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Subj: ARISS Equipment Update
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 299.02 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. October 26, 2003
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-299.02
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Chairman
Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, outlined the delivery of the so-called Phase 2
ham equipment to the ISS. A Progress rocked delivered a Kenwood TM-D700E
VHF/UHF transceiver to the ISS. The unit will mean a significant boost
to the power output of the ARISS initial station gear--from 5 W to 25 W.
"A Yaesu FT-100D and SSTV equipment, along with some new headsets, will
be taken to the ISS on Progress Flight 14P," Bauer said. That flight is
scheduled for January. Additional ARISS gear will not go up until the
space shuttle returns to flight in September 2004, however.
Bauer said the equipment still on the ground will be tested in November
at the KIS Service Module model facility in Moscow to validate that the
Phase 1 and 2 systems are compatible. RF testing will also be conducted.
According to Bauer, current plans call for the Expedition 8 crew of Mike
Foale, KB5UAC, and Alex Kaleri, U8MIR, to install the Phase 1 and 2 70-cm
hardware after ground tests are complete. Previous crews already installed
four Amateur Radio antennas to cover HF, 2 meters, 70 cm and microwave
frequencies.
Bauer said the software for the D700 has been set up with five program
modes: phone, crossband repeater use, APRS, packet and an emergency mode.
APRS probably will be the default mode when a crew member is not actively
using the ham station, he predicted.
Crew members typically use non-mission off-time to operate the ARISS gear.
Bauer says he's been working with US and Russian space officials to have
them dedicate a few additional hours each month for operation and
maintenance.
[ANS thanks Dave Hassler, K7CCC, for the above information.]
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