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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Is This a Connector? If so, what kind?
(anderson fiveeightsixtwofive)
2. AO-92 in L/v Mode Over Europe (Rocco Labella)
3. Re: Mast mounted low noise amps (Bill Acito)
4. AO-92 Commissioning Update: HERCI Experiment and L-Band
Downshifter Tested (Paul Stoetzer)
5. Argentina PicoBallon over South Africa (Pedro Converso)
6. Re: AO-92 Commissioning Update: HERCI Experiment and L-Band
Downshifter Tested (Mark L. Hammond)
7. Re: L band transmit setup (Robert Bankston)
8. Re: AO-92 Commissioning Update: HERCI Experiment and L-Band
Downshifter Tested (Robert Bankston)
9. PicSat Requests Amateur Radio Assistance to Capture/Upload
Telemetry (JoAnne K9JKM)
10. Re: Mast Mounted GaAsFET low noise preamps (Richard Lawn)
11. Keps Question from Rocket Lab launch (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
12. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-01-22 04:00 UTC
(AJ9N@xxx.xxxx
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 03:20:22 -0600
From: anderson fiveeightsixtwofive <anderson58625@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Norm n3ykf <normanlizeth@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "<,amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>," <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Is This a Connector? If so, what kind?
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Thanks Stefan, Glenn, & Norm for the answers!
73
Mark W9AT
On Jan 21, 2018 2:28 AM, "Norm n3ykf" <normanlizeth@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> RF connectors are "N". The single pin animals (for power and signal)
> are feed through capacitors. Helps keep noise and bad stuff out of the
> power supply/signal input chain. Less of a mess to deal with at RF.
>
> 'PQL makes nice kits. Well documented. Currently building my way to a
> pair of amps (VHF and UHF) for the B210.
>
> The ultimate amp control board will do many of the amp control things
> natively. SWR sense, lockout, sequence (DC power, bias, RF power and
> holdoff, in that order and reverse for unkey)
>
> Relatively inexpensive to buy this kit. Slightly painful to build as
> it's SMD. Ring magnifier at a minimum. Best with a stereo microscope.
> The right tools make the job almost painless.
>
> His analog method of doing timing for the control board is pretty
> neat. Spent a few hours contemplating that circuit.
>
> Uses an LM35 to do temperature sensing. My amps run out on the edge.
> Best place to run (cleanest) them per the data sheet. Does mean that
> there's not a lot of headroom for errors and oopsies.
>
> Using VI cor 24VDC in-> 12V 5A bricks to run the chips and
> electronics. Paneltronics has 24V 5A circuit breakers to stop any
> power supply craziiness.
>
> I used Phoenix Mecanno enclosures with integral card slots. Not quite
> as pretty as a custom milled enclosure.
>
> Norm n3ykf
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 8:43 PM, anderson58625 <anderson58625@xxxxx.xxx>
> wrote:
> > Hello!
> >
> >
> >
> > Not being especially familiar with microwave equipment, I came across a
> type
> > of connection which is currently a mystery to me. I know it is a
> > connection, but I'm not sure if it is a connector.
> >
> >
> >
> > In seeing pictures of some microwave PA's, sometimes a fine pin or pins
> are
> > on the chassis for voltage connection. But, is it a connector? If so,
> what
> > kind? (with that I can Google my way to more information)
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm guessing the connection is special to ensure insulation and the
> > integrity of chassis shielding(?), but I can't seem to find the mating
> > female connector (if that pin is indeed a connector and not just a
> > connection).
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm guessing the BB won't allow images inside a message, so there are
> some
> > examples at
> > https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/150-w-ssb-23cm-1-
> 2ghz-amplifier-plu
> > s-extras.596138/ (scroll down over half way).
> >
> >
> >
> > Not being even close to needing an amp-I just got my Arrow ant. but
> haven't
> > even make a contact yet <grin>-I still must have interest or I wouldn't
> be
> > daydreaming by looking at antennas, LNA's, transverters, and PA's online.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> >
> >
> > Mark W9AT
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 11:37:36 +0100
From: Rocco Labella <ik8xld@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx n8hm@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 in L/v Mode Over Europe
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Worked Fer IW1DTU yesterday at 09:08 UTC via AO-92 in L/V mode over
Europe.
