AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-365

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

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In this edition: * Another Year * 11th SE VHF Society Conference Call for Papers * AO-51 News * ARISS Status - 25 December 2006 * RSGB Proposes Satellite Frequency Expansion in Region 1 * SKN on OSCAR 2007 To Be In Memory Of K7RR

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-365 01 Another Year

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 365 01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD December 31, 2006 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-365 01

Well, 2006 is about to be history Satellite activity should be ramping up in 2007 with HEO birds on the horizon Our group, ANS, has brought many late breaking news items and wish to thank all those that keep us in the loop to inform our international readers about these happenings Please continue to do so From all of us, Joanne, K9JKM, Lee, KU4OS, Dave, G4DPZ & myself, Dee, NB2F, we wish you a Happy, healthy, New Year Remember, SKN Jan1, '07!

[ANS thanks the ANS News Crew for the above information]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-358 02 Call for Papers

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 365 02 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD December 31, 2006 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-365 02

Call for Papers And Presentations 11th Annual Southeastern VHF Society Conference April 27th and 28th, 2007 Atlanta, Georgia

The Southeastern VHF Society is calling for the submission of papers and presentations for the upcoming 11th Annual Southeastern VHF Society Conference to be held in Atlanta, Georgia on April 27th and 28th, 2007 Papers and presentations are solicited on both the technical and operational aspects of VHF, UHF and Microwave weak signal amateur radio Some suggested areas of interest are:

• Transmitters • Receivers • Transverters • RF Power Amplifiers • RF Low Noise Pre Amplifiers • Antennas • Construction Projects • Test Equipment And Station Accessories • Station Design And Construction • Contesting • Roving • DXpeditions • EME • Propagation (Sporadic E, Meteor Scatter, Troposphere Ducting, etc ) • Digital Modes (WSJT, etc ) • Digital Signal Processing (DSP) • Software Defined Radio (SDR) • Amateur Satellites • Amateur Television

In general papers and presentations on non weak signal related topics such as FM repeaters and packet will not be accepted but exceptions may be made if the topic is related to weak signal For example, a paper or presentation on the use of APRS to track rovers during contests would be considered

The deadline for the submission of papers and presentations is March 2, 2007 All submissions should be in Microsoft Word ( doc) or alternatively Adobe Acrobat ( pdf) files Pages are 8 and 1/2 by 11 inches with a 1 inch margin on the bottom and ¾ inch margin on the other three sides All text, drawings, photos, etc should be black and white only (no color) Please indicate when you submit your paper or presentation if you plan to attend the conference and present there or if you are submitting just for publication Papers and presentations will be published in bound proceedings by the ARRL Send all questions, comments and submissions to the technical program chair, Jim Worsham, W4KXY at w4kxy@bellsouth net For further information about the conference please go to www svhfs org

[ANS thanks Jim Worsham, WA4KYX, for the above information]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-365 03 AO-51 News

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 365 03 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD December 31, 2006 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-365 03

Due to a problem with the onboard software the BBS on AO-51 has been turned off It will remain off until a command station can do a full reload, probably sometime after January 1 When the reload begins, the repeater will also be off until it is finished Sorry for the inconvenience

73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT-NA VP Operations

[ANS thanks Drew, K04MA for the above information]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-365 04 ARISS Status - 25 December 2006

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 365 04 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD December 31, 2006 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-365 04

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report December 25, 2006

1. Swedish School Contact Update

On Sunday, December 17, students attending school at Thunmanskolan in Knivsta, Sweden spoke with Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang, KE5CGR/SA0AFS, on board the ISS Hundreds attended the event and half of the 50 connections made to Echolink were from Swedish stations Many media outlets covered the contact To view the article in the Swedish newspaper UNT, see: http://www2 unt se/avd2/1,3908,MC=72-AV_ID=562618,00 html

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) also ran an article covering the event See: http://www arrl org/news/stories/2006/12/19/100/?nc=1

Television coverage may be viewed here: http://www aftonbladet se/atv/player html?catID=10&clipID=13482

1. Upcoming School Contact

An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact between the Kashiwabara Community Center in Sayama, Japan and astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria has been scheduled for Wednesday, December 27, at 12:22 UTC Kashiwabara Community Center will plan and support this children’s event with the two area schools: Kashiwabara Elementary School and Kashiwabara Junior High School The children will be taught about the ISS, space and amateur radio, and will take a field trip to visit the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Members of JAXA will also be invited to the event

1. Training Status

On Thursday, December 14, astronaut Tim Kopra and future space participant Charles Simonyi took and passed their amateur radio license exams Callsigns have since been issued Charles Simonyi received the callsign KE7KDP and Timothy Kopra was issued the callsign KE5LUT Congratulations to both!

[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-365 05 RSGB Proposes Expanding Amateur Satellite Allocations in Region 1

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 365 05 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD December 31, 2006 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-365 05

AMSAT-UK reported this week that a number of papers relating to expanding frequency allocations for the Amateur Satellite Service have been submitted by the RSGB to the IARU Region 1 Interim Con- ference which will be held in Vienna February 24-25, 2007

The preliminary RSGB document is on-line at: http://www iaru-r1 org/vienna_2007_preversion pdf

The sections in the above file of interest to the Amateur Satellite community include these:

B01 - Increased Amateur Satellite Service 2 Metre Usage - RSGB Proposes the segment 144 315-144 365 MHz for CW/SSB Linear Transponder Downlinks

B02 - Bands above 275 GHz - RSGB All proposed bands to be for Amateur Satellite Service as well

B13 - Allocations at 3400 MHz - RSGB Proposes Region 1 Amateur and Amateur Satellite allocation

B14 - Microwave Spectrum Threats - RSGB Details threats to our allocations

B15 - 23cms Bandplan - RSGB 1240-1250 MHz

B16 - Amateur Satellite Service Spectrum Additional VHF and Microwave Satellite allocations

[ANS thanks Trevor, M5AKA for the above information]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-365 06 SKN on OSCAR 2007 To Be In Memory Of K7RR

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 365 06 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD December 31, 2006 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-365 06

All radio amateurs, worldwide, are cordially invited to participate in Straight Key Night on OSCAR 2007 This year, the event is dedicated to the memory of Cliff Buttschardt, K7RR Cliff was an enthusiastic and longtime SKN participant on both OSCAR and HF, as well as a perennial Best Fist winner He will be sorely missed

Participating in SKN on OSCAR 2007 is easy No rules, no scoring and no need to send in a log Just operate CW through any OSCAR between 0000 and 2400 UTC on 1 January 2007, using a straight hand key

In keeping with the friendly nature of this event, all participants are encouraged to nominate someone they worked for "Best Fist " Your nominee need not have the best fist of those you heard, just of those you worked Please send your nomination to w2rs@amsat org A list of those nominated will appear in ANS and The AMSAT Journal

[ANS thanks Ray, W2RS for the above information]

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

73 & Happy New Year This week's ANS Editor, Dee Interdonato, NB2F nb2f at amsat dot org

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