From mccardelm ”÷ gmail.com Sun Sep 3 10:08:32 2017 From: mccardelm ”÷ gmail.com (E.Mike McCardel) Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2017 21:08:32 -0400 Subject: [jamsat-news:3457] [ans] ANS-246 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins Message-ID: AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-246 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, 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. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * New Book About the History of the Australis OSCAR 5 satellite * WVU Lane Dept. of Computer Science & EE ARISS Contact * AMSAT 2017 Symposium Call for Papers * AMSAT Office Reopens September 6 * AMSAT-NA BoD Ballots Due At AMSAT Office By September 15, 2017 * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-246.01 ANS-246 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 246.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. September 3, 2017 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-246.01 New Book About the History of the Australis OSCAR 5 satellite The University of Melbourne has invited the WIA to an invitation only book launch on September 20 of a new book on the Australis OSCAR 5 satellite. The story of how Melbourne University Students built Australia's first satellite has been written and the publication is about to be launched. This is on the eve of students at the same university building a nano-satellite ready for space next year. The Wireless Institute of Australia is assisting the project with IARU frequency and other coordination. A member of the university engineering faculty class of 1968 and leading the student team that built Australis was Dr Owen Mace, who has written a definitive book. The satellite went into orbit in January 1970 operating successfully for nearly two months before its batteries ran out of power. [ANS thanks VK1WIA News for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- WVU Lane Dept. of Computer Science & EE ARISS Contact Upcoming ARISS contact with W. Virginia University, Lane Dept.of Computer Science & EE, Morgantown, WV should be audible across Eastern US. An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at West Virginia University, Lane Dept.of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, Morgantown, WV on 04 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:50 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and W8CUL. The contact should be audible over the state of West Virginia, USA and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Amateur Radio Club at WVU has existed since 1912, making it one of the oldest student organization at WVU. They provide students a testbed to conduct various experiments such as satellite and digital communications, radio astronomy and drone development. They are housed within the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, which provides educational programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, and biometric systems. WVU is a land grant university and is the largest educational institution in the state. Located in Morgantown, WV, with branch campuses spread throughout the state, WVU is extremely involved in all state affairs. As of 2015, slightly under 30,000 students were enrolled in graduate and undergraduate programs, a population comprised nearly equally (49%/51%) of in-state and out-of-state students, respectively. Present at our contact will be students from elementary and middle schools from throughout the surrounding area. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How do you do laundry in space? 2. What is the most challenging part of getting to the ISS? 3. Would you ever go on a mission to Mars? 4. Did you get to see the eclipse from space? 5. What feeling on Earth closely relates to what it feels like to be in space? 6. Has the ISS ever been struck by space debris before? 7. What would happen if someone got sick on the ISS? 8. How long did you have to train to enter zero gravity? 9. How do you stay warm on the ISS? 10. What do you do in your free time? 11. Is using liquids in science experiments on the ISS hard? 12. What was your first day on the ISS like? 13. How bright is the sun in space? 14. In your job, what is the most dangerous thing you have to be prepared for, and has that thing ever actually happened? 15. Can you sleep at night because there is no sunrise or sunset? 16. Which do you like better, space or earth? 17. What is the first meal you'll eat when you get back to earth? 18. Are there any space-specific games that you play on the ISS, like football or video games? 19. Is there space pizza? 20. Do you have a nickname for your rocket? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status [ANS thanks ARISS for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT 2017 Symposium Call for Papers This call for papers is for the 2017 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium to be held on the weekend of October 27, 28, 29, 2017 at the Silver Legacy Resort, Reno, Nevada. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy to be submitted by October 6 for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz N8FGV at n8fgv at amsat.org [ANS thanks Dan, N8FGV, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Office Reopens September 6 The AMSAT Office has been closed since August 25. It will reopen on Wednesday, September 6th. [ANS thanks Martha for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-NA BoD Ballots Due At AMSAT Office By September 15, 2017 The time is fast approaching please submit ballots today! They must be RECEIVED at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2017! Ballots for AMSAT-NA's Board of Directors were mailed to members in good standing on July 15. Members are encouraged to complete their ballots and return them as soon as possible. Ballots must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15 in order to be counted. This year AMSAT-NA will be electing four voting members of the Board of Directors. These will go to the four candidates receiving the highest number of votes. In addition, there will be one alternate chosen, based on the next highest number of votes received. The 2017 candidates, in alphabetical order by last name are: Jerry Buxton, N0JY Clayton Coleman, W5PFG Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA Peter Portanova, W2JV Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Election of Board members is both an obligation as well as an opportunity by our membership to help shape the future direction of AMSAT. Please take the time to review the candidate statements that will accompany the ballot and determine who you wish to see on the Board. You have the option to vote for up to four candidates. [ANS thanks AMSAT Office for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + A Successful contact was made between Takaishi City Central Public Hall, Takaishi City, Japan and Astronaut Jack Fischer K2FSH using Callsign NA1SS. The contact began 2017-08-14 10:37 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direct via 8N3TA. ARISS Mentor was Satoshi 7M3TJZ. + A Successful contact was made between Student Space Technology Association, Knoxville, TN, USA and Astronaut Paolo Nespoli IZ©¬JPA using Callsign NA1SS. The contact began 2017-08-31 17:42 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direct via AA4UT. ARISS Mentor was Dave AA4KN. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-01 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: West Virginia University, Lane Dept. of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, Morgantown, WV, direct via W8CUL The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ©¬JPA Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-09-04 15:50:05 UTC Meadows Elementary School, Manhattan Beach, CA, direct via KM6BWB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ©¬JPA Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-09-08 17:05:30 UTC [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + AMSAT Journal is in the mail Look for your copy. AMSAT Journal is mailed to members in good standing. Join Today! Membership includes the AMSAT¢ī Journal and discounts on purchases made through the AMSAT store. You can see representative articles available only to our members in the Sample Download Section. Membership also supports many AMSAT activities including: OSCAR satellite operations! Amateur Radio on the ISS! Hamfest forums! Technical achievement awards! Educational support! Beginner materials! Future satellites! Membership to AMSAT can be purchased in our online store membership section: https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/ {ANS thanks AMSAT Office for the above information] + AMSAT Symposium AMSAT NA announces that the 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held on Friday through Sunday, Oct 27, 28, 29, 2017 in Reno, Nevada. Location will be at the Silver Legacy Resort, 407 N Virginia Street, in Downtown, Reno. The 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting features: * Space Symposium with Amateur Satellite Presentations * Operating Techniques, News, & Plans from the Amateur Satellite World * Board of Directors Meeting open to AMSAT members * Opportunities to Meet Board Members and Officers * AMSAT-NA Annual General Membership Meeting * Auction, Annual Banquet, Keynote Speaker and Door Prizes !! Our Keynote Speaker this year is Mr. Garrett Skrobot, Sr. Mission Manager of the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites program, or ELaNa, at NASA Headquarters Additional information about the 2017 AMSAT Symposium will be posted on the AMSAT web site, www.amsat.org The Silver Legacy is a 4-star Resort/Hotel/Casino which is an iconic 42-story hotel with its massive round dome and spires centered in downtown. Some of the perks include * Free parking for attendees. * Free transportation to/from the airport (10-minute shuttle ride). * Complimentary WiFi. * Multiple alternate activities and attractions are in the Reno area. -Nevada Museum Of Modern Art -Fleischmann Planetarium (UNR Campus) -National Bowling Stadium -National Automobile Museum * We are working on tours of Virginia City and Lake Tahoe. Room Reservations may be made at the web-link https://www.amsat.org/symposium-hotel/ [ANS thanks Symposium committee for the above information] + Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, Contact Information AMSAT-NA 10605 Concord St, #304 Kensington, MD 20895-2526 USA Toll-Free: +1 (888) 322-6728 Phone: +1 (301) 822-4376 Fax: +1 (301) 822-4371 info ”÷ amsat.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- /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 addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, EMike McCardel, AA8EM aa8em at amsat dot org _______________________________________________ Via the ANS mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans From kg5jup ”÷ gmail.com Mon Sep 11 02:12:00 2017 From: kg5jup ”÷ gmail.com (Chris Bradley) Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2017 12:12:00 -0500 Subject: [jamsat-news:3459] [ans] ANS 253.01 Message-ID: AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-253.01 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, 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. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat dot org. In this edition: * Worst Solar Cycle for HF Since Advent of Radio * ARRL PR Poster Features Amateur Radio in Space * Last Week of Discounted 2017 Space Symposium Registration * University of Michigan GTO Cubesat Flight Receives IARU Coordination * UK Storm Names for 2017-18 * Students from India & Russia build SSTV CubeSAT * AA5PK Awarded Grid Master Award #4 * Satellite Shorts From All Over + Route 66 OTA - W6D Through September 17th SB SUN @ AMSAT $ANS-253.01 ANS-253.01 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 253.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. September 10, 2017 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-253.01 Worst Solar Cycle for HF Since Advent of Radio There is an HF propagation anomaly currently in progress for this week, that might give us a temporary boost. Look for unusually strong, short term, band openings via F2 layer and Sporadic-E (Es) in the 14 MHz to 54 MHz range. We are near the bottom of our 11-year-long Solar Cycle 24, but today we are seeing space weather that is similar to the higher part of this cycle. A recent, fast-growing earth-targeted sunspot, combined with increased x-ray flux, is associated with the anomaly. The x-ray flux has reached sustained M-class levels, and could impulse higher to X-class bursts. This can also temporarily cause short-term HF blackouts for NVIS and regional HF communications below 15 MHz. An R2 level blackout just happened a couple hours ago, which obliterated the mid-day 7 MHz ham radio nets in North America. At this moment, we currently have highly unusual solar numbers for this part of the cycle: Sunspot