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EQUiSat Optical Beacon CubeSat
by Trevor . 17 Oct '18
17 Oct '18
Students at the Ivy League Brown University are developing an amateur radio satellite EQUiSat that will carry a Xenon Flash Tube (XFT) subsystem to act as an Optical Beacon that should be visible to the unaided eye of observers on Earth. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=10635 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAK-UK http://www.amsat-uk.org/ ----
LVB Tracker USB serial port driver for Windows 7 x64?
by Bill Bordy, NJ1H 22 Dec '16
Has anyone located a driver for the LVB Tracker internal USB to serial port adapter on Windows 7 x64? If not, has anyone reverted to the serial port connection on LVB Tracker and used an external USB to serial port adapter successfully with SatPC32 on Windows 7 x64? I have an Edgeport multiple USB to serial port that has drivers for Windows 7 x64 that I will use if I have to. I would prefer using the LVB Tracker with its USB to serial adapter if someone has another solution. 73, Bill NJ1H
AO-16 telemetry 3 Oct 2010
by Mark L. Hammond 01 Jul '16
Hi All, Here is a quick AO-16 update. On Sunday I turned AO-16 long enough to get some telemetry packets. The satellite would remain on for less than one minute after being commanded on. A quick test of the "bent pipe" voice mode repeater was successful. . The "hardware watchdog timer problem" is still evident; as expected, spacecraft temperatures are insufficient to keep the transmitter ON (needs to be above 15 deg C). Orbit projections suggest that satellite illumination conditions will not result in increased temperatures for nearly 10 years. Command stations do periodically turn AO-16 "ON" to check on its condition and see if the hardware timer problem has "automagically" fixed itself (which in not anticipated, but who knows...). AO-16 telemetry 3 Oct 2010 1838 utc PACSAT MBL Telemetry Decoder Ver. 1.3 (c) Mike Rupprecht, DK3WN =============================================================================== (average values) +10V Battery Bus : 0.00 V Battery Charge Reg : 0.55 mA Base Temp : 9.07 °C PSK RF Out : 1.90 W +5V RX Bus : 4.87 V +8.5V RX Bus : 8.49 V +10V RX Bus : 11.24 V Here is another teaser :) Several months ago I commanded the AO-16 S-band transmitter ON; it too remains functional (albeit weak), and was received by me, Drew KO4MA, and Alan WA4SCA. 73, -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
CAPE-2 heard in France
by Jean-Pierre Godet 25 Sep '15
Dear friends from University of loisiana in Lafayette, Your bird was heard in the North of France when flying over Oran (Algeria), orbit number 204, especially the CW beacon (on 145.823 MHz +- Doppler) between 12:12:52 and 12:13:06 UTC, content was "EUL CAPE 2 OR UF231". The signal was somewhat chirpy, but it's exactly the sound which the real lover of CW like above all. Really ! :-) http://f5yg.pagesperso-orange.fr/forum/CAPE-2_orb204_03dec2013.mp3 The signal to noise ratio is not too good because I'm using an old AM/FM scanner from the 80s heterodyned by my medium wave homebrew transmitter fitted with a 456.9 Xtal. The antenna was a vertical half-wave inside the attic. The next orbit, number 205, was heard too, with the CW beacon affected at that time by a hoarse voice and suffering from a strong fadding. So I'm not absolutly sure, poor lonesome telegraphist, of my human decoding, "M5UL CAPE 2 ÜR 5045", something like that. It was over the East coast of Spain, between 12:12:52 and 12:13:06 : http://f5yg.pagesperso-orange.fr/forum/CAPE-2_orb205_03dec2013.mp3 Congratulation to the Cajun Advanced Picosat Experiment team from France ! Jean-Pierre F5YG -- Powered by Linux (Slackware 10.0 - kernel 2.4.26)
Re: [amsat-bb] Handheld for LEO satellites?
by Steve Kristoff 11 Jul '15
The Alinco DJ-G7 claims to be full-duplex capable. Anybody have thoughts on that radio? Steve AI9IN skristof(a)etczone.com On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 1:11 PM, D. Craig Fox <DFox(a)rwglaw.com> wrote: > All of the foregoing responses express valid approaches. One thing to keep > in mind if going the HT approach, is the long term reliability of the > radio. The fact that there are still so many Icoms, Kenwoods, Yaesus out > there is evidence of their long term reliability. Perhaps the inexpensive > Chinese radios will stand the test of time- maybe not. But for very little > more than the cost of two of the new cheap radios, you can have a full > duplex HT. As others have said, there is no real substitute for hearing > your downlink. I happen to like my full duplex Kenwood D7 because of its > on board TNC giving me the ability to communicate through the ISS > digipeater as I point my elk antenna while watching it go by. Way cool > experience. > > If you get really bitten by the sat bug like most of us, you will > eventually want a full duplex, all function transceiver to enable you to > work the linear (rd: low stress, high fun) satellites. Consider saving up > for that instead. > > Just my $.02 > > Craig > N6RSX > > > > NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential > information. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication, > or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this communication to > the intended recipient, please advise the sender by reply email and > immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying or > disclosing the contents. Thank you. > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >
Re: [amsat-bb] Has anyone heard the 9600 baud signals from Spinsat?
by Armando Mercado 24 Apr '15
Hi, I've listened for Spinsat on 437.230 several times with no results. There have been no reception reports from Spinsat to the best of my knowledge. It is still near the ISS. Latest keps can be found at: http://www.celestrak.com/cgi-bin/TLE.pl?CATNR=40314 73, Armando N8IGJ
ANS-018 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Joseph Spier 22 Mar '15
22 Mar '15
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-018 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * Fox-1A Launch Date * Most Current ISS Keps * NASA Cubesat Simulators Intern Opportunities Summer 2015 * AESP-14 CubeSat on ISS awaiting deployment * OGMS-SA CubeSat to provide FM Transponder * Call for Speakers and Papers for the 41st Eastern VHF/UHF/Microwave Conference * Dick Flagg, AH6NM, honored as Yasme Excellence Award Winner * Video of FUNcube-1 demonstration at IARU-R1 conference * AMSAT Events * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-018.01 ANS-018 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 018.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE January 18, 2015 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-018.01 ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------- Fox-1A Launch Date AMSAT has received a launch date for the Fox-1A satellite. Fox-1A will be launched on August 27, 2015 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California on the NROL-55 flight for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The launch time has not been announced. Fox-1A Operating Frequencies include: Uplink 435.180 MHz FM Downlink 145.980 MHz FM The AMSAT Fox series of satellites will include additional opportunities for launch during 2015-2016: + Fox-1B will fly with the Vanderbilt University radiation experiments expected in 2016. + Fox-1C* will launch on Spaceflight's maiden mission of the SHERPA multi-cubesat deployer during the 3rd quarter of 2015. + Fox-1D is a flight spare for Fox-1C. If not needed as a spare it will become available to launch on any open launch slot which becomes available and be submitted in a Cubesat Launch Initiative (CSLI) proposal in 2015. + Fox-1E is built as a flight spare for Fox-1B but has been included in a student science proposal as part of the November, 2014 CSLI for an ELaNa flight slot. If selected the Fox-1B spare will fly as Fox-1E. * The flight for Fox-1C has been purchased by AMSAT. It is not funded by the Cubesat Launch Initiative ELaNa program. Fund raising for the $125,000 launch costs for Fox-1C are