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Today's Topics:
1. Re: VO-52 FM Operation (i8cvs)
2. Re: Fw: Stop flaming please (Bruce)
3. Working SO-50 (Ib Christoffersen)
4. Re: Fw: Stop flaming please (B.P.)
5. Re: Fw: Stop flaming please (George and Cheryl Abbott)
6. Re: Fw: Stop flaming please (Robert McGwier)
7. Re: Fw: Stop flaming please (MSG Craig R Gagner)
8. Re: Fw: Stop flaming please (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
9. ME (Kevin Deane)
10. Re: ME (John Becker)
11. Re: ME (Jim Shorney)
12. Re: VO-52 FM Operation (Tony Langdon)
13. Remote polarity / preamp switching (Dominic Hawken)
14. HR3288 - end of the ITAR nightmare? (Daniel Schultz)
15. ANS-338 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins (Lee McLamb)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 21:27:15 +0100
From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs@xxx.xx>
To: "Nitin Muttin" <vu3tyg@xxxxx.xx.xx>, "Amsat - BBs"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, <andythomasmail@xxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VO-52 FM Operation
Message-ID: <008401ccb1f9$f2ad04a0$0401a8c0@xxxxxx>
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Nitin Muttin" <vu3tyg@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2011 5:01 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VO-52 FM Operation
Friends,
Thank you all for your comments and understanding. Please do not use FM on
VO-52. There are very few (less than 3-5 radio hams in India who work thru
VO-52 on FM due to the lack of all mode 2 meter and 70 cms radios and hence
the exception) who use FM when VO-52 is over India.
73's
Nitin [VU3TYG]
Secretary, AMSAT INDIA
Hi Nitin, VU3TYG
Owing of the authority of your position as Secretary of AMSAT-INDIA
I thank you very much for your official suggestion:
" Please do not use FM on VO-52"
I hope that your suggestion will be clear for everybody and particularly for
the actual small part of radioamateurs who are not understanding the
problem.
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 14:45:51 -0600
From: Bruce <kk5do@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fw: Stop flaming please
Message-ID: <09DEABA9-F0D6-4A32-A06B-0D42B0F708E7@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
ones intelligence, temperment and social graces are only outshined by their
chioice of words.
73...bruce
Sent from my iPhone
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Kevin Deane <summit496@xxxx.xxx>
To: andythomasmail@xxxxx.xx.xx
Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2011, 19:15
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Stop flaming please
shut the fuck up dumbass, there will be nobody there on FM
Kevin
KF7MYK
> Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 16:35:10 +0000
> From: andythomasmail@xxxxx.xx.xx
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Stop flaming please
>
> I don't see why someone can't make a suggestion about a qrp experiment
without being flamed about being incompetent, inadequate, financially poor
or in some other way a lesser member of the -bb. You guys ought to learn a
little more tolerance.
>
> Fact #1 is, ao-51 is dead and we don't have anything else of that quality
for all of those operators who like doing field operations with an arrow.
SO-50 is at best unpredictable and AO27 is not always on, depends on its
ssp. Fact #2 is that anyone who is an alligator could have taken over vo-52
and didn't, thankfully. Fact #3 is that nobody would without seeking
permission.
>
> So please cut back from the snide clever-clever remarks about having too
small a piece of kit, hi. I don't feel bad about raising the idea.
>
> 73 de andy g0sfj
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 21:45:54 +0100
From: "Ib Christoffersen" <oz1my@xxxxxx.xx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Working SO-50
Message-ID: <DAA83C09FDBC4AD1A1E5585141D164D1@xxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Working SO-50.
I think it is time to look at how one can operate over SO-50 and the
problems that can be encountered.
First the normal and nominal data:
Uplink is at 145.850 MHz. Downlink at 436.795 MHz.
If it is not ON - use 74.4 Hz CTCSS tone to activate the transmitter for 10
seconds to have it on for nominally 10 minutes - when on use 67 Hz CTCSS
tone during your transmission.
That was the intended normal operation.
Now to the deviations from the normal scheme.
The downlink frequency sometimes jump approximately 5 kHz. Therefore I have
two different frequencies pairs to be used in SATPC32:
SO-50,436788.50,145849,FM,FM,NOR,0,0
SO-50,436795,145850,FM,FM,NOR,0,0
If you do not use Full Doppler Tracking it is not much of an issue. Just
tune for best downlink.
Talking about SATPC32 here are the entries for the CTCSS tone:
SO-50,67.0,$3F,1
SO-50,74.4,$3E,3
The first data is for the ICOM IC-910 radio. If you use another radio please
look at the information in SATPC32.
Next problem is the change of polarity of the downlink signal during a pass.
The polarity changes during the pass. At least I have to switch polarity a
few times from RHCP to LHCP to optimize the downlink signal. That has been
confirmed by others. How it works using linearly polarized antennas I do not
know - but I think there will be some fading.
And if that is not enough - at least here over Europe - we have to put up
with QRM on the uplink from a lot of different sources like repeaters and
people using our frequencies as cheap phone connections.
