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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-001
In this edition:
* W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day to be Held January 1st
* HAARP was used to ping Asteroid 2010 XC15
* Space junk bill passes Senate unanimously
* TJREVERB was deployed from the ISS on December 29, 2022
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for Jan 1, 2023
* OSCAR number assigned for CAS-10
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
The AMSAT News …
[View More]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 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
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ANS-001 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
To: All RADIO AMATEURS
From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002
DATE 2023 Jan 01 - Wishing All a Happy and Prosperous New Year
W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day to be Held January 1st
In March 2022, the AMSAT community lost one of our pioneers when Ray Soifer,
W2RS, became a silent key. In addition to his numerous contributions to
AMSAT and the worldwide amateur satellite community, Ray was also the long
time organizer of AMSAT's CW Activity Day - previously AMSAT Straight Key
Night - held in conjunction with the ARRL's event on New Year's Day. In
recognition of Ray's long time service to AMSAT and his keen interest in CW
operating via satellite, AMSAT is pleased to announce that AMSAT's CW
Activity Day will now be known as the W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day in
Ray's honor.
The rules are simple - operate CW through any amateur satellite between 0000
UTC and 2359 UTC on January 1, 2023. Straight keys and bugs are encouraged,
but not required. Logs are not required, but operators are encouraged to
submit a report of their activity to the AMSAT-BB. Photos and video clips of
activity are also encouraged - post them on Twitter and tag @AMSAT.
Remember to use the minimum power required for communication as constant
carrier modes, including CW, can disrupt transponder operation for other
users.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]
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Last Day for 2022 AMSAT President's Club Membership
When Theyre Gone
Theyre Gone!
Join the 2022 AMSAT President's Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/
(2022 membership closes 1/3/2022)
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HAARP was used to ping Asteroid 2010 XC15
Researchers at the HAARP array in Alaska attempted the lowest-frequency
asteroid radar experiment ever. On Tuesday, Dec. 27th, they pinged a passing
space rock with shortwave radio waves at 9.6 MHz. This could allow them to
see *inside* the asteroid.
A number of amateur radio operators around the world were able to copy the
signal. The signal appeared in a sequence of frequency sweep pings centered
aroun the the 9.6MHz frequency in a "Ping" Wait 2 seconds. "Ping" Wait 2
seconds "Ping" pattern.
That's what most ham radio operators heard last Tuesday when they received
HAARP's radar transmission to asteroid 2010 XC15. Scott Tilley of Roberts
Creek, British Columbia, provided a recording of what he saw. It may be
viewed at: https://bit.ly/3C2YshF along with a vidoe that includes sound.
The pulse was lopsided with a fast rise and a slow decay," notes Tilley. "I
believe this is due to multipath propagation from HAARP in Alaska to my
receiver in British Columbia."
Everyone who picked up the pulse did so because Earth's ionosphere reflected
some of HAARP's radio energy back to Earth. Only a fraction escaped into
space and reached the asteroid. Tilley's high-time-resolution recording of
the pulse shows that multiple reflections (probably with a dash of ducting
and refraction) were involved.
The complexity of the ionosphere, and how it modifies shortwave signals, is
a key challenge for researchers who will be processing radar returns from
asteroid 2010 XC15. Good luck to the radar team as we await their results!
[ANS thanks spaceweather.com for the above information]
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Space junk bill passes Senate unanimously
U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper applauded Senate passage of his Orbital
Sustainability (ORBITS) Act, a bipartisan bill to establish a
first-of-its-kind demonstration program to reduce the amount of space junk
in orbit. The bill passed the Senate unanimously.
"From satellite communications to rockets carrying humans into deep space,
space debris is a massive threat to space operations," said Hickenlooper,
chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Space and Science. "I'm over the moon
that our ORBITS Act passed and we can start cleaning up this space junk."
Space junk, or orbital debris, currently threatens human space exploration,
scientific research missions, and emerging commercial space services. There
are approximately 8,000 metric tons of debris currently in orbit, including
at least 900,000 individual pieces of debris that are potentially lethal to
satellites. Because of the magnitude of the current debris, simply
preventing more debris in the future is not enough. The ORBITS Act will
jumpstart a program focused on research, development, and the demonstration
of technologies capable of safely carrying out successful Active Debris
Remediation (ADR) missions to create a new market for these services.
Additional information may be found at https://bit.ly/3WwsCCa
[ANS thanks spacedaily.com for the above information]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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TJREVERB was deployed from the ISS on December 29, 2022
TJREVERB, an APRS digipeater 2U cubesat on 145.825 MHz, built by students at
the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology was deployed on
December 29, 2022 by NanoRacks from the International Space Station.
TJREVERB was launched on November 22 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida as
part of the SpaceX-26 Commercial Resupply Service Mission en route to the
International Space Station. The launch is the culmination of seven years of
hard work for TJ Space. Led by Robotics lab director Kristen Kucko, many
students from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology have
had a hand in this historic launch.
A statement and description of the mission by Michael Roth and Kristen Kucko
of Thomas Jefferson High School states: TJ REVERB is significant because
the CubeSat was designed, built, coded and integrated entirely by high
school students, said Kucko. The students did not use a satellite kit, nor
did they have an industry or university partnership to assist them. Building
satellites is not an easy task. According to Col. Nick Hague, Astronaut,
(some)countries have not been able to build CubeSats. The students in TJ
Space should be proud of their accomplishments. Additional information
about the project may be found at:
https://tjhsst.fcps.edu/features/launch-tjreverb-culmination-seven-year-proj
ect-tj-space
Kirsten Kucko, the teacher sponsoring the TJ Space team wrote, "TJ Space
received crowdsourced reports that there is an APRS unit digipeating within
the vicinity of the ISS. The spacecraft has the orbital characteristics of
one of the satellites launched during the NRCSD 24 mission. " Since TJREVEB
is the only CubeSat using APRS in that vicinity, TJREVERB could very well be
that spacecraft. It is TJ Spaces assertion that something went critically
wrong with TJREVERBs implementation of the Iridium radio and Iridium did
not receive power to turn on. The APRS radio powered on as the backup radio
and started digipeating. TJ Space continues to search for confirmation that
this spacecraft is indeed TJREVERB.
Any help from the community would be greatly appreciated.
[ANS thanks Michael Roth and Kristen Kucko or Thomas Jefferson High School
and JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM, for the above information]
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Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff
from our Zazzle store!
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for Jan 1, 2023
Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps
in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical
model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly
updates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin
files are updated Thursday evenings around 2300 UTC, or more frequently if
new high interest satellites are launched. More information may be found at
https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/
The following satellite has been removed from this week's AMSAT-NA TLE
distribution:
MYSat 1 NORAD Cat ID 44045 (Decayed from orbit 12/16/2022 per SpaceTrack).
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above
information]
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OSCAR number assigned for CAS-10
On November 12, 2022, the XW-4 (CAS-10) satellite was launched to the
Chinese Space Station aboard the Tianzhou-5 spacecraft, by the Long March-7
Y6 launch vehicle from the Wenchang Launch Center in Hainan, China. On
December 18, the XW-4 (CAS-10) satellite was separated from the station. The
Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT) built and operates the satellite,
in cooperation with a Chinese government space contractor and Macau
University of Science and Technology, to serve radio amateurs around the
world and educate students in space and radio communication science and
technology. This satellite is also known as Macao Student Science
Popularization Satellite No. 1, and is the first satellite from the Macao
Special Administrative Region. The satellite carries a V/u linear
transponder, and CW and GMSK telemetry beacons for amateur radio use.
