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    "sender_name": "Lee McLamb",
    "subject": "[ans] ANS-155 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins",
    "date": "2017-06-04T02:26:06Z",
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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-155\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* 2017 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations Due June 15\n* Assistance Needed Recovering UNSW-ECO0 and i-INSPIRE 2 Cubesats\n* Flight Qualified Digipeater and DTMF Transponder Available\n* VUCC Awards/Endorsements for May 2017\n* Amateur Radio BIRDS-1 CubeSat Constellation\n* AMSATSA Reports Significant Progress with the Kletskous Cubesat\n* MacDoppler Version 2.25 released\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-155.01\nANS-155 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 155.01\n  From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nDATE June 4, 2017\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-155.01\n\n\n\n2017 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations Due June 15\n\nIt's time to submit nominations for the upcoming AMSAT-NA Board of\nDirectors election. Four directors' terms expire this year: Barry\nBaines, WD4ASW, Jerry Buxton, N0JY, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, and Bob\nMcGwier, N4HY. In addition, up to two Alternates may be elected for\none year terms.\n\nA valid nomination requires either one Member Society or five current\nindividual members in good standing to nominate an AMSAT-NA member for\nDirector. Written nominations, consisting of the nominee's name and\ncall, and the nominating individual's names, calls and individual\nsignatures should be mailed to: AMSAT-NA, 10605 Concord St, #304\nKensington, MD 20895-2526.\n\nIn addition to traditional submissions of written nominations, which\nis the preferred method, the intent to nominate someone may be made by\nelectronic means. These include e-mail, fax, or electronic image of a\npetition. Electronic petitions should be sent to [email protected] or\nfaxed to (301)822-4371.\n\nNo matter what means is used, petitions MUST arrive no later than June\n15th at the AMSAT-NA office. If the nomination is a traditional\nwritten nomination, no other action is required. If it is other than\nthis, i.e. electronic, a verifying traditional written petition MUST\nbe received at the AMSAT-NA office at the above address within 7 days\nfollowing the close of nominations on June 15th.\n\nELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE\nNOT VALID UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT-NA BYLAWS.\n\n\n[ANS thanks Paul, N8HM, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAssistance Needed Recovering UNSW-ECO0 and i-INSPIRE 2 Cubesats\n\nJoon Wayn, part of the AU02 (UNSW-EC0) and AU03 (i-INSPIRE 2) Australian \nteam of\nQB50 cubesats, requests assistance from experienced and well-equipped \nforeign\nHAM amateurs experts.\n\nJoon reports, our satellite was deployed last week and we have been \nunable to\nhear any beacons coming from it. We had several brainstorm sessions to \nidentify\npossible configurations that could be changed to optimize the occurrence \nantenna\nredeployment sequence. Based on this, we devised a set of commands that \nreflect\nthese changes in configurations that needs to be uplinked to the \nsatellite. We\nhave attempted to uplink these commands at 50W transmit power, but \nthere's no\nresponse so far.\n\nWe strongly believe the satellite is still alive but has an undeployed \nantenna.\nAs such, we require sufficient transmit gain in both transmit power and \nantenna\ngain to achieve positive uplink margin. Our problem is that we do not \nhave the\nequipment to achieve the required transmit power to overcome the losses \ndue to\nan unstowed configuration.\n\nWe have a recorded *.wav file that you can play through radio in FM mode to\nperform the uplink.\n\nRelevant technical info:\n\n- The sat uses Nanocom ANT430 antenna that is still stowed. The stowed \nantenna\n   is exposed on the outside of the spacecraft.\n- The sat uses Nanocom U482C transceiver.\n- The OBC might be trickling between on and off states and hence a \ndaytime or\n   dusk zenith pass is optimal for the uplink. Our ground station:\n- 21 el H and 21el V yagi configured in RHCP\n- Kenwood TS-2000 in FM mode with 50W transmit power.\n\nHope you have a good weekend, and do not hesitate to contact me at\[email protected] if you would be willing to help. Your attention has \nbeen much\nappreciated.\n\n[ANS thanks Joon Wayn for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nFlight Qualified Digipeater and DTMF Transponder Available\n\nIf anyone has access to a ride to space on a HOST, remember there is a\nfully qualified flight unit DIGIPEATER and DTMF transponder module ready to\nfly as an attached payload to any HOST spacecraft.  Lets call it QIKCOM-3.\nThe mission of the identical QIKCOM-2  is described here:\n\nhttp://aprs.org/qikcom-2.html\n\nQIKCOM-2 flight Unit #1 was delivered back in 2015, and it might finally\nfly this fall.  So, the backup FLIGHT unit is also ready to fly \n(attached to a\nsuitable host).\n\nUnfortunately,  the Air Force (responsible for all DoD satellite launches)\nhas unilaterally declared that they will not accept any more Amateur Radio\nstudent satellites from the Naval Academy for flight on DoD launches, and\nso this unit is available to anyone that can get it attached to a payload\nand get it launched.\n\n[ANS thanks Bob, WB4APR, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nVUCC Awards/Endorsements for May 2017\n\nHere are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the \nARRL for\nthe period May 1, 2017 through June 1, 2017.