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Today's Topics:
1. Re: SatPC32 madness (Erich Eichmann)
2. Re: SpaceX SmallSat Rideshare Program (Doug Person)
3. Re: SpaceX SmallSat Rideshare Program (Alan)
4. Office Closed (Martha)
5. Re: SpaceX SmallSat Rideshare Program (Zach Metzinger)
6. share a room (Nick Pugh)
7. 9700 & SatPC32 Problem (Richard Lawn)
8. ANS-244 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (JoAnne K9JKM)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 11:38:48 +0200
From: Erich Eichmann <erich.eichmann@???.??>
To: AMSAT-BB@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 madness
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Hi Ed,
Mark, N8MH, and Alan, WA4SCA, reported the same problem 8 months ago.
With your program version automatic satellite switching fails (and rotor
control stops) in the following case:? The program tracked a satellite
with higher priority and after its setting should switch to a sat with
lower priority. I have fixed that and the current release of V. 12.8d
works flawlessly.
A temporary solution: Set the "minimum Elevation" (menu "Rotor Setup")
to a positive value, say, +1 deg.
73s, Erich, DK1TB
Am 29.08.2019 um 03:27 schrieb Ed Krome via AMSAT-BB:
> I?m using registered satpc32 v.12.8c (also have 12.8d on another; same
problem ) to control HDSDR and LVB tracker (serial, not usb, which is even
more problematic), automatic satellite switching (now looking at wxsat?s).
Sometimes, it all works fine. Other times, not. Like tonight, it won?t auto
switch. Other times, When it does auto switch, it controls frequency just
fine. But it may or may not move the antennas. Tonight it?s not auto
switching, but when I manually click on the visible satellite, freq and
rotor control start to work. Sometimes it will all work well for a few days.
Then just quit. (It?s all on a good UPS). I sometimes think it just likes to
mess with me. The other machine does the same thing. When it feels like it.
> Anybody have any words of wisdom ?
>
> Ed K9EK
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 13:17:23 -0600
From: Doug Person <doug@????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SpaceX SmallSat Rideshare Program
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Doesn't "sun synchronous orbit" mean orbiting the sun? Why would that be
of value for amateur radio communications?
Doug -- KJ0F
On 8/29/2019 9:54 AM, Gregory Beat via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> SpaceX SmallSat Rideshare Program
> Monthly missions as low as $1 million
> https://www.spacex.com/smallsat
>
> SpaceX?s SmallSat Rideshare Program will provide small satellite operators
with regularly scheduled, dedicated Falcon 9 rideshare missions to sun
synchronous orbit (SSO) for ESPA class payloads for as low as $1M per
mission, which includes up to 200 kg of payload mass.
> Unlike traditional rideshare opportunities, these missions will not be
dependent on a primary. These missions will be pre-scheduled and will not be
held up by delays with co-passengers.
>
> For payloads who run into development or production challenges leading up
to launch, SpaceX will allow them to apply 100% of monies paid towards the
cost of rebooking on a subsequent mission, subject to a 10% rebooking fee.
>
> ==
> greg, w9gb
>
> Sent from iPad Air
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73 de Doug -- KJ0F
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 08:16:11 -0500
From: "Alan" <wa4sca@?????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SpaceX SmallSat Rideshare Program
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Doug,
It means the orbit is such that the satellite comes over at about the same
local times every day. IE synchronized to the sun. Basically requires an
inclination of about 98 degrees. AO-91, AO-92, and many others use this.
AO-85 does not.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit
73,
Alan
WA4SCA
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<From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???? On Behalf Of Doug
<Person via AMSAT-BB
<Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 14:17 PM
<To: amsat-bb@?????.???
<Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SpaceX SmallSat Rideshare Program
<
<Doesn't "sun synchronous orbit" mean orbiting the sun? Why would that be
<of value for amateur radio communications?
