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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Report of NPOTA activation at Blue Ridge Pkwy on July
16th 1546 UTC SO-50 pass (W2JV)
2. ANS-199 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (E.Mike McCardel)
3. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-07-17 00:30 UTC
(AJ9N@xxx.xxxx
4. Worked All States over satellites! (Fernando Ramirez)
5. Re: Worked All States over satellites! (Robert Switzer)
6. Re: Worked All States over satellites! (Bruce)
7. Upcoming ARISS contact with United Space School hosted by the
Foundation for International Space Education (FISE), Seabrook TX
(n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
8. NPOTA activation on 1613 UTC SO-50 pass from Blue Ridge
Parkway again today (John Brier)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2016 20:42:12 -0400
From: "W2JV" <PeteW2JV@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "John Brier" <johnbrier@xxxxx.xxx>, <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>,
"starcom" <starcom-bb@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Report of NPOTA activation at Blue Ridge Pkwy
on July 16th 1546 UTC SO-50 pass
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John,
I want to thank you for activating PK01, you did an outstanding job with the
pileup setting an example for others to follow, it was exciting working you
but an added pleasure listening to you.
73?s Peter
W2JV
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2016 00:22:14 -0400
From: "E.Mike McCardel" <mccardelm@xxxxx.xxx>
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Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-199 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-199
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:
* ARISS Well Represented at ISS R&D Conference
* LUSEX Transponder Test Successful
* Home of Australia's First Satellite is at it Again
* Cubesat Launch Opportunity for December | Are You Ready To Go?
* LilacSat-2 Linear Transponder Tested
* AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Ballots in the Mail
* Satellite Activation of NPOTA Blue Ridge Pkwy PK01
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-199.01
ANS-199 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 199.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
July 17, 2016
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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ARISS Well Represented at ISS R&D Conference
ARISS was well represented at the ISS R&D Conference, held this past
week in San Diego.
An ARISS Team led by ARISS International Chairman and AMSAT VP for
Human Spaceflight Frank H. Bauer KA3HDO, had the opportunity to meet
with others that have a vested interest in or support to the
ISS-including those responsible for ISS payloads,
scientists/researchers, contractors, aerospace developers and NASA
employees.
The team including Bauer, Rosalie White K1STO, Kerry Banke N6IZW,
Tim Bosma W6MU, and Dave Taylor W8AAS, staffed a display and helped
with an ARISS contact during the conference.
The ARISS contact was conducted among a consortium of schools
attending the ISS R&D conference as part of STEM day and telebridged
via W6SRJ. Descriptions of the schools participating in the contact
are shown below:
Lake Elementary School, Oceanside, CA
Lake Elementary School opened in 1989 in southeastern Oceanside. A
top priority continues to be the use of technology by students and
staff to prepare children for 21st Century College and Career
readiness.
Community Montessori Charter School, Escondido , CA
CMCS currently serves approximately 375 students in grades K-8.
Students attend one of five resource centers located throughout San
Diego county, and are on a Montessori home study program.
Vista Magnet Middle School, Vista, CA
Students will be literate, reflective and critical thinkers in all
areas of interaction who transfer knowledge and embrace diversity
within a global society.
Monte Vista Elementary School, Vista, CA
Our vision at Monte Vista Elementary is to ignite a love of learning
and a sense of curiosity in all students. We will promote academic
achievement through high expectations and develop problem solvers who
are technologically proficient.
Lilac School, Valley Center, CA
The Lilac Learning Community shares a commitment to exploring,
developing and differentiating deliberate, effective strategies and
practices for learning in a dynamic environment of collaboration,
inquiry and diversity.
STAR Prep Academy, Los Angeles, CA
The STAR PREP ACADEMY is an extraordinary private middle & high
school for students who seek an individualized approach to learning,
based on their desired areas of specialization.
Westminster Christian School, Miami, FL
Founded in 1961, Westminster is an independent, college-preparatory,
coeducational Christian school serving 1,241 students from preschool
through 12th grade.
