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    "subject": "[ans] ANS-321 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins",
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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-321\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* FUNcube-1 Dashboard Software Released\n* FUNcube Dashboard/Data Warehouse Registration\n* Hector Martinez, CO6CBF/KF5XYV Earns US Technician License\n* FUNCube Handbook is Available\n* Election Results from AMSAT-India\n* ESA Astronaut Luca Parmitano Back Home - Made 231 Random QSO’s\n* FUNCube PreLaunch Keps\n* Crossband Transponders on AMSAT Argentina November 23 Balloon Flight\n* Happy Birthday to AO-7!\n* KySat-2 Announces Telemetry Dashboard Software and Tracking Aids\n* Symposium Photos for Journal Requested by December 1\n* ARISS News\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-321.01\nANS-321 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 321.01\n>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nDATE November 17, 2013\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-321.01\n\n\nFUNcube-1 Dashboard Software Released\n\nIn advance of the FUNcube-1 launch next week on November 21st at\n07:10:11 UTC, this first release of the FUNcube Dashboard User\nInterface software is now available for download here:\nhttp://funcube.org.uk/working-documents/funcube-telemetry-dashboard\n\nThis software, when used with a FUNcube Dongle or other SSB capable\nVHF receiver, will decode and display all the 58 telemetry channels,\nall the on-board status flags and also the Fitter messages from the\nspacecraft.\n\nThe FUNcube Dashboard will also enable users to upload the telemetry\nthey are receiving to a central Data Warehouse so that others around\nthe world can see what is happening on board.\n\nA fully illustrated set of installation and operating guidance notes\ncan also be downloaded from that page.\n\nAdditionally we also have some IQ and audio files available here\nthat can be used for testing.\nhttp://funcube.org.uk/working-documents/telemetry-examples/\n\nFull details of the telemetry format, which has considerable\nheritage from AO-40, can be found here.\nhttp://tinyurl.com/ANS321-FuncubeTestFiles\n\nWe are very grateful to our software development team for their\nefforts in developing the Dashboard and we look forward to your\nfeedback. Please let us have questions and experiences at the FUNcube\nforum at http://forum.funcube.org.uk/viewforum.php?f=3\n\n[ANS thanks Graham G3VZV for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nFUNcube Dashboard/Data Warehouse Registration\n\nWith the release of the FUNcube Dashboard and it's associated\ndocumentation, we have also\nreleased help info on how to register your Dashboard for use with\nthe Data Warehouse.\n\nPlease visit: http://forum.funcube.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=18\n\nIf you have any follow up questions, please submit them as replies\non the forum so that others can see them.\n\n[ANS thanks Dave G4DPZ for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nHector Martinez, CO6CBF/KF5XYV Earns US Technician License\n\nThe idea was first conceived during the 30th AMSAT Space Symposium\nin Orlando 2012 by Clayton Coleman W5PFG after hearing Hector\nMartinez CO6CBF’s desire to operate with his own callsign during his\nvisit to the United States. There is no reciprocal agreement between\nthe US and Cuba. At that time he was able toidentify three Volunteer\nExaminers but they lacked the testing materials to test Hector at\nthat time.\n\nFast forward one year to the 31st AMSAT Space Symposium in Houston.\nA few weeks before the Symposium Clayton contacted the AMSAT-BB\nasking for AMSAT members who were ARRL or W5YI VEs to contact him in\norder to see if we might be able to set up a testing session for\nHector. Clayton received many responses and four ARRL VEs stepped up\nto assist the effort. Douglas Phelps K9DLP took the lead as Team\nLiaison and brought testing and filing materials with him. Others\njoining the team included EMike McCardel KC8YLD, Patrick Stoddard,\nWD9EWK, and Jerry Buxton N0JY\n\nLate Thursday evening, rather serendipitously, three of the VEs\nhappened to find themselves in the same place at the same time.\nShortly thereafter Clayton W5PFG, Patrick WD9EWK and Hector also\nhappened by. The team immediately went into planning mode to set up\na time and place to conduct the test, preferably early Friday. Then\ncame the suggestion, why wait, everyone is here, why can't we do it\nnow? When the team asked Hector if now would be good his immediate\nresponse was, \"Yes, yes, NOW!