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    "subject": "[ANS] ANS-066 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins",
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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-066\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 interest\nin designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and\ndigital 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: [email protected]\n\nYou can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins\nvia the ANS List; to join this list see:\nhttps://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* AMSAT Ambassadors to Speak at QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo\n* Revised QO-100 WB Transponder Bandplan and Operating Guidelines\n* Rubins and Noguchi assemble solar array fixtures outside ISS.\n* VUCC Awards-Endorsements for March 1 2021\n* India, Brazil Launch Amazônia-1 On PSLV Rocket\n* IARU Region 1 Participates in ITU WRC-23, Prep for 23cm Allocations\n* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for February 4, 2021\n* ARISS News\n* Upcoming Satellite Operations\n* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nANS-066 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 066.01\nTo: All RADIO AMATEURS\nFrom: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation\n712 H Street NE  Suite 1653\nWashington, DC 20002\n\nDATE 2021 March 07\n\nAMSAT Ambassadors to Speak at QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo\n\nSeveral AMSAT Ambassadors are scheduled to speak at the QSO Today Virtual\nHam Expo on Saturday, March 13, 2021.  The QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo to be\nheld on March 12-14, 2021 features many speakers over a wide range of\ntechnical and operating topics.  Among the speakers will be two AMSAT\nAmbassadors presenting in the Space Auditorium on Saturday March 13, 2021:\n\n“Working the Easy FM Amateur Satellites”\nClint Bradford, K6LCS\n1200-1300 EST\n\nFrom getting licensed to finding local clubs to working the “easy” FM\namateur satellites – with minimal investment! We’ll cover all the basics for\nyou – with plenty of ways to submit any questions you may have afterwards.\nLet's get you “working the birds” ASAP!\n\nClint Bradford has been a ham since 1994, and is also involved in the\ncommercial side of the communications industry. His “How to Work the Amateur\nSatellites With Your HT” presentation has informed and delighted more than\n100 audiences over the past few years -  clubs, conventions, and hamfests\nnot only in Southern California, but also clubs across North America and\nCanada. He is an ARRL educator, AMSAT Ambassador, and member of several\nAMSAT chapters across the planet.\n\n“Getting on the air with Amateur Radio Satellites”\nTom Schuessler, N5HYP\n1700-1800 EST\n\nTom will provide an introduction to what you need to know to become active\non FM satellites and beyond.\n\nTom was licensed in 1985. Although he was aware of Amateur Radio space\ncommunications, he thought it was just too far beyond the means of the\naverage ham. In 2009, he caught the bug from the late Keith Pugh, W5IU. The\nrealization that he already had a radio that would work with the then\nexisting FM satellites was all he needed. He now not only actively enjoys\ncommunicating through the current fleet of Amateur Radio satellites, but\nloves to communicate his passion and experience to those who have never yet\nexperienced the thrill. Professionally, Tom Has worked in the broadcast\ntelevision and video fields as a production and systems engineer.\n\nAlso scheduled to present are AMSAT's Human Space partners at ARISS:\n\n“How to Enjoy Amateur Radio Contacts with the International Space Station”\nFrank Bauer, KA3HDO & Rosalie White, K1STO\n1600-1700 EST\n\nYou can enjoy ham radio contacts through the ARISS radios on the\nInternational Space Station. We’ll explain how you can have fun trying ARISS\npacket, SSTV and repeater mode. Intermediate level & even beginners learn\nhow to try off-the-planet hamming.\n\nFrank H. Bauer’s aerospace career spans over 40 years within NASA and\nprivate industry. Mr. Bauer’s primary research interests include space borne\napplications of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and space vehicle\nformation flying. He was the principal investigator of 4 spaceflight GPS and\nformation flying experiments including the AMSAT-OSCAR-40 GPS experiment,\ninvestigating the use of GPS above the constellation. His hobbies include\nastronomy, amateur radio, and flying. He’s the founder of ARISS-USA, which\nenables amateur radio on the ISS.