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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Yaesu rotor parts needed (Mike)
2. Upcoming ARISS contact with Ashbury College Junior School,
Ottawa, ON, Canada (n4csitwo@?????????.????
3. rotor question (mikflathead@???.????
4. Re: NEXUS identified (Jean-Pierre Godet)
5. Re: Illegal downlink in the 70 cm band (Nico Janssen)
6. CORRECTION to the earlier press release for Ashbury College
Junior School, Ottawa, ON, Canada (n4csitwo@?????????.????
7. TE Systems - 436 MHz - 180w (Paul Andrews)
8. Re: Illegal downlink in the 70 cm band (Jean-Pierre Godet)
9. Fox Delta ST-2 orders and delivery? (Bob Hammond)
10. TS Systems - Model 4450G 180w 440 MHz Amp (Paul Andrews)
11. ICOM IC-9100 Satellite mode/HF mode issue
(Muhammad Shoaib Maqbool)
12. Re: ICOM IC-9100 Satellite mode/HF mode issue (R. Chastain)
13. Rotor inquiry (Roy)
14. ANS-020 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (JoAnne K9JKM)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 14:38:19 -0500
From: Mike <wb8cxo@?????.???>
To: GEO Badger <w3ab@?????.???>
Cc: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu rotor parts needed
Message-ID: <577CCCA1-8912-47AB-B601-FDB777E58CC5@?????.???>
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My experience with the L bracket was not good. Bent on me twice. That rotor
became the HamVention Demo rotor. It?s replacement had the U bracket which
is still in service. Problem will be the elevation rotors that came with
the L bracket will not have the holes on the other side for the U bracket.
The pads are there so you might be able to drill, tap and helicoil for the
other side of the U bracket. And if you do will you choose metric or
English. UMMV
73
Mike
WB8CXO
> On Jan 20, 2019, at 2:03 PM, GEO Badger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
wrote:
>
> Oops, didn't see the PN. ---
> Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side.
> GEO
>
> http://www.w3ab.org
>
> Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
>
> From: Kevin <wa7fwf@?????.???>
> To: amsat-bb@?????.???
> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2019 9:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu rotor parts needed
>
> Mike,
> If we are talking a G-5500, it's actually a U shaped bracket with a
> slot in the bottom Yaesu #S8001512.
> You might try contacting Yaesu and see what they want for one.
>
> Yaesu USA
> 6125 Phyllis Dr
> Cypress, CA 90630
> t.factor@?????.???
> www.yaesu.com
> www.standardhorizon.com
>
> 714-827-7600 X 1513
> FAX 714-527-9472
>
>
> 73
> Kevin
>
>
>
>> On 1/20/2019 5:13 AM, WB8PFZ via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>> Would anyone have the bracket and hardware that allows the elevation
rotor to mount to the azimuth rotor. There is an L bracket and some bolts. I
could make one but would like to try this first. Thanks Mike
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 14:55:05 -0500
From: <n4csitwo@?????????.???>
To: <ariss-press@?????.???>, <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Ashbury College Junior
School, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Message-ID: <B10389F616224260AC7ECC4A589E7275@???>
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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Ashbury College Junior School, Ottawa, ON, Canada
on 23 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:51 UTC. It is
recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this
time. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds.
The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK5ZAI. The contact
should be audible over Australia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are
invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to
be conducted in English.
The Ashbury College Junior School is a co-ed independent school with 180
students from grades 4-8 in Ottawa. Our school's motto, Honesty, Courage and
Kindness, is lived every day by our students. Our students work hard in
their academic courses and also participate in a wide variety of
co-curricular programs and trips at the local, national and international
levels.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. When you launched into space and during flight did the sound from the
launch hurt your ears?
2. Sound travels to your ear on Earth by vibrating air molecules. Would you
be able to communicate with another astronaut outside of the ISS without
the use of a two-way radio?
3. Does light and sound travel at the same rate in space as it does on Earth?
4. What mental and physical training do you have to go through to prepare for
life on the ISS?
5. How thick are the walls on the ISS?
6. How are the materials that are used to build structures in space changing?
7. How do you monitor space junk and meteors aboard the ISS to avoid
collisions?
