AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-251

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In this edition:

• AMSAT Board of Directors Election Ballots Due September 15
• 2019 AMSAT Space Symposium Preliminary Schedule Now Available
• 2019 AMSAT Symposium Early-Bird Registration Ends September 15
• DM02 Satellite Expedition Sunday, September 22 - N6O/MM
• VUCC Awards & Endorsements for August 2019
• How to Support AMSAT
• Upcoming Satellite Operations
• Satellite Shorts from All Over

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-251 01 ANS-251 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 251 01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD September 8, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-251 01

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  Don't miss the 50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium
        October 18-20 in Arlington, VA

     https://www
amsat
org/amsat-symposium/

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AMSAT Board of Directors Election Ballots Due September 15

Votes must be received no later than Sunday, September 15, 2019 in order to be counted in the 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election AMSAT members should have received ballots by mail Members who have not yet received their ballot must contact ElectionBuddy via email to amsat@electionbuddy com

[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information ]

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2019 AMSAT Space Symposium Preliminary Schedule Now Available

A preliminary schedule of events for the 2019 AMSAT Space Symposium has been posted to the AMSAT website

It can be accessed at https://www amsat org/symposium-schedule/

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

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2019 AMSAT Symposium Early-Bird Registration Ends September 15

An early-bird registration rate for the 37th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting, Friday through Sunday, October 18-20, 2019, in Arlington, Virginia, is available through September 15, 2019 per the following schedule:

Early Registration Through September 15, 2019 $60 Registration September 16, 2019 – October 11, 2019 $65 Registration at the Door $70

You can complete your registration on-line via the AMSAT Store: https://www amsat org/product-category/amsat-symposium/

This year, all registrants will receive a digital copy of the Proceed- ings on a thumb drive Attendees may purchase a hard copy for $25 00 Non-attendees may put their name on a waiting list for a hard copy, if there are any left over The digital version of the Proceedings will be made available on the online store shortly after the Symposium concludes

Student Registration is 50% off and does not include the Proceedings

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

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         Symposium Papers Due September 23rd!

Final copies of papers must be submitted by September 23rd for inclusion in the printed proceedings

 Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz
         at n8fgv(at)amsat
org

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DM02 Satellite Expedition Sunday, September 22 - N6O/MM

Alex, N7AGF, and Ron, AD0DX, are planning to activate DM02 on Sunday, September 22, 2019 on FM and Linear satellites

It's a 5 or 6 hour boat trip to anchor off San Clemente Island We will be on the water for 22 hours and operating around 10 hours beginning around 3:00 AM PDT (1000Z) on Sunday, September 22 The cost of the boat is $2500 and we would appreciate contributions to help offset this cost In the 24 hours after posting to Twitter we have received around $1300 which Alex and I are very thankful for The island has Verizon and AT&T and Alex has a Garmin InReach so we should be able to tweet passes The plan is to make as many passes as possible once we start operating around 3:00 AM PDT We may skip some of the low western passes

We will be using N6O/mm and we have a qrz com page with all the details: https://www qrz com/db/N6O

If you need the grid please give us a call!

Of course this is dependent on the weather, but the captain says it has been a good September so far If you are able to contribute financially we really appreciate the help to offset some of our costs Details to contribute are on the N6O QRZ com webpage

[ANS thanks Ron, AD0DX, and Alex, N7AGF, for the above information ]

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VUCC Awards & Endorsements for August 2019

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period August 1, 2019 through September 1, 2019 Congrat- ulations to all those who made the list this month!

CALL 01Aug 01Sep K8YSE 1884 1926 KO4MA 1673 1694 WA4NVM 1536 1544 N8RO 1068 1070 K8TL 982 1012 N6UK 626 675 N9IP 625 635 KE4AL 556 602 NS3L 505 526 W7QL 401 451 K9UO 425 450 PV8DX 360 373 AC9E 300 352 AD0HJ 282 300 PS8ET 275 274 N7EGY 200 250 W0NBC 106 137 KC9UQR 113 132 AI9IN 100 125 N7AME 100 125 N4QX 100 106 AA0MZ New 102 KI0G New 102 DL4ZAB New 101 KD8RTT New 101 WD9EWK (DM54) New 101 W7BMD New 100

If you find errors or omissions please contact me off-list at @ com and I'll revise the announcement This list was developed by comparing the ARRL pdf listings for the two months It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible Apologies if your call was not mentioned Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds They are doing most of the work!

