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Today's Topics:
1. Re: LoTW still a big failure for checking satellite QSOs
(Paul Stoetzer)
2. Re: LoTW still a big failure for checking satellite QSOs
(Clayton W5PFG)
3. Re: LoTW still a big failure for checking satellite QSOs
(David W0DHB)
4. Inmarsat & AVI's Satellite Data-Relay Service (Joe Leikhim)
5. Solid State conversion (tube equivalents)? (Robert Bruninga)
6. Re: Inmarsat & AVI's Satellite Data-Relay Service (and APRS)
(Robert Bruninga)
7. Re: Solid State conversion (tube equivalents)? (Diane Bruce)
8. Re: LoTW still a big failure for checking satellite QSOs
(Eduardo PY2RN)
9. Re: LoTW still a big failure for checking satellite QSOs
(John Becker)
10. Re: LoTW still a big failure for checking satellite QSOs (Bob)
11. ANS-057 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (Joseph Spier)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 13:16:25 -0500
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: Eduardo PY2RN <py2rn@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: ARRL-LOTW@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx LOTW Help <LoTW-help@xxxx.xxx>,
"amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LoTW still a big failure for checking
satellite QSOs
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I have been provided plenty of evidence that I am wrong.
I know that it doesn't match in all cases when one side uploads as
terrestrial and one side uploads as a satellite QSO. It definitely should
not in any circumstances, though, and the ARRL definitely should correct
the problem.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 12:50 PM, Eduardo PY2RN <py2rn@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Paul, may be I am the "lucky" one, but I have plenty of examples in LoTW
> here.
> One of the most interesting is a QSO between PY and CT made via AO-40
> satellite, where I have set satellite name and propagation mode correctly,
> but the other station not, LoTW just credited terrestrial qso between PY
> and CT on 1.2GHz.
>
> *Call Sign* PY2RN
> *DXCC* BRAZIL
> *CQ Zone* 11
> *ITU Zone* 15
> *Grid* GG66LW
> *Worked Station*
> *Worked* CT1---
> *DXCC* PORTUGAL (272)
> *CQ Zone* 14
> *ITU Zone* 37
> *Grid* IM67--
> *Date/Time* 2002-11-08 23:50:00
> *Mode* SSB (PHONE)
> *Band* 23CM
> *QSL* 2016-10-13 11:33:07
> <https://lotw.arrl.org/lotwuser/qsodetail?qso=742711337>
> ------------------------------
> *Record ID* 570561985 *Received:* 2016-10-13 11:33:07
>
>
> 73 - Ed PY2RN
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
> *To:* Eduardo PY2RN <py2rn@xxxx.xxx>
> *Cc:* "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> *Sent:* Saturday, February 25, 2017 2:37 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [amsat-bb] LoTW still a big failure for checking satellite
> QSOs
>
> Ed,
>
> LoTW will not confirm a QSO when the propagation mode and satellite
> name don't match.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 12:30 PM, Eduardo PY2RN <py2rn@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
> > This has been already taken to LoTW admins at ARRL but they insist in
> blaming the "sat operator" as she/he registered the QSO with wrong/missing
> information, which is true, but the system, LoTW the case, should avoid
> confirming a match between two stations when one of them does not specify
> PROPAGATION MODE = SAT. What LoTW actually does when one station specifies
> it and the other not is to confirm a match QSO but the credit goes to the
> terrestrial VUCC on VHF, UHF, etc. which, in my opinion, put high risk to
> terrestrial VUCC credibility through LoTW confirmations.
> >
> > 73 - Ed PY2RN.
>
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions expressed
> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
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>
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 12:16:41 -0600
From: Clayton W5PFG <w5pfg@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LoTW still a big failure for checking
satellite QSOs
Message-ID: <5525d0b2-1c40-8efc-c006-adb74b56b448@xxxxx.xxx>
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It is not luck, Ed. I have had the same thing happen to me on at least
two occasions. I am 100% confident my upload contained the PROP_MODE
and SAT_NAME fields. The other station did not upload with those fields.
The contact became a QSL record in the LoTW system as a terrestrial QSO.
Fortunately I was able to assist the two stations to correct and
re-upload. The QSL's then were corrected to a satellite contact.
I have encountered some other special cases like this from time to time
in the LoTW system. It is not perfect but it generally works well and
faster than postal card exchanges.
73
Clayton
W5PFG
On 2/25/2017 11:50, Eduardo PY2RN wrote:
> Paul, may be I am the "lucky" one, but I have plenty of examples in LoTW
here.One of the most interesting is a QSO between PY and CT made via AO-40
satellite, where I have set satellite name and propagation mode correctly,
but the other station not, LoTW just credited terrestrial qso between PY and
CT on 1.2GHz.
>
> | Call Sign | | PY2RN |
> | DXCC | | BRAZIL |
> | CQ Zone | | 11 |
> | ITU Zone | | 15 |
> | Grid | | GG66LW |
> | Worked Station |
> | Worked | | CT1--- |
> | DXCC | | PORTUGAL (272) |
> | CQ Zone | | 14 |
> | ITU Zone | | 37 |
> | Grid | | IM67-- |
> | Date/Time | | 2002-11-08 23:50:00 |
> | Mode | | SSB (PHONE) |
> | Band | | 23CM |
> | QSL | | 2016-10-13 11:33:07 |
> | |
> | Record ID 570561985 Received: 2016-10-13 11:33:07
>
> |
>
>
> 73 - Ed PY2RN
>
> From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
> To: Eduardo PY2RN <py2rn@xxxx.xxx>
> Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2017 2:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LoTW still a big failure for checking satellite
QSOs
>
> Ed,
>
> LoTW will not confirm a QSO when the propagation mode and satellite
> name don't match.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 12:30 PM, Eduardo PY2RN <py2rn@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> This has been already taken to LoTW admins at ARRL but they insist in
blaming the "sat operator" as she/he registered the QSO with wrong/missing
information, which is true, but the system, LoTW the case, should avoid
confirming a match between two stations when one of them does not specify
PROPAGATION MODE = SAT. What LoTW actually does when one station specifies
it and the other not is to confirm a match QSO but the credit goes to the
terrestrial VUCC on VHF, UHF, etc. which, in my opinion, put high risk to
terrestrial VUCC credibility through LoTW confirmations.
>>
>> 73 - Ed PY2RN.
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
Opinions expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
AMSAT-NA.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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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
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 13:36:40 -0700
From: "David W0DHB" <dave@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "'Clayton W5PFG'" <w5pfg@xxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LoTW still a big failure for checking
satellite QSOs
Message-ID: <025a01d28fa6$dec5e520$9c51af60$@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
The biggest issue I run into is when the band specification entry is the
Downlink frequency rather than the uplink frequency (which seems to be the
accepted convention)
I believe these do not confirm at all.
I've also had people tell me when using eqsl.cc the convention is the
opposite.
Dave W0DHB
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of Clayton
W5PFG
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2017 11:17
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LoTW still a big failure for checking satellite QSOs
It is not luck, Ed. I have had the same thing happen to me on at least two
occasions. I am 100% confident my upload contained the PROP_MODE and
SAT_NAME fields. The other station did not upload with those fields.
The contact became a QSL record in the LoTW system as a terrestrial QSO.
Fortunately I was able to assist the two stations to correct and re-upload.
The QSL's then were corrected to a satellite contact.
I have encountered some other special cases like this from time to time in
the LoTW system. It is not perfect but it generally works well and faster
than postal card exchanges.
73
Clayton
W5PFG
On 2/25/2017 11:50, Eduardo PY2RN wrote:
> Paul, may be I am the "lucky" one, but I have plenty of examples in LoTW
here.One of the most interesting is a QSO between PY and CT made via AO-40
satellite, where I have set satellite name and propagation mode correctly,
but the other station not, LoTW just credited terrestrial qso between PY and
CT on 1.2GHz.
