<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AMSAT News Service</span></font><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default"><div><p>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">ANS-187<br>
July 6, 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">* AMSAT Field Day Submissions Now Due<br>
* Seeking Additional Volunteers for Moon Day at Dallas Frontiers of Flight Museum<br>
* GridMasterMap Satellite Top 100 Rovers July 2025 Rankings<br>
* VUCC Satellite Standing July 2025<br>
* DXCC Satellite Standing July 2025<br>
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution<br>
* French Astronaut Will Take Food From Michelin-Starred Chef to ISS<br>
* ARISS News<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>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The news feed on <a href="http://www.amsat.org" target="_blank">http://www.amsat.org</a> publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><b style="font-family:georgia,serif">Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at] <a href="http://amsat.org" target="_blank">amsat.org</a></b></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: <a href="https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/" target="_blank">https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/</a></span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"> </span></font></p>
<h2><font size="6"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AMSAT Field Day Submissions Now Due</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Now that Field Day is over, there is one more thing you can do if you
 would like to participate in the scoring process for AMSAT Field Day. 
Email your submission sheet.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">If you do not have the submission sheet, go to AMSAT.org and under 
EVENTS, select AMSAT Field Day. Download the rules. The Satellite 
Summary Sheet is at the end of the rules.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The Satellite Summary Sheet should be used for submission of the 
AMSAT Field Day competition and be received by KK5DO (e-mail) by 11:59 
P.M. CDT, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. This year, we are using the same due 
date as the ARRL. The only method for submitting your log is via e-mail 
to kk5do [at] <a href="http://amsatnet.com" target="_blank">amsatnet.com</a> or kk5do [at] <a href="http://arrl.net" target="_blank">arrl.net</a>. No mail-in entries.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Add photographs or other interesting information that can be used in an article for <i>The AMSAT Journal</i>.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">You will receive an e-mail back (within one or two days) your e-mail 
submission has been received. If you do not receive a confirmation 
message, then try sending it again or send it to the other e-mail 
address.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, for the above information]</span></font></p>
<hr>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>Your 2025 AMSAT President’s Club Coin Is Waiting!</b><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Amateur Radio on Human Spaceflight</b><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>Help Support GOLF and Fox Plus.</b></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/2025/01/2025-PC-Coin-2-Sided-Color-Web-300x148.jpg" alt="2025 PC Coin Set" width="300" height="148"></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>Join the AMSAT President’s Club today and help</b><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>Keep Amateur Radio in Space!</b><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b><a href="https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/" target="_blank">https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/</a></b></span></font></p><hr>
<h2><font size="6"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Seeking Additional Volunteers for Moon Day at Dallas Frontiers of Flight Museum</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The 2025 Moon Day, a space-themed public STEM event, will take place 
on Saturday, July 19 at the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field in 
Dallas. Held each year close to the date of the Apollo 11 moon landing, 
the event features hands-on science exhibits and activities for all 
ages. Moon Day runs from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CDT, with setup 
beginning at 8:00 a.m. CDT.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AMSAT will once again be represented at the event by AMSAT Ambassador
 Thomas Schuessler, N5HYP, along with several North Texas satellite 
enthusiasts. They will engage with the public — including many young 
people — on topics such as satellite orbits, the International Space 
Station, and amateur radio in space. Exhibits will include the AMSAT Fox
 CubeSat engineering model and the CubeSat Simulator, and the team hopes
 to demonstrate a few live satellite passes during the day.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Tom is seeking additional AMSAT volunteers from the North Texas area 
to help staff the exhibit table. The AMSAT booth will be located next to
 the Dallas Amateur Radio Club exhibit, providing opportunities for 
great conversations with fellow hams as well as curious families. 
