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    "subject": "[ANS] ANS-071 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins for March 12",
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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-071\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* AMSAT Recognized for Educational Support\n* ARDC Grant Funds FreeDV Project\n* Radio Interference From Satellites Threatening Astronomy\n* House Subcommittee Advances Five Satellite-Related Bills\n* AMSAT-INDIA Participates in Science Carnival\n* ISS Dodges Commercial Imaging Satellite\n* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution\n* Crew 5 Hams to Splashdown Sunday\n* ARISS News\n* Upcoming Satellite Operations\n* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\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\nANS-071 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 2023 Mar 12\n\n\nAMSAT Recognized for Educational Support\n\nEscuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Aeronáutica y del Espacio of\nUniversidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain has recognized and thanked the\nmembers of AMSAT who have supported their educational endeavors by\ncollecting telemetry data downloaded from the UPMSat-2 satellite around the\nglobe.\n\nDr. Rafael García Romero, EA4BPN, along with project director Dr. Elena\nRoibas and team member Dr. Angel Sanz Andres, penned the letter of\nrecognition dated February 17, 2023 and recently received by AMSAT. The\nletter reads:\n\n\"On the celebration of UPMSat-2 launch date anniversary of the second year\nin orbit, UPMSat-2 team would like to thank AMSAT for its support to the\nsatellite downlink data gathering.\n\n\"The effort of AMSAT members is seen at IDR as a valuable 'citizen science'\ncontribution to our project and is gratefully acknowledged.\n\n\"We expect that the UPMSat-2 will continue to work for another two years,\ntherefore, it would bring an opportunity to continue with this fruitful\ncollaboration.\n\n\"With our best regards, we wish all the best for AMSAT members.\"\n\nUPMSat-2 sends 2-FSK data at 2400bps, with transmitted power of\napproximately 2.5 watts, on 437.405 MHz. Originally scheduled to launch in\n1999, it was finally launched on September 3, 2020 from the Guiana Space\nCentre in Kourou, French Guiana. Launched on the flight VV16 of the Vega\nrocket, it entered a sun-synchronous orbit with an altitude of\napproximately 518 km.\n\n[ANS thanks Rafael García, EA4BPN, for the above information]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n           The 2023 AMSAT President's Club coins are here now!\n   To commemorate the 40th anniversary of its launch\non June 16, 1983, this year's coin features\nan image of AMSAT-OSCAR 10.\n Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help\nKeep Amateur Radio in Space!\n https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nARDC Grant Funds FreeDV Project\n\nTo advance the state of the art in HF digital voice and to promote its use,\nAmateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) has awarded $420,000 to the\nFreeDV Project.\n\nFreeDV is a low-bit-rate digital voice mode for HF radio. Initially\ndeveloped by David Rowe, VK5DGR, an international team of radio amateurs\nare now working together on the project. FreeDV is open-source software,\nreleased under the GNU Lesser Public License (LPGL) version 2.1. The modems\nand Codec 2 speech codec used in FreeDV are also open source.\n\nHardware and software developers can integrate FreeDV into their projects\nusing the FreeDV API. To operate FreeDV, radio amateurs either run the\nFreeDV GUI application on Windows, Linux and OSX machines or use the SM1000\nFreeDV adaptor. Either method allows hams to use a single-sideband HF radio\nto send and receive FreeDV signals. To learn more about FreeDV, go to\nhttps://www.freedv.org.\n\nAmateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) is a California-based\nfoundation with roots in amateur radio and the technology of internet\ncommunication. The organization got its start by managing the AMPRNet\naddress space, which is reserved for licensed amateur radio operators\nworldwide.