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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-062\n\nANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North\nAmerica, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the\nactivities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share\nan active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating\nthrough analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to:\[email protected]\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* Vanderbilt-AMSAT RadFxSat Cubesat Selected for NASA ELaNa Program\n* AMSAT Shows New President’s Club Pin\n* 5th European CubeSat Symposium, 3-5 June 2013, Brussels - Belgium\n* American satellite starts transmitting after being abandoned in 1967\n* STRaND-1 Information and Telemetry\n* ARISS NEWS\n* AMSAT-DC Workshop on Portable Satellite Ground Stations\n* AMSAT Forum at ACADIANA ARA Hamfest - Free Admission Coupons for\n  Youth\n* Korean OSSI-1 Ham Radio CubeSat Frequency Coordinated\n* ARRL Offers Two Sessions of their Teachers Institute\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-062.01\nANS-062 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 062.01\n>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nDATE, 2013\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-062.01\n\n\nVanderbilt-AMSAT RadFxSat Cubesat Selected for NASA ELaNa Program\n\nOn February 26th, NASA announced the winning projects for the\nfourth round of their CubeSat Launch Initiative. Project\nSelection was based on technical feasability and the assessed merit\nfor conducting technology demonstrations, STEM education, and science\nresearch. These selected projects are eligible for a free launch\non NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellite (ELaNa) missions as\nauxiliary payloads on launches planned for 2014, 2015 and 2016.\nThe 24 winning cubeSat proposals came from universities, a Florida\nhigh school, non-profit organizations and NASA field centers.\n\nAMSAT partnered with the Institute for Space and Defense Electronics\n(ISDE) at Vanderbilt University to develop our winning proposal.\nThe official name of the project is RadFxSat and we were selected\nat priority 15 out of the 24 winners. AMSAT and ISDE plan to fly a\nFox-1 type satellite with a sophisticated space radiation effects\nexperiment to be developed by ISDE. This experiment is intended to\nimprove computer modeling of radiation effects and help improve the\nsurvivability of modern semiconductor devices in the harsh radiation\nenvironment of earth orbit. AMSAT is especially interested in this\narea of science research since it affects our ham radio satellites.\nThis project also represents an exciting \"first\" for AMSAT with the\nsatellite's primary mission being science research. We believe that\npartnering on science and education missions will open up new launch\nopportunities for AMSAT satellites in the future.\n\nOf course, RadFxSat also carries the same ham radio FM transponder\nas Fox-1 but on a different frequency pair. We believe we will have\nenough power to run the FM transponder simultaneously with the science\nmission most of the time. The transponder capability was an\nimportant component of our NASA ELaNa proposal since it enhances the\nopportunities for formal science, technology, engineering and math\n(STEM) education via \"hands-on\" school activites using an actual\ncommunications satellite. It also allows informal groups such as the\nboy scouts, girl scouts and ham radio clubs to introduce radio\nand satellite communications to our young people. AMSAT aims to show\nthat STEM education can be exciting and fun!\n\nThe full text of the NASA announcement can be accessed on-line at:\nhttp://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2013/feb/HQ_13-064_CubeSat_4.html\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT VP Engineering Tony Monteiro, AA2TX and Joshua\n Buck at NASA Headquarters, Washington for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT Shows New President’s Club Pin\n\nYou can join the AMSAT President’s Club with your contribution\ndirectly through easy, automatic charges to your credit card. Since\nAMSAT is a 501(C)(3) organization donations may be USA tax\ndeductible. (Check with your tax advisor.)\n\nTitanium Donors contribute at least US $400 per month or $4800 one\ntime payment.\nPlatinum Donors contribute at least US $200 per month or $2400 one\ntime payment.\nGold Donors contribute at least US $100 per month or $1200 one time\npayment.