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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Rocket Lab Launch Tomorrow (B J)
2. FUNcube-1 (AO-73) mode switch (wouter weggelaar)
3. ANS-344 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (JoAnne K9JKM)
4. The Unofficial AMSAT D-STAR net. (Endaf Buckley)
5. Re: Help with Yaesu FT-736r (Steve Nordahl)
6. Upcoming ARISS contact with Shirokawa Elementary School,
Seiyo, Japan (n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
7. Upcoming ARISS contact with Antietam Elementary School,
Woodbridge, VA (n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
8. Re: Help with Yaesu FT-736r (KD4ZGW)
9. Behavior on FM Satellites (Paul Stoetzer)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2017 13:59:45 +0000
From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Wendy and Terry Osborne <osbornes@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Rocket Lab Launch Tomorrow
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According to the latest Twitter posting, it looks like the next
attempt will be at 0130 UTC Monday (i. e., 1730 PST Sunday) when there
will be good weather conditions.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2017 17:13:30 +0100
From: wouter weggelaar <pa3weg@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 (AO-73) mode switch
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Hi all,
AO-73 / FUNcube-1 is now in amateur mode for the weekend with the
transponder on! Plan as normal is to switch back to auto switching
mode on Sun pm UTC
73s Wouter PA3WEG and the FUNcube team.
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2017 18:21:17 -0600
From: JoAnne K9JKM <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-344 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-344
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:
* November/December 2017 Apogee View Column Posted on the AMSAT Web
* New Video: AO-91 Integration and Testing Before Launch
* Special Membership Offer Continues for RadFxSat/AO-91 Launch
* Donate to AMSAT Tax-Free From Your IRA
* AMSAT Keplerian Elements Updated with AO-91 NORAD Tracking Number
* New Distance Record via AO-91 5,955 km
* Satellite Activity From Azores Islands on Christmas
* December 20 Launch for HA-1 CubeSat with FM transponder and SSTV
* Information for Requesting UT1FG/MM QSL Cards
* English Edition of AMSAT-EA Newsletter
* New Cuban Movie Features Ham Radio Contact With MIR
* 2017 Open Source Cubesat Workshop Talks Posted On-line
* Spaceflight Prepares to Launch Eleven Spacecraft on India's PSLV-C40
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-344.01
ANS-344 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 344.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE December 10, 2017
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-344.01
November/December 2017 Apogee View Column Posted on the AMSAT Web
The November/December 2017 edition of Apogee View, a comprehensive
bimonthly update of AMSAT's activities written by AMSAT President Joe
Spier, K6WAO, has been posted on the AMSAT website.
https://www.amsat.org/apogeeview/
[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above information]
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New Video: AO-91 Integration and Testing Before Launch
AMSAT VP of Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N?JY has released a video
report on YouTube, "The Good and the Bad with AO-91". During the
12 minute video Jerry describes what's right and what went a little
wrong with AO-91: She hears very well, but she had a heck of a time
learning to talk. Watch on-line at: https://youtu.be/no4pHx02lSI
[ANS thanks AMSAT VP of Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N?JY for the above
information]
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Special Membership Offer Continues for RadFxSat/AO-91 Launch
AO-91 is open to all and works great! Now is a good time to join
AMSAT and receive a free digital copy of "Getting Started with
Amateur Satellites"!
Visit https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/
and help AMSAT Keep Amateur Radio in Space.
AMSAT is making our "Getting Started With Amateur Satellites"
book available for a limited time as a download with any paid new
or renewal membership purchased via the AMSAT Store. This offer is
only available with purchases completed online, and for only a limited
time. A perennial favorite, Getting Started is updated every year
with the latest amateur satellite information, and is the premier
primer of satellite operation. The 182 page book is presented in PDF
format, in full color, and covers all aspects of making your first
contacts on a ham radio satellite.
Please take advantage of this offer today by visiting the AMSAT store
at https://www.amsat.org/shop/ and selecting any membership option.
While there, check out our other items, including the M2 LEOpack
antenna system, Arrow antennas, AMSAT shirts, and other swag.
Thank you, and see you soon on AO-91!
[ANS thanks Paul N8HM for the above information]
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Donate to AMSAT Tax-Free From Your IRA
Are you over 70-1/2 years of age and need to meet your IRA's Required
Minimum Distribution for 2017? Consider making a donation to AMSAT!
