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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Recommendation for project website (Robert MacHale)
2. Re: Elections HEO QO-100' Linear NB + Digital WB
(tokens@???????.????
3. Dual band cavity filter? (Robert Bruninga)
4. Re: Elections HEO QO-100' Linear NB + Digital WB
(Jean Marc Momple)
5. OSCAR Satellite QSO Party 1 Aug ? 22 Sept (M5AKA)
6. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-07-20 16:30 UTC
(aj9n@???.????
7. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-07-20 17:00 UTC
(aj9n@???.????
8. Re: Elections HEO QO-100' Linear NB + Digital WB (Mac A. Cody)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:05:31 +0000 (UTC)
From: Robert MacHale <robert.machale@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???? "lu9cbl@?????.???? <lu9cbl@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Recommendation for project website
Message-ID: <1653250560.4236934.1595250331308@????.?????.???>
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I built a home brew Az/El antenna rotator for tracking the ISS with my Arrow
2M Yagi. It's a type of a mini Yeasu G-5500DC for light weight antennas.
That project is posted
here:?https://www.instructables.com/id/R2D2M2-ISS-Antenna-Tracker/
Instructables is good for publishing how-to projects.
73
Robert MacHale
. KE6BLR Ham Radio License
.?http://www.aprsat.com/predict
.?http://www.spaceCommunicator.club?
. Supporting Boy Scout Merit Badges in Radio, Robotics, and Space Exploration
Silly Joke:?What did the little mountain say to the bigger mountain? Hi
Cliff!Political Quote:?He who dares not offend cannot be honest. -- Thomas
Paine
On Monday, July 20, 2020, 05:48:26 AM PDT, Robert MacHale via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
Try?https://www.instructables.com/
Also, I like the layout of http://medium.com
73
Robert MacHale
. KE6BLR Ham Radio License
.?http://www.aprsat.com/predict
.?http://www.spaceCommunicator.club?
. Supporting Boy Scout Merit Badges in Radio, Robotics, and Space Exploration
Silly Joke:?What did the little mountain say to the bigger mountain? Hi
Cliff!Political Quote:?He who dares not offend cannot be honest. -- Thomas
Paine
On Sunday, July 19, 2020, 11:16:18 AM PDT, lu9cbl--- via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
Do you check the blog style as blogspot??? do you have it for free with
a gmail account.
73s
Mati LU9CBL (http://lu9cbl.blogspot.com/)
El 19/7/2020 a las 15:07, Leffke, Zachary via AMSAT-BB escribi?:
> Hi All,
> I was wondering if folks had any recommendations for website services for
hosting simple project pages.? I do a lot of little side projects and
occasionally folks ask for more details.? I tend to keep things scattered
across multiple media (lots on github), and collecting up everything in a
'useful' way isn't very efficient.? I've considered making better use of
github markdown, but I'm not sure thats the best way to go for all projects,
particularly if I want to post a lot of images.
>
> Some examples of the types of 'project' sites that I like and am looking
to start include the following:
> https://www.w6pql.com/
> http://www.w1ghz.org/
> https://destevez.net/
>
> Wordpress seems like it might be a good way to go.? For the moment I'm
just looking for something simple where I can 'publish' projects a bit
better than just posting code or KiCAD designs on github.? Eventually I
might branch out to this new fangled social media stuff...but for the moment
I just want to get the projects written up and posted.
>
> Any and all recommendations would be welcome.? I'm not opposed to pay
sites (mainly to remove annoying ads from the page) as long as the interface
is relatively simple and I like the look and feel of things.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> -Zach, KJ4QLP
>
>
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 09:15:15 -0400
From: <tokens@???????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Elections HEO QO-100' Linear NB + Digital WB
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Joe,
I agree with you 100%. Over the years I have heard all sorts of reasons why
we can?t do this or that. Although we sure can argue! Specifically I have
seen posts on why QO-100 isn?t a good idea. The meantime the guys in the
eastern hemisphere are having a great time with their satellite while we
argue about what is going on the next Cubesat. I haven?t been active on
satellites for a number of years and won?t go into why. But you can be sure
if we had something like QO-100 out there I would be active particularly on
DATV.
Al W8KHP
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 09:34:51 -0400
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@????.???>
To: amsat bb <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Dual band cavity filter?
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Many of us use dual band radios but when operating on mountains or hills we
need a front end cavity filter. The DCI dual band helical filter is ideal
but I just learned it is $530!
I'm starting to visualize a cavity filter made out of a piece of aluminum
drain pipe. With a capacitive screw at the top for tuning VHF and a
smaller one about 1/3rd the way up for UHF.
