AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-034

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information 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

The news feed on http://amsat org publishes news of Amateur Radio in space as soon as our volunteers can post it

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat dot org

In this edition:

• AMSAT Announces 50th Anniversary Space Symposium in Washington, DC
• Es'hail-2/P4A Designated Qatar-OSCAR 100 (QO-100)
• NEXUS Designated as Fuji-OSCAR 99 (FO-99)
• OrigamiSat-1 Granted FO-98 OSCAR Number
• Frank Bauer KA3HDO Appears on Ham Talk Live
• The ARISS Team Thanks You for Your Tremendous Support in 2018!
• ARRL Board Creates Permanent ARISS Committee
• European Astro Pi Challenge 2018/19: Mission Zero
• 2019 HamSCI Workshop Call for Papers and Speakers
• AMSAT-DL Website Now Multilingual
• Changes to the AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for January 31, 2019
• How to Support AMSAT
• Upcoming Satellite Operations
• Satellite Shorts from All Over

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-034 01 ANS-034 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 034 01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD February 3, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-364 01

+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT relies on your donations to Keep Amateur Radio in Space Please consider a one-time or recurring donation today at https://www amsat org/donate/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+

AMSAT Announces 50th Anniversary Space Symposium in Washington, DC

The 2019 AMSAT 50th Anniversary Symposium will be held at The Hilton Arlington in Arlington, VA, in the Washington, DC Metro Area on October 18, 19 and 20, 2019

The Hilton Arlington is located in the heart of the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington, VA Connected to the Ballston Metro Station, the hotel offers easy and effortless access to Washington, DC’s top tourist destinations like the National Mall, Smithsonian museums and historic monuments The hotel is six miles from Reagan National Airport and the National Mall

The AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting will be held at the hotel on October 16th and 17th Tours of the Washington DC / Baltimore area will be held Sunday and Monday, October 20th and 21st The banquet speakers will celebrate AMSAT long history, so please plan on attending the 50th Anniversary Symposium, you will be glad you did

Keep checking ANS and the AMSAT Website for further updates and information, including hotel reservation details

[ANS thanks the 2019 AMSAT Symposium Committee for the above information ]

---

Es'hail-2/P4A Designated Qatar-OSCAR 100 (QO-100)

On November 15, 2018, Es’hail-2/P4A was launched on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida Es’hail-2/P4A was developed jointly by QARS (Qatar Amateur Radio Society) and Es’hailSat (the Qatar Satellite Company), with AMSAT-DL as the technical lead, and is the first geostationary amateur radio payload The satellite has reached its final position at 25 9 °E, and the narrow and wideband transponders were successfully tested on December 23rd The transponders are expected to be opened for general use in February 2019

At the request of AMSAT Deutschland e V , QARS, and Es’hailSat, AMSAT hereby designates Es’hail-2/P4A as Qatar-OSCAR 100 (QO-100) May the 100th OSCAR satellite be the guide star to future amateur radio satellites and payloads to geostationary orbit and beyond

[ANS thanks AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number Administrator Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, for the above information ]

---

NEXUS Designated as Fuji-OSCAR 99

On January 18, 2019, NEXUS was launched on an Epsilon launch vehicle from the JAXA Uchinoura Space Center in Japan NEXUS (NExt generation X Unique Satellite) is a satellite developed jointly by Nihon University College of Science and Technology and the Japan Amateur Satellite Association (JAMSAT) NEXUS demonstrates several new amateur satellite communication technologies, and includes a mode V/u linear transponder Telemetry has been received and decoded around the world since the launch, and the transponder was successfully tested on January 26th More information may be found at http://sat aero cst nihon-u ac jp/nexus/E0_Top html

At the request of the Nihon University College of Science and Technology and JAMSAT, AMSAT hereby designates NEXUS as Fuji-OSCAR 99 (FO-99) We congratulate the owners and operators of FO-99, thank them for their contribution to the amateur satellite community, and wish them continued success on this and future projects

[ANS thanks AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number Administrator Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, for the above information ]

