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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/BC56KRUDXLZ63F7SNP3NZZO4E3Z4GDFJ/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "BC56KRUDXLZ63F7SNP3NZZO4E3Z4GDFJ", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/BC56KRUDXLZ63F7SNP3NZZO4E3Z4GDFJ/", "sender": { "address": "n1uw (a) gokarns.com", "mailman_id": "684263b135e74eb98a4fed6b61b4c189", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/684263b135e74eb98a4fed6b61b4c189/emails/" }, "sender_name": "Frank Karnauskas", "subject": "[amsat-bb] AMSAT Weekly News Bulletin ANS-223; August 11, 2019", "date": "2019-08-10T23:55:42Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-223\n\n\nThe AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and \ninformation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio\nAmateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur\nRadio in space including reports on the activities of a worldwide\ngroup of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in \ndesigning, building, launching and communicating through analog and\ndigital Amateur Radio satellites.\n\nThe news feed on http://amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio \nin space as soon as our volunteers can post it.\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to:\nans-editor at amsat dot org.\n\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* 50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium Banquet Speakers Announced - \n Tickets Now Available\n* FUNcube-1/AO-73 Entering Continuous Sunlight\n* ARRL/TAPR 2019 Digital Communications Conference Call for Papers \n* BRICSAT2 and PSAT2 Get OSCAR Designations\n* 19th Global Symposium for Regulators\n* SSA Defends 23cm Band Against Galileo Threat\n* Upcoming Satellite Operations\n* ARISS News\n* Satellite Shorts from All Over\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-223.01\nANS-223 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 223.01\n>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nAugust 11, 2019\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-223.01\n\n\n50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium Banquet Speakers Announced - \nTickets Now Available\n\nAMSAT is pleased to announce that the AMSAT Symposium Saturday \nEvening Banquet on Saturday, October 19th will feature a panel of \nguest speakers presenting \"The Foundations of AMSAT\" followed by a \nquestion and answer period. Guest speakers will include:\n\n- Lance Ginner, K6GSJ (Project OSCAR)\n- George Jacobs, W3ASK (Author, Diplomat)\n- Dr. Perry Klein, W3PK (Founding President of AMSAT)\n- Dr. Owen Mace (Australis-OSCAR 5 Builder, University of Melbourne)\n- Richard Tonkin (Australis-OSCAR 5 Builder, University of Melbourne)\n- Jan King, W3GEY (Founding member of AMSAT and Australis-OSCAR 5\n Project Manager)\n\nThe 50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting will \nbe held on Friday through Sunday, October 18-20, 2019, in Arlington, \nVirginia at The Hilton Arlington. Symposium registration is available \nfor $60 from now until September 15th. Banquet tickets are $55. \nTickets are now available on the AMSAT Store at\nhttps://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/\n\nTickets are also now available for the Sunday tour. On Sunday, \nOctober 20th, a bus tour will take attendees to the \nSteven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, an annex of the National Air and Space \nMuseum. Two large hangars display thousands of aviation and space \nartifacts, including a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, a Concorde, and the \nSpace Shuttle Discovery. Bus capacity is limited to 35 attendees. \nTickets are $30 per person. Attendees who wish to drive may also \njoin the tour group. Parking at the Udvar-Hazy Center is $15.\n\nOn Monday, October 21st, AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO, will lead \na walking tour of the National Mall. No reservations are required. \nTransportation to the National Mall will be via the Washington Metro.\n\nAdditional information, including hotel reservation information is \navailable at https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/\n\n[ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront.\n 25% of the purchase price of each product goes\n towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space\n https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nFUNcube-1/AO-73 Entering Continuous Sunlight\n\nFUNCube-1/AO-73 is due to enter continuous sunlight in a few days \ntime and the operations team have decided to set the satellite to the \neducation mode full time. This means full power beacon with no \ntransponder and no eclipse auto switching. \n\nOne of the effects of this is that the temperature of the satellite \nwill increase. This will allow the FUNcube operations team to \nfollow the effects of continuous sunlight more easily and, in theory, \nshould keep the satellite cooler as more energy should be radiated \nfrom the structure as RF.\n\nThey predict that the satellite will start experiencing eclipses \nagain on approximately 7 May 2020. The team may put the satellite \nback into transponder mode while it is in continuous sunlight, and \nwill make an announcement if they do so.\n\n[ANS thanks Jim, G3WGM for the above information.]\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nARRL/TAPR 2019 Digital Communications Conference Call for Papers\n\nThe ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC) will be held in \nDetroit, Michigan September 20-22, 2019. The location will be \nlocated near the airport.\n\nTechnical Presentations & Papers are solicited for presentation at \nthe DCC and for publication in the Annual Conference Proceedings. \nThe proceedings are published by the ARRL. Submitting a paper is not \nrequired to make a presentation at the conference. Conversely, it is \nnot necessary that a technical paper be presented at the DCC to be \npublished in the annual proceedings.