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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Icom keying software (Alan)
2. Re: XW-2 identifications (Nico Janssen)
3. TianWang 1A, 1B and 1C (Nico Janssen)
4. Upcoming ARISS contact with Nowogard Union Schools: Junior
High School No. 2, Nowogard, Poland (n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
5. AWARDS (wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxxx
6. Re: XW-2 identifications (Nico Janssen)
7. Re: Icom keying software (Lou Michaels)
8. TW-1 identification (Nico Janssen)
9. LilacSat-2 FM Transponder Active at 2300 UTC, 26 September
(Clayton W5PFG)
10. AMSAT News Service Bulletin 270 (E.Mike McCardel)
11. LilacSat-2 FM Transponder (KO6TZ Bob)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 06:31:48 -0500
From: Alan <wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <gkcarr@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Icom keying software
Message-ID: <000501d0f84e$ee83d8a0$cb8b89e0$@xxxxx.xxx>
George,
I don't have an IC-9100, but sometime back I saw a post that you could find
it in the Files section of
the Yahoo IC-9100 forum.
73s,
Alan
WA4SCA
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<I have the 9100 and having trouble keying the radio for the ISS, without
any extremal device.
<Can anyone give me a link to the keying software written by Bill, N0DB?
<73
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 13:32:25 +0200
From: Nico Janssen <hamsat@xxxxxx.xx>
To: Amsat <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Ray Hoad <ray.hoad@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] XW-2 identifications
Message-ID: <56068249.1020401@xxxxxx.xx>
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All,
An update now that the satellites have separated a bit more and after some
TLE sets have been moved:
Using detailed doppler measurements I find the following identifications:
XW-2A is object 40903, 2015-049E, (other IDs: XiWang 2A, Hope 2A, CAS-3A).
XW-2B is object 40911, 2015-049N, (other IDs: XiWang 2B, Hope 2B, CAS-3B).
XW-2C is object 40906, 2015-049H, (other IDs: XiWang 2C, Hope 2C, CAS-3C).
XW-2D is object 40907, 2015-049J, (other IDs: XiWang 2D, Hope 2D, CAS-3D).
XW-2E is object 40909, 2015-049L, (other IDs: XiWang 2E, Hope 2E, CAS-3E).
XW-2F is object 40910, 2015-049M, (other IDs: XiWang 2F, Hope 2F, CAS-3F).
LilacSat 2 is object 40908, 2015-049K, (other ID: CAS-3H).
The Long March 6 (CZ-6) third stage is now object 40913, 2015-049Q.
73,
Nico PA0DLO
On 2015-09-23 22:05, Nico Janssen wrote:
> All,
>
> Using detailed doppler measurements I find the following identifications:
>
> XW-2A is object 40903, 2015-049E, (other IDs: XiWang 2A, Hope 2A,
> CAS-3A).
> XW-2C is object 40906, 2015-049H, (other IDs: XiWang 2C, Hope 2C,
> CAS-3C).
> XW-2E is object 40909, 2015-049L, (other IDs: XiWang 2E, Hope 2E,
> CAS-3E).
> XW-2F is object 40905, 2015-049G, (other IDs: XiWang 2F, Hope 2F,
> CAS-3F).
> LilacSat 2 is object 40908, 2015-049K, (other ID: CAS-3H).
>
> The Long March 6 (CZ-6) third stage is now object 40913, 2015-049Q.
>
> 73,
> Nico PA0DLO
>
>
> On 2015-09-22 21:24, Nico Janssen wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> Using detailed doppler measurements I find the following
>> identifications:
>>
>> XW-2A is object 40903, 2015-049E, (other IDs: XiWang 2A, Hope 2A,
>> CAS-3A).
>> XW-2E is object 40909, 2015-049L, (other IDs: XiWang 2E, Hope 2E,
>> CAS-3E).
>>
>> 73,
>> Nico PA0DLO
>>
>>
>
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 13:59:08 +0200
From: Nico Janssen <hamsat@xxxxxx.xx>
To: Amsat <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] TianWang 1A, 1B and 1C
Message-ID: <5606888C.2070504@xxxxxx.xx>
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The new Long March 11 (CZ-11) launch vehicle was launched for its
maiden flight on 25 September at 01:41 UTC from Jiuquan with four
satellites on board. Three of those are planned to have 2 m, 70 cm
and 2.4 GHz downlinks. The 70 cm downlink frequencies have been
published by BD5RV.
