AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-300
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a
free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur
Satellite Corporation.
ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including
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.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of
Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please
send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at
amsat.org.
You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News
Service
Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:
http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans
In
this edition:
* AMSAT Goal: "Amateur Radio in Every CubeSat"
* AMSAT
VP User Services Describes Planning for Improvements
* AMSAT-DL Symposium and
JHV 2019 November 9 - November 10
* Reminder - ARISS Proposal Window is Open
Until November 30, 2019
* ARISS Activities & Upcoming ARISS Contact
Schedule
* Software Update for UZ7HO's Software Packet-Radio TNC
*
Upcoming Satellite Operations
* The AMSAT Hamfests & Conventions Web Page
Updates
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT
$ANS-300.01
ANS-300 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News
Service Bulletin 300.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE October 27,
2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID:
$ANS-300.01
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
Video
recordings of the 2019 AMSAT Space Symposium have been posted:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/AMSATNA/videos/
(This page should be accessible to all)
The Foundations of AMSAT - 2019
AMSAT Space Symposium Banquet Panel
is posted at: https://youtu.be/bRmn4gjvuTI
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
AMSAT
Goal: "Amateur Radio in Every CubeSat"
The ARRL Letter for October 17,
2019
AMSAT wants to see Amateur Radio in every CubeSat, and it's
part-
nering with non-Amateur Radio partners to make that happen. In
the
"Apogee View" editorial for the September/October issue of The
AMSAT
Journal, Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, wrote,
"[W]e
continue to support a stream of LEO satellites. RadFxSat-2/Fox-1E
is
ready for launch no earlier than December 1, 2019, on the ELaNa XX
mission.
The linear transponder and telemetry system carried aboard
Fox-1E was
designed for use in different CubeSats by merely adding
an interface adapter
for connection to the host bus."
Stoetzer said CubeSat programs
interested in launching an Amateur
Radio payload may partner with AMSAT to
carry a Fox-1E module on
their spacecraft. "By providing Amateur Radio
capability, the Cube-
Sat program gets a worldwide ground station network to
receive
their telemetry and experiment data while the Amateur Radio
commun-
ity gets a transponder to use in orbit," he pointed
out.
Stoetzer said the first such partnership will be with the
Husky
Satellite Lab at the University of Washington. Its 3U CubeSat
--
HuskySat-1 -- is set to launch on the ELaNa XXV mission from
Wallops
Island, Virginia, no sooner than November 2. A Northrop
Grumman
Cygnus spacecraft will carry HuskySat-1 to the International
Space
Station, and after completing its mission there, Cygnus will
con-
tinue to an orbit of approximately 500 kilometers (310 miles)
to
deploy HuskySat-1. "After a 30-day mission to complete tests of
its
experimental payloads -- a pulsed plasma thruster, and a K-band
(24 GHz)
communications system -- the satellite will be turned over
to AMSAT, and the
linear transponder will be made available to the
Amateur Radio community,"
Stoetzer said.
Ed. Note - HuskySat-1 will carry a 30 kHz wide 145 to 435
MHz linear
transponder for amateur radio SSB/CW communications
along
with 1k2 BPSK telemetry. The IARU has coordinated a
downlink
on 436.810-435.840 MHz and uplink on 145.910-145.940
MHz.
NASA TV (http://www.nasa.gov/ntv) will provide
coverage of
the launch. Pre-launch details are posted at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-Cygnus-Launch-Nov2
[ANS
thanks AMSAT and the ARRL for the above
information]
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
The 2019 AMSAT Symposium Proceedings USB flash drives,
featuring 1.98
GB of information, including the 2019
Proceedings and all previously
published Proceedings
dating back to 1986 are now available on the
AMSAT store
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-Symposium-Flash-Drive
(allow
10 business days for the next batch to be loaded with the
files)
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
AMSAT
VP User Services Describes Planning for Improvements
At the conclusion of
the 2019 AMSAT Symposium and Annual General
meeting, Robert Bankston, KE4AL,
VP User Services provided a state-
ment outlining his plans. Robert's
statement follows:
I am so honored to be elected by the AMSAT Board of
Directors to be
the AMSAT Treasurer and reelected to be the AMSAT
Vice-President of
User Services, as well as reappointed as the Director of
AMSAT Ambas-
sadors by the AMSAT President. Thank you for your confidence in
me.