Good signal using transverter +20W PA directly under a 23 element yagi
orizzontal polarization.
Unfortunately the transverter IF is on the same satellite downlink band so
I can't hear myself but I am working out this issue.
Here a short QSO video
https://youtu.be/ifjEKS-HhBc
TNX to AO-92 Team
73, Rocco IK8XLD
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 01:54:06 +0000
From: Bill Acito <w1pa@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Gregory Beat <w9gb@xxxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Mast mounted low noise amps
Message-ID:
<FR1P152MB0405F06D4E03A58383BC7BA198ED0@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx.xxxx.xxxxxxx.xxx
>
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This is a wealth of information, Greg...? thank you!
Bill? W1PA
On 1/20/2018 5:28 PM, Gregory Beat wrote:
> Bill -
>
> The Icom AG-series of mast mounted pre-amplifiers for weak-signal and
> satellite work are now legacy (I believe Icom has discontinued
> recently). ?A lower noise figure of the active device (FET, MMIC) is
> important for satellite work (sky), than weak-signal work (noisy
> terrain/earth).
> High noise-levels with the AG-series are often attributed to a Failed
> FET or an improper FET replacement by an earlier owner.
>
<snip>
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 10:48:43 -0500
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 Commissioning Update: HERCI Experiment and
L-Band Downshifter Tested
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An update on the AO-92 commissioning process has been posted at:
https://www.amsat.org/ao-92-commissioning-update-herci-experiment-and-l-band-d
ownshifter-tested/
73,
Paul, N8HM
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:50:43 -0300
From: Pedro Converso <pconver@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Argentina PicoBallon over South Africa
Message-ID:
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As part of celebration of LUSAT 28th aniversary, on 01/19, LU1ESY
PicoBalloon was launched from V.Gessell, Argentina, now after 3 days flying
over South Africa at 12Km height and hopefully heading to Australia and New
Zealand. Thanks! for all stations reporting on
http://wsprnet.org/drupal/wsprnet/map .
Is transmitting on 14075.6 KHz WSPR, 25 mW, 25 grams payload using a WB8ELK
tracker.
See tracking from http://lu7aa.org/wspr.asp , pictures at
http://amsat.org.ar/globo09.htm
73, LU7AA, Amsat Argentina
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 10:55:40 -0500
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>,AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-92 Commissioning Update: HERCI Experiment
and L-Band Downshifter Tested
Message-ID: <13vg1x0072NCbDF013vgdR@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Very nicely done, Paul! Thanks.
mark
At 10:48 AM 1/21/2018 -0500, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
>An update on the AO-92 commissioning process has been posted at:
>
>https://www.amsat.org/ao-92-commissioning-update-herci-experiment-and-l-band-
downshifter-tested/
>
>73,
>
>Paul, N8HM
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:58:20 +0000 (UTC)
From: Robert Bankston <ke4al@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx "redski@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx <redski@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] L band transmit setup
Message-ID: <1473551461.2418397.1516550300469@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Initial L-band testing (approximately a 16 deg eastern pass) indicated that
it may not take as much power as initially thought to get into the L-band
portion of AO-92.? One op, N8HM was using an Alinco DJ-G7T handheld with 1
watt and a modified Comet CYA-1216e yagi (boom drilled to accept 2m elements
from Arrow antenna.? Feed line was 4' of LMR-240UF plus two adapters: BNC to
SMA adapter for the HT and BNC to N adapter. Another op, N8TLV, was using an
FT-104 hand held with 1 watt, fed into stock rubber duck antenna.? Again,
this was initial testing and represents my personal observations.? I am not
affiliated with AMSAT, other than being a member and enthusiastic satellite
operator.
The Comet CYA-1216e yagi, when combined with Arrow Antennas 2m elements,
appears to be a popular antenna for portable operations.? M2 Antennas,
Directive Systems Engineering, and WiMo offer several antenna choices,
depending if you need a tower-mounted antenna or something capable of being
handheld.
Shorter, high quality coax, with no adapters will always provide a better
result. LMR240 or 240UF will be fine for shorter, hand-held runs,? LMR400
for moder runs, and LMR600 + for longest runs.
