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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/MWRVM5H5UZZIOHG7MGWSQCQUOVIPBEMJ/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "CAHKCqnCM0xDAC+CLWnZnxR49GZL27sfYc6QoPB29Q9mf4-MVXg@mail.gmail.com", "message_id_hash": "MWRVM5H5UZZIOHG7MGWSQCQUOVIPBEMJ", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/MWRVM5H5UZZIOHG7MGWSQCQUOVIPBEMJ/", "sender": { "address": "mjohns+K0JM (a) luther.edu", "mailman_id": null, "emails": null }, "sender_name": "Mark D. Johns", "subject": "[ans] ANS-061 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin", "date": "2019-03-03T00:53:53Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-061\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* Call for Volunteers - AMSAT at Dayton Hamvention\n* JAMSAT Announces 2019 Symposium, March 16-17\n* SatNOGS Client and gr-satnogs Updates\n* ARISS News -- Reports Requested\n* \"Off to the Motherland\" Rove\n* Activating Northern Maine Grids - March 2-3\n* Summer Internship Positions Open in the SpaceSTEM Program\n* Virginia Cubesat Constellation Moves Forward\n* New ‘NASA Science Live’ Program Premiers This Week\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-061.01\nANS-061 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 061.01\n>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nMarch 2, 2019\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-061.01\n\n\nCall for Volunteers - AMSAT at Dayton Hamvention\n\nThe 2019 Hamvention will be held on May 17-19 2019 at Greene County\nFairground and Expo Center in Xenia Ohio. If you're available we can\nalso use your help for setup operations on May 16.\n\nPlanning is under way for AMSAT's participation. We are looking for\nvolunteers in the following areas:\n\n+ Volunteer Assistant\n+ Sales Assistant\n+ Outdoor Demo Assistant\n+ Facilities and Setup Assistant.\n\nInterested Hams should contact Team Leader Phil Smith via email at\nw1eme at amsat.org for information.\n\n[ANS Thanks W1EME for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nJAMSAT Announces 2019 Symposium to be Held March 16-17\n\nThe 2019 JAMSAT Symposium will be held on March 16-17 at the Hotel\nBinario Saga Arashiyama in Kyoto, Japan. JAMSAT invites anyone inter-\nested in the satellite communication to participate in the symposium\nand social gathering.\n\nThe Symposium will offer a lot of content about the NEXUS satellite\njointly developed with Nihon University. The entire program has been\nposted at:\nhttps://tinyurl.com/y6n7pcf9\n\nActivities planned for Saturday, March 16 and Sunday, March 17:\nSaturday:\n12:30 - 13:15 General Assembly for JAMSAT members only\n13:30 - 18:30 Symposium Activities\n18:00 - Banquet and Reception\n\nSunday:\n08:45 - 13:15 Symposium Activities\n14:15 - 16:45 GNU Radio Exercise (advance registration required)\n\nParticipation in the Symposium is free. The cost of the banquet\nand reception is 5000 yen with a registration deadline of March 2.\nThe contact for more information is [email protected]\n\n[ANS thanks JAMSAT for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSatNOGS Client and gr-satnogs Updates\n\nSatNOGs has announced new releases for satnogs-client 3 and\ngr-satnogs 4 for Raspbery Pi 3 and Debian operating systems.\n\nNotable changes on satnogs-client:\n* Support demodulator for Reaktor Hello World 2 satellite\n* Sent observation frequency in metadata\n* Add option for manual power level range in waterfall (there is an\n issue with this one, there will be an update in satnogs-client-\n ansible 2 later that will fix this.)\n\nNotable changes on gr-satnogs:\n* Golay (24, 12) decoder\n* Demodulating flowgraph for the Reacktor Hello World Satellite\n* Fix of the baud rate issue in BPSK gr-script\n\nFor installation or upgrade information, see the wiki at:\nhttps://tinyurl.com/yytxwge5\n\n[ANS thanks https://satnogs.org/news/ for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nAmateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) News\n\nReports requested:\nAn ARISS contact with Huntington High School, Huntington, TX, direct\nvia KI5AJL on Monday 2019-02-25 at 19:39 UTC was unsuccessful. ARISS\nis attempting to determine what happened and welcomes SWL reports.\n\nUpcoming ARISS Contact Schedule\nAn International Space Station school contact has been planned with\nparticipants at Ceip Nuestra Señora Del Carmen, Torre De La Reina,\nSpain on 05 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately\n09:50 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and\n30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and EG7NSC. The\ncontact should be audible over Spain and adjacent areas. Interested\nparties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The con-\ntact is expected to be conducted in English.\n\nARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above\ncontacts. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.80 MHz. ARISS\nthanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Please send your\nreports to [email protected] or [email protected].\n\nARISS Contact Application window for the United States open in the\nspring of 2019. See the ARISS webpage at http://www.ariss.org/ for\ndetails. ARISS would be particularly interested in applications from\nthe following US states and entities that have never had an ARISS\ncontact: South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mari-\nanas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.\n\n[ANS thanks AJ9N and AA4KN for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\"Off to the Motherland\" Rove\n\nGabe Zeifman, AL6D/VE6NJH wrote to AMSAT-BB on February 23:\n\"I am on the first of four flights now on the way for another one of\nmy signature trips. This voyage will take me to Poland (Feb 24-28),\nLithuania(Feb 28-Mar 4), Kaliningrad (Mar 4-7), Saint Petersburg (Mar\n7-11), Åland Islands (Mar 11-13), and Helsinki (Mar 13-14). I think\nthe most desired entities are going to be UA2 and OH0 (unfortunately\nOH0 is gonna be quick, get in in the evening and leave in a morning,\nso two nights and one full day). I’m hoping to make US contacts from\nevery entity and will try to hit as many grids as feasible (I’ll have\na car in Vilnius and Kaliningrad), but good transatlantic locations\nwill take precedence over grids. Don’t expect me on every pass, I’m\ntraveling with family and we’ll be doing touristy stuff, but I’ll make\nmy best effort to be on the great AO-7 and FO-29 passes across the\nocean, updates will be on Twitter @AL6D_Alaska. I’m operating ninja\nportable like the good ole days, QRP with two FT-817NDs and an arrow,\nhopefully that doesn’t attract too much negative attention from\ncustoms in Russia.\"\n\n[ANS thanks AL6D for the above information]\n\n ---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nActivating Northern Maine Grids - March 2-3\n\nClayton, W5PFG writes, \"Between ~03:00 UTC March 2 thru ~17:00 UTC\nMarch 3, I will operate satellites /TM (Tobaggan Mobile) thru grids\nFN54, FN55, FN56, FN57, FN66, and FN67. I plan to activate the FN54/55,\nFN56/66, and FN57/67 grid lines I've used on previous Maine expedi-\ntions. This will be a fast-paced trip and I don't anticipate working\nevery bird or every pass. I will stop to sleep, drink, and eat. Weather\nwill be a huge factor. Like many of my activations, it's recommended\nyou monitor my @w5pfg Twitter feed for the latest information.\"\n\n[ANS thanks W5PFG for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSummer Internship Positions Open in the SpaceSTEM Program\n\nESTCube is calling all space enthusiasts! The SpaceTEM application\nperiod for internships in Estonian and Latvian space technology\nentities for the summer of 2019 has begun!\n\nChallenge yourself and enjoy this summer by being a part of an\namazing space adventure - SpaceTEM '19!\n\nSpaceTEM is a new EstLat project which aims to initiate the\ndevelopment of NewSpace industry in Estonia and Latvia through\na series of mutual activities. If you are interested in space\ntechnologies, innovation, and entrepreneurship, this intern-\nship is a great opportunity for you! There are over 50 topics\nto choose from - from building 3D printers to developing soft-\nware for ESTCube-2. More information can be found at this link:\nhttp://tinyurl.com/ANS-062-SpaceSTEM\n\nTo apply, fill in the internship form and send your CV and moti-\nvational letter (for additional bonus points you can also add\na link to any project you have been a part of so far) to:\[email protected]\n\nThe application deadline is March 31, 2019. Chosen interns will\nbe announced from the middle of April until the beginning of\nMay, 2019.\n\n[ANS thanks ESTCube for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nVirginia CubeSat Constellation Moves Forward\n\nA project built by a team of University of Virginia engineering\nstudents took step toward outer space this week when they and student\ncolleagues from Old Dominion University and Virginia Tech delivered\nthree CubeSats to NanoRacks, an aerospace company in Houston.\n\nNanoRocks will integrate the CubeSats into a deployer aboard a rocket\nset for launch next month to the International Space Station.\n\nThe satellites are part of the Virginia CubeSat Constellation mission,\na collaborative project of the Virginia Space Grant Consortium and its\nfour member universities (which also includes Hampton University). The\nthree nano-satellites, each carrying a UHF packet repeater for amateur\nuse, were developed by engineering students to obtain measurements of\nthe properties of the Earth’s atmosphere to quantify atmospheric den-\nsity. Full article available at:\nhttps://tinyurl.com/y3u7skkl\n\n[ANS thanks news.virginia.edu for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSpaceCube near the end, request to receive the last telemetry\n\nJean Guérard, from the Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches\nAérospatiales (France), ONERA, asks all those who have the opportunity\nto record the latest SpaceCube telemetry frames.