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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-274\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\nThe AMSAT News Service Bulletins are delivered weekly to your\ne-mail address. The subscription form can be accessed at:\nhttp://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* Get Ready for the 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting\n   Everything you need to know and get done today\n* Last Call for 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium Papers\n* International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students -\n   ARISS-US program education proposal deadline is November 15, 2017\n* Daniel \"Nick\" Kucij, KB1RVT, Silent Key\n* AMSAT Pioneer Patrick J. A. Gowen, G3IOR, Silent Key\n* AMSAT Phase4 weekly report - User Input for Remote Operation\n* ARISS News\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-274.01\nANS-274 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 274.01\n >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nDATE October 1, 2017\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-274.01\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nGet Ready for the 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting\nEverything you need to know and get done today\n\n\nHere is a summary of what you need to do to get ready for the\n2017 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium and Annual Meeting, October 27-29,\n2017 at the Silver Legacy Resort Hotel, Reno, NV.\n\n2017 Annual AMSAT Symposium important deadlines.\n-----------------------------------------------------------\n\nThe last day to reserve a meal at the Saturday Evening Banquet is\nSunday, October 8, 2017.\n\nThe last day to register online at the Silver Legacy with the\nguaranteed rate is Friday, October 12, 2017.\n\nThe last day to register online is Friday, October 20, 2017.\n\nThe last day to reserve a seat at the Area Coordinators Breakfast is\nWednesday, October 25, 2017.\n\nIf you miss the Registration Deadline, you may still show up at the\ndoor and pay $55. There will be no late orders for the Banquet or\nBreakfast as this has to do with the rooms and tables necessary.\n\nComplete Your Symposium Registration in the AMSAT Store\n-------------------------------------------------------\nYou can register for the 2017 Space Symposium, the Saturday Evening\nBanquet, the Sunday Morning Area Coordinators breakfast, the Sunday\nafternoon tour to Virginia City, and the Monday tour to Lake Tahoe\nin the AMSAT store: https://www.amsat.org/shop/\n\nSymposium Registration (including a copy of the Proceedings)\n+ Starting September 15 -- $50\n+ At the door           -- $55\n\n\nMake Your Reservations for the Symposium Hotel in Reno\n------------------------------------------------------\nYou must make your hotel reservations at the Silver Legacy at this\nlink: https://www.amsat.org/symposium-hotel/  (block code ISAMSAT)\nThe hotel phone number is 1-800-687-8733.\n\nTO GUARANTEE OUR RATES PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS BEFORE\nOCTOBER 12, 2017.\n\nThe Silver Legacy is a 4-star Resort/Hotel/Casino which is an iconic\n42-story hotel with its massive round dome and spires centered in\ndowntown Reno.\n\n\n2017 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium Schedule Announced\n------------------------------------------------------------\nThe Schedule for the 2017 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium and\nAnnual Meeting, October 27-29, 2017 at the Silver Legacy Resort\nHotel, Reno, NV.\n\nCheck the Symposium Web Page for updates and new information as it\nbecomes available: https://www.amsat.org/symposium-schedule/\n\n\n2017 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium Tours Announced\n---------------------------------------------\nThe 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held Friday, Saturday, and\nSunday, Oct 27-29 in Reno.  There will be two tours of the sights\naround Reno offered after the Symposium ends on Sunday morning.\n\nThe first tour is offered on Sunday October 29, 10:00AM to 4:00PM\nThis tour will visit Historical Virginia City. Tour cost is $46 per\nperson. Lunch will be on your own.\n\nThe second tour is offered on Monday October 30, 8:30AM to 5:30PM\nThis tour will Discover Truckee, the Donner Party, Lake Tahoe &\nGenoa. The tour cost is $80 per person. There is an optional Lake\nTahoe Cruise on a paddle-wheel ship available. The tour cost with the\nLake Tahoe Cruise is $147 per person. Lunch is provided with either\ntour option.\n\nA description of the tours has been posted at\nhttps://www.amsat.org/symposium-tours/\n\nComplete tour information is available by paging through each tour\ndescription and a link to purchase the tour through the AMSAT Store\nis provided below the description. You may also purchase all\nSymposium events at the AMSAT Store.