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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/ZO6HL2HRZUJF7T5NEU66H6M46BP4OEGT/?format=api", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/?format=api", "message_id": "CADDbS5A3kx5yapZfuNddc5JAeWL_eYWSy45NfOHLdmzyLL6nVg@mail.gmail.com", "message_id_hash": "ZO6HL2HRZUJF7T5NEU66H6M46BP4OEGT", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/ZO6HL2HRZUJF7T5NEU66H6M46BP4OEGT/?format=api", "sender": { "address": "k0jm.mark (a) gmail.com", "mailman_id": "4fa2bb5eca934ca4b14c4ede20ff0c9a", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/4fa2bb5eca934ca4b14c4ede20ff0c9a/emails/?format=api" }, "sender_name": "Mark Johns, K0JM", "subject": "[AMSAT-BB] ANS-304 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins for Oct. 31", "date": "2021-10-31T00:05:00Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-304\n\nThe AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information\nservice of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes\nnews related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities\nof a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active\ninterest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog\nand digital Amateur Radio satellites.\n\nThe news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in\nSpace as soon as our volunteers can post it.\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at]\namsat.org\n\nYou can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service\nBulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:\nhttps://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* AMSAT Board of Directors Meets, Officers Elected\n* AMSAT Board of Directors Hears Various Reports\n* AMSAT Board of Directors Considers Various Proposals\n* 2021 AMSAT Dr. Tom Clark, K3IO, Memorial Space Symposium a Success\n* New Version of WSJT-X Available\n* FO-29 operation schedule for Nov. 2021\n* ARISS News\n* Upcoming Satellite Operations\n* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nANS-304 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nTo: All RADIO AMATEURS\nFrom: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation\n712 H Street NE, Suite 1653\nWashington, DC 20002\n\nDATE 2021 Oct 31\n\n\nAMSAT Board of Directors Meets, Officers Elected\n\nThe AMSAT Board of Directors, including newly elected Board members, met\nvia Zoom on Friday, Oct. 29. The day-long meeting included the election of\nofficers for the 2022 year. Elected were:\n\n* President, Robert Bankston, KE4AL\n* Executive Vice President, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM\n* Vice-President Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N0JY\n* Vice-President Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA\n* Vice-President of User Services, vacant\n* Vice-President Educational Relations, Alan Johnston, KU2Y\n* Vice-President Development, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW\n* Secretary, vacant\n* Treasurer, Steve Belter, N9IP\n\nThe Board Meeting was livestreamed on YouTube and open to public view.\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n Join the 2021 President's Club!\n Score your 2\" 4-Color Accent Commemorative Coin.\n This gold finished coin comes with\nFull Color Certificate and Embroidered \"Remove Before Flight\" Key Tag\n Donate today at\n https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/\n You won't want to miss it!\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nAMSAT Board of Directors Hears Various Reports\n\nThe AMSAT Board of Directors, including newly elected Board members, met\nvia Zoom on Friday, Oct. 29. The day-long meeting included hearing reports\non a vast array of projects and initiatives from officers and team leaders:\n\n* President Robert Bankston, KE4EL, reported that membersip numbers are\nholding strong, and that recent administrative modernization has reduced\noverhead costs by more than 30%.\n* Treasurer Steve Belter, N9IP, affirmed the good news about finances.\nAMSAT is operating \"in the black,\" and new electronic systems for handling\ntransactions are working well.\n* VP Development, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, noted that, despite AMSAT's solid\nfinancial standing, additional funds are needed to design, build, and\nlaunch satellites. Thus, an effort to apply for grants from philanthropic\norganizations and corporate sponsors is underway. He also updated plans\nfor the AMSAT Youth Initiative to launch in early 2022.\n* VP Educational Relations, Alan Johnston, KU2Y, reported on the CubeSat\nSimulator and High Altitude Balloon projects that have been utilized in\nclassrooms and school amateur radio clubs. Volunteers are being sought to\ndevelop lesson plans and curriculum for junior high and high school\nstudents.\n* David Taylor, W8AAS, AMSAT Delegate to ARISS-International, updated the\nBoard on ARISS school contacts, classroom lessons and hardware kits, as\nwell as the on-board equipment on the space station.