>
> | Call Sign | | PY2RN |
> | DXCC | | BRAZIL |
> | CQ Zone | | 11 |
> | ITU Zone | | 15 |
> | Grid | | GG66LW |
> | Worked Station |
> | Worked | | CT1--- |
> | DXCC | | PORTUGAL (272) |
> | CQ Zone | | 14 |
> | ITU Zone | | 37 |
> | Grid | | IM67-- |
> | Date/Time | | 2002-11-08 23:50:00 |
> | Mode | | SSB (PHONE) |
> | Band | | 23CM |
> | QSL | | 2016-10-13 11:33:07 |
> | |
> | Record ID 570561985 Received: 2016-10-13 11:33:07
>
> |
>
>
> 73 - Ed PY2RN
>
> From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
> To: Eduardo PY2RN <py2rn@xxxx.xxx>
> Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2017 2:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LoTW still a big failure for checking
> satellite QSOs
>
> Ed,
>
> LoTW will not confirm a QSO when the propagation mode and satellite
> name don't match.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 12:30 PM, Eduardo PY2RN <py2rn@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> This has been already taken to LoTW admins at ARRL but they insist in
blaming the "sat operator" as she/he registered the QSO with wrong/missing
information, which is true, but the system, LoTW the case, should avoid
confirming a match between two stations when one of them does not specify
PROPAGATION MODE = SAT. What LoTW actually does when one station specifies
it and the other not is to confirm a match QSO but the credit goes to the
terrestrial VUCC on VHF, UHF, etc. which, in my opinion, put high risk to
terrestrial VUCC credibility through LoTW confirmations.
>>
>> 73 - Ed PY2RN.
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
>> Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the
official views of AMSAT-NA.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
program!
>> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the
official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
_______________________________________________
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interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official
views of AMSAT-NA.
Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 15:29:47 -0500
From: Joe Leikhim <rhyolite@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Inmarsat & AVI's Satellite Data-Relay Service
Message-ID: <38c9238e-8d61-9602-cf25-79f97f2ca4b9@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Interesting concept of GEO and LEO integration.
http://www.space.com/35801-satellite-data-relay-service-exits-stealth-mode.htm
l
--
Joe Leikhim
Leikhim and Associates
Communications Consultants
Oviedo, Florida
JLeikhim@xxxxxxx.xxx
407-982-0446
WWW.LEIKHIM.COM
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 16:07:53 -0500
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
To: amsat bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Solid State conversion (tube equivalents)?
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About 40 years ago, the topic of tube-to-FET conversions was popular for
making 1-for-1 conversions of old tube stuff to solid state.
Anyone feel good at doing this these days? Or am I just wallowing in
nostalgia...?
Today at a small hamfest, (40 tables only) there were at least 4 of the old
high quality FREQ meters (9" cube boxes) that could give frequency accuracy
to 0.01% anywhere from 125 KHz to 20 MHz.
https://www.pa3esy.nl/military/us/meet/LM20/pics/LM20-front.jpg
Going rate was about $10. What an absolutely astonishing piece of 1930
engineering when you open it up. , with 3 tubes. (6A7, 76 and a 77)
I can do just about anything with bi-polar transistors... (my coming of
age...) but I PRE-dated FET's which are good direct substitutes for tubes
since they are both transconductance devices .
There is an excellent 1969 QST article on doing tube conversions, but it
assumes one already knows more about it than I do. And one of the tubes is
a penta-grid tube which does oscillator and mixer all in one...
http://www.qsl.net/kh6grt/page4/tubesters/MOSFETs%20for%20Tubes.pdf
I would have thought that a solid state conversion of this simple 3 tube
but very useful device would be out there somewhere... But haven't even
found a schematic on line...
Thought I'd ask before all the old fuds are gone...
Bob, Wb4APR
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 16:15:16 -0500
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
To: amsat bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Inmarsat & AVI's Satellite Data-Relay Service
(and APRS)
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> Interesting concept of GEO and LEO integration.
> http://www.space.com/35801-satellite-data-relay-service-exit
s-stealth-mode.html
<http://www.space.com/35801-satellite-data-relay-service-exits-stealth-mode.ht
ml>
For what it is worth, APRS is doing something somewhat similar (but the
reverse) on Ham radio (and of course, free)....
We have a Ham APRS channel on 3 GEO Inmarsat birds giving us outbound
delivery everywhere on Earth with a simple raspberry pi receiver (except
upper alaska) Then we use the 3 APRS LEO satellites to give the return
channel to any ham anwyere on earth with his APRS handheld radio.
A neat system, ... though, looking for an application .... as usuall ;-)
See http://aprs.org/outnet.html
Bob, WB4APR
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 16:35:58 -0500
From: Diane Bruce <db@xx.xxx>
To: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Solid State conversion (tube equivalents)?
