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Today's Topics:
1. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-08-14 21:00 UTC
(aj9n@???.????
2. Re: Thinking and thanking...Tony AA2TX (Leffke, Zachary)
3. Re: Recording Passes (Yono Adisoemarta)
4. Helping a totally blind ham get started working the birds?
(Sean Paul)
5. Re: Thinking and thanking...Tony AA2TX (Michael Tondee)
6. Re: Helping a totally blind ham get started working the
birds? (GEO Badger)
7. AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin ANS-229 (Frank Karnauskas)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:51:30 +0000 (UTC)
From: aj9n@???.???
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-08-14
21:00 UTC
Message-ID: <1655952087.1660115.1597438290769@????.?????.???>
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-08-14 21:00 UTC
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Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
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Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal, NY, direct via K2ZRO
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR
Contact is go for: Wed 2020-08-19 18:21:55 UTC 85 deg (***)
Rescheduled again due to ISS hatch closures for leak detection activity. (***)
Watch for live stream starting about 20 to 30 minutes ahead of AOS at:
https://youtu.be/1Pwcc2rilz0??
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A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the
telebridge from their own home.
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ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the
public in general.? As such, we may have last minute cancellations or
postponements of school contacts.? As always, I will try to provide everyone
with near-real-time updates.?
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The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19:?
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Postponed:
No new schools
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Cancelled:
No new schools
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The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???
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Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements here also.
?
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Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
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The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at
https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???
ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
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Note, all times are approximate. ?It is recommended that you do your own
orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed
time.
All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and
time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
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The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2020-08-14 21:00 UTC. (***)
Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and
instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.
?
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
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The successful school list has been updated as of 2020-08-11 16:30 UTC.
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
?
?
?
The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
?
The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at
https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???
?
ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
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The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
?
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Message to US Educators
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ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
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The Proposal Window of February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 has now closed.
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For future proposal information and more details such as expectations,
proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information
Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.
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Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education@?????.???.
?
About ARISS:
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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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote
exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM)
topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew
members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before
and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and
communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For
more information, see www.ariss.org.
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ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East)
?
Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East
interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board
the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from
September to October and from February to April.
Please refer to details and the application form at
www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts.? Applications should be addressed by email
to:? school.selection.manager@????????.???
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ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and
Australia and Russia)
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Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by
filling out an application.? Please direct questions to the appropriate
regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically
listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are
unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada
representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate
coordinator.
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For the application, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.
ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to:
ve3tbd@?????.???
ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to:
ariss@???????.???? Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/
ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/
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ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.?
ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance.? Feel free to send
your reports to aj9n@?????.??? or aj9n@???.???.
?
Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.
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All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.
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Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and
not being able to get in. ?That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/
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Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
?
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Looking for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS??
Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for
troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest
news on the troubleshooting efforts.?
?
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.?
Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.????????????
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http://www.ariss-eu.org/
?
If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to
provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke@?????????.???
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The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/
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ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:
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Francesco IK?WGF with 140
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138
Sergey RV3DR with 135
Gaston ON4WF with 123
?
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The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date
webpages were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional
ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.
?
?
?
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1394.
Each school counts as 1 event.??????????????????????????????????
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1327.
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48.
?
A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
file.
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
?
Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.
?
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The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and
the Virgin Islands.
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QSL information may be found at:
https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
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ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
?
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Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.
rtf
Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
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https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
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Exp. 62 now on orbit
Chris Cassidy KF5KDR
Anatoli Ivanishin
Ivan Vagner
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73,
Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 21:36:25 +0000
From: "Leffke, Zachary" <zleffke@??.???>
To: AMSAT <AMSAT-BB@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thinking and thanking...Tony AA2TX
Message-ID:
<MN2PR05MB70377CE6EE5E4E9AF184A7BDDF400@?????????????.????????.????.???????.??
?>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
I too am very thankful for Tony and his efforts. Working with him was the
beginning of the AMSAT/VT relationship when I was still a graduate student
and my first exposure to AMSAT (outside of Bob N4HY). I remember that very
very first side meeting with Bob and Tony at the AMSAT symposium (I think
the 2013 Orlando one). Bob asked Tony...what kind of student payload do you
want for the Foxes....Tony said how about a camera? Bob said 'you got
it'....then turned to me and said...'your gonna build some cameras'....and I
said 'OK' (I knew absolutely nothing about spaceflight hardware or cameras
at the time).