At the request of CAMSAT and the XW-4 (CAS-10) team, AMSAT hereby designates
the satellite as Hope-OSCAR 119 (HO-119). We congratulate all the involved
teams, thank them for their contribution to the amateur satellite community,
and wish them continued success on this and future projects.
[ANS thanks Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number
Administrator for the above information]
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ARISS NEWS
Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between
amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with
astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The
downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.
No School Contacts are currently scheduled.
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
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors
for the above information]
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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur
Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
Chris VE3FU / VO2AC / VO1FUA / VE2FUA: The weekend of January 27-29
@Dave_VE3KG and Chris, VE3FU will be competing in the CQ160 CW Contest as
VO2AC from the Point Amour Lighthouse in Labrador (Zone 2). They will also
be on the other HF bands starting January 24 as VO2AC and VO2AAA. They also
plan on operating the linear and FM satellites from grid GO11 as VO2AC and
VO2AAA from January 24-27.
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above
information]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through
amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests,
conventions, maker faires, and other events.
MSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford K6ALCS has a few satellite
presentations scheduled:
-Greenville, North Carolina (1/10/23)
-Ontario, Canada (1/16/23)
-Thames Valley, England (5/11/23)
Ham Radio University will be held 1/7/2023. Registration is now open for
this virtual event at https://hamradiouniversity.org/. Peter Portanova, W2JV
will be hosting a Satellite Forum on the History of Amateur Satellites.
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, and Peter
Portanova, W2JV for the above information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ SpaceX launches first mission for Starlink Gen2 constellation using a
Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Wednesday with 54 more Starlink internet
satellites, a mission to begin populating a new orbital shell authorized by
federal regulators earlier this month for the companys Starlink Gen2
network. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space
Force Station on SpaceXs Starlink 5-1 mission occurred at 4:34 a.m. EST
(0934 GMT) Wednesday, about six minutes earlier than previously announced.
The mission was SpaceXs 60th launch of the year, with one more Falcon 9
flight set to blast off later this week from Vandenberg Space Force Base,
California, with an Israeli Earth-imaging satellite. he 54 satellites
launching Wednesday were the first spacecraft deployed into a new segment of
the Starlink constellation. The Falcon 9 rocket released the 54 satellites
at an orbital altitude and inclination set aside for use by SpaceXs
second-generation Starlink network, which the company eventually intends to
launch on the new Starship mega-rocket. More at https://bit.ly/3IcrO0P. [ANS
thanks spaceflightnow.com for the above information]
+ An Israeli reconnaissance satellite was carried into orbit during the
final SpaceX launch of the year. The EROS-3 Earth-imaging satellite was
launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in
California at 11:38 p.m. Thursday. The first stage detached successfully and
landed on a SpaceX pad eight minutes after launch. The rocket was launched
in retrograde, against the direction of the Earth's rotation, and carried
the EROS-3 into low Earth orbit. More information is available at:
https://bit.ly/3G8FXJI [ANS thanks Patrick Hilsman, UPI and Spacedaily.com
for the above information]
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Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information.
73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
This week's ANS Editor, Jack Spitznagel
kd4iz at frawg dot org
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ANS-361 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day to be Held January 1st
by Paul Stoetzer 27 Dec '22
by Paul Stoetzer 27 Dec '22
27 Dec '22
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN
ANS-361
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 http://www.amsat.org publishes …
[View More]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:
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In this edition:
* W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day to be Held January 1st
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-361.01
ANS-361 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 348.01
From AMSAT HQ WASHINGTON, DC
DATE December 27, 2022
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-361.01
W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day to be Held January 1st
In March 2022, the AMSAT community lost one of our pioneers when Ray
Soifer, W2RS, became a silent key. In addition to his numerous
contributions to AMSAT and the worldwide amateur satellite community, Ray
was also the long time organizer of AMSAT's CW Activity Day - previously
AMSAT Straight Key Night - held in conjunction with the ARRL's event on New
Year's Day. In recognition of Ray's long time service to AMSAT and his keen
interest in CW operating via satellite, AMSAT is pleased to announce that
AMSAT's CW Activity Day will now be known as the W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW
Activity Day in Ray's honor.
The rules are simple - operate CW through any amateur satellite between
0000 UTC and 2359 UTC on January 1, 2023. Straight keys and bugs are
encouraged, but not required. Logs are not required, but operators are
encouraged to submit a report of their activity to the AMSAT-BB. Photos and
video clips of activity are also encouraged - post them on Twitter and tag
@AMSAT.
Remember to use the minimum power required for communication as constant
carrier modes, including CW, can disrupt transponder operation for other
users.
[ANS thanks AMSAT 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 additional benefits.
President's Club donations may be made at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-PresClub.
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.
Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/
73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space,
This week's ANS Contributing Editor,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm at amsat dot org
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ANS-359 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins for December 25, 2022
by Frank Karnauskas (N1UW) 25 Dec '22
by Frank Karnauskas (N1UW) 25 Dec '22
25 Dec '22
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-359
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 http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur …
[View More]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/
In this edition:
* CAS-5A and CAS-10 User Manuals Available
* US Schools Selected for ISS Contacts in 2023
* SSTV Unit on ISS is Inoperable
* Bill to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio Introduced
* 768 teams enter The Astro Pi Mission Space Lab 2022/23
* AMSAT 2022 President's Club Closes Out This Week
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 23
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
ANS-359 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
To: All RADIO AMATEURS
From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002
DATE 2022 DEC 25
CAS-5A and CAS-10 User Manuals Available
OSCAR-118 (CAS-5A) was launched on December 9, 2022. It adopts a 6U CubeSat structure with six sides body-mounted solar panels. A three-axis stabilized attitude control system is used. Long-term power consumption is about 10 Watts.
- CW telemetry beacon: 435.570 MHz @ 22wpm
- GMSK telemetry: 435.650 MHz @ 4800/9600bps
- V/U mode linear transponder: Uplink = 145.820 MHz; Downlink = 435.540 MHz; Bandwidth = 30kHz; Spectrum = Inverted
- V/U mode FM transponder: Uplink = 145.925 MHz; Downlink = 435.600 MHz; Bandwidth = 16kHz
- H/U mode linear transponder: Uplink = 21.435 MHz; Downlink= 435.505 MHz; Bandwidth = 15kHz: Spectrum = Normal
The user manual, written by Alan Kung, BA1DU, is available for download at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-359-0-118-Manuak
On December 18, 2022, CAMSAT’s satellite XW-4 (CAS-10) was deployed from the Tianzhou-5 cargo ship that was docked to the Tiangong space station. CAS-10 carries a linear Amateur Radio transponder. CAS-10 satellite adopts a 8U CubeSat structure with four solar array panels. A three-axis stabilized attitude control system is used. Long-term power consumption is about 18.3 Watts.
