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Today's Topics:
1. Re: EO-80 (Richard Tejera)
2. m2 eggbeater (doug49707@xxxxx.xxxx
3. Yaesu FT847 question (John Geiger)
4. Re: m2 eggbeater (Mike)
5. Backup SatPC32 (David Maciel (XE3DX))
6. Re: Backup SatPC32 (Stephen E. Belter)
7. Re: m2 eggbeater (Mike Thompson)
8. Nayif-1 (EO-88) telemetry/transponder switching (W M Willoughby)
9. Re: m2 eggbeater (Mvivona)
10. Re: m2 eggbeater (Bob)
11. Ft 847 full duplex (jeffory broughton)
12. FT-991a 9600 Baud TNC Capability (Tony)
13. ANS-064 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (E.Mike McCardel)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2017 23:28:37 -0700
From: Richard Tejera <Saguaroastro@xxx.xxx>
To: John Brier <johnbrier@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: 'AMSAT' <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] EO-80
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Thanks, that does ring a bell. Too bad.
Rick Tejera K7TEJ
Saguaro Astronomy Club
www.SaguaroAstro.org
Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club
www.w7tbc.org
On March 3, 2017, at 16:26, John Brier <johnbrier@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
EO-80 and EO-88 have similar names. Simply based on that, seeing one
might remind you of the other.
Perhaps that wasn't it though...
Regardless, the answer to the original question is on amsat.org
"Additionally, the satellite carries a AMSAT-F constructed repeater as
a return favor for support of the use of the amateur bands for the
primary QB50 mission. Unfortunately the primary transceiver was
damaged during a test of the repeater, and the repeater is power
negative. Further activation of the repeater is unlikely at this
time."
http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=2948
73, John Brier KG4AKV
On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 6:21 PM, Richard Tejera <Saguaroastro@xxx.xxx> wrote:
> I'm not getting what you mean? EO-80 is an FM transponder, EO-88 is a
linear Transponder.
>
> Rick Tejera K7TEJ
> Saguaro Astronomy Club
> www.SaguaroAstro.org
> Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club
> www.w7tbc.org
>
> On March 3, 2017, at 16:12, John Brier <johnbrier@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Maybe because Nayif-1 was just named EO-88?
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>
> On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 6:07 PM, Richard Tejera <Saguaroastro@xxx.xxx> wrote:
>> Funny, I was thinking the same thing this morning...
>>
>> Rick Tejera K7TEJ
>> Saguaro Astronomy Club
>> www.SaguaroAstro.org
>> Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club
>> www.w7tbc.org
>>
>> On March 3, 2017, at 11:01, Bill Attwood <whattwood@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>>
>> Anybody know what's happening with EO-80? Wasn't the FM transponder
>> supposed to be turned on full-time ages ago?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Bill
>> VE6WK
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2017 10:44:45 -0500
From: <doug49707@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] m2 eggbeater
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I have previously been active on the birds.. ao-10 ao-13 ao-40 as well as
the rs birds infact Ihave qsl cards from ao-7 the first time it was active
My question is will I be able to work the leos with the eggbeaters or do I
need something more robust I have a ic-9100 and I would mount them at about
60 feet on top of the tower. I will have a excellent path to the east. I
would but a preamps in the uhf and vhf lines at the antenna. Doug WD8Z
En85gc
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2017 11:57:19 -0600
From: John Geiger <af5cc2@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu FT847 question
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Has anyone used the Yaesu FT847 full duplex on the satellites with a
dualband antenna and a diplexer? Is the isolation enough with a good
diplexer than you can hear your own downlink without much interference from
your transmit signal?
73 John AF5CC
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2017 14:55:05 -0500
From: Mike <mvivona@xxxxx.xxx>
To: doug49707@xxxxx.xxx
Cc: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] m2 eggbeater
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Doug,
Some users do quite well with the eggbeater setup
I started out with the UHF & VHF eggbeater setup with preamps and iC910. It
worked OK for the FM birds, but I found it lacking when it came to the
sideband birds. I didn't go big, I now use a rotor with dual Arrow antennas.
