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    "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/XIUZAXG4V5XSMD6WRY6ILHO2ZFQBRHEB/",
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    "sender_name": "Lee McLamb",
    "subject": "[ans] ANS-067  AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins",
    "date": "2015-03-08T02:32:05Z",
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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-067\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* AMSAT-NA and M2 Antenna Systems Announce Member-Only Special Pricing\n* Fox-1A Delivery and P-POD Integration Set For March 25\n* AMSAT and University of Iowa Partner on Scientific Payload for Fox-1D\n* ISS Deploys Cubesats\n* I0/W5PFG/P Active on Satellites from Italy\n* Upcoming ARISS Contact 07 March 2015\n* Danish Astronaut Earns Technician License\n* NASA JPL 2115 MHz Moonshine Signals Received in Australia\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-067.01\nANS-067 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 067.01\n  From AMSAT HQ Kensington, MD.\nMarch 8, 2015\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-067.01\n\n\nAMSAT-NA and M2 Antenna Systems Announce Member-Only Special Pricing\n\nM2 Antenna Systems, Inc. of Fresno, CA introduced the new satellite \nantenna LEO-\nPack using their 436CP16 and 2MCP8A yagis during the 2015 HamCation in \nOrlando,\nFL.\n\nThe 436CP16 and 2MCP8A are light weight, circularly polarized antennas \noptimized\nfor Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite communications or other applications \nwhere a\nsmall circular polarized antenna is required. Optimum match and gain \ndesigned\nfor the satellite band.\n\nRear mounted for easy coaxial cable routing. A preamp (not included) can be\nmounted close to the antenna for almost no coax loss before the preamp,\nmaximizing your receive performance.\n\nComputer design techniques help keep spurious side lobes down for \noptimum signal\nto noise rations. Both the 436CP16 and 2MCP8A feature the same CNC \nmachined, O-\nring and silicone-gel sealed, driven element assemblies common to all M2 \nYagi\nAntennas. This insures years of trouble free performance regardless of \nweather.\n\nM2 designed a custom LEO cross boom to pair these two antennas together \nfor a\nvery manageable amateur satellite ground station.\n\nAMSAT-NA and M2 Antenna Systems are pleased to announce that the \nLEO-Pack system\nis being offered to members only at $499, shipping included (US only). Non-\nmembers can join AMSAT-NA at time of purchase to participate in this special\npurchase. The M2 list price is $545.99.\n\nTo place your order, visit the AMSAT store at: \nhttp://store.amsat.org/catalog/\n\nM2 Antenna System's LEO-Pack page can be found at: \nhttp://tinyurl.com/nyhgmcr\n\n[ANS thanks the AMSAT Store and Robert Brown, KR7O, Amateur Marketing \nand Sales\nManager at M2 Antenna Systems for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nFox-1A Delivery and P-POD Integration Set For March 25\n\nFollowing the successful conclusion of vibration and thermal/vacuum testing\nFox-1 now is stored in a clean environment waiting for launch. AMSAT Vice-\nPresident Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N0JY says several required reports are\nbeing reviewed by the launch provider. Fox-1 completed its Mission Readiness\nReview (MRR) at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo CA on February 24 before a \nreview\nboard of Cal Poly and NASA representatives.\n\nJerry sums it all up, \"Fox-1A delivery/P-POD integration is now set, for \nMarch\n25, 2015 at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo.  From there, we won’t see her \nagain –\nbut certainly look forward to hearing from her again!\"\n\nOngoing updates will be posted on the AMSAT web page, on the AMSAT-NA \nFacebook\npage, and in the AMSAT Journal.\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N0JY for the \nabove\ninformation]\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT and University of Iowa Partner on Scientific Payload for Fox-1D\n\nAMSAT and the University of Iowa have agreed to include the University’s\nHERCI (High Energy Radiation CubeSat Instrument) radiation mapping\nexperiment on Fox-1D. According to Don Kirchner, KDØL, Research Engineer at\nthe University of Iowa, “HERCI is intended to provide a mapping of radiation\nin a low earth orbit. This is of scientific interest for planning CubeSat\ntest flights for low energy X-Ray detectors.”