Volunteers receive free museum admission and lunch. Anyone interested in
 helping for part or the entire day is encouraged to email Tom at n5hyp 
[at] arrl [dot] net.</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/2025/07/walz.s95-15563-2019x2048-1.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="742"></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><i style="font-family:georgia,serif">Col. Carl E. Walz (USAF, Ret.) 
ex-KC5TIE and former NASA Astronaut will be the keynote speaker for Moon
 Day 2025 (Photo credit: NASA)</i></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">More information about the event is available at: <a href="https://flightmuseum.com/events/moonday" target="_blank">https://flightmuseum.com/events/moonday</a></span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Tom Schuessler, N5HYP, AMSAT Ambassador, for the above information]</span></font></p>
<hr>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><b style="font-family:georgia,serif">Need new satellite antennas?</b></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/cm/LEO-Pack1-300x298.png" alt="" width="300" height="298"><b><br>Purchase M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store.</b><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>When you purchase through AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards</b><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.</b><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/" target="_blank"><b>https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/</b></a></span></font></p>
<hr>
<h2><font size="6"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">GridMasterMap Satellite Top 100 Rovers July 2025 Rankings</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The July 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: 2025-06-28</span></font></p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">ND9M</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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"><br></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">K7TAB</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">2</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">NJ7H</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">27</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"><br></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">PR8KW</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">N4UFO</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<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"><br></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"><br></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">XE1ET</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">78</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PT2AP</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">4</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">UT1FG</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">29</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"><br></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">W7WGC</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">AA8CH</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<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"><br></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">N5BO</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">EB1AO</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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>
</tr>
<tr>
<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"><br></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">K8BL</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">DF2ET</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">PT9BM</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<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"><br></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">KE4AL</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">N6DNM</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">FG8OJ</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">DP0POL</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">KB5FHK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">EA4NF</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">YU0W</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">F5VMJ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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"><br></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"><br></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">N6UTC</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">WI7P</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">JO2ASQ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">SM3NRY</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">AF5CC</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">K5ZM</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">F4BKV</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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"><br></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">KI7UXT</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">LU5ILA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">VE3HLS</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">AA5PK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">JM1CAX</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">N6UA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">KI0KB</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">W1AW</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">KJ7NDY</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">W5PFG</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">VA3VGR</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">F4DXV</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">PS8BR</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"><br></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">KI7UNJ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">DL4EA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">N4DCW</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">WY7AA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">HJ5LVR</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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"><br></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">WA9JBQ</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">HA3FOK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">LA9XGA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">AD7DB</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">KG4AKV</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">AK8CW</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">N7AGF</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">VE1CWJ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">W8MTB</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">DL2GRC</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">VK5DG</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">BG7QIW</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">KB2YSI</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"><br></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">JL3RNZ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">W8LR</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">K0FFY</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"><br></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">XE3DX</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">SP5XSD</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">VE3GOP</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">BA1PK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">KE0WPA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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"><br></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">N0TEL</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">AD0HJ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">AC0RA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">N8RO</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">WD9EWK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">KE0PBR</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">VA7LM</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">ND0C</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">JK2XXK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">KM4LAO</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">VE7PTN</span></font></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks @GridMasterMap for the above information]</span></font></p>
