Paul, N8HM
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 19:29:53 -0400
From: Chris Thompson <g0kla@xxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem Version 1.05 is released ready for
RadFxSat
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?I am pleased to announce a new version of FoxTelem, Version 1.05. This
will make
you ready for the RadFxSat launch in 2 weeks time, at 01:47 PST (09:47
UTC) on
November 10, 2017. You will also take advantage of over 60 fixed defects
and
changes applied to the code base.
NEW FEATURES
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
RADFXSAT
Accurately decode the data, display the results of the experiments and
forward it to
the AMSAT server for analysis by the experiment owners and other amateur
scientists like yourself. This version will also be able to download the
RadFxSat data
from the server.
POSITION CALC
You can use a new feature to calculate the position of the satellite. This
is
enabled on the settings screen. The TLEs are automatically downloaded each
week
and stored in EPOCH order. This will be used to plot historical graphs in
the
future. See the manual for more details.
WHEN ABOVE HORIZON
You can set FoxTelem to only decode when the satellite is up. This is
designed to save CPU power when many copies of FoxTelem are run at the same
time.
RUNNING MULTIPLE COPIES
You can run FoxTelem in a new way. If you pass a directory on the command
line then it will use this as the location of the config file and the
logFiles.
Previously you needed to create a batch file and run a special command.
That
will still work, but this should be easier. See the manual for details.
KEY CHANGES
~~~~~~~~~~~
* Implements changes needed to support RadFxSat (Fox-1B) which launches
Nov 2017
* Simpler approach to run multiple copies of FoxTelem with different
configuration settings
* Calculation of spacecraft position for users on Linux/Mac or those
without
SatPC32, including automatic TLE/KEP management
* Automatic start/stop of the decoder to save CPU when running many copies,
based on FoxTelem calculation or SatPC32
* Runs on the Raspberry Pi 3
* Storage of the spacecraft .dat files in the logfiles directory to avoid
issues where the install directory is not writable
* Plots 450 deg and 180 deg Az/EL correctly
* PSK decoder in readiness for Fox-1E (RadFXSat2)
And many other bug fixes. Full list of changes here:
https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/milestone/3?closed=1
You can email me with any bug reports or issues that you see.
?73
Chris
g0kla/ac2cz?
--
Chris E. Thompson
chrisethompson@xxxxx.xxx
g0kla@xxxx.xxx
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 20:30:42 -0400
From: Chris Thompson <g0kla@xxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem Version 1.05 is released ready for
RadFxSat
Message-ID:
<CAJOf0+tjZ6A3X8kMuJiQu07uxvZUXUQ9ibzT2d0mBPv8v3_B1Q@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
There was no download link in my announcement, Sorry about that.
Existing users of FoxTelem will get an upgrade notice and a download link
when they next relaunch FoxTelem.
If you have not tried FoxTelem before then you can download it from here:
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/
?
73
Chris
g0kla
ac2cz
On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 7:29 PM, Chris Thompson <g0kla@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
> ?I am pleased to announce a new version of FoxTelem, Version 1.05. This
> will make
>
> you ready for the RadFxSat launch in 2 weeks time, at 01:47 PST (09:47
> UTC) on
>
> November 10, 2017. You will also take advantage of over 60 fixed defects
> and
>
> changes applied to the code base.
>
>
>
> NEW FEATURES
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> RADFXSAT
>
> Accurately decode the data, display the results of the experiments and
> forward it to
>
> the AMSAT server for analysis by the experiment owners and other amateur
>
> scientists like yourself. This version will also be able to download the
> RadFxSat data
>
> from the server.
>
>
>
> POSITION CALC
>
> You can use a new feature to calculate the position of the satellite. This
> is
>
> enabled on the settings screen. The TLEs are automatically downloaded each
> week
>
> and stored in EPOCH order. This will be used to plot historical graphs in
> the
>
> future. See the manual for more details.
>
>
>
> WHEN ABOVE HORIZON
>
> You can set FoxTelem to only decode when the satellite is up. This is
>
> designed to save CPU power when many copies of FoxTelem are run at the same
>
> time.
>
>
>
> RUNNING MULTIPLE COPIES
>
> You can run FoxTelem in a new way. If you pass a directory on the command
>
> line then it will use this as the location of the config file and the
> logFiles.
>
> Previously you needed to create a batch file and run a special command.
> That
>
> will still work, but this should be easier. See the manual for details.