The most important part for me was to purchase preamps with built in band
filtering.
Michael KC4ZVA
Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 4, 2017, at 10:44 AM, <doug49707@xxxxx.xxx> <doug49707@xxxxx.xxx>
wrote:
>
> I have previously been active on the birds.. ao-10 ao-13 ao-40 as well as
the rs birds infact Ihave qsl cards from ao-7 the first time it was active
My question is will I be able to work the leos with the eggbeaters or do I
need something more robust I have a ic-9100 and I would mount them at about
60 feet on top of the tower. I will have a excellent path to the east. I
would but a preamps in the uhf and vhf lines at the antenna. Doug WD8Z
En85gc
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>
> _______________________________________________
> 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: 5
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2017 15:07:35 -0600
From: "David Maciel (XE3DX)" <david.xe3dx@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Grupo Amsat BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Backup SatPC32
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I'm going to make a new install on my PC, which files should I back up from
SatPC32 to get it back as before ..?
I want to avoid reconfiguring the software and recovering my preference ..
How are you doing with SatPC32 on Win10 ..?
David Maciel XE3DX
*http://www.qsl.net/xe3dx/ <http://www.qsl.net/xe3dx/>*
*david.xe3dx@xxxxx.xxx <david.xe3dx@xxxxx.xxx>*
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2017 21:21:43 +0000
From: "Stephen E. Belter" <seb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "David Maciel (XE3DX)" <david.xe3dx@xxxxx.xxx>, AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Backup SatPC32
Message-ID: <D4E0980E.82CFF%seb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
David,
SatPC32 includes a utility for backup and restore. Use it, as there are
about 150 files spread across several directories.
Run SatPC32, go to the Programs menu, then click on DataBackup. Press the
Save button to make your backup. Press the Restore button to copy all of
your files and settings into a new install of SatPC32.
73, Steve N9IP
--
Steve Belter, seb@xxxxxx.xxx
On 3/4/17, 4:07 PM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of David Maciel (XE3DX)"
<amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx on behalf of david.xe3dx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>I'm going to make a new install on my PC, which files should I back up
>from
>SatPC32 to get it back as before ..?
>
>I want to avoid reconfiguring the software and recovering my preference ..
>
>
>How are you doing with SatPC32 on Win10 ..?
>
>
>
>
>David Maciel XE3DX
>
>*http://www.qsl.net/xe3dx/ <http://www.qsl.net/xe3dx/>*
>
>*david.xe3dx@xxxxx.xxx <david.xe3dx@xxxxx.xxx>*
>_______________________________________________
>Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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>AMSAT-NA.
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2017 16:19:10 -0600
From: Mike Thompson <zryder94@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Mike <mvivona@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: doug49707@xxxxx.xxxx "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] m2 eggbeater
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I am in the process of making my own set of DIY eggbeater's, so I am glad
to see some people have a little sucess with them. What preamps did you
use? Do you know of a good way to add a band-pass filter to the front of a
wideband preamp like the LNA4All?
On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 1:55 PM, Mike via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
wrote:
> Doug,
>
> Some users do quite well with the eggbeater setup
> I started out with the UHF & VHF eggbeater setup with preamps and iC910.
> It worked OK for the FM birds, but I found it lacking when it came to the
> sideband birds. I didn't go big, I now use a rotor with dual Arrow
> antennas. The most important part for me was to purchase preamps with built
> in band filtering.
>
>
> Michael KC4ZVA
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Mar 4, 2017, at 10:44 AM, <doug49707@xxxxx.xxx> <doug49707@xxxxx.xxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > I have previously been active on the birds.. ao-10 ao-13 ao-40 as well
> as the rs birds infact Ihave qsl cards from ao-7 the first time it was
> active My question is will I be able to work the leos with the eggbeaters
> or do I need something more robust I have a ic-9100 and I would mount them
> at about 60 feet on top of the tower. I will have a excellent path to the
> east. I would but a preamps in the uhf and vhf lines at the antenna.
