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Greetings to all,<br>Normal operations are to be suspended.<br>The ISS uplink frequency will be changed for the next two days.<br>The downlink frequency is the same, 145.825 MHz FM<br>A beacon is going to be broadcast every few seconds from the ISS during this experiment.<br><br>Only the assigned master ground stations are permitted to transmit to the ISS during this period.<br><br>Master stations in all countries should have all received instructions from Valentin.<br>You have your time tables for your transmission periods.<br><br>I desparately need all Australian and New Zealand stations RX logs for the ISS for the next two days.<br><br>SpEx Shadow experiment will be conducted during the following times,<br><br>Experiment Times UTC<br><br>12 of November UTC. <br>8.55 - 9.02<br>10.29 - 10.39<br>12.06 - 12.15<br><br>13 of November UTC.<br>9.30 - 8.41<br>11.06 - 11.16<br><br>For Australian Ground Monitor Stations in AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight saving Time)<br>AEDT applies to Victoria, Tasmania, N.S.W.<br><br>12 of November AEDT. <br>7.55pm - 8.02pm<br>9.29pm - 9.39pm<br>11.06pm - 11.15pm<br><br>13 of November AEDT.<br>8.30pm - 8.41pm<br>10.06pm - 10.16pm<br><br>Other Australian Time Zones.<br><br>South Australia is on ACDT (Australian Central Daylight saving Time)<br>South Australian stations need to subtract 30 minutes from the AEDT times above.<br><br>Queensland is on AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time)<br>Queensland stations need to Subtract ONE HOUR from the AEDT times above.<br><br>Nothern Territory is on ACST (Australian Central Standard Time)<br>Nothern Territory stations need to subtract ONE HOUR and THIRTY MINUTES from the AEDT times above.<br><br>Western Australia (Western Central Time (Eucla Time Zone))<br>Eucla Time Zone stations need to subtract TWO HOURS and FIFTEEN MINUTES from the AEDT times above.<br><br>Western Australia is on AWST (Australian Western Standard Time)<br>Western Australian Stations need to subtract THREE HOURS from the AEDT times above.<br><br><br>Other surrounding countries.<br><br>New Caledonia<br><br>Same as AEDT<br>Stations in New Caledonia use the same as AEDT times above.<br><br><br>New Zealand Times<br><br>New Zealand Stations need to add TWO HOURS to the AEDT times above.<br><br><br>Papua New Guinea<br><br>Papua New Guinea staions need to subtract ONE HOUR from the AEDT times above.<br><br><br><br>If you are unawares of this experiment, please see this old page for a fairly quick understanding <br>of what this is all about. The links are old and need updating, but the gist of the story is still the same.<br>http://www.qsl.net/vk3ukf/etshadowozindexqsl.html<br>The page above mentions the old frequency 145.800, <br>the current receive frequency for ISS is 145.825.<br><br>The new links for the project are as follows.<br><br>http://knts.tsniimash.ru/Shadow/en/Default.aspx<br><br>http://knts.tsniimash.ru/Shadow/en/News.aspx<br><br>You don't have to be an amateur radio operator.<br>Anyone that has the capability to receive and decode the Space Stations<br>packet radio signals can do this.<br><br>The links to download the receiving softwares,<br>AGW packet engine.<br>http://www.sv2agw.com/ham/agwpe.htm<br><br>UISS space communications software.<br>http://users.belgacom.net/hamradio/uisslinks.htm<br><br>Spacecraft tracking software is not required, <br>but is nice to have just to see where they are.<br>There are many. I use David Taylors WxTrack.<br><br>The project is to study the effects of the use of plasma engines in near Earth proximity.<br>These are the new generation of spacecraft propulsion.<br>It is my hope that this technology keeps advancing<br>to the point where we will need to hire some Scotty's and Captain Kirk's.<br><br><br>All the best,<br>Kevin, VK3KUF. </div></body>
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