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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-195
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and
information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio
Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur
Radio in space including reports on the activities of a worldwide
group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in
designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and
digital Amateur Radio satellites.
The news feed on http://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 dot org.
In this edition:
* 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Ballots Sent
* New Orbitrack iOS app free for Apollo 11 Anniversary
* Help Needed - JAISAT-1 Telemetry
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for July 11, 2019
* How to Support AMSAT
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
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ANS-195 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 105.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
July 14, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-195.01
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The 50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium will be held
October 18-20 in Arlington, VA. For details, see:
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/
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2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Ballots Sent
AMSAT members should expect to see ballots for the 2019 AMSAT Board of
Directors election arriving in their mailboxes. The ballots have been
sent for printing and will be mailed on or before July 15.
The 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors election will be conducted differ-
ently than in past elections. In previous years, the balloting process
was handled by multiple vendors. This year, AMSAT has contracted with
a single, independent party, ElectionBuddy, to conduct and fully
manage the election process.
You may cast your ballot by visiting a unique URL or utilizing the QR
code printed on the mailing. You also have the option of returning
your paper ballot in the supplied envelope to the AMSAT office. Please
do not include any other correspondence in this envelope. It will be
opened only by ElectionBuddy. If you do not receive your ballot, you
will need to contact ElectionBuddy via email: amsat(a)electionbuddy.com.
Individual candidates’ statement of qualification (biographies) are
displayed on the ElectionBuddy website available to voters and are
available on AMSAT’s website:
https://www.amsat.org/2019-board-statements/
Because AMSAT has contracted ElectionBuddy for a fully managed
election, they will be voters’ single point of contact regarding any
ballot issues. The AMSAT Secretary or Office Manager may direct you to
contact ElectionBuddy in situations deemed part of this fully managed
election. Questions will not be answered on the AMSAT-BB or
organizational Social Media accounts.
In the previous election announcement, it was mentioned that voters
would have the option to request a special paper ballot. The election
process has been modified to eliminate this need. A single mailing has
been designed to better accommodate traditional and online voting.
Sincerely,
Clayton L. Coleman, W5PFG
AMSAT Secretary
[ANS thanks AMSAT Secretary Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, for the above
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New Orbitrack iOS app free for Apollo 11 Anniversary
n the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s first manned moon landing, a new
iOS app – Orbitrack – lets you explore the universe of spacecraft in
orbit around our home planet today, using cutting-edge augmented and
virtual reality technology.
Better yet: for just one day, July 20th, 2019, Orbitrack (normally
$4.99) will be offered for free on the iTunes Store.
>From the original developer of the award winning SkySafari™ apps,
Orbitrack is the first new release from Southern Stars since 2014.
It includes spectacular new graphics, incredibly detailed 3D
spacecraft models, fascinating illustrated mission descriptions, and a
new database of more than 8,000 satellites updated daily from n2yo.com
and celestrak.com.
Orbitrack includes many classified military satellites, and SpaceX’s
new Starlink mega-communications-satellite constellation. Both visual
and radio observers will appreciate Orbitrack’s up-to-date catalog,
which includes frequencies and call signs for amateur radio
satellites, and predicts satellite passes and Iridium flares.
Orbitrack’s brand new voice-controlled virtual reality mode works with
any iPhone-compatible VR headset. And its rewritten augmented reaiity
(AR) capability lets you identify satellites passing across the sky in
real time, using you phone’s GPS, camera, and motion-sensing hardware.
Orbitrack supports the latest Apple hardware and showcases the latest
iOS technologies. Southern Stars founder Tim DeBenedictis writes,
“When Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon, there were only 159
satellites in orbit. Today, there are well over 40,000. The
computing power of the entire lunar module would be dwarfed by today’s
smallest cell phones. Offering our latest satellite tracking app for
free seemed a good way to celebrate the past, while also looking
forward to the future of spaceflight, both manned and unmanned.”
To download Orbitrack for iOS devices from the iTunes Store, follow
this link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/orbitrack/id1092984911?mt=8
Available today for iOS devices, Orbitrack will be available for
Android in the 2nd half of 2019.
[ANS thanks Southern Stars for the above information]
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New 2019 AMSAT Apparel Now Available on the Web
Didn't make it to Hamvention but you want the latest in AMSAT
haberdashery? The new 2019 tee-shirts, polo shirts and hats are now
available in the AMSAT online store. Browse the styles and sizes
online and put your order in today at
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-apparel/
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Help Needed - JAISAT-1 Telemetry
JAISAT-1, a 3U CubeSat developed by the Radio Amateur Society of
Thailand was launched on July 5, 2019. The satellite carries a VHF/
UHF linear transponder for amateur radio use.
The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST) and the JAISAT-1 Project
Teamare urgently seeking raw data that can be received from all
packets worldwide. Please send raw data and KSS files to RAST by email
at jaisatonetele(a)gmail.com.
The JAISAT-1 beacon signal is transmitted on 435.700 MHz in GMSK
Mobitex 4800 bps mode. Two other satellites on this launch also use
this engineering frequency.
The code for JAISAT-1 frames 1 in row 11 is:
41 (0x29) - JAISAT UHF1
42 (0x2A) - JAISAT UHF2
Example of signals in this format can be found with the the reception
of signals from the satellite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FDoE0oaesY
JAISAT-1 has been identified as 2019-038F. TLEs are below:
2019-038F
1 44419U 19038F 19190.66730395 .00001667 00000-0 10000-3 0 9996
2 44419 97.4914 152.5407 0020014 233.1737 126.7422 15.12176922 634
[ANS thanks Tanan Rangseeprom, HS1JAN, JAISAT Project Manager for the
above information.]
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2019 marks AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary
of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the
AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program.
Full details are available at
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/
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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for July 11, 2019
The following Amateur Radio satellites have been removed from this
week's TLE distribution. They are part of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy
STP-2 launch of June 25,2019 at 06:30 GMT from launch pad LC-39A at
the Kennedy Space Center. They have been identified by Space-Track.
OBJECT B - NORAD CAT ID 44340 - NPSAT1 (Non-Radio Amateur)
OBJECT C - NORAD CAT ID 44341 - OTB (Non-Radio Amateur)
OBJECT E - NORAD CAT ID 44343 - FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3
(Non-Radio Amateur)
The following Amateur Radio satellite has been added to this week's
TLE distribution.
LightSail-2 - NORAD CAT ID 44420 - Separated from PROX-1, CAT ID 44330
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the
above information.]
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Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront.
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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How to Support AMSAT
AMSAT relies on the support of our members and the amateur radio
community to Keep Amateur Radio in Space.
How can you help?
* Join AMSAT
Both you and AMSAT will benefit when you join. You get the AMSAT
Journal bimonthly and support from AMSAT Ambassadors. Member dues
and donations provide AMSAT’s primary support.
Join today at
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/
* Become a Life Member
Becoming a Life Member has never been easier. Now you can become a
Life Member with 12 monthly payments of $74 through our online
store.
See https://www.amsat.org/product/lifetime-membership/ for details.
* Donate to AMSAT
Make a one time or recurring donation to AMSAT today. Even as little
as one dollar a month can make a difference!
Donate today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
* Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront.
AMSAT receives 25% of the price of each sale on AMSAT logo
merchandise from our Zazzle storefront located at
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
* Support AMSAT when you make purchases from Amazon! So far, AMSAT
has received $3,913.29 from AmazonSmile. Search for "Radio Amateur
Satellite Corporation"
https://smile.amazon.com/ref=smi_ext_twt_dshb_smi
* Volunteer for AMSAT
AMSAT relies on volunteers for nearly all of our activities. If you
have an idea for how to help, please let us know, Details on
volunteering can be found at
https://www.amsat.org/volunteer-for-amsat/
[ANS thanks the AMSAT office for the above information.]
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AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign
to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades
on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to
continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio.
We have reached a great milestone with $33,250 raised
or about 17% towards our goal. This would not have been
possible without your outstanding generosity!!
For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit:
https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
+Iceland (HP93, HP94, HP95, IP03, IP05, IP13, IP14, IP15, IP24, IP25,
IP35) – July 13-19, 2019
Adam, K0FFY, is taking his family (and his radios) to Iceland. He’ll
be staying in HP95 on July 13, IP15 on July 14-15, IP25 on July 16,
IP03 on July 17-18, and HP94 on July 19. In total, he’ll be passing
through HP93, HP94, HP95, IP03, IP05, IP13, IP14, IP15, IP24, IP25,
IP35. There’s a lot to see, so passes will be best effort & announced
on Twitter shortly prior. https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio
+CY9 St. Paul Island (FN97) – July 31 to August 8, 2019
CY9C will be on St. Paul Island July 31st through August 8th. This is
an all bands/mode dxpedition, with EME and Sats as well. More info
available at http://cy9c.com/index.html.
+Washington Invasion (CN96/96 & DN06/07/17/17) – August 9-10, 2019
Casey, KI7UNJ, will be heading North to invade the State of
Washington, August 9th and 10th. Keep an eye on Casey’s Twitter feed
for specific pass announcements: https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
+St Pierre et Miquelon (GN16) – August 10-18, 2019
A DXpedition is planned to St Pierre et Miquelon, August 10th
through the 18th. The team will operate as T05M will from Ile aux
Marins on 6-160m, but there is a possibility of some FM Satellites.
Keep an eye on their website for updates: http://fp2019.net/
+Santa Rosa Island, CA (CM93) – August 12-14, 2019
Ron, AD0DX, is heading back to Santa Rosa Island, August 12th -14th.
When not distracted by the feathered-birds, Ron will be on FM and
linear satellites as W6R. Keep an eye on Ron’s Twitter feed for
updates at the dates get closer. https://twitter.com/ad0dx
Remember to check out W3ZM On the Road for additional upcoming
activations!
https://www.amsat.org/events/was-w3zm/
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, 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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Satellite Shorts from All Over
+FO-29 has been offline since approximately 22:00 UTC on July 9th.
The amateur satellite community awaits word from the satellite's
operator, JARL, on the situation.
+AMSAT Operations activated the Virginia Tech Camera on AO-92 on July
10th and July 11th in support of the ARRL Teachers Institute. Images
captured can be found at http://www.amsat.org/tlm/showImages.php?id=4
+AMSAT Operations reports that AO-85 is shutting down each eclipse.
The satellite turns on several minutes after entering sunlight, when
voltages reach adequate levels to operate the satellite hardware.
+Virgin Orbit conducted a successful drop test of LauncherOne on July
10th. This was the final test prior to the first test flight of the
new air launch system. AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E is scheduled to
fly on the second launch of the LauncherOne, as early as late this
summer. Details on the test can be found at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-195-VO
+The AMSAT Board of Directors meeting minutes page was updated with
recent minutes.
https://www.amsat.org/minutes-of-the-board-of-directors/
+AMSAT financial audit/review reports and IRS Form 990 filings can
be found at https://www.amsat.org/audit-and-other-financial-reports/
+EA4GPZ's blog contains several updates on images captured by LO-94.
See https://destevez.net/ for details.
+This week's Flashback Friday Tweet from @AMSAT:
https://twitter.com/AMSAT/status/1149667412779786240
In the late 1970s, the AMSAT-GOLEM-80 Microcomputer Project was
designed as a low-cost and expandable Z80 or 8080 based microcomputer
for amateur radio applications. Details can be found in the Sept 1979
issue of Byte Magazine.
https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1979-09/page/n183
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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. 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
student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this
status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student
membership information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm at amsat dot org
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ANS-188
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.
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:
* 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Update
* Candidates for the AMSAT Board of Directors Announced
* Frank Karnauskas, N1UW Appointed as AMSAT VP for Development
* First Ever Contact via Moon Orbiting Transponder on LO-94
* First Call for Papers for the 50th Anniversary AMSAT Symposium
* Take W3ZM on the Road!
* ARISS-International Delegates Meet in Montreal
* JAISAT-1 telemetry beacon downlink on 435.325 MHz FM 4k8 GMSK
* Additional Amateur Radio Payloads to Launch with JAISAT-1
* VUCC Awards-Endorsements for July
*
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-188.01
ANS-188 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 188.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE: 2019 July 7
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-188.01
2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Update
The 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors election will be conducted dif-
ferently than in past elections. In previous years, the balloting pro-
cess was handled by multiple vendors. This year, AMSAT has contracted
with a single, independent party, ElectionBuddy, to conduct and fully
manage the election process.
A ballot card will be mailed to all current members in accordance with
the organization’s by-laws by or on July 15, 2019. You may cast your
ballot by visiting a unique URL or utilizing the QR code printed on the
card. If you do not receive your ballot, you will need to contact
ElectionBuddy. ElectionBuddy will be responsible for distributing
ballots, collecting ballots, and tallying votes.
Individual candidates’ statement of qualification (biographies) will be
published on AMSAT’s website and will be displayed on the ElectionBuddy
website available to eligible voters.
AMSAT believes this voting system will result in greater election
integrity as it removes the potential for any perceived conflicts of
interest. ElectionBuddy will manage AMSAT’s voter list and interaction
with members regarding the election. This ensures voter anonymity.
Individual ballot responses will never be shared with any volunteer or
paid AMSAT staff.
Because AMSAT has contracted ElectionBuddy for a fully managed elec-
tion, they will be voters’ single point of contact regarding any ballot
issues. The AMSAT Secretary or Office Manager may direct you to contact
ElectionBuddy in situations deemed part of this fully managed election.
Questions will not be answered on the AMSAT-BB or organizational Social
Media accounts.
In the event that you are unwilling or unable to cast your ballot via
the online mechanism, ElectionBuddy will mail you a specific ballot
that must be returned to them within the parameters of our election
time frame so that it is received by the office no later than Sept-
ember 15, 2019. If you choose this option, please understand it is at
an increased cost to the organization.
Sincerely,
Clayton L. Coleman, W5PFG
AMSAT Secretary
[ANS thanks Clayton L. Coleman, W5PFG, AMSAT Secretary, for the above
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Candidates for the AMSAT Board of Directors Announced
The corrected list of 2019 candidates, in alphabetical order by last
name are:
Jerry Buxton, N0JY
Howard (Howie) Defelice, AB2S
Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA
Jeff Johns, WE4B
Brennan Price, N4QX
Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Michelle Thompson, W5NYV
This year AMSAT membership will select four candidates to the Board
of Directors. The four candidates receiving the highest number of
votes will be seated as voting members of the Board of Directors. Two
alternate directors will be selected based on the next highest number
of votes received.
Ballots will be mailed to the AMSAT membership by July 15, 2019.
The election closes September 15, 2019.
[ANS thanks Clayton L. Coleman, W5PFG, AMSAT Secretary, for the above
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Frank Karnauskas, N1UW Appointed as AMSAT VP for Development
The AMSAT Board of Directors has elected Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, Vice
President - Development This position carries the responsibility for
fund raising, marketing and public relations for AMSAT programs. In
addition to enhancing the AMSAT and ARISS brands within their tradi-
tional spheres, this position is expected to broaden the appeal of its
activities to a wider market. This includes the educational, corporate
and philanthropic sectors.
Joe Spier explains, "The cost of planning, building and launching
satellites has risen exponentially over the past years. It is
essential that we not only raise the Amateur Radio community's
financial participation in these programs, we need to enlist the
support of outside entities. We can only do this by demonstrating
the value that Amateur Radio satellites bring to society's best
interests. This is especially true for youth and educational
programs where AMSAT's and ARISS' growth lies."
Frank comes to this position with a forty-five year career as a
sales and marketing executive in the consumer and industrial
markets. He was first licensed in 1963 and has been a long-term
member of AMSAT and the ARRL. Frank also contributes to AMSAT
as an AMSAT News Service Rotating Editor.
[ANS thanks AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO for the above information]
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2019 marks AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary
of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the
AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program.
Full details are available at
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/
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First Ever Contact via Moon Orbiting Transponder on LO-94
Daniel Estevez, EA4GPZ, reported on the details of the first contact
via a lunar orbiting repeater that was accomplished via China's
DSLWP-B (LO-94) satellite.
EA4GPZ wrote, "In parallel [with the solar eclipse testing], the GMSK
to JT4G repeater onboard DSLWP-B was used to make a QSO between BY2HIT,
the Harbin Institute of Technology Amateur radio club, and Reinhard
Kuehn DK5LA. This is the first ever Amateur radio QSO made through a
lunar orbiting repeater. It was reported by Wei Mingchuan, BG2BHC."
Continuing, "Using the GMSK to JT4G repeater is not easy, in terms of
the signal power needed for the uplink. There were plans to make a QSO
between BY2HIT and Reinhard since many months ago, but previous
attempts didn't work out. My congratulations to the people at both
sides of the QSO, who have achieved it a month before DSLWP-B crashes
against the lunar surface.
"The GMSK to JT4G repeater works by sending commands to the satellite
which embed a 13 character message, using the same frequency and a
similar protocol to the one used to command the camera and other sat-
ellite functions. The precise definition of this mode is a 7.8125 baud
FSK modulation with a shift of 394.53125Hz. Each FSK tone is "spread"
with a 250 baud GMSK 32 bit syncword. The CCSDS 32 bit syncword is used
to mark the beginning of a packet, and a Reed-Solomon (64,32) code is
used for FEC, together with CCSDS scrambling. Such a message takes a
bit longer than one minute to transmit. The uplink is in the 2m Amateur
satellite band.
"The repeater downlink is the usual JT4G downlink of DSLWP-B in the
70cm Amateur satellite band. The 13 character messages sent in the
uplink command replace the usual JT4G telemetry, being repeated as
a free-form JT4G message. In the case of this QSO, the B1 radio at
436.400MHz was used. This radio was also used to transmit the images
using GMSK SSDV."
Access EA4GPZ's full report at:
https://destevez.net/2019/07/analysis-of-dslwp-b-eclipse-test-run-again/
[ANS thanks Daniel Estevez, EA4GPZ for the above information]
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First Call for Papers for the 50th Anniversary AMSAT Symposium
The 50th Anniversary AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium will be
held on the weekend of October 18 – 20 at The Hilton Arlington, 950
North Stafford Street, Arlington, Virginia. Proposals for papers,
symposium presentations, and poster presentations are invited on any
topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a
tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final
copy to be submitted by September 23rd for inclusion in the printed
proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz at
n8fgv(at)amsat.org
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]
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Take W3ZM on the Road!
Leading up to the 2019 AMSAT 50th Anniversary Space Symposium and Gen-
eral Meeting, to be held in Arlington, VA, October 18 – 20, 2019,
AMSAT’s call sign, W3ZM, will operate from all 50 States, the District
of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Not only is this your chance to get
Worked All States-Satellites under the W3ZM call sign, but, also, your
chance to be a part of this historic effort.
Note: When operating outside of the “3” call area, operators will
append the W3ZM call sign with “/(call area).” As an example, someone
operating from Texas will use W3ZM/5; from Hawaii, W3ZM/KH6; from
Alaska, W3ZM/KL7; and from Puerto Rico, W3ZM/KP4.
To make this happen – We need your help! Please volunteer to get on
the air and activate your State, using AMSAT’s W3ZM call sign, as well
as to cover those States without an active AMSAT Member. Activations
of other United States Territories (i.e. Guam, American Samoa, the U.S.
Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)
are also welcome.
To volunteer and operate using AMSAT’s W3ZM call sign, you must:
- Be a current member of AMSAT
- Obtain permission by emailing AMSAT VP of User Services, specifying
the requested date(s) and location(s)
- Submit an ADIF log of contacts made for upload to LoTW by AMSAT, as
instructed in your notice of approval to use the W3ZM call sign
Additional information and a schedule of operations may be found at:
https://www.amsat.org/events/was-w3zm/
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT VP of User Services, for
the above information]
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ARISS-International Delegates Meet in Montreal
Nine nations were represented as Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station (ARISS) held its 2019 “face-to-face” meeting of interna-
tional delegates at the Canadian Space Agency in Montreal, June 26–28.
ARISS-Canada was the host for the gathering. A high point of the con-
ference came when Kenwood software manager Shin Aota, JL1IBD, present-
ed two Kenwood TM-D710GA transceivers to ARISS-Russia delegate Sergey
Samburov, RV3DR. One of the TM-D710GA radios will replace aging
Amateur Radio equipment currently in use on the International Space
Station, while the other will remain on Earth as a spare for training
cosmonauts. For more than a year, these radios have undergone detailed
NASA qualification testing followed by final software configuration
and verification.
“With today’s transfer of the radios to ARISS-Russia, we are one step
closer to an enhanced Amateur Radio system on board the ISS, support-
ing various operations such as SSTV, voice communication, APRS, and a
variety of experiments,” ARISS-International said in announcing the
presentation. The ARISS Hardware Team met on June 25.
Those on hand for the event included Radio Amateurs of Canada President
(RAC) and ARISS-Canada Delegate for RAC Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA;
AMSAT-NA President Joe Spier, K6WAO, and AMSAT-Italia President
Emanuele D’Andria, I0ELE. ARRL Southeastern Division Director Greg
Sarratt, W4OZK, attended in his role as chair of the ARRL Board’s new
ARISS Committee. Rosalie White, K1STO, represented ARRL as an ARISS-US
delegate and handled the duties of ARISS-International Secretary. The
other ARISS-US delegate was Dave Taylor, W8AAS.
The French government’s proposal to consider 144–146 MHz for possible
allocation to the Aeronautical Mobile Service drew some discussion.
Other topics included ARISS’ future participation in NASA’s Deep Space
Gateway (DSG) program. ARISS is the only noncommercial entity whose
ideas are under study by the program. The ARISS plan focuses on Amateur
Radio communication, including optical communication channels, as well
as equipment development, team cooperation, education, and public out-
reach.
Canadian Space Agency Program Manager of the Lunar Gateway Program Ken
Podwalski noted that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced
that Canada will go to the moon. CSA provided the “Canadarm” robotic
arm for the space shuttle and contributed the Mobile Servicing System,
a sophisticated robotics suite that plays a critical role in ISS oper-
ations.
White and Taylor presented the ARISS-US Region Report, highlighting
many of the accomplishments of the US team since the last ARISS face-
to-face meeting.
Dave Honess of the European Space Agency presented some ideas for en-
hanced ARISS educational outreach. A future SSTV session to honor Owen
Garriott, W5LFL (SK), also came in for some discussion. Garriott was
the first space traveler to use Amateur Radio from space. — Thanks to
Dave Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS Public Relations, and Rosalie White, K1STO
[ANS thanks ARRL for the above information]
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JAISAT-1 telemetry beacon downlink on 435.325 MHz FM 4k8 GMSK
JAISAT-1 was launched on July 5, 2019 at 05:41:46z along with a total
of 33 satellites from 12 countries.
The JAISAT-1 telemetry beacon is at 435.325 MHz. The telemetry signal
format is 4k8 GMSK Mobitex (same as Dstar one Sparro and iSAT CMX990
Mobitex Format) in accordance with the details from the IARU satellite
co-ordinator site:
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=521
This is keplerian element from simulated orbit the following as below:
JAISAT-SIM
1 77777U 19001a 19186.41724769 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00015
2 77777 098.5564 148.1307 0015651 161.6334 118.6706 15.15099188000017
All amateur radio operators capable of receiving signals from the
JAISAT-1 satellite are invited to send the data by email to:
jaisatonetele(a)gmail.com
The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand will have a SWL card to confirm
reception.
[ANS thanks Tanan Rangseeprom, HS1JAN, Project Manager of JAISAT-1,
for the above information]
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Additional Amateur Radio Payloads to Launch with JAISAT-1
When JAISAT-1 launches in July from the Vostochny Cosmodrome it will
fly with additional amateur radio payloads, summarized below.
Berlin Technical University (Germany) Beesat-9 Coordination details at:
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=657
A 1U Cubesat, BEESAT-9 is an educational, experimental satellite.
The main objective is to verify 3- axes stabilization using a GPS
receiver, reaction wheels and magnetorquers. A camera will take
pictures of Earth to verify the attitude of the satellite. A new
attitude control actuator, developed in a PhD thesis, will be first
flown on BEESAT-9. The operations of the spacecraft will be conducted
in lecture courses under the guidance of licensed radio amateurs.
The satellite will have a digipeater function to mirror a signal to
another satellite or ground station. Furthermore, it will provide a
beacon signal for radio amateurs, including telemetry. The amateur
radio community is highly encouraged to collect telemetry data pack-
ets, plans for special operations e.g. experiments shall be announced
to the amateur radio community on the Internet. It is also planned
to include the amateur radio community to receive parts of pictures,
which will then be put together by TU Berlin and published on the
Website and on social networks. proposing to use a UHF downlink with
4k8 or 9k6 Mobilex GMSK modulation. A downlink on 435,950 MHz has
been coordinated by the IARU.
BEESAT-9 Will fly with BEESAT10-13 and MOVE-2B. More info from:
http://www.raumfahrttechnik.tu-berlin.de/menue/
forschung/aktuelle_projekte/beesat-4/parameter/en/
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-188-BEESAT-9
Munich Technical University (Germany) will demonstrate their inno-
vative cubesat bus by launching MOVE-IIb. Coordination details at:
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=645
A 1U CubeSat. Proposing a VHF QPSK 12k5 Bit/s downlink for telemetry
and mission data with a UHF uplink capability for a cross band repeat-
er. A downlink on 145,840 MHz has been coordinated. No additional
amateur radio repeater operation is available at press time. The IARU
release suggests to monitor for updated information on the mission
website at: https://www.move2space.de/
Tallinn Technical University (Estonia) - an educational satellite
TTU101 developed to test Earth observation cameras and a novel high
speed X-band communication system. Coordination details at:
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=660
The mission of TTU satellite is to perform remote sensing in visible
and IR electromagnetic spectrum from 500-600 km polar orbit with 1U
cubesat for educational and technology demonstration purposes. Another
mission task is to test amateur 10.450 - 10.500 GHz band frequencies
for high-speed data downlink operations. Proposing a 435 MHz downlink
with data rates up to 9k6 GFSK/GMSK and also OQPSK downlink on
10.45 GHZ at data rates up to 20Mbs. Downlinks on 10460.000 MHz and
435.450 MHz with a beacon on 435.500 MHz have been coordinated.
More info at:
https://www.ttu.ee/projects/mektory-eng/satellite-programme-3/
Royal Institute of Technology KTH (Sweden) - SEAM-2.0 scientific
spacecraft for measuring the magnetic field of the Earth.
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=584
A 3U CubeSat intended to test a deployable boom carrying miniature
sensors for measuring magnetic fields. A commercial S Band transceiver
will operate in addition to a UHF transceiver using 9k6 GMSK. A down-
link on 437.250MHz has been coordinated.
University of Wuerzburg (Germany) - SONATE, a cubesat for technology
demonstration, and orbital verification of various satellite compon-
ents and autonomous payloads. Coordination details at:
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=572
The educational objective of this mission includes opportunities
students to build and operate radio communication systems of space
and ground segment systems. Such a system is the amateur payload of
this satellite, a transceiver which is currently built by several
students over the course of their theses. This transceiver will
initially provide regularly SSTV downlinks with images from one of
the on-board cameras. Other thesis for instance address the antenna
deploy mechanism. The following downlink frequencies have been
coordinated: 9k6 GMSK/GSFK AX25 telemetry 437.025 MHz and for SSTV
145.840 MHz
SkyFox Labs (Czech Republic) - Lucky-7 cubesat will demonstrate
innovative solutions for 1U cubesat platform. Coordination details at:
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=452
In addition to radio frequency operation the satellite includes high
power LEDs transmitting in visible spectra (blue) to demonstrate EPS
high power handling capability. Also included is a Digital Color cam-
era module which will be used aboard the satellite to capture the
images of Earth to confirm ADCS stabilization functionality and
"high" data transfer throughput capability of the custom-built FSK
onboard radio. A downlink on 437.525 MHz has been coordinated for a
FSK downlink at variable bit rates up to 9k6. Data format information
will be made available at http://www.lucky7satellite.org
Additional launch information can be found at:
https://tinyurl.com/y39pxhel
[ANS thanks the IARU and parabolicarc.com for the above information]
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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for July
Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the
ARRL for the period June 1, 2019 through July 1, 2019. Congratulations
to all those who made the list this month!
CALL 01 Jun 01 Jul 2019
K5OE 1008 1079
K6FW 794 801 Correction
WD9EWK 550 567
N3GS 454 525
NS3L 457 475
K9UO 351 400
W5TD New 381
MI6GTY 281 354
KE8AKW 258 329
W7JSD 279 309
G0ABI 305 306
AD0HJ 250 282
KC9ELU 229 233
AJ4A 225 230
AB1OC 177 184
N7EGY 100 169
PU8RFL 157 166
PS8MT 156 165
AA8CH/N8R New 113
KC9VGG New 102
N6REK New 100
WD9EWK (DM45) New 100
[ANS thanks Ron Parsons, W5RKN for the above information]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
Hawaii (BL20) – July 5-8, 2019
Mark, N8MH will be operating as N8MH/KH6 and as W3ZM/KH6 July 5-8 from
BL20, FM and linears. Possibility of other grids once there. Watch the
Twitter feed for further announcements: https://twitter.com/N8MH
Wabakimi Provincial Park, Ontario (EO50) – July 4-10, 2019
Fred, VE3FAL, is heading off to Wabakimi Provincial Park July 4th-10th
and will activate EO50 via FM satellites. Keep an eye on Fred’s Twitter
feed for further updates: https://twitter.com/Fred_VE3FAL
UP and Ontario (EN85, EN86, EN87) July 6-13, 2019
Chris, AA8CH, is heading back up north MI July 6th. Staying in EN85,
will also hit EN86 if any requests. July 13 going to stay in EN76/VE3,
with activation of EN86/EN87 planned. DM or email Chris, if you need
one of ’em. Keep an eye on Chris’ Twitter feed for further updates:
https://twitter.com/charliehotel10
Montana (EN55) July 8-10, 2019
Dennis, N7EGY, will be in DN55 starting the evening of July 8th thru
~1800z July 10th. First priority is moving his daughter & family into
their new home, but he’ll sneak away to play on the birds as able.
Keep an eye on Dennis’ Twitter feed for specific pass announcements:
https://twitter.com/n7egy1
Iceland (HP93, HP94, HP95, IP03, IP05, IP13, IP14, IP15, IP24, IP25,
IP35) – July 13-19, 2019
Adam, K0FFY, is taking his family (and his radios) to Iceland. He’ll
be staying in HP95 on July 13, IP15 on July 14-15, IP25 on July 16,
IP03 on July 17-18, and HP94 on July 19. In total, he’ll be passing
through HP93, HP94, HP95, IP03, IP05, IP13, IP14, IP15, IP24, IP25, &
IP35. There’s a lot to see, so passes will be best effort & announced
on Twitter shortly prior: https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio
For more information on the latest satellite roves and special events:
https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/
[ANS thanks KE4AL for the above information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ Several AMSAT members will be operating on satellites during the
13 Colonies Special Event this weekend:
N2OA will be operating as K2A from FN03
KG4AKV will operate as K2J from North Carolina
N3CAL will represent Maryland from FM18 as K2F
For more information see:
http://www.13colonies.net/
(ANS thanks N2OA, KG4AKV, and N3CAL for the above information)
+ An ARRL video introducing amateur radio to the public includes AMSAT
Members N8HM, KM4LAO, and NP4JV:
https://www.facebook.com/ARRL.org/videos/576779882849805/
(ANS thanks ARRL for the above information)
+ Lunar-OSCAR 94 successfully imaged the solar eclipse from lunar
orbit on July 2. The images were downloaded by BY2HIT and PI9CAM.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-ifQaaXsAAGBwd.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-iDwjdUcAA8ehc.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-iNUXCX4AEzjmQ.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-iGqg9W4AAT3ue.jpg
(ANS thanks Nico Janssen, PA0DLO for the above information.)
+ A nicely detailed description of equipment needed for access to the
geosynchronous QO-100 by Tobias Mädel, DL4TMA was recently posted at:
https://tbspace.de/qo100eshail2.html
(ANS thanks Tobias Mädel, DL4TMA, for the above information)
+ NASA will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11
Moon mission and look to the future of exploration on the Moon and
Mars with a live, two-hour television broadcast Friday, July 19, and
partner-led events taking place across the country from July 16
through July 20. For details, see:
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/apollo50th/index.html
(ANS thanks NASA for the above information)
+ The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 spacecraft sprang loose from its
Prox-1 carrier vehicle as planned on July 2, and sent its first
signals back to mission control at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in Cali-
fornia. The satellite, with callsign WM9XPA, sends AX.25 FSK telem-
etry at 9600 bps on 437.025 MHz. Full news release at:
https://tinyurl.com/y6dtauv2
(ANS thanks The Planetary Society for the above information)
+ A reminder that AO-85 is in a low battery voltage condition. Please
do not use the satellite while it is in eclipse, even if you hear it.
Please send reports to the AMSAT-BB. They are welcome and helpful.
(ANS thanks Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA for the above information.)
+ On July 1, 1976, the main exhibition hall of the National Air and
Space Museum in Washington, DC opened. AMSAT was on site with a
portable satellite station on the steps of the museum and President
Ford's dedication speech was transmitted through AO-7. Photos of
this event were posted by AMSAT at
https://twitter.com/AMSAT/status/1145679438744608769
+ The submission deadline for AMSAT Field Day scores is July 8th.
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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,
K0JM at amsat dot org
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN
ANS-175
* CORRECTION: 2019 Candidates for the AMSAT Board of Directors
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-175.01
ANS-175 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 175.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
June 24, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-175.01
CORRECTION: 2019 Candidates for the AMSAT Board of Directors
ANS-174, as originally published, omitted one of the candidates for
the upcoming AMSAT Board of Directors Election. We apologize for this
omission.
The corrected list of 2019 candidates, in alphabetical order by last
name are:
Jerry Buxton, N0JY
Howard (Howie) Defelice, AB2S
Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA
Jeff Johns, WE4B
Brennan Price, N4QX
Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Michelle Thompson, W5NYV
This year AMSAT membership will select four candidates to the Board of
Directors. The four candidates receiving the highest number of votes
will be seated as voting members of the Board of Directors. Two
alternate directors will be selected based on the next highest number
of votes received.
Ballots will be mailed to the AMSAT membership by July 15, 2019.
The election closes September 15, 2019.
Sincerely,
Clayton L. Coleman, W5PFG
AMSAT Secretary
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ANS-174
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.
In this edition:
* Candidates for the AMSAT Board of Directors Announced
* Help Celebrate AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary – Take W3ZM on the Road!
