[jamsat-news:2961] ANS-142 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-142

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

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In this edition:
* AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations Due by June 15th
* The May 2011 issue of the AMSAT-INDIA newsletter is now available
* Masten Signs Contract With Space Florida For Demonstration Launches
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
* ARISS Status - 16 May 2011


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AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations Due by June 15th

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 142.01
  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
May 22, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-142.01

It is time to submit nominations for the upcoming open seats on the AMSAT-NA
Board of Directors. The deadline is June 15th.  A valid nomination requires
either one Member Society, or five current individual members in good
standing, to nominate an AMSAT member for the position. Four director's
terms expire this year:

Barry Baines, WD4ASW
Alan Biddle, WA4SCA
Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA
Tony Monteiro, AA2TX

The four candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be seated as
full Board members for two year terms.  The two candidates receiving the
next highest number of votes will be seated as alternate Board members for
one year terms.

Beginning this year, in addition to traditional submissions of written
nominations which remains unchanged and is the preferred method, initial
nominations may be made by electronic means.=A0 These include e-mail, FAX,or
electronic image of a petition. Electronic petitions should be sent to
MARTHA@AMSAT.ORG or faxed to 301-608-3410. Written nominations, consisting
of names, calls, and individual signatures, should be mailed to:

AMSAT-NA
850 Sligo Ave #600
Silver Spring, MD, 20910

No matter what method is used, petitions MUST arrive no later than June 15th
at the AMSAT-NA office. If the nomination is a traditional written
nomination, no other action is required. If it is other than this, i.e.
electronic, a verifying traditional written petition MUST be received at the
AMSAT-NA office at the above address within 7 days following the close of
nominations on June 15th. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND,
WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE NOT VALID UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT-NA BYLAWS.

Alan Biddle
WA4SCA
AMSAT Corporate Secretary

[ANS thanks Alan, WA4SCA, for the above information]

/EX


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The May 2011 issue of the AMSAT-INDIA newsletter is now available

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 142.02
  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
May 22, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-142.02

Topics in this month's edition include:
- HAMSAT (VO-52) Completes Six years in orbit.
- Update- Meeting with distinguished guests from ISRO at AMSAT INDIA ground
   station.
- Update on the CubeSat Communication system project by AMSAT INDIA.
- High Intercept Low Noise Amplifier with GaAs pHEMT MMIC By: Goran Popovic
   AD6IW
- News from AMSAT organizations around the world

Download the newsletter from
http://amsatindia.org/Newsletter/AMSATINDIA-News-May_2011.pdf

Previous issues are available at:
http://www.amsatindia.org/Newsletter/

Regards

Nitin [VU3TYG]
Secretary, AMSAT India
vu3tyg@amsatindia.org
www.amsatindia.org

[ANS thanks Nitin, VU3TYG, for the above information]

/EX


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Masten Signs Contract With Space Florida For Demonstration Launches

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 142.03
  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
May 22, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-142.03

Masten Space Systems and Space Florida announced contract under which Masten
will perform a series of demonstration flights of a Vertical Takeoff Vertical
Landing (VTVL) reusable suborbital launch vehicle 
from Launch Complex 36 at Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station.

Under the contract, Masten will complete multiple 
flights. These operations will
serve as a pathfinder to assist Space Florida in developing operational
requirements for VTVL vehicles, recommending the optimum operational scenario,
and determining the program schedule to achieve launch capability as soon as
possible.

The upcoming flights will also enable Masten to fully evaluate Florida, CCAFS,
and LC-36 as a base for the company’s flight operations group. “We look forward
to successfully completing our demonstration flights and better understanding
what is needed for operations in Florida,” said 
David Masten. “Space Florida and
the 45th Space Wing have been very helpful as we 
continue to develop operational
concepts for Florida.”

