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    "subject": "[amsat-bb]  FW: [ans]  ANS-205  AMSAT Weekly Bulletins",
    "date": "2011-07-24T00:04:06Z",
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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-205\n\nANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North\nAmerica,  The  Radio  Amateur Satellite \nCorporation. ANS reports on the activities of a  worldwide  group of\nAmateur Radio operators who share \nan active interest in designing, building,  launching and\ncommunicating through analog and digital \n Amateur Radio satellites.\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to:\n\[email protected]\n\nIn this edition:\n* EVA for ARISSat-1/KEDR Deployment Planned for August 3\n* 2011 BOD Ballots are Mailed\n* Satellite Awards\n* AMSAT-UK Colloquium Activity\n* 2011 AMSAT Symposium and Annual Meeting\n* 2011 AMSAT Space Symposium First Call for Papers\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n* ARRISat-1 PCSAT32 Doppler info\n* AMSAT-UK Joins Response to DCMS Spectrum Plan Affecting Satellite\nBand\n* ARISS Status - 18 July 2011\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-205.01\nEVA for ARISSat-1/KEDR Deployment Planned for August 3\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 205.01\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJuly 24, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-205.01\n\n\nEVA for ARISSat-1/KEDR Deployment Planned for August 3\n\n\nGould summarized, \"As of July 22 we are looking at an August 3, 2011\ndate for EVA\n29 and the ARISSat-1/KEDR deployment, subject to change due to ISS\nschedules. \nThe preliminary Russian EVA-29 timeline shows  the ARISSat/KEDR\ndeployment is the first task \nof the EVA, so it will occur fairly soon after the EVA begins. We will\nlet everyone know more as we know more.\"\n\nThe ARISSat-1/KEDR battery is scheduled to be charged 24 hours\nbeginning 24 July at 09:45 UTC. \n A test of the satellite inside the ISS is scheduled to run from 1900\nUTC on Saturday, July 30 and turned\n off at 14:30 UTC on July 31.\n\n145.950 MHz FM Downlink\nFM transmissions will cycle between a voice ID as RS01S, select\ntelemetry values,\n24 international greeting messages in 15 languages and SSTV images.\nOne of the  messages will \nbe a conversation between Yuri Gagarin and ground control.\n\n435 MHz - 145 MHz Linear Transponder\nThe linear transponder will operate in Mode U/V (70 cm Up, 2m Down).\nIt is an\n16 KHz wide inverting passband and the convention will be to TX LSB on\nthe 435 MHz uplink and \nRX USB on the 145 MHz downlink. This mode is designed to work with low\npower  transmitters and\n omni antenna.\n\n145.919 MHz/145.939 MHz CW Beacons\nThe CW transmissions will be callsign ID RS01S, select telemetry, and\ncallsigns of people actively \ninvolved with the ARISS program.\n\n145.920 MHz SSB BPSK-1000 Telemetry\nThe BPSK transmissions will feature a new 1kBPSK protocol developed by\nPhil Karn,  KA9Q to be \nreadable in low signal level conditions. The BPSK data will transmit\nsatellite  telemetry. \nWhen the CW2 beacon on 145.919 MHz is active this indicates that the\nBPSK-1000 format is being transmitted. If the CW1 beacon on 145.939\nMHz is active this the \nbackup of BPSK-400 format is being transmitted.\n\nTo find the links to the ARISSatTLM software for Windows and Mac, SSTV\nsoftware for Windows\n and Mac, and ARISSat-1/KEDR technical data please go to\nhttp://www.amsat.org.\n\n[ANS thanks ARISSat-1/KEDR Project Manager Gould Smith, WA4SXM for\n  the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-205.02\n2011 BOD Ballots are Mailed\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 205.02\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJuly 24, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-205.02\n\nAMSAT Board of Directors Ballots in the Mail\n\nThe AMSAT Office has mailed the 2011 Ballot for the AMSAT Board of\nDirectors. \nThe deadline for the receipt of your ballot in Silver Spring, MD is\nSeptember 15, 2011.