[bars] FW: Listen to an ISS astronaut talk to a Scout group via ham radio

[Ben Martin]

Yes,

Thank you Leandra! I heard it while visiting family in upstate NY.

I have to ask though (and this might be a newbie question) - how do you
know whether we will be able to hear the transmissions (downlinks at least)
from the Northeast?

I see there is another upcoming contact:

   - *Shaftesbury High School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, telebridge via
   VK6MJ *(David St-Jacques KG5FYI)

         Wed 2019-04-10 15:57:13 UTC 37 deg

However, I don't know whether we will be able to listen in regards to
geometry, etc.

Is there software for determining this?

Thank you,
Ben-W1BPM

On Sat, Apr 6, 2019 at 3:57 PM Robert Sparkes via bars <bars at w1hh.org>
wrote:

> I heard it while driving south in route three from Tyngsboro!  The best
> reception was at the light near the jail!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Bob. KC1KVY
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 6, 2019, at 3:19 PM, Marla A. Wallace <wa1gsf at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Also heard it here in N. Chelmsford.  My best 2m DX, actually.
>
> Aloha e
> -- Marla (WA1GSF)
>
>
> On April 6, 2019, at 15:06, KC1KNC <kc1knc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Thank you, Leandra, for bringing this to our attention. I listened in
> today and enjoyed it very much. Can’t wait until my grandsons are old
> enough to listen along.
>
>
>
> Joe, KC1KNC
>
>
>
> *From:* bars [mailto:bars-bounces at w1hh.org] *On Behalf Of *Leandra
> MacLennan
> *Sent:* Friday, April 05, 2019 21:30
> *To:* bars at w1hh.org
> *Subject:* [bars] Listen to an ISS astronaut talk to a Scout group via
> ham radio
>
>
>
> On Saturday afternoon, April 6, an astronaut on the ISS will be talking to
> a Scout group in Ontario via ham radio. We should be listen in on the
> downlink for most of the pass here in New England on any 2M radio.
>
>
>
> *" To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org <amsat-bb at amsat.org>>, <ariss-press at amsat.org
> <ariss-press at amsat.org>>*
>
> *Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with 58th Hamilton Scout*
>
> *                Group,  Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada*
>
> *Message-ID: <C777ADB4DA9D45CD9F4D4082B3B8F769 at DHJ>*
>
> *Content-Type: text/plain;             charset="iso-8859-1"*
>
>
>
> *An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
> participants at 58th Hamilton Scout Group, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada on
> 06 Apr. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:31UTC. The
> duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The
> contact will be direct between NA1SS and VE3DC. The contact should be
> audible over Ontario, Canada and adjacent areas. Interested parties are
> invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to
> be conducted in English.*
>
>
>
> *The 58th Hamilton Scout Group, located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada,
> provides youth across genders aged 5 to 26 the opportunity to participate
> in educational activities in keeping with the `Canadian Path' program
> established by Scouts Canada. The `Canadian Path' encourages curiosity and
> imagination by encouraging youth to pursue their individual interests and
> skills within a program structure unique to the Scout movement. The
> `Canadian Path' also lays strong emphasis on Science, Engineering,
> Technology and Math (STEM) activities. The radio contact with astronaut St.
> Jacques aboard the ISS will therefore help us further our educational
> mandate, as it relates to Scouts Canada's STEM emphasis. *
>
>
>
> *The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS*
>
>
>
> *The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI"*
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Leandra notes - The ISS pass for us will start on Saturday at 2:32 P.M.
> and last until 2:43 P.M. local time with the ISS rising from the southwest,
> going directly overhead, then setting in the northeast
>
> The listening frequency will be 145.800 MHz, FM. Anything better than a
> rubber duck antenna should work OK (a 1/4 or 5/8 wave mag mount on a car
> would work well if you are in an area with a good view of the sky).
>
>
>
> -from Leandra, AF1R
>
>
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