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Today's Topics:

   1. Cowtown Hamfest (tjschuessler@???????.????
   2. Re: Google Summer of Code - mentorship application from Open
      Research Institute (Bob Hammond)
   3. Re: Google Summer of Code - mentorship application from Open
      Research Institute (Michelle Thompson)
   4. Re: Google Summer of Code - mentorship application from Open
      Research Institute (Michelle Thompson)
   5. Re: Google Summer of Code - mentorship application from
      (Joshua Ward)
   6. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-01-17 16:30	UTC
      (aj9n@???.????
   7. Re: A couple of tracking API's under test now on
      www.amsat.org (Heimir Thor Sverrisson)


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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 10:41:51 -0600
From: <tjschuessler@???????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Cowtown Hamfest
Message-ID: <013801d5cd55$05276600$0f763200$@???????.???>
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All,

Look for me, N5HYP, on air from the Cowtown Hamfest in Fort Worth, Texas,
this weekend.  I will be trying all available FM passes on Saturday 1/18
between 7A and 3P central time and hope to have some bystanders along with
me.  Please give a good showing to allow for a healthy promotion of this
exciting part of the hobby..

Tom Schuessler, N5HYP
EM12ms



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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 07:21:52 -0800
From: Bob Hammond <propgrinder@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Google Summer of Code - mentorship application
from Open Research Institute
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I think this is a great opportunity for AMSAT, ORI, students, and amateur
radio.
I strongly encourage and support this outreach effort.

Bob, W7OTJ

On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 4:05 PM Michelle Thompson via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:

> Open Research Institute is looking to apply as a mentor in the Google
> Summer of Code program. I believe participation can greatly benefit the
> amateur satellite service. Special thanks to Wally Ritchie for suggesting
> this path, and to Bruce Perens and Ben Hilburn for their support and
> approval.
>
> Details about the program can be found here:
> https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/
>
> If approved, it would mean we would mentor student(s), at least once a
> week, coordinating efforts to produce engineering in support of achieving
> technical goals.
>
> This is a significant time commitment, but we have plenty of really
> interesting and meaningful options for students to work on.
>
> In order to apply, we need volunteers that can commit to working with
> students. As of today, we have four enthusiastic volunteers that cover a
> wide variety of technical fields. We are looking for more. AMSAT-BB is full
> of truly wonderful and qualified people.
>
> The deadline is 5 February 2020. If you can help with this, let us know!
>
> -Michelle W5NYV
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>


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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 09:18:21 -0800
From: Michelle Thompson <mountain.michelle@?????.???>
To: Joshua Ward <josh_ward@??.???>
Cc: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Google Summer of Code - mentorship application
from Open Research Institute
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Welcome! Great questions.

Participation in academia has a long history in amateur radio. From
significant atmospheric research accomplished with amateur collaboration in
the 1920s to enormous contributions from amateurs in software defined
radio, today.

There are a large number of university teams doing spacecraft. More
interaction at earlier stages with the teams wanting to authentically
include amateur radio will improve those payloads. That directly benefits
the amateur service.

There?s a large number of academic payloads with very poorly thought out
ground systems. Lots of opportunities there! Directly benefits all of us if
using a payload is not unnecessarily challenging, frustrating, or
ineffective.

Advanced digital microwave work is a gold mine of projects and
possibilities. FPGA design, power amplifiers, feed design, user interface,
accessibility design, cognitive radio, machine learning, genetic algorithms
to speed decoding... and lots more.

Why should proprietary interests have all the fruits of academic labor, and
have all the fun? Amateur radio has a unique position in the regulatory
landscape and is an excellent partner for academia. I believe we should
take full advantage of it whenever we can. GSoC is a good match.

It helps us by (potentially) producing modern work for amateur satellites.

I say potentially because some students will fail. That is the nature of
any creative endeavor. We can all learn from failures too. I argue that
there is only upside for us in participation.

