Weather Satellite Weekly Status Report 26 August 2019

WEATHER SATELLITES
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POLAR APT, DIGITAL and GEOSTATIONARY WEEKLY STATUS.
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Author  : Douglas S Deans
E-mail  : dsdeans@btinternet.com
Twitter : Douglas Deans @GM4VZY

Section 1 has an update.

SECTION 1: POLAR APT/LRPT REPORT – 26th August 2019.
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CHANGES SINCE LAST REPORT.
Meteor M N2-2 frequency changed to 137.900 MHz, 80k

THIS WEEK'S POSSIBLE EVENTS.
None expected.

Satellite    Frequency (MHz)     Status   Image Quality

NOAA 15        137.620  (APT)      on   periods of synch problems
NOAA 18        137.9125 (APT)      on         good
NOAA 19        137.100  (APT)      on         good
Metop-A        137.100  (LRPT)     off      see Note 1
Metop-B                No LRPT service
Metop-C                No LRPT service
Meteor M N2    137.100 (LRPT)      on
                QPSK, 72k
Meteor M N2-2  137.900 (LRPT)      on    good (commissioning)
                OQPSK,  80k

NOTES.
1. Metop-A's A-side LRPT transmitter has failed. Currently the redundant
   B-side transmitter is off until further notice (No further service
   expected due to interference with HIRS instrument).

2. NOAA 14 was decommissioned on 23rd May 2007.

3. NOAA 12 was decommissioned on 10th August 2007.

4. NOAA 17 was decommissioned on 10th April 2013.

5. NOAA 16 was decommissioned on 9th June 2014.

6. Elements are available from :-
   http://www.space-track.org and
   http://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/

LAUNCHES.
None expected.


SECTION 2: POLAR HRPT/AHRPT REPORT – 26th August 2019.
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CHANGES SINCE LAST REPORT.
None.

THIS WEEK'S POSSIBLE EVENTS.
None expected.

Satellite    Frequency  Antenna    Mode     Image Quality
              (MHz)
NOAA 15       1702.5     Omni      HRPT   Weak(periods of problems)
NOAA 18       1707.0     RHCP      HRPT        Good
NOAA 19       1698.0     RHCP      HRPT        Good
Feng Yun 3A   1704.5     RHCP              see note 6.
Feng Yun 3B   1704.5     RHCP              see note 6.
Feng Yun 3C   1701.4     RHCP              see note 9.
Metop-A       1701.3     RHCP      AHRPT  Good (note 5)
Metop-B       1701.3     RHCP      AHRPT      Good.
Metop-C       1701.3     RHCP      AHRPT
Meteor M N2   1700.0 see Note 7.
Meteor M N2-2 1700.0 see note 7.(commissioning).
NPP       see Note 8.
NOAA 20   see Note 8.

NOTES.

1. NOAA 14 was decommissioned on 23rd June 2007.

2. NOAA 12 was decommissioned on 10th August 2007.

3. NOAA 17 was decommissioned on 10th April 2013.

4. NOAA 16 was decommissioned on 9th June 2014.

5. On 25 May 2009, Eumetsat extended the coverage of the Advanced High
   Resolution Picture Transmission (AHRPT) system on Eumetsat's Metop-A
   polar-orbiting satellite. The improved service provides additional
   coverage over the Gulf of Mexico and Indian Ocean regions.

6. I am also grateful to Dave Wright of Dartcom for confirming that
   unfortunately (as usual) the Chinese have not strictly complied with
   the CGMS AHRPT Global Standard so reception using a standard Metop
   AHRPT receiver is not possible.
   Update: The second in the series, Feng Yun 3B was launched on
   4th November 2010. I expect the information above for 3A will
   equally apply to 3B.
   My thanks to Johnny Lin for drawing this to my attention.

7. It appears that Meteor M N2 and M N2-2 are neither using full HRPT or
   AHRPT and cannot be received using standard receivers. Please see
   other mails for further explanation :-
   http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/weather-satellite-report/message/
   2098.

8. As those weather satellites have no S-band transmitter, they are
    included for information only.

9. I am grateful to David Wright of Dartcom (http://www.dartcom.co.uk)
   for providing up to date information for Feng Yun 3C.
   Now fully operational but the Chinese have changed the data rate
   compared to FY-3A and FY-3C DB downlink data rate is 3.9 Mbps after RS
   Encoding.
   Frequency is also different - it is on 1701.3 MHz same frequency as
   Metop A/B. It still requires a special AHRPT receiver like FY-3A/B.
   They have also changed the polarisation of the X-band downlink to
   LHCP.

LAUNCHES.
None expected.


SECTION 3: GEOSTATIONARY REPORT – 26th August 2019.
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CHANGES SINCE LAST REPORT.
None.

THIS WEEK'S POSSIBLE EVENTS.
None expected.

Europe & Africa
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Satellite : Meteosat 9 (3.5° E).
Data :      HRIT and LRIT(digital).
Operational : Hot FES standby. No LRIT.

Satellite : Meteosat 10 (9.5°E).
Data : HRIT (digital) and LRIT (digital)
Operational : Yes. Prime RSS satellite. No LRIT.

Satellite : Meteosat 11 (0°).
Data :      HRIT and LRIT(digital).
Operational : Yes Prime 0° FES satellite. No LRIT.

North America
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East.
Satellite : GOES 16 (75.2° W).
Data :  GRB  - 1686.6 MHz.
         HRIT - 1694.1 MHz.
Operational: yes.

West.
Satellite : GOES 17 (137.2° W).
Data:  GRB   - 1686.6MHz.
        HRIT: - 1694.1MHz.
Operational: Yes.

Satellite : GOES 15 (128° W).
Data : GVAR (digital) - 1685.7 MHz
LRIT (digital) - 1691 MHz
Operational : Yes.(In parallel with GOES 17).

Satellite : GOES 14 (105°W).
Data : GVAR (digital) - 1685.7 MHz
LRIT (digital) - 1691 MHz
Operational: Standby.

Satellite : GOES 13 (60° W).
Data: GVAR (digital) - 1685.7 MHz
LRIT (digital) - 1691 MHz
Operational: No. In storage.

Asia (Russian Operated Satellite)
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Satellite : ELECTRO-L (14.5°W)
Data : HRIT/LRIT.
Operational : No

Satellite : ELECTRO-L2 (78° E)
Data : HRIT/LRIT.
Operational : Yes.

Asia (European Operated Satellites)
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Satellite : Meteosat 8 (41.5°E).
Data : HRIT (digital) and LRIT (digital).
Operational : Yes. Operating IODC.
               There is no direct readout LRIT.

Asia (Indian Operated Satellite)
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Satellite: Insat 3D (82° E).
Data : HRIT/LRIT 4781 MHz
         Sounder 4798 MHz.
Operational : Yes.

Satellite: Insat 3DR (74° E).
Data : HRIT/LRIT 4781 MHz.
        Sounder 4798 MHz.
Operational : Yes.

Asia (Korean Operated Satellite)
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Satellite : COMS (128.2° E)
Data : HRIT (digital) and LRIT (digital)
Operational : Yes.

Satellite : GEO-KOMPSAT-2A.
Data :  HRIT (digital) - 1695.4 MHz.
         LRIT (digital) - 1692.14 MHz
         UHRIT (digital) - 8070 Mhz (DVB-S2)
Operational : No. Commissioning.

Asia & Oceania (Japanese Operated Satellites)
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Satellite : MTSAT-1R (140° E) (note 4.)
Data : HRIT (digital) - 1687.1 MHz.
        LRIT(digital) - 1691 MHz.(Note 5.)
Operational : No.

Satellite : MTSAT-2 (145° E).
Data : HRIT (digital) - 1687.1 MHz
        LRIT(digital) - 1691 MHz.
Operational : Yes

Satellite : Himawari 8 (140° E).
Data : No direct dissemination.
          Satellite downlink only on
          18.1 - 18.4 GHz (raw).
          Data only available via HimawariCast service.
Operational : Yes.

