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Today's Topics:
1. Fox-1Cliff Launch delayed (Ronald G. Parsons)
2. Re: an opinion (Zach Metzinger)
3. Re: an opinion (JoAnne K9JKM)
4. Re: an opinion (John Brier)
5. Re: an opinion (kb2mjeff@???.????
6. ANS-322 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (Frank Karnauskas)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 17:30:18 -0600
From: "Ronald G. Parsons" <w5rkn@?????.???>
To: "AMSAT-BB" <AMSAT-BB@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox-1Cliff Launch delayed
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SpaceX@??????
?2h
Standing down from Monday?s launch attempt of Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat
Express to conduct additional pre-flight inspections. Once complete, we will
confirm a new launch date.
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 17:31:03 -0600
From: Zach Metzinger <zmetzing@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] an opinion
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On 11/17/18 16:17, Bob- W7LRD wrote:
> no experimenting with hardware or various antenna systems,
Hello Bob,
I think the challenge will be finding the most economical and portable
setup for the everyday ham.
For example: How can you take a cheap LNB and alter the printed
microstrip filters for a lower frequency? How can that be done
repeatably by someone who doesn't have a shack full of test equipment?
I occasionally make it to France and Belgium, so I'll have a chance to
work it if I can work out something portable. Perhaps a collapsible foil
dish?
Lots of fun times ahead, even if you aren't correcting Doppler or
swinging antennas around!
--- Zach
N0ZGO
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 17:45:30 -0600
From: "JoAnne K9JKM" <joanne.k9jkm@?????.???>
To: "'amsat-bb'" <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] an opinion
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Hi Bob,
> Yes once established one can ?work? lots of dx somewhat
> analogous to a phone call.
I'd guess that "DX Phone Call" would use up about 3 KHz of a 10 MHz pipe.
How about full-duplex DVB-S video QSOs ... a box to receive that mode is
about $30 on AliBaba's emporiums.
All that bandwidth is looking for real-time or recorded amateur radio
services. Weekly video nets ... all those ham youtube videos ... we could do
a weekly ham radio cooking show like "JoAnne's Half Baked Ideas" ... you get
the idea.
A portable GEO satellite terminal in a disaster zone with video and enough
bandwidth to deliver internet protocol services to the responders would be
priceless.
We could go nuts!
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm@?????.???
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 18:56:42 -0500
From: John Brier <johnbrier@?????.???>
To: JoAnne K9JKM <joanne.k9jkm@?????.???>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] an opinion
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Personally for me, just imagining the reward of putting together a station
required for this would be huge. It is not as trivial as buying an Arrow
antenna for your HT, even if you don't have to worry about doppler, or
tracking it.
Even if someone makes a ready built station they are still going to have to
learn about the sat, aiming the antennas right, etc. It will probably be
expensive too. I doubt it will interest most hams.
I imagine all kinds of new ham culture/community will emerge on a
tranponder that is available 24/7.
Maybe it will get more people into sats too. All hams will hear about it
and I bet many will see the stations of the one or two hams in their area
who have stations for it and learn and get excited about sats in general.
73, John Brier KG4AKV
On Sat, Nov 17, 2018, 18:46 JoAnne K9JKM <joanne.k9jkm@?????.??? wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> > Yes once established one can ?work? lots of dx somewhat
> > analogous to a phone call.
>
> I'd guess that "DX Phone Call" would use up about 3 KHz of a 10 MHz pipe.
> How about full-duplex DVB-S video QSOs ... a box to receive that mode is
> about $30 on AliBaba's emporiums.
>
> All that bandwidth is looking for real-time or recorded amateur radio
> services. Weekly video nets ... all those ham youtube videos ... we could
> do a weekly ham radio cooking show like "JoAnne's Half Baked Ideas" ... you
> get the idea.
>
> A portable GEO satellite terminal in a disaster zone with video and enough
> bandwidth to deliver internet protocol services to the responders would be
> priceless.
>
> We could go nuts!
>
> --
> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> k9jkm@?????.???
>
>
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 19:33:20 -0500
From: <kb2mjeff@???.???>
To: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] an opinion
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Once you get your station setup you will be in a position to help the local
EOC's get up and running. Then it will be just another band to work DXCC on.