8. Every astronaut describes lift-off as having so much pressure on the body.
Why don't you suffer from the bends as the pressure is relieved once you
are in space, as divers do?
9. What experiments are you currently doing in space? And how will they
affect us on Earth?
10. How does the ISS maintain its temperature? What type of insulation does
it use?
11. What temperature is it up in space, what is the coldest temperature you
have witnessed?
12. Does the heat in space change dramatically when the ISS is near the sun?
13. Is space just really cold or does it have no temperature?
14. Does the lack of gravity on the ISS cause astronauts any pain?
15. How did the ISS get up to space and what is it made of?
16. How does your blood flow in space? Does your heart pump blood differently
in space?
17. How do you maintain the carbon dioxide and oxygen levels in the ISS?
18. What happens when fluids collide aboard the ISS?
19. Can you see hurricanes or tsunamis from space?
20. How do you recycle the water? How long would you have, without water
filtration, before you would need to be rescued?
21. How do you clean up floating liquids if they spill?
PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:
Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS).
To receive our Twitter updates, follow @????????????
Next planned event(s):
TDB
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative
venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that
support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States,
sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in
Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts
via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in
classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced
amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a
variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students,
teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies,
and amateur radio. For more informa
tion, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.
Thank you & 73,
David - AA4KN
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 19:59:58 +0000 (UTC)
From: <mikflathead@???.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] rotor question
Message-ID: <911372716.718952.1548014398909@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
My elevation rotor has the tapped holes on both sides. Not sure if this is a
5400 or 5500. Mike
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 21:22:45 +0000
From: Jean-Pierre Godet <godetj@???????.??>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] NEXUS identified
Message-ID: <0d767bdb-73dc-eb64-c75f-cb01909c5b86@???????.??>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
With 43937 / 2019-003F the Doppler shift tracking is now perfect (and
with 003B for OrigamiSat),
Many thanks Nico, 73 !
Jean-Pierre F5YG
On 20/01/19 11:44 AM, Nico Janssen wrote:
>
> With increased separation it is now clear that NEXUS is object 43937,
> 2019-003F. Downlink 437.0732 MHz.
>
> 73,
> Nico PA0DLO
>
> On 18-01-19 21:03, Nico Janssen wrote:
>>
>> With an unexpected new TLE set published, NEXUS now has a slightly
>> better match with object 43940, 2019-003J. Apparently TLEs have not
>> yet stabilized.
>>
>> 73, Nico PA0DLO
>>
>> On 18-01-19 14:07, Nico Janssen wrote:
>>>
>>> Doppler measurements show that NEXUS is object 43938, 2019-003G.
>>> Downlink: 437.0732 MHz.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Nico PA0DLO
>>>
>>>
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>
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 22:53:11 +0100
From: Nico Janssen <hamsat@??????.??>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Illegal downlink in the 70 cm band
Message-ID: <f1e27075-15ea-8061-e4da-d890184272f7@??????.??>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
This payload may be the 'Candy Tin' mini space station or the
'Tmall International' communications satellite of Alibaba/AliExpress.
http://chinaplus.cri.cn/news/china/9/20181023/199564.html
https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/aliexpress-to-launch-candy-jar-a-mi
ni-space-station-that-will-pour-red-envelopes-around-the-globe-on-698200841.ht
ml
73, Nico
On 20-01-19 19:07, Nico Janssen wrote:
>
> A Chinese CZ-4B rocket booster or, more likely, some payload
> attached to it, appears to have a telemetry downlink on
> 432.0836 MHz. It is object 43656, 2018-081B.
>
> 73,
> Nico PA0DLO
>
>
>
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 17:53:41 -0500
From: <n4csitwo@?????????.???>
To: <ariss-press@?????.???>, <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] CORRECTION to the earlier press release for
Ashbury College Junior School, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Message-ID: <C3B87467D345495DBB40939068E039CA@???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Please note a mistake in the event date listing in the ARISS contact press
release issued earlier today for Ashbury College Junior School, Ottawa, ON,
Canada. The correct scheduled contact date is this Wednesday, January 23 and
not February 23 as previously posted.
I apologize for this oversight.
