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Today's Topics:
1. AO-91 and CW (Russ Kinner)
2. Looking for CAS-4B Pass recording 20:57 UTC pass (Adrian Engele)
3. Re: Looking for CAS-4B Pass recording 20:57 UTC pass (Jeff Johns)
4. ANS-110 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (Mark D. Johns)
5. W4AMI Award (Bruce)
6. Amsat Journal, Digital-only? (Cathryn Mataga)
7. Re: Amsat Journal, Digital-only? (Zach Metzinger)
8. Re: Amsat Journal, Digital-only? (Cathryn Mataga)
9. Re: Amsat Journal, Digital-only? (bernd1peters@?????.????
10. Re: Amsat Journal, Digital-only? (Rick Walter)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 11:37:09 -0700
From: Russ Kinner <wizardofzid@?????.???>
To: "amsat-bb@????? org" <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 and CW
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Thanks guys, more curious than anything. I scanned thru the list and didn't
see Max with 145.96 telemetry.
Rusty
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 21:32:50 +0000 (UTC)
From: Adrian Engele <aa5uk@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Looking for CAS-4B Pass recording 20:57 UTC pass
Message-ID: <1704952526.1898325.1587245570485@????.?????.???>
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I just worked the AO-7 pass (recording was OK) and the following CAS-4B pass
but I forgot to turn on the recorder on the CAS-4B pass
I copied a N9??P, W? and a WH6E??
Can someone please send a recording if they have it. Thank you!
73, Adrian AA5UK EN61
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 16:37:41 -0500
From: Jeff Johns <jeff30339@?????.???>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Looking for CAS-4B Pass recording 20:57 UTC
pass
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WH6E was on and he is in FL not HI. The first time I worked him the call
surprised me as well.
Jeff WE4B
> On Apr 18, 2020, at 4:36 PM, Adrian Engele via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 19:00:00 -0500
From: "Mark D. Johns" <mjohns+K0JM@??????.???>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-110 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-110
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT, 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 commun-
icating 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:
* ARRL, AMSAT Seek Changes in FCC Orbital Debris Mitigation Proposals
* House Committee Leaders Request FCC Delay Rulemaking on Space Debris
* 3D Printed Cubesat Simulator Frame Design Posted
* New OSCAR T-Shirt Available from AMSAT Zazzle Store
* Receiving SMOG-P and ATL-1 Nano Satellites With an RTL-SDR
* Commercial Blogs Feature Introductions to Satellite Operations
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-110.01
ANS-110 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 110.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE 2020 April 19
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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ARRL, AMSAT Seek Changes in FCC Orbital Debris Mitigation Proposals
ARRL Washington Counsel Dave Siddall, K3ZJ, and AMSAT Executive Vice
President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, on April 8, discussed with senior FCC
International Bureau staff by telephone the FCC?s draft Report & Order
(R&O) on mitigation of orbital debris (IB Docket No. 18-313). The ama-
teur representatives told the FCC staff that ?two aspects of the draft
regulations are of particular concern?. and would seriously hinder
amateur radio?s future operations in space, if adopted as proposed
without the relatively minor changes that we propose.?
First, ARRL and AMSAT requested a revision to proposed language that
otherwise would allow only private individual licensees to indemnify
the U.S. for the operations of an amateur space satellite. ARRL and
AMSAT requested that satellite owners be added to that provision. The
amateur representatives, noting that amateur radio licensees may only
be individuals under the amateur rules, stated that ?[i]n no other
service would an individual be required to personally make a similar
indemnification? and that ?it would be difficult to impossible to find
an individual Amateur Radio licensee willing to bear that risk.?
Second, ARRL and AMSAT asked the FCC to delay by 3 years the proposed
effective date of April 23, 2022, for a rule that would require satel-
lite operators to certify that space stations ?be designed with the
maneuvering capabilities sufficient to perform collision avoidance?
for spacecraft designed to operate above 400 kilometers in altitude.
Citing the long lead times to design and construct Amateur satellites,
ARRL and AMSAT suggested that a more reasonable date would be April 23,
2025 and noted that, based on recent past years, only an estimated 3-5
amateur satellites likely would be launched during the extra period.
?We do not disagree with the purpose of this requirement,? they told
the FCC staff, but ?the proposed effective date is unreasonable in the
case of amateur radio satellites.? The new effective date ?would allow
time for amateur spacecraft designers to adapt to this new require-
ment,? they said.
Citing the value of amateur satellites to the development of the com-
mercial small satellite industry, and student participation in such
projects, ARRL and AMSAT said a strong and robust Amateur Satellite
Service will help inspire future developments in satellite technology.
