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Today's Topics:
1. Ariane 5 Launch Webcast Today (JoAnne Maenpaa)
2. how can I decode packet thru a Funcube? (Bob KD7YZ)
3. FN53 (Andrew Glasbrenner)
4. KX9X/m this weekend (Sean Kutzko)
5. Re: how can I decode packet thru a Funcube? (Mvivona)
6. HH8/KD8CAO Haiti (John Papay)
7. Re: how can I decode packet thru a Funcube? (Bob KD7YZ)
8. Re: how can I decode packet thru a Funcube? (Paul Stoetzer)
9. FUNcube-1 operations (Jim Heck)
10. Re: how can I decode packet thru a Funcube? (Bob KD7YZ)
11. Servo Based Rotator for $375 (Bill Attwood)
12. Re: Servo Based Rotator for $375 (John Brier)
13. Maybe Activating Blueridge parkway in North Carolina (John Brier)
14. ANS-235 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (Lee McLamb)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 11:38:04 -0500
From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Ariane 5 Launch Webcast Today
Message-ID: <003801d0db66$96413f70$c2c3be50$@xxx>
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Not an amateur radio payload today, but if you enjoy the rumble in the
Amazon Jungle of an Ariane launch tune into http://arianespace.tv/ at 19:56
UTC. Ariane 5 will orbit 2 satellites: EUTELSAT 8 West for EUTELSAT, and
Intelsat 34 for INTELSAT. It will be launched from the Ariane 5 launch
complex N? 3 (ELA3), in Kourou, French Guiana. Webcast begins at 19:56 UTC.
Launch is planned for a window between 20:10 to 21:56 UTC.
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 15:43:09 -0400
From: Bob KD7YZ <kd7yz@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] how can I decode packet thru a Funcube?
Message-ID: <55D62DCD.2060508@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx>
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I want to monitor a few satellites by using my Funcube Dongle Pro Plus
on a different computer. I have a spare antenna, an M2 2m440XP ?
I've tried setting the FCDP+ to a frequency with their own controlling
device then letting MixW or UISS/Soundmodem listen ... but nothing gets
decoded.
Is this even possible?
73,
--
Bob KD7YZ
http://www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz
AMSAT LM#901
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 19:09:57 -0400
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FN53
Message-ID: <D23AE488-5010-454F-BC7A-1557086DE474@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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I will be on FO29 and probably SO50 on the early morning passes tomorrow
from Bath, Maine. There have been some other ops up higher in the passband
where I normally go, plus I will be paying attention for Europe early in the
pass, so I may be in the middle or slightly below the middle of the
passband. I'm only running 5watts from a pair of 817s and an Arrow antenna,
so listen closely :-).
Thanks, and 73,
Drew KO4MA/1
Sent from my iPhone
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 22:32:05 -0500
From: Sean Kutzko <kx9x@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] KX9X/m this weekend
Message-ID: <52237AED-502D-46FB-9987-48AB5AACAA8A@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi all-
I'll be heading back to CT beginning Saturday morning. Will take a couple
days to pass through the following grids on my way home:
EN92
FN02
FN03
FN13
FN23
Will be on SO50 and FO29. for FO29, I'm half-duplex, transmitting on 145.930.
Hope to work you.
Sent from Sean's iPad
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 06:53:55 -0400
From: Mvivona <Mvivona@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Bob KD7YZ <kd7yz@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] how can I decode packet thru a Funcube?
Message-ID: <22AE525B-4CC2-4F17-A36E-581BC170CF58@xxxxx.xxx>
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Are you using the Funcube Dashboard software to tune the dongle?
Michael Vivona
Sent from my iPad
On Aug 20, 2015, at 3:43 PM, Bob KD7YZ <kd7yz@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx> wrote:
I want to monitor a few satellites by using my Funcube Dongle Pro Plus
on a different computer. I have a spare antenna, an M2 2m440XP ?
I've tried setting the FCDP+ to a frequency with their own controlling
device then letting MixW or UISS/Soundmodem listen ... but nothing gets
decoded.
Is this even possible?
73,
--
Bob KD7YZ
http://www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz
AMSAT LM#901
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 12:02:38 -0400
From: John Papay <john@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] HH8/KD8CAO Haiti
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The last satellite operation by Doug, HH8/KD8CAO,
will be on the Friday afternoon passes of FO-29 and
SO-50. He is still working on the radio station there
and hopes to have everything completed before they leave
the island on Saturday.
