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Re: ANS-260 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election
by Jean Marc Momple 16 Sep '24

16 Sep '24

Good Evening, Congratulations to the elected Board members, all of them spent long years working for the HAM cause which is real dedication to promote the hobby, by experience I know that this is a lot of voluntary work and deserve our encouragement. All the best to Amsat and you guys keep HAM in space as great that we participate to cross the next frontier somehow.. 73 Jean Marc (3B8DU) > On Sep 16, 2024, at 5:20 PM, Paul Stoetzer via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin > > ANS-260 > September 16, 2024 > > In this edition: > > Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election > The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, 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 https://www.amsat.org <https://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 <http://amsat.org/> > You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/ <https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/> > Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election > > The 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election period ended on September 15, 2024. > > As a result of the election, Mark Hammond, N8MH, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, and Bruce Paige, KK5DO, have been duly elected to a two-year term on the Board of Directors. Douglas Tabor, N6UA, and Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, will serve as alternate directors for a term of one year. > > The results of the voting with 375 ballots cast are as follows: > > Mark Hammond, N8MH 295 > Paul Stoetzer, N8HM 276 > Bruce Paige, KK5DO 223 > Douglas Tabor, N6UA 163 > Frank Karnauskas, N1UW 111 > The membership of the AMSAT Board of Directors for 2024-2025 is: > > Barry Baines, WD4ASW > Jerry Buxton, N0JY > Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA > Mark Hammond, N8MH > Zach Metzinger, N0ZGO > Bruce Paige, KK5DO > Paul Stoetzer, N8HM > Douglas Tabor, N6UA (1st Alternate) > Frank Karnauskas, N1UW (2nd Alternate) > Thank you all for participating in this year's election process. > > [ANS thanks Jeff Davis, KE9V, AMSAT Secretary, for the above information] > > Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/ <https://launch.amsat.org/> > In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to: > > Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization). > 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 student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. > Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms. > Contact info [at] amsat.org <http://amsat.org/> for additional membership information. > > 73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space! > > This week's ANS Contributing Editor, > > Paul Stoetzer, N8HM > n8hm [at] arrl.net <http://arrl.net/> > ANS is a service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, 712 H Street NE, Suite 1653, Washington, DC 20002 > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-09-16 17:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 16 Sep '24

16 Sep '24

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-09-16 17:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Kordylewski Youth Astronomical Observatory in Niepołomice, Niepołomice, Poland, direct via SP9MOA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Sunita Williams KD5PLB The ARISS mentor is SP3QFE Contact is go for: Fri 2024-09-20 17:08:05 UTC 75 deg Questions have been updated. Sailing Event, Moscow, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Aleksandr Grebyonkin RZ3DSE The ARISS mentor is RV3DR Contact is go for: Sat 2024-09-21 16:25 UTC Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Ivan Vagner The ARISS mentor is RV3DR Contact is go for Tue 2024-09-24 09:25 UTC Tatarstan, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Aleksey Ovchinin The ARISS mentor is RV3DR Contact is go for Fri 2024-09-27 13:20 UTC Khazar University, Dunya School, Baku, Azerbaijan, direct via 4K6EH The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Matthew Dominick KCØTOR (***) The ARISS mentor is IN3GHZ Contact is go for: Sat 2024-09-28 10:50:21 UTC 28 deg (***) The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2024-09-16 17:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2024-08-30 17:30 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf ####################################################################################################################################### Comments on making general contacts I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk. Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities. Typical daily schedule Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours Workday start to Workday end=12 hours Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well. SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements. And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active. Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) Call for Proposals The next proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS opens July 8, 2024 for contacts to be scheduled for January 1, 2025 – June 30, 2025. This proposal window is due to ARISS by September 6, 2024 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time (Sept. 7, 2024, 06:59 UTC). (***) Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. An ARISS Introductory Webinar session will be held on July 22, 2024, at 7 PM ET (23:00 UTC). The Zoom link to sign up is: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErf-ihrDktG9OphYxAjfz7nbONV0YcwY… Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/ Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. 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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system is back on board but awaiting re-installation. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 242 Francesco IKØWGF with 154 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 153 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Steve VE3TBD with 121 Peter IN3GHZ with 120 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1764. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1655. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 70 on orbit Oleg Kononenko Nikolay Chub Exp. 71 on orbit Tracy E. Caldwell Dyson SpaceX Crew-8 on orbit Matthew Dominick KCØTOR Mike Barratt KD5MIJ Jeanette Epps KF5QNU Aleksandr Grebyonkin RZ3DSE Boeing CFT on orbit Sunita Williams KD5PLB Barry Wilmore **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Re: ANS-260 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election
by Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL 16 Sep '24

