From ans ”÷ amsat.org Sun May 5 11:09:21 2019 From: ans ”÷ amsat.org (Frank Karnauskas via ANS) Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 21:09:21 -0500 Subject: [jamsat-news:3613] [ans] ANS-125 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin - May 5, 2019 Message-ID: <002401d502e7$8e2359c0$aa6a0d40$@gokarns.com> AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-125 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information 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://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: * Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors * Buxton and Glasbrenner Address CubeSat Developers Workshop * AO-91 Anomaly on April 30th Resolved * Es'hail-2 Awards at RSGB AGM * AMSAT Academy Registration Closes May 10, 2019 * First Mauritius Satellite Effort Begins * Fly Your Satellite! 2 Team completes Phase D Workshop * VUCC Awards-Endorsements for April 2019 * CSVHFS Solicits Papers, Presentations and Posters for Conference * World Scout Jamboree Will Feature Amateur Radio Satellites * Fifty Years of AMSAT History - What Happened in May * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-125.01 ANS-125 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 125.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. Month 00, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-125.01 Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors It's time to submit nominations for the upcoming AMSAT Board of Directors election. Four directors' terms expire this year: those of Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Clayton Coleman, W5PFG; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM. In addition, up to two Alternates may be elected for one-year terms. A valid nomination requires either one Member Society or five current individual members in good standing to nominate an AMSAT member for Director. Written nominations, consisting of the nominee's name and call, and the nominating individuals' names, calls and individual signatures should be mailed to: AMSAT 10605 CONCORD ST STE 304 KENSINGTON MD 20895-2526 In addition to traditional submissions of written nominations, which is the preferred method, the intent to nominate someone may be made by electronic means. These include e-mail, fax, or electronic image of a petition. Electronic petitions should be sent to martha ”÷ amsat.org or faxed to +1-301-822-4371. No matter what means is used, petitions MUST arrive at the AMSAT office no later than June 15th. If the nomination is a traditional written nomination, no other action is required. If electronic means are used, a verifying traditional written petition MUST be received at the AMSAT office 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 BYLAWS. [ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Buxton and Glasbrenner Address the CubeSat Developers Workshop Vice President of Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY and Vice Pres- ident of Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA recently addressed the Cubeshop Developers Workshop held on April 23-25, 2019 at San Luis Obispo, California. In the presentation Drew Glasbrenner described the process for applying for an Amateur or Experimental license for a satellite. In the application process both the Federal Communications Commission and International Amateur Radio Union must be coordinated. Jerry Buxton also helped the audience understand the aspects of a proposed satellite that the FCC considers qualifying for an Amateur Radio satellite license and which aspects might qualify the proposed satellite for a different service. The complete presentation can be viewed at: https://tinyurl.com/ans125-cubesat [ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, N0JY, Vice President of Engineering and Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, Vice President of Operations for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AO-91 Anomaly on April 30th Resolved Around 0500 UTC on April 30, 2019, several operators, including BX2ABT and K4KDR, reported that AO-91's FM repeater was not passing transmissions. WA4SCA reported that the voice ID beacon signal was normal, but when the repeater was brought up, there was an odd signal with no telemetry. At approximately 1608 UTC, AMSAT Vice President of Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, commanded an IHU reset which resolved the issue. Burns Fisher, WB1FJ, from the AMSAT Flight Software team believes that "some bits got flipped in the data for the software high pass filter, which would explain why there was trash in what should have been the telemetry audio frequency band (below 200 Hz)." [ANS thanks AMSAT Vice President of Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, and Burns Fisher, WB1FJ, AMSAT Flight Software, for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Es'hail-2 Awards at RSGB AGM At the RSGB AGM in Birmingham on Saturday, April 28, 2019 two awards were made in recognition of work related to the amateur radio transponders on the geostationary satellite Es'hail-2 / QO-100. The prestigious Louis Varney Cup for Advances in Space Communication was awarded to Peter G«älzow, DB2OS for his leadership of the team responsible for the Qatar-OSCAR-100 mission which is now in service. The Fraser Shepherd Award for Research into Microwave Applications for Radio Communication was awarded to Dave Crump, G8GKQ, Phil Crump, M0DNY, Noel Matthews, G8GTZ and Graham Shirville, G3VZV for enabling access for all the amateur radio community to QO-100 by developing and installing a Narrow Band transponder WebSDR, and wide band transponder spectrum monitor. After the award presentation Dave, Phil and Noel gave a talk on Es'hail-2 / QO-100 covering a brief history of how the project came about, an overview of equipment required to operate QO-100 and an introduction and a demonstration of the WebSDR and spectrum monitor, which allow you to listen to stations on the narrow band segment using only a standard web browser. Graham Shirville G3VZV was unable to be present to collect the award as on that Saturday he had to attend the key IARU Region 1 VHF/UHF/uW (C5) meeting in Vienna. [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Academy Registration Closes May 10, 2019 Amateur Radio satellite enthusiasts are reminded that registration for the AMSAT Academy on May 10, 2019. AMSAT Academy will be held Thursday, May 16, 2019, from 9:00am to 5:00pm, at the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) Clubhouse, located at 6619 Bellefontaine Rd, Dayton, Ohio. It's a unique opportunity to learn all about amateur radio in space and working FM, linear transponder, and digital satellites currently in orbit. Registration Fee includes: - Full day of instruction, designed for both beginners and advanced amateur radio satellite operators, and taught by some of the most accomplished AMSAT operators. - Digital copy of Getting Started with Amateur Satellites, 2019 Edition ($15 value) - One-Year, AMSAT Basic Membership ($44 value) - Pizza Buffet Lunch - Invitation to the Thursday night AMSAT get together at Ticket Pub and Eatery in Fairborn. AMSAT Academy 2019 Registration Fee: $85.00. Registration closes May 10, 2019. No sign ups at the door. No refunds, No cancellations. [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- First Mauritius Satellite Effort Begins Jean Marc Momple, 3B8DU reports that the first 3B8 satellite project, MIR-SAT1 is moving in the right direction. Jean Marc says, "3B8 Radio Amateurs are deeply involved with the project and this has already created a new generation of potential hams, about 7 more candidates taking the exams in beginning May with at least 5 only due to the "bird". In spite the figure may seems low, there are only about 20 active OM's in 3B8, thus actually a relative huge progress in terms of potential HAM population. "The first secondary school (college) has built a receiving ground station last week and already received their first LEO's signals. This is a pilot project which will be extended to many schools in the coming months and surely create motivation for hundreds of students to become HAMs, hopefully we will see the HAM population grow exponentially in the coming months. (This is my personal goal.) "This project has the full support of the Mauritius Government and fully financed by the Mauritius Research Council which is a non-profit organization for the development of science and technological innovation. "The satellite will be launch by JAXA end this year from the ISS. The final design is being finalized and details will be in shared to all on our web site. IARU coordination will be applied for shortly, as soon as the final design completed. "I would eventually request the HAM community to help us to collect telemetry when the "bird" is launched by end of this year. We will keep you informed." More information is available at: https://spacemauritius.com [ANS thanks Jean Marc Momple, 3B8DU for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fly Your Satellite! 2 Team completes Phase D Workshop The six CubeSat teams participating in Fly Your Satellite! 2 attended the FYS Phase D Workshop hosted at ESA Education?s Training Centre in ESEC-Galaxia, Belgium, from 8-12 April 2019. The workshop was prepared by the Fly Your Satellite! team in collaboration with the Training and Learning Programme, as part of the ESA Academy programme. Phase D of Fly Your Satellite! comprises satellite integration; functional tests in ambient conditions, environmental tests, and concludes with the Flight Acceptance Review. The workshop?s objective was to help prepare students for this upcoming Phase by giving them both theoretical insight and hands-on experience of working in a laboratory, and to perform visual inspections of the CubeSat models. Participants were able to bring their hardware into the new CubeSat Support Facility to perform the inspections and checks together with ESA professionals. This allowed the students to become familiarised with good working standards, and to discover any critical hardware issues early in the process. At the Training and Learning Facility they attended insightful lectures, exercises and group simulations on topics such as vibration testing, product assurance, and spacecraft operations. They also participated in demonstrations held at the CubeSat Support Facility: with a dummy load installed, the 20 kN Electrodynamic Shaker system was used to simulate the vibrations that their satellites will experience during testing and launch, and they were introduced to the Thermal Vacuum Chamber that will be used to simulate the harsh conditions of space by recreating vacuum and temperature conditions from intense heat to extreme cold. The complete story is available at: https://tinyurl.com/ans125-phase-d [ANS thanks the European Space Agency for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- VUCC Awards-Endorsements for April 2019 Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period April 1, 2019 through May 1, 2019. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! Lots of activity at the high end and low end of the list this month. Great! CALL APRIL MAY KO4MA 1656 1673 WA4NVM 1522 1536 N8HM 1068 1102 N8RO 1065 1068 K6FW 743 794 WD9EWK 537 550 K7TAB 430 531 N3GS 409 454 NS3L 400 426 AE5B 368 384 KE8FZT 301 325 AB5SS 102 306 G0ABI 252 304 K5IX 250 300 K9UO 265 300 NR0T 200 274 KE8AKW New 258 AD0HJ 200 225 AJ4A New 225 AD0DX 167 219 K2MTS 100 201 AB1OC 150 177 KJ4EU 101 151 WD9EWK (DM41) 107 127 LW2DAF 120 125 W0NBC New 106 KL2DN New 100 N7EGY New 100 VE3CWU New 100 WD9EWK (DM42) New 100 If you find errors or omissions. please contact Ron, W5RKN off-list at @.com and he will revise the announcement. This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for The two months. It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work! [ANS thanks the Ron Parsons, W5RKN for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- World Scout Jamboree Will Feature Amateur Radio Satellites Amateur Radio will play a role in this summer?s 24th World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia, the first World Jamboree held in North America. Thousands of Scouts and Scout leaders from some 200 countries are expected to attend. The Jamboree?s Amateur Radio exhibit will use the call sign NA1WJ ? North America?s 1st World Jamboree. It will be on the air during the event, from July 22 until August 2. The goals of the Amateur Radio station at the World Scout Jamboree are to introduce Amateur Radio to Scouts and Scout leaders through hands-on participation in two-way communication with other stations across the globe. Amateur Radio activities at the Jamboree will include Amateur Radio satellite contacts and a scheduled Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with an ISS crew member. One or two balloons launches with Amateur Radio payloads are planned and tracking them as they cross the Atlantic. The demonstration station will include multiple operating positions offering a variety of modes including two satellite communication systems. The antenna farm will include satellite antennas with azimuth and elevation control. Each station will be able to accommodate four participants at a time, plus one control operator. The goal is to give each participant up to about 10 minutes of operating time. More information is available at: https://k2bsa.net/world-jamboree-na1wj [ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- CSVHFS Solicits Papers, Presentations and Posters for Conference The Central States VHF Society (CSVHFS) is soliciting papers, presentations, and poster displays for the 53rd annual CSVHFS Conference, July 25 ? 27, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Topics may include all aspects of weak-signal VHF and higher Amateur Radio activities are welcome. You do not have to attend the conference or to present in order to have it included in the conference Proceedings. Topics of interest include antennas, low-noise preamps, construction, RF amplifiers, propagation, test equipment, regulatory topics, Earth-Moon-Earth, operating, digital signal processing, software-defined radio, and digital modes. Submit papers for the Proceedings to Kent Britain, WA5VJB, no later than May 12. Coordinate presentations and posters with Donn Baker, WA2VOI, no later than June 2. For more information, visit the CSVHFS website (?Guidance for Proceedings Authors,? ?Guidance for Presenters,? and ?Guidance for Table-Top/Poster Displays?). [ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fifty Years of AMSAT History - What Happened in May (Or, thereabout) Here's a quick look at the month of May for the past fifty years: + 2013 NASA Announces AMSAT Fox-1 Launch Date NASA announced on May 13, 2013 that AMSAT's Fox-1 has been assigned for launch in 2014 on the ELaNa XII mission. It's orbit has a lifetime of about 11 years. Apogee View Touts Fox-1 Design President Barry Baines, WD4ASW explains AMSAT's vision to offer other cubesat builders such as universities and to partner with scientific payload providers on joint missions. This approach ensures that amateur radio is integral to future missions providing a RF package while those supporting the science package pays for the flight. + 2009 Apogee View Reports Hamvention Highlights President Barry Baines, WD4ASW enthusiastically reports on the development of SuitSat-2 and the presentation by Owen Garriott, W5KWQ at the AMSAT-TAPR banquet. Frank Bauer, KA3HDO is presented the ARRL President's Award ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN presents the ARRL President's Award to Frank Bauer, KA3HDO for his leadership in making Amateur Radio present in NASA sponsored activities on the Space Shuttle, Space Station MIR and the ISS. + 1999 Apogee View Gives Hams a Wake Up Call! Keith Baker, KB1SF details the plans for a Russian satellite that would essential serve as an advertising platform for Swiss watch maker SWATCH. Thanks to lobbying by the IARU and several national Amateur Radio societies, the planned satellite was scrapped. This experience demonstrates how Amateur Radio frequencies are always under attack and must be protected. UoSAT-12/OSCAR 36 Successfully in Orbit! Spirits are flying high with the successful launch on April 21st from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Russia. Initial telemetry and first CCD camera images were successfully received. + 1985 Soviet RS-9 and RS-10 Satellites Scheduled for Launch Mode A and Mode K transponders as well as robot stations are explained. Hams should be prepared for over-the-horizon contacts. The Digital Front Although the launch of PACSAT is still over 18 months away, a log of digital action is already available. UoSAT-OSCAR-9 is the easiest satellite to hear with minimal equipment. Telemetry beacons from other satellites give hams a chance to develop their stations. + 1980 (March) Orbit Magazine Debuts The countdown begins for a new era in Amateur Radio satellite communications. The Molniya type orbit is explained and how it will provide communications coverage for up to 15 hours a day to hams in the northern hemisphere. Helix to the Rescue! In preparation for AMSAT Phase III, innovative ideas for 70cm antennas and antenna mounted transverters and preamps will help ensure solid QSO's when the new bird arrives. 1969 (June) Introducing the Newsletter Perry Klein, K3JTE reports that the Australis-Oscar A satellite (the first AMSAT undertaking) was delivered to Goddard Space Center and undergoing final tests. Hams are advised to monitor W1AW for bulletins as the launch date approaches. "Cap" Petry, W3AWN, Vice President - Operations outlines AMSAT's purpose and plans and invites direct participation by hams and clubs throughout the world. [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations (Updated May 1, 2019) + Northern Border Security Check (MN to WA) ? April 29 to May 4 or 5, 2019 Alex, N7AGF, is all set for his semiannual rover trip to activate rare and somewhat rare grids, from April 29th to May 4th or 5th (or longer depending on how things go). Alex will fly into Minneapolis and drive back to his home grid CN88, activating as many ENx8, ENx7, DNx8,and DNx7 grids as possible along the route. The hope is to hit many corners and lines. Alex will be on both linear and FM birds. As always, activations and route details will be posted to his Twitter @N7AGF at https://twitter.com/N7AGF. Alex will also be on APRS at https://aprs.fi/N7AGF-10 . In areas of limited cell service, he?ll be using inReach. Email or hit Alex on twitter with grid requests, route suggestions, or hot tourist attractions in Minot. + Northeast North Dakota (EN06/EN07/EN08/EN16/EN17/EN18) ? May 2-5, 2019 Mitch, AD0HJ, is heading out to the Grand Forks, ND Hamfest on May 4th, but also just goofing off for a few days in the general area. Mitch will be limited to working the FM Satellites only (SO-50, AO-91, AO-92). Plans are to work EN17/18 on May 2, EN07/08 on May 3, EN17/18 again on May 4 (day of hamfest), and then EN06/16 on May 5. A full pass schedule will be viewable on the Twitter announcement https://twitter.com/KE4ALabama/status/1116524856781230080, and up-to- date pass info on Mitch?s Twitter feed https://twitter.com/AD0HJ. + Pennsylvania (FN11,FN21) ? May 5, 2019 Steve, NS3L, will activate the FN11/FN21 gridline mid-morning to early afternoon of May 5th. In addition, he might go to FN12 afterward. FM & SSB Linear birds. Note, fair weather trip only. If heavy rain is forecast, he might postpone & reschedule. During the trip, Steve will be beaconing on APRS NS3L-9. See Steve?s Twitter feed for further updates https://twitter.com/NS3L + FN13/FN14 Gridline ? May 11-12, 2019 Michael, K2MTS will be in FN13/14 May 11-12, 2019, operating holiday style. Check Michael?s Twitter feed https://twitter.com/k2mts for specific pass announcements. + EL18/EL28 Gridline ? May 11, 2019 Clayton, W5PFG, will be activate the EL18/EL28 gridline May 11th, 16:30-18:40 UTC. FM only, AO-91 and AO-92. Watch Twitter feed for more updates: https://twitter.com/w5pfg + Pennsylvania (FN00) ? May 13-15, 2019 Tanner, W9TWJ, will be back in FN00 May 13th-15th, if anyone still needs it. Possible he will also do the 15th in EN90 again. FM evening passes. Will look into FN01 to see if it?s possible. Watch Tanner?s Twitter feed for pass details https://twitter.com/twjones85. + NE SD WY CO TX Road trip (DN81, DN83, DN74, DN71, DM77, DM95, DM85) ? May 18-28, 2019 Clayton, W5PFG is hitting the road and bringing his AMSAT gear with him. May 18 DN91 (NE) May 19-23 DN83 (SD) May 23-24 DN74 (WY) May 24-26 DN71 (WY) May 26-27 DM77 (CO) May 27-28 DM95/DM85 (TX). All FM/SSB satellites, holiday-style. Open to schedules with EU. Twitter Watch Twitter feed for more updates: https://twitter.com/w5pfg + Southwest South Dakota (DN83++) ? May 19-23, 2019 Clayton, W5PFG, will be operating from DN83 on all FM/SSB satellites holiday style, May 19-23. Open to schedules with EU. In the days proceeding he?ll be on from DN91 and in the days following from DN74, DN71, potentially DN70, and lastly DM99. Check Twitter @w5pfg + Texas (EM13, EM22, EM23) ? May 19-21, 2019 Ryan, AI6DO, has an upcoming business trip for fried pies and a satellite rove: Planning EM13 5/20 & 5/21, EM22/23 grid line 0000-0300 5/20 & 5/22 UTC (5/19 & 5/21 local). Probably FM & APRS only. Updates via Twitter https://twitter.com/AI6DO + Point Pelee National Park, Canada (EN81, EN82) ? May 25, 2019 KM4LAO, Ruth, will head north of the border to activate Point Pelee National Park in Ontario EN81, Saturday, May 25th. Ruth may also do a pass or two from EN82 as time allows. Plan is for FM and linear satellite passes, as well at QRP HF. Call sign for this activation and subsequent LoTW upload will be KM4LAO/VE3. This will also be a CNPOTA activation, so please upload your log to the CNPOTA website https://cnpota.ca/. Further announcements will be posted on Ruth?s Twitter feed https://twitter.com/KM4Ruth as we get closer to the activation date. + Pacific Northwest (CN85, CN83/CN84, CN76/CN86) ? May 31 to June 2, 2019 Casey, KI7UNJ, will be on in CN83/84 Friday, May 31st, CN85 Saturday, June 1st, and CN76/86 Sunday, June 2nd. Pass list to come in next few weeks. + Iceland (HP95 IP15 IP25 IP03 HP03) ? July 13-19, 2019 Adam, K0FFY, is taking his family (and his radios) to Iceland. Tentative schedule is HP95 July 13, IP13 and IP15 July 14-15, IP25 July 16, IP03 or HP93 July 17-18, and HP94 July 19. There?s a lot to see, so passes will be best effort and announced on Twitter shortly prior. https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio [ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + Completed Contacts: Observatorio Astron«Ńmico de Mallorca (OAM), Costitx (Mallorca-Islas Baleares-Espa«Ša), Spain, telebridge via W6SRJ Participating schools: Colegio San Jos«± Obrero, Palma de Mallorca (Islas Baleares-Espa«Ša), Spain and Colegio Luis Vives, Palma de Mallorca(Islas Baleares-Espa«Ša), Spain. The ISS callsign was NA1SS. The astronaut was Nick Hague, KG5TMV. Contact was successful: Mon 2019-04-29 11:48:40 UTC. + Scheduled Contacts: Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques, KG5FYI. Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-03 18:32:19 UTC 59 deg. Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada via LU8YY The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques, KG5FYI. Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-06 17:35:50 UTC 40 deg. Moriah Central School, Port Henry, NY, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague, KG5TMV. Contact is go for: Tue 2019-05-07 13:15:35 UTC 55 deg. [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts from All Over + Space Daily Picks Up N4ADK Radio Astronomy Article Adam Kimbrough's, N4ADK article entitled "Satellite Constellations and Radio Astronomy" was recently published by Space Daily. Adam discusses how the growing presence of earth orbiting satellites can affect the science of radio astronomy, When considering the continuation of high-level science provided by radio astronomy, a new challenge for the world's engineers arises. The complete article can be read at: https://tinyurl.com/ans125-radio-astronomy [ANS thanks Adam Kimbrough, N4ADK for the above information.] + Meet OSCaR...Not OSCAR Researchers are developing a cleanup cubesat called OSCaR (Obsolete Spacecraft Capture and Removal), which would hunt down and de-orbit debris on the cheap using onboard nets and tethers. And OSCaR would do so relatively autonomously, with little guidance from controllers on the ground. The spacecraft is a 3U cubesat and will be capable of capturing and removing four pieces of debris, Anderson said. When that work is done, the cleanup cubesat will de-orbit itself within five years. Complete information at: https://www.space.com/space-junk-cleanup-cubesat-oscar.html [ANS thanks Space.com for the above information.] + ISS R&D Conference Extends Deadline for Technical Abstracts to May 10 Don't miss the opportunity to join the technical session speaker lineup at the 2019 International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC), July 29-August 1, in Atlanta, Georgia. The ideas, insights, and discussions that arise from ISSRDC technical sessions are among the top reasons attendees return to ISSRDC year after year. The technical review team will accept abstracts until May 10 at 11:59 P.M. EDT. View the submission guidelines for the topic areas or submit an abstract. For more information see: https://www.issconference.org/ [ANS thanks ISS National Lab for the above information.] + Win a Free Launch of a 1U Cubesat All IAF member organizations are invited to participate in the competition and profit from this opportunity to win a launch operated by GK Launch Services, planned for the second quarter of 2020. This competition's priority is to reach out to Space University teams from emerging countries. The launcher will be Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat. The new generation of Soyuz launchers features high reliability and multi-functionality and will be launched from Baikonur. Read the complete article at: http://www.satnews.com/story.php?number=44970041 [ANS thanks Spacenews for the above information.] + Free Issue of CQ-DATV Reviews Equipment for Es'Hail2 Digital amateur television enthusiasts might be interested in the May 2019 issue of CQ-DATV. In includes a review of transmitters and receivers suitable for use with the Es'Hail2 transponder. The free issue can be downloaded at: https://cq-datv.mobi/71.php [ANS thanks CQ-DATV for the above information.] + BeEagleSat Deorbited Amateur Radio satellite BeEagleSat - CAT ID 42736 deorbited on 04-27-2019 and has been removed from the AMSAT-NA TLE distribution. [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD for the above information.] + W5RRR Johnson Space Center ARC Makes Satellite WAS Congratulations to the Johnson Space Center ARC W5RRR for completing satellite Worked All States! Thank you N7AGF for four new grids and North Dakota on FO-29. That completes satellite WAS for W5RRR! 73 from Houston! [ANS thanks AMSAT via Twitter for the above information.] + Happy 60th Birthday to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center May 1, 2019 marked the 60th anniversary of the commissioning of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. In 1978, AMSAT erected a lab near the visitor center on the Goddard Space Flight Center campus. Known as the "fishbowl," AMSAT's Phase 3A spacecraft was constructed here. Pictures at https://twitter.com/AMSAT/status/1123614108803379201 [ANS thanks AMSAT Twitter for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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 student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW n1uw 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 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 https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans From ans ”÷ amsat.org Sun May 12 09:00:06 2019 From: ans ”÷ amsat.org (Paul Stoetzer via ANS) Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 17:00:06 -0700 Subject: [jamsat-news:3614] [ans] ANS-132 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins Message-ID: AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-132 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. 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Please Stop By and Say Thank You to Kenwood and the ARRL for ARISS Donations * Work the AMSAT Hamvention Demo Station! * Australia's ABC Commemorates 50th Anniversary of AO-5 * ARSATC 4th Birthday * GNU Radio Conference 2019 Call for Papers and Presentations * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for May 9, 2019 * How to Support AMSAT * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-132.01 ANS-132 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 132.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. May 12, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-132.01 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT relies on your donations to Keep Amateur Radio in Space Please consider a one-time or recurring donation today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Activities at Hamvention 2019 AMSAT Booth Maxim Hall (Building 1) - Booths 1007-1010 & 1107-1110 Stop by the AMSAT booth Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am- 1pm to meet board members, officers, and active satellite operators. You”Ēll be able to ask questions and see demonstrations of AMSAT”Ēs current and upcoming technologies. Additionally, there will be a special "OSCAR Park" display to commemorate AMSAT's 50th Anniversary. And don't miss the opportunity to renew your membership and purchase special AMSAT 50th Anniversary t-shirts, golf shirts, and hats. Amateur Satellite Demonstrations Outside Main Entrance ? Maxim Hall (Building 1) Friday, Saturday, Sunday 16 ? 19 May 2019, 08:00 ? 16:30 EDT Amateur Satellite operation demonstrations will be held outside the main Maxim Hall (Building 1 or E1) entrance. Every day, AMSAT will be demonstrating actual contacts with the operational amateur satellites. We especially want to invite youth to make a contact via an amateur satellite. All are invited to observe, participate and ask questions. Satellite pass times will be posted at the AMSAT booth (1007-1010 & 1107-1110) and in the demo area. ARISS Forum Forum Room 3 Friday, 17 May 2019, 13:15 ? 14:15 EDT Out of this World Ham Radio via ARISS?Amateur Radio on the ISS Moderators: Rosalie White, K1STO, ARISS Secretary & USA Delegate, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, AMSAT Vice President Human Space Flight ARISS is one of the most unique and fun facets of our hobby. We inspire generations of students and hams through our International Space Station crew and radio connections. In this eye-opening forum, learn about current and future lifelong learning opportunities for hams?via SSTV, APRS, voice repeaters, radio experiments and even robots! Hear how ARISS inspires, engages and educates tens of thousands of students each year in STEAM (science, technology, engineering arts and math) and radio science. See the next generation hardware systems we have in development. Discover how to maximize your opportunities to make ARISS connections and to hear the ISS crew directly from your ham shack. And learn about our visionary initiative to fly ham radio on the human space flight lunar Gateway. Come meet the team that have enabled millions, worldwide, to experience the fun of our amateur radio hobby. The ARISS team will present an overview and status of the program and then conduct a panel/Q&A session with ARISS panel experts in operations, education, hardware, experimentation and exploration. We also hope to have some surprise guests attending! AMSAT Forum Forum Room 2 Saturday, 18 May 2019, 12:10 ? 13:40 EDT Moderated by Robert Bankston KE4AL, AMSAT Vice President?User Services AMSAT Status Report ? Joseph Spier, K6WAO, AMSAT President, will high- light recent activities within AMSAT and discuss some of our challenges, accomplishments, projects, and any late breaking news. AMSAT Engineering ? Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President? Engineering, will talk about the Fox-1 and Golf (Greater Orbit, Larger Footprint) Projects. AMSAT Education ? Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT Vice President? Educational Relations will introduce the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator. AMSAT User Services ? Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT Vice President? User Services, will discuss AMSAT”Ēs 50th Anniversary Operating Event and the new AMSAT Ambassadors Program. AMSAT ”ČDinner at Tickets”É Tickets Pub & Eatery, Fairborn, OH Thursday, 16 May 2019, 18:00 EDT The annual AMSAT ”ČDinner at Tickets”É party will be held Thursday at 1800 EDT at Tickets Pub & Eatery at 7 W. Main St, Fairborn, OH. Great selection of Greek and American food and great company! No program or speaker, just good conversation. Food can be ordered from the menu, drinks (beer, wine, sodas and iced tea) are available at the bar. Leave room for dessert, there”Ēs an in-house ice cream shop! Come as you are. Bring some friends and have a great time the night before Hamvention. [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tickets Still Available for TAPR/AMSAT Banquet The twelfth annual TAPR/AMSAT Banquet will be held at the Kohler Presidential Center on Friday at 18:30 EDT. This dinner is always a highlight of the AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp.) and TAPR (Tucson Amateur Packet Radio) activities during the Dayton Hamvention. Tickets ($40 each) may be purchased from the AMSAT store. The banquet ticket purchase deadline is Tuesday, May 14th. Banquet tickets must be purchased in advance and will not be sold at the AMSAT booth. There will be no tickets to pick up at the AMSAT booth. Tickets purchased on-line will be maintained on a list with check-in at the door at the banquet center. Seating is limited to the number of meals reserved with the Kohler caterers based on the number of tickets sold by the deadline. The after-dinner speaker will be Dr. P. J. Erickson, W1PJE from the MIT Haystack Observatory, who will give a presentation entitled ”ČNew Frontiers in Human Understanding of Geospace: Radio Explorations of Near-Earth Space from Top to Bottom Through Joint Amateur ? Scientist Partnerships.”