| |
CX2SA > SATDIG 19.07.16 18:21l 747 Lines 26480 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : AMSATBB11234
Read: GUEST
Subj: AMSAT-BB-digest V11 234
Path: IW8PGT<IZ3LSV<IW2OHX<GB7COW<GB7CIP<LU4ECL<CX2SA
Sent: 160719/1609Z @:CX2SA.SAL.URY.SOAM #:49046 [Salto] FBB7.00e $:AMSATBB11234
From: CX2SA@CX2SA.SAL.URY.SOAM
To : SATDIG@WW
Today's Topics:
1. SatPc32 phantom satellites (Jim White)
2. Trying to find my downlink (Philip Chimento)
3. Re: Trying to find my downlink (B J)
4. ISS + cargoship naked eye visible? (PA3GUO)
5. Re: Trying to find my downlink (Bob)
6. Re: ISS + cargoship naked eye visible? (Bill Gillenwater)
7. Re: ISS + cargoship naked eye visible? (Jim Jerzycke)
8. Re: ISS + cargoship naked eye visible? (Rick Tejera)
9. Re: Trying to find my downlink (Jim Walls)
10. ARISS: Radio amateurs invited to UK Prime Minister's official
residence (M5AKA)
11. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-07-19 05:30 UTC
(AJ9N@xxx.xxxx
12. Re: ISS + cargoship naked eye visible? (PA3GUO)
13. ISS SSTV EVENT THIS WEEKEND! (with possible "voice
communication with Earth" ?) (John Brier)
14. Re: ISS + cargoship naked eye visible? (Peter Laws)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Message: 1
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:38:53 -0600
From: Jim White <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPc32 phantom satellites
Message-ID: <578BFAED.2040309@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
When I switch to a satellite in a different keps list and select just
one sat to be visible and be the active satellite one or more sats from
the previous list continue to show up in the display. I have to select
the new sat twice before the old ones disappear.
Example:
I had 6 sats in the display from the 'amateur' list.
Using the satellites menu I switched to the 'cubesat' list, selected
just one sat, made it visible and made it the active sat.
Clicked OK and one of the sats from the 'amateur' list continues to be
visible in the display along with the cubesat I just selected.
Back into the satellites menu and my selection of the cubesat list and
the one cubesat has disappeared. Selected the cubesat list and the one
satellite again, back into display and the one from the amateur list is
still visible along with the cubesat.
Into the satellites menu and now cubesat is selected and my one cubesast
is shown in the selected box, and when I OK that back to the display the
phantom one from the amateur list is finally gone.
How can get the program to take the changes I make to what is displayed
and tracked the first time?
------------------------------
Message: 2
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016 12:43:06 -0400
From: Philip Chimento <vze275m9@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Trying to find my downlink
Message-ID: <E118B107-3B37-4CE7-AC56-DA17291F61EC@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
I have an IC-9100 using MacDoppler and hooked up to two home-brew Eggbeater
II antennas. I have had a lot of trouble finding my downlink on pretty much
all of the SSB satellites that I have tried; AO-7, FO-29, AO-73 and the XWs
(2A, 2C and 2F). Does anyone have suggestions, strategies for finding the
downlink (so I don?t wind up annoying everyone else by uselessly
transmitting).
Thanks.
Phil Chimento
kc3cnx@xxxx.xxx
------------------------------
Message: 3
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016 17:34:21 +0000
From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Philip Chimento <vze275m9@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Trying to find my downlink
Message-ID:
<CAP7QzkOCzT4X9qGiH8-R-8UryS8r=rn_=G5z2EbeNPU6n-6a8w@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
On 7/18/16, Philip Chimento <vze275m9@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> I have an IC-9100 using MacDoppler and hooked up to two home-brew Eggbeater
> II antennas. I have had a lot of trouble finding my downlink on pretty much
> all of the SSB satellites that I have tried; AO-7, FO-29, AO-73 and the XWs
> (2A, 2C and 2F). Does anyone have suggestions, strategies for finding the
> downlink (so I don?t wind up annoying everyone else by uselessly
> transmitting).
<snip>
I've got the same problem. I first set my software (in my case,
Gpredict on Linux) to mid-band. If there isn't anyone on frequency, I
start looking for my downlink. If there is someone, though, I move
further up in the band so that I'm out of the way and won't cause any
interference.
I keep the uplink frequency steady and adjust my downlink. For me,
the trick is finding what the offset from the nominal value is. On a
new satellite, I start there and move up (or down, whichever the case
may be) slowly. On ones I've been on before, I start at the
approximate offset.