Specification for the onboard radio systems are:
- CW Telemetry Beacon: 435.575 MHz @ 22wpm
- GMSK Telemetry 435.275 MHz @ 4800 bps
- V/U mode linear transponder: Uplink frequency: 145.870 MHz/Downlink frequency: 435.180 MHz, 30 KHz Spectrum inverted
The user manual, also written by Alan Kung, BA1DU, is available for download at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-359-CAS-10-Manual.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.]
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Only One Week Left for the 2022 AMSAT President's Club!
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its launch on
October 15, 1972, the 2022 coin features
an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 6.
Join the 2022 AMSAT President's Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/
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US Schools Selected for ISS Contacts in 2023
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has announced a list of seven schools/host organizations selected to host scheduled Amateur Radio contacts with the astronaut crew on the International Space Station (ISS) from July to December 2023.
Earlier this year, nine schools and organizations were selected for contacts that will take place from January to June 2023 with the ISS.
The primary goal of the ARISS program is to engage young people in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) activities that raise their awareness of space communications, radio communications, space exploration, and related areas of study and career possibilities. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities take part in hands-on learning activities tied to space, space technologies, and Amateur Radio.
ARISS anticipates that NASA will be able to provide scheduling opportunities for these host organizations in the U.S. between July - December 2023:
- A.L. Burruss Elementary School, Marietta, GA
- Augusta Preparatory Day School, Augusta, GA
- Bowman Middle School, Bakersville, NC
- Camp William B. Snyder, Haymarket, VA
- Covenant Christian Academy, West Peabody, MA
- Orangeburg Christian Academy, Orangeburg, SC
- Webb Bridge Middle School, Alpharetta, GA
The 16 schools and organizations selected for 2023 are now working to complete an acceptable plan that demonstrates their ability to execute a ham radio contact with the ISS. Once their equipment plan is approved by the ARISS Technical Mentors, the final selected schools/organizations will be scheduled as their availability and flexibility match up with the scheduling opportunities offered by NASA.
[ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information.]
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SSTV Unit on ISS is Inoperable
The ARISS SSTV capability is currently not operational. The SSTV card that interfaces with the ISS computer was damaged and cannot be reliably used. Also, ISS has recently switched to a new complement of laptops, which requires the ARISS Russia team to develop a new computer interface to support SSTV. ARISS Russia has been actively working this new development and is consulting with the ARISS International hardware/software team on these efforts. Sergey Samburov, RV3DR, ARISS Russia leader, has stated that they expect to complete the SSTV development effort early next year and launch the hardware on a future Progress flight later in the year. Until then, SSTV operations will be down.
The ARISS International team will keep all informed about SSTV status through its web site http://www.ariss.org and its social media outlets.
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information.]
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Bill to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio Introduced
Congressman Bill Johnson (OH-6) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R.9670) on Thursday, December 22, 2022, to eliminate private land use restrictions that prohibit, restrict, or impair the ability of an Amateur Radio Operator from operating and installing amateur station antennas on property subject to the control of the Amateur Radio Operator.
The exponential growth of communities subject to private land use restrictions that prohibit both the operation of Amateur Radio and the installation of amateur station antennas has significantly restricted the growth of the Amateur Radio Service. These restrictions are pervasive in private common interest residential communities such as single-family subdivisions, condominiums, cooperatives, gated communities, master-planned communities, planned unit developments, and communities governed by community associations. The restrictions have particularly impacted the ability of Amateur Radio to fulfill its statutorily mandated duty of serving as a voluntary noncommercial emergency communications service.
Congress in 1996 directed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate regulations (Public Law 104-104, title II, section 207, 110 Stat. 114; 47 U.S.C. 303 note) that have preempted all private land use restrictions applicable to exterior communications facilities that impair the ability of citizens to receive television broadcast signals, direct broadcast satellite services, or multichannel multipoint distribution services, or to transmit and receive wireless internet services. ARRL attempts to obtain similar relief for Amateur Radio were rejected by the FCC with a statement such relief would have to come from Congress.
ARRL Legislative Advocacy Committee Chairman John Robert Stratton, N5AUS, noted that Congress, in 1994 by Joint Resolution, S.J.Res.90/H.J.Res.199, declared that regulations at all levels of government should facilitate and encourage the effective operation of Amateur Radio from residences as a public benefit. He continued by stating that "H.R.9670, the Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act, is intended to fulfill that mandate and preserve the ability of Amateur Radio Operators to continue to serve as a key component of American critical communications infrastructure."
Read more at http://www.arrl.org/member-bulletin?issue=2022-12-23.
[ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information.]
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768 teams enter The Astro Pi Mission Space Lab 2022/23
This year, 768 teams made up of 3086 young people from 23 countries sent Raspberry Pi their ideas for experiments to run on board the International Space Station (ISS) for Astro Pi Mission Space Lab.
Mission Space Lab is part of the European Astro Pi Challenge, an ESA Education programme run in collaboration with us at the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Mission Space Lab teams can choose between ‘Life on Earth’ and ‘Life in space’ for their experiment idea.
A panel of 25 judges from the Raspberry Pi Foundation and ESA Education assessed the submitted ideas. They were restricted in how many teams could be accommodated, as time to run experiments on board the ISS is limited, especially for ‘Life on Earth’ experiments which need time in a nadir window. The standard of the submitted ideas was higher than ever, making this the toughest judging yet. The judges were delighted are delighted to announce that 486 teams will move on to Phase 2 of Mission Space Lab: writing the code for their experiments.
All the teams whose experiment ideas were selected will receive a special Astro Pi hardware kit, customised to their idea, to help them write and test the Python programs to execute their experiments. Once the teams of young people have received their kits, they can familiarise themselves with the Astro Pi hardware and then create and test (and re-test!) their programs.
[ANS thanks RaspberryPi.org for the above information.]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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AMSAT 2022 President's Club Closes Out This Week
Only one week remains for AMSAT enthusiasts to join the 2022 AMSAT President's Club. Only a limited number of coins are minted each year and when they're gone, they're gone. Each coin has four-color inlays and finished to a bright gold finish. The 2022 coin features an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 6. The 2021 coin featured AO-7 and the 2023 coin will feature AO-10. Members also receive a full-color certificate and iron-on AMSAT logo patches.
So far in 2022, AMSAT 2022 President Club members have donated $51,523 to Help Keep Amateur Radio in Space and there is still one week to go! You can choose your level of membership and still make a donation at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-presidents-club-donations/.
[ANS thanks Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, VP, Development for the above information.]
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Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?
Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff
from our Zazzle store!
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 23, 2022
Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly updates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin files are updated Thursday evenings around 2300 UTC, or more frequently if new high interest satellites are launched. More information may be found at https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/
The following satellite has been added to this week's AMSAT TLE Distribution:
CAS-10 NORAD Cat ID 54816
[ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, AMSAT IT Team, for the above information.]
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ARISS NEWS
Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.
No school contracts are currently reported.
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
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information.]
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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur
Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
KB3IAI: Will be roving in EM23 (near Paris, TX) from Dec 21 to Dec 27, 2022. Passes will be added to hams.at, & Twitter. Linear and FM as availability with family permits.
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above information.]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events.
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events.
AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford K6LCS has a few satellite presentations scheduled …
-Greenville, North Carolina (1/10/23)
-Ontario, Canada (1/16/23)
-Thames Valley, England (5/11/23)
Think a 90-minute lively, informative, and fun "How to Work the Easy Satellites" Zoom presentation would be appropriate for your convention or club? Always included are overviews of the ARRL, AMSAT, and ARISS. And pre-presentation questions are welcome. Visit http://www.work-sat.com for more information.
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ NASA has a long history of hiding secret messages in its spacecraft and that tradition continued with the launch of the Orion crew capsule in November on top of the Artemis I rocket. Five hidden messages were placed in the Orion capsule ranging from Morse Code to musical notes. In the middle of the capsule, above the cockpit control console, was a Morse Code message that spelled out the name "Charlie" in remembrance of former Orion Deputy Program Manager Charlie Lundquist, who died in 2020. [ANS thanks ARRL for the above information.]
+ In still more legislative news, Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 9664) on December 21, 2022, to require that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) replace the current HF digital symbol rate limit with a 2.8 kHz bandwidth limit. [ANS thanks ARRL Letter for the above information.]
+ Possibly due to a micrometeoroid or debris strike, the Soyuz MS-22 capsule docked to the ISS has suffered an external radiator coolant leak. If it is determined to be unsafe for a crewed return trip, cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dimitri Petelin along with NASA astronaut Frank Rubio would be effectively trapped until a replacement could be launched. That replacement, the Soyuz MS-23 capsule, is apparently being accelerated for a potential uncrewed launch and would be remotely piloted to the ISS. This is possibly the most significant "emergency" situation in the 20+ year history of the ISS. [ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information.]
+ Another roll-out solar array was installed and deployed by astronauts Frank Rubio and Josh Cassada outside the International Space Station on a spacewalk Thursday, Dec. 22, a day later than previously planned after the space station needed to dodge a piece of space junk. The original solar panels launched on four space shuttle missions from 2000 to 2009. As expected, the efficiency of the station's original solar arrays has degraded over time. NASA is upgrading the space station's power system with the new roll-out solar arrays - at a cost of $103 million - which will partially cover six of the station's eight original solar panels. [ANS thanks SpaceflightNow for the above information.]
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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 Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
n1uw at amsat dot org
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-352
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 http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur …
[View More]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/
In this edition:
* CAMSAT XW-4 (CAS-10) Scheduled for Deployment Today
* CAS-5A Designated Fengtai-OSCAR 118 (FO-118)
* Administration Drafting Executive Order To Simplify Space Rules
* Top Ten Most Needed of the 488 Gridmaster Grids, November 2022
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 8
* Spacewalk From ISS With Two Cosmonauts Cancelled
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
ANS-352 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
To: All RADIO AMATEURS
From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002
DATE 2022 Dec 18
CAMSAT XW-4 (CAS-10) Scheduled for Deployment Today
The CAMSAT XW-4 (CAS-10) satellite was launched into the Chinese Space
Station on November 12, 2022 aboard China's Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft,
and was launched by the Long March-7 Y6 launch vehicle from the Wenchang
Launch Center in Hainan, China. It is currently planned that the XW-4
(CAS-10) satellite will be separated from the Chinese space station and
enter operational orbit at 01:30 UTC on December 18, 2022.
The functions of XW-4 (CAS-10) satellite include UHF CW telemetry beacon,
GMSK telemetry data transmission, V/U mode linear transponder, a visible
light band space camera.
After the satellite completes the in-orbit test and works normally, the
space camera photo download will be open to amateur radio enthusiasts all
over the world. When the relevant remote control command is received by the
satellite, the GMSK telemetry channel will be used to downlink the photo
storage information and photo data, and the telemetry data will stop
sending at that time.
XW-4(CAS-10) satellite adopts a 8U CubeSat structure with a mass of about
12kg, an on-orbit envelope size of 1007x790x475mm with four solar array
panels and a three-axis stabilized attitude control system is used,
long-term power consumption is about 18.3 Watts.
XW-4 Technical specifications are as follows:
* CW telemetry beacon:
Frequency: 435.575MHz
RF power: 20dBm
CW rate: 22wpm
* GMSK telemetry:
Frequency: 435.725MHz
RF power: 23dBm
Data rate: 4800bps
* V/U mode linear transponder:
Uplink frequency: 145.870MHz
Downlink frequency: 435.180MHz
RF power: 20dBm
Bandwidth: 30kHz
Spectrum inverted
* Photo download remote control:
Coming soon...
Preliminary Keplerian elements, as supplied by CAMSAT are as follows:
XW-4 (CAS-10)
1 48274U 21035A 22349.57666509 .00020514 00000+0 25201-3 0 9994
2 48274 41.4739 194.5783 0004074 111.0935 347.0781 15.59787538 93120
[ANS thanks Alan Kung, BA1DU, CAMSAT CEO, for the above information]
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Time is running out to get your 2022 AMSAT President's Club coin!
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its launch on
October 15, 1972, this year's coin features
an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 6.
Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/
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CAS-5A Designated Fengtai-OSCAR 118 (FO-118)
On December 9, 2022, the CAS-5A satellite was launched on a Smart Dragon-3
Y1 launch vehicle from the Chinese sea launch platform in the Yellow Sea.
The Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT), working closely with local
education authorities, designed, built, tested, and manages the CAS-5A
satellite. Thirty-one students from ten high schools learned satellite
design, manufacturing, and applications through educational courses
initiated by CAMSAT and the Fengtai educational institution. The satellite
carries V/u and H/u linear transponders, a V/u FM repeater, and CW and GMSK
telemetry beacons for amateur radio use.
At the request of CAMSAT and the CAS-5A team, AMSAT hereby designates the
satellite as Fengtai-OSCAR 118 (FO-118). We congratulate all the involved
teams, thank them for their contribution to the amateur satellite
community, and wish them continued success on this and future projects.
[ANS thanks Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, OSCAR Number Administrator, for the
above information]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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Administration Drafting Executive Order To Simplify Space Rules
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is
drafting an executive order intended to streamline approval for private
rocket launches amid a broader effort to bring legal and regulatory clarity
for American companies on everything from space travel to private space
stations, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the effort.
The order would be part of a push by the White House's National Space
Council to modernize U.S. space regulation, which has failed to keep up
with the increasingly ambitious pace of private-sector investment and
development.
The order, slated to be ready for Biden to sign by early 2023, is meant to
simplify licensing procedures under existing laws for more routine space
activities like launching rockets and deploying satellites
[ANS thanks Reuters for the above information]
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Top Ten Most Needed of the 488 Gridmaster Grids, November 2022
As of November, stations actively seeking the Gridmaster award who have
reported their progress to KE0PBR -- owner of the Gridmaster Heat Map
account on Twitter, and AMSAT rover page manager -- have indicated that the
following are the most needed grids at this time:
1. CM79
2. DN35
3. DN08
4. CM89
5. DN27
6. DN24
7. DN26
8. DL79
9. DM86
10. DM76
Satellite operations or roves in any of these grids would be VERY popular!
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above
information]
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Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?
Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff
from our Zazzle store!