...Fast forward to the very first piece of VT student built hardware
launched to orbit....our camera on AO-92. There were at least twenty or so
students alone involved in that effort, from concept to prototype to flight
units to orbit to that first image downlinked.....I ran a victory lap up
down the Hume Center halls whooping (I think I startled some folks)....and
then taped up the image all over the building.
So in a very real way, Tony got VT to orbit.....I can't even begin to
itemize what that effort has done for VT work in the area of
smallsats/cubesats/etc. and the trickledown effect for the students. Space
is hard, and a tough nut to crack.....Tony was instrumental in getting us on
the path to success, he has a legacy at VT.
Very thankful to Tony, Bob, all the AMSAT Volunteers (too many names to
list...hopefully you know who you are :-) ), and many others that helped us
get there. Thanks for this note Mark, good memories and thoughts of Tony
from Blacksburg! I have no official authority on this, but in my
book....honorary Hokie!
73s
-Zach, KJ4QLP
--
Research Associate
Aerospace & Ocean Systems Lab
Ted & Karyn Hume Center for National Security & Technology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Work Phone: 540-231-4174
Cell Phone: 540-808-6305
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???> On Behalf Of Mark L. Hammond via
AMSAT-BB
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2020 2:43 PM
To: Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thinking and thanking...Tony AA2TX
About a week ago, Facebook alerted me that it was Tony AA2TX Monteiro's
birthday. I'll admit it caught me off guard, yet it was really fun thinking
about the wonderful work he did for us, AMSAT, as the "father of
the Fox satellite family." He was such a neat and brilliant guy. So over
the past several days I have been thinking of him, and being thankful for
him. It brought back memories of a HamRadioNow.TV interview from Dayton
Hamvention in 2013, where Tony was VP for Engineering, and I was the first
VP for Educational Relations. This is before any of the Fox birds were
built and buttoned up for launch. If you're curious, and you never had
the chance to meet Tony (or even if you did!!) you might enjoy watching the
video and hearing about the vision and planning; note that the interview
starts about 5 mins into the recording. It was touching for me,
personally.
https://www.amsat.org/hamradionow-amsat-fox-1-interview-now-online/
It took Jerry N0JY Buxton as the "new VP" and friends stepping up to
fulfill Tony's vision. So I'm thankful for all of you that did all of
this. Far too many to count. And the "bonus bird" Fox-1E wasn't even part
of Tony's original vision...but I can't wait to have that one flown and
operational "someday soon" as well!
If you work AO-91 or AO-92 this weekend, maybe you'll also be "thinking and
thanking" Tony AA2TX, too!
73,
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
AMSAT Director and Command Station
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2020 08:52:28 +0700
From: Yono Adisoemarta <yono_adisoemarta@?????.???>
To: Chris Thompson <g0kla@????.???>
Cc: AMSAT <AMSAT-BB@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Recording Passes
Message-ID: <EB88E742-DE64-4B5E-B147-E9946B9C8691@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
I use audacity on the laptop next to my TS-2000 thru the audio out of ACC2
port.
73 de Yono YD0NXX
Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 15, 2020, at 1:02 AM, Chris Thompson via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>
> ?Soundcard and Audacity as the recording program will work well as Zach
> says. The isolation transformer is a nice to have but not a requirement
> unless you get ground loop issues.
>
> If you are already using the sound card for another reason then an
> additional cheap USB soundcard for $5 could be dedicated to that purpose.
> It does not need to be a super performer.
>
> 73
> Chris
>
>> On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 12:53 PM Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB <
>> amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>>
>>> On 08/14/20 11:44, Gerald Payton via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>>> I realize that many Amsat OPs are using handheld antennas and operating
>> portable. However, I am planning a base station using my Kenwood TS-2000.
>> I do not visualize myself operating portable primarily that I do not have
>> needed radios etc. and my age. UGH!
>>>
>>> I further realize that using some sort of recorder during a pass is
>> almost a MUST HAVE. Besides the obvious for base station operations of a
>> digital of an analog recorder; what other options would some of you
>> seasoned OPs suggest.
