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    "subject": "[amsat-bb] ANS-043 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins",
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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-043\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* SSTV From The ISS February 13-14\n* K5T Grid Expedition to DL88jx\n* Great STEM Lesson Idea\n* Donations for AMSAT SA Kletskous CubeSat\n* 2017 Teachers Institute Schedule Announced\n* University CubeSat Opportunity\n* Nayif-1 CubeSat Launch Announced\n* Nayif-1 UPDATE Pre-launch Keps and more details\n* UT1FG/MM QSL Procedure for this season\n* Live HAMTV Video Planned for ARISS Contact\n* ARISS News\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-043.01\nANS-043 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 043.01\n>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nFebruary 12, 2017\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-043.01\n\n\n\nSSTV From The ISS February 13-14\n\nAn MAI-75 Experiment SSTV event is planned to begin on Monday, Feb.\n13 from 09:25-18:00 UTC and Tuesday, Feb. 14 from 11:25-16:30 UTC.\nThe downlink frequency is expected to be 145.800 MHz and the\ntransmission mode  is expected to be PD180. This opportunity should\ncover most of the world during the operational period.\n\nThe MAI-75 experiment uses a notebook computer on the ISS Russian\nSegment, which stores images that are then transmitted to Earth using\nthe ham radio, specifically the onboard Kenwood TM D710E transceiver.\nImages received can be posted and viewed at https://ariss-\nsstv.blogspot.com/\n\nPlease note that the event, and any ARISS event, is dependent on\nother activities, schedules and crew responsibilities on the ISS and\nare subject to change at any time.\n\nWhile preparations are being finalized please check for new and the\nmost current information on the AMSAT.org and ARISS.org websites, the\[email protected], the ARISS facebook at Amateur Radio On The\nInternational Space Station (ARISS) and ARISS twitter @ARISS_status\nfor the latest information on this event.\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nK5T Grid Expedition to DL88jx\n\nSeveral satellite operators will make their way down to the\nsouthernmost tip of Texas' \"Big Bend\" on Sunday, February 12, 2017.\nOperating from within Big Bend National Park's Talley Campground via\namateur satellites, grid chasers will have a shot at the ellusive\nDL88jx for a period of roughly 18 hours.\n\nListen for K5T on FM and SSB satellites starting roughly at 21:00 UTC\non February 12 through 15:00 UTC on February 13. ISS packet is\npossible but not planned. You may occasionally catch K5T in grid\nsquare DL89. Pass/schedule requests will not be honored on this trip.\nSome HF operation may occur.\n\nPaper QSL with SASE via W5PFG or LoTW with the callsign \"K5T.\"\n\n[ANS thanks Clayton W5PFG for the above Information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nGreat STEM Lesson Idea\n\nDave Ryan, EI4HT/M0GIW, has posted an excellent video of a project\nhe devised with his daught Erin.\nDave and his daughter downloaded the list of questions for the ARISS\nQSO between Astronaut Shane Kimbrough and South Street School,\nDanbury, Connecticut USA. He and Erin researched the questions and\nmade a list of projected answers for them. The contact was made with\nON4ISS, an ARISS telebridge station in Belgium, and Erin and Dave\nwere able to listen to the transmission live from from their QTH in\nSouth Yorkshire, UK. Dave videotaped the QSO and posted it online at:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzQbyIH8Qwg\n\nThis is an excellent example of how to integrate Amateur Radio and\nthe the ISS without being directly part of an ARISS contact. The\nexamples can be used with any demo or within a planned classroom\nsetting. This is a great example of how to introduce a STEM related\nactivity and create an interest in the hobby at the same time.\n\n[ANS thanks Dave EI4HT/M0GIW and Erin for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nDonations for AMSAT SA Kletskous CubeSat\n\nTwo companies, RS Components and Trax Interconnect, have made major\ncontributions to AMSAT SA's Kletskous CubeSat.  RS Components have\nsupplied components for the next generation Electronic Power Supply\nsystem (EPS) and the controller board.  Trax Interconnect supplied\nthe PC Boards for the EPS, the controller board and the magnetic\nstabilisation system.  Their support for amateur radio and amateur\nradio satellites is much appreciated.\n\n[ANS thanks the SARL weekly news in English 2017-2-4 for the above\n information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n2017 Teachers Institute Schedule Announced\n\nARRL has announced the 2017 schedule for our Teachers Institute on\nWireless Technology. We want you to be among the first to receive\nthis information.  If you are an ARRL member you’ll see an article\nabout the Teachers Institute in the March issue of QST.  You will\nalso see an announcement in our next issue Radio Waves.