Sunday, October 27, 2019

ANS-300 AMSAT News Service Bulletins for October 27

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-300

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation.
ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including
reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio
operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur
Radio satellites.

The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.

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In this edition:

* AMSAT Goal: "Amateur Radio in Every CubeSat"
* AMSAT VP User Services Describes Planning for Improvements
* AMSAT-DL Symposium and JHV 2019 November 9 - November 10
* Reminder - ARISS Proposal Window is Open Until November 30, 2019
* ARISS Activities & Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
* Software Update for UZ7HO's Software Packet-Radio TNC
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* The AMSAT Hamfests & Conventions Web Page Updates
* Satellite Shorts From All Over


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ANS-300 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 300.01
 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE October 27, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-300.01

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Video recordings of the 2019 AMSAT Space Symposium have been posted:
           https://www.facebook.com/pg/AMSATNA/videos/
            (This page should be accessible to all)

The Foundations of AMSAT - 2019 AMSAT Space Symposium Banquet Panel
          is posted at:  https://youtu.be/bRmn4gjvuTI

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AMSAT Goal: "Amateur Radio in Every CubeSat"
The ARRL Letter for October 17, 2019

AMSAT wants to see Amateur Radio in every CubeSat, and it's part-
nering with non-Amateur Radio partners to make that happen. In the
"Apogee View" editorial for the September/October issue of The AMSAT
Journal, Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, wrote, "[W]e
continue to support a stream of LEO satellites. RadFxSat-2/Fox-1E
is ready for launch no earlier than December 1, 2019, on the ELaNa XX
mission. The linear transponder and telemetry system carried aboard
Fox-1E was designed for use in different CubeSats by merely adding
an interface adapter for connection to the host bus."

Stoetzer said CubeSat programs interested in launching an Amateur
Radio payload may partner with AMSAT to carry a Fox-1E module on
their spacecraft. "By providing Amateur Radio capability, the Cube-
Sat program gets a worldwide ground station network to receive
their telemetry and experiment data while the Amateur Radio commun-
ity gets a transponder to use in orbit," he pointed out.

Stoetzer said the first such partnership will be with the Husky
Satellite Lab at the University of Washington. Its 3U CubeSat --
HuskySat-1 -- is set to launch on the ELaNa XXV mission from Wallops
Island, Virginia, no sooner than November 2. A Northrop Grumman
Cygnus spacecraft will carry HuskySat-1 to the International Space
Station, and after completing its mission there, Cygnus will con-
tinue to an orbit of approximately 500 kilometers (310 miles) to
deploy HuskySat-1. "After a 30-day mission to complete tests of
its experimental payloads -- a pulsed plasma thruster, and a K-band
(24 GHz) communications system -- the satellite will be turned over
to AMSAT, and the linear transponder will be made available to the
Amateur Radio community," Stoetzer said.

Ed. Note - HuskySat-1 will carry a 30 kHz wide 145 to 435 MHz linear
            transponder for amateur radio SSB/CW communications along
            with 1k2 BPSK telemetry. The IARU has coordinated a downlink
            on 436.810-435.840 MHz and uplink on 145.910-145.940 MHz.
   NASA TV (http://www.nasa.gov/ntv) will provide coverage of
   the launch. Pre-launch details are posted at:
   https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-Cygnus-Launch-Nov2

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

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       The 2019 AMSAT Symposium Proceedings USB flash drives,
        featuring 1.98 GB of information, including the 2019
        Proceedings and all previously published Proceedings
      dating back to 1986 are now available on the AMSAT store
         https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-Symposium-Flash-Drive
(allow 10 business days for the next batch to be loaded with the files)

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AMSAT VP User Services Describes Planning for Improvements

At the conclusion of the 2019 AMSAT Symposium and Annual General
meeting, Robert Bankston, KE4AL, VP User Services provided a state-
ment outlining his plans. Robert's statement follows:

I am so honored to be elected by the AMSAT Board of Directors to be
the AMSAT Treasurer and reelected to be the AMSAT Vice-President of
User Services, as well as reappointed as the Director of AMSAT Ambas-
sadors by the AMSAT President. Thank you for your confidence in me.
I am humbled. This is a lot of hats to wear, along with my full-time
job, but I look forward to the challenge. I believe in AMSAT's mis-
sion and have a wonderful team of volunteers to assist me.

