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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/QUPGTSPHUKMN4PZMLOKNOCXNUYHB2DPU/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "CANk-AFuju1zkV=-XYhQuRZRmurZL6vDjzo6boXNKTr5nS++BQQ@mail.gmail.com", "message_id_hash": "QUPGTSPHUKMN4PZMLOKNOCXNUYHB2DPU", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/QUPGTSPHUKMN4PZMLOKNOCXNUYHB2DPU/", "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-070 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins", "date": "2018-03-11T13:07:37Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-070.01\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* Robertsville Middle School Students Will Send a CubeSat into Space\n* Call for Volunteers - Dayton Hamvention\n* Maidenhead Grid EL58hx Activation Memorial Day Weekend 2018\n* FJ, St. Barthelemy Operations April 19-27\n* AMSAT-OSCAR 92\n* Send Your Name to the Sun Aboard the Parker Solar Probe\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-070.01\nANS-014.01 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 070.01\n>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nMarch 8, 2018\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-070.01\n\nRobertsville Middle School Students Will Send a CubeSat into Space\n\nIn November of last year, a team of Robertsville middle students,\neducators, and Oak Ridge scientists submitted a proposal to NASA for\ntheir Cube Satellite Launch Initiative (CSLI) in hopes of sending a\nstudent-designed nanosatellite named, \"RamSat\" into space. NASA's\nCSLI provides opportunities for small satellite payloads built by\nvarious schools and non-profit organizations to fly on upcoming\nlaunches. NASA provides CubeSat developers a low-cost pathway to\nconduct scientific investigations in space, enabling students,\nteachers, and industry partners to obtain hands-on development\nexperiences.\n\nIn a letter received on March 2, 2018, we learned that our proposal\nfor RamSat was accepted for participation in the CSLI, an initiative\nintended to provide launch opportunities during 2019, 2020, and 2021.\nCubeSats are auxiliary payloads on planned NASA, other U.S.\nGovernment, or commercial space flight missions, or deployments from\nthe International Space Station. We learned that our payload is one\nof 21 satellites selected or prioritized for participation in the\nninth CSLI selection. Our acceptance was also announced on NASA's\nwebsite as RamSat, an education mission to develop and implement a\nmiddle school STEM curriculum for building a CubeSat.\n\nPeter Thornton, one of the RamSat team leaders from Oak Ridge\nNational Laboratory stated, \"This is such an exciting opportunity for\nthe students! They will now have the chance to design, build, carry\nout and own a satellite mission. They will be the mission scientists,\nthe communication specialists, and the logistics experts. They will\ncalculate orbits, learn to aim their satellite camera at selected\ntargets on the ground, radio their commands to RamSat, and receive\nand interpret the digital data streams broadcast by RamSat,\ncontaining imagery and all the other important data gathered on-\nboard. They'll be working as a team to identify and solve problems,\nand they will be working with NASA professionals to integrate RamSat\ninto the launch and deployment missions. I can't think of a more\nexciting project to ignite the students' curiosity and passion for\nscience and engineering.\"\n\nThe CSLI ride-share launch features spacecraft called\nnanosatellites. CubeSats are sized in units, and one unit (1U) is 10\ncm x 10 cm x 10 cm. To participate in the CSLI program, CubeSat\ninvestigations must be in alignment with NASA's Strategic Plan. The\nRobertsville Middle School proposal aimed to demonstrate alignment by\ncreating student-driven STEM-based lessons addressing educational\ndevelopment needs relevant to NASA's strategic goals. The students'\ntargeted mission for their RamSat is to send a small camera and radio\nencased in a 2U nanosatellite that will relay data and images from\nspace back to earth. With this information, students will study\nreforestation patterns of vegetation lost in forest fires. The\nstudent mission arose in response to a real-world connection they had\nto the Gatlinburg fires last year.\n\n[ANS Thanks OAK RIDGE SCHOOLS OAK RIDGE, TN for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nCall for Volunteers - Dayton Hamvention\nThe 2018 Hamvention will be held on May 18-20 2018 at Green County\nFairground and Expo Center in Xenia Ohio. Planning is under way for\nAMSAT's participation, and we are looking for volunteers in the\nfollowing areas: Volunteer Assistant, Publicity Assistant, Sales\nAssistant, Outdoor Demo Assistant, Facilities and Setup Assistant.