\n\n“The instrument consists of a digital processing unit (DPU) derived from\nprocessors currently in orbit around Saturn on Cassini and on the way to \nJupiter\non the Juno spacecraft,” says Kirchner. “The DPU was shrunk to a CubeSat \nform\nfactor with funding from the Iowa Space Grant Consortium.”\n\nThe University of Iowa’s history in spaceflight research dates back to the\nearliest satellites. As Kirchner puts it, “HERCI can be considered a direct\ndescendent of the first University of Iowa spaceflight instrument flown on\nExplorer I in 1958.  The instrument is being constructed as a Senior Design\nProject by four Electrical Engineering students from the UI College of\nEngineering, under supervision of Space Physics engineering staff from the\nDepartment of Physics and Astronomy.”\n\nAMSAT’s VP of Engineering, Jerry Buxton, NØJY, noted the win-win benefits of\nthe agreement, stating, “This partnership with the University of Iowa\nillustrates our strategy of leveraging the new CubeSat design to assist\nuniversities that need a way to fly scientific payloads while providing a\nviable ongoing platform for amateur radio.”\n\n[ANS thanks Jerry, N0JY, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nI0/W5PFG/P Active on Satellites from Italy\n\nClayton, W5PFG, will be active as I0/W5PFG/P from Italy  between March \n7-12th.\nHe will operate the satellites from Rome (WW Loc. JN61et). He states, \n\"Due to my\nwork schedule, I will only be available to work satellite passes in the late\nevening or early morning hours. If you would like to schedule a contact, \nplease\nsend an E-mail to w5pfg at arrl.net.\n\n[ANS thanks Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1205 for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nISS Deploys Cubesats\n\nLambda-Sat was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) from the\nWallops Flight Facility in Virginia on July 13, 2014, in an Orbital \nSciences’\nAntares rocket CRS-2/ORB-2. Deployment from the ISS took place on March \n4, 2015\nalong with the MicroMAS CubeSat. This followed the deployment of two other\nCubeSats GEARRSAT and TechEdSat-4.\n\nThe Lambda team encourages amateur radio operators around the world to \nlisten\nfor and report the Lambda-Sat signal.\n\nFrequency: 437.462 MHz\nDownlink: AX.25 Unnumbered Information (UI) packets at 1200 bps AFSK\nTransmission Power : 1W\nCall Sign KK6DFZ\n\nThe Secretary of the Cyprus Amateur Radio Society (CARS) Nestor 5B4AHZ has\nwritten an article on Lambda-Sat, he says:\n\nThe naming of the Lambda-sat satellite came from the Greek letter L, \nlambda, a\nreminder of Hellas, Helios, the Greek word Thalassa for sea, the Greek word\nLithos which directly translates to stone (meaning “Land of Light”).\n\nThe Lambda-sat was constructed entirely of Greek volunteers who worked\nfeverishly, selflessly and without any personal gain. Members of Lambda-sat\ncontributed to the construction of the satellite system each with their\nknowledge in robotics, electronics, software development and \ntelecommunications.\nThe group consists of young people from Greece who traveled to Silicon \nValley in\nCalifornia to participate in this project.\n\n“I want to motivate the youth in Greece to continue to dream,” says the \noriginal\ninitiator of the project, Periklis Papadopoulos, Professor of Aerospace\nEngineering of the Federal University of California San Jose, which has been\nawarded from NASA for his contribution with the prize Turning Goals Into \nReality\n(TGIR). As the professor states, “My goal is to demonstrate the \ncapabilities of\nyoung people in Greece.” The professor believes that our country could \nbe active\nin this area and this is not an economic issue, but a question of will \nalone.