[ANS thanks Masten Space Systems for the above information]

/EX

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Satellite Shorts From All Over

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 142.04
  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
May 22, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-142.04

+ The new edition of the popular SolderSmoke amateur radio podcast
   is now available. One of the topics on this edition includes the
   Space Station Packet Beacon. You can listen on-line at:
   http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke134.mp3

+ Congratulations to Ben, KC0PCQ on his first satellite contacts.
   Ben wrote, "I've been grinning ear-to-ear for a little while now
   that I have my first satellite contacts completed. Thank you to
   my #1 - K8YSE, #2 - AC0RA, #3 - W7JPI, #4 - WA4NV, and #5 - K8TL.

+ Congratulations to Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK on being awarded satellite
   VUCC #210!

+ On-line photos and videos of the Endeavor Shuttle launch can be
   found in many places. The first two links here are from amateur radio
   operators who were at the launch:
   Ken, KK0HF got these photos from the press area:
   http://radiogeek.us/NASA2/
   Bobby, KF4GTA was also in the press area and posted these photos:
   http://bit.ly/jvdhNv
   Launch videos can be viewed at the UniverseToday site:
   http://tinyurl.com/65wou9s

+ The next Hudson Valley Satcom Nets "HV Satcom" Net ia scheduled for
   May 26, at 8PM EDT (UTC-4) on the 146.970 MHz repeater, (Pl 100),
   and also on Echolink node N2EYH-L. More info: http://www.hvsatcom.org
   (Stu, WA2BSS)

/EX


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ARISS Status - 16 May 2011

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 142.05
  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
May 22, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-142.05

1. Upcoming School Contacts

The ARISS team continues to work on the school contact schedule. The next
contacts to be held are dependent on the launch date of STS-134.


2. Recent ARISS Contacts

On Monday, May 9 students from St. Michael School in Schererville, Indiana and
astronaut Cady Coleman, KC5ZTH on the ISS took part in an ARISS contact.  The
school partners with the Challenger Learning Center in Hammond, Indiana and
provided students with this ARISS contact to highlight its science curriculum.
Approximately 430 students, teachers and guests watched and listened as 16
questions about life in space were asked and answered.  Contact video was
streamed on the internet and representatives from three newspapers covered the
event.  The Times posted an article. See:
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/schererville/article_1a1b5c1d-0f5d-5f33-
b9ae-25bad21e6e9e.html

Mount Carmel Academy students from Houston, Texas participated in an ARISS
contact with on-orbit astronaut Ron Garan, KF5GPO on Tuesday, May 10 via
telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. This was Garan’s first ARISS contact and
he handled nine questions, providing comprehensive answers.  The contact
complemented lessons on the International Space 
Station as well as amateur radio
and Clear Lake Amateur Radio Club provided follow-on educational support. News
of the ARISS contact reached approximately 580,000 households through the
Comcast Channel 18 simulcast of Houston Independent School District news and
through KUHF, the local PBS radio station. See:
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles_id=
1305066316

Students from Tecnico Industriale Statale “Gerolamo e Margherita Montani,” in
Fermo, Italy established an ARISS contact with Paolo Nespoli, IZŘJPA on
Thursday, May 12. The contact highlighted the 
school curriculum which focuses on
Chemistry, Biotechnology, Electronics, Computer Science, Telecommunications and
Mechanics. Nespoli fielded 21 questions posed by the youth over two ISS passes.
The event was attended by nearly 300 students and visitors and video was
streamed over the internet.

An ARISS contact was held between students from Primary School Pasquale Luisi
and Secondaria Di 1° Grado Virgilio, both located in Foggia, Italy, and ISS
astronaut Paolo Nespoli on Saturday, May 14. An audience of 200 attended the
event and listened as Nespoli spoke to the students over two consecutive ISS
passes, answering a total of 18 questions.  Through this contact and related
studies, students were introduced to amateur radio, astronauts and the
International Space Station.

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

/EX


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

73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Lee McLamb, KU4OS
ku4os at amsat dot org


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