Under the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, individuals
over 70-1/2 years of age may make direct transfers of up to $100,000
per year from a traditional IRA to an eligible charity without
increasing their taxable income. Consult your tax advisor or
accountant to make certain you are eligible.
AMSAT is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational and scientific
organization whose purpose is to design, construct, launch, and operate
satellites in space and to provide the support needed to encourage
amateurs to utilize these resources. AMSAT's federal tax ID is
52-0888529.
[ANS thanks the AMSAT Board of Directors for the above information]
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AMSAT Keplerian Elements Updated with AO-91 NORAD Tracking Number
AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, Ray Hoad, WA5QGD advises that the
AO-91 (FOX-1B) object number has now been updated as NORAD CAT ID
43017 based on the results of detailed orbit analysis by Nico Janssen,
PA0DLO. This is expected to be the last change of object number. Ray
thanks to all who have labored to finally come to this conclusion.
to this point.
The AMSAT Keplerian elements have added AO-91 and EcAMSat (NORAD
CAT ID 43019) to the AMSAT-NA TLE distribution.
The following satellites have de-orbited and have been removed from the
AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution:
NORAD CAT ID 40949 - GomX-3
NORAD CAT ID 41477 - NODES 1
NORAD CAT ID 41478 - NODES 2
NORAD CAT ID 41931 - TANCREDO
NORAD CAT ID 42770 - INFLATESAIL
Visit http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps to subscribe to
weekly e-mail delivery of the AMSAT-NA TLE distribution
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the
above information]
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New Distance Record via AO-91 5,955 km
Satellite operators are continuing to push AO-91's footprint to
the limit. Joel Diaz, EB1AO, and Mike Diehl, W8LID, completed a
5,955 km QSO via the satellite this morning. The maximum elevation
of the pass was just 0.9? for Mike and the QSO was made at 0.5?
on his end. Who will be the first to complete a 6,000 km QSO? The
theoretical maximum range is 6,072 km. Visit the AMSAT Distance
Record page for a complete list of all satellite records:
https://www.amsat.org/satellite-distance-records/
[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above information]
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Satellite Activity From Azores Islands on Christmas
Pedro, CU2ZG says he will be active on satellites from grid square
HM58 on Christmas.
His equipment will include an Alaskan Arrow antenna, Yaesu FT-817ND,
Yaesu FT-857D, Kenwood? TS-2000 and a Wouxun KG-UV9DPlus. Most of
the operation will be done? using the TS-2000.
Expected operating days are December 23 and 24, plus December 25
during the afternoon/evening hours. Pedro says this will be a family
holiday and skeds will be accepted depending on his availability.
His exact location will be HM58qm, at the CU7BC QTH (check QRZ.com)
Watch his twitter account (@xxxxxxxx for updates.
[ANS thanks Pedro, CU2ZG for the above information]
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December 20 Launch for HA-1 CubeSat with FM transponder and SSTV
The IARU has announced frequency coordination has been completed for
HA-1, a 2U CubeSat developed by the Teenagers Amateur Radio Center of
Activity in Huaian, China. HA-1 is planned for launch on December 20.
HA-1 will be mainly used for teenagers in Huaian to carry out activities
related with amateur radio and aerospace science education. The cubesat
is equipped with amateur radio repeater and SSTV(Slow Scan Television)
component, which is to validate still image transmission in narrowband
voice channel.
There is an SSTV beacon, which puts Date/Time/Location information/temp-
erature etc on a SSTV picture. Amateurs worldwide can also use HA-1 to
test SSTV via the cubesat.
Uplink:??? 145.930 MHz FM
Downlink:? 436.950 MHz FM
Telemetry: 437.350 MHz 9k6 BPSK
[ANS thanks the IARU for the above information]
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Information for Requesting UT1FG/MM QSL Cards
John, K8YSE, posted a message on the amsat-bb on behalf of Yuri,
UT1FG/MM currently at sea aboard the MV Seahorse, "Yuri has asked
that anyone who has not received confirmations from this year and
previous year's operations to prepare logsheets so that he can mail
them out when he arrives in New Orleans."
