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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/HUCOI2PZP2KIHPBIIFHZWNTV5FERLIL2/?format=api", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/?format=api", "message_id": "CAM5+sou+zFfyzotBJqK4bmTjh+z6ySkKOWgoHkp0ioMwY0guHg@mail.gmail.com", "message_id_hash": "HUCOI2PZP2KIHPBIIFHZWNTV5FERLIL2", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/HUCOI2PZP2KIHPBIIFHZWNTV5FERLIL2/?format=api", "sender": { "address": "mccardelm (a) gmail.com", "mailman_id": "147f14b8d896456cbff7f12049b091a2", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/147f14b8d896456cbff7f12049b091a2/emails/?format=api" }, "sender_name": "E.Mike McCardel", "subject": "[amsat-bb] ANS-217 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins", "date": "2018-08-05T00:11:36Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-217\n\nThe AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-\nmation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite\nCorporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space\nincluding reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur\nRadio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,\nlaunching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio\nsatellites.\n\nThe news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur\nRadio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to:\nans-editor at amsat.org.\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* AMSAT-DL Announces IARU coordinated frequencies for P4-A, Es'hail-2\n* Launch Announced For Es’hail-2 Carrying Ham Radio Transponders\n* BIRDS-2 deploy from ISS on 10th Aug\n* VUCC Awards-Endorsements for July 2018\n* Return of ARISS Packet Radio\n* Students Learn About Amateur Satellites At College Workshops\n* AMSAT Board of Director Elections Corrected Ballots Mailed\n* AMSAT Member Ruth Willet, KM4LAO Receives 2018 ARRL Hiram Percy\n Maxim Memorial Award\n* Call for Papers Microwave Update 2018\n* 2018 36th AMSAT Symposium & Banquet Registration Now on AMSAT Store\n* Upcoming Satellite Operations\n* ARISS News\n* Shorts From All Over\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-217.01\nANS-217 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 217.01\n>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nAugust 5, 2018\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-217.01\n\n\nAMSAT-DL Announces IARU coordinated frequencies for P4-A, Es'hail-2\n\nEs'hail-2 is a commercial geostationary broadcasting satellite\nwhich will also provide the first amateur radio Phase 4 trans-\nponders. The satellite will be positioned at 26 degrees east.\n\nEs'hail-2 will carry two transponders operating in the 2400 MHz\nand 10450 MHz bands. A 250kHz bandwidth linear transponder\nintended for conventional analogue operations and an 8 MHz\nbandwidth transponder for experimental digital modulation\nschemes and DVB amateur television.\n\nThe following frequencies have been coordinated:\n\nfor narrowband linear transponder\n• downlink 10489.550 - 10489.800 MHz with 100 Watts output power\n• uplink 2400.050 - 2400.300 MHz\n\nfor wideband digital transponder\n• downlink 10491.000 - 10499.000 MHz with 100 Watts output power\n• uplink 2401.500 - 2409.500 MHz\n\nhttp://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=630\nhttp://www.amsat-dl.org/index.php/es-hail-2-p4a\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nLaunch Announced For Es’hail-2 Carrying Ham Radio Transponders\n\nEs’hailSat has tweeted their geostationary satellite Es’hail-2 is\nexpected to be launched by SpaceX in the 4th quarter of 2018.\n\nQatar’s Es’hail-2 satellite will provide the first amateur radio\ngeostationary communications and is capable of linking amateurs from\nBrazil to Thailand.\n\nEs’hail-2 will carry two “Phase 4” amateur radio transponders\noperating in the 2400 MHz and 10450 MHz bands. A 250 kHz bandwidth\nlinear transponder intended for conventional analogue operations and\nan 8 MHz bandwidth transponder for experimental digital modulation\nschemes and DVB amateur television.\n\nOn August 2 the company tweeted the launch information in response\nto a question about the launch date from Eric Ralph\nhttps://twitter.com/eshailsat/status/1024898547165093890\n\nOn July 31, 2018 Michael Baylor @nextspaceflight tweeted:\nA new #SpaceX Falcon 9 arriving at the Cape. The most likely\nscenario is that it is B1050.1 for the Es’hail mission.