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Today's Topics:
1. Re: International Crystal MFG closing (Matthew Stevens)
2. ANS-071 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (E.Mike McCardel)
3. Re: ANS-071 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
(skristof@xxxxxxx.xxxx
4. ungulige gleitkommaoperation (Bob- W7LRD)
5. Re: ungulige gleitkommaoperation (Paul Stoetzer)
6. Re: ungulige gleitkommaoperation (Bob- W7LRD)
7. ALSAT 1N no TX ? (John Mac)
8. Re: ALSAT 1N no TX ? (Ken Swaggart)
9. Satpc32 calibration Help (Don)
10. Flex6500 and Satpc32 (David Warnberg)
11. ANS-071 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (In its Entirety)
(E.Mike McCardel)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2017 16:50:20 -0500
From: Matthew Stevens <matthew@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] International Crystal MFG closing
Message-ID: <3436AE84-9E96-43A3-B762-5C8CBFF30FDC@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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Expanded Spectrum Systems has quite a few different crystals available.
- Matthew kk4fem
Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 11, 2017, at 15:28, Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> OH NOES!!!
>
>
> I think they're like the last palce left making crystals for old gear,
aren't they?
>
>
> Jim KQ6EA
>
>
>> On 03/11/2017 08:18 PM, Alan wrote:
>> I was surprised to see that ICM is closing. I bought crystals from them
>> back in my days as a Novice, and most recently for my mode-L transverter.
>> They have supplied crystals for many satellites. According to their
>> website, icmfg.com, they will be honoring all existing orders, and some new
>> orders depending on material availability.
>>
>> 73s,
>>
>> Alan
>> WA4SCA
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2017 21:39:31 -0500
From: "E.Mike McCardel" <mccardelm@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-071 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-071
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:
* US ARISS Proposal Window Remains Open Through April 15, 2017
* First Moon Bounce using Opera
* NEON - NASA Educators Online Network - ANNOUNCEMENTS
* Cubesat Developers Workshop 2017
* ARISS News
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-071.01
ANS-071 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 071.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
March 12, 2017
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-071.01
US ARISS Proposal Window Remains Open Through April 15, 2017
Message to US Educators Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station Contact Opportunity
Call for Proposals
Proposal Window February 15 ? April 15, 2017
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program
is seeking formal and informal education institutions and
organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur
Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates
that the contact would be held between January 1, 2018 and June 30,
2018. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact
dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is
looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of
participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed
education plan.
The deadline to submit a proposal is April 15, 2017. Proposal
information and documents can be found at www.arrl.org/hosting-an-
ariss-contact.
The Opportunity
Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate
in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are
approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact
with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.
An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via
Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space
station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford
education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from
astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn
about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an
opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless
technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human
spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the
ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate
changes in dates and times of the radio contact.
Amateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space
agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational
opportunity by providing the equipment and operational support to
enable direct communication between crew on the ISS and students
around the world via Amateur Radio. In the US, the program is managed
by AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) and ARRL (American
Radio Relay League) in partnership with NASA and CASIS (Center for
the Advancement of Science in Space).
More Information
Interested parties can find more information about the program at
www.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS.
For proposal information and more details such as expectations,
proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of
Information Sessions go to
http://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact.
Please direct any questions to ariss at arrl.org.
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]
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ARISS News
+ A Successful contact was made between Blair Pointe Upper
Elementary School, Peru, IN, USA and Astronaut Shane Kimbrough
KE5HOD using Callsign NA1SS. The contact began Thu 2017-03-09
15:21:33 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was
Direct via WD9GIU.
ARISS Mentor was Charlie AJ9N.
+ A Successful contact was made between 3rd Junior High School,
Komotini, Greece and Astronaut Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD using
Callsign OR4ISS. The contact began Fri 2017-03-10 08:20:46 UTC
and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direct via
SV7APQ.
ARISS Mentor was Bertus PE1KEH.