The requested changes to the draft R&O would help ensure that amateur
radio continues to have a future in space and contribute to the public
interest on an educational, non-pecuniary basis.
The FCC is expected to consider the R&O at its April 23 open meeting.
The AMSAT/ARRL document may be read in full at: https://bit.ly/2KjfHjf
[ANS thanks the American Radio Relay League for the above information]
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House Committee Leaders Request FCC Delay Rulemaking on Space Debris
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Frank
Lucas, Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Space & Aeronautics Subcom-
mittee Ranking Member Brian Babin, and Space & Aeronautics Subcommit-
tee Chairwoman Kendra Horn sent a letterrequesting that the Federal
Communication Commission (FCC) delay on their Proposed Rulemaking in
the matter of Mitigation of Orbital Debris in the New Space Age.
The Science Committee Members raised a number of concerns with moving
forward on the rule, including the timing of the action during the
COVID-19 pandemic. ?Given the unprecedented circumstances surrounding
the COVID-19 crisis, the immense effort undertaken to recover from the
pandemic, and the potential for the FCC?s proposal to exacerbate im-
pacts on U.S. industry and international competitiveness at a critical
period in our nation?s history, we hope that you will agree to postpone
future action,? the letter reads.
The letter also raises substantive concerns with the rule itself, the
rulemaking process, and the potential for regulatory and legislative
inconsistency, noting significant concerns from stakeholders [inclu-
ding AMSAT].
??The proposal contradicts Executive Branch policy and is inconsistent
with existing and proposed legislative action,? the letter states.
?Regulatory action by the FCC at this time, without clear authority
from Congress, will at the very least create confusion and undermine
the Commission?s work, and at worst undermine U.S. economic competi-
tiveness and leadership in space.? The letter also mentions that FCC
action could duplicate efforts at the Department of Commerce.
?The full text of the letter is available at: https://bit.ly/3bhJqoC
[ANS thanks spaceref.com for the above information]
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AMSAT office
is closed until further notice. For details, please visit
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-office-closed-until-further-notice/
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3D Printed Cubesat Simulator Frame Design Posted
AMSAT VP - Educational Relations, Dr. Alan Johnston, KU2Y, posted his
build of the 3D printed 'Universal 1U Cubesat Frame' by Juliano85
at: https://thingiverse.com/make:789484 Alan notes, "It is a perfect
frame for the new AMSAT CubeSatSim, a low cost CubeSat functional
satellite model." Information on building the Simulator can found at:
http://cubesatsim.org
The CubeSatSim is a low cost satellite emulator that runs on solar pan-
els and batteries, and transmits UHF radio telemetry. The simulator is
a tool for education and demonstrations. It can be used in a classroom
or training setting to introduce the basics of satellites, or it can
be used to teach STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) con-
cepts. It can also be a stepping stone in a project to build and
launch an actual flight model CubeSat.
[ANS thanks Alan Johnston, KU2Y, VP - Educational Relations, for the
above information]
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Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront.
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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New OSCAR T-Shirt Available from AMSAT Zazzle Store
Thanks to an post on Twitter from Michael Styne, K2MTS, AMSAT is
pleased to offer a new t-shirt on the AMSAT Zazzle Store. This t-
shirt design is available in variants suitable for printing on either
dark or lightly colored shirts.
The shirt features a representation of AMSAT-OSCAR 7 in orbit with the
tagline "OSCAR - Adventure and Excitement in Space Age Communication"
This image was used in advertisements for the 1978 ARRL book "Getting
to Know OSCAR." The ARRL has granted AMSAT permission to republish
this classic image as a t-shirt.
Get yours today! 25% of the purchase price goes towards Keeping
Amateur Radio in Space.
https://www.zazzle.com/oscar_t_shirt_dark-235643945481104970
https://www.zazzle.com/oscar_t_shirt_light-235449229998854129
[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, AMSAT Executive VP, for the above
information]
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Receiving SMOG-P and ATL-1 Nano Satellites With an RTL-SDR
Zoltan Doczi (HA7DCD) has published a tutorial that shows how to re-
ceive signals from the SMOG-P and ATL-1 nano satellites which were
launched via Rocket Lab back in late 2019.
SMOG-P is a Hungarian nano satellite developed by BME University. It's
payload consists of an on board spectrum analyzer that is designed to
measure electromagnetic pollution (electrosmog) from space, and to al-
so monitor the DVB-T spectrum. It currently holds the title of the
world's smallest satellite in operation. ATL-1 is another Hungarian
satellite this time developed by ATL Ltd. Its mission is to test a new
thermal isolation material in space and to monitor the DVB-T spectrum.
