• [ANS] ANS-002 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

    From Jack Spitznagel@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 2 13:38:37 2022
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    AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
    ANS-002
    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 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.

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    Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.

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    In this edition:

    * HamSCI invites abstracts for its 2022 Workshop
    * New QO-100 satellite antenna for DP0GVN
    * VUCC Awards-Endorsements needs a new author
    * CAMSAT XW-3(CAS-9)is designated Hope-OSCAR-113, HO-113
    * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 30, 2021
    * ARISS News
    * Upcoming Satellite Operations
    * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
    * Satellite Shorts From All Over


    ANS-002 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 Jan 02


    HamSCI invites abstracts for its 2022 Workshop

    The ARRL report that HamSCI is soliciting abstracts for the 2022 HamSCI Workshop. The submission deadline is February 1, 2022. The workshop will
    be a hybrid (in-person and virtual) event from March 18 – 19, 2022, at
    the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
    “The primary objective of the HamSCI workshop is to bring together the amateur radio community and professional scientists,” said HamSCI Lead Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, an assistant professor within the Department
    of Physics and Electrical Engineering at The University of Scranton.
    “This year’s theme is ‘The Weather Connection,’ with invited speakers Tamitha Skov, WX6SWW, and Jim Bacon, G3YLA.”
    "Skov and Bacon will present tutorials on the impacts of space and
    terrestrial weather on the ionosphere. Chen-Pang Yeang, an associate
    professor and director for the Special Project on Scientific Instruments
    at the University of Toronto, will deliver the keynote address, “Ham
    Radio and the Discovery of the Ionosphere.” Additional information is available at: https://bit.ly/3EHDAe5

    [ANS thanks ARRL News for the above information]

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    New QO-100 satellite antenna for DP0GVN

    On December 29, 2021, our new QO-100 SatCom ground station antenna for
    DP0GVN arrived intact in Antarctica at Neumayer Station III. This should
    ensure future operations for the upcoming 2022/2023 over-wintering crew. Securing the operation: Since the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 over-wintering
    team, radio contacts with Antarctica via the first amateur geostationary
    radio satellite Qatar-OSCAR 100 / QO-100 (Es’hail-2) enjoy the greatest popularity. AMSAT-DL provided the appropriate radio equipment for DP0GVN
    at Neumayer Station III, covering all costs for setup and provision of
    the required radio equipment and antenna. While amateur radio operations
    mostly take place during free time, contacts with schools have also been arranged on a regular basis. Similar to ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station), such contacts in Antarctica are also
    something very special for the students. This will certainly also arouse interest in scientific or technical professions and, last but not least, amateur radio.
    During the night of 13/14 August 2021, one of the strongest storms at
    Neumayer Station III measured average wind speeds of 176 km/h and even
    more than 207 km/h at peak. This did not remain without consequences and
    so among other things the satellite antenna for QO-100 was damaged so
    strongly that with it no more radio operation was possible. DP0GVN via
    QO-100 so unfortunately QRT until further notice.
    AMSAT-DL therefore decided at short notice to build a new antenna and to deliver it in less than 2 months construction time in the middle of
    October for the ship transport to Antarctica. The antenna has now
    arrived there safely and was immediately transported from the ship at
    the ice edge to Neumayer Station III. The next step is to hoist the
    antenna onto the roof of the station by crane and rewire everything. As
    the team on site has a huge work program at the moment, it can certainly
    take a few more days and weeks to get DP0GVN up and running via QO-100. Patience is requested until then, but all stars are aligned for a
    successful 2022 with DP0GVN !!!

    (ANS thanks Peter Gulzow, DB2OS, President, AMSAT-DL for the above
    information)

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                      Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
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    VUCC Awards-Endorsements is getting a new author

    Ron Parsons, W5RKN Has announced that he is retiring as the author of
    the VUCC Awards and Endorsments list. He says: "Jon Goering, N7AZ has
    offered to take over on February 1. I will pilot on January 1 with Jon
    as copilot. I was happy to have done the task for the past few years and
    wish Jon equal pleasure. My method is completely manual, so someone
    might want to automate. An AMSAT member who wishes help Jon should reach
    out to him.
    Many Thanks to Ron who has done a great job of organizing and keeping up
    with VUCC activities!
    Ron reports: "Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards
    issued by the ARRL for the period December 1, 2021 through January 1,
    2022. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month!
    This is my last time preparing this list. Next month it will be done by
    Jon Goering, N7AG."

