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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/W2ATM2ZLRQKRLYHWMDCLGXW3XACEZGXI/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "CANk-AFs2oLJW=XJYsNbF=BYtn52kp8ynobqUtWdT_CrFdE1TTw@mail.gmail.com", "message_id_hash": "W2ATM2ZLRQKRLYHWMDCLGXW3XACEZGXI", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/W2ATM2ZLRQKRLYHWMDCLGXW3XACEZGXI/", "sender": { "address": "kg5jup (a) gmail.com", "mailman_id": "4f2ce9e4819948a4af9f6a154270949f", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/4f2ce9e4819948a4af9f6a154270949f/emails/" }, "sender_name": "Chris Bradley", "subject": "[amsat-bb] ANS 309 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins", "date": "2017-11-05T03:11:06Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": " AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-309.01\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* QUIKCOM-1 Module Update\n* Update Patch for FoxTelem\n* New Grid Master Awarded\n* Countdown Continues for RadFxSat/Fox-1B Launch on November 10\n* Satellite Operating Road Trip Announced - This Week\n* AMSAT Describes RadFxSat/Fox-1B Commissioning Plans\n* NASA JPSS-1 and ELaNa XIV/RadFxSat/Fox-1B Launch Briefings and Events\n\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-309.01\nANS-309.01 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 309.01\n>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nNovember 5, 2017\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-309.01\n\n\n\nQUIKCOM-1 Module Update\n\nThe QIKCOM-1 module was to be powered by 28 volts after the host\nspacecraft\ndeployed its solar panels, charged its batteries and determined that\npower\nwas nominal. Since QIKCOM-1 also had a completely separate QIKCOM-\n11 VHF\nbeacon and separate antenna to come on over the USA too, and neither\nhave\nbeen heard, we assume the module has not been powered up. Both the\nhost\nand QKCOM-1 were delivered about two and a half years ago and spent\nmost of\nthat time stored on ISS awaiting deployment.\n\nWe thank everyone who listened after the deployment on Friday, but\nsince\nboth transmitters are on common APRS frequencies, monitored\nroutinely in\nUSA and around the world we will surely see it anyway if it powers up.\n\nSince it was deployed from ISS to avoid re-contact later, then it\nwill be\nin essentially the same orbit but going lower. And lower orbits go\nfaster. Deployed at 0.3 m/s or about 1kph, my guess is it will gain\nabout\n20 seconds a week.in front of ISS AOS as a wild guess.\n\nBob Bruninga, WB4APR\n\n[ANS Bob Bruninga WB4APR for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nUpdate Patch for FoxTelem V.1.05 Available for Download\n\nIf you have already installed FoxTelem Version 1.05w in preparation\nfor RadFxSat it is recommended that you install an update patch. This\nwill upgrade you to 1.05x.\n\nThis patch fixes the following bugs with v1.05w or earlier 1.05\nreleases:\n* When two spacecraft are tracked and \"When Above Horizon\" is set to\nstart\n and stop the decoder, the decoder NEVER starts.\n* If the matched filter is selected for DUV then FoxTelem crashes\n* When a spacecraft is being decoded, the position is not updated on\nthe\n screen\n* When the decoders is automatically stopped/started, then the FunCube\n Dongle becomes disconnected\n\nTo apply this patch simply copy the jar file into your Version 1.05\ninstallation directory and overwrite the existing file.\n\nIf you are running FoxTelem Version 1.04f or earlier, you should\ninstall\nthe full release for Version 1.05x\n\nThe files for the full release and the patch are here:\nhttp://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/\nhttp://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/\nhttp://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/\n\n[ANS thanks Chris, G0KLA/AC2CZ for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nNew Grid Master Awarded\n\nRick, WA4NVM and Damon, WA4HFN have teamed up to promote the\nuse of amateur satellites and support AMSAT North America with\na series of awards for satellite operators.\n\nOn November 3 Damon announced, \"Congrats to Al, XE2AT for earning\nGrid Master Award #6\". The Grid Master Award is given for confirmed\nsatellite contacts with all 488 U.S. Grids.