The result of the QRM is that it sometimes is difficult to turn SO-50 on.
Also the QRM may turn the transmitter off.
And since the inclination is not sun synchronous we have to live with a
steady change of pass times over the year.
Some may think I am not a fan of SO-50. That is not the case. It is a very
good satellite we got for free and it works very well.
Already more people are using it over Europe after AO-51 is not with us any
more. That just took a couple of days.
73 OZ1MY/Ib
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 13:48:30 -0800 (PST)
From: "B.P." <usaf.primebeef@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Bruce <kk5do@xxxxx.xxx>, amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fw: Stop flaming please
Message-ID:
<1322948910.23982.YahooMailNeo@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
I can only hope that the moderator of this group will immediately terminate
Kevin
KF7MYK from this group.? That sort of language is totally uncalled for in
this group.
You Kevin are a disgrace to the rest of us Americans and Ham operators
around the world.??
Bruce?
________________________________
From: Bruce <kk5do@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 3, 2011 3:45 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fw: Stop flaming please
ones intelligence, temperment and social graces are only outshined by their
chioice of words.
73...bruce
Sent from my iPhone
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Kevin Deane <summit496@xxxx.xxx>
To: andythomasmail@xxxxx.xx.xx
Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2011, 19:15
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Stop flaming please
shut the fuck up dumbass, there will be nobody there on FM
Kevin
KF7MYK
> Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 16:35:10 +0000
> From: andythomasmail@xxxxx.xx.xx
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Stop flaming please
>
> I don't see why someone can't make a suggestion about a qrp experiment
without being flamed about being incompetent, inadequate,? financially poor
or in some other way a lesser member of the -bb. You guys ought to learn a
little more tolerance.
>?
> Fact #1 is, ao-51 is dead and we don't have anything else of that quality
for all of those operators who like doing field operations with an arrow.
SO-50 is at best unpredictable and AO27 is not always on, depends on its
ssp. Fact #2 is that anyone who is an alligator could have taken over vo-52
and didn't, thankfully. Fact #3 is that nobody would without seeking
permission.
>?
> So please cut back from the snide clever-clever remarks about having too
small a piece of kit, hi. I don't feel bad about raising the idea.
>?
> 73 de andy g0sfj
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 17:10:10 -0500
From: "George and Cheryl Abbott" <ka1ajf@xxx.xxx>
To: "B.P." <usaf.primebeef@xxxxx.xxx>, "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fw: Stop flaming please
Message-ID: <09E6D3AAD0E04414BC2984C1B2B3D552@xxxxxxxx>
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reply-type=original
I agree,he should keep politicks out of it.
-----Original Message-----
From: B.P.
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2011 4:48 PM
To: Bruce ; amsat-bb
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fw: Stop flaming please
I can only hope that the moderator of this group will immediately terminate
Kevin
KF7MYK from this group. That sort of language is totally uncalled for in
this group.
You Kevin are a disgrace to the rest of us Americans and Ham operators
around the world.
Bruce
________________________________
From: Bruce <kk5do@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 3, 2011 3:45 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fw: Stop flaming please
ones intelligence, temperment and social graces are only outshined by their
chioice of words.
73...bruce
Sent from my iPhone
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Kevin Deane <summit496@xxxx.xxx>
To: andythomasmail@xxxxx.xx.xx
Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2011, 19:15
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Stop flaming please
shut the fuck up dumbass, there will be nobody there on FM
Kevin
KF7MYK
> Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 16:35:10 +0000
> From: andythomasmail@xxxxx.xx.xx
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Stop flaming please
>
> I don't see why someone can't make a suggestion about a qrp experiment
> without being flamed about being incompetent, inadequate, financially
> poor or in some other way a lesser member of the -bb. You guys ought to
> learn a little more tolerance.
>
> Fact #1 is, ao-51 is dead and we don't have anything else of that quality
> for all of those operators who like doing field operations with an arrow.
> SO-50 is at best unpredictable and AO27 is not always on, depends on its
> ssp. Fact #2 is that anyone who is an alligator could have taken over
> vo-52 and didn't, thankfully. Fact #3 is that nobody would without seeking
> permission.
>
> So please cut back from the snide clever-clever remarks about having too
> small a piece of kit, hi. I don't feel bad about raising the idea.
>
> 73 de andy g0sfj
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 17:17:13 -0500
From: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "B.P." <usaf.primebeef@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Bruce <kk5do@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fw: Stop flaming please
Message-ID:
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
While I completely agree that KF7MYK has acted badly, so has Thomas
(to a lesser degree in my opinion). He sent a personal, private email
to the group: VERY bad netiquette. A complaint about being in
receipt of abusive email to the group without quoting it and sending
the private email to the group moderator is the appropriate response.
