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    "sender_name": "Lee McLamb",
    "subject": "[ans]  ANS-332  AMSAT Weekly Bulletins",
    "date": "2010-11-27T22:12:04Z",
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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-332\n\nANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The\nRadio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a\nworldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in\ndesigning, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital\nAmateur Radio satellites.\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to:\n\[email protected]\n\nIn this edition:\n* FASTRAC Tracking Assistance Requested\n* Antarctic Satellite Operation Planned From M/V Kapitan Khlebnikov\n* AMSAT at the Tampa, FL Hamfest\n* AMSAT at the 2010 Superstition Hamfest, Mesa, AZ\n* Bill Ress, N6GHZ, appointed AMSAT Director of Launch Opportunities\n* ESA to Sponsor Student Participation in IAA Conference in Rome\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n* ARISS Status - 22 November 2010\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-332.01\nFASTRAC Tracking Assistance Requested\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 332.01\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nNovember 28, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-332.01\n\nSebastian Munoz, KE5FKV, FASTRAC Student Program Manager, reports that last\nFriday 19 November 2010 the FASTRAC satellites (Emma and Sara Lily) were\nlaunched from Kodiak, AK.  At this point the FASTRAC Team has been able to\ndetermine that both of them are beaconing and that they are talking to each\nother from their own station and with the help of HAMs all over the world.\nThey have been able to decode both Sara Lily and Emma's beacons and some of\ntheir crosslink data exchanges.  From these they have been able to determine\nthat their primary sensor, a GPS receiver is working properly.  At this\npoint Emma's beacon has reverted to its default configuration where the\nsatellite beacons at 9k6 every two minutes while Sara Lily is continuing to\nbeacon at 1k2 baud every three minutes.  Also at this point Sara Lily's\nsignal appears to be weaker than Emma so they are asking the HAM community\nto help track both of them.\n\nTo do so it is recommended that you first try to hear FASTRAC-2's (Emma's)\nbeacon which is on 145.825 MHz and then switch to see if you can listen for\nFASTRAC-1's (Sara Lily's) beacon which is on 437.345.  You might also be\nable to hear the girls talking to each other at 9600 baud.  The type of\nbeacons that you should get if you are able to decode them, should look\nsomething like this:\n\nFAST1>BEACON/1: <UI>:\nF11001611484723.998635824658.10 +3888795.01  -567497.09 -1500.24821\n+1194.21584 -7135.59277+0330282372 056 033 032 032 048\n\nFAST2>BEACON/2: <UI>:\nFAST2 Safe Mode\n\nStations not set up to receive packets, can send an audio file for attempted\ndecoding.\n\nCurrent TLE's as of 25 November:\n\nFASTRAC\n1 90025U 0        10327.90121560 -.00000191 +00000-0 -19331-4 0 00099\n2 90025 071.9702 131.7903 0018126 299.0783 060.8722 14.76368636000560\n\nA single TLE can be used to track both satellites as Emma and Sara Lily are\ncurrently stacked together.\n\nThe FASTRAC website will be updated with the most current TLEs\nhttp://fastrac.ae.utexas.edu/for_radio_operators/users/phpBB3/predictedorbit.php\n\nIf you track the satellites, please let the FASTRAC team know through their\nwebsite\nhttp://fastrac.ae.utexas.edu/for_radio_operators/users/phpBB3/index.php\nor at [email protected].\n\nIf your station has powerful transmitting capabilities on both 145.825 MHz and\n437.345 MHz and you are able to track the satellites, please let the team know\nas you might be able to help them establish a command link which they are still\nin the process of doing.\n\n[ANS thanks Sebastian, KE5FKV, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-332.02\nAntarctic Satellite Operation Planned From M/V Kapitan Khlebnikov\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 332.02\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nNovember 28, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-332.02\n\nHerb, AA2PI plans amateur satellite operation during his voyage\naboard the polar-class Russian ice breaker Kapitan Khlebnikov as\nit sails a route circumnavigating Antarctica from the Falkland\nIslands to Hobart, TZ.\n\nThe itinerary is:\nDepart Falkland Islands on December 4, 2010\nArrive Hobart, TZ on Jan 3, 2011\n\n[ANS thanks Herb, AA2PI and Bill K7MT for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-332.03\nAMSAT at the Tampa, FL Hamfest\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 332.03\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nNovember 28, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-332.03\n\nAMSAT will have a booth at the Tampabay Hamfest coming up on 4 December in\nPalmetto, Florida. AMSAT will also be doing 90 minutes of presentations on\nsatellites and ARISS during a forum on Saturday. Please come by to pick up the\nlatest AMSAT gear, learn about ARISSat-1, FOX, and other projects, make a\ndonation, or join or renew your AMSAT membership.