Number = 96 Solar Flux = 183 X-ray Flares = M5 K-index Kp = 4 A-index = 14 That Solar Flux is very high for the valley of the solar cycle we are in. The highest solar flux in this cycle, Solar Flux =237, happened during the peak of this cycle in January 2014. [ANS thanks Bonnie KQ6XA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL PR Poster Features Amateur Radio in Space The ARRL offers a series of six posters that promote Amateur Radio to the general public. These were originally designed by ARRL for the 2017 National Scouting Jamboree, but may be used for any outreach effort. Each poster is 11" x 17". One of the posters features amateur radio in space. The six posters are based around the theme, "Ham Radio Is..." Those themes are: + Adventure (Portable operating of all kinds) + Discovery (Making/Building/DIY) + Friendship (Community and Mentoring) + Out Of This World (space communications/satellites) + Ready (Publc Service) + The Game (Contesting and Awards) A link to ARRL's "What Is Ham Radio" page is provided as both a URL and a QR code on each poster. The posters are available for free download in PDF format. http://www.arrl.org/pr-posters We suggest printing on high-gloss paper and framing them for maximum effect. [ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Last Week of Discounted 2017 Space Symposium Registration September 14 is the last day for the discounted price to register for the 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium which will be held on Friday through Sunday, Oct 27, 28, 29, 2017 in Reno, Nevada at the Silver Legacy Resort, 407 N Virginia Street, in Downtown, Reno. Symposium Registration (including a copy of the Proceedings) + Through September 14 -- $45 + Starting September 15 -- $50 + At the door -- $55 You can register for the 2017 Space Symposium, the Saturday Evening Banquet, and the Sunday Morning Area Coordinators breakfast in the store: https://www.amsat.org/shop/ You must make your hotel reservations at the Silver Legacy at this link: https://www.amsat.org/symposium-hotel/ (block code ISAMSAT) The hotel phone number is 1-800-687-8733 The 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting features: + Space Symposium with Amateur Satellite Presentations + Operating Techniques, News, & Plans from the Amateur Satellite World + Board of Directors Meeting open to AMSAT members + Opportunities to Meet Board Members and Officers + AMSAT-NA Annual General Membership Meeting + Auction, Annual Banquet, Keynote Speaker and Door Prizes !! Our Keynote Speaker this year is Mr. Garrett Skrobot, Sr. Mission Manager of the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites program, or ELaNa, at NASA Headquarters. Additional information about the 2017 AMSAT Symposium will be posted on the AMSAT web site, www.amsat.org The Silver Legacy is a 4-star Resort/Hotel/Casino which is an iconic 42-story hotel with its massive round dome and spires centered in downtown Reno. Some of the perks include: + Free parking for attendees. + Free transportation to/from the airport (10-minute shuttle ride). + Complimentary WiFi. + Multiple alternate activities and attractions are in the Reno area. + We are working on tours of Virginia City and Lake Tahoe. [ANS thanks the 2017 AMSAT Symposium Folks for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-NA BoD Ballots Due At AMSAT Office By September 15, 2017 Ballots for AMSAT-NA's Board of Directors were mailed to members in good standing on July 15. Members are encouraged to complete their ballots and return them as soon as possible. Ballots must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15 in order to be counted. This year AMSAT-NA will be electing four voting members of the Board of Directors. These will go to the four candidates receiving the highest number of votes. In addition, there will be one alternate chosen, based on the next highest number of votes received. The 2017 candidates, in alphabetical order by last name are: Jerry Buxton, N0JY Clayton Coleman, W5PFG Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA Peter Portanova, W2JV Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Election of Board members is both an obligation as well as an opportunity by our membership to help shape the future direction of AMSAT. Please take the time to review the candidate statements that will accompany the ballot and determine who you wish to see on the Board. You have the option to vote for up to four candidates. [ANS thanks AMSAT Office for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- University of Michigan GTO Cubesat Flight Receives IARU Coordination The IARU has announced frequency coordination at 437.485 MHz for DSM-BARC, a 2U CubeSat developed by the University of Michigan. The primary objective is to raise the technology readiness level of the EPS, CDH and communications systems in a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. The satellite is a 2U CubeSat compatible with the Tyvak NLAS Mk.ll deployer. The satellite is 227mm x 100mm x 100mm in size while stowed and has a mass of 1.28 kg (Max: 2.66 kg). There is one deployable reflective panel on the 227mm long Negative X Face of the satellite that will deploy once in orbit, as well as the deployable UHF antenna, which will deploy out of the same face. The satellite will tumble in orbit and does not have an attitude control or stabilization system. The UHF downlink will transmit 9k6 GMSK and AX25 telemetry. The launch from Cape Canaveral on an ULA flight with initial parameters: + Apogee ? 35786 km + Perigee ? 185 km + Inclination ? 27 deg + Period ? 10.5 hrs. Fellow payloads are expected to be from: CubeSats from University of Texas, University of Louisiana and Purdue University. More info available at http://m-barc.com/our-story/ The United Launch Alliance announcement can be found at: http://www.ulalaunch.com/ula-announces-2016-cubesat-stem-winners.aspx [ANS thanks the IARU Satellite Coordinator and the University of Michigan for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- UK Storm Names for 2017-18 The first storm of the year will be female and will be named 'Aileen', the gender of the first storm alternates each year and follows Angus in the 2016-17 season. Surveys conducted after named storms in 2016/17 have shown further increases in awareness and action taken in response to people hearing of a named storm. Storm Doris for example achieved an 89% awareness score with 94% of those responders finding the severe weather warning useful. 