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<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AMSAT News Service</span></font><div><p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span>ANS-061<br>
March 2, 2025</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">In this edition:</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">* Amateur Satellites Scheduled for Launch This Week<br>
* Nine New TEVEL Satellites Scheduled for Launch<br>
* UVSQ-Sat NG Scheduled for Launch<br>
* Intuitive Machines’ Lunar Lander Beams Back First Images of Earth<br>
* SpaceX Delays Flight 8 of Starship<br>
* GridMasterMap Satellite Top 100 Rovers March 2025 Rankings<br>
* VUCC Standings February 2025<br>
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution<br>
* ARISS News<br>
* Upcoming Satellite Operations<br>
* AMSAT Ambassador Activities<br>
* Satellite Shorts From All Over</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">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.</span></font></p>
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<h2><br><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span></font></h2><h2><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Amateur Satellites Scheduled for Launch This Week</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a dozens of satellites on the
company’s 13th smallsat rideshare mission to a sun-synchronous orbit.
The launch is currently scheduled for Tuesday, March 4.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Among those satellites is HADES-ICM 1.5 PocketQube satellite main
mission is to act as a FM voice repeater. It can also repeat FSK derived
modes like FT-4 and FT-8.</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><img src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AMSAT-EA-HADES-R-PocketQube.jpg" alt="" width="847" height="476" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0"></span></font></p></div>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">As there is a small empty space available, it will be used to carry
an experiment by Smart IR/Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre, GEIC
University of Manchester (UK) consisting in a very low power active
radiator to be tested on space conditions. The data for this experiment
will be transmitted in a specific data packet in the telemetry. This
experiment is the same as the one in HADES-R [<em>now SO-124 — see ANS-054</em>].
This experiment will be delivered to AMSAT EA for integration and will
be operated by AMSAT-EA, being all its data public and open.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Engineering and manufacturing support for this mission is carried out
with the help of private sector companies and universities, but
AMSAT-EA will be the only operating organization.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">icMercury is a company also supporting the mission. It will develop
ground tracking software for the satellite. Telemetry will send some FSK
English formatted text messages, part of a history, to be collected as a
challenge.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">HADES-ICM will offer licensed radio-amateur around the world the
opportunity to relay FM voice and AX.25 / APRS 300 / 1200 bps
communications. FSK derived transmissions and modes like FT-4 and FT-8
are also supported. As an improvement from previous missions, maximum
power is now 0.25W when battery is charged (the amplifier uses battery
energy), allowing easier QSOs with handheld antennas like Arrow or Elk
and less sensitive receivers.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The satellite will also transmit telemetry with its status and CW
messages. This all will be achieved by implementing a SDR based
repeater. The FM / FSK repeater will be available all time and opened by
squelch level without the need of a subtone.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">As payload, the satellite will carry an experiment by Smart
IR/Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre, GEIC University of Manchester
(UK) consisting in a very low power active radiator to be tested on
space conditions. This experiment is the same as the one in HADES-R
satellite with updates and improvements. Also, as a challenge made with
icMercury, telemetry will send FSK English formatted text messages, part
of a history, to be collected.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">This satellite is based on the hardware of HADES-D (SO-121, currently
being used by hams worldwide for voice contacts) and the next to launch
HADES-R. FM satellites are very demanded and appreciated by the ham
community because they are easy to use, they don’t require of expensive
transceivers and allow continental and even transatlantic contacts in
some conditions.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">With this satellite we also put into use the amateur VHF and UHF
satellite sub-bands helping to secure them for the community in the
future. Proposing a UHF downlink and planning a launch on SpaceX
Transporter 13 into a 500-600 km polar orbit in Feb 2025. A downlink on
436.666 MHz has been coordinated by the International Amateur Radio
Union (IARU).</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks IARU for the above information]</span></font></p>
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<h2><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Nine New TEVEL Satellites Scheduled for Launch</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">A group of satellites labeled as “TEVEL2” are on the launch manifest
for the SpaceX ransporter 13 mission scheduled for launch on March 4.