\n\nAdditionally, ARDC makes grants to projects and organizations that follow\namateur radio’s practice and tradition of technical experimentation in both\namateur radio and digital communication science. Such experimentation has\nled to advances that benefit the general public, including the mobile phone\nand wireless internet technology. ARDC envisions a world where all such\ntechnology is available through open source hardware and software, and\nwhere anyone has the ability to innovate upon it. To learn more about ARDC,\ngo to https://www.ardc.net.\n\n[ANS thanks ARDC for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nRadio Interference From Satellites Threatening Astronomy\n\nRadio telescopes are facing a problem. All satellites, whatever their\nfunction, use radio waves to transmit information to the surface of the\nEarth. Just as light pollution can hide a starry night sky, radio\ntransmissions can swamp out the radio waves astronomers use to learn about\nblack holes, newly forming stars and the evolution of galaxies.\n\nIn a paper published March 3,2023, Christopher Gordon De Pree, Deputy\nElectromagnetic Spectrum Manager, National Radio Astronomy Observatory;\nChristopher R. Anderson, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at\nthe United States Naval Academy; and Mariya Zheleva, Assistant Professor of\nComputer Science, University at Albany, State University of New York, call\nfor creation of a national radio dynamic zone.\n\nThis zone would be similar to existing radio quiet zones, covering a large\narea with restrictions on radio transmissions nearby. Unlike a quiet zone,\nthe facility would be outfitted with sensitive spectrum monitors that would\nallow astronomers, satellite companies and technology developers to test\nreceivers and transmitters together at large scales. The goal would be to\nsupport creative and cooperative uses of the radio spectrum.\n\nAs the problem of radio pollution continues to grow, scientists, engineers\nand policymakers will need to figure out how everyone can effectively share\nthe limited range of radio frequencies. One solution that astronomers have\nbeen working on for the past few years is to create a facility where\nastronomers and engineers can test new technologies to prevent radio\ninterference from blocking out the night sky.\n\nSuch a zone doesn’t exist yet, but our team and many people across the U.S.\nare working to refine the concept so that radio astronomy, Earth-sensing\nsatellites and government and commercial wireless systems can find ways to\nshare the precious natural resource that is the radio spectrum.\n\n[ANS thanks The Conversation 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\nHouse Subcommittee Advances Five Satellite-Related Bills\n\nA U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee unanimously approved five\nspace-related bills March 8, including legislation seeking to modernize\nregulations for satellites in non-geostationary orbit (NGSO).\n\n+ The Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act (HR 1338) would\ngive the FCC defined deadlines for processing satellite license\napplications. It would require the FCC to “modernize its rules to encourage\noperators to base their operations in the United States,” said House Energy\nand Commerce Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-Wash.), “and incentivize operators to\nbe responsible stewards of space and spectrum in a global marketplace.”\n\n+ The Secure Space Act (HR 675) would prohibit the FCC from granting\nsatellite licenses to foreign entities the U.S. deems a threat to national\nsecurity or domestic supply chains.\n\n+ Launch Communications Act (HR 682) would streamline the process for\naccessing certain spectrum for performing commercial spacecraft launches\nand reentries.\n\n+ Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act (HR 1339) would compel\nthe FCC would to review rule changes that could help promote space-based\ncommunications for the agriculture market.\n\n+ Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications Parity Act (HR\n1353) would facilitate the use of satellites as providers of connectivity\nfor emergency services in areas hit by natural disasters or otherwise\nlacking wireless communications.\n\n[ANS thanks SpaceNews for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nAMSAT-INDIA Participates in Science Carnival\n\nTo celebrate National Day of India on February 28 one of the biggest\nScience Carnival 2023 was organised by Gujarat state - India at prestigious\nScience City Ahmedabad during 28th February to 4th March 2023.