É Link to purchase tickets: https://www.amsat.org/product/tapramsat-joint-hamvention-banquet/ TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY 18:00 EDT ON TUESDAY, MAY 14TH [ANS thanks the AMSAT office for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Releases Mobile App for the Dayton Hamvention The ARRL has released a mobile app for Apple, Android, and Windows devices to help users navigate this year”Ēs Dayton Hamvention¢ī, host of the 2019 ARRL National Convention. The app will let attendees use their personal smart phone or tablet to navigate the extensive Hamven- tion program, prize drawings, activities, and exhibits. The ARRL has posted the details at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-132-ARRL There is an introductory YouTube video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54NpMZWNl0g&feature=youtu.be [ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Going to Hamvention? Please Stop By and Say Thank You to Kenwood and the ARRL for ARISS Donations If you are going to Hamvention next week, please stop by the Kenwood and the American Radio Relay League booths and say thank you for both organizations very generous donations to the ARISS Inter-Operable Radio System (IORS). The auction was completed at April 14th at 22:00 UTC. There were many bidders hoping to garner a special astronaut signed brand new JVC Kenwood TS-890S. There was similar bidding on a special astronaut signed 6-volume boxed set 2019 ARRL Handbook. Thanks to JVC Kenwood and ARRL, proceeds from the on-line auction raised over $5400 to benefit ARISS in its quest to launch a new custom-built higher-power radio system in late 2019 with its voice repeater and improved packet APRS and SSTV capability that thousands of hams can enjoy. The new system will replace the aging, problematic units currently on the ISS. ARISS also needs funding to keep intro- ducing ham radio to thousands of students, teachers, parents, and whole communities?and inspiring students about STEM and radio. Kenwood has been a super supporter of ARISS for years, and it was the company”Ēs idea for this special radio to be an exclusive for one ham to own. The limited edition boxed set 2019 ARRL Handbook sold out fast last fall but ARRL saved back one set for ARISS's fund-raiser. AMSAT provided parts of the auction infrastructure. ARISS and I are thank- ful for all of its great sponsors and supporters! Don't forget to stop by the AMSAT and ARISS booths in Building 1. See you there! [ANS thanks Joe Spier, K6WAO, AMSAT President for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ 2019 marks AMSAT”Ēs 50th Anniversary of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program. Full details are available at https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Work the AMSAT Hamvention Demo Station! As previously announced, AMSAT will have it's traditional presence at Hamvention this year, including a satellite demo station. The demo station will operate under the AMSAT club callsign W3ZM/8. We intend to be on most passes of voice satellites between 12:00 UTC and 20:30 UTC on Friday, May 17th and Saturday, May 18th and between 12:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC on Sunday, May 19th. Hamvention is located in the six digit gridsquare EM89aq. As a reward for working the AMSAT demo station, individuals working us will receive a digital certificate upon request. Please email n8hm at amsat.org with your QSO details to receive a certificate. If you are attending Hamvention, please stop by the demo station outside Building 1! [ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ CLOSEOUT 2018 Symposium Proceedings now $15 + Shipping on the AMSAT Store while supplies last. https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-books-and-dvds/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Australia's ABC Radio Commemorates 50th Anniversary of AO-5 It was some 50 years ago, 1969 in June, that AMSAT's Perry Klein, K3JTE reported in their newsletter that the Australis-Oscar A satellite (the first AMSAT undertaking) had been delivered to Goddard Space Center and was undergoing final tests. Hams were advised to monitor W1AW for bulletins as the launch date approached. Move on 50 years from W1AW to our own ABC AUSTRALIS OSCAR 5, THE ABC's CONVERSATIONS & 8.4 MILLION CANE TOADS? Peter Wolfenden VK3RV, WIA Historian tellus that a book about Space Junk, recently written by Australian Space Archaeologist, Dr. Alice Gorman was reviewed and discussed in the ABC's radio program "Conversations" last month. The official definition of Space Junk is along the lines of: "Something that does not now, or in the foreseeable future, have a purpose". About half way through the 52 minute program, up popped "Australis Oscar 5" and a conversation surrounding it, Australia's first conceived, designed and built satellite. Dr. Gorman and Fidler had "done their homework" about AO-5. hey knew when and where it was built during the mid 1960's and the fact that it was ready for launch in 1967. Dr. Gorman suggested that AO-5, still orbiting the Earth is part of Australia's space heritage. It 'could' be considered as space junk, but then she went onto suggest that it does indeed have a "future foreseeable purpose", for now it also has Cultural significance: + It represents Australia. + It was a Community Amateur Volunteer Project. + It was a useful project of co-operation world wide. + And it is not a big collision risk. It is estimated between 23,000 and 29,000 bits of stuff larger than 10 cm and millions and millions of pieces smaller than 10 cm exist. A very Queensland assessment of space junk weight was: more than 8.4 million Cane Toads! The Cane Toad Index is possibly quite appropriate as cane toads are spreading out of control and effecting our Earthly environment, not unlike unwanted space junk! Keep an eye out in our journal AR Magazine for Peter, VK3RV's very interesting read. [ANS thanks VK1WIA News for May 9, 2019 for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARSATC 4th Birthday ARSATC (Amateur Radio Satellite Community) is a group dedicated to satellite amateur radio amateurs. We are a group focused on projects and activities of satellite communication, linked to one of the largest groups of DX in Brazil, CDR GROUP and also a project linked to AMSAT-BR and partnerships with AMSAT-ID and AMSAT-NA. Your membership in the group has no costs and is open to any amateur or person who has an interest in participating in the activities developed. ARSATC was founded on May 17, 2015 by amateurs: ? Gustavo Nicolau, PT9BM ? Jos«± Valdir de Lima, PW8PM ? Hermes S. Silveira, PQ2HX ARSATC does not have its own headquarters, because it is a community of amateurs spread all over the national and international territory, as we have members from north to south of Brazil and even outside, we did the programming together with the ARSTAC director team, where we decided to distribute tasks to the members of the community. In the southern region of Brazil (Curitiba), we will have our friend and member Luciano (PY5LF), with SSTV broadcasts on the North American satellite AO-91, which was granted to us on the weekends of May for use of this purpose. In the midwestern region (Parana«æba) Mato Grosso do Sul, we will have the member and also president, Gustavo (PT9BM), transmitting SSTV on the North American AO-91 satellite which was granted to us on the weekends of May for use of this purpose, and activating several FM and SSB satellites with a special ZV9ARSATC call, in addition to activity with Scouts of the region. In the north region (Ji-Paran«”) Rond«Ōnia we have the member President ARSATC Valdir (PW8PM) who will be giving lectures in municipal schools and in IFRO, talking about the history of radio amateurism, about ARSATC and Minister Marcos bridges, and not yet confirmed due to the avail- ability of the site, a lecture given by PW8PM at the tele- communications museum in Ji-Parana. Activation of the special ZV8AEB call sign on several satellites, in honor of Minister Marcos Ponte (PY0AEB). And finally the party continues on the weekends with the IO-86 Lapan, satellite of Indonesia that through a partnership formed with ARSATC, passes over the brazil connected to the Saturdays enabling contacts from north to south of Brazil with amateurs, and for celebration to the 4th Anniversary ARSATC had spent more time on Brazil especially in May to enable contacts with Africa, thus establishing new records. My phone for questions and suggestions: +55 (69) 98478-3801 Jose Valdir de Lima (PW8PM) [ANS thanks Jose Valdir de Lima, PW8PM, for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront. 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- GNU Radio Conference 2019 Call for Papers and Presentations GNU Radio Conference celebrates and showcases the substantial and remarkable progress of the world's best open source digital signal processing framework for software-defined radios. In addition to presenting GNU Radio's vibrant theoretical and practical presence in academia, industry, the military, and among amateurs and hobby- ists, GNU Radio Conference 2019 will have a very special focus. Summer 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 mission, which landed the first humans on the Moon. GNU Radio Conference selected Huntsville, AL, USA as the site for GNU Radio Conference 2019 in order to highlight and celebrate space exploration, astro- nomical research, and communication. Space communications are challenging and mission critical. Research and development from space exploration has had and continues to have far-reaching effect on our communications gear and protocols. Please join us September 16-20, 2019 at the "Huntsville Marriott at the Space & Rocket Center" hotel for the best technical confer- ence of the year. Registration and an online and mobile-friendly schedule will be posted at the conference web site: https://www.gnuradio.org/grcon/grcon19/ Call for All! We invite developers and users from the GNU Radio Community to pre- sent your projects, presentations, papers, posters, and problems at GNU Radio Conference 2019. Submit your talks, demos, and code! Please share this Call for All with anyone you think needs to read it. To submit your content for the conference, visit our dedicated conference submission site at: https://openconf.org/GRCon19/openconf.php First round closes 1 July 2019. If accepted, your content will be immediately scheduled. Final round closes 1 September 2019. Space permitting. Pun intended. If you have questions or need assistance with OpenConf, or have content that doesn't quite fit and you want to talk it over, please write grcon ”÷ gnuradio.org Topics may include but are not limited to: + Space (including ground stations) with special focus awards given to all accepted work with Space as a topic + Amateur radio + Radio astronomy + Atmospheric research + Theoretical work + Practical applications + Aviation + Biomedical + Citizen Science + Digital Signal Processing + Education + Radio Interface + Machine Learning + Cognitive Radio + Transportation + Wireless security [ANS thanks GRCon19 GNU Radio Conference 2019 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for May 9, 2019 The following amateur satellites have decayed and have been removed from the AMSAT-NA TLE distribution: PHOENIX - CAT ID 42706 (reentered 05-08-2019). BIRD-J - CAT ID 42820 (reentered 05-03-2019). BIRD-B - CAT ID 42823 (reentered 05-06-2019) [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio. We have reached a great milestone with $24,490 raised or about 16% towards our goal. This would not have been possible without your outstanding