AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-081

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In this edition: * SOHLA-1 Begins Operations * Radio Club of America Donates Station to Florida Club * AMSAT Awards * Satellite Shorts From All Over * ARISS Status - 16 March 2009

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-081 01 SOHLA-1 Begins Operations

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 081 01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD March 22, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-081 01

SOHLA-1 examination use started on 17 March 2009 The reception report was as a powerful signal in 18 March The normal operation will start from 25 Mar The examination use schedule of then as follows

The current amateur mode is only the broadcast of AFSK signal 437 505MHz, AFSK 1200bps, AX 25

OBJECT E 1 33496U 09002E 09077 41247038 00000497 00000-0 92137-4 0 1659 2 33496 098 0280 188 1849 0006449 198 4659 161 6367 14 69427465 7946

http://www ne jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/sohlacwe htm

[ANS thanks Mineo, JE9PEL, for the above information]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-081 02 Radio Club of America Donates Station to Florida Club

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 081 02 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD March 22, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-081 02

The Education Committee of the Radio Club of America says that it has received its first donation of a complete amateur radio station that will be given to the Lake Monroe Amateur Radio Club in Orlando, Florida The Lake Monroe Amateur Radio Club has a specially equipped trailer that it takes to schools to demonstrate amateur radio communications It also goes into schools and children's hospitals to demonstrate how to make contact with the International Space Station via ham radio The club says it's extremely grateful to The Radio Club of America for the donation of the much-needed equipment

[ANS thanks Newsline for the above information]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-081 03 AMSAT Awards

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 081 03 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD March 22, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-081 03

The beginning of 2009 has been the busiest for AMSAT Awards since I took over processing awards in 2001

We would like to welcome the following to the satellite community They have made their first satellite contact and are now members of the AMSAT Satellite Communicators Club

Jack Barbera, WA1ZDV Marilyn Tillman, N4MGT Mount Nebo VHF Contest Club, NE5BO Rick Tillman, WA4NVM Chris Meyers, KC0YBM Richard Allen, N0CFL

The following have earned the AMSAT Satellite Communications Achievement Award

Mount Nebo VHF Contest Club, NE5BO #483 Rick Tillman, WA4NVM #484 David Webb, KB1PVH #485

The following have earned the AMSAT South Africa Satellite Communications Achievement Award

Douglas Anoman, KC9MLN #US130 Rick Tillman, WA4NVM #US131 David Webb, KB1PVH #US132

The following have upgraded their AMSAT Sexagesimal Satellite Communication Achievement Award

Rick Tillman, WA4NVM #147

To see all the awards visit http://www amsat org or http://www amsatnet com

[ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO, for the above information]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-081 04 Satellite Shorts From All Over

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 081 04 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD March 22, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-081 04

• The AMSAT-DC WORKSHOP will be held on Saturday, April 25, at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md Watch ANS news for the Latest announcements Contact information for Pat Kilroy via e-mail is Patrick L Kilroy@nasa gov

• Martha at AMSAT headquarters reminds members that rooms are available In the AMSAT block To get a room in the AMSAT block, you must be an AMSAT Member, Volunteer to work the AMSAT Booth, and call Martha NOT The hotel Martha's office phone number is 301-589-6062

• Check out http://echoesofapollo com/ for information about the “World Moon Bounce Day” on June 27th 2009 This will feature several very large dish stations which may allow reception on your VHF and UHF Stations An example of one of the large dishes can be seen at: http://www jamesburgdish org/

• The March edition of the AMSAT India Newsletter has been uploaded to the archive at http://www amsatindia org/Newsletter/

• The SwissCube Amateur Radio Cubesat planned to operate on a downlink frequency of 437 505 MHz is planned for launch on the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from India at the end of April 2009 along with BeeSat, UEW-2 and ITU-pSat See the details in the article on-line at: http://www southgatearc org/news/march2009/swisscube_slideshow htm

[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-081 05 ARISS Status - 16 March 2009

