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    "subject": "[ans] ANS-099 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins",
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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-099\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 March/April 2017 Apogee View Published on AMSAT.org\n* AMSAT Orbital Data Request to Re-Distribute KEPs Approved 2017-2018\n* March/April AMSAT Journal Sent to Printer\n* Satellite DX Opportunity 09 April Yuru Gagarin Cup Contest\n* New Hardware and Software Release for HamTV Reception from ISS\n* K6G in DM02\n* Announcement of the 9th European CubeSat Symposium, 11/29-12/01,\n   2017\n* VUCC Awards/Endorsements for March 2017\n* Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity\n   Closes April 15\n* AMSAT Events\n* ARISS News\n* Satellite Shorts from All Over\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-099.01\nANS-099 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 099.01\n >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nDATE April 9, 2017\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-099.01\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT March/April 2017 Apogee View Published on AMSAT.org\n\n\nThe March/April 2017 edition of Apogee View, a comprehensive bimonthly\nupdate of AMSAT's activities written by AMSAT President Barry Baines,\nWD4ASW, is now available on the AMSAT website at\nhttp://www.amsat.org/?page_id=5850\n\nTopics covered in this edition include:\n-Fox-1Cliff/Fox-1D News\n-Hamvention\n-Strategic Planning\n\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, AMSAT Secretary\n  for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT Orbital Data Request to Re-Distribute KEPs Approved 2017-2018\n\n\nI am pleased to announce that AMSAT's request to re-distribute AFSPC\nKeplerian elements from SpaceTrack has been approved for the period\nApril 1, 2017 to April 1, 2018.  Our USSTRATCOM ODR\n(Orbital Data Request) to distribute the KEPs was approved on April 4,\n2017.\n\nThanks to AFSPC, Perry Klein, W3PK and Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P for their\nhelp in this process.\n\nAMSAT Keps updates are \"good to go\" for another year.\n\n\n[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager\n  for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nMarch/April AMSAT Journal Sent to Printer\n\n\nThe March/April 2017 issue of The AMSAT Journal has been sent to the\nprinter and should begin arriving in members' mailboxes shortly.\n\nIn this issue:\n\n*AMSAT Announcement\n\n*Apogee View\nBarry Baines, WD4ASW\n\n*Engineering Update\nJerry Buxton, N0JY\n\n*Designing and Operating a Portable Satellite Station in an Urban\nEnvironment\nPaul Stoetzer, N8HM\n\n*Adaptive Coding and Modulation for Phase 4 Ground\nMichelle Thompson, W5NYV\n\n*Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, Named 2017 Dayton Hamvention Amateur\nof the Year\n\n*Field Day 2017\nBruce Paige, KK5DO\n\n*Designing a Ground Station for P4 and P5 Satellites\nJohn P. Toscano, W0JT/5\n\n*Building a Microwave Transceiver: The Path to My Own Five-and-Dime\nGround Station\nJonathan Brandenburg, KF5IDY\n\n*QSL Delta Mike Three Four\nFaith Hannah Lea, PJ6/AE4FH\n\n*DIY Arduino Based Satellite Tracking Pointer\nJonathan Stockman, KC2THY\n\n*On the Grids: Churchill MB EO23\nMelvin C. Vye, W8MV\n\n\n[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, AMSAT Secretary\n  for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite DX Oportunity 09 April Yuru Gagarin Cup Contest\n\n\nThe contest is dedicated to the memory of Yuri Gagarin, who realized\nthe first human flight to space, on April 12, 1961.\n\nRULES\n\n1. Date: from 21.00 UTC on April 08th till 21.00 UTC on April 09th, 2017.\nStations of categories A, B, D, E and F may operate 20 of the 24 hours.\nOff times must be a minimum of 60 minutes during which no QSO is logged.\n2. Bands: 1.8, 3.5, 7.0, 14, 21, 28 MHz and radio amateur satellites.\n3. Modes: CW only.\n4. Contest Call: <CQ GC> (CQ Gagarin Cup).\n5. Categories:\nA    Single operator - Single band.\nB    Single operator - Multi bands.\nC    Multi operators - Multi bands, single transmitter.\nD    SWL - Multi bands.\nE    Single operator - Multi bands, Low power.\nF    Single operator - Single band, Low power.\nSAT   Single operator - satellite QSOs.\nS    Special stations: callsign with ..56GC.\nDuring the contest:\nAll multi-band categories may also utilize radio amateur satellites. These\nQSOs are counted as an additional band.\nCategorie C must remain on the same band for at least 5 minutes after\nthe first QSO has been made.