Bob
N4HY
--
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Facebook: N4HYBob
ARS: N4HY
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 17:23:24 -0500 (EST)
From: MSG Craig R Gagner <crgagner@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "B.P." <usaf.primebeef@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Bruce <kk5do@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fw: Stop flaming please
Message-ID: <e3d5aa.4132d.134060652c4.Webtop.48@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed; delsp=no
Well if you look at the message it was not sent to the list, it was
forwarded by the recipient. Not knowing if there were any additional
private e-mails between the two is something to consider.
This seems to be a really hot topic, its not the end of the world.
Donate to the FOX-1 and FOX-2 project and lets get the new birds in the
air...
On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 4:48 PM, B.P. wrote:
> I can only hope that the moderator of this group will immediately
> terminate Kevin
> KF7MYK from this group.? That sort of language is totally uncalled for
> in this group.
> You Kevin are a disgrace to the rest of us Americans and Ham operators
> around the world.??
> Bruce?
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Bruce <kk5do@xxxxx.xxx>
> To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx> Sent: Saturday, December 3, 2011
> 3:45 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fw: Stop flaming please
> ones intelligence, temperment and social graces are only outshined by
> their chioice of words.
> 73...bruce
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> ----- Forwarded Message -----
> From: Kevin Deane <summit496@xxxx.xxx>
> To: andythomasmail@xxxxx.xx.xx Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2011, 19:15
> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Stop flaming please
>
>
> shut the fuck up dumbass, there will be nobody there on FM
>
> Kevin
> KF7MYK
>
>
>
>
>> Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 16:35:10 +0000
>> From: andythomasmail@xxxxx.xx.xx
>> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Stop flaming please
>>
>> I don't see why someone can't make a suggestion about a qrp
>> experiment without being flamed about being incompetent, inadequate,?
>> financially poor or in some other way a lesser member of the -bb. You
>> guys ought to learn a little more tolerance.
>> ? Fact #1 is, ao-51 is dead and we don't have anything else of that
>> quality for all of those operators who like doing field operations
>> with an arrow. SO-50 is at best unpredictable and AO27 is not always
>> on, depends on its ssp. Fact #2 is that anyone who is an alligator
>> could have taken over vo-52 and didn't, thankfully. Fact #3 is that
>> nobody would without seeking permission.
>> ? So please cut back from the snide clever-clever remarks about
>> having too small a piece of kit, hi. I don't feel bad about raising
>> the idea.
>> ? 73 de andy g0sfj
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the
>> author.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>> program!
>> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the
> author.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
> _______________________________________________
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> author.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
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> _______________________________________________
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> author.
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> program!
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 17:29:52 -0500
From: Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "B.P." <usaf.primebeef@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Bruce <kk5do@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fw: Stop flaming please
Message-ID:
<CAEMY9FcuSsDYhL5hO6g=QgZXeoNDOw9MvWwQpLNMxMwYZTCnpw@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Not that I am sticking up for either one, but I do believe that was a
PRIVATE email that he (KF7MYK) had sent to G0SFJ and he decided to bring it
to the BB. What is private should stay that way, just my thought.
Dave - KB1PVH
Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 14:50:17 -0800
From: Kevin Deane <summit496@xxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ME
Message-ID: <COL107-W41280A1C92417FCE1DD45483B70@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
How dare you post my personal email on this BB! By doing so you have crossed
any line I may have ever even thought about so good job there buddy.
Kevin
KF7MYK
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:57:58 -0600
From: John Becker <w0jab@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ME
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20111203165603.02b45ec0@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Excuse me but it's on the web for anyone to find.
But you are right.... By now every spamer has it.
At 04:50 PM 12/3/2011, you wrote:
>How dare you post my personal email on this BB! By doing so you have
crossed any line I may have ever even thought about so good job there buddy.
>
>Kevin
>KF7MYK
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:15:33 -0600
From: "Jim Shorney" <jshorney@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ME
Message-ID: <20111203231530.006A0225287@xxxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
On Sat, 3 Dec 2011 14:50:17 -0800, Kevin Deane wrote:
>How dare you post my personal email on this BB! By doing so you have
crossed any line I may have ever even thought about so good job there buddy.
Rule #1 of email: Never type anything in email to anyone that you would not
want to become public.
73
-Jim
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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:20:33 +1100
From: Tony Langdon <vk3jed@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Nitin Muttin <vu3tyg@xxxxx.xx.xx>, "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VO-52 FM Operation
Message-ID: <4edaaecf.5c1ce70a.7229.213e@xx.xxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
At 03:01 AM 12/4/2011, Nitin Muttin wrote:
>Friends,
>
>Thank you all for your comments and understanding. Please do not use
>FM on VO-52. There are very few (less than 3-5 radio hams in India
>who work thru VO-52 on FM due to the lack of all mode 2 meter and 70
>cms radios and hence the exception) who use FM when VO-52 is over India.
The question was raised in the context of Australia, where there's a
very low density of operators. I know from my experience that I've
had very few random QSOs on SSB. One was back in the days of
RS-10. The bulk of my time on SSB has been in talking to myself,
with the occasional SSB or CW QSO with a local.
