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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-271\n\nThe AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-\nmation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite\nCorporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space\nincluding reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur\nRadio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,\nlaunching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio\nsatellites.\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:\nans-editor at amsat.org.\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* New Premium for AMSAT Fox Donations\n* EU-038 Terschelling Island on FO-29\n* Absolute Last Call for Symposium Papers\n* Ham Radio Balloon to Commemorate Sputnik\n* ARISS Proposal Window For US Schools Will Be Opening Soon!\n* Radio ham receives ISRO Mars Orbiter\n* TuPOD to enable ISS TubeSat deployment in 2015\n* FUNcube at IARU Region 1 General Conference\n* AMSAT Symposium Is Only Ten Days Away\n* ARISS News\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-271.01\nANS-271 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 271.01\n>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nDATE September 28, 2014\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-271.01\n\n\nNew Premium for AMSAT Fox Donations\n\nAMSAT is excited to announce that a new premium collectable is now\navailable for qualifying donations to the Fox satellite program.\nAMSAT has commissioned a unique challenge coin for donors who have\ncontributed at the $100 level or higher. This challenge coin is\nshaped as an isometric view of a Fox-1 CubeSat, complete with details\nsuch as the stowed UHF antenna, solar cells, and camera lens\nviewport. Struck in 3mm thick brass, plated with antique silver, and\nfinished in bright enamel, the coin is scaled to be approximately 1:4\nscale, or 1 inch along each of the six sides. The reverse has the\nAMSAT Fox logo. To view images of the new coin visit\nhttp://tinyurl.com/ANS271-FoxCoin\n\nThe coins are scheduled for delivery just prior to the 2014 AMSAT\nSpace Symposium, and will be first distributed to donors attending\nthe Symposium. Coins will also be made available to qualifying donors\nthat have contributed since the Fox-1C announcement on July 18, 2014\nupon request. Donations may be made via the AMSAT website at\nwww.amsat.org, via the FundRazr crowdsourcing app at fnd.us/c/6pz92,\nor via the AMSAT office at (888) 322-6728.\n\nThe Fox program is designed to provide a platform for university\nexperiments in space, as well as provide FM repeater capability for\nradio amateurs worldwide. Fox-1A and 1C are set to launch in 2015,\nand Fox-1B (also known as RadFXSat) is awaiting NASA ELANA launch\nassignment. Further information on the Fox project can be found at\nwww.amsat.org.\n\n\n[ANS thanks The AMSAT Office for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nEU-038 Terschelling Island on FO-29\n\nOperators Nico/PA7PA and Harry/PA1H will be active from Terschelling\nIsland between September 27th and October 3rd. When possible, some\nportable activation (few hours) of WWF references numbers, PAFF-071\nand PAFF-072 (for the World Flora & Fauna), as home call/p (ex.\nPA7PA/P) will be used. Activity will be on 160-10 meters SSB/PSK/RTTY,\nand especially PSK and RTTY modes on 30m, as well as 2m via the\nsatellite FO-29. QSL via their home callsign, by the Bureau or direct\n(w/SAE and NO IRCs). NO eQSL. For updates, watch the URL medias:\nFaceBook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/PA7PA/125033450933890\nTwitter - https://twitter.com/PA7PA1\n\nOhio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1181\n\n[ANS thanks Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAbsolute Last Call for Symposium Papers\n\nThe submission deadline for papers to be included in the conference\nproceedings has been extended to September 30. We welcome papers and\npresentations on any subject of interest to the amateur satellite\ncommunity. Please send proposals to Dan Schultz, [email protected]\n\nDetails for submission may be found at\nhttp://www.amsat.org/?page_id=1568.\n\n[ANS thanks Dan, N8FGV, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nHam Radio Balloon to Commemorate Sputnik\n\nThe Secunda Amateur Radio Club will launch two balloons carrying\namateur radio equipment from the Vryburg airstrip FAVB on October 4,\n2014 at 0600 to 0800 CAT (0400-0600 UT).\n\nThis date marks the start of World Space Week 2014. They will\ncommemorate the launch of the Sputnik satellite on October 4, 1957 by\nattaching an active model replica of Sputnik to one of the balloons.\nThe replica will transmit a Morse code message on 144.076 MHz.