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Today's Topics:
1. Changing callsigns for AO-73 Dashboard (Loren M. Lang)
2. Re: need help with ft991a (Mark L. Hammond)
3. Falcon launch (Ross Biggar)
4. FVUCC Awards-Endorsements for November 2018 (Ronald G. Parsons)
5. AO-85 DUV (Kevin Schuchmann)
6. Re: AO-85 DUV (Alan)
7. Re: AO-85 DUV (Mark L. Hammond)
8. Re: AO-85 DUV (Kevin Schuchmann)
9. Less than 24 Hours Until Fox-1Cliff's Scheduled Launch
(Paul Stoetzer)
10. Re: AO-85 DUV (Jean Marc Momple)
11. FUNcube Payload Telemetry Dashboards (M5AKA)
12. Roaming Oahu and Maui (johnv@????????.????
13. ANS-336 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (JoAnne K9JKM)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 21:40:04 -0800
From: "Loren M. Lang" <penguin359@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Changing callsigns for AO-73 Dashboard
Message-ID:
<CACymvmfvex2frBXWQD0Maqo0QZHS_CH3ooanb6t1ooifKRD7Cg@????.?????.???>
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What's the correct procedure for getting my callsign updated on the FUNcube
Data warehouse? I can't seem to just register a new account as it says the
email address is already in use. I did find this question on the forum, but
there was no answer:
http://forum.funcube.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=278
I've also uploaded data for Nayif-1 in the past, but I can't remember if it
uses the same account.
Thanks!
73,
Loren
K7IW formerly AG7NC
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 08:41:29 -0500
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@?????.???>
To: Tom Medlin <Tom@?????.???>
Cc: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] need help with ft991a
Message-ID:
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Hi Tom, glad to hear when folks become radioactive again!
If turning on the preamp doesn?t solve the issue, I suggest resetting the
rig, first a partial and then a full reset. Manual will give the magic key
press combinations.
If resetting and making sure the preamp is ON doesn?t work, I?d be thinking
something in the receive side has an issue. Time to debug or get
professional help!
Mark N8MH
On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 10:32 PM Tom Medlin <Tom@?????.???> wrote:
> Im getting back in to satellite after about 6 years being off. My ts-2000
> used to work great but when i have tried it this time, every satellite is
> very weak and almost cants hear anything. To troubleshoot if it was my
> antenna system, i placed a new FT-991A on the antennas. I hear the
> satellites pretty well. im using satpc32. but the ft991a is a halfduplex
> radio and i can not hear my own signal. This means i cant calibrate it to
> the correct frequencies. I know people are using the ft991a. Does
> anyone have a way to calibrate the uplink or downlink using the satpc32?
>
> antennas are 14 element 2 meter and a 11 element 70 cm antenna on az/el
> rotor and about 100 ft of the new messi low loss superflex cable.
>
> Thanks, Tom Medlin W5KUB
>
>
>
>
> Live ham radio show Amateur Radio Roundtable every Tues night at 8:00 PM
> central (0100 UTC Weds) on W5KUB.COM <http://w5kub.com/> The show is also
> simulcast on international shortwave station WBCQ on 5130 Khz
>
> Please check out our ham radio video broadcast page at http://w5kub.com
> and
> please join our W5KUB video facebook group at
> *https://www.facebook.com/groups/w5kub/
> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/w5kub/>*
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Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 05:31:16 +0000
From: Ross Biggar <ross.biggar@???????.???>
To: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falcon launch
Message-ID:
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Do we have an initial vector and time after launch for Fox 1 Cliff?
Ross
ZL1WN
Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36>
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 09:57:40 -0600
From: "Ronald G. Parsons" <w5rkn@?????.???>
To: "AMSAT-BB" <AMSAT-BB@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FVUCC Awards-Endorsements for November 2018
Message-ID: <170E66C7DA2C4576BFFD70A44ECB5A7B@?????????>
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Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite
Awards issued by the ARRL for the period
November 1, 2018 through December 1, 2018.
Congratulations to all those who made the list this month!
CALL 01Nov 01Dec
KD8CAO 1253 1262
N0JE 562 569
WD9EWK 500 513
KE4AL 480 502
NM3B 416 481
AA8CH 351 406
AE5B 295 300
N3GS 277 300
KE8FZT 254 275
W7JSD 239 257
N4YHC 175 250
PT2AP 200 221
PS8ET 201 211
K3RRR New 200
AD0HJ 100 175
WW8W 128 152
K9UO New 150
WA7HQD 138 148
PU8RFL 125 134
PS8MT New 130
K7ULS New 119
CU2ZG New 101
PU8RJI New 101
If you find errors or omissions. please contact me
off-list at <mycall>@<??????>.com
and I'll revise the announcement.
This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf
listings for November 1, 2018 and December 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!
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 08:07:52 -0800
From: Kevin Schuchmann <wa7fwf@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-85 DUV
Message-ID: <6c2671bf-6379-6ac3-342f-1cc1bfd0e6ca@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
?Hi All,
??? It looks like the DUV on AO-85 has failed or has been turned off.
