AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-265
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Radio
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In
this edition:
* 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results
* 2019
AMSAT Symposium Registration Savings Through October 11
* IEEE GRSS Student
Grand Challenge
* IARU Coordination for Two Satellites
* QO-100 Satellite,
GNU Radio and SDR Talks Released
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS
News
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT
$ANS-265.01
ANS-265 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News
Service Bulletin 265.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
September 22,
2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-265.01
2019 AMSAT Board of
Directors Election Results
As a result of the 2019 Board of Directors
Election, Jerry Buxton,
N0JY;
Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; Patrick Stoddard,
WD9EWK; and Michelle
Thompson, W5NYV; will serve on the board for two
years.
The First Alternate is Brennan Price, N4QX. The Second Alternate
is
Howard (Howie) Defelice, AB2S. Both will serve for a term of one
year.
The results of the voting with 1,052 ballots cast (892 electronic
+
160 paper) are as follows:
675 votes ... Michelle Thompson,
W5NYV
585 votes ... Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK
526 votes ... Jerry Buxton,
N0JY
515 votes ... Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA
480 votes ... Brennan Price,
N4QX
435 votes ... Howard (Howie) Defelice, AB2S
399 votes ... Paul
Stoetzer, N8HM
366 votes ... Jeff Johns, WE4B
These results submitted
September 20, 2019 by
Clayton Coleman, W5PFG AMSAT Secretary
[ANS
thanks Clayton Coleman, W5PFG AMSAT Secretary for the
above
information.]
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2019
AMSAT Symposium Registration Savings Through October 11
You can still
save money when registering for the 50th Anniversary
AMSAT Space Symposium
and General Meeting, Friday through Sunday,
October 18-20, 2019, in
Arlington, Virginia.
Registrations received September 16 - October 11 can
be ordered
for $65. Registrations at the door will cost $70.
You can
complete your registration on-line via the AMSAT Store:
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/.
This
year, all registrants will receive a digital copy of the
Proceedings on a
thumb drive. Attendees may purchase a hard copy
for $25.00. Non-attendees
may put their name on a waiting list for a
hard copy, if there are any left
over. The digital version of the
Proceedings will be made available on the
online store shortly after
the Symposium concludes.
Student
Registrations are 50% off and does not include the
Proceedings.
A
preliminary schedule of events for the 2019 AMSAT Space Symposium
has been
posted to the AMSAT website. It can be accessed at
https://www.amsat.org/symposium-schedule/.
[ANS
thanks the 2019 AMSAT Symposium Team for the above
information.]
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IEEE
GRSS Student Grand Challenge Deadline Extended
The IEEE Geoscience and
Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) has announced
the Second GRSS Student Grand
Challenge which allows student teams to
develop Earth Observation payloads
for a small satellite.
The competition starts with the submission of a
proposal to design
payload/experiment(s) that can solve real-life space
exploration
problems such as collecting data on the global climate,
environmental
change and natural hazards.
Winning teams will receive
grant funding during two years that will
be used to develop the proposed
payload idea. Teams willing to
participate must send a brief description of
their mission concept,
indicating:
- Team: composition, background
and expertise, motivation, and signed
commitment letter during the
duration of the project,
- Scientific rationale and feasibility of the
proposed observations:
innovative techniques (ways to conduct the
measurement) and
technologies are welcome,
- Development plan including
characterization and testing,
- Budget proposal,
- If the proposing team
is not yet part of an already established
GRSS Student Chapter, it is
important that commitment to form a
new Chapter by the end of 2019 be
included in the proposal. Teams
including multiple Sections are welcome
and encouraged.
The winning payloads will be considered for integration
into a
CubeSat that will be developed at the National Space Science and
Technology Center (NSSTC) in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (UAE) in
collaboration with the YahSat Space Lab at Khalifa University,
Abu
Dhabi, UAE.
The deadline has been extended till September 30,
2019.
Complete application details are available at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-265-GRSS-Challenge
and
https://conferences.uaeu.ac.ae/2ndgrss/en/competition.shtml.
[ANS
thanks Prashanth Marpu, Associate Professor, Khalifa University
for the
above
information.]
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Symposium Papers Due September 23, 2019!
Final copies of papers must be
submitted by September 23 for
inclusion in the printed
proceedings.
Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan
Schultz
at n8fgv at amsat dot
org.
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IARU
Coordination for Two Satellites
The IARU has provided frequency
coordination for a 1U CubeSat, Surya
Satellite-1. Sponsored by the
Department Physics and Energy
Engineering at Surya University, its mission
is to develop Indonesian
young generation interest in space technology. The
satellite will
provide short text message communication using Automatic
Packet
Reporting System (APRS) protocol with a VHF downlink on 145.825 MHz
and a telemetry with a UHF downlink on 435.825. Deployment is
planned
from the ISS in March 2020.
Additionally, the IARU has received an
application for a 2U
CubeSat sponsored by the National Institute of
Technology, Kochi
College. The satellite will conduct the following
experiments:
1) An onboard SDR will receive CW signals on 21 MHz and
decoded call
signs will be sent on 430 MHz downlink.
2) A newly
developed attitude control system using dual reaction wheel
mechanism.
3) An on-board computer system consisted of Linux base microcomputer.
4)
An in-orbit expansion test of the 21 MHz half-wave dipole antenna
for
Morse CW signals reception and Jupiter’s millisecond radio
bursts
observation.
5) Observation of Jupiter millisecond radio bursts with the
expanded
HF dipole antenna and on-board SDR.
6) 360-degree tests of
the camera unit to take all-sky images with
two fish-eye cameras.
A UHF downlink will use 9k6 FSK packet, 1k2 AFSK packet and CW. The
launch from Japan by a JAXA Epsilon is planned during fiscal year
2020
into a 500km SSO.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above
information.]
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QO-100
Satellite, GNU Radio and SDR Talks Released
Mark, M5BOP reports the
complete set of amateur radio technical talks
from this year’s Martlesham
Microwave Round Table is now available to
watch on YouTube.
Videos of
these MMRT 2019 talks are available:
• Practical GNUradio – Heather Lomond
M0HMO
• From Death Rays to Dinner – William Eustace M0WJE
• Equipment for
Es’hail-2 / QO-100 Narrow band – David Bowman G0MRF
• DATV on Es’hail-2 /
QO-100 – Noel Matthews G8GTZ
• Low-pass Harmonic Filter for 23cm – John
Quarmby G3XDY
• UKuG SDR Voice Transceiver Project Discussion
Watch
the videos on the Martlesham Microwave YouTube channel at
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHV7cC7ZMehKjAM81QxUS9w/videos
[ANS
thanks AMSAT-UK for the above
information.]
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2019 marks AMSAT's 50th Anniversary
of Keeping Amateur Radio in
Space.
To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the
AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program.
Full details are
available at
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/
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Upcoming
Satellite Operations
+ Take W3ZM On-the-Road
W3ZM/5 on Sep 20-21,
2019 in NM, Grid DM64 by KE4AL with FM & Linears
W3ZM/4 on Sep 30, 2019
in FL, Grid EM60 by N4KGL
+ Rovers and Special Events
DN11/DN12 +
DN03 Sept. 17, 2019
Casey, KI7UNJ is heading to the DN11/DN12 line,
September 17. Look
for him on SO-50, AO-92, and AO-91, between 1657Z and
1812Z. On the
way back, Casey will make a quick stop in DN03 to catch the
2043Z
PO-101 pass. Watch Casey’s Twitter feed for further updates at
https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ.
Formentera
Island (EA6 Balearic Is. DXCC – JM08) Sept. 19 to 23, 2019
EA4NF, Philippe
will be operating from Formentera Island (DXCC:
EA6 Balearic Islands – IOTA
EU-004 – GRID JM08) on satellite as
EA6/EA4NF from September 19 to 23,
2019. This is a great opportunity
to get the rare grid (JM08) of this small
island only accessible by
boat, IOTA (EU-004) and EA6 (Balearic Is. DXCC) in
one single contact
and confirmed on LoTW. QRV Satellite in FM & SSB.
QSL : LoTW. Keep
an eye on Philippe’s Twitter feed for further updates and
sat passes
or contact him directly for a sked at https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT.
Big
SkyRove (DN35, DN55, DN56, DN65, DN66) – Sept. 19-23, 2019
Dennis, N7EGY, is
taking his radios on a family trip to Big Sky
Country. Trip purpose is
family first before satellite fun, so some
plans could be cancelled at the
last minute. Plan is to work from
DN55/56/65/66, with DN35 on whatever bird
up as we pass through.
See projected schedule at
https://twitter.com/n7egy1/status/1172000359989960704?s=20.
Keep
an eye on Dennis’ Twitter feed for further announcements at
https://twitter.com/n7egy1
DM02/MM
(Need we say more?) Sept. 22, 2019
Ron, AD0DX, and Alex, N7AGF, are
chartering a boat to the ultra-rare
DM02 grid square. They will use the
special event call sign
November 6 Ocean/Maritime Mobile. Expected window
of operation is
from 1000Z to 1900Z, Sunday, September 22. More information
is
available on QRZ https://www.qrz.com/db/N6O to include how
you can
help support this monumental operation. Ron and Alex are expected to
have cellular service out there, so keep an eye on their Twitter
feeds
https://twitter.com/ad0dx and https://twitter.com/N7AGF.
FP, ST.
Pierre & Miquelon (GN17) Sept. 24 to Oct. 8, 2019
Eric, KV1J, will once
again be operating from the Island of Miquelon
(NA-032, DIFO FP-002 WLOTA
1417, Grid GN17) as FP/KV1J between
September 24 and October 8. This is his
13th trip to the island.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters (no 60M – not
authorized) using CW,
SSB, RTTY, FT8 (but primarily SSB, RTTY and FT8) and
the satellites.
