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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/F3XWQ7AH3JUOIC5E56MS6B5R67IV6P4T/?format=api", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/?format=api", "message_id": "CAM5+sotBp3a3hcmzzMg=NhaB=h_=YVUMtF9j0O=OdWNC0DzbGA@mail.gmail.com", "message_id_hash": "F3XWQ7AH3JUOIC5E56MS6B5R67IV6P4T", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/F3XWQ7AH3JUOIC5E56MS6B5R67IV6P4T/?format=api", "sender": { "address": "mccardelm (a) gmail.com", "mailman_id": "147f14b8d896456cbff7f12049b091a2", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/147f14b8d896456cbff7f12049b091a2/emails/?format=api" }, "sender_name": "E.Mike McCardel", "subject": "[ans] ANS-291 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins", "date": "2015-10-18T11:59:13Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-291\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* URGENT - AO-85 Operational Update\n* Joe Kornowski K9JMK Named AMSAT Journal Editor\n* Help AMSAT Launch FOX-1Cliff and FOX-1D Satellite in 2015\n* AMSAT Elects Senior Officer\n* SAREX Reflector to be Closed 1 November 2015\n* Amateur Radio – a hobby for the 21st century\n* Special Membership Offer for Fox-1A Launch\n* ARISS-US Contact Proposals Accepted Through November 1\n* NASA awards launch services contracts for CubeSat satellites\n* ARISS News\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-291\nANS-291 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 291\n>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nOctober 18, 2015\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-291\n\n\nURGENT - AO-85 Operational Update\n\nAfter our successful launch on October 8, AO-85 has been chiefly in\ntransponder mode and available to users. While this operational plan\nresulted in increased data for AMSAT engineering evaluation, we have\nsome necessary tests to complete that require limiting access for a\nshort period. We will be characterizing the uplink and downlink\nsignals, and developing an updated set of recommendations for minimal\nequipment and best operating practices.\n\nFor the week of October 19 to 23, AO-85 will be unavailable while\nthis testing and evaluation is complete. Please avoid transmitting to\nthe satellite even if you hear the transponder on. Users are\nencouraged to collect and forward telemetry via the FoxTelem program.\nPlease share this information to other operators as needed.\nCooperation will expedite this testing and the return to normal\noperations.\n\n[ANS thanks Drew KO4MA for the above informatioin]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nJoe Kornowski K9JMK Named AMSAT Journal Editor\n\nDuring the 2015 AMSAT Annual Meeting held in Dayton, Ohio, AMSAT\nPresident Barry Baines, WD4ASW, announced the appointment of Joe\nKornowski, KB6IGK as the Editor of The AMSAT Journal beginning with\nthe November/December 2015 issue, filling the position previously\nheld by JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM, who had to resign for personal\nreasons. Joe has served as an Assistant Editor since 2014 and has\nseveral years of professional experience in writing, editing, and\ncontent creation in various fields, including law and legal\npublishing, technology, health and wellness, and creative/media.\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nHelp AMSAT Launch FOX-1Cliff and FOX-1D Satellite in 2015\n\nFor a $1,000.00 donation, AMSAT will provide you, after launch, with\na clear solar panel protective cover actually used on Fox-1 Cliff or\nFOX-1D. The cover will be mounted on a plaque, and engraved with your\nname, callsign and date of launch. Quantities are limited.\n\nThe plaque will make an excellent display in your office or shack\nfor you to show off your pride in helping AMSAT launch Fox-1 Cliff!\n\nTo donate and claim your panel visit\nhttps://fundrazr.com/campaigns/6pz92/ab/561Zd\n\nSimilar plaques from FOX-1A were recently presented to their donors\nduring the AMSAT Space Symposium in Dayton.\n\n[ANS thanks Barry WD4ASW for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT Elects Senior Officer\n\nElection of AMSAT's Senior Officers was one of the first orders of\nbusiness to be settled once the AMSAT Board of Directors meeting\nopened on October 15, prior to the start of the 2015 AMSAT Space\nSymposium held in Dayton, Ohio.