\n\nAndrew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, AMSAT's VP of \nOperations reports that he will also be\ntrying something new. For each donation of $25 or more, or each membership or\nrenewal, Drew will personally provide the parts and help assembling an antenna\nfor operating the satellites. We will be building a version of the CJU antenna\nin the booth, which is a small but very effective antenna to use with an HT to\ncopy the Mode J satellites.\nUsing the CJU and an HT, and the 2m radio in your \ncar, the Mode J satellites are\neasy to use. Drew requests that people interested in building the antenna\ncontact him ahead of time for details or to RSVP for this offer.\n\n[ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-332.04\nAMSAT at the 2010 Superstition Hamfest, Mesa, AZ\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 332.04\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nNovember 28, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-332.04\n\nThe Superstition Amateur Radio Club will host its annual hamfest on the morning\nof Saturday, 4 December 2010.  The hamfest is located in the southwest parking\nlot of Mesa Community College, along the east side of Dobson Road between\nSouthern Avenue and the US-60 freeway in Mesa, Arizona.  Additional information\nabout the hamfest, including talk-in frequencies, is available at:\nhttp://wb7tjd.org/hamfest\n\nAMSAT will have a table at this hamfest, and Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK, will be\non the air for demonstrations using various satellites.  The hamfest is in grid\nDM43bj.\n\n\n[ANS thanks Patrick, WD9EWK, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-332.05\nBill Ress, N6GHZ, appointed AMSAT Director of Launch Opportunities\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 332.05\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nNovember 28, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-332.05\n\nAMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW has appointed Bill Ress, N6GHZ of Camino,\nCA as AMSAT's Director of Launch Opportunities, a \nnew position.  The appointment\nwas announced at the AMSAT BOD meeting and AMSAT Annual Meeting that was held\nlast month in Elk Grove Village, IL.   In his capacity as Director of Launch\nOpportunities, Bill will serve as the central point for managing:\n\n-Fox Launch Opportunities\n-Ride Share Opportunities\n-AMSAT Presence at small satellite conferences\n\nSupporting Bill's efforts will be a volunteer task force to help coordinate and\ncompile launch information.  Working with the VP-Engineering and AMSAT\nPresident, the Director will make recommendations to the AMSAT BOD to develop\nlaunch objectives and serve as the central point for securing feasible launches\nfor AMSAT spacecraft.\n\nAMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW noted Bill's qualifications for this\nposition.  \"As a former BOD member who chaired the Engineering Task Force that\ndeveloped the recommendation to the AMSAT Board of Directors to build a cubesat\n('Project Fox'), Bill understands AMSAT's strategic vision, our current\ncapabilities and the current state of flight options. His professional contacts\nand location on the West Coast places him in an excellent position to identify\nand nurture potential launches, a significant \ntask that requires an appreciation\nof both AMSAT and the state of the launch industry.\"\n\nBill and his team will be working to establish dialog with both satellite\ncustomers who may have ride share potential a well as satellite builders to\nevaluate potential ride share potential.  The team will also evaluate and\ndetermine how best for AMSAT to respond to NASA \nLaunch Initiatives, other launch\nprovider announcements, and potential university relationships for securing\nlaunches as these opportunities arise.\n\nIndividuals who become aware of potential launch \nopportunities which might be of\ninterest to AMSAT are encouraged to contact Bill (n6ghz at amsat.org).\n\n[ANS thanks Barry, WD4ASW, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-332.06\nESA to Sponsor Student Participation in IAA Conference in Rome\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 332.06\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nNovember 28, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-332.06\n\nThe 1st International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Conference on\nUniversity Satellites Missions and Cubesat Conference which will\nbe held in Rome, Italy on January 24-29, 2011. Submissions are due\nby December 18, 2010. Early registration begins on January 10, 2011.