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ANS-086<br /><br />ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North<br />America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the<br />activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share<br />an active interest in designing, building, launching and<br />communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.<br /><br />Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:<br /><br />ans-editor@amsat.org<br /><br />In this edition:<br />* Echo Telemetry Data Online<br />* Echo Operating Schedule for April<br />* Spring, Satellites and Spaghetti<br />* FCC Report & Order on 'Smart Radios'<br />* ARISS Status - 21 March 2005<br /><br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-086.01<br />Echo Telemetry Data Online<br /><br />AMSAT News Service Bulletin 086.01<br />>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.<br />March 27, 2005<br />To All RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-086.01<br /><br />The Echo telemetry data web site is back online. There have been some<br />improvements and modifications to the site. Please continue to upload<br />you received telemetry data to the site.<br /><br /> http://echo.coloradosatellite.net/echo/index.php<br /><br />Thank you to those stations that continue to support Echo by uploading<br />their telemetry data.<br /><br />[ANS thanks Mike, KE4AZN for the above information]<br /><br />/EX<br /><br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-086.02<br />Echo Operating Schedule for April<br /><br />AMSAT News Service Bulletin 086.02<br />>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.<br />March 27, 2005<br />To All RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-086.02<br /><br />April Echo Schedule<br /><br />1 Apr<br />FM Repeater, V/U<br />Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone<br />Downlink 435.300 mhz FM<br />9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)<br />Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital<br />Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital<br /><br />6 Apr<br />There will be no Experimenters Wednesday Session<br />No Mode Change<br /><br />13 Apr<br />Exp Wed - Mode L/U as requested via ao51-modes, postponed from March<br />FM Repeater, L/U<br />Uplink: 1268.700 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone will be used<br />Downlink 435.300 mhz FM<br /><br />14 Apr<br />FM Repeater, V/U<br />Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone<br />Downlink 435.300 mhz FM<br />9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)<br />Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital<br />Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital<br /><br />18 Apr<br />Extended 38k4 Digital Testing Session as requested<br />38k4 Digital Downlink, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)<br />Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital<br />Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 38k4 PBP Digital, Power 1.3 watts<br /><br />21 Apr<br />FM Repeater, V/U<br />Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone<br />Downlink 435.300 mhz FM<br />9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)<br />Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital<br />Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital<br /><br />27 Apr<br />Exp Wed - Dual FM repeaters, 2nd repeater is in QRP mode<br />FM Repeater, V/U<br />Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone<br />Downlink 435.300 mhz FM<br />The first FM repeater is open for all stations<br />FM Repeater, V/U<br />Uplink: 145.880 mhz FM, NO PL Tone required, QRP requirements<br />Downlink 435.150 mhz FM<br />Please follow the QRP requirements listed below for this repeater,<br />and note the downlink frequency<br /><br />28 Apr<br />FM Repeater, V/U<br />Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone<br />Downlink 435.300 mhz FM<br />9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)<br />Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital<br />Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital<br /><br /> <br />[ANS thanks Mike, KE4AZN for the above information]<br /><br />/EX<br /><br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-086.03<br />Spring, Satellites and Spaghetti<br /><br />AMSAT News Service Bulletin 086.03<br />>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.<br />March 27, 2005<br />To All RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-086.03<br /><br />The Indian River Amateur Radio Club is pleased to announce that their<br />annual satellite operating event, Spring, Satellites and Spaghetti will<br />be held this year on Saturday, 02 April 2005. The event will be held<br />again this year at Kiwanas Park on Merritt Island, FL operating under<br />the Club callsign W4NLX. <br /><br />With ARISS, AO-7, FO-29, SO-50 and AO-51 all available a total of 12<br />passes will be availble during the 1330-1900 UTC event. The satellite<br />pass schedule even has a natural break so that everyone can enjoy some<br />of the Club's fine spaghetti without missing a pass.<br /><br />Anyone active or interested in amateur satellites is welcome to attend.