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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/JLQW3OSBSPNUJPADXYOWFWH42XEOHQMG/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "JLQW3OSBSPNUJPADXYOWFWH42XEOHQMG", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/FK6ZN5GFGIC7ZMREVJDBLUKAU3CSENTL/", "sender": { "address": "pedro (a) dutrasousa.name", "mailman_id": "34c679918eec4d078abc3edf1f474373", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/34c679918eec4d078abc3edf1f474373/emails/" }, "sender_name": "Pedro Sousa", "subject": "Re: [amsat-bb] ANS-353 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins", "date": "2016-12-18T14:33:39Z", "parent": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/FK6ZN5GFGIC7ZMREVJDBLUKAU3CSENTL/", "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "Hi,\n\nJust a correction: the Christmas Weekend Operation will be on HM58, and \nnot HM85.\n\n73s Pedro CU2ZG\n\nOn 2016-12-18 00:51, Lee McLamb wrote:\n> AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\n> ANS-353\n>\n> The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-\n> mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite\n> Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space\n> including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur\n> Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,\n> launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio\n> satellites.\n>\n> The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur\n> Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.\n>\n> Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:\n> ans-editor at amsat.org.\n>\n> In this edition:\n>\n> * Gould Smith, WA4SXM appointed Director-Field Operations\n> * AO-73/FUNcube Holiday Transponder Operation\n> * HM85 Christmas Weekend Operation\n> * 18 Years of SSTV and Human Spaceflight\n> * WB8ELK Balloon Completes Second Lap Around the World\n> * 18th Annual Long Island Section Convention\n>\n>\n> SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-353.01\n> ANS-353 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n>\n> AMSAT News Service Bulletin 353.01\n> From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\n> DATE December 18, 2016\n> To All RADIO AMATEURS\n> BID: $ANS-353.01\n>\n> Gould Smith, WA4SXM appointed Director-Field Operations\n>\n> AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW has appointed G. Gould Smith, \n> WA4SXM as\n> Director-Field Operations. The public announcement was made during \n> the Field\n> Operations Forum held in conjunction with the 34th AMSAT Space \n> Symposium held on\n> board Carnival Liberty on 12 Nov 2016.\n>\n> Field Operations consists of AMSAT volunteers who serve as Area \n> Coordinators in\n> their local areas. As “Ambassadors of AMSAT”, they give AMSAT \n> presentations at\n> local club meetings or at hamfests, manage an AMSAT table/booth at a \n> hamfest, or\n> support local satellite operations as ‘elmers’ to new satellite \n> operators.\n>\n> Gould previously served as Director-Field Operations from 2004-2008 \n> prior to\n> becoming VP-User Services from 2008-2013. Gould is also the author of \n> several\n> books published by AMSAT starting in 1990 with “Getting Started With \n> Amateur\n> Satellites” the current AMSAT publication that carries his name. Due \n> to medical\n> issues, Gould was forced to resign from the Board of Directors and as \n> VP-User\n> Services in 2014 to focus on his medical concerns. Two years later, \n> Gould’s\n> medical recovery is now such that he’s once again in position to \n> support AMSAT.\n>\n> In conjunction with this transition, Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK now \n> serves as\n> “Lead Area Coordinator”, essentially functioning as Gould’s Executive \n> Officer.\n> Together, Gould and Patrick will work to enhance the Field Organization.\n>\n> “Having Gould back in an AMSAT leadership role is welcome news” notes \n> AMSAT\n> President Barry Baines, WD4ASW. “Gould is passionate about amateur \n> radio in\n> space and wants to encourage amateurs to become involved with satellite\n> operations. The Field Organization will benefit from Gould’s focus on \n> providing\n> support to our Area Coordinators and developing materials that will \n> assist our\n> volunteers to speak on AMSAT’s behalf at club presentations and \n> hamfests.”\n>\n> Initially, Gould has been spending some time getting back up to speed \n> on the\n> current status of the Field Organization and establishing a line of\n> communication with the Field Ops Team. Gould notes, “As a long time \n> AMSAT\n> volunteer I am excited to be re-engaging with the organization since \n> my health\n> has improved significantly. The Field Operations position is one that \n> I have\n> experience with and am looking forward to leading with the help of \n> Patrick,\n> WD9EWK. I have looked at the current Area Coordinator list and their \n> activities\n> and know most of the members. One of the first things I will be doing \n> is getting\n> to know the newer coordinators and determining how best we can serve \n> AMSAT, it's\n> members and prospective members. Please let me know of any ideas or \n> suggestions\n> to improve he Field Operations team.”