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ANS-221 ANS Special Bulletin Charter Member, Past AMSAT President William A. "Bill" Tynan, W3XO, SK
by Frank Karnauskas 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-221 SPECIAL BULLETIN: Charter Member, Past AMSAT President William A. "Bill" Tynan, W3XO, SK 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: * Charter Member, Past AMSAT President William A. "Bill" Tynan, W3XO, SK SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-221.01 ANS-221 SPECIAL AMSAT News Service Bulletin AMSAT News Service Bulletin 221.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. August 9, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-221.01 Charter Member, Past AMSAT President William A. "Bill" Tynan, W3XO, SK It is with great sadness that AMSAT reports one of its founding directors and charter members, William A. (Bill) Tynan, W3XO, passed away peacefully at his home on Tierra Linda Ranch in Kerrville Texas, on August 7, 2018. He was 91. Bill was born October 12, 1926 in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. But, throughout his adult, life, he left an indelible mark on Amateur Radio with a long list of "firsts" since becoming licensed as W3KMV in early 1946. Indeed, Bill was in the forefront of Amateur Radio's growth and importance in many ways. His singularly distinctive accomplishments to our Amateur Radio Service were, quite literally, "out of this world." His active Amateur Radio interest really began in the mid-30s when he was a young boy. During the Second World War, and after obtaining a Restricted Radio Telephone Permit, he operated in the War Emergency Radio Service (WERS), donating his time to the effort to the citizens of Montgomery County, Maryland and, later, to the District of Columbia by operating WERS systems on 2 1/2 meter VHF (then called UHF). Of course, this occurred during a time when all Amateur Radio activity had been suspended for the duration of the War. His wartime activity would later spark his interest in the frequencies above 30 MHz, and he became an active VHF/UHF enthusiast almost since obtaining his first Ham ticket. However, it was his work in helping others exploit the VHF/UHF spectrum that best characterized Bill's numerous accomplishments and contributions to Amateur Radio. For example, in early 1969, Bill attended the charter meeting in Washington, DC to investigate the feasibility of carrying on the work of Project OSCAR, a group of West Coast Hams that had built and launched the very first satellites carrying Amateur Radio. The meeting later led to the establishment of today's Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT). Bill was elected to the first Board of Directors of the new organization, and was later named Vice President for Operations. Bill performed yeoman service in this position during the OSCAR 6 era, principally because that particular satellite had a nasty habit of unexpectedly changing operating modes "on its own". Bill's superb efforts coordinated the work of dozens of worldwide command stations to keep OSCAR 6 (then the only OSCAR satellite in orbit) up and running for the world's Amateur Radio Operators to use. His outstanding work allowed critical Amateur Radio propagation and other experiments, as well as other, more routine communications, to continue virtually unabated. His singular efforts extended use of a critical, space-based experimental Amateur Radio resource that otherwise would have been given up for lost. Later, Bill's strong reputation for getting things done, and his expertise as a leading expert in the VHF/UHF arena, led to a request from the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) that he assume duties as Contributing Editor for QST Magazine's "World above 50 MHz" column. Under his superb guidance, and during the next 18 years, Bill kept the column both fresh and alive, while providing Hams worldwide with a powerful forum to advocate and nurture such new Amateur Radio technologies as long-haul VHF/UHF, moonbounce, DX and contest work, as well as emerging meteor scatter and satellite communications. However, while Bill Tynan's first love was VHF and UHF work, his heart and soul were always with AMSAT. Not surprisingly, it is with AMSAT that Bill's positive impacts on Ham Radio were destined to become some of his longest lasting contributions to our Service. For example, since his earliest days in AMSAT, Bill was intrigued with the possibility of Hams on the ground being able to talk to Hams in space. Later, in the mid-1970's, he actively explored the idea of Amateur Radio operation from aboard the Skylab space station while Owen Garriott, W5LFL, was to be a part of that crew. Unfortunately, NASA did not approve this proposal, stating that it was too late to modify the station to provide for an antenna. However, later, as the Shuttle program was beginning (and on behalf of AMSAT) Bill authored the very first draft proposal to allow Amateur Radio operation from the Space Shuttle. His idea was soon picked up by the ARRL, and it resulted in a formal, joint AMSAT/ARRL proposal to NASA to allow this activity. Needless to say, Bill's superb vision led directly to Owen Garriott's historic first use of Ham Radio from space during the STS-9 mission, thus marking the birth of the (then) very popular SAREX program. In 1986, Bill was again elected to the AMSAT Board of Directors, and, in 1991, just as the Phase 3D project (which later became AMSAT- OSCAR 40 on orbit) was beginning to gain momentum, Bill assumed duties as President of the organization at a most critical period in its history. As with his previous callings, Bill wasted no time in making his lasting mark on the organization. As one of his first efforts, he was instrumental in pulling a team of over two hundred volunteer people from 13 different countries together with the common goal of building and launching the largest, most complex, and most expensive Amateur Radio satellite ever attempted. When he finally stepped down from his post as AMSAT President in late 1998, his repeated, annual re-election to this high post made his one of the longest running terms as President in the organization's history. In addition to his solid accomplishments in furthering Amateur Radio, Bill remained a very active Radio Amateur. He was a life member of the ARRL, a life member of AMSAT (membership number 10), and was an active member of the Central States VHF Society, also serving on its Board of Directors. He was its President in 1992 and put on the organization's annual conference that year. Bill was also a member of the Quarter Century Wireless Association, the Radio Club of America, the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) as well as the National Space Society. Locally, he was the Program Chairman of the Hill Country Amateur Radio Club at his home on the Terra Linda Ranch in Kerrville, Texas and also served on the ranch's Cable TV advisory committee. During his lifetime, Bill also received several prestigious awards, including "The Ham of Year" in 1996 from the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) and in 2012, the Barry Goldwater Amateur Radio Award from the Radio Club of America. Bill is survived by his wife of 51 years, the former Mattie LeNoir of Kilgore Texas, along with numerous cousins, brothers and sisters- in-law. No services will be held. However, his ashes will be scattered in two locations, the cemetery in Elgin, Texas where his wife will be interred and the cemetery in Hagersville, Ontario, Canada which is his mother's birthplace, and where his parents are buried. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in his name to the charity of your choice. Statement of AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO, on the passing of Bill Tynan, W3XO: I can only second the many comments and condolences that are coming in from around the world on the passing of Bill Tynan, W3XO. From the many remembrances of Bill's past accomplishments, it is clear that AMSAT and amateur radio has lost a dear friend. Friend is an important way to honor Bill. Bill was a friend to AMSAT, a friend to ARISS, a friend to the ARRL, a friend to amateur radio, a friend to his community, and lifelong friend to his dear wife, Mattie. Bill's friendship extended to me when I became AMSAT President. After hearing me present on some subject, I received a three page treatise from Bill on the proper use of the pronoun "me." His keen ear had picked up on my error, and the improvement came in a paper titled "What's the Matter with Me?" Bill had a way of looking at issues from a different perspective. Last October's Board of Directors meeting was in the middle of a "heated" discussion on the verbiage of a proposal, when Bill walked in and sat down. After another 15 minutes of discussion, further discussion on the proposal was tabled until the following day. Bill's comment after listening to all this was "Wow, sounds just like the board meetings we use to have 40 years ago!" Recently, Bill asked to step down as the AMSAT OSCAR Number Administrator. Bill has been granting applicants who qualify OSCAR numbers for over two decades, since the late-1990s. Even Bill could not remember the first number he issued, but he believed it was either TO-31 or SO-35. In any case, Bill had issued at least 57 OSCAR numbers. This is over 60%, or very close to two-thirds, of all the OSCAR numbers currently issued at this time. Bill liked to keep busy with his passion for amateur radio, whether this was working in the foreground or background. Only a few weeks ago, Bill proposed to AMSAT the use of FT-8 as a digital mode on a future satellite. My friend, Bill Tynan, W3XO, was always thinking ahead. Ad astra. [ANS thanks AMSAT the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 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, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW n1uw at amsat dot org

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ANS-217 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by E.Mike McCardel 04 Aug '18