\"\n\nThe team went to their rooms to collect their credentials and\nmaterials and then convened 15 minutes later in a quiet, well lit\narea of the hotel lobby and presented Hector with a copy of the\nTechnician Exam. Hector took and passed the exam. The next morning\nthe exam materials and application were forwarded onto the ARRL VEC\nby means of US Postal Priority mail which assured delivery by Monday\nnoon, in hope that his license would be granted before his return on\nWednesday. At shortly before 3pm CST Monday Hector's license cleared\nthe FCC ULS database and he officially was granted callsign KF5YXV.\nWe can't laud Maria Somma AB1FM and the folks at the ARRL enough\nfor their efficiency.\n\nMinutes after all became aware that Hector had been assigned his\ncallsign, he began working the birds. Clayton reports, \"We had a\nblast on Monday evening through Wednesday working every satellite\npass available to us.  He was as exciting to watch as a kid getting\nhis license for the first time.\" Hector adds \"Thanks very much for\nall your help and the great time! It was very fun to operate for\nfirst time on AO-7 mode B.\"\n\nCongratulations to Hector and all who participated in this\nexpression of International Goodwill.\n\n[ANS thanks Clayton W5PFG and EMike KC8YLD  for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nFUNCube Handbook is Available on funcube.org\n\nThe FUNCube handbook is now at the funcube.org website.\nhttp://tinyurl.com/ANS321-FUNCubeHandbook\n\nA French and Italian version has also been published\n\n[ANS thanks Richard G3RWL for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nElection Results from AMSAT-India\n\nThe AGBM was held as per schedule and all points as per the agenda\nwere discussed and closed. Following members  have been elected as\noffice bearers of AMSAT INDIA.\n\nPresident - Ramesh Ramsubbu, VU2RMS\nVice President - Dr. M.S.Giridhar, VU2MGD\nSecretary - Nitin Muttin, VU3TYG\nTreasurer- Venkatesh Katta, VU3ICC\nTechnical Director- M.R. Raghavendra, VU3GTI\nDirector, Educational Relations - B.A Subramani, VU2WMY\n\nExecutive Committee\n\nSomashekhar Kummur- VU3HCJ\nGanesan. N- VU3GEK\nSomashekhar- VU3JBA\nDr. Raveendranath P - VU2RVJ\nK Balaji- VU3PZA\nAir Cmde V.Subramanian - VU2UV\n\nWe would like to thank all those members who attended the AGM and\nparticipated actively in the proceedings. We would also like to thank\nall those members who wished  (by email and phone)  us for a\nsuccessful AGM.\n\n[ANS thanks Nitin VU3TYG for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nESA Astronaut Luca Parmitano Back Home - Made 231 Random QSO’s\n\n11 November 2013 ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, Russian commander\nFyodor Yurchikhin and NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg returned to Earth,\nlanding in the Kazakhstan steppe. Their return flight, landing at\n02:49 GMT (03:49 CEWT), was in the same Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft that\nflew them to the International Space Station on 29 May.\n\nLuca spent five months on the International Space Station for his\nVOLARE mission under a bilateral agreement with the Italian space\nagency and NASA. He conducted more than 30 scientific experiments,\nperformed two spacewalks and operational tasks as well as maintaining\nthe orbital outpost.\n\nLuca Parmitano has proven to be an enthusiastic and passionate\nradioamateur with great availability for ARISS school contacts. When\nall questions prepared by the students could not be answered during\nthe scheduled pass, Luca used to come back whenever possible to\ncontinue the space talk on the following orbit.\n\nIn terms of ARISS school contacts performed during a single\nexpedition, Luca Parmitano is 4th in ranking of the ISS astronauts.\nLuca expressed his feelings regarding amateur radio in a message\nentitled \"Message in a bottle\", published on the ESA blog. Luca\nParmitano went beyond his mandate as ISS crew member and HAM operator\nfor ARISS school contacts, performing many random contacts with hams\non earth.\n\nFrancesco De Paolis, IK0WGF served as manager for the IRØISS\nlogbook, collecting reports from ISS for most of the random contacts,\ntotaling 231 QSO’s.\n\nOur thanks to Luca Parmitano who did the effort to log the QSO’s and\nto forward the log to earth for almost all random contacts.\nAll details about IRØISS random contacts during the \"Volare\" mission\nare available at:\nhttps://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000293001\n\nMany thanks also to ARISS Europe School Contacts Manager Francesco\nDe Paolis IK0WGF for his great work and support.\n\n[ANS thanks Gaston Bertels ON4WF for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nFUNCube PreLaunch Keps\n\nHere are some provisional pre-launch keps. We may well receive an\nupdated set nearer to the day of launch but we expect that these\nshould be good enough for the first few hours/days after launch.