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ANS-306 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Live Video Stream from the 2018 William A. Tynan W3XO, Memorial Space Symposium
by JoAnne K9JKM 02 Nov '18
by JoAnne K9JKM 02 Nov '18
02 Nov '18
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN
ANS-306.01
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-306.01
ANS-306 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 306.01
From 2018 William A. Tynan W3XO Memorial Space Symposium, Huntsville, AL
DATE November 2, 2018
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-306.01
Live Video Stream from the 2018 William A. Tynan W3XO
Memorial Space Symposium
Join AMSAT for a livestream of the 2018 William A. Tynan W3XO
Memorial Space Symposium, in Huntsville, AL at 13:00 CDT (18:00
UTC) November 2: https://www.youtube.com/user/AMSATNA/
Saturday, November 3 sessions begin at 0800 CDT (1300 UTC)
[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above information]
/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships,
and 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 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 Contributing Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat dot org
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-280
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.
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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.
For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit
https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9
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In this edition:
* WD9EWK on Ham Talk Live
* Digital Downloads of Past AMSAT Symposium Proceedings Now Available
* AMSAT-DL Rolls Out New On-line Satellite Operating Forum
* Deadline Reminders for 2018 AMSAT Space Symposium
* Register for the Symposium in the AMSAT Store
* Live streaming of AMSAT-UK Colloquium talks
* International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students
* APRS balloon heading for British Isles and Europe
* ExseedSat FM Voice Transponder and APRS Digipeater from India
* AMSAT 2018 Golf Shirts and Tee-Shirts Restocked
* EMike McCardel, AA8EM Appointed as ANS Senior Editor
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Shorts From All Over
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ANS-280 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 280.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
October 7, 2018
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-280.01
WD9EWK on Ham Talk Live
Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK/VA7EWK answered questions about operating
satellite on the road during Episode 135 of the Ham Talk Live pod
cast hosted by Neil Rapp. Patrick has logged thousands of miles on
his portable gear, he gave operating tips and some interesting
stories from his adventures. Access the pod cast at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS280-WD9EWK
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Digital Downloads of Past AMSAT Symposium Proceedings Now Available
AMSAT is pleased to announce that AMSAT Symposium Proceedings from
1986-2012 and 2016-2017 are now available as digital downloads from
the AMSAT Store. Bundles from earlier years are priced at $5 each
(1986-1989, 1990-1995, 1996-2000, and 2000-2005). 2006-2012 is priced
at $10. The 2016 and 2017 editions are priced at $10 each.
https://tinyurl.com/ANS280-Proceedings
Each year's edition is a separate PDF file. After checkout, purchasers
will receive an email containing download links for each year they
have purchased. The PDF files are DRM-free, but will be watermarked at
the bottom of each page with the notation that the book has been
purchased from AMSAT and the purchaser's name.
The 2013, 2014, and 2015 editions will be added as soon as possible.
2018 will be available after this year's Symposium has concluded.
[ANS thanks Paul N8HM for the above information]
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AMSAT-DL Rolls Out New On-line Satellite Operating Forum
AMSAT-DL's website https://amsat-dl.org has been undergoing a lot of
changes.
They have now gone one step further and have set up a new online
forum at https://forum.amsat-dl.org/
With the upcoming launch of P4-A /Es'hail-2 they they are offering a
forum for extensive discussions.
Essentially this is a forum where everyone can report on
experiences and knowledge from operating satellites and thereby help
other newly interested radio amateurs to become an active member of
our satellite community.
All topics pertaining amateur radio satellites and OSCAR's may be
discussed there, appropriate categories and forums have been created.
If necessary this can be extended at any time and on request.
AMSAT-DL hopes the new forum is well received. You may register
there with your callsign (if available) as your name. Of course you
can also look around as a "guest".
Experienced users can also check in the settings for new entries and
have them delivered by eMail if you wish so.
[ANS thanks Peter, DB2OS, and Chris, DL7AG, for the above information]
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Deadline Reminders for 2018 AMSAT Space Symposium
See detailed information below
Hotel Reservation Deadline is October 10.
http://tinyurl.com/Marriott-2018-Symposium-Hotel
Symposium Papers Deadline is October 15.
Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz at
n8fgv at amsat dot org.
Symposium Early Registration Rate Has Expired.
Symposium Registration is now $65 thru October 26, 2018.
Symposium Registration at the door is $70.
To register for Symposium visit:
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/
Symposium saturday night banquet reservations are due by October 20.
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/
SOLD OUT - Sunday's Marshall Space Flight Center Bus Tour.
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Reminder - Registration Deadlines for 2018 AMSAT Space Symposium
Make Your Hotel Reservations by October 10!
Hotel accommodations will be next door at the Marriott at the Space
& Rocket Center, 5 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama USA. Hotel
reservations for the Symposium may be made by individual attendees
directly with Marriott reservations at:
+ 1-(800) 228-9290 or
+ (256) 830-2222 or
+ On-line at http://tinyurl.com/Marriott-2018-Symposium-Hotel.
Please mention the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT)
reference number M-BIHHXTA for the group rate of $104 per night.
+ The AMSAT group rate is available 10/31/18 to 11/04/18.
+ Book by 10/10/18.
+ Marriott perks include free parking for attendees and
complimentary Wi-Fi.
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Symposium Registration Rates
Registration for the Symposium can be ordered on-line at:
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/.
+ $60 Early Registration is now closed.
+ $65 Registration is October 01, 2018 - October 26, 2018.
+ $70 Registration at the Door
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AMSAT Annual Saturday Night Banquet Reservations Are Due October 20!
+ Dinner reservations are $50 per person and should be made by
October 20th to ensure accommodation.
+ Register online at:
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/.
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Reminder - October 15 Deadline for Space Symposium Papers
AMSAT has issued the second call for papers for the 2018 AMSAT-NA
Annual Meeting and Space Symposium. The symposium will be held at
the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL on the weekend of
November 2-4. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and
poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the
amateur satellite community. Prospects should send a tentative title
of their presentation as soon as possible. The final copy must be
submitted by October 15th for inclusion in the printed proceedings.
Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz at
n8fgv at amsat dot org.
[ANS thanks AMSAT 2018 Symposium Committee and Dan F8FGV for the
above information]
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Register for the Symposium in the AMSAT Store
The AMSAT 2018 Symposium store items have been updated. Keep in
mind that registration went up on Monday, October 1.
We now have the ability for Students to register at 50% off.
You can now pre-order printed copies of the AMSAT Symposium
Proceedings(those attending get digital copies only)
The Sunday tour has been sold out.
Visit the AMSAT Online store and access the Symposium items at:
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/
[ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO for the above information]
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Live streaming of AMSAT-UK Colloquium talks
Thanks to volunteers from the British Amateur Television Club
(BATC) presentations at the AMSAT-UK International Space
Colloquium (part of the RSGB Convention) will be streamed
live to a global audience.
The AMSAT-UK Colloquium is taking place in Lecture Room 5 at
the RSGB Convention in Kents Hill Park Conference Centre,
Timbold Drive, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ on the weekend of
October 13-14.
The webstream of the Colloquium talks will be available
at https://batc.org.uk/live/ (the other talks at the RSGB
Convention are not being streamed)
The Live Stream will begin on Saturday morning, October 13
at 9:30am BST (0830 GMT) with the presentation 'ARISS and
STEM outreach' by Ciaran Morgan M0XTD in which he will describe
the role of amateur radio on the International Space Station
and its use in the STEM outreach to young people around the
world.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The schedule shows AMSAT-NA President Joe Spier
K6WAO will be speaking, Saturday October 13 10:45-11:30 BST(UTC+1)
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The AMSAT-UK Colloquium is talking place in Lecture Room 5
download the programme schedule from
http://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/rsgb-convention-
programme/
Tickets to the event are available at the door or you can book
in advance at
http://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/
Recordings of all talks will be posted on the AMSAT-UK YouTube
Channel after the event
https://www.youtube.com/user/AMSATUK
British Amateur Television Club
http://www.batc.org.uk/
[Thanks to AMSAT-UK and Southgate ARC]
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International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students
ARISS News Release No. 18-10
Dave Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS PR
International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students
ARISS-US program's education proposal window is open
Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018
September 26, 2018: The Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals beginning October 1,
2018, from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth
organizations (working individually or together) to host radio
contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International
Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31, 2019.
Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with
learning opportunities about space technologies, communications,
and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space.
ARISS has been pleased of late, to be one of many possibilities
of interest to educators during NASA's A Year of Education on
Station, which celebrates an almost 12-month presence of a teacher
aboard the ISS. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts
on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur
Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other
Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies.
The program's goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and
careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
and in Amateur Radio.
Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS
program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One
educator wrote, "Many of the middle school students who took part
in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses
in high school as a result of that contact." Educators are set-
ting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of
students' interest.
ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers
of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed,
exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite com-
munications, wireless technology, science research conducted on
the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn
to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask
their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organi-
zations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment
for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students.
The proposal window opens October 1, 2018 and the proposal dead-
line is November 30, 2018. For proposal guidelines and forms and
more details, go to:
http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html
Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will
be offered October 11 and October 23, 2018, both at 8 pm Eastern
Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-273-ARISSWebinar
About ARISS
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a
cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and
the space agencies that support the International Space Station
(ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satel-
lite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL),
the Center for the Advancement of Science in space (CASIS) and
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary
goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled
contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS
and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during
these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities
learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more
information, see www.ariss.org.
Also join us on Facebook:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status
Media Contact:
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn at amsat.org
[ANS thanks Dave Jordan, AA4KN for the above information]
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APRS balloon heading for British Isles and Europe
On Sunday morning, September 30, Bruce VE5BNC launched his first
amateur radio floater balloon, VA5BNC-15, from Saskatoon 52.1N,
106.6W, altitude is about 6,700m
Writing on the UKHAS Google Group he says:
It survived the first night and has made it all the way from
Saskatoon to somewhere off the east coast of Newfoundland. If I'm
very lucky, it will make it across the pond in the next 48 hours
[late Wednesday or Thursday].
It should switch to 144.800 MHz FM in the mid-Atlantic, but if there
are any European stations that can listen on 144.390 MHz FM, that
would be appreciated.
During the day, it beacons once per minute at 13 seconds after the
minute and at night, it's on a roughly 15 minute cycle.
See the real-time track of VA5BNC-15 at
https://aprs.fi/.
UKHAS Google Group
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/ukhas
Some useful high altitude balloon links
https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/balloons/
[ANS thanks Amateur Radio Newsline for the above information]
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ExseedSat FM Voice Transponder and APRS Digipeater from India
A Hyderabad-based Exseed Space Private Limited has constructed 10 cm
cube-sized communication satellite, which will be launched into space
by the United States-based SpaceX in November. Gurudatta Panda, VU3GDP
a member of the eight person development team was interviewed by
India's The Hindu newspaper:
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-273-ExseedSat
ExseedSat is a 1U cubesat that will provide a multifunction UHF/VHF
NBFM amateur communication satellite. It will have various
configurable modes, including:
+ UHF to VHF, single channel, narrow band FM transponder
+ Power output selectable between 1 watt and 0.5 watt
+ Digipeat feature with APRS on UHF uplink and VHF downlink
+ Melody mode to play a simple melody of a few notes on special
occasions or events to increase student interest/outreach
+ Expected life of two years, depending upon how long the battery
lasts and when the satellite de-orbits naturally
Uplink: 435.340 MHz FM voice with 67 Hz CTCSS tone and APRS
digipeater
Downlink: 145.900 MHZ FM voice, APRS digipeater, telemetry
See also the on-line article from AMSAT-UK at:
https://amsat-uk.org/2018/09/24/exseedsat-amateur-radio-fm-
transponder-satel
lite/
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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AMSAT 2018 Golf Shirts and Tee-Shirts Restocked
Bruce Paige, KK5DO, has announced that the AMSAT office has updated
the quantities for the AMSAT 2018 Golf Shirt and the AMSAT 2018 Tee-
Shirt.