Asia & Oceania (Chinese Operated Satellites)
----------------------------------------------------
Satellite : Feng Yun 2E (86.5°E).
Data : SVISSR (digital) and LRIT (digital)
Operational : No.

Satellite: Feng Yun 2F (112.5° E).
Data: SVISSR (digital) and LRIT (digital).
Operational: Standby but used for regional scanning.

Satellite: Feng Yun 2G (99.5° E).
Data: SVISSR (digital) and LRIT (digital).
Operational:  Yes. (from 16/04/18 09.00 UTC).

Satellite: Feng Yun 2H (79° E)
Data:  SVISSR (digital) and LRIT (digital)
Operational: Yes.

Satellite: Feng Yun 4A (99.5° E).
Data: HRIT (digital) and LRIT (digital).
Operational : Yes.

NOTES.

1. Meteosat 7 stopped its 0° service at 09.00 UTC on 14th June 2006.

2. Insat 3A is a combined data and meteorological satellite.

3. For those interested in EMWIN data, the following sats/frequencies
    apply.

  GOES 15 (128° W)   1692.7 MHz
  GOES 16 (75.2° W)  1694.1 MHz
  GOES 17 (137.2° W) 1694.1 MHz

  For further info. there are many sources but the following is
  informative:-
  http://www.nws.noaa.gov/emwin/winsat.htm

4.This satellite is also known as HIMAWARI 6.

5.HiRID and WEFAX was discontinued on 12th March 2008. It was replaced
   with HRIT/LRIT (after many months of dual dissemination).

6.GOES-12 was decommissioned on 16th August 2013.

LAUNCHES.
None expected.

NOTES.
1. Reports for all sections should be sent to :-
    Douglas Deans. dsdeans@btinternet.com

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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1428

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1428
BID: $OPDX.1428
August 26, 2019
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Send from Strongsville, Ohio

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Cluster
Networks, ARRL Letter & Web Page, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The
Daily DX, WB6RSE, AA7A, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, N0TG, 8P6SH/8P2K,
DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net,
F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, G4EDG, HL1VAU, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX
News, I2YSB, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, RN3RQ, Sixitalia Weekly and VA3RJ
& ICPO for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 18th/August, through Sunday, 25th/August there were 206
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S,
4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9K, 9L,
9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, CE, CE0Y,
CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CU, CX, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8,
EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR,
FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a,
HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4,
KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0,
OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, S9,
SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TT, TU, TY, UA,
UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VR, VU, XE,
XU, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, ZA, ZB, ZD7,
ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS

* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or
  more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work
  First Worry Later".

4L, GEORGIA. Ilya, R3XA, will be active as 4L9M from Gudauri during the
CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (80m)
entry. QSL via R3XA, ClubLog or LoTW.

5I, TANZANIA (IOTA Op). Silvano, I2YSB, informs that the Italian DX-
pedition Team (IDT) will be activating Zanzibar Island (AF-032) in Tan-
zania between February 4-18th, 2020. The IDT will be using two callsigns:
5I5TT for CW, SSB and RTTY; 5I4ZZ for FT8 and FT4. The Team will be
comprised of 10 operators. Operators mentioned are Franco/I1FQH, Alfeo/
I1HJT, Tony/I2PJA, Silvano/I2YSB, Vinicio/IK2CIO, Angelo/IK2CKR, Marcello/
IK2DIA, Stefano/IK2HKT, Paolo/IW1ARB and Mac/JA3USA. Activity will be
on 160-10 meters with 5 stations on the air. Suggested frequencies are:
  CW   - 1826, 3530, 7025, 10115, 14030, 18068, 21030, 24890 and 28030 kHz
  SSB  - 3775, 7090, 14240, 18130, 21310, 24950 and 28470 kHz
  RTTY - 14084 kHz
  FT4  - 3575, 7047.5, 10140, 14080, 18104, 21140, 24919 and 28180 kHz
  FT8  - 1845, 3585, 7056, 10131, 14084, 18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 kHz
     ** For Japanese stations only: FT8 on 160m will use the normal mode.
        Their RX frequency will be on 1908 kHz.
  The IDT is conducting a band/mode survey for their Tanzania operation
at:                        http://www.i2ysb.com/idt
QSL via OQRS (http://win.i2ysb.com/logonline/). QSL via I2YSB direct only
or LoTW after the operation.

5K0, SAN ANDREA ISLAND. Operators Rob/HK3CW, Petr/OK1BOA, Petr/OK1FCJ,
Palo/OK1CRM, Pavel/OK1GK, Ruda/OK2ZA, Ludek/OK2ZC, Karel/OK2ZI and David/
OK6DJ will be active as 5K0K from San Andres Island (NA-033) around/between
October 15-30th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and
FT8. Focus will be on the low bands. Radios: Elecraft K3 and Kenwood TS480
(both multiple units). PA: Expert 1.3k-FA, JUMA’s and RF Power. Antennas:
3x Spiderbeam (10/15/20m including WARC), VDA antennas, 30m 4SQ, 40m 4SQ,
80m vertical + radials, 1/4 vertical + radials 160m vertical + capacitive
hat. RX: Beverages + DHDL. QSL via OK6DJ, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW.

6O7O SOMALIA DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). Ken, LA7GIA, reports [edited]:
  "I will QRV from Somalia Sept. 14th to Sept. 28th on all bands 160-10m
mainly on CW. Activity on other modes (SSB, FT8) will be limited and on
1-2 bands only.
  This trip has proved to be very difficult to plan, but finally after
3 site visits all details are sorted out. I have all permits in hand –
and look forward to returning to Somalia after 18 months.
  I will particularly focus on working NA this time, as well low bands.
I have some good vertical low band antennas, and some good RX antennas.
The RX antennas will hopefully be located far away from noise sources.
There will be a guard protecting the beverages 24/7. Please follow my
instructions when it comes to calling for geographical areas. Because
there is a very short opening to NA on low bands, in particular western
part of NA. If there is propagation I will only call for NA when we
approach my sunrise. EU will have the best conditions and shall try to
work me during their evening time on low bands. Please carefully note
the QSO and QSL policy mentioned on my Web page. Free&fast LoTW is only
for the good first class operators who can follow the QSO policy and DX
code of conduct.
  I have some additional security related expenses like armored car,
armed guards etc. If you would like to contribute to protecting the low
band antennas from being stolen, cut or moved – make a donation to PayPal
(kenneth@opskar.no).
  Anyone who donates in advance before the DXpedition end will receive
direct QSL and express LoTW!
  This time I would also like to offer you the possibility to donate to
a humanitarian fundraiser for the Norwegian organization Sabona who helps
children in Africa. Please use the same PayPal address but indicate your
call and that it is meant as humanitarian donation. Please look for more
info on my Web page (https://www.la7gia.com/where-next/)."
  ADDED REMINDER: QSL via M0OXO. Logs will be uploaded to ClubLog. Also,
make sure you read Ken's "QSO & QSL Policy" on his Web page.

7A, INDONESIA. A team of YB operators will be active as 7A2A from a contest
station in Central Java during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th)
as a Multi-? entry. QSL via LoTW. No othe details were provided.

8A74, INDONESIA (Special Event). Members of the Organisasi Amatir Radio
Indonesia (ORARI) will be active as 8A74RI/# (0-9, Provinces/Call Areas)
between August 28th and September 1st. Activity is to celebrate the 74th
anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia. QSL via ORARI National QSL
Bureau or LoTW.

C5, THE GAMBIA. Don, G3XTT, will once again be active as C56DF from The
Gambia, but this time in CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th). Look for
operation before and maybe after the contest. Activity will be on various
bands, probably all CW like last time using low power (IC-7300 and wires)
from a rooftop apartment. He will, of course, upload logs to LoTW and
ClubLog, but possibly only after his return to the UK. QSL direct to Don's
home callsign or via ClubLog's OQRS.