There were 210 in attendance near CASIS Space Station Explorers booth.
Astronauts Carl Walz and Josh Cassada attended and talked with
audience pre and post contact.
All 16 students asked and had their questions answered with a total
of 21 questions being answered.
The event was covered by San Diego TV station Channel 8 (CBS).
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]
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LUSEX Transponder Test Successful
On the night of Wednesday 13 July, the scheduler loaded into the
computers of fresh, the satellite ?usat1 that houses the lusex,
active the experiment of Amsat-Lu. The breath of the transponder
could be received between 145.950 and 145.955 with more intensity and
heard the call of lu1esy and the issuance of lu9do CW. These first
tests will continue during the next weekend conducted by lu1cgb, to
try to improve the living conditions of the operational lusex.
Those who live in the ignition of the lussat-1 we could feel the
same way this "birth" of lusex and feel the same way. Friends, it's
an honor to join the group of lusex development, which is proposed
and I reach the goal and congratulations... We by the commitment to
achieve it.
In a follow-up it was reported "...07/14 LUSEX transponder was
activated. We heard noise from space @xxx.xxx and then a call from
LU1ESY.
Transponder is under test, enabled occasionally.
We are very excited. More news soon.
http://lusex.org.ar
https://facebook.com/Amsat.LU
http://amsat.org.ar
[ANS thanks Nacho LU1ESY for the above information]
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Home of Australia's First Satellite is at it Again
The Melbourne University is now designing a CubeSat, and hopefully
will have it ready for launch in 2018.
The same university built Australia's first Amateur Radio satellite
Australis-OSCAR-5, that was launched on 23 January 23, 1970. It was
then the first Amateur Radio satellite built outside of the United
States.
Australis-OSCAR-5 was a beacon on 29.450 MHz and 144.050 MHz with
telemetry starting with HI sent in Morse code, with sensors giving
the battery voltage, temperature and the satellite's orientation.
Passive magnetic attitude stabilisation was achieved by two bar
magnets to align with the Earth's magnetic field to provide a
favourable antenna footprint.
Built on a small budget, it had bed springs for deploying the bird,
and a cut down metallic measuring tape for antennas that extended
from the sides of the satellite.
At least 200 observers heard it reporting from 27 countries up to 46
days before going silent when its batteries failed.
Today, Melbourne University Engineering Department students are
working on the CubeSat project and restoring the Melbourne
University old dish tracking antenna getting it ready for launch day.
Despite its small size the satellite's state-of-the-art communications
system can send more data than other satellites, because of a world-
first antenna that uses a special acid for inflation in space.
The new CubeSat could potentially find applications in agriculture,
weather monitoring or even as a telescope in space.
[ANS thank Jim Linton, VK3PC and the VK1WIA News for the above
information]
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Cubesat Launch opportunity for December | are you ready to go?
In an email to the Cubesat,org mailing list, Abe Bonnema Marketing
Director, ISIS - Innovative Solutions In Space wrote,
"Dear CubeSat (and nanosat) developers,
"We normally present launch opportunities well in advance and
primarily through our website, at conferences and in direct
communication with you, yet given the very short time available, we
opted for using the great medium of the CubeSat mailing list to make
you aware of a very interesting, short-term launch opportunity;
Launch Vehicle: Indian PSLV
Launch Period: Dec 2016 - Feb 2017
Orbit: 580 km SSO
Launch Interface: ISISpace QuadPack or DuoPack family deployers (or
ISIPOD on request)
(www.isispace.nl/cubesats/#supported-sizes)
"We have a few 1U/2U/3U or 6U slots available still.
"We'll have to close the manifest and configuration in the coming
weeks. So if you're still looking for a launch from end of this year,
and the abovementioned orbit is suitable, please contact us through
launches@xxxxxxxx.xx. We'll be at the CubeSat Workshop and SmallSat
as well for possible final additions to the manifest.
Looking forward to placing your satellites on this (or another,
future) launch."
