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Today's Topics:
1. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-05-02 06:30 UTC
(AJ9N@xxx.xxxx
2. Upcoming ARISS contact with Coll?ge Georges Brassens,
Saint-Venant, France, Coll?ge Ren? Cassin de Lillers, Lillers,
France, and Lyc?e Polyvalent Anatole France, Lillers, France
(n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
3. AO-85 23:52Z EN83 (Ruth)
4. Can QSO's be manually input to LOTW? (Graham)
5. Re: Can QSO's be manually input to LOTW? (Paul Stoetzer)
6. Re: Can QSO's be manually input to LOTW? (Terry Fischer)
7. ITF-2 Operation Status Report and Announcement (?????????????)
8. Re: Can QSO's be manually input to LOTW? (Charles Reiche)
9. North Texas AMSAT participation at Ham-Com in Irving / Moon
Day in Dallas (Tom Schuessler)
10. Fox Delta ST2 Rotor Controller problem (Paul Baldock)
11. AO-73/FUNcube Mode switch (Jim Heck G3WGM)
12. Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade
2013-2022 (Arthur Feller, W4ART)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 2 May 2017 02:34:34 -0400
From: AJ9N@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-05-02
06:30 UTC
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-05-02 06:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Coll?ge Georges Brassens, Saint-Venant, France, Coll?ge Ren? Cassin de
Lillers, Lillers, France, and Lyc?e Polyvalent Anatole France, Lillers,
France, direct via TM1?ISS (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS (***)
The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG
Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-05-05 09:58:56 UTC 39 deg (***)
Ecole College Park School, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, telebridge via
W6SRJ (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***)
The scheduled astronaut is Jack Fisher K2FSH (***)
Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-05-08 18:19:40 UTC via W6SRJ (***)
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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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***
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 2017-05-02 06:30 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 1134.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1095.
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47.
A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
Arkansas, Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern
Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
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The successful school list has been updated as of 2017-04-29 23:00 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: 2
Date: Wed, 3 May 2017 14:19:02 -0400
From: <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <ariss-press@xxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-edu" <amsat-edu@xxxxx.xxx>,
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Coll?ge Georges
Brassens, Saint-Venant, France, Coll?ge Ren? Cassin de Lillers,
Lillers, France, and Lyc?e Polyvalent Anatole France, Lillers, France
Message-ID: <471647D9FF034DC0AFBDB1AB77C3B096@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Coll?ge Georges Brassens, Saint-Venant, France, Coll?ge Ren?
Cassin de Lillers, Lillers, France, and Lyc?e Polyvalent Anatole France,
Lillers, France on 05 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately
09:58 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30
seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and TM10ISS. The contact
should be audible over France and adjacent areas. Interested parties are
invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to
be conducted in French with portions translated into Englsh.
Coll?ge Georges Brassens
The village of Saint Venant is located in the Pas-de-Calais, at 40 Km west
of Lille. The college Georges Brassens includes 435 pupils supervised by 32
teachers. These students are between 11 and 15 years of age. In 2015, 91%
of the students obtained their diplomas, 61% of which were awarded, which
enabled the college to obtain a distinction. Scientific projects are
regularly conducted at the college: balloon probes, BIA project ... They
allow students to develop their scientific culture and discover many trades.
These projects also provide a link with the general and technological high
school of Lillers where the same projects are continued.
Coll?ge Ren? Cassin
The city of Lillers is only 8 Km distant from St Venant. The college
Ren?-Cassin, located on the edge of the town of Lillers, is a semi-rural
college. It accommodates 382 pupils from 10 to 15 years of
socio-professional origins very varied from a part of the city and the
neighboring villages and hamlets. The college wants to open up to its
environment and offer its students the opportunity to enrich themselves
through activities that will allow a cultural and scientific opening in
connection with the continuity towards high school.
Lyc?e Polyvalent Anatole France
The Lyc?e Anatole France is located in the downtown of Lillers and is well
known in the Pas-de-Calais department as it is regularly ranked among the
first high schools of the department for his success in the baccalaur?at. It
accommodates 940 students from 15 years to 20 years.
Since 8 years, the secondary school participates, with the classes of second
and the CSRAL, to scientific projects like the launch of a stratospheric
balloon or to a parabolic flight in 2014. For 8 years, a preparation for the
certificate of initiation to the Aeronautics (BIA) is open to pupils of 10th
Grade. A preparation for the amateur radio licence is also proposed since
this year to students of 11th Grade. All these activities allowing them to
discover the universe of aviation (BIA), the effects of The zero-gravity
(parabolic flight), the stratosphere and space (ISS orbital station) is to
bring students back into contact with the space station. The high school
will have a radioclub with a station able to make contacts via satellites.
School exchange program with Denver, Colorado:
The Lycee Anatole France is partner with the STEM High School, a semi-public
school with a four-year curriculum that was founded in 2011. they are ranked
eleventh in the ranking of 342 schools in Colorado. their enrollment
includes 1600 high school students, with 25% ethnic diversity. Their
students are selected by lottery each year. STEM provides a high-quality
academic standard with an infusion of STEM (science, technology, technical
education and mathematics) present in all subjects taught. they also focus
on teaching business, as well as personal responsibility, teamwork and the
ability to solve problems with creativity. The school is located in the
suburbs of Denver, Colorado, USA and have many connections with high-tech
companies in the Denver area.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. Vos exp?riences ont-elles pour but une future colonisation de l'espace?
2. Parmi les clich?s pris depuis l'ISS, quelle photo pr?f?rez-vous ?
3. Est-ce que l'alternance jour/nuit plus courte a une influence sur
certaines de vos activit?s ou sur votre organisme ?
4. Due to the constant free fall of the ISS around the earth's orbit, do you
continue to feel the physical symptoms of the free fall, and if so, how do
you adapt to this feeling?
5. Votre alimentation a t'elle des cons?quences sur votre sant??
6. Maximilien (13): De combien avez-vous grandi depuis votre d?part ?
7. En raison de l'apesanteur, est ce que tu as souvent des vertiges ou la
sensation d'?tre d?sorient? ?
8. How much social interaction do you have on a given day with earth or with
other ISS astronauts?
9. Avez vous ressenti une certaine atrophie musculaire pendant votre s?jour?
10. Les sensations ressenties lors de votre sortie dans l'espace et lors de
vos d?placements dans la station sont-elles les m?mes que lors des
entrainements en piscine ?
11. Qu'est ce que tu as ressenti lorsque tu as vu la terre pour la premi?re
fois depuis l'ISS?
12. Who inspired you to become an astronaut?
13. Quels sont les ?tres vivants qui ont ?t? apport?s pour vos exp?riences?
14. Pensez-vous repartir en mission dans l'espace?
15. Quelle est ton activit? pr?f?r?e ? bord de l'ISS lors de ton temps libre
?
16. Do you see items entering the earth's atmosphere or burning upon
entering? What does it look like?
17. Quelles ont ?t? vos sensations lors du d?collage de la fus?e Soyouz?
18: O? avez vous pr?vu d'atterrir ?
19: Est ce qu'il y a un endroit ou un ph?nom?ne sur terre que tu n'as pas
encore photographi? et que tu souhaites avoir tout particuli?rement ?
20: Sous quelle forme pr?f?rez-vous d?guster vos aliments?
Translated:
1. Are your experiments aiming at a future colonization of space?
2. Among the pictures taken from the ISS, Which photos do you prefer?
3. Does the shorter day / night alternation affect some of your activities or
your organism?
4. Due to the constant free fall of the ISS around the earth's orbit, do you
continue to feel the physical symptoms of the free fall, and if so, how do
you adapt to this feeling?
5. Does Your Diet Affect Your Health?
6. How much have you grown since you left?
7. Due to weightlessness, do you often feel dizzy or feel disoriented?
8. How much social interaction do you have on a given day with earth or with
other ISS astronauts?
9. Have you experienced any muscular atrophy during your stay?
10. Are the sensations felt when you are out in space and when you are
moving in the station the same as during swimming training?
11. What did you feel when you saw the earth for the first time from the ISS?
12. Who inspired you to become an astronaut?
13. What are the living beings that have been brought in for your
experiments?
14. Do you think you will be going back to space?
15. What is your favorite activity aboard the ISS during your free time?
16. Do you see items entering the earth's atmosphere or burning upon
entering? What does it look like?
17. What were your feelings during the takeoff of the Soyuz rocket?
18: Where do you plan to land?
19: Is there a place or phenomenon on earth that you have not photographed
yet and want to have especially?
20: In what form do you prefer to taste your food?
PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:
Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS).
To receive our Twitter updates, follow @xxxxxxxxxxxx
Next planned event(s):
1. Ecole College Park School, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, telebridge
via W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Jack Fisher K2FSH
Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-05-08 18:19 UTC via W6SRJ
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 informa
tion, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.