04 Aug '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-217 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * AMSAT-DL Announces IARU coordinated frequencies for P4-A, Es'hail-2 * Launch Announced For Es’hail-2 Carrying Ham Radio Transponders * BIRDS-2 deploy from ISS on 10th Aug * VUCC Awards-Endorsements for July 2018 * Return of ARISS Packet Radio * Students Learn About Amateur Satellites At College Workshops * AMSAT Board of Director Elections Corrected Ballots Mailed * AMSAT Member Ruth Willet, KM4LAO Receives 2018 ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award * Call for Papers Microwave Update 2018 * 2018 36th AMSAT Symposium & Banquet Registration Now on AMSAT Store * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-217.01 ANS-217 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 217.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. August 5, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-217.01 AMSAT-DL Announces IARU coordinated frequencies for P4-A, Es'hail-2 Es'hail-2 is a commercial geostationary broadcasting satellite which will also provide the first amateur radio Phase 4 trans- ponders. The satellite will be positioned at 26 degrees east. Es'hail-2 will carry two transponders operating in the 2400 MHz and 10450 MHz bands. A 250kHz bandwidth linear transponder intended for conventional analogue operations and an 8 MHz bandwidth transponder for experimental digital modulation schemes and DVB amateur television. The following frequencies have been coordinated: for narrowband linear transponder • downlink 10489.550 - 10489.800 MHz with 100 Watts output power • uplink 2400.050 - 2400.300 MHz for wideband digital transponder • downlink 10491.000 - 10499.000 MHz with 100 Watts output power • uplink 2401.500 - 2409.500 MHz http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=630 http://www.amsat-dl.org/index.php/es-hail-2-p4a [ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Launch Announced For Es’hail-2 Carrying Ham Radio Transponders Es’hailSat has tweeted their geostationary satellite Es’hail-2 is expected to be launched by SpaceX in the 4th quarter of 2018. Qatar’s Es’hail-2 satellite will provide the first amateur radio geostationary communications and is capable of linking amateurs from Brazil to Thailand. Es’hail-2 will carry two “Phase 4” amateur radio transponders operating in the 2400 MHz and 10450 MHz bands. A 250 kHz bandwidth linear transponder intended for conventional analogue operations and an 8 MHz bandwidth transponder for experimental digital modulation schemes and DVB amateur television. On August 2 the company tweeted the launch information in response to a question about the launch date from Eric Ralph https://twitter.com/eshailsat/status/1024898547165093890 On July 31, 2018 Michael Baylor @nextspaceflight tweeted: A new #SpaceX Falcon 9 arriving at the Cape. The most likely scenario is that it is B1050.1 for the Es’hail mission. @13ericralph31 is reporting that B1046.2 will launch Merah Putih, making B1049.1 the most likely choice for Telstar 18V. https://tinyurl.com/ANS217-Falcon9Arrival AMSAT-DL Phase 4A Es’hail-2 geostationary satellite amateur radio transponder slides: https://tinyurl.com/ANS217-TransponderSlides AMSAT-DL Phase 4A leaflet: https://tinyurl.com/ANS217-P4A-Leaflet Es’hail-2: https://amsat-uk.org/satellites/geosynchronous/eshail-2/ [ANS thanks AMSAT-DL via AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- BIRDS-2 deploy from ISS on 10th Aug JAXA announced BIRDS-2 three CubeSats BHUTAN-1, MAYA-1 and UiTMSat-1 deploy from ISS at 10th August. They will transmit 30 minutes after deployment. Initial mode looks CW on 70cm. They use same frequency 437.375MHz and transmit in the order of BHUTAN-1, MAYA-1 and UiTMSat-1. BIRDS-2 CubeSats has also APRS digipeater on 145.825MHz. Satellite Country ID Call Sign BHUTAN-1 Bhutan BIRD-BT JG6YKL MAYA-1 Philippines BIRD-PH JG6YKM UiTMSat-1 Malaysia BIRD-MY JG6YKN http://birds2.birds-project.com/operation/ [ANS thanks Masahiro JN1GKZ for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- VUCC Awards-Endorsements for July 2018 Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period July 1, 2018 through August 1, 2018. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! CALL 01Jul 01Aug K8YSE 1848 1879 WA4NVM 1488 1522 N9IP 618 625 WD9EWK 450 476 K7TAB 306 430 KE4AL 379 429 AA8CH 256 316 AE5B 100 239 K5IX 175 202 N6RFM 107 201 N7AGF 152 175 PU8RFL 120 125 IK0USO 100 118 LW2DAF New 103 WW8W New 103 K2MTS New 100 KG4AKV New 100 KJ4EU New 100 If you find errors or omissions. please contacat: w5rkn at w5rkn dot com. This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for July 1, 2018 and August 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] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return of ARISS Packet Radio If you have missed APRS and packet radio from ISS (as ARISS has), you'll be happy to hear that a replacement system is on its way. When the packet module aboard ISS died in late 2017, the ARISS hardware team was heavily involved in design and safety certification of the new Interoperable Radio System (IORS). After basic troubleshooting and a few attempts to revive the failed module, we decided to dedicate our time to IORS and get it - with its packet and other capabilities - aboard ISS as soon as possible. Early this year, thermal testing of the first flight-identical IORS power supply showed that some changes to air flow were needed. This change looked likely to delay our expected IORS deployment from late 2018 to early 2019. With some newly available time, the hardware team was able to dig up an original duplicate of the packet module, replace its battery, and test the module to verify that it still works. Fortunately, NASA has approved flight of this identical unit with minimal paperwork, so we are asking to be on the manifest for supply mission 71P (a Progress spacecraft). Launch currently is scheduled for 31 October, with docking on 2 November. Installation will depend on the crew’s busy schedule, but we expect packet will be operational again by the end of November 2018. [ANS thanks Dave W8AAS via AMSAT-BB for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Students learn about Amateur Satellites at College Workshops To popularise Ham Radio in western India two events were conducted back to back recently by Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP Regional Coordinator AMSAT-INDIA. LDRP College Gandhinagar ‘Ham Radio for GenX’ – Full day workshop with demo was conducted at LDRP College Gandhinagar (Gujarat – India) on 12th July 2018. More than 70 EC students + faculties participated in this awareness event. Program was inaugurated with kind presence of dignitaries from GIAR, LDRP, IEEE, ISRO & AMSAT-INDIA. >From GIAR, OM Pravinbhai Valera VU2CPV (Joint Secretary) & OM Jagdishbhai Pandya VU2JGI (General Secretary) blessed us with their kind presence. Presentation on ‘Antennas for Space Application’ was conducted by Dr. Ramesh Kumar Gupta (SAC-ISRO). Ham Radio history & Introductory session was nicely conducted by Jagdishbhai Pandya VU2JGI with several interesting examples. Thereafter Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP gave good overview on Satellite Communication, Digital Communication, APRS, RDF, IOTA, SSTV & RTL-SDR etc. technology. Live demo of SSTV was conducted which was very much enjoyed by the students & faculties. VHF demo with mock drill was simulated by VU2EXP Rajesh, VU2JGI Jagdishbhai, VU3IKI Ke Ke, VU3EXP Sakshi & team. Ham Radio stuff were exhibited incl. VHF/UHF Rigs, PSU, Antennas, Digital Interfaces, Cables, SWR Meter, attenuator, FUNcube satellite model, QSL Cards, Awards, etc stuff was displayed for the knowledge of the students. We also got nice support from other fellow hams incl. VU3DVA Deepakbhai, VU3GLY Priyesh, VU3DSJ Dipakbhai, SWL Abhigna etc team. We had guest presence of Dr Narendra Chauhan Sir (IPR) & Prof. N. N. Jani Sir in the event. I am thankful to Prof. Dave Sir (HOD – EC), Prof. Mendhe Sir (EC), Mr. Nilesh Makwana (IEEE) to nicely coordinate & support the event. Program concluded in hope to have good number of future hams from the Institute. LD College Ahmedabad ‘Ham Radio Practical Insight’ titled workshop was conducted at LD College Ahmedabad (Gujarat – India) on 13th July 2018 in afternoon session. More than 65 EC students + faculties participated. Dignitaries from IEEE, ISRO, LD & AMSAT-INDIA inaugurated the workshop. It was our great pleasure to have chief guest presence of Shri Rajeev Jyoti Sir (Dy. Director SAC – ISRO) & Chair (IEEE) Gujarat chapter in this Ham Radio Workshop. Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP explained the latest technology/modes ham world uses & gave quick practical Demos for chief guest. Demo includes CW, Text, Image & Voice transmission/reception with simple VHF Radio sets. The simple experiment techniques used were described. Students were surprised to learn the potential of Amateur Radio & experts appreciate such public demos. We got nice support from team members VU3EXP Sakshi, VU2UTZ Dinyarji, VU3PMT Mahendrabhai, VU3GLY Priyesh, SWL Ketanbhai during demo & whole event. Thereafter detailed presentation was given on interesting ham events, digital communication, Satellite Communication, ARISS program, ASOC licencing procedure, APRS, SSTV witth RTL-SSDR etc. Session remain very interactive with lots of queries which were answered very well by VU2EXP. Also mini Ham Radio exhibition was keenly enjoyed by the audience. I am thankful to Prof. Usha Madam (HOD – EC), Prof. Arun Sir (EC), Mr. Nilesh Makwana (IEEE) to nicely coordinate & support the event. Small spark of Ham Radio was ignited, hope we get good number of Hams from the participants, in the future. [ANS thanks Rajesh VU2EXP via AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Board of Director Elections Corrected Ballots Mailed Corrected ballots have been mailed and members should be receiving them, if they haven't already. The new ballots, labeled "CORRECTED BALLOT 7/20/2018" are printed on yellow-colored cardstock. Due to a printing error, the beige-colored ballots mailed to AMSAT- NA members for the 2018 Board of Directors election on July 15, 2018 have been declared void. Any of these voided ballots received at the AMSAT-NA office will not be counted. 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] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Member Ruth Willet, KM4LAO Receives 2018 ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award Nineteen-year-old Ruth Willet, KM4LAO, of Cana, Virginia, was named as the recipient of the 2018 ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award by the ARRL Board of Directors at its July 20 – 21 meeting. The Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award is given annually by the Board to a radio amateur under the age of 21 whose accomplishments and contributions to both Amateur Radio and the local community are of an exemplary nature. Willet, who earned her Technician class license in June 2015 and upgraded to Extra in May 2016, was instrumental in re-establishing the Amateur Radio and Electronics Club (K8HPS) at Kettering University in Michigan, where she is a junior pursuing a double major in engineering physics and mechanical engineering while maintaining an A average. She alternates 11-week academic terms with 11-week co- op jobs at Textron Specialized Vehicles in Augusta, Georgia. Willet recently relocated to Virginia from Lawrenceville, Georgia, where she grew up. Willet is actively involved in recruiting and mentoring new licensees and in community awareness programs, including demonstrations during the August 21, 2017, total solar eclipse. She is on the air daily on HF, using SSB or CW and satellites. In addition to her membership in ARRL, Willet belongs to AMSAT and CWOps, as well as several other clubs. She enjoys HF contesting, participating in local club events, and chasing and roving to grids on Amateur Radio satellites. Willet and her mom Sharon, KM4TVU, participated in ARRL’s highly successful National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) event in 2016. Willet has written articles for numerous amateur radio news outlets, including QST. She earned the 2017 ARRL August QST Cover plaque for her article “The 2016 Youth DX Adventure to the Caribbean Island of Saba.” The article was based on her experience as a participant in the 2016 Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX Adventure trip to Saba. In May, Willet was presented with the Radio Club of America’s Young Achiever Award. Last spring, she was the keynote speaker at the 32nd annual SWODXA DX Dinner, held in conjunction with Hamvention®, where her topic was “Experiencing the Hobby of a Lifetime.” She also spoke at the 30th Hamvention Youth Forum in 2017 on “Plugging into Your Valuable Club Resources.” The Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award, which includes a cash award of $1,500 and an engraved plaque to the recipient, is intended to provide a tangible reward to those deserving young amateurs who contribute their time, skills, and energies daily through their commitment to Amateur Radio. As models for their peers, and inspirations to us all, these fine