\n* Executive Vice President, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, reported on regulatory\nissues, including loss of the 3.3-3.5 GHz band and new leadership at the\nFCC.\n* Vice-President Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, provided a recap of\ncurrent AMSAT satellites and their status. It was noted that AO-91 and\nAO-92 are in the \"end of life\" mode, and users are implored to avoid\naccessing these satellites during eclipse.\n* Following a recess for lunch, AMSAT Journal editor, Joe Kornowski,\nKB6IGK, previewed ong-range plans to move the Journal from Adobe Acrobat\nformat to a fully digital format that would allow live links to resources\nboth on and beyond the member portal.\n* Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, AMSAT Website and IT Manager, updated the Board on\nthe past year's transition to a new email platform and highlighted the\ndemands for more expertise as web and IT services become more critical to\nthe organization.\n* AMSAT Contests and Awards, and the AMSAT Store, are both managed by Bruce\nPaige, KK5DO. Ways of promoting awards and store items were discussed.\n* VP Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N0JY, reported on future satellite\nprojects:\n - Linear Transponder Module currently being provided to the University of\nMaine for their MESAT1 to be launched next year.\n - GOLF-TEE is under construction and has been added to a launch manifest,\ntentatively for summer of 2022. Supply chain issues are impacting\nconstruction.\n - GOLF-1 is planned for delivery one year after completion of GOLF-TEE.\nMuch about this and future GOLF satellites will depend on what is learned\nfrom GOLF-TEE.\n - Orbital Debris Assessment Regulations (ODAR) complicate the design and\nlicensing of the GOLF 3-U platforms. NASA/FCC assessments assume a\nworst-case scenario in which everything fails. If everything works, the\nservice life of the satellite is drastically reduced.\n - Current projects are stretching the available human resources, and\nadditional volunteers are needed to assist in the building of satellite\nhardware.\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nAMSAT Board of Directors Considers Proposals\n\nAt an online Zoom meeting held on Friday, Oct. 29, the AMSAT Board of\nDirectors considered a list of proposals. Adopted were...\n\n* Resolved, that the Board of Directors authorizes the senior officers to\nacquire a commercially-built FM satellite, including a launch, contingent\non funding being received from external sources covering at least 90% of\nthe total cost.\n\n* To authorize the creation of a working group to evaluate opportunities\nfor a flight to a High Earth Orbit / Highly Elliptical Orbit.\n\n* That the President be instructed to create an ITAR/EAR/Open Source policy\nand that he be authorized to expend up to $10,000 for the retention of\nlegal counsel to assist in the effort.\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,\n and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through\n AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards\n Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.\n https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n2021 AMSAT Dr. Tom Clark, K3IO, Memorial Space Symposium a Success\n\nThe AMSAT Dr. Tom Clark, K3IO, Memorial Space Symposium a Success was held\nonline on Saturday, Oct. 30.\n\nDue to the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, AMSAT changed plans\nfor its 39th Annual Symposium and General Meeting from an in-person event\nto a virtual event. Additionally, the 2021 AMSAT 39th Annual Space\nSymposium and General Meeting was renamed in honor of Dr. Tom Clark, K3IO\n(SK), Director Emeritus and President Emeritus of AMSAT and Amateur Radio\nsatellite pioneer. Clark died on September 28th. He was 82.\n\nHighlights of the event included\n* Bob McGwier, N4HY, presented a tribute to the life and work of Dr. Tom\nClark, K3IO\n* Burns Fisher, WB1FJ, with Mark Hammond, N8MH, presented a summary of the\nefforts to recover AO-109\n* Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T/NB2T, IARU Satellite Advisor, provided an\nupdate on the work of the IARU Satellite Panel\n* Mike Parker, KT7D, University of Arizona, gave a briefing on the CatSat\nproject\n* Nick Pugh, K5QXJ, presented on the University of Louisiana CAPE satellite\nprogram\n* Jonathan Brandenburg, KF5IDY, presented on Open Source Flight Software\nFrameworks from NASA\n* Bob McGwier, N4HY, presented a paper on OREKIT software\n* Alan Johnston, KU2Y, Jim McLaughlin, KI6ZUM, and David White, WD6DRI\nprovided a briefing on the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator and CubeSatSim Lite\n* David White, WD6DRI, Jim McLaughlin, KI6ZUM, Bernadette Lally, and Alan\nJohnston, KU2Y presented on the use of high-altitude balloon transponders\nas tools for STEM education\n* Dave Taylor, W8AAS, and Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, provided an overview and\nupdate on ARISS\n* VP Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N0JY, provided updates on the Fox and GOLF\nprograms\n\nThe day ended with the AMSAT Annual General Meeting, at which public\nannouncement was made of some of the proposals approved by the AMSAT Board\nof Directors the previous day.