He has also been working HF pileups on 14251 in the evenings
with the 5W FT817 and a dipole antenna. Conditions have been
good to the US and many satellite op's have made an HF contact
with him. No operation is planned for tonight.
73,
John K8YSE
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 13:31:42 -0400
From: Bob KD7YZ <kd7yz@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx>
To: Mvivona <Mvivona@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] how can I decode packet thru a Funcube?
Message-ID: <55D7607E.7070508@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
On 21-Aug-15 0653, Mvivona wrote:
> Are you using the Funcube Dashboard software to tune the dongle?
>
well, yes, when I am letting Dashboard track and report a pass of AO-73.
73,
--
Bob KD7YZ
http://www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz
AMSAT LM#901
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 13:36:15 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: Bob KD7YZ <kd7yz@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] how can I decode packet thru a Funcube?
Message-ID:
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You need to use an SDR program like HDSDR or SDR# and a Virtual Audio
Cable to feed the audio to MixW, UISS, or Soundmodem.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 3:43 PM, Bob KD7YZ <kd7yz@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx> wrote:
> I want to monitor a few satellites by using my Funcube Dongle Pro Plus
> on a different computer. I have a spare antenna, an M2 2m440XP ?
>
> I've tried setting the FCDP+ to a frequency with their own controlling
> device then letting MixW or UISS/Soundmodem listen ... but nothing gets
> decoded.
>
> Is this even possible?
>
>
> 73,
> --
> Bob KD7YZ
> http://www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz
> AMSAT LM#901
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 20:24:39 +0100
From: Jim Heck <jimlist@xxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 operations
Message-ID: <55D77AF7.6000006@xxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
Hi Folks,
I have just switched FUNcube-1 into continuous transponder mode at
approx 1920 UTC.
Have FUN!
73s Jim G3WGM
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 17:39:55 -0400
From: Bob KD7YZ <kd7yz@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx>
To: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] how can I decode packet thru a Funcube?
Message-ID: <55D79AAB.1070504@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
On 21-Aug-15 1336, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
> You need to use an SDR program like HDSDR or SDR# and a Virtual Audio
> Cable to feed the audio to MixW, UISS, or Soundmodem.
I got this link:
http://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/decoding/block-diagram/
and did install a virtual audio cable, Paul. Thanks to PE0SAT for that info.
Now I need tweaking info, hi hi .
I saw the ISS earlier with FCDP+/SDR#/MixW3 by using the Virtual Audio
Cale's In and Out.
Though 145.825 burst were clearly defined and nicely strong, MixW3 got
no decodes.
However, when I used the IC910 thru the other antennas, The
Funcube-Lashup into MixW3 did decode my KD7YZ/RS0OSS/CQ packets via the
M2-2M-440XP .. as I said, at the moment, ISS was quite strong on a wet
noodle.
So The entire process is correctly built,lashed. I just think I need to
find out how to boost the audio that is winding up inputted to MixW3.
I guess. What other tweaks to I try?
73,
--
Bob KD7YZ
http://www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz
AMSAT LM#901
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 15:42:38 -0600
From: Bill Attwood <whattwood@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Servo Based Rotator for $375
Message-ID: <55D79B4E.90309@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
After fielding a number of questions about my light-duty rotator I
finally got around to making a bit of a parts list, etc. I've posted it
at https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=118737 for
anyone interested.
I do hope to clean up the instructions and add some photos as time permits!
73,
Bill VE6WK
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Message: 12
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 18:59:01 -0400
From: John Brier <johnbrier@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Bill Attwood <whattwood@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Servo Based Rotator for $375
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This looks really cool. I have seen a few different rotators online. I
can't remember which one was yours or if you have posted vids/pics.
Regardless, do you have any? If so please share!
On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 5:42 PM, Bill Attwood <whattwood@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> After fielding a number of questions about my light-duty rotator I finally
> got around to making a bit of a parts list, etc. I've posted it at
> https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=118737 for anyone
> interested.
>
> I do hope to clean up the instructions and add some photos as time permits!
