AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-093

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In this edition: * ARISSat-1 Operations on 12 April 2011 * Celebrate Yuri - ARISSat-1 Activation * AMSAT Gets Ready for Dayton Hamvention 2011 * Satellite Shorts From All Over * ARISS Recent School Contacts

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-093 01 ARISSat-1 Operations Possible 11-13 April UTC

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 093 01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD April 3, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-093 01

The ARISSat-1 satellite, presently still inside the ISS, will be turned on and use an external antenna from the afternoon of 11 April UTC through the morning of 13 April to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's first manned space flight More specific times will be announced as they become available AMSAT will support this event and issue certificates to those stations reporting reception of the ARISSat-1 signals Roscosmos has announced that the satellite will be deployed into orbit during the next EVA in July of this year

The release of a development version of the BPSK/CW decoding software next week Schedule specifics of the 12 April operation transmissions are not available yet These will be posted on the AMSAT and ARISSat1 web sites and in ANS when available

The transmissions on the 12th will see ARISSat-1 in low power mode, this means 40-60 secs on, 2 minutes off It should be a challenge to find and tune the CW signal then decode some BPSK data during the short on times This mode was developed to be used when the batteries are low or the satellite is in eclipse During this even data and information will be collected to improve the BPSK demodulating, decoding and display software Those with the FUNcube Dongle and SDR-IQ and variants are encouraged to record the wideband transmissions to help us better understand the signals and improve the ground station software Information on where to send the recordings will be available on the AMSAT and ARISSat1 Web sites

[ANS thanks Gould, WA4SXM, for the above information]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-093 02 Celebrate Yuri - ARISSat-1 Activation

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 093 02 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD April 3, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-093 02

RSVP MANDATORY - April 12 is bringing us the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's space flight - as well as (hopefully!) an activation of ARISSat-1

Clint Bradford, K6LCS, invites those in the Mira Loma, CA area to come and have some fun that night!

The party Web site URL is http://tinyurl com/YURI-K6LCS

There will be exclusive videos to share (even one from Bill Nye, the Science Guy!), history to relate, and - if all works well (grin) - Clint will record celebratory transmissions from the International Space Station and amateur radio satellite ARISSat-1 at 5AM that morning to show you all while you are here! (There's another great pass of the ISS at 9:41PM - but that's technically April 13 GMT )

Let's use this date to promote everything we've been working on for years: the ham radio hobby, AMSAT, and the future of manned space travel

RSVP MANDATORY - So we'll know how many goodies to have on hand! Send an email as soon as you can, please! FAMILY- AND CHILDREN-FRIENDLY! (No pony rides, but they can pet noses of our horse and donkey!)

Appetizers, soft drinks, a little wine, and miscellaneous munchies will be served Prizes, handouts, and freebies to all The rumor that an official "Yuri Gagarin Commemorative T-Shirt" being given away as a door prize has been VERIFIED!

Bring a light jacket - in case we try to work the 9:41PM pass S'mores and fire pits outside? OF COURSE! Rain or shine

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 6PM to 10PM Clint and Karen Bradford's house 5085 Trail Canyon Drive Mira Loma CA 91752 909-241-7666 - Clint cell Email - clint@clintbradford com

[ANS thanks Clint, K6LCS, for the above information]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-093 03 AMSAT Gets Ready for Dayton Hamvention 2011

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 093 03 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD April 3, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-093 03

The 2011 Dayton Hamvention will be held this year May 20-22 This year featured AMSAT attractions include:

• Operational ARISSat-1 Prototype
• Astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC, will be attending as a special guest of the ARRL and AMSAT Doug will visit the AMSAT booth on both Friday and Saturday
• AMSAT theme for 2011 is "Providing Education Through Amateur Satellites"

Check out AMSAT's Hamvention posted at http://www amsat org/amsat-new/hamvention/2011/Dayton php for the latest events:

• AMSAT theme for 2011 is "Providing Education Through Amateur Satellites"

• ARISSat-1

• AMSAT Thursday Night Get-together

• AMSAT Forum

• AMSAT/TAPR Banquet

This is the 60th year of the Dayton Hamvention, sponsored by DARA (Dayton Amateur Radio Association) As has been the case for the many years the Hamvention will be at the Hara Arena Complex on the north side of Dayton Further information on Hamvention 2011, including advance ticket sales and motel accommodations, can be found at http://www hamvention org

AMSAT will occupy the same booths (444-449) in Ball Arena, right across from the ARRL area and just inside the door from the Satel- lite Demonstration area Plan to visit all of the AMSAT activities!