\nInterested Hams should contact Team Leader Phil Smith via email at\[email protected] for information.\n\n[ANS Thanks Phil Smith, W1EME for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nMaidenhead Grid EL58hx Activation Memorial Day Weekend 2018\n\n(Venice, LA, USA) Wyatt Dirks, AC0RA, and Clayton Coleman, W5PFG will\ntravel to the mouth of the Mississippi River in far Southeast\nLouisiana\nto activate maidenhead gridsquare EL58hx on Memorial Day weekend,\n2018.\nThe primary activities will be on the 6m band and OSCAR satellites.\nThis\nwill be Wyatt's first activation of EL58 in Louisiana and Clayton's\nsecond. Both operators have conducted multiple, successful portable\nactivations over the years, with Wyatt activating over 200 grid\nsquares\nand Clayton over 150. Dates, the operating location in the grid, and\ntransportation arrangements are confirmed.\n\nThe activation is scheduled to begin after 23:00 UTC on May 25 and\nwill\nconclude by 20:00 UTC on May 27. All 6m operations will use the\ncallsign\nAC0RA. All satellite operations will use the callsign W5PFG. HF\noperation will occur during slower periods on 6m and when there are\nno\nsatellites in view. Those wishing to confirm HF contacts must do so\nvia\nARRL's Logbook of the World (LoTW.) 6m and Satellite confirmations\nwill\nbe available following the expedition on LoTW in addition to paper\nQSL's\naccompanied with a Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope (SASE.)\n\nFurther information will be released prior to the expedition. For\ngeneral inquiries contact Clayton, W5PFG, at [email protected]. For 6m\noperational questions contact Wyatt, AC0RA, at [email protected].\n\n[ANS Thanks Clayton Coleman, W5PFG for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nFJ, St. Barthelemy Operations April 19-27\n\nAI5P, N0KV, W0ZA and WD0E plan to operate from Pointe Milou,\nSt. Barthelemy Island (IOTA NA-146/Grid Square FK87) from\nApril 19-27, 2018. Operation will be on 80-10 meters (SSB/CW/\nRTTY) with satellite operation by WD0E. Conditions may largely\nlimit most activity to 20 meters and down. Operating 160 meters\nis being considered; however, no antenna option is yet finalized.\n\nSatellite operation will take place on several satellites. A\nsatellite and pass schedule will be announced on the AMSAT-bb\nin advance.\n\nEquipment includes three Elecraft K3's and two 500 watt Elecraft\namps. Antennas include a SteppIR crank IR vertical for 80-10\nmeters, a folding hexbeam by Folding Antennas (Germany) on 20-10\nmeters, LPDA's on 20 and 17 meters and verticals on 30 and 40\nmeters.\n\nOperation will be as continuous as conditions warrant. The Colorado\noperators have decided to use FJ/N0KV as their callsign while AI5P\nwill be active as FJ/AI5P.\n\nFJ/N0KV logs will be updated to LOTW while Rick's logs (FJ/AI5P)\nwill not since he continues to be an analog guy with an actual\nkey and pen/paper log.\n\nPaper QSLs will be available from both N0KV and AI5P direct and\nvia the bureau.\n\nFurther:\nFor satellite operation we plan to be on as many passes of as many\nsatellites as possible focusing on the evening hours. Equipment\nwill be an IC 910 and Arrow. On Montserrat in 2015 we were on\nFO-29 only. For St. Barts we will also operate some FM satellites.\nWe will assemble a pass plan before we go and post it to this -bb.\nWe will stick to that plan as much as possible but of course condi-\ntions may cause us adjust on the fly. The operating location has\ngood visibility to the horizon from about the NW through N and E\nto the SE. Other directions are somewhat obscured. QSLs handled as\nwritten above.\n\n[ANS thanks Jim White, WD0E for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nAMSAT-OSCAR 92\n\nAO-92 operations are scheduled among the U/v FM repeater, L-Band\nDownshifter, Virginia Tech Camera, and the University of Iowa's High\nEnergy\nRadiation CubeSat Instrument (HERCI). Please keep the uplink clear\nduring\npasses with scheduled mode changes.\nFor the week of 11-17 Mar 2018, the following mode changes are\nscheduled:\nApproximately 1420UTC 11Mar we will enable the L band uplink for ~24\nhours\nApproximately 1625UTC 14Mar we will enable the VT camera and high-\nspeed data\nfor ~40 minutes. This is a central US and Mexico pass. Please be\nready to\ncopy high-speed data with FoxTelem, and keep the uplink clear at\n1625UTC.\nAll other times the U/v repeater will be open continuously.