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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/5IVB5CERWIURRVZCSBPDNA7HV6JBNLZL/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "5IVB5CERWIURRVZCSBPDNA7HV6JBNLZL", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/5IVB5CERWIURRVZCSBPDNA7HV6JBNLZL/", "sender": { "address": "ku4os (a) cfl.rr.com", "mailman_id": null, "emails": null }, "sender_name": "Lee McLamb", "subject": "[ans] ANS-101 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins", "date": "2016-04-10T01:48:41Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-101\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* ARISS commemorative event (April 11-14)\n* AMSAT KEPs Redistribution Approved for 2016-2017\n* IN81 and IN82 Grid Activation via FM Sats 22 and 24 April\n* Upcoming Satellite DX\n* ARISS Contacts and Events\n* Geostationary / Geosynchronous Amateur Satellite Transponders\n* AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-101.01\nANS-101 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 080.01\n From AMSAT HQ Kensington, MD.\nApril 10, 2016\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-101.01\n\nARISS commemorative event (April 11-14)\n\nLooks like all the pieces are starting to fall into place for the long\nawaited SSTV event. The schedule is shaping up to look like this:\n\n* Setup and activation on April 11 about 18:25 UTC.\n* Paused April 12 from 12:15 until 14:15 UTC to allow for a school\n contact with Romania.\n* Paused April 13 from 12:45 until 14:30 UTC to allow for a school\n contact with Argentina.\n* Deactivation on April 14 at 11:35 UTC.\n\nThis opportunity should cover most of the world during the operational\nperiod.The image transmissions should be on 145.800 MHz and the mode\nis planned to be PD180.\n\nIn addition, MAI-75 will be conducting two sessions afterwards. The\nfirst one is April 14 from 14:45 until 18:00 UTC. The second session\nis on April 15 from 14:10 until 19:00 UTC. These times do not cross N.\nAmerica but will provide opportunities for Europe, Southeast Asia,\nAustralia and S. America.\n\nAs always, all operations aboard the ISS are subject to change and\neveryone interested in this activity should be vigilant and patient.\"\n\nJohn KG4AKV has an \"ISS SSTV Reception Hints\" webpage which may help:\nhttps://spacecomms.wordpress.com/iss-sstv-reception-hints/\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nAMSAT KEPs Redistribution Approved for 2016-2017\n\nAMSAT's request to re-distribute US Air Force Space Command Keplerian \nelements\nfrom SpaceTrack has been approved for the period April 1, 2016 to April \n1, 2017.\nOur USSTRATCOM ODR (Orbital Data Request) to distribute the KEPs was \napproved on\nMarch 17, 2016.\n\nThanks to AFSPC, Perry Klein, W3PK and Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P for their help\nin this process.\n\nWe are \"good to go\" for another year.\n\n[ANSS thanks Ray, WA5QGD, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nIN81 and IN82 Grid Activation via FM Sats 22 and 24 April\n\nFelix, EA4GQS reports that he plans to activate grids IN81 and IN82 as\nEA4GQS/P via the FM satellites. He will be be traveling to these grids\nduring April 22-24. He said he will post his available passes on the\nSatellite and Space Communications forum at QRZ.com. He will confirm via\nLoTW.\n\n[ANS thanks Felix, EA4GQS for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nUpcoming Satellite DX\n\n4A. MEXICO (Bird Op, Special Event). Operators Ismael/XE1AY and David/XE3DX\nwill be active using the special event callsign 4A1DX between now and June\n14th. Activity is to celebrate 11th anniversary of the Grupo DXXE, Mexico's\ntop contest and DX radio club. Operations will be on the satellite, FM only\n(**SO-50, AO-85 y Lilacsat-2). The QSL Manager is Dick, N7RO, direct or by\nthe Bureau (Make sure your Bureau QSL card is clearly marked via N7RO).\nDon't send your QSL cards to the Mexican Bureau; they will not be answered\nbecause they have no QSLs. They will be uploading the log to LoTW and\nClubLog at the end of their operation (June 2016). QSOs with this station\nare also good for the DXXE Award. ADDED NOTE: The special event callsign\n4A1DX is also active on all HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31, JT65 and\nEME. QSL Manager is also N7RO. See QRZ.com under 4A1DX for more details\n\nVP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. John, NW4JG, informs OPDX that he is a\nresident of the Turks and Caicos Island of Providenciales (NA-002) and\nhas just received the callsign VP5VJG (about a week ago). He mentions,\n\"It is very difficult to get a VP5 callsign. About 5 years working with\na tourist temporary permit on island.