[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW Satellites from the Old Days
- Original Message - From: "Gary "Joe" Mayfield" To: "'AMSAT'" Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 9:36 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] LOTW Satellites from the Old Days > One of my winter projects is to get all of my OSCAR contacts back to 1989 > in LOTW. Unfortunately, my older logs are not available. > > What are folks doing about contacts made on RS-10/11? My log book says > RS-10/11 and LOTW wants either RS-10 or RS-11 and I really don't have a > way to tell which? The same conundrum applies to RS-12/13, but it appears > I logged most of them as RS-13 for some reason. > > Thanks and 73, > > Joe kk0sd Hi Joe, Beginning from OSCAR-6 up to AO40 I have all my QSO recorded on a professional tape recorder REVOX A77 using 1/4" tape winded in many and many big coils each 10.63 " in diameter and so I can enjoy to hear time to time the voice of my old satellite friends and as well the CW ROBOT of the RS satellites.Before to start any QSO I mention on tape the name of the satellite the orbit numbar and the date, just for record along with the log on paper. 73" de i8CVS Domenico ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] RS-22 vs UO-22
I am just full of questions tonight. The AMSAT Sat status page has an RS-22 and the Celestrak keps in SatPC32 has UO-22. Are they the same satellite? Tom Schuessler N5HYP ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] K2BSA/5 at Nat. Scouting Museum for ARRL Kids Day.
Again a reminder that K2BSA/5 will be active on 1937Z and 2117Z AO-27 passes January 8th from the National Scouting Museum in Irving, TX, EM12. ARRL Kids Day is Sunday afternoon. Give us a call. Tom Schuessler N5HYP ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Update the AMSAT available sats list on "Passes" page./Celestrak Keps "Amateur"
A suggestion for the AMSAT.ORG web site pass prediction page. Please add some of the newer cubesats. It would be helpful if the sats that are listed as active on the status page were also reflected on the passes page. Additional interesting note. ARISSAT-1 (Radioscaf-B) still shows on the "amateur" Keps that download to SatPC32. I know they come from Celestrak, but who sets up the list and order? Here is another place those new cubesats should be listed as well. This especially since some of them have OSCAR numbers. Thanks much. 73, Tom, N5HYP ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ANS-008 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-008 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS 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. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-edi...@amsat.org In this edition: * ARISSat-1/KEDR Goes Silent * FUNcube - Launch Details and Time Frame Finalized * DNEPR Launch Includes Triton-1 and Triton-2 Amateur Satellites * FUNcube Dongle Presentation Video * SKN on OSCAR 2012 Best Fist Nominations Due * Ham Radio Builder List Begins * Creation of AMSAT-Francophone * Budapest University Masat-1 Telemetry Decoder Software Released * NASA Summer Internships for Students * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-008.01 ANS-001 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 008.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. January 8, 2012 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-008.01 - ARISSat-1/KEDR Goes Silent Reception reports indicate that ARISSat-1/KEDR has stopped trans- mitting on Wednesday, January 4, 2012. The last full telemetry captured and reported to the ARISSatTLM web site at 06:02:14 UTC on January 4 were received from ground stations as the satellite passed over Japan. See: http://www.arissattlm.org/live (full telemetry display) See: http://www.arissattlm.org/mobile (condensed telemetry) Telemetry reports showed that the temperature aboard ARISSat-1/KEDR had been rising as atmospheric drag began to affect the satellite. Final temperatures received via ARISSatTLM reported this data: IHU 75 ° C / 167.0 ° F PSU 76 ° C / 168.8 ° F RF88 ° C / 190.4 ° F Control Panel 61 ° C / 141.8 ° F Experiment64 ° C / 147.2 ° F Tracking data from Space Command gave a Predicted Decay Time 0700 GMT +/- 3 Hours on January 4. Telemetry report narrows the impact time window to about 4 hours. The predicted decay location is 12.7° S, 354.3° E, an open part of the South Atlantic, well west of Angola. Send reports to the amsat-bb If you heard the satellite, even briefly, after 0600 UTC. This will help confirm the actual impact point. Stations receiving telemetry from ARISSat-1 at any time over the last few months, please forward all of your .CSV telemetry files to telemetry AT arissattlm.org. Konstantin, RN3ZF sent a reception report of his copy of the 0842 UTC pass that, "the telemetry was absent, voice messages were not legible, very silent and interrupted. Most likely, I saw last minutes in the life of the satellite." Dee, NB2F reported, "Nothing heard from ARISSat-1/KEDR on any fre- quency during the first USA pass at 16:00 UTC, January 4." ARISSat-1/KEDR was deployed from the International Space Station on August 3, 2011 during during EVA-29 on by Cosmonaut/Flight