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Today's Topics:
1. Re: WD9EWK TNX for first L/v mode contact (D. Craig Fox)
2. Upcoming ARISS contact with King's High School, Warwick, UK
(n4csitwo@?????????.????
3. St. Barts satellite operation starting next Weds (Jim White)
4. Radio question(s) (Peter J. McClosky)
5. Re: Radio question(s) (Sterling Coffey)
6. Re: Radio question(s) (Scott)
7. Re: Radio question(s) (John Geiger)
8. Re: Radio question(s) (Sean Kutzko)
9. FS/FG8OJ activity April 19 through 21 (FG8OJ)
10. Re: Antenna switching (Zach Metzinger)
11. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-04-16 21:30 UTC
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2018 22:03:00 +0000
From: "D. Craig Fox" <DFox@??????.???>
To: "'cee@????????????.????? <cee@????????????.???>,
"AMSAT-BB@?????.?????<????????@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK TNX for first L/v mode contact
Message-ID: <273d2d596bd84901b5ce8581f5b4d286@??????.???.???>
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Chuck, perhaps I was no. 2 or 3 during today's earlier pass? Nice to work
you on L/v mode.
73sCraig
N6RSX
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Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2018 10:34 PM
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Subject: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK TNX for first L/v mode contact
Patrick, thanks for being there for my first L/v mode contact on AO-92.
I have been working on the uplink setup for some time. I will also try to
help populate this mode whenever I can.
Thanks again!
73 - Chuck N7BFO
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2018 21:04:02 -0400
From: <n4csitwo@?????????.???>
To: "Bill Merino" <n2cop@??.??.???>, <amsat-bb@?????.???>, "amsat-edu"
<amsat-edu@?????.???>, <ariss-press@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with King's High School,
Warwick, UK
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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at King's High School, Warwick, UK on 19 Apr. The event is
scheduled to begin at approximately 12:05 UTC. The duration of the contact
is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct
between NA1SS and GB4KHS. The contact should be audible over the United
Kingdom 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.
The Mars story of the school
The Mars project, envisioned by a student after watching Tim Peake's 2016
mission, is our chance to inspire more girls while in their formative years,
to consider studying science at A level and beyond.
Since 1879 King's High Warwick has been championing girls in science and
STEM subjects as one of the leading all-girls schools in the Midlands. The
importance of girls' education back then was viewed as inferior to that of
boys and the early headmistresses of King's set about trying to change that.
Over a hundred years on girls and boy's education is viewed as equal,
however the number of girls in science and STEM subjects is still not equal
to our male counterparts; through school and into the workplace. Just 35% of
girls choose maths, physics and computing compared to 94% of boys
The Project One campus is the latest opportunity for King's girls,
consisting of brand new school buildings on the Warwick School site. It will
feature state of the art science labs, enabling future generations of girls
to study with the best facilities possible. The future King's girls at the
Prep and local schools will use these labs for their time at King's and we
believe the Mars Project will inspire them to see what studying STEM can
lead to, helped by access to high quality equipment. The project will assist
in creating a collaborative relationship between the wide variety of
subjects that have previously had minimal cross over in their syllabuses.
The focus on Mars and astronomy links directly to the A Level Physics
syllabus, inspiring more girls to study physics beyond GCSE. The
supra-curricula activities conducted as a part of the project, such as
building rovers in DT widen the educational experience of girls and enable
them to see the real-life applications of their learni
ng.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. When we colonize Mars, what is the most important thing we need to learn
from our ancestors' mistakes on Earth?
2. What types of weather can you get on Mars that we would have to tackle if
humans were going to live there?
3. Considering the research into life support systems on the ISS and research
into in-situ resource utilization, how long after the first manned mission
to Mars do you think that a Mars colony can be self-sufficient?
4. Now that you are on the ISS would you have done anything differently
during training, physically or mentally?
5. Having experienced the vastness of space, do you believe there are other
forms of life in the universe?
