AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-117

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In this edition:

• AMSAT-NA Office Relocation Underway
• 2014 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations Notice
• GS3PYE/P Isle of Lewis Operations Start April 26
• Top 10 Reasons to Come to Dayton
• ARISS News

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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 117 01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD April 27, 2014 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-117 01

AMSAT-NA Office Relocation Underway

After 30 years in the same location, AMSAT-NA is moving to a new office The office will be closed Friday, 25 April, and will reopen Friday, 2 May During the move, our e-mail will be operational, however responses will be delayed Purchases through the AMSAT Store may be made normally, but they will not be processed until the move is completed

Our new street address will be:

Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA) 10605 Concord St, #304 Kensington, MD 20895

For those visiting, we are about 5 miles north of the old office, outside I-495, the Capital Beltway

During the move, we are changing some phone numbers After the new office opens, the new numbers will be:

From the US call toll free: (888) 322-6728 (Unchanged) From all other locations call: (301) 822-4376 FAX: (301) 822-4371

The deterioration of the current building has been discussed in the AMSAT Journal Apogee View Martha Saragovitz and the rest of the office team have gone to great lengths to minimize disruptions under very trying, uncomfortable, and sometimes unsafe circumstances in the old office Finally, the county authorities ordered the building closed

It will take some time to get the new office fully up and running However, the improvements in building facilities and especially safety will be worth it If you are in the area after the move, give us a call, and come by and visit

[ANS thanks AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW for the above information]

2014 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations Notice

It is time to submit nominations for the upcoming open seats on the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors A nomination requires either one Member Society or five current individual members in good standing to nominate an AMSAT-NA member for Director Three terms expire normally this year In addition, a forth Director will be elected for one year to fill the remainder of an unexpired term Up to two Alternates may be elected for one year terms

In addition to traditional submissions of written nominations, which remains unchanged and is the preferred method, nominations may be made by electronic means These include e-mail, FAX, or electronic image of a petition Electronic petitions should be sent to MARTHA@AMSAT ORG or faxed to (301) 822-4371 Written nominations, consisting of names, calls and individual signatures should be mailed to: AMSAT-NA 10605 Concord St, #304 Kensington, MD 20895

No matter what means is used, petitions MUST arrive no later than June 15th at the AMSAT-NA office If the nomination is a traditional written nomination, no other action is required If it is other than this, i e electronic, a verifying traditional written petition MUST be received at the AMSAT-NA office at the above address within 7 days following the close of nominations on June 15th ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE NOT VALID UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT-NA BYLAWS

Please note the new mailing and FAX instructions

[ANS thanks Alan, WA4SCA, AMSAT Corporate Secretary, for the above information]

GS3PYE/P Isle of Lewis Operations Start April 26

Camb-Hams will be operating on the amateur radio satellites, EME and HF using the call sign GS3PYE/P from the Isle of Lewis (IO68UL, EU-010) on April 26 to May 3, 2014

The Camb-Hams have been activating the Scottish Isles each year since 2008 and will be travelling to the Isle of Lewis in the Scottish Outer Hebrides in 2014 Thirteen operators will be active on all bands and many modes from 4m to 80m, 2m & 70cm for Satellites and 2m & 23cm for EME from 26 April to 3 May 2014

The HF bands will be covered by five simultaneous stations, while the 6m & 4m stations will have a great take-off towards the UK and Europe from the island’s northern tip in IO68 square All stations will be able to run at the full UK power limit

EME operations will use 150W to 55 elements on 23cm and 400W to 17 elements on 2m Primarily on JT65 but also available for CW skeds – if your station is big enough

Satellite operations on 2m & 70cm will use X-Quad antennas and a fully automatic Az/El tracking system Activity is planned on AO-7 (mode B), VO-52, FO-29, SO-50 & AO-73

Contest operations will take place in the RSGB 70MHz UKAC on 29 April

A number of the group are planning to make an extra trip to operate as GS6PYE/P from the Shiant Isles (EU-112) They are aiming for afternoon/early evening operations on 28 April, but may switch to 30 April if the weather is bad

The group will be active on HF mobile and APRS as they travel, starting on 25 April All the up-to-date plans and progress will be on the camb-hams site