generosity!! For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit: https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- How to Support AMSAT AMSAT relies on the support of our members and the amateur radio community to Keep Amateur Radio in Space. How can you help? * Join AMSAT Both you and AMSAT will benefit when you join. You get the AMSAT Journal bimonthly and support from AMSAT Ambassadors. Member dues and donations provide AMSAT”Ēs primary support. Join today at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/ * Become a Life Member Becoming a Life Member has never been easier. Now you can become a Life Member with 12 monthly payments of $74 through our online store. See https://www.amsat.org/product/lifetime-membership/ for details. * Donate to AMSAT Make a one time or recurring donation to AMSAT today. Even as little as one dollar a month can make a difference! Donate today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ * Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront. AMSAT receives 25% of the price of each sale on AMSAT logo merchandise from our Zazzle storefront located at https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear * Volunteer for AMSAT AMSAT relies on volunteers for nearly all of our activities. If you have an idea for how to help, please let us know, Details on volunteering can be found at https://www.amsat.org/volunteer-for-amsat/ [ANS thanks the AMSAT office for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations + FN13/FN14 Gridline ? May 11-12, 2019 Michael, K2MTS will be in FN13/14 May 11-12, 2019, operating holiday style. Keep an eye on Michael”Ēs Twitter feed https://twitter.com/k2mts for specific pass announcements. + Pennsylvania (FN00) ? May 13-15, 2019 Tanner, W9TWJ, will be back in FN00 May 13th-15th, if anyone still needs it. Possible he will also do the 15th in EN90 again. FM evening passes. Will look into FN01 to see if it”Ēs possible. Watch Tanner”Ēs Twitter feed for pass details https://twitter.com/twjones85. + NE SD WY CO TX Roadtrip (DN81, DN83, DN74, DN71, DM77, DM95, DM85) ? May 18-28, 2019 Clayton, W5PFG is hitting the road and bringing his AMSAT gear with him. May 18 DN91 (NE) May 19-23 DN83 (SD) May 23-24 DN74 (WY) May 24-26 DN71 (WY) May 26-27 DM77 (CO) May 27-28 DM95/DM85 (TX). All FM/SSB satellites, holiday-style. Open to schedules with EU. Watch Twitter feed for more updates: https://twitter.com/w5pfg + Pennsylvania (FN11,FN21) ? May 19, 2019 Steve, NS3L, will activate the FN11/FN21 gridline mid-morning to early afternoon of May 5th. In addition, he might go to FN12 after- ward. FM & SSB Linear birds. Note, fair weather trip only. If heavy rain is forecast, he might postpone & reschedule. During the trip, Steve will be beaconing on APRS NS3L-9. See Steve”Ēs Twitter feed for further updates https://twitter.com/NS3L + Texas (EM13, EM22, EM23) ? May 19-21, 2019 Ryan, AI6DO, has an upcoming business trip for fried pies and a sat- ellite rove: Planning EM13 5/20 & 5/21, EM22/23 grid line 0000-0300 5/20 & 5/22 UTC (5/19 & 5/21 local). Probably FM & APRS only. Updates via Twitter https://twitter.com/AI6DO + Point Pelee National Park, Canada (EN81, EN82) ? May 25, 2019 KM4LAO, Ruth, will head north of the border to activate Point Pelee National Park in Ontario EN81, Saturday, May 25th. Ruth may also do a pass or two from EN82 as time allows. Plan is for FM and linear sat- ellite passes, as well at QRP HF. Call sign for this activation and subsequent LoTW upload will be KM4LAO/VE3. This will also be a CNPOTA activation, so please upload your log to the CNPOTA website https://cnpota.ca/. Further announcements will be posted on Ruth”Ēs Twitter feed https://twitter.com/KM4Ruth as we get closer to the activation date. + Memorial Day Weekend on the Queen Mary ? May 25-27, 2019 Satellite operating will make a return to the RMS Queen Mary during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend (25-27 May 2019), as part of the ”ČMemorial Day Salute to Service”É by the Queen Mary. W6RO will be on the satellites, as well as the HF bands, during these 3 days. The Queen Mary will be honoring those who have served in the armed forces, and in particular the Queen Mary”Ēs use as a troopship during World War II. The Queen Mary, along with other cruise ships, were pressed into service to ferry Allied soldiers around the world. Along with the other activities planned on the ship, some of which are already listed on the Queen Mary”Ēs web site at: https://www.queenmary.com/calendar-of-events/memorial-day/home/ + Pacific Northwest (CN85, CN83/CN84, CN76/CN86) ? May 31 to June 2, 2019 Casey, KI7UNJ, will be on in CN83/84 Friday, May 31st, CN85 Saturday, June 1st, and CN76/86 Sunday, June 2nd. Pass list to come in next few weeks. + EM57/EM67 Line ? June 4, 2019 Michael, N4DCW, will be at the EM57/67 line on June 4, 2019. FM only. Specific pass times to be posted to Michael”Ēs Twitter feed and AMSAT- BB as the day gets closer. https://twitter.com/MWimages + #HomewardBoundRove (DN13, DN14, DN21, DN22, DN23) ? June 14-18,2019 Casey, KI7UNJ, will be hitting a few grids on his way home. Look for DN13/DN14 line on June 14th, DN21/DN22 line June 15th, DN22 June 17th, and DN23 June 18th. FM only. Pass times expected between 1700- 2000UTC. Specific passes to be posted on Casey”Ēs Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ + #JosephOrBustRove (DN04, DN05, DN15) ? June 28-30, 2019 Casey, KI7UNJ, will be wandering around Eastern Oregon and decided to do a little grid activating. Look for Casey on FM passes in DN04 mid- Friday, June 28th, in DN15 Friday night to Saturday evening, and DN05 Sunday morning. Specific passes to be posted on Casey”Ēs Twitter feed https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ + Iceland (HP95 IP15 IP25 IP03 HP03) ? July 13-19, 2019 Adam, K0FFY, is taking his family (and his radios) to Iceland. Tentative schedule is HP95 July 13, IP13 and IP15 July 14-15, IP25 July 16, IP03 or HP93 July 17-18, and HP94 July 19. There”Ēs a lot to see, so passes will be best effort and announced on Twitter shortly prior. https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org [ANS Thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts from All Over + Four AMSAT CubeSat Simulators are ready for "launch" at Hamvention. See them at the AMSAT Education table at the AMSAT booth next week! https://twitter.com/alanbjohnston/status/1126955948755554304 The CubeSat Simulator runs on a digital transceiver board for the Raspberry Pi designed by Jonathan Brandenburg. The Villanova CubeSat Club has assembled six Digital Transceiver boards for the Raspberry Pi and they will be available for a donation at the AMSAT Booth at Hamvention. Designs are also available on Github at https://github.com/BrandenburgTech/DigitalTxRxRPi/tree/master/kicad [ANS thanks Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT Vice President for Educational Relations for the above information.] + The weekly schedule for PO-101's FM repeater is generally posted after ANS has been published each week. Check @Diwata2PH on Twitter for schedule updates. https://twitter.com/Diwata2PH [ANS thanks PHL-Microsat for the above information.] + Social media users are invited to register to attend the next SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch, carrying nearly two dozen satellites to space from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Registration opens May 6 and closes at 12 p.m. EDT on May 16. Full NASA press release posted at: https://www.nasa.gov/social/spacex-falcon-heavy-launch Two amateur radio satellites are known to be manifest on this mission: PSAT-2 and BRICSAT-2 See http://aprs.org/psat2.html and http://aprs.org/bricsat-2.html for further information [ANS thanks NASA for the above information.] + ESA's 2019 Space Debris Environment Report is now online, providing the latest facts and figures on the space junk surrounding our planet. The report includes recommendations on the policy and regulatory frameworks for space activities, the safety of space operations, rules of engagement for international cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, and scientific and technical research and development. Read the entire document at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-132-ESA [ANS thanks ESA for the above information.] + The Super VHF Conference 2019 Proceedings CD is now available to be ordered at: http://newsvhf.com/SuperconfCD2019.html [ANS Thanks W1GHZ via the Microwave List for the above information] + The Vintage News features story on LES-1 resuming transmissions after 46 years. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/05/09/us-satellite/ [ANS thanks The Vintage News 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. 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 student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM n8hm at amsat dot org _______________________________________________ Via the ANS mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans From ans ”÷ amsat.org Sun May 19 23:25:04 2019 From: ans ”÷ amsat.org (E.Mike McCardel via ANS) Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 10:25:04 -0400 Subject: [jamsat-news:3615] [ans] ANS-139 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin Message-ID: AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-139 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: * AMSAT Forum at Hamvention Well Attended * ARISS at Hamvention Shares Excitement of Space Exploration and Amateur Radio * ANS Asks For Stories About Your Hamvention-AMSAT Experience * ASTRO PI Student Programs Run on ISS * Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors * How to Support AMSAT * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-139.01 ANS-139 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 139.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. May 19, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-139.01 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT relies on your donations to Keep Amateur Radio in Space Please consider a one-time or recurring donation today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Forum at Hamvention Well Attended The AMSAT Forum at the 2019 Dayton Hamvention was helod on Saturday, May 18 with a large crowd in attendance. Robert Bankston, AMSAT VP User Services moderated the forum which included these speakers: + AMSAT Status Report Joseph Spier, K6WAO, AMSAT President, highlighted recent activities within AMSAT and discussed some of our challenges, accomplishments, projects. + AMSAT Engineering Program Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President for Engineering, talked about the Fox-1 and Golf (Greater Orbit Larger Footprint) Projects. + AMSAT Education ? Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT Vice President ? Edu- cational Relations introduced the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator which featured a live demonstration. + AMSAT User Services ? Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT Vice President User Services, discussed AMSAT”Ēs 50 th Anniversary Operating Event and the new AMSAT Ambassadors Program. [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS at Hamvention Shares Excitement of Space Exploration and Amateur Radio ARISS featured a display at their booth, shared with AMSAT, of the next generation hardware systems in development now. The display showed ways to discover how to maximize your opportunities to make ARISS connections and to hear the ISS crew directly from your ham shack. ARISS was excited to talk about their visionary initiative to fly ham radio on the human spaceflight lunar Gateway with NASA. The ARISS team presented an overview and status of the program and then conducted a panel with ARISS experts in operations, education, hardware, experimentation and exploration. [ANS thanks ARISS for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANS Asks For Stories About Your Hamvention-AMSAT Experience The Editors of the AMSAT News Service are interested in hearing your testimonials about your AMSAT experience during this years Hamvention. Please forward comments to ans-editor (at) amsat.org. We hope to use these as shorts in future ANS News Bulletins to stimulate interest and promote Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. Comments will also be shared with Editors of the AMSAT Journal. Tell us about new friends, old friends, new ideas, new techniques, inspirational epiphanies, or anything else that that got you excited about operating or becoming more involved in our great hobby. Again, please submit your stories to ans-editor (at) amsat.org. [ANS thanks ANS Editors for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Share Your Apollo Story with NASA July 20, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first time humans walked on the Moon. Coming this summer, NASA Explorers: Apollo is a commemorative audio series that examines the Moon's cultural and scientific influence over the last half century, while also peering into the future of planetary exploration. Listeners will meet a Moon detective, tour a lab for space rocks and hear from scientists whose lives and work have been shaped by the Apollo program. As a part of this series, NASA invites you to contribute to an oral history project celebrating giant leaps and exploration of all kinds. You can help NASA tell the Apollo story by sharing your own perspect- ive on lunar exploration, or by interviewing a loved one who lived during the Apollo era. NASA will select some submissions to feature in the audio series, on its website and/or social media. You'll find help for interview topics, recording instructions, and how to submit your entry posted at: https://www.nasa.gov/apollostories [ANS thanks NASA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ 2019 marks AMSAT”Ēs 50th Anniversary of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program. Full details are available at https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- ASTRO PI Student Programs Run on ISS ESA Education, in collaboration with the Raspberry Pi Foundation, announced that 4702 teams of students from 24 European countries successfully entered the Astro Pi 2018-2019 Mission Zero challenge and had their programs run on the International Space Station for 30 seconds each. Of those entries, 135 teams made it to Phase 3 of the Astro Pi 2018-2019 Mission Space Lab challenge. They have received back the data from their experiments, which ran for 3 hours each on board the ISS. These teams have now reached Phase 4 (Analysis) of the challenge. Each team will now analyze their data and write a short scientific report. A jury of experts from ESA and the Raspberry Pi Foundation will select the teams with the 10 best reports as the winners of Mission Space Lab. Each winning team will receive a very special prize. Complete information can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-139-AstroPi [ANS thanks the ESA for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ CLOSEOUT 2018 Symposium Proceedings now $15 + Shipping on the AMSAT Store while supplies last. https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-books-and-dvds/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors It's time to submit nominations for the upcoming AMSAT Board of Directors election. Four directors' terms expire this year: those of Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Clayton Coleman, W5PFG; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM. In addition, up to two Alternates may be elected for one-year terms. A valid nomination requires either one Member Society or five current individual members in good standing to nominate an AMSAT member for Director. Written nominations, consisting of the nominee's name and call, and the nominating individuals' names, calls and individual signatures should be mailed to: AMSAT 10605 CONCORD ST STE 304 KENSINGTON MD 20895-2526 In addition to traditional submissions of written nominations, which is the preferred method, the intent to nominate someone may be made by electronic means. These include e-mail, fax, or electronic image of a petition. Electronic petitions should be sent to martha at amsat.org or faxed to +1-301-822-4371. No matter what means is used, petitions MUST arrive at the AMSAT office no later than June 15th. If the nomination is a traditional written nomination, no other action is required. If electronic means are used, a verifying traditional written petition MUST be received at the AMSAT office 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 BYLAWS. [ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio. We have reached a great milestone with $24,490 raised or about 16% towards our goal. This would not have been possible without your outstanding generosity!! For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit: https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- How to Support AMSAT AMSAT relies on the support of our members and the amateur radio community to Keep Amateur Radio in Space. How can you help? * Join AMSAT Both you and AMSAT will benefit when you join. You get the AMSAT Journal bimonthly and support from AMSAT Ambassadors. Member dues and donations provide AMSAT”Ēs primary support. Join today at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/ * Become a Life Member Becoming a Life Member has never been easier. Now you can become a Life Member with 12 monthly payments of $74 through our online store. See https://www.amsat.org/product/lifetime-membership/ for details. * Donate to AMSAT Make a one time or recurring donation to AMSAT today. Even as little as one dollar a month can make a difference! Donate today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ * Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront. AMSAT receives 25% of the price of each sale on AMSAT logo merchandise from our Zazzle storefront located at https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear * Volunteer for AMSAT AMSAT relies on volunteers for nearly all of our activities. If you have an idea for how to help, please let us know, Details on volunteering can be found at https://www.amsat.org/volunteer-for-amsat/ [ANS thanks the AMSAT office for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations See https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/ [ANS thanks Robert KE4AL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront. 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News Successful Contacts + 2019-05-17 08:51 UTC between Nick Hague KG5TMV using ISS callsign NA1SS and Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain Contact was telebridg via VK6MJ. ARISS Mentor was Marcelo IK©¬USO. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 deg Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS©¬ISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Shorts From All Over + AMSAT Journal Call for Photos Joe Kornowski, KB6IGK, AMSAT Journal Editor sends a call for photos from the folks attending Hamvention 2019. Please send your photos (JPG format, as high resolution as feasible) to Joe at kb6igk at amsat.org [ANS thanks Joe KB6IGK for the above information] + NASA offers Open Source software resources at: https://code.nasa.gov/ : Lists 532 NASA open source projects https://software.nasa.gov/software/NPO-47703-1 : A general purpose dynamics library that can be used for the modeling of robotic plat- forms, space vehicles, molecular dynamics and such applications. http://gmatcentral.org/ : The General Mission Analysis Tool,a NASA- created Open Source version of Analytical Graphic Inc's (AGI) Sat- ellite Tool Kit (STK) [ANS thanks NASA for the above information.] + AMSAT is selling brand new and special 50th Anniversary apparel! A golf shirt as well as a T-shirt were available at Hamvention and will be available, online, at the AMSAT store after everyone returns home from Hamvention. The shirts are black and include the AMSAT 50 Amateur Radio in Space logo, in gold! https://www.amsat.org/shop/ [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information] + Here is an interesting article on how to watch the ISS all night long, as opposed to just at dusk and dawn: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-139-WatchISSch [ANS thanks Sky and Telescope via Charlie AJ9N 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, EMike McCardel, AA8EM aa8em at amsat dot org _______________________________________________ Via the ANS mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans From ans ”÷ amsat.org Sun May 26 12:08:39 2019 From: ans ”÷ amsat.org (Frank Karnauskas via ANS) Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 22:08:39 -0500 Subject: [jamsat-news:3616] [ans] ANS-146 Weekly News Bulletin May 26, 2019 Message-ID: <000301d51370$5198c910$f4ca5b30$@gokarns.com> AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-146 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information 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://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: * Dollar-for-Dollar Match on your ARISS Donation Thru June 17, 2019 * Keith Pugh, W5IU SK * AMSAT Journal Call for Photos * ANS Asks For Stories About Your Hamvention-AMSAT Experience * AMSAT Payload on ESEO Activated * ARISS/SAREX Teacher wins AIAA Achievement Award * Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors * AMSAT Golf Fundraising is Underway! * ESEO Mission Hampered by Anomaly * ARRL Updates TQSL Data for New Satellites * ARISS Hamvention Forum Slides Available for Download * ARISS SSTV Planned Over Russia for Moscow Aviation Institute * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-146.01 ANS-146 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 146.