young people are highly visible boosters of Amateur Radio awareness. [ANS thanks Dave N1RSN and The ARRL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers Microwave Update 2018 Microwave Update 2018 Dayton, Ohio, October 11-14, 2018 Holiday Inn, Fairborn, Ohio www.microwaveupdate.org Microwave Update (MUD) is an international conference dedicated to microwave equipment design, construction, and operation. It is focused on, but not limited to, amateur radio on the microwave bands. The Midwest VHF/UHF Society is pleased to host this year's event. The conference will be held at the Holiday Inn, 2800 Presidential Drive, Fairborn, Ohio 45324. Call for Presentations and Papers: The program committee is calling for papers and presentations on the technical and operational aspects of microwave amateur radio communications. Tell us about your latest project, design or operating adventures. Please e-mail your proposals, questions, and submissions to John Ackermann, N8UR, at jra(a)febo.com. Don't wait until the beginning of September to let us know what you're planning! Presentations selected for the technical program may be given in person or by proxy. Please send an abstract and expected duration no later than August 25, 2018 so that we can determine and announce the program agenda the following week. Ideally, send your draft presentation by the same date. We encourage presenters to submit a companion paper for publication in the proceedings book. This paper would ideally be text based and expand on the presentation slides, but a simple copy of the slides is also okay. Either way, this material must be received no later than September 1, 2018 to be included in the book. Additional material (presentation slides, schematics, source code, more text, background info, etc.) to be included on the proceedings CD must arrive no later than September 25, 2018. All conference attendees will receive a copy of the book and CD. Full details, including suggested topics, paper guidelines, schedule, and hotel information can be found on the MUD website: www.microwaveupdate.org. [ANS thanks Microwave Update 2018 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 36th AMSAT Symposium & Banquet Registration Now on AMSAT Store Registrations and Banquet tickets are available on the AMSAT Store for the 2018 36th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting and the Banquet. The Symposium and Banquet will be held in Huntsville, Alabama on November 2-4. The venue is the US Space and Rocket Center. Registration for the Symposium is $60 through September 30th, $65 through October 26th, and $70 at the door. Banquet tickets are $50, please provide your callsign, name and name of your guest in the notes section of the AMSAT store checkout. The Banquet will be held under the rocket in the Saturn V hall. For more information on the Symposium as well as information and a link to the hotel. Please see: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/ [ANS thanks 2018 AMSAT Symposium Committee for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations AMSAT lists upcoming satellite operations, which is maintained by Robert Brankston KE4AL. Please Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al at yahoo dot com. Following is the list of scheduled operations as of July 25, 2018: + Kauai, Hawaii (BL01 and BL02) – July 25 through August 2, 2018 Justin, K5EM, is heading to Kauai for a vacation. While there he will focus on linear satellites from BL01, BL02, and the BL01/BL02 gridline. Justin has posted a few tips on his Twitter page, which is publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/k5em, to help him and you increase your chances of making a contact. + Nova Scotia (FN65 and FN67) – August 2-5, 2018 Brent, VY2HF will be operating from FN65 August 2-3 and FN67 August 3-5. Pass announcements will be posted to Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/vy2hf + Fairbanks, Alaska (BP64) – August 2-8, 2018 Bob, K8BL, will be taking a “Bucket List” Trip to Alaska next week to check off a few items, going to Fairbanks from 8/2 through 8/8 and taking his regular Rover Gear – IC820H & Arrow w/tripod. Plan is to activate BP64 and a couple nearby Grids – holiday style. That means he’ll pop up on various Satellites with no strict schedule other than a Twitter Message with a few hours notice, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/K8BLbob. LoTW upload upon return. + Miami Road Trip – August 3-5, 2018 Robert, KE4AL, has to fly down to Miami to pick up his car, then drive back home. He will operate from EL95 Friday afternoon, and then EL99/EM90 gridline Friday night. If not too saddle-sore, Robert may take the long way home, possibly as far North as North Carolina. Keep an eye on his Twitter account, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/KE4ALabama, for further updates. + EO-40 – August 3-5, 2018 Paul, KE0PBR is heading to EO-40, holiday style. and expects to be on the nightly 03:00ish AO-92 passes. + FN05 – August 3-5, 2018 Ron, AD0DX, is heading to VE3 Land and bringing his satellite gear with him. Ron will be on FM and linears Friday and Saturday. Logging in LOTW as AD0DX/VE3. He will have one good opening for EU on AO-7 on Friday. Ron will be driving from Windsor to Toronto and back and will activate a few other grids as I have opportunity. Check out AD0DX’s QRZ page for more info. + Mindless Wandering – August 3-5, 2018 Chris, K7TAB is heading out again… This time, his travels will take him through DM38, DM47, DM48, DM55, DM56, DM 57, and DM58. Specific pass announcements will be posted to Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/K7TABravo + North Truro, MA (FN51 + More) – August 3-8, 2018 Gary, N2WLS, is off on vacation for a week, and will be camping in North Truro, MA which is in FN42. Gary intends to try to work some FM satellite passes from FN51 as that’s the rarer strip of land. He may also put some RF up from FN41. Gary will be on the cape 8/3- 8/7,. He will also be staying in FN32 on 8/2 and FN23 on 8/7 and 8/8 and may try to work some passes from those locations as well. + South TX (EL07, EL08) – August 5-10, 2018 Clayton, W5PFG, will be working satellite passes from EL07/EL08, Sunday afternoon, August 5th. Watch his Twitter account for pass updates, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/w5pfg + Lake Placid, NY (FN24, FN34) – August 5-10, 2018 Don, KB2YSI, will be vacationing in the Lake Placid are, August 5- 10. Plan is to operate FM satellites mainly, most likely operating evenings / night passes. Specific pass announcements will be posted to Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/kb2ysi + Iceland (HP84, HP94, and HP95) – August 9-14, 2018 Gareth, G0MFR, will be in Iceland 9-14 August, activating grids HP94/95/84 and looking for NA QSOs on FM Sats. + Bonneville Salt Flats, UT (DN30) – August 10-17, 2018 R.J., WY7AA, is heading to Speedweek at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Enroute and while there, he also plans to activate DN51, DN41, DN40, and DN20). Specific pass announcements will be posted to Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/WY7AA + Vancouver Island/Olympia National Park (CO60, CO70, CN79) – August 12-13, 2018 Ron, AD0DX, will be in the Vancouver / Vancouver Island area and at Olympia National Park. He will make a special trip to CO60 on Sunday Aug 12th evening and in Campbell River, BC for 24 hours over Aug 12 and 13 so there should be lots of opportunities for CO70 and CO79. More information is available on AD0DX’s QRZ page, to include planned grid activation for his return trip home. Updates will be posted on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/ad0dx + Main (FN44, FN53, and FN55) – August 12-18, 2018 Adam, K0FFY, will be visiting the State of Maine, August 12-18. Considerate enough to bring along his satellite gear, Adam expects to activate FN44, FN53, and FN 55. Updates will be posted on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio + Road to Huntsville, Alabama (EM53, EM54, EM55, EM63, EM64, EM65) – August 16-19, 2018 Robert, KE4AL, will be heading to the Huntsville Hamfest August 16th. Enroute, he will activate EM53/EM63, EM54/EM55, and EM64/EM65 gridlines. August 17th, Robert will be operating from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (EM64) and scouting out the venue for the 36th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting, which will be held November 2-4, 2018. In addition, Robert will be be providing AMSAT demonstrations at the Huntsville Hamfest (EM64), August 18-19. Specific passes will be announced on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/KE4ALabama + Santa Rosa Island (CM93 and CM94) – August 20-22, 2018 Ron, AD0DX, using the call sign W6R, will be operating from Santa Rosa Island in the Channel Islands August 20-22 to activate grid square CM93, with a few passes from the CM93/CM94 grid line. Ron will be mainly active on the FM satellites AO-91, AO-92 and SO-50. Just learning to operate on the linear birds, he hopes to be active on FO-29, CAS-4A and CAS-4B. More information is available on AD0DX’s QRZ page, with updates while on the island will be posted on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/ad0dx + 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. [ANS thanks Robert KE4AL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News Recent Successful ARISS Contacts + 2018-07-13 14:00 UTC between Ricky Arnold KE5DAU using ISS callsign NA1SS and Space Port Area Conference for Educators (SPACE) - Kennedy Space Center, FL (CASIS#4), participating school Burns Science & Technology Charter School, Oak Hill, FL. Contact was telebridge via W6SRJ. ARISS Mentor was Dave AA4KN. + 2018-07-13 21:30 UTC between Oleg Artemyev using ISS callsign RSØISS and About Gagarin From Space,Performing a session of amateur radio communication with the 7th International Aerospace School. U.N. Sultanova Rep. Bashkortostan, Ufa, Russia. Contact was direct via RZ9WWB. ARISS mentor was Sergey RV3DR. + 2018-07-17 08:24 UTC between Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT using ISS callsign NA1SS and Essex Heights Primary School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Contact was telebridge via VK4KHZ. ARISS mentor was Shane VK4KHZ. + 2018-07-20 20:15 UTC between Oleg Artemyev using ISS callsign RSØISS and About Gagarin From Space, Performing a session of amateur radio communication with the 7th International Aerospace School. U.N. Sultanova Rep. Bashkortostan, Ufa, Russia. Contact was direct via RZ9WWB. ARISS mentor was Sergey RV3DR. + 2018-07-23 09:47 UTC between Ricky Arnold KE5DAU using ISS callsign NA1SS and Shinoda Elementary School, Izumi City, Japan. Contact was direct via 8N3SD. ARISS mentor was Satoshi 7M3TJZ. + 2018-07-26 20:22 UTC between Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT using ISS callsign NA1SS and ISS R&D Conference - San Francisco, CA, (CASIS#2), participating school Quest Institute for Quality Education, San Jose, CA. Contact was telebridge via VK5ZAI. ARISS mentor was Tim W6MU. [ANS thanks Charlie AJ9N and ARISS for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Shorts From All Over + The Amp Hour Podcast - Episode 401 An Interview with Brent and Bryce Salmi https://theamphour.com/401-an-interview-with-brent-and-bryce-salmi/ Features AMSAT members the Salmi Brothers Brent, KB1LQD and Bryce, KB1LQC as they discuss lots of great tips about how to design SUPER reliable electronics and how to get into the digital side of hamradio. [ANS thanks Amp Hour Podcast for the above information] + AMSAT News Service continues to look for people to join the staff of rotating editors for the AMSAT News Service bulletins. Interested person should contact ANS-Editor at amsat dot org. [ANS thanks the dedicated ANS Rotating Editors for the above information] + A complete archive of past and current AMSAT News Service Bulletins can be found at: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/ In a like manner the AMSAT-BB Bulletin Board messages are archived at: http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/ [ANS thanks ANS Editors for the above information] + Readers of this list might also be interested in MilSat Magazine: http://www.milsatmagazine.com/archive.php and Sat Magazine: http://www.satmagazine.com/archive.php [ANS thanks SatNews for the above information.] + Grid Master and Got Grids Awards CONGRATULATIONS WI7P Randolph Kohlwey For Grid Master Award #9 Got Grids Award #20 For more info on our awards contact WA4NVM [ANS thanks DAMON wa4hfn for the above information] + The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) ACMA Fact Sheet for Spectrum for small satellites and CubeSats A fact sheet "Spectrum for Small Satellites" and CubeSats has just been released by The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), Australia's government regulator of broadcasting, some internet content, radiocommunications and telecommunications. The fact sheet can be downloaded from: https://tinyurl.com/ANS217-ACMAFactsheet [ANS thanks The ACMA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 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-210 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by JoAnne K9JKM 28 Jul '18

