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Today's Topics:
1. AMSAT: RFI from LED bulbs? (Robert Bruninga)
2. Re: AMSAT: RFI from LED bulbs? (Paul Andrews)
3. FUNcube Warehouse (David Johnson)
4. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-22 16:00 UTC
(aj9n@???.????
5. Upcoming ARISS contact with Integrierte Gesamtschule
Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Osterholz - Scharmbeck, Germany and
Gymnasium Soltau, Soltau, Germany (n4csitwo@?????????.????
6. Upcoming ARISS contact with Delcastle Technical High School,
Wilmington, DE (n4csitwo@?????????.????
7. Re: 2 meter interference from WiFi hub (Eli Caul)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 09:24:02 -0400
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT: RFI from LED bulbs?
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I am hearing reports of RFI from these LED bulbs. Not just HF, but also
VHF.
If you can make any quantitative assessments of such RFI, please let me
know.
And the amazing thing is that at VHF you will never notice it because RFI
is noise power and it is noise power that keeps a squelch CLOSED.
Manuallly open the squelch and sometimes RFI will show full scale on the S
meter yet not open the squelch. And on my radios, when the squelch is
closed, the S meter is inactive and shows 0.
Bob Bruninga, WB4APR
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 10:49:39 -0400
From: Paul Andrews <w2hro.fn20@?????.???>
To: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@????.???>
Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT: RFI from LED bulbs?
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Bob,
RFI from LED lights has been a well-known problem in the VHF / UHF EME
(moonbounce) weak signal community for years. The first generation of
LED lights were very strong RFI generators. The most recent
generation of LED lights are much better but can still cause problems.
LED lighting RFI tends to be broadband noise and not visible birdies.
The best way to see LED lighting broadband noise is with an SDR and
waterfall display. The SDR or radio AGC must be turned off. It's
easy to find offending LED lights in your own home. It gets trickier
finding RFI lighting and devices in neighbors homes. Turn off all the
lights in your house and start turning them on - 1 at a time. Watch
your noise floor. RFI will be obvious.
The good news is that typical amateur satellite communications are not
really weak signal and low-level RFI is not usually a problem.
However, if you are trying to work satellite passes on the horizon,
LED noise can be an issue for high gain directional yagis with mast
mount preamps.
I have at least 100 RFI generating LED lights in a box in my basement.
I removed these from my home and my neighbors. I have exchanged bad
LED lights for good LED lights. My house is 100% incandescent and
fluorescent. No LEDs as long as I'm operating EME on 144 and 432 MHz.
LED noise does not reach up into 1296 MHz.
Good luck with your LED RFI issues. They can be solved but it's a bit
of a "wack a mole" effort.
73 - Paul - W2HRO
On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 9:25 AM Robert Bruninga <bruninga@????.???> wrote:
>
> I am hearing reports of RFI from these LED bulbs. Not just HF, but also
> VHF.
> If you can make any quantitative assessments of such RFI, please let me
> know.
>
> And the amazing thing is that at VHF you will never notice it because RFI
> is noise power and it is noise power that keeps a squelch CLOSED.
> Manuallly open the squelch and sometimes RFI will show full scale on the S
> meter yet not open the squelch. And on my radios, when the squelch is
> closed, the S meter is inactive and shows 0.
>
> Bob Bruninga, WB4APR
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:41:13 +0100
From: David Johnson <dave@?????.??.??>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube Warehouse
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Hi,
I preparation for JY1Sat and ESEO we are doing some data migration of
existing FUNcube data on to some new servers.
Users may experience occasional slight delays in upload and display
performance, over the next few days, this will be due to
me putting strain on the existing database.
The outcome of this will be a singe end point for all data uploads and
viewing of the data for all satellites in the constellation.
You can follow our progress at http://data.badgersoft.com (place holder for
development). Please note that data and pages WILL change their look / content
during development.
