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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-150
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information
service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes
news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities
of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest
in designing, building, launching and 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@amsat.org
You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins
via the ANS List; to join this list see:
https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/
In this edition:
* FCC Considers UHF/Microwave Ham Bands for Commercial Space Launch
Frequencies
* ASU student-built spacecraft to interact with the public
* Canadian Researchers Highlight Concerns About Overcrowded Orbits
* Andy MacAllister, W5ACM, SK
* PSAT2: DTMF *and* APRS-to-Voice enabled
* NASA Schedules Live Coverage of Russian Spacewalk
* No Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for May 27, 2021
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
ANS-150 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 150.01
To: All RADIO AMATEURS
>From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
712 H Street NE Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002
DATE 2021 May 30
FCC Considers UHF/Microwave Ham Bands for Commercial Space Launch
Frequencies
The FCC in April issued a Report and Order allocating spectrum in the
2200-2290 MHz range for private space travel and satellite launch companies
to use for pre-launch testing and space launch operations. The order creates
a non-federal secondary allocation for these uses in spectrum that is
currently reserved exclusively for federal government use.
The action also includes a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which seeks
comment on possible additional spectrum for private space launch purposes.
Among the frequencies specifically mentioned are 420-430 MHz in the
70-centimeter amateur band and 5650-5925 MHz, which is the 5-centimeter ham
band. Amateur radio has a secondary allocation in each of these bands, and
the NPRM made no mention of the bands' current occupants and/or whether they
would be displaced. The 5.6-GHz band is already shared widely with home WiFi
networks.
[ANS thanks CQ Newsroom for the above information]
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ASU student-built spacecraft to interact with the public
NASA has selected an Arizona State University-designed spacecraft to fly as
an auxiliary payload aboard a rocket launching between 2022 and 2025. It is
among 14 small research satellites, called CubeSats, that were chosen for
this opportunity through NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative. The ASU CubeSa
t,
named LightCube, is about the size of a toaster and will be deployed to
low-Earth orbit (LEO). Its unique feature is that it can be commanded by
anyone with an amateur radio license and a ham radio to set off a xenon
flash from the spacecraft that will be visible from the ground.
Additional Details are available at https://bit.ly/3fF9v4B
[ANS thanks Karin Valentine, Media Relations & Marketing Manager, School of
Earth and Space Exploration at ASU for the above information]
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Join the 2021 President's Club!
Score your 2" 4-Color Accent Commemorative Coin.
This gold finished coin comes with
Full Color Certificate and Embroidered "Remove Before Flight" Key Tag
Donate today at
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You won't want to miss it!
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Canadian Researchers Highlight Concerns About Overcrowded Orbits
A new report by two Canadian researchers is highlighting the growing hazard
of space debris. It warns that the new mega-constellations of tens of
thousands of communication satellites could pose a new kind of danger that
could ultimately threaten other satellites, astronauts, our ability to use
space and could even have an impact on the climate.
Recently, the uncontrolled fall from space of a large Chinese rocket booster
gained worldwide attention as no one could predict where it would come
crashing to Earth. Fortunately, it came down in the Indian Ocean and no one
was injured. That was just one booster.
But the amount of stuff — satellites, discarded boosters and other debris
in
Earth orbit — is huge. And this new report warns that with projects like
the SpaceX Starlink satellite constellation, the issue of space debris could
approach a critical turning point.
Right now, Starlink has full approval within the current legal system to go
ahead and launch 12,000 satellites, and they want to put up 30,000 more, so
there will be 42,000 satellites. With Starlink alone, there will be more
satellites in the sky than there are naked eye visible stars.
And that's not all. Others have similar plans, including OneWeb, Amazon,
Telesat, and GW, which is a Chinese state-owned company.
This astounding number of satellites will outnumber the total number of
objects orbiting the Earth today and form shells around the planet in low
Earth orbit up to about 750 km altitude.
The more objects placed in orbit, the greater the chance of collision
between them, other working satellites, astronauts working in space, and
people on the ground when the objects fall out of orbit.
The new satellites launched by SpaceX and other companies are not just
thrown up willy-nilly. They're placed in careful orbits meant to minimize
risks of collision, and modern satellites are designed to be de-orbited when
they die, not just abandoned as space junk. The commercial space companies
must have plans to do this in an organized and safe way. This is all good
and responsible.
