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    "sender_name": "Lee McLamb",
    "subject": "[ans] ANS-063 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins",
    "date": "2018-03-04T04:18:43Z",
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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-063\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* VP9, BERMUDA on Satellites\n* GOLF-TEE and GOLF-1 Selected for NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative\n* Rare Grid Rover Activation Planned on Pacific Coast\n* VUCC Awards-Endorsements for February 2018\n* Satellite 101 Wiki Released by IIT Bombay Student Satellite Project\n* Rules for AMSAT Awards updated\n* BIRDS-2 CubeSat Constellation Includes 145.825 MHz Digipeater\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-063.01\nANS-063 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 063.01\n  From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nDATE MARCH 4, 2018\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-063.01\n\n\nVP9, BERMUDA on Satellites\n\nVP9, BERMUDA. Chris, KG6CIH, will be active as KG6CIH/VP9 from Bermuda\n(NA-005) between March 8-12th. Activity will be holiday style in addition\nto also checking out the island. He will be splitting radio time with a\nfriend (David/WH6DSN was mentioned by another source). They will be focused\non SSB operations on the main bands (80/40/20 meters, 15 meters if pro-\npagation is good, 160m if antenna works), and maybe some satellite contacts\ntoo. QSL will primarily be via LoTW, but if they get enough contacts, they\nwill consider printing up special cards.\n\n[ANS thanks Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1353 for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nGOLF-TEE and GOLF-1 Selected for NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative\n\nOn March 2, 2018, NASA announced the ninth round of selections for the\nCubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI). The first two AMSAT GOLF CubeSats,\nGOLF-TEE and GOLF-1, were among the 21 missions recommended for\nselection.\n\nAMSAT must negotiate and execute a Cooperative Research and\nDevelopment Agreement (CRADA) with NASA for each project to finalize\nselection. NASA anticipates a sufficient number of launch\nopportunities but does not guarantee that all recommended payloads\nwill be launched.\n\nGOLF-TEE (Technology Evaluation Environment) will serve as a rapidly\ndeployable Low Earth Orbit (LEO) testbed for technologies necessary\nfor a successful CubeSat mission to a wide variety of orbits.\n\nAMSAT Vice-President Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, said “The\nGOLF-TEE project tees off the next phase of our CubeSat program.\nGOLF-TEE provides AMSAT hardware and knowledge for Attitude\nDetermination and Control (ADAC) capability and the opportunity to\ndevelop a 3U spaceframe with deployable solar panels that can be used\nin LEO or HEO missions, two of the major systems required in future\nGOLF and HEO missions.” Ragnarok Industries developed the attitude\ncontrol system for the Lunar Heimdallr 6U CubeSat, a NASA Cube Quest\nChallenge finalist.\n\nGOLF-TEE provides the opportunity for rapid deployment and on orbit\ntesting of the AMSAT’s Advanced Satellite Communications and\nExploration of New Technology (ASCENT) program’s technology, including\nradiation tolerant transponder and Integrated Housekeeping Unit (IHU)\ntechnologies that will lead the way for low cost commercial\noff-the-shelf (COTS) systems that can function in the MEO and HEO\nradiation environments. GOLF-TEE will also carry a Fox-1E design V/u\nlinear transponder and RadFx (Radiation Effects) experiment for\nVanderbilt University.\n\nGOLF-TEE and the GOLF program will provide for the development of\n“Five and Dime” Field-Programmable Gate Array Software Defined Radio\n(FPGA SDR) transponders for use on a variety of missions and orbits.\n\nThe target date for launch of GOLF-TEE is 4Q 2019.\n\nGOLF-1 will serve as a follow-on mission, also to LEO. Launch is\ntargeted for 2020-2021.