* Lightsail-2 Scheduled for Launch June 24 - Beacon on 437.025 MHz
* NASA Lightsail-2 PR and TV Coverage
* Listening to Lightsail-2 Co-passengers
* AMSAT President Joe Spier Speaks With SIP Interns
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* How to Support AMSAT
* Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-174.01
ANS-174 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 174.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
June 23, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-174.01
Candidates for the AMSAT Board of Directors Announced
The 2019 candidates, in alphabetical order by last name are:
Jerry Buxton, N0JY
Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA
Jeff Johns, WE4B
Brennan Price, N4QX
Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Michelle Thompson, W5NYV
This year AMSAT membership will select four candidates to the Board
of Directors. The four candidates receiving the highest number of
votes will be seated as voting members of the Board of Directors. Two
alternate directors will be selected based on the next highest number
of votes received.
Ballots will be mailed to the AMSAT membership by July 15, 2019.
The election closes September 15, 2019.
[ANS thanks Clayton L. Coleman, W5PFG, AMSAT Secretary, for the above
information]
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Help Celebrate AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary – Take W3ZM on the Road!
Leading up to the 2019 AMSAT 50th Anniversary Space Symposium and
General Meeting, to be held in Arlington, VA, October 18 – 20, 2019,
AMSAT’s call sign, W3ZM, will operate from all 50 States, the District
of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Not only is this your chance to get
Worked All States-Satellites under the W3ZM call sign, but, also, your
chance to be a part of this historic effort.
Note: When operating outside of the “3” call area, operators will
append the W3ZM call sign with “/(call area).” As an example, someone
operating from Texas will use W3ZM/5; from Hawaii, W3ZM/KH6; from
Alaska, W3ZM/KL7; and from Puerto Rico, W3ZM/WP4.
To make this happen – We need your help! Please volunteer to get on
the air and activate your State, using AMSAT’s W3ZM call sign, as well
as to cover those States without an active AMSAT Member. Activations
of other United States Territories (i.e. Guam, American Samoa, the U.
S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands) are also welcome.
To volunteer and operate using AMSAT’s W3ZM call sign, you must:
Be a current member of AMSAT
Obtain permission by emailing AMSAT VP of User Services, specifying
the requested date(s) and location(s)
Submit an ADIF log of contacts made for upload to LoTW by AMSAT, as
instructed in your notice of approval to use the W3ZM call sign
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT VP of User Services for the
above information]
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2019 marks AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary
of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the
AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program.
Full details are available at
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/
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Lightsail-2 Scheduled for Launch June 24 - Beacon on 437.025 MHz
LightSail is a citizen-funded project from The Planetary Society.
This cubesat will be propelled solely by sunlight, to Earth orbit.
LightSail 2 is scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on
June 24, 2019, and we will attempt the first, controlled solar sail
flight in Earth orbit.
LightSail 2 will ride to space aboard the Department of Defense
Space Test Program-2 (STP-2) mission which will send 24 spacecraft
to 3 different orbits. LightSail 2 itself will be enclosed within
Prox-1, a Georgia Tech-designed spacecraft originally built to demon-
strate close-encounter operations with other spacecraft. Prox-1 will
deploy LightSail 2 seven days after launch.
After a few days of health and status checks, LightSail 2's four
dual-sided solar panels will swing open. Roughly a day later, four
metallic booms will unfurl four triangular Mylar sails from storage.
The sails, which have a combined area of 32 square meters [344 square
feet], will turn towards the sun for half of each orbit, giving the
spacecraft a tiny push no stronger than the weight of a paperclip.
For about a month after sail deployment, this continual thrust should
raise LightSail 2's orbit by a measurable amount.
LightSail 2 will fly in a 24-degree inclination, 720 km, circular
orbit. At latitudes of 42 degrees north it will reach a maximum
elevation of 10 degrees above the horizon.
Lightsail-2 has been issued an experimental radio license WM9XPA and
transmit on 437.025 MHz. A morse beacon will transmit the callsign
every 45 seconds. A packet beacon will transmit AX.25, FSK 9K6 bps
data.
Beacon information is available at:
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-Lightsail-Morse-Beacon
Documentation of the downlink telemetry data structure is posted at:
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-Lightsail-Telemetry
[ANS thanks the Planetary Society for the above information]
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NASA Lightsail-2 PR and TV Coverage
NASA Television coverage is scheduled for an upcoming prelaunch
activity and first nighttime launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket,
which will be carrying four agency technology missions to help
improve future spacecraft design and performance.
The launch window for the Falcon Heavy opens at 11:30 p.m. EDT
Monday, June 24, from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy
Space Center in Florida. The launch, as well as a live technology
show, will air NASA Television and the agency's website.
SpaceX and the U.S. Department of Defense will launch two dozen sat-
ellites to space, including four NASA payloads that are part of the
Space Test Program-2, managed by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile
Systems Center. The four payloads include two NASA technology demon-
strations to improve how spacecraft propel and navigate, as well as
two NASA science missions to help us better understand the nature
of space and how it impacts technology on spacecraft and the ground.
Full NASA TV coverage is as follows: (all times EDT)
Sunday, June 23
. Noon - NASA prelaunch technology TV show from Kennedy.
Subject matter experts will explain each NASA mission and answer
questions.
Monday, June 24
. 9:30 p.m. - Live NASA TV coverage begins of the return to
Earth of NASA astronaut Anne McClain and two other International
Space Station residents, with landing scheduled at 10:48 p.m.
(Public Channel)
. 11 p.m. - NASA TV launch commentary begins ahead of the
targeted 11:30 p.m. launch. NASA TV will simulcast the SpaceX STP-2
webcast starting about 15 minutes before liftoff. (Media Channel)
Prelaunch and launch day coverage will include blog updates as
milestones occur:
http://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex
Learn more about the NASA technologies aboard this launch:
https://www.nasa.gov/spacex
[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]
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Listening to Lightsail-2 Beacon Co-passengers
Here are some of the "amateur radio in name only" beacont co-
passengers on the LightSail launch Monday night. Unless otherwise
noted, most are downlink-only satellites.
TBEX-A 437.485 MHz 9K6 AX.25 GMSK
TBEX-B 437.535 MHz 9K6 AX.25 GMSK
Oculus-A SR 437.200 MHz 9K6 AX.25 GMSK
CP9 437.505 MHz 9K6/19K2/38K4 AX.25 FSK
BRICSat-2 145.825 MHz 1K2/9K6 APRS digipeater
437.975 MHz Telemetry
PSAT-2 145.825 MHz 1K2 APRS digipeater
28.120 up/435.350 PSK-31
Armadillo 435.525 MHz 38K4 GMSK + CW telem
Prox-1 437.345 MHz up/2.3 GHz non-amateur downlink
Be aware that the two new APRS digipeaters, BRICSat-2 and PSAT-2
are being launched into a 28 degree inclination orbit which might
limit their accessibility over many populated areas. That said
Bob Bruninga WB4APR supplies the following information:
PSAT2 on 145.825 MHz with:
* APRS-to-Voice,
* DTMF-to-Voice/APRS,
* PSK31 HF up - UHF 435.350 down
* SSTV camera down on same UHF audio
And, her sister USNAP1 (APRS digi) on 145.825
Initially, only telemetry once a minute, and PSK31 every 20 secs.
Launch window begins at 1130 PM EDT (4 hour window).
http://aprs.org/psat2.html
[ANS thanks JoAnne K9JKM and Bob WB4APR for the above information]
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Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront.
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
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AMSAT President Joe Spier Speaks With SIP Interns
AMSAT president Joe Spier recently addressed the Space
Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Internship Project (SIP) at
Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
During the June 17 event students in the program were provided with
two opportunities to learn about space communications from widely
different perspectives. The first session was led by Radio Amateur
Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) president Joe Spier – the second by
Dave Israel, the Exploration and Space Communications (ESC) projects
division’s lead architect.
With Spier, SCaN interns got the chance to learn about AMSAT, a
volunteer organization that designs, builds, launches and commands
amateur radio payloads on satellites. SCaN intern and “ham” Caitlyn
Singam was required to pass a rigorous FCC exam to be given her
unique callsign, AC3AG, at the highest level of certification,
‘Amateur Extra-class’. Given her history with amateur radio the talk
was particularly inspiring.
“I actually ended up talking to Mr. Spier afterwards about getting
involved in AMSAT,” Singam said. “It was really exciting.”
Singham enjoyed learning about Spier’s unconventional route to
AMSAT, which she related to in her own academic career. “I’ve had an
interesting route myself, with biological sciences and a master’s in
systems [engineering] in the fall,” she said.
Spier’s route took him from a background in geology to becoming a
leader in the small satellite community. He had early dreams of
becoming the first to climb Olympus Mons, the highest peak on Mars.
Today, he refers to the interns as the ‘Mars generation,’ hoping that
an intern today might summit that peak in the near future.
He shared his personal strategy on making big NASA dreams come true:
“I always clarified it by saying, ‘If I can’t be that person, I want
to help someone else be that person.’”
In the afternoon, SCaN interns met with ESC’s lead communications
architect for an overview of division projects. Israel’s work at NASA
spans 30 years. Interns heard about topics ranging from the
development of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS) in the late
1980s to the Space Mobile Network, a concept for an interplanetary
internet that Israel envisions coming to fruition in the near future.
Israel, like Spier, offered the SCaN interns in attendance some
advice:
“Never keep any good ideas to yourself, and don’t worry about asking
questions from a different perspective,” Israel said. “A question
from a different perspective gets people to think about it in a
different sort of way.”
"Never keep any good ideas to yourself, and don't worry about asking
questions from a different perspective."
Dave Israel, ESC Communications Architect
To Grace McFassel, a SCaN intern who attended the talk, Israel’s
story was not only interesting, but inspiring. “He [has] this
specific skillset that he dearly loves, and he’s used that to carry
himself through by finding niches where he can be useful,” McFassel
said. “It’s a good lesson to carry forward.”
To learn more about SIP or SCaN, visit NASA.gov/SCaN. To apply for
internships, visit intern.nasa.gov.
The full article can be viewed at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS174-SIP
[ANS thanks Emily Cavanagh, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center,
via their Explorations & Space Communication Website 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 as of June 21, 2019
Post Hot Rod Power Tour Rove (New York to Wyoming) – June 15-27, 2019
Following the Hot Rod Power Tour, RJ, WY7AA, will be heading to FN02
for a few days and plans to work FN01/11 gridline around June 17-18.
Details to follow. He will be heading as far east as FN32 and then
eventually working his way back to DN71. Specifically looking for
EN01/02 along the way. Details will be posted to Twitter and his QRZ
page as the trip plans unfold. Follow RJ on APRS.fi as WY7AA-9, as he
will not have Twtter access along the road.
Lost in the Hertz (DN06/07/16/17) – June 23, 2019
Kell (KI7UXT) and John (KC7JPC) will rove to DN06/07/16/17 grid
corner (plan A) or DN06/07 grid line (plan B) and work FM satellites
and if time/pass permits work a few linear satellites. Expect a 18:00
UTC start time. Check out Kell’s Twitter feed for specific passes:
https://twitter.com/KI7UXT
#JosephOrBustRove (DN04, DN05, DN15) – June 28-30, 2019
Casey, KI7UNJ, will be wandering around Eastern Oregon and decided
to do a little grid activating. Look for Casey on FM passes in DN04
mid-Friday, June 28th, in DN15 Friday night to Saturday evening, and
DN05 Sunday morning. Specific passes to be posted on Casey’s Twitter
feed https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
Hawaii (BK29, BL20) – June 27 to July 8, 2019
Mark, N8MH will be operating a bit as N8MH/KH6 June 27-July 3 from
BK29 and July 5-8 from BL20, FM and linears. Possibility of other
grids once there. Watch Mark’s Twitter feed for further
announcements: https://twitter.com/N8MH
mini-Route 66 Rove (DM94/95, EM05/15, EM14, EM23/24) June 28 – July
5, 2019
John, AB5SS, will be driving east from DM85 on a mini-Route 66 trip
starting June 28, staying/passing through DM95/94, EM05/15, stopping
in EM14 for July 2-4th, then head home thru EM24/23 on July 5th.
Operating holiday-style, as family allows, posting activations to
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TxRadioGeek
South Dakota (EN04, EN05) – July 2-3, 2019
Lucky for us, Mitch, AD0HJ, will be stopping at the EN04/05 gridline
from July 2nd 22:37z to July 3rd 13:27z, on his way to Iowa. Mitch
will working the FM Satellites (SO-50, AO-91, AO-92). Check Mitch’s
Twitter feed for further announcements: https://twitter.com/AD0HJ
Iceland (HP95 IP15 IP25 IP03 HP03) – July 13-19, 2019
Adam, K0FFY, is taking his family (and his radios) to Iceland.
Tentative schedule is HP95 July 13, IP13 and IP15 July 14-15, IP25
July 16, IP03 or HP93 July 17-18, and HP94 July 19. There’s a lot to
see, so passes will be best effort and announced on Twitter shortly
prior. https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio
Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org
[ANS thanks Robert KE4AL for the above information]
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ARISS News
+ 2019-06-13 11:10 UTC between Nick Hague KG5TMV using ISS callsign
NA1SS and Peninsula Grammar, Melbourne, Australia Contact was
telebridge via VK4KHZ. ARISS Mentor was Tony VK5ZAI.
+ 2019-06-15 10:39 UTC between Cosmonaut Oleg Konenenko using ISS
callsign RSØISS and GBPOU RM "Saransk Polytechnic College",
Saransk, Russia Contact was direct via R4UAB. ARISS Mentor was
Sergey RV3DR.
+ 2019-06-15 18:11 UTC between Nick Hague KG5TMV using ISS
callsign NA1SS and Smithsonian Air and Space – Udvar-Hazy,
Chantilly, VA, USA Contact was telebridge via W6SRJ. ARISS Mentor
was Dave W8AAS.
+ 2019-06-19 08:49 UTC between David St-Jacques KG5FYI using ISS
callsign OR4ISS and King Island District High School, Currie, TAS,
Australia Contact was telebridge via IK1SLD. ARISS Mentor was
Shane VK4KHZ.
+ 2019-06-20 12:48 UTC between Nick Hague KG5TMV using ISS
callsign NA1SS and Rowan Preparatory School, Claygate, United
Kingdom Contact was direct via GB4RPS. ARISS Mentor was Ciaran
MØXTD.
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, MI, direct via W8TCM
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV
Contact is go for: Fri 2019-06-28 14:02:16 UTC 25 deg
Watch for live stream at:
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCVyQOrBooJxzLFNGiyz9i2w
[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above
information]
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AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign
to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades
on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to
continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio.
We have reached a great milestone with $26,200 raised
or about 17% towards our goal. This would not have been
possible without your outstanding generosity!!
For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit:
https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9
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How to Support AMSAT
AMSAT relies on the support of our members and the amateur radio
community to Keep Amateur Radio in Space.
How can you help?
* Join AMSAT
Both you and AMSAT will benefit when you join. You get the AMSAT
Journal bimonthly and support from AMSAT Ambassadors. Member dues
and donations provide AMSAT’s primary support.
Join today at
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/
* Become a Life Member
Becoming a Life Member has never been easier. Now you can become a
Life Member with 12 monthly payments of $74 through our online
store.
See https://www.amsat.org/product/lifetime-membership/ for details.
* Donate to AMSAT
Make a one time or recurring donation to AMSAT today. Even as little
as one dollar a month can make a difference!
Donate today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
* Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront.
AMSAT receives 25% of the price of each sale on AMSAT logo
merchandise from our Zazzle storefront located at
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
* Support AMSAT when you make purchases from Amazon! So far, AMSAT
has received $3,913.29 from AmazonSmile. Search for "Radio Amateur
Satellite Corporation"
https://smile.amazon.com/ref=smi_ext_twt_dshb_smi
* Volunteer for AMSAT
AMSAT relies on volunteers for nearly all of our activities. If you
have an idea for how to help, please let us know, Details on
volunteering can be found at
https://www.amsat.org/volunteer-for-amsat/
[ANS thanks the AMSAT office for the above information.]
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Shorts From All Over
+ Richmond, BC Radio Club Field Day Article
Here is a nice article announcing Richmond (British Columbia) ARC
satellite presence for Field Day:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS174-RARC
[ANS thanks Alan Campbell / Richmond News for the above information]
+ JAISAT-1 to Launch July 5
JAISAT-1, built by the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand and
carrying a VHF/UHF linear transponder, is scheduled to launch on
July 5, 2019 from Vostochny Cosmodrome on a Soyuz/Fregat launch
vehicle.
[ANS thanks JM3LGF via Twitter for the above information]
+ New Distance Record via AO-91
News received via the South Africa Radio League's SARL Weekly News
in English 2019-6-22 report that a news distance record was set via
the AO-91 satellite. On Friday 21 June at 12:07 UTC Andre, ZS2BK
in grid KF26SB made a FM QSO with Richard, 9G5AR in grid IJ95VN
and the distance is 5243.9 km. Well done to Andre and Richard!
[ANS thanks SARL News for the above information.]
+ Congratulations AE4FH, WX4TVJ, KM4LAO & AI6V on receiving
scholarships awarded by ARRL Foundation!
https://tinyurl.com/ANS174-Awards
[ANS thanks ARRL for the above information.]
+ The AMSAT Journal Editor-in-Chief Joe Kornowski KB6IGK would like
to share your Filed Day Satellite setup pictures.
Please send your pictures in TIF, GIF or JPG format accompanied
with a text description. Please do not embed graphics or photos
in your manuscript. Please snd submissions to journal at amsat.org.
Selected photos will apear in a futire edition of The AMSAT Journal.
The AMSAT Journal reserves the right to selct materials based on
suitability of content and space considerations.