I simply speak into my mike and announce who I am and the purpose for
my transmission until I find my signal. I usually find it in a minute
or two.
I have to do it that way as I need to set up my station outside and I
have only two hands. I hold my antenna with one and my PTT switch
with the other, keeping a finger or two free so that I can adjust my
software setting. Operating a Morse key might be a touch difficult
when my hands are already full.
This has worked for me so far and I haven't yet figured out a way to
make it quicker or easier.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
------------------------------
Message: 4
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016 20:36:03 +0300
From: PA3GUO <pa3guo@xxxxxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS + cargoship naked eye visible?
Message-ID: <1468863363.924802647@xx.xx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Wednesday the new cargoship is expected to arrive at the ISS.
I can see the ISS with the naked eye.
What about the soyouz etc, prior to docking?
Would love to see 2 moving stars, one following the other.
Henk, PA3GUO
------------------------------
Message: 5
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016 13:55:13 -0400
From: Bob <WB4SON@xxxxx.xxx>
To: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Philip Chimento
<vze275m9@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Trying to find my downlink
Message-ID:
<CAPonRZ_38zGz6H5=w8smt4b5787bT2BtQN_SL48VBLP2cX9BBQ@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
First off, I'd suggest using CW to find downlink. It is much easier to
find that than a weak voice signal. Do as Bernhard suggests and set your
RX to the middle of the downlink passband, then adjust your TX until you
find yourself.
FO-29 and the three XWs have fairly predictable input/output offfsets, so
once you figure it out, you only need to adjust for doppler.
AO-73 is an entirely different thing -- the uplink frequency for AO-73 is
about 10-15 KHz HIGHER than the published values as the uplink frequency
varies with spacecraft temperature, so what works on one orbit might not
work on another, but again, it will get you close (you'll be tuning your
uplink +/- 2 KHz to find yourself).
FO-29 is your best bet to begin. VERY sensitive receiver, longer orbit
window, stable, etc.
Once you figure out your offset, MacDoppler should do a good job for
everything but AO-73, and Funcube2.
73, Bob, WB4SON
On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 1:34 PM, B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> On 7/18/16, Philip Chimento <vze275m9@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> > I have an IC-9100 using MacDoppler and hooked up to two home-brew
> Eggbeater
> > II antennas. I have had a lot of trouble finding my downlink on pretty
> much
> > all of the SSB satellites that I have tried; AO-7, FO-29, AO-73 and the
> XWs
> > (2A, 2C and 2F). Does anyone have suggestions, strategies for finding the
> > downlink (so I don?t wind up annoying everyone else by uselessly
> > transmitting).
>
> <snip>
>
> I've got the same problem. I first set my software (in my case,
> Gpredict on Linux) to mid-band. If there isn't anyone on frequency, I
> start looking for my downlink. If there is someone, though, I move
> further up in the band so that I'm out of the way and won't cause any
> interference.
>
> I keep the uplink frequency steady and adjust my downlink. For me,
> the trick is finding what the offset from the nominal value is. On a
> new satellite, I start there and move up (or down, whichever the case
> may be) slowly. On ones I've been on before, I start at the
> approximate offset.
>
> I simply speak into my mike and announce who I am and the purpose for
> my transmission until I find my signal. I usually find it in a minute
> or two.
>
> I have to do it that way as I need to set up my station outside and I
> have only two hands. I hold my antenna with one and my PTT switch
> with the other, keeping a finger or two free so that I can adjust my
> software setting. Operating a Morse key might be a touch difficult
> when my hands are already full.
>
> This has worked for me so far and I haven't yet figured out a way to
> make it quicker or easier.
>
> 73s
>
> Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
------------------------------
Message: 6
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016 13:47:19 -0400
From: "Bill Gillenwater" <k3sv@xx.xxx>
To: "PA3GUO" <pa3guo@xxxxxxx.xx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS + cargoship naked eye visible?
Message-ID: <44CB20AACF144BC5AA02403F62D79CA1@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
Actually viewed this type of event when the last US Shuttle was leaving the
ISS. Very clear night and you could see both very brightly, separated but in
the same path. Hope you get to see it.
73 Bill K3SV
--------------------------------------------------
From: "PA3GUO" <pa3guo@xxxxxxx.xx>
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2016 1:36 PM
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS + cargoship naked eye visible?
>
> Wednesday the new cargoship is expected to arrive at the ISS.
