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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Selection of satellite (ham and non-ham) frequencies
(Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS])
2. Re: Selection of satellite (ham and non-ham) frequencies
(Arthur Feller, W4ART)
3. AMSAT @ Scottsdale AZ SpringFest hamfest - Saturday (18
March) (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
4. WG: Call for Interest: "Open Source CubeSat Workshop"
(Mike Rupprecht)
5. EO73 Mode change (Graham Shirville)
6. Re: Selection of satellite (ham and non-ham) frequencies
(Philip Jenkins)
7. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-03-17 05:00 UTC
(AJ9N@xxx.xxxx
8. MI6GTY IO54 26March (John Papay)
9. ANS-057 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (Joe Spier)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 09:48:39 +0530
From: "Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS]" <wmy@xxxx.xxx.xx>
To: Wouter Weggelaar <wouterweg@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Selection of satellite (ham and non-ham)
frequencies
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Thank you dear Trevor and Wouter for your detailed and comprehensive
information regarding the usage of Amateur radio frequencies and subsequent
procedure, importance of coordination/ filing of frequencies for
cubesat/nanosat projects. I too feel that this info should reach all those
people well in advance, who intend to use amateur radio frequencies for
their cubesat/nanosat projects.
73 de
Mani VU2WMY
Quoting Wouter Weggelaar <wouterweg@xxxxx.xxx>:
> Hi all,
>
> Its hard to explain these complicated international affairs.
> All countries that are participating in the ITU are bound by treaties
> to follow the rules set by the ITU.
>
> ITU defines "services" that describe what the radio communications is
> for. Examples are:
> Fixed-satellite service; Fixed station, Inter-satellite service, Earth
> exploration-satellite service, Meteorological-satellite service
> and for "us" the Amateur Service and Amateur Satellite Service.
>
> ITU defines these services and does not allow a mix of services, so
> you need to find spectrum that is allocated to your service.
> The administration or administrations of your country that is handling
> ITU related matters is the entity that can file for frequencies,
> notify and coordinate with ITU et cetera. Ultimately, the
> administration is responsible for your satellite. Its up to that
> country to decide how to implement the regulatory process on a
> national level. Jim already addressed this for the US. Here in the
> Netherlands we have "Agentschap Telecom", in the UK they have "ofcom"
> and in Germany the "Bundesnetzagentur".
>
> To reduce the workload on the administrations, they often require the
> satellite teams to fill in the application themselves, and will do a
> sanity check on it before filing. Again, the country is liable, so its
> in the administrations interest to make sure its correct.
>
> The ITU does not say anything about coordination in the bands
> allocated to the Amateur Satellite Service, as they are Not Subject to
> Coordination. Coordination is a formal process where administrations
> operating services exchange information about possible new systems and
> do interference analysis. the Amateur Satellite Services in 2m and
> 70cm are Not Subject to Coordination, so you would only have to do two
> things:
> - Publish, through ITU, the Advance Publication Information (API).
> Administrations can review your application and object if they think
> you will cause interference
> - Publish, through ITU, a Notification, where you describe the final
> system and confirm you are going to use that system
>
> In good amateur tradition, the national administrations that recognise
> IARU have agreed to ask for guidance from IARU and respect their band
> plans. the IARU in turn has appointed a panel that coordinates
> satellite frequencies. Some administrations will refuse to allow
> notification to the ITU without a positive IARU advice.
> The US is the odd one out with the experimentals coordinated on top of
> the Amateur Satellite Service, and as far as I know are the only
> administration doing so.
>
> Now back to these services: in order to allocate something in the
> Amateur Satellite Service, it needs to comply with the rules for this
> service as stated in the radio regulations.
> "Amateur Service: A radiocommunication service for the purpose of
> self-training, intercommunication and technical investigations carried
> out by amateurs, that is, duly authorised persons interested in radio
> technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest."
