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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-099
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
******************** AMSAT 2006 Space Symposium **************************
The AMSAT web team has posted informational pages on the AMSAT web site.
You can find the announcement with many links at:
http://www.amsat-org/amsat-new/symposium
Future announcements including the Call For Papers, Online Registration and
Online Hotel Registration are coming soon.
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In this edition:
* Invitation to Join AMSAT Alternate Activities at Dayton
* Satellite Conference, Colloquium, and Symposium Opportunities
* ISS Crews Continue Record Breaking Amateur Radio Activity
* AO-51 to Enable 38k4 Pacsat Mode
* ARISS Status for the week of April 3, 2006
* Venus Express Arrives This Week
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Invitation to Join AMSAT Alternate Activities at Dayton
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 099.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
April 9, 2006
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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Gould, WA4SXM, AMSAT Director Field Operations, invites radio amateurs
attending the Dayton Hamvention to join us for these great alternate
activities planned during the evenings.
On Thursday, May 18, we will have our sixth annual 'Pizza and Suds'
gathering at Marion's Pizza. Join fellow satellite enthusiasts for a
fun time in a relaxing atmosphere. The party begins at 6:30 PM.
On Friday evening, May 19, we will host the annual AMSAT Banquet at
the Amber Rose Restaurant. Great food and an opportunity to chat
with fellow AMSAT members and officers. Happy hour begins at 6:00 PM
with the meal served at 7:30 PM. Following the meal, Lou McFadin,
W5DID will be our speaker, talking about SuitSat-1 and SuitSat-2.
Please make your reservations for both events early by contacting
Nancy Makley at KC8GYW@AMSAT.ORG. Directions to these events will
be available on the AMSAT web site shortly.
[ANS thanks Gould, WA4SXM for the above information]
/EX
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Satellite Conference, Colloquium, and Symposium Opportunities
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 099.02
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
April 9, 2006
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-099.02
The 3rd Annual Cubesat Workshop will be held from April 27-29
on the Cal Poly campus in San Luis Obispo, CA. For more info see:
http://littonlab.atl.calpoly.edu/pages/workshops/cal-poly-2006.php
Alexander, RW3DZ reports that Moscow State University will conduct
the UNVERSAT-2006, a conference devoted to microsatellites used for
science and education. The dates of this conference are June 26-30,
2006. For more information refer to: http://cosmos.msu.ru/universat2006/
The AMSAT-UK Colloquium will be held at the University of Surrey
from July 28-30, 2006. Information will be posted on the AMSAT-UK
website when it becomes available: http://www.uk.amsat.org/
The AMSAT 2006 Space Symposium and Annual meeting will be held
October 5-11, 2006 in San Francisco. The Symposium will again
be a joint meeting with the ARISS International Delegates and
will also include the IARU Satellite Advisory Panel annual
meeting, and a meeting of AMSAT International Delegates. See
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/ for more information.
[ANS thanks the conference sponsors for the above information]
/EX
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ISS Crews Continue Record Breaking Amateur Radio Activity
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 099.03
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
April 9, 2006
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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QSL cards from all 50 of the United States of America have now arrived
at the ARRL QSL bureau in Newington, CT and the process to file for a
special "WAS from Space" for Bill McArthur can begin.
McArthur will depart the International Space Station on April 8 after
serving on board for nearly 190 days. He will take several amateur radio
achievements to Earth with him:
+ First to work all states (CONFIRMED)
+ First to work all seven continents on VHF and UHF
+ 37 school contacts, the most ever worked by an individual
+ First to work 100+ DXCC entities from space
+ Only expedition to work Peter I Island
+ Over 1700 general contacts
Ricardo, PY3VHQ reported that on April 3, 2006, Marcos Pontes PY0AEB,
the first brazilian ham radio operator in space, made contact with his
station and other Brazilian stations on 145.800 MHz. When PY0AEB spoke
in the Portuguese language, Brazilian amateur radio operators were very
happy for this.
A recording of the QSO can be heard at:
http://portal.ucpel.tche.br/py3vhq/home/satelite/QSOcMarcosPontesPY0AEB.mp3
[ANS thanks Kenneth, N5VHO and Ricardo, PY3VHQ for the above information]
/EX
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AO-51 to Enable 38k4 Pacsat Mode
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 099.04
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
April 9, 2006
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-099.04
The AO-51 Command Team/Operations Group plans to enable the 38k4 Pacsat
Broadcast Protocol BBS mode on the 435.150 MHz digital downlink for the
week long period between April 17-24. The BBS uplink is on 145.860 MHz
and uses 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol. For more information refer to:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/ControlTeam.php
[ANS thanks The AO-51 Command Team and Operations Group for the above
information]
/EX
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ARISS Status for the week of April 3, 2006
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 099.05
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
April 9, 2006
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-099.05
1. Cleveland Heights School Contact Update
On March 17, students at Cleveland Heights High School in Ohio spoke
with Bill McArthur, KC5ACR, on board the International Space Station
via amateur radio. Prior to the contact, NASA engineer Glenn Lindamood
gave presentations on living and working in space and satellite tracking
to 100 students. A video/audio link was set up to join those in the
contact room to the rest of the student body gathered in the auditorium.
