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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-329

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.

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:

ans-editor@amsat.org


In this edition:
* AMSAT-DL asks and receives assistance to maintain the ZEL for another
year * AMSAT at two hamfests 01 December 2007
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
* ARISS Status - 19 November 2007

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AMSAT-DL asks and receives assistance to maintain the ZEL for another
year

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 329.01
 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 25, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-329.01

Earlier this year the Directors of AMSAT-DL were informed by the
University of Marburg in Germany that it had been decided that funding
for the ZEL by the University would cease at the end of 2007. The
Directors approached AMSAT-NA and AMSAT-UK for financial assistance in
keeping the ZEL open for another year. The sum of 25,000 Euros was
requested.

At recent meetings of the AMSAT-NA Board and of the AMSAT-UK Committee,
it was agreed that both would contribute to the donation. Given the
relative sizes of the two donating AMSAT groups it was agreed that
AMSAT-NA would donate 75% of the money required, and that AMSAT-UK would
donate 25%.

The ZEL (Zentrales Entwicklungslabor fur electronic, roughly translated
as the Central Development Laboratory for Electronics) has been the
facility which, over the last 40 years, has been at the centre of much
amateur satellite development activity by members of the University,
members of AMSAT-DL, as well as other members of AMSAT from outside
Germany. The most famous satellite to be produced there was OSCAR-13
which gave the Amateur Radio Community many years of excellent service.

Currently under construction is Phase 3E, a satellite similar in size
and shape to OSCAR-13, but with many advanced features. It will carry a
70 cms to 2 metre band transponder, as well as transponders on other
bands. Importantly it will carry its own rocket motor which will boost
its orbit into a highly elliptical one, which will give world wide
coverage, allowing ordinary radio amateur great DX possibilities through
the transponders. Radio Amateurs have not had such a satellite since the
demise of AO-40 in March 2004.

The P3E satellite is still under construction in the ZEL, and its
completion is anticipated for sometime in 2008. It is note worthy that
some of the personnel employed by the University to work in the ZEL have
undertaken to continue working on P3E as volunteers.

Links:
Pictures of the ZEL
http://www.uk.amsat.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=32

[ANS thanks Jim, G3WGM, for the above information]

/EX


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AMSAT at two hamfests 01 December 2007

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 329.02
 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 25, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-329.02

AMSAT will be represented at two hamfests over the weekend of 01
December 
2007.

Patrick, WD9EWK, will be manning at table at the Superstition ARC
Hamfest Hamfest in Mesa, AZ.  This hamfest is at Mesa Community
College.  In addition 
to the AMSAT table there will be AO-51
demonstrations in the morning.   Hamfest details can be found at
http://wb7tjd.org/hamfest/

Across the country at the Tampa Hamfest in Palmetto (Bradenton), FL,
Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, AMSAT's VP of Operations will be manning the
AMSAT booth 
and conducting demos.  Executive VP Lee McLamb, KU4OS,
will be leading the 
forum session at 11AM Saturday with several
speakers to provide information 
on current and future satellites.
 Info on the Tampa hamfest can be found at
http://www.fgcarc.org/ .

[ANS thanks Patrick, WD0EWK and Drew, KO4MA for the above information]

/EX


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Satellite Shorts From All Over

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 329.03
 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 25, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-329.03

+ Robert, G8ATE reports he has obtained the special callsign GB0OO 
  Golf Bravo Zero Oscar One.  The special events station will be 
  active on the amateur radio satellites between December 12 through 
  December 16. GB2NSC at the National space centre in Leicester, 
  England may be on the air as well.

+ Jeff, KE9V captured Gerd, WB8IFM manning the AMSAT booth and 
  speaking at the AMSAT forum at the Ft Wayne, Indiana Hamfest. 
  http://ke9v.smugmug.com/photos/222644028-L.jpg
  http://ke9v.smugmug.com/photos/222648515-L.jpg

+ Henk, PA3GUO reports the ANDE De-Orbit website, created by Mike,
  DK3WN is on-line at:  http://www.ande-deorbit.com.  Additional
  information about ANDE can be found at:
  http://web.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/ande-ops.html
  http://web.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/ande/ande-tlm.txt  

+ A view of the work in progress at AMSAT-NA's new satellite int-
  gration lab in Maryland can be seen at:
  http://n4hy.smugmug.com/gallery/3841264

[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]

/EX



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ARISS Status - 19 November 2007

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 329.04
 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 25, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-329.04

1. ARISS School Contacts Status

Due to the very demanding schedules of the crew onboard the ISS, no
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contacts have
been planned at this time.  The ARISS team expects contacts to resume
once STS-122 launches in December. 


2. Columbus Module Installed in Atlantis Payload Bay

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) antennas were 
installed on the nadir of the Columbus Module in October. The Columbus
Module 
has been moved to the Atlantis payload bay in preparation for a
December 6 
launch. An article has been posted on the ARISS-Europe Web
site. See: http://www.ariss-eu.org/2007_11_18.htm


3. Amateur Radio Day Article

Midlakes Intermediate School participated in Amateur Radio Day on
November 2 
in celebration of Pam Melroyâ€Ös STS-120 mission. The local
paper ran an 
article on the event. See:
http://www.mpnnow.com/news/x9494626 


4. Video Posted of Pontes Radio Contact 

The first Brazilian astronaut Marcos Pontes, PY0AEB, flew on the ISS in
April, 2006. He participated in an Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station (ARISS) contact and made a few radio contacts with the
public. Fabiano Moser, PY5RX, was one of those who spoke with Pontes.
Upon returning to Earth, Pontes presented Fabiano with a gift during a
public speech in Bauru, Brazil commemorating his ISS contact. A video of
Pontes during the radio contact with Fabiano was recorded by US
astronaut Bill McArthur on the ISS.  The video may 
be found on this
website: http://iss.ontwikkel.nl


5. ARISS Mentioned in QST

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) covered Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS) in its December issue of QST.  
Under "Media Hits" (page 12) is a paragraph about the Macomb Daily and
the Detroit Free Press -- two articles talking about the September ARISS
contact with Martin Luther King Academy in Mount Clemens, Michigan.
  
On page 62 is a section about the ARRL/TAPR (Tucson Amateur Packet
Radio) 26th Annual Digital Communications Conference held on September
28-30, in Hartford, Connecticut. A list is given on the presentation
topics, including a talk on SuitSat-2.
 
Also on page 62-63 is an article: "Hams Named to Key NASA Positions"
listing Ellen Ochoa, KB5TZZ, named as deputy director at JSC, and Bob
Cabana, KC5HBV, named director of NASA Stennis Space Center. 

[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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