---

OrigamiSat-1 Granted FO-98 OSCAR Number

On January 18, 2019, OrigamiSat-1 was launched on an Epsilon launch vehicle from the JAXA Uchinoura Space Center in Japan The first satellite of the ORIGAMI (ORganizatIon of research Group on Advanced deployable Membrane structures for Innovative space science) Project of the Tokyo Institute ofTechnology, OrigamiSat-1 includes a deploy- able membrane structure experiment, as well as a 5 8GHz high speed downlink experiment Telemetry has been received and decoded around the world since the launch More information may be found at http://www origami titech ac jp/

At the request of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, AMSAT hereby designates OrigamiSat-1 as Fuji-OSCAR 98 (FO-98) We congratulate the owners and operators of FO-98, thank them for their contribution to the amateur satellite community, and wish them continued success on this and future projects

[ANS thanks AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number Administrator Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, for the above information ]

---

+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ 2019 marks AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program Full details are available at https://www amsat org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+

---

Frank Bauer KA3HDO Appears on Ham Talk Live

AMSAT Vice President for Human Spaceflight Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, the international chairman of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program, appeared on the 1/31/19 edition of Ham Talk Live and discussed the latest on the equipment, SSTV, and plans for the future Plus, you can learn all about Space Bees!

A podcast of the episode is available at https://tinyurl com/ANS-034-ARISS

[ANS thanks Ham Talk Live for the above information ]

---

The ARISS Team Thanks You for Your Tremendous Support in 2018!

As the ARISS team reviews 2018 successes, it is time to say thank you to our very dedicated supporters To begin expressing thanks appropriately, ARISS commends 2018 donors who contributed $1,000 or more The extreme confidence in ARISS by these generous individuals, organizations, and corporations propels ARISS's successes in using Amateur Radio for a thrilling conversation with an orbiting ISS astronaut to introduce youth, educators, and others to science, technology, engineering, arts, and math, space, radio technology and Amateur Radio They are:

Tom Clark, K3IO Dayton Amateur Radio Association John Dean, K0JDD Frank Donovan, W3LPL HamJam, sponsored by North Fulton Amateur Radio League Irving Amateur Radio Club JVC KENWOOD Corporation Joe Lynch, N6CL & Carol Lynch, W6CL MFJ: Martin Jue, K5FLU & Betty Jue Levi Maaia, K6LCM & Daniela Maaia, W6DRM Ren Roderick, K7JB Robert Sherwood, NC0B William Tynan, W3XO (now SK) Yasme Foundation Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous

Each of these donors is an ARISS honorary team member; we are gratified for their robust backing of ARISS

ARISS wouldn't exist at all without its major sponsors We cannot extol enough, the continuing and vital support of:

NASA Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) The American Radio Relay League (ARRL)

We fervently applaud them all NASA, AMSAT, and ARRL have backed ARISS since 1996 during its infancy when the team first developed ideas for the program!

ARISS also pays tribute to the many other donors who firmly stood with ARISS's goals in 2018 Even more important, many of these donors faithfully contribute their dollars year after year

Every donor's support is critical to launching the new ARISS hardware in 2019 The new radio system will improve ARISS educational activities, the packet and SSTV capabilities, and will include other exciting communications features, such as a voice repeater The new system will ensure that ARISS communications will continue seamlessly for the weekly school and youth group radio contacts with astronauts on the Space Station

ARISS has a ways to go to reach our dollar goal before launches of new equipment can occur, and there is not a lot of time left 2018 ARISS donors stated that they hoped their generosity would encourage others to become ARISS backers You can join in the funding challenge by contacting Frank Bauer, ka3hdo@gmail com or Rosalie White, k1sto@arrl org We hope to hear from you! Contributions can be given directly at http://www ariss org/donate html

ARISS saw a very positive 2018 We hope for an even more stupendous 2019 thanks to generous donors like you Thank you for your support!

