[jamsat-news:1958] ANS-284 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins

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ANS-284

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In this edition:
* New AMSAT Officers Appointed
* AMSAT Symposium live web updates
* AMSAT award recipients
* Larry Kayser, VA3LK, SK
* ARISS Status - 04 Oct 2004


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New AMSAT Officers Appointed

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 284.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
October 10, 2004
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The AMSAT Board of Directors made the following Officer appointments during their meeting on 07 Oct 2004.

President, Rick Hambly, W2GPS
Executive Vice President, Lee McLamb, KU4OS
Vice President Operations, Mike Kingery, KE4AZN
Vice President Engineering, Stan Wood, WA4FNY
Vice President Marketing and User Services, Barry Baines, WD4ASW
Vice President Human Sapceflight, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO
Treasurer, Gunther Meise, W8GSM
Manager, Martha Saragovitz 

[ANS thanks Robin, VE3FRH for the above information]

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AMSAT Symposium live web updates

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 284.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
October 10, 2004
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The AMSAT web team is pleased to announce that live updates to the web site from the Symposium are being made in near real time.  There is also a photo gallery which includes photos of presentations.

You can see the online Symposium updates at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/updates/


[ANS Emily, W0EEC for the above information]

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AMSAT award recipients

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 284.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
October 10, 2004
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Congratulations go out to Othman Ismail, 9M2OK, for having joined the Satellite Communicators Club by completing a very first satellite QSO. Othman is also recepient #401 of the Oscar Satellite Communications Achievement Award issued on 01 Oct 2004.

To see all the awards and a list of those earning the awards, visit 
http://www.amsatnet.com/awards.html

[ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO for the above information]

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Larry Kayser, VA3LK, SK

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 284.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
October 10, 2004
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Larry Kayser, VA3LK, passed away suddenly on October 5, 2004.  

Larry conducted the first transatlantic QSO on 137 Khz.  Amoung his satellite activities, Larry built a tape system in his basement, and ran almost a MILE of audio tape in that basement to automatically command a misbehaving OSCAR on every orbit in order to keep the satellite operating.  Later, it was Larry's work on batteries that eventually resulted in a set of NiCd cells being selected for UO-11's battery which continues to function now having been in space for over 20 years and 110443 orbits.

[ANS thanks Bob, N4HY for the above information]

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ARISS Status - 04 Oct 2004

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 284.05
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
October 10, 2004
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1. Montaud School Contact Successful

Montaud, France is a small village located in the French Alps with a population of 450. The Primary School of Montaud has an enrollment of 65 students, ages 3 12. The Montaud students experienced a successful contact with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, on Thursday, September 30. The village is located in a mountainous region, with hills on the horizon, making a satellite contact difficult. An amateur radio operator, Guy Sauer, F5GJJ, who lives 5 kilometers from the school in a more optimal location, set up an amateur television (ATV) and radio link between his station and the school, making the contact with the ISS possible. Thirteen students were given the opportunity to ask the astronaut questions. Teachers, parents, 2 newspaper reporters, and 20 representatives from TV and radio stations attended the event. More information can be found on the ARISS Europe website at:
http://www.ariss-eu.org/2004_09_30.htm 


2. Upcoming School Contact

Two Polish high schools and a university will share an ARISS contact. All three schools are located in the Pomorskie Province of Poland. Gdynia Maritime University and Gdynskie Liceum Autorskie STO (High School) both located in Gdynia and Zespol Szkol Ogolnoksztalcacych Nr 5 (High School) in Gdansk are scheduled to speak to the ISS on Wednesday, October 6 at 11:55 UTC.


3. Crew Unavailable for Marina Air Fair 

Mike Fincke had expressed interest in a contact with the Marina Air Fair in Marina, California on October 16. Because of the change in launch and docking times of Expedition 10痴 Soyuz flight, the crew will be unavailable to participate in a contact on this date.


4. ARRL Article on Investigator Contact 

The Kenwood radio was used for school operations for the first time during the Investigator Science and Technology Centre contact. It was also the first time that the IRLP (Internet Radio Linking Project) nodes were used. It is hoped that the IRLP may be used in the future to make ARISS contacts available to a wider audience. The ARRL ran a web story entitled, 鄭RISS Logs Two "Firsts" in Australian School Contact.See: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/09/30/1/?nc=1 


5. ARRL Article on Repeater Mode

The ARRL ran a web story entitled, 的SS Amateur Radio gear in repeater mode until September 30.See: http://www.arrl.org/ 


6. ARISS International Meeting 

The joint AMSAT/ARISS meetings are fast approaching. The AMSAT Symposium kicks off this Friday, October 8 at 1 pm. The ARISS International Meetings begin on Monday, October 11. They will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. To view the agendas, see: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/agenda2004.php 


7. Russian Ham Pass at Moscow Festival

The Union of the Radio Amateurs of Russia (SRR) requested a ham radio contact with the Expedition 9 crew on October 2. The Union of the Radio Amateurs of Russia, the Russian Robinson Club and the RUSSIAN-IOTA participated in a large international festival near Moscow. More than 350 amateur radio operators from Russia, Germanium, Hungary, Ukraine, Moldova, Byelorussia, Kazakhstan, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and USA took part in the festival. A special radio station with the special call sign, R73SRR, was used. ARISS Russia delegate Sergej Samburov, RV3DR, and some cosmonauts were invited to take part in the festival and to assist in organizing a contact with the ISS crew.


8. NEEIS Forms Submitted

ARISS U.S. Delegate Rosalie White has been working with mentors to have teachers, who were involved with an astronaut contact, submit their post ARISS contact information. The NASA Education Evaluation Information System (NEEIS) forms were to be submitted before the end of the fiscal year. 

[ANS thanks Carol for the above information]

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

-- 
73,
This weeks ANS Editor,
Lee McLamb, KU4OS
ku4os at amsat dot org
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