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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE

ANS-002

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information 

service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes 

news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the 

activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an 

active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating 

through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.



The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in 

Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.



Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at] 

amsat.org



You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service 

Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: 

https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/



In this edition:



* HamSCI invites abstracts for its 2022 Workshop

* New QO-100 satellite antenna for DP0GVN

* VUCC Awards-Endorsements needs a new author

* CAMSAT XW-3(CAS-9)is designated Hope-OSCAR-113, HO-113

* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 30, 2021

* ARISS News

* Upcoming Satellite Operations

* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events

* Satellite Shorts From All Over





ANS-002 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins



To: All RADIO AMATEURS

From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation

712 H Street NE, Suite 1653

Washington, DC 20002



DATE 2022 Jan 02





HamSCI invites abstracts for its 2022 Workshop



The ARRL report that HamSCI is soliciting abstracts for the 2022 HamSCI 

Workshop. The submission deadline is February 1, 2022. The workshop will 

be a hybrid (in-person and virtual) event from March 18 – 19, 2022, at 

the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

“The primary objective of the HamSCI workshop is to bring together the 

amateur radio community and professional scientists,” said HamSCI Lead 

Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, an assistant professor within the Department 

of Physics and Electrical Engineering at The University of Scranton. 

“This years theme is ‘The Weather Connection, with invited speakers 
Tamitha Skov, WX6SWW, and Jim Bacon, G3YLA.”

"Skov and Bacon will present tutorials on the impacts of space and 

terrestrial weather on the ionosphere. Chen-Pang Yeang, an associate 

professor and director for the Special Project on Scientific Instruments 

at the University of Toronto, will deliver the keynote address, “Ham 

Radio and the Discovery of the Ionosphere.” Additional information is 

available at: https://bit.ly/3EHDAe5



[ANS thanks ARRL News for the above information]



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New QO-100 satellite antenna for DP0GVN



On December 29, 2021, our new QO-100 SatCom ground station antenna for 

DP0GVN arrived intact in Antarctica at Neumayer Station III. This should 

ensure future operations for the upcoming 2022/2023 over-wintering crew.

Securing the operation: Since the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 over-wintering 

team, radio contacts with Antarctica via the first amateur geostationary 

radio satellite Qatar-OSCAR 100 / QO-100 (Eshail-2) enjoy the greatest 

popularity. AMSAT-DL provided the appropriate radio equipment for DP0GVN 

at Neumayer Station III, covering all costs for setup and provision of 

the required radio equipment and antenna. While amateur radio operations 

mostly take place during free time, contacts with schools have also been 

arranged on a regular basis. Similar to ARISS (Amateur Radio on the 

International Space Station), such contacts in Antarctica are also 

something very special for the students. This will certainly also arouse 

interest in scientific or technical professions and, last but not least, 

amateur radio.

During the night of 13/14 August 2021, one of the strongest storms at 

Neumayer Station III measured average wind speeds of 176 km/h and even 

more than 207 km/h at peak. This did not remain without consequences and 

so among other things the satellite antenna for QO-100 was damaged so 

strongly that with it no more radio operation was possible. DP0GVN via 

QO-100 so unfortunately QRT until further notice.

AMSAT-DL therefore decided at short notice to build a new antenna and to 

deliver it in less than 2 months construction time in the middle of 

October for the ship transport to Antarctica. The antenna has now 

arrived there safely and was immediately transported from the ship at 

the ice edge to Neumayer Station III. The next step is to hoist the 

antenna onto the roof of the station by crane and rewire everything. As 

the team on site has a huge work program at the moment, it can certainly 

take a few more days and weeks to get DP0GVN up and running via QO-100. 

Patience is requested until then, but all stars are aligned for a 

successful 2022 with DP0GVN !!!



(ANS thanks Peter Gulzow, DB2OS, President, AMSAT-DL for the above 

information)



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     and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through

            AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards

                   Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.

            https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/



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VUCC Awards-Endorsements is getting a new author



Ron Parsons, W5RKN Has announced that he is retiring as the author of 

the VUCC Awards and Endorsments list. He says: "Jon Goering, N7AZ has 

offered to take over on February 1. I will pilot on January 1 with Jon 

as copilot. I was happy to have done the task for the past few years and 

wish Jon equal pleasure. My method is completely manual, so someone 

might want to automate. An AMSAT member who wishes help Jon should reach 

out to him.

