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Today's Topics:
1. FW: [External] FW: Southern Hemisphere Command Station?
(Gert Botha)
2. IC-910H programming (Daryl - K4RGK)
3. WD9EWK @ DM52/53 via AO-91, tomorrow (9 March 2018)
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
4. AMSAT @ ScienceCity science fair, Tucson AZ (10-11 March
2018) (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
5. AO-92 Schedule for 11-17 March 2018 (Andrew Glasbrenner)
6. CQ ZF2AE/ZF8 AO-7 @ 21:11Z today?? (Adrian Engele)
7. Re: CQ ZF2AE/ZF8 AO-7 @ 21:11Z today?? (davekn4ok@???.????
8. Re: AO-92 Schedule for 11-17 March 2018 (Jerry Buxton)
9. Re: CQ ZF2AE/ZF8 AO-7 @ 21:11Z today?? (davekn4ok@???.????
10. Ao-92 thanks chris for FM72 Bermuda (Joe N3XLS)
11. Re: Ao-92 thanks chris for FM72 Bermuda (Paul Stoetzer)
12. New member (Bob Keating)
13. Re: FT-847, uni-directional or be-directional version?
(tosca005 University of Minnesota)
14. Re: New member (davekn4ok@???.????
15. ANS-070 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (Chris Bradley)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 21:37:48 +0200
From: "Gert Botha" <gertb@??????????.??.??>
To: <amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???>, <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Cc: 'ZS6CR' <zs6cr@??????????????.??.??>, "Christo \(huis\)"
<christo.kriek@????.??.??>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: [External] FW: Southern Hemisphere Command
Station?
Message-ID: <000501d3b714$f543b340$dfcb19c0$@??????????.??.??>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hi Bob
Hope all is well with you. Me (Gert Botha de ZS6GC) and Cor Rademeyer
(ZS6CR) are interested to run a command station but what does this all
entail. Do you have more detail for us?
Kind Regards
Gert Botha
e-mail (H): <mailto:gertb@??????????.??.??> gertb@??????????.??.??
Cell nr: +27 82 771 0663
-----Original Message-----
From: Rademeyer, Cor [mailto:Cornelius.Rademeyer@?????????.????
Sent: Thursday, 08 March, 2018 07:52
To: Gert Botha <gertb@??????????.??.??>
Cc: Christo (huis) <christo.kriek@????.??.??>
Subject: FW: [External] FW: [amsat-bb] Southern Hemisphere Command Station?
Interessante geleentheid...
Regards,
Cor Rademeyer
Lead Engineer
Honeywell
P O Box 6674, Midrand, 1685
Tel: +27(0)17 631 9010
Email: <mailto:cornelius.rademeyer@?????????.???>
cornelius.rademeyer@?????????.???
-----Original Message-----
From: Hans [ <mailto:hans@???????.??.??> mailto:hans@???????.??.???
Sent: 07 March 2018 20:49
To: Allan Saul < <mailto:allan@????????.??.??> allan@????????.??.??>;
'Pravin ZS5LT' < <mailto:zs5lt@????????????.??.??>
zs5lt@????????????.??.??>; 'Anton Janovsky' <
<mailto:anton.janovsky@?????.???> anton.janovsky@?????.???>; 'Riaan Greeff'
< <mailto:riaang@???.??.??> riaang@???.??.??>; Rademeyer, Cor <
<mailto:Cornelius.Rademeyer@?????????.???>
Cornelius.Rademeyer@?????????.???>
Subject: [External] FW: [amsat-bb] Southern Hemisphere Command Station?
Hi
Is anyone of you interested/able to assist?
73
Hans
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [ <mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???>
mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???? On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga
Sent: Wednesday, 07 March 2018 4:58 PM
To: Amsat BB < <mailto:AMSAT-BB@?????.???> AMSAT-BB@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Southern Hemisphere Command Station?
We need to establish contact with a good reliable AMSAT command station in
the Southern Hemisphere.
