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    "subject": "[ANS] ANS-150 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin",
    "date": "2021-05-30T01:20:20Z",
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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-150\n\nThe AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information\nservice of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes\nnews related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities\nof a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest\nin designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and\ndigital Amateur Radio satellites.\n\nThe news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in\nSpace as soon as our volunteers can post it.\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to: [email protected]\n\nYou can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins\nvia the ANS List; to join this list see:\nhttps://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* FCC Considers UHF/Microwave Ham Bands for Commercial Space Launch\nFrequencies\n* ASU student-built spacecraft to interact with the public\n* Canadian Researchers Highlight Concerns About Overcrowded Orbits\n* Andy MacAllister, W5ACM, SK\n* PSAT2: DTMF *and* APRS-to-Voice enabled\n* NASA Schedules Live Coverage of Russian Spacewalk\n* No Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for May 27, 2021\n* ARISS News\n* Upcoming Satellite Operations\n* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\nANS-150 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 150.01\nTo: All RADIO AMATEURS\nFrom: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation\n712 H Street NE  Suite 1653\nWashington, DC 20002\n\nDATE 2021 May 30\n\nFCC Considers UHF/Microwave Ham Bands for Commercial Space Launch\nFrequencies\n\nThe FCC in April issued a Report and Order allocating spectrum in the\n2200-2290 MHz range for  private space travel and satellite launch companies\nto use for pre-launch testing and space launch operations. The order creates\na non-federal secondary allocation for these uses in spectrum that is\ncurrently reserved exclusively for federal government use.\nThe action also includes a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which seeks\ncomment on possible additional spectrum for private space launch purposes.\nAmong the frequencies specifically mentioned are 420-430 MHz in the\n70-centimeter amateur band and 5650-5925 MHz, which is the 5-centimeter ham\nband. Amateur radio has a secondary allocation in each of these bands, and\nthe NPRM made no mention of the bands' current occupants and/or whether they\nwould be displaced. The 5.6-GHz band is already shared widely with home WiFi\nnetworks.\n\n[ANS thanks CQ Newsroom for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nASU student-built spacecraft to interact with the public\n\nNASA has selected an Arizona State University-designed spacecraft to fly as\nan auxiliary payload aboard a rocket launching between 2022 and 2025. It is\namong 14 small research satellites, called CubeSats, that were chosen for\nthis opportunity through NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative. The ASU CubeSat,\nnamed LightCube, is about the size of a toaster and will be deployed to\nlow-Earth orbit (LEO). Its unique feature is that it can be commanded by\nanyone with an amateur radio license and a ham radio to set off a xenon\nflash from the spacecraft that will be visible from the ground. \nAdditional Details are available at https://bit.ly/3fF9v4B\n\n[ANS thanks Karin Valentine, Media Relations & Marketing Manager, School of\nEarth and Space Exploration at ASU for the above information]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n                   Join the 2021 President's Club!\n          Score your 2\" 4-Color Accent Commemorative Coin.\n                 This gold finished coin comes with\nFull Color Certificate and Embroidered \"Remove Before Flight\" Key Tag\n                           Donate today at\n           https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/\n                       You won't want to miss it!\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nCanadian Researchers Highlight Concerns About Overcrowded Orbits\n\nA new report by two Canadian researchers is highlighting the growing hazard\nof space debris. It warns that the new mega-constellations of tens of\nthousands of communication satellites could pose a new kind of danger that\ncould ultimately threaten other satellites, astronauts, our ability to use\nspace and could even have an impact on the climate.  \nRecently, the uncontrolled fall from space of a large Chinese rocket booster\ngained worldwide attention as no one could predict where it would come\ncrashing to Earth. Fortunately, it came down in the Indian Ocean and no one\nwas injured. That was just one booster.\nBut the amount of stuff — satellites, discarded boosters and other debris in\nEarth orbit — is huge.  And this new report warns that with projects like\nthe SpaceX Starlink satellite constellation, the issue of space debris could\napproach a critical turning point.\nRight now, Starlink has full approval within the current legal system to go\nahead and launch 12,000 satellites, and they want to put up 30,000 more, so\nthere will be 42,000 satellites. With Starlink alone, there will be more\nsatellites in the sky than there are naked eye visible stars.\nAnd that's not all. Others have similar plans, including OneWeb, Amazon,\nTelesat, and GW, which is a Chinese state-owned company. \nThis astounding number of satellites will outnumber the total number of\nobjects orbiting the Earth today and form shells around the planet in low\nEarth orbit up to about 750 km altitude.\nThe more objects placed in orbit, the greater the chance of collision\nbetween them, other working satellites, astronauts working in space, and\npeople on the ground when the objects fall out of orbit. \nThe new satellites launched by SpaceX and other companies are not just\nthrown up willy-nilly. They're placed in careful orbits meant to minimize\nrisks of collision, and modern satellites are designed to be de-orbited when\nthey die, not just abandoned as space junk.  The commercial space companies\nmust have plans to do this in an organized and safe way. This is all good\nand responsible.\nThe report highlights the possibility and implications of accidents. Random\npieces of untracked space debris, or even meteors, could disable these\nsatellites, disrupting their careful orbits and the deorbiting plans. The\nsheer number of these new satellites increases the risk.\n\n[ANS thanks CBC radio host and blogger Bob McDonald for the above\ninformation]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nAndy MacAllister, W5ACM, SK\n\nFrom Marty Smith, WV5Y: \"It's with much sadness and deep regret I announce\nour buddy, Andy, W5ACM - Past AMSAT Board of Directors, King of the South\nTexas Balloon Launch Team,  The Voice of The Houston AMSAT Net and KTRU Rice\nRadio Engineer and DJ, AndyMac - Passed away on the evening of Wednesday,\n5/19/2021. Andy's wife Heather said he was on his computer until a few\nminutes before...\nHis funeral service was held on Thursday, May 27th 2021 at 12:30 PM at the\nPines Presbyterian Church (12751 Kimberley Ln, Houston, TX 77024-4097).\nAndy will be missed very much by all of his family, friends and coworkers.\nHe lived life to the fullest, and his lust for life was contagious. Our\ncommon interests in everything high tech, scientific & electronic, was\nshared by many, and he had great taste in food, drink, and music, especially\nloving classic rock & roll! He will forever be in our minds and hearts. 73,\nMarty Smith, WV5Y\"\n\nFrom AMSAT Director Bruce Paige, KK5DO: \"Andy, W5ACM (ex WA5ZIB), became a\nSilent Key on May 19, 2021. He has been a close friend of mine since I\nbecame a ham in 1993. That was when I found satellites and AMSAT. Andy had\nbeen doing the Houston AMSAT Net and I became involved in the net. We have\ndone over 1400 episodes of the net since then. Andy and I had a great time\nat many AMSAT Symposiums where we would work satellites from parking lots of\nrestaurants or outside a hotel. During the AMSAT Symposium in 2016, we\nworked each other from the deck of the cruise ship when we were standing\nabout 3 feet from each other.\nAndy spent some time in the early 90's on the AMSAT Board of Directors. Many\nof today's hams would not remember the K2ZRO tests on AO-13. When the\nsatellite was at apogee, Andy would transmit a string of CW characters. He\nwould then reduce his power by 50% and transmit another string of\ncharacters. This would be done 8 times to a point where the signals were\nvery weak. Hams around the world would participate and receive a certificate\nwith an endorsement for the level you achieved.\nAndy got into balloon launches. I do not remember when BLT-1 was launched\nbut BLT-12 was launched in 1993 and they are into the 60's now. The balloons\nhave gone up with all types of experiments on them and have come down in\nmany a strange place. One came down in the Gulf of Mexico, picked up by a\nfishing boat and they called the number on the package. Of course that one\nwas not reusable as everything was a tad bit wet. The balloon came down in\nsomeone's front yard once and they picked it up and took it inside. GPS told\nthe tale and knocking on the door, the homeowner returned the package. A few\nrecent balloon launches have traversed the globe one or two times.