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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/XLFH2VQJ47UR3WJS2YFJRMVBRYBHJSTE/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "XLFH2VQJ47UR3WJS2YFJRMVBRYBHJSTE", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/XLFH2VQJ47UR3WJS2YFJRMVBRYBHJSTE/", "sender": { "address": "ku4os (a) cfl.rr.com", "mailman_id": null, "emails": null }, "sender_name": "Lee McLamb", "subject": "[ans] ANS-097 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins", "date": "2013-04-07T02:38:33Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-097\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 Working on Coordination Issues with Experimental Satellites\n* AMSAT YouTube Channel\n* 2013 AMSAT Field Day Rules Posted On-Line\n* ARRL Seeks Comments on 5 and 10 GHz National Band Plans\n* Final IARU-R1 Vienna 2013 Papers Released\n* First Satellite Contact Between Cuba and Ireland on FO-29\n* NASA Seeks Academic Partners For Smallsat Technology Collaboration\n* Upcoming ARISS Contacts\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-097.01\nANS-076 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 097.01\n From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nApril 7, 2013\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-097.01\n\n\n*****************************************************************\n* Volunteers are needed to help at the AMSAT booth at Dayton. *\n* Steve Belter N9IP, is looking for volunteers to help man the *\n* AMSAT booth during the 2013 Hamvention. If you are willing *\n* to help at the Hamvention, please send an e-mail by April 30 *\n* to Steve Belter, [email protected]. *\n* *\n* Monitor the 'AMSAT at Dayton Hamvention 2013' link on the new *\n* AMSAT Web Site http://www.amsat.org for the latest AMSAT at *\n* Dayton news and developments *\n*****************************************************************\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT-NA Working on Coordination Issues with Experimental Satellites\n\nOver the past several months events have caused the Federal Communications\nCommission's (FCC) to more closely evaluate whether many of the small satellite\nprojects proposed for launch should continue to be operated as stations in the\nAmateur-Satellite Service or instead be licensed as experimental stations.\nBased on the FCC's review, they determined that many do not really fit as\nAmateur projects and instead are requiring that the satellite developers obtain\nexperimental licenses while still allowing them to operate in bands \nallocated to\nthe Amateur-Satellite Service.\n\nThis has generated concern by the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) with\nregard to whether it is appropriate for their Satellite Advisory Panel to take\non the duty of coordinating what the FCC now views as non-amateur satellites.\n\nThe IARU Satellite Adviser and his panel will coordinate frequencies for\nsatellites to be licensed as experimental on an adhoc basis. The IARU Satellite\nAdviser is working closely with the FCC to prioritize the coordination of\nexperimental satellites manifested on launches for the next few month.\nSatellites licensed as amateur will not be affected and will be coordinated as\nbefore. The IARU is urging administrations to take series steps to find\nalternative allocations for experimental satellites and prioritize their\nparticipation of preparation for agneda item at WRC-18 if not at WRC-15. \"AMSAT\ngroups around the world are urged to work with their national societies and\nregulators to resolve the situation\", the IARU Satellite Adviser said.\n\nAMSAT-NA is working with the ARRL to investigate long-term solutions\nto this situation while also addressing the short-term need for satellites\nalready in the pipeline nearing launch.\n\nAMSAT-NA recognizes the significant positive impact that the university cubesat\nprograms have provided to the amateur radio satellite community, including:\n\n * Affordable launch opportunities as NASA and other government policies\n encourage development of university satellite programs\n\n * Encouraging students and staff to embrace amateur radio through obtaining\n amateur radio licensees and establishing amateur radio ground stations\n\n * Providing the potential for more amateur radio communications \nsatellites as\n the Fox-1 design is made operational, allowing both experimental payloads\n and amateur radio operations to be supported through a robust and\n dependable RF design\n\nAMSAT-NA is committed to continue working with the FCC, IARU and ARRL \nto develop\nplans and processes that will address the needs and concerns of the small\nsatellite community both short and long term.\n\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW, and\n Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT YouTube Channel\n\nAMSAT-NA is pleased to announce a dedicated YouTube channel for videos on\nand about amateur satellite operations. These will include demonstration\nvideos as well as presentations at the AMSAT-NA Dayton Hamvention Forum and\nyearly General Membership Meeting and Symposium. It also links to the\nAMSAT-UK and AMSAT-DL channels for additional views and perspectives. The\nAMSAT-NA channel may be reached through the www.amsat.org web site, or\ndirectly via www.youtube.com/AMSATNA\n\n[ANS thanks Alan, W4SCA, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n2013 AMSAT Field Day Rules Posted On-Line\n\nAMSAT Director Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO reminds\nyou that time of year is once again approaching - Field Day!