\n\nAMSAT-INDIA was specially invited to participate in this biggest scientific\nexhibition for mass awareness on Amateur Radio & Satellite Communication!\n\nAMSAT-INDIA Regional Coordinator Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP & team member Sakshi\nVagadia VU3EXP did huge efforts to mass promote AMSAT activities amongst\nall sort of visitors which includes young kids, school-college students,\nbudding engineers, IT Programmers, general public, professionals from\nvarious industries, scientists from renowned organization like ISRO, PRL,\nIPR, VSSE, ISR, officers from BSF, Police, Fire dept and citizens from\nevery walk of life! More than 100,000 visitors were reported and grabbed\nthe opportunity to visit science carnival 2023 and our Science exhibition\nduring 5 days.\n\nAMSAT-INDIA stall was spacious & decent sized at 3m x 3m, it was a big\nattraction at the center of the Science Exhibition. With well prepared\ndifferent informative Banners on AMSAT-INDIA, Various Satellite Activities,\nAmateur Radio Satellite chronology, ARISS Student outreach program, ARISS\nSSTV event, Question submission for our upcoming ARISS student outreach\nprogram etc was absolutely eye catching from a distance.\n\nFor the curious visitors we tried to highlight every aspect of our hobby\nand exhibited all sorts of Radio stuff, Documents, QSL Cards, Books, Ham\nLicense,  Awards,  Project articles, Tracking software, SSTV software, SDR\nSoftware, Cube Satellite models etc to give bit idea of our hobby.\n\nExperiencing various amateur radio gear, satellite antenna & test\ninstruments were highly appreciated by visiting budding engineers from a\nnumber of colleges at AMSAT-INDIA stall. Some of the stuff we displayed\ninclude; Dual band Arrow-II antenna, dual band Yagi, tape measure antenna,\nGP, Telescopic antenna for SDR, Radios includes Icom IC-705 with LiFePO4\nbattery pack, Kenwood VHF base, half dozen of VHF/UHF HTs, RTL-SDR setup,\nLDG ATU, NanoVNA, Morse Key, cw oscillator, Paddle, electronic keyer,\nSWR/Power meter, Cable, Connectors etc. It made our task easy to explain\nthe use of each stuff according to the visitors' query.\n\nWe came across various types of queries like how to be a Ham, Procedure to\nget license, Types of Amateur Radio satellites, operating modes, setting up\nground station, how to receive ISS SSTV images, how to establish satellite\ncontact etc. We made a humble attempt to answer & satisfy all of those\nqueries. We enjoyed a very detailed discussion with students/groups who\nalready know about Amateur Radio and always need to learn more on Satellite\nCommunication.\n\nWe also highlighted contributions of worldwide AMSAT organizations, IARU,\nARISS, RSGB, ARRL and our ARSI & GIAR. I also mark a note on an author and\nmy teacher Mr. Nagendra Vijay of popular Gujarati Science magazine named\n'Scope' who did tremendous efforts to introduce Ham Radio in Gujarat\n(India) 40 years back and still continue to create awareness via it's\nleading Science magazine 'Safari', his stall was just after a row.\n\nOur AMSAT-INDIA stall were visited by many well-wisher GIAR Ham friends\nincluding VU2CPV Pravinbhai, VU2JGI Jagdishbhai, VU2MJP Manojbhai, VU2SPF\nBhatnagarji, VU3APY Asheshbhai, VU3VDC Vitthhalbhai, VU3GLY Priyesh, VU3WHO\nSnehal etc.\n\nIt was a great experience for us to spend the whole 5 days enjoying talking\n& explaining our favorite hobby Amateur Radio & Satellite Communication!\n\nWe were happy to present amateur radio as a scientific hobby &\nexperimenting platform for diversified fields and not just emergency\ncommunication tools!\n\nLots of positive & appreciating feedback we received in the visitor\nfeedback book.\n\nWe are thankful to Science Carnival 2023 Organiser Dr. Vrajesh Parikh,\nPulkesh Prajapati, Dr. Narotam Sahoo & team for inviting us for this\nprestigious Science Carnival Exhibition. I also thank our AMSAT-INDIA\nSecretary Mr Nitin Muttin VU3TYG, Director Educational B. A. Subramani\nVU2WMY, President Ramesh Ramsubbu VU2RMS & committee for complete guidance\nand support extended to us.\n\nI specially thank team member Sakshi Vagadia VU3EXP & my XYL Kiran Vagadia\nfor supporting and assisting me all the time during the 5 day exhibition.\n\nI am optimistic to see the next generation taking keen interest in Amateur\nRadio & Satellites from VU Land.