\n\nFour director's terms expire this year:\n\nBarry Baines, WD4ASW\nAlan Biddle, WA4SCA\nDrew Glasbrenner, KO4MA\nTony Monteiro, AA2TX\n\nThe 2011 AMSAT Official Ballot for the Board of Directors includes\nthese  nominees\n (alphabetically by last name):\n\nBarry Baines, WD4ASW\nAlan Biddle, WA4SCA\nSteve Coy, K8UD\nDrew Glasbrenner, KO4MA\nMark Hammond, N8MH\nTony Monteiro, AA2TX\nPatrick Stoddard, WD9EWK\n\nThe four candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be\nseated as  full Board  members\n for two year terms. The two candidates receiving the next highest\nnumber of votes will be seated \nas alternate Board members for one year terms.\n\nA statement and biographical information from each candidate is\nincluded in the  ballot  mailing for \nyour review. Your vote is important and is one of the privileges of\nAMSAT membership.\n\n[ANS Thanks Headquarters for this information]\n\n/EX\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-205.03\nSatellite Awards\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 205.03\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJuly 24, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-205.03\n\nNormally I am able to wait 4-6 weeks before posting a list of AMSAT\nawards.\n However, something must have gotten in the water and in the past few\ndays the awards \nhave sky rocketed.\n\nDue to the effort of Matt, N8MS, at the ARRL Teacher's Institute 2,\nthere were\n 8 hams that worked their first satellite contact. They are included\nin the list below.\n\nThe following have entered into the Satellite Communicators Club for\nmaking their \n first satellite QSO.\n\nPam Kalafice, KD8MUC\nGeorge Wheeler, W7LX\nThomas Maxwell, AE5QB\nJerry Taylor, AC0PF\nStephen McClune, KB3FKO\nLarry Brim, KI6FBT\nJackie Smith, KJ4SVQ\nLarry Kendall, K6NDL\nSamuel Saladino, NW9T\nWalter Lemons, AE5IT\nStephen Reinen, N8BP\nLee Olson, N9LO\nThomas Talley, KA9QPG\n\nThe following have earned the AMSAT Communications Achievement Award.\nGeorge Henry, KA3HSW, #540\nBrandon Rasmussen, K7BBR, #541\n\nThe following have earned the South Africa Satellite Communications\nAchievement award  \nGeorge Henry, KA3HSW, #US169 Brandon  Rasmussen, K7BBR, #US170\n\nTo see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or\nhttp://www.amsatnet.com\n\nBruce Paige, KK5DO\nAMSAT Director Contests and Awards\n\n[ANS Bruce, KK5DO,   for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-205.04\nAMSAT-UK Colloquium Activity\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 205.04\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJuly 24, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-205.04\n\n\n\nThe AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium at the Holiday Inn,\nGuildford,\nGU2 7XZ, England will be taking place during the activation of\nARISSat-1. \n\nMembers of AMSAT-UK hope to be active during the ARISSat-1 tests from\nthe GB4FUN \ncommunications module situated in the Holiday Inn parking lot.\n\nGB4FUN: http://www.gb4fun.org.uk/ \n\nIt is intend to use the GB4FUN station equipment to listen to the\nvarious\nARISSat-1 signals and, hopefully make a few contacts through the\nlinear transponder.\n\nIn addition they will be experimenting with the use of FUNcube Dongle\nsoftware defined \nradios to receive the ARISSat-1 signals with a variety of different\nantennas.\n\nThe Colloquium is open to all Radio Amateurs and SWL's. Either day\npasses or  full  packages \ncomprising overnight accommodation and meals are available.\n For futher information see http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium-2011/ \n\nAMSAT-UK: http://www.uk.amsat.org/ \n\nBATC and AMSAT volunteers will be streaming video of the event live, \nenabling it to be seen around the world.\n\nClearly a webcast cannot match actually being there, with the oppor-\ntunity to chat to satellite builders and inspect space hardware, but \nif you can't get to Guilford then the webcast provides the next best \nthing.