\" His also states [edited], \"I\noperate with an Icom 7200 with PW-1 amp. Antennas are Force 12 (40-10m),\nM2 (6 meters), and a Alpha Delta dipole (160-10 meters). We live on a\nhill and the antennas are about 150' above the Southern Atlantic Ocean.\nI also work all Digital modes. Have finally received on the island all\nthe gear for satellite and EME with Yaesu FT736R, 5500 antenna control...\netc.\" IMPORTANT QSL INFO: John, informs OPDX to QSL via John, Graves,\n3075 Ohio Street, Miami, FL 33133, when on island. There is no mail from\nthe island. Also, during the summer he will be in a condo in Montreal:\nQSL via John Graves, 1605 Rue Docteur-Penfield #601, Montreal,QC, Canada\nH3H 1B2.\n\n[ANS thanks Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1258 for the above information]\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS Contacts and Events\n\nQuick list of scheduled contacts and events:\n\nKiilinik High School, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada, telebridge via VK4KHZ\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS\nThe scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ\nContact was successful: Wed 2016-04-06 18:02:20 UTC 55 deg\n\nH.A.L. School, Lucknow, India, telebridge via W6SRJ\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS\nThe scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ\nTBD UTC (***)\n\nValahia University of Targoviste, Targoviste, Romania, direct via\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS\nThe scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ\nContact is a go for: Tue 2016-04-12 13:48:06 UTC 79 deg\n\nColegio Santa Rosa, Yerba Buena, Argentina, direct via LU1KCQ\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS\nThe scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ\nContact is a go for: Wed 2016-04-13 14:02:54 UTC 34 deg\n\nUSA Science and Engineering Festival, Washington, D.C., telebridge via\nIK1SLD\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS\nThe scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI\nContact is a go for: Sat 2016-04-16 18:19:28 UTC 78 deg\n\n*******************************************************\n\nThe next window to submit a proposal for an upcoming contact is now open.\nThe window is open from 2016-02-15 to 2016-04-15 and would be for contacts\nbetween 2017-01-01 and 2017-06-30.\n\nCheck out the ARISS website http://www.ariss.org/ or the ARRL website\nhttp://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact for full details.\n\n[ANS thanks Charlie, AJ9N, for the above information]\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nGeostationary / Geosynchronous Amateur Satellite Transponders\n\nEngineerIT magazine reports on the quest by radio amateurs to get \ntransponders\non geostationary satellites.\n\nThe article quotes President of AMSAT DL, Peter Gülzow DB2OS, and \ndescribes the\ntransponders planned for the geostationary Es’Hail-2 satellite, expected \nto be\noperational in 2017 at 26 degrees East.\n\nAlso mentioned is a project to build a transponder for a US satellite which\ncould be in a geosynchronous orbit around 74 degrees West.\n\nRead the EngineerIT article at\nhttp://www.ee.co.za/article/radio-amateurs-quest-geostationary-satellites.html\n\nEs’Hail-2 http://amsat-uk.org/satellites/geosynchronous/eshail-2/\n\nAMSAT Phase 4 Update for Palomar Amateur Radio Club November 4, 2015\nhttp://www.ntms.org/files/Feb2016/PARC_4on4.pdf\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites\n\nThe AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites has become internationally\nrecognized as the premier conference on small satellites. The annual\ngathering provides a forum for the best minds in the small satellite\ncommunity to review recent successes, explore new directions, and introduce\nemerging technologies in small spacecraft development. In addition to\ncreating an excellent environment for networking and talking with experts in\nmilitary, science, and academic fields, the Conference offers a program of\ninternational relevance, focusing on the key challenges and opportunities\nfacing the small satellite community today.\n\nProceedings from 1987 to 2015 are available online and can be accessed at:\nhttp://digitalcommons.usu.edu/smallsat/\n\n[ANS thanks AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites amd Utah State\nUniversity for the above information]\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,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\nIn memory of my Mom. Her tireless efforts to help my independent study\nof math and electronics in high school set me on the path to broadcast\nengineering, Amateur Satellites, and eventually working as the Eastern \nRange's\nSuperintendent of Range Operations. Thank's Mom.\n\nLee McLamb, KU4OS\nku4os at amsat dot org\n\n", "attachments": [] }