\n\n[ANS Thanks Drew KO4MA, AMSAT VP Operations for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSend Your Name to the Sun Aboard the Parker Solar Probe\n\nNASA will send your name on a microchip to the Sun aboard the\nParker Solar Probe mission due to launch in the Summer of 2018.\nThe probe will fly through the Sun's atmosphere and you can go\nalong for the ride.\n\nTo survive in the 2500° F solar environment the spacecraft and\ninstruments will be protected by a 4.5-inch-thick carbon-composite\nshield. At its closest approach the probe will be flying at\napproximately 430,000 mph.\n\nTo submit your name follow the instructions starting at:\nhttp://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/The-Mission/Name-to-Sun/\n\nTo learn more about the mission visit:\nhttp://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/\n\n[ANS thanks NASA and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory\nfor the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ Gridders, Bob K8BL be staying in grid EM32 for the next couple weeks\nand operating \"holiday style\" while visiting family. He can probably\nwork out going to adjacent Grids upon request. Besides LA, TX and\nAR and OK are possibilities. QSOs will be in LoTW when I return\nhome the end of March.\n\n[ANS Thanks Bob K8BL, for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n+ I just wanted to thank Doug N6UA for his dedication to the hobby\nof Ham radio. Doug made an out of the way trip to nebraska to\nconfirm the state for several of us who needed it for WAS LOTW. Doug\nfought 65 mph winds on the way and during the qso on Cas-4B . At\ntimes the howling was so bad that the audio was distorted , however\nDoug endured the elements and continued confirming the Grid/state for\nmany of us. On the return home Doug encountered several semi\naccidents on I-25 . Thanks Doug for being so dedicated as to go out\nof your in bad weather to give a new grid or state to your fellow\nhams\n\n[ANS Thanks Jack KC7MG and Alex Weimer, for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n+ N8FQ Satalite Sked page available for amateur use.\nhttp://n8fq.org/sked/mobile.php?board=sat\n\n[ANS Thanks Joe, N3XLS for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n+ Watch the development of a homebrew VHF mast head preamp design\nby VU2POP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTDkRRtWTk8\n\n[ANS Thanks VU2POP for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n+ Information about China ham radio satellite to the moon\nhttps://amsat-uk.org/2016/11/18/lunar-amateur-radio-satellites-dslwp-\na1a2/\n\n[ANS Thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n+ The schedule page at https://www.amsat.org/satellite-schedules/\nhas been\nupdated for the coming week for AO-92 operations. We could use more\nstations feeding telemetry in auto or high-speed mode for the camera\nrun on Wednesday!\n\n[ANS Thanks Andrew Glasbrenner for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n+ All telemetry (image frames) received by anyone with FoxTelem are\nsent\nto the AMSAT server (if you have selected \"upload to server\") and used\nto construct a full image, in the same fashion that collecting many\ndiverse telemetry frames provides a more complete record of satellite\nhealth and science data. So you may not see a whole image on your own\nFoxTelem, but you are helping everyone see the full image because you\nmay capture a frame that no one else did. The more stations\nreceiving,\nthe better the chances for full images.\n\nSet your FoxTelem for \"auto\" source on the Input Tab and pitch in.\nThank you for being part of the fun and learning!\n\n\n\n[ANS Thanks Jerry Buxton, NØJY, for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n+ AYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Operators K0NR and KB9DPF will be QRV as ZF2NR\nand ZF2PF, respectively, from Grand Cayman Island from March 10 to\n17. Activity will be holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using SSB and\nFT8. This includes some FM Satellite activity from grid square\nEK99. QSL to home calls.\n\n[ANS Thanks ARLD011 DX news bulletin 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,\nChris Bradley, AA5EM\naa5em at amsat dot org\n_______________________________________________\n\nSent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available\nto all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.\nOpinions expressed\nare solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official\nviews of AMSAT-NA.\nNot an AMSAT-NA member? 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