• [ANS] ANS-268 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

    From Paul Stoetzer@3:633/280.2 to All on Sun Sep 25 14:48:22 2022
    Reply-To: ans-editor@amsat.org

    AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
    ANS-268

    The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes
    news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities
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    In this edition:

    * Final Call for Papers - 2022 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General
    Meeting
    * 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, Oct. 21-22
    * Changes to the AMSAT TLE Distribution for September 21, 2022
    * July/August 2022 Edition of The AMSAT Journal Now Available
    * Apogee View - July/August 2022
    * ARISS News
    * Upcoming Satellite Operations
    * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
    * Satellite Shorts From All Over

    ANS-268 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

    To: All RADIO AMATEURS
    From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
    712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
    Washington, DC 20002

    DATE 2022 Sep 25


    Final Call for Papers - 2022 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting

    This is a call for papers for the 40th annual AMSAT Space Symposium to be
    held on the weekend of October 21-22, 2022 at the Crowne Plaza Suites hotel
    in Bloomington, Minnesota.

    Proposals for symposium papers and presentations are invited on any topic
    of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative
    title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy submitted
    by October 14 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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    The 2022 AMSAT President's Club coins have arrived!
    To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its launch on
    October 15, 1972, this year's coin features
    an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 6.
    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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    40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, Oct. 21-22

    DISCOUNT HOTEL RESERVATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 28TH

    The 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will take place
    in Bloomington, Minn. on Oct. 21-22, 2022. Highlights of all scheduled
    events include:

    – AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting, October 20-21
    – 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 21
    -22
    – Friday Night Social and Auction, October 21
    – AMSAT Banquet and Reception, October 22
    – AMSAT Ambassador Breakfast, October 23

    A preliminary schedule is available on the AMSAT Member Portal, launch.amsat.org, under the Events tab.

    Crowne Plaza is located adjacent to the Minneapolis / St. Paul
    International Airport and provides complimentary, scheduled shuttle to and
    from the airport. Nearby attractions include Mall of America with
    Nickelodeon Universe Theme park, Target Field, and the Minnesota Zoo.

    You can make hotel reservations by calling the hotel directly at (952) 854-9000. The group code is ASG (Amateur Satellite Group). Hotel
    reservations can also be made online at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-219-Symposium-Rooms.

    Symposium tickets and banquet reservations may be purchased on the AMSAT
    Member Portal. Log into https://launch.amsat.org/ and clock on the Events
    tab.

    We at AMSAT, are excited to be able to host an in-person Symposium this
    year. We hope that you can join us in celebrating Amateur Radio in Space.


    [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]

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    Changes to the AMSAT TLE Distribution for September 22, 2022

    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 adequate 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/

    The following satellite has been added to this week's AMSAT TLE
    distribution:

    JAGSAT NORAD Cat ID 53771 (Thanks to Nico Janssen, PA0DLO for this identification).

    The following satellite has decayed from orbit and has been removed from
    this week's AMSAT- TLE distribution:

    ELFIN-A NORAD Cat ID 43617 (decayed from orbit on 09/17/2022 per
    Space-Track).

    [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the above information]

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    Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
    and M2 LEO-Packs 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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    July/August 2022 Edition of The AMSAT Journal Now Available

    The July/August 2022 issue of The AMSAT Journal is now available to members
    on AMSAT’s Member Portal. Members can download the issue at https://launch.amsat.org/The_AMSAT_Journal

    The AMSAT Journal is a bi-monthly digital magazine for amateur radio in
    space enthusiasts, published by the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT). Each issue is your source for hardware and software projects, technical tips, STEM initiatives, operational activities, and news from
    around the world.