\n\nEach year the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) sponsors Field\nDay as an emergency preparedness exercise. This year Field Day\nis June 22-23, 2013.\n\nThe Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) promotes its own\nversion of Field Day for operation via the amateur satellites,\nheld concurrently with the ARRL event.\n\nWith SO-50 being the only active FM satellite, Field Day this year\nwill be challenging. If you are considering ONLY the FM voice sat-\nellites for your primary AMSAT Field Day focus: Don't, unless you\nare simply hoping to make one contact for the ARRL rules bonus\npoints.\n\nThe congestion on FM LEO satellites was so intense in prior years\nthat we must continue to limit their use to one-QSO-per-FM-satel-\nlite. This includes the International Space Station if it is oper-\national. You will be allowed one QSO if the ISS is operating Voice.\nYou will also be allowed one digital QSO with the ISS or any other\ndigital, non-store-and-forward, packet satellite (if operational).\n\nIf you have worked the satellites on Field Day in recent years, you\nmay have noticed a lot of good contacts can be made on the linear\ntransponder satellites including VUsat OSCAR 52, Fuji OSCAR 29, and\nAMSAT OSCAR 7. During Field Day the transponders come alive like 20\nmeters on a weekend. The transponders on these satellites will sup-\nport multiple simultaneous SSB or CW contacts.\n\nThe AMSAT Field Day 2013 event is open to all Amateur Radio opera-\ntors. Amateurs are to use the exchange as specified in ARRL rules\nfor Field Day. The AMSAT competition is to encourage the use of all\namateur satellites, both analog and digital.\n\nFor the complete listing of the AMSAT Field Day Rules please refer\nto the documents posted on-line at:\n\nhttp://www.amsatnet.com/2013fd.docx\nhttp://www.amsatnet.com/2013fd.pdf\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO\n for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARRL Seeks Comments on 5 and 10 GHz National Band Plans\n\nChairman, ARRL UHF/Microwave Band Plan Committee, Rick Roderick,\nK5UR reports that a the draft documents of the 5 and 10 GHz band\nplans has been released for review.\n\nThe Committee, charted by the ARRL Board of Directors, has pre-\npared draft band plans for 5 centimeters (5.650-5.925 GHz) and 3\ncentimeters (10-10.500 GHz).\n\nAmateur Satellite allocations in the draft band plans include:\n+ Amateur Satellite; Up-Link Only 5650.000 - 5670.000 MHz\n+ Amateur Satellite; Down-Link Only 5830.000 - 5850.000 MHz\n+ Space, Earth & Telecommand Stations 10450.000 - 10500.000 MHz\n\nThe band plan committee is requesting user comments via e-mail to\[email protected] by April 30, 2013.\n\nThe ARRL announcement, including links to the PDF copies of the pro-\nposed band plan documents can be accessed on-line at:\nhttp://tinyurl.com/ARRL-5-10GHZ-BandPlans (www.arrl.org)\n\n[ANS thanks the ARRL UHF/Microwave Band Plan Committee for the above\n information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nFinal IARU-R1 Vienna 2013 Papers Released\n\nAMSAT-UK_Bevelled_LogoThe final set of VHF/UHF/uW papers for the IARU\nRegion 1 Interim meeting in Vienna, April 20-21, have been released.\n\nThey include a number of papers related to Amateur-Satellite Service\nallocations:\n* VIE13_C5_03 Increased Amateur-Satellite Service 144MHz Usage\n* VIE13_C5_05 Recommendations for DATV Transmission\n* VIE13_C5_24 Region 1 Satellite Coordinator Report\n* VIE13_C5_27 New Narrow-Band working frequencies in the 2300-2450\nMHz band\n* VIE13_C5_32 2400MHz Amateur Satellites\n\nDownload the papers here:\nhttp://ukamsat.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/2013_vienna_documents_final\n.pdf\n\nDiscussion on the papers can be found on the RSGB C5 Yahoo Group at\nhttp://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/ukc5discussion/\n\nArticle originally published at:\nhttp://amsat-uk.org/2013/04/02/final-iaru-r1-vienna-2013-papers-releas\ned/\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nFirst Satellite Contact Between Cuba and Ireland on FO-29\n\nCongratulations to Hector Martinez, CO6CBF and Joe Murphy, EI5EV for\ncompleting the first satellite contact between Cuba and Ireland on\nApril 3, 2013 on FO-29.\n\nThe distance between CO6CBF and EI5EV is 6955.1 km. Both stations\nhad a 66 second window within the FO-29 footprint. Hector wrote,\n\"Doppler is always in play. We did the calculations based on the\ngreat feature implemented on SatPC32 V12.8b using the option of see-\ning the frequency you are at the satellite receiver. This was our\ncommon reference point. I was very satisfied when I heard Joe exact-\nly on the frequency I was expecting!\"\n\nHector operated from on top of a tall building which improved his\nhorizon visibility toward Europe. He used a Yaesu FT-817ND trans-\nceiver, 30 watt power amplifier, and a homebrew Arrow with a home-\nbrew mast mounted amplifier. Everything was powered by two 12 volt,\n7 amp gel cell batteries.\n\nFO-29 is at apogee which has increased the size of its footprint\nand improved chances for satellite DX contacts. Another example is\nBob, W7LRD (grid CN87) reported a successful contact with Boris,\nUA0QJ (grid PP42) via FO-29 on March 26. The range between the two\nstations is 6268 km.\n\nHector would like to set up schedules with satellite operators in\nthe FO-29 footprint. Please e-mail him at co6cbf[at]frcuba.co.cu.