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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/XCDJUFMWTGSGQPI5O5C6J7JMFDR5Z4DG/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "CANk-AFsF1B-susM-nv+Mj2LW0P50zf+a=hCF5_EO=CWgMZjnaA@mail.gmail.com", "message_id_hash": "XCDJUFMWTGSGQPI5O5C6J7JMFDR5Z4DG", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/XCDJUFMWTGSGQPI5O5C6J7JMFDR5Z4DG/", "sender": { "address": "kg5jup (a) gmail.com", "mailman_id": "4f2ce9e4819948a4af9f6a154270949f", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/4f2ce9e4819948a4af9f6a154270949f/emails/" }, "sender_name": "Chris Bradley (AA0CB)", "subject": "[amsat-bb] ANS-185 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins", "date": "2018-07-02T00:39:44Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-182\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* 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\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-182.01\nANS-182 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 182.01\n From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nDATE JULY 1, 2018\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-185.01\n\nDigital Communications Conference (DCC) Call for Papers\n\nTechnical papers are solicited for presentation at the ARRL and TAPR\nDigital Communications Conference (DCC) and publication in the\nConference Proceedings. Annual conference proceedings are published\nby the ARRL. Presentation at the conference is not required for\npublication. Submission of papers are due by July 31st, 2018 and\nshould\nbe submitted to\n\nMaty Weinberg, ARRL\n225 Main Street\nNewington, CT 06111\nor via the Internet to\nmaty at arrl.org\n\nThe ARRL and TAPR DCC is an international forum for radio amateurs\nto meet, publish their work, and present new ideas and techniques.\nThis year, the DCC is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 14-\n16. Presenters and attendees will have the opportunity to exchange\nideas and learn about recent hardware and software advances, theories,\nexperimental results, and practical applications. Topics include,\nbut are\nnot 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\nGo to https://tinyurl.com/y7wgm6vh to view the guidelines for paper\nsubmissions\n\n[ANS thanks the TAPR PSR for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nInvitation to the 2018 NASA AAQ Workshop - September 7, 2018\n\nYou are invited to participate in the 2018 NASA Academy of Aerospace\nQuality\n{AAQ) Workshop. This event will take place at Glenn Research Center\nin\nCleveland, Ohio on Friday, September 7 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The\nevent\ntargets academics (faculty, researchers, students) involved with\nspace\nrelated\nactivities such as cube sat, small sat, high altitude balloon,\nrocket and\nmore. It is also designed for those wishing to be involved with\nNASA space\nrelated projects. The event will feature speakers and a poster\nsession.\n\nTravel stipends from NASA are available to attendees on a limited\nbasis and\nwill favor those giving a presentation or poster. There is no\nregistration\ncharge for attending the event but registration in advance is\nrequired.\n\nPlease register at the link below by July 31.\n\nhttp://spider2.eng.auburn.edu/AAQ/registration.html\n\nThe NASA Academy of Aerospace Quality is an open access virtual\nacademy of\neducational modules, lessons learned, standards, case studies and more\nrelated to quality assurance for space related projects, especially\nthose\nfrom academic based teams. The website is:\n\nhttp://aaq.auburn.edu\n\nLinks to the agenda and materials from previous NASA AAQ Workshops\ncan be\nfound at the link below:\n\nhttp://aaq.eng.auburn.edu/events\n\n[ANS thanks Alice Smith and Jeff Smith for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nChina Microsatellite Symposium 2018\n\nThe China Microsatellite Symposium(CMS2018), (www.microsatsymp.com)\nwill\nbe held\nat Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an China on 18th - 20th\nNovember\n2018. The symposium includes keynote presentations and several\nsessions\nwhich\nwill focus on the design experience, scientific missions, launch\nopportunities\nand all new technologies about microsatellites. In addition, another\nimport\nsession, International CubeSat and Mission Contest will be held on\n20th\nNovember\n2018, after which a free launch opportunity of 3U CubeSat or 1U\npayload\ncapacity\nwill be awarded to the winner of the first prize. Participants can get\ninformation and submit the works through the official website of our\ncontest:\nwww.cubesatcontest.org.