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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/EHCCGYMJQULF6EB3Q5M4D3NOCHVTP4PN/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "EHCCGYMJQULF6EB3Q5M4D3NOCHVTP4PN", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/EHCCGYMJQULF6EB3Q5M4D3NOCHVTP4PN/", "sender": { "address": "ku4os (a) cfl.rr.com", "mailman_id": null, "emails": null }, "sender_name": "Lee McLamb", "subject": "[ans] ANS-057 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins", "date": "2012-02-26T01:12:39Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-057\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* AMSAT Theme at Dayton 2012: Running with Fox\n* ARISS School Events Now Number Over 700\n* ESA Reports Vega Cubesat Success\n* MASAT-1 (MO-72) Team Releases Software and Web Page Updates\n* Dedicated CubeSat Radio Spectrum Discussed at WRC-12\n* Arizona Centennial Event K7UGA Station Reports 122 Satellite QSOs\n* AA5UK Announces Plans for Hawaii Satellite Operation\n* Satellite DX: XF1AA on Isabel Island\n* Volunteers Needed for AMSAT at Timonium, MD on March 31\n* ARISS Status Report - 20 February 2012\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-057.01\nANS-057 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 036.01\n From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nFebruary 5, 2012\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-036.01\n\nAMSAT Theme at Dayton 2012: Running with Fox\n\nThe 2012 Dayton Hamvention will be held this year on 18 - 20 May 2012.\nAs has been the case for the many years Hamvention will be at the Hara\nArena Complex on the north side of Dayton. AMSAT will occupy the same\nbooths (444-449) in Ball Arena, right across from the ARRL area and\njust inside the door from the Satellite Demonstration area.\n\nThe AMSAT theme for 2012 is \"Running with Fox\". We will have multipe\nexhibits of the new AMSAT satellite on display.\n\nVisit AMSAT's Dayton Hamvention page for all details on activities:\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2012/Dayton.php\n\nSome of the activities will include:\n\n+ Life size Fox models will be on display as well as diagrams of\n the modules inside the 10cm square satellite.\n\n+ Operational prototype of ARISSat-1 on display.\n\n+ AMSAT Thursday Night Get-together at the Tickets Pub & Eatery.\n\n+ The sixth annual AMSAT/TAPR Banquet will be Friday night May 18\n at the Kohler Banquet Center. The price for the Banquet is $30.\n Seating is limited and reservations are required. Follow the\n links on AMSAT's Dayton page.\n\n+ The AMSAT Forum will be on Saturday May 19.\n\nAMSAT has a limited block of rooms reserved at the Country Inn &\nSuites in Fairborn, OH. Please contact Martha at the AMSAT office\nfor room price and availability during Hamvention. Priority for\nrooms will be given to those volunteering to work in the AMSAT booth\nfor multiple 2 hour shifts during Hamvention. The hotel web page is:\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2012/Hotel.php\n\nThe phone number for the AMSAT office is 301-589-6062. Other hotels\nin the immediate area of the Country inn & Suites include the Fair-\nfield Inn, Ramada Inn, Hampton Inn, Fairborn Holiday Inn, Red Roof\nInn and the Homewood Suites if additional accommodations are needed.\n\nFurther information on Hamvention 2012, including advance ticket sales\nand motel accommodations, can be found at http://www.hamvention.org.\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS School Events Now Number Over 700\n\nARISS Operation Team Mentor Charlie Sufana, AJ9N reports that the\ntotal number of ARISS ISS-to-Earth school events is now at 701.\nARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excite-\nment of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board\nthe International Space Station.\n\nTeachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio\nand crew members on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science,\ntechnology, and learning.\n\nARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the\nparticipating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES,\nJAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participa-\nting countries. Further information on the ARISS program is available\non the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio\nAmateurs of Canada).