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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.

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In this edition:
* BOD Election Results
* 2011 AMSAT Space Symposium Papers Deadline Approaches
* Get Ready for Scouting's JOTA on October 15-16
* Amateur Satellite Presentations Scheduled for Alaska and
California
* Registration Open for 2011 AMSAT Space Symposium 4-6 November 2011
* NASA STEM Education Via Massively Multiplayer Online Game
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
* ARISS Status - 12 September 2011


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BOD Election Results

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 261.01
  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 18, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-261.01

The 2011 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors election has been completed
with
the following results:

Barry Baines, WD4ASW- 576
Tony Monteiro, AA2TX - 560
Alan Biddle, WA4SCA - 516
Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA - 418
Mark Hammond, N8MH - 319 First Alternate
Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK -  275 Second Alternate
Steve Coy, K8UD - 229

***** A total of 751 ballots were received *****

In accordance with the Bylaws of AMSAT-NA those receiving the four
highest number of votes are elected as regular members of the Board
of
Directors for the next 2 years.  The alternates will serve for
one year until the next election.

[ANS thanks  AMSAT HQ Office the above information]

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2011 AMSAT Space Symposium Papers Deadline Approaches

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 261.02
  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 18, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-261.02

2011 AMSAT Space Symposium Papers Deadline Approaches

Your papers for the 2011 AMSAT Space Symposium are due by October 1
for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Yes, that's just a couple
of weeks from now!

Papers, symposium presentations and poster presentations are invited

on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community.

The Symposium will be held on Friday, November 4th through Sunday,
November 6th in San Jose, CA.

Papers should be sent to Dan Schultz, N8FGV, at:
n8fgv@amsat.org.

[ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV for the above information]

/EX


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Get Ready for Scouting's JOTA on October 15-16

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 261.03
  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 18, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-261.03

Get Ready for Scouting's JOTA on October 15-16

Scouting's Jamboree on the Air event is coming up on October 15-16.
During this annual event Scouts and Guides all over the world speak
to each other over amateur radio contacts. Scouting experiences are
exchanged and ideas are shared, via the radio waves.

The event starts at 00.00 hours local time on the Saturday and con-
cludes 48 hours later at 24.00 hours local time on the Sunday. Each
station can choose its own operating hours within this period.

Each year during JOTA about half-a-million Scouts and Guides "get
together" over the airwaves. Modern communication technology offers
Scouts the exciting opportunity to make friends in other countries.

Most Scouts take advantage of the local volunteer efforts of amateur
radio operators in their area. This is where you can volunteer your
station for scouting participation. You may also help by answering
calls on the air from scouts.

AMSAT encourages our members to take advantage of JOTA to provide
amateur satellite demonstrations.

The World Scouting Organization in Switzerland posted JOTA
information
on their web: http://tinyurl.com/3rfp2cn (www.scout.org)

Also, visit the World Scouting Radio Library at:
http://tinyurl.com/5sz7tf5 (www.scout.org)

The Boy Scouts of America has several resources on-line for amateur
radio stations participating in JOTA:
http://tinyurl.com/6d93qb7 (Boy Scouts of America www.scouting.org)

[ANS thanks the Scouting Movement for the above information]

/EX

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Amateur Satellite Presentations Scheduled for Alaska and California

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 261.04
  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 18, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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This weekend AMSAT area coordinator Clint Bradford, K6LCS, is
present-
ing his 'Working Amateur Satellites With Your HT' session at the An-
chorage Amateur Radio Club annual hamfest.

After this look for Clint back on warmer turf in California where
he is scheduled for TWO 'Working Amateur Satellites With Your HT'
sessions at PACIFICON 2011 in Santa Clara on Saturday, October 15.

Clint wrote, "We had a great time last year - with a full confer-
ence room and several passes that we worked. I'll be making my pre-
sentation from 11AM-noon and 1-2PM. We have tentative passes of
AO-27,
AO-51, and ARISSat-1 (hopefully!) - Watch for posters near the
check-
in area for exact times."

Download Clint's tutorial and programming charts from:
http://www.work-sat.com . Clint always encourages pre-presentation
inquiries. Send email to Clint at clintbradford.com- or call him at
909-241-7666. See you in Santa Clara! PACIFICON's Web site is
http://www.pacificon.org .

[ANS thanks Clint Bradford, K6LCS for the above information]

/EX


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Registration Open for 2011 AMSAT Space Symposium 4-6 November 2011

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 261.05
  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 18, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-261.05

AMSAT announces the 2011 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held on
Friday,
November 4th through Sunday, November 6th in San Jose, CA. Our
annual
gathering will feature:

+ Space Symposium with Amateur Satellite Presentations
+ Operating Techniques, News, & Plans from the Amateur Satellite
World
+ Board of Directors Meeting open to AMSAT members (Nov. 3-4)
+ Meet Board Members and Officers
+ Annual General Membership Meeting
+ Annual Banquet-Keynote Speaker and Door Prizes

The 2011 Symposium hotel and registration web pages are now
available
on the AMSAT web site. You may register for the Symposium and Annual
Banquet at the AMSAT Store:
http://www.amsat-na.com/store/SymposiumReg.php

Visit the Symposium and Annual General Meeting web page for details
and the latest information:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2011/index.php

Symposium Registration including a copy of the Proceedings is:
+ $45 per person until September 19, 2011
+ $50 per person starting September 20, 2011
+ $55 per person at the door

The Saturday evening banquet is $45 per person. The Sunday morning
Area Coordinator's Breakfast is $15 per person.

The hotel selected is the Wyndham San Jose, close to the airport.
The
AMSAT discount rate is $79.00+taxes per night. The reservation block
code when calling the hotel directly is "AMSAT". The hotel telephone
number is 408-453-6200. If you are making reservations on-line use
1031FSJAM for the group code. The direct link to the hotel web page
is: http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/SJCAP/main.wnt

If you are planning to book a room on dates other than November 2,
3, 4, 5, you will have to call the hotel directly and ask for *in-
house reservations*. You can get the $79 rate 3 days before and 3
days after the above dates but you cannot book the room on their
website. Any problems, give Martha a call at the AMSAT Office:
301-589-6062.

[ANS thanks the 2011 Symposium Committee for the above information]


/EX



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NASA STEM Education Via Massively Multiplayer Online Game

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 261.06
  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 18, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-261.06

The NASA Learning Technologies (LT) project supports the develop-
ment of projects that deliver NASA content through innovative appli-
cations of technologies to enhance education in the areas of
science,
technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Research and
develop-
ment are at the core of the LT mission. LT seeks to enhance formal
and informal education in STEM fields with the goal of increasing
the number of students in those fields of study and is currently
investigating the development of a NASA-based massively multiplayer
online educational game (MMO).

Quoting the Learning Technologies Project, "There is increasing
recog-
nition that these synthetic environments can serve as powerful
"hands-
on" tools for teaching a range of complex subjects. Virtual worlds
with
scientifically accurate simulations could permit learners to tinker
with chemical reactions in living cells, practice operating and
repair-
ing expensive equipment, and experience microgravity, making it
easier
to grasp complex concepts and transfer this understanding quickly to

practical problems. MMOs help players develop and exercise a skill
set
closely matching the thinking, planning, learning, and technical
skills
increasingly in demand by employers. These skills include strategic
thinking, interpretative analysis, problem solving, plan formulation

and execution, team-building and cooperation, and adaptation to
rapid
change."

The first learning game environment, Moonbase Alpha, a game scenario

with both single-player and multiplayer options is set on a hypothe-
tical lunar outpost in a 3-D immersive setting. Players step into
the
role of an exploration crewmember and deal with realistic mission
challenges and choices. Timelines in the much anticipated Astronaut:

Moon, Mars and Beyond MMO will be set even farther in the exciting
future (2035+), but you can already explore our own near-future moon

missions thanks to the NASA Learning Technologies and Innovative
Partnerships Programs.

NASA's Learning Technologies web site can be accessed at:
http://ipp.gsfc.nasa.gov/mmo/
You will find the link to the already released Moonbase Alpha game
at this site, along with information about the development of the
new Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond massively multiplayer online
educational game.

[ANS thanks Space.com for the above information]

/EX


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Satellite Shorts From All Over

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 261.07
  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 18, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-261.07


+ Although the astronauts now use digital cameras the Hasselblad
  camera was the film camera standard for much of the space pro-
  gram's history. An astronaut's photography manual provided by
  Hasselblad for NASA astronauts can be downloaded at:
  http://tinyurl.com/4dupx8s (www.hasselblad.com). This is a 40
  page color PDF file really solid photography guide, with great
  information on lenses, exposure settings, and camera technique.
  Any photographer could get some use out of it. But if you happen
  to be up in space, you'll have everything you need to get that
  perfect shot. (UniverseToday.com)

+ Congratulations to Tom Schuessler N5HYP for a successful Radio
  Merit Badge class and amateur radio satellite demo at the National

  Scouting Museum. The Boy Scout station K2BSA/5 had contacts with
  K8YSE, KX9X, WA4HFN, NE5BO, ND9M, K4FEG, KT3L, N9AMW, AA0SV, K5OE,

  N8MS, N2VYT and VE2RCN via AO-51. K2BSA/5 will again be active on
  October 15th for JOTA.

