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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/RQ3ZZ564GLXFQFNWJSIIAD4JULWYNK4X/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "CAHKCqnCg070tUZMCi+hwwzh4oft_9+C5ShSNXO=nht0cS5wkhQ@mail.gmail.com", "message_id_hash": "RQ3ZZ564GLXFQFNWJSIIAD4JULWYNK4X", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/RQ3ZZ564GLXFQFNWJSIIAD4JULWYNK4X/", "sender": { "address": "mjohns+K0JM (a) luther.edu", "mailman_id": null, "emails": null }, "sender_name": "Mark D. Johns", "subject": "[ans] ANS-230 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins", "date": "2019-08-17T23:00:00Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-230\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* AMSAT Space Symposium Call for Papers\n* 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Reminder\n* FCC Dismisses ARRL, AMSAT Requests in Small Satellite Proceeding\n* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution\n* 50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium Banquet Speakers Announced\n* Upcoming Satellite Operations\n* PSAT2 Downlink for DTMF Grids and Messages\n* Microwave Update Call for Submissions\n* Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule\n* Chinese Satellite Profiles RF Spectrum as Seen from Lunar Orbit\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-230.01\nANS-230 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 230.01\n>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nDATE 18 August 2019\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-230.01\n\nAMSAT Space Symposium Call for Papers\n\nAMSAT has issued a call for papers for the 50th Anniversary AMSAT An-\nnual Meeting and Space Symposium to be held on the weekend of October\n18 – 20 at The Hilton Arlington, 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington,\nVirginia. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster\npresentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur\nsatellite community. We request a tentative title of your presentation\nas soon as possible, with final copy to be submitted by September 23\nfor inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers should\nbe sent to Dan Schultz at n8fgv(at)amsat.org\n\n[ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV, for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Reminder\n\nVotes must be received no later than Sunday, September 15, 2019 in\norder to be counted in the 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election.\nAMSAT members should have received ballots by mail. Members who have\nnot yet received their ballot must contact ElectionBuddy via email to\[email protected]\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nFCC Dismisses ARRL, AMSAT Requests in Small Satellite Proceeding\n\nAn FCC Report and Order (R&O) released August 2 in the so-called\n“small satellite” rulemaking proceeding, IB Docket 18-86, failed to\naddress concerns expressed by ARRL and AMSAT. Both organizations filed\ncomments on the FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the pro-\nceeding last year, seeking changes in the FCCs interpretations and\nprocedures affecting satellites operating on Amateur Satellite Service\nfrequencies.\n\n“These comments address topics outside the scope of this proceeding,\nand we decline to adopt any of the requested rule modifications or up-\ndates at this time,” the FCC said in the R&O. The FCC did mention\namateur satellites in its 2018 NPRM, explaining what they are and\ndescribing the documentation and authorization process, but it did not\nsolicit comments.\n\n“The Commission did not seek comment in the NPRM on any modifications\nor updates to the rules governing Experimental or amateur satellite\nlicensing. The streamlined Part 25 small satellite process adopted in\nthe Order is an alternative to existing license processes and does not\nreplace or modify the authorization procedures for satellites current-\nly contained in Parts 5, 25, or 97 of the Commission’s rules,” the FCC\nexplained. “Nevertheless, we received a number of comments in response\nto the NPRM, particularly regarding the rules applicable to amateur\nsatellite operations, suggesting that aspects of those rules be im-\nproved or clarified.”\n\nIn its 2018 NPRM, the FCC had said, “Because the type of operations\nthat qualify as amateur [is] narrowly defined, an amateur satellite\nauthorization will not be appropriate for many small satellite opera-\ntions.”\n\nIn its 2018 comments, ARRL said it wanted the FCC to preclude exploi-\ntation of amateur spectrum by commercial small-satellite users author-\nized under Part 5 Experimental rules and suggested that the FCC adopt\na “a bright line test” to define and distinguish satellites that\nshould be permitted to operate under Amateur Satellite rules.