\nAndy had worked at NASA and was a member of the Johnson Space Center ARC as\nwell as the Brazos Valley ARC in Houston, the ARRL and AMSAT. More recently\nhe was the Chief Engineer for the radio station, KTRU, at Rice University in\nHouston. Andy gave talks and demos at many Houston area hamfests.\nIt was only a few months ago in February that Andy went in for a quick\nprocedure and they found something that should not be. He was sent home for\nhospice care. You will be missed my friend. ... _._\n73...Bruce\"\n\nAndy's wife, Heather, has requested that donations in his name be made to\nAMSAT or the Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club,  P.O. Box 2997, Sugar Land,\nTX 77487-2997 (reference the Andy MacAllister BLT Memorial Fund). Donations\nto AMSAT in his name may be made at\nhttps://www.amsat.org/donations/w5acm-memorial/\n\n[ANS thanks Marty Smith, WV5Y for the above information]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n     Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,\n    and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through\n           AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards\n                  Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.\n           https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nPSAT2: DTMF *and* APRS-to-Voice enabled\n\nA new feature has been enabled for the Voice Synthesizer on PSAT2 \nin addition to DTMF grid and DTMF messaging to voice.  Now the voice\nsynthesizer is also listening for APRS-to-Voice messages as well.  \nHere is how to use it\n1) Remain on the 145.980 uplink and 145.825 downlink for DTMF\n2) Using an APRS radio, send an APRS message to PSAT-SAY\n3) Begin the first 10 chars of the message with CCCCCC sez\n4) Followed by the text to be spoken.\n5) CCCCCC is your callsign right-padded with spaces.\n\nThe satellite should ACK the packet uplink and then speak the text. You can\ntell if APRS-to-Voice is enabled if this 1 bit is on: XXXX0010. Usually the\nDTMF bits are also enabled so the telemetry will usually show as 11010010.\nTo do both DTMF and APRS-to-Voice at the same time, the Basic Stamp\nprocessor has to check both the DTMF decoder and the packet decoder and so\nthere is a finite chance that a perfectly good uplink might be missed. So,\njust try again.\nSee http://aprs.org/psat2.html Tomorrow I will add this feature to the users\nmanual and post it.\nEnjoy, Bob, WB4APR\n\n[ANS thanks Bob Bruninga, WB4APR for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nNASA Schedules Live Coverage of Russian Spacewalk\n\nTwo Russian cosmonauts are scheduled to conduct a spacewalk outside the\nInternational Space Station on Wednesday, June 2, to continue preparing the\nPirs docking compartment airlock for undocking and disposal later this year.\nLive coverage will begin at 1 a.m. EDT (0500z), with the spacewalk beginning\nabout 1:20 a.m. (0520z) on NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the\nNASA app.\nExpedition 65 Flight Engineers Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos\nwill emerge from the Poisk module on the space-facing side of the Zvezda\nservice module for a spacewalk expected to last about six and a half hours.\nThe two cosmonauts will disconnect all external mechanical links between\nPirs and the station, reposition spacewalk hardware and antennas, and\nrelocate other gear previously used for spacecraft dockings to Pirs.\nDuring the spacewalk, the cosmonauts will prepare Pirs for removal from its\nport by the uncrewed Progress 77 cargo ship on the Earth-facing side of\nZvezda, clearing the way for the arrival of the new Russian Multi-Purpose\nLaboratory Module named “Nauka,” which is Russian for “science.” The\nundocking of Pirs is scheduled for this summer, about two days after Nauka\nlaunches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.\nThe cosmonauts also will replace a fluid flow regulator on the nearby Zarya\nmodule and replace biological and material science samples on the exterior\nof the Russian modules.\nNovitskiy, who is designated as extravehicular crew member 1 (EV1), will\nwear a Russian Orlan spacesuit with red stripes. Dubrov will wear a\nspacesuit with blue stripes as extravehicular crew member 2 (EV2). This will\nbe the first spacewalk for both cosmonauts and the 238th spacewalk overall\nin support of space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades. It also\nmarks the sixth spacewalk of 2021.