\n\nRosalie White is an ARISS-US Delegate to the International Space Station\n(supported by NASA). Her specialties are STEM, Aerospace, NASA, Amateur\nRadio, and Aviation.\n\nComplete information is available at https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com.\n\n[ANS thanks QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo for the above information.\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n                   Join the 2021 President's Club!\n          Score your 2\" 4-Color Accent Commemorative Coin.\n                 This gold finished coin comes with\nFull Color Certificate and Embroidered \"Remove Before Flight\" Key Tag\n                           Donate today at\n           https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/\n                       You won't want to miss it!\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nQO-100 WB Transponder Bandplan and Operating Guidelines\n\nVersion 3 February 2021 – The following updated DATV (DVB-S2) bandplan and\nguidelines are designed to enable the most efficient use of the QO-100\nwideband transponder (WB) for all amateur radio satellite users.  Please\nmake sure that you understand the guidelines and follow them accordingly.\nThe use of DVB-S2 as the most efficient transmission mode is advised.\nAdditional information and graphics may be found at: https://bit.ly/2NXQYqm\n\n[ANS thanks Peter Gülzow, DB2OS of AMSAT-DL for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nRubins and Noguchi assemble solar array support fixtures outside ISS. \n\nNASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Soichi Noguchi, a Japanese astronaut who last\nwalked in space more than 15 years ago, ventured outside the International\nSpace Station Friday and completed assembly of two solar array support\nfixtures, part of a $100 million power system upgrade.\n\nAfter handling multiple struts and bolts, Rubins reported a small pin-prick\n“hole” in one of her gloves and while there was no leakage and no emergency,\nshe expressed concern about moving too far from Noguchi for additional work.\n\n“There’s a hole in my right index finger through the RTV (insulation),” she\ntold astronaut Frank Rubio in mission control. “It’s unchanged in\nappearance. And we have a middle finger peeling, my right middle finger, and\n… gaps in the RTV on my left middle finger.”\n\nWith installation of the solar array support fixtures complete, Rubio asked\nhow she felt about leaving Noguchi, moving back to the space station airlock\nto drop off tools and then heading out to the European Columbus laboratory\nmodule to complete electrical connections for a recently installed\nexperiment platform.\n\n“This is kind of a pinprick hole versus RTV peeling,” Rubins replied. “So\nI’m mildly concerned about going real far from Soichi.”\n\nRubins’ suit maintained the proper pressure throughout, but given time lost\nearlier assembling the solar array supports, flight controllers opted to\ncall it a day without pressing ahead with work to finish wiring up the\nexperiment platform. Additional Information at:https://bit.ly/3bmvUmf\n\n[ANS thanks William Harwood of SpaceflightNow.com for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nVUCC Awards-Endorsements for March 1 2021\n\nHere are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL\nfor the period February 1, 2021 through March 1, 2021. Congratulations to\nall those who made the list this month! \n\nCALL        Feb    Mar\n\nXE2AT       899    946\nW5RKN       739    740\nN3GS        679    687\nNS3L        625    650\nN1AIA       494    604\nPS8ET       450    550\nN5BO        500    525\nAF5CC       461    477\nN4DCW       450    476\nAK7DD       390    400\nVE1VOX      170    400\nW8LR        328    353\nKE0WPA      229    345\nN6RFM       276    302\nVE4MM       263    279\nK8BL        274    278\nAB1OC       264    267\nDF2ET       129    250\nF6GLJ       103    220\nN8URE (FM19)186    214\nF4BKV       100    200\nWD9EWK(DM23)152    166\nKN2K        New    155\nN8URE (EL95)113    134\nDL6KBG      111    125\nM0SKN       New    108\nKC5TT       New    100\nN2CJ        New    100\n\nIf you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list\nat<mycall>@<mycall>.com and I'll revise the announcement. \nThis list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for the two\nmonths. It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if\nyour call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids\nthat are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work! Ron W5RKN\n\n[ANS thanks Ron Parsons, W5RKN 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\nIndia, Brazil Launch Amazônia-1 On PSLV Rocket\n\nThe Indian Space Research Organization has launched their first mission of\n2021 with a flight of their Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) to deliver\nBrazil’s Amazônia-1 satellite, along with 18 co-passengers, into\nSun-synchronous orbit.