He will generally be on the highest frequency band that is
open
(favoring 12/10m). He will be active in the CQWW DX RTTY Contest
(September 28-29th). ADDED NOTE: Eric will usually try to be on as
many
satellite passes as he can when the WX is good, generally
favoring the
FO-29, XW-2x, AO-7, and possibly the FM birds. Eric
states, “Equipment is
two FT-817s and an Arrow dual band yagi. I’ll
favor the SSB birds usually
higher in the passband, but will also
try FM if they do not get too busy.
Satellite logging is by paper so
may not get loaded to LoTW until the week
after I return to the USA.”
Weekends may be limited since he will be
concentrating on the
low(er) bands and contests. QSL via KV1J, direct or by
the Bureau.
Also eQSL, ClubLog and LoTW. For more details and updates, check
out
his Web page at http://www.kv1j.com/fp/Sep19.html.
[ANS
thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above
information.]
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ARISS
News
+ Successful Contacts
Templestowe College, Melbourne,
Victoria, Australia, telebridge via
VK6MJ
The ISS callsign was
NA1SS
The astronaut was Nick Hague, KG5TMV
Contact was on Wed 2019-09-18
08:06:32 UTC.
Watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QalYOnHURYk
+ Upcoming Contacts
Boys and Girls Club, Ft. Meade, MD.,
telebridge via VK4KHZ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be
NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague, KG5TMV
Contact is go for: Fri
2019-09-20 19:58:23 UTC 54 deg
The Children's Inn at NIH (National
Institutes of Health),
Bethesda, MD (CASIS#3), telebridge via ON4ISS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled
astronaut is Nick Hague, KG5TMV
Contact is go for: Mon 2019-09-23 20:08:27
UTC 89 deg
School in Bulgaria, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is
presently scheduled to be RSØISS
The scheduled astronaut is TBD
Contact
is go for Tue 2019-09-24 16:10 UTC
UAE school #1 with Space Flight
participant, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be
RSØISS
The scheduled astronaut is TBD
Contact is go for Fri 2019-09-27
12:10 UTC
UAE school #2 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS
The scheduled
astronaut is TBD
Contact is go for Sat 2019-09-28 11:20 UTC
UAE
school #3 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is
presently scheduled to be RSØISS
The scheduled astronaut is TBD
Contact
is go for Wed 2019-10-02 09:45 UTC
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for
the above
information.]
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Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront.
25% of the purchase
price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in
Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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Satellite
Shorts from All Over
+ Hams in Space: Gearing Up for the Lunar
Gateway
Hackaday has published an interesting story about some of the
political, scientific and engineering facets of the proposed Lunar
Gateway and about the challenges of working Amateur Radio on board
that
mission. Read the full article at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-265-Lunar-Gateway.
[ANS
thanks Hackaday for the above information.]
+ IPS - High Level
Programming of Small Systems for the AMSAT
Space Projects
AMSAT-DL
offers an interesting historical perspective of IPS, the
Interpreter for
Process Structures developed by Professor
Dr. Karl Meinzer, DJ4ZC. The
article recalls how IPS was instrumental
is the operation of AMSAT Phase
3 satellites.
Read the entire article at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-265-IPS.
[ANS
thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information.]
+ AMSAT Member Gabriel
Zeifman, AL6D, Receives NATCA Archie League
Medal of Safety
Award
On the night of April 9, 2019, controller Gabriel Zeifman was alone
in the tower cab at Juneau International Airport. The pilot of a 1979
Mooney became confused while on one of the last legs of a cross-
country
trip. Gabe recognized the confusion and was able to clarify
things, saving
the pilot's life.
After hearing about this incident, Miami Center Vice
President and
Disaster Response Committee Chair Tom Flanary nominated
Zeifman for
the Alaskan Region Archie League Award. Read the complete story
at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-265-Zeifman-Award
[ANS
thanks the National Air Traffic Controllers Association for
the above
information.]
+ USAF to Let Hackers Try to Hijack an Orbiting
Satellite
The Air Force will bring a satellite to the Defcon hacking
conference
next year. Soon, the Air Force will put out a call for
submissions.
Think you know how to hack a satellite or its ground station?
Let
them know. A select number of researchers whose pitches seem viable
will be invited to try out their ideas during a “flat-sat”
phase—
essentially a test build comprising all the eventual components—six
months before Defcon. That group will once again be culled; the
Air
Force will fly the winners out to Defcon for a live hacking
competition.
Read the complete article at
https://www.wired.com/story/air-force-defcon-satellite-hacking/.
[ANS
thanks WIRED for the above information.]
+ SatNOGS Celebrates 1,000,000
Observations
On September 12, 2019 observation #1,000,000 got uploaded on
the
SatNOGS Network by station #2 in Bloomington, Indiana operated
by
Corey Shields, KB9JHU receiving data from UNISAT-6 satellite.
SatNOGS
Network is a global management interface to facilitate
multiple ground
station operations remotely. An observer is able to
take advantage of the
full network of SatNOGS ground stations
around the world. It's part of the
SatNOGS project. The network is
open to anyone. Any observer is able to
utilize all available ground
stations and communicate with satellites. All
observations results
are public and all data are distributed freely under
the Creative
Commons Attribution-Share Alike license.
[ANS thanks
SatNOGS for the above information.]
+ Doing Space Differently...How
Three Decades of Innovation Led To a
Smallsat Revolution
SatMagazine
recounts how the hallmark of the modern smallsat is the
adoption of
up-to-date consumer technologies combined with rapid
development cycles.
These are executed by small agile teams operating
closer to IT industry
management models rather than those
traditionally found in
military/aerospace organizations.
One of the first modern smallsats, and
arguably the first
reprogrammable one, was UoSAT-1, launched in 1981. Built
by a group
of radio amateurs and researchers at the University of Surrey,
this
smallsat successfully demonstrated that it was possible to compile
software on the ground and upload it to a satellite that was designed
and built using Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components.
These
researchers epitomized what is now commonly considered as the
characteristics of a smallsat team: highly innovative technical
staff
operating as part of a small motivated unit, working in close
proximity and
with effective communications.
Read the entire article at
http://www.satmagazine.com/story.php?number=1497605345.
[ANS
thanks SatMagazine for the above information.]
+ SpaceX plans 24
Starlink launches next year
SpaceX hopes to launch 24 Starlink missions
in 2020 as the company
builds out a broadband megaconstellation that could
ultimately number
close to 12,000 satellites, a company executive said
September 10.
SpaceX’s Starlink launch cadence will likely average “two
a month,”
in addition to customer launches, Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s
president
and chief operating officer, said at the World Satellite Business
Week conference. “Next year, I hope we launch 24 Starlinks,”
Shotwell
said. Read the complete story at
https://spacenews.com/spacex-plans-24-starlink-launches-next-year/.
[ANS
thanks SpaceNews for the above information.]
+ NASA Joins All Five
Sections for Space Launch System Rocket Stage
NASA finished assembling
and joining the main structural components
for the largest rocket stage the
agency has built since the Saturn V
that sent Apollo astronauts to the
Moon.
NASA is working to land the first woman and the next man on the
Moon
by 2024. SLS and NASA's Orion spacecraft, along with the Gateway in
orbit around the Moon, and the Human Landing System are the backbone
for
deep space exploration. SLS is the only rocket that can send
Orion,
astronauts and supplies to the Moon in a single mission.
Read the entire
story at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-265-SLS.
[ANS
thanks SpaceRef for the above
information.]
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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 six post-secondary years in
this
status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional
student
membership information.
73,
This week's ANS
Editor,
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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://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 dot org.
In
this edition:
* 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results
* 2019
AMSAT Symposium Registration Savings Through October 11
* IEEE GRSS Student
Grand Challenge
* IARU Coordination for Two Satellites
* QO-100 Satellite,
GNU Radio and SDR Talks Released
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS
News
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT
$ANS-265.01
ANS-265 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News
Service Bulletin 265.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
September 22,
2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-265.01
2019 AMSAT Board of
Directors Election Results
As a result of the 2019 Board of Directors
Election, Jerry Buxton,
N0JY;
Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; Patrick Stoddard,
WD9EWK; and Michelle
Thompson, W5NYV; will serve on the board for two
years.
The First Alternate is Brennan Price, N4QX. The Second Alternate
is
Howard (Howie) Defelice, AB2S. Both will serve for a term of one
year.
The results of the voting with 1,052 ballots cast (892 electronic
+
160
paper) are as follows:
675 votes ... Michelle Thompson,
W5NYV
585 votes ... Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK
526 votes ... Jerry Buxton,
N0JY
515 votes ... Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA
480 votes ... Brennan Price,
N4QX
435 votes ... Howard (Howie) Defelice, AB2S
399 votes ... Paul
Stoetzer, N8HM
366 votes ... Jeff Johns, WE4B
These results submitted
September 20, 2019 by
Clayton Coleman, W5PFG
AMSAT Secretary
[ANS
thanks Clayton Coleman, W5PFG AMSAT Secretary for the
above
information.]
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2019
AMSAT Symposium Registration Savings Through October 11
You can still
save money when registering for the 50th Anniversary
AMSAT Space Symposium
and General Meeting, Friday through Sunday,
October 18-20, 2019, in
Arlington, Virginia.
Registrations received September 16 - October 11 can
be ordered
for $65. Registrations at the door will cost $70.
You can
complete your registration on-line via the AMSAT Store:
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/.
