[ans] ANS-287 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

 
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Date: October 13th 2018

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-287

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including 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:

  • Applied Citizen Science on AMSAT AO-92
  • Heading for Huntsville - 2018 AMSAT Space Symposium Latest News
  • AMSAT 2018 Space Symposium Schedule of Events
  • October 23 Webinar for ARISS School Contact Proposal Teams
  • AO-7 to Enter Full Illumination Period October 18
  • Video - AO-92 L-band Demo by N8HM at Hamvention
  • International Space Station Crew Member Fires Up NA1SS to Seek   Random Contacts
  • Digital Downloads of Past AMSAT Symposium Proceedings Now Available
  • FUNcube Operational Status Update
  • Satellite DX Opportunities
  • Upcoming Satellite Operations
  • HamSCI Expanding to the Southern Hemisphere
  • NASA and ESA 2018 Student STEM First Lego League Competition
  • Satellite Shorts From All Over

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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 287 01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD DATE October 14, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-287 01

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Applied Citizen Science on AMSAT AO-92

AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, commanded the Virginia Tech camera onboard AO-92 to try to image Hurricane Michael on passes over southern United States and the Gulf of Mexico on October 10-11 Images that were captured can be viewed on-line at: http://www amsat org/tlm/

The images are transmitted via 9K6 high-speed telemetry on AO-92's 145 880 MHz downlink FoxTelem software, available at the URL above, is used to capture and decode the data Note that partial reception and an upload to the FoxTelem servers will still help the mission Any single line is helpful as we stitch the whole photo back together on the server

Chris Thompson, G0KLA/AC2CZ, author of the FoxTelem software, noted differences in the quality of the images received at different times Read his analysis on his blog, posted at: http://www g0kla com/workbench/2018-10-07 php This provides valuable insight regarding the orientation of the satellite and changes in the X, Y, and Z-axis rotation These plots were created from AO-92 telemetry uploaded by FoxTelem users world wide

[ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner,  KO4MA, and FoxTelem author Chris Thompson, G0KLA/AC2CZ for the  above information]

Heading for Huntsville - 2018 AMSAT Space Symposium Latest News

  • The Symposium Room rate at the Huntsville Marriott at the   Space & Rocket Center expires on October 17

      Hotel accommodations will be at the Marriott at the Space   & Rocket Center, 5 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama   USA Hotel reservations for the Symposium may be made by   individual attendees directly with Marriott reservations at:    + 1-(800) 228-9290 or    + (256) 830-2222 or    + On-line at http://tinyurl com/Marriott-2018-Symposium-Hotel

      Please mention the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT)   reference number M-BIHHXTA for the group rate of $104 per night    + The AMSAT group rate is available 10/31/18 to 11/04/18    + Book by 10/17/18    + Marriott perks include free parking for attendees and      complimentary Wi-Fi

  • The Symposium Papers Deadline is October 15 so you really   need to get with the program this weekend if you plan on a   paper and presentation Papers should be sent to Dan Schultz at   n8fgv at amsat dot org

  • The Symposium Early Registration Rate Has Expired   Symposium Registration is now $65 thru October 26, 2018   Symposium Registration at the door is $70   To register for Symposium visit:   https://www amsat org/product-category/amsat-symposium/

  • Symposium Saturday night banquet reservations are due by   October 20 Dinner reservations are $50 per person   https://www amsat org/product-category/amsat-symposium/

  • SOLD OUT - Sunday's Marshall Space Flight Center Bus Tour

[ANS thanks AMSAT 2018 Symposium Committee and Dan N8FGV for the  above information]

AMSAT 2018 Space Symposium Schedule of Events

The 2018 AMSAT Symposium Committee has announced version 1 1 of the schedule of events for the 2018 AMSAT-NA 36th Annual Space Symposium and General Meeting, November 1-4, 2018 at the U S Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Thursday, November 1, 2018 - Board of Directors Meeting Huntsville Marriott at the Space and Rocket Center + 8 am - noon AMSAT Board Meeting, Columbia Room + Noon - 1 pm AMSAT Board Lunch Break, Columbia Room + 1 pm - 6 pm AMSAT Board Meeting, Columbia Room + 6 pm - 7:30 pm AMSAT Board Dinner Break, Columbia Room + 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AMSAT Board Meeting, Columbia Room + 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Registration, (TBD)