?73 Kevin WA7FWF
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 10:20:42 -0600
From: "Alan" <wa4sca@?????.???>
To: "'Kevin Schuchmann'" <wa7fwf@?????.???>, <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-85 DUV
Message-ID: <000001d48991$ce9bd790$6bd386b0$@?????.???>
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Kevin,
Agreed. The signal looks "funny" and the audio is unusually clear. ;)
After a few minutes, multitasking here so I am not sure how long, it looks
like it reset at I got several frames before LOS.
73,
Alan
WA4SCA
<-----Original Message-----
<From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???? On Behalf Of Kevin
<Schuchmann
<Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2018 10:08 AM
<To: amsat-bb@?????.???
<Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-85 DUV
<
< Hi All,
< It looks like the DUV on AO-85 has failed or has been turned off.
<
<
< 73 Kevin WA7FWF
<_______________________________________________
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 12:32:06 -0500
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@?????.???>
To: APBIDDLE@???????.???
Cc: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-85 DUV
Message-ID:
<CAPRXzyra4=b4SXfTo_4MdQt+LK_JeK=-P+CfFxa3OxaXS=FGvw@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Thanks. If it doesn?t resolve by later tonight we?ll try to command it late
tonight.
Mark N8MH
On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 11:23 AM Alan <wa4sca@?????.???> wrote:
> Kevin,
>
> Agreed. The signal looks "funny" and the audio is unusually clear. ;)
>
> After a few minutes, multitasking here so I am not sure how long, it looks
> like it reset at I got several frames before LOS.
>
> 73,
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
> <-----Original Message-----
> <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???? On Behalf Of Kevin
> <Schuchmann
> <Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2018 10:08 AM
> <To: amsat-bb@?????.???
> <Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-85 DUV
> <
> < Hi All,
> < It looks like the DUV on AO-85 has failed or has been turned off.
> <
> <
> < 73 Kevin WA7FWF
> <_______________________________________________
> <Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> <to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> <expressed
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> AMSAT-
> <NA.
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> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
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Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 09:55:53 -0800
From: Kevin Schuchmann <wa7fwf@?????.???>
Cc: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-85 DUV
Message-ID: <ec217a4a-dd6e-3c4d-1b6f-b273fafbce16@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Mark,
?? It looks like it has resolved the issue on it's own, on the last
pass it was running again.
Kevin
On 12/1/2018 9:32 AM, Mark L. Hammond wrote:
> Thanks. If it doesn?t resolve by later tonight we?ll try to command it
> late tonight.
>
> Mark N8MH
>
> On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 11:23 AM Alan <wa4sca@?????.???
> <mailto:wa4sca@?????.???>> wrote:
>
> Kevin,
>
> Agreed.? The signal looks "funny" and the audio is unusually
> clear.? ;)
>
> After a few minutes, multitasking here so I am not sure how long,
> it looks like it reset at I got several frames before LOS.
>
> 73,
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
> <-----Original Message-----
> <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???
> <mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???>] On Behalf Of Kevin
> <Schuchmann
> <Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2018 10:08 AM
> <To: amsat-bb@?????.??? <mailto:amsat-bb@?????.???>
> <Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-85 DUV
> <
> <? Hi All,
> <? ? ?It looks like the DUV on AO-85 has failed or has been turned
> off.
> <
> <
> <? 73 Kevin WA7FWF
> <_______________________________________________
> <Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.??? <mailto:AMSAT-BB@?????.???>. AMSAT-NA
> makes this open forum available
> <to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions
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> views of AMSAT-
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> _______________________________________________
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 13:52:24 -0500
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Less than 24 Hours Until Fox-1Cliff's Scheduled
Launch
Message-ID:
<CABzOSOpReR+Twt6cNEOPbOE5uWjswYv6un2p8Fkht2iW-M887w@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Less than 24 hours until the scheduled launch of Fox-1Cliff! The
SpaceX video feed of the launch and a live blog of the launch events
can be found on the AMSAT website at
https://www.amsat.org/fox-1cliff-launch-live-blog/
73,
Paul, N8HM
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 22:52:47 +0400
From: Jean Marc Momple <jean.marc.momple@?????.???>
To: Kevin Schuchmann <wa7fwf@?????.???>
Cc: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-85 DUV
Message-ID: <A4CA9B7A-5776-4C48-A42C-55EFE50568A4@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Guys,
Nothing unusual noted this side just copied both AO-85 and AO-92 both DUV
and voice are fine. For info.
73
Jean Marc (3B8DU)
> On Dec 1, 2018, at 9:55 PM, Kevin Schuchmann <wa7fwf@?????.???> wrote:
>
> Mark,
> It looks like it has resolved the issue on it's own, on the last pass
it was running again.
> Kevin
>
> On 12/1/2018 9:32 AM, Mark L. Hammond wrote:
>> Thanks. If it doesn?t resolve by later tonight we?ll try to command it
late tonight.
>>
>> Mark N8MH
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 11:23 AM Alan <wa4sca@?????.???
<mailto:wa4sca@?????.???>> wrote:
>>
>> Kevin,
>>
>> Agreed. The signal looks "funny" and the audio is unusually
>> clear. ;)
>>
>> After a few minutes, multitasking here so I am not sure how long,
>> it looks like it reset at I got several frames before LOS.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Alan
>> WA4SCA
>>
>>
>> <-----Original Message-----
>> <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???