I am humbled. This is a lot of hats to wear, along with my
full-time
job, but I look forward to the challenge. I believe in AMSAT's
mis-
sion and have a wonderful team of volunteers to assist me.
I am
excited to announce that there are major improvements coming
for our AMSAT
members in the near future. The AMSAT Board of Direc-
tors approved my
recommendations for an internet-based, member manage-
ment system, the
transition to a digitally delivered, full-color
AMSAT Journal, and a complete
overhaul of our AMSAT website. I have
been putting together these proposals
for several months and thank
the Board of Directors for the permission to
move these projects
forward. These improvements will modernize how AMSAT
serves you.
I hope that you will be as impressed with them as I
am.
The member management system puts you in control of your
membership
account, allowing you to update your contact information, pay
your
dues, and register for events in real time. In addition, the
program
will automatically push out reminders, newsletters, and a
digital
copy of the AMSAT Journal.
Transitioning to a
digitally-delivered, AMSAT Journal will allow us
to provide a full-color
magazine, without raising the cost of member-
ship. In addition, we will have
to opportunity to provide member-only
content on our website, to include back
issues of our AMSAT Journal.
Lastly, we will be working on a complete
overhaul of our AMSAT web-
site. Over the years, our website has received
several facelifts,
and, in the process, it has become somewhat disjointed.
Our goal is
to make the navigation more intuitive and offer the content
you
deserve. The front of the website will focus on external
visitors,
explaining who we are, what we do, and what we have to offer. We
will
also have portals for our members and friends in the AMSAT
community,
how to guides on getting started in amateur radio satellites, and
all
the important information about current satellites you will need
to
work them.
AMSAT's User Services is committed to serving AMSAT
members and the
AMSAT community and to deliver the quality services you
deserve as we
move forward into the next 50 years of Keeping Amateur Radio is
Space!
If you would like to join us on this incredible journey, we could
sure
use you help.
73,
Robert Bankston,
KE4AL
Vice-President, User Services
Director, AMSAT
Ambassadors
Treasurer
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
(AMSAT)
[Ed. note - The AMSAT News Service is a proud member of the
AMSAT
User Services Team]
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL,
AMSAT's Man of Many Hats for the
above
information]
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2
LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a
portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio
in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
AMSAT-DL
Symposium and JHV 2019 November 9 - November 10
AMSAT-DL extends an
invitation to the Satellite Symposium and General
Assembly of AMSAT
Deutschland e.V. in Bochum, Germany. Lectures on
current amateur radio
satellites and space projects will be presented.
The lecture program and
symposium schedule have been posted. Landing
coordinates have been posted as
07° 11' 39" E 51° 25' 40" N.
See https://amsat-dl.org/en/event/amsat-dl-symposium-und-jhv-2019/
for
the latest information and travel directions.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for
the above
information]
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Reminder
- ARISS Proposal Window is Open Until November 30, 2019
The Amateur Radio
on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program
is seeking formal and
informal education institutions and organiza-
tions, individually or working
together, to host an Amateur Radio
contact with a crew member on board the
ISS. ARISS anticipates that
the contact would be held between July 1, 2020
and December 31, 2020.
Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the
exact contact dates.
To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is
looking for
organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and
inte-
grate the contact into a well-developed education plan.