\nSilver Donors contribute at least US $50 per month or $600 one time\npayment.\nBronze Donors contribute at least US $25 per month or $300 one time\npayment.\nCore Donors contribute at least US $10 per month or $120 one time\npayment.\nEvery donor will receive the specially designed pin and the unique\nAMSAT President’s Club Certificate. Starting at the Gold Donor level\nand higher you will also receive a personal invitation to the AMSAT\nDayton Dinner as our guest.\n\nYou choose where your contribution should go:\n\nAMSAT-Fox\nARISS\nFuture Projects\nGeneral Fund\nTo join you can go to the AMSAT On-Line Store or contact Martha at\nthe AMSAT office!\n\nPhone: US Toll Free 888-322-6728 or 301-589-6062\nE-mail: [email protected]\n\nThe link to the AMSAT On-Line Store is\nhttp://store.amsat.org/catalog/\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n5th European CubeSat Symposium, 3-5 June 2013, Brussels - Belgium\n\nIt is with great pleasure to remind you about the 5th European\nCubeSat Symposium that will take place on 3-5 June 2013 at the\npremises of Royal Military Academy in Brussels, Belgium.\n\nThis is the biggest CubeSat related event in Europe and last year it\nattracted more than 250 participants and industrial exhibits of 7\nspecialized companies. This year, we are expecting more\nparticipation. Applicants from all around the world are welcome.\n\nThe call for proposals and the online abstract submission system is\navailable at www.CubeSatSymposium.eu\n\nThe important dates are:\n\n    15 Mar 2013:    Deadline for the submission of abstracts\n    15 April 2013:  Notification of acceptance\n    15 May 2013:    Publication of the programme and the abstracts\n    24 May 2013:    Deadline for online registration\n    3-5 June 2013:  5th European CubeSat Symposium at ERM,\n                    Brussels (3 full days)\n    6 June 2013:    6th QB50 Workshop at VKI, Brussels (by\n                    invitation only)\n\nThe session topics are:\n    CubeSat networks/constellations/swarms\n    Scientific instruments/sensors on CubeSats\n    Biology and microgravity experiments on CubeSats\n    Technology demonstration on CubeSats\n    Micropropulsion subsystems, formation flying\n    Attitude determination and control subsystem\n    Telecommunications, ground stations, ground station networks\n    Orbital dynamics for CubeSats, lifetimes of CubeSats in orbit\n    CubeSat flight experience, lessons learned\n    Other topics (e.g. expandable solar arrays, atmospheric re-\n    entry, CubeSats as free-flying payloads for the exploration of\n    the Solar System)\n    Future technologies on CubeSats\n    Deployment systems for CubeSats\n\n[ANS thanks Cem Ozan Asma, PhD for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAmerican satellite starts transmitting after being abandoned in 1967\n\nAn American satellite, abandoned in 1967 as a piece of Space Junk\nhas begun transmitting again after 46 years.\n\nAn Amateur Radio Astronomer in North Cornwall accidentally picked up\nthe signal and after cross checking with various lists, has\nidentified it as LES1 built by the Massachusetts Institute of\nTechnology and launched in 1965. The satellite failed to reach its\nintended orbit owing to a wiring error and has been drifting out of\ncontrol ever since.\n\nPhil Williams G3YPQ from near Bude noticed its peculiar signal drift\ncaused by its tumbling end over end every 4 seconds as the solar\npanels become shadowed by the engine. ‘This gives the signal a\nparticularly ghostly sound as the voltage from the solar panels\nfluctuates’ Phil says.\n\nIt is likely that the on board batteries have now disintegrated and\nsome other component failure has caused the transmitter on 237Mhz, to\nstart up when its in sunlight.\n\nLES1 is about the size of a small car, It is not likely to re-enter\nthe atmosphere for a long time as the orbit is still relatively high.\nIt poses no threat other than that caused by the thousands of other\npieces of space junk in orbit.\n\nPhil says its remarkable to think that electronics built nearly 50\nyears ago, 12 years before Voyager 1, and long before microprocessors\nand integrated circuits, is still capable of working in the hostile\nenvirons of space.\n\nListening to the signal you can easily imagine the craft tumbling\nover and over every 4 seconds and the transmitter starting up as the\nsun rises. He refers to the hobby as ‘Radio-Archeology’!