underway. We have commissioned a unique challenge coin for donors who have contributed at the $100 level or higher. This challenge coin is shaped as an isometric view of a Fox-1 CubeSat, complete with details such as the stowed UHF antenna, solar cells, and camera lens viewport. Struck in 3mm thick brass, plated with antique silver, and finished in bright enamel, the coin is scaled to be approximately 1:4 scale, or 1 inch along each of the six sides. The reverse has the AMSAT Fox logo. You may donate at: + The AMSAT web site http://www.amsat.org + AMSAT's page on the FundRazr crowdsourcing web site http://fnd.us/c/6pz92/sh/561Zd + Or Call Martha at the AMSAT Office (888) 322-6728 [ANS thanks the Fox-1 Team for the above information] ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Most Current ISS Keps AMSAT has been working on updating the keps for the ISS in a more timely manner. Joe Fitzgerald has confirmed that the AMSAT keps download site is now updated with the latest ISS data. Here is his comment: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt is updated daily at 11:18 UTC with TLE's from Spaceflight.nasa.gov http://tinyurl.com/ANS018-ISS-TRAJECTORY-DATA According to Joe Fitzgerald, "This is a very significant improvement and should be very helpful for this who need accurate keps for school contacts and other ISS activities." The bulletins remain on a weekly schedule with data from spacetrack.org The ARISS team suggests this information should be share accordingly. [ANS Thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, and ARISS for the above information.] ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------- NASA Cubesat Simulators Intern Opportunities Summer 2015 CubeSat Simulator Intern Opportunities in Greenbelt, MD USA The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is offering an internship position for the Summer 2015 semester. Applications are being taken on the NASA One Stop Shopping Initiative (OSSI) recruiting web site. To search, go to: https://intern.nasa.gov --> Student Opportunities --> Internships --> and you are brought to a page with tabs. The opening tab HOME describes the main ground rules and schedule. Click the SEARCH OPPORTUNITIES tab and scroll to the very bottom. Enter Keyword in the box: "cubesat" without the quotes, then click the Search and then you will get a growing list of opportunities including the Cubesat Simulator, Cubesat Groundstation, and PICetSat Module & PCB Development. This brings the student to this page: https://intern.nasa.gov/ossi/web/public/guest/searchOpps/ Again, the Internship Titles are: o CubeSat Simulator Upgrade Plus o CubeSat Ground Station Development o PICetSat Module & PCB Development The objective of this Opportunity is to allow a university level student to rework, repair and improve a prototype "1-Unit" CubeSat simulator/model on loan from AMSAT and then to share his or her experiences as a result. The model used in this Opportunity is similar to that described in The AMSAT Journal article "Education With a Satellite Simulator: ETP CubeSat Simulator," by Mr. Mark Spencer, ARRL Education and Technology Program Coordinator, Part 1 in the the September/October 2009 issue and Part 2 in the November/ December 2009 issue. Back copies are available at: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/ETP/CubeSat/CubeSat-Pt1-SepOct09.pdfhttp://w… A course of study in engineering is required. Electrical/Electronics Engineering (EE) or Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) for university students in their junior class or higher. Experience in hardware is also required. Open to U.S. citizens. The immediate skills required of the intern are to be a well-rounded individual, and to have an excellent knowledge of and experience with Windows operating systems, Microsoft Office (especially in using spreadsheets), electrical and electronic circuits (theory and practice), microcontrollers, interfacing, and the use of basic laboratory test equipment and procedures. Familiarity with the CubeSat community is important. A proficiency in either C++ or a similar language for microcontrollers and the desire to learn a new one is necessary. A basic understanding of data acquisition, signal processing, or control is required. Hands-on experience in building something, repairing or upgrading PCs or other electronic gear, or just getting stuff to work is required. Mechanical and electrical construction skills will be used. Experience in RF or wireless technology (anywhere between 3 and 2400 MHz) is very important. Holding or obtaining an Amateur Radio license from the FCC and practical radio experience is a distinct advantage. A good attitude, an exceptional willingness to learn and to contribute as a team player are essential qualities. Likewise, excellent communicator skills (verbal, writing and definitely e-mail), reliability, punctuality, having a self-starter work ethic and the ability & desire to work independently for long periods are required. You may ask questions regarding the tasks and skill requirements with the mentor in advance (Mr. Pat Kilroy, Code 568, Patrick.L.Kilroy(a)nasa.gov) and telephone interviews will be available. The student application instructions provide a deadline of March 1 to apply, but mentors will start evaluating applications as soon as next week. The word to the wise is to get one's application in ASAP and certainly within the next three weeks! Applications must be made via the OSSI web. Please Be sure to enclose your callsign. https://intern.nasa.gov/ossi/web/public/main/index.cfm?sola rAction= view&subAction=content&contentCode=HOME_PAGE_INTERNSHIPS [ANS thanks NASA and Pat, N8PK for the above information] ---------------------------------------------------- ----------------- OGMS-SA CubeSat to provide FM Transponder The AESP-14 is a 1U CubeSat developed by undergraduate and graduate engineering students at the Technology Institute of Aeronautics (ITA) in Brazil. The satellite's primary mission is to test the various subsystems in the space environment. The satellite was sent to the International Space Station (ISS) on January 10 by the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch and it is now awaiting release into space by the JEM orbital deployer (J-SSOD) at the Kibo Japanese module. The satellite has an amateur radio experiment developed by the Americana Amateur Radio Club (CRAM). The experiment consists of the random transmission of 100 sequences of ASCII characters prefixed with the "CRAM" word that will used as part of a contest among receiving stations. The first 10 amateur radio stations that complete receiving the 100 sequences will be awarded a commemorative diploma. A web site is being developed to collect the sequences. The site address will be announced shortly. AESP-14 will transmit with an RF power of 500 mW on 437.600 MHz using the 9600 bps G3RUH modulation (GFSK) and AX.25 UI framing. Radio amateurs are encouraged to send any telemetry frames received back to the team. Telemetry format and more information will be published in the project web site http://www.aer.ita.br/~aesp14 An update bulletin will be released as soon as the final launch date is announced by NASA. [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and Edson, PY2SDR for the above information] ---------------------------------------------------- ----------------- OGMS-SA CubeSat to provide FM Transponder OGMS-SA is a 3U CubeSat being developed by students at the Paris-Est Creteil University as part of the QB50 constellation. The purposes of this CubeSat include upper atmosphere science; radio communication experiments; technology demonstrator; education, training and outreach. Additionally it will provide an FM voice transponder for amateur use. Planning is to use VHF uplink and UHF downlink with 9k6 FX25 GMSK modulation. A downlink of 437.545 MHz has been coordinated. OGMS-SA CubeSat http://www.esep.pro/-CubeSat-OGMS-SA-En-construction-.html Source IARU Satellite Frequency Coordination http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru QB50 CubeSat Launch Contract Signed