\n\nThe webcast will be at http://www.batc.tv\n\n [ANS thanks Trevor, M5AKA, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-205.05\n2011 AMSAT Symposium and Annual Meeting\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 205.05\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJuly 24, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-205.05\n\n2011 AMSAT Symposium and Annual Meeting\n\nAMSAT announces the 2011 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held on Friday,\nNovember  \n4th through Sunday, November 6th in San Jose, CA. This annual\ngathering will feature:\n\n+ Space Symposium with Amateur Satellite Presentations Operating \n+ Techniques, News, & Plans from the Amateur Satellite World Board of \n+ Directors Meeting open to AMSAT members (Nov. 3-4) Meet Board\nMembers \n+ and Officers Annual General Membership Meeting Annual\nBanquet-Keynote \n+ Speaker and Door Prizes\n\nThe 2011 Symposium hotel and registration web pages are now available\non the AMSAT web site. \nYou may register for the Symposium and Annual Banquet at the AMSAT\nStore: \nhttp://www.amsat-na.com/store/SymposiumReg.php\n\nThe hotel selected is the Wyndham San Jose, close to the airport. The\nAMSAT discount rate is \n$79.00+taxes per night. The reservation block code when calling the\nhotel directly is \"AMSAT\". \nThe hotel telephone number is 408-453-6200. If you are making\nreservations  on-line use \n1031FSJAM for the group code. The direct link to the hotel web page\nis: http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/SJCAP/main.wnt\n\nAdditional information about the 2011 AMSAT Symposium will be posted\non the AMSAT \n web site as it becomes available.\n\nIf you are planning to book a room on dates other than November 2, 3,\n4, 5, you will have to call the hotel \ndirectly and ask for *in- house reservations*. You can get the $79\nrate 3 days before and 3 days after the\n above dates but you cannot book the room on their website. Any\nproblems, give Martha a call at the \nAMSAT Office:\n301-589-6062.\n\n[ANS thanks the 2011 Symposium Committee for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-205.06\n2011 AMSAT Space Symposium First Call for Papers\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 205.06\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJuly 24, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-205.06\n\n2011 AMSAT Space Symposium First Call for Papers\n\nFirst call for papers. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations\nand poster presentations are\n invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. \n\nWe request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible,\nwith final copy submitted by\n October 1, 2011 for inclusion in the printed proceedings. \n\nAbstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz, N8FGV, at: \[email protected].\n\n[ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-205.07\nARRISat-1 PCSAT32 Doppler info\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 205.07\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJuly 24, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-205.07\n\nThe deployment of ARRISat-1 is approaching.  Here is a collection of\ndata on the various modes for\n use in configuring SATPC32.  Note that you will need to  tweak the\nsideband frequencies slightly\n to account for rig calibration and other issues, as usual, but these\nshould be close.  You can paste \nthese in the  DOPPLER.SQF file, but before you do, please read on!  \n\nARISSat-1,145918.5,0,USB,,,0,0,BPSK/CW-2\nARISSat-1,145950.0,0,FM,,,0,0,VOICE/SSTV\nARISSat-1,145930.0,435750.0,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,XPDR\nARISSat-1,145938.5,0,USB,,,0,0,CW-1\n\nSince ARISSat-1 will be deployed by a gentle push from the ISS by\nCosmonauts,  the ISS Keps will\n be good until separate Keps are released by Space Track.  \nOne way to handle the transition is to change the Doppler information\nslightly:\n\nISS,145918.5,0,USB,,,0,0,BPSK/CW-2\nISS,145950.0,0,FM,,,0,0,VOICE/SSTV\nISS,145930.0,435750.0,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,XPDR\nISS,145938.5,0,USB,,,0,0,CW-1\n\nPaste the ARISSat-1 data as desired, and also paste the ISS version of\nthe data into the DOPPLER.SQF \nfile after the regular ISS data. For the final test aboard the ISS,\nand initially  after deployment, select \nISS tracking, and then select the desired ARRISat-1 frequency data at\nthe end of the list in the CAT window.  \n\nAfter the ISS and ARISSat-1 are far enough apart that independent Keps\nare available, you can begin \nusing ARISSat-1 as a separate object by adding it to the objects you\ntrack in the Satellites menu window.  \nThe satellite may be identified as ARISSat-1, but may well have some\nother designation which will be \nreported.  If it is not ARRISat-1, then change the name in the first\ngroup above to that used in the Keps.  \nThey must agree exactly for SATPC32 to match the Doppler data with the\nsatellite.  (You can also use the \nAmsatNames.txt file, which is covered in the SATPC32 documentation.)\nYou can then delete the extra\n ISS data if you wish.  They won't hurt anything, but it will clean up\nthe  ISS CAT window.\n\n[ANS thanks Alan, WA4SCA, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-205.08\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 205.08\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJuly 24, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-205.08\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ Congratulations to Ron, N8RO for attaining Satellite VUCC # 219!\n\n+ Look for Makoto, JI5RPT to be active as JD1BLY from Chichijima\n  Island (IOTA AS-031) Ogasawara. Operation is planned for 40m to 6m\n  and Satellite CW/SSB/DIGI between August 1-7. QSL via JI5RPT. Web\n  based log will be found at: http://www.ji5rpt.com/jd1/  and you are\n  also invited to monitor Twitter: http://twitter.com/jd1bly\n  ([email protected])\n\n+ TP50, FRANCE. The \"Council of Europe Radio Amateur Club\" (CERAC -\n  TP2CE) will be active as TP50CE during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July\n  30-31). Activity is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Euro-\n  pean Social Charter. Operations are usually on all HF bands and\nmodes,\n  possibly the satellites. QSL via F5LGF. An online log search will be\n  available at: http://ewwa.free.fr (Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1019)\n\n+ The Amateur Radio functions of the Tokyo university PRISM satellite\n  have been tested and it is hoped it will be generally available\nsoon.\n  It carries a beacon on 437.250 MHz and a data downlink on 437.425\nMHz\n  with a downlink power up to 3 watts.\n  PRISM Web: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/prism/en/main.html\n  Snapshot of decoding screen captured by Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL:\n  http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/10716pri.png\n\n+ A 47 minute video of Space Shuttle Atlantis undocking from the\n  International Space Station can be viewed at UniverseToday.com\n  http://tinyurl.com/448ra22\n  Additional video can be viewed at: \n  http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts135/status.html\n\n+ NASA released the videos taken from the cameras mounted on the\n  solid rocket boosters for Atlantis' launch for the STS-135\n  mission: http://tinyurl.com/6z3gohl (UniverseToday.com)\n\n+ The schedules for Australasia and Eastern Asia for 18 - 31 July\n  are now on http://www.amsatsa.org.za. The next schedule starts\n  on August 1 with the Americas.\n\n+ The AO-7 footprint continues to be long according to Luis, LU6QI.\n  He reports a successful AO-7 Mode B contact with Drew, KO4MA for\n  a distance of 7062 KM. Luis invites more North American stations\n  to attempt a contact via AO-7 Mode A or B, and FO-29. Contact\n  Luis by e-mail to set up a schedule:  [email protected]\n\n+ Bill OM3BD/NZ5N operating from Grid JN88mf reported good conditions\n  on AO-7. He worked 10 stations, including KD8CAO, WB8TGY, and K8YSE.\n\n[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-205.09\nAMSAT-UK Joins Response to DCMS Spectrum Plan Affecting Satellite Band\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 205.09\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJuly 24, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-205.09\n\nAMSAT-UK Joins Response to DCMS Spectrum Plan Affecting Satellite Band\n\nThe UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), a government\nagency, issued a consultation seeking opinion on the release of 500MHz\n\nof public sector spectrum by 2020. The full UK Government document may\n\nbe viewed on-line at:\nhttp://www.culture.gov.uk/images/publications/Spectrum_Release.pdf\n\nA joint response from the RSGB, UK Microwave Group, AMSAT-UK and \nBATC is among the 31 responses to the DCMS consultation on releas-\ning public sector spectrum.