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    "sender_name": "Joe Spier",
    "subject": "[ans] ANS-110",
    "date": "2014-04-20T07:21:19Z",
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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-110\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* Successful launch of KickSat carrying 104 Sprite satellites\n* Space-X Dragon Cargo Craft set to dock with ISS\n* KickSat Project Announces Telemetry Download Competition\n* Space-X supply ship begins journey to space station\n* The STELAR Project 2014\n* KickSat launch postponed until Friday\n* Video of ISS HamTV – Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA April 13, 2014\n* Upcoming AMSAT Events\n* ARISS News\n* Satellite Shorts from All Over\n\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-110.01\nANS-110 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 110.01\n   From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nApril 20, 2014\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-110.01\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSuccessful launch of KickSat carrying 104 Sprite satellites\n\n\nFive CubeSats including KicksSat which carries 104 Sprite satellites\non 437 MHz were successfully launched by the SpaceX CRS-3 mission on\nFriday, April 18 at 19:25:22 UT.\n\nZac Manchester KD2BHC says:\nAfter a beautiful launch KickSat was deployed in low Earth orbit. We\nat Cornell and several amateur radio operators around the world have\nmade contact with the spacecraft and it is alive and well. I can’t\nthank all of you enough for your tremendous support over the past two\nyears. Thank you for believing in KickSat!\n\nThis is the culmination of a lot of hard work and is a huge\nmilestone, but we’re not done yet. In 16 days the Sprites will deploy\nfrom KickSat. We need as many people as possible listening in, so if\nyou’re interested, please check out the wiki and our mailing list for\nmore information. As always, don’t hesitate to contact me with\nquestions.\n\nThe CubeSats KickSat, SporeSat, TSAT, PhoneSat-v2.5 and ALL-\nSTAR/THEIA were deployed into a 325×315 km 51.5 degree inclination\norbit.\n\nAll the Sprites operate on a single frequency of 437.240 MHz and use\nCode Division Multiple Access (CDMA). The transmitter runs 10 mW\noutput of Minimum Shift Keying (MSK) modulated binary data with each\ndata bit modulated as a 511 bit Pseudo-Random Number (PRN) sequence.\nThe ITU emission designator is 50K0G1D.\n\nThe KickSat CubeSat has downlinks on 437.505 MHz and 2401-2436.2 MHz.\n\nWiki https://github.com/zacinaction/kicksat/wiki\n\nKickSat mailing list https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/kicksat-\ngs\n\nKicksat Updates\nhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zacinaction/kicksat-your-\npersonal-spacecraft-in-space/posts\n\nPRN codes for KickSat Sprites released http://amsat-\nuk.org/2014/03/23/prn-codes-for-kicksat-sprites-released/\n\nPreliminary TLE’s are at http://mstl.atl.calpoly.edu/~ops/crs3_tle/\n\nFrequencies of the other CubeSats can be found at\nhttp://www.cubesat.org/index.php/missions/upcoming-launches/139-crs3-\nlaunch-alert\n\nCRS-3 Payloads http://www.spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx-3-cargo-\noverview.html\n\nZarya\nhttp://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/Launches.php?year=2014#022\n\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above announcement]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSpace-X Dragon Cargo Craft set to dock with ISS\n\n\nA Dragon cargo craft stuffed with science and supplies is\napproaching the International Space Station for an automated laser-\nguided final approach Sunday, culminating with grapple by the\noutpost's robotic arm shortly after 7 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT).\n\nThe SpaceX-owned spaceship is carrying about 4,600 pounds of cargo\nto reinforce the space station's stocks of research experiments, crew\nprovisions and spare parts.\n\nSince launching Friday at 3:25 p.m. EDT (1925 GMT), the Dragon\nspacecraft has fired its Draco thrusters to adjust its orbit to match\nthat of the space station, setting up the final rendezvous sequence.\n\nBy about 2:30 a.m. EDT (0630 GMT), the Dragon spacecraft will be\nabout 28 kilometers, or 17 miles, below and behind the space station.