>
> 73,
> Bill VE6WK
>
>
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2015 07:57:09 -0400
From: John Brier <johnbrier@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Maybe Activating Blueridge parkway in North
Carolina
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I'm headed to the parkway mainly to get closer to the Arizona ARISS contact
happening this afternoon but I'll have my gear to get on SO-50 for perhaps
both Sat and Sun depending on when I decide to come back home to Raleigh.
Looks like grids EM96, EM95 and EM85. No promises as I haven't even looked
up if there are passes but if you need those grids look out for me!
John, KG4AKV
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Message: 14
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2015 20:27:38 -0400
From: Lee McLamb <ku4os@xxx.xx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-235 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <55D9137A.8000402@xxx.xx.xxx>
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-235
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.
In this edition:
* Launch Date for AMSAT Fox-1A
* Satellite Antennas and the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015
* CubeSat Developers' Workshop Presentations Online
* JAXA H-II Transport Vehicle to Deliver Two ESA Cubesats
* IARU Coordination of Satellite Frequencies
* IARU Region 3 Act on Band Plan Satellite Allocations
* AMSAT Satellite Communications Awards
* Send Your Name to Mars on NASA's Next Red Planet Mission
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-235.01
ANS-235 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 235.01
From AMSAT HQ Kensington, MD.
August 23, 2015
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-214.01
Launch Date for AMSAT Fox-1A
Jeru Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President of Engineering advises that
AMSAT has
been informed that the launch of Fox-1A is now scheduled for October 8.
No other details are available at this time.
[ANS thanks Jerry, N0JY, for the above information]
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Satellite Antennas and the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015
AMSAT members are encouraged to contact their congressional representatives
and senators, asking them to sign on to The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015
as a co-sponsor. Passage of the Act (currently consisting of bills in both
the House and Senate) will directly benefit AMSAT members and likely help us
grow our membership numbers.
Putting satellites in orbit is only half the challenge of "working the
birds." Reaching them with an appropriate ground station is the other half.
Many of us living in housing developments, condos or apartments would love
to have a fixed station antenna system but are severely limited by
restrictive CC&Rs that forbid outside antennas. We are relegated to working
ISS, SO-50 and future LEO satellites with Arrows, Elks and HTs.
The Radio Amateur Parity Act of 2015 would not give Amateurs "carte blanche"
to do whatever they wished in terms of erecting radio antennas where they
now are prohibited. But it would eliminate blanket prohibitions, requiring
HOAs and other private land use regulators to extend reasonable
accommodation to Amateurs who want to erect antennas.
The ARRL is leading on this issue for the larger Amateur Radio community.
Sample letters for the U.S. House and Senate, along with instructions for
their use. can be found at this link:
http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-parity-act
[ANS thanks Joe Neil Kornowski, KB6IGK for the above information]
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CubeSat Developers' Workshop Presentations Online
The 12th Annual Summer CubeSat Developers? Workshop was a great
success!! The Workshop feedback has been amazing, and truly underscores the
efforts of all who participated, from the engaging, entertaining, and
provocative technical presentations to the incredible networking
opportunities.
Thank you to all Presenters, Attendees, Sponsors, Live Stream Viewers, and
Organizers! Your contribution was invaluable to the success of the Workshop
and greatly appreciated!
For those of you who could not make it, or for those of you who want to
review what you saw, all presentations can be found online on
cubesat.org with a
link to the video of the presentation.
Please join us at the 13th Annual Spring Developers? Workshop at Cal Poly in
San Luis Obispo, CA from April 20-22, 2016.
[ANS thanks The CubeSat Workshop Team for the above information]
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JAXA H-II Transport Vehicle to Deliver Two ESA Cubesats
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) launch of its H-II Transport
Vehicle (HTV)-5 to the International Space Station on Wednesday, Aug. 19
included two cubesats. These satellites will then be deployed together into
space in the first half of September, with the involvement of Danish ESA
astronaut Andreas Mogensen. Both CubeSats originated from Denmark.
GOMX-3 is a 3U Cubesat. The mission and its payloads will be used for story
telling and teaching. It will include an ADS-B receiver, magnetometer data,
solar cells and green energy and radio operation. An experimental X Band
transmitter plus an SDR receiver will also be carried.
GOMX-3 downlink: 437.250 MHz with 1k2-9k6 GMSK data from a NanoCom AX100
using CSP protocol.
