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Today's Topics:
1. Re: ISS Field Day information (n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
2. Call for Papers--2009 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications
Conference (Ford, Steve, WB8IMY)
3. Fw: Volcano from ISS (David H. Jordan)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:04:22 +0000
From: n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ISS Field Day information
To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
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OK ... so I was NOT having a senior moment....hihi. I just KNEW I'd sent this
earlier. My apologies for the double posting, but this message I'm responding
to left here a full 20 minutes before the one that hit the BB several minutes
ago.
-------------- Original message from n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx --------------
> Hey everyone,
> The president of the Athens Amateur Radio Club just posted this to our local
> reflector. I'm confident it came from ARRL.
>
> Possible International Space Station Contacts for Field Day 2009
> This Field Day, astronauts aboard the International Space Station plan on
making contacts -- using club call signs as well as their personal call signs
-- with amateurs on the ground (as time permits). Will you be one of the lucky
ones who get an ISS QSO this Field Day? According to NASA ISS Ham Radio
Project Engineer Kenneth Ransom, N5VHO, there is a good possibility that
groups participating in ARRL Field Day may be able to make a contact with one
of the astronauts aboard
> the International Space Station (ISS).
> "Some of the crew members of the International Space Station plan to make
contacts with operators on the ground during Field Day operations as time
permits" Ransom said. "Since the ISS now has a multinational crew representing
> all five space agencies, the possible club call signs to be heard are
RS0ISS,
> NA1SS and OR4ISS. The crew could also elect to use their personal calls, as
> well. In either case, they will be signing 1A (Alfa) ISS after the call
sign."
>
> ARRL Field Day Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, said he is excited about the
> potential ISS participation: "In my 11 years heading up Field Day for the
ARRL,
> I can think of nothing that causes more excitement around a Field Day site
than
> the group completing a contact with the ISS. It is almost electrifying!"
>
>
> But Henderson exercised caution, saying that there is always the possibility
> that circumstances on board the ISS will change and the astronauts will not
be
> able to operate during Field Day times. "We are pleased to have their
commitment
> to attempt it again this year," he said. "There is an ARISS contact on the
> schedule for Saturday morning before Field Day officially begins, so there
is a
> good chance that on later passes, amateurs may get a chance to experience a
> unique thrill."
>
> Ransom reminded US amateurs that talking to the crew on the ISS does not
qualify
> for satellite bonus points, "but it is anticipated that the crew will have
the
> crossband repeater active (437.80 up/145.80 down, no CTCSS), so any contact
you
> make with another ground station using his repeater can count for the bonus.
Of
> course, working an astronaut on Field Day has its own reward."
>
> Remember that the ISS circles the Earth about once every 90minutes. As the
Earth
> turns, the orbit of the ISS does not always give US amateurs a good path
every
> orbit. "Some passes will favor some parts of the country while passes will
favor
> others," Henderson said. "There will be passes where the US itself may not
be in
> the 'footprint' of the ISS."
>
> Henderson suggested that Field Day groups trying to contact the ISS visit
the
> AMSAT Online Satellite Pass Predictions Web site. To use the Pass Prediction
> tool, first, select the ISS in the "Show Predictions for" box. Next, input
both
> your site's latitude and longitude -- or input your grid square -- and the
click
> the "Predict" button. From the predicted information you receive back, you
will
> want to look for orbits that occur within the Field Day operating time
beginning
> at 1800 UTC on Saturday, June 27 for the following 24-27 hours, depending on
> your group's operating window.
>
> "You want to find a pass that has the highest maximum elevation," Henderson
> said. "For example, the best Field Day pass at W1AW is going to be at 62
degrees
> of elevation beginning at 11:44:30 UTC on Sunday, June 28 that will last for
> approximately nine to 10 minutes (AOS to LOS). Don't be discouraged if you
don't
> have a lot of passes that have outstanding elevations or durations. And
> remember, if you don't complete a contact with the ISS, you can use the same
> prediction tool to see what other amateur satellites you might try to
contact."
>
>
> Best of luck to all,
>
> Tim - N3TL
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:40:55 -0400
From: "Ford, Steve, WB8IMY" <sford@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Call for Papers--2009 ARRL/TAPR Digital
Communications Conference
To: "RTTY Reflector" <rtty@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>,
<vhf@xxxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx>, <psk31@xxxxxxx.xx.xxx.xx>,
<digitalradio@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the 28th Annual ARRL
and TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held September 25-27,
2009 in Chicago, Illinois. These papers will also be published in the
Conference Proceedings (you do NOT need to attend the conference to have
your paper included in the Proceedings). The submission deadline is July
31, 2009. Please send papers to:
Maty Weinberg
ARRL
225 Main St
Newington, CT 06111
or you can make your submission via e-mail to: maty@xxxx.xxx
Papers will be published exactly as submitted and authors will retain
all rights.
73 . . . Steve, WB8IMY
ARRL
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:10:37 +0000
From: "David H. Jordan" <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fw: Volcano from ISS
To: "AMSAT-BB" <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>, "AMSAT-FLORIDA"
<AMSAT-FLORIDA@xxxxx.xxx>
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This is an incredible shot sent to me from my son. It was taken from the ISS
on 6-12-09.
AA4KN
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
-----Original Message-----
From: David Jordan <djordan7387@xxxxx.xxx>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:00:32
To: David J<n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Volcano from ISS
very cool. check out the picture.
http://www.universetoday.com/2009/06/25/volcanic-shockwave-captured-by-iss-
imagery/
David
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