> [RR 1.56]"
> and
> "Amateur-Satellite Service: A radiocommunication service using space
> stations on Earth satellites for the same purposes as those of the
> amateur service." [RR 1.57]"
>
> So in short:
> - Make sure your project belongs in the Amateur Satellite Service (you
> would be surprised to learn what people think is "useful" for radio
> amateurs)
> - Apply for frequencies at the IARU panel, and with the IARU
> frequencies go to your national regulator
> - Apply at your national regulator
> - Your national regulator then probably ask you to provide the API
> files, and submits those to the ITU
> - other administrations may send their comments on your proposed
> network. Your administration needs to reply to those, probably asking
> you for help again
> - Your administration published the NOTIFICATION six months or later
> from date of receipt of the API
>
> In case of scientific satellites, there is no IARU, and the process
> gets complicated fast. There are lost of bands that are subject to
> coordination. You need to show other parties in the same bands that
> you will not cause harmful interference to their systems, The big
> space agencies have some frequencies set aside that they re-use, so
> the workload is reduced. But in general, it can become a lengthy
> process.
>
> I hope that explains it a bit more. And other experts feel free to
> correct and amend, its complicated and I am paraphrasing a lot. there
> is lots of sensitivities and subtleties in the wording of the radio
> regulations that I can not simply convey here.
>
> Wouter PA3WEG
>
> On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 4:38 PM, M5AKA via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> wrote:
>> Koos, the IARU Frequency Coordination Request Form has some helpful
>> guidance, see
>> http://www.iaru.org/satellite.html
>>
>> 73 Trevor M5AKA
>>
>> ? ? On Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 8:20, Koos van den Hout
>> <koos@xxxxxx.xxxxxx.xx> wrote:
>>
>> Quoting Jim White who wrote on Tue 2017-03-14 at 17:51:
>>
>>> In the past month I've sat as a reviewer for three university small
>>> satellite projects none of which understood this and one of which
>>> has radios they are not going to be able to use because they can't
>>> get an experimental license in that band.
>>
>> I guess this happens as a result of the recent successes in cubesats,
>> other organisations see their opportunity but start of at a lower
>> knowledge
>> level. But given the amounts of money still involved, one would hope
>> research into this factor would be done before investing in hardware.
>>
>>> We could certainly use local AMSAT folks with satellite experience
>>> as mentors for the COMM part of most of the university driven small
>>> and cubsats.
>>
>> And be aware interest in cubesats may come from outside areas of science
>> logically connected with space technology.
>>
>> I can fully imagine the geo sciences department at my employer (large
>> Dutch
>> university) being interested in space-based sensing.
>>
>> Is there a good article somewhere describing the process you posted
>> about?
>> A "how-to" document, with the international view on this process.
>> I notice the AMSAT north america site mentions the IARU when describing
>> frequency allocations to satellites, which is a very good start.
>>
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Koos van den Hout
PE4KH
>>
>> --
>> Koos van den Hout? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Homepage:
http://idefix.net/
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? PGP keyid
0x5BA9368BE6F334E4
>> Webprojects:? ? ? ? Camp Wireless? ? ? ?
http://www.camp-wireless.org/
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The Virtual Bookcase?
http://www.virtualbookcase.com/
>> _______________________________________________
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>> 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.
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>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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>
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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> AMSAT-NA.
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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: 2
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 01:18:29 -0400
From: "Arthur Feller, W4ART" <afeller@xxxx.xxx>
To: "Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS]" <wmy@xxxx.xxx.xx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Wouter Weggelaar
<wouterweg@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Selection of satellite (ham and non-ham)
frequencies
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Much of the information you?re looking for comes in an IARU paper called
Amateur Satellites
<http://www.iaru.org/amateur-radio-satellite-frequency-coordination.html>.
Also, suggest reading Controlling Satellites [PDF]
<http://www.iaru.org/uploads/1/3/0/7/13073366/controllingsatellites_v27.pdf>
and the IARU Frequency Coordination Request [doc]
<http://www.iaru.org/uploads/1/3/0/7/13073366/iaru_amateur_satellite_coordinat
ion_request__v37.doc>.
I hope this helps.
73, art?..
W4ART Arlington VA
> On 17-Mar-2017, at 12:18 AM, Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS] <wmy@xxxx.xxx.xx> wrote:
>
> Thank you dear Trevor and Wouter for your detailed and comprehensive
> information regarding the usage of Amateur radio frequencies and subsequent
> procedure, importance of coordination/ filing of frequencies for
> cubesat/nanosat projects. I too feel that this info should reach all those
> people well in advance, who intend to use amateur radio frequencies for
> their cubesat/nanosat projects.
>
> 73 de
> Mani VU2WMY
To thrive in life, you need three bones: a wish bone, a back bone, and a
funny bone.