\n\nLaunched in May 2017, SpaceCube is expected to disintegrate sometime\naround March 1, 2019.\n\nThe frequency is 436,880 MHz, AFSK modulation 1k2, AX25 mode.\n\nNote: The frames are not decodable, it is therefore requested to re-\ncord the audio signal of the satellite and to send it to Jean Guérard\n( [email protected] )\n\nFor large files, you can use the service:\nhttps://www.grosfichiers.com/fr/\n\n[ANS thanks Christophe Mercier for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nNew ‘NASA Science Live’ Program Premiers This Week\n\nNASA invites you to take a behind-the-scenes look at how the agency\nexplores Earth and outer space with a new monthly television series\nthat premiers this week.\n\nThe inaugural episode of “NASA Science Live” will air at 3 p.m. EST\nWednesday, Feb. 27, on NASA Television, the agency’s website, Facebook\nWatch, YouTube, and Ustream. Viewers will be able to submit questions\non social media using the hashtag #askNASA or by leaving a comment in\nthe chat section on Facebook.\n\n>From remote locations on Earth to the depths of outer space, join the\nconversation live each month to interact with NASA experts and watch\nas they reveal the mysteries of our solar system and beyond.\n\n“I am personally very excited about how this new show will highlight\nthe interconnected nature of science from across the agency,” said\nThomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission\nDirectorate. “The series will find new ways to talk about science from\nvarious disciplines, missions and centers to show how each works\ntogether in order to achieve our exploration goals.”\n\nThis first episode - entitled “To the Moon, and Beyond” - will explore\nthe how science conducted on the lunar surface in the past informs\ncurrent missions studying the Moon and future plans to send science,\nrobots and humans to our nearest celestial neighbor.\n\nFor more information about the show, visit:\nhttps://go.nasa.gov/NASAScienceLive\n\n[ANS thanks NASA HQ News for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ RTL-SDR.com tells of a new SDR radio PodCast that calls itself\n \"Signals Everywhere\". Episode 1 was just released. More information\n at: https://tinyurl.com/y5khc5hl\n (via RTL-SDR.com)\n\n+ A recent ARISS contact between the International Space Station and\n Faith Christian Academy middle school in Orlando, Florida received\n good press coverage from WUSF public radio in Tampa. See the story\n at https://tinyurl.com/y4b2p4ro\n (via http://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu)\n\n+ SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled for a test flight to\n the International Space Station on Saturday, March 2. Liftoff of the\n human-rated capsule — flying without astronauts this time — is\n scheduled for 2:49 a.m. EST (07:49Z). Assuming an on-time launch and\n docking this weekend, the spacecraft will depart the space station\n March 8 and return to a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Atlan-\n tic Ocean. More details at https://tinyurl.com/y4o2n5u9\n (via spaceflightnow.com)\n\n+ Scott, K4KDR, reports that The JY1SAT (JO-97) satellite started\n transmitting digital media files on 145.840 USB. Decoding is accom-\n plished with the “Funcube” type dashboard which can be downloaded at:\n https://tinyurl.com/y5uutqct (via K4KDR)\n\n+ The TAPR PSR Digital Journal, Winter 2019 Edition is now available\n online at: https://www.tapr.org/psr/psr140.pdf\n (via tapr.org on facebook)\n\n+ The Central States VHF Society offers a Reverse VUCC for rovers.\n Only a few have actually applied for the award on satellite. See:\n https://www.csvhfs.org/index.php/awards-and-programs/reverse-vucc\n (via Martin A Schuette on AMSAT-BB)\n\n+ AMSAT-DL has agreed to a proposal by the British Amateur Television\n Club (BATC) for the use of the bottom 100 kHz of the wideband trans-\n ponder on QO-100 (10491 – 10491.1 MHz) for ATV co-ordination pur-\n poses. Details at: https://tinyurl.com/y6tzwsuz\n (via AMSAT-UK)\n\n+ Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, writes:\n \"One of the really cool things about receiving an AMSAT award in the\n mail is the certificate inside. However, what is even cooler is the\n envelope. Yes, the envelope. My wife has purchased stamps for years\n and years. I use those stamps on the envelopes I mail. None of those\n little white labels from the post office. Is it time for you to\n apply for an AMSAT award or to add to your stamp collection?\"\n (via KK5DO) [See https://www.amsat.org/awards-2/ ]\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 and Remember to help keep amateur radio in space,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\n\nK0JM at amsat dot org\n", "attachments": [] }