This
year, all registrants will receive a digital copy of the
Proceedings on a
thumb drive. Attendees may purchase a hard copy
for $25.00. Non-attendees
may put their name on a waiting list for a
hard copy, if there are any left
over. The digital version of the
Proceedings will be made available on the
online store shortly after
the Symposium concludes.
Student
Registrations are 50% off and does not include the
Proceedings.
A
preliminary schedule of events for the 2019 AMSAT Space Symposium
has been
posted to the AMSAT website. It can be accessed at
https://www.amsat.org/symposium-schedule/.
[ANS
thanks the 2019 AMSAT Symposium Team for the above
information.]
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IEEE
GRSS Student Grand Challenge Deadline Extended
The IEEE Geoscience and
Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) has announced
the Second GRSS Student Grand
Challenge which allows student teams to
develop Earth Observation payloads
for a small satellite.
The competition starts with the submission of a
proposal to design
payload/experiment(s) that can solve real-life space
exploration
problems such as collecting data on the global climate,
environmental
change and natural hazards.
Winning teams will receive
grant funding during two years that will
be used to develop the proposed
payload idea. Teams willing to
participate must send a brief description of
their mission concept,
indicating:
- Team: composition, background
and expertise, motivation, and signed
commitment letter during the
duration of the project,
- Scientific rationale and feasibility of the
proposed observations:
innovative techniques (ways to conduct the
measurement) and
technologies are welcome,
- Development plan including
characterization and testing,
- Budget proposal,
- If the proposing team
is not yet part of an already established
GRSS Student Chapter, it is
important that commitment to form a
new Chapter by the end of 2019 be
included in the proposal. Teams
including multiple Sections are welcome
and encouraged.
The winning payloads will be considered for integration
into a
CubeSat that will be developed at the National Space Science and
Technology Center (NSSTC) in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (UAE) in
collaboration with the YahSat Space Lab at Khalifa University,
Abu
Dhabi, UAE.
The deadline has been extended till September 30,
2019.
Complete application details are available at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-265-GRSS-Challenge
and
https://conferences.uaeu.ac.ae/2ndgrss/en/competition.shtml.
[ANS
thanks Prashanth Marpu, Associate Professor, Khalifa University
for the
above
information.]
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Symposium Papers Due September 23, 2019!
Final copies of papers must be
submitted by September 23 for
inclusion in the printed
proceedings.
Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan
Schultz
at n8fgv at amsat dot
org.
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IARU
Coordination for Two Satellites
The IARU has provided frequency
coordination for a 1U CubeSat, Surya
Satellite-1. Sponsored by the
Department Physics and Energy
Engineering at Surya University, its mission
is to develop Indonesian
young generation interest in space technology. The
satellite will
provide short text message communication using Automatic
Packet
Reporting System (APRS) protocol with a VHF downlink on 145.825 MHz
and a telemetry with a UHF downlink on 435.825. Deployment is
planned
from the ISS in March 2020.
Additionally, the IARU has received an
application for a 2U
CubeSat sponsored by the National Institute of
Technology, Kochi
College. The satellite will conduct the following
experiments:
1) An onboard SDR will receive CW signals on 21 MHz and
decoded call
signs will be sent on 430 MHz downlink.
2) A newly
developed attitude control system using dual reaction wheel
mechanism.
3) An on-board computer system consisted of Linux base microcomputer.
4)
An in-orbit expansion test of the 21 MHz half-wave dipole antenna
for
Morse CW signals reception and Jupiter’s millisecond radio
bursts
observation.
5) Observation of Jupiter millisecond radio bursts with the
expanded
HF dipole antenna and on-board SDR.
6) 360-degree tests of
the camera unit to take all-sky images with
two fish-eye cameras.
A UHF downlink will use 9k6 FSK packet, 1k2 AFSK packet and CW. The
launch from Japan by a JAXA Epsilon is planned during fiscal year
2020
into a 500km SSO.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above
information.]
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QO-100
Satellite, GNU Radio and SDR Talks Released
Mark, M5BOP reports the
complete set of amateur radio technical talks
from this year’s Martlesham
Microwave Round Table is now available to
watch on YouTube.
Videos of
these MMRT 2019 talks are available:
• Practical GNUradio – Heather Lomond
M0HMO
• From Death Rays to Dinner – William Eustace M0WJE
• Equipment for
Es’hail-2 / QO-100 Narrow band – David Bowman G0MRF
• DATV on Es’hail-2 /
QO-100 – Noel Matthews G8GTZ
• Low-pass Harmonic Filter for 23cm – John
Quarmby G3XDY
• UKuG SDR Voice Transceiver Project Discussion
Watch
the videos on the Martlesham Microwave YouTube channel at
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHV7cC7ZMehKjAM81QxUS9w/videos
[ANS
thanks AMSAT-UK for the above
information.]
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2019 marks AMSAT's 50th Anniversary
of Keeping Amateur Radio in
Space.
To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the
AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program.
Full details are
available at
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/
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Upcoming
Satellite Operations
+ Take W3ZM On-the-Road
W3ZM/5 on Sep 20-21,
2019 in NM, Grid DM64 by KE4AL with FM & Linears
W3ZM/4 on Sep 30, 2019
in FL, Grid EM60 by N4KGL
+ Rovers and Special Events
DN11/DN12 +
DN03 Sept. 17, 2019
Casey, KI7UNJ is heading to the DN11/DN12 line,
September 17. Look
for him on SO-50, AO-92, and AO-91, between 1657Z and
1812Z. On the
way back, Casey will make a quick stop in DN03 to catch the
2043Z
PO-101 pass. Watch Casey’s Twitter feed for further updates at
https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ.
Formentera
Island (EA6 Balearic Is. DXCC – JM08) Sept. 19 to 23, 2019
EA4NF, Philippe
will be operating from Formentera Island (DXCC:
EA6 Balearic Islands – IOTA
EU-004 – GRID JM08) on satellite as
EA6/EA4NF from September 19 to 23,
2019. This is a great opportunity
to get the rare grid (JM08) of this small
island only accessible by
boat, IOTA (EU-004) and EA6 (Balearic Is. DXCC) in
one single contact
and confirmed on LoTW. QRV Satellite in FM & SSB.
QSL : LoTW. Keep
an eye on Philippe’s Twitter feed for further updates and
sat passes
or contact him directly for a sked at https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT.
Big
SkyRove (DN35, DN55, DN56, DN65, DN66) – Sept. 19-23, 2019
Dennis, N7EGY, is
taking his radios on a family trip to Big Sky
Country. Trip purpose is
family first before satellite fun, so some
plans could be cancelled at the
last minute. Plan is to work from
DN55/56/65/66, with DN35 on whatever bird
up as we pass through.
See projected schedule at
https://twitter.com/n7egy1/status/1172000359989960704?s=20.
Keep
an eye on Dennis’ Twitter feed for further announcements at
https://twitter.com/n7egy1
DM02/MM
(Need we say more?) Sept. 22, 2019
Ron, AD0DX, and Alex, N7AGF, are
chartering a boat to the ultra-rare
DM02 grid square. They will use the
special event call sign
November 6 Ocean/Maritime Mobile. Expected window
of operation is
from 1000Z to 1900Z, Sunday, September 22. More information
is
available on QRZ https://www.qrz.com/db/N6O to include how
you can
help support this monumental operation. Ron and Alex are expected to
have cellular service out there, so keep an eye on their Twitter
feeds
https://twitter.com/ad0dx and https://twitter.com/N7AGF.
FP, ST.
Pierre & Miquelon (GN17) Sept. 24 to Oct. 8, 2019
Eric, KV1J, will once
again be operating from the Island of Miquelon
(NA-032, DIFO FP-002 WLOTA
1417, Grid GN17) as FP/KV1J between
September 24 and October 8. This is his
13th trip to the island.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters (no 60M – not
authorized) using CW,
SSB, RTTY, FT8 (but primarily SSB, RTTY and FT8) and
the satellites.
He will generally be on the highest frequency band that is
open
(favoring 12/10m). He will be active in the CQWW DX RTTY Contest
(September 28-29th). ADDED NOTE: Eric will usually try to be on as
many
satellite passes as he can when the WX is good, generally
favoring the
FO-29, XW-2x, AO-7, and possibly the FM birds. Eric
states, “Equipment is
two FT-817s and an Arrow dual band yagi. I’ll
favor the SSB birds usually
higher in the passband, but will also
try FM if they do not get too busy.
Satellite logging is by paper so
may not get loaded to LoTW until the week
after I return to the USA.”
Weekends may be limited since he will be
concentrating on the
low(er) bands and contests. QSL via KV1J, direct or by
the Bureau.
Also eQSL, ClubLog and LoTW. For more details and updates, check
out
his Web page at http://www.kv1j.com/fp/Sep19.html.
[ANS
thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above
information.]
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ARISS
News
+ Successful Contacts
Templestowe College, Melbourne,
Victoria, Australia, telebridge via
VK6MJ
The ISS callsign was
NA1SS
The astronaut was Nick Hague, KG5TMV
Contact was on Wed 2019-09-18
08:06:32 UTC.
Watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QalYOnHURYk
+ Upcoming Contacts
Boys and Girls Club, Ft. Meade, MD.,
telebridge via VK4KHZ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be
NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague, KG5TMV
Contact is go for: Fri
2019-09-20 19:58:23 UTC 54 deg
The Children's Inn at NIH (National
Institutes of Health),
Bethesda, MD (CASIS#3), telebridge via ON4ISS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled
astronaut is Nick Hague, KG5TMV
Contact is go for: Mon 2019-09-23 20:08:27
UTC 89 deg
School in Bulgaria, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is
presently scheduled to be RSØISS
The scheduled astronaut is TBD
Contact
is go for Tue 2019-09-24 16:10 UTC
UAE school #1 with Space Flight
participant, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be
RSØISS
The scheduled astronaut is TBD
Contact is go for Fri 2019-09-27
12:10 UTC
UAE school #2 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS
The scheduled
astronaut is TBD
Contact is go for Sat 2019-09-28 11:20 UTC
UAE
school #3 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is
presently scheduled to be RSØISS
The scheduled astronaut is TBD
Contact
is go for Wed 2019-10-02 09:45 UTC
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for
the above
information.]
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25% of the purchase
price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in
Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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Satellite
Shorts from All Over
+ Hams in Space: Gearing Up for the Lunar
Gateway
Hackaday has published an interesting story about some of the
political, scientific and engineering facets of the proposed Lunar
Gateway and about the challenges of working Amateur Radio on board
that
mission. Read the full article at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-265-Lunar-Gateway.
[ANS
thanks Hackaday for the above information.]
+ IPS - High Level
Programming of Small Systems for the AMSAT
Space Projects
AMSAT-DL
offers an interesting historical perspective of IPS, the
Interpreter for
Process Structures developed by Professor
Dr. Karl Meinzer, DJ4ZC. The
article recalls how IPS was instrumental
is the operation of AMSAT Phase
3 satellites.
Read the entire article at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-265-IPS.
[ANS
thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information.]
+ AMSAT Member Gabriel
Zeifman, AL6D, Receives NATCA Archie League
Medal of Safety
Award
On the night of April 9, 2019, controller Gabriel Zeifman was alone
in the tower cab at Juneau International Airport. The pilot of a 1979
Mooney became confused while on one of the last legs of a cross-
country
trip. Gabe recognized the confusion and was able to clarify
things, saving
the pilot's life.
After hearing about this incident, Miami Center Vice
President and
Disaster Response Committee Chair Tom Flanary nominated
Zeifman for
the Alaskan Region Archie League Award. Read the complete story
at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-265-Zeifman-Award
[ANS
thanks the National Air Traffic Controllers Association for
the above
information.]
+ USAF to Let Hackers Try to Hijack an Orbiting
Satellite
The Air Force will bring a satellite to the Defcon hacking
conference
next year. Soon, the Air Force will put out a call for
submissions.
Think you know how to hack a satellite or its ground station?
Let
them know. A select number of researchers whose pitches seem viable
will be invited to try out their ideas during a “flat-sat”
phase—
essentially a test build comprising all the eventual components—six
months before Defcon. That group will once again be culled; the
Air
Force will fly the winners out to Defcon for a live hacking
competition.
Read the complete article at
https://www.wired.com/story/air-force-defcon-satellite-hacking/.
[ANS
thanks WIRED for the above information.]
+ SatNOGS Celebrates 1,000,000
Observations
On September 12, 2019 observation #1,000,000 got uploaded on
the
SatNOGS Network by station #2 in Bloomington, Indiana operated
by
Corey Shields, KB9JHU receiving data from UNISAT-6 satellite.
SatNOGS
Network is a global management interface to facilitate
multiple ground
station operations remotely. An observer is able to
take advantage of the
full network of SatNOGS ground stations
around the world. It's part of the
SatNOGS project. The network is
open to anyone. Any observer is able to
utilize all available ground
stations and communicate with satellites. All
observations results
are public and all data are distributed freely under
the Creative
Commons Attribution-Share Alike license.
[ANS thanks
SatNOGS for the above information.]
+ Doing Space Differently...How
Three Decades of Innovation Led To a
Smallsat Revolution
SatMagazine
recounts how the hallmark of the modern smallsat is the
adoption of
up-to-date consumer technologies combined with rapid
development cycles.
These are executed by small agile teams operating
closer to IT industry
management models rather than those
traditionally found in
military/aerospace organizations.
One of the first modern smallsats, and
arguably the first
reprogrammable one, was UoSAT-1, launched in 1981. Built
by a group
of radio amateurs and researchers at the University of Surrey,
this
smallsat successfully demonstrated that it was possible to compile
software on the ground and upload it to a satellite that was designed
and built using Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components.
These
researchers epitomized what is now commonly considered as the
characteristics of a smallsat team: highly innovative technical
staff
operating as part of a small motivated unit, working in close
proximity and
with effective communications.
Read the entire article at
http://www.satmagazine.com/story.php?number=1497605345.
[ANS
thanks SatMagazine for the above information.]
+ SpaceX plans 24
Starlink launches next year
SpaceX hopes to launch 24 Starlink missions
in 2020 as the company
builds out a broadband megaconstellation that could
ultimately number
close to 12,000 satellites, a company executive said
September 10.
SpaceX’s Starlink launch cadence will likely average “two
a month,”
in addition to customer launches, Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s
president
and chief operating officer, said at the World Satellite Business
Week conference. “Next year, I hope we launch 24 Starlinks,”
Shotwell
said. Read the complete story at
https://spacenews.com/spacex-plans-24-starlink-launches-next-year/.
[ANS
thanks SpaceNews for the above information.]
+ NASA Joins All Five
Sections for Space Launch System Rocket Stage
NASA finished assembling
and joining the main structural components
for the largest rocket stage the
agency has built since the Saturn V
that sent Apollo astronauts to the
Moon.
NASA is working to land the first woman and the next man on the
Moon
by 2024. SLS and NASA's Orion spacecraft, along with the Gateway in
orbit around the Moon, and the Human Landing System are the backbone
for
deep space exploration. SLS is the only rocket that can send
Orion,
astronauts and supplies to the Moon in a single mission.
Read the entire
story at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-265-SLS.
[ANS
thanks SpaceRef for the above
information.]
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73,
This week's ANS
Editor,
Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
n1uw at amsat dot org
Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this
open forum
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Monday, September 23, 2019
Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins
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| Autumn Equinox - 23 Septmebr 2019 (SImon's World Map) |
:Issued: 2019 Sep 23 0156 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
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# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 16 - 22 September 2019
Solar activity was at very low levels. No sunspots were observed on the visible disk. An anpproximately 20 degree filament erupted near S35W02 around 19/2200 UTC which produced a narrow, slow-moving CME signature near the Sun-Earth line. Modeling of the event suggested most of the ejecta was oriented south and eastward of Earth's orbit; however, Earth may still observe weak influence from the periphery of the CME.
No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at normal to moderate levels from 16-21 Sep and dropped to just normal levels through 22 Sep.
Geomagnetic field activity was quiet to active conditions. Elevated wind speeds from a waning positive polarity CH HSS produced isolated active conditions on 16 Sep. Variable phi angle on 17 Sep suggested influence from a SSBC, cause a period of isolated active conditions. Quiet to unsettled levels on 18 Sep decreased to just quiet levels on 19-20 Sep. A brief period of southward Bz produced a single period of unsettled on 21 Sep. The remainder of the summary period was quiet.
Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 23 September - 19 October 2019
Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels over the outlook period.
No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to range from normal to high levels. High levels are expected on 28 Sep - 12 Oct and 14 Oct; moderate levels are expected on 24-27 Sep, 13 Oct, and 15-18 Oct. The remainder of the outlook period is expected to be at normal levels. All enhancements in electron flux are in anticipation of multiple, recurrent CH HSSs.
Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at quiet to G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm levels. G2 levels are expected on 28 Sep followed by G1 (Minor) geomagnetic levels on 29 Sep. Active conditions are expected on 23-25 Sep, 30 Sep and 06 Oct. Unsettled conditions are expected on 26-27 Sep, 01-03 Oct, 10 Oct and 12-15 Oct. The remainder of the outlook period is expected to be at quiet levels. All enhancements in geomagnetic activity are in anticipation of multiple, recurrent CH HSSs.
Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2019 Sep 23 0156 UTC
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# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2019-09-23
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# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2019 Sep 23 68 12 4
2019 Sep 24 68 12 4
2019 Sep 25 68 12 4
2019 Sep 26 68 8 3
2019 Sep 27 68 8 3
2019 Sep 28 68 38 6
2019 Sep 29 68 28 5
2019 Sep 30 68 10 4
2019 Oct 01 68 8 3
2019 Oct 02 68 10 3
2019 Oct 03 68 8 3
2019 Oct 04 68 5 2
2019 Oct 05 68 5 2
2019 Oct 06 68 12 4
2019 Oct 07 68 5 2
2019 Oct 08 68 5 2
2019 Oct 09 68 5 2
2019 Oct 10 68 8 3
2019 Oct 11 68 5 2
2019 Oct 12 68 8 3
2019 Oct 13 68 10 3
2019 Oct 14 68 8 3
2019 Oct 15 68 8 3
2019 Oct 16 68 5 2
2019 Oct 17 68 5 2
2019 Oct 18 68 5 2
2019 Oct 19 68 5 2
(NOAA)
Jonathan's Space Report, No. 769
Jonathan's Space Report
No. 769 2019 Sep 22 Somerville, MA
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International Space Station
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Expedition 60 continues.
Soyuz MS-14, flying without a crew, completed a rendezvous with the ISS
at 0513 UTC on Aug 24. However, at 0532 UTC after a flyaround at a
distance of 400 metres, it failed to lock on to the Kurs system on the
Poisk module. It was later determined that Poisk's system was not
working correctly. The crew sent the abort signal at 0536 UTC and the
Soyuz was ordered to retreat to a safe distance.
On Aug 26 astronauts Skvortsov, Parmitano and Morgan undocked from the
Zvezda module in Soyuz MS-13 at 0335 UTC and redocked with the Poisk
module at 0359 UTC. This left the Zvezda module, with its working Kurs
system, free for a second docking attempt for Soyuz MS-14.