\n\nThe submission deadlines for the abstract of CMS2018 and work of\nCubeSat\ncontest\nare both August 31, 2018. You could submit abstract and get\ninformation\non the\nwebsite www.microsatsymp.com\n\nAlong with the symposium, there will also be a related exhibition,\nduring which\nyou can find the updated progress of CubeSat, launchers and other\nrelated\ntechnology. For exhibitors, you could also get information about\nbooth\non the\nwebsite.\n\nThe event is supported by China National Space Administration,\nInternational\nAstronautical Federation, Chinese Society of Astronautics and Chinese\nInstitute\nof Command and Control.\n\nIf you have any questions, please contact service at microsatsymp.com.\n\n[ANS thanks Ray Nugent for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nK4R Dry Tortugas EL84 Roving Trip on Schedule for July 6\n\nRobert KE4AL, Rich N4ESS, and Matthew, NJ4Y will be arriving on\nGarden Key, EL84np in the Dry Tortugas mid-day on Friday July 6,\nstaying all day Saturday, and then leaving Sunday morning July 8.\n\nThe team will be using the callsign K4R, and all logs will be\nuploaded to LOTW after the trip. Paper cards will be available on\nrequest via NJ4Y. They will also be able to tweet via a satellite\nmessenger from the island, to our public twitter account at\ntwitter.com/k4r_EL84\n\nThe K4R QRZ page is up to date with our info, as well as k4r2018.com.\nTheir goal is to work anyone within ~7500km who needs EL84 on satel-\nlites. Check out the pass listing link at the above web pages and\nlet them know if you have a special schedule request from the outer\nreaches of our range, especially in EU and South America.\n\n[ANS thanks Matthew, NJ4Y for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nUPCOMING ARISS CONTACTS\n\nPearl Technology STEM Academy, Peoria Heights, IL, direct via W9DWJ\n\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS\n\nThe scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT\n\nContact is a go for: Mon 2018-07-02 15:35:42 UTC\n\n\n\nKardinal-Frings-Gymnasium, Bonn, Germany, direct via DLØIL\n\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS\n\nThe scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO\n\nContact is a go for: Tue 2018-07-03 08:32:16 UTC\n\nARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above\ncontacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance.\nFeel free to send your reports to [email protected] or [email protected].\nListen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz.\nAll ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise\nnoted.\nSeveral of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS\nwebsite and\nnot being able to get in. That has now been changed to\nhttp://www.ariss.org/\nNote that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.\nLooking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the\nISS?\nIf interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete\ndetails. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.\n\nhttp://www.ariss-eu.org/\nIf you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able\nto provide some insight. Contact Kerry at [email protected]\n\nARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored\nover 100\nschools:\n\nFrancesco IKØWGF with 132\n\nSatoshi 7M3TJZ with 129\n\nGaston ON4WF with 123\n\nSergey RV3DR with 103\nThe webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of\ndate\nwebpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are\nadditional\nARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.\n\nNote, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your\nown\norbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the\nlisted\ntime.\nAll dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601\ndate and\ntime format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS\nThe complete schedule page has been updated as of 2018-06-28 19:30\nUTC.\nHere you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and\nquestions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites,\nand\ninstructions for any contact that may be streamed live.\n\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf\n\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt\n\nTotal number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1234.\nEach school counts as 1 event.\nTotal number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 11821.\nEach contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.\nTotal number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47.\n\nA complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the\nfile.\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf\n\nPlease feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.