Dave, AA4KN
ARISS PR
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 21:28:37 -0500
From: Paul Andrews <w2hro.fn20@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] TE Systems - 436 MHz - 180w
Message-ID:
<CAOsf+NT7NZFHa++cE=Y6ThqgG+0sqUiCNKerhsVeaLgvy=cq6Q@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
TE Systems - 436 MHz - 180w SSPA with internal preamp. RF sensing T/R
switching.
For Sale $425.
73 - Paul - W2HRO
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 07:34:54 +0000
From: Jean-Pierre Godet <godetj@???????.??>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Illegal downlink in the 70 cm band
Message-ID: <4dc6761d-84e1-cbed-5435-28380e38ddeb@???????.??>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Yes, received here (western Europe) around 0715/0720 UTC, strong
signal, width about 12 kHz, looks like two parallel lines modulated,
about 10 kHz from each other.
Thank you Nico for sharing the information, 73,
Jean-Pierre F5YG
On 20/01/19 6:07 PM, Nico Janssen wrote:
>
> A Chinese CZ-4B rocket booster or, more likely, some payload
> attached to it, appears to have a telemetry downlink on
> 432.0836 MHz. It is object 43656, 2018-081B.
>
> 73,
> Nico PA0DLO
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 07:29:53 -0800
From: Bob Hammond <propgrinder@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox Delta ST-2 orders and delivery?
Message-ID:
<CAKoB7OojDMydSuCGEvg=c-CLA4jPDGm4a7wx1Lq=rrFa8kK1CQ@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Anyone have experience with delivery time for a Fox Delta ST-2 satellite
antenna controller? I ordered mine on Dec 28 and still haven't received it
yet.
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 13:48:13 -0500
From: Paul Andrews <w2hro.fn20@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] TS Systems - Model 4450G 180w 440 MHz Amp
Message-ID:
<CAOsf+NQkpS4DtOSf=dkk3BXNyqguvejSXnfCU2yy5HQvVwvzeg@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Satellite OPs:
I have a 440 MHz amp available:
TE Systems - Model 4450G
Input: 5-10w / Output: 180w
DC Power: +13.8vdc / Amps: 30 amps max
Connectors: N-type (in/out)
RF Sense Switching
Integrated Preamp
Astron SS-50 Power Supply
73 - Paul - W2HRO
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 06:46:43 +0000
From: Muhammad Shoaib Maqbool <shoaibmaqbool_950@???????.???>
To: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ICOM IC-9100 Satellite mode/HF mode issue
Message-ID:
<HK2PR02MB4083E709C8D6139F3E5AD117D29F0@?????????????.????????.????.???????.??
?>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Dear Members,
I am using ICOM IC-9100 for more than a year for tracking satellites.
My ICOM main band is stuck in HF mode and now it never goes out of HF mode
nor it goes to satellite mode.
Dont know what happened even after reset the issue is not resolved.
Please help me.
Best Regards,
Muhammad Shoaib Maqbool
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 23:20:17 +0000 (UTC)
From: "R. Chastain" <suenrod@?????.???>
To: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>, Muhammad Shoaib
Maqbool <shoaibmaqbool_950@???????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ICOM IC-9100 Satellite mode/HF mode issue
Message-ID: <1392885916.1338298.1548112817346@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Check for a stuck button. I had a similar issue on a different radio.
On Monday, January 21, 2019, 2:58:17 PM EST, Muhammad Shoaib Maqbool
<shoaibmaqbool_950@???????.???> wrote:
Dear Members,
I am using ICOM IC-9100 for more than a year for tracking satellites.
My ICOM main band is stuck in HF mode and now it never goes out of HF? mode
nor it goes to satellite mode.
Dont know what happened even after reset the issue is not resolved.
Please help me.
Best Regards,
Muhammad Shoaib Maqbool
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 18:46:47 -0600
From: Roy <rdwelch@??????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Rotor inquiry
Message-ID: <24E6AD00-D142-457A-A427-70C0B50DFF31@??????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Due to age and physical limitations I have not been able to keep up to date
with the maintenance requirements on my satellite antennas and rotators. As
a result I have given the roof top equipment to another future satellite
user. My rotators were an Emotator EV-800DX AZ/El unit. The El Rotor has
a problem in need of parts. The Japanese company doesn't send individual
parts it seems and recommends sending the rotor back to them for repair.
