[PPRAANet] Fw: [amsat-bb] ISS Packet OFF duirng SuitSat Feb 3

Fri Jan 27 12:21:53 EST 2006

More information on SuitSat.

73  Tom  n0ntx

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Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Packet OFF duirng SuitSat Feb 3

> By Miles Mann WF1F,
> 
> MAREX-MG News   www.marexmg.org
> Manned Amateur Radio Experiment
> 
> Packet Turned "OFF" for duration of SuitSat:
> 
> For the duration of the SuitSat project, the ISS
> "packet" mode will be turned "OFF".
> Please do not transmit any packet or voice data on
> 145.990 MHz SuitSat down link frequency.
> 
> Packet Turned "OFF" for duration of SuitSat:
> 
> For the duration of the SuitSat project, the ISS
> "packet" mode will be turned "OFF". Please do not
> transmit any packet or voice data on 145.990 MHz
> SuitSat down link frequency.
> 
> Cross Band Repeat:
> There is a possibility that the ISS Kenwood D700 may
> be configured to act as a telemetry cross band
> repeater for the SuitSat project.  The Russian team is
> working on the details to program the D700 to
> retransmit the telemetry from the SuitSat on the down
> link of 437.800 MHz FM.  The reason for the
> rebroadcast is to extend the listening range of the
> SuitSat project.  When SuitSat is launched, it will be
> flying very close to the ISS. 
> As the days go by, the distance between the two
> satellites will gradually increase to hundreds of
> miles.  One of the satellites will lead the other by
> several  minutes (I am not going to tell you which,
> you will have to put on your thinking cap and figure
> this one out).  The cross band telemetry mode can in
> theory double the listening range of the SuitSat
> project.  The 2-6 day battery life of the SuitSat will
> be the actual limiting factor of 
> this project,.
> 
> New time for SuitSat EVA, Feb 3, 2006 at 22:20 UTC
> 
> ARISS to activate a new hand launched educational
> satellite project from the International Space
> station.  The new educational experiment is called
> SuitSat.  The SuitSat project is onboard the
> International Space Station and is being prepared for
> activation very soon.  The SuitSat project has a
> tentative activation date of February 3, 2006.  The
> SuitSat activation will take place during the ISS crew
> space walk.
> SuitSat will be a hand launched by the ISS crew during
> the Spacewalk.  
> 
> ALL NOTE !!
> Since we have just determined that the batteries in
> SuitSat may last only a few days, suggest prepare now
> to receive the 1st transmissions so as not to miss out
> on this Historical event !!!
> 
> What is SuitSat:
> In short, the crew will toss an old spacesuit out the
> airlock and let fly away as its own satellite.  The
> space station crew have attached an Amateur radio
> beacon transmitter to the spacesuit.  The SuitSat
> project as it is called will broadcast telemetry and
> voice messages to earth for as long as the batteries
> last.  Anyone with a simple FM receiver or police
> scanner should be able to  hear the signals from
> SuitSat as it orbits around 
> the earth 15 times a day.
> 
> SuitSat Details:
> For more specific details on the SuitSat project,
> please review the 
> AMSAT and related links below.
> 
> If you  would like to help ARISS track the performance
> of suit sat, 
> then you can go to the special SuitSat web page and
> log your signal reports.
> http://www.suitsat.org/
> 
> Additional information on SuitSat at the AMSAT web
> pages.
> http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/articles/SuitSat/
> 
> ARISS SuitSat Details
> http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/articles/BauerSuitsat/index.php
> 
> Orbit Pass Times for Suit Sat (Boston, Houston and San
> Francisco)
> I have enclosed some approximate orbit pass times for
> the cities listed 
> for 4th.  For more accurate tracking try locating a
> software tracking 
> program or just use the NASA web page and track the
> International Space Station.
> (http://science.nasa.gov/Realtime/JTrack/Amateur.html)
> 
> Assuming Suit sat is activated at 22:20 UTC on
> February 3rd 2006, It will be heard first in S.
> America, Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe.  North
> America will be in range the next day on February 4th.
> 
> San Francisco
> To convert PST to UTC add 8 hours
> Feb 4
> 0226-0234 PST 10:26-10:34 UTC
> 0400-0408 PST 1200-1208 UTC
> 0537-0545 PST 1337-01345 UTC
> 0714-0720 PST 1514-1520 UTC  
> 0849-0857 PST 1649-1657 UTC
> 1024-1032 PST 1824-1832 UTC
> 1201-1207 PST 2001-2007 UTC
> 
> Houston
> To convert from CST to UTC add 7 hours
> Feb 4
> 0153-0201 CST 08:53-08:01 UTC
> 0329-0337 CST 10:29-10:37 UTC
> 0821-0825 CST 1521-1525 CST
> 0955-1003 CST 1655-1703 CST
> 1131-1139 CST 1831-1839 CST
> 
> Boston
> Feb 4
> 02:25-02:33 EST 7:25-7:33  UTC
> 03:59-04:09 EST 08:59-09:09 UTC
> 05:35-05:44 EST 10:35-10:44 UTC
> 07:10-07:20 EST 12:10-12:20 UTC
> 08:45-08:55 EST 13:45-13:55 UTC
> 10:21-10:30 EST 15:21-15:30 UTC
> 
> 
> SSTV (Slow Scan TV ):
> SSTV is a way Amateur Radio stations send JPG still
> images around the 
> world. We use an audio format we call SSTV.  The
> SuitSat project will transmit
> Telemetry, Pre-Recorded Voice messages and one SSTV
> image.  The whole
> process will repeat approximately every 9 minutes.
> (Robot 36 format).
> 
> What's left is to connect your computer to the speaker
> of your radio 
> and some SSTV decoding software, such as ChromaPix 
> http://www.barberdsp.com/ or
> similar software. Here are just two of the many
> Share-Ware SSTV 
> applications on the market.  There may be many more.
> 
> W95SSTV by Silicon Pixels
> http://www.barberdsp.com/w95sstv/w95dload.htm
> 
> MMSSTV
> http://mmhamsoft.ham-radio.ch/
> 
> There are also many High quality pay software
> applications that offer 
> many more features, such as multiple windows that
> allow you to simultaneously receive an image while
> preparing your next image that you want to 
> transmit.
> 
> CPIX
> http://www.barberdsp.com/
> 
> What is Slow Scan TV?
> On this web page you will find many links to help you
> learn more about 
> Slow Scan TV
> http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/sstvlinkpage.html
> 
> Tips on how to use ISS, SSTV, Packet and Voice
> http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/howtouseiss.html
> 
> Marexmg Web page
> http://www.marexmg.org
> 
> 73 Miles WF1F MAREX-MG
> 
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