Some of the sizes are now in stock and some have been increased/
decreased. If you have been looking for one and we did not
have your size, please take another look.
[ANS thanks Bruce KK5DO for the above information.]
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EMike McCardel, AA8EM Appointed as ANS Senior Editor
AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO has announced the appointment of E.
Michael "EMike" McCardel, AA8EM, former KC8YLD, as Senior Editor for
the AMSAT News Service. EMike will performed the scheduling of the
rotating editors, proof check the weekly ANS Bulletins, and be
responsible for insuring the issue of any AMSAT Special Bulletins.
EMike has been an ANS Rotating Editor since November of 2012.
EMike has announced the appointment of Dr. Mark Johns, K0JM and
AMSAT Executive Vice President, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM as ANS Rotating
Editors. ANS would also like to thank Chris Bradley, AA0CB who is
taking a break from ANS due to new job duties.
(ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information)
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
North to Alaska (CO28) – October 5-9, 2018
Tucker, W4FS, will be in Juneau, AK, October 5-9th, using the call
sign W4FS/KL7. Weather permitting, he may slip up to Whitehorse to
use his new Canadian call VE9FS. Watch his Twitter account for
specific plans. https://twitter.com/Whiskey4FoSho
Kure Beach, NC (FM13) – October 13-19, 2018
(Originally 9/22-28. Rescheduled due to Hurricane Florence)
Wayne, NM3B, will be operating holiday style from Kure Beach, NC,
October 13-19. Send QSL for confirmation.
Viva Las Vegas (DM26) and Bryce Canyon Nat’l Park – October 14-19
and 19-22, 2018
RJ, WY7AA and Paula will be in Las Vegas DM26, October 14th – 19th,
with possible trips to DM25 and DM27 if time allows. Next, they will
be in Bryce Canyon October 19th – 22nd, with a possible side trip to
DM47/48 gridline. In addition, they will be passing through the
corner of DM39 on the way there and back. Hopefully, there will be a
good satellite pass at those times. Keep an eye on RJ’s Twitter feed
(@WY7AA) and QRZ page for updates.
Eureka, Nanuvut (ER60, EQ79) – October 17 – November 10, 2018
Eureka ARC, VY0ERC, will be operational from October 17 until
November 10, 2018. Activity via FM satellites from ER60, EQ79 and
close grids is also scheduled. Watch for specific pass announcements
on their Twitter feed https://twitter.com/vy0erc
Huntsville to Switzerland, via Long Island (EM64, EM65, EM66, FN30,
JN36, JN47) – November 1 – December 7, 2018
Brennan, N4QX, fall ASMAT roving plans:
* EM64, EM65, and EM66 November 1-3
* FN30 November 16-17
* JN36 as HB9/N4QX & from 4U1ITU November 28 – December 7 as work
permits
* JN47 as HB9/N4QX & HB0/N4QX December 1-2
For now, FM only. Watch Twitter for pass announcements.
https://twitter.com/BrennanTPrice. QSLs *exclusively* via Logbook of
the World.
Bermuda (DXCC NA-005) – November 12-14, 2018
Tom, N2YTF, will be operating as N2YTF/VP9/P from Bermuda, NA-005
vacation style Nov. 12, 13, 14; all FM passes (and perhaps a few
transponder birds). Tom will also be working HF QRP portable from
the beach. Tom is looking for a 2m ssb tropo path to some US super
station(s). If interested, contact him directly.
Key West, FL (EL94) – November 27 – December 1, 2018
Tanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in Key West, Florida from
November 27th to December 1 , 2018. While there, he will work as many
FM passes as he can (holiday style). Keep an eye on his Twitter feed
for pass announcements, https://twitter.com/twjones85
Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) yahoo.com
Updated October 3, 2018
See for more recent updates
https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/
[ANS thanks Robert KE4AL for the above information]
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ARISS News
Completed ARISS contacts Since September 12, 2018
+ 2018-09-17 11:45 UTC between Ricky Arnold KE5DAU using ISS
callsign NA1SS and Otori Elementary School, Sakai City, Japan, was
direct via 8N3OH. ARISS Mentor was Satoshi 7M3TJZ.
+ 2018-09-21 10:15 UTC between Alexander Gerst KF5ONO using ISS
callsign NA1SS and Bischöfliche Schule / Technisches Institut,
St.Vith, Belgium Contact was telebridge via W6SRJ. ARISS Mentors
were Stefan ON6TI and Gaston ON4WF.
+ 2018-09-21 10:15 UTC between Alexander Gerst KF5ONO using ISS
callsign NA1SS and Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 Nürnberg,
Nuremberg, Germany Contact was telebridge via W6SRJ. ARISS Mentor
was Stefan ON6TI.
+ 2018-09-26 08:47 UTC between Ricky Arnold KE5DAU using ISS
callsign NA1SS and Obie Elementary School, Kurashiki, Japan Contact
was direct via 8N4KLO. ARISS Mentor was Satoshi 7M3TJZ.
+ 2018-09-27 17:52 UTC between Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT using
ISS callsign NA1SS and Indian Trails Middle School, Winter Springs,
FL,USA Contact was telebridge via VK4KHZ. ARISS Mentor was Dave
AA4KN.
+ 2018-10-02 17:45 UTC between Ricky Arnold KE5DAU using ISS
callsign OR4ISS and Pell Elementary School, Newport, RI, USA Contact
was telebridge via ON4ISS. ARISS Mentors were John K4SQC, lead and
Bob WB4SON, assistant
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
Allen Park Elementary School, Lee County School District,
Ft. Myers, FL, direct via WØCTL
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT
Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-10-08 17:05:17 UTC 59 deg
Amur University, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS
The scheduled astronaut is Sergei Propopev
Contact is a go for Wed 2018-10-10 08:00 UTC
Robert-Mayer-Gymnasium, Heilbronn, Germany and Realschule &
Gymnasium Weingarten, Weingarten, Germany, direct via DN1RMG and DN2RV
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS
The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO
Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-10 14:03:32 UTC 61 deg
Ashford School, Ashford, CT, direct via KZ1M
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS)
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT
Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-10 18:39:09 UTC
Kursk University, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS
The scheduled astronaut is Sergei Propopev
Contact is a go for Fri 2018-10-12 10:40 UTC
[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above
information]
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Shorts From All Over
+ Washington, DC Screening: Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to
Tomorrow
Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow
Date: Thursday, October 11, 2018
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: William G. McGowan Theater, Washington, DC
As NASA celebrates its 60th anniversary, this new documentary from
Discovery presents a moving portrait of the agency's many
accomplishments in space: taking us to the Moon, to the surface of
Mars, to the outer edge of our solar system, and beyond. Above and
Beyond also sheds light on the vital role NASA has played in
measuring the health of our planet. Directed, produced, and narrated
by Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning Rory Kennedy (Last Days
of Vietnam). Dr. Paul A. Newman, Chief Scientist for Earth Sciences
at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, will introduce the screening.
Register for tickets on-line at:
https://www.archivesfoundation.org/event/above-and-beyond/
[ANS thanks Eric W3DQ for the above information]
+ Here's a great discussion of Keppler's Equation with equally cool
graphics:
https://www.universalworkshop.com/2018/10/03/keplers-equation/
[ANS thanks Keith WD9GET 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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AMAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-266
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:
* 2018 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results
* Help ARISS Raise Funds for Critical ISS Radio Upgrades
* AMSAT President Upcoming Ham Nation Interview on September 26th
* Reminder - Registration Deadlines for 2018 AMSAT Space Symposium
* Reminder - October 15 Deadline for Space Symposium Papers
* AMSAT Rover Awards Update
* SiriusSat First Signals Competition Winners Announced
* New Indonesian Cubesat to Include Amateur Radio APRS Transponder
* LimeSDR Blogs About Open Satellite Project
* The European Astro Pi Challenge is Back for 2018/2019
* Call for Volunteers: ANS Seeks Rotating Editors
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-266.01
ANS-266 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 266.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD
September 23, 2018
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-266.01
2018 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results
As a result of the 2018 Board of Directors Election Tom Clark, K3IO;
Mark Hammond, N8MH; and Bruce Paige, KK5DO; will serve on the board
for two years.
The First Alternate is Peter Portanova, W2JV. The Second Alternate
is Scott Harvey, KA7FVV. Both will serve for a term of one year.
The results of the voting with 698 ballots cast are as follows:
Tom Clark, K3IO............574
Mark Hammond, N8MH.........507
Scott Harvey, KA7FVV.......176
Bruce Paige, KK5DO.........402
Peter Portanova, W2JV......359
Submitted by:
Martha Saragovitz, Manager
Clayton Coleman W5PFG, Secretary
[ANS thanks Martha Saragovitz, Manager and Clayton Coleman, W5PFG,
Secretary for the above information]
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Help ARISS Raise Funds for Critical ISS Radio Upgrades
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.
Please help by donating today
https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9
ARISS is in critical need of infrastructure upgrades to ensure
that programs such as talking to astronauts in space using
Amateur Radio can continue. Through your donations ARISS seeks the
following upgrades:
+ Next Generation radio systems that will support easier
transition to enable new, exciting radio modes and capabilities for
hams, students and the general public including:
* New Amateur Radio communication and experiment capabilities
including an enhanced voice repeater and updated digital
Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS), and
* Slow Scan TV (picture up and downlinks) in both US and Russian
segments of the ISS.
+ A new multi voltage power supply that will support present
and future radio capabilities and allow wireless experiments to
be conducted.
ARISS needs to build ten Next Generation radio systems to
support the development of on-orbit operations, training and long
term maintenance. This includes two units for on-orbit use (one unit
each for the US and Russian segments), two units for flight spares,
three units for training, one unit for testing, and two units for
ground-based maintenance and troubleshooting.
AMSAT is a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax deductible to
the extent allowed by law.
[ANS thanks Frank, KA3HDO for the above information.]
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AMSAT President Upcoming Ham Nation Interview on September 26th
AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO will be featured on Ham Nation's
September 26th episode #369. Well known Amateur Radio journalist
Gordon West, WB6NOA will interview Joe and discuss the latest news
from AMSAT and ARISS.
Joe remarked, "The opportunity for this interview couldn't have come
at a better time. With the launch of ARISS's Fundrazr drive to
sustain Amateur Radio operations on the ISS and AMSAT's own
development needs, this interview will help get the word out to
segments of the Amateur Radio community that don't normally track
the Amateur Radio satellite community.
"Ham Nation is promoted well throughout Amateur Radio social media
so the potential audience is substantial. I hope everyone has a
chance to watch the show and perhaps share it with your friends
who might become interested in AMSAT and Amateur Radio in Space."
Ham Nation records live every Wednesday at 9:00pm Eastern /
6:00pm Pacific / 01:00 (Thu) UTC. See it at:
https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]
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Reminder - Registration Deadlines for 2018 AMSAT Space Symposium
Make Your Hotel Reservations by October 10!
Hotel accommodations will be next door at the Marriott at the Space
& Rocket Center, 5 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama USA. Hotel
reservations for the Symposium may be made by individual attendees
directly with Marriott reservations at:
+ 1-(800) 228-9290 or
+ (256) 830-2222 or
+ On-line at http://tinyurl.com/Marriott-2018-Symposium-Hotel.
Please mention the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT)
reference number M-BIHHXTA for the group rate of $104 per night.
+ The AMSAT group rate is available 10/31/18 to 11/04/18.