28 Jul '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-210 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * OSCAR Number Administrator William “Bill” Tynan, W3XO Steps Down, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, named AMSAT OSCAR Number Administrator * Lee McLamb, KT4TZ, Senior Editor, AMSAT News Service Steps Down * 2018 36th AMSAT Symposium & Banquet Registration Now on AMSAT * Changes to the AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution of 7-26-2018 * AMSAT Awards Update * AMSAT Web - Upcoming Satellite Operations Page has a New Manager * ARISS News Release No. 18-09 Announcing Russian Slow Scan TV Event * K8BL Roving Trip To AK BP64 * Upcoming Satellite Operations * CAMSAT CAS-6 Satellite Receives IARU Frequency Coordination * ExseedSat Cubesat Applies for IARU Frequency Coordination * South Africa Radio Amateurs Aiming to Link up with Scientists * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-210.01 ANS-210 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 210.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. July 29, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-210.01 OSCAR Number Administrator William “Bill” Tynan, W3XO Steps Down, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, named AMSAT OSCAR Number Administrator William “Bill” Tynan, W3XO has stepped down as the AMSAT OSCAR Number Administrator citing poor health. Bill has been granting applicants who qualify OSCAR numbers for over two decades since the late-1990’s. Even Bill cannot remember the first number he issued, but believes it was either TO-31 or SO-35. In any case, he has issued at least 57 OSCAR numbers. This is over 60%, or very close to two-thirds, of all the OSCAR numbers issued. I want to thank Bill for his many dedicated years of service to AMSAT. I have named Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, AMSAT Vice-President, Operations of New Port Richey, FL as the AMSAT OSCAR Number Administrator. Ever since the launch of OSCAR 1 in 1961, it has been traditional for amateur radio satellites to carry the name OSCAR, for “Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio”. At the request of the original Project OSCAR organization, AMSAT-NA now administers the numbering of OSCAR satellites according to the following policy. The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) and AMSAT-NA have adopted the paper Information for Developers of Satellites Planned to Use Frequency Bands Allocated to the Amateur-Satellite Service, which can be found on the IARU satellite frequency coordination page. The following requirements must be satisfied in order to obtain an OSCAR designation: 1) The spacecraft’s use of frequencies in the amateur bands must have been coordinated before launch through established IARU/AMSAT frequency coordination. 2) The spacecraft must have successfully achieved orbit and/or have been successfully deployed. 3) Once in orbit, one or more transmitters must have been successfully activated in the amateur satellite service. 4) After the above requirements have been met, the organization or organizations which are the builders/owners of the spacecraft must request that AMSAT-NA assign a consecutive OSCAR number to the space craft as follows: a) The request must be in writing (e-mail or fax is acceptable also) and be signed by the chief executive officer of the organization making the request. If more than one organization was responsible for building/owning the spacecraft, all must participate in this request. b) The request must certify that the above three requirements have been met. c) In addition, it must certify that the organization or organizations making the request are familiar with the IARU paper referred to above, and that the spacecraft’s operation in the amateur satellite service is and will remain consistent with the intent of this IARU paper, and the laws of the responsible national administration. d) The request must specify the country under whose laws the spacecraft is operating. e) It is customary to refer to OSCAR satellites by a hyphenated name, of which the first part is typically selected by the owner/builder, e.g., UoSAT-OSCAR 11. For some purposes, such as Keplerian tracking bulletins, such names are commonly abbreviated to initials, e.g., UO-11. The request should indicate preferred name in this format; AMSAT-NA will assign the number. f) The request should be addressed to the Board of Directors of AMSAT-NA at: Email: bod(a)amsat.org or post at: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA) 10605 Concord St, #304 Kensington, MD 20895 5) In the case of multiple payloads sharing the same booster, the amateur radio satellite that is placed into orbit first (first off the launch stack) will normally receive the earlier OSCAR number. Please note that there is no requirement for an OSCAR number to be assigned to a satellite in order for it to be legitimately recognized and used in the amateur satellite service. However OSCAR numbers are a proud tradition of amateur radio, one that we hope to keep going for many years to come. [ANS thanks Joe Spier, K6WAO AMSAT-NA President for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee McLamb, KT4TZ, Senior Editor, AMSAT News Service Steps Down Lee McLamb, KT4TZ, Senior Editor, AMSAT News Service has resigned after many years producing and shepherding the weekly ANS. As I came from being an ANS weekly Rotating Editor, I know what dedication it takes to produce the ANS. I want to thank Lee for his over 15 of service to AMSAT, including his roles as AMSAT Executive Vice President, and BOD alternates. If you would like to help AMSAT by becoming an ANS rotating editor, please contact me at: k6wao(a)amsat.org [ANS thanks Joe Spier, K6WAO AMSAT-NA President for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 36th AMSAT Symposium & Banquet Registration Now on AMSAT Registrations and Banquet tickets are available on the AMSAT Store for the 2018 36th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting and the Banquet. The Symposium and Banquet will be held in Huntsville, Alabama on November 2-4. The venue is the US Space and Rocket Center. Registration for the Symposium is $60 through September 30th, $65 through October 26th, and $70 at the door. Banquet tickets are $50, please provide your callsign, name and name of your guest in the notes section of the AMSAT store checkout. The Banquet will be held under the rocket in the Saturn V hall. For more information on the Symposium as well as information and a link to the hotel. Please see: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/ [ANS thanks 2018 AMSAT Symposium Committee for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes to the AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution of 7-26-2018 The two cubesats from the ISS deployment of April 13,2018 have been identified and have been renamed as follows: Object NZ - NORAD CAT ID 43551 is now EnduroSat One Object PA - NORAD CAT ID 43552 is now EQUISat Per Nico Janssen (PA0DLO): Detailed doppler measurements show that EnduroSat One (downlink 437.050 MHz) is object 43551 (1998-067NZ) and EQUiSat (downlink 435.550 MHz) is object 43552 (1998-067PA). No signals received from MemSat (downlink 437.350 MHz) and RadSat-g (downlink 437.425 MHz). [ANS thanks Ray, WA5QGD, AMSAT Keplerian Elements Manager for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Awards Update Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards reports, "Since my last post and actually since the beginning of 2018, I have been posting all the Rover Awards on my Twitter account and tagging @AMSAT. I will include all the Rover Awards here for those that do not have Twitter." AMSAT Satellite Communicators Award for making their first satellite QSO Thomas Hetland, DL8DXW Bernd Preusker, DO1UB German School Club Station DL0IKT German School Club Station DL0TSD Daivd Dean, AE7ID Adam Donahue, KE0JWQ Mitchell Ahrenstoff, AD0HJ Stephen Szabo, WB4OMM Michael Clark, N4WQH ------ AMSAT Communications Achievement Award David Stanley, WI4L, #580 Randy Kohlwey, WI7P, #581 (This is Randy's Second go around after moving his QTH) Marissa Robledo 11-year old, W4AQT, #582 Paul Overn, KE0PBR, #583 Mitchell Ahrenstorff, AD0HJ, #584 ------ AMSAT South Africa Satellite Communications Achievement Award David Stanley, WI4L, #US206 Marissa Robledo 11-year old, W4AQT, #US207 Paul Overn, KE0PBR, #US208 ------ AMSAT Sexagesimal Award Randy Kohlway, WI7P, #182 (This is Randy's Second go around after moving his QTH) ------ AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Award Adrian Liggins, VA3NNA, #95 Steve Nordahl, NS3L, #96 ------ AMSAT Rover Award (New for 2018) Rover Call ===== ======== 001 AC0RA 002 WD9EWK 003 NJ4Y 004 M0IDA 005 KG5GJT 006 EB1AO 007 N7AGF 008 N4YHC 009 W0S 010 KE0PBR 011 K5IX 012 AK4WQ 013 WI7P 014 K5ND 015 N6UA 016 N9IP 017 N4UFO 018 K7TAB 019 K8BL 020 AD0DX 021 HB9WDF 022 KE4AL 023 KE9AJ 024 AA8CH 025 WY7AA 026 KE8FZT 027 KX9X [ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Web - Upcoming Satellite Operations Page has a New Manager Robert Bankston, KE4AL, is now managing the news on AMSAT-NA's Upcoming Satellite Operates webpage: https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/ Robert has posted a handful of upcoming GridExpeditions, with more coming as stations finalize their operating plans. If you are planning a roving trip, please email Robert a brief description at ke4al at yahoo.com, so he can make sure your announce- ment is publicized. Check the Upcoming Satellite Operations page often for the latest satellite rover operating announcements. [ANS thanks Robert, KE4AL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News Release No. 18-09 Announcing Russian Slow Scan TV Event July 27, 2018: ARISS Russia is planning another of their popular MAI Slow Scan Television (SSTV) experiment events. Transmissions are scheduled to begin at 16:00 UTC on July 30, then powered down at 19:30 UTC. The next day (July 31), the system will be active from 13:25-19:15 UTC. Downlink should be on the traditional 145.80 MHz frequency and the operating mode will likely be PD120. When this event becomes active, SSTV images are downlinked from the International Space Station (ISS) at the frequency of 145.80 MHz and can be received using ham radio equipment as simple as a 2 meter handheld radio or a common scanner receiver the covers the 2 meter ham band. After connecting the audio output of the radio receiver into the audio input of a computer running free software such as MMSSTV, the SSTV images can be displayed. Please note that the event is dependent on other activities, schedules and crew responsibilities on the ISS and are subject to change at any time. Please check for news and the most current information on the AMSAT.org and ARISS.org websites, the AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org, the ARISS facebook at Amateur Radio On The International Space Station (ARISS) and ARISS twitter @ARISS_status. 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 Satellite 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 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org [ANS thanks Dave Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS PR for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- K8BL Roving Trip To AK BP64 Bob, K8BL is heading to Alaska on a "Bucket Trip" starting August 2 to Fairbanks until August 8. Bob wrote, "I'll be taking my regular Rover Gear - IC820H & Arrow w/tripod. I plan to activate BP64 and a couple nearby Grids - holiday style. That means I'll pop up on various Satellites with no strict schedule other than a Twitter Message with a few hours notice. I log as K8BL/KL7 and will upload to LoTW upon my return." Other destinations on Bob's trip include Alaska being his 43rd State visited; 2) Arctic Circle; 3) Denali Visit; 4) 112th Grid activated and hopefully more; 5) Northern Lights - KYFC; 6) Almost Midnight Sun [ANS thanks Bob, K8TL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations Kauai, Hawaii (BL01 and BL02) – July 25 through August 2, 2018 Justin, K5EM, is heading to Kauai for a vacation. While there he will focus on linear satellites from BL01, BL02, and the BL01/BL02 gridline. Justin has posted a few tips on his Twitter page, which is publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/k5em, to help him and you increase your chances of making a contact. MN & ND (EN37, EN38/EN28, EN18/EN08, EN07/EN17, EN27) – July 27-30, 2018 KE4AL, will be visiting his in-laws in Hibbing, MN. While there, Robert will introduce his father-in-law, George KE0GXQ, to satellites and the art of roving. Plan is to practice in EN37, then head out Saturday to activate EN38/28, EN18/EN08 and EN07/EN17. After overnighting in Grand Forks, ND, they stop in EN27, before arriving back in EN37 on Sunday. Satellite passes will include both FM and linears, with specific pass announcements posted on Twitter, viewable publicly at https://twitter.com/KE4ALabama Nova Scotia (FN65 and FN67) – August 2-5, 2018 Brent, VY2HF will be operating from FN65 August 2-3 and FN67 August 3-5. Pass announcements will be posted to Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/vy2hf Bonneville Salt Flats, UT (DN30) – August 10-17, 2018 R.J., WY7AA, is heading to Speedweek at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Enroute and while there, he also plans to activate DN51, DN41, DN40, and DN20). Specific pass announcements will be posted to Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/WY7AA Vancouver Island/Olympia National Park (CO60, CO70, CN79) – August 12-13, 2018. Ron, AD0DX, will be in the Vancouver / Vancouver Island area and at Olympia National Park. He will make a special trip to CO60 on Sunday Aug 12th evening and in Campbell River, BC for 24 hours over Aug 12 and 13 so there should be lots of opportunities for CO70 and CO79. More information is available on AD0DX’s QRZ page, to include planned grid activation for his return trip home. Updates will be posted on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/ad0dx Santa Rosa Island (CM93 and CM94) – August 20-22, 2018 Ron, AD0DX, using the call sign W6R, will be operating from Santa Rosa Island in the Channel Islands August 20-22 to activate grid square CM93, with a few passes from the CM93/CM94 grid line. Ron will be mainly active on the FM satellites AO-91, AO-92 and SO-50. Just learning to operate on the linear birds, he hopes to be active on FO-29, CAS-4A and CAS-4B. More information is available on AD0DX’s QRZ page, with updates while on the island will be posted on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/ad0dx Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al(a)yahoo.com [ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMSAT CAS-6 Satellite Receives IARU Frequency Coordination Alan Kung, BA1DU reported that CAMSAT plans to launch CAS-6, a 50 kg micro-satellite approx. 490 x 499 x 430 mm. A sea launch is planned for September, 2018 from the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology into a 579 x 579 km 45 degree orbit. The mission will include: + VHF CW Telemetry Beacon + U/V Mode 20 kHz Linear Transponder + AX.25 4.8k baud GMSK telemetry downlink + Deployable Antennas + Solar Panels, Lithium ion battery and power controller + Integrated Housekeeping Unit + Three-axis stabilization system + Atmospheric Wind detector + S-band TT&C system (non-amateur radio band) + X-band Data link system (non-amateur radio band) The following frequencies have been coordinated by the IARU: + VHF/UHF linear transponder Uplink: 435.280 MHz Downlink: 145.925 MHz + CW telemetry beacon: 145.910 MHz, + Telemetry: 145.890 MHz http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=622 [ANS thanks CAMSAT, IARU, and AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ExseedSat Cubesat Applies for IARU Frequency Coordination Ashar Farhan, VU2ESE, Exseed Space Innovations Pvt, Ltd. reported that ExseedSat, a 1U cubesat that will provide a multifunction UHF/VHF Narrow-Band FM (NBFM) amateur communication satellite is planned for a SpaceX launch from Vandenberg in October 2018. ExseedSat is a 1U cubesat that will provide a multifunction UHF/VHF NBFM amateur communication satellite with various configurable modes, including: + UHF to VHF, single channel, narrow band FM transponder with CTCSS, 67 Hz squelch + VHF to UHF, single channel, narrow band FM transponder with CTCSS, 67 Hz squelch + Power output selectable between 1 watt and 0.5 watt + Digipeat feature with APRS on UHF uplink and VHF downlink + Melody mode : It will play a simple melody of a few notes on special occasions or events. Planned orbital life of two years, depending upon how long the battery lasts and when the satellite de-orbits naturally. http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/formal_detail.php?serialnum=636 [ANS thanks Ashar Farhan, VU2ESE, IARU, and AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- South Africa Radio Amateurs Aiming to Link up with Scientists July 26th, 2018, Published in Articles: EngineerIT by Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV, features editor, EngineerIT Two South African amateur radio associations, the South African Radio League (SARL) and AMSAT SA, are planning to launch an umbrella associ- ation that will link up with scientists in various electronic and physics disciplines to enhance research opportunities. The two organ- isations are currently involved in propagation research on 5 MHz, and a study of the rapid increases in the radio frequency noise floor, its causes and possible mitigation, and the possible slowing down of the noise pollution which will ultimately render the radio spectrum useless for communication, particularly for weak signal communication. The new organisation will be known as Amateur Radio Science Citizen Investigation, or HamSCI SA. It is based on the successful HamSCI which has been operating in the US and the UK for several years. The concept of HamSCI was started by US scientists who study upper atmospheric and space physics and who are also licensed radio amateurs. HamSCI SA will be a platform for the publicity and promotion of citizen science projects. The SARL and AMSAT SA invite interested persons to join the HamSCI SA initiative and offer their expertise. “It will work two ways”, says SARL president, Nico van Rensburg. “It will create interesting activities for radio amateurs, in particularly for the new generation of young people who have been bitten by the ‘radio bug’ but need more challenges than just communications. For the scientific community it means that they can involve many more people in their projects and make a contribution to make science popular.” Access the entire article and graphics at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-210-SouthAfricaScience (http://www.ee.co.za) [ANS thanks AMSAT SA and Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + The Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has been showing a short feature (10 min.) about amateur radio entitled "Radio Hams". The feature is from 1939. If you missed it on TCM, it is also viewable on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BPcpQMbUPE + ExoMars Rover Naming Competition! The UK Space Agency has launched a competition to name a rover that is going to Mars to search for signs of life. ESA's 2020 ExoMars rover is due to land on Mars in the spring of 2021 after launch on a Roscosmos Proton launcher. The ExoMars rover will carry a drill and a suite of instruments dedicated to exobiology and geochemistry research. The ExoMars rover competition is being run by the UK Space Agency. Complete your entry form on-line at: https://events.airbus.com/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=200179103& (via ESA amd UK Space Agency) + AMSAT EA will be on air on all available satellites with the callsign AM1SAT from September 10 to 17 to celebrate IberRadio 2018 - IV Radiocommunications Fair, the biggest HAM party event in Spain and Portugal (http://www.iberradio.es/en/), that will open its doors during the 15-16 weekend. Main grid will be IN70 but other ones will be activated as well. Our operators will work transatlantic QSOs too. QSLs by LOTW and eqsl. Any questions, please write to contacto (at) amsat-ea.org (via Félix Páez EA4GQS - AMSAT EA) + WI9LL has designed clips for use with the Arrow II Portable hand held satellite antenna that can be fabricated on your 3D printer. The .stl files can be found on Thingiverse at the following links: RG58 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2838880 RG8X and LMR240 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2839035 http://wi9ll.com/arrow-ii-portable-satellite-antenna-clips/ + "Crazy Danish Hacker" has posted a new video on his YouTube channel that shows how to pick up amateur radio voice signals from the International Space Station (ISS). In his video he uses a telescopic whip attached directly to his RTL-SDR which is placed outside with a view of the sky. See: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-210-RTL-SDR + An article "Send APRS data/telemetry via Xastir command line" may be of interest to Linux packet users: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-210-XASTR-PacketCommand + Although the HAMTV DVB-S video transmission system aboard the ISS is temporarily out of service this article will show you how to receive the signal with an RTL-SDR (and other equipment) when the video transmissions resume: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-210-HamTV-SDR --------------------------------------------------------------------- /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, and behave. This week's ANS Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM k9jkm at amsat dot org