\nSee the NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information at:\nhttp://www.nasa.gov/ntv\nLearn more about the International Space Station and its crew at:\nhttp://www.nasa.gov/station \n\n[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nAMSAT's GOLF Program is about getting back to higher orbits, and it all\nbegins with GOLF-TEE – a technology demonstrator for deployable solar\npanels, propulsion, and attitude control. Come along for the ride. The\njourney will be worth it!\n\n                  https://tinyurl.com/ANS-GOLF\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nNo Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for May 27, 2021\n\nNo changes are noted for the current week. However, TLE (KEPS) have been\nupdated and are available on the AMSAT website at:\nhttps://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/\n\n[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above\ninformation]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n    Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?\n            Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff\n                    from our Zazzle store!\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\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nARISS NEWS: Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of May 30, 2021\n\nCollege of Saint Pierre Marboz, Marboz, France, multi-point telebridge via\nIK1SLD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS. The downlink\nfrequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The latest information\non the operation mode can be found at:\nhttps://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html.\nThe scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG. Contact is go for: Mon\n2021-05-31 13:49:32 UTC 40 deg. Watch for livestream at\nhttps://youtu.be/HnPoFku7DXg\n\nAbout Gagarin From Space. Conducting an amateur radio session with\nschoolchildren of Mordovia, Russia, direct via TBD. The ISS callsign is\npresently scheduled to be RSØISS. The downlink frequency is presently\nscheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The latest information on the operation mode\ncan be found at: https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html.\nThe scheduled astronaut is Oleg Novitskiy. Contact is go for Sun 2021-06-06\n12:25 UTC. \nThe Father's House Christian School (Home Education Provider: Roots),\nMorinville, Alberta, Canada, multi-point telebridge via VK4KHZ. The ISS\ncallsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The downlink frequency is\npresently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The latest information on the\noperation mode can be found at:\nhttps://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html. The scheduled\nastronaut is Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI. Contact is go for: Wed 2021-06-02\n14:28:53 UTC 44 deg.\n\nLipetsk, Russia, direct via TBD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to\nbe RSØISS. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz.\nThe latest information on the operation mode can be found at\nhttps://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html. The scheduled\nastronaut is Pyotr Dubrov. Contact is go for Fri 2021-06-11 11:40 UTC.\n\nVelikiy Ustyug, Russia, direct via TBD. The ISS callsign is presently\nscheduled to be RSØISS. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be\n145.800 MHz. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at\nhttps://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html. The scheduled\nastronaut is Oleg Novitskiy. Contact is go for Sat 2021-06-12 09:15 UTC.\n\nLipetsk, Russia, direct via TBD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to\nbe RSØISS. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz.\nThe latest information on the operation mode can be found at\nhttps://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html. The scheduled\nastronaut is Pyotr Dubrov. Contact is go for Sat 2021-06-12 10:55 UTC.\n\nThe latest information on the operation mode can be found at\nhttps://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html\nThe latest list of frequencies in use can be found at\nhttps://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html \n\n[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors\nfor the above information]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n    AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur\n    radio package, including two-way communication capability, to\n            be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.\n\n   Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nUpcoming Satellite Operations\n\nQuick Hits:\n\nEA4M: : Hi guys later in June I’ll be in IN73 on holidays, probably for a\nweek or so, I will try some birds stay tuned on tweeter for schedules.