    CALL        Dec. January

    K8TL        1012 1016
    WN9Q         710 783
    K9UO         675 695
    XE1HG        100 639
    N5BO         580 635
    KN2K         401 450
    N6UTC        400 450
    EA2AA        396 400
    VU2LBW       350 400
    N8URE (FM19) 279 326
    NA1ME        275 300
    K8BL         283 292
    RA3DNC       252 276
    K3HPA        176 201
    M0NKC        200 New
    WD9EWK (DM23)173 182
    DL6KBG       150 175
    A65BR        New 157
    WA7HQD       150 151
    K6MX         New 134
    KG7CW        New 115
    K9AQ         New 109
    N6UTC(MOJAVE)New 101
    KE6LB        New 100
    W4GLU        New 100

    "This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for the two months. Apologies if your call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those
    who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are doing a
    lot of the work! Ron W5RKN"

    [ANS thanks Ron Parsons, W5RKN, for the above information]]

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    AMSAT's GOLF Program is about getting back to higher orbits, and it all
    begins with GOLF-TEE – a technology demonstrator for deployable solar
    panels, propulsion, and attitude control, now manifested for launch on
    NASA's ELaNa 46 mission. Come along for the ride. The journey will be
    worth it!

                      https://tinyurl.com/ANS-GOLF

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    CAMSAT XW-3(CAS-9)is designated Hope-OSCAR-113 HO-113

    Drew Glasbrenner, AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number Administrator, has announced the OSCAR assignment: "On December 26, 2021, the XW-3 (CAS-9) satellite was launched on a CZ-4C launch vehicle from the Taiyuan
    Satellite Launch Center, China. Also known as Hope-3, XW-3 (CAS-9) was developed by the Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT) in cooperation
    with the Chinese government's aerospace and education departments, and
    is used to provide services to amateur radio enthusiasts around the
    world and to educate students in science and technology. CAMSAT
    completed the design and manufacture of the amateur radio payload and
    manages the satellite in-orbit operation.
    At the request of CAMSAT and the XW-3 (CAS-9) team, AMSAT hereby
    designates XW-3 (CAS-9) as Hope-OSCAR 113 (HO-113). We congratulate the
    owners and operators of HO-113, thank them for their contribution to the amateur satellite community, and wish them continued success on this and
    future projects."

    Alan Kung, BA1DU announced the launch success and the initial TLE for
    CAMSAT XW-3 (CAS-9) late last Saturday. Early reports of telemetry and
    contacts came in quickly. Please see the current TLE for corrected
    values. Nico Janssen, PA0DLO, Provided additional information: "Doppler measurements show that XW 3 (CAS 9) is object 50466 (2021-131B).
    Frequency CW beacon: 435.57515 MHz."
    From the XW-3(CAS-9)Amateur Radio Satellite User's Manual
    2 / 21 V1.0 by BA1DU:
    UHF antenna: 1/4 wavelength whip antenna
    CW telemetry beacon:
    Frequency: 435.575MHz ●RF power: 20dBm ●CW rate: 22wpm
    GMSK telemetry:
    Frequency: 435.725MHz ●RF power: 23dBm ●Data rate: 4800bps
    V/U mode linear transponder:
    Uplink frequency: 145.870MHz ●Downlink frequency: 435.180MHz
    RF power: 20dBm ●Bandwidth: 30kHz ●Spectrum inverted
    Photo download should be available in the future.

    The XW-3 (CAS-9) satellite user manual is available from the AMSAT website:https://bit.ly/3FH8lS2

    Mike Sartoretti, KC2YSF has the following reminder for S.A.T. tracker
    users: "If you are using a sat tracker from CSN technologies we do have
    the TLE’S and frequencies for this satellite already in place. Just hit
    your TLE update button and you’re ready to go, XW-3 or CAS-9."

    Congratulations to CAMSAT for a successful launch.

    [ANS thanks Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number Administrator, Alan Kung, BA1DU, Nico Janssen PA0DLO, and Mike
    Sartoretti, KB2YSI for the above information]

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                        from our Zazzle store!
            25% of the purchase price of each product goes
                towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
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    Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 30, 2021

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

    NO-84 (PSAT) - NORAD Cat ID 40654 (The decay date was most likely
    12-22-2021)

    The following satellite has been added to this week's AMSAT TLE
    Distribution:
    XW-3 (CAS-9) - NORAD Cat ID 50466 (Thanks to Nico Janssen, PA0DLO for
    the identification)

    XW-3 (CAS-9) was launched December 25, 2021 from China’s Complex 9 on a
    Long March 4C rocket.