>
>
>
>
>
> KEY CHANGES
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> * Implements changes needed to support RadFxSat (Fox-1B) which launches
>
> Nov 2017
>
> * Simpler approach to run multiple copies of FoxTelem with different
>
> configuration settings
>
> * Calculation of spacecraft position for users on Linux/Mac or those
> without
>
> SatPC32, including automatic TLE/KEP management
>
> * Automatic start/stop of the decoder to save CPU when running many copies,
>
> based on FoxTelem calculation or SatPC32
>
> * Runs on the Raspberry Pi 3
>
> * Storage of the spacecraft .dat files in the logfiles directory to avoid
>
> issues where the install directory is not writable
>
> * Plots 450 deg and 180 deg Az/EL correctly
>
> * PSK decoder in readiness for Fox-1E (RadFXSat2)
>
>
>
> And many other bug fixes. Full list of changes here:
>
> https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/milestone/3?closed=1
>
>
> You can email me with any bug reports or issues that you see.
>
>
> ?73
> Chris
> g0kla/ac2cz?
>
> --
> Chris E. Thompson
> chrisethompson@xxxxx.xxx
> g0kla@xxxx.xxx
>
--
Chris E. Thompson
chrisethompson@xxxxx.xxx
g0kla@xxxx.xxx
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 21:23:56 -0400
From: AJ9N@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-10-25
01:00 UTC
Message-ID: <17df60.76511089.472141ac@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-10-25 01:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Beaconsfield State School, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via
IK1SLD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-10-26 08:23:02 UTC 40 deg
Watch for live stream on Echolink on the AMSAT Conference server (Node
101377) (***)
Glanmire Community College, Cork, Ireland, direct via EI5CRC and Colegiul
National Calistrat Hogas Piatra Neamt, Piatra Neamt, Romania, telebridge
via EI5CRC
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-10-26 09:55:45 UTC 68 deg
Watch for live stream at http://www.tog.ie
Istituto Tecnico Tecnologico ?Enzo Ferrari?, Borgo A Mozzano, Italy and
Liceo Statale ?G. D. Cassini?, Sanremo, Italy direct via IQ5LU and IQ1SM
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for: Sat 2017-10-28 08:13:31 UTC 24 deg
Watch for Ham TV
Primaria e Secondaria di primo grado Istituto comprensivo Via XVI
settembre, Civitavecchia, Italy direct via IK?WGF
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-10-30 11:20:34 UTC 65 deg
Watch for HamTV
Asociaci?n Civil Instituto Maria Montessori, San Crist?bel, Venezuela,
direct via YY2CMR
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR
Contact is a go for: Tue 2017-10-31 18:23:28 UTC 35 deg
Liceo Scientifico ?Francesco Cecioni?, Livorno, Italy and Liceo Artistico
Melotti, Lomazzo, Italy, direct via IQ5LI
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-11-03 09:27:26 UTC 87 deg
Watch for HamTV
Istituto di Istruzione Superiore ?Leonardo Da Vinci?, Lanusei, Italy,
direct via IS?BWM
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for: Sat 2017-11-04 10:12:16 UTC 34 deg
Watch for HamTV
****************************************************************************
**
International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ?
ARISS-US program education proposal deadline is November 15, 2017
September 18, 2017: The Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals from U.S. schools,
museums, science centers and community youth organizations to host
radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International
Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31, 2018.
Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with oppor-
tunities to learn about space technologies and space communications
through the exploration of Amateur Radio. The program provides
learning opportunities by connecting students to astronauts aboard
the International Space Station (ISS) through a partnership between
NASA, the American Radio Relay League, the Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation and other Amateur Radio organizations and worldwide
space agencies. The program?s goal is to inspire students worldwide,
to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM) through Amateur Radio.
Educators overwhelmingly report that student participation in the
ARISS program inspires an interest in STEM subjects and in STEM
careers. Ninety-two percent of educators who have participated in
the program have indicated that ARISS provided ideas for encourag-
ing student exploration, discussion, and participation, and 78
percent said that ARISS was effective in stimulating student
interest in STEM.
ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers
of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed
education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications,
wireless technology, science research conducted on the space
station, what it is like to work in space, radio science, and any
related STEM subject. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk
directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions.
ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio
groups who can assist with equipment for this once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity for students.
The proposal deadline for 2018 contacts is November 15, 2017.
The ARISS website has additional details on expectations, proposal
guidelines, and the proposal form. See:
http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html
****************************************************************************
**
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@xxxxx.xxx or aj9n@xxx.xxx.
Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.
****************************************************************************
***
All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.
****************************************************************************
***
Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and
not being able to get in. That has now been changed to
http://www.ariss.org/
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
****************************************************************************
Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS?
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete
details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.
http://www.ariss-eu.org/
If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to
provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Francesco IK?WGF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with 100
****************************************************************************
The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date
webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are
additional
ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.
Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own
orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed
time.
All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and
time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2017-10-25 01:00 UTC.
(***)
Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and
instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1172.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1128.
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47.