<
<Doug -- KJ0F
<
<On 8/29/2019 9:54 AM, Gregory Beat via AMSAT-BB wrote:
<> SpaceX SmallSat Rideshare Program
<> Monthly missions as low as $1 million
<> https://www.spacex.com/smallsat
<>
<> SpaceX?s SmallSat Rideshare Program will provide small satellite operators
<with regularly scheduled, dedicated Falcon 9 rideshare missions to sun
<synchronous orbit (SSO) for ESPA class payloads for as low as $1M per
mission,
<which includes up to 200 kg of payload mass.
<> Unlike traditional rideshare opportunities, these missions will not be
<dependent on a primary. These missions will be pre-scheduled and will not be
<held up by delays with co-passengers.
<>
<> For payloads who run into development or production challenges leading up
<to launch, SpaceX will allow them to apply 100% of monies paid towards the
<cost of rebooking on a subsequent mission, subject to a 10% rebooking fee.
<>
<> ==
<> greg, w9gb
<>
<> Sent from iPad Air
<> _______________________________________________
<> Sent via 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
<
<--
<73 de Doug -- KJ0F
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<expressed
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 12:24:03 -0400
From: Martha <martha@?????.???>
To: Board of Directors <bod@?????.???>, AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Office Closed
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The AMSAT Office will be closed from Friday, August 30th - Tuesday,
September 10th. I will not be answering email or messages. AMSAT's only
employee is going on vacation!
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73- Martha
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 12:35:24 -0500
From: Zach Metzinger <zmetzing@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SpaceX SmallSat Rideshare Program
Message-ID: <0924858e-c23b-1f47-a19d-deb3b28a7407@?????.???>
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On 2019-08-29 14:17, Doug Person via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Doesn't "sun synchronous orbit" mean orbiting the sun? Why would that be
> of value for amateur radio communications?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit
--- Zach
N0ZGO
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 15:59:57 -0500
From: "Nick Pugh" <quadpugh@?????????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] share a room
Message-ID: <00b501d55f75$e1e94070$a5bbc150$@?????????.???>
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I have reservation for the symposium Thursday through Sunday. Would anyone
on the bb want to share a room??
nick
Cell 337 258 2527
Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School
Disagree I Learn
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2019 18:33:46 -0400
From: Richard Lawn <rjlawn@?????.???>
To: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9700 & SatPC32 Problem
Message-ID:
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I recently got home from my remote station location and brought the 9700
back to the home QTH. I did the firmware update to 1.13 and installed the
latest version of SatPC32 that accommodates the 9700.
The problem is the frequencies on the radio are not being updated by
SatPC32. It seems to work for a short time and then updates stop. Both
radio and software are set to baud rate of 115200, Echo back is on. What am
I missing or doing wrong?
Rick, W2JAZ
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2019 18:52:15 -0500
From: JoAnne K9JKM <k9jkm@???????.???>
To: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-244 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-244
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:
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In this edition:
* 2019 37th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting
* 2019 AMSAT Symposium Early-Bird Registration Rate Until September 15
* Second Call for AMSAT 2019 Symposium Papers
* Mark Johns, K?JM, Appointed Editor-in-Chief AMSAT News Service
* Emergency Traffic Relayed over AO-92 Satellite
* University of Tsukuba YUI Satellite Project D-ATV User Survey
* ARISS Activities
* AMSAT SA Dual Band Yagi Now Available for Export
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* German CEPT Response States Sharing of 144-146 MHz Not Realistic
* Talks by Radio Amateurs at UKHAS Conference London Sept 7
* CAMSAT Applies for IARU Coordination for Four V/U Transponder Satellites
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
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2019 37th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting
Please join us for the 2019 AMSAT 50th Anniversary Symposium, to be
held in the Washington, DC Metro Area on October 18, 19, and 20,
2019.
The Symposium venue will be the Hilton Arlington, located in the
heart of the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington, VA. The Hilton
Arlington is located at 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington,
Virginia, 22203, USA TEL: +1-703-528-6000 and the reservation code is
AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation).
Connected to the Ballston Metro Station, the hotel offers easy and
effortless access to Washington DC's top tourist destinations like
the National Mall, Smithsonian Museums and historic monuments. The
hotel is six miles from Reagan National Airport and the National Mall.
