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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/XV7Y7URREGQW66WS3ZQCIAIY4YQ7DHPT/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "XV7Y7URREGQW66WS3ZQCIAIY4YQ7DHPT", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/XV7Y7URREGQW66WS3ZQCIAIY4YQ7DHPT/", "sender": { "address": "ku4os (a) cfl.rr.com", "mailman_id": null, "emails": null }, "sender_name": "Lee McLamb", "subject": "[amsat-bb] ANS-046 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins", "date": "2015-02-15T13:04:12Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-046\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* Help Wanted: AMSAT Engineering Kicking Off Ground Station Development\n* More ISS Slow Scan TV Activity\n* Fox-1 Continues Preparation for Launch\n* Navassa K1N Dxpedition Active on FO-29\n* AMSAT Orlando Hamcation Report\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-046.01\nANS-046 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 046.01\n From AMSAT HQ Kensington, MD.\nFebruary 15, 2015\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-046.01\n\nHelp Wanted: AMSAT Engineering Kicking Off Ground Station Development\n\nAMSAT Engineering is looking for hams interested in developing ground\nstation equipment for future satellites. An inexpensive L-Band uplink\nconverter is something that is of interest right now for LEO satellites as\npart of the recently approved technology funding.\n\nIf you are interested in helping, please contact AMSAT Engineering by\ncompleting the form on the website to tell Jerry Buxton, N0JY, the Vice\nPresident of Engineering, how you can volunteer your time and skills to help\nAMSAT engineering build satellites and other required hardware/software.\n\nTo volunteer please visit:\nhttp://ww2.amsat.org/?page_id=1121\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT Vice President Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N0JY for the\nabove information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nMore ISS Slow Scan TV Activity\n\nThe Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) has announced another round of\namateur radio Slow Scan Television (SSTV) activity from the \nInternational Space\nStation (ISS) will take place later this month. Continuous operation, \nusing the\ncall sign RS0ISS, is expected from 1000 UT on Saturday, February 21 \nuntil 2130\nUT on Monday, February 23.\n\nTwelve different images depicting space pioneer Yuri Gagarin — the first \nhuman\nto orbit Earth — will be sent on 145.800 MHz FM using the SSTV mode \nPD180, with\na 3-minute off time between transmissions.\n\nThe equipment used will be the Kenwood D710 transceiver located in the \nRussian\nService Module. It is thought the equipment may be producing about 25 watts\noutput which should provide a very strong signal.\n\nPlans are being discussed for transmitting new images from space enthusiasts\naround the world in the coming months. Additional details will be released.\n\nThe images received by amateurs world-wide during previous transmissions \ncan be\nseen at http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/ and you are \ninvited to\nupload any pictures you receive during the upcoming transmissions.\n\nAll you need to do to receive SSTV pictures direct from the space \nstation is to\nconnect the audio output of a scanner or amateur radio transceiver via a \nsimple\ninterface to the soundcard on a Windows PC or an Apple iOS device, and \ntune in\nto 145.800 MHz FM. You can even receive pictures by holding an iPhone \nnext to\nthe radio loudspeaker.\n\nOn Windows PC’s the free application MMSSTV can be used to decode the \nsignal, on\nApple iOS devices you can use the SSTV app for compatible modes.\n\nThe ISS puts out a strong signal on 145.800 MHz FM and a 2m handheld \nwith a 1/4\nwave antenna will be enough to receive it. The FM transmission uses the \n5 kHz\ndeviation which is standard in much of the world.\n\nPaul Turner G4IJE, co-developer of the SSTV PD modes, says regarding the \nMMSSTV\nPD180 mode: “Don’t forget to either enable “Always show RX viewer” or \nuse the\n“Picture viewer” (magnifying glass icon) to show the picture at its real\nresolution of 640 x 496. If you just view as normal you will only see \n320 x 248\nresolution, which kind of defeats the object of using a high resolution \nmode.”\n\nMany more tips and links for various receiving options are available at\nhttp://amsat-uk.org/2015/02/11/more-iss-slow-scan-tv/\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nFox-1 Continues Preparation for Launch\n\nFollowing the successful conclusion of vibration and thermal/vacuum testing\nFox-1 now is stored in a clean environment waiting for launch. However, \nthere is\nstill work going on behind the scenes.