\n\nThe following positions were voted upon and filled:\n\nBarry Baines, WD4ASW President\nDrew Glasbrenner, KO4MA Vice-President Operations\nJerry Buxton, N0JY Vice-President Engineering\nFrank Bauer, KA3HDO Vice-President Human Spaceflight\nPaul Stoetzer, N8HM Secretary\nKeith Baker, KB1SF/VA3KSF Treasurer\nMartha Saragovitz Manager\n\nThe following Senior Officer positions remained open at this time\nawaiting appointments:\nExecutive Vice President\nVice-President User Services\nVice-President Marketing\n\nThe AMSAT Board of Directors for 2016 consists of:\n\nBarry Baines, WD4ASW\nTom Clark, K3IO\nJoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM\nLou McFadin, W5DID\nJerry Buxton, N0JY\nDrew Glasbrenner, KO4MA\nBob McGwier, N4HY\nMark Hammond, N8MH (First Alternate)\nBruce Paige, KK5DO (Second Alternate)\n\n[ANS thanks Paul N8HM for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSAREX Reflector to be Closed 1 November 2015\n\nAt the request of the ARISS US Team, AMSAT-NA Vice President for\nHuman Spaceflight Frank Bauer, KA3HDO has announced that the SAREX\nreflector will be closed 1 November 2015, and its functions folded\ninto the AMSAT-BB list. Frank explained that at one time operations\nfrom the Space Shuttle and the ISS were considered as sufficiently\ndifferent from other satellite operations as to need separate forums\nfor their respective interest communities. More recently, changes in\nthe human spaceflight operations, the new generation of satellites,\nand the interests of the general AMSAT community have removed the\nreasons for this distinction.\n\nWhat does this mean to the current subscribers? If you are\nsubscribed to both SAREX and AMSAT-BB, there is no need to take any\naction. You will cease to receive new postings on the SAREX list 1\nNovember 2015, which will now be made on AMSAT-BB. The SAREX archives\nwill continue to be available for historical purposes. If you are not\nsubscribed to AMSAT-BB and wish to continue to receive human\nspaceflight announcements, please go to\nhttp://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo and subscribe to AMSAT-BB. Your\nexisting SAREX subscription will not be automatically carried over\nsince not everyone will wish to do so.\n\n[ANS thanks Alan WA4SCA for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAmateur Radio – a hobby for the 21st century\n\nThe RSGB has launched a new amateur radio promotional video on their\nYouTube channel.\n\nThe video was produced in conjunction with TX Factor and has\ngenerated lots of positive comment since it was first shown publicly\nat the RSGB Convention on October 10.\n\nOne person commented “the video is really good, hardly an oldie to\nbe seen !!”\n\nThe amateur satellite service features prominently in the video,\nPeter Goodhall 2E0SQL is shown working the amateur satellites and\nastronaut Doug Wheelock KF5BOC puts in an appearance from on-board\nthe International Space Station.\n\nAmong those spotted in the video were amateurs from the Silcoates\nSchool, Camb Hams and Essex Ham.\n\nWatch the video at\nhttps://youtu.be/8x6x_6mDVlQ\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSpecial Membership Offer for Fox-1A Launch\n\nAMSAT’s Fox-1A , AO-85 was launched as part of the GRACE (Government\nRideshare Advanced Concepts Experiment) auxillary payload on the NROL-\n55 mission October 8, 2015 from Vandenburg AFB on an Atlas V vehicle.\nNRO has released this factsheet about the mission:\nhttp://tinyurl.com/ANS291-FactSheet\n\nGeneral information on Fox-1A is available in the downloadable AMSAT\nFox Operating Guide.\nhttp://tinyurl.com/ANS291-OperatingGuide\n\nFoxTelem software for decoding and submitting telemetry has been\nmade available for download at\nhttp://www.amsat.org/?page_id=4532 .\n\nAs part of the celebration for the launch and activation of this\nnew satellite, AMSAT is making our “Getting Started With The Amateur\nSatellites” book available for a limited time as a download with any\npaid new or renewal membership purchased via the AMSAT Store. This\noffer is only available with purchases completed online, and for only\na limited time. A perennial favorite, Getting Started is updated\nevery year with the latest amateur satellite information, and is the\npremier primer of satellite operation. The 132 page book is presented\nin PDF format, in full color, and covers all aspects of making your\nfirst contacts on a ham radio satellite.\n\nPlease take advantage of this offer today by visiting the AMSAT store\nhttp://store.amsat.org/catalog/\nand selecting any membership option. While there, check out our\nother items, including the M2 LEOpack antenna system, AMSAT shirts,\nhats, and other swag. Thank you, and see you soon on Fox-1A!\n\n[ANS thanks Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, Vice-President Operations for\nthe above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS-US Contact Proposals Accepted Through November 1\n\nMessage to US Educators\nAmateur Radio on the International Space Station\nContact Opportunity\nCall for Proposals\nProposal Window September 1 – November 1, 2015\n\nThe Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program\nis seeking formal and informal education institutions and\norganizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur\nRadio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates\nthat the contact would be held between July 1 and December 31, 2016.