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. May 26, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-146.01 Dollar-for-Dollar Match on your ARISS Donation Thru June 17, 2019 During the ARISS Forum at the Hamvention, it was announced, that between now and June 17, that an anonymous donor will equally match one dollar for each dollar donated up to $10,000. Here is an excellent opportunity to get the most from your donations to the ARISS FundRazr. The FundRazr Project was initiated to raise $150,000 towards the ARISS Radio Upgrade on ISS. To date 90 contributors have donated $24,840 to the campaign, about 17% of the goal. $10,000 of your dollars, donated now, will raise that total to $44,840, including the matching funds. It would be great if we could actually achieve one-third of our goal ($50,000) by mid-June. Please donate today at https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_6ruVeeeNzOa6ruVeeeNzOa [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keith Pugh, W5IU SK ARISS Friends, It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of ARISS team member Keith Pugh, W5IU. Keith spent his life on Earth as a true gentlemen, serving others, enjoying friendship and relationships, and supporting his passions: amateur radio, flying and most importantly his love of God and all the great things on this Earth. Those that knew Keith considered him a Texan through and through. But truth be told, he was born and raised in Dodge City, Kansas. After college, he left Kansas and settled permanently in the Fort Worth, Texas area where he picked up that Texas accent and welcomed us into his world. And it is in Texas where he passed away on May 24, 2019. Active with AMSAT and Amateur Radio satellites since the 1980's, Keith jump-started his passion for amateur radio on human spaceflight missions in 1991, when the Space Station Mir was in orbit and Soviet ham radio operators were talking to the world-wide amateur radio community. Keith helped install a Soviet Space Exhibit in Fort Worth in 1991 and he hosted Musa Manarov U2MIR's visit to the USA. Ultimately, Keith joined the ARISS team in 2004, where he has provided support as one of our operations leaders, technical mentoring numerous schools and ARISS contact organizations and providing his warm friendship and guidance to all in our team. Keith also attended several of our ARISS International meetings, including our 2008 ARISS-I meeting in Moscow and Kaluga. Many of us were aware of Keith's cancer. But, Keith being Keith, he kept most of his pain and suffering to himself. He remained joyful and humble until his death. In fact, just a few days before his death--this past Tuesday, Keith signed into the ARISS International teleconference, apologizing that he came in late. None of us knew this would be our last dialog with such a close friend and outstanding member of our team. As I stated, one of Keith's passions was flying as a private pilot. In fact for one of his vacations he flew a Cessna aircraft around Australia. As a fellow pilot, I know that Keith must have been an avid fan of the poem "High Flight" written by John Gillespie Magee Jr. Paraphrasing this poem: While we mourn the loss of our good friend, Keith Pugh, let us joyfully reflect on the fact that Keith has Slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Topped the windswept heights with easy grace And, while with silent lifting mind, Keith has trod The high unsurpassed sanctity of Space, Put out his hand and touched the face of God. Our thoughts and prayers are with Keith Pugh, W5IU SK as he touches the face of God. 73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO [ANS thanks Frank Bauer, KA3HDO for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Journal Call for Photos Joe Kornowski, KB6IGK, AMSAT Journal Editor sends a call for photos from the folks attending Hamvention 2019. Please send your photos in JPG format in as high resolution as feasible to Joe at kb6igk ”÷ amsat.org. [ANS thanks Joe Kornowski, KB6IGK for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- ANS Asks For Stories About Your Hamvention-AMSAT Experience The Editors of the AMSAT News Service are interested in hearing your testimonials about your AMSAT experience during this years Hamvention. Please forward comments to ans-editor (at) amsat.org. We hope to use these as shorts in future ANS News Bulletins to stimulate interest and promote Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. Comments will also be shared with Editors of the AMSAT Journal. Tell us about new friends, old friends, new ideas, new techniques, inspirational epiphanies, or anything else that that got you excited about operating or becoming more involved in our great hobby. Again, please submit your stories to ans-editor (at) amsat.org. [ANS thanks ANS Editors for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Payload on ESEO Activated ESA have just released a new mission update for the ESEO Mission. It can be seen at https://www.esa.int/Education/ESEO/ESEO_mission_updates. FUNcube is delighted that the BPSK telemetry transmitter on its payload was enabled for a period of just over 200 minutes in orbit. Although they were not able to announce this activation in advance, more than ten stations around the world successfully received the telemetry on 145.895 MHz and submitted it to the FUNcube Data Warehouse. They are very grateful to them for their support. Over 50 channels of Real Time and Whole Orbit Data were collected. For example, a number of on-board temperatures which covers the period from 11:58 to 13:36 UTC. The very last frame received was captured by PQ2HX in Brazil at around 14:17 UTC. They are keenly awaiting further possibilities to exercise more of the payload as soon as this becomes possible but, in the meantime, is good to know that all the telemetry channels reported nominal values. Read the entire article at https://funcube.org.uk/. [ANS thanks FUNcube for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS/SAREX Teacher wins AIAA Achievement Award Upper St. Clair High School Education Coordinator Patricia Palazzolo in Upper St. Clair, PA was one of three recipients who received recently, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation Educator Achievement Award. This award recognizes K-12 educators for their outstanding work promoting STEM subjects among America's youth. Patricia's students have been involved in ham radio contacts with astronauts on both the Space Shuttle and the ISS. She and her students presented a paper on her STEM programs at the 2004 AMSAT Symposium in Washington DC. The article about her award is at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS146-AIAAAward Her school's website write-up is at: https://www.uscsd.k12.pa.us/Page/1105 Her AMSAT Symposium paper is posted at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS146-SymposiumPaper Patricia Palazzolo is a grade 7 - 12 Gifted Coordinator in the Upper St. Clair (PA) School District, but is probably best known as "Pennsylvania Teacher-in-Space." In 1985, she was named Pennsylvania finalist for what was to become the ill-fated Challenger mission. In that role, she has addressed over 50,000 Americans and conducted teacher workshops from Colorado to New Brunswick. Her students have sent sea-monkeys and Chia Pet seeds into orbit with John Glenn, spoken with cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev while he circled the Earth as the first Russian on the American space shuttle, and contacted astronaut Mike Fincke on the International Space Station via amateur radio. Pat was the 2002 recipient of the Anne Morrow Lindbergh K-12 Aerospace Educator Award. [ANS thanks the AIAA via Frank Bauer, KA3HDO for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors It's time to submit nominations for the upcoming AMSAT Board of Directors election. Four directors' terms expire this year: those of Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Clayton Coleman, W5PFG; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM. In addition, up to two Alternates may be elected for one-year terms. A valid nomination requires either one Member Society or five current individual members in good standing to nominate an AMSAT member for Director. Written nominations, consisting of the nominee's name and call, and the nominating individuals' names, calls and individual signatures should be mailed to: AMSAT 10605 CONCORD ST STE 304 KENSINGTON MD 20895-2526 In addition to traditional submissions of written nominations, which is the preferred method, the intent to nominate someone may be made by electronic means. These include e-mail, fax, or electronic image of a petition. Electronic petitions should be sent to martha at amsat.org or faxed to +1-301-822-4371. No matter what means is used, petitions MUST arrive at the AMSAT office no later than June 15th. If the nomination is a traditional written nomination, no other action is required. If electronic means are used, a verifying traditional written petition MUST be received at the AMSAT office 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 BYLAWS. [ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Golf Fundraising is Underway! AMSAT Golf fundraising is underway more than ever before. Once again, we have stocked the store with some neat stuff. You can order from the AMSAT online store a set of 3 golf balls. One has the Golf Tee logo, one has the Golf-1 logo and one has the AMSAT 50th Anniversary logo for only $50. But, if you really want something special, you can get the same three golf balls signed by three AMSAT Presidents, Keith Baker, KB1SF; Barry Baines, WD4ASW; and Joe Spier, K6WAO, for only $100. Both are available at the AMSAT online store under the Trinkets tab and only while supplies last. If we run out of the signed golf balls, we will have more signed. Coming soon - 2019 AMSAT tee Shirts, golf shirts, hats, decals and pins. [ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- ESEO Mission Hampered by Anomaly After having started its in orbit commissioning, since a few weeks the ESEO mission has been experiencing an anomaly. The educational path of the ESEO students however continues. The ESEO AMSAT-UK radio payload was successfully activated in the morning of 12 April 2019, and it started transmitting its payload telemetry. These data were received by many radio amateurs around the globe. Unfortunately, a few hours after the AMSAT-UK activation, ESEO suddenly started to behave anomalously, repeatedly sending the same notification message to ground, which normally should have been sent only once. The continuous use of the radio transmitter to send these notifications, in combination with the AMSAT-UK activation, led to a temporary discharge of the battery when the spacecraft was in eclipse. This under-voltage then triggered the protections to automatically shut-down the AMSAT-UK payload. A clear reason for the anomaly has not been identified yet, but the most accredited hypothesis is a possible radiation effect on a memory cell, which in principle could be recovered through an automatic reboot of the on-board computer (data handling system), that cannot however be anticipated. In the meanwhile, until this malfunction is resolved, ESEO cannot receive tele-commands and its in-orbit commissioning cannot continue. However, ESEO can still transmit correctly. Every 5 minutes the spacecraft sends to ground general data on its health status. The data show that the satellite?s power subsystem is able to correctly recharge the batteries of the spacecraft, and that the electrical and thermal parameters of the satellite do not show significant anomalies. These data are systematically stored in a database and are accessible on-line to the ESEO students for educational purposes. The students of the University of Bologna, responsible of the ESEO Mission Control Centre, in Forl«Ą (Italy), commented: ?We are looking forward to the in-depth analysis of all the ESEO telemetry which we are receiving regularly. This will offer us a lot to learn,? they continued. ?Every unexpected difficulty we had to deal with so far during the ESEO mission operations pushed us to stretch our knowledge in order to find the way to resolve it. Now we are looking forward to resolve also the current issues to be able to complete the in-orbit commissioning." ?On 28 May 2019 we will hold a dedicated webinar for all the ESEO student teams,? said Piero Galeone, responsible of the ESA Academy programme of which ESEO is a part. ?The objective is to illustrate and explain the current status of the mission. This will be followed in July 2019 by a whole workshop focused on the ESEO in-flight experience, in order to enhance the students? learning opportunities at maximum extent.? [ANS thanks the ESA for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Updates TQSL Data for New Satellites The ARRL has released TQSL configuration file config.xml version 11.8, adding PO-101 and AISAT1 as valid satellites for LoTW. Changed in this release: In the Satellite enumeration, added entries for: - AISAT1 - AISAT-1 AMSAT India APRS Digipeater - PO-101 - Philippines-OSCAR-101 (Diwata-2) In the ADIFMODE enumeration, added an entry for: - FT4 as submode of MFSK [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS Hamvention Forum Slides Available for Download Did you know that ARISS is the longest continuously running payload on the ISS? Or, that ARISS is poised to follow astronauts to the Lunar Gateway mission? How about that students relay APRS messages through ARISS to control robots thousands of miles away? These are some of the interesting facts that approximately 150 people attending the ARISS forum at Hamvention learned. In addition to ARISS staff presentations, forum attendees also enjoyed an appearance by ARRL CEO Howard Michel, WB2ITX as well as NASA Flight Surgeon Keith Brandt, WD9GET and broadcast personality Gordon West, WB6NOA. The forum was conducted by Frank Bauer, KA3HDO who is ISS Ham Radio Program Manager & Principal Investigator, ARISS International Chair, and AMSAT V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs. Frank has made the entire set of slides available for viewing. You can download the complete PowerPoint presentation (52 slides in a 7 Mb file) at: https://tinyurl.com/ans-146-ariss-slides. [ANS thanks Frank Bauer, KA3HDO for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS SSTV Planned Over Russia for Moscow Aviation Institute A Russian MAI-SSTV event is planned for Wednesday, June 5 from 12:00-16:00 UTC and June 6 from 11:30-15:30 UTC. Transmissions are expected to be at 145.800 MHz in SSTV mode PD120. Based on the times received, SSTV signals are not expected over N. America. This event uses a computer in the ISS Russian Segment, which stores images that are then transmitted to Earth using the ARISS Amateur Radio station located in the Service Module which employs the Kenwood TM-D710E transceiver. Amateur radio operators and other radio enthusiasts are invited to post the images they receive at http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php Please note that the event is dependent on other activities, schedules and crew responsibilities on the ISS and is subject to change at any time. Online radios can be used to receive signals from the International Space Station at SUWS WebSDR located Farnham near London http://farnham-sdr.com/ and R4UAB WebSDR located European Russia http://websdr.r4uab.ru/. For updates check Twitter at https://twitter.com/ARISS_status/status/1131945966297182210?s=03 [ANS thanks ARISS and AMSAT-UK for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations WY CO TX Roadtrip (DN71, DM77, DM95, DM85) ? May 24-28, 2019 Clayton, W5PFG is hitting the road and bringing his AMSAT gear with him. - May 24-26 DN71 (WY) - May 26-27 DM77 (CO) - May 27-28 DM95/DM85 (TX). All FM/SSB satellites, holiday-style. Open to schedules with EU. Watch Twitter feed for more updates: https://twitter.com/w5pfg Nova Scotia, Canada (FN84+) ? May 18 though June 2, 2019 Ron, AD0DX, will be operating from Nova Scotia using his Canadian call sign VA3IIR, from FN97 afternoon of May 29th, and around the FN95/96 GN05/06 grid corner the through June 2nd. (Note, expected grid corner activation afternoon of June 1st). This will be a holiday-style roving trip, with specific pass announcements posted to Twitter feed https://twitter.com/ad0dx. Idaho (DN23) ? May 31, 2019 Dennis, N7EGY, will be traveling through DN23 on May 31 and will stop to work passes on AO-92 (1715Z & 1848Z) and AO-91 (1740Z & 1915Z). Pre-Hot Rod Power Tour Rove (Wyoming to Tennessee) ? June 2-7, 2019 On June 2nd, RJ, WY7AA and the Elco will head South to start roving on the DM77/78 gridline, heading east working gridlines and corners along the way all the way to EM87/88 hopefully. RJ will try to be on as many FM passes as possible, with a few linears as time allows. Follow RJ on APRS.fi as WY7AA-9, as he will not have Twtter access along the road. Checkout WY7AA?s QRZ page for specific plans he will post before he leaves, and @dtabor (N6UA) will help by posting on Twitter if he has any updates from the road. Toronto, Canada ? May 24-30, 2019 Matthew, VO1WEB, will be heading to Toronto May 24th-30th. He will be bringing his FM satellite gear with him, and will be working rover around the downtown Toronto and Niagara Falls area. Watch Matthew?s Twitter feed for further updates https://twitter.com/VO1WEB. Memorial Day Weekend on the Queen Mary ? May 25-27, 2019 Satellite operating will make a return to the RMS Queen Mary during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend (25-27 May 2019), as part of the ?Memorial Day Salute to Service? by the Queen Mary. W6RO will be on the satellites, as well as the HF bands, during these 3 days. The Queen Mary will be honoring those who have served in the armed forces, and in particular the Queen Mary?s use as a troopship during World War II. The Queen Mary, along with other cruise ships, were pressed into service to ferry Allied soldiers around the world. Along with the other activities planned on the ship, some of which are already listed on the Queen Mary?s web site at https://www.queenmary.com/calendar-of-events/memorial-day/home/ Pacific Northwest (CN85, CN83/CN84, CN76/CN86) ? May 31 to June 2, 2019 Casey, KI7UNJ, will be on in CN83/84 Friday, May 31st, CN85 Saturday, June 1st, and CN76/86 Sunday, June 2nd. The pass list to come in the next few weeks. Minnesota, eh? (EN37, EN38) ? June 1, 2019 Paul, KE0PBR, will be making a trip up to the Iron Range to activate EN37 and EN38. Upon arrival, he will attempt to find a good spot to operate from the grid line, but this is a very rural and hilly area, full of trees. Plan is for mostly linears, bit will do FM when possible. There is a possibility of activating additional grids along the way. DM or email Paul, if you need a grid near there. You can follow him on aprs.fi (KE0PBR-9) and monitor him on DMR 98006 (AMSAT room). In addition, watch Paul?s Twitter feed for further announcements at https://twitter.com/KE0PBR for possible updates (limited cell coverage area). EM57/EM67 Line ? June 4, 2019 Michael, N4DCW, will be at the EM57/67 line on June 4, 2019. He?ll post satellite passes a week before on twitter and the -bb, but will plan for the AO-9x and SO-50 midday passes. FM only. On the day of, Michael will post updates via his twitter feed at https://twitter.com/MWimages Hot Rod Power Tour Rove (North Carolina to Ohio) ? June 8-14, 2019 >From June 8th to 14th, WY7AA will be traveling with several thousand other Hot Rods along a winding route from NC to OH. RJ will mostly be activating in the evenings on FM passes including grids EM95, FM06, EM86, EM78, EM69, EN71, and EN81. Checkout the event route at https://www.hotrod.com/articles/hot-rod-power-tour-2019-dates- locations-june-8th-14th/ (Note the line break in the URL. - Ed.) And, if anyone is anywhere close to the route, come out and see the spectacle and let RJ know on Twitter if you are coming out. Follow RJ on APRS.fi as WY7AA-9. #HomewardBoundRove (DN13, DN14, DN21, DN22, DN23) ? June 14-18,2019 Casey, KI7UNJ, will be hitting a few grids on his way home. Look for DN13/DN14 line on June 14th, DN21/DN22 line June 15th, DN22 on June 17th, and DN23 on June 18th. FM only. Pass times expected between 1700-2000UTC. Specific passes to be posted on Casey?s Twitter feed at https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ. Post Hot Rod Power Tour Rove (New York to Wyoming) ? June 15-27, 2019 Following the Hot Rod Power Tour, I will be heading to FN02 for a few days and plan to work FN01/11 gridline around June 17-18. Details to follow. I will be heading as far east as FN32 and then eventually working my way back to DN71. Specifically looking for EN01/02 along the way. Details will be posted to Twitter and my QRZ page as the trip plans unfold. Follow me on APRS.fi as WY7AA-9, as he will not have Twitter access along the road. #JosephOrBustRove (DN04, DN05, DN15) ? June 28-30, 2019 Casey, KI7UNJ, will be wandering around Eastern Oregon and decided to do a little grid activating. Look for Casey on FM passes in DN04 mid-Friday, June 28th, in DN15 Friday night to Saturday evening, and DN05 Sunday morning. Specific passes to be posted on Casey?s Twitter feed at https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ. Iceland (HP95 IP15 IP25 IP03 HP03) ? July 13-19, 2019 Adam, K0FFY, is taking his family (and his radios) to Iceland. Tentative schedule is HP95 on July 13, IP13 and IP15 on July 14-15, IP25 on July 16, IP03 or HP93 on July 17-18, and HP94 on July 19. There?s a lot to see, so passes will be best effort and announced on Twitter shortly prior at https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio [ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + Completed ARISS Contacts Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign was NA1SS. The astronaut was Nick Hague, KG5TMV. The contact was successful: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC. + Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS©¬ISS. The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko. Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC. Pacific Coast Schools, Los Suenos, Costa Rica, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS. The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques, KG5FYI. Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 16:31:25 UTC 34 deg. (Starting about 15 minutes before AOS, watch for a live stream at www.ariotti.com.) Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS. The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques, KG5FYI. Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 19:44:22 UTC 81 deg. Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada via VK6MJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques, KG5FYI. Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 20:18:50 UTC 48 deg. Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS©¬ISS. The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin. Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC. [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts from All Over + AMSAT Office Closed for Memorial Day Holiday The AMSAT office is closed through Monday, May 27, 2019 to observe the Memorial Day holiday. [ANS thanks Martha Saragovitz for the above information.] + Philippines? Satellite Diwata-2 Receives Good News Coverage Engineering.com posted an informative article about Diwata-2 on May 20, 2019. The article is oriented for the non-Amateur Radio audience but gives enough specific information for those interested to learn more about how to learn more about Amateur Radio and how it is used in satellite missions. Read the entire article at https://tinyurl.com/ans-146-diwata-2 CNN Philippines also featured a one-and-a-half minute segment about Filipino researchers and engineers who developed a satellite that can be used in times of disaster. Diwata-2 and its Amateur Radio component are nicely featured in the segment. Watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n51a_sIBcRA&feature=youtu.be [ANS thanks Engineering.com and CNN for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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 student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this status. 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