TW-1A (TianWang 1A, SECM-1), a 2U Cubesat
TW-1B (TianWang 1B, NJUST-2), a 2U Cubesat
TW-1C (TianWang 1B, NJFA-1), a 3U Cubesat.
The TW-1 satellites will test formation flying, evaluate a SDR
payload, and test a GPS/Beidou receiver, AIS receiver, ADS-B receiver
and a video camera.
The TW-1 satellites are in polar orbits, 470 x 485 km, 97.3 degrees
inclination. Their IDs are in the object range 40925 to 40928 (i.e.
2015-051A to 2015-051D).
73,
Nico PA0DLO
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 10:47:23 -0400
From: <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Nowogard Union
Schools: Junior High School No. 2, Nowogard, Poland
Message-ID: <E7223F2235914B8CA3CB042CC0D77D6A@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Nowogard Union Schools: Junior High School No. 2, Nowogard,
Poland on 29 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 12:56
UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes
before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and
30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and LU1CGB. The
contact should be audible over Argentina and adjacent areas. Interested
parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is
expected to be conducted in English.
Nowogard Union Schools consists of two schools: Junior High School No 2 and
II High School. The school is situated in Nowogard in West Pomernia
Province. Our students are 13 - 19 years old. II High School provides
students mainly with humanities, science and mathematics curriculum.
In December 2013 the schools joined the ARISS School Contacts project. In
2004 the Nicolaus Copernicus School Amateur Radio called SP1KMK was
established. Since then our students have been keenly developing their radio
ham interests. Students have taken part in astronomy and astronautics
projects such as: MiniSat (they sent their own experiments in near space via
balloons thanks to Copernicus Project Foundation), EarthKam (pupils ordered
images of Earth taken from the ISS). There was also an educational project
called "SUPERCOMPUTER" in which our students gained some knowledge of the
latest wireless networking technologies.
Apart from the above projects, they have made numerous astronomical
observations and got involved in astrophotography. Moreover, we hosted some
members of Polish Amateur Astronomers Society who showed at the school the
largest amateur telescope called "SOWA". Within the project, Nowogard Union
Schools started to cooperate with some institutes of higher education such
as West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin and University of
Szczecin. We also have established cooperation with NASA staff and conducted
a video conference with a NASA astronauts' trainer and a NASA flight
engineer. There have been some school trips to 21. Air Force Base in Owidwin
and Dolna Odra Power Station in Gryfino organized to expand students'
technological and technical knowledge.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. What kind of technology is used to have Internet on the station?
2. What is the shortest time to leave the station, for example in case of
sending back to Earth a seriously ill astronaut?
3. In your opinion, what module of the ISS is the most heavily loaded with
electronics and what tasks does it serve?
4. Does the station have cosmic rays detectors and how do they indicate
that the radiation dose inside the station is higher than acceptable?
5. What astronauts have to do in case of fire on the station?
6. Do astronauts have free time?
7. What is the composition and pressure of the atmosphere inside the space
station?
8. What is the most interesting or astonishing Earth atmospheric phenomenon
you have ever observed?
9. What is the most difficult task you did on the station?
10. Do all members of the crew sleep at the same time?
11. Is it true that pizza and carbonated drinks are forbidden on the ISS?
Could you explain why?
12. How is the station provided with electricity?
13. What are negative symptoms of being under Zero Gravity for too long?
14. Is everyone on the station trained to take a spacewalk, if necessary?
PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:
Sign up for the SAREX maillist at
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International Space Station (ARISS).
To receive our Twitter updates, follow @xxxxxxxxxxxx
Next planned event(s):
1. Fukara Junior High School, Susono, Japan, direct via 8N2F
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Kimiya Yui KG5BPH
Contact is a go for: Thu, 01Oct2015, 10:26 UTC
ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the
volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the
world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA,
CNES, JAXA, and CSA.
ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of
Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the
International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first
hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters'
interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the
ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/
Thank you & 73,
David - AA4KN
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 15:29:23 +0000 (UTC)
From: wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxx
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "gol, Grid" <starcom-bb@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AWARDS
Message-ID:
<953472419.4044317.1443281363714.JavaMail.zimbra@xxxxxxx.xxx>
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To the new satellite ops please go to www.starcommgroup.org There you
will find info on 3 free satellite awards
5 in em55 Got Grids and Grid Master some of you may already qualify
check your logs
Thanks Damon
WA4HFN em55
www.starcommgroup.org
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 20:51:25 +0200
From: Nico Janssen <hamsat@xxxxxx.xx>
To: Amsat <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Ray Hoad <ray.hoad@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] XW-2 identifications
Message-ID: <5606E92D.3050304@xxxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
All,
Another update to include NUDT-PhoneSat:
Using detailed doppler measurements I find the following identifications:
XW-2A is object 40903, 2015-049E, (other IDs: XiWang 2A, Hope 2A, CAS-3A).
XW-2B is object 40911, 2015-049N, (other IDs: XiWang 2B, Hope 2B, CAS-3B).
XW-2C is object 40906, 2015-049H, (other IDs: XiWang 2C, Hope 2C, CAS-3C).
XW-2D is object 40907, 2015-049J, (other IDs: XiWang 2D, Hope 2D, CAS-3D).
XW-2E is object 40909, 2015-049L, (other IDs: XiWang 2E, Hope 2E, CAS-3E).
XW-2F is object 40910, 2015-049M, (other IDs: XiWang 2F, Hope 2F, CAS-3F).
LilacSat 2 is object 40908, 2015-049K, (other ID: CAS-3H).
NUDT-PhoneSat is object 40900, 2015-049B, (other ID: CAS-3I).
The Long March 6 (CZ-6) third stage is now object 40913, 2015-049Q.
Note that XW-2F is now object 40910.
Probably DCBB has not yet been ejected from its mother-satellite XSW-2.
Some subsatellites will be ejected from their mother-satellites from the
CZ-6 launch
on October 20 or 21.
73,
Nico PA0DLO
On 2015-09-26 13:32, Nico Janssen wrote:
> All,
>
> An update now that the satellites have separated a bit more and after
> some
> TLE sets have been moved:
>
> Using detailed doppler measurements I find the following identifications:
>
> XW-2A is object 40903, 2015-049E, (other IDs: XiWang 2A, Hope 2A,
> CAS-3A).
> XW-2B is object 40911, 2015-049N, (other IDs: XiWang 2B, Hope 2B,
> CAS-3B).
> XW-2C is object 40906, 2015-049H, (other IDs: XiWang 2C, Hope 2C,
> CAS-3C).
> XW-2D is object 40907, 2015-049J, (other IDs: XiWang 2D, Hope 2D,
> CAS-3D).
> XW-2E is object 40909, 2015-049L, (other IDs: XiWang 2E, Hope 2E,
> CAS-3E).
> XW-2F is object 40910, 2015-049M, (other IDs: XiWang 2F, Hope 2F,
> CAS-3F).
> LilacSat 2 is object 40908, 2015-049K, (other ID: CAS-3H).
>
> The Long March 6 (CZ-6) third stage is now object 40913, 2015-049Q.
>
> 73,
> Nico PA0DLO
>
>
> On 2015-09-23 22:05, Nico Janssen wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> Using detailed doppler measurements I find the following
>> identifications:
>>
>> XW-2A is object 40903, 2015-049E, (other IDs: XiWang 2A, Hope 2A,
>> CAS-3A).
>> XW-2C is object 40906, 2015-049H, (other IDs: XiWang 2C, Hope 2C,
>> CAS-3C).
>> XW-2E is object 40909, 2015-049L, (other IDs: XiWang 2E, Hope 2E,
>> CAS-3E).
>> XW-2F is object 40905, 2015-049G, (other IDs: XiWang 2F, Hope 2F,
>> CAS-3F).
>> LilacSat 2 is object 40908, 2015-049K, (other ID: CAS-3H).
>>
>> The Long March 6 (CZ-6) third stage is now object 40913, 2015-049Q.
>>
>> 73,
>> Nico PA0DLO
>>
>>
>> On 2015-09-22 21:24, Nico Janssen wrote:
>>> All,
>>>
>>> Using detailed doppler measurements I find the following
>>> identifications:
>>>
>>> XW-2A is object 40903, 2015-049E, (other IDs: XiWang 2A, Hope 2A,
>>> CAS-3A).
>>> XW-2E is object 40909, 2015-049L, (other IDs: XiWang 2E, Hope 2E,
>>> CAS-3E).