[ANS thanks Abe Bonnema for the above information]
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LilacSat-2 Linear Transponder Tested
On July 10, 2016 the SSB/CW linear transponder on the student built
satellite LilacSat-2 was successfully tested
LilacSat-2, call sign BJ1SI, was built by students at the Harbin
Institute of Technology and launched on September 19, 2015.
The 40 kHz wide SSB/CW transponder is Non-Inverting which means the
Doppler shift of a signal going through the transponder will be twice
that seen on other Low Earth Orbit inverting linear transponder
satellites.
Clayton Coleman W5PFG reported that he and Glenn Miller AA5PK had a
contact through the transponder, a recording can be heard at
https://soundcloud.com/w5pfg/lilacsat-2-2016-07-11-1315z-ssb-
transponder
The transponder frequencies are:
? 144.3425-144.3825 MHz Uplink
? 437.180-437.220 MHz Downlink
It is not yet known when the transponder will be activated again.
LilacSat-2
https://amsat-uk.org/satellites/communications/lilacsat-2/
[ANS thanks Southgate ARN for the above information]
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AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Ballots in the Mail
Ballots have been mailed to AMSAT-NA members in good standing, and
must be returned to the AMSAT-NA office by September 15, 2016 in order
to be counted. Those sent outside North America were sent by air mail.
If you have not received your ballot package in a reasonable time for
your QTH, please contact the AMSAT-NA office. Your completed ballot
should be sent as promptly as possible, and those from outside North
American preferably by air mail or other expedited means.
This year there are five candidates:
Tom Clark, K3IO
Clayton Coleman, W5PFG
Mark Hammond, N8MH
Bruce Paige, KK5DO
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
The three candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be
seated as voting Board Members with two year terms. The two candidates
receiving the next highest number of votes will be non-voting
Alternate Board Members with terms of one year. Please vote for no
more than three candidates.
Please take the time to review the candidate statements that accompany
the ballot and determine who you wish to see on the Board. Election of
Board members is both an obligation as well as an opportunity by our
membership to help shape the future direction of AMSAT-NA.
[ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information]
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Satellite Activation of NPOTA Blue Ridge Pkwy PK01
John Brier's KG4AKV first National Parks on The Air activation from
Blue Ridge Parkway PK01 EM85 at Craggy Gardens in North Carolina was
a big success and very fun. On the July 16th 1546 UTC SO-50 pass he
made fourteen contacts with the following stations, in order of
contact:
K8YSE, N8HM, K4FEG, KM4ULB, W2JV, KI4RO, WI9I, WA5KBH, W4DTA, N4UFO,
AA5PK, WU2M, K5ND, W1PA.
John thanks all the above stations. To those he couldn't get back
to, like NP4JV, he suggests "we'll have to do it next time." John
stated he really enjoyed the spot he found, it had a very wide open
view to the west and was mostly clear in the other directions except
for some small brush in the immediate vicinity. It was also out of
the way from most of the park attendees, so he didn't have to annoy
anyone expecting a tranquil nature hike.
After the pass he wasn't sure he made the ten contacts he needed to
get credit to be an activator, so he made several more contacts on
146.520 simplex, talking to stations in South Carolina, Charlotte,
Hickory, Hendersonville, and a few more nearby towns.
He was also able to connect with one of the Golden Packet [1]
stations in Roan Mountain and communicated with him over the UHF
coordination frequency. He helped John configure his Kenwood TH-D72a
to communicate on their APRS network and they shared several packets.
John wasn't digipeated along the whole length of the Appalachian
Trail, nor did he stick around for the golden packet attempt, but he
did communicate directly with one of the stations using the official
frequency, and states "that was very cool." John hopes to take part
more seriously next year. John further thanks Bob, WB4APR, for
responding to his NPOTA activation announcement email to let him know
about the event.
A picture of the video of the beautiful view where he recorded the
SO-50 pass is on his Twitter profile.