\nAt that range, the Dragon should be within range of a UHF\ncommunications panel the space station's crew can use to issue simple\ncommands to the supply ship in the event of a problem.\n\nSeveral height-adjustment and midcourse correction rocket burns will\nfine-tune Dragon's rendezvous, guiding the ship into position 350\nmeters, or about 1,150 feet, directly beneath the space station at\n5:13 a.m. EDT (0913 GMT).\n\nThe Dragon will initially rely on relative GPS navigation data to\nguide its approach to the space station. Once directly beneath the\ncomplex, its computers will switch to laser and thermal sensors.\n\nDragon carries a laser guidance sensor package and two thermal\ncameras to aid its final rendezvous with the space station.\n\nBefore leaving the initial hold point 1,150 feet beneath the space\nstation, the cargo craft will conduct a 180-degree yaw maneuver to\nalign its grapple fixture with the position of the space station's\nrobot arm.\n\nSoon after beginning its final approach sequence, the Dragon\nspacecraft will halt again at a hold position 250 meters, or 820\nfeet, below the space station. This brief hold allows ground\ncontrollers to assess the status of the rendezvous and issue a \"go\"\nfor the Dragon to enter the so-called keep-out sphere, an imaginary\ncircle around the space station in which traffic is tightly\ncontrolled for safety reasons.\n\nThe timeline calls for the Dragon spacecraft to depart the 250-meter\nhold point around 5:39 a.m. EDT (0939 GMT), pausing again at a 30-\nmeter hold position before pressing on to a final point about 10\nmeters, or 33 feet, beneath the space station.\n\nArrival at the final hold point is scheduled around 6:56 a.m. EDT\n(1056 GMT).\n\nAstronauts Koichi Wakata and Rick Mastracchio will monitor the final\nphase of the Dragon's approach, including manning the space station's\nrobotic arm to grapple the free-flying cargo craft. Grapple is\nscheduled for 7:14 a.m. EDT (1114 GMT). Once the Dragon is firmly\nsnared by the robotic arm, the 58-foot Canadarm will move the capsule\ninto position for berthing with the Earth-facing port on the space\nstation's Harmony module around 9:45 a.m. EDT (1345 GMT).\n\n\n[ANS thanks Spaceflightnow.com for the above announcement]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nKickSat Project Announces Telemetry Download Competition\n\n\nZac Manchester, KD2BHC, of the KickSat project is offering prizes to\nthe first stations to copy telemetry from KickSat and the \"Sprite\"\nsatellites it will deploy.\n\n\"I'll be offering prizes to the first several people who receive\ntelemetry packets from KickSat as well as the first few who receive\nsignals from the Sprites,\" the Cornell University aerospace\nengineering graduate student has announced. \"The prizes will include\nsouvenir Sprites, and CRS-3 and ELaNa-V mission patches.\"\n\nKickSat's Zac Manchester, KD2BHC, offers a whimsical boost to the\ndelayed SpaceX launcher at Cape Canaveral.\n\nThe KickSat will go into space with the third SpaceX ISS resupply\nmission, which was delayed at least until April 18. If all goes\naccording to plan, the 3U KickSat CubeSat subsequently will release\nmore than 100 Sprite satellites -- each about the size of a small\ncracker -- into orbit. They will become the smallest Earth-orbiting\nsatellites ever.\n\nFor KickSat telemetry (437.505 MHz and 2401-2436.2 MHz), Manchester\nwants the raw hex or ASCII packet data, \"and I have to be able to\nsuccessfully decode it.\" For the Sprites, he wants a raw baseband\nrecording, \"and I have to be able to decode at least one Sprite\nsignal from it.\" All of the Sprites are on the same frequency --\n437.240 MHz. Manchester said he is the final judge on winners, and\nhe'll continue to offer prizes, \"until I run out of cool swag.\" To\nget in on the fun, Manchester said, visit the KickSat Wiki and sign\nup for the KickSat mailing list.\n\n\n[ANS thanks the 4/17/2014 ARRL Letter for the above announcement]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSpace-X supply ship begins journey to space station\n\n\nSpaceX's commercial Dragon supply ship thundered into orbit Friday\nto begin a two-day pursuit of the International Space Station,\nsetting up the delivery of 2.4 tons of fresh supplies and\nexperimental cargo to the 450-ton research complex Sunday.