AAUSAT-5 is a 1 unit cubesat. The primary mission is to receive AIS beacons
from ships with a new design based on AAUSAT-3. In addition to that a
educational payload for high school outreach was designed by engineering
students. The AIS receiver payload is based on SDR principles. Once deployed
from the ISS it is expected to remain in orbit for approx 6 months.
AAUSAT-5 downlink: 437.425 MHz, GMSK telemetry.
Danish Ministry of Science and Education, House of Natural Sciences
http://nvhus.dk/house-of-natural-sceinces.aspx
ESA Cubesat launch announcement:
http://tinyurl.com/ESA-Gomx
SpaceRef.com article about AAUSAT-5:
http://tinyurl.com/AAUSAT-Article
[ANS thanks ESA for the above information]
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IARU Coordination of Satellite Frequencies
The IARU have announced they are committed to only coordinate satellite
frequencies within the internationally aligned IARU band plans.
The two metre amateur band is one of the most popular and populated
bands in all
the spectrum allocated to the amateur and amateur satellite services. This
recently led to a request by satellite builders for coordination outside the
spectrum reserved for satellites in the IARU band plans (145.800 ?
146.000 MHz)
as not enough channels are available to satisfy their requirements.
The IARU Satellite Adviser, Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV and his advisory
panel are mandated to coordinate frequencies within the IARU band plans for
amateur satellites. Coordinated frequencies must comply with band plans
that are
common to all three IARU Regions Satellites coordinated outside these plans
could cause interference to terrestrial amateur operations in other
regions. In
theory satellites could be programmed so that they only operate over their
country of origin. Because satellite orbits make it difficult to pinpoint
operations, spill over to other Regions may occur during parts of the orbit.
Accordingly, IARU will not coordinate frequencies for satellites which are
planned to operate outside the internationally aligned IARU band plans for
amateur satellites.
The IARU offers frequency coordination in an effort to maximise spectrum
utilisation and avoid possible interference to other satellites and ground
stations.
The IARU requests that satellite groups work on a sharing plan or use other
parts of the amateur service spectrum designated for satellite
operation. When a
large group of satellite sharing the same band are launched, they will soon
drift apart which enhances the opportunity to share the same
frequencies. For
example, during the initial phase, just after launch, a time sharing system
could be used to monitor the payloads before initialising transponders
and other
systems.
For instance, the 10 metre band, once popular with satellite builders,
is today
not significantly used. The band segment 29.300-29.510 MHz has been used for
amateur-satellite downlinks for more than 40 years, beginning with
Australis-
OSCAR 5 in 1970 and AMSAT-OSCAR 6, AMSAT?s first communications
satellite, in
1972. The band segment was very popular for downlinks in the 1970s and
1980s.
Today, only one amateur satellite actively uses a 29 MHz downlink:
AMSAT-OSCAR
7, launched in 1974 [and RS-15 on 29.3525 MHz ? Editor]. While a 29 MHz
downlink would not be practical for today?s very small satellites, owing
to the
size of the antenna required, the band could be used very practically for
uplinks even with small receiving antennas, because transmitting power
at the
earth station is easy to obtain. The IARU Satellite Adviser and his panel
believe that the 10 metre band offers a good alternative to 2 metre uplinks
Currently the IARU team also coordinates frequencies for satellites built by
universities and educational groups in an effort to maximise spectrum
utilisation and mitigate any possible interference to Amateur Radio
operations.
The IARU is committed to work with these groups and with the ITU to find
other
spectrum for these satellites.
Rod Stafford W6ROD
Secretary
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)
[ANS thanks Rod, W6ROD, for the above information]
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IARU Region 3 Act on Band Plan Satellite Allocations
The IARU Region 3 (Asia/Pacific) Directors have submitted a band plan paper
concerning amateur satellite allocations for consideration at the IARU
Region 3
Conference which takes place October 12-16 in Bali, Indonesia.
This is the 16th Conference and it will be hosted by the Amateur Radio
Organisation of Indonesia (ORARI). 60 Premier and 12 Suite hotel rooms
have been
booked at the Sanur Paradise Plaza Hotel which is described as being
situated in
Sanur, the secretly sophisticated side of Bali.
