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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE	
ANS 101	

ANS is a free weekly news and information service of AMSAT North
America, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the
activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an
active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating
through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.

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

Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:
http://www.amsat.org  (or)

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To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL:
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This issue of ANS is dedicated to the memory of Terry Sterman,
W9DIA, George Sweigert, N9LC, and Ajarn Chamlon Chuathai,
HS1AAM.

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-101.01
FROM SUBMARINE TO SATELLITE

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 101.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 11, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-101.01

The Submarine Veterans Amateur Radio Association (SVARA) will
activate several submarine 'radio rooms' to commemorate the 99th
anniversary of the submarine service. As many as twenty-five museum
submarines in the United States and overseas will be on the air the
weekend of April 24-25th - all with volunteer operators. "Some of the
museum boats have radio rooms restored and operable with the original
equipment used at the time," said Carl Raish, KG0HS, of the SVARA.

In addition to 6-meters and high frequency shortwave operation, both the
USS Cavalla and the USS Stuart will be active on several of the current
amateur satellites. Listen for WA5VKS calling CQ on AO-27, RS-13 and
RS-15. Satellite operators from the Houston and Dallas areas will be
involved in setting up the satellite stations, which will operate on both
CW and voice.

QSL cards commemorating the event will be available. In addition, a
certificate of participation will also be available for those obtaining at
least four QSL's from submarines worked on any band, mode or satellite.

For a certificate, send copies of at least four submarine cards to:

Jim Flanders  W0OOG
1539 California Terrace
Plano, Texas     75023-4300.

More info on the SVARA operation can be found at:

http://www.flash.net/~jflanders/

[ANS thanks AMSAT Area Coordinator Dick Raitt, WA5VKS, for this
information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-101.02
SKYQUEST BALLOON LAUNCH

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 101.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 11, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-101.02

Weather permitting, the SkyQuest 3 balloon will be launched at the grand
opening of the newly renovated Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory and
Science Museum near Boston.

The site of the balloon launch is significant - the 100-year-old weather
observatory has often been associated with landmark research, including
early experiments in VHF radio propagation that contributed to the theory
of atmospheric ducting of radio waves.

SkyQuest 3 will carry a low power 2-meter transmitter that will allow
telemetry reception for hundreds of miles.

Full details, such as frequency and exact launch time, may be found at
the main source for amateur radio high altitude balloon information,
the HABLIC web site - using the following URL:

http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/3161/hablic.htm

[ANS thanks Hank Riley, N1LTV, for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-101.03
FAR SCHOLARSHIPS

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 101.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 11, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-101.03

The Foundation for Amateur Radio, Inc., a non-profit organization
with headquarters in Washington, D.C., plans to administer
sixty-six scholarships for the academic year 1999 - 2000, to
assist students who are also licensed ham operators.

FAR, composed of over seventy-five local area amateur
radio clubs, fully funds ten of these scholarships with the income
from grants and its annual Hamfest. The remaining fifty-six are
administered by the Foundation without cost to the various
donors.

Licensed radio amateurs may compete for these awards if they plan
to pursue a full-time course of studies beyond high school and are
enrolled in or have been accepted for enrollment at an accredited
university, college or technical school.

Additional information and an application form may be requested by
letter or QSL card, postmarked prior to April 30, 1999 from:

FAR Scholarships
Post Office Box 831
Riverdale, MD 20738

Visit the brand new FAR web site at http://www.amateurradio-far.org/

[ANS thanks Pat Kilroy, WD8LAQ, for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-101.04
ANS IN BRIEF

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 101.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 11, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-101.04

ANS news in brief this week includes the following:

** AMSAT Net of the week: Central New York AMSAT Round Table.
This net meets Mondays on the 146.880 MHz Rome Radio Club
repeater. Main NCS is WA2EXJ. -ANS