\n\nPrevious Grid Master award winners include:\n#1 John K8YSE 5/16/2014\n#2 Doug KD8CAO 12/15/2014\n#3 Rick WA4NVM 4/26/2015\n#4 Glenn AA5PK 8/22/2017\n#5 Clayton W5PFG 9/14/2017\n\nIn addition to the Grid Master award Rick and Damon also sponsor\nthese satellite operating awards:\n\n+ Got Grids Award - for 1 satellite contact in each of the\n 10 maiden head grids blocks in the US\n\n+ 5 in EM55 Award - for 5 satellite contacts with operators\n in EM55\n\n+ These awards are available at no cost but Rick and Damon request\n you make a donation to AMSAT-NA.\n\nFor more information visit their web site:\nhttp://www.squirtthebirds.com\n\n[ANS thanks Damon, WA4HFN for the above information]\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nCountdown Continues for RadFxSat/Fox-1B Launch on November 10\n\nRadFxSat (Fox-1B) is scheduled for launch at 01:47 PST (09:47 UTC) on\nNovember 10, 2017. RadFxSat is one of four CubeSats making up the NASA\nELaNa XIV mission, riding as secondary payloads aboard the Joint Polar\nSatellite System (JPSS)-1 mission. JPSS-1 will launch on a Delta II\nfrom Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.\n\nRadFxSat is a partnership with Vanderbilt University ISDE and hosts\nfour payloads for the study of radiation effects on commercial off the\nshelf components. RadFxSat features the Fox-1 style FM U/v repeater\nwith an uplink on 435.250 MHz (67.0 Hz CTCSS) and a downlink on\n145.960 MHz. See: https://www.amsat.org/countdown-to-launch-radfxsat-fox-1b/\n\nSatellite and experiment telemetry will be downlinked via\nthe \"DUV\" subaudible telemetry stream and can be decoded with the\nFoxTelem software.\n\nExisting users of FoxTelem will get an upgrade notice and a download link\nwhen they next re-launch FoxTelem.\n\nIf you have not tried FoxTelem before then you can download it from here:\nhttp://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/\nhttp://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/\nhttp://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/\n(see related news item below for software patch information0\n\nLaunch updates are available via the United Launch Alliance web:\nhttp://www.ulalaunch.com/delta-ii-to-launch-jpss1.aspx\nand also at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-309-Spaceflightnow-Launch\n\n[ANS thanks the AMSAT Engineering and Operations Teams for the above\ninformation]\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSatellite Operating Road Trip Announced - This Week\n\nOn Friday Dave, KG5CCI revealed plans for road trip with the goal of\nactivating grids via satellite from Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, North\nand South Dakota.\n\nDave wrote, \"I'll go north on Nov 5th, and try to activate at least\na few grids in the state of Missouri (since that's a needed WAS entity)\nand once in EN21 I'll likely rove around the local area (Iowa and Nebraska)\nand hit up EN20/11/10 while there.\"\n\nOn November 9th, 10th, and 11th, he plans to meet up with Wyatt, ACORA.\nThe dynamic duo will go blasting thru the frozen plains of South and North\nDakota hoping activating numerous grids on Satellites and 6m MSK144.\n\nThe planlooks generally like this:\nhttp://druidnetworks.com/K0D-Plan.png\nWatch Dave's twitter @KG5CCI for alerts.\n\nIn conclusion, Dave said, \"Unfortunately the only way to make a trip\nlike this work, is with a tight schedule, and we both have to get back\nto our real lives after only a few days off. This means we will likely\nonly do 1 or maybe 2 passes from each grid. Emphasis will be on grid\nlines when possible, and high, US wide footprints when available.\"\n\n[ANS thanks Dave, KG5CCI for the above information]\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nAMSAT Describes RadFxSat/Fox-1B Commissioning Plans\n\nAMSAT Vice-President Engineering, Jerry Buxton, NØJY wrote what to\ninitially expect when the AMSAT RadFxSat/Fox-1B cubesat is launched\nas a passenger on NASA's ELaNa XIV mission on Friday, Nov. 10, from\nVandenberg Air Force Base, California.\n\nLiftoff will be aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket from\nSpace Launch Complex 2 and is targeted for 1:47 a.m. PT (4:47 a.m. ET,\n9:47 am UTC) at the opening of a 65-second launch window. Launch cov-\nerage will begin on NASA Television and the agency’s website at\n1:15 a.m. PT.\n\nRadFxSat/Fox-1B will automatically come up in Beacon Mode, transmitting\na beacon and voice ID (Veronica saying \"RadFxSat Safe Mode\") every two\nminutes, starting about 50 minutes after deployment. The AMSAT command\nstations will want to see voltage and current data to determine that\nit's healthy and conduct various tests before opening it up for general\nuse.