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    "sender_name": "Lee McLamb",
    "subject": "[amsat-bb]  ANS-111  AMSAT Weekly Bulletins",
    "date": "2008-04-20T01:06:56Z",
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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-111\n\nANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The\nRadio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a\nworldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in\ndesigning, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital\nAmateur Radio satellites.\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to:\n\[email protected]\n\n\nIn this edition:\n* AMSAT Store and Dayton Update\n* Volunteer Opportunities at the AMSAT Lab\n* ESA Call for Cubesat Proposals\n* Cubesat Workshop Presentations Available\n* European Student Earth Orbiter Update\n* AMSAT-Australia and Ozdatgroup Combine Forces\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n* ARISS Status - 14 April 2008\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-111.01\nAMSAT Store and Dayton Update\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 111.01\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nApril 20, 2008\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-111.01\n\nThe AMSAT Store is still down, but we now have a computer that will be the\nserver for the AMSAT Store.  We hope to have the store operational as soon\nas possible.  This is currently a volunteer effort, travel and work\nobligations have slowed down the process of getting the software installed.\n\nAMSAT at the Dayton Hamvention continues to grow. We will have a great Forum\non Saturday morning and many new items available at the booth, including a\nlimited number of LVB Tracker boxes. The outdoor demonstration area will be\nbusy all three days plus offer an \"Introduction to Amateur Satellite\nOperation\" talk Friday and Saturday afternoons.\nBe sure and contact Martha to make your reservations for the joint\nAMSAT/TAPR Banquet Friday night May 16.\nBe sure an join us for the Pizza and Suds gathering on Thursday night.\nAdditional information can be found on the AMSAT web site,\nhttp://www.amsat.org\n\n[ANS thanks Gould, WA4SXM, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-111.02\nVolunteer Opportunities at the AMSAT Lab\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 111.02\n From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nApril 20, 2008\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-111.02\n\nBob Davis, KF4KSS, AMSAT Lab Manager says the AMSAT Lab in Pocomoke\nCity, Maryland will be open for work days on the following Saturdays:\n\nSat Apr 26 Open 9-5\nSat May  3 Open 9-5\nSat May 10 Open 9-5\nSat May 17 Closed - Dayton Hamvention\n\nAgain, if you're interested in coming and need directions or just\nwant to talk first, send Bob an email [email protected] or call\n443-783-7794.\n\n[ANS thanks Bob, KF4KSS for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-111.03\nESA Call for Cubesat Proposals\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 111.03\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nApril 20, 2008\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-111.03\n\nThe European Space Agency Education Office has received good response to\nits call for CubeSat proposals issued last month to universities in ESA\nmember nations and other cooperating states.  This to participate in the\ndevelopment of an educational payload for  the maiden flight of the new\nVega launch rocket currently scheduled for December.\n\nThe launch opportunity on the Vega maiden flight is being offered free of\ncharge for up to 6 CubeSats, with an additional 2 backup CubeSats on back\nup standby.  The ESA Education Office says that it recognizes the growing\nimportance of CubeSat projects as a key tool in providing university\nstudents with a valuable hands-on practical education across all space\nengineering disciplines from end-to-end through the complete space project\nlifecycle.\n\n[ANS thanks Newsline for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-111.04\nCubesat Workshop Presentations Available\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 111.04\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nApril 20, 2008\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-111.04\n\nThe 5th Annual  Cubesat Developers Workshop was held at CalPoly in San Luis\nObispo April 9-11 2008.\n\nThe workshop featured over forty presentations covering information for new\nCubesat developers, innovative avionics, nanosatellites, access to \nspace, ground\nstation operations, and unique missions.