\n\nSatellite: FUNCUBE-1\nCatalog number: 99991\nEpoch time:      13325.309563080\nElement set:     1\nInclination:      97.7956 deg\nRA of node:       38.2570 deg\nEccentricity:    0.0059925\nArg of perigee:   198.5190 deg\nMean anomaly:     336.5388 deg\nMean motion:   14.77841394 rev/day\nDecay rate:       0.00000106\nEpoch rev:           1\n\nFUNCUBE-1\n1 99991U 00000    13325.30956308  .00000106  00000-0  10000-3 0 00010\n2 99991 097.7956 038.2570 0059925 198.5190 336.5388 14.77841394000015\n\nThe particular method of deployment used by this Dnepr launch\nvehicle means that the dispersion of all the objects may be somewhat\nmore rapid than we are commonly used to, so this may help the experts\ndetermine which object is which.\n\nFUNcube-1 will initially be transmitting only about 30 mW of output\npower, this is its \"Safe Mode\", so a steerable yagi will greatly help\nreception.\n\nTelemetry will be transmitted from the spacecraft on 145.935 MHz.\n\nWhen the spacecraft is eventually transmitting data in its normal\n\"Educational Mode\" the signal is expected to be about 10dB louder.\n\nTo stay up-to-date with what has happening with the FUNcube project\nand, in particular, with the FUNcube-1 spacecraft please visit\nwww.funcube.org.uk You can register for automatic email notifications\nof all the updates by clicking on the \"follow this blog\" tab towards\nthe bottom right hand corner of the front page.\n\n[ANS thanks Graham G3VZV for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nCrossband Transponders on AMSAT Argentina November 23 Balloon Flight\n\nAMSAT Argentina says they plan to fly a high altitude balloon on\nNovember 23 at approximately 1200 EST from Victorica, La Pampa,\nArgentina (36.234304S, 65.40298W  Grid: FF73HS). This flight will\ncarry launch experiments for the AMSAT Argentina LUSEX satellite.\n\nThe Betty III Payload includes:\n\n+ FM Voice Transponder\n  Uplink:   435.950 MHz 123Hz CTCSS),\n  Downlink: 145.950 MHz\n+ CW and APRS Beacon on 144.930/145.950 MHz\n+ SSTV R-36 pictures live on 145.950 MHz.\n\nThe Mafalda Payload includes:\n\n+ Linear Mode A Transponder for Multiple simultaneous users CW,\n  PSK, JT, RTTY, Hell, etc.\n  Uplink:    28.226 MHz USB\n  Downlink: 145.850 MHz FM\n+ PSK31 Beacon on 28.227 MHz\n\nThe flight can also be tracked via aprs.fi - search for the LU7AA-11\ncallsign.\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT Argentina for the above information]\n[ANS thanks for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nHappy Birthday to AO-7!\n\nLaunched on 11/15/1974 from Vandenberg Air Force Base.\n\nContinued congratulations to all those involved in the design,\nbuilding, launch, and operations of this satellite. It's an amazing\nachievement that, other than the batteries, most of the circuitry\ncontinues to function normally 39 years after launch. Here's to\nhopefully many more years of service to the amateur community!\n\nFor more information about the lead-up to and the launch of AO-7, as\nwell as the first years of operation, see the 1974-1981 AMSAT\nNewsletters on KA9Q's website:\n\nhttp://www.ka9q.net/AMSAT-Newsletter-1974.pdf\n\nhttp://www.ka9q.net/newsletters.html\n\nN4HY has a wonderful gallery of photos from the construction and\nlaunch of AO-7 on his Smugmug page:\n\nhttp://n4hy.smugmug.com/AMSAT/AMSAT-Oscar-7\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nKySat-2 Announces Telemetry Dashboard Software and Tracking Aids\n\nThe KySat-2 CubeSat launch is scheduled as part of the ORS-3/ELaNa-4\nmission on November 19 from Wallops Island, VA. The Kentucky\nSpace Team request that Amateur Radio stations track and help in the\ncollection of telemetry data.\n\nTo help track KySat-2, a web page has been setup to assist radio\namateurs. To help decode packets from KySat-2, software for radio\namateurs to download and install is available at:\nhttp://ssl.engineering.uky.edu/amateur-radio-operators/\n\nInitially, the software will support receive-only operation, but\nafter spacecraft checkout, it is intended that the software will\nalso support limited commanding.\n\nAn Advanced Satellite Orbit Tracking Tool to visualize KySat-2's\norbit in real-time can be viewed at: http://k2asot.engr.uky.edu/\n\nFor more information on general information on KySat-2, visit:\nhttp://kysat2.engr.uky.edu/ and http://kentuckyspace.com/\n\n[ANS thanks the KySat-2 Team at Kentucky Space for the above\ninformation]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\nSymposium Photos for Journal Requested by December 1\n\nAMSAT Journal Editor JoAnne Maenpaa K9JKM would appreciate receiving\nselected photos, or a link to your on-line albums for photos from the\n2013 AMSAT Symposium and Annual General Meeting.\n\nWith the November/December Journal in-progress it is time to begin\nplanning for full coverage of the Symposium, Banquet, and tour of the\nJohnson Space Center in the January/February 2014 AMSAT Journal.