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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-129\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* RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Date\n* Tomsk-TPU-120 Active On-board ISS May 10-11\n* AMSAT at ARRL Nevada State Convention Last Weekend - report\n* Contact Lost with SamSat-218D Nanosatellite\n* Top 10 Reasons to Come to Dayton\n* AMSAT at the Dayton Hamvention -- Last Call for Volunteers\n* AIST-2D and SamSat-218D Satellites Launched\n* No Need for Panic Regarding Synthetic Aperture Radars on\n   70 Centimeters, ARRL CTO Says\n* AMSAT Events\n* ARISS News\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-129.01\nANS-129 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 129.01\n >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nDATE May 8, 2016\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-129.01\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nRadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Date\n\n\nThis week AMSAT Vice-President Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N0JY, said that\nJanuary 20, 2017 is the planned launch date for the RadFxSat (Fox-1B)\ncubesat. This cubesat will fly with the Vanderbilt University radiation\nexperiments.\n\nRadFxSat (Fox-1B) pre-launch frequencies include:\n\nUplink:    435.250 MHz FM  67.0 Hz CTCSS tone\nDownlink:  145.960 MHz FM\n(Frequencies may vary slightly after launch; changes will be announced)\n\nThe latest versions of the Fox-1 Operating Guide can be found on AMSAT's\nStation and Operating Hints page at:\nhttp://www.amsat.org/?page_id=2144\n\nAMSAT pioneered the concept of small satellites in low orbits. AMSAT's\nProject Fox consists of a series of cubesats that will provide FM\ntransponders with a 70 cm uplink with a 2 meter downlink that will match the\nground performance of previous FM satellites.\n\nAMSAT is dedicated to keeping amateur radio in space. Its membership\nincludes a worldwide group of radio hams who monitor amateur radio satellite\nsignals and use satellites for QSOs. They also design and build the\nsatellites, and control them once in orbit.\n\nNot a member of AMSAT yet?\nYou're invited to join on-line at:\nhttp://store.amsat.org/catalog/index.php?cPath=32\n\nPlease consider making a donation to support the Fox-1 series of cubesats\nusing the links on the front page\nhttp://www.amsat.org.\n\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N0JY, for the\nabove information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nTomsk-TPU-120 Active On-board ISS May 10-11\n\n\nAs part of Tomsk Polytechnic University 120th anniversary celebrations on\nMay 10-11, Tomsk-TPU-120 will be activated in the ISS and will transmit a\ngreeting to Earth inhabitants, recorded by students of the University in\n10 languages: Russian, English, German, French, Chinese, Arabic, Tatar,\nIndian, Kazakh, and Portuguese.\n\nThe 3U CubeSat was launched from Baikonur to the ISS on March 31, 2016 in\na Progress-MS-2 cargo vessel. It will be deployed by hand during a future\nRussian spacewalk (EVA), so it has a handle. The satellite was\ndeveloped by students at the Tomsk Polytechnic University to test new space\nmaterials technology and will be the world’s first space vehicle with a\n3D-printed structure.\n\nThe Tomsk-TPU-120 satellite on-board the ISS will be activated May 10 from\n07:55 UTC and switched off on May 11 at 10:10 UTC.\n\nThe satellite has been connected to an external ISS antenna and will \ntransmit\nmessages of 20-30 seconds in 11 languages, then pause 1 minute on the\nsatellite's transmission frequency of 437.025 MHz. The ISS will \nsimulcast the\nsignal utilizing ARISS equipment on a frequency of 145.800 MHz.\nReception reports from both the ISS and from the Tomsk-TPU-120 satellite \nare\nrequested from the international amateur radio community and should be sent\nto Sergi at [email protected]\n\nAmateurs are requested to refrain from transmitting on either frequency as\nany transmissions would interfere with reception of the test transmissions.\n\n\n[ANS thanks Sergi, RV3DR and ARISS for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT at ARRL Nevada State Convention Last Weekend - report\n\n\nAMSAT's long-time Area Coordinator in southern Nevada, Frank Kostelac\nN7ZEV, along with his wife Linda KC7IIT, usually have a booth at these\nevents in Las Vegas and other locations in Nevada. With Linda working in a\nvariety of roles at the convention, Frank and I took care of the AMSAT\nbooth. Frank also had other convention-related tasks, and he was definitely\nbusy throughout the weekend. When I arrived at the convention Friday\nafternoon, Frank had the booth ready to go. I set out some flyers, some\nequipment, and spent most of the weekend around the booth.