\n\nARRL’s position was to support and encourage college and university\nAmateur Radio experiments where the sponsor of the experiment is a\nlicensed radio amateur and all operation in amateur spectrum is com-\npliant with Part 97. Part 5 Experimental authorizations for satellites\nintended to operate in amateur allocations by non-amateur sponsors\nshould be discouraged, absent a compelling show of need, ARRL told the\nFCC.\n\nThe International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) announced in 2017 that it\nwould no longer coordinate non-amateur satellite operations unless\ndirected to do so by the national administration, and it adopted new\nsatellite frequency coordination guidelines that require educational\nand university satellites to have an identified amateur component.\nAMSAT’s comments reflected many of the same concerns that ARRL had\nexpressed.\n\n[ANS thanks ARRL and Ray Soifer, W2RS, for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nChanges to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution\n\nSpaceTrack is not showing the correct NORAD CAT ID for Raavana-1,\nUguisu, and NepaliSat-1. The NORAD CAT ID for the following Amateur\nRadio satellites has been corrected as follows:\n\nRaavana-1 - NORAD CAT ID 44329 (per Nico Janssen, PA0DLO).\nUguisu - NORAD CAT ID 44330 (per Nico Janssen, PA0DLO).\nNepaliSat-1 - NORAD CAT ID 44331 (per Nico Janssen, PA0DLO).\n\n[ANS thanks Nico Janssen, PA0DLO, and Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, for the above\ninformation]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,\n and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase\nthrough AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards Keeping\n Amateur Radio in Space.\n https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium Banquet Speakers Announced\n\nTickets are now available for the AMSAT Symposium Saturday Evening\nBanquet on Saturday, Oct. 19 will feature a panel of guest speakers\npresenting “The Foundations of AMSAT” followed by a question and\nanswer period. Guest speakers will include:\n\nLance Ginner, K6GSJ (Project OSCAR)\nGeorge Jacobs, W3ASK (Author, Diplomat)\nDr. Perry Klein, W3PK (Founding President of AMSAT)\nDr. Owen Mace (Australis-OSCAR 5 Builder, University of Melbourne)\nRichard Tonkin (Australis-OSCAR 5 Builder, University of Melbourne)\nJan King, W3GEY (Founding member of AMSAT and Australis-OSCAR 5\n Project Manager)\n\nThe 50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting will be\nheld on Friday through Sunday, Oct. 18-20, 2019, in Arlington, Va.\nat The Hilton Arlington. Symposium registration is available for $60\nfrom now until September 15th. Banquet tickets are $55. Tickets are\nnow available on the AMSAT Store at:\nhttps://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/\n\nTickets are also available for the Sunday tour. On Sunday, Oct. 20,\na bus tour will take attendees to the the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center,\nan annex of the National Air and Space Museum. Two large hangars dis-\nplay thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including a Lockheed\nSR-71 Blackbird, a Concorde, and the Space Shuttle Discovery. Bus\ncapacity is limited to 35 attendees. Tickets are $30 per person.\nAttendees who wish to drive may also join the tour group. Parking at\nthe Udvar-Hazy Center is $15.\n\nOn Monday, Oct. 21, AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO, will lead a\nwalking tour of the National Mall. No reservations are required.\nTransportation to the National Mall will be via the Washington Metro.\n\nAdditional information, including hotel reservation information is\navailable at https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, AMSAT Executive Vice President, for\nthe above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign\n to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades\n on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to\n continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio.\n We have reached a great milestone with $33,480 raised\n or about 22% towards our goal. This would not have been\n possible without your outstanding generosity!!\n\n For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit:\n\n https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nUpcoming Satellite Operations\n\n* W3ZM/7 will be operating on FM satellites, August 17-19 from Oregon,\n grids CN93 and CN94, operated by KI7UNJ. Remember to check out W3ZM\n On the Road for additional upcoming activations!