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Today's Topics:
1. Re: [ARISS-ops] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of
2019-12-06 04:30 UTC (Francesco - IK0WGF)
2. Re: [ARISS-ops] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of
2019-12-06 04:30 UTC (Francesco - IK0WGF)
3. Re: [ARISS-ops] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of
2019-12-06 04:30 UTC (Francesco - IK0WGF)
4. ANS-342 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (Paul Stoetzer)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2019 12:34:21 +0100
From: Francesco - IK0WGF <ik0wgf@?????.??>
To: ARISS OPS <ariss-ops@?????.???>, amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] [ARISS-ops] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as
of 2019-12-06 04:30 UTC
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Today ARISS contact with Parmitano and two school in Italy
Live streaming from Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari,
Italy, direct via ID9GKS
https://www.facebook.com/AssociazioneRadioamatoriEoliani/videos/45364736200728
3/
Live streaming from B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pc890iET9E
73, Francesco - IK0WGF
Il 06/12/2019 05:14, Charlie Sufana via ARISS-ops ha scritto:
>
> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-06 04:30 UTC
>
> Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
>
> About Gagarin From Space Conducting an amateur radio session with
> students of "Amur State University Blagoveshchensk", Blagoveshchensk,
> Russia, direct via R??J (***)
>
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
>
> The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka
>
> Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC
>
> Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA, direct via KC3NGG
>
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
>
> The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
>
> Contact was successful: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg (***)
>
> B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA
> and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct via
> ID9GKS
>
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
>
> The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
>
> Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg
>
> Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia,
> telebridge via IK1SLD
>
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
>
> The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
>
> Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-10 10:55:14 UTC 53 deg
>
> City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD
>
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
>
> The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov
>
> Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC
>
> Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA
>
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
>
> The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
>
> Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg
>
> Watch for possible MAI-75 SSTV operation.MAI-75 is part of an
> experiment conducted by the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) and as
> such, these times primarily favor those in the Moscow area.
>
> The latest info we have is:
>
> Fri 2019-12-0610:20 to 16:40 UTC
>
> The ARISS webpage is at https://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
> https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html
>
> ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
>
> 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?2019-12-06 04:30
> 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.
>
> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
>
> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
>
> The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-06 04:30
> UTC. (***)
>
> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
>
> The ARISS webpage is at https://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
> https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html
>
> ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
>
> The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/
>
> Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
>
> Message to US Educators
>
> Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
>
> Contact Opportunity
>
> Call for Proposals
>
> Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 (***)
>
> 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 is happy to
> announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts
> that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. 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 proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30,
> 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.?
> Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two
> ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019.
> The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same
> material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session
> that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is
> https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com
> <https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com/>.
>
> 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.us.education@?????.???
> <mailto:ariss.us.education@?????.???>?.
>
> 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 (STEAM) 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.
>
>
******************************************************************************
**
>
> ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East)
>
> 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
> <http://www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts>.Applications should be
> addressed by email to:school.selection.manager@????????.???
> <mailto:school.selection.manager@????????.???>
>
> ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia
> and Australia and Russia)
>
> 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.
>
> For the application, go to:https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.
>
> ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD
> email to: ve3tbd@?????.??? <mailto:ve3tbd@?????.???>
>
> ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email
> to: ariss@???????.??? <mailto:ariss@???????.???>, Japan Amateur Radio
> League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/
>
> ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/
>
>
******************************************************************************
>
> 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@?????.??? <mailto:aj9n@?????.???> or
> aj9n@???.??? <mailto:aj9n@???.???>.
>
> Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.
>
>
******************************************************************************
*
>
> All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.
>
>
******************************************************************************
*
>
>
> 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
> https://www.ariss.org/
>
> Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
>
> ****************************************************************************
>
> 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.
>
> http://www.ariss-eu.org/
>
> If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able
> to provide some insight.Contact Kerry at kbanke@?????????.???
> <mailto:kbanke@?????????.???>
>
> The HamTV webpage:https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/
>
> ****************************************************************************
> ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over
> 100 schools:
>
> Francesco IK?WGF with 137
>
> Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136
>
> Sergey RV3DR with 128
>
> Gaston ON4WF with 123
>
> ****************************************************************************
>
> 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 1367. (***)
>
> Each school counts as 1 event.