6. How has your journey to space changed your perspective on human life?
7. What aspect of space travel do you think needs to be improved in the next
10 years to get us further into space?
8. What is the most magnificent place on Earth from space?
9. How does not having daylight or seasons in space affect you compared to
being on Earth?
10. Is it true that the atmosphere changes your sense of taste up in space?
11. How does the feeling of weightlessness compare to the training underwater
on Earth?
12. How far into the future is the technology needed to make travelling
between solar systems the norm?
13. We all know space can be a dangerous environment. How do you and your
fellow astronauts protect yourselves whilst on the ISS?
14. What does your training on Earth entail to help you cope with the effects
of the lack of gravity on your sleep?
15. What part of nature do you miss most from Earth when you are in space?
16. How difficult is it for your body to adjust to life in space?
17. What?s the one thing that surprised you most when you first saw Earth
from space?
18. What?s your advice to young people dreaming of becoming involved in space
programs?
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 @????????????
Next planned event(s):
1. Russian school TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov
Contact is a go for Tue 2018-04-24 11:05 UTC
2. Russian school TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov
Contact is a go for 2018-04-25 08:35 UTC
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative
venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that
support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States,
sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in
Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts
via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in
classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced
amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a
variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students,
teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies,
and amateur radio. For more informa
tion, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.
Thank you & 73,
David - AA4KN
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2018 19:25:41 -0600
From: Jim White <jim@?????????????????.???>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] St. Barts satellite operation starting next Weds
Message-ID:
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Saint Barts satellite operation starts Wednesday.
The FJ/N0KV dxpedition to Saint Barts Island in the Caribbean will take
place April 19 through 26.We expect to be on the air on HF by about
mid-day local and on satellite passes starting that evening.Operation on
SO50, FO29, AO85, AO92 is planned.? Given our experience on Montserrat
in 2015, we will concentrate on evening passes St. Barts time during the
week and afternoon/evening on weekends.? Equipment is an IC-910H and
Arrow for VHF/UHF. On FO29 we will transmit at about 145.940 and tune
the passband for callers.? We will exchange grids (FK87). Looking
forward to working lots of stations on satellite. Check the FJ/N0KV
entry on QRZ.COM for further.We expect to post updates and pass plans to
amsat-bb.#amsat
Jim, WD0E
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:36:28 -0700
From: "Peter J. McClosky" <pmcclosky@?????????.???>
To: amsat-bb@??????.???
Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Radio question(s)
Message-ID: <290E871A-E29B-472B-AF8D-C19A8BDFEB76@?????????.???>
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Hello all,
I am a new member here, and this is my first post.
I am sure that this question has been asked many times before, but I would
like the groups current answers.
I want to be able to work most of the FM & SSB satellites that fly over by
Oregon location, and also work portable using batteries.
I would also like to work HF portable, so one one all mode HF, VHF, UHF,
SSB, FM radio would be desirable (I can willing to use two different radios).
Money is an issue, but can spend a bit for this.
Any Suggestions?
-----
Peter J. McClosky, N7IY
Eugene, Oregon
pmcclosky@?????????.???
n7iy@????.???
http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:08:11 -0500
From: Sterling Coffey <kawfey@?????.???>
To: "Peter J. McClosky" <pmcclosky@?????????.???>
Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Radio question(s)
Message-ID:
<CACxCfFocRnEvTpH55cZVHU=1eNgJRdYt9fCNop0vuUHqAo4NkQ@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
The FT-857 or FT-897 will be your best bet for shack-in-a-box HF/VHF/UHF
portable all-mode operation. Youll need to supply external batteries,
unless 5w max is okay, in which case go for the FT-817ND (or the FT-818 if
you want to buy new). I'd recommend buying both the 897 and an 817 for
satellites, so you can hear yourself on the downlink and meet almost all
your requirements radio-wise. On FM, you can get away with a pair of cheapy
Baofeng handhelds.
