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    "subject": "[ans]  FW:   ANS-149  AMSAT Weekly Bulletins",
    "date": "2011-05-29T13:05:43Z",
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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-149\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 \nan active 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* 70 CM Spectrum in HR 607 Safe After Meeting With Congressman King\n* The DARA Matching Gift Challenge\n* Cornell University Chip Satellite Team Invites Ham Radio Collaboration\n* Awards Manager for AMSAT Marks 10 Years\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n* ARISS Status - 23 May 2011\n* Nine New Cubesats\n* UK Coloqium\n* New ARISS School Procedure\n* AO-51 Partial Operation Restored\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.01\n70 CM Spectrum Safe \n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.01\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nMay 29, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-149.01\n\n70 CM Spectrum in HR 607 Safe After Meeting With Congressman King\n\nA delegation of Amateur operators led by Peter Portanova, WB2OQQ, \nAMSAT NY Area Coordinator, from the Long Island/New York City area \nmet with Congressman Peter T. King (R-NY) on May 19 to discuss his \nrecent proposed legislation, H.R. 607, and its impact on Amateur \nRadio. Peter, who resides in King's Congressional District, worked \nfor many months with only assistance from his local Town of Massa-\npequa government to arrange this important meeting.\n\nThe delegation included Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, ARRL Section Manager \nfor New York City/Long Island (NLI), Peter Portanova, WB2OQQ, NLI \nLocal Government Liaison and AMSAT NY Area Coordinator, George \nTranos, N2GA, NLI State Government Liaison (SGL), and Jim Mezey, \nW2KFV, NLI ARES Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC).\n\nPortanova, Lisenco, Mezey, and Tranos spoke about the importance of \nAmateur Radio emergency communications and Portanova, who is the \nRadio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) NY Area Coordinator, \naddressed the amateur satellites and its contributions to Science, \nTechnology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) education and disaster\ncommunication. Barry Baines, WD4ASW, President of AMSAT, prepared \nan important letter that was delivered to Congressman King, by Peter, \naddressing his concerns of HR 607. Mr. Baines also contributed and \nshared a great deal of information to Peter to allow him to make a \nsuccessful presentation of AMSAT's activities to Congressman King.\n \nCongressman King said that he fully understands and appreciates \nthe importance of Amateur Radio and the Amateur Satellite Service \nfor the contributions it provides to the community, and that he \nwould see to the modification of the bill so that the 420-440 MHz \nband would be excluded from the spectrum to be auctioned. The Con-\ngressman was very receptive to the group and listed Peter Portanova \nas point of contact.\n\n\"The Congressman went on to explain that it was never his intention \nto remove the 70 centimeter band from Amateur use. He further asked \nus to 'get the word out' and inform the Amateur Radio community that \n70 centimeters is not in jeopardy\", said Portanova.\n\nPortanova learned on May 26 that Congressman King has requested the\nHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce to remove section 207, the\nsection covering the auction of the 420-440 MHz and 450-470 MHz spec-\ntrum, from the bill. Sub-Committee Chairman Rep. Walden agreed so \nthe threat to amateur radio access to 70 cm spectrum is no longer\nan issue.\n\nThe ARRL has reported that the Senate companion bill S-1040 with\nsimilar objectives as H.R. 607 does not call for auctioning any \nportions of Amateur Radio spectrum.\n\nAMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW noted, \"Peter is to be commend-\ned for taking the initiative to arrange for this meeting with his \nCongressman on behalf of AMSAT. Using his contacts within the Town \nof Massapequa, NY government, Peter made the appropriate queries to \nschedule the meeting and then sought input from AMSAT to maximize \nthe quality of information presented. He also invited amateur radio \noperators to the meeting with ties to the ARRL as well. His initiative \nand thorough preparation for the meeting resulted in a very positive \nexperience as well as enlightened Rep. King to the significant benefit \nof amateur radio in space and the wonderful work done by AMSAT volun-\nteers and others in the areas of technology and education outreach.\"\n\n(Editor Note: AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW letter to\n Congressman King can be read on a link at the AMSAT web site\n http://www.amsat.org).