As my current issue is antennas, rather than radios, I'm more or less
off air for both SSB and FM at this time, but as I said, from
experience, finding someone else on SSB a the same time as I am has
been the difficulty, over the years. From reading the local AMSAT
list, the active operators seem to be having the same issue of being
able to get on at the same time.
73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL
http://vkradio.com
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 23:54:03 +0000
From: Dominic Hawken <dominic@xxx.xx.xx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Remote polarity / preamp switching
Message-ID: <FB4414EE-F13A-437F-AE40-A99322F32161@xxx.xx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
I currently have two runs of coax from the shack up to the roof, each
connected to smallish dual band 2/70 yagis, horizontally polarised, on an
az/el rotator. One's connected to the 70cm output of my FT847, and the other
to the 2m output.
I'd like to upgrade to cross-polarised beams for 2 and 70 that I can switch
between vertical, horizontal and circular polarisation, and also add
masthead preamps powered through the coax. Some form of remote switching
seems to be the way to go, but the few commercial switches I've found
googling are really expensive (and I'd need two afaik).
I'm basically wanting to upgrade without having to run more coax or power
cable up to the mast if possible - wondering of anyone has done something
similar without breaking the bank.
Thanks in advance tor any help,
Dominic G6NQO.
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Message: 14
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:17:25 -0500
From: "Daniel Schultz" <n8fgv@xxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] HR3288 - end of the ITAR nightmare?
Message-ID: <507PLDaqZ8176S01.1322957845@xxxxx.xxx.xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
There is a bill before the US House of Representatives that would give the
President authority to remove communications satellites and related components
from the Munitions List. This would free up commercial and amateur satellite
builders to once again interact with our foreign colleagues.
ITAR regulations have caused irreparable harm to Amsat and have severely
restricted our ability to interact with our foreign colleagues. If you live in
the USA and want to help Amsat launch new satellites, contact your congressman
and ask him/her to support or possibly cosponsor HR3288, known as the
`Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of 2011'.
You can locate your congressman's office on http://www.house.gov.
This information comes from:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2011/will_hr_3288end_itars_chokehold_
on_space_exploration.htm
Dan Schultz N8FGV
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Message: 15
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:30:07 -0500
From: Lee McLamb <ku4os@xxx.xx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-338 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-338
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:
ans-editor@xxxxx.xxx
In this edition:
* FASTRAC-1 Opened for Digipeating
* AO-51 Remembered
* Donations Needed to Keep AMSAT Project Fox Moving Forward
* ARISSat-1/KEDR Orbit Losing 1.5 KM Per Day
* U.S. Congress Proposes Easing of ITAR Restrictions
* SKN On OSCAR 2012 In Memory Of W1JSM
* This Week 50 Years Ago: OSCAR 1 Announcement for December 5, 1961
* AMSAT-DL Receives Mars Science Laboratory
* Explorer-1 [Prime] Renamed to Honor Former Directors
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-338.01
FASTRAC-1 Opened for Digipeating
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 338.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
December 4, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-338.01
The FASTRAC satellites have been in operation for more than a year and the
team
has been able to get a lot of data from them, in great part due to the amazing
support from the amateur radio community.
Over the last month the team noticed that one of FASTRAC-1's on board
microcontrollers which controls one of the experiments has not been booting up
correctly. The team has done everything possible to correct this issue apart
from turning it off which can only happen if the batteries fall below an
specific charge level. Since the satellites have been power positive
throughout
this whole year the only way this can happen is if the satellites transmit
more
often. Given that one of FASTRAC goals has always been to eventually provide a
platform for amateur radio enthusiasts to use after the primary mission was
over, the team has decided to open up FASTRAC-1 to the amateur radio community
with the hope as more people use it to digipeat through the satellite, the
battery levels will diminish and cause a hard reset of the microcontrollers on
board.
The satellite will be configured so that amateur radio operators can use it
beginning on Friday Dec 2 at 1600 UTC. Starting
on this date people will be able
to digipeat through the satellites. The call sign and frequencies of the
satellite are summarized below and an example of digipeating through the
satellite is also shown in below. To increase the chances of causing a hard
reset, it is requested that as many amateur radio enthusiasts try to digipeat
through the satellite on the weekend of Dec 10. If you are successful at
digipeating through the satellites or have any problems doing so please let us
know at fastracsats@xxxxx.xxxx through our Facebook page
(www.facebook.com/fastracsats) or through the forums on our website
(http://fastrac.ae.utexas.edu/for_radio_operators/users/phpBB3/index.php).
*Frequency Information for FASTRAC-1*
- FASTRAC-1 "Sara Lily" Downlink Frequency: 437.345 MHz
- FASTRAC-1 "Sara Lily" Uplink Frequency (1200 or 9600 baud): 145.825MHz
- FASTRAC-1 "Sara Lily" Satellite Call Sign: FAST1
*Example of Digipeating through FAST1 *
- cmd: c CALLSIGN via fast1
- cmd: KE5DTW>CALLSIGN,FAST1/1: <<C>>:
- CALLSIGN>KE5DTW,FAST1*/1: <UA>:
- *** CONNECTED to CALLSIGN VIA FAST1
Here the example shows KE5DTW (UT Austin Ground Station) digipeating through
FAST1 to connect to CALLSIGN. CALLSIGN represents an arbitrary callsign and
should be replaced with the callsign of the station with whom a connection is
being attempted. The above example is based on a Kantronics KPC9612+ TNC.
