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Today's Topics:
1. Re: kenwood thd72a (Eric Christensen)
2. DM28, DM29, DM39 QSLs (Lee Ernstrom)
3. SSTV CubeSat deploys Mar 7 + Goonhilly Video (M5AKA)
4. Upcoming ARISS contact with Powys Secondary Schools, Mid
Wales, UK (n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
5. Odd behavior on AO-85? (Eric Christensen)
6. Re: AO-85 data (skristof@xxxxxxx.xxxx
7. Re: Odd behavior on AO-85? (Paul Stoetzer)
8. Re: Odd behavior on AO-85? (Eric Christensen)
9. [Video] Equipment I use for ISS reception (John Brier)
10. KG5CCI/P EM25 in Oklahoma for AO-7(B) March 6th, 2016
(Dave Swanson)
11. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-03-04 16:00 UTC
(AJ9N@xxx.xxxx
12. Is this the correct Doppler.SQL entry for NO-84? (hdskullfire2 .)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 10:09:57 -0500
From: Eric Christensen <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] kenwood thd72a
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On 03/03/2016 12:21 AM, Bruce wrote:
> i have had a thd72a for maybe 4-5 years. i am on a road trip and
> decided to try a couple so-50 passes. i can only get it to tune
> 435.775, 435.800, 435.825. thus, i only heard the last 2-3 minutes
> of a 12 minute pass. i have not operated with an ht in 15 years.
> need a refresher course as the radio cannot tune in less than 25khz
> steps. i thought i had programmed it with the software when i
> bought it and slid a 12.5khz step in just cannot find it.
Select the "F"unction button and rotate the channel selector knob
until STEP shows up on the screen. Use the right arrow (on the
multi-directional pad) to all the setting to be changed. You can
select 5.0kHz steps for the VFO.
Hope this helps. Good luck!
73,
Eric WG3K
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 09:43:03 -0700
From: Lee Ernstrom <lee.ernstrom@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] DM28, DM29, DM39 QSLs
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This morning I mailed out QSLs to everyone I worked in these three grids on
February 22 and 23rd during my activation of Great Basin National Park.
Preview of these QSLs can be seen on my QRZ.com page. I have also uploaded
all these QSOs to LOTW, which is the only way one can receive credit for
NP24 in DM29.
Thanks to everyone for all the fun, especially to Frank, K4FEG.
WA7HQD
Lee (Doc) Ernstrom
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 16:56:32 +0000 (UTC)
From: M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SSTV CubeSat deploys Mar 7 + Goonhilly Video
Message-ID:
<1766154898.4671376.1457024192123.JavaMail.yahoo@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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School SSTV CubeSat to deploy from ISS March 7
http://amsat-uk.org/2016/03/03/school-sstv-cubesat-to-deploy-from-iss/
Video of Tim Peake and Norwich School contact
http://amsat-uk.org/2016/03/03/tim-peake-norwich-school-video/
ARISS contact planned for school in Mid Wales, UK , March 5
http://amsat-uk.org/2016/03/01/ariss-contact-planned-for-school-in-mid-wales-u
k/
ARISS HamTV at Goonhilly in TX Factor Show
http://amsat-uk.org/2016/02/27/hamtv-at-goonhilly-in-tx-factor-show/
News reports of Norwich school amateur radio contact with Tim Peake
http://amsat-uk.org/2016/02/26/news-reports-norwich-school-tim-peake/
73 Trevor M5AKA
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 12:14:26 -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 Powys Secondary
Schools, Mid Wales, UK
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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Powys Secondary Schools, Mid Wales, UK on 05 Mar. The event
is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:53 UTC. The duration of the
contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be
direct between GB1SS and GB4PCS. The contact should be audible over portions
of the UK 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.
Powys Combined Schools represent all secondary schools across the county of
Powys in Wales. With students from over 90 primary schools and 12 secondary
schools, we represent students from the age of 4 up to 18. As Powys Combined
Schools, we have a pool of some 7,700 students aged 11-18 and a similar
number of 4-11 year olds in the primary schools.
Our goal is to leverage our existing relationships with the primaries in
each secondary catchment area to organise a county wide event over the
months leading up to the ARISS contact. During which time workshops,
projects and activities aimed around STEM subjects would be run. Powys
covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of
Brecknockshire (Breconshire), and a small part of Denbighshire - an area of
5,179 km? or 2,000 sq miles, making it the largest county in Wales by land
area. Most of Powys is mountainous, with north-south transport being
difficult. The majority of the Powys population lives in villages and small
towns. The largest towns are Newtown, Ystradgynlais, Brecon, and Welshpool.
Powys has the lowest population density of all the principal areas of Wales.
Just under a third of the residents have Welsh linguistic skills: Welsh
speakers are concentrated mainly in the rural areas both in and around
Machynlleth, Llanfyllin and Llanrhaeadr-y
m-Mochnant (where William Morgan first translated the whole Bible into
Welsh in 1588) in Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn), and the
industrial area of Ystradgynlais in the extreme south-west of Brecknockshire
(Welsh: Sir Frycheiniog).
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. What training regime did you have to undertake in order to prepare for
your mission to the space station?
