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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/NS5MJUVJCYSEDLXMYUOSFJGXEIUKYVZA/?format=api", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/?format=api", "message_id": "CADDbS5CmQturyh52diaqp6GjO0y-0xJx3oeJbcUhxQL1R_=jTw@mail.gmail.com", "message_id_hash": "NS5MJUVJCYSEDLXMYUOSFJGXEIUKYVZA", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/NS5MJUVJCYSEDLXMYUOSFJGXEIUKYVZA/?format=api", "sender": { "address": "k0jm.mark (a) gmail.com", "mailman_id": "4fa2bb5eca934ca4b14c4ede20ff0c9a", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/4fa2bb5eca934ca4b14c4ede20ff0c9a/emails/?format=api" }, "sender_name": "Mark Johns, K0JM", "subject": "[amsat-bb] ANS-187 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins", "date": "2020-07-05T00:00:00Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-187\n\nThe AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-\nmation service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS\npublishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on\nthe activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who\nshare an active interest in designing, building, launching and commun-\nicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.\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:\[email protected]\n\nYou can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service\nBulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:\nhttp://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* Successful Launch of BY70-2 With FM-to-Codec2 Transponder\n* AMSAT Responds to Allegations of Unauthorized Legal Expenses\n* New Satellite Distance Records Set\n* VUCC Awards-Endorsements for July 2020\n* Virginia Air and Space Center Discontinues KE4ZXW Demo Station\n* AMSAT 2020 Board of Directors Election Upcoming\n* CAS-6 Becomes TO-108, Added to AMSAT TLE Distribution\n* San Diego Microwave Group Discusses ARISS Possibilities\n* ARISS News\n* Upcoming Satellite Operations\n* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-187.01\nANS-187 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 187.01\n>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nDATE 2020 July 05\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-187.01\n\n\nSuccessful Launch of BY70-2 With FM-to-Codec2 Transponder\n\nWei Mingchaun, BG2BHC, reports on Twitter that BY70-2 was launched on\nJuly 3 at 03:10z from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on a CZ-4B launch\nvehicle. BY70-2 will serve as a replacement for BY70-1, a 2U CubeSat\nwhich launched on December 26, 2016. Due to a booster failure, BY70-1\nwas placed in an elliptical orbit with a low perigee and the satel-\nlite's orbit decayed in February 2017.\n\nUnlike BY70-1, which carried an FM transponder, BY70-2 carries an\nFM-to-Codec2 transponder similar to the ones on board LO-90 and\nTaurus-1. More information about working this type of transponder can\nbe found in an article entitled \"Digital Voice on Amateur Satellites:\nExperiences with LilacSat-OSCAR 90\" by Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, in the\nJanuary/February 2019 issue of The AMSAT Journal. The article can also\nbe found on the AMSAT website at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-166-BY70-2.\n\nBY70-2 is in a sun-synchronous orbit with an altitude of approximately\n500 km. As a replacement, the satellite is sharing BY70-1's IARU coord-\nination and ITU API notification. The uplink frequency is 145.920 MHz\nand the downlink frequency is 436.200 MHz.\n\n[ANS thanks Wei Mingchaun, BG2BHC, for the above information]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AMSAT office\n is closed until further notice. For details, please visit\n https://www.amsat.org/amsat-office-closed-until-further-notice/\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nAMSAT Responds to Allegations of Unauthorized Legal Expenses\n\nThe Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) has been made aware of\npublic comments alleging financial mismanagement in the form of\n“unauthorized” legal expenditures. AMSAT takes these allegations very\nseriously and in full disclosure, has investigated these claims for\nmany months.