http://amsat-uk.org/2014/01/28/qb50-cubesat-launch-contract-signed / [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] ---------------------------------------------------- ----------------- Call for Speakers and Papers for the 41st Eastern VHF/UHF/Microwave Conference Talks and papers, both long and short, are needed for the 41st Eastern VHF/UHF/Microwave Conference on April 17-19 2015 in Manchester, CT. Please tell us about what you have been working on: Operating, contesting, construction, homebrewing, microwaves. Please let Paul, W1GHZ, (w1ghz(a)arrl.net) know if you are considering a presentation or paper. A commitment by the end of February would be appreciated, with a deadline of 18 March. The conference organizers are also planning another Friday afternoon workshop. One suggestion is for an Antenna Modeling workshop. We could even do two simultaneous workshops - one for Antenna Modeling and something else for those who aren't computer-oriented. Any suggestions, please. Find additional details at http://www.newsvhf.com/vhfconf.html [ANS thanks Paul, W1GHZ for the above information] ---------------------------------------------------- ----------------- Dick Flagg, AH6NM, honored as Yasme Excellence Award Winner The Yasme Foundation Board of Directors has announced the recipients of several awards. The Foundation named four individuals to receive the Yasme Excellence Award for 2014. Honored as Yasme Excellence Award winners were: * Kimo Chun, KH7U, for 20 years of behind-the-scenes support to DXpeditions to Pacific entities -- including logistics, organization, equipment, local contacts, and planning. * Dick Flagg, AH6NM, for his years of working with the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program and its predecessor Shuttle Amateur Radio EXperiment (SAREX), and for supporting NASA's Radio Jove project, both designed to introduce Amateur Radio to students and the general public. * Florin Cristian Predescu, YO9CNU, and Lisa Leenders, PA2LS, for their work in organizing and promoting Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) and Amateur Radio youth activities. The Yasme Excellence Award is presented to individuals who, through their own service, creativity, effort, and dedication, have made a significant contribution to Amateur Radio in technical, operating, or organizational achievement. http://www.yasme.org/news_release/2014-01-07.pdf [ANS thanks ARRL Letter and YASME Foundation for the above information] ------------------------------------------- -------------------------- Video of FUNcube-1 demonstration at IARU-R1 conference Riaan Greeff ZS4PR has released a video of the demonstration of the FUNcube-1 (AO-73) CubeSat by Graham Shirville G3VZV to delegates at the IARU Region 1 Conference in September 2014. Mats SM6EAN has posted a brief report on the Swedish Amateur Radio Society (SSA) website about the FUNcube-1 CubeSat presentation at the IARU Region 1 General Conference in Varna-Albena, Bulgaria. The following is translated from the original Swedish post. After the session of the VHF, UHF and Microwave C5 Committee had completed the delegates were given two interesting presentations. Graham Shirville G3VZV did a poolside demonstration of the FUNcube-1 satellite which was launched in November 2013. Using a computer, FUNcube SDR dongle and a turnstile antenna, held by Kjetil Toresen LA8KV, he received FUNcube-1 and displayed the telemetry data on the computer screen. The satellite's telemetry beacon on 145.935 MHz was also heard using a handheld SSB receiver. A presentation was also made about Hamnet which is being expanded, especially in Germany. Hamnet is a high-speed multimedia network and it was discussed whether and how IARU Region 1 could support the expansion of this network. Post by Mats SM6EAN in Swedish http://www.ssa.se/iaru-reg-1-dag-4/ FUNcube http://FUNc ube.org.uk/ FUNcube SDR Dongle http://FUNcubeDongle.com/ FUNcube Yahoo Group http://amsat-uk.org/funcube/yahoo-group/ Dashboard App – Telemetry Decoder http://funcube.org.uk/working-documents/funcube-telemetry-dashboa rd/ Data Warehouse – Telemetry Archive http://warehouse.funcube.org.uk/ Hamnet http://hamnetdb .net/ IARU Region 1 Conference documents and pictures http://iarur1con2014.bfra.bg/ [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] ---------------------------------------------------- ----------------- AMSAT Events Information about AMSAT activities at other important events around the country. Examples of these events are radio club meetings where AMSAT Area Coordinators give presentations, demonstrations of working amateur satellites, and hamfests with an AMSAT presence (a table with AMSAT literature and merchandise, sometimes also with presentations, forums, and/or demonstrations). * Friday and Saturday, 16-17 January 2015 – Cowtown Hamfest in Forest Hill TX (south of Fort Worth) * Saturday, 14 February 2015 – presentation for the Greater Los Angeles Mensa Regional Gathering 2015 in Los Angeles CA (Concourse Hotel at Los Angeles International Airport) * Friday and Saturday, 20-21 February 2015 – Yuma Hamfest in Yuma AZ (Yuma County Fairgrounds, 32nd Street between Pacific Avenue & Avenue 3E, south of I-8 exit 3) * Saturday, 7 March 2015 – Irving Amateur Radio Club Hamfest in Irving TX (west of Dallas) * Friday and Saturday, 13-14 March 2015 – Green Country Hamfest in Claremore OK (northeast of Tulsa) * Friday and Saturday, 20-21 March 2015 – Acadiana Hamfest in Rayne LA (west of Lafayette) * Saturday, 21 March 2015 – Weatherford Hamfest in Weatherford TX (west of Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex) * Saturday, 21 March 2015 – Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club Hamfest in Scottsdale AZ (northeast of Phoenix, near AZ-101/Princess Drive) * Saturday, 28 March 2015 – Tucson Spring Hamfest in Tucson AZ (22nd Street, east of Columbus Blvd.) * Friday, 3 April 2015 – presentation for the Associated Radio Amateurs of Long Beach in Signal Hill CA (Signal Hill Community Center) * Saturday TBD in early May 2015 – Cochise Amateur Radio Association Hamfest in Sierra Vista AZ * Saturday TBD in early June 2015 – White Mountain Hamfest in Show Low AZ * Friday and Saturday, 12-13 June 2015 – HAM-COM in Irving TX (west of Dallas) * Friday and Saturday, 7-8 August 2015 – Austin Summerfest in Austin TX [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information] ---------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ARISS News + A direct contact with students at Richmond Heights Middle School and at BioTECH @ Richmond Heights High School in Miami, Florida, USA via W1HQL was successful Thu 2015-01-15 16:09:40 UTC 46 deg. Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, IZ0UDF answered 12 questions for an audience of 400 students. RICHMOND HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL Richmond Heights Middle School opened its doors in 1963 in the Richmond Heights community in southwest Miami, Florida. The now 50 year old school, is located in a historic African American Community. An army captain by the name of Frank C. Martin believed it to be a wise investment as well as the right thing to do to establish a housing development in which Black veterans of WWII could purchase their own home. There are currently 636 students and a teaching staff of 41 faculty members. Along with its exemplary athletics program, full time gifted program, and Cambridge program, Richmond Heights Middle School offers a Zoology Magnet program to the students of Miami Dade County Public Schools. This is an extremely unique magnet program that is one of only three in the nation. The zoology magnet is a result of a partnership with Zoo Miami, the Zoological Society of Florida and Richmond Heights Middle School. It has been in existence since 1988. Students have the unique opportunity to visit the zoo to study the animals within their exhibits while engaging in STEM fields of study. BIOTECH @ RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL BioTECH @ Richmond Heights 9-12 High School is the only Conservation Biology public magnet high school is the United States and boasts