> Doug WD8Z En85gc
> >
> > Sent from Mail for Windows 10
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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!
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>
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
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> AMSAT-NA.
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2017 16:47:00 -0600
From: "W M Willoughby" <redski@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Nayif-1 (EO-88) telemetry/transponder switching
Message-ID: <005801d29539$3ce94240$b6bbc6c0$@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Is EO-88 switched to full time transponder mode during the weekends like
FUNcube-1?
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2017 17:56:08 -0500
From: Mvivona <Mvivona@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Mike Thompson <zryder94@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: doug49707@xxxxx.xxxx "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] m2 eggbeater
Message-ID: <51266DA6-9134-41EB-9799-0A73B1F9BE11@xxxxx.xxx>
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Doug,
I purchased the preamp from SSB-electronic.com.
Yes, there are ways to DIY your own filter, maybe someone can chime in with
a link.
Michael Vivona
Sent from my iPad
On Mar 4, 2017, at 5:19 PM, Mike Thompson <zryder94@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
I am in the process of making my own set of DIY eggbeater's, so I am glad to
see some people have a little sucess with them. What preamps did you use? Do
you know of a good way to add a band-pass filter to the front of a wideband
preamp like the LNA4All?
> On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 1:55 PM, Mike via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
wrote:
> Doug,
>
> Some users do quite well with the eggbeater setup
> I started out with the UHF & VHF eggbeater setup with preamps and iC910.
It worked OK for the FM birds, but I found it lacking when it came to the
sideband birds. I didn't go big, I now use a rotor with dual Arrow antennas.
The most important part for me was to purchase preamps with built in band
filtering.
>
>
> Michael KC4ZVA
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Mar 4, 2017, at 10:44 AM, <doug49707@xxxxx.xxx> <doug49707@xxxxx.xxx>
wrote:
> >
> > I have previously been active on the birds.. ao-10 ao-13 ao-40 as well
as the rs birds infact Ihave qsl cards from ao-7 the first time it was
active My question is will I be able to work the leos with the eggbeaters
or do I need something more robust I have a ic-9100 and I would mount them
at about 60 feet on top of the tower. I will have a excellent path to the
east. I would but a preamps in the uhf and vhf lines at the antenna.
Doug WD8Z En85gc
> >
> > Sent from Mail for Windows 10
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
expressed
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2017 18:59:19 -0500
From: Bob <WB4SON@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] m2 eggbeater
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You will do just fine with eggbeater antennas for LEOs. You won't get
horizon-to-horizon coverage as these are not gain antennas, and they shift
to horizontal polarization on the horizon, so are subject to more fading on
the horizon. But you will get at least six minutes of a 10 minute pass,
and possibly more. If that is adequate depends on your operating criteria:
If you want to work all states and get every minute of possible QSO time,
you are going to need a pretty fancy steerable antenna array that will set
you back 5x the amount of money that the omni antennas will cost.
Putting the eggbeater up at height on a tower will probably buy you nothing
but feedline loss unless you need it that high to have a reasonable clear
horizon. I mounted mine a couple of feet above the peak of the roof.
Depending on your coax length, putting a mast mounted preamp on them might
be useful. With 60 feet of feedline I'd personally install mast mounted
preamps, but you might have to turn the gain down a bit.
I installed M2 eggbeaters in 1998. Been working flawlessly for almost two
decades and they have survived several hurricanes and New England Winters.
It really comes down to how much complexity you want, how much expense, and
how much service time you want to expend vs your operating criteria. I
seriously doubt a full set of CP beams and rotor would still be working
after 20 years in my environment.