<hr>
<h2><font size="6"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VUCC Satellite Standing July 2025</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VUCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for June 01, 2025 to July 01, 2025.</span></font></p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KO4MA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">2000</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">2100</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DL5GAC</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1576</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1745</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DF2ET</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1602</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1700</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">W5CBF</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1326</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1554</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AA5PK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1524</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1525</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">K8TL</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1016</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1017</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">4J6D</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">150</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1000</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">W8LR</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">905</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">910</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VE7PTN</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">635</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">794</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N8MR</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">775</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">783</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">W6ZQ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">560</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">561</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">JG2TSL</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">157</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">516</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">K6VHF</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">376</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">401</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N8HRZ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">337</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">343</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">JE2UFF</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">280</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">334</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">SP7JS</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">253</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">300</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">YL2KF</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">New</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">283</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">EA4DEI</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">150</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">200</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">OH3DP</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">150</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">176</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">NK0S</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">169</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">170</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N9BX</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">125</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">163</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KC7WXD</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">New</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">133</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">XE2YWH(DL82-DL92)</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">New</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">119</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">WB5TX</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">101</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">110</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KB4YKC</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">108</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">K4XP</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">101</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">102</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">BI1OEU</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">New</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">100</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">EA1FWI</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">New</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">100</span></font></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Congratulations to the new VUCC Satellite holders!</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">YL2KF is first VUCC Satellite holder from Latvia and KO27<br>
EA1FWI is first VUCC Satellite holder from IN72</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>
<hr>
<h2><font size="6"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DXCC Satellite Standing July 2025</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DXCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for June 01, 2025 to July 01, 2025.</span></font></p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">IW1FZR</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">154</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">184</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">YO2CMI</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">180</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">184</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">HB9RYZ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">163</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">164</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">EA2AA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">160</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">161</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">IK4DRY</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">144</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">150</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">W5CBF</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">130</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">143</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DL2MIH</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">132</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">141</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">EA1N</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">114</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">139</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DL2QB</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">120</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">136</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">IK0WMJ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">128</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">131</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">IK7FMQ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">128</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">130</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">LA0FA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">117</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">128</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">W8LR</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">112</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">114</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">I4DOR</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">New</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">101</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KP3V</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">New</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">100</span></font></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KP3V