\n\nThe 700th school event was with The Academy@Shawnee City in Louisville,\nKentucky via a telebridge contact with ON4ISS on February 14. ARISS\nsays the special John Glenn event to commemorate the 50th anniversary\nof Perth, City of Lights was successful on February 20. This marked\nevent number 701.\n\nPlanned school contacts for this coming week include:\n\n+ ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands, telebridge via IK1SLD. The\n schools that are involved are: American school of The Hague,\n International School of Amsterdam, and The British School in\n the Netherlands on Monday, February 27 at 12:45:29 UTC.\n\n+ Parkside Elementary, Atlanta, GA, telebridge via K6DUE on Friday,\n March 3 at 16:42:29 UTC.\n\n+ 5th Geniko Lykeio Katerinis, Katerini, Greece, direct via SX2ISS on\n Friday, March 3 at 17:03:52 UTC.\n\nEach contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.\nA list of all of the ARISS School Events can be found at:\nhttp://tinyurl.com/ARISS-Events\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS Operation Team Mentor Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for\n the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nESA Reports Vega Cubesat Success\n\nThe ESA provided a summary of the success of the cubesats launched\non the Vega mission on February 13. The web report said, \"Shortly\nafter the seven ESA student CubeSats started their adventure in space\non board the Vega launcher yesterday, the university teams and radio\namateurs all around the world pointed their 'ears' towards space and\nstarted to receive the first signs of life from the tiny spacecraft.\"\n\n+ The Spanish XaTcobeo CubeSat was heard a couple of hours after\n launch (13 February 2012, 11:00 CET) during its first pass over\n the University of Vigo's ground station, and its signal was also\n tracked by many radio amateurs. The first data received show that\n the satellite's batteries are properly charged and that telemetry\n and telecommand systems work well, representing a very promising\n start for the mission.\n\n+ The Hungarian team received the first signals from Masat-1 from a\n radio amateur in Florida less than two hours after launch, and by\n many others shortly after. A couple of hours later the team's ground\n station in Budapest gathered the first 'official' satellite data\n which confirmed that the spacecraft is in perfect shape.\n\n+ PW-Sat, the Polish student CubeSat, was also heard loud and clear\n only a few hours after the launch. The signals have been heard both\n by the team's ground station and by several radio amateurs from the\n UK, India, Germany and the Netherlands.\n\t\n+ The Italian UniCubeSat-GG team heard the first signals from the\n satellite, although they have not been decoded yet, shortly after\n launch, first from a Kentucky (US) ground station and then from the\n dedicated Rome ground station.\n\n+ Initially weak signals were reported from the Italian e-st@r. On\n February 15 the e-st@r team reported signals from their CubeSat\n heard by their control ground station and other ham radio stations.\n\n+ Weak signals have been received so far from the Romanian Goliat\n and the French Robusta CubeSats. These teams currently believe\n that their spacecraft may not have yet achieved a stable orient-\n ation after separation and sufficient battery charge level in order\n for their communication systems and antennas to transmit properly\n to the ground station. The situation will evolve in the course of\n the next several days, and further attempts to establish good\n communications links with those satellites will continue.\n\nA joint effort from all CubeSat teams and radio amateurs from the\nAMSAT network has now started, in order to be able to clearly detect\nthe satellites.\n\nThe full ESA report can be found on-line at:\nhttp://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Education/SEMR2ZYXHYG_0.html\n\n[ANS thanks the ESA for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nMASAT-1 (MO-72) Team Releases Software and Web Page Updates\n\nThe MASAT-1 team said this week that updated client software for\ntelemetry reception and decoding is available on their web at:\nhttp://cubesat.bme.hu/en/radioamatoroknek/kliens-szoftver/\n\nSome of the upgrades include:\n+ The \"Offline\" label removed, the status of the automatic\n packet reporting is displayed.\n\n+ Battery voltage constant (on the EPS panel) updated.\n\n+ User selection between 626/1250 bps decoding.