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Today's Topics:
1. KG5CCI/P EM35 2016-01-17 (Dave Swanson)
2. Re: LiliacSat-2 Soundcard Modem? (???)
3. ANS-017 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (Lee McLamb)
4. Office Closed (Martha)
5. AO-73 Telemetry (skristof@xxxxxxx.xxxx
6. Re: AO-73 Telemetry (John Fickes)
7. Upcoming ARISS contact with Brihaspati Vidyasadan, Kathmandu,
Nepal (n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
8. Audio for ARISS contact Wednesday (John Spasojevich)
9. Cruise (onmontauk@xxxxx.xxxx
10. SatPC32 & AO-85? (R.T.Liddy)
11. Re: SatPC32 & AO-85? (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 21:02:13 -0600
From: Dave Swanson <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] KG5CCI/P EM35 2016-01-17
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Friends and Colleagues,
I'll be up in EM35 tomorrow, scouting out a fabled spot in the Ozarks
that I've heard of from other ham radio operators and off-road
travelers. Supposedly this mountain is 500' higher than anything else
around it, has 360? unobstructed views, is miles from the nearest power
line, and has a somewhat respectable Jeep trail to the top. If such a
mystical spot truly exists, I plan to hang out for a few hours and
operate the following passes from the site:
2016-01-17 1529z SO-50
2016-01-17 1649z AO-73
2016-01-17 1700z SO-50
2016-01-17 1736z FO-29
2016-01-17 1758z AO-7(B) (Big EU Footprint)
2016-01-17 1848z SO-50
2016-01-17 1918z FO-29
For western hemisphere chasers, I will try to hand out anyone needing
EM35 on all birds other than AO7. There's plenty of passes on both
linear and FM, so I should get you in the logs no problem, even if the
mountain turns out to be a bust.
On the AO-7 pass at 1758z though, as it will only be 1.6? in elevation
from this location, I will be using it for something a little special.
I'll be using a couple of precision clocks and cameras in order to
record actual AOS and LOS times, and compare that to the times that the
computer calculates for my location. As I've indicated before, I have
some theories of just how much elevation can affect satellite
visibility, but I'm always trying to collect more data to back these
theories up. As soon as I can get into the bird I'll begin CQing in SSB
around 145.945 and will continue until I have lost it again some minutes
later. The computer says I should have 7 minutes and 18 seconds of
visibility, but based on my observations, the Height Above Average
Terrain (HAAT) of this location should grant me an additional 55 seconds
on the front and about 45 seconds on the end of the pass. I would
appreciate any listeners out there with bigger footprints that I will
have (if they're not chasing new contacts that is) to note the time they
first hear me, and the time that I disappear into the noise, and email
me with the results. I would also welcome any DX stations to stop by and
have a quick QSO, if they're interested in picking up a new grid that I
don't believe any Sat operators live in. Normally it's our friends
across the pond that us Americans are chasing after, so I'm going to do
my best to return the favor when I can, with trips like tomorrow.
As always, I'll be providing play-by-play on Twitter @xxxxxx. I may also
throw an HF rig in, for the downtime between passes and I'll announce my
spots on Twitter if I do. Twitter will also be the way to find out if
something goes horribly wrong with the plans, such as the mountain is
inhabited by silver coveting dragons and I have to trade my N-connectors
for my life.. or snow.. but more likely dragons.. anyway..
Hope to hear you tomorrow.
73!
Dave, KG5CCI
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 17:37:48 +0800 (CST)
From: ??? <wmc_jx@xxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx daniel@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LiliacSat-2 Soundcard Modem?
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Hi Dani,
I am a member of LilacSat-2 team. I have read all your four blogs about
LilacSat-2.
Thank you very much for the information about gr-gpredict-doppler. It is new
to me. And thank you very much for all your work!
73!
Wei Mingchuan, BG2BHC
>Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 10:01:38 +0100
>From: Dani EA4GPZ <daniel@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
>To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
>Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LiliacSat-2 Soundcard Modem?
>Message-ID: <569A06F2.6050107@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
>
>El 16/01/16 a las 00:36, Tony escribi?:
>> All:
>>
>> Is there a sound card modem available that can decode LilacSat's 4.8
>> GFSK / 9.6k RRC-BPSK telemetry signals? While on this subject, are there
>> other satellites that carry uncommon or specialized modems?
>
>Dear Tony,
>
>As others have said, there's a Live CD from the Harbin Institute of
>Technology that includes a GNURadio decoder.
>
>If you like to experiment with the software, I suggest that you also
>take a look at the GNURadio decoder I've made based on the Harbin
>Institute decoder. It includes some new features, such as record an
>playback and doppler correction with Gpredict.
>
>http://destevez.net/2015/11/lilacsat-2-gnuradio-receiver/
>
>73,
>
>Dani.
>
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 07:47:55 -0500
From: Lee McLamb <ku4os@xxx.xx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-017 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-017
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:
* ARRL President Bestows President?s Award on AMSAT?s Tom Clark, K3IO
* Joseph Spier, K6WAO, Appointed VP-Educational Relations
* 25 Year AMSAT Office Volunteer Bob Carpenter, W3OTC, SK
* Nepal students to speak to Tim Peake
* ESA Online Astronaut Selection Tes
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-017.01
ANS-017 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 017.01
From AMSAT HQ Kensington, MD.
January 17, 2016
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-017.01
ARRL President Bestows President?s Award on AMSAT?s Tom Clark, K3IO
The ARRL has honored veteran AMSAT personality and Amateur Radio digital
pioneer
Tom Clark, K3IO (ex-W3IWI), with its President?s Award. ARRL President Kay
Craigie, N3KN, presented the award plaque to Clark at a January 10
meeting of
the Potomac Valley Radio Club in Blacksburg, Virginia. The plaque, which
bears a
likeness of ARRL Co-Founder Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW, recognizes Clark?s
60 years
of advancing Amateur Radio technology.
Former AMSAT President and current AMSAT Director Bob McGwier, N4HY, stated
directly. ?There would be no AMSAT to inspire all of this work without Tom
Clark,? he said, noting that the organization was in serious trouble
after the
Phase 3A satellite launch failure.
?Tom took over as president of AMSAT, and he saved the organization and
inspired
all of us to look to the future and aim for the stars,? McGwier said.
?All that
has followed, including PACSAT and microsats, CubeSats, AO-13, all the way
through AO-85, are a direct result of Tom Clark saving AMSAT and
providing it
leadership as president from 1980 to 1987 and continuous leadership on
the Board
of Directors of AMSAT from 1976 until today.?
McGwier said it was Clark who convinced him in 1985 that the future lay in
digital signal processing ? DSP. ?We started the TAPR/AMSAT DSP project,
and it
was announced in 1987,? he said. ?We showed in our efforts that small
stations
with small antennas could bounce signals off the moon, and, using the
power of
DSP, we could see the signals in our computer displays.?
McGwier said this led to the SDX, the Software Defined Transponder,
included in
ARISSat and in AMSAT?s Phase 3E. McGwier said Clark was an early
supporter of
women in science, too.
?Tom is now and always will be a leader, mentor ? the chief scientist
for all of
Amateur Radio,? he said.
Clark is an adviser to Virginia Tech as adjunct professor of aerospace
and ocean
engineering and of electrical and computer Engineering. McGwier said
Clark will
play a crucial role in the Phase 4B geosynchronous satellite opportunity
on the
USAF Wide Field of View spacecraft, in which Virginia Tech is a partner.
[ANS thanks ARRL for the above information]
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Joseph Spier, K6WAO, Appointed VP-Educational Relations
AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW has accepted the resignation of
E. Michael "EMike" McCardel, AA8EM, as VP-Educational Relations and
appointed Joseph Spier, K6WAO, as his replacement.
E. Michael McCardel, AA8EM, of Howard, OH was first appointed as an
Associate Director for Educational Outreach under former VP
Educational Relations Mark Hammond, N8MH, in 2011 and succeeded Mark
as VP Educational Relations in September 2013. Among EMike's biggest
successes were establishing a solid relation with ARRL's Education
Division and working closely with ARISS as a member of its Executive
Team. He was instrumental with keeping ARISS going and restructuring
the ARISS program after funding was cut for Teaching From Space
(TFS). At the time TFS was the primary NASA partner and education
liaison for ARISS. TFS lead the school proposal and selection process
in the USA. That process is now lead by ARRL and AMSAT. AMSAT VP
Human Spaceflight Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, notes, "EMike has been
invaluable to ARISS and I will miss his support. He and I worked
behind the scenes to rescue ARISS through our discussions at the ISS
Conference in 2014. And his rapport with ARRL is
outstanding?something I will miss dearly. I thank EMike for making
that all happen for ARISS."