[ANS thanks Joe KB6IGK for the above information.]
+ The May/June edition of The AMSAT Journal has been mailed and
members should be receiving them.
In this issue:
Apogee View by Joe Spier K6WAO
AMSAT CubeSat Simulator Part 3: Failure Simulations and
Troubleshooting by Alan B. Johnston KU2Y and Pat Kilroy N8PK
Tom Clark, K3IO, and the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), By Bob
McGwier
RF Generator Techniques for Space Applications by Jurgen Vanhamel
ON5ADL
DM31 Activation, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument by Patrick
Stoddard WD9EWK/VA7EWK
Hamvention 2019 in pictures
To receive a copy of The AMSAT Journal join AMSAT today:
https://www.amsat.org/join-amsat/
[AMSAT thanks The AMSAT Journal editorial staff for the above
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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
EMike McCardel, AA8EM
aa8em at amsat dot org
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
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The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and
information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio
Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur
Radio in space including reports on the activities of a worldwide
group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in
designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and
digital Amateur Radio satellites.
The news feed on http://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 dot org.
In this edition:
* AMSAT Field Day on the Satellites
* Dollar-for-Dollar Match on your ARISS Donation Ends Monday!
* AMSAT Operations Updates AO-85 Status / AO-92 Field Day Plans
* AMSAT Engineering Slides From Ham-Com
* BIRDS-3 Satellites Deploy From ISS on June 17th
* IARU Region 1 Notes WRC-23 Proposals That Impact 144-146 MHz and
1260-1270 MHz Amateur Satellite Service Bands
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for June 13, 2019
* How to Support AMSAT
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-167.01
ANS-167 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 167.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
June 16, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-167.01
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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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AMSAT Field Day on the Satellites
The weekend of June 22-23, 2019 is Field Day! Each year the Ameri-
can Radio Relay League (ARRL) sponsors Field Day. The Radio Amateur
Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) promotes our own version of Field Day
focused on operation via the amateur satellites, held concurrently
with the ARRL event.
The AMSAT Field Day 2019 event is open to all Amateur Radio opera-
tors. Amateurs are to use the exchange as specified in ARRL rules
for Field Day. The AMSAT competition is to encourage the use of all
amateur satellites, both analog and digital.
The congestion on FM LEO satellites is always so intense that we must
continue to limit their use to one-QSO-per-FM-satellite. This includes
the International Space Station. You will be allowed one QSO if the
ISS is operating Voice.
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beyond the ONE allowed via each single-channel FM sat-
ellite. Operators are encouraged NOT to make any extra
contacts via the FM satellites.
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Information for the operational satellites can be found in the tables
posted on-line on the AMSAT web:
+ FM Satellite Frequencies
https://www.amsat.org/fm-satellite-frequency-summary/
+ Linear satellite Frequencies
https://www.amsat.org/linear-satellite-frequency-summary/
Up-to-date satellite status reports are posted by users at:
https://www.amsat.org/status/
AO-92 is expected to be in L/v mode for the first part of Field Day.
Details are in the Operations Update article later in this
An article by Sean Kutzko, KX9X, “Get on the Satellites for ARRL
Field Day”, published in the June 2018 issue of QST is reprinted
with the ARRL’s permission can be accessed at:
https://www.amsat.org/get-on-the-satellites-for-field-day
The full set of rules (including downloadable documents) are
posted at: https://www.amsat.org/field-day/
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CALL FOR AMSAT FIELD DAY PHOTOS
AMSAT Journal Editor Joe Kornowski, KB6IGK, asks that Field
Day participants share photos of their Field Day satellite
stations for publication in an upcoming edition of The AMSAT
Journal.
Please email photos to journal at amsat dot org
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[ANS thanks AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO,
for the above information]
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Dollar-for-Dollar Match on your ARISS Donation Ends Monday!
During the ARISS Forum at the Hamvention, it was announced, that
between now and June 17, that an anonymous donor will equally match
one dollar for each dollar donated up to $10,000.
Here is an excellent opportunity to get the most from your donations
to the ARISS FundRazr. The FundRazr Project was initiated to raise
$150,000 towards the ARISS Radio Upgrade on ISS. To date 100
contributors have donated $26,200 to the campaign, about 17% of the
goal.
Please donate today at
https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_6ruVeeeNzOa6ruVeeeNzOa
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]
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AMSAT Operations Updates AO-85 Status / AO-92 Field Day Plans
AO-85's FM repeater is still active during the current period of
full illumination. Both downlink and uplink frequencies are off freq-
uency low and DUV telemetry is not active. Continued operations are
not guaranteed after the full illumination period ends on June 19.
Work it while you can!
AO-92 will be available in both U/v and L/v for Field Day this year.
The current plan is to command AO-92 to L/v on the 0416Z pass on June
22, the evening before Field Day. The 24 hour timer will then run to
expiration, and the satellite will revert to Mode U/v for the
remainder of Field Day weekend. The planned timing should provide for
at least one accessible pass for the continental US in L/v before
returning to U/v. If commanding to L/v on the 0416Z pass is not
successful, we will reattempt Field Day morning. Please keep the
uplink clear during commanding.
Additionally, requests were made to the LilacSat-2, IO-86 and PO-101
command stations for special scheduling of these FM repeaters for
Field Day. Please watch for these teams’ schedule announcements on
Twitter and amsat-bb prior to Field Day weekend. Note that IO-86
is only accessible to those stations below about 30 degrees of
latitude, but is a very strong repeater and easily worked to the
local horizon.
The FM repeaters on AO-91 and SO-50 are also expected to be available
as normal during Field Day.
[ANS thanks AMSAT Vice President-Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA,
for the above information.]
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AMSAT Engineering Slides From Ham-Com
AMSAT Vice President-Engineering presented an update on AMSAT's
projects at Ham-Com 2019. Slides from the presentation are
available at available at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-167-N0JY
[ANS thanks AMSAT Vice President-Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, for
the above information.]
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BIRDS-3 Satellites Deploy From ISS on June 17th
JAXA has announced that the BIRDS-3 satellites, NepaliSat-1 (Nepal),
Raavana-1 (Sri Lanka) and Uguisu (Japan), will deploy from ISS on June
17th.
A live stream of the deployment will begin at 0835z on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrw3cMw10nQ&feature=youtu.be
The three satellites operate on same frequency, 437.375MHz, with a CW
beacon and 4800 bps GMSK.
More info is available on the BIRDS-3 Project website.
https://birds3.birds-project.com
[ANS thanks Masa, JN1GKZ, for the above information.]
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2019 marks AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary
of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the
AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program.
Full details are available at
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/
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IARU Region 1 Notes WRC-23 Proposals That Impact 144-146 MHz and
1260-1270 MHz Amateur Satellite Service Bands
IARU Region 1 notes that there are two proposals under discussion in
Europe as possible future Agenda Items at WRC 2023, which potentially
could impact important amateur radio frequencies. The following sets
out the current IARU position on these proposals.
A proposal from France to consider the band 144-146 MHz as a primary
allocation to the Aeronautical Mobile service, as part of a broader
consideration of the spectrum allocated to that service.
The band 144-146 MHz is allocated globally to the amateur and amateur
satellite services on a primary basis. This is one of the few primary
allocations to the amateur service above 29.7 MHz and as such is an
important and widely used part of the amateur spectrum with a vast
installed base of users and operational satellite stations.
IARU views with grave concern any proposal to include this band in the
proposed study. It will be representing this view energetically in
Regional Telecommunications Organisations and in ITU to seek to obtain
assurances that the spectrum will remain a primary allocation for the
amateur services.
A proposal to study the amateur allocation in the 1240-1300 MHz
("23cm") band following reported cases of interference to the Galileo
navigation system.
IARU is aware of a handful of cases where interference to the Galileo
E6 signal has been reported. In all cases these have been resolved by
local action with the full cooperation of the amateur stations
concerned.
IARU does not want the amateur service to affect the operation of the
Galileo system in any way. Joint studies have been carried out to
assess the true vulnerability of the system and, based on these, IARU
regards the proposal to initiate an Agenda item for WRC-23 as pre-
mature.
The IARU position is that proper technical assessment of the issues
involved should be made in the relevant CEPT study group. Proper
account needs to be taken of the operational characteristics of the
amateur service in order to develop sensible and proportionate
measures that will facilitate the continued utility of the band for
amateur experimentation whilst respecting the primary status of the
GNSS service.
IARU is ready to cooperate fully in any studies and shares the
objective of reaching a secure and permanent solution to the issues of
sharing in this band.
IARU asks its Member Societies to draw this information to the
attention of their members, and to refrain at this time from making
speculative public comments about the situation until further progress
has been made in regulatory discussions. IARU is also ready to discuss
this issue with other societies not in IARU membership.
[ANS thanks the IARU for the above information]
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Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront.
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 June 13, 2019
The following amateur satellite has decayed and has been removed
from the AMSAT-NA TLE distribution:
ZA-AeroSat - CAT ID 42713 (reentered 06-02-2019).
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the
above information.]
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AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign
to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades
on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to
continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio.
We have reached a great milestone with $26,200 raised
or about 17% towards our goal. This would not have been
possible without your outstanding generosity!!
For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit:
https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9
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How to Support AMSAT
AMSAT relies on the support of our members and the amateur radio
community to Keep Amateur Radio in Space.
How can you help?
* Join AMSAT
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[ANS thanks the AMSAT office for the above information.]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
+ #HomewardBoundRove (DN13, DN14, DN21, DN22, DN23) – June 14-18, 2019
Casey, KI7UNJ, will be hitting a few grids on his way home. Look for
DN13/DN14 line on June 14th, DN21/DN22 line June 15th, DN22 June 17th,
and DN23 June 18th. FM only. Pass times expected between 1700-
2000UTC. Specific passes to be posted on Casey’s Twitter feed:
https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
+ Drummond Island (EN85, EN86) – June 15-18, 2019
Chris, AA8CH, will be up on Drummond Island again June 15-18, staying
in EN86 and also activating EN85 as well. Open to any sked requests
if someone needs either grid. May activate EN74, 75, 76 on the way
there or back depending. Will try to post passes to @charliehotel10
twitter if possible.
+ Post Hot Rod Power Tour Rove (New York to Wyoming) – June 15-27,
2019
Following the Hot Rod Power Tour, I will be heading to FN02 for a few
days and plan to work FN01/11 gridline around June 17-18. Details to
follow. I will be heading as far east as FN32 and then eventually
working my way back to DN71. Specifically looking for EN01/02 along
the way. Details will be posted to Twitter and my QRZ page as the trip
plans unfold. Follow me on APRS.fi as WY7AA-9, as he will not have
Twitter access along the road.
+ #JosephOrBustRove (DN04, DN05, DN15) – June 28-30, 2019
Casey, KI7UNJ, will be wandering around Eastern Oregon and decided to
do a little grid activating. Look for Casey on FM passes in DN04 mid-
Friday, June 28th, in DN15 Friday night to Saturday evening, and DN05
Sunday morning. Specific passes to be posted on Casey’s Twitter feed
https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
+ Iceland (HP95 IP15 IP25 IP03 HP03) – July 13-19, 2019
Adam, K0FFY, is taking his family (and his radios) to Iceland.
Tentative schedule is HP95 July 13, IP13 and IP15 July 14-15, IP25
July 16, IP03 or HP93 July 17-18, and HP94 July 19. There’s a lot to
see, so passes will be best effort and announced on Twitter shortly
prior. https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio
Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, for the above information.]
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Satellite Shorts from All Over
+ From June 22-23, the FO-99 linear transponder will be activated
over Friedrichshafen, Germany and Bangkok, Thailand. See
https://twitter.com/GsNihonuniv for details.
[ANS thanks the Nihon University Ground Station for the above
information.]
+ Jim Heck, G3WGM, has announced that the AO-73 transponder will be
reactivated the weekend of June 14th and will be left on continuously
for the next week.
[ANS thanks Jim Heck, G3WGM, for the above information.]
+ The FM transponder on PO-101 is activated by schedule. Updates are
generally available weekly on their Twitter account. See
https://twitter.com/Diwata2PH
[ANS thanks the PO-101 / Diwata-2 team for the above information.]
+ Phase 3 launch anniversaries - Saturday was the 31st anniversary
of the launch of AO-13 (Phase 3C), launched on June 15, 1988. Today
(Sunday) is the 36th anniversary of the launch of AO-10, launched on
June 16, 1983.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]
+ Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee is offering a CubeSat Research
Fellowship in the Department of Physics. The successful fellow will
develop and carry out a CubeSat mission with the help of undergraduate
students and technical staff. Funding for the project already exists,
and the department has excellent machine shop and other resources.
This is a two-year position with possibility for extension. Applicants
should hold a M.S. or Ph.D. in engineering, space science, or a
related discipline. Please see the full posting at
jobs.rhodes.edu/postings/3034.
[ANS thanks Rhodes College for the above information.]
+ Daniel Estévez, EA4GPZ, has shared several blog posts/articles of
note:
A LimeSDR Mini based QO-100 Ground Station
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-167-QO100
Identifying the stars shown in an image taken by the LO-94 lunar
orbiting amateur satellite.
https://destevez.net/2019/06/astrometry-with-dslwp-b-camera/
Report on LO-94's June imaging
https://destevez.net/2019/06/report-for-dslwp-b-june-imaging/
[ANS thanks Dani Estevez, EA4GPZ, for the above information.]
+ A tool for interplanetary missions that calculates ballistic transfers
between planets and moons: https://transfercalculator.com/
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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. 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
student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this
status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student
membership information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm at amsat dot org
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ANS-157 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AMSAT President Awarded Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal
by JoAnne K9JKM 06 Jun '19
by JoAnne K9JKM 06 Jun '19
06 Jun '19
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN
ANS-157
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.
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:
* AMSAT President Awarded Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-157.01
ANS-157 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 157.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE June 6, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-157.01
AMSAT President Awarded Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal
AMSAT President and ARRL Life Member Joe Spier, K6WAO, has been
awarded the Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal, a prestigious award granted
to individuals and organizations for outstanding global contributions
to Amateur Radio.
Joe Spier, K6WAO is a long time supporter of Amateur Radio in Space
and international cooperation. K6WAO is the President of the Radio
Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT). He has also served AMSAT as
Executive Vice President, and Vice President, Educational Relations.
He is a long term supporter of Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station (ARISS) and scientific, technical, engineering, and
mathematics education. Spier is an AMSAT Life Member. He also is a
Life Member of American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and the Society
of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA).
The award's namesake, Ernst Teodorovich Krenkel, was a radio amateur
who, over the years, used the call signs RAEM, U3AA, and UA3AA. Born
in Poland, Krenkel was an Arctic explorer who took part in the first
Soviet "drifting station," North Pole-1. He was made a "Hero of the
Soviet Union" in 1938 for his exploits.
Krenkel's son, T.E. Krenkel, is among the four signatories to the
award certificate. The younger Krenkel, a professor at the Moscow
Technical College of Telecommunication and Informatics, said his
father was an avid radio amateur who served as the first chairman
of the Central Radio Club in the USSR.
Krenkel's image appears on postage stamps from the USSR and Russia,
and he authored a biography entitled My Callsign is RAEM. In the era
when all radio amateurs received QSL cards via Box 88, Moscow, Krenkel
was allowed to have his own postal address on his QSLs and was issued
the non-standard RAEM call sign.
Information about the Krenkel Medal can be found at:
http://krenkelmedal.org/index.php?id=49
[ANS thanks the Russian National Academy of Researches and
Discoveries for the above information]
/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-153
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.
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:
* Dollar-for-Dollar Match on your ARISS Donation Thru June 17, 2019
* Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors
* AMSAT Field Day on the Satellites
* Lightsail-2 Scheduled for Launch June 22 - Beacon on 437.025 MHz
* AMSAT-EA FossaSat-1 Receives IARU Coordination
* QO-100 meets HAM RADIO 2019 in Friedrichshafen
* ARISS SSTV Planned Over Russia for Moscow Aviation Institute
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Send Your Name (and callsign) to Mars
* RS-10 Downlink Provides Unique Troubleshooting Solution
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-153.01
ANS-153 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 153.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE June 2, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-153.01
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Support AMSAT when you make purchases from Amazon! So far, AMSAT
has received $3,913.29 from AmazonSmile.
Search for "Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation"
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Dollar-for-Dollar Match on your ARISS Donation Thru June 17, 2019
During the ARISS Forum at the Hamvention, it was announced, that
between now and June 17, that an anonymous donor will equally match
one dollar for each dollar donated up to $10,000.
Here is an excellent opportunity to get the most from your donations
to the ARISS FundRazr. The FundRazr Project was initiated to raise
$150,000 towards the ARISS Radio Upgrade on ISS. To date 90
contributors have donated $24,840 to the campaign, about 17% of the
goal. $10,000 of your dollars, donated now, will raise that total to
$44,840, including the matching funds. It would be great if we could
actually achieve one-third of our goal ($50,000) by mid-June.
Please donate today at
https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_6ruVeeeNzOa6ruVeeeNzOa
[ANS thanks AMSAT 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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Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors
It's time to submit nominations for the upcoming AMSAT Board of
Directors election. Four directors' terms expire this year: those of
Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Clayton Coleman, W5PFG; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA;
and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM. In addition, up to two Alternates may be
elected for one-year terms.