He plans to make a video of the pass for his "Space Comms" YouTube
channel.
New videos are released there every Wednesday. This coming
Wednesday, July 20th, won't be a video of this NPOTA activation as he
has already started work on an ISS SSTV video, but look for the NPOTA
video in two weeks.
http://aprs.org/at-golden-packet.html
https://twitter.com/johnbrier/status/754349709104480256
https://www.youtube.com/c/Spacecomms1
[ANS thanks John KG4AKV for the above information]
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ARISS News
+ A Successful contact was made between Frontiers of Flight Museum's
"Moon Day 2016", Dallas TX USA and Astronaut Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
using Callsign NA1SS. The contact began Sat 2016-07-16 15:54:09 UTC
and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was telebridge via
W6SRJ. ARISS Mentor was Keith W5IU.
+ A Successful contact was made ISS R&D Conference, San Diego, CA,
USA and Astronaut Jeff Williams KD5TVQ using Callsign NA1SS.
The contact began Thu 2016-07-14 16:03:33 UTC and lasted about nine
and a half minutes. Contact was telebridge via W6SRJ.
ARISS Mentor was Frank KA3HDO.
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
YOTA Camp 2016 IARU-R1, Salzburg, Austria, telebridge via VK4KHZ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Contact is a go for:
United Space School hosted by the Foundation for International Space
Education (FISE), Seabrook TX, telebridge via W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Contact is a go for: Tue 2016-07-19 14:52:20 UTC
Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka RN3FU
Contact is a go for Thu 2016-07-23 18:50 UTC
[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above
information]
[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ The world's largest radio telescope has just been completed
China's 30-soccer-field-wide radio telescope will start the hunt
for extraterrestrials.
For the full story visit http://tinyurl.com/ANS199-RadioTelescope
[ANS thanks Astronomy Magazine for the above information]
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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
EMike McCardel, AA8EM (former KC8YLD)
kc8yld at amsat dot org
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2016 00:48:59 -0400
From: AJ9N@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-07-17
00:30 UTC
Message-ID: <24de5d.4e921c05.44bc683a@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-07-17 00:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Frontiers of Flight Museum's ?Moon Day 2016?, Dallas TX, telebridge via
W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Contact was successful: Sat 2016-07-16 15:54:09 UTC 88 deg (***)
YOTA Camp 2016 IARU-R1, Salzburg, Austria, telebridge via VK4KHZ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Contact is a go for: Mon 2016-07-18 10:25:53 UTC 72 deg
United Space School hosted by the Foundation for International Space
Education (FISE), Seabrook TX, telebridge via W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Contact is a go for: Tue 2016-07-19 14:52:20 UTC 74 deg
Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka RN3FU
Contact is a go for Thu 2016-07-23 18:50 UTC
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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.
Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.
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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 119
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 8601 date
and
time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2016-07-17 00:30 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 1069. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1034. (***)
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.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
Arkansas, Delaware, 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 2016-07-17 00:30 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. 47 on orbit
Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Oleg Skripochka RN3FU
Aleksey Ovchinin
Exp. 48 on orbit
Anatoly Ivanishin
Kate Rubins KG5FYJ
Takuya Onishi KF5LKS
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73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2016 22:01:25 -0700
From: Fernando Ramirez <framirezferrer@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Worked All States over satellites!
Message-ID: <578b1126.064b420a.326e.16f6@xx.xxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Good evening fellow satelliteers!
I would like to share the news and publicly thanks the people that help me
make it happen.
Today, during the SO-50 pass at 15:46, I made contact with KB1PVH in New
Hampshire and completed my Work All States Award requirement. The pass was
very challenging since it was only 6 degrees for Arizona and KG4AKV was
going to activate Blue Ridge Parkway in NC. I waited for a break, called him
and heard his call back a coupe of seconds later. The QSO took place when
the satellite was 3 degrees above the horizon and almost setting behind the
Patagonia Mountains in southern Arizona.