Designated as TEVEL2-1 through TEVE2-9, they are all listed as having a
downlink frequency of 436.400 MHz. However, this frequency has not been
coordinated with the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU).</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">One may assume that these satellites will operate in much the same
manner as the first series of TEVEL satellites, launched in January of
2022 and now decayed from orbit. These satellites were activated
individually and carried FM repeaters with the same 436.400 MHz
downlink, and an uplink frequency of 145.970 MHz. However, there is no
official word from the satellite sponsors as to their plans for this new
series of satellites.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Yet another satellite on the Transporter 13 manifest is NILA, a 3U
cubesat built by HEX20Labs and students of Marian Engineering College,
both in India. The builders of this satellite requested a UHF downlink
for 9600 bps GFSK/AX25 telemetry. However, the IARU declined the request
because they deemed the project commercial, and not qualifying for use
of amateur frequencies.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Jan van Gils, PEØSAT, for the above information]</span></font></p>
<hr>
<h2><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">UVSQ-Sat NG Scheduled for Launch</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Also among the satellites on the manifest for the SpaceX Rideshare 13
launch is the third of a series of French cubesats, named UVSQ-Sat NG —
or “Next Generation.” The previous satellites in this series carried
amateur radio FM transponders.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Specifically designed to observe essential climate variables,
UVSQ-Sat NG is a 6U nanosatellite, meaning that it has the dimensions of
six stacked unit cubes, each cube having a standard size of 10
centimetres by. Weighing only 10 kg, UVSQ-Sat NG represents a true
concentrate of technology. The satellite is equipped with a
sophisticated attitude determination and control system designed to meet
a variety of scientific requirements related to the observation of
essential climate variables. This addition distinguishes it considerably
from its two predecessors, UVSQ-Sat and INSPIRE-Sat 7. In a study
published in the journal Remote Sensing Journal, a team of researchers
from the Atmospheres Laboratory, Space Observations (LATMOS –
CNRS/Sorbonne University / UVSQ), in partnership with industry,
described this new space mission as well as its scientific aims. The
satellite is scheduled to be launched in 2025.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">One of the objectives of UPSQ-Sat NG is to maintain the continuity of
the Earth’s Radial Assessment studies initiated by the UVSQ-Sat and
INSPIRE-Sat 7 satellites, launched in 2021 and 2023 respectively. The
UVSQ-Sat NG mission also involves monitoring concentrations of
greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, while analysing
their links with infrared radiation emitted by the Earth.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">In addition to the methods used to determine the components of the
Earth’s Radial Balance sheet from the instruments of the UVSQ-Sat NG
satellite, researchers detail the technologies used to extract
information on atmospheric gas columns (CO2, CH4, O2, H2O) from data
from the miniaturised infrared spectrometer that will be on board
UPSQ-Sat NG.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Both scientific and innovative, this research project is primarily an
educational tool, and is an exceptional educational platform for
students who are actively involved in the design, implementation of the
satellite structure, and the establishment of a satellite management and
management centre. This programme aims to meet the requirements of
enterprises and public bodies in terms of training, development of
initial and continuous educational programmes, while at the same time
increasing the attractiveness of these training courses. This is in
order to ensure the acquisition of the key competences required for the
emerging professions of France in 2030.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">UVSQ-Sat NG is equipped with several instruments, including radiative
sensors (thermopiles with carbon nanotubes) for monitoring incoming
solar radiation and outgoing terrestrial radiation. A near-infrared
spectrometer is also on board to evaluate atmospheric concentrations of
greenhouse gases by making observations in the wavelength range of 1200
to 2000 nm.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">In addition, UVSQ-Sat NG carries a high-definition camera designed to
take images of the Earth in the visible spectrum. This NanoCam will
facilitate the post-processing of spectrometer-based data by ensuring
accurate geolocation of observed scenes. It will also offer the
possibility of observing the Earth’s edge, thus giving an approximate
estimation of the vertical temperature profile of the atmosphere.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">A scientific paper published in the journal, Remote Sensing states
that, “The Isispace VHF Receiver (RX) operates in the commercial
frequency range of 148 to 150.5 MHz, and for amateur frequency
coordination, it operates within the frequency range of 145.8 to 146.0
MHz. On the other hand, the Isispace VHF Transmitter (TX) covers the
commercial frequency range of 400.15 to 402.0 MHz and, for amateur
usage, it spans the range of 435.0 to 438.0 MHz. An audio transponder
will also be used with the amateur radio community.”</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">However, no amateur frequencies have been coordinated with the
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) and no amateur operation has
been announced.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Remote Sensing and IARU for the above information]</span></font></p>
<hr>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><img src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AMSAT-SDR-Gen2-GNU-Radio-Based-Transverter.jpg" alt="" width="849" height="521" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0"></span></font></p>
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<h2><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Intuitive Machines’ Lunar Lander Beams Back First Images of Earth</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The Athena lunar lander manufactured by Houston, Texas aerospace
company Intuitive Machines shared its first “selfies” from orbit after
launching at 00:16 UTC on Thursday, Feb. 27 from the Kennedy Space
Center in Florida.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The images released later Thursday show the six-legged Nova-C lander
with Earth in the background. Intuitive Machines shared the photos
within about 13 hours of the spacecraft launching to orbit aboard a
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><img src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IntuitiveMachines1-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="768" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0"></span></font></p><p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br>
<em>Intuitive Machines, the company that built and operates that lunar
lander, shared the first images from orbit after launching from Florida.
