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    "sender_name": "Lee McLamb",
    "subject": "[ans] ANS-172  AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins",
    "date": "2015-06-21T11:43:57Z",
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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-172\n\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\nIn this edition:\n\n* 2015 Candidates for the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Announced\n* 20th 73 on 73 Award Issued\n* International Space Colloquium at Guildford July 24-26\n* QB50p2 FM Transponder Tested\n* NASA Drafts Solicitation for New Class of Launch Services\n* NASA, UN Photo Competition Highlights Why Space Matters on Earth\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-172.01\nANS-172 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 172.01\n  From AMSAT HQ Kensington, MD.\nJune 21, 2015\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-172.01\n\n2015 Candidates for the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Announced\n\nThe 2015 candidates, in alphabetical order by last names are:\n\nBarry Baines                WD4ASW\nJerry Buxton             N0JY\nSteve Coy            K8UD\nDrew Glasbrenner        KO4MA\nMark Hammond                 N8MH\nEMike McCardel                KC8YLD\nBob McGwier            N4HY\nBruce Paige            KK5DO\n\nThis year AMSAT-NA will be electing four voting members of the Board of\nDirectors.  These will go to the four candidates receiving the highest \nnumber of\nvotes.  In addition, there will be two alternates chosen, based on the next\nhighest number of votes received.\n\nBallots will be mailed to the AMSAT-NA membership by 15 JUL 2015 and must be\nreceived at the AMSAT office by 15 SEP 2015 in order to be counted. \nThose sent\noutside North America will go by air mail. If you have not received your \nballot\npackage in a reasonable time for your QTH, please contact the AMSAT office.\nCompleted ballots should be returned as promptly as possible, and those from\noutside North American preferably by air mail.\n\nElection of Board members is both an obligation as well as an \nopportunity by our\nmembership to help shape the future direction of AMSAT.  Please take the \ntime to\nreview the candidate statements that will accompany the ballot and \ndetermine who\nyou wish to see on the Board.  You have the option to vote for up to four\ncandidates.\n\n[ANS thanks Alan, WA4SCA, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n20th 73 on 73 Award Issued\n\nCongratulations to Davide D'Aliesio, IW0HLG, for working 73 different\nstations on AO-73 since September 1, 2014 and becoming the 20th\nrecipient of the 73 on 73 Award.\n\nFor more information on the award see\nhttp://amsat-uk.org/funcube/73-on-73-award/\n\n[ANS thanks Paul, N8HM, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nInternational Space Colloquium at Guildford July 24-26\n\nThe AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium will be held on July 24-26 \nat the\nHoliday Inn, Guildford, GU2 7XZ, UK.\n\nAmong the speakers will be:\n    * Peter Guelzow DB2OS with an update on AMSAT-DL projects, including the\n    Phase 4 satellite\n\n    * Chris Brunskill, formerly of Surrey Space Centre (SSC), now \nworking at the\n    Space Catapult at the Harwell Campus. He will be presenting an extremely\n    novel project aimed at schools and education\n\n    * It is hoped the BATC will be able to demonstrate live Digital TV \nreception\n    from the International Space Station, using the Ham TV system\n\n    * Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, from AMSAT North America will be \nattending, and\n    presenting the latest news of the FOX satellite(s) due for launch \nlater this\n    year, and also on their Phase 4 project\n\nThe Colloquium is open to all further information is at\nhttp://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nQB50p2 FM Transponder Tested\n\nAMSAT-Francophone report that the FM transponder on QB50p2 (EO-80) has been\ntested. A Google English translation of the post on their website reads:\n\nOn June 19, 2014, two 2U CubeSats QB50p1 and QB50p2 were launched as \npart of the\nQB50 precursor program into a polar orbit at an altitude of 680 km.\n\nThe satellite QB50p2 (object 40032) is equipped with a secondary FM \ntransponder\npayload developed by AMSAT-F.\n\nOn Tuesday, June 16, 2015 almost 1 year after launch the AMSAT-F FM \ntransponder\non QB50p2 was activated by the main control station in The Netherlands \nfor the\nduration of an orbit. At the Polytechnique in Palaiseau, we were able to \nreceive\ntelemetry in CW and put into action the FM transponder with an output of \n1.5W.\n\nA very strong signal was received at Palaiseau and by F6HCC in Brittany. The\ntransponder was turned off at the end of the orbit.\n\nIn a few weeks, the transponder should be activated permanently. The \nsignal is\nvery strong, we will probably use a lower power level of 500 mW or 1 \nwatt. We\nwill inform you later.\n\nQB50p1 (EO-79 / FUNcube-3) is equipped with a linear transponder for SSB \nand CW.\nThe first tests were successfully completed in April and its transponder \nshould\nalso be enabled full-time in a few weeks.\n\nGérard – F6FAO\n\nQB50 Amateur Radio Information\nhttps://www.qb50.eu/index.php/precursor-amateur-radio-operator\n\nAMSAT-Francophone http://tinyurl.com/AMSAT-Francophone\n\nThe IARU Satellite Frequency Coordination Panel Status pages list these\nfrequencies for the two satellites:\n\nQB50p2 has  a VHF 9600 bps BPSK telemetry downlink plus a separate RF \npayload\nfrom AMSAT-Francophone which will comprise of a FM voice transponder \nwith UHF\nuplink and VHF downlink. It can also transmit FX25 telemetry at 9600 bps.