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Today's Topics:
1. Next Rocket Lab Launch postponed (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
2. Re: LH or RH polarization (MICHAEL WILLIAMS)
3. Re: Poor Operators (Bob Liddy (K8BL))
4. RH or LH ?? (James Jipping)
5. RH or LH ? (James Jipping)
6. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-03-25 16:00 UTC
(aj9n@???.????
7. Re: RH or LH ?? (Hasan al-Basri)
8. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-03-25 20:30 UTC
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:38:43 +1300
From: Wendy and Terry Osborne <wandtosborne@?????.???>
To: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>, Roger Bould
<rogannbould@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Next Rocket Lab Launch postponed
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Since New Zealand is going into lockdown at Midnight tonight the next
Rocket Lab Launched has been postponed.
See:
https://www.rocketlabusa.com/news/updates/covid-19-update-rocket-lab-has-postp
oned-the-launch-of-its-next-mission-in-response-to-the-covid-19-situation/
If we are lucky the country should start up again in about 4 weeks.
See also: https://covid19.govt.nz/
73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 21:00:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: MICHAEL WILLIAMS <k9qho67622@???????.???>
To: ddjulian54@?????.???? amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LH or RH polarization
Message-ID: <316187970.815705.1585098045622@???????.???????.???>
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LH for AO7
GL
Mike (K9QHO)
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 02:03:05 +0000 (UTC)
From: "Bob Liddy (K8BL)" <k8bl@?????????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???? Brian Wilkins KO4AQF <bwilkins@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Poor Operators
Message-ID: <89697847.1617202.1585101785285@????.?????.???>
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It all depends on the situation. If it is a busy pass and others are
trying to make a QSO with a specific station since they are a Rover
or DX or rare somehow or New, just step aside if you don't need or
want that station. If it is NOT a busy pass, there should be no problem
with calling any station for any reason as long as you are not QRMing
an existing QSO in progress. How easy is it to just LISTEN and hear
what is going on and act accordingly? Just like on other Bands or
Modes or Repeaters, DON'T transmit on top of a busy frequency. BTW,
if you can't hear other stations or the Beacon on a pass, it would not
be good to do a lot of transmitting since you may be causing a lot of
QRM to other users. Listening to several passes without hearing other
stations probably indicates you have a RX problem. When setting up
a station, always make sure you are hearing well before ever trying
to transmit.
GL/73/Enjoy, Bob K8BL
On Tuesday, March 24, 2020, 07:46:00 PM EDT, Brian Wilkins KO4AQF via
AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
I would not make this one a rule either especially since some rove to
multiple grids. It has to be handled by the operator on a case by case
basis. Also the called operator does not have to respond either if this is
a problem.
Brian Wilkins
KO4AQF
On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 8:16 AM Roy Dean via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
wrote:
> >
> > - problem #2 is about reducing congestion. It was discussed at length
> > right here last year or so, and the bottom line was to never work a
> station
> > if you have already worked them before.? Let others get a chance.
>
>
> "Never" is a powerful word.? There are plenty of passes that I've worked
> in the past in which the only operators on the pass are ones that I've
> worked plenty of times before.? ? Weekday morning passes are typical
> examples.? I would suggest leaving this rule out, or at least modifying it
> appropriately (however I think Sean's published work already suggests good
> operating habits that cover this).
>
> --Roy
> K3RLD
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 10:03:48 -0400
From: James Jipping <jhjipping@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] RH or LH ??
Message-ID: <14c6de9d-a948-ba07-9d3a-4d03731a4aa9@?????.???>
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Good Morning!? Just reviewing some past email and the topic of which
polarization "RH or LH ?" showed up.
It must have been close to a solar activity maximum that I started my
satellite adventure.? Faraday rotation was in full swing (or should I
say "rotation").? It was a phenomenon we all experienced and had to deal
with.
My first antenna project included a polarization switch? and I have
always had one on my satellite antennas.? My arrow linear polarized
antenna has one? (my arm/wrist rotation device).? I would like to advise
that if you can manage it (financially or creatively -- "in the good old
days it was creatively")? to include some way of changing the
polarization plane or direction of both the transmitted and received wave.
ALL signals WILL experience some amount of polarization depending on the
strength of the earth's magnetic field strength IN THE PATH of the
signal from station to satellite (and vice/versa).? The total rotation
effect is constantly changing.? And do not forget the effect that the
earth's ionosphere has on polarization.? As we know, the ion density of
the ionosphere, is constantly changing.? Right now that effect is at
it's minimum as the sun's sunspot activity is at it's minimum.? IT WILL
change and the effect will really begin to be noticed.
Please remember that the entire effect is proportional the total
magnetic and ion densities, so the rotation is not going to be 90
degrees or 180 degrees.? We will not always get RH OR LH, vertical OR
horizontal.? If the right conditions exist a RH signal could actually
turn into a linear signal.
Another factor to consider is the degree of rotation is proportional to
the square of the wavelength. The effect is noticed at UHF frequencies,
so for the many satellites whose uplink is UHF there is an effect but as
we go to higher frequencies rotation effects become less a problem.?
Imagine the fun we had with mode A satellites in the beginning. All 10
meter down link and 2 meter up link and the Sun was doing it's sunspot
thing.
Well that's PHYSICS lesson for the day.? It's been a while that I could
do that.
My advice for the day ---? get a switch!? You are going to need it. I
always find, even now, that a switch in polarization at the antenna is
needed to maintain a good QSO.
Have a good day, at home or where you have to be,
Jim Jipping, W8MRR
AMSAT # 5512
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 10:56:21 -0400
From: James Jipping <jhjipping@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] RH or LH ?
Message-ID: <80299f8c-2cba-f573-3684-3b7be4412186@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
OH MY GOODNESS!!
In my discussion on Faraday rotation, I COMPLETELY forgot about the
person using a linear polarized antenna.
HMMM!? I guess i forgot is because my very first 2 meter up-link antenna
was a turnstile, actually on the ground.? The second was a linear yagi ,
mounted horizontally and I lived with the limitations.? The third was a
pair of yagis,? one horizontal and one vertical.? I switched between
them,? Then I made a phasing harness to make the two together be
circularly polarized.? By the way,? all of this was "pointed" with a
pair of the trusty Alliance Tena Rotators and the weirdest of all
arrangements of gears, etc.
WELL, where does that leave me ???? Faraday is still right. Rotation Is
going to happen and something has to be done to accommodate it to get
maximum signals.
It's been good day, staying home and working satellites or changing HF
bands? with propagation shifts to work FT8 or capturing data from AO-91,
92, 95 with my Fox-in-a box.
Hope you all a having a good day!
Jim, W8MRR
AMSAT #5512
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:12:20 +0000 (UTC)
From: aj9n@???.???
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-03-25
16:00 UTC
Message-ID: <377692036.1216828.1585152740494@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-03-25 16:00 UTC
?
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
?
SPDW Voortrekker Movement, Oranjeville, South Africa, direct via ZS9SPD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
Contact is go for: Fri 2020-03-27 09:47:49 UTC 36 deg
?
Watch for live stream at:
Die Voortrekkers: SPD Water Werk - De Bank
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1750900235133434/
?
Die Voortrekkers
https://www.facebook.com/groups2354763991/
?
You Tube
Die Voortrekkers
https://www.youtube.com/user/dievoortrekkers
?
?
Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via RK?J
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka
Possible contact on Tue 2020-03-31 08:50 UTC
?
?
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?
Looking for some stay at home activities related to science and for when you
are not playing on your radio?? Check out these links:?? (***)
?
?
>From ARISS Vice Chair Oliver Amend DG6BCE: ESA Astronauts to offer
inspiration during isolation in????? #SpaceConnectsUs
?
https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Astronauts_to_offer_inspiration_during_isolation_
in_SpaceConnectsU
In Europe and around the world, we?ve been getting used to a different way
of living in recent weeks. On Thursday, 26 March, ESA and long-time partner
Asteroid Day will host #SpaceConnectsUs ? a chance to connect across borders
and hear from space explorers, artists, and scientists about how to manage
ourselves and our environment as our communities battle a global pandemic.
#SpaceConnectsUs is an online event running on March 26th from 16:00?21:00
CET (15:00?20:00 GMT) on ESA WebTV and ESA YouTube to help everyone
practising social distancing or in isolation enjoy science, our home planet,
and our dreams of the sky above us.
The programme will feature remote connections with astronauts and guests
from all over the world.? The presenters and guests will speak to children,
young adults and their families and friends about their experience and
techniques in confined places, lessons in life from space exploration, their
trust in science and their sources of inspiration.? The programme runs in
five language segments starting at 16:00 in Dutch, followed by German (17:00
CET), Italian (18:00 CET), French (19:00 CET) and English (20:00 CET, 19:00
GMT).
?
Celestron, the telescope, microscope, and sports optics folks, now has
something called #STEMINYOURBACKYARD that you can find on Instagram,
Facebook, or Twitter.? By the way, I don't work for Celestron or have any
business dealings with them and this is just something I saw.? Apparently
there are 10 free STEM activities covering Astronomy, Nature and Wildlife,
and The Microscopic World.? Check out:
?https://www.celestron.com/blogs/news/discover-stem-in-your-backyard
?
NASA has a STEM page with fun activities to do at home.? Check out
https://www.nasa.gov/stem
?
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?
ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the
public in general.? As such, we may have last minute cancellations or
postponements of school contacts.? As always, I will try to provide everyone
with near-real-time updates.?
?
?
The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???
?
Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements here also.
?
?
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?2020-03-25 16:00 UTC. (***)
Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and
instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.
?
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 2020-03-21 00:00 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?.
?
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@?????.???.?
?
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.
?
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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.? Applications should be addressed by email
to:? 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@?????.???
ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to:
ariss@???????.???? Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://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@???.???.
?
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 https://www.ariss.org/
?
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
?
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Looking for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS??
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@?????????.???
?
?
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:
?
Francesco IK?WGF with 140
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138
Sergey RV3DR with 133
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 1387.
Each school counts as 1 event.??????????????????????????????????
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1320.
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
?
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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
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?
Exp. 60 on orbit
Drew Morgan KI5AAA
?
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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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:41:45 -0500
From: Hasan al-Basri <hbasri.schiers6@?????.???>
To: James Jipping <jhjipping@?????.???>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] RH or LH ??
Message-ID:
<CAM4UQf1VUzawPVaPxEZXUmjhgnD3FFZbDr-QZ0UMXBi1GV30OA@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Excellent Post, Jim and brings back some wonderful memories.
73, N0AN
Hasan
On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 9:08 AM James Jipping via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
> Good Morning! Just reviewing some past email and the topic of which
> polarization "RH or LH ?" showed up.
>
> It must have been close to a solar activity maximum that I started my
> satellite adventure. Faraday rotation was in full swing (or should I
> say "rotation"). It was a phenomenon we all experienced and had to deal
> with.
>
> My first antenna project included a polarization switch and I have
> always had one on my satellite antennas. My arrow linear polarized
> antenna has one (my arm/wrist rotation device). I would like to advise
> that if you can manage it (financially or creatively -- "in the good old
> days it was creatively") to include some way of changing the
> polarization plane or direction of both the transmitted and received wave.
>
> ALL signals WILL experience some amount of polarization depending on the
> strength of the earth's magnetic field strength IN THE PATH of the
> signal from station to satellite (and vice/versa). The total rotation
> effect is constantly changing. And do not forget the effect that the
> earth's ionosphere has on polarization. As we know, the ion density of
> the ionosphere, is constantly changing. Right now that effect is at
> it's minimum as the sun's sunspot activity is at it's minimum. IT WILL
> change and the effect will really begin to be noticed.
>
> Please remember that the entire effect is proportional the total
> magnetic and ion densities, so the rotation is not going to be 90
> degrees or 180 degrees. We will not always get RH OR LH, vertical OR
> horizontal. If the right conditions exist a RH signal could actually
> turn into a linear signal.
>
> Another factor to consider is the degree of rotation is proportional to
> the square of the wavelength. The effect is noticed at UHF frequencies,
> so for the many satellites whose uplink is UHF there is an effect but as
> we go to higher frequencies rotation effects become less a problem.
> Imagine the fun we had with mode A satellites in the beginning. All 10
> meter down link and 2 meter up link and the Sun was doing it's sunspot
> thing.
>
> Well that's PHYSICS lesson for the day. It's been a while that I could
> do that.
>
> My advice for the day --- get a switch! You are going to need it. I
> always find, even now, that a switch in polarization at the antenna is
> needed to maintain a good QSO.
>
> Have a good day, at home or where you have to be,
>
> Jim Jipping, W8MRR
> AMSAT # 5512
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 20:19:04 +0000 (UTC)
From: aj9n@???.???
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-03-25
20:30 UTC
Message-ID: <634169299.1339949.1585167544840@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-03-25 20:30 UTC
?
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
?
SPDW Voortrekker Movement, Oranjeville, South Africa, direct via ZS9SPD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
Contact has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. (***)
?
?
Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via RK?J
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka
Possible contact on Tue 2020-03-31 08:50 UTC
?
?
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Looking for some stay at home activities related to science and for when you
are not playing on your radio?? Check out these links:?? (***)
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>From ARISS Vice Chair Oliver Amend DG6BCE: ESA Astronauts to offer
inspiration during isolation in????? #SpaceConnectsUs
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https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Astronauts_to_offer_inspiration_during_isolation_
in_SpaceConnectsU
In Europe and around the world, we?ve been getting used to a different way
of living in recent weeks. On Thursday, 26 March, ESA and long-time partner
Asteroid Day will host #SpaceConnectsUs ? a chance to connect across borders
and hear from space explorers, artists, and scientists about how to manage
ourselves and our environment as our communities battle a global pandemic.
#SpaceConnectsUs is an online event running on March 26th from 16:00?21:00
CET (15:00?20:00 GMT) on ESA WebTV and ESA YouTube to help everyone
practising social distancing or in isolation enjoy science, our home planet,
and our dreams of the sky above us.
The programme will feature remote connections with astronauts and guests
from all over the world.? The presenters and guests will speak to children,
young adults and their families and friends about their experience and
techniques in confined places, lessons in life from space exploration, their
trust in science and their sources of inspiration.? The programme runs in
five language segments starting at 16:00 in Dutch, followed by German (17:00
CET), Italian (18:00 CET), French (19:00 CET) and English (20:00 CET, 19:00
GMT).
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Celestron, the telescope, microscope, and sports optics folks, now has
something called #STEMINYOURBACKYARD that you can find on Instagram,
Facebook, or Twitter.? By the way, I don't work for Celestron or have any
business dealings with them and this is just something I saw.? Apparently
there are 10 free STEM activities covering Astronomy, Nature and Wildlife,
and The Microscopic World.? Check out:?
https://www.celestron.com/blogs/news/discover-stem-in-your-backyard
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NASA has a STEM page with fun activities to do at home.? Check out
https://www.nasa.gov/stem
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ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the
public in general.? As such, we may have last minute cancellations or
postponements of school contacts.? As always, I will try to provide everyone
with near-real-time updates.?
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The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???
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Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements here also.
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Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
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The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at
https://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
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The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2020-03-25 20:30 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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https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
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The successful school list has been updated as of 2020-03-21 00:00 UTC.
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
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The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
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The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at
https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???
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ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
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The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
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Message to US Educators
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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?
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Contact Opportunity?
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Call for Proposals?
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Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020
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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 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.?
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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?.
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The Opportunity?
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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
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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.
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Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education@?????.???.?
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About ARISS:
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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.
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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:? https://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) https://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 https://www.ariss.org/
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Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
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Looking for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS??
Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for
troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest
news on the troubleshooting efforts.?
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If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.?
Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.????????????
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http://www.ariss-eu.org/
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If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to
provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke@?????????.???
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The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/
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ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:
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Francesco IK?WGF with 140
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138
Sergey RV3DR with 133
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.
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Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1387.
Each school counts as 1 event.??????????????????????????????????
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1320.
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48.
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A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
file.
https://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:
https://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
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.
rtf
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. 60 on orbit
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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