\n\nThe day before I arrived in Las Vegas, the region had a big rainstorm.\nAnother storm blew through southern Nevada on Saturday morning, which made\ntravel around Las Vegas a mess, and washed out my plans for demonstrations\nat the convention. Instead of being outside in the rain, I had set up a\ncouple of tablets to run videos of past demonstrations, show off SatPC32,\nand show what software-defined receivers can do. Frank and I talked almost\nnon-stop for the weekend. I posted photos from the convention throughout\nthe weekend on my @WD9EWK Twitter feed. If you want to see those photos,\nbut don't do Twitter, you can get to the photos with a web browser at:\n\nhttp://twitter.com/WD9EWK/media\n\nJust because there was rain that washed out the demonstrations I planned to\ndo at the convention, that didn't ruin plans for me to work satellites from\nNevada. I'll post a separate message describing my operating from around\nLas Vegas and while driving to and from Las Vegas.\n\nI have to thank Frank and Linda for letting me help with the AMSAT booth\nover the weekend. I had asked Frank about this convention a while back, and\nI am glad I made the trip. The NVCON organizers were all friendly, and the\ncrowds were good, despite the Saturday rain. There were a bunch of people\nwho came over from California, and a few from Arizona that I also saw. I\nwill seriously consider heading back to Las Vegas the next time this event\ntakes place up there.\n\n\n[ANS thanks Patrick, WD9EWK/VA7EWK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nContact Lost with SamSat-218D Nanosatellite\n\n\nThe tiny nanosatellite SamSat-218, which was launched from the Vostochny\nCosmodrome on April 28, has failed to establish radio contact with mission\ncontrol, several Russian media outlets are reporting. According to Interfax\nnews agency, although the spacecraft was placed into orbit as planned, it is\nsending only fragmentary signals to Earth.\n\n“Currently, fragmentary Morse code signals are being heard coming from the\nnanosatellite, against the background of the noise during the \nsatellite’s pass\nover the receiving station,” Interfax said in a press release.\n\nSamSat-218, built by the Samara State Aerospace University (SSAU), is a two-\nunit CubeSat with a mass of only 8.8 pounds (4 kilograms) and an additional\nempty one-unit compartment for aerodynamic stabilization. The tiny \nspacecraft\nwas designed to demonstrate attitude stabilization by using aerodynamic \nforces.\nIt was expected to develop algorithms necessary for nanosatellite \norientation\ncontrol.\n\nThe nanosatellite was launched along with the Mikhailo Lomonosov \n(MVL-300) and\nAist-2D spacecraft atop a Soyuz-2.1a rocket from Vostochny on the \nCosmodrome’s\nopening mission. The flight, lasting several hours, ended in the \nseparation of\nthe satellites from the launch vehicle. However, after SamSat-218 was placed\ninto orbit, it started to spin around rapidly and probably failed to \nswitch on.\n\n“There are currently no sufficient grounds to believe the nanosatellite\nestablished contact. There were fragmentary weak signals at the frequency of\n145.870 MHz against a background of noises when the nanosatellite was in the\narea of [radio visibility] of the ground control center, which can’t be with\nconfidence interpreted as signals from the satellite,” Igor Belokonov, \nthe head\nof the SamSat-218 project told TASS.\n\nThe designers of the satellite are currently analyzing the data received in\norder to understand the nature of the problem and look for possible \nsolutions.\n\nAccording to Belokonov, the student mission control center of SSAU is\ncontinuing with attempts to receive signals from the satellite during passes\nabove Samara.\n\nThe satellite is equipped with a radio beacon, which transmits the word\n“SamSat-218”. Russia’s radio enthusiasts are also engaged in the \nactivities to\nhelp establish contact with the satellite when it is in the area of the \nantenna\nsystems’ coverage.