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Today's Topics:
1. youtube video(s) of prototype satellite tracker (Todd Deckard)
2. Re: youtube video(s) of prototype satellite tracker (John Brier)
3. Re: youtube video(s) of prototype satellite tracker (John Brier)
4. CAT Cable and Rotor Controller for FT-736R (Jeff Bollettino K4AMK)
5. Re: CAT Cable and Rotor Controller for FT-736R (Greg D)
6. Re: Pratham: IITB Student Satellite Beacon Active
(Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS])
7. Required - ICOM UT-84 CTCSS Unit (Nitin Muttin)
8. Re: CAT Cable and Rotor Controller for FT-736R (Jim Jerzycke)
9. Re: CAT Cable and Rotor Controller for FT-736R (Greg D)
10. STARS-C deployed (Masahiro Arai)
11. Upcoming ARISS contact with Ecole Communale de Saint
Sylvestre, Saint Sylvestre, France (n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 12:48:52 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
From: Todd Deckard <twdeckard@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] youtube video(s) of prototype satellite tracker
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Greetings!
Here are some youtube videos of a satellite tracking system built around an
Arduino. It is still in its early stages.
I am still lurking on the birds; very new to amateur radio and listening.
Looking forward to making contacts as I get dialed in.
Morse Code telemetry from ITUpSAT1:
https://youtu.be/FjZ26e1FFKo
Voice downlink from SO-50
https://youtu.be/6gNwKH6FKcM:
Unsuccessful FO-29 pass (perhaps the snow on the plexiglass solarium
enclosure or the -20F temperature was an issue).
Faint unintelligible voice chatter
https://youtu.be/sWNyVoTBM3c:
Bad code on github (with thanks to James Miller G3RUH and VE9QRP).
https://github.com/twdeckard/AE-35
73
KE0CMD
Todd
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 13:53:20 -0500
From: John Brier <johnbrier@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Todd Deckard <twdeckard@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] youtube video(s) of prototype satellite
tracker
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Just skimmed through your videos. Looks cool.
The FO-29 pass, I could hear some voice, but it wasn't demodulated right.
That might be because FO-29 is a linear satellite for SSB/CW, and that
radio is FM only. I'm not sure though. Does it do SSB?
73, John Brier, KG4AKV
On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 1:48 PM, Todd Deckard <twdeckard@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
wrote:
> Greetings!
>
> Here are some youtube videos of a satellite tracking system built around
> an Arduino. It is still in its early stages.
>
> I am still lurking on the birds; very new to amateur radio and listening.
>
> Looking forward to making contacts as I get dialed in.
>
> Morse Code telemetry from ITUpSAT1:
>
> https://youtu.be/FjZ26e1FFKo
>
> Voice downlink from SO-50
>
> https://youtu.be/6gNwKH6FKcM:
>
> Unsuccessful FO-29 pass (perhaps the snow on the plexiglass solarium
> enclosure or the -20F temperature was an issue).
> Faint unintelligible voice chatter
>
> https://youtu.be/sWNyVoTBM3c:
>
> Bad code on github (with thanks to James Miller G3RUH and VE9QRP).
>
> https://github.com/twdeckard/AE-35
>
> 73
> KE0CMD
> Todd
>
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 14:35:07 -0500
From: John Brier <johnbrier@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Todd Deckard <twdeckard@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] youtube video(s) of prototype satellite
tracker
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Heh. It happens. We can just say you were in the weeds coding your Arudino
and didn't have time for such trivial things as radio settings. ;-)
73, John Brier KG4AKV
On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 2:05 PM, Todd Deckard <twdeckard@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
wrote:
> There you go! I learned something already. A bit chagrined that by the
> time this project is done they are going to take my Electrical Engineering
> degree away.
>
> The little Baofeng is FM only. In fact I think I wasted no small amount
> of time flogging a homebrew Yagi from the Kent Britain article because of
> this critical misunderstanding.
