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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Chinese mobile rigs on Satellites (Ted)
2. EO-88 (skristof@xxxxxxx.xxxx
3. Re: EO-88 (kevin schuchmann)
4. Nayif-1 Data Warehouse Outage (David Johnson)
5. Re: NO-84 - more progress (Brad Schumacher)
6. AMSAT at ScienceCity in Tucson AZ (11-12 March 2017)
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
7. Antenna better when NOT pointing directly at TX source? (Scott)
8. Re: Antenna better when NOT pointing directly at TX source?
(Andrew Glasbrenner)
9. ARISS News Release no. 17-05 (n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
10. ARISS News Release no. 17-05 (n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
11. ARISS News Release no. 17-05 (n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 15:17:21 -0800
From: "Ted" <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "'John Brier'" <johnbrier@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: 'AMSAT BB' <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Chinese mobile rigs on Satellites
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Nope...my bad for not reading your email. It was HT's
73, Ted
-----Original Message-----
From: John Brier [mailto:johnbrier@xxxxx.xxxx
Sent: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 3:11 PM
To: Ted
Cc: John Geiger; AMSAT BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Chinese mobile rigs on Satellites
I thought he mostly did reviews of Chinese HTs. Did he also do the mobile
radios?
73, John Brier KG4AKV
On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 5:56 PM, Ted <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Check the archives, John. Patrick WD9EW, has done extensive tests on
> this subject and posted his results.
>
> His bottom line was that it was not a good solution
>
> (your mileage may vary)
>
> 73, Ted
> K7TRK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of John
> Geiger
> Sent: Monday, March 6, 2017 11:26 AM
> To: AMSAT BB
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Chinese mobile rigs on Satellites
>
> I see there are quite a few Chinese 25 watt dualband mobile FM rigs
> out there today at great prices, like under $100. Jetstream, Leixen
> and quite a few other brands are out there. Has anyone tried these on
> the FM satellites, and if so, how do they work?
>
> 73 John AF5CC
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 21:49:40 -0500
From: skristof@xxxxxxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-88
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Does anyone know the status of the EO-88 (Nayif-1) Data Warehouse? I
just downloaded some telemetry but the dashboard is holding the data and
reads 0/23 - Error.
So, I've got 23 packets of data waiting to go to the warehouse. Maybe
the URL changed?
Steve AI9IN
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 20:23:18 -0800
From: kevin schuchmann <wa6fwf@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] EO-88
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Well the webpage for the ranking is down with a error and I am also
getting a error message trying to send nayif-1 and ao-73 data in. Odd
thing is I see others getting data in so I'm not sure what's going on
Steve but your not the only one.
73
Kevin wa6fwf
On 3/7/2017 6:49 PM, skristof@xxxxxxx.xxx wrote:
> Does anyone know the status of the EO-88 (Nayif-1) Data Warehouse? I
> just downloaded some telemetry but the dashboard is holding the data and
> reads 0/23 - Error.
>
> So, I've got 23 packets of data waiting to go to the warehouse. Maybe
> the URL changed?
>
> Steve AI9IN
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 08:26:13 +0000
From: David Johnson <dave@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Nayif-1 Data Warehouse Outage
Message-ID: <149B485E-2275-4881-82C4-A326E804F100@xxxxx.xx.xx>
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Hi,
The data collection server is back up again after several hours. It is now
collecting data from dashboards which were pending.
I will be changing the runtime implementation during the day to make it more
stable.
Apologies for the problem.
73
Dave, G4DPZ
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 20:45:55 -0800
From: Brad Schumacher <w5sat.brad@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] NO-84 - more progress
Message-ID: <00a601d297c6$e02b0440$a0810cc0$@xxxxx.xxx>
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I was on the 0410 UTC NO-84 pass tonight and saw nobody else.
I was running 5 watts uplink for most of the pass and was able to decode
cleanly except at the sub 20 deg elevations.
I tried both the 27? vertical and G5RV Jr. and they both seemed to do just
fine even at my lowest power levels.
