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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/JPABX2FXRWLHH6APDE2VCTCGJORPEXGD/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "JPABX2FXRWLHH6APDE2VCTCGJORPEXGD", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/JPABX2FXRWLHH6APDE2VCTCGJORPEXGD/", "sender": { "address": "n1uw (a) gokarns.com", "mailman_id": "684263b135e74eb98a4fed6b61b4c189", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/684263b135e74eb98a4fed6b61b4c189/emails/" }, "sender_name": "Frank Karnauskas", "subject": "[ans] ANS-307 AMSAT News Service Weekly News Bulletin November 3,\t2019", "date": "2019-11-03T01:11:25Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-307\n\n\nThe AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and \ninformation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio\nAmateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur\nRadio in space including reports on the activities of a worldwide\ngroup of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in \ndesigning, building, launching and communicating through analog and\ndigital Amateur Radio satellites.\n\nThe news feed on http://amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio \nin space as soon as our volunteers can post it.\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to:\nans-editor at amsat dot org.\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* HuskySat Successfully Lifted into Space\n* ARISS Contact Opportunities - Call for Proposals \n* FoxTelem Version 1.08r Released\n* Fox-in-a-Box Upgrades for FoxTelem V 1.08\n* AMSAT Seeks Digital Communications Team Members\n* The 39th Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference \n Announced September 11-13, 2020, Charlotte, NC\n* VUCC Awards-Endorsements for October 2019\n* Upcoming Satellite Operations\n* ARISS News\n* Satellite Shorts from All Over\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-307.01\nANS-307 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 307.01\n>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nNovember 3, 2019\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-307.01\n\n\nHuskySat-1 Successfully Lifted into Space\n\nA Cygnus cargo spacecraft carrying the University of Washington's \nHuskySat-1 was successfully launched atop a Northrup Grumman Antares \nrocket Saturday morning, November 2, 1459 UTC. \n\nThe Cygnus spacecraft will dock with the ISS on November 4. Cygnus \nis then scheduled to depart the ISS on January 13, 2020 and raise \nits orbit to approximately 500 km where HuskySat-1 and SwampSat will \nbe deployed. After deployment, HuskySat-1's 1200 bps BPSK beacon on \n435.800 MHz should be active.(This beacon is decodable with the \nlatest release of FoxTelem.) HuskySat-1 is expected to run its \nprimary mission (testing a pulsed plasma thruster and experimental \n24 GHz data transmitter) for thirty days. The satellite will then \nbe turned over to AMSAT for Amateur Radio operation, featuring a \n30 kHz wide 145 to 435 MHz linear transponder for SSB/CW \ncommunications.\n\nFor those interested in reading about HuskySat-1's development and \nits science, read the UW News article at \nhttps://tinyurl.com/ANS-307-HuskySat-1\n\n[ANS thanks SpaceNews.com, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, and UW News for the \nabove information.]\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS Contact Opportunities - Call for Proposals \n\n- Current Proposal Window is October 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019\n- Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020\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 for proposals submitted in the proposal window now \nopen would be held between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. ARISS \nis happy to announce a second proposal window will open \nFebruary 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between \nJanuary 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits \nwill determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio \ncontact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will \ndraw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a \nwell-developed education plan. \n\nThe deadline to submit proposals for contacts between July 1, 2020 \nand December 31, 2020 is November 30, 2019. The proposal window for \ncontacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on \nFebruary 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020. Proposal information \nand documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory \nWebinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at \n6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will \nbe covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits \nyour schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is \nhttps://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com\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 to interact \nwith 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 dates and times of the radio contact. \n\nAmateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA \nand space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present \neducational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio \norganizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and \noperational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS \nand students around the world using Amateur Radio. \n\nMore Information\nFor proposal information and more details such as expectations, \nproposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of \nInformation Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. Please direct any \nquestions to [email protected]. \n\n[ANS thanks Dave Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS PR for the above information.]