But, I think the public service aspect will keep everyone busy enough :-)
73 Jeff kb2m
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From: Bob- W7LRD
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2018 5:17 PM
To: amsat-bb
Subject: [amsat-bb] an opinion
Regarding the newest GEO. Once the GEO bird is in position and functioning,
we just fix our antennas to one spot, no doppler, no hunting the satellite
down, no planning for the next access time, or direction, no experimenting
with hardware or various antenna systems, no ongoing challenge. I got into
satellites many years ago because of the hunting, because of the difficulty
and challenge. This is the ultimate ?easy sat?. If one wants the easy sat
this is your baby. Yes once established one can ?work? lots of dx somewhat
analogous to a phone call. A highly elliptical orbit (AO40 sob sob) makes
one actually work, learn, experiment, and yes have fun. My opinion will no
doubt be different from others. No flames please, just a discussion.
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 17:56:09 -0700
From: "Frank Karnauskas" <n1uw@???????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-322 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-322
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and
information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio
Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur
Radio in space including reports on the activities of a worldwide
group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in
designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and
digital Amateur Radio satellites.
The news feed on http://amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio
in space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat dot org.
In this edition:
* Spaceflight SSO-A SmallSat Express Launch Delayed
* Fox-1Cliff...The Essentials
* After the Fox-1Cliff Launch - Your Help is Needed!
* Score a FREE book with the Fox-1Cliff Membership Drive!
* SatPC32 Data for Fox-1Cliff and Co-Passenger Launch
* Spaceflight?s SSO-A...An Amateur Radio Satellite Bonanza
* JY1SAT launch information & Dashboard Software
* Congratulations to AMSAT-DL for Successful Es'Hail-2 Launch
* Es'hail-2 / P4-A Positioning and IOT Phase Started
* Open Source Cubesat Workshop 2018 Videos Posted
* Updates to AMSAT 2-Line Keplerian Elements Distribution
* IARU Coordinates DIWATA 2B Frequencies
* Japanese Ten-Koh Satellite Launched
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
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ANS-322 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 322.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
November 18, 2018
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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Spaceflight SSO-A SmallSat Express Launch Delayed
The following tweet was posted on @?????? on Twitter
Saturday afternoon:
"Standing down from Monday?s launch attempt of Spaceflight SSO-A:
SmallSat Express to conduct additional pre-flight inspections.
Once complete, we will confirm a new launch date."
Follow AMSAT Facebook, Twitter, ANS and AMSAT-BB for launch
schedule updates.
[ANS thanks Spaceflight for the above information.]
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Fox-1Cliff...The Essentials
In case you missed the news, this is what you need to know about the
upcoming launch of Fox-1Cliff.
Uplink: 435.300 MHz FM voice (67.0 Hz CTCSS tone) /
1267.300 MHz FM voice (67.0 Hz CTCSS tone)
Downlink: 145.920 MHz FM voice; AFSK digital data up to 9600 bps
Transmit power: 600 mW nominal
Because only one uplink frequency can be active at a time, the use of
the Mode-L uplink will be limited to experimental periods announced
in advance.
Fox-1Cliff carries the flight spare of the AO-85 Vanderbilt
University
Low Energy Proton (LEP) radiation experiment, and the standard Fox-1
Penn State University?Erie gyroscope experiment. Virginia Tech
provided a VGA camera which is the same as AO-92 but will provide
images at a higher 640 x 480 resolution. These non-SSTV images will
be decoded in the FoxTelem software. Spaceflight Mission Managers
and the two CubeSat teams performing integration.
Fox-1Cliff, unlike the other three Fox-1 FM spacecraft, does not have
an active AFC on the uplinks. Fox-1Cliff?s Subaudible Telemetry
(low-speed telemetry) will be the same as for AO-85, AO-91, and
AO-92. It will be supported by the same FoxTelem software already
released.
As with AO-92, a high-speed mode will be used to support the
Virginia Tech VGA camera experiment.
This mode will be active for 40 minutes by ground command before
reverting to standard U/v transponder voice operation.