Thank you & 73,
David - AA4KN
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 3 May 2017 19:08:06 -0400
From: Ruth <ruthwillet@xxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-85 23:52Z EN83
Message-ID: <05E32352-C169-47AF-A2EA-F9DBFE4C3D2F@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
I am hoping to be on the 23:52Z pass of AO-85 this evening (May 3rd) from
EN83 if anyone needs the grid square. I?ve only made a few QSOs on AO-85 so
I?m still learning how it works.
73,
Ruth
KM4LAO
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 4 May 2017 00:53:20 +0000
From: Graham <planophore@xxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Can QSO's be manually input to LOTW?
Message-ID: <fe3675c5-bd52-88d5-dac8-21705d9bbbfe@xxx.xx>
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I am currently not using a computer based logging program and I am not
interested in collecting awards or QSL's.
However, I know that others are.
Is it possible to manually enter QSO details into LOTW?
cheers, Graham ve3gtc
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 3 May 2017 20:57:59 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: Graham <planophore@xxx.xx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Can QSO's be manually input to LOTW?
Message-ID:
<CABzOSOp5DW1U=Xo5y=r1vmTyFMZR0OTg7P0O200s4-kV6nPtbw@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Yes!
See instructions at this page:
http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=5915
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 8:53 PM, Graham <planophore@xxx.xx> wrote:
> I am currently not using a computer based logging program and I am not
> interested in collecting awards or QSL's.
>
> However, I know that others are.
>
> Is it possible to manually enter QSO details into LOTW?
>
> cheers, Graham ve3gtc
>
> _______________________________________________
> 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: Wed, 3 May 2017 18:03:38 -0700
From: Terry Fischer <tc.fischer@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Can QSO's be manually input to LOTW?
Message-ID: <6A84BAFD-2C38-4B61-BB32-FA0DA7E1C6E1@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Thanks for sharing the link Paul. I'm not a heavy user, so that is the
method I use and it works fine. Also a big thank you to Graham for caring to
enter your QSO to LOTW. I hope this works well for you.
Terry K6TDI
----------
iPhone
> On May 3, 2017, at 5:57 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Yes!
>
> See instructions at this page:
>
> http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=5915
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 8:53 PM, Graham <planophore@xxx.xx> wrote:
>> I am currently not using a computer based logging program and I am not
>> interested in collecting awards or QSL's.
>>
>> However, I know that others are.
>>
>> Is it possible to manually enter QSO details into LOTW?
>>
>> cheers, Graham ve3gtc
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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
> _______________________________________________
> 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: 7
Date: Thu, 4 May 2017 09:52:31 +0900
From: ????????????? <yui.tsukuba@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ITF-2 Operation Status Report and Announcement
Message-ID:
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All,
We?ll report ITF-2 operation status. From Apr. 15th (JST), the situation of
no CW
beacon from communication system A has continued. However, uplink of reset
command
succeeded at Apr. 26th (JST), and CW beacon from A has started being heard
again.
A lot of reports were received from the day when this problem occurred.
Thank you so
much for supporting us.
With the recovery of ITF-2, we will announce the operation which was
planned before
the problem occurrence. F2D telemetry downlink in several days is scheduled
soon. So,
we are planning the test for this operation. The date is as below.
Content: F2D telemetry downlink test
Date: May. 4th, 19:30 ~ May. 7th, 15:00 (UTC)
In the period of this test, F2D telemetry can be received in the pass which
is in the
period of system A. It is now difficult to predict which communication
system is
switched, A or B, due to some problems. So, the plan may be changed. Please
note this.
Looking forward to your reception reports!
Atsushi Yasuda, JI1OEH
University of Tsukuba Satellite project
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 3 May 2017 21:25:22 -0400
From: Charles Reiche <charlieray@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Can QSO's be manually input to LOTW?
Message-ID:
<CAMkCmDpZJ++LVT3T2GUEN9OCc7S9eeb8D6RtYD5snT4POAOBaQ@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
I made a YouTube video on how to do this.
https://youtu.be/qSIMmBvVc-4
Best Regards
Charlie Reiche
N3CRT
On May 3, 2017 9:09 PM, "Terry Fischer via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
wrote:
Thanks for sharing the link Paul. I'm not a heavy user, so that is the
method I use and it works fine. Also a big thank you to Graham for caring
to enter your QSO to LOTW. I hope this works well for you.
Terry K6TDI
----------
iPhone
> On May 3, 2017, at 5:57 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Yes!