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
McBride High School, Long Beach, CA, direct via K6MHS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG
Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-03-15 16:28:44 UTC
[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above
information]
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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
EMike McCardel, AA8EM
aa8em at amsat dot org
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2017 09:21:30 -0400
From: skristof@xxxxxxx.xxx
To: Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ANS-071 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <c008856a1b1b9f47b023e2049a93f58c@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Where can I find the news bulletin content on Moon Bounce with Opera
and NASA Educators Online?
Steve AI9IN
On 2017-03-11 21:39, E.Mike McCardel wrote:
> AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
> ANS-071
>
> 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:
>
> * US ARISS Proposal Window Remains Open Through April 15, 2017
> * First Moon Bounce using Opera
> * NEON - NASA Educators Online Network - ANNOUNCEMENTS
> * Cubesat Developers Workshop 2017
> * ARISS News
>
> SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-071.01
> ANS-071 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
>
> AMSAT News Service Bulletin 071.01
> From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
> March 12, 2017
> To All RADIO AMATEURS
> BID: $ANS-071.01
>
> US ARISS Proposal Window Remains Open Through April 15, 2017
>
> Message to US Educators Amateur Radio on the International Space
> Station Contact Opportunity
>
> Call for Proposals
> Proposal Window February 15 - April 15, 2017
>
> The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program
> is seeking formal and informal education institutions and
> organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur
> Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates
> that the contact would be held between January 1, 2018 and June 30,
> 2018. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact
> dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is
> looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of
> participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed
> education plan.
>
> The deadline to submit a proposal is April 15, 2017. Proposal
> information and documents can be found at www.arrl.org/hosting-an- [1]
> ariss-contact.
>
> The Opportunity
> Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate
> in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are
> approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact
> with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.
>
> An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via
> Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space
> station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford
> education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from
> astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn
> about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an
> opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless
> technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human
> spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the
> ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate
> changes in dates and times of the radio contact.
>
> Amateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space
> agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational
> opportunity by providing the equipment and operational support to
> enable direct communication between crew on the ISS and students
> around the world via Amateur Radio. In the US, the program is managed
> by AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) and ARRL (American
> Radio Relay League) in partnership with NASA and CASIS (Center for
> the Advancement of Science in Space).
>
> More Information
> Interested parties can find more information about the program at
> www.ariss.org [2] and www.arrl.org/ARISS [3].
>
> For proposal information and more details such as expectations,
> proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of
> Information Sessions go to
> http://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact.
>
> Please direct any questions to ariss at arrl.org.
>
> [ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ARISS News
>
> + A Successful contact was made between Blair Pointe Upper
> Elementary School, Peru, IN, USA and Astronaut Shane Kimbrough
> KE5HOD using Callsign NA1SS. The contact began Thu 2017-03-09
> 15:21:33 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was
> Direct via WD9GIU.
> ARISS Mentor was Charlie AJ9N.
>
> + A Successful contact was made between 3rd Junior High School,
> Komotini, Greece and Astronaut Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD using
> Callsign OR4ISS. The contact began Fri 2017-03-10 08:20:46 UTC
> and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direct via
> SV7APQ.
> ARISS Mentor was Bertus PE1KEH.
>
> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
>
> McBride High School, Long Beach, CA, direct via K6MHS
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
> The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG
> Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-03-15 16:28:44 UTC
>
> [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above
> information]
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> /EX
>
> In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
> President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
> donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
> tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
> Office.
>
> Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
> at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
> enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
> dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
> Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
> information.
>
> 73,
> This week's ANS Editor,
> EMike McCardel, AA8EM
> aa8em at amsat dot org
> _______________________________________________
> 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
Links:
------
[1] http://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-
[2] http://www.ariss.org
[3] http://www.arrl.org/ARISS
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2017 15:35:16 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ungulige gleitkommaoperation
Message-ID:
<1332551912.134818950.1489332916075.JavaMail.zimbra@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Hello
Getting un gl again when I put in a grid square for "observer 2 DM90 in this
case. help.
