The MIR PMS came back alive on the morning of the 28 APRIL. Here is what was on my APRS screen at about 1230z when I came in this morning: K5WX>EM10DJ,MIREX*/1 1224:]K[PHG5130/hi-M01- WB5QLD-4>EM12IT,MIREX*/1 1224]:=3248.20N/09717.59WKRiverside Applied Learning Ctr-796- NN0V>???? 280829 tezt (was this local? or via MIR?) N2JNT>FN32ER,R0MIR*:Greetings from Jack in Troy, NY * n2jnt@amg KD4CGA>EM72BM,MIREX*:]K[ KI5QS fm Floyd Magnet,Montg,Al 30 Studnts-M01- KB3BRT>FN11FW,MIREX*:]K[WESTFIELD EL. SCHOOL-M02- MIR>EL96IX,W3ADO*:]0[ 044/999/Join us on888-628-8410 VA3HIP>MIREX*>FN04UH:]k[ Greetings from Adam Scott CVI in Peterboro KB3BRT>MIREX*>FN11FW:]K[ WESTFIELD EL. SCHOOL-M02- W3ADO>MIREX*>FM18SX:]'[ MIR-pos uplink site. W1TYL>R0MIR*>FN31VK:]K[ TYL Middle School, Oakdale, CT Next, probably around 1250z I saw these packets via the APRServe linked ground station feed from EA4RJ-2 in Madrid. I scribbled these calls, but not the packets since they were on a dumb terminal and about to scroll off the screen... IW1FQE LU9HXV EA4RCT-5 ON1APG.... Belgim F1RFH>JN33AU This was the next pass captured by APRS at about 1400z WA6LIE-3>QST,MIREX* 1359]:BLN1 :Kids are our Future in Space so Study Hard - The MIREX TEAM{0 KD4CGA>EM72BM,MIREX*/1 1400]:]K[Hi to all schs,fm Floyd Magnet,Montg,Al-M02 KI5OS>EL09QK,R0MIR*/1 1400]:battery power W3ADO>MIREX*>FM18SX:]`[ MIR-pos uplink site.ademy W3ADO>FM18SX,?????:KU4LY :We see ya too!{3 ( Did any of these ) W3ADO>FM18SX,?????:WB5QLD-4 :Welcome!{4 ( three get digi- ) W3ADO>FM18SX,?????:VA3HIP :hello!{5 ( peated via MIR? ) KD4CGA>EM72BM,MIREX*:]K[hi KI5QS fm Floyd Magnet,Montg,Al-M02--M01- W3ADO>FM18SX,MIREX*:KB4JHU :We See ya! KB4JHU>?????,MIREX*:W3ADO :ack2 KU4LY>EM60NJ,R0MIR*:]K[ Holley-Navarre Inter., 30 stu., 30w.-M02- WB5QLD-4>EM12IT,MIREX*:]K[ Riverside Applied Learning Ctr-796- VE2DWE>FN36KA,MIREX*:]-[PHG9270/VE2DWE QTH SOREL QC. (HS)-M02- KB4JHU>EM62UI,MIREX*:]K[Montgomery, AL Floyd Magnet School 30 Stude KB0WVJ>EM48RP,MIREX*:]K[Parkway Central High School-M01- W1TYL>FN31VK,R0MIR*:]K[ TYL Middle School A.R.C. WA4HEI>EN65UX,MIREX*:]&[ MIR-8 position uplink station R0MIR-1>??? 281002 [KPC9612P-8.1-HM$] (first logon) R0MIR-8>GO71PO,WA4HEI*:/281408z5136.1 N/04441.8 W0000/000 Next are all the packets I copied on the East USA pass at about 1535Z on the 28th. Actually these all came from the APRServe linked ground station feed but were captured at about that time. KF6KLI>CM97AA,MIREX*:]K[Happy Valley Elem Sch-M02- W6BME>ROCKY,R0MIR*: WB5QLD-4>EM12IT,R0MIR*:]K[ ]K[Riverside Applied Learning Ctr WA4HEI>EN65UX,MIREX*:}R0MIR-8>FO21DB:]0[ KB0WVJ>EM48RP,MIREX*:KB9LJE :73 de KB0WVJ former Pekinite/PCHS Teacher{0 WA4HEI>EN65UX,MIREX*:W3ADO :Hi, Bob. Both mail accounts r broken!!! Hope I've got it right. 73{1 KI5OS>EL09QK,R0MIR*:Battery power WA4HEI>EN65UX,MIREX*:}R0MIR-8>FO51GM:]0[ KB0WVJ>EM48RP,MIREX*:]K[Parkway Central High School-M01- KB3BRT>FN11FW,MIREX*:]K[WESTFIELD EL. SCHOOL-M02- VE3ZYD>ID,R0MIR*:[FN03bf] Jason in Hamilton, Ont. ve3zyd@rac.ca *** W3ADO>FM18SX,MIREX*:VA3HIP :We see ur school!{1 KC5TRB>EM26AE,MIREX*:KB0WVJ :Hello frm Firehouse 24 in Tulsa,OK Next day 291433z WA6RKE>CM95PI,R0MIR*:]K[ Cuesta College - cbuttsch@slonet.org-813- WA6RKE>CM95PI,R0MIR*:N6CO :First contact on MIR. Many THanks Cliff K7RR at Cuesta College N6CO>TEST,MIREX*:not a problem WA6RKE>CM95PI,R0MIR*:BLTN :Many thanks to all for first contact. Cuesta College mid Calif Then at 291753z KB2UYF>FN12XA,MIREX*:Kopernik Observatory info www.kopernik.org This is a quick summary of the 27/28th MIR School Day test. The purpose of the test was to allow schools and students an opportunity at a successful packet exchange with MIR, and to demonstrate the use of BULLETINS for communicating MIREX information to all monitoring