Message-ID: <20170225213558.GA49781@xxxxx.xx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 04:07:53PM -0500, Robert Bruninga wrote:
> About 40 years ago, the topic of tube-to-FET conversions was popular for
> making 1-for-1 conversions of old tube stuff to solid state.
>
> Anyone feel good at doing this these days? Or am I just wallowing in
> nostalgia...?
>
> Today at a small hamfest, (40 tables only) there were at least 4 of the old
> high quality FREQ meters (9" cube boxes) that could give frequency accuracy
> to 0.01% anywhere from 125 KHz to 20 MHz.
> https://www.pa3esy.nl/military/us/meet/LM20/pics/LM20-front.jpg
I've done it with a GDO and a signal generator. They have very
few parts compared to a full up transceiver/receiver/transmitter so
are relatively easy to do. Rip out the high voltage portion utilise
the filament for low voltage if possible and go from there.
>
> Going rate was about $10. What an absolutely astonishing piece of 1930
> engineering when you open it up. , with 3 tubes. (6A7, 76 and a 77)
Very feasible, but with gear that old I'd not want to rip out the old
wiring etc. I'd look into a cosmetic plug in replacement. Then again,
they are only $10. ;)
Also, nowadays using a DDS as a signal generator is going to be
more accurate, more stable. YMMWV
>
> I can do just about anything with bi-polar transistors... (my coming of
> age...) but I PRE-dated FET's which are good direct substitutes for tubes
> since they are both transconductance devices .
>
> There is an excellent 1969 QST article on doing tube conversions, but it
> assumes one already knows more about it than I do. And one of the tubes is
> a penta-grid tube which does oscillator and mixer all in one...
> http://www.qsl.net/kh6grt/page4/tubesters/MOSFETs%20for%20Tubes.pdf
Easy enough with a dual gate MOSFET.
>
> I would have thought that a solid state conversion of this simple 3 tube
> but very useful device would be out there somewhere... But haven't even
> found a schematic on line...
I don't know of any personally. If I had one, I'd have a crack at it!
>
> Thought I'd ask before all the old fuds are gone...
>
> Bob, Wb4APR
Diane, VA3DB
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 22:12:19 +0000 (UTC)
From: Eduardo PY2RN <py2rn@xxxx.xxx>
To: Clayton W5PFG <w5pfg@xxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LoTW still a big failure for checking
satellite QSOs
Message-ID: <162543412.1076561.1488060739508@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Agree Clayton, big LoTW fan myself, just think it needs a little trimming
for satellite qso checking.?
Thanks all.
73 Ed PY2RN
From: Clayton W5PFG <w5pfg@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2017 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LoTW still a big failure for checking satellite QSOs
It is not luck, Ed. I have had the same thing happen to me on at least
two occasions.? I am 100% confident my upload contained the PROP_MODE
and SAT_NAME fields. The other station did not upload with those fields.
The contact became a QSL record in the LoTW system as a terrestrial QSO.
Fortunately I was able to assist the two stations to correct and
re-upload. The QSL's then were corrected to a satellite contact.
I have encountered some other special cases like this from time to time
in the LoTW system. It is not perfect but it generally works well and
faster than postal card exchanges.
73
Clayton
W5PFG
On 2/25/2017 11:50, Eduardo PY2RN wrote:
> Paul, may be I am the "lucky" one, but I have plenty of examples in LoTW
here.One of the most interesting is a QSO between PY and CT made via AO-40
satellite, where I have set satellite name and propagation mode correctly,
but the other station not, LoTW just credited terrestrial qso between PY and
CT on 1.2GHz.
