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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/SBKY5K53TQHXDMS4UTGLCKZDS6PWF7FE/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "CAG5xKfoUXFDJockO0tyz1Qoj3OHY2oXqOot7nLwpyZ1MnCVQOw@mail.gmail.com", "message_id_hash": "SBKY5K53TQHXDMS4UTGLCKZDS6PWF7FE", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/SBKY5K53TQHXDMS4UTGLCKZDS6PWF7FE/", "sender": { "address": "hancockqi (a) gmail.com", "mailman_id": "552021604c2f43e3a881954d866d8576", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/552021604c2f43e3a881954d866d8576/emails/" }, "sender_name": "Jerrold Hancock", "subject": "Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 233", "date": "2018-07-08T02:55:51Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "Put\n\nOn Monday, July 2, 2018, <[email protected]> wrote:\n\n> Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to\n> [email protected]\n>\n> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit\n> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to\n> [email protected]\n>\n> You can reach the person managing the list at\n> [email protected]\n>\n> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific\n> than \"Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest...\"\n>\n>\n> Today's Topics:\n>\n> 1. ANS-185 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n> (Chris Bradley (AA0CB))\n> 2. Portable operation from FN-21 (Richard Lawn)\n> 3. Help for \"Moon Day\" ([email protected])\n> 4. AO-7 orbit count. ([email protected])\n> 5. Re: AO-7 orbit count. (Alan)\n> 6. Re: AO-7 orbit count. (Tom Schuessler)\n> 7. Re: AO-7 orbit count. (Paul Stoetzer)\n> 8. Re: AO-7 orbit count. (Alan)\n>\n>\n> ----------------------------------------------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 1\n> Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2018 19:39:44 -0500\n> From: \"Chris Bradley (AA0CB)\" <[email protected]>\n> To: [email protected], AMSAT BB <[email protected]>\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-185 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n> Message-ID:\n> <CANk-AFsF1B-susM-nv+Mj2LW0P50zf+a=hCF5_EO=\n> [email protected]>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=\"UTF-8\"\n>\n> AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\n> ANS-182\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> * Digital Communications Conference (DCC) Call for Papers\n> * Invitation to the 2018 NASA AAQ Workshop - September 7, 2018\n> * China Microsatellite Symposium 2018\n> * K4R Dry Tortugas EL84 Roving Trip on Schedule for July 6\n> * Upcoming ARISS contacts\n> * AMSAT Rover Award Updates\n> * VUCC Awards-Endorsements for June 2018\n> * WMPLOTA 7/2 EN74 EN75 EN84 EN85 Rove\n> * AMSAT-NA President to attend AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2018\n> * AMSAT BOD Nominees\n> * Satellite Shorts\n>\n> SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-182.01\n> ANS-182 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n>\n> AMSAT News Service Bulletin 182.01\n> From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\n> DATE JULY 1, 2018\n> To All RADIO AMATEURS\n> BID: $ANS-185.01\n>\n> Digital Communications Conference (DCC) Call for Papers\n>\n> Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the ARRL and TAPR\n> Digital Communications Conference (DCC) and publication in the\n> Conference Proceedings. Annual conference proceedings are published\n> by the ARRL. Presentation at the conference is not required for\n> publication. Submission of papers are due by July 31st, 2018 and\n> should\n> be submitted to\n>\n> Maty Weinberg, ARRL\n> 225 Main Street\n> Newington, CT 06111\n> or via the Internet to\n> maty at arrl.org\n>\n> The ARRL and TAPR DCC is an international forum for radio amateurs\n> to meet, publish their work, and present new ideas and techniques.\n> This year, the DCC is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 14-\n> 16. Presenters and attendees will have the opportunity to exchange\n> ideas and learn about recent hardware and software advances, theories,\n> experimental results, and practical applications. Topics include,\n> but are\n> not limited to:\n>\n> ? Software Defined Radio (SDR)\n> ? Digital voice (D-Star, P25, WinDRM, FDMDV, DRMDV, G4GUO)\n> ? Digital satellite communications\n> ? Global position system\n> ? Precise Timing\n> ? Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS)\n> ? Short messaging (a mode of APRS)\n> ? Digital Signal Processing (DSP)\n> ? HF digital modes\n> ? Internet interoperability with Amateur Radio networks\n> ? Spread spectrum\n> ? IEEE 802.11 and other Part 15 license-exempt systems adaptable for\n> A mateur Radio\n> ? Using TCP/IP networking over Amateur Radio\n> ? Mesh and peer to peer wireless networking\n> ? Emergency and Homeland Defense backup digital communications in\n> Amateur Radio\n> ? Updates on AX.25 and other wireless networking protocols\n> ? Topics that advanced the Amateur Radio art\n>\n> Go to https://tinyurl.com/y7wgm6vh to view the guidelines for paper\n> submissions\n>\n> [ANS thanks the TAPR PSR for the above information]\n>\n>\n> ---------------------------------------------------------------------\n>\n>\n> Invitation to the 2018 NASA AAQ Workshop - September 7, 2018\n>\n> You are invited to participate in the 2018 NASA Academy of Aerospace\n> Quality\n> {AAQ) Workshop. This event will take place at Glenn Research Center\n> in\n> Cleveland, Ohio on Friday, September 7 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The\n> event\n> targets academics (faculty, researchers, students) involved with\n> space\n> related\n> activities such as cube sat, small sat, high altitude balloon,\n> rocket and\n> more. It is also designed for those wishing to be involved with\n> NASA space\n> related projects. The event will feature speakers and a poster\n> session.\n>\n> Travel stipends from NASA are available to attendees on a limited\n> basis and\n> will favor those giving a presentation or poster. There is no\n> registration\n> charge for attending the event but registration in advance is\n> required.\n>\n> Please register at the link below by July 31.\n>\n> http://spider2.eng.auburn.edu/AAQ/registration.html\n>\n> The NASA Academy of Aerospace Quality is an open access virtual\n> academy of\n> educational modules, lessons learned, standards, case studies and more\n> related to quality assurance for space related projects, especially\n> those\n> from academic based teams. The website is:\n>\n> http://aaq.auburn.edu\n>\n> Links to the agenda and materials from previous NASA AAQ Workshops\n> can be\n> found at the link below:\n>\n> http://aaq.eng.auburn.edu/events\n>\n> [ANS thanks Alice Smith and Jeff Smith for the above information]\n>\n>\n> ---------------------------------------------------------------------\n>\n>\n> China Microsatellite Symposium 2018\n>\n> The China Microsatellite Symposium(CMS2018), (www.microsatsymp.com)\n> will\n> be held\n> at Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an China on 18th - 20th\n> November\n> 2018. The symposium includes keynote presentations and several\n> sessions\n> which\n> will focus on the design experience, scientific missions, launch\n> opportunities\n> and all new technologies about microsatellites. In addition, another\n> import\n> session, International CubeSat and Mission Contest will be held on\n> 20th\n> November\n> 2018, after which a free launch opportunity of 3U CubeSat or 1U\n> payload\n> capacity\n> will be awarded to the winner of the first prize. Participants can get\n> information and submit the works through the official website of our\n> contest:\n> www.cubesatcontest.org.\n>\n> The submission deadlines for the abstract of CMS2018 and work of\n> CubeSat\n> contest\n> are both August 31, 2018. You could submit abstract and get\n> information\n> on the\n> website www.microsatsymp.com\n>\n> Along with the symposium, there will also be a related exhibition,\n> during which\n> you can find the updated progress of CubeSat, launchers and other\n> related\n> technology. For exhibitors, you could also get information about\n> booth\n> on the\n> website.\n>\n> The event is supported by China National Space Administration,\n> International\n> Astronautical Federation, Chinese Society of Astronautics and Chinese\n> Institute\n> of Command and Control.\n>\n> If you have any questions, please contact service at microsatsymp.com.\n>\n> [ANS thanks Ray Nugent for the above information]\n>\n>\n> ---------------------------------------------------------------------\n>\n> K4R Dry Tortugas EL84 Roving Trip on Schedule for July 6\n>\n> Robert KE4AL, Rich N4ESS, and Matthew, NJ4Y will be arriving on\n> Garden Key, EL84np in the Dry Tortugas mid-day on Friday July 6,\n> staying all day Saturday, and then leaving Sunday morning July 8.\n>\n> The team will be using the callsign K4R, and all logs will be\n> uploaded to LOTW after the trip. Paper cards will be available on\n> request via NJ4Y. They will also be able to tweet via a satellite\n> messenger from the island, to our public twitter account at\n> twitter.com/k4r_EL84\n>\n> The K4R QRZ page is up to date with our info, as well as k4r2018.com.\n> Their goal is to work anyone within ~7500km who needs EL84 on satel-\n> lites. Check out the pass listing link at the above web pages and\n> let them know if you have a special schedule request from the outer\n> reaches of our range, especially in EU and South America.