AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-288

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In this edition: * 2012 AMSAT Space Symposium in Orlando Just Weeks Away * Symposium Trip to the Orlando Science Center - Sunday, 28 October 2012 * National Scouting Museum to Celebrate JOTA With ARISS Contact * Interorbital Offers Low Cost Launch to LEO for 40kg of CubeSats * Viet Nam F-1 Satellite Team Requests Hams Continue to Listen * RSGB, AMSAT-UK, and BATC Publish Joint Response to British OFCOM * ARISS Status - 9 October 2012

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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 288 01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD October 14, 2012 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-288 01

2012 AMSAT Space Symposium in Orlando Just Weeks Away

This is a reminder that the 2012 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held on Friday, October 26th through Sunday, October 28th at the Holiday Inn Hotel at Orlando-International Airport

See the AMSAT Web Store to complete your on-line registration: http://store amsat org/catalog/index php?cPath=27

Symposium Registration including Proceedings o Starting September 24, 2012: $ 50 00 o At the Door: $ 55 00

Downloadable paper registration forms in MS-Word format and PDF format are available on the 2012 Symposium page: http://www amsat org/amsat-new/symposium/2012/index php

The Symposium Schedule web page has been updated with links to find more information about the planned activities See: http://www amsat org/amsat-new/symposium/2012/SymposiumSchedule php

IMPORTANT message for all those planning to attend the special tour to the Orlando Science Museum during the AMSAT Space Symposium in Orlando, FL on Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 For those planning to attend the special Star Wars Exhibit, you must contact Martha at AMSAT, to pay for your ticket in advance Martha can be reached at 888-322-6728 or 301-589-6062) This must be done no later than Thursday, October 17 to reserve your spot for the tour

Please note that the following trip schedule has been updated from the current schedule posted at www amsat org

[ANS thanks the 2012 Symposium Committee for the above information]

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Symposium Trip to the Orlando Science Center - Sunday, 28 October 2012

Trip schedule:

Leave the hotel at 9:00am (transportation is provided) Arrive at OSC at 9:45am (non-members parking: $5/vehicle)

Special backstage tour at 10:00am (should last 45 min - our AMSAT liaison will meet us in lobby)

From 10:45am until 11:30am - visit the various Center exhibits

Those who pre-paid for the Star Wars Exhibit enter the exhibit as a group at 11:30am (tkts cost $27/person - PRE-PAYMENT IS REQUIRED - SEE NOTE BELOW

View Exhibit from 11:30am until 1:00pm

Lunch at local restaurant from 1:15pm to 2:15pm

Leave restaurant at 2:15pm

Arrive back by 3:00pm

NOTE:

Star Wars Exhibit: http://www osc org/index php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id =117&Itemid=181

The Star Wars Exhibit is a limited engagement feature and is expected to draw large crowds In order to guarantee our visit stays on schedule, the Center has arranged for AMSAT to enter the exhibit as a single group at 11:30am If you choose to visit this exhibit, you MUST contact Martha at AMSAT, and pay for your ticket in advance Martha can be reached at 888-322-6728 or 301-589-6062) This must be done no later than Thursday, October 17 to reserve your spot for the tour Otherwise, you will not be guaranteed a spot in the 11:30 tour with the rest of the members Total cost per person will be $27 00 Please note that this fee also covers general admission to OSC and all exhibits, including the IMAX theater When you arrive the tickets will be with your tour guide

Those that choose not to attend the Star Wars Exhibit may have the opportunity of attending a feature in the IMAX Theater, providing the show times coincide with our time schedule during the visit Admission to the IMAX Theater is covered under your initial admission fee Admission fee to OSC will be $17 00 for those not attending the Star Wars Exhibit and will be paid at the door

For those managing afternoon plane departures, transportation back to the hotel will be provided by AMSAT volunteers at 11:30am, but only if needed

[ANS thanks the 2012 Symposium Committee for the above information]

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National Scouting Museum to Celebrate JOTA With ARISS Contact

The weekend of October 20-21, 2012 is Scouting's 55th Jamboree-on- the-Air (JOTA) JOTA is a World Scouting event that bridges Scouts all over the world via amateur radio