I lowered my uplink frequency to 28.119 Mhz and saw myself at 1250 Hz on the
audio spectrum.
One change I made was to control my rotor and receive via SatPC32. My
Doppler.sqf looks like this:
NO-84,435350,28120,FM,USB,NOR,0,0,Wide FM
NO-84,435350,0,FMN,,,,Narrow FM
I use the first set to get the 28.120 close and manually tune to where I
want it then switch to the second one which does not change the uplink
Doppler ? just the downlink doppler.
Ok, not sure if this helps but I am finding this setup to be very reliable
and the satellite seems to have a great RX and very strong downlink. An
absolute pleasure to work with.
Thanks,
Brad Schumacher
W5SAT
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 13:26:23 -0700
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT at ScienceCity in Tucson AZ (11-12 March
2017)
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?Hi!
This weekend - Friday and Saturday, 11-12 March 2017 - AMSAT will be part
of the booth for the University of Arizona Amateur Radio Club (K7UAZ) at
ScienceCity, a large science fair that will be held on the University of
Arizona campus in Tucson, Arizona.
ScienceCity is advertised as the largest STEM event in Arizona, and has a
lot of participation from different parts of the university and other
groups from Tucson and southern Arizona. There is also a book fair that
takes place at the same time in the same area, and these events usually
draw well over 60,000 visitors for each day. More information about
ScienceCity is available at:
http://sciencecity.arizona.edu/
The K7UAZ club will have an HF station operating at its booth during the
two-day event. In addition to this, I will have demonstrations of amateur
satellite operation using my portable equipment from somewhere near the
K7UAZ booth. At this moment, I think that the satellite operations will
be done using my WD9EWK call, but I could end up using K7UAZ as I did for
the satellite demonstrations last year. If you hear me on the satellites,
using either of these call signs, please call and be a part of the
demonstrations. If available, I hope to also try working the digipeaters
on the ISS and NO-84, along with the other satellites in FM and SSB. The
Tucson area is in grid DM42.
If I use WD9EWK for the demonstrations, I will upload my log to Logbook
of the World, and issue QSL cards on request (please e-mail me directly
with QSO details). If I operate as K7UAZ, I will provide the club with a
log, and any QSL requests would need to be sent to the address listed on
QRZ.com for K7UAZ with SASE. K7UAZ does not use LOTW at this time.
During the weekend, as I have done for the past two events, I will tweet
updates including pictures from the event, and when I plan on working
different satellite passes using my @xxxxxx Twitter account. If you do
not use Twitter but want to see these updates, please visit:
http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
Thanks, and 73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @xxxxxx
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 19:09:42 -0500
From: Scott <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Antenna better when NOT pointing directly at TX
source?
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Hello everyone.
While my question is not directly satellite related, I hope that it's a
general antenna question that might be of benefit for satellite reception
as well.
I have developed an interest in tracking the 400 MHz radiosonde
transmitters used by the (U.S.) National Weather Service office on the
other side of the state for their twice-daily weather balloon launches.
When the wind carries one anywhere in my general direction, it's a lot of
fun to try to receive & decode the position & altitude telemetry being sent
by the thing. Maybe one day I'll even hit the road and track one down!
Anyway, my question is in regard to the pointing of my antenna, which is a
70cm X-Quad connected for RHCP. The elevation is fixed at 45?.
I have confirmed that my antenna is pointing in the compass direction
indicated by the indoor control box. The radiosonde is telling me via
telemetry what its location is. From that, it's easy enough to plot on
Google Earth and see exactly what the compass heading is from my location
to the balloon at any given time.
The catch, even considering the ~ 10? declination at my location, is that
it's very common for me to receive a MUCH stronger signal with my antenna
pointing 45 or 90 degrees away from what should be the correct heading! I
sweep back and forth and it varies... and also depends on how close the
balloon is to my location. But for much of a flight, especially at greater
distance, it's quite common to receive a huge signal off-heading... where
if I point directly at the transmitter, it's barely out of the noise.
