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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (Roy Dean)
2. Re: Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (W3AB/GEO)
3. Re: Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (W3AB/GEO)
4. Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 302 (Dan Heather)
5. alternative time-keeping solution to WWV/WWVH (David J. Schmocker)
6. Re: Observations on tracking programs (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
7. Upcoming ARISS contact with Mendez Fundamental Intermediate
School, Santa Ana, CA (n4csitwo@?????????.????
8. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-05 04:30 UTC
(aj9n@???.????
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 19:25:20 -0400
From: Roy Dean <royldean@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV
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Ok, what exactly is the value that WWV provides us? I'd never even heard
of it until this whole budget thing came up.
--Roy
K3RLD
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 16:31:10 -0700
From: W3AB/GEO <w3ab@?????.???>
To: Roy Dean <royldean@?????.???>
Cc: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV
Message-ID: <333bb528-b712-40c4-b672-918a1d00e2bb@?????.???>
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Roy,
You'd never heard of WWV/WWVH?
Are you sure you're a ham?
?___
Sent from my two way wrist watch
73 de W3AB/GEO?
On Sep 4, 2018, 16:29, at 16:29, Roy Dean <royldean@?????.???> wrote:
>Ok, what exactly is the value that WWV provides us? I'd never even
>heard
>of it until this whole budget thing came up.
>
>--Roy
>K3RLD
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 17:13:30 -0700
From: W3AB/GEO <w3ab@?????.???>
To: Roy Dean <royldean@?????.???>
Cc: W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV
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Roy,
I wasn't insulting you. Just an attempt at? humor. Though others seem to
find that using insults & name calling a way to be inforcers. Certainly not
the way I learned to be a ham.
You'll see a couple of uses for WWV/WWVH in my last post
?___
Sent from my two way wrist watch
73 de W3AB/GEO?
On Sep 4, 2018, 16:29, at 16:29, Roy Dean <royldean@?????.???> wrote:
>Ok, what exactly is the value that WWV provides us? I'd never even
>heard
>of it until this whole budget thing came up.
>
>--Roy
>K3RLD
>_______________________________________________
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 20:17:03 -0400
From: "Dan Heather" <jdanheather@?????.???>
To: "" <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 302
Message-ID: <9c51cfc2-a68e-40c4-8431-410fd0bfe4d8@???????????.???>
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Hi All,
The Trump-bashers will continue to bash without regard to logic, truth or
what anyone has to say. ?Why not ignore the genesis of the budget cut and
simply do whatever needs to be done to save WWV? ?Who cares if you love or
hate Trump? ?Your strongly held political preference is of no importance!
?Sign the doggone petition (I have) AND ALSO send a letter to your federal
legislators! ?Save the WWV!
73,
de Dan, N1DH
Dan Heather
Middleboro MA
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Today's Topics:
1. SDX stops responding (Kevin Schuchmann)
2. Current copy of Doppler SQF? (Mark D. Johns)
3. DM07-DM08 Rove (Bob Keating)
4. Re: WTB : AZ/EL Rotor (Don KB2YSI)
5. Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (Robert Bruninga)
6. Re: Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (Glenn Little WB4UIV)
7. Re: Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (Glen Zook)
8. Re: Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (JamesDuffey)
9. doppler.sqf file (alex weimer)
10. Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz (David G0MRF)
11. Re: Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz (Zach Metzinger)
12. Re: Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz (Stefan Wagener)
13. Re: Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (Ted Krempa)
14. Re: Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (Paul Stoetzer)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 13:32:36 -0700
From: Kevin Schuchmann
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] SDX stops responding
Message-ID:
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Hello All,
?? This is probably? a windows issue but I'm curious if anyone else has
seen it. I'm running windows 8.1? and about once a week or maybe two SDX
will stop responding, closing satpc32 fails to kill it and I have to go
in and manually kill it, I have tried many different serial ports
usb/hard from the pc to the rotor controller,? a different controller,
running satpc32 as admin, running it in compatibility mode for win 7 was
the only thing that "maybe" slowed it down a little.
Have I missed something? anyone else see SDX? stop responding?
Thanks
Kevin WA7FWF
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 16:34:34 -0500
From: "Mark D. Johns"
To: AMSAT
Subject: [amsat-bb] Current copy of Doppler SQF?
Message-ID:
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
I'm recovering from a hard disk crash and lost all of my current SatPC32
various.SQF files. I did a Google search for Doppler.SQF and the most
recent I could find was something posted in 2015.
