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[jamsat-news:1063] ANS-094


AMSAT NEWS SERVICE	
ANS 094	

ANS is a free weekly news and information service of AMSAT North
America, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS 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.

AMSAT-NA is pleased to announce that recent and future development
in amateur radio satellites will be presented in San Diego, California
--October 8-11, 1999-- at the 17th Space Symposium and
AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting. More information is available from
Symposium chair, Duane Naugle, KO6BT, at:
ko6bt@amsat.org

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ANS wishes the joy of the Easter season for all satellite operators
worldwide.

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-094.01
SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 094.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 04, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-094.01

The Society of Performers, Artists, Athletes and Celebrities for Space
Exploration, Inc. (SPAACSE) has announced a competition for the first
George R. Faenza Scholarship for graduating American high school
seniors. SPAACSE hopes this will become an annual award.

SPAACSE is a not-for-profit organization formed to foster public
education projects to bring a heightened awareness to and support for
space exploration, through the national and international academic,
scientific, artistic, athletic, political and celebrity communities.

The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of an essay that best
describes 'Why the United States Needs a Space Program'. Along with
the essay, three letters of recommendation and a synopsis outlining how
the applicant has contributed to space education at the school,
community, state or national level - should be included.

In addition to the $1,000 scholarship award, the winner will be offered
an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in this year's
ongoing effort to educate Congressional leaders about the importance of
continuing the United States space exploration effort.

The application deadline is April 12th, 1999, with the winner to be
announced by May 3, 1999.

For more information, applicants should contact the SPAACSE office at
the following address:

SPAACSE
George R. Faenza Scholarship Fund
P.O. Box 4559 Grand Central Station
New York, New York  10163

(718) 369-3621 or (407) 868-2083
E-mail:  info@stars4space.org

[ANS thanks SPAACSE and Donna McAllister for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-094.02
EARLY SUCCESS WITH HAARP TESTS 

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 094.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 04, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-094.02

The ARRL is reporting an experiment conducted earlier this month by the
High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) facility in
Gakona, Alaska has yielded some encouraging results.

During the March experiment, HAARP (using very high power
transmitters) attempted to generate what are called 'field-aligned
irregularities' in the F-region over the HAARP facility. Participants, under
the direction of principal investigator Ed Cole, AL7EB, then attempted to
establish communication by scattering VHF amateur radio signals off of
the generated irregularities.

The amateur radio test was conducted at 144.100 MHz.

HAARP's Ed Kennedy, K3NS, said signal source KL7X ran 1,000 watts
into a 28-dBi EME antenna during the test. "Using KL7X as the source,
two stations, WL7BQM and AL7EB were able to detect the scattered
signal off of the field aligned irregularities generated in the F-layer over
HAARP," said K3NS. Mike, WL7BQM, is an active satellite operator.

"The scattered signals had an interesting Doppler characteristic and
were on the order of 20-30 dB above the detectable threshold for the
equipment used by the receiving stations," Kennedy said. "For
comparison, I don't think they were nearly as strong as the signals that
scatter off of the naturally occurring aurora."

A complete record of the test was completed and participating stations
are now busy working on analyzing the results with help from WL7BQM
and FFTDSP software developer AF9Y.

[ANS thanks the ARRL for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-094.03
ANS IN BRIEF

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 094.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 04, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-094.03

ANS news in brief this week includes the following:

** AMSAT Net of the week: Southeast Michigan AMSAT Net
The net meets every Tuesday on the 145.330, 224.580, 442.800 and
1282.050 MHz. Net control stations include James, KD4DLA, and Mike,
N8MR. A web page dedicated to supporting the net with further
information (and links) is available at the following URL:
http://www.provide.net/~jsmyth. -ANS

** The AMSAT question of the day: Is InstantTrack V1.00b Y2K
compliant? AMSAT's KB5MU provides the answer - "No, but a new
version will be out in plenty of time. This question and many others about
InstantTrack are answered in the InstantTrack FAQ on the AMSAT web
site." (http://www.amsat.org/amsat/intro/itfaq.html). -ANS

