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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=PT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=540 style='width:324.0pt'><tr style='height:6.0pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:6.0pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=right width=300 style='width:180.0pt'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'><img width=375 height=325 id="Imagem_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC84DD.35EFF960" alt="Descrição: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-121/med/jsc2005e16260.jpg"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#999999;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Mike Fossum KF5AQG</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>JOTA from Space <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Astronaut, scout master and radio amateur <b>Mike Fossum KF5AQG</b> is planning to participate in JOTA from the International Space Station during the weekend of October 15-16 using the call sign <b>NA1SS</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>His schedule is somewhat flexible on the weekends <br>but will not be available for every pass. <br>The typical crew work periods are 0800-1930 UTC but they are sometimes available a bit later.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Check to see if the ISS will be passing over your area during that time period at </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'><a href="http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none'>http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>When available, Mike will be listening on the ITU <b>Region 1 (Europe, Russia and Africa) uplink of 145.200 MHz FM</b> and ITU regions 2 & 3 (everywhere else) will use the uplink of 144.49 MHz. He will be using the call sign NA1SS.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Worldwide downlink (where he transmits) is 145.800 MHz FM</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>In Region 1 this means tuning your transceiver to 145.800 and switching in your -600 kHz repeater shift</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>. The ISS uses wide 5 kHz deviation FM so if your radio has switchable FM filters try selecting the wider setting designed for 25 kHz channel spacing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>AMSAT Online Satellite Pass Predictions (select ISS)<br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'><a href="http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/predict/" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none'>http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/predict/</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Getting started on Amateur Radio Satellites PDF</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0000CC;mso-fareast-language:PT'><a href="http://www.uk.amsat.org/2011/05/09/getting-started-on-amateur-radio-satellites/">http://www.uk.amsat.org/2011/05/09/getting-started-on-amateur-radio-satellites/</a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>AMSAT-UK publishes a colour A4 newsletter, OSCAR News, that is full of Amateur Satellite information. A sample edition can be seen at </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'><a href="http://www.uk.amsat.org/on_193_final.pdf" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none'>http://www.uk.amsat.org/on_193_final.pdf</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Join online at </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'><a href="http://tinyurl.com/JoinAMSAT-UK" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none'>http://tinyurl.com/JoinAMSAT-UK</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>