\n\nPlease e-mail([email protected]) a screen print of the\ndecoded message with date, time, GPS location, radio and antenna used\nto receive a special certificate from the launch team, if you are one\nof the lucky ones that can \"decode\" by ear please mail above info\nwithout the screen print. The transmitter used is a flea power\ntransmitter.\n\nThe South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and eight High\nSchools (80 children) form part of the program. Each school\nprogrammed their own data logger with 2 sensors. The 8 data loggers\nwith sensors will be part of the payload of the balloon payload. Each\nof the school children had to write a Radio Amateur test (10\nQuestions) as part of their registration and the results will be used\nto allocated to their final presentation.\n\nThere will be a web link with cameras from the launch site atVryburg\nairport, one camera at Hartbeeshoek and one at Secunda High School.\nPlease send your e-mail info to [email protected] to get\naccess to the webcams on the internet.\n\nThe first balloon will be launched anytime from 0600 CAT (0400 UT)\nonwards.\n\nThe ground stations will use HF on 3.650 MHz or 7.080 MHz or 20m\n14.280 MHz between the ground control, chase cars, Secunda High\nSchool and Hartbeeshoek. The bands/frequencies may change due to\npropagation. If your hear the ground stations operate please keep the\nfrequency clear for ground control operations. If you have any\nfeedback in tracking the balloons specifically on descent please\nreport it on the mentioned HF frequencies.\n\nDue to the low APRS Digipeater and IGate density in the Vryburg area\nradio hams in the adjacent areas are requested to also help track the\npayloads as well.\n\nIt is vitally important to retrieve the payloads since there are\ndata loggers on-board from several schools in the Secunda area. They\nneed the data to complete their assignments.\n\nA High Altitude Glider will also be launched the same morning as the\nHigh Altitude Balloon Experiment, HABEX on 4 October 2014.\n\nOn the same day at Secunda High School, Secunda, Unisa University\nwill also have a ROBTICS exhibition. SANSA will also have a\npresentation via the webcam about GPS's the same day.\n\nBelow are the payload frequencies:\nMain balloon: APRS Tracking RX 144.800 FM\nCW Telemetry RX 432.075 FM\nSputnik CW RX 144.075 FM\nCrew Comms HF 40/80M\nWebcam\n\n2nd Balloon: APRS Tracking RX 144.8 FM\nRTTY 433.92 USB/ 50 baud 500 shift ascii7,n,1\nCrew Comms HF 40/80M\nWebcam\n\n3rd Balloon: Remote Glider\nWebcam\n\nSkype/Web Camera: Please register at http://www.anymeeting.com/ and\nsend your email address to: [email protected] to get access to\nlive webcams.\n\nCelebrate UN-declared World Space Week October 4-10. The biggest\npublic space science #STEM event in the world - Use hashtag #WSW2014\nTwitter https://twitter.com/WorldSpaceWeek\nWeb http://www.worldspaceweek.org/\n\nSecunda Amateur Radio Club http://secradio.org.za/\n\nSource SARL http://www.sarl.org.za/\n\n[ANS thanks SARL and AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS Proposal Window For US Schools Will Be Opening Soon!\n\nWatch for details in ARRL news and on the ARRL website. Contact\nDebra Johnson, K1DMJ, ARRL ARISS Program Manager, at\[email protected], if your school, local museum, or other educational\norganization is interested in participating in a scheduled ARISS\ncontact in 2015. An educational plan describing the learning\nactivities that will be provided for students leading up to an ARISS\ncontact in 2015. An educational plan describing the learning\nactivities that will be provided for students leading up to and\nfollowing the contact is necessary for consideration.  To learn more\nabout the ARISS program visit  www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-on-the-\ninternational-space-station\nClick on the link for ARISS Proposal Requirements for more\ninformation about the proposal process and up-to-date information\nabout submitting a proposal.\n\n\"Radio Waves - 'News you can use for license instruction and radio\nscience education'\" is an online newsletter publish by the ARRL.\nContent should be of interest to those who teach radio liecensing\nclassing and to classroom teachers, demonstrators, scout leaders and\nothers interested in teaching radio science. Much of its content\nincludes articles and stories of interest to those using amsateur\nradio to teach space science. It can be downloaded from\nhttp://tinyurl.com/ANS271-RadioWaves\n\nFor e-mail delivery of Radio Waves, from ARRL.org, click on \"edit\nyour profile\" at the top of the ARRL web page. Click on \"edit e-mail\nsubscriptions.\"\n\n\n[ANS thanks ARRL's RADIO WAVES for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nRadio ham receives ISRO Mars Orbiter\n\nOn Wednesday, September 24, the Indian space agency ISRO\nsuccessfully put their MOM spacecraft into Mars orbit, the first\ncountry to have achieved this on the initial attempt\n\nRadio amateur Paul Marsh G7EYT/M0EYT received the signal from the\nMars Orbiter Mission spacecraft and tweeted: \"S-Band downlink from\nMOM spacecraft now on orbit @ Mars! Great signal with Doppler;\ncongrats to ISRO - good job\".