\n\nReception reports of Lambda-Sat came be submitted to:\nhttp://lambdasat.com/?page_id=181\n\n\nAdditional Lambda-Sat links:\nLambda-Sat http://lambdasat.com/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/lambdateam\n\nArticle on Lambda-Sat by Nestor 5B4AHZ\nhttp://www.cyhams.org/index.php/en/news-and-events/359-the-first-greek-\nmicrosatellite-is-a-fact\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nUpcoming ARISS Contact 07 March 2015\n\nAn International Space Station school contact has been planned with \nparticipants\nat G. Salvemini - G. La Pira, Montemurlo, Italy, and \"Dante Alighieri\" \n1st Grade\nSecondary (Middle) School, Casale Monferrato, Italy on 07 Mar. The event is\nscheduled to begin at approximately 10:51 UTC. The duration of the \ncontact is\napproximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between\nIR0ISS and two other stations IK1SLD and IQ5VR. The contact should be \naudible\nover portions of Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to\nlisten in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be \nconducted in\nEnglish/Italian.\n\nThe school \"Salvemini - La Pira\" is in Montemurlo, province of Prato, \nTuscany\nregion and it is a Secondary Middle School; it has 21 classes with \npupils aged\nbetween 11 and 14. The name of the school derives from the fusion of the two\nschools of the commune. This is the only secondary middle school of the \narea.\nThe schoolhouse hosts around 520 pupils.\n\nThe \"Dante Alighieri\" School is situated a bit off the town centre of Casale\nMonferrato, near the ancient Cittadella, province of Alessandria, Piedmont\nregion. It's a modern construction, developed on two main buildings: one \nfor the\nschool's didactical and administrative activities, one for the sport \nactivities\n(gym and pool). It's surrounded by a wide playground, with a little \nplantation\nof poplars, planted by the pupils of the school. There are 12 classrooms \n(4 at\nthe main floor and 8 at the first floor) and different labs: Science lab,\nInformatics lab, Techno lab, Art lab, Maths lab, Languages lab and a \ncoloured\nand wide library. There is also a lot of afternoon activities, such as Latin\ncourses, Languages courses and sport tournaments (soccer, basket, \nvolley). The\nDante Secondary I grade School has a current roll of 230 and a teaching \nstaff of\n29. In the last few years the school has been enhanced by the richness \nof its\ndiverse student population.\n\n[ANS thanks Dave, AA4KN, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nDanish Astronaut Earns Technician License\n\nDanish Astronaut Andreas Mogensen Andreas Mogensen completed his\nlicense class on Feb 23 and passed his exam on Feb 25. He has been\nassined the callsign KG5GCZ.\n\nAndreas was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009 and completed the\nastronaut basic training programme at the European Astronaut Centre in\nCologne, Germany in November 2010. Since completing the astronaut\nbasic training programme, Andreas has been trained and certified as a\nprivate pilot by the Lufthansa flight school and is trained and\nqualified for spacewalks using both the American EMU suit and the\nRussian Orlan suit.\n\nAndreas has been assigned to a 10-day mission to the International\nSpace Station to be launched September 2015 on the Soyuz TMA-18M\nspacecraft. He will be the first astronaut of Danish nationality to go\nto space.\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS and ESA for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nNASA JPL 2115 MHz Moonshine Signals Received in Australia\n\nLast week's NASA JPL EME lunar ranging experiment was received in Australia.\nOn Tuesday March 3 between 0600 to 0900 UTC, the JPL tested its Lunar\nRanging Experiment. With JPL using 20 kilowatts into a 34-metre antenna, it\nwas suggested that reception of the reflected signal would be possible on a\nbasic receiving antenna.\n\nThis inspired Noel Ferguson VK3FI in Mildura, who decided to have a listen.\nAs his three metre dish was out of service, he decided to try an old \"grid\npack\" pay TV antenna to pick up the reflection on 2115 MHz.\n\nThe initial noise floor was about strength five. The reflected signal first\nappeared as the moon rose over the tree line at about 0820 UTC, with the\nmoon's distance at that time about four hundred and three thousand\nkilometers from earth.\n\nSignals in Mildura peaked at strength seven using the FT847 as an IF on 164\nMHz. Noel VK3FI reports that reception continued through to 0900 UTC, when\nthe JPL test was terminated. Well done on getting that signal.\n\n[ANS thanks Vk1wia-news, Australia's WIA News for the above information]\n\n\n/EX\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n",
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