I don't know if this is a polarity issue, an issue caused by the
transmitter wildly swinging around under the balloon (much like a tumbling
satellite?), or an issue caused by the characteristics of my particular
antenna.
So that's my dilemma; I can't tell you anything about the TX side because
for this particular aspect of the hobby, I'm only concerned with
reception. But is there any legitimate reason for me to be seeing these
massive differences in receive SNR when I am turned so far away from the
transmit source? Anyone ever seen this in other situations?
Thanks!
-Scott, K4KDR
Montpelier, VA USA
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 19:28:12 -0500
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Scott <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Antenna better when NOT pointing directly at
TX source?
Message-ID: <5120BD38-1012-4398-A29C-124039652831@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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I recall in the Mode K and A days, yagis tuned for the low end of 10m would
often display very skewed patterns on 29.4 MHz.
Given your antenna is presumably tuned/designed for 435, it's pattern at 400
is likely very different.
Also, 45 degrees seems excessive for satellites unless you live in a hole,
and certainly for balloons close to the horizon. I'd try 15-20 degrees.
73, Drew KO4MA
> On Mar 8, 2017, at 7:09 PM, Scott <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone.
>
> While my question is not directly satellite related, I hope that it's a
> general antenna question that might be of benefit for satellite reception
> as well.
>
> I have developed an interest in tracking the 400 MHz radiosonde
> transmitters used by the (U.S.) National Weather Service office on the
> other side of the state for their twice-daily weather balloon launches.
> When the wind carries one anywhere in my general direction, it's a lot of
> fun to try to receive & decode the position & altitude telemetry being sent
> by the thing. Maybe one day I'll even hit the road and track one down!
>
> Anyway, my question is in regard to the pointing of my antenna, which is a
> 70cm X-Quad connected for RHCP. The elevation is fixed at 45?.
>
> I have confirmed that my antenna is pointing in the compass direction
> indicated by the indoor control box. The radiosonde is telling me via
> telemetry what its location is. From that, it's easy enough to plot on
> Google Earth and see exactly what the compass heading is from my location
> to the balloon at any given time.
>
> The catch, even considering the ~ 10? declination at my location, is that
> it's very common for me to receive a MUCH stronger signal with my antenna
> pointing 45 or 90 degrees away from what should be the correct heading! I
> sweep back and forth and it varies... and also depends on how close the
> balloon is to my location. But for much of a flight, especially at greater
> distance, it's quite common to receive a huge signal off-heading... where
> if I point directly at the transmitter, it's barely out of the noise.
>
> I don't know if this is a polarity issue, an issue caused by the
> transmitter wildly swinging around under the balloon (much like a tumbling
> satellite?), or an issue caused by the characteristics of my particular
> antenna.
>
> So that's my dilemma; I can't tell you anything about the TX side because
> for this particular aspect of the hobby, I'm only concerned with
> reception. But is there any legitimate reason for me to be seeing these
> massive differences in receive SNR when I am turned so far away from the
> transmit source? Anyone ever seen this in other situations?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Scott, K4KDR
> Montpelier, VA USA
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
expressed
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AMSAT-NA.
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 20:36:09 -0500
From: <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, <ariss-press@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS News Release no. 17-05
Message-ID: <A6124CF9DBDA462EB6514B0E070C57D6@xxx>
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ARISS NEWS RELEASE
no. 17-05
March 8, 2017
David Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@xxxxx.xxx
Frank Bauer, KA3HDO
2017 Dayton Amateur of the Year Winner
The Dayton Hamvention has selected ARISS International Chair, Frank Bauer,
KA3HDO, for its top award, Amateur of the Year for 2017. Each year,
Hamvention recognizes radio amateurs known for making major contributions to
the art and science of amateur radio, and it's no surprise why Bauer was
chosen. A few things from his lengthy list of achievements follow.