- Reba McEntire
http://afeller.us <http://afeller.us/>
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 05:45:12 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT @ Scottsdale AZ SpringFest hamfest -
Saturday (18 March)
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Hi!
I will have an AMSAT booth at the Scottsdale Amateur Radio
Club's SpringFest hamfest on Saturday morning, 18 March
2017. The hamfest will be held at the Mountain Valley campus
of Scottsdale Bible Church on Perimeter Drive, west of the
AZ-101 freeway exit 36, and north of Princess Drive, in
Scottsdale, Arizona. This is a half-day hamfest, since
everyone has to clear out of the church's parking lot by
1pm (2000 UTC). The hamfest officially starts at 8am (1500
UTC), but I expect people to be roaming around the parking
lot before sunrise. More information about the hamfest is
available at:
http://www.scottsdalearc.org/spring-fest
I plan on doing a series of on-air demonstrations of satellite
operating during the morning as WD9EWK. There are a bunch of
passes for FM, SSB, and packet operations that I could show up
on. If you hear or see WD9EWK on a pass Saturday morning,
please call and be a part of the demonstrations. Any QSOs
attempted via NO-84 and the ISS will also use WD9EWK as my
call sign, without the -9 SSID I have used for demonstrations
in the past. All QSOs made during the hamfest will be uploaded
to Logbook of the World after the hamfest. If you'd like a QSL
card for a QSO, please e-mail me directly with the QSO details.
During the hamfest, I will post updates from the hamfest, along
with photos, on my @xxxxxx Twitter account. If you want to see
these updates and you do not use Twitter, do not worry. You can
use a web browser to follow along, at:
http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
Thanks in advance, and 73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @xxxxxx
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:21:00 +0100
From: "Mike Rupprecht" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx>
To: "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] WG: Call for Interest: "Open Source CubeSat
Workshop"
Message-ID: <008101d29f29$b4303760$1c90a620$@xx>
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fyi ...
Von: librecube@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx [mailto:librecube@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx Im
Auftrag von Artur Scholz
Gesendet: 17 March 2017 14:37
An: librecube@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Betreff: Call for Interest: "Open Source CubeSat Workshop"
Dear All,
there is the likely possibility to hold an open source CubeSat workshop at
the premises of ESOC, the European Space Operations Center of ESA, located
in Darmstadt, Germany (where Rosetta was commanded from!).
Preliminary, the parameters are:
- Oct/Nov timeframe
- 1-2 days workshop (+hackathon?)
- zero fees
- around 15 presentations
- around 50-100 participants
Interested?
---
Artur Scholz
LibreCube Initiative
Email: artur.scholz@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Web: www.librecube.net
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 18:44:11 -0000
From: "Graham Shirville" <g.shirville@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: funcube@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx
Subject: [amsat-bb] EO73 Mode change
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Hi folks,
FUNcube/AO73 is now in full time amateur mode with the transponder ON. The
plan is for it to switch back to auto mode on Sunday pm UTC as usual but,
for operational reasons, this may be delayed until Monday pm UTC.
Please see below for other FUNcube transponder info
Have FUN with the transponder.
73s Graham G3VZV and the FUNcube team.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
FUNcube frequencies and other details
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
AO-73 FUNcube-1
The transponder is normally operational only when the satellite is in
eclipse, ie the solar panels are NOT being illuminated. During weekends
(from pm Fridays UTC to PM Sundays UTC) the transponder is operational 24/7.
When the transponder is switched off, the telemetry beacon is on full power,
when the transponder is on the beacon it is on low power. During holidays,
eg Christmas, New Year, Easter, etc, the transponder maybe activated for
extended periods. Watch AMSAT-BB for announcements which are usually made on
Friday evenings (UTC)
The nominal transponder frequencies are:
Uplink: 435.150 - 435.130 MHz LSB (Inverting)
Downlink: 145.950 - 145.970 MHz USB
Telemetry Tx: 145.935 MHz BPSK
(The passband may be up to 15kHz higher depending on on-board temps. Lower
temperatures give higher freqs!)
FUNcube-2 (aka FUNcube on UKube)
The FUNcube-2 sub-system continues to operate autonomously and, almost
continuously, in amateur mode. The transponder is operational and the
telemetry downlink is functioning with about 70mW output. The FUNcube-1
Dashboard does not correctly display the telemetry but it does correctly
decode the data and uploads it to the FUNcube Data Warehouse from where it
can be examined. Most of the real time data channels are operational and
these include battery voltages, temperatures and ADCS data coming via the
main On Board Computer (OBC).
