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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Counterbalance weight on antenna rotator? (Bob Hammond)
2. ANS-279 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin (Frank Karnauskas)
3. Nice Article VK5ZAI (christy hunter)
4. Need an elmer to get me going with an IC-910H (Rick Harrington)
5. Upcoming ARISS contact with Bampton School, Bampton, United
Kingdom (n4csitwo@?????????.????
6. Upcoming ARISS contact with Coll?ge Robert Doisneau,
Sarralbe, France (n4csitwo@?????????.????
7. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-10-07 18:30 UTC
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2019 10:28:21 -0700
From: Bob Hammond <propgrinder@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Counterbalance weight on antenna rotator?
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What do all think of this idea? Pictured is a trial weight (20 lbs). I
envision using stainless steel cable instead of the nylon rope for security
and safety. As the antenna crossboom is rotated, the rope unwinds.
Bob
W7OTJ
On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 7:56 AM Bob Hammond <propgrinder@?????.???> wrote:
> Do a lot of you, or all, use a counterbalance weight on your elevation
> rotor? If so, how did you implement it?
>
> I have 3 antennas (2M, 70cm, 23cm) on my cross boom and want to reduce the
> load on the Yaesu rotor so it lasts longer.
>
> 73s,
>
> Bob
> W7OTJ
>
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2019 17:10:01 -0700
From: "Frank Karnauskas" <n1uw@???????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-279 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-279
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:
* AO-7 to Enter Full Illumination Period October 9, 2019
* 2019 AMSAT Symposium On-line Registration Open Until October 11
* New ARISS Proposal Window is October 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019
* VUCC Awards-Endorsements for September 2019
* Amateur Radio Gets Temporary Use of 2400 MHz in Spain
* AMSAT-SA to Fly Cubesat Transponders on Balloon Flight
* SSTV Event Planned for ARISS on October 9, 2019
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS Activities & Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-279.01
ANS-279 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 279.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
October 06, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-279.01
AO-7 to Enter Full Illumination Period October 9, 2019
On or about October 9, AO-7 will enter a period of full
illumination that will last until approximately December 2.
During this time, the satellite's onboard timer should switch
it between Mode A (145 MHz uplink / 29 MHz downlink) and Mode
B (432 MHz uplink / 145 MHz downlink) every 24 hours.
To check or report the satellite's current mode, please see the
AMSAT Live OSCAR Satellite Status Page at
https://www.amsat.org/status/.
Reporting observations during the first few days of the full
illumination period will be helpful for determining the approximate
time of the daily mode change.
Historical information on AO-7's systems, including the functioning
of the 24 hour timer, and operational plans can be found in the
AMSAT-OSCAR 7 Technical Operations Plan And Experimenter's Guide,
available at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-279-AO-7.
Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting):
Uplink: 145.850 - 145.950 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 29.400 - 29.500 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon:
Downlink 29.5020 MHz CW
Mode U/V (B) Linear Transponder (Inverting):
Uplink: 432.125 - 432.175 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 145.975 - 145.925 MHz SSB/CW
Mode U/V (B) TLM Beacon:
Downlink 145.975 MHz CW
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink 435.100 MHz CW
Additional frequency details are also posted at:
https://www.amsat.org/two-way-satellites/ao-7/
[ANS thanks AMSAT Operations for the above information.]
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Don't miss the 50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium
October 18-20 in Arlington, VA.
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/
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2019 AMSAT Symposium On-line Registration Open Until October 11
An on-line registration rate for the 37th Annual AMSAT Space
Symposium and General Meeting, Friday through Sunday, October 18-20,
2019, in Arlington, Virginia, is available through October 11, 2019
per the following schedule:
Registration September 16, 2019 - October 11, 2019 is $65 (on-line).
Registration at the Door is $70.
You can complete your registration on-line via the AMSAT Store:
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/
This year, all registrants will receive a digital copy of the
Proceedings on a thumb drive. Attendees may purchase a hard copy for
$25.00. Non-attendees may put their name on a waiting list for a
hard copy, if there are any left over. The digital version of the
Proceedings will be made available on the online store shortly
after the Symposium concludes.
Student Registration is 50% off and does not include the Proceedings.
