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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/NEWU2QPUE4JRXJUT6DWRZUINEJEACQAR/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "NEWU2QPUE4JRXJUT6DWRZUINEJEACQAR", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/NEWU2QPUE4JRXJUT6DWRZUINEJEACQAR/", "sender": { "address": "kd4iz (a) frawg.org", "mailman_id": "1fdf0f044fe749019e5f691eda02fd28", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/1fdf0f044fe749019e5f691eda02fd28/emails/" }, "sender_name": "[email protected]", "subject": "[AMSAT-BB] ANS-338 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins for December 4, 2022", "date": "2022-12-04T00:31:30Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-338\n\nThe AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information\nservice of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes\nnews related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities\nof a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest\nin designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and\ndigital Amateur Radio satellites.\n\nThe news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in\nSpace as soon as our volunteers can post it.\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at]\namsat.org\n\nYou can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins\nvia the ANS List; to join this list see:\nhttps://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* GreenCube is now designated Italy-OSCAR 117 (IO-117)\n* The IO-117 (GreenCube) Club continues to grow\n* Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc5 now available\n* Dhruva Space- Thybolt Mission (Amateur Radio Payload)\n* ARISS News\n* Upcoming Satellite Operations\n* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 2, 2022\n* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\nANS-338 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nTo: All RADIO AMATEURS\nFrom: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation\n712 H Street NE, Suite 1653\nWashington, DC 20002\n\nDATE 2022 December 4\n\nGreenCube is now designated Italy-OSCAR 117 (IO-117)\n\nGreenCube Designated Italy-OSCAR 117 (IO-117)\n\nOn July 13, 2022, the GreenCube satellite was launched on a Vega-C launch\nvehicle from the Centre Spatial Guyanais in Kourou, French Guiana. The\nsatellite project is managed by the S5Lab research team at Sapienza\nUniversity of Rome, and involves ENEA (the Italian National Agency for New\nTechnologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) and University of\nNaples. The satellite carries environmental and thruster payloads and as\nwell as a 70cm digipeater for amateur radio use.\n\nAt the request of the GreenCube teams, AMSAT hereby designates the satellite\nas Italy-OSCAR 117 (IO-117). We congratulate all the involved teams, thank\nthem for their contribution to the amateur satellite community, and wish\nthem continued success on this and future projects.\n\n[ANS thanks Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, OSCAR Number Administrator, for the\nabove information]\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nThe IO-117 (GreenCube) Club continues to grow\n\nBecause of the increasing interest and the quick appearance of instructional\nmaterial on making digipeated contacts through IO-117, the \"GreenCube User\nClub\" has rapidly grown to more than 300 as reported by Doug Papay, K8DP.\nSeveral individuals have blogs describing their operational set up that\nenables them to take advantage of the great DXCC and VUCC opportunity:\n\nBurt DeMarcq, FG8OJ, offers some nicely detailed instructions and good\nadvice on his blog at: https://bit.ly/3FjqM1f.\n\nFabio Roccatagliata, F5VKV, writes on the AMSAT-BB mailing group that the\nUZ7HO Soundmodem is very useful for IO-117 but one must download\nhttp://uz7.ho.ua/greentnc.zip for success as the tone spacing is shifted\nfrom those normal for APRS. He continues: \"Use the ssb modem, 1600 main\nfrequency in the spectrum. (Put the) Radio in usb, agc off if possible (or\nfast), no noise blanker/reduction. You should receive the packet when the\nsignal is within the bandwidth bar you see in the sound modem spectrum.\nAdapt the DCD threshold accordingly, usually by the half. In the green cube\nGUI window you should see the decoded packets, in the sound modem the data.\"\nEditor Note: The link to the zipped file is listed directly because it does\nnot yet appear on Andrey Kopanchuk's website). \n\nJoe Pereira, VK5EI, suggested on the AMSAT-BB mailing group that the summary\nby Tom Van den Bon, ZR6TG, is particularly helpful for newcomers. It may be\nfound in a blog post on Tom's website: https://bit.ly/3Uqpm9B.\n\nDoug Papay sent a Friday update (which is growing rapidly) on the number and\nDXCC distribution of contacts made on the bird:\n\nAs of 1400Z 2/Dec/2022 there have been 303 stations active on IO-117 since\n31/Oct/2022. Congratulations to ZL3TKZ for contact #300! \n\nThere have been 154 stations heard in the last 24 hours. There have been 194\nunique grid squares and 51 DXCC entities activated. Here is the DXCC list\nincluding number of stations heard from each country:\n\nUnited States of America\t87\nItaly\t45\nJapan\t29\nSpain\t25\nFederal Republic of Germany\t12\nAustralia\t10\nEngland\t7\nArgentina\t6\nCanada\t6\nBrazil\t5\nFrance\t5\nChina\t4\nMexico\t4\nNetherlands\t3\nNew Zealand\t3\nSouth Africa\t3\nSwitzerland\t3\nUnited Arab Emirates\t3\nAzores\t2\nBulgaria\t2\nFinland\t2\nIndonisia\t2\nNorthern Ireland\t2\nPoland\t2\nPuerto Rico\t2\nScotland\t2\nSweden\t2\nVenezuela\t2\nAlaska\t1\nBelgium\t1\nCuracao\t1\nCzech Republic\t1\nDenmark\t1\nEcuador\t1\nEstonia\t1\nGeorgia\t1\nGuadeloupe\t1\nIndia\t1\nIreland\t1\nIsle of Man\t1\nIsrael\t1\nLuxemburg\t1\nMauritius\t1\nPhilippines\t1\nPortugal\t1\nRomania\t1\nRussia\t1\nSlovenia\t1\nSudan\t1\nUruguay\t1\nWales\t1\n\n[ANS thanks Doug Papay, K8DP and the listed blog and email authors for the\nabove information.]