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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/BMW22AVECUW4JCRPWWKZDA4EWJSTJIB6/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "BMW22AVECUW4JCRPWWKZDA4EWJSTJIB6", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/BMW22AVECUW4JCRPWWKZDA4EWJSTJIB6/", "sender": { "address": "kd4iz (a) frawg.org", "mailman_id": "1fdf0f044fe749019e5f691eda02fd28", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/1fdf0f044fe749019e5f691eda02fd28/emails/" }, "sender_name": "[email protected]", "subject": "[ANS] ANS-262 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins", "date": "2021-09-18T23:45:43Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-262\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: ans-editor [at]\namsat.org\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* Virtual AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting - October 30,\n2021\n* AMSAT Board of Directors 2021 Election Results\n* HS18IARU and HS4ØØOZ active on Es'hail 2 / QO-100 satellite\n* FUNcube-1 (AO73) returns to full sunlight, continuous telemetry mode\n* ARISS News\n* Upcoming Satellite Operations\n* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nANS-262 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 2021 Sep 19\n\n\nVirtual AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting - October 30, 2021\n\nDue to the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, AMSAT has changed\nplans for its 39th Annual Symposium and General Meeting from an in-person\nevent to a virtual event.\n\nThis is a chance for \"Amateur Radio in Space\" enthusiasts from all corners\nof the globe to learn more about AMSAT's Strategic Plan, GOLF program,\nCubeSat Simulator and other exciting developments taking place in the\namateur satellite world.\n\nAMSAT will host its 2021 AMSAT Virtual Space Symposium and Annual General\nMeeting on Zoom for its members on Saturday, October 30th from 9:00am CDT \n5:00pm CDT (UTC-5). The event will be a combination of pre-recorded video\nsegments along with live question and answer sessions.\n\nRegistration for members is required and is available on AMSAT's Member\nPortal, launch.amsat.org. Registration is free and registered attendees\nwill receive a digital copy of the AMSAT Symposium Proceedings, entered into\nthe Symposium prize drawings, and be able to participate in discussions\nduring each question and answer session.\n\nThe 2021 AMSAT Virtual Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will be\navailable to the general public on AMSAT's YouTube channel,\nhttps://youtu.be/RTvcceM7Tz0 at no cost.\n\nFinal papers for the Symposium Proceedings must be submitted by October 18,\n2021 to Dan Schultz, N8FGV, n8fgv at usa dot net. Symposium presentations\nshould be limited to 15 minutes of pre- recorded video. Video presentations\nmust be submitted by October 18, 2021 to Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, n8hm at arrl\ndot net. We ask that presenters be available to take questions via Zoom\nfollowing the airing of their pre-recorded video.\n\nTentative Schedule\n\n9:00am CDT - Opening Remarks\n9:15am CDT 2:00 pm CDT - General Presentations \n2:00pm CDT 3:00 pm CDT - AMSAT Education / CubeSat Simulator \n3:00pm CDT 4:00 pm CDT - AMSAT Engineering \n4:00pm CDT 5:00 pm CDT - 2020 AMSAT Annual General Meeting\n\nQuestions regarding the Symposium can be directed to info at amsat dot org.\n\n[ANS thanks the Symposium organizers for the above information]\n\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\nAMSAT Board of Directors 2021 Election Results\n\nWith the election period now ended for the 2021 AMSAT Board of Directors I\nam pleased to announce that the following members have been duly elected to\nserve a two-year term on the Board:\n\tJoseph Armbruster, KJ4JIO\n\tRobert Bankston, KE4AL\n\tJerry Buxton, N0JY\n\tZach Metzinger, N0ZGO\nThese join the existing Board members who have a year left in their current\nterms.\n\tMark Hammond, N8MH\n\tBruce Paige, KK5DO\n\tPaul Stoetzer, N8HM\n\nCongratulations to the new Board of Directors and sincere thanks to each for\nstepping up to lead the organization into the future of amateur radio in\nspace!\n\n[ANS thanks Jeff Davis KE9V, Secretary, AMSAT 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\nHS18IARU and HS4ØØOZ active on Es'hail 2 / QO-100 satellite.\n\nTwo special callsigns, HS18IARU and HS400OZ, have been issued by Thailand's\nNational Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). \nHS18IARU is promoting the upcoming 18th IARU Region 3 Conference that will\nbe hosted online by RAST in September, is now active on all amateur radio\nbands.The callsign will remain active until September 30, 2021.\nHHS4ØØOZ is the special event callsigns to celebrate the 400th anniversary\nof trade relationship between DENMARK OZ4ØØHS & THAILAND HS4ØØOZ hosted by\nExperimenterende Danske Radioamatører (EDR) and Radio Amateur Society of\nThailand under the Patronage of His Majesty the King (RAST), together with\nThe Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce (DTCC) and Embassy of Denmark. The RAST\nteam will operate HS400OZ and will be active on the Es'hail 2 / QO-100\nsatellite between October 1-31, 2021 on CW and SSB.