>
> Most of the energy up till now has been on the tracker and software --
> but I am a bit embarrassed that your polite tip uncovered a technical gaff
> in my first experiments.
>
> Doh!
> ( and Thanks)
> Todd
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Brier
> Sent: Dec 18, 2016 12:53 PM
> To: Todd Deckard
> Cc: AMSAT BB
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] youtube video(s) of prototype satellite tracker
>
> Just skimmed through your videos. Looks cool.
>
> The FO-29 pass, I could hear some voice, but it wasn't demodulated right.
> That might be because FO-29 is a linear satellite for SSB/CW, and that
> radio is FM only. I'm not sure though. Does it do SSB?
>
> 73, John Brier, KG4AKV
>
>
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 21:38:53 -0500
From: Jeff Bollettino K4AMK <k4amk@xxxxxxxxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAT Cable and Rotor Controller for FT-736R
Message-ID: <d83041c7-c967-a053-7485-97ae2254c28a@xxxxxxxxxx.xx>
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Hi all, I'm getting back into the hobby after a lengthy absence. I had
to re-test for extra as my old license had lapsed and I've taken care of
that and shortened my call by one letter by getting an available vanity
call sign. So now I want to get my old Yaesu FT-736R operating the
satellites and could use some help. First up is interfacing SATPC32 on
a new windows 10 machine to the CAT interface. I've read through all
the AMSAT-BB threads I could find on the topic, with one approach being
to add an RS-232 interface to the PC and building a TTL to RS-232 cable
with some electronics. If I can buy rather than build I'd prefer to do
that for time reasons. I found a cable on the UK site radioarena.co.uk
that is a "Yaesu USB Programming / CAT Cable for Radios with 6-pin DIN
Connector" which sounds perfect but one learns to be suspicious when it
seems too easy. Has anyone tried this USB to Yaesu CAT cable with an
FT-736R, or otherwise knows why it would or would not work? Here's the
link:
https://radioarena.co.uk/programming-cables/yaesu/yaesu-usb-programming-/-cat-
cable-for-radios-with-6-pin-din-connector.html
Second, I'm planning to get an Arrow LEO antenna with a low noise figure
preamp and try a fixed elevation with just an azimuth rotator, mounted
in an attic. Could I get some suggestions on the rotor controllers that
interface most easily/best with SATPC32? I know there's a list of all
of them in the read me file but this program's been around for awhile
and I'm looking for what is easily available and integrates without
running into unnecessary snags. I haven't owned a rotator before, and
so I'm not familiar with them. I think what I need with a small, attic
antenna is probably at the small end of the rotor scale. I'll probably
go through Norm's Rotor service, but it would be great to have some
experienced recommendations on what to get.
thanks for any guidance you can offer
73
Jeff
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 20:02:27 -0800
From: Greg D <ko6th.greg@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CAT Cable and Rotor Controller for FT-736R
Message-ID: <58575BD3.8070806@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Welcome back to the hobby!
The main thing I would check is what USB->Serial chip the cable uses.
There are a lot of cheap cables with counterfeit FTDI chips in them, and
they're a nightmare to keep working. The one you referenced seems to
have the Prolific chip, so I don't see any issues, but I have no
experience with it personally.
No recommendations on rotors, as I built my own interface with a Basic
Stamp and some relays, but with an antenna as light as the Arrow, nearly
anything would be able to handle it.
Greg KO6TH
Jeff Bollettino K4AMK wrote:
> Hi all, I'm getting back into the hobby after a lengthy absence. I
> had to re-test for extra as my old license had lapsed and I've taken
> care of that and shortened my call by one letter by getting an
> available vanity call sign. So now I want to get my old Yaesu FT-736R
> operating the satellites and could use some help. First up is
> interfacing SATPC32 on a new windows 10 machine to the CAT interface.