\n>\n> [ANS thanks Matthew, NJ4Y for the above information]\n>\n> ---------------------------------------------------------------------\n>\n> UPCOMING ARISS CONTACTS\n>\n> Pearl Technology STEM Academy, Peoria Heights, IL, direct via W9DWJ\n>\n> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS\n>\n> The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT\n>\n> Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-07-02 15:35:42 UTC\n>\n>\n>\n> Kardinal-Frings-Gymnasium, Bonn, Germany, direct via DL?IL\n>\n> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DP?ISS\n>\n> The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO\n>\n> Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-07-03 08:32:16 UTC\n>\n> ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above\n> contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance.\n> Feel free to send your reports to [email protected] or [email protected].\n> Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.\n> All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise\n> noted.\n> Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS\n> website and\n> not being able to get in. That has now been changed to\n> http://www.ariss.org/\n> Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.\n> Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the\n> ISS?\n> If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete\n> details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.\n>\n> http://www.ariss-eu.org/\n> If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able\n> to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at [email protected]\n>\n> ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored\n> over 100\n> schools:\n>\n> Francesco IK?WGF with 132\n>\n> Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 129\n>\n> Gaston ON4WF with 123\n>\n> Sergey RV3DR with 103\n> The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of\n> date\n> webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are\n> additional\n> ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.\n>\n> Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your\n> own\n> orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the\n> listed\n> time.\n> All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601\n> date and\n> time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS\n> The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2018-06-28 19:30\n> UTC.\n> Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and\n> questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites,\n> and\n> instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.\n>\n> http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf\n>\n> http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt\n>\n> Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1234.\n> Each school counts as 1 event.\n> Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 11821.\n> Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.\n> Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47.\n>\n> A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the\n> file.\n> http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf\n>\n> Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.\n>\n> The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:\n> Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern\n> Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.\n> QSL information may be found at:\n> http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html\n>\n> ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS\n> The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-06-28 19:30\n> UTC.\n>\n> http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf\n>\n> Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes\n> showing\n> Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC\n> http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_cor\n> rection\n> .rtf\n> Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.\n> http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf\n> Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts\n> https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415\n>\n> Exp. 55 on orbit\n>\n> Drew Feustel\n>\n> Oleg Artemyev\n>\n> Ricky Arnold KE5DAU\n>\n> Exp. 56 on orbit\n>\n> Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT\n>\n> Alexander Gerst KF5ONO\n>\n> Sergei Propopev\n>\n> [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information]\n>\n> ---------------------------------------------------------------------\n>\n> AMSAT Rover Award Updates\n>\n> AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO, says that\n> congratulations are in order for the newest Rover Award operators,\n> Chris, AA8CH, for earning award #024; and, Robert, WY7AA for earning\n> Award #025.\n>\n> The AMSAT Rover award is granted to stations who achieve a combined\n> 25 points using any combination of a list of achievements during\n> their roving operations via amateur radio satellites. All of these\n> combinations, including instructions of how to apply are posted at:\n> https://www.amsat.org/amsat-rover-award/ - or from the main page -\n> www.amsat.org --> Services --> Awards --> AMSAT Rover Award\n>\n> Examples of the point scoring include (access the Awards web page\n> for details of multiplier points, etc.):\n>\n> + 1 point for each grid square activated outside your home grid square\n> using a single-channel FM satellite transponder\n> + 2 points for each grid square activated outside your home grid square\n> using a linear (SSB/CW) satellite transponder.