    Inside the Current Issue:

    * Apogee View – Robert Bankston, KE4AL
    * Educational Relations Update - Alan Johnston, KU2Y
    * My First Simulated Satellite - Virginia Smith, NV5F
    * Building AMSAT CubeSatSims in the Classroom - Alan Johnston, KU2Y and
    Edward Char
    * 2022 AMSAT Field Day - Bruce Paige, KK5DO

    If you're not yet an AMSAT member, join today at https://launch.amsat.org/Membership

    [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]

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    Apogee View - July/August 2022

    In this "Apogee View," I want to highlight two important topics: this
    year's AMSAT Symposium; and volunteers' significant role in AMSAT's accomplishments.

    AMSAT Symposium

    Three years after we were last able to get together in person at an AMSAT Symposium, I feel excited for the opportunity to meet up in Minnesota next month.

    AMSAT symposia are not only an excellent opportunity to celebrate amateur
    radio in space and share what everyone is working on, but they also provide
    us with unique opportunities to formulate new directions, ideas, and
    projects. Some of AMSAT's most innovative accomplishments started with a discussion that began at a symposium. I hope that you can attend and be
    part of this experience.

    The 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday through Saturday, October 21-22, 2022, in Bloomington, Minnesota.

    Highlights of all scheduled events include:
    β€’ AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting, October 20-21
    β€’ 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 21
    -22
    β€’ Friday Night Social and Auction, October 21
    β€’ AMSAT Banquet and Reception, October 22
    β€’ AMSAT Ambassador Breakfast, October 23

    The 40th AMSAT Space Symposium is open to anyone interested in advancing
    the art and science of amateur radio in space. To register, please visit https://launch.amsat.org/Events.

    Crowne Plaza is located adjacent to the Minneapolis / St. Paul
    International Airport and provides a complimentary, scheduled shuttle to
    and from the airport. Nearby attractions include Mall of America, Target
    Field, Minnesota Zoo, and the Nickelodeon Universe theme park.

    You can make reservations by calling the hotel at (952) 854-9000. The group code is ASG (Amateur Satellite Group). Alternatively, you can make
    reservations online at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-219-Symposium-Rooms.

    We are AMSAT

    Conversations on the AMSAT Bulletin Board start with "AMSAT should…
    " or
    β€œAMSAT needs to…." While these often express great suggesti
    ons, the
    proposals quickly fade into the ether when proponents are asked if they are volunteering.

    Asking if someone is volunteering is not meant to slight anyone in any way
    or discount their ideas; rather, it is a product of who we are and where we are.

    AMSAT is an all-volunteer membership organization, and, as such, it draws
    its strength and accomplishments from its membership. Out of 4,000 members, AMSAT currently has approximately 40 core volunteer engineers, builders, programmers, educators and administrators, who are all fully engaged with
    the current projects. Thus, taking on any additional work requires
    additional volunteers.

    Think about this for a minute: 40 volunteers out of 4,000 members represent only one percent of our membership. Since we have already achieved so much
    with that one percent, how much more could we accomplish if we had more of
    our members volunteer? The potential to advance the art of radio science in space and reach farther is unlimited. Please help us get there!

    If you are ready to answer the call, please get in touch with me at
    rbankston at amsat.org. Until next time, Onward & Upward!

    [ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT President, for the above
    information]

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    ARISS News

    Scheduled ARISS Contacts

    Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD

    The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS
    The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz
    The scheduled crewmember is Sergey Prokopyev

    Contact is go for Mon 2022-09-26 08:20 UTC

    New England Sci-Tech, Natick, MA, telebridge via ON4ISS

    The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD
    The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz
    The scheduled crewmember is Bob Hines KI5RQT

    Contact is go for: Tue 2022-09-27 18:30:39 UTC 89 deg

    Watch for Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?vύxnD8uF8t0

    Aznakaevo School TBD, Aznakaevo, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, direct via
    TBD

    The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS
    The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz
    The scheduled crewmember is Dmitry Petlin

    Contact is go for Sat 2022-10-01 13:50 UTC

    ARISS Radio Status

    Columbus Module radios:
    IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS - Configured. Default mode set for c
    ross
    band repeater (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down).

