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Return Of Asteroid Material By Hayabusa Probe Confirmed
by B J 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

http://spacecoalition.com/blog/japan%e2%80%99s-hayabusa-probe-reportedly-co… http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2010/11/20101116_hayabusa_e.html A fitting end to an amazing mission. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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K8OCL SK
by Alan P. Biddle 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

I see at the League web site that John passed away. He was an AMSAT VP in the early 1980s. http://www.arrl.org/news/view/john-champa-k8ocl-sk Alan WA4SCA

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HO-68 Schedule 15-21 Nov 2010
by Alan Kung 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

UTC: 14 Nov 2010 ================================ 16:10...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India, Africa, Middle East, Europe,NA 16:55...Turn Off 18:00...Turn On--FM/PACSAT NA,East Asia,Oceania 18:45...Turn Off 19:25...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Middle East,Europe,NA 20:10...Turn Off 22:00...Turn On--FM/PACSAT NA,North Asia,East Asia, Oceania 22:45...Turn Off 15 Nov 2010 ================================ 01:50...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia, East Asia,South Asia 02:05...Turn Off 14:25...Turn On--FM/PACSAT NA, South America 15:10...Turn Off 16:00...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India,Middle East,Europe,NA 16:45...Turn Off 17:45...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India,Middle East,Europe,NA 18:30...Turn Off 23:35...Turn On--FM/PACSAT NA,East Asia,Oceania 24:20...Turn Off 16 Nov 2010 ================================= 01:32...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 01:46...Turn Off 09:40...Turn On--FM/PACSAT NA,East Asia,Oceania 10:25...Turn Off 14:10...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Europe,NA,South America 14:55...Turn Off 17:25...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India, Africa,Europe,NA South America 18:10...Turn Off 19:10...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Middle East,Europe,NA 19:55...Turn Off 20:40...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Middle East,Europe,NA 21:25...Turn Off 23:15...Turn On--FM/PACSAT NA,North Asia,East Asia,Oceania 00:00...Turn Off 17 Nov 2010 ================================= 01:16...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Asia,Oceania 01:29...Turn Off 13:55...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Europe,NA,South America 14:40...Turn Off 17:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,India,Middle East Europe,NA 17:55...Turn Off 18:55...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 19:40...Turn Off 20:20...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 21:05...Turn Off 18 Nov 2010 ================================ 23:45...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA 00:30...Turn Off 02:38...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:52...Turn Off 13:35...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Europe, NA,South America 14:20...Turn Off 16:50...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India,Africa,Europe,NA 17:35...Turn Off 18:40...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India,Africa,Europe,NA 19:25...Turn Off 20:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 20:50...Turn Off 22:40...Turn On--FM/PACSAT NA,North Asia, Oceania 23:25...Turn Off 19 Nov 2010 ================================ 02:29...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia,South Asia 02:45...Turn Off 13:20...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Europe, NA,South America 14:05...Turn Off 16:30...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 17:15...Turn Off 18:20...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India,Africa,Europe,NA 19:05...Turn Off 19:50...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 20:35...Turn Off 22:25...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia, South Asia,Oceania 23:10...Turn Off 20 Nov 2010 ================================ 02:09...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia,South Asia Oceania 02:24...Turn Off 13:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Europe,NA,South America 13:50...Turn Off 16:15...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 17:00...Turn Off 18:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT India,Africa,Europe,NA 18:50...Turn Off 19:30...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Africa,Europe,NA 20:15...Turn Off 22:10...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia, South Asia,Oceania 22:55...Turn Off 21 Nov 2010 ================================ 01:57...Turn On--FM/PACSAT North Asia,East Asia,South Asia Oceania 02:12...Turn Off 12:45...Turn On--FM/PACSAT Europe,NA,South America 13:30...Turn Off 73 Alan Kung, BA1DU HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager www.camsat.cn

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ANS-318 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by JoAnne Maenpaa 14 Nov '10

