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    "subject": "[ans]  FW:   ANS-003  AMSAT Weekly Bulletins",
    "date": "2010-01-03T15:24:26Z",
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    "content": " \n\n\nAMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-003\n\nANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America,\nThe Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a\nworldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in\ndesigning, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital\nAmateur Radio satellites. Speaking for the ANS team, I wish all of you a\nHappy New Year.  Please keep us in mind for any articles and/or\nannouncements that include information for AMSAT members worlwide.  \n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to:\n\[email protected]\n\n\nIn this edition:\n* AMSAT Treasurer Change\n* HO-68 SSTV Report\n* Remember to Nominate SKN Best Fist\n* New Satellite RS38 satellite beacon heard\n* ARISS Status - 28 December 2009\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-003.01\nAMSAT Treasurer Change\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 003.01\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJanuary 3, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-003.01\n\nLONG-SERVING AMSAT-NA TREASURER STEPS DOWN\n\nIn a mid-December, 2009 letter to the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors,\nAMSAT-NA's long-serving Treasurer, Gunther Meisse, W8GSM, announced his\nintent to step aside from that position effective December 31st, 2009.  In\nhis letter to the Board, Gunther cited personal business pressures and his\nwish to spend more time with family as reasons for his decision.\n\n\"It is with regret that I find it appropriate to tender my resignation from\nthe position of Treasurer of AMSAT, effective December 31, 2009\", Gunther\nsaid.  \"I have enjoyed the my involvement with the largest brain trust in\namateur radio. The people I have had the opportunity to work with have truly\ngiven me much more than I have contributed.  Together, we have moved AMSAT\nthrough some difficult and exciting times and I am sure the present\nleadership team and Board of Directors will continue on a positive path over\nthe coming years,\" he concluded.\n\nAMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW, accepted Gunther's resignation with\ndeep regret.  In an official statement, Barry noted that, \"Guenther's work\nhas been an invaluable asset to our organization.  His \"unseen hand\" has\nleft a very positive mark on all of our financial operations.  During his\ntime as an AMSAT board member (2003-2009), his strategic vision and focus on\nbringing greater financial management to AMSAT and improving the\norganization's fund raising were extremely valuable.  As Treasurer\n(2004-2009), Gunther took the lead on having AMSAT recognized by the federal\ngovernment's Combined Federal Campaign, instituted the voluntary reporting\nsystem to document the value of AMSAT volunteer hours, established a\npublished Annual Report to be shared with potential large donors, converted\nAMSAT to QuickBooks for maintaining our accounts, and revised how AMSAT\nvalues its in-orbit assets.  He will be sorely missed and we wish him all\nthe best in his future endeavors,\" Barry said.\n\nThe AMSAT by-laws state that, \"In event of the resignation, death or\nincapacity of any Officer, the President shall appoint a temporary Officer\nto fill the vacancy until the next meeting of the Board, at which time the\nBoard shall elect a successor.\"\n\nIn keeping with that directive, Barry has asked former AMSAT President Keith\nBaker, KB1SF, to fill the position of AMSAT Treasurer until the Board can\nname a permanent replacement. Many may remember that Keith served AMSAT\nthroughout the 1990s and early 2000s both as a BOD member as well as\nExecutive Vice President before taking a turn as President from 1998 until\n2000.  It is expected that the Board will meet in early January via\nteleconference to formally elect Keith to fulfill the current term that\nexpires in October 2010.\n\nPrior to his work with AMSAT, Keith was a USAF comptroller officer until his\nretirement from the service in 1993. Among his many assignments during his\nAir Force career included tours on the comptroller staff of the (then)\nStrategic Air Command (SAC) as well as Base Comptroller for Aviano Air Base\nin northern Italy.  Much of the rest of his Air Force career was spent at\nthe Aeronautical Systems Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, where he\nsuccessfully implemented a number of emerging automated project management\nconcepts into a wide variety of ongoing USAF aircraft development and\nmodification efforts worth several billion dollars.  Following his\nretirement, Keith established a management consulting firm, working with\nclients in both government and industry dealing with project and personnel\nmanagement.\n\n\"Needless to say, I'm honored to once again be asked to serve AMSAT in a\nofficial capacity, and I will do my very best to carry on Gunther's\nexcellent work,\" Keith said.  \"Gunther has very clearly left the fiscal\nprocesses and records of AMSAT in fine shape and I look forward to building\non the firm fiscal foundation he has now created for our organization,\" he\nconcluded.\n\nBarry offered his personal thanks to Keith for accepting the position until\nthe Board of Directors confirms a permanent successor.  \"I am very pleased\nKeith is both willing and able to once again donate his time and many unique\ntalents to AMSAT.  