\n\nAMSAT’s corporate records give a full accounting of all expenditures\nand are provided to its Directors upon request, in compliance with our\ngoverning documents and law of the District of Columbia (D.C.) Our\noffice remains closed due to COVID-19, where those documents reside.\nFurthermore, AMSAT complies with IRS rules for 501(c)(3) disclosure of\npublic financial documents, such as the Form 990 available on the\nAMSAT website. Financial review and accounting services from a third-\nparty firm of Certified Public Accountants are utilized by the\ncorporation to ensure governance to best practice and law.\n\nThe Corporation vehemently denies false statements alleging\n“unauthorized” expenditures.\n\nOn behalf of AMSAT,\n\nClayton Coleman, W5PFG\nPresident\n\n[ANS thanks Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, AMSAT President, for the above\ninformation]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nNew Satellite Distance Records Set\n\nTwo new distance records have been established in the past week! New\nrecords are added regularly to the AMSAT Satellite Distance Records\npage: https://amsat.org/satellite-dist\n\nJérôme LeCuyer, F4DXV, and Vladimir Vassiljev, R9LR, have claimed the\ndistance record on TO-108 (CAS-6) with a 4,458 km QSO on 28-Jun-2020\nat 10:11 UTC between JN04ft91dd in France and MO27qf72nd in Russia.\nCongratulations to Jérôme and Vladimir!\n\nAlso, congratulations to Alain Combelles, TR8CA, and Philippe Chateau,\nEA4NF, for a new AMSAT distance record on the CAS-4A Satellite on\n27-Jun-2020 at 13:30 UTC. The contact was completed between IN80fl in\nSpain and JJ40ql in Gabon.\n\nThese are the latest in a series of new records set over the past few\nmonths, including:\nEO-88 – 4,086 km. F4DXV in JN04iu <> VO1FOG in GN37in.\n 02-Apr-2020 at 23:20 UTC.\nPO-101 (FM) – 5,128 km. EA4SG in IN80cp77em<> R9LR in MO27qf72nd.\n 06-May-2020 at 23:03 UTC.\nRS-44 – 8,357 km. W5CBF in EM30jf35qi <> DL4EA in JN48ko94cw.\n 26-May-2020\nAO-92 (L/V) – 4,202 km. OA4/XQ3SA in FH17lv <> XE1MEX in EK08mu.\n 03-Jun-2020 at 04:07 UTC.\nAO-27 – 5,682 km. E21EJC in OK03fp <> R9LR in MO27qf.\n 09-Jun-2020 at 23:45 UTC\nXW-2B – 4,978 km. KE9AJ in DM79iq47 <> FG8OJ in FK96ig17.\n 20-Jun-2020 at 11:14 UTC.\n\nCongratulations to all of these operators for their patience and their\noperating skill.\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, AMSAT Executive Vice-President, for\nthe above information]\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\nVUCC Awards-Endorsements for July 2020\n\nHere are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the\nARRL for the period June 1, 2020 through July 1, 2020.\nCongratulations to all those who made the list this month!\n\nCALL June July\n\nN0JE 637 652\nWD9EWK (DM43) 600 612\nNS3L 551 575\nKI7UNJ 510 527\nAD0HJ 425 450\nKE8FZT 400 428\nAA4QE 305 408\nK5IX 375 402\nND0C 346 377\nKC9UQR 275 301\nWA9JBQ 275 300\nN4YHC 250 270\nW4DTA 261 263\nKA9P 212 259\nKS1G 170 233\nKE0WPA 200 229\nVU2LBW 114 200\nN3CAL 100 160\nK7TEJ 102 126\nN7ZO New 116\nAC9O New 108\nDJ3GZ New 108\nWD9EWK (DM45) 100 106\nK3HPA New 102\nWA9WUD New 102\nKI5HHK New 101\nN8URE New 101\nKD9NGV New 100\nKP4RV New 100\nW8LR New 100\n\n\nIf you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at W5RKN\n[at] W5RKN.com and I'll revise the announcement. This list was develop-\ned by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for the two months. It's a vis-\nual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your call was\nnot mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are\nrarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work!\n\n[ANS thanks Ron Parsons, W5RKN, for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nVirginia Air and Space Center Discontinues KE4ZXW Demo Station\n\nThe Virginia Air and Space Center in Hampton,Virginia has ended its\ntwenty-five year relationship with the KE4ZXW Amateur Radio Demonstra-\ntion Station. Robert Griesmer, Executive Director and CEO of the Vir-\nginia Air and Space Center has directed that the KE4ZXW Amateur Radio\nDemonstration Station located at the Virginia Air and Space Center\n(VASC) be disassembled and removed from the Center by June 30.\n\nIn his June 5,2020, update Mr. Griesmer advised the following to the\nKE4ZXW group : “I am writing to you to inform you that, after careful\nconsideration, we have decided to discontinue the Ham Radio Station Ex-\nhibit effective July 1st upon the re-opening of the Center.” Randy\nGrigg, WB4KZI, president of the Amateur Radio group, thanked the volun-\nteers who have supported and operated the station for the last 25 years.