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Today's Topics:
1. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-10-01 03:00 UTC
(aj9n@???.????
2. ARISS News Release No. 20-18 (David Jordan)
3. Working in the "Field" (Brad Smith)
4. Re: Did anyone archive Clive's UO-11 website? Or, do you have
any of the .zip files? (Karl Heinz Kremer)
5. VUCC Awards-Endorsements for October 2020 (Ronald Parsons)
6. Re: Working in the "Field" (Gerald Witalec)
7. ISS Update for satPC32 (Gerald Payton)
8. Re: ISS Update for satPC32 (Stefan Wagener)
9. Re: Working in the "Field" (christy hunter)
10. Re: Working in the "Field" (Don KB2YSI)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 03:08:30 +0000 (UTC)
From: <aj9n@???.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-10-01
03:00 UTC
Message-ID: <1794453467.583404.1601521710511@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-10-01 03:00 UTC
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Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
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About Gagarin From Space Radio Amateur Session With Students Of The
International Aerospace School At Amgu Blagoveshchensk,
Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia direct via RK?J
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Anatoli Ivanishin
Contact was successful 2020-09-28 08:48 UTC deg (***)
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Vladivostok, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Anatoli Ivanishin
Watch for possible contact Fri 2020-10-09 08:15 UTC
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RO-SAT One, Piatra-Neam?, Romania, direct via YR?ISS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy
Contact is go for: Fri 2020-10-09 11:07:49 UTC 49 deg
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SSTV from MAI (Moscow Aviation Institute)
Wed 2020-09-30 13:05 UTC to 18:45 UTC
Thu 2020-10-01 12:30 UTC to 17:40 UTC
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There is a new radio on board the ISS.? The Kenwood D710GA is now in use.?
The crossband repeater is now available when the radio is not being used for
ARISS school contacts.?
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The frequencies are 145.99 MHz up (67 tone) and 437.800 MHz down.? Watch the
Doppler on the downlink.?
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A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the
telebridge from their own home.
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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 following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19:?
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Postponed:
No new schools
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Cancelled:
No new schools
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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?2020-10-01 03:00 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.
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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 2020-10-01 03:00 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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ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
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The Proposal Window of February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 has now closed.
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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.
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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 136 (***)
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 1400. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.??????????????????????????????????
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1333. (***)
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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73,
Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 04:16:09 +0000 (UTC)
From: David Jordan <n4csitwo@?????????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS News Release No. 20-18
Message-ID: <900867990.592669.1601525769982@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
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ARISS News Release????????????????????????????????????????
No.?? 20-18????
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@?????.???
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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE?
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Message to US Educators
Amateur Radio on theInternational Space Station
Contact Opportunity
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Call for Proposals
New Proposal Window is October 1st, 2020 to November 24, 2020
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September30, 2020 --- The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS)Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions
andorganizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur
Radiocontact with a crew member on board the ISS.?ARISS anticipates that the
contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 2021. Crew
scheduling andISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize
these radiocontact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that
will draw largenumbers of participants and integrate the contact into a
well-developededucation plan.
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Thedeadline to submit a proposal is?November 24th,
2020.??Proposalinformation and more details such as expectations, proposal
guidelines and theproposal form can be found at?www.ariss.org. An
ARISSIntroductory Webinar session will be held on October 8, 2020 at 8
PMET.??The Eventbrite link to sign up
is:?https://ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2020.eventbrite.com?
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The Opportunity
Crewmembers aboard the International Space Station will participate in
scheduledAmateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10
minutes inlength and allow students to interact with the astronauts through
aquestion-and-answer session.
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AnARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur
Radiobetween astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and
classrooms andcommunities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the
opportunity to learnfirsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and
work in space and tolearn about space research conducted on the ISS.
Students also will have an opportunityto learn about satellite
communication, wireless technology, and radio science.Because of the nature
of human spaceflight and the complexity of schedulingactivities aboard the
ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility toaccommodate changes in
dates and times of the radio contact.
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AmateurRadio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and
spaceagencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational
organizationswith this opportunity. The ham radio organizations? volunteer
efforts providethe equipment and operational support to enable communication
between crew onthe ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.?
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Pleasedirect any questions to ariss.us.education@?????.???.
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About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative
venture of international amateur radiosocieties and the space agencies that
support the International Space Station(ISS).? In the United States,
sponsorsare the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American
Radio RelayLeague (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and
NASA?s SpaceCommunications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS
is to promoteexploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and
mathematicstopics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between
crew membersaboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio
contacts, students,educators, parents, and communities learn about space,
space technologies, andamateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org
MediaContact:
DaveJordan, AA4KN
ARISSPR
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Search on Amateur Radio onthe ISS
and @????????????.