\n\n[ANS thanks Peter Portanova, WB2OQQ and AMSAT President Barry Baines\n WD4ASW for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.02\nThe DARA Matching Gift Challenge\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.02\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nMay 29, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-149.02\n\nThe DARA Matching Gift Challenge\n\nThe Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) has announced a fund\nraising challenge for AMSAT whereby they will match on a 1:3 basis \nup to $5,000.00 for donations made in 2011. That is, for every $3.00 \nthat AMSAT raises, DARA will provide $1.00 up to a maximum of $5,000 \ndonated by DARA. \n\nAMSAT kicked off the fundraising campaign at the  Hamvention, where \ndonations began count against this goal. Please consider making a \ndonation to AMSAT at Hamvention or anytime this Spring as we strive \nto meet this goal. \n\nWe appreciate DARA's support for AMSAT and see this as an opportunity \nfor donors to increase the impact of their donations by taking advan-\ntage of this matching program.\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT Headquarters for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.03\nCornell University Chip Satellite Team Invites Ham Radio Collaboration\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.03\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nMay 29, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-149.03\n\nCornell University Chip Satellite Team Invites Ham Radio Collaboration\n\nA group of Cornell University-developed, fingernail-sized satellites\nmay travel to Saturn within the next decade, and as they flutter down\nthrough its atmosphere, they will collect data about chemistry, radia-\ntion and particle impacts.\n\nThree prototypes of these chip satellites, named \"Sprite,\" were mount-\ned on the International Space Station during a recent spacewalk. The\nthin, 1-inch-square chips are mounted to the external Materials\nInternational Space Station Experiment (MISSE-8) pallet, exposing them\nto the harsh conditions of space to see how they hold up and transmit\ndata.\n\nZac Manchester at Cornell University explained that the chips transmit\nas beacons with 10 milliwatts of RF power at 902 MHz using MSK modu-\nlation (minimum-shift keying) with a chipping rate of 50 kbps. The \nCornell team invites AMSAT satellite operators to collaborate with this \nexperiment to determine conditions in which the low-power signal has \nbeen detected on the ground.\n\nThe Cornell ground station consists of a 18 dBi yagi with a GNU Radio\nand USRP receiver (http://www.ettus.com/products). A significant\nchallenge is that the MISSE-8 pallet the chips are on is mounted on\nthe anti-nadir side of the space station, facing away from the earth.\nThe team is hoping to be lucky to catch some kind of reflection off\nthe ISS structure.\n\nBeyond being able to detect the signal on Earth, decoding the \nmessage requires signal processing. The chips all transmit on the same \nfrequency, each with it's own PRN code. The Cornell team uses these \ncodes to differentiate each one, as well as to provide signal proces-\nsing gain. At Cornell, data is being recorded and post-processed with \na standard PC.\n\nTo track these chip satellites just use the ISS keplerian elements\nbecause they are mounted on the space station.\n\nMason Peck, Associate Professor Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering\nat Cornell University wrote, \"Receiving the full sequence of data per\nse is not of interest, but the mere reception of it (a single digital\nbit, for us), indicates successful transmission. If you would like to\nserve as one of the lucky few to try detecting this signal, please\nfollow up with Zac Manchester ([email protected]). We definitely welcome \nthe collaboration of HAM operators.\"\n\nMore information be found at these sources:\nhttp://tinyurl.com/3fs5ks7 (spacemart.com)\nhttp://www.spacecraftresearch.com/blog\n\n[ANS thanks Zac Manchester and Mason Peck at Cornell University for \n the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.04\nAwards Manager for AMSAT marks 10 Years\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.04\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nMay 29, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-149.04\n\nIt was May 12, 2001, the day that Mike Scarcella, WA5TWT, the previous \nAMSAT Awards Manager handed over all the files to me as the new Awards \nManager. For 10 years I have performed this duty as fairly and equitably \nas I can. I computerized all the awards, entered some of the very early \nCommunication Achievement Awards into the computer and helped create some \nnew awards along the way.\n\nHere's to another 10 years, enjoy.\n\n\nHere is a list of awards issued in the last month or so.\n\nThe following have entered into the Satellite Communicators Club for making\ntheir first satellite QSO.\n\nBrandon Rasmussen, K7BBR\nStephen Davis, KJ4FEL\nRichard Ryan, KC2YDQ\n\n\nThe following have earned the AMSAT Communications Achievement Award.\nNikolai Ozerov, VE3NKL, #535\nRichard Batchelor, KA5IQX, #536\n\n\nThe following have earned the AMSAT Sexagesimal Award.\nRodney Waln, KC0ZHF, #160\n\n\nThe following have earned the AMSAT Century Award.\nDoug Papay, KD8CAO #41\n\n\nThe following have earned the South Africa Satellite Communications\nAchievement award Richard Batchelor, KA5IQX, #US166\n\n\nThe following have earned their Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Award.\nGerald Krebs, N0JE, #US72\nJohn Papay, K8YSE, #US73\nRon Oldham, N8RO, #US63 endorsement for 2K, 3K, 4K\nBob Harrell, AJ5C, #US64 endorsement for 2K, 3K, 4K\n\n\nThe following have earned their Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI 5000 Award.\nRon Oldham, N8RO, #26\nBob Herrell, AJ5C, #27\n\nTo see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or\nhttp://www.amsatnet.com\n\nBruce Paige, KK5DO\nAMSAT Director Contests and Awards\n\n\n[ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.05\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.05\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nMay 29, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-149.05\n\n+ AMSAT has received the sad news that Robin Harvey, G4BBR died on the\n  morning of May 23, 2011 after a long illness. He was active in the early\n  days of satellites in the 1970's. He was most active on Oscar 7. \n  Robin was AMSAT Life Member number 445. Our condolences go out to\n  his wife Shirley.\n\n+ According to the 21 May 2011 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No. 1046 425 DX \n  NEWS bulletin OY/PA0VHA, OY/PA2A and OY/PA2AM are active from\n  Streymoy, Faroe Islands (EU-018) from 23 May to 2 June. In add-\n  ition to HF, 6 meters, and 4 meters they plan satellite operation\n  via AO-51 (if available). QSL via home calls.\n\n+ A link on UniverseToday will bring you to an Infographic: How the \n  New Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle Stacks Up. Thanks to Space.com and \n  the Tech Media Network for sharing this great graphic showing NASA's \n  \"new\" MPCV and how it compares with other human spaceflight vehicles. \n  http://tinyurl.com/3bngf99 (UniverseToday.com)\n\n+ Back in time: Steve Haines VK3DBL has released a video showing a \n  March 1997 contact he had with astronaut Andy Thomas KD5CHF/ VK5MIR \n  who was on the MIR space station. See:\n  http://tinyurl.com/3v7rbmh (Southgate)\n\n+ The new WorldRadio OnLine magazine is now available at:\n  http://www.worldradiomagazine.com/ ... In addition to several \n  interesting features, the satellite column on page 38.\n\n+ UniverseToday.com has a video, \"The Sights and Sounds of Endeavour's \n  Final Launch\" made with HD cameras and multiple channel audio record-\n  ing at: http://tinyurl.com/438s64y\n\n+ OSCAR-11 UO-11 has switched back on. Its beacon is on 145.826 MHz FM. \n  Bob, N4HY posted photos of UO-11 construction and testing:\n  http://tinyurl.com/3d48j7x (n4hy.smugmug.com/)\n\n+ AO-7 continues to provide good DX: \n  Luciano, PY5LF reports a 7843 km contact with Joe K3SZH, in \n  Mode B, SSB.\n  \n  Luis, LU6QI reports on his AO-7 DX on Mode B, CW:\n  Humberto XE1FZE: covering 7162 km\n  Jay AA4FL operating W4DFU covering 7200 km\n  Jim ND9M covering 7346 km\n\n+ Pete, WB2OQQ posted a video showing his satellite operation from\n  the special event station W2GSB/APM during the Great South Bay \n  Air Power Museum event celebrating Armed Forces Day:\n  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyXHvYWaasg  ... W2GSB/APM, a \n  collector QSL will be sent on SASE request to WB2OQQ's QRZ \n  address.\n\n+ Congratulations to Cori, XYL of intrepid maritime-mobile satellite\n  operator Jim, ND9M/VQ9JC, upon passing her Technician exam at the\n  Dayton Hamvention!\n\n+ Peter Guelzow, DB2OS, says a PDF presented at the AMSAT-DL Satellite \n  Symposium and General Meeting 2011 discussing the 'Status of AMSAT\n  P3-E and DLR-AMSAT P5-Moon/Mars' can be downloaded directly from \n  the AMSAT-DL server: http://tinyurl.com/44ter7y  (AMSAT-DL)\n\n[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]\n\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.06\nARISS Status - 23 May 2011\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.06\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nMay 29, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-149.06\n\n1.\tSuccessful ARISS Contact with Debica, Poland \n\nOn Thursday, May 19, an ARISS contact was held between Primary and Junior \nHigh Schools Complex in Podgrodziein, Debica, Poland and on-orbit astronaut \nRon Garan, KF5GPO.  The contact complemented the science curriculum \ncovering physics and astronomy. Local amateur radio operators, experienced \nin satellite contacts, worked with the school's radio club to prepare \nfor this event. Approximately eighty students were in attendance and \nlistened as Garan fielded 14 space-related questions. News coverage \nwas provided by radio, television and newspapers.\n\n2.