The WAS application has been submitted to the American Radio Relay League. I
used 49 LoTW confirmations and will send a paper QSL from a contact with
WH6XM in Hawaii.
*Time it took me to work ?em all: 9 months, 16 days.
*The hardest states to get: the ones in New England, Hawaii and Alaska.
*The majority were worked over FM satellites, with only HI, AK and FL worked
over FO-29.
The list at the bottom shows the stations I worked from each state. To all
of them, thank you! Also grateful for the support from colleagues like W1PA,
KG5CCI, W5PFG, AC0RA, N6UA, N4UFO, N8HM, KI4RO. A special thank you to
WD9EWK for his technical and moral support and encouragement!
Now, to keep looking for a FM QSO with my homeland, Puerto Rico!
73!
Fernando, NP4JV
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Alabama, KC4LE
Alaska, KL7R
Arizona, WD9EWK
Arkansas, KG5CCI
California, K6FW
Colorado, W0DHB
Connecticut, W1AW
Delaware, N6UA
Florida, W4UOO
Georgia, K4RGK
Hawaii, WH6XM
Idaho, KG7EZ
Illinois, AA9LC
Indiana, WB9YIG
Iowa, W5PFG
Kansas, KG5CCI
Kentucky, KJ4EU
Louisiana, KG5FQT
Maine, N1AIA
Maryland, N8HM
Massachusetts, KB1PVH
Michigan, KD8CAO
Minnesota, NR0T
Mississippi, KX9X/5
Missouri, KG5CCI
Montana, WC7V
Nebraska, KE0FJI
Nevada, N6UA
New Hampshire, KB1PVH
New Jersey, W2HRO
New Mexico, W5PFG
New York, WU2M
North Carolina, N4UFO
North Dakota, W0N
Ohio, K8YSE
Oklahoma, AF5CC
Oregon, KL7CN/W7
Pennsylvania, NS3L
Rhode Island, KC1EXK
South Carolina, KO4MA
South Dakota, W0LSB
Tennessee, W4DTA
Texas, N8RO
Utah, N6UA
Vermont, N0VVV
Virginia, KA4H
Washington, KE7JIM
West Virginia, KI4RO
Wisconsin, W0N
Wyoming, N6UA
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2016 12:18:44 +0000 (UTC)
From: Robert Switzer <rs2atmink@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>, Fernando Ramirez
<framirezferrer@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Worked All States over satellites!
Message-ID:
<1412858903.389050.1468757924144.JavaMail.yahoo@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px
#715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important;
background-color:white !important; } Outstanding Fernando, Congratulations!
Rob KA2CZU
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad
On Sunday, July 17, 2016, 1:01 AM, Fernando Ramirez
<framirezferrer@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
Good evening fellow satelliteers!
I would like to share the news and publicly thanks the people that help me
make it happen.
Today, during the SO-50 pass at 15:46, I made contact with KB1PVH in New
Hampshire and completed my Work All States Award requirement. The pass was
very challenging since it was only 6 degrees for Arizona and KG4AKV was
going to activate Blue Ridge Parkway in NC. I waited for a break, called him
and heard his call back a coupe of seconds later.? The QSO took place when
the satellite was 3 degrees above the horizon and almost setting behind the
Patagonia Mountains in southern Arizona.
The WAS application has been submitted to the American Radio Relay League. I
used 49 LoTW confirmations and will send a paper QSL from a contact with
WH6XM in Hawaii.
*Time it took me to work ?em all: 9 months, 16 days.
*The hardest states to get: the ones in New England, Hawaii and Alaska.
*The majority were worked over FM satellites, with only HI, AK and FL worked
over FO-29.
The list at the bottom shows the stations I worked from each state. To all
of them, thank you! Also grateful for the support from colleagues like W1PA,
KG5CCI, W5PFG, AC0RA, N6UA, N4UFO, N8HM, KI4RO. A special thank you to
WD9EWK for his technical and moral support and encouragement!
Now, to keep looking for a FM QSO with my homeland, Puerto Rico!