>
> Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1302. (***)
>
> Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
>
> Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48.
>
> A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
>
> file.
>
> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
>
> Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> 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.
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> QSL information may be found at:
>
> https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
>
> ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
>
> ****************************************************************************
>
> Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
>
> Doppler correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
>
>
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.
rtf
>
> Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
>
> https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
>
> ****************************************************************************
>
> Exp. 59 on orbit
>
> Christina Koch
>
> Exp. 60 on orbit
>
> Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
>
> Alexander Skvortsov
>
> Drew Morgan KI5AAA
>
> Exp. 61 on orbit
>
> Oleg Skripochka
>
> Jessica Meir
>
> ****************************************************************************
>
> 73,
>
> Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
> One of the ARISS operation team mentors
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> ARISS-ops mailing list
> ARISS-ops@?????.???
> https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ariss-ops
------------------------------
Message: 2
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2019 12:49:35 +0100
From: Francesco - IK0WGF <ik0wgf@?????.??>
To: ARISS OPS <ariss-ops@?????.???>, amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] [ARISS-ops] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as
of 2019-12-06 04:30 UTC
Message-ID: <1a6a0d9b-6578-9c0f-90b1-0f2b5fdf4e4c@?????.??>
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73, Francesco - IK0WGF
Il 07/12/2019 12:34, Francesco - IK0WGF ha scritto:
> Today ARISS contact with Parmitano and two school in Italy
>
> Live streaming from Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari,
> Italy, direct via ID9GKS
>
https://www.facebook.com/AssociazioneRadioamatoriEoliani/videos/45364736200728
3/
>
> Live streaming from B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pc890iET9E
> 73, Francesco - IK0WGF
>
> Il 06/12/2019 05:14, Charlie Sufana via ARISS-ops ha scritto:
>>
>> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-06 04:30 UTC
>>
>> Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
>>
>> About Gagarin From Space Conducting an amateur radio session with
>> students of "Amur State University Blagoveshchensk", Blagoveshchensk,
>> Russia, direct via R??J (***)
>>
>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
>>
>> The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka
>>
>> Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC
>>
>> Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA, direct via KC3NGG
>>
>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
>>
>> The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
>>
>> Contact was successful: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg (***)
>>
>> B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA
>> and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct via
>> ID9GKS
>>
>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
>>
>> The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
>>
>> Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg
>>
>> Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia,
>> telebridge via IK1SLD
>>
>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
>>
>> The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
>>
>> Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-10 10:55:14 UTC 53 deg
>>
>> City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD
>>
>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
>>
>> The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov
>>
>> Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC
>>
>> Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA
>>
>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
>>
>> The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
>>
>> Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg
>>
>> Watch for possible MAI-75 SSTV operation.MAI-75 is part of an
>> experiment conducted by the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) and as
>> such, these times primarily favor those in the Moscow area.
>>
>> The latest info we have is:
>>
>> Fri 2019-12-0610:20 to 16:40 UTC
>>
>> The ARISS webpage is at https://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 https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html
>>
>> ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
>>
>> 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?2019-12-06 04:30
>> 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.
>>
>> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
>>
>> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
>>
>> The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-06 04:30
>> UTC. (***)
>>
>> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
>>
>> The ARISS webpage is at https://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 https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html
>>
>> ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
>>
>> The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/
>>
>> Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
>>
>> Message to US Educators
>>
>> Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
>>
>> Contact Opportunity
>>
>> Call for Proposals
>>
>> Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 (***)
>>
>> 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 is happy to
>> announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts
>> that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. 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 proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30,
>> 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.
>> Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two
>> ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019.
>> The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same
>> material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session
>> that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is
>> https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com
>> <https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com/>.
>>
>> 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.us.education@?????.???
>> <mailto:ariss.us.education@?????.???>?.
>>
>> 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 (STEAM) 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.
>>
>>
******************************************************************************
**
>>
>> ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East)
>>
>> 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
>> <http://www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts>.Applications should be
>> addressed by email to:school.selection.manager@????????.???
