*AMSAT News Service*
*ANS-175*
*June 23, 2024*
In this edition:
- ELaNa 43 Launch Carrying MESAT-1 Scheduled for June 27, 2024
- AMSAT Board of Directors Nominees Announced
- AMSAT Mail Alias Service to End August 1, 2024
- Video of AMSAT Engineering Q&A Sessions Available
- Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for June 21, 2024
- ARISS News
- Upcoming Satellite Operations
- AMSAT Ambassador Activities
- Satellite Shorts From All Over
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information
service of AMSAT, 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 https://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in
Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
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Save the Date! Symposium 2024
*Photo by Robert DuBois*
Mark your calendar now for the 2024 AMSAT Symposium,
*October 25-27, 2024 *at the Doubletree by Hilton Tampa Rocky Point
Waterfront in Tampa, Florida!
Watch for announcements concerning further details as plans are formulated.
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ELaNa 43 Launch Carrying MESAT-1 Scheduled for June 27, 2024
The University of Maine's MESAT-1 carrying a telemetry transmitter and
linear transponder provided by AMSAT and experiments designed by schools in
Maine will head into orbit as early as late this week as part of NASA's
ELaNa 43 launch.
The ELaNa 43 (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites 43) mission includes
eight CubeSats flying on Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket for its “Noise of
Summer” launch from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base,
California. The 30-minute launch window will open at 9 p.m. PDT Wednesday,
June 26 (12 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 27).
Telemetry can be received using the same FoxTelem program that was used for
most of AMSAT's recent payloads. We urge readers to download the latest
FoxTelem (V1.12z3) from
https://www.amsat.org/tlm/leaderboard.php?id=0&db=FOXDB. This program will
decode telemetry from MESAT-1 (as well as AO-91) and forward the results to
AMSAT's central server for use by AMSAT engineering as well as by Maine
engineers and students.
MESAT-1 will study local temperatures across city and rural areas to
determine phytoplankton concentration in bodies of water to help predict
algal blooms and also contains a linear transponder for amateurs to use.
Watch ANS and other media for information about when the transponder will
be activated.
For more information on this satellite, visit
https://www.mainesat.org/mesat1/
*MESAT-1 – Launch June 27, 2024*
Uplink LSB 145.910 MHz through 145.940 MHz
Downlink USB 435.810 MHz through 435.840 MHz
AMSAT LTM-1 Transponder – 1200 bps FoxTelem BPSK beacon 435.800 MHz
*[ANS thanks NASA and AMSAT Engineering for the above information]*
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AMSAT Board of Directors Nominees Announced
The nomination period for the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election ended
on June 15th. The following candidates have been duly nominated:
- Mark Hammond, N8MH
- Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
- Bruce Paige, KK5DO
- Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
- Douglas Tabor, N6UA
As three seats on the Board of Directors are up for election this year, the
three candidates receiving the largest number of votes shall be declared
elected to the seats. The two candidates receiving the next largest number
of votes shall be declared First Alternate and Second Alternate,
respectively. The voting process will be conducted via AMSAT's Wild Apricot
membership system and will commence on July 15th. Instructions for voting
will be emailed to all members in good standing as of July 1st by July
15th. The voting period shall conclude on September 15th and results will
be announced not later than September 30th.
Biographies of the candidates will be available for review online and
published in the next edition of *The AMSAT Journal*.
*[ANS thanks Jeff Davis, KE9V, AMSAT Secretary, for the above information]*
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AMSAT Mail Alias Service to End August 1, 2024
A long-standing member service, the AMSAT Mail Alias Service is scheduled
to end on August 1, 2024. A mail alias on AMSAT.ORG permitted people to
send an email to members without knowing their actual internet email
address. They just needed to know their amateur radio callsign.
Unfortunately, the unchecked rise in domain name hacking and email account
high-jacking has made it impossible to sustain this service at a
cost-effective level. The number of callsign ＠ amsat.org email accounts that
had been hijacked and converted to zombie spam accounts over the years had
led many internet service providers and gateway centers to ban all @
amsat.org email addresses, including those business accounts of AMSAT
officers and officials. The tireless efforts of AMSAT’s all volunteer IT
staff has worked for years to repair much of the damage, but AMSAT still
get complaints from members who are not getting their personal emails, ANS
bulletins or AMSAT-BB posts because of persistent delivery problems.
It has come to the point where the AMSAT volunteer IT staff can no longer
keep up with the maintenance requirements to keep the alias mail list clean
and to work with email gateways to remove blocks. And, after considerable
investigation into alternative paid email services, AMSAT leadership
decided that the money required to keep an email alias system alive would
be better spent on building and flying satellites for its members.
Persons using the Mail Alias Service should begin to migrate to different
email accounts so they do not lose receipt of personal emails, AMSAT News
Service Weekly Bulletins, AMSAT-BB posts, or official messages from AMSAT
itself. Members are especially asked to make sure they are NOT using a
callsign ＠ amsat.org as their registered email address in the AMSAT
membership portal. Members can easily change their registered member email
address by logging into the portal and updating their profile.
*[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]*
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Video of AMSAT Engineering Q&A Sessions Available
AMSAT Vice President – Engineering, Jerry Buxton, NØJY, hosted Q&A “social
gathering” live streams on YouTube and Twitch, as he mentioned in his
Hamvention “They Cancelled All My Flights” video where he followed up and
answered questions on developments with GOLF, Fox Plus, and other projects.