three campuses: our educational center at Richmond Campus, our Research Station at Zoo Miami, and our Botanical Outpost at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. BioTECH provides students with a challenging and advanced level math and science curriculum focused on Conservation Biology that exposes them to rigorous STEM coursework as well as research opportunities with practicing scientists in state-of- the-art laboratories. In classes taken on-site at Zoo Miami, students study the human impact on biological diversity, making BioTECH the only school in the country to offer a full research and teaching facility within zoo grounds. Research experiences are offered in collaboration with the local zoo and the local research and botanic garden. BioTECH is currently home to 130 students that travel within the boundaries of a 467 square mile area to attend this unique school. The school opened its doors in August 2014 with a total of 8 faculty members, 7 support staff members, and an arsenal of practicing scientists and conservation educators from Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Zoo Miami, Zoological Society of Florida, Everglades National Park, The Dumond Conservancy, and Biscayne National Park. 1. How would astronauts combat disease, say an accidental infection by a Salmonella culture, given the increased virulence of microbes in space? 2. What kind of work is the crew doing in support of the future missions to Mars? 3. We have a 3D printer in our school. What are the future implications of having a 3D printer on-board? What types of prints will you create? 4. Does experiencing a sunrise/sunset every 90 minutes change your sleep/wake cycles? 5. Do you feel physical exhaustion in space at the end of your work day? How long is your work day? 6. Without gravity, how do plants, such as Arabidopsis, determine orientation germination? Geotropism what do roots do? Do plants on the ISS grow in all different directions? 7. Do you feel stressed on the space station? How do you cope with stress on a space station and does it have more or less of an effect on your immune system in space? Measure muscle conditioning? 8. How are astronaut diets altered to accommodate the changes to the digestive system in microgravity? 9. All work and no play can be boring. What do you do for fun up in space? 10. How do you keep from feeling trapped in the space station? 11. What role did your education play in becoming an astronaut? 12. Which teacher influenced you the most in your life and why? Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule + A direct contact with high school students at Japanese Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) headquarters in Shibuya, Japan in connection with their "Masakame" event is scheduled for Sat 2015-01-24 14:21:04 UTC 56 deg. Japan's NHK is televising a regular science program "Masakame" for young people. ("Masakame" means Good Heavens.) They are planning to offer a special program around the ARISS contact, which will be video recorded, and Amateur Radio satellites on air on February 28. The following contacts with RSØISS: + A direct contact with students in Kursk, Russia scheduled for Wed 2014-12-24 has been postponed until January. + A direct contact with students in Kursk, Russia scheduled for Thu 2014-12-25 has been postponed until January. No additional information has been provided. [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] ------------------------------------------- -------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over 73 on 73 Award #7 - EA4AYW Congratulations to Jorge Gallardo Sanchez, EA4AYW, for becoming the seventh recipient of the 73 on 73 Award. He submitted a list of 73 stations worked via AO-73 between September 1, 2014 and January 9, 2015. For more information on the award see http://amsat-uk.org/funcube/73-on-73-award/ [ANS thanks Paul, N8HM for the above information] ---------------------------------------------------- ----------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Joe Spier, K6WAO k6wao at amsat dot org
9 different Yuri Gagarin photos in the ARISS SSTV Gallery.
by Cor PDØRKC 01 Feb '15
Hello radio friends, Amateur radio operators from different countries have sended 9 different Yuri Gagarin SSTV pictures to the ARISS SSTV Gallery. http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV 1/12 2/12 3/12 6/12 7/12 8/12 10/12 11/12 12/12 Missing 4/12, 5/12, 9/12. There are 12 pictures in total with the Russian ISS crew so lets hope to see the missing 3 soon. Good luck! 73s Cor PD0RKC _______________________________________________ Ariss-sstv mailing list Ariss-sstv(a)amsat.org http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ariss-sstv
ISS SSTV Jan 30 and Feb 1
by M5AKA 31 Jan '15
Slow Scan TV (SSTV) from the International Space Station (ISS) on 145.800 MHz FM this weekend http://amsat-uk.org/2015/01/29/iss-sstv-this-weekend/ ---- Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK Website http://amsat-uk.org/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/amsatuk Twitter https://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK ----
Fwd: [FLWSS] Fwd: Satellite / EME equipment Available
by Andrew Glasbrenner 31 Jan '15
This came across a local list. I thought it may be of interest to the group. I have no personal affiliation with the SK or seller. 73, Drew KO4MA Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Chuck Hoover <k0vxmfl(a)gmail.com> > Date: January 28, 2015 at 6:07:37 PM EST > To: FLWSS Reflector <flwss(a)flwss.net> > Subject: [FLWSS] Fwd: Satellite / EME equipment Available > > Hi All, > Am forwarding this for K9ES. Looks like interesting stuff. > 73 Chuck KØVXM > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Eric Smitt <k9eseric(a)gmail.com> > Date: Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 7:09 PM > Subject: Satellite / EME equipment Available > To: > > > I have access to a 6M Dish (mesh) that has S-Band Up-converter with 200W > Linear Power Amp. All power supplies included. Complete Chesapeake > Microwave documents included. The unit is presently mounted on a Massive > Az/El pedestal mount that goes to the buyer. This amplifier is water > cooled. The feed point has S-Band LNA, Filters, Down-converter to 70 MHz. > Has to be taken apart for removal. > > Asking $500.00 or best offer. > > There is a 2M Dish on Az/El pedestal with GaSFET LNA also available. $200 > OBO. > > L-Com HG2412 HyperLink Wireless 2.4GHz 12dBi gain Wireless LAN Mini Panel > Antenna (Qty 2) $ 150 each (OBO) > > Pair of Gunplexers - Advanced Receiver Research 24 GHz Transceivers $250 > each > Gunplexer RF Head - 10.25 GHz - $125.00 > > Fujitsu FLL300IL-2 L Band Power GaAsFET Modules 44.5 dBm output - 10 each > > Other equipment: Make Offer > > LA3000A 3KW PEP Output 2 M Linear Amplifier > AML Communictions AL1702505 > K & L 3C20 GaAsFET Preamp - 135.6 to 4.5 GHz, N connectors in and out, > power via the Output N-Connector > MiniCircuits ZFSC 2-1 Splitter (qty 2) > MiniCircuits ZFSC 4-3 Splitter (qty 2) > Anderson Scientific SC-2.5 Satellite Converter (new) > Kalmus Engineering MM400 Linear Amplifier 200-400 MHz, 100 Watts Output > Luxor 220-9759 DC Passing Amplifier 950 MHz - 1450 MHz, 20 dB Gain > Gardiner C-Band LNA Down Converter 3.7 - 4.2 GHz input 950-1450 MHz output > 65 dB gain, Noise Figure 30 degrees (Quantity 2) new in box > Down East Microwave LNA > Hamtronix Receiver Preamps > DX Antenna Power Block CR7 (900 MHz - 1.45 GHz) > Assorted C-Band LNA's for Dish Mount, some fore waveguide, some with N > Female connectors > Servo Amplifiers mounted in 3 foot rack > > Equipment is located in Malibar, 3 miles South-East of I-95 / Malabar Road > exit. > > If interested in anything, reply via email. Must be able to pick up at > silent key's home. > Contact me via email: k9eseric(a)gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > Website http://www.flwss.net > > FLWSS mailing list > FLWSS(a)flwss.net > http://flwss.net/mailman/listinfo/flwss_flwss.net
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For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 228.

