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ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North
America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS 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.

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:

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In this edition:
* Echo Telemetry Data Online
* Echo Operating Schedule for April
* Spring, Satellites and Spaghetti
* FCC Report & Order on 'Smart Radios'
* ARISS Status - 21 March 2005


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Echo Telemetry Data Online

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 086.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 27, 2005
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-086.01

The Echo telemetry data web site is back online.  There have been some
improvements and modifications to the site.  Please continue to upload
you received telemetry data to the site.

http://echo.coloradosatellite.net/echo/index.php

Thank you to those stations that continue to support Echo by uploading
their telemetry data.

[ANS thanks Mike, KE4AZN for the above information]

/EX


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Echo Operating Schedule for April

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 086.02
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 27, 2005
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-086.02

April Echo Schedule

1 Apr
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone
Downlink 435.300 mhz FM
9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)
Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital
Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital

6 Apr
There will be no Experimenters Wednesday Session
No Mode Change

13 Apr
Exp Wed - Mode L/U as requested via ao51-modes, postponed from March
FM Repeater, L/U
Uplink: 1268.700 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone will be used
Downlink 435.300 mhz FM

14 Apr
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone
Downlink 435.300 mhz FM
9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)
Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital
Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital

18 Apr
Extended 38k4 Digital Testing Session as requested
38k4 Digital Downlink, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)
Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital
Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 38k4 PBP Digital, Power 1.3 watts

21 Apr
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone
Downlink 435.300 mhz FM
9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)
Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital
Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital

27 Apr
Exp Wed - Dual FM repeaters, 2nd repeater is in QRP mode
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone
Downlink 435.300 mhz FM
The first FM repeater is open for all stations
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.880 mhz FM, NO PL Tone required, QRP requirements
Downlink 435.150 mhz FM
Please follow the QRP requirements listed below for this repeater,
and note the downlink frequency

28 Apr
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone
Downlink 435.300 mhz FM
9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)
Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital
Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital

 
[ANS thanks Mike, KE4AZN for the above information]

/EX


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Spring, Satellites and Spaghetti

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 086.03
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 27, 2005
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-086.03

The Indian River Amateur Radio Club is pleased to announce that their
annual satellite operating event, Spring, Satellites and Spaghetti will
be held this year on Saturday, 02 April 2005.  The event will be held
again this year at Kiwanas Park on Merritt Island, FL operating under
the Club callsign W4NLX.  

With ARISS, AO-7, FO-29, SO-50 and AO-51 all available a total of 12
passes will be availble during the 1330-1900 UTC event.  The satellite
pass schedule even has a natural break so that everyone can enjoy some
of the Club's fine spaghetti without missing a pass.

Anyone active or interested in amateur satellites is welcome to attend.

[ANS thanks Lee, KU4OS for the above information]

/EX


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FCC Report & Order on 'Smart Radios'

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 086.04
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 27, 2005
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-086.04

The FCC has released a Report and Order (R&O) on cognitive or 'smart
radios'.  In ET Docket 03-108, "Facilitating Opportunities for Flexible,
Efficient, and Reliable Spectrum Use Employing Cognitive Radio
Technologies", the Commission declined to adopt any new regulations for
Amateur Radio transceivers or for digital-to-analog converters (DACs)
"at this time." 

The Commission was concerned about potential misuse of high speed DACs
and software defined radios (SDRs). The proposed rule-change would have
directly affected all radio amateurs, including those who would be using
Amateur Radio satellites in the future. One problem noted by AMSAT was
that limiting the transmission ability to amateur bands, prevents HF
software defined radios from being used as wideband IFs in conjunction
with transverters to access the microwave bands. Such transverters are
frequently used in connection with both terrestrial and satellite
applications for reception and transmission on various microwave bands.
AMSAT is very pleased to see the Commission continue to allow the
development and introduction of devices which have such high potential
to prove beneficial to radio amateurs and the general public.

The full text of AMSAT's comments can be found at
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/amsat-na/filings/et-03-108-comments.pdf

Dr. Perry Klein, W3PK, AMSAT Vice President, Government Liaison noted
that a lot of research and hard work went into getting these comments
filed with the FCC in a timely manner. Ray Soifer, W2RS and Bill Tynan,
W3XO were instrumental in helping pull these comments together along
with contributions from other AMSAT Board Members and Officers.

[ANS thanks Perry, W3PK for the above information]

/EX


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ARISS Status - 21 March 2005

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 086.05
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 27, 2005
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-086.05

1. Successful Contact  with Mt. Gambier, Australia School 

On March 17, students from St. Martins Lutheran College in Mt Gambier,
Australia, experienced a successful contact with Leroy Chiao, KE5BRW,
via the telebridge station, WH6PN, in Hawaii. Ten students were able to
ask twenty questions as an audience of two hundred parents, students and
the South East Radio Group packed into the school's music room.  The
audio was streamed over the internet, courtesy of MCI, and also over
EchoLink, and IRLP.  The event was covered by WIN TV, Bush Vision, a new
community TV station, the ABC radio network, The Border Watch newspaper,
and the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA). 
The ABC South East SA story on the contact, "Students link up with the
International Space Station," can be found at: 
http://www.abc.net.au/southeastsa/stories/s1326932.htm	
A write up by Tony Hutchison, VK5ZAI, ARISS mentor for the contact, can
be found on the WIA website. See:
 http://www.wia.org.au/news/2005/20050318-01.php


2. Upcoming School Contact

The Science Discovery Center in Denton, Texas has been approved for an
ARISS contact.  It has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 29 at 16:38
UTC. 
     

3. ARRL Article on Rains High School Contact 

On March 8, students from Rains High School in Emory, Texas spoke with
the ISS via amateur radio. Approximately 60 students, teachers and
administrators attended the contact. A television station covered the
event, and the teacher who coordinated the contact was interviewed by a
local radio station. The ARRL ran an article on the event. To view
"Students' Space Questions via Ham Radio Show Strong Science Slant,"
see: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/03/15/3/?nc=1


4. ARISS International Meeting Held

The monthly ARISS International Teleconference was held on Tuesday, 15
March 2005. Agenda items covered included an update on the ARISS U.S.
school backlog and how to handle it, and the status of the Columbus
Module.  SuitSat was also discussed. The next ARISS International
Teleconference will be held on April 19, 2005.


5. Energia News 

Energia ran articles covering the training of the Expedition 11 crew,
Roberto Vittori's taxi flight, and the SuitSat project. Some photos of
the SuitSat mockup are included in the layout.  See:
http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss11/photo_03-15.html and
http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss11/photo_03-16.html

[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information]

/EX


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73,
This weeks ANS Editor,
Lee McLamb, KU4OS
ku4os at amsat dot org
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