[ANS thanks the 2019 AMSAT Symposium Team for the above information.]
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New ARISS Proposal Window is October 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program
is seeking formal and informal education institutions and
organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur
Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS
anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2020 and
December 31, 2020. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the
exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities,
ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of
participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed
education plan.
The deadline to submit a proposal is November 30, 2019. Proposal
information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org.
The Opportunity
Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate
in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are
approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact
with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.
An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via
Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space
station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford
education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from
astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn
about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an
opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless
technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human
spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the
ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes
in dates and times of the radio contact.
Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA
and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present
educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio
organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and
operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS
and students around the world using Amateur Radio.
More Information
For proposal information and more details such as expectations,
proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of
Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.
Please direct any questions to
ariss dot us dot education at gmail dot com.
[ANS thanks the 2019 ARISS for the above information.]
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Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront.
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for September 2019
Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the
ARRL for the period September 1, 2019 through October 1, 2019.
Congratulations to all those who made the list this month!
CALL Sep Oct
WC7V 1200 1218
N9EAT 550 706
AA8CH 584 620
N3GS 525 597
WD9EWK (DM43) 575 585
VE7CEW 428 478
K9UO 450 475
KK4YEL 300 400
AD0HJ 300 325
PS8ET 274 303
WI4T 101 301
N7EGY 250 300
K7VNE New 150
KS1G 102 134
N7AME 125 127
N4QX 106 120
KJ4M New 102
N4BAF New 100
If you find errors or omissions. please contact Ron Parsons,
W5RKN off-list at <hiscall>@<???????>.com and he will revise
the announcement. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that
are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work!
[ANS thanks Ron Parsons, W5RKN for the above information.]
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Amateur Radio Gets Temporary Use of 2400 MHz in Spain
Spain?s national amateur radio society URE reports that amateurs will
be allowed to use 2,400.050 to 2,409.500 MHz for QO-100 (Es?hail-2)
geostationary satellite contacts until Dec 26, 2020.
A translation of the URE post says:
At the request of the Spanish Amateur Radio Union (URE), last March
the Secretary of State for Digital Advance authorized until
September 26, 2019 under certain conditions and on a temporary and
experimental basis the realization of emissions from the amateur
service in the frequency band 2400,050 to 2409,500 MHz.
The URE has again requested the Secretary of State for Digital
Advance the extension of the aforementioned administrative
authorization for a period of one year.
On September 26, the Resolution of the Secretary of State for Digital
Advance is approved by the resolution Authorize until
December 26, 2020 to the holders of amateur radio authorizations, the
realization of emissions from the amateur service in the frequency
band 2,400,050 to 2,409,500 MHz., With a maximum eirp of 1500 watts
and using directive antennas with a gain not less than 22.5 dBi, from
authorized amateur radio stations located anywhere in the national
territory to the QO-100 satellite located in the 25.9?E orbital
position of the geostationary orbit.
See the resolution of the Secretary of State for Digital Advance at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-279-Spain.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.]
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AMSAT-SA to Fly Cubesat Transponders on Balloon Flight
The Secunda Amateur Radio Club in South Africa will be launching a
high-altitude balloon on Saturday 12 October 2019. AMSAT SA will
have two payloads, Kletskous and AfriCUBE. Both transponders are
part of the AMSAT SA CubeSat programme and will be tested on the
BACAR 7 balloon.
The Kletskous transponder which has been developed and built by
Leon Lessing, ZS6LMG has an uplink on 435,155 MHz plus/minus 15 kHz
and a downlink on 145,865 MHz plus/minus 15 kHz. It is a linear
transponder supporting FM and SSB transmissions.
AfriCUBE, the brainchild of Anton Janovsky, ZR6AIC has an uplink on
435,100 MHz plus/minus 40 kHz and a downlink on 145,950 MHz
plus/minus 40 kHz. AfriCUBE supports several modes including FM,
SSB, SSTV and CW. Please consult the band plan and ground station
requirements on www.amsatsa.org.za. A voice beacon will operate on
10,480 GHz with the call sign ZS6BZP.