In 1995, Bauer proposed an experiment for the AMSAT Phase 3D satellite
(AO-40) to measure the strength of the signal from the GPS satellite
constellation. For years after, the aerospace industry cited this experiment
because the results helped engineers improve the GPS system, led to new
applications for GPS, and changed navigation at High-Earth Orbit (HEO) and
Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO) altitudes, allowing new missions to operate in
these orbits.
Prior to NASA astronaut Owen Garriott, W5LFL, flying in space and taking
along ham radio in 1983, Bauer came up with a plan for, and helped set up
and operate, the worldwide retransmission of space shuttle air-to-ground
communications by the Goddard Amateur Radio Club station, WA3NAN (now
K6DUE). Tens of thousands of hams enjoyed listening to most every shuttle
mission's astronaut communications, and amateurs used these to help them
make ham contacts with crewmembers who had their amateur licenses. Bauer's
work with this system also let to his becoming part of the SAREX (Shuttle
Amateur Radio EXperiment) team.
Bauer attended Purdue University where he earned its prestigious bachelor's
degree and master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics. This led to a
long and full career with NASA followed by a move to the private aerospace
industry. He earned his amateur radio license in 1974, and has been the
AMSAT-NA Vice President for Human Spaceflight for many years.
What Bauer has spent, and now spends, the most time and energy on is the
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program. He helped
set up the very first meeting of worldwide volunteers at NASA's behest in
1996, working as AMSAT's representative, alongside Rosalie White, K1STO as
ARRL's representative. People from the world's AMSAT societies and IARU
organizations answered their calls to attend the meeting at NASA Johnson
Space center in Houston, and the rest is history--20 years of growing ARISS
into how it is today...still growing!
White wrote, "Frank didn't just think about where amateur radio in space
should be; he always thought about where it was headed--he still does. His
multi-faceted background and experience in aerospace, NASA, and amateur
radio is the ideal combination resulting in effectively spearheading the
ARISS team in offering to hams, students, and the general public, ARISS
success after ARISS success."
Very hearty congratulations from the ARISS team to Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, on
his new title, Dayton Hamvention 2017 Amateur of the Year!
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.
Also, join us on Facebook: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS)
Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status
Contact:
David Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@xxxxx.xxx
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 20:36:09 -0500
From: <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, <ariss-press@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS News Release no. 17-05
Message-ID: <38AC111CE07142ECAB337508A9475A9E@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
ARISS NEWS RELEASE
no. 17-05
March 8, 2017
David Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@xxxxx.xxx
Frank Bauer, KA3HDO
2017 Dayton Amateur of the Year Winner
The Dayton Hamvention has selected ARISS International Chair, Frank Bauer,
KA3HDO, for its top award, Amateur of the Year for 2017. Each year,
Hamvention recognizes radio amateurs known for making major contributions to
the art and science of amateur radio, and it's no surprise why Bauer was
chosen. A few things from his lengthy list of achievements follow.
In 1995, Bauer proposed an experiment for the AMSAT Phase 3D satellite
(AO-40) to measure the strength of the signal from the GPS satellite
constellation. For years after, the aerospace industry cited this experiment
because the results helped engineers improve the GPS system, led to new
applications for GPS, and changed navigation at High-Earth Orbit (HEO) and
Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO) altitudes, allowing new missions to operate in
these orbits.
Prior to NASA astronaut Owen Garriott, W5LFL, flying in space and taking
along ham radio in 1983, Bauer came up with a plan for, and helped set up
and operate, the worldwide retransmission of space shuttle air-to-ground
communications by the Goddard Amateur Radio Club station, WA3NAN (now
K6DUE). Tens of thousands of hams enjoyed listening to most every shuttle
mission's astronaut communications, and amateurs used these to help them
make ham contacts with crewmembers who had their amateur licenses. Bauer's
work with this system also let to his becoming part of the SAREX (Shuttle
Amateur Radio EXperiment) team.
Bauer attended Purdue University where he earned its prestigious bachelor's
degree and master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics. This led to a
long and full career with NASA followed by a move to the private aerospace
industry. He earned his amateur radio license in 1974, and has been the
AMSAT-NA Vice President for Human Spaceflight for many years.