\nND0C and KE0WPA: In June @kylee_ke0wpa  and I, along with our resident\nphotojournalist (Mom/Amy), will be taking a family excursion to the\nsouthwest and working some sats as time permits. Here are the less commonly\nworked grids from which we plan to operate. We will hit other grids too.\nDM67 6/15 – 6/17, DM56 6/18, DM45 6/19, DN63 7/2, DN64 7/2 & 7/3 \n\nMajor Roves:\n\nAD0DX (VA3IIR): Long Range Rover plans: VA3IIR in FN15/25 June 18 FM and SSB\n\nDL98 WA5RR: I’m looking at doing a rove in DL98 with an overnight stay in\nEagle Pass, TX around the last week in June. Details to follow.\nN5LEX: CN98 last week of June.\nDM62: K5TA, I’m tentatively planning for DM62 ~9-July, when there are are\nseveral good passes mid-day, making it a doable day-trip for me….\nEN57/67: @SeanKutzko KX9X and @Nancy_N9NCY will celebrate Sean’s birthday in\nthe Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula July 15-19. Look for them on FM and SSB\nsatellites, with the possibility of some Parks On The Air activity as well.\n\nPlease submit any additions or corrections to Ke0pbr (at) gmail.com\nUpdated 05/19/2021\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager for the above\ninformation]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nHamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events\n\nOn the Air event: AMSAT Italia: Members of AMSAT Italia commemorate\nGagarin's flight into space until the end of the year with the callsign\nII0SAT on HF and via satellite.\n\nSatellites on Field Day: Seth Kutzko, KX9X, made an outstanding presentation\nto the RATPAC group on Satellites and Field Day.  The session was held on\nThursday May 27 during a weekly RATPAC meeting. Seth presented more than\njust a \"how to\", his tips and tricks were very valuable for new entrants and\nhis cautions were particularly well taken. This presentation is a must for\nany Field Day group that is contemplating chasing the 100-point bonus. Dan\nMarler, K7REX has made the presentation, documents, and the video available:\nTo View Video: https://vimeo.com/556034517\nTo Download Video:\nhttps://vimeo.com/user107547861/download/556034517/954b837d38\nTo Retrieve Documents:\nhttps://www.dropbox.com/sh/cktvhfz1lhvv8hr/AADzoAi0HiGccLLG6IdnY24Aa?dl=0Rad\nio \nThe Amateur Training Planning and Activities Committee (RATPAC) comprises\nARRL section managers, appointed field leadership, and membership. Together,\nwe host nationwide Amateur Radio Zoom presentations twice-a-week, Wednesdays\non general radio topics and Thursdays on amateur radio emergency\ncommunications. The topics are selected from audience recommendations that\nthe planning committee then seeks topic experts or discussion panel members.\nThe presentation audience consists of thousands of amateur radio operators\nworldwide who participate directly in the Zoom sessions or with video links\nof the presentation and related documentation sent out after each session.\n\nAMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford K6CLS is planning the following\npresentations:\nUniversity of Arizona - June 1\nConejo Valley (CA) - October 21\nWellesley ARC - June 15\nWhite Mountain ARC - June 2\nWest Valley (CA) ARC - June 9\n\nThink a 90-minute lively, informative, and fun “How to Work the Easy\nSatellites” Zoom presentation would be appropriate for your convention or\nclub? Always includes are overviews of the ARRL, AMSAT, and ARISS … and\npre-presentation questions are solicited and welcome. Send Clint an email or\ncall!\nClint Bradford K6LCS, http://www.work-sat.com. Tel:909-999-SATS (7287)\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, AMSAT Italia, Dan\nMarler, K7REX RATPAC Leader and Idaho Section Manager, and Clint Bradford,\nK6CLS AMSAT Ambassador for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ June 2021 Eclipse Festival Seeks Ham Participants\nHamSCI is looking for ham radio operators to make recordings of\ntime-standard stations during the June 2021 annular solar eclipse across the\nArctic Circle as part of a citizen science experiment. Researchers will use\nthe crowd-sourced data to investigate the superimposed effects of auroral\nparticle precipitation and the eclipse on HF Doppler shift. For details,\nsee: https://bit.ly/3ukP6ai [ANS thanks HamSci and ARRL News for the above\ninformation]\n\n+ Hackaday Satellite Commnications Hack Chat scheduled for 2 June, 2021 -\n19:00Z Paul Marsh from UHF-Satcom will join us for the 2 June Hack Chat. The\nnumber of satellites whizzing along above our heads is truly mindboggling,\nwith the number growing daily. Each of these spacecraft is up there for a\nspecific reason, and a lot of them are doing interesting things. Listening\nin on what they have to say can be a lot of fun, but learning the ropes and\ngetting that first capture can be tricky. Paul Marsh