EMike also worked at establishing relations with various colleges
and universities. He pushed to make aware the importance of AMSAT as
an educational organization by emphasizing how education is part of
AMSAT's earliest Mission Statements and Objectives and reminding us
of all the educational programs and outreaches AMSAT has engaged in
during its history.
AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW notes, "EMike made a positive
difference and helped set the course in a number of areas involving
Educational Outreach, ARISS, and the overall direction of AMSAT.
While I regret losing your considerable enthusiasm and talents, I
understand the need to 'recalibrate' your priorities."
EMike will complete his duties on January 31, citing time and
commitments outside of AMSAT as his reason for stepping down. EMike
will continue serving AMSAT as one of the rotating editors for the
AMSAT News Service (ANS).
With EMike's resignation, the appointment of Joseph Spier, K6WAO of
Weimar, CA, as the new VP-Educational Relations is also announced. Joe
came on board with the Educational Relation's team in 2011 serving as
Associate Director then Director for Educational Outreach.
EMike noted, "Joe and I started with Educational Relations at the
same time and we have always had a great personal and working
relationship. Joe is extremely enthusiastic and someone who thinks
outside the box. Many have pointed out those similarities between us.
However, Joe will bring a different dimension to the position because
of his background in engineering. I support Joe as he takes over and
am excited to see what new and exciting things are in store for AMSAT
Education under his direction."
?I?m very pleased that Joe has agreed to become our next VP-Educational
Relations?, notes AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW. ?Joe is passionate
about integrating amateur radio into educational opportunities at all
educational levels. His engineering background will help in interacting
with
university engineering departments encouraging a greater focus on
educational
impacts of amateur spacecraft, developing new ways of bringing science
to the
class room. He recognizes the importance of ARISS in reaching out to
students
based upon his personal involvement in managing an ARISS contact as part
of the
2012 Pacificon Convention. His interaction with young people at the 2014
ARRL
Centennial Convention where he encouraged their curiosity about AMSAT?s
cubesat
design by their holding the engineering mockup while visiting the AMSAT
booth
created many positive impressions for both the students and their
parents. I
look forward to working with Joe to further enhance our ability to touch
students through amateur radio satellites and develop new ways to
incorporate
education into AMSAT?s mission.?
E. Michael McCardel, AA8EM, former KC8YLD
V.P. for Educational Relations, AMSAT-NA
[ANS thanks EMike, AA8EM, for the above information]
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25 Year AMSAT Office Volunteer Bob Carpenter, W3OTC, SK
Bob Carpenter, W3OTC died on January 8th. Since 1991 Bob had volunteered
at the AMSAT Office on a weekly basis. He was our computer specialist and
handled the donations for AMSAT.
A memorial service will be held on January 23rd at 7:00PM a the Guild
Memorial Chapel, Asbury Methodist Village, 211 Russell Ave, Gaithersburg
MD.
[ANS thanks Martha for the above information]
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Nepal students to speak to Tim Peake
UK astronaut Tim Peake KG5BVI will be using amateur radio to talk to
students at
Brihaspati Vidhyasadan School (BVS) in Nepal on Wednesday, January 20.
The Himalayan Times reports this is the first link up between a school
in Nepal
and the International Space Station (ISS). It will be a Telebridge
contact via
Tony Hutchison VK5ZAI in Australia and is scheduled for Wednesday,
January 20 at
08:37:04 UT. The ISS should be in range of the Telebridge station for
about 8
minutes.
BVS is organizing an Exhibition during the week of the contact from January
19-23. Experts as well as knowledgeable students will be at hand to
respond to
queries of visiting students who will be able to get acquainted with
amateur
radio during the exhibition.
The Nepal Amateur Radio Operators? Society is one of the organizations
supporting the exhibition.
Brihaspati Vidyasadan is a 32 year old High school, located in
Kathmandu, Nepal.
Brihaspati runs classes from nursery to 100 at secondary level and the 10+2
program in Science and Management at the higher secondary Level. Besides
these
Brihaspati also runs Diploma in Hospitality Managemant and Tourism in
affiliation with Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality (CTH), UK.
Brihaspati is known for its academic excellence. To date Brihaspati has
produced
over 2000 SLC graduates and over 600 +2 graduates who have achieved
excellent
academic achievements. Brihaspati has also been awarded the ?Best School in
Nepal? in 2055BS.
Brihaspati is also known for its co-curricular and extra-curricular
activities
including sports, debates and concerts. Over the years the school has
achieved
Inter-school successes in football (soccer), cricket and basketball at
national
levels. School has also successes in inter-school competitions like debate,
elocution and concerts.