\n\nTelemetry makes the engineering and operations teams very happy,\nstarting ASAP after startup (~55 minutes after deployment) and for\nthe next 72-96 hours at least as we look for successful startup, watch\nthe general health and function as the satellite begins to acclimate\nto space, and perform the on orbit checkout. Ground stations are also\ninvited to continue uploading received telemetry for the life of the\nsatellite.\n\nIf you are capturing telemetry with FoxTelem please be sure that \"Upload\nto Server\" is checked in your settings, and your Ground Station Params\nare filled in as well. You can help AMSAT and everyone waiting to get\non the air with RadFxSat tremendously, by capturing RadFxSat telemetry.\n\nIn the initial Beacon Mode, the transmitter is limited to 10 seconds on\ntime then does the two minutes off cycle as Paul pointed out. For those\nof you capturing telemetry, that means that you will only see Current\nframes and no High or Low frames because the High and Low are truncated\nas it takes just over 10 seconds to send two frames. Veronica may also\nbe cut off before she gets to say her whole ID string. If Veronica is\nspeaking, \"RadFxSat Fox-1B Safe Mode\" which is the full ID, if it's cut\noff then we're still in Beacon Mode. If we are seeing good data from\nuser telemetry data, it is likely when it comes over the U.S. for the\nfirst good pass we will command it from Beacon Mode to normal Safe Mode,\nwhich then puts RadFxSat in full (still Safe Mode though) operation and\ntransmits a full two frames of telemetry which is one Current frame\nfollowed by, and alternating each ID cycle, a High or a Low frame.\nVeronica now has time to make the whole ID announcement, in Safe Mode.\n\nYOUR HELP IS NEEDED!\n--------------------\nJerry, NØJY commented further ...\n\nHelp your friends and all of our satellite ham friends get on the air\nand have fun sooner by being polite and patient!\n\nThe on orbit checkout procedure is similar to Fox-1A/AO-85 and could\nbe completed in as little as a few days if we have the cooperation of\nthe users. It is very important, not to mention just plain good Amateur\nOperating Practice, to refrain from using the transponder uplink so we\ncan do the on orbit tests, including when we turn on transponder mode\nfor testing. I can't stress enough, the importance of this cooperation\nnot just for us but for all users, simply having a little patience so\nwe can conduct the tests as quickly and accurately as possible.\n\nAMSAT will make it broadly known when the tests are complete and the\ntransponder is available for all to use. If you hear someone on the\ntransponder, please don't assume that it is open for general use -\ncheck the AMSAT website, Facebook, Twitter, to be sure you're not\naccidentally jumping in with and unwittingly interfering with the\ncommissioning process.\n\nLots of hams put thousands of volunteer hours of their time into making\nRadFxSat happen. Just like any ham radio project you might undertake,\nwe build satellites. We do it because we like to, and when we're done\nwe freely share our project with hams everywhere as is the spirit of\namateur radio.\n\nI am asking all satellite hams to contribute just a little bit of your\ntime to the fun now, by being patient and just gathering telemetry,\nnot using the transponder uplink, and helping us complete the last few\ndays of getting RadFxSat in orbit and operating for all of you.\n\nThank you very much, see you on the bird!\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President Engineering, Jerry Buxton, NØJY, for the\nabove information]\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nNASA JPSS-1 and ELaNa XIV/RadFxSat/Fox-1B Launch Briefings and Events\n\nAMSAT RadFxSat/Fox-1B will be launched as a passenger on NASA's ELaNa\nXIV mission. The primary payload for this flight is the Joint Polar\nSatellite System-1 (JPSS-1), the first in a new series of four highly\nadvanced NOAA polar-orbiting satellites, which will help increase weather\nforecast accuracy from three to seven days out.\n\nJPSS-1 and ELaNa XIV (including RadFxSat/Fox-1B) is scheduled to launch\non Friday, Nov. 10, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Liftoff\naboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket from Space Launch\nComplex 2 is targeted for 1:47 a.m. PT (4:47 a.m. ET, 9:47 am UTC) at the\nopening of a 65-second launch window. Launch coverage will begin on NASA\nTelevision and the agency’s website at 1:15 a.m. PT.\n\nVisit the NASA JPSS-1 Briefings and Events page for a full description\nof the JPSS-1 mission and a timeline of press and launch events:\nhttps://www.nasa.gov/press-release/jpss-1-briefings-and-events\n\nThe ELaNa missions generally get discussed on the L-2 Day Prelaunch\nNews Conference and Science Briefing followed by CubeSat owner inter-\nviews.\n\nAs AMSAT approaches the launch of RadFxSat/Fox-1B, Jerry Buxton, NØJY,\nVice-President Engineering, compiled a playlist of the streaming and\nrecorded videos he made as we went through the final testing and qual-\nification of the flight model: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-288-Fox1B-YouTube\n\nOn a related topic the next AMSAT-NA CubeSat of the Fox Team is Fox-1Cliff.\nHere are links to videos showing Fox-1Cliff's \"ride\":\nhttp://tinyurl.com/ANS-288-Spaceflight-Video-1\nhttp://tinyurl.com/ANS-288-Spaceflight-Video-2\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President Engineering, Jerry Buxton, NØJY, for the\nabove information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ D-Star One is a 3U CubeSat, designed for technology\n demonstration. It will qualify a novel EPS and a new OBC, developed\n and built by GOS in Berlin. Among other payloads, the satellite will\n have four D-Star communication modules onboard. Two of these modules\n will be fully dedicated to the amateur radio community. The other two\n modules will be used for TT&C. **A downlink frequency of 435.700 MHz\n has been coordinated**\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT UK for the above information.]\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n+ Page 12 of the November issue of SatMagazine features an article\n on the Jordanian JY1-SAT CubeSat which will carry an Amateur Radio\n linear transponder. Download the magazine PDF\n from http://www.satmagazine.com/ (via AMSAT-UK)\n\n [ANS thanks JoAnne, K9JKM for the above information.]\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n+ The new version of the VHF handbook is available in the \"Resources\"\nsection of the iaru website and can be accessed at:\nhttp://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/vhfuhsshf/1737-vhf-manager-handbook-version-8-00\n\n[ ANS thanks IARU Region 1 and AMSAT-UK for the above]\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n+ 5K0, SAN ANDRES ISLAND (Update). Members of the Grupo Yaguarete\nDX, whopostponed their DXpedition\n(which was scheduled between October and November) to Sint Martin due to\nthe extreme damage by hurricane Irma, have now re-scheduled to be active\n as 5K0T from San Andres Island (NA-033)\nbetween November 12-26th. Operators mentioned are Joe/LU1FM (Team Leader),\nDan/LU9FHF, Andy/LU2JCW, Wally/LU3FMD, Fer/LU6FOV and Bob/KK6EK. Activity\nwill be on 160-10 meters, using CW, SSB, Digital modes (PSK31 and FT8)\nand the Satellites. They plan to have 3 HF stations and one satellite\nstation on the air. Complete list of equipment is available on QRZ.com.\nQSL via LU1FM. The 5K0T DXpedition will be officially supported by the\nCordell Expedition's DXA3 logging system <www.dxa3.org>. For more details\nand updates, see: http://tarjetasqsl.com.ar/5k0t/index.html\n\n[ANS thanks Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1333 for the above information]\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n+ FalconSAT-3, CAS-4A, CAS-4B Now Supported in LoTW.\nThe ARRL released TQSL configuration file version 11.2.\nFalconSAT-3, CAS-4A, and CAS-4B are now supported in LoTW.\n\nNote that FalconSAT-3 is abbreviated FS-3. (via ARRL)\n\n[ANS thanks A.R.R.L. for the 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,\nChris Bradley, AA5EM\naa5em at amsat dot org\n_______________________________________________\nSent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available\nto all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.\nOpinions expressed\nare solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official\nviews of AMSAT-NA.\nNot an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite\nprogram!\nSubscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n", "attachments": [] }