    [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, TLE Manager for the above information]

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    ARISS NEWS

    Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between
    amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with
    astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The
    downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.

    Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-12-30

    Scouts Victoria (Radio and Electronics Team), Mt Waverley, Victoria,
    Australia, via AB1OC. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be
    NA1SS. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz.
    The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

    The scheduled crewmember is Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP. Contact is go for:
    Tue 2022-01-04 11:27:32 UTC 60 deg

    On the AMSAT-BB reflector, VE7JMN noted that the ISS has been tracking differently on websites and several programs. Charlie Sulfana AJ9N of
    the ARISS Operations Team offered this explanation: "The ISS apparently
    did a burn over the last day or so.  As a result one of the upcoming
    ARISS contacts is now about 5 minutes sooner than what I originally
    posted. The latest amsat-bb posting I did this morning has the newest
    time. Maybe that is what you are seeing."

    The next mode change to voice cross band repeater is expected to occur
    in early January, 2022.

    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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    Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events

    + 23rd annual Ham Radio University (HRU) educational conference will
    again be held as a virtual event on January 8, 2022

    W2JV, Peter Portanova, will be giving a talk on "The Art of operating
    thru the FM Amateur Satellites"   The goal of this forum is to at
    minimum give you the tools and the confidence to listen to a few
    satellite passes as a stepping stone to making contacts.  The HRU
    announcement follows:

    With Covid19 uncertainties precluding an in-person gathering for a
    second year, the 23rd annual Ham Radio University (HRU) educational
    conference will again be held as a virtual event – on Saturday, January
    8, 2022 -- 8:00am to 3:00pm EST (12:00– 20:00 UTC) -- as a GoToWebinar on-line video conference. Advance Registration Required -- Starting
    December 20th 2021

    HRU 2022 will be adding five forums, for a total of 19 presentations by
    experts in a broad range of Amateur Radio activities including: Amateur
    Radio Emergency Communications; Basics of HF Operating; Ham Radio
    Contesting and Dxing, Communicating Through Amateur Radio Earth
    Satellites; Software Defined Radios; HF and VHF Digital Communications;
    Parks on the Air, Skywarn, Cables & Connectors, and Using RaspberryPi
    Computers in Amateur Radio.

    In addition to viewing the presentations, on-line attendees will have
    the opportunity to ask questions of the presenters.

    Founded by Phil Lewis, N2MUN, who passed away in March, 2020, HRU also
    will be the on-line convention of the NYC-Long Island Section of ARRL -
    The National Association for Amateur Radio®

    As in years past, participation in HRU 2022 will be free of charge, with
    an optional suggested donation of $5.00, but advance registration –
    starting December 20, 2021-- will be required for each presentation.

    Further information, including the schedule of forums and advance
    registration starting December 20, 2021, is on line at: http://www.HamRadioUniversity.org

    +Winterfest, the ARRL Midwest Division Convention
    Collinsville, IL Jan 22 2022

    +ARRL National Convention and Orlando Hamcation Feb 10-13 2022
    Registration details at http://www.arrl.org/arrl-expo
    Updates may be found at: https://www.amsat.org/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.

    AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford, K6LCS, makes online presentations to
    Amateur Radio clubs and other interested organizations. He reports:
    "Seven presentations lined up to start the new year so far, including
    three clubs in Canada, and clubs in Florida, California, New York and
    Nevada!

    Think a 90-minute lively, informative, and fun “How to Work the Easy Satellites” Zoom presentation  would be appropriate for your convention
    or club? Always included are overviews of the ARRL, AMSAT, and ARISS.
    And  pre-presentation questions are solicited and welcome.

    Contact Clint at http://www.work-sat.com or by phone at 909-999-SATS
    (7287) to arrange a presentation.