The
deadline to submit a proposal is November 30, 2019. Proposal
information and
documents can be found at https://www.ariss.org/
[ANS thanks
ARISS for the above
information]
---------------------------------------------------------------------
ARISS
Activities & Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
+ Liceo Scientifico
Teresa Gullace, Rome, Italy,direct via IZØDIB
and I.S.I.S. “ Zaccagna -
Galilei” sede “G. Galilei”, Carrara.
Italy, direct via IQ5VR Thu
2019-10-24 11:13 UTC
Contact was successful.
+ I.I.S.
“Ciampini-Boccardo”, Novi Ligure, Italy, direct via I1LJV
and I.T.I.S.
"Magistri Cumacini", Como, Italy, direct via IZ2MCC
Fri 2019-10-25 10:24
UTC Contact was successful.
+ Golden Oak Montessori, Castro Valley, CA,
telebridge via K6DUE.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be
NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
Contact is go
for: Mon 2019-10-28 15:50 UTC
+ Young Scientists Program at USC and
Vermont Elementary School,
Los Angeles, CA, direct via KN6CHS.
The
ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is
Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
Contact is go for: Mon 2019-10-28 18:57 UTC
+
Farmwell Station Middle School Space Dreamers, Ashburn, VA,
direct via
K4LRG.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The
scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
Contact is go for: Tue
2019-10-29 15:01 UTC
The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/
Note that there are
links to other ARISS websites from this site.
The main page for Applying to
Host a Scheduled Contact may be
found at: https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html
AMSAT
and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise
$150,000 for
critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS. These up-
grades are necessary
to enable students to continue to talk to astro-
nauts in space via Amateur
Radio. We have reached a great milestone
with $33,830 raised or about 23%
towards our goal. This would not have
been possible without your outstanding
generosity!! For more informa-
tion and to DONATE TODAY visit:
https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9
[ANS
thanks ARISS for the above
information]
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur
radio
package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried
on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
Software
Update for UZ7HO's Software Packet-Radio TNC
Andrei, UZ7HO, the developer
of the UZ7HO Soundmodem software, has
released an updated version:
soundmodem105.
The UZ7HO soundmodem is a dual-port Packet-Radio TNC that
uses a
soundcard as a modem and supports the AX.25 protocol on
computers
running the Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 operating
systems.
The newest version of Soundmodem supports these packet
protocols:
+ AFSK 300, 600, 1200, 2400 bps (conventional packet)
+
BPSK 300, 600, 1200, 2400 bps
+ QPSK 2400, 3600, 4800 bps
+ 8PSK 4800
bps
The updated software and documentation can be accessed at:
http://uz7.ho.ua/packetradio.htm -
and look for -
+ soundmodem105.zip 13-Oct-19 03:57
+ CHANGELOG.txt
13-Oct-19 04:36
High-speed packet software supporting the telemetry from
amateur
and scientific satellites, called hs_soundmodem21.zip can also
be
downloaded from this site.
High-Speed Soundmodem:
+ G3RUH 4800,
9600, 19200 bps
+ Manchester 1200, 2400, 3600, 7200 bps
+ HAPN 4800
bps
+ GOMX-1/3, Mobitex-NX (BeeSAT-2/4), AAUSAT-4, LilacSat-2
decoders
[ANS thanks Andrei, UZ7HO, for the above
information]
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Upcoming
Satellite Operations
[Ed. note - Twitter URLs can be accessed with your
web browser
even if you do not have a personal Twitter
account.]
Operating Shorts:
+ Oct 24-28, KQ2RP/1: FN54 (and possibly
the FN44/54 line); FM only
+ St. Lucia, October 19-28, 2019
Jay,
AA4FL, will be in St. Lucia for the J68MD CQWW SSB Contest
Team. He will
be doing OSCAR satellite operation as J6/AA4FL, by
schedule as he is
visiting vacation style in varying locations.
His schedule will depend on
shifts as a team member of the CQWW
J68MD team. E-mail per QRZ to
coordinate both FM simple SATs and
SSB linear transponder bird QSO
schedules. Radios will be a FT-817ND
and FT-818ND for full duplex
operation using an Arrow II antenna.