\n\n[ANS thanks Rajesh Vagadia, VU2EXP, for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nISS Dodges Commercial Imaging Satellite\n\nThe International Space Station adjusted its orbit March 6 to avoid a close\napproach by an imaging satellite operated by Satellogic, the latest\nevidence of growing congestion in low Earth orbit.\n\nNASA said in a March 6 blog post that the Progress MS-22 spacecraft docked\nto the station fired its thrusters for a little more than six minutes,\nraising the station’s orbit to move out of the way of what the agency\ncalled an Earth observation satellite. According to Roscosmos, the\nmaneuver, lasting 375.8 seconds, changed the station’s velocity by 0.7\nmeters per second.\n\nNASA spokesperson Sandra Jones told SpaceNews March 7 that the spacecraft\nwould have approached within about 2.7 kilometers of the station without\nthe maneuver. She did not identify the satellite involved in the close\napproach to the station other than an “Argentine earth observation\nsatellite launched in 2020.” Other sources said the satellite was NuSat-17,\nalso called NewSat-17, one of 10 satellites launched in November 2020 by\nSatellogic, headquartered in Buenos Aires.\n\nA Satellogic spokesperson said late March 7 it received a conjunction data\nmessage, or CDM, from the 18th Space Defense Squadron, the Space Force unit\nthat handles space situational awareness activities, about this close\napproach.\n\nThe orbit of NewSat-17 and the other nine satellites launched in 2020 have\nbeen gradually decaying, and are now crossing the orbital altitude of the\nISS. That is an increasing concern for ISS operations as it and other Earth\nobservation satellites typically operate in higher sun-synchronous orbits\nthat will decay if not actively deorbited at the end of the missions.\n\nThe March 6 maneuver, NASA said, will not affect upcoming spacecraft going\nto and from the station. However, amateurs using the ARISS repeaters will\nwant to be sure to have updated Keplerian elements that take the new orbit\ninto account.\n\n[ANS thanks SpaceNews 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\nChanges to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for [date]\n\nTwo Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps\nin the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical\nmodel of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly\nupdates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin\nfiles are updated Thursday evenings around 2300 UTC, or more frequently if\nnew high interest satellites are launched. More information may be found at\nhttps://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/\n\n{This spot for changes to TLEs when applicable. Can be eliminated or\nreplaced if none.}\n{Do note that our Manual of Style specifies that we ALWAYS use first & last\nnames, callsign separated by commas, and then the title of the AMSAT\nofficer, if any. See example below. Same style applies to persons\nreferenced in story bodies, as well as in attributions.}\n\n[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above\ninformation]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nCrew 5 Hams to Splashdown Sunday\n\nNASA and SpaceX are targeting 02:19 UTC Sunday (9:19 p.m. EST Saturday\nevening) for a splashdown that will wrap up a nearly six-month science\nmission for NASA astronauts Josh A. Cassada, KI5CRH, Nicole Aunapu Mann,\nJAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina.\n\nThe return and related activities will air live on NASA Television, the\nNASA app, and the agency’s website at: https://www.nasa.gov/live\n\nFollowing conclusion of undocking coverage, NASA coverage of Crew-5’s\nreturn will continue with audio only, and full coverage will resume at the\nstart of the splashdown broadcast. Real-time audio between Crew-5 and\nflight controllers at NASA’s Mission Audio stream will remain available and\nincludes conversations with astronauts aboard the International Space\nStation and a live video feed from the orbiting laboratory.\n\nThe Dragon spacecraft, named Endurance by the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3\nastronauts on its maiden voyage, will autonomously undock, depart the space\nstation, and splash down Saturday at one of seven targeted landing zones in\nthe Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. The\nspacecraft also will return time-sensitive research to Earth.