82% of people that took action ahead of Storm Doris felt they were right to do so. Derrick Ryall, Head of Public Weather Services at the Met Office, said: "Last year was another successful pilot of the storm naming project and it's great to be now making it operational. Naming storms has been proved to raise awareness of severe weather in the UK, crucially prompting people to take action to prevent harm to themselves or their property." Gerald Fleming, Head of Forecasting at Met ireann, said: "Last winter was a very quiet one weather-wise and we only worked our way through five named storms, from Angus to Ewan. While it is too early to say whether the coming winter will be a stormy one or a quiet one we are prepared with a whole new set of 21 names for whatever nature may throw at us. As before Met ireann forecasters will work in close co-operation with our colleagues from the UK Met Office to keep all the peoples of these islands warned of impending severe weather." The names for the next year have once again been compiled using suggestions submitted by the public combined with names proposed to Met ireann. As in previous years, Q; U; X; Y and Z will not be used to comply with international storm naming conventions. Note: Fionn is pronounced 'Fyunn' and Niall 'Nye-ul' A storm will be named on the basis of 'medium' or 'high' impacts from wind but also include the impacts of rain and snow, i.e. storms will be named for weather systems which we expect an Amber or Red warning will eventually be issued by Met ireann and/or the Met Office's National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). The 2016-17 season saw five storms named, from Angus in late November to Ewan at the end of February. In comparison eleven storms were named in the 2015-16 season, from Abigail in mid-November to Katie at the end of March. This year's names will be announced at the European Conference for Applied Meteorology and Climatology in Dublin at 15:00 6 September 2017. The start of this year's storm season looks to be getting off to an unsettled start, with low pressure moving in from the west towards the end of the week and dominating our weekend weather. You can find out the current forecast in your area using our forecast pages and by following us on Twitter and Facebook, as well as using our mobile app which is available for iPhone from the App store and for Android from the Google Play store. Additional information can be found by visiting http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ [ANS thanks the UK Met Office for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Students from India & Russia build SSTV CubeSAT The Times of India reports students from Russia and India are building an amateur radio satellite that will transmit SSTV images from space. The 1U CubeSat Iskra-5 is being built by 20 students from Moscow Aviation Institute and 9 from Indian cities like Chennai and Bangalore through Space Kidz India to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relationship between the two countries. The satellite will be transported to the International Space Station by mid-October, 2017 through cargo spacecraft from where it will be placed in orbit by a cosmonaut during a spacewalk. The Iskra satellites were a series of Soviet amateur communication satellites built by students and radio amateurs at the Moscow Aviation Institute in the early 1980s. Srimathy Kesan, founder, Space Kidz India said that the subsystems in the satellite being built in MAI is made by Russian students while the outer cube has been designed by Indian students. [ANS thanks AMSAT UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AA5PK Awarded Grid Master Award #4 The Grid Master Award is sponsored by WA4HFN and WA4NVM to encourage radio amateur operators to get on the air and make contacts. To qualify for the Grid Master Award you must make confirmed satellite contact with all 488 grids in the U.S. Prior Grid Master Award winners include: + #1 -- John Papay, K8YSE + #2 -- Doug Papay, KD8CAO + #3 -- Rick Tillman, WA4NVM This week Damon Runion, WA4HFN, announced that Grid Master Award #4 has been awarded to Glenn Miller, AA5PK. For more information Damon requests you send an e-mail to him at the address listed on QRZ.com. These awards are free, Damon and Rick only ask that you make a donation to AMSAT NA. [ANS thanks Damon Runion, WA4HFN for the above information] ------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over Route 66 OTA - W6D Through September 17th Christy, KB6LTY will be operating again this year as W6D Victorville, CA on the Sats, on as many birds as she can (FM/transponder/packet/no CW)throughout the week from home QTH DM14. Citrus Belt ARC is hosting the event again making this the 18th year. for more info on the event: http://w6jbt.org/?page_id=15 see you next week for this fun event. Christy KB6LTY [ANS thanks Christy KB6LTY 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 addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Chris Bradley,AA5EM aa5em at amsat dot org _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB ”÷ amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Via the ANS mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans From k9jkm ”÷ comcast.net Sun Sep 24 09:31:04 2017 From: k9jkm ”÷ comcast.net (JoAnne Maenpaa) Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2017 19:31:04 -0500 Subject: [jamsat-news:3460] [ans] ANS-267 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins Message-ID: <002201d334cc$685b4120$3911c360$@net> AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-267 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, 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. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * Falconsat-3 is Now Open for Amateur Radio Use * Get Ready for the 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting Everything you need to know and get done today * International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students - ARISS-US program education proposal deadline is November 15, 2017 * KB1RVT and UX0FF QSO via AO-7 * Polish Amateur Radio Union Award for ARISS SSTV Reception * W5PFG Awarded Grid Master Award #5 * October Russian Arctic DXpedition Includes Satellite Operation * November Satellite Activity Planned for HC8 Galapagos DXpedition * Balloon Flight with Radio BLT-49 South Texas September 30 * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-267.01 ANS-267 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 267.