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Nico PA0DLO
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 15:10:41 -0400
From: Lou Michaels <w2lmm.qsl@xxxxx.xxx>
To: APBIDDLE@xxxxxxx.xxx
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Icom keying software
Message-ID:
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George,
I have a 9100 and spent more than few days playing COM port gymnastics to
get it keying.
I made some notes so that I'd remember how to set everything up, and it
might prove helpful if
you're using a similar config.
Download it here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69932/IC9100-APRS-Config-Notes.txt
Like Alan says, the Icom Keyer is available for download from the 9100
group.
If you need help, just give me a ping.
-Lou
On Sat, Sep 26, 2015 at 7:31 AM, Alan <wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> George,
>
> I don't have an IC-9100, but sometime back I saw a post that you could
> find it in the Files section of
> the Yahoo IC-9100 forum.
>
> 73s,
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
> <-----Original Message-----
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> gkcarr@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
> <Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2015 12:53 AM
> <To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> <Subject: [amsat-bb] Icom keying software
> <
> <
> <I have the 9100 and having trouble keying the radio for the ISS, without
> any extremal device.
> <Can anyone give me a link to the keying software written by Bill, N0DB?
> <73
> <George
> <WA5KBH
> <_______________________________________________
> <Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 22:49:31 +0200
From: Nico Janssen <hamsat@xxxxxx.xx>
To: Amsat <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Ray Hoad <ray.hoad@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] TW-1 identification
Message-ID: <560704DB.5060505@xxxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
All,
Using detailed doppler measurements I find the following identification:
TW-1B is object 40927, 2015-051C, (other IDs: TianWang 1B, NJUST-2).
The Long March 11 (CZ-11) fourth stage is object 40929, 2015-051E.
73,
Nico PA0DLO
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 19:03:55 -0500
From: Clayton W5PFG <w5pfg@xxxxx.xxx>
To: 'amsat bb' <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] LilacSat-2 FM Transponder Active at 2300 UTC, 26
September
Message-ID: <5607326B.7080800@xxxxx.xxx>
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Several stations were heard making contacts on LilacSat-2's FM
transponder at 2300 UTC today, 26 September on orbit #104 over North
America.
I've uploaded a recording to Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/w5pfg/lilacsat-2-26092015-2300-ko4ma-ka4h-ki4ro-aa5pk-k
c4le-w5pfg
73
Clayton
W5PFG
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 22:27:42 -0400
From: "E.Mike McCardel" <mccardelm@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT News Service Bulletin 270
Message-ID:
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-270
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.
In this edition:
* Fox-1A to Launch on NROL-55 October 8
* Recording of LilacSat-2's FM Transponder
* Be the first to catch the signals from AAUSAT-5 contest
* LAPAN-A2 To Be Launched September 28
* ARISS-Europe Chairman Retires, Successor Elected
* Space Auction to be held again at this year?s AMSAT Symposium
* AMSAT Space Symposium Paper Publication Deadline Looms
* Fox Telemetry Decoder Software Version 1.0 Available for Download
* ARISS-US Contact Proposals for Schools, Educational Organizations
Still Being Accepted
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
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ANS-270 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 270
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
September 27, 2015
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-270
Fox-1A to Launch on NROL-55 October 8
NROL-55 is scheduled to launch on October 8, 2015 from Vandenberg
Air Force Base, California.
NROL-55 will carry an auxiliary payload called Government Rideshare
Advanced Concepts Experiment (GRACE).
GRACE, sponsored by the NRO, will carry 13 CubeSats to space, nine
sponsored by the NRO and four sponsored by NASA. GRACE is the fourth
NRO-sponsored CubeSat mission. Fox-1A is one of the NASA sponsored
CubeSats.
[ANS thanks NRO/OCPA/OPA]
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Recording of LilacSat-2's FM Transponder
Several stations were heard making contacts on LilacSat-2's FM
transponder at 2300 UTC today, 26 September on orbit #104 over North
America.
Clayton W5PFG uploaded a recording to Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/w5pfg/lilacsat-2-26092015-2300-ko4ma-ka4h-
ki4ro-aa5pk-kc4le-w5pfg
(Editor's note the URL above is truncated to meet ANS' editorial
requirements. You may need to copy and paste as one line to
guarantee it works)
[ANS thanks Clayton W5PFG for the above information]
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Be the first to catch the signals from AAUSAT-5 contest
Be the first to send in your recorded signal from AAUSAT5 and you
will receive a prize from ESA's Education Office.