\n\n+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+\n\nVideo recordings of the 2019 AMSAT Space Symposium have been posted:\n https://www.facebook.com/pg/AMSATNA/videos/\n (This page should be accessible to all)\n\t\t\t\nThe Foundations of AMSAT - 2019 AMSAT Space Symposium Banquet Panel\n is posted at: https://youtu.be/bRmn4gjvuTI\n\t\t\t\n+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+\n\nFoxTelem Version 1.08r Released\n\nChris Thompson, G0KLA has released Version 1.08r of FoxTelem. This \nrelease provides several enhancements and needed changes for FOX-1E \nand HuskySat, a partnership with the University of Washington.\n\nUsers will need to download this version to successfully decode data \nfrom the two new spacecraft which will transmit BPSK telemetry on \n70cm. (Chris suggests now is a good time to put up a 70cm antenna \nif you do not have one!)\n\nAfter version 1.08p was released earlier this week, IC-9700 users\nimmediately noticed difficulties. Version 1.08r was immediately \nreleased. Chris notes:\n\n\" There were two issues that prevented good decodes from the IC-9700:\n\n1 - The IF output of the IC-9700 is not a true IQ signal and you have \nboth a lower and upper sideband image. One has the bits flipped \nupside down. Historically FoxTelem has coped with the bits with \neither sense, even though only one is \"correct\", so 1.07 decoded \nfine from the wrong image. I had introduced a bug that meant the \n\"bit flip\" check was not run. That code is back in.\n\n2 - There was also an issue where the algorithm that finds the signal \nwas not being run if SatPC32 position was being read. That was a \ncommon configuration for IC-9700 owners, so it compounded the \nproblem. The code is now fixed.\"\n\nKey changes include the following:\n\n- PSK decoders are easier to select.\n- Automatically change the band from 2m to 70cm and the mode from \n FSK to PSK if needed (and enabled). \n- Allows default mode to be set for each spacecraft.\n- No longer overwrites the user settings (e.g. as max/min frequency) \n when spacecraft files are updated.\n- Saves the properties whenever they are changed (rather than just \n at exit).\n- Allows the user to change the display name for a spacecraft without \n changing the KEPS name.\n- Prevents FOXDB from being corrupted when power restarted.\n- Better memory management so that long running FoxTelem sessions \n do not end up out of memory.\n- Allows MAX and MIN records to be displayed in table on the \n telemetry tab.\n- Shows the Capture Date for the record being displayed (e.g. RT, \n MAX, MIN).\n- Deletes existing files when server data is downloaded.\n- Ties the STP date more accurately to the position of the SYNC word \nin the bit buffer to avoid stamping frames with the same date.\n- Many small bugs and crashes fixed.\n\nA full list of changes can be found at\nhttps://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/milestone/15?closed=1\n\nYou can download the new release at\nhttp://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/\nhttp://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/\nhttp://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/\n\nFeel free to email Chris with any questions, suggestions or bug \nreports to chrisethompson at gmail dot com.\n\n[ANS thanks Chris E. Thompson, G0KLA for the above information.]\n\n+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+\n\n The 2019 AMSAT Symposium Proceedings USB flash drives,\n featuring 1.98 GB of information, including the 2019\n Proceedings and all previously published Proceedings\n dating back to 1986 are now available on the AMSAT store\n https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-Symposium-Flash-Drive\n(allow 10 business days for the next batch to be loaded with the\nfiles)\n\n+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+\n\nFox-in-a-Box Upgrades for FoxTelem V 1.08r\n\nIn addition to Chris Thompson's announcement. Burns Fisher, WB1FJ \nreports that version of FoxTelem has been tested on Fox-in-a-Box \ninstallations (FoxTelem running on a Raspberry Pi). Starting \nimmediately with serial number 110, FoxTelem Version 1.08r will be \nincluded on the SD cards that are ordered from the AMSAT store. (It \nis not yet on the download file.)\n\nIf you have a Fox-in-a-Box with an older version and you wish to \nupgrade it (highly recommended) follow these steps:\n\n- Download http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.08p_linux.tar.gz \n to the Desktop using the browser on your FIAB.