Fox-1Cliff is named in honor of long-time AMSAT member, contributor
and benefactor Cliff Buttschardt, K7RR (SK), who passed away in
2016. Cliff?s contributions to AMSAT and other amateur satellite
programs, including serving as an adviser during the initial
development of the CubeSat specification at California Polytechnic
State University, earned him the Lifetime Achievement Award from
Project OSCAR in 2006.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]
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After the Fox-1Cliff Launch - Your Help is Needed!
Following the successful launch and deployment of Fox-1Cliff, all
amateur radio satellite enthusiasts can play an important part in the
commissioning of the new satellite. Telemetry helps us tremendously,
starting ASAP after startup (~59 minutes after deployment*) and for
the next 72-96 hours at least (for the life of the satellite is
preferred!) as we look for successful startup, watch the general
health and function as the satellite begins to acclimate to space,
and start to perform the on orbit checkout. The first station to
successfully receive and submit telemetry to the AMSAT server will
receive a special 3D printed QSL card acknowledging their
contribution.
If you are capturing telemetry with FoxTelem, please be sure that
"Upload to Server" is checked in your settings and your Ground
Station Params are filled in as well. You can help AMSAT and everyone
waiting to get on the air with Fox-1Cliff tremendously, by capturing
Fox-1Cliff telemetry.
In the initial Safe Mode after startup, which we actually call Beacon
Mode, the transmitter is limited to 10 seconds on time then does the
two minutes off cycle. For those of you capturing telemetry, that
means that you will only see Current frames and no High or Low frames
because the High and Low are truncated as it takes just over 10
seconds to send two frames. You will hear Veronica announcing
"Fox-1Cliff Safe Mode" while in Beacon Mode.
We will likely leave the satellite in Beacon Mode for 24 hours to
observe power telemetry. If we are seeing good readings from what you
gather, when it comes over the U.S. for the first good pass after
that holding period we will command it from Beacon Mode to normal
Safe Mode. That puts Fox-1Cliff in full (still Safe Mode though)
operation and transmits a full two frames of telemetry which is one
Current frame followed by, and alternating each ID cycle, a High or a
Low frame.
We will begin the rest of the in orbit checklist activities at that
time, and it is expected to take 7 to 10 days given the Thanksgiving
holiday.
Help your friends and all of our satellite ham friends get on the air
and have fun sooner by being polite and patient!
The in orbit checkout procedure is similar to Fox-1D and could be
completed in as little as 7 days if we have the cooperation of the
users. It is very important, not to mention just plain good Amateur
Operating Practice, to refrain from using the transponder uplink so
we can do the on orbit tests, including when we turn on transponder
mode for testing. I cannot stress enough, the importance of this
cooperation not just for us but also for all users, simply having a
little patience so we can conduct the tests as quickly and accurately
as possible.
AMSAT will make it broadly known when the tests are complete and the
transponder is available for all to use. If you hear someone on the
transponder, please do not assume that it is open for general use -
check our website, Facebook, Twitter, to be sure you are not
accidentally jumping in with and unwittingly causing interference as
well.
Many hams put thousands of volunteer hours of their time into making
Fox-1Cliff happen. Just like any ham radio project you might
undertake, we build satellites. We do it because we like to, and when
we are done, we freely share our project with hams everywhere as is
the spirit of amateur radio. I have to say though, that the incidents
we have experienced in the past with stations intentionally
disregarding the command stations requests to keep the frequency
clear during testing not only delays the commissioning, but also
negatively impacts the enthusiasm that our volunteers feel toward
handing over a new bird to the members and users as soon as possible.
I am asking all satellite hams to contribute just a little bit of
your time to the fun now, by being patient and just gathering
telemetry, not using the transponder uplink, and helping us complete
the last few days of getting Fox-1Cliff in orbit and operating for
all of you.
Thank you very much, see you on the bird!
[ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT VP Engineering for the above
information.]
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Score a FREE book with the Fox-1Cliff Membership Drive!
Excitement is building for the upcoming launch of Fox-1Cliff! So,
AMSAT is making the "Getting Started With Amateur Satellites" book
available for a limited time as a download with any paid new or
renewal membership purchased via the AMSAT Store.
This offer is only available with purchases completed online, and
for only a limited time. A perennial favorite, "Getting Started"
is updated every year with the latest amateur satellite information,
and is the premier primer of satellite operation. The 186 page
book is presented in PDF format, in full color, and covers all
aspects of making one's first contacts on a ham radio satellite.