\n\n[ANS thanks Phil Williams G3YPQ and Southgate ARN for the above\n  information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSTRaND-1 Information and Telemetry\n\nSTRaND-1 carries an amateur radio AX.25 packet radio downlink on\n437.568 MHz using 9600 bps FSK modulated data with HDLC frame, NRZI\nencoding.\n\nFree satellite tracking software:\n• SimpleSat Look Down http://www.amsat-uk.org/?p=8217\n• Gpredict http://gpredict.oz9aec.net/\n• Orbitron http://www.amsat-uk.org/?p=9051\n\nDr Chris Bridges would be delighted to receive all available\ntelemetry files by email to [email protected]\n\nMark Hammond N8MH has provided these tips to decode STRaND-1:\n\n(1) Sprint-2 TNC set at 9600 baud in KISS mode (or any 9600 TNC in\nKISS mode probably)\n(2) Using this software to capture\nhttp://www.dk3wn.info/files/online_kiss_plus.zip\n(3) And using this software to decode the captured KISS files\nhttp://www.dk3wn.info/files/kissdump.zip\n\nThanks to Mike Rupprecht DK3WN for the excellent software.\n\nJan PE0SAT describes how he used the free TNC emulator software\nAGWPE and SDR# to decode the telemetry. This approach means you don’t\nhave to buy a dedicated hardware TNC it simply uses your existing PC\nand radio that supports 9600 bps data:\n\n(1) Record a pass using SDR# and a FUNcube Dongle Pro+ and save the\nIQ wav file so you can work with it after the pass.\n(2) Configure AGW Packet Engine (AGWPE) as a 9600 baud modem using\nyour audio mixer as input. If you don’t have an audio mixer, use\naudio VAC to route the received audio to the AGW audio input.\n(3) When the AGW packet engine is running use AGW-Online-KISS from\nDK3WN to connect to the packet engine and decode the telemetry.\n(4) Open the IQ wav file within SDR# and playback the recorded file\nand tune to the correct receive frequency, now you can see decoded\ndata within Online-Kiss.\n(5) Feed the files captured to KISS-Dump\n\nDescriptions of ONLINE KISS +, AGW ONLINE KISS and KISS Dump + are\nat http://tinyurl.com/SatSoftwareDK3WN/\n\nThe free AGWPE soundcard packet software AGWPE.zip is available at\nhttp://www.sv2agw.com/downloads/\n\nGuide on how to use AGWPE http://www.soundcardpacket.org/\n\nLatest Keps for the objects from the PSLV-C20 launch. Note: At the\ncurrent time the object to satellite mapping is not known:\n\n2013-009A\n1 39086U 13009A   13057.07723200 -.00000047  00000-0  00000+0 0    66\n2 39086  98.6489 247.4456 0046840  48.7060 103.7711 14.45874186    76\n2013-009B\n1 39087U 13009B   13057.12205894 -.00000045  00000-0  00000+0 0    65\n2 39087  98.6295 247.4478 0010362 263.0055  96.9849 14.33603731    70\n2013-009C\n1 39088U 13009C   13057.12202184 -.00000045  00000-0  00000+0 0    54\n2 39088  98.6260 247.4462 0010229 264.9844  95.0146 14.33699090    77\n2013-009D\n1 39089U 13009D   13057.12196648 -.00000045  00000-0  00000+0 0    52\n2 39089  98.6302 247.4430 0009913 269.8258  90.1934 14.33842702    72\n2013-009E\n1 39090U 13009E   13057.12180062 -.00000045  00000-0  00000+0 0    57\n2 39090  98.6314 247.4520 0008151 271.9062  88.1247 14.34269067    79\n2013-009F\n1 39091U 13009F   13057.12171611 -.00000045  00000-0  00000+0 0    69\n2 39091  98.6289 247.4453 0009293 286.2139  73.7956 14.34449938    72\n2013-009G\n1 39092U 13009G   13057.12216226 -.00000045  00000-0  00000+0 0    62\n2 39092  98.6325 247.4484 0010738 258.3712 101.6263 14.33353747    74\n\nFor more information visit\nhttp://amsat-uk.org/satellites/strand-1/strand-1-telemetry/\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS NEWS\n\nSuccesful ARISS Contacts\n\nUplands Elementary School Penticton, British Columbia, Canada - 2013-\n02-22\n\nA successful ARISS Contact was made with with participants at\nUplands Elementary School, Penticton, BC, Canada on 22 Feb. The\ncontact began at approximately 19:36 UTC. The duration of the contact\nwas approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact was a\ntelebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD.\n\nAstronaut Chris Hadfield talked to students (K-6) throughout the\nSouth Okanagan & Similkameen Valleys in beautiful BC.  They had\nstudents & home school students from Penticton, West Bench, Oliver &\nKeremeos. The event was hosted at Uplands Elementary, a school\nlocated in Penticton.  Lisa Edwards, Principal, believes that\nstudents can \"SOAR with a view to excellence\" in the right\nenvironment.  There has been a team of people in the community whose\ngoal is to make the Ham Radio contact as part of a wider educational\nexperience that inspired students & educators to continue to explore\nSTEM & space exploration for years to come.