- Dave, G4DPZ
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:19:29 +0000 (UTC)
From: <aj9n@???.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-22
16:00 UTC
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-22 16:00 UTC
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Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
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Ashford School, Ashford, CT, direct via KZ1M
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT
Contact was successful: Mon 2018-10-22 13:05:49 UTC 49 deg (***)
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Integrierte Gesamtschule Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Osterholz ? Scharmbeck,
Germany and Gymnasium Soltau, Soltau, Germany, direct via DN3HB and DN5ABG
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DP?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO
Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-10-23 09:14:26 UTC 63 deg
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Martin-Andersen-Nex?-Gymnasium Dresden/DLR_School_Lab TU Dresden, Dresden,
Germany, and Liborius-Gymnasium Dessau, Dessau-Ro?lau, Germany, direct via
DL?TSD and DK?LG
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DP?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO
Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-24 08:22:55 UTC 78 deg
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Delcastle Technical High School, Wilmington, DE direct via K2CCW
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT
Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-24 17:48:48 UTC 52 deg
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Tallmadge Community Learning Center, Lancaster, OH, direct via K8QIK
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT
Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-31 14:56:40 UTC 27 deg (***)
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Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School, Palmer, MA, direct via
KB1MDS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT
Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-11-02 14:50:19 UTC 36 deg (***)
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If you are interested in applying for an ARISS contact, please go to
http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html
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The information below is from the ARISS webpage:
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International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ ARISS Students
??? ARISS-US program?s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018
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September 25, 2018:? ARISS is seeking proposals beginning October 1, 2018
from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations
(working individually or together) to host amateur radio contacts with an
orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between
July 1 and December 30, 2019.
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Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning
opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more
through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. ARISS has been pleased
of late, to be one of many possibilities of interest to educators during
NASA?s A Year of Education on Station, which celebrates an almost 12-month
presence of a teacher aboard the ISS.? The ARISS program connects students
to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio
Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other
Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The
program?s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio.
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Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program
stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote,
?Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS
contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that
contact.?? Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning
centers because of students? interest.
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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 other
STEM subjects. 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
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students.
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The proposal window opens October 1, 2018 and the proposal deadline is
November 30, 2018.
For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, visit:
http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html
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Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be
offered October 11 and October 23, 2018, both at 8 pm Eastern Time. Advance
registration is necessary. To sign up, go to:
ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2018.eventbrite.com/
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ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East)
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Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East
interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board
the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from
September to October and from February to April.
Please refer to details and the application form at
www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts.? Applications should be addressed by email
to:? school.selection.manager@????????.???
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ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and
Australia and Russia)
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Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by
filling out an application.? Please direct questions to the appropriate
regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically
listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are
unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada
representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate
coordinator.
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For the application, click here.
ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD
ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Keigo Komuro, JA1KAB, Japan
Amateur Radio League (JARL)
ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR)
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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 135
Francesco IK?WGF with 132
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with 108
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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?2018-10-22 16:00 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 1268. (***)
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1214. (***)
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 2018-10-22 16:00 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. 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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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 11:35:59 -0400
From: <n4csitwo@?????????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>, <ariss-press@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Integrierte
Gesamtschule Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Osterholz - Scharmbeck, Germany and
Gymnasium Soltau, Soltau, Germany
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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Integrierte Gesamtschule Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Osterholz -
Scharmbeck, Germany and Gymnasium Soltau, Soltau, Germany on 23 Oct. The
event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:14 UTC. The duration of the
contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be
direct between DP0ISS and DN3HB and DN5ABG. The contact should be audible
over Germany and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in
on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in German.
Story:
Integrierte Gesamtschule Osterholz-Scharmbeck
An der IGS OHZ werden zurzeit im Sekundarbereich I (5. bis 10. Klasse) ca.
980 Sch?lerInnen und im Sekundarbereich II ca. 300 Sch?lerInnen unterrichtet.
Die IGS OHZ ist eine Ganztagsschule und wir verstehen uns als eine
p?dagogische Reformschule. Wir gehen davon aus, dass alle Menschen
verschieden sind und daher individuell gef?rdert werden m?ssen.
In der IGS OHZ werden Kinder aller Begabungen aufgenommen, um gemeinsam zu
lernen, arbeiten und zu spielen. Wir gestalten das Zusammenleben junger
Menschen nach dem Motto "verschieden sein - gemeinsam lernen" und f?rdern so
ein tolerantes Miteinander. An der IGS bem?hen uns um die Entwicklung und
Lernfortschritte jedes Kindes, um seine ganz besonderen M?glichkeiten und
F?higkeiten.
Es gibt an der Gesamtschule von der Klasse 5 bis 9 kein sitzen bleiben.
Statt Kinder auf verschiedene Schulformen vorzubereiten oder sie gar
auszulesen, bietet die IGS einen gemeinsamen Unterricht.
