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Today's Topics:
1. Need help with Satscape running on MAC (Dobarrows)
2. ANS-052.02 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - RadFxSat-2
(Fox-1E) Selected for Participation in NASA's CSLI (JoAnne Maenpaa)
3. SO-50 pass on 22FEB2016 ~1600Z (Kevin M)
4. WA7HQD/NP DM29 & DM28 (K4FEG)
5. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-02-22 19:30 UTC
(AJ9N@xxx.xxxx
6. Re: Flex 5000a w/SatPC32 (Jeff)
7. WA7HQD/p in DM28 (K4FEG)
8. Simple logic - STOP CALLING! (Kevin M)
9. Upcoming ARISS contact with Istituto Sobrero, Casale
Monferrato, Italy (n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
10. Re: WA7HQD/p in DM28 (Bob- W7LRD)
11. WA7HQD SO-50 UPDATE (K4FEG)
12. WA7HQD LoTW (K4FEG)
13. Re: Simple logic - STOP CALLING! (Clayton W5PFG)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2016 18:47:36 -0500
From: Dobarrows <dobarrows@xxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Need help with Satscape running on MAC
Message-ID: <153063b341b-1ddc-120dd@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
I have been using Scott Hather?s Satscape program on myMacBook for
several years now, but I have yet to solve a minor problemwith it.
When I started up Satscape, I went to 2D control. This brought up
two more windows. The first new window showed statistics for the
satellite I selected. The second new window showed a map with orbits
of my favoritesatellites. So far, so good.
Next I dragged the map window around using the mouse to geta better
look at the map. Then I got out of Satscape then got back in. Now, when
I selected 2D control, the second new window (map) waspartially
Covering up the first new window instead of being adjacent to the first
new window with no overlap.
No problem ? I thought. I will just move the map to where I wanted it to
be when I restarted Satscape the map window was once againoverlapping
with the first new Window (with the stats).
Is there any way to make Satscape remember where I placedthe windows
when I shut it down? Is there any way to get the initial display positions
back? I
have reinstalled Satscape a number of times but it shows noinclination
To display the windows as it had on my initialinstallation. If I could find
where the settings are stored I could replace them, but Ihave no luck
so far.
I am running MAC OS X 10.6.8 and Satscape12.7.14. Any help would
be appreciated.
Dave W8IJ
dobarrows@xxx.xxx
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2016 21:37:26 -0600
From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-052.02 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin -
RadFxSat-2 (Fox-1E) Selected for Participation in NASA's CSLI
Message-ID: <008301d16d22$5988fac0$0c9af040$@xxx>
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN
ANS-052.02
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:
* RadFxSat-2 (Fox-1E) Selected for Participation in NASA's CSLI
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-052.02
ANS-052 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 052.02
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE February 21, 2016
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-052.02
RadFxSat-2 (Fox-1E) Selected for Participation in NASA's CSLI
On February 18, 2016 NASA announced the selection of RadFxSat-2, the Space
Radiation Effects CubeSat, for participation in NASA's CubeSat Launch
Initiative. RadFxSat-2 (Fox-1E) is another partnership opportunity between
Vanderbilt University ISDE and AMSAT, similar to RadFxSat (Fox-1B) which is
scheduled to launch in January 2017. Vanderbilt University, with cooperation
from AMSAT, submitted the RadFxSat-2 CSLI proposal in November 2015.
Out of 21 proposals, NASA is recommending 20 for participation in the CSLI
opportunity. RadFxSat-2 is prioritized #1 out of the 20 selected and has
been offered an opportunity for a launch date. The opportunity is being
evaluated by Vanderbilt University and AMSAT to determine if it meets our
mission and orbital parameters.
RadFxSat-2 (Fox-1E) will carry a radiation effects experiment similar to
RadFxSat (Fox-1B) but will study new FinFET technology.
The Fox-1E spacecraft bus will be built on the Fox-1 series but will feature
a linear V/U (Mode J) transponder "upgrade" to replace the standard FM
repeater which Fox-1A through D have carried. The downlink will feature a
1200 bps BPSK telemetry channel to carry the Vanderbilt science in addition
to a 30 kHz wide transponder for amateur radio use.
Further details of the mission and timeline will be published as they become
available and are cleared for public release.