    [ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, Pete
    Portanova, W2JV, and Clint Bradford, K6CLS for the above information]

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    Satellite Shorts From All Over

    + CNES, French Space Agency Special Callsigns TM60CNES, TO60CNES,
    TX60CNES and TK60CNES for the 60th anniversary of CNES are activated
    since December 18, 2021 and until January 2, 2022 on different frequency
    bands and different modes. To know the activated callsigns (realtime) as
    well as their mode and frequency consult the AMSAT-F page : https://site.amsat-f.org/. A Google translation may be viewed from https://bit.ly/3HflGkA ANS thanks Christophe Mercier, President AMSAT-F,
    for the above information)

    + Starlink satellite’s near-collision with Chinese station puts focus on space jam. First reported by The Guardian, which cited experts as saying
    the Chinese action was unusual, the incident spotlights the growing risk
    in space, where orbital room is being crowded out by an astronomical
    race in which nation-states as well as private companies are
    increasingly active. Behind it are projects such as the Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s Starlink constellation and rival Amazon’s Project Kuiper. Both companies want to create a web of low-earth orbit (LEO) spacecraft that
    will beam down internet connectivity to anywhere on the planet. And then
    there are several countries – Russia and India being the most recent –
    that have carried out tests of satellite-killing missiles, generating
    millions of pieces of debris. More is available at:
    https://bit.ly/3FFQz1c (ANS thanks Southgate News for the above information)

    + JWST is on its way to orbit L2! On Christmas Day, JWST launched
    successfully (video) aboard its Ariane 5 from French Guiana. During its
    flight, the rocket performed a unique sawtooth maneuver, rotating back
    and forth 30° to protect JSWT’s instruments from overheating due to
    direct solar illumination (as opposed to Apollo’s ‘BBQ roll’). After release, the spacecraft deployed its solar array—here’s a video, which likely includes the final close proximity image of the craft. Now beyond
    the orbit of the Moon, it has successfully performed two course
    corrections and deployed its gimbaled antenna assembly. Jonathan
    McDowell has a timeline of JWST's ongoing “30 days of terror” deployment schedule on its way to L2. The sunshield has started its multistep
    deployment and, in about a week, mirrors will begin unfolding. Check-in
    on its live mission dashboard to see where it is and what it’s doing,
    follow it on Twitter, or watch NASA’s Deep Space Network real-time
    dashboard to see active communications underway. Hopefully, the first
    images from Webb should be available by next summer. The Planetary
    Society has an excellet summary of the JWST mission at:
    https://bit.ly/3pG6045 (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information.)

    + More JWST Coverage: Over the next two weeks, NASA will provide
    broadcast coverage and other updates on major deployment milestones for
    the James Webb Space Telescope, the world’s largest and most powerful
    space science telescope. Broadcasts of milestone events will air live on
    NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency’s website:
    https://www.nasa.gov/live. NASA provides regular updates on the Webb
    telescope blog, https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb  The public can also follow Webb’s deployments online via a “Where is Webb?” interactive tracker
    and

    a Deployments Explorer at https://go.nasa.gov/3eEkGdQ (ANS thanks NASA
    for the above information)

    + UVSQ-SAT: Transponder expected to be active on 01/01/2022 from 12:00
    UTC. The LATMOS team has programmed the UVSQ-SAT satellite to go into transponder mode on January 1, 2022 at 12:00 UTC.
    The transponder will be active during 11 consecutive hours.
    Frequencies used:
    Telemetry:
    437.020 MHz - BPSK - GR3UH 9k6
    FM transponder :
    Uplink frequency : 145.905 MHz
    Downlink frequency: 437.020 MHz
    More information on AMSAT Francophone https://site.amsat-f.org/uvsq-sat/

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    years in this status.
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    Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information.

    73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!

    This week's ANS Editor, Jack Spitznagel, KD4IZ
    kd4iz at frawg dot org



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    AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
    ANS-008

    In this edition:

    * Story of SuryaSat-1 (SS-1) Nano Satellite
    * VUCC Satellite Standings as of January 1, 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 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

    You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service
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    ANS-002 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 Jan 08

    Story of SuryaSat-1 (SS-1) Nano Satellite

    This afternoon 6 January 2023, at 07:50 UTC, there will be the culmination
    of the long journey of Surya Satellite (SS-1) Nano Satellite project that started in 2016 after a presentation of amateur radio activities by ORARI
    (the Indonesian Radio Amateurs Organization) to students of University of Surya.