<br /><br />[ANS thanks Lee, KU4OS for the above information]<br /><br />/EX<br /><br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-086.04<br />FCC Report & Order on 'Smart Radios'<br /><br />AMSAT News Service Bulletin 086.04<br />>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.<br />March 27, 2005<br />To All RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-086.04<br /><br />The FCC has released a Report and Order (R&O) on cognitive or 'smart<br />radios'. In ET Docket 03-108, "Facilitating Opportunities for Flexible,<br />Efficient, and Reliable Spectrum Use Employing Cognitive Radio<br />Technologies", the Commission declined to adopt any new regulations for<br />Amateur Radio transceivers or for digital-to-analog converters (DACs)<br />"at this time." <br /><br />The Commission was concerned about potential misuse of high speed DACs<br />and software defined radios (SDRs). The proposed rule-change would have<br />directly affected all radio amateurs, including those who would be using<br />Amateur Radio satellites in the future. One problem noted by AMSAT was<br />that limiting the transmission ability to amateur bands, prevents HF<br />software defined radios from being used as wideband IFs in conjunction<br />with transverters to access the microwave bands. Such transverters are<br />frequently used in connection with both terrestrial and satellite<br />applications for reception and transmission on various microwave bands.<br />AMSAT is very pleased to see the Commission continue to allow the<br />development and introduction of devices which have such high potential<br />to prove beneficial to radio amateurs and the general public.<br /><br />The full text of AMSAT's comments can be found at<br /> http://www.amsat.org/amsat/amsat-na/filings/et-03-108-comments.pdf<br /><br />Dr. Perry Klein, W3PK, AMSAT Vice President, Government Liaison noted<br />that a lot of research and hard work went into getting these comments<br />filed with the FCC in a timely manner. Ray Soifer, W2RS and Bill Tynan,<br />W3XO were instrumental in helping pull these comments together along<br />with contributions from other AMSAT Board Members and Officers.<br /><br />[ANS thanks Perry, W3PK for the above information]<br /><br />/EX<br /><br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-086.05<br />ARISS Status - 21 March 2005<br /><br />AMSAT News Service Bulletin 086.05<br />>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.<br />March 27, 2005<br />To All RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-086.05<br /><br />1. Successful Contact with Mt. Gambier, Australia School <br /><br />On March 17, students from St. Martins Lutheran College in Mt Gambier,<br />Australia, experienced a successful contact with Leroy Chiao, KE5BRW,<br />via the telebridge station, WH6PN, in Hawaii. Ten students were able to<br />ask twenty questions as an audience of two hundred parents, students and<br />the South East Radio Group packed into the school's music room. The<br />audio was streamed over the internet, courtesy of MCI, and also over<br />EchoLink, and IRLP. The event was covered by WIN TV, Bush Vision, a new<br />community TV station, the ABC radio network, The Border Watch newspaper,<br />and the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA). <br />The ABC South East SA story on the contact, "Students link up with the<br />International Space Station," can be found at: <br /> http://www.abc.net.au/southeastsa/stories/s1326932.htm <br />A write up by Tony Hutchison, VK5ZAI, ARISS mentor for the contact, can<br />be found on the WIA website. See:<br /> http://www.wia.org.au/news/2005/20050318-01.php<br /><br /><br />2. Upcoming School Contact<br /><br />The Science Discovery Center in Denton, Texas has been approved for an<br />ARISS contact. It has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 29 at 16:38<br />UTC. <br /> <br /><br />3. ARRL Article on Rains High School Contact <br /><br />On March 8, students from Rains High School in Emory, Texas spoke with<br />the ISS via amateur radio. Approximately 60 students, teachers and<br />administrators attended the contact. A television station covered the<br />event, and the teacher who coordinated the contact was interviewed by a<br />local radio station. The ARRL ran an article on the event. To view<br />"Students' Space Questions via Ham Radio Show Strong Science Slant,"<br />see: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/03/15/3/?nc=1<br /><br /><br />4. ARISS International Meeting Held<br /><br />The monthly ARISS International Teleconference was held on Tuesday, 15<br />March 2005. Agenda items covered included an update on the ARISS U.S.<br />school backlog and how to handle it, and the status of the Columbus<br />Module. SuitSat was also discussed. The next ARISS International<br />Teleconference will be held on April 19, 2005.<br /><br /><br />5. Energia News <br /><br />Energia ran articles covering the training of the Expedition 11 crew,<br />Roberto Vittori's taxi flight, and the SuitSat project. Some photos of<br />the SuitSat mockup are included in the layout. See:<br /> http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss11/photo_03-15.html and<br /> http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss11/photo_03-16.html<br /><br />[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information]<br /><br />/EX
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