\n\nRead more at\nhttp://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/roscosmos/russia-loses-\ncontact-with-its-nanosatellite-launched-from-vostochny/\n\n\n[ANS thanks Bernhard, VA6BMJ and Spaceflightinsider.com for the above\ninformation]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nTop 10 Reasons to Come to Dayton\n\n\n10. Rub shoulders with 25,000 of your best friends at the largest hamfest in\nthe United States, including all of the AMSAT Directors and senior \nofficers.\nSee the latest equipment from Icom, Yaesu, Kenwood, Flex, Alinco, M2, Arrow,\nand many other manufacturers of amateur radio equipment and \naccessories.  Take\nadvantage of discounted pricing you won't find anywhere else.\n\n9. Find out how to organize a contact with the astronauts on the \nInternational\nSpace Station for your local school or youth group from our Education \nand ARISS\nexperts.\n\n8. Pickup the latest AMSAT golf shirts, T-shirts, and hats.  Get your \ncopy of\nthe updated \"Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide\" (laminated frequency \nchart) and\nGould Smith's just revised \"Getting Started with Amateur Satellites\" \n(book).\nWe'll also have assembled wide-band preamps and antennas that are great for\nportable operation.\n\n7. See demonstrations of SatPC32 and MacDoppler satellite tracking software,\nand get your operational questions answered.  Meet Don Agro, author of\nMacDoppler (Friday & Saturday, 2-3 p.m.).  See a demonstration of the LVB\nTracker, a computer interface to the Yaesu azimuth-elevation rotors.  \nTalk with\nMike Young, who has built more LVB Trackers than anyone else. Assembled LVB\nTrackers will be available.\n\n6. Hear a team presentation at the joint AMSAT/TAPR dinner on the new AMSAT\nGround Terminal (AGT).  AGT is using Five and Dime (5 GHz uplink, 10 GHz\ndownlink) technology that is being developed for the Phase 3E (P3E) HEO\nsatellite, the Phase 4B (P4B) geosynchronous satellite, and the Cube Quest\nChallenge (CQC) lunar mission.  While much of the P3E and P4B *satellite*\ndevelopment is classified, the AGT is all open source and public \ninformation.\n\n5. Hear the latest on the *five* Fox satellites, P3E, P4B, CQC, the\nInternational Space Station, other current and future satellites, education\nnews, and an AMSAT update at the AMSAT Forum Saturday, from 11:15 to 1:30.\n\n4. Get one-on-one guidance on setting up your satellite station and making\ncontacts at our \"Beginner's Corner\".  Witness live demonstrations of \ncontacts\nthrough satellites AO-7, AO-73, AO-85, FO-29, SO-50, XW-2A, XW-2C, and XW-2F\nusing handheld antennas.\n\n3. Meet and interact with some of the Engineering Team members working \non the\nFox-1 satellites and our new Five and Dime AMSAT ground terminal. Learn \nall of\nthe public information and get breaking news on the Virginia Tech plans \nfor the\nPhase 3E and Phase 4B satellites.\n\n2. Get satellite station and operating tips from some of the best satellite\noperators in the country, including John Papay K8YSE (1,575 grids \nconfirmed),\nDoug Papay KD8CAO (1,159 grids), Drew Glasbrenner KO4MA (1,343 grids), Paul\nStoetzer (450 grids), and Wyatt Dirks AC0RA (938 grids).\n\n1. Receive special premiums when you join or renew your AMSAT membership at\nDayton, including an updated \"Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide\" (laminated\nfrequency chart), and special pricing on the SatPC32 satellite tracking\nsoftware.\n\n\n[ANS thanks Steve Belter, N9IP, Dayton Team Leader for the above \ninformation]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT at the Dayton Hamvention -- Last Call for Volunteers\n\n\nThe Dayton Hamvention is less than two weeks away, May 20-22!\n\nIf you’ve been waiting to volunteer until you’d firmed up your plans, we\nneed to hear from you ASAP!\n\nIf you're an experienced satellite operator, we can use you and your\nexperience.  If you've never operated a satellite before, we can use your\nhelp too. Whether you're available for only a couple of hours or if you\ncan spend the entire weekend with us, your help would be greatly \nappreciated.\n\nPlease send an e-mail to Steve, [email protected] if you can help. Thank you!\n\n\n[ANS thanks Steve Belter, N9IP, Dayton Team Leader for the above \ninformation]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAIST-2D and SamSat-218D Satellites Launched\n\n\nTwo Russian satellites AIST-2D and SamSat-218D operating in the Amateur\nbands were launched on April 28, 2016 at 02:01 UT on a Soyuz 2-1A launch\nvehicle from the new Vostochny Cosmodrome located in the Amur Oblast. The\nsatellites were placed into a  471 km × 485 km orbit with a 97.3° \ninclination.