    * Powered OFF for Soyuz undocking on September 29. OFF Sep. 28 about 09:00
    UTC. ON Sep. 30 about 12:30 UTC.
    * Capable of supporting USOS scheduled voice contacts, packet and voice repeater ops.

    Service Module radios:
    IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS - Configured. Default mode set for p
    acket
    operations (145.825 MHz up & down)

    * Powered OFF for Soyuz undocking on September 29. OFF Sep. 28 about 09:00
    UTC. ON Sep. 30 about 12:30 UTC.
    * 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]

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    AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur
    Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
    be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.

    Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/

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    Upcoming Satellite Operations

    W7WGC: Upcoming, mostly β€œPOTA,” rove. Northwest coast of Or
    egon, grids
    CN74, CN75, CN76, CN85 & CN86. Sept. 28th – October 3rd-ish. FM and
    Linear
    birds.

    LA7XK / JW7XK: Starting in the evening on Oct. 5 ending in the morning on
    Oct. 10. I will be QRV on RS-44 from Longyearbyen on Svalbard. Locator is JQ78TF

    AD0HJ: DN72,DN73, DN82, DN83, DN92, DN93: Oct. 4th, 5th and 6th. Mitch is
    going to check out the ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention. He will be making several stops on the way to do satellite activations from six lonely grid squares.

    [ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above information]

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    Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events

    AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events.

    + 2022 Rocky Mountain ARRL Division Convention
    October 7, 2022 – October 9, 2022
    Event Center at Archer
    3921 Archer Pkwy
    Cheyenne, Wyoming 82007
    https://wyhamcon.org/site

    + 2022 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium
    October 8–9, 2022
    Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, Milton Keynes https://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/

    + 40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting
    October 21–22, 2022
    The Crowne Plaza Suites, 3 Appletree Square, Bloomington, MN https://launch.amsat.org/event-4922878

    [ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, 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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    Satellite Shorts From All Over

    + ArianeGroup unveiled a multi-year design project for a new crew and cargo upper stage that it hopes will meet Europe’s appetite for space tra
    vel.
    Susie (Smart Upper Stage for Innovative Exploration) will launch on top of
    the nearly flight-ready Ariane 64 heavy-lift vehicle, carrying cargo and astronauts to LEO and, eventually, to deep space. Susie is designed for
    safety and reusability. The 12 m-long craft is significantly larger than Dragon, Starliner, or Orionβ€”it features 40 cubic meters of payload
    space
    and a total mass of 25 tons. (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information)

    + CAPSTONE continues to tumble, but the spacecraft’s communication
    situation has improved and its propulsion system is being warmed back up to operating temperatures. The CAPSTONE probe is expected to act as a
    pathfinder for NASA's Gateway β€” a small space station designed to o
    rbit the
    Moon and act as a jumping-off point for crewed missions to the surface.
    [The AMSAT Board of Directors has made a commitment to support amateur radio’s inclusion on NASA’s Gateway.] (ANS thanks The Orbit
    al Index for the
    above information)

    + A U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts blasted off to the
    International Space Station Wednesday, Sept. 21 on a Russian-operated
    flight despite soaring tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. NASA's Frank Rubio and Russia's Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin launched from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 1355 GMT. Rubio is the first U.S. astronaut to travel to the
    ISS on a Russian Soyuz rocket since President Vladimir Putin sent troops
    into pro-Western Ukraine on February 24. (ANS thanks Spaceflight Now for
    the above information)

    + EA4NF has made two notable transatlantic QSOs via AO-91 over the past
    week, both with VE1CWJ in Nova Scotia and both using a Kenwood TH-D7
    handheld transceiver with a whip antenna. The first QSO was made from near Madrid and the second from a beach in the Balearic Islands as EA6/EA4NF. Despite poor battery condition, AO-91 is still capable of supporting long distance QSOs with minimal equipment.

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    In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:

    * Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).
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    73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!

    This week's ANS Editor,

    Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
    n8hm at amsat dot org

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