73 Bob W7LRD
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2017 11:36:55 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ungulige gleitkommaoperation
Message-ID:
<CABzOSOppxX-R0q_Yr_0PYw0J46s9mesrTfSosBCs-ivP+Q5rdg@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Using a six digit grid square corrects that. I would just put in DM90mm for
the center of the grid.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Sun, Mar 12, 2017 at 11:35 AM, Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Hello
> Getting un gl again when I put in a grid square for "observer 2 DM90 in
> this case. help.
> 73 Bob W7LRD
> _______________________________________________
> 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: 6
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2017 15:45:59 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ungulige gleitkommaoperation
Message-ID:
<640317918.134825163.1489333559747.JavaMail.zimbra@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
got it 6 digit- just seemed to happen without the usual op-error-thanks
73 Bob W7LRD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Stoetzer" <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: "Bob- W7LRD" <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2017 8:36:55 AM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ungulige gleitkommaoperation
Using a six digit grid square corrects that. I would just put in DM90mm for
the center of the grid.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Sun, Mar 12, 2017 at 11:35 AM, Bob- W7LRD < w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx > wrote:
Hello
Getting un gl again when I put in a grid square for "observer 2 DM90 in this
case. help.
73 Bob W7LRD
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 10:15:21 +1100
From: John Mac <vk2fak@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ALSAT 1N no TX ?
Message-ID:
<CANiF7qOj+pZ_XmOKbbZuqNfg6DC4GJYn+cAV9ZOiogT4ZD1FEg@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi all.
Has anyone had a copy on the sat ALSAT 1N . The last two times I have
tried , there has been no signal.
All the sites say its still operational. ??
John
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2017 16:19:14 -0700
From: "Ken Swaggart" <k.swaggart@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "'John Mac'" <vk2fak@xxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ALSAT 1N no TX ?
Message-ID: <00a901d29b87$10ec0840$32c418c0$@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
I regularly try to auto receive and forward the telemetry from ALSAT-1, but
it seems to have stopped Monday, 6 March. I've received a couple of short
frames, but it could have just been noise forged packets. Didn't try
decoding them.
73,
Ken, W7KKE
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of John Mac
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2017 16:15
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ALSAT 1N no TX ?
Hi all.
Has anyone had a copy on the sat ALSAT 1N . The last two times I have tried
, there has been no signal.
All the sites say its still operational. ??
John
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2017 19:19:09 -0400
From: Don <ve3land@xxxxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satpc32 calibration Help
Message-ID: <58C5D76D.605@xxxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Yaesu GS232B and G5500 did calibration in manual, all is OK. 180 and 450
Using Satpc32 with Yaesu Gs-232 rotor interface selected. Settings
2-60-N-0 selected as options...... Stored. Quit and restarted
program. Go to Rotor control and manually set elevation to 90 degrees
and azimuth to 90 degrees. Execute settings. Results are about 12
degrees low. Used the correction buttons to bring up the rotor
directions to 90 degrees and saved the corrected values. Quit and
restarted program. Back to rotor control, and send rotor to Park
position (both set to 0 degrees park position) Both the elevation and
azimuth go to about 12 degrees - not zero. Try to correct values by
zeroing, save and quit. restart and send back to 90 degrees again result
in low readings.
What am I missing? Thanks Don.
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2017 20:29:55 -0400
From: David Warnberg <dlwarnberg@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Flex6500 and Satpc32
Message-ID: <930721B4-86A0-4094-97FA-F54EFE09122E@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Discovered something tonight, when satpc32 is on and controlling frequencies
and the rotor I get interference on the display in SmartSDR on the 70cm side
mainly .. any ideas on what might be causing this? I have a ERC USB inside
the Yaesu G-450A control box could that be the cause? Something being
picked up across the USB cable?