Launched on 19 August to the ISS, the Danish student CubeSat is now
waiting for its deployment from the Japanese Kibo module?s airlock.
Sometime in the week of 5 October, an astronaut will manipulate a
robotic arm to lift AAUSAT5 from the airlock and place it in orbit.
Once launched from the International Space Station the CubeSat will
begin transmitting signals to Earth that can be picked up by anyone
with common amateur radio equipment. ESA challenges anyone to record
the signal and send it to us (cubesats@xxx.xxxx and Aalborg
University (studentspace@xxxxx.xxx.xxx.
The first correct email received will win the following prices:
ESA/AAUSAT5 poster with signatures of the team members
ESA Education goodie bag
Scale 1:1 3D printed model of the AAUSAT 5 satellite
AAUSAT5 is the 5th CubeSat designed and built by the University of
Aalborg, Denmark. It is the 2nd AAUSAT satellite tested under ESA?s
supervision as part of the ESA Education Office?s Fly Your Satellite
programme.
The technical objective of AAUSAT5 is to test an improved version
of an Automatic Identification System (AIS), which aims to track and
identify ships transiting away from coastal areas and those in remote
areas.
If successful, a satellite-based AIS system could enable the
establishment and use of safe new shipping lanes.
For more information please see the ESA AAUSAT5 website
http://www.esa.int/Education/CubeSats_-
_Fly_Your_Satellite/AAUSAT5_CubeSat
and the team site from the University of Aalborg.
http://www.space.aau.dk/aausat5/
[ANS thanks ESA for the above information]
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LAPAN-A2 To Be Launched September 28
LAPAN-A2 satellite will be launched together on a mission astrosat
India's PSLV-C30 / astrosat on 28 Sep 2015. It will operate in the
near equatorial orbit between 6 to 8 degree, 650km and able to cross
the territory of Indonesia 14 times a day.
LAPAN A2, also known as LAPAN-ORARI, is an indonesian microsatellite
based on the LAPAN-Tubsat. It carries an AIS (Automatic
Identification System) to identify the ships in the waters of
Indonesia and a video camera with a range three times wider than the
Lapan-Tubsat. It also carries a payload for disaster management by
amateur radio communication.
The satellite structure and many subsystems are the same as in its
sister satellite LAPAN A3.
The Earth observation payload of LAPAN A2 consists of a Video camera
(Kappa PAL) for 80 km width ground coverage and a Video camera (Kappa
HDTV for high resolution satellite color video observation with a
ground resolution of 6 m and a ground coverage of 11 ? 6 km per video
frame.
LAPAN-A2 carries a payload of voice repeaters and an APRS Repeater
for communications of the Organisation for Amateur Radio Indonesia
(ORARI) during a disaster.
[ANS thanks Wisnu YB?AZ and Gunter's Space Page for the above
information]
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ARISS-Europe Chairman Retires, Successor Elected
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station-Europe (ARISS-EU
http://www.ariss-eu.org/) Chairman Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, will retire
from that post this fall after serving since 2000, when the ARISS
Working Group was formed. Among other initiatives, Bertels was
involved in the project to have Amateur Radio equipment and antennas
installed on the ISS Columbus module and with the installation and
commissioning of the Ham TV DATV system on the ISS. He has also
personally assisted in many ARISS contacts involving schools and
groups on the Continent.
"[I'm] now 88 and slowing down a bit," Bertels told ARRL in
announcing the election of his successor as ARISS-EU Chairman,
Emanuele D'Andria, I0ELE.
In 2014, International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (IARU-R1
http://www.iaru-r1.org) awarded the Roy Stevens, G2BVN, Memorial
Trophy to Bertels, in recognition of his service to Amateur Radio in
space, first as chairman of the Eurocom Working Group and then of the
Amateur Radio Space Exploration Working Group.
As Bertels explained, a slate of four ARISS-EU Board candidates was
presented to the ARISS-EU member societies. All ran unopposed for 2-
year terms. In addition to D'Andria, other Board members include
Oliver Amend, DG6BCE, technical director; Bertus H??sken, PE1KEH,
counselor, and Jean Pierre Courjaud, F6DZP, counselor. The new ARISS-
EU Board takes office on October 1.