Thank you,

Michelle W5NYV



On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 06:57 Joshua Ward via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
wrote:

> I?m new to the board but I follow along. I guess I can make the ?long time
> listener, first time caller joke?.
> I know that you follow me on twitter and you know that I?m active in the
> community, I?m not sure that I recognize any other other posters in this
> thread and I?m not sure some/most of you have ever uploaded to LOTW.  So,
> greetings I guess.
> One of my passions is flying high-altitude balloons and the whole reason I
> got my tech license was to legally carry APRS for tracking. From there I
> blundered into amsats and was hooked almost instantly.
> My first launch was Kickstarter funded and I kind of made a promise to my
> backers that I?d talk to schools and involve myself in promoting STEM
> though my HAB passion. I genuinely feel I?ve lived up to my end but I still
> sponsor the occasional senior design project here at the university school
> of engineering.
> This usually comes in the form of an ME or EE design and I?ve never
> dabbled in sponsoring a CS project although I?ve got ideas.
> Frankly, I?m not sure I have the kind of time it takes to mentor a student
> right now but can you elaborate when you say: "I believe participation can
> greatly benefit the amateur satellite service.? And ?we have plenty of
> really interesting and meaningful options for students to work on."
>
>
> -J
> W3ARD
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
--
-Michelle W5NYV

"Potestatem obscuri lateris nescis."


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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 08:53:50 -0800
From: Michelle Thompson <mountain.michelle@?????.???>
To: Joseph Armbruster <josepharmbruster@?????.???>
Cc: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Google Summer of Code - mentorship application
from Open Research Institute
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Thank you for the interest and questions.

Since ORI is a Member Society of AMSAT-NA, and since ORI is entirely open
source, applying to Google Summer of Code (GSOC) directly promotes AMSAT-NA
and ensures the work can be immediately used by any AMSAT organization. All
ORI work - from all the projects - is freely given to AMSAT, no exceptions,
on a permanent and ongoing basis. It?s an unconditional partnership by
design.

AMSAT-NA hasn?t had a board meeting or teleconference since Symposium. None
are scheduled, despite multiple requests from me and Patrick Stoddard.

If AMSAT had regular or scheduled board meetings, then this would have
undoubtedly been discussed and It would be in the published meeting
minutes.

The exact sponsoring organization (ARISS, ARRL, AMSAT, ORI, etc) is a means
to an end. The work enabled is the critical item. The work is what gets
publicized, and the work is what helps our mission.

GSoC is one of several really neat technical opportunities that would
really help advance the state of the art and engage new volunteers. I did
not want us to miss out! Involving universities and technical organizations
was a campaign promise. Expect more of this. There?s opportunities with
IEEE this summer at IMS2020 shaping up.

My goal is to advance the state of the art for a community I love. ORI is
very well suited for helping with GSoC because it is set up and focused as
a research institute. It?s not a member society, radio club, or publishing
house. The point is to supercharge open source engineering development in
AMSAT.

GSoC is one of many ways to do that. I have just enough mentor volunteers
and more than enough technical problems in order to apply. I am looking for
more mentors and more input on technical needs in order to *Ensure* the
best possible fit between student and problem. Good engineering doesn?t
happen by accident or in isolation.

I am very much looking forward to applying. Our community and technical
needs would be in good company. If we didn?t get in this year, then I think
we should try again next year. There is also an equivalent ESA program that
might be something ARISS could participate in.