\n\n[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]\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\nRECENTLY COMPLETED:\nJumeirah College Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, telebridge via VK4KHZ.\nThe ISS callsign was NA1SS. The ARISS mentor was Ferrario Gianpietro,\nIZ2GOJ. Contact was successful: Tue 2023-03-07 08:45:03 UTC 27 degrees\nelevation. Congratulations to the Jumeirah College Dubai students, Sultan\nAlNeyadi KI5VTV, telebridge station VK4KHZ, and mentor IZ2GOJ! This was the\nfirst ARISS contact for Sultan AlNeyadi, KI5VTV.\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\nUpcoming Satellite Operations\n\nDavid Bartholomew, AD7DB, will activate FM satellites from DM31 on\nSaturday, March 18. He may also pop up in DM23 and or DM22 on March 17 and\nMarch 19. Follow him on Twitter for updates @ad7db.\n\nIf YOU know of anything that should be here, please submit any additions or\ncorrections to k5zm (at) comcast (dot) net.\n\n[ANS thanks Ian Parsons, K5ZM, 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\n+ 2023 CubeSat Developer’s Workshop\nApril 24-27, 2023\nCalifornia Polytechnic State University\n1 Grand Avenue, San Luis Obispo, California 93407\nhttps://www.cubesatdw.org/\n\n+ AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford, K6LCS, has a Zoom presentation scheduled\nwith Thames Valley ARC, England on May 11, 2023.\n\nThink a 90-minute lively, informative, and fun “How to Work the Easy\nSatellites” Zoom presentation would be appropriate for your convention or\nclub? Always included are overviews of the ARRL, AMSAT, and ARISS. And\npre-presentation questions are welcome. Contact Clint Bradford, K6LCS, at\nhttps://www.work-sat.com/\n\n[ANS thanks the AMSAT Events page for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ NASA and SpaceX are targeting 23:30 UTC Tuesday, March 14, to launch the\ncompany’s 27th commercial resupply mission to the International Space\nStation. Liftoff will be from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA’s Kennedy\nSpace Center in Florida. Launch timing is dependent upon the undocking and\nreturn of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5. Live launch coverage will air on NASA\nTelevision, the NASA app, and the agency’s website at:\nhttps://www.nasa.gov/live (ANS thanks NASA for the above information)\n\n+ The White House is proposing a $27.2 billion budget for NASA in fiscal\nyear 2024 that would include increased funding for Artemis and starting\nwork on a tug to deorbit the International Space Station. The Biden\nadministration’s budget framework, released March 9, proposed increasing\nNASA’s budget by 7% from the nearly $25.4 billion the agency received in\nfiscal year 2023, roughly keeping pace with inflation. (ANS thanks\nSpaceNews for the above information)\n\n+ China has been dropping hints about its Long March 9 (CZ-9) rocket, a\nthree-stage super-heavy variant of the Long March family. This launch\nvehicle will reportedly be capable of transporting up to 150,000 kg (16.5\ntons) to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and 54,000 kg (59.5 tons) to a trans-lunar\ninjection. On March 2nd, the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology\n(CALT) announced (via the Chinese social media platform Weixin) that it had\nfinished building the first propellant tank for the CZ-9. (ANS thanks\nUniverse Today for the above information)\n\n+ After a decade in development, JAXA & Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’\nmedium-lift H3 rocket, an upgraded and lower cost (around $50M vs $90M per\nlaunch) version of their H2-A launch vehicle, finally took off.\nUnfortunately, second-stage ignition failed and flight controllers were\nforced to terminate the mission. The self-destruct sequence took JAXA’s\nALOS-3 along with it -- a high-resolution optical Earth Observation\nsatellite which would have had a ground resolution of 0.8 m. (ANS thanks\nThe Orbital Index for the above information)\n\n+ The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is\nseeking U.S.education institutions and organizations to host an Amateur\nRadio contact with a crew member on board the ISS in the first half of\n2024. The deadline to submit a proposal is March 31st, 2023. See\nhttps://www.ariss.org/ for details. (ANS thanks ARISS for the above\ninformation)\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, KØJM\nk0jm [at] amsat.org\n\n\n",
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