I am excited to announce that there are major improvements coming
for our AMSAT members in the near future. The AMSAT Board of Direc-
tors approved my recommendations for an internet-based, member manage-
ment system, the transition to a digitally delivered, full-color
AMSAT Journal, and a complete overhaul of our AMSAT website. I have
been putting together these proposals for several months and thank
the Board of Directors for the permission to move these projects
forward. These improvements will modernize how AMSAT serves you.
I hope that you will be as impressed with them as I am.

The member management system puts you in control of your membership
account, allowing you to update your contact information, pay your
dues, and register for events in real time. In addition, the program
will automatically push out reminders, newsletters, and a digital
copy of the AMSAT Journal.

Transitioning to a digitally-delivered, AMSAT Journal will allow us
to provide a full-color magazine, without raising the cost of member-
ship. In addition, we will have to opportunity to provide member-only
content on our website, to include back issues of our AMSAT Journal.

Lastly, we will be working on a complete overhaul of our AMSAT web-
site. Over the years, our website has received several facelifts,
and, in the process, it has become somewhat disjointed. Our goal is
to make the navigation more intuitive and offer the content you
deserve. The front of the website will focus on external visitors,
explaining who we are, what we do, and what we have to offer. We will
also have portals for our members and friends in the AMSAT community,
how to guides on getting started in amateur radio satellites, and all
the important information about current satellites you will need to
work them.

AMSAT's User Services is committed to serving AMSAT members and the
AMSAT community and to deliver the quality services you deserve as we
move forward into the next 50 years of Keeping Amateur Radio is Space!
If you would like to join us on this incredible journey, we could sure
use you help.

73,

Robert Bankston, KE4AL
Vice-President, User Services
Director, AMSAT Ambassadors
Treasurer
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT)

[Ed. note - The AMSAT News Service is a proud member of the AMSAT
  User Services Team]

[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT's Man of Many Hats for the
   above information]

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    Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
   and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
          AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
                 Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
       https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/

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AMSAT-DL Symposium and JHV 2019 November 9 - November 10

AMSAT-DL extends an invitation to the Satellite Symposium and General
Assembly of AMSAT Deutschland e.V. in Bochum, Germany. Lectures on
current amateur radio satellites and space projects will be presented.

The lecture program and symposium schedule have been posted. Landing
coordinates have been posted as 07° 11' 39" E 51° 25' 40" N.

See https://amsat-dl.org/en/event/amsat-dl-symposium-und-jhv-2019/
for the latest information and travel directions.

[ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information]

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Reminder - ARISS Proposal Window is Open Until November 30, 2019

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program
is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organiza-
tions, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio
contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that
the contact would be held between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020.
Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates.
To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for
organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and inte-
grate the contact into a well-developed education plan.

The deadline to submit a proposal is November 30, 2019. Proposal
information and documents can be found at https://www.ariss.org/

[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]

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ARISS Activities & Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule

+ Liceo Scientifico Teresa Gullace, Rome, Italy,direct via IZØDIB
   and I.S.I.S. “ Zaccagna - Galilei” sede “G. Galilei”, Carrara.
   Italy, direct via IQ5VR Thu 2019-10-24 11:13 UTC
   Contact was successful.

+ I.I.S. “Ciampini-Boccardo”, Novi Ligure, Italy, direct via I1LJV
   and I.T.I.S. "Magistri Cumacini", Como, Italy, direct via IZ2MCC
   Fri 2019-10-25 10:24 UTC  Contact was successful.

+ Golden Oak Montessori, Castro Valley, CA, telebridge via K6DUE.
   The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
   The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
   Contact is go for: Mon 2019-10-28 15:50 UTC

+ Young Scientists Program at USC and Vermont Elementary School,
   Los Angeles, CA, direct via KN6CHS.
   The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
   The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
   Contact is go for: Mon 2019-10-28 18:57 UTC

+ Farmwell Station Middle School Space Dreamers, Ashburn, VA,
   direct via K4LRG.
   The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
   The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
   Contact is go for: Tue 2019-10-29 15:01 UTC

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be
found at: https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html

AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise
$150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS. These up-
grades are necessary to enable students to continue to talk to astro-
nauts in space via Amateur Radio. We have reached a great milestone
with $33,830 raised or about 23% towards our goal. This would not have
been possible without your outstanding generosity!! For more informa-
tion and to DONATE TODAY visit:
https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9

[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]

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   AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur
   radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
         be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
  Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/

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Software Update for UZ7HO's Software Packet-Radio TNC

Andrei, UZ7HO, the developer of the UZ7HO Soundmodem software, has
released an updated version: soundmodem105.