+ Book by 10/10/18.
+ Marriott perks include free parking for attendees and
complimentary Wi-Fi.
Symposium Early Registration Rate Expires September 30!
Registration for the Symposium can be ordered on-line at:
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/.
+ $60 Early Registration is through September 30, 2018.
+ $65 Registration is October 01, 2018 - October 26, 2018.
+ $70 Registration at the Door
AMSAT Annual Saturday Night Banquet Reservations Are Due October 20!
+ Dinner reservations are $50 per person and should be made by
October 20th to ensure accommodation.
+ Register online at:
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/.
[ANS thanks the 2018 Symposium Committee for the above information.]
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Reminder - October 15 Deadline for Space Symposium Papers
AMSAT has issued the second call for papers for the 2018 AMSAT-NA
Annual Meeting and Space Symposium. The symposium will be held at
the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL on the weekend of
November 2-4. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and
poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the
amateur satellite community. Prospects should send a tentative title
of their presentation as soon as possible. The final copy must be
submitted by October 15th for inclusion in the printed proceedings.
Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz at
n8fgv at amsat dot org.
[ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV for the above information.]
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AMSAT Rover Awards Update
The AMSAT Rover award is granted to stations who achieve a combined
25 points using any combination of the defined criteria posted at:
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-rover-award.
Points can be earned for each grid square activated outside of your
home grid square using the FM, linear, and digital satellites. While
FM contacts count for 1 point each multiplier points are available
for contacts via the linear and digital satellites.
Additional points are available for photographs, publicity, social
media promotion, and AMSAT Journal articles. The options are numerous
so please refer to the Rover Award Website for all of the details.
Since the last Rover Award announcement in ANS-210 the following
stations have qualified for the award:
Number Callsign Award Date
------ -------- ----------
028 K4FTP 30 Jul 2018
029 KB2YSI 15 Aug 2018
030 N3CRT 17 Aug 2018
031 N2WLS 19 Aug 2018
032 K2MTS 22 Aug 2018
033 AI6DO 23 Aug 2018
034 KD8RTT 18 Sep 2018
[ANS thanks AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige,
KK5DO, for the above information.]
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SiriusSat First Signals Competition Winners Announced
Russian cubesats, SiriusSat-1 and SiriusSat-2, were deployed during
a spacewalk from the ISS in August. A QSL card is available for all
Amateur Radio operators who send reception reports to:
siriussat(a)sputnix.ru.
Include your callsign, name, mailing address, time of reception,
the satellite (RS13S or RS14S), and receiver description. A QSL
card will be sent to your address.
Winners have been announced of the first signals competition among
Radio Amateurs for the reception of the first signals from the
SiriusSat-1 and SiriusSat-2:
+ Rocco Valenzano (W2RTV, USA)
+ Anton Janovsky (ZR6AIC, South Africa)
+ Vladimir Chyorny (EU1SAT, Belarus)
+ Mike Rupprecht (DK3WN, Germany)
+ Dmitry Pashkov (R4UAB, Russia)
The winners will receive a QSL card, a copy of the checklist
employed by the cosmonauts for activation of the spacecraft
prior to release and also books on space. Vladimir Chyorny has
already been given Chris Hadfield's book "An Astronaut's Guide to
Life on Earth" personally in Minsk, Dmitry Pashkov will be sent
Stephen Hawking's book "A Brief History of Time," and foreign
amateurs will receive Pavlov Shubin's illustrated album "The Space
Rocket System N1-L3."
SiriusSat noted that radio amateurs received the first signals and
appreciated the dissemination of information about the reception of
data and the establishment and activation of a specially
developed software system for the reception of telemetry and
decoding the data from the spacecraft.
The satellites operate at these frequencies and call signs:
+ SiriusSat-1 callsign RS13S frequency 435.570 MHz SSID 1;
+ SiriusSat-2 callsign RS14S frequency 435.670 MHz SSID 2 GMSK 4800
+ modulation is used, protocol is standard AX.25
G3RUH sending beacons every 30 seconds.
Telemetry decoding/viewing software can be downloaded from:
http://sputnix.ru/ru/nashi-sputniki/siriussat-2
This page includes configuration instructions and files with test
signals.
[ANS thanks Sputnix.ru for the above information]
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New Indonesian Cubesat to Include Amateur Radio APRS Transponder
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have selected a team from
Surya University in Indonesia for the UNOOSA-JAXA KiboCUBE programme.
The KiboCUBE programme was launched in 2015 by UNOOSA and JAXA to
offer educational and research institutions from developing
countries the opportunity to develop cube satellites (CubeSats)
for deployment from the International Space Station (ISS).
Thanks to the KiboCUBE programme, Surya University's cube
satellite, Surya Satellite 1 (SS-1), will be the first cube
satellite developed by an Indonesian University to be launched into
space. The cube satellite will be equipped with an Automatic Packet
Reporting System (APRS) that works on amateur radio
frequencies. This will enable the cube satellite to transmit APRS
messages to ground stations. Furthermore, SS-1 will be designed
for a two-way communication use for educational and disaster
mitigation purposes, which can be carried out by anyone with a
valid amateur radio callsign. Access the full United Nations press
release at http://spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=53079.
[ANS thanks the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and
spaceref.com for the above information]
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LimeSDR Blogs About Open Satellite Project
Developer Lucas Teske has a very clear reason for having started the
Open Satellite Project, an ongoing effort to develop open-source
software for the receipt and decoding of satellite data using
software-defined radio (SDR) hardware including the LimeSDR family.
"The final goal is to have a generic satellite receiver that is easy
to configure to a new satellite or protocol," project originator
Lucas Teske explains of the Open Satellite Project and its
open-source weather satellite software.
With input from the community, Teske has a clear roadmap for the
Open Satellite Project's future development. "The main goal now is
to have a single application that does everything," he explains.
"So far OSP has several parts, which makes it somewhat hard to
set up. We're re- writing the main application - now called
SatHelperApp - in Go which helps a lot in making it cross platform
and
easy to use. We also want to lower the costs of building a GOES
Rebroadcast protocol (GRB) station, which provides the best images
you can ever get from a satellite from the current generation - and
also images from the Sun! The idea is to have a simple app that
anyone could just download, follow some instructions for assembling
the hardware, and get everything working, even if they don't have
any technical skill for it."
To read more about the Open Satellite Project and find ways your
station can help access the full article on-line at
https://limemicro.com/community/open-satellite-project/.
[ANS thanks LimeSDR for the above information]
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The European Astro Pi Challenge is Back for 2018/2019
ESA Education, in collaboration with the Raspberry Pi Foundation, is
pleased to announce the launch of the 2018/2019 European Astro
Pi Challenge. Students and young people are offered the amazing
opportunity to conduct scientific investigations in space by writing
computer programs that run on Astro Pis - special Raspberry Pi
computers aboard the International Space Station.
Youths 19 or younger and live in an ESA Member or Associate Member
State invited to form a team with at least friend of and apply to the
Astro Pi Challenge's Mission Space Lab by sending their experiment
idea by the end of October.
There are two themes for experiments:
The 'Life on Earth' theme will use the Astro Pi computer Izzy, fitted
with a near-infrared camera facing out of an ISS window, to study
the Earth. The 'Life in space theme will use the Astro Pi computer
Ed,
which is equipped with a camera for light sensing, and investigate
life inside the Columbus module of the ISS.
The complete announcement, rules and regulations can be found at
https://tinyurl.com/Astro-Pi-2018-2019.
[ANS thanks the ESA and the Raspberry Pi Foundation for the above
information.]
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Call for Volunteers: ANS Seeks Rotating Editors
The AMSAT News Service (ANS) is seeking volunteers to serve as
rotating editors for its weekly newsletter.
Editors work on a rotating schedule, each taking a different turn
editing a specific week's newsletter as scheduled by the ANS Editor
in Chief. Editors support each other by seeking and reporting to the
Editor of the week, information and resources of interest to the
AMSAT community.
The number of newsletters assigned will be dependent
upon the number of available editors at any given time. The average
editor can expect to spend, on average, 4-5 hours for each
newsletter, dependent on available material. Prospective editors are
required to be AMSAT members in good standing and have a genuine
interest in satellite operation and an understanding of AMSAT's
mission. Former editing experience is a plus but not required.
If interested, please submit an inquiry, including your contact
information to ans-editor at amsat dot org.
[ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information.]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
Western Colorado (DM77, DM67, DM57, DM58, DM59 DN50, DN60) -
September 28-30, 2018
Ron AD0DX will be back in Western Colorado Sept. 28/29/30. Plans
are Friday DM77, DM67; Saturday DM57, DM58, DM59; Sunday DN50, DN60.
Specific pass announces will be posted to his Twitter account.
https://twitter.com/ad0dx
North to Alaska (CO28) - October 5-9, 2018
Tucker, W4FS, will be in Juneau, AK, October 5-9th, using the
call sign W4FS/KL7. Weather permitting, he may slip up to Whitehorse
to use his new Canadian call VE9FS. Watch his Twitter account for
specific plans.
https://twitter.com/Whiskey4FoSho
Kure Beach, NC (FM13) - October 13-19, 2018
(Originally 9/22-28. Rescheduled due to Hurricane Florence)
Wayne, NM3B, will be operating holiday style from Kure Beach,
NC, October 13-19. Send QSL for confirmation.
Bermuda (DXCC NA-005) - November 12-14, 2018
Tom, N2YTF, will be operating as N2YTF/VP9/P from Bermuda, NA-
005 vacation style Nov. 12, 13, 14; all FM passes (and perhaps a few
transponder birds). Tom will also be working HF QRP portable from
the beach. Tom is looking for a 2m ssb tropo path to some US super
station(s). If interested, contact him directly.
Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al at yahoo dot com
Updated September 19, 2018
[ANS thanks Robert, KE4AL for the above information.]
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ARISS News
+ Updated Hosting Information Posted
The information on how to apply for an ARISS event has been updated
and posted at:
http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html.
[ANS thanks Ken Ransom for the above information.]
+ Upcoming Contacts
Obie Elementary School, Kurashiki, Japan, direct via 8N4KLO
The ISS callsign is scheduled to be NA1SS.
The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU.
Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-09-26 08:47:27 UTC 53 deg.
Indian Trails Middle School, Winter Springs, FL, telebridge via VK4KHZ
The ISS callsign is scheduled to be NA1SS.
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT.
Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-09-27 17:52:47 UTC 74 deg.
+ Successful Contacts
Otori Elementary School, Sakai City, Japan, direct via 8N3OH.
The ISS callsign was NA1SS.
The scheduled astronaut was Ricky Arnold KE5DAU.
Contact: Mon 2018-09-17 11:45:55 UTC 74 deg.
The total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1256.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1203.
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47.
The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS
contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam,
Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
+ ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored
over 100 schools:
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 134
Francesco IKØWGF with 132
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with 107
[ANS thanks Charlie, AJ9N for the above information.]
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Satellite Shorts from All Over
+ EA4GPZ's IberRadio LO-94 (DSLWP-B) Talk Available On-line
Daniel Estévez, EA4GPZ, gave a presentation about receiving the
downlink from the Chinese lunar orbiting satellite LO-94 (DSLWP-B) on
September 15 at the IberRadio Spanish Amateur Radio Fair. Daniel's
presentation was in Spanish and he says he has finished adding
English subtitles to the recording his talk. You can watch the video
either with Spanish or English slides and either with Spanish or
English subtitles. You may also download copies of the slides from
this site.
https://destevez.net/2018/09/dslwp-b-talk-in-iberradio/.
[ANS thanks Daniel Estévez, EA4GPZ for the above information.]