\n> + 3 points for each grid square activated outside your home grid square\n> using a digital mode satellite transponder.\n> + 1 additional point for added to each grid square score for activating\n> a state, province, or DX entity outside your home entities\n> + 5 points for for advertising your grid operation using an open and\n> public social media account, tagging @amsat or #amsat at least\n> 24 hours in advance of the activation.\n> + 5 points for photographing your grid operation and posting them\n> afterwards using an open and public social media account, tagging\n> @amsat\n> or #amsat.\n> + 10 points for activating a grid square while operating Maritime Mobile.\n> + 15 points for 15 points for documenting your grid activation in an\n> article published in the AMSAT Journal.\n>\n> AMSAT Rover Award winners to date include the following stations:\n>\n> Rover Call Date Issued\n> ===== ============ ===========\n> 001 AC0RA 02 Jan 2018\n> 002 WD9EWK 05 Jan 2018\n> 003 NJ4Y 08 Jan 2018\n> 004 M0IDA 09 Jan 2018\n> 005 KG5GJT 12 Jan 2018\n> 006 EB1AO 18 Jan 2018\n> 007 N7AGF 22 Jan 2018\n> 008 N4YHC 29 Jan 2018\n> 009 W0S 07 Feb 2018\n> 010 KE0PBR 08 Feb 2018\n> 011 K5IX 18 Feb 2018\n> 012 AK4WQ 23 Feb 2018\n> 013 WI7P 25 Feb 2018\n> 014 K5ND 09 Mar 2018\n> 015 N6UA 12 Mar 2018\n> 016 N9IP 16 Mar 2018\n> 017 N4UFO 04 Apr 2018\n> 018 K7TAB 27 Apr 2018\n> 019 K8BL 10 May 2018\n> 020 AD0DX 16 May 2018\n> 021 HB9WDF 28 May 2018\n> 022 KE4AL 28 May 2018\n> 023 KE9AJ 30 May 2018\n> 024 AA8CH 27 Jun 2018\n> 025 WY7AA 29 Jun 2018\n>\n> [ANS thanks AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO\n> for the above information]\n>\n> --------------------------------------------------------------------\n> WMPLOTA 7/2 EN74 EN75 EN84 EN85 Rove\n>\n> 7/2/18\n> Objects AOS (U) LOS Period\n> 1. EN74 WM1432 Cadillac\n> XW-2D 00:01 00:09\n> XW-2F 00:05 00:13\n> SO-50 00:12 00:25\n>\n> 2. EN74 WM2014 Houghton Lake\n> SO-50 01:54 02:03 (*Low Pass Attempt)\n> AO-92 02:03 02:13\n> AO-73 02:32 02:38 (*Low Pass Attempt)\n> Falconsat-3 02:43 02:53\n> FO-29 02:45 02:55 (*Low Pass Attempt)\n> AO-85 02:59 03:06 (*Low Pass Attempt)\n> AO-92 03:37 03:46\n>\n> 3. EN74 WM5159 West Branch\n> XW-2B 11:57 12:07\n> AO-07 12:06 12:22\n>\n> 4. EN84 WM5376 Tawas\n> XW-2B 13:33 13:39 (*Low Pass Attempt)\n> AO-07 14:01 14:04 (*Low Pass Attempt)\n> XW-2A 14:13 14:22\n> AO-73 14:15 14:26\n> SO-50 14:27 14:38\n> AO-92 15:05 15:14\n>\n> 5. EN85 WM2358 Alpena\n> AO-92 16:39 16:47\n> AO-91 17:16 17:30\n>\n> 6. EN75 WM1542 Gaylord\n> AO-91 18:52 19:06\n> AO-07 19:19 19:39\n>\n> 7. EN75 WM2417 Petosky\n> XW-2C 21:49 21:58\n> XW-2D 22:12 22:22\n> XW-2F 22:15 22:25\n> AO-85 22:15 22:28\n>\n> 8. EN75 WM2100 Cheboygan\n> XW-2C 23:22 23:32\n> AO-73 23:35 23:45\n> XW-2D 23:47 23:56\n> XW-2F 23:50 23:59\n> AO-85 23:57 00:08\n>\n> 7/3/18 EN75 Holiday Style Maybe\n>\n> Wish me luck on my first real rove, all stops are in a new VUCC\n> circle,\n> please work me if there is room. Manual tuning on linear birds,\n> please be\n> patient.\n>\n> [ANS thanks Andrew, KE8FZT for the above information]\n>\n> --------------------------------------------------------------------\n>\n> VUCC Awards-Endorsements for June 2018\n>\n> Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite\n> Awards issued by the ARRL for the period June 1, 2018\n> through July 1, 2018.\n> Congratulations to all those who made the list this month!\n>\n> CALL 01 Jun 01 Jul\n>\n> N8HM 1054 1068\n> AA5PK 1011 1042\n> N9IP 609 618\n> XE1AO 584 598\n> WD9EWK 441 450\n> AA9LC 299 416\n> AF5CC 314 338\n> VA3NNA 179 300\n> KC9ELU 220 229\n> W7JSD 189 215\n> G0ABI 200 206\n> KE8FZT 175 200\n> PT2AP 172 200\n> PS8ET 157 180\n> KE0PBR New 122\n> W3ARD New 119\n> N3ROY New 102\n> AD0DX New 101\n> W5PFG (DM95) New 100\n> W5PFG (EM12) New 100\n>\n> If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list\n> at <mycall>@<mycall>.com\n> and I'll revise the announcement.\n>\n> This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf\n> listings for June 1, 2018 and July 1, 2018. It's a visual\n> comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your\n> call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are\n> roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are\n> doing most of the work!\n>\n>\n> [ANS thanks Ron, W5RKN for the above information]\n>\n> --------------------------------------------------------------------\n>\n>\n>\n> AMSAT-NA President to attend AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2018\n>\n> AMSAT-UK is very happy to announce that the dates of the next\n> AMSAT-UK Colloquium will be October 13-14, 2018.