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August 20, 2023 by Paul Stoetzer
In this edition:
* Registration Open for 41st Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting
* 2023 AMSAT Symposium Call for Papers
* Amateur Radio Operator Contacts Spacecraft
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for August 18, 2023
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporat
ion. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur R
adio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amat
eur 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
You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: https://m
ailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/
ANS-232 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
To: All RADIO AMATEURS
From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002
DATE 2023 August 20
Registration Open for 41st Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General
Meeting The 41st Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday through Saturday, October 20-21
, 2023 at the Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel in Irving, Texas. Highlights of all scheduled events include:
– AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting, October 19-20
– 41st AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 20-21
– Friday Night Social and Auction, October 20
– AMSAT Banquet and Reception, October 21
– AMSAT Member Breakfast, October 22
Prices for the Symposium, the Banquet and the Member Breakfast remain the same as last year:
– Friday and Saturday Symposium and General Meeting $75
– Saturday Evening Banquet $55
– Sunday Morning Member Breakfast $15
EVENT REGISTRATION
You can register online for individual events or all events at: https://launch.amsat.org/event-5363188.
HOTEL ROOM RESERVATIONS
The Sheraton DFW Airport is located adjacent to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and provides complimentary, schedul
ed shuttle to and from the airport. Complimentary parking is available for those who drive to the Symposium. The hotel address
and phone number is:
Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel
4440 W John Carpenter Fwy.
Irving, TX 75063
972-929-8400
Rooms are available for check-in on Wednesday, October 18 and check out Sunday, October 22.
– Standard room with single King bed is **SOLD OUT** ACT FAST! GET YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW!
– Standard room with two Queen beds is $137.00*
* Rate does not include state and local taxes of 15%
For Phone Hotel Reservations:
Call 972-929-8400. Ask for rate RADIO AMATEUR SATELLITE.
For Online Hotel Reservations click on this link: https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1689956666
782&key=GRP&app=resvlink
Please send your Symposium questions or comments to info [at] amsat [dot] com.
We, at AMSAT, are excited to be able to host our 41st annual Symposium this year. We hope that you can join us in celebrating A
mateur Radio in Space.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]
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The 2023 AMSAT President’s Club coins are here now!
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of its launch
on June 16, 1983, this year’s coin features
an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 10.
Join the AMSAT President’s Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/
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2023 AMSAT Symposium Call for Papers
Papers are now being acceptedfor the 41st annual AMSAT Space Symposium to be held on the weekend of October 20-21, 2023 at the
Sheraton DFW Airport in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
Proposals for Symposium papers and presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We re
quest a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy submitted by October 12 for inclusion in the
symposium proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz, N8FGV at n8fgv at amsat.org
[ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV, AMSAT Symposium Proceedings Editor, for the above information]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase an M2 LEO-Pack
from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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Amateur Radio Operator Contacts Spacecraft
The headlines are sensational, although a bit exaggerated: “Ham Radio ‘hacks’ NASA Satelliteö. While the phrase is eye-catching
for social media, the truth is just as exciting. Amateur radio astronomer Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, has made contact with NASA’s S
TEREO-A spacecraft, which passed Earth for the first time in 17 years.
The STEREO-A (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) spacecraft was launched on October 25, 2006, from Cape Canaveral, Florid
a, with its twin sister ship, STEREO-B. Both spacecraft were on a mission to circle behind the and send images back to Earth so
scientists could make 3D models of solar activity. In 2014, STEREO-B failed and was not heard from again.
“I’m having fun with STEREO-A,ö Tilley reported to Spaceweather.com. “The spacecraft is close to Earth this summer, and I can n
ow receive its signal using a small 26-inch dish in my backyard.ö
Scott Tilley’s, VE7TIL, dish antenna for receiving NASA STEREO-A spacecraft.
Tilley began hearing rumors that other radio operators were picking up signals from STEREO-A on 8443.580 MHz. He decided to che
ck it out. “The central carrier is very loud, almost 30 dB above the noise,ö he said. “I also noticed data sidebands, which are
unusual to see on such a distant object for my small antenna.ö
Tilley was able to decode and demodulate STEREO-A’s signal using a special program written by Alan Antonie, F4LAU, known as Sat
Dump, and now, he is monitoring almost all of STEREO-A’s science instruments, including its Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUVI),
two coronagraphs (COR1 and COR2), the heliospheric imager (HI), and a solar radio burst receiver (S/WAVES).
STEREO-A’s closest approach to Earth was scheduled to occur on August 17, 2023.
Amateur radio operators who would like to monitor STEREO-A can check out Tilley’s technical blog for more information.
[Thanks to Spaceweather.com and NASA for updated information in this story]]
[ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information]
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Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?
Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff
from our Zazzle store!
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for August 18, 2023
Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4
standard mathematical model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly updates are completely adequat
e for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin files are updated Thursday evenings around 2300 UTC, or more frequently if new high
interest satellites are launched. More information may be found at https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/
This week there are no additions or deletions to the weekly AMSAT TLE distribution.
[ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above information]
ARISS News
Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to i
nteract with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The downlink frequency on which to listen is 145
.800 MHz worldwide.