\tARISS International Team Meeting Held\n\nThe monthly ARISS partners meeting was held on Tuesday, May 17.  Topics \nof discussion included the ISS National Lab, the new proposal process \nfor U.S. schools and the Ericsson radio which was recently installed \nin the Columbus Module. Minutes will be posted to the ARISS Web site \nin the near future. http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arissmin.htm\n\n3.\tARRL QST Posts ARISS News\n\nThe American Radio Relay League (ARRL) included several ARISS-related \nitems in its June QST. \n\n\"In Brief\" column told about Astronaut Chris Cassidy earning his Amateur \nRadio license KF5KDR, and Astronaut Luca Parmitano earning his Amateur \nRadio license KF5KDP.  The \"Happenings\" column ran their photos and a \nlengthier story about them.\n \nThen the two-page pictorial ran, titled \"Houston, We Have Amateur Radio!\" \nwritten by ARRL Chief Operating Office Harold Kramer, WJ1B. There was \na short summary about the ARISS education program, and then pictures \nof Kenneth Ransom with the radio in the simulator, the antenna on the \nISS mockup, the Kenwood radio, W5RRR's satellite antenna on the tower, \nW5RRR's president (John Maca, AB5SS) with Harold, Mission Control, and \nDon Pettit, KD5MDT with Kenneth Ransom and Mark Severance.\n\n4.\tARRL Article on New Process for U.S. Schools\n\nThe American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a Web story on the new ARISS \nproposal process for U.S. schools. There will be two windows of \nopportunity each year for U.S. schools and organizations to submit proposals\n\nfor an ARISS contact.  A window is currently open and proposals should \nbe submitted by July 15, 2011 for a contact that will be scheduled during \nthe January - July 2012 time frame. NASA sent out an EXPRESS message to \n18,000 educators letting them know of this opportunity. The message may \nbe found at the end of the article.\nhttp://www.arrl.org/news/nasa-and-ariss-reach-out-to-educators\n\n\n[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.07\nNine New Cubesats\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.07\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nMay 29, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-149.07\n\nNine European Cubesats Heading to Space on Vega\n\nNine CubeSats built by European Universities are to be flown during \nthe debut of Europe's new Vega launch vehicle scheduled for the final \nquarter of 2011.\n\nVega aims to make access to space easier, quicker and cheaper.\n\nDevelopment started in 1998 and it will be launched from the ESA Space-\nport at Kourou in the Caribbean.\n\nThe nine CubeSats are: AtmoCube, e-st@r, Goliat, OUFTI 1, PW-Sat 1, \nROBUSTA, UNICubeSAT, UWE 3, XaTcobeo\n\nA video of the new VEGA launcher can be viewed here\nhttp://esatv-movies.e-vision.nl/videos/mplo/\nvega_tests_TV_05-10-11_wmplow.wmv\n\nESA CubeSat information\nhttp://www.esa.int/esaMI/Education/SEM3N03MDAF_0.html\n\nIARU Satellite Frequency Coordination pages\nhttp://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/\n\nSouthgate has this item posted at http://tinyurl.com/44smkw8.\n\n[ANS thanks Southgate ARC News Site for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.08\nUK Coloqium\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.08\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nMay 29, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-149.08\n\nFUNcube at AMSAT-UK Colloquium July 30-31\n\nThe 26th AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium will be held on \nthe weekend of July 30-31 at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Guildford, \nEngland, close to the University of Surrey. A special beginner's \nsession is planned for Friday afternoon July 29.\n\nAmong the presentations will be talks on the FUNcube satellite and \nthe FUNcube Dongle VHF-UHF Software Defined Radio.\n\nIn additional to the lecture stream there will be the GB4FUN Mobile \nCommunications Centre, AMSAT-UK shop, a Saturday night Gala dinner, \nauction and raffle.\n\nThe event is open to all Radio Amateurs and SWL's. Either day passes \nor full packages comprising overnight accommodation and meals are \navailable.\n\nFurther details are available on the AMSAT-UK website at:\nhttp://www.uk.amsat.org/\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.09\nNew ARISS School Procedure\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.09\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nMay 29, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-149.09\n\nARISS Announces New Process for US School Contact Proposals\n\nARISS and the NASA Johnson Space Center Education Office's Teaching \n>From Space staff have announced new processes that US-based educators \nwill need to follow to propose a school contact with the International\nSpace Station crew.