> I've read through all the AMSAT-BB threads I could find on the topic,
> with one approach being to add an RS-232 interface to the PC and
> building a TTL to RS-232 cable with some electronics. If I can buy
> rather than build I'd prefer to do that for time reasons. I found a
> cable on the UK site radioarena.co.uk that is a "Yaesu USB Programming
> / CAT Cable for Radios with 6-pin DIN Connector" which sounds perfect
> but one learns to be suspicious when it seems too easy. Has anyone
> tried this USB to Yaesu CAT cable with an FT-736R, or otherwise knows
> why it would or would not work? Here's the link:
>
https://radioarena.co.uk/programming-cables/yaesu/yaesu-usb-programming-/-cat-
cable-for-radios-with-6-pin-din-connector.html
>
> Second, I'm planning to get an Arrow LEO antenna with a low noise
> figure preamp and try a fixed elevation with just an azimuth rotator,
> mounted in an attic. Could I get some suggestions on the rotor
> controllers that interface most easily/best with SATPC32? I know
> there's a list of all of them in the read me file but this program's
> been around for awhile and I'm looking for what is easily available
> and integrates without running into unnecessary snags. I haven't
> owned a rotator before, and so I'm not familiar with them. I think
> what I need with a small, attic antenna is probably at the small end
> of the rotor scale. I'll probably go through Norm's Rotor service,
> but it would be great to have some experienced recommendations on what
> to get.
>
> thanks for any guidance you can offer
>
> 73
>
> Jeff
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 10:00:20 +0530
From: "Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS]" <wmy@xxxx.xxx.xx>
To: PE0SAT | Amateur Radio <pe0sat@xxxxx.xx>
Cc: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Pratham: IITB Student Satellite Beacon Active
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Thanks Jan for the info !!
73 de
Quoting PE0SAT | Amateur Radio via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>:
> Good to hear that more station are receiving PRATHAM on VHF.
>
> My last pass of this morning 12:06 UTC was also successful, but again no
> signals on UHF.
>
> If you want to see how this satellite sounds, I have a SDRSharp Base
> band IQ on the following
> location. The SDR that I used for this recording is a FUNcube Dongle
> Pro+ at 192000 samples/second.
>
> https://janvgils.home.xs4all.nl/download/PRATHAM/
>
> Sorry for the mess in the spectrum, but as you can see I have some
> terrible QRM on VHF.
>
> 73 Jan
>
> ---
> With regards PE0SAT
> Internet web-page http://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/
> DK3WN SatBlog http://www.dk3wn.info/p/
> Online Telemetry Forwarder: http://tlm.pe0sat.nl/
> irc://chat.freenode.net #Cubesat - Twitter @xxxxxx
>
> On 17-12-2016 10:29, Jean-Pierre Godet wrote:
>> Hi my friends !
>>
>> Heard VHF CW beacon in western Europe, around 09:00 UTC, orbit nr
>> 1201, 15 deg. max pass above horizont. I fully agree with Greg/KO6TH:
>> "Good to hear the Chirpy Sat again!".? :-)
>>
>> Have a nice day, 73!
>>
>> Jean-Pierre/F5YG
>>
>> On 17/12/2016 03:47, Greg D wrote:
>>
>>> 03:33z 10-degree pass from CM98, heard the same here on 2m.? Good to
>>> hear the Chirpy Sat again!
>>>
>>> Sorry, no FSK (presume 9600 bps?) capability.
>>>
>>> Greg? KO6TH
>>>
>>> Paulo PV8DX wrote:
>>>> Hi
>>>> Heard in the extreme north of Brazil.