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Tonight sees the culmination of a week of Halloween-themed fun at Rosy Guesthouse, with a special spooky pub quiz in aid of NGO Honour Village Cambodia.
The owners Simon Tufts and Rachel Band have gone to town on the decorations with hundreds of black paper bats decorating the walls, a giant spider and a mummy's head placed artfully on a pumpkin-carving table.
The popular kids' Halloween party was a great success last Sunday, with 40 children turning up, more of them dressed up in costume than ever before.
"I feel the kids' party gets better every year," Band says. "We know what works and take out things that don't work so well. A lot more children were dressed up this year so maybe more families were getting into it too. There's quite a wide range of ages; we had about five under-twos and the rest were up to about probably nine or ten years old.
Among the various witches, vampires and monsters, the best costume awards were won by eight-year-old Annan Balch who was Frankenstein, and Medusa, aka Chloe Scott, aged six.
Band says the children enjoyed the usual arts and crafts plus food and drink specials including Cheesy Deadman's Fingers (cheese on toast) and Slime (lime) juice.
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24 children die in hot cars, parents push for Hot Car Act to pass
Tampa dads create device that could save lives
It's a tragic trend that's killed 3 kids since Friday. Now, safety leaders are pushing for a new federal law that could save hundreds of kids from dying in hot cars. It's called the Hot Car Act and would mandate every new car comes with a device to detect kids in the back seat. Story: http://bit.ly/2Mw5bYf
TAMPA, Fla. — It's a tragic trend that's killed three kids since Friday.
Now, safety leaders are pushing for a new federal law that could save hundreds of kids from dying in hot cars. It's called the Hot Car Act and would mandate every new car comes with a device to detect kids in the back seat.
Over the past two years, 76 children have died in hot cars. On Friday, a set of 1-year-olds died after being left in a hot car for 8 hours. The father of the twins thought he dropped the kids off at daycare, but accidentally left them in the car while he went to work. On Monday, a child was left in a daycare van in South Florida. Monday, a Bradenton mom was arrested for leaving her 7-week old and 2-year old kids in a hot car. Luckily they survived.
The stories are heartbreaking for Tampa dads Fadi Shamma and Jim Friedman.
"We just want to save lives at the end of the day as parents," Shamma said with a sigh.
The two men, neighbors, teamed up to create a device intended to save children from heatstroke deaths called Sense A Life.
"The pad goes under any type of child seat. All it requires is a pound and a half of pressure to activate. Then you velcro this sensor next to the driver's seat. When you open the car door, it will sound a vocal alert," Shamma explained.
The device uses Bluetooth and there's no need to plug it in. If you miss the first alert, a second is sent to your cell phone.
Jim Friedman was the engineer behind the device. "We think it will make a difference," he said.
The cost? $149 on www.sensealife.com. Yet, a federal organization is now leading the push for devices like it to be mandated in every new car.
"There's just no excuse that children are continuing to die in hot cars when we have something that can prevent it," Amber Rollins with the group Kids and Cars.org explained. They are pushing members of Congress to pass the Hot Cars Act and for daycares to set up systems where parents are alerted when a child is not dropped off as planned.
"The worst part for me is knowing there are families out there right now with beautiful, healthy happy children that will not have them by the end of the summer because they will die in a hot car," Rollins said with emotion.
Shamma and Friedman are also working to partner with car seat manufacturers to get their product, which is made in Sarasota, standard in all car seats.
"We believe this technology should come in every child seat or vehicle because every child deserves to be protected," Shamma elaborated.
"The faster we can make that happen, the more lives we can save," Friedman added.
A car can heat up 19 degrees in 10 minutes and 43 degrees in an hour, according to heatstroke experts. Childrens' bodies can also heat up as much as five times faster than adults.
July 31, 2019 is National Heatstroke Prevention Day, a day focused on education and awareness regarding the dangers of hot cars. Yet, after 20 years of public education, the number of children dying in hot cars has gotten worse, not better. Last year was the worst year in history with a total of 52 children and 62 pets that died in hot cars nationwide.
"We baby proof our homes, our offices, everywhere in our lives. So, why not baby proof our vehicles?" Shamma said.
Hyundai says the company will do its part by voluntarily making its Rear Occupant Alert (ROA) door-logic system standard on most of its new vehicles by 2022.