\n>\n> The AMSAT-UK Colloquium, incorporated into the RSGB Convention,\n> will take place at the Kents Hill Park Conference Centre,\n> Timbold Drive, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ.\n>\n> The AMSAT-UK Committee are pleased to announce that Joe Spier,\n> K6WAO will be presenting a paper entitled '50 Years of AMSAT and\n> Beyond'\n>\n> AMSAT-UK invites speakers, to cover topics about Amateur satellites,\n> CubeSats, Nanosats, Space, High Altitude Balloons and associated\n> activities, for this event. Those wishing to speak should contact\n> Dave, G4DPZ, dave at g4dpz dot me dot uk\n>\n> AMSAT-UK Colloquium web page:\n> https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/\n>\n> The schedule will be at\n> http://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/rsgb-convention-\n> programme/\n>\n> [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n>\n>\n> --------------------------------------------------------------------\n>\n>\n> FP/KV1J 3 - 17 July 2018 GN17 Includes Satellite Operation\n>\n> Eric, KV1J will be active on the Sats from the French island of\n> Miquelon\n> from 3 July through 17 July as FP/KV1J. This will be his 12th trip\n> to the\n> island. He mostly operate the low bands and 6 meters. When the WX is\n> good,\n> he will try to get outside and work the linear birds. Occasionally,\n> he plans\n> to also be on the FM birds using a pair of FT-817s and an Arrow\n> antenna.\n>\n> Most of the time he will be grid GN17. If he is on the main island\n> of St\n> Pierre or if he can borrow a car a drive to Langlade, he will be\n> GN16. The\n> island has limited internet. His email is kv1j (at) arrl.net\n>\n> More information at: http://www.kv1j.com/fp/July18.html\n>\n> [ANS thanks Eric KV1J / FP/KV1J for the above information and\n> wishes him\n> success on his trip]\n>\n>\n> --------------------------------------------------------------------\n>\n> AMSAT BOD Nominees\n>\n> The 2018 candidates, in alphabetical order by last name are:\n>\n> Tom Clark, K3IO\n> Mark Hammond, N8MH\n> Scott Harvey, KA7FVV\n> Bruce Paige, KK5DO\n> Peter Portanova, W2JV\n>\n> This year AMSAT-NA will be electing three voting members of the Board\n> of Directors. These will go to the three candidates receiving the\n> highest number of votes. In addition, there will be two alternates\n> chosen, based on the next highest number of votes received.\n>\n> Ballots will be mailed to the AMSAT-NA membership by July 15, 2018 and\n> must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2018 in order to\n> be counted. Those sent outside North America will go by air mail. If\n> you have not received your ballot package in a reasonable time for\n> your location, please contact the AMSAT office. Completed ballots\n> should be returned as promptly as possible, and those from outside\n> North America preferably by air mail.\n>\n> Election of Board members is both an obligation as well as an\n> opportunity by our membership to help shape the future direction of\n> AMSAT. Please take the time to review the candidate statements that\n> will accompany the ballot and determine who you wish to see on the\n> Board. You have the option to vote for up to three candidates.\n>\n> [ANS thanks Clayton, W5PFG for the above information and wishes him\n> success on his trip]\n>\n> --------------------------------------------------------------------\n>\n>\n> Satellite Shorts\n>\n> + Stations in the USA mid-west and Canada will have the opportunity\n> to hear the ISS on 145.800 MHz for a school contact with the Pearl\n> Technology STEM Academy, Peoria Heights, IL. This will be a direct\n> contact between NA1SS and W9DWJ. The scheduled astronaut is Serena\n> Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT. The contact is planned for: Mon 2018-07-02\n> at 15:35:42 UTC. (via ARISS)\n>\n> + AMSAT has discovered a pagination problem from printer error in the\n> May/June issue of the AMSAT Journal. Please take a look at the issue\n> you\n> just received and, if you see any missing or duplicate pages, let\n> Martha\n> know ASAP at the AMSAT office at [email protected].\n>\n> + Congrats to Sean Kutzko, KX9X, on winning the June QST Cover\n> Plaque for his article \"Get on the Satellites for ARRL Field\n> Day.\"\n>\n> The article has been reprinted on the AMSAT website with the\n> ARRL's permission. Although Field Day is over for an another\n> Year Sean's article gives good operating tips for every pass.\n> Check it out!\n> https://www.amsat.org/get-on-the-satellites-for-field-day/\n>\n>\n>\n> ---------------------------------------------------------------------\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> Chris Bradley, AA0CB\n> aa0cb at amsat dot org\n>\n>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 2\n> Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2018 21:03:21 -0400\n> From: Richard Lawn <[email protected]>\n> To: [email protected]\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] Portable operation from FN-21\n> Message-ID:\n> <CADQmrTGEKaH=XHE4OqqfV4hpo6RWV==\n> [email protected]>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=\"UTF-8\"\n>\n> Thanks again to those who helped me to sort out my 5400B rotor issues.