For a PDF version of the announcement please go to the following link:
http://fastrac.ae.utexas.edu/FASTRAC_Digipeating_Announcement.pdf
[ANS thanks Sebastin, KE5FKV, for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-338.02
AO-51 Remembered
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 338.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
December 4, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-338.02
Dozens of messages were posted to the amsat-bb after the news of
AO-51's end of mission was received. Many remembered their contacts,
several thanked the Operating Team. Many noted thatAO-51 was the
satellite that brought them into this part of our hobby.
While too numerous to list them all a sample of the content seems
appropriate ...
+ Robin Haighton, VE3FRH, who was AMSAT-NA President when AO-51
was designed and launched wrote, "I was very sorry to hear of
the final loss of AO-51 (Echo) as it was the last satellite
developed by AMSAT-NA and launched in 2004. As I recall much
of the work was carried out by Mark Kanawati, Jim White WD0E,
Chuck Green N0ADI (who accompanied the satellite to the Launch
site) and Rick Hambly W2GPS. My thanks to all.
Photo galleries of the people and AO-51 can be found at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/integration.php
http://bach.as.arizona.edu/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7451
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/photos.php
+ Control Operator Mark Hammond, N8MH commented, "We essentially
got 'a free, bonus overtime' from July 2010 until now. We thought
it was about gone back then...check your logs and see just how
many QSOs you made on AO-51 from the end of July 2010 until the
end of November 2011 (and then check how many overall during the
7.5 years).
To which Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK replied, "I have logged a total
of 10931 satellite QSOs. Of those, 4891 (44.7%) were on AO-51's
different configurations. Since July 2010, I have logged 2233
satellite QSOs, with 574 of those (25.7%) on AO-51. My last AO-51
QSOs were logged on 13 November.
+ Pete, WB2OQQ wrote, "AO-51, has been one of my best satellite re-
cruiting tools and I will certainly miss her, however she gave us
many wonderful years of faithful service, good bye dear friend. It
is important to note that the control team managed AO-51 in a man-
ner that I believe extended her life, thank you. We all must con-
tinue to support AMSAT's Fox-1 project, and other AMSAT projects
I believe thru Amateur Satellites we have found a potential path
to excite the children today and continue the STEM initiative.
+ Bob, KC2WYH recalls, "I am a new ham, licensed less than two
years, and worked John K8YSE via AO-51 with my little HT and
an Arrow maybe six weeks after passing my Tech. A few months
later after another test my first QSO signing "slash AG" was
again on that bird, with Patrick WD9EWK. Just to "echo" what
others have been saying: AO51, R.I.P. And a hearty thank-you
to the Control Team for giving us so many many happy and proud
hours!
+ Andreas, VK4HHH, AMSAT-VK Member said, "I think thanks are in
order for the operations team who provided us with many years
of enjoyment on countless AO-51 QSO's. Job well done from start
to finish. RIP little satellite. May your solar panels always
been shone on Look up and see what your grand-daddy, AO-07,
has done and maybe you can draw the inspiration to come back
to life in a decade or so.
+ Hector, CO6CBF wrote, "AO-51 has been like a work horse. It
is the bird which got me into satellites. Thanks very much to
the control team for the great work done.
+ Mani, VU2WMY from AMSAT-India and Secretary & Station-In-Charge
of the Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC at India's ISRO Satellite
Centre, Bangalore sent this message, "It is really a sad news.
Bidding a farewell to AO-51 with a very heavy heart. Looking at
the success, we all at Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC at ISRO
Satellite Centre and AMSAT-India express our heartfelt and sincere
thanks, appreciations and compliments to the entire AO-51 (ECHO)
team. AO-51 was truly one of the best amateur radio satellites.
It was a very favorite for many of our VU hams for its strong sig-
nals and ease of operations. 'Thank you AO-51 for your great and
fruitful services to the World of Amateur Radio'. We take this
opportunity to thank each & every one associated with this great
project and wish AMSAT-NA all the success in their future endeav-
ors.
[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-338.03
Donations Needed to Keep AMSAT Project Fox Moving Forward
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 338.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
December 4, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-338.03
"Given the sad news on AO-51," AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW, said, "we
highlighted at the recent 2011 Symposium that AMSAT is actively developing
Fox-1, a new spacecraft that is designed to
replace AO-51. Fox-1 development now
takes on a great sense of urgency."
AMSAT Vice-President of Engineering, Tony Monteiro, AA2TX says, "Fox-1 will
advance single-channel FM repeater satellite operation beyond the experience
of
AO-51. It will advance AMSAT to the next
generation of AO-51 class satellites."