AMSAT/TAPR Banquet

The fifth annual AMSAT/TAPR Banquet will be Friday night May 20 at the Kohler Presidental Banquet Center The Banquet speaker will be David Rowe, VK5DGR talking on The Village Telco Additional information about the talk can be found on the AMSAT Web site, 2011 Hamvention, Banquet page

Seating is limited and reservations are required Go to the Dayton Banquet 2011 link: http://www amsat org/amsat-new/hamvention/2011/Banquet php to find information about reservations and additional information

AMSAT Hotel

AMSAT has only a few rooms left in the reserved block at the Country Inn & Suites in Fairborn, OH Please contact Martha at the AMSAT office for room price and availability during Hamvention Priority for rooms will be given to those volunteering to work in the AMSAT booth for multiple 2 hour shifts during Hamvention The phone number for the AMSAT office is 301-589-6062 Other hotels in the immediate area of the Country inn & Suites include the Fairfield Inn, Ramada Inn, Hampton Inn, Fairborn Holiday Inn, Red Roof Inn and the Homewood Suites if additional accommodations are needed

[ANS thanks Gould Smith, WA4SXM for the above information]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-093 04 Satellite Shorts From All Over

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 093 04 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD April 3, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-093 04

• Look for Bryan, KL7CN to be active in a holiday-style DXpedition on the FM satellites from various Caribbean locations starting Sunday, April 3 Bryan will start /KP4 from San Juan, and then operate /MM from as many grids as we can, followed by J6/ from St Lucia, then as V25CN from Antigua, then as a very special FS/PJ7 operation from the border monument on St Martin, then /KP2 from St Croix, and finally again as /KP4

• A video of the March 26 launch of an Amateur Radio near-space balloon by the Old Towne Middle School in Ridgeland, MS is now available at: http://tinyurl com/42ufohw (Southgate)

• Two videos of the Amateur Radio satellite SwissCube are now available at: http://tinyurl com/3uqlhn4 (Southgate)

• Russia's Elektro-L weather forecasting spacecraft captured a stunning view of the Moon over the Red Sea region of the Earth It can be viewed at:http://tinyurl com/4ajwqs5 (UniverseToday)

• NASA is offering you a chance to vote for your favorite tunes to be played as the wake up song during the STS-134 mission, which is currently scheduled to launch on April 19, 2011 Voting will be open until mission launch day You can find the list and listen to the songs and cast your vote at: https://songcontest nasa gov/toporig aspx

• Austin, Texas Fox News coverage of the ARISS school contact with the Lehman High School in Kyle, Texas is posted at: http://tinyurl com/iss-lehman

• AMSAT's Keeper of the Keps, Ray Hoad, WA5QGD reported this week, the following two changes have been made to the KEP distribution:

  1. FAST1-2 has separated into FAST1 and FAST2 Each now has its own set of KEPs as FAST1 (cat# 37227) and FAST2 (cat# 37380)
  2. The Cat# of NANOSAIL-D (listed in the KEPs as NANOSALD) has been corrected from Cat# 37225 to Cat# 37361 per Spacetrack website You can subscribe to the AMSAT Keps mailing list at: http://amsat org/mailman/listinfo/keps

• Congratulations and welcome home to Jim, ND9M/VQ9JC on the completion of a two month sea voyage where he provided dozens of wet-grids from his maritime mobile operation Jim says he is working on getting his logs together and post a trip wrap up in a few days once he gets the numbers compiled Jim wrote, "Thanks for helping to make the two-month voyage a memorable one!"

• Luis, LU6QI reported continued success in stretching AO-7's footprint with a Mode B contact on March 26 with Sebastian, W4AS for a distance of 6715 km

• Tetsu, JA0CAW has posted three videos showing the AMSAT-UK FUNcube SDR Dongle being used to receive satellites:

  1. Using FUNcube Dongle with DK3WN satcontrol_fcd software, SDRadio software, and Delfi-C3 RASCAL software to decode telemetry: http://www youtube com/watch?v=Uk-RphZikoA
  2. FUNcube Dongle receiving AO-51 satellite: http://www youtube com/watch?v=SbjKwVlMqCc&NR=1
  3. FUNcube Dongle receiving UO-11 satellite: http://www youtube com/watch?v=xArNvhRIqmo

• Dave, KB1PVH is heading up the July 4th 13 Colonies Special Event He is in need of satellite operators from NH, CT, NJ, and most likely RI If you are from one of those states and want to be a part of the event email Dave directly at: kb1pvh@gmail com More infor- mation of the 13 Colonies Special Event can be found on-line at: http://www 13colonies info/

[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-093 05 ARISS Recent School Contacts

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 093 05 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD April 3, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-093 05

On Wednesday, March 23, Paolo Nespoli, IZØJPA spoke with students from Istituto Comprensivo di Verano Brianza – Scuola Media in Italy via an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact Nespoli, an alumnus of the school, exchanged greetings with the youth and answered 15 of their questions Approximately 250 students, teachers and guests were on hand for the event which received regional and local media coverage The contact supplemented course studies emphasizing astronautics, astronomy, radio techniques and English

Students from two schools in Italy, Istituto Comprensivo “G Manzi” and Istituzione Scolalstica “Saint-Roch” jointly participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with astronaut Paolo Nespoli, IZØJPA on Saturday, March 26 The activity was part of a curriculum concentrating on space, technology and human spaceflight Nespoli fielded the students’ 34 questions over 2 consecutive ISS passes as 400 students and visitors gathered for the event Regional and local media reported the event

[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, 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, This week's ANS Editor, Lee McLamb, KU4OS ku4os at amsat dot org

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