\nCategories A, B, C, E and F can make only one QSO with the same\nstation on that band.\nThe participants of A and F groups can make QSO outside of offset on\nother bands.\nRadiostations of group C and S are authorized simultaneous QSO through\nsatellites.\n6. Exchange: RST and ITU zone number.\n7. QSO points:\nQSO with own <P-150-C> country count 2 points.\nQSO with a different <P-150-C> country in the same continent - 3 points.\nQSO with a different continent - 4 points.\nSatellite`s QSO - 100 poins.\nQSO points on:\n1.8  MHz and 3.5MHz multiplied by 3;\n7 MHz - 2;\n14, 21 and 28 MHz - 1.\nFor SWL:  Complete logging of one station only the callsign of the second\nstation count 1 point. Complete logging of both sides of  a QSO - 3 points.\nThe same callsign may be logged only 1 time on each band.\n8. Multipliers: each different ITU zone, QSO with special stations (..55GC)\nworked on each band gives 1 point for multiplier. SWLs have no multipliers.\n9. Final score:\nThe total number of QSO points on all bands times the total number of\nmultipliers worked on all bands.\n10. Awards: The Special trophy will be awarded to the winner in the\nB, C, E & S categories.\nDifferent kind of medals will be awarded to the world's top three scoring\nstations in the A, B, C, E, SAT and S categories.\nCertificates will be awarded to top three and each country's winner in each\ncategory.\nCertificates will be awarded to all the Contest participants who log not \nless\nthan 250 QSOs or 250 SWLs.\n11. Logs:\nElectronic logs are to be sent via e-mail as the enclosure to the \nletter. File format -\ntext of the operator's contest program but Cabrillo format will be much \nappreciated.\nIn the field \"subject\" of your e-mail letter it is necessary to mention \nyour callsign\nand category (for example - ra3aaa B). In the text of the letter it is \nnecessary to\nshow your final score\ncalculation, rig and antennas data, as well as your comments and wishes.\nE-mail address:\ngc17(at)bk(dot)ru\nUpload contest log:\nhttp://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en\nThe final date of logs sending - May 09, 2017.\nThe results of <Gagarin Cup> are to the\nhttp://gc.qst.ru and\nhttp://www.qrz.ru/contest/\n\n\n**** ***** ** ********** **** ************* *** ****** *************\nQSO: 21010 CW 2004-03-20 1200 UA8AA 599 33 RL3A 599 29\nQSO: 144 CW 2004-03-20 1210 UA8AA 599 33 RL3A 599 29\n\nA. Single Op - Single Band\n\nSTART-OF-LOG: 3.0\nCONTEST: GC\nCALLSIGN: UA8AA (???????? ???????)\nCATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP\nCATEGORY-BAND: 15M\nCATEGORY-POWER: HIGH\nLOCATION: 29\nCLUB: ABCC\nCREATED-BY: Soft v1.0\nEMAIL: [email protected]\nNAME:\nADDRESS:\nADDRESS:\nOPERATORS: UA8AA\nOFFTIME: 2013-04-13 2100 2013-04-13 2159\nOFFTIME: 2013-04-14 1800 2013-04-14 2059\nSOAPBOX: TNX 73\nQSO: 21010 CW 2004-03-20 1200 UA8AA 599 33 RL3A 599 29\nEND-OF-LOG:\n\n\nB. Single Op - Multi Band\n\nSTART-OF-LOG: 3.0\nCONTEST: GC\nCALLSIGN: UA8AA\nCATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP\nCATEGORY-BAND: ALL\nCATEGORY-POWER: HIGH\nLOCATION: 29\nCLUB: ABCC\nCREATED-BY: Soft v1.0\nEMAIL: [email protected]\nNAME:\nADDRESS:\nADDRESS:\nOPERATORS: UA8AA\nOFFTIME: 2013-04-13 2100 2013-04-13 2159\nOFFTIME: 2013-04-14 1800 2013-04-14 2059\nSOAPBOX: TNX 73\nQSO: 21010 CW 2004-03-20 1200 UA8AA 599 33 RL3A 599 29\nEND-OF-LOG:\n\nC. Multi Op - Multi Band\n\nSTART-OF-LOG: 3.0\nCONTEST: GC\nCALLSIGN: UA8XYZ\nCATEGORY-OPERATOR: MULTI-OP\nCATEGORY-BAND: ALL\nCATEGORY-POWER: HIGH\nLOCATION: 29\nCLUB: ABCC\nCREATED-BY: Soft v1.0\nEMAIL: [email protected]\nNAME:\nADDRESS:\nADDRESS:\nOPERATORS: UA8AA\nOPERATORS: UA8BA\nOPERATORS: UA8CA\nSOAPBOX: TNX 73\nQSO: 21010 CW 2004-03-20 1200 UA8XYZ 599 33 RL3A 599 29\nEND-OF-LOG:\n\nSatelites QSO\n\nVO-52 - 432, FO-29 - 144.\n\nQSO: 144 CW 2012-04-15 1045 XX9X 599 31 YY9Y 599 34\nQSO: 432 CW 2012-04-15 1045 XX9X 599 31 YY9Y 599 34\n\nSee\nhttp://gc.qst.ru/en/section/32\n\n\n[ANS thanks Kerry LaDuke, and the GC Committee\n  for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nNew Hardware and Software Release for HamTV Reception from ISS\n\n\nOn board the ISS Columbus module, the HamVideo transmitter\nis fully operational and provides permanent DATV signals,\nallowing ground stations to fine tune their receiving equipment.\n\nWhen possible, ARISS school contacts are enhanced by crew\noperated HamTV.\n\nThe demand for a dedicated HamTV receiver is growing. Jean-Pierre\nCourjaud F6DZP developed an up-to-date receiver and wrote special\nsoftware for HamTV. He dubbed the receiver TuTiouner and the software.\nTutioune (phonetic French transcript for “You tune”).\n\nComponents for the TuTioune receiver are for sale at the BATC shop\n(British Amateur Television Club). See:\nhttps://batc.org.uk/shop/dtx1\n\nThe software is available for free at:\nhttp://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/minitiouner-software/\n\nFull details, including schematics, are provided on the HamTV\nhome page: http://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/\n\nOccasionally, the HamVideo transmitter must be powered down, for\nseveral reasons. The status of the transmitter is published on\nthe amasat-on.be webpage.\n\n[ANS thanks Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, and ARISS-Europe\n  for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nK6G in DM02\n\n\nIt is a pleasure to announce a real activation of the much sought after\nDelta Mike Zero Two. There seems to have been only two passes worked\n  from here in the last 11 years, that is about to change.\n\nActivations of rare grids should be done with enough preparation to avoid\nmissed passes. That said, I've invited two other ops to help assure our\nsuccess and maximize linear transponder passes. Our special guests will be\nnone other than Wyatt AC0RA and Gabe NJ7H. I am more than confident in\ntheir rover skill levels and ability to maintain a functional station. \nThey have\nalso proven to be capable of working through unforeseen equipment troubles.\n\nTypical precautions apply. If you have linear capabilities please work \nus on the\ntransponders. Our FM only friends deserve a chance at scoring a rare grid\nand tying up the bird helps nobody. On linear please be cognizant of your\npower level. I know at least two of us will be using our regular \nportable stations\nthat are 5 watts max, QRO stations on the transponder will make us \ndifficult to\nhear. Also, please be aware of the footprint for other ops. Nothing good \ncomes\nfrom a left coast station getting in the middle of us trying to work the \nright coast.\n\nAll QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW as promptly as possible and paper will \nbe sent\nto shore via torpedo.\n\nLast but not least, when is it going to happen? Due to various\nenvironmental aspects, firm departure and arrival times are not set in\nstone. However, we can say that it will be the weekend of April 28th. \nWhen you\n  hear K6G you will know that 02 will be on. We will have plenty of time \nto work\nmany passes and none of us are afraid to work any pass no matter how \nshallow\nit may be. I may continue normal ops leading up to departure to ensure my\nstation performs as expected.\n\n\n[ANS thanks Mike Diehl, AI6GS for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAnnouncement of the 9th European CubeSat Symposium, 11/29-12/01, 2017\n\n\nThis year the 9th European CubeSat Symposium will take place in Belgium on\nNovember 29th-December 1st 2017 in co-location (same time, same place)\nwith the European Space Weather Week.\n\nDuring the European Space Weather Week, the whole Space Weather\ncommunity gathers to discuss new discoveries on space weather and\nspace climate. This is the perfect occasion to foster the evolution of the\nCubeSats reality from a \"University tool\" to a \"Science tool\".\n\nAs usual, we have tried to organize this Symposium giving importance to\nthe most relevant topics in the CubeSat world, from Technology\nDemonstrators and Scientific Missions to the Future Technologies and\nthe Space Exploration with CubeSats.\n\nIn detail, the Symposium is covering the following topics:\n- Novel Scientific Instruments/Sensors on CubeSats\n- Propulsion Subsystems\n- Attitude Determination and Control Subsystems\n- Telecommunications, Ground Stations and Ground Station Networks\n- Orbital Dynamics (e.g. de-orbiting and debris mitigation)\n- CubeSat Constellations\n- Scientific Missions\n- Technology Demonstration on CubeSats (e.g. formation flying,\nintersatellite link, sails, tethers, etc)\n- Space Exploration Missions with CubeSat (i.e. beyond Earth orbit)\n- Launchers and Deployers for CubeSats\n- Future Technologies on CubeSats\n- CubeSat Flight Experience and Lessons Learned\n\nRenowned speakers from NASA and ESA will give talks on their\n  perspectives on past and future development of CubeSats.\nMoreover, a special session of the Symposium is dedicated to the\n  outcome of the QB50 mission (lessons learned and first scientific\nresults).\n\nIf you are interested in contributing to this event, please submit your\nabstract before June 26th 2017.\nRegistrations and abstract submission are open.