** Sadly, ANS has several noted silent keys to report. Terry Sterman,
W9DIA, the man who founded Amateur Electronic Supply as a
teenager in the 1950s, recently became a SK. W9DIA was 60 and had
been in ill health for several years. Cordless phone inventor, George
Sweigert, N9LC, died recently at 79. Sweigert, a World War II veteran,
received a patent for the invention of the cordless telephone in 1969.
Radio Amateur Society of Thailand Secretary Ajarn Chamlon Chuathai,
HS1AAM, died March 16th. He was 69. Cham played an active role in
persuading Thai authorities to legalize Amateur Radio and draw up
regulations that became law in 1987. -ARRL

** Randy, W7HR, has documented the method he is using for elevation
readout using a digital inclinometer driving a serial port. Although his
work is primarily intended for an EME array, this elevation system may
interest satellite operators. More information can be found at:
http://www.SignalONE.com/antennas/elevation.html. -Randy, W7HR

** Astronomers have used the NASA Hubble Space Telescope to
produce an infrared photo essay of spiral galaxies. By penetrating the
dust clouds swirling around the centers of these galaxies, the telescope's
infrared vision is offering fresh views of star birth. Six images, taken with
the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer, showcase
different views of spiral galaxies, from a face-on image of an entire
galaxy to a close-up of a core. -Florida Today

** ISS flight controllers returned a U.S. communications system to
standard operation recently as they continued an analysis of a minor
problem with one of the system's two antennas. The antenna, one of two
that are used by the U.S. early communications system, is mounted on
the exterior starboard side of the station's Unity module. Earlier, U.S.
controllers noticed that communications with the antenna were impeded
when the station was in certain orientations. Controllers ceased using the
antenna when the problem was seen and had been using only the port
antenna for communications. The starboard antenna was reselected and
put back into operation, and has been operating well with only slightly
reduced capability. This has had virtually no impact on the stations
day-to-day operations. Engineers are continuing to evaluate the
information and possible causes for the problem. -NASA

** Some doorstep astronomy from ANS. Venus is the great landmark of
the western evening sky this spring, also, very high in the northeast
these evenings is the Big Dipper. Its handle curves down to the lower
right, pointing toward a brilliant orange Mars. -Sky & Telescope

** The FCC has again amended its rules to strengthen existing
prohibitions on scanning receivers that can receive cellular telephone
transmissions. While the new rules contain specific exemptions for
the Amateur Service, they will have important ramifications for the
manufacture of new ham equipment that scans frequencies outside the
ham bands. -ARRL Letter

** The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite arrived
recently at the Cape Canaveral Air Station to begin pre-launch
processing. FUSE will investigate the origin and evolution of the lightest
elements in the universe - hydrogen and deuterium. In addition, the
FUSE satellite will examine the forces and process involved in the
evolution of the galaxies, stars and planetary systems. -NASA 

--ANS BULLETIN END---

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-101.05
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 101.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 11, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-101.05

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

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

MIR PERSONAL MESSAGE SYSTEM (PMS)
Uplink/Downlink 145.985 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK
Semi-operational.

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

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

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

Francisco, CT1EAT, reports that a contact between Jean-Pierre and his
parents recently took place via 2-meter FM. Frederick, F5OZK, handled
the terrestrial connection. Mike, KD9KC, reports Mir in packet mode over
El Paso recently.

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

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

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

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

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

Both Deral, K5WNO, and Jerry, K5OE, report working Gordon, 6Y5GH
via RS-13. Gordon indicated he had been absent from the birds for
several years due to equipment problems. 6Y5GH believes he is the only
active satellite operator in Jamaica. K5WNO also reports XE2YVW and
YV4FZM have been active on RS-13. Marco, IK5NTE, tells ANS he
recently worked N5YAV and N0IBT by using sub-horizon 15-meter
signals through the transponder.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jeff, K7XQ, reports AO-10 conditions are still improving, but activity is
still very low. Peter, KD7MW, reports the beacon is clearly audible,
especially with a very narrow bandwidth filter. He is anxious to try
PSK31 on the bird. John, K6YK, tells ANS that he, VE6ITV and KA0OXY
were on AO-10 recently, "and the signals were very good." N1JEZ, ANS
principal satellite investigator, reports working Marc, ON1DO, and Tony,
EI2FSB with "strong, slow QSB, but S-9+ signals on peaks." Look for
continued improvement.