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE September 24, 2017 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-267.01 Falconsat-3 is Now Open for Amateur Radio Use The Air Force Academy satellite Falconsat-3 is now open for amateur radio use as a digital store-and-forward system. FalconSAT-3 was built in 2005 and 2006 by cadets and faculty in the Space Systems Research Center at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, and launched in 2007 on an Atlas V. After serving in scientific and training roles, the Academy has now made the satellite available for Amateur radio use. The satellite is in a 35.4 degree inclination orbit, with an approximate altitude of 465 to 476 km. The Packet Bulletin Board System is operating at 9600 baud with a 145.840 uplink, and 435.103 downlink. Output power is 1 watt, and the downlink is con- tinuously on. Digipeating is enabled for live QSOs, but unattended digipeating operations is not authorized at this time. Current Keplerian elements can be found in the AMSAT distributed Keplerian elements. More information can be found at https://www.amsat.org/falconsat-3/ and further operational inquiries should be directed to AMSAT Vice President Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA (ko4ma ”÷ amsat.org). [ANS thanks AMSAT Vice President Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Get Ready for the 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting Everything you need to know and get done today Here is a summary of what you need to do to get ready for the 2017 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium and Annual Meeting, October 27-29, 2017 at the Silver Legacy Resort Hotel, Reno, NV. Complete Your Symposium Registration in the AMSAT Store ------------------------------------------------------- You can register for the 2017 Space Symposium, the Saturday Evening Banquet, and the Sunday Morning Area Coordinators breakfast in the AMSAT store: https://www.amsat.org/shop/ Symposium Registration (including a copy of the Proceedings) + Starting September 15 -- $50 + At the door -- $55 Make Your Reservations for the Symposium Hotel in Reno ------------------------------------------------------ You must make your hotel reservations at the Silver Legacy at this link: https://www.amsat.org/symposium-hotel/ (block code ISAMSAT) The hotel phone number is 1-800-687-8733. TO GUARANTEE OUR RATES PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS BEFORE OCTOBER 12, 2017. The Silver Legacy is a 4-star Resort/Hotel/Casino which is an iconic 42-story hotel with its massive round dome and spires centered in downtown Reno. 2017 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium Preliminary Schedule Announced ------------------------------------------------------------ Preliminary Schedule for the 2017 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium and Annual Meeting, October 27-29, 2017 at the Silver Legacy Resort Hotel, Reno, NV. Check the Symposium Web Page for updates and new information as it becomes available: https://www.amsat.org/symposium-schedule/ 2017 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium Tours Announced --------------------------------------------- The 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Oct 27-29 in Reno. There will be two tours of the sights around Reno offered after the Symposium ends on Sunday morning. The first tour is offered on Sunday October 29, 10:00AM to 4:00PM This tour will visit Historical Virginia City. Tour cost is $46 per person. Lunch will be on your own. The second tour is offered on Monday October 30, 8:30AM to 5:30PM This tour will Discover Truckee, the Donner Party, Lake Tahoe & Genoa. The tour cost is $80 per person. There is an optional Lake Tahoe Cruise on a paddle-wheel ship available. The tour cost with the Lake Tahoe Cruise is $147 per person. Lunch is provided with either tour option. A description of the tours has been posted at https://www.amsat.org/symposium-tours/ Complete tour information is available by paging through each tour description and a link to purchase the tour through the AMSAT Store is provided below the description. You may also purchase all Symposium events at the AMSAT Store. https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/ Introducing Banquet Keynote Speaker Garrett L. Skrobot, NASA Cubesat Launch Initiative Program, Kennedy Space Center -------------------------------------------------------------- Garrett was born in Myrtle Beach, S.C., but moved to West Cocoa, Florida at the age of six months. Immediately after graduating from Cocoa High School in 1980, Garrett began a four-year tour of duty in the United States Marine Corp that took him around the world. In 1988 Garrett earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Tennessee; he later received his master's degree in space systems from the Florida Institute of Technology in 1992. Garrett joined the NASA team at Kennedy Space Center in 2000 as an Integration Engineer for the Launch Services Program. Prior to his work with NASA, Garrett was employed by General Dynamics as a System Engineer for the Atlas/Centaur booster program. Dur- ing his tenure with General Dynamics, Garret participated in more than 50 launches while working in the Electrical, Ground Instru- mentation, Payload Mission Integration, Telemetry and Project Management divisions. Garrett continues to live in Cocoa with his wife and their three daughters. In his free time, Garrett enjoys nature photography, fishing, and actively supporting his daughters in their sports. Garrett himself is also an accomplished athlete, having earned a black belt in karate. [ANS thanks the 2017 AMSAT-NA Symposium Committee for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- October 6 Deadline for 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium Papers This is the second call for papers for the 2017 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium to be held on the weekend of October 27, 28, 29, 2017 at the Silver Legacy Resort, Reno, Nevada. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy to be submitted by October 6 for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz N8FGV at n8fgv at amsat.org [ANS thanks Dan, N8FGV, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ARISS-US program education proposal deadline is November 15, 2017 September 18, 2017: The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals from U.S. schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31, 2018. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with oppor- tunities to learn about space technologies and space communications through the exploration of Amateur Radio. The program provides learning opportunities by connecting students to astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) through a partnership between NASA, the American Radio Relay League, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation and other Amateur Radio organizations and worldwide space agencies. The program”Ēs goal is to inspire students worldwide, to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through Amateur Radio. Educators overwhelmingly report that student participation in the ARISS program inspires an interest in STEM subjects and in STEM careers. Ninety-two percent of educators who have participated in the program have indicated that ARISS provided ideas for encourag- ing student exploration, discussion, and participation, and 78 percent said that ARISS was effective in stimulating student interest in STEM. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the space station, what it is like to work in space, radio science, and any related STEM subject. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal deadline for 2018 contacts is November 15, 2017. One proposal webinar opportunity remains for guidance and answers to proposal questions is offered for September 25 at 4 PM EDT (2000 UTC). Advance registration is necessary which can be done at the eventbrite.com website: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-267-ARISS-Webinar (eventbrite.com) The ARISS website has additional details on expectations, proposal guidelines, and the proposal form. See: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html --- About ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a coop- erative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. Also join us on Facebook: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status [ANS thanks ARISS for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- KB1RVT and UX0FF QSO via AO-7 John Papay, K8YSE, sent advice to amateur satellite operators in the northeastern section of North America that Nikolay, UX0FF, is looking skeds via AO-7. John wrote, "He is an accomplished operator and worked satellites years ago. He is an active EME operator and has WAS on 2M. His grid square is KN45kj." Skeds can be arranged via e-mail using the address listed on Nicolay's QRZ.com page. On September 17 KB1RVT and UX0FF completed a QSO on AO-7. This was Nikolay's first satellite contact with the USA. Nikolay is still looking for others to work in North America. Paul, N8HM offers additional pointers in regard to operating via AO-7 that the satellite has been observed to have been reliably in Mode B for the past several days. For the past several months, AO-7 has had a tendency to flip from Mode B to Mode A even in the presence of only modest uplink sig- nals, likely due to poor illumination on the solar panels. As the seasons have progressed, it appears that the illumination situation has improved. Get on and make some QSOs! This would be a particularly good time to set up skeds for extreme range QSOs. According to DK3WN's illum software, from October 15th through November 21st, AO-7 will be in constant sunlight. During this period, the 24 hour timer will function and the satellite will spend 24 hours in Mode B then 24 hours in Mode A. Get those 10 meter antennas ready! [ANS thanks John Papay, K8YSE and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Polish Amateur Radio Union Award for ARISS SSTV Reception Armand, SP3QFE reported the Polish Amateur Radio Union (PZK), in cooperation with ARISS and S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation ENERGIA, offer an electronic Award to Amateurs who received and decoded at least one SSTV series 7 image during the 20th Anniversary of ARISS commemorative 2017 a Slow Scan Television (SSTV) event from the ISS between July20 and July 24. The SSTV pictures transmitted during this event were series #7 of 12 of images covering the history of Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) over the last 20 years. To apply for the award first upload your image(s) to the ARISS SSTV Gallery at: http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php The Award rules and a link to the on-line application form are on-line at: http://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/ The deadline to apply is September 30, 2017 at 23:59 UTC. Note: If you have already uploaded images to the ARISS SSTV Gallery you do not need to re-submit the image and only need to complete the application form. [ANS thanks Armand, SP3QFE for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- W5PFG Awarded Grid Master Award #5 The Grid Master Award is sponsored by WA4HFN and WA4NVM to encourage amateur radio operators to get on the air and make contacts. To qualify for the Grid Master Award you must make confirmed satellite contact with all 488 grids in the U.S. Prior Grid Master Award winners include: + #1 -- John Papay, K8YSE + #2 -- Doug Papay, KD8CAO + #3 -- Rick Tillman, WA4NVM + #4 -- Glenn Miller, AA5PK This week Damon Runion, WA4HFN, announced that Grid Master Award #5 has been awarded to Clayton Coleman, W5PFG. For more information Damon requests you send an e-mail to him at the address listed on QRZ.com or visit his web site at: https://sites.google.com/view/squirtthebirds/home These awards are free, Damon and Rick only ask that you make a donation to AMSAT NA. [ANS thanks Damon Runion, WA4HFN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- October Russian Arctic DXpedition Includes Satellite Operation Members of the Russian Robinson Club (RRC) continue planning for their next Arctic operation. Look for RI1F to be active from Victoriya Island (EU-190). They plan to leave Murmansk around September, 27. They are expected to operate between October 1-7. This island group has never been activated before. These islands also count for DXCC purposes as Franz Josef Land. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, including the WARC bands, VHF and UHF. Operations will be on CW, SSB, the Digital modes, EME (dates are October 3-7) and the satellites. They plan to operate from two different sites (one HF and EME; one VHF/UHF). The complete break down can be see on QRZ.com. Currently, 12 operators have been named: Igor/UA9KDF (Team leader), Yury/ UA9OBA (RRC President), Andrey/UA9LDD (CW op), Valery/UA0ZC (CW/SSB op), Vladimir/R9LR (SSB/CW op), Sergey/UA9KB (CW op), Artemy/UA9KAM (Photo, video, SSB op), Andrey/RT9K (Mechanic, cook, SSB op), Victor/RW0BG (CW/SSB op), Mikhail/UA1QV (CW/SSB op), Valery/RA9J (CW/SSB op) and Vladimir, son of UA9LDD; CW/SSB op). The Pilot station is Igor, RA3CQ. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS or by the Bureau. QSL Manager is Alexandr, RX9KM. Watch QRZ.com for updates. Their Web page is still under construction at: http://legendsarctic.com [ANS thanks Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1328 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- November Satellite Activity Planned for HC8 Galapagos DXpedition HC8, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. An Argentinian group will be active as HC8LU from San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos Islands between November 29 to December 8, 2017. Operators include Alejandro/LU8YD, Alejandro/LU9VEA, Mario/LU7VB, and Patricio/LU3YK. Pilot stations are Sergio/LU7YS and Javier/ LU5FF. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using mainly SSB and Digital modes (WSPR, JT65, FT8, PSK31). Also operations on the satellites (LEO, FM and SSB). QSL via IK2DUW. Visit their Blog page for updates, at: https://hc8lu.blogspot.com.ar [ANS thanks the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1331 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Balloon Flight with Radio BLT-49 South Texas September 30 The South Texas Balloon Launch Team says they plan to fly a multiple radio mission from their Wharton Intergalactic Spaceport in Wharton, TX on September 30, 2017 at 10AM CDT. The BLT-49 website is http://www.w5acm.net/b49.html Contact: John Maca ab5ss ”÷ swbell.net QRZ.com: KG5FQX Coords: 29.2543, -96.1544 Grid: EL19WG Tracking specific information: + APRS.FI: KG5FQX-11, W5ACM-11 + Telemetry: APRS: 144.390Mhz Current Payload Manifest includes: + NEW Payload is a DMR Repeater on 446.5 MHz Up / 441.000 Down (Color Code 1, Timeslot 1, Talkgroup 99 - Standard DMR Simplex settings) + Crossband FM Repeater on 446.000 Up / 147.435 Down + Live DVB-T Digital ATV on 434 MHz + Digital Camera with a picture every 15 seconds + Balloon Burst Video Camera and several GoPro's + SmartBeacon sending temp in CW on 28.322 MHz + WSPR beacon on 20M Check the BLT-49 website or contact Andy MacAllister, W5ACM ”÷ amsat.org for the latest flight/payload information. [ANS thanks Andy MacAllister, W5ACM and the BALLOON_SKED group on yahoogroups.com for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + Congratulations to AMSAT-SM (Sweden) on their 35th anniversary. Lars Thunberg SM0TGU, wrote, "AMSAT-SM was founded April 24, 1982 by a group of swedish hams. The first AMSAT-SM president was Thomas Johansson, SM5IXE. Today AMSAT-SM has aprox. 200 members and we have an active news feed via web, Twitter and Youtube". http://www.amsat.se/english-info/ https://twitter.com/amsat_sm https://www.youtube.com/AMSATSM" (via Lars Thunberg SM0TGU) + Following the recent ARISS-Europe Board elections, four candidates were elected unopposed for a term of two years. Oliver, DG6BCE is chairman, Emanuele, I0ELE is technical director, Bertus, PE1KEH and Jean Pierre, F6DZP are counsellors. They take office on the 1st of October. (via RSGB) + At the IARU Region 1 Conference, in recognition of his outstanding and ongoing contributions, Graham Shirville, G3VZV, was awarded the IARU Region 1 Medal for his work on Satellite Coordination. (via RSGB) + Peter Franklin?, NX2X reported working 5J0YKF on San Andres Island (EK92)via AO-7) via AO-7 on 9/17/17. Peter commented, "Hot dog! She's an oldie but a goodie!" + Free (hams like free!) access to electronics and radio magazines from the past. Something to read while waiting for that next AO-85 pass ... go to http://americanradiohistory.com/ The site can be searched for genre or titles can be found in the alphabetical index (i.e.: Popular Electronics, Popular Communications, etc.) The archived issues download as PDF files. + It is possible to search the Amsat-BB archives by using the "site:" command in Google. For example, to find all mentions of the word "Diplexer" in amsat-BB, type this line into Google: Diplexer site:http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb To restrict the search to a particular year, type Diplexer site:http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2014 (via Dan Schultz N8FGV) + A video commemorating the 2 year anniversary of IO-86 can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiG7Q7eZvJo&feature=youtu.be (via AMSAT-NA facebook group) + This week also marks the 2nd anniversary of LilacSat-2 (CAS-3H) which was launched along with eight other XW-2/CAS-3 amateur radio satellites on Saturday, September 19, 2015. https://amsat-uk.org/satellites/communications/lilacsat-2/ + The September edition of Weather Satellite magazine GEO Quarterly produced by the Group for Earth Observation is now available. Download the PDF from http://www.geo-web.org.uk/geoquarterly.php GEO has changed from paid subscription to an optional sign-up to GEO-Subscribers Yahoo group, see http://www.geo-web.org.uk/join.php (via AMSAT-UK) + On those evenings when the ISS is not visible in the night sky try spotting geosynchronous satellites. This article from Sky & Telescope magazine tells you how to do it ... http://tinyurl.com/ANS-267-SkyTelescopeGeo (skyandtelescope.com) + Information about the Open Source Cubesat Workshop which will be held at ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany on November 23-24, 2017 can be found at https://oscw.space/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- /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 addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. And, with that ponder the question, How many tenors does it take to change a light bulb? Two ... one to get up on the ladder and the other to ask, "Isn't that a little high for you?" 73, This week's ANS Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM k9jkm at amsat dot org _______________________________________________ Via the ANS mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans From kt4tz ”÷ cfl.rr.com Sun Sep 17 10:03:55 2017 From: kt4tz ”÷ cfl.rr.com (Lee McLamb) Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2017 01:03:55 -0000 Subject: [jamsat-news:3464] [ans] ANS-260 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins Message-ID: AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-260 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, 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. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * 2017 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results * 2017 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium Preliminary Schedule Announced * Second call for papers for 2017 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium * 15th Annual CubeSat Developer's Workshop Announcement * Two Radio Amateurs are Among Three New ISS Crew Members * AMSAT Awards Update SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-260.01 ANS-260 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 260.01 ?From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE September 17, 2017 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-260.01 2017 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results As a result of the 2017 Board of Directors Election, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Paul Stoetzer, N8HM; and Clayton Coleman, W5PFG; will serve on the board for two years. The Alternate is Peter Portanova, W2JV. He will serve for a term of one year. The results of the voting with 695 ballots cast are as follows: Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA............626 Jerry Buxton, N0JY.................610 Paul Stoetzer, N8HM................509 Clayton Coleman, W5PFG.............503 Peter Portanova, W2JV..............382 Submitted by: Martha Saragovitz, Manager Paul Stoetzer, Secretary [ANS thanks Martha Saragovitz, and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2017 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium Preliminary Schedule Announced The 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Oct 27-29 in Reno.? A preliminary version of the schedule has just been posted at https://www.amsat.org/symposium-schedule/ The schedule includes the Annual Meeting which is a report to the membership by the President and Senior Officers and includes a question and answer session where members may ask senior officers and BoD members questions. [ANS thanks the 2017 AMSAT-NA Symposium Committee for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Second call for papers for 2017 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium This is the second call for papers for the 2017 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium to be held on the weekend of October 27, 28, 29, 2017 at the Silver Legacy Resort, Reno, Nevada. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy to be submitted by October 6 for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz N8FGV at n8fgv at amsat.org [ANS thanks Dan, N8FGV, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 15th Annual CubeSat Developer's Workshop Announcement Greetings CubeSat Community! We are happy to announce that the 15th Annual CubeSat Developer's Workshop will take place from April 30th to May 2nd, 2018 at the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Performing Arts Center! We are hard at work making sure next year's workshop is the best one yet! Not only have we streamlined sponsorship opportunities but we have added thousands of square feet of exhibition space including the all new Founder's Room-a beautiful 24' x 24' business casual lounge. To stay up to date on all the changes to come, join our mailing list: http://www.cubesat.org/mailinglist/ To see pictures from this year's workshop and dinner banquet, or to view sponsorship and exhibition information, visit: http://www.cubesat.org/workshop-information/ To inquire about purchasing a sponsorship or exhibition booth email us at cubesat-workshop ”÷ calpoly.edu. To submit an abstract, navigate to the abstract submission form:? http://www.cubesat.org/workshop-abstract/ The deadline for abstract submission is November 3rd. [ANS thanks The CubeSat Team for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Two Radio Amateurs are Among Three New ISS Crew Members After a 6-hour flight, astronauts Mark Vande Hei, KG5GNP, and Joe Acaba, KE5DAR, and cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin arrived at the International Space Station on September 12. The trio launched aboard the Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft from Kazakhstan, orbited Earth four times, and then docked at the space station. The hatches between the spacecraft and station opened early on September 13. The arrival of Vande Hei, Acaba, and Misurkin restores the station's crew to six. They join Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik, and Flight Engineers Sergey Ryazanskiy and Paolo Nespoli, IZ0JPA, on station. The new Expedition 53/54 crew members will spend more than 4 months aboard the ISS, conducting approximately 250 science investigations in fields such as biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences and technology development. Once they've settled in, Acaba and Vande Hei are expected to average one or two ? and possibly as many as four ? Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contacts a week. That rate will drop when Nespoli leaves in December with Bresnik and Ryazanskiy. Vande Hei, Acaba, and Misurkin are slated to return in February. [ANS thanks ARRL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Awards Update AMSAT Satellite Communicators Award for making their first satellite QSO Rafael Martinez, HI8KV Donald Solberg, K9AQ Frank Krizan, KR1ZAN Wyatt Law, AI6V Michal Kwieciak, SP3DBM Jonathan Zlystra, KL2DN ------ AMSAT Communications Achievement Award Rafael Martinez, HI8KW, #578 ------ AMSAT Century Club Award Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, #52 ------ South Africa Satellite Communications Achievement Award Rafael Martinez, HI8KW, #US205 ------ AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Award Branko Martincic, 9A3ST upgrade to 4,000 Frank Westphal, K6FW upgrade to 3,000 Joseph Murphy, EI5EV 2,000 #91 Matthew Stevens, KK4FEM 1,000 #92 ------ AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI 5,000 Award Branko Martincic, 9A3ST, #34 ------ To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or http://www.amsatnet.com/awards.html [ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO, 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 addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Lee McLamb, KT4TZ kt4tz at amsat dot org _______________________________________________ Via the ANS mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans