From Pyongyang with love: North Korea restarts coded spy broadcasts

Reuters report by James Pearson  |  SEOUL

SEOUL (Reuters) - "Now we'll begin a mathematics review assignment for members of the 27th expeditionary unit of the distance learning university," the woman's voice crackled over the radio.

"Turn to page 459, question 35; 913, question 55; 135, question 86."

Isolated North Korea has restarted coded radio broadcasts, presumed to be targeted at its spies, for the first time in 16 years last month, South Korea said on Wednesday.

The messages, a recording of which was broadcast by South Korean TV channel KBS, were disguised as a mathematics lesson for distance learners and reappeared on North Korean radio station Voice of Korea in the early hours of Friday.

North and South Korea are still technically at war after the 1950-53 Korean War ended in a truce, not a peace treaty, and tensions are running high.

North Korea, which has carried out a string of rocket and nuclear weapons tests in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions, said on Wednesday it had conducted a ballistic missile test that simulates strikes against South Korean ports and airfields used by the U.S. military, apparently referring to three missile launches on Tuesday.

Those missile launches were seen as a show of force a week after South Korea and the United States chose a site in the South to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) anti-missile system to counter threats from the North.

FOR YOUR SPIES ONLY

The radio messages, also known as numbers stations, work by broadcasting strings of seemingly random numbers over shortwave signals to an agent in the field. The technique, a method of sending one-way secret messages, dates to the French Resistance in World War Two and is still in use by some governments today.

South Korea jams most North Korean radio frequencies but Pyongyang-based Voice of Korea broadcasts on shortwave signals which can be picked up far beyond the Korean peninsula, and are difficult to jam.

The receiving agent, armed with a radio and a pen, uses an easily concealed pad with corresponding letters on it to listen to and decrypt the secret message.

"(North Korean) numbers broadcasts have been on hold for quite some time but have recently resumed, something we think is very regrettable," Jeong Joon-hee, a spokesman for South Korea's unification ministry, told a media briefing on Wednesday.

It was not clear whether the signals were meant to deceive or deliver genuine instructions.

"I can't speak to their intentions, but we hope that the North will refrain from an old practice like this and behave in a manner that's conducive to improving South-North ties," Jeong said.

Seoul has also operated a numbers station, former agents told Reuters in 2013. Officials at the National Intelligence Service were not immediately able to confirm their use.

South Korea's station is known as "V-24" to amateur radio enthusiasts who have tracked the source of the signal to a location somewhere south of the Demilitarised Zone separating the two Koreas, and has been known to begin with a scratchy rendition of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 8.

South Korea : V24 --- XYZ

Korean Numbers Station

Enigma Code  : V24
Mode         : AM

Schedule; ** Broadcasting of about 8 minutes
 1300-1308, 1330-1338, 1400-1408, 1430-1438, 1500-1508, 1530-1538
Frequency: 4900, 5290, 5715, 5900, 6215, 6310 kHz (irregularly)

A snippet of the numbers transmission was aired by KBS TV http://www.yonhapnewstv.co.kr/MYH20160719015700038/

AMSAT News Service ANS-192

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT North America, 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.

In this edition:

* AMSAT Field Day Submissions Due July 11
* AMSAT Awards Update
* Two Radio Amateurs Set to Head for the International Space Station
* Australia CubeSat Testing Begins
* AMSAT Events
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts From All Over

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AMSAT Field Day Submissions Due July 11

If you participated in Field Day and you plan on submitting your group's score, you have until 23:59 PM on Monday, July 11th to get those submission sheets in to AMSAT. AMSAT's deadline is sooner than the ARRL deadline for Field Day. Bruce Paige, KK5DO, will then prepare the story and send it off to the editor of the AMSAT Journal who will have it in the upcoming issue that goes to press shortly thereafter.

Please send your score sheet and photos to Bruce kk5do@arrl.net or kk5do@amsat.org

You will receive an email back that day or the next day when Bruce has received your submission. If you do not receive the email, he did not get it. Don't assume that because you sent it,it was received. Make sure you get the confirmation email.

[ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards for the above information]

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AMSAT Awards Update

Congrats to all who have earned an AMSAT Award since the last posting.

AMSAT Satellite Communicators Award for making their first satellite QSO
Vin'cius Leite, PU4VLT
Marcos Kazan, PU2MXU
Cleber Rodrigues PU3IBD
Pitor Gorecki, SP9RXP
Malcolm Harper, VE2DDZ
Italo Adriano B.C. Marcelino, PU7ASP
Marc-Andre Gingras, VA2EI

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AMSAT Century Club Award
Carl Noll, KA4H #46

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AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Award
Ramirez-Ferrer, NP4JV #86  1000+

To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or http://www.amsatnet.com/awards.html

[ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards for the above information]

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Two Radio Amateurs Set to Head for the International Space Station

Two Amateur Radio licensees are part of the International Space Station (ISS) crew increment bound for the orbiting outpost this week. NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, KG5FYJ, astronaut Takuya Onishi,
KF5LKS, of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos will launch early on July 7 (0136 UTC) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio will spend approximately 4 months on station and will return to Earth in October.

An upgraded Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft will carry Rubins, Onishi, and Ivanishin into space. They will test modified systems for 2 days - 34 Earth orbits - before docking with the ISS on July 9. According
to NASA, the modified Soyuz is equipped with upgraded thrusters that are fully redundant, additional micrometeoroid debris shielding, redundant electrical motors for the Soyuz docking probe, and
increased power with more photovoltaic cells on the spacecraft's solar arrays. This week's launch will mark the first of at least two missions in which enhanced Soyuz hardware will be tested and verified.

Once the hatches between the Soyuz and the ISS have been opened, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ, of NASA, and Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka, RN3FU, and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos will greet their new crewmates.

The Expedition 48 crew members will continue experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science, and Earth science.

Rubins, Onishi, and cosmonaut Ivanishin will replace Expedition 47 Commander Tim Kopra, KE5UDN; Flight Engineer Tim Peake, KG5BVI/GB1SS, and Yuri Malenchenko, RK3DUP, who returned to Earth in mid-June after a little more than 6 months in space.

NASA TV will cover the launch and the arrival online at,
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#public .

About ARISS

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio.  For more information, go to:

www.ariss.org
www.amsat.org
www.arrl.org

Also, join us on Facebook: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)

Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status

[ANS thanks the ARRL and ARISS for the above information]

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Australia CubeSat Testing Begins

Satellites are being tested at the Australian National University Mount Stromlo space facility in Canberra ahead of a mass satellite launch from the International Space Station later this year.

The three CubeSats to be rigorously proven as space-ready have been developed by researchers at ANU, the University of Sydney, University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia.

In one Australian experiment, space weather and solar activity will be looked at as they are important to GPS navigation, financial systems and electricity grids. A second CubeSat will carry new instruments to measure atmospheric water and carbon dioxide.

The third will carry four separate experiments including a specially designed receiver and electronics with the ability to self-repair if hit by radiation and something breaks.

The Australian CubeSats will be launched as part of the European Union's QB50 program of 50 satellites from 27 countries including Brazil, China, Europe, Russia and the USA.

[ANS thanks WIA News and Jim Linton VK3PC for the above information]

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AMSAT Events

Information about AMSAT activities at other important events around the country.  Examples of these events are radio club meetings where AMSAT Area Coordinators give presentations, demonstrations of working amateur satellites, and hamfests with an AMSAT presence (a table with
AMSAT literature and merchandise, sometimes also with presentations, forums, and/or demonstrations).

*Saturday, 6 August 2016 ? Austin Summerfest in Austin TX
*Saturday, 13 August 2016 ? KL7KC Hamfest in Fairbanks AK
*Saturday, 20 August 2016 ? Spark in the Park in Wyoming MI
*Saturday, 3 September 2016 - Shelby Hamfest in Shelby, NC (ARRL North Carolina State Convention) - AMSAT Forum Only
*Saturday and Sunday, 10-11 September 2016 Boxboro Hamfest in Boxborough, MA (ARRL New England Division Convention)
*Friday, 23 September 2016 ? presentation at Jet Propulsion Laboratory Amateur Radio Club in Pasadena CA
*Friday and Saturday, 21-22 October 2016 ? CopaFest 2016, south of Maricopa AZ
*Saturday, 12 November 2016 ? Oro Valley Amateur Radio Club Hamfest in Marana AZ
*Saturday, 3 December 2016 ? Superstition Superfest in Mesa AZ
*Saturday, 14 January 2017 ? Thunderbird Hamfest 2017 in Phoenix AZ
*Saturday, 4 February 2017 ? Palm Springs Hamfest in Palm Springs CA
*Friday-Sunday, 10-12 February 2017   Orlando HamCation in Orlando, FL
*Friday and Saturday, 17-18 February 2017 ? Yuma Hamfest in Yuma AZ

[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information]

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ARISS News

Sucessful Contacts

* Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, telebridge via VK5ZAI
The ISS callsign was scheduled to be NA1SS.
The scheduled astronaut was Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Contact was successful: Wed 2016-07-06 14:28:20 UTC 77 degx
A successful telebridge contact this morning.  All 20 questions were answered, with time to spare for a round of thanks from the audience and a farewell from Jeff.

* A direct contact via DN1JKG with students at Justus-Knecht-Gymnasium, Bruchsal, Germany was successful Fri 2016-07-01.

The Justus-Knecht-Gymnasium is one of the biggest schools of general education in the administrative district of Karlsruhe in Baden-Wurttemberg. More than 1,300 students are taught by over one hundred teachers.

Our focus is on a scientific profile with the succession of languages being English-French or English-Latin. Furthermore, science and technology is a major subject starting in year 8. About 85% of our students opt for this profile.

For four years now the Justus-Knecht-Gymnasium has been one of 44 model schools in Baden-Wurttemberg which allow students to take their A-levels at different speeds - either after eight or nine years of secondary education.

The Justus-Knecht-Gymnasium is also participating in three different educational pilot projects. In the last two years leading up to their A-levels, students may take up Mathematics "plus" (an enhanced version of the subject Mathematics, six lessons a week) or computer science as a major subject as well as science and technology as a minor subject.

Additionally, there are optional subjects for senior students, such as for example psychology, philosophy, drama, and especially natural sciences like geology, computer algebra, computer science, and astronomy. The Justus-Knecht-Gymnasium cooperates with partners in various fields,
especially the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). In 2015 the town of Bruchsal organized the "Heimattage Baden-Wurttemberg" (Homeland Days of Baden-Wurttemberg).

The Justus Knecht-Gymnasium took part in different projects, e.g. "Heimat Erde" (Homeland Earth). Students of different years worked on the topic.Moreover there's a study team working together with the amateur radio operators of Bruchsal. They established radio communication, built a stratosphere balloon and prepared the radio link to the ISS.

see: http://www.jkg.ka.schule-bw.de/
(Note: above link is in German)

BadenTV video link (Also in German)
http://www.baden-tv.com/mediathek/video/iss-funkkontakt-date-mit-einem-raumfahrer/

* A direct contact vie RZ9WWB with The All-Russian Public Organization Radio And Radiol?bitel 'Stva" The Russian Amateur Radio Union", in Ufa, Russia, was successful Thu 2016-06-30.

Upcoming Contacts

* ISS R&D Conference, San Diego, CA, telebridge via W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Contact is go for: Thu 2016-07-14 16:03:33 UTC 37 deg

Descriptions of the schools participating in the contact are shown below.

Lake Elementary School, Oceanside, CA
Lake Elementary School opened in 1989 in southeastern Oceanside. A top priority continues to be the use of technology by students and staff to prepare children for 21st Century College and Career readiness.

Community Montessori Charter School, Escondido , CA
CMCS currently serves approximately 375 students in grades K-8. Students attend one of five resource centers located throughout San Diego county, and are on a Montessori home study program.

Vista Magnet Middle School, Vista, CA
Students will be literate, reflective and critical thinkers in all areas of interaction who transfer knowledge and embrace diversity within a global society.

Monte Vista Elementary School, Vista, CA
Our vision at Monte Vista Elementary is to ignite a love of learning and a sense of curiosity in all students. We will promote academic achievement through high expectations and develop problem solvers who are technologically proficient.

Lilac School, Valley Center, CA
The Lilac Learning Community shares a commitment to exploring, developing and differentiating deliberate, effective strategies and practices for learning in a dynamic environment of collaboration, inquiry and diversity.

STAR Prep Academy, Los Angeles, CA
The STAR PREP ACADEMY is an extraordinary private middle & high school for students who seek an individualized approach to learning, based on their desired areas of specialization.

Westminster Christian School, Miami, FL
Founded in 1961, Westminster is an independent, college-preparatory, coeducational Christian school serving 1,241 students from preschool through 12th grade.


* Frontiers of Flight Museum's "Moon Day 2016", Dallas TX, telebridge via W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Contact is go for : Sat 2016-07-16 15:54:09 UTC 88 deg

* Ufa, Russia, direct via  TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The  scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka RN3FU
Contact is a go for Thu  2016-07-23 18:50 UTC

Watch http://www.ariss.org/upcoming-contacts.html for information about upcoming contacts as they are scheduled.

[ANS thanks ARISS, Dave, AA4KN, and Charlie, AJ9N for the above information]

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Satellite Shorts From All Over

Upcoming High Altitude Balloon Flights Include Amateur Radio

The Amateur Radio High Altitude Ballooning e-mail list (BALLOON_SKED@yahoogroups.com) reports that two upcoming flights will include amateur radio payloads beyond the usual APRS  downlinks used for tracking.

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2016-07-23 @ 09:00 MST

Arizona Near Space Research to launch: ANSR-101 from the
Williams Ham Fest, Williams, Arizona (35.2587, -112.185  Grid: DM35VG)

Website:
http://www.ansr.org, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ballooning/
Tracking via APRS.FI: KA7NSR-6, KA7NSR-7
Telemetry: APRS: 144.340 MHz, Also 445.925, both digipeated to 144.39

2 crossband repeaters:

Uplink #1:   146.560 MHz CTCSS 162.2
Downlink #1: 445.925 MHz

Uplink #2:   147.560 MHz CTCSS 89.1
Downlink #2: 446.025 MHz

Live video streaming on 440 MHz and 2.4 GHz to ground station at Ham Fest.
Contact: Bill McLean
bmclean1@gmail.com
QRZ: KA7NSR

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2016-08-06 @ 07:45 CDT

Balloon Assisted Stratospheric Experiments (DePauw University) to launch BASE 90 from Rantoul National Aviation Center Airport-Frank Elliott Field Rantoul, IL (100 miles south of Chicago; 40.294, -88.142  Grid: EN50WH) during the Space Jam 10 Boy Scout Jamboree

Website: http://www.depauw.edu/academics/departments-programs/physics-astronomy/department-research/base/
Tracking via APRS.FI: WB9SA-11
Telemetry: APRS: 144.390MHz

Contact: Howard Brooks
hlbrooks@depauw.edu
QRZ: WB9SA
Crossband repeater and SSTV downlink frequencies will be announced.

[ANS thanks the BALLOON_SKED@yahoogroups.com list for the above information]

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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.

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 student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information.

73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Joe Spier, K6WAO
k6wao at amsat dot org

AMSAT News Service ANS-185

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT North America, 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.

In this edition:

* AMSAT Field Day Submissions
* AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2016
* North Texas "Moon Day" for AMSAT, ARISS and Amateur Radio
* South Africa Satellite Day
* UAE Satellite Will Have Amateur Radio Transponder

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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 185.01
  From AMSAT HQ Kensington, MD.
July 3, 2016
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AMSAT Field Day Submissions

Now that Field Day is only a blur, it is time to prepare your score and submit it for the AMSAT Field Day results. All submissions are due by 11:59PM Central Time on Monday, July 11, 2016. Bruce Paige, KK5DO, will then prepare the story and send it off to the editor of the AMSAT Journal who will have it in the upcoming issue that goes to press shortly thereafter.

Please send your score sheet and photos to Bruce

kk5do@arrl.net or kk5do@amsat.org

You will receive an email back that day or the next day when Bruce has received your submission. If you do not receive the email, he did not get it. Don't assume that because you sent it,it was received. Make sure you get the confirmation email.

[ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO, for the above information]

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AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2016

This year's Colloquium is now only a few weeks away. The event, taking place as usual at the Holiday Inn in Guildford, will be held over the weekend of the 29/31st July.

A full programme of presentations, covering all aspects of the amateur satellite world, has been developed for the Saturday and Sunday and a "Beginners Session" is scheduled for the Friday afternoon. Sessions will include updates on the many new satellites that are expected to be launched over the next few months. This includes Eshail-2 which will carry the first ever geostationary amateur radio transponder and provide more than 8MHz of new intercontinental spectrum - it will
provide coverage to five continents. Additionally we will have a session on how to develop software receivers using GNU radio, reviews of the Tim Peake ARISS contacts and the STEM results chieved,
information about a new 76GHz satellite project, a review of how to operate ?in the field? and lots more.

As well as the presentations during the day, Libby Jackson, from the UK Space Agency, with whom the ARISS UK team worked closely during the Tim Peake mission, will be speaking during the Gala Dinner on the Saturday evening.