\n\nThe Dragon spacecraft, flying on SpaceX's third operational resupply\nrun to the space station, lifted off at 3:25:21 p.m. EDT (1925:21\nGMT) from Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad, initially rising\nslowly as its Falcon 9 rocket powered up to more than 1 million\npounds of thrust.\n\nThe launcher picked up speed, breaking the sound barrier about 70\nseconds after liftoff and rocketing through the stratosphere before\nreleasing its nine-engine first stage less than 3 minutes into the\nflight.\n\nThe first stage fell away, leaving the upper stage's single Merlin\n1D engine to accelerate the rocket and Dragon payload into orbit as\nthe vehicle flew northeast from Cape Canaveral, paralleling the U.S.\nEast Coast to reach the space station's exact orbital inclination.\n\nThe 12-foot-diameter first stage was programmed to ignite its\nengines two times during its fall back into the Atlantic Ocean,\nslowing its velocity before deploying four landing legs made of\ncarbon fiber and aluminum honeycomb.\n\nFriday's launch was the first Falcon 9 rocket to fly with landing\nlegs.\n\nElon Musk, SpaceX's CEO and chief designer, posted an update Friday\nnight on Twitter saying the first stage made a good landing despite\nhigh waves in the recovery zone a few hundred miles northeast of Cape\nCanaveral.\n\n\"Data upload from tracking plane shows landing in Atlantic was good!\nSeveral boats enroute through heavy seas,\" Musk tweeted, adding a few\nminutes later that the first stage's flight computers continued\ntransmitting for 8 seconds after reaching the water, an indication\nthe rocket must have splashed down with minimal damage.\n\nSpaceX says the experimental first stage recovery is a stepping\nstone toward reusing the Falcon 9 rocket, which Musk says is critical\nfor reducing the cost of space transportation.\n\nWhile the first stage's return maneuvers garnered much attention\nduring a post-flight press conference Friday, the mission's primary\ngoal is to resupply the space station, reinforcing the orbiting\noutpost's dwindling food inventory and delivering fresh experiments\nfor researchers.\n\n\"I'm feeling pretty excited,\" Musk told reporters in a telephone\ncall from SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif. \"This is a happy\nday. Most important of all is that we did a good job for NASA ...\nEverything else is secondary to that.\"\n\nThe mission is SpaceX's third resupply run to the space station,\ncoming after successful flights in October 2012 and March 2013 to\nkick off the execution of a $1.6 billion logistics contract with\nNASA. Signed in December 2008, the deal covers 12 missions for the\ndelivery of a cumulative 44,000 pounds of cargo to the space station.\n\nAfter reaching orbit Friday, the Dragon spaceship deployed from the\nFalcon 9's second stage about 10 minutes after liftoff, receding from\nthe view of an on-board \"rocketcam\" backdropped by the muted blue\ncolors of the ocean splashed against the stark blackness of space.\n\nThe spacecraft automatically unfurled two power-generating solar\narrays with a wingspan of 54 feet.\n\nSpaceX engineers initially ran into a problem with the Dragon\nspacecraft's propulsion system, causing the capsule to miss an\nappointed engine burn to set up for its two-day chase of the space\nstation.\n\nBut Musk said the glitch, traced to an isolation valve, was bypassed\nby the use of a backup valve and the cargo mission was on track to\nreach the space station early Sunday.\n\nLate Friday, the Dragon spacecraft opened its navigation bay door,\nexposing the ship's laser and thermal guidance sensors to be used in\nthe final phase of its approach to the space station.\n\nControllers plan a series of orbit-raising burns over the next day-\nand-a-half, leading to the arrival of Dragon in the vicinity of the\ncomplex in the predawn hours Sunday, U.S. time.\n\nThe spaceship will approach the space station from below, eventually\npausing about 30 feet beneath the complex while astronauts Koichi\nWakata and Rick Mastracchio snare Dragon with a robotic arm.\n\nGrapple is scheduled for 7:14 a.m. EDT (1114 GMT) to wrap up a 40-\nhour rendezvous that began with the Falcon 9 rocket's launch Friday.\n\nThe Dragon spacecraft launched Friday sports several upgrades over\nprevious SpaceX cargo vehicles, nearly quadrupling the ship's\ncapacity for powered cargo. The modifications include additional\nfreezers for biological samples and redesigned cargo racks to\naccommodate additional payloads, according to SpaceX.