\n\nAn image of the MOM signal can be seen at\nhttp://pjm.uhf-satcom.com/twtr/mom_240914.jpg\n\nUHF-Satcom\nWeb http://www.uhf-satcom.com/\nTwitter https://twitter.com/uhf_satcom\nYahoo https://groups.yahoo.com/group/amateur-DSN\n\nBBC News report\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28268186\n\n[ANS thanks the BBC and Southgate ARN for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nTuPOD to enable ISS TubeSat deployment in 2015\n\nThe TuPOD 3U mission will allow the in-orbit deployment of the first\nTubeSats - Tancredi 1, from Brazil and Ulises 1, from Mexico.\n\nBoth satellites are educational satellites and involve young\nstudents in the projects. TuPOD will integrate the two satellites\ninside a 3U CubeSat Structure designed to allow the coupling between\nTubeSat and the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Small Satellite\nOrbital Deployer (J-SSOD) launch mechanism.\n\nThe TuPOD will release the two satellites after 2 days, in\naccordance with NASA safety requirements. After the TubeSat\ndeployment, the TuPOD will start is own mission receiving and sending\ndata to amateur radio ground stations.\n\nThe TuPOD electronics have been designed by students at Morehead\nState University and is an update version of $50SAT PocketQube\nelectronics and Telemetry, Tracking & Command (TT&C) system.\n\nProposing a 1k2 GMSK UHF downlink and now expected to be deployed\nfom the ISS in spring 2015.\n\nUlises 1 in Google English http://tinyurl.com/Ulises-1-TubeSat\n\nIARU Satellite Frequency Coordination Panel\nhttp://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nFUNcube at IARU Region 1 General Conference\n\nMats SM6EAN has posted a report on the Swedish Amateur Radio Society\n(SSA) website about the FUNcube-1 CubeSat presentation at the IARU\nRegion 1 General Conference in Varna-Albena, Bulgaria\n\nThe following is translated from the original Swedish post:\n\nAfter the session of the VHF, UHF and Microwave C5 Committee had\ncompleted the delegates were given two interesting presentations.\n\nGraham Shirville G3VZV did a poolside demonstration of the FUNcube-1\nsatellite which was launched in November 2013. Using a computer,\nFUNcube SDR dongle and a turnstile antenna, held by Kjetil Toresen\nLA8KV, he received FUNcube-1 and displayed the telemetry data on the\ncomputer screen. The satellite's telemetry beacon on 145.935 MHz was\nalso heard using a handheld SSB receiver.\n\nA presentation was also made about Hamnet which is being expanded,\nespecially in Germany. Hamnet is a high-speed multimedia network and\nit was discussed whether and how IARU Region 1 could support the\nexpansion of this network.\n\nOriginal post by Mats SM6EAN in Swedish\nhttp://www.ssa.se/iaru-reg-1-dag-4/\n\nFUNcube http://FUNcube.org.uk/\n\nFUNcube SDR Dongle http://FUNcubeDongle.com/\n\nHamnet http://hamnetdb.net/\n\nIARU Region 1 Conference documents and pictures\nhttp://iarur1con2014.bfra.bg/\n\n[ANS thanks Mats SM6EAN and Southgate ARN for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT Symposium Is Only Ten Days Away\n\nPlans for the 2014 AMSAT Space Symposium in Baltimore Oct 10-12 are\nin high gear, with the announcement of exciting speakers, space\nauction plans and papers and presentation submittals underway. This\nyear's space symposium will, in part, celebrate AMSAT's 45th\nanniversary.\n\nThere is still time to register, so please go to www.amsat.org and\nsign up.\n\nHighlights of this year's symposium include:\n\nKeynote Speaker: Jan King, W3GEY, founding member of AMSAT and\nformer member of the Board of Directors & V.P. of Engineering\n\nThe AMSAT Space Symposium's Keynote Speaker with be Jan King, W3GEY,\nfounding member of AMSAT and former member of the Board of Directors\n& V.P. of Engineering. Jan's keynote speech, entitled \"Never, Never,\nNever Give Up!\" will be presented during the Symposium banquet on\nSaturday October 11. As a teaser for his speech, Jan shared the\nfollowing with our symposium team:\n\n\"So very much has changed in 45 years! For starters, our hobby of\n1968 has become an industry for one. Launch vehicles can't be had for\nthe price of a NASA Administrator's letter anymore. Launch costs are\n$100K per kilogram now. ITAR? Not worth discussing. So, what do we\ndo? Is it time to say, \"We had a really good run at this\" and let it\ngo? We showed some people who cared and wanted to listen that you can\ndo a lot with a little. Should we call it quits and give it up? There\nare those who ask me questions that start with, \"Back in your day....?