To receive telemetry from these satellites one can use a Raspberry Pi,
RTL-SDR, Yagi, and optionally an LNA and filter. In his post Zoltan
shows how to install the SMOG-P decoder, and provides a script that
automatically decodes, uploads packets to the BME University server,
and archives old IQ files and packets.
Zoltan notes that if you wish to receive these satellites, now is the
time to do so as these nano satellites are in a very low orbit and on-
ly have an orbital lifespan of only 6-8 months total.
The full blog post with photos may be found at: https://bit.ly/2VeTk56
and at https://bit.ly/3cnfV4Z
[ANS thanks Zoltan Doczi, HA7DCD, and RTL-SDR.com for the above infor-
mation]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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Commercial Blogs Feature Introductions to Satellite Operations
The official corporate blogs of two businesses closely related to the
amateur radio market have focused attention on introducing newcomers
to the world of satellites in this past week. Icom America, Inc. and
DX Engineering have both featured satellite operations in blog posts,
and have promoted these posts on their corporate social media channels.
Electronics manufacturer Icom America featured a post introducing sat-
ellite operations to newcomers this week. The blog post, authored by
Jim Wilson, K5ND, is titled, "Satellite Operations ? Amazing Technol-
ogy, Grids and Grins." The post is dated April 13, 2020.
In a social media post the same day, @?????????????? tweeted:
"Have you ever tried satellite operations? If you haven't, we have
a short blog by Jim Wilson @???? that can spark your interest.
Find out more at: https://bit.ly/2WWF0PU "
The blog entry, which includes many photos and graphics, offers some
basic information on satellites currently available, discusses ideas
for possible ground stations, and mentions satellite operating activi-
ties such as DX, grid chasing, and roaming. The post also includes a
link to amsat.org and promotes the 2019 Edition of Getting Started
with Amateur Satellites, published by AMSAT.
[ANS thanks Icom America for the above information]
Also, amateur radio retailer DX Engineering placed a satellite post in
the Technical Articles section of their "On All Bands" blog. The post,
by Sean Kutzko, KX9X, appeared on April 15.
Titled, "How to Predict and Track a Satellite Pass," the post offers a
basic primer on satellite tracking and reviews a number of online sat-
ellite tracking sites, as well as some of the available tracking soft-
ware and apps for Windows, iOS, and Android operating systems. SatPC32,
which is available through AMSAT, is prominently mentioned.
A Tweet from @?????????? states: "To access a #hamradio satellite, you
have to know when it?s above the horizon and where to point your an-
tenna. My latest blog for @????????????? shows you how to do both!
https://onallbands.com/how-to-predict-and-track-a-satellite-pass/
@????? #amsat #hamr #arrl #KX9X"
[ANS thanks Sean Kutzko, KX9X, for the above information]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
Due to COVID-19, there are no announced satellite operations at this
moment. Any roving activity of which AMSAT becomes aware will be post-
ed at:
https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/
Until then, stay safe and keep making contacts from home.
Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT VP-User Services for the
above information]
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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur
radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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ARISS News
ARISS lets students worldwide experience the excitement of talking
directly with crew members of the International Space Station, inspir-
ing them to pursue interests in careers in science, technology,
engineering and math, and engaging them with radio science technology
through amateur radio.
The ARISS team continues to test and firm up a plan to transform ARISS
contacts and how ARISS interacts with youth and education institutions.
ARISS will provide distance learning with every student and staff mem-
ber in their own homes (even quarantined).
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
Want to see AMSAT in action or learn more about amateur radio in space?
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating
through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meet-
ings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events.
Due to COVID-19, many hamfest and events around the United States have
been cancelled or postponed. While we make every effort to ensure the
information contained below is correct, there may be some that we
missed. We wish all of you safekeeping and hope to be at a hamfest
near you soon.
Current schedule:
(May 2, 2020) Arrowhead Radio Amateurs Club Hamfest, Superior, WI
has been postponed to September 26, 2020
June 12-13, 2020, Ham-Com, Plano, TX
The following events scheduled to have an AMSAT presence have been
CANCELED:
March 21, 2020, Midwinter Madness Hamfest, Buffalo, MN
March 21, 2020, Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club Hamfest,
Scottsdale, AZ
March 28, 2020, Tucson Spring Hamfest, Tucson, AZ
March 29, 2020, Vienna Wireless Winterfest, Annandale, VA
April 4, 2020 River Bend Wireless and Mechanical Society
Presentation, Faribault, MN
April 18, 2020 Brainerd Area Amateur Radio Club Hamfest,
Brainerd, MN
May 2, 2020, Cochise Amateur Radio Association Hamfest, Sierra
Vista, AZ
May 8-9, 2020 Prescott Hamfest, Prescott, AZ
May 15-17, Hamvention, Xenia, OH
A copy of the AMSAT hamfest brochure is available for download from:
https://bit.ly/2ygVFmV This color brochure is designed to be printed
double-sided and folded into a tri-fold handout.