[ANS thanks Ron Parsons, W5RKN, for the above information ]

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      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

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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

• Support AMSAT when you make purchases from Amazon! So far, AMSAT has received $4,194 21 from AmazonSmile Search for "Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation" https://smile amazon com/ref=smi_ext_twt_dshb_smi

• 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 the AMSAT office for the above information ]

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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 $33,580 raised
or about 17% 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

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Upcoming Satellite Operations

+Canyon Tour (DM35, DM36, DM37, DM45, DM46) September 7-16, 2019 RJ, WY7AA, will be traveling from WY to Vegas and then off to the Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon and back to Vegas He will certainly be activating DM35,36,37,45, and 46, and who knows what else he will throw in on his way there and back Watch RJ’s Twitter feed for details https://twitter com/WY7AA

+AM1SAT (All Grids in Spain) September 9-15, 2019 AMSAT-EA will be transmitting its special call AM1SAT via all active satellites from September 9th to September 15th as part of the V RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2019 activities IberRadio is the biggest event for the ham community in Southwest Europe and will open doors September 14th and 15th Learn more about IberRadio at http://www iberradio es

AM1SAT call sign will be active from a minimum of 14 different grids during that time to help satellite operators to collect as much EA locators as possible

As part of this activity and in order to promote the participation, AMSAT-EA is sponsoring the AM1SAT Special Award in two categories: SILVER and GOLD

More info available at https://www amsat-ea org/

+DN11/DN12 + DN03 - September 17, 2019 Casey, KI7UNJ, is heading to the DN11/DN12 line, September 17th Look for him on SO-50, AO-92, and AO-91, between 1657z and 1812z On the way back, Casey will make a quick stop in DN03 to catch the 2043z PO-101 pass Watch Casey’s Twitter feed for further updates https://twitter com/KI7UNJ

+DM02 - September 22, 2019 Ron, AD0DX, and Alex, N7AGF, are chartering a boat to the ultra-rare DM02 grid square They will use the special event call sign November 6 Ocean/Maritime Mobile Expected window of operation is from 1000z to 1900z, Sunday, September 22nd More information is available on QRZ https://www qrz com/db/N6O to include how you can help support this monumental operation Ron and Alex are expected to have cellular service out there, so keep an eye on their Twitter feeds https://twitter com/ad0dx and https://twitter com/N7AGF

Remember to check out W3ZM On the Road for additional upcoming activations!

https://www amsat org/events/was-w3zm/

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

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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur radio package, including two-way communication capability, to be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www amsat org/donate/

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Satellite Shorts from All Over

+AMSAT Argentina reports that the digipeater on BugSat-1 / Tita is active at 9K6 AFSK, call=LU7AA, also a ?DX? command should give stations heard Passes & Frequencies at http://amsat org ar/pass?satx=tita Pwr is 2W (Via LU7AA, AMSAT Argentina)

+A Japanese cargo spacecraft loaded with more than four tons of supplies,spare parts and experiment hardware is scheduled to launch from theTanegashima Space Center in southern Japan to the Inter- national Space Station at 5:33 p m EDT Tuesday, Sept 10 (6:33 a m Sept 11 in Japan) Live coverage of the launch and capture will air on NASA Television and the agency’s website (Via NASA, https://tinyurl com/ANS-251-NASA)

+Having trouble uploading satellite QSOs to ARRL's Logboook of the World? See AMSAT's guide at https://tinyurl com/ANS-251-LoTW

+Looking for information about satellite frequencies or operating status? The AMSAT website has you covered! https://www amsat org/two-way-satellites/

+It's going to be an exciting fall for Amateur Radio in Space! The 50th Anniversary Space Symposium will take place in October and the launches of both RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E and HuskySat-1 carrying an AMSAT V/u transponder are expected to occur

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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 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

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