73, Bob, WB4SON
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2017 19:10:33 -0500
From: jeffory broughton <jefforybroughton@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Ft 847 full duplex
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I have owned 3 of fhem.used them on my m2 array on the roof as well as an
arrow on a tripod.in both situations I used a mobil diplexer to clean up my
third order vhf harmonic and experience. No intermod.jeff broughton WB8RJY
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2017 20:08:53 -0500
From: Tony <dxdx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] FT-991a 9600 Baud TNC Capability
Message-ID: <d09b1c75-a84f-ae1e-7584-b016007b4494@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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All:
The Yaesu FT-991a has 9600 baud packet capability and I was wondering if
anyone knows if it's possible to run 9600 via the USB data port with a
9600 baud sound card modem?
Tony -K2MO
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2017 22:18:29 -0500
From: "E.Mike McCardel" <mccardelm@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-064 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-064
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:
* Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, 2017 Dayton Hamvention Amateur of the Year
* VUCC Awards for February 2017
* On-line Information Sessions for ARISS-US School Contact Proposals
* Ham radio satellite activation of Berry Islands, Bahamas
* NASA Explores Opportunity for Smaller Experiments to 'Hitch a
Ride' to Mars
* Belize on Satellite
* October Amateur Radio Satellites Activation of Sint Maarten
Announced
* Nayif-1 Status Report and New Dashboard
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-064.01
ANS-064 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 064.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
March 5, 2017
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-064.01
Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, 2017 Dayton Hamvention Amateur of the Year
The Dayton Hamvention has announced the winners of the 2017
Hamvention Awards. Each year, the Dayton Hamvention honors radio
amateurs who have made major contributions to the art and science of
amateur radio. AMSAT Vice President for Human Spaceflight Frank
Bauer, KA3HDO, was named 2017 Amateur of the Year.
The award citation reads:
?Frank serves as the Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) international chairman. In the mid-1990s, Bauer
proposed a GPS reception experiment on the AMSAT Phase 3D satellite
(AO-40). The experiment was to measure the signal strength of the GPS
satellite constellation while Phase 3D was in high-Earth orbit (HEO).
The AO-40 experiment subsequently has been cited often in aerospace
literature, as it remained the most comprehensive above-the-
constellation data source for nearly a decade and led to changes in
the system?s specifications and applications. The results of the AO-
40 experiment jump started a game-changing transformation in
navigation at HEO/GEO altitudes, enabling new and exciting missions
in these orbits.
Bauer holds bachelor?s and master?s degrees in aeronautics and
astronautics from Purdue University. His career in aerospace spans 4
decades within NASA and in private industry
Bauer has been licensed since 1974. In 1983, in preparation for the
space mission of Owen Garriott, W5LFL, he was responsible for setting
up and operating the worldwide retransmission of Space Shuttle air-to-
ground communications from Goddard Amateur Radio Club station WA3NAN.
This initiative provided a critical conduit of information to hams
attempting to contact astronaut-hams in the pre-Internet era.?
The 2017 Dayton Hamvention Award winners are listed at
http://hamvention.org/event-details/awards/
[ANS thanks Dayton Hamvention via the ARRL for the above information]
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VUCC Awards for February 2017
Congratulations to the following satellite operators
who were awarded endorsements for Satellite VUCC by the
ARRL during the period 1Feb2017 thru 1Mar2017:
WA4NVM-1413
KD8CAO-1200
W5PFG-982
N8RO-918
N7SFI-829
K4FEG-711
N8HM-608
N4UFO-601
KG5CCI-452
N9IP-417
K5ND-200
W7QL-180
W4DTA-151
AI6GS-136
N6RFM-107
There were 2 new VUCC awards:
WI7P - 829
AK4WQ (EN34) - 106
The ARRL VUCC Award is the most prestigious and sought after
award for satellite operators. The award is
what inspires all of the roving activity here in the United
States and around the world. A special thanks to all rovers
who make the effort to operate away from home. The Central
States VHF Society sponsors the reverse VUCC award for rovers
who operate in 100 or more grids away from home. Some of our
current rovers are already eligible or close to being eligible
for this award. Recipients so far include N7SFI, N5AFV, ND9M and
KD4ZGW. (as of 5July2016 www.csvhfs.org)
[ANS thanks John K8YSE for the above information]
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On-line Information Sessions for ARISS-US School Contact Proposals
ARISS-US is accepting proposals from U.S. schools, museums, science
centers and community youth organizations (working individually or
together) to host an Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station, or ARISS, radio contact with an orbiting space station crew
member between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2018. Proposals are due April 15,
2017.