+ British Amateur Television Club CAT18 Videos on YouTube
The British Amateur Television Club has released all videos of the
CAT18 talks on their BATConline YouTube channel.
https://tinyurl.com/ans-batc-cat18
The talks include:
ISS HAMTV Update - Ciaran, M0XTD & Phil Crump, M0DNY
Es'hail-2 Update - Graham @G3VZV & Dave Crump, G8GKQ
The Future - Charles Brain @G4GUO
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and the British Amateur Television Club
for the above information.]
+ AMSAT-DL Launches Updated Website
AMSAT-DL has launched their modernized website. Visitors can
select German, Spanish, French, and English versions. See it at:
https://amsat-dl.org/
[ANS thanks AMSAT-DL 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,
Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
n1uw at amsat dot org
Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum
available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring
membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author
and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
program!
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ANS-261 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results
by JoAnne Maenpaa 18 Sep '18
by JoAnne Maenpaa 18 Sep '18
18 Sep '18
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN
ANS-261.01
In this Special Bulletin:
* 2018 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-261.01
ANS-261 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 261.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE September 18, 2018
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-261.01
2018 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results
As a result of the 2018 Board of Directors Election, Tom Clark,
K3IO; Mark Hammond, N8MH; and Bruce Paige, KK5DO; will serve on
the board for two years.
The First Alternate is Peter Portanova, W2JV. The Second Alternate
is Scott Harvey, KA7FVV. Both will serve for a term of one year.
The results of the voting with 698 ballots cast are as follows:
Tom Clark, K3IO............574
Mark Hammond, N8MH.........507
Scott Harvey, KA7FVV.......176
Bruce Paige, KK5DO.........402
Peter Portanova, W2JV......359
Submitted by:
Martha Saragovitz, Manager
Clayton Coleman W5PFG, Secretary
[ANS thanks Martha Saragovitz, Manager and Clayton Coleman, W5PFG,
Secretary for the above information]
/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships,
and 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 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 Contributing Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat dot org
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-259
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:
* Booking is Open for 2018 Symposium in Huntsville
* AMSAT 2018 Space Symposium Schedule of Events
* Funcube/AO-73 Schedule Changes Due to Full Sun Illumination
* FM, Linear Satellite Frequency Table Updated
* Tips Regarding Image Capture From AO-92
* Hosting an ARISS Contact in the USA
* Frank Griffin K4FEG, SK
* Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-259.01
ANS-259 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 259.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
September 16, 2018
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-259.01
Booking is Open for the 2018 AMSAT Space Symposium in Huntsville
AMSAT's 2018 36th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General
Meeting will be held Friday through Sunday, November 2, 3, & 4, 2018
in Huntsville, Alabama. The location will be at the US Space and
Rocket Center, One Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama:
https://www.rocketcenter.com/
Hotel accommodations will be next door at the Marriott at the Space
& Rocket Center, 5 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama USA. Hotel
reservations for the Symposium may be made by individual attendees
directly with Marriott reservations at:
+ 1-(800) 228-9290 or
+ 1-(256) 830-2222 or
+ On-line at http://tinyurl.com/Marriott-2018-Symposium-Hotel
+ Please mention the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT),
Reference Number M-BIHHXTA for the group rate of $104 per night.
The AMSAT group rate is available 10/31/18 to 11/04/18
Book by 10/10/18
+ Marriott perks include free parking for attendees and
complimentary WiFi.
The 2018 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting features:
+ Space Symposium with Amateur Satellite Presentations
+ Operating Techniques, News, & Plans from the Amateur Satellite World
+ Board of Directors Meeting open to AMSAT members.
+ Opportunities to Meet Board Members and Officers
+ AMSAT Annual General Membership Meeting
+ Auction, Annual Banquet, Keynote Speaker and Door Prizes !!
+ Our Keynote Speaker this year will be announced soon.
Registration for the Symposium $60 per person. Banquet registration
is $50 per person. Registration for the Symposium and Banquet can be
ordered on-line at:
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/
+ $60 Early Registration Through September 30, 2018
+ $65 Registration October 01, 2018 - October 26, 2018
+ $70 Registration at the Door
+ Dinner reservations are $50 per person and should be made on line
by October 20th to ensure accommodation!
There are multiple alternate activities and attractions in the
Huntsville area include:
+ The Huntsville Botanical Garden
+ Monte Sano State Park
+ U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum
+ Von Braun Center
[ANS thanks the 2018 Symposium Committee for the above information]
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AMSAT 2018 Space Symposium Schedule of Events
The 2018 AMSAT Symposium Committee has announced version 1.1 of the
schedule of events for the 2018 AMSAT-NA 36th Annual Space Symposium
and General Meeting, November 1-4, 2018 at the U.S. Space and Rocket
Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Thursday, November 1, 2018 - Board of Directors Meeting
Huntsville Marriott at the Space and Rocket Center
+ 8 am - noon AMSAT Board Meeting, Columbia Room
+ Noon - 1 pm AMSAT Board Lunch Break, Columbia Room
+ 1 pm - 6 pm AMSAT Board Meeting, Columbia Room
+ 6 pm - 7:30 pm AMSAT Board Dinner Break, Columbia Room
+ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AMSAT Board Meeting, Columbia Room
+ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Registration, (TBD)
Friday, November 2, 2018 - U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Morning
+ 8 am - noon AMSAT Board Meeting, Marriott Columbia Room
(Closed Session)
+ U.S. Space & Rocket Center Educator Training Facility
+ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Registration, Foyer
+ 9:00 am - noon Self-guided tours of Huntsville and US Space and
Rocket Center
+ 1:00 pm - 1:15pm AMSAT Symposium Kickoff, President's Welcome,
Educator Training Facility
+ 1:15 pm - 5:00 pm Paper Sessions, Presentation Schedule TBD
+ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Informal Dinner on your own
+ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AMSAT Reception, Educator Training Facility
Cash Bar Available
Saturday November 3, 2018 - U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Educator Training Facility
+ 8:00 am - 11:45 am Registration, Foyer
+ 8:00 am - 8:15 am AMSAT Symposium Welcome
+ 8:15 am - noon Paper Sessions Presentation Schedule TBD
+ Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch on your own
+ 1:00 pm - 3:15 pm Paper Sessions, Presentation Schedule TBD
+ 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm AMSAT Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony
+ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Attitude Adjustment, Cash Bar, Saturn V Hall
+ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Cash Bar, Saturn V Hall
+ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Banquet, Saturn V Hall
Keynote Speaker - TBD
Prize Drawing
Sunday November 4, 2018
+ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm U.S. Space and Rocket Center
Marshall Space Flight Center Tour
Exact Times, Itinerary, and Cost TBD
[ANS thanks the 2018 Symposium Committee for the above information]
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FUNcube/AO-73 Schedule Changes Due to Full Sun Illumination
FUNcube/AO-73 is now in continuous sunlight and the FUNcube team
has decided to leave the satellite in education mode (full power
beacon, no transponder) until further notice. The reason for doing
this is to allow the satellite's temperature to stabilise.
There is more information at https://funcube.org.uk/news/
Due to the continuous illumination this means that the usual auto-
nomous switching between transponder on in eclipse and high-power
telemetry when in sunlight will no longer be effective! At this
time it looks like the spacecraft will be in this situation for
more than eight months until sometime in April next year.
This schedule was originally planned to provide a very strong tele-
metry signal for schools to use during daylight hours and for amateur
operation at night (and also at weekends and over holidays).
The FUNcube team has decided to have AO73/FUNcube-1 initially
operate for alternate periods of one week in either safe or
educational modes. This should enable an evaluation period to
determine whether the currents do affect the spin rate. Safe mode
provides low power tele-metry and education mode the usual high power
telemetry. It will also enable an analysis to see whether the
satellite becomes hotter or cooler in each mode.
This schedule may be changed in light of experience and the FUNcube
team will update everyone on such changes via the AMSAT-BB.
This will be a new experience for the spacecraft so the capture
of the largest possible amount of telemetry remains an important
tool for the team to have. We are very grateful to everyone who
continues to upload the telemetry they have received to the Data
Warehouse. It is invaluable.
In addition to AO73/FUNcube-1, the FUNcube-2 transponder on UKube-1
remains operational and EO88/Nayif-1 continues to operate
autonomously with the transponder on when in eclipse and high- power
telemetry in sunlight.
[ANS thanks the FUNcube/AO-73 for the above information]
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FM, Linear Satellite Frequency Table Updated
The AMSAT FM and linear transponder satellite frequency summaries
have been updated with recent coordination information:
FM
https://www.amsat.org/fm-satellite-frequency-summary/
Linear
https://www.amsat.org/linear-satellite-frequency-summary/
[ANS thanks Paul N8HM for the above information]
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Tips Regarding Image Capture From AO-92
Jerry Buxton, NØJY, AMSAT Vice-President Engineering, provided some
insight about of how the AO-92 camera image capture is transmitted
via its high speed telemetry data downlink to how the images are
produced on the Fox telemetry web pages.
Visit this page to view the images that have been captured:
http://www.amsat.org/tlm/leaderboard.php?id=0&db=FOXDB
Some stations may have captured partial images that they can see on
their local FoxTelem display, the web page image is produced from the
data received by the server from the many stations who may be
capturing the pass with FoxTelem. That literally means the more the
merrier, and even if you only see as little as one scan line on your
FoxTelem image that line will be sent to the server to be "stitched
together" with all other image data that others capture.
Your line may be the only capture of that line and just what is
needed to complete the whole image. While the single line or
incomplete image on your display may seem insignificant or be
disappointing, you are contributing to the opportunity to have the
entire image available on the web. That is significant, and counting
on several stations to receive the components of a full image is part
of the design of FoxTelem.
To participate in capturing the full image you must have the Decoder
Options "Upload to Server" checked in your FoxTelem settings. That
setting plus the participation of many stations, no matter how much or
how little data they might individually receive, is what can make full
images available for all to see on the website.
Thank you for participating in the science the Fox-1 satellites
deliver, and enjoy the birds!
[ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, NØJY, AMSAT Vice-President Engineering for
the above information]
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Hosting an ARISS Contact in the USA
Editor's Note: The Proposal Window Is Now Open
Proposals from schools and organizations in the US are accepted
during two proposal windows each year. The Fall 2018 proposal window
is now open for contacts to be scheduled from July 1, 2019 – December
31, 2019. This proposal is due to ARISS by November 15, 2018 at 11:59
PM Pacific Time.
A scheduled ARISS contact is a voice-only communication via Amateur
Radio between the International Space Station (ISS) crew and
classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts allow education audiences
to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to work and live
in space. These scheduled contact opportunities are offered to formal
and informal education institutions and organizations, individually
or working together. The radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes
in length due to the radio communication window permitted by the
logistics of orbital passes of the ISS. During the contact, students
interact directly with astronauts and cosmonauts during this
communication window using a question and answer format.
To maximize these radio contacts, the ARISS program looks for
organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and
integrate the radio contact into a well-developed education plan.
Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of
scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate
flexibility to accommodate changes in contact dates and times.
ARISS Proposal Requirements
U.S. education organizations interested in hosting an ARISS
scheduled contact will find information about submitting a proposal
below. (International schools should submit applications following
instructions provided on the international ARISS Program website.)
Educational proposals should include plans for students to:
study topics related to space technology, space exploration, or
space research, and,
learn about communication, wireless technology, and radio science
The more advance preparation educators make with educational plans,
the more learning and value the ARISS event will have for students.
Imagine your students interviewing an astronaut in space, maybe even
using an antenna your students have assembled!
ARRL's Education & Technology Program and NASA offer valuable
resources to help you and your students learn about wireless
technology and satellite communications and space exploration. Go to
ARRL's web page: Preparation for an ARISS Contact for links to those
resources.