14 Nov '10

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-318 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor(a)amsat.org In this edition: * AMSAT Amateur Radio Satellite Awards * Live Web Cast From MFJ on November 16 * Hams Like Science: Impact Earth Simulator For Your Shack * Hams Like Free Stuff: Download E-Book Understanding LF and HF Propagation * K8OCL, Silent Key * ARISS Status Report November 8, 2010 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.01 AMSAT Amateur Radio Satellite Awards AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 14, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-318.01 AMSAT offer a range of Amateur Radio Satellite awards, starting with the single contact Satellite Communicator's Club. On the AMSAT bulletin board Clint Bradford, K6LCS, writes: AMSAT has offered several awards over the years. And you do not need 100 contacts to get awarded for your accomplishments: a single documented satellite contact qualifies you for the AMSAT Satellite Communicator's Club award! Current and past AMSAT awards include ... -Satellite Communicator's Club -Satellite Communications Achievement -South African AMSAT Award -OSCAR Sexagesimal Award -OSCAR Century Award -WA4AMI 1000 Award -WA4AMI 5000 Award -51 on 51 Achievement Award Details on the AMSAT awards available at ... http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/awards/ In addition, the ARRL recognizes satellite efforts, too, with their WAC, DXCC, WAS, and VUCC awards. - Worked All Continents Award (WAC) - Make one satellite contact with any station on each of the six continents. - DXCC Award with Satellite Endorsement - Make one satellite contact with any station in 100 different DXCC countries. - Worked All States Award - Make one satellite contact with any station in each of the 50 states. VHF/UHF Century Club Award - Make one satellite contact with any station in 100 different grid squares. Endorsements for each additional 25 grid squares. ARRL Awards information - http://www.arrl.org/awards/ Congratulations to these hams who have recently earned their VUCC Award with a Satellite Endorsement: VUCC Satellite #203 Bob Herrell, AJ5C VUCC Satellite #204 Zack Beougher, KD8KSN VUCC Satellite #205 Greg Butler, KI4OTG [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.02 Live Web Cast From MFJ on November 16 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.02 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 14, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-318.02 Tom, W5KUB will run a live web broadcast giving you a video guided tour of MFJ, Cushcraft, Hygain, Ameritron, Mirage, and Vectronics on Tuesday, November 16, starting at 0800 Central Standard Time, or 1400 UTC. Prizes will be given to lucky viewers. All you have to do is be logged in to be eligible for the drawings. You can log into view the web video and join the on-line hamradio chat via Tom's web page at: http://w5kub.com. You can also join the live chat by pointing your IRC client to /server irc.liveharmony.org and then /join #hamradio. Tom, W5KUB is well known for his live internet web casts from Dayton and from the Huntsville Hamfest every year. [ANS thanks Tom, W5KUB for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.03 Hams Like Science: Impact Earth Simulator For Your Shack AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.03 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 14, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-318.03 UniverseToday.com reported on Impact Earth, an interesting web page for scientifically oriented readers who may like to predict the effects of an asteroid impact before it happens. All you have to do is input the parameters of the asteroid on the recently updated "Impact Earth" website: http://www.purdue.edu/impactearth You'll find out everything about what an impactor will do to Earth, including an estimate of the size of the crater, how far away you'll need to be in order to avoid being affected by the impact (and if that is possible), tsunami wave height, and other details of the subsequent disaster. This version does not predict if your amateur radio antenna will remain standing. The original Impact Earth website was created in 2002 for use by NASA and homeland security. The new version, built in a collaboration between Purdue University and Imperial College London, is more user-friendly for the general public, as well as providing more visual details of an impact. Besides being rather fun to play around with, the website is highly educational about what a various sized impacts would do Earth, depending on if it hit ground or water. [ANS thanks UniverseToday.com for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.04 Hams Like Free Stuff: Download E-Book Understanding LF and HF Propagation AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.04 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 14, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-318.04 Steve G0KYA and Alan G3NYK, of the Radio Society of Great Britain's (RSGB) Propagation Studies Committee, have released a free ebook called 'Understanding LF and HF Propagation' In 2008/2009 Steve and Alan wrote a series of features on LF and HF propagation for the RSGB's "RadCom" magazine. The features consisted of a month-by-month look at each HF band in turn, showing the reader the propagation modes behind each band and explaining some of the technicalities of ionospheric propagation. Steve says: "I looked at the D, E and F layers, Sporadic E, the MUF/LUF, using solar data, propagation programs, NVIS and much more. "Alan then took over and wrote three detailed features on LF propagation. We are told that the features were well received and as a result I have managed to persuade the RSGB to allow me to put them together into a single document, which is now freely available for amateurs worldwide to download." You can download your free copy of "Understanding LF and HF Propagation" at http://www.g0kya.blogspot.com [ANS thanks the SouthGateARC News Site for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.05 K8OCL, Silent Key AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.05 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 14, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-318.05 Dee Interdonato, NB2F wrote this week, "It is with great sadness that I report Dr. John Champa, K8OCL, has become a silent key. I was friends with John since 1970 as we both served in the U.S. Army and were officers in the Ft. Gordon, Ga. Amateur radio club. His daughter, Rebecca, reported his passing after a formidable fight with an inoperable tumor." John was on the BOD of AMSAT for several years and will be remembered for his significant contribution to Amateur Radio in Space. Dee con- cluded, "He will be missed by all and his important opinions (to me) will allow me to keep his ideas alive and in the hearts of all AMSAT members." [ANS thanks Dee Interdonato, NB2F, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.06 ARISS Status Report November 8, 2010 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.06 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 14, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-318.06 1. Upcoming School Contact St. Louis Charter School, St. Louis, Missouri contact on Thursday, November 11 at 18:07 UTC. was a success St. Louis is a public charter school with an enrollment of 930 students in grades K - 8. Additional students are enrolled in the school's Special Education Self Contained Classrooms. The school has integrated the ARISS contact into its science curriculum which covers the solar system, space exploration and space missions. Students have taken part in several hands on activities and research papers to prepare for the contact. 2. Malaysian Contact Successful On Tuesday, November 2, students from S.K. Bukit Damansara visited the National Planetarium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) con- tact. The youth posed questions to astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC about what it is like to live in space. The contact was made in conjunction with the "Prime Minister's - National Space Challenge Trophy 2010" event. 3. Crew Debrief Held with Caldwell-Dyson Expedition 23/24 astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson, KF5DBF participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) debrief session on Wednesday, November 3. The feedback she provided on the ISS Ham radio equipment and school contacts will aid the ARISS team in updating its program procedures. 4. Astronaut Training Status On Friday, November 5, Aki Hoshide, KE5DNI was given an ARISS overview training session and Suni Williams, KD5PLB was provided with a refresher course on the ARISS program. Both astronauts are slated to fly on Exped- ition 32. 5. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS On November 5, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1734 ran three ARISS related news items under Ham Radio in Space. "The ISS Celebrates its 10th Anniversary" talks about the crew members who have flown on the Space Station, many of whom were ham radio operators. "Second Ham Station for the ISS" covers the Ericsson radio which will be installed in the Col- umbus module in early 2011 and "ARISSat-1 Passes Safety Test" is a status on the satellite which will soon ship to Russia for final integration and testing. All stories may be found at: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information] /EX 73, This week's ANS Editor, Dee Interdonato, NB2F nb2f at amsat dot org