16 Sep '24

At 01:21 PM 9/16/2024 +0000, you wrote: >AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin > > >ANS-260 >September 16, 2024 > > > >In this edition: > * Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election > >The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information >service of AMSAT, 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 <https://www.amsat.org>https://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] ><http://amsat.org>amsat.org > >You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service >Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: ><https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/>https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/ > >---------- > > >Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election > > > >The 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election period ended on September 15, 2024. > >As a result of the election, Mark Hammond, N8MH, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, and >Bruce Paige, KK5DO, have been duly elected to a two-year term on the Board >of Directors. Douglas Tabor, N6UA, and Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, will serve >as alternate directors for a term of one year. > >The results of the voting with 375 ballots cast are as follows: >Mark Hammond, N8MH295 >Paul Stoetzer, N8HM276 >Bruce Paige, KK5DO223 >Douglas Tabor, N6UA163 >Frank Karnauskas, N1UW111 Kind of sad to see only 375 members voted, but congrats to the new officers. KB7ADL

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Re: [ANS] ANS-260 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election
by Jon 16 Sep '24

16 Sep '24

Hearty congratulations to the winners and as well as all who participated! Participation is no less important! 73 VU2JO On Mon, Sep 16, 2024 at 6:51 PM Paul Stoetzer via ANS <ans(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > *AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin* > *ANS-260* > *September 16, 2024* > > In this edition: > > - Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election > > The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information > service of AMSAT, 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 https://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 > > You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service > Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: > https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/ > ------------------------------ > Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election > > The 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election period ended on September 15, > 2024. > > As a result of the election, Mark Hammond, N8MH, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, and > Bruce Paige, KK5DO, have been duly elected to a two-year term on the Board > of Directors. Douglas Tabor, N6UA, and Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, will serve > as alternate directors for a term of one year. > > The results of the voting with 375 ballots cast are as follows: > Mark Hammond, N8MH 295 > Paul Stoetzer, N8HM 276 > Bruce Paige, KK5DO 223 > Douglas Tabor, N6UA 163 > Frank Karnauskas, N1UW 111 > > The membership of the AMSAT Board of Directors for 2024-2025 is: > > - Barry Baines, WD4ASW > - Jerry Buxton, N0JY > - Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA > - Mark Hammond, N8MH > - Zach Metzinger, N0ZGO > - Bruce Paige, KK5DO > - Paul Stoetzer, N8HM > - Douglas Tabor, N6UA (1st Alternate) > - Frank Karnauskas, N1UW (2nd Alternate) > > Thank you all for participating in this year's election process. > > *[ANS thanks Jeff Davis, KE9V, AMSAT Secretary, for the above information]* > ------------------------------ > > Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/ > > In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to: > > - Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization). > - 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 student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary > years in this status. > - Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms. > > Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information. > > *73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!* > > *This week's ANS Contributing Editor,* > > *Paul Stoetzer, N8HM* > *n8hm [at] arrl.net <http://arrl.net>* > > *ANS is a service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, 712 H > Street NE, Suite 1653, Washington, DC 20002* > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > ANS mailing list -- ans(a)amsat.org > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/ans@amsat.org > To unsubscribe send an email to ans-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org >

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Re: ANS-260 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election
by Rajesh Vagadia - VU2EXP 16 Sep '24