Back when we had PCSAT, PCSAT2, ANDE and RAFT satellites in orbit we did
have a relationship with some southern hemisphere command stations but that
was a decade ago...
We would like to re-establish some contact.
Thanks
Bob Bruninga, WB4APR
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 17:19:08 -0500
From: Daryl - K4RGK <k4rgk@????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-910H programming
Message-ID: <7e853efe-2a24-991b-d54a-9479abaeff04@????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Do any of you IC-910H owners use software for memory management on this
radio?
It seems Chirp and RT Systems missed, or skipped, this popular satellite
rig.
*Daryl - K4RGK
*
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 23:46:58 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@??????.???>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK @ DM52/53 via AO-91, tomorrow (9 March
2018)
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Hi!
I will go to Tucson tomorrow, in advance of the ScienceCity science
fair on the University of Arizona campus on Saturday and Sunday. I
will take a roundabout way to Tucson, and I am planning a stop on
the DM52ax/DM53aa grid boundary in southeastern Arizona. I am
planning to work the two AO-91 passes around 1820 and 2000 UTC,
before driving on to Tucson. I have operated from this location many
times before over the past several years, parked along US-70 near
Safford AZ in Graham County. I do not plan on staying for additional
passes, as I still have a drive of over two hours to get from that
spot to Tucson, and a busy weekend ahead of me.
QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World at some point, either
tomorrow night when I am in Tucson, or possibly early next week after
I am back home. Hope to work a bunch of you who may need either or
both of these rarely-heard grids.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @?????? or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 00:04:38 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@??????.???>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT @ ScienceCity science fair, Tucson AZ (10-11
March 2018)
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Hi!
AMSAT will be assisting the University of Arizona Amateur Radio Club
(K7UAZ) at their booth for the ScienceCity science fair, on the
University of Arizona campus in Tucson on Saturday and Sunday (10-11
March 2018). The science fair will be on the mall along University
Blvd., west of Campbell Avenue, in conjunction with the Tucson Festival
of Books which is also taking place on the UofA campus this weekend.
More information about the K7UAZ radio club is available at:
http://k7uaz.com/
and for the ScienceCity science fair:
http://sciencecity.arizona.edu/
During the two-day event, K7UAZ will have an HF station, and I will have
demonstrations of satellite operating in the area near the K7UAZ booth
(close to the Kuiper building, where the K7UAZ club has its satellite
ground station - look for the long Yagis on the roof). If you hear WD9EWK
on the satellites Saturday or Sunday, please call and be a part of the
demonstration. I plan on trying FM satellite passes, including the Sunday
morning AO-92 passes in the L/V mode using my portable setup with the
Alinco DJ-G7T HT and 5-element Yagi for the L-band uplink, and possibly
FO-29. Tucson is in grid DM42, and in Pima County, for those keeping track
of those details.
I will use my @?????? Twitter account to send out pictures from the
science fair, and information on satellite passes I plan on working. This
will probably be the best way to get updates from me this weekend. If you
don't use Twitter, my account is open to the public and accessible with
a web browser at:
http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
For the satellite QSOs, I will upload my log to Logbook of the World. I
may not transcribe my recordings until after the weekend when I am back
home, so please be patient. If you work K7UAZ on HF, please follow the
instructions on the club's web site at the link above (or on QRZ.com) to
get a K7UAZ QSL card.
Thanks in advance, and 73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @?????? or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 12:11:38 -0500
From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner@??????????.???>
To: <AMSAT-BB@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 Schedule for 11-17 March 2018
Message-ID: <06c901d3b7c9$af83b430$0e8b1c90$@??????????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
I've updated the schedule page at https://www.amsat.org/satellite-schedules/
for the coming week for AO-92 operations. We could use more stations feeding
telemetry in auto or high-speed mode for the camera run on Wednesday!
73, Drew KO4MA
AMSAT VP Operations
AMSAT-OSCAR 92
AO-92 operations are scheduled among the U/v FM repeater, L-Band
Downshifter, Virginia Tech Camera, and the University of Iowa's High Energy
Radiation CubeSat Instrument (HERCI). Please keep the uplink clear during
passes with scheduled mode changes.