\n\nLiftoff from First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at\nSriharikota, India, occurred Sunday, 28 February at 10:24 IST at the launch\nsite — which is 04:54 UTC, or Saturday, 27 February at 23:54 EST.\n\nAmazônia-1 is the first Earth observation satellite designed, built, tested,\nand operated completely by Brazil and is the first of three such satellites\nplanned by the National Institute of Space Research (INPE), a Brazil’s space\nresearch and exploration company. \n\nThe 18 co-passengers, included 12 SpaceBEEs, SAI-1 Nanoconnect-2, Sindhu\nNetra, UNITYsat, and SDSat. \n\nThe SpaceBEEs satellites, developed by Swarm Technologies Inc., will be used\nfor two-way satellite communication and data relay while the SAI-1\nNanoconnect-2 satellite, developed and funded by the Space Instrumentation\nLaboratory of the National University of Mexico, will examine the use of the\nGlobalStar satellite phone network as a secondary communication channel for\nnano-satellites. \n\nSindhu Netra is an Indian-developed AIS-based (automatic identification\nsystem) marine traffic monitoring satellite built by students at the\nPeople’s Education Society University’s Crucible for Research and Innovation\nwing.  Funding was provided by the Defense Research and Development\nOrganization of India.\n\nJoining its other co-passengers is the UNITYSat mission — which itself\ncontains the JITsat, GHRCESat, and SriShakthiSat satellites.  The trio of\nsatellites will form an amateur radio and IoT (Internet of Things) service\nsatellite. The mission was developed by the Jeppiaar Institute of\nTechnology, G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering, and the Sri Shakthi\nInstitute of Engineering and Technology. [No amateur frequency coordination\nrecords appear in the IARU satellite database for these satellites -- Ed.]\n\nSDSat (Satish Dhawan Satellite), named after the Chairman and founding\nfather of the Indian Space Program, was developed by SpaceKidz India to\nmeasure magnetic fields and space radiation.  The satellite also carries\n25,000 names designed to create awareness and educate the general public\nabout space sciences.\n\nThis was the 53rd mission for the PSLV rocket and marks the first dedicated\nPSLV commercial mission for New Space India Limited, an Indian government\ncompany under the Department of Space and the commercial arm of the Indian\nSpace Research Organization.\n\n[ANS thanks Spaceflight.com for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nIARU Region 1 Participates in ITU WRC-23 Preparation for 23cm Allocations\n\nThe Chair of IARU Region 1 Spectrum Affairs, Barry Lewis, G4SJH reports a\nmeeting of the ITU-R Working Party 4C (WP4C) was held between February\n15 and 19 which discussed the amateur radio allocation at 1240 – 1300 MHz.\n\nDuring the week 15 to 19 February, the preparatory work for WRC-23 agenda\nitem 9.1b continued in ITU-R Working Party 4C (WP4C). The WRC agenda item\nhas initiated technical studies on coexistence between the radio navigation\nsatellite service (RNSS) and the amateur services in the 23 cm band. As\nusual, the IARU participated in the meeting and delivered key information on\namateur activities in this important microwave band. This information is\nvital to ensure the amateur services are realistically represented in the\nstudies as they move forward.\n\nTo assist with this the IARU Region 1 is developing supporting material that\nMember Societies can refer to when addressing the topic with their National\nRegulator. The work on this topic will continue throughout the year and\nbeyond, both in ITU-R and in the regional telecommunications organisations,\nand the IARU is committed to ensure every organisation understands the\namateur position on this important microwave band.\n\n[ANS thanks JoAnne Maenpaa and the South African Radio League SARL News 28\nFebruary 2021 for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nJAMSAT Symposium 2021 Information Posted: March 2, 2021\n\nFrom Google Translate: JAMSAT will hold the annual meeting and JAMSAT\nSymposium 2021 as follows. This year, due to the influence of the new\ncorona, it will be held online. The annual general meeting is for members\nonly, and the symposium and the social gathering after the symposium are\nopen to anyone who is interested in satellite communications. We posted the\n\"Symposium 2021 Holding Information\" earlier, but we will post it again,\nincluding the social gathering.\n\nDate and time: \nSaturday, March 20th, General Assembly (members only)\nSaturday, March 20th, 9: 00-9: 45 (Reception: Posted in newsletter) \nSymposium: Saturday, March 20th, 10:00 ~ 17: 45\nSocial gathering: Saturday, March 20th, 18: 00 ~ \nVenue: ZOOM, ZOOM, free of charge, symposium\n\nMore information in Japanese available at: https://bit.ly/3uUlXEf\n\n[ANS thanks Nao Goto of JAMSAT for the above information]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nAMSAT's GOLF Program is about getting back to higher orbits, and it all\nbegins with GOLF-TEE – a technology demonstrator for deployable solar\npanels, propulsion, and attitude control. Come along for the ride. The\njourney will be worth it!\n\n                  https://tinyurl.com/ANS-GOLF\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nChanges to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for March 4, 2021\n\nThe following satellite has decayed from orbit and has been removed from\nthis week's AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution:\nTW-1C - NORAD Cat ID 40926 (Decayed 2-27-2021 per Space-Track).\n\n[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above\ninformation] \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--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nARISS NEWS: Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-03-01 22:00 UTC\n\nSterling MS, Ashburn, VA, multi-point telebridge via ON4ISS\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The downlink frequency\nis presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The latest information on the\noperation mode can be found at\nhttps://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html. The scheduled\nastronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB.\nContact is go for: Tue 2021-02-09 14:44:48 UTC 66 deg\nWatch for live stream at https://youtu.be/qVhBweqjCo4\n\nRed Hill Lutheran, Tustin, CA, telebridge via NA7V\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS\nThe downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The latest\ninformation on the operation mode can be found at\nhttps://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html.\nThe scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG. Contact is go for: Wed\n2021-02-10 18:26:15 UTC 65 deg.\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\n[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors\nfor the above information]\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\n   Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nUpcoming Satellite Operations\n\nQuick Hits:\n\nSpring Training Rove! KX9X will be heading down to Ft Myers, FL the week of\nMarch 7 for some sun and baseball. Will activate EL86 & 96 holiday style for\nsure, possibly a couple other grids as well. Linear/FM. Details soon. \n\n@K8BL will be in EM54 3/4 – 3/7.\n\n@AK7DD and Ledger:  We will be headed to DN41 on the 14th of March. My plan\nis to hit DN30 on the way up. Our plans are to be in the area there until\naround the 24th of March, and we will hit a few of our normal activation\ngrids on the way home, DN30, DM39 & DM49, etc. Anyhow, once we have landed\nin DN41, we will be doing a handful of roves in Utah and Idaho as time\nallows.\n\nMajor Roves:\n\nW7LT: DN04/05/14/15/24/25/27/28/34/35/37/38/47/48 schedule … subject to\nchange due to weather and other unforeseen circumstances. Will try to stick\nto it as best I can. Click here for details: https://bit.ly/3q783ew\n\nCM93 Possibility:  N6DNM Very long shot, but might want to put it on your\ncalendar for May 15th, if you can figure out where it is and for #SOTA\nfolks, that would be W6/SC-336, Santa Rosa Island, activated only once\nbefore.\n\nPlease submit any additions or corrections to Ke0pbr (at) gmail.com\nUpdated 03/3/2021\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, and JoAnne\nMaenpaa, K9JKM for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nHamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events\n\nWant to see AMSAT in action or learn more about amateur radio in space?\nAMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through\namateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests,\nconventions, maker faires, and other events.