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n The 2022 AMSAT President's Club coins have arrived! \n\t\t To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its launch on \n\t\t\t\tOctober 15, 1972, this year's coin features \n\t\t\t\t\t\tan image of AMSAT-OSCAR 6. \n\t\t Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help \n\t\t\t\t\t\tKeep Amateur Radio in Space!\n\n\t\t https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nRelease Candidate WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc5 now available\n\nFrom: Joe Taylor <jo...@pr...> - 2022-11-29 16:16:47\n\nDear WSJT-X Users,\n\nWe are pleased to announce that Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc5 is ready\nfor download by beta testers. The list of changes since Release Candidate 4\nis extensive. Be sure to read the Release\nNotes:https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes.txt\n\nLinks for downloading WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc5 can be found on the WSJT-X Home Page,\nhttps://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html Scroll down to find\n\"Candidate release: WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc5\".\n\nInstallation files for Raspberry Pi are not yet available, but will be\nposted as soon as possible.\n\nWe hope you will enjoy using this beta release of WSJT-X 2.6.0. As a beta\ntester you should report on your experiences using one of the relevant WSJT\nforums. Bugs should be reported by following instructions found here in the\nUser Guide:\nhttps://www.physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.6.0-rc\n5.html#_bug_reports\n\nWSJT-X and MAP65 are licensed under the terms of Version 3 of the GNU\nGeneral Public License (GPLv3). Development of this software is a\ncooperative project to which many amateur radio operators have contributed.\nIf you use our code, please have the courtesy to let us know about it. If\nyou find bugs or make improvements to the code, please report them to us in\na timely fashion. Additional licensing details can be found here:\nhttps://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/devel.html\n\n73 from the WSJT Core Development Team\nJoe, K1JT; Steve, K9AN; Nico, IV3NWV; Uwe, DG2YCB;\n\n[ANS thanks Joe Taylor K1JT, and the WSJT-X Development Team for the above\ninformation.]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,\n and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through\n AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards\n Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.\n https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nDhruva Space- Thybolt Mission, Amateur Radio Payload Information\n\nDhruva Space launched the Thybolt Mission On 26 November, 2022, at 11:56 am,\nonboard ISRO PSLV-C54. The Thybolt Mission consists of two 0.5U nano\nsatellites. These nanosatellites are built on the 0.5U P-DoT satellite\nplatform which is designed, built and tested by Dhruva Space for use in the\namateur communications, disaster management, and low bit-rate applications\nof STEM and strategic importance. The qualification of this 0.5U platform\nwith its sub-systems will enable many more amateurs across India to learn,\nbuild, launch and operate experiments on amateur satellite missions.\n\nInformation regarding the system and the the data modes they use may be\nfound at the Dhruva Space website: https://bit.ly/3FgYNz8 While it is not\nclear whether the satellites will be active throughout their entire orbital\npathThe website states: \"Please note that S&F Messaging will be available\nafter conclusion of launch & early phase and commissioning operations\ntentatively on 20 December, 2022.\"\n\nNico Janssen, PA0DLO writes on the AMSAT-BB list:\n\"Doppler measurements show that Thybolt 1 and 2 are the objects 54363 and\n54364. Current separation: 1 s, so it is not yet possible to determine which\nis which.\nCW beacon frequencies: Thybolt 1: 435.35447 MHz and Thybolt 2: 435.3522 MHz.\n\nNothing received on the telemetry frequency 436.175 MHz, but that downlink\nis probably only active when in range of India.\"\n\n[ANS thanks Dhruva Space and Nico Janssen, PA0DLO for the above\ninformation.]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?\n Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff\n from our Zazzle store!\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\nARISS NEWS\n\nAmateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between\namateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with\nastronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The\ndownlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.\n\n[School TBD], Aznakayevo, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, direct via TBD. The\nISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS. The downlink frequency is\npresently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The scheduled crewmember is Dimitri\nPetelin. Contact is go for Sun 2022-12-04 11:20 UTC.\n\nBritish School in the Netherlands (Junior School Leidschenveen), The Hague,\nThe Netherlands, direct via PE1RXJ. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled\nto be TBD. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz.\nThe scheduled crewmember is Josh Cassada KI5CRH. Contact is go for: Thu\n2022-12-08 11:09:54 UTC 36 deg.\n \nStella Maris College, Gzira, Malta, direct via 9H1MRL. The ISS callsign is\npresently scheduled to be OR4ISS. The downlink frequency is presently\nscheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The scheduled crewmember is Koichi Wakata\nKI5TMN. Contact is go for: Sat 2022-12-10 07:55:55 UTC 55 deg.