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Today's Topics:
1. Schema Stolle Rotor Controller Type 3001/220V (Kurt Heernaert)
2. FUNcube-1 Operations (Graham Shirville)
3. Re: Having Issues with UISS/Soundmodem for ISS contacts..
(Long) (JoAnne K9JKM)
4. Re: Having Issues with UISS/Soundmodem for ISS contacts..
(Long) (Paul Stoetzer)
5. Re: Having Issues with UISS/Soundmodem for ISS contacts..
(Long) (JoAnne Maenpaa)
6. ARISS CONTACT UPDATE (n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
7. LO87 (PY5LF)
8. Nayif-1 Launch (David G0MRF)
9. Re: Nayif-1 Launch (Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS])
10. Re: Nayif-1 Launch (Graham Shirville)
11. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-02-15 06:00 UTC
(AJ9N@xxx.xxxx
12. PSLV Launch -NAYIF-1 (GW1FKY@xxx.xxxx
13. Having Issues with UISS/Soundmodem for ISS contacts..
Resolved..!! (hdskullfire2 .)
14. Nayif Warehouse (David Johnson)
15. Any current 2 meter usage by ISS? (Philip Jenkins)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 17:25:44 +0100
From: Kurt Heernaert <on4cgw@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Schema Stolle Rotor Controller Type 3001/220V
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Dear OM,
I Try to find a Schema of the Stolle Rotor Controller Type 3001/220V
73
Kurt
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 18:01:16 -0000
From: "Graham Shirville" <g.shirville@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: operations@xxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 Operations
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Hi all,
Just to confirm that FUNcube-1 is now operating autonomously again!
thanks and 73
Graham
G3VZV
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 13:04:15 -0600
From: JoAnne K9JKM <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "hdskullfire2 ." <hdskullfire2@xxxxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Having Issues with UISS/Soundmodem for ISS
contacts.. (Long)
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Hi Steve,
> ... 3 memory channels in the 9100, one low, one center, and one high on
> the ISS 70cm side. (437.500, 437.550, & 437.60)
You need to adjust your tuning steps separately for TX and RX for
Doppler correction. Your current configuration is taking to big of a
step. Patrick WD9EWK made a list of 5 Doppler corrected frequencies
which he stores in memory. As the orbit progresses over your QTH start
with Memory #1 and work your way on up through the frequencies in
memory. He has a graphic file of his frequency table posted at:
https://twitter.com/WD9EWK/status/793644904916193281/photo/1
Patrick's recommended steps work well for me. I find I spend only a
little time on memory slot 1 and slot 5. Memory slots 2, 3, 4 are what I
end up stepping through most often during a pass.
Also, packet routing add-ons such as WIDE, etc. are not needed. CQ VIA
RS0ISS or CQ VIA ARISS keeps your packet short, less error prone, and
more likely to be digipeated.
I'll be looking for your callsign via the ISS (although toward the east
I have a pretty big obstruction but I sometimes get through it).
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:06:02 -0500
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: JoAnne K9JKM <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "hdskullfire2 ." <hdskullfire2@xxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Having Issues with UISS/Soundmodem for ISS
contacts.. (Long)
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W5PFG has also reported problems getting the ISS to digipeat packets
sent by his IC-9100. I'm not sure if he ever solved them.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 2:04 PM, JoAnne K9JKM <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Hi Steve,
>
>> ... 3 memory channels in the 9100, one low, one center, and one high on
>> the ISS 70cm side. (437.500, 437.550, & 437.60)
>
> You need to adjust your tuning steps separately for TX and RX for Doppler
> correction. Your current configuration is taking to big of a step. Patrick
> WD9EWK made a list of 5 Doppler corrected frequencies which he stores in
> memory. As the orbit progresses over your QTH start with Memory #1 and work
> your way on up through the frequencies in memory. He has a graphic file of
> his frequency table posted at:
>
> https://twitter.com/WD9EWK/status/793644904916193281/photo/1
>
> Patrick's recommended steps work well for me. I find I spend only a little
> time on memory slot 1 and slot 5. Memory slots 2, 3, 4 are what I end up
> stepping through most often during a pass.
>
> Also, packet routing add-ons such as WIDE, etc. are not needed. CQ VIA
> RS0ISS or CQ VIA ARISS keeps your packet short, less error prone, and more
> likely to be digipeated.
>
> I'll be looking for your callsign via the ISS (although toward the east I
> have a pretty big obstruction but I sometimes get through it).