\nhttps://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/\n\n\nIntroducing Banquet Keynote Speaker Garrett L. Skrobot, NASA\nCubesat Launch Initiative Program, Kennedy Space Center\n--------------------------------------------------------------\nGarrett was born in Myrtle Beach, S.C., but moved to West Cocoa,\nFlorida at the age of six months. Immediately after graduating\nfrom Cocoa High School in 1980, Garrett began a four-year tour\nof duty in the United States Marine Corp that took him around\nthe world.\n\nIn 1988 Garrett earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical\nengineering from the University of Tennessee; he later received\nhis master's degree in space systems from the Florida Institute\nof Technology in 1992.\n\nGarrett joined the NASA team at Kennedy Space Center in 2000 as\nan Integration Engineer for the Launch Services Program. Prior\nto his work with NASA, Garrett was employed by General Dynamics\nas a System Engineer for the Atlas/Centaur booster program. Dur-\ning his tenure with General Dynamics, Garret participated in more\nthan 50 launches while working in the Electrical, Ground Instru-\nmentation, Payload Mission Integration, Telemetry and Project\nManagement divisions.\n\nGarrett continues to live in Cocoa with his wife and their three\ndaughters. In his free time, Garrett enjoys nature photography,\nfishing, and actively supporting his daughters in their sports.\nGarrett himself is also an accomplished athlete, having earned\na black belt in karate.\n\n\n[ANS thanks the 2017 AMSAT-NA Symposium Committee for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nLast Call for 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium Papers\n\n\nThis is the last call for papers for the 2017 AMSAT Annual Meeting\nand Space Symposium to be held on the weekend of October 27, 28, 29,\n2017 at the Silver Legacy Resort, Reno, Nevada.\n\nProposals for papers, symposium presentations and poster presentations\nare invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite\ncommunity. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon\nas possible, with final copy to be submitted by October 6 for\ninclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be\nsent to Dan Schultz N8FGV at n8fgv at amsat.org\n\n\n[ANS thanks Dan, N8FGV, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nInternational Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students -\nARISS-US program education proposal deadline is November 15, 2017\n\n\nSeptember 18, 2017: The Amateur Radio on the International Space\nStation (ARISS) program is seeking proposals from U.S. schools,\nmuseums, science centers and community youth organizations to host\nradio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International\nSpace Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31, 2018.\n\nEach year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with oppor-\ntunities to learn about space technologies and space communications\nthrough the exploration of Amateur Radio. The program provides\nlearning opportunities by connecting students to astronauts aboard\nthe International Space Station (ISS) through a partnership between\nNASA, the American Radio Relay League, the Radio Amateur Satellite\nCorporation and other Amateur Radio organizations and worldwide\nspace agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students worldwide,\nto pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering\nand mathematics (STEM) through Amateur Radio.\n\nEducators overwhelmingly report that student participation in the\nARISS program inspires an interest in STEM subjects and in STEM\ncareers. Ninety-two percent of educators who have participated in\nthe program have indicated that ARISS provided ideas for encourag-\ning student exploration, discussion, and participation, and 78\npercent said that ARISS was effective in stimulating student\ninterest in STEM.\n\nARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers\nof participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed\neducation plan. Students can learn about satellite communications,\nwireless technology, science research conducted on the space\nstation, what it is like to work in space, radio science, and any\nrelated STEM subject. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk\ndirectly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions.\nARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio\ngroups who can assist with equipment for this once-in-a-lifetime\nopportunity for students.\n\nThe proposal deadline for 2018 contacts is November 15, 2017.