Uppdaterat 2008-12-03:
Hej,
Lite info förutom det som kommer från ARISS inklippt längre ner i
brevet.
Lars har fixat till en lämplig tillfällig adress för att använda
när PC-sat
kommer igång sk0tx@amsat.se
Om ni klarar att skicka ett
meddelande via NO-44 (PC-SAT) och det blir
emottaget av någon SATGATE så
kommer det att publiceras på hemsidan framöver.
Jag kan också berätta
att ISS verkar sända SSTV bilder igen då jag hörde dom innan i
kväll. (frekvens 145800.)
73 Håkan SM7WSJ
PS: AO-51 är
tillbaka efter ett ofrivilligt stopp förra veckan.
November 30,
2008
25 YEARS OF AMATEUR RADIO OPERATIONS FROM SPACE
Twenty-five
years ago this week, Owen Garriott, W5LFL, made history by being the first
amateur radio operator to talk to hams from space. Owen’s historic flight on
the STS-9 Space Shuttle Columbia mission was launched on November 28 and
landed on December 8, 1983. Owen’s ham radio adventure on STS-9 ushered in a
host of outstanding outreach activities that continue today with the ARISS
program.
Many will recall that first set of contacts and downlinks with
Owen. Those first contacts allowed each of us to share the excitement of
space exploration through Owen’s first-hand eyewitness accounts. Owen’s ham
radio legacy enabled space travelers that have flown on the Space Shuttle,
the Space Station Mir and now the International Space Station to share their
journey of exploration. And Owen’s son Richard, W5KWQ just a month ago
carried the torch further to become the first 2nd generation amateur radio
operator to talk to hams from space. What other hobby, except amateur
radio, could or would open the communications lines of space travelers
beyond that of the space agencies or international heads of state
?
To celebrate our 25 years of amateur radio operations from space, the
ARISS team has planned a set of special event opportunities during the month
of December and part of January. A special certificate is being developed
for those who communicate with the ISS, either 2-way direct (with the ISS
crew, the digipeater, or cross band repeater), or 1-way reception of SSTV or
voice downlink. Several events will be described here with several
“surprises”
planned over the month-long celebration. The surprises will be
announced once we are prepositioned to accomplish them.
Specifically,
the following is being planned in the near-term:
—December 1-5–in
addition to school contacts and APRS digi operations, we plan to configure
the radio system for cross band repeater operations. This will utilize the
standard U/V operations in low power mode.
—December 7-12 we will run a
test of 9600 baud packet operations on the simplex frequency 145.825
MHz.
—Given that PCSAT should be in full sun starting December 9, December
14-19 we will switch to 1200 baud packet on 145.825 to support double hop
opportunities.
—And at times, especially during the weekends, you might
see some SSTV operations if the crew is available.
We will provide
more updates in the near future. We would like to remind everyone that ISS
flight requirements related to EVA and vehicle activity may require the
radio to be off for some portion of this schedule. And school contacts and
general QSO opportunities by the crew will also preempt this schedule for
short periods of time. (But remember that if you hear these, you still
qualify for a commemorative certificate)
In the meantime, enjoy the
ARISS ops on ISS! And congratulations to Owen Garriott, W5LFL, on the 25th
anniversary of his historic flight!!
73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO
AMSAT-NA
V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs
ARISS International
Chairman
Från vår mailinglista kommer denna info:
Hej
Tänkte kolla om det finns något intresse för att göra en liten
aktivitet
runt NO-44 när den nu kommer att bli fullt aktiv i början
december?.
Jag planerar att återigen aktivera min satgate under den
annonserade aktiviteten. Resultatet dyker upp på sidan
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/pcsat.cgi
Lite mer om
vad för tankar som rör sig borta i staterna.
http://www.aprs.org/sset.html
Vi skulle kunna köra det som
en liten mini aktivitet i SM för att se vilka
som kan få igenom ett
E-postmeddelande via satellit.
Vi behöver i så fall skaffa en lämplig
E-post adress. Varje deltagare
behöver tillgång till en 2M FM station samt
något sätt att kunna skicka ett 1200 baud paket. (idag behöver man ju inget
modem då det finns programvara för ljudkortet.)
Med lite tur ska man
kunna lyckas med bärbart och batteridrift.
Håkan SM7WSJ