\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\nSoleado Elementary School Ranchos Palos, California, USA - 2013-02-25\n\nA successful ARISS Contact was made with with participants at\nUplands Elementary School, Penticton, BC, Canada on 22 Feb. Soleado\nElementary School, Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA on 25 Feb. The event\nbegan at approximately 19:53 UTC. The duration of the contact was\napproximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact was direct\nbetween NA1SS and KE6JPM. Astronaut Chris Hadfield talked to students.\n\nSoleado Elementary School's mission is to educate each and every one\nof its students to their fullest potential while cultivating a\nlifelong love of learning.  Named for its beautiful location in the\nhills of Rancho Palos Verdes, our school is proud of its rich\ncultural background, academic achievement, and involvement in extra-\ncurricular activities.  Our mascot, a rosy-cheeked sun, is an\nexceptionally fitting characterization of our school, which wraps our\nstudents in the arms of a caring and supportive community that\nnurtures development of the whole child.\n\nFounded in 1968, even Soleado's physical design embodies community\nand cooperation, with each core educational building housing five\nclassrooms with one wall \"open\" to a shared \"big room\" in the center.\nThe open classroom environment facilitates daily teacher\ncollaboration and student interaction within and among grade levels,\nwhile \"big rooms\" allow for large group activities and foster a\npositive feeling of family among our students and staff.  In addition\nto our strong sense of community and our open classroom model,\nanother distinguishing characteristic of our school is its cultural\nand linguistic diversity.  With 420 \"Soleado Suns\" this year in\ngrades DK through 5, our student body encompasses families who come\ndirectly from 30 different countries speaking 21 languages.\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\n4th Dimotiko Scholeio Chaidariou, Chaidari, Greece - 2013-02-28\n\nA successful ARISS Contact was made with with participants at 4th\nDimotiko Scholeio Chaidariou, Chaidari, Greece on 28 Feb. The event\nbegan at approximately 09:42 UTC. The duration of the contact was\napproximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact was direct\nbetween OR4ISS and J41ISS.\n\n4th Dimotiko Scholeio Chaidariou is located in Chaidari, a suburb in\nthe north-west of Athens. It was constructed in 1978, but it is now\nbeing renovated so as to be more energy efficient. It is a two-storey\nbuilding with 16 classrooms, a Head office and a stuff room.\n\nThe school serves 256 pupils, aged between 6 and 12 years old, from\n1st Grade through 6th Grade. It is staffed by a headmistress and 24\nteachers, 12 of whom teach all subjects required in the curriculum\n(that is: Greek Language, Mathematics, Geography, History, Science,\nReligious Education) plus two Physical Education teachers, a Music\nlessons teacher, two English language teachers, a French language\nteacher, a German language teacher, a teacher of Art, a teacher for\nTheatre, an Information & Technology teacher and a teacher\nresponsible for the afternoon zone study. There is also a teacher who\nhelps those pupils with special educational problems. The official\nlessons are in the morning (Monday - Friday) start at 8:10a.m. and\nfinish at 2:00p.m. All pupils attend morning lessons, but those\npupils whose both parents work, stay on at school and they study and\nprepare their homework for the next day starting at 12:30 p.m. and\nfinish at 4:15p.m.\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\nTalcott Mountain Science Center & Academy, Avon, Connecticut, USA -\n2013-02-28\n\nA successful ARISS Contact was made with with participants at\nTalcott Mountain Science Center & Academy, Avon, Connecticut, USA on\n28 Feb. The event began at approximately 15:53 UTC. The duration of\nthe contact was approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact\nwas direct between NA1SS and W1TMS.\n\nTalcott Mountain Science Center is one of Connecticut's premier\ninformal science education institutions.  The Center has been an\ninitiator and catalyst in providing enrichment science education to\nstudents throughout the Northeast and a leader in teacher in-service\neducation, including special programs for girls in science.  