16 Sep '24

Congratulations to Team AMSAT; - Barry Baines, WD4ASW - Jerry Buxton, N0JY - Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA - Mark Hammond, N8MH - Zach Metzinger, N0ZGO - Bruce Paige, KK5DO - Paul Stoetzer, N8HM - Douglas Tabor, N6UA (1st Alternate) - Frank Karnauskas, N1UW (2nd Alternate) 73 Rajesh P. Vagadia VU2EXP Regional Coordinator: • AMSAT INDIA • The Amateur Radio Society of India On Mon 16 Sep, 2024, 7:15 PM Francesco - IK0WGF via AMSAT-BB, < amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Congrats! > > 73, > > Francesco De Paolis, IKØWGF > AMSAT Italia - Presidentehttp://www.amsat.it > > Il 16/09/2024 15:20, Paul Stoetzer via AMSAT-BB ha scritto: > > > *AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin * > *ANS-260* > *September 16, 2024* > > In this edition: > > - Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election > > The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information > service of AMSAT, 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 https://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 > > You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service > Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: > https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/ > ------------------------------ > Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election > > The 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election period ended on September 15, > 2024. > > As a result of the election, Mark Hammond, N8MH, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, and > Bruce Paige, KK5DO, have been duly elected to a two-year term on the Board > of Directors. Douglas Tabor, N6UA, and Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, will serve > as alternate directors for a term of one year. > > The results of the voting with 375 ballots cast are as follows: > Mark Hammond, N8MH 295 > Paul Stoetzer, N8HM 276 > Bruce Paige, KK5DO 223 > Douglas Tabor, N6UA 163 > Frank Karnauskas, N1UW 111 > > The membership of the AMSAT Board of Directors for 2024-2025 is: > > - Barry Baines, WD4ASW > - Jerry Buxton, N0JY > - Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA > - Mark Hammond, N8MH > - Zach Metzinger, N0ZGO > - Bruce Paige, KK5DO > - Paul Stoetzer, N8HM > - Douglas Tabor, N6UA (1st Alternate) > - Frank Karnauskas, N1UW (2nd Alternate) > > Thank you all for participating in this year's election process. > > *[ANS thanks Jeff Davis, KE9V, AMSAT Secretary, for the above information]* > ------------------------------ > > Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/ > > In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to: > > - Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization). > - 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 student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary > years in this status. > - Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms. > > Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information. > > *73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!* > > *This week's ANS Contributing Editor,* > > *Paul Stoetzer, N8HM* > *n8hm [at] arrl.net <http://arrl.net>* > > *ANS is a service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, 712 H > Street NE, Suite 1653, Washington, DC 20002* > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list athttps://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > AMSAT-NA. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at > https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: ANS-260 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election
by Francesco - IK0WGF 16 Sep '24

16 Sep '24

Congrats! 73, Francesco De Paolis, IKØWGF AMSAT Italia - Presidente http://www.amsat.it Il 16/09/2024 15:20, Paul Stoetzer via AMSAT-BB ha scritto: > > */AMSAT /News Service Special Bulletin > * > > > *ANS-260* > *September 16, 2024* > > In this edition: > > * Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election > > The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and > information service of AMSAT, 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 https://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 <http://amsat.org> > > You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service > Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: > https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election > > The 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election period ended on September > 15, 2024. > > As a result of the election, Mark Hammond, N8MH, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, > and Bruce Paige, KK5DO, have been duly elected to a two-year term on > the Board of Directors. Douglas Tabor, N6UA, and Frank Karnauskas, > N1UW, will serve as alternate directors for a term of one year. > > The results of the voting with 375 ballots cast are as follows: > > Mark Hammond, N8MH 295 > Paul Stoetzer, N8HM 276 > Bruce Paige, KK5DO 223 > Douglas Tabor, N6UA 163 > Frank Karnauskas, N1UW 111 > > The membership of the AMSAT Board of Directors for 2024-2025 is: > > * Barry Baines, WD4ASW > * Jerry Buxton, N0JY > * Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA > * Mark Hammond, N8MH > * Zach Metzinger, N0ZGO > * Bruce Paige, KK5DO > * Paul Stoetzer, N8HM > * Douglas Tabor, N6UA (1st Alternate) > * Frank Karnauskas, N1UW (2nd Alternate) > > Thank you all for participating in this year's election process. > > /[ANS thanks Jeff Davis, KE9V, AMSAT Secretary, for the above > information]/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/ > > In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to: > > * Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization). > * 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 student rate for a maximum of 6 > post-secondary years in this status. > * Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms. > > Contact info [at] amsat.org <http://amsat.org> for additional > membership information. > > *73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!* > > *This week's ANS Contributing Editor,* > > *Paul Stoetzer, N8HM* > *n8hm [at] arrl.net <http://arrl.net>* > > /ANS is a service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, > 712 H Street NE, Suite 1653, Washington, DC 20002/ > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available athttps://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences athttps://mailman.amsat.org