A valid nomination requires either one Member Society or five current
individual members in good standing to nominate an AMSAT member for
Director. Written nominations, consisting of the nominee's name and
call, and the nominating individuals' names, calls and individual
signatures should be mailed to:
AMSAT
10605 CONCORD ST STE 304
KENSINGTON MD 20895-2526
In addition to traditional submissions of written nominations, which
is the preferred method, the intent to nominate someone may be made
by electronic means. These include e-mail, fax, or electronic image
of a petition. Electronic petitions should be sent to
martha at amsat.org or faxed to +1-301-822-4371.
No matter what means is used, petitions MUST arrive at the AMSAT
office no later than June 15th. If the nomination is a traditional
written nomination, no other action is required. If electronic means
are used, a verifying traditional written petition MUST be received at
the AMSAT office within 7 days following the close of nominations
on June 15th.
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE
NOT VALID UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT BYLAWS.
[ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information]
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AMSAT Field Day on the Satellites
The weekend of June 22-23, 2019 is Field Day! Each year the Ameri-
can Radio Relay League (ARRL) sponsors Field Day. The Radio Amateur
Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) promotes our own version of Field Day
focused on operation via the amateur satellites, held concurrently
with the ARRL event.
The AMSAT Field Day 2019 event is open to all Amateur Radio opera-
tors. Amateurs are to use the exchange as specified in ARRL rules
for Field Day. The AMSAT competition is to encourage the use of all
amateur satellites, both analog and digital.
The congestion on FM LEO satellites is always so intense that we must
continue to limit their use to one-QSO-per-FM-satellite. This includes
the International Space Station. You will be allowed one QSO if the
ISS is operating Voice.
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Note that no points will be credited for any contacts
beyond the ONE allowed via each single-channel FM sat-
ellite. Operators are encouraged NOT to make any extra
contacts via the FM satellites.
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Information for the operational satellites can be found in the tables
posted on-line on the AMSAT web:
+ FM Satellite Frequencies
https://www.amsat.org/fm-satellite-frequency-summary/
+ Linear satellite Frequencies
https://www.amsat.org/linear-satellite-frequency-summary/
Up-to-date satellite status reports are posted by users at:
https://www.amsat.org/status/
AO-92 may be in L/v for the first part of the event, depending on
command station availability. Keep an eye on @AMSAT on Twitter for
expected L/v mode change times.
An article by Sean Kutzko, KX9X, “Get on the Satellites for ARRL
Field Day”, published in the June 2018 issue of QST is reprinted
with the ARRL’s permission can be accessed at:
https://www.amsat.org/get-on-the-satellites-for-field-day
The full set of rules (including downloadable documents) are
posted at: https://www.amsat.org/field-day/
[ANS thanks AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO,
for the above information]
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Lightsail-2 Scheduled for Launch June 22 - Beacon on 437.025 MHz
LightSail is a citizen-funded project from The Planetary Society.
This cubesat will be propelled solely by sunlight, to Earth orbit.
LightSail 2 is scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on
June 22, 2019, and we will attempt the first, controlled solar sail
flight in Earth orbit.
LightSail 2 will ride to space aboard the Department of Defense
Space Test Program-2 (STP-2) mission which will send 24 spacecraft
to 3 different orbits. LightSail 2 itself will be enclosed within
Prox-1, a Georgia Tech-designed spacecraft originally built to demon-
strate close-encounter operations with other spacecraft. Prox-1 will
deploy LightSail 2 seven days after launch.
After a few days of health and status checks, LightSail 2's four
dual-sided solar panels will swing open. Roughly a day later, four
metallic booms will unfurl four triangular Mylar sails from storage.
The sails, which have a combined area of 32 square meters [344 square
feet], will turn towards the sun for half of each orbit, giving the
spacecraft a tiny push no stronger than the weight of a paperclip.
For about a month after sail deployment, this continual thrust should
raise LightSail 2's orbit by a measurable amount.
LightSail 2 will fly in a 24-degree inclination, 720 km, circular
orbit. At latitudes of 42 degrees north it will reach a maximum
elevation of 10 degrees above the horizon.
Lightsail-2 has been issued an experimental radio license WM9XPA and
transmit on 437.025 MHz. A morse beacon will transmit the callsign
every 45 seconds. A packet beacon will transmit AX.25, FSK 9K6 bps
data.
Beacon information is available at:
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-Lightsail-Morse-Beacon
Documentation of the downlink telemetry data structure is posted at:
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-Lightsail-Telemetry
[ANS thanks the Planetary Society for the above information]
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AMSAT-EA FossaSat-1 Receives IARU Coordination
The IARU reported that AMSAT-EA FossaSat-1 satellite has received a
downlink coordination to operate on 436.700 MHz with LoRa 125kHz,
Chirp Spread Spectrum Modulation, 180 bps, 100mW; and, FSK RTTY 45
baud ITA2, 100mW 183hz Shift.
The planned mission objectives for the 5x5x5cm 250gram satellite are:
+ General development of miniaturized and inexpensive satellite
systems for space applications using off the shelf components.
+ Testing a new solar panel mechanism, making this satellite the
smallest to have deployable solar arrays. These solar arrays will
additionally increase the radar reflectivity significantly to
that of a standard cubesat.
+ The promotion & involvement of students in aerospace development
on an international level, giving them the opportunity to test
their hardware and software experiments on the satellite. AMSAT-EA
will be hosting STEM workshops & competitions for secondary stu-
dents to participate in, a full section of the satellite is dedi-
cated to these experiments for educational research.
+ The main mission of the satellite is the testing of a new experi-
mental RF chirp modulation called LoRa, this new modulation hugely
increases the link budget, reduces the power consumed and reduces
the cost of receivers.
Students & Amateurs will be able to receive telemetry from the satel-
lite with inexpensive hardware, expanding & promoting the amateur
satellite community among youth.
Uplink challenges will also be carried out with rewards for amateurs.
AMSAT-EA will provide decoding software for SDR use in order to allow
anyone to decode LoRa using common existing hardware & host software
for users to submit telemetry data, making all data public and reward-
ing users with certificates & awards.
The IARU coordination announcement can be accessed at:
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=652
[ANS thanks AMSAT-EA and the IARU for the above information]
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QO-100 meets HAM RADIO 2019 in Friedrichshafen
Peter Guelzow, DB2OS, President of AMSAT-DL invites everyone to meet
members of the QARS, AMSAT-DL and also QO-100 users, face-to-face at
the HAM RADIO 2019 exhibition from June 21-23 June in Friedrichshafen.
A special event station DL50AMSAT will be operating live from the
AMSAT-DL booth, DATV (DVB-S2) transmissions are also planned.
There will be several lectures around Qatar-OSCAR 10 and you can meet
the P4-A team at the QARS and AMSAT-DL stands, which are located next
to each other.
We also welcome members of the BATC team at our booth.
For more information visit:
https://amsat-dl.org/en/ham-radio-2019-qo-100-meeting/
[ANS thanks Peter Guelzow, DB2OS, President of AMSAT-DL for the above
information]
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ARISS SSTV Planned Over Russia for Moscow Aviation Institute
A Russian MAI-SSTV event is planned for Wednesday, June 5 from
12:00-16:00 UTC and June 6 from 11:30-15:30 UTC. Transmissions are
expected to be at 145.800 MHz in SSTV mode PD120. Based on the times
received, SSTV signals are not expected over N. America.
This event uses a computer in the ISS Russian Segment, which stores
images that are then transmitted to Earth using the ARISS Amateur
Radio station located in the Service Module which employs the
Kenwood TM-D710E transceiver.
Amateur radio operators and other radio enthusiasts are invited to
post the images they receive at
http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php
Please note that the event is dependent on other activities,
schedules and crew responsibilities on the ISS and is subject to
change at any time.
Online WebSDR receivers can be used to receive signals from the
International Space Station at SUWS WebSDR located Farnham near
London http://farnham-sdr.com/ and R4UAB WebSDR located European
Russia http://websdr.r4uab.ru/.
For updates check Twitter at
https://twitter.com/ARISS_status/status/1131945966297182210?s=03
[ANS thanks ARISS and AMSAT-UK for the above information.]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
See https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/
for latest information.
Pre-Hot Rod Power Tour Rove (Wyoming to Tennessee) – June 2-7, 2019
On June 2nd, RJ, WY7AA and the Elco will head South to start roving
on the DM77/78 gridline, heading east working gridlines and corners
along the way all the way to EM87/88 hopefully. RJ will try to be on
as many FM passes as possible, with a few linears as time allows.
Follow RJ on APRS.fi as WY7AA-9, as he will not have Twtter access
along the road. Checkout WY7AA’s QRZ page for specific plans he will
post before he leaves, and @dtabor (N6UA) will help by posting on
Twitter if he has any updates from the road.
EM57/EM67 Line – June 4, 2019
Michael, N4DCW, will be at the EM57/67 line on June 4, 2019. He’ll
post satellite passes a week before on twitter and the -bb, but
will plan for the AO-9x and SO-50 midday passes. FM only. The day
of, Michael will post updates via his twitter feed:
https://twitter.com/MWimages
Hot Rod Power Tour Rove (North Carolina to Ohio) – June 8-14, 2019
From June 8th to 14th, WY7AA will be traveling with several thous-
and other Hot Rods along a winding route from NC to OH. RJ will
mostly be activating in the evenings on FM passes including grids
EM95, FM06, EM86, EM78, EM69, EN71, and EN81. Checkout the event
route: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-HotRods And if anyone is anywhere
close to the route, come out and see the spectacle and let RJ know
on Twitter if you are coming out. Follow RJ on APRS.fi as WY7AA-9.
#HomewardBoundRove (DN13, DN14, DN21, DN22, DN23) – June 14-18,2019
Casey, KI7UNJ, will be hitting a few grids on his way home. Look for
DN13/DN14 line on June 14th, DN21/DN22 line June 15th, DN22 June 17,
and DN23 June 18th. FM only. Pass times expected between 1700-200
0UTC. Specific passes to be posted on Casey’s Twitter feed:
https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
Post Hot Rod Power Tour Rove (New York to Wyoming) – June 15-27, 2019
Following the Hot Rod Power Tour, I will be heading to FN02 for a
few days and plan to work FN01/11 gridline around June 17-18. Details
to follow. I will be heading as far east as FN32 and then eventually
working my way back to DN71. Specifically looking for EN01/02 along
the way. Details will be posted to Twitter and my QRZ page as the
trip plans unfold. Follow him on APRS.fi as WY7AA-9, as he will not
have Twitter access along the road.
#JosephOrBustRove (DN04, DN05, DN15) – June 28-30, 2019
Casey, KI7UNJ, will be wandering around Eastern Oregon and decided
to do a little grid activating. Look for Casey on FM passes in DN04
mid-Friday, June 28th, in DN15 Friday night to Saturday evening,
and DN05 Sunday morning. Specific passes to be posted on Casey’s
Twitter feed https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
Iceland (HP95 IP15 IP25 IP03 HP03) – July 13-19, 2019
Adam, K0FFY, is taking his family (and his radios) to Iceland. Tenta-
tive schedule is HP95 July 13, IP13 and IP15 July 14-15, IP25 July 16,
IP03 or HP93 July 17-18, and HP94 July 19. There’s a lot to see, so
passes will be best effort and announced on Twitter shortly prior.
https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio
Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org
[ANS Thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, for the above information]
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Send Your Name (and callsign) to Mars
NASA Press Release May 21, 2019
NASA is giving the public an opportunity to send their names — etched
on microchips — to the Red Planet with NASA's Mars 2020 rover, which
represents the initial leg of humanity’s first round trip to another
planet. The rover is scheduled to launch as early as July 2020, with
the spacecraft expected to touch down on Mars in February 2021.
The opportunity to send your name to Mars comes with a souvenir board-
ing pass and "frequent flyer" points. From now until Sept. 30, you can
add your name to the list and obtain a souvenir boarding pass to Mars
here: https://go.nasa.gov/Mars2020Pass
The Microdevices Laboratory at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
in Pasadena, California, will use an electron beam to etch the submit-
ted names onto a silicon chip with lines of text smaller than one-
thousandth the width of a human hair (75 nanometers). At that size,
more than a million names can be inscribed on a single dime-size
microchip. The chip (or chips) will ride on the rover under a glass
cover.
For more information on Mars 2020, visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/mars2020
For more about NASA's Moon to Mars plans, visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/topics/moon-to-mars
[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]
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RS-10 Downlink Provides Unique Troubleshooting Solution
Terry Osborne, ZL2BAC, recalls a troubleshooting solution utilizing
the downlink from the RS-10 satellite as he was resolving an HF noise
problem in the radio system of New Zealand's Maritime Radio Network.
(http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-NZ-Maritime-Radio)
The New Zealand network consists of a chain of VHF base stations, an
HF Transmitter site and an HF Receiving site. These are all linked
back to an Operations Centre in Lower Hutt (near Wellington).
During commissioning, Terry was visiting the Operations Centre where
the operators mentioned that the HF receivers were very noisy. This
didn't sound right since the receiving site had been chosen because
it was in a remote area well away from any man made noise.
Terry said, "To check how well the receivers were working I gave the
operators the frequency and a week of pass times for RS-10. This was
on a Friday. On Saturday I turned on my receiver at home on RS-10.
My receiver was a TenTec Argonaut 505 with DGFet preamp and a half
wave dipole at about 10 feet. RS-10's downlink boomed in at about 5x7.
The Maritime operators heard nothing on their receivers. I fed the
audio down the phone line to convince them it was working."
The four HF receivers are fed from a Multicoupler that has a "Low
Noise" amplifier feeding a splitter. On the following Monday, the
technicians from the maintenance base visited the site and at AOS
of RS-10, turned off the power supply to the multicoupler. The Oper-
ations Centre reported down went the HF noise and up came the signal
from RS-10.
Terry reported on the solution, "There were many options for the 'Low
Noise' amplifier in the multicoupler ranging from a 2dB noise figure
10 dB gain version up to a 30dB gain 15dB noise figure version. Upon
removing the lid from the multicoupler it revealed that the 30dB gain
15dB noise figure version had been supplied rather than the 2dB noise
figure 10dB gainversion specified. It turned out that the manufacturers
of the Multicoupler hadn't actually made one with a 2dB NF/10dB Gain
amp before and had just supplied their standard version. Putting in
the right amplifier solved the problem."
In closing, Terry wrote, "Satellite operators who have worked with
preamps will recognise this problem."
[ANS sends an 'Ahoy' with a tip of the sailing hat and thanks Terry
Osborne, ZL2BAC for the above information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ Virgin Orbit has posted updated information about the LauncherOne
initial flight which is AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 (Fox-1E) ride to orbit:
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-Fox1E-VirginOrbital
This cubesat will feature a V/u inverting analog SSB/CW transponder
and a digital beacon:
Uplink: 145.890 - 145.860 MHz LSB
Downlink: 435.760 - 435.790 MHz USB
Beacon: 435.750 MHz 1200 baud BPSK
+ AMSAT is pleased to offer a set of Titleist Pro V1x golf balls. One
bears the GOLF-TEE logo, one the GOLF-1 logo and one the AMSAT 50th
Anniversary logo. There are also a set of the same 3 golf balls
with the logos that have also been signed by 3 of the AMSAT presi-
dents. Keith Baker, KB1SF, has signed the GOLF-TEE ball, Barry
Baines, WD4ASW, has signed the GOLF-1 ball and Joe Spier, K6WAO,
has signed the AMSAT 50th Anniversary ball. The set of 3 balls is
$50 plus shipping. The set of 3 balls with the 3 AMSAT President
signatures is $100 plus shipping. Take care of your Father's Day
shopping on-line at:
https://www.amsat.org/product/2019-fundraising-golf-balls-set-of-3
+ The ARISS team has posted an album of photos in memory of Keith
Pugh, W5IU - SK at http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-ARISS-W5IU-Album
(facebook). Keith was an active AMSAT and ARISS volunteer. He pas-
sed away on May 24. A memorial service for Keith Pugh, W5IU, will
be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, in the Sanctuary of First
Presbyterian Church with a reception following. 1000 Penn St, Fort
Worth, TX 76102.
https://fpcfw.org/su-event/431761720/memorial-service-keith-pugh/
Obituary for Keith:
https://www.swaimfuneralhome.com/obituary/keith-pugh
+ The Tico Times in Costa Rica featured an article about the ARISS
contact with the Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC), Los
Suenos, Costa Rica on May 27.
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-ARISS-CostaRica
+ AMSAT-DL AMSAT Deutschland released a video of theQatar-OSCAR 100
(P4-A/ Es'hail-2) launch with a SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher from Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida:
https://youtu.be/8uQqZBIUfHY
+ NASA TV will provide live coverage as a SpaceX Dragon cargo space-
craft is set to return to Earth from the International Space Station
Monday, June 3. NASA Television and the agency’s website will pro-
vide live coverage of the craft’s release beginning at 11:45 a.m.
EDT. (UTC - 4) Around noon, flight controllers at mission control
in Houston will deliver remote commands to the station’s Canadarm2
robotic arm to detached Dragon from the Earth-facing port of the
Harmony module.