>> <mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???>] On Behalf Of Kevin
>> <Schuchmann
>> <Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2018 10:08 AM
>> <To: amsat-bb@?????.??? <mailto:amsat-bb@?????.???>
>> <Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-85 DUV
>> <
>> < Hi All,
>> < It looks like the DUV on AO-85 has failed or has been turned
>> off.
>> <
>> <
>> < 73 Kevin WA7FWF
>> <_______________________________________________
>> <Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.??? <mailto:AMSAT-BB@?????.???>. AMSAT-NA
>> makes this open forum available
>> <to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>> Opinions
>> <expressed
>> <are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official
>> views of AMSAT-
>> <NA.
>> <Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>> <program!
>> <Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.??? <mailto:AMSAT-BB@?????.???>. AMSAT-NA
>> makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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>> views of AMSAT-NA.
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>> program!
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>> --
>> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
>
> _______________________________________________
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expressed
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 20:54:01 +0000 (UTC)
From: M5AKA <m5aka@?????.??.??>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube Payload Telemetry Dashboards
Message-ID: <147680312.440478.1543697641502@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
The launch of Spaceflight?s SSO-A SmallSat Express mission, carrying many
amateur radio satellites, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Air Force
Base is scheduled for 18:31:47 GMT on Sunday, December 2.
Watch the launch live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq8kS6UoOrQ
Frequencies of satellites on SSO-A mission with amateur radio payloads
https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/14/ssoa-amateur-radio-satellites/
FUNcube Payload Telemetry Dashboards
https://amsat-uk.org/2018/12/01/funcube-payload-telemetry-dashboards/
Amateur radio satellites launched from India Thursday, November 29
https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/27/ham-radio-satellites-launch-from-india/
Trevor M5AKA----
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 23:59:23 +0000 (UTC)
From: "johnv@????????.???? <johnv@????????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Roaming Oahu and Maui
Message-ID: <2116873944.300331.1543708763397@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Just a reminder ......
I will be in Hawaii December 3 - 14 and will on two islands, Oahu and Maui.
? I hope to rove? BL01, BL10 and BL11. ?? The Hawaiian Islands appear to
have ten (10) different grids and I hope I could work all of them. ? ?? I
can only work FM satellites AO91 and AO92. ?? I will also listen for
Lilisat-2 but haven't any success in my home Grids of CN87.
Has anyone worked Hawaii from the West Coast???? I will be trying from
Bellows AFS or the Pali Lookout or another spot on Oahu with some of the low
east (for me) facing orbits.
John?N7AME425.280.6396johnv@????????.???
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 18:17:31 -0600
From: JoAnne K9JKM <k9jkm@???????.???>
To: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-336 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <428f9491-1039-8d55-b39e-553a2d30d7fd@???????.???>
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-336
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:
* Fox-1Cliff Launch Targeted for December 2nd
* AMSAT Web Adds Donation Portal
* Amateur Radio Contest for Receiving PW-Sat2 Telemetry
* Additional Amateur Radio Communication Cubesats Launch on SSO-A
* AMSAT-DL Provides Update for Es'hail-2/P4A Geosynchronous Orbit
* Nihon University NEXUS VU-mode Linear Transponder Launch Announcement
* AMSAT Rover Award Updates
* VUCC Awards-Endorsements for November 2018
* Upcoming Satellite Operations Reported by KE4AL
* ESA and RaspberryPi.org Collaborate on Astro Pi Mission Zero
* MarCo Cubesats Relay NASA's InSight Mars Lander Touchdown
* Happy 20th Anniversary to the International Space Station
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-336.01
ANS-336 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 336.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE December 2, 2018
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-336.01
Fox-1Cliff Launch Targeted for December 2nd
SpaceX has announced that the SSO-A: SmallSat Express mission
carrying Fox-1Cliff is now targeted for launch on Sunday,
December 2, 2018 at 18:33 UTC.
In addition to Fox-1Cliff, the SSO-A mission will carry several other
amateur radio satellites, includingF UNcube on ESEO, JY1-SAT, K2SAT,
and ExseedSat.
The launch window opens at 18:31:47 UTC and extends for approximately
30 minutes.
At press time less than 24 hours remain until the scheduled launch
of Fox-1Cliff! The SpaceX video feed of the launch and a live blog
of the launch events can be found on the AMSAT website:
https://www.amsat.org/fox-1cliff-launch-live-blog/
Some amateur operators choose to participate in an unofficial
on-line chat (Internet Relay Chat) at:
https://webchat.freenode.net/ then enter your callsign as your
Nickname; enter #cubesat as the Channel. You do not need to
'Auth to services' so leave that unchecked. Verify you are not
a robot and then Connect.
