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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/47PDQCCRSCJNV26Y3V75IS36XMPJE6GN/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "CAHKCqnBexVy6Mk9bHUQTzKqxbtDTBUn6wtAHcnGEwDs3RhoUUA@mail.gmail.com", "message_id_hash": "47PDQCCRSCJNV26Y3V75IS36XMPJE6GN", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/47PDQCCRSCJNV26Y3V75IS36XMPJE6GN/", "sender": { "address": "mjohns+K0JM (a) luther.edu", "mailman_id": null, "emails": null }, "sender_name": "Mark D. Johns", "subject": "[ans] ANS-335 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins", "date": "2019-12-01T00:00:00Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-335\n\nThe AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-\nmation service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS\npublishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on\nthe activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who\nshare an active interest in designing, building, launching and commun-\nicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.\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\nYou can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service\nBulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:\nhttp://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* AMSAT Fox Leaderboard Will Show Monthly Leaders\n* AMSAT Will Be at Superstition Superfest Hamfest\n* Electron Booster on the Pad for Rocket Lab’s 10th Mission\n* FCC Seeks to Clear Radio Amateurs Out of 3.4 GHz\n* WRC-19 Final Report: Small Satellites and the 1240-1300 MHz Band\n* AMSAT Auction Celebrating 45th Birthday of AO-7 Raises $480\n* Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule\n* Upcoming Satellite Operations\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-335.01\nANS-335 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 335.01\n>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nDATE 2019 Dec 01\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-335.01\n\nAMSAT Fox Leaderboard Will Show Monthly Leaders\n\nStarting from Nov. 26, the AMSAT Fox Telemetry leaderboard will now\nshow MONTHLY totals. The top stations will be those that have submit-\nted the most telemetry in the last 30 days. The old style leaderboard\ncan be accessed by clicking \"All-time Leaderboard\" to see totals since\nthe launch of Fox-1A. To see more than the top 10 stations, click on\n\"Show all ground stations\" to see everyone.\n\nThe leaderboard has also been updated to show PSK frames decoded along-\nside FSK frames. DUV and Highspeed are both counted but are not shown\nseparately on the totals page.\n\nHuskySat-1 is now at the ISS on the Cygnus. We expect it to be boosted\nto its target orbit in the new year. It will transmit BPSK telemetry\ncontinuously on 70cm, so dig out that 435Mhz antenna and make sure it\nworks! Fox-1E will follow in the (hopefully near) future and will also\ntransmit PSK on 70cm.\n\nAs with previous spacecraft, the telemetry collected is sent to our\nUniversity Partners who fly experiments and help make these missions\npossible. Please collect and forward telemetry if you can.\n\nThe link to the leaderboard is: https://www.amsat.org/tlm/\n\nIf there are questions, contact Chris Thompson, G0KLA/AC2CZ via email:\ng0kla <at> arrl.net\n\n(ANS thanks Chris Thompson, G0KLA/AC2CZ for the above information)\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n The digital download version of the 2019 edition of\n Getting Started with Amateur Satellites is now available as a\n DRM-free PDF from the AMSAT Store. Get yours today!\n https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-Getting-Started\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT Will Be at Superstition Superfest Hamfest\n\nAMSAT will be at the Superstition Amateur Radio Club's \"Superstition\nSuperfest\" hamfest on the morning of Saturday, December 7, 2019. The\nhamfest will be in the southwest parking lot of Mesa Community College,\nlocated on the east side of Dobson Road between Southern Avenue and\nUS-60 exit 177 in Mesa, Arizona. More information about the hamfest is\navailable at: http://superstitionsuperfest.org/\n\nWD9EWK will be on the satellites during the hamfest, demonstrating\nsatellite operating. If you hear WD9EWK on a pass that morning, please\ncall and be a part of a demonstration. The hamfest site is in grid\nDM43, in Arizona's Maricopa County. QSOs made during the hamfest will\nbe uploaded to Logbook of the World, and QSL cards are available on\nrequest (please e-mail WD9EWK directly at patrick <at> wd9ewk.net with\nthe QSO details).