An ARISS Technical Mentor is assigned to assist educational
organizations with technical preparations and logistical coordination
of the contact. With the assistance of your ARISS Technical Mentor,
ARRL and AMSAT can help you find a local Amateur Radio group to
provide equipment and expertise. In some cases, local ham radio club
volunteers may also be able to assist with lessons on communication,
wireless technology, or radio science.
Submitting a Proposal
The Proposal Window
Proposals from schools and organizations in the US are accepted
during two proposal windows each year. The Fall 2018 proposal window
is now open for contacts to be scheduled from July 1, 2019 - December
31, 2019. This proposal is due to ARISS by November 15, 2018 at 11:59
PM Pacific Time.
The ARISS Proposal Process
Following is the sequence of steps involved in the proposal and
selection process.
Interested organizations in the US should obtain a planning guide
with information about expectations and preparations for a proposal.
Organizations participate in an online Information Session.
Organizations reach out to local educational partners and local
Radio Amateurs to develop and submit a proposal using the current
proposal form.
A committee of representatives from NASA, ARRL and AMSAT evaluate
and approve proposals.
6 to 8 weeks after the close of the proposal window, organizations
with approved proposals are sent a congratulatory email. Declination
emails are also sent out at that time. Organizations are given the
opportunity to request proposal feedback.
Selected organizations participate in an ARISS Orientation Session
and are paired with an ARISS Technical Mentor who will help them
develop an Equipment Plan.
After the Equipment Plan is approved, the organization initiates
their Education Plan and preparations for the contact get underway
If you have questions regarding the proposal process, please send an
email to: ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com
Upcoming Proposal Webinars
In order to help organizations prepare proposals, the ARISS program
offers online Proposal webinars. These webinars are an hour in length
and are designed to provide more information regarding US ARISS
contacts and the proposal process, as well as provide an avenue for
interested organizations to ask questions. Attending an online
Proposal webinar is not required but is strongly encouraged.
Online Proposal webinars for the Fall 2018 proposal window will be
offered during the fall proposal window. Check back at this web site
in early September for details on webinars.
ARISS Proposal Guide
A Proposal Guide is offered to help you plan and identify the
resources you will need to host an ARISS scheduled contact.
After reading the Guide and developing your plan, you can complete
the ARISS Proposal Form and submit it during the proposal window.
Download the current version of the Proposal Guide (Fall 2018)
ARISS Proposal Form
US schools and educational organizations may download the ARISS
Proposal Form to submit a proposal to host an ARISS contact. Use
this form to submit the details of your Education and Outreach Plan.
For Additional Information
Contact the ARISS US Program Coordinator to obtain information about
Program expectations and proposal guidelines by sending an e-mail to
ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com
For an overview of the ARISS international program visit
www.ariss.org.
Technical Proposal
Use this form to provide the information needed by the ARISS
Operations Team to be assured that you have the equipment in place to
successfully support your contact. Submit this completed form to
your assigned Technical Mentor as soon as possible, but no later than
3 months after your Education Plan is approved. Download the
Equipment Plan Form
Ground Station Recommendations
The recommendations for the ground station to support a scheduled
ARISS school contact are considerably more robust than needed for a
casual contact with the ISS. Because the scheduled contact is a one-
time event involving a large audience every effort is taken to
configure a ground station that will offer the maximum communications
window possible within the constraints of orbital mechanics and line
of sight considerations, and to provide redundancy in the event of
unexpected equipment failure. If you are considering supporting an
ARISS scheduled contact please review current Ground Station
Recommendations.
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]
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Frank Griffin K4FEG, SK
ANS has received word that Frank Griffin K4FEG has become a silent
key. Many will recognize K4FEG as a friendly voice on the birds, as
well as a mentor/elmer. Many have Frank in our satellite logs. He had
a knack of remembering folks voices and replying to them by name. We
express our collective sympathies and best wishes to Frank's family.
[ANS thanks Ed WA7ETH and others via AMSAT-BB for the above
information]
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Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors
The AMSAT News Service (ANS) is seeking volunteers to serve as
rotating editors for its weekly newsletter.
Editors work on a rotating schedule, each taking a different turn
editing a specific week's newsletter as scheduled by the ANS Editor
in Chief. Editors support each other by seeking and reporting to the
Editor of the week, information and resources of interest to the
AMSAT community. The number of newsletters assigned will be dependent
upon the number of available editors at any given time. The average
editor can expect to spend, on average, 4-5 hours for each newsletter,
dependent on available material. Prospective editors are required to
be AMSAT members in good standing and have a genuine interest in
satellite operation and an understanding of AMSAT's mission. Former
editing experience is a plus but not required.
If interested, please submit an inquiry, including your contact
information to ans-editor at amsat.com.
[ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
Route 66 On the Air – W6D – September 8-16, 2018 (UTC)
Christy, KB6LTY, will be operating in the special event Route 66 On
the Air, using the special event call sign W6D. She will be on as
many of the birds as sh can operate during the week: FM, APRS digi,
and transponders. No schedule, just listen for the special event call
sign W6D. For more information on the event (QSL/certificate ) go
to the website: http://w6jbt.org/
AMSAT-EA Special Event – AM1SAT – September 10-17, 2018
As part of the IV RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2018 activities, AMSAT-EA
members, using the special event call sign AM1SAT, will be activating
14 grid squares across Spain from September 10th to September 17th.
AMSAT-EA is offering an AM1SAT Special Award in two categories:
SILVER and GOLD. More information, to include rules and log
submission instructions, is available on QRZ:
https://www.qrz.com/db/am1sat
Yellowstone (DN42, DN43, DN44, DN52, and DB53) – September 12-21, 2018
RJ, WY7AA, fired up the El Camino and headed to the Rocky Mountains
for and little camping trip. FM only. With no internet access, keep
an eye on RJ’s QRZ page for details, including the DN42/43/52/53 grid
corner activation on September 21st.
Southeast Colorado (DM77, DM87, DM88) – September 15, 2018
Ron, AD0DX, will activate some Southeast Colorado grid lines
Saturday, September 15th. Plan is DM87/88 grid line at 1604z and
then AO-91 at DM77/87 grid line at 1727z, followed by AO-92 at 1737z.
Keep an eye on Ron’s Twitter page for further updates
https://twitter.com/ad0dx
Honduras (DXCC) – September 15-16, 2018
HR2CH will sponsor a special event station in celebration of the
60th anniversary of Radio Club de Honduras. See QRZ page for QSL info.
Northern Michigan (EN76, EN85, EN86) – September 15-18, 2018
Chris, AA8CH is heading back to northern Michigan and Drummond Island.
September 15: EN76, EN85
September 16: EN85, EN86
September 17: EN85, EN86
September 18: EN76, EN85
Anyone who missed Chris from N8R in July and/or needs any of these
grids can send me an email (see QRZ) and he’ll keep you in the loop
for expected passes.
Kure Beach, NC (FM13) – September 22-28, 2018
Wayne, NM3B, will be operating holiday style from Kure Beach, NC,
September 22-28. Send QSL for confirmation.
North to Alaska (CO28) – October 5-9, 2018
Tucker, W4FS, will be in Juneau, AK, October 5-9th, using the call
sign W4FS/KL7. Weather permitting, he may slip up to Whitehorse to
use his new Canadian call VE9FS. Watch his Twitter account for
specific plans. https://twitter.com/Whiskey4FoSho
Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) yahoo.com
Updated September 13, 2018
https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/
[ANS thanks Robert KE4AL for the above information]
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ARISS News
The following contacts were successful through the first half of
September:
+ 2018-09-06 16:49 UTC between [ASTRONAUT Ricky Arnold KE5DAU using
ISS callsign NA1SS and Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa
Ana, CA, USA Contact was direct via AA6TB. ARISS Mentors were
Primary Charlie AJ9N with Backups: Brian AB6UI and Norm K6UU
+ 2018-09-10 15:20 UTC between Astronaut Serena Aunon-Chancellor
KG5TMT using ISS callsign NA1SS and Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de
Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, Contact was direct via LU5KHF. ARISS
Mentor was Brian VE6JBJ
+ 2018-09-12 08:21 UTC between Ricky Arnold KE5DAU using ISS
callsign NA1SS and Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide,
South Australia, Australia, Contact was telebridge via W6SRJ.
ARISS Mentor was Tony VK5ZAI
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
Otori Elementary School, Sakai City, Japan, direct via 8N3OH
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU
Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-17 11:45:55 UTC
Bischöfliche Schule / Technisches Institut, St.Vith, Belgium, and
Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany
telebridge via W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO
Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-09-21 10:15:22 UTC
[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above
information]
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Shorts From All Over
+ Free Book Download: Introduction to Amateur Digital TV
Jim, KH6HTV, has released a new book titled "Introduction to
Amateur Digital Television". (https://kh6htv.com/)
This free book pulls together a lot of information previously
scattered in over 40 application notes.
Download the PDF from
https://kh6htv.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/an-45-dtv-book.pdf
[ANS thanks Jim KH6HTV for the above information]
+ APRS Operating Tips Page
AMSAT-UK tweeted a link with operating tips for APRS contacts
via ARISS and PSAT:
https://tinyurl.com/ans259-APRS-Tips
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
+ KO4MA on Amateur Radio Newsline
AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA,
discussed the interference to AO-92 from DMR operation on the
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2132 for Friday, September 7, 2018
Text script and audio playback are available at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS259-AO92-Interference
[ANS thanks Amateur Radio Newsline for the above information]
+ XW-2E Back in AMSAT Elements Distribution
Satellite XW-2E has been reactivated (NORAD CAT ID 40909) and has
been added back to AMSAT's 2-line elements distribution.
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT-NA Orbital Elements Manager,
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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ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14
by JoAnne Maenpaa 11 Sep '18
by JoAnne Maenpaa 11 Sep '18
11 Sep '18
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN
ANS-254.01
In this Special Bulletin:
* AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-254.01
ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 254.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE September 11, 2018
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-254.01
AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14
AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA says that
the camera on AO-92 is planned to be used to try to image Hurricane
Florence during North American east coast passes on Thursday,
September 13, and Friday, September 14.
AO-92 will not be in its U/V FM voice transponder operation during
these passes. Ground stations should standby and not attempt to access
AO-92 during this time. Voice operation will be available later during
these days.
The high speed image data will be transmitted on the 145.880 MHz downlink.
The image can be captured, decoded, and uploaded to the Fox-1 data
warehouse using the FoxTelem v.1.06 software available from AMSAT:
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux
[ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA for
the above information]
/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships,
and 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 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 Contributing Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat dot org
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ans-editor at amsat dot org.
You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service
Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:
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In this edition:
* Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors
* Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-09 20:10 UTC
* Satellite Operator Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, SK
* AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-252.01
ANS-245 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 252.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
September 9, 2018
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-252.01
Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors
The AMSAT News Service (ANS) is seeking volunteers to serve as
rotating editors for its weekly newsletter.
Editors work on a rotating schedule, each taking a different turn
editing a specific week's newsletter as scheduled by the ANS Editor
in Chief. Editors support each other by seeking and reporting to the
Editor of the week, information and resources of interest to the
AMSAT community. The number of newsletters assigned will be dependent
upon the number of available editors at any given time. The average
editor can expect to spend, on average, 4-5 hours for each newsletter,
dependent on available material. Prospective editors are required to
be AMSAT members in good standing and have a genuine interest in
satellite operation and an understanding of AMSAT's mission. Former
editing experience is a plus but not required.
If interested, please submit an inquiry, including your contact
information to ans-editor at amsat.com.
[ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information]
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-05 04:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, direct
via LU5KHF
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT
Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-10 15:20:04 UTC
Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia,
Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU
Contact is a go for Option #3: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC
Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz
AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio
Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary
Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York.
Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a
personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was
a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent
of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts
driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm."
Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH
Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are
under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S.
Broadway,
Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit
www.Burnett-White.com
[ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information]
AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio
Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary
Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York.
Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a
personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was
a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent
of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts
driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm."
Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH
Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are
under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S.
Broadway,
Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit
www.Burnett-White.com
[ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information]
AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio
Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary
Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York.
Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a
personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was
a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent
of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts
driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm."
Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH
Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are
under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S.
Broadway,
Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit
www.Burnett-White.com
[ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information]
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AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award
AMSAT-EA will be using its special call, AM1SAT, on all active
satellites from September 10 - 17 as part of the IV RadioHam
Fair IberRadio 2018 activities.
IberRadio is the biggest event for the ham community in South
West Europe, opening on September 14 - 15. Learn more about
IberRadio at http://www.iberradio.es.
The AM1SAT callsign will be active from a minimum of 14 different
grids during that time to help satellite operators to collect as
much EA locators as possible.
As part of this activity and in order to promote the participation,
AMSAT-EA is sponsoring the AM1SAT Special Award in two categories:
SILVER and GOLD.
AWARD RULES
1. This award can be requested and issued to any licensed amateur
station and also SWLs
2. Will be valid for all contacts via AMSAT satellites from
September 10 - 17, 2018 using all transmission modes.
3. There are two different requirements to get the awards,
depending of the applicant location.
If the applicant is in a European country:
To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact
AM1SAT in 5 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits
main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify
for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 10
different grids.
If the applicant in a non-European country:
To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact
AM1SAT in 2 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits
main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify
for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 4
different grids.
4. There is no need for paper QSLs nor EQSLs to apply for the award.
When the applicant gets the requirements, email a log with the
QSOs,
listing your callsign, name, and QSO data (Date, GMT time,
frequency,
mode, received grid and the satellite). Include your e-mail for
AMSAT-EA to send the award. You will receive your award within
2 months in PDF format. There is no charge for this award.
5. Logs and any question about this activity must be sent to
eb1ao at amsat-ea.org .
6. Logs must be received by October 1st 2018. We will consider the
AM1SAT operators logs to check and cross the QSOs. Disputes or
open issues will be solved by AMSAT-EA committee.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-EA and Jose Elias Diaz, EB1FVQ for the above
information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ World Maker Faire in NYC to Include Satellite Activity
https://tinyurl.com/y7j3pytn
+ Congratulations to John, AE5B on completing Worked All States -
Satellite (Via Twitter)
+ FY, French Guiana:
Manfred/DL5FAB will be in Kourou from the 5th to 18th to
participate in the launch preparations for the satellite MetOp-C.
QRV from the club station of the Radio Amateur Club de Kourou
{FY5KE) as FY/DL5FAB on HF (CW, FT8). QSL via DL5FAB (d/B), eQSL.
via DARC DX Newsletter 2109 September 5, 2018
+ AMSAT-UK tweeted: September edition of Satmagazine has an article
on the Goonhilly Earth Station by Matthew Cosby. Download the free
magazine PDF from http://www.satmagazine.com/download.php
+ Congratulations @N7AGF for satellite WAS! I hear @n6rfm uses LOTW,
so that should be a quick QSL... :-) via Twitter
/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.
73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space,
This week's ANS Editor,
Christopher Bradley, AA0CB
aa0cb at amsat dot org
ans-editor at amsat dot org.
You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service
Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:
http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans
In this edition:
* Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors
* Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-09 20:10 UTC
* Satellite Operator Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, SK
* AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-252.01
ANS-245 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 252.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
September 9, 2018
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-252.01
Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors
The AMSAT News Service (ANS) is seeking volunteers to serve as
rotating editors for its weekly newsletter.
Editors work on a rotating schedule, each taking a different turn
editing a specific week's newsletter as scheduled by the ANS Editor
in Chief. Editors support each other by seeking and reporting to the
Editor of the week, information and resources of interest to the
AMSAT community. The number of newsletters assigned will be dependent
upon the number of available editors at any given time. The average
editor can expect to spend, on average, 4-5 hours for each newsletter,
dependent on available material. Prospective editors are required to
be AMSAT members in good standing and have a genuine interest in
satellite operation and an understanding of AMSAT's mission. Former
editing experience is a plus but not required.
If interested, please submit an inquiry, including your contact
information to ans-editor at amsat.com.
[ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information]
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-05 04:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, direct
via LU5KHF
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT
Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-10 15:20:04 UTC
Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia,
Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU
Contact is a go for Option #3: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC
Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz
AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio
Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary
Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York.
Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a
personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was
a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent
of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts
driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm."
Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH
Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are
under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S.
Broadway,
Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit
www.Burnett-White.com
[ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information]
AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio
Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary
Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York.
Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a
personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was
a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent
of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts
driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm."
Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH
Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are
under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S.
Broadway,
Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit
www.Burnett-White.com
[ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information]
AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio
Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary
Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York.
Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a
personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was
a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent
of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts
driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm."
Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH
Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are
under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S.
Broadway,
Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit
www.Burnett-White.com
[ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information]
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AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award
AMSAT-EA will be using its special call, AM1SAT, on all active
satellites from September 10 - 17 as part of the IV RadioHam
Fair IberRadio 2018 activities.
IberRadio is the biggest event for the ham community in South
West Europe, opening on September 14 - 15. Learn more about
IberRadio at http://www.iberradio.es.
The AM1SAT callsign will be active from a minimum of 14 different
grids during that time to help satellite operators to collect as
much EA locators as possible.
As part of this activity and in order to promote the participation,
AMSAT-EA is sponsoring the AM1SAT Special Award in two categories:
SILVER and GOLD.
AWARD RULES
1. This award can be requested and issued to any licensed amateur
station and also SWLs
2. Will be valid for all contacts via AMSAT satellites from
September 10 - 17, 2018 using all transmission modes.
3. There are two different requirements to get the awards,
depending of the applicant location.
If the applicant is in a European country:
To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact
AM1SAT in 5 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits
main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify
for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 10
different grids.
If the applicant in a non-European country:
To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact
AM1SAT in 2 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits
main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify
for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 4
different grids.
4. There is no need for paper QSLs nor EQSLs to apply for the award.
When the applicant gets the requirements, email a log with the
QSOs,
listing your callsign, name, and QSO data (Date, GMT time,
frequency,
mode, received grid and the satellite). Include your e-mail for
AMSAT-EA to send the award. You will receive your award within
2 months in PDF format. There is no charge for this award.
5. Logs and any question about this activity must be sent to
eb1ao at amsat-ea.org .
6. Logs must be received by October 1st 2018. We will consider the
AM1SAT operators logs to check and cross the QSOs. Disputes or
open issues will be solved by AMSAT-EA committee.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-EA and Jose Elias Diaz, EB1FVQ for the above
information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ World Maker Faire in NYC to Include Satellite Activity
https://tinyurl.com/y7j3pytn
+ Congratulations to John, AE5B on completing Worked All States -
Satellite (Via Twitter)
+ FY, French Guiana:
Manfred/DL5FAB will be in Kourou from the 5th to 18th to
participate in the launch preparations for the satellite MetOp-C.
QRV from the club station of the Radio Amateur Club de Kourou
{FY5KE) as FY/DL5FAB on HF (CW, FT8). QSL via DL5FAB (d/B), eQSL.
via DARC DX Newsletter 2109 September 5, 2018
+ AMSAT-UK tweeted: September edition of Satmagazine has an article
on the Goonhilly Earth Station by Matthew Cosby. Download the free
magazine PDF from http://www.satmagazine.com/download.php
+ Congratulations @N7AGF for satellite WAS! I hear @n6rfm uses LOTW,
so that should be a quick QSL... :-) via Twitter
/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.
73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space,
This week's ANS Editor,
Christopher Bradley, AA0CB
aa0cb at amsat dot org
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ANS-248 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - 2018 AMSAT Board of Director Ballots Due September 15
by Joe Spier 05 Sep '18
by Joe Spier 05 Sep '18
05 Sep '18
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN
ANS-248.01
In this Special Bulletin:
* 2018 AMSAT Board of Director Ballots Due September 15
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-248.01
ANS-248 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 248.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE September 5, 2018
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-248.01
2018 AMSAT Board of Director Ballots Due September 15
Voting for the 2018 AMSAT Board of Directors ends soon. Ballots must
be received at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2018.
The ballots, labeled “CORRECTED BALLOT 7/20/2018” and printed on
yellow-colored cardstock, were mailed to all AMSAT members. Please
vote for no more than three of the 2018 candidates using these
corrected ballots.
Candidate biographies may be viewed at:
https://www.amsat.org/bios2018/
[ANS thanks AMSAT Secretary, Clayton Coleman, W5PFG
for the above information]
/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships,
and 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 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 Contributing Editor,
Joe Spier, K6WAO
k6wao at amsat dot org
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ans-editor at amsat dot org.
You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service
Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:
http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans
In this edition:
* DMR Station QRM's AO-92 Uplink
* AMSAT Announces New Store on Zazzle
* AMSAT Rover Award Updates
* AO73/FUNcube-1 Entering a Further Period of Full Sunlight
* VUCC Awards-Endorsements for August 2018
* 2018 ARRL/TAPR DCC Preliminary Schedule Announced
* Interns Create Visualization of NASA Space-Ground Communications
* AMSAT Board of Director Elections Corrected Ballots Due
September 15, 2018
* Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-245.01
ANS-245 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 245.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
September 2, 2018
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-245.01
DMR Station QRM's AO-92 Uplink
On August 27th, AMSAT Vice President-Operations Drew Glasbrenner,
KO4MA, noted:
"Recently there has been a DMR signal QRM'ing the AO-92 uplink on
435.350 or close by. Hotspots, repeaters, terrestrial simplex
(anything not satellite) should not be in 145.8-146.0 or 435-438 by
international bandplan. Please QSY these radios ASAP. Please share to
DMR, D-star, Fusion, P25 groups and similar, thank you!"
For amateur operators in the U.S., FCC Part 97 has a bit to say
about the way we should operate in the 145.8-146.0 and 435-438 MHz
amateur satellite subbands. Regulations in many other countries are
not as detailed as those established by the FCC on how we should
operate on different frequencies and bands. This includes where
hotspots and similar systems used for digital voice modes (i.e., DMR,
D-Star,
C4FM/Fusion) and other technologies like EchoLink and IRLP, should
operate.
Auxiliary stations are defined at 97.3(a)(7):
"An amateur station, other than in a message forwarding system, that
is transmitting communications point-to-point within a system of
cooperating amateur stations."
This definition includes "remote bases;" the nodes for systems like
EchoLink and IRLP; and hotspots used for digital-voice modes like D-
Star, DMR, and Fusion/C4FM (among others); as well as stations using
these hotspots and nodes. Auxiliary stations are not allowed in the
145.8-146.0 and 435-438 MHz satellite subbands per 97.201(b) - among
other subbands in the 2m and 70cm amateur bands.
Repeaters are defined at 97.3(a)(40) as:
"Repeater. An amateur station that simultaneously retransmits the
transmission of another amateur station on a different channel or
channels."
Since most hotspots are operating on a single frequency, they would
not qualify as a repeater. Even if the hotspot operates like a
repeater as defined above, repeaters are not permitted to use
145.5-146.0 MHz and 435-438 MHz per 97.205(b).
Beyond these two sections, Part 97 also has 97.101(a): "In all
respects not specifically covered by FCC Rules each amateur station
must be operated in accordance with good engineering and good amateur
practice."
Whether the hotspot is interfering with a satellite downlink in a
particular area, or it is interfering with the satellite uplink
affecting a much larger area, this would not be good amateur practice.