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 14:48:34 +0000 (UTC)
From: Brad Smith <corlissbs@???.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Working in the "Field"
Message-ID: <2142668152.779162.1601563714012@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
<More arm chair operators should attempt to make QSO's in the field. They
might get an idea of what manual everything entails.>?What I see is ops
sitting in front of their SDR computer screen, and criticizing someone who
is out in a field, holding an Arrow in one hand and an HT in the other, and
combating fading, because they missed something in a call, or did something
that they don't like. I only work satellite portable and don't know the
luxury of working from a temperature controlled room with computer screens,
rotating and elevating antenna, pen and paper, etc. But we handheld ops are
still giving them the grids.? Brad KC9UQR
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 10:30:00 -0400
From: Karl Heinz Kremer <khk@???.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Did anyone archive Clive's UO-11 website? Or,
do you have any of the .zip files?
Message-ID:
<CAAGXvvEfVJodTUGxiv8AoRufGU_ap65p-hiaAmtM-iPZJ0gbXA@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
You can find the archive of the site on the Internet Archive - you may need
to go back even further if there are gaps in what was archived:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150506055410/http://www.g3cwv.co.uk:80/oscar11.h
tm
73,
Karl Heinz - K5KHK
Friends,
>
> Clive Wallis, G3CWV, used to maintain a website with lots of UO-11
> information, recordings and telemetry. Unfortunately, he became a silent
> key in 2015.
>
> I recently tried to go to Clive's UO-11 website,
> http://g3cwv.co.uk/oscar11.htm, and discovered that is no longer on the
> web. I tried the Internet Archive's Wayback machine and found that they
> had archived most of the HTML pages, but not the zip files with the
> telemetry and recordings.
>
> Did anyone make an archive or a copy of Clive's website? Or, did you
> ever download and save any of the .zip files with the audio recordings or
> telemetry? If so, I would like to get copies of the .zip files with the
> recordings and telemetry.
>
> 73,
> Douglas KA2UPW/5
>
>
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 10:39:55 -0500
From: Ronald Parsons <w5rkn@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] VUCC Awards-Endorsements for October 2020
Message-ID:
<CAJst_RR9NPxwCXZ6552FG5m=c-7OPd6CYPzNnPMhKoZa_C-jaw@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the
ARRL for the period September 1, 2020 through October 1, 2020.
Congratulations to all those who made the list this month!
WOW! Long list again this month! Almost a record.
CALL Sept October
K8YSE 1935 2007 Only 30393 to go!
N8HM 1102 1127
N8RO 1070 1075
K8YSE/7 671 842
W5RKN 721 732
WD9EWK (DM43) 617 623
K9UO 575 600
AD0HJ 478 500
KE8FZT 450 475
MI6GTY 459 460
N7EGY 456 457
W4ZXT 327 431
KJ4EU 261 404
XE2RV 262 385
KC9UQR 351 377
KC9VGG 336 374
AC9O 204 359
K5CIS 250 300
WB7QXU 204 252
KF6JOQ 201 251
KB9STR 138 229
PU4JOE 150 210
AA8CH/N8R 113 206
K5TA 101 202
W8LR 149 175
KJ4M 170 171
N5EKO 108 152
N7AME 148 150
N1PEB (FN42) New 138
W7YED New 127
KO4AQF 104 126
WB9VPG New 116
K1ECU 100 115
N5BLY New 106
KC3KJQ New 103
K2KA New 102
N8SGZ New 100
If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at
<mycall>@<??????>.com and I'll revise the announcement.
This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings
for the two months. It's a visual comparison so omissions
are possible. Apologies if your call was not mentioned.
Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely
on the birds. They are doing most of the work!
Ron W5RKN
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 16:57:41 +0000 (UTC)
From: Gerald Witalec <jplanner@?????????.???>
To: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>, Brad Smith
<corlissbs@???.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Working in the "Field"
Message-ID: <730165585.770969.1601571461337@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Good one Brad. I have my TH-D72A and Arrow antenna ready for action.