\"\nIt is particularly those people, I'd like to show...that we really are\nmade of the right stuff. We still have things we know that Government\nExperts and wide-eyed university graduate students don't. Silicon\nValley is now filled with satellite experts who aren't. The average\nuniversity graduating electrical engineer still can't make a 2 meter\npre-amp with a 1 dB noise figure - and wouldn't know how to start.\nUnless, of course, they figured it out from the Internet. Ah yes, the\nInternet! Another small change since 1968. We'll talk about it in\nOctober. Hope to see you in Baltimore. W3GEY.\"\n\nSpecial Guest Presentation: Tuskegee Airman Col. Charles E. McGee\n\nThe AMSAT symposium committee has confirmed that one of the original\nTuskegee Airman, Col. Charles E. McGee, will be attending our\nconference on Friday October 10th. Col. McGee will give a special\npresentation at our symposium on his experiences as a Tuskegee Airman\nand as an Army Air Corps and Air Force Pilot. A short question and\nanswer period will follow.\n\nBorn on December 7, 1919, McGee rose to the rank of Eagle Scout in\nthe Boy Scouts and, shortly after WWII broke out, joined the Army. He\nbecame a pilot in what was dubbed the Tuskegee Experiment, the first\nsquadron of African American pilots, also known as the \"Red Tails\"\nfrom their red markings on the tails of their aircraft. Col McGee and\nhis Tuskegee colleagues fought two wars--World War II and the war on\nsegregation. This required them to develop an unprecedented level of\ndiscipline, excellence and fortitude to achieve success.\n\nIn World War II McGee flew numerous aircraft, including the famous P-\n51 Mustang as part of the 332 Fighter Group, one of three groups\ndesignated as the \"Red Tails.\" He provided fighter escort for the B-\n24 Liberator and B-17 Flying Fortress bombers over Germany, Austrian\nand the Balkans. He holds a US Air Force record of 409 fighter combat\nmissions flown in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Col. McGee\nreceived numerous awards for his service, including the Legion of\nMerit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, and Air Medal\nwith 25 oak leaf clusters, amongst others. In 2007 Col McGee and the\nsurviving Tuskegee Airmen were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal\nby President George W. Bush.\n\nCol. McGee's presentations are an inspiration to all. He\ndemonstrates, through his life lessons, the need to persevere despite\nall obstacles and to do your best in all endeavors. Do not miss out\non this opportunity to meet this remarkable living legend.\n\nFriday Night Reception and Space Auction\n\nThis year's reception, to be held from 7-9 pm on Friday October 10,\nwill include a space auction. All proceeds from the auction will\nsupport AMSAT's two major initiatives--the development and launch of\nthe FOX satellite series and the ARISS program. We have received some\nvery exciting items for the auction, and we are asking for your help\nin donating specialty items for auction (minimum value $100) that\nwill attract symposium attendee's attention and get them bidding up\nthe item price. If you have any items that are ham related (no boat\nanchors please), items of historical value, space related and/or\nautographed items we would love to get your donations. Think out of\nthe box on this--what exciting things would you like to see in this\nauction? If you have something to donate to the Symposium auction,\nplease send an e-mail to Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, who will work with you\non getting your item or items into the auction.\nFrank's e-mail address is ka3hdo at verizon.net\n\nSunday Tours\n\nSymposium participants can choose one of the following informal\ntours: Baltimore Inner Harbor Tour (including the Aquarium), the B&O\nRailroad Museum, Edgar Allen Poe House or the National Electronics\nMuseum. The National Electronics Museum is opening its doors\nexclusively for AMSAT on Sunday from 1-3 pm. If you are interested in\nthis tour, please contact Dan Schultz\nby e-mail\n(n8fgv at amsat dot org) so we can get a headcount.\n\nMonday Udvar Hazy National Air and Space Museum Tour\n\nThere is still room on the bus for the tour of the Udvar Hazy center\nplanned for Monday October 13. Go to the AMSAT web site for tour\ndetails and signup.\n\nSunday ARISS Operations Team Meeting\n\nAnyone interested in volunteering to support the ARISS program is\ninvited to attend the ARISS Operations team meeting from 9-noon\nSunday October 12. We will have a number of the ARISS-US team leaders\nand mentors on-hand to discuss the program and get you involved. We\nwill also be discussing improvements, changes and strategies to\nenhance ARISS operations.