John has posted an Excel Spreadsheet for you to enter your log data
plus an example of a completed log sheet at:
http://www.papays.com/sat/ut1fgqsl.html
John's web page includes instructions to prepare your logsheet of QSO's
that Yuri can print, verify, sign and mail from one of his destination
ports. E-mail your logsheet to John at the address he lists in his
instructions. John will send an acknowledgement email when he receives
your request. This way you will know that Yuri will have your logsheet.
Marinetraffic.com anticipates a December 15-16 arrival in New Orleans.
John requests you send your logsheet QSL request as soon as possible
so Yuri will have time to get them ready for mailing.
Yuri's current ship, Seahorse, is a relatively new ship and is wider
than previous vessels he has captained so it cannot go through the
locks in the Great Lakes. On this voyage he will be more restricted
as to possible destinations than he was last season.
John concluded, "Yuri has been very busy with his duties and has
had little time for anything else. He sends his regards to all."
[ANS thanks John Papay, K8YSE for the above information]
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English Edition of AMSAT-EA Newsletter
Spain's amateur satellite group AMSAT-EA have released an English
language edition of their December newsletter
It covers the recently launched RADFXSAT (FOX-1B) FM transponder
CubeSat and the HA-1 FM / SSTV CubeSat due to launch in December.
There is an article on the satellite tracking software Orbitron
and Robert KE4AL describes his experiences operating satellites
during a DXpedition to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Island.
The translation was made by Fernando EC1AME.
Download the newsletter from
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-344-AMSATEA-News
AMSAT-EA
https://www.amsat-ea.org/
https://twitter.com/AmsatSpain
[ANS thanks Southgate and AMSAT-EA for the above information]
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New Cuban Movie Features Ham Radio Contact With MIR
The Havana, Cuba Film Festival begins on December 7. One of the movies
features a cuban amateur radio operator talking to the MIR space
station.
Posted on tiff.net: "As the Soviet Union crumbles in 1991, an amateur
radio operator in Cuba makes unexpected contact with stranded cosmo-
naut Sergei Krikalev as he observes the dissolution of his nation
from orbit, in Cuban director Ernesto Daranas Serrano's comedic yet
poignant reflection on how big events can impact ordinary lives."
Check the videos and pictures here (google translation available
on the site) http://ea1uro.com/radio/peliculacubana/
[ANS thanks the Southgate Amateur Radio News site for the above information]
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2017 Open Source Cubesat Workshop Talks Posted On-line
The Open Source Cubesat Workshop which was held on November 23-24 at
the European Space Operations Center (ESOC/ESA), Darmstadt, Germany
co-organized by Libre Space Foundation, the Librecube initiative and
ESA/ESOC Cybernetics Team (https://oscw.space) have posted a YouTube
playlist of the presentations and talks at:
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-344OpenSourceCubesat
[ANS thanks the Libre Space Foundation for the above information]
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Spaceflight Prepares to Launch Eleven Spacecraft on India's PSLV-C40
by SpaceDaily.com Staff Writers
Seattle WA (SPX) Dec 05, 2017
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Spaceflight_Prepares_to_Launch_
Eleven_Spacecraft_on_Indias_PSLV_C40_999.html
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-344-SpaceflightPSLVLaunch
Spaceflight, a satellite rideshare and mission management provider,
has announced it will be launching 11 spacecraft in early January
from India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Spacecraft
include Finland's ICEYE-X1 SAR microsatellite, Planetary Resources'
Arkyd-6 6U asteroid prospecting demonstration cubesat, four Spire
Global Lemur-2 cubesats, Astro Digital's Landmapper-BC3, AMSAT's
Fox-1D cubesat, and others.
Spaceflight performed the cubesat integration at its Seattle Inte-
gration Facility and is in the process of shipping the spacecraft to
India for the PSLV-C40 mission. The PSLV rocket is scheduled to lift
off from India's Satish Dhawan Space Center in early January 2018
with the Cartosat-2ER navigation satellite, in addition to Space-
flight's rideshare customers.
"PSLV-C40 is a perfect example of how our flexible, full-service
rideshare model is enabling new commercial space businesses to
exist while expanding into new markets," said Curt Blake, president
of Spaceflight. "This mission brings new customers from outside
the industry into space while continuing partnerships with existing
customers for their ongoing satellite constellations."