Fox-1 is designed for longer operational life with these features:
+ Fox-1 is designed to operate in sunlight without batteries once
the battery system fails. This applies lessons learned from AO-51
and ARISSat-1 operations.
+ In case of IHU failure Fox-1 will continue to operate its FM
repeater in a basic, 'zombie sat' mode, so that the repeater
remains on-the-air.
+ Fox-1 is designed as the immediate replacement for AO-51. Its U/V
(Mode B) transponder will make it even easier to work with modest
equipment.
+ From the ground user's perspective, the same FM amateur radio
equipment used for AO-51 may be used for Fox-1.
+ Extending the design, Fox-2 will benefit from the development work
of Fox-1 by adding more sophisticated power management and Software
Defined Transponder (SDX) communications systems.
Barry concluded, "AMSAT's ability to provide a
replacement spacecraft and get it
launched is dependent upon the active support of donors who wish to see Fox-1
fly."
Several opportunities to make your donation include:
+ Call Martha at the AMSAT Office +1-888-FB AMSAT (1-888-322-6728)
+ Paypal donation widget on the main page at: http://www.amsat.org
+ Paypal donation widget for Project Fox at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/fox/
+ The AMSAT Store: http://www.amsat-na.com/store/categories.php
The Powerpoint presentations from the 2011 AMSAT Space Symposium on the
Project
Fox web site provide a good overview of the technical progress:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/fox/
+ Fox-1 Project Overview
+ Fox-1 Mechanical Design
+ Fox-1 Thermal Design
+ Fox-1 Radiation Environment
[ANS thanks AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW, the AO-51 Operating
Team and the Project Fox Engineering team for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-338.04
ARISSat-1/KEDR Orbit Losing 1.5 KM Per Day
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 338.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
December 4, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-338.04
The ARISSat-1/KEDR Operating Team reminds you that if you have been putting
off
working through the ARISSat-1 repeater, receiving SSTV pictures, or submitting
telemetry, the next few weeks will be your last
opportunity to be a part of this
satellite's history.
Since deployment in August, ARISSat-1 has
descended about 60 km,and is currently
losing more than 1.5 km per day. The rapid rate is partially the result of the
recent solar activity on the atmosphere, significantly increasing the drag.
The predictions by several individuals and groups are all converging toward a
reentry in January or February, 2012. Heating will become significant before
then. Remember, good telemetry in this period
provides invaluable information to
the engineering team, to be used in future projects.
The orbit period changes about 30 seconds per day, and that will increase
steadily. Be certain to update your tracking program Keps from Space-Track or
CelesTrak before each pass. They issue revised versions 3-5 times daily. As
the
descent continues, this will become even more critical to copying the
telemetry
beacon, especially unattended.
[ANS thanks the ARISSat-1/KEDR Operating Team for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-338.05
U.S. Congress Proposes Easing of ITAR Restrictions
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 338.05
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
December 4, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-338.05
In the United States the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) law
has threatened amateur radio satellite developers with jail terms and heavy
fines if they collaborate with overseas amateur satellite projects on projects
deemed to be "dual use". The dual use designation is applied to technology for
which the Department of Defense and Department of State determines may have
military applications even if it is developed for civilian research or
application.
This ITAR dual use designation has made AMSAT-NA a "munitions supplier" as
defined by the law. It almost completely eliminated AMSAT-NA cooperation and
assistance with amateur radio satellite projects in any other country than the
USA.
A proposed change in the ITAR law by Congressional bill H.R. 3288 may help
ease
the Federal Government restrictions on US Hams engaging in collaborative
projects with Radio Amateurs in rest of the world.
H.R. 3288: Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of
2011 sponsored by Rep. Howard Berman is at the first step of the legislative
process in Congresss. It proposes to reduce ITAR restrictions on commercial
satellite development.
Additional information, including a link to the text of the bill, list of the
co-sponsors, and a progress-tracking overview is at:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-3288
The UniverseToday.com article 'Could We Soon See
the End of ITAR?s Choke hold on
Space Exploration?' provides a good overview of this vital bill, read it at
http://tinyurl.com/6r3nb4m
[ANS thanks UniverseToday.com and govtrack.us for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-338.06
SKN On OSCAR 2012 In Memory Of W1JSM
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 338.06
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
December 4, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-338.06
You are cordially invited to participate in Straight Key Night on OSCAR 2012,
conducted by AMSAT for all radio amateurs throughout the world. This year's
event is dedicated to the memory of Don Brown, W1JSM, who passed away in 2011,
aged 90. Don was a longtime, enthusiastic VHF/UHF and satellite operator, and
one of our most frequent Best Fist winners.
As always, SKN on OSCAR is simple and informal. Just operate CW through one or
more satellites on 1 January 2012 (0000 to 2400
UTC), using a straight hand key.
There is no need to send in a log, but all participants are encouraged to
nominate someone they worked for Best Fist. Your nominee need not have the
best
fist of anyone you heard, only of those you worked. Send your nomination to
w2rs@xxxxx.xxx. A list of those nominated will
appear in ANS in early February.