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#public
+ The Science Museum's YouTube channel has a video of the first
astronaut from the UK, Helen Sharman GB1MIR, who used amateur
radio to talk to students in schools across the UK. In May 1991,
Helen Sharman became the first Briton in space. The Soyuz TM-12
mission, which included Soviet cosmonauts Anatoly Artsebarsky,
U7MIR and Sergei Krikalev U5MIR, launched on May 18, 1991 and
lasted eight days, most of that time spent at the Mir space sta-
tion. Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/x0-nMl0jf5E
+ The European Space Agency's Astro Pi Challenge which allows students
to design an experiment, write the code, and then have it run by an
astronaut aboard the International Space Station, enjoyed a student's
success recently when one of the Astro Pi units running a Raspberry
Pi 1 B+ and a Raspberry Pi Camera Module captured the approach of a
Soyuz spacecraft arriving at the ISS. Check out the photos and learn
more at:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-captures-soyuz-in-space/
+ Sean Kutzko, KX9X, has written a contribution to DX Engineering’s
blog “On All Bands.” In this article, he writes about the basics
of VHF propagation, to help you stay active during the solar mini-
mum: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-KX9X-VHF -and- a newly released
blog entry covers the basics of satellite operation:
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-KX9X-Satellite
+ Dhruv Rebba, KC9ZJX, Radio Club of America Young Achiever Award,
Dave Kalter Youth DX Adventure participant, recipient of an
AMSAT Presidential Award is interviewed in a webcast ‘Sankalp’
from NewView Studios: https://youtu.be/TUce-WyZPdc The Sankalp
program showcases and inspires youth in the community.
+ The Cal Poly CubeSat Team is requesting input to fill out their
survey where they are gathering information about the connectors,
electrical interfaces, and communication protocols currently in
use by CubeSat and payload developers. The feedback will be used
to help design the XCube platform, which will create opportunities
for CubeSats to fly on NASA’s high altitude aircraft for testing
and calibration purposes. Access the survey at:
https://forms.gle/TKxTgcZKVmfNv8F17
+ Edmund Spicer, M0MNG, made a video about his visit to Hamvention 2019.
The AMSAT satellite demonstration station operated by Paul, N8HM and
Matt, NJ4Y is shown: https://youtu.be/nnbQbJnkxs0?t=861
+ The May 2019 issue of SatMagazine is available at:
http://www.satmagazine.com/
+ The June 2019 issue of CQ-DATV magazine is available at:
https://cq-datv.mobi/72.php
[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]
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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 behave and to help keep amateur radio in space,
This week's ANS Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat dot org
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ANS-139
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.
In this edition:
* AMSAT Forum at Hamvention Well Attended
* ARISS at Hamvention Shares Excitement of Space Exploration and
Amateur Radio
* ANS Asks For Stories About Your Hamvention-AMSAT Experience
* ASTRO PI Student Programs Run on ISS
* Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors
* How to Support AMSAT
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-139.01
ANS-139 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 139.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
May 19, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-139.01
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AMSAT relies on your donations to Keep Amateur Radio in Space
Please consider a one-time or recurring donation today at
https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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AMSAT Forum at Hamvention Well Attended
The AMSAT Forum at the 2019 Dayton Hamvention was helod on Saturday,
May 18 with a large crowd in attendance. Robert Bankston, AMSAT VP
User Services moderated the forum which included these speakers:
+ AMSAT Status Report
Joseph Spier, K6WAO, AMSAT President, highlighted recent activities
within AMSAT and discussed some of our challenges, accomplishments,
projects.
+ AMSAT Engineering Program
Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President for Engineering, talked
about the Fox-1 and Golf (Greater Orbit Larger Footprint) Projects.
+ AMSAT Education – Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT Vice President – Edu-
cational Relations introduced the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator which
featured a live demonstration.
+ AMSAT User Services – Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT Vice President
User Services, discussed AMSAT’s 50 th Anniversary Operating Event
and the new AMSAT Ambassadors Program.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]
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ARISS at Hamvention Shares Excitement of Space Exploration and
Amateur Radio
ARISS featured a display at their booth, shared with AMSAT, of the
next generation hardware systems in development now. The display
showed ways to discover how to maximize your opportunities to make
ARISS connections and to hear the ISS crew directly from your ham
shack.
ARISS was excited to talk about their visionary initiative to fly
ham radio on the human spaceflight lunar Gateway with NASA. The
ARISS team presented an overview and status of the program and
then conducted a panel with ARISS experts in operations, education,
hardware, experimentation and exploration.
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]
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ANS Asks For Stories About Your Hamvention-AMSAT Experience
The Editors of the AMSAT News Service are interested in hearing your
testimonials about your AMSAT experience during this years
Hamvention. Please forward comments to ans-editor (at) amsat.org.
We hope to use these as shorts in future ANS News Bulletins to
stimulate interest and promote Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
Comments will also be shared with Editors of the AMSAT Journal.
Tell us about new friends, old friends, new ideas, new techniques,
inspirational epiphanies, or anything else that that got you excited
about operating or becoming more involved in our great hobby.
Again, please submit your stories to ans-editor (at) amsat.org.
[ANS thanks ANS Editors for the above information]
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Share Your Apollo Story with NASA
July 20, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first
time humans walked on the Moon. Coming this summer, NASA Explorers:
Apollo is a commemorative audio series that examines the Moon's
cultural and scientific influence over the last half century, while
also peering into the future of planetary exploration. Listeners
will meet a Moon detective, tour a lab for space rocks and hear
from scientists whose lives and work have been shaped by the Apollo
program.
As a part of this series, NASA invites you to contribute to an oral
history project celebrating giant leaps and exploration of all kinds.
You can help NASA tell the Apollo story by sharing your own perspect-
ive on lunar exploration, or by interviewing a loved one who lived
during the Apollo era. NASA will select some submissions to feature
in the audio series, on its website and/or social media.
You'll find help for interview topics, recording instructions, and
how to submit your entry posted at:
https://www.nasa.gov/apollostories
[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]
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2019 marks AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary
of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the
AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program.
Full details are available at
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/
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ASTRO PI Student Programs Run on ISS
ESA Education, in collaboration with the Raspberry Pi Foundation,
announced that 4702 teams of students from 24 European countries
successfully entered the Astro Pi 2018-2019 Mission Zero challenge and
had their programs run on the International Space Station for 30
seconds each.
Of those entries, 135 teams made it to Phase 3 of the Astro Pi
2018-2019 Mission Space Lab challenge. They have received back the
data from their experiments, which ran for 3 hours each on board the
ISS. These teams have now reached Phase 4 (Analysis) of the
challenge. Each team will now analyze their data and write a short
scientific report. A jury of experts from ESA and the Raspberry Pi
Foundation will select the teams with the 10 best reports as the
winners of Mission Space Lab. Each winning team will receive a very
special prize.
Complete information can be found at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-139-AstroPi
[ANS thanks the ESA for the above information.]
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CLOSEOUT
2018 Symposium Proceedings
now $15 + Shipping on
the AMSAT Store while supplies last.
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-books-and-dvds/
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Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors
It's time to submit nominations for the upcoming AMSAT Board of
Directors election. Four directors' terms expire this year: those of
Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Clayton Coleman, W5PFG; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA;
and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM. In addition, up to two Alternates may be
elected for one-year terms.
A valid nomination requires either one Member Society or five current
individual members in good standing to nominate an AMSAT member for
Director. Written nominations, consisting of the nominee's name and
call, and the nominating individuals' names, calls and individual
signatures should be mailed to:
AMSAT
10605 CONCORD ST STE 304
KENSINGTON MD 20895-2526
In addition to traditional submissions of written nominations, which
is the preferred method, the intent to nominate someone may be made
by electronic means. These include e-mail, fax, or electronic image
of a petition. Electronic petitions should be sent to
martha at amsat.org or faxed to +1-301-822-4371.
No matter what means is used, petitions MUST arrive at the AMSAT
office no later than June 15th. If the nomination is a traditional
written nomination, no other action is required. If electronic means
are used, a verifying traditional written petition MUST be received at
the AMSAT office within 7 days following the close of nominations
on June 15th.
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE
NOT VALID UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT BYLAWS.
[ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information]
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AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign
to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades
on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to
continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio.
We have reached a great milestone with $24,490 raised
or about 16% towards our goal. This would not have been
possible without your outstanding generosity!!
For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit:
https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9
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How to Support AMSAT
AMSAT relies on the support of our members and the amateur radio
community to Keep Amateur Radio in Space.
How can you help?
* Join AMSAT
Both you and AMSAT will benefit when you join. You get the AMSAT
Journal bimonthly and support from AMSAT Ambassadors. Member dues
and donations provide AMSAT’s primary support.
Join today at
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/
* Become a Life Member
Becoming a Life Member has never been easier. Now you can become a
Life Member with 12 monthly payments of $74 through our online
store.
See https://www.amsat.org/product/lifetime-membership/ for details.
* Donate to AMSAT
Make a one time or recurring donation to AMSAT today. Even as little
as one dollar a month can make a difference!
Donate today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
* Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront.
AMSAT receives 25% of the price of each sale on AMSAT logo
merchandise from our Zazzle storefront located at
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
* Volunteer for AMSAT
AMSAT relies on volunteers for nearly all of our activities. If you
have an idea for how to help, please let us know, Details on
volunteering can be found at
https://www.amsat.org/volunteer-for-amsat/
[ANS thanks the AMSAT office for the above information.]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
See
https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/
[ANS thanks Robert KE4AL for the above information]
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Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront.
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
Successful Contacts
+ 2019-05-17 08:51 UTC between Nick Hague KG5TMV using ISS
callsign NA1SS and Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain Contact was
telebridg via VK6MJ. ARISS Mentor was Marcelo IKØUSO.
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV
Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 deg
Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS
The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko
Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC
[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above
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Shorts From All Over
+ AMSAT Journal Call for Photos
Joe Kornowski, KB6IGK, AMSAT Journal Editor sends a call for photos
from the folks attending Hamvention 2019. Please send your photos
(JPG format, as high resolution as feasible) to Joe at
kb6igk at amsat.org
[ANS thanks Joe KB6IGK for the above information]
+ NASA offers Open Source software resources at:
https://code.nasa.gov/ : Lists 532 NASA open source projects
https://software.nasa.gov/software/NPO-47703-1 : A general purpose
dynamics library that can be used for the modeling of robotic plat-
forms, space vehicles, molecular dynamics and such applications.
http://gmatcentral.org/ : The General Mission Analysis Tool,a NASA-
created Open Source version of Analytical Graphic Inc's (AGI) Sat-
ellite Tool Kit (STK)
[ANS thanks NASA for the above information.]
+ AMSAT is selling brand new and special 50th Anniversary apparel!
A golf shirt as well as a T-shirt were available at Hamvention
and will be available, online, at the AMSAT store after everyone
returns home from Hamvention. The shirts are black and include
the AMSAT 50 Amateur Radio in Space logo, in gold!
https://www.amsat.org/shop/
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]
+ Here is an interesting article on how to watch the ISS all night
long, as opposed to just at dusk and dawn:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-139-WatchISSch
[ANS thanks Sky and Telescope via Charlie AJ9N for the above
information.]
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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
EMike McCardel, AA8EM
aa8em at amsat dot org
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-132
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and
information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio
Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur
Radio in space including reports on the activities of a worldwide
group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in
designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and
digital Amateur Radio satellites.
The news feed on http://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 dot org.
In this edition:
* AMSAT Activities at Hamvention 2019
* Tickets Still Available for TAPR/AMSAT Banquet
* ARRL Releases Mobile App for the Dayton Hamvention
* Going to Hamvention? Please Stop By and Say Thank You to Kenwood
and the ARRL for ARISS Donations
* Work the AMSAT Hamvention Demo Station!
* Australia's ABC Commemorates 50th Anniversary of AO-5
* ARSATC 4th Birthday
* GNU Radio Conference 2019 Call for Papers and Presentations
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for May 9, 2019
* How to Support AMSAT
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-132.01
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 132.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
May 12, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-132.01
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AMSAT relies on your donations to Keep Amateur Radio in Space
Please consider a one-time or recurring donation today at
https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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AMSAT Activities at Hamvention 2019
AMSAT Booth
Maxim Hall (Building 1) - Booths 1007-1010 & 1107-1110
Stop by the AMSAT booth Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am-
1pm to meet board members, officers, and active satellite operators.
You’ll be able to ask questions and see demonstrations of AMSAT’s
current and upcoming technologies.
Additionally, there will be a special "OSCAR Park" display to
commemorate AMSAT's 50th Anniversary.
And don't miss the opportunity to renew your membership and purchase
special AMSAT 50th Anniversary t-shirts, golf shirts, and hats.
Amateur Satellite Demonstrations
Outside Main Entrance – Maxim Hall (Building 1)
Friday, Saturday, Sunday 16 – 19 May 2019, 08:00 – 16:30 EDT
Amateur Satellite operation demonstrations will be held outside the
main Maxim Hall (Building 1 or E1) entrance. Every day, AMSAT will be
demonstrating actual contacts with the operational amateur satellites.
We especially want to invite youth to make a contact via an amateur
satellite. All are invited to observe, participate and ask questions.
Satellite pass times will be posted at the AMSAT booth (1007-1010 &
1107-1110) and in the demo area.
ARISS Forum
Forum Room 3
Friday, 17 May 2019, 13:15 – 14:15 EDT
Out of this World Ham Radio via ARISS–Amateur Radio on the ISS
Moderators: Rosalie White, K1STO, ARISS Secretary & USA Delegate,
Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, AMSAT Vice President Human Space Flight
ARISS is one of the most unique and fun facets of our hobby. We
inspire generations of students and hams through our International
Space Station crew and radio connections. In this eye-opening forum,
learn about current and future lifelong learning opportunities for
hams—via SSTV, APRS, voice repeaters, radio experiments and even
robots! Hear how ARISS inspires, engages and educates tens of
thousands of students each year in STEAM (science, technology,
engineering arts and math) and radio science. See the next generation
hardware systems we have in development. Discover how to maximize your
opportunities to make ARISS connections and to hear the ISS crew
directly from your ham shack. And learn about our visionary initiative
to fly ham radio on the human space flight lunar Gateway. Come meet
the team that have enabled millions, worldwide, to experience the fun
of our amateur radio hobby.
The ARISS team will present an overview and status of the program and
then conduct a panel/Q&A session with ARISS panel experts in
operations, education, hardware, experimentation and exploration. We
also hope to have some surprise guests attending!
AMSAT Forum
Forum Room 2
Saturday, 18 May 2019, 12:10 – 13:40 EDT
Moderated by Robert Bankston KE4AL, AMSAT Vice President–User Services
AMSAT Status Report – Joseph Spier, K6WAO, AMSAT President, will high-
light recent activities within AMSAT and discuss some of our
challenges, accomplishments, projects, and any late breaking news.
AMSAT Engineering – Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President–
Engineering, will talk about the Fox-1 and Golf (Greater Orbit, Larger
Footprint) Projects.
AMSAT Education – Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT Vice President–
Educational Relations will introduce the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator.
AMSAT User Services – Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT Vice President–
User Services, will discuss AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary Operating Event
and the new AMSAT Ambassadors Program.
AMSAT “Dinner at Tickets”
Tickets Pub & Eatery, Fairborn, OH
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 18:00 EDT
The annual AMSAT “Dinner at Tickets” party will be held Thursday
at 1800 EDT at Tickets Pub & Eatery at 7 W. Main St, Fairborn, OH.
Great selection of Greek and American food and great company! No
program or speaker, just good conversation. Food can be ordered from
the menu, drinks (beer, wine, sodas and iced tea) are available at the
bar. Leave room for dessert, there’s an in-house ice cream shop! Come
as you are. Bring some friends and have a great time the night before
Hamvention.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]
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Tickets Still Available for TAPR/AMSAT Banquet
The twelfth annual TAPR/AMSAT Banquet will be held at the Kohler
Presidential Center on Friday at 18:30 EDT. This dinner is always a
highlight of the AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp.) and TAPR
(Tucson Amateur Packet Radio) activities during the Dayton Hamvention.
Tickets ($40 each) may be purchased from the AMSAT store. The banquet
ticket purchase deadline is Tuesday, May 14th. Banquet tickets must be
purchased in advance and will not be sold at the AMSAT booth. There
will be no tickets to pick up at the AMSAT booth. Tickets purchased
on-line will be maintained on a list with check-in at the door at the
banquet center. Seating is limited to the number of meals reserved
with the Kohler caterers based on the number of tickets sold by the
deadline.
The after-dinner speaker will be Dr. P. J. Erickson, W1PJE from the
MIT Haystack Observatory, who will give a presentation entitled “New
Frontiers in Human Understanding of Geospace: Radio Explorations of
Near-Earth Space from Top to Bottom Through Joint Amateur – Scientist
Partnerships.”
Link to purchase tickets:
https://www.amsat.org/product/tapramsat-joint-hamvention-banquet/
TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY 18:00 EDT ON TUESDAY, MAY 14TH
[ANS thanks the AMSAT office for the above information.]
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ARRL Releases Mobile App for the Dayton Hamvention
The ARRL has released a mobile app for Apple, Android, and Windows
devices to help users navigate this year’s Dayton Hamvention®, host
of the 2019 ARRL National Convention. The app will let attendees use
their personal smart phone or tablet to navigate the extensive Hamven-
tion program, prize drawings, activities, and exhibits.
The ARRL has posted the details at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-132-ARRL
There is an introductory YouTube video at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54NpMZWNl0g&feature=youtu.be
[ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information.]
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Going to Hamvention? Please Stop By and Say Thank You to Kenwood and
the ARRL for ARISS Donations
If you are going to Hamvention next week, please stop by the Kenwood
and the American Radio Relay League booths and say thank you for both
organizations very generous donations to the ARISS Inter-Operable
Radio System (IORS).
The auction was completed at April 14th at 22:00 UTC. There were many
bidders hoping to garner a special astronaut signed brand new JVC
Kenwood TS-890S. There was similar bidding on a special astronaut
signed 6-volume boxed set 2019 ARRL Handbook.
