AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-122
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In this edition:
* Three New CubeSats Now in Orbit * Tomsk-TPU-120 CubeSat Celebrates University Anniversary * Audio Recordings of FO-12 and AO-15 Requested * ZACUBE-1 Beacon Preparations to be Presented at AMSAT SA Space Symposium * Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule * Possible Satellite Activation CY9C St. Paul Island August 2016 * IARU Region 2 Call for EmComm Workshop Papers, Presentations
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 122.01 From AMSAT HQ Kensington, MD. May 1, 2016 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-122.01
Three New CubeSats Now in Orbit
Signals have been received from the three CubeSats launched April 25 on Soyuz flight VS14 from the Kourou spaceport in South America.
The three CubeSats were developed by student teams under the European Space Agency (ESA) Education Office “Fly Your Satellite!” program, which is aimed at training the next generation of aerospace professionals. The satellites are OUFTI-1, Université of Liège, Belgium; e-st@r-II, Polytechnic of Turin, Italy; AAUSAT-4, University of Aalborg, Denmark.
The signal from the e-st@r satellite 1200 bps beacon is very weak which may indicate an antenna deployment issue or unexpectedly low transmit power. ESA report the e-st@r team is working to consolidate the radio communication link with their satellite.
OUFTI-1 carries the first dedicated amateur D-Star satellite transponder, further information and frequencies of all three CubeSats are at https://amsat-uk.org/2016/04/05/d-star-satellite-to-launch-from-kourou/
Daniel Estévez EA4GPZ used a FUNcube Dongle Pro+ and a handheld Arrow Satellite antenna to receive a signal from AAUSAT-4, call sign OZ4CUB. http://destevez.net/2016/04/first-signals-from-aausat-4/
OUFTI-1 reports http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?cat=321
e-st@r reports http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?cat=84
AAUSAT-4 reports http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?cat=8
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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Tomsk-TPU-120 CubeSat Celebrates University Anniversary
The Russian Tomsk-TPU-120 CubeSat is different from other CubeSats – it has a handle!
The 3U CubeSat was launched from Baikonur to the ISS on March 31, 2016 in a Progress-MS-2 cargo vessel. It will be deployed by hand during a future Russian spacewalk (EVA), which is why it has a handle.
The satellite was developed by students at the Tomsk Polytechnic University to test new space materials technology and will be the world’s first space vehicle with a 3D-printed structure.
In May 2016 Tomsk Polytechnic University celebrates its 120th anniversary. As part of the celebrations on May 10-11 Tomsk-TPU-120 will be activated in the ISS and will transmit a greeting to Earth inhabitants, recorded by students of the university in 10 languages: Russian, English, German, French, Chinese, Arabic, Tatar, Indian, Kazakh and Portuguese.
The greeting signal will be transmitted once a minute on 437.025 MHz FM. One of the Kenwood transceivers on the ISS will provide a simulcast of the signal on 145.800 MHz FM.
Dmitry Pashkov R4UAB reports that on May 5 the Russian ISS crew will charge the satellite battery, connect the antenna and configure the Kenwood transceiver for simulcast operation, they will then make a test transmission.
Dmitry operates a WebSDR which you can use to receive the transmissions when the ISS is over Russia http://websdr.r4uab.ru/
The next Russian spacewalk appears to be EVA-43 which expected to take place in early 2017 http://spaceflight101.com/iss/iss-calendar/
Use Google translator to read original article by Dmitry Pashkov R4UAB http://r4uab.ru/?p=11845
World’s First 3D-printed Satellite http://tpu.ru/en/news-events/760/
[ANS thanks Gunter's Space Page, R4UAB, and AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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Audio Recordings of FO-12 and AO-15 Requested
Mathias, DD1US, maintains a homepage at www.dd1us.de Included is a section called "Sounds from Space".
More than 1000 recordings of various satellite and space objects have been collected and are available for listening.
Mathias is still searching for various recordings of Amateur Radio Satellites, especially for Fuji-OSCAR-12 and UoSAT-OSCAR-15. If you have old tapes or cassettes with recordings of Ham Radio Satellites he will be happy to digitize them and add them to the archive.
