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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
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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:
* UO-22 near demise
* OSCAR ZERO creates a show
* ECHO Schedule
* ARISS Status - 18-Oct-2004
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UO-22 near demise
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 298.01 From
AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
October 24, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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Latest News From AMSAT - UK
AMSAT-UK have been informed by SSTL that UO-22 is not in good shape, and
its looks as though its useful life may be over. The SSTL Ground Station
control centre at the University of Surrey have attempted several times
in recent weeks to reactivate the satellite.
After one attempt it did come back to life, but only briefly. Other
attempts have failed completely. As time permitts, the Control Station
may make further attempts at reactivation, but it seems unlikely that
they will be completely successful.
The cause if the satellite's demise is unknown, but may be related to
the batteries which have been in space for more than 10 years, or to the
fact that the satellite is very hot due to the orbit preccessing such
that it is generall in full sunlight. The elevated temparature was
causing problems with the receivers, as well as the battery.
UO-22 was laaunched in July 1991 from Kourou, French Guiana, and served
for many years as the store and forward satellite for the Amateur Radio
Packet Radio world wide SatGate service, which linked packet radio
networks in many countries.
For further information contact g3wgm@amsat.org
[ANS thanks g3wgm for the above information]
/EX
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OSCAR ZERO
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 298.02 From
AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
October 24, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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OSCAR ZERO is set to give all a treat pass on Oct 27. During
the night there will be an total eclipse of the moon, or as we know
it-OSCAR ZERO. It will take hours for it to happen and will be viewable
in most of North America. You can find more about it at many
astronomical web sites along with info on the mechanics behind this
natural event. Track the moon -OSCAR ZERO- on NOVA!
[ANS thanks Dee, NB2F for the above information]
/EX
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ECHO Schedule
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 298.03 From
AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
October 24, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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Echo November Schedule will be completed over the weekend and published
on the Echo Page at the Amsat Website by Monday, October 25th.
Soon we will test a new mode on Echo. We plan to configure both UHF
transmitters into FM repeater mode, therefore having two FM repeaters
operating at the same time on the satellite. Check the November
Schedule, when published, for the date of this test.
The second FM repeater will be for low power stations only. The
repeater on 435.300 will be open to all stations, as it has been to
date. If your station does not fit into the low power description, then
please do not use the 2nd repeater. To attempt to keep this simple a
low power station will be defined as a station which can deliver no more
than 10 watts to a vertical or handheld antenna.
Some examples of Low Power Stations:
1) Using an HT (barefoot, no amplifier) with 10 watts or less output
into any type of vertical whip antenna (rubber duck, etc) or handheld
beam antenna (arrow type).
2) Using a mobile station with 10 watts or less output into car mounted
mobile whip antenna(s).
3) Using a base station at 10 watts output into a vertical
omnidirectional antenna on the side of the house.
Examples that are NOT Low Power Stations:
1) Any type of high gain beam antenna, KLM, M2, Cushcraft, etc.
2) Any station transmitting over 10 watts into any type of antenna.
How well we operate the satellite within these guidelines will determine
how much we can run this mode in the future.
ECHO COMMAND TEAM
[ANS thanks KE4AZN for the above information]
/EX
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ARISS Status - 18-Oct-2004
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 298.04 From
AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
October 24, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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ARISS Status
October 18, 2004
1. Upcoming School Contacts
Porin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu, Pori Senior High Shool, in Pori, Finland
has been scheduled for an ARISS contact with taxi flight cosmonaut, Yuri
Shargin. It will take place on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at 07:13 UTC.
Questions planned for the contact can be found on the ARISS Europe
website. See: http://www.ariss-eu.org/2004_10_13.htm
A second ARISS contact has been scheduled with Yuri Shargin. He will
speak with students at the Space Expo in Hasselt, Belgium on October 22,
2004 at 08:38 UTC via the telebridge station ON4ISS. Shargin will use
the callsign RS0ISS.
2. AMSAT and ARISS International Meetings Held
The AMSAT and ARISS joint meetings were held October 8 ñ12 in Arlington,
Virginia. ARISS U.S. member Kenneth Ransom, N5VHO, made a contact with
astronaut Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, who congratulated AMSAT on its 35th
anniversary. ARRL covered the event in an article, ìGreeting from Space,
Change of Guard Highlight AMSAT-NA Gathering.î A link to the audio of
the contact is included in the story. See:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/10/11/1/?nc=1
3. New Satellite Proposed by Russians
During the AMSAT/ARISS meetings, ARISS Russia member Sergey Samburov,
RV3DR, gave presentations on a new satellite proposed by the Russians.
The satellite is to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Bauman Moscow
State Technical University. A spacesuit is to be used to house amateur
radio equipment including slow scan television (SSTV). Because the
satellite will be launched in October 2005, and time is limited, the
satellite will be simplistic in nature. If this approach works,
another, more complex spacesuit satellite will be launched in 2007,
commemorating 50 years since the launch of the first satellite. See
ìRussia Proposes SuitSATî at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/updates/
4. ARRL Article on Expedition 10 Crew
The ARRL ran a web story on the new crew headed for the ISS. The
article, entitled, ìExpedition 10 heads to ISS; space station ham gear
in repeater modeî can be found at: http://www.arrl.org/
[ANS thanks Carol for the above information]
/EX
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73,
This weeks ANS Editor,
Dee Interdonato, NB2F
nb2f at amsat dot org
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