GB1DD remembering D'Day 75 years on

Wednesday June 5th 2019
XW2A
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8axk0vep6rj8n01/GB1DD%20xw2a%202-trimmed.m4a?dl=0
XW2A (again) Worked HA1SE in Hungry
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8krtn8arut6yv00/GB1DD%20xw2a.m4a?dl=0

Thursday June 6th 2019
Cas4a 8:43 22 degrees south
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0wdv7rixawlwl0d/Xw2c%20gb1dd-trimmed.m4a?dl=0
Xw2c 8:49 12 degrees north east
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kwpvlyrsqiw1el0/dg0er%20cas4b.m4a?dl=0
DG0ER worked on CAS-4B 9:37 25 degrees south
https://www.dropbox.com/s/53e1l3iwfn4afxx/Xw2a%20gb1dd-trimmed.m4a?dl=0
Xw2a 10:18 52 degrees west
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8krtn8arut6yv00/GB1DD%20xw2a.m4a?dl=0
XW2F 18:25 56 degrees west worked EI8JB
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8gpzy2y0ppsvzbi/Xw2f%20gb1dd%20%20%20EI8JB-trimmed.m4a?dl=0
XW2A 20:50 73 degrees West worked iw3hrt and m1bxf
https://www.dropbox.com/s/oh831npyy8m5ovs/iw3hrt%20and%20m1bxf%20xw2a%20gb1dd-trimmed.m4a?dl=0

Friday 7th June 2019
XW2B worked OK2VWX
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2dggmnl3u5a25ba/Xw2b%20ok2vwx-trimmed.m4a?dl=0

Saturday 8th June 2019
AO91 worked the following: gb1dd. Sv55mc g0iiq ii2vzme G1EC f8dzy s54l
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jv0oy42evhjaawm/91%20gb1dd.%20%20Sv55mc%20g0iiq%20ii2vzme%20G1EC%20f8dzy%20s54l.m4a?dl=0
AO92 worked the following: ea1ciu and f8dzy M/ON4AUC
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e7332ukiphgy7ay/92%20ea1ciu%20f8dzy-trimmed.m4a?dl=0

AO91 worked the following: ea5gx ii2vzme ct1co24 and Ea1gar
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hxmeanqm29hbzgy/Ao91%20ea5gx%20ii2vzme%20ct1co24%20Ea1gar.m4a?dl=0
XW2A worked the following: DL9DS
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7lv8aklo45mj113/Xw2a%20dl9ds-trimmed.m4a?dl=0


Saturday 15 June 2019
AO91 worked G0abi iw3hrt mi0dwe Ha1Se m0nmc 2m0sql m0mtq
https://www.dropbox.com/s/f3ksjy7zldww3fp/G0abi%20iw3hrt%20mi0dwe%20Ha1Se%20m0nmc%202m0sql%20m0mtq.%20%20%20Gb1dd%20ao91-trimmed.m4a?dl=0

 





Also worked Peter 2m0sql on FO29, no recording (shock!)


Sunday 16 June 2019

@G4JTR also on pic.twitter.com/ZDmzo7oQ2U

— m0jfp (@m0jfp) June 16, 2019

AO91 Sunday 16 June 2019
Worked GB3RS G3PGA Heard 2M0SQL and F4DXV/p
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uxwfmvrpt6rhc8i/Ao91%20gb3rs%20g3pg-trimmed.m4a?dl=0


SO50
F4DXV/p Thank you Jerome
https://www.dropbox.com/s/d8ikco02ro5glz5/So50%20f4dxvp-trimmed.m4a?dl=0


Working 30 meters CW John G4IRN
F8AUF and SP4NKU and HA7ME

 

 

Monday 17 June 2019
XW2A OZ9BK from Denmark
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x0utzx07dw4wbaw/OZ9BK%20Xw2a-trimmed.m4a?dl=0

Tuesday 18 June 2019
More CW from John G4IRN

 

 



Tuesday 18 June 2019
gw4lwd on Xw2f
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0fii4jwfd9r33uq/Xw2f%20GW4LWD-trimmed.m4a?dl=0

2M0SQL on Funcube AO73
https://www.dropbox.com/s/46l7w9aedauezog/Ao73%202m0sql-trimmed.m4a?dl=0

Missed the call for an EA1 station on XW2A due to my poor tuning skills!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ai40ctfpv20u28b/Ea1h-trimmed.m4a?dl=0