\n> Today I got the station up and running from Lakeville, Pa, FN21. I?ve\n> already made a number of contacts that verified everything is finally\n> working as it should. I?m using computer control of a single Arrow antenna\n> with a 9100. I hope to work as many of the 13 colonies as possible.\n> 73 and happy 4th\n> Rick, W2JAZ\n> --\n> Sent from Gmail Mobile\n>\n>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 3\n> Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2018 23:41:37 -0500\n> From: <[email protected]>\n> To: \"'AMSAT BB'\" <[email protected]>\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] Help for \"Moon Day\"\n> Message-ID: <[email protected]>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=\"us-ascii\"\n>\n> I am looking to recruit additional volunteers from the AMSAT community in\n> North Texas, Central Texas or elsewhere, to help promote \"Amateur Radio in\n> Space\" to a large public STEM event. \"Moon Day\" at the Frontiers of Flight\n> Museum at Love Field in Dallas Texas on July 21, 2018 is the largest space\n> themed STEM event in Texas. Last year saw 1500 people attend the 6 hour\n> event. https://www.flightmuseum.com/moon-day/\n>\n> Again this year, I am heading an exhibit and satellite demos for AMSAT. We\n> have a table inside the Museum, (Alongside the Dallas Amateur Radio Club\n> Table), and a demonstration area outside. I will be setting up the outside\n> activities and hope to work as many satellite passes as possible during the\n> 10A-4P run of the show.\n>\n> I am looking for AMSAT people to both help with the inside table and also\n> with the outside demonstrations. Joe Spier has promised me that he will\n> send me the FOX \"Engineering Model\" but I am looking for additional\n> demonstration aids to illustrate satellite orbits and other aspects of\n> space\n> communications like various types of antennas.\n>\n> Being a STEM event, there will be many young people in attendance, (General\n> public as well as Boy and Girl Scouts), and they get a chance to earn a\n> STEM\n> patch by answering questions from exhibitors like US. Each year I do this,\n> I am also surprised by ho many Hams I talk to at the event who are either\n> inactive or have never experienced Amateur Satellites.\n>\n> We really need people and content for Moon Day so please consider spending\n> Saturday, July 21 with us. Contact me off list for more information.\n> [email protected]\n>\n> Oh by the way, next year, 2019, is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11\n> moon landing. The Moon Day event is planning a big splash then and it\n> would\n> be really interesting to see a portable EME station as part of the mix.\n> That would generate a lot of interest I would suspect. My looking at moon\n> phase predictions for next year showed that I think they would be\n> favorable.\n> Keep that in the back of your mind and I will bring it up next year.\n>\n> Hope to see you at Moon Day, 2018.\n>\n>\n> Tom Schuessler, N5HYP\n> EM12ms\n>\n>\n>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 4\n> Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2018 23:55:49 -0500\n> From: <[email protected]>\n> To: \"'AMSAT BB'\" <[email protected]>\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count.\n> Message-ID: <[email protected]>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=\"us-ascii\"\n>\n> Now I see looking at SatPC32 that it shows AO-7 in the 99,625 range in\n> orbit\n> count. If memory serves me right though, doesn't the TLE orbit count roll\n> over at 99,999 (Just like a car odometer), so that would mean that we would\n> be coming up to the 200,000th rev is that right? If I am right, then this\n> will be coming up in less than a month. Does anybody know exactly when\n> that\n> will be? I am doing a presentation for a local club and would like to\n> throw\n> out that fact if I could. Also the day of that event would be good AO-7\n> operating day I would think.\n>\n> 73\n>\n> Tom Schuessler, N5HYP\n> EM12ms\n>\n>\n>\n>\n>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 5\n> Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2018 02:47:28 -0500\n> From: \"Alan\" <[email protected]>\n> To: <[email protected]>, \"'AMSAT BB'\" <[email protected]>\n> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count.\n> Message-ID: <[email protected]>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=\"us-ascii\"\n>\n> Tom,\n>\n> According to the Keps, AO-7 makes 12.54 orbits per day. It will hit 99999\n> on the 30th or so. You can use the Preview function to find out exactly\n> when.