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[ans] FW: ANS-171 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 171.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 20, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-171.01
Hi All,
This is the final call for speakers for the AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2010
which will be held at the Holiday Inn, Guildford, UK (same venue as
in 2009) on *Sat 31st Jul and Sun 1st Aug 2010*, with a beginners session
on the afternoon of Friday 30th.
AMSAT-UK invite speakers, about amateur radio, space and associated
activities to this event, details of which, can be found at:
http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/32/42/
As this is a late call, the submission of a paper is not required
but any PowerPoint or similar material can be made available online,
afterterwards.
Submissions should be sent *ONLY* to G4DPZ, via the following routes:
e-mail: david.johnson AT blackpepper.co.uk
SnailMail: QTHR from www.QRZ.com
Likewise if anyone knows of a good speaker, please send contact and
other information to G4DPZ.
73
Dave
G4DPZ
[ANS thanks Dave, G4DPZ, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-171.02
BOD Nominations Announced
[ans] FW: ANS-171 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 171.02
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 20, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-171.02
It is my pleasure to announce that the following have been
nominated to serve on the AMSAT Board of Directors for
two year terms:
Tom Clark, K3IO
Lou McFadin, W5DID
Tony Monteiro, AA2TX
Gould Smith, WA4SXM
Candidates will be afforded the opportunity to have statements
of their qualifications and positions circulated to the membership.
In accordance with the bylaws of the Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation, the ballots will be mailed no later than July 15th,
and must be returned no later than September 15h to be counted.
Since there are four candidates for three seats, the three
candidates having the greatest number of votes will be elected
to full terms. The forth candidate will serve as an alternate
until the next annual election.
Alan Biddle
WA4SCA
AMSAT Corporate Secretary
[ANS thanks Alan, WA4SCA for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-171.03
AO-51 Field Day Schedule
[ans] FW: ANS-171 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 171.03
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 20, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-171.03
AO-51 Operations Team Announces Field Day Schedule
It's that time of year again; summer and Field Day! Each year the
American Radio Relay League (ARRL) sponsors Field Day as an emergency
preparedness exercise. The event takes place during a 24-hour period
on the fourth weekend of June.
For 2010 the event takes place during a 27-hour period from 1800 UTC
on Saturday June 26, 2010 through 2100 UTC on Sunday June 27, 2010.
Those who set up prior to 1800 UTC on June 26 can operate only 24
hours. The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) promotes its
own version of Field Day for operation via the amateur satellites,
held concurrently with the ARRL event.
AMSAT-NA VP Operations, Drew KO4MA says the AO-51 Command Team and
Operations Group has announced the AO-51 configuration for Field
Day:
June 21 10:40Z - June 24 09:35Z FM Repeater, V/S to allow testing
of V/S station equipment prior to Field Day:
Uplink: 145.880 Mhz FM
Downlink: 2401.200 Mhz FM
June 24 09:35Z - June 27 06:40Z FM Repeater, V/U
Please observe the 1 QSO per repeater Field Day rule
Uplink: 145.920 Mhz FM, PL 67Hz
Downlink: 435.300 Mhz FM
June 27 06:40 - June 27 22:00Z FM Repeater, V/S
Please observe the 1 QSO per repeater Field Day rule
Uplink: 145.880 Mhz FM
Downlink: 2401.200 Mhz FM
AMSAT Field Day rules and scoring instructions are available on-line at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/awards/amsatfd.php
Read the latest AO-51 Command Team and Operations Group News on-line at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php
[ANS thanks the AO-51 Operations Team for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-171.04
Lunar Lander Cubesat Proposed
[ans] FW: ANS-171 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 171.04
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 20, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-171.04
Lunar Lander CubeSat Proposed
In a story first reported in the European EE Times, Vermont Technical
College, Norwich University, St. Michael's College, and the University
of Vermont are working together to land a CubeSat on the moon.
(EE Times http://tinyurl.com/22vuz7q)
The team is currently working on initial designs for the spacecraft,
with the aim of achieving further NASA funding in June 2011. Primary
funding for this effort is being provided by the Vermont Space Grant
Consortium under NASA grant.
In the current phase of the program The Vermont CubeSat project, led
by Professor Carl Brandon of Vermont Technical College aims to launch
by 2015. It is developing the first CubeSat that can be launched from
a geostationary orbit to successfully land on the moon. The CubeSat
electronics are based on a Texas Instruments (TI) MSP430 processor and
the software will control navigation, communications, scientific ins-
truments, camera and the CubeSat's propulsion system.
SPARK, a new high level programming language and toolset designed to
support the development of mission critical software will be used for
the moonbound cubesat. SPARK was adopted for the CubeSat project be-
cause of Vermont Technical College's experience in using SPARK and the
related Ada programming language in developing mission critical control
systems for a project to create Arctic sea ice monitoring buoys. Both
the CubeSat and buoy systems face similar challenges in terms of coping
with inhospitable conditions and the impossibility of fixing any soft-
ware bugs when deployed.