Antennas are another consideration; I'd recommend the Arrow II
<http://www.arrowantennas.com/arrowii/146-437.html> for satellite work, and
an endfed for with a resonant wire for each band for HF portable.
Sterling, N0SSC
On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 11:36 AM, Peter J. McClosky <pmcclosky@?????????.???
> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am a new member here, and this is my first post.
>
> I am sure that this question has been asked many times before, but I would
> like the groups current answers.
>
> I want to be able to work most of the FM & SSB satellites that fly over by
> Oregon location, and also work portable using batteries.
>
> I would also like to work HF portable, so one one all mode HF, VHF, UHF,
> SSB, FM radio would be desirable (I can willing to use two different
> radios).
>
> Money is an issue, but can spend a bit for this.
>
> Any Suggestions?
> -----
> Peter J. McClosky, N7IY
> Eugene, Oregon
> pmcclosky@?????????.???
> n7iy@????.???
> http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 13:12:18 -0400
From: Scott <scott23192@?????.???>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Radio question(s)
Message-ID:
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Hey Peter!
Welcome. I've learned a lot from the people on this list; I'm sure you
will, too.
No doubt there are a lot of good answers to your question, but I couldn't
be happier with my FT-857d. I believe it meets all the requirements you
listed and I use it for many of the same modes & bands that you mentioned.
On the subject of using two radios, that's exactly what I do. For linear
sats, I use the FT-857d for transmit and an SDR to receive.
For FM sats, I have a full-duplex capable FM transceiver or could certainly
use an SDR to receive in that mode as well. However, I find that the
FT-857d makes a great receive radio for the FM downlinks due to the DSP
audio filtering and clarifier tuning (so that I'm not limited to following
the downlink in fixed increments).
Paired with a YT-100 tuner, Signalink-USB audio coupler, CAT control to my
PC, and all mounted in a 4U Gator box, I'm able to use the same setup at
home or vehicle-portable. (I have a 35ah battery in a separate box)
Hope that helps!
-Scott, K4KDR
==========================================
On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 12:36 PM, Peter J. McClosky <pmcclosky@?????????.???
> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am a new member here, and this is my first post.
>
> I am sure that this question has been asked many times before, but I would
> like the groups current answers.
>
> I want to be able to work most of the FM & SSB satellites that fly over by
> Oregon location, and also work portable using batteries.
>
> I would also like to work HF portable, so one one all mode HF, VHF, UHF,
> SSB, FM radio would be desirable (I can willing to use two different
> radios).
>
> Money is an issue, but can spend a bit for this.
>
> Any Suggestions?
> -----
> Peter J. McClosky, N7IY
> Eugene, Oregon
> pmcclosky@?????????.???
> n7iy@????.???
> http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:11:56 -0500
From: John Geiger <af5cc2@?????.???>
To: Sterling Coffey <kawfey@?????.???>
Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>, "Peter J. McClosky"
<pmcclosky@?????????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Radio question(s)
Message-ID:
<CAHC1P29DcL2WXRBqECd1jSjrWwOYNefUOe95RVGP=s=BFV35wA@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
The FT897 can take internal batteries as well, but that makes it weight
much more.
73 John AF5CC
On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 12:08 PM, Sterling Coffey <kawfey@?????.???> wrote:
> The FT-857 or FT-897 will be your best bet for shack-in-a-box HF/VHF/UHF
> portable all-mode operation. Youll need to supply external batteries,
> unless 5w max is okay, in which case go for the FT-817ND (or the FT-818 if
> you want to buy new). I'd recommend buying both the 897 and an 817 for
> satellites, so you can hear yourself on the downlink and meet almost all
> your requirements radio-wise. On FM, you can get away with a pair of cheapy
> Baofeng handhelds.
>
> Antennas are another consideration; I'd recommend the Arrow II
> <http://www.arrowantennas.com/arrowii/146-437.html> for satellite work,
> and
> an endfed for with a resonant wire for each band for HF portable.
>
> Sterling, N0SSC
>
> On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 11:36 AM, Peter J. McClosky <
> pmcclosky@?????????.???
> > wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I am a new member here, and this is my first post.
> >
> > I am sure that this question has been asked many times before, but I
> would
> > like the groups current answers.
> >
> > I want to be able to work most of the FM & SSB satellites that fly over
> by
> > Oregon location, and also work portable using batteries.
> >
> > I would also like to work HF portable, so one one all mode HF, VHF, UHF,
> > SSB, FM radio would be desirable (I can willing to use two different
> > radios).
> >
> > Money is an issue, but can spend a bit for this.
> >
> > Any Suggestions?
> > -----
> > Peter J. McClosky, N7IY
> > Eugene, Oregon
> > pmcclosky@?????????.???
> > n7iy@????.???
> > http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> >
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 13:27:08 -0400
From: Sean Kutzko <kx9x@?????.???>
To: "Peter J. McClosky" <pmcclosky@?????????.???>
Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Radio question(s)
Message-ID: <3D714743-7B53-4D78-8A11-723CF081E64E@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Hi Peter-
Welcome!
There are several solutions, but two Yaesu 817s are very popular among a lot
of the active portable ops. These allow full-duplex capabilities for SSB and
FM satellites as well as 160m-432 MHz portable activity on all modes. If
you?re willing to go QRP, this combo provides a lot of flexibility in a
relatively small package.
Others will chime in with suggestions as well.
Glad to see you on the list! Let us know how we can help you get on the birds.
Sean KX9X
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 16, 2018, at 12:36 PM, Peter J. McClosky <pmcclosky@?????????.???>
wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I am a new member here, and this is my first post.
>
> I am sure that this question has been asked many times before, but I would
like the groups current answers.
>
> I want to be able to work most of the FM & SSB satellites that fly over by
Oregon location, and also work portable using batteries.
>
> I would also like to work HF portable, so one one all mode HF, VHF, UHF,
SSB, FM radio would be desirable (I can willing to use two different radios).
>
> Money is an issue, but can spend a bit for this.
>
> Any Suggestions?
> -----
> Peter J. McClosky, N7IY
> Eugene, Oregon
> pmcclosky@?????????.???
> n7iy@????.???
> http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 13:33:08 -0400
From: FG8OJ <info@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] FS/FG8OJ activity April 19 through 21
Message-ID: <a8077c41-5c25-f99b-8226-afb54bbb42f5@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Hello,
The chance is that there will be the 2 french twin islands (FJ and FS)
in amsat!
I will operate from FK88 as FS/FG8OJ during? April 19 through 22.
AO-07 dw 145960 / FO-29 dw 435860
I will be on few FM passes if no other DX activity heard.
Please, use twitter for specific sked.
73, Burt FG8OJ
??? 19/04/2018
??? ==========
??? AO-07 West Coast
??? AOS : 19:42
??? LOS : 20:04
??? FO-29 Europe
??? AOS : 22:00
??? LOS : 22:13
??? 20/04/2018
??? ==========
??? FO-29 West Coast
??? AOS : 01:31
??? LOS : 01:41
??? AO-07 West Coast
??? AOS : 20:37
??? LOS : 20:55
??? FO-29 Europe
??? AOS : 22:48
??? LOS : 23:06
??? 21/04/2018
??? ==========
??? FO-29 West Coast
??? AOS : 12:15
??? LOS : 12:32
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:42:53 -0500
From: Zach Metzinger <zmetzing@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Antenna switching
Message-ID: <0a730ff1-cc88-55ab-082a-e0bb25703d90@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
On 04/14/18 17:30, jim@?????.??? wrote:
> Yes, that Bird would do great, but you would not like the price!
>
> Current new price: $2,058.61
> There is a used one on eham.com for only $485.00 OBO
> http://www.eham.net/classifieds/detail/434149
W6PQL has experimented with inexpensive Omron electrical relays. Here
are his results:
https://www.w6pql.com/using_inexpensive_relays.htm
--- Zach
N0ZGO
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:42:03 -0400
From: aj9n@???.???