Neben dem Erwerb von Fachwissen ist f?r uns Soziales Lernen unabdingbar.
Die Kinder und Jugendlichen sollen sich in ihren Unterschiedlichkeiten
annehmen und respektieren.
Sie sollen lernen: anderen zu helfen, aber auch sich selber helfen zu
lassen, Konflikte zu l?sen, gemeinsame ihre Lernerfolge steigern.
Die IGS legt deshalb einen besonderen Wert auf die Gemeinschaft im
Klassenverband und im Jahrgang. Die Kinder und Jugendlichen werden in den
sechs Jahren von einem Klassenlehrertandem betreut. Um das demokratische
Handeln zu erlernen und zu erleben ist im Stundenplan eine Verf?gungsstunde
fest verankert.
Internationale Begegnungen sind ein fester Bestandteil des Schullebens. So
besteht u.a. eine Partnerschaft mit einer Schule in Kuopio (Finnland) und in
Barcelona (Spanien) in der Sek I, in Kwidzyn (Polen), in Ptolemaida
(Griechenland) und in Verona (Italien) in der 11. Klasse. Der j?hrliche
Austausch nimmt einen festen Platz im Jahresablauf ein. Es besteht auch die
M?glichkeit im Ausland ein Betriebspraktikum zu absolvieren.
Gymnasium Soltau
Das Gymnasium Soltau ist das Gymnasium der Stadt Soltau, welche sich
ziemlich genau in der Mitte zwischen den bekannten Metropolen Hamburg,
Bremen und Hannover in der L?neburger Heide in Niedersachsen befindet.
Zur Zeit besuchen ungef?hr 1000 Sch?ler das Gymnasium und werden dabei von
circa 80 Lehrern unterrichtet.
In diesem Jahr feiern wir das 125-j?hrige Bestehen unserer Schule unter dem
Motto: "125 Jahre Gymnasium Soltau - weltweit und dar?ber hinaus".
Seit vielen Jahren ist die naturwissenschaftliche Fachgruppe in der Lage
alle F?cher sowohl auf grundlegendem als auch erh?htem Niveau anzubieten.
Dar?ber hinaus gibt es auch nachmittags viele AGs in denen die Sch?ler ihrem
Forscherdrang nachkommen k?nnen, wie zum Beispiel im Erfinderclub, der in
Zusammenarbeit mit einem hier ans??igen technischen Betrieb durchgef?hrt
wird. Au?erdem gibt es j?hrliche Kurse in Robotik f?r Jahrgang 7, Fr?sen f?r
Jahrgang 10 und 3D-Druck f?r die h?heren Jahrg?nge.
Andere Schwerpunkte der Schule finden sich im Bereich Kunst und Musik, die
das Schulgeb?ude versch?nern und und mit mehreren Konzerten erfreuen. Schon
in der 5. Klasse wird eine Bl?serklasse eingerichtet, in der die Sch?ler
intensiv an ihren F?higkeiten mit den Instrumenten arbeiten. ?ber das Jahr
verteilt gibt es drei Konzerte in denen die Sch?ler ihr K?nnen
demonstrieren, eins davon ein Benefizkonzert was selbstst?ndig durch die
Sch?lerschaft organisiert und durchgef?hrt wird.
Die sprachliche Fachgruppe ist ein weiterer gro?er Eckpfeiler unseres
Schullebens mit Austauschprogrammen nach Rennes und Paris oder im Fall von
Latein nach Xanten, wo man sich alte r?mische Bauwerke anschauen kann.
Au?erdem f?hrt die Lateinfachschaft j?hrlich eine Mythennacht durch, wo die
Kinder die Mythen der Griechen und R?mer kennenlernen. Nicht zuletzt stellt
jeder Jahrgang eine Cafeteria-Klasse, die dann an einem Austausch nach
Tschechien teilnimmt.
An unserer Schule gibt es eine lange Tradition des Theaterspiels. So wird in
jedem Jahr ein "Klassiker" einstudiert und dann den Mitsch?lern, Eltern und
Lehrern in mehreren Auff?hrungen vorgef?hrt.
Das Gymnasium hat in den letzten Jahren an einigen Projekten teilgenommen,
so zum Beispiel Comenius, "Schule ohne Rassismus" und einem Zertifikat f?r
humanit?re Schule.