Thanks to JVC Kenwood and ARRL, proceeds from the on-line auction
raised over $5400 to benefit ARISS in its quest to launch a new
custom-built higher-power radio system in late 2019 with its voice
repeater and improved packet APRS and SSTV capability that thousands
of hams can enjoy. The new system will replace the aging, problematic
units currently on the ISS. ARISS also needs funding to keep intro-
ducing ham radio to thousands of students, teachers, parents, and
whole communities—and inspiring students about STEM and radio.
Kenwood has been a super supporter of ARISS for years, and it was the
company’s idea for this special radio to be an exclusive for one ham
to own. The limited edition boxed set 2019 ARRL Handbook sold out fast
last fall but ARRL saved back one set for ARISS's fund-raiser. AMSAT
provided parts of the auction infrastructure. ARISS and I are thank-
ful for all of its great sponsors and supporters!
Don't forget to stop by the AMSAT and ARISS booths in Building 1. See
you there!
[ANS thanks Joe Spier, K6WAO, AMSAT President for the above
information.]
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2019 marks AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary
of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the
AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program.
Full details are available at
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/
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Work the AMSAT Hamvention Demo Station!
As previously announced, AMSAT will have it's traditional presence
at Hamvention this year, including a satellite demo station. The
demo station will operate under the AMSAT club callsign W3ZM/8.
We intend to be on most passes of voice satellites between 12:00 UTC
and 20:30 UTC on Friday, May 17th and Saturday, May 18th and between
12:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC on Sunday, May 19th. Hamvention is located in
the six digit gridsquare EM89aq.
As a reward for working the AMSAT demo station, individuals working
us will receive a digital certificate upon request. Please email
n8hm at amsat.org with your QSO details to receive a certificate.
If you are attending Hamvention, please stop by the demo station
outside Building 1!
[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, for the above information.]
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CLOSEOUT
2018 Symposium Proceedings
now $15 + Shipping on
the AMSAT Store while supplies last.
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-books-and-dvds/
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Australia's ABC Radio Commemorates 50th Anniversary of AO-5
It was some 50 years ago, 1969 in June, that AMSAT's Perry Klein,
K3JTE reported in their newsletter that the Australis-Oscar A
satellite (the first AMSAT undertaking) had been delivered to
Goddard Space Center and was undergoing final tests.
Hams were advised to monitor W1AW for bulletins as the launch date
approached.
Move on 50 years from W1AW to our own ABC
AUSTRALIS OSCAR 5, THE ABC's CONVERSATIONS & 8.4 MILLION CANE TOADS?
Peter Wolfenden VK3RV, WIA Historian tellus that a book about
Space Junk, recently written by Australian Space Archaeologist,
Dr. Alice Gorman was reviewed and discussed in the ABC's radio
program "Conversations" last month.
The official definition of Space Junk is along the lines of:
"Something that does not now, or in the foreseeable future, have a
purpose".
About half way through the 52 minute program, up popped "Australis
Oscar 5" and a conversation surrounding it, Australia's first
conceived, designed and built satellite.
Dr. Gorman and Fidler had "done their homework" about AO-5.
hey knew when and where it was built during the mid 1960's and the
fact that it was ready for launch in 1967. Dr. Gorman suggested
that AO-5, still orbiting the Earth is part of Australia's space
heritage. It 'could' be considered as space junk, but then she went
onto suggest that it does indeed have a "future foreseeable purpose",
for now it also has Cultural significance:
+ It represents Australia.
+ It was a Community Amateur Volunteer Project.
+ It was a useful project of co-operation world wide.
+ And it is not a big collision risk.
It is estimated between 23,000 and 29,000 bits of stuff larger than
10 cm and millions and millions of pieces smaller than 10 cm exist.
A very Queensland assessment of space junk weight was:
more than 8.4 million Cane Toads!
The Cane Toad Index is possibly quite appropriate as cane toads
are spreading out of control and effecting our Earthly environment,
not unlike unwanted space junk!
Keep an eye out in our journal AR Magazine for Peter, VK3RV's
very interesting read.
[ANS thanks VK1WIA News for May 9, 2019 for the above information.]
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ARSATC 4th Birthday
ARSATC (Amateur Radio Satellite Community) is a group dedicated to
satellite amateur radio amateurs. We are a group focused on projects
and activities of satellite communication, linked to one of the
largest groups of DX in Brazil, CDR GROUP and also a project linked to
AMSAT-BR and partnerships with AMSAT-ID and AMSAT-NA. Your membership
in the group has no costs and is open to any amateur or person who has
an interest in participating in the activities developed.
ARSATC was founded on May 17, 2015 by amateurs:
• Gustavo Nicolau, PT9BM
• José Valdir de Lima, PW8PM
• Hermes S. Silveira, PQ2HX
ARSATC does not have its own headquarters, because it is a community
of amateurs spread all over the national and international territory,
as we have members from north to south of Brazil and even outside, we
did the programming together with the ARSTAC director team, where we
decided to distribute tasks to the members of the community.
In the southern region of Brazil (Curitiba), we will have our friend
and member Luciano (PY5LF), with SSTV broadcasts on the North American
satellite AO-91, which was granted to us on the weekends of May for
use of this purpose.
In the midwestern region (Paranaíba) Mato Grosso do Sul, we will have
the member and also president, Gustavo (PT9BM), transmitting SSTV on
the North American AO-91 satellite which was granted to us on the
weekends of May for use of this purpose, and activating several FM and
SSB satellites with a special ZV9ARSATC call, in addition to activity
with Scouts of the region.
In the north region (Ji-Paraná) Rondônia we have the member President
ARSATC Valdir (PW8PM) who will be giving lectures in municipal schools
and in IFRO, talking about the history of radio amateurism, about ARSATC
and Minister Marcos bridges, and not yet confirmed due to the avail-
ability of the site, a lecture given by PW8PM at the tele-
communications museum in Ji-Parana. Activation of the special ZV8AEB
call sign on several satellites, in honor of Minister Marcos Ponte
(PY0AEB).
And finally the party continues on the weekends with the IO-86 Lapan,
satellite of Indonesia that through a partnership formed with ARSATC,
passes over the brazil connected to the Saturdays enabling contacts
from north to south of Brazil with amateurs, and for celebration to
the 4th Anniversary ARSATC had spent more time on Brazil especially in
May to enable contacts with Africa, thus establishing new records.
My phone for questions and suggestions:
+55 (69) 98478-3801
Jose Valdir de Lima (PW8PM)
[ANS thanks Jose Valdir de Lima, PW8PM, for the above information.]
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Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront.
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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GNU Radio Conference 2019 Call for Papers and Presentations
GNU Radio Conference celebrates and showcases the substantial and
remarkable progress of the world's best open source digital signal
processing framework for software-defined radios. In addition to
presenting GNU Radio's vibrant theoretical and practical presence
in academia, industry, the military, and among amateurs and hobby-
ists, GNU Radio Conference 2019 will have a very special focus.
Summer 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 mission,
which landed the first humans on the Moon. GNU Radio Conference
selected Huntsville, AL, USA as the site for GNU Radio Conference
2019 in order to highlight and celebrate space exploration, astro-
nomical research, and communication.
Space communications are challenging and mission critical. Research
and development from space exploration has had and continues to have
far-reaching effect on our communications gear and protocols.
Please join us September 16-20, 2019 at the "Huntsville Marriott
at the Space & Rocket Center" hotel for the best technical confer-
ence of the year.
Registration and an online and mobile-friendly schedule will be
posted at the conference web site:
https://www.gnuradio.org/grcon/grcon19/
Call for All!
We invite developers and users from the GNU Radio Community to pre-
sent your projects, presentations, papers, posters, and problems at
GNU Radio Conference 2019. Submit your talks, demos, and code!
Please share this Call for All with anyone you think needs to read
it.
To submit your content for the conference, visit our dedicated
conference submission site at:
https://openconf.org/GRCon19/openconf.php
First round closes 1 July 2019. If accepted, your content will be
immediately scheduled. Final round closes 1 September 2019. Space
permitting. Pun intended.
If you have questions or need assistance with OpenConf, or have
content that doesn't quite fit and you want to talk it over,
please write grcon(a)gnuradio.org
Topics may include but are not limited to:
+ Space (including ground stations) with special focus awards
given to all accepted work with Space as a topic
+ Amateur radio
+ Radio astronomy
+ Atmospheric research
+ Theoretical work
+ Practical applications
+ Aviation
+ Biomedical
+ Citizen Science
+ Digital Signal Processing
+ Education
+ Radio Interface
+ Machine Learning
+ Cognitive Radio
+ Transportation
+ Wireless security
[ANS thanks GRCon19 GNU Radio Conference 2019 for the above information]
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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for May 9, 2019
The following amateur satellites have decayed and have been removed
from the AMSAT-NA TLE distribution:
PHOENIX - CAT ID 42706 (reentered 05-08-2019).
BIRD-J - CAT ID 42820 (reentered 05-03-2019).
BIRD-B - CAT ID 42823 (reentered 05-06-2019)
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the
above information.]
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AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign
to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades
on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to
continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio.
We have reached a great milestone with $24,490 raised
or about 16% towards our goal. This would not have been
possible without your outstanding generosity!!
For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit:
https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9
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How to Support AMSAT
AMSAT relies on the support of our members and the amateur radio
community to Keep Amateur Radio in Space.
How can you help?
* Join AMSAT
Both you and AMSAT will benefit when you join. You get the AMSAT
Journal bimonthly and support from AMSAT Ambassadors. Member dues
and donations provide AMSAT’s primary support.
Join today at
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/
* Become a Life Member
Becoming a Life Member has never been easier. Now you can become a
Life Member with 12 monthly payments of $74 through our online
store.
See https://www.amsat.org/product/lifetime-membership/ for details.
* Donate to AMSAT
Make a one time or recurring donation to AMSAT today. Even as little
as one dollar a month can make a difference!
Donate today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
* Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront.
AMSAT receives 25% of the price of each sale on AMSAT logo
merchandise from our Zazzle storefront located at
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
* Volunteer for AMSAT
AMSAT relies on volunteers for nearly all of our activities. If you
have an idea for how to help, please let us know, Details on
volunteering can be found at
https://www.amsat.org/volunteer-for-amsat/
[ANS thanks the AMSAT office for the above information.]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
+ FN13/FN14 Gridline – May 11-12, 2019
Michael, K2MTS will be in FN13/14 May 11-12, 2019, operating holiday
style. Keep an eye on Michael’s Twitter feed
https://twitter.com/k2mts for specific pass announcements.
+ Pennsylvania (FN00) – May 13-15, 2019
Tanner, W9TWJ, will be back in FN00 May 13th-15th, if anyone still
needs it. Possible he will also do the 15th in EN90 again. FM evening
passes. Will look into FN01 to see if it’s possible. Watch Tanner’s
Twitter feed for pass details https://twitter.com/twjones85.
+ NE SD WY CO TX Roadtrip (DN81, DN83, DN74, DN71, DM77, DM95, DM85) –
May 18-28, 2019
Clayton, W5PFG is hitting the road and bringing his AMSAT gear with
him.
May 18 DN91 (NE)
May 19-23 DN83 (SD)
May 23-24 DN74 (WY)
May 24-26 DN71 (WY)
May 26-27 DM77 (CO)
May 27-28 DM95/DM85 (TX).
All FM/SSB satellites, holiday-style. Open to schedules with EU.
Watch Twitter feed for more updates:
https://twitter.com/w5pfg
+ Pennsylvania (FN11,FN21) – May 19, 2019
Steve, NS3L, will activate the FN11/FN21 gridline mid-morning to
early afternoon of May 5th. In addition, he might go to FN12 after-
ward. FM & SSB Linear birds. Note, fair weather trip only. If heavy
rain is forecast, he might postpone & reschedule. During the trip,
Steve will be beaconing on APRS NS3L-9. See Steve’s Twitter feed for
further updates https://twitter.com/NS3L
+ Texas (EM13, EM22, EM23) – May 19-21, 2019
Ryan, AI6DO, has an upcoming business trip for fried pies and a sat-
ellite rove: Planning EM13 5/20 & 5/21, EM22/23 grid line 0000-0300
5/20 & 5/22 UTC (5/19 & 5/21 local). Probably FM & APRS only. Updates
via Twitter https://twitter.com/AI6DO
+ Point Pelee National Park, Canada (EN81, EN82) – May 25, 2019
KM4LAO, Ruth, will head north of the border to activate Point Pelee
National Park in Ontario EN81, Saturday, May 25th. Ruth may also do a
pass or two from EN82 as time allows. Plan is for FM and linear sat-
ellite passes, as well at QRP HF. Call sign for this activation and
subsequent LoTW upload will be KM4LAO/VE3. This will also be a CNPOTA
activation, so please upload your log to the CNPOTA website
https://cnpota.ca/. Further announcements will be posted on Ruth’s
Twitter feed https://twitter.com/KM4Ruth as we get closer to the
activation date.
+ Memorial Day Weekend on the Queen Mary – May 25-27, 2019
Satellite operating will make a return to the RMS Queen Mary during
the upcoming Memorial Day weekend (25-27 May 2019), as part of the
“Memorial Day Salute to Service” by the Queen Mary. W6RO will be on
the satellites, as well as the HF bands, during these 3 days.
The Queen Mary will be honoring those who have served in the armed
forces, and in particular the Queen Mary’s use as a troopship during
World War II. The Queen Mary, along with other cruise ships, were
pressed into service to ferry Allied soldiers around the world. Along
with the other activities planned on the ship, some of which are
already listed on the Queen Mary’s web site at:
https://www.queenmary.com/calendar-of-events/memorial-day/home/
+ Pacific Northwest (CN85, CN83/CN84, CN76/CN86) – May 31 to June 2, 2019
Casey, KI7UNJ, will be on in CN83/84 Friday, May 31st, CN85 Saturday,
June 1st, and CN76/86 Sunday, June 2nd. Pass list to come in next few
weeks.
+ EM57/EM67 Line – June 4, 2019
Michael, N4DCW, will be at the EM57/67 line on June 4, 2019. FM only.
Specific pass times to be posted to Michael’s Twitter feed and AMSAT-
BB as the day gets closer. https://twitter.com/MWimages
+ #HomewardBoundRove (DN13, DN14, DN21, DN22, DN23) – June 14-18,2019
Casey, KI7UNJ, will be hitting a few grids on his way home. Look for
DN13/DN14 line on June 14th, DN21/DN22 line June 15th, DN22 June 17th,
and DN23 June 18th. FM only. Pass times expected between 1700-
2000UTC. Specific passes to be posted on Casey’s Twitter feed:
https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
+ #JosephOrBustRove (DN04, DN05, DN15) – June 28-30, 2019
Casey, KI7UNJ, will be wandering around Eastern Oregon and decided to
do a little grid activating. Look for Casey on FM passes in DN04 mid-
Friday, June 28th, in DN15 Friday night to Saturday evening, and DN05
Sunday morning. Specific passes to be posted on Casey’s Twitter feed
https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
+ Iceland (HP95 IP15 IP25 IP03 HP03) – July 13-19, 2019
Adam, K0FFY, is taking his family (and his radios) to Iceland.
Tentative schedule is HP95 July 13, IP13 and IP15 July 14-15, IP25
July 16, IP03 or HP93 July 17-18, and HP94 July 19. There’s a lot to
see, so passes will be best effort and announced on Twitter shortly
prior. https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio
Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org
[ANS Thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, for the above information.]
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Satellite Shorts from All Over
+ Four AMSAT CubeSat Simulators are ready for "launch" at Hamvention.
See them at the AMSAT Education table at the AMSAT booth next week!
https://twitter.com/alanbjohnston/status/1126955948755554304
The CubeSat Simulator runs on a digital transceiver board for the
Raspberry Pi designed by Jonathan Brandenburg. The Villanova CubeSat
Club has assembled six Digital Transceiver boards for the Raspberry Pi
and they will be available for a donation at the AMSAT Booth at
Hamvention. Designs are also available on Github at
https://github.com/BrandenburgTech/DigitalTxRxRPi/tree/master/kicad
[ANS thanks Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT Vice President for Educational
Relations for the above information.]
+ The weekly schedule for PO-101's FM repeater is generally posted
after ANS has been published each week. Check @Diwata2PH on Twitter
for schedule updates. https://twitter.com/Diwata2PH
[ANS thanks PHL-Microsat for the above information.]
+ Social media users are invited to register to attend the next SpaceX
Falcon Heavy rocket launch, carrying nearly two dozen satellites
to space from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space
Center in Florida. Registration opens May 6 and closes at 12 p.m. EDT
on May 16.
Full NASA press release posted at:
https://www.nasa.gov/social/spacex-falcon-heavy-launch
Two amateur radio satellites are known to be manifest on this mission:
PSAT-2 and BRICSAT-2
See http://aprs.org/psat2.html and http://aprs.org/bricsat-2.html for
further information
[ANS thanks NASA for the above information.]
+ ESA's 2019 Space Debris Environment Report is now online, providing
the latest facts and figures on the space junk surrounding our planet.
The report includes recommendations on the policy and regulatory
frameworks for space activities, the safety of space operations, rules
of engagement for international cooperation, capacity-building and
awareness, and scientific and technical research and development.
Read the entire document at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-132-ESA
[ANS thanks ESA for the above information.]
