2008 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium

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2008 AMSAT-NA Symposium and Annual Meeting
Atlanta, GA   24-26 October, 2008

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 Richard Garriott & SSTV communications from the ISS

9 Oct 2008
The ARISS SSTV team announces the new ARISS SSTV Web Gallery and Blog.

A website has been established to enable amateur radio operators to share
their pictures received from the International Space Station's SSTV system.
People wishing to view photos captured from the ISS or upload their own
captured pictures can go to http://www.amsat.com/ARISS_SSTV/. There is also
a blog in which the ARISS SSTV Team will post announcements and additional
information about the project. The blog can be viewed at
http://www.ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/.

To prepare for the upcoming SSTV operations, you are welcome to "try out"
the new Web Gallery by posting past SSTV images (on-orbit and terrestrial).
These will be deleted prior to the ARISS SSTV events that are planned for
this weekend and during ISS Expedition 17 and Richard Garriott's flight (see
below).

ISS SSTV Operations Planned for October 12

The ARISS team received word from ARISS Russia delegate Sergey Samburov,
RV3DR, that the current ISS crew expect to transmit SSTV on October 12 from
18:00-21:00 UTC. This is your opportunity to test out your SSTV reception
capability and to post images on the ARISS SSTV Gallery. The planned
downlink for this operation will be 145.80 MHz with Robot 36 as the expected
SSTV mode of operation.

AO-51 Special SSTV Mode

Thanks to Drew, KO4MA, AMSAT-NA VP for Operations, this weekend AO-51 will
operate in a special mode in anticipation of Richard Garriott's visit to the
ISS. Richard's launch is currently scheduled for October 12th, with docking
at the ISS on the 14th. Richard plans on being very active from the ISS ham
station, including extensive operation with Slow Scan Television (SSTV).

In preparation for this event, AO-51 will be configured with dual repeaters
for the weekend of October 11th and 12th. The primary repeater on AO-51 will
be configured with an uplink on 1268.700 FM and downlink of 435.300 FM, and
will be designated for this period as an SSTV repeater. Users are encouraged
to exchange SSTV images in ROBOT 36 mode, as an opportunity for others to
practice receiving SSTV images from space before the ISS activity. Please
keep the images transmitted to space-related themes, and to the ROBOT 36
mode. Polite and courteous operation among those sharing the uplink is
crucial to the success of this mode.

Concurrently, there will be a QRP voice repeater running on 145.880 FM
uplink and 435.150 FM downlink. Users are asked to use 10 watts or less, and
omnidirectional or handheld antennas only.

Good luck receiving SSTV images this weekend, and from the ISS during
Richard Garriott's flight.
Additional information about the flight can be found on the ARISS site.

73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO
AMSAT-NA V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs
ARISS International Chairman 

 AO-51 Schedule  Oct 6 - Oct 17, 2008

October 6 - October 10

FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.300 Mhz FM

9k6 BBS and Telemetry
Uplink: 1268.700 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.150 Mhz FM

October 11 - October 12

SSTV Repeater, L/U (ROBOT 36 only, please be courteous!)
Uplink: 1268.700 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.300 Mhz FM

QRP FM Repeater, V/U (10 watts and omni or handheld antennas only)
Uplink: 145.880 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.150 Mhz FM

October 13 - October 17

FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.300 Mhz FM

QRP FM Repeater, V/U (10 watts and omni or handheld antennas only)
Uplink: 145.880 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.150 Mhz FM

Updated: 09 Oct, 08