Most importantly, this is a group of good friends doing what they enjoy, so please give them a call and enjoy the trip with them Active on the major social networks before, during and after the trip, you can check on progress and interact with the operators via their blog at http://dx camb-hams com/ or through Twitter, Facebook and YouTube [links below]

Please email skeds-2014@camb-hams com to arrange skeds on the more challenging bands and modes VHF and EME skeds will also be made via ON4KST, HB9Q (1296) and N0UK’s EME Chat (144) All links are available via the camb-hams site

Web http://dx camb-hams com/ Twitter http://twitter com/g3pye Facebook http://facebook com/CambHams YouTube http://youtube com/CambHams

[ANS thanks Trevor M5AKA, for the above information]

Top 10 Reasons to Come to Dayton

1. Rub shoulders with 25,000 of your best friends at the largest hamfest in the United States, including six of the seven AMSAT Directors and all of the AMSAT senior officers

2. Find out how to organize a contact with the astronauts on the International Space Station for your local school or youth group from our Education and ARISS experts

3. Pickup the latest AMSAT golf shirts, T-shirts, and hats Get your copy of the updated "Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide" (laminated frequency chart) and Gould Smith's just revised "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites" (book) We'll also have assembled wide-band preamps that are great for portable operation

4. See the latest equipment from Icom, Yaesu, Kenwood, Alinco, and many other manufacturers of amateur radio equipment and accessories Take advantage of discounted pricing you won't find anywhere else

5. See demonstrations of SatPC32 and MacDoppler satellite tracking software, and get your operational questions answered Meet Don Agro, author of MacDoppler (Friday & Saturday, 2-3 p m ) See a demonstration of the LVB Tracker, a computer interface to the Yaesu azimuth-elevation rotors Talk with Mike Young, who has built more LVB Trackers than anyone else Assembled LVB Trackers will be available Mark Spencer's WRAPS tracker (Jan 2014 QST) circuit board, programmed PIC, and documentation CD-ROM will also be available

6. Hear the latest on the Fox Project, the International Space Station, current and future satellites, Education news, and an AMSAT update at the AMSAT Forum Saturday, from 11:15 to 1:30

7. Get one-on-one guidance on setting up your satellite station and making contacts at our new "Beginner's Corner" Witness live demonstrations of contacts through satellites AO-7, FO-29, SO-50, VO-52, AO-73, and the Fox-1 prototype using handheld antennas

8. Bring your dual-band HT and listen (on 2m) to the engineering prototype of the Fox-1 satellite which will be on display Transmit through the prototype on 70cm Meet and interact with some of the Engineering Team members working on the Fox-1 satellites

9. Get satellite station and operating tips from some of the best satellite operators in the country, including John Papay K8YSE (1,406 grids confirmed), Patrick Stoddard WD9EWK, Drew Glasbrenner KO4MA (1,036 grids), Doug Papay KD8CAO (993 grids), and Keith Pugh W5IU

10. Receive special premiums when you join AMSAT or renew your membership at Dayton, including an updated "Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide" (laminated frequency chart), an AMSAT carabiner key ring, and special pricing on the SatPC32 satellite tracking software

[ANS thanks Steve, N9IP, for the above information]

ARISS News

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule

Aboshinishi Elementary School, Himeji-City, Japan, direct via 8N3AB Contact is a go for: Tue 2014-04-29 09:05:15 UTC 80 deg

Hidden Oaks Middle School, Prior Lake, MN, direct via NRØT Contact is a go for: Thu 2014-05-01 16:28:17 UTC 55 deg

ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance Feel free to send your reports to aj9n@amsat org or aj9n@aol com

Starting 2014-03-11 due to the Koichi's increased work load, ARISS has had to move 3 schools back to our long term waiting list We hope to get to them in the fall of 2014 There are also several other schools that are on the list for possible postponement to the fall From 2014-05-12 to 2014-06-15, ARISS will be going into a period of no contacts as there will be no hams onboard

Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video

http://www ariss-eu org/

ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools:

Gaston ON4WF with 117 Francesco IKØWGF with 101 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 101

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 The window for contacts during the second half of 2014 has already closed Look for the window for first half 2015 contacts later this year 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, Delaware, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands

[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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