On Aug 27 at 0308 UTC Soyuz MS-14 indeed succeeded in docking with the
Zvezda aft port, delivering cargo and the Fyodor robot.
On Aug 27 the Canadarm-2 unberthed Dragon CRS-18 from the Harmony nadir
port and released it into orbit at 1459 UTC. Dragon fired its Draco
thrusters for a 12m53s deorbit burn at 1922 UTC and splashed down at
about 123.6W 32.5N at 2021 UTC.
The Fyodor robot was loaded back into Soyuz MS-14 along with some
return cargo and Soyuz MS-14 undocked from Zvezda at 1814 UTC Sep 6,
landing in Kazakhstan at 2132 UTC to complete its test flight.
Robotic operations were carried on Sep 3 to Sep 5 on two Main Bus
Switching Units (MBSUs). MSBU 3 (S/N X700385) was brought inside Kibo
from ELC-2 for repairs and then returned outside to ESP-2. MBSU 1 (S/N
C250636) was brought inside Kibo from ESP-2 and will be returned to
Earth on the next Dragon flight.
Cygnus NG-11
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On Aug 29 the Aerocube-10a satellite, released from Cygnus NG-11, itself
released its first atmospheric probe, labelled Venturini in the US satellite
catalog.
On Sep 16 Cygnus NG-11 released the Seeker cubesat, which was designed to
perform proximity operations with Cygnus.
Geo-IK
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On Aug 30 Russia launched the Geo-IK-2 No. 13L (Nusson-2 No. 13L, codename Kosmos-2540)
geodetic satellite.
KX-09
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KX-09 is a Chinese Academy of Sciences microgravity research satellite, launched on the
small Kuaizhou-1A launcher. A 6U cubesat from Tianyi Research, Xiaoxiang-1 07 xing, was
also aboard.
ZY-1
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The 1840 kg Ziyuan-1 02D xing imaging satellite was launched on Sep 12 by CZ-4B. The launch
also carried two small satellites: Jingshi 1 is a 16 kg imaging satellite from Beijing
Normal University; Jinniuzuo naxing is a 3U cubesat from Shanghai ASES Spaceflight Technology
Co Ltd which is testing a drag sail.
Zhuhai-1 Group 3
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The Zhuhai yiaho 03 zu (Zhuhai-1 Group 3) cluster was launched by CZ-11 on Sep 19.
The cluster consists of one video satellite and four hyperspectral imaging satellites
for the Zhuhai Orbital company. Each satellite has a name to commemorate a sponsor:
Sat Name Sponsor
OVS-3 Chunlei Jihua Zhixing Zhuhai Orbit Co, China Children and Teens Foundation
OHS-3A Xiahaian 1 West Coast New District Govt, Qindao, Shandong Prov.
OHS-3B Feitian Maotai Guizhou Maotai Distillery Co.
OHS-3C Gaomi-1 Gaomi City Govt, Shandong Prov.
OHS-3D GuoyuanV9 Jiangsu Jinshiyuan Wine Co Ltd.
Chandrayaan-2
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The Vikram lander separated from the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter at 0745 UTC
Sep 2. It carried out a landing attempt on Sep 6, but lost attitude and
contact at an altitude of 2.3 km. It appears that Vikram impacted the
surface at about 2023 UTC not far from the planned landing iste at 70.9S
22.7E.
Hayabusa-2
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On Sep 16 Hayabusa-2 released two 10-cm-diameter target markers (TM-E at 1617 UTC
and TM-C at 1624 UTC) about 1 km above the surface of Ryugu. The spacecraft is observing
the target markers as they descend slowly in Ryugu's weak gravitational field. The
TMs are expected to impact the surface by Sep 23.
Table of Recent Orbital Launches
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Date UT Name Launch Vehicle Site Mission INTL. Catalog Perigee Apogee Incl Notes
Aug 5 2156 Kosmos-2539 Proton/Briz-M Baykonur LC81/24 Comms 48A S44457 35673 x 35851 x 0.0
Aug 6 1930 EDRS C ) Ariane 5 ECA Kourou ELA3 Comms 49A S44475? 217 x 35528 x 4.5
Intelsat IS-39 ) Comms 49B S44476? 231 x 35801 x 4.5
Aug 6 2323 AMOS 17 Falcon 9 Canaveral SLC40 Comms 50A S44479 215 x 35733 x 26.0
Aug 6 or 7? RTFSat ) Chaffee, LEO Tech 22G S44417 470 x 485 x 51.6
Quantum Radar 3 ) Tech 22F S44416 470 x 485 x 51.6
NARSScube-2 ) Tech 22H S44418 470 x 485 x 51.6
ORCA ) Tech 22E S44415 470 x 485 x 51.6
Aug 7 1300 Aerocube-10a ) Chaffee, LEO Tech 22D S44485 471 x 485 x 51.7
Aerocube-10b ) Tech 22C S44484 469 x 481 x 51.7
Aug 8 1013 AEHF 5 ) Atlas V 551 Canaveral SLC41 Comms 51A S44481 14366 x 35286 x 10.0
TDO ) Sp.Surv. 51B S44482 207 x 35259 x 26.4
Aug 17 0411 Qiancheng-1 01 ) Jielong-1 Jiuquan Imaging 52A S44486 532 x 559 x 97.6
Xingshidai-5 ) Tech 52 S44487? 529 x 559 x 97.6
Tianqi-2 ) Comms 52 S44488? 529 x 560 x 97.6
Aug 19 1203 Zhongxing-18 Chang Zheng 3B Xichang Comms 53A S44493 228 x 35879 x 28.4
Aug 19 1212 BlackSky Global 4) Electron Mahia Imaging 54 S44496? 531 x 558 x 45.0
Pearl White 1 ) Tech 54 S44497? 531 x 558 x 45.0
Pearl White 2 ) Tech 54 S44498? 531 x 558 x 45.0
BRO-ONE ) Sigint 54 S44499? 531 x 558 x 45.0
Aug 22 0338 Soyuz MS-14 Soyuz-2-1a Baykonur LC31 Spaceship 55A S44504 194 x 226 x 51.6
Aug 22 1306 GPS III SV02 Delta 4M+(4,2) Canaveral SLC37B Navigation 56A S44506 1199 x 20177 x 55.0
Aug 29? AC-10 Probe 1 AC-10a, LEO Atmosphere 22J S44516 471 x 484 x 51.6
Aug 30 1400 Geo-IK-2 No. 13 Rokot Plesetsk LC133 Geodesy 57A S44517 945 x 958 x 99.3
Aug 30 2341 KX-09 ) Kuaizhou-1A Jiuquan Micrograv 58B S44520 592 x 609 x 97.8
XX-1 07 ) Imaging 58A S44519 592 x 607 x 97.8
Sep 12 0326 Zi Yuan 1 02D ) Chang Zheng 4B Taiyuan Imaging 59A S44528? 748 x 758 x 98.6
Jingshi 1 ) Imaging 59B S44529? 732 x 750 x 98.6
Jinniuzuo naxing) Tech 59C S44530? 731 x 750 x 98.6
Sep 16 Seeker Chaffee, LEO Tech 22K S44533 466 x 484 x 51.6
Sep 19 0642 OVS-3 ) Chang Zheng 11 Jiuquan Imaging 60A S44534? 494 x 512 x 97.4
OHS-3A ) Imaging 60C S44536? 494 x 511 x 97.4
OHS-3B ) Imaging 60D S44537? 494 x 511 x 97.4
OHS-3C ) Imaging 60E S44538? 494 x 511 x 97.4
OHS-3D ) Imaging 60F S44539? 494 x 511 x 97.4
Table of Recent Suborbital Launches
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Date UT Payload/Flt Name Launch Vehicle Site Mission Apogee/km Target
Aug 1? Warhead Burkan-3 Yemen Weapon 300? Dammam, S. Arabia
Aug 7 1500? RV DF-31/41? Taiyuan Test 3000? Xinjiang
Aug 11 0607 SISTINE Black Brant IX White Sands UV Astronomy 259 White Sands
Aug 12 0944 RockSat-X 9 Terrier Imp.Mal. Wallops Island Education 154 Atlantic
Aug 23 2145 RV DPRK-MLRS Sondok, N Korea Test 97 Sea of Japan
Aug 23 2202 RV DPRK-MLRS Sondok, N Korea Test 97 Sea of Japan
Aug 24 RV x 4? Sineva K-114, N Pole region Test 1000? Chizha
Aug 24 RV x 6? Bulava K-535, Barents Sea Test 1000? Kura
Aug 30 MBRV eMBRM? C-17, off Kauai? Target 300? Pacific
Aug 30 THAAD FTT-23 THAAD Kwajalein Intercept 100? MBRV intercept
Sep 4 USN Mk 4 RV x 4? Trident D-5 SSBN 739, WTR Test 1000? Pacific/Guam
Sep 4 USN Mk 4 RV x 4? Trident D-5 SSBN 739, WTR Test 1000? Pacific/Guam
Sep 6 USN Mk 4 RV x 4? Trident D-5 SSBN 739, WTR Test 1000? Pacific/Guam
Sep 6 USN Mk 4 RV x 4? Trident D-5 SSBN 739, WTR Test 1000? Pacific/Guam
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International Space Station
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Expedition 60 continues.
Soyuz MS-14, flying without a crew, completed a rendezvous with the ISS
at 0513 UTC on Aug 24. However, at 0532 UTC after a flyaround at a
distance of 400 metres, it failed to lock on to the Kurs system on the
Poisk module. It was later determined that Poisk's system was not
working correctly. The crew sent the abort signal at 0536 UTC and the
Soyuz was ordered to retreat to a safe distance.
