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Today's Topics:
1. software decode 9k6 (Nick Pugh)
2. Re: software to decode wx2 sats (Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL))
3. software recomendation (Nick Pugh)
4. Grid FM14 activation on 2018-11-24 1708 UTC AO-91 pass
(John Brier)
5. France (IN94) on AO-07B ( F6GLJ)
6. AMSAT @ Mesa AZ hamfest next Saturday (1 December 2018)
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
7. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-24 21:00 UTC
(aj9n@???.????
8. Grid FM14 activation on 2018-11-25 0121 UTC SO-50 pass
(John Brier)
9. ANS-329 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (Paul Stoetzer)
10. DSLWP-B UHF Plan (???)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2018 07:47:32 -0600
From: "Nick Pugh" <quadpugh@?????????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] software decode 9k6
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What software do you recommend to decode the wx2xxx sats?
nick
Cell 337 258 2527
Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School
Disagree I Learn
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2018 14:04:13 +0000
From: "Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL)" <peter@????????.??.??>
To: Nick Pugh K5QXJ <quadpugh@?????????.???>
Cc: Amsat <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] software to decode wx2 sats
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Guessing you mean wxsats if so wxtoimg.
Peter, 2M0SQL
On Sat, 24 Nov 2018, 12:55 Nick Pugh <quadpugh@?????????.??? wrote:
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2018 09:06:10 -0600
From: "Nick Pugh" <quadpugh@?????????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] software recomendation
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In an earlier post I mis typed the sat name I meant to say xw2 to decode the
9k6 data streams
Not the wx2 sats
nick
Cell 337 258 2527
Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School
Disagree I Learn
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2018 11:46:04 -0500
From: John Brier <johnbrier@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Grid FM14 activation on 2018-11-24 1708 UTC AO-91
pass
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73, John Brier KG4AKV
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2018 18:06:07 +0100
From: " F6GLJ" <michel-f6glj@??????.??>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>, <satdx-bb@????????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] France (IN94) on AO-07B
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Hello.
I'll be on AO-07B next pass, between 17:29 and 17:39UTC, very good pass for
qso NA France.
I hope meet you.
73 Qro de Michel F6GLJ
https://www.qrz.com/db/F6GLJ
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2018 18:09:45 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@??????.???>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT @ Mesa AZ hamfest next Saturday (1 December
2018)
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Hi!
I will have an AMSAT booth at the Superstition Superfest hamfest next
Saturday, 1 December 2018. The hamfest will be in the southwestern
parking lot at Mesa Community College, along Dobson Road between
Southern Avenue and US-60 exit 177 in Mesa, Arizona. More information
about the hamfest is available at:
http://superstitionsuperfest.org
During the hamfest, I will have demonstrations of satellite operating. If
you hear WD9EWK on any passes, please call and be a part of the
demonstrations. The hamfest is located in grid DM43, Maricopa County.
All QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World after the hamfest. If
you would like to receive a QSL card for working WD9EWK during the hamfest,
please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. If you are in my log, I
will send you a QSL card.
I will post updates from the hamfest on my @?????? Twitter account. If you
do not use Twitter, you can still see these updates in a web browser at:
http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @?????? or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2018 21:19:31 +0000 (UTC)
From: <aj9n@???.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-24
21:00 UTC
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-24 21:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
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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 was successful: Sat 2018-11-24 19:05:09 UTC 50 deg (***)
Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com (staRting about 10 to 15
minutes before AOS) and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/FtU9oQigifo
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Ecole Primaire Jean Jaur?s et Arnaud, Troyes, France, telebridge via IK1SLD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO
Contact is go for: Tue 2018-11-27 16:28:57 UTC 34 deg
Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com (starting about 10 to 15
minutes before AOS)
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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?2018-11-24 21:00 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 1278. ??(***)
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1222. ?(***)
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:
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 2018-11-24 21:00 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: 8
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2018 17:26:08 -0500
From: John Brier <johnbrier@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Grid FM14 activation on 2018-11-25 0121 UTC SO-50
pass
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I'll be active from grid FM14 on the 2018-11-25 0121 UTC SO-50 pass. Very
good for out west. [1] Only 7 degrees for me.
73, John Brier KG4AKV
1) https://t.co/tyJdd4KEmK
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 01:00:31 +0100
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???? ans@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-329 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID:
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-329
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation 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://www.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.org.
