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Today's Topics:
1. LUSAT-1 Heard (Amsat Argentina)
2. FW: Re: AMSAT needs volunteers ??? (R Oler)
3. Re: LUSAT-1 Heard (Ib Christoffersen)
4. Re: FW: Re: AMSAT needs volunteers ??? (Alan)
5. Re: LUSAT-1 Heard (Jean-Pierre Godet)
6. ANS-160 (Joe Spier)
7. Re: LUSAT-1 Heard (Jean-Pierre Godet)
8. LO-19 Signal Stop ? (Mineo Wakita)
9. Dayton Youth Forum (John Spasojevich)
10. Re: LO-19 Signal Stop ? (Amsat Argentina)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 17:00:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Amsat Argentina <lu7aa@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] LUSAT-1 Heard
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LUSAT-1 (LO-19) CW Beacon on 437.125 KHz quit transmiting on Dec-2012 after
23 years of operation, only a very weak carrier from local osc could be
copied.
Recent reports state that LUSAT was again heard, today we received a regular
signal compatible with LUSAT on 437.125 +/- Doppler in two passes.
By the strong level and QRG of the signal it corresponds to LUSAT.
Modulation is CW without a morse logic, just some dots, regular spaces and
sometime a dash, no information is decoded, not always the same sequence or
message.
Waterfall at http://amsat.org.ar/lusatsdr.jpg
Audio at http://amsat.org.ar/lusat2013.mp3
Any further heard or reports appreciated.
Amsat Argentina
lu7aa@xxxxx.xxx
www.amsat.org.ar
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 21:35:07 -0500
From: R Oler <orbitjet@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: Re: AMSAT needs volunteers ???
Message-ID: <BLU176-W17B8F64E18D4CF07DC9D6BD69B0@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
From: orbitjet@xxxxxxx.xxx
To: apbiddle@xxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT needs volunteers ???
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 21:34:27 -0500
Hello Alan
"
No, but placing volunteers successfully is very similar when we are talking
about technical rather
than non-specialized social service,"
but not dissimilar to specialized non technical task.
But it doesnt matter...volunteer organizations usually become exactly what
the "volunteer" BOD wants them to be and Amsat NA will remain how
it is as long as the current BOD remains...and that will only change
when the membership demands it. Amsat NA has morphed into a "NASA"
sort of organization.
Sorry for the autofill on non sequitur
I should have checked in more detail...was trying to finish a report on the
767 I am ferrying a week from now to S2 land. I am going to get to see
another AMSAT close up and it will be interesting to observe the
differences. 73's RGO
rom: wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 12:27:08 -0500
> CC: APBIDDLE@xxxxxx.xxx
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT needs volunteers ???
>
> Robert,
>
> >>Volunteering for AMSAT ...
>
> No, but placing volunteers successfully is very similar when we are
talking about technical rather
> than non-specialized social service, which is the point I was addressing.
An important distinction,
> not a "non inquisitor" sentence. :)
>
> 73s,
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: R Oler [mailto:orbitjet@xxxxxxx.xxxx
> Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 11:51 AM
> To: APBIDDLE@xxxxxxx.xxxx 'Tom Lubbers K8TL'; Amsat BB
> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT needs volunteers ???
>
> This in many ways mirrors
> corporate and educational hiring."
>
> A non inquisitor sentence
>
> Volunteering for AMSAT (or the Boy Scouts or insert volunteer group here)
> is not "hiring" and it certainly is not corporate or educational
> hiring.
>
> Robert WB5MZO
>
>
> > From: wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx
> > To: k8tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> > Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 07:47:45 -0500
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT needs volunteers ???
> >
> > Tom,
> >
> > It IS true that AMSAT is always looking for volunteers. And we have an
amazing number working on
> > projects ranging from Fox to the day to day operations. However messily,
the recruiting process
> > works. However, in most cases it comes from someone with a specific
skill, contacting a specific
> > individual, about a specific project. In other cases, the person needing
help contacts someone who
> > they know who is a good fit, or based on a trusted recommendation. This
in many ways mirrors
> > corporate and educational hiring.
> >
> > What you are talking about are the generic "I want to work for AMSAT,
what can I do?" volunteers. As
> > has been said, those reading the applications are also volunteers who
pass them on to other
> volunteers
> > who may or may not respond. There have been times when the press of
other projects, or personal
> > health matters, have caused the applications to fall through the cracks.