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
??? Do not attempt to access this satellite until the activation
?? announcement from AMSAT Engineering and AMSAT Operations Teams
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
Here is what to expect after launch:
+ Capturing Initial Telemetry is the Most Important Task
+ Safe Mode/Beacon Mode Operation on Start Up
+ On-Orbit Checklist Activities
+ Activation for Amateur Radio Access
+ Fox-1Cliff Technical Details
Capturing Initial Telemetry is the Most Important Task
-------------------------------------------------------
Following the successful launch and deployment of Fox-1Cliff, all
amateur radio satellite enthusiasts can play an important part in the
commissioning of the new satellite. Telemetry helps us tremendously,
starting ASAP after startup (~59 minutes after deployment*) and for
the next 72-96 hours at least (for the life of the satellite is
preferred!) as we look for successful startup, watch the general
health and function as the satellite begins to acclimate to space,
and start to perform the on orbit checkout. The first station to
successfully receive and submit telemetry to the AMSAT server will
receive a special 3D printed QSL card acknowledging their
contribution.
If you are capturing telemetry with FoxTelem, please be sure that
"Upload to Server" is checked in your settings and your Ground
Station Params are filled in as well. You can help AMSAT and everyone
waiting to get on the air with Fox-1Cliff tremendously, by capturing
Fox-1Cliff telemetry.
Safe Mode/Beacon Mode Operation on Start Up
-------------------------------------------
In the initial Safe Mode after startup, which we actually call Beacon
Mode, the transmitter is limited to 10 seconds on time then does the
two minutes off cycle. For those of you capturing telemetry, that
means that you will only see Current frames and no High or Low frames
because the High and Low are truncated as it takes just over 10
seconds to send two frames. You will hear Veronica announcing
"Fox-1Cliff Safe Mode" while in Beacon Mode.
We will likely leave the satellite in Beacon Mode for 24 hours to
observe power telemetry. If we are seeing good readings from what you
gather, when it comes over the U.S. for the first good pass after
that holding period we will command it from Beacon Mode to normal
Safe Mode. That puts Fox-1Cliff in full (still Safe Mode though)
operation and transmits a full two frames of telemetry which is one
Current frame followed by, and alternating each ID cycle, a High or a
Low frame.
On-Orbit Checklist Activities
-----------------------------
We will begin the rest of the in orbit checklist activities at that
time, and it is expected to take 7 to 10 days.
Help your friends and all of our satellite ham friends get on the air
and have fun sooner by being polite and patient!
The in orbit checkout procedure is similar to Fox-1D and could be
completed in as little as 7 days if we have the cooperation of the
users. It is very important, not to mention just plain good Amateur
Operating Practice, to refrain from using the transponder uplink so
we can do the on orbit tests, including when we turn on transponder
mode for testing. I cannot stress enough, the importance of this
cooperation not just for us but also for all users, simply having a
little patience so we can conduct the tests as quickly and accurately
as possible.
Activation for Amateur Radio Access
-----------------------------------
AMSAT will make it broadly known when the tests are complete and the
transponder is available for all to use. If you hear someone on the
transponder, please do not assume that it is open for general use -
check our website, Facebook, Twitter, to be sure you are not
accidentally jumping in with and unwittingly causing interference as
well.
Many hams put thousands of volunteer hours of their time into making
Fox-1Cliff happen. Just like any ham radio project you might
undertake, we build satellites. We do it because we like to, and when
we are done, we freely share our project with hams everywhere as is
the spirit of amateur radio. I have to say though, that the incidents
we have experienced in the past with stations intentionally
disregarding the command stations requests to keep the frequency
clear during testing not only delays the commissioning, but also
negatively impacts the enthusiasm that our volunteers feel toward
handing over a new bird to the members and users as soon as possible.
I am asking all satellite hams to contribute just a little bit of
your time to the fun now, by being patient and just gathering
telemetry, not using the transponder uplink, and helping us complete
the last few days of getting Fox-1Cliff in orbit and operating for
all of you.
Fox-1Cliff Technical Details
----------------------------
Uplink:???? 435.300 MHz / 1267.300 MHz** with 67 Hz CTCSS Tone
Downlink:?? 145.920 MHz
** Uplinks switched by command station, not operational
?? simultaneously
Nominal operating frequencies may vary slightly after launch.
Ground stations need to adjust your transmit frequency for Doppler
Shift. One suggested approach includes programming 5 uplink fre-
quencies into memory channels and stepping through the channels
depending on Fox-1Cliff's relative position to you. (Fc in the
table below is the nominal uplink center frequency = 435.300 MHz).
Full duplex operation is recommended to allow you to hear if you
are tuned on-frequency and also avoids interfering if another
station is transmitting.
ADJUSTING YOUR UPLINK FREQUENCY to TRACK DOPPLER SHIFT
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AOS???????? (Memory Channel 1) Fc - 10 KHz 435.290 MHz
Approaching (Memory Channel 2) Fc - 5 KHz? 435.295 MHz
Nearest???? (Memory Channel 3) Fc????????? 435.300 MHz
Departing?? (Memory Channel 4) Fc + 5 KHz? 435.305 MHz
LOS???????? (Memory Channel 5) Fc + 10 KHz 435.310 MHz
Access the Fox-1 Operating Guide on-line at:
https://www.amsat.org/station-and-operating-hints/
Find all of AMSAT Fox-1 frequencies on-line at:
https://www.amsat.org/fm-satellite-frequency-summary/
SatPC32 users can find updated *.SQF files at:
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-336-SatPC32files
[ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President-Engineering for
the above information]
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AMSAT Web Adds Donation Portal
AMSAT relies on your donations to Keep Amateur Radio in Space.