You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service
Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:
http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans
In this edition:
* Fox-1Cliff Launch Scheduled for 28-Nov-2018 at 18:32 UTC
* Robert Bankston, KE4AL, Elected AMSAT Vice-President of User
Services
* Fox-1Cliff Launch - Your Help is Needed!
* ESA Announces "First Telemetry" Contest for ESEO
* Happy 5th Birthday FUNcube-1
* FCC Dismisses AMSAT's 2004 Petition for Reconsideration
* Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-329.01
ANS-329 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 329.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE November 25, 2018
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-329.01
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2019 is AMSAT's 50th Anniversary!
Watch this space for announcements of special events coming in 2019
Get ready to help celebrate with us at the Hamvention
Symposium 2019 promises to be a special event
Stand by for 50th anniversary operating events and awards
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Fox-1Cliff Launch Scheduled for 28-Nov-2018 at 18:32 UTC
SpaceX has announced that the SSO-A: Smallsat Express mission is
scheduled for launch on November 28, 2018.
The SSO-A mission will carry several amateur radio satellites,
including AMSAT's Fox-1Cliff, FUNcube on ESEO, JY1-SAT, K2SAT,
and ExseedSat.
The launch window opens at 18:31:47 UTC and will extend for approx-
imately 30 minutes each day.
[ANS thanks SpaceX and AMSAT for the above information]
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For a limited time, new and rewewing AMSAT members
will receive a free digital copy of
"Getting Started with Amateur Satellites"
Join or renew your AMSAT membership today at
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/
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Robert Bankston, KE4AL, Elected AMSAT Vice-President of User Services
AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO recently forwarded the name of Robert
Bankston, KE4AL of Dothan, AL, to the AMSAT Board of Directors.
Robert, who was this year's AMSAT Symposium Chairman, has an MBA from
Troy University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
On Tuesday, November 20, 2018, Robert was elected by the Board as
Vice-President of User Services. "I want to welcome Robert to the
Executive Team in filling a position that has been vacant for far too
long. Robert has taken on the task of essentially providing the AMSAT
membership with the services that our members expect in the 21st
century. I look forward to working with him." said Joe.
The AMSAT Vice-President of User Services is the team leader for the
AMSAT News Service (ANS), the AMSAT Journal, Dayton Hamvention,
Contests and Awards, AMSAT Ambassadors, AMSAT Nets, AMSAT Website, and
Electronic Communications.
"With the AMSAT Golden Jubilee this next year, the VP, User Services
will be hard work, exciting, and fun!"
[ANS thanks Joe Spier, K6WAO, AMSAT President, for the above
information]
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Fox-1Cliff Launch ? Your Help is Needed!
*** Please share this information through all of your club and group
news outlets! ***
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!
Jerry Buxton, N0JY
(AMSAT VP Engineering)
*Time of deployment will be made generally available through AMSAT as
soon as Spaceflight provides the information to us.
[ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President-Engineering for
the above information]
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25% of the purchase price of each product goes
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ESA Announces "First Telemetry" Contest for ESEO
To celebrate the launch of the European Student Earth Orbiter (ESEO),
ESA's Education Office challenges the amateur radio community to
listen out to be first to hear the new spacecraft orbiting Earth.
ESEO is currently due to be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base,
as part of the SSO-A launch; spacecraft separation and activation
is scheduled at about 2 hours 13 minutes after launch.
About two minutes after being deployed into its final orbit, ESEO
will begin transmitting with its beacon signals to Earth that can
be picked up by anyone with common amateur radio equipment. ESA
challenges anyone to send to eseo@???.??? the recording of the
signal of the 437.00 MHz signal received from ESEO during its pass
in visibility of their ground station.
For one week after the ESEO launch, the first email coming from each
continent (America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania, Antartica), sent
by radio-amateurs who recorded the signals received from ESEO, for
which the signal recorded is confirmed to belong to ESEO, will be
awarded an official ESA Education shirt of the ESEO mission.
More information about ESEO can be found here:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-329-ESEO1
ESEO UHF Beacon Information:
Frequency: 437.00 MHz
Transmission Format:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-329-ESEO2
Modulation Format: GFSK
Beacon schedule:
+ Every 1 minute when in safe mode and just after deployment
during the de-tumbling phase
+ Every 1 minutes when in sunlight
+ Every 5 minutes when in eclipse
Telemetry equations are documented at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-329-ESEO3
What your email should contain:
+ An IQ recording in a recognised format
+ Your Name
+ Your Callsign (if any!)