Please take advantage of this offer today by visiting the AMSAT store
at https://www.amsat.org/shop/ and selecting any membership option.
While there, check out AMSAT's other items, including the M2 LEOpack
antenna system, Arrow antennas, AMSAT shirts, and other swag. Be sure
to view your cart before going to checkout. If you add a membership
and then go directly to checkout, you'll never see an option to add
your free gift.
(IDEA: Are you a satellite "old timer" but have a friend who is
just getting started or thinking about getting started in Amateur
Radio satellites? Help AMSAT and your friend by getting the book
and giving it as a gift.)
[ANS thanks the AMSAT Store for the above information.]
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SatPC32 Data for Fox-1Cliff and Co-Passenger Launch Available
With the imminent SpaceX launch and quite a few
transponder payloads, Peter Goodhall, 2M0SQL, has put together what
he hope is the needed additional lines for SatPC32. PCSAT32 must be
updated with data for new satellites as they are launched.
Copy and paste the following lines into the "Doppler.SQF" folder:
FOX1-Cliff,435300.0,145920.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM U/V
FOX1-Cliff,1267300.0,145920.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM L/V
ESEO,1263500.0,145895.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM L/V
K2SAT,145980.0,435835.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM V/U
ExseedSat,435340.0,145900.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM U/V
JY1SAT,435110.0,1459865.0,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,CW/SSB Transponder
JY1SAT,145840,0,USB,USB,NOR,0,0,Beacon
Copy and paste the following lines into the "Subtone.SQF" folder:
FOX1-Cliff,67.0,$3F,1
ESEO,67.0,$3F,1
K2SAT,67.0,$3F,1
ExseedSat,67.0,$3F,1
These folders are accessible from "?/Auxiliary Files" on the
SATPC32 Menu bar. When you paste these lines into the files, do not
create any blank lines in the list. Hints on how to update these
files are included at the end of each file.
For further information on updating PCSAT32 or other
tracking programs, refer to the AMSAT-UK web page:
https://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/23/adding-new-satellites-to-satpc32/
You can also refer to the article, "Basics of How to Use SatPC32"
with
pictures and screenshots, by Rolf Krogstaad, NR0T in the
March/April 2018 AMSAT Journal.
[ANS thanks Peter 2M0SQL for the above information.]
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Spaceflight?s SSO-A...An Amateur Radio Satellite Bonanza
SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Air Force Base has no fewer than
seventeen Amateur Radio satellite payloads. A list of the known
Amateur Radio missions, websites and their downlink frequencies is
as follows:
CSIM http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=585A
Downlink 437.250 MHz
ESEO http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=82
Downlink on 437.00MHz and a transponder Uplink on 1263.500MHz
have been coordinated. A revised downlink frequency of 145.895 MHz
has been coordinated for FM voice and 1k2/4k8 BPSK telemetry. The
ESA has released a video of the satellite's development:
https://tinyurl.com/ESA-Student-Orbiter
Exseed http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=636
Downlink 145.900 MHz for FM repeater 67 Hz and digipeater downlink
and for telemetry and 435.340 MHz for repeater and digipeater uplink
Fox 1C (Fox 1Cliff)
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=455
Downlink 145.920 MHz for FM voice and DUV data and Uplinks
on 435.300 and 1267.300 MHz
JY1-Sat
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=554
Downlink 145.840 MHz and transponder downlink passband on
145.855-145.875 MHz with an inverting uplink on 435.100 ? 435.120 MHz
K2SAT http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/admin/update.php?serial=552
Downlink TLM beacon 435.835 MHz, FM Repeater 436.225 MHz
Data 2404.000 MHz. FM Repeater Uplink 145.980 MHz
KNACKSAT
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=520
Downlink 435.635 MHz
IRVINE02
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=557
Downlink 437.450 MHz
ITASAT http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=435
Downlink 145.860 MHz and 2400.150 MHz
MinXSS-2
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=477
Downlink 437.250 MHz
MOVE-2 http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=487
To avoid a frequency clash with another mission, a revised downlink
frequency of 145.950 MHz has been coordinated for 9k6 BPSK
PW-Sat-2
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=545
Downlink 435.275 MHz
RANGE A &B http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/admin/update.php?serial=497
Downlink 437.150 MHz (A) and 437.475 MHz (B)
SNUGLITE http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/admin/update.php?serial=529
Downlink 437.275 MHz has been coordinated
SNUSAT-2 http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/admin/update.php?serial=509
Downlink 437.625 MHz and 2402 MHz
SUOMI-100 http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/admin/update.php?serial=507
Downlink 437.775 MHz and 2410 MHz
Visioncube
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=607
Downlink 437.425 MHz
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.]