The proposed lunar lander will be a single unit CubeSat (10*10*10 cm)
with four mini-thrusters on the bottom to maximize control and manoeu-
vrability. Two potential options for propulsion are being examined - a
bi-propellant booster or a Xenon powered ion drive booster. The Xenon
thruster can also be used for a triple CubeSat that would go to and
orbit the moon.
[ANS thanks EE Times and the SouthGate ARC News for the above
information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-171.05
1675-1710 MHz Weather Satellite Band Under Study for Re-Allocation
[ans] FW: ANS-171 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 171.05
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 20, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-171.05
1675-1710 MHz Weather Satellite Band Under Study for Re-Allocation
The ARRL has picked up on a news item in regards to the National
Broadband Plan (NBP) recommending that the FCC should make 500 MHz
of spectrum available for broadband use within the next 10 years,
including 300 MHz between 225 MHz-3.7 GHz for mobile use in the
next five years. One of the first slices of spectrum being eyeballed
includes the 1675-1710 MHz band utilized by weather satellites.
The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) has engaged in
discussions with the National Telecommunications and Information Ad-
ministration's (NTIA) Office of Spectrum Management to begin examining
various frequency bands that may be suitable for mobile broadband use.
NTIA has preliminarily identified the 1675-1710 MHz band for such use
and is examining the impact on its incumbent federal users of the
weather satellite products. The FCC issued a Public Notice (ET Docket
No 10-123) on June 4, 2010, seeking information to help better compre-
hend the current use of the 1675-1710 MHz band by non-federal entities
and better understand its potential utility for broadband.
The full story can be found on the ARRL web site:
http://tinyurl.com/29zv8a6
[ANS thanks the ARRL Letter for June 17, 2010, Editor: S. Khrystyne
Keane, K1SFA for the above information]
/EX
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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-171.06
Name That Satellite
[ans] FW: ANS-171 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 171.06
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 20, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-171.06
Name that satellite
SA-AMSAT is inviting radio amateurs to propose a name for its CubeSat
project which was announced at the recently held Space Symposium. The
project name should be a single word in any of South Africa's official
languages and reflect the spirit of the project.
A good example is the name given to the around-the-world-balloon project
which is called "lalela", the Zulu word for "listen".
The winning entry will receive a satellite handbook.
Entries should be sent by e-mail to saamsat@intekom.co.za.
SA-AMSAT's web page is at: http://www.amsatsa.org.za/
The closing date is 15 July.
[ANS thanks SA-AMSAT, SARL, and SouthGate for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-171.07
Hudson Valley, NY SatCom Net on Thursday
[ans] FW: ANS-171 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 171.07
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 20, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-171.07
Hudson Valley SatCom, NY Net on Thursday
The next "HV Satcom" group net is Thursday June 24
8PM (EDT) (Or 2400 UTC), with an echolink Node of
N2EYH-L, & the repeater used is "146.970 (Pl 100;
600 down), & for more info: www.hvsatcom.org
73,.Stu (WA2BSS)
(Director;Mt. Beacon ARC)
[ANS thanks Stu, WA2BSS, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-171.08
ARISS Report
[ans] FW: ANS-171 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 171.08
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 14, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-171.08
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
June 14, 2010
1. Upcoming School Contact
Asahi Manabiya, located in Owariasahi, Aichi, Japan, has been scheduled
for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact
on Wednesday, June 23 at 12:48 UTC. Asahi Manabiya is a volunteer club
with approximately 50 members. It hopes to pique children's interest in
natural science including electrical and electronic phenomena through
this ARISS activity.
2. Astronaut Caldwell-Dyson Speaks with ISIS Andrea Ponti via ARISS
On Monday, June 7, students from ISIS Andrea Ponti in Gallarate, Varese,
Italy, linked up with on-orbit astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson, KF5DBF via
an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. An
audience of more than 250 students, teachers and visitors, located in
several classrooms and connected by multimedia screens, were present for
the contact. ARISS mentor Francesco De Paolis, IK0WGF introduced the event
and ARISS activities with a presentation via phone line. The event was
distributed via webcast and was covered by the local media and newspapers.
This contact was the final event of several cross-curricular activities
involving different school subjects including Science, History, Geography,
Math, Information Technology and English.
3. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline
On June 11, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1713 included a short story
titled,
"Radio from Space: Astroham Congratulates WIA on its 100th Anniversary."
The article is about Tracy Caldwell-Dyson's ARISS contact during the WIA's
anniversary dinner in which she sent greetings and talked about the
advancements
in communications over the years. A link to the audio is provided.
To view the article, see: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt
4. Astronaut Training Status
Astronaut Tom Marshburn, KE5HOC is scheduled to receive ARISS basic
operations training on July 12.
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]
/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in
the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as
sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to
receive additional benefits.
Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Dee Interdonato, NB2F
nb2f at amsat dot org
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