D4, CAPE VERDE (Update/Satellite Op). Harald, DF2WO, will once again be
active as D44TWO from Praia, Santiago Island (AF-005), between September
29th and October 13th. Activity will be holiday style on 160-10 meters
using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. He states that he works mostly on
the Digital modes (FT8, PSK31, JT65 and RTTY) and slow CW. It was reported
this past week that "he has been working hard in the last few months getting
his Satellite station working and is now confident he will use it from
Cabo Verde. He will be using an Icom 7300, 2 Transverters with 3 watts
output on ES-Hail using the QO-100 Geostationary Satellite." He will also
have a FT-450D into a homemade HEX BEAM and a dipole for 40 meters. QSL
via M0OXO (OQRS available).

DXCC, VUCC, & ARRL CONTESTS (Now Prohibit Automated Contacts!). From the
ARRL Web page: Following the direction of the ARRL Board of Directors,
ARRL has incorporated changes to the rules for all ARRL-sponsored contests
and DXCC, prohibiting automated contacts. These changes also apply to the
Worked All States (including Triple Play and 5-Band WAS), VHF/UHF Century
Club, and Fred Fish, W5FF, Memorial awards. The changes are effective
immediately.
  A resolution at the July ARRL Board of Directors meeting pointed to
"growing concern over fully automated contacts being made and claimed"
for contest and DXCC credit. The rules now require that each claimed
contact include contemporaneous direct initiation by the operator on
both sides of the contact. Initiation of a contact may be either local
or remote.
  See: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-contest-and-dxcc-rules-now-prohibit-automated-contacts
  Also see the ARRL Letter for August 22nd, 2019.

FK, NEW CALEDONIA. Jan, F6EYB, will once again be active as FK8CJ from
Noumea, New Caledonia (OC-032), starting August 29th, until the end of
the year. Activity will be on various HF bands (mainly 30/20/17 meters).
QSL via F6EYB, LoTW or eQSL.

FS, ST. MARTIN. Doug, VA3DF, will be active as FS/VA3DF from St. Martin
(NA-105) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/
Single-Band (40 or 20m) entry.  He will use a CrankIR and 100 watts. QSL
via LoTW.

FT8 OPERATING SUGGESTIONS. Dean, 8P6SH/8P2K, has recently been very active
on FT8 from St.Philip, and states, "Its been very interesting but also
somewhat frustrating. I thought I would share a few thoughts on working
DX from a DX perspective. After working quite a few stations on FT8 over
the past couple months, I thought I would share a few thoughts on working
DX on HF:
  1. When you're calling a DX station on HF is the grid that important?
     Many times it's not a bad idea to go with "XX0DX W1ZZ 01" This is
     especially important when signal levels are low - -20db and below.
     The grid information is generally redundant and will be confirmed
     on LoTW anyway. In the typical 'pile-up' that I get on the band, I
     try to work the stations that send a signal report first as these
     QSOs are shorter.

  2. Do not call a DX station on its transmit frequency. Often I have 4
     or 5 DX stations all calling on the same frequency and then, even
     with perfect conditions I'm sending repeat after repeat and seemingly
     getting nowhere. Find a clear frequency and call.

  3. Know when you can log the station. Many times I am working a station
     and I have gotten a "RRR" or "RR73" from the other station. I either
     send a CQ or work the next station, only to get the station who had
     sent a confirmation sending a grid or report to initiate a QSO. I
     believe this is because I have not sent a "73" message. Those of us
     who have worked other modes for years know that "73" is optional.
     Please log the station once you have sent a report, received a report
     and received some kind of confirmation. That final "73" is ok, but
     usually from a DX station working through a list of 6 stations it
     is very much optional.

  4. Hope these pointers are taken in the spirit they are given - to help
     you get into the log quicker! THANKS."

  If you have any comments to make about Dean's comments on FT8, you can
contact him at:                   dmsthill@gmail.com

HPM CELEBRATION. Just reminder that the Hiram Percy Maxim Birthday Cele-
bration gets under way on Saturday, August 31st, and wraps up on Monday,
September 8th. The 9-day operating event commemorates the 150th anni-
versary of the birth of ARRL co-founder and first president Hiram Percy
Maxim, W1AW (HPM) — born on September 2, 1869 — and is open to all radio
amateurs. The objective is to work as many participating stations as
possible. W1AW and all ARRL members will append “/150” to their callsigns
during this event (DX operators who are ARRL members may operate as sign>/150, if permitted by their country of license). For more details,
see: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/reminder-the-hiram-percy-maxim-birthday-celebration-begins-on-august-31

NCDXF PRESS RELEASE (NCDXF Issues grants to two upcoming DXpeditions).
[Dated August 23rd, edited] -- The Northern California DX Foundation
(NCDXF) is pleased to announce grants issued to two Pacific DXpedition
teams for Summer 2019.

  1. The 2019 Western Kiribati (T30L) and Nauru (C21W) DXpeditions slated
     for September have been granted $5,000 from NCDXF. Team Leader Yuris,
     YL2GM, has assembled another high-energy team to activate these two
     islands in an exciting back-to-back operation in September. One of
     the operators is Kristers, YL3JA, a 21-year old first-timer and
     future WRTC 2022 hopeful.

  2. The upcoming ZK3A DXpedition slated for October 2019 has been issued
     a $4,000 from NCDXF using a new grant matching program. To encourage
     more European club participation in early funding raising efforts for
     DXpedition teams, NCDXF pledged $2,000 up-front to the ZK3A DXpedition
     team and also offered to "match" up to an additional $2,000 in pre-trip
     funded grants obtained from any EU DX Clubs or Foundations. We are
     happy to report that this new grant-matching plan worked well as the
     ZK3A team has received an additional $2,000 from European Clubs and
     Foundations in vital up-front funding.

       During the last 46 years, NCDXF has granted over $1 million to
     hundreds of DXpeditions – helping to put an “all-time-new-one” (ATNO)
     in the log and make DX happen for thousands of DXers worldwide.
     DXpeditions to rare entities are becoming more expensive, a trend
     that will continue. If you agree with the importance of NCDXF's work,
     please visit our website at NCDXF.ORG to study our history and to
     consider providing your support.

      Best regards, Ned Stearns, AA7A -- NCDXF Vice President
      NCDXF Web Page at:        https://www.ncdxf.org

OJ0, MARKET REEF. Pasi, OH3WS, will once again be active as OJ0W (as well
as OJ0/OH3WS and OJ0/OG3A) from Market Reef (EU-053) between October
5-12th. Activity will be on 80-30 meters using CW and SSB. QSL all three
callsigns via his home callsign.

OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). The "new" OPDX Mailing List is back up
and running! Details on how to subscribe/unsubscribe are at the bottom of
this bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW

P4, ARUBA (Early Announcement). John, W2GD, will once again be active as
P40W from Aruba (SA-036) during the ARRL International DX CW Contest
(February 15-16th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. Operations
outside of the contest are usually on 160/80m and 30/17/12 meters as time
permits. Watch 160m on the hour and 80m on the half hour. QSL via LoTW
or direct to N2MM, Bureau cards are no longer accepted. Logs will be
loaded on LoTW upon his return to the USA.

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 26th-September 1st).......
 Aug/26th AN      Aug/29th  AN     Aug/31st  AN
 Aug/27th AN      Aug/30th  AN     Sep/01st  BN
 Aug/28th AN

   SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
   ------------------------------------------------------
    NORMALITY               GEOMAG       K Values    Alpha
   -----------------        ------       --------    ------
   AN  - Above Normal       Quiet        K=0-1       0-7
   HN  - High Normal        Unsettled    K=2         8-15
   LN  - Low Normal         Active       K=3         16-29
   BN  - Below Normal       Minor Storm  K=4         30-49
   DIS - Disturbed          Major Storm  K=5         50-99
   VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9       100-400

    Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation:
     * VOACAP predication Web page at:  http://www.voacap.com/hf
           and      http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html
     * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation
     * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at:
             https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm
     * SolarHam Web page:   http://www.solarham.net
     * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at:
                           http://sunspotwatch.com
     * Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
       overseas locations are at:   http://arrl.org/propagation
     * Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us
     * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation
     * Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html
     * Realtime propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk
     * Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm

QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
  QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu)(August 25th)
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  5B4AMX via LZ3SM         HB0/DL7PIA/P via DL7PIA    OY/IZ1AZA via IZ1AZA
  7S2W via SM2EKM & (L)    HG30PANEU via HA1KSS       S549APR via S51A & (L)
  9A/DL6MDA via DL6MDA (e) HG4F via HA4FF & (e)       SK50HD via SM6FKF
  9A/IZ0FYL via IZ0FYL     I2YBC/HB0 via I2YBC        SM7D via SA7DXN (e)
  9A0HRS via 9A3JB         II6MOON via IW6ATQ (d)     SN80FL via SP2PTU
  9A7T via 9A2EU & (L)     IQ9SY via IT9NVA           SP1919PS via SP9PNB
  9Q6BB via W3HNK & (L)    IT9/IQ5ZP via 9A8MDC       SV0AMS via DL2MGP
  DA0N via DJ0BFS          IT9/ON6MM/P via ON6MM      TM17FFF via F4GFE
  DM5B via DM5RC (N)       IY7M via IZ7XNB            UE90AGN via RZ4Z
  DQ9Y via DF2SD (O/L)     IZ1GDB/IT9 via IZ1GDB      UE90PR via RK1O
  EA8DIG via EA8DIG (L)    LZ304AE via LZ1KCP         W1R via N2TA (d)
  EI/HB9TNF/P via HB9TNF   N0F via AC0RL              W2Q via N2TA (d)
  GB60ATG via M0OXO (O)    OE19FTDMC via OE1SGU & (L) YQ0BIKE via YO6KNE (O/L)
  HB0/DL5PIA/P via DL5PIA  OE30CFC via OE3CFC         ZY40ZT via PT7ZT (d/L)

  (e) eQSL only  (d) direct only   (B) Bureau only  (*-B) DX's- Bureau
  (O) OQRS only  (C) ClubLog only  (L) LoTW only    (N) No QSL needed
  (I) No IRC     (P) PayPal        (NB) No Bureau

  LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/3W9KJ
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/HZ1FI (Updated)
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/T30GC
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/ZS9V (Updated)

  CY9C DXPEDITION LOG UPDATE. Randy, N0TG, reports, "All known issues
  with our log on ClubLog have been resolved. If there are still missing
  contacts of any mode, please E-mail (cy9cft8@gmail.com) with date,
  time, mode, frequency and your call sign. Logs will be uploaded to
  LoTW in the near future.

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5T5PA, 9G2HO, 9K2OW, 9M0W, E6ET, KN0E/KH3,
  SO1WS and UN7QX

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: HK1NA (SA-082), II7P (EU-091), RI1OB (EU-066),
  SO1WS, V84SAA, VK5MAV/6 (OC-183, OC-211), XR0ZRC (SA-005) and XR1RRC
  (SA-069)

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 5B4AMX, 5W0GC, AT5RP (AS-173), D66D,
  EY7AV (now RN3DHX), EZ8CQ (now R2DSX), T88PB, UN9L, VP8ALJ, VP8LP,
  VU2AE, VU2ATN, VU2CPL, VU2GRM, VU2IBI, VU2KWJ, VU2NXM, VU2RAJ, VU2SMN,
  VU2USA, VU3DMP, VU3DMP (AS-161), VU3KPL, VU3NXI, VU7MS, XP1AB and YJ0GC
    --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
        to send in their info....

TM41, FRANCE (Special Event). Look for special event station TM41CDXC to
be active between September 13-27th. Activity is to celebrate the 41st
Clipperton DX Convention (September 27-29th) at Mejannes-le Clap (Gard).
QSL via F5CWU or the OQRS:         http://www.f5cwu.net/oqrs

V6, MICRONESIA. Sho, JA7HMZ, will once again be active as V63DX from
Pohnpei Island (OC-010) between November 22-27th. Activity will be on
160-6 meters, all modes and including the CQWW DX CW Contest (November
23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry signing V6A. He will
be looking for European stations on 160m before and after the contest.
QSL via his home callsign direct or LoTW. No Bureau QSLs.

VE, CANADA. DX-World.net reports that Alessandro, VE7ADA, will be active
as VE7ADA/1 from Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, between September 1-7th.
Activity will be on 40-10 meters using SSB with 100 watts into a dipole.
His operations will be from various locations: "some small islands" in
NA-081 and NA-010, and from the Marconi National Historic Site at Table
Head in Glace Bay, the location of Marconi's first transatlantic station.
QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct.

VP9, BERMUDA. Les, N1SV, will be active as VP9/N1SV from Hamilton Parish,
Bermuda Islands (NA-005), between October 23-28th. Activity will be on
various HF bands using mostly CW, JT9 and WSPR. Also, look for him to be
in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) signing as VP9I. QSL via
N1SV, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog or LoTW. QSL VP9I via WW3S.

WW0, UNITED STATES (Special Event). Members of the Northern Colorado
Amateur Radio Club (NCARC), WWV ARC, RMHam, and FCCW along with the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will activate
special event station WW0WWV between September 28th and October 2nd.
Activity is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of WWV, the world's oldest
continuously operating radio station. The WW0WWV station(s) will be set
up adjacent to the WWV transmitter site in Fort Collins, Colorado. The
plan is to have up to four stations on the air for routine operations.
A fifth station will schedule contacts with schools, universities, and
museums, as well as conducting unscheduled contacts. Operations will be
on various HF bands following typical propagation, and will include 160
meters as well as satellites (SO-50, AO-91, and AO-92) and 6-meter meteor
scatter. Modes will be CW, SSB and the Digital modes. A trial run of WW0WWV
took place this past week on August 24-25th. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS, LoTW,
or direct to the WWV Amateur Radio Club, 1713 Ridgewood Rd, Fort Collins,
CO 80526, USA. For more details, visit the following URLs:
                                     http://wwv100.com
http://www.arrl.org/news/view/wwv-centennial-committee-prepares-for-trial-run-of-ww0wwv-special-event
Also, visit the official NIST announcement of the 100th anniversary at:
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2019/10/nist-radio-station-wwv-100-year-anniversary

XP, GREENLAND. Henning, OZ2I/OZ1BII, will once again be active as XP2I
from Kanger-lussuaq between November 20-25th. Activity will be CW only
on all HF bands. He will participate during the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. For activity
outside of the contest, he will sign OX/OZ2I. QSL via OZ2I, LoTW, eQSL
or ClubLog's OQRS. For more details and updates, see: http://www.oz1bii.dk

YN, NICARAGUA. Mike, AJ9C, will once again be active as YN2CC near Granada,
Nicaragua, between November 19-27th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using
CW, SSB and RTTY. Also, Mike will be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November
23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or direct
and by the Bureau to his home callsign. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW upon
his return home and QSLs can be requested via the OQRS on ClubLog.

ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND. Steve, WB4GHY, is currently on Ascension Island
on a work detail. Look for him to possibly be active on various days
as ZD8SC. The length of his stay is unknown. Activity will be on 80-10
meters on SSB only using an IC-7000 to a directional antenna. QSL via
WB4GHY or LoTW.