\n\nPersons interested in making a technical presentation should contact \nTAPR President, Steve Bible, N7HPR at steven dot bible at gmail.com. \n\nSubmission of technical papers are due by August 12, 2019 and should \nbe submitted to: \n\nMaty Weinberg\nARRL 225 Main Street\nNewington, CT 06111\n\nor via the Internet to maty at arrl. dot org.\n\nFull Details on Call for Papers & Submission Guidelines at: \nhttps://www.tapr.org/dcc#dcccallforpapers\n\n[ANS thanks Mark Thompson, WB9QZB for the above information.]\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nBRICSAT2 and PSAT2 Get OSCAR Designations\n\nOn June 25, 2019, the United States Naval Academy PSAT2 and BRICSAT2 \ncubesats were launched on a Falcon Heavy launch vehicle from the \nKennedy Space Center in Florida. PSAT2 and BRICSAT2 were developed by \nNaval Academy students in the USNA Satellite Lab and operated in \ncooperation with the USNA Amateur Radio Club. PSAT2 carries a PSK31 \ntransponder, digipeater, SSTV-downlinked camera images, and a DTMF to \nvoice/APRS system. BRICSAT2 carries a digipeater and thruster \nexperiment. Both satellites are currently active.\n\nAt the request of the Naval Academy Amateur Radio Club, AMSAT hereby \ndesignates BRICSAT2 as Navy-OSCAR 103 (NO-103), and PSAT2 as \nNavy-OSCAR 104 (NO-104). AMSAT congratulates the owners and operators,\n\nthank them for their contribution to the amateur satellite community, \nand wish them a long mission and continued success on this and future \nprojects.\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number Administrator Drew\nGlasbrenner, KO4MA, for the above information.]\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n19th Global Symposium for Regulators\n\nSmall-Satellites, High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) and 47 GHz \nwere among the topics discussed at the ITU-D 19th Global Symposium \nfor Regulators in Port Vila, Vanuata, July 9-12.\n\nThe background paper 'Preparing for WRC-19 Understanding the issues \nat stake and the impact of decisions to be made' was among the \nmeeting documents in which 47.0-47.2 GHz is noted as one of the \ncandidate bands for IMT-2020 (International Mobile Telecommunications)\n\nand 47.2-47.5 GHz for HAPS.\n\nRegarding Small-Satellites the document says:\n\n\"At WRC-15, a proposal for a new agenda item for WRC-19 to consider \nmodifications to the regulatory procedures for notifying satellite \nnetworks to accommodate nanosatellite and picosatellite missions was \nsubmitted. WRC-15 decided not to include this as a specific item on \nthe WRC-19 agenda, because it concluded that this matter could best \nbe dealt with by the ITU-R under the standing WRC agenda item 7.\n\n\"Considering that the size of a satellite is independent of the nature\n\nof the service that it is intended to provide, a simplified \nregulatory regime needs to be developed for non-GSO satellites with \nshort-duration missions, independent of the size of the satellite.\n\n\"and\n\n\"Furthermore, it is important to ensure that any satellite radio-\nfrequency operation avoids harmful interference to incumbent and \nauthorized systems and services. The two frequency bands below 1 GHz \nunder consideration for new or upgraded allocation to the SOS \n(150.05-174 MHz and 400.15-420 MHz) are used for a wide variety of \nterrestrial and space applications, including for safety of life \npurposes, and some of these bands are heavily used on a consistent \nbasis. Nevertheless, if new allocations to the SOS in these frequency \nbands are considered, they should not put undue constraints on any \nincumbent services.\"\n\nYou can download the complete PDF at\nhttps://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Conferences/GSR/2019/Documents\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.]\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSSA Defends 23cm Band Against Galileo Threat\n\nSweden's national amateur radio society, the SSA, has sent a \nsupplementary letter to the communications regulator PTS ahead of the \nnext meeting of the CEPT ECC Conference Preparatory Group CPG-19.\n\nThe SSA report:\n\nAt a previous CEPT meeting (PTA), France has proposed an agenda item \nto WRC-23 that the coexistence between satellite navigation \n(e.g., Galileo) and amateur radio in the band 1240-1300 MHz should be \ninvestigated. The proposal was voted down at the preparatory PTA \nmeeting, but France has now sent letters to the various \ntelecommunications authorities with a request that they now support \nthis proposal at the forthcoming CPG19-9. SSA opposes this.\n\nSSA has therefore sent a supplementary letter to PTS about our 23 cm \namateur band. Our section leader for IARU and VUSHF Mats SM6EAN \nexplains the background and our opinion on our section pages. Here \nyou can also read the new letter to PTS.\n\nLink to the letter in Google English is available at \nhttps://tinyurl.com/SwedenSSA\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.]\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nUpcoming Satellite Operations\n\nSt Pierre et Miquelon (GN16) August 10-18, 2019\nA DXpedition is planned to St Pierre et Miquelon, August 10th through \nthe 18th. The team will operate as T05M will from Ile aux Marins on \n6-160m, but there is a possibility of some FM Satellites. Keep an eye \non their website for updates at http://fp2019.net/\n\nSanta Rosa Island, CA (CM93) August 12-14, 2019\nRon, AD0DX, is heading back to Santa Rosa Island, August 12th -14th. \nWhen not distracted by the feathered-birds, Ron will be on FM and \nlinear satellites as W6R. Keep an eye on Ron's Twitter feed for \nupdates at the dates get closer at https://twitter.com/ad0dx\n\nGoose Bay, Labrador (FO-93) August 12-14, 2019\nChris, VE3FU, will be visiting family / friends and maintenance of \nhis HF remote station in FO93, but he should be on the FM sats as \nVO2AC. Chris will try to post here before each pass, so keep an eye \non his Twitter feed at https://twitter.com/ChrisVE3FU\n\n6Y Jamaica (FK18) AUGUST 12-19, 2019\nPhilippe, EA4NF will be operating from Jamaica (IOTA NA-097 Grid \nFK18) in Satellite with the special call 6Y4NF from August 12 to 19. \nQRV Satellite in FM and SSB. QSL via LoTW. Keep an eye on \nPhilippe's Twitter feed for further updates at \nhttps://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT.\n\nAM1SAT (All Grids in Spain) September 9-15\nAMSAT-EA will be transmitting its special call AM1SAT via all active \nsatellites from September 9th to September 15th as part of the \nV RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2019 activities. IberRadio is the biggest \nevent for the ham community in Southwest Europe and will open doors \nSeptember 14th and 15th . Learn more about IberRadio at \nhttp://www.iberradio.es.\n\nAM1SAT call sign will be active from a minimum of 14 different grids \nduring that time to help satellite operators to collect as much EA \nlocators as possible.\n\nAs part of this activity and in order to promote the participation, \nAMSAT-EA is sponsoring the AM1SAT Special Award in two categories: \nSILVER and GOLD\n\nMore info available at https://www.amsat-ea.org/ and as a pdf at \nhttps://tinyurl.com/ANS-223-AMSAT-EA\n\n[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign\n to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades\n on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to\n continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio.\n We have reached a great milestone with $33,250 raised\n or about 17% towards our goal. This would not have been\n possible without your outstanding generosity!!\n\n For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit:\n\n https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nARISS News\n\n+ Upcoming Contacts\n\nLoreto College, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via\nIK1SLD \nThe ISS call sign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS \nThe scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP \nContact is go for: Thu 2019-08-15 09:17:06 UTC 53 deg \nWatch for live stream at www.ariotti.com starting about 15 min before\nAOS.\n\n+ Completed Contacts\n\nKyoto Tachibana Junior & Senior High School, Kyoto, Japan, direct via\n8N3KT\nThe ISS callsign was NA1SS.\nThe astronaut was Nick Hague KG5TMV.\nContact was successful: Thu 2019-08-08 10:36:37 UTC.\n\n[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.]\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSatellite Shorts from All Over\n\n \n+ AMSAT Featured in Special 300th Edition of ICQ Podcast \n\nThe ICQ Podcast team released their 300th edition on August 4, 2019 \nwhich features an interview with AMSAT Treasurer and Past President \nKeith Baker, KB1SF.\n\nReleased fortnightly on a Sunday at 0900 GMT the ICQ Podcast is \navailable either as an MP3 download or as a YouTube version with \noptional auto-generated subtitles. In this edition, Martin Butler, \nM1MRB is joined by Chris Howard, M0TCH, Dan Romanchik, KB6NU and \nFrank Howell, K4FMH to interview Keith. The interview begins \nat 1:10:30 into the show and can be heard at\nhttps://www.icqpodcast.com/\n\n[AMSAT thanks Trevor Essex, M5AKA for the above information.]\n\n\n+ OSCAR-94 Crashes on the Moon\n\nLunar-OSCAR 94 (a.k.a. LongJiang 2 and DSLWP-B) crashed onto the\nfar side of the Moon on July 31 around 14:08 UTC, ending its very\nsuccessful amateur radio mission around the Moon. Launched on \nMay 20, 2018, OSCAR achieved several historical firsts. The \ncomplete story can be read at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-223-OSCAR-94\n\n[ANS thanks Nico Janssen, PA0DLO for the above information.]\n\n\n+ ARRL Updates LOTW with Three New Satellites\n\nOn August 5, 2019 the ARRL updated Logbook of the World to include \nthree new satellites: BO-102, NO-103, and NO-104 this morning.\n\n[ANS thanks Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA for the above information.]\n\n\n+ AMSAT-DL Building Antarctic Ground Station for QO-100\n\nAMSAT-DL is hurriedly building a ground station for Antarctica that \nwill link to QO-100. The purpose for the installation is to provide \na scientific platform to engage students in studying climate change \nand its effects in the polar regions.\n\nRead the complete article at \nhttps://amsat-dl.org/en/wie-wird-die-antarktis-auf-qo-100-qrv/\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information.]\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nIn addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the \nPresident's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining\ndonors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive \nadditional benefits. Application forms are available from the \nAMSAT office.\n\nPrimary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at\none-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students\nenrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the \nstudent rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this \nstatus.\n\nContact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student \nmembership information.\n\n73,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\nFrank Karnauskas, N1UW\nn1uw at amsat dot org\n\nSent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum \navailable to all interested persons worldwide without requiring \nmembership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author \nand do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.\n\nNot an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite \nprogram!\n\nSubscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n\n\n", "attachments": [] }