AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-237

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* 2008 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting October 24-26 in Atlanta, Georgia *

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ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation ANS 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: * AMSAT Symposium Registrations On The Web * AMSAT Office Closed Aug 25 - Sept 2 * ARISS Contact Video Available * ARISS Status - 18 August 2008

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-237 01 AMSAT Symposium Registrations On The Web

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 237 01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD August 24, 2008 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-237 01

2008 AMSAT Symposium registration is now available via the AMSAT store The 2008 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting will be held October 24-26, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia Please join us to learn about the latest information on AMSAT programs and technical amateur satellite related topics Information can be found on the AMSAT web site at http://www amsat org

[ANS thanks Gould, WA4SXM, for the above information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-237 02 AMSAT Office Closed Aug 25 - Sept 2

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 237 02 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD August 24, 2008 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-237 02

The AMSAT office will be closed from Monday, August 25th through Tuesday September 2nd I am going on vacation!!!

73- Martha

[ANS thanks Martha for the above information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-237 03 ARISS Contact Video Available

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 237 03 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD Augugst 24, 2008 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-237 03

On August 19, the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club (SBARC) made it possible for a local Boy Scout troop (Los Padres Council Troop 105) to contact the International Space Station live via ham radio! The event began at 8:39 AM local time and lasted about 10 minutes The contact was made at the request of Dr Gregory Errol Chamitoff Ph D (KD5PKZ) an astronaut currently stationed on the ISS Dr Chamitoff is an alum of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is friends with assistant scout master John Schlesselmann Several folks, including local hams and staff of the UC Santa Barbara physics department organized the event

Two video recordings of the successful ARISS Contact are available

http://nasa id ucsb edu/ This was recorded by the University of California Santa Barbara

http://sbarc camstreams com/ This was recorded by WB9KMO and is playing constantly on a continuous loop

Ken Owen, N6KTH, reports that, "We had a great contact today and even had a chance to do an AO51 demo right before the ISS pass " More information about the contact is available on Ken's web page (www n6kth com)

[ANS thanks Ken, N6KTH, for the above information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-237 04 ARISS Status - 18 August 2008

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 237 04 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD August 24, 2008 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-237 04

1. Upcoming School Contacts

Schulehaus Feld 1 in Richterswil, Switzerland has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Saturday, August 30 at 13:50 UTC Telebridge station VK4KHZ in Queensland, Australia will assist with the contact Fifth graders covered the solar system and space in their studies and prepared questions during their English classes The ARISS contact will be part of a large public event covering several aspects of communication The school will be part of a project involving radio clubs, the army, the fire brigade, rescue teams and many others Reporters from newspapers, television and radio stations will be on site

1. New Jersey Experienced Successful Contact

On Wednesday, August 13, the Town of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey Summer Playground Camp participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact Greg Chamitoff, KD5PKZ, answered 16 questions of 10 campers, including two counselors, with 200 people in attendance Sergei Volkov also participated, answering one spacewalk question There was media coverage of the event To view the Alternative Press article, go to: http://thealternativepress blogspot com/2008/08/local-space-chat-with-astronaut- greg html

A video was taken of the event and posted on YouTube See: http://www youtube com/watch?v=azBvExXlbsY

1. Training Session Contact Successful

An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) training session with European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers took place on Tuesday, August 12 Kuipers, training at Johnson Space Center (JSC), spoke with students attending the European Space Camp (ESC) in Belgium and answered all twenty questions posed to him The audio of this contact was available on the Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP) Discovery Reflector

1. ESC Radio Session Update

Astronaut Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, spoke with U S deployed soldier dependents visiting the European Space Center (ESC) in Belgium on August 5 The terrestrial contact was arranged by the U S Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) – Europe Region IMCOM thanked ARISS for the contact and posted an audio file of the event to its Web site To listen to the question and answer session, click on the following link and scroll to “Radio Highlights ” http://www imcom-europe army mil/sites/local/

1. Reisman Debrief Held

On Wednesday, August 13, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) debrief session was held with Garrett Reisman, KE5HAE Valuable feedback was provided to the ARISS team Reisman was a flight engineer on Expeditions 16 and 17

1. Ham Radio Module Available on NASA DLN

The new NASA amateur radio Digital Learning Network (DLN) module is now available Information has been posted on the NASA Web site See: http://dln nasa gov/dln/content/catalog/details/?cid=634

1. ARISS on NASA ISS Science Site

NASA has posted updated information on the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program to its International Space Station science site See: http://www nasa gov/mission_pages/station/science/experiments/ARISS html

1. ARRL Posts Article on ARISS

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) posted the notice “ARISS Team Looking for Ground Stations” in the ARRL Letter See: http://www arrl org/arrlletter/08/0815/

1. ARRL QST Posts ARISS News

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) posted Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) related activities in its September issue of QST

Two items were listed in the column "Media Hits" on page 12 One news story was about the Austin Amateur Radio Club sponsoring "the ARISS contact with Blackland Prairie Elementary School and Cub Scout Pack 304 covered by Fox 7 News, KVUE 24 News and News 8 Austin "

Another story covered the Electronic Engineering Times who printed "an Under the Hood feature, 'Extreme Design: SuitSat pushes engineers' limits' which highlighted Amateur Radio technologies, engineering, and ARISS "

1. ARISS Member Gives Presentation on Ham Radio and Kids

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) member and Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) area coordinator Keith Pugh, W5IU, gave a presentation on amateur radio, space and kids at the 2006 Dayton Hamvention An excerpt of his talk may be found on the Radio Amateur Information Network (RAIN) report for the week of August 15, 2008 To listen, go to http://www therainreport com/

[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]

/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

73, This week's ANS Editor, Lee McLamb, KU4OS ku4os at amsat dot org

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