<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Wow, S9 here with a low-gain dual-band vertical. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">73, Willie N1JBJ</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 3, 2021, at 11:02 AM, Jon Turner <<a href="mailto:jontur@gmail.com" class="">jontur@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class="">Hi BARS members,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><span id="cid:image006.jpg@01D6FA1C.166F4EB0"><image006.jpg></span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span id="cid:image007.jpg@01D6FA1C.166F4EB0"><image007.jpg></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">An<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.ariss.org/" style="color: rgb(31, 134, 255); text-decoration: underline;" class="">ARISS</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>contact is scheduled for this Friday, February 5th with students from the Ottawa Carleton District in Ottawa, ON, Canada. The contact will be a multipoint telebridge contact hosted by Fred Kemmerer,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://qrz.com/db/AB1OC/" style="color: rgb(31, 134, 255); text-decoration: underline;" class="">AB1OC</a>. The astronaut is Mike Hopkins, amateur radio call sign<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://qrz.com/db/KF5LJG/" style="color: rgb(31, 134, 255); text-decoration: underline;" class="">KF5LJG</a>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">The pre-contact program will begin around 12:20 pm local time and the ISS will come over the horizon at about 12:40 pm local time. You can listen to the downlink from the ISS on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">145.800 MHz FM</span></u></b></em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and you can watch the pre-contact program and the contact on the ARISS YouTube channel via the following link –<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxm5Ca2y0HD_NxXlZWXv11A" style="color: rgb(31, 134, 255); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxm5Ca2y0HD_NxXlZWXv11A</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">I shared similar information of a past ARISS contact with BARS and heard the downlink myself in my mobile while on the road. There are different frequencies for uplink and downlink so it is only possible for the public to monitor the downlink. The ISS will be overhead in our area for this contact, so it will be easy to hear. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><span style="" class="">One of the things I am doing now in ham radio is helping Fred Kemmerer, who is the President of the Nashua Area Radio Society, work with schools to make scheduled contacts with an astronaut on the International Space Station. Fred is a designated ARISS mentor for the US. ARISS is an organization that coordinates Amateur Radio activities on the International Space Station. I am currently assisting Fred behind the scenes with testing and setting up the ground infrastructure and internet connectivity needed to have students who are remote to their school have successful contacts with the ISS. We have a project underway with a school in Nashua for a contact in a few weeks. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><span style="" class="">This is a link to the recent contact from RSU#21 in Maine<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class="">YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN70OpJFMgs&feature=youtu.be" style="color: rgb(31, 134, 255); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN70OpJFMgs&feature=youtu.be</a><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><span style="" class="">Here is a link to a report from a TV station about a contact from a few weeks ago with RSU#21 .<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=013JxlionCU" style="color: rgb(31, 134, 255); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=013JxlionCU</a><span style="color: windowtext;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><span style="" class="">Here are other links on the contact you may find interesting.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><a href="https://www.wabi.tv/2021/01/22/maine-students-talk-with-astronaut-on-international-space-station/" style="color: rgb(31, 134, 255); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.wabi.tv/2021/01/22/maine-students-talk-with-astronaut-on-international-space-station/</a><span style="color: windowtext;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><a href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/education/kennebunk-students-have-an-out-of-this-world-experience-talking-to-an-astronaut-aboard-the-iss/97-1a7a7bb5-19f9-4dbc-b353-e30b13c9f475" style="color: rgb(31, 134, 255); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/education/kennebunk-students-have-an-out-of-this-world-experience-talking-to-an-astronaut-aboard-the-iss/97-1a7a7bb5-19f9-4dbc-b353-e30b13c9f475</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2021/01/22/sea-road-students-chat-long-distance-to-astronaut-on-the-international-space-station/" style="color: rgb(31, 134, 255); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.pressherald.com/2021/01/22/sea-road-students-chat-long-distance-to-astronaut-on-the-international-space-station/</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><a href="https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/york-star/2021/01/22/sea-road-school-students-talk-astronaut-space/4175367001/" style="color: rgb(31, 134, 255); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/york-star/2021/01/22/sea-road-school-students-talk-astronaut-space/4175367001/</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class="">I hope you find this interesting and are able to tune in to hear<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 22pt;" class="">Ha</span><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="">m</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="">Rad</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class="">io</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="">From</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Space. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>(Insert echo effect here).<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class="">73 and stay safe (sane, too)<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class="">Jon Turner<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class="">AC1EV<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 114);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); 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