ZD9, TRISTAN DA CUNHA NEWS (Emergency Fund Appeal). Steve, G4EDG/ZD9CW,
reports [edited]: "On July 18/19th, Tristan suffered a terrifying storm,
the worst for nearly twenty years. Severe damage was suffered by resi-
dential, administration buildings as well as to the school and fish pro-
cessing factory. Thankfully nobody was injured, but life on the island
has been severely affected and work is in progress to repair the build-
ings. Materials for this task are on their way from South Africa on the
MV Edinburgh, the same boat that took me to the island last year for my
ZD9CW operation, a rough journey of seven days. Perhaps DXers would con-
sider making a donation to help with the daunting task of restoring
Tristan to some sort of normality." For more details and on how you can
help, see:   https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/tristanemergencyfund

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ARLK065 Keplerian data

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ARLK065 Keplerian data

ZCZC SK65
QST de W1AW 
Keplerian Bulletin 65  ARLK065
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT  August 23, 2019
To all radio amateurs

SB KEP ARL ARLK065
ARLK065 Keplerian data

Special thanks to AMSAT-NA (AMSAT.ORG) for the following Keplerian
data.

Decode 2-line elsets with the following key:
1 AAAAAU 00  0  0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB  .CCCCCCCC  00000-0  00000-0 0  DDDZ
2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ
KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN
G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM

0 AO-07
1 7530U 74089B   19235.47307781 -.00000021  00000-0  14792-3 0  9990
2 7530 101.7498 202.4745 0011768 219.2747 250.8893 12.53639458 48762
0 FO-29
1 24278U 96046B   19234.84366320 -.00000006 +00000-0 +27344-4 0  9990
2 24278 098.5468 019.4362 0351303 071.1572 292.7320 13.53092825136360
0 ISS
1 25544U 98067A   19235.85069987 -.00000265  00000-0  34056-5 0  9999
2 25544  51.6422  25.5984 0007668 320.2290 191.5244 15.50389826185759
0 SO-50
1 27607U 02058C   19235.35571998 -.00000049  00000-0  14093-4 0  9999
2 27607  64.5538 208.8354 0078596 243.8858 115.4143 14.75565966896723
0 CO-55
1 27844U 03031E   19235.43399488  .00000027  00000-0  32081-4 0  9997
2 27844  98.6846 242.6651 0009431 194.2009 165.8904 14.22190585837633
0 RS-22
1 27939U 03042A   19235.39986558  .00000003  00000-0  90740-5 0  9990
2 27939  98.0500   9.9691 0012324 214.1732 145.8698 14.66797281850173
0 CO-58
1 28895U 05043F   19235.34108705  .00000067  00000-0  21653-4 0  9996
2 28895  97.9682  15.8550 0017745 141.0868 219.1616 14.63683576737081
0 CO-65
1 32785U 08021C   19235.43781631  .00000114  00000-0  17941-4 0  9991
2 32785  97.5521 232.0589 0014315  49.6642 310.5823 14.88333228613464
0 COMPASS 1
1 32787U 08021E   19235.27151023 -.00000005  00000-0  46079-5 0  9996
2 32787  97.5077 244.2429 0012408   1.6271 358.4988 14.93407262614434
0 DO-64
1 32789U 08021G   19234.95426449  .00001002  00000-0  70808-4 0  9992
2 32789  97.4594 282.6357 0010604 260.2981  99.7049 15.07057476616790
0 RS-30
1 32953U 08025A   19235.48038191  .00000020  00000-0  75656-4 0  9996
2 32953  82.5003 103.8562 0019483 348.3514  11.7117 12.43090944510482
0 KKS-1
1 33499U 09002H   19235.45687119  .00000043  00000-0  14439-4 0  9992
2 33499  98.3470  76.2502 0009270   5.6441 354.4869 14.75456128568923
0 AO-71
1 37854U 11061E   19235.37917349  .00000254  00000-0  21341-4 0  9995
2 37854 101.6974 167.3794 0160272 230.6870 128.0041 15.06529839426880
0 AO-73
1 39444U 13066AE  19234.99776225  .00000136  00000-0  22970-4 0  9990
2 39444  97.5602 246.8383 0058263 171.9189 188.2978 14.81960165309601
0 UKUBE 1
1 40074U 14037F   19235.43500504  .00000069  00000-0  15484-4 0  9992
2 40074  98.4438  41.1494 0005310  22.1615 337.9834 14.84080622277404
0 XW-2A
1 40903U 15049E   19235.52143073  .00000807  00000-0  20916-4 0  9997
2 40903  97.3318 278.6434 0011729 267.2996 198.8249 15.42003759220397
0 XW-2C
1 40906U 15049H   19235.35920664  .00000160  00000-0  11860-4 0  9990
2 40906  97.4693 236.3543 0014446 338.3132 129.0908 15.15720416216940
0 XW-2D
1 40907U 15049J   19235.39979164  .00000592  00000-0  34331-4 0  9991
2 40907  97.4667 236.0743 0013389 335.6992 159.8410 15.15915535216969
0 XW-2F
1 40910U 15049M   19235.50004192  .00000451  00000-0  25911-4 0  9996
2 40910  97.4635 238.2619 0013695 327.2578 183.8567 15.17370526216991
0 XW-2B
1 40911U 15049N   19235.36424693  .00000146  00000-0  11126-4 0  9997
2 40911  97.4688 236.6984 0013341 336.5618 130.4416 15.15841243216856
0 IO-86
1 40931U 15052B   19234.73079216 +.00000631 +00000-0 -12073-5 0  9993
2 40931 006.0009 312.8487 0013407 353.5945 006.4690 14.76611291210899
0 AO-91
1 43017U 17073E   19235.30928464  .00000284  00000-0  28238-4 0  9990
2 43017  97.7207 154.1002 0256860 304.9871  52.7467 14.78607917 94959
0 AO-92
1 43137U 18004AC  19235.44115729  .00000520  00000-0  24770-4 0  9995
2 43137  97.4830 303.0839 0010116  35.0357 325.1544 15.23542869 89500
0 AO-85
1 40967U 15058D   19234.36679880  .00000080  00000 0  27427-4 0  7879
2 40967  64.7787 321.9831 0192979 182.0413 177.9928 14.75979661117287

Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW.  The
next scheduled transmission of these data will be Tuesday, August 27,
2019, at 2230z on Baudot and BPSK31.
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ANS-237 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-237

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:

* Second Call for AMSAT 2019 Symposium Papers
* Volunteer Opportunity: ANS Rotating Editors Needed
* American Communications Committee Guards 5GHz and 47 GHZ Bands
* SatNOGS Basics to be Featured at 2019 ARRL-TAPR Conference
* New French CEPT paper still seeks 144-146 MHz for Aeronautical
* Another Threat to the Amateur Radio 23cm Band
* New 144-146 Web SDR at Goonhilly Available
* AMSAT-LU Announces Marine Buoy Testing and Tracking Project
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts from All Over

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ANS-237 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 237.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
August 25, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-237.01


Second Call for AMSAT 2019 Symposium Papers

This is the second call for papers for the 2019 AMSAT-NA Annual
Meeting and Space Symposium to be held on October 18-20 at the
Hilton Arlington, 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington, Virginia.

Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster
presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur
satellite community. We request a tentative title of your
presentation as soon as possible, with final copy to 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.

[ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV for the above information.]

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    The July/August edition of Apogee View, a comprehensive
   update on AMSAT's activities by AMSAT President Joe Spier,
        K6WAO, has been posted to the AMSAT website at:
                https://www.amsat.org/apogeeview/

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Volunteer Opportunity: ANS Rotating Editors Needed

If you're open to volunteering to help AMSAT this is your chance!
We have openings for a few volunteers willing to help as an AMSAT
News Service rotating editor.

Our editors work on a rotating schedule with each taking turns as
the current week's news editor. Using input received from members,
the amateur radio community, officers, plus our other editors your
job is to assemble the AMSAT News Service bulletin for your week.
(A template is provided to help you format the message.)

If you can help contact our Senior News Service Editor, Mark Johns,
K0JM via his e-mail: k0jm at amsat dot org.