Does anyone know where a current copy of Doppler.SQF (with today's
satellites in it) can be downloaded?
Would save a lot of time. Thanks in advance.
--
Mark D. Johns
K?JM / M?GZO / ex-9H3DJ / ex-K?MDJ
Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd
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"Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit,
you would stay out and your dog would go in."
---Mark Twain
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 17:34:32 -0700
From: Bob Keating
To: AMSAT-BB@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] DM07-DM08 Rove
Message-ID:
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I just wanted to let everyone know who contacted me this past week while
we were in the Eastern Sierra that I am in the process of uploading my
contacts to LoTW and QRZ.com as N6REK/P.? Since I have recordings of 7
satellite passes, it may take me a few days, but I will get them logged.
Thanks to all of you with whom I had a QSO and also to those I couldn't
quite reach. It was a fun trip, fishing was lousy, but I made up for it
bagging a good number of contacts on the satellites.
73,
Bob, N6REK
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 22:31:10 -0400
From: Don KB2YSI
To: w3ab@?????.???
Cc: inservice2him@???????.???? AMSAT BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] WTB : AZ/EL Rotor
Message-ID:
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
If you are looking for a project, satnogs.org is a great place to take a
look at.
On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 11:35 AM W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB
wrote:
> I've seen some made with stepper motors. Ask Dr Goggle.
>
> ?___
> Sent from my two way wrist watch
> 73 de W3AB/GEO?
>
> On Sep 3, 2018, 06:00, at 06:00, Kirk P wrote:
> >Searching for a small AZ/EL system for a small M2 2m/435 SAT antenna.
> >
> >Kirk, N0KK
> >
> >
> >Sent from Outlook
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 22:35:35 -0400
From: Robert Bruninga
To: amsat bb
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV
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White house planning to shut down WWV.
If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in
Oregon:.
https://www.voanews.com/a/time-may-be-running-out-for-millio
ns-of-clocks/4554376.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=
website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 22:54:18 -0400
From: Glenn Little WB4UIV
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV
Message-ID:
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.Is it the White House or a ploy by NIST, in their budget,? to list it
as an item to defund so that they can keep their conference money?
Having worked for the government, you list a high cost line item to
defund, knowing that public outcry will not let it happen and you keep
your pet project funds.
I have already signed the petition, even though iit is a NIST proposal
and not a White House proposal.
Glenn
WB4UIV
On 9/3/2018 10:35 PM, Robert Bruninga wrote:
> White house planning to shut down WWV.
> If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in
> Oregon:.
>
>
> https://www.voanews.com/a/time-may-be-running-out-for-millio
> ns-of-clocks/4554376.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=
> website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark
> _______________________________________________
> 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.
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Glenn Little ARRL Technical Specialist QCWA LM 28417
Amateur Callsign: WB4UIV wb4uiv@????.??? AMSAT LM 2178
QTH: Goose Creek, SC USA (EM92xx) USSVI LM NRA LM SBE ARRL TAPR
"It is not the class of license that the Amateur holds but the class
of the Amateur that holds the license"
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 04:54:13 +0000 (UTC)
From: Glen Zook
To: Robert Bruninga , amsat bb
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV
Message-ID:
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
NOT a White House proposal!? The proposal is by the NIST.? The petition is
to attempt to get the President to intervene to stop the elimination of WWV
/ WWVH.
?Glen, K9STH?
Website: http://k9sth.net
From: Robert Bruninga
To: amsat bb
Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 9:36 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV
White house planning to shut down WWV.
If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator? Tom Kelly in
Oregon:.
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 08:49:40 -0600
From: JamesDuffey
To: Glen Zook
Cc: amsat bb
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV
Message-ID:
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
To be clear, NIST did not propose the cuts in a vacuum. They are a response
to the budget allocation they get from the executive branch. The allocation
is lower than what their current budget is, so they have to cut something. I
suspect that NIST allocated budget cuts to the various departments and when
the Fundamental Measurement, Quantum Science and Measurement Dissemination
group received its cut allocation it prioritized its programs and the
WWV/WWVH/WWVB programs fell below the line. Most of us that have been
involved in hard budget decisions know the drill. Something ugly usually
happens. In essence, the proposed budget allocations are forcing NIST to
take a poison pill.
