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[ans] ANS-094 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 094.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
April 4, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-094.01
The 2010 Dayton Hamvention will be held this year on 14-16 May 2010.
This is the 59th year of the Dayton Hamvention, sponsored by DARA =
(Dayton Amateur Radio Association). As has been the case for the =
many years Hamvention will be at the Hara Arena Complex on the north =
side of Dayton. Further information on Hamvention 2010, including =
advance ticket sales and motel accommodations, can be found at =
http://www.hamvention.org =
AMSAT will occupy the same booths (444-449) in Ball Arena, right =
across from the ARRL area and just inside the door from the Satel-
lite Demonstration area. Plan to visit all of the AMSAT activities!
AMSAT Activities at Dayton
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AMSAT has planned a number of great activities during Hamvention. =
There will also be a number of new offerings at the AMSAT booth =
as well as special deals.
The AMSAT theme for 2010 is "Space Technology for Hams". We will =
have multipe exhibits of the new AMSAT satellites on display. =
ARISSat
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ARISSat has continued to develop this past year. We will have on =
display one of the operational development prototypes. We expect =
the satellite to be launched later this year. =
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AMSAT Thursday Night Get-together
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We will be at Tickets Pub & Eatery this year. The menu is great =
and a nice change of pace. Check it out at TicketsPub.com
AMSAT Forum
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The AMSAT Forum will be on Saturday May 15 in Forum Room 5 from =
11:15 am - 1:30 pm.
AMSAT/TAPR Banquet
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The fourth annual AMSAT/TAPR Banquet will be Friday night May 14 at =
the Kohler Banquet Center. TAPR will be providing the keynote speaker.
The price for the Banquet is $30. Seating is limited and reservations =
are required. Follow the Dayton Banquet 2010 link below for information =
about reservations and additional information. Additional information =
as it becomes available.
AMSAT Hotel
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AMSAT has a limited block of rooms reserved at the Country Inn & Suites =
in Fairborn, OH. Please contact Martha at the AMSAT office for room =
price and availability during Hamvention. Priority for rooms will be =
given to those volunteering to work in the AMSAT booth for multiple =
2 hour shifts during Hamvention. The phone number for the AMSAT office =
is 301-589-6062. Other hotels in the immediate area of the Country =
Inn & Suites include the Fairfield Inn, Ramada Inn, Hampton Inn, =
Fairborn Holiday Inn, Red Roof Inn and the Homewood Suites if addi-
tional accommodations are needed. =
[ANS thanks the AMSAT Dayton Hamvention Team for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-094.02
2010 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting
[ans] ANS-094 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 094.02
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
April 4, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-094.02
AMSAT announced the 2010 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held in Chicago =
on Friday, October 8th through Sunday, October 10th.
Features planned for this exciting weekend of Amateur Radio in Space:
+ Space Symposium with Amateur Satellite Presentations
+ Operating Techniques, News, & Plans from the Amateur Satellite World
+ Board of Directors Meeting open to AMSAT members
+ Meet Board Members and Officers
+ Annual General Membership Meeting
+ Annual Banquet=97Keynote Speaker and Door Prizes
This year we have selected the Chicago/Elk Grove Holiday Inn just west
of Chicago at 1000 Busse Road, Elk Grove, IL. The hotel is near O=92Hare =
Airport and has free hourly shuttles.
Watch the ANS bulletins and the AMSAT Symposiumweb page for the latest
updates: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2010/Dayton.php
[ANS thanks the 2010 Symposium Committee for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-094.03
FUNcube at United Kingdom Space Conference 2010
[ans] ANS-094 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 094.03
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
April 4, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-094.03
The United Kingdom Space Conference was held from March 24-28 in =
Godalming Surrey. This premier event always attracts a stellar =
cast of speakers and this year was no exception. The launch of =
the UK Space Agency in same week added to the excitement. Many of =
the presentations are available for view from the Ustream server
AMSAT-UK attended to explain their exciting plans for the FUNcube =
satellite. As well as the Amateur Radio SSB/CW transponder FUNcube =
will provide an in-orbit tool for science education outreach and =
hands-on training in space and all the STEM subjects (Science =
technology Engineering & Mathematics)The telemetry system is =
designed for easy reception by school pupils using extremely =
simple hand held VHF receive equipment connected to a PC sound-
card or USB port.
The satellite contains a materials science experiment and pupils =
will be able to receive the results direct from space and compare =
them with similar reference experiments in the classroom.
The FUNcube stand at the conference included a mock-up of the =
new satellite and a demonstration of the telemetry. FUNcube is =
expected to be launched in early 2011
Michael Castle, G1ZVN, gave a short introduction on FUNcube during =
one of the education sessions and FUNcube was also featured in a =
presentation on the UK National Cubesat project.
During the 5 days over 1000 people attended the event and the con-
cept behind FUNcube was well received.
There will be more demonstrations of FUNcube at the AMSAT-UK Inter-
national Space Colloquium to be held in Guildford from 31 July to 1 =
August.
For more information about AMSAT-UK follow these links:
FUNcube: http://www.FUNcube.org.uk/
AMSAT-UK: http://www.uk.amsat.org/
Ustream Server: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/uksc-2010
[ANS thanks Trevor, M5AKA for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-094.04
Delfi-C3 Survives Orbital Near Miss
[ans] ANS-094 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 094.04
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
April 4, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-094.04
This week the Delft University of Technology in the Netherland's =
Delfi-C3 satellite survived a close encounter with orbiting COSMOS =
debris. On March 30 the two spacecraft passed near each other with
a head-on velocity of 15 km/sec and an estimated clearance of 492 =
meters. As of April 2, Wouter was able to report, "Delfi-C3 and the =
COSMOS debris missed each other by more than 700 meters, so no harm =
was done as far as we know. Delfi-C3 is still performing nominally."