is first DXCC Satellite holder from FK78</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>
<hr>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><b style="font-family:georgia,serif">Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?</b></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/2024/01/AMSAT-Car-Flag-e1705691761784-300x235.png" alt="" width="300" height="235"><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff from our Zazzle store!</b><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards</b><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>Keeping Amateur Radio in Space</b><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear" target="_blank"><b>https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear</b></a></span></font></p>
<hr>
<h2><font size="6"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for July 4</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">This week there are no additions or deletions to the AMSAT TLE distribution.</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="6"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">French Astronaut Will Take Food From Michelin-Starred Chef to ISS</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">French cuisine has a reputation for being among the world’s best. So 
what’s a French astronaut do to when faced with the prospect of spending
 months aboard the International Space Station eating freeze-dried food 
straight from the packaging?</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Recruit a Michelin-starred chef to reimagine French classics like 
foie gras and lobster bisque was the answer for Sophie Adenot, KJ5LTN, 
who is due to undertake her first space mission in 2026.</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/2025/07/Anne-Sophie_Pic_and_Sophie_Adenot_pillars.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="642"><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><i>Chef Anne-Sophie Pic and astronaut Sophie Adenot, KJ5LTN, at a tasting in Paris. (Photo: Groupe Pic and ESA)</i></span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The meals designed by Anne-Sophie Pic will make up the “bonus food” 
taken to the ISS during Adenot’s εpsilon mission, the European Space 
Agency said in a statement Tuesday, July 1.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Food in space is typically freeze-dried and comes in plastic 
packaging from a list of preapproved items, the ESA said. Fruit and 
vegetables are a rare luxury that are available only when a spacecraft 
arrives with supplies.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Astronauts, however, are able to have specially catered “bonus food” 
that makes up about 10 percent of what they eat. This is usually 
developed in partnership with a chef, and astronauts say it boosts 
mental well-being, adds variety and helps them bond with fellow crew 
members when shared in orbit, according to the ESA.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">See the full article at <a href="https://wapo.st/4lyxEKj" target="_blank">https://wapo.st/4lyxEKj</a></span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks <i>The Washington Post</i> for the above information.]</span></font></p>
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<h2><font size="6"><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 style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><img src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ariss-logo.png" alt="ARISS News" width="535" height="144"></span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>RECENTLY COMPLETED</b><br>
Axiom 4 group 1 telebridge via K6DUE<br>
Hungarian Scout Association, Budapest, Hungary<br>
Debrecen – Bánki Reformed Primary School, Technical College and Vocational Training School, Debrecen, Hungary<br>
Mezőberényi Petőfi Sándor Evangélikus Gimnázium, Kollégium és Általános Iskola, Mezöberény, Hungary<br>
Budapesti Műszaki Szakképzési Centrum Puskás Tivadar Távközlési és 
Informatikai Technikum, Puskás Radio Amateur Club – HA5KHC, HA5KBF, 
Budapest, Hungary<br>
The ISS callsign was scheduled to be NA1SS<br>
The crewmember was Tibor Kapu, HA5TRO<br>
The ARISS mentor is ON6TI<br>
Contact was successful: Thu 2025-07-03 11:05:59 UTC 50 degrees elevation</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Axiom 4 group 4 telebridge via K6DUE<br>
University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland<br>
The ISS callsign was scheduled to be NA1SS<br>
The crewmember was Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, SQ7AS<br>
The ARISS mentor is K4RGK<br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span lang="EN-AU">Contact was successful: Fri 2025-07-04 08:41:36 UTC 16 degrees elevation<br>
</span><span lang="EN-AU">Congratulations to the </span>Axiom 4 group 4 school, Sławosz, mentor K4RGK, and telebridge station <span lang="EN-AU">K6DUE!<br>
</span><span lang="EN-AU">Congratulations to </span>Sławosz for his first ever ARISS contact!<br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span lang="EN-AU">Watch for Livestream at </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FATPwoNf_zg" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FATPwoNf_zg</a></span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Axiom 4 group 5 telebridge via K6DUE<br>
UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Dept. of Space, Govt. of India, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India<br>
The ISS callsign was scheduled to be NA1SS<br>
The crewmember was Shubhanshu Shukla, VU2TNI<br>
The ARISS mentor is AA6TB<br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span lang="EN-AU">Contact was successful: Fri 2025-07-04 10:17:10 UTC 86 degrees elevation<br>
</span><span lang="EN-AU">Congratulations to the </span>Axiom 4 group 5 students, Shubhanshu, mentor AA6TB, and telebridge station K6DUE!<br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span lang="EN-AU">Congratulations to </span>Shubhanshu for his first ever ARISS contact!</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Axiom 4 group 3 telebridge via K6DUE<br>
Rzeszow University of Technology, Rzeszow Poland<br>
The ISS callsign was scheduled to be NA1SS<br>
The crewmember was Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, SQ7AS<br>
The ARISS mentor is K4RGK<br>
Contact was successful: Sat 2025-07-05 09:28:23 UTC 48 degrees elevation<br>
Congratulations to the Axiom 4 group 3 students, Sławosz, mentor K4RGK, and telebridge station K6DUE!<br>
Watch for Livestream at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1I8YF1mGJc" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1I8YF1mGJc</a></span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>UPCOMING</b><br>
Axiom 4 group 6 telebridge via K6DUE<br>
North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC), Dept. of Space, Govt. of India, Shillong, Meghalaya, India<br>