Friday, November 2, 2018 - U S Space & Rocket Center

  • 8 am - noon AMSAT Board Meeting, Marriott Columbia Room  (Closed Session)
  • U S Space & Rocket Center Educator Training Facility
  • 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Registration, Foyer
  • 9:00 am - noon Self-guided tours of Huntsville and US Space and   Rocket Center
  • 1:00 pm - 1:15pm AMSAT Symposium Kickoff, President's Welcome,   Educator Training Facility
  • 1:15 pm - 5:00 pm Paper Sessions, Presentation Schedule TBD
  • 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Informal Dinner on your own
  • 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AMSAT Reception, Educator Training Facility   Cash Bar Available

Saturday November 3, 2018 - U S Space & Rocket Center Educator Training Facility + 8:00 am - 11:45 am Registration, Foyer + 8:00 am - 8:15 am AMSAT Symposium Welcome + 8:15 am - noon Paper Sessions Presentation Schedule TBD + Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch on your own + 1:00 pm - 3:15 pm Paper Sessions, Presentation Schedule TBD + 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm AMSAT Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony + 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Attitude Adjustment, Cash Bar, Saturn V Hall + 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Cash Bar, Saturn V Hall + 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Banquet, Saturn V Hall   Keynote Speaker - TBD   Prize Drawing

Sunday November 4, 2018 + 9:00 am - 4:00 pm U S Space and Rocket Center   Marshall Space Flight Center Tour

Bruce Paige, KK5DO will be available to check QSL cards towards VUCC, WAS or 5BWAS Make sure you have your lists and cards sorted in the same order as the list Have your application filled out

[ANS thanks the 2018 Symposium Committee for the above information]

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October 23 Webinar for ARISS School Contact Proposal Teams

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals beginning October 1, 2018, from US schools, mus- eums, science centers and community youth organizations (working indi- vidually or together) to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew mem- ber aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31, 2019

The proposal deadline is November 30, 2018 For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, go to: http://www ariss org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us html

The final Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered October 23, 2018, at 8 pm Eastern Time Advance regist- ration is necessary To sign up, go to http://tinyurl com/ANS-273-ARISSWebinar

[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]

AO-7 to Enter Full Illumination Period October 18

On or about October 18th, AO-7 will enter a period of full illumi- nation that will last until approximately November 19th During this time, the satellite's onboard timer should switch it between Mode A (145 MHz uplink / 29 MHz downlink) and Mode B (432 MHz uplink / 145 MHz downlink) every 24 hours

To check or report the satellite's current mode, please see the AMSAT Live OSCAR Satellite Status Page at: https://www amsat org/status/

Reporting observations during the first few days of the full illumination period will be helpful for determining the approximate time of the daily mode change

Historical information on AO-7's systems, including the functioning of the 24 hour timer, and operational plans can be found in the AMSAT-OSCAR 7 Technical Operations Plan And Experimenter's Guide, available at: http://tinyurl com/ANS-287-AO7-Guide-PDF

Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Uplink:  145 850 – 145 950 MHz SSB/CW Downlink  29 400 –  29 500 MHz SSB/CW

Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon: Downlink 29 5020 MHz CW

Mode U/V (B) Linear Transponder (Inverting): Uplink:  432 125 – 432 175 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 145 975 – 145 925 MHz SSB/CW

Mode U/V (B) TLM Beacon: Downlink 145 975 MHz CW

Mode U TLM Beacon Downlink 435 100 MHz CW

Additional frequency details are also posted at: https://www amsat org/two-way-satellites/ao-7/

[ANS thanks AMSAT Operations for the above information]

Video - AO-92 L-band Demo by N8HM at Hamvention

John Brier, KG4AKV, has produced a video showing Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, working AMSAT-OSCAR 92 (Fox-1D) in L/v mode (1267 359 MHz uplink, 145 880 MHz downlink) using AMSAT's club callsign, W3ZM/8, at the 2018 Dayton Hamvention: https://www youtube com/watch?v=xSeR9I9O5Gs

Stations contacted:

02:30 WB8RJY 02:50 WB8OTH 03:26 NS3L 04:09 WA4SCA 04:33 KB2M 04:50 KE8FZT 06:47 W9EXP

There are cameos in the background of the video by fellow AMSATers Marty, N9EAT, Ruth, KM4LAO, and others!