\n\nIf you are a past participant of the Teachers Institute we hope that\nyou have found many ways to use the ideas, training and resources you\nreceived and are interested in spreading the word to other teachers.\nYou may want to consider signing up for the advanced TI-2 on Remote\nSensing and Data Gathering.\n\nYou are probably in the best position to know where to circulate\ninformation about this opportunity within your school district.  A\nlisting on your school or school district website?  A newsletter?   A\nweb page for science and technology teachers?  Word of mouth to\nteachers in your circle? We’d like to get the word out to reach\nteachers who can make use of this opportunity.\n\nIf you would like to receive copies of our printed brochures please\nsend your request and your mailing address to [email protected].\n\nHere’s some copy you can use to announce the opportunity in your\nschool community:\n\nIntegrate STEM by Exploring Wireless Technology\n\nARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio, has just announced\nthe schedule for two sessions of its Introductory Teachers Institute\non Wireless Technology (TI-1) to be offered during the summer of\n2017. The ARRL Teachers Institute is an expenses paid, intensive\nprofessional development opportunity for educators who want to\nreceive training and resources to explore wireless technology in the\nclassroom.  Topics at the TI-1 Introduction to Wireless Technology,\ninclude basic electronics, radio science, microcontroller programming\nand basic robotics.  ARRL will also offer an advanced Teachers\nInstitute (TI-2) on Remote Sensing and Data Gathering. This linked\narticle from the March issue of ARRL’s journal, QST, includes the\nschedule and description of offerings this summer.\n\nPlease visit the ARRL website at: www.arrl.org/ti for more details\nand to download an application. Watch this video for an inside look\nat the Teachers Institute!\nApplication deadline is May 1.\n\n[ANS thanks Debra K1DMJ and the ARRL for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nUniversity CubeSat Opportunity\n\nThe UK Space Agency is encouraging university students to take\nadvantage of a new opportunity to build and test their own CubeSats\n\nThe aim of the The Fly Your Satellite! program is to support\nuniversity student teams with educational CubeSats throughout the\nassembly, integration, testing, and verification process. By\nparticipating in the programme, students will implement standard\npractices for spacecraft development; receive support from\nexperienced ESA specialists; attend tailored training courses; and\nwill be offered access to state-of-the-art test facilities.\n\nESA say only launch opportunities from the International Space\nStation (ISS) are envisioned, and CubeSat teams applying need to\nensure that their mission complies with a deployment to orbit from\nthe ISS.\n\nFurther information at\nhttp://tinyurl.com/ANS043-UnivCubesats\n\nUK Space Agency\nhttps://twitter.com/spacegovuk\n\n[ANS thanks ESA via Southgate ARN for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nNayif-1 CubeSat Launch Announced\n\nAMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL are delighted to now be able to confirm that\nthe Nayif-1 1U CubeSat, which has a full FUNcube payload, is now\nscheduled for launch on an Indian PSLV launch vehicle at 03:58 UT on\nFebruary 15, 2017. The flight, C-37, will be carry a total of 104\nsatellites into orbit.\n\nNayif-1 has been developed by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre\n(MBRSC) and American University of Sharjah (AUS). The UAE’s first\nNanosatellite was developed by Emirati engineering students from AUS\nunder the supervision of a team of engineers and specialists from\nMBRSC within the framework of a partnership between the two entities,\naiming to provide hands-on experience to engineering students on\nsatellite manufacturing.\n\nThe spacecraft includes a U/V linear transponder and telemetry\ntransmitter. It employs enhanced oscillator circuitry and includes an\nactive attitude determination and control system.\n\nAs with previous missions carrying FUNcube payloads, AMSAT-UK would\nvery much like to receive as many reports from stations around the\nworld, especially during the first few minutes and hours after\nlaunch. We expect that the first signals may be heard in North\nAmerica during the mid evening hours (local time) on Feb 14.\n\nThere is a mission specific Telemetry Dashboard for this project and\nthis can be downloaded from:\n\nhttp://download.funcube.org.uk/Nayif-1_Dashboard_1038_installer.msi\n\nand, in a similar way to the FUNcube-1 Dashboard, this will be\ncapable of uploading the telemetry received\nto a central Data Warehouse.\n\nGuidance Notes for the installation of the Dashboard, integration\nwith a FUNcube Dongle and the Data Warehouse have been prepared for\nthe Nayif-1 mission. These can be downloaded\nfrom:\n\nhttp://tinyurl.com/ANS043-Nayif-1-Dashboard\n\nA file to test that the Dashboard and Warehouse configuration are\nworking correctly can be downloaded from:\nhttp://download.funcube.org.uk/nayif1_testfile.funcubebin\n\nThe operating frequencies for the spacecraft will be:\n\nTelemetry\n145.940 MHz using 1k2 BPSK to the FUNcube standard.\n\nSSB/CW Transponder\nUplink on 435.045 – 435.015 MHz\nDownlink on 145.960 – 145.990 MHz\n\nInitial operations of the spacecraft will be in a low power “safe”\nmode where only the telemetry transmitter is activated.\n\nMore details about the launch, exact deployment time and pre-launch\nTLE’s will be made available as soon as they become available; in the\nmeantime we will really appreciate your support!\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nNayif-1 UPDATE Pre-launch Keps and more details\n\nThe launch time for the Nayif-1 CubeSat has been confirmed as\n03:58UTC on February 15th 2017 on the PSLV C37 vehicle and a set of\npre-launch TLEs have now been released:\n\nNAYIF\n\n1 17002U 17002A   17046.17824931 0.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993\n2 17002  97.5521 107.5843 0004848 278.6481 296.8511 15.21991390    01\n\nThis file can also been downloaded from here\nhttp://download.funcube.org.uk/nayif_tle.txt\n\nWe expect that the FUNcube transmitter on Nayif-1 will activate at\napproximately 05:06UTC, but the exact timing is still to be\nconfirmed!  Initial transmissions will be in “safe” mode and will be\nof the 1k2 BPSK telemetry only with approx 50mW of RF power. If the\npredictions are correct, the spacecraft will be heading north over\nMexico and the western parts of the US and Canada.\n\nDuring the Launch and Early Operation phase (LEOP) of the mission,\nthe Nayif-1 command team will be headquartered at the American\nUniversity of Sharjah Ground station in the United Arab Emirates.\nThey will obviously be especially keen to have all possible reports\nof signal reception during this first orbit! To encourage everyone to\ntake part, there will be a small prize for the station that submits\nthe first data to the Nayif-1 Data Warehouse and perhaps an extra\nreward if they manage to receive the very first frame transmitted by\nthe spacecraft! This should have the sequence number 5471 or 5472.\n\nDetails of the Nayif-1 frequencies, together with details of how to\nthe download the Dashboard can be found here\n\nhttps://funcube.org.uk/2017/02/08/nayif-1-launch-date-now-confirmed/\n\nThe Data Warehouse is still under final development but a preview\ncan be seen here: http://data.amsat-uk.org/nayif1/index\n\nPlease note that if you are already a registered user of the FUNcube\nDashboard then you do not need to re-register. Your existing details\nwill transfer automatically to the new Dashboard when you run it for\nthe first time.\n\nIf you run the test file with the Nayif-1 Dashboard please do not\nexpect the Warehouse to show the data - it is from an earlier date\nthan that is already displayed. However the “packets uploaded” tab at\nthe bottom right corner of your Dashboard will show that the files\nhave uploaded OK, that all is well with your system and that it is\nready for action.\n\nWe are hoping that the actual launch will be webstreamed and details\nof this will be made available as soon as possible.  The AMSAT-UK and\n-NL team will also be using the #funcube IRC channel\non launch day and you will be very welcome to join them there. If\nyou do not have the Dashboard available then please submit your heard\nreports here. A web client can be found at\nhttp://irc.lc/freenode/funcube if you do not have an IRC client\ninstalled.\n\n[ANS thanks Graham G3VZV for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nUT1FG/MM QSL Procedure for this season\n\nAs you may know Yuri, UT1FG, prefers to do his own QSLs to the\nextent possible.  He has asked me to help funnel QSL requests to him\nwhile he is at sea so that he can process them and mail them from\nports as he travels. Yuri does not process qsl requests when he is\nnot on a ship.\n\nThe following procedure only applies to contacts made during this\nseason from the M/V Chestnut. Previous seasons will be handled by his\nmanager Eugene, UX0FY.  Eugene has all the logs for previous seasons\nand can be contacted through his qrz.com email address.  Please\ncontact Eugene before sending anything in the mail to him and ask for\ninstructions on how to proceed.\n\nYou may prepare a logsheet of QSO's that Yuri can print, verify,\nsign and mail from one of his destination ports.  An example of a\nsuitable logsheet can be found at papays.com/sat under the UT1FG/MM\nQSL Instructions link at the top of the page.\n\nPlease use the following conventions when preparing the logsheet:\n\n1.  List only one contact per grid.\n2.  Only request confirmations of NEW Grids.\n3.  Use Excel or a similar program to create the logsheet.\n4.  Save the Logsheet to a .pdf  If your program cannot\n    save to a .pdf, download a free program like Bullzip\n    that will install a .pdf printer that you can print to\n    and create a .pdf file.\n5.  Each page should stand alone; there should be a\n    place for Yuri's signature on each page.\n6.  Incude your COMPLETE Mailing Address on each page.\n7.  Name the logsheet file with this format:\n    Yourcall_UT1FG_DateLastQSO\n    for example:  DJ8MS_UT1FG_10Feb2017.pdf\n8.  