The transponder is interrupted for a few seconds every 2 minutes when the
other transmitter sends its CW beacon and, occasionally, for a few seconds
when the main OBC reboots (approx seven times each orbit).
The nominal transponder frequencies are:
Uplink: 435.080 - 435.060 MHz LSB (Inverting)
Downlink: 145.930 - 145.950 MHz USB
Telemetry Tx: 145.915 MHz BPSK
(The passband may be up to 10kHz higher depending on on-board temps. Low
temperatures give higher freqs!)
EO79 FUNcube-3
Due to power budget constraints the transponder cannot be operational 24/7
and an orbit specific schedule has been developed. The transponder will
commence operation 27 minutes after the spacecraft enters sunlight and will
stay on for a period of 25 minutes. This schedule may be modified in future
months as a result of experience.
The nominal transponder frequencies are:
Uplink: 435.0723-435.0473 MHz LSB (Inverting)
Downlink: 145.946-145.971 MHz USB
Further detailed info on EO79 transponder frequencies is at:
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/11/10/eo79-funcube-3-transponder-commences-regular-o
peration/
EO88/Nayif-1/FUNcube-5
EO88 is presently operating in autonomous mode. The transponder is
operational when the satellite is in eclipse, ie the solar panels are NOT
being illuminated.
When the transponder is switched off, the telemetry beacon is on full power,
when the transponder is on the beacon it is on low power.
The transponder frequencies are:
Uplink: 435.045 ? 435.015 MHz LSB (inverting)
Downlink: 145.960-145.990 MHz USB
Telemetry Tx: 145.940MHz
All FUNcube transponders are sponsored by AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL. We are very
grateful for the assistance given by Innovative Solution In Space Bv, The
Netherlands.
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:23:27 -0400
From: Philip Jenkins <n4hf.philip@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "Arthur Feller, W4ART" <afeller@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: Wouter Weggelaar <wouterweg@xxxxx.xxx>, AMSAT BB
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Selection of satellite (ham and non-ham)
frequencies
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Thanks to all who replied to my original questions. It's certainly
interesting (and more complicated than I imagined).
Philip N4HF
On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 1:18 AM, Arthur Feller, W4ART <afeller@xxxx.xxx>
wrote:
> Much of the information you?re looking for comes in an IARU paper called
> Amateur Satellites <http://www.iaru.org/amateur-radio-satellite-frequency-
> coordination.html>. Also, suggest reading Controlling Satellites [PDF] <
> http://www.iaru.org/uploads/1/3/0/7/13073366/controllingsatellites_v27.pdf>
> and the IARU Frequency Coordination Request [doc] <
> http://www.iaru.org/uploads/1/3/0/7/13073366/iaru_amateur_
> satellite_coordination_request__v37.doc>.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> 73, art?..
> W4ART Arlington VA
>
> > On 17-Mar-2017, at 12:18 AM, Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS] <wmy@xxxx.xxx.xx>
> wrote:
> >
> > Thank you dear Trevor and Wouter for your detailed and comprehensive
> > information regarding the usage of Amateur radio frequencies and
> subsequent
> > procedure, importance of coordination/ filing of frequencies for
> > cubesat/nanosat projects. I too feel that this info should reach all
> those
> > people well in advance, who intend to use amateur radio frequencies for
> > their cubesat/nanosat projects.
> >
> > 73 de
> > Mani VU2WMY
>
> To thrive in life, you need three bones: a wish bone, a back bone, and a
> funny bone.
> - Reba McEntire
>
> http://afeller.us <http://afeller.us/>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> 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.
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2017 01:17:49 -0400
From: AJ9N@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-03-17
05:00 UTC
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-03-17 05:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
?School of Trois Paletuviers?, Saint-Georges de l'Oyapock, French Guyana,
telebridge via W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-03-23 12:42:26 UTC 61 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.
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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@xxxx.xxx.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 2017-03-17 05:00 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 1126.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1087.
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.
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QSL information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
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The successful school list has been updated as of 2017-03-11 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: 8
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2017 18:50:54 -0400
From: John Papay <john@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] MI6GTY IO54 26March
Message-ID: <20170318232204.85C1E88F5@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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George MI6GTY is planning to operate from IO54 on
26March on possibly two FO-29 passes, 1158 and
1351 utc. The first pass will cover extreme
northeast USA but the second pass will cover
more than half of the US.