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-04-16
21:30 UTC
Message-ID: <162d068586c-17a2-9f88@?????????????.???.???????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-04-16 21:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
?
Salado Intermediate School, Salado, TX, direct via K5LBJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Scott Tingle KG5NZA
Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-04-17 16:44:23 UTC 24 deg
Central Islip Union Free School District, Central Islip, NY, direct via KD2IFR
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU
Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-04-18 15:57:46 UTC 28 deg
?
The school will be hosting an?ARISS?contact on Wednesday April 18 at
15:57:46 UTC.? The video stream of the contact will be available online.
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 (15:57:46UTC - 11:57:46 EDST)
Video stream should begin around 10:30am.? Stream should come to an end
around 12:15pm
Navigate to?http://www.centralislip.k12.ny.us/ariss
Click on the?livestream?logo.
When the event is live, there will be a link to the stream.
King?s High School, Warwick, UK, direct via GB4KHS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU
Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-04-19 12:05:19 UTC 72 deg
?
Russian school TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov
Contact is a go for Tue 2018-04-24 11:05 UTC (
?
Russian school TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov
Contact is a go for 2018-04-25 08:35 UTC
?
Zesp?? Szko?y Podstawowej i Publicznego Gimnazjum w Buczku, Buczek, Poland;
I Liceum Og?lnokszta?c?ce im. Tadeusza Ko?ciuszki w ?asku, ?ask, Poland; and
Zesp?? Szk?? Ponadgimnazjalnych w Zelowie, Zel?w, Poland, direct via SP7KYL
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS (***)
The scheduled astronaut is Scott Tingle KG5NZA (***)
Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-04-26 10:52:33 UTC 41 deg (***)
?
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?????????????? ARISS-US program education proposal deadline is April 30, 2018
?
March 15, 2018:? The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) program is seeking proposals from US schools, museums, science
centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together)
to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International
Space Station (ISS) between January 1 and June 30, 2019.
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Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with opportunities
to learn about space technologies and 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 Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the
American Radio Relay League, and other Amateur Radio organizations and
worldwide space agencies. The program?s goal is to inspire students to
pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) and Amateur Radio. A ham recently said, ?ARISS shows how
Amateur Radio is the most unique hobby/service there is.?
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Educators overwhelmingly report that student participation in the ARISS
program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and in STEM careers. One
educator wrote, ?It exceeded our expectations--it created a great interest
in both amateur radio and in space exploration. Our kids are completely
inspired!? Ninety-two percent of educators who have participated in the
program have indicated that ARISS provided ideas for encouraging student
exploration and participation. An educator even joined the ham ranks,
saying, ?This chance for our school?s ARISS contact helped me see the great
value of the ham world.? I just passed my Technician License this weekend
and have already signed up to take a General class.?? ?
ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of
participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting
education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless
technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and 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 2019 contacts is April 30, 2018. Proposal webinars
for guidance and getting questions answers will be offered March 29, 2018,
at 7 p.m. EDT and April 16, 2018, at 4 p.m. EDT. Advance registration is
necessary. To sign up, go to
https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2018.eventbrite.com
For more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal
form, visit: 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@?????.??? or aj9n@???.???.
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Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.
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All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.
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Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
http://www.ariss.org/
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this?site.
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Looking?for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS???
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete?
details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham?Video.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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http://www.ariss-eu.org/? ?
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If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to
provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke@?????????.???
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ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:?
Francesco IK?WGF with 132
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 128
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with 102
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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?2018-04-16 21:30 UTC.? (***)
Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and?Echolink websites, and
instructions for any contact that may be streamed?live.??
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1219.
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1168.
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:
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 2018-04-11 05:00 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. 54 on orbit
Scott Tingle KG5NZA
Norishige Kanai
Alexander Skvortsov
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Exp. 55 on orbit
Drew Feustel
Oleg Artemyev
Ricky Arnold KE5DAU
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73,
Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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