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Upcoming ARISS contact with McBride High School, Long Beach, CA
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at McBride High School, Long Beach, CA on 15 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:28 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and K6MHS. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Ernest S. McBride High School (McBride) opened its doors on September 4, 2013 to an incoming class of 204 freshmen. During the course of the past four school years, we have grown to 735 students, and we are preparing to graduate our first class of seniors. All students are part of one of the following pathways: Criminal Justice and Investigation (CJI), McBride Engineering (ME), and Health and Medical (HM). Our campus is located in a middle-class residential neighborhood and, through our School of Choice process have students who live throughout the cities of Long Beach and Lakewood. We are fortunate to have a student body that is both ethnically and socio-economically diverse. Over thirty-eight percent of our student population are eligible for free or reduced lunch, and over seventy percent of the populations are from ethnic minorities. In opening a new school, we have had many unique opportunities. The first class of McBride student chose our mascot, the Wolf, and have decided that we are collectively known as the Wolf Pack. Our daily announcements are closed with the proclamation, "Goooo Wolfpack!" All three of our pathways share a strong focus on math and science, learning by doing, and a preparation for both college and career. As a sample of our project-based learning approach, our students have built solar powered boats, resolved disputes in Teen Court, earned awards for analyzing crime scenes, and conducted studies on concussions in sports. We are fortunate to have access to updated and professional level equipment, including CNC Milling Machines, a Scanning Electron Microscope and Simulated Patient Manikins. Long Beach is the 36th most populous city in the United States and the 7th most populous in California. It is located on the Pacific Coast of the United States, within the Greater Los Angeles area of Southern California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257. Long Beach is the second largest city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and the third largest in Southern California behind Los Angeles and San Diego. The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in the United States and is among the world's largest shipping ports. Manufacturing sectors include those in aircraft, automotive parts, electronic equipment, audiovisual equipment, petrochemicals, precision metals and home furnishings. Long Beach lies in the southeastern corner of Los Angeles County and borders Orange County. Downtown Long Beach is approximately 22 miles south of Downtown Los Angeles. Our school district, Long Beach Unified has earned a reputation as one of America's finest school systems, winning many awards as a national and international model of excellence. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What do you do during your free time in space? 2. Do you ever feel afraid up there in space, as you look down at the Earth, and ponder how our whole world is just one grain of sand in the ocean, and how our individual actions do so little to affect the course of the universe? 3. What is the most used equipment when you are in space? 4. How many miles and how long does it take to break atmosphere? What did that feel like? 5. Why did you give up your regular life on earth to be in space for a long period of time? It seems like a big commitment. Why did you make it? 6. When I grow up I want to be an astronaut, so do you have any important advice you could give to a future astronaut that helped you through your journey in order to become an astronaut? 7. What could you say about climate change that others couldn't that would change a climate change deniers view on the subject? 8. What happens if you run out of food? 9. What were the training requirements you went through to become an astronaut? Can you explain what you do when you are actually in space? Can you explain what you do when you are NOT in space? 10. What is something you wish you would have known before becoming an astronaut? 11. What do you think the benefits of having traveling exhibits like Facing Mars are for young people? 12. What psychological issues have arisen in the astronauts who have spent an extended time on the ISS? How are you prepared mentally to handle your time in space? 13. What are you enjoying the most in the space station? 14. Have you had a birthday on the ISS? If so, did anyone sing happy birthday to you on ham radio? 15. Have you seen ""Hidden Figures?"" Could the ISS be navigated if all the calculations were done by hand? 16. We sometimes wonder if there is more than just us out there in the universe, now that you're up there, has your opinion changed? 17. How different is time in space? 18. Could you imagine a musical being performed in orbit? 19. What do you think about the planned Space X trip around the moon? 20. What is the coolest trick you have done on the ISS with apparently zero gravity? 21. Do you ever regret going to space? 22. How are you brave enough to risk your life to see earth from a cool view? 23. Did you know the people you currently work with on the space station before you went into orbit? How do you get along? 24. Have you ever worked on the outside of the space station? 25. How old were you when you first seriously considered being an astronaut? 26. Is there any art you have seen on Earth that is more beautiful than the Earth itself? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): TBD About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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CAS-4A and CAS-4B Linear Transponder Frequencies Announced
by M5AKA 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