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JY1SAT launch information & Dashboard Software
JY1Sat is an enhanced 1U FUNcube. It has been developed for the Crown
Prince Foundation in Jordan. The spacecraft has been named in honour
of the Crown Prince's grandfather, King Hussein, who operated using
his personal amateur radio callsign which was simply JY1.
In addition to the usual suite of FUNcube capabilities it will also
be capable of downlinking images in SSDV format. This image format,
developed by Phil Heron, MI0VIM, for use in High Altitude Balloons,
is now also being used from lunar orbit by AO-94.
The telemetry downlink frequency is 145.840 MHz, this will use the
usual FUNcube standard 1k2 BPSK format. For the linear transponder
the frequencies will be downlink 145.855-145.875 MHz and uplink on
435.100-435.120 MHz. The transponder is inverting so LSB should be
used on the uplink.
A new Dashboard has been developed for this mission and is available
for download here:
https://download.funcube.org.uk/JY11Sat_Dashboard_v1160.msi
This will operate in exactly the same manner as those developed for
previous missions and general set-up information can be downloaded
here:
https://funcube.org.uk/working-documents/funcube-telemetry-dashboard/
A brand new Data Warehouse has also been created. This can be used
to view the telemetry from ALL of the FUNcube missions. This can be
viewed here http://data2.amsat-uk.org
This mission will be one of the payloads on the Spaceflight SSO-A
mission to be launched from the Vandenberg Air Force base in
California. This launch is expected to have more than sixty other
payloads.
The deployment time for JY1SAT has been advised as 4 hours
31 minutes and 54.5 seconds after launch. The start-up mode, as
usual, is low power telemetry only and we will be really looking
forward to receiving reports and telemetry. So please, either
upload the data from the Dashboard to the Warehouse in the usual
way, or send a quick email to:
operations@???????.???.??
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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Congratulations to AMSAT-DL for Successful Es'Hail-2 Launch
The Es'hail-2 satellite with AMSAT-DL's Phase-4A transponder was
launched successfully on Thursday, November 15 from Launch
Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
AMSAT President, Joe Spier, K6WAO said, "I applaud the Qatar
Amateur Radio Society (QARS) and AMSAT-DL?s achievement, the
result of six years of work. To be a first at something in space is
indeed a rare, rare honor. It is this type of honor that AMSATs
around the world work on every day.?
A replay of the launch and deployment is available on-line:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhTbzc-BqKs&feature=youtu.be
AMSAT-DL describes their commissioning procedures at:
https://amsat-dl.org/p4-a-eshail-2-launches-in-a-few-days
Phase-4A operating frequencies and modes are documented at:
https://amsat-dl.org/eshail-2-amsat-phase-4-a
The satellite has a two bandwidth segments, a 250 kHz narrow band
for modes like SSB, FreeDV, CW, RTTY etc., and a 8 MHz wide band
for digital amateur TV (DATV) modes like DVB-S and DVB-T.
The downlink frequencies are at 10 GHz so a low cost TV LNB could
be used as the antenna. For receiving the narrowband modes, an
RTL-SDR or similar SDR could be used, and for the 8 MHz DATV modes
a standard DVB-S2 set top box can be used to receive and decode
the video. For uplink, the transmission frequency is at 2.4 GHz.
According to the commissioning order of the satellite, it is
expected that the AMSAT transponders will be activated only
after all tests have been passed, and after other higher priority
commercial telecommunications systems have been activated.
This is expected to take about 1-2 months.
In co-operation with AMSAT Deutschland, the British Amateur
Television Club will be operating a WebSDR for the narrowband
segment, and a Spectrum Viewer for the wideband (DATV) segment.