[ANS thanks AMSAT's Fox Engineering Team for the above information]
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 16:34:35 +0000 (UTC)
From: Kevin M <n4ufo@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50 pass on 22FEB2016 ~1600Z
Message-ID:
<1049555346.8218859.1456158875915.JavaMail.yahoo@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
For heaven's sake, people... If you hear someone get their call into the
bird, TAKE A PAUSE!!! I heard like five or six stations give their calls one
after the other, after the other and gave absolutely no friggin' room for
him to answer anyone! Give the rare station a chance to work the guy in
front of you instead of constantly calling. This is getting to be a real
problem... I heard two stations call the same guy one after the other on a
pass not long ago a total of 4-5 times each and there was no way the guy
they were calling could ever answer!!! It was the proverbial urination
contest. - And yes, I got my callsign in there a few times on that pass as
well... but I did my best to be brief and wait for an open window. I try to
always pause at least a few seconds if someone else manages to get their
callsign through the chaos.
Simply put, the ME, ME, ME mentality is NOT helping ANYONE. The VUCC gives
credit for a successful QSO whether it's the first one during a pass, or the
last.? We could have ALL worked him in on that pass, there was more than
enough time... This competitive crap is getting out of hand. BE
SPORTSMANLIKE... it's the best way for YOU to WIN a QSO.. AS WELL AS
everyone else.
For anyone that needs a refresher course on the best winning etiquette, I
refer you to Stephen Covey's 'Seven Daily Habits of Highly Effective
People'... WIN-WIN is MORE effective than WIN-LOSE... if you focus on only
yourself to the detriment of others, we lose. But if you try to operate in a
way that gets everyone a QSO and not just focus on YOU... we all win? That's
what the station who went to all the effort to go set up in a rare grid that
we are all trying to work wants, if we cooperate with that sentiment, it
just might happen.
Ham radio is supposed to be fun... I have a trip planned to Western Nevada
later this year to operate from rare grids. It's part of a vacation I am
taking with my daughter. I plan to have fun. If I encounter this kind of
crap attempting to work passes, I am going to shut off the radios, stuff
them in the trunk, tell the daughter to get her camera and go sight seeing.
Life is too friggin' short.
73, N4UFO
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 12:31:01 -0600
From: K4FEG <k4feg@xxxxx.xxx>
To: starcom-bb@xxxxxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] WA7HQD/NP DM29 & DM28
Message-ID: <56CB53E5.5030609@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Hello All:
I am trying to help "Doc" WA7HQD with his portable operations while he
is at Great Basin National Park.
The following is a list of stations he has in his log for the 2
/*SO-50*/ passes this morning:
*SO-50 @xxxxxxxx **/(approximate time)/**AOS*
AC0RA
KL7CN/W6
WA6OWR
AA0CW
K4FEG
W5PFG
WI9I
W7JPI
K8TL
N4UFO
NX9B
NP4JV
KO4MA
W7JSD
*SO-50 @xxxxxxxx **/(approximate time)/**AOS
*N8IUP
K4FEG
WI9I
These are the stations "Doc" has in his log for the 2 satellite
operations so far from _*DM28 & DM29*_, he is trying to give out as many
QSO's while in the _*Great Basin National Park*_, as possible and he has
asked everyone who he has worked FROM THE NP to _/please limit their
contacts to just *one* for the NP identifier/_. He is attempting to be
fair to everyone that he can be with his operations.
If you look at his QRZ page he has a picture showing him in front of the
Great Basin National Park sign, that is his location in DM29 and is
where he will operate from while in DM29.
/*DM28:*/
"Doc" has stated that he know's that *DM28* is a MUCH NEEDED GRID and
has plans to further try operations from there, He *MAY* attempt other
operations from DM28 today but _*will concentrate on DM28 on Tuesday's
satellite passes.*_
/*LoTW:*/
"Doc" does NOT use /P in his LoTW up-loads and is fairly quick in
posting them to LoTW.
Congratulations to ALL who made a contact and good luck to those still
looking for DM29/DM28 & the NP designator.
Good Luck & good SatDX
73
Frank
K4FEG
*
*
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 15:03:40 -0500
From: AJ9N@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-02-22
19:30 UTC
Message-ID: <2fb766.36b89df9.43fcc39c@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-02-22 19:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Istituto Sobrero, Casale Monferrato, Italy, direct via IK1SLD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN
Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-02-25 09:10:55 UTC 40 deg
Norwich Schools, Norwich/East Anglia, UK, direct via GB2CNS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI
Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-02-26 14:43:39 UTC 29 deg
Gesamtschule Leverkusen Schlebusch, Leverkusen, Germany, direct via DL?IL
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI (***)
Contact is a go for: Mon 2016-02-29 12:05:58 UTC 78 deg (***)
National Urban Alliance for Effective Education (NUA), Syosset, New York,
telebridge VK5ZAI (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***)
The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN
Contact is a go for: Tue 2016-03-01 16:45:18 UTC 53 deg (***)
Powys Secondary Schools, Mid Wales, UK, direct via GB4PCS (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI
Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-03-05 10:55:19 UTC 59 deg (***)
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**
The next window to submit a proposal for an upcoming contact is now open.