+ Snailmail address for delivery of your polo shirt
+ Reception time of the beacon
+ Details of any telemetry decoded
+ Your Location
+ A few lines about your equipment
Access the full press release at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-329-ESEO4
[ANS thanks the European Space Agency for the above information]
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Happy 5th Birthday FUNcube-1
Five years ago, on November 21, 2013, FUNcube-1 launched into space.
Soon, we hope to welcome ESEO (FUNcube-4) and JY1SAT (FUNcube-6) into
space. A remarkable achievement by the radio amateur volunteers of
AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL.
See https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/21/happy-5th-birthday-funcube-1/ for
more information.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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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.
We have reached a great milestone with $15,645 raised
or about 10% towards our goal. This would not have been
possible without your outstanding generosity!!
For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit:
https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9
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FCC Dismisses AMSAT's 2004 Petition for Reconsideration
On November 15, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission approved
a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order on Reconsideration
regarding mitigation of orbital debris. In the Order on Reconsider-
ation, the Commission dismissed AMSAT's 2004 Petition for Reconsider-
ation of the Commission's 2004 orbital debris regulations as applied
to amateur satellites.
AMSAT released a statement on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and
dismissal of the Petition for Reconsideration:
"For nearly 60 years, amateur radio hobbyists, experimenters, and
researchers from AMSAT, other amateur radio organizations, and
universities worldwide have pioneered numerous satellite tech-
nologies, including inter-satellite communication links, search-and-
rescue satellite systems (SARSAT), reception of GPS signals at
altitudes above the GPS constellation, and the use of commercial
off-the-shelf components in space while accomplishing this with
smaller and smaller satellites. We look forward to working with the
FCC to craft a regulatory framework that addresses the growing
concerns regarding orbital debris while preserving the flexibility for
hobbyists, experimenters, and researchers to access a variety of
orbits."
The full text of the FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order
on Reconsideration can be found at
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-18-159A1.pdf
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
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 was successful: Sat 2018-11-24 19:05:09 UTC 50 deg (***)
Ecole Primaire Jean Jaur?s et Arnaud, Troyes, France, telebridge via
IK1SLD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT
Contact is go for: Tue 2018-11-27 16:28:57 UTC 34 deg
If you are interested in applying for an ARISS contact, please go to
http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ Randy, K7AGE has released a video of the November 2018 AMSAT
Symposium in Huntsville Al. The video highlights are at :
https://youtu.be/bS3Y12dyyD0
(K7AGE on Twitter)
+ James WX4TV wrote, "Watch the DX Clusters for N4P." This will be
for the Dry Tortugas National Park DXpedition that we are doing
from December 14-17. They will be on 80m, 40m, 20m, 17m, and the FM
satellites. (WX4TV via Facebook)
+ John, N7AME, will be in Hawaii December 3 - 14 and will on
two islands, Oahu and Maui. He hopes to rove BL01, BL10 and
BL11. The Hawaiian Islands appear to have ten (10) different
grids and he hopes he could work all of them. Contacts are
planned to be worked on AO91 and AO92.
(John N7AME johnv at frontier.com)
+ The C. A. Muller Radio Astronomy Station (PI9CAM) has posted an
article about photographing the far side of the moon with the
LO-94 amateur radio satellite.
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-329-PI9CAM
(PI9CAM)
[ANS thanks everyone 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 addi-
tional 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 stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.
73 and remember to do your part to help Keep Amateur Radio In Space,
This week's ANS Editor,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
N8HM at amsat.org
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 11:37:16 +0800 (CST)
From: ??? <wmc_jx@???.???>
To: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] DSLWP-B UHF Plan
Message-ID: <50b78e92.2d42.16748f15d78.Coremail.wmc_jx@???.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=GBK
Hi OMs,
Here is DSLWP-B UHF plan for next week:
UTC 26 Nov 2018 20:10 to 26 Nov 2018 22:10 (500 bps GMSK on 435.4 MHz &
436.4 MHz)
UTC 29 Nov 2018 09:10 to 29 Nov 2018 11:10 (500 bps GMSK & JT4G on 435.4
MHz, 500 bps GMSK on 436.4 MHz)
SSDV album: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/pics-b.html
Online JT4G telemetry forwarder:
http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/jt4g_forwarder.html
JT4G telemetry display:
http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/jt4g.html
GMSK telemetry: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/telemetry-b.html
VY TNX & 73!
Wei BG2BHC
--
WEI Mingchuan
Research Center of Satellite Technology
Harbin Institute of Technology
mobile: +86-189-4501-5242
e-mail: wmc_jx@???.???? bg2bhc@?????.???
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