On Aug 26 astronauts Skvortsov, Parmitano and Morgan undocked from the
Zvezda module in Soyuz MS-13 at 0335 UTC and redocked with the Poisk
module at 0359 UTC. This left the Zvezda module, with its working Kurs
system, free for a second docking attempt for Soyuz MS-14.
On Aug 27 at 0308 UTC Soyuz MS-14 indeed succeeded in docking with the
Zvezda aft port, delivering cargo and the Fyodor robot.
On Aug 27 the Canadarm-2 unberthed Dragon CRS-18 from the Harmony nadir
port and released it into orbit at 1459 UTC. Dragon fired its Draco
thrusters for a 12m53s deorbit burn at 1922 UTC and splashed down at
about 123.6W 32.5N at 2021 UTC.
The Fyodor robot was loaded back into Soyuz MS-14 along with some
return cargo and Soyuz MS-14 undocked from Zvezda at 1814 UTC Sep 6,
landing in Kazakhstan at 2132 UTC to complete its test flight.
Robotic operations were carried on Sep 3 to Sep 5 on two Main Bus
Switching Units (MBSUs). MSBU 3 (S/N X700385) was brought inside Kibo
from ELC-2 for repairs and then returned outside to ESP-2. MBSU 1 (S/N
C250636) was brought inside Kibo from ESP-2 and will be returned to
Earth on the next Dragon flight.
Cygnus NG-11
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On Aug 29 the Aerocube-10a satellite, released from Cygnus NG-11, itself
released its first atmospheric probe, labelled Venturini in the US satellite
catalog.
On Sep 16 Cygnus NG-11 released the Seeker cubesat, which was designed to
perform proximity operations with Cygnus.
Geo-IK
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On Aug 30 Russia launched the Geo-IK-2 No. 13L (Nusson-2 No. 13L, codename Kosmos-2540)
geodetic satellite.
KX-09
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KX-09 is a Chinese Academy of Sciences microgravity research satellite, launched on the
small Kuaizhou-1A launcher. A 6U cubesat from Tianyi Research, Xiaoxiang-1 07 xing, was
also aboard.
ZY-1
----
The 1840 kg Ziyuan-1 02D xing imaging satellite was launched on Sep 12 by CZ-4B. The launch
also carried two small satellites: Jingshi 1 is a 16 kg imaging satellite from Beijing
Normal University; Jinniuzuo naxing is a 3U cubesat from Shanghai ASES Spaceflight Technology
Co Ltd which is testing a drag sail.
Zhuhai-1 Group 3
----------------
The Zhuhai yiaho 03 zu (Zhuhai-1 Group 3) cluster was launched by CZ-11 on Sep 19.
The cluster consists of one video satellite and four hyperspectral imaging satellites
for the Zhuhai Orbital company. Each satellite has a name to commemorate a sponsor:
Sat Name Sponsor
OVS-3 Chunlei Jihua Zhixing Zhuhai Orbit Co, China Children and Teens Foundation
OHS-3A Xiahaian 1 West Coast New District Govt, Qindao, Shandong Prov.
OHS-3B Feitian Maotai Guizhou Maotai Distillery Co.
OHS-3C Gaomi-1 Gaomi City Govt, Shandong Prov.
OHS-3D GuoyuanV9 Jiangsu Jinshiyuan Wine Co Ltd.
Chandrayaan-2
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The Vikram lander separated from the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter at 0745 UTC
Sep 2. It carried out a landing attempt on Sep 6, but lost attitude and
contact at an altitude of 2.3 km. It appears that Vikram impacted the
surface at about 2023 UTC not far from the planned landing iste at 70.9S
22.7E.
Hayabusa-2
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On Sep 16 Hayabusa-2 released two 10-cm-diameter target markers (TM-E at 1617 UTC
and TM-C at 1624 UTC) about 1 km above the surface of Ryugu. The spacecraft is observing
the target markers as they descend slowly in Ryugu's weak gravitational field. The
TMs are expected to impact the surface by Sep 23.
Table of Recent Orbital Launches
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Date UT Name Launch Vehicle Site Mission INTL. Catalog Perigee Apogee Incl Notes
Aug 5 2156 Kosmos-2539 Proton/Briz-M Baykonur LC81/24 Comms 48A S44457 35673 x 35851 x 0.0
Aug 6 1930 EDRS C ) Ariane 5 ECA Kourou ELA3 Comms 49A S44475? 217 x 35528 x 4.5
Intelsat IS-39 ) Comms 49B S44476? 231 x 35801 x 4.5
Aug 6 2323 AMOS 17 Falcon 9 Canaveral SLC40 Comms 50A S44479 215 x 35733 x 26.0
Aug 6 or 7? RTFSat ) Chaffee, LEO Tech 22G S44417 470 x 485 x 51.6
Quantum Radar 3 ) Tech 22F S44416 470 x 485 x 51.6
NARSScube-2 ) Tech 22H S44418 470 x 485 x 51.6
ORCA ) Tech 22E S44415 470 x 485 x 51.6
Aug 7 1300 Aerocube-10a ) Chaffee, LEO Tech 22D S44485 471 x 485 x 51.7
Aerocube-10b ) Tech 22C S44484 469 x 481 x 51.7
Aug 8 1013 AEHF 5 ) Atlas V 551 Canaveral SLC41 Comms 51A S44481 14366 x 35286 x 10.0
TDO ) Sp.Surv. 51B S44482 207 x 35259 x 26.4
Aug 17 0411 Qiancheng-1 01 ) Jielong-1 Jiuquan Imaging 52A S44486 532 x 559 x 97.6
Xingshidai-5 ) Tech 52 S44487? 529 x 559 x 97.6
Tianqi-2 ) Comms 52 S44488? 529 x 560 x 97.6
Aug 19 1203 Zhongxing-18 Chang Zheng 3B Xichang Comms 53A S44493 228 x 35879 x 28.4
Aug 19 1212 BlackSky Global 4) Electron Mahia Imaging 54 S44496? 531 x 558 x 45.0
Pearl White 1 ) Tech 54 S44497? 531 x 558 x 45.0
Pearl White 2 ) Tech 54 S44498? 531 x 558 x 45.0
BRO-ONE ) Sigint 54 S44499? 531 x 558 x 45.0
Aug 22 0338 Soyuz MS-14 Soyuz-2-1a Baykonur LC31 Spaceship 55A S44504 194 x 226 x 51.6
Aug 22 1306 GPS III SV02 Delta 4M+(4,2) Canaveral SLC37B Navigation 56A S44506 1199 x 20177 x 55.0
Aug 29? AC-10 Probe 1 AC-10a, LEO Atmosphere 22J S44516 471 x 484 x 51.6
Aug 30 1400 Geo-IK-2 No. 13 Rokot Plesetsk LC133 Geodesy 57A S44517 945 x 958 x 99.3
Aug 30 2341 KX-09 ) Kuaizhou-1A Jiuquan Micrograv 58B S44520 592 x 609 x 97.8
XX-1 07 ) Imaging 58A S44519 592 x 607 x 97.8
Sep 12 0326 Zi Yuan 1 02D ) Chang Zheng 4B Taiyuan Imaging 59A S44528? 748 x 758 x 98.6
Jingshi 1 ) Imaging 59B S44529? 732 x 750 x 98.6
Jinniuzuo naxing) Tech 59C S44530? 731 x 750 x 98.6
Sep 16 Seeker Chaffee, LEO Tech 22K S44533 466 x 484 x 51.6
Sep 19 0642 OVS-3 ) Chang Zheng 11 Jiuquan Imaging 60A S44534? 494 x 512 x 97.4
OHS-3A ) Imaging 60C S44536? 494 x 511 x 97.4
OHS-3B ) Imaging 60D S44537? 494 x 511 x 97.4
OHS-3C ) Imaging 60E S44538? 494 x 511 x 97.4
OHS-3D ) Imaging 60F S44539? 494 x 511 x 97.4
Table of Recent Suborbital Launches
-----------------------------------
Date UT Payload/Flt Name Launch Vehicle Site Mission Apogee/km Target
Aug 1? Warhead Burkan-3 Yemen Weapon 300? Dammam, S. Arabia
Aug 7 1500? RV DF-31/41? Taiyuan Test 3000? Xinjiang
Aug 11 0607 SISTINE Black Brant IX White Sands UV Astronomy 259 White Sands
Aug 12 0944 RockSat-X 9 Terrier Imp.Mal. Wallops Island Education 154 Atlantic
Aug 23 2145 RV DPRK-MLRS Sondok, N Korea Test 97 Sea of Japan
Aug 23 2202 RV DPRK-MLRS Sondok, N Korea Test 97 Sea of Japan
Aug 24 RV x 4? Sineva K-114, N Pole region Test 1000? Chizha
Aug 24 RV x 6? Bulava K-535, Barents Sea Test 1000? Kura
Aug 30 MBRV eMBRM? C-17, off Kauai? Target 300? Pacific
Aug 30 THAAD FTT-23 THAAD Kwajalein Intercept 100? MBRV intercept
Sep 4 USN Mk 4 RV x 4? Trident D-5 SSBN 739, WTR Test 1000? Pacific/Guam
Sep 4 USN Mk 4 RV x 4? Trident D-5 SSBN 739, WTR Test 1000? Pacific/Guam
Sep 6 USN Mk 4 RV x 4? Trident D-5 SSBN 739, WTR Test 1000? Pacific/Guam
Sep 6 USN Mk 4 RV x 4? Trident D-5 SSBN 739, WTR Test 1000? Pacific/Guam
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425 DX News #1481
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September 2019 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1481
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** DX INFORMATION ****
===========================
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3W - Yosuke, JJ1DQR will be active as 3W9QR from Da Nang, Vietnam from
23 October to 1 November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest. QSL via JJ1DQR.
5X - Anton, ON6NL has been active again as 5X8C since 17 September, and
will remain in Uganda and be QRV in his spare time until 7 October.