Frequencies for the CAS-4A and CAS-4B Linear Transponder satellites have been announced by IARU - launch was planned for March 31, 2017 https://amsat-uk.org/2017/03/13/cas-4a-cas-4b-transponder-sats-2/ Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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RT Systems Programming Data
by Jay Garlitz 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

If any of our group use this programming product and have data definition files you have created for the following radios I would appreciate you saving me a lot of time! I have recently purchased it for the Yaesu FT-817, Kenwood TH-D7G , Yaesu FT-60R, Yaesu FT-8800, and would be very appreciative of the data files. Please e-mail to jay.aa4fl(a)gmail.com. 73, Jay AA4FL

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NASA software relesse
by Robert McGwier 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/02/nasa-released-a-ton-of-software-for-free-… Bob -- Bob McGwier Founder, Federated Wireless, Inc Founder and Technical Advisor, HawkEye 360, Inc Research Professor Virginia Tech Chief Scientist: The Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ) Director of AMSAT and member of PVRC, TAPR, and life member of ARRL and AMSAT

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ANS-071 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (In its Entirety)
by E.Mike McCardel 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

E. Michael McCardel, AA8EM, former KC8YLD Rotating Editor for AMSAT News Service, AMSAT-NA Have you donated to get your Fox-1 Challenge Coin Yet? http://AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-071.02 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including 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. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * Editor's Note: * US ARISS Proposal Window Remains Open Through April 15, 2017 * First Moon Bounce using Opera * NEON - NASA Educators Online Network - ANNOUNCEMENTS * Cubesat Developers Workshop 2017 * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-071.02 ANS-071 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 071.02 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. March 12, 2017 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-071.02 Editor's Note: Todays ANS was sent missing content, as I am sure most who read it observed. This is a re-bublication of the Bulletin including its full contact. I apologize for any problems. EMike, AA8EM --------------------------------------------------------------------- US ARISS Proposal Window Remains Open Through April 15, 2017 Message to US Educators Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals Proposal Window February 15 – April 15, 2017 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between January 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is April 15, 2017. Proposal information and documents can be found at www.arrl.org/hosting-an- ariss-contact. The Opportunity Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact. Amateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational opportunity by providing the equipment and operational support to enable direct communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world via Amateur Radio. In the US, the program is managed by AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) and ARRL (American Radio Relay League) in partnership with NASA and CASIS (Center for the Advancement of Science in Space). More Information Interested parties can find more information about the program at www.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS. For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Sessions go to http://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact. Please direct any questions to ariss at arrl.org. [ANS thanks ARISS for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- First Moon Bounce using Opera On Tuesday, March 7, Luis EA5DOM and Jose EA3HMJ made a test using the amateur radio weak-signal data mode Opera for 1296 MHz Moon Bounce (EME) Luis EA5DOM posted the following: We are both using an small 180cm offset dish. Jose is 400w, so he was transmitting and I was trying to decode. The trace was visible but too weak for an Op05 decode. So tried Op1 switching band to 70MHz. After some trying we got one decode at -24dB 2017-03-07 23:31:17 EA3HMJ JN11AN EA5DOM IM98WN 381 70.093 - 23 Op1__~24dB Switched to Op2 and tried some times without success. I was getting problems to keep an accurate tracking, so the signal was not optimal and close to the decoding limit We will keep testing, But at least one decode was worth the effort. Here is EA5DOM screenshot: http://tinyurl.com/ANS071-EA5Dom-Screenshot And EA3HMJ Screenshot: http://tinyurl.com/ANS071-EA3HMJ-Screenshot You can download Opera from https://rosmodem.wordpress.com/ [ANS thanks Southgate ARN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- NEON - NASA Educators Online Network - ANNOUNCEMENTS Free STEM Education Webinars From NASA Educator Professional Development Audience: In-service, Pre-service, Home School and Informal Educators The NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative (EPDC) at Texas State University is presenting a series of free webinars open to all educators. Join NASA education specialists to learn about activities, lesson plans, educator guides and resources that bring