Thanks
David
KK4QOE
Sent from my iPad
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2017 21:28:47 -0400
From: "E.Mike McCardel" <mccardelm@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-071 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (In
its Entirety)
Message-ID:
<CAM5+sovV1mS8gSvTTP0ZaMyVQkMB3iyPChk9J9OD61Qgs8us6A@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
E. Michael McCardel, AA8EM, former KC8YLD
Rotating Editor for AMSAT News Service, AMSAT-NA
Have you donated to get your Fox-1 Challenge Coin Yet?
http://AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-071.02
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:
* Editor's Note:
* US ARISS Proposal Window Remains Open Through April 15, 2017
* First Moon Bounce using Opera
* NEON - NASA Educators Online Network - ANNOUNCEMENTS
* Cubesat Developers Workshop 2017
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-071.02
ANS-071 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 071.02
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
March 12, 2017
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-071.02
Editor's Note:
Todays ANS was sent missing content, as I am sure most who read it
observed. This is a re-bublication of the Bulletin including its full
contact.
I apologize for any problems.
EMike, AA8EM
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US ARISS Proposal Window Remains Open Through April 15, 2017
Message to US Educators Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station Contact Opportunity
Call for Proposals
Proposal Window February 15 ? April 15, 2017
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program
is seeking formal and informal education institutions and
organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur
Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates
that the contact would be held between January 1, 2018 and June 30,
2018. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact
dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is
looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of
participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed
education plan.
The deadline to submit a proposal is April 15, 2017. Proposal
information and documents can be found at www.arrl.org/hosting-an-
ariss-contact.
The Opportunity
Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate
in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are
approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact
with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.
An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via
Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space
station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford
education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from
astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn
about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an
opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless
technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human
spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the
ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate
changes in dates and times of the radio contact.
Amateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space
agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational
opportunity by providing the equipment and operational support to
enable direct communication between crew on the ISS and students
around the world via Amateur Radio. In the US, the program is managed
by AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) and ARRL (American
Radio Relay League) in partnership with NASA and CASIS (Center for
the Advancement of Science in Space).
More Information
Interested parties can find more information about the program at
www.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS.
For proposal information and more details such as expectations,
proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of
Information Sessions go to
http://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact.
Please direct any questions to ariss at arrl.org.
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]
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First Moon Bounce using Opera
On Tuesday, March 7, Luis EA5DOM and Jose EA3HMJ made a test using
the amateur radio weak-signal data mode Opera for 1296 MHz Moon
Bounce (EME)
Luis EA5DOM posted the following:
We are both using an small 180cm offset dish. Jose is 400w, so he
was transmitting and I was trying to decode. The trace was visible
but too weak for an Op05 decode. So tried Op1 switching band to
70MHz. After some trying we got one decode at -24dB
2017-03-07 23:31:17 EA3HMJ JN11AN EA5DOM IM98WN
381 70.093 - 23 Op1__~24dB
Switched to Op2 and tried some times without success. I was getting
problems to keep an accurate tracking, so the signal was not optimal
and close to the decoding limit
We will keep testing, But at least one decode was worth the effort.
Here is EA5DOM screenshot:
http://tinyurl.com/ANS071-EA5Dom-Screenshot
And EA3HMJ Screenshot:
http://tinyurl.com/ANS071-EA3HMJ-Screenshot
You can download Opera from
https://rosmodem.wordpress.com/
[ANS thanks Southgate ARN for the above information]
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NEON - NASA Educators Online Network - ANNOUNCEMENTS
Free STEM Education Webinars From NASA Educator Professional
Development
Audience: In-service, Pre-service, Home School and Informal Educators
The NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative (EPDC)
at Texas State University is presenting a series of free webinars
open to all educators. Join NASA education specialists to learn about
activities, lesson plans, educator guides and resources that bring
NASA into your classroom. Registration is required to participate. To
register, simply click on the link provided beneath the webinar
description.
March 13, 2017, at 4:00 p.m. ET: Earth Right Now: Engineering at
NASA (Grades K-12) -- Engineers at NASA come from a multitude of
backgrounds such as astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, materials
science and physics. This webinar allows participants to hear from
one of NASA's Planetary Protection engineers. These unique engineers
support projects that have to be biologically clean before launch so
that they do not contaminate another planet or moon with Earth life.