Wednesday 19th June 2019

 

 

 

 




Local SSB contact worked G0SKA
https://www.facebook.com/james.preece.5011/videos/120683345843306/ 


Thursday 20th June 2019
Lots more CW tonight up and down the bands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday June 21st 2019

A bit like that 🙃🛰🙃 pic.twitter.com/m8nxUXPsdX

— James Preece (M0JFP) (@m0jfp) June 21, 2019

Saturday 22nd June 2019
AO73 IZ4FXC

https://www.dropbox.com/s/kgf3m2ndez2t51i/Iz4fxc%20ao73-trimmed.m4a?dl=0

June 281th 2019
G7SVF on AO73 satellite Isle wight
https://www.dropbox.com/s/89gq8j1k6iswjj3/Ao73%20g7svf%20%28isle%20of%20weight%29%20ea3gag-trimmed.m4a?dl=0

G4JEF /MM Walton Lock.

@g4jef /MM would n Ealton worked our #gb1dd station in 2 meters FM this evening #hamradio @echelfordars @gazlabs pic.twitter.com/4EOHTwzfGY

— James Preece (M0JFP) (@m0jfp) June 28, 2019

John G6JOV West Drayton

And followed that with @g6jov in West Drayton pic.twitter.com/vIVbGMHnOs

— James Preece (M0JFP) (@m0jfp) June 28, 2019

M3WUO Lewisham London

@m3wuo also on FM from Lewisham #London for the win! pic.twitter.com/RUvZ5agqTG

— James Preece (M0JFP) (@m0jfp) June 28, 2019

June 29th 2019

Gary 2E0IGF

@2e0igf also on 2 fm nice rag chew before bed ! pic.twitter.com/1ylvoXu817

— James Preece (M0JFP) (@m0jfp) June 28, 2019

Paul G4DCV Aldershot

@g4dcv on 2 meter side band 😇 pic.twitter.com/xgZfxz0CR7

— James Preece (M0JFP) (@m0jfp) June 28, 2019

June 30th 2019
Dave operating GB0SNB *Secret Nuclear bunker*

@GB0SNB very nice 2 Meter contact with our #GB1DD @echelfordars @gazlabs pic.twitter.com/0Jm8HSIjqs

— James Preece (M0JFP) (@m0jfp) June 30, 2019

Jonathan  2E0TRN Slough

@2E0TRN nice qso into Slough with the special event call #GB1DD Thanks for the contact look gorwRd to working you again soon. pic.twitter.com/ov4Bfn15Sa

— James Preece (M0JFP) (@m0jfp) June 30, 2019

G4KFK in Bracknell

@g4kfk in Bracknell thank you for the qso on 2 meters FM today pic.twitter.com/XcMOOOuI4X

— James Preece (M0JFP) (@m0jfp) June 30, 2019

M7CDS in Crawley Sussex

@m7cds Crawley Sussex thanks for the 2 meter fm qso pic.twitter.com/4Sww3tuf7S

— James Preece (M0JFP) (@m0jfp) June 30, 2019

GB1MIR video transmitted on QO-100 satellite

thanks to ON7ATV, CT1BYM and SV8RV

ISS MAI-SSTV event today and tomorrow

A Russian MAI-SSTV event is planned for Wednesday, June 5 from 12:00-16:00 UTC and June 6 from 11:30-15:30 UTC. We expect transmissions to be at 145.800 MHz in SSTV mode PD120. Based on the times received, we do not expect SSTV signals over N. America. Check here for updates.

Local 2 meter activity during contest

And a little bit of 2 meter ssb pic.twitter.com/YQOcTe5vDH

— m0jfp (@m0jfp) June 4, 2019

European QSO over the weekend

Saturday 1st June
XW-2C nice qso with German station DG0ER

https://www.dropbox.com/s/e4dfzy8hejlb7ot/Xw2c%20dg0er-trimmed.m4a?dl=0

Sunday 2nd June
XW-2F nice qso with Italian station IZ1MH
https://www.dropbox.com/s/om59jnuz9dcc8bu/IZ1MH.%20Xw2f-trimmed.m4a?dl=0

What tools do I need to start building electronic kits?

Gary answers a question or two on what is needed to start building electronic kits.. not many! a solder station/iron, solder, and a multimeter.

