ISS Shadow-Beacon Plasma Experiment #1

ISS Shadow-Beacon Plasma Experiment




Space plasma experiment "Shadow" onboard International Space Station (ISS)
with participation of radio amateurs ... Main Page, Overview, Registration





ISS Shadow-Beacon successfully over Japan on 26, 27 Nov 2011.

JA0CAW>CQ,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  08:13:39] <UI>:Hello ALL via ISS
JA0CAW>BEACON,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  08:16:31] <UI>:SpEx SHADOW 8:16:09 *JA* 27-11-2011/
JE9PEL>APRS,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  08:16:54] <UI R>::JA0CAW   :Hello via ISS
JA0CAW>BEACON,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  08:16:57] <UI>:SpEx SHADOW 8:16:35 *JA* 27-11-2011/
JE9PEL>APRS,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  08:17:19] <UI R>:OK SpEx
JA0CAW>BEACON,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  08:17:22] <UI>:SpEx SHADOW 8:17:01 *JA* 27-11-2011/
JE9PEL>APRS,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  08:18:33] <UI R>::SpEx SHADOW 1:???
RS0ISS-4>CQ,SGATE [11/27/11  08:18:36] <UI R>:>ARISS - International Space Station (BBS/APRS on)
JA0CAW>BEACON,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  08:18:55] <UI>:SpEx SHADOW 8:18:33 *JA* 27-11-2011/
JA0CAW>BEACON,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  08:19:08] <UI>:SpEx SHADOW 8:18:46 *JA* 27-11-2011/
JE9PEL>APRS,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  08:19:12] <UI R>:SpEx ?
JA0CAW>BEACON,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  08:19:21] <UI>:SpEx SHADOW 8:18:59 *JA* 27-11-2011/
JA0CAW>BEACON,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  08:19:34] <UI>:SpEx SHADOW 8:19:12 *JA* 27-11-2011/
JA0CAW>BEACON,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  08:19:47] <UI>:SpEx SHADOW 8:19:25 *JA* 27-11-2011/
JA0CAW>BEACON,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  08:20:00] <UI>:SpEx SHADOW 8:19:38 *JA* 27-11-2011/
RS0ISS-4>CQ,SGATE [11/27/11  08:20:37] <UI R>:>ARISS - International Space Station (BBS/APRS on)
JA0CAW>BEACON,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  09:49:23] <UI>:SpEx SHADOW 9:49:00 *JA* 27-11-2011/
JA0CAW>BEACON,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  09:51:21] <UI>:SpEx SHADOW 9:50:59 *JA* 27-11-2011/
JA0CAW>BEACON,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  09:52:52] <UI>:SpEx SHADOW 9:52:30 *JA* 27-11-2011/
JA0CAW>BEACON,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  09:53:02] <UI>:SpEx SHADOW 9:52:40 *JA* 27-11-2011/
JA0CAW>BEACON,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  09:55:04] <UI>:SpEx SHADOW 9:54:41 *JA* 27-11-2011/
JA0CAW>BEACON,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  09:55:13] <UI>:SpEx SHADOW 9:54:51 *JA* 27-11-2011/
JA0CAW>BEACON,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  09:56:44] <UI>:SpEx SHADOW 9:56:22 *JA* 27-11-2011/
JA0CAW>BEACON,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  09:56:54] <UI>:SpEx SHADOW 9:56:32 *JA* 27-11-2011/
JA0CAW>BEACON,RS0ISS-4* [11/27/11  09:57:04] <UI>:SpEx SHADOW 9:56:42 *JA* 27-11-2011/


Shadow Experiment Setup

(1) Register to ISS Site
(2) UISS - Setup - Shadow Experiment Wizard
(3) Beacon Interval - 3
(4) Country Code - Imput Country two_letter ISO code
(5) Double-click the red button of the screen center to do Beacon OFF
(6) File - Save As Report - It's saved automatically in Reports folder.





ISS Shadow-Beacon experiment postponed

This weekend's Plasma Thrust space experiment using Amateur Radio has been
postponed until after the delivery of a new rig next April.

On the AMSAT bulletin board Andy G0SFJ passes on the following information:

It was earlier announced that the timetable of SpEx "Shadow-beacon" sessions
on November 26-27, 2011 was reduced because the crew are newcomers and need
more time to gain experience. For the same reason previously announced
sessions on December 2-5, 2011 are cancelled.

Sergey Samburov RV3DR, the employee of space-rocket corporation "Energia"
who is responsible for amateur radio on ISS, explains that the onboard radio
was accidentally switched on standard simplex 145.825 MHz not the required
duplex 144.360 / 145.825 MHz digipeater mode because of the old age of the
onboard gear. It has been in use more than 10 years. Sometimes Sergey has
already observed malfunction like this.

A new radio is planned to be delivered to the ISS by cargo vehicle in April
and Mission Control Center (TsUP) plans to hold new SpEx "Shadow-beacon"
sessions in May-June 2012.

Again many thanks for those submitted reports and made other assistance!
The results of data processing will be presented on our site. We wait for
further cooperation!
http://knts.tsniimash.ru/Shadow/en/

Amateur Radio assistance requested: ISS Plasma Thrust Shadow Experiment
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2011/amateur_radio_assistance_requested.htm

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