> I can see the ISS with the naked eye.
> What about the soyouz etc, prior to docking?
> Would love to see 2 moving stars, one following the other.
> Henk, PA3GUO
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
>
> -----
> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 2016.0.7688 / Virus Database: 4627/12638 - Release Date: 07/18/16
>
------------------------------
Message: 7
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016 18:30:28 +0000
From: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS + cargoship naked eye visible?
Message-ID: <618b8554-702e-d807-523b-c7e48882b626@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
My son and I got to see the ISS, Shuttle, and Progress supply ship one
night some years ago.
It was pretty neat the see all three of them sailing along up there!
73, Jim KQ6EA
On 07/18/2016 05:47 PM, Bill Gillenwater wrote:
> Actually viewed this type of event when the last US Shuttle was
> leaving the ISS. Very clear night and you could see both very
> brightly, separated but in the same path. Hope you get to see it.
> 73 Bill K3SV
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "PA3GUO" <pa3guo@xxxxxxx.xx>
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2016 1:36 PM
> To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS + cargoship naked eye visible?
>
>>
>> Wednesday the new cargoship is expected to arrive at the ISS.
>> I can see the ISS with the naked eye.
>> What about the soyouz etc, prior to docking?
>> Would love to see 2 moving stars, one following the other.
>> Henk, PA3GUO
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>> Opinions expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
>> of AMSAT-NA.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>> program!
>> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>
>>
>> -----
>> No virus found in this message.
>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>> Version: 2016.0.7688 / Virus Database: 4627/12638 - Release Date:
>> 07/18/16
>>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views
> of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
------------------------------
Message: 8
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016 11:51:49 -0700
From: Rick Tejera <saguaroastro@xxx.xxx>
To: PA3GUO <pa3guo@xxxxxxx.xx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS + cargoship naked eye visible?
Message-ID: <wjfeh70w6j4eche54kb46v88.1468867909480@xxxxx.xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Henk,?
In the past, I have visually seen the space Shuttle & ISS in trail after
undocking.
The cargo vessel is not a Soyuz, but rather ?a Dragon, ?bother of which are
considerby smaller than the Shuttle. It could be possible if the conditions
are right.
Good luck
Rick Tejera K7TEJSaguaroAstro@xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-------- Original message --------
From: PA3GUO <pa3guo@xxxxxxx.xx>
Date: 18/07/2016 10:36 (GMT-07:00)
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS + cargoship naked eye visible?
Wednesday the new cargoship is expected to arrive at the ISS.
I can see the ISS with the naked eye.
What about the soyouz etc, prior to docking?
Would love to see 2 moving stars, one following the other.
Henk, PA3GUO
_______________________________________________
Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
expressed
are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
AMSAT-NA.
Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
------------------------------
Message: 9
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016 14:48:58 -0700
From: Jim Walls <jim@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Trying to find my downlink
Message-ID: <074f9b29-93d8-962d-51c4-31d1e55810d6@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
On 7/18/2016 09:43, Philip Chimento wrote:
> I have an IC-9100 using MacDoppler and hooked up to two home-brew
Eggbeater II antennas. I have had a lot of trouble finding my downlink on
pretty much all of the SSB satellites that I have tried; AO-7, FO-29, AO-73
and the XWs (2A, 2C and 2F). Does anyone have suggestions, strategies for
finding the downlink (so I don?t wind up annoying everyone else by uselessly
transmitting).
An eggbeater is a pretty marginal receive antenna for the linear
satellites. Do you at least have a preamp at the receive antenna?
--
73
-------------------------------------
Jim Walls - K6CCC
jim@xxxxx.xxx
Ofc: 818-548-4804
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/
AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395
------------------------------
Message: 10
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 00:28:22 +0000 (UTC)
From: M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS: Radio amateurs invited to UK Prime
Minister's official residence
Message-ID:
<1202506951.2089075.1468888102622.JavaMail.yahoo@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
ARISS School Contacts: Radio amateurs invited to UK Prime Minister's
official residence 10 Downing Street
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/07/18/radio-amateurs-10-downing-street/
Ofcom propose using Ham Radio band for Wi-Fi - consultation deadline July 22
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/05/13/ofcom-propose-using-ham-radio-band-for-wi-fi/
RSGB Board Chair to address AMSAT-UK Colloquium
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/07/13/rsgb-chair-to-address-amsat-uk-colloquium/
AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Guildford July 29-31, 2016
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/06/30/amsat-uk-international-space-colloquium-2016/
73 Trevor M5AKA
----
AMSAT-UK?http://amsat-uk.org/
Twitter?https://twitter.com/AmsatUK
Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK
YouTube?https://youtube.com/AmsatUK
----
------------------------------
Message: 11
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 02:20:24 -0400
From: AJ9N@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-07-19
05:30 UTC
Message-ID: <2e5c22.21f59b7d.44bf20a8@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-07-19 05:30 UTC
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 was successful: 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
ESA Space Camp 2016, Lenk, Switzerland, telebridge via W6SRJ (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS (***)
Contact is a go for: Mon 2016-07-25 12:46:35 UTC 49 deg (***)
Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria IL, telebridge via IK1SLD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-07-27 19:59:27 UTC 36 deg (***)
****************************************************************************
**
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.