>
> | Call Sign |? | PY2RN |
> | DXCC |? | BRAZIL |
> | CQ Zone |? | 11 |
> | ITU Zone |? | 15 |
> | Grid |? | GG66LW |
> | Worked Station |
> | Worked |? | CT1--- |
> | DXCC |? | PORTUGAL (272) |
> | CQ Zone |? | 14 |
> | ITU Zone |? | 37 |
> | Grid |? | IM67-- |
> | Date/Time |? | 2002-11-08 23:50:00 |
> | Mode |? | SSB (PHONE) |
> | Band |? | 23CM |
> | QSL |? | 2016-10-13 11:33:07 |
> |? |
> | Record ID 570561985 Received: 2016-10-13 11:33:07
>
>? |
>
>
> 73 - Ed PY2RN
>
>? ? ? From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
>? To: Eduardo PY2RN <py2rn@xxxx.xxx>
> Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
>? Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2017 2:37 PM
>? Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LoTW still a big failure for checking satellite
QSOs
>
> Ed,
>
> LoTW will not confirm a QSO when the propagation mode and satellite
> name don't match.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 12:30 PM, Eduardo PY2RN <py2rn@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> This has been already taken to LoTW admins at ARRL but they insist in
blaming the "sat operator" as she/he registered the QSO with wrong/missing
information, which is true, but the system, LoTW the case, should avoid
confirming a match between two stations when one of them does not specify
PROPAGATION MODE = SAT. What LoTW actually does when one station specifies
it and the other not is to confirm a match QSO but the credit goes to the
terrestrial VUCC on VHF, UHF, etc. which, in my opinion, put high risk to
terrestrial VUCC credibility through LoTW confirmations.
>>
>> 73 - Ed PY2RN.
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
Opinions expressed
>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
AMSAT-NA.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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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
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 17:31:54 -0600
From: John Becker <w0jab@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LoTW still a big failure for checking
satellite QSOs
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I never was able to get it to work years ago.
Just gave up and moved on.
John
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 19:51:25 -0500
From: Bob <WB4SON@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LoTW still a big failure for checking
satellite QSOs
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Most of the user issues lie with the logging programs feeding LotW. It
"should" be easy to specify a satellite QSO. There is no reason you
couldn't simply pick a satellite name, and the logging program fills in all
the other details required in the background. Some satellites with
multiple modes might require a mode selection like AO-7. (In general the
satellite name is good enough to know what the frequencies involved are.
LotW only goes by band, not actual MHz value).
As for uplink vs. downlink, it is no different than any other non-satellite
contact. You log the frequency you transmit on.
The REAL issue is that many people don't confirm via LotW. I sort of
figure I owe it to the other guy, so I take the time to make sure my
entries are correct.
73, Bob, WB4SON
On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 6:31 PM, John Becker <w0jab@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> I never was able to get it to work years ago.
> Just gave up and moved on.
>
> John
>
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 16:52:53 -0800
From: Joseph Spier <wao@xxx.xxx>
To: ans@xxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-057 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-057
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:
* OSCAR Number EO-88 for Nayif-1
* Two projects with AMSAT ties selected for NASA launches
* ARISS Equipment on SpaceX Launch
* VEGA Flight Opportunity for Multiple Small Satellites
* Satellite Changes in AMSAT Keplerian Element Distribution
* LUSAT LO-19 Calls Home
* Expect More from Amateur BY70-1 Youth Space Program
* AMSAT Events
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-057.01
ANS-057 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 057.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE Febuary 26, 2017
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-057.01
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OSCAR Number EO-88 for Nayif-1
In accordance with the request sent to the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors
for an
OSCAR number for the UAE CubeSat, Nayif-1, and the statement that all of the
conditions for an OSCAR number have been met, I hereby by the authority
vested
in me by the AMSAT-NA president, do convey on Nayif-1 the designation
Emirates
Oscar 88 or EO-88.
Along with the rest of the Amateur Radio satellite community, I hope
that EO-
88 will meet all of its objectives.
I wish you and your group the best of luck in this and future endeavors to
keep Amateur Radio in space.
[ANS thanks William A. (Bill) Tynan, W3XO, OSCAR Number Administrator
for the above information]
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Two projects with AMSAT ties selected for NASA launches
Two cubesat missions with ties to AMSAT have been selected as part of the
eighth round of the NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative. These spacecraft are
eligible for placement on a launch manifest after final negotiations,
depending
on the availability of a flight opportunity.
TJREVERB is a CubeSat from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and
Technology, in Alexandria, Virginia. This satellite will include an
AMSAT Fox
mode U/v FM radio system, and will be capable of serving as an analog FM
repeater.
HuskySat-1 from the University of Washington in Seattle will carry a
mode V/u
linear transponder and 1200 baud BPSK beacon similar to RadFXsat-2. The
satellite will demonstrate plasma propulsion and high gain telemetry in
advance
of a larger CubeSat lunar mission.