There are plenty of restaurants nearby.
The Symposium will feature OSCAR Park - a display of satellites from
throughout the history of amateur radio in space - paper
presentations, and a banquet with speakers celebrating AMSAT's long
history, and other events. The AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting will
be held on October 16th and 17th at the same hotel. Two guided tours
are available. On Sunday, October 20th a bus tour to the Smithsonian
Air & Space Museum is available for $30 (max 35 people) and on
Monday, October 21st, AMSAT President Joe Spier will lead a day tour
to the National Mall via the Metro.
So please plan on attending the 50th Anniversary Symposium - you
will be glad you did and keep checking the AMSAT website for further
updates and information.
The 2019 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting features:
+ Space Symposium with Amateur Satellite Presentations
+ Operating Techniques, News, & Plans from the Amateur Satellite World
+ Board of Directors Meeting open to AMSAT members (October 16-17)
+ Opportunities to Meet Board Members and Officers
+ AMSAT? Annual General Membership Meeting
+ Annual Banquet, Speakers and Door Prizes !!
The latest news and information is always posted at:
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/
[ANS thanks the 2019 AMSAT Symposium Team for the above information]
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2019 AMSAT Symposium Early-Bird Registration Rate Until September 15
An early-bird registration rate for the 37th Annual AMSAT Space
Symposium and General Meeting, Friday through Sunday, October 18-20,
2019, in Arlington, Virginia, is available through September 15, 2019
per the following schedule:
Early Registration Through September 15, 2019 ......... $60
Registration September 16, 2019 ? October 11, 2019 .... $65
Registration at the Door .............................. $70
You can complete your registration on-line via the AMSAT Store:
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/
This year, all registrants will receive a digital copy of the Proceed-
ings on a thumb drive. Attendees may purchase a hard copy for $25.00.
Non-attendees may put their name on a waiting list for a hard copy, if
there are any left over. The digital version of the Proceedings will
be made available on the online store shortly after the Symposium
concludes.
Student Registration is 50% off and does not include the Proceedings.
[ANS thanks the 2019 AMSAT Symposium Team for the above information]
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Second Call for AMSAT 2019 Symposium Papers
This is the second call for papers for the 2019 AMSAT-NA Annual
Meeting and Space Symposium to be held on October 18-20 at the
Hilton Arlington, 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington, Virginia.
Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster
presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur
satellite community. We request a tentative title of your
presentation as soon as possible, with final copy to be submitted by
September 23 for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts
and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz at n8fgv at amsat dot org.
[ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV for the above information.]
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Mark Johns, K?JM, Appointed Editor-in-Chief AMSAT News Service
Robert Bankston, KE4AL, VP-User Services announced the appointment of
Mark D. Johns, K?JM, as Editor-in-Chief of the AMSAT News Service.
Johns, currently serving as a rotating ANS weekly editor, steps up to
replace EMike McCardel, AA8EM, who is facing a long recovery follow-
ing a serious injury while clearing storm damage at his home in early
August.
Mark Johns is Professor Emeritus, Journalism and Communication Stud-
ies, of Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, but now resides in the Minne-
apolis, Minn. area. He is a life member of ARRL and AMSAT, holds a
DXCC Satelite certificate, and is a member of the Minnesota Wireless
Association and the Twin Cities DX Association (TCDXA). Mark is also
on the editorial staff of the Gray Line Report, the newsletter of
the TCDXA.
Mark grew up in Des Moines, Iowa and was first licensed there in 1967
as WN?RGV. Through college, grad school, and early career he operated
from various QTHs in Nebraska, Minnesota, and Iowa as WA?RGV, and
later as K?MDJ. He began operating satellites in the early 1980s.
After living in Cedar Falls, Iowa for 26 years, he took a one year
work assignment in Nottingham, UK during 2011-12 and operated there
as M?GZO. From fall of 2012 until spring of 2017 his QTH was Decorah,
but he also operated in Malta as 9H3DJ for half of 2016 while on an-
other work assignment. His current callsign was granted in 2018, and
he is primarily active on the linear transponder satellites.