>> <mailto:school.selection.manager@????????.???>
>>
>> ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia
>> and Australia and Russia)
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> For the application, go to:https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.
>>
>> ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD
>> email to: ve3tbd@?????.??? <mailto:ve3tbd@?????.???>
>>
>> ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ
>> email to: ariss@???????.??? <mailto:ariss@???????.???>, Japan Amateur
>> Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/
>>
>> ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/
>>
>>
******************************************************************************
>>
>> 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@?????.??? <mailto:aj9n@?????.???>
>> or aj9n@???.??? <mailto:aj9n@???.???>.
>>
>> Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.
>>
>>
******************************************************************************
*
>>
>> All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.
>>
>>
******************************************************************************
*
>>
>>
>> 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
>> https://www.ariss.org/
>>
>> Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
>>
>>
****************************************************************************
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> http://www.ariss-eu.org/
>>
>> If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able
>> to provide some insight.Contact Kerry at kbanke@?????????.???
>> <mailto:kbanke@?????????.???>
>>
>> The HamTV webpage:https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/
>>
>>
****************************************************************************
>> ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored
>> over 100 schools:
>>
>> Francesco IK?WGF with 137
>>
>> Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136
>>
>> Sergey RV3DR with 128
>>
>> Gaston ON4WF with 123
>>
>>
****************************************************************************
>>
>> 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 1367. (***)
>>
>> Each school counts as 1 event.
>>
>> Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1302. (***)
>>
>> Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
>>
>> Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48.
>>
>> A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
>>
>> file.
>>
>> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
>>
>> Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.
>>
>>
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>
>> QSL information may be found at:
>>
>> https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
>>
>> ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
>>
>>
****************************************************************************
>>
>> Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
>>
>> Doppler correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
>>
>>
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.
rtf
>>
>> Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
>>
>> https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
>>
>>
****************************************************************************
>>
>> Exp. 59 on orbit
>>
>> Christina Koch
>>
>> Exp. 60 on orbit
>>
>> Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
>>
>> Alexander Skvortsov
>>
>> Drew Morgan KI5AAA
>>
>> Exp. 61 on orbit
>>
>> Oleg Skripochka
>>
>> Jessica Meir
>>
>>
****************************************************************************
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
>> One of the ARISS operation team mentors
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> ARISS-ops mailing list
>> ARISS-ops@?????.???
>> https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ariss-ops
>
>
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2019 12:54:56 +0100
From: Francesco - IK0WGF <ik0wgf@?????.??>
To: ARISS OPS <ariss-ops@?????.???>, amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] [ARISS-ops] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as
of 2019-12-06 04:30 UTC
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73, Francesco - IK0WGF
Il 07/12/2019 12:49, Francesco - IK0WGF ha scritto:
> 73, Francesco - IK0WGF
>
> Il 07/12/2019 12:34, Francesco - IK0WGF ha scritto:
>> Today ARISS contact with Parmitano and two school in Italy
>>
>> Live streaming from Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari,
>> Italy, direct via ID9GKS
>>
https://www.facebook.com/AssociazioneRadioamatoriEoliani/videos/45364736200728
3/
>>
>> Live streaming from B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pc890iET9E
>> 73, Francesco - IK0WGF
>>
>> Il 06/12/2019 05:14, Charlie Sufana via ARISS-ops ha scritto:
>>>
>>> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-06 04:30 UTC
>>>
>>> Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
>>>
>>> About Gagarin From Space Conducting an amateur radio session with
>>> students of "Amur State University Blagoveshchensk",
>>> Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via R??J (***)
>>>
>>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
>>>
>>> The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka
>>>
>>> Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC
>>>
>>> Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA, direct via KC3NGG
>>>
>>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
>>>
>>> The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
>>>
>>> Contact was successful: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg (***)
>>>
>>> B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA
>>> and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct
>>> via ID9GKS
>>>
>>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
>>>
>>> The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
>>>
>>> Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg
>>>
>>> Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia,
>>> telebridge via IK1SLD
>>>
>>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
>>>
>>> The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
>>>
>>> Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-10 10:55:14 UTC 53 deg
>>>
>>> City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD
>>>
>>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
>>>
>>> The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov
>>>
>>> Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC
>>>
>>> Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA
>>>
>>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
>>>
>>> The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
>>>
>>> Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg
>>>
>>> Watch for possible MAI-75 SSTV operation.MAI-75 is part of an
>>> experiment conducted by the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) and as
>>> such, these times primarily favor those in the Moscow area.