In context, the overall federal budget proposed is increased. The cuts in
WWV/WWVH/WWVB go to expenditures elsewhere by the government. Each
individual needs to determine whether the expenditures elsewhere in the
government are more important to them than the WWV/WWVH/WWVB cuts. To me,
the lower priority given to science and technology in the 2019 proposed
budget, evidenced in part by the NIST cuts, is disturbing. I fear that in
time it will flow to other programs, including NASA, that are important to us.
At the risk of introducing politics into what should be an apolitical AMSAT
BBS, sending your elected representatives a post card declaring how you feel
about this issue and what you want them to do about it is as important, or
more important, than signing the petition. But, the ballot box is a longer
term solution to the problem. Register to vote in November and vote for
candidates that will support federal expenditures on science and technology.
Encourage your friends, family, and colleagues to do the same.
Off the soap box. - Duffey KK6MC
James Duffey KK6MC
Cedar Crest NM
> On Sep 3, 2018, at 22:54, Glen Zook via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>
> NOT a White House proposal! The proposal is by the NIST. The petition is
to attempt to get the President to intervene to stop the elimination of WWV
/ WWVH.
>
> Glen, K9STH
> Website: http://k9sth.net
>
> From: Robert Bruninga
> To: amsat bb
> Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 9:36 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV
>
> White house planning to shut down WWV.
> If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in
> Oregon:.
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
expressed
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 11:13:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: alex weimer
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] doppler.sqf file
Message-ID:
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Complete file sent this morning 73 JACK KC7MG
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 17:00:14 -0400
From: David G0MRF
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz
Message-ID:
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Hi everyone.
Does anyone know a cost effective way of measuring VSWR or reflected power
at 2.4GHz ?
I'm building a 70cm to S band upconverter with 25 Watts output.
Before I connect it to my dish feed, it would be nice to know that the match
is reasonably close to 50 ohms.
It would be nice for the PA transistor to last more than 1 QSO
2.4G inserts for bird watt meters are few and far between.....I wonder if
the one that covers 400M to 1GHz would work.?
73
David G0MRF
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 16:37:31 -0500
From: Zach Metzinger
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz
Message-ID:
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
On 09/04/18 16:00, David G0MRF via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Does anyone know a cost effective way of measuring VSWR or reflected power
at 2.4GHz ?
>
> I'm building a 70cm to S band upconverter with 25 Watts output.
> Before I connect it to my dish feed, it would be nice to know that the
match is reasonably close to 50 ohms.
> It would be nice for the PA transistor to last more than 1 QSO
David,
Try building the surface-mount version at the bottom of this page:
https://ludens.cl/Electron/swr/swr.html
They don't need (or tolerate) much power, but they are cheap to build!
--- Zach
N0ZGO
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 17:50:05 -0500
From: Stefan Wagener
To: zmetzing@?????.???
Cc: AMSAT BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz
Message-ID:
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Look for:
"N1201SA"
on Ebay ~$150
On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 4:39 PM Zach Metzinger wrote:
> On 09/04/18 16:00, David G0MRF via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > Does anyone know a cost effective way of measuring VSWR or reflected
> power at 2.4GHz ?
> >
> > I'm building a 70cm to S band upconverter with 25 Watts output.
> > Before I connect it to my dish feed, it would be nice to know that the
> match is reasonably close to 50 ohms.
> > It would be nice for the PA transistor to last more than 1 QSO
>
> David,
>
> Try building the surface-mount version at the bottom of this page:
>
> https://ludens.cl/Electron/swr/swr.html
>
> They don't need (or tolerate) much power, but they are cheap to build!
>
> --- Zach
> N0ZGO
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 15:58:56 -0700
From: "Ted Krempa"
To: "'Robert Bruninga'" , "'amsat bb'"
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV
Message-ID:
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Nonsense !
It was clearly pointed out in the ARRL Letter of 8-22-18:
"According to the NIST Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request, the specific
cut would come from the NIST Fundamental Measurement, Quantum Science, and
Measurement Dissemination budget and would amount to $6.3 million.
"NIST has a long-standing history of providing time and frequency services
through our radio stations and we appreciate that many people use these
services," NIST said in a statement. "WWV is the longest continuously
operating radio service in the US. At the same time, the proposed NIST
budget for FY 2019 required difficult choices about budget priorities."
NIST said that it plans to eliminate "efforts that have been replaced by
newer technologies, measurement science research that lies outside NIST's
core mission space, and programs that can no longer be supported due to
facility deterioration."
The decision has NOTHING to do with the White House (aka Trump Bashing)
K7TRK said that
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???? On Behalf Of Robert
Bruninga
Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 7:36 PM
To: amsat bb
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV
White house planning to shut down WWV.