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American Communications Committee Guards 5GHz and 47 GHZ Bands

CITEL, the telecommunications committee of the Organization of
American States, concluded a week of meetings on Friday, August 16 in
Ottawa.

The meeting tries to establish common positions on agenda items which
will be acted upon during the World Radiocommunication Conference
(WRC-19) which begins on October 28 in Egypt.

Among the principal highlights of the week’s activities for Radio
Amateurs:

For 5 GHz, twelve member states supported no change (NoC) to the
existing allocations in 5725-5850 MHz and eighteen member states
supported no change in the range 5850-5925 MHz as opposed to using
these frequency ranges for higher-power and outdoor wireless access
points.  The Amateur secondary allocation in Canada is 5650-5925 MHz.

Regarding 47 GHz, Amateurs were successful in having Mexico remove
the frequency segment 47–47.2 GHz from their proposal to study
several additional frequency ranges for the Fixed Satellite Service. 
Also, eleven member states supported no change (NoC) to the existing
(Amateur Primary) allocation in 47–47.2 GHz.  Specifically, not to be
considered for sharing with 5G international mobile telephony.

The French proposal to consider 144–146 MHz for sharing with the
aeronautical mobile service was not on the CITEL agenda.  It will be
considered next in a CEPT meeting in late August.

[ANS thanks Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN and AMSAT-UK 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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SatNOGS Basics to be Featured at 2019 ARRL-TAPR Conference

Details on the current roster of presentations and speakers for the
2019 ARRL-TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC) have been
announced.  The conference takes place September 20 – 22 at the
Detroit Metro Airport Marriott Hotel.

Among the many topics announced, the Sunday Seminar will be “Learn to
build and operate your own SatNOGS ground station,” presented by
Dan White, AD0CQ, and Corey Shields, KB9JHU. This seminar will be a
hands-on, progressive tutorial, starting with the basics of a SatNOGS
(Satellite Networked Open Ground Station) and ending with the
development of telemetry decoders.

Familiarity with Linux and the Raspberry Pi platform is beneficial
but not required. The presenters also will interact with SatNOGS web
services and discuss other technologies in use such as Python,
GNURadio, InfluxDB, Kaitai Structs, and Grafana. Participants should
gain an understanding of how SatNOGS applications work, how to use
them, and a basic familiarity with the technologies behind the scenes,

should they wish to contribute to the development of the project.
Participants should bring a laptop and sign up for a free account.

See all the DCC topics announced at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-DCC-Topics

[ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information.]

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New French CEPT paper still seeks 144-146 MHz for Aeronautical

The French administration has renewed its attack on the Amateur Radio
144-146 MHz band ahead of a key CEPT ECC CPG meeting in Ankara,
August 26-30.

In a paper to be considered at the conference the French
Administration says it is not at this time seeking Primary status for
the Aeronautical Mobile Service in 144-146 MHz, however, their
intent is still that the Aeronautical Mobile Service should share
the amateur 2 meter band.

It is clear where such sharing would inevitably lead, amateur
operation in the band would only be tolerated if there were no
interference to Aeronautical Mobile. Radio Amateurs might be subject
to heavy restriction and low EIRP limits.

We can get on idea of France’s long term intent for 144 MHz from
their attitude to the 1240-1300 MHz band. It was initially said the
Galileo constellation could amicably share this allocation and
amateur operation could continue but now France says “unregulated use
of the band 1240-1300 MHz by the amateur service is a serious source
of harmful interference to RNSS receivers.”

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

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Another Threat to the Amateur Radio 23cm Band

A joint paper by France, Lithuania, Malta, Slovenia and
The Netherlands for the European Conference of Postal and
Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) Conference Preparatory
Group (CPG) meeting on August 26-30, attacks the continued use by
Radio Amateurs of its 1240-1300 MHz band.

This is the final CEPT CPG meeting in preparation for the ITU World
Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) to be held October 28 to
November 22. This conference will define the Agenda Items for WRC-23.

Paper AI10 – Proposal on AS-RNSS says:
Galileo is close to full operational capability and its E6 signals in
the band 1260-1300 MHz will support new services such as the free-to-
use Galileo High Accuracy Service, and also robust authentication,
expected to be used by a variety of applications including autonomous
vehicles and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Several cases of interference to Galileo E6 receivers from amateur
service emissions have occurred in the recent past, sometimes at
significant distance, and have taken several hours or even days to be
eliminated. There is therefore a serious concern that as Galileo E6
receivers are deployed and used more widely, cases of interference
from amateur stations will rapidly grow in number.

A WRC-23 agenda item is necessary to address this issue because:

1. Unregulated use of the band 1240-1300 MHz by the amateur service
is a serious source of harmful interference to RNSS receivers. This
is demonstrated by experience.

2. The number of Galileo receivers in 1260-1300 MHz will increase
dramatically, and interference cases will multiply if not addressed
timely.

3. Galileo and other RNSS systems will deploy at global scale, and
interference scenario between amateur emissions and RNSS receivers
include cross-border cases. The issue is therefore of international
nature and is to be addressed in the ITU framework.

4. Galileo is a major European asset, and a decision at WRC-23 is
essential to be compatible with the road map of deployment of Galileo
receivers in this band.

[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK 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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New 144-146 Web SDR at Goonhilly Available

AMSAT-UK and the British Amateur Television Club have announced the
availability of a new 144-146 MHz Web-based Software Defined Radio
installation at Goonhilly.

This is being provided in collaboration with Goonhilly Earth Station
where it is kindly hosted alongside the existing receiving equipment
for the amateur radio transponders on the Qatar-Oscar-100
(QO-100/Es’hail-2) geostationary satellite.

It shares the same Turnstile antenna that is used for the reception
of the AO73, EO88 & JO97 CubeSats.

Being located in the far South West of the UK, it is anticipated the
SDR will be useful for early Acquisition of Signal (AOS) of 144 MHz
downlinks from amateur satellites and the International Space
Station (ISS). Additionally it can be used for reception of
tropospheric signals from the south – the Spanish beacon ED1ZAG on
144.403 MHz has been already been heard on the system.

The new 144 MHz band WebSDR is available at
https://vhf-goonhilly.batc.org.uk/

The AMSAT-UK / BATC 10 GHz WebSDR for QO-100 is still available at
https://eshail.batc.org.uk/

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

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AMSAT-LU Announces Marine Buoy Testing and Tracking Project

AMSAT-LU plans to test their marine buoy system on August 31 in the
Lagoon of Pehuajó. The city is 375 km from Buenos Aires and 500 km
from Mar del Plata, Argentina. Operational nets are planned to be on
144.930 MHz FM and 7.095 MHz LSB.

The buoy is powered with batteries and solar cells for long-term
operation using APRS and WSPR transmissions:

WSPR 14095.6 MHz) 900 mW call sign LU7AA can be tracked at
http://lu7aa.org.ar/wspr.asp.

APRS call sign LU7AA-8 beacons every 2 minutes can be seen at
http://aprs.fi?call=lu7aa-8.

Solar power equipped super pressure balloons also transmitting WSPR
packets are planned to be tested.

The buoy is planned for deployment in the Atlantic Ocean next summer.
Land-based test transmissions from Buenos Aires are already
operational.

AMSAT-LU has posted details at: Details: http://amsat.org.ar/?f=boya

[ANS thanks AMSAT-LU for the above information]

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Upcoming Satellite Operations

Help Celebrate AMSAT's 50th Anniversary with these "W3ZM on the Road"
Operations:

Call - Date - State - Grids - Operator - Mode
W3ZM/7 - Aug 24-25 - AZ - DM41, DM51/52 - KF7R - FM & Linear
W3ZM/5 - Aug 29 - MS - EM43 - KE4AL - FM & Linear
W3ZM/5 - Sep 10 - LA - EL49 - EM40 - KG5GJT - FM

N7MJ Roving 11 State Tour – WY, NE, IA, IL, KY, TN, AR, OK, TX, NM,
AZ, August 25th – September 9th, 2019.
Jack M7MJ is heading out (in his Vette) on a 2 weeks road trip from
Cheyenne, WY to the big 25th Anniversary Celebration of the National
Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY, (August 28-31). Then he will
head through TN to AR (EM34) for a family gathering 9/3-4, the
another family gathering 9/4-5 in Atoka, OK (EM14/24). With the
partying over, down through TX and NM and end up in Chandler, AZ.
FM only.