Equipment used was an Alinco DJ-G7T 144/430/1200 MHz handheld trans- ceiver for the uplink and a Kenwood TH-D74 handheld transceiver to receive the downlink The antenna is a Comet CYA-1216E yagi with holes drilled in the boom to accommodate the three 2 meter Arrow Antenna elements

The antenna rotator system behind Paul/in front of the tent is a commercial system by Portable Rotation: http://www portablerotation com/product/azel-portable-rotor-system/

He was not using it for this demo but it was tracking AO-92 during that time

Aside from this L-band demo, Paul used that for all the other AMSAT satellite demos during Hamvention 2018 He had two Yaesu FT-817 radios on the table and a computer controlling the rotators/antenna The antenna attached to it is the Alaskan Arrow II

[ANS thanks John Brier, KG4AKV, for the above information]

International Space Station Crew Member Fires Up NA1SS to Seek Random Contacts

Originally posted at http://tinyurl com/ANS-287-ARRL-NA1SS-Contact ARRL - 10/09/2018

“Hello, America This is the International Space Station Who’s out there?”

And with that “CQ” of sorts on 145 800 MHz, NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor, M D , KG5TMT, spent some time at the helm of NA1SS on October 6 making casual, random contacts — something that’s fairly rare these days The ISS was on a pass that took the spacecraft up along the east coast of the US at the time In response to a ques- tion, Auñón-Chancellor, who has been on station since June, told one caller that she’s been floating the entire time she’s been in space

“We float every day Float to work, float back to sleep It is awesome,” she said

Scott Chapman, K4KDR, of Montpelier, Virginia, edited a clip of downlink chatter by the 42-year-old flight surgeon and flight engineer: https://www qsl net/k/k4kdr/files/2018-10-06--1858--ISS-voice mp3

“During most passes of the ISS where I'm working with the packet digipeater on 145 825, I also monitor 145 800 just in case there is any activity on that frequency,” Chapman said in a post to AMSAT-BB “For the first time in my personal experience, today one of the astronauts was randomly calling to see if anybody was listening Of course I tried to reply on 145 800 simplex, but there are a number of possible uplinks, and none of them were programmed into my radio They are now! It was a real thrill and, like so much of this hobby, a learning opportunity ”

Auñón-Chancellor is aboard the ISS as part of the Expedition 56/57 crew She’ll return to Earth in December

The Amateur Radio FM voice frequencies for stations in ITU Regions 2 and 3 are 145 800 MHz down and 144 490 MHz up For stations in Region 1, the uplink frequency is 145 200 MHz

[ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information]

Digital Downloads of Past AMSAT Symposium Proceedings Now Available

AMSAT is pleased to announce that AMSAT Symposium Proceedings from 1986-2012 and 2016-2017 are now available as digital downloads from the AMSAT Store Bundles from earlier years are priced at $5 each (1986-1989, 1990-1995, 1996-2000, and 2000-2005) 2006-2012 is priced at $10 The 2016 and 2017 editions are priced at $10 each

https://tinyurl com/ANS280-Proceedings

Each year's edition is a separate PDF file After checkout, purchasers will receive an email containing download links for each year they have purchased The PDF files are DRM-free, but will be watermarked at the bottom of each page with the notation that the book has been purchased from AMSAT and the purchaser's name

The 2013, 2014, and 2015 editions will be added as soon as possible 2018 will be available after this year's Symposium has concluded

[ANS thanks Paul N8HM for the above information]