Programming the Ft-847

GB1MIR continues on the SSB satellites

XW-2C 18:15 UK


https://t.co/2XOgQCJdmt

Next up xw-2b 18:32 UK

qso with LA7XK in Norway

https://t.co/RAcVyRzvMN

XW-2F 18:54
https://t.co/zYiqWhcvfv

Xw-2A
https://t.co/byan5qf7t1

ISS school contact with Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS Telebridge

Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS Telebridge Ground Station,  contact is a go for 19:44:22 UTC, 81 deg ;

Have a listen here: https://t.co/HJGQZ6ZyyS

We tried a livestream event on FaceBook, take a look here: https://www.facebook.com/mx0mxo/videos/1435763969908668/?hc_location=ufi

here are the proposed questions generated by the Mildred Hall School students: 
1. Why is space travel so important to astronauts and other humans?
2. I saw a picture you took of the northern lights and we have a lot of them over here in Yellowknife. Are you able to fly through the northern lights?
3. How do you see the sun from where you are? Is there a sunrise or sunset? Is it different to how we see it on earth?
4. How long are you there and how long can a person stay in space? Does it affect your body in anyway, causing irreversible consequences?
5. Do you constantly work up there? Do you do anything for fun? If so,what?
6. What is your favorite thing about being in space?
7. What is the most challenging thing about being in space?
8. Does your hair and nails grow at the same rate in space? Is there anything different about the way they grow?
9. If there is an emergency on the space station and you have to escape, is there an emergency pod? If not what happens?
10. What is gravitational time dilation?
11. How do you keep time in space? Are you in a time zone?
12. Do you think humans will ever live on another planet?
13. What were you thinking when you blasted off? 
14. What is the strangest thing you have ever seen or experienced in space? 
15. Is it as silent as movies show? Why? 
16. What do you miss the most while you are there?

ISS school contact Pacific Coast Schools, Los Suenos, Costa Rica, telebridge via IK1SLD Telebridge

Pacific Coast Schools, Los Suenos, Costa Rica, telebridge via IK1SLD Telebridge Ground Station in Casale Monferrato, Italy, 16:31:25 UTC 34 deg. Watch for livestream at www.ariotti.com, starting about 15 min before AOS.

A recording of the contact can be hear here: https://t.co/wjYao1yCIF

Here are the proposed questions generated by the Pacific Coast Schools students: 
1. What sentiments and feelings did you have when seeing space for the first time? 
2. A journey to Mars will have to deal with multiple gravity transitions. Are there any projects of experiments that were proposed for this matter by space agencies?
3. How do you think the astronaut business will change with the advent of self-funded private human spaceflight?
4. Given your background as a physician, what areas of medicine do you think will be key to innovate and research to successfully undertake long term deep space missions?
5. What advice would you give to young students interested on being an astronaut or being involved in human spaceflight? 
6. How will the space station influence the future plans for reaching the moon in 2024?
7. How much time did it take you to learn to fly a jet and what did you enjoy the most about that experience?
8. What challenging experiences did you have to face in order to become an astronaut? 
9. Given your extremely great time management skills for being able to accomplish your 3 majors, and such other studies. What advice could you give other people about time management skills?
10. Of the experiments that you are working on right now on the ISS, what is your favorite? And what’s it about?
11. Will your research on long distance medicine have an impact on medical services provided to remote communities, like Canada’s Inuit people?
12. Now that you have experienced living in space for several months, what are two things you would recommend space ships have incorporated in their design for long term space voyages?
13. Will you please come and visit us at TEC when you and your family are on your next trip to Costa Rica?

Friday afternoon AO91 GB1MIR busy pass

Using the 8900 this time to access AO91
have a listen to the lively conversation here:  https://t.co/apMhCBbJQ5

More SSB satellite adventures with GB1MIR

23/5/2019

Xw-2C qrv 435.165

IZ5ILX qso can be heard hear:  https://t.co/NlXUCs8Om7

Xw-2b 435.105 #gb1mir

Just my echos have a listen here: https://t.co/Hu0FA0roWg

XW-2F around 435.344 #gb1mir

Just my echos again but have a listen here: https://t.co/i2hF2zEKQW

22/5/2019

XW-2A contact with f5mse in Normandie France

Have a listen here: https://t.co/XqO9u0aDmO

Another opportunity to get your name on Mars 2020

For your opportunity click on the link below
https://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/mars2020

