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Today's Topics:
1. ARRL WAS (Bruce)
2. Oribitron WispDDE problem (David Quick)
3. Oribitron / WispDDE problem (k0ekl@????????.????
4. Re: LVB TRACKER (Angelo Glorioso)
5. InstantTrack now free to download (Paul Williamson)
6. Re: InstantTrack now free to download (Mike Lucas)
7. Upcoming ARISS contact with Ceip Nuestra Se?ora Del Carmen,
Torre De La Reina, Spain (n4csitwo@?????????.????
8. Oscar Locator - W1FXX (Francis Geraci)
9. Satellite operation (Ronnan Werneck)
10. ANS-061 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin (Mark D. Johns)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 15:09:41 -0600
From: Bruce <kk5do@????.???>
To: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL WAS
Message-ID: <6a518849-a2d5-23cf-310f-fa937f58e440@????.???>
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I just received an email from the ARRL for Awards Field Checkers at
conferences. What I found interesting is that based on the application
for WAS, it looks like you can now get a Satellite WAS with an
endorsement for PSK31 or any of the other digital modes. If I check your
cards at Dayton (Xenia), Conference fees and rules are in effect. I have
no problem checking cards for AMSAT members (and others if there is time).
here is the link ...
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/DXCC/Card%20Checker%20Convention%20Packet%20Feb
%202019.pdf
hmmmm
73...bruce
I am applying for ONEor TWOof the following WAS Awards (each is numbered
separately/use additional form[s] to order more awards).
Circle One or Two:
Basic Mixed Award Phone Digital RTTY CW 6 Meters 144 MHz432 MHz 160
Meters 222 MHz1296 MHzSatellite SSTV5-Band
?I am applying for the following band endorsementsand indicate which
award (circleall that apply):
6 10 12 15 17 20 30 40 80 160(Meters)for my ________________________award
6 10 12 15 17 20 30 40 80 160 (Meters)for my ________________________award
Power Endorsement:
?QRPfor my _____________________award
?QRP for my _____________________award
?I am applying for the following mode endorsements:
Circle One: PSK31 JT65 FSK441 FT8 HELL CLOVEROLIVIA RTTYOther ______for
my ________ award
PSK31 JT65 FSK441 FT8 HELL CLOVER OLIVIA RTTY Other_______for my
________award
--
Bruce Paige, KK5DO
AMSAT Director Contests and Awards
AMSAT Board Member 2016-2020
ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE
Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT*
Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com
Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes
Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News
http://www.arrl.org
AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 10:39:19 -0600
From: "David Quick" <david.quick@???????????.???>
To: <AMSAT-BB@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Oribitron WispDDE problem
Message-ID: <001401d4d04d$51c12a60$f5437f20$@???????????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I have Orbitron and WispDDE 3.4.7 installed on my 32 bit Windows 7 PC and
I?m trying to use them to control my Yaesu FT-847 for Doppler shift
compensation. WispDDE CAT control of the FT-847 works but after just a few
minutes of operation I notice a large discrepancy between the uplink and
downlink frequencies displayed in Orbitron VS the uplink and downlink
frequencies displayed in WispDDE and on the 847. The longer the software is
running the larger the discrepancy and after 15 minutes the two are off my
over 1 MHz.
The other problem I?m seeing is that each time Orbitron and WispDDE send a
command to the 847 it interrupts PTT and stops my transmitting.
Can anyone offer any advice or a solution to the above?
I also have an unregistered copy of SatPC 32 installed and while it controls
the 847 perfectly I prefer the look and feel of Orbitron.
Thanks
-de K?EKL
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 23:37:20 +0000 (UTC)
From: "k0ekl@????????.???? <k0ekl@????????.???>
To: "AMSAT-BB@?????.???? <AMSAT-BB@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Oribitron / WispDDE problem
Message-ID: <455618636.7894343.1551483440084@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
I have Orbitron and WispDDE 3.4.7 installed on my 32 bitWindows 7 PC and I?m
trying to use them to control my Yaesu FT-847 for Dopplershift compensation.