\n\nThe following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:\nDelaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern\nMarianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.\nQSL information may be found at:\nhttp://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html\n\nISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS\nThe successful school list has been updated as of 2018-06-28 19:30\nUTC.\n\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf\n\nFrequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes\nshowing\nDoppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_cor\nrection\n.rtf\nListing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf\nCheck out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts\nhttps://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415\n\nExp. 55 on orbit\n\nDrew Feustel\n\nOleg Artemyev\n\nRicky Arnold KE5DAU\n\nExp. 56 on orbit\n\nSerena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT\n\nAlexander Gerst KF5ONO\n\nSergei Propopev\n\n[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nAMSAT Rover Award Updates\n\nAMSAT Director of Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO, says that\ncongratulations are in order for the newest Rover Award operators,\nChris, AA8CH, for earning award #024; and, Robert, WY7AA for earning\nAward #025.\n\nThe AMSAT Rover award is granted to stations who achieve a combined\n25 points using any combination of a list of achievements during\ntheir roving operations via amateur radio satellites. All of these\ncombinations, including instructions of how to apply are posted at:\nhttps://www.amsat.org/amsat-rover-award/ - or from the main page -\nwww.amsat.org --> Services --> Awards --> AMSAT Rover Award\n\nExamples of the point scoring include (access the Awards web page\nfor 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 @amsat\nor #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\nAMSAT Rover Award winners to date include the following stations:\n\nRover Call Date Issued\n===== ============ ===========\n001 AC0RA 02 Jan 2018\n002 WD9EWK 05 Jan 2018\n003 NJ4Y 08 Jan 2018\n004 M0IDA 09 Jan 2018\n005 KG5GJT 12 Jan 2018\n006 EB1AO 18 Jan 2018\n007 N7AGF 22 Jan 2018\n008 N4YHC 29 Jan 2018\n009 W0S 07 Feb 2018\n010 KE0PBR 08 Feb 2018\n011 K5IX 18 Feb 2018\n012 AK4WQ 23 Feb 2018\n013 WI7P 25 Feb 2018\n014 K5ND 09 Mar 2018\n015 N6UA 12 Mar 2018\n016 N9IP 16 Mar 2018\n017 N4UFO 04 Apr 2018\n018 K7TAB 27 Apr 2018\n019 K8BL 10 May 2018\n020 AD0DX 16 May 2018\n021 HB9WDF 28 May 2018\n022 KE4AL 28 May 2018\n023 KE9AJ 30 May 2018\n024 AA8CH 27 Jun 2018\n025 WY7AA 29 Jun 2018\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO\n for the above information]\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\nWMPLOTA 7/2 EN74 EN75 EN84 EN85 Rove\n\n7/2/18\nObjects AOS (U) LOS Period\n1. 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\n2. 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\n3. EN74 WM5159 West Branch\n XW-2B 11:57 12:07\n AO-07 12:06 12:22\n\n4. 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\n5. EN85 WM2358 Alpena\n AO-92 16:39 16:47\n AO-91 17:16 17:30\n\n6. EN75 WM1542 Gaylord\n AO-91 18:52 19:06\n AO-07 19:19 19:39\n\n7. 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\n8. 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\n7/3/18 EN75 Holiday Style Maybe\n\nWish me luck on my first real rove, all stops are in a new VUCC\ncircle,\nplease work me if there is room. Manual tuning on linear birds,\nplease be\npatient.\n\n[ANS thanks Andrew, KE8FZT for the above information]\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nVUCC Awards-Endorsements for June 2018\n\nHere are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite\nAwards issued by the ARRL for the period June 1, 2018\nthrough July 1, 2018.\nCongratulations to all those who made the list this month!\n\nCALL 01 Jun 01 Jul\n\nN8HM 1054 1068\nAA5PK 1011 1042\nN9IP 609 618\nXE1AO 584 598\nWD9EWK 441 450\nAA9LC 299 416\nAF5CC 314 338\nVA3NNA 179 300\nKC9ELU 220 229\nW7JSD 189 215\nG0ABI 200 206\nKE8FZT 175 200\nPT2AP 172 200\nPS8ET 157 180\nKE0PBR New 122\nW3ARD New 119\nN3ROY New 102\nAD0DX New 101\nW5PFG (DM95) New 100\nW5PFG (EM12) New 100\n\nIf you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list\nat <mycall>@<mycall>.com\nand I'll revise the announcement.\n\nThis list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf\nlistings for June 1, 2018 and July 1, 2018. It's a visual\ncomparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your\ncall was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are\nroving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are\ndoing most of the work!