In addition to subbands where hotspots are not permitted, 97.101(b)
is also relevant:
"Each station licensee and each control operator must cooperate in
selecting transmitting channels and in making the most effective use
of the amateur service frequencies. No frequency will be assigned for
the exclusive use of any station."
Frequencies used by satellites are usually incapable of being
changed, and have been registered with a regulator like the FCC and
the ITU.
Hotspots are usually frequency-agile, and the frequencies used by
those systems can be changed to avoid potential interference to
satellites and other stations.
And all of this is in addition to local bandplans, which may already
have provisions for hotspots or simplex nodes.
[ANS thanks Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK, for the above information.]
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AMSAT Announces New Store on Zazzle
AMSAT is pleased to announce a new storefront on Zazzle. Currently,
we have several products available with the AMSAT logo, including t-
shirts, hooded sweatshirts, mugs, mousepads, and stickers. Colors and
styles for each product are fully customizable. Even kids sizes and
athletic wear are available through the customization options. Now
you can outfit the whole family in AMSAT logo gear!
25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping
Amateur Radio in Space. The storefront can be accessed at
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
Stay tuned as we add more products to the storefront over the coming
days and weeks.
[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer the above information.]
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AMSAT Rover Award Updates
The AMSAT Rover award is granted to stations who achieve a combined
25 points using any combination of the roving achievements posted at:
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-rover-award/
Since the last update in ANS-210, the following awards have been
announced:
Award Call Date Issued
------ ------- -----------
028 K4FTP 30 Jul 2018
029 KB2YSI 15 Aug 2018
030 N3CRT 17 Aug 2018
031 N2WLS 19 Aug 2018
032 K2MTS 22 Aug 2018
[ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards
for the above information]
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AO73/FUNcube-1 Entering a Further Period of Full Sunlight
AO73/FUNcube-1 has been in space for almost five years and the
original Sun Synchronous Orbit has now changed slightly such that the
spacecraft will no longer be in eclipse for 35 mins every orbit.
The eclipse period has already reduced and will again become zero on
September 8, 2018. This means that our usual autonomous switching
between transponder on in eclipse and high-power telemetry when in
sunlight will no longer be effective!
This schedule was originally planned to provide a very strong
telemetry signal for schools to use during daylight hours and for
amateur operation at night (and also at weekends and over holidays).
We have already experienced a short period of full sunlight but this
time it looks like the spacecraft will be in this situation for more
than eight months until sometime in April next year.
In addition to the additional thermal effect that will occur during
this period, we also expect that the spin rate will increase. The
reason for this effect is not yet fully understood but may be related
to the amount of current flowing from the solar panels to the
spacecraft bus being sufficient to cause a torque effect with the
earth's magnetic field.
We have therefore decided to have AO73/FUNcube-1 initially operate
for alternate periods of one week in either safe or educational
modes. This should enable us to evaluate whether the currents do
affect the spin rate. Safe mode provides low power telemetry and
education mode the usual high power telemetry. It will also enable an
analysis to see whether the satellite becomes hotter or cooler in
each mode.
This will be a new experience for the spacecraft so the capture of
the largest possible amount of telemetry remains an important tool
for the team to have. We are very grateful to everyone who continues
to upload the telemetry they have received to the Data Warehouse. It
is invaluable.
In addition to AO73/FUNcube-1, the FUNcube-2 transponder on UKube-1
remains operational and EO88/Nayif-1 continues to operate
autonomously with the transponder on when in eclipse and high- power
telemetry in sunlight.
LAST MINUTE UPDATE: AO73 is now in safe mode (low power beacon
only, no transponder). We have set this mode as the satellite is
about to enter a period of continuous sunlight (for about 9 months).
There is more information at https://funcube.org.uk/news/
The plan is to change to education mode (high power beacon) next
Friday.
[ANS thanks Jim, G3WGM and the FUNcube team for the above
information.]
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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for August 2018
CALL 01Aug 01Sep
N8RO 1051 1060
WI7P 829 835
WA5KBH 728 738
W5RKN 606 634
N6UK 568 626
N9EAT 428 550
WD9EWK 476 485
KE4AL 429 467
AA8CH 316 351
NS3L 325 350
W7QL 300 350
FG8OJ 200 253
N3GS 198 226
KE8FZT 200 225
N3CRT New 200
AC9E New 150
WW8W 103 128
AD0HJ New 100
N7NEV New 100
W4AQT New 100
If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at
<mycall>@<mycall>.com and I'll revise the announcement.
This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for
August 1, 2018 and September 1, 2018. It's a visual comparison so
omissions are possible. Apologies if your call was not mentioned.
Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the
birds. They are doing most of the work!
[ANS thanks Ron, W5RKN for the above information.]
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2018 ARRL/TAPR DCC Preliminary Schedule Announced
Saturday Night Banquet
Towards A 21st Century Understanding of Earth's Upper Atmosphere:
The Value of Radio Based Amateur-Scientist Partnerships by
Dr. Philip J. Erickson, W1PJE, Assistant director & head of MIT's
Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences group at Haystack Observatory.
https://www.tapr.org/dcc#banquet
Sunday Morning Seminar
The Citizen Weather Station Project
by Nathaniel A. Frissell, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor,
Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, New Jersey Institute of
Technology, W2NAF.
https://www.tapr.org/dcc#seminar
The complete Technical & Introductory Forum Tracks schedule can be
viewed at https://tinyurl.com/2018-DCC-Schedule
DCC Online Registration is at:
https://www.tapr.org/dccregistration.php
[ANS thanks Mark, WB9QZB for the above information.]
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Interns Create Visualization of NASA Space-Ground Communications
For the first time ever, people worldwide can get an inside look
into what it takes to enable communications for nearly 40 NASA
missions, thanks to a small team of college students.
NASA's Near Earth Network (NEN) leverages more than 15 antennas
across the globe to provide a downlink for critical space and Earth
science data collected by the agency's satellites. A new web-based
app called NEN Now shows, in real time, simulations of the
complicated maneuvers these antennas undergo to link with passing
satellites, following them from horizon to horizon as the data
streams to the ground.
"NEN Now opens a window to the public, sharing live updates about
which of NASA's spacecraft are communicating with the Near Earth
Network," said Barbara Adde, director of policy and strategic
communications for the Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN)
program office at NASA Headquarters.
"Curious about what NASA is studying? You can click on a link and
find out what research that spacecraft is collecting data for and
sending down to Earth right at that moment."
Not only will NEN Now help the public understand space-to-ground
communications systems, but the tool will help technical and project
managers monitor the status of the network in detail, providing
information such as the actual position of the antennas' dishes.
At SCaN's request, Goddard modeled NEN Now after a similar app,
called DSN Now, built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in
Pasadena, California, for the Deep Space Network (DSN). The DSN
provides communications services for missions in deep space and is
managed by JPL.
Ryan Turner, a ground system manager, had an idea to efficiently and
effectively develop the NEN app at Goddard by leveraging the skills
of college students and utilizing experienced engineers to provide
guidance.
"We started with three interns, who worked with the public
engagement team, NEN engineers and the GMSEC to lay out a prototype,"
Turner said.
GMSEC is the Goddard Mission Services Evolution Center, which
creates data system solutions across multiple projects and
disciplines. "It gave everyone a sense of what would be possible if
we created an operational version of the system."
Naje Fields was one of the first interns on the project in summer
2015. "Our biggest challenge for the prototype phase was to figure
out how to get the data from the real-time status server at [NASA's
Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia] to Goddard and into our app,"
she said. She and her partners, Kierra Harrison and Wallace
Phillips, used a number of networking and security techniques to make
it happen.
The prototype might have been ambitious for three college interns to
complete over the course of 10 weeks, but it was very well- received,
allowing Turner to establish a year-round program and to take on more
interns in the following summers.
Those groups have worked on multiple projects, including adding
commercial ground stations to NEN Now, implementing a NEN Now mobile
app, designing the Space Network (SN) Now for Goddard's other
communications network, and developing a 3D interface for NEN Now.
Both NEN Now and DSN Now have been incorporated into a larger app
called SCaN Now. An additional application for SCaN's third network,
the Space Network, is also being created by this intern team,
rounding out the real-time status display capability for all three
of SCaN's communications networks.
NEN Now is now available to the public at:
SCaN Now
https://scan-now.gsfc.nasa.gov
NeN Now
https://scan-now.gsfc.nasa.gov/nen
NeN Home
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/scan/services/networks/nen
DSN Now
https://eyes.nasa.gov/dsn/dsn.html
DSN Home
https://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/
[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]
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AMSAT Board of Director Elections Corrected Ballots Due
September 15, 2018
Corrected ballots were mailed and members should have received them.
The new ballots, labeled "CORRECTED BALLOT 7/20/2018" are printed
on yellow-colored cardstock.
Using the Yellow Ballots, please vote for no more than three of the
2018 candidates:
Tom Clark, K3IO
Mark Hammond, N8MH
Scott Harvey, KA7FVV
Bruce Paige, KK5DO
Peter Portanova, W2JV
Candidate biographies can be viewed at:
https://www.amsat.org/bios2018/
The Directors positions will go to the three candidates receiving
the highest number of votes. In addition, there will be two alternate
members chosen, based on the next highest number of votes received.
Ballots must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2018
in order to be counted. Those sent outside North America were sent
via air mail. If you have not received your ballot package in a
reasonable time for your location, please contact the AMSAT office.
Completed ballots should be returned as promptly as possible, and
those from outside North America preferably by air mail.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]
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Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors
The AMSAT News Service (ANS) is seeking volunteers to serve as
rotating editors for its weekly newsletter.
Editors work on a rotating schedule, each taking a different turn
editing a specific week's newsletter as scheduled by the ANS Editor
in Chief. Editors support each other by seeking and reporting to the
Editor of the week, information and resources of interest to the
AMSAT community. The number of newsletters assigned will be dependent
upon the number of available editors at any given time. The average
editor can expect to spend, on average, 4-5 hours for each newsletter,
dependent on available material. Prospective editors are required to
be AMSAT members in good standing and have a genuine interest in
satellite operation and an understanding of AMSAT's mission. Former
editing experience is a plus but not required.
If interested, please submit an inquiry, including your contact
information to ans-editor at amsat.com.
[ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations as of 8/29/2018
+ DM56, DM57, DM58, DM59 - September 1-3, 2018
Ron, AD0DX, is heading out again. This time, he will be operating in
DM56, DM57, DM58, and DM59. Updates will be posted on Twitter,
publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/ad0dx.
+ Next weekend, (9/8 and 9/9) is the Boxboro (Mass) ham radio
convention, the biggest in New England. There will be an AMSAT booth
there, and in addition, the Nashua Area Radio Society will be holding
an exposition for young people, which will include a big satellite
station. Please listen for special event station N1T or club call
N1FD during both days, and possibly testing on Friday, and be nice if
there are newbies trying for their first contact! In addition, the
AMSAT forum will take place all Sunday morning and will include demos
of satellite contacts using a handheld and an HT. Please try for QSOs
with on FM satellites Sunday morning from Bob Hayes KB1SWZ (not known
if he will use a special event call sign). KE4AL, please post on the
the AMSAT web site if you can! Thanks all! 73, Burns Fisher, WB1FJ
AMSAT Fox-1 Flight Software Member, Nashua Area Radio Society
+ AMSAT-EA Special Event - AM1SAT - September 10-17, 2018
As part of the IV RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2018 activities, AMSAT-
EA members, using the special event call sign AM1SAT, will be
activating 14 grid squares across Spain from September 10th to
September 17th.