>>
>> If you have a PC sitting nearby, why not use that? The TS-2000's ACC2
>> socket has audio on pin 3 (MANO), which could be galvanically isolated
>> (transformer) and routed into the line input of a soundcard.
>>
>> I use this method on both my IC-746 and the FT-847 to record passes.
>>
>> --- Zach
>> N0ZGO
>> _______________________________________________
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>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
>> expressed
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>>
>
>
> --
> Chris E. Thompson
> chrisethompson@?????.???
> g0kla@????.???
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2020 02:26:08 +0000
From: Sean Paul <n4spk@???????.???>
To: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Helping a totally blind ham get started working
the birds?
Message-ID:
<MN2PR19MB2429ABE63B931D4C4C213333EE410@?????????????.????????.????.???????.??
?>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hello all: subject line pretty much says it all. I am in Chattanooga TN &
want to get started working the satellites. Anyone interested in helping me.
Please reach on out. Thanks N4SPK
Sean Paul informs y'all from my iPhone
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 23:11:12 -0400
From: Michael Tondee <mat_62@???????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Thinking and thanking...Tony AA2TX
Message-ID: <7fa37dba-7c7c-7d21-cc19-4be9c95cdcb0@???????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Subject: RE: Thinking and thanking...Tony AA2TX
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 23:09:28 -0400
From: Michael Tondee <mat_62@???????.???>
To: amsatbb@?????.???
It was Tony who told me where to get the out of production and hard to
find OR-360 rotors that I used in my fist sat station with my homebrew
SAEBRETrack box. I had tapped out my hobby finances just getting a sat
capable rig and if not for that circuit and those rotators, I might not
have gotten any further. As disillusioned as I am with where this side
of the hobby seems to be headed now, thanks to you, Gene and Tony, I'll
always have the memories of working AO-7 which is something I had wanted
to do since I was a teenager and first saw it on the cover of QST.
Unfortunately I missed AO-40 by a few years but the times I spent with
AO-7, AO-51, FO-29 etc. using that rotor setup topped with some homebrew
WA5VJB "cheap yagis" were some good ones and I miss them. MY thanks to
all you guys!
73,
Michael, W4HIJ
Message: 11
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 14:43:00 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond"<marklhammond@?????.???>
To: Amsat - BBs<amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thinking and thanking...Tony AA2TX
Message-ID:
<CAPRXzyr-_EKNqELfMkgmfW1-JH3zk_5qmtJPV2ihwFW-4+J0Sw@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
About a week ago, Facebook alerted me that it was Tony AA2TX Monteiro's
birthday. I'll admit it caught me off guard, yet it was really fun
thinking about the wonderful work he did for us, AMSAT, as the "father of
the Fox satellite family." He was such a neat and brilliant guy. So over
the past several days I have been thinking of him, and being thankful for
him. It brought back memories of a HamRadioNow.TV interview from Dayton
Hamvention in 2013, where Tony was VP for Engineering, and I was the first
VP for Educational Relations. This is before any of the Fox birds were
built and buttoned up for launch. If you're curious, and you never had
the chance to meet Tony (or even if you did!!) you might enjoy watching the
video and hearing about the vision and planning; note that the interview
starts about 5 mins into the recording. It was touching for me,
personally.
https://www.amsat.org/hamradionow-amsat-fox-1-interview-now-online/
It took Jerry N0JY Buxton as the "new VP" and friends stepping up to
fulfill Tony's vision. So I'm thankful for all of you that did all of
this. Far too many to count. And the "bonus bird" Fox-1E wasn't even part
of Tony's original vision...but I can't wait to have that one flown and
operational "someday soon" as well!
If you work AO-91 or AO-92 this weekend, maybe you'll also be "thinking and
thanking" Tony AA2TX, too!
73,
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
AMSAT Director and Command Station
------------------------------
Message: 6
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2020 17:43:25 +0000 (UTC)
From: GEO Badger <w3ab@?????.???>
To: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>, Sean Paul
<n4spk@???????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Helping a totally blind ham get started
working the birds?
Message-ID: <1350814368.2518725.1597513405466@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Hi Sean Paul. Do you currently have a radio?