The ARISS membership includes the AMSAT organizations in Belgium,
France, Italy, Sweden, and the UK, and the IARU member societies in
Italy, Germany, Poland, France, Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland, the
Netherlands, and the UK. IARU member societies in Malta and Lebanon
are associate members.
"Congratulations to the elected Board, and best wishes for a very
successful term of office," Bertels said in announcing the new board.
[ANS thanks The ARRL Letter for the above information]
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Space Auction to be held again at this year?s AMSAT Symposium
In light of the very successful?and fun?auction at last year?s AMSAT
Symposium, AMSAT-NA is pleased to announce that you can look forward
to another auction at this year?s Symposium. The auction will be
held at the Friday night reception. Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, has
again volunteered to be the Auctioneer.
To date, we have several space-related items for the auction.
However, to make this auction, interesting, fun, and ?profitable?**
we could use many more items. Some of the items auctioned last year
included several astronaut autographed items, including a DVD from
Richard Garriott, Russian memorabilia, spacecraft and rocket models,
space related books, the sign from the AMSAT Lab and items from
previous AMSAT satellites.
If you have any space or AMSAT related items you would like to
donate for the auction, please contact Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, at
ka3hdo@xxxxx.xxx. Think about this and use your creativity as this
is for a good cause. We thank you for your donations in advance!
**And don?t forget that AMSAT is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit
organization. So your auction donations are tax deductible!!
[ANS thanks Frank KA3HDO for the above information]
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AMSAT Space Symposium Paper Publication Deadline Looms
AMSAT Space Symposium Proceedings Chairman, Dan Shultz, N8FGV,
reminds all that the final deadline for receiving Papers for
publication in the AMSAT Symposium Proceedings is
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 28.
Final drafts should be submitted to Dan, n8fgv (at) usa (dot) net.
Dan advises that authors who are pushing hard to meet this deadline
should contact him immediately. n8fgv (at) usa (dot) net.
These papers will be presented at the AMSAT Space Symposium to be
held on the weekend of October 16-18, 2015, at the Crown Plaza Hotel,
Dayton, Ohio.
[ANS thanks Dan N8FGV for the above information]
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Fox Telemetry Decoder Software Version 1.0 Available for Download
Version 1.0 of the FoxTelem software, the Fox Telemetry Decoder is
being released to enable setup, testing, and debugging of your Fox-1A
ground station prior to the launch of the satellite. FoxTelem is used
to demodulate, store and analyze telemetry data from AMSAT's Fox
series of Cube Sats.
Fox-1 satellites include two telemetry formats:
+ Slow Speed, also called Data Under Voice (DUV) is 200 bps FSK data
sent at the same time as the transponder audio. Whenever the trans-
mitter is on, data is being sent. This happens during beacons and
during live QSOs.
+ High Speed is 9600 bps FSK sent instead of the transponder. This is
used for data intensive experiments such as the Virginia Tech
Camera.
This is only active when commanded from the ground. You can
recognize High Speed because it sounds like an old school computer
modem.
FoxTelem will receive and store both formats assuming you can feed
it audio that does not have the frequencies below 200 Hz filtered.
For High Speed, the audio must also extend to include the full
9600bps bandwidth of the FM signal. For both modes this is best
achieved from a Software Defined Radio or from the 9600 bps packet
port of some radios. The FoxTelem User Guide provides more details.
FoxTelem is supplied as an archive file (.zip on windows, .dmg file on
MacOs, .gzip on Linux). Links for downloading can be found at:
http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=4532
You can unzip the contents and put it in the directory of your
choice. Also,
detailed in the User Guide, are instructions to select the sound
source and
set received audio levels on your computer.
Until Fox-1A is launched you can confirm everything is working by
testing with test wav file which will be available from:
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/recordings . Access to the test file is
accomplished by selecting "Load Wav File" from the FoxTelem File
menu, then navigate to the directory where you saved the test wav
file. Once you press the start button the file will play through the
decoder.
The FoxTelem page can also be accessed from the main AMSAT web page:
http://www.amsat.org --> Fox Project --> FoxTelem Software for
Windows, Mac, & Linux.
The direct link to the page is: http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=4532
[ANS thanks the FoxTelem software team for the above information]
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ARISS-US Contact Proposals for Schools, Educational Organizations
Still Being Accepted
Message to US Educators
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
Contact Opportunity
Call for Proposals
Proposal Window September 1 ? November 1, 2015
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program
is seeking formal and informal education institutions and
organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur
Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates
that the contact would be held between July 1 and December 31, 2016.
Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact
dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is
looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of
participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed
education plan.
The deadline to submit a proposal is November 1, 2015. Proposal
information and documents can be found at www.arrl.org/hosting-an-
ariss-contact.
Informational Sessions
To help organizations in preparing their proposals, the ARISS
Program Coordinator will offer hour-long online information sessions.
These are designed to provide more information regarding US ARISS
contacts and the proposal process and offer an opportunity to ask
questions. While attending an online information session is not
required, it is strongly encouraged.
The next and last of these will be offered Wednesday, September 30,
at 2300 UTC.
Advance registration is necessary. E-mail ARISS (ariss@xxxx.xxxx to
sign up for an information session.
The Opportunity
Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate
in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are
approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students and educators
to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.
An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via
Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space
station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford
education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from
astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn
about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an
opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless
technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human
spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the
ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate
changes in contact dates and times.
Amateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space
agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational
opportunity by providing the equipment and operational support to
enable direct communication between crew on the ISS and students
around the world via Amateur Radio. In the US, the program is managed
by AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) and ARRL (American
Radio Relay League) in partnership with NASA.
More Information
Interested parties can find more information about the program at
www.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS.
For proposal information and more details such as expectations,
proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of
Information Sessions go to http://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-
contact. Please direct any questions to ariss@xxxx.xxx
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]
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ARISS News
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-09-24 05:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Nowogard Union Schools: Junior High School No. 2, Nowogard, Poland,
telebridge via LU1CGB
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS
Contact is a go for: Tue 2015-09-29 12:56:27 UTC 36 deg
Watch for possible live stream http://ariss.pzk.org.pl/live/
Fukara Junior High School, Susono, Japan, direct via 8N2F
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Kimiya Yui KG5BPH
Contact is a go for: Thu 2015-10-01 10:26:55 UTC 85 deg
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Interested in hosting an ARISS contact?
The window is now open from 2015-09-01 to 2015-11-01. These
proposals will be for school contacts during the second half of
2016.
Go to http://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact or
http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html for full
details.
To help organizations in preparing their proposals, the ARISS
Program Coordinator will offer hour-long online information sessions.
These are designed to provide more information regarding US ARISS
contacts and the proposal process and offer an opportunity to ask
questions. While attending an online information session is not
required, it is strongly encouraged.
One last session will be offered Wednesday, September 30, at 2300
UTC. Advance registration is necessary. Email ARISS (ariss@xxxx.xxxx
to sign up for an information session.
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>From 2015-12-20 to 2016-01-04, there will be no US Operational
Segment (USOS) hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this
period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia team.
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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@xxxxx.xxx or aj9n@xxx.xxx.
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Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
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Exp. 43/44 on orbit
Scott Kelly
Mikhail Kornienko RN3BF
Exp. 44 on orbit
Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Kimiya Yui KG5BPH
Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS
Exp. 45 on orbit
Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above
information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ Satellite Activation on Argentina's Martin Garcia Island
Members of the Radio Club Argentino will activate the special
callsign LU4AA/D from the Argentine exclave Martin Garcia Island
(ILLW AR 022, WW Loc. GF05VT) in Uruguayan waters (part of the La
Plata in Buenos Aires Province) between/around 2000z, October 1st
and 1400z, October 4th. Operators mentioned are Francisco/ LU1AET,
Martin/LU1AMH, Fernando/LU1ARG, Carlos LU1BCE, Fernando LU2BPM,
Nico/LW3DN and Juan/LU8ARI. Activity will be on 80-1 meters, as
well as 6m/2m/70cm, and using CW, SSB, Satellites, SSTV and the
Digital modes. QSL by the Bureau or via LU4AA direct.
PLEASE NOTE: The trip, originally planned for middle August had to
be rescheduled as a strong storm caused a heavy flooding and closed
the departure port.
[ANS thanks the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1233 for the above
information]
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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
EMike McCardel, KC8YLD
kc8yld at amsat dot org
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 19:31:27 -0700
From: KO6TZ Bob <my.callsign@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] LilacSat-2 FM Transponder
Message-ID: <560754FF.60003@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed
On the 00:30 and 02:00utc passes 27Sept, nothing heard.
Is it possible the transponder was only turned on for one pass?
KO6TZ
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