Many Thanks to Ron who has done a great job of organizing and keeping up 

with VUCC activities!

Ron reports: "Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards 

issued by the ARRL for the period December 1, 2021 through January 1, 

2022. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month!

This is my last time preparing this list. Next month it will be done by 

Jon Goering, N7AG."



CALL        Dec. January



K8TL        1012 1016

WN9Q         710 783

K9UO         675 695

XE1HG        100 639

N5BO         580 635

KN2K         401 450

N6UTC        400 450

EA2AA        396 400

VU2LBW       350 400

N8URE (FM19) 279 326

NA1ME        275 300

K8BL         283 292

RA3DNC       252 276

K3HPA        176 201

M0NKC        200 New

WD9EWK (DM23)173 182

DL6KBG       150 175

A65BR        New 157

WA7HQD       150 151

K6MX         New 134

KG7CW        New 115

K9AQ         New 109

N6UTC(MOJAVE)New 101

KE6LB        New 100

W4GLU        New 100



"This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for the two 

months. 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 a 

lot of the work! Ron W5RKN"



[ANS thanks Ron Parsons, W5RKN, for the above information]]



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AMSAT's GOLF Program is about getting back to higher orbits, and it all

begins with GOLF-TEE – a technology demonstrator for deployable solar

panels, propulsion, and attitude control, now manifested for launch on

NASA's ELaNa 46 mission. Come along for the ride. The journey will be

worth it!



                   https://tinyurl.com/ANS-GOLF



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CAMSAT XW-3(CAS-9)is designated Hope-OSCAR-113 HO-113



Drew Glasbrenner, AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number Administrator, has 

announced the OSCAR assignment: "On December 26, 2021, the XW-3 (CAS-9) 

satellite was launched on a CZ-4C launch vehicle from the Taiyuan 

Satellite Launch Center, China. Also known as Hope-3, XW-3 (CAS-9) was 

developed by the Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT) in cooperation 

with the Chinese government's aerospace and education departments, and 

is used to provide services to amateur radio enthusiasts around the 

world and to educate students in science and technology. CAMSAT 

completed the design and manufacture of the amateur radio payload and 

manages the satellite in-orbit operation.

At the request of CAMSAT and the XW-3 (CAS-9) team, AMSAT hereby 

designates XW-3 (CAS-9) as Hope-OSCAR 113 (HO-113). We congratulate the 

owners and operators of HO-113, thank them for their contribution to the 

amateur satellite community, and wish them continued success on this and 

future projects."



Alan Kung, BA1DU announced the launch success and the initial TLE for 

CAMSAT XW-3 (CAS-9) late last Saturday. Early reports of telemetry and 

contacts came in quickly. Please see the current TLE for corrected 

values. Nico Janssen, PA0DLO, Provided additional information: "Doppler 

measurements show that XW 3 (CAS 9) is object 50466 (2021-131B). 

Frequency CW beacon: 435.57515 MHz."

 From the XW-3(CAS-9)Amateur Radio Satellite User's Manual

2 / 21 V1.0 by BA1DU:

UHF antenna: 1/4 wavelength whip antenna

CW telemetry beacon:

Frequency: 435.575MHz ●RF power: 20dBm ●CW rate: 22wpm

GMSK telemetry:

Frequency: 435.725MHz ●RF power: 23dBm ●Data rate: 4800bps

V/U mode linear transponder:

Uplink frequency: 145.870MHz ●Downlink frequency: 435.180MHz

RF power: 20dBm ●Bandwidth: 30kHz ●Spectrum inverted

Photo download should be available in the future.



The XW-3 (CAS-9) satellite user manual is available from the AMSAT 

website:https://bit.ly/3FH8lS2



Mike Sartoretti, KC2YSF has the following reminder for S.A.T. tracker 

users: "If you are using a sat tracker from CSN technologies we do have 

the TLES and frequencies for this satellite already in place. Just hit 

your TLE update button and youre ready to go, XW-3 or CAS-9."



Congratulations to CAMSAT for a successful launch.