The craft is carrying a number of science instruments, including
water-hunting technology for NASA. [Photo: © Intuitive Machines]</em></span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The Athena spacecraft, which is on a mission known as IM-2, is now
one of two American-made uncrewed lunar landers on their way to the
moon’s surface. Firefly Aerospace, also based in Texas, is operating its
own spacecraft named Blue Ghost that is due to attempt a landing early
Sunday after about a 45-day voyage.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">NASA is the primary customer on both commercial spaceflights, which
are due to study different regions of the moon’s surface to pave the way
for astronauts to return as early as 2027 under the space agency’s
Artemis program. The NASA campaign is treating the moon as a vital pit
stop for spacefarers to pause and fuel up ahead of the first crewed
missions to Mars.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">If all goes to plan, Athena should be landing on the moon’s south pole on Thursday, March 6.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The IM-2 mission is targeting a landing near a plateau known as Mons
Mouton, which would be even further south than Intuitive Machines’ first
lander, Odysseus, which made history in February 2024. The mesa-like
lunar mountain towers over a landscape carved by craters, including the
Shackleton Crater – a cold, dark region where water ice and other
volatile materials that turn easily into gas are thought to be abundant.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The main experiment onboard Athena is NASA’s PRIME-1 (Polar Resources
Ice Mining Experiment-1). The dual instrument composed of both a drill
and a mass spectrometer will excavate and measure lunar soil, known as
regolith, to detect whether gases and accessible resources are present.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Water ice thought to be abundant in the region, once uncovered, could
be extracted and used for drinking, breathing and as a source of
hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel to make future expeditions to Mars
possible, according to NASA.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Other objectives include testing a Nokia LTE 4G communications
system and deploying a propulsive drone capable of hopping across the
lunar surface.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft, which launched as a rideshare on
the Falcon 9, also began its own seperate journey to lunar orbit to map
the distribution of the different forms of water on Earth’s only
natural satellite.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Eric Lagatta reporting for USA Today for the above information]</span></font></p>
<hr>
<h2><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">SpaceX Delays Flight 8 of Starship</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">SpaceX has pushed the eighth test flight of its Starship megarocket back a few days.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Elon Musk’s company had been targeting Friday (Feb. 28) for Flight 8
of Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built. But that’s
no longer the plan.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">“Now targeting to launch Starship’s eighth flight test as soon as
Monday, March 3,” SpaceX said in an X post early on Thursday morning
(Feb. 27). No reason was given for the delay.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">If all goes to plan, Starship will lift off from Starbase, SpaceX’s
facility in South Texas, on Monday during a window that opens at 2330
UTC (5:30 p.m. local Texas time).</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">SpaceX will try for another “chopsticks” catch of Super Heavy, the
booster — its third overall, if successful — and Ship, the upper stage,
will attempt to deploy mock Starlink satellites on its suborbital
trajectory.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Ship will again target a controlled splashdown off Western Australia.
