ANS-252 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

9 Sep 2018


      ans-editor at amsat dot org.
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In this edition:
* Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors
* Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-09 20:10 UTC
* Satellite Operator Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, SK
* AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-252.01
ANS-245 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 252.01
...
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
September 9, 2018
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-252.01
Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors
The AMSAT News Service (ANS) is seeking volunteers to serve as
rotating editors for its weekly newsletter.
Editors work on a rotating schedule, each taking a different turn
editing a specific week's newsletter as scheduled by the ANS Editor
in Chief. Editors support each other by seeking and reporting to the
Editor of the week, information and resources of interest to the
AMSAT community. The number of newsletters assigned will be dependent
upon the number of available editors at any given time. The average
editor can expect to spend, on average, 4-5 hours for each newsletter,
dependent on available material. Prospective editors are required to
be AMSAT members in good standing and have a genuine interest in
satellite operation and an understanding of AMSAT's mission. Former
editing experience is a plus but not required.
If interested, please submit an inquiry, including your contact
information to ans-editor at amsat.com.
[ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information]
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-05 04:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, direct
via LU5KHF
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT
Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-10 15:20:04 UTC
Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia,
Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU
Contact is a go for Option #3: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC
Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz
AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio
Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary
Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York.
Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a
personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was
a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent
of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts
driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm."
Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH
Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are
under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S.
Broadway,
Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit
www.Burnett-White.com
[ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information]
AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio
Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary
Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York.
Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a
personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was
a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent
of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts
driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm."
Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH
Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are
under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S.
Broadway,
Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit
www.Burnett-White.com
[ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information]
AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio
Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary
Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York.
Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a
personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was
a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent
of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts
driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm."
Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH
Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are
under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S.
Broadway,
Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit
www.Burnett-White.com
[ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information]
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AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award
AMSAT-EA will be using its special call, AM1SAT, on all active
satellites from September 10 - 17 as part of the IV RadioHam
Fair IberRadio 2018 activities.
IberRadio is the biggest event for the ham community in South
West Europe, opening on September 14 - 15. Learn more about
IberRadio at http://www.iberradio.es.
The AM1SAT callsign will be active from a minimum of 14 different
grids during that time to help satellite operators to collect as
much EA locators as possible.
As part of this activity and in order to promote the participation,
AMSAT-EA is sponsoring the AM1SAT Special Award in two categories:
SILVER and GOLD.
AWARD RULES
1. This award can be requested and issued to any licensed amateur
   station and also SWLs
2. Will be valid for all contacts via AMSAT satellites from
   September 10 - 17, 2018 using all transmission modes.
3. There are two different requirements to get the awards,
   depending of the applicant location.
If the applicant is in a European country:
   To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact
   AM1SAT in 5 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits
   main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify
   for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 10
   different grids.
If the applicant in a non-European country:
   To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact
   AM1SAT in 2 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits
   main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify
   for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 4
   different grids.
4. There is no need for paper QSLs nor EQSLs to apply for the award.
   When the applicant gets the requirements, email a log with the
QSOs,
   listing your callsign, name, and QSO data (Date, GMT time,
frequency,
   mode, received grid and the satellite). Include your e-mail for
   AMSAT-EA to send the award. You will receive your award within
   2 months in PDF format. There is no charge for this award.
5. Logs and any question about this activity must be sent to
   eb1ao at amsat-ea.org .
6. Logs must be received by October 1st 2018. We will consider the
   AM1SAT operators logs to check and cross the QSOs. Disputes or
   open issues will be solved by AMSAT-EA committee.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-EA and Jose Elias Diaz, EB1FVQ for the above
information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ World Maker Faire in NYC to Include Satellite Activity
https://tinyurl.com/y7j3pytn
+ Congratulations to John, AE5B on completing Worked All States -
Satellite (Via Twitter)
+ FY, French Guiana:
Manfred/DL5FAB will be in Kourou from the 5th to 18th to
participate in the launch preparations for the satellite MetOp-C.
QRV from the club station of the Radio Amateur Club de Kourou
{FY5KE) as FY/DL5FAB on HF (CW, FT8). QSL via DL5FAB (d/B), eQSL.
via DARC DX Newsletter 2109 September 5, 2018
+ AMSAT-UK tweeted: September edition of Satmagazine has an article
on the Goonhilly Earth Station by Matthew Cosby. Download the free
magazine PDF from http://www.satmagazine.com/download.php
+ Congratulations @N7AGF for satellite WAS! I hear @n6rfm uses LOTW,
so that should be a quick QSL... :-)  via Twitter
/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 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space,
This week's ANS Editor,
Christopher Bradley, AA0CB
aa0cb at amsat dot org