\n\n+ The waterfall display shows tracks for the 0, CW and 1. The\n decoder has been reported to be most successful if tuning is\n set upward by 50-100 Hz from the tuning indicators. User\n experiences are invited to be sent to [email protected].\n\nThe automated received packet upload from the client software has\nbeen updated to accept [email protected] or [email protected] as mail address\nfor those not wishing to send their actual address. Users can change\nthe e-mail address by editing the registration.txt file in the pro-\ngram folder of the software package.\n\nA statistics web page reporting on the numbers of packets forwarded\nby amateur radio operators has been added:\nhttp://cubesat.bme.hu/en/radioamatoroknek/veteli-statisztika/\nThe site has successfully received over 50000 packets from around\nthe world. The latest updates to the web and client software should\naddress initial concerns that 'no packets' have been received.\n\nThe MASAT-1 team thanks amateur radio operators for your outstanding\nsupport. The MASAT-1 Important News for Radio Amateurs page is at:\nhttp://cubesat.bme.hu/en/2012/02/19/fontos-hirek-radioamatoroknek/\n\nThe MASAT-1 mission home page is: http://cubesat.bme.hu\n\n[ANS thanks the MASAT-1 Team for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nDedicated CubeSat Radio Spectrum Discussed at WRC-12\n\nAMSAT-UK reports on their web that the recently concluded WRC-12\nconference agreed to a resolution by the SmallSat, CubeSat, and\nNanoSatellite community for dedicated spectrum allocation outside\nof the 435 to 437 MHz amateur satellite band.\n\nWouter Jan Ubbels, PE4WJ with the Dutch space development company\nISIS says he was able to introduce a resolution at WRC-12 sub-\nmitted by a number of countries, led by the Netherlands to pro-\npose an agenda item for WRC-2015 to conduct studies to identify\nthe spectrum needs of nano-and picosatellites, and furthermore to\nstudy the associated regulatory constraints.\n\nAfter the discussions at WRC-12, the resolution received partial\nacceptance to begin study of the regulatory aspects for WRC-2018.\n\nWouter concluded, \"This is very good news, and could mean that the\nITU notification process for nano-and picosatellites can become\ngreatly simplified in the future. We first of all would like to\nthank all the supporting administrations for their support and\nwould like to invite the community to, through their administrations,\nparticipate in the studies, so that the outcome will be as much as\npossible line with the needs of the community. We will continue to\nwork on this subject and keep you updated through these lists and\nat the various small / nano / picosatellite conferences and work-\nshops.\"\n\nThe full news item can be viewed on the AMSAT-UK web at:\nhttp://www.uk.amsat.org/4950\n\n[ANS thanks Wouter Jan Ubbels, PE4WJ and AMSAT-UK for the above\n information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nArizona Centennial Event K7UGA Station Reports 122 Satellite QSOs\n\nArizona AMSAT Area Coordinator, Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK/VA7EWK and\nTom Kramer, NQ7R provided the satellite contacts for the K7UGA spec-\nial-event station. K7UGA was sponsored by the Central Arizona DX\nAssociation in its commemoration of the Arizona statehood centennial.\n\nPatrick reported, \"Between Tom NQ7R and myself, we made 122 satellite\ncontacts. Tom worked his passes from his home in Casa Grande AZ (grid\nDM42). For passes I worked at the start of the week through Thursday\nafternoon, I operated from DM43 in the Phoenix area. For the passes I\nworked Friday and Saturday, I was at the Yuma Hamfest. On Sunday morn-\ning, I parked next to the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic\nPark overlooking the Colorado River. Both Yuma sites are in grid DM22.\"\n\nPatrick posted videos of his K7UGA operation:\n\n+ SO-50 pass on Friday (17 February) morning at 1751 UTC:\n http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKaIKgjuSMM\n\n+ AO-27 pass on Friday afternoon at 2032 UTC:\n http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIA_VANTdpQ\n\n+ AO-27 pass on Saturday (18 February) afternoon at 2004 UTC:\n http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiXTjgD5nD8\n\n+ VO-52 pass on Sunday (19 February) morning at 1538 UTC:\n http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0AAB3A7Xy4\n\nThe K7UGA page on QRZ.com states that all QSL card requests be sent\nwith SASE to: K7BHM, 1623 N. Los Altos Ct., Chandler, AZ 85224-8357.