>>>
>>> The latest info we have is:
>>>
>>> Fri 2019-12-0610:20 to 16:40 UTC
>>>
>>> The ARISS webpage is at https://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 https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html
>>>
>>> ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
>>>
>>> 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?2019-12-06 04:30
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
>>>
>>> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
>>>
>>> The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-06 04:30
>>> UTC. (***)
>>>
>>> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
>>>
>>> The ARISS webpage is at https://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 https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html
>>>
>>> ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
>>>
>>> The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/
>>>
>>> Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
>>>
>>> Message to US Educators
>>>
>>> Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
>>>
>>> Contact Opportunity
>>>
>>> Call for Proposals
>>>
>>> Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 (***)
>>>
>>> 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 is happy
>>> to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for
>>> contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30,
>>> 2021. 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 proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June
>>> 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.?
>>> Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org.
>>> Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7,
>>> 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET.
>>> The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose
>>> the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to
>>> sign up is
>>> https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com
>>> <https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com/>.
>>>
>>> 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.us.education@?????.???
>>> <mailto:ariss.us.education@?????.???>?.
>>>
>>> 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 (STEAM) 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.
>>>
>>>
******************************************************************************
**
>>>
>>> ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East)
>>>
>>> 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
>>> <http://www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts>.Applications should be
>>> addressed by email to:school.selection.manager@????????.???
>>> <mailto:school.selection.manager@????????.???>
>>>
>>> ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia
>>> and Australia and Russia)
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> For the application, go to:https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.
>>>
>>> ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD
>>> email to: ve3tbd@?????.??? <mailto:ve3tbd@?????.???>
>>>
>>> ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ
>>> email to: ariss@???????.??? <mailto:ariss@???????.???>, Japan
>>> Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/
>>>
>>> ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/
>>>
>>>
******************************************************************************
>>>
>>> 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@?????.??? <mailto:aj9n@?????.???>
>>> or aj9n@???.??? <mailto:aj9n@???.???>.
>>>
>>> Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.
>>>
>>>
******************************************************************************
*
>>>
>>> All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise
>>> noted.
>>>
>>>
******************************************************************************
*
>>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>> https://www.ariss.org/
>>>
>>> Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
>>>
>>>
****************************************************************************
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> http://www.ariss-eu.org/
>>>
>>> If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able
>>> to provide some insight.Contact Kerry at kbanke@?????????.???
>>> <mailto:kbanke@?????????.???>
>>>
>>> The HamTV webpage:https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/
>>>
>>>
****************************************************************************
>>> ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored
>>> over 100 schools:
>>>
>>> Francesco IK?WGF with 137
>>>
>>> Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136
>>>
>>> Sergey RV3DR with 128
>>>
>>> Gaston ON4WF with 123
>>>
>>>
****************************************************************************
>>>
>>> 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 1367. (***)
>>>
>>> Each school counts as 1 event.
>>>
>>> Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1302. (***)
>>>
>>> Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
>>>
>>> Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48.
>>>
>>> A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
>>>
>>> file.
>>>
>>> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
>>>
>>> Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.
>>>
>>>
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>
>>> QSL information may be found at:
>>>
>>> https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
>>>
>>> ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
>>>
>>>
****************************************************************************
>>>
>>> Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
>>>
>>> Doppler correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
>>>
>>>
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.
rtf
>>>
>>> Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
>>>
>>> https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
>>>
>>>
****************************************************************************
>>>
>>> Exp. 59 on orbit
>>>
>>> Christina Koch
>>>
>>> Exp. 60 on orbit
>>>
>>> Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
>>>
>>> Alexander Skvortsov
>>>
>>> Drew Morgan KI5AAA
>>>
>>> Exp. 61 on orbit
>>>
>>> Oleg Skripochka
>>>
>>> Jessica Meir
>>>
>>>
****************************************************************************
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
>>> One of the ARISS operation team mentors
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> ARISS-ops mailing list
>>> ARISS-ops@?????.???