---?
Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side??
73 de W3AB/GEO ???
http://www.w3ab.org
You can say "over", you can say "out", you just can't say "over and out".
On Saturday, August 15, 2020, 08:05:00 AM PDT, Sean Paul via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
Hello all: subject line pretty much says it all. I am in Chattanooga TN &
want to get started working the satellites. Anyone interested in helping me.
Please reach on out. Thanks N4SPK
Sean Paul informs y'all from my iPhone
_______________________________________________
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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.
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2020 19:05:57 -0500
From: "Frank Karnauskas" <n1uw@???????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin ANS-229
Message-ID: <001c01d67361$04c88380$0e598a80$@???????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-229
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and
information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio
Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur
Radio in space including reports on the activities of a worldwide
group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in
designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and
digital Amateur Radio satellites.
The news feed on http://amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio
in space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat dot org.
In this edition:
* Two-Minute Engineering Video Update Available
* CubeSat.org Announced CubeSat Design Specification Rev.14
* US Department of Defense to Share 3450 ? 3550 MHz with 5G
Commercial Operations
* QSO Today Virtual Expo Satellite Presentations Still Available
* Chinese Mars probe Tianwen-1 successfully received by AMSAT-DL
* SmallSat 2020 Virtual Conference Proceedings Available Online
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-229.01
ANS-229 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 229.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
August 16, 2020
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-229.01
Two-Minute Engineering Video Update Available
Jerry Buxton, N0JY, Vice President-Engineering has published a two-
minute video update on the progress of AMSAT projects. Among the
highlights are:
- The RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E satellite is ready for delivery and
integration and is expected to launch by the end of the year.
- The University of Maine will use an AMSAT LTM-1 module for command
and control of their upcoming CubeSat mission, MESAT-1. The LTM-1
also provides a linear transponder for amateur radio use. AMSAT is
in discussions with additional partners about flying LTM-1 modules.
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, vendors have been delayed in
supplying printed circuit boards for the GOLF-TEE project. The
impact of the pandemic has also affected the amount of time
AMSAT's volunteer engineers have for their hobby work. Completion
of GOLF-TEE is expected by the end of June 2021.
- Dependent on fulfilling its primary mission, the GOLF-TEE satellite
may include a X-band downlink parrot of the V-band uplink and L/S
band uplinks which are planned for GOLF-1.
- Research is underway to place GOLF-1 into a higher orbit while
meeting regulatory requirements.
- GOLF-TEE is a candidate for a launch on an upcoming DoD mission.
You can view Jerry's update at: https://youtu.be/9H4iM1hoVG4.
[ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, N0JY, Vice President-Engineering for the
above information.]
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CubeSat.org Announced CubeSat Design Specification Rev.14
The Cal Poly CubeSat Lab has announced that a draft version of the
newest CubeSat Design Specification (CDS) is available. Feedback
before the official release of the 14th revision is welcome.
There are a number of changes, which are detailed in the Appendix of
the document. But overall, the document has been updated to act as
more of a guide for CubeSat designers, rather than a ?how-to? manual.
The original CDS introduced the CubeSat Standard to the world almost
two decades ago. It defined the physical and electrical
characteristics for a 1U and 3U size CubeSat and included
requirements for interfacing with the only CubeSat dispenser
available at the time, the Poly-Pico Orbital Deployer (P-POD). Since
then the industry has expanded to include more standard sizes and
additional dispensers with more available options.
To accommodate these new advancements, the CDS has been retooled to
be more flexible and inclusive of developments within the industry.
Requirements that were originally written specifically for the P-POD
will encompass requirements for all dispensers currently available.
It is also the intention for the new revision of the CDS to identify
the available options on dispensers that are widely available for
use. Currently that list is limited to dispensers that publish their
specifications online, but can be updated as dispenser companies make
that information available to us. The CDS will also define all U
configurations in one document with one set of requirements for ease
of reference.
The new CDS should be the first stop for any developer beginning
their CubeSat design.