\nFor more information on the venue, registration, deadlines, abstract\nguidelines, sponsorship and exhibitors, please visit the symposium website\nwww.cubesatsymposium.eu\n\nAs in the previous years the Symposium is open to the entire CubeSat\ncommunity, so please feel free to disseminate this information further.\n\n\n[ANS thanks Dr. David Masutti and the Organizing Committee\n  for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nVUCC Awards/Endorsements for March 2017\n\n\nHere are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite\nAwards issued by the ARRL for the period March 1, 2017\nthrough March 30, 2017.  There was no update on March 31st.\nCongratulations to all those who made the list this month!\n\nCALL    GRIDS\nKO4MA    1510\nW5PFG     990\nN8HM     862\nNP4JV     552\nN6UK     372\nKK4FEM     327\nK5ND     225\nAI6GS     175\nNS3L     175\nNJ7H     125\nVE7CEW     103 (New VUCC)\n\nThis list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf\nlistings for March 1st and March 30th.  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\n[ANS thanks John, K8YSE for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAmateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity\nCloses April 15\n\n\nMessage  to US Educators\nAmateur Radio on the International Space Station\nContact  Opportunity\n\nCall for Proposals\nProposal Window Closes April 15, 2017\n\nThe Amateur Radio on the International Space  Station (ARISS) Program\nis seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations,\nindividually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio  contact with\na crew member on board the ISS.  ARISS anticipates that the  contact\nwould be held between January 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018. Crew scheduling\nand ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these\nradio  contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will\ndraw large  numbers of  participants and integrate the contact into a\nwell-developed education plan.\n\nThe deadline to submit a proposal is April 15, 2017.  Proposal information\nand documents can be found at\nwww.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact.\n\nThe Opportunity\nCrew  members aboard the International Space Station will participate in\nscheduled  Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are\napproximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with\nthe astronauts through a question-and-answer session.\n\nAn ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur\nRadio between astronauts and cosmonauts  aboard the space station and\nclassrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford  education audiences\nthe opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live\nand work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS.\nStudents also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite\ncommunication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the\nnature of  human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities\naboard the ISS,  organizations must demonstrate flexibility to\naccommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.\n\nAmateur Radio organizations around the  world, NASA, and space agencies\nin Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational opportunity\nby providing the equipment and operational support to  enable direct\ncommunication between crew on the ISS and students around the  world\n  via Amateur Radio. In the US, the program is managed by AMSAT (Radio\nAmateur Satellite Corporation) and ARRL (American Radio Relay League) in\npartnership with NASA and CASIS (Center for the Advancement of Science\nin Space).\n\n\nMore Information\nInterested parties can find  more information about the program at\nwww.ariss.org and\nwww.arrl.org/ARISS.\n\nFor proposal information and more  details such as expectations,\nproposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates  and times of\nInformation Sessions go to\nhttp://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact.\nPlease direct any  questions to\[email protected].\n\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS-NA for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT Events\n\n\nInformation about AMSAT activities at other important events around\nthe country.  Examples of these events are radio club meetings where\nAMSAT Area Coordinators give presentations, demonstrations of working\namateur satellites, and hamfests with an AMSAT presence (a table with\nAMSAT literature and merchandise, sometimes also with presentations,\nforums, and/or demonstrations).