73!
Fernando, NP4JV
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Alabama, KC4LE
Alaska, KL7R
Arizona, WD9EWK
Arkansas, KG5CCI
California, K6FW
Colorado, W0DHB
Connecticut, W1AW
Delaware, N6UA
Florida, W4UOO
Georgia, K4RGK
Hawaii, WH6XM
Idaho, KG7EZ
Illinois, AA9LC
Indiana, WB9YIG
Iowa, W5PFG
Kansas, KG5CCI
Kentucky, KJ4EU
Louisiana, KG5FQT
Maine, N1AIA
Maryland, N8HM
Massachusetts, KB1PVH
Michigan, KD8CAO
Minnesota, NR0T
Mississippi, KX9X/5
Missouri, KG5CCI
Montana, WC7V
Nebraska, KE0FJI
Nevada, N6UA
New Hampshire, KB1PVH
New Jersey, W2HRO
New Mexico, W5PFG
New York, WU2M
North Carolina, N4UFO
North Dakota, W0N
Ohio, K8YSE
Oklahoma, AF5CC
Oregon, KL7CN/W7
Pennsylvania, NS3L
Rhode Island, KC1EXK
South Carolina, KO4MA
South Dakota, W0LSB
Tennessee, W4DTA
Texas, N8RO
Utah, N6UA
Vermont, N0VVV
Virginia, KA4H
Washington, KE7JIM
West Virginia, KI4RO
Wisconsin, W0N
Wyoming, N6UA
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2016 08:12:55 -0500
From: Bruce <kk5do@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Worked All States over satellites!
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congrats fernando. if you email me a copy of your WAS certificate, i can
give you credit towards the AMSAT Communication Achievement Award
(requires 20 states/ve call areas/dxcc entities). only 10 more entities
and you also earn the AMSAT Sexagesimal Award (60 states/ve call
areas/dxcc entities).
73...bruce
On 7/17/2016 7:18 AM, Robert Switzer via AMSAT-BB wrote:
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background-color:white !important; } Outstanding Fernando, Congratulations!
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> Good evening fellow satelliteers!
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> I would like to share the news and publicly thanks the people that help me
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> Today, during the SO-50 pass at 15:46, I made contact with KB1PVH in New
Hampshire and completed my Work All States Award requirement. The pass was
very challenging since it was only 6 degrees for Arizona and KG4AKV was
going to activate Blue Ridge Parkway in NC. I waited for a break, called him
and heard his call back a coupe of seconds later. The QSO took place when
the satellite was 3 degrees above the horizon and almost setting behind the
Patagonia Mountains in southern Arizona.
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> The WAS application has been submitted to the American Radio Relay League.
I used 49 LoTW confirmations and will send a paper QSL from a contact with
WH6XM in Hawaii.
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> *Time it took me to work ?em all: 9 months, 16 days.
> *The hardest states to get: the ones in New England, Hawaii and Alaska.
> *The majority were worked over FM satellites, with only HI, AK and FL
worked over FO-29.
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> The list at the bottom shows the stations I worked from each state. To all
of them, thank you! Also grateful for the support from colleagues like W1PA,
KG5CCI, W5PFG, AC0RA, N6UA, N4UFO, N8HM, KI4RO. A special thank you to
WD9EWK for his technical and moral support and encouragement!
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> Now, to keep looking for a FM QSO with my homeland, Puerto Rico!
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> 73!