Engineers Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev. The satellite carried a student experiment from Kursk State University in Russia which measured atmospheric density. Students from around the world provided the voices for the FM voice announcements. The amateur radio payload aboard ARISSat-1/KEDR achieved many "firsts" for amateur radio in space: + First flight test of AMSAT Software Defined Transponder which trans- mitted simultaneous: - FM voice downlink cycling between student messages, spoken telemetry and SSTV from cameras on the spaceframe. - 16KHz bandwith linear transponder, - CW beacon with telemetry and callsigns of radio amateurs noting their significant contributions to amateur radio in space. - Robust, forward error corrected 1K rate BPSK downlink with sat- ellite telemetry and Kursk experiment telemetry. + Development and release of the ARISSatTLM software for PC and Mac platforms enabled amateur stations worldwide with reliable reception of the BPSK telemetry, CW telemetry, display on the station's com- puter, and automatic upload of received data via the internet to the ARISSat engineering team. + A new Integrated Housekeeping Unit was developed and successfully flown. + A new Power Management System was developed and successfully flown. AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW noted, ARISSat-1/KEDR marked a new type of satellite which has captured the attention of the national space agencies around the world for the unique educational opportunity we have been able to design, launch, and operate. By designing an edu- cational mission aligned with NASA's Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics goals amateur radio operators around the world have been able enjoy a new satellite in orbit." ARISSat-1/KEDR Project Manager, Gould Smith, WA4SXM said, "Dozens of amateur radio volunteers, AMSAT, ARRL, NASA, and Energia teamed up for this successful mission to bring you the most
[amsat-bb] EL97 Operation Wrap up 7Jan2012
The trip down to EL97 was uneventful. The location chosen was on US1 in Sebastian Florida, Indian River County. 21 stations were worked on the AO-27 1825z pass and 6 more were worked on the low elevation western pass at 2005z. It was sunny with temps in the low 70's, a very nice day for a grid expedition. All contacts have been uploaded to LOTW (using K8YSE) for those who collect grids electrically. Anyone who needs a qsl card should send me an email; no qsl card or sase needed. Equipment used for this operation is what I started with back in 2006. The radio was a Kenwood V7A mobile (full duplex) with a strap around my neck, a 7AH UPS battery sitting on the ground, headphones along with a digital recorder, mic in one hand and the Arrow Antenna with a MFJ duplexer in the other hand. Pass recordings (as heard from EN91) are on my website. Thanks to everyone who worked me and then stood by when others were calling me. You can't make 21 q's in 7 minutes without a lot of cooperation from everyone on the bird. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW Satellites from the Old Days
Hi Joe, For RS-10/11, I'd recommend just using RS-10. I don't recall ever hearing the "11" side of that bird on during the several years that I worked it. They did a lot of switching around of RS-12 and 13, especially towards the end of its life, so that one will be harder to select. Greg KO6TH > From: gary_mayfi...@hotmail.com > To: amsat-bb@amsat.org > Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 14:36:05 -0600 > Subject: [amsat-bb] LOTW Satellites from the Old Days > > One of my winter projects is to get all of my OSCAR contacts back to 1989 in > LOTW. Unfortunately, my older logs are not available. > > > > What are folks doing about contacts made on RS-10/11? My log book says > RS-10/11 and LOTW wants either RS-10 or RS-11 and I really don't have a way > to tell which? The same conundrum applies to RS-12/13, but it appears I > logged most of them as RS-13 for some reason. > > > > Thanks and 73, > > Joe kk0sd > > > > > > ___ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] LOTW Satellites from the Old Days
One of my winter projects is to get all of my OSCAR contacts back to 1989 in LOTW. Unfortunately, my older logs are not available. What are folks doing about contacts made on RS-10/11? My log book says RS-10/11 and LOTW wants either RS-10 or RS-11 and I really don't have a way to tell which? The same conundrum applies to RS-12/13, but it appears I logged most of them as RS-13 for some reason. Thanks and 73, Joe kk0sd ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Triton-1 and Triton-2 to launch late 2012
Triton-1 and Triton 2 will launch with UKube-1 and Delfi n3Xt later this year. Full Story at http://www.uk.amsat.org/3434 AMSAT-UK: http://www.uk.amsat.org/ 73 Trevor M5AKA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Die Hards