\n\nThe ARISS website has additional details on expectations, proposal\nguidelines, and the proposal form. See:\nhttp://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html\n\n---\nAbout ARISS\n\nAmateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a coop-\nerative venture of international amateur radio societies and the\nspace agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).\nIn the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite\nCorporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the\nCenter for the Advancement of Science in space (CASIS) and National\nAeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of\nARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering,\nand mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via\namateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in\nclassrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts,\nstudents, educators, parents, and communities learn about space,\nspace technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see\nwww.ariss.org.\n\nAlso join us on Facebook: Amateur Radio on the International Space\nStation (ARISS). Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status\n\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nDaniel \"Nick\" Kucij, KB1RVT, Silent Key\n\n\nIt is with a sad heart that I am writing this email, Nick, KB1RVT's,\nfamily contacted me and asked me to relay this information:\n\nNick, while riding a bicycle trail in Vermont over the weekend,\nsuffered a fall, he apparently suffered some head injuries resulting\nin hemorrhaging in the brain and passed away suddenly, local\nparamedics were quickly on the scene & worked vigorously to tend to\nhis injuries.\n\nThe family is still in the process of contacting people & asked me to\nreach out to the satellite community.\n\nAny details about the arrangements should be in the local Burlington\nFree Press newspaper,\n\nhttp://www.legacy.com/obituaries/burlingtonfreepress/obituary.aspx?n=\ndaniel-nicholas-kucij&pid=186774388\n\nAs I receive any additional information I will post it to the various\nBB's. Please pass any information along any of the other social media\nconveyances.\n\nNick will be missed by the satellite community.\n\n\n[ANS thanks Frank, K4FEG for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT Pioneer Patrick J. A. Gowen, G3IOR, Silent Key\n\n\nPat Gowen, G3IOR, of Norwich, Norfolk, passed away on August 17, after\na long illness.  He was 85.  The amateur-satellite world has lost one\nof its true pioneers. Pat was a co-founder of AMSAT-UK, and was\nelected to the board of directors of AMSAT-NA in 1974.  He was also\nthe longtime satellite columnist of Practical Wireless, as well as a\nfrequent contributor to The AMSAT Journal and Oscar News.\n\nHe was the first to work 100 DXCC entities via satellite (all LEOs),\nand received Satellite DXCC No. 4 when his QSL cards arrived. Fluent\nin Russian, Pat enjoyed conversing with the cosmonauts aboard MIR and\nISS.  He and I made the first transatlantic QSO between two handheld\ntransceivers, in 1991.\n\nMore recently, Pat was the first to discover the “re-birth” of AMSAT-\nOSCAR 7 when its battery returned to life in sunlight. In addition to\nhis work with AMSAT and satellites, Pat was a prominent HF operator\nand DXer.  He had confirmed QSOs with all DXCC entities and had also\nbeen a member of the First Class CW Operators Club (FOC), as well as a\nleading member of the Norfolk Amateur Radio Club.  Literally hundreds\nof new amateurs obtained their licenses as a result of Pat’s NARC\ntraining classes.\n\nMartin Sweeting, G3YJO, Chairman of AMSAT-UK and founder of Surrey\nSatellite Technology, Ltd.  (SSTL) remembered Pat this way, \"If my\nmemory serves me well, I first met Pat G3IOR sometime in the mid-\n1970’s when I became interested in space and naturally amateur radio\nsatellites - starting with OSCAR-6. In 1975, Pat was a founding\nmember and sometime Chairman of AMSAT-UK along with other stalwarts\nsuch as Roy Stevens G2BVN, Arthur Gee G2UK and Richard Limebear G3RWL\nand had a strong interest in not only the OSCAR series but also\nespecially the RS satellites from the then Soviet Union. Starting in\nlate 1973, Pat produced the first editions of OSCAR News as a typed\nnewsletter providing essential orbit tracking information for the new\nOSCAR-6 satellite (at a time before easy access via the internet!) and\ncontributed more timely updates and observations via the AMSAT-UK 80-\nmetre net each Sunday morning - along with a news round-up each month\ntransmitted by G3RWL. Pat attended and contributed to the early AMST-\nUK Colloquia at Surrey. In June 21, 2002 Pat surprised the AMSAT\ncommunity by detecting CW signals from the long-believed defunct\nOSCAR-7 satellite whose batteries had failed in 1981 but came back to\nlife after the batteries eventually went open circuit enabling\noperations in sunlight to this day! Pat was passionate about amateur\nradio, amateur satellites and the environment; he contributed\nmuch over his long life to each of these and will be sadly missed. \"\n\nProfessionally, Pat was a biochemist, retired from the University of\nEast Anglia.  