The complete list of satellites selected may be found at on the NASA web
page.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-announces-eighth-class-of-candidates-for-
launch-of-cubesat-space-missions
http://www.amsat.org/?p=5795
[ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA, AMSAT Vice-President for Operations
for the above information]
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ARISS Equipment on SpaceX Launch
Included as part of the successful launch of the SpaceX Dragon vehicle
to ISS is an ARISS Ericsson 2 meter VHF radio. This radio will replace the
Ericsson radio that failed a few months ago. The VHF radio is used for
school group contacts and amateur packet radio in the Columbus module. Once
the Dragon vehicle is berthed to ISS, the Ericsson will be unstowed and, at
some point, installed in Columbus, replacing the UHF radio that is now
supporting APRS packet and some school contacts.
The unmanned cargo ship packed with food and supplies for astronauts
arrived
safely at the International Space Station Thursday, 2/23/2017. The Dragon
cargo ship was grabbed by the station's robotic arm at 5:44 am (1044 GMT).
Our thanks to SpaceX on an outstanding and historic flight from Kennedy
Space Center's Launch Pad 39A, where many Space Shuttle missions and nearly
all the Apollo moon missions were launched. We also would like to thank our
ARISS benefactors-NASA and CASIS, the Center for the Advancement of Science
in Space. And, of course, our amateur radio long-time sponsors-our national
amateur radio organizations around the world, including the American Radio
Relay League (ARRL) in the US, and our international AMSAT organizations,
including AMSAT-NA.
ARISS is also making great progress on the development of the new
interoperable radio system that we hope to use to replace our aging radio
infrastructure in the Columbus module and the Service module. The hard
(and expensive) part of this effort is just beginning, with testing and
human certification on the horizon. We thank all that have donated to the
cause thus far. We hope you continue to help ARISS move forward through
your support, including your volunteer time and talent and, of course,
financial contributions through the AMSAT web site donate button.
[ANS thanks Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, ARISS International Chair, AMSAT-NA V.P.
for Human Spaceflight for the above information]
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VEGA Flight Opportunity for Multiple Small Satellites
Europe?s Vega small launcher is set to demonstrate its extended
capability to
deploy multiple light satellites using its new versatile Small Satellites
Mission Service (SSMS) dispenser, in the second half of 2018.
This demonstration provides the first of the launch opportunities under the
new Light satellite, Low-cost Launch opportunity (LLLor L3) Initiative
initiated at the ESA Council Meeting at Ministerial Level in December
2016 with
the aim to provide low-cost and regular launch services for European
Institutional light satellites through full exploitation of the Ariane 6 and
Vega C launch systems? capabilities.
This first proof-of-concept flight using the current Vega launch system will
demonstrate and validate standard innovative services for light satellites.
The SSMS dispenser with its modular design enables Vega to provide launch
opportunities for light satellites with an overall mass ranging from 1 kg
CubeSats up to 400 kg minisats with different alternative configurations and
relevant combinations under a ?rideshare? concept.
Potential customers, be they European public-sector organizations or other
entities, are invited to respond to the joint ESA and European Commission
Announcement of Opportunity, which can be downloaded together with its
questionnaire, by 31 March.
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/Vega_flight_opportunity_for_
multiple_small_satellites
(including links for the application process due by March 31)
[ANS thanks the European Space Agency for the above information]
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Satellite Changes in AMSAT Keplerian Element Distribution
The following five satellites/object numbers have been deleted:
SATELLITE NORAD CAT ID REASON
BY70-1 41909 Deorbit 2-18-2017
OBJECT 41930 41930 Not Amateur Sat-ISS Launch
EGG 41933 Not Amateur Sat-ISS Launch
OBJECT 41934 41934 Not Amateur Sat-ISS Launch
TuPOD 41936 41936 Batteries Dead-ISS Launch
Thanks to Nico Janssen for his work in predicting BY70-1's deorbit.
As noted last week, Nayif-1 was launched with 103 other satellites
on 2-15-2017. The cloud of satellites is beginning to spread and
Nico Janssen, PA0DLO, has developed a TLE set that many on AMSAT-BB
say is very accurate. I have included it in this week's distribution.
Thanks again to a very busy Nico for his excellent work.
Detailed doppler measurements show that Nayif 1 is object 42017,
2017-008BX.