+ Minnesota’s North Shore
(EN36/EN46, EN47/EN48, EN57/EN58)
October 30 to November 1, 2019.
Mitch, ADØHJ, will be taking a tour of Minnesota’s North Shore
before the
BIG SNOW comes down. It all kicks off with the Oct 30
06:35z CAS-4B pass
from EN57/58 grid line and ends on the Nov 1
11:27z SO-50 pass from
EN36/46 line. In between, Mitch will hit
the EN47/48 grid line. 24 FM and
Linear passes in all. Definitely
something for everyone. Keep and eye on
Mitch’s Twitter feed for
further updates: https://twitter.com/AD0HJ
+ South TX
(EL0x and EL1x) November 2-9, 2019
Ron, AD0DX, will be vacationing in
McAllen TX area the week of Nov 2
to 9. He will be roving to south Texas
on the above dates. His cur-
rent plan is as follows:Sat Nov 2nd:
EL08/EL09 probably one pass
per grid starting in the late afternoon local
Sun Nov 3: EL17/EL18
holiday style, one or two passes per grid Mon Nov 4
through Fri
Nov 8: EL06 / EL15 / EL16. He is staying in EL06 and will
activate
15 and 16 a few times throughout the week. Will probably
activate
EL06 4 or 5 times. Sat Nov 9: EL07 / EL08 Probably one pass
from
each grid. He will be active on FM and linear satellites and
will
tweet passes from https://twitter.com/ad0dx
+ EM68/69
November 3-5, 2019
Tanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in Illinois,
November 3–5. Key
word is vacation, but he will jump over to activate the
EM68/EM69
gridline on FM satellites. Watch Tanner’s Twitter feed for
further
announcements: https://twitter.com/twjones85
+
Nunavut, Canada (ER60) November 11 – December 6, 2019
Look for VY0ERC to
once again be active from the Eureka Weather
station (NA-008, Zone 2)
between Nov. 11 to Dec. 6. This sta-
tion is operated by the Eureka
Amateur Radio Club [probably the
most northerly located amateur radio club
in the world] from Eureka,
Nunavut. The suggested bands are 40 and 20
meters (possibly 80m),
as well as FM satellites (from ER60, EQ79) using
SSB, the Digital
modes and very slow CW. Activity will be limited to their
spare
time. QSL via M0OXO, OQRS or direct. For updates,
see: https://twitter.com/vy0erc
+ EA9
Melilla (IM85) November 18-21, 2019
Philippe, EA4NF, will be operating
from Melilla as EA9/EA4NF from
November 18 to 21, 2019. This very small
Spanish territory located
in Northern Africa, which is a very rare GRID
and is listed as one
of the Most Wanted SAT DXCC. Updates and passes on
Philippe’s
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT
+
Key West (EL94) December 3-6, 2019
Tanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in
Key West December 3-6. Key
word is vacation, but he will jump on some FM
satellite passes to
activate EL94 for those that need it or just want to
chat. Watch
Tanner’s Twitter feed for further announcements:
https://twitter.com/twjones85
+
Hawaii (BK19, BK28, BK29, BL20) December 21-28, 2019
Alex, N7AGF, is
heading back to Hawaii over Christmas. This will be
a holiday-style
activation, with special emphasis on the grid that
got away – BK28. Keep
an eye on Alex’s Twitter feed for further
announcements: https://twitter.com/N7AGF
Please
submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org
Just because
the year is winding down and Winter in knocking on the
door doesn't mean the
satellite operations are slowing down. Check
out AMSAT's Upcoming Satellite
Operations pages for all the latest
happenings:
https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/
Announcements
are posted as soon as they are received, so make sure
you bookmark the page
and check it often. If you have an activation
in the works, please send me
an email to make sure the word gets out.