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 18
Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps
in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical
model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly
updates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin
files are updated Thursday evenings around 2300 UTC, or more frequently if
new high interest satellites are launched. More information may be found at
https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/
On December 9, 2022, CAMSAT's CAS-5A satellite was launched on a Smart
Dragon-3 Y1 launch vehicle from the Chinese sea launch platform in the
Yellow Sea. See AMSAT News Service Bulletin ANS-345 (Dated December 11,
2022) for transponder data.
Then, at the request of CAMSAT and the CAS-5A team, AMSAT has designated
the satellite as Fengtai-OSCAR 118 (FO-118) on December 15, 2022. See Drew
Glasbrenner, KO4MA and OSCAR Number Administrator's bulletin (above)) for
details.
Originally FO-118 was thought to be NORAD Cat ID 54682, but more recent TLE
have revealed that CAS 5A is actually object 54684 (2022-167C). Thanks to
Nico Janssen, PA0DLO, for the update on the correct NORAD Cat ID for FO-118
(formally CAS-5A).
Therefore, the following satellite has been added to this week's AMSAT-NA
TLE distribution:
FO-118 NORAD Cat ID 54684.
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above
information]
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Spacewalk From ISS With Two Cosmonauts Cancelled
The Roscosmos Mission Control team in Moscow postponed Wednesday evening’s
planned spacewalk with two cosmonauts to evaluate the situation and data
from the Soyuz spacecraft. None of the crew members aboard the
International Space Station were in danger, and all conducted normal
operations throughout the day.
Roscosmos is closely monitoring Soyuz spacecraft temperatures, which remain
within acceptable limits. NASA and Roscosmos continue to coordinate
external imagery and inspection plans to aid in evaluating the external
leak location. Plans for an additional inspection of the Soyuz exterior
using the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm are underway.
The leak was first detected around 7:45 p.m. EST Dec. 14 (0045z on Dec. 15)
when data from multiple pressure sensors in the cooling loop showed low
readings. At that time, cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin were
preparing to conduct a spacewalk. The cosmonauts did not exit the space
station, and no crew members were exposed to the leaking coolant.
The Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft carried NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Roscosmos
cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin into space after launching
from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 21.
[NOTE: All amateur radio equipment aboard the ISS is switched off during
docking maneuvers and EVAs (spacewalks)]
[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]
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ARISS NEWS
Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between
amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with
astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The
downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.
RECENTLY COMPLETED:
Maitland Air Cadet Association, Goderich, ON, Canada, direct via VA3SQN.
The ISS callsign was NA1SS. The crewmember was Josh Cassada, KI5CRH.
Contact was successful: Fri 2022-12-16 17:25:07 UTC 32 degrees elevation.
Congratulations to the Maitland Air Cadet Association students and Josh!
TO BE RESCHEDULED:
ESPRIT: Private Higher School of Engineering and Technology, Little Ariana,
Tunisia, telebridge via ON4ISS. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to
be TBD. The scheduled crewmember is Josh Cassada, KI5CRH. Due to an EVA,
the contact has been cancelled for: Wed 2022-12-21 08:45:59 UTC 84 degrees.
The contact will need to be rescheduled.
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!
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
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors
for the above information]
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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur
Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
KG4AKV: I’ll be activating grid FM15 on Dec 17th or 18th. Carlos W7QL needs
it for his last 2-3 grids for the Gridmaster Award. Specific passes will be
posted later.
KB3IAI: Will be roving in EM23 (near Paris, TX) from Dec 21 to Dec 27th.
Passes will be added to hams.at, & Twitter. Linear and FM as availability
with family permits.
AD7DB: AD7DB going to DM22 in Yuma AZ, Dec 17-18. Maybe DM32 and DM23.
Various FM sats. He will try to post announcements on Twitter ahead of them.
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above
information]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through
amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests,
conventions, maker faires, and other events.
AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford K6LCS has a few satellite
presentations scheduled …
-Greenville, North Carolina (1/10/23)
-Ontario, Canada (1/16/23)
-Thames Valley, England (5/11/23)
Think a 90-minute lively, informative, and fun “How to Work the Easy
Satellites” Zoom presentation would be appropriate for your convention or
club? Always included are overviews of the ARRL, AMSAT, and ARISS. And
pre-presentation questions are welcome. Visit http://www.work-sat.com for
more information.
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, for the above
information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ An FO-118 (CAS-5A) User's Manual, containing technical details and
telemetry specifications, is now available at https://bit.ly/3HXEzwn (ANS
thanks Alan Kung, BA1DU, for the above information).
+ Pages 60-62 of the January 2023 issue of QST magazine carries a story
about RamSat, a cubesat constructed by students at Robertsville Middle
School in Oak Ridge, Tennessee that was launched by NASA in 2021. Page 66
of the same issue describes an ARISS contact with Canterbury School in fort
Myers, Florida that took place in October of 2022. (ANS thanks ARRL for the
above information)
+ The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation has been issued a $336.64
donation from the AmazonSmile Foundation as a result of AmazonSmile program
activity between July 1 and September 30, 2022. (ANS thanks Frank
Karnauskas, N1UW, AMSAT VP-Development, for the above information)
+ FalconSat-3 is being made available for use for 24 hour periods most
weekends. The satellite is decaying, and near re-entry. So use it while you
can! (ANS thanks Mark L. Hammond, N8MH, AMSAT Director and Command Station,
for the above information)
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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 Editor, Mark Johns, K0JM
k0jm at amsat dot org
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AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - CAS-5A Designated Fengtai-OSCAR 118 (FO-118)
by Paul Stoetzer 15 Dec '22
by Paul Stoetzer 15 Dec '22
15 Dec '22
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN
ANS-349
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 http://www.amsat.org publishes …
[View More]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/
In this edition:
* CAS-5A Designated Fengtai-OSCAR 118 (FO-118)
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-349.01
ANS-349 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 349.01
From AMSAT HQ WASHINGTON, DC
DATE December 15, 2022
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-349.01
CAS-5A Designated Fengtai-OSCAR 118 (FO-118)
On December 9, 2022, the CAS-5A satellite was launched on a Smart Dragon-3
Y1 launch vehicle from the Chinese sea launch platform in the Yellow Sea.
The Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT), working closely with local
education authorities, designed, built, tested, and manages the CAS-5A
satellite. Thirty-one students from ten high schools learned satellite
design, manufacturing, and applications through educational courses
initiated by CAMSAT and the Fengtai educational institution. The satellite
carries V/u and H/u linear transponders, a V/u FM repeater, and CW and GMSK
telemetry beacons for amateur radio use.
At the request of CAMSAT and the CAS-5A team, AMSAT hereby designates the
satellite as Fengtai-OSCAR 118 (FO-118). We congratulate all the involved
teams, thank them for their contribution to the amateur satellite
community, and wish them continued success on this and future projects.
[ANS thanks Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, OSCAR Number Administrator, 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 additional benefits.
President's Club donations may be made at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-PresClub.
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.
Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/
73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space,
This week's ANS Contributing Editor,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm at amsat dot org
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ANS-345
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 http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur …
[View More]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:
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In this edition:
* CAMSAT's CAS-5A Satellite Launched, Transponders Active
* AMSAT-DL Erminaz Mission Announced
* VUCC Satellite Standings December 2022
* Changes to the AMSAT TLE Distribution for December 8, 2022
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
ANS-345 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
To: All RADIO AMATEURS
From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002
DATE 2022 Dec 11
CAMSAT's CAS-5A Satellite Launched, Transponders Active
CAMSAT's CAS-5A satellite was launched at 06:35 UTC on December 9, 2022
into a 554 km x 543 km orbit with an inclination of 97.5 degrees. The
satellite was launched on the inaugural flight of the Smart Dragon-3 Y1
launch vehicle. This vehicle launches from a sea launch platform in the
Yellow Sea.
CAS-5A carries two linear transponders and an FM transponder, which are all
continuously active assuming the power budget permits. The frequencies are:
V/u Linear Transponder: Uplink 145.805 MHz - 145.835 MHz, Downlink 435.525
MHz - 435.555 MHz (Inverting)
V/u FM Transponder: Uplink 145.925 MHz, Downlink 435.600 MHz
H/u Linear Transponder: Uplink 21.4275 MHz - 21.4425 MHz, Downlink 435.4975
MHz - 435.5125 MHz (Non-Inverting)
CW Beacon: 435.570 MHz (22 wpm)
Telemetry: 435.650 MHz (4800 bps GMSK)
QSOs have been reported via all three of the transponders as of this
writing. Reports indicate that the downlink is strong and the transponders
are sensitive.
Nico Janssen, PA0DLO, reports that Doppler measurements show CAS-5A to be
object 54682 (2022-167A). However, he cautions that not all objects from
the launch have been cataloged yet, so this identification is subject to
change.
Doppler.sqf entries for SatPC32 courtesy of Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA:
CAS-5A,435540.0,145820.0,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,VUTransponder
CAS-5A,435600.0,145925.0,FM,FM,REV,0,0,VURepeater
CAS-5A,435505.0,21435.0,USB,USB,NOR,0,0,HUTransponder
CAS-5A,435570.0,145790.0,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,CW Beacon
CAS-5A,435650.0,145820.0,FM,LSB,REV,0,0,4k8 GMSK
TLEs from Space-Track:
CAS-5A
1 54682U 22167A 22343.39869083 -.00000063 00000-0 00000+0 0 9992
2 54682 97.5461 118.4205 0013131 254.7121 186.9755 15.08519392 16
[ANS thanks Alan Kung, BA1DU, and Michael Chen, BD5RV, CAMSAT, Nico
Janssen, PA0DLO, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, Peter Goodhall, 2M0SQL, and
various amateur satellite operators in Europe for the above information]
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The 2022 AMSAT President's Club coins have arrived!
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its launch on
October 15, 1972, this year's coin features
an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 6.
Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/
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AMSAT-DL Erminaz Mission Announced
Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR)
announced the winners of their microlauncher payload competition at an
event in Berlin on December 6th. Among the missions selected was a
multi-satellite mission from AMSAT-DL and international partners.
The mission proposed is a syndicated, multi-PocketQube mission (1x 2P + 2x
1.5P + 3x 1P, total of 6 PQs), involving several EU countries, the amateur
radio community, AMSAT-DL, AMSAT-EA (Spain), ESERO-Deutschland (Bochum
Observatory), Libre Space Foundation (Greece) and other EU non-profit
organizations or institutions. They work to create open-source space
technologies for educational purposes and to promote, advance and develop
knowledge for space. Using PocketQube technology will allow them to
maximize the mission impact, involving several institutions, universities,
and teams.
[ANS thanks Rocket Factory Augsburg for the above information]
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VUCC Satellite Standings December 2022
VUCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary
November 01, 2022 to December 01, 2022.
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K8YSE 2164 2200
WI7P 859 882
AA8CH 835 855
WD9EWK (DM43) 710 715
W8LR 623 643
EA2AA 611 626
ND0C 561 605
K5TA 575 600
KQ4DO 555 579
NM3B 553 566
N6UTC 503 525
XE1MYO 451 525
HB9AOF New 500
KJ7DZ New 500
VE4MM 459 476
KB1HY 395 427
N8URE (FM19) 375 389
KE0WPA 355 383
K3HPA 250 258
PA7RA 160 224
EA3TA New 200
WD9EWK (DM23) 185 192
WD9EWK (DM31) 177 187
PU5DDC 100 151
F5VMJ New 110
DL1BM New 100
EA1GGX New 100
IK3ITB New 100
Congratulations to the new VUCC holders.
EA1GGX is first VUCC Satellite holder from IN52
EA3TA is first VUCC Satellite holder from JN11
F5VMJ is first VUCC Satellite holder from JN18
IK3ITB is first VUCC Satellite holder from JN55
[ANS thanks Jon Goering, N7AZ, for the above information]
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Changes to the AMSAT TLE Distribution for December 8, 2022
Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps
in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical
model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly
updates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin
files are updated Thursday evenings around 2300 UTC, or more frequently if
new high interest satellites are launched. More information may be found at
https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/
The following satellites have been added to this week's AMSAT TLE
distribution:
Tevel-1 NORAD Cat ID 51013.
Tevel-2 NORAD Cat ID 51069.
Tevel-3 NORAD Cat ID 50988.
Tevel-4 NORAD Cat ID 51063.
Tevel-5 NORAD Cat ID 50998.
Tevel-6 NORAD Cat ID 50999.
Tevel-7 NORAD Cat ID 51062.
Tevel-8 NORAD Cat ID 50989.
(Thanks to N2YO for providing the NORAD Cat Id for the Tevel series of
satellites.)
The Israeli team operating these satellites is going to keep at least one
of these eight satellites active all the time, so we will need TLE
available for all eight of them. Tevel-3 was activated briefly last weekend.
Thanks to Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, for the "heads up" on the status of the
Tevel series of satellites.
Note: The object named Tevel (NORAD Cat ID 50999) in past TLE data was
simply a place marker for the Tevel series until the identity of this
series of satellites was sorted out. Tevel-6 is the new name for the object
NORAD Cat ID 50999.
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the above
information]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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ARISS News
Scheduled ARISS Contacts
Stella Maris College, Gzira, Malta, direct via 9H1MRL
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz
The scheduled crewmember is Koichi Wakata KI5TMN
Contact has been postponed by the ISS planners due to unforeseen
circumstances and will need to be rescheduled. (***)
Watch for Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk-Onkbr6PY
School TBD, Republic of Mordovia, 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 scheduled crewmember is Sergey Prokopyev
Contact is go for Sat 2022-12-10 11:10 UTC
Maitland Air Cadet Association, Goderich, ON, Canada, direct via VA3SQN
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz
The scheduled crewmember is Josh Cassada KI5CRH
Contact is go for: Fri 2022-12-16 17:25:07 UTC 32 deg
ARISS Radio Status
Columbus Module radios:
IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS - Configured. Default mode set for cross
band repeater (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down).
* Powered OFF for RS EVA on December 15. OFF Dec 14 about 19:00 UTC. ON Dec
15 about 13:15 UTC.
* Powered OFF for US EVA on December 19. OFF Dec 18 about 19:20 UTC. ON Dec
20 about 10:15 UTC.
* Powered OFF for RS EVA on December 21. OFF Dec 21 about 09:05 UTC. ON Dec
22 about 08:00 UTC.