Additional payloads will also transmit RTTY telemetry on 434,650 MHz
and 1,296,600 MHz CW. The Hammies club has built a SSTV payload oper-
ating on 144.500 MHz. Standard APRS on 144.800 MHz is also available.
The 10 GHz band is also active with a beacon. ZS6WBT will have a
voice beacon on 145.550 MHz reading out flight information. ZS6IIX
will be attempting an altitude and distance record for 868 MHz
LORAWAN equipment.
Please send all the telemetry and SSTV info decoded to
admin@???????????.??.??. The BACAR team will send you a certificate
of participation as well. For the final detail frequencies and
latest flight predictions from Wednesday 9 October 2019 visit
www.sarl.org.za and www.amsatsa.org.za frequently before the flight.
[ANS thanks the SARL weekly news in English 2019-10-5 for the above
information]
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SSTV Event Planned for ARISS on October 9, 2019
An SSTV event employing the Russian MAI-75 experiment is planned for
October 9 from 09:50 to 14:00 UTC and on Oct 10 from 08:55 to
15:15 UTC. The frequency will be 145.800 MHz and the mode will be
PD120 SSTV. For more details, visit the Amateur Radio on the ISS
(ARISS) Facebook page.
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information.]
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The digital download version of the 2019 edition of
Getting Started with Amateur Satellites is now available as a
DRM-free PDF from the AMSAT Store. Get yours today!
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-Getting-Started
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
+ Briefly
MD (& DE?) W3ZM/3 (N8HM), Oct 6
DN05,DN06 KC7JPC & KI7UXT, Oct 6, 1500z-2100z, FM & Linears
DN03 - KI7UNJ, October 7, 1700Z to 1910Z, FM only
EL99 - K4WPX, October 11-12 (evening) and possibly morning/afternoon
on October 13; FM only
EM45,EM46 (possible EM45/46/55/56) - N4DCW, Oct0ber 13, 1616Z to
1810Z; FM only
EM25,EM35 - WI4T, October 15-16; holiday style
DN04 - KI7UNJ, October 21, 1653Z to 1910Z; FM only
EN67 WN9Q, Oct 8
+ CM79, do we need to say more? ? October 7-9, 2019
Super Rover Ron, AD0DX, has a little vacation time to burn, so he?s
heading to CM79, October 7-9. Day 1 will be getting set up in camp
and scouting out the CM79/CM89/CN70/CN80 corner, so there is a slight
chance Ron will jump on a pass or two on October 7. Day 2 & 3
(October 8-9) are main days for operation. Steep terrain, lots of
trees, and a formidable ridgeline will ultimately decide his
operating position and pass availability, but the main objective is
CM79. FM and Linears. Limited (if any) cell coverage, but Ron will
Tweet when he can: https://twitter.com/ad0dx.
In addition, Ron will be driving up to Seattle via the 101 on his way
back home, with planned stops in CN70, CN71, CN72, CN73, and CN74.
+ Hungary (JN97) October 7-10, 2019
Pedro, CU2ZG, will be in Budapest on business, but he is bringing
his sat gear as HA/CU2ZG. FM only and subject to availability. Follow
Pedro on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/pdsousa.
+ Svalbard (JQ78) October 9-11, 2019
Halvard (LA7XK), along with Just (LA9DL) and Erling (LA6VM), are
going to Svalbard for the phone portion of the Scandinavian Activity
Contest (SAC). They will arrive in JW mid-day on Wednesday October 9
and return mid-day on Monday October 14.
They will be QRV via FO-29 from Wednesday October 9 to Friday
October 11 during the local evenings between 1630Z and 0100Z. Call
sign will be JW7XK and the locator is JQ78. Our best takeoff will be
from 240 degrees via west and north to about 34 degrees. In that
sector the elevation will be 1 to 2 degrees. We are renting a car up
there and will drive west from the city out passed the airport for
the best takeoff. We should be able to work most of USA and Canada
and also Alaska. They will alternate between SSB and CW, using an
IC-9700 and an Arrow antenna.
+ #AMSATandAngling (DM15, DM06) October 11-13, 2019
Ed, KN6DBC, is going fishing (literally), but he is bring gear to
work FM Satellites. October 11 he?ll be in DM15, and October 12 and
13 in DM06. Visit Ken?s Twitter feed for specific pass schedule and
further updates: https://twitter.com/KN6DBC.