\n\n[ANS thanks Arizona AMSAT Area Coordinator, Patrick Stoddard,\n WD9EWK/VA7EWK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAA5UK Announces Plans for Hawaii Satellite Operation\n\nAdrian Engele, AA5UK says he will be traveling to Hawaii between\nMarch 21 and April 4. This is primarily a vacation trip for sight-\nseeing and scuba diving but satellite operation is also planned.\n\nHe will try to get on the satellites as often as his schedule permits\nwithin vacation activities. His primary focus will be on FO-29, VO-52\nand AO-7 Mode B passes. SO-50 and AO-27 may be attempted if conditions\npermit.\n\n+ March 21 - Fly from Chicago to Honolulu and Hilo.\n+ March 22-25 - Operation from south of Hilo.\n+ March 26 - April 1 - Kailua-Kona, Big Island in Hawaii.\n+ April 2 - April 4: Oahu, Waikiki beach.\n\nAdrian invites you to stay tuned via AMSAT-BB and his Twitter feed\n@AA5UK for latest schedule information. He will also update his page\non QRZ.com in the coming weeks with additional information.\n\n[ANS thanks Adrian Engele, AA5UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite DX: XF1AA on Isabel Island\n\nThe OPDX Bulletin 1050 is reporting that a team of 10 operators,\nfrom the Aguas-Calientes Amateur Radio Club will activate Isabel\nIsland, grid DL71, using the callsign XF1AA. The planned dates are\nMarch 16th through the 21st.\n\nIsmael, XE1AY, is one of the operators and is active on the satel-\nlites. If you should hear Ismael on the birds, please give him the\nairtime to work as many as he can. Good luck with the operation!\n\n[ANS thanks John Papay, K8YSE for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nVolunteers Needed for AMSAT at Timonium, MD on March 31\n\nPat Kilroy, N8PK says that volunteers are needed to staff the AMSAT\ndisplay and for satellite operating demonstrations at the Greater\nBaltimore Hamboree and Computerfest on Saturday, March 31 in Timonium,\nMaryland. This event is one of the largest Amateur Radio and technology\nshows on the East Coast.\n\nIn addition to the AMSAT display and satellite demonstrations Pat is\nplanning to show the FUNcube Dongle and present show'n'tell talks for\nvisitors to the AMSAT booth.\n\nPlease contact Pat soon by e-mail ([email protected]) if you can help!\n\nFor more info about the hamfest visit: http://www.gbhc.org/\n\n[ANS thanks Pat Kilroy, N8PK for the above information\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS Status Report - 20 February 2012\n\n1. Kochi Youth Radio ISS Astronaut\n\nKochi Gakuen Kochi Junior High School in Kochi, Japan experienced a\nsuccessful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)\ncontact on Monday, February 13. Students asked Dan Burbank, KC5ZSX,\n11 questions about living in space. The contact was integrated into\nthe science curriculum. Media coverage included three television\nstations and three newspapers.\n\n\n2. Astronaut Dan Burbank Speaks with Louisville Students\n\nOn Tuesday, February 14, youth attending The Academy @ Shawnee par-\nticipated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station\n(ARISS) contact with on-orbit astronaut Dan Burbank, KC5ZSX via\ntelebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. The contact took place at\nthe Challenger Learning Center in Louisville, Kentucky with the\nassistance of the Louisville Astronomical Society. Approximately 40\npeople were in attendance and listened as Burbank chatted with stu-\ndents about experiments on board the ISS and the effect space has on\nthe human body, among other topics. The Academy, an inner city high\nschool of 500 students, has been designated as the Aerospace Magnet\nSchool for Jefferson County Public Schools. The contact was part of\na comprehensive education plan to pique students' interest in Sci-\nence, Technology, Engineering and Math.\n\n\n3. Astronaut Training Status\n\nAstronaut Alexander Gerst passed his amateur radio license exam on\nFebruary 13 and is waiting for his callsign to be assigned. He is\nscheduled to fly with Expedition 40 in May 2014.\n\nAn introductory session is planned for Gregory Wiseman, KF5LKT (Expe-\ndition 40, May 2014) on Monday, February 27 and a preflight session\nis scheduled for Expedition 32 astronauts Sunita Williams, KD5PLB\nand Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI on Monday, March 5. Williams and Hosh-\nide will fly later this year.\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", "attachments": [] }