AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-235

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• 2009 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting October 9-11 *
• Four Points Sheraton Hotel at the Baltimore Washington Airport *
• Details - http://www amsat org/amsat-new/symposium/2009/index php *

In this edition: * SuitSat-2 Gets A New Name * AMSAT Ballot Deadline Approaching * Wallops Suborbital Launch With APRS * ARISS Status - 17 August 2009

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-235 01 SuitSat-2 Gets A New Name

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 235 01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD August 23, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-235 01

The SuitSat-2 project now has a new name to go with its new shape, ARISSat-1

Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, the ARISS Chairman announced the new name for the satellite and project this week The project team is moving ahead using the same hardware that was to fly in the Russian Orlan suit The team is re-configuring some of the modules to fit into the new structure being designed by Bob Davis, KF4KSS and his team

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

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-235 02 AMSAT Ballot Deadline Approaching

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 235 02 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD August 23, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-235 02

The deadline for returning the gold "corrected" ballot to the AMSAT office is September 15th If you need biographical information on the candidates, it can be found on the AMSAT website

[ANS thanks Martha for the above information]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-235 03 Wallops Suborbital Launch With APRS

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 235 03 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD August 23, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-235 03

There will be a launch to 300+ km of an APRS payload on a sounding rocket out of Wallops Island VA, this fall Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, says, "I don't want to steal anyone's thunder, but they said I could give this heads up" More details will be posted when available

It is only 300 milliiwatts and will be on the National APRS frequency 144 39 to make sure everyone can track it The total mission duration is on the order of 10 minutes from launch to re-entry

AMSAT stations with beams in the mid-Atlantic states will be valuable

APRS stations with Igates with beams will be even better so the student builders half way across the country can get their packets live via the APRS-IS (internet)

OMNI antennas in quiet locations should be able to hear the packets direct, so nearby Igates with omni's probably need no enhancement

[ANS thanks Bob, WB4APR, for the above information]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-235 04 ARISS Status - 17 August 2009

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 235 04 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD August 23, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-235 04

1. Upcoming School Contacts

An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been approved for Tension Woods College in Mount Gambier, South Australia The contact is scheduled for Monday, August 24 at 07:19 UTC via telebridge station W6DUE in Maryland The contact will be integrated into the curriculum’s astronomy and physics units through participation in hands-on activities

An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Volkssterrenwacht Urania in Hove, Antwerp, Belgium on Monday, August 24 at 10:22 UTC via telebridge station W6SRJ in California, assuming STS-128 launches on August 24 (If STS-128 is delayed, the contact will be rescheduled for Monday, August 24 at 11:30 UTC through telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia ) Urania is a public observatory that raises public awareness of astronomy, meteorology and astronautics A range of activities and services are available: lessons for beginners and the experienced, guided tours of the observatory, an extended documentation center, various publications, stargazing evenings, conferences, Urania Mobile (Flanders' first mobile observatory) and the astroshop This "Space Talk" will boost activities at the start of the new season

1. ARISS Contact Between Robert Thirsk and Ottawa Sports Camp

On Tuesday, August 11, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Astronaut Robert Thirsk, VA3CSA and Ottawa South United Sports Camp held at the Walter Baker Sports Centre in Ontario, Canada Telebridge station W6SRJ in California facilitated the connection All 18 questions prepared for the contact were answered with enough time left over for one additional question Approximately 130 people attended the event The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW conference room servers and the IRLP (Internet Radio Linking Project) Discovery Reflector 9010

1. ARISS Contact with Euro Space Center, Night of Stars Event

On Thursday, August 13, approximately 200 people attending the Euro Space Center, Night of Stars Event in Transinne, Belgium gathered for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact Frank DeWinne, ON1DWN on the ISS participated in the contact, answering 20 questions Telebridge station W6SRJ in California assisted with the contact The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW conference room servers and the IRLP (Internet Radio Linking Project) Discovery Reflector 9010

1. ARISS Promoted at Quebec Hamfest

On August 1, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Canadian Delegate Maurice-André Vigneault set up an ARISS display and satellite communication demonstration station at the Quebec City Hamfest in nearby St-Romuald ARISS Delegate Daniel Lamoureux also participated in the Hamfest Pamphlets explaining the purpose of ARISS and AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) were handed out The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) also provided handouts, stickers and decals The delegates will next visit the Ottawa Hamfest in nearby Carp, Ontario, on September 12 to promote the ARISS program

1. Astronaut Training Status

Christer Fuglesang, KE5CGR/SA0AFS, was given a review of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) radio system in preparation for an expected contact during the STS-128 mission time frame Information on his upcoming mission may be found here: http://www esa int/esaCP/SEM56UE3GXF_index_0 html

On Thursday, August 13, an introduction course was also provided to Dan Burbank, KC5ZSX Burbank is scheduled to fly on a future ISS expedition

1. Electronics Weekly Interviews ARISS Member

AMSAT-UK’s FUNcube satellite has been featured on the front cover of the August 12-18 issue of Electronics Weekly The full FUNcube article titled, “Bringing FUN back to the classroom,” by Steve Bush may be found on page 8 and contains an interview with Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) member Graham Shirville, G3VZV See: http://cde cerosmedia com/1D4a803d8814a11352 cde

1. ARRL QST Covers ARISS News

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) published two small ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) related news items in its September 2009 issue of QST One item pointed readers to the article on the Garriotts, "Two Generations of Hams in Space" that ran in The Bridge, printed by the Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society The second item was a notice to readers that space shuttle Endeavour carried three astronauts to the ISS who are hams and would be doing ARISS educational activities

The ARRL monthly journal has a circulation of 150,000

[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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