ans-editor at amsat dot 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:
http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans
In this edition:
* Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors
* Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-09 20:10 UTC
* Satellite Operator Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, SK
* AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-252.01
ANS-245 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 252.01
...
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
September 9, 2018
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-252.01
Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors
The AMSAT News Service (ANS) is seeking volunteers to serve as
rotating editors for its weekly newsletter.
Editors work on a rotating schedule, each taking a different turn
editing a specific week's newsletter as scheduled by the ANS Editor
in Chief. Editors support each other by seeking and reporting to the
Editor of the week, information and resources of interest to the
AMSAT community. The number of newsletters assigned will be dependent
upon the number of available editors at any given time. The average
editor can expect to spend, on average, 4-5 hours for each newsletter,
dependent on available material. Prospective editors are required to
be AMSAT members in good standing and have a genuine interest in
satellite operation and an understanding of AMSAT's mission. Former
editing experience is a plus but not required.
If interested, please submit an inquiry, including your contact
information to ans-editor at amsat.com.
[ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information]
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-05 04:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, direct
via LU5KHF
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT
Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-10 15:20:04 UTC
Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia,
Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU
Contact is a go for Option #3: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC
Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz
AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio
Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary
Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York.
Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a
personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was
a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent
of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts
driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm."
Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH
Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are
under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S.
Broadway,
Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit
www.Burnett-White.com
[ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information]
AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio
Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary
Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York.
Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a
personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was
a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent
of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts
driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm."
Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH
Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are
under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S.
Broadway,
Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit
www.Burnett-White.com
[ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information]
AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio
Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary
Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York.
Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a
personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was
a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent
of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts
driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm."
Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH
Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are
under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S.
Broadway,
Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit
www.Burnett-White.com
[ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information]
--------------------------------------------------------------------
AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award
AMSAT-EA will be using its special call, AM1SAT, on all active
satellites from September 10 - 17 as part of the IV RadioHam
Fair IberRadio 2018 activities.
IberRadio is the biggest event for the ham community in South
West Europe, opening on September 14 - 15. Learn more about
IberRadio at http://www.iberradio.es.
The AM1SAT callsign will be active from a minimum of 14 different
grids during that time to help satellite operators to collect as
much EA locators as possible.
As part of this activity and in order to promote the participation,
AMSAT-EA is sponsoring the AM1SAT Special Award in two categories:
SILVER and GOLD.
AWARD RULES
1. This award can be requested and issued to any licensed amateur
   station and also SWLs
2. Will be valid for all contacts via AMSAT satellites from
   September 10 - 17, 2018 using all transmission modes.
3. There are two different requirements to get the awards,
   depending of the applicant location.
If the applicant is in a European country:
   To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact
   AM1SAT in 5 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits
   main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify
   for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 10
   different grids.
If the applicant in a non-European country:
   To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact
   AM1SAT in 2 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits
   main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify
   for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 4
   different grids.
4. There is no need for paper QSLs nor EQSLs to apply for the award.
   When the applicant gets the requirements, email a log with the
QSOs,
   listing your callsign, name, and QSO data (Date, GMT time,
frequency,
   mode, received grid and the satellite). Include your e-mail for
   AMSAT-EA to send the award. You will receive your award within
   2 months in PDF format. There is no charge for this award.
5. Logs and any question about this activity must be sent to
   eb1ao at amsat-ea.org .
6. Logs must be received by October 1st 2018. We will consider the
   AM1SAT operators logs to check and cross the QSOs. Disputes or
   open issues will be solved by AMSAT-EA committee.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-EA and Jose Elias Diaz, EB1FVQ for the above
information]
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ World Maker Faire in NYC to Include Satellite Activity
https://tinyurl.com/y7j3pytn
+ Congratulations to John, AE5B on completing Worked All States -
Satellite (Via Twitter)
+ FY, French Guiana:
Manfred/DL5FAB will be in Kourou from the 5th to 18th to
participate in the launch preparations for the satellite MetOp-C.
QRV from the club station of the Radio Amateur Club de Kourou
{FY5KE) as FY/DL5FAB on HF (CW, FT8). QSL via DL5FAB (d/B), eQSL.
via DARC DX Newsletter 2109 September 5, 2018
+ AMSAT-UK tweeted: September edition of Satmagazine has an article
on the Goonhilly Earth Station by Matthew Cosby. Download the free
magazine PDF from http://www.satmagazine.com/download.php
+ Congratulations @N7AGF for satellite WAS! I hear @n6rfm uses LOTW,
so that should be a quick QSL... :-)  via Twitter
/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 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space,
This week's ANS Editor,
Christopher Bradley, AA0CB
aa0cb at amsat dot org

Chris Bradley (AA0CB)

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