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    "sender_name": "David Johnson",
    "subject": "[ans]  ANS-316  AMSAT Weeky Bulletins",
    "date": "2006-11-12T10:01:44Z",
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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-316\n\nANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North\nAmerica, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the\nactivities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an\nactive interest in designing, building, launching and communicating\nthrough analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to:\n\[email protected]\n\nIn this edition:\n* New ANS News Editor\n* Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule\n* NASA activates UHF SDR on MRO\n* Want Eagle to be built and launched?\n* PCSAT-3 Digital Design Help Needed\n* GENSO\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-316.01\nNew ANS Editor\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 316.01\n From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nNovember 12, 2006\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-316.01\n\nI am pleased to be back in the seat as an editor of ANS. It's been about 18\nmonths since I've done it and it feels like no time has gone by. I hope \nthat\nmy contribution will go a little way to encouraging and enlightening others\nabout the worldwide AMSAT mission.\n\nOn a practical front, I'm involved with preparing the WWW telemetry pages\nfor the ANDE satellite and getting involved with the Global Educational\nNetwork for Satellite Operations (GENSO), more details later in this \nbulletin.\n\n73,\nDave, G4DPZ\n\n[ANS thanks Dave, G4DPZ, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-316.02\nUpcoming ARISS Contact Schedule\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 316.02\n From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nNovember 12, 2006\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-316.02\n\nLandesmuseum fuer Technik und Arbeit (Mannheim Museum), Mannheim, Germany\n2006-11-20 14:42 UTC via telebridge WH6PN Thomas Reiter contact\nWatch for live IRLP, Echolink, and webcast.\n\nCentre Hastings Secondary, Madoc, Ontario, Canada, direct via VE3UR\nMon 2006-11-20 16:35 UTC\n\nDuring Expedition 14, ARISS expects to have one ARISS school contact per\nmonth rather than approximately one per week.\nIt is also anticipated that there many not be many general contacts.\n\nTotal number of ARISS school contacts is 255.\n\nQSL information may be found at:\nhttp://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html\nhttp://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's\n\n\nISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, RS0ISS\n\n*****************************************************************************\nThe schedule page has been updated as of 2006-11-08 22:45 UTC. Here you\nwill find a listing of all scheduled school contacts and questions, \nother ISS\nrelated websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any\ncontact that may be streamed live.\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt\n\nThe successful school list has been updated as of 2006-09-27 02:00 UTC\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf\n\nFrequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing\nDoppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf\n\nListing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC:\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf\n\n*****************************************************************************\nThere has been a rumor that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40\nmeter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet.\nThe HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio.\n\nExpedition 13/14 on orbit:\nThomas Reiter DF4TR\n\nExpedition 14 on orbit:\nMichael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK\nMikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT\n\nExpedition 14 future:\nSunita Williams, KD5PLB\n\n*****************************************************************************\n\n[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana AJ9N, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-316.03\nNASA activates UHF SDR aboard MRO\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 316.03\n From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nNovember 12, 2006\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-316.03\n\nOn Monday, 6 November 2006, the Electra software-defined UHF\ntransponder aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was activated in\norder to relay communications to and from the Spirit rover on the\nsurface of Mars. During the 4.2 minute MRO pass, 31 megabits of data\nfrom Spirit were acquired at a return link rate of 128 kilobits per\nsecond while simultaneously sending a small forward-link file to the\nrover. This is the first deep-space use of a software-defined radio\nby NASA.\n\n[ANS thanks Jan, WB6VRN, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-316.04\nWant Eagle to be built and launched?\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 316.04\n From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nNovember 12, 2006\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-316.04\n\nRecent legislation passed by Congress and signed by President Bush can help\nmake that happen. The law, called the Pension Protection Act (PPA), \nincludes\na provision enabling AMSAT to raise substantially more money than might \nhave\nbeen previously possible.\n\nYou know how important money is to getting Eagle into orbit.\n\nBasically, here's the story on how the new law can help Eagle fly!.\n\nThe PPA provides that U.S. taxpayers with IRAs who have reached the age of\n70-1/2, may contribute to qualified charities, part or all (up to \n$100,000),\nof the money they must annually withdraw from their IRAs.\n\nThus, many AMSAT members and other supporters of the amateur radio space\nprogram have a marvelous opportunity to keep the Eagle project on track.\n\nIf you must withdraw a certain amount from your IRA each year, there is \na big\nadvantage to making such withdrawals as direct contributions to AMSAT \nrather\nthan merely receiving the distributions and then contributing in the usual\nmanner. Under PPA, the amount you contribute directly is NOT counted as\nincome and thus may put you into a lower tax bracket. It may also reduce \nthe\npercentage of your Social Security income subject to taxation.