** Steve, K5PK, tells ANS the 1/20 scale, full color P3D kit is enjoying
very good response. Available exclusively through AMSAT-NA for a
suggested donation, money generated from any donation is directed
into the P3D satellite fund. Paul, KB5MU, reports that "if you build one of
the new Phase 3D paper models, take a picture of it and send it in" - he
will post them on the AMSAT-NA web site. For details see the P3D
model announcement on the web site at the following URL:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/fun/model_photos/. ANS thanks
K5PK and KB5MU

** K5NRK, N3KHK, W3FUO, K8YMI and WA1QXR are the latest to
signup for the annual Dayton AMSAT dinner at the Amber Rose
Restaurant on May 14th. If you would like to attend, contact Gerd,
WB8IFM via e-mail at wb8ifm@amsat.org. -AMSAT-BB

** The ion propulsion engine aboard NASA's Deep Space 1 was turned
on recently to send the probe toward an asteroid rendezvous this
summer. Periodic firings will occur through April 26th. DS-1 was
launched last October to serve as a technology test bed for the next
generation of spacecraft. -Justin Ray/Florida Today

** The European Space Agency recently signed a contract with Matra
Marconi Space (MMS), that pioneers a more flexible way of building
space science missions. The main contract calls for MMS to design and
build the Mars Express spacecraft in time for a launch in June 2003.
Mars Express will allow space scientists to investigate whether there is,
or ever was, life on the red planet. -ESA

** Some doorstep astronomy from ANS. Mercury is just above the east
horizon during bright dawn. Scan for it with binoculars about 30 or 35
minutes before sunrise. Venus is the brilliant evening star in the west
during and after dusk. -SKY & TELESCOPE

** Officials report they have acquired the signal from Insat-2E following
its successful launch aboard an Ariane 4 rocket. Insat-2E will now
perform two firings of its apogee boost engine. The burns are needed to
raise the satellite's orbit from its current egg-shaped geosynchronous
transfer orbit to the final circular geostationary orbit. Insat-2E is expected
to enter service in early May. The next Ariane launch is scheduled for
April 28th when an Ariane 44P rocket will carry the New Skies K-TV
communications satellite into space. The next Ariane 5 launch, the first
full commercial flight for the new rocket, is slated for a mid-June flight.
-Justin Ray/Florida Today

/EX

ANS would like to thank Mike Seguin, N1JEZ, for helping AMSAT-NA
provide current satellite information for ANS.

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-094.04
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 094.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 04, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-094.04

MIR
The Mir core module was launched February 19, 1986. The Associated
Press is again reporting that several private investors have agreed to
keep the aging Mir space station in orbit after government money for the
13-year-old station runs out in August.

SAFEX II 70-cm Repeater
Uplink		435.750 MHz FM w/subaudible tone 141.3 Hz
Downlink 	437.950 MHz FM
Seldom-operational. No operation in 1999 has been observed.

SAFEX II 70-cm QSO Mode
Uplink   	435.725 MHz FM w/subaudible tone 151.4 Hz
Downlink 	437.925 MHz FM
Seldom-operational. No operation in 1999 has been observed.

PMS
Uplink/Downlink 145.985 MHz FM  1200 Baud AFSK
Semi-operational.

The PBBS is running a Kantronics KPC-9612 + V.8.1 TNC. The
commands are similar to most PBBS and BBS systems.

AMSAT-France announced that Air Force General Jean-Pierre Haignere
has been given a personal amateur radio callsign to use aboard Mir -
FX0STB. The QSL manager for FX0STB is:

Radio Club F5KAM
QSL manager MIR
22 rue Bansac
63000 Clermont Ferrand
France

Scott, WA6LIE, has a set of instructions on how to work the Mir space
station. Copies of the instructions are available from Scott by e-mail
at:

wa6lie@juno.com (or by packet) wa6lie@wa6lie.#wcca.ca.usa.noam

Ken, N1WED, tells ANS that pending course correction maneuvers, Mir
will pass a space milestone of seventy-five thousand orbits on or about
5-April-99.

[ANS thanks Scott Avery, WA6LIE, and the MIREX team for Mir status
information]

RADIO SPORT   RS-12
Uplink		  21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/SSB
Uplink		145.910 to 145.950 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink  	  29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink           145.910 to 145.950 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon		  29.408 MHz
Robot Uplink	  21.129 MHz
Robot Downlink	  29.454 MHz
Last reported to be semi-operational, beacon only.