\n \n[School TBD], Republic of Mordovia, Russia, direct via TBD. The ISS callsign\nis presently scheduled to be RSØISS. The downlink frequency is presently\nscheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The scheduled crewmember is Sergey Prokopye.\nContact is go for Sat 2022-12-10 11:10 UTC.\n\nThe crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so\ninclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume\nup, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never\nknow. \n\nThe latest information on the operation mode can be found at\nhttps://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html\n\nThe latest list of frequencies in use can be found at\nhttps://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html\n\n[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors\nand NASA News for the above information]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur\n Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to\n be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.\n\n Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nUpcoming Satellite Operations\n\nQuick Hits:\nN5UC is heading to Hawaii!: BL11 potential schedule: RS-44 Dec 10 2155z Dec\n11 2215z Dec 12 0201z, 2237z Dec 13 0227z, Greencube Dec 10 ~1030z, 1425z\nDec 11 1232z Dec 12 1030z, 1503z\n\nMajor Roves:\nNone listed currently.\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager and AMSAT for the\nabove information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nChanges to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 4, 2022\n\nOn November 28, 2022, at the request of the GreenCube satellite teams, AMSAT\nhas designated the GreenCube satellite as Italy-OSCAR 117 (IO-117). See\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 332.01 dated November 28, 2022 for details. The\nGreenCube satellite designation in the AMSAT TLE distribution is now as\nfollows:\n\nIO-117 NORAD Cat ID 53106 \n\n[ANS thanks Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, OSCAR Number Administrator and Ray\nHoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nHamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events\n\nAMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through\namateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests,\nconventions, maker faires, and other events.\n\nDont forget to check in to the AMSAT-Twitter Meetup Net on DMR BrandMeister\nTalkgroup #98006 | D-STAR Reflector REFSAT | YSF Reflector #11689 |\nWednesday Nights @ 21:00 CST.\n\nAMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford K6LCS has a few satellite presentations\nscheduled:\n-The PAPA System in Southern California\n-Greenville, North Carolina\n-Ontario, Canada\n-Thames Valley, England\n\nThink a 90-minute lively, informative, and fun How to Work the Easy\nSatellites Zoom presentation would be appropriate for your convention or\nclub? Always included are overviews of the ARRL, AMSAT, and ARISS. And\npre-presentation questions are welcome.\nSend an email or call!\nClint Bradford K6LCS \nAMSAT Ambassador; ARRL instructor, Affiliated Club Coordinator \nhttp://www.work-sat.com\n909-999-SATS (7287)\n\n[ANS thanks Clint Bradford, K6LCS, for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ A new AMSAT distance record has been claimed on FO-29. KE9AJ in DM79IQ48UR\nworked EB1AO in IN52PE28F at a distance of 7,642 km on 23-Nov-2022 at 20:46\nUTC, edging out the previous record held by KG5CCI and F4DXV by 8 km. See\nhttps://www.amsat.org/satellite-distance-records/ for all records. [ANS\nthanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, AMSAT Executive Vice President & Ambassador for\nthe above information.]\n\n+ Artemis Is launch tower and deluge systems performed as designed. The\ntower sustained some minor damage, particularly to the elevator (blew the\ndoors off), which will be repaired before the next launch.[ANS thanks The\nOrbital Index for the above information.]\n\n+ OMOTENASHI indeed was unable to be commanded to perform a landing burn.\nIts operators hope that it has a stable spin axis and that enough sunlight\nwill reach it in the spring to establish comms and undertake secondary\nmission objectives. [ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above\ninformation.]\n\n+ Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) (Paris:ETL) has selected\nThales Alenia Space (Thales 67 % and Leonardo 33 %) to build a\nnext-generation highly flexible, software-defined satellite (SDS). The\nFlexsat (for flexible satellite) will be based on Thales Alenia Space's\ncutting-edge 'Space Inspire' (INstant SPace In-orbit REconfiguration)\nproduct line, enabling seamless reconfiguration and instant in-orbit\nadjustment to offer an optimum level of customer service, maximising the\neffective use of the satellite resources. [ANS thanks SpaceDaily.com for the\nabove information.]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nJoin AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/\n\nIn addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:\n\n* Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).\n* Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at\none-half the standard yearly rate.\n* Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall\nbe eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in\nthis status.\n* Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.\n\nContact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information.\n\n73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!\n\nThis week's ANS Editor, Jack Spitznagel, KD4IZ\nkd4iz at arrl dot org\n\n\n\n", "attachments": [] }