    In early 2015 ORARI made a presentation to University of Surya Robotic
    Club, and one of the amateur radio activities that got their interest was high-altitude ballooning due to the telemetry aspect, such as sending temperature, altitude, voltage, as it relates to their robotic interest. I showed them a couple pictures of my past activity in ARHAB as the faculty advisor of amateur radio society at Texas Tech University in early 2000.
    This started the high-altitude balloon planning, including designing the balloon payload (APRS utilizing OpenTracker mini board).

    Late 2015, with the successful launch and activation of LAPAN-A2/ORARI
    (which becomes IO-86) satellite, the students grew interest of building a satellite as it is only a couple of kilometers higher they said. So in 2016
    the ORARI team visit them and shared the experience in designing a
    satellite, as I myself was part of the ORARI team that involved in the
    design of the amateur payload in the LAPAN-A2/ORARI. As this would be their first effort in building a satellite from scratch, they said we will start
    with APRS then next satellite would be a voice repeater satellite. They submitted the design in a competition by UNOOSA and won.

    The student got more excited after seeing the POC (proof of concept) worked
    and they continue with building the prototype, conducted various tests with LAPAN (the aeronautical and space organization) and complying with the necessary paperwork/approvals. But the road wasn’t easy as they got
    funding
    problem (at one time they were selling T-Shirt to raise funding), change in faculty advisor and university leadership and their own graduation and transition into the professional world (some of them got employed in
    commercial satellite companies). Finally they got back in the last 2 years
    to finalize the payload, had the payload verification with ORARI team and shipped the payload to Japan (JAXA), integrated with other payload and
    shipped to the US, then lifted up on Space-X CRS-26 rocket to ISS last
    November and now today is the deployment date from the Kibo Module of ISS.

    Apologize for the long posting but I got really excited today as the
    deployment of SS-1 Nano Satellite is coming up shortly.

    Update: SS-1 has been deployed at 08:03 UTC on 6 January 2023 please
    monitor APRS beacon at 145.825 MHz

    [ANS thanks Yono Adisoemarta, YD0NXX / N5SNN, ORARI HQ, Head of Satellite Division, 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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    VUCC Satellite Standings as of January 1, 2023

    VUCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for December 01, 2022 to January 01, 2023.

    K7ZOO 813 827
    K9UO 718 750
    W8LR 643 667
    KN2K 600 654
    AF5CC 628 644
    EA2AA 626 643
    AJ4A 230 614
    FG8OJ 373 513
    VE4MM 476 508
    W2GDJ New 465
    HB9GWJ 206 363
    N5EKO 344 349
    JK2XXK 233 310
    K8BL 292 297
    WB9YIG 175 251
    DL6KBG 175 250
    IK6GZM New 234
    LU4FTA 137 223
    OZ9AAR 100 207
    JA1GZK New 150
    7L1ETP New 133
    W6AER 100 126
    DU9JJY New 116
    VE1CWJ/VP9 New 110
    WD9EWK (DM13) New 109
    WY7FD New 102
    JS2GGD New 101
    W3TI New 101

    Congratulations to the new VUCC holders.

    WY7FD is first VUCC Satellite holder from DN74
    VE1CWJ/VP9 is first VUCC Satellite holder from Bermuda and FM72
    DU9JJY is first VUCC Satellite holder from Philippines and PJ27
    IK6GZM is first VUCC Satellite holder from JN62
    7L1ETP is first VUCC Satellite holder from PM95

    HAPPY NEW YEAR

    May you all be blessed with new grid squares in 2023.

    [ANS thanks Jon Goering, N7AZ, for the above information]

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    Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for January 5, 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 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/

    At the request of CAMSAT and the XW-4 (CAS-10) team, AMSAT has designated
    the satellite as Hope-OSCAR 119 (HO-119) as of January 1, 2023. For
    details, see Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA and OSCAR Number Administrator's announcement entitled "OSCAR number assigned for CAS-10" in AMSAT News
    Service Bulletin ANS-001 (dated January 1, 2023).

    Therefore, the following satellite has been renamed in this week's AMSAT-NA
    TLE distribution as follows:

    HO-119 NORAD Cat ID 54816. (Formally CAS-10).

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

    TW-1A NORAD Cat ID 40928. (decayed from orbit on 12/29/22 per Space-Track).