As for a preamp, it will depend on your setup.? If you need a preamp to hear
AO-91, then you will need one to hear AO-92.
Hope this helps,73 de KE4AL, Robert EM71
On Sunday, January 21, 2018, 6:49:22 AM CST, Robert Switzer via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
I'll add that I'm interested in Antenna/feed setups being used by folks?
Rob KA2CZU
? ? On Saturday, January 20, 2018, 4:49:03 PM EST, redski@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
<redski@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:?
Can someone offer a little advice about the requirements for using the Fox
L-band uplinks? I have an full duplex u/V and v/U satellite station so I'm
guessing that my easiest route to L-band is an upconverter. But I've never
used anything above UHF, so any thoughts on what might be needed to get
started would be appreciated.
73,
Red
KC4LE
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 16:06:21 +0000 (UTC)
From: Robert Bankston <ke4al@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-92 Commissioning Update: HERCI Experiment
and L-Band Downshifter Tested
Message-ID: <98214853.2412998.1516550781719@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Great writeup, Paul.? Great to hear all of the activity and different
approaches to getting into AO-92 L-band.
Congratulations to the entire AMSAT team!
73 de KE4AL, Robert On Sunday, January 21, 2018, 9:57:03 AM CST, Mark L.
Hammond <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
Very nicely done, Paul!? Thanks.
mark
At 10:48 AM 1/21/2018 -0500, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
>An update on the AO-92 commissioning process has been posted at:
>
>https://www.amsat.org/ao-92-commissioning-update-herci-experiment-and-l-band-
downshifter-tested/
>
>73,
>
>Paul, N8HM
>_______________________________________________
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>to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
expressed
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 11:30:09 -0600
From: "JoAnne K9JKM" <joanne.k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] PicSat Requests Amateur Radio Assistance to
Capture/Upload Telemetry
Message-ID: <5a64ce22.95896b0a.61408.dcc6@xx.xxxxxx.xxx>
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[ANS Ed. Note] - The PicSat team is active on Twitter with status updates,
mission information, and a request, received today, for amateur radio
assistance to capture telemetry and upload the data. We'll repeat this
request in the next AMSAT News Service Bulletins - but that is next weekend
- so here is a copy to the amsat-bb in case anyone can help them out sooner
...
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PicSat Requests Amateur Radio Assistance to Capture/Upload Telemetry
Cubesat PicSat was launched on the same PSLV-C40 flight from India
that delivered AO-92 to orbit. PicSat is a nano-satellite aimed at
observing the transit of the young exoplanet Beta Pictoris b in
front of its bright and equally young star Beta Pictoris, and at
demonstrating an innovative technological concept to use optical
fibres for astronomical observations from Space.
The cubesat contains an embedded FM transponder. It will be avail-
able when possible during the mission.
Frequency information:
Uplink FM 145.910 MHz 1750 Hz tone when in amateur mode
Downlink FM 435.525 MHz 9k6 BPSK AX25 Data and FM voice
when in amateur mode
A description of the telemetry and related information are available on
https://picsat.obspm.fr/data/telemetries?locale=en.
This week the PicSat team requested amateur radio assistance to
capture and upload telemetry packets from the satellite. Beacons
received from all over the world are especially useful to monitor
the status of satellite along its orbit (and not just when it is
above our own station). Science data are obviously useful for the
science mission. And all other packets, even when they do not look
like much, can be of great importance! For example, we often receive
satellite acknowledgements to our commands from ground station in
France or Europe which are listening at the same time as us. It may
look useless, but it is not. We regularly miss those packets our-
selves, so it is good to have other people receiving them and sending
them to us.
There are three ways to send your data. The options for your upload
will become available on your profile tab after registration at their
website: https://picsat.obspm.fr/connexion?locale=en.
Full details of the packet uploading procedure are posted at:
https://picsat.obspm.fr/contributing/send-packets?locale=en
+ Fast upload beacon: mainly intended as a way to directly upload
a beacon by copy/paste when you receive, and to get an immediate
overview of the satellite status. When you are a new user, this
is also the only way you can upload a packet. Upload one beacon
successfully, and you will have access to the other methods!