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ANS-203 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 21 Jul '18

21 Jul '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-203 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: * 2018 Corrected Board of Directors Ballots * Scotland site selected as launch base for Lockheed Martin, Orbex * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for 7-18-2018 * Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-07-19 * Faculty Positions Opening This Summer at the Hawaii Space Flight Lab SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-203.01 ANS-203 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 203.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE July 22, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-203.01 2018 Corrected Board of Directors Ballots Due to a printing error, the beige-colored ballots mailed to AMSAT- NA members for the 2018 Board of Directors election on July 15, 2018 have been declared void. Any of these voided ballots received at the AMSAT-NA office will not be counted. New ballots labeled "CORRECTED BALLOT 7/20/2018" and printed on yellow-colored cardstock will be mailed to all AMSAT-NA members. 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 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. [ANS thanks Clayton W5PFG AMSAT-NA Corporate Secretary for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Scotland site selected as launch base for Lockheed Martin, Orbex Two companies — U.S. aerospace giant Lockheed Martin and British start-up Orbex — seeking to carve out a share of the burgeoning small satellite launch market plan to fly their rockets from a remote site on the northern shore of Scotland, British government and industry officials announced Monday. The proposed launch facility would be built on A’Mhoine Peninsula, a sparsely- populated stretch of land overlooking the sea. The first launch from Sutherland could happen in the early 2020s. British government officials said the development of a U.K. spaceport would give the nation’s industry broader access to the space market. British companies, such as SSTL in England and Clyde Space in Scotland, are already counted among the global leaders in constructing small satellites. Scottish Secretary David Mundell said the Sutherland launch site could create hundreds of new jobs. Lockheed Martin is reportedly interested in launching a variant of Rocket Lab’s Electron booster from the Sutherland site. The U.S. aerospace contractor is a strategic investor in Rocket Lab, which already operates an orbital spaceport in New Zealand, and is planning to develop a U.S. launch pad for the Electron vehicle, which has made two test flights to date. Rocket Lab said in a statement late Monday that it is “evaluating launch opportunities” from the Sutherland spaceport in Scotland. “Electron is well-positioned to be the first orbital rocket launched from U.K. soil,” said Peter Beck, Rocket Lab’s founder and CEO. “We’re excited to review the opportunity to develop a launch service to support the U.K. space industry’s growth. “Every aspect of Rocket Lab’s launch model is designed to offer rapid, repeatable and precise delivery to orbit for small satellites,” Beck said in a statement. “The development of launch sites around the globe that can support Electron launches is crucial to delivering unprecedented access to orbit.” [ANS thanks SpaceFlightNow for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for 7-18-2018 The nine cubesats (JAXA) that were deployed on April 13,2018 from the ISS have been added this week as follows: Object NU - NORAD CAT ID 43546 Object NV - NORAD CAT ID 43547 Object NW - NORAD CAT ID 43548 Object NX - NORAD CAT ID 43549 Object NY - NORAD CAT ID 43550 Object NZ - NORAD CAT ID 43551 Object PA - NORAD CAT ID 43552 Object PB - NORAD CAT ID 43553 Object PC - NORAD CAT ID 43554 These objects are too close together to be positively identified. The objects deployed are RainCube, Radix, CubeRRT, HaloSat, TEMPEST-D, EnduroSat AD, EQUISat, MemSat and RadSat-g Only the following operate in the Amateur bands: EduroSat AD 437.050MHz CW, GFSK 9k6 EQUISat 435.550MHz CW, FSK 9k6 MemSat 437.350MHz BPSK 9k6 (per IARU Coordination status) [ANS thanks Nico Janssen (PA0DLO), IARU and AMSAT-UK for the above info} --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-07-19 Shinoda Elementary School, Izumi City, Japan, direct via 8N3SD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-07-23 09:47:14 UTC 43 deg ISS R&D Conference-San Francisco, CA, (CASIS#2), participating school Quest Institute for Quality Education, San Jose, CA, telebridge via VK5ZAI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-07-26 20:22:10 UTC 48 deg ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.80 MHz. [ANS thanks Charlie, AJ9N, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Faculty Positions Opening This Summer at the Hawaii Space Flight Lab There are two new tenure track faculty positions opening this summer to work with the Hawaii Space Flight Lab on Small Satellite research. These two positions are for an Assistant Researcher and the other for an Associate Researcher. The position announcement can be found at: http://workatuh.hawaii.edu/Jobs/NAdvert/28814/4956642/1/postdate/desc This is the HSFL website: https://www.hsfl.hawaii.edu/ and a brief overview of the lab in PDF format can be found in this link: https://www.hsfl.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HSFL- Overview-2018-07-01.pdf The HSFL team will be at SmallSat so anyone interested can meet the team and learn more about HSFL. [ANS thanks Miguel Nunes for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 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, Lee McLamb, KT4TZ kt4tz at amsat dot org

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ANS-198 SPECIAL BULLETIN: 2018 Corrected Board of Directors Ballots
by E.Mike McCardel 17 Jul '18

17 Jul '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-198 SPECIAL BULLETIN: 2018 Corrected Board of Directors Ballots 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: * 2018 Corrected Board of Directors Ballots SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-198.01 ANS-198 SPECIAL AMSAT News Service Bulletin AMSAT News Service Bulletin 198.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. July 17, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-198.01 2018 Corrected Board of Directors Ballots To Be Mailed Due to a printing error, the beige-colored ballots mailed to AMSAT- NA members for the 2018 Board of Directors election on July 15, 2018 have been declared void. Any of these voided ballots received at the AMSAT-NA office will not be counted. New ballots labeled "CORRECTED BALLOT 7/20/2018" and printed on yellow-colored cardstock will be mailed to all AMSAT-NA members. 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 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. [ANS thanks Clayton W5PFG AMSAT-NA Corporate Secretary for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 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-190 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AMSAT-NA Files Comments on FCC Docket
by JoAnne Maenpaa 09 Jul '18

09 Jul '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-190.01 In this Special Bulletin: * AMSAT-NA Files Comments on FCC Docket #18-86 Small Satellite Licensing Procedures SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-190.01 ANS-190 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 190.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE July 9, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-190.01 On July 9, 2018, AMSAT filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission on their Notice of Proposed Rulemaking In the Matter of Streamlining Licensing Procedures for Small Satellites (International Bureau Docket #18-86). AMSAT's comments as filed can be found at: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filing/10709067911864 (A copy of AMSAT's comments document can be accessed on the ECFS page, using the Document Download link) In the comments, AMSAT reviewed the significant contributions made by the organization and the amateur radio community. The comments note that the many scientific and technological achievements made by AMSAT satellites directly led to many groups, including government, non-profit, and commercial organizations becoming interested in developing small satellites of their own. AMSAT also discussed the suitability of authorizing certain satellites built by universities and non-profit organizations in the amateur satellite service and expressed opposition to satellites licensed as experimental under Part 5 of the Commission's regulations operating in the amateur satellite service bands. Interested parties may file reply comments on or before August 7, 2018. [ANS thanks AMSAT Executive Vice-President, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above information] /EX

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ANS-189 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by E.Mike McCardel 08 Jul '18

08 Jul '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-189 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * AMSAT Symposium Call For Papers - First Call * International Balloon Satellite Launch Challenge JULY 2018 * 145.825 MHz APRS Cubesats Enroute to ISS for August Deployment * China Microsatellite Symposium and International CubeSat and Mission Contest * "Moon Day" Volunteers Requested * University of Manitoba Wins the 4th CSDC! * AMSAT Field Day submissions are due Monday, July 9 * ISS SSTV Transmissions Continue * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-189.01 ANS-189 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 189.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. July 8, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-189.01 AMSAT Symposium Call For Papers - First Call This is the first call for papers for the 2018 AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting and Space Symposium to be held on the weekend of November 2 - 4 at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible. 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 N8FGV for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- International Balloon Satellite Launch Challenge JULY 2018 The 1st FREE OF COST International Balloon 'Satellite' Launch CHALLENGE is open across the Globe for participants below 21 years of age. Leveraging the power of technology, the State of Rajasthan in India has become the "Digitalization Hub of India". In the upcoming three- day technology carnival by the Government of Rajasthan- "Rajasthan Digifest 2018", held at Jaipur (known as the Pink city of the world) there will be a plethora of opportunities for everyone. From insightful workshops to varied exciting events, the fest would have a lot to offer. Taking a step further, Government of Rajasthan in collaboration with Space Kidz India, is organizing an "International Balloon Challenge" on the 25th & 26th July 2018. This challenge has been initiated to mark a tribute towards our former President and reputed Scientist Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. Set with the motto- 'Dream. Imagine. Believe", it is an open competition for everyone aged below 21 years. The participant will have the opportunity to fly their payload 'near space' in a balloon FREE OF COST. Following are some notable points in respect to the challenge: • The payload must fit inside a 1U Cube3 and the weight should be 500 grams including the battery. • No hazardous chemicals are allowed. • Biological experiments containing living micro-organisms shall not be allowed. • Only Original Ideas will be entertained. • Any findings of plagiarisms can get the participant eliminated and permanently banned from participating in the future. • If approved by Space Kids India you can also come directly to the venue and fly your payload. • Accommodation and food facility for teams coming directly will be provided for two days. Payload should reach our Chennai Office (Add. given below) on or before the 18th of July 2018. Space Kidz India, No.1-B, Nutech Narayana Apartments, 48, Thirumalai Pillai Road, T.Nagar, Chennai 600 017, India Space Kidz India and Government of Rajasthan invites students for this exciting and adventurous 'International Balloon Challenge' to be held on 25th & 26th July 2018. The competition not only looks inspiring & challenging, but will help the participants to meet like- minded people from different nook and corner of the world uniting together with a strong competitive edge. It's time to help our younger generation to showcase their skills and let their dreams fly high! Our Contacts for further clarification: Mr. Rifath +919518535615 shaarookrsr(a)live.com Mr. Vijay +917708574647 vijaypp01(a)gmail.com Mr. Priyadharshan +918220333449 prabhupriyadharshan(a)gmail.com Mr. Tanishq +919940515800 forutanishq(a)gmail.com Mr. Yagna +919912752744 yagnasai7(a)gmail.com Dr. Srimathy +914448535376 spacekidzindia(a)gmail.com [ANS thanks SpaceKidz India Team for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 145.825 MHz APRS Cubesats Enroute to ISS for August Deployment The June 29, 2018 SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of the Dragon cargo capsule included cubesats of the BIRDS-2 satellite constellation. All cubesats in the BIRDS-2 constellation MAYA-1, BHUTAN-1 and UiTMSAT-1 have identical designs and utilize the same radio frequencies. While independently made, the operation and control of the three cubesats will be shared by the three teams after they are released from the ISS early in August. They will be operational for six months. "The three will form a constellation, orbiting the earth from different places. This will provide the countries more opportun- ities to make measurements and run experiments, than just with using one cubesat," explained Joel Joseph Marciano Jr., manager of the PHL-Microsat program in the Philippines. The primary mission of BIRDS-2 CubeSat constellation is to provide digital message relay service to the amateur radio community by means of an APRS digipeater onboard. The APRS digipeater onboard BIRDS-2 CubeSats will use 145.825 MHz for both receive and transmit which isa standard configurations used by other satellites such as ARISS and LAPAN-A2. Another mission of the BIRDS-2 CubeSat constellation is to demonstrate a store-and-forward (S&F) system. In this mission, their goal is to investigate technical challenges through ex- periments on appropriate data format, multiple access scheme, file-handling protocol while complying with limited operational time and power constraints. The BIRDS-2 CubeSat S&F system will collect data from remote ground sensors, store them onboard and download them to the different BIRDS-2 ground stations network. Additional experiments will use the BIRDS-2 CubeSat constellation to enhance research and experiment in the fields of single latch-up event detection, magnetic field measurements using a COTS aniso- tropic magnetometer, and flight testing of a COTS GPS chip which can be used for future CubeSat missions if proven effective. Stu- dents will also explore a passive attitude stabilization mechanism consisting of magnets and hysteresis dampers for proper orientation of camera on a CubeSat. All measurements and image data will be shared with the public on BIRDS-2 project website. Moveover, BIRDS-2 CubeSat constellation will expand amateur radio communication experiment on the operation of CubeSat constellation via a network of UHF/VHF amateur radio ground stations (started in the BIRDS-1 CubeSat constellation project). BIRDS-2 hopes to promote awareness of amateur radio communication and amateur satellites among the general public and students, especially in the participating nations of BIRDS-2 Project: Bhutan, Malaysia, Philippines, and Japan. The IARU has coordinated 437.375 MHz CW beacon for a downlink and 145.825 MHz for the APRS experiment. Philippine news coverage of MAYA-1 can be accessed at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS189-MAYA-1 http://tinyurl.com/ANS-BIRDS2-cubesats Visit the BIRDS-2 website at: http://birds2.birds-project.com/ [ANS thanks the BIRDS-2 Project, Kyushu Institute of Technology and the IARU for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- China Microsatellite Symposium and International CubeSat and Mission Contest The China Microsatellite Symposium(CMS2018), (www.microsatsymp.com) will be held at Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an China on 18th – 20th November 2018. The symposium includes keynote presentations and several sessions which will focus on the design experience, scientific missions, launch opportunities and all new technologies about microsatellites. International CubeSat and Mission Contest will be held on 20th November 2018, after which a free launch opportunity of 3U CubeSat or 1U payload capacity (provided by Expace Technology Co., Ltd.) will be awarded to the winner of the first prize. Participants can get information and submit the works through the official website of our contest: www.cubesatcontest.org. The submission deadlines for the abstract of CMS2018 and work of CubeSat contest are both August 31, 2018. The papers accepted will be indexed by China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and the proceedings of the symposium will be submitted to IEEE Xplore, some of the excellent papers will be recommended for publication in the AEROSPACE CHINA. You could submit abstract and get information on the website www.microsatsymp.com Along with the symposium, there will also be a related exhibition, during which you can find the updated progress of CubeSat, launchers and other related technology. For exhibitors, you could also get information about booth on the website. The event is supported by China National Space Administration, International Astronautical Federation, Chinese Society of Astronautics and Chinese Institute of Command and Control. Please forward this information to your colleagues and anyone that may be interested in this symposium. You could also find the brochures in the attachment. On behalf of the organizing committee of the China Microsatellite Symposium, we sincerely invite you to attend the symposium. If you have any questions, please contact us! Dr. Yu Xiaozhou, Mr.Pang Weijian Email: service (at) microsatsymp.com: pangwj (at) mail.nwpu.edu.cn Tel: +86 18291419293 National United Engineering Laboratory of Microsatellite Technology and Application,Northwestern Polytechnical University 127 Youyi Xilu, Xi'an, ShaanXi Province, China Phone:008629 88492103 Fax:008629 88492103 Mobile:008615902909698 [ANS thanks Yuxiao Zhou (via cubesat.org) for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Moon Day" Volunteers Requested Tom Schuessler, N5HYP, is looking to recruit additional volunteers from the AMSAT community in North Texas, Central Texas or elsewhere, to help promote "Amateur Radio in Space" to a large public STEM event. "Moon Day" at the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field in Dallas Texas on July 21, 2018 is the largest space themed STEM event in Texas. Last year saw 1500 people attend the 6 hour event. https://www.flightmuseum.com/moon-day/ Again this year, Tom Schuessler will be heading an exhibit and satellite demos for AMSAT. They will have a table inside the Museum, (Alongside the Dallas Amateur Radio Club Table), and a demonstration area outside. I will be setting up the outside activities and hope to work as many satellite passes as possible during the 10A-4P run of the show. I'm looking for AMSAT people to both help with the inside table and also with the outside demonstrations. Joe Spier has promised me that he will send me the FOX "Engineering Model" but I am looking for additional demonstration aids to illustrate satellite orbits and other aspects of space communications like various types of antennas. Being a STEM event, there will be many young people in attendance, (General public as well as Boy and Girl Scouts), and they get a chance to earn a STEM patch by answering questions from exhibitors like US. We really need people and content for Moon Day so please consider spending Saturday, July 21 with us. Contact Tom Schuessler for more information. N5hyp (at) arrl.net Tom also notes that next year, 2019, is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The Moon Day event is planning a big splash. Looking at moon phase predictions for next year indicates that conditions would be favorable for a portable EME station as part of the mix. We will be looking for volunteers to assist this lofty goal. Keep that in the back of your mind and I will bring it up next year. [ANS thanks Tom N5HYP for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- University of Manitoba Wins the 4th CSDC! Congratulations to the University of Manitoba team, which earned First Place in this fourth offering of the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge! The CSDC launch simulation testing took place at the Canadian Space Agency's David Florida Laboratory (DFL) in Ottawa this past week, concluding yesterday. In all, a total of nine teams had the opportunity to fully test all three axes of their cubesats - two more than previously achieved. As the competition drew to a close, the judges (and several of the DFL employees) were impressed by the level of design maturity and understanding, preparedness, and professionalism of the UofM team throughout the test campaign. This is the first CSDC win for the UofM, which has been a strong and enthusiastic participant in every CSDC since its inception. Not everything went perfectly, however: an accelerometer - a sensor which is attached to record the accelerations at a particular location - fell off during the vibration test, and may have shorted or damaged a circuit board that was underneath it. The judges' deliberations for second and third place were far more difficult, with five teams being considered. This is a testament to the high level of spacecraft engineering capability which has developed at Canadian universities over the course of these past four competitions - especially considering that, in the first CSDC, only three teams were able to complete their cubesats in time for testing. Second place honours were given to the University of Victoria, and Concordia University was third. The Educational Outreach Award was also presented, to the University of Alberta. Their team developed several modules of age-specific educational materials for the presentations which they gave to elementary and secondary schools. Honourable mentions went to: Simon Fraser University (participating for their first time in the CSDC) for their efforts which reached an estimated 3,500 people over the course of this offering; and, the University of Manitoba, whose educational outreach efforts have been admirable since the inception of the CSDC (and whose Educational Outreach efforts in the first CSDC prompted the creation of the award). The CSDC Management Society (CSCDMS), the not-for-profit organisation which organises the CSDC, would like to again thank the Canadian Space Agency's David Florida Laboratory for allowing us the use of the facility, and for being so accommodating to us over this past week. Additionally, as this concludes the fourth offering of the competition, the CSDCMS would also like to thank the many sponsors, judges, and companies which have all contributed to make the CSDC a success. Please see this article on our web page for more photos of the testing campaign. And, stay tuned for Selfie-Sat in CSDC-5, which will begin in September. About the CSDCMS: The Canadian Satellite Design Challenge Management Society is a federally-incorporated not-for-profit organisation co-registered in British Columbia and headquartered in Vancouver. It is managed and operated by a volunteer Board of Directors. For more information on the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge or the CSDCMS, please visit our website at www.csdcms.ca, or contact: Larry Reeves CSDCMS President LReeves (at) CSDCMS.ca Ph: +1 778-988-6343 [ANS thanks the CSDCMS for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Field Day submissions are due Monday, July 9 A quick reminder. AMSAT Field Day submissions are due Monday, July 9, 2018 by 11:59 PM Central Time. This is earlier than the ARRL due date. You will get a reply email that your submission was received. email submissions to: kk5do (at) amsat.org or kk5do (at) arrl.net. The Satellite Summary Sheet should be used for submission of the AMSAT Field Day competition and be received by KK5DO by 11:59 P.M. CDT, Monday, July 9, 2018. Complete rules and criteria can be found at: https://www.amsat.org/field-day/ [ANS thanks Bruce KK5DO for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ISS SSTV Transmissions Continue SSTV transmissions from the Russian Service module on the International Space Station started June 29 on 145.800 MHz FM and they are still continuing There may well be further transmissions up until July 13 when the equipment being used for the SSTV will be required for a school contact. David Boult G7HCE in Exeter noted that some adjustments have been made by the cosmonauts and the images are now being sent uncropped. For the first week the edges of the pictures were missing. The images commemorate the various satellites that were hand- deployed from the ISS. These will include the first satellite deployment from ISS: Suitsat-1/Radioskaf-1 which was developed by ARISS and deployed in February 2006. The transmissions are being made on 145.800 MHz FM using the PD-120 SSTV mode. Note the ISS transmissions use the 5 kHz deviation FM standard rather than the narrow 2.5 kHz used in Europe. If your transceiver has selectable FM filters try using the wider filter. Handheld transceivers generally have a single wide filter fitted as standard and you should get good results outdoors using just a 1/4 wave whip antenna. The ISS Fan Club site will show you when the space station is in range http://www.issfanclub.com/ ISS SSTV information and links at https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/ [ANS thanks Southgate ARN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News Recent Successful ARISS Contacts + 2018-06-27 10:32 UTC between Alexander Gerst KF5ONO using callsign DPØISS and Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium, Leverkusen, Germany. Contact was direct via DLØIL. ARISS Mentor was Peter IN3GHZ. + 2018-06-27 10:32 UTC between ASTRONAUT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO, using callsign DPØISS, and Schickhardt-Gymnasium, Herrenberg, Germany, contact was direct via DLØSGH ARISS Mentor was Peter IN3GHZ. + 2018-07-02 15:35 UTC between Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT, using ISS callsign NA1SS and Pearl Technology STEM Academy, Peoria Heights, IL, contact direct via W9DWJ. ARISS Mentor was Dave AA4KN. + 2018-07-03 08:32 UTC bewtween Alexander Gerst KF5ONO, using ISS callsign DPØISS and Kardinal-Frings-Gymnasium, Bonn, Germany, contact was direct via DLØIL. ARISS Mentor was Peter IN3GHZ. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule Space Port Area Conference for Educators (SPACE), Kennedy Space Center, FL (CASIS#4). Contact is telebridge via W6SRJ. The ISS callsign is yet to be determined. The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU. Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-07-13 14:00:22 UTC. [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + 6U CubeSat Design Specification Rev 1.0 - Released The 6U CubeSat Design Standard has now been fully reviewed and is available for download as Revision 1.0. Please visit cubesat.org to view and download the 6U CDS. [ANS thanks The CubeSat Team at Cal Poly, SLO for the above information] + Interview about ISS SSTV on local TV station James M0JFP of the Chertsey Radio Club was interviewed by That's Surrey TV, about the recent Slow Scan TV transmissions from the International Space Station The images transmitted commemorated the various satellites that had been hand-deployed from the ISS. Watch the video at https://tinyurl.com/ANS189-SurreyTV ISS SSTV https://amsat-uk.org/2018/06/27/receive-sstv-from-space/ That's TV Surrey http://www.thats.tv/surrey/ https://twitter.com/ThatsSurreyTV [ANS thanks Southgate ARN for the above information] + Software for STEM high altitude balloon flight projects is posted in the article at: https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/pytrack-skygate-hab-software/ [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK via twitter for the above information.] + CalPoly 2018 Cubesat Developers Workshop Presentations Available 2018 PRESENTATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO VIEW! YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCENz0fNHsDR8Kz3jM6C_VWw PDF Presentations: http://mstl.atl.calpoly.edu/~workshop/archive/2018/ [ANS thanks cubesat.org for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 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-185 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Chris Bradley (AA0CB) 01 Jul '18