The guy I gave the unit to is very competent with mechanical repairs. He is
wanting to find someone with a similar rotor which is only good for parts
that he can scavenge. If anyone knows of a source of parts for this
rotator, please let me know so I can help him repair it. The motor is OK.
The problem is in the gear train.
I have missed being able to be on the satellites the past couple of years
but climbing on the roof at age 88 has been put to an end. And to think I
got within six contacts of getting that satellite DXCC certificate many
years ago. Best wishes to all the guys I used to hangout with on AO6, AO7,
AO10 and the UO22 Satgate gang.
73,
Roy -- W0SL (ex W5SLL)
Sent from my iPad
R/D/Gd/Ggd
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 18:49:53 -0600
From: "JoAnne K9JKM" <joanne.k9jkm@?????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-020 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <5c4668b0.1c69fb81.6c9d4.d9fa@??.??????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Resending due amsat-bb mailer missed the first transmission.
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-020
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and
information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio
Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur
Radio in space including reports on the activities of a worldwide
group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in
designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and
digital Amateur Radio satellites.
The news feed on http://amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio
in space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat dot org.
In this edition:
* Knacksat in Safe Mode: Reports Needed
* NEXUS Launch Update
* OrigamiSat-1 Launch Update
* AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program
* CubeSat Postdoc Job Opening at University of Arizona
* CubeSat Training Offered April 23-25, 2019
* Upcoming Satellite Launches Announced
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Shorts from All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-020.01
ANS-020 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 000.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
January 20, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-020.01
Knacksat in Safe Mode: Reports Needed
Before the New Year 2019 Tanan Rangseeprom, HS1JAN, Khun Chawalit,
E20KEW and Khun Krisada, E21EJC visited Prof Dr. Suwat, the Knacksat
Project Leader, and Dr. Pongsathorn, the Knacksat Project Team
Manager
at the King Mongkut Institute of Technology North Bangkok (KMUT-NB)
to enquire about the status of the Knacksat satellite following its
SSO-A launch by a Space X rocket on December 3, 2018.
Due to problems with the Space X rocket, the launch had been postponed
several times and the satellite's batteries may have become depleted
by the time the satellite was finally launched by SSO-A. When the
deploy switch was to have been working for about 30 minutes the
VHF/UHF antennas would have deployed with heat from the nichrome
wire.
A lower than normal battery power and the need for high-voltage to
deploy the antenna may be the reason that Knacksat then entered the
Safe Mode. This is done in order to charge the battery and to await
orders from the HS0AK Ground Station. The Knacksat team is confident
that the satellite is still in a state of sleep. They expect that it
may take many months to charge the battery to get to the original
energy level.
The Knacksat team urgently needs help in receiving reports of the CW
beacon signal on 435.635 MHz because Knacksat will send the CW beacon
signal when the solar cell panel receives enough sunlight to charge
the battery. Hence, there may be a signal from the CW beacon with
power of just 10-100 mW from the satellite at any time.
The Knacksat team has prepared rewards for anyone who sends them
details with a signal report received from Knacksat including QSL
cards, Knacksat shirts, etc. Anyone who copies the satellite should
please send an email to knacksat@?????.??? or enter a report at:
https://knacksat-26d23.firebaseapp.com.
Since the satellite was launched about one month ago only two persons
have received the CW beacon. The signal has been very weak such that
the CW could not be fully copied and the telemetry could not be fully
decoded. Therefore, they urgently request operators to study the
information below and email knacksat@?????.??? if they are able to
help:
1. The need is for an amateur radio station with an EME-capable
antenna. The UHF frequency at 435.635 MHz requires an antenna with
very high gain to receive the very weak CW beacon signal.
2. The need is also for a station so equipped to try to send an MP3
sound file to change the uplink VHF frequency. This will wake up
the satellite from the Safe Mode.
If any AMSAT member knows of anyone who can help please contact the
Knacksat team as quickly as possible.
Tanan adds, "Thank you for helping the satellites of Thailand. In
the near
future and not later than the second quarter of 2019 JAISAT-1 (Joint
Academy for Intelligent Satellites for Amateur Radio of Thailand)
will be launched and we will keep you informed of progress with
further news."