\n\n[ANS thanks Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK/VA7EWK, for the above information]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nDonate to AMSAT Tax-Free From Your IRA\n\nAre you over 70-1/2 years of age and need to meet your IRA's Required\nMinimum Distribution for 2019? Consider making a donation to AMSAT!\n\nUnder the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, individuals\nover 70-1/2 years of age may make direct transfers of up to $100,000\nper year from a traditional IRA to an eligible charity without\nincreasing their taxable income. Consult your tax advisor or\naccountant to make certain you are eligible.\n\nAMSAT is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational and scientific\norganization whose purpose is to design, construct, launch, and\noperate satellites in space and to provide the support needed to\nencourage amateurs to utilize these resources. AMSAT's federal tax ID\nis 52-0888529.\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nElectron Booster on the Pad for Rocket Lab’s 10th Mission\n\nRocket Lab has announced that its next mission will launch multiple\nmicrosatellites in a rideshare mission representing five different\ncountries. The launch window for Rocket Lab’s tenth flight, will open\nNovember 25, New Zealand time, and take place from Rocket Lab Launch\nComplex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula.\n\nOnboard this rideshare mission are six spacecraft comprised of 5cm\nPocketQube microsatellites from satellite manufacturer and mission\nmanagement provider Alba Orbital. Two of these satellites include\ndownlinks in the UHF amateur radio band.\n\nTRSI is a PocketQube for technology demostration. Its main objective\nis to show which functionality can be achieved with dimensions of\n5cm x 5cm x 5cm. It carries two experiments that are connected to\nthe amateur-satellite service.\n\n+ First is a waterfall experiment which will show an image in the\n waterfall diagram by hopping the frequency within its transmission\n band (image-type beacon).\n\n+ The second experiment is to analyze RF reception capabilities from\n LEO with a novel detector receiver and a small patch antenna. It\n was designed to test if small satellite receivers which don´t need\n deployable antennas are feasible. The received signal´s envelope\n will be sampled and forwarded using UHF in MFSK for signal ana-\n lysis. During the experiment phase the satellite will also perform\n as an amateur CW repeater, providing additional RX strength indi-\n cation; eg. CW morse signals will be re-sent in MFSK, showing the\n RX amplitude in dBm. A downlink on 437.075 MHz has been coordinated.\n\nIARU Frequency Coordination information has been posted at:\nhttp://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=649\n\nFossaSat-1 PocketQube by AMSAT-EA which has a 5x5x5cm structure and\na total mass of 250 grams. Radio link testing features a new experi-\nmental RF chirp modulation called LoRa which greatly improves the link\nbudget reducing the power consumed and reduces the cost of receivers.\n\nThe output power from the transmitter required for the correct recep-\ntion during a pass is also very low at well under 100mW, being spread\nspectrum at such low power it poses no interference risk. It operates\nat a considerable level below the noise level of other systems and\nwould cause no interference to weak narrowband signals.\n\nStudents & amateurs will be able to receive telemetry from the satel-\nlite with inexpensive hardware, expanding & promoting the amateur sat-\nellite community with youth. Uplink challenges will also be carried\nout with rewards for amateurs.\n\nThe mission is completely open source with all information regarding\nthe design of the satellite & how to decode its information clearly\nlaid out & hosted by AMSAT-EA. The site will provide decoding soft-\nware for SDR use in order to allow anyone to decode LoRa using common\nexisting hardware & host software for users to submit telemetry data,\nmaking all data public and rewarding users with certificates & awards.\nThe UHF downlink plans on using FSK RTTY 45 BAUD ITA2, 100mW 183hz\nShift and LoRa 125kHz, Chirp Spread Spectrum Modulation, 180 bps,\n100mW. A downlink on 436.700 MHz has been coordinated.\n\nIARU Frequency Coordination information has been posted at:\nhttp://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=652\n\nA commercial payload on board is ALE-2 from a Tokyo-based company\ncreating microsatellites that simulate meteor particles. See\nhttp://star-ale.com/en/news/317/2019/01/04/ for more information.\n\nRocket Labs mission web page can be found at:\nhttps://tinyurl.com/y672rjj5\n\n[ANS thanks Rocket Labs, IARU, AMSAT-EA, TRSI, and Alba Orbital\nfor the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront.\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\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nFCC Seeks to Clear Radio Amateurs Out of 3.4 GHz\n\nAt its December 12 open meeting, the FCC will consider adopting a No-\ntice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to remove the amateur\nradio 9-centimeter allocation at 3.3 – 3.5 GHz. ARRL plans to comment\nin opposition to the proposed action. According to an FCC “Fact Sheet,”\nthe proceeding WT Docket 19-348, “Facilitating Shared Use in the 3.1 –\n3.55 GHz Band,” is a follow-on from the MOBILE NOW Act, approved by the\n115th Congress, which requires the FCC and the US Department of Comm-\nerce to make available new spectrum for mobile and fixed wireless broad-\nband use. It also requires the FCC to work with the National Telecom-\nmunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to evaluate whether\ncommercial wireless services and federal incumbents could share spec-\ntrum between 3.1 and 3.55 GHz. NTIA manages spectrum allocated to fed-\neral government users.\n\n“This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking would propose to remove the exist-\ning non-federal allocations in the 3.3 – 3.55 GHz band as a step to-\nwards potential future shared use between federal incumbents and com-\nmercial users,” the FCC Fact Sheet explains. “By taking the initial\nstep needed to clear the band of allocations for non-federal incum-\nbents, the Commission furthers its continued efforts to make more mid-\nband spectrum potentially available to support next generation wireless\nnetworks — consistent with the mandate of the MOBILE NOW [Making Oppor-\ntunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless\nObstacles to Wireless] Act.”\n\nThe NPRM proposes to clear the 3.3 – 3.55 GHz band of existing non-fed-\neral users by removing non-federal secondary radiolocation and amateur\nallocations [emphasis added] in the 3.3 – 3.55 GHz band and to relocate\nincumbent non-federal users out of the band. The FCC would seek comment\non relocation options and “transition mechanisms” for incumbent non-\nfederal users, either to the 3.1 – 3.3 GHz band or to other frequencies,\nand on how to ensure that non-federal secondary operations in the 3.1–\n3.3 GHz band will continue to protect federal radar systems.\n\nRegarding the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite Service allocations, the\nFCC NPRM asks whether existing amateur spectrum in other bands might\nsupport operations currently conducted in the 3.3 – 3.5 GHz band. The\n3.40 – 3.41 GHz segment is designated for amateur satellite communica-\ntion. “We seek comment on the extent to which the band is used for\nthis purpose, whether existing satellites can operate on other amateur\nsatellite bands, and on an appropriate timeframe for terminating these\noperations in this band,” the FCC NPRM says.\n\nAlso at its December 12 meeting, the FCC will consider another NPRM in\nWT Docket 19-138 that would “take a fresh and comprehensive look” at\nthe rules for the 5.9 GHz band and propose, among other things, to make\nthe lower 45 MHz of the band available for unlicensed operations and\nto permit “Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything” (C-V2X) operations in the\nupper 20 MHz of the band. The FCC is not proposing to delete or other-\nwise amend the amateur allocation, and it would continue as a secon-\ndary allocation, but the primary allocation for 5.850 – 5.925 GHz\nwould change.\n\nThe amateur radio 5-centimeter allocation is 5650.0 – 5925.0 MHz, and\nthe NPRM, if approved, would address the top 75 MHz of that amateur\nsecondary band. While no changes are proposed to the amateur alloca-\ntion, anticipated more intensive use by primary users could restrict\nsecondary amateur use.\n\nThe band 5.850–5.925 GHz has been reserved for use by dedicated short-\nrange communications (DSRC), a service in the intelligent transporta-\ntion system (ITS) designed to enable vehicle-related communications,\nthe FCC said in a Fact Sheet in WT Docket 19-138. “The Commission ini-\ntiates this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to take a fresh and compre-\nhensive look at the 5.9 GHz band rules and propose appropriate changes\nto ensure the spectrum supports its highest and best use.” ARRL also\nwill file comments opposing any changes affecting the 5-centimeter\namateur allocation.\n\nBoth draft FCC proposals are subject to change prior to a vote at the\nDecember 12 FCC meeting, and there will be opportunity to file com-\nments and reply comments on the final proposals after they are re-\nleased.