\n\nARRL ARISS Program Manager Rosalie White, K1STO says there will be\ntwo windows of opportunity each year for educators to submit their \nproposals for an ARISS contact. The first window opened on May 19 \nand will close on July 15, 2011. NASA's Teaching From Space Office\nsays the new proposal process applies only to US schools at this\ntime. Schools in other countries will continue to follow their ex-\nisting process.\n\nA proposal for an ARISS school contact consists of a comprehensive \neducation plan, of which the ARISS contact is one of many components:\n\n+ The proposal should integrate NASA education and ARRL content \n  with surrounding education activities, and include creative ways \n  to maximize the reach of the ARISS contact and the experience for \n  students. \n\n+ The educator must describe the instructional activities and lessons \n  to be engaged in with students as part of the learning and prepara-\n  tion for the ARISS contact.\n\n+ The proposal should include study topics related to space technology, \n  space exploration or space research, as well as Amateur Radio, radio \n  science and wireless communications technology. \n\nARISS astronaut contacts under the new processes will begin in January \n2012 and end in July 2012. A window of opportunity will open every six \nmonths when another NASA news release goes to educators. The initial\nNASA news release was sent on May 19 to 18,000 educators.\n\nFull coverage of the ARISS program changes can be found on-line at:\nhttp://www.arrl.org/news/nasa-and-ariss-reach-out-to-educators\n\nNASA Teaching From Space web site can be viewed at:\nhttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/teachingfromspace/home/ariss.html\n\nUS schools wishing to propose an ARISS contact can get started at:\nhttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/teachingfromspace/students/ariss.h\ntml\n\nNon-US schools can find information regarding the proposal for an ARISS \ncontact at: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm\n\nAMSAT Web site:        http://www.amsat.org \nARISS  Web site:       http://www.ariss.org \nARISS Facebook Page:   Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS)\nARISS Twitter site:    @ARISS_status\n\nAmateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a volun-\nteer program in partnership with AMSAT, ARRL, and NASA which inspires \nstudents, worldwide, to pursue careers in science, technology, engin-\neering and math through amateur radio communications opportunities \nwith the International Space Station on-orbit crew. Students learn \nabout life on board the ISS and explore Earth from space through sci-\nence and math activities. ARISS provides opportunities for the school \ncommunity (students, teachers, families and local residents) to become \nmore aware of the substantial benefits of human space flight and the \nexploration and discovery that occur on space flight journeys along \nwith learning about technology and amateur radio.\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS, the ARRL, and NASA for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.10\nAO-51 Partial Operation Restored\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.10\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nMay 29, 2011\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-149.10\n\nAO-51 Partial Operation Restored\n\nAMSAT-NA VP Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA reports that partial\noperation has been restored to AO-51. \n\nBecause the Integrated Housekeeping (IHU) computer crashes during each \neclipse turning AO-51 ON requires a manually sent series of commands \nfrom a control station to reload a small housekeeping program stored \non the satellite from ROM, then turning the repeater on, setting the \nmodulation level and turning the RF power down. \n\nAt present, this re-start sequence is being done on afternoon passes \nover North America when the satellite's solar panels are being illumin-\nated by sunlight and it is in range of an available control station.\nAO-51 is being left enabled after the North American afternoon passes \nso stations in Asia may hear it active still on the descending morning \npasses there.\n\nThe crashes prevent Whole Orbit Data from being collected for analysis \non the ground. Analysis of live telemetry indicates that one of the \nNi-Cd battery cells has failed. Further study is still in progress.\n\nDrew concluded, \"Thanks for all the donations for Fox and ARISSat-1 over \nthe last week! If you haven't yet donated, drop by http://www.amsat.org, \nor call Martha at 1-888-322-6728 today and help us get Fox in space.\"\n\nKeep up with the latest AO-51 Control Team News on-line at:\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA VP Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA for the \n above information]\n\n/EX\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 AMSAT Office.\nMemeorial Day Tribute-Thanks to Veterans for what they have earned for us.\n\n73,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\nDee Interdonato, NB2F\t\nnb2f at amsat dot org\n\n\n\n\n",
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