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ANS-260 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election
by Paul Stoetzer 16 Sep '24

16 Sep '24

*AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin* *ANS-260* *September 16, 2024* In this edition: - Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, 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 https://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 You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/ ------------------------------ Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election The 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election period ended on September 15, 2024. As a result of the election, Mark Hammond, N8MH, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, and Bruce Paige, KK5DO, have been duly elected to a two-year term on the Board of Directors. Douglas Tabor, N6UA, and Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, will serve as alternate directors for a term of one year. The results of the voting with 375 ballots cast are as follows: Mark Hammond, N8MH 295 Paul Stoetzer, N8HM 276 Bruce Paige, KK5DO 223 Douglas Tabor, N6UA 163 Frank Karnauskas, N1UW 111 The membership of the AMSAT Board of Directors for 2024-2025 is: - Barry Baines, WD4ASW - Jerry Buxton, N0JY - Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA - Mark Hammond, N8MH - Zach Metzinger, N0ZGO - Bruce Paige, KK5DO - Paul Stoetzer, N8HM - Douglas Tabor, N6UA (1st Alternate) - Frank Karnauskas, N1UW (2nd Alternate) Thank you all for participating in this year's election process. *[ANS thanks Jeff Davis, KE9V, AMSAT Secretary, for the above information]* ------------------------------ Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/ In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to: - Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization). - 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 student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. - Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms. Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information. *73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!* *This week's ANS Contributing Editor,* *Paul Stoetzer, N8HM* *n8hm [at] arrl.net <http://arrl.net>* *ANS is a service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, 712 H Street NE, Suite 1653, Washington, DC 20002*

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FUNcube Data Warehouse Update
by g4dpz 15 Sep '24

15 Sep '24

Hi, The warehouse user interface is slowly coming back to life. The upload rankings page is working and the FC1 telemetry will follow very soon. warehouse.funcube.org.uk data.funcube.org.uk data.amsat-uk.org Will all work 73 Dave, G4DPZ

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Re: AO-73 question
by Alan 15 Sep '24

15 Sep '24

Using onboard GPS for position and time determination outside the GPS constellation altitudes in HEO was tested on AO-40 in the late 1990s. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20030025378/downloads/20030025378.pdf If the link fails, search for “AO-40 GPS Test” and it will bring up that paper and a few others. Unfortunately, the quality of the scan is less than ideal, but interesting reading anyway. As Graham mentioned, a decade of development has resulted in chips which are more than good enough for amateur communications purposes. At least for the present. 😊 73, Alan WA4SCA From: Mark L. Hammond via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2024 21:53 To: Jon <vu2jo0(a)gmail.com> Cc: graham(a)shirville.com; amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: AO-73 question Hello, Jon. We've been helping the MESAT1 team at Univ. of Maine. https://www.mainesat.org/mesat1/ GPS on this LEO satellite does indeed work. The idea of using it for frequency stability is neat :) You can read https://iaru.amsat-uk.org/finished_detail.php?serialnum=822 and see this: "The MESAT1 spacecraft will also carry an L-band GlobalStar transmitter with a carrier frequency of 1616.25 MHz. This will be used along with the onboard GPS receiver, to provide back to our team, early mission TLEs" 73! Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] AMSAT Director and Command Station On Sat, Sep 14, 2024 at 8:13 PM Jon via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb@amsat.org> > wrote: Being in LEO orbits, can current day satellites use GPS disciplined oscillator (GPSDO)? They are still below the GEO orbit and should technically be able to receive GPS signals, but for the fact that they are moving very fast. Asking just out of curiosity. 73 de Jon, VU2JO On Sat, Sep 14, 2024 at 10:30 PM graham shirville via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb@amsat.org> > wrote: Hi John, I am not sure if you have received any other answer but… AO73 has been operating in full time 24/7 transponder on mode for some time now. The telemetry is also transmitted at low power at the same time on the nominal 145.935 MHz. The nominal transponder frequencies remain unchanged: Uplink: 435.150 – 435.130 MHz LSB (Inverting) Downlink: 145.950 – 145.970 MHz USB But these do drift a for Hz depending upon the on board temperature – back in the day, perhaps twelve years ago, the design of the oscillators was a compromise between stability and power consumption. JO97, being a more recent design, does not have this “feature”. 73 Graham G3VZV From: JOHN GEIGER via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb@amsat.org> > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2024 7:02 PM To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb@amsat.org> > Subject: [AMSAT-BB] AO-73 question Great to see that AO-73 has been QRV again. I seem to remember seeing somewhere that it has shifted frequency somewhat from the published frequencies. Is this correct? What are the current uplink and downlink passbands for it? 73 John AF5CC Sent using {0} ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org <http://amsat.org> . AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org <http://amsat.org> Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: AO-73 question
by Matthias Bopp 15 Sep '24