>>>>
>>>> Repeats in Morse Code
>>>> VU2BUG? PRATHAM IIT BOMBAY STUDENT SATELLITE
>>>>
>>>> 17 DEC? 2016? -? 01:47 UTC
>>>>
>>>> link
>>>> https://youtu.be/m_kLNHT4w6k
>>>>
>>>> 73 de Paulo PV8DX
>>>> LABRE/ARRL
>>>> AMSAT-BR/AMSAT-NA member
>>>> FJ92pt - VUCC SAT
>>>> http://amsat-br.org/
>>>> www.qrz.com/db/pv8dx[1]
>>>> Contact ARISS 13/fev/2014
>>>> http://www.labre-rr.org/ariss.html
>>>> Boa Vista-Roraima-Brasil
>>>> pv8dx@xxxx.xxx
>>>>
>>>> -----Mensagem Original----- From: Aayush Yadav
>>>> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2016 5:16 PM
>>>> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx ; Rachana Agarwal ; Subramani BA ; Mani VU2 WMY
>>>> ; Manvi Dhawan ; Ratnesh Mishra
>>>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Pratham: IITB Student Satellite
>>>>
>>>> Hello all,
>>>>
>>>> We are glad to inform you that PE0SAT was able to receive the beacon
>>>> of the
>>>> satellite yet again. We have started the preparation to track the
>>>> satellite
>>>> in the hopes of establishing if the satellite is active again. We
>>>> would be
>>>> glad if you could help us in this and try receiving the signal from
>>>> Pratham.
>>>>
>>>> Downlink:
>>>> Frequency: 437.455 MHz
>>>> Modulation: FSK
>>>>
>>>> Beacon:
>>>> Frequency: 145.98 MHz
>>>> Modulation: CW
>>>> OOK Morse code.
>>>>
>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>> Team Pratham.
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 04:58:51 +0000 (UTC)
From: Nitin Muttin <vu3tyg@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Required - ICOM UT-84 CTCSS Unit
Message-ID: <1481070672.5560697.1482123531585@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi All,
I am in need of ICOM UT-84 CTCSS unit for my ICOM 821H. If anyone has one
for sale please write to me directly.?73
Nitin [VU3TYG]
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 05:10:08 +0000
From: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CAT Cable and Rotor Controller for FT-736R
Message-ID: <4571f2fd-cdd2-d252-3be2-f7104b628979@xxxxxxx.xxx>
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IIRC, it's the Prolific chipset that is commonly faked.
The FTDI chips don't have that problem.....yet!
73, Jim KQ6EA
On 12/19/2016 04:02 AM, Greg D wrote:
> Welcome back to the hobby!
>
> The main thing I would check is what USB->Serial chip the cable uses.
> There are a lot of cheap cables with counterfeit FTDI chips in them, and
> they're a nightmare to keep working. The one you referenced seems to
> have the Prolific chip, so I don't see any issues, but I have no
> experience with it personally.
>
> No recommendations on rotors, as I built my own interface with a Basic
> Stamp and some relays, but with an antenna as light as the Arrow, nearly
> anything would be able to handle it.
>
> Greg KO6TH
>
>
> Jeff Bollettino K4AMK wrote:
>> Hi all, I'm getting back into the hobby after a lengthy absence. I
>> had to re-test for extra as my old license had lapsed and I've taken
>> care of that and shortened my call by one letter by getting an
>> available vanity call sign. So now I want to get my old Yaesu FT-736R
>> operating the satellites and could use some help. First up is
>> interfacing SATPC32 on a new windows 10 machine to the CAT interface.
>> I've read through all the AMSAT-BB threads I could find on the topic,
>> with one approach being to add an RS-232 interface to the PC and
>> building a TTL to RS-232 cable with some electronics. If I can buy
>> rather than build I'd prefer to do that for time reasons. I found a
>> cable on the UK site radioarena.co.uk that is a "Yaesu USB Programming
>> / CAT Cable for Radios with 6-pin DIN Connector" which sounds perfect
>> but one learns to be suspicious when it seems too easy. Has anyone
>> tried this USB to Yaesu CAT cable with an FT-736R, or otherwise knows
>> why it would or would not work? Here's the link:
>>
https://radioarena.co.uk/programming-cables/yaesu/yaesu-usb-programming-/-cat-
cable-for-radios-with-6-pin-din-connector.html
>>
>> Second, I'm planning to get an Arrow LEO antenna with a low noise
>> figure preamp and try a fixed elevation with just an azimuth rotator,
>> mounted in an attic. Could I get some suggestions on the rotor
>> controllers that interface most easily/best with SATPC32? I know
>> there's a list of all of them in the read me file but this program's
>> been around for awhile and I'm looking for what is easily available
>> and integrates without running into unnecessary snags. I haven't
>> owned a rotator before, and so I'm not familiar with them. I think
>> what I need with a small, attic antenna is probably at the small end
>> of the rotor scale. I'll probably go through Norm's Rotor service,
>> but it would be great to have some experienced recommendations on what
>> to get.