\n\nThe Gruppo di Astrodinamica Università degli Studi Sapienza is\npleased to announce that ESA has kindly offered ten scholarships for\nstudents who will present a paper at the 1st IAA Conference on Uni-\nversity Satellites Missions and Cubesat Conference next January. You\ncan find the information at the following link:\nhttp://tinyurl.com/25wouy5\n\nArrangements have been made for student housing at the Conference:\nhttp://tinyurl.com/26jybsx\n\nThe Gruppo di Astrodinamica and the IAA hopes that this will encourage\nstudents to participate in the Conference.\n\n[ANS thanks the Gruppo di Astrodinamica Università degli Studi Sapienza\n  the IAA for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-332.07\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 332.07\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nNovember 28, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-332.07\n\n+ Art, W4ART has published a link to the photos he took at the\n   2010 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting:\n   http://www.afeller.us/Studio_dArt/Personal_Galleries/Pages/AMSAT_2010.html\n   Additional photos and captions will be published in the AMSAT\n   Journal.\n\n+ Project Engineer for ARISS, Kenneth, N5VHO wrote, \"For all you\n   that wonder what it is like for the astronauts to work ground\n   stations during a general pass. Col. Wheelock gives you a personal\n   video tour of the ISS ham radio station while he answers calls\n   from operators on the ground.\" Watch at:\n   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h73EYcyszf8\n\n+ Membership of the FUNcube satellite and Software Defined Radio\n   (SDR) Dongle Yahoo Group has now reached the 100 mark. You can\n   join the FUNcube Yahoo Group at:\n   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FUNcube/\n\n+ A photo gallery of the Minotaur launch from Alaska that launched\n   a payload of seven satellites can be viewed at:\n   http://spaceflightnow.com/minotaur/stps26/101120gallery/\n\n+ Captain Yuri Bodrov, Master of the M/V \"MOTTLER\", says he will be\n   operating as UT1FG/MM on AO-7, AO-27, AO-51, HO-68, SO-50, SO-67,\n   amd VO-52 from the wet squares in the ocean on his next voyage\n   around South America from Brasil/Paranagua to Argentina/San-Lorenzo,\n   through the Strait of Magellan, Chile/San-Antonio/Punta Potache, and\n   the Panama Cannal.\n\n+ Martin, KC9JGE, has made a YouTube video of one of his contacts with\n   Astronaut Doug Wheelock KF5BOC on the International Space Station.\n   You can watch the video via the SouthGate ARC site at:\n   http://tinyurl.com/25qtdrt\n\n[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-332.08\nARISS Status - 22 November 2010\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 332.08\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nNovember 28, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-332.08\n\n1. Euro Space Center Contact Successful\n\nTwenty-four students from the International School Zurich North, Switzerland,\nattending the Euro Space Center in Transinne, Belgium, spoke with ISS astronaut\nDoug Wheelock, KF5BOC via an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station\n(ARISS) contact on Tuesday, November 16. Telebridge station VK5ZAI in Australia\nhandled the radio link. Wheelock fielded 15 \nquestions about life in space during\nthe session. The contact was an activity \nincorporated into the Euro Space Center\nSpace Camp which hosts students from all over Europe and abroad.\n\n\n2. Grand Junction Students Speak with ISS Astronaut\n\nOn Friday, November 19, students attending Holy Family Catholic School in Grand\nJunction, Colorado participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space\nStation (ARISS) contact with on-orbit astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC. The\nschool involved the entire student body of 400 \nstudents in this project. Several\nof the older students earned their amateur radio licenses prior to the contact\nand younger students participated in essay contests and art activities devoted\nto the contact with the ISS.\n\n\n3. ARISS International Team Meeting Held\n\nThe monthly ARISS International Team teleconference was held on Tuesday,\nNovember 16. Topics discussed included updates on ARISSat-1and the Columbus\nmodule radio equipment.  Minutes have been posted.  See:\nhttps://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2010-11-16.htm\n\n\n4. ARISSat-1 Approved for Shipping\n\nARISSat-1 has been approved by Energia for shipment to Russia. The satellite is\ncurrently scheduled to arrive in Russia the first week of December. After the\nbattery and the Kursk University experiment are \ninstalled, the satellite will be\ntested for flight and a final safety review will be scheduled.\n\n[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nIn addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's\nClub. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project\nFunds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are\navailable from the AMSAT Office.\n\n73,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\nLee McLamb, KU4OS\nku4os at amsat dot org\n\n\n",
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