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 081 05 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD March 22, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-081 05

1. Upcoming School Contacts

Parkside Community College in Parkside, Cambridge, U K has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday, March 30 at 17:00 UTC Station GB4FUN will handle the connection

The Girl’s Middle School (GMS) in Mountain View, California has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday, March 30 at 18:22 UTC via telebridge station K6DUE in Maryland The contact is planned with spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK GMS is a small, independent school for girls in 6th - 8th grade The school’s mission is to nurture and empower girls during this pivotal time in their lives It looks for non-traditional educational opportunities to help girls expand their horizons

An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School in Dorado, Puerto Rico The contact will take place on Tuesday, March 31 at 15:36 UTC The student body is made up of 577 students of which approximately 77% live under the poverty level 100% of the students receive Title I services and over 100 students receive special education services A Microsatellite Student Program has been implemented where students design, construct, build and launch microsatellites which are then tracked and recovered with the help of amateur radio operators The coordinating teacher has prepared a NASA Explorer Schools proposal and other science oriented proposals in the school to help motivate its largely underprivileged population to become competitive professionals in the global economy Two contests have been held at the school – one for an activity logo and another for an essay Scientists, state government functionaries, Department of Education representatives, and students from other grade levels in elementary and high school have been invited to attend the event Of major interest to the students is the fact that Joseph Acaba, the first astronaut of Puerto Rican descent, will be going to the ISS on STS 119 The school is planning its own press releases and expects media coverage

Milwee Middle School in Longwood, Florida has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, April 1 at 17:55 UTC via telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium

Carl Sandburg Elementary in the Lake Washington School district in Kirkland, Washington has been approved for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact The contact is slated for Thursday, April 2 at 19:35 UTC, assisted by telebridge station W6SRJ in California

1. Contacts Cancelled

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contacts that were planned for the Sewickley Academy and the DaVinci Science Center on March 12 and 14, respectively, were both cancelled due to scheduling issues The DaVinci contact will be rescheduled in the near future

1. Astronaut Training Status

An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) basic operations and school contact training course was held with Satoshi Furukawa, KE5DAW, on Friday, March 6 Furukawa is currently assigned as a back up crew member for Expedition 22

1. Italian School Contact Update

On Wednesday, February 25, students attending 1 Circolo Didattico G Marconi in Casamassima, Italy participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT News items covering the contact are now available See:

http://www youtube com/watch?v=571IBetr5l8

http://www thenewspaper it/articles php?article_id=100

http://www thenewspaper it/articles php?article_id=89

1. ARRL Article on Discovery

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a short Web story on the STS-119 mission which will carry ham astronaut Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA, to the ISS See: http://www arrl org/?artid=8825

The story was also posted in the ARRL Letter: https://www arrl org/arrlletter/09/0313/

The ARRL Web site has 100,000 regular readers; the e-newsletter has a circulation of 115,000

1. ARRL QST Covers ARISS News

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) published an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) news item in its April 2009 issue of QST

It ran a short article called "NJ Scouts Fly High ” It is about Boy Scouts from the Central New Jersey Council earning their Radio Merit Badges, mentored by the Delaware Valley Radio Association and the David Sarnoff Radio Club The highlight of the educational activities was when Greg Olsen, KC2ONX, gave a presentation to the boys about his time on the ISS and used Amateur Radio to be interviewed by students There was a photo of the boys readying for their own QSOs on the air

The ARRL monthly journal has a circulation of 150,000

1. ARISS in Amateur Radio Newsline Article

On March 13, Amateur Radio Newsline (Report

1648) ran a story on the Radio Club

of America (RCA) which donated a radio station to the Lake Monroe Amateur Radio Club in Orlando, Florida The club gives demonstrations to schools and children’s hospitals on how to contact the International Space Station with amateur radio The article, “Radio Education: RCA Donates Station to Florida Club,” may be viewed at: ftp://ftp arnewsline org/quincy/News/news txt

[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, 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 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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