A complete copy of the revised specification can be seen at:
https://www.cubesat.org/cds-announcement
[ANS thanks Cal Poly CubeSat Lab 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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US Department of Defense to Share 3450 ? 3550 MHz with 5G
Commercial Operations
The FCC will auction sharing rights to the upper 50 MHz of the
3300 ? 3500 MHz secondary amateur radio allocation to commercial 5G
interests in the wake of the Department of Defense (DoD) agreement to
share spectrum at 3450 ? 3550 MHz. The entire band currently supports
a variety of military operations, and amateur radio has a long
history of peaceful coexistence with the Department of Defense as a
secondary user of this spectrum.
Late last year, the FCC proposed to delete the amateur secondary
3300 ? 3500 MHz secondary allocation as well as the amateur-satellite
allocation at 3400 ? 3410 MHz. The FCC could auction the 100 MHz of
spectrum in early 2022. This latest move makes a contiguous band of
spectrum from 3450 ? 3980 MHz available for commercial 5G networks.
?For a number of years, the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) and FCC have focused on the
3450 ? 3550 MHz band as the spectrum most conducive to sharing with
commercial users,? said ARRL Washington Counsel David Siddall, K3ZJ.
?Monday?s statements announced that a framework for sharing has been
worked out.?
In December 2019, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) in WT Docket 19-348 proposing to delete the 3300 ? 3500 MHz
secondary amateur band. ARRL strongly opposed the move in its
comments on the NPRM, which put forward the FCC?s plans to remove
?existing non-federal secondary radiolocation and amateur
allocations? in the 3300 ? 3500 MHz band and to consider options for
relocating incumbent non-federal operations.
Siddall said the spectrum below 3450 MHz presents a more difficult
government/commercial sharing scenario, and that future sharing
there remains uncertain. ?We continue to argue that the amateur
secondary allocation should not be deleted in this band,? he said.
?We recognize that our access is secondary, and ask only to be given
a chance to use our considerable technical skills to work around
whatever future uses may be implemented in this spectrum.?
The complete article can be seen at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-229-5G.
[ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information.]
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QSO Today Virtual Expo Satellite Presentations Still Available
Congratulations to Tom Schuessler, N5HYP of Irving, Texas for his
outstanding presentation, "Getting Started with Amateur Radio
Satellites." Tom's thirty-three minute presentation provided an
excellent review of the basics needed to enjoy this aspect of the
hobby, on-the-air-demonstrations, and prominent promotion of AMSAT
as the center of Amateur Radio Satellite activity.
Also presented at the Virtual Expo was 4Z1ZV, Zvi Segal's overview of
the Qatar Oscar-100 Satellite running seventeen minutes.
Watch the presentations at https://qsotoday.vfairs.com/. Even if you
didn't register for the original event, you can still register to
watch the presentations which will be available until
September 9, 2020.
With over 14,000 participants each day of the August event,
organizers are already the next QSO Today Virtual Expo for
March 13-14, 2021.
[ANS thanks QSO Today for the above information.]
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AMSAT's GOLF Program is about getting back to higher orbits, and it
all begins with GOLF-TEE - a technology demonstrator for deployable
solar panels, propulsion, and attitude control. Come along for the
ride. The journey will be worth it!
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-GOLF
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Chinese Mars probe Tianwen-1 successfully received by AMSAT-DL
Soon after its launch on July 23rd, the Chinese Mars mission
Tianwen-1 has been received by AMSAT-DL with its 20m ground station
in Bochum, Germany. Amateur radio observers Paul Marsh M0EYT and his
#hearsat group have been tracking Tianwen-1 since its launch from
Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site. As no trajectory data was published
Daniel Estevez, EA4GPZ used the coordinated observations to generate
an estimated trajectory which allows narrowing down the search area.
After some reformatting of the data by James Miller G3RUH, AMSAT-DL
gave it a first try during on July 24th and 25th with successful
detection of the Tianwen-1 telemetry on 8430.911 MHz. An initial
guess suggests a BPSK modulation with residual carrier and data
modulated on a subcarrier. More than 2 GB of baseband data have been
recorded and are being analyzed by the #hearsat group.
This report not only demonstrates the capabilities of Amateur Radio
operators when it comes to deep space missions but also the
flexibility and performance of the AMSAT-DL 20m ground station in
Bochum which (except for scheduled maintenance on site) can be
operated fully remotely.
The complete story can be seen at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-229-Tianwen-1
[ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information.]