The window is open from 2016-02-15 to 2016-04-15 and would be for contacts
between 2017-01-01 and 2017-06-30.
Check out the ARISS website http://www.ariss.org/ or the ARRL website
http://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact for full details.
****************************************************************************
**
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.
****************************************************************************
***
All ARISS contacts are made via the Ericsson radio unless otherwise noted.
****************************************************************************
***
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
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 116
Francesco IK?WGF with 116
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The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date
webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are
additional
ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.
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 2016-02-22 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 1025.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 990.
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,
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 2016-02-20 21:00 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. 45 on orbit
Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Exp. 46 on orbit
Tim Kopra KE5UDN
Timothy Peake KG5BVI
Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 09:14:14 -0500
From: "Jeff" <jeff_griffin@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "Paul Stoetzer" <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>, "Alan Biddle"
<APBIDDLE@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Flex 5000a w/SatPC32
Message-ID: <A9015AAB6CD544CC98315607D9F9967F@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8";
reply-type=response
Good morning,
>Dave, W0DHB has written a translator program which sits between SatPC32 and
>the PowerSDR CAT to do the needed translation, making it look like a real
>TS-2000
I sent Dave an email the other day and didn't get a reply yet. Do one of you
guys have access to a copy of Dave's program that I can try. I'm curious
about what issues it might fix.
I got the 5000a working fine on HF, both voice and digital. I just started
yesterday working on the satellite setup. It is working, except for a few
issues. I picked up a used set of the M2 LEO pac at Orlando, along with 3
broken Yaesu 5500 rotor's I'm going to try and get at least two of them
working. I hope to get the antennas up in a few weeks, and get back on the
sats from down here...
73 Jeff kb2m
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 11:09:53 -0600
From: K4FEG <k4feg@xxxxx.xxx>
To: starcom-bb@xxxxxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] WA7HQD/p in DM28
Message-ID: <56CC9261.10704@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
*UPDATE from "Doc" WA7HQD*:
"Doc" lost power on his FT-817 during the pass, that is why he
disappeared, he will be on the "car battery" next SO-50 pass to be safe!
"Doc" logged the following stations from *DM28 on SO-50*:
/*NP4JV*//*
*//*NX9B*//*
*//*WN9Q*//*
*//*N1JEZ*//*
*//*KB1RVT*//*
*//*KA4H*/
"Doc" wants to remind everyone that /if you are in the/ *LOG, PLEASE
STAND_BY FOR OTHERS TO WORK DM28!!*
_"Doc" has already uploaded the QSO's listed above to LoTW,
CONGRATULATIONS to those who got a "New One"__._
I specifically asked him about FO-29 and he said he will be on the 18:46
& 20:23UTC passes of FO-29 to help get to the Eastern part of North
America. his plans are to work the next SO-50 pass and then 2-FO-29
passes and he will wrap up his operations.
FO-29 /*Fixed TX Frequency: 145.945*/
/*RX only tune @xxx.xxxxxxxx
Good Luck to those looking for the grid
Good Luck All & Good SatDX
73
K4FEG
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:17:02 +0000 (UTC)
From: Kevin M <n4ufo@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Simple logic - STOP CALLING!
Message-ID:
<1127036819.8756722.1456247822427.JavaMail.yahoo@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
If a station in a rare grid is on an FM satellite, running 5 watts... and he
starts to have a little trouble getting into the bird to answer folks
because of some interference, someone keying up, etc... when everyone starts
calling him... they all keep keying up and clashing signals... NO ONE is
heard and it makes matters WORSE!? Just because you don't hear a signal
coming back from the satellite DOES NOT MEAN that the UPLINK FREQUENCY IS
CLEAR. With 5-6 stations all trying to key up and call at once, nothing gets
through but noise, if that...
But one guy finally gets through and you hear him calling the station. Then
everyone thinks, "Well, I'm not going to get left out, so I better get right
in there!" (And to make matters worse, you give a NIIICCCE LOOOONGGG
CALLLL.)? Then everyone else keys up and tries... and again, nothing but
noise. Until another signal dominates and gets through and here we go
again... and this keeps happening over and over and over and over!
In the meantime, the poor rare grid station is trying his damnedest, but he
cant get past all the strong stations calling HIM!!! The fact that YOUR
station is full duplex doesn't matter... it's the same as a DX pileup on HF.
YOU CAN'T HEAR HIM IF YOU KEEP CALLING!