Stoke City's ex-Rams boss Gary Rowett.
Derby County's trip across the A50 ended in misery as Stoke, who played two thirds of the match with 10 men, managed a 2-1 victory that gave Gary Rowett victory over his old club last night.
Rams fans had made their feelings known to our former manager throughout the game, but he ended up having the last laugh for the time being.
It was a very poor display at the Bet 365 (what an awful name) Stadium and the weaknesses in the team were exposed.
At present we are struggling defensively. Scott Carson has been a little off form and the full back positions are giving fans a little cause for concern.
It's only natural that a youngster like Jayden Bogle will have some bad games. Until the arrival of Frank Lampard he had never played for the first team.
Derby did dominate possession, but they failed to capitalise on it.
Our goal came from a superbly taken free kick by Harry Wilson, but our attack seemed very weak at times and Jack Marriott was having to live off scraps.
Despite the frustration of losing, we have to take several factors into account.
Stoke City have been splashing out millions to build a team to get them on a return journey to the Premier League.
They have an England goalkeeper and an array of talent that, despite costing millions more than the Derby side, also has a lot more experience.
Gary Rowett will be under a lot of pressure as they had up to this point of the season been very poor overall.
Many of their fans have, week after week, complained about Rowett's style of play and their patience is being tested.
For the money spent, Stoke should be challenging for automatic promotion - but they are not.
They may well climb the table as the season goes on, but they aren't anything special under Rowett.
Derby have had to sell to buy and Lampard has had to use his contacts to bring in some good quality loans.
He has accepted the challenge that Gary Rowett left behind.
For Lampard to have had a successful first season, anywhere near the play-offs will be excellent.
For Rowett anything less than promotion will be seen as failure and he is yet to have any achievements on his CV.
So we need to dust ourselves off and prepare for the visit of Swansea on Saturday and not waste too much time dwelling on last night's game.