As before, he would like to be sure that there will
be enough interest to warrant the trip. So if you
can be there, please drop him an email and let him know.
The second pass provides a very short window for southern
States like Texas and Florida etc. So if you live in
the north, please wait a bit before calling and let the
south get a contact first.
The second pass is only 2.2 degrees max for George. He
was very successful with low elevation at IO65 and let's hope
he can be just as successful in IO54.
73,
John K8YSE
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2017 00:06:02 -0700
From: Joe Spier <wao@xxx.xxx>
To: ans@xxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-057 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-078
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:
* AMSAT Ground Terminal Weekly Report for March 7, 2017
* AMSAT SA to Sponsor SDR Workshop in Cape Town
* CAS-4A and CAS-4B Linear Transponder Frequencies Announced
* IARU Page Proposed South Korean Satellite
* ARISS Closer to Launching New Radio System
* AMSAT Awards Update
* 6E3MAYA on Satellites March 18-21
* AMSAT Events
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-078.01
ANS-078 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 078.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE March 19, 2017
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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AMSAT Ground Terminal Weekly Report for March 7, 2017
We kick off this week?s report with two demonstrations of DVB-S2
transmission from the LimeSDR. The first from Charles Brain G4GUO, and
the second from Paul KB5MU and Michelle W5NYV. Charles has live video
and Paul and Michelle are transmitting a pre-recorded work of art called
Adventure Time.
Mike Seguin N1JEZ has some LimeSDR spectral analysis to report.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZNshry3sZU
First, 850 MHz Phase Noise 10 kHz offset 1 kHz resolution bandwidth
-58.36 ? 10LOGBW = -88.36 dBc/Hz
If I read the LMS7002M Spec sheet right, it should be down around -96
dBc/Hz? PDF is in the Phase 4 Ground Github link is in the show notes.
https://github.com/?/d?/tree/master/Engineering/SDRs/LimeSDR
Second, 2850 MHz Phase Noise 10 kHz offset 1 kHz resolution bandwidth
-49 ? 10LOGBW = -79 dBc/Hz spec around -87 dBc/Hz?
Third image is at 2850 MHz +/-200 kHz
Check out those curious 200 kHz spurs
Fourth image is 2850 MHz 100 MHz Span
A broader view ? we need to go digging deeper.
Final image is 2850 MHz 388 kHz spur
small spur on the low side?
Output power varies. He?s seen upwards of +15 dBm. He is powering the
LimeSDR board off an external supply.
He is using LimeSuite to set up the transmit output on TX1-1. There are
so many settings it?s possible/probable we?re missing something.
He has also have done rudimentary noise figure measurements. Paul, W1GHZ
loaned him a homebrew noise head he had built from his QEX article in
1996? on Noise Figure. He used it to measure the NF, but had to rely on
a chart for ENR. So assumptions!!! He found he definitely had to use a
preamp in front of the Lime. He used an AD6IW wideband pre for testing.
?I need to do more real world tests on the bands?.? -Mike Seguin
In the next segment of this report Paul described how to use the
examples folder in GNU Radio to get to the DVB flowgraphs we?ve been
using for experiments.
Charles G4GUO shares his plan for next steps for DVB-S2 receive. He is
looking at how to do the front end that finds the start of a frame and
compensates for frequency error. He is pondering how to do this and has
some ideas. He also has the low density parity check (LDPC) decoder to
do but has not yet planned it out. He has the BCH decoder done and the
bit that decodes the preamble code FEC.
Charles explains that the whole of DVB-S2 has been designed for the
parallel processing powers of ASICs/FPGAs/GPUs. He has decided to attack
the problem using GPUs.
He asserts that GPUs don?t have such a steep learning curve as some of
the other technologies. He believes that the symbol tracking and root
raised cosine filtering is best done in the FPGA on the LimeSDR. His
thoughts are to re-write some of the Lime code so he can alter the ADC
sample rate in fractions of a symbol. Then use the host to calculate the
timing error and send the correction to the Lime FPGA code. The Lime can
also do fine frequency error correction using a complex mixer. The error
can be calculated in the host from the phase change in the preamble
sequence.