Eventually, SpaceX plans to snag the returning upper stage using the
launch tower’s chopsticks as well, but the company isn’t ready to try
that just yet.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Space.com for the above information]</span></font></p>
<hr>
<h2><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">GridMasterMap Satellite Top 100 Rovers March 2025 Rankings</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The March 2025 rankings for the Top 100 Rovers (Mixed LEO/MEO/GEO) in
satellite operations, as determined by @GridMasterMap on Twitter, has
been released. The ranking is determined by the number of grids and DXCC
entities activated, taking into account only those grids where a
minimum number of QSOs logged on the <a href="http://gridmaster.fr" target="_blank">gridmaster.fr</a> website have been
validated by a third party. Grid numbers do not directly reflect the
exact number of activations. Satellite operators are encouraged to
upload their LoTW satellite contacts to <a href="https://gridmaster.fr" target="_blank">https://gridmaster.fr</a> in order to provide more accurate data.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Updated: 2025-02-28</span></font></p>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">ND9M</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">26</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KX9X</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">51</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">W7WGC</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">76</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">HB9GWJ</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">2</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">27</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">ON4AUC</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">52</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N6DNM</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">77</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PT2AP</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">3</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">JA9KRO</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">28</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KG5CCI</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">53</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">JK2XXK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">78</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">4</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">29</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N5BO</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">54</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">EA4NF</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">79</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PT9BM</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">5</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N5UC</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">30</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">K8BL</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">55</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">SM3NRY</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">80</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VE1VOX</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">6</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DL6AP</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">31</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KE4AL</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">56</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">JL3RNZ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">81</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">FG8OJ</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">7</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">OE3SEU</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">32</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KB5FHK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">57</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DF2ET</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">82</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">YU0W</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">8</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">WI7P</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">33</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VE3HLS</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">58</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">XE1ET</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">83</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KJ7NDY</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">9</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DP0POL</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">34</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PA3GAN</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">59</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">LU4JVE</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">84</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KI7UXT</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">10</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">K5ZM</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">35</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KI0KB</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">60</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AA5PK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">85</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N6UTC</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">11</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">F5VMJ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">36</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">JO2ASQ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">61</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KI7QEK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">86</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KB2YSI</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">12</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N6UA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">37</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KI7UNJ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">62</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">SP5XSD</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">87</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AF5CC</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">13</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">HA3FOK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">38</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">LA9XGA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">63</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">F4DXV</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">88</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">WA9JBQ</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">14</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">WY7AA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">39</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">F4BKV</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">64</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AD7DB</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">89</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N4DCW</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">15</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N9IP</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">40</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">BA1PK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">65</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VE1CWJ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">90</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">JM1CAX</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">16</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">W5PFG</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">41</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VA3VGR</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">66</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KE9AJ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">91</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">K0FFY</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">17</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">LU5ILA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">42</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N7AGF</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">67</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DL4EA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">92</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VE3GOP</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">18</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DL2GRC</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">43</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