[ANS thanks Dave Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS PR, for the above information ]

---

ARRL Board Creates Permanent ARISS Committee

The ARRL Board of Directors convened for its annual meeting on January 18 - 19 in Windsor, Connecticut

Among other items, the Board created a permanent Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Committee "to develop an interactive relationship" with ARISS, which sponsors voice contacts between ISS crew members and school groups and gatherings on Earth, "bringing together STEM program objectives and local Amateur Radio groups " The Board motion said ARISS "has demonstrated very positive public relations benefits to the ARRL, and that it's ARRL's best interests to support ARISS "

[ANS thanks the ARRL Letter for the above information ]

---

+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space https://www zazzle com/amsat_gear +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+

---

European Astro Pi Challenge 2018/19: Mission Zero

Mission Zero offers students and young people the chance to have their computer programs run in space on the ISS! Teams write a simple program to display a message to the astronauts onboard You don't need special equipment or coding skills, and all participants that follow the rules are guaranteed to have their programs run in space You will also receive a special certificate showing where exactly the ISS was when your program ran! The deadline to submit entries for the Astro Pi Mission Zero challenge is 20 March, 2019 More information at: https://astro-pi org/missions/

[ANS thanks Raspberry Pi Weekly for the above information ]

---

2019 HamSCI Workshop Call for Papers and Speakers

The 2019 HamSCI Workshop has issued a second call for papers and speakers The event is set for March 22 - 23 at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio Registration remains open All interested individuals are welcome to attend the event, held in association with the CWRU Amateur Radio Club (W8EDU) HamSCI's Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, is especially interested in signing up additional speakers "We are especially looking for speakers with presentations showing analysis of ionospheric observations, ideas and proposals for the design of the Personal Space Weather Station and instrumentation for the 2024 eclipse," Frissell said "We will also accept other presentations related to Amateur Radio and science "

Speakers already on the roster include ARRL Contributing Editor Ward Silver, N0AX; propagation expert Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, and MIT Haystack Observatory's Larisa Goncharenko Email presentation abstracts to hamsci@hamsci org by February 15

[ANS thanks HamSCI for the above information ]

---

AMSAT-DL Website Now Multilingual

For some weeks now we have been looking for different ways to make our website available in several languages We consider the multi- lingualism of our website to be very important, on the other hand the manual effort is very high

In addition, one is torn back and forth in which language one should write the articles On the one hand, we have a German-language membership booklet, but on the other hand we also have international members and an international audience After all, we transmit world- wide via OSCAR satellites

We've tried and experimented a lot, including some fun things with automatic translators Everyone has certainly experienced it for themselves, many free translators find it so difficult to translate technical articles in particular that one very often hardly understands the context after the translation

The way out was then finally a translation service with costs, among other things on the basis of artificial intelligence His translations are so good that everyone should understand everything in the chosen language

We still have some difficulties with some pages, which we had already kept bilingual by hand when creating them Unfortunately, our new automatic translator still has a few problems with that Little by little we now have to change all pages to the "mother tongue"

Unfortunately, all automatic translators only support one configure d native language for the entire website But even this problem is only a matter of time and with all future articles, hopefully the good translation will exist immediately

https://amsat-dl org/

[ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information ]

---

+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ For a limited time, new and renewing AMSAT members will receive a free digital copy of "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites" Join or renew your AMSAT membership today at https://www amsat org/product-category/amsat-membership/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+

---

Changes to the AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for January 31, 2019

The following amateur satellites have been added to this week's TLE distribution:

ISAT is CAT ID 43879 (per Space-Track) UWE-4 is CAT ID 43880 (per Space-Track) Sparrow is CAT ID 43881 (per Space-Track)

NEXUS is now designated Fuji-OSCAR 99 (FO-99) per Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, as of January 30, 2019

Object 43937 is shown as NEXUS in this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution, but it should be FO-99

I covered up my note to make that change this week, so I will correct that next week

[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD for the above information ]

---

+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+

AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign
to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades
on ISS
 The upgrades are necessary to enable students to
continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio

 We have reached a great milestone with $16,895 raised
or about 11% towards our goal
 This would not have been
     possible without your outstanding generosity!!