Other highlights will include visits to the SSTL facilities (Friday evening and Saturday morning) and the opportunity to see the special ground station equipment that was used for all the ARISS contacts.
This will be available for use for contacts during passes of all the available satellite transponders.

Visitors can either turn up on the day, book day passes on the website or, if planning an overnight stay, now is the last week to make their hotel bookings at the preferential rate and which have been
block-booked by AMSAT-UK. The URL for the AMSAT-UK shop to book day passes is http://shop.amsat-uk.org. If you wish to book overnight accommodation, please contact the hotel direct on 01483 784413. Please note that due to problems with their booking system THE HOTEL
WILL KEEP OUR RESERVED ROOMS UNTIL 6 JUL. Day passes cost ?10 per day (incl tea/coffee, etc) , please pay at the AMSAT-UK shop (not hotel reception). If you wish to attend the Gala dinner on Saturday, please book at least 7 days in advance, either with the hotel (by booking
dinner, bed, and breakfast), or at the AMSAT-UK shop.

As well at the AMSAT-UK shop, there will be a number of specialist suppliers present, and we are hoping that the RSGB bookshop will also be present

Members and non-members will be made very welcome and booking info can be found here https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/

The Colloquium team are looking forward to meeting many old friends and making many new acquaintances during the event.

[ANS thanks Jim, G3WGM, Hon Sec AMSAT-UK, for the above information]


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North Texas "Moon Day" for AMSAT, ARISS and Amateur Radio

July 16th, 2016 will be the date for the annual "Moon Day" at the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field in Dallas, TX, STEM event.  Check out http://www.flightmuseum.com/moon-day-2016/ for more information.

Moon Day is a large space exploration and science themed STEM event from  10a-5P that features numerous exhibitors, technology demonstrations, an ARISS contact with the ISS and AMSAT/Amateur Radio as key elements.  Over 1500 attended last year's event including many Boy/Girl Scouts and other young people and families.  This year's event might be even bigger.

As last year, AMSAT members from North Texas, along with the Dallas Amateur Radio Club, will have a shared display space with STEM activities for people to learn about satellites, orbital mechanics and the exciting possibilities of personal communications through Amateur Radio and Amateur Radio satellites. Aside from the indoor space, we want to be able to offer multiple opportunities for satellite pass demos on the outside of the building as well.

Keith Pugh, W5IU, will be the ARISS Mentor/coordinator for the scheduled ARISS contact and has a support team for that but we need other Amateur Satellite enthusiasts to help man the display space and also to run the pass demos outside the facility.  Tom Schuessler, N5HYP, has communicated with the event coordinator asking them to provide an approved outside space and published promotion and "Carrots" to get people out there.  Being summer and most likely hot. Tom also asked if there could have some sort of tent or easy-up to block the sun from the operating point.

What is needed are people to man the inside display table, where you will get to explain some of the basics of Amateur Radio satellites, orbits, footprints and cubesat to hundreds of inquisitive young  people. Also needed are some experienced satellite and Amateur Radio operators who will be willing to handle the heat outside and get people involved with this fun aspect of our hobby.  (With enough of us we can do shifts).  There is quite a good list of pass opportunities between 10a and 5p so you would not be bored.

Please let Tom, N5HYP, or Keith, W5IU, know if you can join us and help with a great public outreach for Amateur Radio and AMSAT.

[ANS thanks Tom, N5HYP, for the above information]

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South Africa Satellite Day

AMSAT SA is planning to arrange a weekly satellite day to encourage radio amateurs to operate  satellites. The proposal is to dedicate preferred slots for satellite operation, for example Tuesday between 18:00 and 23:00. There are a number of relatively easy to operate satellites. These will be
identified and operating slots with details about the orbit and time over South Africa and neighboring countries will be published in advance. AMSAT SA is seeking input from radio amateurs who would be interested in participating. Please send your proposals and ideas to saamsat@intekom.co.za

[ANS thanks the SARL weekly news in English 2016-7-2 for the above information]

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UAE Satellite Will Have Amateur Radio Transponder

The United Arab Emirates newspaper The National reports on the Nayif-1 spacecraft developed by Emirati students from the American University of Sharjah in partnership with The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre.

Nayif-1 carries a 435/145 MHz transponder (FUNcube-5) for amateur radio SSB/CW communications. It is expected to launch along with other amateur radio satellites such as Fox-1C and Fox-1D on a SpaceX rocket between September and November 2016.

The National says: Yousuf Al Shaibani, director general of The Mohammed bin Rashid Space
Centre, said the satellite?s development was a testament to its commitment to develop Emirati talent.

"There is no doubt that the field of satellite design and manufacturing is a new industry to UAE universities and students," Mr Al Shaibani said.

"The Emirati students possess the skills and capabilities to design and build a CubeSat as a result of a knowledge-transfer strategy and cooperation between academic and professional institutions that are launching real space projects, enabling students to see the product of their work as a reality in space."

The satellite is about 10 cubic centimetres and weighs about 1 kilogram. One of its most notable features is that it is programmed to transfer messages in Arabic.

"This is a great achievement and a source of pride for all of us," said Dr Bjorn Kjerfve, chancellor of American University of Sharjah.

Nayif-1 CubeSat https://amsat-uk.org/satellites/communications/nayif-1/

[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]


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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.

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 student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information.

73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Lee McLamb, KU4OS
ku4os at amsat dot org

Two Radio Amateurs Set to Head for the International Space Station

Two Amateur Radio licensees are part of the International Space Station (ISS) crew increment bound for the orbiting outpost this week. NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, KG5FYJ, astronaut Takuya Onishi,
KF5LKS, of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos will launch early on July 7 (0136 UTC) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio will spend approximately 4 months on station and will return to Earth in October.

An upgraded Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft will carry Rubins, Onishi, and Ivanishin into space. They will test modified systems for 2 days - 34 Earth orbits - before docking with the ISS on July 9. According
to NASA, the modified Soyuz is equipped with upgraded thrusters that are fully redundant, additional micrometeoroid debris shielding, redundant electrical motors for the Soyuz docking probe, and
increased power with more photovoltaic cells on the spacecraft's solar arrays. This week's launch will mark the first of at least two missions in which enhanced Soyuz hardware will be tested and verified.

Once the hatches between the Soyuz and the ISS have been opened, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ, of NASA, and Flight Engineers Oleg Skripochka, RN3FU, and Alexey vchinin of Roscosmos will greet their new crewmates.

The Expedition 48 crew members will continue experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science, and Earth science.

Rubins, Onishi, and cosmonaut Ivanishin will replace Expedition 47 Commander Tim Kopra, KE5UDN; Flight Engineer Tim Peake, KG5BVI/GB1SS, and Yuri Malenchenko, RK3DUP, who returned to Earth in mid-June after a little more than 6 months in space.

NASA TV will cover the launch and the arrival online at,
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#public .

India Launches Amateur Radio Satellites

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched several satellites carrying Amateur Radio payloads. Satellites put into orbit include Swayam-1, a 1U CubeSat that carries a digital store-and-forward messaging system for use by the Amateur Radio community.

"We are eagerly waiting for your reception report of the CW beacon at 437.025 MHz. You can also get the decoded beacon data by entering 'beacon' in Swayam beacon signal decoder available on our website," said Rupesh Lad, VU2LRD/VU2COE of the College of Engineering Pune CSAT team.

The website can be found at, http://beaconsignaldecoder.weebly.com/
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Swayam-1 is in a low-Earth polar orbit. It operates on 437.025 MHz with a power output of 1 W.

Other satellites on the launch that carried Amateur Radio payloads include BEESAT-4 (435.950 MHz - 4800 bps GMSK, CW); BIROS (437.525 MHz - 4800 bps GMSK); Max Valier (145.860 MHz down, 145.960 MHz CW beacon), and Sathyabamasat (145.980 MHz - 2400 bps BPSK).

Fox-1Cliff, Fox-1D Launch Now Scheduled for Fall 2016

AMSAT has been informed that the launch period for Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D has been moved and is now commencing on September 1, 2016 and ending on November 30, 2016.

Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D will be integrated onto the Spaceflight SHERPA platform for its maiden flight aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launching into a sun-synchronous orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D carry university experiments from Pennsylvania State-Erie, Vanderbilt, University of Iowa, cameras provided by Virginia Tech, as well as amateur radio voice repeaters capable of U/V or L/V operation.

 

Post courtesy of AMSAT website and N8HM

AMSAT News Service ANS-171

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT North America, 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.