Archived videos of these sessions can be found at
https://www.youtube.com/@n0jy/streams
*Note: If you read this at the time of publication, the final session may
be ongoing as it is scheduled to run from 00:01 UTC to 02:00 UTC on Sunday,
June 23rd.*
*[ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President - Engineering, for
the above information]*
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*The 2024 Coins Are Here Now!Help Support GOLF and Fox Plus.**Join
<https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/> the AMSAT
President’s Club today!*
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Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for June 21, 2024
Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps
in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical
model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly
updates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin
files are updated Thursday evenings around 2300 UTC, or more frequently if
new high interest satellites are launched. More information may be found at
https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/
This week there are no additions or deletions to the AMSAT TLE distribution.
*[ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the
above information]*
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*Need new satellite antennas? Purchase an M2 LEO-Pack from the **AMSAT
Store! <https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/>**When you purchase
through **AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards **Keeping Amateur
Radio in Space.*
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ARISS News
Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between
amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with
astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The
downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.
*Complejo Educativo Nuestra Señora de Fátima N° 1139 and N° 8119, Pérez,
Argentina, Telebridge via VK6MJ*
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled crewmember is Jeanette Epps KF5QNU
The ARISS mentor is VE6JBJ
Contact is go for: Thu 2024-06-27 13:38:07 UTC 56 deg
As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios
are turned off as part of the safety protocol.
The crossband repeater continues to be active (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} &
437.800 MHz down), If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do
is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband
repeater. So give a listen, you just never know.
Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own
orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed
time.
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html
*[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors
for the above information]*
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Upcoming Satellite OperationsQuick Hits:
>From Randy,* ND0C*:
>From 24 June thru 7 July, we will be on another family camping vacation,
which means another satellite roving expedition! This time, thru *WI to MI
and back thru IL and IA.* No super rare grids but several that may be
needed by many. The grids and passes will depend on where/when we happen to
be while on the road or camping. This will be all LEO sats: FM & SSB. As
always, I will try for EU passes on RS-44 when possible. Looking forward to
pushing past the 100 grids-roved milestone. More info to come.
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*JA2QJI/8* will be QRV on GreenCube/IO-117 from *QN05* on 25th June. See
hams.at for any additional details.
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>From Mike, *N8MR*:
I will be in *EN57*, with roves to *EN67* from Friday, June 28 thru
Saturday, July 6. Using an Icom 9700, Arrow and Alaskan antennas. Listening
for Europe on linear eastern passes. *I can rove to EN56, only if
needed.* Posting
passes to hams.at a day in advance. All QSOs to LoTW as N8MR.
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*HB0/DK9JC* should be QRV from *JN47* on GreenCube/IO-117 on 26th June.
See hams.at for any updates.
Major Roves:
*VP5/AA5UK* will be QRV from *FL31* from 23rd June through 5th July. This
operation will be holiday style but will cover HF/LEO/MEO. Head over to his
VP5/AA5UK QRZ page for all the info you can shake a stick at.
*[ANS thanks Ian Parsons, K5ZM, AMSAT Rover Page Manager, and Alex Ners,
K6VHF, for the above information]*
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Radio in Space
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AMSAT Ambassador Activities
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through
amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests,
conventions, maker faires, and other events.
AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford, K6LCS, says,
"Think a 75-minute presentation on "working the easy satellites" would be
appropriate for your club or event? Let me know by emailing me at
k6lcsclint (at) gmail (dot) com or calling me at 909-999-SATS (7287)!"
Clint has NEVER given the exact same show twice: EACH of the 150+
presentations so far has been customized/tailored to their audiences.
Scheduled Events
*“Moon Day” Frontiers of Flight Museum*
*July 20, 2024*
Love Field in Dallas, Texas
AMSAT volunteers needed! Contact tschuessler(at) amsat.org for more
information.
*Huntsville Hamfest**August 17-18, 2024*
Huntsville, AL
AMSAT Booth and Forum
N8DEU and W4FCL
*Northeast HamXpostion**August 22-25, 2024*
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center
181 Boston Post Road W
Marlborough, MA 01752
*Greater Louisville Hamfest**September 7, 2024*
Shepherdsville, KY
AMSAT Forum and Information Table
W4FCL
*Central Kentucky Hamfest**October 5, 2024*
Lexington, KY
AMSAT and Educational Satellites Forum and Information Table
AI4SR and W4FCL
*North Star Radio Convention**October 5, 2024*
Hennepin Technical College (North Campus)
Brooklyn Park, Minn.
AMSAT Forum and Information Table
KØJM and ADØHJ
*2024 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting**October 25-27, 2024*
Doubletree by Hilton Tampa Rocky Point Waterfront
3050 N Rocky Point Dr W
Tampa, FL 33607
*[ANS thanks Clint Bradford, K6LCS, and AMSAT for the above information]*
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Satellite Shorts from All Over
+ If you participated in AMSAT Field Day, remember to submit your summary
sheet and any photos or comments by July 23, 2024. Submission details can
be found at https://www.amsat.org/field-day/
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Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:
- Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).
- 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 6 post-secondary
years in this status.
- Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.
Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information.
*73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!*
*This week's ANS Editor,*
*Paul Stoetzer, N8HM*
*n8hm [at] amsat.org <http://amsat.org>*
*ANS is a service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, 712 H
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