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Yi Kwang-su (1892-1950) was one of the pioneers of modern Korean literature. When the serialization of Mujong (The Heartless) began in 1917, it was an immediate sensation, and it occupies a prominent place in the Korean literary canon. The Heartless is the story of a love triangle among three youths during the Japanese occupation. Yi Hyōng-sik is a young man in his mid-twenties who is teaching English at a middle school in Seoul. Brilliant but also shy and indecisive, he is torn between two women. Kim Sōn-hyōng is from a wealthy Christian family; she has just graduated from a modern, Western-style school and is planning on continuing her studies in the United States. Pak Yōng-ch'ae is a musically gifted young woman who was raised in a traditional Confucian manner; due to family misfortune, she has become a kisaeng but remains devoted to Hyōng-sik whom she knew as a child. The Heartless goes beyond the level of romantic melodrama and uses these characters to depict Korea's struggles with modern culture and national identity. A long critical introduction discusses Yi Kwang-su's life and work from his birth in 1892 to the publication of his first novel The Heartless in 1917. It contains in-depth analyses of the novel, Yi Kwang-su's literary theory, and early short stories.
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NEW DELHI: With pretty much all books available on digital platforms today, book shops across the city are pulling down their shutters but the World Book Fair remains an exception to this trend, even after four decades since it began in Windsor Place. The 26th edition of the capital's annual affair with books is here and book lovers are thronging to explore the wares.
Madhur Malhotra from Oxford University press said that the fairs have now turned into the primary site for exploring new books. "Crowds continue to swell. People may purchase the books later online but here they come to look for titles they might be unaware of. The touch and feel of physical books can't be replaced," Malhotra added.
While the nine-day long event features over 800 publishers, the fair seems to be primarily catering to a young population with every second visitor being a parent accompanying kids. Rajiv Singh, a banker visiting the fair with his nine-year-old son Advay, said it was also a medium to live their childhood again. "We have brought Amar Chitra Katha collections that I used to read in my childhood," Singh said.
Many visitors attributed the continued interest in fairs to a wide range of books being available under one roof, for others it is a chance to collect rare editions. The availability of titles in other languages is a major attraction for some.
The fair hosts an exclusive children's pavilion called Bal Mandap that hosts activities and workshops, attracting schoolchildren in big numbers. Dwipendra Kumar, who manages the Mandap, said that the idea was to inculcate the reading spirit in children.
This year's partner is the European Union, and 32 authors from 13 EU countries will be visiting the gathering. Many visitors in the partner pavilion were disappointed to find that a large number of titles were just for display.
Arundhati Devtoshale, the translator of Swedish children's books in Hindi, said that the children's books from another culture bring a different perspective to storytelling. "Swedish imagery focuses on nature while we focus on mythology," she said.
Another special feature attracting the crowd is the illustrated art sections and books. A large number of new startups and entrants are featuring their art doubling as books. Shruti from Tara books — which has a strong presence abroad with bestselling titles like illustrated Sita's Ramayana — said that readers don't get the feel of quality of print or illustrations in online medium. "For our genre, the physical presence is necessary," she opined.
For the serious bibliophiles, five author's corners have been set up where interactions with likes of Ruskin Bond, Devdutt Patnaik, Bishan Singh Bedi, Jerry Pinto, Michael Creighton, Mridula Garg and Ranjit Lal would be held in the next week.
The fair will continue till Sunday at Pragati Maidan.