Please consider a donation to the AMSAT General Fund, the GOLF
Program, or ARISS today!
Access the Donation Portal on the AMSAT front page
http://www.amsat.org --> Select Donate from the main menu bar
-or- visit https://www.amsat.org/donations/ for direct access to
the page.
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??????? For a limited time, new and rewewing AMSAT members
?????????????? will receive a free digital copy of
???????????? "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites"
?????????? Join or renew your AMSAT membership today at
????? https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/
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[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]
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Amateur Radio Contest for Receiving PW-Sat2 Telemetry
PW-Sat2, the second Polish student satellite, also launched on the
SpaceX Falcon 9 SSO-A flight with AMSAT Fox-1Cliff, is a student pro-
ject with the goal to test a new deorbit sail. A team formed of over
30 students from many different faculties of Warsaw University of
Technology started working on a new satellite in 2013. For more
information visit:
https://github.com/PW-Sat2/HAMRadio/wiki
Amateur radio operators are invited to take part in a multi-faceted
contest. How to take part in the contests? It's easy! Register on the
website: https://radio.pw-sat.pl/ - then - use the application for
HAM radio, to receive, decode and upload PW-Sat2 frames to our cloud
based service. Just after completing of the PW-Sat2 satellite mission,
the team will announce the winners and send prizes!
On the ham radio contest web page https://pw-sat.pl/en/ham-contest/
you'll find several categories to participate:
+ QSL cards - for a correctly received and decoded frame
+ The first received and uploaded frame - First come, first served!
+ The last received and uploaded frame - During the deorbit sail
? deployment sequence!
+ The largest number of uploaded frames
PW-Sat2 will transmit on 435.275 MHz using 1k2-9k6 BPSK AX25.
[ANS thanks the PW-Sat2 team for the above information]
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?????????? Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront.
?????????? 25% of the purchase price of each product goes
???????????? towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
?????????????? https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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Additional Amateur Radio Communication Cubesats Launch on SSO-A
JY1SAT is a one unit CubeSat, dedicated to the memory of His Majesty
the late King Hussein, the first founder of the HAM Radio in Jordan
and holder of call sign JY1. This will be Jordan's first satellite.
JY1SAT contains the AMSAT-UK FUNcube-6 communications transponder
with expanded capabilities to be able to transmit stored images
reflecting the Jordanian culture and its historical heritage, along
with a voice message recorded by the Crown Prince to be transmitted
in space to receivers around the world.
Frequencies for the JY1SAT FUNcube-6 transponder include:
Uplink:??? 435.100 - 435.120 MHz CW, LSB
Downlink:? 145.855 - 145.875 MHz CW, USB
Telemetry: 145.840 MHz (FUNcube BPSK format, new Dashboard software
??????????????????????? will be made available)
JYISAT will transmit pre-stored images of the Kingdom which have been
selected by a national competition. These images will be downlinked
using a SSDV digital format.
The SpaceX Falcon-9 v1.2 launch from Vandenberg also includes 40+
cubesat passengers, notably ExseedSat 1 from India, the European Student
Earth Orbiter - ESEO (FUNcube 4) and AMSAT-NA Fox 1Cliff.
Exseedsat-1
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Uplink:??? 435.340 MHz FM voice with 67 Hz CTCSS tone
?????????????????????? and APRS digipeater
Downlink:? 145.900 MHZ FM voice, APRS digipeater, telemetry
ESEO (FUNcube 4)
----------------
Uplink:?? 1263.500 MHz FM voice with 67Hz CTCSS tone
Downlink:? 145.895 MHz FM voice and telemetry
See also the AMSAT-UK summary of mission descriptions and
frequencies at:
https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/14/ssoa-amateur-radio-satellites/
[ANS thanks the satellite teams for the above information]
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AMSAT-DL Provides Update for Es'hail-2/P4A Geosynchronous Orbit
Es'hail-2 with the P4A transponder is currently in a temporary GEO
slot at ~24?E. After testing the satellite will be moved to the
location planned to be at 26?E.
Peter Guelzow, DB2OS, explained the current testing and commis-
sioning procedures, "During the next 1-2 month Es'hail-2 will
undergo fine tuning and extensive In-Orbit-Testing (IOT). The
current orbital position is selected to not interfere with other
GEO satellites nearby. Once testing is finished, the satellite
will slowly be drifting to and stationed at the final position."
The checkout and inauguration of the both AMSAT transponders will
be performed after the IOT phase is finished as explained at:
https://amsat-dl.org/p4a-positionining-and-iot
Peter reported several "hunters" have already spotted the Engineer-
ing beacon from Es'hail-2, so obviously everything looks good and
is going according to plan.
Stay tuned for latest news on https://amsat-dl.org and? the official
Es'hail-2 / P4-A discussion forum on:
https://forum.amsat-dl.org/index.php?board/3-es-hail-2-amsat-phase-4-a/
The AMSAT Phase 4-A transponder on Es?hail-2 is a joint project by
the Qatar Satellite Company (Es?hailSat), the Qatar Amateur Radio
Society (QARS) and AMSAT Deutschland (AMSAT-DL).