Keith Pugh, W5IU, suggested that I include Nayif-1 in the regular
distribution so those using apps like PocketSat would be able to
track it. Good idea Keith. (I have PocketSat myself!)
[ANS thanks AMSAT's Keeper of the Keps Ray Hoad, WA5QGD
for the above information]
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LUSAT LO-19 Calls Home
On Feb-20 15:45z LUSAT LO-19 on Orbit 141493 had been heard with strong
carrier on 437.125 ? Doppler.
LUSAT had been in space last 27 years and still emits it's CW carrier
un-modulated with 900 mW.
Now and then the satellite comes alive, it is useful to test reception and
demonstrate Doppler, check antennas, etc.
Please try to listen, on
http://amsat.innova-red.net/pass
you will find an easy way to locate, receive, and thank you if reported.
[ANS thanks Pedro, LU7ABF for the above information]
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Expect More from Amateur BY70-1 Youth Space Program
In announcing the end of a successful mission the students who built the
amateur radio FM transponder satellite BY70-1 say ?We hope more Amateur
youth
space program will be brought to you in the near future!?
The 2U CubeSat BY70-1 was built by students from the Beijing Bayi High
School
and carried into a 524 x 212 km orbit on a CZ-2D rocket launched from the
Taiyuan Space Launch Center on December 28, 2016.
On February 17, 2017, as the satellite was about to burn up on its re-entry
into the Earth?s atmosphere, this end of mission statement was posted on the
school?s website.
Dear friends of BY70-1:
Satellite BY70-1 has completed all designed missions. For the amateurs who
completed 2-way QSO using the repeater onboard, received effective satellite
telemetry, or obtained satellite camera photos, we would like to invite you
sending connection data package (audio or video evidence), satellite
telemetry
data or photos received to Email: 6015@xxxxxx.xx.
So that we can keep statistics records and deliver our appreciation
toward you
in public. We would be pleased to exchange QSL card for QSO users, and some
souvenirs for the telemetry or camera photos users.
We hope more Amateur youth space program will be brought to you in the near
future!
E-mail Address: 6015 @xxxxxx.xx
Post Address: Mr Xiangming TAOBeijing Bayi School, 29# Suzhou Street,
Haidian
Dist, Beijing, China
P.O. 100080
http://www.bayims.cn/article-16881.html
BY70-1 FM transponder satellite
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/12/27/by70-1-fm-transponder-satellite/
BY70-1 FM contact video
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/12/30/by70-1-fm-transponder-contact/
See BY70-1 page on Roland PY4ZBZ website
http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/by70.htm
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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AMSAT Events
Information about AMSAT activities at other important events around
the country. Examples of these events are radio club meetings where
AMSAT Area Coordinators give presentations, demonstrations of working
amateur satellites, and hamfests with an AMSAT presence (a table with
AMSAT literature and merchandise, sometimes also with presentations,
forums, and/or demonstrations).
*Saturday and Sunday, 11-12 March 2017 ? ScienceCity in Tucson AZ
*Saturday, 18 March 2017 ? Scottsdale SpringFest in Scottsdale AZ
*Friday through Sunday, 31 March?2 April 2017, NVCON in Las Vegas NV
*Wednesday, 5 April 2007 ? presentation for Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club
in Scottsdale AZ
*Friday and Saturday, 7-8 April 2017, Green Country Hamfest in
Claremore OK
*Saturday, 6 May 2017 ? Cochise Amateur Radio Association hamfest in
Sierra Vista AZ
*19-21 May 2017, HamVention in the Greene County Fairgrounds and
Expo Center, Dayton, Ohio
*Friday and Saturday, 9-10 June 2017, HAM-COM in Irving TX
*Saturday, 10 June 2017 ? Prescott Hamfest in Prescott AZ
[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information]
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ARISS News
Successful Contacts
* Coll?ge Andr? Malraux, Chatelaillon-Plage, France, telebridge via ON4ISS
The ISS callsign was scheduled to be FX?ISS
The scheduled astronaut was Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG
Contact was successful Mon 2017-02-13 14:00:35 UTC 67 deg.
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, KG5FYG answered 19 questions prepared by
students for an audience 190 students and guests. HamTV downlinked
Pesquet live throughout the entire contact thanks to British Amateur
TV Club merging 2 HamTV ground stations? received signals. The live-stream
was seen by 230 of the general public via BATC connections.