\n\n*Saturday, 6 May 2017 – Cochise Amateur Radio Association hamfest in\nSierra Vista AZ\n\n*19-21 May 2017, HamVention in the Greene County Fairgrounds and\nExpo Center, Dayton, Ohio\n\n*Friday and Saturday, 9-10 June 2017, HAM-COM in Irving TX\n\n*Saturday, 10 June 2017 – Prescott Hamfest in Prescott AZ\n\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS News\n\n\nSuccessful Contacts\n\n*  A telebridge contact via LU1CGB with students from the Brahma\nKumaris Educational Society, Rajasthan, India was unsuccessful\nMon. 2017-04-03 08:19:38 UTC 53 deg.\nARISS is rescheduling the contact.\n\n*  A direct contact with students at Tolyatti, Russia School was\nsuccessful 2017-04-01 17:09 UTC with astronaut Sergey Ryzhikov.\n\n*  A telebridge contact via IK1SLD with individuals from the Council of\nState Science Supervisors, Los Angeles, CA, was successful Wed.\n2017-03-29 18:03:38 UTC 21 deg. with\nAstronaut Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD.\n\n*  A telebridge contact via W6SRJ with students at “School of Trois\nPaletuviers”, Saint-Georges de l'Oyapock, French Guyana, was\nsuccessful Thu 2017-03-23 12:42:26 UTC 61 deg.\n\n\nUpcoming Contacts\n\n*  College Roger  Martin Du Gard, Bellême, France, direct via F6KCO\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be FXØISS\nThe scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG\nContact is a go for: Fri 2017-04-14 15:20:44 UTC 48 deg\n\nRoger Martin du Gard is a middle school in Bellême, France. Located\nin Normandy, in the heart of the regional natural park of le Perche,\nthis village of approximately two thousand inhabitants sits on a hill\ndominating the Perche area.\n\nRoger Martin du Gard was constructed in the 1970s and was totally\nrebuilt on the same location in 1994. It got its name from Literature\nNobel Prize, Roger Martin du Gard, a writer who lived the last part\nof his life nearby, in Le Château du Tertre. The number of students\nhas been stable for the past four years, with about three hundred\nchildren in twelve different classes (3 in each level, from grades 7\nthrough 10). It welcomes students from age 11 to 15.\n\nThis school project, ARISS, aims at having the students succeed in their\ndifferent education paths. The ARISS project is the one opportunity to\nshow the students that being in a rural area does not limit their\npossibilities and their capacities to do things. It is a way to help them\nfind a possible future in such an important field. Complementing their\nphysics program, it also offers a magical moment to all the students in\nthe school, while showing that working serves a real motivation.\n\n*  A direct contact via W6SRJ with students at Brook Haven School in\nSebastipol, CA is being planned for the week of April 17.\nMore details will follow.\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nARISS  is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.\nARISS  thanks everyone in advance for their assistance.  Feel free to send\nyour  reports to [email protected] or [email protected].\n\nListen for the ISS on  the downlink of 145.8Ø  MHz.\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nAll  ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise\nnoted.\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nSeveral  of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website\nand not being  able to get in.  That has now been changed to\nhttp://www.ariss.org/\n\nNote that there are links to other ARISS websites from this  site.\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nLooking  for something new to do?  How about receiving\nDATV from the  ISS?\n\nIf interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for  complete\ndetails. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.\n\n\nhttp://www.ariss-eu.org/\n\nIf you need some  assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be\nable to provide some  insight.  Contact Kerry at\[email protected]\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nARISS  congratulations the following mentors who have now\nmentored over 100 schools:\n\nSatoshi 7M3TJZ with 123\nGaston ON4WF with  123\nFrancesco IKØWGF with  119\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nThe webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.  Out of date\nwebpages were removed and new ones have been added.  If there are\nadditional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me  know.\n\nNote, all times are approximate.  It is recommended that you  do your\nown orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the\nlisted time.\nAll dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date\nand time format  YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS\n\nThe complete schedule page has been updated as of 2017-04-06 07:00 UTC.