To include your upcoming AMSAT presentation and/or demonstration,
please send an email to ambassadors (at) amsat (dot) org.
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT VP-User Services for the
above information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ The Hubble Space Telescope explores the universe 24 hours a day, 7
days a week. That means it has observed some fascinating cosmic won-
der every day of the year, including on your birthday. What did Hub-
ble look at on your birthday? Enter the month and date to find out
at: https://go.nasa.gov/2RJeAxu
(ANS thanks NASA.gov for the above information)
+ The Youth on the Air Camp in the Americas, a summer camp for licens-
ed amateur radio operators ages 15 through 25 that was scheduled to
take place June 21 through June 26, 2020 at the National Voice of
America Museum of Broadcasting in West Chester Township (North Cin-
cinnati), Ohio has been postponed until the summer of 2021 due to
the COVID-19 pandemic. A satellite session had been planned for this
event. For more information about YOTA in the Americas can be found
at YouthOnTheAir.org.
(ANS thanks Camp Director Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, for the above informa-
tion)
+ Houston, we?ve had a problem. April 11th marked the 50th anniversary
of Apollo 13?s launch. Check out the amazing Apollo 13 in Real Time
to follow the mission as it happened or jump to any point in the mis-
sion timeline) at: https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/ NASA also re-
leased "Apollo 13: Home Safe," a 30 minute documentary that follows
the mission, available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM8kjDF0IJU Apollo 13 remains one
of the greatest all-time feats of human ingenuity and improvisation
under pressure.
(ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information)
+ Space has not been insulated from the virus. An article cataloging
some of the impacts of the pandemic on the spaceflight, "How the
Coronavirus Outbreak is Affecting the Space Industry," can be found
at: http://www.satmagazine.com/story.php?number=818620039
(ANS thanks SatMagazine for the above information)
+ The International Space Station Expedition 62 crew, consisting of
NASA Flight Engineer Jessica Meir, Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan,
KI5AAA, and Commander Oleg Skripochka, RA0LDJ, departed the Interna-
tional Space Station and landed in Kazakhstan on Friday, 17 April.
The Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft undocked from the aft port of the sta-
tion's Zvezda service module at 0153z Friday, and landed on the
Kazakh steppe at 0516z. The replacement crew, consisting of NASA
astronaut Chris Cassidy, KF5KDR, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Anatoly
Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner arrived at the ISS on April 9.
(ANS thanks SpacelightNow for the above information)
+ ARRL members will now receive digital access to four ARRL magazines
beginning with their latest issues. Joining QST and On the Air maga-
zines on a digital platform will be the bimonthly editions of QEX ?
The Forum for Communications Experimenters and NCJ ? National Con-
test Journal. Print subscriptions of QEX and NCJ will continue to
be available at additional cost for those who want to receive them.
All four magazines are easily accessed through any web browser from
members-only links, or via the free ARRL Magazines app is available
for iOS and Android.
(ANS thanks ARRL for the above information)
+ Intelsat?s IS-901 satellite is nearly 20 years old, and well beyond
its expected lifespan, but a small spacecraft built by Northrop
Grumman succeeded in docking with the satellite and giving it an-
other five years of service, the companies announced on Friday. The
feat is a space industry first. Full article at:
https://tinyurl.com/y7ta8qzr
(ANS thanks Zach Metzinger, N0ZGO, and CNBC.com for the above infor-
mation)
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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, Mark D. Johns, K0JM
k0jm at amsat dot org
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 15:44:32 -0500
From: Bruce <kk5do@????.???>
To: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] W4AMI Award
Message-ID: <570dbe32-f71b-6e03-6ff4-32d84ef5d07b@????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
I have had a few questions and a bunch of submissions lately. I thought
I would clear up some of the questions about this award. I have also
updated the web page for the award with submission information.
Just a little history, Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI, was a very prolific
operator and in his honor this certificate was created and the first
certificate was issued to him on June 27, 1994. He has since become an
SK and his local club has taken over his call sign. The award was
originally the W4AMI Satellite Operator Achievement Award. The local
club asked me not to use their call sign for the award. I changed the
award to The Robert W. Barbee, Jr. W4AMI Satellite Operator Achievement
Award. And here we are today, finally having issued over 100
certificates and over 30 of the 5,000 certificate.