\n\nThey will use SSB on the narrow band transponder, split operation, listening\n5 to 10 kHz up on the receive downlink:\nUplink 2400.150 MHz, Downlink 10489.655 MHz = 5 to 10 KHz\n\n[ANS thanks Tanan Rangseeprom HS1JAN of RAST 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, now manifested for launch on\nNASA's ELaNa 46 mission. Come along for the ride. The journey will be\nworth it!\n\n https://tinyurl.com/ANS-GOLF\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nFUNcube-1 (AO73) returns to full sunlight and continuous telemetry mode\n\nAfter a few months of normal eclipse periods, FUNcube-1 (AO73) will, next\nweek, re-enter full sunlight from next week for a period of approximately\ntwo months.\n\nAs we have been in continuous transponder mode for some time now, we have\ndecided that, during this sunlight period, FUNcube-1 should operate in\ncontinuous high power telemetry mode. The change will be made within the\nnext few days.\n\nFUNcube-1 has now been in orbit for almost eight years and the telemetry\nindicates that all systems, including the battery and solar panels appear to\noperating as well now as they did immediately after launch!\n\n[ANS thanks Trevor Essex, M5AKA AMSAT-UK 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\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\nUpcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-09-15 15:30 UTC\n \nQuick list of scheduled contacts and events:\n \nChildrens National Hospital, Washington, DC, multi-point telebridge via\nIK1SLD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The downlink\nfrequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The latest information\non the operation mode can be found at:\nhttps://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html \nThe scheduled astronaut is Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI. Contact is go for: Tue\n2021-09-21 18:05:35 UTC 67 deg \n\nSPDW Voortrekker Movement, Oranjeville, South Africa, direct via ZS9SPD. The\nISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The downlink frequency is\npresently 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 \nThe scheduled astronaut is Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI. Contact is go for: Fri\n2021-09-24 10:43:19 UTC 44 deg\n\nAmur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD (***). The\nISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS (***). The downlink\nfrequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The latest information\non the operation mode can be found at:\nhttps://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html \nThe scheduled astronaut is Pyotr Dubrov (***). Contact is go for 2021-09-27\n08:55 UTC (***).\n \nNext mode change is expected to take place in late September 2021.\n \nThe latest information on the operation mode can be found at\nhttps://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html\nThe latest list of frequencies in use can be found at\nhttps://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html \n\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\nBob Liddy, K8BL will be going back to FN01, 02 & EN92 soon. Also is looking\nto do FN14 this Fall. Gridders, stay tuned!\n\nPeter Goodhall, 2M0SQL writes in:\n- Wednesday 22nd of September, will be operating as 2M0SQL from IO97 on the\nNorth East Coast of Scotland, expect to be on Linear & FM LEO sats, keep an\neye on @2m0sql for pass information.\n- Saturday 25th to Sunday 26th of September will be operating as GB2KDR at\nthe Keith and Dufftown Heritage Railway at Dufftown Railway Station (IO87)\nas part of Railways on the Air (https://rota.barac.org.uk/) expect to be on\nLEO Linear and FM sats throughout the weekend will try annouce pass info on\nTwitter @2m0sql\n\nMajor Roves:\nWL7T is on the road again!!! Watch Twitter for updates.\nhttps://twitter.com/WL7T_ Remaining on the schedule:\n\n Sept 19 DN00 & DN01\n Sept 20 DN10 & DN11\n Sept 21 DN20 & DN21\n Sept 22 DN02 & DN03\n Sept 23 DN12 & DN13\n\n[ANS thanks Peter Goodhall, 2M0SQL and Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page\nmanager, for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nHamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events\n\nAMSAT will host its 2021 AMSAT Virtual Space Symposium and Annual General\nMeeting on Zoom for its members on Saturday, October 30th from 9:00am CDT \n5:00pm CDT (UTC-5). The event will be a combination of pre-recorded video\nsegments along with live question and answer sessions. Registration for\nmembers is required and is available on AMSATs Member Portal for the 39th\nAMSAT Virtual Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting. Go to:\nhttps://launch.amsat.org/Events. You will need to log in to access the\nregistration page.\n\nRRRA Hamfest & ARRL Dakota Division Convention\nSaturday, September 25, 2021, RRV Fairgrounds Hartl AG Building, 1805 Main\nAve West, West Fargo, ND 58078\nhttps://rrra.org/cal/2021/09/25/rrra-hamfest-arrl-dakota-division-convention\nAMSAT Exhibit at 2021 Radio Expo Sunday, September 26, 2021\nBoone County Fairgrounds Belvidere, Illinois http://www.chicagofmclub.org/\n\n2021 Wyoming ARRL Section Convention, Saturday, October 9, 2021, Event\nCenter at Archer, 3921 Archer Pkwy, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82007\nhttps://wyhamcon.org/site\n\nUpdates may be found at: https://www.amsat.org/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\nAMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford, K6LCS writes: THANK YOU, Conejo Valley\nAmateur Radio Club, for filling the Zoom Room tonight for my \"Working the\nAmateur Radio FM Voice Satellites\" presentation! The region has been hit by\nCOVID, but they currently have EIGHTEEN soon-to-be hams mid-way through one\nof their licensing classes! \nThey have been supporting the ARRL for more than 50 years as a Special\nService Club. AMSAT member Brad, W6VO, reminded me that when I last spoke to\nthem about 9 years ago, I stopped in mid-sentence during the show, looked at\nmy watch, and announced: \"Let's go outside and work a satellite!