:+)
-Michelle W5NYV








On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 06:39 Joseph Armbruster via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:

> W3AB/GEO.  Honestly, this struck me as a little odd as well. . . ?  Though,
> my reaction is a little less disgruntled.
>
> """Open Research Institute is looking to apply as a mentor in the Google
> Summer of Code program. I believe participation can greatly benefit the
> amateur satellite service""".
>
> My question is, why isn't this being promoted as an AMSAT program?  On the
> bb, I would have expected to see "AMSAT is looking to apply as a mentor
> in..."   According to AMSATs articles of incorporation, this is part of
> what AMSAT is all about (ref:
> https://www.amsat.org/articles-of-incorporation/).  Michelle, you're on
> the
> AMSAT BOD, correct?  Why are you suggesting OSI act as a mentor and not
> AMSAT?  Was this kind of collaboration program attempted through AMSAT,
> first, and if-so, did it fall through for some reason?
>
> I had no clue who OSI is, so I just looked them up.
> https://openresearch.institute/board-of-directors/.  The poster and
> volunteers; Bruce Perens, Ben Hilburn and Michelle Thompson are all on the
> BOD of the OSI organization.  Which is cool, it seems like they are into
> science.  On the projects side, I noticed this listed on the website:
>
> "Phase 4 Ground <https://phase4ground.github.io/> is an Open Source
> satellite ground station project primarily intended for AMSAT as the flight
> customer and the Radio Amateur community as users. It is being developed by
> Open Research Institute in order to manage the ITAR and EAR issues of a
> pure Open Source (and Open Hardware) project. Michelle Thompson is the
> chief scientist on the project. AMSAT online facilities are still being
> used and we?ll migrate over time."
>
> Was AMSAT and OSI partnered at all on this work?  I'm a bit out of the
> loop, so my apologies in advance if this is a silly question.
>
> W3AB, furthering tech is cool... But as an AMSAT member, if it was promoted
> and fell through at AMSAT for some reason, then I'm OK with it.  But, as a
> member, i'd still wonder why and would be worried.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 10:50 PM W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???
> >
> wrote:
>
> > KI7UNJ, what's your problem dude? If you aren't interested in furthering
> > tech, please shut your pie hole.
> >
> > ?___
> > Sent from my two way wrist watch
> > 73 de W3AB/GEO?
> >
> > On Jan 16, 2020, 19:05, at 19:05, Tom Schaefer via AMSAT-BB <
> > amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
> > >Wow! The AMSAT ambassador program clearly needs a course in people
> > >skills.  Who manages that program? I love supporting AMSAT ( I?m a life
> > >member) but that can?t stand. To turn a phrase, I would think an AMSAT
> > >Ambassador would know better.
> > >
> > >Keep at it Michelle. That?s a great idea.
> > >
> > >Tom NY4I
> > >
> > >> On Jan 16, 2020, at 9:45 PM, Stefan Wagener via AMSAT-BB
> > ><amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> ?Thanks Michelle,
> > >>
> > >> What a great opportunity for amateur radio folks to make a real
> > >difference
> > >> in young people and introduce them to our part of the hobby that
> > >involves
> > >> coding, SDR, etc. Thanks for doing this and making us aware of these
> > >> opportunities. That's right in line with "services that present an
> > >> opportunity for self-training, intercommunication, and technical
> > >> investigations a foundation of amateur radio" plus all the STEM that
> > >comes
> > >> with it. Very nice and since it is open, it is accessible.
> > >>
> > >> As with all great ideas, you will unfortunately be confronted with
> > >personal
> > >> attacks and unfounded accusations. Glad you are sticking with it!
> > >>
> > >> 73, Stefan VE4SW
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 6:31 PM KI7UNJ Tucker via AMSAT-BB <
> > >>> amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> While I applaud your efforts, exactly how is this relevant to
> > >amateur
> > >>> satellites and being sent to the AMSAT-BB?
> > >>>
> > >>> Last time I checked we were AMSAT not ORI?
> > >>>
> > >>> Was spamming the physical mailing list with ORI letter headed
> > >"propaganda"
> > >>> not enough?  Certainly, you have other means of publicizing, rather
> > >than
> > >>> spamming us on the AMSAT-BB and violating the terms of use  For
> > >someone who
> > >>> throws a lot of unfounded accusations at others, you seem to do a
> > >lot of
> > >>> shady stuff. I thought a Board member would know better.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> KI7UNJ
> > >>>
> > >>> On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 4:04 PM Michelle Thompson via AMSAT-BB <
> > >>> amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> Open Research Institute is looking to apply as a mentor in the
> > >Google
> > >>>> Summer of Code program. I believe participation can greatly benefit
> > >the
> > >>>> amateur satellite service. Special thanks to Wally Ritchie for
> > >suggesting
> > >>>> this path, and to Bruce Perens and Ben Hilburn for their support
> > >and
> > >>>> approval.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Details about the program can be found here:
> > >>>> https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/
> > >>>>
> > >>>> If approved, it would mean we would mentor student(s), at least
> > >once a
> > >>>> week, coordinating efforts to produce engineering in support of
> > >achieving
> > >>>> technical goals.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> This is a significant time commitment, but we have plenty of really
> > >>>> interesting and meaningful options for students to work on.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> In order to apply, we need volunteers that can commit to working
> > >with
> > >>>> students. As of today, we have four enthusiastic volunteers that
> > >cover a
> > >>>> wide variety of technical fields. We are looking for more. AMSAT-BB
> > >is
> > >>> full
> > >>>> of truly wonderful and qualified people.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> The deadline is 5 February 2020. If you can help with this, let us
> > >know!
> > >>>>
> > >>>> -Michelle W5NYV
> > >>>> _______________________________________________
> > >>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. 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:
> > >https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> --
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Casey Tucker  KI7UNJ
> > >>> AMSAT Ambassador
> > >>> https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
> > >>> https://www.qrz.com/db/KI7UNJ
> > >>> http://bit.do/ki7unj
> > >>> <
> > >>>
> > >
> >
>
https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bit.do/ki7unj&sa=D&source=hangouts&ust=152
1073499558000&usg=AFQjCNFcQLn6C9nmmvpQiBbD6XvN-QjKug
> > >>>>
> > >>> _______________________________________________
> > >>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. 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:
> > >https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> > >>>
> > >> _______________________________________________
> > >> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. 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:
> > >https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> > >
> > >_______________________________________________
> > >Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
--
-Michelle W5NYV