\n\nThe 2021 AMSAT Dr. Tom Clark, K3IO, Memorial Space Symposium and Annual\nGeneral Meeting will be available to the general public on AMSAT's YouTube\nchannel, https://youtu.be/RTvcceM7Tz0 at no cost.\n\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nNew Version of WSJT-X Available\n\nThe WSJT-X development team has announced the general availability release\nof WSJT-X version 2.5.1. This release mainly contains improvements and\nrepairs defects related to Q65 and JT65 when used with nonstandard and\ncompound call signs. Those planning to use Q65 or JT65 to make weak-signal\ncontacts involving a nonstandard call sign should upgrade to this version.\nAlso included is a new feature for microwave aircraft scatter, as well as\nrepairs for bugs detected since the general availability release of version\n2.5.0. A complete listing of changes is available in the Release Notes.\nLinks to WSJT-X 2.5.1 installation packages for Windows, Linux, and Mac are\navailable.\n\n[Amateurs using FT4 or other digital modes on linear satellites are\nreminded to reduce power to the absolute minimum necessary for\ncommunication in order to avoid taxing the transponder power budget. In\nFT4, it is seldom necessary to run more than a watt or so to achieve\nperfect copy through RS-44 or other satellites.]\n\n[ANS thanks ARRL for the above information]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nAMSAT's GOLF Program is about getting back to higher orbits, and it all\nbegins with GOLF-TEE – a technology demonstrator for deployable solar\npanels, propulsion, and attitude control, now manifested for launch on\nNASA's ELaNa 46 mission. Come along for the ride. The journey will be\nworth it!\n\n https://tinyurl.com/ANS-GOLF\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nFO-29 operation schedule for Nov. 2021\n\nThe FO-29 transponder will be switched on as the satellite passes over\nJapan on the following dates and times. It will remain on until the onboard\nlow voltage safety circuit triggers shutdown. Thus, the satellite may or\nmay not be active when passing over areas in eclipse. All dates and times\nare UTC:\n\n 6th 00:05- 10:23- 23:10-\n 7th 11:12-\n13th 00:40- 10:58- 23:45-\n14th 11:47-\n19th 23:30-\n20th 11:32-\n21st 00:20- 10:35-\n27th 00:05- 10:21- 23:10-\n\nSource:\nhttps://www.jarl.org/Japanese/3_Fuji/fuji3-202110.htm\n\nAlso, schedules for FO-99 are published periodically at\nhttps://www.jamsat.or.jp/?p=1627\n\n[ANS thanks Hideo Kambayashi, JH3XCU, and JAMSAT for the above information]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?\n Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff\n from our Zazzle store!\n 25% of the purchase price of each product goes\n towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space\n https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nARISS NEWS\n\nAmateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between\namateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with\nastronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The\ndownlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.\n\nA successful school contact was completed on Wednesday, Oct. 27 at 18:31z\nbetween astronaut Shane Kimbrough, KE5HOD, and Tarwater Elementary School,\nChandler, AZ, using a multi-point telebridge via W7MRF. Congratulations to\nthe Tarwater Elementary School students and Shane! The contact was\nlivestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPilOdNyB3F9NG8F8TTK_Bw\n\nThe next schedule contact is with Ural State University of Railways and\nCommunications, Yekaterinburg, Russia, direct via TBD. The ISS callsign is\npresently scheduled to be RSØISS and the scheduled astronaut is Pyotr\nDubrov. Contact is go for 2021-11-11 at 16 00 UTC.\n\nThe next ARISS mode change is expected to occur at the end of October.\n\nThe latest information on the operation mode can be found at\nhttps://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html\n\nThe latest list of frequencies in use can be found at\nhttps://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html\n\n[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors\nfor the above information]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur\n Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to\n be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.\n\n Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nUpcoming Satellite Operations\n\nGalapagos Islands: HD8, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. Members of the Tifariti Gang/DX\nFriends will be active as HD8R from Galapagos Islands (SA-004) between\nOctober 26th and November 7th. Operators mentioned are Toni/EA5RM (Team\nLeader), Alberto/EA1SA, Gen/EA5EL, Raul/EA5KA, Javier/EA5KM, Manuel/EA7R,\nJose Ramón/EA7X, Flo/F5CWU, Jean Jacques/F5NKX, Tony/F8ATS, Fausto/HC5VF,\nFaber/HK6F, Simone/IK5RUN and Fabrizio/IN3ZNR. The pilot station will be\nTony, EC7ZK. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, including 60m, using CW,\nSSB, the Digital modes and low orbit satellites, with at least 4 stations\nthat include Spiderbeams, verticals, Inverted “Ls” and beverages. Check\nwith K9JKM for details.\n\nNA-008. (Zone 2) After being silent for 18 months, operators Alex/VE1RUS\nand Pierre/VE3TKB will once again be active as VY0ERC from the Eureka\nWeather station this October. This station is operated by the Eureka\nAmateur Radio Club [probably the most northerly located amateur radio club\nin the world] from Eureka, Nunavut. The VY0ERC team (VE1RUS and VE3KTB) is\nnow in preparation to be active from the Polar Environment Atmospheric\nResearch Laboratory between October 12th and November 22nd, (time and\nweather conditions permitting). They plan to participate in CQWW DX SSB and\nthe ARRL Sweepstakes Contests. Outside of the contests, the suggested bands\nare 40 and 20 meters (possibly 80m), as well as FM satellites (from ER60,\nEQ79) using SSB, the Digital modes (FT8 and RTTY) and very slow CW.\nActivity will be limited to their spare time. QSL via M0OXO, OQRS or\ndirect. For updates, see:https://twitter.com/vy0erc\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above\ninformation]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nHamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events\n\nAMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through\namateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests,\nconventions, maker faires, and other events.\n\nNone currently scheduled.\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, for the above\ninformation]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ A video of the talks given at the 36th annual AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium\non October 24, 2021, is now available on YouTube, see\nhttps://amsat-uk.org/2021/10/25/video-of-amsat-uk-space-colloquium-talks/\n (ANS thanks Trevor Essex, M5AKA, and AMSAT-UK for the above information)\n\n+ The Philippines’ second microsatellite, Diwata-2, marked its third year\nin space on Thursday, Oct. 29. The 57-kilogram satellite was launched into\nspace on Oct. 29, 2018 hitching a ride via H-IIA F4 rocket from the\nTanegashima Space Center in Japan at 04:08z, and started orbiting in space\nat 04:51. (ANS thanks the Manila Bulletin for the above information)\n\n+ A distance record has been claimed on AO-109. K8YSE in EN91dh reported\ncompleting a CW QSO with AA5PK in DM91sk on 26-Oct-2021 at 01:22 UTC. Also,\na new distance record has been set on PO-101 (@Diwata2PH ). F4DXV in\nJN04or70cl and A65GC in LL74el99hm completed a 5,256 km QSO on 10-Oct-2021.\nCongratulations to all! Distance records for all satellites are recorded at\nhttps://www.amsat.org/satellite-distance-records/ (ANS thanks Paul\nStoetzer, N8HM, AMSAT Executive VP, for the above information)\n\n+ Due to weather, lift off for SpaceX’s newest Dragon spaceship “Endurance”\nhas been postponed to Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 05:10z. The launch from Kennedy\nSpace Center in Florida, will carry Raja Chari, KI5LIU, Tom Marshburn,\nKE5HOC, Matthias Maurer, KI5KFH, and Kayla Barron, KI5LAL. Watch continuous\ncoverage of their entire ride on NASA TV at https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive.\n(ANS thanks NASA for the above information)\n\n+ A TV meteorologist in Louisville, KY, Bryce Jones, did a Halloween\nfeature story on \"Zombie Satellites.\" You can read his spooky story at\nhttps://bit.ly/314td61 (ANS thanks WDRB.com for the above information)\n\n+ AMSAT's December 2020 Financial Review has been posted to the AMSAT\nwebsite at\nhttps://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Financial_Statement_Review_2020.pdf\n\n+ The minutes of the June 1, 2021 AMSAT Board of Directors Teleconference\nhave been posted to the AMSAT website at https://bit.ly/2ZzCvGm\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nJoin AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/\n\nIn addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:\n\n* Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).\n* Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at\none-half the standard yearly rate.\n* Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status\nshall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary\nyears in this status.\n* Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.\n\nContact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information.\n\n73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!\n\nThis week's ANS Editor, Mark Johns, K0JM\nk0jm at amsat dot org\n\n\n", "attachments": [ { "email": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/ZO6HL2HRZUJF7T5NEU66H6M46BP4OEGT/?format=api", "counter": 2, "name": "attachment.html", "content_type": "text/html", "encoding": "utf-8", "size": 21656, "download": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/ZO6HL2HRZUJF7T5NEU66H6M46BP4OEGT/attachment/2/attachment.html" } ] }