Translation
Integrierte Gesamtschule Osterholz-Scharmbeck
Currently there are approximately 980 pupils in the junior secondary (5th -
10 grade) and approx. 300 pupils in the secondary at the IGS OHZ (integrated
comprehensive school).
We are an all-day-school and perceive ourselves as a pedagogical and
educational reform school where we see everyone as an individual that needs
individual fostering.
All pupils are accepted at our school in order to work, learn and play
together. Fort our young and adolescent pupils we design our cohabitation
with the motto: "Be different - Learn together". This way encourages a
peaceful atmosphere of openness and tolerance. Here, at our school we strive
towards each and everyone's single growth and progress, not only in
education but also in life, and care for each and everyone's opportunities
and skills.
>From grade 5 to 10 no pupil has to repeat a year due to our school system
in which all pupils are taught together in each and every subject. Besides
the acquisition of skills in different subjects, social learning and the
support of the social integration is indispensable. All pupils should
accept and respect social differences. They ought to learn: helping others,
accepting help for oneself, resolving conflicts and increasing their
learning success. This is why our school places a great deal of importance
on the community in the class and in the entire year (5th through 10th). The
young students and youths (5th to 10th grade) are taught by teacher tandems.
To acquire and experience democratic behavior every class has an ordinance
hour with one of the tandem teachers. International encounters are a fixed
and integral part of everyday school life. As of now there are different
partnerships with schools in Kuopio (Finland), Barcelona (Spain) for grades
8 and 10 as well as Kwidzyn (Po
land), Ptolemaida (Greece) and in Verona (Italy) for grade 11. Yearly
exchanges are firmly established presences in our yearly schedules.
Gymnasium Soltau
The Gymnasium Soltau is the high school of the city Soltau which is located
right in the center between the three famous cities Hamburg, Bremen and
Hannover in the L?neburger Heide in Lower Saxony.
Currently there are approximately 1000 students visiting the Gymnasium
Soltau which are being taught by approximately 80 teachers.
This year, we are celebrating the 125th school anniversary with the motto:
"125 years Gymnasium Soltau - worldwide and even beyond".
For many years the science department of the school has been able to provide
courses in all scientific subjects on basic and advanced levels. There are
also many voluntary workgroups in the afternoons in which students can
nurture their curiosity for science like the inventors club which is
realized in collaboration with a local tech company.
There are also annual courses in robotics for all 7th grades, a seminar in
milling for 10th grades and a seminar in 3D printing for the older students.
Another focal points in school life are the arts and music department which
are active in embellishing the school building and giving concerts. From an
early age students are taught wind instruments in a special tutor group.
There are 3 concerts throughout the year in which the students can present
the skills they learned, one of which is a charity concert organized by the
students themselves.
The linguistic department is another cornerstone in school life providing
exchange programs to Rennes and Paris or in case of Latin an excursion to
Xanten to visit old Roman structures. There is also a so called myths night,
where the young students get to know the myths of the old Greeks and Romans.
Each year there is a cafeteria-class that is participating in an exchange
program to Czechia.
Also we have a long history of theatre workgroups in our school life which
rehearse classical screenplays and present them to the whole school in
several performances throughout the year.
The school has taken part in several projects during the last years like
Comenius, "school against racism" or a humanitarian certificate.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. Was war Ihre beste Erfahrung im Astronautentraining oder im Weltraum?
2. Haben Sie auf der ISS eine Waschmaschine und W?schetrockner?
3. Ist der Raketenstart vergleichbar mit einer Achterbahnfahrt oder wie
f?hlt es sich an?
4. W?rden wir Kinder im Weltall schneller wachsen?
5. Wie schnell gew?hnt man sich an die Schwerelosigkeit und nach der
R?ckkehr dann wieder an die Schwerkraft?
6. Wie sind Sie auf die Idee gekommen Astronaut zu werden?
7. Welches war Ihr Lieblingsfach in der Schule und inwiefern hatte es
Einfluss auf Ihren Werdegang als Astronaut?
8. Was machen Sie, wenn jemand auf der ISS krank wird, z.B. eine Erk?ltung
bekommt?