>>
>> thanks for any guidance you can offer
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Jeff
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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
> _______________________________________________
> 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
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 21:46:21 -0800
From: Greg D <ko6th.greg@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CAT Cable and Rotor Controller for FT-736R
Message-ID: <5857742D.2080902@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Hi Jim, are you sure? I did an internet search for "counterfeit usb
serial", and the FTDI chip was the one at the top of the list.
Oh, but digging further, I see references to both, actually. Bummer...
So, Jeff, I guess the recommendation is to beware, and look for any
signs that there might be a driver issue with the specific cable under
consideration.
Greg KO6TH
Jim Jerzycke wrote:
> IIRC, it's the Prolific chipset that is commonly faked.
>
>
> The FTDI chips don't have that problem.....yet!
>
>
> 73, Jim KQ6EA
>
>
> On 12/19/2016 04:02 AM, Greg D wrote:
>> Welcome back to the hobby!
>>
>> The main thing I would check is what USB->Serial chip the cable uses.
>> There are a lot of cheap cables with counterfeit FTDI chips in them, and
>> they're a nightmare to keep working. The one you referenced seems to
>> have the Prolific chip, so I don't see any issues, but I have no
>> experience with it personally.
>>
>> No recommendations on rotors, as I built my own interface with a Basic
>> Stamp and some relays, but with an antenna as light as the Arrow, nearly
>> anything would be able to handle it.
>>
>> Greg KO6TH
>>
>>
>> Jeff Bollettino K4AMK wrote:
>>> Hi all, I'm getting back into the hobby after a lengthy absence. I
>>> had to re-test for extra as my old license had lapsed and I've taken
>>> care of that and shortened my call by one letter by getting an
>>> available vanity call sign. So now I want to get my old Yaesu FT-736R
>>> operating the satellites and could use some help. First up is
>>> interfacing SATPC32 on a new windows 10 machine to the CAT interface.
>>> I've read through all the AMSAT-BB threads I could find on the topic,
>>> with one approach being to add an RS-232 interface to the PC and
>>> building a TTL to RS-232 cable with some electronics. If I can buy
>>> rather than build I'd prefer to do that for time reasons. I found a
>>> cable on the UK site radioarena.co.uk that is a "Yaesu USB Programming
>>> / CAT Cable for Radios with 6-pin DIN Connector" which sounds perfect
>>> but one learns to be suspicious when it seems too easy. Has anyone
>>> tried this USB to Yaesu CAT cable with an FT-736R, or otherwise knows
>>> why it would or would not work? Here's the link:
>>>
https://radioarena.co.uk/programming-cables/yaesu/yaesu-usb-programming-/-cat-
cable-for-radios-with-6-pin-din-connector.html
>>>
>>>
>>> Second, I'm planning to get an Arrow LEO antenna with a low noise
>>> figure preamp and try a fixed elevation with just an azimuth rotator,
>>> mounted in an attic. Could I get some suggestions on the rotor
>>> controllers that interface most easily/best with SATPC32? I know
>>> there's a list of all of them in the read me file but this program's
>>> been around for awhile and I'm looking for what is easily available
>>> and integrates without running into unnecessary snags. I haven't
>>> owned a rotator before, and so I'm not familiar with them. I think
>>> what I need with a small, attic antenna is probably at the small end
>>> of the rotor scale. I'll probably go through Norm's Rotor service,
>>> but it would be great to have some experienced recommendations on what
>>> to get.