He had also served as a magistrate in the Norfolk\ncourts, the youngest in England at the time.  No mention of Pat would\nbe complete without noting his decades of work in cleaning up the\nbeaches and waters of his beloved Norfolk.  He leaves his wife Norma,\na noted landscape artist.\n\n\n[ANS thanks Ray Soifer, W2RS for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT Phase4 weekly report - User Input for Remote Operation\n\n\nAMSAT's Ground Station Lead Michelle Thompson, W5NYV has posted\nthe video for the Phase4 weekly report at:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvuadtqp_k0\n\nRemote operation is one of the most talked about and most\nrequested feature in amateur radio.\n\nRemote operation enables performance improvements (one can put\nthe radio closer to the antenna and put the antenna in the best\npossible location), allows more comfortable and flexible\noperating positions (operate from your iPad by the pool), and\ndramatically increases potential coverage area (remote stations\ncan be located where they provide more public service).\n\nRemote operations are a great way to learn about radio, network-\ning, reliability, and protocols. They are a big educational win.\nThe problem is easily defined and arguably the performance can\nbe easily measured, but there is plenty more to be done to\nimprove the current state of the art in remote operations.\n\nWe want to define what we're doing for remote operations that\ndoesn't reinvent the wheel or hold us back.\n\nLinux has several time-tested tools and applications. There are\nsome proprietary solutions. There's a lot of DIY remote opera-\ntions. A lot of you have experience setting up remote operations.\n\nHere's where we want to start.\n\n+ What works? What is solvable? What is not currently solvable?\n\n+ What should necessarily be included in Phase 4 Ground radios\n   for successful remote operations?\n\nSteve Conklin (https://twitter.com/sconklin) is our linux plat-\nform lead and is very interested in getting this right. Please\nhelp him with your feedback and input.\n\n\n[ANS thanks Michelle Thompson, W5NYV for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS News\n\n\nRecent Contacts\n\nColegio Nueva Concepcion, San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina, direct\nvia LU1KCQ\nThe ISS callsign was scheduled to be NA1SS\nThe scheduled astronaut was Joe Acaba KE5DAR\nContact was successful: Thu  2017-09-28 17:51:00 UTC 37 deg\n\nHeart of America Council Boy Scouts of America, Kansas  City, MO,\ntelebridge via W6SRJ\nThe ISS callsign was scheduled to be  NA1SS\nThe scheduled astronaut was Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA\nContact was successful: Sat 2017-09-23 12:03:49 UTC 26 deg\n\nBoston Red Sox Outreach to School Groups, Boston, MA, telebridge via\nW6SRJ\nThe ISS callsign was scheduled to be NA1SS\nThe scheduled astronaut was Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA\nContact was successful: Thu 2017-09-14 15:03:58 UTC 56 deg\n\nBeenleigh State High School, Beenleigh, Queensland,  Australia,\ntelebridge via K6DUE\nThe ISS callsign was scheduled to be NA1SS\nThe scheduled astronaut was Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA\nContact was  successful: Mon 2017-09-11 12:58:34 UTC 77 deg\n\nMeadows Elementary School, Manhattan Beach, CA, direct via KM6BWB\nThe ISS callsign was scheduled to be NA1SS\nThe scheduled astronaut was Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA\nContact was successful: Fri 2017-09-08  17:05:30 UTC 67 deg (***)\nLive streamed at\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRsKV6gBmGU\n\nWest Virginia University, Lane Dept. of Computer Science & Electrical\nEngineering, Morgantown, WV, direct via W8CUL\nThe ISS callsign was scheduled to be NA1SS\nThe scheduled astronaut was Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA\nContact was successful Mon 2017-09-04 15:50:05 UTC 79 deg\n\n\nUpcoming Contacts:\n\nKugluktuk High School, Kugluktuk Nunavut, Canada, telebridge via\nIK1SLD.\nThe ISS callsign is  presently scheduled to be IRØISS\nThe scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli  IZØJPA\nContact is a go for Option #5: Tue 2017-10-03 15:32:57 UTC 30 deg\n\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS and Charlie, AJ9N for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nHigh Altitude Test Flight Scheduled for AMSAT SA Kletskous CubeSat\n\nSouth Africa AMSAT wrote, \"We have some exciting news! Our\nKletskous CubeSat is scheduled to fly on BACAR High Altitude\nBalloon flight on the 21 October 2017.\"\n\nThe AMSAT SA Kletskous team is putting the final touches on\nthe CubeSat to be tested on the BACAR flight this October.