      For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit:

 https://fundrazr
com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9

+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+

---

How to Support AMSAT

AMSAT relies on the support of our members and the amateur radio community to Keep Amateur Radio in Space

How can you help?

*Join AMSAT Both you and AMSAT will benefit when you join You get the AMSAT Journal bimonthly and support from AMSAT Ambassadors Member dues and donations provide AMSAT’s primary support Join today at https://www amsat org/product-category/amsat-membership/

*Become a Life Member Becoming a Life Member has never been easier Now you can become a Life Member with 12 monthly payments of $74 through our online store See https://www amsat org/product/lifetime-membership/ for details

*Donate to AMSAT Make a one time or recurring donation to AMSAT today Even as little as one dollar a month can make a difference! Donate today at https://www amsat org/donate/

*Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront AMSAT receives 25% of the price of each sale on AMSAT logo merchandise from our Zazzle storefront located at https://www zazzle com/amsat_gear

*Volunteer for AMSAT AMSAT relies on volunteers for nearly all of our activities If you have an idea for how to help, please let us know, Details on volunteering can be found at https://www amsat org/volunteer-for-amsat/

[ANS thanks AMSAT Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, for the above information ]

---

Upcoming Satellite Operations

• Super Road Trip (Wyoming to Tennessee to Florida to Wyoming) – January 9, 2019 until he gets back home Starting Jan 9th, RJ, WY7AA, will be traveling from Wyoming to Tennessee to Florida, to New York and back to Wyoming, staying approximately 10 days in each place and activating grids whenever he can

First stop Tennessee – EM86, and will try to rove to EM85, EM87, and EM96 Next on to Florida – EL98, and will try to rove to EL88, EL89, and EL99 And then on to New York – FN02, and try to rove to FN01, FN03, FN11, FN12, and FN13 Traveling between each place, RJ will try to stop and work as he can, but putting down miles will take priority most often In addition, RJ will be trying to operate mobile from time to time FM birds for sure, but will be trying to learn linears while on the trip Specific pass announcements will be posted to his Twitter feed (https://twitter com/WY7AA) and to the AMSAT-bb reflector

+St Kitts & Nevis (FK87) – January 24 through February 6, 2019 Mel, W8MV will be in St Kitts (FK87) from January 24th to February 6th FM satellites only SO-50, AO-91 and 92 as V4/W8MV Watch Mel’s Twitter feed, https://twitter com/MelW8MV,for possible announcements

+Organ Pipe Cactus Nat’l Monument (DM31) – February 2, 2019 Patrick, WD9EWK, will make a drive out to the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, and the rarely-heard grid DM31, February 2nd He hopes to be out there by 1600 UTC, staying until sunset – approx- imately 0100 UTC Patrick may try to park on the DM31/DM32 grid boundary for some passes, but more than likely he will be somewhere near the national monument’s visitor center – a few miles north of the USA/Mexico border along Arizona route 85 This area is in the northeast corner of grid DM31, Pima County Patrick will work FM and SSB satellite passes that fall within that timeframe, along with some FalconSat-3 passes

Being near the international border, coverage by the mobile phone and terrestrial APRS networks gets spotty he hopes to be able to send updates from DM31 using his @WD9EWK Twitter account – visible in a web browser at: http://twitter com/WD9EWK

+Eureka Nunavut (ER60, EQ79) – February 3, to March 29, 2019 Eureka ARC, VY0ERC, will be QRV from Eureka, NU (NA-008), February 3 until March 29, 2019 Time and weather permitting, they expect to be on the FM satellites from ER60 and EQ79 Announcements will be posted on Twitter at https://twitter com/vy0erc

+Nevada (DM15, DM16, DM17, DM18, DM25, DM26, DM27, DM28, DM37, DM36) – February 8-11, 2019 Casey KI7UNJ and Jonathan KI5BEX are planning a joint roving trip to Nevada, February 8-11, 2019 Planned activations include the DM15/16/25/26 grid corner Friday morning, the DM16/26 gridline Friday afternoon, DM17/18 gridline Saturday morning, DM27/28 gridline Saturday evening, DM27/37 gridline Sunday morning, and DM36/37 gridline Sunday evening This will be FM only All contacts uploaded to LoTW upon return Check out @KI7UNJ Twitter feed for specific passes https://twitter com/KI7UNJ and follow them on aprs fi KI7UNJ-7