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, VP-User Services for the above
?information]
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Emergency Traffic Relayed over AO-92 Satellite
On August 27, 2019, Clayton, W5PFG, and his father Jack, AC5DI, were
traversing the Chihuahuan Desert in Big Bend National Park, Texas,
USA, when their vehicle became stuck in mud from recent monsoon rains.
Being stuck up to the axles, they were unable to self-recover from
the situation, requiring assistance from Park Rangers. August temper-
atures in this desert reach upwards of 110-115 degrees Fahrenheit.
There is no mobile phone coverage outside park headquarters.
Clayton made contact via AMSAT satellite AO-92 with Kevin, KK4YEL,
in Florida. During the satellite pass, stations stood by while Clayton
relayed emergency traffic to Kevin. This information included details
about the situation including precise latitude and longitude, the
phone number for Big Bend National Park, vehicle description, and wel-
fare of the party.
Other stations listening to the pass including Brian, KG5GJT, contacted
the park headquarters. Within two hours, Park Rangers arrived on scene
and recovered the stuck vehicle. No person was injured, and no equipment
was damaged.
Clayton and Jack were traveling to DL88jx, a maidenhead grid square high-
ly sought after by many ARRL VUCC members. Clayton had previously made
two successful trips to DL88jx. Both Clayton and Jack are very grateful
to Kevin, KK4YEL, the responsiveness of the amateur radio community,
and to the Park Rangers and staff of Big Bend National Park.
Incident discussion via Twitter quickly provided recordings of the
AO-92 satellite traffic:
Recording courtesy of KQ4MM
https://twitter.com/KQ4MM/status/1166396579416354816
Recording courtesy of CO6CBF/W5CBF
https://twitter.com/CO6CBF/status/1166432549847085056
[ANS thanks Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, for the above information]
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University of Tsukuba YUI Satellite Project D-ATV User Survey
Takehiro Okamoto, student leader of University of Tsukuba YUI project
in Japan, reports his team is developing a 2U cubesat planned to fea-
ture real-time video transmission from space as the main mission. This
project, wants the general public to view and use the images, and are
soliciting user opinions.
They plan to downlink D-ATV from the 2U CubeSat, similar to HamTV
from the ISS. Complete the survey posted at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-Tsukuba-Survey (use google translate)
The university YUI cubesat development web page can be accessed at:
https://yui.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/? (use google translate)
[ANS thanks Takehiro Okamoto, University of Tsukuba for the above
?information]
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ARISS Activities
+ Tuesday, September 3, 2019 08:06 UTC
? Kingston Community School, Kingston SE, South Australia, tele-
? bridge via K6DUE located in Maryland. The ISS callsign is pre-
? sently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut is Drew
? Morgan KI5AAA. Listen on 145.800 for east coast North American
? stations.
+ Tuesday, September 3, 2019 16:05 UTC
? Galileo STEM Academy, Eagle, ID, direct via W7GSA. The ISS call-
? sign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut
? is Nick Hague KG5TMV. Listen on 145.800 for western North Amer-
? ican stations.
AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise
$150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS. These up-
grades are necessary to enable students to continue to talk to astro-
nauts in space via Amateur Radio. We have reached a great milestone
with $24,130 raised or about 16% towards our goal. This would not have
been possible without your outstanding generosity!! For more informa-
tion and to DONATE TODAY visit:
????? https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]
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AMSAT SA Dual Band Yagi Now Available for Export
AMSAT South Africa (AMSAT SA) has developed a dual-band Yagi VHF/UHF
antenna for satellite operation. The antenna has a 50-ohm designed
driver. The Yagi has a unique element called a 'Open Sleeve' which
is a director very close to the driven element. The driven element
is sized for 2M.? When operating on 70cm the 'Open Sleeve' acts as
part of the driven element on 70cm (Third harmonic of 2M).
The original concept was developed in 1946 by Dr J T Bolljahn of the
Stanford Research institute but was not introduced into amateur radio
until the 1950s. The AMSAT SA version is based on a design by DK7ZB
with modifications by WB5CXC.