\n   * 145.880 MHz 9600 bps BPSK telemetry beacon\n   * 145.840 MHz 9600 bps FSK FX25\n\n[ANS thanks Gerard, F6FAO and AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nNASA Drafts Solicitation for New Class of Launch Services\n\nNASA’s Launch Services Program has issued a draft Request for Proposal \n(RFP) for\na new Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS), which would be commercial launch\nservices for small satellites and experiments on science missions using a\nsmaller than currently available class of rockets.\n\nAt present, launch opportunities for small satellites -- often called \nCubeSats\nor nanosatellites -- and small science missions are mostly limited to \nride-share\ntype arrangements, flying only when space is available on NASA and other\nlaunches. The Launch Services Program seeks to develop alternatives to this\napproach and help foster other launch services dedicated to transporting \nsmaller\npayloads into orbit. The services acquired through such a contract will\nconstitute the smallest class of launch services used by NASA.\n\nThis solicitation, and resulting contract or contracts, is intended to\ndemonstrate a dedicated launch capability for smaller payloads that NASA\nanticipates it will require on a recurring basis for future science and \nCubeSat\nmissions. CubeSats already are used in markets, such as imagery \ncollection and\nanalysis. In the future, CubeSat capabilities will include abilities, \nsuch as\nship and aircraft tracking, improved weather prediction, and broader \nInternet\ncoverage.\n\nNASA intends to award one or more firm fixed-price VCLS contracts to \naccommodate\n132 pounds (60 kilograms) of CubeSats a single launch or two launches \ncarrying\n66 pounds (30 kilograms) each. The launch provider will determine the launch\nlocation and date, but the launch must occur by April 15, 2018.\n\n[ANS thanks NASA Launch Services for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nNASA, UN Photo Competition Highlights Why Space Matters on Earth\n\nNASA and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)\nhave launched a global photography competition to highlight how the\nvantage point of space helps us better understand our home planet,\nimprove lives, and safeguard our future by aiding sustainable\ndevelopment on Earth.\n\nTo highlight the role of space-based science and technologies and\ntheir applications on Earth, NASA and UNOOSA are inviting the public\nto submit photos depicting why space matters to us all in our daily\nlives. To participate, post a picture and description on Instagram\nusing the hashtag #whyspacematters and tagging @UNOOSA.\n\nNASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who is three months into a one-year\nmission aboard the International Space Station, will announce the\nwinning photo each month by posting it from his Instagram account\n@StationCDRKelly.\n\nKelly and Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko are spending a year in\nspace to improve our understanding of the medical, psychological and\nbiomedical challenges faced by astronauts during long-duration\nspaceflight. Kelly will set a single-mission record for a U.S.\nastronaut, and the joint expedition will be an important step in\nhuman space exploration and research into the effects of long-term\nspace habitation as part of NASA's journey to Mars.\n\n\"We learn something every time we go to space. And the International\nSpace Station is one of the world's greatest laboratories - where we\nare helping with advances in medicine, biology, chemistry and\nmaterials sciences,\" said Kelly. \"It is the pursuit of these advances\noff the Earth that help improve lives on Earth. And that is why I am\nso committed to space exploration and embarking on this year-long\nmission. I look forward to seeing the images from people around the\nworld on how space technology has impacted them where they live.\"\n\nUNOOSA Director Simonetta Di Pippo said it is \"an honor to have\nScott Kelly share his experience in space with the United Nations.\nThis campaign will help to promote the use of space science and\ntechnologies in such areas as disaster risk reduction, tracking the\neffects of climate change and in the equality of access to education\nand telemedicine.\"\n\nWith the recent installation of NASA's International Space Station-\nRapid Scatterometer (ISS-RapidScat) and the Cloud-Aerosol Transport\nSystem (CATS) instruments on the space station, the ISS is being used\nfor full-fledged Earth science research.\n\nScientists worldwide use NASA data to tackle some of the biggest\nquestions about how our planet is changing now and how Earth could\nchange in the future. From rising sea levels to the changing\navailability of freshwater, NASA enables studies that unravel the\ncomplexities of our planet from the highest reaches of Earth's\natmosphere to its core.\n\nThe International Space Station is a convergence of science,\ntechnology and human innovation that enables us to demonstrate new\ntechnologies and make research breakthroughs not possible on Earth.\nIt has been continuously occupied since November 2000 and, since\nthen, has been visited by more than 200 people and a variety of\ninternational and commercial spacecraft. The space station remains\nthe springboard to NASA's next giant leap in exploration, including\nfuture missions to an asteroid and Mars.\n\nFor more information about the International Space Station and its\ncrews and research, visit:\n\nhttp://www.nasa.gov/station\n\nFor more information about the #whyspacematters competition, visit:\n\nhttp://www.unoosa.org/oosa/contests/whyspacematters/index.html\n\n[ANS thanks NASA News Service for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\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,\nLee McLamb, KU4OS\nku4os at amsat dot org\n\n",
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