\n\n[ANS thanks Hector Martinez, CO6CBF for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nNASA Seeks Academic Partners For Smallsat Technology Collaboration\n\n[Credit: This article was first published on the Microcom Space\nNewsfeed on April 2. This article can be accessed at:\nhttp://tinyurl.com/Microcom-NASA-Collaboration (spacenewsfeed.co.uk)]\n\nNASA is seeking small spacecraft technology project proposals from\nU.S. colleges and universities that would like to collaborate with\nagency researchers.\n\nSmall spacecraft, or smallsats, represent a growing field of space\nresearch and operations in which universities often have led the\nway in technology development. Smallsats, some of which are as small\nas a four-inch cube, are not expected to replace conventional space-\ncraft, but sometimes can provide an alternative to larger, more\ncostly spacecraft. Smallsats can serve as platforms for rapid tech-\nnology testing or specialized scientific research and exploration\nnot otherwise possible. Smallsats also can be developed relatively\nquickly and inexpensively, and can share a ride to orbit with larger\nspacecraft.\n\n\"This new opportunity will engage university students and graduate\nresearchers in advancing technology of value to NASA and the nation,\nand help strengthen our high-tech work force,\" said Andrew Petro,\nprogram executive for the Small Spacecraft Technology Program at\nNASA Headquarters in Washington. \"There is a vibrant small space-\ncraft community emerging within America's universities and NASA is\ntaking steps to increase our collaboration with that community. The\nuniversities will benefit from the deep experience NASA has in\nspace research and technology, while NASA will benefit from fresh\nideas and cost-conscious innovation at the universities.\"\n\nNASA expects to competitively select approximately 10 proposals.\nEach team will form proposal partnerships with researchers from\nany of NASA's field centers. Awards for each project will include\nas much as $100,000 ($150,000 for teams of more than one school).\nProposals submitted in response to this NASA cooperative agreement\nnotice are due June 5.\n\nIn addition, NASA will fund the time for NASA employees to work\nwith each selected team. Project funding is for one year with the\npotential to continue for a second year. Proposed projects could\ninclude anything from laboratory work to advance a particular\nspacecraft technology to flight testing of a new smallsat. For\nexample, projects might focus on a technology area such as propul-\nsion, power or communications, or on a smallsat capability, such\nas formation flight or satellite rendezvous.\n\nThe Small Spacecraft Technology Program is part of NASA's Space\nTechnology Mission Directorate, which is innovating, developing,\ntesting and flying hardware for use in NASA's future missions.\n\nFor additional news see:\nhttp://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=43721\n\n[ANS thanks the Microcom Space Newsfeed for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nUpcoming ARISS Contacts\n\nAn International Space Station school contact has been planned with \nparticipants\nat Sir George Simpson Jr. High, Albert, AB, Canada on 09 April. The event is\nscheduled to begin at approximately 20:00 UTC. The duration of the contact is\napproximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a \ntelebridge between\nOR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over portions of Italy.\nInterested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The\ncontact is expected to be conducted in English and French.\n\nSir George Simpson Public School is a junior high located in St. Albert,\nAlberta. Currently, with approximately 540 students enrolled in a variety of\nprograms.\n\n\n\nAn International Space Station school contact has been planned with \nparticipants\nat Innalik School, Inukjuak, Nunavut, Canada on 12 April. The event \nis scheduled\nto begin at approximately 17:30 UTC. The duration of the contact is\napproximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a \ntelebridge between\nOR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over portions of Italy.\nInterested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The\ncontact is expected to be conducted in English, French, and Inuktitut.\n\nInukjuak is a remote, fly-in Inuit community located on the Hudson Bay in\nNorthern Quebec. Its population is approximately 1600. The Inuit of Inukjuak\nstill partake in many cultural practices, for example; constructing sleds or\nharpoons, sewing traditional garments, training dogsled teams, hunting, fishing\nand berry picking. However, they also have a window into the modern world and\nare current on fashion trends, popular music, and breakout phenomena like\n\"Gangnam Style\". The primary language in the school and in the village is\nInuktitut; English and French are secondary languages.\n\n\nARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the\nparticipating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and\nCSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.\n\nARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement \nof Amateur\nRadio by talking directly with crew-members on-board the International Space\nStation. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio\nand crew-members on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, \ntechnology,\nand learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the\nwebsite http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of\nCanada).\n\n[ANS thanks David, AA4KN, 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", "attachments": [] }