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Re: AO-51
by Mark L. Hammond 14 Nov '10

14 Nov '10

Hello Enzo, As of right now, the satellite is still at 9k6 and the L-band uplink is active. My personal experience with digital uplink on L-band to AO-51 is similar to yours--it is difficult to get in. I find it takes considerable power. Others seem to get in just fine (VK5HI, ZS1LS). Please try adjusting your uplink. Some find 1268.705 works best, others say 1268.708. So it varies, please experiment over several kHz to what might work at your station. I will probably make the change to 38k4 around 2045 utc today, due to the way the passes are at my QTH. 73, Mark N8MH At 03:21 PM 11/14/2010 +0100, Vincenzo Mone wrote: >Hi folks, >i would like to know if AO-51 is workable via packet 9k6 or 38k4 baud. >Right now I had a good pass and it was still at 9k6 baud mode. >As I am using the wisp software, I have tried to TX to the bird >At 1268.705 Mhz at 9k6 baud but I did not get any response >>From the bird in DL at 435.150 Mhz. >The only packets I get is only a series of 5 or 6 numbers. >They are always the same series. >At this time as I was off from the satellites for about 5 or 6 months, >Now I do not know if it is normal or I have problems in uplink. >I also would like to know at what time the bird will be switched at 38k4 >baud because I >Have made the modifies to my TS-790E unfortunately when the old birds at >38k4, like >UO-22, KO-23, and others dropped down and could not try if the job was made >good. >This is the chance to check it. >Pleas any help for my questions above? >Thanks in advance. > >73 de Enzo IK8OZV >EasyLog 5 BetaTester >EasyLog PDA BetaTester >WinBollet BetaTester >D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania >Skype: ik8ozv8520 > > > > > ********************************** > ******* GSM +39 338 9749786 ******* > ****** SMS +39 338 9749786 ****** > ***** FAX +39 328 7244294 ***** > *** 2nd e-mail: vimone(a)tin.it *** > ********************************* > > >_______________________________________________ >Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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AMSAT Annual Meeting Slides Available
by JoAnne Maenpaa 14 Nov '10

14 Nov '10

Hello Everyone, A link has been added on http://www.amsat.org for you to view AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW Annual Meeting Presentation Slides (1.4 MB). -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal

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FW: [ans] ANS-318 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
by Dee 14 Nov '10

