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Today's Topics:
1. Re: AO92 L/V mode?? (Matthew Stevens)
2. Upcoming ARISS contact with The Children's Inn at NIH
(National Institutes of Health), Bethesda, MD (n4csitwo@?????????.????
3. Upcoming ARISS contact with University of Colorado Amateur
Radio Club, Boulder, CO (n4csitwo@?????????.????
4. Re: AO92 L/V mode?? (Mark L. Hammond)
5. gr-satellites Wiki (Hans BX2ABT)
6. Re: GNURadio/gr-satellites preliminary install guide on
Ubuntu (Hans BX2ABT)
7. Tweet from AMSAT (@?????? (JoAnne K9JKM)
8. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-23 14:30 UTC
(aj9n@???.????
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 00:55:49 -0400
From: Matthew Stevens <matthew@?????????.???>
To: AMSAT-BB@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO92 L/V mode??
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As somebody who has waited up until 3am many times, standing out in my yard
holding an arrow antenna, hoping that AO-7 would be active in mode B and not
have been flipped to mode A by a qro station, only to be disappointed, or
hoped that HF propagation would go my way, so I could work some particular
DX... I don?t really understand so many people having the attitude that
these mode changes and stuff are to be treated like an airline or train
schedule.
This is a hobby. It?s for fun. Volunteers put in time and effort to enable
us to play with sats in our free time. These guys make a reasonable effort
to advise everybody of mode changes, in consistent, publicly accessible
ways. If you?re capable of operating a complex multi band/mode sat station
with automated rotors, then you probably also have the technical skills to
check twitter.com/amsat (no account needed!) along with your BB email...
- Matthew nj4y
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 22, 2019, at 23:48, Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>
> From: Eli Caul wrote:
>
>> I love this BB, and I am one of those that has never had a Facebook or
Twitter
>> account. I hope that the folks in the know remember that not everyone
>> uses Social Media, and post info where the rest of us can get at is as
well.
>
> This is a valid point.
>
> At the same time, there are often compromise positions that can be taken.
For example, Twitter can entirely be used to follow a team's updates simply
by pointing your web browser to the URL for that team's account. You don't
have to have a Twitter account, or logon, or anything. Instant status
updates are literally what Twitter is designed for.
>
> The problem with email lists is that email, despite its reputation today
(thanks to the hard work of hundreds of thousands of engineers and
architects), is *NOT GUARANTEED* to be instantaneous in delivery -- or,
even, to guarantee delivery at all. I can't tell you how many messages from
this very list I've received with 1-2 days of delay or more, or find them
squirreled away in Junk Mail for whatever reason. I'm a professional email
architect, I practically live on my computer, and there's nothing I can do
about these delays and reroutes.
>
> Some teams want the overhead of using multiple communication methods. Some
don't. It's a choice of what is the most bang for the buck.
>
> Every choice we make has consequences. Sometimes it is not possible to
have it all.
>
> --
> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> email: devin@????????.???
> web: Devin on Earth
> cell: +1 425.239.2575
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 01:09:15 -0400
From: <n4csitwo@?????????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>, <ariss-press@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with The Children's Inn at
NIH (National Institutes of Health), Bethesda, MD
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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at The Children's Inn at NIH (National Institutes of Health),
Bethesda, MD on Sept. 23. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately
20:08 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10
minutes before this time. The duration of the contact is approximately 9
minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and
ON4ISS. The contact should be audible over Belgium 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.
Watch for live coverage at:
https://childrensinn.org/in-the-news/iss-astronaut-to-talk-to-ill-children-abo
ut-space-medical-research/
https://www.facebook.com/TheChildrensInn/
https://twitter.com/NIH
Story:
The Children's Inn at NIH is partnering with the National Institutes of
Health's (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
and Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) to host Ask an
Astronaut: Biomedical Science Edition. The event will give children
receiving care at NIH a unique science and technology experience. They will
learn about the importance of biomedical research in space, including NCATS'
Tissue Chips in Space program, which recently sent five projects to the
International Space Station and which some current crew members worked on
(thank you!).
About The Children's Inn at NIH
The Children's Inn is an independent nonprofit that provides "a place like
home" to families of children with rare or critical illnesses whose best
hope is a clinical research trial at the NIH Clinical Center, the world's
largest hospital dedicated to biomedical research. The Inn strives to fully
and consistently meet the needs of our families during their children's
treatments by providing housing and support services-all at no cost to
them-and reducing the burdens of illness through therapeutic, educational
and recreational programming.
The Ask an Astronaut event at The Inn will be different from ARISS's typical
events with students in a classroom setting. The children at The Inn are
seriously ill, so the goal will be on having a fun and stimulating
experience. Kids can enjoy the wonder of talking with astronauts on the
space station, learning what it's like to live in space and work on cool
science experiments like Tissue Chips in Space. They also can learn about
ham radio and how the astronauts can use it to communicate with other
children all around the world.
Thank you for taking time to speak with these children.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. What's it like to go up in a rocket ship?
2. How are experiments conducted in space?
3. Are there aliens in space? Do you see foreign creatures?
4. What's the coolest thing you've seen in space?
5. If you get sick in space how do you get medical treatment?
6. What do you do for fun in space?
7. How many times have you been in space?
8. How are body tissues affected by being in space?
9. Heidi, 13: Could being space be helpful to different medical
conditions?
10. What medicine do you have to take before you go into space?
11. What advice do you have for someone who wants to become an
astronaut?
12. What changes have you seen in your trips to space?
13. How do you prepare food in space?
14. Are your energy levels affected from being in space?
15. What is the weight of the space station?
16. Would you rather live with gravity or without gravity?
17. Does your hair grow faster in space?
18. What books or classes influenced you to be an astronaut?
19. What effects do space have on your sleep?
20. Do you get to FaceTime in space to talk to your family? How often?
21. What time zone is it in space?
22. Does your body change in space?
23. What are some things that you like about being in space?
24. How do you become an astronaut and travel into space?
25. What do you do to prepare for your travel into 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. University of Colorado Amateur Radio Club, Boulder, CO, telebridge
via IK1SLD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV
Contact is go for: Tue 2019-09-24 17:43 UTC
Watch for livestream starting about 15 minutes before AOS at
www.ariotti.com
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 ISS National Lab 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 public forms. Before
and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and
communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For
more information, see www.ariss.org.
Thank you & 73,
David - AA4KN
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 02:08:44 -0400
From: <n4csitwo@?????????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>, <ariss-press@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with University of Colorado
Amateur Radio Club, Boulder, CO
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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at University of Colorado Amateur Radio Club, Boulder, CO on
Sept 24. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:43 UTC. The
duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The
contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should
be audible over Italy 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.
Story:
Northridge Elementary School is a STEM focus school within the St. Vrain
Valley School District in Longmont, Colorado. 320 students attend our
school, and 47 of these students are in fourth grade.
At Northridge, every student belongs to every teacher. Our mission statement
is, "To meet the academic and behavioral needs of all students using
rigorous and high quality instruction while respecting diversity and
partnering with parents and the community." Whether in the classroom, the
cafeteria, or the hallway, we believe that everyone must work together to
ensure that all students achieve high levels and become responsible members
of our diverse society. We know that STEM education is only successful if it
is accessible for all students, no matter what their background or life
circumstances may be. This begins with relationship building between
teachers, students, parents, and administration.
Our population is very diverse. Therefore, building communication skills
through the use of accountable talk and sentence frames is critical to
student success. Students who might not otherwise be able to communicate are
able to express their ideas and give feedback to their peers, as well as
support their claims with evidence from research, grade level texts, or
experiment data.
The elements of our STEM By Design model, which include integration, 21st
century skills, problem solving, personalized learning, and forming
connections, are embedded into everything teachers and students do and
believe. Students learn through interdisciplinary units that dissolve
boundaries across academic subject levels through authentic design
challenges. Students engage in inquiry and problem-based activities in order
to help master content and practice the elements of STEM by design.
We believe in preparing students for careers that do not exist yet through
authentic learning opportunities, as well as equitable access to quality
learning tools, technology, and resources. Our goal is for students to
understand the relevance of their learning in their own lives and in the
world so that they feel empowered to explore careers in STEM fields.
University of Colorado - Boulder HAM Radio students have been coming to our
school to teach 4th grade students about sound waves, GPS, amateur radio,
and life on the ISS. We are so excited for this exciting and engaging
learning opportunity!
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. What work do you do on the space station?
2. How do you eat and walk in space?
3. How do astronauts return to Earth safely?
4. What is it like to float in space?
5. How do you take a shower?
6. How do you use the bathroom in space?
7. Please explain the science behind sending the ISS into orbit. Can
you please explain the escape velocity needed?
8. How do you sleep in space?
9. What does space look like from your view?
10. Does the International Space Station get close to the Sun?
11. What do you do when you get hurt in space?
12. How many days can you stay up in space before you need to return to
Earth?
13. Besides Ham Radio, what other ways do you communicate with people
on Earth?
14. How long does it take to get to space?
15. How does the space station move?
16. How does gravity affect solids and liquids?
17. How hard was it to get in and out of the spacesuit?
18. How does your body change in space?
19. What does your daily schedule like?
20. What do you do on your time off?
PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:
Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS).
To receive our Twitter updates, follow @????????????
Next planned event(s):
TBD
About ARISS
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative
venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that
support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States,
sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab 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 public forms. Before
and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and
communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For
more information, see www.ariss.org.
Thank you & 73,
David - AA4KN
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 08:37:12 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@??????.???
Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO92 L/V mode??
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Thanks for pointing out some things for consideration, Patrick and others.
There is, naturally, a long list of pros/cons for any day we might
choose. I seem to have good memories about AO-51 (a LEO) experimenter's
nights--and it seems like it was usually a Tuesday night event? Anyhow, no
matter when we schedule, we'll have conflicts. What we'll do is run an
experiment, on Experimenter's night! Effective this week, we'll switch
AO-92 L/v operations from Sat/Sun to Tues/Wed, and run it that way for a
few months. Then we'll reevaluate to see if it makes sense to keep it on
Tues/Wed or switch to another night.
Hopefully this will change it up enough that some who could NOT attempt
L-band on our usual schedule due to conflicts, might now be able to give it
a shot!
73,
Mark N8MH
On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 10:23 PM Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) via
AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
> (The following is my personal opinion on the subject, and I am not
> speaking on behalf of any organization with this message)
>
>
> Hi!
>
> I understand there may be interest in moving the AO-92 L-band period
> from the current Sunday (UTC time - starting on Saturday evenings in
> North America). The past "Experimenter's Wednesdays" worked well with
> AO-10 or AO-13, where the length of passes was measured in hours.
> With AO-92's passes around 10 minutes each, and factoring in a weekday
> where those working or in school aren't probably going to work the
> morning passes, it cuts down on the available time for trying this
> mode on a given day. For weeknights, the pass times for those working
> or in school may be too late, so there could be weeks where someone
> isn't able to work even one AO-92 L/V pass, based on the time of the
> best available weeknight pass for that location.
>
> This came up last year around JOTA, and AMSAT's decision not to
> accomodate JOTA by leaving AO-92 in the normal U/V mode. Drew
> Glasbrenner KO4MA, AMSAT's Vice President of Operations, made the case
> for not accomodating JOTA at that time:
>
> https://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2018-October/069962.html
>
> Since then, AMSAT has accomodated a trip to the Florida Keys and this
> weekend's trip by AD0DX and N7AGF to DM02 by not switching AO-92 to
> L/V mode. If these accomodations are more of the "exception" rather
> than the "rule", I think leaving the current schedule of AO-92 L/V
> on a weekend would be better. Otherwise, it makes little sense to have
> this mode available on an AMSAT satellite, and make it difficult for
> many to use it. We still have a few other satellites for the FM crowd,
> and many more for those capable of working SSB and CW, in addition to
> AO-92.
>
> If a reason for considering the shift of the AO-92 L/V schedule is
> availability of a command station to make the mode change, maybe
> Fernando KF7R is right - the Operations group needs more command
> stations. Maybe adding one in the western USA, at least, so there is
> some geographic diversity in the locations of these stations.
>
> There are new stations trying AO-92 L/V all the time. It's not a huge
> number, but I hear new call signs regularly. Many have started out with
> an HT and either a cheap Chinese Yagi or some homebrew antenna, or just
> bought an IC-9700 with the 1.2 GHz band included with an appropriate
> antenna. AO-92 gives them an opportunity to do more than just U/V or
> V/U satellites. I think AMSAT should make an effort to ensure the
> availability of this mode, where operators will consider obtaining the
> equipment needed to try it for themselves.
>
> Thanks, and 73!
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
> Twitter: @?????? or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 10:41 PM Mark L. Hammond via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>
> > Hi, rest assured it was an oversight from command stations. Sometimes we
> > get busy with other things (real life) and miss an email. We?ll try to
> do
> > better. And by ?we? I mean the whole command team. KO4MA and me ;)
> >
> > Hopefully users will cooperate on Tuesday night so we can put into L/v at
> > that time. I?ve been pondering and suggesting a long term swap to
> > Tuesday/utc Wednesday, like we did for many years as Experimenter?s
> night.
> > There are so many grid events and activations on weekends?seems like a
> good
> > move to change our schedule so we can have our cake and eat it too!
> >
> > 73,
> > Mark N8MH
> >
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:39:51 +0800
From: Hans BX2ABT <hans.bx2abt@???.?????.???>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] gr-satellites Wiki
Message-ID: <b53e9440-b2dc-eb2c-97e3-abfdb066bc0f@???.?????.???>
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For some reason Daniel's mail about the gr-satellites wiki didn't make
it to the mailing list. So let me tell you......
The GitHub entry for gr-satellites
(https://github.com/daniestevez/gr-satellites) now has? a Wiki where
there are instructions on how to install it. For now it features general
instructions and detailed instructions on how to set it up on (K)Ubuntu
version 19.04. Over the weekend I have tested these instructions on some
fresh installs and one old install of version 19.04 and after revisions
I am confident they will work for you, too. Please give it a try and if
you do encounter problems please post them here on the list.
If you don't have an Ubuntu system then please share your notes on how
the install goes on your system, so it can be added to the Wiki.
Thank you and 73 de Hans
BX2ABT
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:42:04 +0800
From: Hans BX2ABT <hans.bx2abt@???.?????.???>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] GNURadio/gr-satellites preliminary install
guide on Ubuntu
Message-ID: <c8d27f26-84a1-52b4-a8f7-ac03361267fd@???.?????.???>
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Paul and others,
The problem was one of the GNU Radio config files. I have added
instructions below and they can also be found in the gr-satellites Wiki.
73 de Hans
BX2ABT
======================
After you execute a gr-satellites flow graph there should be a terminal
window popping up. If it doesn't then do either one of the following two
options.
To change system wide:
$cd /etc/gnuradio/conf.d
$sudo nano grc.conf --> this will open the file with the nano editor
Append the line that says "xterm_executable =" with "/usr/bin/xterm"
To save and exit use: Ctrl-X, then Y, then Enter.
To change for the current user only:
$cd .gnuradio
$nano config.conf --> this will create the file and open it
In the newly created file make the following entry...
[grc]
xterm_executable = /usr/bin/xterm
To save and exit use: Ctrl-X, then Y, then Enter.
======================
On 09/18/2019 10:42 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
> Hans,
>
> The default terminal in Ubuntu is gnome-terminal and xterm is not
> installed, so there is no /usr/bin/xterm. You can install xterm with
> sudo apt install xterm or change your xterm_executable =
> /usr/bin/gnome-terminal. Actually since you're using Kubuntu, you'll
> want to set xterm_executable = /usr/bin/konsole
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 10:37 AM Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB
> <amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>> Spent the most part of today trying to install GNU Radio and
>> gr-satellites, using a clean install of Kubuntu 19.04 (=Ubuntu with KDE
>> instead of Gnome), which is the latest release.
>>
>> I kind of succeeded. GNU Radio Companion is running and gr-satellites is
>> installed. Most flow graphs don't have missing blocks and compile
>> correctly. The only part that is missing is that when I execute a
>> gr-satellite flow graph there is no Xterm popping up. I added the
>> following lines to .gnuradio/grc.conf, but that didn't make any
>> difference....
>>
>> [grc]
>> xterm_executable = /usr/bin/xterm
>>
>> Here are the install instructions. I hope they are useful as a reference
>> to someone.
>>
>> ================================================
>>
>> Steps to install GNURadio and gr-satellites on (K)Ubuntu 19.04
>>
>> $sudo apt-get install gnuradio --> will install version 3.7.13.4-4build1
>> plus dependencies
>>
>> $sudo apt-get install gr-osmosdr --> will install the block to access a
>> RTL-SDR stick for testing
>>
>> $sudo apt-get install xterm --> used by GNURadio
>>
>> After installing the things above you should be able to start GNU Radio
>> Companion from menu or command line.
>>
>> Open a sample flow graph, e.g. an FM receiver flow graph you can find
>> online, then compile and execute. If it works: success
>>
>> $sudo apt-get install git --> will install git for cloning git repositories
>>
>> $mkdir src
>> $cd src
>>
>> $git clone https://github.com/daniestevez/gr-satellites.git --> the good
>> stuff
>>
>> $git clone https://github.com/daniestevez/libfec.git --> needed for
>> gr-satellites
>>
>> $cd libfec
>> $./configure
>> $make
>> $sudo make install
>> $cd ..