\n\nThe response notes that the Amateur Radio and Amateur Satellite ser-\nvices successfully share spectrum with the current public services \nunder consideration for reallocation. In regards to the proposed \nspectrum under consideration for reallocation the joint Amateur Radio \nresponse states that the 435-438 MHz sub-section is the largest \nactive band for international amateur satellites.\n\nRSGB, UK Microwave Group, AMSAT-UK and BATC invite further\nconsultation\nwith the DCMS, \"We would caution that any precipitous decision and un-\ncoordinated release would impair a raft of innovative activity that is\n\naligned with many DCMS and other national goals. We therefore look\nfor-\nward to further discussions with DCMS.\"\n\nThe joint RSGB, UK Microwave Group, AMSAT-UK and BATC response can be\nread at: http://tinyurl.com/3stw6wn (culture.gov.uk)\n\nAll of the responses can be read at:\nhttp://www.culture.gov.uk/consultations/8297.aspx\n\n[ANS thanks the Southgate ARC News Site for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-205.10\nARISS Status - 18 July 2011\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 205.10\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJuly 24, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-205.10\n\n1. Ottawa Contact Successful\n\nOn Thursday, July 14, the City of Ottawa Sports Recreation Camp in\nOntario, Canada took part in an \nAmateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. \nTelebridge station W6SRJ in California provided the connection. One\nhundred  twenty-five students, \ntwelve counselors and many parents were present for the  event and\nwatched  as the youth asked \n16 questions of ISS crew member Ron Garan, KF5GPO.  Global National\n(Canadian network) aired the \nstory nationally and Your Ottawa Region posted an article on its site.\n\n \nhttp://www.yourottawaregion.com/news/local/article/1043569--ground-con\ntrol-to-major-tom\n\n2. ARISS-U.S. Receives Proposals for Contacts\n\nThe NASA Teaching From Space Office  received over 100 inquiries about\nthe  U.S. proposal process for \nARISS contacts that will be scheduled during the January - July 2012\ntime frame. \nTwenty-five schools met the July 15 deadline and submitted proposals.\nThe selection process will begin \nshortly. Another  window of opportunity for U.S. schools and\norganizations to submit proposals will \nopen later in the year. \n\n3. ARRL QST Posts ARISS News\n\nThe American Radio Relay League (ARRL) included an ARISS item in its\nAugust QST about ARRL at\n Hamvention, and highlighted Astronaut Doug Wheelock's participation,\nparticularly with the youth \nactivities. \n\n4. AMSAT Provides ARISSat-1 Status\n\nThe AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service July 17\nbulletin\n (ANS-198) included a status on ARISSat-1. The battery will be charged\nJuly 27 or 28 and a test will be \nconducted on the ISS over the weekend of July 30-31. Deployment is\nscheduled for August 3.  \n\"ARISSat-1/KEDR Activation  Planned; Deployment Update\" may be viewed\nhere:\n http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2011/000532.html\n\n5. Amateur Radio Newsline on ARISSat-1 Deployment\n\nOn July 15, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1770 included a status\non the deployment date of ARISSat-1.  \nThe story may be found under  the heading \"Ham Radio in Space.\" \n See: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt\n\n\n[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nIn addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the\nPresident's Club. \nMembers of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project\nFunds, will be \nligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are\navailable from the AMSAT Office.\n\n73,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\nDee Interdonato, NB2F\nNb2f at amsat dot org\n\n\n\n\n",
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