TMSC is\nrecognized for its innovations in gifted and talented programs, for\nits earth and space, alternative energy, atmospheric and\nenvironmental science activities for students, with ongoing science\nand technology in-service education for teachers as well as its one-\nof-a-kind k-8 model school for intellectually excited students,\nTalcott Mountain Academy for Mathematics, Science and Technology.\nSince 1985, Talcott Mountain Science Center has been nationally\nrecognized as a pioneer in the development of interactive video\nprogramming in math and science education.\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\nContacts hopeful for the coming week\n\nARISS is requesting listener reports for these contacts.   Due to\nissues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at\npresent,  the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts.\nARISS thanks  everyone in advance for their assistance.\n\nLycée Polyvalent Anatole France,  Cedex, France, direct via F4KIS/P\nContact is a go for: Mon 2013-03-04  11:06:27 UTC 67 deg (If Space X\nlaunches on time)\n\nCanyon  Owyhee School Services Agency (COSSA), Wilder, ID, direct\nvia W7VOI\nContact is a go for: Mon 2013-03-04 18:49:04 UTC 37 deg (If Space X\nlaunches on time)\n\nStonepark Intermediate School,  Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island,\nCanada, direct via VY2PEI\nContact is a  go for: Thu 2013-03-07 16:26:42 UTC 33 deg (If Space X\nlaunches on time).\n\nARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering\nthe participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA,\nCNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from\nparticipating countries.\n\nARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the\nexcitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crew members on-\nboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and\ncommunities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crew members on\nISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and\nlearning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on\nthe website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio\nAmateurs of Canada).\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT-DC Workshop on Portable Satellite Ground Stations\n\n[This originally appeared in ANS-020, see ANS-055 for details on\nregistration]\n\nThe AMSAT-DC Group is planning for a Spring Workshop 2013, to take\nplace on Saturday, March 23, at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center\nin Greenbelt, Maryland. It will be a nearly all-day event.\n\nThis is a workshop for those who wish to learn more about satellite\noperations and develop their own portable ground station. Partici-\npants will bring their wares to assemble, show, and explain to others\nthat which will feature one or more of the following:\n\n+ One's own laptop computer, with appropriate software installed,\n  such as for satellite tracking, SDR receiver control, antenna\n  control (optional), audio recording, time stamp track, and any\n  of many other apps.\n\n+ The FUNcube Dongle Pro receiver or equivalent. We will emphasize\n  receiving only, and not the transmit side at this particular time.\n\n+ One or more antennas for 146 MHz and 436 MHz, Arrow, Elk, or\n  homebrew on a camera tripod, small mast, homebrew PVC, or hand-\n  held.\n\n+ Everything, or almost everything, ought to be designed to be\n  powered from a regulated 12-volt DC source of your choosing.\n  A table will be provided with a shared 120VAC wall outlet with-\n  in about 50 feet.\n\nVolunteers are invited to join the planning committee (contact Pat\nat n8pk at amsat.org.) Registration information will be announced by\nFebruary 15 via the AMSAT News Service (ANS), and on the AMSAT Cal-\nendar of Events under http://www.amsat.org\n\nThe workshop cost is expected to be low (for incidental items) or\nfree to AMSAT members. Any non-US citizen who would like to attend\nmust contact Pat by February 15 at the latest.\n\nTo volunteer or ask questions contact Pat at n8pk at amsat.org.