 

In this edition:

* 2016 Candidates for the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Announced
* May/June 2016 Issue of The AMSAT Journal Sent To Press
* Amateur Radio Geostationary Satellite Phase 4B Information
* ISRO PSLV-C34 will Launch 20 Satellites from Space Centre at Andhra Pradesh June 22
* Data Modes on Ham Radio Satellites
* LibreCube Initiative Invites Comments on CubeSat PC Board Standardization
* Special Calls From Brazil on the Satellites
* Special Event Station K1D to Operate Satellites on Field Day 2016
* ARISS Delivers the Excitement of Space Exploration to UK Students
* NASA Astronaut Scott Tingle Earns Amateur Radio License, KG5NZA
* AMSAT Events
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts From All Over

 

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-171.01
ANS-171 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 171.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE June 19, 2016
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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2016 Candidates for the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Announced

 

The 2016 candidates, in alphabetical order by last names are:

 

Tom Clark, K3IO
Clayton Coleman, W5PFG
Mark Hammond, N8MH
Bruce Paige, KK5DO
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM

 

This year AMSAT-NA will be electing three voting members of the Board of Directors. These will go to the three candidates receiving the highest number of votes. In addition, there will be two alternates chosen, based on the next highest number of votes received.

 

Ballots will be mailed to the AMSAT-NA membership by July 15, 2016 and must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2016 in order to be counted. Those sent outside North America will go by air mail. If you have not received your ballot package in a reasonable time for your location, please contact the AMSAT office. Completed ballots should be returned as promptly as possible, and those from outside
North America preferably by air mail.

 

Election of Board members is both an obligation as well as an opportunity by our membership to help shape the future direction of AMSAT. Please take the time to review the candidate statements that will accompany the ballot and determine who you wish to see on the Board. You have the option to vote for up to three candidates.

 

[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA Secretary, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, for the above information]

 

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May/June 2016 Issue of The AMSAT Journal Sent To Press

 

The May/June 2016 issue of The AMSAT Journal has gone to press and should be arriving in member's mailboxes soon.

 

In this issue:
*Dateline Dayton - Notes from Hamvention 2016 - Joe Kornowski, KB6IGK and Keith Baker, KB1SF/VA3KSF
*Tom Clark, K3IO, Receives ARRL President's Award
*GNU Radio Companion Protoype for a Dual Analog/Digtal Transponder System for the AMSAT GEO Mission - Dr. William C. Headley, KM4KAL, Dr. Robert McGwier, N4HY, and Dr. Tom Clark, K3IO
*Orbital Debrief - Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
*Member Footprints - John Smith, KI4RO
*An Arduino Controlled GPS Corrected VFO - Gene Marcus, W3PM/GM4YRE
*On the Grids - Melvin C. Vye, W8MV
*AMSAT Activites at Greater Houston Hamfest 2016 - Allen F. Mattis, N5AVF and Andy MacAllister, W5ACM
*GOTA Station Demos Satellites to Over 400 Students - Richard Siff, WA4BUE

 

[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA Secretary, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, for the above information]

 

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Amateur Radio Geostationary Satellite Phase 4B Information

 

At website hosted by the Hume Center for National Security and Technology at Virginia Tech lists the relevant information available for the Phase 4B HEO Satellite. The beginning parts of the brochure state:

 

Hands  on,  Minds  on;  RF  and  Security Research at Virginia Tech:

*  On-orbit learning laboratory to develop new capabilities in satellite    communications and amateur radio
*  Digital protocols to enable push-to-talk, WiFi, streaming video, etc.
*  Onboard  processing  -  geolocation,  co-channel, machine learning
*  App development and real time experimentation
*  Beam steering and coordinated collection
*  User authentication and prioritization
*  Open cryptography

 

AMSAT Phase4B Project Program Specifications:
*  SDR-based 5 & 10 GHz amateur satellite payload being designed to take
    advantage of a geosynchronous launch opportunity
*  Rideshare opportunity on the US Air Force Remote Sensing Program Office
    Wide Field of View (WFOV) geosynchronous satellite being designed by
    Millennium Space Systems
*  Software-defined  radio (SDR) payload from Rincon Research Corporation

 

Dr. McGwier has promised upcoming articles for the AMSAT Journal and QST.

see the full description at: http://www.hume.vt.edu/geo/

 

[ANS thanks Bob McGwier, N4HY, and the Hume Center for National Security and Technology at Virginia Tech, for the above information]

 

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ISRO PSLV-C34 will Launch 20 Satellites from Space Centre at Andhra Pradesh
June 22

 

The Indian Space Agency has announced that it would be launching twenty
satellites from its Sriharikota barrier Island base off the southeast coast
on June 22.

 

According to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will lift off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh with 20 satellites at 9.25 am that day. While the rocket's main cargo will be India?s 725.5 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation, the other 19 satellites weighing around 560 kg are from Canada, Germany, Indonesia and the United States as well as one satellite each from Sathyabama University, Chennai, and the College of Engineering, Pune, said the Indiatoday.in report.

 

The satellites will be launched from the second launch pad with a total payload of 1,288 kg. The whole mission will take approximately 26 minutes for its completion. The images sent by the Cartosat satellite will be useful for cartographic, urban, rural, coastal land use, water distribution and other applications. The Cartosat series of satellites was originated in India and is a part of Indian Remote Sensing Program.

 

According to Indiatoday.in, the Swayam satellite weighing 1kg from Pune will provide point-to-point messaging services to the HAM radio community. HAM Radio, or Amateur Radio, is a popular service that brings people, electronics and communication together. People use ham radio to talk across town, around the world, or even into space, all without the Internet or mobile phones.

 

The 1.5 kg Sathyabamasat from Sathyabama University will collect data on greenhouse gases.

 

Satellite      Uplink    Downlink  Beacon    Mode
------------  -------  --------  -------  ---------------
BEESAT-4         .      435.950  435.950  4800bps GMSK,CW
BIROS            .      437.525     .     4800bps GMSK
LAPAN-A3      435.880   145.880  145.825  FM,APRS
Max Valier       .      145.860  145.960  CW
Sathyabamasat    .      145.980     .     2400bps BPSK
Swayam COEP      .      437.025  437.025  1200bps BPSK,CW
Venta-1          .         .     437.325  CW
------------  -------  --------  -------  ---------------

 

See
http://www.newsgram.com/in-a-single-mission-on-june-22-isro-will-launch-20-satellites-from-space-centre-at-andhra-pradesh/

https://amsat-uk.org/2016/05/25/amateur-satellite-launch-from-india/

 

[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and newsgram.com for the above information]

 

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Data Modes on Ham Radio Satellites

 

Tony Bombardiere, K2MO has released a video showing operation of PSK31, PSK63, and Hellshreiber on the amateur radio satellites.

 

He demonstrates WinPSK and IZ8BLY?s Hellschreiber which both have satellite
capabilities. Essentially, the applications make it easy for the operator to monitor digital signals on the satellites downlink while simultaneously transmitting on the satellites uplink; it?s accomplished by utilizing the sound cards full-duplex operation.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaaHy02g9cM
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/06/17/data-modes-on-ham-radio-satellites/

 

[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and Tony Bombardiere, K2MO, for the above information]

 

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LibreCube Initiative Invites Comments on CubeSat PC Board Standardization

 

On June 16 Cubesat.org announced on their cubesat@cubesat.org e-mail list that the LibreCube Initiative, a community-driven initiative to provide open source solutions for space and earth exploration, is seeking input to formalize the mechanical specification of the stacked PC/104 circuit boards utilized in most CubeSat designs.

 

The LibreSat project invites inline comments into the draft document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vEx4Wg5NjpI21a7JNdPjHnXPRjmNMTzArlYTK1sg1Ng/edit?usp=sharing 

 

You may also discuss about it in the forum:
http://librecube.net/forums/topic/librecube-board-specification/

 

When finalized, this specification shall become binding for future LibreCube
open source CubeSat projects, but may be useful to other members of the
CubeSat community as well.

 

More information about the LibreCube project can be found on their web page:
http://www.librecube.net

 

The e-mail contact provided on the announcement is:
Email: artur.scholz@librecube.net

 

[ANS thanks CubeSat.org and LibreCube.net for the above information]

 

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Special Calls From Brazil on the Satellites

 

The Brazilian Amateur Radio Satellite Community of ARSATC, is celebrating its first "birthday" on the air with the calls ZV8SAT, ZX9SAT, ZV1SAT, and ZV2SAT until the end of the month. They will be QRV on the Satellites; QSL for all calls via PT9BM and LoTW. More information is on-line at: http://www.arsatc.org/home.html

 

[ANS thanks the DXNL 1993 - June 15, 2016 DX Newsletter for the above
information]

 

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Special Event Station K1D to Operate Satellites on Field Day 2016

 

Field Day is always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and running through 2059 UTC Sunday. Field Day 2016 is June 25-26. In an effort to encourage more kids and their families to get involved in the hobby, the kids at Ham Radio (dot) World are working to put an all-kids Special Event ARRL Field Day station on the air in 2016. This station will have the special event call sign of K1D and it will be set-up, operated, and put away by kids who are ham radio operators.  Kids of all ages and their parents (both licensed hams and non-hams alike) are encouraged to come out and participate in this exciting event.  New hams and even non-hams can
experience the excitement of talking to people around the world with the Get On the Air (GOTA) station, which will have the callsign K4G. Both  stations will operate from grid EL99IA in Deland, Florida, USA.