The report highlights the possibility and implications of accidents. Random
pieces of untracked space debris, or even meteors, could disable these
satellites, disrupting their careful orbits and the deorbiting plans. The
sheer number of these new satellites increases the risk.
[ANS thanks CBC radio host and blogger Bob McDonald for the above
information]
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Andy MacAllister, W5ACM, SK
>From Marty Smith, WV5Y: "It's with much sadness and deep regret I announce
our buddy, Andy, W5ACM - Past AMSAT Board of Directors, King of the South
Texas Balloon Launch Team, The Voice of The Houston AMSAT Net and KTRU Rice
Radio Engineer and DJ, AndyMac - Passed away on the evening of Wednesday,
5/19/2021. Andy's wife Heather said he was on his computer until a few
minutes before...
His funeral service was held on Thursday, May 27th 2021 at 12:30 PM at the
Pines Presbyterian Church (12751 Kimberley Ln, Houston, TX 77024-4097).
Andy will be missed very much by all of his family, friends and coworkers.
He lived life to the fullest, and his lust for life was contagious. Our
common interests in everything high tech, scientific & electronic, was
shared by many, and he had great taste in food, drink, and music, especially
loving classic rock & roll! He will forever be in our minds and hearts. 73,
Marty Smith, WV5Y"
>From AMSAT Director Bruce Paige, KK5DO: "Andy, W5ACM (ex WA5ZIB), became a
Silent Key on May 19, 2021. He has been a close friend of mine since I
became a ham in 1993. That was when I found satellites and AMSAT. Andy had
been doing the Houston AMSAT Net and I became involved in the net. We have
done over 1400 episodes of the net since then. Andy and I had a great time
at many AMSAT Symposiums where we would work satellites from parking lots of
restaurants or outside a hotel. During the AMSAT Symposium in 2016, we
worked each other from the deck of the cruise ship when we were standing
about 3 feet from each other.
Andy spent some time in the early 90's on the AMSAT Board of Directors. Many
of today's hams would not remember the K2ZRO tests on AO-13. When the
satellite was at apogee, Andy would transmit a string of CW characters. He
would then reduce his power by 50% and transmit another string of
characters. This would be done 8 times to a point where the signals were
very weak. Hams around the world would participate and receive a certificate
with an endorsement for the level you achieved.
Andy got into balloon launches. I do not remember when BLT-1 was launched
but BLT-12 was launched in 1993 and they are into the 60's now. The balloons
have gone up with all types of experiments on them and have come down in
many a strange place. One came down in the Gulf of Mexico, picked up by a
fishing boat and they called the number on the package. Of course that one
was not reusable as everything was a tad bit wet. The balloon came down in
someone's front yard once and they picked it up and took it inside. GPS told
the tale and knocking on the door, the homeowner returned the package. A few
recent balloon launches have traversed the globe one or two times.
Andy had worked at NASA and was a member of the Johnson Space Center ARC as
well as the Brazos Valley ARC in Houston, the ARRL and AMSAT. More recently
he was the Chief Engineer for the radio station, KTRU, at Rice University in
Houston. Andy gave talks and demos at many Houston area hamfests.
It was only a few months ago in February that Andy went in for a quick
procedure and they found something that should not be. He was sent home for
hospice care. You will be missed my friend. ... _._
73...Bruce"
Andy's wife, Heather, has requested that donations in his name be made to
AMSAT or the Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 2997, Sugar Land,
TX 77487-2997 (reference the Andy MacAllister BLT Memorial Fund). Donations
to AMSAT in his name may be made at
https://www.amsat.org/donations/w5acm-memorial/
[ANS thanks Marty Smith, WV5Y 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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PSAT2: DTMF *and* APRS-to-Voice enabled
A new feature has been enabled for the Voice Synthesizer on PSAT2
in addition to DTMF grid and DTMF messaging to voice. Now the voice
synthesizer is also listening for APRS-to-Voice messages as well.
Here is how to use it
1) Remain on the 145.980 uplink and 145.825 downlink for DTMF
2) Using an APRS radio, send an APRS message to PSAT-SAY
3) Begin the first 10 chars of the message with CCCCCC sez
4) Followed by the text to be spoken.
5) CCCCCC is your callsign right-padded with spaces.