For its academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular achievements
Brihaspati has
been placed among the Class A schools of Nepal by the Ministry of
Education,
Government of Nepal.
Brihaspati staff and students have been known for their innovation in
education.
The school is reputed to be the first school in Nepal to introduce computer
education. Brihaspati houses clubs like Lokopakar, which is a student
club that
looks into Humanitarian aid. Brihaspati students recently started ?gThink
Ink?h, an activity designed using the principles of Extreme Design from
Stanford
for instilling critical thinking and problem solving skills in students.
This
program has gained attention of a lot of people in the academia at a
very rapid
pace.
Brihaspati is located in a 25 acre land space at the heart of Kathmandu
within
the Balmandir compound. It has academic facility that is of very high
standards. It houses the Free and Open Source Research Lab and Ham (amateur
radio) facility that students and staff have access to.
Recently during the earthquake of Nepal, one of the buildings of
Brihaspati was
used by ham radio operators from Nepal and India to coordinate search and
reconciliation of families where over 500 families were reunited with their
loved ones.
Read The Himalayan Times story at
https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/nepali-students-to-talk-to-astronaut-in-
intl-space-station/
Brihaspati Vidhyasadan School
http://www.bvs.edu.np/bvstalkstoiss/
https://www.facebook.com/bvsTalksToISS/
ARISS http://www.ariss.org/upcoming-contacts.html
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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ESA Online Astronaut Selection Test
The European Space Agency is offering a trial version of a test
developed for
future astronauts for you to try at home ? and by taking part you will
help us
select a new generation of astronauts.
Read the ESA press release at:
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Astronauts/Test_your_astro
na
ut_skills_and_help_ESA
Access the astronaut selection test at:
http://www.nlr.org/the-astronaut-selection-test/
[ANS thanks the European Space Agency for the above information]
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,
Lee McLamb, KU4OS
ku4os at amsat dot org
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 14:41:14 -0500
From: Martha <martha@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Board of Directors <bod@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Office Closed
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The AMSAT Office will be closed on Monday, January 18th in observance of
Martin Luther King Day.
--
73- Martha
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 14:57:09 -0500
From: skristof@xxxxxxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-73 Telemetry
Message-ID: <c2910d1128eb9edebc9534140474459f@xxxxxxx.xxx>
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Has anyone else had trouble getting telemetry from AO-73 lately? I
haven't heard it at all on the last couple of passes.
Steve AI9IN
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 20:37:28 -0600
From: John Fickes <kc0bmf@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Steve Kristoff <skristof@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-73 Telemetry
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Steve
I haven't had any problems.
John W0JW
On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 1:57 PM, <skristof@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
>
> Has anyone else had trouble getting telemetry from AO-73 lately? I
> haven't heard it at all on the last couple of passes.
>
> Steve AI9IN
>
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 08:15:37 -0500
From: <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <ariss-press@xxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-edu" <amsat-edu@xxxxx.xxx>,
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Brihaspati Vidyasadan,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Message-ID: <BD45FE98B33944638962683547C0E65B@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Brihaspati Vidyasadan, Kathmandu, Nepal
on 20 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:37 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 VK5ZAI. The contact
should be audible over Australia 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.
Brihaspati Vidyasadan is a 32 year old High school, located in Kathmandu,
Nepal. Brihaspati runs classes from Nursery to 100 at Secondary level and
the 10+2 program in Science and Management at the Higher Secondary Level.
Besides these Brihaspati also runs Diploma in Hospitality Managemant and
Tourism in affiliation with Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality (CTH),
UK.
Brihaspati is known for its Academic excellence. Till date Brihaspati has
produced over 2000 SLC graduates and over 600 +2 Graduates who have achieved
excellent academic achievements. Brihaspati has also been awarded the Best
School in Nepal in 2055BS.
Brihaspati is also known for its co-curricular and extra-curricular
activities including sports, debates and concerts. Over the years the School
has achieved Inter-school successes in Football (Soccer), cricket and
Basketball at national levels. School has also successes in inter-school
competitions like debate, elocution and concerts.
For its academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular achievements Brihaspati
has been placed among the Class A schools of Nepal by the Ministry of
Education, Government of Nepal.