Remember he's very likely LOW POWER! PLEASE... let the rare station RUN THE
PILEUP... WAIT... LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN!!! It's the key to DX on HF and the
same on satellites. Put your competitive, macho egos in park and let the
other guy go first and finish his QSO... it's the BEST WAY to clear out the
list of callers and GET YOUR CHANCE.
And another thing... It's one thing to blind call a rare station, ONCE...
ONE SHORT CALL... BEFORE HE APPEARS. A way to let people on the bird know,
'Attention: rare station alert! Listen up!' But it's a completely different
matter to just keep calling and calling? so you can get to be the FIRST to
work him... THAT'S SELFISH and RUINS it for EVERYONE! And it certainly
doesn't make a bit of sense to keep calling and calling ONCE HE HAS ALREADY
APPEARED ON THE PASS!!!
-
The simple logic boils down to this... If you keep calling, he cannot
answer. And the harder you try, the more you cut your own throat. Get it?!!!
X^(?
73, N4UFO
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 12:20:00 -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 Istituto Sobrero,
Casale Monferrato, Italy
Message-ID: <8A4E94EF68B544AC89158F6A6F5BC1E9@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Istituto Sobrero, Casale Monferrato, Italy on 25 Feb. The
event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:10 UTC. The duration of the
contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be
direct between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over
portions of Italy 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.
The school is dedicated to Ascanio Sobrero and on October 12, 2012 was
celebrated the 200th anniversary of his birthday.
Ascanio Sobrero was an Italian chemist, born in our city, Casale Monferrato,
and during his research he discovered the "nitroglycerine".
Sobrero inspired young Alfred Nobel who received several patents around the
world for mixtures, devices and manufacturing methods based on the explosive
power of nitroglycerine.
Nobel always acknowledged and honored Sobrero as the man who had discovered
nitroglycerine.
1. What is the Earth like from space?
2. How do you sleep in absence of gravity?
3. How long does it take to get used to life on the I.S.S?
4. How did you feel when you saw the sunrise for the first time in space?
5. What other problems are there in addition to the absence of gravity?
6. Were you afraid the first time you went into space?
7. What do you usually eat?
8. What was the journey like to get to the I.S.S?
9. What do you do in your free time?
10. How do you feel when you come back from a space mission after a long
time?
11. When you were students did you use to dream of doing this job?
12. How is the view from the space station?
13. At what average speed do you travel?
14. How do you use a toilet in space?
15. What kind of emotions did you feel during the count down?
16. How do you have a shower in space?
17. How are people chosen to get to the I.S.S
18. How are you keeping in touch with your family?
19. What kind of researches are you doing on the I.S.S?
20. What program of training did you follow before you going to the I.S.S?
21. How long have you been in space?
22. Which are the things you prefer when you are in the space station?
23. What food do you miss more?
24. What do you usually do in space?
25. If you could turn back time, would you do this work?
26. Do you live better on the ground or in space?
27. What kind of preparation is necessary to do this experience?
28. Is living in space like you expected it to be?
29. Is this venture proving harder than you expected?
30. This experience what impact do you think will have on your next job on
the Earth?
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. Norwich Schools, Norwich/East Anglia, UK, direct via GB2CNS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI
Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-02-26 14:43 UTC
2. Gesamtschule Leverkusen Schlebusch, Leverkusen, Germany, direct
via DL?IL
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI
Contact is a go for: Mon 2016-02-29 12:05 UTC
3. National Urban Alliance for Effective Education (NUA), Syosset,
New York,
telebridge VK5ZAI
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN
Contact is a go for: Tue 2016-03-01 16:45 UTC
4. Powys Secondary Schools, Mid Wales, UK, direct via GB4PCS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI
Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-03-05 10:55 UTC
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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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:19:35 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: K4FEG <k4feg@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: starcom-bb@xxxxxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] WA7HQD/p in DM28
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good copy in CN87-his rx not working on SO50-next FO29
73 Bob W7LRD
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From: "K4FEG" <k4feg@xxxxx.xxx>
To: starcom-bb@xxxxxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 9:09:53 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] WA7HQD/p in DM28
*UPDATE from "Doc" WA7HQD*:
"Doc" lost power on his FT-817 during the pass, that is why he
disappeared, he will be on the "car battery" next SO-50 pass to be safe!