+ The Super VHF Conference 2019 Proceedings CD is now available to be
ordered at:
http://newsvhf.com/SuperconfCD2019.html
[ANS Thanks W1GHZ via the Microwave List for the above information]
+ The Vintage News features story on LES-1 resuming transmissions
after 46 years.
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/05/09/us-satellite/
[ANS thanks The Vintage News for the above information.]
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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. 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
student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this
status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student
membership information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm at amsat dot org
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mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.
In this edition:
* AMSAT 50th Anniversary Issue of AMSAT Journal Available For All
* PHL-Microsat Issues Diwata-2 Amateur Radio Unit Service Announcement
* Coronation Station HS10KING/mm On Geostationary Satellite
* SatNOGS Satellite Ground Station Article in HackSpace Magazine
* AMSAT South Africa Developing AfriCUBE SDR-based CubeSat
* Interview with Peter Gülzow, AMSAT-DL President
* PSAT2, ISS Sat Gate needed in Central America
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-118.01
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 118.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
April 28, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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AMSAT 50th Anniversary Issue of AMSAT Journal Available For All
We have made our special 50th Anniversary Edition of The AMSAT
Journal available to all. If you enjoy this issue, please consider
joining AMSAT today!
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-118-Journal
[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA Office for the above information.]
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PHL-Microsat Issues Diwata-2 Amateur Radio Unit Service Announcement
On April 26 Philippines PHL-Microsat announced that Diwata-2's ARU
or ham radio is now ready for service.
While Diwata-2 is classified as an Earth-observing microsatellite -
with 4 optical payloads or cameras tasked to gather data from space
in the form of satellite images - it also carries an Amateur Radio
Unit (ARU).
The ARU introduced in Diwata-2 is a spaceborne module designed and
manufactured in the Philippines. It is targeted for amateur radio
communication, emergency and disaster response, and wireless experi-
mentation and training. Operating modes will include:
+ FM voice repeater
Uplink: 437.500 MHz FM (CTCSS 141.3)
Downlink: 145.900 MHz FM
+ APRS message digipeater
Uplink: 437.500 MHz 1K2 AFSK
Downlink: 145.900 MHz 1K2 AFSK
Callsign: DW4TA-1
By default, the ARU will operate as an APRS digipeater once a
week on Sunday and can be changed as necessary via command link.
+ Morse-based beacon
Downlink: 145.900 MHz
+ APRS-based beacon
Downlink: 145.900 MHz 1K2 AFSK
The ARU will send different beacon formats according to its scheduled/
announced operation. Morse-coded CW beacons are sent when ARU
operates as FM voice repeater. Morse-coded CW beacons will be
transmitted on a 2 minute cycle with 1 minute of transmission
followed by a 1 minute pause.
APRS beacons are sent when it operates as APRS digipeater. APRS
beacon packets will be transmitted every 30 seconds, with a packet
duration of 1-2 seconds.
For schedule updates, follow @Diwata2PH on Twitter or
via the publicly accessible web page at: https://twitter.com/Diwata2PH
On April 11, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) desig-
nated Diwata-2 as Philippines-OSCAR 101 (PO-101).
For more info on Diwata-2 ARU usage and schedules, follow us on
Twitter: @Diwata2PH -or- follow their blog on-line at:
https://blog.phl-microsat.upd.edu.ph/tagged/amateur-radio
http://phl-microsat.upd.edu.ph/diwata2
[ANS thanks PHL-Microsat and the Diwata-2 Team for the above
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Coronation Station HS10KING/mm On Geostationary Satellite
To mark the Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn
Bodindradebayavarangkun (King Rama X) from May 4-6, 2019 the Radio
Amateur Society of Thailand under the Patronage of His Majesty the
King will be operating a special event station
The station will be operated from the Royal Thai Navy aircraft
carrier, the Chakri Narubet, in the Gulf of Thailand from May 3-6
using the callsign HS10KING/mm.
This station will be making QSOs in the 40, 20, 15 and 10 metre HF
bands, on 2 metres VHF and also using amateur radio satellites,
including the Es’hail-2 / QO-100 satellite.
Consequently, the May meeting of RAST will be postponed to the
second Sunday of the month, and will take place on Sunday May 12 at
Sena Place Hotel when applications to take the upcoming Intermediate
Class examination will be available
As usual all RAST members are welcome to attend this meeting and
hopefully they will be able to have a QSO with HS10KING/mm.
[ANS thanks Tony Waltham, HS0ZDX via AMSAT-UK for the above
information.]
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SatNOGS Satellite Ground Station Article in HackSpace Magazine
The May edition of HackSpace magazine, issue 18, featuring articles
by radio amateur Jo Hinchliffe MW6CYK is available as a free PDF.
On pages 34-47 is his special feature on Space, which explains how
you can build a SatNOGS satellite ground station to receive amateur
radio satellites.
Jo’s article Make a Slim Jim Antenna appears on pages 110-111.
Also in the magazine, on pages 96-99, Ben Everard explains how to
build an ISS count-down timer.
You can download the free HackSpace magazine PDF from
https://hackspace.raspberrypi.org/issues/18
Direct link to the PDF
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-118-HackSpace
[ANS thanks Jo Hinchliffe MW6CYK via AMSAT-UK for the above
information.]
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AMSAT South Africa Developing AfriCUBE SDR-based CubeSat
AMSAT SA has announced that parallel to its analogue Kletskous Cube-
Sat, the group is working on a digital project featuring a Software
defined transponder. Called AfriCUBE, the CubeSat will use the same
space frame as KLETSKOUS. Anton Janovsky is current building a proto-
type transponder. AMSATSA is inviting persons interested in becoming
part of the development team to send their details to:
admin(a)amsatsa.org.za.
Meanwhile the development and final construction of the AMSAT SA
KLETSKOUS is plagued by electronic component obsolescence. This
forces unwanted design changes to be made to ensure that when the
time comes to construct the final launch unit, the main components
are still available.
The KLETSKOUS team decided to freeze the design of KLETSKOUS and pur-
chase a quantity of devices to proactively mitigate future obsolesce.
This decision will also speed up the process of putting a final satel-
lite on the table. "Every time we change designs to mitigate for the
discontinued components, it is like starting the design a fresh,
often
creating new problems that have to be solved", Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
said. "By freezing the design, in other words making a final decision
on the main specialised devices to be used, we will be able to speed
up the process of putting a flight ready unit on the table."
KLETSKOUS is not a textbook design. Most of the sub-components that
will make up KLETSKOUS are designed and being built by the volunteer
team. "We do not have the finances to go out and purchase sub-units
and simply wire them up.", Coetzee said.
Access the original posting, with photo, at:
http://www.amsatsa.org.za/
[ANS thanks AMSAT South Africa for the above information]
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Interview with Peter Gülzow, AMSAT-DL President
On the occasion of the 4th Radio Day in Kassel, which is organized
by DARC for the fourth time, an interview was conducted by the video
portal Fascination Amateur Radio with Peter Gülzow, DB2OS, President
of AMSAT Deutschland e.V., on the topic of QO-100/Es´hail-2.
The video which is in German can be viewed at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS118-ON4WF
AMSAT-UK suggests doing the following to support Closed Caption of
this German Piece:
"Select Closed Caption (CC) then in Settings Auto-Translate->English "
[ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information.]
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PSAT2, ISS Sat Gate needed in Central America
In a recent email via the AMSAT-BB Bob Bruninga wrote:
PSAT2, ISS Sat Gate needed in Central America.
See the coverage map for the APRS satellites on 145.825. There is a
hole in Central America where the telemetry from these satellites can
go for almost three full orbits and not be captured. All the rest of
the world is covered.
Coverage Map: http://aprs.org/psat2.html
We'd like to fill that hole!
Contact wb4apr (at) amsat.org
[ANS Thanks Bob, WB4APR for the above information]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
Isles of Scilly (IN69) – April 20-27, 2019
A team consisting G4EDG, G4ELZ and G4GSA will be active from St
Mary’s, Isles of Scilly EU-011 as GB5SM during April 20-27, 2019. QRV
on HF bands, CW/SSB/Digi. Possible satellite activity too. QSL via
LZ1JZ. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW & Club Log
Vera Cruze State, Mexico (EK19) – April 25-28, 2019
Ismael, XE1AY, will activate Veracruz State, grid EK19wc, from 25 to
28 April. This will be a portable FM-only activation.
Central and Northern Maine (FN53, FN54, FN55, FN56, FN57, FN65,
FN66, FN67) – POSTPONED
Join Matt, W1PY and Sean, KX9X as they team up for a weekend of ham
radio through the Pine Tree State! Follow them as they activate the
Potato Field grids of central and northern Maine for the satellite
community, and hit some state parks on HF for the Parks on the Air
and WWFF communities. There will also be spontaneous activations of
curious roadside attractions as they roll through.
Grids to be activated on satellite: FN53 – 54 – 55 – 56 – 57 – 65 -
66 – 67. A special effort will be made to activate the grid
intersection of FN56-57-66-67 in the potato field north of Caribou.
Detailed satellite operations schedule to be announced ASAP.
For more information, check out https://t.co/2irvAUBvAu and keep an
eye on Sean’s Twitter feed https://twitter.com/SeanKutzko.
EM61 – April 26 or 27, 2019
Jeff (WE4B), Marissa (W4AQT) and “Little Sister” will make a quick
run to EM61 sometime during the weekend of April 26th/27th for anyone
who needs the grid. Watch for specific date/pass announcements on
Jeff’s Twitter feed https://twitter.com/WE4Bravo
Parque Estadual Canions do Rio Poty (Grid GI94) – April, 26 to 28,
2019
DXPedition ZV8FF will be active April 26th to 28th. Operators PS8RV,
PS8ACM, PS8NF, and PS8BR announce HF bands in SSB, CW, FT8. In
addition there is the possibility of Satellites FM, SSB and CW, so
stay tuned.
California (DM15) – April 27, 2019
Dave, AD7DB, will be in DM15 in the high desert town of North
Edwards CA, just outside Edwards AFB. Planned passes are AO-91, AO-
92 and SO-50. More exact details on Twitter
https://twitter.com/ad7db as the time approaches.
Northern MI+ (EN84, EN92, EN93 – April 27-28, 2019
AA8CH and WW8W will be activating EN84 for the afternoon/evening of
Saturday April 27th tentatively starting 1800UTC, then EN92/EN93
Sunday April 28th morning/early afternoon (AO7 looking for EU at
1700UTC). FM an linears. Watch Twitter feed for further updates
https://twitter.com/charliehotel10.
Waco, TX (EM11) – April 28, 2019
Brian, KG5GJT, will be visiting Waco, TX on Sunday, April 28th, and
possibly Saturday night. No planned passes at this time, but keep an
eye on Brian’s Twitter feed for further announcements
https://twitter.com/KG5GJT.
Northern Border Security Check (Minnesota to Washington) – April 29
to May 4 or 5th, 2019
Alex, N7AGF, is all set for his semiannual rover trip to activate
rare and somewhat rare grids, from April 29th to May 4th or 5th (or
longer depending on how things go). Alex will fly into Minneapolis
and drive back to his home grid CN88, activating as many
ENx8,ENx7,DNx8,and DNx7 grids as possible along the route. The hope
is to hit many corners and lines.
Alex will be on both linear and FM birds.
As always, activations and route details will be posted to his
Twitter @N7AGF at https://twitter.com/N7AGF . Alex will also be on
APRS at https://aprs.fi/N7AGF-10 . In areas of limited cell service,
he’ll be using inReach.
Email or hit Alex on twitter with grid requests, route suggestions,
or hot tourist attractions in Minot.
Northeast North Dakota (EN06/EN07/EN08/EN16/EN17/EN18) – May 2-5, 2019
Mitch, AD0HJ, is heading out to the Grand Forks, ND Hamfest on May
4th, but also just goofing off for a few days in the general area.
Mitch will be limited to working the FM Satellites only (SO-50, AO-
91, AO-92). Plans are to work EN17/18 on May 2, EN07/08 on May 3,
EN17/18 again on May 4 (day of hamfest), and then EN06/16 on May 5. A
full pass schedule will be viewable on the Twitter announcement
https://twitter.com/KE4ALabama/status/1116524856781230080, and up-to-
date pass info on Mitch’s Twitter feed https://twitter.com/AD0HJ.
Upstate NY (FN14, FN24) – May 3, 2019
Robert, KE2QI, activating the FN14/24 gridline Friday evening, May
3rd. Watch for updates on Rober’s Twitter feed
https://twitter.com/skyguydx
Pennsylvania (FN11,FN21) – May 5, 2019
Steve, NS3L, will activate the FN11/FN21 gridline mid-morning to
early afternoon of May 5th. In addition, he might go to FN12
afterward. FM & SSB Linear birds. Note, fair weather trip only. If
heavy rain is forecast, he might postpone & reschedule. During the
trip, Steve will be beaconing on APRS NS3L-9. See Steve’s Twitter
feed for further updates https://twitter.com/NS3L
FN13/FN14 Gridline – May 11-12, 2019
Michael, K2MTS will be in FN13/14 May 11-12, 2019, operating holiday
style. Keep an eye on Michael’s Twitter feed
https://twitter.com/k2mts for specific pass announcements.
Pennsylvania (FN00) – May 13-15, 2019
Tanner, W9TWJ, will be back in FN00 May 13th-15th, if anyone still
needs it. Possible he will also do the 15th in EN90 again. FM evening
passes. Will look into FN01 to see if it’s possible. Watch Tanner’s
Twitter feed for pass details https://twitter.com/twjones85.
Southwest South Dakota (DN83++) – May 19-23, 2019
Clayton, W5PFG, will be operating from DN83 on all FM/SSB satellites
holiday-style , May 19-23. Open to schedules with EU. In the days
proceeding he’ll be on from DN91 and in the days following from DN74,
DN71, potentially DN70, and lastly DM99. Twitter @w5pfg
Texas (EM13, EM22, EM23) – May 19-21, 2019
Ryan, AI6DO, has an upcoming business trip for fried pies and a
satellite rove: Planning EM13 5/20 & 5/21, EM22/23 grid line 0000-
0300 5/20 & 5/22 UTC (5/19 & 5/21 local). Probably FM & APRS only.
Updates via Twitter https://twitter.com/AI6DO
Point Pelee National Park, Canada (EN81, EN82) – May 25, 2019
KM4LAO, Ruth, will head north of the border to activate Point Pelee
National Park in Ontario EN81, Saturday, May 25th. Ruth may also do
a pass or two from EN82 as time allows. Plan is for FM and linear
satellite passes, as well at QRP HF. Call sign for this activation
and subsequent LoTW upload will be KM4LAO/VE3. This will also be a
CNPOTA activation, so please upload your log to the CNPOTA website
https://cnpota.ca/. Further announcements will be posted on Ruth’s
Twitter feed https://twitter.com/KM4Ruth as we get closer to the
activation date.
Pacific Northwest (CN85, CN83/CN84, CN76/CN86) – May 31 to June 2,
2019
Casey, KI7UNJ, will be on in CN83/84 Friday, May 31st, CN85
Saturday, June 1st, and CN76/86 Sunday, June 2nd. Pass list to come
in next few weeks.
Iceland (HP95 IP15 IP25 IP03 HP03) – July 13-19, 2019
Adam, K0FFY, is taking his family (and his radios) to Iceland.
Tentative schedule is HP95 July 13, IP13 and IP15 July 14-15, IP25
July 16, IP03 or HP93 July 17-18, and HP94 July 19. There’s a lot to
see, so passes will be best effort and announced on Twitter shortly
prior. https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio
Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org
Updated April 26, 2019
See
https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/
[ANS thanks Robert KE4AL for the above information]
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ARISS News
Recent successful ARISS Contacts
+ 2019-04-24 17:46 UTC between David St-Jacques KG5FYI, using ISS
callsign NA1SS and Hidden Oaks Middle School, Prior Lake, MN, USA
Contact was direct via N9CHA. ARISS Mentor was Ryan W4NTR.
+ 2019-04-18 18:04 UTC between David St-Jacques KG5FYI using ISS
callsign NA1SS and École internationale de Saint-Sacrement, Quebec
City, Quebec, Canada Contact was direct via VE2GHO. ARISS Mentor
was Steve VE3TBD.
Editor's Note:
Hidden Oaks Middle School ARISS contact with David Saint-Jacques
aboard the International Space Station, April 24, 2019. This video
highlights the conversation and efforts of the teachers and ham radio
operators who shared the excitement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEf7yURjZg8&feature=player_embedded
[ANS thanks Greg N9CHA for the above information.]
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events as of 2019-04-26 20:30
UTC:
Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca (OAM), Costitx (Mallorca-Islas
Baleares-España), Spain, telebridge via W6SRJ
Participating schools: Colegio San José Obrero, Palma de
Mallorca(Islas Baleares-España), Spain and Colegio Luis Vives, Palma
de Mallorca(Islas Baleares-España), Spain
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV
Contact is go for: Mon 2019-04-29 11:48:40 UTC
Watch for live stream at
https://www.youtube.com/user/LuisVivesTV/live
Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI
Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-03 18:32:19 UTC
[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above
information]
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Shorts From All Over
+ F5UII documents receiving the 10 GHz downlink from Qatar Oscar 100
with SDR Console:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-118-F5UII
[ANS thanks F5UII via Twitter for the above information)
+ What Are CubeSats?
Space Daily present a look at the brief history of Cube Sats.
Access here:
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/What_Are_CubeSats_999.html
[ANS thanks Space Daily for the above information]
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/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
EMike McCardel, AA8EM
aa8em at amsat dot org
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