FUNcube Operational Status Update

Graham Shirville, G3VZV has posted the current status of the AMSAT-UK FUNcube series of satellites

FUNcube-1 (AO-73)

As you will know, AO73/FUNcube-1 has been in full sunlight for over one month and has been transmitting continuously high power telemetry for most of that time This has now been changed to full time amateur mode so the transponder is once again available With the more stable on board temperatures being experienced, this means that the transpon- der frequencies are also now more stable We expect to leave it in this mode for some weeks so that the team can determine whether or not the currents flowing from the solar panels are having any noticeable effect on the spin period

Uplink:   435 150 - 435 130 MHz CW, LSB Downlink: 145 950 - 145 970 MHz CW, USB Beacon:   145 935 MHz 1k2 BPSK

FUNcube-2 (UKube-1)

The FUNcube-2 transponder on UKube-1 continues to be in full time transponder mode There are occasional breaks in service for a few seconds when the OBC reboots and the other onboard transmitter sends its CW beacon

Uplink:   435 080 - 435 060 MHz CW, LSB Downlink: 145 930 - 145 950 MHz CW, USB Beacon:   145 915 MHz 1k2 BPSK

FUNcube-3 (EO-88 Nayif-1)

EO88/Nayif-1 continues to perform nominally with high power telemetry when in sunlight and amateur mode when in eclipse

Uplink:   435 045 - 435 015 MHz CW, LSB Downlink: 145 960 - 145 990 MHz CW, USB Beacon:   145 940 MHz 1l2 BPSK

With their slightly different orbital characteristics it is useful that AO73 is now the early bird, EO88 comes over in the mid morning and UKube provides coverage in the afternoon

We have been suffering from some network issues in relation to upload- ing the telemetry from the Dashboards to the Data Warehouse over the past couple of weeks Apologies for this, but hopefully everything is now stable again ie fingers are still crossed Thank you for all the telemetry that you upload

Like many other teams, we are presently waiting for the next Space-X launch from Vandenberg which is expected to be carrying a number of new amateur payloads, These will provide additional transponder and STEM capabilities for the amateur satellite service Exciting times ahead

[ANS thanks Graham Shirville, G3VZV and AMSAT-UK for the above information]

Satellite DX Opportunities

View the latest announcements posted at: https://www amsat org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/

Members of the Radio Club de Panama and the GREMPA (an emergency group) will activate the scout station 3E1JT from Panama between now and October 31 They will also participate during the Jamboree On The Air [JOTA] Oct- ober 19-21 Activity will be on all bands using SSB including CW and the Satellites QSL via HP1ALX

VY0ERC will once again be active from the Eureka Weather station and the Eureka Amateur Radio Club [probably the most northerly located amateur radio club in the world] from Eureka, Nunavut, between October 17 and November 10 A list of the operating team was not provided The suggested bands are 40 and 20 meters, as well as FM satellites (from ER60, EQ79) using SSB, the Digital modes and very slow CW Activity will be limited to his spare time QSL via M0OXO, OQRS or direct

[ANS thanks Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No 1384 for the above information]

Upcoming Satellite Operations

View the latest satellite operating announcements posted at: https://www amsat org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/

  • Kure Beach, NC (FM13) – October 13-19, 2018 (Originally 9/22-28   Rescheduled due to Hurricane Florence) Wayne, NM3B, will be oper-   ating holiday style from Kure Beach, NC, October 13-19 Send QSL   for confirmation

  • Viva Las Vegas (DM26) and Bryce Canyon Nat’l Park – October 14-19   and October 19-22, 2018 RJ, WY7AA and Paula will be in Las Vegas   DM26, October 14–19, with possible trips to DM25 and DM27 if time   allows Next, they will be in Bryce Canyon October 19–22, with a   possible side trip to DM47/48 gridline In addition, they will be   passing through the corner of DM39 on the way there and back Hope-   fully, there will be a good satellite pass at those times Keep an   eye on RJ’s Twitter feed (@WY7AA) and QRZ page for updates

