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    "subject": "[amsat-bb]  FW: [ans]  ANS-171 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins",
    "date": "2010-06-20T14:12:36Z",
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    "content": " \n\nAMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-171\n\nANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North \nAmerica, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the \nactivities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share \nan active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating \nthrough analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.\nThis is your chance to join in the ranks of AMSAT.  There is still an \nopening or two for someone to step in and assist with the ANS editing \nprocess.  If you are interested, please drop a line to Gould Smith,\[email protected].  There are many other volunteer slots and you can \nfind them in the advertisement in the AMSAT Journal.  It takes many \nhelpful hands to keep our group well oiled. (ed.)\n\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to:\[email protected]\n\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* Last Call For Speakers\n* BOD Nominations Announced\n* AO-51 Field Day Schedule\n* Lunar Lander Cubesat Poposed\n* 1675-1710 MHz Weather Satellite Band Under Study for Re-Allocation\n* Name That Satellite\n* Hudson Valley, NY SatCom Net on Thursday\n* ARISS Status\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-171.01\nLast Call For Speakers\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 171.01\n>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJune 20, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-171.01\n\n\nHi All,\n\nThis is the final call for speakers for the AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2010 \nwhich will be held at the Holiday Inn, Guildford, UK (same venue as \nin 2009) on *Sat 31st Jul and Sun 1st Aug 2010*, with a beginners session \non the afternoon of Friday 30th.\n\nAMSAT-UK invite speakers, about amateur radio, space and associated \nactivities to this event, details of which, can be found at:\n\nhttp://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/32/42/\n\nAs this is a late call, the submission of a paper is not required \nbut any PowerPoint or similar material can be made available online, \nafterterwards.\n\nSubmissions should be sent *ONLY* to G4DPZ, via the following routes:\n\ne-mail: david.johnson AT blackpepper.co.uk\n\nSnailMail: QTHR from www.QRZ.com\n\nLikewise if anyone knows of a good speaker, please send contact and \nother information to G4DPZ.\n\n73\n\nDave\nG4DPZ\n\n[ANS thanks Dave, G4DPZ, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-171.02\nBOD Nominations Announced\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 171.02\n>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJune 20, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-171.02\n\nIt is my pleasure to announce that the following have been \nnominated to serve on the AMSAT Board of Directors for \ntwo year terms:\n\nTom Clark, K3IO\nLou McFadin, W5DID\nTony Monteiro, AA2TX\nGould Smith, WA4SXM\n\nCandidates will be afforded the opportunity to have statements \nof their qualifications and positions circulated to the membership.  \nIn accordance with the bylaws of the Radio Amateur Satellite \nCorporation, the ballots will be mailed no later than July 15th, \nand must be returned no later than September 15h to be counted.  \n\nSince there are four candidates for three seats, the three \ncandidates having the greatest number of votes will be elected \nto full terms.  The forth candidate will serve as an alternate \nuntil the next annual election.\n\n\nAlan Biddle\nWA4SCA\nAMSAT Corporate Secretary\n\n[ANS thanks Alan, WA4SCA for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-171.03\nAO-51 Field Day Schedule\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 171.03\n>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJune 20, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-171.03\n\nAO-51 Operations Team Announces Field Day Schedule\n\nIt's that time of year again; summer and Field Day! Each year the \nAmerican Radio Relay League (ARRL) sponsors Field Day as an emergency \npreparedness exercise. The event takes place during a 24-hour period \non the fourth weekend of June.\n\nFor 2010 the event takes place during a 27-hour period from 1800 UTC \non Saturday June 26, 2010 through 2100 UTC on Sunday June 27, 2010. \nThose who set up prior to 1800 UTC on June 26 can operate only 24 \nhours. The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) promotes its \nown version of Field Day for operation via the amateur satellites, \nheld concurrently with the ARRL event.