Way Up in the Northeast (GN27, GN26, GN37)  Aug 26 – Sept 7, 2019
Chris, VE3FU will be in GN27 August 26-30 and will try to make a trip
to GN26, possibly on the GN26/27 line.  He will be in GN37 (again)
August 30-September 7.  Chris will be operating as VO2AC/1 and try to
announce operating times on Twitter as far ahead as possible.
https://twitter.com/ChrisVE3FU.

Road to Oklahoma (EM52, EM43/44, EM34, EM35, EM25, EM26)
Aug  29 – Sep 1, 2019
Robert KE4AL is heading to Oklahoma (EM26).  Plan is to stop in EM52
Thursday (1800 ish UTC) and get on the air from Mississippi as
W3ZM/4.  Next up will EM43/44 line around 2330Z and spend the night
in EM34.  Friday will be a trip up through Little Rock onto I-40
with stops in EM35 and EM25.  Follow KE4AL on aprs.fi and keep an eye
on Robert’s Twitter feed for specific pass times. 
https://twitter.com/KE4ALabama

Mississippi (EM42) Aug 31 – Sep 1, 2019
Brian, KG5GJT is taking the Casita and his Mamacita on a little trip
to EM42. This is a family vacation, so Brian will Tweet passes before
they come up. Watch https://twitter.com/KG5GJT

Peru – August 31 – September 7, 2019
Tony, KD8RTT will be in Peru Saturday night, August 31 and leave on
Saturday, September 7.  FM passes, mainly AO-91 and AO-92, vacation
schedule permitting.  Tony is not exactly sure what days/times he can
operate yet, but he’ll try to tweet before he gets on any passes. 
https://twitter.com/kd8rtt

AM1SAT (All Grids in Spain)  September 9-15, 2019
AMSAT-EA will be transmitting its special call AM1SAT via all active
satellites from September 9th to September 15th as part of the V
RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2019 activities. IberRadio is the biggest
event for the ham community in SouthWest Europe and will open doors
September 14th and 15th . Learn more about IberRadio at
http://www.iberradio.es.

The AM1SAT call sign will be active from a minimum of 14 different
grids during that time to help satellite operators to collect as
much EA locators as possible.

As part of this activity and in order to promote the participation,
AMSAT-EA is sponsoring the AM1SAT Special Award in two categories,
Silver and Gold.  More info available at https://www.amsat-ea.org/
and as a pdf at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-AM1SAT-Award.

[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.]

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ARISS News

There are no scheduled school contacts to report at this time.

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    AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign
    to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades
    on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to
    continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio.
     We have reached a great milestone with $33,480 raised
    or about 22% towards our goal. This would not have been
         possible without your outstanding generosity!!

          For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit:

     https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9

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Satellite Shorts from All Over

+ A0-40: A GPS Pioneer

The GPS III SV02 satellite launched on Thursday, August 22nd, 2019. 
GPS III SVs are designed to introduce new capabilities to meet
higher demands of both military and civilian users.

AMSAT-OSCAR 40 was launched on November 16, 2000.  It carried a
GPS experiment that helped to validate above-the-constellation use
of GPS and influenced the design of the Block III GPS satellites.
For more details see https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-AO-40.


+ Ruth Willet KM4LAO Joins the ICQ Podcast Team

Keen amateur satellite user Ruth Willet KM4LAO @KM4Ruth has joined
the ICQ Podcast team.  The latest podcast covers the news that AMSAT
member 12-year-old Marissa Robledo W4AQT is the recipient of the 2019
ARRL Alabama Outstanding Youth Ham Award.  Hear it at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-Ruth-Willet

(ANS thanks icqpodcast.com and AMSAT-UK for the above information.)


+ TAPR Announces Funds for Student Attendance at DCC

Thanks to a generous grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications,
TAPR is able to fund attendance at the DCC for a limited number of
students. To nominate a deserving student for an all-expense-paid
trip to the DCC, submit a nomination at taproffice at tapr dot org.

[ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information.]


+ Ideas sought for the next FUNcube satellite

In November the FUNcube-1 CubeSat will have been in orbit for 6 years
and the FUNcube team are now soliciting suggestions for the next
satellite

The team are looking for suggestions for:
 - Conformation of the satellite (2U / 3U)
 - Orbit (LEO / MEO)
 - STEM Outreach
 - Amateur Radio Payloads
 - Research Payloads

Please email your ideas to funcube-next at funcube dot org dot uk.

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


+ NASA Releases Study On Commercial Space Economy

New insights from companies in the growing space economy are helping
NASA chart a course for the future of commercial human spaceflight in
low-Earth orbit.

Input the companies provided to NASA as part of the studies will
inform NASA's future policies to support commercial activities that
enable a robust low-Earth orbit economy.

NASA selected twelve companies to complete studies about the
commercialization of low-Earth orbit and the International Space
Station, assessing the potential growth of a low-Earth orbit economy
and how to best stimulate private demand for commercial human
spaceflight  Read the complete story at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-Report.

[ANS thanks SpaceRef-Business for the above information.]

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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,
Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
n1uw at amsat dot org

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[425ENG] 425 DX News #1477 [Calendar]