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Q: Using AJAX to insert a partial form I'm doing a complex and heavy form in my app. So to increase the performance, I would like to inject some part of this form with an AJAX method. But I cannot succeed it.
To illustrate it, I made this simple example =
new_event (view) :
<%= simple_form_for event, remote: true do |f| %>
    <%= f.input_field :start_at %>

    <a href="/event_add_user?form=<%=f%>" class="btn" data-method="patch" data-remote="true">
        Add user to event

<% end %>

event_controller (controller) :
def add_user
    @form = params[:form]
    respond_to do |format|
       format.js {render 'add_user'}
    end
end

add_user.js.erb (js file) :
$('#event_form_area').append('<%=  j render partial: "events/user", locals: {f: @form} %>');

user (partial) :
<%= f.input_field :user_name %>

Currently, I have this error :

ActionView::Template::Error (undefined method `input' for "":String)

A: you're trying to pass the entire form builder f through params, which I don't think it's possible.
Since f.input_field is just a helper method to output some HTML, an idea would be to implement directly that HTML into the partial.
so, the "events/user" partial would be:
<input class="string required" id="event_user" maxlength="100" name="event[user]" type="text" value="" />

if this works, you can remove @form = params[:form] from the controller, the locals hash from the view and the ?form=<%=f%> from the AJAX call since aren't needed anymore.
input_field reference at rubydoc
You can also use form_tag helpers too:
<%= text_field_tag(:event,:user) %>

A: You are passing @form as f in your partial view. Most likely, params[:form] is a string. Here are some of the ways to approach this problem.
1. Recreate form object
Since you don't have f object from your previous request, you can recreate it to generate an html snippet. Instead of retrieving form object from params which I think is impossible, you can create a new form object using a new Event object. I haven't tested this in rails but this should give you the idea.
def add_user
  @event = Event.new
  respond_to do |format|
    format.js {render 'add_user'}
  end
end

Set @user as locals
$('#event_form_area').append('<%=  j render partial: "events/user", locals: {event: @event} %>');

Then recreate the form object
# partial
<% form_for event do |f| %>
  <%= f.input_field :user_name %>
<% end %>

Notice the usage of <% instead of <%= on the first line. We don't want to have another <form> element.
Then, you're done. This code should generate html snippets
or
2. Use plain html
In your partial, rewrite your code to a plain html element. For example
<input class="form-control" type="text" name="event[user_name]" id="event_user_name">

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Pavia je italské město v oblasti Lombardie, hlavní město stejnojmenné provincie. Nachází se na řece Ticino, nedaleko od soutoku s Pádem, asi 35 km jižně od Milána. V současnosti zde žije 70 000 obyvatel.

Dějiny Pavie sahají do římské epochy; na přelomu antiky a středověku zde sídlil král Langobardů. Je také sídlem jedné z nejstarších italských universit. Ve městě se dochovalo velmi mnoho architektonických památek z různých období. Mezi nejznámější patří kostel San Michele Maggiore v langobardsko-románském slohu nebo klášterní komplex Certosa di Pavia, ležící 8 km od centra. Významná je zdejší starobylá univerzita, jedna z nejstarších univerzita světa.

Historie
Pavia byla původně římské město Ticinum založené ve 2. století př. n. l. Roku 452 bylo město zničeno Huny, ale záhy obnoveno a za Ostrogótské říše patřilo k sídelním městům Theodoricha Velikého. Od 6. století se pak Pávie stala hlavním městem Langobardského království, které zaniklo jejím dobytím (772) Karlem Velikým. Významné postavení si však zachovalo i poté v rámci Italského království, kdy byla korunovačním městem a železnou korunou lombardskou tu byli korunováni italští králové, resp. od 11. století panovníci Římsko-německé říše (v roce 1355 Karel IV.).

Zároveň zde od 11. století existovala komuna, která soupeřila s Milánem, a proto stála na straně císařů (ghibellini); načas se však stala i členem Veronské ligy. V letech 1313 – 1356 ji jako signorii ovládal rod Beccariů. Samostatnost si Pavia udržela až do roku 1359 (v letech 1330 – 1332 ji ovládal Jan Lucemburský), kdy byla připojena k Milánsku. Na žádost Viscontiů tu Karel IV. založil roku 1361 univerzitu. V proslulé bitvě u Pávie v roce 1525 pak byl Španěly poražen a zajat francouzský král František I.

V letech 1736 – 1859 – s výjimkou francouzského panství za Napoleona – patřila rakouským Habsburkům. Spolu s Milánskem se pak Pavia stala roku 1859 součástí Sardinského království, kde tvořila centrum stejnojmenné provincie (o rozloze 3 345 km²) v rámci Lombardie.

Sousední obce
Borgarello, Carbonara al Ticino, Certosa di Pavia, Cura Carpignano, Marcignago, San Genesio ed Uniti, San Martino Siccomario, Sant'Alessio con Vialone, Torre d'Isola, Travacò Siccomario, Valle Salimbene

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Slavní obyvatelé města
 Lanfrank z Pavie, klerik a filosof
 Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, sochař a architekt
 Antonio Bordoni, matematik
 Gerolamo Cardano, vědec
 Felice Casorati, matematik
 Lucilio Fiocchi, malíř
 Tranquillo Cremona, malíř
 Pier Candido Decembrio, humanista
 Carlo Dossi, spisovatel
 Sant'Epifanio di Pavia, biskup
 Gaetano Fraschini, tenor
 Giovanni Lombardi, cyklistický závodník
 Mino Milani, spisovatel
 Giampiero Anelli, zpěvák
 Giovanni Rossignoli, cyklistický závodník
 Alessandro Rolla, hudebník

Hospodářství a doprava
Pavia leží na hlavní železniční trati Milano - Voghera - Janov, z níž zde odbočuje několik lokálních tratí. Dálničním přivaděčem A54 je napojena na dálniční síť. Převažuje lehký průmysl.

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Literatura
 Honzák, Pečenka, Stellner, Vlčková - Evropa v proměnách staletí, nakl. LIBRI, 1997

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Obce v provincii Pavia
Města v Lombardii
Univerzitní města
Zaniklé státy na Apeninském poloostrově
Bývalá hlavní města