Brihaspati staff and students have been known for their innovation in
education. The school is reputed to be the first school in Nepal to
introduce computer education. Brihaspati houses clubs like Lokopakar, which
is a student club that looks into Humanitarian aid. Brihaspati students
recently started ?gThink Ink?h, an activity designed using the principles of
Extreme Design from Stanford for instilling Critical Thinking and Problem
solving skills in students. This program has gained attention of a lot of
people in the academia at a very rapid pace.
Brihaspati is located in a 25 acre land space at the heart of Kathmandu
within the Balmandir compound. It has academic facility that is of very high
standards. It houses the Free and Open Source Research lab and HAM (Amateur)
radio facility that students and staff have access to.
Recently during the earthquake of Nepal, one of the buildings of Brihaspati
was used by HAM radio operators from Nepal and India to coordinate search
and reconciliation of families where over 500 families were reunited with
their loved ones.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. What is the most beautiful view from the space?
2. What are the most important things that ISS have known till now about
space?
3. Many inventions were first used by astronauts which were later found to
be commonly used by all e.g. Velcro. Can you tell us of any such tools or
equipment that you are currently using that might be commonly used
later by all?
4. What would happen if you sneeze without holding on to anything?
5. Can you see any signs of pollution from space?
6. What would you like to say to students like us?
7. How does a match burn in near zero gravity? Is it very different to that
from what happens here?
8. Who or what inspired you to be an astronaut? What advice can you give to
youths who want to be astronauts?
9. What are the detrimental effects on the body when living for a long time
in a space lab?
10. Is it true that you use pencil to write in space? If not what do you
use?
11. Has there been any case of sickness like common cold in the ISS?
12. Which subjects must we study to become astronauts?
13. I think half the crew members are from Russia. Do you have a language
barrier problem when talking to each other?
14. Is it true that Americans use the foot/pound system of measurement, so
is there any difficult in this regard?
15. In Kathmandu, our shirts become dirty within a few hours. How often do
you have to clean your clothes?
16. Is there any research going on in ISS which can have impact in less
developed countries like Nepal? Could you please briefly explain about
it?
17. In what ways does zero gravity affect human physiology? How difficult is
it to perform normal human activities that time?
18. How do you manage communication in the space? -
19. Some people believe that there is existence of aliens in the space. What
are the possible evidences to prove their survival?
20. How aging is affected in the prevailing conditions of space?
21. Why is space black in the movies even though the sun is there?
22. Can we change the direction of the spaceship according to our wish?
23. What is the most difficult part of training to become an astronaut?
24. How did you feel seeing cities on earth, the bright lights at night and
gray smudges in daytime from space?
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):
TBD
ABOUT ARISS
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative
venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that
support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States,
sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL), and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration
of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by
organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard
the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the
help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with
large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these
radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about
space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see
www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.a
rrl.org.
Thank you & 73,
David - AA4KN
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:41:44 -0600
From: John Spasojevich <johnag9d@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Audio for ARISS contact Wednesday
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Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants at the
*Brihaspati Vidyasadan, Kathmandu, Nepal* on Wednesday 20 January. AOS is
anticipated at 0837 UTC
The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The
contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK5ZAI in South Australia.
The contact is expected to be conducted in English.
Audio from this contact will be fed into the:
EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) Server
IRLP Node 9010 Discovery Reflector
Streaming Audio https://sites.google.com/site/arissaudio/
Audio on Echolink & web stream is generally transmitted around 20 minutes
prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the
preparation that occurs. IRLP will begin just prior to the ground station
call to the ISS.
Please note that on Echolink and IRLP there are manual breaks, however
connected repeaters may time out.
** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other
manoeuvre, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes
**
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:21:17 -0500
From: onmontauk@xxxxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Cruise
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Booked my ticket today. I paid extra for a large balcony on the top level so
we can work the sats from there.
What meal plan did most people pick?
Steve
Kd2cjw
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 21:34:37 +0000 (UTC)
From: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Starcom-BB
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Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 & AO-85?
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Group,
I have SatPC32 Version 12.8c and have just added AO-85 tomy Selected List.
However, the screen does not show the Uplinkand Downlink Frequencies in the
top-middle of the Display Mapas it does with the other Satellites I've
Selected. I've had to searchfor the correct frequencies and adjust for
Doppler manually.
Anyone have a suggestion for getting SatPC32 to display the Freq's?
TNX/73, ? ?Bob ?K8BL ? (EN91 at the moment)
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:58:01 -0500
From: Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 & AO-85?
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Bob,
Make sure the satellite name in your Doppler.SQF is identical to what is
listed in the Keps.
Dave-KB1PVH
Sent from my Samsung S4
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