RADIO SPORT   RS-13
Uplink	  21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/SSB
Uplink               145.960 to 146.000 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink	  29.460 to  29.500 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink 	145.960 to 146.000 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon		  29.504 MHz
Robot Uplink	  21.140 MHz
Robot Downlink	  29.458 MHz
Operational. Last reported in mode KA with a 10-meter downlink
and a 15-meter and 2-meter uplink.

John, K2JF, has been active on RS-13. Garie, K8KFJ, reports working
KE4UMW on CW and W8TRX on SSB, both with good signals.

Several stations have been active on RS-13 SSTV. To receive SSTV via
satellite, a cable connected from the audio output of the receiver to the
audio input of a computer sound card and a software program is all that
is needed. Check the following URL for a selection of SSTV software:

http://www.ultranet.com/~sstv/

RS-12/13 command is now in the hands of Alex Papkov, in
Kaluga City, Russia.

RADIO SPORT   RS-15
Uplink		145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink	  29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon		  29.352 MHz (intermittent)
Semi-operational, mode A, using a 2-meter uplink and a 10-meter
downlink.

The 29.380 MHz SSB 'meeting frequency' used by most RS-15
operators is showing good results.

Dave, WB6LLO, reports he has prepared a "quick and dirty" set of
operating instructions for RS-15 at the following URL:

http://users.aol.com/dguimont/sat.txt

OSCAR 10   AO-10
Uplink   	435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 	145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB
Beacon   	145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)
Semi-operational, mode B. AO-10 has been locked into a 70-cm uplink
and a 2-meter downlink for several years.

AO-10 continues to slowly emerge from its latest sleep phase. Jeff,
K7XQ, tells ANS he made a quick contact with KW9M. Jeff reports
hearing himself on the downlink with S-7 signals. "There is still some
deep fades but it is getting more consistent," reports K7XQ.

W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:

http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html

[ANS thanks Stacey Mills, W4SM, for his AO-10 status information and
web site]

AMRAD   AO-27
Uplink     	145.850 MHz FM
Downlink   	436.795 MHz FM
Operational, mode J.

The on/off states of AO-27 were re-set on March 1, 1999 by
Chuck, KM4NZ. The TEPR (Timed Eclipse Power Regulation)
states on AO-27 are now as follows:

TEPR 4 is 24
TEPR 5 is 60

This means that the transmitter will turn on 12 minutes after it enters
sunlight and shuts off 18 minutes later. The TEPR states of AO-27 are
beginning to slip slightly as evidenced by the satellite shutting off
slightly early.

AO-27 is seeing heavy usage, especially on weekends.

AMSAT Area Coordinator Bob DeVarney, WE1U, who was scheduled to
operate W1AW from ARRL Headquarters via AO-27 informed ANS he
had to cancel his planned operation. He may re-schedule W1AW satellite
operation for sometime this summer.

[ANS thanks Michael Wyrick, N4USI, for AO-27 information]

JAS-1b   FO-20
Uplink   	145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 	435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB
Operational. FO-20 is in mode JA continuously.

Recent SSTV activity on FO-20 has included AB2CJ, AC4VM and
M1BTR. Activity has been centered on 435.880 MHz.

[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-20 status reports]

JAS-2   FO-29
Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink   	145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 	435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB
Semi-operational, rotated with digital mode and digi-talker.

Digital Mode JD
Uplink   	145.850  145.870  145.910 MHz FM
Downlink 	435.910 MHz FM 9600 baud BPSK
Digitalker 	435.910 MHz
Semi-operational, rotated with analog mode and digi-talker.

Mike, KF4FDJ, tells N1JEZ that he noticed several polarity
shifts during a recent FO-29 pass.

Kazu, JJ1WTK, reported to ANS that the new operational
schedule announced by the JARL is as follows:

March 29 - April  5	JA
April  5 - April 12	JD1200
April 12 - April 27	JA
April 27 - May 6		Digitalker (with new message planned)

[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-29 status reports]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-094.05
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 094.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 04, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-094.05

KITSAT   KO-25
Uplink   	145.980 MHz FM 9600 Baud FSK
Downlink 	436.500 MHz FM
Operational.

