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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/R3NJRRA4TZQI6MBONDNXP6ULL3MBCIKO/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "20080914050119.JRAY26261.cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com@den.cfl.rr.com", "message_id_hash": "R3NJRRA4TZQI6MBONDNXP6ULL3MBCIKO", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/R3NJRRA4TZQI6MBONDNXP6ULL3MBCIKO/", "sender": { "address": "ku4os (a) cfl.rr.com", "mailman_id": null, "emails": null }, "sender_name": "Lee McLamb", "subject": "[ans] ANS-258 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins", "date": "2008-09-14T05:01:04Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-258\n\n**************************************************************\n*** 2008 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting ***\n*** October 24-26 in Atlanta, Georgia ***\n**************************************************************\n\nANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The\nRadio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a\nworldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in\ndesigning, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital\nAmateur Radio satellites.\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to:\n\[email protected]\n\n\nIn this edition:\n* AMSAT Board of Directors to Conduct Presidential Search\n* Worldwide Amateur Radio Effort Saves COMPASS Cubesat\n* College Satellite Nite - 18 September 2008\n* AO-51 Schedule - September 2008\n* ARISS Status - 18 August 2008\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-258.01\nAMSAT Board of Directors to Conduct Presidential Search\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 258.01\n From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nSeptember 14, 2008\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-258.01\n\nAMSAT President Rick Hambly, W2GPS notified the AMSAT Board of\nDirectors on Thursday, September 11 that he is not a candidate for\nPresident of AMSAT for the upcoming year. \"After careful consideration, I have\ndecided that I am not able to continue as AMSAT President beyond the next Board\nmeeting and so I will not offer my name for consideration, and if nominated by\nothers I will not accept the nomination for \nPresident. While I will be focusing\nmost of my efforts on business activities, I will do my best to make the\ntransition seamless\", stated Rick in an e-mail to the current members of the\nAMSAT Board of Directors. Rick has served as President of AMSAT since October\n2004.\n\nThe current Board of Directors election concludes on Monday, September\n15, when results of the balloting will be announced. Members of the\nnew Board will then begin a formal search process to recruit and\nselect a new President. This process is expected to take several\nweeks with the goal of having a new President identified prior to the\nAMSAT Board of Directors meeting on October 23, prior to the AMSAT\nSymposium in Atlanta. The search process starts immediately with an\ninvitation to current AMSAT members (including BOD members, Senior\nAdvisors, Officers, and the AMSAT general membership) to suggest\ncurrent AMSAT members that they would recommend for consideration.\nRecommendations are requested by 1900 EDT Tuesday evening, September\n16 to the AMSAT Corporate Secretary (Barry Baines, WD4ASW; e-mail:\[email protected]). Names that are submitted will be initially reviewed by the\nBOD and those candidates that the Board would like to follow up with will be\ncontacted concerning the interview/selection process.\n\nRick Hambly, W2GPS will continue to fulfill his duties as President\nuntil the Board meeting in October. His current term on the Board of\nDirectors expires in September 2009.\n\n[ANS thanks the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-258.02\nWorldwide Amateur Radio Effort Saves COMPASS Cubesat\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 258.02\n From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nSeptember 14, 2008\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-258.02\n\nMike, DK3WN said this week that a worldwide amateur radio effort\nsaved the COMPASS cubesat. Mike reports receiving reports of\ngood COMPASS beacons from Japan. The COMPASS cubesat has not reset\nover several eclipse periods and remains operational.\n\nThe problem that depleted the batteries aboard COMPASS had its\nheater remain on constantly. Amateur radio stations around the\nworld successfully transmitted the command to turn off the heater\nand allowed the batteries to recover.\n\nAfter the heater was turned off Mike wrote, \"The only thing we can\ndo is WAIT. Wait for longer sun periods and voltages over 3.47 Volts.\nThat's the standard threshold value in emergency mode to switch into\npowersafe mode. Only in this mode we can change the threshold values.\nAs of September 8, COMPASS was back in its powersafe mode of oper-\nation.\n\nAs of September 10 COMPASS was back in NORMAL mode. Mike had gained\ncontrol of the satellite and could successfully command the satellite.