* Capable of supporting USOS scheduled voice contacts, packet and voice
repeater ops.
Service Module radios:
IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS - Configured. Default mode is for packet
operations (145.825 MHz up & down).
* Powered OFF for RS EVA on December 15. OFF Dec 13 about 19:00 UTC. ON Dec
16 about 08:15 UTC
* Powered OFF for US EVA on December 19. OFF Dec 18 about 19:20 UTC.
Powered OFF for RS EVA on December 21. ON Dec 22 about 08:00 UTC.
* Capable of supporting ROS scheduled voice contacts, packet, SSTV and
voice repeater ops.
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
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors,
for the above information]
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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur
Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
N5UC is heading to Hawaii!
BL11 potential schedule:
RS-44 Dec 10 2155z Dec 11 2215z Dec 12 0201z, 2237z Dec 13 0227z
IO-117 Dec 10 ~1030z, 1425z Dec 11 1232z Dec 12 1030z, 1503z
KG4AKV: I’ll be activating grid FM15 on Dec 17th or 18th. Carlos W7QL needs
it for his last 2-3 grids for GM. Specific passes will be posted later.
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above
information]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through
amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests,
conventions, maker faires, and other events.
AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford K6LCS has a few satellite presentations
scheduled …
-The PAPA System in Southern California
-Greenville, North Carolina
-Ontario, Canada
-Thames Valley, England
Think a 90-minute lively, informative, and fun “How to Work the Easy
Satellites” Zoom presentation would be appropriate for your convention or
club? Always ncluded are overviews of the ARRL, AMSAT, and ARISS. And
pre-presentation questions are welcome. Contact K6LCS for more information.
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, for the above
information]
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Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?
Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff
from our Zazzle store!
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ FO-99's operation schedule for December is available at
https://www.jamsat.or.jp/?p=2052
+ Tevel-3's FM transponder was activated for 24 hours on December 4th. The
Tevel Mission consists of 8 identical CubeSats, all containing an FM
transponder with an uplink of 145.970 MHz and a downlink 436.400 MHz. Stay
tuned for further updates.
+ AMSAT has been in contact with the ARRL regarding the addition of IO-117
and TEVEL1-TEVEL8 to LoTW. These satellites should be added soon. AMSAT
will also request the addition of CAS-5A after the expected request and
issuance of an OSCAR number to the satellite.
+ IO-117 has entered a period of full sunlight through February. (ANS
thanks Doug Papay, K8DP, for the information)
+ As of December 8th, the IO-117 Digipeater Club now stands at 348 ham
radio operators who have been successful in digipeating a message. These
stations represent 222 unique grid squares and at least 56 DXCCs. (ANS
thanks Doug Papay, K8DP, for the information)
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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 Editor,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm at amsat dot org
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ANS-338
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 http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur …
[View More]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/
In this edition:
* GreenCube is now designated Italy-OSCAR 117 (IO-117)
* The IO-117 (GreenCube) Club continues to grow
* Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc5 now available
* Dhruva Space- Thybolt Mission (Amateur Radio Payload)
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 2, 2022
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
ANS-338 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
To: All RADIO AMATEURS
From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002
DATE 2022 December 4
GreenCube is now designated Italy-OSCAR 117 (IO-117)
GreenCube Designated Italy-OSCAR 117 (IO-117)
On July 13, 2022, the GreenCube satellite was launched on a Vega-C launch
vehicle from the Centre Spatial Guyanais in Kourou, French Guiana. The
satellite project is managed by the S5Lab research team at Sapienza
University of Rome, and involves ENEA (the Italian National Agency for New
Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) and University of
Naples. The satellite carries environmental and thruster payloads and as
well as a 70cm digipeater for amateur radio use.
At the request of the GreenCube teams, AMSAT hereby designates the satellite
as Italy-OSCAR 117 (IO-117). We congratulate all the involved teams, thank
them for their contribution to the amateur satellite community, and wish
them continued success on this and future projects.
[ANS thanks Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, OSCAR Number Administrator, for the
above information]
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The IO-117 (GreenCube) Club continues to grow
Because of the increasing interest and the quick appearance of instructional
material on making digipeated contacts through IO-117, the "GreenCube User
Club" has rapidly grown to more than 300 as reported by Doug Papay, K8DP.
Several individuals have blogs describing their operational set up that
enables them to take advantage of the great DXCC and VUCC opportunity:
Burt DeMarcq, FG8OJ, offers some nicely detailed instructions and good
advice on his blog at: https://bit.ly/3FjqM1f.
Fabio Roccatagliata, F5VKV, writes on the AMSAT-BB mailing group that the
UZ7HO Soundmodem is very useful for IO-117 but one must download
http://uz7.ho.ua/greentnc.zip for success as the tone spacing is shifted
from those normal for APRS. He continues: "Use the ssb modem, 1600 main
frequency in the spectrum. (Put the) Radio in usb, agc off if possible (or
fast), no noise blanker/reduction. You should receive the packet when the
signal is within the bandwidth bar you see in the sound modem spectrum.
Adapt the DCD threshold accordingly, usually by the half. In the green cube
GUI window you should see the decoded packets, in the sound modem the data."
Editor Note: The link to the zipped file is listed directly because it does
not yet appear on Andrey Kopanchuk's website).
Joe Pereira, VK5EI, suggested on the AMSAT-BB mailing group that the summary
by Tom Van den Bon, ZR6TG, is particularly helpful for newcomers. It may be
found in a blog post on Tom's website: https://bit.ly/3Uqpm9B.
Doug Papay sent a Friday update (which is growing rapidly) on the number and
DXCC distribution of contacts made on the bird:
As of 1400Z 2/Dec/2022 there have been 303 stations active on IO-117 since
31/Oct/2022. Congratulations to ZL3TKZ for contact #300!
There have been 154 stations heard in the last 24 hours. There have been 194
unique grid squares and 51 DXCC entities activated. Here is the DXCC list
including number of stations heard from each country:
United States of America 87
Italy 45
Japan 29
Spain 25
Federal Republic of Germany 12
Australia 10
England 7
Argentina 6
Canada 6
Brazil 5
France 5
China 4
Mexico 4
Netherlands 3
New Zealand 3
South Africa 3
Switzerland 3
United Arab Emirates 3
Azores 2
Bulgaria 2
Finland 2
Indonisia 2
Northern Ireland 2
Poland 2
Puerto Rico 2
Scotland 2
Sweden 2
Venezuela 2
Alaska 1
Belgium 1
Curacao 1
Czech Republic 1
Denmark 1
Ecuador 1
Estonia 1
Georgia 1
Guadeloupe 1
India 1
Ireland 1
Isle of Man 1
Israel 1
Luxemburg 1
Mauritius 1
Philippines 1
Portugal 1
Romania 1
Russia 1
Slovenia 1
Sudan 1
Uruguay 1
Wales 1
[ANS thanks Doug Papay, K8DP and the listed blog and email authors for the
above information.]
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The 2022 AMSAT President's Club coins have arrived!
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its launch on
October 15, 1972, this year's coin features
an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 6.
Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/
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Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc5 now available
From: Joe Taylor <jo...@pr...> - 2022-11-29 16:16:47
Dear WSJT-X Users,
We are pleased to announce that Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc5 is ready
for download by beta testers. The list of changes since Release Candidate 4
is extensive. Be sure to read the Release
Notes:https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes.txt
Links for downloading WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc5 can be found on the WSJT-X Home Page,
https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html Scroll down to find
"Candidate release: WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc5".
Installation files for Raspberry Pi are not yet available, but will be
posted as soon as possible.
We hope you will enjoy using this beta release of WSJT-X 2.6.0. As a beta
tester you should report on your experiences using one of the relevant WSJT
forums. Bugs should be reported by following instructions found here in the
User Guide:
https://www.physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.6.0-rc
5.html#_bug_reports
WSJT-X and MAP65 are licensed under the terms of Version 3 of the GNU
General Public License (GPLv3). Development of this software is a
cooperative project to which many amateur radio operators have contributed.
If you use our code, please have the courtesy to let us know about it. If
you find bugs or make improvements to the code, please report them to us in
a timely fashion. Additional licensing details can be found here:
https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/devel.html
73 from the WSJT Core Development Team
Joe, K1JT; Steve, K9AN; Nico, IV3NWV; Uwe, DG2YCB;
[ANS thanks Joe Taylor K1JT, and the WSJT-X Development Team for the above
information.]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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Dhruva Space- Thybolt Mission, Amateur Radio Payload Information
Dhruva Space launched the Thybolt Mission On 26 November, 2022, at 11:56 am,
onboard ISRO PSLV-C54. The Thybolt Mission consists of two 0.5U nano
satellites. These nanosatellites are built on the 0.5U P-DoT satellite
platform which is designed, built and tested by Dhruva Space for use in the
amateur communications, disaster management, and low bit-rate applications
of STEM and strategic importance. The qualification of this 0.5U platform
with its sub-systems will enable many more amateurs across India to learn,
build, launch and operate experiments on amateur satellite missions.
Information regarding the system and the the data modes they use may be
found at the Dhruva Space website: https://bit.ly/3FgYNz8 While it is not
clear whether the satellites will be active throughout their entire orbital
pathThe website states: "Please note that S&F Messaging will be available
after conclusion of launch & early phase and commissioning operations
tentatively on 20 December, 2022."
Nico Janssen, PA0DLO writes on the AMSAT-BB list:
"Doppler measurements show that Thybolt 1 and 2 are the objects 54363 and
54364. Current separation: 1 s, so it is not yet possible to determine which
is which.
CW beacon frequencies: Thybolt 1: 435.35447 MHz and Thybolt 2: 435.3522 MHz.
Nothing received on the telemetry frequency 436.175 MHz, but that downlink
is probably only active when in range of India."
[ANS thanks Dhruva Space and Nico Janssen, PA0DLO for the above
information.]
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Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?
Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff
from our Zazzle store!
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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ARISS NEWS
Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between
amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with
astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The
downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.
[School TBD], Aznakayevo, Republic of 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 scheduled crewmember is Dimitri
Petelin. Contact is go for Sun 2022-12-04 11:20 UTC.
British School in the Netherlands (Junior School Leidschenveen), The Hague,
The Netherlands, direct via PE1RXJ. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled
to be TBD. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz.
The scheduled crewmember is Josh Cassada KI5CRH. Contact is go for: Thu
2022-12-08 11:09:54 UTC 36 deg.
Stella Maris College, Gzira, Malta, direct via 9H1MRL. The ISS callsign is
presently scheduled to be OR4ISS. The downlink frequency is presently
scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The scheduled crewmember is Koichi Wakata
KI5TMN. Contact is go for: Sat 2022-12-10 07:55:55 UTC 55 deg.
[School TBD], Republic of Mordovia, 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 scheduled crewmember is Sergey Prokopye.
Contact is go for Sat 2022-12-10 11:10 UTC.
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.
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
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors
and NASA News for the above information]
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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur
Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
Quick Hits:
N5UC is heading to Hawaii!: BL11 potential schedule: RS-44 Dec 10 2155z Dec
11 2215z Dec 12 0201z, 2237z Dec 13 0227z, Greencube Dec 10 ~1030z, 1425z
Dec 11 1232z Dec 12 1030z, 1503z
Major Roves:
None listed currently.
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager and AMSAT for the
above information]
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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 4, 2022
On November 28, 2022, at the request of the GreenCube satellite teams, AMSAT
has designated the GreenCube satellite as Italy-OSCAR 117 (IO-117). See
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 332.01 dated November 28, 2022 for details. The
GreenCube satellite designation in the AMSAT TLE distribution is now as
follows:
IO-117 NORAD Cat ID 53106
[ANS thanks Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, OSCAR Number Administrator and Ray
Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above information]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through
amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests,
conventions, maker faires, and other events.
Dont forget to check in to the AMSAT-Twitter Meetup Net on DMR BrandMeister
Talkgroup #98006 | D-STAR Reflector REFSAT | YSF Reflector #11689 |
Wednesday Nights @ 21:00 CST.
AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford K6LCS has a few satellite presentations
scheduled:
-The PAPA System in Southern California
-Greenville, North Carolina
-Ontario, Canada
-Thames Valley, England
Think a 90-minute lively, informative, and fun How to Work the Easy
Satellites Zoom presentation would be appropriate for your convention or
club? Always included are overviews of the ARRL, AMSAT, and ARISS. And
pre-presentation questions are welcome.
Send an email or call!
Clint Bradford K6LCS
AMSAT Ambassador; ARRL instructor, Affiliated Club Coordinator
http://www.work-sat.com
909-999-SATS (7287)
[ANS thanks Clint Bradford, K6LCS, for the above information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ A new AMSAT distance record has been claimed on FO-29. KE9AJ in DM79IQ48UR
worked EB1AO in IN52PE28F at a distance of 7,642 km on 23-Nov-2022 at 20:46
UTC, edging out the previous record held by KG5CCI and F4DXV by 8 km. See
https://www.amsat.org/satellite-distance-records/ for all records. [ANS
thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, AMSAT Executive Vice President & Ambassador for
the above information.]
+ Artemis Is launch tower and deluge systems performed as designed. The
tower sustained some minor damage, particularly to the elevator (blew the
doors off), which will be repaired before the next launch.[ANS thanks The
Orbital Index for the above information.]
+ OMOTENASHI indeed was unable to be commanded to perform a landing burn.
Its operators hope that it has a stable spin axis and that enough sunlight
will reach it in the spring to establish comms and undertake secondary
mission objectives. [ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above
information.]
+ Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) (Paris:ETL) has selected
Thales Alenia Space (Thales 67 % and Leonardo 33 %) to build a
next-generation highly flexible, software-defined satellite (SDS). The
Flexsat (for flexible satellite) will be based on Thales Alenia Space's
cutting-edge 'Space Inspire' (INstant SPace In-orbit REconfiguration)
product line, enabling seamless reconfiguration and instant in-orbit
adjustment to offer an optimum level of customer service, maximising the
effective use of the satellite resources. [ANS thanks SpaceDaily.com for the
above information.]
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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 Editor, Jack Spitznagel, KD4IZ
kd4iz at arrl dot org
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