ESA Mission Zero Python coding challenge Presentation by James M0JFP at Egham Raspberry Jam

James M0JFP presented Mission Zero, an opportunity to have your Python code run on the International Space station. He stepped through explaining what the Sense hat was and why it was developed and sent to the space station. He then worked through examples of code showing the Children how to display their names, take the temperature and some simple graphics.

You can download the lesson plan and sample code from GitHub

https://github.com/M0JFP/missionzero 

M0NPT works special call GB1JAM (Egham raspberry Jam)

GB1JAM 20th Egham Raspberry Jam Satellite demonstration

We had great fun operating GB1JAM to celebrate the 20th Egham Raspberry Jam.

There was opportunity to decode our message on the AO73 FunCube 1 satellite

We also demonstrated a FM satellite pass

You can hear our AO91 pass here where we made several contacts
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/htl6jy6ofnzr1tp/New%20Recording-14-wavversion.wav?dl=0 

To give some perspective here is the recording from Peter G0ABI
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/km8z90bgaf8dq2i/GB1JAM.mp3?dl=0

Above, simple set up Arrow Antenna and FT8900 radio

Here are the confirmation QSL cards from our satellite contact above

GB6SS (Sixth Staines Scouts) JOTA Enigma / Funcube challenge

The challenge was set to decode a message from FunCube1 satellite and then answer a set of questions to get the settings for the enigma decoding engine.

https://amsat-uk.org/2018/10/19/the-jota-joti-funcube-challenge/ 

We had some great fun setting this up and getting the full message eventually.

Thanks to all who helped set this up.

Here is our video of the fully decoded message

"DEAR SCOUTS SPACE TRAVEL IS THE FUTURE GO ON A JOURNEY IN SPACE NOT ONLY DURING THE JOTA JOTI BUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR RADIO AMATEURS CAN SUPPORT YOU HOPE TO MEET YOU IN THE FUTURE"

We got a couple of mentions on Amsat-UK web pages:
https://amsat-uk.org/2018/10/19/the-jota-joti-funcube-challenge/ 
and
https://amsat-uk.org/2018/10/22/scouts-participate-in-funcube-challenge/

JOTA station GB6SS (Sixth Staines Scouts) FT8 contacts QSL

FT847 with signal link interface and an old microwave moules amp on 2 meters ssb

FT8 software decoding one of our QSO's

Here are some of the QSL cards we got over the weekend.

Railways on the air certificate for us GB9CRS

qsl with DL7NX via satellite (M0JFP)

MX0MXO portable Laleham Park Saturday evening

ISS packet fun and games

FM sats frequency chart for your radio

Channel name	Transmit (ctcss 67.0)	Receive
AO91-1	435.24	145.96
AO91-2	435.245	145.960
AO91-3	435.25	145.960
AO91-4	435.255	145.960
AO91-5	435.26	145.960
AO92-1	435.34	145.88
AO92-2	435.345	145.880
AO92-3	435.35	145.880
AO92-4	435.355	145.880
AO92-5	435.36	145.880
SO50-1	145.85	436.805
SO50-2	145.85	436.800
SO50-3	145.85	436.795
SO50-4	145.85	436.790
SO50-5	145.85	436.785
AO85-1	435.16	145.98
AO85-2	435.165	145.98
AO85-3	435.17	145.98
AO85-4	435.175	145.98
AO85-5	435.18	145.98