Until recently this antenna was available only in South Africa. Fol-
lowing requests from many amateurs outside South Africa AMSAT SA can
offer the Yagi for export if ordered in a batch of 6, at R950 each
(approx US $65), total for a batch of 6 is R5700. (approx US $ 390)
to countries in the European Union and the USA. For Australia and New
Zealand R1000 per unit in a batch of 6 total RR6000. Pricing for
other countries on request.
More information is available on the AMSAT SA web:
http://www.amsatsa.org.za/
http://www.amsatsa.org.za/DualbandYagi.htm
[ANS thanks AMSAT SA for the above information]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
+ Help Celebrate AMSAT's 50th Anniversary with these "W3ZM on the Road"
? Operations: https://www.amsat.org/events/was-w3zm/
+ N7MJ Roving 11 State Tour - WY, NE, IA, IL, KY, TN, AR, OK, TX, NM,
? AZ, August 25th - September 9th, 2019.
? Jack M7MJ is heading out (in his Vette) on a 2 weeks road trip from
? Cheyenne, WY to the big 25th Anniversary Celebration of the National
? Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY, (August 28-31). Then he will
? head through TN to AR (EM34) for a family gathering 9/3-4, the
? another family gathering 9/4-5 in Atoka, OK (EM14/24). With the
? partying over, down through TX and NM and end up in Chandler, AZ.
? FM only.
+ Way Up in the Northeast (GN27, GN26, GN37)? Aug 26 - Sept 7, 2019
? Chris, VE3FU will be in GN27 August 26-30 and will try to make a trip
? to GN26, possibly on the GN26/27 line.? He will be in GN37 (again)
? August 30-September 7.? Chris will be operating as VO2AC/1 and try to
? announce operating times on Twitter as far ahead as possible.
? https://twitter.com/ChrisVE3FU.
+ Peru - August 31 - September 7, 2019
? Tony, KD8RTT will be in Peru Saturday night, August 31 and leave on
? Saturday, September 7.? FM passes, mainly AO-91 and AO-92, vacation
? schedule permitting.? Tony is not exactly sure what days/times he can
? operate yet, but he'll try to tweet before he gets on any passes.
? https://twitter.com/kd8rtt
+ AM1SAT (All Grids in Spain)? September 9-15, 2019
? AMSAT-EA will be transmitting its special call AM1SAT via all active
? satellites from September 9th to September 15th as part of the V
? RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2019 activities. IberRadio is the biggest
? event for the ham community in SouthWest Europe and will open doors
? September 14th and 15th . Learn more about IberRadio at
? http://www.iberradio.es.
? The AM1SAT call sign will be active from a minimum of 14 different
? grids during that time to help satellite operators to collect as
? much EA locators as possible.
? As part of this activity and in order to promote the participation,
? AMSAT-EA is sponsoring the AM1SAT Special Award in two categories,
? Silver and Gold.? More info available at https://www.amsat-ea.org/
? and as a pdf at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-AM1SAT-Award.
+ D4, CAPE VERDE (Update/Satellite Op). Harald, DF2WO, will once
? again be active as D44TWO from Praia, Santiago Island (AF-005),
? between September 29th and October 13th. Activity will be holiday
? style on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and mostly the Digital modes.
? (FT8, PSK31, JT65 and RTTY) and slow CW.
? Harald has been working hard in the last few months getting his
? satellite station for QO-100 working and is now confident he will
? use it from Cabo Verde. He will be using an Icom 7300, 2 Transvert-
? ers with 3 watts output on EsHail using the QO-100 Geostationary
? Satellite. He will also have a FT-450D into a homemade HEX BEAM
? and a dipole for 40 meters. Please DO NOT send your card via the
? Bureau it WILL NOT be received - To receive a bureau card you MUST
? request via M0OXO OQRS ONLY! (Via Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1428)
+ WW0, UNITED STATES (Special Event). Members of the Northern Colorado
? Amateur Radio Club (NCARC), WWV ARC, RMHam, and FCCW along with the
? National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will activate
? special event station WW0WWV between September 28 and October 2 to
? celebrate the 100th anniversary of WWV, the world's oldest contin-
? uously operating radio station.