 

The kids will be on the HF bands and on the Amateur Radio satellites. 

K1D will be joined by AMSAT?s Vice-President Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, who will be a kid-for-a-day to help get the kids on the linear satellites.  Look
for them and give them a shout!

 

The K1D Special Event Field Day station will be built by the kids prior to the Field Day activities.  The kids have built a solar power solution "from scratch" to use to power their K1D Special Event Field Day station. Kyocera Solar and West Mountain Radio have graciously donated parts to this solar power supply ? THANK YOU!  They also plan on using a Genasun MPPT Charge Controller to manage charging the battery.  Emmett of Radiowavz.com is providing a Sentinel Expedition Hex Beam for K1D. Finally, the kids have built their own W7FG True Ladder Line antenna with parts provided by TrueLadderLine.com and are building additional antennas to use for Field Day.  Keep watching Ham Radio (dot) World for videos of the kids as they
build their Special Event Station.

 

Join WX4TVJ (Zechariah), who was licensed at 12 years old, AE4FH (Faith Hannah), who was licensed at 10 years old, KM4IPF (Hope), who was licensed at 8 years old, & 7 year old Grace (KM4TXT)for Field Day 2016. Listen for them on the air and give them a break by making K1D one of your 2016 Field Day contacts.

 

For helping to encourage youth in amateur radio, stations who work K1D and/or K4G during the 2016 ARRL Field Day will be eligible for a special K1D/K4G Commemorative QSL card. More information at http://hamradio.world/

 

[ANS thanks James, WX4TV for the above information]

 

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ARISS Delivers the Excitement of Space Exploration to UK Students

 

Two stories shared in UK media capture the excitement and reward of the UK's ARISS ham radio operations team?s efforts in connection with Tim Peake's Principia Mission.

 

Carole Cadwalladr, a writer from The Guardian (a UK national newspaper) was present for the ARISS contact on May 9 at The King?s School, Ottery St. Mary in Devon, UK.  In the Sunday, May 29 edition, she posted a story that beautifully captures the spirit of space adventure and how the ARISS  program brings that excitement to students, their educators, and their communities in profound ways.  The story is at: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/may/29/tim-peake-ground-control-revive-science-interest-schools-space

 

TXFactor produced a documentary about the ARISS program?s interface with Tim Peake's Principia Mission. The documentary describes the process UK schools undertook to apply for a scheduled radio interview with Peake, and preparations for the contact opportunity by the King?s School in Devon. It details the station set up by the ARISS UK Operations team which accomplished successful radio contacts between 10 UK schools during Peake's Principia endeavor. Seven of these ten contacts included the reception of HamTV signals both at the school (using a mobile based ATV reception facility) and a 3.8m dish located at the Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station.

Watch the video on YouTube at: http://www.txfactor.co.uk/txf011.shtml

 

[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]

 

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NASA Astronaut Scott Tingle Earns Amateur Radio License, KG5NZA

 

NASA Astronaut Scott Tingle Earns Amateur Radio License. He is now the owner
of call sign KG5NZA and will support ARISS on upcoming ISS Expeditions 53
and 54.

 

NASA Astronaut Scott D. Tingle has just earned his Amateur Radio license, passing his exam on June 3, 2016. The FCC issued the call sign, KG5NZA, to him on June 8.  In January, as he began some NASA training in Russia he requested the license study material.  He had heard about ARISS during his astronaut training, and in January, decided to study on his own. The astronaut training program runs for at least two years, is intense, and heavily loaded with all types of required studies, and Amateur Radio is
optional.  Tingle earned his technician license and plans to use it to support ARISS during his scheduled time on the International Space Station as part of the Expedition 53 crew.  Launch is tentatively planned for fall of 2017.  His stay continues into Expedition 54.

 

Tingle graduated from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, in 1988 with a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in fluid mechanics and propulsion.  A captain in the United States Navy, he has  served as a combat pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan and has earned copious awards and commendations. He was selected for the astronaut program in 2009 as one of 14 members of NASA Astronaut Group 20, and graduated in 2011.

 

ARISS Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, said, "The ARISS Team is excited to see continuing great interest among the Astronauts and Astronaut Candidates who are looking forward to supporting Amateur Radio activities through the ARISS platform."

 

About ARISS

 

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with
large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio.  For more information, go to:

 

www.ariss.org
www.amsat.org
www.arrl.org

 

Also, join us on Facebook: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)

Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status

 

[ANS thanks Dave Jordan, AA4KN and ARISS for the above information]

 

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AMSAT Events

 

Information about AMSAT activities at other important events around the country.  Examples of these events are radio club meetings where AMSAT Area Coordinators give presentations, demonstrations of working amateur satellites, and hamfests with an AMSAT presence (a table with AMSAT literature and merchandise, sometimes also with presentations, forums, and/or demonstrations).

 

*Wednesday, 6 July 2016 ? Chehalis Valley Amateur Radio Society meeting
in Chehalis WA

*Saturday, 13 August 2016 ? KL7KC Hamfest in Fairbanks AK

[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information]

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ARISS News

 

Sucessful Contacts

 

* A telebridge contact via VK4KHZ with students at Briargreen Public  School, Nepean, ON, Canada was successful Mon  2016-06-13 at 15:19:15 UTC 31 deg.
Astronaut Timothy Peake, KG5BVI answered 15 questions for an audience of
250 students along with parents and visitors.

 

Briargreen is an amazing K-6 open-concept school nestled in a suburban community of west Ottawa in Ontario, Canada. It is a caring community of diverse students, teachers and parents, who love to share both our in-class and out-of-class experiences with each other. Some of our noteworthy  special events include our Kindergarten Chinese New Year parade, Terry Fox Run activities and junior community games days. Our learning community has some of the most wonderful students in the world! Visit our website at

http://briargreenps.ocdsb.ca/Pages/home.aspx

 

* Glenmore State High School,  Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ

The ISS callsign was scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut was Tim Kopra KE5UDN

 

A telebridge contact via W6SRJ with students at Glenmore State High School,
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia was successful Mon 2016-06-06 08:39:31 UTC 31 deg.

 

The audience assembled in the school?s 500 seat sports stadium.  All seats were filled with an additional 100 persons standing as  astronaut Tim Kopra, KE5UDN provided answers to questions from students.

 

Glenmore High School is a modern, progressive secondary school providing quality education for students from years 7 to 12. Since its establishment in 1975 Glenmore High School has earned a reputation for high quality educational programs and services which develop a passion in students for learning and life.

 

Glenmore SHS runs an extension Science/Math program named "SCOPE" where
students enroll and work through year levels at an accelerated rate, which allows them to finish traditional schooling early and conduct further studies at our local university, to which we are partnered (Central Queensland University), during their final year of schooling.

 

Students in the "SCOPE- Science" program are encouraged to participate in our schools astronomy club and robotics club as an extra curricula activity. The schools astronomy club works with local primary schools, teaching about space and running viewing evenings.

 

* Bouze Island Elementary and Junior High School, Homeji,  Japan, direct via 8N3B The ISS callsign was scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut was Timothy Peake KG5BVI. A direct contact via 8N3B with students at Bouze Island Elementary and Junior High School, Homeji, Japan, was successful Sat  2016-06-04 08:31:09 UTC 74 deg. Astronaut Timothy Peake KG5BVI answered 16 questions for students and an audience of 500.

 

Watch a video of the interview at http://www.ariss.jp/bouze/bouze.wmv

 

Bouze Island is one of the Ieshima small Islands which are located in the Seto Inland sea of Hyogo Prefecture in Japan. There are about 1400 people on the island and are part of the marine products industry. They live with simplicity and are friendly.  But the students of this Island have not had a chance for scientific experience as part of their school education because of their remote location. There are 140 persons in the elementary school and 100 persons in the junior high school.

Upcoming Contacts

* Chuvash Republic, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS  callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is  Oleg Skripochka RN3FU
Contact is a go for Sun 2016-06-19 09:30 UTC

Watch http://www.ariss.org/upcoming-contacts.html for information about upcoming contacts as they are scheduled.