Also, as Gould has
> remarked,
> > the idea of working for AMSAT is often more appealing than actually
working for AMSAT. This is no
> > reflection on your son or anyone else, but it does tend to encourage the
use of people with proven
> > skills and record over "walk ins."
> >
> > As another respondent has said, ITAR is a complete roadblock for non-US
citizens for most areas. As
> a
> > result of the NDAA changes, the first draft regulations are appearing.
We have volunteers plowing
> > through the extensive documents, most of which seem to be written in a
foreign language. However, we
> > have expectations that the current ban will be lifted in the foreseeable
future, or at least made
> more
> > reasonable. The primary benefit will be working with our colleagues in
other national AMSATs, but it
> > will also open up our own ability to accept foreign volunteers.
> >
> > All that having been said, I am working on getting the AMSAT generic
recruitment running a bit more
> > effectively. This will include a more targeted approach for those
expressing interest, and at least
> > some sort of reply. Of course, I am also just a volunteer. :)
> >
> > 73s,
> >
> > Alan
> > WA4SCA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 12:27:39 +0200
From: "Ib Christoffersen" <oz1my@xxxxxx.xx>
To: "'Amsat Argentina'" <lu7aa@xxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LUSAT-1 Heard
Message-ID: <5F8A3BB9E55F4AA3A22C8D329761AFFF@xxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hi,
Very strong signal as described here in Copenhagen.
AOS 1024 UTC max elevation 25 degrees.
73 OZ1MY/Ib
-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
Fra: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx P? vegne
af Amsat Argentina
Sendt: 09 June 2013 02:01
Til: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Emne: [amsat-bb] LUSAT-1 Heard
LUSAT-1 (LO-19) CW Beacon on 437.125 KHz quit transmiting on Dec-2012 after
23 years of operation, only a very weak carrier from local osc could be
copied.
Recent reports state that LUSAT was again heard, today we received a regular
signal compatible with LUSAT on 437.125 +/- Doppler in two passes.
By the strong level and QRG of the signal it corresponds to LUSAT.
Modulation is CW without a morse logic, just some dots, regular spaces and
sometime a dash, no information is decoded, not always the same sequence or
message.
Waterfall at http://amsat.org.ar/lusatsdr.jpg
Audio at http://amsat.org.ar/lusat2013.mp3
Any further heard or reports appreciated.
Amsat Argentina
lu7aa@xxxxx.xxx
www.amsat.org.ar
_______________________________________________
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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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 07:16:57 -0500
From: Alan <wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "'Amsat BB'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FW: Re: AMSAT needs volunteers ???
Message-ID: <6B31BB5EEAEF4D878A1DEC5FB7C7701C@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Robert,
Fly safe. A long trip in a -300ER, and a good chance to think about things.
73s,
Alan
WA4SCA
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of R Oler
Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 9:35 PM
To: Amsat BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: Re: AMSAT needs volunteers ???
From: orbitjet@xxxxxxx.xxx
To: apbiddle@xxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT needs volunteers ???
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 21:34:27 -0500
Hello Alan
"
No, but placing volunteers successfully is very similar when we are talking
about technical rather
than non-specialized social service,"
but not dissimilar to specialized non technical task.
But it doesnt matter...volunteer organizations usually become exactly what
the "volunteer" BOD wants them to be and Amsat NA will remain how
it is as long as the current BOD remains...and that will only change
when the membership demands it. Amsat NA has morphed into a "NASA"
sort of organization.
Sorry for the autofill on non sequitur
I should have checked in more detail...was trying to finish a report on the
767 I am ferrying a week
from now to S2 land. I am going to get to see another AMSAT close up and it
will be interesting to
observe the differences. 73's RGO
rom: wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 12:27:08 -0500
> CC: APBIDDLE@xxxxxx.xxx
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT needs volunteers ???
>
> Robert,
>
> >>Volunteering for AMSAT ...
>
> No, but placing volunteers successfully is very similar when we are
talking about technical rather
> than non-specialized social service, which is the point I was addressing.
An important distinction,
> not a "non inquisitor" sentence. :)
>
> 73s,
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: R Oler [mailto:orbitjet@xxxxxxx.xxxx
> Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 11:51 AM
> To: APBIDDLE@xxxxxxx.xxxx 'Tom Lubbers K8TL'; Amsat BB
> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT needs volunteers ???