The official hours are from Saturday at 00:00 hours local time to Sunday 24:00 JOTA is not a contest but idea is to contact as many stations as possible during the weekend So you will hear Scouting stations calling "CQ Jamboree," or answering the calls All amateur radio operators are invited to participate An even better idea is to invite Scouts to your station or club to take part in JOTA

JOTA will be the main event at the National Scouting Museum Numer- ous amateur radio stations will be set up throughout the Museum, allowing for both local and global communication by various modes

There will also be many other fun and educational activities; such as hidden transmitter hunts, electronic project assembly, solar telescopes, demonstrations of satellite communications, and much more throughout the day

The JOTA at the National Scouting Museum, Irving, Texas ARISS contact time has now been confirmed Contact will begin at 18:30:30Z via telebridge station VK6MJ in Australia If you cannot join us at the Museum, you are invited to listen in to the contact via the 146 88 Dallas Amateur Radio Club repeater, via the Echolink “AMSAT” conference bridge or on UStream via URL http://www ustream tv/channel/dallasjota

Lets light up the birds this JOTA weekend with Scout to Scout contacts Find a club or scouting organization near you that is running a JOTA station and ask them if you can participate Many of them have never experienced a satellite radio contact and you will hook ‘em For a list of BSA registered JOTA stations, please check out the growing list at http://www scouting org/jota/registered_stations aspx and find one in your area You can download the full spreadsheet there as well which has contact information for the local organizer who have registered their events Outside the US contact your local Scouting agency and find out how you can participate

JOTA is a great way to get out of the ham shack and demonstrate the thrill of Amateur Radio Satellites to an eager audience

Boy Scouts of America JOTA Page: http://www scouting org/jota aspx

World Scouting Organization JOTA Page: http://www scout org/en/information_events/events/jota

ARRL JOTA Page: http://www arrl org/jamboree-on-the-air-jota

National Scouting Museum JOTA Page: http://bsamuseum org/Programs/JOTA%202012 aspx

[ANS thanks the Boy Scouts of America, the National Museum of Scouting, the World Scouting Organization, and the ARRL for the above information]

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Interorbital Offers Low Cost Launch to LEO for 40kg of CubeSats

The October, 2012 issue of the on-line SatMagazine published an art- icle discussing Interorbital Systems' preparations to launch their Neptune 5 and Neptune 7 rockets Interorbital, based in Mojave, Cali- fornia, develops and manufactures low-cost, state-of-the-art orbital launch vehicles and satellites for private, commercial, governmental, academic, arts, and military applications

They also have available the $8,000 Personal Satellite Kit and Launch Program for universities, private citizens, military, and government entities throughout the world to develop TubeSats There are details of the TubeSat and CubeSat kits on their web page See: http://www interorbital com/

Two flights of the Neptune 5 launch system are planned to accommodate the 9 CubeSats and 23 TubeSats Interorbital's Neptune 7 launch has already booked 10 CubeSats and 10 TubeSats to be delivered to low Earth orbit

The Neptune 7 capable of lifting approximately 40kg to LEO - or 30 small TubeSats and CubeSats per launch The first launch is sold out and the second is rapidly closing

Read all of Interorbital's Article, "A Builder's Guide To Inexpensive Space Access" By Randa Relich Milliron, CEO, Interorbital Systems on page 60 of the October, 2012 SatMagazine which can be downloaded for free at: http://www satmagazine com/2012/SM_Oct2012 pdf

Also in this issue of SatMagazine are articles about the Aeneas Cube- Sat, Satellite Networks For Education, and the Firefly CubeSat

AMSAT-UK has links to SatMagazine at: http://www uk amsat org/?p=11009

[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK, SatMagazine, and Interorbital Systems for the above information]

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Viet Nam F-1 Satellite Team Requests Hams Continue to Listen

An article published on the AMSAT-UK web reports that the FSpace team of young engineers and students at the FPT University in Viet Nam are requesting Amateur Radio operators continue to listen for their F-1 CubeSat, callsign XV1VN which was deployed from the International Space Station on October 4 but not heard on Earth

Team Lead, Thu Trong Vu XV9AA provided this update on October 7, "So far the team has received several mixed reports about F-1 status, there is no definite conclusion yet We will continue to collect in- formation and analyze the situation, this afternoon we will hold a team meeting to discuss different situations that may happen with the little satellite up there Please continue to help us listening for F-1 on 437 485 in daylight and 145 980 in the dark, thank you!"