\n>\n> 73,\n>\n> Alan\n> WA4SCA\n>\n>\n> <-----Original Message-----\n> <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of\n> <[email protected]\n> <Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2018 23:56 PM\n> <To: 'AMSAT BB' <[email protected]>\n> <Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count.\n> <\n> <Now I see looking at SatPC32 that it shows AO-7 in the 99,625 range in\n> orbit\n> <count. If memory serves me right though, doesn't the TLE orbit count roll\n> <over at 99,999 (Just like a car odometer), so that would mean that we\n> would\n> <be coming up to the 200,000th rev is that right? If I am right, then this\n> <will be coming up in less than a month. Does anybody know exactly when\n> that\n> <will be? I am doing a presentation for a local club and would like to\n> throw\n> <out that fact if I could. Also the day of that event would be good AO-7\n> <operating day I would think.\n> <\n> <73\n> <\n> <Tom Schuessler, N5HYP\n> <EM12ms\n> <\n> <\n> <\n> <_______________________________________________\n> <Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available\n> <to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions\n> <expressed\n> <are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of\n> AMSAT-\n> <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> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 6\n> Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2018 09:03:23 -0500\n> From: Tom Schuessler <[email protected]>\n> To: [email protected]\n> Cc: AMSAT BB <[email protected]>\n> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count.\n> Message-ID: <[email protected]>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n>\n> 12.5?365?45 equals 205,312..5. Based on that you think it had Brolley a\n> diameter the second time already but it might have been hiring slower when\n> originally launched.\n>\n> Sent from my iPhone\n>\n> > On Jul 2, 2018, at 02:47, Alan <[email protected]> wrote:\n> >\n> > Tom,\n> >\n> > According to the Keps, AO-7 makes 12.54 orbits per day. It will hit\n> 99999\n> > on the 30th or so. You can use the Preview function to find out exactly\n> > when.\n> >\n> > 73,\n> >\n> > Alan\n> > WA4SCA\n> >\n> >\n> > <-----Original Message-----\n> > <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of\n> > <[email protected]\n> > <Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2018 23:56 PM\n> > <To: 'AMSAT BB' <[email protected]>\n> > <Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count.\n> > <\n> > <Now I see looking at SatPC32 that it shows AO-7 in the 99,625 range in\n> > orbit\n> > <count. If memory serves me right though, doesn't the TLE orbit count\n> roll\n> > <over at 99,999 (Just like a car odometer), so that would mean that we\n> would\n> > <be coming up to the 200,000th rev is that right? If I am right, then\n> this\n> > <will be coming up in less than a month. Does anybody know exactly when\n> > that\n> > <will be? I am doing a presentation for a local club and would like to\n> > throw\n> > <out that fact if I could. Also the day of that event would be good AO-7\n> > <operating day I would think.\n> > <\n> > <73\n> > <\n> > <Tom Schuessler, N5HYP\n> > <EM12ms\n> > <\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\n> > <expressed\n> > <are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of\n> > AMSAT-\n> > <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>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 7\n> Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2018 10:07:46 -0400\n> From: Paul Stoetzer <[email protected]>\n> To: Tom Schuessler <[email protected]>\n> Cc: AMSAT BB <[email protected]>, Alan Biddle <[email protected]>\n> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count.\n> Message-ID:\n> <\n> CABzOSOr5XPbfxr-zACZ0gBuZ4OqMGtwi3_1Cu+QK9-Be4u7xFg@mail.gmail.com>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=\"UTF-8\"\n>\n> Tom,\n>\n> AO-7 was launched on November 14, 1974, that's 15,935 days ago. Multiplying\n> 15,935 by it's current mean motion of 12.53633150 revs/day gets you 199,766\n> orbits. The orbit number is currently 99,630, so there is a bit of error\n> there. The mean motion should have very slightly decreased over the past 43\n> years as the minimal atmospheric drag ever so slightly slows it down.\n>\n> 73,\n>\n> Paul, N8HM\n>\n> On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 10:03 AM, Tom Schuessler <[email protected]>\n> wrote:\n>\n> > 12.5?365?45 equals 205,312..5. Based on that you think it had Brolley a\n> > diameter the second time already but it might have been hiring slower\n> when\n> > originally launched.\n> >\n> > Sent from my iPhone\n> >\n> > > On Jul 2, 2018, at 02:47, Alan <[email protected]> wrote:\n> > >\n> > > Tom,\n> > >\n> > > According to the Keps, AO-7 makes 12.54 orbits per day. It will hit\n> > 99999\n> > > on the 30th or so. You can use the Preview function to find out\n> exactly\n> > > when.