>
> This in many ways mirrors
> corporate and educational hiring."
>
> A non inquisitor sentence
>
> Volunteering for AMSAT (or the Boy Scouts or insert volunteer group here)
> is not "hiring" and it certainly is not corporate or educational
> hiring.
>
> Robert WB5MZO
>
>
> > From: wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx
> > To: k8tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> > Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 07:47:45 -0500
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT needs volunteers ???
> >
> > Tom,
> >
> > It IS true that AMSAT is always looking for volunteers. And we have an
amazing number working on
> > projects ranging from Fox to the day to day operations. However messily,
the recruiting process
> > works. However, in most cases it comes from someone with a specific
skill, contacting a specific
> > individual, about a specific project. In other cases, the person needing
help contacts someone who
> > they know who is a good fit, or based on a trusted recommendation. This
in many ways mirrors
> > corporate and educational hiring.
> >
> > What you are talking about are the generic "I want to work for AMSAT,
what can I do?" volunteers.
As
> > has been said, those reading the applications are also volunteers who
pass them on to other
> volunteers
> > who may or may not respond. There have been times when the press of
other projects, or personal
> > health matters, have caused the applications to fall through the cracks.
Also, as Gould has
> remarked,
> > the idea of working for AMSAT is often more appealing than actually
working for AMSAT. This is no
> > reflection on your son or anyone else, but it does tend to encourage the
use of people with proven
> > skills and record over "walk ins."
> >
> > As another respondent has said, ITAR is a complete roadblock for non-US
citizens for most areas.
As
> a
> > result of the NDAA changes, the first draft regulations are appearing.
We have volunteers plowing
> > through the extensive documents, most of which seem to be written in a
foreign language. However,
we
> > have expectations that the current ban will be lifted in the foreseeable
future, or at least made
> more
> > reasonable. The primary benefit will be working with our colleagues in
other national AMSATs, but
it
> > will also open up our own ability to accept foreign volunteers.
> >
> > All that having been said, I am working on getting the AMSAT generic
recruitment running a bit
more
> > effectively. This will include a more targeted approach for those
expressing interest, and at
least
> > some sort of reply. Of course, I am also just a volunteer. :)
> >
> > 73s,
> >
> > Alan
> > WA4SCA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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
_______________________________________________
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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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 12:48:15 +0000 (UTC)
From: Jean-Pierre Godet <godetj@xxxxxxx.xx>
To: Amsat Argentina <lu7aa@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx amsat-francophone@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
amsat-f@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LUSAT-1 Heard
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.60.1306091210520.353@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
Hello my friends from AMSAT-Argentina !
Your bird was heard here in the North of France, very very strong
signal, the sort you received with dash and dots, strong especially
according to the conditions : ground plane antenna in the attic, AM
receiver and 456,9 kHz transmitter poorly hacked together to receive CW,
GaAsFET preamp.
Orbit nr 22133, acquisition at 1202 UTC, lost at 1215 UTC (elev. then
was about 4 deg.). The max elevations was around 42 deg.
I recorded audio and spectrogram, I send you both later.
Best 73 !
Jean-Pierre/F5YG
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On Sat, 8 Jun 2013, Amsat Argentina wrote:
> LUSAT-1 (LO-19) CW Beacon on 437.125 KHz quit transmiting on Dec-2012
after 23 years of operation, only a very weak carrier from local osc could
be copied.
>
> Recent reports state that LUSAT was again heard, today we received a
regular signal compatible with LUSAT on 437.125 +/- Doppler in two passes.
>
> By the strong level and QRG of the signal it corresponds to LUSAT.
>
> Modulation is CW without a morse logic, just some dots, regular spaces
and sometime a dash, no information is decoded, not always the same sequence
or message.
>
> Waterfall at http://amsat.org.ar/lusatsdr.jpg
> Audio at http://amsat.org.ar/lusat2013.mp3
>
> Any further heard or reports appreciated.
>
> Amsat Argentina
> lu7aa@xxxxx.xxx
> www.amsat.org.ar
> _______________________________________________
> 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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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2013 06:49:56 -0700
From: Joe Spier <wao@xxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-160
Message-ID: <51B48804.2040806@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-160
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation 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://www.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.org <http://amsat.org>.