WispDDE CAT control of the FT-847 works but after just afew minutes of
operation I notice a discrepancy between the uplink anddownlink frequencies
displayed in Orbitron VS the uplink and downlinkfrequencies displayed in
WispDDE and on the 847. The longer the software isrunning the larger the
discrepancy and after 15 minutes the two are off my over1 MHz.
The other problem I?m seeing is that each time Orbitron andWispDDE send a
command to the 847 it interrupts PTT and stops my transmitting.
?
Can anyone offer any advice or a solution to the above?
?
I also have an unregistered copy of SatPC 32 installed andwhile it controls
the 847 perfectly I prefer the look and feel of Orbitron.
?
Thanks
?
-de K?EKL
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2019 02:22:27 +0000
From: Angelo Glorioso <n5uxt@???????.???>
To: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LVB TRACKER
Message-ID:
<CY4PR22MB05014CA4602FA02AA3B77AFCED770@?????????????.????????.????.???????.??
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-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LVB TRACKER
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 10:40:24 -0600
From: Angelo <n5uxt@???????.???><mailto:n5uxt@???????.???>
To: Rick Hardin <rick@????????????.???><mailto:rick@????????????.???>
I have one for sale.
Email me at n5uxt at hotmail.com
73 de Angelo
On 2/28/2019 3:43 PM, Rick Hardin wrote:
Hello,
We need 2 LVB Tracker interfaces, does anyone have 1 or 2 that they can
sell ?
Thank you
Rick kb4bsa
rick@????????????.???<???????????@????????????.???>
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 18:51:15 -0800
From: Paul Williamson <paul@?????????.???>
To: AMSAT-BB@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] InstantTrack now free to download
Message-ID:
<CAGJFJJUzizAsgkVF3hToy_z4tHcatyG7peKaLsuNzpZ3BKRjcg@????.?????.???>
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The classic DOS satellite tracking program InstantTrack by Franklin
Antonio, N6NKF (and later maintained by me, Paul Williamson, KB5MU) is
now free to download and distribute. See http://instanttrack.com for
download links, documentation, and related files.
The latest version remains 1.55, released as an open beta on May 12,
2002. InstantTrack is still a plain old-style 16-bit DOS program. It
ran under Windows up to Windows XP or so, but won't run directly on
recent versions of Windows. It can still be run on nearly any computer
by using DOSBOX.
>From its initial release in November 1989, InstantTrack was sold by
AMSAT-NA and other AMSAT organizations around the world as a
fundraiser. All proceeds from InstantTrack went to support the amateur
satellite program. This income stream has dwindled to a tiny trickle,
and all the AMSAT organizations (as far as I know) stopped offering
InstantTrack years ago. It was still available online through one of
the old-school shareware fulfillment sites, until that site went
offline recently. Rather than rehost InstantTrack for sale on another
platform, Franklin and I have agreed to release it for free download
and distribution.
73 -Paul KB5MU
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 21:06:00 -0800
From: "Mike Lucas" <documike@???????.???>
To: "'Paul Williamson'" <paul@?????????.???>, <AMSAT-BB@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] InstantTrack now free to download
Message-ID: <004401d4d0b5$a19065c0$e4b13140$@???????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
I used it from when it first came out...worked great. Just getting back up
& running again after fifteen year plus break. Old stuff from late 80's &
early 90's still working great after a couple updates to Trackbox. Thanks
for all you & others do for the hobby!
Mike N7ASZ
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???> On Behalf Of Paul Williamson
Sent: Friday, March 1, 2019 6:51 PM
To: AMSAT-BB@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] InstantTrack now free to download
The classic DOS satellite tracking program InstantTrack by Franklin Antonio,
N6NKF (and later maintained by me, Paul Williamson, KB5MU) is now free to
download and distribute. See http://instanttrack.com for download links,
documentation, and related files.
The latest version remains 1.55, released as an open beta on May 12, 2002.
InstantTrack is still a plain old-style 16-bit DOS program. It ran under
Windows up to Windows XP or so, but won't run directly on recent versions of
Windows. It can still be run on nearly any computer by using DOSBOX.