Details can be found at http://www.knacksat.space/
[ANS thanks Tanan Rungseeprom, HS1JAN, JAISAT 1 Satellite Project
Manager for the above information.]
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NEXUS Launch Update
Japan conducted its first launch of 2019 Friday, using a Epsilon
rocket to launch seven satellites into orbit, including NEXUS.
The Epsilon lifted off from the Uchinoura Space Centre at 00:50 UTC.
Nihon University?s NEXUS satellite is a single-unit CubeSat equipped
with a camera and an amateur radio transponder. The satellite?s
objective is to demonstrate its amateur radio system, which is
anticipated to allow a faster relay of data than comparable existing
satellites.
Initial reception reports were received by NP4JV, OK2GZ, F5YG, PA0DLO
and PT9KK.
The latest known reception reports indicate that NEXUS is object
43933, 2019-003B and its downlink is 437.0732 MHz.
Its linear transponder and data frequencies are:
Uplink: 145.900-145.930 MHz (CW/LSB)
Downlink: 435.880-435.910 MHz (CW/USB)
CW/Data: 435.900 MHz & 437.075 MHz
Callsign: JS1YAV
[ANS thanks Jarda, JA1OGZ and nasaspaceflight.com for the above
information.]
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OrigamiSat-1 5.8Ghz CubeSat Launch Status
OrigamiSat-1 (3U CubeSat, JS1YAX) developed by Tokyo Institute of
Technology was also launched with NEXUS on January 18, 2019. It has
a 500 km sun synchronous orbit.
The main purposes of this satellite are:
- Technology acquisition of high-speed data downlink in 5.8GHz band
from a satellite to ground stations
- On orbit demonstration for deployment of a membrane with SMA (Shape
Memory Alloy) antenna.
The downlink frequencies are:
437.505MHz (20K0F2D (1200bps) and 500HA1A) (Constant use)
5.840GHz (420KF1D (115kbps)) (Emission will be scheduled)
The expected TLE will be almost same as NEXUS since OrigamiSat-1 will
be deployed from 100sec earlier than NEXUS.
The detail of the mission and telemetry format are available at:
http://www.origami.titech.ac.jp/
[ANS thanks Hiroki Nakanishi, JQ1YCZ and the Tokyo Institute of
Technology for the above information.]
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For a limited time, new and renewing 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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AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program
To help celebrate 50 years of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space, AMSAT
is proud to announce the AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program.
Throughout 2019, your satellite and HF QSOs can help you achieve one
of these special awards. A summary of the three awards are as
follows:
+ 50th Anniversary AMSAT OSCAR Satellite Communications Achievement
Award (Limited Edition)
Unlike the AMSAT Satellite Communications Achievement Award, the 50th
Anniversary AMSAT Satellite Communications Achievement Award will be
issued on one of the original goldenrod paper stock certificates and
signed by AMSAT's founding President, Perry Klein, K3TJE (now W3PK).
With only 20 original certificates available, this award will
certainly become a collector's item. The first 20 applicants to
successfully submit 20 confirmed, qualifying contacts made after
March 3, 2019 on any satellite will receive this award.
+ 50th Anniversary AMSAT Satellite Friends of 50 Award
To achieve this award, you must work 50 amateur radio operators on
any satellite during 2019.
+ AMSAT on HF 50th Anniversary Award
To achieve this award, you must work at least one AMSAT Member on any
HF band, on any mode.
Complete information on the specific requirements to earn these
awards can be found at:
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT-NA VP of User Services for
the above information.]
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Fox-1 CubeSat Model Kits Available
This exciting model is printed in color on heavy stock paper and
includes all components. The instructions are carefully prepared
to allow for easy assembly requiring scissors, glue etc.
The completed model will be a perfect addition to any satellite
operator's shack, and a chance to show visitors what is being done
by AMSAT today.
All proceeds will go to supporting AMSAT's satellite projects.