14 Nov '10

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-318 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor(a)amsat.org In this edition: * AMSAT Amateur Radio Satellite Awards * Video Tour Live November 16 * Earth Impact Simulator * E-book on propagation * K8OCL, Silent Key * ARISS Status - 8 November 2010 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.01 AMSAT Amateur Radio Satellite Awards AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 14, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-318.01 AMSAT offer a range of Amateur Radio Satellite awards, starting with the single contact Satellite Communicator's Club. On the AMSAT bulletin board Clint Bradford, K6LCS, writes: AMSAT has offered several awards over the years. And you do not need 100 contacts to get awarded for your accomplishments: a single documented satellite contact qualifies you for the AMSAT Satellite Communicator's Club award! Current and past AMSAT awards include ... -Satellite Communicator's Club -Satellite Communications Achievement -South African AMSAT Award -OSCAR Sexagesimal Award -OSCAR Century Award -WA4AMI 1000 Award -WA4AMI 5000 Award -51 on 51 Achievment Award Details on the AMSAT awards available at ... http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/awards/ In addition, the ARRL recognizes satellite efforts, too, with their WAC, DXCC, WAS, and VUCC awards. -Worked All Continents Award (WAC) - Make one satellite contact with any station on each of the six continents. -DXCC Award with Satellite Endorsement - Make one satellite contact with any station in 100 different DXCC countries. -Worked All States Award - Make one satellite contact with any station in each of the 50 states. VHF/UHF Century Club Award - Make one satellite contact with any station in 100 different grid squares. Endorsements for each additional 25 grid squares. ARRL Awards information - http://www.arrl.org/awards/ Congratulations to these hams who have recently earned their VUCC Award with a Satellite Endorsement: VUCC Satellite #203 Bob Herrell, AJ5C VUCC Satellite #204 Zack Beougher, KD8KSN VUCC Satellite #205 Greg Butler, KI4OTG [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.02 Video Tour Live November 16 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.02 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 14, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-318.02 Tom, W5KUB puts on an excellent show and I bet most AMSAT members would be happy to tune in even though this is news isn't specifically satellite related ... Tom is an AMSAT member. Live Web Cast From MFJ on November 16 Tom, W5KUB will run a live web broadcast giving you a video guided tour of MFJ, Cushcraft, Hygain, Ameritron, Mirage, and Vectronics on Tuesday, November 16, starting at 0800 Central Standard Time, or 1400 UTC. Prizes will be given to lucky viewers. All you have to do is be logged in to be eligible for the drawings. You can log into view the web video and join the on-line hamradio chat via Tom's web page at: http://w5kub.com. You can also join the live chat by pointing your IRC client to /server irc.liveharmony.org and then /join #hamradio. Tom, W5KUB is well known for his live internet web casts from Dayton and from the Huntsville Hamfest every year. [ANS thanks Tom, K5KUB for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.03 Earth Impact Simulator AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.03 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 14, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-318.03 Hams Like Science: Impact Earth Simulator For Your Shack UniverseToday.com reported on Impact Earth, an interesting web page for scientifically oriented readers who may like to predict the effects of an asteroid impact before it happens. All you have to do is input the parameters of the asteroid on the recently updated "Impact Earth" website: http://www.purdue.edu/impactearth You'll find out everything about what an impactor will do to Earth, including an estimate of the size of the crater, how far away you'll need to be in order to avoid being affected by the impact (and if that is possible), tsunami wave height, and other details of the subsequent disaster. This version does not predict if your amateur radio antenna will remain standing. The original Impact Earth website was created in 2002 for use by NASA and homeland security. The new version, built in a collabora- tion between Purdue University and Imperial College London, is more user-friendly for the general public, as well as providing more visual details of an impact. Besides being rather fun to play around with, the website is highly educational about what a various sized impacts would do Earth, depending on if it hit ground or water. [ANS thanks UniverseToday.com for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.04 E-book on propagation AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.04 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 14, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-318.04 Hams Like Free Stuff: Download E-Book Understanding LF and HF Propagation Steve G0KYA and Alan G3NYK, of the Radio Society of Great Britain's (RSGB) Propagation Studies Committee, have released a free ebook called 'Understanding LF and HF Propagation' In 2008/2009 Steve and Alan wrote a series of features on LF and HF propagation for the RSGB's "RadCom" magazine. The features consisted of a month-by-month look at each HF band in turn, showing the reader the propagation modes behind each band and explaining some of the technicalities of ionospheric propagation. Steve says: "I looked at the D, E and F layers, Sporadic E, the MUF/LUF, using solar data, propagation programs, NVIS and much more. "Alan then took over and wrote three detailed features on LF propagation. We are told that the features were well received and as a result I have managed to persuade the RSGB to allow me to put them together into a single document, which is now freely available for amateurs worldwide to download." You can download your free copy of "Understanding LF and HF Propagation" at http://www.g0kya.blogspot.com [ANS thanks the SouthGateARC News Site for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.05 K8OCL, Silent Key AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.05 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 14, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-318.05 It is with great sadness that I report Dr. John Champa, K8OCL, has become a silent key. I was friends with John since 1970 as we both served in the U.S. Army and were officers in The Ft. Gordon, Ga. Amateur radio club. His daughter, Rebecca, reported his passing after a formidable fight with an inoperable Tumor. I know he was on the BOD of AMSAT for several years and framed many important contributions and avenues for Projects undertaken. He will be missed by all and his important opinions (to me) will allow me to keep his ideas alive and in the hearts of all AMSAT members. [ANS thanks Dee Interdonato, NB2F, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.06 (ARISS) Status Report November 8, 2010 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 318.06 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 14, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-318.06 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report November 8, 2010 1. Upcoming School Contact St. Louis Charter School, St. Louis, Missouri contact on Thursday, November 11 at 18:07 UTC. was a success St. Louis is a public charter school with an enrollment of 930 students in grades K - 8. Additional students are enrolled in the school's Special Education Self Contained Classrooms. The school has integrated the ARISS contact into its science curriculum which covers the solar system, space exploration and space missions. Students have taken part in several hands on activities and research papers to prepare for the contact. 2. Malaysian Contact Successful On Tuesday, November 2, students from S.K. Bukit Damansara visited the National Planetarium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. The youth posed questions to astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC about what it is like to live in space. The contact was made in conjunction with the "Prime Minister's - National Space Challenge Trophy 2010" event. 3. Crew Debrief Held with Caldwell-Dyson Expedition 23/24 astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson, KF5DBF participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) debrief session on Wednesday, November 3. The feedback she provided on the ISS Ham radio equipment and school contacts will aid the ARISS team in updating its program procedures. 4. Astronaut Training Status On Friday, November 5, Aki Hoshide, KE5DNI was given an ARISS overview training session and Suni Williams, KD5PLB was provided with a refresher course on the ARISS program. Both astronauts are slated to fly on Expedition 32. 5. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS On November 5, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1734 ran three ARISS related news items under Ham Radio in Space. "The ISS Celebrates its 10th Anniversary" talks about the crew members who have flown on the Space Station, many of whom were ham radio operators. "Second Ham Station for the ISS" covers the Ericsson radio which will be installed in the Columbus module in early 2011 and "ARISSat-1 Passes Safety Test" is a status on the satellite which will soon ship to Russia for final integration and testing. All stories may be found at: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt [ANS thanks Yutaka Carol, KB3LKI for the above information] /EX 73, This week's ANS Editor, Dee Interdonato, NB2F nb2f at amsat dot org