\n\n* 6Y Jamaica (FK18) AUGUST 12-19, 2019\n Philippe, EA4NF will be operating from JAMAICA (IOTA NA-097 – Grid\n FK18) on both FM and linear satellites with the special call 6Y4NF\n from August 12 to 19, 2019. QSL via LoTW. Keep an eye on Philippe’s\n Twitter feed for further updates : https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT.\n\n* Yosemite, California (DM06 and DM07) August 14-20, 2019\n John, N7JY is on a vacation schedule and plans to get on various FM\n passes as time permits. No social media, but he may be tracked on\n aprs.fi/N7JY. Contacts will be logged on LOTW following trip.\n\n* AM1SAT (All Grids in Spain) September 9-15\n AMSAT-EA will be transmitting its special call AM1SAT via all active\n satellites from September 9th to September 15th as part of the V\n RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2019 activities. IberRadio is the biggest\n event for the ham community in southwest Europe and will open doors\n September 14th and 15th. AM1SAT call sign will be active from a min-\n imum of 14 different grids during that time to help satellite opera-\n tors to collect as much EA locators as possible. As part of this\n activity, and in order to promote the participation, AMSAT-EA is\n sponsoring the AM1SAT Special Award in two categories: SILVER and\n GOLD. More info available at https://www.amsat-ea.org/ Learn more\n about IberRadio at: http://www.iberradio.es.\n\nPlease submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org\n\n[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nPSAT2 Downlink for DTMF Grids and Messages\n\nThanks to Robert, KE6BLR, amateurs can now capture the DTMF Grids and\nMessages data coming down from PSAT2. A DTMF page has been added to\nthe list of links for PSAT2: http://aprs.org/sats.html\n\nSummary: You encode your Grid and callsign into a 16 digit DTMF memory\non your radio. Using narrow band FM, send it on 145.98 with doppler\ncompensation or at the middle of a pass.\n\nPSAT2 assigns a CQ number and acknowledges it by voice and then sends\nan APRS packet that contains the grid. Robert's web page will capture\nthat packet.\n\nA second station can send their DTMF grid and get the same process but\nwith a new CQ number.\n\nNow, either station can send a DTMF QSL Message for the other guy's CQ\nnumber which will also be spoken and recorded on the APRS downlink.\n\nDetails are on the psat2 page on the above web page.\n\nPSAT2 is entering a phase of Apogee in the northern hemisphere for a\nweek or so, and so is more workable in the USA and southern Europe.\n\n[ANS thanks Bob Bruninga, WB4APR for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nMicrowave Update Call for Submissions\n\nThe ARRL will once again publish proceedings from this year's Micro-\nwave Update conference. At this time, The North Texas Microwave Socie-\nty is soliciting additional papers for the proceedings. It is not\nnecessary to be a presenter at the conference to have an article pub-\nlished in the proceedings. Papers must be emailed to Kent Britain,\nWA5VJB, at [email protected], by August 31 as they will be submitted to\nthe League for printing the week of Sept 3. Please also copy Al Ward,\nW5LUA,at [email protected].\n\nIf you have an interesting project that you have been working on,\nplease consider sharing it with the community by publishing your work\nin the proceedings.\n\nGuidelines for submission may be found at:\nhttp://www.microwaveupdate.org/proceedings.php\n\nQuestions may be directed to Bob Stricklin, N5BRG, at\[email protected], Al Ward, W5LUA, at [email protected] or Kent\nBritain, WA5VJB, at [email protected]\n\nThe Microwave Update conference will be held in Dallas, Texas, on\nOctober 3-5. For conference information, see the website:\nwww.microwaveupdate.org\n\n[ANS thanks Bob Stricklin, N5BRG, for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront.\n 25% of the purchase price of each product goes\n towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space\n https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear\n\nBy popular demand, the AMSAT Fox-1 Assembly shirt\n design is now available on AMSAT's Zazzle store and\n fully customizable for dark or light colored t-shirts,\n sweatshirts, women's shirts etc.\n https://tinyurl.com/ANS-230-Zazzle1\n https://tinyurl.com/ANS-230-Zazzle2\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\nUpcoming ARISS Contact Schedule\n\nQuick list of scheduled contacts and events:\n\nLoreto College, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via\nIK1SLD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS. The\nscheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV. Contact is go for: Thursday\n2019-08-15 09:17:06 UTC 53 degrees. Watch for live stream at\nwww.ariotti.com starting about 15 min before AOS.