>>> https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ariss-ops
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> ARISS-ops mailing list
>> ARISS-ops@?????.???
>> https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ariss-ops
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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> https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ariss-ops
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2019 16:00:07 -0800
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@????.???>
To: ans@?????.???? AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-342 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-342
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT, 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 commun-
icating 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:
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You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service
Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:
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In this edition:
* AMSAT Member Melissa Pore, KM4CZN, Named 2020 Carole Perry Educator
of the Year
* AMSAT Vice President - Educational Relations Alan Johnston, KU2Y,
Participates in Hackaday Hack Chat
* AMSAT to Join ARRL in Opposition to FCC Proposal to Eliminate 3.3 -
3.5 GHz Amateur Allocation
* Chris Taron, NK1K, Completes Satellite DXCC via LEO Satellites
* Duchifat3 with V/u FM Transponder to Launch December 11
* Donate to AMSAT Tax-Free From Your IRA
* AZTECHSAT-1 Cubesat to Transmit Emergency Traffic using WINLINK
* AMSAT-SA to Shift Main Focus to AfriCUBE, a Digital SDR CubeSat
* LSF Heads Back to Orbit with the Qubik Mission
* VUCC Awards And Endorsements for November 2019
* Upcoming ARISS Activities
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-342.01
ANS-342 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 342.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE 2019-Dec-08
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-342.01
AMSAT Member Melissa Pore, KM4CZN, Named 2020 Carole Perry Educator
of the Year
The Orlando HamCation has announced that AMSAT member Melissa Pore,
KM4CZN, is the 2020 receipient of the Carole Perry Educator of the
Year Award. This award is bestowed upon an individual who has made an
outstanding contribution educating and advancing youth in Amateur
Radio. It was first awarded in 2018 to its namesake, Carole Perry,
WB2MGP, in honor of her work as an educator teaching students about
ham radio.
Melissa has been an educational professional for over 20 years and
currently teaches at Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School. Along with
teaching engineering and computer scienve, she is also involved in the
school's amateur radio and engineering clubs. Her students held demon-
strations at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Innovation Day. Some of
her other educational endeavors include working on the first satellite
to be launched and built by an elementary school and co-facilitating a
workshop at Space Port Area Conference for Educators 2019.
Melissa has a Technician Class radio license and is a member of AMSAT,
NASA Goddard Amateur Radio Club and ARRL. She is involved in ARISS as
an Ambassador on the US Education Team. She will be presenting an
ARISS Workshop at the Space Exploration Educators Conference 2020.
AMSAT congratulations Melissa on this well-deserved honor!
[ANS thanks the Orlando HamCation for the above information]
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AMSAT Vice President - Educational Relations Alan Johnston, KU2Y,
Participates in Hackaday Hack Chat
AMSAT Vice President - Educational Relations Alan Johnston, KU2Y,
participated in a Hackaday Hack Chat on December 4, 2019. Built for
about $300 using mostly off-the-shelf and 3D-printed parts, the
simulator lets satellite builders work the bugs out of their designs
before committing them to the Final Frontier.
Logs from the chat are available at:
https://hackaday.io/event/168230-amsat-cubesat-simulator-hack-chat
More information about the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator project can be
found at http://cubesatsim.com/.
Dr. Johnston also recently presented at the Radio Club of America's
Technical Symposium. His presentation, entitled "Designing the AMSAT
CubeSat Simulator: A Functional Satellite Model for the Classroom" is
available at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-342-KU2Y
[ANS thanks Hackaday and Alan Johnston, KU2Y, for the above information]
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AMSAT to Join ARRL in Opposition to FCC Proposal to Eliminate 3.3 -
3.5 GHz Amateur Allocation
At its December 12th open meeting, the Federal Communications
Commission is expected to adopt a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
that proposes to remove the amateur allocation at 3.3 - 3.5 GHz,
including the amateur satellite service allocation at 3.4 - 3.401 GHz.