2. What is your favourite study that you carrying out to show what life is
like in space?
3. What objects in space can you see more clearly with your eyes in space?
4. Can you describe the automatic systems on board the ISS to keep you in
your current orbit?
5. What research are you currently working on?
6. Do you ever feel sudden vertigo or claustrophobia whilst you are up in
space?
7. Do you feel your senses are any different in space compared to being on
the ground - for example is your sense of smell more acute?
8. On the Principia website, it says you are looking into a range of
research areas including 'novel materials'. Can you describe a new
material you are working on?
9. Can you describe what is meant by 'Fluid Physics' and describe any
experiments you are conducting using 'Fluid Physics'?
10. On one of your video reports, we can see you watching the 6 Nations
Rugby. How can you have a better picture in space compared to us here
on earth?
11. What inspires you to keep up the demanding physical exercise routines in
space?
12. How long do you expect it to take you to acclimatise when you
return to the earths surface?
13. Of the objects you said that you can see with your eyes, what specific
detail is better from space?
14. How do you assess your muscular strength in space?
15. Can you describe how you get into and leave the ISS without losing any
air?
16. What is your favourite discovery you and the team have made during your
time in space so far?
17. How long does it take to prepare for a spacewalk??
18. Picking one 'novel material', can you describe how it would be used on
earth?
19. Of all the experiments you are carrying out on the human body, which one
has given you the biggest surprise in terms of results?
20. Which of the communication systems that you use on the ISS to talk to
friends and family gives the clearest signal?
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. Slovansk? Gymn?zium Olomouc, Olomouc, Moravia, Czech Republic,
direct via
OK2KYJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI
Contact is a go for: Tue 2016-03-08 08:22:43 UTC
2. Atlanta Science Festival, Atlanta, Georgia, telebridge via K6DUE
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN
Contact is a go for: Tue 2016-03-08 16:11:05 UTC
3. North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC), Grand Forks, North
Dakota, telebridge via W6SRJ the ISS callsign is presently
scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN
Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-03-10 19:08:55 UTC 56 deg
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: 5
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 14:13:40 -0500
From: Eric Christensen <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Odd behavior on AO-85?
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Just tried working the AO-85 pass over Eastern U.S. and heard
something... odd. It sounded like the satellite just turned off for a
few seconds. I had a really strong signal and then no signal and no
sound. I don't *think* it was my side. Did anyone else hear that?
73,
Eric WG3K
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2016 15:07:25 -0500
From: skristof@xxxxxxx.xxx
To: David G0MRF <g0mrf@xxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-85 data
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This is very likely the explanation for my lack of data decoding. If
it's only sending two frames at a time, the likelihood of missing data
during a transmission is much higher than when the satellite is sending
dozens of frames in a transmission.
Thank you.
Steve AI9IN
On 2016-03-03 13:18, David G0MRF wrote:
> Hi Steve.
>
> It will send 2 frames every 2 minutes unless the transponder has been
activated.
>
> When the transponder is activated you get data while it's in use and for
about 30 seconds after the last person finishes speaking
>
> - Same story here in the UK. Lots of passes before dawn, but nobody
transmitting- So that usually get me about 12 - 16 frames of data compared
to 80 - 110 for a really nice pass.
>
> 73
>
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: skristof <skristof@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 16:48
> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-85 data
>
> I tried to catch the 1005 UTC pass of AO-85 this morning for data
> collection. I figured with an 88 degree elevation I couldn't miss. It's
> perfect for my eggbeater antenna. But, using HDSDR and Foxtelem, I only
> saw about 3 or 4 short transmissions spread out over the whole pass. I
> didn't decode any data.
>
> Does AO-85 only transmit slow DUV when there are voice transmissions?
> Were the short transmissions that I saw the "fast data" stream? Was
> anyone on voice on AO-85 this morning?
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Steve AI9IN
>
> EM79ji
>
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 15:27:23 -0500
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: Eric Christensen <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Odd behavior on AO-85?
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If AO-85 doesn't detect a 67.0 Hz tone for 60 seconds, it will turn
off the transmitter until it hears two full seconds of a carrier with
the tone.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 2:13 PM, Eric Christensen
<eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx> wrote:
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> Just tried working the AO-85 pass over Eastern U.S. and heard
> something... odd. It sounded like the satellite just turned off for a
> few seconds. I had a really strong signal and then no signal and no
> sound. I don't *think* it was my side. Did anyone else hear that?
>
> 73,
> Eric WG3K
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 16:12:22 -0500
From: Eric Christensen <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx>
To: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Odd behavior on AO-85?
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Ahh, that would explain it. I'm pretty sure I am running the PL on my
end but I don't see the requirement on the AO-85 page[0]. Perhaps
someone can update it?
[0] http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=4690
73,
Eric WG3K
On 03/03/2016 03:27 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
> If AO-85 doesn't detect a 67.0 Hz tone for 60 seconds, it will
> turn off the transmitter until it hears two full seconds of a
> carrier with the tone.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 2:13 PM, Eric Christensen
> <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx> wrote: Just tried working the AO-85 pass
> over Eastern U.S. and heard something... odd. It sounded like the
> satellite just turned off for a few seconds. I had a really strong
> signal and then no signal and no sound. I don't *think* it was my
> side. Did anyone else hear that?