"Potestatem obscuri lateris nescis."


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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 16:02:14 -0000
From: Joshua Ward <josh_ward@??.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Google Summer of Code - mentorship application
from
Message-ID: <f3e33c22-933b-4ba8-a653-d231873b87a1@??.???>
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Guess I'll follow up to your question Joseph:

<quote>
"Was AMSAT and ORI partnered at all on this work? I'm a bit out of the loop,
so my apologies in advance if this is a silly question.
W3AB, furthering tech is cool... But as an AMSAT member, if it was promoted
and fell through at AMSAT for some reason, then I'm OK with it. But, as a
member, i'd still wonder why and would be worried."
<end quote>

Why is an AMSAT director is holding your own forums and booth at Hamcation?
Has there been any disclosure anything about the projects you are apparently
working on to the AMSAT board or officers? You understand the concern we
might have not knowing which of two masters you are serving? Furthering your
own interests at the expense of ours? Or side-stepping the organization
you're on the board at expense to further a passion project of your own.
Seems kind of antithetical.

I'm just trying to understand the map and your path and it's not clear. At
all.


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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 16:28:16 +0000 (UTC)
From: aj9n@???.???
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-01-17
16:30	UTC
Message-ID: <1347946624.8691665.1579278496811@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-01-17 16:30 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

Morita Junior High School, Fukui, Japan, direct via 8J9MO

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Contact is go for: Wed 2020-01-22 08:00:46 UTC 27 deg

?

Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Contact is go for: Wed 2020-01-22 17:21:36 UTC 32 deg

Watch for a live stream starting about 15 minutes before AOS at:
www.ariotti.com?(***)

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at
https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

?

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?2020-01-17 16:30 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.

?

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2020-01-14 03:00 UTC.