9. Wie w?rden Sie das Astronautenleben in einem Satz beschreiben?
10. Nehmen Sie Wasser mit zur ISS mit? Wie viele Liter sind das?
11. Wie gestalten Sie Freizeit und Privatleben auf der ISS?
12. Was ist Ihr Forschungsgebiet und wie weit sind Sie damit?
13. Haben Sie ein Vorbild in wissenschaftlicher Hinsicht?
14. Was war das gr??te / gef?hrlichste technische Problem, dass Sie auf der
ISS bisher hatten?
15. Gibt es eine M?glichkeit die manuelle Kontrolle ?ber die ISS zu erlangen
um ein Ausweichman?ver durchzuf?hren?
16. Wie sind Sie an den Job gekommen bzw. wie sind Sie ein Astronaut geworden?
17. Wie f?hlt es sich an, einer der wenigen Menschen zu sein, der die
Erdathmosph?re verlassen hat?
18. Das Astronautentraining, wie muss man sich das vorstellen? Was m?ssen
Sie alles ?ben und k?nnen?
19. Beeinflusst dein Aufenthalt im Weltraum deine Weltanschauungen,
?berzeugungen usw.?
20. Nach welcher Uhrzeit richten Sie sich?
1. What was the best experience you had in your training or in space?
2. Do you have a washing machine and clothes dryer on the ISS?
3. Does the rocket launch feel like a rollercoaster ride or how does it feel?
4. Would we kids grow faster in space?
5. How fast do you get used to weightlessness and after you return to earth
to gravity again?
6. What inspired you to become an astronaut?
7. Which was your favorite subject in school and how did it influence your
career path as astronaut?
8. What do you do if someone on the ISS became ill and for example had a cold?
9. How would you describe your daily life on the ISS in one sentence?
10. Do you take water with you to the ISS? How many liters do you take with
you?
11. How do you organize free time and privacy on the ISS?
12. What is your field of research in space and how much research do you
still have to do?
13. Do you have a scientific role model?
14. What has been the biggest/ most dangerous problem that you have had on
the ISS so far?
15. Is it possible to take control over the ISS's steerage to perform an
evasive maneuver?
16. How did you get the job as an astronaut?
17. How does it feel to be one of the few people who left our atmosphere?
18. What does the training to become an astronaut look like? What do you
need to be able to do and practice?
19. Does your stay in space influence your world views, beliefs, etc.?
20. What is the time you use in space?
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. Martin-Andersen-Nex?-Gymnasium Dresden/DLR_School_Lab TU
Dresden, Dresden, Germany, and Liborius-Gymnasium Dessau,
Dessau-Ro?lau, Germany, direct via DL?TSD and DK?LG
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DP?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO
Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-24 08:22 UTC
2. Delcastle Technical High School, Wilmington, DE direct via K2CCW
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT
Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-24 17:48 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: 6
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 22:49:55 -0400
From: <n4csitwo@?????????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>, <ariss-press@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Delcastle Technical
High School, Wilmington, DE
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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Delcastle Technical High School, Wilmington, DE on 24 Oct.
The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:48 UTC. The duration of
the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be
direct between NA1SS and K2CCW. The contact should be audible over the state
of Delaware 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.
School Information:
At Delcastle, where the event will take place, each science class is
supporting the ARISS contact through their lessons and class activities.
Physical science teachers are investigating electromagnetic waves, to help
students understand how radio waves are used to communicate with the ISS and
how the space station protects its crew from solar radiation. Biology
students are investigating methods of growing a sustainable food supply for
space travel as part of their unit on photosynthesis and cellular
respiration. Chemistry students are exploring the nuclear reactions that
powers the Sun and learning how to calculate exposure to solar radiation.
Integrated science teachers focus their lessons on the different types of
radio waves used for communication and how solar weather can affect their
transmission. From these lessons, students will prepare questions for the
ISS astronauts.
Just as on the International Space Station, teamwork is an important part of
our mission to prepare students for a career and/or college. Students in
the school's Digital Media career program designed and produced banners and
t-shirts and are using social media platforms to promote the ARISS contact.
Students and faculty also designed a website, TalkToTheSpaceStation.com, so
the community at large could learn about ARISS. Video production students
will document the event and stream the experience on Facebook Live so all
NCCVTSD students and viewers everywhere can participate.
Hodgson Vo-Tech High School, a sister school 15 miles to the south of
Delcastle, is building the ground station antennas. Students in the
school's Academy of Manufacturing / Pre-Engineering career area are
responsible for the antenna construction. The antenna will be installed on
Delcastle's roof for communication with the ISS.