This award is for making 1,000 contacts with any station any time. You
can say hello to your friend on every satellite on every pass every day
and count those contacts. That being said, any contact you log counts.
The award has endorsements for making 1,000 more contacts up to 4,000.
Another 1,000 contacts will earn a special W4AMI 5,000 certificate.
To submit for the award, please email me an extract from your log either
in Microsoft Excel XLS(X) format or ADI(F) format. Either will work just
fine. Then wait for me to get back to you notifying you to go online and
make your payment. I need nothing from LoTW, confirmed contacts are not
an issue, this award is for simply making a contact.
73...bruce
--
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: 6
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 16:39:56 -0700
From: Cathryn Mataga <cathryn@????????????.???>
To: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Amsat Journal, Digital-only?
Message-ID: <99a92c60-73ab-9e9f-76c8-0106afbb2e02@????????????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
I'd be fine with Amsat-Journal? being digital only, permanently. For me,
best would be a plain unencrypted PDF file that I could download from
the site, or receive via email.
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 18:54:01 -0500
From: Zach Metzinger <zmetzing@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Amsat Journal, Digital-only?
Message-ID: <5393215e-945a-2454-a907-efd4ea940571@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
On 04/19/20 18:39, Cathryn Mataga via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> I'd be fine with Amsat-Journal? being digital only, permanently. For me,
> best would be a plain unencrypted PDF file that I could download from
> the site, or receive via email.
This is a bit non-sequitur, eh? Or did I miss something?
--- Zach
N0ZGO
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 17:01:01 -0700
From: Cathryn Mataga <cathryn@????????????.???>
To: Zach Metzinger <zmetzing@?????.???>, amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Amsat Journal, Digital-only?
Message-ID: <dd0881bc-a2ee-b246-56f7-d6371fd8629c@????????????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
From the website.
"The March/April issue of /The AMSAT Journal/ will be produced on time.
However, it may only be possible to publish it in digital format. Stay
tuned for further updates."
On 4/19/2020 4:54 PM, Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> On 04/19/20 18:39, Cathryn Mataga via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>> I'd be fine with Amsat-Journal? being digital only, permanently. For
>> me, best would be a plain unencrypted PDF file that I could download
>> from the site, or receive via email.
>
> This is a bit non-sequitur, eh? Or did I miss something?
>
> --- Zach
> N0ZGO
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 17:13:09 -0700
From: <bernd1peters@?????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Amsat Journal, Digital-only?
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I would be perfectly happy with a PDF file, saves a ton of money.
73,
Bernd - KB7AK
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Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Amsat Journal, Digital-only?
From the website.
"The March/April issue of /The AMSAT Journal/ will be produced on time.
However, it may only be possible to publish it in digital format. Stay tuned
for further updates."
On 4/19/2020 4:54 PM, Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> On 04/19/20 18:39, Cathryn Mataga via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>> I'd be fine with Amsat-Journal being digital only, permanently. For
>> me, best would be a plain unencrypted PDF file that I could download
>> from the site, or receive via email.
>
> This is a bit non-sequitur, eh? Or did I miss something?
>
> --- Zach
> N0ZGO
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 20:13:35 -0400
From: Rick Walter <wb3csy@?????.???>
To: Cathryn Mataga <cathryn@????????????.???>
Cc: AMSAT-BB@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Amsat Journal, Digital-only?
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I receive Spectrum Monitor every month as a PDF. The magazine does not take
up any space in the house, stores very nicely on the hard drive for future
reference, AND it?s in color like the rest of the world. I imagine sending
it out the journal to the membership as a PDF would save AMSAT a ton of
money. Each issue is excellent and I always look forward to seeing/learning
something new in the AMSAT Journal. Keep up the great work.
73,
Rick WB3CSY
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> On Apr 19, 2020, at 8:03 PM, Cathryn Mataga via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>
> ?From the website.
>
> "The March/April issue of /The AMSAT Journal/ will be produced on time.
However, it may only be possible to publish it in digital format. Stay tuned
for further updates."
>
>> On 4/19/2020 4:54 PM, Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>>> On 04/19/20 18:39, Cathryn Mataga via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>>> I'd be fine with Amsat-Journal being digital only, permanently. For me,
best would be a plain unencrypted PDF file that I could download from the
site, or receive via email.
>>
>> This is a bit non-sequitur, eh? Or did I miss something?
>>
>> --- Zach
>> N0ZGO
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
Opinions expressed
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AMSAT-NA.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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