The ARRL plans to file comments opposing the deletion of the amateur
allocation. AMSAT also plans to file comments in opposition to this
proposal and we are coordinating our efforts with the ARRL.
More information on the FCC proposal can be found on the ARRL's
website at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-342-ARRL.
[ANS thanks AMSAT Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, and
the ARRL 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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Chris Taron, NK1K, Completes Satellite DXCC via LEO Satellites
Chris Taron, NK1K, recently completed his satellite DXCC award with
all QSOs made using LEO satellites. His 100th DXCC entity worked came
courtesy of Phillipe Chateau, EA4NF, who was operating as EA9/EA4NF in
Melilla, on November 19th. Chris posted a recording of his QSO via
AO-7 at https://chirb.it/90xpzx. The LoTW confirmation a few days
later left him at 99 DXCCs confirmed. A QSL card received from VP2V/
DL7VTX on December 5th put him over the top with 100 DXCC entities
confirmed.
AMSAT congratulates Chris on his great achievement!
[ANS thanks Chris Taron, NK1K, for the above information]
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Duchifat3 with V/u FM Transponder to Launch December 11
Duchifat3, carrying a V/u FM transponder, will launch on the PSLV-C48
mission, currently scheduled for launch at 09:55 UTC on December 11,
2019 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR in India. The planned orbit
is 576 km circular with an inclination of 37 degrees.
Duchifat3 was built by high school students supported by Herzliya
Science Center in Israel and carries an on-board camera for earth
imaging. The V/u FM transponder has an uplink of 145.970 MHz and a
downlink of 436.400 MHz.
Telemetry will be transmitted using 9k6 BPSK with AX.25.
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=586
[ANS thanks the IARU for the above information]
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AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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is 52-0888529.
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AZTECHSAT-1 Cubesat to Transmit Emergency Traffic using WINLINK
The AZTECHSAT-1 Cubesat travels to the space station on the 19th SpaceX
Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-19) contract mission for NASA
integrated within a NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer (NRCSD) and launches from
the JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD). The J-SSOD is handled
by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Multi-Purpose
Experiment Platform (MPEP) outside the space station.
AZTECHSAT-1 has received IARU coordination for a downlink frequency of
437.300 MHz using 9k6 GMSK or FSK. The cubesat will also carry a Global-
star radio.
The cubesat will listen for emergency messages in the 439 MHz frequency
range and then retransmit these messages for amateur radio operators to
copy on the 437.300 MHz downlink using the WinLink protocol.
AZTECHSAT-1 will create a Saturation Map of 435-438 MHz by listening for
the whole orbit and returning captured data to the ground station using
the 437.300 MHz amateur radio downlink plus a 1600 MHz Globalstar link.
The emergency messages received via globalstar to the AZTECHSAT-1 ground
station will be shared on the project's website. A certificate will be
available for amateur stations receiving the emergency message(s)
submitted via their website and confirmed by the AZTECHSAT-1 team.
Full details are posted on the AZTECHSAT-1 web:
https://upaep.mx//aztechsat
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=661
[ANS thanks the IARU and the AZTECHSAT-1 at Universidad Popular
Autonoma del Estado de Puebla]
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AMSAT-SA to Shift Main Focus to AfriCUBE, a Digital SDR CubeSat
The AMSAT-SA CubeSat development team has shifted their CubeSat devel-
opment focus from an analogue transponder to a digital SDR based unit.
The development of the AfriCUBE digital SDR transponder under the
leadership of Anton Janovsky, ZR6AIC has reached an advanced stage and
will soon be ready to undergo its first field trials.
The team is not abandoning the development of the KLETSKous analogue
transponder, which performed well during the BACAR 7 flight on 12
October 2019. Leon Lessing, ZS6LMG has taken the development to this
point but unfortunately, due to personal commitments, cannot continue
to work on Kletskous. "I would like to thank Leon for his support and
wish him well in his future endeavours," Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, AMSAT
-SA CubeSat project leader said.
