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Today's Topics:
1. Re: AO-73 info (Andrew Glasbrenner)
2. SO-50 12:15 UTC (Pedro Sousa)
3. AO-85 and Wouxun KG-UV8D, full-duplex - report (long)
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
4. Re" Oscar 6 (Jack Colson)
5. Re: Satellite Breakup and some debris?) (Robert Bruninga)
6. Re: Satellite Breakup and some debris?) (David)
7. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-11-30 19:30 UTC
(AJ9N@xxx.xxxx
8. BIas-T Power Supply (Tony)
9. AO-73, where is everyone? (Mark Lunday)
10. Re: AO-73, where is everyone? (Bryan KL7CN)
11. Re: AO-73, where is everyone? (Paul Stoetzer)
12. Upcoming ARISS contact with Nanasawa Kibounooka Elementary
School, Atsugi, Japan (n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2015 22:21:22 -0500
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Jack Colson <jcolson7@xxxxxxxx.xx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-73 info
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The AO-73 transponder is on whenever the satellite is in eclipse, and
usually continuously during the weekends. An AMSAT-UK command station
usually announces the weekend mode change via AMSAT-bb and their Twitter
account.
The wideband noise you hear is likely the gmsk downlink from xw-2f. Look at
http://www.amsat.org/?p=4512 and the links contained within that post. There
is an active transponder aboard as well.
The -bb archives were moved in 2009. Links to subscribe and the later
archives are at http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=2348
73, Drew KO4MA
Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 28, 2015, at 9:43 PM, Jack Colson <jcolson7@xxxxxxxx.xx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Andrew I was looking to go beyond that page. It seems like there is an
operating schedule of some sort, also I hear some relatively wideband data
or whatever around 145.960 and having a bandwidth of about 10 KHz. It also
seems like the transponder is off for part of passes that are viewed here in
EL88 and then comes on for a short bit then gone. I am curious as to what
others are experiencing?
> 73 and thank you.
> Jack, W3TMZ (I have made a few contacts but with the fast doppler shift
one needs more hands.)
>
> At one time on AMSAT-bb you could find current info, now all is see is the
archives from 2009 and back.
>> On Nov 28, 2015, at 8:50 PM, Andrew Glasbrenner
<glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>>
>> http://amsat-uk.org/funcube/funcube-cubesat/ is a good start
>>
>> 73, Drew KO4MA
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Nov 28, 2015, at 8:41 PM, Jack Colson <jcolson7@xxxxxxxx.xx.xxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Where does one find current info about AO-73?
>>> _______________________________________________
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2015 10:02:22 -0100
From: Pedro Sousa <pedro@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50 12:15 UTC
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Hi all,
For those waking up early on a Sunday over the East Coast, I'll be on
SO-50 around 12:15 UTC for those willing to log a FM contact to Europe.
73 de Pedro CU2ZG
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2015 06:24:29 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-85 and Wouxun KG-UV8D, full-duplex - report
(long)
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Hi!
After testing a few different HTs over the past week using some common
settings, I went back to an HT I tried the first weekend we had AO-85 in
orbit and gave it a try with those settings. The Wouxun KG-UV8D, which had
been on the market since early 2014, was a radio that I thought showed some
promise for full-duplex operation with U/V FM satellites. I tried it with
the Fox-1A engineering model at the 2014 ARRL Centennial Convention and
2014 AMSAT Symposium. With some adjustments in how I used the HT, trying to
simulate working a satellite in orbit, I was convinced last year that this
radio would be an option for full-duplex operations with the Fox-1 series
of U/V FM satellites. I held onto the KG-UV8D to try it with a U/V FM
satellite, whichever one was launched and operational first.
Simple question - can the KG-UV8D work AO-85 full-duplex? This was already
answered last month, but I'll answer it again here in a word...
Yes.
This radio is slightly larger than the KG-UV9D I previously wrote about, a
fatter HT when held. It has a menu system like most of the Chinese-made
HTs, including the KG-UV9D which has replaced the KG-UV8D on the market.
There are differences in the menus between the KG-UV8D and KG-UV9D, but I
was able to use the same key settings in each VFO of the KG-UV8D:
Uplink VFO:
STEP (01): 2.5
SQL (02): 9
WN (08): WIDE
T-CTC (16): 67.0
Downlink VFO:
STEP (01): 2.5
SQL (02): 0
WN (08): NARROW
It doesn't matter how each VFO is used. I prefer the upper VFO for the
uplink frequency, but that is not mandatory. I plugged an audio splitter
into the speaker jack, feeding audio to my Sony audio recorder and an
earpiece. Using an earpiece or some sort of earphones is recommended when
using a radio for full-duplex operation, to prevent receive audio from
feeding back into your microphone. With HTs like the KG-UV8D using receive
filtering that is sharper than what is typical in the Icom/Kenwood/Yaesu
HTs, I find that using the smaller tuning steps and making adjustments on
both uplink and downlink frequencies is recommended.
I worked an AO-85 pass Saturday (28 November) afternoon at 2252-2306 UTC,
a 67-degree pass to my west. During that 14-minute pass, half of it (just
over 7 minutes) saw the satellite at or over 20 degrees elevation, which
I found last month as my "magic number" when trying to work AO-85 with
less transmit power - like we have with HTs. What was interesting about
this pass is that I could quickly change the downlink signal from good
copy to poor with a slight twist of my antenna. When I first tried
transmitting to AO-85, and if I wasn't lined up with the downlink, I
would hear some additional noise and - at some points - it sounded like
mixing that yielded the local National Weather Service radio station in
my ear. Around the midpoint of the pass, the mixing was not present, but
I could tell that the downlink would quickly degrade if I didn't have
the antenna lined up with the downlink. I started with 145.980 MHz as my
downlink frequency, and during the pass tuned down to 145.9875 and then
145.975 MHz for the last part of the pass. These adjustments were the
only times I needed to switch VFOs during the pass.
Not many were on the pass, and I was able to work everyone I heard on the
pass. John K8YSE/7 was on as the satellite came up from my northwest, and
he was joined by a few others - Wyatt AC0RA in Iowa, Frank K4FEG in
Tennessee, Ed N7EC north of Phoenix, and Ron N8RO in Texas. As I was using
the KG-UV8D and Elk to work these stations, my SDRplay SDR receiver with an
8-inch Windows 10 tablet and HDSDR connected to my AMSAT-UK VHF crossed
dipole was making an RF recording of the AO-85 downlink. The RF recording,
along with the MP3 audio I recorded from the HT and other files, have been
uploaded to my Dropbox space at http://dropbox.wd9ewk.net/ (look for the
folder "20151129-AO85_Fox1A-DM43" and the recordings with names having the
time around 2250 UTC).
Even after this test of using the KG-UV8D to work AO-85, I won't change my
ranking of the Chinese-made HTs I have tried with this satellite:
1. Wouxun KG-UV9D
2. AnyTone TERMN-8R
3. Wouxun KG-UV8D
4. Puxing PX-UV973
Wouxun learned from the issues with the receiver in the KG-UV8D, leading to
the improvements I saw using the KG-UV9D on comparable AO-85 passes. If the
receiver didn't have the extra noise and mixing taking place when the AO-85
downlink wasn't strong, this could have been tied with the AnyTone TERMN-8R
for second on my list. The issues I heard with the KG-UV8D receiver, on the
other hand, are not as bad as what I heard from the Puxing PX-UV973 - a
small benefit, but still (in my opinion) a reason to rate the KG-UV8D above
the PX-UV973.
When I saw that the KG-UV8D was able to work AO-85 full-duplex last month,
that vindicated my comments last year after testing it against the Fox-1A
engineering model. At the same time disproved some comments I saw on the
QRZ.com satellite forum from 18 months ago like:
"... the '8D - like the Puxing UV973 - although are true dual-receive
units, that they are not suitable for U/V nor V/U sat ops ... Considering
Alinco couldn't accomplish that with a $250 HT, I wasn't really surprised
that these $100 units couldn't do it."
I have seen similar comments to the above in other forums, and in
reference to other dual-band HTs that I have recently tested against
AO-85.
This ignores the fact that before AO-85, the last time we had a U/V FM
satellite (excluding the ISS U/V cross-band voice repeater) was SO-35,
which went silent in 2001. Unless you went rogue and used an HT on a U/V
transponder, there wasn't a satellite that could be used for a true real-
world test of this HT like I have done with AO-85. As for the reference to
the DJ-G7T, that radio arrived on the ham market in 2009, 5 years before
the KG-UV8D, and what Alinco was (or wasn't) able to do with the DJ-G7T
really isn't relevant to what Wouxun did with the KG-UV8D. Even though none
of the Chinese-made HTs I tested are able to work V/U FM satellites like
SO-50 and LilacSat-2 full-duplex due to receiver desense, Wouxun certainly
learned lessons and improved the receiver from the KG-UV8D to the KG-UV9D.
After these tests, I have used 5 different HTs and an Icom IC-2820H 2m/70cm
FM mobile radio to make QSOs via AO-85 in the past 7 weeks. It has been fun
to try these radios out with similar settings. Having this knowledge helps
to answer questions I get via e-mail, in online forums, and at events where
I represent AMSAT (i.e., hamfests). After the initial disappointment that
HTs would not be able to work this satellite from AOS to LOS, I think it
should be clear that HTs are a viable option for working AO-85 during
portions of higher passes. Working a U/V FM satellite is different than the
V/U FM satellites most have been familiar with, but there are now a few
options for using a single handheld radio to work AO-85 full-duplex - and a
two-radio setup remains a viable option for full-duplex operation.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @xxxxxx
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2015 17:55:58 -0500
From: Jack Colson <j.coldon7@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re" Oscar 6
Message-ID: <0E248803-B9D4-46A4-9C40-23E8B9BCE66E@xxxxxx.xxx>
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I worked KH6HLK for the first KH6 to W QSO. My QTH was in Mt. Airy, MD.
KH6HLK was in Barbers Point, HI 96611. I believe VE2BYG may hold that record
(he and others worked the KH6 station after my initial QSO).
Maybe you can check the DX. Maybe I can figure out my exact Lat/Long if you
need it.
73
W3TMZ
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 11:26:21 -0500
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite Breakup and some debris?)
Message-ID: <33dcd7fd6c863745a00776a27ab28368@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Since this event last week, I am now getting several Conjunction near-miss
reports to PCSAT per day compared to normally I get one a few times a month.
So far, all have been several hundred meter misses. But the debris field
has clearly increased.
Maybe eventually space will get so cluttered that the only applications that
can productively use space are the ones that can keep launching
replacements... only further compounding the problem.... Wonder which comes
first. Global warming or loss of space usability... Bob, Wb4APR
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Bruninga
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 2:18 PM
Subject: Satellite Breakup and some debris?)
--------
On 25 November 2015 at approximately 0816z, [multiple objects] were detected
in the vicinity of NOAA 16 (#26536), which may indicate a breakup of the
non-operational satellite. As of 1830z, 19 associated objects have been
cataloged... More pieces may be cataloged as analysis continues...
--------
Just a reminder how messy it is up there.
Bob, WB4APR
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 11:44:56 -0500
From: "David" <dwarnberg@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "'Robert Bruninga'" <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite Breakup and some debris?)
Message-ID: <011c01d12b8e$74fa5bd0$5eef1370$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Just watch a show about space debris... very interesting.. here is a great
web site about it.
http://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/space-debris/kessler-syndrome/
Also known as the Kessler effect
David, KK4QOE
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of Robert
Bruninga
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 11:26 AM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite Breakup and some debris?)
Since this event last week, I am now getting several Conjunction near-miss
reports to PCSAT per day compared to normally I get one a few times a month.