The central question is how to fit it into the memory model of the GPU
to keep all the threads fully occupied. This means properly balancing
the combination of LDPC decoding, parallel thinking and NVIDIA GPU
programming. One of the many questions he has is how to cope with the
final XOR of the parity bit for each block as that makes every bit in
the whole thing dependent on every other bit. He believes that there
must be a short cut so you can break the problem at the receiver down
into a load of independent blocks (divide and conquer).
It is all very DVBS2 specific but when a sub block of the code meets a
condition where all its parity check equation are correct it can be
marked as finished and the decoder can then move on to the next sub
block. It requires a lot of thinking about and Charles welcomes your
feedback.
So! Lots of programming! We are here to help with this effort! It?s
going to be a big one.
Please join AMSAT, TAPR, ARRL, and any other local or regional club that
is helping advance the state of the art in amateur radio. Projects like
ours cannot exist without your membership.
http://www.amsat.org/?p=5875
[ANS thanks Michelle Thompson, W5NYV and the AMSAT Ground Terminal Team
for the above information]
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AMSAT SA to Sponsor SDR Workshop in Cape Town
SDR workshop in Cape Town on 22 April. Following on a very successful
symposium on Software Defined Radio held in Gauteng towards the end of
last year, a similar event will be presented by AMSAT SA in the Cape on
Saturday 22 April 2017 at the Bellville Campus of the Cape Peninsula
University of Technology. To register visit
http://www.amsatsa.org.za/
[ANS thanks the South African Radio League News for the above information]
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CAS-4A and CAS-4B Linear Transponder Frequencies Announced
CAMSAT has worked closely with a Beijing Government aerospace contractor
to build two satellites with amateur radio linear transponder payloads.
IARU record a launch had been planned for March 31, 2017 from Taiyuan
into a 524 km orbit with an inclination of 42 degrees.
Both will carry a 435/145 (U/V) 20 dBm (100 milliwatt) SSB/CW linear
transponder, a 2m CW 17 dBm (50 mW) telemetry beacon and an AX.25 4.8
kbps GMSK 20 dBm (100 mW) telemetry downlink.
The two micro-satellites will also carry optical remote sensing
missions. Planned to be 494x499x630 mm dimension regular square shape
and approximately 50 kg mass with three-axis stabilization system.
These frequencies have been coordinated by the IARU Satellite Frequency
Coordination Panel:
CAS-4A
? Linear transponder downlink 145.870 MHz, emission designator
20K0V8WWF, output power 20 dBm
? Linear transponder uplink 435.220 MHz
? CW telemetry beacon 145.855 MHz, emission designator 100HA1AAN, output
power 17 dBm
? GMSK telemetry 145.835 MHz, emission designator 16K0F1DCN, output
power 20 dBm
CAS-4B
? Linear transponder downlink 145.925 MHz, emission designator
20K0V8WWF, output power 20 dBm
? Linear transponder uplink 435.280 MHz
? CW telemetry beacon 145.910 MHz, emission designator 100HA1AAN, output
power 17 dBm
? GMSK telemetry 145.890 MHz, emission designator 16K0F1DCN, output
power 20 dBm
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and Trevor, M5AKA for the above information]
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IARU Page Shows Proposed South Korean Satellite K2SAT
The Republic of Korea Air Force Academy has applied to the IARU for
coordination of its' K2SAT satellite frequencies.
Headline Details:
A 3U CubeSat. The missions of the K2SAT are to demonstrate satellite
imaging and transfer, and secondly to test voice repeating capability.
The payloads:
1. On-board camera 2. On-board voice repeater. Attitude control will be
performed with 3-axis reaction wheels and magnetorquer. The satellite
surface that contains the main payload(Camera) shall be aligned to the
nadir direction of the satellite. Requesting coordination for a V/U
transponder. The TX would also be capable of downlinking AX25 telemetry
at 9k6 using BPSK. Planning a 2018 launch into a 500 or 600km SSO.
[ANS thanks the IARU Page for the above information]
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ARISS Closer to Launching New Radio System
March 13, 2017: The ARISS team took a giant step closer to flying the
new ARISS Interoperable Radio System to the International Space Station,
having met a major milestone. Lou McFadin, W5DID, and Kerry Banke,
N6IZW, travelled to the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston,
Texas, in mid-February for preliminary testing of Banke's breadboard
version of the ARISS Multi-voltage Power Supply. The two worked
alongside JSC engineers and JSC EMC lab personnel, putting the specially
built power supply through its paces, checking against US and Russian
space specifications for Power Quality and Electromagnetic Compatibility
(EMC) preliminary tests.