During the BACAR flight test it showed that some further development
is needed to improve the transponder's receiver sensitivity. "Here is
a great opportunity for young enthusiastic engineers in the amateur
radio community to take on the challenge. I invite interested persons
with RF experience to contact me and become part of the team. While
there is no financial reward, the experience and achieving something
great that will fly in space outweighs this many times. It will
certainly look good on anyone's CV", Hannes said.
The EPS (electronic power system), space frame and stabilisation
system are complete. The development of the solar panel and antenna
deployment systems are making good progress. Frik Wolf, ZS6FZ said he
will be ready by mid-January 2020 for project review and field
testing.
Currently work on a new onboard control system has been paused while
Fritz Sutherland, ZS6FSJ is working with Anton Janovsky to get
AfricaCUBE ready for on-the-air trials.
Nico van Rensburg, ZS6QL will continue work on the documentation
crucial to secure a launch opportunity and Hans van de Groenendaal,
ZS6AKV will work on frequency allocations and explore launch oppor-
tunities and the marketing of the project.
AMSAT-SA is continuing its dialogue with SANSA and its contractor to
place a transponder on EOSAT-1, a planned high performance
earth-observation satellite designed to produce data for a broad range
of earth observation applications. The development of AfriCUBE will
enhance this opportunity.
JOIN THE AMSAT SA CUBESAT TEAM
AMSAT SA invites radio amateurs with RF, electronic and software
experience to join the Satellite Development team and contribute to
technology and human capital development in South Africa. The team
meets every alternate Monday on a Skype conference and quarterly face-
to-face. Send your contact details and your main interest in the
CubeSat project to admin@???????.???.??. Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP or
another team member will contact you.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-SA and the South African Radio League for the above
information]
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LSF Heads Back to Orbit with the Qubik Mission
Libre Space Foundation is proud to announce that it is currently dev-
eloping and integrating 2 pocketqube satellites (QUBIK-1 & QUBIK-2)
and supplying a pocketqube deployer (PICOBUS) to be flown as part of
the DREAM payloads program on the inaugural Firefly Alpha launch
from Firefly Aerospace.
The project consists of two 50x50x50mm Pocketcubes each of approx
250g. The project mission is for the satellites to conduct a series
of telecommunications related experiments, while at the same time,
ground station analysis of the received signals will try to exploit
doppler variations in order to perform orbit determination and satel-
lite identification from radio amateur stations around the world. The
telecommunication experiments will use several different modulation,
coding and framing schemes, with the intention to provide insights
about their performance at nano-pico-satellite missions. In addition
the frame itself will be organized in such a way so spacecraft identi-
fication can be performed as early as possible from the PHY (using
orthogonal or PN sequences). Proposing UHF downlinks using either
GFSK, GMSK or BPKS at 9k6 or 19k2 bps with QPSK at bit rates of 19k2
or 38k4 bps. Planning a Firefly launch from Vandenberg in March 2020
into a circular 300km 97 degree orbit together with GENESIS-N,
GENESIS-L, FOSSASAT-1B and FOSSASAT-2 More info at https://libre.space
Frequency coordination is pending with the IARU:
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/formal_detail.php?serialnum=703
[ANS thanks LibreSpace for the above information]
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VUCC Awards And Endorsements for November 2019
Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the
ARRL for the period November 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019.
Congratulations to all those who made the list this month!