>>
>> $sudo apt-get install python-pip --> needed to install gr-satellites
>> dependencies
>>
>> $pip2 install construct --> installs this gr-satellites dependency
>> $pip2 install requests --> make sure it has the trailing 's'
>>
>> $sudo apt-get install swig --> installs this gr-satellites dependency
>> $apt-get install cmake --> if not installed already
>>
>> $cd gr-satellites
>> $mkdir build
>> $cd build
>> $cmake ..
>> $make
>> $sudo make install
>> $sudo ldconfig
>> $cd ..
>> $./compile_hierarchical.sh --> blocks needed for certain gr-satellites
>> flow graphs. Don't forget this step and be patient because it will take
>> a while to complete.
>>
>> Now you can start GNU Radio Companion and open a flow graph from the app
>> folder in the source directory of gr-satellites. Compile and execute.
>>
>> If it works start GQRX, activate the UDP audio stream and start decoding
>> telemetry.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
Opinions expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
AMSAT-NA.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
>
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 08:15:14 -0500
From: JoAnne K9JKM <joanne.k9jkm@?????.???>
To: AmsatBB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Tweet from AMSAT (@??????
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You'll still be able to see AMSAT's latest tweet even if you don't have a
Twitter account:
AMSAT (@?????? tweeted at 7:40 AM on Mon, Sep 23, 2019:
Deadline day! Symposium papers must be submitted by the end of the day
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 14:46:34 +0000 (UTC)
From: aj9n@???.???
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-23
14:30 UTC
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-23 14:30 UTC
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Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
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The Children?s Inn at NIH (National Institutes of Health), Bethesda, MD
(CASIS#3), telebridge via ON4ISS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV
Contact is go for: Mon 2019-09-23 20:08:27 UTC 89 deg
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Watch for live coverage at:
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https://childrensinn.org/in-the-news/iss-astronaut-to-talk-to-ill-children-abo
ut-space-medical-research/
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https://www.facebook.com/TheChildrensInn/
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https://twitter.com/NIH
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Facebook Posts:
https://www.facebook.com/99591362449/posts/10157814902862450/?substory_index=0
https://www.facebook.com/99591362449/posts/10157817661662450/?substory_index=0
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Twitter:
https://twitter.com/TheChildrensInn/status/1162046525146566656
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LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6567797227903950848/
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6567419538596515840/
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Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MaU0BD7lG/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1J8V1tAcpL/
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School in Bulgaria, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is TBD
Contact is go for Tue 2019-09-24 16:10 UTC
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University of Colorado Amateur Radio Club and Northridge Elementary School,
Boulder, CO, telebridge via IK1SLD (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV
Contact is go for: Tue 2019-09-24 17:43:20 UTC 86 deg
Watch for livestream starting about 15 minutes before AOS at
http://www.ariotti.com
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UAE school #1 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Hazza Al Mansour (***)
Contact is go for Fri 2019-09-27 12:10 UTC ?
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UAE school #2 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Hazza Al Mansour (***)
Contact is go for Sat 2019-09-28 11:20 UTC ?
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UAE school #3 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Hazza Al Mansour (***)
Contact is go for Wed 2019-10-02 09:45 UTC
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AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium
Sat 2019-10-12 to Sun 2019-10-13
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The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ ???
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
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The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at
http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???
ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
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For many years I have on purpose not given the actual hyperlinks; I assume
the user would do a copy/paste into their favorite browser.? I am now
thinking that the browsers have all grown up and most should be able to
handle the link.? Please let me know you experience any issues.? So now you
should be able to directly click on the link.? (***)
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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
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The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2019-09-23 14:30 UTC.? (***)
Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and
instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.
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http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
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The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-09-21 03:00 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
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The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ ???
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
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The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at
http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???
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ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
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The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ ???
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
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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, go to:? http://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.
ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to:
ve3tbd@?????.???
ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to:
ariss@???????.???? Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) http://www.jarl.org/
ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/
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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/
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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??
Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for
troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest
news on the troubleshooting efforts.?
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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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The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/
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ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:
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Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136
Francesco IK?WGF with 132
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with 120
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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.
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Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1331.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1274.
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47.
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A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
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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
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ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
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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.r
tf
Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
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https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
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Exp. 59 on orbit
Christina Koch
Aleksey Ovchinin
Nick Hague KG5TMV
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Exp. 60 on orbit
Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
Alexander Skvortsov
Drew Morgan KI5AAA
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73,
Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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