The price is $40 plus shipping. Order yours today at:
https://www.amsat.org/product/fox-1-cubesat-model/
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CubeSat Postdoc Job Opening at University of Arizona
The University of Arizona (UA) Department of Astronomy and Steward
Observatory (SO) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research
Associate to work with Dr. Ewan Douglas on space astrophysics
instrumentation and high contrast observational astronomy. Candidates
with particular interests or experience in any of the following areas
are encouraged to apply:
- Astronomy and planetary science instrumentation in space, such as
small/nano-satellites and sounding rockets,
- Laboratory testing and simulation of coronagraphic systems for high
contrast imaging of exoplanets and debris disks,
- CubeSat mission design and operations,
- Reduction and analysis of coronagraphic observations of debris
disks.
Candidates should have a PhD in astronomy, planetary science,
physics,
optical or aerospace engineering, or a closely related field. The
position will provide opportunities for outreach and student
engagement, and applicants with experience or interest in outreach
are
encouraged to apply. Experience contributing to open source hardware
and software projects is also desirable.
A new interdisciplinary SmallSat initiative at the UA includes
construction of integration and test facilities as well as a CubeSat
ground station. UA/SO offers a world-class research environment in
ground and space-based astrophysics with strong interdisciplinary
programs across the Departments of Astronomy, Physics, Planetary
Sciences, and the UA Data Science Institute. Steward Observatory
provides direct access to various world-class facilities for ground-
based radio and optical observing. Among these are the Large
Binocular
Telescope and 6.5m aperture telescopes located in both the northern
and southern hemispheres.
Recent PhDs with experience building a CubeSat payload are strongly
encouraged to apply to this flexible position.
This position is expected to last up to 2 years starting fall 2019.
To apply, go to https://uacareers.com/postings/search and apply to
Posting Number P20717.
[ANS thanks the University of Arizona for the above information.]
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CubeSat Training Offered April 23-25, 2019
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has announced a training course it will be
hosting shortly after the 2019 CubeSat Developers Workshop. Persons
interested in learning more about CubeSat development, mission
success, and connecting with experienced individuals are encouraged
to attend.
Information on what will be covered in the training is available at:
http://www.cubesat.org/workshop-information/
If you are interested in attending the workshop or have questions,
send an email to: cubesat-workshop@???????.???.
February 1, 2019 is the deadline to inform them of your interest.
[ANS thanks CubeSat for the above information.]
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Upcoming Satellite Launches Announced
The International Amateur Radio Union has announced approved
frequency coordination for the following satellites:
+ CAS-7A
A Micro satellite 750L x 650W x 260H mm with a mass of 27 kg with the
following highlights:
- H/T Linear Transponder
- H/U Linear Transponder
- HF CW Telemetry Beacon
- V/U Linear Transponder
- V/U FM Transponder
- UHF CW Telemetry Beacon
- UHF AX.25 4.8k/9.6kbps GMSK Telemetry
- 3cm AX.25 1Mbps GMSK Image data transmission
- On board camera
- 3-axis stabilization system
- Planning a launch on April 5th 2019 from Jiuquan into a 400x320km
42.7 degree inclination orbit.
- Sponsor: Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT)
+ CAS-7B
A spheriform spacecraft of 500 mm diameter with a mass of 3kg with the
following highlights:
- UHF CW Telemetry Beacon
- V/U FM Transponder
- Spinning stabilization
- Planning a launch on April 5th 2019 from Jiuquan into a 400x320km
42.7 degree inclination orbit.
- Sponsor: Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT)
+ TTU101
A 1U cubesat with the following highlights:
- Remote sensing in visible and IR electromagnetic spectrum
- 10.450 ? 10.500 GHz high-speed data downlink operations
- 435 MHz downlink with data rates up to 9k6 GFSK/GMSK
- 10.45 GHZ downlink at data rates up to 20Mbs OQPSK.
- Planning a launch in Q3 2019 into a SSO 500-600 km polar orbit
from Vostochny launch base.
- Sponsor: Tallinn University of Technology
[ANS thanks the IARU and AMSAT-UK for the above information.]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
+ Costa Rica (EK71) ? January 19, 2019
Vic, TI2VLM will be operating from Costa Rica, grid EK71,
Saturday, January 19th. Only two passes: AO-91 @ 18:03 UTC and
SO-50 @ 18:56 UTC.