\nThe team is integrating the electrical power system (EPS),\nthe stabilizer board, the on-board computer system, the\ntransponder and antennas into the new space frame. No\nsolar panels will be flown on balloon flight configuration.\nKletskous will only be powered by its batteries.\n\nBACAR is scheduled to be launched at 9am from an airfield\nnear Secunda, South Africa which is south east of Johannesburg.\nKletskous is one of many payloads to be flown.\n\nThe transponder frequencies are as follows:\nUplink:    435,135 - 435,165 MHz\nDownlink:  145,850 – 145,880 MHz\n\nKletskous is a crowd funded project. Please become part of the\nproject by donating to the Kletskous fund. Details and regular\nupdates can be found on www.amsatsa.org.za. All donors are\nacknowledged on the website.\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT SA for the above information]\n\n\nAustralis Oscar 5 recalled at a book launch\n\n(From the WIA-The Wireless Institute of Australia with additional\naudio and interviews at https://vimeo.com/191605076)\n\nAustralia’s first ‘home grown’ satellite was built in 1966, then sent\nto the USA for launch, but unfortunately this did not take place until\nJanuary 1970 on a Delta rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base.\n\nAustralis Oscar 5, or AO-5, was the product of a keen group of\nenthusiasts from Melbourne University, together with a number of\nlocal radio amateurs, and the WIA providing some assistance, finance,\nand guidance.\n\nThe late Bill Rice VK3ABP, who was the Victorian tracking co-ordinator\nand long-time Amateur Radio magazine editor, recalls those days in an\naudio played on the VK1WIA broadcast. In it he told of how the\nsatellite reached the USA ready for launch, but had to wait until 1970\nafter AMSAT the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation was  formed,\ntaking over from the then defunct OSCAR Association.\n\nThe satellite did not have a translator, noted Bill VK3ABP, but its\ntelemetry was the most advanced for an amateur satellite of the time.\nIt could be turned on and off by ground stations, and this was mostly\ndone by Les Jenkins VK3ZBJ.\n\nA book on those times was launched recently, before a number of guests\nincluding the WIA, in the building where the Melbourne University\nAstronautical Society met to discuss the possibility of a satellite\nand building it.\n\nIn introducing the author was Richard Tonkin, who built the satellite\nalong with a very talented radio amateur Les Jenkins VK3ZBJ (sk). Mr\nTonkin noted that a professor told a student to “stop this silly\nsatellite stuff”. The team which realized no-one had built a satellite\nin Australia, just got on with it.\n\nBook author Dr Owen Mace talked about how fitting the room was for the\nlaunch because it had been used by the satellite team.\n\nAt the time, sophisticated electronic measurements were necessary on\nthe satellites stabilization system, and access to a laboratory at the\nuniversity helpful.\n\nWIA Historian Peter Wolfenden VK3RV says many radio amateurs were\ninvolved, a few on the design side, others associated with command and\nmany with tracking it during its six week life. These included Les\nJenkins VK3ZBJ, Michael Owen VK3KI, David Rankin VK3QV, Ray Naughton\nVK3ATN, and Bill Rice VK3ABP - all silent keys.\n\nThere were also many local Australian, Japanese, New Zealander and\nMalaysian coordinators, and some recordings were taken of the AO-5\ntelemetry.\n\nA fuller story is being prepared for publication in the WIA journal\nAmateur Radio magazine.\n\nMeantime, University of Melbourne students are now well advanced to\nbuild a nano-satellite, with the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA)\nassisting in the IARU frequency and other coordination processes.\n\nThrough the Melbourne Space Program affiliated with the University of\nMelbourne, the nano-satellite is due to be handed over in November and\nlaunched in early 2018.\n\nAlso there has been a strong link on space matters with National\nAeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), but now it has been\nformally announced Australia will have its own space agency.\n\nAn event which mostly went unnoticed was in Adelaide last Wednesday\nit was a presentation called \" How we built Australia's first\nsatellite\" again by Richard Tonkin and Dr Owen Mace.\n\nThose who were lucky enough to have been notified heard how two young\nUniversity students in the 1950's, fascinated with space, built \nAustralia's first satellite.\n\n[ANS thanks the Wireless Institute of Australia VK1WIA News October 1,\n2017 for the above information]\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,\nJoe Spier, K6WAO\nk6wao at amsat dot org\n\n\n",
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