  • Huntsville to Switzerland, via Long Island (EM64, EM65, EM66, FN30,   JN36, JN47) – November 1 – December 7, 2018 Brennan, N4QX, fall   AMSAT roving plans:   *   EM64, EM65, and EM66 November 1-3   *   FN30 November 16-17   *   JN36 as HB9/N4QX & from 4U1ITU November 28–December 7 as       work permits   *   JN47 as HB9/N4QX & HB0/N4QX December 1-2   For now, FM only Watch Twitter for pass announcements   https://twitter com/BrennanTPrice   QSLs exclusively via Logbook   of the World

  • Bermuda (DXCC NA-005) – November 12-14, 2018   Tom, N2YTF, will be operating as N2YTF/VP9/P from Bermuda, NA-005   vacation style Nov 12, 13, 14; all FM passes (and perhaps a few   transponder birds) Tom will also be working HF QRP portable from   the beach Tom is looking for a 2m ssb tropo path to some US super   station(s) If interested, contact him directly

  • Key West, FL (EL94) – November 27 – December 1, 2018   Tanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in Key West, Florida from Novem-   ber 27 to December 1, 2018 While there, he will work as many FM   passes as he can (holiday style) Keep an eye on his Twitter feed   for pass announcements, https://twitter com/twjones85

  • Barring unforeseen circumstances, Glenn, AA5PK plans to travel to   south Texas 11-15 November to activate grids EL06, 07, 08, 15, 16,   17 and 18 He will be on both FM and linear satellites and will   post which on Twitter @AA5PK and also beacon his position on APRS   as AA5PK-9 QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW upon his return home   Hard copy QSLs available by email request No SASE needed   (Glenn, AA5PK via amsat-bb)

Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK will be part of a day of satellite oper- ating from a deck on the RMS Queen Mary, docked at Long Beach in southern California, on Saturday 15 December 2018

Operations will be portable, almost like a Field Day, and should include FM, SSB, and possibly packet All operations from the Queen Mary will be as W6RO, the call sign for the wireless room on the ship operated by the Associated Radio Amateurs of Long Beach

Depending on staffing in the W6RO wireless room, there may also be HF activity during the satellite operation

Satellite QSOs from W6RO will be done in the normal manner, with an exchange of call signs and grid locators W6RO is located in grid DM03

[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL and Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK  for the above information]

HamSCI Expanding to the Southern Hemisphere

The South African Radio League (SARL) and AMSAT-SA are taking the ham radio/citizen scientist concept to the Southern Hemisphere

The new organization will be known as Amateur Radio Science Citizen Investigation, or HamSCI SA, and will be based on the successful HamSCI now operating in the US and the UK

The HamSCI concept was developed by American scientist-radio amateurs who study the upper atmosphere and space physics According to a recent EE publishers article by Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV, HamSCI SA will be a platform for publicizing and promoting projects that advance scientific research and understanding through Amateur Radio activities, encourage the development of new technologies to support such research, and providing educational opportunities for the amateur community and the general public, with a focus on youth

[ANS thanks AMSAT SA and the Vk1wia-news Text Edition October 5]

NASA and ESA 2018 Student STEM First Lego League Competition

FIRST LEGO League competition, a global STEM program with an annual theme that inspires and challenges young engineers and scientists STEM activities are grouped by grades: K-4, 4-8, 7-12, 9-12 See: https://www firstinspires org/

In Europe, ESA has teamed up with LEGO Education to provide inspira- tion, examples and expertise to the teams of children aged 6 to 16 who are competing for a place in the World Finals in Houston and Detroit, USA ESA teachers and students can access their information at: http://tinyurl com/ANS-287-ESA-FirstLegoLeague

In the USA, NASA supports unique STEM learning opportunities for students and teachers to contribute to our work as we continue our legacy through an unprecedented array of missions - from building the capability to send humans back to the Moon and beyond, developing cutting-edge technologies, and studying the Earth's systems STEM engagement entails all of NASA's efforts to attract, engage and educate students and support educators and institutions Access the NASA pages at: http://tinyurl com/ANS-287-NASA-FirstLegoLeague

[ANS thanks First Inspires, NASA, and ESA for the above STEM information]