+ Marion, NC (EM85, EM95) ? January 19, 2019
Andrew, N4LAZ, will activate the EM85/EM95 gridline Saturday,
January 19th. Planned passes are AO-92 at 16:24utc, AO-91 at
16:34Z, and SO-50 at 17:10Z. Watch https://twitter.com/N4LAZ for
any updates.
+ Ocean Shores, WA (CN76, CN77) ? January 19-20, 2019
Ron, AD0DX, will activate the CN76/CN77 gridline Saturday evening
until noon Sunday (PST). Based on flight arrival time, plus 2.5
hour drive, Ron expects to be on FM and linear satellite passes
sometime shortly after 01:00Z, Saturday night. Check out Ron?s
@????? Twitter feed, https://twitter.com/ad0dx for further
announcements.
+ Quartzfest Arizona (DM23) ? January 19-27, 2019
John, N7JY, will be operating FM satellites on a holiday schedule. He
may also visit some adjoining grids. There will likely be other hams
operating from the event, located a few miles south of Quartzsite AZ.
QSL via LOTW, or you can send your card with SASE
+ Las Vegas NV and NW AZ (DM25, DM26, DM36) ? January 20-22, 2019
David, AD7DB, will be in Las Vegas at DM25/26 line, operating on FM
satellites on a holiday schedule. In addition, weather permitting,
sometime on Monday, January 21, 201919 he will make a side trip to
Beaver Dam AZ to activate from DM36aw. Updates will be on Twitter as
the time approaches: https://twitter.com/ad7db
+ Labrador (GO11) ? January 23-25, 2019
VE3FU, VO1HP, and VE9CB will be participating in the CQ160 CW Contest
from the Point Amour Lighthouse in Labrador (GO11), which will be
held January 25, 2200Z ? January 27, 2200Z, 2019. This is important,
because, if time permits they will be active on AO-85, AO-91, and
AO-92 passes before the contest. Call signs are expected to be
VO2AC and VO2AAA. Note: this is preliminary information. Keep your
eye on https://twitter.com/chrisve3fu and
https://www.qrz.com/db/vo2ac for possible updates.
+ Eureka Nunavut (ER60, EQ79) ? February 3, ? March 29, 2019
Eureka ARC, VY0ERC, will be QRV from Eureka, NU (NA-008), February 3
until March 29, 2019. Time and weather permitting, they expect to be
on the FM satellites from ER60 and EQ79. Announcements will be
posted on Twitter at https://twitter.com/vy0erc.
+ Texas (DM80, DM70,DM71, DL79, DL90) February 10-14, 2019
Clayton, W5PFG will be operating satellites daily in vacation-mode
from grid DM80. He will also operate a few passes from grids DM70,
DM71, DL79, and DL89. Those specific passes will be advertised on
Twitter @?????. You don't need to be a Twitter user to see his
feed. Just visit http://www.twitter.com/w5pfg to see his Tweets.
+ Nevada (DM15, DM16, DM17, DM18, DM25, DM26, DM27, DM28, DM37, DM36)
? February 8-11, 2019
Casey KI7UNJ and Jonathan KI5BEX are planning a joint roving trip to
Nevada, February 8-11, 2019. Planned activations include the
DM15/16/25/26 grid corner Friday morning, the DM16/26 gridline Friday
afternoon, DM17/18 gridline Saturday morning, DM27/28 gridline
Saturday evening, DM27/37 gridline Sunday morning, and DM36/37
gridline Sunday evening. This will be FM only. All contacts uploaded
to LoTW upon return. Check out @?????? Twitter feed for specific
passes at https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ and follow them on
aprs.fi KI7UNJ-7.
+ Isla del Culebra, Puerto Rico (FK78) ? February 22-24, 2019
Radio Opordores del Este, KP3RE, is preparing for their Culebra IOTA
(NA-249) Expedition 2019. Satellite operations are planned for
AO-91, AO-92, SO-50, and IO-86.