****************************************************************************
***
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 119
Francesco IK?WGF with 116
****************************************************************************
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 2016-07-19 05:30 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 1070. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1035. (***)
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.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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 2016-07-19 05:30 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
****************************************************************************
Exp. 47 on orbit
Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Oleg Skripochka RN3FU
Aleksey Ovchinin
Exp. 48 on orbit
Anatoly Ivanishin
Kate Rubins KG5FYJ
Takuya Onishi KF5LKS
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
------------------------------
Message: 12
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 18:24:12 +0300
From: PA3GUO <pa3guo@xxxxxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS + cargoship naked eye visible?
Message-ID: <1468941851.834285123@xxx.xx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Thanks to all that responded!
Well, I did see the ISS (progress docked but you wint see that without great
telescope), and 4 minutes later Dragon. Dragon was not as bright as ISS but
well visible.
Was at 03:25am local time (CET). Warm night, no cloud, clear sky.
Will try again tomorrow morning (20th, 03:32am local time = CET).
Dragon will and should be close to ISS.
Anyone else in for fun?
Henk maandag, 18 juli 2016, 07:36p.m. +02:00 van PA3GUO pa3guo@xxxxxxx.xx :
>Wednesday the new cargoship is expected to arrive at the ISS.
>I can see the ISS with the naked eye.
>What about the soyouz etc, prior to docking?
>Would love to see 2 moving stars, one following the other.
>Henk, PA3GUO
------------------------------
Message: 13
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 11:27:46 -0400
From: John Brier <johnbrier@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS SSTV EVENT THIS WEEKEND! (with possible "voice
communication with Earth" ?)
Message-ID:
<CALn0fKPvxgL1_vwJNMk8u3bM_N1NzS2Y4okVHKvqufeM6thtJQ@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
http://bit.ly/2a5nBMM
It looks like the next event will be Saturday July 23rd 2016, probably
going all weekend. This is based on a post on the Russian blog by
R4UAB. According to Google Translate the event will be ?dedicated to
the life and work of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.? Google
Translate also mentions ?voice communication with the Earth,? which is
very intriguing.
Can anyone who reads Cyrillic/knows Russian tell me exactly what the
part about "voice communication with Earth" means? I want to know if
the cosmonauts will be talking to amateur radio operators on the
ground. The link to the original blog post is here:
http://r4uab.ru/?p=12122
My "ISS SSTV Reception Hints" page is here:
https://spacecomms.wordpress.com/iss-sstv-reception-hints/
AMSAT-UK has a similar page here:
https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/
73, John Brier KG4AKV
------------------------------
Message: 14
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 11:05:24 -0500
From: Peter Laws <plaws0@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS + cargoship naked eye visible?
Message-ID:
<CANVAiQ8m3i25SL273qa1WQskvbFm+pH0X-xc9UGHwxmyXhg51A@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 10:24 AM, PA3GUO <pa3guo@xxxxxxx.xx> wrote:
>
> Thanks to all that responded!
> Well, I did see the ISS (progress docked but you wint see that without
great telescope), and 4 minutes later Dragon. Dragon was not as bright as
ISS but well visible.
> Was at 03:25am local time (CET). Warm night, no cloud, clear sky.
> Will try again tomorrow morning (20th, 03:32am local time = CET).
> Dragon will and should be close to ISS.
> Anyone else in for fun?
Good work! Too bad you can't talk to them at the same time! ("NORDO"
when something is docking/undocking).
--
Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train!
------------------------------
Subject: Digest Footer
_______________________________________________
Sent via amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx.
AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide
without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
AMSAT-NA.
Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
------------------------------
End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 11, Issue 234
*****************************************
Read previous mail | Read next mail
| |