The ARISS experience is a unique opportunity for our school and would not be
possible without the help and support of the local community. ILC Dover,
developer and producer of the Space Suit Assembly used by the crew of the
ISS, was an original endorser of our ARISS proposal. The company, located
60 miles south of the school, is curating a temporary exhibit of its
technology that will be on display at Delcastle for students to visit days
prior to the ARISS contact. Coincidently, an ILC Dover design engineer and
a materials expert are both graduates of Delcastle and have led the exhibit
planning. Our sponsoring partner, Radio Newark, is providing the
engineering and ground station operations in partnership with the students
and faculty at Delcastle and Hodgson. We are certain that young minds will
be challenged throughout this STEM-focused activity.
Radio Newark, the sponsoring organization, is a Science radio station. The
station is an IRS-recognized educational broadcast service that focuses on
stories about science and scientists, and current news from the world of
science. The station can be heard through iTunes, apps like TuneIn and
Rad.io, and through our online player at radionewark.org. Over the air,
WIZU-FM may be heard in our hometown of Newark, Delaware, broadcasting from
the STAR Campus (Science, Technology and Advanced Research) of the
University of Delaware.
Radio Newark is sponsoring the ARISS event, and providing project
management, engineering and ground station operations in partnership with
the Delcastle's AV and IT staff and students.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. How does your body adjust to living without gravity and what changes will
you feel when you return to Earth?
2. How significant is the threat of solar weather to the crew on the space
station?
3. How do you train or prepare for mechanical problems during a mission? Do
you need plumbing, welding or electrical skills to make necessary repairs?
4. We've read different descriptions for the odd and unique smell encountered
in space. Have you experienced this smell on the ISS? If so, how would you
describe it?
5. What will be the biggest thing to give up when having to leave the space
station and return to Earth?
6. What changes are seen in plants grown in space compared to plants grown on
the Earth?
7. Experiments on plant growth have occurred on the International Space
Station. What could this mean in the future for sustainable farming
practices in both space and on the Earth?
8. What would happen if there is a serious medical issue with one of the
astronauts? If someone were to get injured, is the recovery process of a
wound any different, longer, or shorter than it is on earth?
9. What are the hardest parts of your job on the ISS?
10. How do the electrical systems on the International Space Station work
without a an actual "ground"?
11. What is the hardest thing to describe about space to someone who has
never been there?
12. Does sleeping while "strapped down" feel much different than sleeping in
your bed at home?
13. If offered, would you join the first group of pioneers to make a
habitable territory on the moon or on Mars?
14. How much radiation does your body experience in space and how does the
structure of the ISS protect you?
15. Can a cell phone be used the ISS to call the Earth or another space
station?
16. What are some of health risks living on the ISS for an extended 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 @????????????
Next planned event(s):
1. Tallmadge Community Learning Center, Lancaster, OH, direct via K8QIK
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT
Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-31 14:56 UTC
2. Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School, Palmer, MA,
direct via KB1MDS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT
Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-11-02 14:50 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: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 23:53:37 +0000
From: Eli Caul <eli.caul@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] 2 meter interference from WiFi hub
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I've had excellent luck with the Ubiquiti UniFi units, but they are not
trivial to set up.
Another one that seems to have great coverage and not 'spray' other
frequencies is the Eero wireless solution. The Eero sets up quite easily
with an iOS or Android app.
Both of these are industrial grade and fairly expensive, however.
HTH!
73 de KK6ZHZ,
- Eli Caul
Director of Customer Care
Sonic
707-237-6201 Direct
707-521-0131 Faxline
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From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???> On Behalf Of Burns Fisher
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2018 16:57
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] 2 meter interference from WiFi hub
Hi all,
I finally figured out why I could not receive AO-91. It turns out that my
old Apple Time Capsule (a wifi hub with a disk built in) was pumping out a
nice strong carrier on 145.965 totally overwhelming the satellite. I have
another newer Time Capsule that was fine.
So the question is: I want to replace this with another WiFi hub. Does
anyone have good or bad recommendations for a hub that does not generate a
lot of RF? (When you google Wi-Fi and RF interference, you mainly get other
things that interfere with Wi-Fi :-))
Thanks and 73,
Burns WB1FJ
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