\" And we did\n- SO-50 went right over the Sheriff's Station! Thanks for the invitation ...\nmaybe in nine years we'll meet again and work a geosynchronous bird over the\nAmericas! http://www.cvarc.org/\n\"Thanks for a wonderful show last night ...\" I have received some nice notes\nsaying that they learned a lot ... \"Thanks as well for all the good words\nabout the club; we were quite flattered.\" 126 total shows presented so far.\nAnd each is customized to the audience - so I can truthfully say I've never\ngiven the same show twice. Clubs continue to want to present this material\nto their members - as I have a more dates scheduled ...\"\n\nAMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford, K6LCS, makes online presentations to\nAmateur Radio clubs and other interested organizations. Contact Clint at\nhttp://www.work-sat.com or by phone at 909-999-SATS (7287) to arrange a\npresentation.\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, and Clint\nBradford, K6CLS for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ Two International Space Station crew members have had their stay onboard\nthe orbiting lab extended to nearly a year. NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei,\nKG5GNP, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov will remain aboard the station\nuntil March 2022. Upon return to Earth, Vande Hei will hold the record for\nlongest single spaceflight for an American. (ANS thanks Mark Johns, KØJM\nAMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor for the above information.)\n\n+ Next SpaceX Commercial Crew to ISS Comprised of Radio Amateurs. Four radio\namateurs will head to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a\ncommercial flight, thanks to Amateur Radio on the International Space\nStation (ARISS). They are Raja Chari, KI5LIU; Tom Marshburn, KE5HOC; Kayla\nBarron, KI5LAL, and Matthias Maurer, KI5KFH. As the most experienced space\ntraveler, Maurer, who is a European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut, could end\nup with a very heavy work schedule. The targeted launch date is no sooner\nthan October 31, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.(ANS thanks ARRL for\nthe above information.)\n\n+ With the successful launch of Inspiration4, four private citizens blasted\noff Wednesday night from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a\nfirst-of-its-kind fully commercial three-day spaceflight aboard a SpaceX\ncrew capsule, riding to an altitude higher than any person has flown in two\ndecades. A Falcon 9 rocket lit up Floridas Space Coast with a roaring\nliftoff from pad 39A at Kennedy at 8:02:56 p.m. EDT Wednesday (0002:56 GMT\nThursday). The launch kicked off SpaceXs fourth-ever crew mission to low\nEarth orbit, but the first without any NASA astronauts on-board.\nTwo-and-a-half minutes after liftoff, the rockets reusable first stage\nbooster shut down and dropped away to descend to landing on a SpaceX\nrecovery ship positioned downrange in the Atlantic Ocean. Moments later, the\nsecond stages single engine ignited to send the Crew Dragon capsule into\norbit. The complete story may be found at: https://bit.ly/3lMVRj5\n(ANS thanks Stephen Clark of Spaceflight Now for the above information.)\n\n+ AMSAT-BB poster Roland Zurmely, PY4ZBZ noted on 9/16 that PSAT-2/NO-104\nhas not been transmitting for the preceding 7 days. Bob Bruninga, WB4APR\ninvestigated and replied that: \"Problem was the bad Battery voltage\ntelemetry went from nominal 6v readings down to 1.4v or so (140 count).\nFinally looked at telemetry closer as shown here:\nhttp://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/tele2.cgi?call=psat2-1&last=20\nAnd it is clear that the voltage channel (red) tracks the current (green)\nperfectly which is the opposite of what one would expect. So clearly the\nvoltage bit has become detached and the voltage reading (red) is just the\nphantom reading of an unconnected telemetry bit following its adjacent A/D\nchannel. So we have sent the command to turn off the PSK31 to see if battery\nrecovers.\"\nIt was not stated when the satellite would resume normal operations.\n\n(ANS thanks Roland Zurmely, PY4ZBZ and Bob Bruninga, WB4APR for the above\ninformation.)\n\n+ Inspiration4 crew splashes down off Florida coast: A SpaceX Dragon\nspacecraft carrying the first all-private, non-government crew to fly in low\nEarth orbit re-entered the atmosphere and splashed down in the Atlantic\nOcean northeast of Cape Canaveral at 7:06 p.m. EDT (2306 GMT) Saturday. The\nreturn to Earth closed out a three-day mission in space for the Inspiration4\ncrew. https://bit.ly/39fUvr2\n(ANS thanks Stephen Clark of Spaceflight Now for the above information.)\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 shall\nbe eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in\nthis 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, Jack Spitznagel, KD4IZ\nkd4iz at frawg dot org\n\n\n\n", "attachments": [] }