+ Central California (CM95, CM96, DM05, DM06) ? October 19, 2019
David AD7DB will re-visit the four grids near Kettleman City CA.
AO-91, AO-92, SO-50 will be used, with eastern passes a priority.
Maybe PO-101 if it?s on, and AO-85 if it?s not too finicky. Contacts
will be put on LOTW following the trip.
Updates on Twitter https://twitter.com/ad7db.
+ Hawaii (BK19, BK28, BK29, BL20) December 21-28, 2019
Alex, N7AGF, is heading back to Hawaii over Christmas. This will be
a holiday-style activation, with special emphasis on the grid that
got away ? BK28. Keep an eye on Alex?s Twitter feed for further
announcements at https://twitter.com/N7AGF
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.]
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The digital download version of the 2019 edition of
Getting Started with Amateur Satellites is now available as a
DRM-free PDF from the AMSAT Store. Get yours today!
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-Getting-Started
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ARISS Activities & Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
+ Completed Contacts
The Southwest State University of Kursk, Kursk, Russia, direct
via UB3WCL
The ISS callsign was RS?ISS.
The astronaut was Aleksey Ovchinin .
Contact was successful Saturday, September 28, 2019, 14:35 UTC.
UAE school #2 with Space Flight participant, direct via A68MBR
The ISS callsign was RS?ISS.
The astronaut was Hazza Al Mansour.
Contact was successful Saturday, September 28, 2019, 11:20 UTC.
+ Upcoming Contacts
School in Russia TBD direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is TBD
Contact is go for Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 06:05 UTC
Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin
Contact is go for Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 08:25 UTC
Bampton School, Bampton, United Kingdom, direct via G2LV
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
Contact is go for: Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 12:51:26 UTC 27 deg
Watch for live stream at https://live.ariss.org
Coll?ge Robert Doisneau, Sarralbe, France, direct via F6KFT
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
Contact is go for: Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 14:29:21 UTC 53 deg
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.]
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Satellite Shorts from All Over
+ FO-29 Update
>From JARL FO-29 control center as of October 3, 2019:
FO-29 Transponder will be available until under voltage control
activates in the CW telemetry. The current schedule is as follows
(UTC date and time):
1
October 5, 06:40-15:00
October 6, 07:25-17:35
October 12, 05:30-15:35
October 13, 08:00-14:40
October 19, 07:45-14:25
October 20, 05:10-15:15
[ANS thanks Alan Biddle, WA4SCA for the above information.]
+ ESA Academy Hosts CubeSat Academy
ESA Academy hosted the CubeSats Hands-On Training Week 2019. The
training ran from September 16 - 20, 2019. It was held at ESA
Academy's Training and Learning Centre, ESEC-Galaxia, Belgium. The
event was attended by twenty-six university students from fifteen
different ESA Member States and Canada.
The Training Week had a clear objective: transfer hands-on knowledge
to university students who are keen to start their own educational
CubeSat initiatives, or who are already at the conceptual or
preliminary design stage of a CubeSat project at university.
The full article posted at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-279-ESA-Academy.
[ANS thanks ESA for the above information.]
+ Cubesat Developers 2020 Workshop Announced
Cubesat has announced its 2020 Developers Workshop will be held
May 4?6, 2020 at the California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo Cal Poly Performing Arts Center,
San Luis Obispo, CA. Workshop details are available at
cubesat-workshop@???????.???.
[ANS thanks Cubesat for the above information.]
+ Cal Poly Aerospace Engineering Professor and Computer Engineering
Student Help Cambodian High School?s Quest to Launch Nation?s
First CubeSat
A two-person team from Cal Poly helped the Cambodian space program
get off the ground in August. The pair traveled to the capital city
of Phnom Penh to assist a group of high school seniors, with the goal
to install and test the students? ground station for tracking
satellites ? not to launch a national program. But they were happy to
play a role in the potentially history-making student project as
well as the bigger picture of lifting the nation into orbit. An
excellent story can be read at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-279-Cal-Poly.
[ANS thanks Cal Poly News for the above information.]