\n\nHere you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and\nquestions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and\ninstructions for any contact that may be streamed live.\n\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt\n\nTotal  number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1129.\nEach school counts as 1  event.\nTotal number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1090.\nEach  contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.\nTotal number of  ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47.\n\nA complete year by year  breakdown of the contacts may be found in the\nfile.\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf\n\nPlease  feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.\n\n++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\nThe  following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:\nArkansas,  Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam,\nNorthern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.\n\n++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\nQSL  information may be found at:\nhttp://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html\n\nISS callsigns:  DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,  RSØISS\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nThe  successful school list has been updated as of 2017-04-04 06:00 UTC.\n\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf\n\nFrequency  chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing\nDoppler  correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00  UTC\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_\ncorrection.rtf\n\nListing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.\nhttp://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf\n\nCheck out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts\n\nhttps://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415\n**********************************************************************\n\nExp.  49 on orbit\nShane Kimbrough KE5HOD\nAndrei Borisenko\nSergey Ryzhikov\n\nExp. 50 on orbit\nPeggy Whitson\nThomas Pesquet  KG5FYG\nOleg Novitskiy\n\n**********************************************************************\n\nWatch\nhttp://www.ariss.org/upcoming-contacts.html\nfor information about upcoming contacts as they are scheduled.\n\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS and Charlie, AJ9N for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite Shorts from All Over\n\n\namsat.org.ar online again\n\nSite amsat.org.ar had been recovered and is online again.\n\nWeb available at    http://amsat.org.ar\n\nSatellite Passes at http://amsat.org.ar/pass\nSAm Satellite logs  http://lu7aa.org.ar/log.html\nLusex Logs at       http://lusex.org.ar\nLatest Keplerians   http://lu7aa.org.ar/text/keps.txt\nWSPR PicoBalloon    http://lu7aa.org.ar/wspr.asp\nCalculations at     http://amsat.org.ar/calcule.html\nQSL Factory at      http://lu7aa.org.ar/qsl.asp\n\nIn Spanish:\nENACOM Ham exams    http://amsat.org.ar/examen/examen?p=n\nAmsat-LU Balloons   http://amsat.org.ar/globo12.htm\nBalloon tracking    http://lu7aa.org.ar/vor.asp\nLUSAT web site      http://lusat.org.ar\nLocal Weather Sats  http://amsat.org.ar/wx\nSouth Am. Sat Award http://amsat.org.ar/certsat.html\nUsers upload area   http://amsat.org.ar/index.php\n\n[ANS thanks LU7AA, AMSAT Argentina for the above information]\n\n\nVP2E Anguilla Island Satellite Activation\n\nVP2E, ANGUILLA. Ira, KD4SLM, is now active as VP2EIH from \"The Valley\".\nThe length of his stay is not known at this time. He was heard on the\nsatellites which is rare from VP2E-land. Ira informed OPDX that he is\n\"currently working on getting the Satellite station up and running\"\nand \"has been testing using a dis-cone omni-directional for both uplink\n& downlink\". He states, \"This isn't the best setup.\" Ira adds, \"I'm also\non HF and not a big DX or Contester  . I'm available as Net control Fri\n0600-0700 on 7.188 -- 'The friendly Net'. Sometimes I take up the\n1830-1900 Thursday, Caribbean Wx net 3.815 MHz.\" His rig is a Yaesu\nFT-857 with 100 watts using a Off Center Fed home brewed wire antenna.\nThe N.E leg is 40 ft. sloping down to center 30 ft. and S. Leg is 15 ft.\ninto a nearby tree. He is also using MFJ tuner. QSL via his home callsign.\n\n[ANS thanks Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1311 for the above information]\n\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 additional\nbenefits. 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,\nJoe Spier, K6WAO\nk6wao at amsat dot org\n",
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