So far, all have been several hundred meter misses. But the debris field
has clearly increased.
Maybe eventually space will get so cluttered that the only applications that
can productively use space are the ones that can keep launching
replacements... only further compounding the problem.... Wonder which comes
first. Global warming or loss of space usability... Bob, Wb4APR
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Bruninga
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 2:18 PM
Subject: Satellite Breakup and some debris?)
--------
On 25 November 2015 at approximately 0816z, [multiple objects] were detected
in the vicinity of NOAA 16 (#26536), which may indicate a breakup of the
non-operational satellite. As of 1830z, 19 associated objects have been
cataloged... More pieces may be cataloged as analysis continues...
--------
Just a reminder how messy it is up there.
Bob, WB4APR
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 15:21:25 -0500
From: AJ9N@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-11-30
19:30 UTC
Message-ID: <1a4ae7.27d247f0.438e09a1@xxx.xxx>
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-11-30 19:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Nanasawa Kibounooka Elementary School, Atsugi, Japan, direct via 8N1NKSG
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Kimiya Yui KG5BPH
Contact is a go for: Wed 2015-12-02 09:33:51 UTC 61 deg
Yayoi Elementary School, Yatomi, Japan, direct via 8N2YAYOI
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Kimiya Yui KG5BPH
Contact is a go for: Fri 2015-12-04 09:25:46 UTC 57 deg
Ingushetia, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-12-05 16:25 UTC
Konstanty Ildefons Ga?czy?ski Junior High School, ?wi?tajno, 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 2015-12-08 08:19:31 UTC 62 deg (***)
****************************************************************************
**
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.
****************************************************************************
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.
****************************************************************************
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
http://www.ariss.org/
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
****************************************************************************
Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS?
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@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:
Gaston ON4WF with 121
Francesco IK?WGF with 115
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 112
****************************************************************************
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.
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 8061 date
and
time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2015-11-30 19:30 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.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1010.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 975.
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46.
A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
file.
http://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:
Arkansas, Delaware, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont,
Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin
Islands.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2015-11-24 01:00 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf
Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf
Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
****************************************************************************
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
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 19:47:29 -0500
From: Tony <dxdx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] BIas-T Power Supply
Message-ID: <565CEE21.9020309@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
All:
I'll be installing new SFH-Elektronik preamps along with Bias-T's to run
DC along the coax. I'd like to feed each preamp with one power supply,
but I was wondering if this may cause RFI issues? The power supply for
the preamps will be separate from the rigs power supply.
Thanks
73, Tony
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:47:59 -0500
From: "Mark Lunday" <wd4elg@xxxxx.xx.xxx>
To: "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-73, where is everyone?
Message-ID: <00be01d12be2$b1017100$13045300$@xx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
0240 pass, I heard W8AB calling CQ on SSB with no replies, and someone
sending dits on CW.
I have not listened for the birds in about 6 years. Back when I was active,
AO-51 and AO-27 were packed to the gills and no one used the linear
transponders much (FO-29, VO-52). I expected to hear lots of signals. Is
it really that quiet?
Mark Lunday, WD4ELG
Greensboro, NC FM06be
wd4elg@xxxx.xxx
http://wd4elg.blogspot.com
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 18:54:19 -0800
From: Bryan KL7CN <bryan@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Mark Lunday <wd4elg@xxxxx.xx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-73, where is everyone?
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Come back at 0414z; I'll be on. :)
-- bag
Bryan KL7CN/W6
CM98
On Nov 30, 2015, at 18:47, Mark Lunday <wd4elg@xxxxx.xx.xxx> wrote:
0240 pass, I heard W8AB calling CQ on SSB with no replies, and someone
sending dits on CW.
I have not listened for the birds in about 6 years. Back when I was active,
AO-51 and AO-27 were packed to the gills and no one used the linear
transponders much (FO-29, VO-52). I expected to hear lots of signals. Is
it really that quiet?