He hopes to participate in the CQ WW DX RTTY CONTEST "with a simple
setup". QSL via LoTW, or via ON6NL (direct or bureau).
9H - Rene, DL2JRM will be active again as 9H3YY from Malta (EU-023) on
18-22 October, including participation in the Worked All Germany
Contest (19-20 October). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. He
does not use LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
9M2 - Rich, PA0RRS will be active again as 9M2MRS from Penang Island (AS-
015), West Malaysia from 3 December to 27 February 2020. He will
operate CW and digital modes (RTTY, PSK, FT8 and FT4) on the HF
bands. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, eQSL or via PA0RRS (bureau
preferred). [TNX PA0RRS]
BY - Zhao, BD7IHN will be active holiday style as B7/BD7IHN from Hailing
Island (AS-131) on 23-28 September. He will operate CW and FT8 on
the HF bands. QSL via home call. [TNX DX World]
CO - The Radio Club de Caibarien will be active again as T46W on 27-29
September to commemorate the 128th anniversary of Manuel "Manolin"
Alvarez Alvarez (1891-1986), a pioneer of radio in Cuba and an
amateur radio operator (CO6MA) for seventy years. Look for activity
on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via LoTW.
FH - Willy, DJ7RJ will be active again as FH/DJ7RJ from Mayotte (AF-027)
from 15 October to 4 November. He will operate CW and SSB with a
focus on 160 metres and the low bands. QSL via home call. He does
not use LoTW or Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
FM - Hide, JF2QNM will be active holiday style as FM/JF2QNM from Mar-
tinique (NA-107) on 24-28 October, including participation in the
CQ WW DX SSB Contest as TO1J. Outside the contest he will operate
CW and SSB with a focus on 30, 17 and 12m. QSLs via home call. [TNX
NG3K]
HL - DS3EXX/2 and DS3FGN/2 will be active from Daecheong-do (AS-122) on
3-9 October. They will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 160-10 metres.
QSLs via DS3EXX (direct) and LoTW; DS3EXX/2 plans to use Club Log's
Live Streams (https://clublog.org/livestreams.php).
HR - LZ5VV, N2WQ, SP4Z, VE3JI and W1UE will be active as HQ9X from
Roatan Island (NA-057) from 20 September to 7 October, including
participation in the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest. They will be QRV "for
any band/mode they can operate on" (60m operation will be limited
to 50 watts USB). QSL via KQ1F. [TNX NG3K]
I - Cristian, IN3EYI and his son Martin, IN3IBW will be active as II3MD
on 21 September, to celebrate the International Day of Peace and
the 70th aniversary of the Council of Europe. The suffix stands for
Maria Dolens, the mighty bell casted after World War I to commemo-
rate the fallen in all wars. QSL via the bureau to IN3EYI.
KH0 - Look for KH0/WB6Z to be active again from Saipan (OC-086) on 20-30
September. In his spare time he will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 40-
10 metres. QSL via JF1OCQ. [TNX The Daily DX]
OA - Special callsign OC19IARU will be active from 27 September to 6
October on the occasion of the XX General Assembly of IARU Region 2
to be held in Lima, Peru. Activity will take place on various bands
and modes from the Radio Club Peruano's HQ (OA4O). A commemorative
certificate will be available; see https://www.qrz.com/db/OC19IARU
for information.
PA - PI4ADL, the Club Station at the National Aviation Theme Park
"Aviodrome" in Lelystad, will be active as PH100ADL on October-
December to celebrate the centenary of the commercial aviation in
the Netherlands. Look for activity on the HF bands SSB and CW. QSL
via the bureau.
PY - Special callsign PS36OKT will celebrate the 36th edition of the
Oktoberfest of Blumenau (9-27 October), the biggest German festival
in the Americas. Look for activity on all bands CW, SSB and FT8.
QSL via PY2GTA (direct) or PY2AA (bureau).
SV5 - Wolf, DL3DRN will be active again as SV5/DL3DRN from Rhodes Island
(EU-001), Dodecanese from 20 September to 10 October. He will
operate CW, SSB and RTTY on all bands. QSL via LoTW, or via home
call (direct or bureau).
TI9 - Mark, XE1B and Frank, HK5OKY plan to be active as TI9C from Coco's
Island (NA-012) in early February 2020. The "Okeanos Aggressor I"
will depart Puntarenas on 30 January, and return on 9 February. The
voyage to the island will take 36-48 hours depending on sea
conditions. Plans are to operate SSB only on 160-6 metres with two
stations for about seven days starting on 1 February. QSL via Club
Log's OQRS, or via XE1B (direct only); the logs will be uploaded to
LoTW after six months. See https://www.qrz.com/db/ti9c for more
information.
TR - Roland, F8EN will be active again as TR8CR from Gabon from late
September or more likely early October until 15 December. He will
operate only CW. QSL via F6AJA (direct or bureau); logsearch on
http://lesnouvellesdx.fr/voirlogs.php. [TNX F6AJA]
V6 - Haru, JA1XGI will be active again as V6K from Kosrae (OC-059),
Micronesia on 2-9 December, including participation in the ARRL 160
Meter Contest. He will operate CW, RTTY and FT8 on 160-20 metres,
with a focus on 160 and 80m CW. See http://v6k.client.jp/ for his
band plan. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via home call.
VP2V - Jeff, K5WE (VP2VEM) and Bill, N5AQ (VP2V/N5AQ) will be active from
the British Virgin Islands (NA-023) on 4-13 October. They will
operate mainly CW with some RTTY, FT8, FT4 and SSB on 160-10m. QSL
via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home calls.
YJ - Oleh, KD7WPJ will be active as YJ0BCP from Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu
on 3-10 October. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 40-6 metres. He
says "QSL via KD7WPJ for CW and SSB contacts, LoTW for FT8
contacts". [TNX NG3K]
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!
C21WW ---> After operating as T30L from Tarawa, West Kiribati on 5-13
September (13,644 QSOs), the Latvian team [425DXN 1474] has been active as
C21WW from Nauru since 15 September. They will have to go QRT earlier then
planned, as they "got news from Nauru Airlines that our flight back
scheduled for September 25th has been cancelled". They will be leaving on
the 24th, which means that the antennas will be dismantled on 23 September.
See http://www.lral.lv/c21ww_t30l/ for updates.
DX-WORLD RADIO CLUB ---> G5DX is the callsign issued to the DX-World Radio
Club, which was formed on 18 September 2019. Expect operators from the
various DXCC Entities of the United Kingdom to enhance and use the club
callsign with the appropriate Regional Secondary Locator: GC5DX (Wales),
GH5DX (Jersey), GN5DX (Northern Ireland), GP5DX (Guernsey), GS5DX (Scot-
land), GT5DX (Isle of Man) and GX5DX (England). The QSL manager for all UK
G*5DX callsigns is EB7DX. QSOs will be regularly uploaded to LoTW and Club
Log. See https://dx-world.net/dx-world-radio-club/ for more information and
future plans.
IOTA CONTEST ---> The results of the 2019 RSGB IOTA Contest (27-28 July) are
now available on the RSGB Contest Committee's "HF Contests and News" page:
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/
USKA 90 ---> To celebrate the 90th anniversary of Switzerland's IARU member
Society (USKA), HB9 and HB3 stations are allowed to change their prefixes to
HB90 and HB30 respectively from 1 January until 31 December 2019 [425DXN
1443]. See https://www.uska.ch/uska-90-award/ for information on the USKA 90
Award Programme. [TNX HB9OCR]
ZK3A ---> The advance team consisting of Dusko ZL3WW, Adrian KO8SCA and
Robert N7QT are ready to depart by this weekend bound for Tokelau, where
they expect to arrive on 25 September. The rest of the team will follow, and
be active on 1-11 October with five stations on 160-6 metres CW, SSB, FT8
and RTTY, plus 6m EME (JT65A). See https://tokelau2019.com/frequencies for
the band plan.
The Pilot Team consists of VK3FN (Oceania & Chief Pilot), E21EIC (Asia),
N2AJ (North America), PY2YP (South America Pilot), SV2GWY (Europe) and V51B
(Africa). See the "Team" page on the DXpedition's website for contact
information. ZK3A will be using Live Streams, Club Log's new feature that
provides a console view of QSOs being logged in real-time, including a map
showing the location of the QSOs: https://clublog.org/livestream/zk3a
QSL via Club Log's OQRS (direct or bureau), or direct to YT1AD. The logs
will be uploaded to LoTW 6 months after the DXpedition. A Log Check Request
Form (see https://tokelau2019.com/qsl-information) will be available for
Busted Call or Not in Log situations; direct email requests will not be
accepted.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A0C, 3B9VB, 6M6M (AS-105),
6W/IK5BSC, 9U4RI, 9V1YC, CE2/CX1EK, CU3HN, D41CV, E31A, E51WL, ES2TT/0
(EU-034) , FH/UA4WHX, HR9/AD8J (NA-057), JA3AOP (AS-117), JT5DX , PZ5RA,
RI1ANX, RI1OM (EU-119), S70VB, SM0CXS (EU-084), SU9VB, TX2A, TZ4AM, V85T,
VP8CTR, XR0ZRC (SA-005), XR1RRC (SA-069), Z81D.