GB1MIR calling on XW-2A

Listen to my echos in space here
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/91py350thx012l8/Gb1mir%20xw2a%20just%20me.m4a?dl=0

Hosting GB1MIR special call 28 years anniversary

20th May 2019 Sunday afternoon AO91
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/1hw2arcw6w0fagz/Ao91%20Gb1mir%202m0sql%20g-trimmed.m4a?dl=0

21st May 2019 Monday afternoon AO91
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/fpd2t9kfzyo7c51/New%20Recording-8-trimmed.m4a?dl=0

Monday afternoon XW2C
https://dl.dropbox.com/s/o9ow6bliff76kzd/Xw2c.m4a?dl=0

22nd May 2019 Tuesday XW-2A
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/91py350thx012l8/Gb1mir%20xw2a%20just%20me.m4a?dl=0

23rd May 2019 Wednesday XW-2A
https://t.co/XqO9u0aDmO Contact with f5mse in Normandie France

24th May 2019 Thursday
XW-2C https://t.co/NlXUCs8Om7  Contact with Italy call IZ5ILX
XW-2B https://t.co/Hu0FA0roWg  (Just my echo's)
XW-2F https://t.co/i2hF2zEKQW  (Just my echo's)

25th May 2019 Friday
AO-91 busy pass https://t.co/apMhCBbJQ5

28th May 2019 Tuesday XW-2A https://dl.dropbox.com/home/Satellite?preview=xw-2a.m4a
29th May 2019 Wednesday XW-2C https://dl.dropbox.com/home/Satellite?preview=Xw-2C.m4a la7xk
XW-2C LA7XK  https://dl.dropbox.com/home/Satellite?preview=La7xk+xw-2b.m4a
XW-2F  https://dl.dropbox.com/home/Satellite?preview=1-Xw-2F.m4a
XW-2A https://dl.dropbox.com/home/Satellite?preview=1-XW-2A-trimmed.m4a
EO-88 (beacon) https://dl.dropbox.com/home/Satellite?preview=EO88.m4a



6th June 2019 Video transmitted on QO-100 satellite
thanks to ON7ATV, CT1BYM and SV8RV

Link to transmitted videohttps://www.facebook.com/wybo.alain/videos/10217603786863969/
note first few seconds are a youtube advert!

Bias Tee Virtual Buildathon pat 3 (fin)

Fixing the M6FLT porta pack (just in time for AO91)

fixing YT-847 auto tuner Radio port

Bias Tee virtual buildathon Part 2

TYT MD UV380 and Soldersmoke radio build update.

Bias Tee virtual buildathon part 1

C4labs cloudlet case for raspberry pi

Icom IC-9700 a quick look as I familiarise myself with the radio functions.

SSB satellites an operational update

XW-2C Friday 10 May 2019  ON7CL
https://dl.dropbox.com/s/53geissbapbrea1/Xw2c%20on7cl-trimmed.m4a?dl=0

XW2-2A Friday May 10 2019 G0ABI and F4DXV
https://dl.dropbox.com/s/mgd8vsmceug1dde/XW-2A%201017-F4d%20g0abi.m4a?dl=0

GT3PYE AO-91 contact

A0-91 Recording

also worked ON7CL

SSB satellites managed to work a few today

G0ABI and F4DXV on this pass XW2A recording

ON7CL XW2C recording

XW2c confirmation

QO-100 decoded some amateur television

Wide band TV receiving 

https://forum.amsat-dl.org/index.php?thread/101-software-dvb-s-demodulator/&pageNo=1

Current Version: 2.0.9

Download Link: http://v.1337team.tk/dvb-s_gui_amsat.zip
also need to install VLC media player
url you need to put in vlc is udp://@:8888

10492.500MHz S2 2msps qpsk 2/3

OM3TWM qsl via MX0MXO

Jamboree on the air challenge *servicekring* Enigma Funcube decoding

Received a very nice letter today from Wouter PA3WEG and Jeroen PE1RGE, thanking us for participation in JOTA / JOTI Scout enigma challenge on the funcube 1 satellite.

They sent this letter and some very fancy badges for the Scouts to sew on their uniform


Great big thank you and looking forward to this years 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/

http://kitbuilding.org/index.php?lang=nl
We (sixth staines scouts) got a mention on their web site.