CALL 01Oct 01Nov
KO4MA 1694 1701
WA5KBH 738 744
W5RKN 694 702
N3GS 597 601
VE7CEW 478 501
KK4YEL 400 413
AD0HJ 353 375
N7EGY 300 351
W5CBF New 179
N0RSR New 154
N0RC 100 104
EA8CXN New 101
VE2NGO New 100
VU2LBW New 100
If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at
w5rkn at w5rkn dot com and I'll revise the announcement. This list was
developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for the two months. It's
a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your call
was not mentioned. 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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ARISS Activities
About Gagarin From Space Conducting an amateur radio session with
students of "Amur State University Blagoveshchensk", Blagoveshchensk,
Russia, direct via R??J (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka
Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC
Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA, direct via KC3NGG
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
Contact was successful: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg (***)
B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA
and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct via
ID9GKS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg
Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia,
telebridge via IK1SLD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-10 10:55:14 UTC 53 deg
City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov
Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC
Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, and David Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS opera-
tion team members, 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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Upcoming Satellite Operations
Satellite Shorts:
Dec 12th ND0C EM09 ? 1647z on AO-91 & 1708z on AO-92
Dec 12th ND0C EN00 ? 1821z on AO-91 & 1843z on AO-92
South Florida (EL95, EL96) December 11-15, 2019
James, K4WPX, will be in EL96/95 December 11th-15th, vacation style,
mostly evening passes, FM only. James will be staying in EM96 but
~1 mile from the EM95 line, so he can skip over there for some passes,
too. Pass announcements via Twitter: https://twitter.com/k4wpx
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 empahasis on the grid that got
away - BK28. Keep an eye on Alex's Twitter feed for further announce-
ments: https://twitter.com/N7AGF
Big Bend National Park (DL88) March 16-17, 2020
Ron AD0DX, Doug N6UA, and Josh W3ARD will operate from Big Bend
National Park to put grid DL88 on the air. Details will be added here
as they come available, but you are more than welcome to keep an eye
on their individual Twitter feeds: https://twitter.com/ad0dx,
https://twitter.com/dtabor, and https://twitter.com/W3ARDstroke5
Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT VP - User Services, for the
above information]
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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur
radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ Albert ?Al? Noe (81), KL7NO, from Fairbanks Alaska, passed away
Monday evening, November 25, 21 months after being diagnosed with
stage 4 Pancreatic cancer. Al was an avid 6 meter operator just
outside of Fairbanks, Alaska in grid BP54. He was still active on 6
meters up until the very end. For over 40 years Al provided EME,
AMSAT, and many other contacts on 6, 2, 1.25 meters, 70 & 23 centi-
meters from his Alaska QTH just outside of Fairbanks. Blanchard
Family Funeral Home in Fairbanks will be handling Al?s services and
an obituary will be published at a later date.
https://www.blanchardfamilyfuneralhome.com/
(Via the Central States VHF Society)
+John Toscano, W0JT, passed away Wednesday, November 27, in San
Antonio. He fought a long battle against many health problems during
the last several years. Since moving to Texas, he had almost com-
pleted his dream station (6-m through 10 GHz) at a great location (20
dB hilltop) and participated in both AMSAT and RMG club activities.
Previously, while in Minnesota, he was a very active NLRS member on
the VHF/UHF/SHF bands with fixed, rover and portable stations. As a
retired pharmacist and U of MN assistant professor, John will be
remembered for his programming contributions with his 10 GHz contest
logging/scoring program and his on-line contest activity spreadsheets.
He also had many interests in astronomy and astrophysics.
(Via the Central States VHF Society)
+ From Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1442:
FP, ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON (Early Announcement). Eric, KV1J, will
once again be operating from the Island of Miquelon (NA-032, DIFO
FP-002 WLOTA 1417, Grid GN17) as FP/KV1J between June 30th and July
14th, 2020. This is his 14th trip to the island. Activity will be on
160-10 meters (no 60m - not authorized) using CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8/FT4
(but primarily SSB, RTTY and FT8/FT4) and the satellites. He will
generally be on the highest frequency band that is open (favoring
12/10m). He will be active in the IARU HF World Championship
(July 11-12th). ADDED NOTE: Eric will usually try to be on as many
Satellite passes as he can when the WX is good, generally favoring the
FO-29, XW-2x, AO-7, and possibly the FM birds. Weekends may be limited
since he will be concentrating on the low(er) bands and contests. QSL
via KV1J, direct or by the Bureau. Also eQSL and LoTW. For more
details and updates, check out his Web page at:
http://www.kv1j.com/fp/July20.html
+Issue 78 of CQ DATV is now available at https://cq-datv.mobi/78.php.
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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 help Keep Amateur Radio In Space,
This week's ANS Editor,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm at amsat dot org
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