"Doc" logged the following stations from *DM28 on SO-50*:
/*NP4JV*//*
*//*NX9B*//*
*//*WN9Q*//*
*//*N1JEZ*//*
*//*KB1RVT*//*
*//*KA4H*/
"Doc" wants to remind everyone that /if you are in the/ *LOG, PLEASE
STAND_BY FOR OTHERS TO WORK DM28!!*
_"Doc" has already uploaded the QSO's listed above to LoTW,
CONGRATULATIONS to those who got a "New One"__._
I specifically asked him about FO-29 and he said he will be on the 18:46
& 20:23UTC passes of FO-29 to help get to the Eastern part of North
America. his plans are to work the next SO-50 pass and then 2-FO-29
passes and he will wrap up his operations.
FO-29 /*Fixed TX Frequency: 145.945*/
/*RX only tune @xxx.xxxxxxxx
Good Luck to those looking for the grid
Good Luck All & Good SatDX
73
K4FEG
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 12:25:06 -0600
From: K4FEG <k4feg@xxxxx.xxx>
To: starcom-bb@xxxxxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] WA7HQD SO-50 UPDATE
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WA7HQD DM28 Update:
Here are "Doc's" Confirmations for SO-50:
N8RO
AC0RA
N6NUG
N6UK
KO4MA
W7JPI
W7JSD
AA0CW
/*"Doc" will be on the 18:46z FO-29 pass coming up!*/
*Good Luck All & Good SatDX**
**73*
K4FEG
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 12:33:48 -0600
From: K4FEG <k4feg@xxxxx.xxx>
To: starcom-bb@xxxxxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] WA7HQD LoTW
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"Doc" has uploaded the SO-50 QSO's to LoTW already!
Congratulations again & FO-29 next!
73 All,
K4FEG
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:02:56 -0600
From: Clayton W5PFG <w5pfg@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Simple logic - STOP CALLING!
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A lot of people love to claim FM transponders are the root of all evil.
I find that it is operator behaviors that dictate the civility of a
particular pass, not the transponder design. Many of my friends who
have operated portable have made 10-20+ contacts, in an organized
fashion, on a 15 minute pass. It can be done. As the old saying goes
"it only takes one bad apple to spoil the bunch."
One of the unfortunate consequences of this bad behavior is the
discouragement it gives to our newer operators. I have had people tell
me "if satellites are like contesting, I want nothing to do with it." I
can usually change their mind by giving examples of more civil
exchanges. If it had not been for encouragement and guidance from others
with more experience, I might have been one of those frustrated stations
that never tried satellites again after hearing the pileup.
We learn. We press onward.
73
Clayton
W5PFG
On 2/23/2016 11:17, Kevin M via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> If a station in a rare grid is on an FM satellite, running 5 watts... and
he starts to have a little trouble getting into the bird to answer folks
because of some interference, someone keying up, etc... when everyone starts
calling him... they all keep keying up and clashing signals... NO ONE is
heard and it makes matters WORSE! Just because you don't hear a signal
coming back from the satellite DOES NOT MEAN that the UPLINK FREQUENCY IS
CLEAR. With 5-6 stations all trying to key up and call at once, nothing gets
through but noise, if that...
>
> But one guy finally gets through and you hear him calling the station.
Then everyone thinks, "Well, I'm not going to get left out, so I better get
right in there!" (And to make matters worse, you give a NIIICCCE LOOOONGGG
CALLLL.) Then everyone else keys up and tries... and again, nothing but
noise. Until another signal dominates and gets through and here we go
again... and this keeps happening over and over and over and over!
>
> In the meantime, the poor rare grid station is trying his damnedest, but
he cant get past all the strong stations calling HIM!!! The fact that YOUR
station is full duplex doesn't matter... it's the same as a DX pileup on HF.
YOU CAN'T HEAR HIM IF YOU KEEP CALLING!
>
> Remember he's very likely LOW POWER! PLEASE... let the rare station RUN
THE PILEUP... WAIT... LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN!!! It's the key to DX on HF and
the same on satellites. Put your competitive, macho egos in park and let the
other guy go first and finish his QSO... it's the BEST WAY to clear out the
list of callers and GET YOUR CHANCE.
>
>
> And another thing... It's one thing to blind call a rare station, ONCE...
ONE SHORT CALL... BEFORE HE APPEARS. A way to let people on the bird know,
'Attention: rare station alert! Listen up!' But it's a completely different
matter to just keep calling and calling so you can get to be the FIRST to
work him... THAT'S SELFISH and RUINS it for EVERYONE! And it certainly
doesn't make a bit of sense to keep calling and calling ONCE HE HAS ALREADY
APPEARED ON THE PASS!!!
> -
>
> The simple logic boils down to this... If you keep calling, he cannot
answer. And the harder you try, the more you cut your own throat. Get it?!!!
>
> X^(
>
>
> 73, N4UFO
>
>
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