What Bauer has spent, and now spends, the most time and energy on is the
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program. He helped
set up the very first meeting of worldwide volunteers at NASA's behest in
1996, working as AMSAT's representative, alongside Rosalie White, K1STO as
ARRL's representative. People from the world's AMSAT societies and IARU
organizations answered their calls to attend the meeting at NASA Johnson
Space center in Houston, and the rest is history--20 years of growing ARISS
into how it is today...still growing!
White wrote, "Frank didn't just think about where amateur radio in space
should be; he always thought about where it was headed--he still does. His
multi-faceted background and experience in aerospace, NASA, and amateur
radio is the ideal combination resulting in effectively spearheading the
ARISS team in offering to hams, students, and the general public, ARISS
success after ARISS success."
Very hearty congratulations from the ARISS team to Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, on
his new title, Dayton Hamvention 2017 Amateur of the Year!
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.
Also, join us on Facebook: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS)
Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status
Contact:
David Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@xxxxx.xxx
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 20:36:09 -0500
From: <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, <ariss-press@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS News Release no. 17-05
Message-ID: <31496C5F2E054A698A036EFB4602072F@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
ARISS NEWS RELEASE
no. 17-05
March 8, 2017
David Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@xxxxx.xxx
Frank Bauer, KA3HDO
2017 Dayton Amateur of the Year Winner
The Dayton Hamvention has selected ARISS International Chair, Frank Bauer,
KA3HDO, for its top award, Amateur of the Year for 2017. Each year,
Hamvention recognizes radio amateurs known for making major contributions to
the art and science of amateur radio, and it's no surprise why Bauer was
chosen. A few things from his lengthy list of achievements follow.
In 1995, Bauer proposed an experiment for the AMSAT Phase 3D satellite
(AO-40) to measure the strength of the signal from the GPS satellite
constellation. For years after, the aerospace industry cited this experiment
because the results helped engineers improve the GPS system, led to new
applications for GPS, and changed navigation at High-Earth Orbit (HEO) and
Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO) altitudes, allowing new missions to operate in
these orbits.
Prior to NASA astronaut Owen Garriott, W5LFL, flying in space and taking
along ham radio in 1983, Bauer came up with a plan for, and helped set up
and operate, the worldwide retransmission of space shuttle air-to-ground
communications by the Goddard Amateur Radio Club station, WA3NAN (now
K6DUE). Tens of thousands of hams enjoyed listening to most every shuttle
mission's astronaut communications, and amateurs used these to help them
make ham contacts with crewmembers who had their amateur licenses. Bauer's
work with this system also let to his becoming part of the SAREX (Shuttle
Amateur Radio EXperiment) team.
Bauer attended Purdue University where he earned its prestigious bachelor's
degree and master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics. This led to a
long and full career with NASA followed by a move to the private aerospace
industry. He earned his amateur radio license in 1974, and has been the
AMSAT-NA Vice President for Human Spaceflight for many years.
What Bauer has spent, and now spends, the most time and energy on is the
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program. He helped
set up the very first meeting of worldwide volunteers at NASA's behest in
1996, working as AMSAT's representative, alongside Rosalie White, K1STO as
ARRL's representative. People from the world's AMSAT societies and IARU
organizations answered their calls to attend the meeting at NASA Johnson
Space center in Houston, and the rest is history--20 years of growing ARISS
into how it is today...still growing!
White wrote, "Frank didn't just think about where amateur radio in space
should be; he always thought about where it was headed--he still does. His
multi-faceted background and experience in aerospace, NASA, and amateur
radio is the ideal combination resulting in effectively spearheading the
ARISS team in offering to hams, students, and the general public, ARISS
success after ARISS success."
Very hearty congratulations from the ARISS team to Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, on
his new title, Dayton Hamvention 2017 Amateur of the Year!
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.
Also, join us on Facebook: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS)
Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status
Contact:
David Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@xxxxx.xxx
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