\n\nThe station has spent the last quarter of a century demonstrating the\nuse of Amateur Radio, its applications as a STEM Activity, communica-\ntions skills and communications through amateur satellites to school\ngroups. The station also made contacts to the International Space Sta-\ntion.\n\nThe KE4ZXW Amateur Radio station's equipment has found a new home with\nK4KDJ, the Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Association in Blacksburg, Va.\n\n[ANS thanks ARRL for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nAMSAT 2020 Board of Directors Election Upcoming\n\nThe nomination period for this year's AMSAT Board of Directors\nelection ended June 15. The following candidates have been found to\nhave their membership in good standing and their nomination\ncredentials in order:\n\nHoward DeFelice, AB2S\nMark Hammond, N8MH\nJeff Johns, WE4B\nRobert McGwier, N4HY\nBruce Paige, KK5DO\nPaul Stoetzer, N8HM\n\nThis year, AMSAT will be electing three voting members of the Board\nof Directors. These will go to the three candidates receiving the\nhighest number of votes. In addition, there will be two alternates\nchosen, based on the next highest number of votes received.\n\nFurther details regarding the mechanics of the election will appear in\nANS in the near future. Ballots will be mailed to the AMSAT membership\nby July 15th based on a membership list that will be generated as early\nas July 1. Members are encouraged to use the AMSAT Membership\nPortal at launch.amsat.org to verify that their membership is in good\nstanding and their mailing address is correct.\n\n[ANS thanks Brennan Price, N4QX, AMSAT Secretary, for the above\ninformation]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nCAS-6 Becomes TO-108, Confusion Ensues\n\nAt the request of CAMSAT and the CAS-6 team, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA,\nAMSAT VP Operations & OSCAR Number Administrator announced last week\nthat CAS-6 (TQ-1) would receive the official designation of TQ-OSCAR\n108 (TO-108).\n\nSince that designation, TO-108 was added to the AMSAT Live OSCAR Satel-\nlite Status Page at https://www.amsat.org/status/ However, an entry\nfor CAS-6 also remains on that page. Further, AMSAT TLE distributions\ncontinue to list the satellite as CAS-6 (NORAD Cat ID 44881).\n\nOperators should be aware that the designations CAS-6 and TO-108 both\nrefer to the same satellite, and should be on the lookout for changes\nin the naming on websites and in TLE distribution sets. It many take a\nweek or two before consistent naming filters through all systems.\n\nFrequencies for the intended radio amatuer mission are:\n• CW Telemetry Beacon: 145.910 MHz\n• AX.25 4.8kbps GMSK Telemetry: 145.890 MHz\n• U/V Linear Transponder Downlink: 145.925 MHz, 20 kHz bandwidth\n• U/V Linear Transponder Uplink: 435.280 MHz, Inverted\n\nOperator reports indicate that the transponder is active only for brief\nintervals of about 2 seconds, spaced approximately 5 seconds apart. With\npatience, and quick transmissions, QSOs have been completed.\n\n[ANS thanks Mark Johns, K0JM, for the above information]\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\nSan Diego Microwave Group Discusses ARISS Possibilities\n\nParticipants in the San Diego Microwave Group's (SDMG) 29 June 2020\nZoom meetup discussed the possibility of the AREx broadband digital\nmicrowave design being potentially deployed on the International Space\nStation (ISS).\n\nSince the project has focused heavily on high earth orbit, geostation-\nary orbit, and the lunar opportunity with Gateway, the challenges of\nlow earth orbit (ISS) now need to be addressed. This will be an ongoing\nprocess. Here's what participants recommended at SDMG:\n\nSince there are LEO constellations up to and including Ka band, the\ntracking and doppler have been done. It's just a question of learning\nthe requirements, design patterns, limitations, and techniques.\n\nSince the project already incorporates the near-space communications\nrecommendations from Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems\n(CCSDS), little has to be done in that regard.