VK5DG</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">68</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N8RO</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">93</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N0TEL</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">19</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AK8CW</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">44</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">XE3DX</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">69</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KM4LAO</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">94</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KG4AKV</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">20</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AD0DX</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">45</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KE0WPA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">70</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VA7LM</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">95</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">W8MTB</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">21</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N4AKV</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">46</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PR8KW</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">71</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">BG7QIW</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">96</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">CU2ZG</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">22</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AD0HJ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">47</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KE0PBR</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">72</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">M1DDD</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">97</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VE7PTN</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">23</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">WD9EWK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">48</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">K7TAB</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">73</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">W8LR</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">98</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DK9JC</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">24</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">ND0C</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">49</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">EB1AO</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">74</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">W1AW</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">99</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">K6VHF</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">25</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DJ8MS</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">50</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AC0RA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">75</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N4UFO</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">100</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VE6WK</span></font></td>
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</tbody>
</table>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks @GridMasterMap for the above information]</span></font></p>
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<h2><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VUCC Standings February 2025</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Here are the firsts from the new VUCC holders for Feb 2025:</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N5YIZ is first VUCC Satellite holder from EL08<br>
KH6WI/W9 (EN54) is first VUCC Satellite holder from EN54<br>
W4BB is first VUCC Satellite holder from FM04<br>
G4BWP is first VUCC Satellite holder from JO02<br>
SV8CKM is first VUCC Satellite holder from KM08<br>
SV2DSJ is first VUCC Satellite holder from KN10<br>
ER1KW is first VUCC Satellite holder from Moldova and KN46<br>
RA3LAS is first VUCC Satellite holder from KO85<br>
BG6HXD is first VUCC Satellite holder from OM83<br>
BI8FFH is first VUCC Satellite holder from PM06</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Jon Goering, N7AZ, for the above information.]</span></font></p>
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<h2><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for February 28</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or
keps in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard
mathematical model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking
programs. Weekly updates are completely adequate for most amateur
satellites. TLE bulletin files are updated daily in the first hour of
the UTC day. New bulletin files will be posted immediately after
reliable elements become available for new amateur satellites. More
information may be found at <a href="https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/" target="_blank">https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/</a>.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The following satellite has been <strong>added</strong> to this week’s AMSAT TLE distribution:</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">HADES-R (SO-124) NORAD Cat ID 62690</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The following satellites have been <strong>deleted</strong> from this weeks AMSAT TLE distribution:</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">SO-120 NORAD Cat ID 56992 Decayed from orbit on or about 11 February 2025<br>
XW-2C NORAD Cat ID 40906 Decayed from orbit on or about 16 February 2026</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the above information]</span></font></p>
<hr>
<h2><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">ARISS NEWS</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts
between amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact
with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station.
The downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>FAILED</strong><br>
Royal Moroccan Air Academy, Marrakech, Morocco, direct via CN8ERA<br>
The ISS callsign was scheduled to be OR4ISSThe scheduled crewmember was Sunita Williams, KD5PLB<br>
The ARISS mentor is IN3GHZ<br>
Contact was not successful for: Fri 2025-02-21 11:12:20 UTC 72 degrees maximum elevation<br>
ARISS is working to determine what exactly happened.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>UPCOMING</strong><br>
No additional contacts are scheduled in the immediate future.</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><img src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ARISS-Logo-300x80.png" alt="" width="300" height="80" class="gmail-CToWUd"><br></span></font></p><p style="text-align:left"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The
crossband repeater continues to be active (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} &
437.800 MHz down). If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to
do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the
crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never know.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The packet system is also active (145.825 MHz up & down).</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">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.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The latest information on the operation mode can be found at <a href="https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html" target="_blank">https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html</a></span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at <a href="https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html" target="_blank">https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html</a></span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information]</span></font></p>
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<h2><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Upcoming Satellite Operations</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Kyle Chavis, WA4PGM, will be QRV from St. Lucia from 26 Feb through 4
Mar as J68HZ. <b>OPERATION SUSPENDED DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER.</b> Keep an eye
on <a href="https://hams.at" target="_blank">hams.at</a> for additional info.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Tom Gaines, KB5FHK, plans operations from EM62 and from EM72 on March 8 & 9. See <a href="https://hams.at" target="_blank">hams.at</a> for details.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">A growing number of satellite rovers are currently engaged in sharing their grid square activations on <a href="https://hams.at" target="_blank">https://hams.at</a>.