+ Santa Rosa Middle School ARISS Contact Gets Good Press
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat gave the Middle School's ARISS
contact on October 1, 2019 excellent coverage. Read the article at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-279-Santa-Rosa.
[ANS thanks JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM for the above information.]
+ The Rise of the Smallsat Gaining Traction
Satellites of less than 180 kilograms are becoming increasingly
popular because of their ability to enable new technologies and
achieve revolutionary results. No longer used exclusively by
government agencies, satellites ? and in particular ? small
satellites (smallsats) are gaining in popularity with the private
sector. SatMag describes the current trend and why the use of
smallsats is on the rise. Read the full article at
http://www.satmagazine.com/story.php?number=8941393.
[ANS thanks SatMag.com for the above information.]
+ World Space Week, 4-10 October
The United Nations General Assembly declared in 1999 that World Space
Week (WSW) will be held each year from October 4-10. The dates were
in recognition of the October 4, 1957 launch of the first human-made
Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, thus opening the way for space
exploration and the October 10, 1967 signing of the Treaty on
Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and
Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial
Bodies. The theme for World Space Week 2019 is "The Moon: Gateway
to the Stars".
During World Space Week space education and outreach events are
organized by space agencies, aerospace companies, schools,
planetaria, museums, and astronomy clubs around the world. Find an
event near you at
http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/outreach/events/wsw/index.html
[ANS thanks the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
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
Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum
available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2019 17:33:47 -0700
From: christy hunter <cchunter3@??????????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Nice Article VK5ZAI
Message-ID: <1058a040-0555-147a-121b-b99002a81e53@??????????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
ALL,
short article on Tony Hutchison's involvement with Nasa/MIR/ARISS
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-06/nasa-considers-amateur-radio-buff-part-
of-astronaut-family/11530046
73 Christy KB6LTY
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2019 17:52:09 -0500
From: Rick Harrington <wr0honline@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Need an elmer to get me going with an IC-910H
Message-ID:
<CAKgYzuPEe=V=Ze4yO5CR5S9VYffD9TzFdTvAmy6o40xBC7vhoA@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
I just picked up a new-to-me ICOM IC-910H to explore working amateur
satellites. For whatever reason, I'm able to track and hear them fine but
don't hear myself or get a response when I transmit.
I've tried both PstRotator and SatPC32 with no luck. If somebody familiar
with the 910 would walk me through the correct setup via email I'd be
grateful.
I can be contacted offline at: wr0honline@?????.???
73
Rick WR0H
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2019 20:05:42 -0400
From: <n4csitwo@?????????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>, <ariss-press@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Bampton School,
Bampton, United Kingdom
Message-ID: <9D071DDD307E4684B4DA526FC702CB81@???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Bampton School, Bampton, United Kingdom on 08 Oct. The event
is scheduled to begin at approximately 12:51 UTC. The duration of the
contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be
direct between NA1SS and GB4BPS. The contact should be audible over the
United Kingdom 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 stream at https://live.ariss.org .
Story:
Bampton Church of England Primary School, part of the Alumnis Multi Academy
Trust is a is a vibrant, friendly and nurturing school, located on the edge
of Exmoor National park, serving the small agricultural town of Bampton and
surrounding areas of East Devon. We are part of a supportive and friendly
community with strong links to our local church, 'St Michael and All Angels.'
As a church school, our vision, 'Believe, Belong, Become' is embedded
throughout our school and curriculum. Through core Christian values, we
teach children to be able to understand and articulate their views about
what they 'believe' and to respect the beliefs of others around them. We
encourage them to understand how they 'belong' to family, school and the
local and wider community, and how they fit into, and can impact the wider
world around them. We encourage children to think about how and what they
are aiming to 'become' as they grow, and how they are able to shape their
world.
Through Christian values, together we inspire individuals to celebrate their
uniqueness and empower them to become confident, aspirational, inquisitive
and flourish in the modern world. We celebrate our school values of; Joy,
Aiming High, Friendship, Kindness, Respect, Trust and Honesty, and
Forgiveness and Compassion, and embed these values into everyday school life.
We offer an exciting, broad and balanced curriculum in a happy, stimulating
environment, supported by a wide range of after school clubs and high
quality, offsite residential visits. We are always seeking ways to enhance
the teaching and learning experience for our children, with a breadth of
experiences that develop the whole child and create a genuine love of
learning. We are passionate about bringing STEM subjects to life and
encouraging children to see how these subjects translate into the world
beyond school.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. Has the International Space Station ever suffered any damage from a
meteor strike?
2. How can space be made accessible to people with disabilities?
3. How long will it take you to get used to gravity again when you get home?
4. What would happen if I took a snowball into space?
5. How do you get to and from the International Space Station?
6. If you cut yourself in space, who acts as the doctor to fix it for you?
7. Do you dream differently in space or dream of anything in particular?
8. If I kick a football in space, how far would it travel?
9. When you were a child did you want to go to space and is there anything
that disappointed you about it?
10. What does it feel like when you are in a rocket and you are about to get
shot into space?
11. If you could make one improvement to the International Space Station,
what would it be?
12. The International Space Station travels at 5 miles per second, can you
feel it moving when travelling fast like you can on earth?
13. The International Space Station is so fast, how does it not crash into
the other satellites that are also in orbit?
14. Did you have any concerns looking back at Earth for the first time?
15. How many planets have you seen from the International Space Station?
16. If you could grow any plant in the International Space Station what
would it be?
17. How long have you been on the International Space Station and how long
do you think you could stay there for?
18. What time goes your clock show on the Space Station? Is it USA, UK,
Russian or Japan time?
19. Do you get to keep your customised seat or anything else as a souvenir
of your trip?
20. We are getting aware about the amount of rubbish on earth, are you
worried about the amount of space junk and can you see it?
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. Coll?ge Robert Doisneau, Sarralbe, France, direct via F6KFT
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
Contact is go for: Tue 2019-10-08 14:29 UTC
About ARISS
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative
venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that
support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States,
sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL), the 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: 6
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2019 20:36:23 -0400
From: <n4csitwo@?????????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>, <ariss-press@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Coll?ge Robert
Doisneau, Sarralbe, France
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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Coll?ge Robert Doisneau, Sarralbe, France on 08 Oct. The
event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:29 UTC. The duration of the
contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be
direct between OR4ISS and F6KFT. The contact should be audible over France
and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the
145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in French.
Story:
As the name suggests, Sarralbe was formed at the confluence of the valleys
of the Saar and the Albe, two rivers that go down, the first from the Vosges
foothills, the second from the near area of the Moselle ponds. Sarralbe is
located between Strasbourg an Metz. Our city, main canton town, is a member
of the "Albe and Lakes" Local Council Community. The city territory covers
a total area of 27 square kilometers and it is between 206 and 262 meters
high.
Its inhabitants are called the Sarralbenois and Sarralbenoises. At the last
census, there were 4645 inhabitants in Sarralbe.
In College Robert Doisenau, our middle school, we are 500 pupils and we are
9h graders.
In the last two years, we have launched two weather balloons, with 3
cameras, in the atmosphere that have climbed up to 30 km altitude to get as
close as possible to the ISS station!
At the same time, with amateur radio club F6KFT, we often practice using
Morse language.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. Avez vous peur lorsque vous faites une sortie dans l'espace?
2. Que mangez vous?
3. Combien de temps travaillez vous chaque jour?
4. Avez-vous constate des changements physiques a cause de l'absence de
gravite?