+ NASA Grail mission to the moon should downlink on 2280.6 MHz and
  2279.511 MHz. X-Band Doppler ranging beacons are on 8451.5995 MHz
  and 8451.7995 MHz.

+ George Carr, WA5KBH has received the logs and cards from Hector,
  CO6CBF and is ready to perform his QSL manager duties. Please send

  your cards to his callbook address and include a SASE. Contacts
from
  CO6CBF home grid of EL92 and his recent trip to EL91/FL01 are
being
  processed. Hector has his 100th QSL in LoTW and is expectedto
become
  the first atellite VUCC from Cuba. (WA5KBH)

+ Congratulations to AMSAT member, Zack Beougher, KD8KSN (EN80) for
  being honored as ARRL Great Lakes' Division, Young Radio Amateur
  of the Year. This is great honor for Zack, and it speaks well for
  the future of AMSAT, having such a fine young man in our midst!
  (E. Michael McCardel, KC8YLD Ohio Section Affiliated Club Coordin-
   ator, ARRL)

+ Jens, DL7VTX, is apparently operating portable in EA8. He was
work-
  ed on AO-51 this week. No info on how long he might be there, but
  if you are on the East Coast and need EA8, listen for him.
  (John, K8YSE)

+ Bob, W7LRD, reported good DX via AO-7 on September 14 from
Seattle,
  Washington (grid CN87wk). Bob worked OH5LK in KP30on for a
distance
  of 7692km.

[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]

/EX


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ARISS Status - 12 September 2011

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 261.08
  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 18, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status
Report
September 12, 2011



1. Kobe Science Museum Contact Successful

An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact
was held between youth visiting the Kobe Science Museum in
Kobe-city, Japan and ISS Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, KE5DAW on
Monday, September 5. Children were interested in how astronauts
prepare for their missions and how life in space differs from that
on Earth.  Approximately 90 people were present for the event and
media coverage included at least two newspapers and one television
station. The contact highlighted lessons covering the ISS, space and
regional and global environments.

2. Pine Tree Middle School Students Radio Mike Fossum

On Friday, September 9, Pine Tree Middle School in Longview, Texas
participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) contact.  Mike Fossum, KF5AQG answered over 20 questions
posed to him by the students about what it is like to live in space
and the experiments currently being conducted on the ISS.  The
contact was incorporated into a science curriculum which covered
space, ecosystems and the contributions of scientists to society.

3. U.S. Schools Selected for ARISS Contacts

The ARISS-U.S. proposal selection committee met at the end of August
and chose ARISS proposals for contacts to be held in the January -
June 2012 timeframe. Five primary schools as well as several
alternate schools were selected. The schools were notified of their
status and ARISS mentors are currently being assigned to assist the
schools in preparing for their contacts.

4. ARISS Member Gives ARISSat Interview

On September 6, Steve Bible, N7HPR appeared on Ham Nation to talk
about ARISSat-1 and AMSAT.  The interview, episode 16, may be viewed
on TWiT.TV. See: http://twit.tv/show/ham-nation/16

5. Amateur Radio Newsline on ISS Crew

On September 9, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1778 included two
ARISS items under "Ham Radio in Space."  The first story gives a
short status on ARISSat-1and the second item talks about how the ISS
crew may be affected by the failed launch of Progress 44 in August.
To view "ARISSat-1 Celebrates its First Month Onorbit" and "ISS
Could be Vacated if Russian Launch Vehicle Problem not Resolved
Quickly," see: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt

6. Astronaut Training Status

Four simulated ARISS contacts are scheduled for September 21 between
the following schools and astronauts:

Euro Space Center, Belgium at 13:20 UTC - Chris Hadfield,
KC5RNJ/VA3OOG
Manhattan Challenger Learning Center (CLC) at 14:05 UTC - Kevin
Ford, KF5GPP
CLC of Indianapolis at 14:30 UTC - Tom Marshburn, KE5HOC
CLC of Alaska at 15:50 UTC- Chris Cassidy, KF5KDR

These training sessions are terrestrial-based amateur radio contacts
using ARISS equivalent equipment. The sessions will prepare the
astronauts for participation in ARISS contacts during their upcoming
missions on the ISS.

7. ARRL Article on ISS Astronauts

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a story in its September
8 ARRL Letter about NASA's need to hire more astronauts. The story
went on to talk about the possibility of abandoning the ISS if the
Russians do not resolve the issues associated with the Progress 44
launch. See:
http://www.arrl.org/news/report-calls-on-nasa-to-hire-more-astronaut
s


[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]

/EX


In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's
Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT
Project
Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application
forms are
available from the AMSAT Office.

73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Dee Interdonato, NB2F
nb2f at amsat dot org




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