By visiting the website, you gain easy access to comprehensive
information about the operators responsible for activating specific grid
squares. Additionally, you have the ability to assess the match score
between yourself and a particular rover for a given pass, while also
being able to identify the upcoming satellite passes that are accessible
from your location.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Ian Parsons, K5ZM, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above information]</span></font></p>
<hr>
<h2><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AMSAT Ambassador Activities</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating
through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club
meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>March 1, 2025</strong><br>
Irving Hamfest<br>
Betcha Bingo Hall<br>
2420 W. Irving Blvd.<br>
Irving, TX 75014<br>
<a href="http://irvingarc.org/hamfest" target="_blank">http://irvingarc.org/hamfest</a><br>
N5HYP</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>March 22, 2025</strong><br>
Midwinter Madness Hamfest<br>
Buffalo Civic Center<br>
1306 County Rd 134<br>
Buffalo MN 55313<br>
<a href="https://k0ltc.org/midwinter-madness/" target="_blank">https://k0ltc.org/midwinter-madness/</a><br>
KØJM, ADØHJ, KEØPBR</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>April 4 – 5, 2025</strong><br>
Southeastern VHF Conference 2025<br>
Quality Inn<br>
3095 Wilma Rudolph Blvd<br>
Clarksville, TN 37040<br>
W4FCL</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>April 5, 2025</strong><br>
RARSfest<br>
Jim Graham Building<br>
NC State Fairgrounds<br>
Youth Center Drive, Gate 5<br>
Raleigh NC<br>
<a href="https://www.rarsfest.org/index.php" target="_blank">https://www.rarsfest.org/index.php</a><br>
K4EB, N4AEW, W1DCM, KK4HG, N4HF</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Bo Lowrey, W4FCL, Director – AMSAT Ambassador Program, for the above information]</span></font></p>
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<h2><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Satellite Shorts From All Over</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">+ A total lunar eclipse will happen overnight between March 13 and
March 14, 2025. It will be the first total lunar eclipse visible
anywhere in the world since November 2022, and will also be the first of
three happening between 2025 and 2026. During totality — the peak phase
of the eclipse — the moon will turn a deep reddish-orange hue, earning
it the nickname “Blood Moon.” This effect happens because Earth’s
atmosphere scatters shorter wavelengths of light from the sun while
allowing longer wavelengths of red and orange hues to be refracted into
Earth’s umbra (the darkest part of Earth’s shadow). When these longer
wavelengths strike the moon, they can make it appear red, similar to how
the sky appears red during sunrise and sunset. Totality will last for
an impressive 65 minutes, beginning at 0726 UTC on March 14. (ANS thanks
Space.com for the above information.)</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">+ GOES-19 will replace GOES-16 as the operational GOES-East weather
satellite on April 4, 2025. Between 17 March 2025 and 1 April 2025, the
GOES-16 satellite will undergo a minor East/West station-keeping
maneuver, drifting from its current operational longitude of 75.2°W to a
new operational longitude of 75.5°W. During this time, the GOES-East
HRIT/EMWIN Broadcast will continue from GOES-16. This 0.3°W shift is
expected to induce minimal change in received signal strength for ground
stations employing properly aligned small aperture antennas. GOES-19
will also begin its drift maneuver– drifting from 89.5°W to 75.2°W ~1
deg/day drift. On April 1, GOES 19 arrives at 75.2°W, then GOES-19
Post-Drift Product Checkout at new location commences. (ANS thanks Carl
Reinemann, <a href="http://usradioguy.com" target="_blank">usradioguy.com</a>, for the above information.)</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">+ In less than 48 hours the HB9RG Trophy of the AMSAT-HB will start.
Further information has been added to the website, including the form
for entering QSO data as well as provisional activity planning for the
bonus day on March 10th: <a href="https://www.amsat-hb.org/hb9rg_trophy/hb9rg_trophy_2025_-_distance" target="_blank">https://www.amsat-hb.org/hb9rg_trophy/hb9rg_trophy_2025_-_distance</a>
QSO with station HB9RG will be rewarded with an additional 500 points
on March 10. Anyone who only wants to contact the HB9RG station on
March 10 is invited to do so. Every QSO on March 10 will be confirmed
with an anniversary QSL card. Share your activities for the HB9RG Trophy
with us via X, Bluesky and Facebook. Use the hashtag <strong>#HB9RGTrophy</strong>. (ANS thanks Michael Lipp, HB9WDF, President AMSAT-HB, for the above information.)</span></font></p>
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<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Join AMSAT today at <a href="https://launch.amsat.org/" target="_blank">https://launch.amsat.org/</a></span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">* Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).<br>
* Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate.<br>
* 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.<br>
* Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Contact info [at] <a href="http://amsat.org" target="_blank">amsat.org</a> for additional membership information.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">This week’s ANS Editor, Mark Johns, KØJM<br>
mjohns [at] <a href="http://amsat.org" target="_blank">amsat.org</a></span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">ANS is a service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, 712 H Street NE, Suite 1653, Washington, DC 20002</span></font></p>
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