Thanks Drew...I assume these are rides other than crew/cargo trips to the ISS. With a "little box" going to the ISS as someone said, "Kibo module will be able to deploy CubeSats from the ISS without the need for a very expensive EVA". We could have "pre approved boxes" sitting the the shelf just waiting for the next trip. 73 Bob W7LRD - Original Message - From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" To: "Bob- W7LRD" , "Trevor ." Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2012 11:07:38 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Die Hards -Original Message- >From: Bob- W7LRD > We have some very smart people who are involved with Universities, launch >vendors and the like. A bird could have a "gizzmo" that would have > what a > univ ersity wants to accomplish (with added transponder) . You just described Fox-1, and we are building four of them. So far we have an experiment for one, and have applied for a free launch from NASA. We find out January 30th if we get it, then it's a race to finish and test the satellite in time (and pay for it). Rides to orbit are much easier to find for 1kg cubes, than for 50kg ones. 73, Drew KO4MA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Die Hards
-Original Message- >From: Bob- W7LRD > We have some very smart people who are involved with Universities, launch >vendors and the like. A bird could have a "gizzmo" that would have > what a > univ ersity wants to accomplish (with added transponder) . You just described Fox-1, and we are building four of them. So far we have an experiment for one, and have applied for a free launch from NASA. We find out January 30th if we get it, then it's a race to finish and test the satellite in time (and pay for it). Rides to orbit are much easier to find for 1kg cubes, than for 50kg ones. 73, Drew KO4MA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Palm Springs HamFest 01/28/12
AMSAT area coordination Clint Bradford K6LCS will again be attending and demonstrating working ham satellites with minimal equipment at the third annual Desert Radio Amateur Transmitting Society's HamFest on Saturday, January 28, 2012. "Although we have recently lost two FM ham satellites - AO-51 and ARISSat-1 - we still have "easy birds" of AO-27, SO-50, and the ISS to work with minimal equipment," Clint reports. "We have tentative passes of AO-27 and SO-50 in the afternoon to work during the Hamfest." If you are interested in working one of these passes with Clint, download his four-page tutorial with frequency tables at ... http://www.work-sat.com Clint will have info at his table on working the satellites with just your handheld radio, as well as info about the upcoming ARISS project in April: students at Riverside's Flabob Airport are gearing up to speak with an astronaut aboard the ISS. Hamfest Web site: http://desertrats.am /end/ ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Die Hards
These potential ARRisats don't even have to be as sophisticated as the last. A simple 16-20khz linear transponder (from http://www.qsl.net/pe1rah/ ) or a simple single channel FM bird. One or two of these every six months or so would keep us happy campers! Maybe even one with L/S mode. The mind runs wild! I am sure it takes a just short of an act of congress to work through the logistics and process. However with a well defined process in place, and necessary hoops already resolved. Just set up the assembly line.. As Bill O"Reilly says, "I' m a simple man". We have some very smart people who are involved with Universities, launch vendors and the like. A bird could have a "gizzmo" that would have what a univ ersity wants to accomplish (with added transponder) . I always subscribe to the KISS (keep it simple stupid) principle . This entire concept "appears" simple enough, however the devil is in the details, which is why we have smart people in charge. 73 Bob W7LRD - Original Message - From: "Trevor ." To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2012 3:01:24 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Die Hards --- On Sat, 7/1/12, Gordon JC Pearce wrote: > > Couldn't we have a "ARISSat-1-2-3 etc. sitting on the > > shelf and everytime they send up a supply/crew change bring > > another ARISSat. Then throw it out whenever available. > > I keep saying this over and over but no-one has taken me > seriously yet ;-) But there is already another ARISSat on the ground in Russia, two were shipped, also two engineering versions in the States. However, someone has to pay what must be in excess of $150,000 to get the sat to the ISS and then get half an hour of very valuable EVA time to deploy it. The Japanese Experiment Module Remote Manipulator System on the ISS Kibo module will be able to deploy CubeSats from the ISS without the need for a very expensive EVA. As I recall there are several amateur radio CubeSats slated for deployment by the Kibo Robot Arm later this year, see CubeSat to use 5.8 GHz and Optical Comms http://www.uk.amsat.org/2037 73 Trevor M5AKA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Die Hards
Or why not just turn the voice transponder on one of the two radio's that are on the ISS? Hmmm... Or why not just install whatever type of setup that would make everyone happy ON THE ISS? Why waste all that money developing/building all these sats and then waste all that money on a launch vehicle that does not deliver the package like how many times in the past? But considering the last escapade with ARISSat-1 I guess it would be asking to much... :) Kevin KF7MYK ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY- JANUARY 8TH
