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Hamradio from ISS

SSTV från ISS 18 och 20 december

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Så här kan en SSTV bild se ut från ISS

 

Nu är det dags igen för SSTV från ISS. Läs mer nedan (Källa: ANS 348)

The Russian ARISS team members plan to activate SSTV from the ISS on
Thursday December 18 and Saturday December 20, 2014.

Expected SSTV mode will be PD180 on 145.800 MHz with 3 minute off
periods between transmissions. A total of 12 different photos will be
sent during the operational period.

Start time would be around 14:20 UTC on December 18 and 12:40 UTC on
December 20. The transmissions should terminate around 21:30 UTC each
day.

For ongoing information visit the ARISS SSTV Blogspot
http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/

Also, the full set of archived SSTV images are located at:
http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php

Those that receive images can upload to the above link. The best of
the best uploads may make it to the blog.

SpaceX CRS-55 will be launching this week and delays in the launch could
adjust SSTV operational times.

[ANS Thanks Gaston ON4WF, ARISS-Europe chairman, for the above
information]

 

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Ham Satellite news

HAMSAT II – Dhruva Space and AMSAT India

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Goda nyheter från Indien.
73  Håkan  SM7WSJ
HAMSAT II – Dhruva Space and AMSAT India

The Economic Times report Dhruva Space, a two-year-old start-up co-
founded by space technologist and ham radio operator Sanjay Nekkanti
VU3ISS/AB3OE, sealed a deal with AMSAT India on November 30, 2014 to
develop HAMSAT II. VUsat-OSCAR-52_HAMSAT

It will be the successor to HAMSAT VO-52 which went silent on July
11, 2014 due to the failure of the on-board lithium ion batteries.
HAMSAT provided a valuable communications resource for the amateur
radio community for over 9 years.

Dhruva’s satellites are expected to be launched on ISRO’s workhorse
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Nekkanti said his team is
working closely with the space organization for design approvals and
testing of the satellite.

The AMSAT India Secretary Nitin Muttin, VU3TYG has released this
statement:

We are pleased to announce that AMSAT India and Dhruva Space Pvt.
Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on November 30th 2014
to pursue the development of a follow up mission to HAMSAT launched
in 2005 on-board the PSLV-C6. HAMSAT II is envisioned to fill the gap
created by the recent end of life of HAMSAT and shall continue
servicing the societal needs in disaster management,
amateur/emergency radio communications and education.

Some of the contemplated payloads for HAMSAT II include:
* U/V Analog FM Transponder
* U/V Linear Transponder, 50 kHz
* APRS Digipeater
* Digitalker

Read The Economic Times article at
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/45354501.cms

AMSAT India
http://amsatindia.org/

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Ham Satellite news

AMSAT-SM HF-nätet 14/12 2014

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Vi är igång och kör ett litet nät varje söndag.
Deltagare
SM4EFW
SM4HFI
SM6NZV
SM7WSJ
  • Lite allmänna punkter avhandlades men tänkte att jag skulle posta den utannonserade ISS aktiviteten här på listan.
  • An educational ARISS school contact is planned Monday 15 December 2014 at 15:18:40 UTC, which is 16.18:40 CEWT. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF will answer questions of students from two Italian schools. Ground station IZ7EVR, located in Bari, will operate the radio transmissions. Downlink signals from the ISS will be audible in Europe on 145.800MHz narrowband FM.
  • SSTV transmissions from the International Space Station
    The Russian ARISS team members plan to activate SSTV from the ISS on Thursday December 18 and Saturday December 20, 2014. Expected SSTV mode will be PD180 on 145.800 MHz with 3 minute off periods between transmissions. A total of 12 different photos will be sent during the operational period. Start time would be around 14:20 UTC on December 18 and 12:40 UTC on December 20. The transmissions should terminate around 21:30 UTC each day. Space X 5 will be launching this week and delays in the launch could adjust SSTV operational times.
73  Håkan SM7WSJ
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Ham Satellite news

KTH startar Cubesat-projekt

KTH har startat ett studentsatellitprojekt med planerad uppskjutning under 2017. Projektledare är Sven Grahn, tidigare ordförande i AMSAT-SM. Från KTHs hemsida:

“Många universitet i världen har byggt små satelliter som kallas Cubesats. KTH Rymdcenter har tagit initiativet till den första svenska studentbyggda Cubesaten. Projektet definieras under 2014 och arbetet startar 2015. Projektledare är den mycket erfarne Sven Grahn. Målet är att bygga satelliten 2015-2016 och sända upp den under 2017. För att öka intresset och förståelsen för satelliter, så kommer arbetet med KTH:s Cubesat att kunna följas på Tekniska muséets nya Science center, som invigs i september 2015.”

Läs mer om projektet här: https://www.kth.se/sci/centra/rymdcenter/studentsatellit/studentsatellit-1.481707

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Hamradio from ISS Telemetry

ISS QRV on packet 2014-12-08

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ISS QRV on packet. 145.825 MHz FM.

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Telemetry

FUNcube-2 telemetry 2014-12-07

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