\n\nAMSAT Ambassador and registered ARRL instructor Clint Bradford K6LCS AMSAT\nAmbassador and ARRL registered instructor Clint Bradford, K6LCS, is\ncertainly keeping busy!\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 includes are overviews of the ARRL, AMSAT, and ARISS … and\npre-presentation questions are solicited and welcome.\nCliff reports these upcoming satellite presentation dates:\n03/10 – Trenton, New Jersey\n03/11 – Clearwater, Florida\n03/13 – QSO TODAY 2021 Virtual Convention. See: https://bit.ly/2OkDRiV \n03/16 – Palm Springs, CA\n03/20 – Bonham, Texas\n04/01 – Orem, Utah\n06/15 – East Massachusetts \nSend Clint an email message, and book a date! Contact: \nClint Bradford K6LCS\nk6lcs at ham-sat dot info\n909-999-SATS (7287)\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, for the above\ninformation]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+Getting It Right: JAGSAT CubeSat Sponsor\n\nLast week's ANS-059 AMSAT Weekly Bulletin incorrectly reported that the 2U\nCubesat JAGSAT was a project of the University of Alabama.  Everyone who\nknows the difference between Southern grits and Minnesota lutefisk can tell\nyou that the University of Alabama's mascot is an elephant named \"Big Al.\"\nJAGSAT is a project of the University of Southern Alabama whose mascot is,\nof course, a Jaguar named Southpaw.  ANS-059 Rotating Editor Frank\nKarnauskas, N1UW apologizes for the error. \n\n[ ANS thanks John Klingelhoeffer, WB4LNM for catching this error.]\n\n+ Humor and News... \n\n+ Rocket Labs CEO eats his hat because he once said he would not fly a\nreusable rocket. Then came Neutron... Watch on YouTube:\nhttps://bit.ly/3c2ErtA\n\n[ANS thanks Orbital Index and Rocket Lab for the above information]\n\n+ SpaceX ends 3rd Starship landing attempt in flaming success before\nexploding minutes later\n\nThird time's a charm? Not so for SpaceX, whose unmanned rocket exploded on\nthe ground Wednesday after carrying out what had seemed to be a successful\nflight and landing -- fresh on the heels of two fiery crashes. It was yet\nanother flub involving a prototype of the Starship rocket, which SpaceX\nhopes one day to send to Mars. \"A beautiful soft landing,\" a SpaceX\ncommentator said on a live broadcast of the test flight, although flames\nwere coming out at the bottom and crews were trying to put them out. The\nrocket exploded a few minutes later, lurching into the air and crashing back\nto the ground.\nMore information may be found at: https://bit.ly/3v0x4vJ\n\n[ANS thanks to the SpaceDaily.com staff writers for the above information]\n\n+SpaceX sticks 75th Falcon rocket landing after launching 60 more Starlink\nsatellites\nMarch 4, 2021\n\nLaunching through a blanket of low-hanging clouds and light mist, a SpaceX\nFalcon 9 rocket thundered into the sky over Florida’s Space Coast early\nThursday and delivered 60 more Starlink internet satellites to orbit. The\nrocket’s first stage touched down on SpaceX’s floating landing platform in\nthe Atlantic Ocean to complete its eighth trip to space and back. Additional\ninformation at: https://bit.ly/3uTFSmX\n\n[ANS thanks to Stephen Clark of SpaceFlightNow.com for the above\ninformation]\n\nAMSAT Thanks AmazonSmile Shoppers\n\nAmazonSmile shoppers who designated Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation as\ntheir charity have made a difference during the past holiday shopping\nseason.  AmazonSmile reports that it has deposited a total of $498.31 to the\nAMSAT coffers for purchases made between October 1 and December 31, 2020. \n\nYou can join the crowd and help AMSAT earn even more.  Go to\nhttps://smile.amazon.com to create your account and designate \"Radio Amateur\nSatellite Corporation\" as your charity.  Just remember, when you go shopping\nstart with AmazonSmile so your purchases are credited to AMSAT.  Thank you,\nshoppers!\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]\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 donors to\nAMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits.\nApplication forms are available from the AMSAT Store.\n\nPrimary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at\none-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled\nin at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a\nmaximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact info [at]\namsat.org for additional student membership information.\n\n73 and Remember to help keep amateur radio in space,\nThis week's ANS Editor, Jack Spitznagel, KD4IZ\nkd4iz at frawg dot org\n\n\n\n",
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