+Southwest, TX (DM80, DM70, DM71, DL79, DL89) – February 10-14, 2019 Clayton, W5PFG will be operating satellites daily in vacation-mode from grid DM80 As an added bonus, Clayton will operate a few passes from grids DM71, DL79, and DL89 Those specific passes will be advertised on Twitter @w5pfg Remember, you don’t need to be a Twitter user to see his feed Just visit http://www twitter com/w5pfg

+3A, MONACO (JN33) – February 15-18, 2019 Philippe, EA4NF, will be active as 3A/EA4NF from Monaco, between February 15-18th Priority will be given to FM and SSB Satellites to get confirmed as much as possible this rare DXCC country to the amateur radio satellite community HF activity will be on 20 meters SSB, but on the QRP mode (5w) QSL via LoTW

+Yuma Hamfest (DM22) – February 15-16, 2019 Patrick, WD9EWK, will have an AMSAT booth at the Yuma Hamfest in southwestern Arizona on Friday and Saturday, 15-16 February 2019 This year’s hamfest also serves as the 2019 ARRL Southwestern Division Convention The hamfest will be at the Yuma County Fairgrounds, along 32nd Street between Pacific Avenue and Avenue 3E, and south of I-8 exit 3, in Yuma The fairgrounds is across the street from Yuma International Airport and Marine Corps Air Station More information about the hamfest is available from: http://www yumahamfest org/

During the hamfest, Patrick will have demonstrations of satellite operating from outside the main hall on the fairgrounds If you hear WD9EWK on passes during those two days, please feel free to call and be a part of the demonstrations Patrick may not be able to work every possible pass from the hamfest, but hopes to work a variety of passes in FM, SSB, and even packet The hamfest site is in grid DM22 Contacts made with WD9EWK will be uploaded to Logbook of the World, and QSL cards for contacts made with WD9EWK will be available on request after the hamfest (please e-mail me directly with the QSO details)

During the hamfest, he will use his @WD9EWK Twitter account to post updates from the hamfest If you do not use Twitter, you can still see these updates in a web browser at: http://twitter com/WD9EWK

+Imperial Valley (DM12, DM22) – February 17, 2019 After the end of the upcoming Yuma Hamfest, Patrick, WD9EWK, plans to make a drive west to the DM12/DM22 grid boundary along I-8 near the west end of California’s Imperial Valley on Sunday, 17 February 2019 He hopes to work passes for a few hours out there, with much cooler weather than what he experienced last July when he was previously out there 🙂 The DM12/DM22 grid boundary, at the town of Ocotillo, is in Imperial County

Patrick will use his @WD9EWK Twitter account to send updates Even without a Twitter account, these updates will be visible in a web browser at: http://twitter com/WD9EWK

His travel out to the DM12/DM22 line should be visible on APRS as WD9EWK-9: http://aprs fi/WD9EWK-9

+Isla del Culebra, Puerto Rico (FK78) – February 22-24, 2019 Radio Opordores del Este, KP3RE, is preparing for their Culebra IOTA (NA-249) Expedition 2019 Satellite operations are planned for AO-91, AO-92, SO-50, and IO-86

+Turks and Caicos Islands (FL31) – February 28 – March 9, 2019 Adrian, AA5UK, will be heading to Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands from Feb 28th through March 9th, 2019 He will be operating holiday style on HF and Satellites as VP5/AA5UK from grid FL31UU14 Focus will be on the linear satellites, with some FM activity depending on pile-up civility Hope to work some European stations as location favors the East Pass announcements will be made via Twitter: https://twitter com/AA5UK and periodically via amsat-bb

[ANS Thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, for the above information]