>>>
>>> thanks for any guidance you can offer
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> Jeff
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 00:22:50 +0900
From: Masahiro Arai <m-arai@x.xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] STARS-C deployed
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STARS-C was deployed from ISS using JSSOD at 0830z 19th Dec.
You can see the deployment on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOseY2mE5LY
I hope you will like it though it is in Japanese.
JAXA announced another 6 CubeSats transported to ISS by HTV-6
will deploy at Jan.
Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo Japan
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 12:46:21 -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 Ecole Communale de
Saint Sylvestre, Saint Sylvestre, France
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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Ecole Communale de Saint Sylvestre, Saint Sylvestre, France
on 21 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 13:46 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 OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact
should be audible over 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 French.
SAINT-SYLVESTRE is a French town in the Haute-Vienne department, in the new
Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes area. There are 914 inhabitants. It is
30 kilometers north of Limoges, in Ambazac mountains. The Nelson Mandela
school currently hosts hundreds of students in 4 classes. It is the students
of CM1-CM2 participating in the ARISS project.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. Qu'est-ce que tu as ressenti au moment du d?collage?
2. Qu'est-ce qui t'a le plus impressionn? lors du voyage et en arrivant sur
l'ISS?
3. Est-ce que ton s?jour se passe bien?
4. Est-ce que tu t'entends bien avec les autres astronautes?
5. Est-ce que ce que tu vis est ? la hauteur de tes esp?rances?
6. Peux-tu nous dire quel ?tait le programme de ta journ?e d'hier?
7. Alors, quelle est ton activit? pr?f?r?e dans l'ISS?
8. Depuis que tu es dans l'ISS, as-tu r?alis? une sortie extra-v?hiculaire?
9. Tu dors bien?
10. Qu'est-ce que vous allez manger pour No?l?
11. Peux-tu nous dire ce que tu vas offrir ? tes compagnons de voyage?
12. As tu pris ton saxophone?
13. Qu'est ce que cela fait de voir la Terre comme une bille? As tu
l'impression de nous voir comme des fourmis?
14. Penses-tu que tu seras le m?me homme lorsque tu vas rentrer?
15. La Terre, tu la pr?f?res vue d'en bas ou vue d'en haut?
16. Je t'annonce que ta mission est prolong?e de 6 mois. Tu es d'accord?
17. Aimerais-tu vivre sur l'ISS toute ta vie avec ta famille?
18. Est-ce qu'on voit plus d'?toiles, quand on est dans l'ISS?
19. As-tu ressenti le mal de l'espace?
20. Et une question en anglais : Could you say hello to your colleagues for
us? And we wish you a Merry Christmas.
Translated:
1. What did you feel when you left earth?
2. What was the most impressive thing during the journey and when you arrived
to the ISS?
3. Does your stay go well?
4. Do you get along well with the other astronauts?
5. What you're living now is up to your expectations?
6. Could you tell us what was your program yesterday?
7. What is your favorite activity in the ISS?
8. Since you arrived on board, did you realize an extra-vehicular activity?
9. Do you sleep well?
10. What will you eat for Christmas?
11. Could you tell us what you're going to give to your fellows, as a present
for Christmas?
12. Is your sax on board?
13. How do you feel when you look at the Earth, as small as a marble? Does it
give you the feeling that we are some kind of ants?
14. Do you think you'll be the same when you'll be back?
15. The Earth, do you prefer when you look at it from the ground or from
above?
16. I announce you that your mission is extended of 6 months. Do you agree?
17. Would you like to stay in the ISS all you life, with your family?
18. Can we look at more stars when we're in the ISS?
19. Did you feel the space sickness?
20. And last question in English : Could you say hello to your colleagues for
us? And we wish you a Merry Christmas.
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), the Center for the Advancement of Science in
Space (CASIS) and 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.arrl.org.
Thank you & 73,
David - AA4KN
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