This page accepts a hexadecimal string, like "0123456789ABCDEF" in
which whitespaces and upper/lower case are ignored ("01 23 45 67
89 ab cd ef", or even something like "0 1 234 56789 aBc dEf" will
be accepted). The hexadecimal string must represent the AX.25 packet
(without flags), possibly KISS encapsulated (starting with "C0 00"
and ending with "C0")
+ Upload data: this can be used to upload files containing multiple
packets at once. The files are stored on our servers, and processed
daily.
+ SiDS requests: This will be implemented in the near future.
PicSat shares a similar orbit with AO-91 since they were both deployed
at approximately the same time. PicSat has been included in the 2 line
Keplerian Elements distributions. On-line orbit predications for PicSat
can be found at: https://picsat.obspm.fr/operations/orbital-map?locale=en.
[ANS thanks the PicSat Team for the above information]
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 22:32:44 +0000
From: Richard Lawn <rjlawn@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Mast Mounted GaAsFET low noise preamps
Message-ID:
<CADQmrTE2nvYgfk3JUs65VJ+srB4Hp=C3uL6MBE+c-JsyW6JG1A@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
A friend forwarded a recent post regarding preamps. I noticed that the data
on the one study was from 2010. It also didn?t mention two very fine
preamps -those made by SSB Electronics and the extraordinary 2meter preamp
made by WA2ODO that many EME operators use. They post the lowest noise
levels and highest gains I?ve ever seen, but they do not have relays so
they cannot pass rf and relays are therefore required. They are also
inexpensive.
73
Rick, W2JAZ
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:57:14 +1300
From: "Wendy and Terry Osborne" <wandtosborne@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Keps Question from Rocket Lab launch
Message-ID: <D3FC9C062F7745D0955763F1A69E617E@xxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Hi Folks,
I have found a set of Keps from yesterday?s Rocket Lab launch.
2018-010A
1 43163U 18010A 18021.87397025 .00000319 -10052-5 00000+0 0 9996
2 43163 82.9164 138.6720 0176456 219.4667 139.3657 15.51933178 120
2018-010B
1 43164U 18010B 18021.89134907 .00000035 00000-0 00000+0 0 9998
2 43164 82.9271 138.6991 0029255 248.8502 110.7671 15.17838339 122
2018-010C
1 43165U 18010C 18021.95720165 .00000036 00000-0 00000+0 0 9994
2 43165 82.9208 138.6356 0031890 240.7480 118.8502 15.17897039 137
2018-010D
1 43166U 18010D 18021.93802473 .00000320 -10083-5 00000+0 0 9990
2 43166 82.9232 138.6174 0172791 220.0084 138.7693 15.52599809 135
2018-010E
1 43167U 18010E 18021.89220116 .00000035 00000-0 00000+0 0 9999
2 43167 82.9254 138.6995 0024458 245.8147 114.0537 15.16199901 124
2018-010F
1 43168U 18010F 18021.87420109 .00000318 -10038-5 00000+0 0 9994
2 43168 82.9247 138.6716 0176956 220.2187 138.6723 15.51608672 128
They appear to be in 2 groups.
2018-010A, 2018-010D and 2018-010F are close together.
Similarly 2018-010B, 2018-010C and 2018-010E are close together.
I suspect that A,D and F are the satellites and B,C and E are the Rocket
body and debris.
Is there any way of confirming which is which?
Or does anyone have the downlink frequencies for Dove Pioneer or Lemur-2?
73,
Terry ZL2BAC
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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 23:04:06 -0500
From: AJ9N@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-01-22
04:00 UTC
Message-ID: <70a919.80e48a4.4796bcb6@xxx.xxx>
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-01-22 04:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Naka Junior High School, Kakamigahara City, Japan, direct via 8J25D
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-01-22 10:23:21 UTC 53 deg
The English School, Nicosia, Cyprus, telebridge via W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-01-24 10:35:45 UTC 56 deg
Watch for live stream at www.cyhams.org/ariss.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:
Francesco IK?WGF with 132
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 127
Gaston ON4WF 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 2018-01-22 04:00 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 1202.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1151.
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.
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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 2018-01-20 01:00 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. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander Misurkin
Joe Acaba KE5DAR
Exp. 54 on orbit
Scott Tingle KG5NZA
Norishige Kanai
Alexander Skvortsov
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73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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