Join us to discover NASA educational activities related to
engineering and help inspire students to pursue careers in science,
technology, engineering and mathematics. Register online to
participate. https://www.etouches.com/209358
**********
March 14, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. ET: Earth Right Now -- GLOBE Atmosphere
(Grades K-12) -- NASA?s fleet of satellites, its airborne missions
and researchers address some of the critical challenges facing our
planet today. Learn about clouds and contrails using the Global
Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment, or GLOBE,
program. This international science and education program provides
students and the public worldwide with the opportunity to participate
in data collection and the scientific process, and to contribute
meaningfully to our understanding of the Earth system and global
environment. Register online to participate.
https://www.etouches.com/229949
**********
March 16, 2017, at 8:00 p.m. ET: Astrobiology and Looking for Life
(Grades 6-12) -- In this webinar, we will discuss how NASA has turned
the search for alien life from science fiction to a quickly growing
research field. Topics in Earth and space science linked to biology
will help us understand the most current theories for how life came
to be here on Earth and where we could find it next. Classroom
activities for numerous grades will put this exploration into the
hands of the next generation of scientists. Register online to
participate. https://www.etouches.com/234109
**********
For the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development webinar
schedule, go to: http://www.txstate-epdc.net/events/
**********
For US Educators: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station--
Students Talk to Astronauts
Call for Proposals -- Window is February 15 ? April 15, 2017
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program
is seeking formal and informal education institutions and
organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur
Radio contact with a crewmember on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates
that the radio contact would be held between Jan 1, 2018 and June 30,
2018. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits determine the exact dates. To
maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for
organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and
integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. Students
learn about technology, communications, and science studied on board
the ISS.
The deadline to submit a proposal is April 15, 2017. For proposal
information and details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and
proposal form, and days/times of Information Sessions, go to
www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact Please direct any questions to
ariss at arrl.org .
[ANS thanks NASA Educators Online Network (NEON) for the above
information]
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Cubesat Developers Workshop 2017
Cubesat Developers Workshop 2017, April 26-28, 2017, San Luis
Obispo, CA -- New Venue - Cal Poly Performing Arts Center.
#CubeSatDW2017 * http://www.cubesat.org/workshop-2017-information
The CubeSat Workshop Team is honored to welcome Mr. James L. Reuter
(http://www.cubesat.org/james-reuter), Deputy Associate Administrator
for Programs within the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD)
at NASA Headquarters, as one of our Keynote speakers for the upcoming
workshop. If you are as interested as we are to hear what he has to
say, you can follow up with Registration and Workshop Information on
our website:
http://www.cubesat.org/workshop-2017-information/
Early Bird Registration for the 14th Annual CubeSat Developers
Workshop ends in just TEN DAYS on *March 17, 2017*. Register before
the prices increase!
You can register by following the link below.
https://calpoly.irisregistration.com/Home/Site?code=cubesat-2017
If you have any questions regarding workshop, or are interested in
being a sponsor this year, don't hesitate to contact us at:
cubesat-workshop at calpoly.edu
[ANS thanks The CubeSat Workshop Team for the above information]
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ARISS News
+ A Successful contact was made between Blair Pointe Upper
Elementary School, Peru, IN, USA and Astronaut Shane Kimbrough
KE5HOD using Callsign NA1SS. The contact began Thu 2017-03-09
15:21:33 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was
Direct via WD9GIU.
ARISS Mentor was Charlie AJ9N.
+ A Successful contact was made between 3rd Junior High School,
Komotini, Greece and Astronaut Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD using
Callsign OR4ISS. The contact began Fri 2017-03-10 08:20:46 UTC
and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direct via
SV7APQ.
ARISS Mentor was Bertus PE1KEH.
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
McBride High School, Long Beach, CA, direct via K6MHS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG
Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-03-15 16:28:44 UTC
[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above
information]
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73,
This week's ANS Editor,
EMike McCardel, AA8EM
aa8em at amsat dot org www.amsat.org/?p=3275
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