\n\nCongratulations to all those who made the list this month!\n\nCALL    GRIDS\n\nKO4MA   1539\nKB1RVT  1524\nAC0RA   1143\nW5PFG   1046\nN8RO     959\nN8HM     951\nK8TL     901\nXE1AO    584\nKK4FEM   404\nN6UK     400\nWD9EWK   350\nK5ND     301\nAI6GS    230\nK8BL     220\nN1AIA    216\nPV8DX    201\nN9EAT    135 (NEW VUCC)\nVR2XMT   111 (NEW VUCC)\nK7TAB    100 (NEW VUCC)\nKA9P     100 (NEW VUCC)\n\nThis list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for May 1st \nand June\n1st, 2017.  It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if\nyour call was not mentioned.  Thanks to all those who are roving to \ngrids that\nare rarely on the birds.  They are doing most of the work!\n\n[ANS thanks John, K8YSE, for the above information}\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAmateur Radio BIRDS-1 CubeSat Constellation\n\nThe BIRDS-1 constellation consists of five 1U CubeSats (BIRD-B, BIRD-J, \nBIRD-G,\nBIRD-M and BIRD-N). They are planned to launch the ISS on a SpaceX Falcon 9\nCRS-11 on June 3, 2017. The satellites are made of the exactly same design\nincluding the radio frequencies to be used and will be deployed from the ISS\nlater in the year.\n\nThe main mission of the constellation is to do experiments on radio\ncommunication with a CubeSat constellation via a network of UHF/VHF amateur\nradio ground stations all over the world.\n\nThe challenge is to distinguish each satellite from the four satellites\ntransmitting with the same frequency, hand over operation of a satellite \nfrom\none ground station to another and assemble the satellite data, such as\nhousekeeping telemetry, music and the Earth images, obtained at \ndifferent ground\nstations.\n\nAmateur radio enthusiasts are asked to join the network to assist in the \ndata\ndownlink and reconstruction of the patchy satellite data into one meaningful\ndata. Orbit information and operational plan of each satellite will be made\navailable to the amateur radio community in the world. Software to \ndecode the\nsatellite data will be also made available.\n\nThe respective amateur ground stations that can successfully decode the\ntelemetry data, music and the Earth images, shall receive a QSL card \nfrom the\nBIRDS team. The data reconstructed by the effort of the amateur ground \nstation\nnetwork will be made public to share the sense of satisfaction and \nachievement.\n\nA particularly interesting mission of BIRDS project is the SNG mission that\nexchanges music via a digi-singer. It is an outreach-oriented mission. \nFirst,\nmusic in MIDI format is uploaded from ground. Then the MIDI file is \nprocessed\non-board using a vocal synthesizer. Finally, the processed music is sent \nback to\nEarth using UHF antenna as voice FM data.\n\nDuring organized events on space utilization with schools or general public,\nmusic could be heard using a common hand-held receiver and hand-made Yagi\nantenna positioned to track the satellite at each given pass over the \nregion.\nThis has a tremendous effect on awareness of radio communication among \nschool\nchildren and general public, especially in the countries participating \nin the\nBIRDS project, Japan, Ghana, Mongolia, Nigeria and Bangladesh.\n\nProposing to use CW, 1k2 AFSK FM, audio FM and 9k6 GMSK downlinks. The \nIARU has\ncoordinated a downlink frequency of 437.375 MHz.\n\nBIRDS project information:\nhttp://birds.ele.kyutech.ac.jp/\nhttp://birds.ele.kyutech.ac.jp/amateur.html\nhttp://birds.ele.kyutech.ac.jp/newsletter.html\nhttps://www.facebook.com/Joint-Global-Multi-Nation-Birds-BIRDS-\nproject-171403156542445/\n\nDownload the Paper – IAA-CU-15-01-16 Five-nations CubeSat constellation; An\ninexpensive test case for learning and capacity building\nhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/289868265_IAA-CU-15-01-16_Five-\nnations_CubeSat_constellation_An_inexpensive_test_case_for_learning_and_capaci-_\nty_building\n\nThe IARU Satellite Frequency Coordination pages are hosted by AMSAT-UK at\nhttp://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSATSA Reports Significant Progress with the Kletskous Cubesat\n\nAt the annual AMSATSA space symposium, significant progress with the \nKletskous\nCubeSat was reported by the development team. A new design space frame was\nreleased, which is constructed on a locked-in basis and now requires \nassembly\nscrews. Although based on the original design by Deon Coetzee, ZR6DE, it \nis much\nlighter and fully machine produced with the advantage that its \nmanufacture is\nrepeatable exactly as the original. The Electronic Power System is in \nits final\nstages and offers advanced controls over the powering of the satellite even\nshould the battery failed.\n\nThe Symposium itself was a great success and as delegates said is the \nhighlight\non the annual amateur radio technology calendar. Planning for the 2018 is\nalready underway. For more, visit www.amsatsa.org.za\n\n[ANS thanks the SARL weekly news in English 2017-6-3 for the above \ninformation]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nMacDoppler Version 2.25 released\n\nDog Park Software is pleased to announce that MacDoppler Version 2.25 \nhas been\nreleased and can be downloaded from:\nhttp://www.dogparksoftware.com/MacDoppler.html\n\nWhat's New in this release ?\n\n* Added Yaesu FT-991 driver.\n* Added Prosistel Combo azel driver.\n* Added Tuning Dial Tracking to IC-910.\n* Show Tuning Dial Tracking capability.\n* Added Rotator Stop button.\n* Display offsets in VFO panel Uplink and Downlink.\n* Fixed FT-847, FT-817 in-band doppler.\n* Fixed GS232B ERC Rotor Readback.\n\n[ANS thanks Dog Park Software and Southgate for the above information]\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,\nLee McLamb, KU4OS\nku4os at amsat dot org\n\n\n",
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