\n\nAIST-2D weighs 500 kg and is a technology demonstration and scientific\nresearch satellite developed at Samara Aerospace University.\n\nThe 3U CubeSat SamSat-218 was developed by students at the Samara State\nUniversity and weighs just 4 kg.\n\nFrequency information from Dmitry R4UAB\n\nhttp://r4uab.ru/?p=11842\n\nAIST-2D / RS-48 Downlinks\n• 435.3065 – 435.3235 MHz Telemetry Data\n• 435.3565 – 435.3735 MHz Telemetry Data\n• 433 – 438 MHz 200 watt Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)\n• 8025 – 8393 MHz Remote Sensing Data\n\nhttp://spaceflight101.com/soyuz-lomonosov/aist-2d/\n\nSamSat-218D\n• 145.870 MHz Morse CW beacon transmits “SamSat-218D” every 150 seconds\n(or 30 seconds)\n• 145.850 – 145.890 MHz TRXSSAU downlink\n• 435.590 – 435.610 MHz TRXSSAU uplink\n\nhttp://spaceflight101.com/soyuz-lomonosov/samsat-218d/\n\nRussian post on SamSat-218D\nhttp://zelenyikot.livejournal.com/94190.html\nGoogle English translation\nhttps://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2\nFzelenyikot.livejournal.com%2F94190.html&sandbox=1\n\n432-438 MHz was allocated to the Earth Exploration Satellite Service\n(Active) at WRC-03\n\nhttps://www.itu.int/dms_pubrec/itu-r/rec/sa/R-REC-SA.1260-1-200305-S!!PDF-E.pdf\n\nSeptember 2003 issue of QST magazine has an article on page 44 by VE3PU on\nsatellite-based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) in 432-438 MHz (ARRL members\nonly)\n\nhttp://p1k.arrl.org/pubs_archive/104721\n\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nNo Need for Panic Regarding Synthetic Aperture Radars on\n70 Centimeters, ARRL CTO Says\n\n\nA recent BBC news article regarding a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) \ncontract\naward for operation within the 70 centimeter band has raised some concern\nwithin the Amateur Radio community. The contract to Airbus Space would \ninvolve\ndetermining the density of Earth’s forests using a P-band (432-438 MHz) SAR.\nThat band segment was allocated for use by the Earth Exploration Satellite\n(Active) Service at World Radiocommunication Conference 2003 (WRC-03). ARRL\nChief Technology Officer Brennan Price, N4QX, said SAR activity has not been\nfound to be a significant problem to Amateur Radio activity on the 70\ncentimeter band. Both EESS (Active) and Amateur Radio are secondary on \nthe band\nin International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Regions 2 and 3 (Amateur \nRadio\nis co-primary with the Radiolocation Service in ITU Region 1), and Price \nsaid\nSAR operation is subject to significant constraints.\n\n“The interference potential from one orbiting SAR to one fixed Amateur Radio\nstation is on the order of less than 1 minute over an orbital period of more\nthan 10 days,” Price said. “Practically speaking, nearby electrical \nlines and\nPart 15 devices are more likely to be bothersome.”\n\nPrice said news items in articles aimed at the general public are “often\nnotoriously short” on technical details. ITU-R Recommendation RS.1260-11 —\nincorporated by reference in the ITU Radio Regulations and binding on EESS\n(Active) stations — spells out the WRC-03 consensus on SARs operating at 70\ncentimeters. Among other things, RS.1260-1 states that EESS (Active)\ninstruments operation profile “shall be campaign-oriented, targeted to \nspecific\ngeographical areas and shall limit the instrument active time to the minimum\nrequired to achieve the campaign objectives. Thus, the measurements \ncarried out\nby the instrument do not require continuous operation of the instrument, and\nintervals of months between successive measurements on the same area can be\nexpected.” The Recommendation further states that the operational duty \ncycle of\nan SAR in campaign mode will be 15 percent (typically 10 percent).\n\nA Russian satellite, AIST-2D, launched on April 28, will conduct SAR \nwork as a\ntechnology demonstration and scientific research satellite developed at \nSamara\nAerospace University. Its 200 W SAR will operate in the 433-438 MHz band. It\nwill also transmit telemetry in the 70 centimeter band.\n\nhttp://www.arrl.org/news/view/no-need-for-panic-regarding-synthetic-\naperture-radars-on-70-centimeters-arrl-cto-says\n\n\n[ANS thanks the ARRL and Trevor, M5AKA for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT Events\n\n\nInformation about AMSAT activities at other important events around\nthe country.  Examples of these events are radio club meetings where\nAMSAT Area Coordinators give presentations, demonstrations of working\namateur satellites, and hamfests with an AMSAT presence (a table with\nAMSAT literature and merchandise, sometimes also with presentations,\nforums, and/or demonstrations).