The Delfi-C3 Operations Team invites amateur radio operators to have =
a look at the mission operations page at:
http://www.delfic3.nl/index.php?option=3Dcom_content&task=3Dview&id=3D93&It=
emid=3D12
2
for frequency info and the latest RASCAL download.
Due to Delfi-C3's habit of sometimes switching off from science mode, =
you might hear nothing while Delfi-C3 is fine. Don't panic! but please =
do listen the orbits after and post your findings on the satellite =
status page at: http://oscar.dcarr.org
[ANS thanks Wouter Weggelaar, PA3WEG for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-094.05
Satellite Shorts From All Over
[ans] ANS-094 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 094.05
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
April 4, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-094.05
+ Nick, KB1RVT reported working OX/N0RC, Reid on HO-68 from Green-
land (grid FQ56) at 1544 UTC on April 1. Ib, OZ1MY reported he
could copy Reid in Copenhagen during the same pass. Reid will be =
using OX/N0RC for his call since OX3RC never came in. Reid added
that his trip to Greenland has been extended until the end of May.
+ If you want to read a straight-forward guide to Software Defined =
Radio check out the web pages produced by Tobias Wellnitz DH1TW:
http://www.dh1tw.de/understanding-the-sdr-concept
+ Gabriel, EA6VQ reported DX-Sherlock now provides satellite-specific =
real-time maps and QSO lists. See:
http://www.vhfdx.info/spots/map.php?Frec=3DSAT
+ OSCAR-11 achieved 26 years in orbit on 01 March! It was designed,
built and launched within a period of six months, using commercially
available 'off the shelf' components (COTS). Once again, congratula-
tions to Professor Sir Martin Sweeting G3YJO, his team at the Univer-
sity of Surrey and groups of radio amateurs who also contributed to =
the project. Unfortunately, the satellite wasn't transmitting on its =
birthday, but was heard briefly, three days later. Due to eclipses, =
deterioration of the battery and other parts of the satellite, it's =
not possible to predict when the satellite will be heard in the coming =
months. It is likely that it may be heard occasionally, by stations =
tuning around the beacon frequency: 145.826 MHz. AFSK FM ASCII Tele-
metry. Please send reception reports to g3cwv at amsat dot org.
+ JI5RPT plans to operate as JD1BLY from Chichijima Island (IOTA =
AS-031) Ogasawara on 40m to 6m and Satellite (CW/DIGI/SSB) between
May 2 to May 7, 2010. QSL via his home callsign JI5RPT. Logsearch =
will be on his website. http://www.ji5rpt.com/jd1/ (via Makoto, JI5RPT =
via NG3K-DX-News and MakeMoreMilesonVHF Newsletter).
+ Eric, ON4HF has set up a new satellite forum and invites interested
radio amateurs to register and enjoy the site at:
http://www.on4hf.be/forum
+ Listen for Brock, W6GMT on the FM satellites as he begins his annual =
trip north to the summer QTH in Minnesota on Wednesday, April 7th. =
His trip will take him through Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and
Minnesota. I will activate grids using his FT-817 and an Elk antenna. =
He will accept grid requests via e-mail at w6gmt@bak.rr.com. QSL to =
his Minnesota address. =
+ And, LU4FLJ worked Sebasti=E1n, W4AS via AO-7, Mode B on 3/21/2010 at =
23:22 UTC.
[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-094.06
Update on the ISS Columbus Module Amateur Radio Station
[ans] ANS-094 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 094.06
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
April 4, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-094.06
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
international team met for the monthly teleconference on March 16.
Two highlights of the meeting include the planned installation of
VHF and UHF FM amateur radio equipment and possible digital amateur
television from the Columbus module at the International Space =
Station.
The installation of the Ericsson radio used by ARISS in the Columbus =
module is scheduled to be done by astronaut Mike Fincke, KE5AIT on =
the STS-134 shuttle flight planned for late July 2010. ESA hopes to =
have a special contact to commemorate the first operation of amateur =
radio in the Columbus Module.
Gaston Bertels, ON4WF reported that the Amateur Radio - Columbus =
(ARCOL) Working Group is currently proposing the flight of a digital =
amateur television (DATV) system to downlink TV on S-band. ARISS US =
team members Mark Severance N5XWF; Mark Steiner K3MS; Lou McFadin =
W5DID; Kenneth Ransom N5VHO; Rosalie White K1STO; and Carol Jackson =
KB3LKI are assisting.
The Digital Television capability, under consideration for installation
by the ESA in December, 2010 poses technical challenges. The biggest =
technical challenge is the obtaining of a suitable power supply. Gaston =
is working with ESA to resolve this.
While DATV from the Columbus module will open up an exciting new capa-
bility for education contacts, it will require a more capable ground =
station to receive the S-band DATV signals. This has implications for =
the existing telebridge stations, including how the DATV images would =
be routed to the event sites. Gaston will be establishing a working =
group to help tackle these two challenges (reception and passing to =
the event site), and is actively soliciting volunteers to help out.
The ARCOL group has already accomplished the assembly and installation of =
the L- and S-band patch antennas mounted on the exterior of the Columbus =
Module.
[ANS thanks the ARISS team 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. And with that
please keep in mind the tale of the man who walks into a hardware store =
and asks if they have a tool for breaking up some hard ground. The shop =
assistant points to a row of suitable tools along the wall and replies, =
"Certainly sir, take your pick." After that the bloke tried a career as
a gold prospector, but it didn't pan out.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
K9JKM at amsat dot org
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