Hello, Once again I will have the pleasure to be involved with one of the major events on the East Coast for Amateur Radio. Ham Radio University, http://hamradiouniversity.org/, billed as "A Day of education to share ideas, experience, knowledge and fellowship among Amateur Radio operators". I will lead the Satellite Forum, "How you can have your own Amateur Satellite Space Station", in addition I will be a moderator on Political Advocacy, discussing my work with H.R. 607 and H.R. 3288. I would like to appeal to anyone who lives in Rep. Berman's 28th CD in California to contact me for assistance on H.R. 3288. I will be on the 12:52 EST pass of AO-27 as special event station W2V, I hope we can work many stations to spread the word that Amateur Satellites are a thrill. N2MUN, will be the QSL manager for the event, his contact information is on www.QRZ.com, thank you 73's Pete WB2OQQ www.massapequanyweather.com ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Die Hards
Ok, I'll bite. Is there a standard design? Is any group currently working on a design that could be mass produced? What would the per article cost be for the sat itself, testing, etc broken down by line item. On 1/7/2012 4:22 AM, Gordon JC Pearce wrote: On Fri, 6 Jan 2012 23:07:47 + (UTC) Bob- W7LRD wrote: Couldn't we have a "ARISSat-1-2-3 etc. sitting on the shelf and everytime they send up a supply/crew change bring another ARISSat. Then throw it out whenever available. Seems simple however I am sure the logistics would be complex. I keep saying this over and over but no-one has taken me seriously yet ;-) A cubesat is the size and weight of a bag of sugar. We need a rucksack full of cubesats to send up to the ISS. The next time an ISS crewmember is on an EVA they can toss it over the side and let it fly. When it breaks or re-enters, toss the next one out. We could easily use cheap off-the-shelf parts, even old HTs with a bit of "added lightness". I'll even throw in a rucksack. Let's get on this. ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ARRL and TAPR 2011 DCC videos are available
All: ARRL and TAPR 2011 Digital Communications Conference videos are available to view for free at http://arvideonews.com/dcc2011/index.html Of particular note, take a look at the open source codec2 speech codec presentation by David Rowe, VK5DGR at http://arvideonews.com/dcc2011/2011_DCC_CODEC_2.html Thank you, David, W2LNX ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Sat Magazine -CubeSat's and AMSAT-India Transponder
Lot's of Cubesat coverage in the January issue of Sat Magazine. RAIKO, FITSAT-1, WE WISH, PRIME, the Vega CubeSats, QB50 and the AMSAT-India 435/145MHz Linear Transponder all get mentions. Download your copy of Sat Magazine at http://www.satmagazine.com/2012/SM_Jan_2012.pdf 73 Trevor M5AKA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Die Hards
--- On Sat, 7/1/12, Gordon JC Pearce wrote: > > Couldn't we have a "ARISSat-1-2-3 etc. sitting on the > > shelf and everytime they send up a supply/crew change bring > > another ARISSat. Then throw it out whenever available. > > I keep saying this over and over but no-one has taken me > seriously yet ;-) But there is already another ARISSat on the ground in Russia, two were shipped, also two engineering versions in the States. However, someone has to pay what must be in excess of $150,000 to get the sat to the ISS and then get half an hour of very valuable EVA time to deploy it. The Japanese Experiment Module Remote Manipulator System on the ISS Kibo module will be able to deploy CubeSats from the ISS without the need for a very expensive EVA. As I recall there are several amateur radio CubeSats slated for deployment by the Kibo Robot Arm later this year, see CubeSat to use 5.8 GHz and Optical Comms http://www.uk.amsat.org/2037 73 Trevor M5AKA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Die Hards
On Fri, 6 Jan 2012 23:07:47 + (UTC) Bob- W7LRD wrote: > > > Couldn't we have a "ARISSat-1-2-3 etc. sitting on the shelf and everytime > they send up a supply/crew change bring another ARISSat. Then throw it out > whenever available. Seems simple however I am sure the logistics would be > complex. I keep saying this over and over but no-one has taken me seriously yet ;-) A cubesat is the size and weight of a bag of sugar. We need a rucksack full of cubesats to send up to the ISS. The next time an ISS crewmember is on an EVA they can toss it over the side and let it fly. When it breaks or re-enters, toss the next one out. We could easily use cheap off-the-shelf parts, even old HTs with a bit of "added lightness". I'll even throw in a rucksack. Let's get on this. -- Gordon JC Pearce MM0YEQ ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Certificate Team
Hello! Here is a link to the ARISSat-1 Reception Certificates homepage. http://arissat1.org/v3/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blo g&id=61&Itemid=137 Sad there is no certificate available for Digital telemetry... 73 Jari OH3UW > > I received a certificate today and a friend of mine was wondering if > they where still giving them out. I forgot where I sent my pics and > stuff from ARISSat-1 to. Does anyone have info on that? > > Thanks. > > Kevin > KF7MYK > ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