\n\nPlease send you photos and/or link information to me by December 1.\n\nSubmit to\nk9jmk at amsat dot org\n\n[ANS thanks JoAnne K9JKM for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS News\n\n+ A Successful contact was made between Rancho Romero Elementary\nSchool Alamo, CA USA and Astronaut Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG using\ncallsign NA1SS. The contact began 2013-11-13 19:44 UTC and lasted\nabout nine and a half minutes. Contact was direct via KJ6TWN. ARISS\nMentor was W6MU.\nA detailed write-up of this contact was reported in the November 13\nSan Jose Mercury News\nhttp://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_24517762/headline\n\n+ A Successful contact was made between Cradle of Aviation Museum\nGarden City, NY USA and Astronaut Luca Parmitano KF5KDP using\ncallsign IRØISS. The contact began 2013-11-04 14:24 UTC and lasted\nabout nine and a half minutes. Contact was telebridged via IK1SLD.\nARISS Mentors were W2CYK and KB9UPS.\n\n+ A Successful contact was made between Warren County Technical\nSchool Washington, NJ USA and Astronaut Luca Parmitano KF5KDP using\ncallsign NA1SS. The contact began 2013-11-04 14:08 UTC and lasted\nabout nine and a half minutes. Contact was direct via KC2WT. ARISS\nMentor was AA4KN.\n\nUpcoming ARISS Contact Schedule\n\nSalisbury Middle Schools, Salisbury, New Brunswick, Canada,\ntelebridge via W6SRJ\nContact is a go for: Wed 2013-11-20 17:18:42 UTC\n\nARISS  congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored\nover 100 schools:\n\nGaston ON4WF with 112\nFrancesco IKØWGF with  100\n\nTotal number  of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 869.\nEach school counts as 1  event.\nTotal number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 848.\nEach  contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.\nTotal number of  ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46.\n\nA complete year by year  breakdown of the contacts may be found in\nthe file.\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above\ninformation]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ Radio Amateurs Launch Fun In A Cube (Satellite)\n\n  Satnews Publishers has just carried a story \"AMSAT UK, AMSAT-NL +\n  ISIS BV?Radio Amateurs Launch Fun In A Cube (Satellite)\"\n  http://www.satnews.com/story.php?number=474690875\n[ANS thanks Jill Durfee and Satnews.com for the above information]\n\n+ KUDOS, KU4OS\n\n  ANS-293 was Lee McLamb's KU4OS 100th issue that he has edited\n  since Dec 2007.\n  Congratulations, Lee!\n[ANS thanks ANS Editors for the above information]\n\n+ ARRL Kids Day is always the first Sunday of January and the third\n  Saturday of June, from 1800UTC – 2359 UTC. This is an excellent\n  opportunity to demonstrate working satellites and a chance to give\n  kids some hands on experience. This is especially true with the\n  launch of FUNCube and other satellites next week.\n[ANS thanks Sean Kutzko, KX9X for the above information]\n\n+ 2014 Year in Space Calendars Now Available\n\n  The Year In Space in cooperation with The Planetary Society has\n  published their 2014 edition calandar of YearInSpace. More\n  information can be found at\n  http://www.yearinspace.com/\n\n  They also maintain a free weekly online calendar at\n  http://www.yearinspace.com/the-week-in-space.html\n\n  In addition is a free weekly email newsletter available for\n  subscription.\n  http://www.yearinspace.com/weekly-e-mail.html\n[ANS thanks Steve Cariddi, Publisher for the above information]\n\n+ Indian Gujarat Video\n  Claudio Ariotti, IK1SLD recently received a link from India about\n  the ARISS contact (November 14, 2012) between Sunita Williams KD5PLB\n  and Gujarat Council of Science City - Ahmedabad - Gujarat.\n  This is the youtube link:\n  http://youtu.be/Dz7Sto3zXWg\n[ANS thanks Claudio IK1SLD for the above information]\n\n+ Minotaur-1 mass CubeSat launch November 19\n  The launch window for KySat-2 and over a dozen other CubeSats from\n  Wallops Island opens November 19, see\n  http://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/12/kysat-2-in-november-cubesat-launch/\n[ANS thanks Trevor M5AKA for the above information]\n\n+ Czech Statocaching APRS ham radio balloon\n  http://tinyurl.com/ANS321-czech-statocaching\n[ANS thanks Trevor M5AKA for the above information]\n\n+ Frequencies for the 37 satellites carrying amateur radio payloads\nexpected to be deployed in the next 10 days\n  http://tinyurl.com/ANS321-NovCubeDeployments\n[ANS thanks Trevor M5AKA for the above information]\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,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\nEMike McCardel, KC8YLD\nkc8yld at amsat dot org\n\n",
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