Teacher Al DeGennaro was interviewed by radio station WTAM 1100 AM.
Katherine Martin from the NASA Glenn Media Relations Office was present
as was the Cleveland Heights Sun newspaper, the high school local paper
and members of the board of education. A write up was posted by the Glenn
Amateur Radio Club (whose members provided assistance with contact) to
their website. See: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/Clubs/NA8SA/ariss_chuh.htm
2. Bradley, Illinois High School Contact Successful
Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School spoke with Bill McArthur, KC5ACR,
on Tuesday, March 28. Fifteen students were able to ask 20 questions of
the astronaut before the ISS went over the horizon. Approximately 300
students, teachers and parents gathered in the auditorium as the rest of
the 2000 students watched the contact via video. Teacher Jim Schreiner,
K9BIG, acted as control operator and was assisted by numerous members of
theÝKankakee Area RadioÝSociety (KARS).Ý The school's club callsignÝK9BHS
was used for the contact. The event was simulcast using video streaming
and audio streaming, with the video stream receiving nearly 900 hits. This
event was broadcast live on the local Comcast cable channel 4.ÝÝRadio
stations WKAN 1320 AM, WVLI 95.1 FM, WGFA 94.1 FM, and the Kankakee Daily
Journal and the Chicago Tribune newspapers were also present to cover the
contact. The event was filmed and produced by the BBCHSí Communications
class. The video has been posted to their website:
http://www.bbchs.k12.il.us/ISS/index.htm
3. Australian School Children Speak to Astronaut
On Friday, March 31, students at Briar Hill Primary School in Briar Hill,
Victoria, Australia spoke with Bill McArthur, KC5ACR, via the telebridge
station VK5ZAI in Australia. Twenty-two students asked one question each.
Approximately 100 students, teachers and parents attended the event as did
the Banyule City mayor, and state government representatives. Local papers
picked up on the news story prior to the event and the coordinating teacher
was interviewed by both local and national radio stations. The audio was
streamed over the internet courtesy of Verizon Conferencing, and Echolink
and IRLP were both used successfully for the contact. Echolink received 10
connections from 5 countries, and three nodes connected to IRLP from Canada
and Australia.
4. Thank You Note for Briar Hill Contact
The ARISS team received a thank you note from one of the parents whose
step son was involved in the Briar Hill contact. She said of her son, "He
has wanted to be an astronaut for as long as he's been old enough to know
what one is. Any time he wishes on a star or birthday candle he says, ëI
wish I could go to space school.í This will have just fueled his interest
which we are more than happy about!"
5. Additional School Contacts
Robert McQueen High School in Reno, Nevada completed a contact with the ISS
on Tuesday, April 4.
Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil had a contact
with visiting Brazilian astronaut Marcos Pontes, PY0AEB on Wednesday,
April 5. Marcos Pontes, PY0AEB, also had a contact with students at Escola
Camilo Castelo Branco in Carnaxide, Portugal on Thursday, April 6.
6. ARRL Article on Rutigliano, Calgary Contacts
The ARRL ran a story on the 1å Circolo Didattico Statale and Sir James
Lougheed school contacts. To view, ìStudents in Italy, Canada, US Explore
Space via Ham Radio,î see:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/03/29/2/?nc=1
7. ARRL Articles on Expedition 13 Crew
On March 27, 30 and 31, ARRL ran short articles on the Expedition 13 crew,
Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ, and Pavel Vinogradov, RV3BS.
See: http://www.arrl.org/
8. School Children from Holland Experience Amateur Radio
On March 25, the Octopus School in Holland held an Amateur Radio event for
school children. Activities included amateur television, foxhunting (radio
hide and seek), electronic circuits, DARES emergency radio and Morse code.
The International Space Station was another topic covered and as Bill
McArthur was on the air during these events, the teacher had the good
fortune to demonstrate over several passes how to make contact with the
ISS. The school director was then given 8 radios to distribute to 8
schools so that students would be able to listen to other ARISS contacts
in the future.
9. Amateur Radio to be Used for Family Contacts
Due to work expected due to the construction of the ISS, the Ku-band antenna
may be unusable for 18 ñ 21 days at a time, causing an interruption in IP
phone availability. The timeframe for this work may be as early as January
2007. During this time the crew may use the ISS Ham radio equipment for
family contacts.
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information]
/EX
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Venus Express Arrives This Week
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 099.06
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
April 9, 2006
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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After its five-month journey ESA's Venus Express spacecraft will
arrive at Venus on April 11. Venus Express mission controllers at
the ESA Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany, are
making intensive preparations for orbit insertion.
This comprises a series of telecommands, engine burns and manoeuvres
designed to slow the spacecraft down from a velocity of 29000 km per
hour relative to Venus, just before the first burn, to an entry
velocity some 15% slower, allowing the spacecraft to be captured
into orbit around the planet.
ESA TV will cover this event live from ESOC in Darmstadt. The live
transmission will be carried free-to-air. Complete video coverage
details are listed at http://television.esa.int.
The event will be covered on the web at http://venus.esa.int and
will feature regular updates, including video coverage of the press
conference and podcast from the control room at ESA's Space
Operations Centre.
[ANS thanks ESA 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,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
K9JKM at amsat dot org
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