01 Jul '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-182 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: * Digital Communications Conference (DCC) Call for Papers * Invitation to the 2018 NASA AAQ Workshop - September 7, 2018 * China Microsatellite Symposium 2018 * K4R Dry Tortugas EL84 Roving Trip on Schedule for July 6 * Upcoming ARISS contacts * AMSAT Rover Award Updates * VUCC Awards-Endorsements for June 2018 * WMPLOTA 7/2 EN74 EN75 EN84 EN85 Rove * AMSAT-NA President to attend AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2018 * AMSAT BOD Nominees * Satellite Shorts SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-182.01 ANS-182 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 182.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE JULY 1, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-185.01 Digital Communications Conference (DCC) Call for Papers Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC) and publication in the Conference Proceedings. Annual conference proceedings are published by the ARRL. Presentation at the conference is not required for publication. Submission of papers are due by July 31st, 2018 and should be submitted to Maty Weinberg, ARRL 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 or via the Internet to maty at arrl.org The ARRL and TAPR DCC is an international forum for radio amateurs to meet, publish their work, and present new ideas and techniques. This year, the DCC is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 14- 16. Presenters and attendees will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and learn about recent hardware and software advances, theories, experimental results, and practical applications. Topics include, but are not limited to: • Software Defined Radio (SDR) • Digital voice (D-Star, P25, WinDRM, FDMDV, DRMDV, G4GUO) • Digital satellite communications • Global position system • Precise Timing • Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) • Short messaging (a mode of APRS) • Digital Signal Processing (DSP) • HF digital modes • Internet interoperability with Amateur Radio networks • Spread spectrum • IEEE 802.11 and other Part 15 license-exempt systems adaptable for A mateur Radio • Using TCP/IP networking over Amateur Radio • Mesh and peer to peer wireless networking • Emergency and Homeland Defense backup digital communications in Amateur Radio • Updates on AX.25 and other wireless networking protocols • Topics that advanced the Amateur Radio art Go to https://tinyurl.com/y7wgm6vh to view the guidelines for paper submissions [ANS thanks the TAPR PSR for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Invitation to the 2018 NASA AAQ Workshop - September 7, 2018 You are invited to participate in the 2018 NASA Academy of Aerospace Quality {AAQ) Workshop. This event will take place at Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio on Friday, September 7 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The event targets academics (faculty, researchers, students) involved with space related activities such as cube sat, small sat, high altitude balloon, rocket and more. It is also designed for those wishing to be involved with NASA space related projects. The event will feature speakers and a poster session. Travel stipends from NASA are available to attendees on a limited basis and will favor those giving a presentation or poster. There is no registration charge for attending the event but registration in advance is required. Please register at the link below by July 31. http://spider2.eng.auburn.edu/AAQ/registration.html The NASA Academy of Aerospace Quality is an open access virtual academy of educational modules, lessons learned, standards, case studies and more related to quality assurance for space related projects, especially those from academic based teams. The website is: http://aaq.auburn.edu Links to the agenda and materials from previous NASA AAQ Workshops can be found at the link below: http://aaq.eng.auburn.edu/events [ANS thanks Alice Smith and Jeff Smith for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- China Microsatellite Symposium 2018 The China Microsatellite Symposium(CMS2018), (www.microsatsymp.com) will be held at Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an China on 18th - 20th November 2018. The symposium includes keynote presentations and several sessions which will focus on the design experience, scientific missions, launch opportunities and all new technologies about microsatellites. In addition, another import session, International CubeSat and Mission Contest will be held on 20th November 2018, after which a free launch opportunity of 3U CubeSat or 1U payload capacity will be awarded to the winner of the first prize. Participants can get information and submit the works through the official website of our contest: www.cubesatcontest.org. The submission deadlines for the abstract of CMS2018 and work of CubeSat contest are both August 31, 2018. You could submit abstract and get information on the website www.microsatsymp.com Along with the symposium, there will also be a related exhibition, during which you can find the updated progress of CubeSat, launchers and other related technology. For exhibitors, you could also get information about booth on the website. The event is supported by China National Space Administration, International Astronautical Federation, Chinese Society of Astronautics and Chinese Institute of Command and Control. If you have any questions, please contact service at microsatsymp.com. [ANS thanks Ray Nugent for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- K4R Dry Tortugas EL84 Roving Trip on Schedule for July 6 Robert KE4AL, Rich N4ESS, and Matthew, NJ4Y will be arriving on Garden Key, EL84np in the Dry Tortugas mid-day on Friday July 6, staying all day Saturday, and then leaving Sunday morning July 8. The team will be using the callsign K4R, and all logs will be uploaded to LOTW after the trip. Paper cards will be available on request via NJ4Y. They will also be able to tweet via a satellite messenger from the island, to our public twitter account at twitter.com/k4r_EL84 The K4R QRZ page is up to date with our info, as well as k4r2018.com. Their goal is to work anyone within ~7500km who needs EL84 on satel- lites. Check out the pass listing link at the above web pages and let them know if you have a special schedule request from the outer reaches of our range, especially in EU and South America. [ANS thanks Matthew, NJ4Y for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- UPCOMING ARISS CONTACTS Pearl Technology STEM Academy, Peoria Heights, IL, direct via W9DWJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-07-02 15:35:42 UTC Kardinal-Frings-Gymnasium, Bonn, Germany, direct via DLØIL The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-07-03 08:32:16 UTC ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz. All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 129 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 103 The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2018-06-28 19:30 UTC. Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1234. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 11821. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. 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. QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-06-28 19:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_cor rection .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Exp. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Exp. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Rover Award Updates AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO, says that congratulations are in order for the newest Rover Award operators, Chris, AA8CH, for earning award #024; and, Robert, WY7AA for earning Award #025. The AMSAT Rover award is granted to stations who achieve a combined 25 points using any combination of a list of achievements during their roving operations via amateur radio satellites. All of these combinations, including instructions of how to apply are posted at: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-rover-award/ - or from the main page - www.amsat.org --> Services --> Awards --> AMSAT Rover Award Examples of the point scoring include (access the Awards web page for details of multiplier points, etc.): + 1 point for each grid square activated outside your home grid square using a single-channel FM satellite transponder + 2 points for each grid square activated outside your home grid square using a linear (SSB/CW) satellite transponder. + 3 points for each grid square activated outside your home grid square using a digital mode satellite transponder. + 1 additional point for added to each grid square score for activating a state, province, or DX entity outside your home entities + 5 points for for advertising your grid operation using an open and public social media account, tagging @amsat or #amsat at least 24 hours in advance of the activation. + 5 points for photographing your grid operation and posting them afterwards using an open and public social media account, tagging @amsat or #amsat. + 10 points for activating a grid square while operating Maritime Mobile. + 15 points for 15 points for documenting your grid activation in an article published in the AMSAT Journal. AMSAT Rover Award winners to date include the following stations: Rover Call Date Issued ===== ============ =========== 001 AC0RA 02 Jan 2018 002 WD9EWK 05 Jan 2018 003 NJ4Y 08 Jan 2018 004 M0IDA 09 Jan 2018 005 KG5GJT 12 Jan 2018 006 EB1AO 18 Jan 2018 007 N7AGF 22 Jan 2018 008 N4YHC 29 Jan 2018 009 W0S 07 Feb 2018 010 KE0PBR 08 Feb 2018 011 K5IX 18 Feb 2018 012 AK4WQ 23 Feb 2018 013 WI7P 25 Feb 2018 014 K5ND 09 Mar 2018 015 N6UA 12 Mar 2018 016 N9IP 16 Mar 2018 017 N4UFO 04 Apr 2018 018 K7TAB 27 Apr 2018 019 K8BL 10 May 2018 020 AD0DX 16 May 2018 021 HB9WDF 28 May 2018 022 KE4AL 28 May 2018 023 KE9AJ 30 May 2018 024 AA8CH 27 Jun 2018 025 WY7AA 29 Jun 2018 [ANS thanks AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- WMPLOTA 7/2 EN74 EN75 EN84 EN85 Rove 7/2/18 Objects AOS (U) LOS Period 1. EN74 WM1432 Cadillac XW-2D 00:01 00:09 XW-2F 00:05 00:13 SO-50 00:12 00:25 2. EN74 WM2014 Houghton Lake SO-50 01:54 02:03 (*Low Pass Attempt) AO-92 02:03 02:13 AO-73 02:32 02:38 (*Low Pass Attempt) Falconsat-3 02:43 02:53 FO-29 02:45 02:55 (*Low Pass Attempt) AO-85 02:59 03:06 (*Low Pass Attempt) AO-92 03:37 03:46 3. EN74 WM5159 West Branch XW-2B 11:57 12:07 AO-07 12:06 12:22 4. EN84 WM5376 Tawas XW-2B 13:33 13:39 (*Low Pass Attempt) AO-07 14:01 14:04 (*Low Pass Attempt) XW-2A 14:13 14:22 AO-73 14:15 14:26 SO-50 14:27 14:38 AO-92 15:05 15:14 5. EN85 WM2358 Alpena AO-92 16:39 16:47 AO-91 17:16 17:30 6. EN75 WM1542 Gaylord AO-91 18:52 19:06 AO-07 19:19 19:39 7. EN75 WM2417 Petosky XW-2C 21:49 21:58 XW-2D 22:12 22:22 XW-2F 22:15 22:25 AO-85 22:15 22:28 8. EN75 WM2100 Cheboygan XW-2C 23:22 23:32 AO-73 23:35 23:45 XW-2D 23:47 23:56 XW-2F 23:50 23:59 AO-85 23:57 00:08 7/3/18 EN75 Holiday Style Maybe Wish me luck on my first real rove, all stops are in a new VUCC circle, please work me if there is room. Manual tuning on linear birds, please be patient. [ANS thanks Andrew, KE8FZT for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- VUCC Awards-Endorsements for June 2018 Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period June 1, 2018 through July 1, 2018. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! CALL 01 Jun 01 Jul N8HM 1054 1068 AA5PK 1011 1042 N9IP 609 618 XE1AO 584 598 WD9EWK 441 450 AA9LC 299 416 AF5CC 314 338 VA3NNA 179 300 KC9ELU 220 229 W7JSD 189 215 G0ABI 200 206 KE8FZT 175 200 PT2AP 172 200 PS8ET 157 180 KE0PBR New 122 W3ARD New 119 N3ROY New 102 AD0DX New 101 W5PFG (DM95) New 100 W5PFG (EM12) 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 June 1, 2018 and July 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] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-NA President to attend AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2018 AMSAT-UK is very happy to announce that the dates of the next AMSAT-UK Colloquium will be October 13-14, 2018. The AMSAT-UK Colloquium, incorporated into the RSGB Convention, will take place at the Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, Timbold Drive, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ. The AMSAT-UK Committee are pleased to announce that Joe Spier, K6WAO will be presenting a paper entitled '50 Years of AMSAT and Beyond' AMSAT-UK invites speakers, to cover topics about Amateur satellites, CubeSats, Nanosats, Space, High Altitude Balloons and associated activities, for this event. Those wishing to speak should contact Dave, G4DPZ, dave at g4dpz dot me dot uk AMSAT-UK Colloquium web page: https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ The schedule will be at http://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/rsgb-convention- programme/ [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- FP/KV1J 3 - 17 July 2018 GN17 Includes Satellite Operation Eric, KV1J will be active on the Sats from the French island of Miquelon from 3 July through 17 July as FP/KV1J. This will be his 12th trip to the island. He mostly operate the low bands and 6 meters. When the WX is good, he will try to get outside and work the linear birds. Occasionally, he plans to also be on the FM birds using a pair of FT-817s and an Arrow antenna. Most of the time he will be grid GN17. If he is on the main island of St Pierre or if he can borrow a car a drive to Langlade, he will be GN16. The island has limited internet. His email is kv1j (at) arrl.net More information at: http://www.kv1j.com/fp/July18.html [ANS thanks Eric KV1J / FP/KV1J for the above information and wishes him success on his trip] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT BOD Nominees The 2018 candidates, in alphabetical order by last name are: Tom Clark, K3IO Mark Hammond, N8MH Scott Harvey, KA7FVV Bruce Paige, KK5DO Peter Portanova, W2JV This year AMSAT-NA will be electing three voting members of the Board of Directors. These will go to the three candidates receiving the highest number of votes. In addition, there will be two alternates chosen, based on the next highest number of votes received. Ballots will be mailed to the AMSAT-NA membership by July 15, 2018 and must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2018 in order to be counted. Those sent outside North America will go by 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. Election of Board members is both an obligation as well as an opportunity by our membership to help shape the future direction of AMSAT. Please take the time to review the candidate statements that will accompany the ballot and determine who you wish to see on the Board. You have the option to vote for up to three candidates. [ANS thanks Clayton, W5PFG for the above information and wishes him success on his trip] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts + Stations in the USA mid-west and Canada will have the opportunity to hear the ISS on 145.800 MHz for a school contact with the Pearl Technology STEM Academy, Peoria Heights, IL. This will be a direct contact between NA1SS and W9DWJ. The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT. The contact is planned for: Mon 2018-07-02 at 15:35:42 UTC. (via ARISS) + AMSAT has discovered a pagination problem from printer error in the May/June issue of the AMSAT Journal. Please take a look at the issue you just received and, if you see any missing or duplicate pages, let Martha know ASAP at the AMSAT office at martha(a)amsat.org. + Congrats to Sean Kutzko, KX9X, on winning the June QST Cover Plaque for his article "Get on the Satellites for ARRL Field Day." The article has been reprinted on the AMSAT website with the ARRL's permission. Although Field Day is over for an another Year Sean's article gives good operating tips for every pass. Check it out! https://www.amsat.org/get-on-the-satellites-for-field-day/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- /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, Chris Bradley, AA0CB aa0cb at amsat dot org

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ANS-175 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by E.Mike McCardel 23 Jun '18