\n\nAMSAT Vice-President Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N0JY says several required\nreports are being reviewed by the launch provider. We continue to make \nnecessary\nupdates if they request further information in order to be sure that all \nof the\ni's are dotted and the t's are crossed. The paperwork is an ongoing full\nworkload in itself, both during the design and construction and even \nafter Fox-1\nwas finished.\n\nFor the remaining schedule, Fox-1 will have its Mission Readiness Review \n(MRR)\nat Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo CA on February 24 by a review board of \nCal Poly\nand NASA representatives. Next, Fox-1 will be delivered and integrated \ninto the\nP-POD at Cal Poly during the week of March 16. Then the countdown begins.\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N0JY for the \nabove\ninformation]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nNavassa K1N Dxpedition Active on FO-29\n\nThanks to AMSAT, the Navassa Island K1N DXpedition was equipped to work \nstations\nvia the FO-29 Amateur Radio satellite. Vice President-Operations Drew\nGlasbrenner, KO4MA, said that AMSAT had provided the DXpedition with a Yaesu\nFT-817 transceiver and associated equipment to support operation on FO-29’s\nlinear passband. AMSAT also gave the group pass predictions, an operational\nplan, and training. Several reports of successful contacts have been \nreported\nvia messages on amsat-bb.\n\nIn a message relayed by Mark, K0MDJ, from Glenn, W0GJ, the primary voice on\nFO-29 from Navassa reported, \"\"We have it down now ... takes four \npeople: one\nantenna guy, one radio guy, one microphone guy, one logger ... plus a couple\nphotographers. Glen also says they hope to be on every pass from now \nuntil they\nleave, so at least through Saturday.\"\n\nThe Navassa team logs their contacts using Clublog:\nhttp://www.clublog.org/charts/?c=K1N\n\nIf you can make a donation you can find the link on the DXpedition's web \npage:\nhttp://www.navassadx.com/\n\nMike, W4UOO, observed, \"A tip of the Hat to Drew ... for delivering the \ngear and\nthe How-To to some of the K1N team back in January and whatever else he did.\nThere's a big thanks in here! What Great Marketing for Satellite operations.\nWhat great fun is being had ... all when it seems nearly impossible, \nsuddenly\nyou're talking to someone. It's great to see K1N/Satellite spots going \nby also!\nLove it.\"\n\n[ANS thanks the dozens of posts via amsat-bb for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT Orlando Hamcation Report\n\n\nThe 2015 Orlando Hamcation - Orlando, FL took place over the weekend of \n13-15\nFeb at the Central Florida Fairgrounds.\n\nAMSAT was represented all three days with a two booth are in the main \ncommercial\nbuilding. At the booth the ARISSat-1 working demo satellite and Fox-1\nEngineering model were on display. The booth also provided a great \nlocation for\npeople stop by and get information from VP of Operations Drew Glasbrenner,\nKO4MA, and Dave Jordan, AA4KN.\n\nJohn Papay, K8YSE, was operating the sats via his remote and rover stations\nalong with other satellite demos.\n\nAn AMSAT forum was held on Saturday with Board of Directors member Lou \nMcFadin,\nK5DID, providing an update on all the on-going AMSAT activities including\nupcoming ARISS activities and the Fox-1 series of cubesats. A special \ntreat for\nthose attending the forum was a special prize drawing. M2 donated one of \ntheir\nnew 2m/70cm \"Leo-Pack\" antenna systems which made its debut at Hamcation.\n\n[ANS thanks Dave, AA4KN and the AMSAT Hamcation Team for the above \ninformation]\n\n/EX\n\n\nIn addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the\nPresident's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining\ndonors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-\ntional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT\nOffice.\n\nPrimary and secondary school students are eligible for membership\nat one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students\nenrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-\ndent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.\nContact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership\ninformation.\n\n73,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\nLee McLamb, KU4OS\nku4os at amsat dot org\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n", "attachments": [] }