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Today's Topics:
1. eShail Qatar-OSCAR 100 (Joe Leikhim)
2. Re: eShail Qatar-OSCAR 100 (Zach Metzinger)
3. Re: eShail Qatar-OSCAR 100 (Paul Stoetzer)
4. Re: eShail Qatar-OSCAR 100 (Zach Metzinger)
5. Re: Amicalsat cubesat to be launched on 19 June (Mark Jessop)
6. Re: eShail Qatar-OSCAR 100 (73 Bob W7LRD)
7. Re: eShail Qatar-OSCAR 100 (Matthias Bopp)
8. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-06-18 00:00 UTC
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9. eShail Qatar-OSCAR 100 (Joe Leikhim)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:59:39 -0400
From: Joe Leikhim <rhyolite@???????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] eShail Qatar-OSCAR 100
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Great to tune in the downlink via web server. 10 GHz and No Doppler!
https://eshail.batc.org.uk/nb/
Why don't we have a Geo-stationary satellite like this?
AMSAT-NA????
--
Joe Leikhim
Leikhim and Associates
Communications Consultants
Oviedo, Florida
JLeikhim@???????.???
407-982-0446
WWW.LEIKHIM.COM
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 15:01:22 -0500
From: Zach Metzinger <zmetzing@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] eShail Qatar-OSCAR 100
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On 06/17/20 11:59, Joe Leikhim via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Great to tune in the downlink via web server. 10 GHz and No Doppler!
>
> https://eshail.batc.org.uk/nb/
>
> Why don't we have a Geo-stationary satellite like this?
Donate early, donate often.
--- Zach
N0ZGO
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 16:27:19 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@????.???>
To: Zach Metzinger <zmetzing@?????.???>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] eShail Qatar-OSCAR 100
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Zach is correct. The primary barrier is money. It's difficult to
understate the value of the service that the Qataris are providing to
the amateur community. It's easily worth millions of dollars.
There are many political and economic factors that made the
partnership with AMSAT-DL possible. For background, QO-100 is a
commercial communications satellite owned by a Qatari state-owned
firm, Es'HailSat. One of the spare transponders on board is used for
amateur communications. Additionally, the Qatar Amateur Radio
Society's president is the former Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar,
Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiya. al-Attiya was also the head of the
Emir's court and the Minister of Industry and Technology. As you can
guess, a state-owned company helps with the economic aspects and there
is obviously a very significant pro-amateur radio political influence.
Compare that to the political influence amateur radio has in the
United States - the most senior political official we've had who was
active in amateur radio was Sen. Barry Goldwater. Currently, Rep. Greg
Walden is the only amateur radio operator I'm aware of in high levels
of government and he's retiring when his term ends in January.
AMSAT has made multiple attempts at a geostationary satellite, but
they have all failed to materialize, primarily due to a lack of
funding. We continue to have conversations with various people about
possible opportunities in geostationary and other high orbits.
However, getting to geostationary orbit means finding a willing host
to carry us there, and all of them want lots and lots of money to do
so.
While a replica of QO-100 over North America is unlikely, we do have
active projects to provide long-range amateur communications. Our
primary satellite project is GOLF, and the first satellite in the
series, GOLF-TEE, destined for LEO, but carrying technologies that we
need to test for high orbits such as an SDR-based microwave
transponder and active attitude control is under development for a
planned launch as soon as next year. More information about GOLF can
be found at
https://www.amsat.org/greater-orbit-larger-footprint-an-introduction-to-the-am
sat-golf-program/
Our other active project to support long-range communications is our
work on AREx, or Amateur Radio Exploration. We are working with our
ARISS partners worldwide on developing an amateur communications
system aboard Gateway in Lunar orbit. This includes two-way amateur
communications as well as the traditional ARISS educational
opportunities.
So while we might not see a replica of QO-100, lots of work is ongoing
to return long-distance satellite communications to amateur radio. In
fact, the opportunities we're working on go beyond what a GEO over
North America can do and would enable worldwide communications. But as
has been said, it all depends on raising the necessary money to make
it happen. Please consider a donation today at
https://www.amsat.org/donate/. If everyone subscribed to this list
chipped in just $5-$10 a month, it'd make a huge difference!
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Executive Vice President
AMSAT
On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 4:04 PM Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>
> On 06/17/20 11:59, Joe Leikhim via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > Great to tune in the downlink via web server. 10 GHz and No Doppler!
> >
> > https://eshail.batc.org.uk/nb/
> >
> > Why don't we have a Geo-stationary satellite like this?
>
> Donate early, donate often.
>
> --- Zach
> N0ZGO
> _______________________________________________
> 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
------------------------------
Message: 4
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 16:45:05 -0500
From: Zach Metzinger <zmetzing@?????.???>
To: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] eShail Qatar-OSCAR 100
Message-ID: <632a9d89-da5f-e43b-1ab2-7956263c2a5a@?????.???>
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On 06/17/20 15:54, Matthias Bopp wrote:
> A big credit goes to the president of AMSAT-DL Peter DB2OS who personally
initiated / arranged this opportunity
> and to him and his team for guiding the development of the payload and
building the groundsegment with multiple
> groundstations in Qatar and Germany.
This is no small feat, to be sure, but here's why it doesn't "blow my
skirt up":
1) No tracking, store-and-forward, or Doppler correction -- Might as
well be a repeater on a very tall tower. Plus, RF doesn't propogate
through the planet very well. :-)
2) No amateur-built hardware on the satellite -- Yes, specifying and
overseeing development takes a LOT of work. I do this for my day job,
not satellites, but just as complex. However, designing, building,
testing, and deploying amateur-built hardware is what I feel AMSAT is
all about.
3) No management of the satellite by control stations, with all the
planning and problems-to-be-solved that brings.
I find that the journey is the part I like, with the destination being a
fleeting moment at the end.
This is my $0.02 and I speak only for myself.
--- Zach
N0ZGO
(Now where did I put the rest of those parts for my rotator ...)
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 07:22:42 +0930
From: Mark Jessop <vk5qi@??????.???>
To: Hans BX2ABT <hans.bx2abt@???.?????.???>
Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Amicalsat cubesat to be launched on 19 June
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If you want to be concerned about coordination, on the same launch is
'TRISAT.
They requested coordination, and were *denied*:
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/declined_detail.php?serialnum=675
However, if you look at the TRISAT website: https://www.trisat.um.si/ (scroll
down near the bottom)
... we find they are transmitting on 435.6215 MHz.
73
Mark VK5QI
On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 11:16 AM Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
> Oh, my bad, misread the frequency. (Need more coffee early in the
> morning). --Hans
>
> On 6/17/20 8:06 AM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
> > Coordination is here:
> > http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=686
> >
> > FS-3 is at 435.1 MHz, so there shouldn?t be any issue there.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Paul, N8HM
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 19:59 Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB
> > <amsat-bb@?????.??? <mailto:amsat-bb@?????.???>> wrote:
> >
> > I can't find any information about IARU frequency coordination for
> > this
> > satellite. Does it have any?
> >
> > In any case, 436.1 MHz is a potential interference problem for
> > Falconsat-3.
> >
> > Please provide more info. Thanks.
> >
> > 73 de Hans
> >
> > BX2ABT
> >
> >
> > On 6/17/20 3:40 AM, christophe.mcr via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > > The Vega rocket (VV16) is scheduled to leave Kourou on 19 June 2020
> > > 01:51:10 GMT with 53 satellites on board.
> > >
> > > One of the satellites that will be leaving is the *Amicalsat
> > *satellite
> > > built by the CSUG (Centre Spatial Universitaire Grenoblois). The
> > > measurements made by the satellite will be available to all.
> > They will
> > > allow radio amateurs to use them for propagation predictions.
> > >
> > > The project's website (in english) has just been put online:
> > > http://amicalsat.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/.
> > >
> > > The Amsat-Francophone supported this project:
> > > http://site.amsat-f.org/amicalsat/
> > >
> > > A software (Linux & Windows) is provided for decoding the
> > telemetry and
> > > sending it to the database (SatNogs). The user manual is
> > available (in
> > > english)
> > >
> > >
> >
>
https://code.electrolab.fr/xtof/josast/-/blob/master/ApplicationAmicalsat/src/
site/markdown/UserManual.md
> > >
> > > *Beacon* *Frequency* *Modes* *Callsign*
> > > UHF 436.1 MHz AFSK 1200 RS17S
> > > S band 2,415.3 MHz GFSK 1000 kb/s
> > > http://amsat-f.org/AMSATLIST/SatellitePage/UK/0Amicalsat.html
> > >
> > > Reports are welcome. Thank you for your help.
> > >
> > > 73
> > >
> > > Christophe Mercier
> > > Amsat-F chairman
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.??? <mailto: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
> > >
> > >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.??? <mailto: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:
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> >
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
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>
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 14:53:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: 73 Bob W7LRD <w7lrd@???????.???>
To: Zach Metzinger <zmetzing@?????.???>, Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] eShail Qatar-OSCAR 100
Message-ID: <586462131.19940.1592430807092@???????.???????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
AO-40 (sobsob) type orbit-everyone gets it
Bob W7LRD
> On 06/17/2020 2:45 PM Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
wrote:
>
>
> On 06/17/20 15:54, Matthias Bopp wrote:
> > A big credit goes to the president of AMSAT-DL Peter DB2OS who
personally initiated / arranged this opportunity
> > and to him and his team for guiding the development of the payload and
building the groundsegment with multiple
> > groundstations in Qatar and Germany.
>
> This is no small feat, to be sure, but here's why it doesn't "blow my
> skirt up":
>
> 1) No tracking, store-and-forward, or Doppler correction -- Might as
> well be a repeater on a very tall tower. Plus, RF doesn't propogate
> through the planet very well. :-)
>
> 2) No amateur-built hardware on the satellite -- Yes, specifying and
> overseeing development takes a LOT of work. I do this for my day job,
> not satellites, but just as complex. However, designing, building,
> testing, and deploying amateur-built hardware is what I feel AMSAT is
> all about.
>
> 3) No management of the satellite by control stations, with all the
> planning and problems-to-be-solved that brings.
>
> I find that the journey is the part I like, with the destination being a
> fleeting moment at the end.
>
> This is my $0.02 and I speak only for myself.
>
> --- Zach
> N0ZGO
>
> (Now where did I put the rest of those parts for my rotator ...)
> _______________________________________________
> 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
------------------------------
Message: 7
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 22:40:02 +0000
From: Matthias Bopp <matthias.bopp@?????.??>
To: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] eShail Qatar-OSCAR 100
Message-ID:
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>
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Hi Paul,
with all due respect: QO-100 is not using one of the spare transponders on
Es'Hail-2.
QO-100 has actually 2 transponders: one for narrowband and one for wideband
communications (incl. DATV) which were specified by AMSAT-DL and were
especially built by a commercial company to fly on Es'Hail-2.
It is correct that we were very fortunate that the Qataris have given us
such an excellent opportunity to ride on their satellite and that they
funded the Ham Radio "payload".
A big credit goes to the president of AMSAT-DL Peter DB2OS who personally
initiated / arranged this opportunity and to him and his team for guiding
the development of the payload and building the groundsegment with multiple
groundstations in Qatar and Germany.
Kind regards
Matthias
www.dd1us.de
-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???? Im Auftrag von Paul
Stoetzer via AMSAT-BB
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 17. Juni 2020 22:27
An: Zach Metzinger <zmetzing@?????.???>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Betreff: Re: [amsat-bb] eShail Qatar-OSCAR 100
Zach is correct. The primary barrier is money. It's difficult to understate
the value of the service that the Qataris are providing to the amateur
community. It's easily worth millions of dollars.
There are many political and economic factors that made the partnership with
AMSAT-DL possible. For background, QO-100 is a commercial communications
satellite owned by a Qatari state-owned firm, Es'HailSat. One of the spare
transponders on board is used for amateur communications. Additionally, the
Qatar Amateur Radio Society's president is the former Deputy Prime Minister
of Qatar, Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiya. al-Attiya was also the head of the
Emir's court and the Minister of Industry and Technology. As you can guess,
a state-owned company helps with the economic aspects and there is obviously
a very significant pro-amateur radio political influence.
Compare that to the political influence amateur radio has in the United
States - the most senior political official we've had who was active in
amateur radio was Sen. Barry Goldwater. Currently, Rep. Greg Walden is the
only amateur radio operator I'm aware of in high levels of government and
he's retiring when his term ends in January.
AMSAT has made multiple attempts at a geostationary satellite, but they have
all failed to materialize, primarily due to a lack of funding. We continue
to have conversations with various people about possible opportunities in
geostationary and other high orbits.
However, getting to geostationary orbit means finding a willing host to
carry us there, and all of them want lots and lots of money to do so.
While a replica of QO-100 over North America is unlikely, we do have active
projects to provide long-range amateur communications. Our primary satellite
project is GOLF, and the first satellite in the series, GOLF-TEE, destined
for LEO, but carrying technologies that we need to test for high orbits such
as an SDR-based microwave transponder and active attitude control is under
development for a planned launch as soon as next year. More information
about GOLF can be found at
https://www.amsat.org/greater-orbit-larger-footprint-an-introduction-to-the-am
sat-golf-program/
Our other active project to support long-range communications is our work on
AREx, or Amateur Radio Exploration. We are working with our ARISS partners
worldwide on developing an amateur communications system aboard Gateway in
Lunar orbit. This includes two-way amateur communications as well as the
traditional ARISS educational opportunities.
So while we might not see a replica of QO-100, lots of work is ongoing to
return long-distance satellite communications to amateur radio. In fact, the
opportunities we're working on go beyond what a GEO over North America can
do and would enable worldwide communications. But as has been said, it all
depends on raising the necessary money to make it happen. Please consider a
donation today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/. If everyone subscribed to
this list chipped in just $5-$10 a month, it'd make a huge difference!
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Executive Vice President
AMSAT
On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 4:04 PM Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>
> On 06/17/20 11:59, Joe Leikhim via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > Great to tune in the downlink via web server. 10 GHz and No Doppler!
> >
> > https://eshail.batc.org.uk/nb/
> >
> > Why don't we have a Geo-stationary satellite like this?
>
> Donate early, donate often.
>
> --- Zach
> N0ZGO
> _______________________________________________
> 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
_______________________________________________
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
------------------------------
Message: 8
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 00:23:45 +0000 (UTC)
From: aj9n@???.???
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-06-18
00:00 UTC
Message-ID: <916107305.1826546.1592439825402@????.?????.???>
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-06-18 00:00 UTC
?
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
?
?
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A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the
telebridge from their own home.
*************************************************
?
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 following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19:?
?
Postponed:
No additional schools
?
Cancelled:
No additional schools
?
?
?
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?2020-06-18 00:00 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 2020-06-16 16:00 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
?
ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
?
The Proposal Window of February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 has now closed.
?
For future 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@???.???.
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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 1390.
Each school counts as 1 event.??????????????????????????????????
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1323.
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. 62 now on orbit
Chris Cassidy KF5KDR
Anatoli Ivanishin
Ivan Vagner
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SpaceX-Demo2 now on orbit
Bob Behnken KE5GGX
Doug Hurley
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73,
Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 18:08:17 -0400
From: Joe Leikhim <rhyolite@???????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] eShail Qatar-OSCAR 100
Message-ID: <6af7cf96-c22f-f05f-1218-b36180b386e2@???????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Zach; As a long time member of AMSAT, I can assure you I did donate for the
AO-40 project. But since that time there have been no significant HEO
projects.
LEO and primarily FM oriented satellites have been the rule. Year after
year, the focus has been on these short term, low earth projects or ARISS.
Who cares if an HEO requires COTS space rated modules to be considered a
payload? There is plenty of work to be done on the ground building an earth
station.
Paul; Why no outreach to the industry. Elon Musk? A free AMSAT membership,
some Honorary AMSAT Knighthood? Anybody ever give him a call?
I know part of this is ITAR and the US basically screwing ourselves by
embargoing technology.
"Donate early, donate often.
2) No amateur-built hardware on the satellite -- Yes, specifying and
overseeing development takes a LOT of work. I do this for my day job,
not satellites, but just as complex. However, designing, building,
testing, and deploying amateur-built hardware is what I feel AMSAT is
all about.
?--- Zach
N0ZGO"
"There are many political and economic factors that made the
partnership with AMSAT-DL possible. "
"the most senior political official we've had who was
active in amateur radio was Sen. Barry Goldwater. Currently, Rep. Greg
Walden is the only amateur radio operator I'm aware of in high levels
of government and he's retiring when his term ends in January.
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Executive Vice President
AMSAT"
I really just hear excuses when others ask the same question, why no HEO?
--
Joe Leikhim
Leikhim and Associates
Communications Consultants
Oviedo, Florida
JLeikhim@???????.???
407-982-0446
WWW.LEIKHIM.COM
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