> Fernando, NP4JV
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> Alabama, KC4LE
> Alaska, KL7R
> Arizona, WD9EWK
> Arkansas, KG5CCI
> California, K6FW
> Colorado, W0DHB
> Connecticut, W1AW
> Delaware, N6UA
> Florida, W4UOO
> Georgia, K4RGK
> Hawaii, WH6XM
> Idaho, KG7EZ
> Illinois, AA9LC
> Indiana, WB9YIG
> Iowa, W5PFG
> Kansas, KG5CCI
> Kentucky, KJ4EU
> Louisiana, KG5FQT
> Maine, N1AIA
> Maryland, N8HM
> Massachusetts, KB1PVH
> Michigan, KD8CAO
> Minnesota, NR0T
> Mississippi, KX9X/5
> Missouri, KG5CCI
> Montana, WC7V
> Nebraska, KE0FJI
> Nevada, N6UA
> New Hampshire, KB1PVH
> New Jersey, W2HRO
> New Mexico, W5PFG
> New York, WU2M
> North Carolina, N4UFO
> North Dakota, W0N
> Ohio, K8YSE
> Oklahoma, AF5CC
> Oregon, KL7CN/W7
> Pennsylvania, NS3L
> Rhode Island, KC1EXK
> South Carolina, KO4MA
> South Dakota, W0LSB
> Tennessee, W4DTA
> Texas, N8RO
> Utah, N6UA
> Vermont, N0VVV
> Virginia, KA4H
> Washington, KE7JIM
> West Virginia, KI4RO
> Wisconsin, W0N
> Wyoming, N6UA
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2016 10:45:03 -0400
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 United Space School
hosted by the Foundation for International Space Education (FISE),
Seabrook TX
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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at United Space School hosted by the Foundation for
International Space Education (FISE), Seabrook TX on 19 July. The event is
scheduled to begin at approximately 14:52 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 W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the
west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the
145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.
The United Space School is a premier educational program hosted by the
Foundation for International Space Education (FISE). For two weeks each
summer, FISE invites approximately 50 students from 23 different countries
to the Clear Lake, Texas area to introduce them to aspects of working in the
space sciences. During their stay, the students work together in teams to
assemble a manned mission to Mars, utilizing knowledge gained from guest
lecturers and interactive field trips. The Foundation for International
Space Education Board of Directors has two head teachers and five team
mentors to assist the students in their day-to-day activities. United Space
School culminates in a project presentation, in which the students present
their final project to a panel of industry experts and the public. Upon
successful completion of their final project presentation, the students are
awarded a graduation certificate.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. The ISS attracts astronauts from all over the world, bringing in many
different cultures, languages and personalities. Do these cultural
differences ever conflict in the confined spaces of the space station or
do the differences ever prevent the crew from achieving the work that
they set out to do?
2. How would microgravity affect an astronaut that has acid reflux?
3. Can you cry in space, and if so, how do teardrops behave?
4. What do you hope to achieve during your career as an astronaut, and what
is your ultimate hope for mankind?
5. What is the biggest misconception about space/space travel that society
has?
6. What is your favorite experiment you are involved with? What benefits
can its result bring about?
7. What is the most astonishing and surprising thing you have ever
experienced during your mission?
8. Despite the hours of rigorous training, was there any situation you
didn't feel prepared for?
9. Would you go on a lifelong mission? Why?
10. Does the ISS have issues with the Kessler effect of space debris, or is
space debris a problem at all?
11. Do you think astronauts of the future will require new or different
traits or skill sets than today's ISS astronauts, and if so, what might
they be?
12. When you aren't working or exercising, what do you do to occupy
yourself in your free time for fun or entertainment?
13. What is the most difficult thing to do on the ISS that we take for
granted here on Earth?
14. What motivated you to want to go into space, considering the risks?
15. What was your least favorite part of training?
16. Have astronauts ever dealt with any psychological effects of living so
far away from Earth, or have they ever felt physically ill because of
it? How is it managed?
17. Has your perspective of space changed since you've been directly in
touch with it, and if so, how?
18. What will you miss most about space or the ISS when you return?
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: Sun, 17 Jul 2016 11:20:13 -0400
From: John Brier <johnbrier@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] NPOTA activation on 1613 UTC SO-50 pass from Blue
Ridge Parkway again today
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Doing NPOTA activation on 1613 UTC SO-50 pass from Blue Ridge Parkway again
today. Sorry for late notice. I wasn't sure until now if I'd be able to do
it.
73, John Brier KG4AKV
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