24 August 2019                                            A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1477

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                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  24/08      A91FTDMC: special callsign                            1474
till  24/08      II8FTDM: special callsign                             1474
till  24/08      LX8FTDM: special callsign                             1474
till  24/08      OD5FTDMC: special callsign                            1474
till  24/08      OE19FTDMC: special callsign                           1474
till  24/08      OJ0O: Market Reef (EU-053)                            1476
till  24/08      TM8FTDM: special callsign (France)                    1474
till  24/08      TO8FTDM: special callsign (Guadeloupe)                1474
till  24/08      ZL6FTDMC: special callsign                            1474
till  25/08      ES30WAY: special callsign                             1476
till  25/08      GB4ENI: special callsign (England)                    1469
till  25/08      KH8C: Tutuila (OC-045), American Samoa                1476
till  25/08      LY30WAY: special callsign                             1476
till  25/08      MS0INT: Shiant Isles (EU-112)                         1475
till  25/08      YL30WAY: special callsign                             1476
till  26/08      OY/IZ1AZA: Faroe Islands (EU-018)                     1475
till  26/08      YJ8RN: Loh Island (OC-110)                            1477
till  28/08      GB80ENI: special callsign (England)                   1469
till  28/08      SV8/IW7EGQ: Zakynthos Island (EU-052)                 1475
till  31/08      CB70E, CB70K, CB70O, CB70Y: special calls (Chile)     1473
till  31/08      SN0ARCO: special callsign                             1474
till  31/08      TM36V: special callsign (France)                      1475
till  01/09      HC2/IZ1HGP: Ecuador                                   1473
till  03/09      H44MI: Malaita (OC-047), Solomon Islands              1475
till  05/09      OX3LX: Upernavik Island (NA-134)                      1477
till  15/09      3Z1919PS, HF1919PS, SN1919PS: special callsigns       1474
till  15/09      SO1919PS, SP1919PS, SQ1919PS: special callsigns       1474
till  24/09      H44MS: Malaita (OC-047), Solomon Islands              1468
till  30/09      LY30BW: special callsign                              1474
till  30/09      PA75OSB: special callsign                             1476
till  04/10      J68HZ: St Lucia (NA-108)                              1476
till  10/10      Z81D: South Sudan                                     1476
till  23/10      4U73B: special callsign (Italy)                       1434
till  October    VK0HZ: Davis Station, Antarctica (AN-016)             1431
till  October    ZL5A: Scott Base, Ross Island (AN-011), Antarctica    1431
till  17/11      TM500LV: special callsign (France)                    1465
till  31/12      8J3ICOM and 8N3ICOM: special callsigns                1476
till  31/12      9A62AA: special callsign                              1452
till  31/12      Canadian National Parks On The Air (CNPOTA)           1443
till  31/12      DL70AFUG: special callsign                            1447
till  31/12      DL70BRD: special callsign                             1444
till  31/12      DM70GER: special callsign                             1444
till  31/12      DQ1200ASP: special callsign                           1443
till  31/12      DR50DIG: special callsign                             1446
till  31/12      EI100YXQ: special callsign                            1447
till  31/12      EI19RE: special callsign                              1447
till  31/12      EN185UNIV: special callsign                           1458
till  31/12      HB90 and HB30: special prefixes (Switzerland)         1443
till  31/12      SF50CG: special callsign                              1444
till  31/12      SP60DXC: special callsign                             1477
till  31/12      TC10GITRAD: special callsign (Turkey)                 1451
till  31/01/2020 EM1UA and EM1U: Galindez Island (AN-006), Antarctica  1450
till  30/06/2020 GB60ATG: special callsign                             1473
24/08-25/08      JR7DXE/7: Oshima (AS-206)                             1477
24/08-25/08      R0LS/p: Karamzin Island (AS-066)                      1477
24/08-26/08      DS2GOO/3: Sapshi Island  (AS-080)                     1476
24/08-26/08      ES2TT/0: Saaremaa Island (EU-034)                     1477
24/08-01/09      IQ5BL: Para-Archery Championships                     1476
25/08-02/09      KL7RRC/p: Sledge Island (NA-210)                      1475
26/08-01/09      YJ8RN: Vanua Lava (OC-104)                            1477
26/08-22/09      PA75SODS: special callsign                            1476
27/08-01/09      YP0F: Fericirii Island (EU-191)                       1475
28/08-01/09      8A74RI/#: special callsign                            1477
28/08-25/09      PD538RNI: special callsign                            1476
29/08-31/12      FK8CJ: New Caledonia (OC-032)                         1477
30/08-01/09      9M62MA, 9M62MB, 9M62MC: special calls (West Malaysia) 1476
30/08-01/09      9M62MD, 9M62MJ, 9M62MK: special calls (West Malaysia) 1476
30/08-01/09      9M62MM, 9M62MN, 9M62MP: special calls (West Malaysia) 1476
30/08-01/09      9M62MQ and 9M62MS: special calls (East Malaysia)      1476
30/08-01/09      9M62MR and 9M62MT: special calls (West Malaysia)      1476
30/08-01/09      9M62MW and 9M62MY: special calls (West Malaysia)      1476
30/08-02/12      IB2LV: special callsign                               1477
31/08-01/09      TC113PTR: special callsign                            1476
August           3D2DOM: Fiji                                          1473
August           HO1D: special callsign (Panama)                       1473
August           II4BRD: special callsign                              1444
August           JW/LB2PG: Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard              1465
August           LZ304AE: special callsign                             1444
01/09            VE2GT/150: Ile du Havre (NA-176)                      1477
01/09-07/09      VE7ADA/1: NA-010 and NA-081                           1477
01/09-15/09      EG1SDC-EG9SDC: special callsigns                      1476
01/09-15/09      EH1SDC-EH9SDC: special callsigns                      1476
01/09-24/09      LZ/R2ATP/mm: lighthouses and Flora & Fauna            1477
01/09-30/09      4U500M: special callsign (VIC, Austria)               1475
01/09-30/11      PH100KLM: special callsign                            1476
02/09-15/09      EX6QP: Kyrgyzstan                                     1476
02/09-18/09      TM44WFF and F4GTB/p: Flora & Fauna (France)           1477
06/09-09/09      K7TRI: Tillamook Rock (NA-211)                        1477
06/09-15/09      T30L:  West Kiribati (OC-017)                         1474
06/09-22/09      TK19IOTA: Corsica                                     1475
07/09-08/09      TM1MOON: special callsign (France)                    1461
08/09-16/09      E51SFS: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks               1477
08/09-21/09      9G5QU: Ghana                                          1477
13/09-16/09      EA9/DL2JRM: Ceuta & Melilla                           1475
13/09-22/09      PA75OMG: special event station                        1477
13/09-27/09      TM41CDXC: special callsign (France)                   1477
14/09-28/09      6O7O: Somalia                                         1477
16/09-25/09      C21W: Nauru (OC-031)                                  1474
16/09-01/10      3DA0AO: eSwatini (Swaziland)                          1469
20/09-25/09      E51SFS: Aitutaki (OC-083), South Cooks                1477
21/09-27/09      MD/OP2D: Isle of Man                                  1462
23/09-06/10      A35JT: Tongatapu (OC-049), Tonga                      1455
28/09-02/10      WW0WWV: special event station                         1477
24/09-08/10      FP/KV1J: Saint Pierre & Miquelon (NA-032)             1475
29/09-13/10      D44TWO: Sao Tiago (AF-005)                            1477
30/09-11/10      A82X and A82Z: Liberia                                1476
September        II4GRM: special callsign                              1444
September        JW/LB2PG: Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard              1465
September        LZ304EW: special callsign                             1444
01/10-11/10      ZK3A: Tokelau Islands (OC-048)                        1471
01/10-19/10      7P8AO: Lesotho                                        1469
02/10-14/10      TO80SP: St. Pierre  et  Miquelon (NA-032)             1477
05/10-06/10      F6CUK/p: Sainte-Marguerite Island (EU-058)            1477
07/10-23/10      T30GC: Western Kiribati (OC-017)                      1462
18/10-23/10      3G1DX: Pajaros Rocks (SA-100)                         1475
18/10-28/10      VK9NC: Norfolk Island (OC-005)                        1475
18/10-01/11      VP6R: Pitcairn Island (OC-044)                        1454
18/10-04/11      VK9NE: Norfolk Island (OC-005)                        1475
19/10-31/10      VU7RI: Lakshadweep Islands (AS-011)                   1459
20/10-01/11      D68CCC: Comoro Islands (AF-007)                       1462
28/10-04/11      VK9NG: Norfolk Island (OC-005)                        1475
October          II4MNU: special callsign                              1444
October          JW/LB2PG: Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard              1465
October          LZ311HI: special callsign                             1444
04/11-07/11      YJ0RRC: Gaua Island (OC-104), Vanuatu                 1457
06/11-17/11      TX7T: Marquesas Islands (OC-027)                      1477
08/11-13/11      YJ0RRC: Tongoa Island (OC-111), Vanuatu               1457
12/11-29/11      VK9CZ: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003)               1459
14/11-20/11      YJ0FWA: Efate Island (OC-035), Vanuatu                1457
16/11-27/11      9G5W: Ghana                                           1469
November         II4VAL: special callsign                              1444
November         JW/LB2PG: Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard              1465
November         LZ365BM: special callsign                             1444
December         II4TIB: special callsign                              1444
December         LZ4408SPA: special callsign                           1444
TBA         2019 3Y0I: Bouvet Island                                   1459
TBA         2019 T33T: Banaba Island (OC-018)                          1470
04/02-18/02/2020 5I5TT and 5I4ZZ: Zanzibar Island (AF-032)             1477
21/02-05/03/2020 VP8/VP8DXU: South Orkney Islands (AN-008)             1474
March       2020 9J2LA: Zambia                                         1463
05/10-12/10/2020 CY0C: Sable Island (NA-063)                           1463
October     2020 KH6VV/KH4: Midway Island (OC-030)                     1476

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