One first-time customer on the mission is Finland's ICEYE with
the country's first commercial satellite, ICEYE-X1. ICEYE developed
its own synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) sensor technologies suitable
for satellites under 100kg in weight, making it one of the bigger
payloads on the PSLV-C40 mission.
This is ICEYE's first proof-of-concept microsatellite mission with
a SAR sensor as its payload and also the world's first SAR satel-
lite in this size, enabling radar imaging of the Earth through
clouds and even in total darkness. Potential use-cases for the data
are monitoring sea ice movements or marine oil spills, and preven-
tion of illegal fishing.
"Working together with Spaceflight to schedule and make this launch
a reality has been an outstanding experience for ICEYE, and it has
given us the necessary opportunities for scaling up operations for
our constellation of micro-SAR satellites as planned," said Rafal
Modrzewski, CEO and co-founder at ICEYE.
Spaceflight offers customers the most options for getting to space,
working with nearly every global launch vehicle provider, including
the Falcon 9, PSLV, Antares, Cygnus, Electron, Soyuz and others.
Much like buying an airline ticket that is valid on multiple airlines,
Spaceflight can ensure organizations have flexibility to move vehicles
if changes or delays occur. Additionally, the smallsat rideshare
service model helps organizations reach a desired orbit at a much
lower cost than buying their own launch vehicle.
Spaceflight has negotiated the launch of more than 120 satellites
on behalf of its customers and has contracts to deploy nearly 200
more through 2018. The company plans to coordinate and deploy its
largest launch to date in 2018 with its first dedicated rideshare
mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9.
[ANS thanks SpaceDaily.com for the above information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ Did you know you can help AMSAT by logging into your Amazon
? account using http://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-0888529 to designate
? AMSAT-NA as the organization of your choice. When shopping on-line
? you must use the URL http://smile.amazon.com? for AMSAT to receive
? the donation from your purchases.
+ 2017: FUNcube Status and New Developments - Wouter Weggelaar,
? PA3WEG walks us through the whole FUNcube family of spacecraft
? at the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium in Milton Keynes,
? October 15th 2017. Watch on-line at:
? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELFoLtm44Kc&feature=share
+ While waiting for the next satellite pass have a listen at
? http://www.livemeteors.com/ to hear meteor pings as they
? happen. The pings are a bit more frequent during the popular
? meteor showers.
+ Hackaday posted an article showing how to build your own azimuth-
? elevation rotor: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-344-HackadayRotor
? (via Bernhard, VA6BMJ)
+ Wyatt, AC0RA plans to be active from the Carnival Sunshine cruise
? between December 9-16. He will use the callsign C6AWD/MM. He will
? operate in semiduplex mode with his FT817 and Arrow antenna. More
? info at the callsign listing for C6AWD on qrz.com
+ The 3Y0Z DXpedition Team on Bouvet Island is asking the amateur
? radio community to help with flying costs. See the details on
? the web: http://www.bouvetdx.org/news-and-updates/
+ European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, IZ?JPA, is compiling
? TimeLapseADay videos and is sharing them on-line. These can be
? found on his playlist posted on YouTube:
? http://tinyurl.com/ANS-344TimeLapseADay
+ The December 2017 issue of SatMagazine has been posted at:
? http://www.satmagazine.com/? Vytenis Buzas LY1ZY features in
? this issue, see pages 76-77.
+ Read about new analysis of the famous Hubble Deep Field images and
? watch a video scan across the Deep Field. Each of those blobs and
? dots is a galaxy. See: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-344-UniverseToday
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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information. And, with that consider that bowling is more advantageous
than golf since you rarely lose a bowling ball.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat dot org
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2017 19:52:37 -0800
From: Endaf Buckley <endaf99@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] The Unofficial AMSAT D-STAR net.
Message-ID:
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The Unofficial AMSAT D-STAR net Monday at 03:30 UTC on Reflector 9C. This
is not affiliated with AMSAT and is just an informal round table type net
discussing all things satellite and more.