For the week of 11-17 Mar 2018, the following mode changes are scheduled:
Approximately 1420UTC 11Mar we will enable the L band uplink for ~24 hours
Approximately 1625UTC 14Mar we will enable the VT camera and high-speed data
for ~40 minutes. This is a central US and Mexico pass. Please be ready to
copy high-speed data with FoxTelem, and keep the uplink clear at 1625UTC.
All other times the U/v repeater will be open continuously.
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 18:25:12 +0000 (UTC)
From: Adrian Engele <aa5uk@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] CQ ZF2AE/ZF8 AO-7 @ 21:11Z today??
Message-ID: <1282704046.14295237.1520619912099@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Folks,
I am leaving Little Cayman tomorrow afternoon. Most likely last chance for
satellite today from here.?
Right now I am thinking of doing an AO-7 pass at 21:11Z. North American
Stations only due to the location when I will be setting up.Sorry South
America, I have worked many stations already!?
If I get enough interest via email or Twitter @?????? I will activate that
pass 145.940 fixed. If not then I will skip that pass and stick to FT8. Pse
low power only
73, Adrian AA5UK ZF2AE/ZF8
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 13:48:46 -0500
From: davekn4ok@???.???
To: aa5uk@?????.???? amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CQ ZF2AE/ZF8 AO-7 @ 21:11Z today??
Message-ID: <1620c180b0f-c8f-1692@?????????????.???.???????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Hi Adrian, I will be on and looking forward to working my old friend!
Dave KN4OK
-----Original Message-----
From: Adrian Engele via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Sent: Fri, Mar 9, 2018 12:26 pm
Subject: [amsat-bb] CQ ZF2AE/ZF8 AO-7 @ 21:11Z today??
Folks,I am leaving Little Cayman tomorrow afternoon. Most likely last chance
for satellite today from here. Right now I am thinking of doing an AO-7 pass
at 21:11Z. North American Stations only due to the location when I will be
setting up.Sorry South America, I have worked many stations already! If I
get enough interest via email or Twitter @?????? I will activate that pass
145.940 fixed. If not then I will skip that pass and stick to FT8. Pse low
power only73, Adrian AA5UK ZF2AE/ZF8Sent from Yahoo Mail on
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 02:54:36 -0600
From: Jerry Buxton <n0jy@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-92 Schedule for 11-17 March 2018
Message-ID: <54d4c25e-6f95-b403-5fb7-5de649d00281@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
On 3/9/2018 11:11, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
> I've updated the schedule page at https://www.amsat.org/satellite-schedules/
> for the coming week for AO-92 operations. We could use more stations feeding
> telemetry in auto or high-speed mode for the camera run on Wednesday!
Yes!? Be a part of building a library of great images from AO-92 and
Fox-1Cliff!
All telemetry (image frames) received by anyone with FoxTelem are sent
to the AMSAT server (if you have selected "upload to server") and used
to construct a full image, in the same fashion that collecting many
diverse telemetry frames provides a more complete record of satellite
health and science data.? So you may not see a whole image on your own
FoxTelem, but you are helping everyone see the full image because you
may capture a frame that no one else did.? The more stations receiving,
the better the chances for full images.
Set your FoxTelem for "auto" source on the Input Tab and pitch in.?
Thank you for being part of the fun and learning!
Jerry Buxton, N?JY
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 21:15:41 -0500
From: davekn4ok@???.???
To: aa5uk@?????.???? amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CQ ZF2AE/ZF8 AO-7 @ 21:11Z today??
Message-ID: <1620db13c10-c88-76a7@?????????????.???.???????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Adrian, I copied you excellent but lots of qrm and not sure whether you got
my call or not. I will look for you again during the weekend. Have fun!