>
> --
>
> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
>
>
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 16:43:14 -0600
From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "'hdskullfire2 .'" <hdskullfire2@xxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Having Issues with UISS/Soundmodem for ISS
contacts.. (Long)
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Hi Steve,
Congratulations ... it looks like your packets made it via ISS! Ariss.net
logged this from you on the 2240 pass:
NS3L-3]APRS,RS0ISS*,qAR,KD8THX-6:Hello from Steve in FN20
NS3L-3]APRS,RS0ISS*,qAR,KD8THX-6::W8AB :Tnx fer QSO via ISS. Best 73's Steve
NS3L
W8AB]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,KD8THX-6:Tnx NS3L, good copy here in Lansing, MI
NS3L-3]APRS,RS0ISS*,qAR,KD8THX-6::W8AB :Ur 59 - Nazareth, Pa. FN20HQ 73
W8AB]CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,KD8THX-6:Hug your favorite astronaut!
NS3L-3]APRS,RS0ISS*,qAR,KE0KHA:Hello from Steve in FN20
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 19:30:46 -0500
From: <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <ariss-press@xxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-edu" <amsat-edu@xxxxx.xxx>,
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS CONTACT UPDATE
Message-ID: <2292ACA54C0F46F9883FC3124FB2C8FD@xxx>
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The ARISS contact previously scheduled with 3rd Junior High School in
Komotini, Greece for 09:50 UTC on Feb. 16, 2017 has been cancelled. The
contact is expected to be rescheduled for the March time frame.
Dave, AA4KN
ARISS PR
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 00:21:06 -0200
From: PY5LF <py5lf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
To: AMSAT-BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] LO87
Message-ID:
<CAAy53m513Z9aEXCiGf0vMCR5qd++cu4cpUEOH6ubinFzSrJ3Cw@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi
Signal report of LO87 over here ;
https://youtu.be/YDXWg7Llrk8
73
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 22:53:30 -0500
From: David G0MRF <g0mrf@xxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Nayif-1 Launch
Message-ID: <15a3fe756b2-171f-b777@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Live feed from India
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPPV46KaR5o&feature=youtu.be
First orbit over Western USA around 5.00 UTC
73
David
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 10:49:44 +0530
From: "Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS]" <wmy@xxxx.xxx.xx>
To: David G0MRF <g0mrf@xxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Nayif-1 Launch
Message-ID: <20170215052541.93CA891AD@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Congratulations from INDIA and all of us here in Upagrah Amateur Radio
Club VU2URC from ISRO Satellite Centre to TEAM? NAYIF-1 and to all the
other 103 satellite operators of PSLV C37 Mission.
Quoting David G0MRF via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>:
> Live feed from India
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPPV46KaR5o&feature=youtu.be
>
> First orbit over Western USA around 5.00 UTC
>
> 73
>
> David
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Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS]
Secretary & Station Director
Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC
ISRO Satellite Centre
HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017.
Phone:(Office)91-80-25082598/25082054/25082192
Mobile:? 91-9880 341 456
E-mail ID: wmy@xxxx.xxx.xx
? ? ? ? ? ?vu2wmy.mani@xxxxx.xxx
? ? ? ? ? ?isrohams@xxxxx.xxx
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 05:59:51 -0000
From: "Graham Shirville" <g.shirville@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS]" <wmy@xxxx.xxx.xx>, "David G0MRF"
<g0mrf@xxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Nayif-1 Launch
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Hi Mani,
Many thanks for your kind wishes...it looks like Nayif-1 is already enjoying
being in space and the telemetry is looking very good.
Our congratulations and thanks to the ISRO team responsible for this amazing
record breaking launch.
We also wish to thank the listeners in the US who gave us the first news and
data.
73
Graham
G3VZV
-----Original Message-----
From: Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS]
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 5:19 AM
To: David G0MRF
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Nayif-1 Launch
Congratulations from INDIA and all of us here in Upagrah Amateur Radio
Club VU2URC from ISRO Satellite Centre to TEAM NAYIF-1 and to all the
other 103 satellite operators of PSLV C37 Mission.
Quoting David G0MRF via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>:
> Live feed from India
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPPV46KaR5o&feature=youtu.be
>
> First orbit over Western USA around 5.00 UTC
>
> 73
>
> David
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Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS]
Secretary & Station Director
Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC
ISRO Satellite Centre
HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017.