\n\nGOLF-1 will require a de-orbiting plan that is in compliance with\nNASA's NPR 8715.6 NASA Procedural Requirements for Limiting Orbital\nDebris in order to be manifested on a launch, due to the high altitude\nAMSAT has requested.\n\nPlease consider a donation to the AMSAT GOLF program for development,\nconstruction, and testing of the GOLF-TEE and GOLF-1 CubeSats. Donate\nat https://goo.gl/GJ2Utb\nChecks may be mailed to AMSAT, 10605 Concord St. #304, Kensington, MD\n20895-2526.\n\n[ANS thanks Paul, N8HM, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nRare Grid Rover Activation Planned on Pacific Coast\n\nHeads up AMSAT enthusiasts. Billy Blue, KM6NJL, plans to head to\nHumboldt County, California March 16-19. Billy says, \"Depending\non schedule and terrain and activities I'm going to try to work\nfrom CM89, CN70, CN80, CN71 and CN81 or the borders of these\ngrids. Unfortunately I won't be heading further east.\"\n\n[ANS thanks Billy Blue, KM6NJL, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nVUCC Awards-Endorsements for February 2018\n\nHere are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite\nAwards issued by the ARRL for the period February 1, 2018\nthrough February 28, 2018.\nCongratulations to all those who made the list this month!\n\nFebruary: Short Month -- Fewer endorsements\n\nCALL        1Feb18  1Mar18\n\nWA4NVM       1450   1488\nWC7V         1158   1159\nAA5PK        996    1012\nK4FEG        841    878\nN4UFO        700    715\nK6FW         661    703\nK0FFY        173    260\nVE6SWC       173    173\nK5IX         100    125\nG0ABI        115    116\nAB1OC               115 (NEW VUCC)\nPU8RFL              101 (NEW VUCC)\n\n\n\nIf you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list\nat <mycall>@<mycall>.com\nand I'll revise the announcement.\n\nThis list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf\nlistings for February 1, 2018. and March 1, 2018. It's a visual\ncomparison so omissions are possible.  Apologies if your\ncall was not mentioned.  Thanks to all those who are\nroving to grids that are rarely on the birds.  They are\ndoing most of the work!\n\n[ANS thanks Ron, W5RKN, for the above information]\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite 101 Wiki Released by IIT Bombay Student Satellite Project\n\nMembers of the Pratham satellite team, the first student satellite\nof IIT Bombay Student Satellite Project (IITBSSP), have created the\nSatellite 101 Wiki as a part of a social goal of spreading knowledge\nand enthusiasm related to satellite and space technology among\nvarious aspiring students and universities across the globe.\n\nThe Wiki discusses:\n\n+ Starting a Student Satellite Project\n   - Building the Team\n   - Planning the mission and finalizing the Payload\n   - Obtaining the required Infrastructure\n+ Subsystems within a Satellite\n   - Payload Subsystem\n   - Communications Subsystem\n   - Electrical Subsystem\n   - Attitude Determination and Control Subsystem\n   - Mechanical Subsystem\n\nAccess the Satellite 101 Wiki at:\nhttp://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/satelliteWiki/index.php/Satellite_101\n\n[ANS thanks the IIT Bombay Student Satellite Project for the above \ninformation]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nRules for AMSAT Awards updated\n\nA few months ago we added Washington, DC counting the same as a state.\nToday, we continued to align our awards with the ARRL. Our rules stated\ncontacts had to be made within 25 miles or 40 kilometers from your home\nlocation. We have now amended the rules to read within 50 miles or 80\nkilometers. This should be more beneficial for those that have moved to\na new QTH.\n\n[ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO, for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nBIRDS-2 CubeSat Constellation Includes 145.825 MHz Digipeater\n\nThe BIRDS-2 CubeSat constellation developed at Japan's Kyushu\nInstitute of Technology includes three 1U CubeSats:\n\n+ BHUTAN-1\n+ MAYA-1\n+ UiTMSAT-1\n\nAll CubeSats in BIRDS-2 constellation have identical designs and\nutilize the same radio frequencies. They are planned for release\nfrom the ISS together in 2018.