\n\n[ANS thanks ARRL for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nWRC-19 Final Report: Small Satellites and the 1240-1300 MHz Band\n\nIn the final week, the meetings at WRC-19 have been running until 3 in\nthe morning in an attempt to get the work completed.\n\nThe RSGB have released their WRC-19 report covering small satellites\nand also the Amateur 1240-1300 MHz band.\n\nThe report notes “A lesson from the process indicates how difficult it\nmay be in future to achieve any upgrade to other amateur allocations.”\n\nRead the RSGB Small Satellites and 23cm report at\nhttps://tinyurl.com/vjfho66\n\nFriday, November 22 saw WRC-19 conclude its month long biggest ever\nconference. Many of the 3,300 delegates had started to travel home\neven before the release of the ‘Provisional Final Acts’ and closing\nceremony.\n\nThe ITU website has released the provisional acts as a huge 567-page\nPDF document—a tribute to the the hardworking editorial and transla-\ntion teams at the conference. These provisional acts are due to come\ninto force on January 1, 2021, so no early changes are currently ex-\npected in practice.\n\nRead the RSGB WRC-19 Final report at https://tinyurl.com/qjw9kvd\n\nWRC-19 Provisional Final Acts – a 567 page document - is available at\nhttps://tinyurl.com/tyzfvl3\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\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\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nAMSAT Auction Celebrating 45th Birthday of AO-7 Raises $480\n\nThe auctions for a set of gold-plated AO-7 cufflinks and a 50th\nAnniversary AMSAT lab coat recently concluded and raised $480 to help\nKeep Amateur Radio in Space. Thank you to all of the bidders for\nparticipating in the auctions!\n\nIf you missed out on the auctions, but still want to help out, please\nconsider donating or purchasing items from the AMSAT store at\nwww.amsat.org today!\n\n[ANS thanks Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, for the above\ninformation]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nUpcoming ARISS Contact Schedule\n\nMAOU Lyceum No. 39, Nizhny Tagil, Russia, direct via TBD\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS\nThe scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov\nContact is go for: 2011-11-30 14:15 UTC\n\nCouncil Rock High School South, Holland, Pa., direct via KC3NGG\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS\nThe scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA\nContact is go for: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg\n\nB. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IKØMGA\nand Istituto Comprensivo Lipari “S. Lucia”, Lipari, Italy, direct via\nID9GKS. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS\nThe scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP\nContact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg\n\nFor more information, the ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/\n\n[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, ARISS operation team, for the above\ninformation]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\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 Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/\n\n+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nUpcoming Satellite Operations\n\nNunavut, Canada (ER60) November 11 - December 6, 2019\nThe Eureka Amateur Radio Club, VY0ERC, will be on station, the Polar\nEnvironment Atmospheric Research Laboratory, November 6th through Dec-\nember 11th. They have some house keeping duties to perform on arrival\nand just before they leave, not to mention that it's wicked cold up\nthere (-25 to -35C not counting windchill), so keep an eye on the\nVY0ERC twitter feed for announcements on when they plan to step out-\nside: https://twitter.com/vy0erc\n\nKey West (EL94) December 3-6, 2019\nTanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in Key West December 3rd - 6th. Key\nword is vacation, but he will jump on some FM satellite passes to act-\nivate EL94 for those that need it or just want to chat. Watch Tanner's\nTwitter feed for further announcements: https://twitter.com/twjones85\n\nKey West (EL94) December 3-6, 2019\nTanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in Key West December 3rd – 6th. Key\nword is vacation, but he will jump on some FM satellite passes to ac-\ntivate EL94 for those that need it or just want to chat. Watch Tanner’s\nTwitter feed for further announcements: https://twitter.com/twjones85\n\nHawaii (BK19, BK28, BK29, BL20) December 21-28, 2019\nAlex, N7AGF, is heading back to Hawaii over Christmas. This will be a\nholiday-style activation, with special empahasis on the grid that got\naway - BK28. Keep an eye on Alex's Twitter feed for further announce-\nments: https://twitter.com/N7AGF\n\nPlease submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org\n\n[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT VP - User Services, for the\nabove information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ NASA's \"Ride to Station\" App and Educator Guide equips educators with\n simple tools and knowledge to take a fun, interactive app and turn it\n into a powerful, educational tool for students of all ages! The in-\n teractive app gives an overview of the complexities involved in get-\n ting to and conducting research aboard the International Space Sta-\n tion. The app is also challenging and fun! The Commercial Crew Pro-\n gram focuses on working with NASA’s two partners Boeing and SpaceX\n to create American commercial capabilities to safely send humans to\n and from the International Space Station. For more information see:\n https://tinyurl.com/vj9gyfr\n (ANS thanks NASA for the above information)\n\n+ Rovers and some multiop VHF/UHF contest stations will be interested\n in the future Down East Microwave DEM V/U Xverter. This device covers\n ALL 5 OF THE AMATEUR BANDS between 144 MHz and 1.2 GHz. According to\n the preliminary information from the manufacturer: \"All frequencies\n convert to/from 28 MHz. The transmit output level is approximately 1\n watt and will exhibit a 2 dB noise figure with greater than 15 dB\n gain on all bands. The Transverter will also contain an AUX RF port\n that will be configured as an additional 2M port for connection to a\n higher frequency transverter such as our future DEM MICRO-VERTER con-\n taining 4 additional higher bands of operation.\"\n (ANS thanks Pete Heins, N6ZE, the Pacific NorthWest VHF Society, and\n www.downeastmicrowave.com for the above information)\n\n+ Rocket Lab has partnered with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) to\n be the sole provider of ground station services for the Electron\n launch vehicle and Photon satellite bus customers. KSAT’s KSATlite\n ground network is designed and optimized for small satellite systems,\n providing Photon customers with downlink and uplink capabilities in\n UHF, S-band, X-band, and Ka-band across a global ground station net-\n work of over 200 antennas that supports 50,000 contacts per month.\n (ANS thanks SatMagazine.com for the above information)\n\n+ NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) will be testing an improved waveform\n on the 48-MHz Tropospheric Doppler Radar Wind Profiler (TDRWP) from\n Monday, November 25 through Sunday, December 2. The purpose of the\n test is to improve the instrument’s resolution and still operate with-\n in the assigned bandwidth. NASA is requesting the amateur radio com-\n munity to report via email to [email protected] any detect-\n ed emissions in the 50 – 54 MHz band dur ing that period. Include\n the date, time, location, frequency, and any other pertinent informa-\n tion (such as IQ files of the signal for evaluation) that might as-\n sist NASA in assessing potential impacts to the amateur radio comm-\n unity.\n (ANS thanks ARRL for the above information)\n\n+ NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting 12:51 p.m. EST\n Wednesday, Dec. 4, for the launch of its 19th resupply mission to\n the International Space Station under contract with the agency. Live\n coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency’s website Tues-\n day, Dec. 3, with prelaunch events. The Dragon spacecraft, which will\n launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Sta-\n tion in Florida, will be filled with supplies and payloads, includ-\n ing critical materials to directly support dozens of the more than\n 250 science investigations and technology demonstrations that will\n occur during Expeditions 61 and 62.\n (ANS thanks NASA for the above information)\n\n+ Jerri Ellsworth, AI6TK, who was the AMSAT/TAPR guest speaker at Day-\n ton in 2018, was featured as a \"technology visionary\" by the New York\n Times in an article first published in October, but highlighted once\n again in a series wrap-up on Nov. 26. Those who have a N.Y. Times\n online account can access the story at https://tinyurl.com/tmkhqaq\n\n+ ANS wishes a happy Thanksgiving holiday weekend (or what remains of\n it) to all U.S. satellite operators!\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 and Remember to help keep amateur radio in space,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\n\nK0JM at amsat dot org\n", "attachments": [] }