ORARI plans to run a special event station YB16IARU from October 11-16
from the
conference and the delegates will be taken on a tour of Bali.
The President of ORARI, Sutiyoso YB0ST, says: ?It?s an exciting time for
us as
we continue to grow and thrive, remaining always adaptable, motivated and
responsive. The world of amateur radio is an exciting area in which to
work and
play, and we?ll continue to meet and bring inspired people together in
forums
like this, to ensure IARU Region 3 remains at the cutting edge.?
The changes proposed by IARU Region 3 Directors would appear to prohibit
the use
of the Amateur Satellite Service channel 144.490 MHz as an uplink for crewed
space missions. Use of this channel was agreed by IARU Region 3 some 20
years
ago but the new paper says:
?Note 2: The other portion of the band 144.035-145.8 MHz is exclusively
identified for the amateur service.?
At the same time IARU Region 3 had agreed the crewed space mission downlink
channel would be 145.800 MHz using 5 kHz deviation FM with a Doppler
shift of
+/- 3.75 kHz. The paper does not record this.
Read the IARU R3 Directors amateur satellite band plan paper at
http://www.iaru-
r3.org/16r3c/docs/022%20Modification%20to%20R3%20Band%20Plan.docx
The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) have presented a satellite
band plan
paper, see
http://www.iaru-r3.org/16r3c/docs/023%20Changes%20to%20R3%20Bandplan.docx
Other papers submitted for the conference may be seen at
http://iaru-r3.org/16th-triennial-conference-of-the-iaru-r3-documents/
16th IARU R3 Conference http://www.iarur3conf2015.org/
IARU Coordination of Satellite Frequencies
http://amsat-uk.org/2015/08/20/iaru-coordination-of-satellite-frequencies/
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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AMSAT Satellite Communications Awards
Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards provided the
following
corrected list of AMSAT Satellite Communications Award recipients as an
update
to the list previously published in ANS-228.
Steve Kristoff, AI9IN #564
Frank Westphal, K6FW #565
Fraser Bonnett, W3UTD #566
Carlton Noll, KA4H #567 (also a new member to AMSAT)
[ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO, for the above information]
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Send Your Name to Mars on NASA's Next Red Planet Mission
Mars enthusiasts around the world can participate in NASA?s journey to
Mars by
adding their names to a silicon microchip headed to the Red Planet
aboard NASA's
InSight Mars lander, scheduled to launch next year.
"Our next step in the journey to Mars is another fantastic mission to the
surface," said Jim Green, director of planetary science at NASA
Headquarters in
Washington. "By participating in this opportunity to send your name aboard
InSight to the Red Planet, you're showing that you're part of that
journey and
the future of space exploration."
Submissions will be accepted until Sept. 8. To send your name to Mars aboard
InSight, go to:
http://go.usa.gov/3Aj3G
The fly-your-name opportunity comes with ?frequent flier? points to
reflect an
individual's personal participation in NASA?s journey to Mars, which
will span
multiple missions and multiple decades. The InSight mission offers the
second
such opportunity for space exploration fans to collect points by flying
their
names aboard a NASA mission, with more opportunities to follow.
Last December, the names of 1.38 million people flew on a chip aboard
the first
flight of NASA's Orion spacecraft, which will carry astronauts to deep space
destinations including Mars and an asteroid. After InSight, the next
opportunity
to earn frequent flier points will be NASA's Exploration Mission-1, the
first
planned test flight bringing together the Space Launch System rocket and
Orion
capsule in preparation for human missions to Mars and beyond.
InSight will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California in March
2016 and
land on Mars Sept. 28, 2016. The mission is the first dedicated to the
investigation of the deep interior of the planet. It will place the first
seismometer directly on the surface of Mars to measure Martian quakes
and use
seismic waves to learn about the planet's interior. It also will deploy
a self-
hammering heat probe that will burrow deeper into the ground than any
previous
device on the Red Planet. These and other InSight investigations will
improve
our understanding about the formation and evolution of all rocky planets,
including Earth.
For additional information about the InSight mission, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/insight/main/index.html
You can follow the mission on Facebook and Twitter at:
https://www.facebook.com/NASAInSight
and
https://twitter.com/nasainsight
[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]
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,
This week's ANS Editor,
Lee McLamb, KU4OS
ku4os at amsat dot org
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