\n\nANS thanks the Symposium Committee for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS News\n\n+ A Successful contact was made between Belton Honea Path,\nSwitzerland and Astronaut Gregory Wiseman KF5LKT using callsign\nOR4ISS. The contact began 2014-09-17 08:17 UTC and lasted about\nnine and a half minutes. Contact was direct via 4U1ITU.\nARISS Mentor was ON4WF.\n\nInstitut Florimont is a co-educational day school offering children\nfrom 3 to 18 years of age a complete education from kindergarten to\nthe three diplomas that will open the doors to higher education. As\nwell as encouraging academic excellence, Florimont fosters the\ntraditional values and beliefs that are important for life.\nSince 1905, Florimont has been preparing students for the French\nBaccalaureat and, as of 1942, for the Swiss Maturité. From September\n2014 our range of final examinations will include the bilingual\n(French-English) International Baccalaureate. Therefore, Florimont\nwill offer children even more opportunities and more choices,\nallowing them easier access to the world's best universities.\n\nThe four sections of our school work together to ensure the\ncontinuity and coherence of the programme of study. Clear procedures\nare in place to ensure that new students joining us from other\nprivate or public schools are successfully integrated. Close\ncommunication with parents, additional lessons and one-to-one\ntutoring are just some of the ways that Florimont supports students\nduring their studies.\nOur student body is made up of more than fifty nationalities making\nFlorimont a rich multi-cultural and multi-lingual learning\nenvironment. The importance we attach to this is reflected in our\nlanguage learning programme. In addition to English, emphasis is\nplaced on German, Switzerland's predominant language, as well as on\nChinese, Spanish and Italian. Other languages such as Russian and\nArabic are individually tutored or taught to small groups.Bilingual\nclasses in French and English are offered from the first year of the\nmiddle school.\n\nPriority is given to partnerships and exchanges with leading schools\nworldwide, as well as to many activities that can add value to a\nuniversity application.\nOur students are encouraged to be entrepreneurial, bold, adaptable\nand creative because we know that these qualities will not only\nstrengthen their university applications but also prepare them to\nface the challenges of working life.\n\nPostponed Events\n\nDue to the one day delay of the Space X launch, Winter Gardens\nPrimary School, Canvey Island and Pilton Bluecoat School, Barnstaple,\nUnited Kingdom and the Kuwait/Bulgaria events were postponed. ARISS\nis working on rescheduling these events.\n\nUpcoming ARISS Contact Schedule\n\n>From 2014-11-10 to 2014-12-07, there will be no US Operational\nSegment (USOS) hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this\nperiod will be conducted by the ARISS Russia team.\n\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N, David AA4KN and Kenneth N5VHO for\nthe above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ AMSAT-UK Colloquium in TX Factor Show\n\nIn this episode of the TX Factor Show Bob McCreadie G0FGX reports\nfrom the recent AMSAT-UK Colloquium in Guildford\n\nHe also finds time to test out the SuperAntenna Superstick delux\npackage, while Nick Bennett 2E0FGQ travels north and discovers a\nrather remarkable radio club.\n\nAmong those interviewed at the Colloquium are AMSAT-NA VP Operations\nDrew Glasbrenner KO4MA, Tom Harle from VR2Space, Graham Shirville\nG3VZV, Wouter Weggelaar PA3WEG and Carlos Eavis G0AKI.\n\nWatch TX Factor - Episode 5 (TXF005)\n\nRecordings of the talks given at the Colloquium are at\nhttp://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/colloquium-2014/presentation-videos/\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and Southgate ARN for the above information]\n\n+ Planning is underway for articles going into the November/December\nAMSAT Journal.\n\nWe would like to include as much coverage as possible of the W1AW/P\nevents on the satellites. Please send your commentary and photos (JPG\nhi-res files work best) to me at k9jkm at comcast dot net or\[email protected]\n\n+ World Space Week is October 4 - 10.\n\n+ October 432 and Above EME Newsletter is now available\n  http://www.nitehawk.com/rasmit/em70cm.html\n\n+ Crew including first woman cosmonaut in 17 years blasts off for ISS\n  http://tinyurl.com/ANS271-Cosmonauts\n\n+ Ham Radio Balloon to Commemorate Sputnik\n  http://tinyurl.com/ANS271-Cosmonauts\n\n+ Congratulation to Perry Yantis for making his 7000th satellite\n  contact. In his words, as posted to the AMSAT-BB,\n  \" Last pass of AO-73 I worked WN9Q, N5ZNL with strong but fading\n    signals.\n  \" Then at the end of the pass I worked N8IUP for my satellite qso\n    number 7000!!!!\n  \" This only took me 38 years!!!!!!\"\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",
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