\n\nHamTV on ISS is at 2.4 GHz, which while lower than the projected 5 GHz\nand 10 GHz, has all the other aspects of broadband digital. There is\nplenty to be learned from those experiments, and meetings are being\nset up to begin to collaborate with the principals of HamTV on deeply\nappreciated advice & next steps.\n\nThere was strong advice to eliminate antenna pointing. Use of an anten-\nna system in space and on the ground that does not require tracking\nwould dramatically increase adoption. With Adaptive Coding and Modula-\ntion, all sorts of systems can be accommodated. However, a ground sta-\ntion that does track can use a directional antenna with a lot more\ngain, and get a much higher bitrate, while a station with a 120 degree\nfield of view would get a lower bitrate, but would not have to track\nat LEO. This needs thorough link budgeting.\n\nThere are several link budgets in Jupyter Notebook in progress at\nhttps://github.com/phase4space/payload-dmt Others interested in help-\ning here are most welcome.\n\nTesting for human rated spacecraft incurs a substantial increase in\nengineering, paperwork, and time requirements. Putting the equipment\noutside instead of inside does not eliminate the testing requirements.\nThis is going to require advice/direction from ARISS.\n\nSpace heritage of this type, where equipment is an external payload\nonly requiring power, makes hosted payload options easier to negotiate.\nThere are 5-6 GEO missions going up in the next 3 years that could be\ntargeted.\n\nDoppler is a factor here, and SDMG participants received strong recom-\nmendations about talking with particular ARISS team members with exper-\nience. SDMG will be learning from and incorporating their advice in the\nvery near future.\n\n[ANS thanks Michelle Thompson, W5NYV, Member of the AMSAT Board of\nDirectors, for the above report]\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\nScheduled contacts and events:\n Don Bosco Haacht Technisch en Beroepsonderwijs, Haacht, Belgium,\n Multi-point telebridge via AB1OC. (A multi-point telebridge contact\n means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own\n home.) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS, and the\n scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy, KF5KDR. The contact is go for\n Friday, July 10 at 10:49:51 UTC (27 degrees maximum elevation).\n\nARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools\nand the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancella-\ntions or postponements of school contacts.\n\n[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team men-\ntors for the above information]\n\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:\n\nEmail from @KS1G: K2B (VA, me) and K2F (MD) are both on sats for the\n13 Colonies event through Tuesday evening. K2F told me K2A (NY) is\nalso on. He will also post schedules to twitter!!!\n\nDN08, 7/4 & 7/5,\n@KC7JPC, John is heading out roving. Yippeeeeee!!!!\n\nDN18 / DN28, 7/11:\nKI7UXT and KC7JPC\n\nEM57 & EM67 (Saturday 7/11 & 7/12)\nN4DCW may also stop in EM58, passes posted on his QRZ page.\n\nFN45 & FN46,\nVE2FUA, 7/12 & 7/13: Chris is heading out to a little known (to rovers\nat least) called Maine. Might want to get him while he is there.\n\nFM13 & FM03, 7/12 & 7/13,\nWZ4M is heading out Holiday Style <- Updated Grids\n\nEN20/30 Line, July 28-31,\n@KX9X : Sean is moving quickly towards his VUCC/R award by heading out\nagain for two more grids. Watch his Twitter for details.\n\nMajor Roves:\n\n@KM4LAO is heading out on 7/3 – 7/9 through Texas, Colorado and Kansas.\nFMs for sure and maybe linears. The tentative schedule is as follows:\n7/3 (evening) – 7/4: DM95 7/5: DM86/96 gridline and possibly DM85/95\nline as well 7/6: DM87/88 or DM97/98 gridline based on family schedule\n7/6-7/9: DM87 Details will be posted on Twitter @KM4Ruth\n\n@N5BO is heading out into the Murder Hornet territory:\n EM43/44 on 7/3 Starting at 15:05\n EM53/54 on 7/4 Starting at 14:54\n EM52 on 7/5 Starting at 16:37\n Click here for pass scheduled and frequencies\n\n@WY7AA is heading out again!!! Starting July 13th\n DN63 (Some Day passes)\n DN64 fir a few days of fly fishing\n then DN55 – DN68, and getting home on July 31st….\n\n** Postponed ** DL88: Ron (@AD0DX) and Doug (@N6UA) are making another\nrun at the elusive DL88 in Big Bend National Park, TX. As we know they\ntried this grid back in March, and due to the mud couldn’t get to the\ngrid, so never ones to quit, off they go again. Today the tentative\ndate is Monday July 6th, 2020. They will be using the K5Z call sign.