In this edition:
* Fox-1 Receives IARU Frequency Coordination Letter
* _Reminder_: Deadline for AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations
Approaching
* AMSAT Field Day 2013
* AMSAT Online Satellite Pass Predictions Webpage Restored
* 2013 Dayton Hamvention AMSAT Forum Presentations Now on YouTube.com
* New Video on Ham Radio Satellite SO-50 on FM handheld
* South Africa Radio Amateur of the Year Awards 2013 Nominations Closes
June 10
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-160.01
ANS-160 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 160.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 9, 2013
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-160.01
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Fox-1 Receives IARU Frequency Coordination Letter
On June 4 the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Amateur Satellite
Frequency Coordination Board accepted the following frequencies for our
AMSAT Fox-1 cubesat:
+ 435.180 MHz Uplink
+ 145.980 MHz Downlink
Fox-1 will serve as a communications relay for amateurs worldwide via
the onboard FM repeater system. Fox-1 is currently scheduled to launch
into a 470 x 780 km at 64 degrees inclination orbit from Vandenburg
during 2014 on the NASA ElanaXII mission with ARC1, BisonSat, Lightsail
& R2S(NEO).
The Fox-1 Engineering Team will deliver the satellite for integration
with the launch vehicle during May, 2014 with the launch scheduled for
November, 2014. The Fox cubesats are designed to host advanced science
payloads to support future science missions that help us to continue
qualify for NASA ELaNa (free) launches. President Barry Baines says,
"AMSAT's focus on STEM education and development of a cubesat platform
capable of flying a science mission with a reliable communications link
resulted in the selection of Fox-1 in the third round and RadFxSat
(Fox-1B) in the fourth round of NASA's Cubesat Launch Initiative."
The Fox-1 satellite will include a space radiation experiment from
Vanderbilt University and a JPEG Digital Camera from Virginia Tech. The
Vanderbilt Low Energy Proton experiment will detect single-event upsets
in memory devices and will operate all the time. The experiment data
will be downlinked with the satellite telemetry. The camera will operate
when the satellite is in the high-speed digital data mode and will take
one photo each minute. Watch the AMSAT Journal, the AMSAT web site
(http://www.amsat.org) and the AMSAT News Service for more details to
follow.
[ANS thanks the Fox-1 Team for the above information]
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_Reminder_
Deadline for AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations Approaching
It is time to submit nominations for the upcoming open seats on the
AMSAT-NA Board of Directors. A nomination requires either one Member
Society or five current individual members in good standing to
nominate an AMSAT member for the position. Four director's terms
expire this year: Barry Baines, WD4ASW, Alan Biddle, WA4SCA, Drew
Glasbrenner, K04MA, and Tony Monteiro, AA2TX.
In addition to traditional submission of written nominations, which
remains unchanged and is the preferred method, nominations may be
made by electronic means. These include e-mail, FAX, or electronic
image of a petition. Electronic petitions should be sent to
MARTHA at AMSAT.ORG <http://AMSAT.ORG> or faxed to 301-608-3410.
Written nominations, consisting of names, calls and individual sig-
natures should be mailed to:
AMSAT-NA
850 Sligo Ave #600
Silver Spring, MD, 20910
No matter what means is used, petitions MUST arrive no later than
June 15th at the AMSAT-NA office. If the nomination is a traditional
written nomination, no other action is required. If it is other than
this, i.e. electronic, a verifying traditional written petition MUST
be received at the AMSAT-NA office at the above address within 7 days
following the close of nominations on June 15th.
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION
ARE NOT VALID UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT-NA BYLAWS.
[ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information]
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AMSAT Field Day 2013
Every year AMSAT promotes a satellite version of Field Day during the
ARRL annual operating event which is held on the 4^th weekend in June.
This year Field Day will take place from 1800 UTC on Saturday June 22,
2013 through 2100 UTC on Sunday June 23, 2013.
SaudiSat-Oscar-50 will be the only operational FM transponder satellite
this year. If you are considering only FM voice operating for your AMSAT
Field Day focus the single uplink/downlink channel will be extremely
challenging. As in prior years, this intense congestion on FM LEO
satellites drives the limitation in the rules allowing their use to
one-QSO-per-FM-satellite. This includes the International Space Station.