NASA into your classroom. Registration is required to participate. To register, simply click on the link provided beneath the webinar description. March 13, 2017, at 4:00 p.m. ET: Earth Right Now: Engineering at NASA (Grades K-12) -- Engineers at NASA come from a multitude of backgrounds such as astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, materials science and physics. This webinar allows participants to hear from one of NASA's Planetary Protection engineers. These unique engineers support projects that have to be biologically clean before launch so that they do not contaminate another planet or moon with Earth life. Join us to discover NASA educational activities related to engineering and help inspire students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Register online to participate. https://www.etouches.com/209358 ********** March 14, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. ET: Earth Right Now -- GLOBE Atmosphere (Grades K-12) -- NASA’s fleet of satellites, its airborne missions and researchers address some of the critical challenges facing our planet today. Learn about clouds and contrails using the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment, or GLOBE, program. This international science and education program provides students and the public worldwide with the opportunity to participate in data collection and the scientific process, and to contribute meaningfully to our understanding of the Earth system and global environment. Register online to participate. https://www.etouches.com/229949 ********** March 16, 2017, at 8:00 p.m. ET: Astrobiology and Looking for Life (Grades 6-12) -- In this webinar, we will discuss how NASA has turned the search for alien life from science fiction to a quickly growing research field. Topics in Earth and space science linked to biology will help us understand the most current theories for how life came to be here on Earth and where we could find it next. Classroom activities for numerous grades will put this exploration into the hands of the next generation of scientists. Register online to participate. https://www.etouches.com/234109 ********** For the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development webinar schedule, go to: http://www.txstate-epdc.net/events/ ********** For US Educators: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station-- Students Talk to Astronauts Call for Proposals -- Window is February 15 – April 15, 2017 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crewmember on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the radio contact would be held between Jan 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits determine the exact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. Students learn about technology, communications, and science studied on board the ISS. The deadline to submit a proposal is April 15, 2017. For proposal information and details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and days/times of Information Sessions, go to www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact Please direct any questions to ariss at arrl.org . [ANS thanks NASA Educators Online Network (NEON) for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Cubesat Developers Workshop 2017 Cubesat Developers Workshop 2017, April 26-28, 2017, San Luis Obispo, CA -- New Venue - Cal Poly Performing Arts Center. #CubeSatDW2017 * http://www.cubesat.org/workshop-2017-information The CubeSat Workshop Team is honored to welcome Mr. James L. Reuter (http://www.cubesat.org/james-reuter), Deputy Associate Administrator for Programs within the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) at NASA Headquarters, as one of our Keynote speakers for the upcoming workshop. If you are as interested as we are to hear what he has to say, you can follow up with Registration and Workshop Information on our website: http://www.cubesat.org/workshop-2017-information/ Early Bird Registration for the 14th Annual CubeSat Developers Workshop ends in just TEN DAYS on *March 17, 2017*. Register before the prices increase! You can register by following the link below. https://calpoly.irisregistration.com/Home/Site?code=cubesat-2017 If you have any questions regarding workshop, or are interested in being a sponsor this year, don't hesitate to contact us at: cubesat-workshop at calpoly.edu [ANS thanks The CubeSat Workshop Team for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + A Successful contact was made between Blair Pointe Upper Elementary School, Peru, IN, USA and Astronaut Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD using Callsign NA1SS. The contact began Thu 2017-03-09 15:21:33 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direct via WD9GIU. ARISS Mentor was Charlie AJ9N. + A Successful contact was made between 3rd Junior High School, Komotini, Greece and Astronaut Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD using Callsign OR4ISS. The contact began Fri 2017-03-10 08:20:46 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direct via SV7APQ. ARISS Mentor was Bertus PE1KEH. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule McBride High School, Long Beach, CA, direct via K6MHS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-03-15 16:28:44 UTC [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, EMike McCardel, AA8EM aa8em at amsat dot org www.amsat.org/?p=3275