\n>\n> [ANS thanks AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW, for the above \n> information]\n>\n>\n> ---------------------------------------------------------------------\n>\n> AO-73/FUNcube Holiday Transponder Operation\n>\n> The AO-73/FUNcube plan for the Holidays is to switch to continuous \n> transponder\n> mode on Wed 22 Dec pm UTC, and revert back to auto transponder \n> switching on\n> Sunday 8 Jan 2017 ppm UTC.\n>\n> Have FUN with the transponder.\n>\n> [ANS thanks Jim, G3WGM, for the above information]\n>\n>\n> ---------------------------------------------------------------------\n>\n>\n> HM85 Christmas Weekend Operation\n>\n> Pedro, CU2ZG, reports that Christmas HM58 operation will take place from\n> December 23rd to December 25th. Pedro will be SSB equipped and plans to\n> operate on the following satellites: AO-7, FO-29, SO-50, AO-73, EO-79,\n> XW-2A/B/C/D/F, and AO-85.\n>\n> Logs will be uploaded as CU2ZG.\n>\n> [ANS thanks Pedro, CU2ZG, for the above information]\n>\n>\n> ---------------------------------------------------------------------\n>\n> 18 Years of SSTV and Human Spaceflight\n>\n> December 12, 2016, marked the 18th anniversary of the activation of \n> the MIR SSTV\n> Amateur Radio developed System which was transported and put aboard \n> the MIR\n> Space Station. The MIR SSTV System sent pictures over a period of \n> about 2\n> years and 4 months to the delight of Amateur Radio Operators and others\n> worldwide. (Mir was deorbited in March, 2001) For those interested in \n> this\n> historical event and background, the publication Amateur Television \n> Quarterly\n> (ATVQ), Spring 2015 issue has an article, “How Did the MIR SSTV \n> System come\n> into Existence”? Back issue copies of ATVQ containing this article are\n> available via [email protected]. See also web address: \n> www.ATVQuarterly.com.\n>\n> A small sampling of perhaps thousands of received pictures may be \n> found in web\n> sites:\n>\n> http://www.marexmg.org/marexmirweb/fileshtml/galleryimagepage1.htm\n>\n> http://www.qsl.net/dg7ro/afu/mirsstv.htm\n>\n> Background information and initial efforts on developing the MIR \n> System and\n> early efforts to provide SSTV for the ISS may be reviewed at:\n>\n> http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/sponsorspeople.htm\n>\n> The ISS is now transmitting a similar series of SSTV Transmissions to \n> that of\n> MIR:\n>\n> https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv\n>\n> [ANS thanks Farrell, W8ZCF, for the above information]\n>\n>\n> ---------------------------------------------------------------------\n>\n>\n> WB8ELK Balloon Completes Second Lap Around the World\n>\n> After flying for over 41,000 miles, the WB8ELK HF WSPR Skytracker \n> balloon has\n> completed its second lap after crossing over into Indiana on 12 Dec \n> 2016. For\n> those of you capable of listening to 20m WSPR mode, it transmits at \n> the 4-minute\n> and 6-minute marks every 10 minutes on 14.09560 MHz USB during \n> daylight hours.\n>\n> [ANS thanks Bill WB8ELK and the BALLOON_SKED group on yahoogroups for \n> the above\n> information]\n>\n>\n> ---------------------------------------------------------------------\n>\n> 18th Annual Long Island Section Convention\n>\n> Ham Radio University (HRU) is scheduled for January 8th, 2017, there \n> will be 30\n> forums with Tom Gallagher, CEO, of ARRL as the keynote speaker.\n>\n> Peter, W2JV, will be doing a forum at 10 AM on ‘Getting Started with \n> the Amateur\n> Satellites”, AMSAT will have a table in the club room to answer your \n> questions.\n> There will be demonstrations on the air as time and weather permits, \n> on both the\n> FM and linear transponder satellites. Look for W2JV, or others on the \n> air.\n>\n> [ANS thanks Peter, W2JV, for the above information\n>\n> /EX\n>\n> In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the\n> President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining\n> donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-\n> tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT\n> Office.\n>\n> Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership\n> at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students\n> enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-\n> dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.\n> Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership\n> information.\n>\n> 73,\n> This week's ANS Editor,\n> Lee McLamb, KU4OS\n> ku4os at amsat dot org\n>\n>\n> _______________________________________________\n> Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available\n> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. \n> Opinions expressed\n> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views \n> of AMSAT-NA.\n> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite \n> program!\n> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n>\n\n\n---\nEste e-mail foi verificado em termos de vírus pelo software antivírus Avast.\nhttps://www.avast.com/antivirus\n\n\n-- \nThis message has been scanned for viruses and\ndangerous content by MailScanner, and is\nbelieved to be clean.\n\n", "attachments": [] }