? The WW0WWV station(s) will be set up adjacent to the WWV transmitter
? site in Fort Collins, Colorado. Operations will be on various HF bands
? following typical propagation, and will include 160 meters as well as
? satellites (SO-50, AO-91, and AO-92) and 6-meter meteor scatter.
? Modes will be CW, SSB and digital. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS, LoTW,
? or direct to the WWV Amateur Radio Club, 1713 Ridgewood Rd, Fort
? Collins, CO 80526, USA. For more details, visit the following URLs:
? http://wwv100.com
? https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-NIST-WWV
? (Via Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1428)
[ANS Thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, for the above information]
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???? The Fox-In-A-Box Raspberry Pi SD card for setting up a
?? Raspberry Pi-based telemetry station for the Fox-1 satellites
?????????????? now supports the Raspberry Pi 4.
????????????? Get yours today on the AMSAT Store!
?? https://amsat.org/product/fox-in-a-box-raspberry-pi-sd-card/
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German CEPT Response States Sharing of 144-146 MHz Not Realistic
Update: The ARRL reported on August 30, 2019 -
144 ? 146 MHz Removed from French Proposal for Additional Aero-
nautical Applications:?https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-ARRL-2M-Removed
The latest development regarding the proposal to share 144-146 MHz
comes from Germany.
They state, "Germany does not support the inclusion of the 144-146 MHz
primary allocated to the amateur service/amateur satellite service in
the proposed WRC-23 agenda item regarding a possible new allocation to
the aeronautical mobile service (AMS) for non-safety applications.
Consequently, Germany cannot determine a single realistic sharing scen-
ario, not leading to serious mutual interference on both sides and not
seriously degrading the use of the 144-146 MHz band."
This document can accessed at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-German-CEPT-Response
[ANS thanks CEPT/European Electronic Communications Committee for the
?above information]
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Talks by Radio Amateurs at UKHAS Conference London Sept 7
The 2019 UK High Altitude Society Conference is taking place in White
City, London on Saturday, September 7.
The conference takes place at The Invention Rooms, 68 Wood Lane, White
City, London, W12 7TA, and attracts those interested in learning about
building and flying High Altitude Balloons or in tracking their 434 MHz
signals.
Some of the radio amateurs giving talks on high altitude balloon communi-
cations are:
+ AutoRX by Mark Jessop VK5QI
+ Citizen space exploration & inflatable spacecraft by Michael
? Johnson M0MJJ
+ The Apollo Flight ? model-making and tech behind the dashboard
? by Dave Akerman M0RPI
+ Insurance & UKHAS Server Support by Steve Randall G8KHW
+ Recovering, Reprogramming and Re-flying Radiosondes by Andrew
? Mulholland MI0BPB
+ Hwoyee NSL-45 Experiences by Dave Akerman M0RPI and Steve
? Randall G8KHW
There will be helium and foil balloons available for the pico launch
at the end of the conference.
UKHAS conference information is at:
?https://ukhas.org.uk/general:ukhasconference2019
Tickets are at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-Tickets-UKHAS
[ANS thanks UKHAS and AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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???????? The digital download version of the 2019 edition of
??? Getting Started with Amateur Satellites is now available as a
?????? DRM-free PDF from the AMSAT Store.? Get yours today!
????????? https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-Getting-Started
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CAMSAT Applies for IARU Coordination for Four V/U Transponder Satellites
The Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT) has applied for frequency
coordination for four small satellites - CAS-8A, CAS-8B, CAS-8C, and
CAS-8D. The CAS-8 satellites are a Student Small Satellites project
initiated by the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO),
which is headquartered in Beijing China. APSCO was inaugurated in 2008
as an inter-governmental organization. including Bangladesh, China,
Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru, Thailand, Turkey and Indonesia.