You will be allowed one QSO if the ISS is operating Voice. You will also
be allowed one digital QSO with the ISS or any other digital,
non-store-and-forward, packet satellite (if operational).
If you have worked the satellites on Field Day in recent years, you may
have noticed a lot of good contacts can be made on the linear
transponder satellites including VO-52, FO-29, and AO-7. During Field
Day the transponders come alive like 20 meters on a weekend. The
transponders on these satellites will support multiple simultaneous SSB
or CW contacts.
The AMSAT Field Day 2013 event is open to all Amateur Radio operators.
Amateurs are to use the exchange as specified in ARRL rules for Field
Day. The AMSAT competition is to encourage the use of all amateur
satellites, both analog and digital.
For the complete listing of the AMSAT Field Day Rules please refer to
the documents posted on-line at:
?http://www.amsatnet.com/2013fd.docx
?http://www.amsatnet.com/2013fd.pdf
[ANS thanks AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO for
the above information]
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AMSAT Online Satellite Pass Predictions Webpage Restored
A favorite feature of the AMSAT website has been restored. The AMSAT
Online Satellite Pass Predictions Webpage back on AMSAT's webpage.
Please visit:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/predict/index.php
After a team effort by Emily, N1DID,Bryce, KB1LQC, Brent, KB1LQD, and
Rick, W2GPS, the pass predictions are working again.
They can also be found at the PASS PREDICTION link on www.amsat.org
<http://www.amsat.org>
[ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P for the above information]
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2013 Dayton Hamvention AMSAT Forum Presentations now on youtube.com
Two presentations from the AMSAT Forum at the 2013 Dayton Hamvention have
been posted on the AMSATNA channel on YouTube.
Title:AMSAT Status Report, by Barry WD4ASW - 2013 Dayton Hamvention
In the first of six videos from the AMSAT Forum at the 2013 Dayton
Hamvention, AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW, presents an update on
AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation.Barry's talk covers a
review of AMSAT's mission and vision, recent history, Journal, regulatory
environment, 2013 Symposium plans, and where AMSAT is headed.
Title:Fox-1 Status Update, by Tony AA2TX - 2013 Dayton Hamvention
AMSAT VP for Engineering Tony Monteiro, AA2TX, provided an
up-to-the-minute review of AMSAT-NA's next satellite, Fox-1, at the AMSAT
Forum at the 2013 Dayton Hamvention.The first of a number of satellites
planned for Project Fox, Tony reviews the motivation for building a
CubeSat, the components that comprise Fox-1, and the capabilities and
experiments included.He describes the launch assigned by NASA for Fox-1
and gives a brief look at future Project Fox satellites.
You can find these videos and many others on the AMSATNA channel at:
http://www.youtube.com/AMSATNA
Additional presentations from the AMSAT Forum should become available next
week.
[ANS thanks Steve Belter, N9IP for the above information]
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New Video on Ham Radio Satellite SO-50 on FM handheld
David Mercado KK4MND has produced a video showing how easy it is to
receive the amateur radio satellite SO-50.
This video demonstrates how to communicate via Amateur Ham Radio
Satellite using an inexpensive $50 Baofeng UV5R Dual Band Radio and
MFJ dual band antenna from Amazon. Among the stations heard are Hector
Martinez CO6CBF, Dave Beumer W0DHB and James Bayne KI4SIY.
Watch Ham Radio Satellite w/Baofeng UV5R MFJ on Saudisat SO-50
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/june2013/ham_radio_satellite_so50_on_fm_handh
eld.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AmateurRad
ioNews+%28Southgate+Amateur+Radio+News%29#.UbE5Bdhu4lR
SO50 frequencies
Uplink - 145.850 MHz with 67 HZ CTCSS
(initial 74.4 Hz CTCSS tone required if satellite has not already been
activated)
Downlink - 436.800 MHz
SO-50 article by Howard Long G6LVB
http://www.g6lvb.com/Articles/operatingSO50.htm
SO-50
http://amsat-uk.org/2012/01/30/working-the-fm-sat-so-50/
[ANS thanks Southgate Amateur Radio News' Website for this June 3, 2013
announcement for the above information]
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South Africa Radio Amateur of the Year Awards 2013 Nominations Closes
June 10
Nominations are now invited for the 2013 MTN Radio Amateur of The Year
Awards :
GARTH MILNE TECHNICAL INNOVATION AWARD
The award is made for the support, development and application of
Technological Innovation in Amateur in South Africa. The recipient will
be a person who has promoted the use of technology in amateur radio at
club level, nationally, at schools or tertiary education institution
MTN RADIO AMATEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD
The award is made for the support and development of the Amateur Radio
Service in South Africa, not for individual achievements such as DXCC
and other operational awards or contests. The recipient will be a
person who has given of his or her expertise and time to the promotion
of Amateur Radio in South Africa.