>From its initial release in November 1989, InstantTrack was sold by AMSAT-NA
and other AMSAT organizations around the world as a fundraiser. All proceeds
from InstantTrack went to support the amateur satellite program. This income
stream has dwindled to a tiny trickle, and all the AMSAT organizations (as
far as I know) stopped offering InstantTrack years ago. It was still
available online through one of the old-school shareware fulfillment sites,
until that site went offline recently. Rather than rehost InstantTrack for
sale on another platform, Franklin and I have agreed to release it for free
download and distribution.
73 -Paul KB5MU
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2019 13:55:29 -0500
From: <n4csitwo@?????????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>, <ariss-press@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Ceip Nuestra Se?ora
Del Carmen, Torre De La Reina, Spain
Message-ID: <417A297D3D38422BB3A8C9D511323B66@???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Ceip Nuestra Se?ora Del Carmen, Torre De La Reina, Spain on
05 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:50 UTC. The
duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The
contact will be direct between OR4ISS and EG7NSC. The contact should be
audible over Spain 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.
Torre de la Reina is located south of the main population center of Guillena
(Sevilla) about 2 kilometers from it and is about 19 meters above sea level.
It is also just 17 kilometers from Seville capital if you take the direction
to the south on the A-431 road, also enjoying a strategic location
privileged to be located very close to the A-66 (Autov?a de la Plata) that
connects Sevilla capital with Extremadura. Our school is located in the town
of Torre de la Reina, (Seville, Spain), with 215 students, including
children and primary school. It has two buildings, one of the infantile
stage (recent construction) and another one of primary (something older).
The staff consists of 15 teachers. We are a small center, but with a young
staff, willing to invest in experiences of all kinds that enrich our
students.There are many activities that we carry out within different
projects, with the aim not only of fulfilling the educational curriculum,
but also of developing competences to train i
ntegral people. Also one of our hallmarks of identity is to form values and
an emotional education, because we consider that it is fundamental in the
education of today's society.The heart and the vocation to educate is our
engine every day. The resources we have are not many, but the human side
compensates for any technical and material aspect.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. What did you think when you saw Earth from space?
2. What are you currently investigating on the ISS?
3. When did you decide to become an astronaut?
4. How do you live in such a small place?
5. How long do you need to recover after finishing your missions?
6. If an astronaut floats away from the ISS, what do you have to do?
7. Which values and skills should an astronaut have?
8. Can you eat whatever you want?
9. What?s the most common problem inside the ISS?
10. Could you go to Mars with this ISS?
11. Can you have a shower or bath there?
12. Where do you throw your rubbish?
13. How long can you stay at the ISS?
14. Is there a doctor in the ISS?
15. How many hours do you sleep every day?
16. How do you keep fit?
17. What?s your favourite food and drink there?
18. Do you listen to music at work?
19. Can you see our country from the ISS?
20. When will you come back to Earth?
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):
TBD
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: 8
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2019 16:20:40 -0500
From: Francis Geraci <fgeraci14@?????.???>
To: Suryono Adisoemarta via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Oscar Locator - W1FXX
Message-ID:
<CA+QL-dDNArKOvGTU+X6jX4SvwJMrz6SHjQXQpWRYR_Y=8vdthA@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Amazing to see Guy's are pulling out their "Oscar locators".
I still have mine. I'm thinking about pulling mine out and using it.
If I remember correctly, You had to use a couple of the "Kep" elements, to
use it. RAAN and ??. Fill in the blanks.
My "Oscar" locator, should be called "RS locator", because that's what I
used it for.
Best to the "Space cadet's".
W1FXX
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2019 21:27:45 -0300
From: Ronnan Werneck <ronnan@?????.???>
To: AMSAT-BB@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite operation
Message-ID:
<CAP+GScUy7=YLmYrhPQ-uyQykDTQsmMNXSC7debXKETR80J-J7A@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Hi all,
I'm again in GH52dx for the next three days and I'll be in next passes of
AO-7 and FO-29.
Looking for Central and North American stations.