Goonhilly Earth Station is supporting the project, providing
hosting for the Ground Station facility at their world-famous
site in Cornwall, UK.
Watch https://eshail.batc.org.uk/ for latest WebSDR status.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-DL, RTL-SDR.com, AMSAT-UK, and BATC for the
above information]
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Es'hail-2 / P4-A Positioning and IOT Phase Started
Following the successful launch on November 15th of Es'hail-2 on
board the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle, Mitsubishi (MELCO) and
Es'hailSat will begin the In Orbit Testing (IOT) program once the
satellite has been positioned in a test orbital slot - the
positioning should be achieved in the next few days.
The IOT phase will take a few months, during which time the amateur
radio payload will not be turned on.
AMSAT-DL will be commissioning the Amateur transponder ground station
in Doha with the Es'hailSat control team.
Once IOT is complete, the satellite will be moved to the final
orbital slot at 26 degrees and there will be an announcement by
AMSAT-DL when the transponders are available for use.
Before this announcement, no attempt should be made to use the
transponders as any interference to the test program will delay the
release and if excessive interference is seen may cause the
satellite owners not to make the facility available for amateur
use.
More information is available at:
https://amsat-dl.org/p4a-positionining-and-iot
[ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information]
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Open Source Cubesat Workshop 2018 Videos Posted
The 2018 Open Source Cubesat Workshop was held on September 24-25
at the European Space Astronomy Center (ESAC/ESA) in Madrid, Spain.
The focus of this year?s workshop was on space science open data:
how to obtain, process, distribute, and benefit from openly shared
space science data and what positive impact this can have for
science community, business and society. The target audience of
this workshop was academia, research institutes, companies, and
individuals.
Videos of the two day event are available in five parts and can be
found at:
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-322-OSCW-Videos
The event was co-organized by its hosts, the Libre Space
Foundation (https://libre.space) and the Librecube Initiative
(https://librecube.org)
[ANS thanks LibreSpace.org for the above information.]
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Updates to AMSAT 2-Line Keplerian Elements Distribution
Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager notes the
following satellites were added to this week's TLE distribution:
https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/nasa.all
Diwata-2; NORAD CAT ID 43678 (Space-Track uses the SATNAME DIWATA-2B)
Changshagaoxin; NORAD CAT ID 43669 (Thanks to Nico Janssen, PA0DLO
for Doppler ID)
IRVINE 01 - NORAD CAT ID 43693 (Thanks to Nico Janssen, PA0DLO, for
detailed Doppler measurements to confirm IRVINE 01 is object 43693.)
UKUBE-1 - NORAD CAT ID 40074 (The UKUBE-1 AMSAT-UK team has not
given up on UKCUBE-1 so we won't either! Recovery efforts are in
progress.)
The following satellite has been removed from the TLE distribution:
AOBA-VELOX 3; NORAD CAT ID 41935 (de-orbited 11-1-2018)
Upcoming Launches:
Es'hail-2 was successfully launch by SpaceX today (November 5, 2018)
at 3:46 PM EST. Es'hail-2 is currently on its way to its parking
slot. More later.
The launch of Fox-1CLIFF, originally scheduled for Monday,
November 19, 2018 has been postponed.
For additional information about AMSAT's Keplerian Elements
distribution:
https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/
You can elect to receive the AMSAT 2-Line elements by e-mail by
subscribing at: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for
the above information]
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IARU Coordinates DIWATA 2B Frequencies
The IARU has coordinated these frequencies for Diwata-2:
- 145.900 MHz downlink
- 437.500 MHz uplink
Diwata-2's Amateur Radio Unit
Diwata-2's Amateur Radio Unit (ARU) operates in two possible modes:
FM voice repeater (FMVR) mode, and APRS-based digital repeater
(digipeater) mode. The uplink and downlink of these modes are
implemented at 437.7MHz and 145.9MHz respectively. The following
lists some information that may be useful when utilizing the radio's
services.
Telemetry Formats
The Diwata-2 amateur radio unit (ARU) provides telemetry data in two
forms depending on its operational mode: CW (enabled in ARU voice
repeater mode), and FM (enabled in ARU digipeater mode. As the two
operational modes are scheduled according to the day of the week,
the available telemetry differ in format and content correspondingly.