MTN AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Annually the South African Amateur Radio Development Trust is
recognizing a radio amateur or a group of radio amateurs for service to
the community. Community service can be assistance to a handicapped
radio amateur, communications support during a sporting event or a
disaster situation like a road accident or a natural disaster like a
flood, veld fires, or an earthquake. Nominations are invited for an
individual or a group of people like a radio club, or an association.
NOMINATIONS
Nominations must reach the South African Amateur Radio Development Trust
by not later than 10 June 2013
P O Box 90438, Garsfontein 0042.
Fax: 012 991-5651
Email to: saardt@xxxxxxx.xx.xx <mailto:saardt@xxxxxxx.xx.xx>
[We thank AMSAT SA's Website for the above information]
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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Joe Spier, K6WAO
k6wao at amsat dot org
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 15:33:34 +0000 (UTC)
From: Jean-Pierre Godet <godetj@xxxxxxx.xx>
To: Amsat Argentina <lu7aa@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx amsat-francophone@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
amsat-f@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LUSAT-1 Heard
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.60.1306091530270.354@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
> ...
> conditions : ground plane antenna in the attic, AM receiver and 456,9 kHz
> transmitter poorly hacked together to receive CW, GaAsFET preamp.
>
> Orbit nr 22133, acquisition at 1202 UTC, lost at 1215 UTC (elev. then was
> about 4 deg.). The max elevations was around 42 deg.
> ...
About 30 sec of the 13 min audio file :
http://f5yg.pagesperso-orange.fr/temp/LUSAT_(LO-19)_orb22133_09jun2013.mp3
The spectrograms :
http://f5yg.pagesperso-orange.fr/temp/LUSAT_(LO-19)_orb22133_09jun2013.zip
73 !
Jean-Pierre/F5YG
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:15:54 +0900
From: "Mineo Wakita" <ei7m-wkt@xxxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] LO-19 Signal Stop ?
Message-ID: <8B172E9DB0BC47CCAF98414683DB0DD8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-2022-jp";
reply-type=original
The signal of the LO-19 was stopped suddenly at 15:56 UTC, 9 Jun 2013.
Please confirm whether the signal is sent later. The following MP3 files
is recording the moment before and after the signal has stopped suddenly.
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/30610l19.mp3
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/30610l20.png
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/30610l21.png
JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 12:48:04 -0500
From: John Spasojevich <johnag9d@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Dayton Youth Forum
Message-ID:
<CA+qbou70PLUfi6DQ+NCwHRJFhyxL8M_ZK6O_1TcQHtsEPPuV4g@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
If you visit http://n9xh.org/ you will see a photo of a young man and his
dad. This young man you may have seen in the AMSAT Journal or QST or CQ.
standing in the snow copying ARISSSat-1 some months ago. I was sent that
photo by a friend and I thought it was great so I forwarded it to AMSAT and
if you click on WATCH THE VIDEO in the caption of the photo you can watch
the presentation he was invited to make at the Dayton Hamvention this year
largely as a result of that photo.
While we spend a lot of time grumbling about the good old days, lets
remember that there are plenty of people coming into the hobby and getting
interested in the satellites we do have.
73,
John - AG9D
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 11:59:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Amsat Argentina <lu7aa@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LO-19 Signal Stop ?
Message-ID:
<1370804353.47026.YahooMailClassic@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Hello Mineo,
Looks like on 06/09/13 at 15:56 UTC LUSAT-1 (LO-19) over Japan, LUSAT
entered shadow, please confirm if possible.
Also given your valuable information, LO-19 seems to be operating only on
solar panels due onboard nicad batteries after 23+ years and 122,140
charge/discharge cycles are not keeping charge anymore.
Much appreciate your neat and useful audio and waterfall capture.
Best 73,
Amsat-Argentina
lu7aa@xxxxx.xxx
www.amsat.org.ar
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