73
Ron
PP2RON
P.S. Skeds via SMS, Whatsapp or Telegram to my number
+55 62 99973-
6268
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2019 18:54:41 -0600
From: "Mark D. Johns" <mjohns@??????.???>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-061 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
Message-ID:
<CAHKCqnBZXvDY0OWJH1FF1=8t6z7s3y_w2qLMNDGFoJ7uA26GJA@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-061
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:
* Call for Volunteers - AMSAT at Dayton Hamvention
* JAMSAT Announces 2019 Symposium, March 16-17
* SatNOGS Client and gr-satnogs Updates
* ARISS News -- Reports Requested
* "Off to the Motherland" Rove
* Activating Northern Maine Grids - March 2-3
* Summer Internship Positions Open in the SpaceSTEM Program
* Virginia Cubesat Constellation Moves Forward
* New ?NASA Science Live? Program Premiers This Week
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-061.01
ANS-061 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 061.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
March 2, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-061.01
Call for Volunteers - AMSAT at Dayton Hamvention
The 2019 Hamvention will be held on May 17-19 2019 at Greene County
Fairground and Expo Center in Xenia Ohio. If you're available we can
also use your help for setup operations on May 16.
Planning is under way for AMSAT's participation. We are looking for
volunteers in the following areas:
+ Volunteer Assistant
+ Sales Assistant
+ Outdoor Demo Assistant
+ Facilities and Setup Assistant.
Interested Hams should contact Team Leader Phil Smith via email at
w1eme at amsat.org for information.
[ANS Thanks W1EME for the above information]
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JAMSAT Announces 2019 Symposium to be Held March 16-17
The 2019 JAMSAT Symposium will be held on March 16-17 at the Hotel
Binario Saga Arashiyama in Kyoto, Japan. JAMSAT invites anyone inter-
ested in the satellite communication to participate in the symposium
and social gathering.
The Symposium will offer a lot of content about the NEXUS satellite
jointly developed with Nihon University. The entire program has been
posted at:
https://tinyurl.com/y6n7pcf9
Activities planned for Saturday, March 16 and Sunday, March 17:
Saturday:
12:30 - 13:15 General Assembly for JAMSAT members only
13:30 - 18:30 Symposium Activities
18:00 - Banquet and Reception
Sunday:
08:45 - 13:15 Symposium Activities
14:15 - 16:45 GNU Radio Exercise (advance registration required)
Participation in the Symposium is free. The cost of the banquet
and reception is 5000 yen with a registration deadline of March 2.
The contact for more information is jh3bum@?????.???
[ANS thanks JAMSAT for the above information]
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SatNOGS Client and gr-satnogs Updates
SatNOGs has announced new releases for satnogs-client 3 and
gr-satnogs 4 for Raspbery Pi 3 and Debian operating systems.
Notable changes on satnogs-client:
* Support demodulator for Reaktor Hello World 2 satellite
* Sent observation frequency in metadata
* Add option for manual power level range in waterfall (there is an
issue with this one, there will be an update in satnogs-client-
ansible 2 later that will fix this.)
Notable changes on gr-satnogs:
* Golay (24, 12) decoder
* Demodulating flowgraph for the Reacktor Hello World Satellite
* Fix of the baud rate issue in BPSK gr-script
For installation or upgrade information, see the wiki at:
https://tinyurl.com/yytxwge5
[ANS thanks https://satnogs.org/news/ for the above information]
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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) News
Reports requested:
An ARISS contact with Huntington High School, Huntington, TX, direct
via KI5AJL on Monday 2019-02-25 at 19:39 UTC was unsuccessful. ARISS
is attempting to determine what happened and welcomes SWL reports.
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Ceip Nuestra Se?ora Del Carmen, Torre De La Reina,
Spain on 05 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately
09:50 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and
30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and EG7NSC. The
contact should be audible over Spain and adjacent areas. Interested
parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The con-
tact is expected to be conducted in English.
ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above
contacts. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.80 MHz. ARISS
thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Please send your
reports to aj9n@?????.??? or aj9n@???.???.