Mark Lunday, WD4ELG
Greensboro, NC FM06be
wd4elg@xxxx.xxx
http://wd4elg.blogspot.com
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:09:13 -0500
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: Bryan KL7CN <bryan@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Mark Lunday <wd4elg@xxxxx.xx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-73, where is everyone?
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Often the evening passes aren't very active. I am on it quite a bit. A few
others as well, but it's hit or miss.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Monday, November 30, 2015, Bryan KL7CN <bryan@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Come back at 0414z; I'll be on. :)
>
> -- bag
>
> Bryan KL7CN/W6
> CM98
>
> On Nov 30, 2015, at 18:47, Mark Lunday <wd4elg@xxxxx.xx.xxx <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> 0240 pass, I heard W8AB calling CQ on SSB with no replies, and someone
> sending dits on CW.
>
> I have not listened for the birds in about 6 years. Back when I was
> active,
> AO-51 and AO-27 were packed to the gills and no one used the linear
> transponders much (FO-29, VO-52). I expected to hear lots of signals. Is
> it really that quiet?
>
> Mark Lunday, WD4ELG
> Greensboro, NC FM06be
> wd4elg@xxxx.xxx <javascript:;>
> http://wd4elg.blogspot.com
>
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:43:40 -0500
From: <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <ariss-press@xxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-edu" <amsat-edu@xxxxx.xxx>,
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Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Nanasawa Kibounooka
Elementary School, Atsugi, Japan
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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Nanasawa Kibounooka Elementary School, Atsugi, Japan on 02
Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:33 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 direct between NA1SS and 8N1NKSG. The contact should be
audible over Japan and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to
listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be
conducted in Japanese.
School Story:
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Translation:
Now there are 39 students in Nanasawa kibou no oka elementary school.
Students are learning in groups according to their grade. Our school is
surrounded by woodland, so students are associated with nature. Living close
to nature instills the feeling of the importance of life.
Our Fundamental Educational Policy consists of three main points.
1, Self-sufficient. After learning the basic rules of life the child can
solve various problems.
2, Independent thought and judgment are encouraged to help children attain
their desired goal.
3, Living together. Respecting the diversity and the existence and values of
people, nature and society, we bring up children in a natural environment
and an atmosphere of tolerance and respect.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows
1. What is the effect of gravity on your body during lift off?
2. What kind of rubbish or garbage is there in space?
3. In amateur radio, we are doing eye ball (meeting). Could you come to my
school when you come back from space?
4. What are you doing when you are not working?
5. Do you keep a diary?
6. What are you careful about when you are in space?
7. When water is in space, it becomes rounded. What happens to carbonated
water?
8. Do you have any medicines in the ISS?
9. What happens to your work when you come back from space?
10. Which country's time is used in ISS?
11. What is the smell in Space?
12. Why do we need to go to space?
13. Dose the space have night and morning?
14. How is it there when I sneeze in space?
15. What age did you want to become an astronaut?
16. If we were to live in space, where do you (Mr.Yui), think we would
live?
17. What happens if you play sound in space?
18. What is it to be fun in space?
19. Do you have dream in space?
20. What kind of feeling do you have when you go to space?
21. Can you take personal items with you in ISS?
22. Do you watch the news in space?
23. How will you come back to earth?
24. Does the state of weightlessness come suddenly?
PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:
Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS).
To receive our Twitter updates, follow @xxxxxxxxxxxx
Next planned event(s):
1. Yayoi Elementary School, Yatomi, Japan, direct via 8N2YAYOI
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Kimiya Yui KG5BPH
Contact is a go for: Fri 2015-12-04 09:25:46 UTC 57 deg
2. Ingushetia, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Contact is a go for: Sat 2015-12-05 16:25 UTC
3. Konstanty Ildefons Ga?czy?ski Junior High School, ?wi?tajno, 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 2015-12-08 08:19:31 UTC 62 deg
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 visit the ARISS website at ariss.org.
Thank you & 73,
David ? AA4KN
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