23 Jun '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-175 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * AMSAT-NA President to attend AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2018 * AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2018 Second call for Speakers * AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2018 Speakers (to date) * K4R EL84 Grid Expedition - July 6-8 * South Africa Symposium Papers Posted * Call for Field Day Stories, Pictures * Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-175.01 ANS-175 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 175.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. June 24, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-175.01 AMSAT-NA President to attend AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2018 AMSAT-UK is very happy to announce that the dates of the next AMSAT-UK Colloquium will be October 13-14, 2018. The AMSAT-UK Colloquium, incorporated into the RSGB Convention, will take place at the Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, Timbold Drive, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ. The AMSAT-UK Committee are pleased to announce that Joe Spier, K6WAO will be presenting a paper entitled '50 Years of AMSAT and Beyond' AMSAT-UK invites speakers, to cover topics about Amateur satellites, CubeSats, Nanosats, Space, High Altitude Balloons and associated activities, for this event. Those wishing to speak should contact Dave, G4DPZ, dave at g4dpz dot me dot uk AMSAT-UK Colloquium web page: https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2018 Second call for Speakers This is the second call for speakers for the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium 2018 which will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 13-14 at the Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, Timbold Drive, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ, United Kingdom. AMSAT-UK invites speakers, to cover topics about Amateur satellites, CubeSats, Nanosats, Space, High Altitude Balloons and associated activities, for this event. Those wishing to speak should contact Dave, G4DPZ: dave at g4dpz dot me dot uk Further information https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium [ANS thanks Dave G4DPZ for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2018 Speakers (to date) On behalf of the AMSAT-UK Committee I am pleased to announce the list of speakers who have volunteered to present papers at the event (https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ <https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/>) Dr, Chris Bridges, M0IEB (and students), Surrey Space Centre: "ESA ESEO Payloads" Matthew Cosby, Chief Scientist, Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd: "Goonhilly : Developing a global deep space communications network" The FUNcube Team: "JY1Sat , FUNcube Next" Peter Guelzow, DB2OS, AMSAT-DL: "Es'hail-2 and it's amateur radio payload" David Johnson, G4DPZ & Carlos Eavis, G3VHF: "An introduction to Amateur Satellites" Naomi Kurahara, Chief Exec, Infostellar JP: "Distributed Grounstations (StellarStation)" Ciaran Morgan, M0XTD, ARISS-UK (and school pupil): ARISS / STEM Outreach Prof. David Southwood, Imperial College London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_College_London: "Cassini- Huygens: Odyssey to Saturn and Titan" Joe Spier, K6WAO, President, AMSAT-NA: "50 Years of AMSAT and Beyond" Iain Young, G7III: "Automated reception of FUNcube and Fox Telemetry" Details of when they will be presenting during the event will be published in the near future. (We still have 3 slots available if you want to volunteer a presentation. See above announcement) In addition to the presentations, the ARISS-UK team will be assembling a demonstration ground station with the same configuration as that used in schools contacts. [ANS thanks Dave, G4DPZ for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- K4R EL84 Grid Expedition - July 6-8 Between July 6-8, 2018, NJ4Y, N4ESS, and KE4AL will venture to Fort Jefferson on Garden Key, in the Dry Tortugas island chain. Their main purpose for the trip is to activate EL84, one of the maidenhead grids with the least land area of any in the CONUS, on satellites and 6m. The team wrote, "We are scheduled to arrive around 11am (1500z) on July 6th, and stay through 3pm (1900z) on the 8th. "Two complete satellite stations are planned, with capabilities on all current amateur satellites. Emphasis will be especially on the larger footprints of AO-7 and FO-29, but we will work as many passes as possible during our time on the island. With two experienced satellite operators who have activating nearly 80 combined grids on satellites in 15 different states, we think we've got a pretty good chance of success in getting EL84 in the logs of anyone who needs it! This includes Europe and South America - if you are in the outer reaches of the footprint between EL84np and your location, let them know ahead of the trip so they can plan some possible low elevation pass skeds! "The 6m station will consist of a 2 element 6m beam at ~20 feet, an FT-857 100w transmitter, and capabilities on SSB, CW, and digi modes, emphasizing the JT suite - FT8, JT65, and possibly some MSK144 if conditions allow. We will be there in peak E skip season, so keep your fingers crossed for some great band openings! "We will also operate on HF as time, band conditions, and battery power allow. This is secondary to the 6m and satellite ops, with no hard planned schedule, so keep your eye on the dx cluster for K4R if you need EL84 for the ARRL international grid chase. As on 6m, we will have capabilities on CW, SSB, and digi. "We will be communicating largely via twitter.com/K4R_EL84 while on the island, using a Garmin InReach messenger to post informa- tion about frequencies, modes, and pass schedules. This is an open, public twitter page, so you can view it even if you don't have a twitter account. If you do have an account, be sure and follow us before the trip so you can stay up to date! We are also working out details on a pilot station who can relay sked requests and information to us via the satellite messenger - stay tuned here for more details on that as the trip approaches. "All logs will be uploaded to LOTW as soon as possible after the trip. Cards will also be available upon request." Visit the team's web page http://k4r2018.com/ for their latest information. [ANS thanks the K4R Dry Tortugas Expedition for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- South Africa Symposium Papers Posted Papers from the South Africa AMSAT Symposium have been posted at: http://www.amsatsa.org.za/Space%20Symp2018.htm Find more news about AMSAT South Africa news on their homepage at: http://www.amsatsa.org.za/ [ANS thanks AMSAT SA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Field Day Stories, Pictures The AMSAT Journal is looking to publish interesting, unusual or humorous stories about the upcoming AMSAT Field Day event. Please send your experience with photos, if applicable, to journal at amsat dot org. [ANS thanks Joe KB6IGK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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(a)amsat.com. [ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News Recent Successful ARISS Contacts + 2018-06-19 14:20 UTC between Ricky Arnold KE5DAU (Exp 55), using ISS callsign OR4ISS, and Tehnicka škola Zajecar, Zajecar, Serbia. Contact was direct via YU1ACR. ARISS Mentor was Marko 9A8MM. Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium, Leverkusen, Germany, direct via DLØIL and Schickhardt-Gymnasium, Herrenberg, Germany, direct via DLØSGH The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-06-27 10:32:19 UTC [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + EN84 activation Monday June 25 Look for ops AA8CH and WW8W to be active from EN84 on Monday June 25th. Tentative plans include XWs in the 1300 hour, and the morning (our time) AO92s and the CAS4 passes. We might try AO07 and FO29 as well. Transmission on linears will be fixed frequency and tuning for callers. Bring your SAT gear to work with you if you need this grid. Email to AA8CH: aa8ch at aol dot com with any questions. QSOs uploaded to LOTW as always. [ANS thanks Chris AA8CH for the above information] + The next SSTV image downlinks are planned for June 29-July 1. These images will commemorate the various satellites that the ARISS team has developed and hand-deployed from the ISS. These will include the first satellite deployment from ISS: SuitSat-1/Radioskaf-1 which was deployed in February 2006. More details on this will be forthcoming as the date draws near. [ANS thanks Sergey Samburov, RV3DR for the above information] + The ANS Editors would like to thank and congratulate Lee McLamb KT4TZ for editing his 200th AMSAT News Service Bulletin when he published ANS 119 on April 19, 2018. He has subsequently published two more since then. [ANS thanks EMike AA8EM for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 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-168 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 16 Jun '18

16 Jun '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-168 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * AMSAT Field Day on the Satellites * CAMSAT Details on Three Satellites and an HF Transponder * 3A Monaco Activation on FM Satellites in July * ARISS Ham Video Transmitter Aboard ISS Defective * Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-168.01 ANS-168 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 168.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE June 17, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-168.01 AMSAT Field Day on the Satellites It’s that time of year again; summer and Field Day! Each year the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) sponsors Field Day as a “picnic, a campout, practice for emergencies, an informal contest and, most of all, FUN!” The event takes place during a 23-hour period on the fourth weekend of June. For 2018 the event takes place during a 27-hour period from 1800 UTC on Saturday, June 23, 2018 through 2100 UTC on Sunday, June 24, 2018. Those who set up prior to 1800 UTC on June 23 can operate only 24 hours. The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) promotes its own version of Field Day for operation via the amateur sat- ellites, held concurrently with the ARRL event. This year should be easier than many years since we have more than 10 transponders and repeaters available. Users should check the AMSAT status page at http://www.amsat.org/status/ and the pages at http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=177 for what is available in the weeks leading up to field day. To reduce the amount of time to research each satellite, see the current FM satellite table at http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=5012 and the current linear satellite table at http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=5033 If you are considering ONLY the FM voice satellites, there are SO-50, AO-85, AO-91, and AO-92. It might be easier this year to make that one FM contact for the ARRL bonus points with so many FM birds. The congestion on FM LEO satellites is always so intense that we must continue to limit their use to one-QSO-per-FM-satellite. This includes the International Space Station. You will be allowed one QSO if the ISS is operating Voice. AO-92 may be in L/v for the first part of the event, depending on command station availability. Keep an eye on @AMSAT on Twitter for expected L/v mode change times. The full set of rules are posted at: https://www.amsat.org/field-day/ [ANS thanks AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMSAT Details on Three Satellites and an HF Transponder CAMSAT, China’s Amateur Radio Satellite organization, has offered additional details about the three Amateur Radio satellites it plans to launch later this year. Two of the satellites, designated CAS-5A and CAS-6, will carry transponders, and one of them will offer HF capability. CAMSAT’s Alan Kung, BA1DU, told ARRL that the 6U CAS-5A will carry two HF transponders and two V/UHF trans- ponders. The plentiful equipment package includes an H/T (21/29 MHz) mode linear transponder, an H/U (21/435 MHz) mode linear transponder, an HF CW telemetry beacon, a V/U linear transponder, a V/U FM trans- ponder, a UHF CW telemetry beacon, and UHF AX.25 4.8k/9.6k baud GMSK telemetry. + The H/T mode linear transponder will have a 30 kHz wide uplink centered on 21.400 MHz, and a downlink centered on 29.490 MHz. RF output is 0.5 W. + An HF CW telemetry beacon will transmit on 29.465 MHz with 0.1 W. + The H/U mode linear transponder will have a 15 kHz wide uplink centered on 21.435 MHz, and a downlink centered on 435.505 MHz. The RF output is 0.5 W. + The V/U mode linear transponder will have a 30 kHz wide uplink at 145.820 MHz, and a downlink at 435.540 MHz. The RF output is 0.5 W. + The V/U mode FM transponder will uplink at 145.925 MHz, and downlink at 435.600 MHz. The transponder passband is 15 kHz, and the RF output is 0.5 W. + The UHF CW telemetry beacon will transmit on 435.570 MHz, with an RF output of 0.1 W. + UHF AX.25 4.8k/9.6k baud GMSK telemetry will transmit on 435.650 MHz at 0.5 W. Kung told ARRL that the HF, VHF, and UHF antennas are quarter-wave monopoles. A satellite within a satellite, the tiny CAS-5B, weighing 0.5 kilogram, will be deployed from CAS-5A in orbit. It will carry a UHF CW beacon on an Amateur Radio frequency. Both CAS-5A and CAS-5B will be placed into 539 × 533 kilometer, 97.5° orbits. They will launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in late September. The 50-kilogram CAS-6 microsat will include a VHF CW telemetry beacon, a U/V mode 20 kHz linear Amateur Radio transponder, and AX.25 4.8k baud GMSK telemetry. It will also carry an atmospheric wind detector and other systems that will operate on non-amateur frequencies. A launch at sea on an as-yet undetermined date is planned for CAS-6 from the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology. The microsat will be placed into a 579 × 579 kilometer, 45° orbit. [ANS thanks ARRL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3A Monaco Activation on FM Satellites in July F4DXV plans FM satellite operation from 3A Monaco (JN33) on Monday 02 July ~08:30z to 13z only during a quick break from his trip to Italy. Jerome says, "Due to a bad horizon (mountains, buildings), I could be only QRV for EU on high FM orbits." [ANS thanks Daily DX for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS Ham Video Transmitter Aboard ISS Defective Gaston Bertels, ON4WF has provided an update regarding the condition of the ARISS HamTV system aboard the ISS. In mid-April, the Ham Video transmitter on board the Columbus module of the ISS stopped working. Extensive testing was performed by the crew on June 1, 2018 which comprised connecting the transmitter to the second ARISS L/S-band patch antenna on the nadir of Columbus. The test was negative. Ground stations did not receive any signal from Ham Video. Since on-board repair is impossible ARISS is planning to return the transmitter to Earth. Bertels wrote, "We hope this plan will be accepted by the space agencies and the cost of operations funded by sponsors. Schools and crew members performing educational ARISS school contacts are delighted to use Ham Video. We will do the best we can to restart this service as soon as possible. We will keep you informed on progress." Additional information about the HamTV project can be found on-line at: https://www.amsat-on.be/ [ANS thanks Gaston Bertels, ON4WF and ARISS HamTV for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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(a)amsat.com. [ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 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, Lee McLamb, KT4TZ kt4tz at amsat dot org

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