A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
Arkansas, Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern
Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2017-10-24 04:00 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf
Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf
Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
****************************************************************************
Exp. 52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey Ryazanskiy
Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander Misurkin
Joe Acaba KE5DAR
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
------------------------------
Message: 7
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 23:29:49 -0400
From: Scott <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] WiSP "Grab" -vs- "Download" ??
Message-ID:
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Hi everyone.
I've done my best to figure out how to use parts of the WiSP software for
FalconSat-3, but I've got a long way to go.
Searched online and found a few tips, but one fairly important aspect is
how to flag the files in the directory listing.
I understand "Priority" download and "Never" download, but does anyone
happen to know what "Grab" means in this context?
There are actually quite a few options availble besides those three, so if
anyone would like to share pointers on this software, I sure would
appreciate it.
73!
-Scott, K4KDR
------------------------------
Message: 8
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 00:41:07 -0400
From: AJ9N@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-10-25
04:30 UTC
Message-ID: <17f7b1.576f771e.47216fe3@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-10-25 04:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Beaconsfield State School, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via
IK1SLD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-10-26 08:23:02 UTC 40 deg
Watch for live stream on Echolink on the AMSAT Conference server (Node
101377) (***)
Glanmire Community College, Cork, Ireland, direct via EI5CRC and Colegiul
National Calistrat Hogas Piatra Neamt, Piatra Neamt, Romania, telebridge
via EI1ISS (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-10-26 09:55:45 UTC 68 deg
Watch for live stream at http://www.tog.ie
Istituto Tecnico Tecnologico ?Enzo Ferrari?, Borgo A Mozzano, Italy and
Liceo Statale ?G. D. Cassini?, Sanremo, Italy direct via IQ5LU and IQ1SM
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for: Sat 2017-10-28 08:13:31 UTC 24 deg
Watch for Ham TV
Primaria e Secondaria di primo grado Istituto comprensivo Via XVI
settembre, Civitavecchia, Italy direct via IK?WGF
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-10-30 11:20:34 UTC 65 deg
Watch for HamTV
Asociaci?n Civil Instituto Maria Montessori, San Crist?bel, Venezuela,
direct via YY2CMR
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR
Contact is a go for: Tue 2017-10-31 18:23:28 UTC 35 deg
Liceo Scientifico ?Francesco Cecioni?, Livorno, Italy and Liceo Artistico
Melotti, Lomazzo, Italy, direct via IQ5LI
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-11-03 09:27:26 UTC 87 deg
Watch for HamTV
Istituto di Istruzione Superiore ?Leonardo Da Vinci?, Lanusei, Italy,
direct via IS?BWM
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for: Sat 2017-11-04 10:12:16 UTC 34 deg
Watch for HamTV
****************************************************************************
**
International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ?
ARISS-US program education proposal deadline is November 15, 2017
September 18, 2017: The Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals from U.S. schools,
museums, science centers and community youth organizations to host
radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International
Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31, 2018.
Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with oppor-
tunities to learn about space technologies and space communications
through the exploration of Amateur Radio. The program provides
learning opportunities by connecting students to astronauts aboard
the International Space Station (ISS) through a partnership between
NASA, the American Radio Relay League, the Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation and other Amateur Radio organizations and worldwide
space agencies. The program?s goal is to inspire students worldwide,
to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM) through Amateur Radio.
Educators overwhelmingly report that student participation in the
ARISS program inspires an interest in STEM subjects and in STEM
careers. Ninety-two percent of educators who have participated in
the program have indicated that ARISS provided ideas for encourag-
ing student exploration, discussion, and participation, and 78
percent said that ARISS was effective in stimulating student
interest in STEM.
ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers
of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed
education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications,
wireless technology, science research conducted on the space
station, what it is like to work in space, radio science, and any
related STEM subject. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk
directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions.
ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio
groups who can assist with equipment for this once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity for students.
The proposal deadline for 2018 contacts is November 15, 2017.
The ARISS website has additional details on expectations, proposal
guidelines, and the proposal form. See:
http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html
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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@xxxxx.xxx or aj9n@xxx.xxx.
Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.
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All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.
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Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and
not being able to get in. That has now been changed to
http://www.ariss.org/
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
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Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS?
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete
details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.
http://www.ariss-eu.org/
If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to
provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
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ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Francesco IK?WGF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with 100
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The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date
webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are
additional
ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.
Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own
orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed
time.
All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and
time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2017-10-25 01:00 UTC.
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Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and
instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1172.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1128.
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47.
A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.
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The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
Arkansas, Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern
Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
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QSL information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
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The successful school list has been updated as of 2017-10-24 04:00 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf
Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf
Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
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Exp. 52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey Ryazanskiy
Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander Misurkin
Joe Acaba KE5DAR
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73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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