\n@13ericralph31 is reporting that B1046.2 will launch Merah Putih,\nmaking B1049.1 the most likely choice for Telstar 18V.\nhttps://tinyurl.com/ANS217-Falcon9Arrival\n\nAMSAT-DL Phase 4A Es’hail-2 geostationary satellite amateur radio\ntransponder slides:\nhttps://tinyurl.com/ANS217-TransponderSlides\n\nAMSAT-DL Phase 4A leaflet:\nhttps://tinyurl.com/ANS217-P4A-Leaflet\n\nEs’hail-2:\nhttps://amsat-uk.org/satellites/geosynchronous/eshail-2/\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-DL via AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nBIRDS-2 deploy from ISS on 10th Aug\n\nJAXA announced BIRDS-2 three CubeSats BHUTAN-1, MAYA-1 and UiTMSat-1\ndeploy from ISS at 10th August.\n\nThey will transmit 30 minutes after deployment. Initial mode looks CW\non 70cm. They use same frequency 437.375MHz and transmit in the order\nof BHUTAN-1, MAYA-1 and UiTMSat-1.\n\nBIRDS-2 CubeSats has also APRS digipeater on 145.825MHz.\n\nSatellite Country ID Call Sign\nBHUTAN-1 Bhutan BIRD-BT JG6YKL\nMAYA-1 Philippines BIRD-PH JG6YKM\nUiTMSat-1 Malaysia BIRD-MY JG6YKN\n\nhttp://birds2.birds-project.com/operation/\n\n[ANS thanks Masahiro JN1GKZ for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nVUCC Awards-Endorsements for July 2018\n\nHere are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite\nAwards issued by the ARRL for the period July 1, 2018\nthrough August 1, 2018.\n\nCongratulations to all those who made the list this month!\n\nCALL 01Jul 01Aug\n\nK8YSE 1848 1879\nWA4NVM 1488 1522\nN9IP 618 625\nWD9EWK 450 476\nK7TAB 306 430\nKE4AL 379 429\nAA8CH 256 316\nAE5B 100 239\nK5IX 175 202\nN6RFM 107 201\nN7AGF 152 175\nPU8RFL 120 125\nIK0USO 100 118\nLW2DAF New 103\nWW8W New 103\nK2MTS New 100\nKG4AKV New 100\nKJ4EU New 100\n\n\nIf you find errors or omissions. please contacat:\nw5rkn at w5rkn dot com.\n\n\nThis list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf\nlistings for July 1, 2018 and August 1, 2018. It's a visual\ncomparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your\ncall was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are\nroving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are\ndoing most of the work!\n\n[ANS thanks Ron W5RKN for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nReturn of ARISS Packet Radio\n\nIf you have missed APRS and packet radio from ISS (as ARISS has),\nyou'll be happy to hear that a replacement system is on its way. When\nthe packet module aboard ISS died in late 2017, the ARISS hardware\nteam was heavily involved in design and safety certification of the\nnew Interoperable Radio System (IORS). After basic troubleshooting\nand a few attempts to revive the failed module, we decided to\ndedicate our time to IORS and get it - with its packet and other\ncapabilities - aboard ISS as soon as possible.\n\nEarly this year, thermal testing of the first flight-identical IORS\npower supply showed that some changes to air flow were needed. This\nchange looked likely to delay our expected IORS deployment from late\n2018 to early 2019.\n\nWith some newly available time, the hardware team was able to dig up\nan original duplicate of the packet module, replace its battery, and\ntest the module to verify that it still works. Fortunately, NASA has\napproved flight of this identical unit with minimal paperwork, so we\nare asking to be on the manifest for supply mission 71P (a Progress\nspacecraft). Launch currently is scheduled for 31 October, with\ndocking on 2 November. Installation will depend on the crew’s busy\nschedule, but we expect packet will be operational again by the end\nof November 2018.\n\n[ANS thanks Dave W8AAS via AMSAT-BB for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nStudents learn about Amateur Satellites at College Workshops\n\nTo popularise Ham Radio in western India two events were conducted\nback to back recently by Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP Regional Coordinator\nAMSAT-INDIA.\n\nLDRP College Gandhinagar\n\n‘Ham Radio for GenX’ – Full day workshop with demo was conducted at\nLDRP College Gandhinagar (Gujarat – India) on 12th July 2018. More\nthan 70 EC students + faculties participated in this awareness event.\n\nProgram was inaugurated with kind presence of dignitaries from\nGIAR, LDRP, IEEE, ISRO & AMSAT-INDIA.