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at
https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

?

Message to US Educators

?

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?

?

Contact Opportunity?

?

Call for Proposals?

?

Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020

?

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 is happy to announce a proposal window
will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January
1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. 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 proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021
will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal
information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS
Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is
at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be
covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your
schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up
is?https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com?.

?

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 with the support of NASA and
space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational
organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer
efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable
communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using
Amateur Radio.??

?

More Information

?

For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal
guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars,
go to www.ariss.org.

?

Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education@?????.???.?

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About ARISS:

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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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote
exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM)
topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew
members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before
and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and
communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For
more information, see www.ariss.org.

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ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East)

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Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East
interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board
the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from
September to October and from February to April.

Please refer to details and the application form at
www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts.? Applications should be addressed by email
to:? school.selection.manager@????????.???

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ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and
Australia and Russia)

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Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by
filling out an application.? Please direct questions to the appropriate
regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically
listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are
unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada
representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate
coordinator.

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For the application, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to:
ve3tbd@?????.???

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to:
ariss@???????.???? Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

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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@?????.??? or aj9n@???.???.

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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 https://www.ariss.org/

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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??
Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for
troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest
news on the troubleshooting efforts.?

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If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.?
Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.????????????

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http://www.ariss-eu.org/

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If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to
provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke@?????????.???

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The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

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ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:

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Francesco IK?WGF with 140

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 137

Sergey RV3DR with 131

Gaston ON4WF with 123

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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.

?

?

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Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1375.

Each school counts as 1 event.??????????????????????????????????

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1308.

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48.

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A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the

file.

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and
the Virgin Islands.

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QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

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ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS

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Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing

Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.
rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

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https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

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Exp. 60 on orbit

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA

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Exp. 61 on orbit

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir

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73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 09:37:24 -0700
From: Heimir Thor Sverrisson <heimir.sverrisson@?????.???>
To: "Joseph B. Fitzgerald" <jfitzgerald@????.???.???>
Cc: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] A couple of tracking API's under test now on
www.amsat.org
Message-ID:
<CAGadeg25cnUOgOT42sa7cyMFtRySNkSx2Gy+wPMH_-BNkV5hvw@????.?????.???>
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Joseph wrote:
> I wasn't paying attention and didn't realize your app was released.  I
considere v1 still under test ?.    How about we leave the spec for v2 open
for comment until Feb 15, then freeze an release it March 1.
> v1 will be deprecated in the sense that documentation won't be available
and developers admonished not to write new apps against it.

Sounds good to me. When you have a version to test, let me know. There
are things I need to test, like is the errors: element always there,
but just an empty array when all is fine, or is it nil, etc.

> I am considering a response with AOS at query time and duration 99years.

I presume for locations where it is visible at all.

>  With v2 and its provision for error codes and messages we could simply
say spacecraft never rises (sets) at this location.   This also helps with
LEO sats with low inclinations that never rise at high latitudes.

Yes, I think this does solve the problem pretty well for places where
it never rises.

/Heimir W1ANT


On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 9:08 PM Joseph B. Fitzgerald via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>
>
> Heimir W1ANT wrote:
> > Let me know when you have something to test, and I will start working on
a new version of my app to use >it.
>
> I wasn't paying attention and didn't realize your app was released.  I
considere v1 still under test .    How about we leave the spec for v2 open
for comment until Feb 15, then freeze an release it March 1.        v1 will
be deprecated in the sense that documentation won't be available and
developers admonished not to write new apps against it.
>
> >The QO-100 cannot be treated as a LEO satellite
>
> Clearly not, but we shouldn't ignore it either.  I am considering a
response with AOS at query time and duration 99years.    With v2 and its
provision for error codes and messages we could simply say spacecraft never
rises (sets) at this location.   This also helps with LEO sats with low
inclinations that never rise at high latitudes.
>
> de KM1P Joe
>
>
>
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