15 Sep '24

Hi Mark, thanks for the information. Can you please explain what this means: “MESAT1 carries a second radio, an EyeStar transmitter, originally intended to interface with the satellite’s built-in GPS and the GlobalStar network to provide the ground team with accurate, hourly position information. This aspect of the mission was altered during MESAT1 construction. The EyeStar unit will serve only a minimal function on MESAT1.” Thanks and regards Matthias www.dd1us.de<http://www.dd1us.de> Von: Mark L. Hammond via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Gesendet: Sonntag, 15. September 2024 04:53 An: Jon <vu2jo0(a)gmail.com> Cc: graham(a)shirville.com; amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Betreff: [AMSAT-BB] Re: AO-73 question Hello, Jon. We've been helping the MESAT1 team at Univ. of Maine. https://www.mainesat.org/mesat1/ GPS on this LEO satellite does indeed work. The idea of using it for frequency stability is neat :) You can read https://iaru.amsat-uk.org/finished_detail.php?serialnum=822 and see this: "The MESAT1 spacecraft will also carry an L-band GlobalStar transmitter with a carrier frequency of 1616.25 MHz. This will be used along with the onboard GPS receiver, to provide back to our team, early mission TLEs" 73! Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] AMSAT Director and Command Station On Sat, Sep 14, 2024 at 8:13 PM Jon via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org<mailto:amsat-bb@amsat.org>> wrote: Being in LEO orbits, can current day satellites use GPS disciplined oscillator (GPSDO)? They are still below the GEO orbit and should technically be able to receive GPS signals, but for the fact that they are moving very fast. Asking just out of curiosity. 73 de Jon, VU2JO On Sat, Sep 14, 2024 at 10:30 PM graham shirville via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org<mailto:amsat-bb@amsat.org>> wrote: Hi John, I am not sure if you have received any other answer but… AO73 has been operating in full time 24/7 transponder on mode for some time now. The telemetry is also transmitted at low power at the same time on the nominal 145.935 MHz. The nominal transponder frequencies remain unchanged: Uplink: 435.150 – 435.130 MHz LSB (Inverting) Downlink: 145.950 – 145.970 MHz USB But these do drift a for Hz depending upon the on board temperature – back in the day, perhaps twelve years ago, the design of the oscillators was a compromise between stability and power consumption. JO97, being a more recent design, does not have this “feature”. 73 Graham G3VZV From: JOHN GEIGER via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org<mailto:amsat-bb@amsat.org>> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2024 7:02 PM To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org<mailto:amsat-bb@amsat.org>> Subject: [AMSAT-BB] AO-73 question Great to see that AO-73 has been QRV again. I seem to remember seeing somewhere that it has shifted frequency somewhat from the published frequencies. Is this correct? What are the current uplink and downlink passbands for it? 73 John AF5CC Sent using {0} ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org<http://amsat.org>. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org<http://amsat.org> Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org<http://amsat.org>. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org<http://amsat.org> Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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