My theory is that the lower UHF capacitance will be at a UHF high-Z point
and will tune the UHF nicely and the one at the top will tune the VHF
nicely. Of course with very much interaction.
Unfortunately for our annual Golden Packet Event, the 3rd harmonic of our
APRS VHF operating frequency is at 432 and our use of APRS UHF talking freq
at 445.925 is quite away away.
Maybe if such a single cavity design could work, we could use the event's
UHF voice coordination frequency closer to the 3rd harmonic to make the
filter easier or possible to tune dual band (Though we night then also
Desense voice with every packet).
I want it to buildable from Home Depot and common tools. Wont be as good
as the $530 DCI filter, but maybe close enough for our event.
It wont be robust and it wont be quality, but might work for us AND amsat
dual band operators in the field.
my big assumption is that a 1/4 wave cavity filter will also work on its
3rd harmonic? We only need to knock down QRM to prevent desense.
Anyone have cheaper than $530 solutions?
Bob
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 19:43:58 +0400
From: Jean Marc Momple <jean.marc.momple@?????.???>
To: Joe Leikhim <rhyolite@???????.???>
Cc: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Elections HEO QO-100' Linear NB + Digital WB
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Joe,
You are right and just to share.
QO-100 as changed completely the HAM activities in 3B8, being quite isolated
in the middle of the Indian Ocean and HF going nowhere. QO-100 revived the
hobby here particularly enable new modes such as ATV which was impossible
before with about 4 OM?s (about 40% of the active 3B8 Ham population) on
QO-100 and 2 active on ATV.
I carried many workshops on satellites in 3B8 and Reunion Is. and believe
strongly that QO-100 example should be followed by the regions (R2 &R3) to
have a global coverage thus 24/7 coverage and not depending of sunspots.
HEO is also a solution but we need to find a ride for same, partnering with
commercial GEO?s operators to have transponders as payload is also
difficult, but trying hard enough may work out positive eventually.
I am always optimistic an actually working in above direction also.
73
Jean Marc (3B8DU)
> On Jul 19, 2020, at 11:31 PM, Joe Leikhim via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>
> K4SAT here.
>
> I am intrigued about QO-100 and have monitored it here in Florida by
remote WEB SDR access. I have not been active in the years since AO-40
failed and have been eager to see some HEO operations like I enjoyed from
AO-10 and AO-13. Listening to QO-100 has rekindled that interest.
>
> Last month on AMSAT-BB I posed the question about getting a GEO ride share
with a commercial satellite, something that was considered 12 years ago with
Intelsat. Having a QO-100 type transponder here CONUS would grow the hobby
and get folks like me active again (and contributing sums as I did for
AO-40). However, the "old guard" shot my idea down for the usual reasons.
(See my threads last month).
>
> Having a QO-100 type transponder with a hybrid of narrow band linear side
and wide band digital side would open up a lot of opportunities for
operations, public service and experimentation. I hope the new "slate" of
BOD will consider this type of project as a priority.
>
> Personally, I think GOLF has not achieved results fast enough to getting
us a larger footprint. I am not advocating scrapping of that effort, but
sometimes you have to jump ahead of the project and grab what is needed.
>
> 73 Joe
>
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 16:30:40 +0000 (UTC)
From: M5AKA <m5aka@?????.??.??>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] OSCAR Satellite QSO Party 1 Aug ? 22 Sept
Message-ID: <397480482.6707514.1595262640307@????.?????.???>
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The objective of the AMSAT-UK OSCAR Satellite QSO Party is to encourage all
radio amateurs around the world to get on the air and make contacts via
satellites during northern hemisphere summer
https://amsat-uk.org/2020/07/20/oscar-satellite-qso-party/
DIY Weather Satellite Ground Station
Sasha M6IOR and Sophie M6NYX have made available a Guide for the reception
of NOAA satellite images using software defined radio on Windows or MacOS
https://amsat-uk.org/2020/07/07/diy-weather-satellite-ground-station/
ESA promote amateur radio in ISS SSTV video
https://amsat-uk.org/2020/07/08/esa-promote-amateur-radio-iss-sstv/
Trevor M5AKA----
AMSAT-UK?http://amsat-uk.org/
Twitter?https://twitter.com/AmsatUK
Facebook?https://facebook.com/AmsatUK
YouTube?https://youtube.com/AmsatUK
----
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 16:33:31 +0000 (UTC)
From: aj9n@???.???
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-07-20
16:30 UTC
Message-ID: <1629876959.3071128.1595262811867@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-07-20 16:30 UTC
?
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
?
