[Ccarc] [Fwd: RE: Will ISS be on 2 meters for JOTA?]

[kb9vmw]

Sounds like there's almost no chance of an ISS contact. I'm thinking it 
won't be worth the effort this year. Anyone else care to comment?
Satellite AO-51 will be available for JOTA, but timing of its passes is 
not so good.

9:54 to 10:09 pm (local) Friday night, 88 degrees max. elevation  (as 
good as it gets, but pretty late)
11:41 to 11:54 am Saturday, only 30 max elevation
9:15 to 9:30 pm Saturday, 39 max elevation

Sat. morn might be OK for a reception demonstration, not so good for a QSO.

If the Scouts are interested, and some others can go (Dave or Phil?), I 
could be there late Fri night, FYI.

-- 
73,  Tom
kb9vmw

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	RE: Will ISS be on 2 meters for JOTA?
Date: 	Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:56:52 -0400
From: 	White, Rosalie, K1STO <k1sto at arrl.org>
To: 	kb9vmw <kb9vmw at comcast.net>, <ka3hdo at amsat.org>
CC: 	n9pmw - Chuck <cdhendrickson at comcast.net>
References: 	<4531AB18.6030703 at comcast.net>



Hello Tom.  Congrats on being invited by the local Boy Scouts to assist 
at their JOTA events; terrific! 
 
The new ISS crew has been adjusting to their new home and new duties, 
and haven't been on the air.  You are correct that the radio for packet 
isn't working as it should, either.  So you have rightly assumed that 
there isn't a lot of likelihood that NA1SS will be active during JOTA; 
I'm sorry.  We were lucky in past years.
 
73, Rosalie, K1STO

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*From:* kb9vmw [mailto:kb9vmw at comcast.net]
*Sent:* Sat 10/14/2006 11:29 PM
*To:* ka3hdo at amsat.org; ariss
*Cc:* n9pmw - Chuck
*Subject:* Will ISS be on 2 meters for JOTA?

I am writing to you as a representative of the Cass County Amateur Radio
Club, Logansport, IN. We have been invited by the local Boy Scouts to
assist them at Camp Buffalo (IN) in the Jamboree on the Air next
Saturday, Oct 21 (they will be K2BSA/9). They would like to attempt a
QSO with the ISS. From what I have read lately, I believe the packet
station is down, and  the astronauts  have been too busy to make phone
contacts.  Do you know if  they plan to be available for the Jamboree on
the Air? If you can give us an answer, we can tell the Scouts if the
opportunity exists, and schedule accordingly. Thank you.

--
73,  Tom Denton
kb9vmw