AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-013

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In this edition:

• AMSAT Store Sells Out of Initial Supply of Broadband Preamps
• FITSAT-1 LED Schedules
• NASA Announces Student Internships for Summer
• Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-013 01 ANS-013 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 013 01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD Januray 3, 2013 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-013 01

AMSAT Store Sells Out of Initial Supply of Broadband Preamps

The initial run of broadband preamps have been sold We expect to have more available relatively soon The first few will be used to cover existing orders When they are available for purchase, they will be on the AMSAT store, and announcements will be made though AMSAT media Thanks to all who have ordered them, and by doing so supported AMSAT operations!

[ANS thanks Alan, WA4SCA, for the above information]

FITSAT-1 LED Schedules

Flashing LED plan was based on the weather:

14th Jan 04:57:30 - 04:59:30 UTC North Italy (10Hz Green) 14th Jan 11:03:30 - 11:05:30 UTC Central USA (10Hz Green) 15th Jan 22:27:30 - 22:29:30 UTC Wulmuqi China (10Hz Green) 17th Jan 20:22:30 - 20:24:30 UTC Central India (10Hz Green) 19th Jan 03:19:30 - 03:21:30 UTC North Italy (10Hz Green)

The magnitude of flashing NIWAKA has been observed to be approximately 7 to 8 The light is faint

The following web sites have additional FITSAT-1 information

http://www fit ac jp/~tanaka/fitsat shtml http://www jinkou-eisei jp/FITSAT/index html http://www ne jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/fitsatle htm

[ANS thanks Mineo, JE9PEL, for the above information]

NASA Announces Student Internships for Summer

College Level Internships

NASA says they are accepting applications for college level summer internship positions among several NASA field centers "But don't wait until the deadline," advises NASA mentor and fellow AMSAT member, Pat Kilroy, N8PK "The opportunities to work on a CubeSat team, for example, are exciting but pretty competitive "

It is thought that students who know the "AMSAT way" and who have an Amateur Radio license and some hands on experience have a distinct advantage in the midst of such competition "That worked for me," said Pat

Students can view opportunities and apply for them in one place To start, the prospective student should go to:

https://intern nasa gov/

then click the Student Opportunities tab then select Internships, which will bring you to the OSSI:NIFS page describing the overall internship program

Using the Search Opportunities tab from there, scroll down to the bottom for the "Enter keywords" box and enter "cubesat" without the quotes to view the variety of different opportunities in this field

Pat Kilroy will be the lead mentor for two of the opportunities described The first, under the title of "CubeSat Engineering Design Team Project," applicants are called to develop a CubeSat spacecraft bus (i e , the solar panel and battery charging, power regulation and distribution "EPS" subsystem, the RF communications "COM" subsystem, the command and data handling/processing avionics "C&DH" subsystem, the attitude determination and control "ADAC" subsystem, and the mechanical structures "MECH" subsystem) and one instrument (i e , a camera/telescope payload) Hardware and software skills will be well represented The team will need a student Systems Engineer as well Each intern will consult with a NASA engineer in their area of specialty throughout the summer

In the second, under the title "PICetSat Module Development," one or two student interns are called to perform any of a number of tasks, including one to develop a "dual-use" ground station for CubeSats and high-altitude balloon and sounding rocket experiments This task will involve satellite and balloon tracking, RF systems, test equipment and antennas and antenna control automation

Additional details are available on the OSSI:NIFS site including how to contact the lead mentor for technical questions, and the procedure on how to apply for one of these Goddard Greenbelt positions as well as many others

High School Internship Applications at NASA

The application process for high school students to apply for a summer internship can be found on the same OSSI:NIFS Web site as given above for the summer at one of many locations around the country As noted in the opportunity description already mentioned, up to two local high school seniors will be selected to participate on the CubeSat team in Greenbelt

[ANS thanks NASA for the above information ]

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule

Saint Rose Elementary School, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, direct via VE9LC contact is a go for: Thu 2013-01-17 13:40:24 UTC 60 deg

All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS

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

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 786 Each school counts as 1 event

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US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school

NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal You must go through NASA to get the proposal material Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS@mail nasa gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320

The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Louisiana, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands

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QSL information may be found at: http://www arrl org/frequently-asked-questions http://www rac ca/ariss/oindex htm#QSL's

ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS

[ANS thanks Charlie, AJ9N, 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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