The UZ7HO soundmodem is a dual-port Packet-Radio TNC that uses a
soundcard as a modem and supports the AX.25 protocol on computers
running the Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 operating systems.

The newest version of Soundmodem supports these packet protocols:

+ AFSK 300, 600, 1200, 2400 bps (conventional packet)
+ BPSK 300, 600, 1200, 2400 bps
+ QPSK 2400, 3600, 4800 bps
+ 8PSK 4800 bps

The updated software and documentation can be accessed at:
http://uz7.ho.ua/packetradio.htm - and look for -

  + soundmodem105.zip 13-Oct-19 03:57
  + CHANGELOG.txt 13-Oct-19 04:36

High-speed packet software supporting the telemetry from amateur
and scientific satellites, called hs_soundmodem21.zip can also
be downloaded from this site.

High-Speed Soundmodem:

+ G3RUH 4800, 9600, 19200 bps
+ Manchester 1200, 2400, 3600, 7200 bps
+ HAPN 4800 bps
+ GOMX-1/3, Mobitex-NX (BeeSAT-2/4), AAUSAT-4, LilacSat-2 decoders

[ANS thanks Andrei, UZ7HO, for the above information]

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Upcoming Satellite Operations

[Ed. note - Twitter URLs can be accessed with your web browser
  even if you do not have a personal Twitter account.]

Operating Shorts:
+ Oct 24-28, KQ2RP/1: FN54 (and possibly the FN44/54 line); FM only

+ St. Lucia, October 19-28, 2019
   Jay, AA4FL, will be in St. Lucia for the J68MD CQWW SSB Contest
   Team. He will be doing OSCAR satellite operation as J6/AA4FL, by
   schedule as he is visiting vacation style in varying locations.
   His schedule will depend on shifts as a team member of the CQWW
   J68MD team. E-mail per QRZ to coordinate both FM simple SATs and
   SSB linear transponder bird QSO schedules. Radios will be a FT-817ND
   and FT-818ND for full duplex operation using an Arrow II antenna.

+ Minnesota’s North Shore (EN36/EN46, EN47/EN48, EN57/EN58)
   October 30 to November 1, 2019.
   Mitch, ADØHJ, will be taking a tour of Minnesota’s North Shore
   before the BIG SNOW comes down. It all kicks off with the Oct 30
   06:35z CAS-4B pass from EN57/58 grid line and ends on the Nov 1
   11:27z SO-50 pass from EN36/46 line. In between, Mitch will hit
   the EN47/48 grid line. 24 FM and Linear passes in all. Definitely
   something for everyone. Keep and eye on Mitch’s Twitter feed for
   further updates: https://twitter.com/AD0HJ

+ South TX (EL0x and EL1x) November 2-9, 2019
   Ron, AD0DX, will be vacationing in McAllen TX area the week of Nov 2
   to 9. He will be roving to south Texas on the above dates. His cur-
   rent plan is as follows:Sat Nov 2nd: EL08/EL09 probably one pass
   per grid starting in the late afternoon local Sun Nov 3: EL17/EL18
   holiday style, one or two passes per grid Mon Nov 4 through Fri
   Nov 8: EL06 / EL15 / EL16. He is staying in EL06 and will activate
   15 and 16 a few times throughout the week. Will probably activate
   EL06 4 or 5 times. Sat Nov 9: EL07 / EL08 Probably one pass from
   each grid. He will be active on FM and linear satellites and will
   tweet passes from https://twitter.com/ad0dx

+ EM68/69  November 3-5, 2019
   Tanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in Illinois, November 3–5. Key
   word is vacation, but he will jump over to activate the EM68/EM69
   gridline on FM satellites. Watch Tanner’s Twitter feed for further
   announcements: https://twitter.com/twjones85

+ Nunavut, Canada (ER60) November 11 – December 6, 2019
   Look for VY0ERC to once again be active from the Eureka Weather
   station (NA-008, Zone 2) between Nov. 11 to Dec. 6. This sta-
   tion is operated by the Eureka Amateur Radio Club [probably the
   most northerly located amateur radio club in the world] from Eureka,
   Nunavut. The suggested bands are 40 and 20 meters (possibly 80m),
   as well as FM satellites (from ER60, EQ79) using SSB, the Digital
   modes and very slow CW. Activity will be limited to their spare
   time. QSL via M0OXO, OQRS or direct. For updates,
   see: https://twitter.com/vy0erc