This section explains the data format and specifications for the
ARU telemetry.
Continuous-wave telemetry (CW)
The CW telemetry is available when the satellite is in voice repeater
mode. The telemetry messages expected from the ARU will be sent every
one minute, when the ARU is idle, i.e. there are no ongoing voice
operations. This said, the telemetry will not be available when the
ARU is busy, and likewise, the telemetry transmission will be
abruptly aborted when a voice repeating operation starts while in
the midst of telemetry downlink. The data can be received in Morse
code format of 120 WPM, at a frequency of 145.9 MHz. The pertinent
data format is shown below, and further explained in the table that
follows. More information is available at:
http://phl-microsat.upd.edu.ph/diwata2
[ANS thanks PHL-Microsat for the above information.]
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Japanese Ten-Koh Satellite Launched
The Ten-Koh satellite was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center
on Monday, October 29, 2018. About 30 minutes after launch, the
satellite separated from the fairing and was put into orbit.
Around 15:40, the first signal was received at the ground station in
Argentina to confirm Ten-Koh was working properly.
The project has four missions:
1. Demonstrate the feasibility of data relay via the satellite from
Amateur Radio stations at remote locales such as Alaska and the
South Pole.
2. Measurement of various space radiation which originates from the
sun and the galaxy.
3. Evaluation of the space environment tolerance of ultramodern
industrial materials.
4. Establish low power satellite communication technologies with a
transmitter of 10-mW or less output power and WSJT protocol for a
future deep space, Amateur Radio mission.
Downlink frequencies are 437.390 MHz and 437.510 MHz for WSJT. The
uplink is 435.280 MHz.
More information is available at:
http://kit-okuyama-lab.com/en/
[ANS thanks Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan for the above
information.]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
+ Long Island to Switzerland (FN30, JN36, JN47) ? Nov 16 ? Dec 7,
2018
Brennan, N4QX, fall ASMAT roving plans:
- FN30 Nov 16-17
- JN36 as HB9/N4QX & from 4U1ITU Nov 28 ? Dec 7 as work permits
- JN47 as HB9/N4QX & HB0/N4QX Dec 1-2
For now, FM only. Watch Twitter for pass announcements. QSLs
exclusively via Logbook of the World.
https://twitter.com/BrennanTPrice.
+ Mississippi and Louisiana (EM50, EM40, EL 49, EL59) ? Nov 18-19,
2018
Robert, KE4AL will be operating from Gulfport, MS (EM50) on Sunday,
for anyone needing MS for WAS. On Monday, KE4AL will cross over into
Cajun Country to team up with KG5GJT to activate EM40, EL59, and
EL49. Specific pass announcements will be posted to Robert?s
Twitter account
https://twitter.com/KE4ALabama
+ Vandenberg AFB (CM94, CM95, DM05/DM15) ? (Date Pending)
Chris, K7TAB, was heading out to watch the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
launch of Spaceflight?s SSO-A rideshare mission from Vandenberg Air
Force Base in California. The launch date has been delayed. Keep an
eye on Chris? Twitter feed for latest updates:
https://twitter.com/K7TABravo
+ Key West, FL (EL94) ? Nov 27 ? Dec 1, 2018
Tanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in Key West, Florida from Nov 27th
to Dec 1, 2018. While there, he will work as many FM passes as he can
(holiday style). Keep an eye on his Twitter feed for pass
announcements, https://twitter.com/twjones85
+ Greenburg, PA (FN00) ? Dec 10-12, 2018
Tanner, W9TWJ, will be travelling for business the week of Dec 10th
to 12th,to Greensburg, PA (FN00). He will attempt to be active on
FM evening passes and hopefully not freeze! Specific pass
announcements will be posted to Twitter:
https://twitter.com/twjones85
+ RMS Queen Mary (DM03) ? Dec 15, 2018
Patrick , WD9EWK, will be part of a day of satellite operating from
a deck on the RMS Queen Mary, docked at Long Beach in southern
California, on Saturday, December 15th. Operations will be portable,
almost like a Field Day, and should include FM, SSB, and possibly
packet. All operations from the Queen Mary will be as W6RO, the
call sign for the wireless room on the ship operated by the
Associated Radio Amateurs of Long Beach. Depending on staffing in
the W6RO wireless room, there may also be HF activity during the
satellite operation. QSLing for the W6RO satellite activation will
be handled per the procedure on W6RO?s QRZ page:
http://www.qrz.com/db/W6RO
[ANS thanks Robert, KE4AL for the above information.]