[ANS thanks Mathias, DD1US, for the above information]
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ZACUBE-1 Beacon Preparations to be Presented at AMSAT SA Space Symposium
Students from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology will present a paper at the AMSAT SA Space Symposium on the high frequency beacon transmitter developed to test a three element direction finding array constructed at SANSA Space Science in Hermanus to receive the 14 099 kHz HF beacon signal from ZACUBE-1 and future ZACUBE-i space weather missions. A ground-based transmitter was developed for verification and calibration of this array. The signal will be used to verify the operation of the hardware and software used to determine the direction of arrival of the incoming signal. More about the symposium on 28 May 2016, details on the many papers to be presented and how to register for the event can be found on www.amsatsa.org.za
[ANS thanks the SARL weekly news in English 2016-4-30 for the above information]
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
Ashfield Primary School, Otley, West Yorkshire, UK, direct via GB1APS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-05-05 08:08:09 UTC 46 deg (***)
All Saints STEAM Academy (AS2A), Middletown, Rhode Island, direct via N1ASA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN or Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-05-06 16:43:47 UTC 56 deg (***)
[ANS thanks Charlie, AJ9N, for the above information]
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Possible Satellite Activation CY9C St. Paul Island August 2016
CY9C, ST. PAUL ISLAND DXPEDITION (August 19-29th). Randy, N0TG, reports the following on April 16th: As was reported previously, we will have two separate sites...separated approximately 1.5 miles.
Site 1 will be the Atlantic Cove site with 6 operators. We will try to keep 4-5 radios running and more if 12/10m opens. Our plan is to have a RTTY station active at all times. From this site 160 will be given lots of attention with the Battle Creek Special antenna.
Site 2 - the Northeast Point separate island will be enhanced to include 4 -5 operators active at all times, thus the dxpedition in total can potentially have 8-10 radios working most of the time. We are seriously considering 6m EME and Satellite, however, we need to work out the planning details. And, as always, budget matters are a significant consideration as we expand operations. We appreciate the support by many to date. The desire is to make this a very complete operation that will offer fun and meeting needs for all interests.
The CY9C Web page is: http://www.CY9Dxpedition.com
[ANS thanks the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1263 for the above information]
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IARU Region 2 Call for EmComm Workshop Papers, Presentations
International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 (IARU-R2) will hold an Emergency Communications Workshop in Chile this fall, in conjunction with the 19th IARU Region 2 General Assembly. The conference committee is inviting papers and presentations the event. The workshop on October 11 in Viña del Mar, Chile, will offer an opportunity for Region 2 emergency coordinators and other national- level Amateur Radio emergency communication experts to network and to share information on Amateur Radio emergency response as well as to augment the capabilities of the region’s amateurs to react to large-scale, multinational communication emergencies.
The event is open to radio amateurs in IARU Region 2 with high-level expertise in providing disaster and emergency communication. Attendees will be responsible for their travel and lodging costs. A block of rooms will be available at the O’Higgins Hotel in downtown Viña del Mar.
Link to Register online:
http://www.arrl.org/news/iaru-region-2-calls-for-emergency-communications- workshop-papers-presentations
Call for Papers
Delegates representing IARU Region 2 member societies, national or international Amateur Radio emergency communication organizations, or national/international- level subject matter experts in Amateur Radio emergency communication are invited to submit proposals and informational papers. Topics must be related to Amateur Radio emergency communication, disaster response, technology, or operating standards.
Documents must be in electronic form (MS Word or Power Point). When laying out the document format, use A4 paper with at least 3-centimeter margins on all sides. The title page should have a top margin of at least 6 centimeters. Do not insert page headers or footers.
The deadline to submit is July 1. The IARU Region 2 Emergency Communications Workshop Committee will select the most appropriate papers for presentation. All other submitted materials will be compiled for distribution to all delegates and will be posted on the Region 2 website for downloading.
Direct submissions in English to [email protected]; direct submissions in Spanish to [email protected].
The Emergency Communications Workshop will be held on Tuesday, October 11, at the Hotel O’Higgins in Viña del Mar from 9 AM until 6 PM.
[ANS thanks the ARRL and IARU for the above information]
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73, This week's ANS Editor, Lee McLamb, KU4OS ku4os at amsat dot org