[ANS thanks Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number 

Administrator, Alan Kung, BA1DU, Nico Janssen PA0DLO, and Mike 

Sartoretti, KB2YSI for the above information]



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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 30, 2021



The following satellite has decayed from orbit and has removed from this 

week's AMSAT TLE Distribution:



NO-84 (PSAT) - NORAD Cat ID 40654 (The decay date was most likely 

12-22-2021)



The following satellite has been added to this week's AMSAT TLE 

Distribution:

XW-3 (CAS-9) - NORAD Cat ID 50466 (Thanks to Nico Janssen, PA0DLO for 

the identification)



XW-3 (CAS-9) was launched December 25, 2021 from Chinas Complex 9 on a 

Long March 4C rocket.



[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, TLE Manager for the above information]



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ARISS NEWS



Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between 

amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with 

astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The 

downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.



Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-12-30



Scouts Victoria (Radio and Electronics Team), Mt Waverley, Victoria, 

Australia, via AB1OC. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be 

NA1SS. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. 

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at 

https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html



The scheduled crewmember is Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP. Contact is go for: 

Tue 2022-01-04 11:27:32 UTC 60 deg



On the AMSAT-BB reflector, VE7JMN noted that the ISS has been tracking 

differently on websites and several programs. Charlie Sulfana AJ9N of 

the ARISS Operations Team offered this explanation: "The ISS apparently 

did a burn over the last day or so.  As a result one of the upcoming 

ARISS contacts is now about 5 minutes sooner than what I originally 

posted. The latest amsat-bb posting I did this morning has the newest 

time. Maybe that is what you are seeing."



The next mode change to voice cross band repeater is expected to occur 

in early January, 2022.



The latest information on the operation mode can be found at 

https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html



The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at 

https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html



[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team 

mentors for the above information]



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     AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur

     Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to

             be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.



    Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/



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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events



+ 23rd annual Ham Radio University (HRU) educational conference will 

again be held as a virtual event on January 8, 2022



W2JV, Peter Portanova, will be giving a talk on "The Art of operating 

thru the FM Amateur Satellites"   The goal of this forum is to at 

minimum give you the tools and the confidence to listen to a few 

satellite passes as a stepping stone to making contacts.  The HRU 

announcement follows:



With Covid19 uncertainties precluding an in-person gathering for a 

second year, the 23rd annual Ham Radio University (HRU) educational 

conference will again be held as a virtual event – on Saturday, January 

8, 2022 -- 8:00am to 3:00pm EST (12:00– 20:00 UTC) -- as a GoToWebinar 

on-line video conference. Advance Registration Required -- Starting 

December 20th 2021



HRU 2022 will be adding five forums, for a total of 19 presentations by 

experts in a broad range of Amateur Radio activities including: Amateur 

Radio Emergency Communications; Basics of HF Operating; Ham Radio 

Contesting and Dxing, Communicating Through Amateur Radio Earth 

Satellites; Software Defined Radios; HF and VHF Digital Communications; 

Parks on the Air, Skywarn, Cables & Connectors, and Using RaspberryPi 

Computers in Amateur Radio.



In addition to viewing the presentations, on-line attendees will have 

the opportunity to ask questions of the presenters.



Founded by Phil Lewis, N2MUN, who passed away in March, 2020, HRU also 

will be the on-line convention of the NYC-Long Island Section of ARRL - 

The National Association for Amateur Radio®



As in years past, participation in HRU 2022 will be free of charge, with 

an optional suggested donation of $5.00, but advance registration – 

starting December 20, 2021-- will be required for each presentation.



Further information, including the schedule of forums and advance 

registration starting December 20, 2021, is on line at: 

http://www.HamRadioUniversity.org



+Winterfest, the ARRL Midwest Division Convention

Collinsville, IL Jan 22 2022



+ARRL National Convention and Orlando Hamcation Feb 10-13 2022

Registration details at http://www.arrl.org/arrl-expo

Updates may be found at: https://www.amsat.org/other-events/



+AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating 

through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club 

meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events.



AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford, K6LCS, makes online presentations to 

Amateur Radio clubs and other interested organizations. He reports: 

"Seven presentations lined up to start the new year so far, including 

three clubs in Canada, and clubs in Florida, California, New York and 

Nevada!