[ANS thanks ARISS, Dave, AA4KN, and Charlie, AJ9N for the above information]

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Satellite Shorts From All Over

AMSAT Argentina Balloon Flight with Crossband Repeater AMSAT Argentina plans a high altitude balloon launch carrying a crossband repeater from Las Heras in the Mendoza province on July 9, 2016. Launch is currently planned for 10:00 AM local time, depending on weather conditions. AMSAT Argentina will also present news of their satellite plans.

 

NEA-1 Repeater Information
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Uplink:    145.725 Mhz FM (123.0 Hz CTCSS)
Downlink:  436.725 Mhz FM
APRS information will be relayed via:
http://aprs.fi/?call lu7aa-1 BALLOON NEA - 1

 

[ANS thanks AMSAT Argentina for the above information]

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/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.

 

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 student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.

 

73,

This week's ANS Editor,
Joe Spier, K6WAO
k6wao at amsat dot org

 

Trio of Radio Amateurs Returns to Earth from the ISS

Story courtesy of the ARRL website at http://www.arrl.org/news/trio-of-radio-amateurs-returns-to-earth-from-the-iss

 

The Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 47 crew members (NASA Photo)

Three radio amateurs who had been onboard the International Space Station (ISS) for a little more than 6 months landed safely back on Earth, touching down in Kazakhstan in a Soyuz transporter. Expedition 47 Commander Tim Kopra, KE5UDN; Flight Engineer Tim Peake, KG5BVI/GB1SS, and Yuri Malenchenko, RK3DUP, undocked from the space station early on July 18 (the evening of Friday, July 17, in US time zones) in a Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft commanded by Malenchenko, after spending 186 days in space since arriving at the ISS in December. Kopra now has 244 days in space on two flights, while Peake, on his first mission, spent 186 days. Wrapping up his sixth mission, Malenchenko now has logged 828 cumulative days in space, making him second on the all-time list behind Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, RN3DT.

 

As the Soyuz undocked from the station, ISS Expedition 48 officially began under the command of Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ. Williams and crewmates Oleg Skripochka, RN3FU, and Alexey Ovchinin will operate the station for 3 weeks until the arrival of the next crew increment. NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, KG5FYJ; Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin, and Takuya Onishi, KF5LKS, of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are set to launch on July 6 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

 

“The crew completed the in-flight portion of NASA human research studies in ocular health, cognition, salivary markers, and microbiome,” NASA said. “From the potential development of vaccines, to data that could be relevant in the treatment of patients suffering from ocular diseases, such as glaucoma, the research will help NASA prepare for human long-duration exploration while also benefiting people on Earth.”

 

The three crew members were on hand on the ISS for the April arrival of the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), an expandable habitat technology demonstration. The BEAM was attached to the space station and expanded to its full size for analysis over the next 2 years.

 

While onboard the ISS, Kopra and Peake scored some milestones for the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program. On March 10, Kopra conducted the 1000th ARISS school group contact with students in North Dakota. Peake made use of Amateur Radio in his “Principia Mission” outreach, which aimed to directly engage students with communication technologies, inspiring them to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. During his time in space, Peake hosted 10 ARISS school group contacts, including the first to take advantage of the HamTV digital Amateur Radio television (DATV) system when he spoke with students on February 11 at a school in England. The DATV system in the Columbus module of the ISS allowed students at Royal Masonic School, home of GB1RSM, to see as well as listen, as Peake, operating as GB1SS, answered their questions about life in space.

 

LightSail 2 Hamsat to transmit Morse code from space

Posted by Jason Davis to the Planetary Society blog at http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2016/20160609-lightsail-2-morse-code.html

 

During last year's LightSail 1 mission, dozens of radio enthusiasts around the wrote in to tell us they heard our solar sailing CubeSat chattering away in low-Earth orbit.

Every few seconds, LightSail automatically transmits a beacon packet. These packets can be picked up by ground stations and decoded into 238 lines of text telemetry that describe the spacecraft's health and status. Everything from battery current to solar sail deployment motor state is included. We still plan to better support the worldwide radio community's efforts to help us capture those packets; that work is temporarily on the back burner while the engineering team focuses on getting the spacecraft ready for delivery.

 

Many off-the-shelf CubeSat software packages also have an option to transmit Morse code beacons, and for the LightSail 2 mission, we're activating this feature. Every 45 seconds, the spacecraft will transmit "L-S-2," and radio operators tuned in to the spacecraft's 437.325 megahertz frequency should be able to hear it.

In Morse code, L-S-2 looks like this:

 

.-.. / ... / ..---

 

If you capture the beacon using software-defined radio, it looks like this:

Justin Foley / The Planetary Society

LightSail 2 Morse code beacon (.-.. / ... / ..---)

 

New Whistler TRX-1 DMR/NXDN Capable HH

Here is the release photo from Whistler of their soon to be released DMR/NXDN and other digital mode TRX-1 HH scanner.

New Whistler TRX-1 HH Scanner

AMSAT News Service ANS-136

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, 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.

 

In this edition:

* STMSat-1 SSTV CubeSat to deploy from ISS May 16
* 2016 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations Notice
* AMSAT/TAPR Banquet at the Dayton Hamvention
      TUESDAY MAY 17th SIGN UP DEADLINE
* Dayton AMSAT Demonstration Plans
* ÑuSat-1 to Carry AMSAT Argentina Linear Transponder
* ARISS at Dayton Hamvention
* CY9C DXpedition to St. Paul Island Announces Satellite Operation
* Top 10 Reasons to Come to Dayton HAMVENTION
* Saturday AMSAT Dayton Forum
* AMSAT Thursday Dinner and Beverages at Tickets Pub and Eatery
* ARISS News

 

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STMSat-1 SSTV CubeSat to deploy from ISS May 16

A Slow Scan TV (SSTV) CubeSat developed by students at Saint Thomas
More Cathedral School (STM) in Arlington, VA, is set to be deployed
from the International Space Station between 1400 and 1500 UT on May
16. For latest date/time check
https://twitter.com/STMSAT11.

 

STM is thought to be the first Elementary school to build their own
satellite, even Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and First Grade
students were involved in the project.

 

The satellite, a 1U CubeSat called STMSat-1, will transmit a SSTV
Robot36 mode signal on 437.800 MHz.

 

Middle School Students took the initiative to begin exploring how to
receive data from the CubeSat and formed a Ham Radio Club. There,
they learned the basics of operating a ham radio station and explored
Slow Scan Television as an option for receiving images once the
satellite is deployed.

 

How Did 400 Grade School Students Built A Nano-Satellite?
http://tinyurl.com/ANS136-NanoSat

 

Watch the CBS This Morning show report on the satellite
http://tinyurl.com/ANS136-CBS-MorningShow

STMSat-1
https://twitter.com/STMSAT11
https://www.facebook.com/stmsat1/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/491135804399695/
http://www.stmsat-1.org/

[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]

 

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2016 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations Notice

It’s time to submit nominations for the upcoming AMSAT-NA Board of
Directors election. Three director’s terms expire this year: Tom
Clark, K3IO, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM, and Lou McFadin, W5DID. In
addition, up to two Alternates may be elected for one year terms.

A valid nomination requires either one Member Society or five current
individual members in good standing to nominate an AMSAT-NA member for
Director. Written nominations, consisting of the nominee’s name and
call, and the nominating individual’s names, calls and individual
signatures should be mailed to: AMSAT-NA, 10605 Concord St, #304
Kensington, MD 20895-2526.

 

In addition to traditional submissions of written nominations, which
is the preferred method, the intent to nominate someone may be made by
electronic means. These include e-mail, Fax, or electronic image of a
petition. Electronic petitions should be sent to MARTHA at AMSAT.ORG
or Faxed to (301)822-4371.

 

No matter what means is used, petitions MUST arrive no later than June
15th at the AMSAT-NA office. If the nomination is a traditional
written nomination, no other action is required. If it is other than
this, i.e. electronic, a verifying traditional written petition MUST
be received at the AMSAT-NA office at the above address within 7 days
following the close of nominations on June 15th.

 

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE  NOT VALID UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT-NA BYLAWS.

 

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
AMSAT-NA Secretary

[ANS thanks Paul N8HM for the above information]

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AMSAT/TAPR Banquet at the Dayton Hamvention

The tenth annual joint AMSAT/TAPR Banquet will be held on Friday
evening, May 20th. This dinner is one of the main AMSAT activities
during the Hamvention. Tickets ($35 each) may be purchased from the
AMSAT store at www.amsat.org.

THE BANQUET TICKET PURCHASE DEADLINE IS TUESDAY, MAY 17th.

The Banquet will take place at the Kohler Presidential Banquet
Center, 4572 Presidential Way, Kettering, OH 45429 (just south of
Dayton). Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for a cash bar with the buffet
dinner served at 7:00 p.m.

 

AMSAT and TAPR alternate the task of providing a speaker for the
banquet. It is AMSAT¹s responsibility this year.

 

Michelle Thompson, W5NYV, will present “It¹s just software, right?”
She will survey the AMSAT Ground Terminal: Who, what, when, where,
why, and how we¹re designing open source radio solutions for the next
generation of AMSAT payloads.

 

Michelle is AMSAT¹s Team Leader for the design and execution of the
AMSAT Ground Terminal. The goal is to create a ³5 and Dime² (5 and
10 GHz) digital SDR transceiver that will support both voice and data
modes, for both general QSOs and emergency communication, for the
Phase 4B satellite and for future AMSAT projects. This is an effort
to design an inexpensive ground terminal for amateurs that would cost
tens of thousands of dollars commercially, for as much under $1,000
as we can get it.

 

A true renaissance woman, in addition to being an engineer and a
licensed amateur radio operator, Michelle has worked for Qualcomm,
attends Burning Man, and is a longtime DEFCON participant. She is
also the lead for Organ Donor (an AI pipe organ). Her Phase 4B Weekly
Ground Engineering Reports are fascinating reading.

 

Seating is limited to the number of meals we reserve with the Kohler
caterers based on the number of tickets sold by the deadline. Tickets
purchased online may be collected at the Books, Shirts & Memberships
corner of the AMSAT booth (445-446).

 

[ANS thanks Steve N9IP and the AMSAT Office for the above information]

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Dayton AMSAT Demonstration Plans

 

AMSAT will again have a demo station at the Dayton Hamvention this
year. The station will be located outside the main entrance to Ball
Arena, near the AMSAT booth.

 

This year, the focus of many of the demonstrations will be on the use
of inexpensive software defined radio (SDR) equipment as a downlink
receiver. Using an SDR like a FUNcube Dongle Pro+, SDRPlay, or AirSpy
allows owners of common all-mode transceivers with VHF/UHF
functionality (such as the Yaesu FT-817, Yaesu FT-857, Icom
IC-706MKIIG, or Icom IC-7100) to add full duplex satellite capability
for use with linear transponder satellites at minimal cost. The
receiver used will consist of a FUNcube Dongle Pro+ with a low cost
10.1″ Windows 10 tablet.

 

We may also use other radio combinations during the weekend.

Demos will take place during satellite passes from 8:00am (12:00 UTC)
until 5:00pm (21:00 UTC) on Friday and Saturday and from 8:00am until
12:00pm (16:00 UTC) on Sunday. Please keep in mind that the RF
environment at the Hamvention is challenging and the arena blocks low
elevations to the north and northwest. Due to these factors, we will
only be attempting passes with a peak elevation greater than 10
degrees. Please stop by for any satellite pass or at any other time if
you have questions about satellite operating.

 

A special demonstration on SO-50 will take place during the 12:19pm
(16:19 UTC) pass on Saturday May 21st. Nine year old Hope Lea, KM4IPF,
will operate that pass after completing her talk at the ARRL Youth
Forum.

 

If you are not attending the Hamvention, please call us if you hear
the AMSAT demo station on the air!

 

AMSAT DAYTON HAMVENTION DEMOS – 2016

TZ = UTC

N 39.820328 W 84.255224 ELEV. 296 M

MIN PEAK ELEV. = 10 DEG

GRID = EM79ut

* = Listen Only Pass – Telemetry, Doppler, Ant. Perf, etc.

WinAos QTH: -84.3/39.8 T#: 14019 Sat.: 12 [Standard]
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Day Objects AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl AZ
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20.05.2016 XW-2A 12:17 12:26 09 62 016 – 187
20.05.2016 ISS * 12:28 12:37 09 40 300 – 143
20.05.2016 NO-84 * 12:28 12:38 10 21 294 – 168
20.05.2016 AO-85 12:45 12:59 14 62 200 – 036
20.05.2016 XW-2F 12:52 13:01 09 19 351 – 224
20.05.2016 AO-85 14:26 14:40 14 23 249 – 025
20.05.2016 AO-73 14:51 15:02 11 56 018 – 185
20.05.2016 EO-79 * 15:04 15:14 10 14 119 – 004
20.05.2016 SO-50 15:53 16:06 13 50 332 – 137
20.05.2016 FO-29 16:01 16:17 16 18 111 – 358
20.05.2016 AO-73 16:28 16:36 08 11 343 – 242
20.05.2016 EO-79 * 16:39 16:50 11 49 180 – 343
20.05.2016 SPROUT * 16:50 16:59 09 14 039 – 152
20.05.2016 UKUBE-1 * 16:57 17:08 11 30 025 – 171
20.05.2016 SO-50 17:34 17:45 11 17 309 – 187
20.05.2016 FO-29 17:43 18:02 19 88 163 – 348
20.05.2016 AO-07 18:12 18:28 16 15 099 – 356
20.05.2016 SPROUT * 18:25 18:36 11 44 004 – 209
20.05.2016 UKUBE-1 * 18:33 18:44 11 22 357 – 225
20.05.2016 FO-29 19:31 19:46 15 16 219 – 331
20.05.2016 AO-07 20:01 20:22 21 67 150 – 346

WinAos QTH: -84.3/39.8 T#: 14020 Sat.: 12 [Standard]
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Day Objects AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl AZ
———————————————————-
21.05.2016 NO-84 * 12:04 12:14 10 22 295 – 167
21.05.2016 XW-2F 12:39 12:49 10 26 358 – 217
21.05.2016 AO-85 13:11 13:25 14 59 222 – 030
21.05.2016 XW-2C 13:12 13:20 08 11 345 – 238
21.05.2016 XW-2A 13:17 13:26 09 19 353 – 223
21.05.2016 SO-50 14:38 14:50 12 17 340 – 108
21.05.2016 AO-85 14:54 15:05 11 12 274 – 021
21.05.2016 AO-73 15:10 15:21 11 80 011 – 196
21.05.2016 EO-79 * 15:16 15:26 10 18 127 – 004
21.05.2016 SO-50 16:19 16:31 12 61 324 – 157
21.05.2016 FO-29 16:49 17:08 19 39 137 – 353
21.05.2016 EO-79 * 16:51 17:02 11 36 187 – 339
21.05.2016 SPROUT * 17:04 17:15 11 21 029 – 163
21.05.2016 UKUBE-1 * 17:14 17:26 12 45 020 – 182
21.05.2016 FO-29 18:34 18:53 19 42 189 – 342
21.05.2016 SPROUT * 18:40 18:51 11 30 360 – 217
21.05.2016 UKUBE-1 * 18:51 19:00 09 15 349 – 237
21.05.2016 AO-07 19:03 19:22 19 31 122 – 351
21.05.2016 AO-85 20:04 20:14 10 15 345 – 100
21.05.2016 AO-07 20:54 21:15 21 61 173 – 341

WinAos QTH: -84.3/39.8 T#: 14021 Sat.: 12 [Standard]
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Day Objects AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl AZ
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22.05.2016 ISS * 12:19 12:27 08 17 288 – 162
22.05.2016 XW-2F 12:27 12:37 10 36 001 – 210
22.05.2016 XW-2A 12:44 12:54 10 47 006 – 203
22.05.2016 XW-2C 13:00 13:09 09 16 350 – 229
22.05.2016 AO-85 13:37 13:51 14 29 242 – 026
22.05.2016 AO-73 13:53 14:02 09 12 037 – 147
22.05.2016 SO-50 15:04 15:16 12 35 337 – 128
22.05.2016 EO-79 * 15:28 15:39 11 24 135 – 359
22.05.2016 AO-73 15:29 15:40 11 48 005 – 206
22.05.2016 FO-29 15:56 16:12 16 17 110 – 359

[ANS thanks Paul N8HM for the above information]

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ÑuSat-1 to Carry AMSAT Argentina Linear Transponder
Launch Scheduled for May 30, 2016.

 

The Argentinian earth observation satellite ÑuSat-1 will carry a
linear transponder built by AMSAT Argentina. The satellite is
scheduled to launch on a CZ-4B rocket from Taiyuan Satellite Launch
Center in China on May 30, 2016 into a 500 km sun-synchronous orbit
with an inclination of 97.5 degrees and a Local Time of the Ascending
Node (LTAN) of 10:30.

 

The AMSAT Argentina U/v inverting transponder, named LUSEX, wiil
have an uplink of 435.935 MHz to 435.965 MHz and a downlink of
145.935 MHz to 145.965 MHz. Total power output is 250 mW. There will
also be a CW beacon at 145.900 MHz with a power output of 70 mW.

For more information, see the AMSAT Argentina Facebook group.
https://www.facebook.com/Amsat.LU/

[ANS thanks AMSAT Argentina for the above information]

 

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ARISS at Dayton Hamvention

 

If you will be attending Hamvention next week, be sure to stop by
the AMSAT area in the Ball Arena. We will have members of the ARISS
team on-hand at all times and some of our ISS hardware (radios and an
antenna) on display.

 

During the AMSAT Forum (Saturday, 11:15-1:30), Frank Bauer will be
presenting ARISS status and future plans.

 

Also on Saturday, from 2:30-3:00, we will have a face-to-face
meeting for anyone interested in ARISS. We’d like to see members of
the ARISS team there. We will meet outside near AMSAT’s Satellite
Demo area (outside the Ball Arena entrance) or, if it’s raining,
inside at the ARISS display.

[ANS thanks Dave W8ASS for the above information]

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CY9C DXpedition to St. Paul Island Announces Satellite Operation

 

The CY9C DXpedition to St. Paul Island, scheduled for August 19, 2016
– August 29, 2016, has announced that Lee Imber, WW2DX, has joined the
DXpedition team and will add satellite operations, as well as 2 meter
EME and 6 meter operations, to the DXpedition plans.

 

St. Paul Island is located in gridsquare FN97 in the Cabot Strait
between Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia and Cape Ray, Newfoundland and
is a separate entity on the ARRL DXCC list. It also counts as a
country for the AMSAT OSCAR Satellite Communications Achievement
Award, AMSAT OSCAR Sexagesimal Award, and AMSAT OSCAR Century Award.
Most of Europe and North America should be easily workable from this
location. St. Paul Island has not been activated on satellite since
July 1998.

 

For further information about the DXpedition, please see the CY9C
DXpedition website (http://www.cy9dxpedition.com/)

This operation and other planned amateur satellite grid/DX operations
are posted on the AMSAT Upcoming Satellite Operations page
(http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=3921)

[ANS thanks Paul N8HM for the above information]

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Top 10 Reasons to Come to Dayton HAMVENTION

 

10. Rub shoulders with 25,000 of your best friends at the largest
hamfest in the United States, including all of the AMSAT Directors
and senior officers. See the latest equipment from Icom, Yaesu,
Kenwood, Flex, Alinco, M2, Arrow, and many other manufacturers of
amateur radio equipment and accessories. Take advantage of
discounted pricing you won’t find anywhere else.

9. Find out how to organize a contact with the astronauts on the
International Space Station for your local school or youth group from
our Education and ARISS experts.

8. Pickup the latest AMSAT golf shirts, T-shirts, and hats. Get
your copy of the updated “Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide”
(laminated frequency chart) and Gould Smith’s just revised “Getting
Started with Amateur Satellites” (book). We’ll also have assembled
wide-band preamps and antennas that are great for portable
operation.

7. See demonstrations of SatPC32 and MacDoppler satellite tracking
software, and get your operational questions answered. Meet Don
Agro, author of MacDoppler (Friday & Saturday, 2-3 p.m.). See a
demonstration of the LVB Tracker, a computer interface to the Yaesu
azimuth-elevation rotors. Talk with Mike Young, who has built more
LVB Trackers than anyone else. Assembled LVB Trackers will be
available.

6. Hear a team presentation at the joint AMSAT/TAPR dinner on the
new AMSAT Ground Terminal (AGT). AGT is using Five and Dime (5 GHz
uplink, 10 GHz downlink) technology that is being developed for the
Phase 3E (P3E) HEO satellite, the Phase 4B (P4B) geosynchronous
satellite, and the Cube Quest Challenge (CQC) lunar mission. While
much of the P3E and P4B *satellite* development is classified, the
AGT is all open source and public information.

5. Hear the latest on the *five* Fox satellites, P3E, P4B, CQC, the
International Space Station, other current and future satellites,
education news, and an AMSAT update at the AMSAT Forum Saturday, from
11:15 to 1:30.

4. Get one-on-one guidance on setting up your satellite station and
making contacts at our “Beginner’s Corner”. Witness live
demonstrations of contacts through satellites AO-7, AO-73, AO-85, FO-
29, SO-50, XW-2A, XW-2C, and XW-2F using handheld antennas.

3. Meet and interact with some of the Engineering Team members
working on the Fox-1 satellites and our new Five and Dime AMSAT
ground terminal. Learn all of the public information and get
breaking news on the Virginia Tech plans for the Phase 3E and Phase
4B satellites.

2. Get satellite station and operating tips from some of the best
satellite operators in the country, including John Papay K8YSE (1,575
grids confirmed), Doug Papay KD8CAO (1,159 grids), Drew Glasbrenner
KO4MA (1,343 grids), Paul Stoetzer (450 grids), and Wyatt Dirks AC0RA
(938 grids).

1. Receive special premiums when you join or renew your AMSAT
membership at Dayton, including an updated “Amateur Satellite
Frequency Guide” (laminated frequency chart), and special pricing on
the SatPC32 satellite tracking software.

[ANS thanks Steve N9IP for the above information]

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Saturday AMSAT Dayton Forum

The AMSAT forum will be Saturday morning from 11:15 a.m. through
1:30 p.m. in Forum Room 5. See the commercial vendor layout map in
the Hamvention program or the Hamvention website for the location of
Forum Room 5 (same as the last few years).

The following speakers will be presenting at the AMSAT Forum,
moderated by Mark Hammond, N8MH:

“AMSAT Status Report” Barry Baines, WD4ASW, AMSAT-NA President, will
highlight recent activities within AMSAT and discuss some of our
challenges, accomplishments, projects, and any late breaking news.

“AMSAT-NA Satellite Program” Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT-NA
Engineering Vice President, will review the upcoming launches of four
Fox spacecraft and exciting new engineering developments.

“AMSAT’s HEO and GSO Plans” Bob McGwier, N4HY, AMSAT-NA Director,
will discuss AMSAT-NA opportunities for High Earth Orbit and Geo-
Synchronous Orbit satellites.

“AMSAT Satellite Operations” Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, AMSAT-NA
Operations Vice President, will survey the current operational
amateur satellites, as well as those planned for launch in the next
year.

“ARISS Report 2016” Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, AMSAT-NA Vice President for
Human Spaceflight, will discuss ARISS developments & operation on the
International Space Station.

“Teaching STEM Using the Fox Satellites” Joe Spier, K6WAO, AMSAT-NA
Educational Relations Vice President, will explain how the Fox MEMS
gyroscopes, radiation experiments, and cameras will be used to teach
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

[ANS thanks AMSAT Office for the above information]

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AMSAT Thursday Dinner and Beverages at Tickets Pub and Eatery

Dinner and beverages at Tickets Pub and Eatery

Thursday night, 1800-2000. The annual AMSAT “Dinner at Tickets”
party will be held Thursday, May 19, at 1800 EDT at the Tickets Pub &
Eatery. Everyone is invited regardless of whether or not they helped
with setup or plan to work in the booth.

You’ll find a great selection of Greek and American food and
excellent company! No program or speaker, just good conversation.
Food can be ordered from the menu; drinks (beer, wine, sodas and iced
tea) are available at the bar. Come as you are. Bring some friends
and have a great time the night before Hamvention®.

Tickets Pub and Eatery,
7 W. Main St.
Fairborn, OH 45324
(937) 878-9022

http://www.ticketspub.com/

[ANS thanks AMSAT Office for the above information]

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ARISS News

+ A Successful contact was made between The Kings School, Ottery St
Mary, Devon, UK and Astronaut Timothy Peake KG5BVI using Callsign
GB1SS. The contact began 2016-05-09 09:26 UTC and lasted about nine
and a half minutes. Contact was direct via GB1OSM.
ARISS Mentor was Ciaran MØXTD.

+ A Successful contact was made between H.A.L. School, Lucknow,
India and Astronaut Tim Kopra KE5UDN using Callsign NA1SS. The
contact began 2016-05-12 08:11 UTC and lasted about nine and a half
minutes. Contact was telebridge via K6DUE.
ARISS Mentor was Satoshi 7M3TJZ.

+ A Successful contact was made between AstroNuts Kids Space Club
Academy, David Dunlap Observatory, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada,
and Astronaut Timothy Peake KG5BVI using Callsign NA1SS. The contact
began 2016-05-14 17:37:12 UTC and lasted about nine and a half
minutes. Contact was telebridge via W6SRJ.
ARISS Mentor was Steve VE3TBD.

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-05-13 06:30 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Essex Heights Primary School, Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia,
telebridge via VK5ZAI
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-05-20 08:35:16 UTC

[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above
information]

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/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,
This week’s ANS Editor,
EMike McCardel, AA8EM, former KC8YLD
kc8yld at amsat dot org