Email your file as an attachment to:\n    k8yse at papays.com with the subject line the same\n    as the .pdf file name:  DJ8MS_UT1FG_10Feb2017\n10. Please be sure to follow the example on the\n    website papays.com/sat/ut1fgqsl.html  Consistency\n    will help Yuri process requests more efficiently.\n11. If there are qso's on your list that are not in the\n    log, Yuri will draw a line through them and initial.\n\nI will send an acknowledgement email when I receive a request.  This\nway you will know that Yuri will have your logsheet.\n\nIf Yuri tells me that he has mailed your logsheet, I will post that\ninformation on the bulletin boards.\n\nYuri's time when nearing or in port is very limited. He has a lot of\nresponsibilities to carry out and large amounts of paper to process\nalong with requests from his Company.  He has more time when he is\nsailing. Let that guide you when deciding when you email your\nrequests.  A good time to mail  your request is when Yuri is about 5\ndays from making port.  Follow him at marinetraffic.com (M/V Chestnut\n- bulk Cargo).\n\nThis new procedure may be changed or stopped depending on how it\ngoes.  Hopefully this will work well and Yuri will find it acceptable.\n\nWe are very fortunate that Yuri operates from so many water grids\nthat otherwise would never be on the satellites.  His passion for\nsatellites is amazing. Have fun working him.\n\n[ANS thanks John K8YSE for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nLive HAMTV Video Planned for ARISS Contact\n\nThe HAMTV experiment is planned transmit live video during the\nARISS contact with Collège André Malraux, Chatelaillon-Plage,\nFrance on Mon 2017-02-13 14:00:35 UTC.\n\nThe HAMTV video downlink is on 2395 MHz (DVB-S,SR2000,fec 1/2,\nPID video 256, PID audio 257, Mp eg2 codec). Audio will be on\n70cm.\n\nThe video will be streamed on-line at:\nhttps://hamtv.batc.tv/live/\n\nAdditional streaming from other ground stations will be at:\nhttp://www.batc.tv/iss/\n\n[ANS thanks Jean-Pierre, F6DZP and the HAMTV yahoogroups\ne-mail list for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS News\n\n+ A Successful contact was made between Space Exploration Educators\n  Conference, Houston, Texas, and Astronaut Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG\n  using Callsign NA1SS. The contact began Thu 2017-02-09 20:30:10 UTC\n  and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Telebridge via\n  K6DUE. ARISS Mentor was Frank KA3HDO.\n\n+ A Successful contact was made between Palmetto Scholars Academy,\n  North Charleston, SC, USA and Astronaut Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD using\n  Callsign NA1SS. The contact began Fri 2017-02-10 17:59:18 UTC and\n  lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was direct via K4PSA.\n  ARISS Mentor was John K4SQC.\n\nUpcoming ARISS Contact Schedule\n\nCollège André Malraux, Chatelaillon-Plage, France, direct via F4KJT\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be FXØISS\nThe scheduled  astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG\nContact is a go for: Mon 2017-02-13  14:00:35 UTC\n\n3rd Junior High School, Komotini, Greece,  direct via SV7APQ\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS\nThe scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD\nContact is a go for:  Fri 2017-02-17 08:58:11 UTC\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above\n information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ The Smallsat Launcher War\n\n  \"Over the last decade or so the definition of what a ‘small\n  satellite’ is has ballooned beyond the original cubesat design\n  specification to satellites of 50 or 100 kg. Today a ‘smallsat’ is\n  defined far more around the cost, and sometimes the technologies\n  used, than the size and shape of the box that goes into orbit.\"\n\n  Read the full story at:\n  http://hackaday.com/2017/02/09/the-smallsat-launcher-war/\n\n  [ANS thanks Hackaday.com for the above information and Bernhard\n   VA6BMJ for bringing it to our attention]\n\n+ NASA seeks partnerships with US companies to advance commercial\n  space technologies\n\n  NASA is seeking partnerships with U.S. companies focused on\n  industry-developed space technologies that can advance the\n  commercial space sector and benefit future NASA missions through\n  the \"Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity (ACO)\" solicitation\n  released by NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD).\n\n  Read complete story at:\n  http://tinyurl.com/ANS043-NASAPartners\n\n  [ANS thanks spacedaily.com for the above information]\n\n+ Smallsat Builders Admit a Little Bigger Might Be a Little Better\n\n  \"What’s the perfect size for a small satellite? “The answer is 42\n  kilograms,” said Martin Sweeting, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.\n  founder and executive chairman, at the Small Satellite\n  Symposium Feb. 7 and 8.\"\n\n  See more at:\n  http://tinyurl.com/ANS043-SmallSatBuilders\n\n  [ANS thanks SpaceNews for the above information]\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, AA8EM\naa8em at amsat dot org\n",
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