\n- Double-click the file to extract it to a directory(folder) named \n \"FoxTelem_1.08r_linux\". \n- Next, stop the running FoxTelem and edit the file on your desktop \n named \"StartFoxTelem\". (Right-click and choose Text Editor.) \n- About the third line from the bottom, change \"foxtelem_1.07_linux\" \n to \"FoxTelem_1.08r_linux\". (Be sure the capital letters are right.) \n- Exit from the editor and double-click on \"StartFoxTelem\" and chose \n \"Execute\". \n- The new FoxTelem will start running and, as described in the \n manual you will start getting questions about whether you want to \n upgrade. Say yes to each question. \n\nAfter FoxTelem has started successfully, you should be all set, and \nFoxTelem should start automatically every time your reboot.\n\nIf you have any issues, please Burns know at wb1fj at amsat dot org.\n\n[ANS thanks Burns Fisher, WB1FJ 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\nAMSAT Seeks Digital Communications Team Members\n\nAMSAT is in the process of redesigning its website and is looking to \nimmediately fill key volunteer member additions to its digital \ncommunications team. Available positions include a Webmaster, \nContent Managers, and an Online Store Co-Manager. Candidates must \nhave experience with Word press and be a current AMSAT member.\n\nWebmaster:\nThe Webmaster works as an integral member of the AMSAT Digital \nCommunications Team in planning, organizing, implementing, and \nsupporting strategic web technologies. Under minimal supervision, \nthe Webmaster collaborates with the Digital Communications team and \nAMSAT Development to facilitate ongoing content creation, development \nof standards, and overall management of AMSAT's website and member \nportal. The primary objectives of the Webmaster are to ensure that \nAMSAT's digital presence accurately portrays the character, quality \nand heritage of AMSAT, provide an efficient user experience, and \nserve to increase recruitment and financial contributions.\n\nWeb Content Managers:\nWeb Content Managers ensure AMSAT's website and webpages follow best \ncontent practices and meet the diverse needs of internal and external \ncustomers. As part of the AMSAT Digital Communications Team, \nWebsite Content Managers must understand the organizational needs, \nmap them to the end-user needs and work with applicable AMSAT \ndepartments to create content strategy and plan for individual \nwebpages.\n\nOnline Store Co-Manager:\nThe Online Store Co-Manager updates and refreshes the AMSAT Store \nwhen new merchandise becomes available, deletes merchandise when no \nlonger available, and updates pricing and shipping information when \nnecessary. Experience in WooCommerce is required.\n\nIf you want to be a part of the solution in delivering the quality \nweb services AMSAT members deserve, we could sure use your help. \nPlease contact the AMSAT VP of User Services at \nke4al (at) yahoo (dot) com.\n\n[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for 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 Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/\n\n+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+\n\nThe 39th Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference \nAnnounced September 11-13, 2020, Charlotte, NC\n\nMark your calendar and start making plans to attend the premier \ntechnical conference of the year, the 39th Annual ARRL and TAPR \nDigital Communications Conference to be held September 11-13, 2020 \nin Charlotte, NC. The conference location is the Renaissance \nCharlotte Suites.\n\nThe ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference is an \ninternational forum for radio amateurs to meet, publish their work, \nand present new ideas and techniques. Presenters and attendees will \nhave the opportunity to exchange ideas and learn about recent \nhardware and software advances, theories, experimental results, and \npractical applications.\n\nTopics include, but are not limited to: Software Defined Radio (SDR), \ndigital voice , digital satellite communications, Global Position \nSystem (GPS), precision timing, Automatic Packet Reporting \nSystem(tm)(APRS), short messaging (a mode of APRS), Digital Signal \nProcessing (DSP), HF digital modes, Internet interoperability with \nAmateur Radio networks, spread spectrum, IEEE 802.11 and other \nPart 15 license-exempt systems adaptable for Amateur Radio, using \nTCP/IP networking over Amateur Radio, mesh and peer to peer wireless \nnetworking, emergency and Homeland Defense backup digital \ncommunications, using Linux in Amateur Radio, updates on AX.25 and \nother wireless networking protocols. \n\nComplete conference details including registration information, \ncall for papers and preliminary agenda can be seen at \nhttps://www.tapr.org/dcc\n\n[ANS thanks TAPR for the above information.]