will stop by the Hack\nChat to share the ins and outs of monitoring satellite communications and\ngive us some insight into what the satcom hobby is all about. [ANS thanks\nthe hackaday.io Newsletter for the above information]\n\n+ The possibility of a Europa Lander is under study. Intense radiation from\nJupiter converts ice and dust on the surface of its icy moon Europa into\nenergetic compounds, which may cycle through the ice and ultimately be food\nfor microbes in the ocean below. NASA has been developing a potential Europa\nLander mission to look for such chemistry since 2016 (and also previously in\n2005 and 2012). This mission concept proposes a 575 kg battery-powered\nlander with a limited (but still impressive) lifespan of 1-3 months.\nAdditional information is available at https://go.nature.com/3oRkVXf and\nhttps://bit.ly/3hWvsyE [ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above\ninformation]\n\n+ The March/April 2021 edition of Apogee View has been posted to the AMSAT\nwebsite at https://www.amsat.org/apogeeview/\n+ Congratulations to John Papay, K8YSE, for becoming the first amateur\nsatellite operator to receive the GridMaster Award twice! John was the first\nrecipient of the GridMaster Award, issued for completing QSOs with all 488\nof the grid squares within the continental United States (analogous to the\nFred Fish Memorial Award issued by the ARRL for completing the same feat on\nsix meters) in May of 2014. John's second award, the 30th issued, was for\nQSOs completed while operating as K8YSE/7 in Mesa, Arizona. More information\nabout the GridMaster Award can be found at https://www.amsat.org/gridmaster/\n(Thanks to AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards Bruce Paige, KK5DO).\n\n+ A couple of amateur satellite operators in Nova Scotia have been taking\nadvantage of their favorable geographic location to set new distance records\non various satellites. On May 5, 2021, John Langille, VE1CWJ, and Jérôme\nLeCuyer, F4DXV, claimed the initial distance record on the newly activated\nsatellite JO-97 with a QSO cover 4,889 km between FN85ii in Nova Scotia and\nJN04it in France. Dana Rushton, VE1CWJ, also in FN85ii, set the new record\non XW-2C on May 18, 2021, completing a QSO with F4DXV in JN04jr covering\n4,897 km. Finally VE1CWJ and F4DXV also set a new record on LilacSat-2 on\nMay 27, 2021, completing a 4,888 km QSO between FN85jn and JN04jr. For a\nlist of current satellite records and instructions for claiming new (or old)\nones, visit https://www.amsat.org/satellite-distance-records/ [ANS thanks\nAMSAT Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above\ninformation]\n\n+ JAMSAT has posted the FO-99 operating schedule for June at\nhttps://www.jamsat.or.jp/?p=1438 (ANS thanks JAMSATfor the above\ninformation])\n+ \nDr. Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT Vice President - Educational Relations, made\na presentation on the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator to the Holmesburg Amateur\nRadio Club on May 21, 2021. A copy of his presentation can be found at\nhttps://www.cubesatsim.org/pres/AMSAT_HARC_Presentation.pdf [ANS thanks\nAMSAT Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above\ninformation]\n\n+ Last weekend, AMSAT President Robert Bankston, KE4AL, Executive Vice\nPresident Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, Founding President Perry Klein, W3PK, and\nManager Martha Saragovitz spent three days cleaning out the AMSAT office in\nKensington, Maryland, moving documents and other AMSAT items to a storage\nfacility. This completes the transition of AMSAT from operating a physical\noffice location to a fully virtual operation. The savings of nearly $150,000\nper year from the closing of the physical office, transition to digital\ndelivery of The AMSAT Journal, and Martha's retirement ensures that AMSAT\nwill remain financially healthy and able to Keep Amateur Radio in Space for\nmany years to come. [ANS thanks AMSAT Executive Vice President Paul\nStoetzer, N8HM for the above information]\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 donors to\nAMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits.\nApplication forms are available from the AMSAT Store.\n\nPrimary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at\none-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled\nin at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a\nmaximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact info [at]\namsat.org for additional student membership information.\n\n73 and Remember to help keep amateur radio in space,\nThis week's ANS Editor, Jack Spitznagel, KD4IZ\nkd4iz at frawg dot org\n\n\n\n",
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