The result: Outstanding news-the ARISS Team can move on to the next
step, fabrication of prototype and flight units. The JSC engineers
disclosed that the ARISS breadboard power supply was the first hardware
to have passed all of the space agencies' tests! They said the very
professional ARISS Team certainly knew hardware development and design.
ARISS-International Chair Frank Bauer thanked Banke and McFadin for the
multiple days spent putting the unit through the serious battery of NASA
and Russian preliminary electrical tests. Banke expressed pleasure with
the results: "I was looking to come away with what we needed to move
forward. We achieved that." He was impressed with the support he and
McFadin received from the testing group, and said key players on those
teams who are also ham radio operators, commented that they find
equipment brought in that is supported by ham radio operators, to earn
particularly good marks. McFadin asserted that the Multi-voltage Power
Supply's fine test results are due to ARISS's team working very well
together and being very experienced.
The completed testing of the breadboard unit means McFadin can now
purchase expensive space-certified parts so the final prototype/flight
power supplies can be fabricated. He and Banke now know that when the
final, even more rigorous tests are done, the units will pass with
flying colors.
Watch for more news stories on the hardware and the fundraising campaign
to help support the costs associated with designing, building, and
testing the new ARISS radio system-the Kenwood D710GA and Multi-voltage
Power Supply. Those wishing to contribute toward the final fabrication
and flight tests are highly appreciated and asked to go to the AMSAT
website, www.amsat.org, to click on the "ARISS Donate" button. Or
visit the donation page on the ARISS website,
http://www.ariss.org/donate.html. Contributions are tax deductible.
Those who contribute $100 or more will receive the handsome ARISS
Challenge Coin. If you or your ham club or place of employment wish to
make a highly substantial contribution, contact Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, at
ka3hdo@xxxxxxx.xxx.
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
[ANS thanks David Jordan, AA4KN for the above information]
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AMSAT Awards Update
This is the first posting of awards for 2017. The year started slow and
then picked up with the following earning their awards.
AMSAT Satellite Communicators Award for making their first satellite QSO
Christopher Hobbs, KD5RYO
Frank Garofalo, WA2NDV
Milan Stancel, OM4MX
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AMSAT Communications Achievement Award
Adrian Liggins, VA3NNA, #575
Matthew Stevens, KK4FEM, #576
Milan Stancel, OM4MX, #577
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AMSAT Sexagesimal Award
Ronald Parsons, W5RKN, #178
Matthew Stevens, KK4FEM, #179
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AMSAT Century Club Award
Frank Westphal, K6FW, #49
Toralf Renkwitz, DJ7MS, #50
Ronald Oldham, N8RO, #51
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South Africa Satellite Communications Achievement Award
Adrian Liggins, VA3NNA, #US202
Matthew Stevens, KK4FEM, #US203
Milan Stancel, OM4MX, #US204
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AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Award
Cleber Rodrigues, PY3TX, #88
Paul Stoezter, N8HM, Upgrade to 4000
Frank Westphal, K6FW, Upgrade to 2000
John Papay, K8YSE/7, Upgrade to 3000
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AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Award
Ronald Parsons, W5RKN, #89
Milan Stancel, OM4MX, #90
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To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or
http://www.amsatnet.com/awards.html
[ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards
for the above information]
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6E3MAYA on Satellites March 18-21
Mexico trip includes satellite operating plans:
XE, Mexico:
A group of Mexican amateurs plans to visit archaeological sites of
Maya culture in Yucatan, Campeche, Tabasco, Chiapas, and Quintana
Roo from the 18th to 21st. QRV with the call 6E3MAYA on 80-6m on
SSB, CW, digital modes and via satellites. QSL via XE3N, LoTW.
[ANS thanks the DARC DX Newsletter DXNL 2032 March 15, 2017 for the
above information]
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AMSAT Events
Information about AMSAT activities at other important events around
the country. Examples of these events are radio club meetings where
AMSAT Area Coordinators give presentations, demonstrations of working
amateur satellites, and hamfests with an AMSAT presence (a table with
AMSAT literature and merchandise, sometimes also with presentations,
forums, and/or demonstrations).
*Friday through Sunday, 31 March?2 April 2017, NVCON in Las Vegas NV
*Wednesday, 5 April 2007 ? presentation for Scottsdale Amateur Radio
Club in Scottsdale AZ
*Friday and Saturday, 7-8 April 2017, Green Country Hamfest in
Claremore OK
*Saturday, 6 May 2017 ? Cochise Amateur Radio Association hamfest in
Sierra Vista AZ
*19-21 May 2017, HamVention in the Greene County Fairgrounds and
Expo Center, Dayton, Ohio
*Friday and Saturday, 9-10 June 2017, HAM-COM in Irving TX
*Saturday, 10 June 2017 ? Prescott Hamfest in Prescott AZ
[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information]
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ARISS News
Successful Contacts
* A direct contact with students at McBride High School, Long Beach,
CA, USA was successful Wed 2017-03-15 16:28:44 UTC 25 deg. Astronaut
Thomas Pesquet, KG5FYG answered all 19 questions prepared by students.
Upcoming Contacts
* A telebridge contact via W6SRJ with students at ?School of Trois
Paletuviers?, Saint-Georges de l'Oyapock, French Guyana, is presently
scheduled Thu 2017-03-23 12:42:26 UTC 61 deg. with Astronaut Thomas
Pesquet KG5FYG.
Trois Pal?tuviers is a small native people village of French Guyane, set
between the Amazonian forest and the majestic Oyapock River, a natural
border with Brazil. It is accessed only by dugout and the journey takes
place in one hour. On site, no electricity during the day, internet and
telephone recently, but a quality of life preserved, which in no way
excludes projects and achievements in order to help envisage the future
in a dynamic and optimistic way. The village comprises a population of
180 inhabitants, exclusively Native Americans and many of whom have
strong ties with Brazil.
The school hosts about fifty students divided into 2 classes: a
kindergarten from the PS to the GS, an elementary from the CP to the
CM2. In addition to the usual teachings, the school offers activities
that enable you to travel and make contact with the outside of the
village. So :
The "chess game for academic success" has been helping since 2006 to
reason and confidence in its abilities,
The theater club has already performed several times in French Guiana.
A highly eclectic choir gives everyone the opportunity to express
themselves.
In addition, there are urban dance classes, numerous programs and
projects related to the environment, space, health and so on.
Another peculiarity is that a school for parents has been in place since
2011.
For the liaison with the ISS, the pupils will travel 1 hour of canoe
motor and 3 hours of road.
* A direct contact via AA4UT with students at the Student Space
Technology Association, Knoxville, TN, USA will be rescheduled.
The University of Tennessee Knoxville is an amazing school located in
the hills of Tennessee. It is the largest campus in the state, hosting
more than 30,000 students. This school is known for its engineering and
science heritage, having close ties with research facilities such as Oak
Ridge National Lab and companies like Alcoa. Also, included in our
alumni are 9 astronauts including the recent ISS inhabitant Scott Kelly.
Our school is filled with thousands of eager students seeking to pursue
careers in the space industry. With our vision of becoming a top-tier
research school, our students are set to become the next leaders in STEM
industries.
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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.
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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@xxxx.xxx.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 2017-03-09 05:00 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 1116.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1080.
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.
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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.
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QSL information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
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The successful school list has been updated as of 2017-02-23 05:00 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.r
tf
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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Watch
http://www.ariss.org/upcoming-contacts.html
for information about upcoming contacts as they are scheduled.
[ANS thanks ARISS and Charlie, AJ9N for the above information]
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Satellite Shorts from All Over
Help Wanted - Russian Space Agency
If you know what this means, "Mukhnem na Lunu: Rossiya
ishchet novykh kosmonavtov"*, you may be able to apply
at Russia's space agency, who on Tuesday announced a
recruitment drive for young would-be cosmonauts who it
hopes will become the country's first on the Moon. And
women are welcome, an official stressed.
In the first such drive for five years, Roscosmos space
agency said it is looking for 6 to 8 cosmonauts who will
operate a new-generation spaceship now in development and
"will become the first Russians to fly to the Moon".
The full story is posted at:
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Fly_me_to_the_Moon_Russia_seeks_new_cosmonau
ts_999.html
*Translation: Fly me to the Moon: Russia seeks new cosmonauts
[ANS thanks SpaceDaily.com for the above information]
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This week's ANS Editor,
Joe Spier, K6WAO
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