\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nVUCC Awards-Endorsements for October 2019\n\nHere are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the \nARRL for the period October 1, 2019 through November 1, 2019. \nCongratulations to all those who made the list this month! \n\nCall Sep Oct\n\nW5RKN 675 694\nN0JE 569 637\nK9UO 475 500\nW5TD 384 392\nAC9E 352 353\nHP2VX 300 351\nAD0HJ 325 350\nK5IX 325 350\nW7JSD 309 336\nG0IIQ 112 251\nND0C 200 250\nWB8TGY New 210\nN4DCW New 201\nKC9VGG 127 200\nNX2X 119 178\nKC9UQR 132 172\nW0NBC 137 152\nVE1VOX New 126\nN4QX 120 125\nAA0MZ 102 112\nWA9JBQ New 104\nN9FN New 103\nPU8MGB New 102\nKI4US New 101\nAB4GE New 100\nN0RC New 100\nS57NML New 100\nW2ASC New 100\n\nIf you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at \n<mycall>@<mycall>.com and I'll revise the announcement. This list was \ndeveloped by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for the two months. \nIt's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your \ncall was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids \nthat are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work! \n\n[ANS thanks Ron Parsons, W5RKN for the above information.]\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nUpcoming Satellite Operations\n\nSouth TX (EL0x and EL1x) November 2-9, 2019\nRon, AD0DX, will be vacationing in McAllen TX area the week of \nNov 2 - 9. Ron is flying in and out of San Antonio (EL09) and \nstaying in EL06. He hopes to activate most of the surrounding grids \n(EL06, EL07, EL08, EL09, EL15, EL16, EL17, EL18, and EL19) over the \nweek. Ron will tweet details during the trip at \nhttps://twitter.com/ad0dx\n\nEM68/69 November 3-5, 2019\nTanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in Illinois, November 3 - 5.\nKey word is vacation, but he will jump over to activate the EM68/EM69 \ngridline on FM satellites. Watch Tanner's Twitter feed for further \nannouncements at https://twitter.com/twjones85\n\nNunavut, Canada (ER60) November 11 - December 6, 2019 \nThe Eureka Amateur Radio Club, VY0ERC, will be on station, the Polar \nEnvironment Atmospheric Research Laboratory, November 6 through \nDecember 11. They have some house keeping duties to perform on \narrival and just before they leave, not to mention that it's wicked \ncold up there (-25 to -35C not counting windchill), so keep an eye \non the VY0ERC twitter feed for announcements on when they plan to \nstep outside at https://twitter.com/vy0erc\n\nEA9 Melilla (IM85) November 18-21, 2019 \nPhilippe, EA4NF, will be operating from Melilla as EA9/EA4NF from \nNovember 18 to 21, 2019. This very small Spanish territory located in \nNorthern Africa, which is a very rare GRID and is listed as one of \nthe Most Wanted SAT DXCC. Updates and passes on Philippe's Twitter \nat https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT\n\nKey West (EL94) December 3-6, 2019 \nTanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in Key West December 3 - 6. \nKey word is vacation, but he will jump on some FM satellite passes \nto activate EL94 for those that need it or just want to chat. \nWatch Tanner's Twitter feed for further announcements at \n https://twitter.com/twjones85\n\nHawaii (BK19, BK28, BK29, BL20) December 21-28, 2019 \nAlex, N7AGF, is heading back to Hawaii over Christmas. This will be \na holiday-style activation, with special emphasis on the grid that \ngot away - BK28. Keep an eye on Alex's Twitter feed for further \nannouncements at https://twitter.com/N7AGF\n\n[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.]\n\n+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+\n\n The digital download version of the 2019 edition of\n Getting Started with Amateur Satellites is now available as a\n DRM-free PDF from the AMSAT Store. Get yours today!\n https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-Getting-Started\n\n+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+\n\nARISS News\n\n* Completed Contacts\nFarmwell Station Middle School Space Dreamers, Ashburn, VA, direct \nvia K4LRG \nThe ISS callsign was NA1SS.\nThe scheduled astronaut was Drew Morgan KI5AAA.\nThe contact was successful on October 29, 2019 at 15:01:27 UTC.\n\n* Upcoming Contacts\nPrivate UKEB School, Izmir, Turkey, telebridge via K6DUE\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS.\nThe scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP.\nContact is go for Tuesday, November 5, 2029 at 12:34 UTC.\n\nIstituto Comprensivo \"G.B. Perasso\", Milano, Italy and Istituto \nComprensivo Montignoso - Scuola secondaria I grado \n\"G.B.Giorgini\", Montignoso, Italy\nTelebridge via VK5ZAI.\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS.\nThe scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP.\nContact is go for: Wednesday, November 6 2019 at 09:27:34 UTC.\n\n[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.]\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nShorts from All Over\n\n* AmazonSmile Purchases Add Up!\n\nAmazonSmile recently reported that the Radio Amateur Satellite \nCorporation received a quarterly donation of $280.92 thanks to \ncustomers shopping at smile.amazon.com. To date, AmazonSmile has \ndonated a total of $4,194.21 to AMSAT.\n\n[ANS thanks Dr. Thomas A Clark, K3IO for the above information.]\n\n\n* GNU Radio Conference Recordings Available \n\nThe GNU Radio Conference was held September 16-20, 2019 at the \nMarriott at the Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. A total\n\nof 41 talks across a variety of topics are now available on YouTube. \nThe GNU Radio Conference staff thanks all the speakers for their \nparticipation. View the playlist of presentations at\nhttps://t.co/zjRYq7yjr1\n\n[ANS thanks GNU Radio for the above information.]