Satellite Shorts From All Over

  • Dr T S Kelso‏ says that his Celestrak website has been updated to   include a TLE list of all active satellites The Keplerian elements   will update automatically with other TLEs, with link on Current Data   page which will let you access all active satellites with a single   download:  https://celestrak com/NORAD/elements/   Users who find objects in the Active Satellites list that you know   aren’t active or ones that you know should be, please let Dr Kelso   know at ts kelso@celestrak com For a definition of “active,” see   https://celestrak com/satcat/status php (@TSKelso via Twitter)

  • Mike Rupprecht, DK3WN, control operator of PSAT NO-84, reports that   he was able to reenable the 145 825 MHz APRS digipeater on October 9   He reported that the battery voltage remained stable See:   http://www dk3wn info/p/?p=90254

  • DK3WN's Satellite Blog also publishes an active satellite list   with links to Mike's decoder software at:   http://www dk3wn info/p/?page_id=29535

  • A satellite activation from Svalbard Island may be workable early   this week Halvard, LA7XK is on Svalbard Island with a contest   station, but will also be working the satellites using the call   JW7XK and possibly JW9DL He had been active around October 10   and planned to resume satellite activity on Sunday-Monday October   14-15 after concluding his contest operation He will return home   on Monday Halvard will have email access in Svalbard:   hal-erik@online no  (via VA3NNA)

  • Mission 64 of the Sally Ride EarthKAM @ Space Camp is open for   registration EarthKAM's 64th week-long mission, and the final   opportunity to participate in 2018, is quickly approaching!   Mission 64 runs October 23 through October 26 Mission sign up   is available and code words and orbits will be published by 5 PM   EST Thursday, October 18 Educators can sign up and get their   class involved up to the day of the orbit Requested images should   be available within 24 hours of the orbit If you are looking for   a project to do with the images, look at our activities page for   some great ideas that incorporate the images This will be your   last opportunity to take part in an active payload on the Inter-   national Space Station until Spring of 2019

  • Detailed Doppler measurements show that STARS-Me Mother is   object 43640 (1998-067PQ) STARS-Me Daughter has not yet separated   from STARS-Me Mother and is not yet transmitting Unfortunately   RSP 00 is not transmitting any downlink signals on 145 890 MHz   (FM voice digitalker, CW, 1k2 AFSK) (Nico, PA0DLO)

  • Tanusha-3 - NORAD CAT ID 43597 has been added to the AMSAT Keplerian   elements distribution: https://www amsat org/tle/current/nasa all   N8HM reports that Tanusha-3 has been active when in sunlight Paul   heard it loud and clear on a 10 1 degree pass from north of Washing-   ton DC on 10-6-2018 Tanusha-3 transmits on 437 050 MHz FM with greet-   ings from students in several languages, including Russian, English,   Spanish and Chinese

  • Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL, has made available a table of all amateur   radio satellites in Word and Spreadsheet formats:   http://www ne jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/satslist htm   (via JE9PEL)

  • AMSAT-UK is pleased to announce that there will be a demonstration   ground station at the Space Colloquium October 12-14 They will be   using the equipment provided to schools for ARISS contacts in the UK   The callsign will be GB0AUK and will be operational, as time permits   AMSAT-UK will be streaming a ‘Beginners Session’ on Sunday morning   at 9:30 BST The webstream of the Colloquium talks will be available   at https://batc org uk/live/ (Dave, G4DPZ)

  • Pete, G0ABI reported a transatlantic contact with Don, KB2YSI, and   Francis, W2GIO on October 5 via AO-91 Don said on twitter it sounded   like simplex AO-91 and to a lesser degree AO-92 have some great   later afternoon passes (UK time) for the USA and Canada (east coast)   and most of the time there is no one on them Quite often there are   Europeans calling for the “DX” So please be a “DX” station for us,   work FM transatlantic we would love to hear you (Pete, G0ABI)

[ANS thanks everyone 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 and Remember to behave and to help keep amateur radio in space, This week's ANS Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa K9JKM K9JKM at amsat dot org

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