[ANS thanks Ray Soifer, W2RS for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-338.07
This Week 50 Years Ago: OSCAR 1 Announcement for December 5, 1961
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 338.07
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
December 4, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-338.07
The AMSAT News Service is re-running the Project OSCAR Newsletters to
commemorate the 50th anniversary of OSCAR 1. During the November/December 2011
time frame you will be able to share the excitement of the launch campaign
that
started it all 50 years ago.
The Newsletters were hand-typed back in 1961.
Thanks to Don Ferguson, KD6IRE for
scanning the original documents announcing OSCAR 1.
-----
<Begin Commemorative Message>
O S C A R N E W S L E T T E R
December 5, 1961
Flash! Air Force to orbit Oscar I satellite! The
U. S. Air Force has invited the
Oscar satellite aboard a Discoverer vehicle which will be launched on a
north-south polar orbit this month! The Oscar
Association made this news release
on November 15th. A Department of Defense News Release (November 15, 1961)
conveys this information, and a letter from Dr.
J. V. Charyk, Under Secretary of
the Air Force to the American Radio Relay League
proffers the formal invitation.
LAUNCH DATE IS VERY CLOSE AT HAND! Listen to the Voice of America News
Broadcasts and the official ARRL broadcasts from WIAW. Watch your local
newspaper. Launch flash will be carried by Associated Press and United Press
news service to local radio and television stations! It is hoped that Oscar 1
will be launched before the Christmas Holidays!
Latest Oscar News:
In last minute preparation for an early launch, the second Oscar I package
(serial #2) has been completed, tested and is now ready for launch if needed.
The transmitter, Keyer, Batteries, Turn-on mechanism, antenna, etc. were
installed in the flight-version gold plated housing and the completed unit was
checked out. All environmental tests were
conducted including 50 G's of shock in
all planes, 15 G's vibration, 250,000 feet of altitude, heat and cold, etc.
All
tests were passed with flying colors. Finally, the final thermal striping was
applied and the complete package was turned over to the Discoverer project
individual who will arrange for its official acceptance.
This new package will be flown by special messenger to Vandenburg AFB (north
of
Los Angeles) and will be installed on Discoverer XXXVI, replacing the Oscar I
(Serial #1) package presently on the vehicle. Serial #1 unit will serve as the
spare (standby) package.
Oscar I (Serial #3) is progressing under full steam. Chuck Smallhouse, WAGMGZ,
states that this new, improved unit will deliver about 300 milliwatts of r.f.
power for the same input power used in the earlier models. In addition, keying
characteristics are improved, and the slight keying chirp of #1 and #2 is
absent. Serial #3 has already operated for 4 hours at a temperature of 100?C
with no ill effects. This unit should be available within a few weeks as a
ready-to-launch package!
Last Minute Preparations
------------------------
Sunday, December 3, 1961 (2000 GMT) saw a "dry run" of the Oscar 1 sideband
communications network. The remote tracking stations at various locations
checked into the Oscar Communications Center (KBQEZ). Frequencies of 21.410 mc
and 14.285 mc were used. WAABY and KANAA served as the east coast liaison
point
and two practice messages were successfully handled with remote tracking
stations. Congratulations to all!
The Official Call of the Oscar 1 Satellite is W6EE. Because the transmitter is
unattended, and also because of the extra
circuitry required to send the call, a
waiver has been obtained from the F.C.C., permitting the satellite to transmit
without the use of the call. It is hoped that it will be possible to modify
future packages to sign W6EE.
Tom Lott, VEZAGF/W6 (Director of Communications) asks that Orbital data and/or
sighting reports for transmission to the Oscar Communications Center should be
radioed or phoned into the nearest traffic net (see November, 1961 QST for net
director) or to your S.C.M. (see early pages of any QST). The message should
be
addressed to OSCAR, Box 183, Sunnyvale, California, U. S. A.
Remember! A written back-up message should also
be sent via air-mail to the same
address. (See September, 1961 QST, pages 18 and
46 for details.) Once again, may
we stress that the launch date is very close at hand. You must be prepared now
to monitor 145 mc. Notify your amateur friends and pass the word via your
local
radio club that OSCAR I will soon be launched. Once you hear of the actual
launch, 24-hour a day monitoring of the frequency is requested until orbit
parameters are established. Frequency of the beacon transmitter is close to
145
mc: actual frequency is dependent upon temperature of the satellite - and
other
factors, and will be announced as soon as it is
determined. Keep watch over plus
or minus 50 kilocycles of the center frequency of 145 mc. Notify the Oscar
Association of frequency and time of passage as soon as you hear the "bird".
Remember! The USAF and the Oscar Association have
now done all that can be done.
The rest is up to YOU! This unique experiment can
bring added prestige and glory
to amateur radio, and strengthen the cause of our
great hobby in a time when all
available support is sorely needed. YOUR
cooperation is urgently requested. Take
part in this great adventure into outer space.