+ EA9 Melilla (IM85) November 18-21, 2019
   Philippe, EA4NF, will be operating from Melilla as EA9/EA4NF from
   November 18 to 21, 2019. This very small Spanish territory located
   in Northern Africa, which is a very rare GRID and is listed as one
   of the Most Wanted SAT DXCC.  Updates and passes on Philippe’s
   Twitter: https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT

+ Key West (EL94) December 3-6, 2019
   Tanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in Key West December 3-6. Key
   word is vacation, but he will jump on some FM satellite passes to
   activate EL94 for those that need it or just want to chat. Watch
   Tanner’s Twitter feed for further announcements:
   https://twitter.com/twjones85

+ Hawaii (BK19, BK28, BK29, BL20) December 21-28, 2019
   Alex, N7AGF, is heading back to Hawaii over Christmas. This will be
   a holiday-style activation, with special emphasis on the grid that
   got away – BK28. Keep an eye on Alex’s Twitter feed for further
   announcements: https://twitter.com/N7AGF

Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org

Just because the year is winding down and Winter in knocking on the
door doesn't mean the satellite operations are slowing down. Check
out AMSAT's Upcoming Satellite Operations pages for all the latest
happenings:
https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/
Announcements are posted as soon as they are received, so make sure
you bookmark the page and check it often. If you have an activation
in the works,  please send me an email to make sure the word gets out.

[ANS Thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, for the above information]

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          The digital download version of the 2019 edition of
     Getting Started with Amateur Satellites is now available as a
        DRM-free PDF from the AMSAT Store.  Get yours today!
           https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-Getting-Started

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The AMSAT Hamfests & Conventions Web Page Updates

Information about AMSAT activities at important events around the
country is posted on the AMSAT Hamfests & Conventions web page:

https://www.amsat.org/other-events/

Examples of these events are radio club meetings where AMSAT repre-
sentatives give presentations, demonstrations of working amateur
satellites, and hamfests with an AMSAT presence such as a table or
booth with AMSAT literature and merchandise, sometimes also with pre-
sentations, forums, and/or demonstrations.

A copy of the AMSAT hamfest brochure is available for download from
the page (above) - get the "AMSAT Intro Brochure", a color brochure
that is designed to be printed double-sided and folded into a tri-fold
handout. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office if you need pre-printed
copies.

To include your upcoming AMSAT presentation and/or demonstration,
please send an email to ambassadors (at) amsat (dot) org.

[ANS thanks the AMSAT Ambassadors for the above information

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      The Fox-In-A-Box Raspberry Pi SD card for setting up a
    Raspberry Pi-based telemetry station for the Fox-1 satellites
                now supports the Raspberry Pi 4.
               Get yours today on the AMSAT Store!
    https://amsat.org/product/fox-in-a-box-raspberry-pi-sd-card/

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Satellite Shorts From All Over

+ NASA is inviting 50 social media users to witness the next SpaceX
   cargo launch to the Space_Station. All details, requirements, and
   restrictions are posted at: https://go.nasa.gov/2MGt27y
   Applications close Oct. 31.

+ To apply for a NASA Internship head over to http://intern.nasa.gov
   to see what's new! You can learn about about NASA Internships, Path-
   ways, Fellowships, and International Internship opportunities! The
   application deadline for spring 2020 is November 5, 2019.

+ The presentation by Alan B. Johnston, PhD, KU2Y, AMSAT VP Educational
   Relations, and Pat Kilroy, N8PK, at the 37th Space Symposium "A Year
   with the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator: 12 Months in the Classroom and Lab"
   is available for download as a PDF file at https://t.co/8ytonDXW5v
   View Alan's announcement on Twitter https://t.co/0fiFiU56LM
   A PDF copy of Alan and Pat's PowerPoint slides for their present-
   ation, "Updates to the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator: Fox Emulation Mode
   and Raspberry Pi Ground Station" can be downloaded from:
   https://t.co/N4bjCVVBym?amp=1

+ AMSAT Colloquium Talk on QO-100 is posted at:
   https://amsat-uk.org/2019/10/21/video-eshail-2-qo-100-talk/
   https://youtu.be/hxxlCx3W5Bg
   Videos of the presentations given at the AMSAT-UK International
   Space Colloquium, which was held as part of the RSGB Convention
   in Milton Keynes, October 12-13, 2019, are being made available
   on YouTube. A recent release is the talk on the geostationary
   satellite Es’hail-2 / QO-100 activities of AMSAT-DL given by
   Achim Vollhardt, DH2VA, this is followed by the awarding of the
   RSGB Louis Varney Cup to Peter Gülzow DB2OS.