5. Est il difficile de vivre ensemble dans la station ISS?
6. Avez vous assez d'espace, de pieces pour vivre dans la station ISS?
7. Faites vous du sport dans la station et lequel?
8. Quels details de la Terre voyez vous depuis l'espace?
9. Quelle tache est la plus compliquee a realiser en apesanteur?
10. Pourquoi avez vous choisi ce metier?
11. Est ce votre premier voyage dans l'espace?
12. Combien de temps avez vous mis pour vous preparer ? cette mission?
13. Comment dormez vous?
14. Combien de temps allez vous rester dans la station?
15. Quelles sont vos sensations quand vous quittez la Terre?
16. Comment et a quelle frequence communiquez vous avec vos proches?
17. Est ce que vous vous ennuyez parfois dans la station?
18. Quelle est votre perception du temps dans la station?
19. Quelles sont les experiences que vous realisez?
20. Est il difficile de s'adapter a la vie dans l'espace?
1. Are you afraid when you are outside in space?
2. What do you eat?
3. How long do you work each day?
4. Do you notice any changes on your body because of zero gravity?
5. Isn't it difficult to live together in ISS?
6. Do you have room enough to move in ISS?
7. Can you do sport and how?
8. What do you see about Earth?
9. What is the most difficult thing to do with zero gravity?
10. Why did you choose this job?
11. Is it your first trip in space?
12. How long did it take to get ready for this mission?
13. How do you sleep?
14. How long are you staying in ISS?
15. How do you feel when you leave Earth?
16. How and how often do you communicate with your relatives?
17. Can it be sometimes boring to live in a space station?
18. Which perception of time do you have from up there?
19. What kind of experience do you do?
20. Is it hard to adapt to this way of living?
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: 7
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2019 18:20:36 +0000 (UTC)
From: aj9n@???.???
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-10-07
18:30 UTC
Message-ID: <786949501.3111940.1570472436548@????.?????.???>
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-10-07 18:30 UTC
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Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
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About GAGARIN FROM SPACE, Conducting an amateur radio session with the
Lyceumists "AmSU Blagoveshchensk?, Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk,
Russia, direct via RK?J (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov (***)
Contact is go for Tue 2019-10-08 08:25 UTC
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Bampton School, Bampton, United Kingdom, direct via G2LV
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
Contact is go for: Tue 2019-10-08 12:51:26 UTC 27 deg
Watch for live stream at https://live.ariss.org?
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Coll?ge Robert Doisneau, Sarralbe, France, direct via F6KFT
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
Contact is go for: Tue 2019-10-08 14:29:21 UTC 53 deg
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S.M. Calvino ? Istituto Comprensivo Settimo IV, Settimo Torinese, Italy,
direct via IK1SLD and Istituto Comprensivo Statale Don Milani, Monza, Italy,
direct via IQ2MZ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
Contact is go for: Mon 2019-10-14 09:37:58 UTC 59 deg (***)
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Istituto Comprensivo Statale ?Diego Valeri?, Campolongo Maggiore, Italy,
direct via IQ3RW and Istituto Comprensivo Ladispoli1, Ladispoli, Italy,
direct via IK?WGF
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
Contact is go for: Thu 2019-10-17 08:49:52 UTC 73 deg (***)
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Science & Technologie e.V. / event: Science Days, Teningen, Germany, direct
via DD1US
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP (***)
Contact is go for: Fri 2019-10-18 09:37:45 UTC 64 deg (***)
?
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Watch for MAI-75 SSTV sessions:
Wed 2019-10-09 09:50 to 14:00 UTC
Thu 2019-10-10 08:55 to 15:15 UTC
?
?
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.
?
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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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?2019-10-07 18:30 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 2019-10-02 16:00 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
?
?
?
The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ ???
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
?
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)
?
The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ ???
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
?
?
ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
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Message to US Educators?
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?
Contact Opportunity?
?
Call for Proposals?
New Proposal Window is October 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019?
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The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is
seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations,
individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a
crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS anticipates that the contact would be
held between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. Crew scheduling and ISS
orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio
contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw
large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a
well-developed education plan.?
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The deadline to submit a proposal is November 30, 2019.? Proposal
information and documents can be found at http://www.ariss.org .?
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The Opportunity?
?
Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in
scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10
minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through
a question-and-answer session.?
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An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio
between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms
and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity
to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space
and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will
have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless
technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight
and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations
must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of
the radio contact.?
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Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and
space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational
organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer
efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable
communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using
Amateur Radio.??
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More Information
?
For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal
guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars,
go to http://www.ariss.org .
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Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education@?????.????
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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.?
?
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
Sergey RV3DR with 126
Gaston ON4WF with 123
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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.
?
?
?
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1340.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1283.
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
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Exp. 60 on orbit
Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
Alexander Skvortsov
Drew Morgan KI5AAA
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Exp. 61 on orbit
Oleg Skripochka
Jessica Meir
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73,
Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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