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No 1481
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** DX INFORMATION ****
===========================
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3W - Yosuke, JJ1DQR will be active as 3W9QR from Da Nang, Vietnam from
23 October to 1 November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest. QSL via JJ1DQR.
5X - Anton, ON6NL has been active again as 5X8C since 17 September, and
will remain in Uganda and be QRV in his spare time until 7 October.
He hopes to participate in the CQ WW DX RTTY CONTEST "with a simple
setup". QSL via LoTW, or via ON6NL (direct or bureau).
9H - Rene, DL2JRM will be active again as 9H3YY from Malta (EU-023) on
18-22 October, including participation in the Worked All Germany
Contest (19-20 October). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. He
does not use LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
9M2 - Rich, PA0RRS will be active again as 9M2MRS from Penang Island (AS-
015), West Malaysia from 3 December to 27 February 2020. He will
operate CW and digital modes (RTTY, PSK, FT8 and FT4) on the HF
bands. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, eQSL or via PA0RRS (bureau
preferred). [TNX PA0RRS]
BY - Zhao, BD7IHN will be active holiday style as B7/BD7IHN from Hailing
Island (AS-131) on 23-28 September. He will operate CW and FT8 on
the HF bands. QSL via home call. [TNX DX World]
CO - The Radio Club de Caibarien will be active again as T46W on 27-29
September to commemorate the 128th anniversary of Manuel "Manolin"
Alvarez Alvarez (1891-1986), a pioneer of radio in Cuba and an
amateur radio operator (CO6MA) for seventy years. Look for activity
on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via LoTW.
FH - Willy, DJ7RJ will be active again as FH/DJ7RJ from Mayotte (AF-027)
from 15 October to 4 November. He will operate CW and SSB with a
focus on 160 metres and the low bands. QSL via home call. He does
not use LoTW or Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
FM - Hide, JF2QNM will be active holiday style as FM/JF2QNM from Mar-
tinique (NA-107) on 24-28 October, including participation in the
CQ WW DX SSB Contest as TO1J. Outside the contest he will operate
CW and SSB with a focus on 30, 17 and 12m. QSLs via home call. [TNX
NG3K]
HL - DS3EXX/2 and DS3FGN/2 will be active from Daecheong-do (AS-122) on
3-9 October. They will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 160-10 metres.
QSLs via DS3EXX (direct) and LoTW; DS3EXX/2 plans to use Club Log's
Live Streams (https://clublog.org/livestreams.php).
HR - LZ5VV, N2WQ, SP4Z, VE3JI and W1UE will be active as HQ9X from
Roatan Island (NA-057) from 20 September to 7 October, including
participation in the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest. They will be QRV "for
any band/mode they can operate on" (60m operation will be limited
to 50 watts USB). QSL via KQ1F. [TNX NG3K]
I - Cristian, IN3EYI and his son Martin, IN3IBW will be active as II3MD
on 21 September, to celebrate the International Day of Peace and
the 70th aniversary of the Council of Europe. The suffix stands for
Maria Dolens, the mighty bell casted after World War I to commemo-
rate the fallen in all wars. QSL via the bureau to IN3EYI.
KH0 - Look for KH0/WB6Z to be active again from Saipan (OC-086) on 20-30
September. In his spare time he will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 40-
10 metres. QSL via JF1OCQ. [TNX The Daily DX]
OA - Special callsign OC19IARU will be active from 27 September to 6
October on the occasion of the XX General Assembly of IARU Region 2
to be held in Lima, Peru. Activity will take place on various bands
and modes from the Radio Club Peruano's HQ (OA4O). A commemorative
certificate will be available; see https://www.qrz.com/db/OC19IARU
for information.
PA - PI4ADL, the Club Station at the National Aviation Theme Park
"Aviodrome" in Lelystad, will be active as PH100ADL on October-
December to celebrate the centenary of the commercial aviation in
the Netherlands. Look for activity on the HF bands SSB and CW. QSL
via the bureau.
PY - Special callsign PS36OKT will celebrate the 36th edition of the
Oktoberfest of Blumenau (9-27 October), the biggest German festival
in the Americas. Look for activity on all bands CW, SSB and FT8.
QSL via PY2GTA (direct) or PY2AA (bureau).
SV5 - Wolf, DL3DRN will be active again as SV5/DL3DRN from Rhodes Island
(EU-001), Dodecanese from 20 September to 10 October. He will
operate CW, SSB and RTTY on all bands. QSL via LoTW, or via home
call (direct or bureau).
TI9 - Mark, XE1B and Frank, HK5OKY plan to be active as TI9C from Coco's
Island (NA-012) in early February 2020. The "Okeanos Aggressor I"
will depart Puntarenas on 30 January, and return on 9 February. The
voyage to the island will take 36-48 hours depending on sea
conditions. Plans are to operate SSB only on 160-6 metres with two
stations for about seven days starting on 1 February. QSL via Club
Log's OQRS, or via XE1B (direct only); the logs will be uploaded to
LoTW after six months. See https://www.qrz.com/db/ti9c for more
information.
TR - Roland, F8EN will be active again as TR8CR from Gabon from late
September or more likely early October until 15 December. He will
operate only CW. QSL via F6AJA (direct or bureau); logsearch on
http://lesnouvellesdx.fr/voirlogs.php. [TNX F6AJA]
V6 - Haru, JA1XGI will be active again as V6K from Kosrae (OC-059),
Micronesia on 2-9 December, including participation in the ARRL 160
Meter Contest. He will operate CW, RTTY and FT8 on 160-20 metres,
with a focus on 160 and 80m CW. See http://v6k.client.jp/ for his
band plan. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via home call.
VP2V - Jeff, K5WE (VP2VEM) and Bill, N5AQ (VP2V/N5AQ) will be active from
the British Virgin Islands (NA-023) on 4-13 October. They will
operate mainly CW with some RTTY, FT8, FT4 and SSB on 160-10m. QSL
via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via home calls.
YJ - Oleh, KD7WPJ will be active as YJ0BCP from Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu
on 3-10 October. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 40-6 metres. He
says "QSL via KD7WPJ for CW and SSB contacts, LoTW for FT8
contacts". [TNX NG3K]
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C21WW ---> After operating as T30L from Tarawa, West Kiribati on 5-13
September (13,644 QSOs), the Latvian team [425DXN 1474] has been active as
C21WW from Nauru since 15 September. They will have to go QRT earlier then
planned, as they "got news from Nauru Airlines that our flight back
scheduled for September 25th has been cancelled". They will be leaving on
the 24th, which means that the antennas will be dismantled on 23 September.
See http://www.lral.lv/c21ww_t30l/ for updates.
DX-WORLD RADIO CLUB ---> G5DX is the callsign issued to the DX-World Radio
Club, which was formed on 18 September 2019. Expect operators from the
various DXCC Entities of the United Kingdom to enhance and use the club
callsign with the appropriate Regional Secondary Locator: GC5DX (Wales),
GH5DX (Jersey), GN5DX (Northern Ireland), GP5DX (Guernsey), GS5DX (Scot-
land), GT5DX (Isle of Man) and GX5DX (England). The QSL manager for all UK
G*5DX callsigns is EB7DX. QSOs will be regularly uploaded to LoTW and Club
Log. See https://dx-world.net/dx-world-radio-club/ for more information and
future plans.
IOTA CONTEST ---> The results of the 2019 RSGB IOTA Contest (27-28 July) are
now available on the RSGB Contest Committee's "HF Contests and News" page:
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/
USKA 90 ---> To celebrate the 90th anniversary of Switzerland's IARU member
Society (USKA), HB9 and HB3 stations are allowed to change their prefixes to
HB90 and HB30 respectively from 1 January until 31 December 2019 [425DXN
1443]. See https://www.uska.ch/uska-90-award/ for information on the USKA 90
Award Programme. [TNX HB9OCR]
ZK3A ---> The advance team consisting of Dusko ZL3WW, Adrian KO8SCA and
Robert N7QT are ready to depart by this weekend bound for Tokelau, where
they expect to arrive on 25 September. The rest of the team will follow, and
be active on 1-11 October with five stations on 160-6 metres CW, SSB, FT8
and RTTY, plus 6m EME (JT65A). See https://tokelau2019.com/frequencies for
the band plan.
The Pilot Team consists of VK3FN (Oceania & Chief Pilot), E21EIC (Asia),
N2AJ (North America), PY2YP (South America Pilot), SV2GWY (Europe) and V51B
(Africa). See the "Team" page on the DXpedition's website for contact
information. ZK3A will be using Live Streams, Club Log's new feature that
provides a console view of QSOs being logged in real-time, including a map
showing the location of the QSOs: https://clublog.org/livestream/zk3a
QSL via Club Log's OQRS (direct or bureau), or direct to YT1AD. The logs
will be uploaded to LoTW 6 months after the DXpedition. A Log Check Request
Form (see https://tokelau2019.com/qsl-information) will be available for
Busted Call or Not in Log situations; direct email requests will not be
accepted.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A0C, 3B9VB, 6M6M (AS-105),
6W/IK5BSC, 9U4RI, 9V1YC, CE2/CX1EK, CU3HN, D41CV, E31A, E51WL, ES2TT/0
(EU-034) , FH/UA4WHX, HR9/AD8J (NA-057), JA3AOP (AS-117), JT5DX , PZ5RA,
RI1ANX, RI1OM (EU-119), S70VB, SM0CXS (EU-084), SU9VB, TX2A, TZ4AM, V85T,
VP8CTR, XR0ZRC (SA-005), XR1RRC (SA-069), Z81D.
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