\nCrew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact\ndates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is\nlooking for organizations that will draw large numbers of\nparticipants and integrate the contact into a well-developed\neducation plan.\n\nThe deadline to submit a proposal is November 1, 2015. Proposal\ninformation and documents can be found at www.arrl.org/hosting-an-\nariss-contact.\n\nThe next and last of these will be offered Wednesday, September 30,\nat 2300 UTC.\n\nAdvance registration is necessary. E-mail ARISS ([email protected]) to\nsign up for an information session.\n\nThe Opportunity\nCrew members aboard the International Space Station will participate\nin scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are\napproximately 10 minutes in length and allow students and educators\nto interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.\n\nAn ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via\nAmateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space\nstation and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford\neducation audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from\nastronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn\nabout space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an\nopportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless\ntechnology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human\nspaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the\nISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate\nchanges in contact dates and times.\n\nAmateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space\nagencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational\nopportunity by providing the equipment and operational support to\nenable direct communication between crew on the ISS and students\naround the world via Amateur Radio. In the US, the program is managed\nby AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) and ARRL (American\nRadio Relay League) in partnership with NASA.\n\nMore Information\nInterested parties can find more information about the program at\nwww.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS.\n\nFor proposal information and more details such as expectations,\nproposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of\nInformation Sessions go to http://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-\ncontact. Please direct any questions to [email protected]\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nNASA awards launch services contracts for CubeSat satellites\n\nNASA's Launch Services Program (LSP) has awarded multiple Venture\nClass Launch Services (VCLS) contracts to provide small satellites\n(SmallSats) - also called CubeSats, microsats or nanosatellites -\naccess to low-Earth orbit.\n\nThe three companies selected to provide these new commercial launch\ncapabilities, and the value of their firm fixed-price contracts, are:\nFirefly Space Systems Inc. of Cedar Park, Texas, $5.5 million; Rocket\nLab USA Inc. of Los Angeles, $6.9 million; Virgin Galactic LLC of\nLong Beach, California, $4.7 million.\n\nAt present, launch opportunities for small satellites and science\nmissions mostly are limited to rideshare-type arrangements, flying\nonly when space is available on NASA and other launches. The services\nacquired through these new contract awards will constitute the\nsmallest class of launch services used by NASA.\n\n\"LSP is attempting to foster commercial launch services dedicated to\ntransporting smaller payloads into orbit as an alternative to the\nrideshare approach and to promote the continued development of the\nU.S. commercial space transportation industry,\" said Jim Norman,\ndirector of Launch Services at NASA Headquarters in Washington. \"VCLS\nis intended to help open the door for future dedicated opportunities\nto launch CubeSats and other small satellites and science missions.\"\n\nSmall satellites, including CubeSats, are playing an increasingly\nlarger role in exploration, technology demonstration, scientific\nresearch and educational investigations at NASA. These miniature\nsatellites provide a low-cost platform for NASA missions, including\nplanetary space exploration; Earth observations; fundamental Earth\nand space science; and developing precursor science instruments like\ncutting-edge laser communications, satellite-to-satellite\ncommunications and autonomous movement capabilities.