The project consists of four satellites, including a pilot microsatel-
lite CAS-8A for technical verification and a primary microsatellite
CAS-8B, two 3U cube satellites CAS-8C and CAS-8D. CAS-8A is scheduled
to be launched by the end of 2020, and the CAS-8B, CAS-8C, CAS-8D sat-
ellites are scheduled to be launched at the end of 2021 ON the same
launch.
The CAS-8 satellites project is supported by the Chinese government. The
project is led by Beihang University, which is China's most outstanding
university in aerospace. tHE Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT)
cooperates with Beihang University to bring amateur radio into the pro-
ject.
the CAS-8 satellites will realize the synergy between the eight countries
of APSCO to build an amateur radio alliance through space, adding new
science popularization tools to young students in APSCO member countries
for self-training, inter-communication and technical investigations, and
also providing a new satellite platform for amateur radio enthusiasts
around the world.
CAMSAT 8A - 30kg Microsat. V/U transponder, UHF CW and AX25 4k8/9k6
??????????? GMSK telemetry beacons and S Band 192kbps GMSK Image and
??????????? 4k8/9k6 GMSK telemetry downlinks. Planning a launch from
??????????? Jiuquan in Oct 2020 into a 600km SSO.
CAMSAT 8B - 30kg Microsat. V/U transponder, UHF CW and AX25 4k8/9k6
??????????? GMSK telemetry beacons and S Band 192kbps GMSK Image and
??????????? 4k8/9k6 GMSK telemetry downlinks. Planning a launch from
??????????? Jiuquan in Oct 2021 into a 600km SSO.
CAMSAT 8C - 3U CubeSat. V/U linear transponder, UHF CW and AX25 4k8/9k6
??????????? GMSK telemetry downlinks and S Band AX25 4k8/9k6 GMSK inter
??????????? satellite links. Planning a launch from Jiuqhan in Oct 20121
??????????? into a 600km SSO.
CAMSAT 8D - 3U CubeSat. V/U linear transponder, UHF CW and AX25 4k8/9k6
??????????? GMSK telemetry downlinks and S Band AX25 4k8/9k6 GMSK inter
??????????? satellite links. Planning a launch from Jiuqhan in Oct 20121
??????????? into a 600km SSO.
Additional information is pending IARU frequency coordination activities.
[ANS thanks CAMSAT and the IARU for the above information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ NASA will be tracking Hurricane Dorian throughout this Labor Day
? (USA) weekend. The agency will provide status updates on the storm
? as it nears Florida and NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the state's
? central east coast, as well as updated video and imagery. Status
? updates on Hurricane Dorian will be available at:
? https://blogs.nasa.gov/hurricanes/tag/dorian-2019/
? Updated imagery and video of the storm, including any view of Dorian
? from the International Space Station, will be available as soon as
? possible the NASA Media Resources page at:
? https://www.nasa.gov/mediaresources
+ 2019 marks AMSAT?s 50th Anniversary of Keeping Amateur Radio in
? Space. To help celebrate, AMSAT is sponsoring the AMSAT 50th
? Anniversary Awards Program. Full details are available at
? https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/
? Bruce Paige, KK5DO, Director of Contests and Awards, reported
? this week that the awards are being printed and will be sent
? shortly to all those who have applied.
+ The Huntingdon, West Virginia Herald Dispatch newspaper published
? a feature, "Ham radio event planned at South Point library" inform-
? ing interested Tri-State residents will have an opportunity to find
? out what ham radio and Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) are
? all about during the event "HAM Radio ? From Across the Street to
? Outer Space," set to take place at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Briggs
? Lawrence County Public Library's Southern Branch. Presentations
? include a look at amateur radio's role and capability of communi-
? cating with the space shuttle, satellites and moon bounce.
