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Today's Topics:
1. Upcoming ARISS contact with Primary School "Jovan Jovanovic
Zmaj", Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia (n4csitwo@?????????.????
2. Re: WB4APR off line till march (amsat) (Cathryn Mataga)
3. WB4APR off line till march (VK4NBL)
4. Re: WB4APR off line till march (amsat) (Nick Pugh)
5. Re: WB4APR off line till march (amsat) (Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW)
6. Arrow Antennas for terrestrial work (John Geiger)
7. Re: Arrow Antennas for terrestrial work (Don KB2YSI)
8. Next Rocket Lab Launch (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
9. Re: Arrow Antennas for terrestrial work (Stephen E. Belter)
10. TS-2000X For Sale (Roger - W7TZ)
11. Fwd: Re: WB4APR off line till march (amsat) (Paulo PV8DX)
12. Crew packing Cygnus for departure (and launch of HuskySat)
(Chris Thompson)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 22:26:15 -0500
From: <n4csitwo@?????????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>, <ariss-press@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Primary School "Jovan
Jovanovic Zmaj", Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia
Message-ID: <C1CF86BB093D46D7B7F3F05079827246@???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Primary School "Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj", Sremska Mitrovica,
Serbia on 28 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:51
UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds.
The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and YU7BPQ. The contact should be
audible over Serbia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to
listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be
conducted in English.
Story:
Primary school Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj from Sremska Mitrovica, situated on the
left bank of the Sava river in the middle of the region of Srem, is a
vibrant, friendly and nurturing school with 65 years of tradition and
experience.
The motto of the school based on the lyrics of a famous Serbian poet Jovan
Jovanovic Zmaj: "Where I stopped, you carry on", so at school they try to
continue the tradition of open-minded, creative, innovative, child-oriented
learning and teaching. Based on the past generations' legacy, the school is
striving towards shaping cosmopolitan citizens with highly developed
tolerance within a multinational society while employing a spectre of
techniques to keep up with the modern, high-tech approaches.
The school offers a broad, however, balanced curriculum in a stimulating
environment to our 1044 pupils, supported by a wide range of after school
clubs and quality school trips. They are always seeking ways to bring to
life STEM and foreign language subjects via real-life situations.
This year pupils, teachers, and the HAM operators who support them are as
busy as bees, or perhaps as the ISS crew, because they want to talk to the
astronauts on the ISS so they are learning about space through various
subjects and activities. It is a part of their educational proposal with
ARISS. There are fun classes, costumes, Milky Way installation, drawings,
maths, history geography and more!
Their friends from the radio amateur club YU7BPQ are helping them with the
radio contact! They made a huge antenna! Radio communication is for most
students and teachers a new experience. Furthermore, they are learning how
to use an amateur radio station! Just imagine how thrilling it is to press
the button and hear some noise before you hear the voice behind it! Old
school though good stuff!
You can follow all their activities on the project blog page
https://022tothemoonandback.zmajsm.edu.rs/home/about-project/
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. Which planet would you like to visit and why?
2. What manmade wonders can you see from space?
3. What is the furthest spot on the horizon and what can you see around you?
4. Why is the temperature at ISS at constant 38 degrees?
5. What do you do when you cut yourself?
6. What do you do when you can't sleep?
7. What kind of music do you listen to and who chooses it?
8. What do you do for fun?
9. What is your favourite thing about space?
10. Is your space suit comfortable?
11. Is life in space difficult?
12. Can you eat ice cream in space?
13. What is on today's menu?
14. Do you prefer taking off or landing and why?
15. What do you miss most about Earth?
16. Can you see thunders and lightening on Earth?
17. What would you do if you happen to drift away from ISS?
18. What do you do when you get ill?
19. What does it feel like when you get back to Earth?
20. How does the Earth look from above?
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 @????????????
Next planned event(s):
TBD
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 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 (STEM)
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.
Thank you & 73,
David - AA4KN
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 19:27:14 -0800
From: Cathryn Mataga <cathryn@????????????.???>
To: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@????.???>, amsat bb <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] WB4APR off line till march (amsat)
Message-ID: <b673d100-66ff-6334-f8ff-3e83c865431e@????????????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Take care, and please take care of yourself first.
On 1/25/2020 1:03 PM, Robert Bruninga via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> WB4APR will be offline till march.
>
> I found a soft ball size tumor in Oct. After 22 procedures and Dr visits,
> they have done ever increasing invasive biopsies and even Cancer center at
> Johns Hopkins cannot still identify. And they cannot do anything until they
> can identify the type and how to treat it. But now that it is the size of a
> football in my lower abdomen, They have scheduled major surgery on Monday to
> take it out anyway along with other stuff it is touching.