Recent Keplerian Elements for Es'hail-2 are:
ES'HAIL 2
? 1 43700U 18090A?? 18331.74832885? .00000138? 00000-0? 00000+0 0? 9994
? 2 43700?? 0.0937 247.5840 0001194 359.8609 112.5666 1.00272646?? 252
Pedro, LU7ABF says that the tracking site on the AMSAT-Argentina web
provides visualization of the current satellite location and footprint:
http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=ESHAIL
[ANS thanks Peter Guelzow, DB2OS, AMSAT-DL for the above information]
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Nihon University NEXUS VU-mode Linear Transponder Launch Announcement
Mikio Mouri, JA3GEP, JAMSAT, announced the Japan Aerospace Exploration
Agency (JAXA) plans to launch RAPIS-1(RAPid Innovative Payload Demon-
stration Satellite) and three small satellites (Micro-Dragon, RISESAT,
ALE-1) and three CubeSats (OrigamiSat-1, Aoba VELOX-IV, NEXUS) on
January 16, 2019 at 00:50 UTC (January 17, 2019 at 09:50 JST) from the
JAXA Uchinoura Space Center.
NEXUS(NExt generation X Unique Satellite) is designed and manufact-
ured by Nihon University, and it includes a VU-mode(mode-J) Linear
Transponder:
+ Uplink:??? 145.930 MHz - 145.900 MHz
+ Downlink:? 435.880 MHz - 435.910 MHz
+ Telemetry: 437.075 MHz 0.1W CW
Nihon University has published more information about NEXUS:
http://sat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/nexus/1_Nexus.html
(using google translate may help)
OrigamiSat-1 will have downlinks on 5840.000 MHz (115kbps data rate)
and 437.505 MHz (1k2 AFSK and CW)
Aoba VELOX-IV will have a downlink on 437.225 MHz (9k6 GMSK AX25)
Access the JAXA launch announcement press release at:
http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2018/11/20181130_epsilon4.html
[ANS thanks Mikio Mouri, JA3GEP, JAMSAT for the above information]
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?? AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign
?? to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades
?? on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to
?? continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio.
??? We have reached a great milestone with $15,645 raised
?? or about 10% towards our goal. This would not have been
??????? possible without your outstanding generosity!!
???????? For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit:
??? https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9
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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:
Since the last Rover Award announcement in ANS-266 the following
stations have qualified for the award:
Number???? Callsign????????? Award Date
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035???????? AD7DB??????????? 26 Sep 2018
036???????? AB5SS??????????? 24 Nov 2018
037???????? W9TWJ??????????? 26 Nov 2018
The AMSAT Rover award is granted to stations who achieve a combined
25 points using any combination of the defined criteria posted at:
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-rover-award.
Points can be earned for each grid square activated outside of your
home grid square using the FM, linear, and digital satellites. While
FM contacts count for 1 point each multiplier points are available
for contacts via the linear and digital satellites.
Additional points are available for photographs, publicity, social
media promotion, and AMSAT Journal articles. The options are numerous
so please refer to the Rover Award Website for all of the details.
[ANS thanks AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO
?for the above information]
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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for November 2018
Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite
Awards issued by the ARRL for the period
November 1, 2018 through December 1, 2018.
Congratulations to all those who made the list this month!
CALL???? 01Nov?? 01Dec
KD8CAO??? 1253?? 1262
N0JE?????? 562??? 569
WD9EWK???? 500??? 513
KE4AL????? 480??? 502
NM3B?????? 416??? 481
AA8CH????? 351??? 406
AE5B?????? 295??? 300
N3GS?????? 277??? 300
KE8FZT???? 254??? 275
W7JSD????? 239??? 257
N4YHC????? 175??? 250
PT2AP????? 200??? 221
PS8ET????? 201??? 211
K3RRR????? New??? 200
AD0HJ????? 100??? 175
WW8W?????? 128??? 152
K9UO?????? New??? 150
WA7HQD???? 138??? 148
PU8RFL???? 125??? 134
PS8MT????? New??? 130
K7ULS????? New??? 119
CU2ZG????? New??? 101
PU8RJI???? New??? 101
If you find errors or omissions. please contact me
off-list at <mycall>@<??????>.com
and I'll revise the announcement.
This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf
listings for November 1, 2018 and December 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 Ronald Parsons, W5RKN for the above information]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations Reported by KE4AL
+ Yuri UT1FG/MM will be going into port at Santos Brazil during
? the week of November 26-30 to unload.? It should take 3-4 days.
? His next port will be in Argentina where he will load cargo and
? then proceed to the Baltic Sea. Lots of new grids are anticipated
? along the way. He has been active on all of the SSB and FM birds
? and reports contacts with V51 and ZS on AO-7.