Think a 90-minute lively, informative, and fun “How to Work the Easy 

Satellites” Zoom presentation  would be appropriate for your convention 

or club? Always included are overviews of the ARRL, AMSAT, and ARISS. 

And  pre-presentation questions are solicited and welcome.



Contact Clint at http://www.work-sat.com or by phone at 909-999-SATS 

(7287) to arrange a presentation.



[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, Pete 

Portanova, W2JV, and Clint Bradford, K6CLS for the above information]



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Satellite Shorts From All Over



+ CNES, French Space Agency Special Callsigns TM60CNES, TO60CNES, 

TX60CNES and TK60CNES for the 60th anniversary of CNES are activated 

since December 18, 2021 and until January 2, 2022 on different frequency 

bands and different modes. To know the activated callsigns (realtime) as 

well as their mode and frequency consult the AMSAT-F page : 

https://site.amsat-f.org/. A Google translation may be viewed from 

https://bit.ly/3HflGkA ANS thanks Christophe Mercier, President AMSAT-F, 

for the above information)



+ Starlink satellites near-collision with Chinese station puts focus on 

space jam. First reported by The Guardian, which cited experts as saying 

the Chinese action was unusual, the incident spotlights the growing risk 

in space, where orbital room is being crowded out by an astronomical 

race in which nation-states as well as private companies are 

increasingly active. Behind it are projects such as the Elon Musk-owned 

SpaceXs Starlink constellation and rival Amazons Project Kuiper. Both 

companies want to create a web of low-earth orbit (LEO) spacecraft that 

will beam down internet connectivity to anywhere on the planet. And then 

there are several countries – Russia and India being the most recent – 

that have carried out tests of satellite-killing missiles, generating 

millions of pieces of debris. More is available at: 

https://bit.ly/3FFQz1c (ANS thanks Southgate News for the above information)



+ JWST is on its way to orbit L2! On Christmas Day, JWST launched 

successfully (video) aboard its Ariane 5 from French Guiana. During its 

flight, the rocket performed a unique sawtooth maneuver, rotating back 

and forth 30° to protect JSWTs instruments from overheating due to 

direct solar illumination (as opposed to Apollos ‘BBQ roll). After 

release, the spacecraft deployed its solar arrayheres a video, which 

likely includes the final close proximity image of the craft. Now beyond 

the orbit of the Moon, it has successfully performed two course 

corrections and deployed its gimbaled antenna assembly. Jonathan 

McDowell has a timeline of JWST's ongoing “30 days of terror” deployment 

schedule on its way to L2. The sunshield has started its multistep 

deployment and, in about a week, mirrors will begin unfolding. Check-in 

on its live mission dashboard to see where it is and what its doing, 

follow it on Twitter, or watch NASAs Deep Space Network real-time 

dashboard to see active communications underway. Hopefully, the first 

images from Webb should be available by next summer. The Planetary 

Society has an excellet summary of the JWST mission at: 

https://bit.ly/3pG6045 (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above 

information.)



+ More JWST Coverage: Over the next two weeks, NASA will provide 

broadcast coverage and other updates on major deployment milestones for 

the James Webb Space Telescope, the worlds largest and most powerful 

space science telescope. Broadcasts of milestone events will air live on 

NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agencys website: 

https://www.nasa.gov/live. NASA provides regular updates on the Webb 

telescope blog, https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb  The public can also follow 

Webbs deployments online via a “Where is Webb?” interactive tracker
and 


a Deployments Explorer at https://go.nasa.gov/3eEkGdQ (ANS thanks NASA 

for the above information)



+ UVSQ-SAT: Transponder expected to be active on 01/01/2022 from 12:00 

UTC. The LATMOS team has programmed the UVSQ-SAT satellite to go into 

transponder mode on January 1, 2022 at 12:00 UTC.

The transponder will be active during 11 consecutive hours.

Frequencies used:

Telemetry:

437.020 MHz - BPSK - GR3UH 9k6

FM transponder :

Uplink frequency : 145.905 MHz

Downlink frequency: 437.020 MHz

More information on AMSAT Francophone https://site.amsat-f.org/uvsq-sat/



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73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!



This week's ANS Editor, Jack Spitznagel, KD4IZ

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