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2017 23:24:18 +0000 (UTC)
From: Steve Nordahl <ns3l@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Help with Yaesu FT-736r
Message-ID: <1653222570.1952118.1512861858324@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Looks like my effort to get Robert KD4ZGW in AL back on the birds is paying
off. Robert tells me that the Xggcomms CAT Cable I sent him works perfectly
on his FT-736R and SatPC32. So give a listen as he should be roaming the
birds ASAP..!! Steve NS3L
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 09:52:07 -0500
From: <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-edu" <amsat-edu@xxxxx.xxx>,
<ariss-press@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Shirokawa Elementary
School, Seiyo, Japan
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Shirokawa Elementary School, Seiyo, Japan on 11 Dec. The
event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:06 UTC. The duration of the
contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be
direct between NA1SS and 8J5SS. The contact should be audible over Japan and
adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80
MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.
On April 1st 2016, four local elementary schools merged to become Seiyo City
Shirokawa Elementary School. Due to a low birthrate and an aging population,
the number of children is declining. For these children, our aim is to
prepare an even better educational environment.
There are 98 students enrolled at the school.The school is on a slightly
elevated hill.
To commemorate the opening of our school and new beginnings, we will carry
out the ?gShirokawa Elementary School ARISS School Contact Project.?h There
is no school radio club.
This project will give students the chance to dream and romanticize about
space through the school contact. We hope for our children to learn in
detail about the earth and space, while giving them a sense of pride and joy
at being born and raised in our hometown.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. What is the difference between life in space and life on Earth?
2. Is Earth beautiful from space?
3. Do you feel scared in space?
4. When you come back to Earth, what do you want to do first?
5. What exams did you take to become an astronaut?
6. What do you like best about being an astronaut?
7. What star do you like the best?
8. What is the temperature in space?
9. Do you have morning, noon and night on the ISS?
10. Does the Earth really look blue from space?
11. How did you feel while traveling in the rocket?
12. Why did you want to be an astronaut?
13. Which country's time zone is used in space?
14. How long does it take to get from Earth to the ISS?
15. Do you grow plants or rear animals on the ISS?
16. Have you ever worked on the outside of the ISS? What did you do?
17. If there is a problem with the ISS, what do you do?
18. Who is the astronaut you respect the most?
19. How do you feel in the weightlessness of space?
20. What mission are you most proud of?
21. Can you see a solar eclipse or a full moon from the ISS?
PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:
Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS).
To receive our Twitter updates, follow @xxxxxxxxxxxx
Next planned event(s):
1. Antietam Elementary School, Woodbridge, VA, direct via KM4TAY
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-12-11 18:30 UTC
2. Summa-Aldapeta, Donostia-San Sebasti?n, Spain, direct via EG2SMA
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR
Contact is a go for: Tue 2017-12-12 13:01 UTC
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative
venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that
support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States,
sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in
Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts
via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in
classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced
amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a
variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students,
teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies,
and amateur radio. For more informa
tion, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.
Thank you & 73,
David - AA4KN
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 10:12:49 -0500
From: <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-edu" <amsat-edu@xxxxx.xxx>,
<ariss-press@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Antietam Elementary
School, Woodbridge, VA
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Antietam Elementary School, Woodbridge, VA on 11 Dec. The
event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:30 UTC. The duration of the
contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be
direct between NA1SS and KM4TAY. The contact should be audible over the
state of Viginia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to
listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be
conducted in English.
We are the Mustangs of Antietam Elementary school. We are a public school
located in Prince William County, Virginia, just south of Washington, DC. We
are a newly recognized IB-PYP school with 670 students from PK-5th grade. We
have 30 classrooms and 60 staff members. Our mission is to encourage our
diverse learners to be cooperative, courageous, open-minded and reflective
thinkers through a standards-based, world class education focused on
academic excellence. During their school experiences, Antietam students
engage in learning activities which foster collaboration among peers,
families and faculty; cultivate a mindset of inquiry at an international
level; and, inspire service in their local and global community. We have
many clubs here at our school which our students enjoy. Among them is our
ham radio club called Ham-tietam with about 30 student members. We are an
active and creative school with many students excited about our contact with
the International Space Station.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. What time zone are you in when you are in space, or do you just have to
keep switching the clock every time you enter a different time zone?