Informational Sessions
To help organizations learn about ARISS radio contacts and the
proposal process, ARISS offers one-hour online information sessions
and welcomes all questions. Attending an online session is not
required but strongly encouraged.
Informational sessions will be offered March 6, 2017, at 7 p.m. EST
and March 16, 2017, at 4 p.m. EDT.
Advance registration is necessary. Email ARISS (ariss@xxxx.xxxx to
sign up for an information session.
For proposal information and more details such as expectations,
proposal guidelines and proposal forms, visit
http://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact.
Please email questions about this opportunity to ariss@xxxx.xxx.
ARISS-US is offered through a partnership between NASA, the American
Radio Relay League, and the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation.
ARISS was created and is managed by an international working group.
[ANS thanks ARISS and NASA Education Express Message -- March 2,
2017 for the above information]
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Ham radio satellite activation of Berry Islands, Bahamas
Steve M1ACB, Rob M0VFC and John M0IDA will be active on the FM and
SSB amateur radio satellites from Berry Islands in the Bahamas.
The trio plan to operate from March 4-10 and will be using hand-held
antennas. Since the FM satellites will only cover part of the USA
they?ll also be using SSB on FO-29 to reach the British Isles and
Europe.
They will be operating from Little Harbour Cay in the Berry Islands,
IOTA NA-054, Grid Square FL15do.
For further information see
https://m1acb.wordpress.com/2017/02/18/1527/
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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NASA Explores Opportunity for Smaller Experiments to 'Hitch a Ride'
to Mars
NASA's goals for human deep space exploration are complex and
ambitious. To maximize resources as it pushes the boundaries
of exploration, the agency is exploring opportunities to take
advantage of emerging private sector space capabilities.
NASA released a request for information Monday regarding possible
commercial sources to fly limited payloads on planned, non-NASA
missions to Mars. The agency will use the responses to gather
market data on the complete spectrum of commercial plans, and
identify any excess capacity that may exist for NASA payloads.
Furthering NASA's human deep space exploration goals will require
a significant amount of scientific research, and opportunities to
collect data on Mars have been rare. Only seven successful missions
to the surface of Mars have taken place in the history of space
flight.
Evolving capabilities in the private sector have opened the
possibility for NASA to take advantage of commercial opportunities
to land scientific payloads on the surface of the Red Planet. Such
capability would provide an additional method of acquiring science
and engineering data concerning Mars, and would complement NASA's
current deep space exploration efforts.
[ANS thanks www.marsdaily.com for the above information]
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Belize on Satellite
Good evening to my fellow people of the birds,
The time has come. I will be venturing to the land of Belize March
11-19 and will be on the satellites with the call V31NJ. I will
operate from various grids and possibly some islands (a side trip to
Roatan, Honduras is possible with operations from there, not positive
yet). This is gonna be a vacation style op (going with my little
brother for his spring break), so don't expect me on every pass.
If I can get a permit for Guatemala TG/NJ7H may also be on a few
passes, though I'm not sure if from any grids different than in
Belize.
QSLing will be via LoTW. If there is a demand, I can get some cards
printed when I'm back.
[ANS thanks Gabe V31NJ/NJ7H for the above information]
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October Amateur Radio Satellites Activation of Sint Maarten Announced
PJ7, ST. MAARTEN. Members of Argentinian DXers Group will be active
as PJ7T from Sint Maarten (NA-105) between October 24th and November
4th. Operators mentioned are Dan/LU9FHF, Bob/LU4FBU, Andy/LU2JCW,
Wally/LU3FMD and Jose/LU1FM. They plan to have three station on the
HF bands and one on the Amateur Radio Satellites. QSL via LU1FM
direct, LoTW or eQSL.