\n\n>From GIAR, OM Pravinbhai Valera VU2CPV (Joint Secretary) & OM\nJagdishbhai Pandya VU2JGI (General Secretary) blessed us with their\nkind presence.\n\nPresentation on ‘Antennas for Space Application’ was conducted by\nDr. Ramesh Kumar Gupta (SAC-ISRO).\n\nHam Radio history & Introductory session was nicely conducted by\nJagdishbhai Pandya VU2JGI with several interesting examples.\n\nThereafter Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP gave good overview on Satellite\nCommunication, Digital Communication, APRS, RDF, IOTA, SSTV & RTL-SDR\netc. technology.\n\nLive demo of SSTV was conducted which was very much enjoyed by the\nstudents & faculties. VHF demo with mock drill was simulated by\nVU2EXP Rajesh, VU2JGI Jagdishbhai, VU3IKI Ke Ke, VU3EXP Sakshi & team.\n\nHam Radio stuff were exhibited incl. VHF/UHF Rigs, PSU, Antennas,\nDigital Interfaces, Cables, SWR Meter, attenuator, FUNcube satellite\nmodel,\nQSL Cards, Awards, etc stuff was displayed for the knowledge of the\nstudents.\n\nWe also got nice support from other fellow hams incl. VU3DVA\nDeepakbhai, VU3GLY Priyesh, VU3DSJ Dipakbhai, SWL Abhigna etc team.\n\nWe had guest presence of Dr Narendra Chauhan Sir (IPR) & Prof. N. N.\nJani Sir in the event.\n\nI am thankful to Prof. Dave Sir (HOD – EC), Prof. Mendhe Sir (EC),\nMr. Nilesh Makwana (IEEE) to nicely coordinate & support the event.\n\nProgram concluded in hope to have good number of future hams from\nthe Institute.\n\nLD College Ahmedabad\n\n‘Ham Radio Practical Insight’ titled workshop was conducted at LD\nCollege Ahmedabad (Gujarat – India) on 13th July 2018 in afternoon\nsession. More than 65 EC students + faculties participated.\n\nDignitaries from IEEE, ISRO, LD & AMSAT-INDIA inaugurated the\nworkshop. It was our great pleasure to have chief guest presence of\nShri Rajeev Jyoti Sir (Dy. Director SAC – ISRO) & Chair (IEEE)\nGujarat chapter in this Ham Radio Workshop.\n\nRajesh Vagadia VU2EXP explained the latest technology/modes ham\nworld uses & gave quick practical Demos for chief guest. Demo\nincludes CW, Text, Image & Voice transmission/reception with simple\nVHF Radio sets. The simple experiment techniques used were described.\nStudents were surprised to learn the potential of Amateur Radio &\nexperts appreciate such public demos.\n\nWe got nice support from team members VU3EXP Sakshi, VU2UTZ\nDinyarji, VU3PMT Mahendrabhai, VU3GLY Priyesh, SWL Ketanbhai during\ndemo & whole event.\n\nThereafter detailed presentation was given on interesting ham\nevents, digital communication, Satellite Communication, ARISS\nprogram, ASOC licencing procedure, APRS, SSTV witth RTL-SSDR etc.\n\nSession remain very interactive with lots of queries which were\nanswered very well by VU2EXP. Also mini Ham Radio exhibition was\nkeenly enjoyed by the audience.\n\nI am thankful to Prof. Usha Madam (HOD – EC), Prof. Arun Sir (EC),\nMr. Nilesh Makwana (IEEE) to nicely coordinate & support the event.\n\nSmall spark of Ham Radio was ignited, hope we get good number of\nHams from the participants, in the future.\n\n[ANS thanks Rajesh VU2EXP via AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT Board of Director Elections Corrected Ballots Mailed\n\nCorrected ballots have been mailed and members should be receiving\nthem, if they haven't already. The new ballots, labeled \"CORRECTED\nBALLOT 7/20/2018\" are printed on yellow-colored cardstock.\n\nDue to a printing error, the beige-colored ballots mailed to AMSAT-\nNA members for the 2018 Board of Directors election on July 15, 2018\nhave been declared void. Any of these voided ballots received at the\nAMSAT-NA office will not be counted.\n\nUsing the Yellow Ballots, please vote for no more than three of the\n2018 candidates:\n\nTom Clark, K3IO\nMark Hammond, N8MH\nScott Harvey, KA7FVV\nBruce Paige, KK5DO\nPeter Portanova, W2JV\n\nCandidate biographies can be viewed at:\nhttps://www.amsat.org/bios2018/\n\nThe Directors positions will go to the three candidates receiving\nthe highest number of votes. In addition, there will be two alternate\nmembers chosen, based on the next highest number of votes received.\n\nBallots must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2018\nin order to be counted. Those sent outside North America were sent\nvia air mail. If you have not received your ballot package in a\nreasonable time for your location, please contact the AMSAT office.\nCompleted ballots should be returned as promptly as possible, and\nthose from outside North America preferably by air mail.\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT Member Ruth Willet, KM4LAO Receives 2018 ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim\nMemorial Award\n\nNineteen-year-old Ruth Willet, KM4LAO, of Cana, Virginia, was named\nas the recipient of the 2018 ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award by\nthe ARRL Board of Directors at its July 20 – 21 meeting. The Hiram\nPercy Maxim Memorial Award is given annually by the Board to a radio\namateur under the age of 21 whose accomplishments and contributions\nto both Amateur Radio and the local community are of an exemplary\nnature.\n\nWillet, who earned her Technician class license in June 2015 and\nupgraded to Extra in May 2016, was instrumental in re-establishing\nthe Amateur Radio and Electronics Club (K8HPS) at Kettering\nUniversity in Michigan, where she is a junior pursuing a double major\nin engineering physics and mechanical engineering while maintaining\nan A average. She alternates 11-week academic terms with 11-week co-\nop jobs at Textron Specialized Vehicles in Augusta, Georgia. Willet\nrecently relocated to Virginia from Lawrenceville, Georgia, where she\ngrew up.\n\nWillet is actively involved in recruiting and mentoring new\nlicensees and in community awareness programs, including\ndemonstrations during the August 21, 2017, total solar eclipse. She\nis on the air daily on HF, using SSB or CW and satellites. In\naddition to her membership in ARRL, Willet belongs to AMSAT and\nCWOps, as well as several other clubs. She enjoys HF contesting,\nparticipating in local club events, and chasing and roving to grids\non Amateur Radio satellites. Willet and her mom Sharon, KM4TVU,\nparticipated in ARRL’s highly successful National Parks on the Air\n(NPOTA) event in 2016.\n\nWillet has written articles for numerous amateur radio news outlets,\nincluding QST. She earned the 2017 ARRL August QST Cover plaque for\nher article “The 2016 Youth DX Adventure to the Caribbean Island of\nSaba.” The article was based on her experience as a participant in\nthe 2016 Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX Adventure trip to Saba.\n\nIn May, Willet was presented with the Radio Club of America’s Young\nAchiever Award. Last spring, she was the keynote speaker at the 32nd\nannual SWODXA DX Dinner, held in conjunction with Hamvention®, where\nher topic was “Experiencing the Hobby of a Lifetime.” She also spoke\nat the 30th Hamvention Youth Forum in 2017 on “Plugging into Your\nValuable Club Resources.”\n\nThe Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award, which includes a cash award of\n$1,500 and an engraved plaque to the recipient, is intended to\nprovide a tangible reward to those deserving young amateurs who\ncontribute their time, skills, and energies daily through their\ncommitment to Amateur Radio. As models for their peers, and\ninspirations to us all, these fine young people are highly visible\nboosters of Amateur Radio awareness.\n\n[ANS thanks Dave N1RSN and The ARRL for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nCall for Papers Microwave Update 2018\n\nMicrowave Update 2018\nDayton, Ohio, October 11-14, 2018\nHoliday Inn, Fairborn, Ohio\nwww.microwaveupdate.org\n\nMicrowave Update (MUD) is an international conference dedicated to\nmicrowave equipment design, construction, and operation. It is\nfocused on, but not limited to, amateur radio on the microwave bands.\nThe Midwest VHF/UHF Society is pleased to host this year's event. The\nconference will be held at the Holiday Inn, 2800 Presidential Drive,\nFairborn, Ohio 45324.\n\nCall for Presentations and Papers: The program committee is calling\nfor papers and presentations on the technical and operational aspects\nof microwave amateur radio communications. Tell us about your latest\nproject, design or operating adventures. Please e-mail your\nproposals, questions, and submissions to John Ackermann, N8UR, at\[email protected]. Don't wait until the beginning of September to let us\nknow what you're planning!\n\nPresentations selected for the technical program may be given in\nperson or by proxy. Please send an abstract and expected duration no\nlater than August 25, 2018 so that we can determine and announce the\nprogram agenda the following week. Ideally, send your draft\npresentation by the same date. We encourage presenters to submit a\ncompanion paper for publication in the proceedings book. This paper\nwould ideally be text based and expand on the presentation slides,\nbut a simple copy of the slides is also okay. Either way, this\nmaterial must be received no later than September 1, 2018 to be\nincluded in the book. Additional material (presentation slides,\nschematics, source code, more text, background info, etc.) to be\nincluded on the proceedings CD must arrive no later than September\n25, 2018. All conference attendees will receive a copy of the book\nand CD.\n\nFull details, including suggested topics, paper guidelines,\nschedule, and hotel information can be found on the MUD website:\nwww.microwaveupdate.org.\n\n[ANS thanks Microwave Update 2018 for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n2018 36th AMSAT Symposium & Banquet Registration Now on AMSAT Store\n\nRegistrations and Banquet tickets are available on the AMSAT Store\nfor the 2018 36th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting\nand the Banquet. The Symposium and Banquet will be held in Huntsville,\nAlabama on November 2-4. The venue is the US Space and Rocket Center.\n\nRegistration for the Symposium is $60 through September 30th, $65\nthrough October 26th, and $70 at the door. Banquet tickets are $50,\nplease provide your callsign, name and name of your guest in the notes\nsection of the AMSAT store checkout. The Banquet will be held under\nthe rocket in the Saturn V hall.\n\nFor more information on the Symposium as well as information and a\nlink to the hotel. Please see:\nhttps://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/\n\n[ANS thanks 2018 AMSAT Symposium Committee for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nUpcoming Satellite Operations\n\nAMSAT lists upcoming satellite operations, which is maintained by\nRobert Brankston KE4AL. Please Please submit any additions or\ncorrections to ke4al at yahoo dot com.\n\nFollowing is the list of scheduled operations as of July 25, 2018:\n\n+ Kauai, Hawaii (BL01 and BL02) – July 25 through August 2, 2018\n\nJustin, K5EM, is heading to Kauai for a vacation. While there he\nwill focus on linear satellites from BL01, BL02, and the BL01/BL02\ngridline. Justin has posted a few tips on his Twitter page, which is\npublicly viewable at https://twitter.com/k5em, to help him and you\nincrease your chances of making a contact.\n\n+ Nova Scotia (FN65 and FN67) – August 2-5, 2018\n\nBrent, VY2HF will be operating from FN65 August 2-3 and FN67 August\n3-5. Pass announcements will be posted to Twitter, publicly viewable\nat https://twitter.com/vy2hf\n\n+ Fairbanks, Alaska (BP64) – August 2-8, 2018\n\nBob, K8BL, will be taking a “Bucket List” Trip to Alaska next week\nto check off a few items, going to Fairbanks from 8/2 through 8/8 and\ntaking his regular Rover Gear – IC820H & Arrow w/tripod. Plan is to\nactivate BP64 and a couple nearby Grids – holiday style. That means\nhe’ll pop up on various Satellites with no strict schedule other than\na Twitter Message with a few hours notice, publicly viewable at\nhttps://twitter.com/K8BLbob.\nLoTW upload upon return.\n\n+ Miami Road Trip – August 3-5, 2018\n\nRobert, KE4AL, has to fly down to Miami to pick up his car, then\ndrive back home. He will operate from EL95 Friday afternoon, and\nthen EL99/EM90 gridline Friday night. If not too saddle-sore, Robert\nmay take the long way home, possibly as far North as North Carolina.\nKeep an eye on his Twitter account, publicly viewable at\nhttps://twitter.com/KE4ALabama, for further updates.\n\n+ EO-40 – August 3-5, 2018\n\nPaul, KE0PBR is heading to EO-40, holiday style. and expects to be\non the nightly 03:00ish AO-92 passes.\n\n+ FN05 – August 3-5, 2018\n\nRon, AD0DX, is heading to VE3 Land and bringing his satellite gear\nwith him. Ron will be on FM and linears Friday and Saturday. Logging\nin LOTW as AD0DX/VE3. He will have one good opening for EU on AO-7\non Friday. Ron will be driving from Windsor to Toronto and back and\nwill activate a few other grids as I have opportunity. Check out\nAD0DX’s QRZ page for more info.\n\n+ Mindless Wandering – August 3-5, 2018\n\nChris, K7TAB is heading out again… This time, his travels will take\nhim through DM38, DM47, DM48, DM55, DM56, DM 57, and DM58. Specific\npass announcements will be posted to Twitter, publicly viewable at\nhttps://twitter.com/K7TABravo\n\n+ North Truro, MA (FN51 + More) – August 3-8, 2018\n\nGary, N2WLS, is off on vacation for a week, and will be camping in\nNorth Truro, MA which is in FN42. Gary intends to try to work some\nFM satellite passes from FN51 as that’s the rarer strip of land. He\nmay also put some RF up from FN41. Gary will be on the cape 8/3-\n8/7,. He will also be staying in FN32 on 8/2 and FN23 on 8/7 and 8/8\nand may try to work some passes from those locations as well.\n\n+ South TX (EL07, EL08) – August 5-10, 2018\n\nClayton, W5PFG, will be working satellite passes from EL07/EL08,\nSunday afternoon, August 5th. Watch his Twitter account for pass\nupdates, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/w5pfg\n\n+ Lake Placid, NY (FN24, FN34) – August 5-10, 2018\n\nDon, KB2YSI, will be vacationing in the Lake Placid are, August 5-\n10. Plan is to operate FM satellites mainly, most likely operating\nevenings / night passes. Specific pass announcements will be posted\nto Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/kb2ysi\n\n+ Iceland (HP84, HP94, and HP95) – August 9-14, 2018\nGareth, G0MFR, will be in Iceland 9-14 August, activating grids\nHP94/95/84 and looking for NA QSOs on FM Sats.\n\n+ Bonneville Salt Flats, UT (DN30) – August 10-17, 2018\n\nR.J., WY7AA, is heading to Speedweek at the Bonneville Salt Flats in\nUtah. Enroute and while there, he also plans to activate DN51, DN41,\nDN40, and DN20). Specific pass announcements will be posted to\nTwitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/WY7AA\n\n+ Vancouver Island/Olympia National Park (CO60, CO70, CN79) – August\n 12-13, 2018\n\nRon, AD0DX, will be in the Vancouver / Vancouver Island area and at\nOlympia National Park. He will make a special trip to CO60 on Sunday\nAug 12th evening and in Campbell River, BC for 24 hours over Aug 12\nand 13 so there should be lots of opportunities for CO70 and CO79.\nMore information is available on AD0DX’s QRZ page, to include planned\ngrid activation for his return trip home. Updates will be posted on\nTwitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/ad0dx\n\n+ Main (FN44, FN53, and FN55) – August 12-18, 2018\n\nAdam, K0FFY, will be visiting the State of Maine, August 12-18.\nConsiderate enough to bring along his satellite gear, Adam expects to\nactivate FN44, FN53, and FN 55. Updates will be posted on Twitter,\npublicly viewable at https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio\n\n+ Road to Huntsville, Alabama (EM53, EM54, EM55, EM63, EM64, EM65) –\n August 16-19, 2018\n\nRobert, KE4AL, will be heading to the Huntsville Hamfest August\n16th. Enroute, he will activate EM53/EM63, EM54/EM55, and EM64/EM65\ngridlines. August 17th, Robert will be operating from the U.S. Space\n& Rocket Center (EM64) and scouting out the venue for the 36th Annual\nAMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting, which will be held\nNovember 2-4, 2018. In addition, Robert will be be providing AMSAT\ndemonstrations at the Huntsville Hamfest (EM64), August 18-19.\nSpecific passes will be announced on Twitter, publicly viewable at\nhttps://twitter.com/KE4ALabama\n\n+ Santa Rosa Island (CM93 and CM94) – August 20-22, 2018\n\nRon, AD0DX, using the call sign W6R, will be operating from Santa\nRosa Island in the Channel Islands August 20-22 to activate grid\nsquare CM93, with a few passes from the CM93/CM94 grid line. Ron\nwill be mainly active on the FM satellites AO-91, AO-92 and SO-50.\nJust learning to operate on the linear birds, he hopes to be active\non FO-29, CAS-4A and CAS-4B. More information is available on\nAD0DX’s QRZ page, with updates while on the island will be posted on\nTwitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/ad0dx\n\n+ Lawrence, KS (EM28, EM29) – August 26-28, 2018\n\nGreg, N4KGL, will be in activating the EM28/EM29 gridline, while in\nLawrence Kansas. More specific plans are forthcoming.\n\n[ANS thanks Robert KE4AL for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS News\n\nRecent Successful ARISS Contacts\n\n+ 2018-07-13 14:00 UTC between Ricky Arnold KE5DAU using ISS\n callsign NA1SS and Space Port Area Conference for Educators\n (SPACE) - Kennedy Space Center, FL (CASIS#4), participating school\n Burns Science & Technology Charter School, Oak Hill, FL. Contact was\n telebridge via W6SRJ. ARISS Mentor was Dave AA4KN.\n\n+ 2018-07-13 21:30 UTC between Oleg Artemyev using ISS callsign\n RSØISS and About Gagarin From Space,Performing a session of amateur\n radio communication with the 7th International Aerospace School.\n U.N. Sultanova Rep. Bashkortostan, Ufa, Russia. Contact was direct\n via RZ9WWB. ARISS mentor was Sergey RV3DR.\n\n+ 2018-07-17 08:24 UTC between Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT using\n ISS callsign NA1SS and Essex Heights Primary School, Melbourne,\n Victoria, Australia. Contact was telebridge via VK4KHZ. ARISS\n mentor was Shane VK4KHZ.\n\n+ 2018-07-20 20:15 UTC between Oleg Artemyev using ISS callsign\n RSØISS and About Gagarin From Space, Performing a session of amateur\n radio communication with the 7th International Aerospace School.\n U.N. Sultanova Rep. Bashkortostan, Ufa, Russia. Contact was direct\n via RZ9WWB. ARISS mentor was Sergey RV3DR.\n\n+ 2018-07-23 09:47 UTC between Ricky Arnold KE5DAU using ISS\n callsign NA1SS and Shinoda Elementary School, Izumi City, Japan.\n Contact was direct via 8N3SD. ARISS mentor was Satoshi 7M3TJZ.\n\n+ 2018-07-26 20:22 UTC between Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT using\n ISS callsign NA1SS and ISS R&D Conference - San Francisco, CA,\n (CASIS#2), participating school Quest Institute for Quality\n Education, San Jose, CA. Contact was telebridge via VK5ZAI.\n ARISS mentor was Tim W6MU.\n\n[ANS thanks Charlie AJ9N and ARISS for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nShorts From All Over\n\n+ The Amp Hour Podcast - Episode 401\n An Interview with Brent and Bryce Salmi\n https://theamphour.com/401-an-interview-with-brent-and-bryce-salmi/\n Features AMSAT members the Salmi Brothers Brent, KB1LQD and Bryce,\n KB1LQC as they discuss lots of great tips about how to design SUPER\n reliable electronics and how to get into the digital side of\n hamradio.\n\n [ANS thanks Amp Hour Podcast for the above information]\n\n+ AMSAT News Service continues to look for people to join the staff\n of rotating editors for the AMSAT News Service bulletins. Interested\n person should contact ANS-Editor at amsat dot org.\n\n [ANS thanks the dedicated ANS Rotating Editors for the above\n information]\n\n+ A complete archive of past and current AMSAT News Service\n Bulletins can be found at:\n http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/\n\n In a like manner the AMSAT-BB Bulletin Board messages are archived\n at:\n http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/\n\n [ANS thanks ANS Editors for the above information]\n\n+ Readers of this list might also be interested in\n MilSat Magazine: http://www.milsatmagazine.com/archive.php\n and Sat Magazine: http://www.satmagazine.com/archive.php\n\n [ANS thanks SatNews for the above information.]\n\n+ Grid Master and Got Grids Awards\n\n CONGRATULATIONS WI7P Randolph Kohlwey For Grid Master Award #9\n Got Grids Award #20\n\n For more info on our awards contact WA4NVM\n\n [ANS thanks DAMON wa4hfn for the above information]\n\n+ The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)\n\n ACMA Fact Sheet for Spectrum for small satellites and CubeSats\n\n A fact sheet \"Spectrum for Small Satellites\" and CubeSats has just\n been released by The Australian Communications and Media Authority\n (ACMA), Australia's government regulator of broadcasting, some\n internet content, radiocommunications and telecommunications.\n\n The fact sheet can be downloaded from:\n https://tinyurl.com/ANS217-ACMAFactsheet\n\n [ANS thanks The ACMA for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n/EX\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 addi-\ntional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT\nOffice.\n\nPrimary and secondary school students are eligible for membership\nat one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students\nenrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-\ndent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.\nContact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership\ninformation.\n\n73,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\nEMike McCardel, AA8EM\naa8em at amsat dot org\n", "attachments": [] }