[ANS Thanks Robert Bankston,
KE4AL, for the above
information]
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
The digital download version of the 2019 edition of
Getting Started with
Amateur Satellites is now available as a
DRM-free PDF from the AMSAT
Store. Get yours today!
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-Getting-Started
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
The
AMSAT Hamfests & Conventions Web Page Updates
Information about AMSAT
activities at important events around the
country is posted on the AMSAT
Hamfests & Conventions web page:
https://www.amsat.org/other-events/
Examples
of these events are radio club meetings where AMSAT repre-
sentatives give
presentations, demonstrations of working amateur
satellites, and hamfests
with an AMSAT presence such as a table or
booth with AMSAT literature and
merchandise, sometimes also with pre-
sentations, forums, and/or
demonstrations.
A copy of the AMSAT hamfest brochure is available for
download from
the page (above) - get the "AMSAT Intro Brochure", a color
brochure
that is designed to be printed double-sided and folded into a
tri-fold
handout. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office if you need
pre-printed
copies.
To include your upcoming AMSAT presentation and/or
demonstration,
please send an email to ambassadors (at) amsat (dot)
org.
[ANS thanks the AMSAT Ambassadors for the above
information
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
The Fox-In-A-Box Raspberry Pi SD card for setting up a
Raspberry Pi-based
telemetry station for the Fox-1 satellites
now supports the
Raspberry Pi 4.
Get yours today on the AMSAT Store!
https://amsat.org/product/fox-in-a-box-raspberry-pi-sd-card/
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
Satellite
Shorts From All Over
+ NASA is inviting 50 social media users to witness
the next SpaceX
cargo launch to the Space_Station. All details,
requirements, and
restrictions are posted at: https://go.nasa.gov/2MGt27y
Applications close Oct. 31.
+ To apply for a NASA Internship head over to
http://intern.nasa.gov
to see what's
new! You can learn about about NASA Internships, Path-
ways, Fellowships,
and International Internship opportunities! The
application deadline for
spring 2020 is November 5, 2019.
+ The presentation by Alan B. Johnston,
PhD, KU2Y, AMSAT VP Educational
Relations, and Pat Kilroy, N8PK, at the
37th Space Symposium "A Year
with the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator: 12 Months
in the Classroom and Lab"
is available for download as a PDF file at https://t.co/8ytonDXW5v
View Alan's
announcement on Twitter https://t.co/0fiFiU56LM
A PDF copy of
Alan and Pat's PowerPoint slides for their present-
ation, "Updates to the
AMSAT CubeSat Simulator: Fox Emulation Mode
and Raspberry Pi Ground
Station" can be downloaded from:
https://t.co/N4bjCVVBym?amp=1
+
AMSAT Colloquium Talk on QO-100 is posted at:
https://amsat-uk.org/2019/10/21/video-eshail-2-qo-100-talk/
https://youtu.be/hxxlCx3W5Bg
Videos of the presentations given at the AMSAT-UK International
Space
Colloquium, which was held as part of the RSGB Convention
in Milton
Keynes, October 12-13, 2019, are being made available
on YouTube. A recent
release is the talk on the geostationary
satellite Es’hail-2 / QO-100
activities of AMSAT-DL given by
Achim Vollhardt, DH2VA, this is followed
by the awarding of the
RSGB Louis Varney Cup to Peter Gülzow
DB2OS.
+ The Microwave Update (MUD) 2019 Conference in the Dallas, TX
area
has wrapped up. Both the MUD proceedings and GNU Radio Workshop
proceedings are available from Lulu.
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-MUD-GNU-Proceedings
+
AO-7 has been operating during a period of full illumination that
will
last until approximately Decenber 2nd. During this time, the
satellite's
onboard timer should switch it between Mode A (145 MHz
uplink / 29 MHz
downlink) and Mode B (432 MHz uplink / 145 MHz down-
link) every 24 hours.
To check or report the satellite's current
mode, please see the AMSAT Live
OSCAR Satellite Status Page at:
https://www.amsat.org/status/ A
description of AO-7 operation is
posted at: https://www.amsat.org/two-way-satellites/ao-7/
+
NASA article highlights the role of amateur radio in letting young
people
speak directly with astronauts and cosmonauts on the Inter-
national Space
Station is posted at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-NASA-Youth
+
NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman, Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson Perform the
First
Space-Earth Duet. NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman, circling Earth
aboard the
International Space Station, and musician Ian Anderson,
founder of the
rock band Jethro Tull, joined together for the first
space-Earth duet.
See: https://youtu.be/XeC4nqBB5BM
+
Enjoy NASA's specical video just in time for Halloween! Raining
glass!
Wicked wind! Radiation blasts from an undead star are all
at play in our
GALAXY OF HORRORS! A preview of the video is avail-
able in tweet from
NASA:
https://twitter.com/NASAExoplanets/status/1187768977079992320
And it will be available for download Tuesday, Oct. 29, at:
http://exoplanets.nasa.gov
+ West
Point cadets using the USMA amateur radio club callsign W2KGY
had a
contact with Col. Drew Morgan, U.S. Military Academy Class
of 1998, aboard
the ISS. An article with links to a video of the
contact is posted at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-ISS-WestPoint
+
A new groups.io announcement from the ARRL describes new on-line
forums:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-ARRL-Forums
You can join the
Groups at: https://groups.arrl.org/g/ARRL-Groups/subgroups
+
The NFL inspires a satellite docking tool which teaches satellites
to
interact and dock in space, an Aerospace team found a possible
solution on
Sunday Night Football™:
https://aerospace.org/article/nfl-inspires-satellite-docking-tool
+
The ESA web pages presented with a new look this week:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-ESA-New-Look
and, now you can tune in
to ESA’s latest digital channel: ESA Web TV! This
is ESA’s one-stop-
shop for all live events from launches to
lectures:
http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Corporate_news/Presenting_ESA_Web_TV
+
Will We Survive Mars? A video series from Vox gives us something to
think
about: https://youtu.be/x8fpeVICeGg
+
This video describes how to set up ham radio software on the
Raspberry Pi:
https://youtu.be/cGlfv-aPkU8
+
Follow a project to use a RaspberryPi to sync your windshield
wipers to
music; this is apparently a work in progress:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-Wipers-With-A-Beat
+
AMSAT-SA Space Symposium 2020 in South Africa is planned for
July 18,
2020. The theme will be: Amateur Radio in Space – explor-
ing VHF, UHF and
Microwaves. The latest information will be post-
ed at: http://www.amsatsa.org.za/ Kletskous
related PowerPoint pre-
sentations can be accessed at the same web page
include:
- Kletskous
- Kletskous Transponder
- Kletskous
Magnetic Stabilisation
+ Scientists and engineers from nearly a dozen
Polish universities
have teamed up with Poland-based satellite company
SatRevolution
and Sir Richard Branson’s small satellite launch company
Virgin
Orbit to establish a new consortium to design and carry out
the
world’s first dedicated commercial small satellite mission to
Mars.
See: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-SatRevolution
+
The nearest galaxy, Andromeda, is headed toward our Milky Way galaxy
at
110 km per second (68 miles/sec). It'll look bigger & bigger in
our
skies before colliding with us in a few billion years, and when
that
happens, the two galaxies will be ripped across space by tidal
forces.
Have a nice day ...
https://twitter.com/physicsJ/status/1182628766289297408?s=20
[ANS
thanks everyone 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 addi-
tional benefits. Application forms
are available from the AMSAT
Office.
Primary and secondary school
students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate.
Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be
eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in
this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student
membership
information.
73 and remember to behave and to help keep
amateur radio in space,
This week's ANS Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa,
K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat dot
org
_______________________________________________
Via the ANS mailing
list courtesy of AMSAT-NA
https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans
