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    "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/TT7GTGDWRKY63FKCZNMBOK4IPZMAFFTN/",
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    "sender_name": "Lee McLamb",
    "subject": "[amsat-bb] ANS-201  AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins",
    "date": "2014-07-20T03:21:41Z",
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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-201\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* AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Ballots in the Mail\n* AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Coming Soon\n* Upcoming Potential Satellite DX Operations\n* AMSAT Presentations from the 2014 ARRL Centennial Celebration Available\n* Orbital Sciences Cygnus Cargo Ship Launched to ISS\n* Louisiana Tech University Online Course -- Steps to STEM\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-201.01\nANS-201 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 201.01\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJuly 20, 2014\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-201.01\n\nAMSAT-NA Board of Directors Ballots in the Mail\n\nBallots have been mailed to the AMSAT-NA membership in good standing and \nmust be\nreturned to the AMSAT-NA office by 15 SEP 2014 in order to be counted.  \nThose\nsent outside North America were sent by air mail.  If you have not \nreceived your\nballot package in a reasonable time for your QTH, please contact the \nAMSAT-NA\noffice.  Your returned ballot should be sent as promptly as possible, \nand those\nfrom outside North American preferably by air mail or other expedited \nmeans.\n\nNormally there would be 3 full Board seats open this year, plus 2 \nalternates.\nHowever, with the passing of Tony Monteiro, AA2TX (SK), there will be an\nadditional full Board seat open to fill the remainder of his term. This \nmeans\nthat the top three recipients of votes will have two-year terms, the \nfourth most\nvote recipient will serve as full member for one year.  The fifth and sixth\nhighest vote recipients will serve as first and second Alternate, \nrespectively.\nYou may vote for up to 4 individuals.\n\nElection of board members is both an obligation as well as an \nopportunity by our\nmembership to help shape the future direction of AMSAT-NA.  Please take \nthe time\nto review the candidate statements that accompany the ballot and \ndetermine who\nyou wish to see on the Board.\n\n[ANS thanks Alan, WA4SCA, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Coming Soon\n\nThe AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium takes place July 25-27, 2014 \nat the\nHoliday Inn, Guildford, GU2 7XZ, United Kingdom.\n\nThe presentations will cover a number of amateur satellites which carry\ntransponders including LituanicaSAT-1 (LO-78), KLETSkous, Fox-1 and \nFUNcubes 1\n(AO-73), 2, 3 (EO-79) and 4.\n\nThe return of the NASA spacecraft ISEE-3 (ICE) has caught the attention \nof the\nmedia recently with the attempts by volunteers to receive and command the\nspacecraft. There will be ISEE-3 presentations by two members of the \nAMSAT-DL\nBochum team.\n\n[ANS thanks Trevor, M5AKA, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nUpcoming Potential Satellite DX Operations\n\nEditor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin\nreported the following possible satellite opportunities in the July\n14, 2014 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1171:\n\nTF, ICELAND. Operators Jaime/EA4TV and Montse/EA4GCA will be active as\nTF/EA4TV and TF/EA4GCA during their holiday between July 20-31st.\nActivity will be holiday style using a FT-817nd into a Buddistick for\nHF and an arrow antenna for satellites, if possible. QSL via their\nhome callsign (see info on QRZ.com).\n\nXR0, EASTER ISLAND (Update). Operators Cristian/CE2WTF and\nManuel/CE2NTT will be active from Isla de Pascua (SA-001) starting\n0000z, August 2nd, ending 0000z, August 4th. Manuel informs OPDX that\ntheir special callsigns could be one of the following:\nCE2NTT - XR0YNTT / 3G0YNTT / CB0YNTT / CE2WTF - XR0YWTF / 3G0YWTF /\nCB0YWTF\n\nActivity will be on 40/20/15/10/6 meters using SSB. They will also use\nEcholink and Hamshere, and possibly QRP LEO satellites. Look for\ndetails and updates on: http://www.ce2ntt.blogspot.com\n\n[ANS thanks the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT Presentations from the 2014 ARRL Centennial Celebration Available\n\nFive presentations were made by AMSAT at the All Day Thursday Training \nTracks\nduring the ARRL Centennial Celebration and National Convention in Hartford\nConnecticut July 17, 2014. PowerPoints from AMSAT's training track \npresentations\non \"Working Satellites\" have been made available.\n\nhttp://www.amsat.org/?page_id=2914\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nOrbital Sciences Cygnus Cargo Ship Launched to ISS\n\nOn Jul 13 the third Orbital Sciences Cygnus cargo ship, SS Janice Voss, was\nlaunched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island on an\nAntares 120 rocket. The Voss cargo ship arrived at the ISS on July 16.\n\nThe 5000 kg Voss carried supplies for the ISS, as well as two Nanoracks \nbags\ncontaining a total of 29 3U cubesats:\n\n+ Techedsat-4 to demonstrate exobrake technology test for\n   NASA-Ames and San Jose State U\n\n+ 28 Flock-1b imaging satellites for PlanetLabs intended to\n   be deployed from the Kibo airlock over the coming months.\n   The June 19 Dnepr launch delivered 11 Flock-1c 3U PlanetLabs\n   cubeSats. All these will replace the 28 Flock-1 satellites\n   which were launched earlier this year, but according to Space-\n   Track all but three have now reentered.\n\n[ANS thanks Jonathan's Space Report, No. 699, Sunday, July 13, 2014 for the\nabove information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nLouisiana Tech University Online Course -- Steps to STEM\n\nNASA Education Resources for STEM Engagement - Louisiana Tech\nUniversity is teaming up with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to\noffer a 10-week course for educators interested in putting a\nspace-themed twist on learning. The course is designed to be a\nself-paced, online professional development experience focusing on\nscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM, education\nresources available from NASA. These resources have application\nmethods for use in grades 4-9 classrooms with the goal of advancing\nhigh quality STEM education utilizing NASA's unique capabilities.\n\nApplications are due Aug. 30, 2014.\n\nFor more information and to enroll in the course, visit\nhttp://scitecatlatech.weebly.com/opeo.html.\n\nQuestions about these courses should be directed to Amy McDowell at\[email protected]\n\n[ANS thanks the NASA Education Express Message -- July 10, 2014 for\nthe above information]\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,\nLee McLamb, KU4OS\nku4os at amsat dot org\n\n",
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