---

Satellite Shorts from All Over

• JO-97 out of Safe Mode On January 29th, JO-97 (JY1SAT) was taken out of safe mode Since launch on December 3rd, the team has been troubleshooting a data collection issue on board Downlinking of SSDV images and U/v linear transponder operations are expected to begin in the near future The team has established a Twitter account for updates https://twitter com/Jy1Sat (@Jy1Sat on Twitter)

• D-STAR ONE iSat Active We have D-Star in orbit! #43879, ISAT from @GermanOrbital D-Star repeater now active - very short snippet RX over U S East Coast 1608utc; decode on IQ replay If you have D-Star radio, give it a try 437 325 up / 435 525 down Audio at https://www qsl net/k/k4kdr//files/2019-01-31--dstar-isat mp3 (Scott Chapman, K4KDR, on Twitter) https://twitter com/scott23192/

• Upcoming ISS SSTV Event Teased What are you doing Feb 8-10? Stay tuned for a #NASAonTheAir related event It will occur too late to count for points, since the #NoTA event is over, but sometimes you have to have a Plan B - or Plan C - or Plan SSTV https://twitter com/NASARadioClubs (@NASARadioClubs on Twitter)

• @NASARadioClubs tweeted the NASA On The Air certificates are now available for download at https://nota ka0s net/ If you participated type in your callsign and click where indicated The database has been finalized and certificates are now avail- able! To retrieve your certificate, use the score lookup then click the link at the top of your scorecard! https://twitter com/NASARadioClubs (@NASARadioClubs on Twitter)

• Listen for Missing India Student Satellite KALAMSAT-V2 India's student satellite KALAMSAT-V2 was launched January 24 It is understood to carry a 0 5 watt transmitter on 436 500 MHz AFSK but no reports of signal have yet been seen Track at https://www n2yo com/?s=43948&live=1&df=1 (AMSAT-UK via Twitter)

• PicSat Documentary Fundraising Campaign Underway I might never talk again, but my team has one more thing to share: the documentary film telling the story of how I was designed, built, launched and operated with the amazing support from radio amateurs worldwide @ref_info @Obs_Paris @IARU_R1 @astroIAP @ERC_Research Support the documentary at https://igg me/at/picsatdocumentary (https://twitter com/IamPicSat/status/1089546562999648256/photo/1)

• AMSAT Sweden is trying to get their government to increase their current 100 mW power limit on S-Band to something useful for Es'Hail uplink https://www amsat se/2019/01/27/p4-a-uplink-fran-sverige/ The English translation is at the bottom of the page (via AMSAT Sweden)

• Amateur radio operator Paul Andrews W2HRO describes his path to the moon using EME moon bounce https://tinyurl com/ANS-034-W2HRO (via W2ZQ com)

• From DX Newsletter 2130 (Jan 30, 2019) TI, Costa Rica: Mike/W1USN and Bob/AA1M plan to operate from Atenas between Feb 2 and 13 signing their homecalls/TI5 QRV on HF on CW, SSB, and digital modes, and maybe also via FM satellites QSL via h/c (d/B), LoTW (https://tinyurl com/ANS-034-DXNL)

• Daniel Estévez, EA4GPZ is on the Spanish Antarctic Base Gabriel de Castilla (locator FC97pa) until 6 or 7 Feb He only has an FM HT, but he can work FM satellites He wrote he had half a QSO with a LU6 station on AO-92 He's available for skeds from stations in the footprint https://twitter com/ea4gpz (@ea4gpz on Twitter)

• On February 1st, AMSAT Italia announced their Governing Council for 2019-2021 President: Emanuele D'Andria, I0ELE Vice President: Claudio Ariotti, IK1SLD Secretary: Francesco De Paolis, IK0WGF Adviser: Gianpietro Ferrario, IZ2GOJ Adviser: Fabrizio Carrai, IU5GEZ https://www facebook com/amsatitalia/ (AMSAT Italia on Facebook)

---

/EX

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

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 student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this status

Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student membership information

73,

This week's ANS Editor,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM n8hm at amsat dot org

---

Via the ANS mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA http://www amsat org/mailman/listinfo/ans