The satellite should ACK the packet uplink and then speak the text. You can
tell if APRS-to-Voice is enabled if this 1 bit is on: XXXX0010. Usually the
DTMF bits are also enabled so the telemetry will usually show as 11010010.
To do both DTMF and APRS-to-Voice at the same time, the Basic Stamp
processor has to check both the DTMF decoder and the packet decoder and so
there is a finite chance that a perfectly good uplink might be missed. So,
just try again.
See http://aprs.org/psat2.html Tomorrow I will add this feature to the users
manual and post it.
Enjoy, Bob, WB4APR
[ANS thanks Bob Bruninga, WB4APR for the above information]
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NASA Schedules Live Coverage of Russian Spacewalk
Two Russian cosmonauts are scheduled to conduct a spacewalk outside the
International Space Station on Wednesday, June 2, to continue preparing the
Pirs docking compartment airlock for undocking and disposal later this year.
Live coverage will begin at 1 a.m. EDT (0500z), with the spacewalk beginning
about 1:20 a.m. (0520z) on NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the
NASA app.
Expedition 65 Flight Engineers Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos
will emerge from the Poisk module on the space-facing side of the Zvezda
service module for a spacewalk expected to last about six and a half hours.
The two cosmonauts will disconnect all external mechanical links between
Pirs and the station, reposition spacewalk hardware and antennas, and
relocate other gear previously used for spacecraft dockings to Pirs.
During the spacewalk, the cosmonauts will prepare Pirs for removal from its
port by the uncrewed Progress 77 cargo ship on the Earth-facing side of
Zvezda, clearing the way for the arrival of the new Russian Multi-Purpose
Laboratory Module named “Nauka,ö which is Russian for “science.ö The
undocking of Pirs is scheduled for this summer, about two days after Nauka
launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The cosmonauts also will replace a fluid flow regulator on the nearby Zarya
module and replace biological and material science samples on the exterior
of the Russian modules.
Novitskiy, who is designated as extravehicular crew member 1 (EV1), will
wear a Russian Orlan spacesuit with red stripes. Dubrov will wear a
spacesuit with blue stripes as extravehicular crew member 2 (EV2). This will
be the first spacewalk for both cosmonauts and the 238th spacewalk overall
in support of space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades. It also
marks the sixth spacewalk of 2021.
See the NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information at:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
Learn more about the International Space Station and its crew at:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
[ANS thanks NASA 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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No Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for May 27, 2021
No changes are noted for the current week. However, TLE (KEPS) have been
updated and are available on the AMSAT website at:
https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above
information]
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Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?
Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff
from our Zazzle store!
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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ARISS NEWS: Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of May 30, 2021
College of Saint Pierre Marboz, Marboz, France, multi-point telebridge via
IK1SLD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS. The downlink
frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The latest information
on the operation mode can be found at:
https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html.
The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG. Contact is go for: Mon
2021-05-31 13:49:32 UTC 40 deg. Watch for livestream at
https://youtu.be/HnPoFku7DXg
About Gagarin From Space. Conducting an amateur radio session with
schoolchildren of Mordovia, Russia, direct via TBD. The ISS callsign is
presently scheduled to be RSŲISS. The downlink frequency is presently
scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The latest information on the operation mode
can be found at: https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html.
The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Novitskiy. Contact is go for Sun 2021-06-06
12:25 UTC.
The Father's House Christian School (Home Education Provider: Roots),
Morinville, Alberta, Canada, multi-point telebridge via VK4KHZ. The ISS
callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The downlink frequency is
presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The latest information on the
operation mode can be found at:
https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html. The scheduled
astronaut is Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI. Contact is go for: Wed 2021-06-02
14:28:53 UTC 44 deg.
Lipetsk, Russia, direct via TBD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to
be RSŲISS. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MH
z.
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html. The scheduled
astronaut is Pyotr Dubrov. Contact is go for Fri 2021-06-11 11:40 UTC.
Velikiy Ustyug, Russia, direct via TBD. The ISS callsign is presently
scheduled to be RSŲISS. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to
be
145.800 MHz. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html. The scheduled
astronaut is Oleg Novitskiy. Contact is go for Sat 2021-06-12 09:15 UTC.
Lipetsk, Russia, direct via TBD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to
be RSŲISS. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MH
z.