? (via K8YSE on amsat-bb)
+ James WX4TV wrote, "Watch the DX Clusters for N4P." This will be
? for the Dry Tortugas National Park DXpedition that we are doing
? from December 14-17. They will be on 80m, 40m, 20m, 17m, and the FM
? satellites. (WX4TV via Facebook)
+ Switzerland? (FN30, JN36, JN47) ? November 28 ? December 7, 2018
? Brennan, N4QX, fall ASMAT roving plans:
? * JN36 as HB9/N4QX & from 4U1ITU November 28 ? December 7
??? as work permits
? * JN47 as HB9/N4QX & HB0/N4QX December 1-2
? For now, FM only. Watch Twitter for pass announcements.
? https://twitter.com/BrennanTPrice.? QSLs *exclusively* via
? Logbook of the World.
+ Brazil (GH62,GH63,GH72,GH73) ? November 30, 2018
? PP2CC, PT2AZ amd PT2AP will activate 4 grids in Brazil on
? 30 November. Specific passes should be announced on Twitter
? https://twitter.com/PT2AP
+ Oahu and Maui (BL01, BL10, BL11) ? December 3-14, 2018
? John, N7AME, will be in Hawaii December 3-14.? John hopes to
? rove? BL01, BL10 and BL11, but the Hawaiian Islands appear
? to have ten (10) different grids, and he hopes he can work
? all of them. John can only work FM satellites AO-91 and AO-92.
+ Greenburg, PA (FN00) ? December 10-12, 2018
? Tanner, W9TWJ, will be travelling for business the week of
? December 10-12, to Greensburg, PA (FN00). He will attempt to
? be active on FM evening passes and hopefully not freeze!
? Specific pass announcements will be posted to Twitter:
? https://twitter.com/twjones85
+ RMS Queen Mary (DM03) ? December 15, 2018
? Patrick , WD9EWK, will be part of a day of satellite operating
? from a deck on the RMS Queen Mary, docked at Long Beach in southern
? California, on Saturday 15 December 2018. Operations will be port-
? able, almost like a Field Day, and should include FM, SSB, and
? possibly packet. All operations from the Queen Mary will be as
? W6RO, the call sign for the wireless room on the ship operated by
? the Associated Radio Amateurs of Long Beach. Depending on staffing
? in the W6RO wireless room, there may also be HF activity during
? the satellite operation. QSLing for the W6RO satellite activation
? will be handled per the procedure on W6RO?s QRZ page:
? http://www.qrz.com/db/W6RO
Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org
[ANS thanks Robert, KE4AL for the above information]
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ESA and RaspberryPi.org Collaborate on Astro Pi Mission Zero
The European Space Agency announced the official launch the of
Astro Pi Mission Zero, part of the 2018-2019 European Astro Pi
Challenge. This is an ESA Education programme run in collabora-
tion with RaspberryPi.org. In this challenge, students and young
people get the chance to have their computer programs run in
space on the International Space Station!
Read the full entry details and get the latest program resources
on-line at:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/mission-zero-2018-19/
Students and young people will have until 20 March 2019 to form
teams and write a simple program to display their personal mes-
sage to the astronauts onboard. The Mission Zero activity can
be completed in a couple of hours with just a computer and an
internet connection. You don't need any special equipment or
prior coding skills, and all participants that follow the
guidelines are guaranteed to have their programs run in space.
[ANS thanks ESA and RaspberryPi.org for the above information]
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MarCo Cubesats Relay NASA's InSight Mars Lander Touchdown
Riding along with NASA's InSight Mars Lander were two CubeSats,
the first of this kind of spacecraft to fly to deep space. The
twin communications-relay CubeSats, built by NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, Pasadena, California, constitute a technology demon-
stration called Mars Cube One (MarCO).
Visit the MarCo web pages and watch a mission video at:
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cubesat/missions/marco.php -and-
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7295
During InSight's entry, descent and landing (EDL) operations, the
lander transmitted information in the UHF radio band to NASA's Mars
Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) flying overhead. MRO would then forward
EDL information to Earth using a radio frequency in the X band, but
cannot simultaneously receive information over one band while trans-
mitting on another. Confirmation of a successful landing could be
received by the orbiter more than an hour before it's relayed to
Earth.
The two CubeSats separated from the Atlas V booster after InSight's
launch, then travelled along their own trajectories to Mars. After
release from the launch vehicle, MarCO's deployed two radio antennas
and two solar panels. The high-gain, X-band antenna is a flat panel
engineered to direct radio waves the way a parabolic dish antenna
does. MarCO navigated to Mars independently of the InSight space-
craft, with its own course adjustments on the way.
The successful MarCO cubesat demonstration mission it could allow
for additional communications relay option for use by future Mars
missions in the critical few minutes between Martian atmospheric
entry and touchdown.
[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]
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Happy 20th Anniversary to the International Space Station
The largest and most complex international construction project in
space began on the steppes of Kazakhstan 20 years ago this month.
Atop its Proton rocket, on Nov. 20, 1998, the Zarya Functional Cargo
Block (FGB) thundered off its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome
into cold wintry skies. Zarya was built by the Khrunichev in Moscow
and served as a temporary control module for the nascent ISS.
On Dec. 4, Space Shuttle Endeavour on the STS-88 mission roared off
Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying the
Unity Node 1 module in its cargo bay. Built by The Boeing Corporation
at a facility at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,
Alabama, Unity was the first American component of the ISS.
A collection of interesting ISS historical articles begins at:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/20-years-ago-iss-construction-begins
[ANS thanks NASA for the above information.]
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?????????????? 2019 is AMSAT's 50th Anniversary!
? Watch this space for announcements of special events coming in 2019
???????? Get ready to help celebrate with us at the Hamvention
??????????? Symposium 2019 promises to be a special event
?????? Stand by for 50th anniversary operating events and awards
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ The 20th annual Ham Radio University event will be held on Saturday
? January 5, 2019 at LIU/Post Hillwood Commons Student Center in
? Brookville, NY. Frank Garofalo, WA2NDV will host the "Satellite
? Operations for Beginners" forum scheduled for 9:00 AM. Find the
? full details at: http://hamradiouniversity.org/
+ The European Space Agency published a timelapse video of the
? Russian Progress MS-10 cargo spacecraft launched on 16 November
? 2018 at 18:14 GMT from Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, taken
? by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst from the International Space
? Station:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouBfzCgXHgk&feature=youtu.be
? The Progress spacecraft delivered food, fuel and supplies,
? including about 750 kg of propellant, 75 kg of oxygen and air and
? 440 liters of water. Also on-board was the replacement #ARISS
? packet module. Some notable moments in this video are:
? 00:07 Soyuz-FG rocket booster separation.
? 00:19 Core stage separation.
? 00:34:05 Core stage starts burning in the atmosphere as it returns
?????????? to Earth after having spent all its fuel.
? 00:34:19 Progress spacecraft separates from rocket and enters orbit
?????????? to catch up with the International Space Station.
? (most of the action occurs on the top-right portion of the screen)
+ Listen for amateur radio clubs at NASA facilities as they partici-
? pate in the NASA On The Air activity to commemorate the 50th anni-
? versary of the Apollo 8 mission that spanned launch December 21,
? 1968, to splashdown on December 27, 1968. The 50th anniversary
? event will start on 0000 UTC December 21, 2018 through 2359 UTC
? December 27, 2018. 14.271 MHz and other bands depending on condi-
? tions with spotting announcements on DX clusters, facebook, and
? twitter. QSL and a certificate with information available on QRZ.com
? under the callsign of the stations contacted. This will mark the
? concluding event of the year-long NASA On the Air celebration of
? 60th anniversary of NASA. See https://nasaontheair.wordpress.com/
+ Congratulations to Jharwin, DW2JHA on apparently the first
? IGATED ISS packet from the Philippines. He built his own TNC
? to digipeat packets using his FT-60 radio. His IGATE is based
? on a Raspberry Pi Zero, DireWolf packet software, and an RTL-SDR
? dongle. (via DW2JHA on AMSAT-NA facebook)
+ F1NNI maintains the AAR29 Satellite Status Page at:
? http://aar29.free.fr/sat/indexlogin.html
+ AMSAT-UK explains their software series of FUNcube Payload
? Telemetry Dashboards - Each satellite with a FUNcube payload
? has a dedicated dashboard and we have created a one page PDF
? summary of those dashboards, their current version number
? and a dedicated download link, see:
https://amsat-uk.org/2018/12/01/funcube-payload-telemetry-dashboards/
+ A number of free technical items have crossed the editorial
? desk this past week:
? - Rhode & Schwartz has a free Wireless Communications Standards
??? Poster for download: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-336-RhodeSchwartz
? - AMSAT-DL found a source for rocket paper models:
??? http://tinyurl.com/ANS-336-RocketModels
? - A book Wi-Fi paradigm shift with 802.11ax is available at:
??? https://content.aerohive.com/802.11ax_dummies_book
? - A book Visualize the Relationships in Your Connected Data.
??? Download the O'Reilly Graph Databases Ebook for Free:
??? https://neo4j.com/lp/book-graph-databases-fb
+ Registration for the 2019 CubeSat Developers Workshop Sponsor
? & Exhibitor is now open. This year the cubesat workshop will be
? held April 23-25, 2019 at the Cal Poly Performing Arts Center,
? San Luis Obispo, CA. Register at:
https://calpoly.irisregistration.com/Register?code=cubesat-sponsors-2019
? Their e-mail is cubesat-workshop@???????.???. Join the mailing
? list at: http://www.cubesat.org/mailinglist/ or follow on Twitter
? @?????????????? for the latest Workshop updates! #CubeSatDW
+ India launched a PSLV flight on Thursday, November 29 that included
? four CubeSats which are using 70cm downlink frequencies that have
? been coordinated by the IARU:
? - FacSat-1???? - 9k6 GMSK downlink
? - 3CAT1??????? - 9k6 FSK downlink
? - InnoSat-2??? - 50kHz wide telemetry using AX25 proprietary
?????????????????? packet format
? - Hello World? - 9k6 packet 2GFSK for telemetry & 1Mbps MSK
?????????????????? downlink on S Band
? For more details of these cubesats see the IARU pages at:
? see http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished.php
? See also the AMSAT-UK summary at:
https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/27/ham-radio-satellites-launch-from-india/
? (Graham Shirville, G3VZV)
[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]
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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.
73 and remember to behave, and do your part to help Keep Amateur Radio
In Space,
This week's ANS Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
k9jkm@?????.???
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