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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/LDXLXT3ACBF6UIYWTT2CFFBMGB5VUYOG/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "CANk-AFsD8Ex1ROXxn-igA2_TWHfk1nR=i_SJmGc1QwQzkXAz6A@mail.gmail.com", "message_id_hash": "LDXLXT3ACBF6UIYWTT2CFFBMGB5VUYOG", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/LDXLXT3ACBF6UIYWTT2CFFBMGB5VUYOG/", "sender": { "address": "kg5jup (a) gmail.com", "mailman_id": "4f2ce9e4819948a4af9f6a154270949f", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/4f2ce9e4819948a4af9f6a154270949f/emails/" }, "sender_name": "Chris Bradley", "subject": "[ans] ANS-351 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins", "date": "2017-12-17T14:04:48Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-351\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\nYou can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service\nBulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:\nhttp://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* November/December 2017 Apogee View Column Posted on the AMSAT Web\n* Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-12-13 09:00 UTC\n* Special Membership Offer Continues for RadFxSat/AO-91 Launch\n* Donate to AMSAT Tax-Free From Your IRA\n* Satellite Activity From Azores Islands on Christmas\n* December 20 Launch for HA-1 CubeSat with FM transponder and SSTV\n* Information for Requesting UT1FG/MM QSL Cards\n* Two-Part Video Demonstration Working AO-91 from Down Under\n* AMSAT Awards Update\n* KG5CCI and F4DXV 7,634.775 km QSO Sets New Distance Record on FO-29\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-351.01\nANS-344 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 351.01\n From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nDATE December 10, 2017\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-351.01\n\n\nNovember/December 2017 Apogee View Column Posted on the AMSAT Web\n\nThe November/December 2017 edition of Apogee View, a comprehensive\nbimonthly update of AMSAT's activities written by AMSAT President Joe\nSpier, K6WAO, has been posted on the AMSAT website.\n\nhttps://www.amsat.org/apogeeview/\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nUpcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-12-13 09:00 UTC\n\nQuick list of scheduled contacts and events:\n\nTaipei Municipal Ximen Elementary School, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.,\ndirect\nvia BNØSM (***)\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS\nThe scheduled astronaut is Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP\nContact is a go for: Thu 2017-12-21 08:49:07 UTC 72 deg\n\n*********************************************************************\n*******\n**\nARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above\ncontacts.\nARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free\nto send\nyour reports to [email protected] or [email protected].\n\nListen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz.\n\n*********************************************************************\n*******\n***\n\nAll ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise\nnoted.\n\n*********************************************************************\n*******\n***\n\nSeveral of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS\nwebsite and\nnot being able to get in. That has now been changed to\nhttp://www.ariss.org/\n\nNote that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.\n\n*********************************************************************\n*******\nLooking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the\nISS?\n\nIf interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete\ndetails. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.\n\n\nhttp://www.ariss-eu.org/\n\nIf you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be\nable to\nprovide some insight. Contact Kerry at [email protected]\n*********************************************************************\n*******\nARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored\nover 100\n\nschools:\n\nFrancesco IKØWGF with 132\nSatoshi 7M3TJZ with 126\nGaston ON4WF with 123\nSergey RV3DR with 100\n\n*********************************************************************\n*******\nThe webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of\ndate\nwebpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are\nadditional\nARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.\n\nNote, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do\nyour own\norbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the\nlisted\ntime.\nAll dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601\ndate and\ntime format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS\n\nThe complete schedule page has been updated as of 2017-12-13 09:00\nUTC.\n(***)\nHere you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and\nquestions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and\ninstructions for any contact that may be streamed live.\n\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt\n\nTotal number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1199.\nEach school counts as 1 event.\nTotal number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1148.\nEach contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.\nTotal number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47.\n\nA complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the\nfile.\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf\n\nPlease feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are\nneeded.\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n+++++++\n\nThe following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:\nArkansas, Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam,\nNorthern\nMarianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n+++++++\n\nQSL information may be found at:\nhttp://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html\n\nISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS\n\n*********************************************************************\n*******\nThe successful school list has been updated as of 2017-12-12 18:00\nUTC.\n\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf\n\nFrequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes\nshowing\nDoppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_cor\nrection\n.rtf\n\nListing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30\nUTC.\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf\n\nCheck out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts\n\nhttps://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415\n*********************************************************************\n*******\nExp. 52 on orbit\nRandy Bresnik\nPaolo Nespoli IZØJPA\nSergey Ryazanskiy\n\nExp. 53 on orbit\nMark Vande Hei KG5GNP\nAlexander Misurkin\nJoe Acaba KE5DAR\n\n[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana AJ9N for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSpecial Membership Offer Continues for RadFxSat/AO-91 Launch\n\nAO-91 is open to all and works great! Now is a good time to join\nAMSAT and receive a free digital copy of \"Getting Started with\nAmateur Satellites\"!\n\nVisit https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/\nand help AMSAT Keep Amateur Radio in Space.\n\nAMSAT is making our \"Getting Started With Amateur Satellites\"\nbook available for a limited time as a download with any paid new\nor renewal membership purchased via the AMSAT Store. This offer is\nonly available with purchases completed online, and for only a limited\ntime. A perennial favorite, Getting Started is updated every year\nwith the latest amateur satellite information, and is the premier\nprimer of satellite operation. The 182 page book is presented in PDF\nformat, in full color, and covers all aspects of making your first\ncontacts on a ham radio satellite.\n\nPlease take advantage of this offer today by visiting the AMSAT store\nat https://www.amsat.org/shop/ and selecting any membership option.\nWhile there, check out our other items, including the M2 LEOpack\nantenna system, Arrow antennas, AMSAT shirts, and other swag.\n\nThank you, and see you soon on AO-91!\n\n[ANS thanks Paul N8HM for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nDonate to AMSAT Tax-Free From Your IRA\n\nAre you over 70-1/2 years of age and need to meet your IRA's Required\nMinimum Distribution for 2017? Consider making a donation to AMSAT!\n\nUnder the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, individuals\nover 70-1/2 years of age may make direct transfers of up to $100,000\nper year from a traditional IRA to an eligible charity without\nincreasing their taxable income. Consult your tax advisor or\naccountant to make certain you are eligible.\n\nAMSAT is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational and scientific\norganization whose purpose is to design, construct, launch, and\noperate\nsatellites in space and to provide the support needed to encourage\namateurs to utilize these resources. AMSAT's federal tax ID is\n52-0888529.\n\n[ANS thanks the AMSAT Board of Directors for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite Activity From Azores Islands on Christmas\n\nPedro, CU2ZG says he will be active on satellites from grid square\nHM58 on Christmas.\n\nHis equipment will include an Alaskan Arrow antenna, Yaesu FT-817ND,\nYaesu FT-857D, Kenwood TS-2000 and a Wouxun KG-UV9DPlus. Most of\nthe operation will be done using the TS-2000.\n\nExpected operating days are December 23 and 24, plus December 25\nduring the afternoon/evening hours. Pedro says this will be a family\nholiday and skeds will be accepted depending on his availability.\nHis exact location will be HM58qm, at the CU7BC QTH (check QRZ.com)\nWatch his twitter account (@pdsousa) for updates.\n\n[ANS thanks Pedro, CU2ZG for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nDecember 20 Launch for HA-1 CubeSat with FM transponder and SSTV\n\nThe IARU has announced frequency coordination has been completed for\nHA-1, a 2U CubeSat developed by the Teenagers Amateur Radio Center of\nActivity in Huaian, China. HA-1 is planned for launch on December 20.\n\nHA-1 will be mainly used for teenagers in Huaian to carry out\nactivities\nrelated with amateur radio and aerospace science education. The\ncubesat\nis equipped with amateur radio repeater and SSTV(Slow Scan Television)\ncomponent, which is to validate still image transmission in narrowband\nvoice channel.\n\nThere is an SSTV beacon, which puts Date/Time/Location\ninformation/temp-\nerature etc on a SSTV picture. Amateurs worldwide can also use HA-1 to\ntest SSTV via the cubesat.\n\nUplink: 145.930 MHz FM\nDownlink: 436.950 MHz FM\nTelemetry: 437.350 MHz 9k6 BPSK\n\n[ANS thanks the IARU for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nInformation for Requesting UT1FG/MM QSL Cards\n\nJohn, K8YSE, posted a message on the amsat-bb on behalf of Yuri,\nUT1FG/MM currently at sea aboard the MV Seahorse, \"Yuri has asked\nthat anyone who has not received confirmations from this year and\nprevious year's operations to prepare logsheets so that he can mail\nthem out when he arrives in New Orleans.\"\n\nJohn has posted an Excel Spreadsheet for you to enter your log data\nplus an example of a completed log sheet at:\nhttp://www.papays.com/sat/ut1fgqsl.html\n\nJohn's web page includes instructions to prepare your logsheet of\nQSO's\nthat Yuri can print, verify, sign and mail from one of his destination\nports. E-mail your logsheet to John at the address he lists in his\ninstructions. John will send an acknowledgement email when he receives\nyour request. This way you will know that Yuri will have your\nlogsheet.\n\nMarinetraffic.com anticipates a December 15-16 arrival in New Orleans.\nJohn requests you send your logsheet QSL request as soon as possible\nso Yuri will have time to get them ready for mailing.\n\nYuri's current ship, Seahorse, is a relatively new ship and is wider\nthan previous vessels he has captained so it cannot go through the\nlocks in the Great Lakes. On this voyage he will be more restricted\nas to possible destinations than he was last season.\n\nJohn concluded, \"Yuri has been very busy with his duties and has\nhad little time for anything else. He sends his regards to all.\"\n\n[ANS thanks John Papay, K8YSE for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\nTwo-Part Video Demonstration Working AO-91 from Down Under\n\nPeter Parker, VK3YE, has published two excellent introduction to\namateur satellites videos. Note that some of the QSO customs shown\nare a little different than the common practice in Europe and North\nAmerica, but the tips are still generally applicable.\n\nPeter, VK3YE, describes his two-part video demonstration as,\n\"A new amateur satellite has just gone up and it's super easy to\nwork. You just need a pair of handhelds on 2m & 70cm FM. Watch\nthis video to find out how to make contacts through AO91 with\nequipment you probably already have.\"\nPart 1:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=astteV2umOg\nPart 2:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNB7Nc4HFYs&feature=youtu.be\n\n[ANS thanks Peter Parker, VK3YE, and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for\n the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nAMSAT Awards Update\n\nWe have a good list of recipients this time for the AMSAT Awards. This\nwill also be the last update for 2017. With the new satellites this\nyear\nand a crop of new ones coming in 2018 there will be a lot of operating\ngoing on.\n\nAMSAT Satellite Communicators Award for making their first satellite\nQSO\nPerikles Monioudis, HB9IQB\nTae-Ryon Kim, DS5DNO\nLawrence Witker, KE8BHX\nAdam Zabrowski, W8OOO\nRobert Twigg, KE8GDD\nDan Howard, VA3MA\n\n------\n\nAMSAT Communications Achievement Award\nEd Poccia, KC2LM, #579\n\n------\n\nAMSAT Sexagesimal Award\nAdrian Liggins, VA3NNA, $180\nMac Cody, AE5PH, #181\n\n------\n\nAMSAT Century Club Award\nGeorge Carr, WA5KBH, #53\n\n------\n\nAMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Award\nCarlo Morandi, IK4JQQ, #93\nMac Cody, AE5PH, #94\n\n------\n\nBruce Paige, KK5DO\nAMSAT Director Contests and Awards\n\n[ANS thanks Peter Bruce Paige, KK5DO for\n the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nKG5CCI and F4DXV 7,634.775 km QSO Sets New Distance Record on FO-29\n\nDavid Swanson, KG5CCI, and Jerome Lecuyer, F4DXV completed a\n7,634.775 km QSO on December 12 via FO-29. This eclipses their\nprevious record on that satellite by 26.62 km and greatly\nexceeds the theoretical maximum range of the satellite,\nwhich is calculated at 7,502 km. Video of the QSO as recorded\nby F4DXV can be viewed at:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sPe9wSOvAY&feature=youtu.be\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ Did you know you can help AMSAT by logging into your Amazon\n account using http://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-0888529 to designate\n AMSAT-NA as the organization of your choice. When shopping on-line\n you must use the URL http://smile.amazon.com for AMSAT to receive\n the donation from your purchases.\n\n+ 2017: FUNcube Status and New Developments - Wouter Weggelaar,\n PA3WEG walks us through the whole FUNcube family of spacecraft\n at the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium in Milton Keynes,\n October 15th 2017. Watch on-line at:\n https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELFoLtm44Kc&feature=share\n\n+ While waiting for the next satellite pass have a listen at\n http://www.livemeteors.com/ to hear meteor pings as they\n happen. The pings are a bit more frequent during the popular\n meteor showers.\n\n+ Hackaday posted an article showing how to build your own azimuth-\n elevation rotor: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-344-HackadayRotor\n (via Bernhard, VA6BMJ)\n\n+ The 3Y0Z DXpedition Team on Bouvet Island is asking the amateur\n radio community to help with flying costs. See the details on\n the web: http://www.bouvetdx.org/news-and-updates/\n\n+ European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, IZØJPA, is compiling\n TimeLapseADay videos and is sharing them on-line. These can be\n found on his playlist posted on YouTube:\n http://tinyurl.com/ANS-344TimeLapseADay\n\n+ The December 2017 issue of SatMagazine has been posted at:\n http://www.satmagazine.com/ Vytenis Buzas LY1ZY features in\n this issue, see pages 76-77.\n\n+ Read about new analysis of the famous Hubble Deep Field images and\n watch a video scan across the Deep Field. Each of those blobs and\n dots is a galaxy. See: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-344-UniverseToday\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. And, with that consider that bowling is more advantageous\nthan golf since you rarely lose a bowling ball.\n\n73,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\nChris Bradley, AA5EM\naa5em at amsat dot org\n", "attachments": [] }