\n\nAll of the presentation have been posted on Cubesat.org:\nhttp://cubesat.atl.calpoly.edu/pages/workshops/developers-workshop-2008.php\n\n[ANS thanks Bryan, KF6ZEO, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-111.05\nEuropean Student Earth Orbiter Update\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 111.05\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nApril 20, 2008\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-111.05\n\nIt has been quite a time since the AMSAT-UK European Student Earth Orbiter\n(ESEO) team have been able to provide an update on the progress of this\nsatellite payload and just recently ESA have made a major change to the\nstructure of the project organization.\n\nThe plan has been to develop a package to provide downlink telemetry at 400 bps\nand provide backup tele-command and ranging facilities for the mission\nmanagement teams. It would, additionally, provide a 435 to 2400 MHz (Mode U/S)\nlinear transponder using both analogue and DSP based systems.\n\nESEO is a 110kg student satellite project intended for launch in to low\ninclination GTO elliptical orbit.\n\nUntil the beginning of 2008 the whole ESEO project had been organized directly\nby ESA Education Office under the SSETI (Student Space Exploration & Technology\nInitiative) banner but they have now decided to adopt new arrangements.\n\nTo quote from the ESA website\n\n   \" To date, both projects (ESEO and ESMO)  have proceeded in the early phases\n   with a project team consisting entirely of students with project \nmanagement and\n   ad hoc technical support provided by ESA.\n\n   It is now intended to implement a new project team structure for these two\n   projects in order to enhance the educational benefits given to the \nstudents and\n   to ensure that the project progresses through major reviews to a successful\n   completion on schedule. The new project structure consists of:\n\n     * a System Prime responsible for the system engineering and technical\n     management of the project, the provision of specialist technical \nadvice to the\n     students where needed, and supervising the student AIV(Assembly \nIntegration &\n     Verification) of the satellite at ESTEC.\n\n     * a Network of Universities responsible for the delivery of payload items,\n     satellite subsystem items and ground segment systems by their \nstudent teams and\n     ensuring the adequate supervision/long-term continuity of the \nstudent teams\n     locally.\"\n\nWhat does this mean for AMSAT-UK's involvement in the project?\n\nThe launch date is now not expected to be earlier than 2011.\n\nThe process for the appointment of the System Prime Contractor is presently\nunderway and is expected to be completed by later this year.\n\nAfter the System Prime has been appointed, we will work with them and with ESA\nEducation to ensure that the AMSAT sub-system is available when required by the\nprogramme.\n\nFurther information should be available in time for the AMSAT-UK Colloquium\nwhich is being held at the University of Surrey at Guildford from \nFriday 25th to\nSunday 28th July,\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-111.06\nAMSAT-Australia and Ozdatgroup Combine Forces\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 111.06\n From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nApril 20, 2008\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-111.06\n\nYou may not be aware that AMSAT-Australia and the Ozsatgroup have\namalgamated, and that the new combined group has retained the name\nAMSAT-Australia.\n\nAMSAT-Australia and the Ozsatgroup have been working together for more\nthan two years, and have been discussing such an amalgamation for some\ntime.\n\nThe decision to go ahead with the amalgamation was made after Graham\nRatcliff, VK5AGR formally tended his resignation as AMSAT-Australia\nNational Coordinator and as AMSAT Coordinator for the Wireless\nInstitute of Australia (WIA) in his annual report to the WIA 2008\nFederal Convention on Monday, 7th April 2008.\n\nThe role of AMSAT-Australia National Coordinator has been taken on by\nmyself Paul Paradigm, VK2TXT, formally the Coordinator of the\nOzsatgroup, and joined by Judy Williams, VK2TJU in the role of\nAMSAT-Australia Secretary.\n\nI would like to take this opportunity on behalf of both the Amateur\nRadio operators on the AMSAT-Australia mailing list and the members of\nthe former Ozsatgroup to thank Graham for his outstanding contribution\nto the Amateur Radio community here in Australia and around the world.\n\nGraham has been in the role of AMSAT-Australia National Coordinator\nsince 1983, and has been the driving force behind AMSAT-Australia\nsince its inception.\n\nVisit our website at http://www.amsat-vk.org for more information.