>
> See instructions at this page:
>
> http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=5915
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 8:53 PM, Graham <planophore@xxx.xx> wrote:
>> I am currently not using a computer based logging program and I am not
>> interested in collecting awards or QSL's.
>>
>> However, I know that others are.
>>
>> Is it possible to manually enter QSO details into LOTW?
>>
>> cheers, Graham ve3gtc
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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
> _______________________________________________
> 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
_______________________________________________
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: 9
Date: Wed, 3 May 2017 23:02:16 -0500
From: "Tom Schuessler" <tjschuessler@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] North Texas AMSAT participation at Ham-Com in
Irving / Moon Day in Dallas
Message-ID: <006101d2c48b$38982900$a9c87b00$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hello all,
Looking for volunteers from anywhere but especially North Texas to help at
the AMSAT booth/demos at Ham-Com at the Irving Convention Center this coming
June 9 and 10. Please contact Keith Pugh, W5IU or myself for more
information. If nothing else make sure you stop by and say hi.
Also looking for AMSAT participation with the Dallas Amateur Radio Club at
an annual STEM event called "Moon Day" at the Frontiers of Flight Museum,
Love Field, Dallas, TX. This year's event will be July 22nd . DARC has an
inside table with demonstrations of Amateur Radio and interesting
technology. See http://www.flightmuseum.com/moon-day/ for information on
the event. Since it is a space themed technology event, AMSAT satellite
demos and contacts fit in quite nicely. I had an outdoor setup on the
Museum grounds last year and made quite a number of contacts and got some
young people on the air. This is a great outreach of Amateur Radio to the
general public.
Unfortunately, I will be out of town this year and cannot participate. As a
result, I am putting a call out to others to team up with the DARC folks to
demonstrate how we develop and use space technology for communications.
For more information you can contact me off list at n5hyp@xxxx.xxx and I
will put you in touch with Tom General, KE5ICX of the Dallas Amateur Radio
Club. I have one firm commitment so far to help but there is a need for
several others to help fill the day.
Tom Schuessler
N5HYP
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 04 May 2017 10:26:58 -0700
From: Paul Baldock <pbaldock@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox Delta ST2 Rotor Controller problem
Message-ID:
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I have a new ST2. It worked fine for a couple of weeks. Now the
display displays very strange messages, such as the word "warning" .
From day to day these odd messages change. Through all of this the
unit continues to perform correctly via RS232 including maintaining
calibration factors. The display will change from one power up to the
next even without RF being present so it is not RF getting into the unit.
According to Dinesh of Fox Delta I must reprogram the PIC (or buy a
new preprogrammed one) to get it back to the factory default. I have
a feeling this is not the issue as it still works fine via RS232.
Has any body else experienced this?
- Paul KW7Y
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 4 May 2017 21:26:56 +0100
From: "Jim Heck G3WGM" <jimlist@xxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-73/FUNcube Mode switch
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Hi All,
This is to let you know that I have just switched AO-73/FUNcube into amateur
mode for the weekend, with transponder activated. We are early this weekend
due to ground station availability.
As per normal, we will switch back to autonomous mode on Sunday pm UTC.
73s Jim G3WGM and the FUNcube Team
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FUNcube frequencies and other details
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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. Low
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-5EO88 is presently operating in autonomous mode. The
transponder isoperational when the satellite is in eclipse, ie the solar
panels are NOTbeing 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 USBTelemetry Tx:
145.940MHzAll FUNcube transponders are sponsored by AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL.
We are verygrateful for the assistance given by Innovative Solution In Space
Bv, TheNetherlands.
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 4 May 2017 17:14:37 -0400
From: "Arthur Feller, W4ART" <afeller@xxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the
Decade 2013-2022
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Interesting read. Free PDF available.
https://www.nap.edu/catalog/13117/vision-and-voyages-for-planetary-science-in-
the-decade-2013-2022?utm_source=NASEM+News+and+Publications&utm_campaign=eb117
7b447-May_the_4th_Be_With_You_2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_96101de015-eb11
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<https://www.nap.edu/catalog/13117/vision-and-voyages-for-planetary-science-in
-the-decade-2013-2022?utm_source=NASEM+News+and+Publications&utm_campaign=eb11
77b447-May_the_4th_Be_With_You_2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_96101de015-eb1
177b447-103988541&mc_cid=eb1177b447&mc_eid=82b5b9ba2e>
Enjoy!!
73, art?..
W4ART Arlington VA
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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