\n\nMike summarized, \"Thanks to all - this is truly a worldwide ham radio\neffort - thanks so much for your help. Also, PLEASE do NOT send any\ncommands to COMPASS until further notice. If you send any commands\nyou overwrite the current settings and COMPASS may fall back into\nemergency mode. We almost lost a cubesat, but we've definitely gained\nsome new friends. Thank you all for your efforts!\"\n\nMeanwhile please listen to the beacon and keep your fingers crossed\nthat COMPASS will remain in its normal mode.\n\n[ANS thanks Mike, DK3WN, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-258.03\nCollege Satellite Nite - 18 September 2008\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 258.03\n From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nSeptember 14, 2008\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-258.03\n\nA college Satellite night will be held Thursday, September 18, 2008 (local\ntime). This event is a great opportunity for hams that are satellite active\nto interact with college students and elmer a new generation! Do you know a\ncollege student who would find amateur satellites interesting and\nintellectually challenging? Have them as a guest at your station and\nintroduce them to amateur radio in a way they will never forget.\n\nLook for college stations and students on all the birds that evening and\nplease give them preference for operation. With the new school year just\nstarting, new student guests and thus potential young hams will be present\nin college shacks around the country. They look forward to meeting you\nthrough the exciting venue of Orbiting Satellites carrying Amateur Radio!\n\n73, Hope to see you on the birds!\nDr. Jay Garlitz, AA4FL\n\n[ANS thanks Jay, AA4FL, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-258.04\nAO-51 Schedule - September 2008\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 258.04\n From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nSeptember 14, 2008\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-258.04\n\nSeptember 8 - September 14\n\nFM Repeater, L/S\nUplink: 1268.700 MHz FM\nDownlink: 2401.200 MHz FM\n\nFM Repeater, V/U\nUplink: 145.880 MHz FM\nDownlink: 435.150 MHz FM\n\n\nSeptember 15 - September 21\nCollege Radio Night is September 18!\n\nFM Repeater, V/U\nUplink: 145.920 MHz FM\nDownlink: 435.300 MHz FM\n\n9k6 BBS and Telemetry\nUplink: 1268.700 MHz FM\nDownlink: 435.150 MHz FM\n\n\nSeptember 22 - September 24\n\nFM Repeater, V/U\nUplink: 145.920 Mhz FM\nDownlink: 435.300 Mhz FM\n\nFM Repeater, L/U\nUplink: 1268.700 Mhz USB\nDownlink: 435.150 Mhz FM\n\n\nSeptember 25 - September 28\n\nFM Repeater, V/U\nUplink: 145.920 Mhz FM\nDownlink: 435.300 Mhz FM\n\nFM Repeater, L/U\nUplink: 1268.700 Mhz FM\nDownlink: 435.150 Mhz FM\n\n\nSeptember 29 - October 5\n\nFM Repeater, V/U\nUplink: 145.920 MHz FM\nDownlink: 435.300 MHz FM\n\n9k6 BBS and Telemetry\nUplink: 1268.700 MHz FM\nDownlink: 435.150 MHz FM\n\n[ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-258.05\nARISS Status - 8 September 2008\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 258.05\n From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nSeptember 14, 2008\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-258.05\n\n1. Successful Contact with Challenger Learning Center\n\nOn Monday, September 1, ten students visiting the Challenger Learning Center of\nLucas County in Oregon, Ohio participated in an Amateur Radio on the\nInternational Space Station (ARISS) contact. The \nstudents posed ten questions to\nGreg Chamitoff, KD5PKZ, in front of an audience of 80. News 24 TV was present\nand interviewed the students. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT server\nand IRLP (Internet Radio Linking Project) Reflector 9010.\n\n\n2. NZZ Article on Swiss Contact\n\nOn Saturday, August 30, students attending Schulehaus Feld 1 in Richterswil,\nSwitzerland participated in a successful Amateur Radio on the International\nSpace Station (ARISS) contact. Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ posted an article (in\nGerman) on the contact. See:\nhttp://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/zuerich/telefonkonferenz_mit_der_raumstation_iss_1\n.820665.html\n\n\n3. ARISS Presentations Posted\n\nOn Thursday, August 28, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station\n(ARISS) member gave a talk to Rockwell Collins \nAmateur Radio Club in Richardson,\nTexas. His talk covered Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) satellites\nand ARISS projects. The presentation has been posted to the AMSAT Web site.\nSee: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Presentations/AMSAT%20for%20RCARC.ppt\n\nThe ARISS presentation given at the Challenger \nLearning Center (CLC) Lead Flight\nDirectors Conference on August 27 has also been posted. See:\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Presentations/Challenger%20National%\n20Convention%202008.ppt\n\n[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nIn addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's\nClub. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project\nFunds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are\navailable from the AMSAT Office.\n\n73,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\nLee McLamb, KU4OS\nku4os at amsat dot org\n\n\n\n", "attachments": [] }