\nMore information is available at the K5Z QRZ Page.\n\nPlease submit any additions or corrections to Ke0pbr (at) gmail.com\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Overnfor, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the\nabove information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nHamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events\n\nWant to see AMSAT in action or learn more about amateur radio in space?\nAMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating\nthrough amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meet-\nings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events.\n\nDue to COVID-19, many hamfest and events around the United States have\nbeen cancelled or postponed. While we make every effort to ensure the\ninformation contained below is correct, there may be some that we\nmissed. We wish all of you safekeeping and hope to be at a hamfest\nnear you soon.\n\nCurrent schedule:\n * Shelby NC Hamfest (Contact N4HF for info or if you want to help.)\n Phil Jenkins, N4HF, is planning to present a forum – and set-up/man\n an info table – at the Shelby NC Hamfest Friday/Saturday Sept 4 & 5.\n (the ‘fest runs Sept 4-6, but he’ll probably only be there Friday\n and Saturday). Demos possible if additional volunteers step up.\n\nA copy of the AMSAT hamfest brochure is available for download from:\nhttps://bit.ly/2ygVFmV This color brochure is designed to be printed\ndouble-sided and folded into a tri-fold handout.\n\nTo include your upcoming AMSAT presentation and/or demonstration,\nplease send an email to ambassadors (at) amsat (dot) org.\n\n[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT VP-User Services for the\nabove information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ There has been further work on trying FT8 for EME, this time on 1296.\n It turns out that, contrary to the original news item, the Doppler\n spread on the lower bands is not an issue, since the energy distribu-\n tion of the EME signal is mainly concentrated in a much narrower\n spectrum than the maximum total Doppler spread. This means that it\n can work probably with little degradation on bands up to and includ-\n ing 1296, under most circumstances. For a writeup of this work please\n see http://bobatkins.com/radio/FT8_EME_1296.html\n (ANS thanks Charles Suckling, G3WDG, via Southgate ARC, for the above\n information)\n\n+ Two ISS astronauts, including newly-arrived Bob Behnken, KE5GGX, per-\n formed a spacewalk to replace batteries on the outside of the station\n (and dropped a handheld mirror which promptly became the newest piece\n of space debris). (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above infor-\n mation)\n\n+ Hackster recently featured a nice little project using a Raspberry Pi\n to display the current location of the International Space Station\n (ISS) and its trajectory over time, using an ePaper Display, Proto-\n Stax Enclosure and some Python code. See https://bit.ly/2Ao9HVa\n (ANS thanks to hackster.io and JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM, for the above\n information)\n\n+ The Space Science Center at Morehead State University (Kentucky) is\n accepting applications for a full-time position as a Space Systems\n Engineer – Software Engineer. For details and to apply, see:\n https://moreheadstate.peopleadmin.com/postings/9284\n Please note: The preferred closing date has passed, but they are\n still accepting applications! (ANS thanks Morehead State and JoAnne\n Maenpaa, K9JKM, for the above information)\n\n+ The Benchmark Space Systems team is excited to sponsor and present a\n complimentary “Propulsion Systems 101” workshop Wednesday July 8 at\n 1:00 p.m. EST (1700z) The workshop will provide satellite integrators\n and constellation developers with a broad overview of propulsion\n technologies and their associated operational capabilities. Register\n at: https://www.lrainstitute.com/event_post/0720-propulsion-systems/\n (ANS thanks Benchmark Space Systems and JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM, for\n 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 and Remember to help keep amateur radio in space,\nThis week's ANS Editor, Mark D. Johns, K0JM\n\nk0jm at amsat dot org\n", "attachments": [] }