Dave KN4OK
-----Original Message-----
From: Adrian Engele via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Sent: Fri, Mar 9, 2018 12:26 pm
Subject: [amsat-bb] CQ ZF2AE/ZF8 AO-7 @ 21:11Z today??
Folks,I am leaving Little Cayman tomorrow afternoon. Most likely last chance
for satellite today from here. Right now I am thinking of doing an AO-7 pass
at 21:11Z. North American Stations only due to the location when I will be
setting up.Sorry South America, I have worked many stations already! If I
get enough interest via email or Twitter @?????? I will activate that pass
145.940 fixed. If not then I will skip that pass and stick to FT8. Pse low
power only73, Adrian AA5UK ZF2AE/ZF8Sent from Yahoo Mail on
Android_______________________________________________Sent via
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 09:49:48 -0500
From: Joe N3XLS <n3xls@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Ao-92 thanks chris for FM72 Bermuda
Message-ID: <20180310144955.D371589E3@??????????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Chris KG6CIH thank you for Bermuda this morning on AO-92. Excellent contact!
Joe N3XLS
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 09:52:19 -0500
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@????.???>
To: Joe N3XLS <n3xls@?????.???>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Ao-92 thanks chris for FM72 Bermuda
Message-ID:
<CABzOSOqFN7Lqg==61-Fbyg1UC1-fgvq=3dTWhxVSW_sx_kQp=g@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
It appears KG6CIH/VP9 will be active until the 12th per QRZ
https://www.qrz.com/db/KG6CIH
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 9:49 AM, Joe N3XLS via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
> Chris KG6CIH thank you for Bermuda this morning on AO-92. Excellent contact!
> Joe N3XLS
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 14:47:00 -0800
From: Bob Keating <bkeating1954@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] New member
Message-ID: <af35896a-4b89-9af1-e315-0973d37caeee@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Greetings everyone,
I just joined AMSAT this week and look forward learning more about
amateur radio satellites. I have been working the FM satellites with an
Arrow II antenna and two HT's in full duplex mode for the last 6 months
or so, finally decided join up so I could learn more and mebbe get a
little help in branching out to the SSB satellites. I have had the
pleasure of a number of QSOs with a few of you... KK6OTJ, KB6LTY, W7QL,
WD9EWK, AF7H, WB7VUF, N3GS, K5IX, K5ND, WC7V, WW5TT and AL6D among
others. Looking forward to more!
73,
Bob, N6REK
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 16:51:55 -0600
From: tosca005 University of Minnesota <tosca005@???.???>
To: Erich Eichmann <erich.eichmann@????????.??>
Cc: AMSAT BB <AMSAT-BB@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FT-847, uni-directional or be-directional
version?
Message-ID:
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
You can't tell reliably by just looking at the serial number. My FT-847 has
an "old" serial number and originally had the unidirectional firmware, but
when I sent it to Yaesu for servicing (early in its life) they updated the
firmware to the bidirectional capability. Unfortunately, I am almost
certain that they no longer offer that service.
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On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 9:37 AM, Erich Eichmann <erich.eichmann@????????.??>
wrote:
> Hello,
> Does somebody know whether one can recognize by the serial number of the
> FT-847 whether it is an old, uni-directional or a newer, bi-directional
> vrsion? A user here in Germany has two FT-847 with serial numbers 3M840064
> and OE320084.
>
> 73s, Erich, DK1TB
>
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Message: 14
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 18:29:39 -0500
From: davekn4ok@???.???
To: bkeating1954@?????.???? amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] New member
Message-ID: <162123f8cf6-c8b-c763@?????????????.???.???????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Hi Bob! Welcome to AMSAT! I am on the ssb birds when I am not at work.
The FM birds can be great, just way to crowded for me. If I can assist,
just let me know.
Dave KN4OK
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Keating <bkeating1954@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Sent: Sat, Mar 10, 2018 5:20 pm
Subject: [amsat-bb] New member
Greetings everyone,
I just joined AMSAT this week and look forward learning more about
amateur radio satellites. I have been working the FM satellites with an
Arrow II antenna and two HT's in full duplex mode for the last 6 months
or so, finally decided join up so I could learn more and mebbe get a
little help in branching out to the SSB satellites. I have had the
pleasure of a number of QSOs with a few of you... KK6OTJ, KB6LTY, W7QL,
WD9EWK, AF7H, WB7VUF, N3GS, K5IX, K5ND, WC7V, WW5TT and AL6D among
others. Looking forward to more!
73,
Bob, N6REK
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Message: 15
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2018 08:07:37 -0500
From: Chris Bradley <kg5jup@?????.???>
To: ans@?????.???? AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-070 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-070.01
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.
In this edition:
* Robertsville Middle School Students Will Send a CubeSat into Space
* Call for Volunteers - Dayton Hamvention
* Maidenhead Grid EL58hx Activation Memorial Day Weekend 2018
* FJ, St. Barthelemy Operations April 19-27
* AMSAT-OSCAR 92
* Send Your Name to the Sun Aboard the Parker Solar Probe
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-070.01
ANS-014.01 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 070.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
March 8, 2018
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-070.01
Robertsville Middle School Students Will Send a CubeSat into Space
In November of last year, a team of Robertsville middle students,
educators, and Oak Ridge scientists submitted a proposal to NASA for
their Cube Satellite Launch Initiative (CSLI) in hopes of sending a
student-designed nanosatellite named, "RamSat" into space. NASA's
CSLI provides opportunities for small satellite payloads built by
various schools and non-profit organizations to fly on upcoming
launches. NASA provides CubeSat developers a low-cost pathway to
conduct scientific investigations in space, enabling students,
teachers, and industry partners to obtain hands-on development
experiences.
In a letter received on March 2, 2018, we learned that our proposal
for RamSat was accepted for participation in the CSLI, an initiative
intended to provide launch opportunities during 2019, 2020, and 2021.
CubeSats are auxiliary payloads on planned NASA, other U.S.
Government, or commercial space flight missions, or deployments from
the International Space Station. We learned that our payload is one
of 21 satellites selected or prioritized for participation in the
ninth CSLI selection. Our acceptance was also announced on NASA's
website as RamSat, an education mission to develop and implement a
middle school STEM curriculum for building a CubeSat.
Peter Thornton, one of the RamSat team leaders from Oak Ridge
National Laboratory stated, "This is such an exciting opportunity for
the students! They will now have the chance to design, build, carry
out and own a satellite mission. They will be the mission scientists,
the communication specialists, and the logistics experts. They will
calculate orbits, learn to aim their satellite camera at selected
targets on the ground, radio their commands to RamSat, and receive
and interpret the digital data streams broadcast by RamSat,
containing imagery and all the other important data gathered on-
board. They'll be working as a team to identify and solve problems,
and they will be working with NASA professionals to integrate RamSat
into the launch and deployment missions. I can't think of a more
exciting project to ignite the students' curiosity and passion for
science and engineering."
The CSLI ride-share launch features spacecraft called
nanosatellites. CubeSats are sized in units, and one unit (1U) is 10
cm x 10 cm x 10 cm. To participate in the CSLI program, CubeSat
investigations must be in alignment with NASA's Strategic Plan. The
Robertsville Middle School proposal aimed to demonstrate alignment by
creating student-driven STEM-based lessons addressing educational
development needs relevant to NASA's strategic goals. The students'
targeted mission for their RamSat is to send a small camera and radio
encased in a 2U nanosatellite that will relay data and images from
space back to earth. With this information, students will study
reforestation patterns of vegetation lost in forest fires. The
student mission arose in response to a real-world connection they had
to the Gatlinburg fires last year.
[ANS Thanks OAK RIDGE SCHOOLS OAK RIDGE, TN for the above information]
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Call for Volunteers - Dayton Hamvention
The 2018 Hamvention will be held on May 18-20 2018 at Green County
Fairground and Expo Center in Xenia Ohio. Planning is under way for
AMSAT's participation, and we are looking for volunteers in the
following areas: Volunteer Assistant, Publicity Assistant, Sales
Assistant, Outdoor Demo Assistant, Facilities and Setup Assistant.
Interested Hams should contact Team Leader Phil Smith via email at
w1eme@?????.??? for information.
[ANS Thanks Phil Smith, W1EME for the above information]
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Maidenhead Grid EL58hx Activation Memorial Day Weekend 2018
(Venice, LA, USA) Wyatt Dirks, AC0RA, and Clayton Coleman, W5PFG will
travel to the mouth of the Mississippi River in far Southeast
Louisiana
to activate maidenhead gridsquare EL58hx on Memorial Day weekend,
2018.
The primary activities will be on the 6m band and OSCAR satellites.
This
will be Wyatt's first activation of EL58 in Louisiana and Clayton's
second. Both operators have conducted multiple, successful portable
activations over the years, with Wyatt activating over 200 grid
squares
and Clayton over 150. Dates, the operating location in the grid, and
transportation arrangements are confirmed.
The activation is scheduled to begin after 23:00 UTC on May 25 and
will
conclude by 20:00 UTC on May 27. All 6m operations will use the
callsign
AC0RA. All satellite operations will use the callsign W5PFG. HF
operation will occur during slower periods on 6m and when there are
no
satellites in view. Those wishing to confirm HF contacts must do so
via
ARRL's Logbook of the World (LoTW.) 6m and Satellite confirmations
will
be available following the expedition on LoTW in addition to paper
QSL's
accompanied with a Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope (SASE.)
Further information will be released prior to the expedition. For
general inquiries contact Clayton, W5PFG, at w5pfg@????.???. For 6m
operational questions contact Wyatt, AC0RA, at dirkswyatt10@?????.???.
[ANS Thanks Clayton Coleman, W5PFG for the above information]
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FJ, St. Barthelemy Operations April 19-27
AI5P, N0KV, W0ZA and WD0E plan to operate from Pointe Milou,
St. Barthelemy Island (IOTA NA-146/Grid Square FK87) from
April 19-27, 2018. Operation will be on 80-10 meters (SSB/CW/
RTTY) with satellite operation by WD0E. Conditions may largely
limit most activity to 20 meters and down. Operating 160 meters
is being considered; however, no antenna option is yet finalized.
Satellite operation will take place on several satellites. A
satellite and pass schedule will be announced on the AMSAT-bb
in advance.
Equipment includes three Elecraft K3's and two 500 watt Elecraft
amps. Antennas include a SteppIR crank IR vertical for 80-10
meters, a folding hexbeam by Folding Antennas (Germany) on 20-10
meters, LPDA's on 20 and 17 meters and verticals on 30 and 40
meters.
Operation will be as continuous as conditions warrant. The Colorado
operators have decided to use FJ/N0KV as their callsign while AI5P
will be active as FJ/AI5P.
FJ/N0KV logs will be updated to LOTW while Rick's logs (FJ/AI5P)
will not since he continues to be an analog guy with an actual
key and pen/paper log.
Paper QSLs will be available from both N0KV and AI5P direct and
via the bureau.
Further:
For satellite operation we plan to be on as many passes of as many
satellites as possible focusing on the evening hours. Equipment
will be an IC 910 and Arrow. On Montserrat in 2015 we were on
FO-29 only. For St. Barts we will also operate some FM satellites.
We will assemble a pass plan before we go and post it to this -bb.
We will stick to that plan as much as possible but of course condi-
tions may cause us adjust on the fly. The operating location has
good visibility to the horizon from about the NW through N and E
to the SE. Other directions are somewhat obscured. QSLs handled as
written above.
[ANS thanks Jim White, WD0E for the above information]
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AMSAT-OSCAR 92
AO-92 operations are scheduled among the U/v FM repeater, L-Band
Downshifter, Virginia Tech Camera, and the University of Iowa's High
Energy
Radiation CubeSat Instrument (HERCI). Please keep the uplink clear
during
passes with scheduled mode changes.
For the week of 11-17 Mar 2018, the following mode changes are
scheduled:
Approximately 1420UTC 11Mar we will enable the L band uplink for ~24
hours
Approximately 1625UTC 14Mar we will enable the VT camera and high-
speed data
for ~40 minutes. This is a central US and Mexico pass. Please be
ready to
copy high-speed data with FoxTelem, and keep the uplink clear at
1625UTC.
All other times the U/v repeater will be open continuously.
[ANS Thanks Drew KO4MA, AMSAT VP Operations for the above information]
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Send Your Name to the Sun Aboard the Parker Solar Probe
NASA will send your name on a microchip to the Sun aboard the
Parker Solar Probe mission due to launch in the Summer of 2018.
The probe will fly through the Sun's atmosphere and you can go
along for the ride.
To survive in the 2500? F solar environment the spacecraft and
instruments will be protected by a 4.5-inch-thick carbon-composite
shield. At its closest approach the probe will be flying at
approximately 430,000 mph.
To submit your name follow the instructions starting at:
http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/The-Mission/Name-to-Sun/
To learn more about the mission visit:
http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/
[ANS thanks NASA and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
for the above information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ Gridders, Bob K8BL be staying in grid EM32 for the next couple weeks
and operating "holiday style" while visiting family. He can probably
work out going to adjacent Grids upon request. Besides LA, TX and
AR and OK are possibilities. QSOs will be in LoTW when I return
home the end of March.
[ANS Thanks Bob K8BL, for the above information]
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+ I just wanted to thank Doug N6UA for his dedication to the hobby
of Ham radio. Doug made an out of the way trip to nebraska to
confirm the state for several of us who needed it for WAS LOTW. Doug
fought 65 mph winds on the way and during the qso on Cas-4B . At
times the howling was so bad that the audio was distorted , however
Doug endured the elements and continued confirming the Grid/state for
many of us. On the return home Doug encountered several semi
accidents on I-25 . Thanks Doug for being so dedicated as to go out
of your in bad weather to give a new grid or state to your fellow
hams
[ANS Thanks Jack KC7MG and Alex Weimer, for the above information]
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+ N8FQ Satalite Sked page available for amateur use.
http://n8fq.org/sked/mobile.php?board=sat
[ANS Thanks Joe, N3XLS for the above information]
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+ Watch the development of a homebrew VHF mast head preamp design
by VU2POP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTDkRRtWTk8
[ANS Thanks VU2POP for the above information]
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+ Information about China ham radio satellite to the moon
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/11/18/lunar-amateur-radio-satellites-dslwp-
a1a2/
[ANS Thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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+ The schedule page at https://www.amsat.org/satellite-schedules/
has been
updated for the coming week for AO-92 operations. We could use more
stations feeding telemetry in auto or high-speed mode for the camera
run on Wednesday!
[ANS Thanks Andrew Glasbrenner for the above information]
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+ All telemetry (image frames) received by anyone with FoxTelem are
sent
to the AMSAT server (if you have selected "upload to server") and used
to construct a full image, in the same fashion that collecting many
diverse telemetry frames provides a more complete record of satellite
health and science data. So you may not see a whole image on your own
FoxTelem, but you are helping everyone see the full image because you
may capture a frame that no one else did. The more stations
receiving,
the better the chances for full images.
Set your FoxTelem for "auto" source on the Input Tab and pitch in.
Thank you for being part of the fun and learning!
[ANS Thanks Jerry Buxton, N?JY, for the above information]
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+ AYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Operators K0NR and KB9DPF will be QRV as ZF2NR
and ZF2PF, respectively, from Grand Cayman Island from March 10 to
17. Activity will be holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using SSB and
FT8. This includes some FM Satellite activity from grid square
EK99. QSL to home calls.
[ANS Thanks ARLD011 DX news bulletin for the above information]
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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Chris Bradley, AA5EM
aa5em at amsat dot org
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