2. Has the ISS ever been hit by an asteroid?
3. What's your favorite part of being in space?
4. Who or what inspired you to go into space?
5. Do you ever get tired of the food you have to eat in space?
6. What kind of games or things do you do in space besides exercise that keep
you occupied?
7. When you take off from the Earth, how high do you have to be for the
boosters to fall off?
8. What is it like when you are first in space and when you finally get back
to Earth?
9. How can you get different types of communication in space? Do satellites
go around the whole Earth?
10. Do you get tired of sleeping on the wall?
11. How long did it take you to get to space?
12. How long did it take to build the ISS?
13. Can you see snow from space?
14. What do you like to do best with no gravity?
15. How many miles does the space station travel in a day?
16. Where do you keep your food, how do you keep It cold, and does it float
everywhere?
17. How many years can you be an astronaut?
18. Do you get to see the sun rise and set?
19. How do you know when it's day time or night time?
PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:
Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS).
To receive our Twitter updates, follow @xxxxxxxxxxxx
Next planned event(s):
1. Summa-Aldapeta, Donostia-San Sebasti?n, Spain, direct via EG2SMA
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR
Contact is a go for: Tue 2017-12-12 13:01 UTC
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative
venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that
support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States,
sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in
Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts
via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in
classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced
amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a
variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students,
teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies,
and amateur radio. For more informa
tion, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.
Thank you & 73,
David - AA4KN
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 11:54:33 -0600
From: KD4ZGW <kd4zgw@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Steve Nordahl <ns3l@xxxxx.xxx>, AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Help with Yaesu FT-736r
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Special thanks to Steve NS3L, I was able to listen to AO-73 for a short
period of time (You were right, Steve, about the "drifting" on AO-73)
and was able to change the frequencies. This leads me to my next question:
All I am operating on is a 2 Meter / 70 CM ground plane (Which does not
do great at all except at low elevation.). Anyway, I still have my
Moxon's that I built when I was doing rover. They did alright, but
still, when the sat got to a certain elevation; I could not hear
anything.? Here is the million dollar question: Will a "turnstile"
antenna for the sat's work better than the Moxon's?
On 12/9/2017 5:24 PM, Steve Nordahl via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Looks like my effort to get Robert KD4ZGW in AL back on the birds is
paying off. Robert tells me that the Xggcomms CAT Cable I sent him works
perfectly on his FT-736R and SatPC32. So give a listen as he should be
roaming the birds ASAP..!! Steve NS3L
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 13:05:39 -0500
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Behavior on FM Satellites
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Good afternoon,
During the last AO-91 pass, there were many interesting stations on,
but in particular there were two low power rovers in rare grids: FG8OJ
was in FK95 and C6AWD/MM (AC0RA) was in FL25 (an entirely wet grid
that the ship will only be in for a short period of time).
Yet, even while those two were in the footprint, stations were calling
other fixed stations that they can work on any pass of any satellite,
day or night. Right now, we have 14 satellites where you can make a
QSO with a guy next door. There's no need to work a hundred stations
on every pass of AO-91, especially when two guys in rare grids with
low power equipment are attempting to hand them out. It's all about
situational awareness. Pay attention to what grid ops are going to be
on a pass (monitoring Twitter, Facebook, and the BB prior to a pass
are handy for this), listen before you transmit, noting anything that
seems rare, and wait to make other QSOs until the rare stations are
out of the footprint. And please don't keep calling stations when they
are out of the footprint. Learn your geography and/or look at a map,
please!
This is how I approached the pass: From monitoring Twitter, I was well
aware that there would be two rare rovers on (the two I mentioned
before). I did not need FG8OJ in FK95, so I did not call him. However,
FL25 is a hole in my map. When I heard C6AWD/MM in FL25, I made my
call, worked him, and then didn't attempt any more QSOs until he was
out of the footprint (this included not responding to a person that
called me).
I know this is not the first time this topic has been raised, but
behavior has been especially terrible since the launch of AO-91.
Eventually, I and others will be forced to name and shame stations
engaged in poor behavior. FM satellites are wonderful in that the
simple, inexpensive equipment required to work them opens up the
amateur satellite hobby to a large number of people. However, since
they are a single channel covering a wide area, they also demand a
good amount of situational awareness and courtesy when operating.
73,
Paul, N8HM
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