Keith's ability to provide solid financial oversight and\ncounsel to the Board on financial matters based upon both his professional\nexperience and knowledge of AMSAT are welcome, and I am looking forward\nworking with him as a senior member of our management team\", Barry said.\n\n\n[ANS thanks Barry, WD4ASW, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-003.02\nHO-68 SSTV Report\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 003.02\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJanuary 3, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-003.02\n\nHO-68 SSTV Report\n=================\nDec 30th, 17:53 UTC 20 deg pass\n\nDuring a low elevation pass, Mike DK3WN and Henk PA3GUO made the very first\nSSTV contact via the HO-68 - linear transponder.\n\nA few images were transmitted between the two radio stations in Germany and\nThe Netherlands. Signals were transmitted via HO-68, which was 1200km above\nearth and about 8000km distant from both radio amateur stations.\n\nSee the images here: http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=10478\n\n73, Mike & Henk\n\nVideo of HO-68 operational modes\n\nHenk PA3GUO has produced a video showing all the modes available on the\nAmateur Radio satellite Xi Wang 1 (HO-68). This 2 minute video features the\nlaunch of the satellite and shows its various modes of operation - Beacon,\nFM, AX.25 Packet and SSB/CW linear transponder. Callsigns heard during the\nvideo include M3PQQ, N1AIA, KC9ELU, VA3FM, WA3CZY and I6IBE. You can find\nthe video at http://tinyurl.com/ycjp4dg\n\nNZ3M has put a video on YouTube of SSB contacts via the new Amateur Radio\nsatellite HO-68. This video can be viewed at http://tinyurl.com/ya2uyzs\n\nPiraja, PS8RF reported that a contact between Dean, ZD8DC on Ascension\nIsland and Michel, F6HTJ in France was completed via HO-68.\n\n[ANS thanks Mike and Henk, for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-003.03\nRemember to Nominate SKN Best Fist\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 003.03\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJanuary 3, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-003.03\n\n\nRemember to Nominate SKN Best Fist\n\nMany thanks to all who participated in Straight Key Night on OSCAR 2010. If\nyou have not already done so, please take a moment to nominate someone you\nworked for Best Fist. Your nominee need not have the best fist of those you\nheard, but only of those you worked.\n\nPlease send your nomination to Ray at [email protected]. A list of those\nnominated will be published in an ANS bulletin in early February, and in The\nAMSAT Journal.\n\n[ANS thanks Ray, W2RS for the above information]\n\n/EX\n\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-003.04\nNew Satellite RS38 satellite beacon heard\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 003.04\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJanuary 3, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-003.04\n\n\nNew Satellite RS38 satellite beacon heard\n\nMike Rupprecht DK3WN reports on the hearing a new CW satellite beacon RS38\non 435.490 MHz. In an email on the AMSAT Bulletin Board he indicates that it\nis coming from the Russian UGATUSat. He writes:\n\nUGATUSat is RS-38\n\n09:48 UTC strong CW beacon on 435.490 MHz\n\nrs38 ubs189 uab176 [DATA]\nrs38 ubs188 uab177 ibs17 iab110 isp0 tab156 tsep146 tuf0 tbi167 tspa134\ntspb255 mcon69 sma115 smb111 mra11 mrb14\nrs38 ubs189 uab177 ibs17 iab130 isp22 tab156 tsep146\n\nAn audio file of a complete beacon record (4 min) can be heard at\nhttp://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=10401\n\nUGATUSat Real Time Tracking\nhttp://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=35869\n\n[ANS thanks Mike, DK3WN and SouthGate Amateur Radio News for the above\ninformation]\n\n/EX\n\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-003.05\nARISS Status - 28 December 2009\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 003.05\n  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.\nJanuary 3, 2010\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-003.05\n\nAmateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report\nDecember 28, 2009\n\n\n1. Upcoming School Contact Status\n\nThere are no Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)\ncontacts planned at this time.  The ARISS team expects scheduling to resume\nthe first week of the New Year. \n\n2. Canadian Web Site Promotes ARISS\n\nThe Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Canadian\ndelegate has been working to promote the ARISS program. In doing so, a new\nWeb page has been developed by the Ottawa Valley Mobile Radio Club which\nprovides information on amateur radio and the ARISS program. To view the\nsite, go to: http://www.ovmrc.on.ca and select \"ARISS\" at the bottom of the\nleft hand side menu.\n\n3. ARRL QST Covers ARISS News\n\nThe American Radio Relay League (ARRL) published an ARISS (Amateur Radio on\nthe International Space Station) news item in its January 2010 issue of QST.\nThe column \"This Just In\" contains a small item about the Columbus antennas\nhaving been delivered to, and installed on, the ISS.  The ARRL monthly\njournal has a circulation of 150,000.\n\n[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]\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 donors to\nAMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits.\nApplication forms are available from the AMSAT Office.\n\n73,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\nDee Interdonato, NB2F\t\nNb2f at amsat dot org\n\n\n\n",
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