\n\nThe mission is also taking up research experiments in the Dragon's\nunpressurized trunk for the first time. The passengers include a NASA\noptical communications terminal to demonstrate high data-rate links\nbetween the space station and the ground, along with a high-\ndefinition camera suite to collect videos of Earth.\n\nThe payload packages will be mounted outside the space station by\nthe lab's Canadian-built robotics system.\n\nAstronauts will manually remove items stowed inside the Dragon\nspacecraft's internal section, including 1,576 pounds of science and\nresearch gear, 1,049 pounds of crew provisions, 449 pounds of vehicle\nhardware, and 271 pounds of spacewalk tools.\n\nThe Dragon will arrive with a fresh spacesuit for the space\nstation's six-person crew, a space age garden to demonstrate\nvegetable growth in microgravity, and legs for Robonaut 2, a humanoid\nrobot launched on a 2011 space shuttle mission.\n\nThe space station will repack the Dragon spacecraft's pressurized\nmodule with experiment samples and other hardware destined to return\nto Earth. Dragon's departure and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean is\nscheduled for May 18.\n\n\n[ANS thanks Steven Clark of Spaceflightnow.com for the above\nannouncement]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nThe STELAR Project 2014\n\n\nThe education and science charity STELAR has been active in\npromoting radiocommunications in schools and colleges for over 20\nyears, as part of curriculum enrichment and personal and professional\ndevelopment for teachers.\n\nThrough its specialist courses, it has achieved much notable success\nin establishing radio clubs in schools and inspiring young people to\nseek careers in science, electronics and industry. It has played a\nmajor role in space and satellite communications in schools.\n\nIn 2013 it provided opportunities for satellite experiment by\noffering SDR receivers to schools allowing them to participate in the\ncurrent series of FUNCUBE satellite experiments.\n\nNow in 2014 STELAR is offering a new challenge to educators both\nprofessional and Amateur. The phenomenal success of the Raspberry Pi\ncomputer has opened up new opportunities and stimulated demand for\neducational projects linking communications systems, via computers.\n\nThis year STELAR is seeking to support the very best of those ideas\nby making available grants to educational groups, with projects\ndesigned to stimulate experiments with radio linked computing.\n\nTypically these might take the form of:\n• Radio systems linked to but not exclusively, a Raspberry Pi,\ncomputer.\n• A detailed Teachers guide to the use and benefits of FUNCUBE or\nsimilar satellite systems in schools,\n• The creation of radio-science projects to aid teachers personal\nand professional development.\n\nEducational groups can apply for funding to develop a project of\ntheir choice, by submitting ideas for consideration by June 30, 2014.\nGroups should set out their aims and giving as much detail as\npossible. Successful entries will be notified during the Autumn term.\n\nInterested ? then make contact by visiting the STELAR website\nhttp://www.stelar.info/contact\n\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nKickSat launch postponed until Friday\n\n\nThe SpaceX CRS-3 Dragon launch of five CubeSats and 104 Sprite\nsatellites has been postponed until Friday, April 18, 2014 at 1925 UT.\n\nSpaceX were finally set to launch their Dragon spacecraft on its\nthird Commercial Resupply Services mission to the ISS Monday, prior\nto a scrub being called over an hour ahead of lift-off. It is\nreported there was a helium leak on the first stage, the next launch\nopportunity is Friday.\n\nThe launch had been planned for December 2013 but has suffered a\nnumber of delays.\n\nRead the full story at\nhttp://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/04/spacex-crs-3-dragon-new-\nmilestones/\n\nKickSat information\nhttp://amsat-uk.org/2014/04/10/kicksat-sprites-radio-competition/\n\nFrequencies of the other CubeSats can be found at\nhttp://www.cubesat.org/index.php/missions/upcoming-launches/139-crs3-\nlaunch-alert\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nVideo of ISS HamTV – Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA April 13, 2014\n\n\nThe final configuration of the International Space Station (ISS)\nHamVideo Digital TV system took place on Sunday, April 13 at 1823 UT.\nISS commander Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA operated using the call sign\nOR4ISS.\n\nConfiguration 4 was used:\n* ARISS antenna 43\n* Frequency 2395 MHz\n* Symbol rate 2.0 MS/s\n\nGround stations G4KLB, F6DZP, IK1SLD and KI (Livorno) received the\nsignals and streamed the video over the BATC server. The DATV signal\nwas received for about 6 minutes.\n\nCommander Wakata congratulated ARISS for this achievement and\nanswered a series of questions, prepared in the manner of a school\ncontact. He also proceeded to a microgravity experiment.\n\nCongratulations to the Ham Video team for this outstanding\nperformance.\n\nNext step should be a video enhanced ARISS school contact. We will\nkeep you informed on any progress.\n\nThe Ham Video transmitter has downlink frequencies of 2.369, 2.395,\n2.422 and 2.437 GHz in a DVB-S type format (symbol rates of 1.3 Ms/s\nand 2.0 Ms/s). The two patch antennas, ARISS 41 and ARISS 43, are\nlocated on the nadir of the Columbus module. The Ham Video\ntransmitter puts out approximately 10 W EIRP. The camera is a Canon\nXF-305.\n\nReport by Jean Pierre F6DZP about his reception of HamTV on April\n13, 2014\nhttp://www.vivadatv.org/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=317\n\nRead the HamTV overview by Gaston Bertels ON4WF\nhttp://tinyurl.com/HamTVoverview\n\nJoin the ISS HamTV Yahoo Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HamTV\n\nWebstream of the TV transmissions http://batc.tv/ch_live.php?ch=4\n\nARISS-EU HamTV Bulletins http://www.ariss-eu.org/\n\nHamTV on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Hamtvproject\n\n[ANS thanks Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, ARISS EU Chair, the ARRL, and\nAMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nUpcoming AMSAT Events\n\n\nInformation about AMSAT activities at other important events around\nthe country.  Examples of these events are radio club meetings where\nAMSAT Area Coordinators give presentations, demonstrations of working\namateur satellites, and hamfests with an AMSAT presence (a table with\nAMSAT literature and merchandise, sometimes also with presentations,\nforums, and/or demonstrations).\n\n\nMonday, 28 April 2014 – presentation at Franklin County Amateur\nRadio Club meeting in Greenfield MA by Barry Baines WD4ASW (AMSAT\nPresident)\n\nSaturday, 3 May 2014 – Cochise Amateur Radio Association‘s Larry\nWarren Hamfest in Sierra Vista AZ (southeast of Tucson) – AMSAT will\nhave a table at this hamfest, and satellite demonstrations are\nplanned.\n\nSaturday, 7 June 2014 – Kachina Amateur Radio Club‘s White Mountain\nHamfest in Show Low AZ (eastern Arizona, south of US-60/AZ-77/AZ-260)\n– AMSAT will have a table at this hamfest, and satellite\ndemonstrations are planned.\n\nFriday and Saturday, 13-14 June 2014 – Ham-Com in Plano TX (north of\nDallas)\n\nThursday through Sunday, 17-20 July 2014 – ARRL Centennial\nConvention in Hartford CT.  AMSAT will host a day-long Satellite\nWorkshop on Thursday, and have a booth at the convention along with\nan AMSAT Forum and demonstrations throughout the convention.\n\nSaturday and Sunday, 30-31 August 2014 – Shelby Hamfest in Shelby NC\n(west of Gastonia and Charlotte) – Barry Baines WD4ASW (AMSAT\nPresident) will host an AMSAT Forum on Saturday of this weekend\n\nFriday through Sunday, 12-14 September 2014 – ARRL Southwestern\nDivision Convention 2014 in San Diego CA (north of the city center,\nnear Montgomery Field airport & I-805/CA-163 interchange) – AMSAT\nwill have a booth at this convention, there will be on-air\ndemonstrations using satellites throughout the convention, and a\npresentation on amateur satellites and AMSAT\n\nAMSAT maintains and updated list of known upcoming events at\nhttp://ww2.amsat.org/?page_id=218\n\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above announcement]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS News\n\n\nNext planned event(s): Dixon Elementary School, Holly Ridge, NC\n\nA direct contact with students at Dixon Elementary School, Holly\nRidge, NC,  via  NC4OC is a go for Mon 2014-04-21 18:05:53 UTC 41\ndeg.   Watch  for possible last minute schedule change due to SpaceX\noperations.\n\nDixon Elementary School is located in a rural setting, with its\nfeeder communities North Topsail Beach, Sneads Ferry, Holly Ridge and\nSurf City.  Our community has seen sharp rises in the population of\nretirees and young families both military and civilian.   With the\ndeployment of large numbers of military personnel to Camp Lejeune,\nNew River Air Station, and MARSOC (Marine Special Operations Center)\nat Stone Bay, the Dixon area continues to grow.  Our school\npopulation as of February 2014 is over 900 students.  Dixon\nElementary is a Title 1 School with 38% of our students receiving\nfree or reduced meal benefits.  Our student population consists of\n81% white students, .09% American Indian, .06% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2%\nAsian and .007% Pacific Islander.\n\nDixon Elementary was initially accredited by AdvancEd in 1978.\nStudents are served by highly qualified teachers in 38 regular\nclassrooms, three self-contained exceptional children's classrooms\nand two pre-kindergarten classrooms.  There are six highly qualified\nresource teachers who also offer support to our large population of\nexceptional children.  Dixon Elementary is a charter member of the\nNational Elementary Honor Society and the Global Schools Network.\n\n  In the fall of 2012 Dixon Elementary implemented a STEM classroom\nfor instruction in science, technology, engineering and mathematics\nfor students in grades K-5. Students rotate through the STEM\nclassroom every 7 days. The STEM classroom teacher, a veteran science\nand math teacher, provides hands-on science and math instruction and\nproject-based learning, including a variety of engineering projects.\nEach year Dixon Elementary hosts a SPACE DAY for students in Pre-K\nthrough 5th grade, with our community joining us in this spectacular\nevent.\n\nStudents at Dixon Elementary students think strategically as they\nlearn to play chess, participate in book studies, Scrabble Club,\nRobotics Club, Girls on the Run Club, Boys' Running Club, Academic\nDerby, Recycling Club (recently recognized by the National Council of\nKeep America Beautiful as the leading public school in recycling),\nOdyssey of the Mind (world competitors two out of the last three\nyears),  Science Fair competitors (Regional, State and National\nchampions), and Science Olympiad.\nARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering\nthe participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA,\nCNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from\nparticipating countries.\n\nARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the\nexcitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-\nboard the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and\ncommunities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS\ncan energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and\nlearning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on\nthe website\nhttp://www.ariss.org/\n(graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).\n\n\n[ ANS thanks ARISS for the above update]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite Shorts from all over\n\n\nCAMB-HAMS TO OPERATE GS3PYE/P FROM ISLE OF LEWIS\n\nThirteen members of Camb-Hams group will be operating GS3PYE/P from\nthe Isle of Lewis from April 26th April to May 3rd.  The Isle of Lewis\nis the northern part of Lewis and Harris and is the largest island of\nthe Outer Hebrides of Scotland.  Activity will be on 80 through 2\nmeters using all bands and modes.  A pair of 2 meter to 70 centimeter\nand 2 meter to 23 centimeter station's will be dedicated to satellite\ncontacts.  2 meter and 23 cm EME will be attempted using a low power\nportable station into yagi antennas with this part of the operation\nmainly focused on digital operation using modes developed by Joe\nTaylor, K1JT.  In addition to the ham bands the group will be active\non the major social networks before, during and after the trip.  You\ncan check on progress or interact with the operators via their blog at\ndx.camb-hams.com\n\n[ANS thanks RSGB for the above announcement]\n\n\nPortable Amateur Radio Satellite Antenna Video\n\nDave Tadlock KG0ZZ describes a home made small hand held portable\namateur radio dual band 145 / 435 MHz satellite antenna in a new video\n\nhttp://amsat-uk.org/2014/04/19/portable-amateur-radio-satellite-\nantenna/\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above announcement]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n\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,\nJoe Spier, K6WAO\nk6wao at amsat dot org\n\n",
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