\n\nAMSAT-NA VP Operations, Drew KO4MA says the AO-51 Command Team and \nOperations Group has announced the AO-51 configuration for Field \nDay:\n\nJune 21 10:40Z - June 24 09:35Z FM Repeater, V/S to allow testing \n                 of V/S station equipment prior to Field Day:\nUplink: 145.880 Mhz FM\nDownlink: 2401.200 Mhz FM\n\nJune 24 09:35Z - June 27 06:40Z FM Repeater, V/U\nPlease observe the 1 QSO per repeater Field Day rule\nUplink: 145.920 Mhz FM, PL 67Hz\nDownlink: 435.300 Mhz FM\n\nJune 27 06:40 - June 27 22:00Z FM Repeater, V/S\nPlease observe the 1 QSO per repeater Field Day rule\nUplink: 145.880 Mhz FM\nDownlink: 2401.200 Mhz FM\n\nAMSAT Field Day rules and scoring instructions are available on-line at:\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/awards/amsatfd.php\nRead the latest AO-51 Command Team and Operations Group News on-line at:\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php\n\n[ANS thanks the AO-51 Operations Team for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-171.04\nLunar Lander Cubesat Proposed\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 171.04\n>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJune 20, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-171.04\n\nLunar Lander CubeSat Proposed\n\nIn a story first reported in the European EE Times, Vermont Technical \nCollege, Norwich University, St. Michael's College, and the University \nof Vermont are working together to land a CubeSat on the moon.\n(EE Times http://tinyurl.com/22vuz7q)\n\nThe team is currently working on initial designs for the spacecraft, \nwith the aim of achieving further NASA funding in June 2011. Primary \nfunding for this effort is being provided by the Vermont Space Grant \nConsortium under NASA grant.\n\nIn the current phase of the program The Vermont CubeSat project, led \nby Professor Carl Brandon of Vermont Technical College aims to launch \nby 2015. It is developing the first CubeSat that can be launched from \na geostationary orbit to successfully land on the moon. The CubeSat \nelectronics are based on a Texas Instruments (TI) MSP430 processor and \nthe software will control navigation, communications, scientific ins-\ntruments, camera and the CubeSat's propulsion system.\n\nSPARK, a new high level programming language and toolset designed to \nsupport the development of mission critical software will be used for\nthe moonbound cubesat. SPARK was adopted for the CubeSat project be-\ncause of Vermont Technical College's experience in using SPARK and the \nrelated Ada programming language in developing mission critical control \nsystems for a project to create Arctic sea ice monitoring buoys. Both \nthe CubeSat and buoy systems face similar challenges in terms of coping \nwith inhospitable conditions and the impossibility of fixing any soft-\nware bugs when deployed.\n\nThe proposed lunar lander will be a single unit CubeSat (10*10*10 cm) \nwith four mini-thrusters on the bottom to maximize control and manoeu-\nvrability. Two potential options for propulsion are being examined - a \nbi-propellant booster or a Xenon powered ion drive booster. The Xenon \nthruster can also be used for a triple CubeSat that would go to and \norbit the moon.\n\n[ANS thanks EE Times and the SouthGate ARC News for the above\n information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-171.05\n1675-1710 MHz Weather Satellite Band Under Study for Re-Allocation\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 171.05\n>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJune 20, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-171.05\n\n\n1675-1710 MHz Weather Satellite Band Under Study for Re-Allocation\n\nThe ARRL has picked up on a news item in regards to the National \nBroadband Plan (NBP) recommending that the FCC should make 500 MHz \nof spectrum available for broadband use within the next 10 years, \nincluding 300 MHz between 225 MHz-3.7 GHz for mobile use in the\nnext five years. One of the first slices of spectrum being eyeballed\nincludes the 1675-1710 MHz band utilized by weather satellites.\n\nThe FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) has engaged in \ndiscussions with the National Telecommunications and Information Ad-\nministration's (NTIA) Office of Spectrum Management to begin examining \nvarious frequency bands that may be suitable for mobile broadband use. \n\nNTIA has preliminarily identified the 1675-1710 MHz band for such use \nand is examining the impact on its incumbent federal users of the \nweather satellite products. The FCC issued a Public Notice (ET Docket \nNo 10-123) on June 4, 2010, seeking information to help better compre-\nhend the current use of the 1675-1710 MHz band by non-federal entities \nand better understand its potential utility for broadband. \n\nThe full story can be found on the ARRL web site:\nhttp://tinyurl.com/29zv8a6\n\n[ANS thanks the ARRL Letter for June 17, 2010, Editor: S. Khrystyne \n Keane, K1SFA for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n-----\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-171.06\nName That Satellite\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 171.06\n>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJune 20, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-171.06\n\nName that satellite\n\nSA-AMSAT is inviting radio amateurs to propose a name for its CubeSat \nproject which was announced at the recently held Space Symposium. The \nproject name should be a single word in any of South Africa's official \nlanguages and reflect the spirit of the project.\n\nA good example is the name given to the around-the-world-balloon project \nwhich is called \"lalela\", the Zulu word for \"listen\".\n\nThe winning entry will receive a satellite handbook.\nEntries should be sent by e-mail to [email protected].\nSA-AMSAT's web page is at: http://www.amsatsa.org.za/\n\nThe closing date is 15 July.\n\n[ANS thanks SA-AMSAT, SARL, and SouthGate for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-171.07\nHudson Valley, NY SatCom Net on Thursday\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 171.07\n>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJune 20, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-171.07\n\n\nHudson Valley SatCom, NY Net on Thursday\n\nThe next \"HV Satcom\" group net is Thursday June 24\n8PM (EDT) (Or 2400 UTC), with an echolink Node of\nN2EYH-L, & the repeater used is \"146.970 (Pl 100;\n600 down), & for more info: www.hvsatcom.org\n                                          73,.Stu (WA2BSS)\n                                          (Director;Mt. Beacon ARC)\n\n[ANS thanks Stu, WA2BSS, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-171.08\nARISS Report\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 171.08\n>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJune 14, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-171.08\n\nAmateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report\nJune 14, 2010\n\n1.\tUpcoming School Contact\n\nAsahi Manabiya, located in Owariasahi, Aichi, Japan, has been scheduled \nfor an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact \non Wednesday, June 23 at 12:48 UTC. Asahi Manabiya is a volunteer club \nwith approximately 50 members. It hopes to pique children's interest in \nnatural science including electrical and electronic phenomena through \nthis ARISS activity.  \n\n2.\tAstronaut Caldwell-Dyson Speaks with ISIS Andrea Ponti via ARISS\n\nOn Monday, June 7, students from ISIS Andrea Ponti in Gallarate, Varese, \nItaly, linked up with on-orbit astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson, KF5DBF via \nan Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact.  An \naudience of more than 250 students, teachers and visitors, located in \nseveral classrooms and connected by multimedia screens, were present for \nthe contact. ARISS mentor Francesco De Paolis, IK0WGF introduced the event \nand ARISS activities with a presentation via phone line. The event was \ndistributed via webcast and was covered by the local media and newspapers. \nThis contact was the final event of several cross-curricular activities \ninvolving different school subjects including Science, History, Geography, \nMath, Information Technology and English. \n\n3.\tARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline\n\nOn June 11, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1713 included a short story\ntitled, \n\"Radio from Space:  Astroham Congratulates WIA on its 100th Anniversary.\"  \nThe article is about Tracy Caldwell-Dyson's ARISS contact during the WIA's \nanniversary dinner in which she sent greetings and talked about the\nadvancements \nin communications over the years. A link to the audio is provided.  \nTo view the article, see: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt\n\n4.\tAstronaut Training Status\n\nAstronaut Tom Marshburn, KE5HOC is scheduled to receive ARISS basic \noperations training on July 12. \n\n[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI,  for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\nIn addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in \nthe President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as \nsustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to \nreceive additional benefits.\nApplication forms are available from the AMSAT Office. \n\n73,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\nDee Interdonato, NB2F\nnb2f at amsat dot org\n\n\n\n",
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