? Access the full article at:
? https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-Herald-Dispatch
+ The Mohammed bin Rashid space centre in Duibai has just announced
? on its twitter account that Astronaut Hazza alMansoori, the first
? Emirati astronaut, with the support of the Emirati Amateur Radio
? Society, will link from the ISS to the MBR Space Centre, during his
? misison from September 25th to October 4th. Further details will
? probably be announced by the MBR space centre on its twitter
? account:? @??????????????? (AMSAT-UK via Twitter)
+ Wondering what Terran radio hits our friends on Proxima Centauri
? are listening to? www.lightyear.fm has you covered! Currently,
? they're catching Pharrel's Happy for the first time (and they
? really have no idea how many commercials they'll be receiving
? shortly that use it as background music). (OrbitalIndex.com)
+ NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab offers teachers of advanced placement
? math classes a lesson plan to calculate a flight to Mars. The
? Hohmann transfer is an elliptical orbit with the sun at one focus
? of the ellipse that intersects the orbit of the target planet.
? Launch occurs when Earth is at Hohmann perihelion (the point of
? the Hohmann orbit that is closest to the sun). Arrival occurs
? when Mars is at Hohmann aphelion (the point of the Hohmann orbit
? that is farthest from the sun). See:
? https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-JPL-Hohmann-Orbit (www.jpl.nasa.gov)
+ Looking for a hands-on, out-of-this-world way to teach the engin-
? eering design process? Check out "Build a Satellite" from NASA
? challenge your students to design, build, test & improve a model
? satellite using common household items:
? https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/build-a-satellite/
? https://twitter.com/NASASTEM/status/1166349655124389888
+ Buy your kid a Happy Meal and get a STEM book ...
? https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-NASA-STEM-Books
+ AMSAT congratulates Jeff Johns, WE4B on his recognition of support
? of the Young Amateurs Communications Ham Team, K8KDZ (Y.A.C.H.T)
? YACHT's mission is to expand horizons in the field of communicat-
? ions along with general and advanced ham radio techniques, and to
? foster a greater appreciation of the role they play in the overall
? hobby of amateur radio, as well as giving kids a challenge and
? enjoyment. See http://yacht.younghams.org/ (via Twitter)
+ Photos posted-- Motorola Special Event Station Celebrating "One
? Giant Leap For Mankind". The Motorola Special Event celebrating
? Apollo 11 went off without a hitch as we had a very good turn out
? of club members rotating the support of operations of one radio
? operator and one logger from 8am Saturday till noon Sunday. A little
? over 400 contacts were made including some that were engineers work-
? ing for other contractors on the Apollo program, current and former
? Motorola employees, and customers of MSI. One of the highlights of
? the event was the re-transmission of the audio of the lunar landing
? exactly 50 years later.? We asked for a pause in on-air traffic and
? the hundreds of people calling us went silent as we sent out the
? landing audio on a completely clear channel. Once again thank you
? to everyone that made this possible. It is very special to see
? interest in science and engineering in our up and coming genera-
? tion! Let's hope we can continue to foster interest in them much as
? the 400,000+ Heros of Apollo in the astronauts, engineers and scien-
? tists that made it happen did it for our generation. Visit the photo
? album posted at:
? https://km0to.shutterfly.com/k9motspecialevent50yearslunarl/88
+ Starting September 3, 2019, K-12 students in U.S. public, private
? and home schools can enter the Mars 2020 Name the Rover essay contest.
? One grand prize winner will name the rover and be invited to see the
? spacecraft launch in July 2020 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
? in Florida. The Name the Rover contest is part of NASA's efforts to
? engage students in the STEM enterprise behind Mars exploration and
? inspire interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
? The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2019. NASA posted all the
? info at: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/participate/name-the-rover/
+ Registrations are now open for ESA?s Open Day in the Netherlands on
? Sunday 6 October ? your chance to meet astronauts, space experts and
? see behind the scenes of Europe?s space adventure at ESA?s largest
? establishment. The theme of this year?s event is ?ESA to the Moon?.
? As well as celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first Apollo lunar
? landing, the Open Day will also be looking forward, highlighting ESA?s
? role in returning people to the Moon, including contributing the ser-
? vice module to NASA?s Orion spacecraft and participating in the Lunar
? Gateway. Event information and registration can be accessed at:
? https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-ESTEC-Open-Day
[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 to help keep amateur radio in space,
This week's ANS Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat dot org
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