\n> > >\n> > > 73,\n> > >\n> > > Alan\n> > > WA4SCA\n> > >\n> > >\n> > > <-----Original Message-----\n> > > <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of\n> > > <[email protected]\n> > > <Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2018 23:56 PM\n> > > <To: 'AMSAT BB' <[email protected]>\n> > > <Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count.\n> > > <\n> > > <Now I see looking at SatPC32 that it shows AO-7 in the 99,625 range in\n> > > orbit\n> > > <count. If memory serves me right though, doesn't the TLE orbit count\n> > roll\n> > > <over at 99,999 (Just like a car odometer), so that would mean that we\n> > would\n> > > <be coming up to the 200,000th rev is that right? If I am right, then\n> > this\n> > > <will be coming up in less than a month. Does anybody know exactly\n> when\n> > > that\n> > > <will be? I am doing a presentation for a local club and would like to\n> > > throw\n> > > <out that fact if I could. Also the day of that event would be good\n> AO-7\n> > > <operating day I would think.\n> > > <\n> > > <73\n> > > <\n> > > <Tom Schuessler, N5HYP\n> > > <EM12ms\n> > > <\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\n> > > <expressed\n> > > <are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views\n> of\n> > > AMSAT-\n> > > <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> > Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available\n> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.\n> Opinions\n> > expressed\n> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of\n> > 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> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 8\n> Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2018 09:21:38 -0500\n> From: \"Alan\" <[email protected]>\n> To: \"'Tom Schuessler'\" <[email protected]>,\n> <[email protected]>\n> Cc: 'AMSAT BB' <[email protected]>\n> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count.\n> Message-ID: <[email protected]>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=\"UTF-8\"\n>\n> Tom,\n>\n> It has in fact turned over once already.\n>\n> 73,\n>\n> Alan\n> WA4SCA\n>\n> Sent from my Waring blender.\n>\n>\n> <-----Original Message-----\n> <From: Tom Schuessler [mailto:[email protected]]\n> <Sent: Monday, July 02, 2018 09:03 AM\n> <To: [email protected]\n> <Cc: AMSAT BB <[email protected]>\n> <Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count.\n> <\n> <12.5?365?45 equals 205,312..5. Based on that you think it had Brolley a\n> <diameter the second time already but it might have been hiring slower when\n> <originally launched.\n> <\n> <Sent from my iPhone\n> <\n> <> On Jul 2, 2018, at 02:47, Alan <[email protected]> wrote:\n> <>\n> <> Tom,\n> <>\n> <> According to the Keps, AO-7 makes 12.54 orbits per day. It will hit\n> 99999\n> <> on the 30th or so. You can use the Preview function to find out exactly\n> <> when.\n> <>\n> <> 73,\n> <>\n> <> Alan\n> <> WA4SCA\n> <>\n> <>\n> <> <-----Original Message-----\n> <> <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of\n> <> <[email protected]\n> <> <Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2018 23:56 PM\n> <> <To: 'AMSAT BB' <[email protected]>\n> <> <Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count.\n> <> <\n> <> <Now I see looking at SatPC32 that it shows AO-7 in the 99,625 range in\n> <> orbit\n> <> <count. If memory serves me right though, doesn't the TLE orbit count\n> roll\n> <> <over at 99,999 (Just like a car odometer), so that would mean that we\n> <would\n> <> <be coming up to the 200,000th rev is that right? If I am right, then\n> this\n> <> <will be coming up in less than a month. Does anybody know exactly when\n> <> that\n> <> <will be? I am doing a presentation for a local club and would like to\n> <> throw\n> <> <out that fact if I could. Also the day of that event would be good\n> AO-7\n> <> <operating day I would think.\n> <> <\n> <> <73\n> <> <\n> <> <Tom Schuessler, N5HYP\n> <> <EM12ms\n> <> <\n> <> <\n> <> <\n> <> <_______________________________________________\n> <> <Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum\n> <available\n> <> <to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.\n> <Opinions\n> <> <expressed\n> <> <are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views\n> of\n> <> AMSAT-\n> <> <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>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> Subject: Digest Footer\n>\n> _______________________________________________\n> Sent via [email protected].\n> AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons\n> worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed\n> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of\n> AMSAT-NA.\n> Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!\n> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 233\n> *****************************************\n>\n", "attachments": [] }