\n\n*Saturday, 14 May 2016 – Matanuska Amateur Radio Association Hamfest in\nWasilla AK\n\n*Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, 20-22 May - HamVention at Harra Arena Dayton,\nOhio\n\n*Saturday, 4 June 2016 – White Mountain Hamfest in Show Low AZ\n\n*Saturday, 13 August 2016 – KL7KC Hamfest in Fairbanks AK\n\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS News\n\n\nSuccessful Contacts\n\n* A direct contact via GB1APS with students at Ashfield Primary School,\nOtley, West Yorkshire, UK, was successful Thu 2016-05-05 08:08:09 UTC\n46 deg. Astronaut Timothy Peake, KG5BVI answered 16 questions for an\naudience of  200 students.\n\nAshfield Primary School is in Otley, West Yorkshire, a historic market town\nto the north west of Leeds. The school has a fantastic semi-rural location\nwith extensive grounds encompassing a playground, school field, wildlife\narea, magic garden and a specific outdoor area for Early Years. The school\nis a community primary school with one form entry. We have 240 children\naged 3 to 11.\n\nAshfield is also the site for the North West Leeds Area Inclusions\nPartnership’s Learning Support Center. The Orchard Center educates pupils\nfrom the area who are experiencing difficulties  which affect their \nlearning.\n\nOur vision is that children, parents and carers, staff and governors work\nactively together to ensure children receive a rich inspiring and engaging\neducation enabling each child to become lifelong learners, aspiring to high\nstandards of achievement in all areas of their life. As part of this rich\ninspiring and engaging education, pupils run a stall at the annual Otley\nScience Festival and recently hosted a space themed Science, Technology,\nEngineering and Maths festival within the school.  All Ashfield classes ran\nstalls to inform, challenge and entertain each other.  We had visitors from\nall seven local schools, who designed informative exhibitions to share.\nExhibitors also came from Otley Amateur Radio Society, Leeds University,\nThe Radio Society of Great Britain, Bradford Astronomy Society and Eureka\nMuseum and worked with the children on STEM related topics.  Dr Marty \nJopson\nalso created and presented a space related science show in the evening.”\n\n* All Saints STEAM Academy (AS2A), Middletown, Rhode Island, direct via \nN1ASA\nThe ISS callsign was NA1SS\nThe astronaut was Jeff Williams KD5TVQ\nContact was successful: Fri 2016-05-06 16:43:47 UTC\n\nThe contact went well, all 24 questions were answered and there was still\ntime for a “73 Round.”\n\nAn exceptional video is at:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTkq5btNW_U\n\n\nUpcoming Contacts\n\n* A direct contact via GB1OSM with students at The Kings School, Ottery St\nMary, Devon, UK, is scheduled for Mon 2016-05-09  09:26:30 UTC 62 deg The\nscheduled  astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI. Watch for HamTV during this\ncontact.\n\nThe King’s School is an 11-18 comprehensive school with approximately 1150\nstudents of which 230 are in the Sixth Form. It has a long and proud history\nthat can be traced back to a fourteenth century choir school which was \nreplaced\nin 1545 by Henry VIII in 1545 with “The King’s School”.\n\nAlthough The King’s School became an academy in 2011 we continue to work in\nclose partnership with Devon County Council and our fellow secondary \nschools to\nensure that we offer the best educational opportunities possible. Our \ninclusive\nphilosophy of “Achievement for All” encapsulates our belief that every \nperson\nwho enters The King’s School has unique skills and potential which we \nbelieve\nwe have the creativity and ability to unlock.\n\nWe were graded Outstanding by OfSTED in 2011, and in the latest 2014 OfSTED\ninspection we were again graded Outstanding but this time in every category.\nThe report endorsed the school’s belief that its ethos has a hugely positive\nimpact on student achievement.\n\nWe are extremely proud of our students and of the brilliant examination\nresults they achieve year on year.  However, we are also incredibly proud of\nthe myriad of extra-curricular activities in which they are involved. This\nrichness of opportunity is central to what we believe develops our students\ninto well rounded young people. We are very much a community school, working\nvery closely with our hugely supportive parents, Governors, excellent \npartner\nprimary schools, local business representatives and a wide range of other\nagencies to provide opportunities for all.