ARISS Contact Application window for the United States open in the
spring of 2019. See the ARISS webpage at http://www.ariss.org/ for
details. ARISS would be particularly interested in applications from
the following US states and entities that have never had an ARISS
contact: South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mari-
anas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
[ANS thanks AJ9N and AA4KN for the above information]
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"Off to the Motherland" Rove
Gabe Zeifman, AL6D/VE6NJH wrote to AMSAT-BB on February 23:
"I am on the first of four flights now on the way for another one of
my signature trips. This voyage will take me to Poland (Feb 24-28),
Lithuania(Feb 28-Mar 4), Kaliningrad (Mar 4-7), Saint Petersburg (Mar
7-11), ?land Islands (Mar 11-13), and Helsinki (Mar 13-14). I think
the most desired entities are going to be UA2 and OH0 (unfortunately
OH0 is gonna be quick, get in in the evening and leave in a morning,
so two nights and one full day). I?m hoping to make US contacts from
every entity and will try to hit as many grids as feasible (I?ll have
a car in Vilnius and Kaliningrad), but good transatlantic locations
will take precedence over grids. Don?t expect me on every pass, I?m
traveling with family and we?ll be doing touristy stuff, but I?ll make
my best effort to be on the great AO-7 and FO-29 passes across the
ocean, updates will be on Twitter @???????????. I?m operating ninja
portable like the good ole days, QRP with two FT-817NDs and an arrow,
hopefully that doesn?t attract too much negative attention from
customs in Russia."
[ANS thanks AL6D for the above information]
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Activating Northern Maine Grids - March 2-3
Clayton, W5PFG writes, "Between ~03:00 UTC March 2 thru ~17:00 UTC
March 3, I will operate satellites /TM (Tobaggan Mobile) thru grids
FN54, FN55, FN56, FN57, FN66, and FN67. I plan to activate the FN54/55,
FN56/66, and FN57/67 grid lines I've used on previous Maine expedi-
tions. This will be a fast-paced trip and I don't anticipate working
every bird or every pass. I will stop to sleep, drink, and eat. Weather
will be a huge factor. Like many of my activations, it's recommended
you monitor my @????? Twitter feed for the latest information."
[ANS thanks W5PFG for the above information]
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Summer Internship Positions Open in the SpaceSTEM Program
ESTCube is calling all space enthusiasts! The SpaceTEM application
period for internships in Estonian and Latvian space technology
entities for the summer of 2019 has begun!
Challenge yourself and enjoy this summer by being a part of an
amazing space adventure - SpaceTEM '19!
SpaceTEM is a new EstLat project which aims to initiate the
development of NewSpace industry in Estonia and Latvia through
a series of mutual activities. If you are interested in space
technologies, innovation, and entrepreneurship, this intern-
ship is a great opportunity for you! There are over 50 topics
to choose from - from building 3D printers to developing soft-
ware for ESTCube-2. More information can be found at this link:
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-062-SpaceSTEM
To apply, fill in the internship form and send your CV and moti-
vational letter (for additional bonus points you can also add
a link to any project you have been a part of so far) to:
spacetem_internship@?????.??
The application deadline is March 31, 2019. Chosen interns will
be announced from the middle of April until the beginning of
May, 2019.
[ANS thanks ESTCube for the above information]
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Virginia CubeSat Constellation Moves Forward
A project built by a team of University of Virginia engineering
students took step toward outer space this week when they and student
colleagues from Old Dominion University and Virginia Tech delivered
three CubeSats to NanoRacks, an aerospace company in Houston.
NanoRocks will integrate the CubeSats into a deployer aboard a rocket
set for launch next month to the International Space Station.
The satellites are part of the Virginia CubeSat Constellation mission,
a collaborative project of the Virginia Space Grant Consortium and its
four member universities (which also includes Hampton University). The
three nano-satellites, each carrying a UHF packet repeater for amateur
use, were developed by engineering students to obtain measurements of
the properties of the Earth?s atmosphere to quantify atmospheric den-
sity. Full article available at:
https://tinyurl.com/y3u7skkl
[ANS thanks news.virginia.edu for the above information]
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SpaceCube near the end, request to receive the last telemetry
Jean Gu?rard, from the Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches
A?rospatiales (France), ONERA, asks all those who have the opportunity
to record the latest SpaceCube telemetry frames.
Launched in May 2017, SpaceCube is expected to disintegrate sometime
around March 1, 2019.