KO-25 is absorbing the additional traffic (due to the loss of KO-23) and
is performing well under heavy usage with good downlink efficiency.

[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for KO-25 status information]

UOSAT   UO-22
Uplink   	145.900 or 145.975 MHz FM 9600 Baud FSK
Downlink 	435.120 MHz FM
Operational.

Carol, W9HGI, reports UO-22 is "working just fine, averaging six
passes per day" over her QTH. W9HGI operates the West Coast Packet
Satellite Gateway (WSPG) for the Worldwide Packet Network (WPN).

More information on the satellite is available at the following URL:

http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/EE/CSER/UOSAT/

[ANS thanks Carol Byers, W9HGI and Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO,
for UO-22 status information]

OSCAR-11
Downlink  	145.825 MHz FM, 1200 Baud AFSK
Beacon   	2401.500 MHz
Operational.

Clive, G3CWV, reports good signals have been received from the
145.826 MHz beacon.

A single WOD survey dated 06-January-99 of solar array currents and
array voltage has been transmitted. The WOD contains a characteristic
musical tone which occurs when the constant data is captured during
solar eclipses and then transmitted. The ASCII bulletin is currently a
static message, detailing modes and frequencies of all the amateur
radio satellites.

More information about OSCAR 11 can be found at the following URL:
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/

Beacon reception reports should be sent to g3cwv@amsat.org.

[ANS thanks Clive Wallis, G3CWV, for OSCAR-11 status information]

PACSAT   AO-16
Uplink 		145.90 145.92 145.94 145.86 MHz FM using
1200 bps Manchester FSK
Downlink 	437.0513 MHz SSB 1200 bps  
RC-BPSK 1200 Baud PSK
Beacon 	2401.1428 MHz
Operating normally.

Telemetry is as follows:

Time is Sat Apr 03 12:24:11 1999 uptime is 1658/06:45:39
+X (RX) Temp     1.814 D  	RX Temp         -4.842 D
Baseplt Temp      3.629 D  	RC PSK BP Temp   1.814 D
RC PSK HPA Tmp   2.419 D  	+Y Array Temp    1.209 D
PSK TX HPA Tmp   1.209 D  	+Z Array Temp   12.705 D
RC PSK TX Out    0.442 W
Total Array C= 0.304 Bat Ch Cur=-0.015 Ifb= 0.052 I+10V= 0.283
TX:010B BCR:85 PWRC:59E BT: A WC:25 EDAC:73

General information and telemetry WOD files can be found at:

http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea1bcu

A complete collection of WOD graphics corresponding to the
year of 1998 can be found at:

http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea1bcu/wod1998.zip

[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for AO-16 status information]

LUSAT   LO-19
Uplink 		145.84 145.86 145.88 145.90 MHz FM 
1200 bps Manchester FSK
Downlink 	437.125 MHz SSB 1200 bps RC-BPSK
Currently semi-operational.

No BBS service - EA1BCU and ANS have not received any
updated information for several months. The digipeater is active.

Telemetry is as follows:

Time is Fri Apr 02 23:45:29 1999 uptime is 245/10:10:51
+X (RX) Temp    -8.844 D  	RX Temp          2.374 D
RC PSK BP Temp   0.131 D  	RC PSK HPA Tmp  -0.991 D
+Y Array Temp  -17.257 D  	PSK TX HPA Tmp  -0.991 D
RC PSK TX Out    0.659 W  	+Z Array Temp  -14.453 D
Total Array C= 0.008 Bat Ch Cur=-0.289 Ifb= 0.119 I+10V= 0.177
TX:017 BCR:1E PWRC:62D BT:3C WC: 0

General information and telemetry samples can be found at:

http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea1bcu/lo19.htm

[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for LO-19 status information]

TMSAT-1   TO-31
Uplink   	145.925 MHz  9600 baud FSK
Downlink 	436.925 MHz  9600 baud FSK
Operational.

ProcMail V2.00G has been released by G7UPN. This software permits
the processing of image files from TO-31. It has been posted to the
AMSAT-NA FTP site at the following URL:

www.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/wisp

[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for TO-31 status
information]

PANSAT   PO-34
Uplink/downlink frequencies have not been established.
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions.