Jerry...W8RQM
On Thursday, October 1, 2020, 10:50:55 AM EDT, Brad Smith via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
<More arm chair operators should attempt to make QSO's in the field. They
might get an idea of what manual everything entails.>?What I see is ops
sitting in front of their SDR computer screen, and criticizing someone who
is out in a field, holding an Arrow in one hand and an HT in the other, and
combating fading, because they missed something in a call, or did something
that they don't like. I only work satellite portable and don't know the
luxury of working from a temperature controlled room with computer screens,
rotating and elevating antenna, pen and paper, etc. But we handheld ops are
still giving them the grids.? Brad KC9UQR
_______________________________________________
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to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
expressed
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 20:34:08 +0000
From: Gerald Payton <gp_ab5r@???????.???>
To: "amsat-BB@?????.???? <amsat-BB@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Update for satPC32
Message-ID:
<SN6PR11MB27521B0BB805F981D6F70D5ED0300@?????????????.????????.????.???????.??
?>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I may have overlooked or missed information about how to update satPC32 for
the new ISS frequencies. Our internet service has been out.
Please advise. THANKS
Jerry AB5R
EM12kh
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 16:29:46 -0500
From: Stefan Wagener <wageners@?????.???>
To: Gerald Payton <gp_ab5r@???????.???>
Cc: "amsat-BB@?????.???? <amsat-BB@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS Update for satPC32
Message-ID:
<CAKu8kHB+OYG6sTzM3M+huda3J9ONdbeB8uBXaZbfmKPZ87aaRQ@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Hi Jerry,
Not very difficult. Just open the doppler.sqf file and add a line for the
ISS with the downlink and uplink frequencies. Looks exactly like the SO-50
entry just with slightly different frequencies.
Once you have that one done, open the SubTone.sqf file and add a line for
the ISS. Again just like SO-50 or AO-91.
That's it.
73, Stefan VE4SW
On Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 3:52 PM Gerald Payton via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
> I may have overlooked or missed information about how to update satPC32
> for the new ISS frequencies. Our internet service has been out.
> Please advise. THANKS
>
> Jerry AB5R
> EM12kh
> _______________________________________________
> 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: 9
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 16:02:44 -0700
From: christy hunter <cchunter3@??????????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Working in the "Field"
Message-ID: <c057f481-ebbe-e9fb-cb68-16b0c547243c@??????????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Brian, sorry to hear that you are getting criticized (sounds like
non-constructive?) for your Sat operating efforts.
however I bet most hams do appreciate your efforts, including me! its my
experience that those that unjustly criticize are
in the minority in the ham world. I have personally benefited from those
constructive and helpful critical comments to my operating attempts, and
continue to welcome/benefit from them.
YES, field operating the Sats is hard! I know, I did it for years in all
kinds of weather and time of day, and that was 'only' the FM birds.
field operating the SSB birds are even more difficult.
the way I figure it, us operators with an earth station/rotor/software etc
do have an advantage such that perhaps at times those advantages can help
/overcome those
challenges the filed ops encounter in order to accomplish a contact (find
you on the sideband)....its a team effort! such that both can benefit -
rovers striving for their rover awards - and others striving toward for
their Grid awards.
so perhaps for every negative, non-constructive critical remark you receive,
just remember their are probably 10 more hams(at least my guess) that
appreciate your efforts.
good luck roving!
73 Christy KB6LTY
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<More arm chair operators should attempt to make QSO's in the field. They
might get an idea of what manual everything entails.>?What I see is ops
sitting in front of their SDR
computer screen, and criticizing someone who is out in a field, holding an
Arrow in one hand and an HT in the other, and combating fading, because they
missed something in a call,
or did something that they don't like. I only work satellite portable and
don't know the luxury of working from a temperature controlled room with
computer screens, rotating and
elevating antenna, pen and paper, etc. But we handheld ops are still giving
them the grids.? Brad KC9UQR
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 19:17:57 -0400
From: Don KB2YSI <kb2ysi@?????.???>
To: Brad Smith <corlissbs@???.???>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Working in the "Field"
Message-ID:
<CAAJiE8NcqiCEHvmcDk26_VvmeWRZcf_uSeboTjKJfzoSdfjPBg@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
I think you missed my point.
All of my satellite contacts have been while holding 2 radios and an Arrow.
I take that back, I think I had a few with the D72 in full duplex mode
before I sold it.
The only antenna that I can operate from inside is a HF OCF Windom.
On Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 10:54 AM Brad Smith via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
wrote:
> <More arm chair operators should attempt to make QSO's in the field. They
> might get an idea of what manual everything entails.> What I see is ops
> sitting in front of their SDR computer screen, and criticizing someone who
> is out in a field, holding an Arrow in one hand and an HT in the other, and
> combating fading, because they missed something in a call, or did something
> that they don't like. I only work satellite portable and don't know the
> luxury of working from a temperature controlled room with computer screens,
> rotating and elevating antenna, pen and paper, etc. But we handheld ops are
> still giving them the grids. Brad KC9UQR
> _______________________________________________
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