>
> I must deliver PSAT3 for launch by 28 Feb. Been working full time plus
> weekends and holidays but only at 10% body energy level. Its not ready. So
> I hope recovery is possible quickly so I can finish. It is identical to
> PSAT2 function but without the stupid 5v/4v power mistake.
>
> So, don?t expect any email responses from me till march.
>
> Bob, WB4APR
> _______________________________________________
> 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: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 13:02:40 +1000
From: VK4NBL <vk4nbl@???????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] WB4APR off line till march
Message-ID: <4e97645b-592e-2289-d06c-414edb01d85f@???????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Best Wishes Bob from Down Under
Cheers
--
Pete - vk4nbl
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 03:26:14 -0600
From: "Nick Pugh" <quadpugh@?????????.???>
To: "'Robert Bruninga'" <bruninga@????.???>, <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] WB4APR off line till march (amsat)
Message-ID: <000901d5d42a$a84fba90$f8ef2fb0$@?????????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Good luck and god speed
nick
Cell 337 258 2527
Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School
Disagree I Learn
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 13:06:12 -0500
From: Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW <nicholasmahr1@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] WB4APR off line till march (amsat)
Message-ID:
<CAGu+VYswk1RiA3LGBEp4KLtsyzOWLKgzVhOGKnXZs5z13zbckg@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Best wishes to you and your family on your recovery Bob. You have done so
much good for AMSAT over the many years with all the satellites you have
gotten into orbit. We all appericate your efforts over the years of trying
to get new stuff launched despite all the massive roadblocks in your way of
doing so. Looking forward to PSAT-3 with the SSTV downlink of the earth!
73 Nick KE8AKW
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 15:26:19 -0600
From: John Geiger <af5cc2@?????.???>
To: VHF Contesting Reflector <vhfcontesting@??????????.???>, VHF
Reflector <vhf@????.????????.???>, AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Arrow Antennas for terrestrial work
Message-ID:
<CAHC1P28JyZfyNqPyayN3CvzRut8V606HMFvcbVz0Bj8dj9nPVw@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Most of the reviews I have seen for the Arrow Antenna dualband yagis are
regarding their use on the satellites, which I think is what they are
mainly made for. Has anyone on the list used one of their dualband
antennas mounted permanently for terrestrial work as well? They do sell a
mounting bracket for permanent mounting to a mast.
Do they seem well made enough to withstand the outside elements for a few
years on end? Do they seem to perform as well as other antennas which have
approximately the same boom size and number of elements?
73 John W5TD
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 18:33:26 -0500
From: Don KB2YSI <kb2ysi@?????.???>
To: John Geiger <af5cc2@?????.???>
Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>, VHF Contesting Reflector
<vhfcontesting@??????????.???>, VHF Reflector <vhf@????.????????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Arrow Antennas for terrestrial work
Message-ID:
<CAAJiE8NNmE4zWC_exNxuMP0EYcW4hEJk-LbT0mUpHFX8iCWW6g@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
I have used mine multiple times for terrestrial contacts, SSB during
January VHF contest and FM into repeaters too far away to work with a
vertical on my car.
There is a mast mount, which I have used, but only as a temporary setup. I
could see the gamma matches not working well for a permanent outdoor
antenna, and the elements might get loose over time with temperature
differences. It is possible that this would not happen as the differences
would not be as extreme as going from indoor-outdoors.
On Sun, Jan 26, 2020, 18:07 John Geiger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
wrote:
> Most of the reviews I have seen for the Arrow Antenna dualband yagis are
> regarding their use on the satellites, which I think is what they are
> mainly made for. Has anyone on the list used one of their dualband
> antennas mounted permanently for terrestrial work as well? They do sell a
> mounting bracket for permanent mounting to a mast.
>
> Do they seem well made enough to withstand the outside elements for a few
> years on end? Do they seem to perform as well as other antennas which have
> approximately the same boom size and number of elements?
>
> 73 John W5TD
> _______________________________________________
> 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: 8
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:28:34 +1300
From: "Wendy and Terry Osborne" <wandtosborne@?????.???>
To: "Roger Bould" <rogannbould@?????.???>
Cc: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Next Rocket Lab Launch
Message-ID: <56DFD1C4BA674274A3F4F639E6CD62DD@??????????>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Next Rocket Lab launch scheduled for Friday 31st January 00:00 to 04:00 UTC
(13:00 to 17:00 NZDT).