Phone:(Office)91-80-25082598/25082054/25082192
Mobile: 91-9880 341 456
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 01:09:05 -0500
From: AJ9N@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-02-15
06:00 UTC
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-02-15 06:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Coll?ge Andr? Malraux, Chatelaillon-Plage, France, direct via F4KJT
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be FX?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG
Contact was successful: Mon 2017-02-13 14:00:35 UTC 67 deg (***)
Congratulations to the Coll?ge Andr? Malraux students and Thomas! (***)
Assistance was also provided by telebridge station ON4ISS (***)
John Glenn Middle School, Maplewood MN, direct via K?JDD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD
Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-02-22 18:47:59 UTC 25 deg (***)
Ecole primaire Elie Desplan, Boissi?res, France and Marie Castang, Saint
Dionisy, France, direct via F4HHV
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be FX?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-02-23 08:31:45 UTC 48 deg (***)
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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.
****************************************************************************
***
All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood 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.
****************************************************************************
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:
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 123
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Francesco IK?WGF with 119
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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 2017-02-15 06:00 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
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1115. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1079. (***)
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 2017-02-15 06:00 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. 49 on orbit
Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD
Andrei Borisenko
Sergey Ryzhikov
Exp. 50 on orbit
Peggy Whitson
Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG
Oleg Novitskiy
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73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 05:27:19 -0500
From: GW1FKY@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] PSLV Launch -NAYIF-1
Message-ID: <a86df0.6b0c92f0.45d58707@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Hi all,
I am pleased to report that I have just captured my first Dashboard frames
from NAYif-1 here in Wales
UK.
A high elevation pass commencing approx. 1007hrs GMT - Tracked with
SatPC32 original keps and using
an Elk antenna and Kenwood TS2000.
Many congratulations to the NAYIF-! team and off course the PSLV launch
team on another success.
Thanks - Another satellite to add to my list and I look forward to making
contacts via the transponder.
Ken Eaton
GW1FKY
Amsat-UK
Amsat- NA
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Message: 13
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 05:48:13 -0500
From: "hdskullfire2 ." <hdskullfire2@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Having Issues with UISS/Soundmodem for ISS
contacts.. Resolved..!!
Message-ID:
<CAJNgRRYZpDO+SR7YddFbU_6Qx8WmNtaeYrW+Xec7EKoOQTeYqg@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Thanks for all the help... The issue has been resolved and now able to make
contacts though the ISS...
A couple points that helped were putting the Icom IC-9100 into data mode,
setting up five channels with doppler corrections, and a few misc changes
in both UISS & Soundmodem.
Again thanks for the help..
Steve NS3L (NS3L-3)
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Message: 14
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 12:43:11 +0000
From: David Johnson <dave@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Nayif Warehouse
Message-ID: <79B5AF0F-2CAC-4DA2-BE67-5F531B7D6E47@xxxxx.xx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Hi,
First of all, thank you all on behalf of the team for submitting data via
the dashboard to the warehouse.
As you can understand we are now getting to grips with the data flowing in
and will need to make a few changes to the display portion
of the application. This will entail stopping it a few times today as we
make updates.
The data collection part of the application will remain unaffected. If I
have to stop that, your dashboards will back off until it becomes avaialble
again.
73
Dave, G4DPZ
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Message: 15
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 09:53:09 -0500
From: Philip Jenkins <n4hf.philip@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Any current 2 meter usage by ISS?
Message-ID:
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I'm one of the instructors for a Technician class course; I'll be teaching
the specialized communication section (e.g. satellites, EME, APRS,
fox-hunting) among other topics.
I'd like to give those students who are already interested sat comms enough
info so that they can start listening to ISS and the FM sats NOW; the
specialized comms topic doesn't come up until a little more than midway
through the course.
As a teaser, I plan to give them the downlink frequencies from ISS and FM
sats, explain tuning for doppler a little, and show them how to use the
Pass Predictions page on AMSAT.ORG.
I know that ISS packet is currently only on UHF (not VHF), but is the 2
meter voice frequency of 145.800 being used, either for random contacts by
the astronauts, or for school contacts?
None of them currently have packet/APRS gear, so I'm focusing only on
voice contacts at least until the class ends (but I'll mention both of
those when I do my more lengthy presentation in about a month).
So, in short, my question is - is 2 meters being used at all right now for
voice from ISS? If not, are random contacts being made on a UHF frequency?
(I don't see a UHF voice downlink frequency listed in the 2016 "Getting
Started with Amateur Satellites" book.)
Thanks
Philip N4HF
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