\n\n* A  telebridge contact via K6DUE  with students at H.A.L. School, Lucknow,\nIndia is scheduled for Thu 2016-05-12 08:11:20 UTC 79 deg. The scheduled\nastronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN.\n\nNestled in cozy, lush green and safe sphere is the prestigious education hub\nHAL School has inscribed a saga of success!  Installed in 1974, the \nschool has\ncome a long way. The visionary founders dreamed of an ideal and prosperous\ninstitution whose torch bearers and pupils would write a history of academic\nexcellence besides versatility in additional activities. Teachers burnt\nmidnight oil and left no stone unturned and the students responded with \nequal\ndedication and brought laurels. Being a member of HAL factory, school\nfrequently bore the responsibility of hosting memorable guests from \nRussia and\ncelebrities like first Indian astronaut Wg.cdr Rakesh Sharma (Retd), \nPresident\n(Late) APJ Abdul Kalam etc.\n\nThe school not only organized but also participated in major events \norganized\nby HAL Factory year by year. The recent activity which has caught \nmomentum is\nARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) which is active all\nthe world over and now has come as a great opportunity for HAL School to \nbe the\nfirst in state (Uttar Pradesh) to contact with International Space \nStation and\neminent astronauts, participate in seminars, presentations and workshops and\nassociate themselves with radio academically. The School has been \ninvolved in\nmany Amateur Radio activities like Amateur radio demonstration for students,\nJOTA for Scouts & Guides etc. There were 6 students who took the Amateur \nRadio\nlicenses during their studies in school.\n\nWorkshops by eminent counselors/experts/guest faculty/agencies from various\nfields benefited the students in personality development and career\ncounseling/awareness/advice. Year by year the number of such sessions has\nmultiplied and continues till date. The concrete and farsighted plans and\nstrategies are being worked upon. Innovation, modification, changes and\npublicity efforts are on to make better the things. The improved education,\nbasic facilities, performance of both teacher and taught, inclusion of \nteachers\ntraining/orientation programs are in pipe line for makeover of the school.\n\n* A telebridge contact via W6SRJ with students at AstroNuts Kids Space Club\nAcademy, Duncan Observatory, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, is \nscheduled for\nSat 2016-05-14 17:37:12 UTC 33 deg. The  scheduled astronaut is Timothy \nPeake\nKG5BVI.\n\nThe “Whats up in Space” Camp & STEM Contest was created by a 13 year-old,\nBrett Bielecki and father Ray, 5 years ago in order to ignite the \ncuriosities\nof hundreds of elementary school children to learn about “all things space”.\nOur volunteer-based space camp is held at the world famous David Dunlap\nObservatory in Richmond Hill Ontario where the children are engaged and\ninspired by 20 volunteer space educators, multiple Skype guests and \neducational\nactivities in a fun and educational setting. The children’s STEM contest \nbrings\ntogether dozens of innovative future astronauts, scientists educators and\nengineers in the spirit of competition. Our space camp was launched \nbecause of\nthe high interest for space education by elementary school students, their\nparents and teachers when they recognized the value of the “AstroNuts kids\nspace club.\"\n\nWatch\nhttp://www.ariss.org/upcoming-contacts.html\nfor information about upcoming contacts as they are scheduled.\n\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS, Dave, AA4KN, and Charlie, AJ9N for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nBiomass 432-438 MHz Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellite\n\nBBC News report: UK wins satellite contract to 'weigh' Earth's forests with\nP-Band 432-438 MHz Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)\n\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36195562\n\nBBC news story says P-Band 432-438 MHz Synthetic Aperture Radar has never\nbefore been flown in space - this is not strictly true as AIST-2D launched\na few days ago carries one.\n\n[ANS thanks Trevor, M5AKA 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,\nJoe Spier, K6WAO\nk6wao at amsat dot org\n",
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