Look for their Web page to be active soon at:
http://www.tarjetasqsl.com.ar/pj7t
[ANS thanks Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1307 for the above information]
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Nayif-1 Status Report and New Dashboard
The Nayif-1 (EO-88) CubeSat has now been in orbit for more than two
weeks and all systems continue to operate nominally.
The power budget is positive, the spin/tumble rate is acceptably
low, on board temperatures are perfectly okay and, importantly, the
educational/amateur transponder switching is taking place
autonomously as planned.
More than 250 stations around the world have provided telemetry to
the Nayif Data Warehouse and the FUNcube Team are extremely grateful
to them for their invaluable support.
The experts have now formally allocated Catalog Number 42017 to
Nayif-1 (EO88) and the TLEs can now be downloaded from Celestrak ?
TLEs
New Dashboards
The FUNcube Team have now updated the Dashboards for both Nayif-1
and FUNcube-1 so that they display only the telemetry received from
the individual spacecraft that they are designed for. This will help
users to display only the correct information and graphs and reduce
confusion. Whilst they only display the data from ONE spacecraft,
they will, as now, receive and decode the data from all FUNcube
payloads currently in orbit and automatically submit it to the
relevant Data Warehouse.
The new Dashboard for FUNcube-1 (ver 1044) can be downloaded from
here: FUNcube Dashboard Installer 1044
The new Dashboard for Nayif-1 (ver 1040) can be downloaded from
here: Nayif-1 Dashboard Installer 1040
Additionally some command line parameters have been added to enable
the programmes to auto-start with the desired parameters. These are:
/minimized
/autostart
/source=dongle
or
/source=soundcard
Some notes on how to implement these parameters can be found here:
funcube-dashboard-autostart
Nayif-1 Data Warehouse http://data.amsat-uk.org/nayif1/
Ham radio satellite transmits Vice President?s message
https://amsat-uk.org/2017/02/25/nayif-1-uae-vice-president-message/
Nayif-1 Launched https://amsat-uk.org/2017/02/15/nayif-1-launched/
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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ARISS News
+ A Successful contact was made between ABOUT GAGARIN FROM SPACE.
Raduga Space Communication Center of St. Petersburg, Russia and
Cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov using Callsign RS?ISS. The contact began
UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direc via
RA1AJN. ARISS Mentor was Sergey RV3DR.
+ A Successful contact was made between Ecole ?Robespierre B.?,
Rueil-Malmaison, France and Astronaut Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG using
Callsign FX0ISS. The contact began 2017-03-01 08:04 UTC and lasted
about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direct via F6KFA.
ARISS Mentor was Joseph F6ICS.
+ A Successful contact was made between College Marcel Pagnol, Rueil-
Malmaison, France and Astronaut Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG using Callsign
FX0ISS. The contact began 2017-03-01 08:04 UTC and lasted about
nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direct via F6KFA.
ARISS Mentor was Joseph F6ICS.
+ A Successful contact was made between Ecole Albert Camus, Rueil-
Malmaison, France and Astronaut Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG using Callsign
FX0ISS. The contact began 2017-03-01 08:04 UTC and lasted about
nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direct via F6KFA.
ARISS Mentor was Joseph F6ICS.
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
+ Blair Pointe Upper Elementary School, Peru, IN, direct via WD9GIU
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-03-09 15:21:33 UTC
+ 3rd Junior High School, Komotini, Greece, direct via SV7APQ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD
Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-03-10 08:20:46 UTC
[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above
information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ The AMSAT-NA office was closed Friday March 3 and will remain
closed through Monday March 6. Martha will return to office Tuesday
March 7.
[ANS thanks Martha for the above information
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73,
This week's ANS Editor,
EMike McCardel, AA8EM
aa8em at amsat dot org
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