Watch a recording of the live-streamed HamTV downlink:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Byp8JadKjPOmOUFCeDdZMFhSMm8/view?usp=sharing
Watch France's national television's report at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb7amhLMgA8&feature=em-upload_owner
* John Glenn Middle School, Maplewood MN, direct via K?JDD
The ISS callsign was scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut was Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD
Contact was successful: Wed 2017-02-22 18:47:59 UTC 25 deg
All 16 questions answered with a 73 round. Students, teachers
and parents came to 900 individuals. One television station and
four print media outlets were also in attendance. They reported
full quieting for the entire pass.
* Ecole primaire Elie Desplan, Boissi?res, France and Marie Castang,
Saint Dionisy, France, direct via F4HHV
The ISS callsign was scheduled to be FX?ISS
The scheduled astronaut was Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG
Contact was successful: Sat 2017-02-25 13:14:15 UTC 58 deg
Successful contact between the 2 schools of Boissieres and Saint Dionisy
with Thomas Pesquet.
All 20 questions answered, clear audio all the way long
(Normal and acceptable UHF noise at the beginning and at the end)
Reported 350 people present in the gymnasium.
Also success for the Ham video transmission through BATC, but also
through the local Ham-Video Ground Station.
Press and media presence:
1 national TV (BFM) -> scheduled broadcasted 2/25
2 Regional TVs (France 3), TV TV-Sud
1 Regional radio (France Bleu)
Several Regional newspapers including Le Midi Libre
Upcoming Contacts
* 3rd Junior High School, Komotini, Greece, direct via SV7APQ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD
The contact will be rescheduled for a later date.
* ABOUT GAGARIN FROM SPACE, Space Odyssey Project, Krasnoyarsk, Russia,
direct via RV?ADW
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Andrei Borisenko
Contact is a go for Sat 2017-02-25 08:36 UTC
* ABOUT GAGARIN FROM SPACE, Raduga Space Communication Center of St.
Petersburg, Russia, direct via RA1AJN
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Ryzhikov
Contact is a go for Sun 2017-02-26 09:15 UTC
* Student Space Technology Association, Knoxville, TN, direct via AA4UT
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD
Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-03-01 19:08:03 UTC 49 deg
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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@xxxxx.xxx or aj9n@xxx.xxx.
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Message to US Educators
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
Contact Opportunity
Call for Proposals
Proposal Window February 15 ? April 15, 2017
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is
seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations,
individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with
a crew
member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held
between January 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018. Crew scheduling and ISS
orbits will
determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact
opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large
numbers of
participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education
plan.
The deadline to submit a proposal is April 15, 2017. Proposal information
and documents can be found at www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact.
The Opportunity
Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in
scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are
approximately 10
minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts
through
a question-and-answer session.
An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur
Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and
classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the
opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and
work in
space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students
also
will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless
technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human
spaceflight and
the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must
demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the
radio contact.
Amateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space agencies in
Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational opportunity by
providing the equipment and operational support to enable direct
communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world via
Amateur Radio.
In the US, the program is managed by AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation) and ARRL (American Radio Relay League) in partnership with NASA
and CASIS (Center for the Advancement of Science in Space).
More Information
Interested parties can find more information about the program at
www.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS.
For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal
guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information
Sessions go
to http://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact.
Please direct any questions to ariss@xxxx.xxx.
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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@xxxxx.xxx or aj9n@xxx.xxx.
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
http://www.ariss.org/
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?
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete
details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.
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@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
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ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 123
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Francesco IK?WGF with 119
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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.
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
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2017-02-23 05:00 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.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1116.
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1080.
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47.
A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
Arkansas, Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern
Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
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The successful school list has been updated as of 2017-02-23 05:00 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf
Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf
Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
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Exp. 49 on orbit
Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD
Andrei Borisenko
Sergey Ryzhikov
Exp. 50 on orbit
Peggy Whitson
Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG
Oleg Novitskiy
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Watch
http://www.ariss.org/upcoming-contacts.html
for information about upcoming contacts as they are scheduled.
[ANS thanks ARISS and Charlie, AJ9N for the above information]
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President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
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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,
Joe Spier, K6WAO
k6wao at amsat dot org
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