PanSat, developed by the Naval Postgraduate School, was launched
from the shuttle Discovery during STS-95. PanSat spread-spectrum
digital transponders will be available to amateur radio operators in the
near future along with software to utilize this technology.

The PO-34 command station is located in Monterey, California.

Dan Sakoda, KD6DRA, PanSat Project Manager recommends
'The ARRL Spread Spectrum Sourcebook' as a good place to start in
understanding the spread-spectrum scheme.

For more information, visit the official PanSat web site at:

http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/

[ANS thanks Dan Sakoda, KD6DRA, for this information]

SUNSAT   SO-35
Uplink/downlink frequencies have not been established.
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions.

At this time the command team is planning general amateur radio
service in the near future.

SunSat was launched February 23, 1999 aboard a Delta II rocket from
Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. SunSat stands for
Stellenbosch University Satellite and takes it name from the South
African university whose students constructed the payload.

The SunSat package includes 1200 and 9600 baud digital
store-and-forward capability and a voice 'parrot' repeater system
that will be used primarily for educational demonstrations.
The satellite has two VHF and two UHF transmit-receive systems.

For more information on SunSat, visit the following URL:

http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za

[ANS thanks Garth Milne ZR1AFH, for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-094.06
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 094.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 04, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-094.06

THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE
NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:

RS-16
The 435 MHz beacon (only) is operational.

Attempts to command the mode A transponder 'on' have been
unsuccessful to date. No additional information is available at this time.

DOVE   DO-17
Downlink 	45.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK
Beacon  	401.220 MHz
Non-operational.

DOVE stopped transmitting in March 1998. The 145.825 MHz and
2401.220 MHz downlinks are off the air and the satellite has not
responded to ground station control.

QSL cards for receiving DOVE (when the satellite is operating) may
be obtained from:

Dianne White, N0IZO
45777 Rampart Road
Parker, Colorado  80138-4316
                             USA

No additional information is available at this time.

WEBERSAT   WO-18
Downlink 	437.104 MHz SSB 1200 Baud PSK AX.25
Non-operational.

WO-18 is reported to be in MBL mode after a software crash.
No additional information is available at this time.

ITAMSAT   IO-26
Uplink   	145.875 145.900 145.925 145.950 MHz FM 1200 Baud
Downlink 	435.822 MHz SSB
Unknown status. ANS has not received any recent updates concerning
the status of IO-26. No additional information is available at this time.

TECHSAT-1B   GO-32
Downlink    	435.325  435.225 MHz
HDLC telemetry framed so a TNC in KISS mode will decode it
Unknown status. ANS has not received any recent updates concerning
the current status of GO-32.

The TechSat-1B micro-satellite was successfully launched from the
Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 10, 1998.

Last reported, the satellite does not have a continuos beacon, but does
transmit a 9600-baud burst every 30 seconds (for a continuous 3
seconds in length), currently on 435.225 MHz.

The TechSat team has constructed a home page about TechSat.
To view the site, point your web browser to:

http://techsat.internet-zahav.net/

No additional information is available at this time.

SEDSAT-1   SO-33
Downlink 	437.910 MHz FM 9600 Baud FSK
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions.
Recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.

SedSat-1, signifying Students for the Exploration and Development of
Space Satellite number one, was successfully launched and placed in
orbit on Saturday, October 24, 1998.

SedSat was last reported to be performing as it has since launch,
transmitting telemetry until the batteries are depleted -- going into
safe mode -- recharging batteries -- and then repeating the process.

For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site at the
following URL: 

http://www.seds.org/sedsat

No additional information is available at this time.

KITSAT   KO-23
Uplink   	145.900 MHz FM 9600 Baud FSK
Downlink 	435.175 MHz FM
Not operational. The downlink transmitter has not been operational for
any normal communication for several months.

ANS has learned (from HL0ENJ) that satellite downlink telemetry shows
one of KO-23's battery cells to be very unstable.

[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, and KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ,
for KO-23 status information]

--ANS END---

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to
ans-editor@amsat.org

/EX

Daniel  (Dan) James	
AMSAT News Service Bulletin Editor 
AMSAT-NA Vice President/Public Affairs	
Amateur callsign: NN0DJ	
Grid Square EN28iv	
Warroad, Minnesota U.S.A.	
e-mail:  nn0dj@amsat.org	


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