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AO-51
by Vincenzo Mone 14 Nov '10

14 Nov '10

Hi folks, i would like to know if AO-51 is workable via packet 9k6 or 38k4 baud. Right now I had a good pass and it was still at 9k6 baud mode. As I am using the wisp software, I have tried to TX to the bird At 1268.705 Mhz at 9k6 baud but I did not get any response >From the bird in DL at 435.150 Mhz. The only packets I get is only a series of 5 or 6 numbers. They are always the same series. At this time as I was off from the satellites for about 5 or 6 months, Now I do not know if it is normal or I have problems in uplink. I also would like to know at what time the bird will be switched at 38k4 baud because I Have made the modifies to my TS-790E unfortunately when the old birds at 38k4, like UO-22, KO-23, and others dropped down and could not try if the job was made good. This is the chance to check it. Pleas any help for my questions above? Thanks in advance. 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ********************************** ******* GSM +39 338 9749786 ******* ****** SMS +39 338 9749786 ****** ***** FAX +39 328 7244294 ***** *** 2nd e-mail: vimone(a)tin.it *** *********************************

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Re: Satillite News
by Stuart Balanger 14 Nov '10

14 Nov '10

*Hi all, I read that someone asked if there is any other place where one can hear or read about "Satillite News, & I can say "Yes", If someone in a Amateur Radio club who "airs AR Newsline" on their 2Mrepeater, that contains some "Satillite news" For AAR Newsline" go to www.arnewsline.org & it is dated each Friday, & can be downloaded, & the "Ham" who does it is on the Mt. Beacon ARC "AR Newsline" is "Finn" WB2UWU, & am sure he is on "arrl.net" 73,.Stu (WA2BSS) PS There is also the "AMSAT 20 Meter Int'l HF Net every Sunnday afternoon @ 1800 UTC starting w/ Q & A (1 Hr.,) & @ 1900 UTC are the Bullitins (1st. 1/2 hr beamed to east coast, & 2nd.1/2 hr beamed to west coast, & the Freq. is:14.282 MHz. (USB)! *

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Next "HV Satcom" Net!
by Stuart Balanger 13 Nov '10

13 Nov '10

*Hi all, The next "HV Satcom" net is Thur. Dec. 9! There will not be a "HV Satcom" Net on Nov. 25, due to it being Thanksgiving Day (Here in America) Go to: www.hvsatcom.org for more info, & listen to past recordings. 73,.Stu (WA2bss) *

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