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ARISS News
+ Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-14 13:00 UTC.
Templeton Academy Intl, Nainital, India, telebridge via K6DUE.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS.
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT.
Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-11-21 08:00:30 UTC 36 deg.
IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS.
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT.
Contact is a go for: Sat 2018-11-24 19:05:09 UTC 50 deg.
Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com.
+ Proposals for ARISS Classroom Contacts due November 30, 2018
ARISS is seeking proposals 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. 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
+ Successful ARISS Contacts
New English School, Jabriya, Kuwait, telebridge via K6DUE
The ISS callsign was NA1SS and the astronaut was
Serena Aunon-Chancellor, KG5TMT. The contact was successful on
Tuesday, November 13th at 10:08:08 UTC.
+ 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
+ AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to
raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS.
The upgrades are necessary to enable students to continue to talk
to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio. So far $14,470 has been
raised. For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit:
https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.]
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Satellite Shorts from All Over
+ Replacement Packet Module Launched to ISS
The replacement packet module ARISS prepared to replace after the
current module, that stopped working on the ISS, was scheduled
on 71P and is being delivered to the Station. Even though the
current one started to work again, it is reasonable that the crew
will be swapping it for the problematic one as soon as they can
get to it. Watch for further announcements in future ANS or via
the AMSAT Facebook Page.
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information.]
+ Fox-1Cliff - Adding Fox-1Cliff to FoxTelem
For those who have not done it before or for any who need help,
Chris Thompson has posted instructions on adding Fox-1Cliff to
FoxTelem. See his excellent step-by-step instructions on how to make
sure FoxTelem decodes Fox-1Cliff telemetry at:
http://www.g0kla.com/workbench/2018-11-11.php
[ANS thanks Chris Thompson, G0KLA/AC2CZ for the above information.]
+ Spaceflight Flatters AMSAT Mission and Fox-1Cliff
Spaceflight published a very positive article about AMSAT's mission
fostering international goodwill and furthering educational STEM
goals. It also highlighted Fox-1Cliff's unique characteristics
which partner Amateur Radio communications with university level
research. The complete article can be read at:
http://spaceflight.com/sp-customers/amsat/
[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above information.]
+ Call for Papers - FOSDEM 2019: Free Software Radio Devroom
The Free and Open Source Developer's Meeting (FOSDEM) will be held
February 2-3, 2019 in Brussels, Belgium. They will, once again, offer
a feature track on Software Defined Radio and other radio-related
topics.
FOSDEM invites developers and users from the free software radio com-
munity to present your projects, demos, hacks, and codes. FOSDEM,
hopes to network all these projects and improve collaboration,
bring new ideas forward and get more people involved. The track's
web site resides at:
https://wiki.gnuradio.org/index.php/FOSDEM
[ANS thanks The Free and Open Source Developer's Meeting (FOSDEM)
for the above information]
+ Canadian National Parks on the Air 2019 Okay's Satellite QSOs.
If you are visiting one of Canada's 219 national parks during 2019,
you may want to bring your satellite gear along. Although contacts
made through repeaters do not normally qualify, contacts made
through the ISS or recognized Amateur Radio satellites are permitted.
Complete information on CNPOTA can be found at:
https://cnpota.ca/
[ANS thanks the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) for the above
information.]
+ AMSAT Symposium Videos Available Online
In case you missed last week's post, videos of
presentations for both days of the 2018 AMSAT Symposium
are available as follows:
- Friday presentations: https://youtu.be/d4AZmhPu0S0
- Saturday presentations: https://youtu.be/6TraWCirFUs
- Schedule of Speakers: https://www.amsat.org/call-for-papers/
[ANS thanks the Symposium Committee for the above information]
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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive
additional benefits. Application forms are available from the
AMSAT office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at
one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the
student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this
status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student
membership information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
n1uw at amsat dot org
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