\n\nKey provisions of the new legislation to keep in mind:\n\n1. Donors must hold either a conventional or Roth IRA.\n\n2. Donors must be at least 70-1/2 years of age.\n\n3. Contributions must be made directly from the IRA to the charitable\norganization not to a donor- advised fund, private foundation, gift annuity\nor trust.\n\n4. Donations may be made this year and next only, and must be made by \nDecember\n31, 2006 and December 31, 2007.\n\n5. The maximum amount a contributor may donate each year is $100,000.\n\n6. Direct contributions to qualified charities from IRAs, in accordance \nwith\nthe PPA provisions, are NOT counted as taxable income.\n\nIf you are 70-1/2 or older and have an IRA, you are in a position to take\nadvantage of this potential windfall for the Eagle project. AMSAT urges you\nto first check with your tax advisor for specifics regarding your \nindividual\nsituation, then ask your IRA custodian to transfer to AMSAT part or all of\nwhat you are required to withdraw. Be sure to have this transfer completed\nbefore December 31st.\n\nLet's all of us do our part to get Eagle into orbit.\n\n* Have your IRA custodian call the AMSAT office to get information on \nhow to\ntransfer your contribution. The number 301-589-6062. Office hours are 10 AM\nto 6 PM EST.\n\n[ANS thanks BIll, W5XO, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-316.05\nLooking for a Digital designer to help with PCSAT-3\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 316.05\n From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nNovember 12, 2006\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-316.05\n\nPCSAT-3 will hopefully be similar to PCSAT-1 and PCSAT2 including a PSK-31\ntransponder and of course the usual packet digipeaters.... AND...\n\nBut it also will have a large surface area that we want to see if we can \nHEAR\nmicrometeor impacts, and with four microphones and DSP see if we can locate\nthe point of impact. This will require working with a high-end PIC \nprocessor\nthat has a DSP code operating at up to 1 MHz sample rate (500 KHz \nbandwidth),\n12 bit resolution, and sensitivity down to 10ths of a milli-volt.\n\nSupposedly we have a \"software\" guy, but we don't have a digital \ndesigner to\nlay out the 80-pin-PIC processor board, including all the low noise \nfront end\nto avoid the inevitable noise in the system and a huge amount of FLASH \nram to\nrecord the data.\n\nIf it works, and the PIC detects a hit, then not only would it save the \ndata\nscience purposes, but then we can reply it on the FM downlink as audio for\neveryone to hear. Expectations are maybe 3 hits per day average?\n\nAnyway, if anyone is an excellent digital designer, with time on their \nhands\nand is interested in this project, let me know. Thanks Bob, WB4APR\n\n[ANS thanks Bob, WB4APR, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-316.06\nGlobal Educational Network for Satellite Operations\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 316.06\n From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nNovember 12, 2006\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-316.06\n\nAn ESA Assessment Study for this project began in June 2006 and a large\nnumber of the study team attended the AMSAT-UK 2006 Colloquium as part of\nthe SSETI contingent. AMSAT-UK representatives (including the Ed.) were\ninvited to attend their break-out meeting by Neil Mellville of ESA.\n\nIn the meeting, AMSAT-UK received a briefing on the purpose of GENSO. Which\nis to provide a global infrastructure that will be available for future\neducational satellite projects. By increasing communication time from an\naverage of 3% to a potential 60%, it will become possible to access\nspacecraft data in real time at low cost.\n\nAs a result of this, AMSAT-UK joined with ESA, the SSETI Association,\nUNISEC, and several universities around the world, to determine the\ntechnical feasibility of the project and define a comprehensive set of\ntechnical requirements with suggested design solutions.\n\nA month later, the first workshop was held at the University of Tokyo to\ndiscuss the proposal and the potential for inter-continental collaboration.\nThe response from the amateur radio and academic communities was\nparticularly promising.\n\nThe implementation plan produced at the second workshop, held in ESTEC in\nlate September, included work packages, a preliminary schedule and a budget\nframework. On 5 October, this plan was presented to the International Space\nEducation Board during the International Astronautical Congress in Valencia.\n\nThe Board gave the go-ahead to start the design and implementation of the\nsoftware and hardware, with objective of running a pilot phase in around a\nyears time. They are planning a workshop next February to discuss our\nprogress and the core features should be ready for testing by mid-2007.\nIf all goes according to plan, they hope to have the network fully\noperational from November 2008 onwards.\n\nOver the coming months, ESA will provide funding for software development\nand overall project management, with the other space agencies on the board,\nCSA, JAXA and NASA, sponsoring involvement from Canada, Japan and the USA\nrespectively.\n\n“One of the key aspects of this project will be that the network is\ndeveloped ‘by students for students’, with the technical support and\nguidance of the space agencies and the radio amateur community,” said\nNeil Melville of ESA.\n\nAMSAT-UK has been asked to define the typical ground station in terms of\nhardware and to provide supporting software. Therefore, watch out for a\nquestionnaire appearing on AMSAT-BB for your thoughts.\n\nThe data collection and ground station software, developed as part of\nthe project will be made available to the AMSAT community.\n\nMore information can be found at:\n\nhttp://www.esa.int/esaED/SEM8HFZBYTE_index_0.html\n\n[ANS thanks ESA & AMSAT-UK, 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 donors\nto AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits.\nApplication forms are available from the AMSAT Office.\n\n73, This week's ANS Editor,\nDave Johnson, G4DPZ\ng4dpz at amsat dot org\n\n",
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