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Today's Topics:
1. Item Numbers for QB50 Sats (ingejack@xxx.xxxx
2. Delaware, etc. Activation (R.T.Liddy)
3. Re: Delaware, etc. Activation (Gabriel Zeifman)
4. SatPC32 and Windows 10 Query (Jack Strother)
5. Re: SatPC32 and Windows 10 Query (Alan)
6. Re: SatPC32 and Windows 10 Query (Erich Eichmann)
7. (no subject) (Jose Elias Diaz)
8. CN grid trip (Wyatt Dirks)
9. Re: CN grid trip (Fernando Ramirez)
10. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-05-22 17:00 UTC
(AJ9N@xxx.xxxx
11. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-05-24 08:00 UTC
(AJ9N@xxx.xxxx
12. Ham Radios on Princess Cruises (Jerry Buxton)
13. Re: Ham Radios on Princess Cruises (Mac A. Cody)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 14:05:31 -0700
From: <ingejack@xxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Item Numbers for QB50 Sats
Message-ID: <20170522170531.JJACT.6543.imail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Can anyone verify the item numbers for SPACECUBE and X-CUBESAT ?? The TLE's
are published by Celestrak however their is no distinction for the Item
numbers of which is which !! Thanks for any help JACK KC7MG
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 23:07:38 +0000 (UTC)
From: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Starcom <starcom-bb@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Delaware, etc. Activation
Message-ID: <436965086.4137494.1495494458275@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Gridders,
I've had the Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel on my Bucket List
for many years and have decided to get it crossed-off this
week.
As a key part of the Trip, I'll be activating Delaware and
several skinny Coastal Grids on Satellites. A number of folks
have mentioned that they still need DE confirmed for their
SAT-WAS.
It'll be a quick trip with driving over 1200 miles in 3 days
with numerous stops for passes and 2 overnights. I'll leave
early on Wed 5/24 and head for Delaware in hopes of getting
there early afternoon for several passes into the late evening.
Thu 5/25 has me heading down the DelMarVa Peninsula to cross
the Bridge by early evening when I'll be in the Norfolk Area.
Fri 5/26 has me on the road for the Home QTH.
My hope is to activate Grid Lines wherever possible to cut down
the traveling. The plan is to do FM29/28/27/26/16 in that order
on FO29, SO50, AO7 and the XW's. I have no set operating schedule
as of now and will be relying on my phone's AMSAT-Droid for the
Pass info. The Q's will all go into LoTW after I return home and
will be posted as simply K8BL as in the past for US contacts.
73, Bob K8BL ( Twitter @xxxxxxx , Info on QRZ.com )
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 19:32:44 -0500
From: Gabriel Zeifman <gabrielzeifman@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Delaware, etc. Activation
Message-ID: <2032DB76-1581-4599-85D6-3560BE95CB47@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Hi Bob,
I know several EU ops are looking for Delaware as well. I'm sure they'd
appreciate a try on far eastern AO-7 passes (however unreliable it is in
this low sun angle lately), and maybe even FO-29 for some! Happy to help
spread the word among those circles if you're interested, a few have asked
me for it in the past but I haven't gotten to operate from there yet!
Hope to work you in some new grids and Delaware, have a great trip!
73,
Gabe
NJ7H
> On May 22, 2017, at 6:07 PM, R.T.Liddy <k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Gridders,
>
> I've had the Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel on my Bucket List
> for many years and have decided to get it crossed-off this
> week.
>
> As a key part of the Trip, I'll be activating Delaware and
> several skinny Coastal Grids on Satellites. A number of folks
> have mentioned that they still need DE confirmed for their
> SAT-WAS.
>
> It'll be a quick trip with driving over 1200 miles in 3 days
> with numerous stops for passes and 2 overnights. I'll leave
> early on Wed 5/24 and head for Delaware in hopes of getting
> there early afternoon for several passes into the late evening.
> Thu 5/25 has me heading down the DelMarVa Peninsula to cross
> the Bridge by early evening when I'll be in the Norfolk Area.
> Fri 5/26 has me on the road for the Home QTH.
>
> My hope is to activate Grid Lines wherever possible to cut down
> the traveling. The plan is to do FM29/28/27/26/16 in that order
> on FO29, SO50, AO7 and the XW's. I have no set operating schedule
> as of now and will be relying on my phone's AMSAT-Droid for the
> Pass info. The Q's will all go into LoTW after I return home and
> will be posted as simply K8BL as in the past for US contacts.
>
> 73, Bob K8BL ( Twitter @xxxxxxx , Info on QRZ.com )
> _______________________________________________
> 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: 4
Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 11:29:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jack Strother <strotherbj@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 and Windows 10 Query
Message-ID: <692878206.404413.1495553379177@xxxxxxx.xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Hello All,
I apologize in advance if this query is duncile, However
I cannot seem to get the DDE service to talk to the rotor ( Yeasu GS-232 )
interface.
I can manually send data to the LVB tracker, but the program will not send
data to the port via the Yeasu GS-232 interface.
I have the same issue with HRD as well, however PstRotor software works fine.
I am running on a Windows 10 Note book..
Any help appreciated!!
I have been through the manual, help files and the like. I am about ready to
toss it all out the window.. (Pun intended !!)
TIA
KD9ERA
B.J. Strother
Granger, IN
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 10:44:44 -0500
From: "Alan" <wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "'Jack Strother'" <strotherbj@xxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 and Windows 10 Query
Message-ID: <000301d2d3db$80736370$815a2a50$@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
There have been reports that the DDE doesn't work in WIN10, at least for
_some_ people, unless you run the programs as an Administrator. Using WIN7
here, so no firsthand experience.
73s,
Alan
WA4SCA
<-----Original Message-----
<From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of Jack
<Strother
<Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 10:30 AM
<To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
<Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 and Windows 10 Query
<
<Hello All,
<
<I apologize in advance if this query is duncile, However
<
<I cannot seem to get the DDE service to talk to the rotor ( Yeasu GS-232 )
<interface.
<
<I can manually send data to the LVB tracker, but the program will not send
<data to the port via the Yeasu GS-232 interface.
<
<I have the same issue with HRD as well, however PstRotor software works
<fine.
<
<I am running on a Windows 10 Note book..
<
<Any help appreciated!!
<
<I have been through the manual, help files and the like. I am about ready
to
<toss it all out the window.. (Pun intended !!)
<
<TIA
<
<KD9ERA
<
<B.J. Strother
<
<
<Granger, IN
<
<_______________________________________________
<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: Tue, 23 May 2017 18:44:20 +0200
From: Erich Eichmann <erich.eichmann@xxxxxxxx.xx>
To: Jack Strother <strotherbj@xxxxxxx.xxx>, AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 and Windows 10 Query
Message-ID: <ddb78180-3811-e90a-9c79-892241619838@xxxxxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
Hello Jack,
I made a test with my Windows 10 Laptop. I has no physical serial port,
of course , but I have a 4-port USB-to-Serial adapter and in the
ServerSDX setup window I chose one of the generated (virtual( serial
ports. After a re-start of SatPC32 I entered an elevation and azimuth
value in the SatPC32 menu "Rotor" and clicked "Execute". Then the
chosen values appeared in the ServerSDX window. That means that the DDE
output from SatPC32 to ServerSDX works. If i don't choose a valid COM
port in the ServerSDX setup window there is no DDE output to ServrSDX,
however.
73s, Erich, DK1TB
.
Am 23.05.2017 um 17:29 schrieb Jack Strother:
> Hello All,
>
> I apologize in advance if this query is duncile, However
>
> I cannot seem to get the DDE service to talk to the rotor ( Yeasu GS-232 )
interface.
>
> I can manually send data to the LVB tracker, but the program will not send
data to the port via the Yeasu GS-232 interface.
>
> I have the same issue with HRD as well, however PstRotor software works
fine.
>
> I am running on a Windows 10 Note book..
>
> Any help appreciated!!
>
> I have been through the manual, help files and the like. I am about ready
to toss it all out the window.. (Pun intended !!)
>
> TIA
>
> KD9ERA
>
> B.J. Strother
>
>
> Granger, IN
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 23:51:38 +0200
From: Jose Elias Diaz <eb1fvq@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] (no subject)
Message-ID:
<CABBQzYHOHKW=DmO8D+CfNghQcSmqOYxAqnVBk2tfMh6gN734Sw@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Hi i?ll be on FO29 pass 01:54 UTC from IN52PE, Good Windows to NA 2? max
elevation.
Frecuency TX 145930
EB1AO
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 21:30:23 -0500
From: Wyatt Dirks <dirkswyatt10@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] CN grid trip
Message-ID:
<CAD_amwHZPjkV09YcVtppW3fvnF_UCUnbf0aY3tt-3QzyiCdC7A@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
This Memorial day weekend I'm going to be traveling to Portland for some
tourism and to activate some grids in CN land. I fly into Portland early
Friday morning and back out early Monday morning. Currently looking at
heading to CN76/77 Friday then south to cn90-93 for Saturday. Since this is
such a quick trip I'll do my best to operate passes that cover the lower 48
but at times it won't be possible. Listen on ao7 and when in mode B I'll
try to use it otherwise all other active voice Sats will be in play.
Follow me on Twitter @xxxxxxxxxx for updates.
73 Wyatt
Ac0ra
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 19:37:38 -0700
From: Fernando Ramirez <framirezferrer@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Wyatt Dirks <dirkswyatt10@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT -BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CN grid trip
Message-ID:
<CAGHXx8h5cdHiEUx4DC2AEzU6QogYVP6GBuhfWpWPG=GBOBUGxg@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Looking forward to work you. Have a safe trip!
Fernando, NP4JV
On May 23, 2017 7:31 PM, "Wyatt Dirks" <dirkswyatt10@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
This Memorial day weekend I'm going to be traveling to Portland for some
tourism and to activate some grids in CN land. I fly into Portland early
Friday morning and back out early Monday morning. Currently looking at
heading to CN76/77 Friday then south to cn90-93 for Saturday. Since this is
such a quick trip I'll do my best to operate passes that cover the lower 48
but at times it won't be possible. Listen on ao7 and when in mode B I'll
try to use it otherwise all other active voice Sats will be in play.
Follow me on Twitter @xxxxxxxxxx for updates.
73 Wyatt
Ac0ra
_______________________________________________
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
------------------------------
Message: 10
Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 04:03:07 -0400
From: AJ9N@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-05-22
17:00 UTC
Message-ID: <238d0f.224791fd.4656983b@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-05-22 17:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Saint Joseph School, Ronkonkoma, NY, telebridge via W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Jack Fisher K2FSH
Contact was successful: Mon 2017-05-22 12:35:43 UTC 87 deg (***)
****************************************************************************
**
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.
****************************************************************************
***
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.
****************************************************************************
***
All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.
****************************************************************************
***
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.
****************************************************************************
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
****************************************************************************
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
****************************************************************************
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 2017-05-24 08:00 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 1140.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1099.
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
****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2017-05-22 17:00 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
****************************************************************************
Exp. 50 on orbit
Peggy Whitson
Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG
Oleg Novitskiy
Exp. 51 on orbit
Jack Fischer K2FSH
Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
------------------------------
Message: 11
Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 04:08:39 -0400
From: AJ9N@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-05-24
08:00 UTC
Message-ID: <238e80.194cdf2b.46569987@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-05-24 08:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Australian Air League South Australia Wing, Elizabeth, South Australia,
Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG (***)
Contact is a go: Wed 2017-05-31 09:35:31 UTC 38 deg (***)
****************************************************************************
**
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.
****************************************************************************
***
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.
****************************************************************************
***
All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.
****************************************************************************
***
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.
****************************************************************************
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
****************************************************************************
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
****************************************************************************
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 2017-05-24 08:00 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 1140.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1099.
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
****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2017-05-22 17:00 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
****************************************************************************
Exp. 50 on orbit
Peggy Whitson
Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG
Oleg Novitskiy
Exp. 51 on orbit
Jack Fischer K2FSH
Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
------------------------------
Message: 12
Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 17:46:38 -0500
From: Jerry Buxton <n0jy@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Ham Radios on Princess Cruises
Message-ID: <b189fdc7-a748-4d58-f1c0-cad8c9cf6789@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
This is a very interesting item. Being a multi-time Princess cruiser, I
have requested, received permission for, and taken ham radios on a dozen
cruises over almost two decades. Today, in following up on my
unanswered request for our upcoming cruise, I was informed through our
Princess travel agent that the department which handles the amateur
radio requests says that there will be no more permissions given as ham
radios have been added to the prohibited items list by Princess
Security. Interestingly, FRS is not on that same list.
We had a bit of a discussion about it but of course the agent is not in
any position to do more than handling the request to the person in
charge of that, so there won't be any VP9/N0JY/MM on this cruise. To
make it worse, that would also prohibit even taking the HTs along for
use on land as we tour the British Isles. I am totally bummed.
Does anybody on this list work for Princess Cruises, maybe have some
thoughts on this? :-)
--
Jerry Buxton, N?JY
------------------------------
Message: 13
Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 21:50:58 -0500
From: "Mac A. Cody" <maccody@xxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Ham Radios on Princess Cruises
Message-ID: <cff922aa-25d7-ba4e-de34-e8be1e5afc84@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Hey Jerry,
Have you considered shipping just the necessary equipmentahead of you
to some location you'll be at in Great Britain? My daughter recently
shipped many thousands of dollars of makeup to a show she worked. Just
had her shipment held for her at the shipping center and she had no
problems picking it up. Of course, an overseas shipment in another thing.
An alternative is buying or borrowing the necessary equipment while over
there. If you buy it, you can just ship it back when you return to the
States.
Just some 'wild' ideas.
73,
Mac Cody / AE5PH
On 05/24/2017 05:46 PM, Jerry Buxton wrote:
> This is a very interesting item. Being a multi-time Princess cruiser, I
> have requested, received permission for, and taken ham radios on a dozen
> cruises over almost two decades. Today, in following up on my
> unanswered request for our upcoming cruise, I was informed through our
> Princess travel agent that the department which handles the amateur
> radio requests says that there will be no more permissions given as ham
> radios have been added to the prohibited items list by Princess
> Security. Interestingly, FRS is not on that same list.
>
> We had a bit of a discussion about it but of course the agent is not in
> any position to do more than handling the request to the person in
> charge of that, so there won't be any VP9/N0JY/MM on this cruise. To
> make it worse, that would also prohibit even taking the HTs along for
> use on land as we tour the British Isles. I am totally bummed.
>
> Does anybody on this list work for Princess Cruises, maybe have some
> thoughts on this? :-)
>
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