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

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

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

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

The TEPR (Timed Eclipse Power Regulation) states on AO-27 were
reset by Chuck, KM4NZ, on Sunday, April 11th. They currently are:
TEPR 4 is 30  and  TEPR 5 is 66.

Chris, KQ6UP, had reported to ANS that the TEPR values needed
updating as the satellite shut down early during a recent pass. With the
changes made by KM4NZ, this situation should now be corrected.

XE2YVW has been active from DL95 in northern Mexico. Will, N3ZLL,
will be operating from EL79 on Thursday, April 15th, with plans to
operate the first and second AO-27 passes of the day.

[ANS thanks Chuck Wyrick, KM4NZ, and Michael Wyrick, N4USI, for
AO-27 information]

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

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

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

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

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

April  05 - April 12* 	JD1200
April 12  - April 27 	JA
April 27  - May 06 	Digitalker (with new message planned)

*Although the schedule calls for digital operation at press time,
FO-29 is currently in JA (voice) mode.

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

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-101.06
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 101.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 11, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-101.06

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

Jim, AA7KC, reports KO-25 is performing well under heavy usage with
good downlink efficiency.

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

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

Carol, W9HGI, reports UO-22 is performing within acceptable limits.
W9HGI operates the West Coast Packet Satellite Gateway (WSPG) for
the Worldwide Packet Network (WPN).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PACSAT   AO-16
Uplink     145.90 145.92 145.94 145.86 MHz FM using 1200 bps
               Manchester FSK
Downlink 437.0513 MHz SSB 1200 bps RC-BPSK 1200 Baud PSK
Mode-S Beacon   2401.1428 MHz 
Operating normally with the exception of the mode-S beacon, which is
currently off.

Telemetry is as follows:

Time is Fri Apr 09 22:27:45 1999 uptime is 1664/16:49:13
+10V Bus        10.250 V  	+X (RX) Temp   -10.288 D
RX Temp          3.024 D  	Baseplt Temp     3.629 D
RC PSK TX Out    0.582 W  	RC PSK BP Temp  -5.448 D
RC PSK HPA Tmp  -3.027 D  	+Y Array Temp  -24.811 D
PSK TX HPA Tmp  -3.632 D  	+Z Array Temp  -17.550 D
Total Array C= 0.000 Bat Ch Cur=-0.435 Ifb= 0.154 I+10V= 0.304
TX:0109 BCR:1E PWRC:59E BT: A WC:25 EDAC:B4

General information and telemetry WOD files can be found at:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Telemetry is as follows:

Time is Fri Apr 09 21:56:49 1999 uptime is 252/08:22:11
RC PSK TX Out    0.659 W
Total Array C= 0.008 	Bat Ch Cur=-0.289 Ifb= 0.125 I+10V= 0.171
TX:017 BCR:1E PWRC:62D BT:3C WC: 0

General information and telemetry samples can be found at:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For more information on SunSat, visit the following URL:

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

[ANS thanks Garth Milne ZR1AFH, for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-101.07
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 101.07 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 11, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-101.07

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

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

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

DOVE   DO-17
Downlink     145.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK 
  	     2401.220 MHz
Non-operational.

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

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

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

No additional information is available at this time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No additional information is available at this time.

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

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

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

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

http://www.seds.org/sedsat

No additional information is available at this time.

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

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

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

--ANS END---

ANS would like to thank Mike Seguin, N1JEZ, ANS principal satellite
investigator, for helping provide current satellite information for ANS.

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

/EX

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


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