\n\nLSP supports the agency's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) by\nproviding launch opportunities for more than 50 CubeSats that are\nawaiting launch during the next three years. The VCLS contracts will\ndemonstrate a dedicated launch capability for smaller payloads that\nNASA anticipates it will require on a recurring basis for future\nscience SmallSat and CubeSat missions.\n\nSmall satellites already are used to provide imagery collection for\nmonitoring, analysis and disaster response. In the future, CubeSat\ncapabilities could include ship and aircraft tracking, improved\nweather prediction, and the provision of broader Internet coverage.\n\nThe Earth Science Division of NASA's Science Mission Directorate in\nWashington has partnered with LSP to fund the VCLS contracts. These\nVCLS launches of small satellites are able to tolerate a higher level\nof risk than larger missions and will demonstrate, and help mitigate\nrisks associated with, the use of small launch vehicles providing\ndedicated access to space for future small spacecraft and missions.\n\n\"Emerging small launch vehicles have great potential to expand the\nuse of small satellites as integral components of NASA's Earth\nscience orbital portfolio,\" said Michael Freilich, director of NASA's\nEarth Science Division.\n\n\"Today's CubeSat technology fosters hands-on engineering and flight\nresearch training; with the addition of reliable, affordable, and\ndedicated access to space on small launchers, constellations of\nSmallSats and CubeSats could revolutionize our science-based\nspaceborne Earth-observing systems and capabilities. We're eager to\nwork with the VCLS providers as they develop new launch capabilities\nfor the Earth science community.\"\n\n[ANS thanks Space Daily for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS News\n\nA Successful contact was made between Bay View Elementary School,\nBurlington, WA, USA and Astronaut Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS using\nCallsign OR4ISS. The contact began 2015-10-14 19:41 UTC and lasted\nabout nine and a half minutes. Contact was telebridge via IK1SLD.\nARISS Mentor was K4SQC.\n\nUpcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-10-15 07:30 UTC\n\nQuick list of scheduled contacts and events:\n\nSaku Children’s Science Dome for the Future, Saku City, Japan,\ndirect via 8NØSDF The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be\nNA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Kimiya Yui KG5BPH\nContact is a go for: Thu 2015-10-22 09:47:21 UTC 62 deg\n\nWest Michigan Aviation Academy, Grand Rapids, MI, direct via W8ISS\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS\nThe scheduled astronaut is Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS\nContact is a go for: Thu 2015-10-22 17:10:02 UTC 36 deg\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above\ninformation]\n\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ 2016 Colloqium Dates Set\n\n The dates for the next Colloquium have now been confirmed as Fri\n 29 Jul to Sun 31 July 2016. It will be held in the same location as\n in 2015, ie the Holiday Inn, Guildford, UK\n\n [ANS thanks Jim G3WGM for the above information]\n\n+ Eimac Moonbounce Notes collection\n\n Way back in 1980 when I first got interested in amateur satellites\n and AMSAT, I wrote off to Eimac Corporation for their \"Moonbounce\n Notes\" collection.\n\n While on a household paper eradication campaign I came across them\n and scanned them. I thought others might enjoy a look back at some\n bleeding-edge ham activities from the mid-late 1970s. It's\n particularly amusing to see how much effort was spent just tracking\n the moon with the technology then available.\n\n http://www.ka9q.net/moonbounce-notes\n\n This is a raw collection of pdf files, but the file names are pretty\n descriptive. Collect the entire set!\n\n If anybody has any notes missing from my collection, please let me\n know.\n\n [ANS thanks Phil KA9Q for the above information\n\n+ Space Diary: Fire up your imagination!\n\n Fire up your imagination and get ready for launch\n\n Lucy Hawking and Curved House Kids launch a STEM literacy project\n to get 500 primary schools involved in Tim’s mission to the ISS. As\n Tim lifts off in December, school students will follow his mission\n by creating a personalised log book, the Principia Mission Space\n Book.\n\n Each month a video will be released from amazing space crew\n including Dallas Campbell, Stephen Hawking, Richard Garriott and\n Lucy Hawking.\n\n To learn more visit https://principia.org.uk/news/spacediary/\n\n [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\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\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,\nEMike McCardel, KC8YLD\nkc8yld at amsat dot org\n", "attachments": [] }