>
> 73, Eric WG3K
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 00:28:37 -0500
From: John Brier <johnbrier@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] [Video] Equipment I use for ISS reception
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3JwOwjYIkM
I made this run down of all the equipment I use before receiving an
ISS contact with the University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH) on January
19th, 2016.
Some of the equipment I go over:
Arrow II Satellite Antenna
Backpacker version of the above
Arrow duplexer
Kenwood TM-261A
25' of DX Engineering Coax
Sennheiser HD-202 headphones
Zoom H1 audio recorder
Jam Audio Bluetooth speaker
Kenwood TH-D72A
Track: Watami - Tears:
https://soundcloud.com/trouttraxx/tears
73, John KG4AKV
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 10:48:40 -0600
From: Dave Swanson <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] KG5CCI/P EM25 in Oklahoma for AO-7(B) March 6th,
2016
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Friends and Colleagues,
This Sunday (March 6th, 2016) I'll be in Eastern Oklahoma operating from
the top of 'Cavanal Hill' in grid EM25pb. The primary goal of this trip
is to activate the state of Oklahoma on the AO-7(B) pass at my AOS of
17:58:26UTC for any interested European stations chasing their Oscar
Century award. One of the most common requests I get from operators on
the other side of the Atlantic is to go /P from Oklahoma, as it seems to
be a rarely heard state on domestic Satellite passes, let alone passes
with large DX footprints. The other big reason Oklahoma is rarely heard
is that the distances involved make most of the state out of range to
all but the highest passes of FO29 and AO7. With this in mind, the AO7
pass on Sunday provides a rare mutual footprint between Northeast OK and
most of western Europe. The weather appears to be good, and I've got a
spot I've operated successfully from before, so I'm going to try and
return the favor to my DX friends, and get something on their list
checked off.
As a request to the community, can I ask that high power stations, or
stations operating CW on AO7 please refrain from hitting the transponder
from 1758 UTC until 1803 UTC on Sunday unless you're specifically
chasing something. I do not run much power when operating /P, and AO7 is
a finicky bird as it is, so I'd like to maximize the number of stations
I can work in the 5 minute window I'll have. I plan on operating on top
of the 'high spot' in the passband around 145.940, and I will be staying
put and calling CQ to maximize the number of works who can work me.
This location in Oklahoma is well outside my 200km range for awards, so
I've got nothing to gain here except helping folks out. That said, I
think everyone knows what I can do with an arrow on a mountain, and I
would be really jazzed to hand out a rare Oscar Century Contact to a
bunch of folks a long ways away. Thank you in advance for your
consideration of this request :)
For everyone else not 7000km away, I'll be active on all birds from both
EM24 and EM25 in both Arkansas and Oklahoma most of the weekend. If
there's a specific grid or state you're after, feel free to shoot me an
email or tweet me @xxxxxx.
Thanks, Good Luck, and 73!
-Dave, KG5CCI
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 13:48:56 -0500
From: AJ9N@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-03-04
16:00 UTC
Message-ID: <c4307.781af501.440b3298@xxx.xxx>
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Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
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 10:53:39 UTC 60 deg
Slovansk? Gymn?zium Olomouc, Olomouc, Moravia, Czech Republic, direct via
OK2KYJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI
Contact is a go for: Tue 2016-03-08 08:22:43 UTC 82 deg
Atlanta Science Festival, Atlanta, Georgia, telebridge via K6DUE
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN
Contact is a go for: Tue 2016-03-08 16:11:05 UTC 53 deg
Watch for live stream at http://atlantasciencefestival.org/ariss (***)
North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC), Grand Forks, North Dakota,
telebridge via W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN
Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-03-10 19:08:55 UTC 56 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.
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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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All ARISS contacts are made via the Ericsson radio unless otherwise noted.
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Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and
not being able to get in. That has now been changed to
http://www.ariss.org/
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
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Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS?
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
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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 2016-03-04 18:30 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 1031.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 996.
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47.
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.
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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.
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QSL information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
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The successful school list has been updated as of 2016-03-01 22:00 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
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Exp. 46 on orbit
Tim Kopra KE5UDN
Timothy Peake KG5BVI
Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP
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73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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Message: 12
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 12:31:46 -0500
From: "hdskullfire2 ." <hdskullfire2@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Is this the correct Doppler.SQL entry for NO-84?
Message-ID:
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Wondering what others have in Doppler.SQL entrys for NO-84?
As of now I have the following on a single line and I'm not sure this's all
that's needed.. I'm using SATPC32 to track, IC-9100, and FLDIGI for PSK31.
Initial results were I can hear the stable beacon and some psk signals
(with hard drift).
My doppler.SQF is this at the moment..."NO-84,435350,28120,FM,USB,NOR,0,0"
I've not made any other entries anywhere else. One issue...My IC-9100
appears to be tuning Ok, but it ends up at 435.340/28.120 each time. not
centered on 435.350 like the doppler.sqf file calls out.
Any recommendations..??
Steve NS3L
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