\n\n\n[ANS thanks Ron, W5RKN for the above information]\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\nAMSAT-NA President to attend AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2018\n\nAMSAT-UK is very happy to announce that the dates of the next\nAMSAT-UK Colloquium will be October 13-14, 2018.\n\nThe AMSAT-UK Colloquium, incorporated into the RSGB Convention,\nwill take place at the Kents Hill Park Conference Centre,\nTimbold Drive, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ.\n\nThe AMSAT-UK Committee are pleased to announce that Joe Spier,\nK6WAO will be presenting a paper entitled '50 Years of AMSAT and\nBeyond'\n\nAMSAT-UK invites speakers, to cover topics about Amateur satellites,\nCubeSats, Nanosats, Space, High Altitude Balloons and associated\nactivities, for this event. Those wishing to speak should contact\nDave, G4DPZ, dave at g4dpz dot me dot uk\n\nAMSAT-UK Colloquium web page:\nhttps://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/\n\nThe schedule will be at\nhttp://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/rsgb-convention-\nprogramme/\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nFP/KV1J 3 - 17 July 2018 GN17 Includes Satellite Operation\n\nEric, KV1J will be active on the Sats from the French island of\nMiquelon\nfrom 3 July through 17 July as FP/KV1J. This will be his 12th trip\nto the\nisland. He mostly operate the low bands and 6 meters. When the WX is\ngood,\nhe will try to get outside and work the linear birds. Occasionally,\nhe plans\nto also be on the FM birds using a pair of FT-817s and an Arrow\nantenna.\n\nMost of the time he will be grid GN17. If he is on the main island\nof St\nPierre or if he can borrow a car a drive to Langlade, he will be\nGN16. The\nisland has limited internet. His email is kv1j (at) arrl.net\n\nMore information at: http://www.kv1j.com/fp/July18.html\n\n[ANS thanks Eric KV1J / FP/KV1J for the above information and\nwishes him\nsuccess on his trip]\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nAMSAT BOD Nominees\n\nThe 2018 candidates, in alphabetical order by last name are:\n\nTom Clark, K3IO\nMark Hammond, N8MH\nScott Harvey, KA7FVV\nBruce Paige, KK5DO\nPeter Portanova, W2JV\n\nThis year AMSAT-NA will be electing three voting members of the Board\nof Directors. These will go to the three candidates receiving the\nhighest number of votes. In addition, there will be two alternates\nchosen, based on the next highest number of votes received.\n\nBallots will be mailed to the AMSAT-NA membership by July 15, 2018 and\nmust be received at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2018 in order to\nbe counted. Those sent outside North America will go by air mail. If\nyou have not received your ballot package in a reasonable time for\nyour location, please contact the AMSAT office. Completed ballots\nshould be returned as promptly as possible, and those from outside\nNorth America preferably by air mail.\n\nElection of Board members is both an obligation as well as an\nopportunity by our membership to help shape the future direction of\nAMSAT. Please take the time to review the candidate statements that\nwill accompany the ballot and determine who you wish to see on the\nBoard. You have the option to vote for up to three candidates.\n\n[ANS thanks Clayton, W5PFG for the above information and wishes him\nsuccess on his trip]\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite Shorts\n\n+ Stations in the USA mid-west and Canada will have the opportunity\nto hear the ISS on 145.800 MHz for a school contact with the Pearl\nTechnology STEM Academy, Peoria Heights, IL. This will be a direct\ncontact between NA1SS and W9DWJ. The scheduled astronaut is Serena\nAunon-Chancellor KG5TMT. The contact is planned for: Mon 2018-07-02\nat 15:35:42 UTC. (via ARISS)\n\n+ AMSAT has discovered a pagination problem from printer error in the\nMay/June issue of the AMSAT Journal. Please take a look at the issue\nyou\njust received and, if you see any missing or duplicate pages, let\nMartha\nknow ASAP at the AMSAT office at [email protected].\n\n+ Congrats to Sean Kutzko, KX9X, on winning the June QST Cover\nPlaque for his article \"Get on the Satellites for ARRL Field\nDay.\"\n\nThe article has been reprinted on the AMSAT website with the\nARRL's permission. Although Field Day is over for an another\nYear Sean's article gives good operating tips for every pass.\nCheck it out!\nhttps://www.amsat.org/get-on-the-satellites-for-field-day/\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,\nChris Bradley, AA0CB\naa0cb at amsat dot org\n", "attachments": [] }