AMSAT-EA is offering an AM1SAT Special Award in two categories:
SILVER and GOLD. More information, to include rules and log
submission instructions, is available on QRZ:
https://www.qrz.com/db/am1sat
Northern Michigan (EN76, EN85, EN86) - September 15-18, 2018
Chris, AA8CH is heading back to northern Michigan and Drummond
Island as follows:
September 15: EN76, EN85
September 16: EN85, EN86
September 17: EN85, EN86
September 18: EN76, EN85
Anyone who missed Chris from N8R in July and/or needs any of
these grids can send me an email (see QRZ) and he'll keep you in the
loop for expected passes.
[ANS thanks Robert, KE4AL for the above information.]
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ARISS News
+ Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-08-07 18:00 UTC
Integrierte Gesamtschule Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Osterholz - Scharmbeck,
Germany and Gymnasium Soltau, Soltau, Germany, direct via DN3HB and
DN5ABG. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS. The
scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO.
Watch for new contact time.
Study Hall, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, telebridge via K6DUE.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled
astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT.
Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-09-05 08:05:53 UTC 33 deg.
Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa Ana, CA, direct
via AA6TB. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS.
The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU.
Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-09-06 16:49:52 UTC 81 deg.
+ Completed ARISS Contacts
About Gagarin from Space conducted A Session of Radio-Love
Communication with students and aspirants in G. Kursk.
Russia, direct via RV3DR. The ISS callsign was RSØISS and the
scheduled astronaut was Oleg Artemyev. The contact was successful at
2018-08-25 08:19 UTC. Congratulations to the students and Oleg!
[ANS thanks Charles, AJ9N for the above information.]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ The AMSAT Office will be closed through September 4th. It will
reopen on Wednesday, September 5th.
[ANS thanks Martha Saragovitz for the above information.]
+ The Symposium Schedule for the 2018 AMSAT-NA 36th Annual Space
Symposium and General meeting has been published and can be
viewed at: https://www.amsat.org/symposium-schedule/
[ANS thanks Robert, KE4AL for the above information.]
+ ARRL Youth Satellite Operators get News Coverage
Three youthful members of the Montgomery Amateur Radio Club were
recognized by the Montgomery Advertiser as avid amateur
radio satellite operators. Bryant Rascoll, 14, recently received the
2018 Bill Pasternak Memorial Radio Newsline "Young Ham of the Year.
Warren Whitby, 16, received this year's ARRL "Alabama Outstanding
Youth Ham Award" in Huntsville. Marissa Robledo, 11, was been named
first runner up for the Alabama Outstanding Youth Ham Award. The
complete news story can be read at https://tinyurl.com/three-youth.
[ANS thanks JoAnne, K9JKM for the above information.]
+ New Distance Record FalconSat-3 Claimed
A new @AMSAT distance record is claimed via the FalconSat-3
digipeater: 2,955 km. W8LR in EM79tm <> KB6LTY in DM14jl on
26-Aug-2018 at 00:47 UTC.
[ANS thanks W8LR for the above information.]
+ Petition to save WWV/WWVH
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has
eliminated funding for the continued operation of time/frequency
standard stations WWV and WWVH in its Fiscal Year 2019 budget.
WWVB, on 60 kHz, which provides time data for so-called
"atomic clocks," would continue to be funded.
One petition started on the White House's "We the People"
petition site calls for restoration of funding for these two
radio stations. It needs at least 100,000 electronic
signatures by mid-September to generate a response from the White
House. The petition can be found at:
<https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/maintain-funding-nist-
stations-wwv-wwvh>
(As of now, needs just over 90,000 more signatures by September 15)
[ANS thanks CQ Magazine 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 help keep Amateur Radio in space,
This week's ANS Editor,
Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
n1uw at amsat dot org
--
-73, Joe Spier, K6WAO
President, AMSAT
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-238.01
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 dot org.
You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service
Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:
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In this edition:
* AMSAT 2018 Symposium Second Call for Papers
* Reports Indicate ARISS Packet Module Operational Again
* AMSAT Board of Director Elections Corrected Ballots Due
September 15, 2018
* JAMSAT NEXUS CubeSat Scheduled to Launch
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
SB SUN @ AMSAT $ANS-238.01
ANS-238.01 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 238.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
August 26, 2018
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-238.01
AMSAT 2018 Symposium Second Call for Papers
AMSAT has issued the second call for papers for the 2018 AMSAT-NA
Annual Meeting and Space Symposium to be held at the US Space and
Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL on the weekend of November 2-4.
Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster
presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur
satellite community. Prospects should send a tentative title of their
presentation as soon as possible. The final copy must be submitted
by October 15th for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts
and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz at n8fgv at amsat.org
[ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV for the above information.]
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Reports Indicate ARISS Packet Module Operational Again
After engaging several sources, it appears ISS packet is currently
working again at 145.825 MHz. No replacement gear has been
delivered to the ISS yet, so we are still working with the current
equipment. We may still experience off times until the current
equipment is replaced. A replacement module is expected to fly to
the International Space Station on a Progress 71 resupply mission in
November.
ARISS will continue to update you as reports are received.
[ANS thanks Dave Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS for the above information.]
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AMSAT Board of Director Elections Corrected Ballots Due
September 15, 2018
Corrected ballots were mailed and members should have received them.
The new ballots, labeled "CORRECTED BALLOT 7/20/2018" are printed
on yellow-colored cardstock.
Using the Yellow Ballots, please vote for no more than three of the
2018 candidates:
Tom Clark, K3IO
Mark Hammond, N8MH
Scott Harvey, KA7FVV
Bruce Paige, KK5DO
Peter Portanova, W2JV
Candidate biographies can be viewed at:
https://www.amsat.org/bios2018/
The Directors positions will go to the three candidates receiving
the highest number of votes. In addition, there will be two alternate
members chosen, based on the next highest number of votes received.
Ballots must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2018
in order to be counted. Those sent outside North America were sent
via air mail. If you have not received your ballot package in a
reasonable time for your location, please contact the AMSAT office.
Completed ballots should be returned as promptly as possible, and
those from outside North America preferably by air mail.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information.]
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JAMSAT NEXUS CubeSat Scheduled to Launch
The Japan AMSAT Association (JAMSAT) and students at the Nippon
University are jointly developing a CubeSat called NEXUS which will have
a 145 to 435 MHz (Mode-J) transponder and a 38 kbps data downlink.
Nippon University students have previously developed the SEEDS and
SPROUT satellites. NEXUS is an achronym of “Next Education X (cross)
Unique Satellite”, it will be 1U CubeSat with a mass of between 1 and
1.5 kg.
The NEXUS team hope to:
+ Provide amateur radio communications via the 145/435 MHz
transponder and SSTV
+ Download pictures from the 640×480 pixel camera
+ Operate the data downlink at 38400 bps QPSK
+ Compare the performance of the data downlink when using AFSK,
GMSK and QPSK modes
A launch opportunity has been identified by the end of this year or early
next year by Epsilon rocket.
NEXUS website in Google English
http://tinyurl.com/NEXUS-Satellite
NEXUS Blog
http://tinyurl.com/NEXUS-Sat-Blog
JAMSAT in Google English
http://tinyurl.com/JAMSAT
[ANS thanks JAMSAT and AMSAT-UK for the above information.]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations as of 8/24/2018
+ Svalbard (JQ78tf) – August 20-23 and 27-30, 2018
Raffaello, OH8FKS, will be operating from Svalbard August 20-23 and
27-30, using the callsign JW/OH8FKS/P. He will be active in the evening
starting from approximately 1900z on FM and SSB satellites. Raffaello
is operating 1/2 duplex, using an FT-817 and Arrow II. Look for him on
M satellites AO-91/AO-92/AO-85/SO-50 and SSB FO-29/AO-7/XW-n. On
SSB satellites, Raffaello will be operating on a fixed uplink frequency
10 KHz above center. QSL information available on QRZ.
Geneva Switzerland – August 20-29, 2018
+ Brennan, N4QX, will be visiting Geneva Switzerland August 19-29,
operating under the call HB9/N4QX. This will be a holiday style, FM
only trip. Specific pass and grid activations will be posted on his
Twitter page, publicly viewable at
https://twitter.com/BrennanTPrice
+ North Edwards, CA (DM15) – August 25-31, 2018
David, AD7DB, will be in DM15 Saturday, August 25th. This will be an
FM only activation. Planned passes are : AO85 1758z; AO92 1835z;
AO91 1923z; AO85 1939z. Contacts will be logged to LOTW, or card
QSL with your’s and SASE. Keep an eye on David’s Twitter page for
updates, publicly viewable at
https://twitter.com/ad7db
+ Lawrence, KS (EM28, EM29) – August 26-28, 2018
Greg, N4KGL, will be in activating the EM28/EM29 gridline, while in
Lawrence Kansas. More specific plans are forthcoming.
+ Kansas QSO Party (DM97) – August 26
Ron will be participating in the Kansas QSO Party from DM97.
Updates will be posted on Twitter, publicly viewable at
https://twitter.com/ad0dx
+ Eastern Sierra (DM07, DM08) – August 27, August 31, and
September 1, 2018
I will be in the Eastern Sierra next week working from DM-07. I plan
to work AO-85, AO-91 & AO-92 passes on 8/27 at 11:55 10:59 &
13:12 PDT respectively. I also plan to work the same satellites from
the DM-07/08 line on 8/31 at 10:39, 13:25 and 10:50 respectively.
Then again on Saturday 9/1 from the same location for the late
morning/afternoon passes. However, if the fish are biting, I will most
likely be holding my fishing pole instead of my antenna pole!
Hope to catch some of you on the birds. -73, Bob, N6REK
+ DM56, DM57, DM58, DM59 – September 1-3, 2018
Ron, AD0DX, is heading out again. This time, he will be operating in
DM56, DM57, DM58, and DM59. Updates will be posted on Twitter,
publicly viewable at
https://twitter.com/ad0dx
Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) yahoo.com
Updated August 24, 2018
[ANS thanks Robert, KE4AL for the above information.]
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ARISS News
+ Shri Timli Vidyapeet, Devikhet, India, telebridge via ON4ISS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU
Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-08-27 08:06:33 UTC 88 deg via ON4ISS
+ Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal, NY, direct via K2ZRO
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT
Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-08-28 16:41:36 UTC 88 deg
+ Integrierte Gesamtschule Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Osterholz – Scharmbeck,
Germany and Gymnasium Soltau, Soltau, Germany, direct via DN3HB and
DN5ABG
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS
The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO
Contact is a go for: Sat 2018-09-01 08:36:33 UTC 32 deg
[ANS thanks Charles Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ There will be an AMSAT village at EMFcamp. The Electromagnetic
Field event takes place at Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire
Aug 31-Sept 2. Electromagnetic Field (EMF) is a non-profit UK
camping festival for those with an inquisitive mind or an interest in
making things: hackers, geeks, scientists, engineers, artists, and
crafters.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.]
+ The FCC has issued call sign WJ2XLT to LeoLabs for satellite and
space debris tracking from Menlo Park CA at 2.9-3 GHz with a
transmission power of 2,500,000 W. The licensee requested that
details be withheld from the public for 10 years.
[ANS thanks Experimental Radio Service for the above information.]
+ Chinese state missile maker CASIC and its commercial space
subsidiary Expace is preparing to launch its Kuaizhou-1A (Y8) solid
rocket before the end of September, carrying the Centispace-1-1S
test satellite into 700 km SSO.
This mission will be additional to the approximately 35 being
planned by main space contractor CASC for 2018.This means that
together with CASC, emerging players like Expace, Landspace and
potentially OneSpace, there could be around 40 Chinese launches
in 2018.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and Andrew Jones 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 help keep Amateur Radio in space,
For EMike, AA8EM
This week's Contributing ANS Editor,
Joe Spier, K6WAO
k6wao at amsat dot org
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