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html. The scheduled
astronaut is Pyotr Dubrov. Contact is go for Sat 2021-06-12 10:55 UTC.
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors
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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Upcoming Satellite Operations
Quick Hits:
EA4M: : Hi guys later in June I’ll be in IN73 on holidays, probably for a
week or so, I will try some birds stay tuned on tweeter for schedules.
ND0C and KE0WPA: In June @kylee_ke0wpa and I, along with our resident
photojournalist (Mom/Amy), will be taking a family excursion to the
southwest and working some sats as time permits. Here are the less commonly
worked grids from which we plan to operate. We will hit other grids too.
DM67 6/15 – 6/17, DM56 6/18, DM45 6/19, DN63 7/2, DN64 7/2 & 7/3
Major Roves:
AD0DX (VA3IIR): Long Range Rover plans: VA3IIR in FN15/25 June 18 FM and SSB
DL98 WA5RR: I’m looking at doing a rove in DL98 with an overnight stay in
Eagle Pass, TX around the last week in June. Details to follow.
N5LEX: CN98 last week of June.
DM62: K5TA, I’m tentatively planning for DM62 ~9-July, when there are are
several good passes mid-day, making it a doable day-trip for me….
EN57/67: @SeanKutzko KX9X and @Nancy_N9NCY will celebrate Sean’s birthday
in
the Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula July 15-19. Look for them on FM and SSB
satellites, with the possibility of some Parks On The Air activity as well.
Please submit any additions or corrections to Ke0pbr (at) gmail.com
Updated 05/19/2021
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager for the above
information]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
On the Air event: AMSAT Italia: Members of AMSAT Italia commemorate
Gagarin's flight into space until the end of the year with the callsign
II0SAT on HF and via satellite.
Satellites on Field Day: Seth Kutzko, KX9X, made an outstanding presentation
to the RATPAC group on Satellites and Field Day. The session was held on
Thursday May 27 during a weekly RATPAC meeting. Seth presented more than
just a "how to", his tips and tricks were very valuable for new entrants and
his cautions were particularly well taken. This presentation is a must for
any Field Day group that is contemplating chasing the 100-point bonus. Dan
Marler, K7REX has made the presentation, documents, and the video available:
To View Video: https://vimeo.com/556034517
To Download Video:
https://vimeo.com/user107547861/download/556034517/954b837d38
To Retrieve Documents:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cktvhfz1lhvv8hr/AADzoAi0HiGccLLG6IdnY24Aa?dl˙Rad
io
The Amateur Training Planning and Activities Committee (RATPAC) comprises
ARRL section managers, appointed field leadership, and membership. Together,
we host nationwide Amateur Radio Zoom presentations twice-a-week, Wednesdays
on general radio topics and Thursdays on amateur radio emergency
communications. The topics are selected from audience recommendations that
the planning committee then seeks topic experts or discussion panel members.
The presentation audience consists of thousands of amateur radio operators
worldwide who participate directly in the Zoom sessions or with video links
of the presentation and related documentation sent out after each session.
AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford K6CLS is planning the following
presentations:
University of Arizona - June 1
Conejo Valley (CA) - October 21
Wellesley ARC - June 15
White Mountain ARC - June 2
West Valley (CA) ARC - June 9
Think a 90-minute lively, informative, and fun “How to Work the Easy
Satellitesö Zoom presentation would be appropriate for your convention or
club? Always includes are overviews of the ARRL, AMSAT, and ARISS … and
pre-presentation questions are solicited and welcome. Send Clint an email or
call!