stations. Other objectives were to demonstrate the use of internet linked ground stations to merge their data into a common internet feed and to demonstrate the use of ground station generated pseudo GPS positions digipeated by the spacecraft to show its realtime position. The MIR TNC was off for the day of the announced test (27th), but was on for three early morning passes on the 28th. A total of 27 schools or other participating stations were successful during the day-after test. All stations reported their position and status and there were several messages exchanged. Most stations reported receiving the MIR BULLETINS and the MIR position packets. On the 29th several more stations were reported in the Western USA and South Africa. The results are posted on the Academy MIREX page http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/mirex.html where you can also see the live daily captured downlink files. THis page scored 1300 hits during the event, and a total of 2800 since the experiment was announced at the first of April. The test is now over. The three internet linked ground stations provided a continuous feed from the USA, Madrid and Taiwan (telnet to APRServe at 199.227.86.221 port 10001). The live WEB page www.mirex.net was operational on the 27th when there were no packets but died overnight. It was restored at the last minute on the 28th but only caught a half dozen live packets. It remains live now. We wish to thank the MIREX team and Dr. Larsen N6CO for making this test possible. Bob Bruninga, WB4APR@amsat.org Satellite Ground Station US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 21402 ------------------------------------------------- Here were the Bulletins transmitted by R0MIR: BLN1:Welcome to the 27 Apr SCHOOL DAY on MIR fm Talgat, Nikolai,& Andy. BLN2:We hope all students enjoy using our HAM RADIO equipment today Here are the bulletins transmitted by other MIREX Ground Stations: BLN1 :Kids are our Future in Space so Study Hard - The MIREX TEAM BLN2 :WWW.MIREX.NET is currently showing stations on this SCHOOL TEST BLN3 :Please do NOT connect to R0MIR-1 during SCHOOL TEST - Thank You BLN :School Test Continues on 28th! The three linked MIREX ground stations were: EA4RJ-2, BV1AF and W3ADO Stations heard via MIR. Edited to remove dupes and protocol overhead.. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- K5WX>EM10DJ,MIREX*:]K[ PHG5130/hi-M01- N2JNT>FN32ER,R0MIR*:Greetings from Jack in Troy, NY * n2jnt@amg KD4CGA>EM72BM,MIREX*:]K[ KI5QS fm Floyd Magnet,Montg,Al 30 Studnts-M01- KB3BRT>FN11FW,MIREX*:]K[ WESTFIELD EL. SCHOOL-M02- MIR>EL96IX,W3ADO*:]0[ Join Sprint Conference call on 888-628-xxxx VA3HIP>MIREX*>FN04UH:]k[ Greetings from Adam Scott CVI in Peterboro W3ADO>MIREX*>FM18SX:]'[ US Naval Academy MIREX uplink site W1TYL>R0MIR*>FN31VK:]K[ TYL Middle School, Oakdale, CT IW1FQE \ LU9HXV \ EA4RCT-5 { awaiting copies of packets heard in Europe ON1APG.... Belgim / F1RFH>JN33AU / WA6LIE-3>QST,MIREX*:Kids are our Future in Space. Study Hard - MIREX TEAM KI5OS>EL09QK,R0MIR*:on battery power KU4LY>EM60NJ,R0MIR*:]K[ Holley-Navarre Inter., 30 stu., 30w.-M02- WB5QLD-4>EM12IT,MIREX*:]K[ Riverside Applied Learning Ctr-796- VE2DWE>FN36KA,MIREX*:]-[ QTH SOREL QC. (HS)-M02- KB4JHU>EM62UI,MIREX*:]K[ Montgomery, AL Floyd Magnet School 30 Stude KB0WVJ>EM48RP,MIREX*:]K[ Parkway Central High School-M01- WA4HEI>EN65UX,MIREX*:]&[ MIR-8 position uplink station KF6KLI>CM97AA,MIREX*:]K[ Happy Valley Elem Sch-M02- W6BME>ROCKY,R0MIR*: VE3ZYD>ID,R0MIR*:[FN03bf] Jason in Hamilton, Ont. ve3zyd@rac.ca *** KC5TRB>EM26AE,MIREX*:KB0WVJ :Hello frm Firehouse 24 in Tulsa,OK WA6RKE>CM95PI,MIREX*:]k[ Cuesta College - cbuttsch@slonet.org KB2UYF>FN12XA,R0MIR*:Kopernik Observatory info www.kopernik.org end