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Flex6500 and Satpc32
by David Warnberg 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

Discovered something tonight, when satpc32 is on and controlling frequencies and the rotor I get interference on the display in SmartSDR on the 70cm side mainly .. any ideas on what might be causing this? I have a ERC USB inside the Yaesu G-450A control box could that be the cause? Something being picked up across the USB cable? Thanks David KK4QOE Sent from my iPad

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ALSAT 1N no TX ?
by John Mac 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

Hi all. Has anyone had a copy on the sat ALSAT 1N . The last two times I have tried , there has been no signal. All the sites say its still operational. ?? John

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Satpc32 calibration Help
by Don 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

Yaesu GS232B and G5500 did calibration in manual, all is OK. 180 and 450 Using Satpc32 with Yaesu Gs-232 rotor interface selected. Settings 2-60-N-0 selected as options...... Stored. Quit and restarted program. Go to Rotor control and manually set elevation to 90 degrees and azimuth to 90 degrees. Execute settings. Results are about 12 degrees low. Used the correction buttons to bring up the rotor directions to 90 degrees and saved the corrected values. Quit and restarted program. Back to rotor control, and send rotor to Park position (both set to 0 degrees park position) Both the elevation and azimuth go to about 12 degrees - not zero. Try to correct values by zeroing, save and quit. restart and send back to 90 degrees again result in low readings. What am I missing? Thanks Don.

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ungulige gleitkommaoperation
by Bob- W7LRD 12 Mar '17

12 Mar '17

Hello Getting un gl again when I put in a grid square for "observer 2 DM90 in this case. help. 73 Bob W7LRD

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ANS-071 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by E.Mike McCardel 12 Mar '17

12 Mar '17

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-071 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including 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. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * US ARISS Proposal Window Remains Open Through April 15, 2017 * First Moon Bounce using Opera * NEON - NASA Educators Online Network - ANNOUNCEMENTS * Cubesat Developers Workshop 2017 * ARISS News SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-071.01 ANS-071 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 071.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. March 12, 2017 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-071.01 US ARISS Proposal Window Remains Open Through April 15, 2017 Message to US Educators Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals Proposal Window February 15 – April 15, 2017 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between January 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is April 15, 2017. Proposal information and documents can be found at www.arrl.org/hosting-an- ariss-contact. The Opportunity Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact. Amateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational opportunity by providing the equipment and operational support to enable direct communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world via Amateur Radio. In the US, the program is managed by AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) and ARRL (American Radio Relay League) in partnership with NASA and CASIS (Center for the Advancement of Science in Space). More Information Interested parties can find more information about the program at www.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS. For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Sessions go to http://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact. Please direct any questions to ariss at arrl.org. [ANS thanks ARISS for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + A Successful contact was made between Blair Pointe Upper Elementary School, Peru, IN, USA and Astronaut Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD using Callsign NA1SS. The contact began Thu 2017-03-09 15:21:33 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direct via WD9GIU. ARISS Mentor was Charlie AJ9N. + A Successful contact was made between 3rd Junior High School, Komotini, Greece and Astronaut Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD using Callsign OR4ISS. The contact began Fri 2017-03-10 08:20:46 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direct via SV7APQ. ARISS Mentor was Bertus PE1KEH. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule McBride High School, Long Beach, CA, direct via K6MHS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-03-15 16:28:44 UTC [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, EMike McCardel, AA8EM aa8em at amsat dot org

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