Clint Bradford K6LCS, http://www.work-sat.com. Tel:909-999-SATS (7287)
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, AMSAT Italia, Dan
Marler, K7REX RATPAC Leader and Idaho Section Manager, and Clint Bradford,
K6CLS AMSAT Ambassador for the above information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ June 2021 Eclipse Festival Seeks Ham Participants
HamSCI is looking for ham radio operators to make recordings of
time-standard stations during the June 2021 annular solar eclipse across the
Arctic Circle as part of a citizen science experiment. Researchers will use
the crowd-sourced data to investigate the superimposed effects of auroral
particle precipitation and the eclipse on HF Doppler shift. For details,
see: https://bit.ly/3ukP6ai [ANS thanks HamSci and ARRL News for the above
information]
+ Hackaday Satellite Commnications Hack Chat scheduled for 2 June, 2021 -
19:00Z Paul Marsh from UHF-Satcom will join us for the 2 June Hack Chat. The
number of satellites whizzing along above our heads is truly mindboggling,
with the number growing daily. Each of these spacecraft is up there for a
specific reason, and a lot of them are doing interesting things. Listening
in on what they have to say can be a lot of fun, but learning the ropes and
getting that first capture can be tricky. Paul Marsh will stop by the Hack
Chat to share the ins and outs of monitoring satellite communications and
give us some insight into what the satcom hobby is all about. [ANS thanks
the hackaday.io Newsletter for the above information]
+ The possibility of a Europa Lander is under study. Intense radiation from
Jupiter converts ice and dust on the surface of its icy moon Europa into
energetic compounds, which may cycle through the ice and ultimately be food
for microbes in the ocean below. NASA has been developing a potential Europa
Lander mission to look for such chemistry since 2016 (and also previously in
2005 and 2012). This mission concept proposes a 575 kg battery-powered
lander with a limited (but still impressive) lifespan of 1-3 months.
Additional information is available at https://go.nature.com/3oRkVXf and
https://bit.ly/3hWvsyE [ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above
information]
+ The March/April 2021 edition of Apogee View has been posted to the AMSAT
website at https://www.amsat.org/apogeeview/
+ Congratulations to John Papay, K8YSE, for becoming the first amateur
satellite operator to receive the GridMaster Award twice! John was the first
recipient of the GridMaster Award, issued for completing QSOs with all 488
of the grid squares within the continental United States (analogous to the
Fred Fish Memorial Award issued by the ARRL for completing the same feat on
six meters) in May of 2014. John's second award, the 30th issued, was for
QSOs completed while operating as K8YSE/7 in Mesa, Arizona. More information
about the GridMaster Award can be found at https://www.amsat.org/gridmaster/
(Thanks to AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards Bruce Paige, KK5DO).
+ A couple of amateur satellite operators in Nova Scotia have been taking
advantage of their favorable geographic location to set new distance records
on various satellites. On May 5, 2021, John Langille, VE1CWJ, and Jérōme
LeCuyer, F4DXV, claimed the initial distance record on the newly activated
satellite JO-97 with a QSO cover 4,889 km between FN85ii in Nova Scotia and
JN04it in France. Dana Rushton, VE1CWJ, also in FN85ii, set the new record
on XW-2C on May 18, 2021, completing a QSO with F4DXV in JN04jr covering
4,897 km. Finally VE1CWJ and F4DXV also set a new record on LilacSat-2 on
May 27, 2021, completing a 4,888 km QSO between FN85jn and JN04jr. For a
list of current satellite records and instructions for claiming new (or old)
ones, visit https://www.amsat.org/satellite-distance-records/ [ANS thanks
AMSAT Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above
information]
+ JAMSAT has posted the FO-99 operating schedule for June at
https://www.jamsat.or.jp/?p38 (ANS thanks JAMSATfor the above
information])
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Dr. Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT Vice President - Educational Relations, made
a presentation on the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator to the Holmesburg Amateur
Radio Club on May 21, 2021. A copy of his presentation can be found at
https://www.cubesatsim.org/pres/AMSAT_HARC_Presentation.pdf [ANS thanks
AMSAT Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above
information]
+ Last weekend, AMSAT President Robert Bankston, KE4AL, Executive Vice
President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, Founding President Perry Klein, W3PK, and
Manager Martha Saragovitz spent three days cleaning out the AMSAT office in
Kensington, Maryland, moving documents and other AMSAT items to a storage
facility. This completes the transition of AMSAT from operating a physical
office location to a fully virtual operation. The savings of nearly $150,000
per year from the closing of the physical office, transition to digital
delivery of The AMSAT Journal, and Martha's retirement ensures that AMSAT
will remain financially healthy and able to Keep Amateur Radio in Space for
many years to come. [ANS thanks AMSAT Executive Vice President Paul
Stoetzer, N8HM 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 Store.
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 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact info [at]
amsat.org for additional student membership information.
73 and Remember to help keep amateur radio in space,
This week's ANS Editor, Jack Spitznagel, KD4IZ
kd4iz at frawg dot org
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