\n\nThe Children’s Inn at NIH (National Institutes of Health), Bethesda,\nMD (CASIS#3), telebridge via VK4KHZ. The ISS callsign is presently\nscheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA.\nContact is go for: Thursday 2019-08-22 17:16:22 UTC 38 deg\n\nThe ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS and Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nChinese Satellite Profiles RF Spectrum as Seen from Lunar Orbit\n\nThe Chinese DSLWP-B (LO-94) satellite that had been in lunar orbit\nprovided a profile of Earth’s HF spectrum as seen from the moon. The\nmicrosatellite subsequently was crashed into the moon’s surface after\nhaving completed its mission. DSLWP stands for “Discovering the Sky at\nLongest Wavelengths Pathfinder.” Among other things, DSLWP-B was de-\nsigned to test low-frequency radio astronomy and space-based interfer-\nometry, and it carried Amateur Radio and educational payloads.\n\nThe HF spectrum mission included mapping “RF interference” from Earth\nin the 1 – 30 MHz range by studying its occlusion by the moon during\nlunar orbit. According to Chinese media accounts, this was done to\n“verify the technology of ultra-long wave astronomical observation and\nsolar radiation research.” The onboard detector sensed the spectrum of\nRF radiation at different positions of the lunar orbit.\n\nThe Harbin Institute of Technology (BY2HIT) developed and built the\nDSLWP spacecraft and oversaw the mission. The microsatellite also\ncarried optical cameras from Saudi Arabia.\n\nIn July, a contact between radio amateurs in Germany and China took\nplace on July 1 via LO-94. The two-way exchange was between Reinhard\nKuehn, DK5LA, in Sörup, Germany, and Harbin Institute of Technology\nclub station BY2HIT (operated by Wei Mingchuan, BG2BHC), in Harbin,\nChina, via the onboard GMSK-to-JT4G repeater — the first such contact\never made.\n\n[ANS thanks ARRL for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ Members of the Radioaficionados Yucatecos will activate the\n Celarain Lighthouse (ILLW MX0011, XEFF-0004) during the Internation-\n al Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW), August 17-18, from the\n island Cozumel (IOTA NA-090). They will be QRV as XF3LL on 40 to 10m\n on SSB, digital modes, and via satellites. QSL via EA5GL.\n (ANS thanks the DARC DX Newsletter for the above information)\n\n+ CubeSats will make an appearance at next weekend's Robotstock #STEM\n education event in Philadelphia, August 24-25.\n (ANS thanks Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT VP-Educational Relations, for\n the above information)\n\n+ AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO, was in attendance at the 2019\n Small Satellite Conference on the campus of Utah State University in\n Logan, Utah to promote AMSAT's mission of Keeping Amateur Radio in\n Space. During the conference, AMSAT and the University of Colorado\n Boulder announced the signing of a Collaborative Agreement. ANS will\n publish details when available.\n (ANS thanks\n\n+ The small satellite launch market has grown to account for “69% of\n the satellites launched last year in number of satellites but only\n 4% of the total mass launched (i.e 372 tons). … The smallsat market\n experienced a 23% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2009 to\n 2018” with even greater growth expected in the future, dominated by\n the launch needs of constellations.\n (ANS thanks orbitalindex.com for the above information)\n\n+ The countdown for the next Rocket Lab launch has started. The launch\n will come no earlier than 13:29 UTC on Friday, August 16, but as\n always with launches, may be delayed. For updates, see:\n https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1162206454910029830\n Or view the live stream from here: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/\n about 20 minutes before launch. This is scheduled to be a night time\n launch local New Zealand time.\n (ANS thanks Terry Osborne, ZL2BAC, for the above information)\n\n+ Tamir Rosenberg, N6JJ, has released a video entitled \"Ham Radio Sat-\n ellites! Everything you need to know from theory to tactics!\" See it\n on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSiOORDkkZ8\n\n+ ANS wishes a speedy recovery to EMike McCardel, AA8EM, Senior Editor\n of AMSAT News Service and past AMSAT-NA VP Educational Relations.\n Mike was seriously injured in an accident while cleaning up tree\n damage on his property near Howard, Ohio following a severe storm\n which occurred on Tuesday, August 6. He is currently in a rehabili-\n tation facility following surgery for several broken bones, and\n faces many weeks of rehab and recovery.\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": [] }