If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in
Oregon:.
https://www.voanews.com/a/time-may-be-running-out-for-millio
ns-of-clocks/4554376.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=
website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark
_______________________________________________
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
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Message: 14
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 19:21:05 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer
To: Ted
Cc: AMSAT BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV
Message-ID:
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is part of the
Executive Office of the President, works very closely with the
agencies on their budget requests. The request is technically the
agency's, but it is heavily influenced by the White House.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 7:04 PM Ted Krempa wrote:
>
> Nonsense !
>
> It was clearly pointed out in the ARRL Letter of 8-22-18:
>
> "According to the NIST Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request, the specific
> cut would come from the NIST Fundamental Measurement, Quantum Science, and
> Measurement Dissemination budget and would amount to $6.3 million.
> "NIST has a long-standing history of providing time and frequency services
> through our radio stations and we appreciate that many people use these
> services," NIST said in a statement. "WWV is the longest continuously
> operating radio service in the US. At the same time, the proposed NIST
> budget for FY 2019 required difficult choices about budget priorities."
> NIST said that it plans to eliminate "efforts that have been replaced by
> newer technologies, measurement science research that lies outside NIST's
> core mission space, and programs that can no longer be supported due to
> facility deterioration."
>
> The decision has NOTHING to do with the White House (aka Trump Bashing)
>
> K7TRK said that
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???? On Behalf Of Robert
> Bruninga
> Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 7:36 PM
> To: amsat bb
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV
>
> White house planning to shut down WWV.
> If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in
> Oregon:.
>
>
> https://www.voanews.com/a/time-may-be-running-out-for-millio
> ns-of-clocks/4554376.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=
> website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark
> _______________________________________________
> 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.
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>
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 20:00:12 -0500
From: "David J. Schmocker" <kj9idave@???????.???>
To: W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] alternative time-keeping solution to WWV/WWVH
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Everyone:
For years I used Heath GC-1000 Most Accurate Clocks which contained WWV
receivers and displayed the received time on a clock.
Having sold these GC-1000s, I now use a computer-based solution (available
for Mac or Windows).
http://www.gm4jjj.co.uk/lcd/lcd.html
I hope this alternative solution option helps you also.. Very 73,
Dave KJ9I
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 14:19:56 +1200
From: "Wendy and Terry Osborne" <wandtosborne@?????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Observations on tracking programs
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Hi Folks,
Following JoAnne's advice, I found 3 entries for AO-91 in GPredict for
Windows.
One was 5 minutes fast, one was 5 minutes slow and the 3rd one was correct.
The correct one is the 3rd one down on the menu.
If anyone else is having problems, then that is the one to check.
73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC
-----Original Message-----
From: Wendy and Terry Osborne
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2018 2:58 PM
To: JoAnne K9JKM
Cc: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Observations on tracking programs
Hi JoAnne and everyone,
Thanks for that.
Yes I had two entries for AO-91. One with last years keps that I had
selected and one with current keps that I hadn't selected.
Putting the correct entry in fixed the problem and Nova now agrees with
Orbitron.
I usually go outside and catch AO-91 with a hand held + yagi.
When using Nova, I had to wait about an extra 5 minutes for AOS and LOS was
about 5 minutes later than predicted.
I actually like Nova, just a personal preference really.
73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC
-----Original Message-----
From: JoAnne K9JKM
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2018 1:02 AM
To: 'AMSAT BB'
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Observations on tracking programs
> Nova has two algorithms for computing the location of the satellites. Try
> the other algorithm.
I've noticed a bit of sneakiness tracking AO-91 with Nova. I find I'm
several minutes off once or twice a year. The main symptom is a weak
downlink from AO-91 since the antenna is aimed at a spot in the sky which is
not on time.
What I've found is somehow Nova has 2 or 3 instances of AO-91 in the table
where you choose the satellites to add to the tracking view. None of the
other satellites have multiple instances. What I need to do is to select
each instance of AO-91 and keep only the one that accurately matches the
other resources you can compare with.
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm@?????.???
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 23:00:01 -0400
From: <n4csitwo@?????????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>, <ariss-press@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Mendez Fundamental
Intermediate School, Santa Ana, CA
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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa Ana, CA on 06
Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:49 UTC. The
duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The
contact will be direct between NA1SS and AA6TB. The contact should be
audible over the state of California, U.S.A 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.
Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, opened in 2000, is named in honor
and recognition of Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez who fought for equal
education for the all children. In 1945, with several other families they
filed a lawsuit entitled Mendez V. Westminster, asking the court to issue an
injunction ordering the integration of their school district. The lawsuit
argued that segregation based on national origin violated the United States
Constitution. On April 14, 1947, the 9th Circuit US Court of Appeals ruled
in favor of the plaintiffs. The court ordered all school districts in
California to desegregate allowing the Mendez children to attend previously
all-white schools. Eight years after Mendez V. Westminster, Brown V Board
of Education ended "separate but equal" education throughout the United
States. However, it was the Mendez case that set the precedent for
desegregating schools based upon race. Because of their bravery and
dedication, Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez opened th
e door for a better education not only for children in California, but for
children throughout the United States. In 2010, their daughter, Sylvia
Mendez was awarded the Medal of Freedom for continuing the work started by
her parents, ensuring that all students have equal access to a quality
education.
Mendez is a public school of choice, located in Santa Ana, a high-density
city in Southern California. Mendez serves over 1400 students in grades 6-8
and students enroll through a lottery system. 98% of our students are
Hispanic and 20% are English Learners. Our students participate in a robust
STEM program including classes and clubs focusing on computer science,
mechanical engineering, robotics, and rocketry. Our students have
participated in many NASA and space related activities due to the personal
interest and dedication of our teachers. For the past 5 years, student teams
have participated in the Team America Rocketry Challenge. In 2017 two of our
teachers flew aboard the Sophia and in 2016, we sent an experiment to the
ISS as part of the Student Space Flights Experiments Program Mission 8. The
Mendez flight experiment researched the question, "Does microgravity affect
the water absorption of hyaluronic acid?" Most recently, we received a grant
from ISS Above for tracking hardw
are/ software and curriculum. All of our students are enjoying these
lessons as we prepare for our ARISS event.
Our students and staff are so grateful for this opportunity. At Mendez, our
mission is to continue the work started by the Mendez family by providing
our students with a rich array of opportunities, which spark curiosity, lead
to deeper learning and open the door to future possibilities.
Thank you for spending some of your time with us.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. How is using a ham radio on the ISS different than operating one on Earth?
2. I was wondering if any of the current crew members are artists and if
yes, how is it different from doing art on Earth?
3. How is it determined which astronaut conducts which experiments and can
you choose which experiments to work on?
4. How does your research on salmonella in microgravity relate to life on
Earth?
5. What do you do during your free time and how much free time do you have?
6. How do you deal with the lack of privacy on the ISS?
7. What is something you forgot to bring or wish you'd brought with you on
this mission?
8. I'm always losing stuff. Have you ever lost something on the Space Station?
9. How has your time living on the ISS affected the way you live on Earth?
10. I want to be an astronaut when I grow up. What advice can you give me?
11. What is the thing you miss most while on the Space Station?
12. Our school sent up a student space flights experiment in 2016. Are you
currently working on any student experiments?
13. How has your time in microgravity affected your coordination and vision?
Have you noticed any lasting changes?
14. Do you ever get to contact your family? If yes, how?
15. What has been your biggest "AH HA!" moment? (What has surprised you the
most?)
16. How did teaching in a classroom prepare you for doing science on the ISS?
17. How do your eyes adjust to the constant change from daylight to darkness
as you circle the Earth?
18. Will you continue your exercise regime when you get back to Earth?
19. Do you ever feel nauseous when you are in space? What do you do if you
get sick?
20. When you are sleeping on the ISS, what do you hear?
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):
TBD
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: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 00:36:54 -0400
From: aj9n@???.???
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-05
04:30 UTC
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-05 04:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
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Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa Ana, CA, direct via AA6TB
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU
Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-09-06 16:49:52 UTC 81 deg
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Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, direct via LU5KHF
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT (***)
Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-10 15:20:04 UTC 84 deg (***)
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Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia,
telebridge via W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***)
The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU (***)
Contact is a go for Option #3: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC 31 deg (***)
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Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz (***)
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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:?
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 133
Francesco IK?WGF with 132
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with 107
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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?2018-09-05 04:30 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 1252.
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1199.
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 2018-08-29 03:00 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. 55 on orbit
Drew Feustel
Oleg Artemyev
Ricky Arnold KE5DAU
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Exp. 56 on orbit
Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT
Alexander Gerst KF5ONO
Sergei Propopev
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73,
Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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