The frequency is 436,880 MHz, AFSK modulation 1k2, AX25 mode.
Note: The frames are not decodable, it is therefore requested to re-
cord the audio signal of the satellite and to send it to Jean Gu?rard
( jean.guerard@??????????????.?? )
For large files, you can use the service:
https://www.grosfichiers.com/fr/
[ANS thanks Christophe Mercier for the above information]
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New ?NASA Science Live? Program Premiers This Week
NASA invites you to take a behind-the-scenes look at how the agency
explores Earth and outer space with a new monthly television series
that premiers this week.
The inaugural episode of ?NASA Science Live? will air at 3 p.m. EST
Wednesday, Feb. 27, on NASA Television, the agency?s website, Facebook
Watch, YouTube, and Ustream. Viewers will be able to submit questions
on social media using the hashtag #askNASA or by leaving a comment in
the chat section on Facebook.
>From remote locations on Earth to the depths of outer space, join the
conversation live each month to interact with NASA experts and watch
as they reveal the mysteries of our solar system and beyond.
?I am personally very excited about how this new show will highlight
the interconnected nature of science from across the agency,? said
Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA?s Science Mission
Directorate. ?The series will find new ways to talk about science from
various disciplines, missions and centers to show how each works
together in order to achieve our exploration goals.?
This first episode - entitled ?To the Moon, and Beyond? - will explore
the how science conducted on the lunar surface in the past informs
current missions studying the Moon and future plans to send science,
robots and humans to our nearest celestial neighbor.
For more information about the show, visit:
https://go.nasa.gov/NASAScienceLive
[ANS thanks NASA HQ News for the above information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ RTL-SDR.com tells of a new SDR radio PodCast that calls itself
"Signals Everywhere". Episode 1 was just released. More information
at: https://tinyurl.com/y5khc5hl
(via RTL-SDR.com)
+ A recent ARISS contact between the International Space Station and
Faith Christian Academy middle school in Orlando, Florida received
good press coverage from WUSF public radio in Tampa. See the story
at https://tinyurl.com/y4b2p4ro
(via http://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu)
+ SpaceX?s Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled for a test flight to
the International Space Station on Saturday, March 2. Liftoff of the
human-rated capsule ? flying without astronauts this time ? is
scheduled for 2:49 a.m. EST (07:49Z). Assuming an on-time launch and
docking this weekend, the spacecraft will depart the space station
March 8 and return to a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Atlan-
tic Ocean. More details at https://tinyurl.com/y4o2n5u9
(via spaceflightnow.com)
+ Scott, K4KDR, reports that The JY1SAT (JO-97) satellite started
transmitting digital media files on 145.840 USB. Decoding is accom-
plished with the ?Funcube? type dashboard which can be downloaded at:
https://tinyurl.com/y5uutqct (via K4KDR)
+ The TAPR PSR Digital Journal, Winter 2019 Edition is now available
online at: https://www.tapr.org/psr/psr140.pdf
(via tapr.org on facebook)
+ The Central States VHF Society offers a Reverse VUCC for rovers.
Only a few have actually applied for the award on satellite. See:
https://www.csvhfs.org/index.php/awards-and-programs/reverse-vucc
(via Martin A Schuette on AMSAT-BB)
+ AMSAT-DL has agreed to a proposal by the British Amateur Television
Club (BATC) for the use of the bottom 100 kHz of the wideband trans-
ponder on QO-100 (10491 ? 10491.1 MHz) for ATV co-ordination pur-
poses. Details at: https://tinyurl.com/y6tzwsuz
(via AMSAT-UK)
+ Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, writes:
"One of the really cool things about receiving an AMSAT award in the
mail is the certificate inside. However, what is even cooler is the
envelope. Yes, the envelope. My wife has purchased stamps for years
and years. I use those stamps on the envelopes I mail. None of those
little white labels from the post office. Is it time for you to
apply for an AMSAT award or to add to your stamp collection?"
(via KK5DO) [See https://www.amsat.org/awards-2/ ]
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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 help keep amateur radio in space,
This week's ANS Editor,
K0JM at amsat dot org
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