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
STEMforGIRLS, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, telebridge via K6DUE (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz
The scheduled crewmember is Steve Bowen KI5BKB
The ARISS mentor is VE6JBJ
Contact is go for: Wed 2023-08-23 15:24:59 UTC 47 deg (***)
Australian Air League – South Australia Group, Salisbury, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled crewmember is Warren Hoburg KB3HTZ
The ARISS mentor is VK4KHZ
Contact is go for: Fri 2023-08-25 09:11:46 UTC 51 deg
Comments on making general contacts
I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not h
earing the crew make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to jus
t pick up the microphone and talk. Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constr
aints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule y
our opportunities.
Typical daily schedule
Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours
Workday start to Workday end=12 hours
Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours
Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours
The crew’s usual waking period is 0730 – 1930 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about
one hour after waking and before sleeping, when they have personal time. They’re usually free most of the weekend, as well.
SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS a
nnouncements.
And don’t forget that the packet system is active.
As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol.
ARISS Radio Status
Columbus Module radios:
IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS – Configured. Default mode is for cross band repeater (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down
).
* SPECIAL SSTV experiment July 26, 2023. Transmissions are scheduled to begin at 20:05 UTC (16:05 ET) and ending at 20:20 UTC (
16:20 ET). If necessary, a backup window will be 21:40 UTC (17:40 ET) to 21:55 UTC (17:55 ET). Requesting a clear uplink during
this time frame.
* Powering off for Russian EVA on Aug. 09.
* Capable of supporting USOS scheduled voice contacts, packet and voice repeater ops.
Service Module radios:
IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS – Configured. Default mode is fo packet operations (145.825 MHz up & down)
* Powering off for Russian EVA on Aug. 09. OFF TBD . ON TBD.
* Capable of supporting ROS scheduled voice contacts, packet, SSTV and voice repeater ops.
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information]
Upcoming Satellite Operations
TF/DL2GRC: Got an email from Nina stating that she & the family will be heading to Iceland with operations scheduled to begin o
n Friday (18th).
>From Nina:
We will do a trip around the Island and hope to be active on MEO, LEO and GEO: family, equipment, satellites and weather permit
ting. Operations can be expected between August 18th to 30th. Please keep in mind, it will be a family holiday and no DX-pedit
ion.
Look out for TF/DL4BEN, TF/DL8SCU and TF/DL2GRC.
Stay tuned!
[ANS thanks Ian Parsons, K5ZM, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above information]
Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at c
lub meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events.
AMSAT Ambassador Mitch Ahrenstorff, AD0HJ will be at the Northern Plains Regional Radio Council (NPRRC) Hamfest in Brewster, Mi
nnesota on Saturday, August 26, 2023. You can expect to find him engaging in discussions about amateur radio satellite operatio
ns at the AMSAT table or presenting live satellite demonstrations just across the street at Brewster City Park. Targeted demons
tration passes will be on linear satellite RS-44 at 1434Z (fixed uplink 145.945 MHz) and the TEVEL FM satellites between 1630Z
and 1700Z. Visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/NPRRC for additional information about the NPRRC Hamfest.
+ Northeast HamXposition and ARRL New England Division Convention
August 25-27, 2023
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel
Marlboro, MA
https://hamxposition.org/
+ 41st AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting
October 20-21, 2023
Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel
4440 W John Carpenter Fwy, Irving, TX 75063
AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford, K6LCS, says,
“Think a 75-minute presentation on “working the easy satellitesö would be appropriate for your club or event? Let me know by em
ailing me at k6lcsclint (at) gmail (dot) com or calling me at 909-999-SATS (7287)!ö
Clint has NEVER given the exact same show twice: EACH of the 150+ presentations so far has been customized/tailored to their au
diences.
[ANS thanks Clint Bradford, K6LCS, and AMSAT for the above information]
Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ RS-44 has returned to service after a multi-day outage this past week. There is no definitive word on the cause of the outage
.
+ Woody Hoburg, KB3HTZ, was active as NA1SS from the ISS, utilizing the FM repeater, on Monday, August 14th around 1900 UTC and
Wednesday, August 16th around 2100 UTC (ANS thanks ARISS for the above information)
+ NASA released its updated Software Catalog for 2023-2024, containing more than 1,000 programs for mission analysis, disaster
response, spacecraft testing, data analytics, and more. Access restrictions apply to some software that may be limited to use b
y U.S. citizens or for U.S. government purposes only. Review the catalog online at: http://software.nasa.gov (ANS thanks The Or
bital Index and NASA for the above information)
+ NASA will provide live launch and docking coverage of the Roscosmos Progress 85 cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of
food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 69 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The unpiloted spacecraft is
scheduled to launch at 01:08 UTC on Wednesday, Aug. 23 on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Progre
ss spacecraft will be placed into a two-day, 34-orbit journey to the station, leading to an automatic docking to the Zvezda mod
ule at 03:50 UTC Friday, Aug. 25. As always, amateur radio operation aboard the ISS is suspended during docking maneuvers. The
spacecraft will remain at the orbiting laboratory for approximately six months, then undock for a destructive but safe re-entry
into Earth’s atmosphere to dispose of trash loaded by the crew. (ANS thanks NASA for the above information)
+ India’s Chandrayan-3 moon lander completed another lunar-orbit reduction burn and entered a 100 km circular polar lunar orbit
ahead of a landing attempt next week. It is projected that the Indian craft will land two days after Russia’s Luna-25 lander.
(ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information)
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Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:
* Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).
* Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate.
* Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of
6 post-secondary years in this status.
* Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.
Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information.
73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
This week’s ANS Editor,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm [at] amsat.org
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