F-1 was expected to begin transmitting beacon alternatively on its main and backup channels 30 minutes after deployment

F-1 frequencies:

• 145 980 MHz: main channel, 1 0W RF output, FM, AFSK 1200bps, one telemetry packet every 30 seconds, operates in the dark by default (but can be commanded later to operate in sunlight as well)

• 437 485 MHz: backup channel, 0 2W RF output, FM, PWM CW beacon, each beacon transmission lasts about 20 seconds then 60 seconds delay, only operates in sunlight

More information and guide to download F-1 telemetry decoder can be found at http://fspace edu vn/?page_id=27 Decoded data can be sub- mitted to us via the telemetry decoder or by sending directly to: thuvt@fpt edu vn Audio recordings are highly appreciated

Read the full article at: http://www uk amsat org/?p=10480

[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and the F-1 CubeSat Team for the above information]

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RSGB, AMSAT-UK, and BATC Publish Joint Response to British OFCOM

RSGB, AMSAT-UK, and BATC have provided a joint Amateur Radio response to a July, 2012 Ofcom consultation document calling for input regard- ing, "VHF Spectrum Release in the range 143 MHz to 156 MHz"

The response notes the, "unprecedented opportunity for VHF innovation and growth based on an allocation to amateur radio at 146 - 148 MHz within the UK for digital TV, audio, and other evolving spectrum effi- cient data applications "

Also included in the response is a call to, "Provide for the increas- ing use of the existing 144-146 MHz allocation for amateur satellite activities by the CubeSat and similar spacecraft being developed by UK University student teams in collaboration with radio amateurs

It was noted that spectrum allocation at 146 - 148 MHz would allow for, "Use of equipment harmonised for amateur use in ITU Regions 2 and 3 where 146-148 MHz is already a ITU Primary allocation to the Amateur service "

The Amateur Radio response also notes this allocation to the Amateur service provides, "Room for highly innovative infrastructure-free narrowband DATV and other new applications that we have not been able to deploy in restricted secondary bands such as 70 MHz or 423 MHz, 1296 MHz

The full document is available on-line at the RSGB Web: http://tinyurl com/Amateur-Joint-Response

[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK, RSGB, and BATC for the above information]

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ARISS Status - 9 October 2012

1. Izmir, Turkey School Hosts ARISS Contact

On Friday, October 5, students from Izmir SEV Primary School in Turkey participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB via station K6DUE in Greenbelt, Maryland Williams answered all 20 questions posed to her during the event which drew an audience of over 800 students and was heard all over Turkey The contact highlighted a science curriculum which included other NASA activities such as First Lego League Robotic Teams and Destination Imagination Teams

1. Sunita Williams Chats with Malaysian Students

Sekolah Kebangsaan students in Putrajaya, Malaysia spoke with Sunita Williams, KD5PLB aboard the ISS through an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Sunday, October 7 The school was invited to participate in the contact by the National Space Agency Satellite Ground Station, 9M2RPN, in conjunction with the “Prime Minister’s National Space Challenge Trophy 2012,” an annual event since 2007 when the Malaysian astronaut, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, flew to the ISS

1. ARISS Educator Interviewed

Gladys Muñoz, a teacher at the Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School in Puerto Rico, was interviewed for a blog by Mr Anthony Salcito, vice president for education Microsoft Worldwide Enterprises This took place during her stay in Lima, Peru for Microsoft’s Latin America Forum for Innovative Education where she presented a summary of some of her school’s aerospace education projects The school participated in its own ARISS contact on September 12, 2012 See: http://www youtube com/watch?v=fte3Vzn35-Y&list=UUG_FV4WjnZqtm6sux2g069Q&index=9 &feature=plpp_video

1. Astronaut Training Status

Luca Parmitano, KF5KDP has been scheduled for a preflight session on October 17 He is slated to fly with the Expedition 36 crew in May 2013

[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 addi- tional benefits Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office

Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information

73, This week's ANS Editor, Lee McLamb, KU4OS ku4os at amsat dot org

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