+ The Microwave Update (MUD) 2019 Conference in the Dallas, TX area
   has wrapped up. Both the MUD proceedings and GNU Radio Workshop
   proceedings are available from Lulu.
   https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-MUD-GNU-Proceedings

+ AO-7 has been operating during a period of full illumination that
   will last until approximately Decenber 2nd. During this time, the
   satellite's onboard timer should switch it between Mode A (145 MHz
   uplink / 29 MHz downlink) and Mode B (432 MHz uplink / 145 MHz down-
   link) every 24 hours. To check or report the satellite's current
   mode, please see the AMSAT Live OSCAR Satellite Status Page at:
   https://www.amsat.org/status/  A description of AO-7 operation is
   posted at: https://www.amsat.org/two-way-satellites/ao-7/

+ NASA article highlights the role of amateur radio in letting young
   people speak directly with astronauts and cosmonauts on the Inter-
   national Space Station is posted at:
   https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-NASA-Youth

+ NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman, Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson Perform the
   First Space-Earth Duet. NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman, circling Earth
   aboard the International Space Station, and musician Ian Anderson,
   founder of the rock band Jethro Tull, joined together for the first
   space-Earth duet. See: https://youtu.be/XeC4nqBB5BM

+ Enjoy NASA's specical video just in time for Halloween! Raining
   glass! Wicked wind! Radiation blasts from an undead star are all
   at play in our GALAXY OF HORRORS! A preview of the video is avail-
   able in tweet from NASA:
   https://twitter.com/NASAExoplanets/status/1187768977079992320
   And it will be available for download Tuesday, Oct. 29, at:
   http://exoplanets.nasa.gov

+ West Point cadets using the USMA amateur radio club callsign W2KGY
   had a contact with Col. Drew Morgan, U.S. Military Academy Class
   of 1998, aboard the ISS. An article with links to a video of the
   contact is posted at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-ISS-WestPoint

+ A new groups.io announcement from the ARRL describes new on-line
   forums: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-ARRL-Forums  You can join the
   Groups at: https://groups.arrl.org/g/ARRL-Groups/subgroups

+ The NFL inspires a satellite docking tool which teaches satellites
   to interact and dock in space, an Aerospace team found a possible
   solution on Sunday Night Football™:
   https://aerospace.org/article/nfl-inspires-satellite-docking-tool

+ The ESA web pages presented with a new look this week:
   https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-ESA-New-Look  and, now you can tune in
   to ESA’s latest digital channel: ESA Web TV! This is ESA’s one-stop-
   shop for all live events from launches to lectures:
   http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Corporate_news/Presenting_ESA_Web_TV

+ Will We Survive Mars? A video series from Vox gives us something to
   think about: https://youtu.be/x8fpeVICeGg

+ This video describes how to set up ham radio software on the
   Raspberry Pi: https://youtu.be/cGlfv-aPkU8

+ Follow a project to use a RaspberryPi to sync your windshield
   wipers to music; this is apparently a work in progress:
   https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-Wipers-With-A-Beat

+ AMSAT-SA Space Symposium 2020 in South Africa is planned for
   July 18, 2020. The theme will be: Amateur Radio in Space – explor-
   ing VHF, UHF and Microwaves. The latest information will be post-
   ed at: http://www.amsatsa.org.za/ Kletskous related PowerPoint pre-
   sentations can be accessed at the same web page include:
   - Kletskous
   - Kletskous Transponder
   - Kletskous Magnetic Stabilisation

+ Scientists and engineers from nearly a dozen Polish universities
   have teamed up with Poland-based satellite company SatRevolution
   and Sir Richard Branson’s small satellite launch company Virgin
   Orbit to establish a new consortium to design and carry out the
   world’s first dedicated commercial small satellite mission to Mars.
   See: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-SatRevolution

+ The nearest galaxy, Andromeda, is headed toward our Milky Way galaxy
   at 110 km per second (68 miles/sec). It'll look bigger & bigger in
   our skies before colliding with us in a few billion years, and when
   that happens, the two galaxies will be ripped across space by tidal
   forces. Have a nice day ...
   https://twitter.com/physicsJ/status/1182628766289297408?s=20

[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]

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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 and remember to behave and to help keep amateur radio in space,
This week's ANS Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat dot org
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