+ Turks and Caicos Islands (FL31) ? February 28 ? March 9, 2019
Adrian, AA5UK, will be heading to Providenciales in the Turks and
Caicos Islands from Feb 28th through March 9th, 2019. He will be
operating holiday style on HF and Satellites as VP5/AA5UK from grid
FL31UU14. Focus will be on the linear satellites, with some FM
activity depending on pile-up civility. Hope to work some European
stations as location favors the East. Pass announcements will be made
via Twitter: https://twitter.com/AA5UK and periodically via amsat-bb.
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.]
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ARISS News
+ Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of January 15, 2019
Ashbury College Junior School, Ottawa, ON, Canada, telebridge via
VK5ZAI. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The
scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI. Contact is go for:
Wed 2019-01-23 19:51:36 UTC 22 degrees.
+ ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored
over 100 schools:
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135
Francesco IK?WGF with 132
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with 108
+ On January 12th, A half hour phone contact was arranged by ARISS
between astronaut Mike Fossum and boys and girls attending the 25th
Australian Scout Jamboree held at The Bend race track in southern
Australia. Fifteen scouts from the camp engaged Fossum in questions
about his flights into space. At the camp were over 8,500 scouts and
1,500 leaders, and an additional 3,000 parents, family and junior
scouts allowed to visit just for that day. Audio of the event was
carried over the British Amateur TV Club online streaming system and
was sent to the Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP) and to EchoLink
for distribution to the ham radio community and also to a local FM
radio station for broadcast.
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N and ARISS 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.
For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit:
https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9
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Satellite Shorts from All Over
+ AMSAT Office Closed January 21, 2019
The AMSAT Office will be closed on Monday, January 21 in observance of
Martin Luther King Jr Day.
[ANS thanks Martha Saragovitz for the above information.]
+ Es?hail-2 NB and WB IOT testing continues
A lot of stations in the footprint of Es?hail-2 (P4-A) have noticed
that the Narrow Band (NB) transponder and the Wide Band (WB)
transponder has been activated again, clearly visible on the
transponder noise.
AMSAT-DL would like to remind again: NO UPLINK OF SIGNALS PERMITTED!
This is still part of the official testing by MELCO engineers before
the transponder will be officially handed over to Es?hailSat and QARS.
MELCO is performing some passive tests for noise pedestal
measurements and profiling of the transponder characteristics,
similar to the ones performed in late December at the 24?E position.
Meanwhile Es?hail-2 reached his final position at 25.9?E.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information.]
+ DL50AMSAT
To mark the 50th anniversary of AMSAT, Federal Network Agency has
allocated the call sign DL50AMSAT to AMSAT Germany for 1 year. Under
this call sign amateur radio AMSAT-DL will be active via satellite
over and over again. Also, the P4-A ground station at AMSAT-DL
headquarters in Bochum will use the DL50AMSAT call sign.
Check QRZ.com for operational announcements.
QSL's eQSL are preferred..
[ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information.]
+ EQUIsat Online SatNOg Decoder
This website allows you to decode receptions of Brown Space
Engineering's first satellite, EQUiSat by providing either an audio
file or specifying a SatNOGS satellite observation to decode. You
then receive an email with any data decoded from the transmission.
You can also automatically submit that data to their database and
have your reception posted on Twitter. Complete information at:
https://decoder.brownspace.org/
[ANS thanks Brown Space Engineering for the above information.]
+ Knacksat Antenna Deployment Test Video
A four minute video of testing the Knacksat antenna deployment can
be viewed at:
https://www.facebook.com/knacksat/videos/818456401588168/
[ANS thanks Tanan Rungseeprom, HS1JAN, JAISAT 1 Satellite Project
Manager for the above information.]
+ MySat-1 Opened Up Opportunities for UAE Youth in Space
An interesting article in the Gulf News newsletter describes how the
building of MySat-1 by 20 graduate students has inspired youth in
the United Arab Emirates. Read the article at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-20-MySat-1
[ANS thanks JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM for the above information.]
+ ICOM IC-9700 Previewed in UK
Icom UK has been fortunate to have had an engineering sample of the
IC-9700 VHF/UHF SDR Transceiver to evaluate for a short time. Read
some comments and watch a video overview at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-20-IC-9700
[ANS thanks Southgate Amateur Radio News for the above information.]
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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive
additional benefits. Application forms are available from the
AMSAT office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at
one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the
student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this
status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student
membership information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
n1uw at amsat dot org
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