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SmallSat 2020 Virtual Conference Proceedings Available Online
The 34th Annual Small Satellite Conference was a virtual event hosted
by SmallSat.org and Utah State University, Logan, Utah. The event
attracted 8,100 participants over three days August 1-3, 2020. With
the conference theme, "Space Mission Architectures - Infinite
Possibilities", the conference explored the realm of possible space
mission architectures and how they can be practically achieved to
support the diverse needs of the global space community.
Organized along twelve technical tracks, all 162 presentations are
available to the public. Additionally, literally hundreds of posters
can be downloaded for viewing. Especially useful is a search function
on the site that can search keywords to help find presentation and
posters that deal with specific topics.
For those interested in the future of small satellites, including
those in the Amateur Radio Satellite Service, there is one especially
pertinent presentation entitled " Small Satellite Regulation in 2020"
with attorneys Lynne Montgomery and Christopher Bair of Wilkinson
Barker Knauer LLP. In this twelve minute presentation,
Ms. Montgomery thoroughly covers the range of regulations affecting
small satellite operations, the agencies involved, licensing
procedures and what future legal burdens are looming for small
satellite operators.
The complete collection of presentations and posters can be seen at:
https://smallsat.org/.
[ANS thanks SmallSat.org for the above information.]
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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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Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Quick Hits:
DM97/98 & EM08/09, 8/29 & 8/30: Super Rover @????? is heading out
for the Kansas QSO party and N0E. More to come.
IL38 EA8/EA4NF 8/10-8/17 IL38/39
* Major Roves:
@?????? is heading out again for the South Dakota Super Rove Part II
Rove: Grids DN73, DN82, DN83, DN92, DN93, EN02, EN03, EN12, EN24,
and EN25. August 17th through August 21st.
@?????? is heading out to Idaho DN24,DN25,DN26 DN34, DN16, DN15, and
DN14 starting August 15th. Then moving into Montana for DN35,DN36,
DN37, DN38 DN49 DN47. He will be out a total of 5-6 weeks. Mostly
FM some linear. Will post to twitter details.
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.]
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ARISS News
* Upcoming Contacts:
Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal, NY, direct via K2ZRO.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS.
he scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR.
Contact is go for Friday, August 21, 2020 at 18:23:40 UTC. 29 deg.
Watch for live stream starting about 20 to 30 minutes ahead of AOS
at: https://youtu.be/1Pwcc2rilz0
NOTE: AS of August 14, 2021, this contact has been rescheduled
again due to ISS hatch closures for leak detection activity.
* Completed Contacts
GAGARIN FROM SPACE. Performing a radio amateur session with school
children of Tatarstan, Russia, direct via RZ4PXO.
The ISS callsign was RS?ISS.
The scheduled astronaut was Ivan Vagner.
Contact was successful on August 7, 2020 at 11:18 UTC.
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N 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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Shorts from All Over
* NASA At Home Offerings Updated Regularly
As was reported before, NASA continually offers a variety of videos,
podcasts, virtual tours, e-books and activities. This service has
offerings that are of interest to adults as well as students with an
interest in space exploration. The lineup changes weekly so, if you
haven't been back in a while, take a moment to see the current
assortment at:
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/nasaathome/index.html
[ANS thanks NASA for the above information.]
* Build a Simple ISS Tracker with Raspberry Pi
Fancy tracking the ISS?s trajectory? Looking for a project beyond
using your smart phone app? All you need is a Raspberry Pi, an
e-paper display, an enclosure, and a little Python code. Check out
The MagPi Magazine issue #96. The download is free and can be
found at: https://magpi.raspberrypi.org/issues/96.
[ANS thanks RaspberryPi.org for the above information.]
* Another Distance Record Claimed
Another distance record claimed by Jerome LeCuyer, F4DXV this time on
AO-92 (U/v). Jerome worked Dana Rushton, VE1VOX in Nova Scotia at
12:54 UTC on August 10, 2020, a distance of 5,011 km.
[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8MH, AMSAT Executive Vice President for
the above information.]
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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive
additional benefits. Application forms are available from the
AMSAT office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at
one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the
student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this
status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student
membership information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
n1uw at amsat dot org
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