\n\n\n* Building a Raspberry Pi-Based SatNOGS Ground Station\n\nCorey Shields uses a Stegoboard 122 kit with the new Raspberry Pi4 \nto rebuild his ground station. What resulted is a pretty cool \nwall-mounted ground station. Read the full article at \nhttps://tinyurl.com/ANS-307-Ground-Station\n\n[ANS thanks Corey Shields for the above information.]\n\n\n* News from the First Week of WRC\n\nWeek 1 of the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference in \nSharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, November 1, 2019 saw agreement reached on \nseveral issues on which discussions prior to the conference had \nrevealed consensus. Those were the easy ones; the rest will be more \ndifficult. Read the full report at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-307-WRC\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.]\n\n\n* The Dzhanibekov Effect (Or, Tennis Racket Theorem) and AO-73\n\nDave Johnson, G4DPZ, posted an analysis of the AO-73 rotation and \nflip. Dave says, \"We have speculated why the satellite spins up and \ndown and occasionally flips the direction of spin. Recently \nJason Flynn, G7OCD found a YouTube video that might explain the flip \nwhich introduces The Dzhanibekov Effect or Tennis Racket Theorem in \nregards to stability of rotating bodies (such as spacecraft).\" Read \nthe article and watch the video at:\nhttps://groups.io/g/FUNcube/topic/40405577\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VPfZ_XzisU\n\n[ANS thanks Dave Johnson, G4DPZ for the above information.]\n\n\n* Amateur Radio and Linux - A Beginners Guide\n\nLinux and Amateur Radio is a PDF presentation about Amateur Radio \nand Linux presented by : Dave Mamanakis, KD7GR. This presentation \ncover basic concepts of the open source operative system. View the \npresentation at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-307-Linux\n\n[ANS thanks the DX Zone for the above information.]\n\n\n* Amateur Radio CubeSat Demonstration at Goddard, November 3, 2019\n\nThe Goddard Amateur Radio Club members invite the public to see a \ndemonstration of an Amateur Radio CubeSat simulator. The simulator \nconsists of a solar/battery powered CubeSat that beacons telemetry \ndata and a Raspberry Pi-based ground station that will receive and \ndisplay the data in real time. The club will also set up radio \nequipment and attempt to communicate with other hams across the \ncountry using amateur satellites as they pass overhead. Club members \nwill be on hand to explain the use of Amateur Radio satellites and \nequipment. The event is open to the public from 12:00 to 4:00 PM. \nThe Center is located at 9432 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20771.\n\n[ANS thanks Patch.com for the above information.]\n\n\n* ESA Announces New ISS Opportunity for University Students\n\nESA Education is inviting university student teams to submit \nproposals related to designing, building and operating an experiment \nthat will be launched to the International Space Station and hosted \ninside the ICE Cubes facility for up to 4 months. The deadline for \nletters of intent is December 1, 2019. Full details can be seen at \nhttps://tinyurl.com/ANS-307-ESA-Opportunity\n\n[ANS thanks ESA for the above information.]\n\n\n* CQ-DATV November Issue Available\n\nThe November issue of CQ-DATV has arrived and is ready for \ndownloading. This month's issue includes plans for a 70 cm, DVB-T, \ntelevision repeater with a duplexer. Download the free, complete\nissue at \nhttps://cq-datv.mobi/77.php\n\n[ANS thanks CQ-DATV for the above information.]\n\n\n* Satellite: The \"Go To\" Solution for Resilient Emergency Response \n Communications\n\nIndependent from terrestrial and wireless infrastructure, satellite \ncommunications provide a secure and reliable solution that can be \ndeployed quickly for disaster response or national emergencies. A \nthorough analysis of why satellites can be useful in widespread \nemergency situations by a commercial provider. Read the full story \nat http://www.satmagazine.com/story.php?number=1950983317\n\n[ANS thanks SatMagazine for the above information.]\n\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 \nadditional benefits. Application forms are available from the \nAMSAT office.\n\nPrimary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at\none-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students\nenrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the \nstudent rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this \nstatus.\n\nContact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student \nmembership information.\n\n73,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\nFrank Karnauskas, N1UW\nn1uw at amsat dot org\n\nSent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum \navailable to all interested persons worldwide without requiring \nmembership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author \nand do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.\n\nNot an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite \nprogram!\n\nSubscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n\n\n\n\n", "attachments": [] }