<End of Commemorative Message>
[ANS thanks Don Ferguson, KD6IRE and Project OSCAR for the above
information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-338.08
AMSAT-DL Receives Mars Science Laboratory
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 338.08
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
December 4, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-338.08
Radio Amateurs have received signals from the
NASA Mars Science Laboratory using
the AMSAT-DL amateur radio facility at Bochum in Germany.
Just over 7 hours after launch at 21:45 UTC the
X-band telemetry signal from the
MSL was received using the Bochum amateur radio facility. The signal, received
at a distance of 112,000 km, had a spin-modulation of ? 3.5 Hz, 2
revolutions /
minute.
This is believed to be the first reception of the MSL outside the official
NASA
Deep Space Network (DSN).
For reception of MSL James Miller, G3RUH remotely reconfigured the Bochum
tracking and receiving system. The MSL X-Band telemetry signal was received
automatically in Bochum, no-one had to be physically on-site. This shows how
flexible and reliable the system at Bochum is, ready for the planned AMSAT-DL
P5-A mission to Mars.
James says the Bochum Antenna is used to receive
lots of the NASA spacecraft all
the time. Stereo-A/B is heard every day, and when they have gone LOS, he
checks
Grail-A and Grail-B and also Juno.
Reception of MSL required adding its trajectory
data to the spacecraft database,
and the frequency to the radio control computer.
Provided the given frequency is
with ? 40 kHz of the actual frequency, Bochum can lock onto it in 1 sec via an
FFT acquisition process. As it happens, the actual frequency was within 8 kHz
of the DSN channel center, so finding it was immediate.
Congratulations to the AMSAT-DL team on a remarkable achievement.
Control Software for the Bochum Radio Telescope by James Miller
G3RUH: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/articles/g3ruh/126.html
Stereo A/B Spacecraft Telemetry Reception at Bochum by James Miller,
G3RUH http://www.amsat.org/amsat/articles/g3ruh/127.html
AMSAT-DL in Google English http://tinyurl.com/AMSAT-DL
[ANS thanks James Miller, G3RUH, AMSAT-DL, and AMSAT-UK for the
above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-338.09
Explorer-1 [Prime] Renamed to Honor Former Director
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 338.09
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
December 4, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-338.09
BOZEMAN - The Montana State University satellite that has been orbiting the
Earth since Oct. 28 has been renamed to honor the late William Hiscock, who
was
director of the Montana Space Grant Consortium until his death in 2009.
Directors of the MSGC and MSU's Space Science and Engineering Lab announced
Friday, Nov. 4, that the satellite originally
called Explorer-1 [Prime] will now
be called the William A. Hiscock Radiation Belt Explorer. The satellite that
involved approximately 125 students over five years will be known more
familiarly as The Hiscock Radiation Belt Explorer (HRBE).
Students, staff and faculty who attended the Nov. 4 dedication ceremony also
learned that the satellite whose mission is to study the Van Allen Radiation
Belts has already passed through an intense band of energetic electrons
bombarding Earth's upper atmosphere over Alaska.
HRBE sent that information back
to students who monitor the satellite from MSU's Space Operations Center. It
is
Montana's first satellite. It was designed, built and is now operated by MSU
students.
The full press release can be viewed on-line at:
http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=10493
[ANS thanks Montana State University and CQ VHF Magazine for the
above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-338.10
Satellite Shorts From All Over
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 338.10
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
December 4, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-338.10
+ A link to the annual President's Report from the 2011 AMSAT
Symposium and General Meeting has been added to the front page
news items at: http://www.amsat.org.
+ In addition to the ARRL interviews at the 2011 Symposium of AMSAT
Officers and Lance Ginner from Project OSCAR another interesting
interview with Carroll Swain, W7DU has been posted. Carroll is a
long time AMSAT Member and is still going strong at 98.5 years
young. He is a regular on the AMSAT 20 Meter Net and brings his wife
with him to the annual AMSAT Space Symposium each year. Watch at:
http://youtu.be/uY3cDl8aQZU (via Keith, W5IU)
+ Additional coverage of AMSAT-DL receiving MSL was published in
The Register:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/28/radio_hams_curiosity_signals/
+ Astronomers at the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium in Australia
made a time-lapse movie of the MSL as it departs Earth on its
way to Mars: http://tinyurl.com/d64oezy (UniverseToday.com)
+ Video: Curiosity Rover Launches to Mars has been posted on the
UniverseToday site at: http://tinyurl.com/7e48slu
+ To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the CBC/Radio Canada, Canadian
Amateurs may use the following prefixed between December 1-31, 2011:
VG for VA,
VX for VE,
XJ for VO,
XK for VY.
+ Bobby Lacey, KF4GTA posted photos from his opportunity to spend
3 hours inside of Atlantis on November 18:
http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/42374/1/kf4gta-atlantis?h=fb7bde
He was also present for the shuttle's last launch and landing,
STS-135. (via Southgate ARC)
[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]
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,
Lee McLamb, KU4OS
ku4os at amsat dot org
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