GAGARIN FROM SPACE Performing an amateur radio session with the 9th
International Aerospace School.? Ufa, U.N. Sultanova Republic of
Bashkortostan, Russia, direct via RZ9WWB (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Ivan Vagner
Contact was successful: Fri 2020-07-17 19:08 UTC (***)
?
##############################################################################
##########################################################
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 new schools
?
Cancelled:
No new 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?2020-07-20 16:30 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 2020-07-20 16:30 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
?
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.
?
******************************************************************************
**
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 134 (***)
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 1392. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.??????????????????????????????????
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1325. (***)
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
****************************************************************************
?
Exp. 62 now on orbit
Chris Cassidy KF5KDR
Anatoli Ivanishin
Ivan Vagner
?
SpaceX-Demo2 now on orbit
Bob Behnken KE5GGX
Doug Hurley
?
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 16:50:00 +0000 (UTC)
From: aj9n@???.???
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-07-20
17:00 UTC
Message-ID: <474595377.3079593.1595263800009@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-07-20 17:00 UTC
?
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
?
GAGARIN FROM SPACE Performing an amateur radio session with the 9th
International Aerospace School.? Ufa, U.N. Sultanova Republic of
Bashkortostan, Russia, direct via RZ9WWB (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Ivan Vagner
Contact was successful: Fri 2020-07-17 19:08 UTC (***)
?
American School of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Multi-point
telebridge via ON4ISS (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS (***)
The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR
Contact is go for: Thu 2020-07-30 16:41:42 UTC 78 deg (***)
?
?
##############################################################################
##########################################################
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 new schools
?
Cancelled:
No new 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?2020-07-20 17:00 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 2020-07-20 16:30 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
?
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.
?
******************************************************************************
**
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@????????.???
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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 134 (***)
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 1392. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.??????????????????????????????????
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1325. (***)
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: 8
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:13:18 -0500
From: "Mac A. Cody" <maccody@???.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Elections HEO QO-100' Linear NB + Digital WB
Message-ID: <caabd1e0-14fe-d4f5-2134-b9271b1d1347@???.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Joe,
The requirements, both physical and regulatory, are much more difficult than
what it takes for a LEO satellites like the FOX-series cubesats.? Orbital
debris mitigation, active orbital orientation, and radiation hardening
are just
a few of the challenges that have to be met and satisfied before launch can
even be considered.
Still, it would be nice to have a duplicate of QO-100 over our skies.?
It would
certainly be a game-changer.? If the design plans are open, it might
reduce the
time to launch by just duplicating the QO-100 design and focus on finding a
willing host.
I've been searching around looking at the Phase 4 activities that were
going on
a few years ago.? It looks like it has been quiet for a couple of
years.? If I
recall, there were some things about it that unsettled me a bit.? First,
was the
plan for it to be all digital, with a limit of about 100 terminals
working the
five-and-dime channel at any time.? Second, the cost goal for a terminal was
to be $1000, but they had a hard time reaching $1500.? Third, each
terminal would
be set up with aN ARAP (Amateur Radio Access Point), which would allow
legacy
radio to communicate through the 'radio network'.? The combination of
cost (another
rich man's toy), accessibility, and regulated structure were a bit of a
turn-off
for me.? If I wanted to communicate with my hand held radio via a
'virtual pipe'
to someone on the other side of the world, I'd just buy a DMR radio and
hot spot.
73,
Mac Cody / AE5PH
On 7/19/20 2:31 PM, Joe Leikhim via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> K4SAT here.
>
> I am intrigued about QO-100 and have monitored it here in Florida by
> remote WEB SDR access. I have not been active in the years since AO-40
> failed and have been eager to see some HEO operations like I enjoyed
> from AO-10 and AO-13. Listening to QO-100 has rekindled that interest.
>
> Last month on AMSAT-BB I posed the question about getting a GEO ride
> share with a commercial satellite, something that was considered 12
> years ago with Intelsat. Having a QO-100 type transponder here CONUS
> would grow the hobby and get folks like me active again (and
> contributing sums as I did for AO-40). However, the "old guard" shot
> my idea down for the usual reasons. (See my threads last month).
>
> Having a QO-100 type transponder with a hybrid of narrow band linear
> side and wide band digital side would open up a lot of opportunities
> for operations, public service and experimentation.?? I hope the new
> "slate" of BOD will consider this type of project as a priority.
>
> Personally, I think GOLF has not achieved results fast enough to
> getting us a larger footprint. I am not advocating scrapping of that
> effort, but sometimes you have to jump ahead of the project and grab
> what is needed.
>
> 73 Joe
>
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