\n\n73's\n\nPaul - VK2TXT\nAMSAT-Australia National Coordinator.\n\n[ANS thanks Paul, VK2TXT for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-111.07\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 111.07\n From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nApril 20, 2008\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-111.07\n\n+ Robert, G8ATE has updated his web site at\n   http://www.turlington.supanet.com to show an SSTV contact with\n   GM0ICF via VO52 and Field Hell tests via AO7 mode B, AO16,S O50,\n   AO51 & VO52.\n\n+ When operating on AO-7 keep an ear open for the informal \"DX\n   Watering Hole\" near 145.959 MHz +/-.  This is the proposed\n   frequency for those \"footprint stretching\", edge-to-edge QSO's\n   on AO-7.\n\n+ The Federal Communications Commission says it is seeking\n   applications from engineering school graduates with superior\n   academic credentials and an interest in communications engineering\n   for its 2008 Engineer-in-Training Program. Additional information\n   is available on the FCC's EIT Program page at\n   http://www.fcc.gov/EITprogram, or by contacting the FCC's Human\n   Resources Office at area code 202-418-0130.  You can also e-mail\n   for more information to [email protected]. (via Amateur Radio Newsline)\n\n+ Reminder!  Visit the AMSAT Dayton Web page to learn of the latest\n   events planned for this year's Hamvention:\n   http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2008/Dayton2008.php\n\n[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-111.08\nARISS Status - 14 April 2008\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 111.08\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nApril 20, 2008\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-111.08\n\n1. Upcoming School Contacts\n\nArnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, Florida has been scheduled for\nan Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday,\nApril 21 at 17:48 UTC via the telebridge station W6SRJ in Santa Rosa,\nCalifornia.  The audio for this event will be fed into the EchoLink AMSAT (101\n377) and JK1ZRW (277 208) Conference Room servers and the IRLP Discovery\nReflector 9010.\n\n\n2. Croatian Contact Successful\n\nOn Monday, April 7, students from Osnovna skola Pazin in Croatia \nparticipated in\na successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact.\nGarrett Reisman, KE5HAE, answered 15 questions posed to him by 6 students as an\naudience of 100 people gathered around the radio.  Three national television\nstations, three radio stations and five newspapers covered the \nevent.  The audio\nwas fed into the EchoLink AMSAT (101 377) and JK1ZRW (277 208) servers and\nreceived 16 connections, including 3 link nodes and 1 repeater node, from 11\ncountries.\n\n\n3. First Korean Contact Successful\n\nStudents attending the Han Gwang Boys & Girls High School in Pyeong Taek City,\nRepublic of Korea experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space\nStation (ARISS) contact on Sunday, April 13. South Korean space visitor Yi\nSo-yeon, HL0ARISS, answered 12 students' questions. Over 500 people \nattended the\nevent. Media coverage included 5 television stations and 10 newspapers.\n\n\n4. ARISS Crew Debrief Held\n\nA debrief session was held between the Amateur Radio on the International Space\nStation (ARISS) team and Expedition 16 crew member Leopold Eyharts,\nKE5FNO/FX0STD, on Monday, April 7. Eyharts provided feedback on ARISS school\ncontacts and operation of the ARISS radio equipment.\n\n\n5. ARISS Presentation at Dayton Hamvention\n\nThe Dayton Hamvention will be held at the Hara Arena Complex in Dayton, Ohio on\nMay 16 - 18. The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and the Radio Amateur\nSatellite Corporation (AMSAT) will both support exhibit booths at the event.\nAmateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Chairman Frank Bauer\nplans to give a presentation on \"A Ham Radio Operator's View of ARISS\" at the\nAMSAT forum which will cover new ARISS initiatives and a status report on\nSuitSat-2.  The Dayton Hamvention is an internationally attended amateur radio\nconvention that draws crowds of 25,000 annually.\nFor more information on Dayton Hamvention 2008, go to:\nhttp://www.hamvention.org/hv2008/forums/forumlist.htm\n\n[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nIn addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's\nClub. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project\nFunds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are\navailable from the AMSAT Office.\n\n73,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\nLee McLamb, KU4OS\nku4os at amsat dot org\n\n",
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