See: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/
Cheers,
Terry Osborne
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 00:51:36 +0000
From: "Stephen E. Belter" <seb@??????.???>
To: Don KB2YSI <kb2ysi@?????.???>
Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>, VHF Reflector <vhf@????.????????.???>,
VHF Contesting Reflector <vhfcontesting@??????????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Arrow Antennas for terrestrial work
Message-ID: <E46CD748-0846-4BC7-A09A-BFE4F2FA67BD@??????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
John, K8YSE, has had good luck permanently mounting Arrow satellite antennas
outdoors in the deserts of Arizona. It is very dry in his location so
almost no corrosion.
I wouldn?t recommend mounting them outdoors in a climate with rain, snow, or
normal humidity. The studs and all-thread are steel and will rust.
They are great for portable use, for either satellites or terrestrial.
73, Steve N9IP
--
Steve Belter, seb@??????.???
> On Jan 26, 2020, at 6:35 PM, Don KB2YSI via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
wrote:
>
> ?I have used mine multiple times for terrestrial contacts, SSB during
> January VHF contest and FM into repeaters too far away to work with a
> vertical on my car.
>
> There is a mast mount, which I have used, but only as a temporary setup. I
> could see the gamma matches not working well for a permanent outdoor
> antenna, and the elements might get loose over time with temperature
> differences. It is possible that this would not happen as the differences
> would not be as extreme as going from indoor-outdoors.
>
>
>
>> On Sun, Jan 26, 2020, 18:07 John Geiger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Most of the reviews I have seen for the Arrow Antenna dualband yagis are
>> regarding their use on the satellites, which I think is what they are
>> mainly made for. Has anyone on the list used one of their dualband
>> antennas mounted permanently for terrestrial work as well? They do sell a
>> mounting bracket for permanent mounting to a mast.
>>
>> Do they seem well made enough to withstand the outside elements for a few
>> years on end? Do they seem to perform as well as other antennas which have
>> approximately the same boom size and number of elements?
>>
>> 73 John W5TD
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 10:01:24 -0800
From: Roger - W7TZ <ai7rogerroger@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] TS-2000X For Sale
Message-ID:
<CAEahN0+qyZLAEzL3P+zMk4Yq9EkAe2p4CDCgfrhCYL_dgH4Tjw@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
I've decided to let go of my TS-2000x. This radio is just back from MTS,
1/23/20, after a thorough checkout, minor repair and alignment. Excellent
condition all around. (Please feel free to ask questions. Pics available).
Includes hand mic, power cord and 4 band external acc assy. $1250 shipped
conus. Paypal ai7rogerroger@?????.??? Thanks,73,Roger
73, Roger
W7TZ
CN83ia
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 15:21:27 -0400
From: Paulo PV8DX <paulopv8dx@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: Re: WB4APR off line till march (amsat)
Message-ID: <b2bd4923-abea-fcb7-7344-d927dd53349a@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
It will be in my prayers
Come back soon.
Good recovery
73? de Paulo PV8DX
Em 25/01/2020 17:03, Robert Bruninga via AMSAT-BB escreveu:
> WB4APR will be offline till march.
>
> I found a soft ball size tumor in Oct. After 22 procedures and Dr visits,
> they have done ever increasing invasive biopsies and even Cancer center at
> Johns Hopkins cannot still identify. And they cannot do anything until they
> can identify the type and how to treat it. But now that it is the size of a
> football in my lower abdomen, They have scheduled major surgery on Monday to
> take it out anyway along with other stuff it is touching.
>
> I must deliver PSAT3 for launch by 28 Feb. Been working full time plus
> weekends and holidays but only at 10% body energy level. Its not ready. So
> I hope recovery is possible quickly so I can finish. It is identical to
> PSAT2 function but without the stupid 5v/4v power mistake.
>
> So, don?t expect any email responses from me till march.
>
> Bob, WB4APR
> _______________________________________________
> 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: 12
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:51:13 -0500
From: Chris Thompson <g0kla@????.???>
To: AMSAT <AMSAT-BB@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Crew packing Cygnus for departure (and launch of
HuskySat)
Message-ID:
<CAJOf0+v8QWgi2Y-q8rXZzqabX9O6YL-x=qmnCzs43h5Unyu-Bw@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/01/27/science-soon-resumes-on-cosmic-
ray-detector-crew-packs-cargo-ship-for-departure/
The space station blog says that the crew are packing the Cygnus for
departure. It's my understanding that it will boost to a higher orbit and
release its small sats, including AMSAT-NAs collaboration with the
University of Washington - HuskySat. (
http://www.arrl.org/news/huskysat-1-successfully-lifted-into-space)
So it you want to collect telemetry on 70cm from a cubesat, using FoxTelem,
then this is your chance. Prepare your station for reception. The blog
says that the Cygnus spacecraft will depart "at the end of the week".
73
Chris
--
Chris E. Thompson
chrisethompson@?????.???
g0kla@????.???
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