\n\nLinks for antenna ideas:\nhttp://arrowantennas.com/\nhttp://www.elkantennas.com/\nhttp://www.g6lvb.com/homebrewarrow.htm\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/information/faqs/crow/index.php\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/Az_El_Pos.pdf\nhttp://www.wa5vjb.com/references/Cheap%20Antennas-LEOs.pdf\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/downloads/iROTOR.pdf\nhttp://www.arrl.org/shop/The-ARRL-Satellite-Handbook/\nhttp://ac6v.com/antprojects.htm\n\nLinks for software ideas:\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/software.php\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/\nhttp://www.moetronix.com/spectravue.htm\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/information/faqs/resguide.pdf\nhttp://sdrsharp.com/\n\nLinks for receiver ideas:\nhttp://www.funcubedongle.com/\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/intro/sats_faq.html\nhttp://tinyurl.com/cdo9tyo (Spectravue Configuration)\nhttp://sdrsharp.com/\n\nAMSAT-DC\nhttp://patkilroy.com/amsat-dc/\n\n[ANS thanks Pat Kilroy, N8PK, AMSAT Area Coordinator, Maryland-DC\n for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT Forum at ACADIANA ARA Hamfest - Free Admission Coupons for Youth\n\nACADIANA ARA would like to invite you to our 2013 Hamfest, March 8\nand 9 at the Rayne Civic Center, Rayne Louisiana .  Attached\nis our Hamfest flyer with all the information and a FREE admission\ncoupon for you and your parents to attend our hamfest.  Come out to\nthe hamfest to meet other hams,  see new and used radio equipment,\nattend forums, operate the radios set up for demonstration,  or watch\nAARL movies.\n\nThis is a once a year opportunity to enjoy this segment of the\nhobby, I hope you can join us.\n\nNote that Nick Pugh, K5QXJ, will be sponsoring an AMSAT Forum Saturday\nMarch 9 at 9am, during the Hamfest.\n\nFor more information visit\nhttp://www.w5ddl.org/hamfest/Files/AARA%20Hamfest%20Flyer.pdf\n\n[ANS thanks Nick Pugh for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nKorean OSSI-1 Ham Radio CubeSat Frequency Coordinated\n\nThe IARU amateur radio satellite frequency coordination panel has\nannounced the frequencies for the OSSI-1 CubeSat developed by Hojun\nSong DS1SBO.\n\nArtist and radio amateur Hojun Song DS1SBO has spent 7 years\ndeveloping his Open Source Satellite Initiative satellite OSSI-1. He\nhas designed and developed it from scratch using readily available\ncomponents rather than expensive space qualified hardware. It has a\nbeacon in the 145 MHz band, a data communications transceiver in the\n435 MHz band and carries a 44 watt LED optical beacon to flash Morse\nCode messages to observers on Earth.\n\nOSSI-1 is planned to launch on April 19, 2013 into a 575 km 64.9°\ninclination orbit on a Soyuz-2-1b rocket from the Baikonur launch\nfacility in Kazakhstan along with the Bion-M1, SOMP, BEESAT 2, BEESAT\n3 and Dove-2 satellites.\n\nThe IARU amateur satellite frequency coordination panel has\nannounced frequencies for a downlink on 145.980 MHz and an\nuplink/downlink on 437.525 MHz.\n\nVideo – How the Amateur Radio Satellite OSSI-1 Works\nhttp://tinyurl.com/bdckaqb\n\nWatch the BBC TV report: Korean artist has high hopes for his\nhomemade satellite\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19007475\n\nOSSI CubeSat in New Scientist Magazine\nhttp://amsat-uk.org/2012/11/06/ossi-cubesat-in-new-scientist-magazine/\n\nHojun Song DS1SBO visited London to give a well received\npresentation on his CubeSat to WIRED 2012\nhttp://tinyurl.com/bcjw83z\n\nData Format for Korean OSSI CubeSat\nhttp://amsat-uk.org/2013/01/23/data-format-for-korean-ossi-cubesat/\n\nMore background on OSSI Cubesate can be found in ANS-027:\nOpen Source Satellite OSSI CubeSat Launch in April 201\n\nOpen Source Satellite Initiative (OSSI) http://opensat.cc/\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARRL Offers Two Sessions of their Teachers Institute\n\nThe ARRL Education & Technology Program has announced the schedule\nfor two sessions of our professional development workshop, the\nTeachers Institute on Wireless Technology (TI-1) being offered during\nJuly 2013.\n\n\"We are also pleased to announce that Dayton Amateur Radio\nAssociation will be supporting and hosting a new professional\ndevelopment opportunity, an advanced Teachers Institute (TI-2) on\nRemote Sensing and Data Gathering, at their new educational facility.\nA March QST article includes a description of this new workshop.\nPlease visit the ARRL website at:\nhttp://www.arrl.org/teachers-institute-on-wireless-technology\nfor more information about Teachers Institute curriculum content,\nparticipant requirements, dates and locations and other details. Go\nto  www.arrl.org/teachers-institute-application to download an\napplication.\"\n\nTuition, resources and most expenses to attend the Teachers\nInstitute are paid by donations to the ARRL Education & Technology\nFund. Donate to support Wireless Technology Literacy today!\n\n[ANS thanks Debra Johnson and the ARRL for the above information]\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, KC8YLD\nkc8yld at amsat dot org\n\n",
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