\n\nThe primary mission of BIRDS-2 CubeSat constellation is to provide\ndigital message relay service to the amateur radio community by means\nof an APRS digipeater onboard. The APRS digipeater onboard BIRDS-2\nCubeSats will use 145.825 MHz for both receive and transmit.\n\n145.825MHz is a standard frequency used by other satellites such\nas ARISS and LAPAN-A2.\n\nAnother mission of the BIRDS-2 CubeSat constellation is to demon-\nstrate a store-and-forward (S&F) system. In this mission, a goal\nis to investigate technical challenges through experiments on\nappropriate data format, multiple access scheme, file-handling\nprotocol while complying with limited operational time and power\nconstraints.\n\nAnother interesting application of BIRDS-2 CubeSat S&F system is\nfor the satellites to collect data from remote ground sensors,\nstore them onboard and download them to the different BIRDS-2\nground stations network.\n\nFurther, students of Kyushu Institute of Technology will use BIRDS-2\nCubeSat constellation to enhance research and experiment in the\nfields of single latch-up event detection, magnetic field measurements\nusing a COTS anisotropic magnetometer, and flight testing of a COTS GPS\nchip which can be used for future CubeSat missions if proven effective.\n\nStudents will also explore a passive attitude stabilization mechanism\nconsisting of magnets and hysteresis dampers for proper orientation of\ncamera on a CubeSat. All measurements and image data will be shared\nwith the public on BIRDS-2 project website.\n\nMoveover, BIRDS-2 CubeSat constellation will expand amateur radio\ncommunication experiment on the operation of CubeSat constellation\nvia a network of UHF/VHF amateur radio ground stations (started in\nBIRDS-1 CubeSat constellation project). All the above missions are\nenvisioned to promote awareness of amateur radio communication and\namateur satellites among the general public and students, especially\nin the participating nations of BIRDS-2 Project: Bhutan, Malaysia,\nPhilippines, and Japan. Planning a deployment from the ISS in 2018.\n\nThe IARU has coordinated a downlink frequency of 437.375 MHz and\nfor APRS uplink/downlink 145.825 MHz. The IARU detailed pages are\nas noted:\n\nBHUTAN-1\nhttp://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=562\nMAYA-1\nhttp://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=563\nUiTMSAT-1\nhttp://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=564\n\nAn article in the Bhutan press is posted at:\nhttp://www.kuenselonline.com/bhutan-1-expected-to-be-in-space-by-may/\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK, kuenselonline.com, and the IARU for the above\ninformation]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ Congratulations on achieving a distance of 7649 km via AO-7\n   QSO by F6HTJ (JN12) and K4FEG (EM55) near Memphis, Tennessee.\n   The frequency was 145930.0. (Via F6HJT)\n\n+ The Eureka Amateur Radio Club, VY0ERC, is located at 79 degrees 59 min\n   North, 85 degrees 56 min West on Ellesmere Island (IOTA NA-008).\n   M0NPT recorded a video of G0ABI and G7SVF working VY0ERC via AO-91:\n   https://youtu.be/oOiV-iEZhX4 (AMSAT-UK on Twitter)\n\n+ 2017 Space Symposium - Corey Shields KB9JHU - Intro to SATNOGS\n   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsKJX4WgCn0\n   (via AMSAT Twitter)\n\n+ Congratulations on achieving a distance of 5,479 km via AO-91\n   QSO by Sam, N3ROY (FM29) and Jose, EB1AO (IN52) in Spain at\n   1530 Z on March 1. (via N3ROY)\n\n+ A group of Ham Radio operators from Southern Mexico will be\n   operating the special event \"Spring Equinox\" with the call\n   6E3MAYA from March 17th. to 21th. The activity will be 80 to\n   6 meters in SSB, CW, Satellite and Digital Modes. QSL via\n   XE3N. (Twitter via Daily DX and XE3N)\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,\nLee McLamb, KT4TZ\nkt4tz at amsat dot org\n\n\n\n\n\n",
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