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS<br>
The scheduled crewmember is Shubhanshu Shukla, VU2TNI<br>
The ARISS mentor is AA6TB<br>
Contact is go for: Tue 2025-07-08 08:38:31 UTC 77 degrees elevation</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Axiom 4 group 2 telebridge via K6DUE<br>
MOBILIS Közhasznú Nonprofit Kft., Győr, Hungary<br>
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS<br>
The scheduled crewmember is Tibor Kapu, HA5TRO<br>
The ARISS mentor is ON6TI<br>
Contact is go for: Wed 2025-07-09 07:49:40 UTC 43 degrees elevation</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The crossband repeater continues to be <b>active</b> 
[except for Progress Ops July 5 & 6](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 <b>active</b> [except for Progress Ops July 5 & 6](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. <i><b>Powering off</b> for Progress Ops on 7/5 OFF 15:50 UTC; ON 7/6 10:05 UTC. </i></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>
<hr>
<h2><font size="6"><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">August 21-24, 2025<br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>Northeast HamXposition (HamX) & New England ARRL Convention</b><br>
Best Western Royal Plaza & Trade Center<br>
181 Boston Post Road W<br>
Marlborough, MA 01752<br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="http://www.HamX.org" target="_blank">http://www.HamX.org</a><br>
W1EME, WD4ASW, WB1FJ</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">September 6, 2025<br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>Greater Louisville Hamfest</b><br>
Paroquet Springs Conference Centre<br>
395 Paroquet Springs Drive<br>
Shepherdsville, KY 40165<br>
W4FCL</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">October 16, 17, 18, 19, 2025<br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting and 43rd Annual AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting</b><br>
Holiday Inn & Suites Phoenix Airport North<br>
1515 North 44th Street<br>
Phoenix, Arizona 85008<br>
Details at <a href="https://www.amsat.org/2025-symposium/" target="_blank">https://www.amsat.org/2025-symposium/</a></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/2025/06/wa4voc-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="768"></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><i style="font-family:georgia,serif">W4FCL is with WA4VOC at BARS Field Day (KC3WNX photo)</i></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Interested in becoming an AMSAT Ambassador? AMSAT Ambassadors provide
 presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, 
and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, 
maker faires, and other events. For more information go to: <a href="https://www.amsat.org/ambassador/" target="_blank">https://www.amsat.org/ambassador/</a></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>
<hr>
<h2><font size="6"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Satellite Shorts From All Over</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">+ ARRL’s <b>Logbook of the World</b> (LoTW) was returned to
 service at 1400z on Wednesday, July 2, with upgraded servers. LoTW is a
 web-accessed database and repository that enables radio amateurs to 
submit electronic logs for amateur radio contacts (QSOs) and for 
confirmation (QSLs). Users can view submitted QSOs and resulting QSLs 
online. Radio amateurs can use LoTW to track their progress toward 
achievements and awards, such as Worked All States, DXCC, VUCC. It is 
also used to verify AMSAT awards such as Gridmaster. It is used by the 
vast majority of satellite operators. ARRL is soliciting donations 
through the ARRL website to support the maintenance and expansion of 
LoTW. (ANS thanks ARRL for the above information.)</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">+ <b>AMSAT South Africa</b> (AMSAT SA) has announced that 
the 2025 Space Symposium will be held on Saturday 2 August 2025 from 
08:00 UTC – 14:00 UTC and has issued a call for papers. The theme of the
 symposium is “Embracing 68 years of space science and innovation in 
Amateur Radio.” Papers are invited covering all aspects of space science
 and communication impacting and enhancing the Amateur Radio experience,
 from the technical to operational aspects. Presentations are typically 
30 minutes a with a 10-minute Q&A. Send proposals in MS Word to 
admin [at] <a href="http://amsatsa.org.za" target="_blank">amsatsa.org.za</a> by 7 July 2025. To enable as widest as 
possible audience to participate, this symposium will be held online on 
the Webex platform. Members of all AMSAT organisations and national 
societies may attend free upon registration, which open on 9 July 2025. 
Email admin [at] <a href="http://amsatsa.org.za" target="_blank">amsatsa.org.za</a> for details. (ANS thanks AMSAT SA for 
the above information.)</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">+ <b>SpaceX</b> launched its 500th Falcon 9 rocket to date 
with an overnight Starlink flight on Wednesday, July 2. The first stage 
booster used on the mission also flew for a record-setting 29th time. 
The mission, dubbed Starlink 10-25, lifted off from Space Launch Complex
 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 0628 UTC. A little more 
than eight minutes after liftoff, the booster landed on the droneship, 
‘A Shortfall of Gravitas,’ completing the 472nd booster landing to date.
 (ANS thanks Spaceflight Now for the above information.)</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">+ <b>MethaneSAT</b>, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) 
methane-tracking satellite backed by the Bezos Earth Fund, is lost in 
space. Its ground team lost contact with the spacecraft on June 20 but 
tried to reestablish a connection until it learned in the morning of 
July 1 that MethaneSAT had lost power altogether. The team believes that
 the satellite is likely not recoverable. MethaneSAT collected data on 
methane emissions that have previously been untrackable in an effort to 
combat climate change. Methane is the second largest contributor to 
global warming after carbon dioxide, with agriculture, fossil fuels and 
waste decomposition being the largest sources. (ANS thanks Engadget for 
the above information.)</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">+ EUMETSAT’s <b>Meteosat-12</b> satellite, formerly 
Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Imager 1, has now taken over from 
Meteosat-10 to deliver Europe’s prime weather data service from GEO. 
Meteosat-12 is the first imaging satellite in the MTG program and now 
moves into its key position above the equator at 0° longitude, directly 
over the Gulf of Guinea. Meteosat-12 is now the main source of 
near-real-time geostationary satellite data for Europe, Africa and the 
surrounding oceans. (ANS thanks satnews for the above information.)</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">+ A newly discovered <b>interstellar object</b> is only the
 third such interloper to be observed in our solar system. The object — 
provisionally known as A11pl3Z — is not expected to pose an impact risk 
to Earth, but gained attention on Tuesday, July 1, when it was spotted 
by telescopes for NASA’s early warning system for asteroid impacts. 
Speeding through our solar system at about 245,000 kilometers per hour 
relative to the sun, it is currently located just inside the orbit of 
Jupiter, 528 million kilometers from Earth. It’s uncertain at this time 
if the object — which will get a new name when it is approved and 
published by the Minor Planet Center — is a comet or asteroid, but the 
observations so far have helped track the object’s journey, indicating 
it likely came from outside of the solar system from a thin galactic 
disk. (ANS thanks <i>The Washington Post</i> for the above information.)</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"> </span></font></p>
<hr>
<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 2000</span></font></p></div></div></div><br></div>