    Finally, AMSAT is pleased to announce the new daily two line element
    bulletin available at https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/daily-bulletin.txt. Members of the Sci-Tech Radio Society (STARS) have worked with AMSAT Information Technology to automate this process. Seventeen year old STARS member Ryan "RJ" Fitzgerald, N1BGA, enjoyed exercising skills he learned in
    his high school computer science class. "It was cool to do something for
    the real world beyond just homework assignments, plus it forced me to learn stuff not covered in class" said Fitzgerald.

    STARS is part of New England Sci-Tech - a non-profit STEM education center
    and makerspace dedicated to project-based, hands-on learning for youth and families across the New England community with a strong Amateur Radio
    focus. Visit www.nescitech.org for details. Thanks to Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P,
    for this update on this new innovative approach to AMSAT TLE distribution.

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

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    ARISS News

    Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between
    amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with
    astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The
    downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.

    No upcoming contacts currently scheduled

    Special thanks to our ARISS telebridge ground stations. Approximately 38%
    of the ARISS school contacts are handled by the ARISS telebridge stations. Thanks to following stations: AB1OC, IK1SLD, K6DUE, NA7V, ON4ISS, VK4ISS, VK4KHZ, VK5ZAI, VK6MJ, and ZS6JON.

    The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume
    up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never
    know.

    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 hearing the crew
    make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk.
    Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule
    the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities.

    Typical daily schedule

    Wakeup to Workday start.5 hours
    Workday start to Workday end hours
    Workday end to Sleep hours
    Sleep to wakeup.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 announcements.

    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 cr
    oss band
    repeater (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down).
    * Powering off for US EVA on January 20. OFF Jan 19 about 17:00 UTC. ON Jan
    21 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 is fo pac
    ket
    operations (145.825 MHz up & down)
    *Powering off for US EVA on January 20. OFF Jan 19 about 17:00 UTC. ON Jan
    21 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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    Upcoming Satellite Operations

    Chris VE3FU / VO2AC / VO1FUA / VE2FUA: The weekend of January 27-29
    @Dave_VE3KG and I will be competing in the CQ160 CW Contest as VO2AC from
    the Point Amour Lighthouse in Labrador (Zone 2). We'll also be on the other
    HF bands starting January 24 as VO2AC and VO2AAA. Please work us in the contest! We also plan on operating the linear and FM satellites from grid
    GO11 as VO2AC and VO2AAA from January 24-27.

    [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.

    AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford K6LCS has a few satellite presentations scheduled:

    -Greenville, North Carolina (1/10/23)
    -Ontario, Canada (1/16/23)
    -Thames Valley, England (5/11/23)

    AMSAT will also have a presence at HamCation 2023 in Orlando on February
    10-12, 2023. Details on HamCation can be found at https://www.hamcation.com
    /

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

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    Satellite Shorts From All Over

    + SpaceFlight Now is reporting the successful launch on Jan. 3 of the
    SpaceX Transporter 6 at https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/01/03/falcon-9-transporter-6-live-coverage/
    .
    This launch carried 114 satellites to orbit. The article says "The
    Transporter 6 launch also placed into orbit... an amateur radio CubeSat
    from the Czech Republic." I assume that is a reference to BDSAT-2, which is supposed to carry a AX.25 GFSK G3RUH 9600 baud digipeater with downlink at 436.025, according to http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum6 This is
    confirmed by https://www.bdsat.cz/ That website shows "VHF Downlink
    frequency: 145.850 MHz," but the IARU says the VHF frequency is an uplink. (Thanks to Mark Johns, K0JM, SpaceFlight Now, and the IARU)

    + The TJREVERB are seeking a couple of stations skilled in communicating
    with satellites using APRS. The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science
    and Technology's TJREVERB satellite was deployed from the ISS on Dec 29th,
    and the team is still trying to successfully make contact with it. Please contact Curt Laumann, K7ZOO, if you're interested in assisting. His email address can be found on QRZ.com

    + Congratulations to Hector Martinez, W5CBF, who finished his Satellite
    Worked All Zones (WAZ) award through QSOs using IO-117's MEO digipeater.
    Only about 16 CQ zones are workable on LEO satellites from his QTH in Louisiana, so the MEO digipeater was able to fill in the rest. His award is
    the 42nd Satellite WAZ issued. Satellite WAZ requires confirmed QSOs with
    25 of 40 CQ zones and is sponsored by CQ Magazine. Confirmations through
    LoTW are accepted.

    + Want to try something different? FO-118 carries a linear transponder with
    a 70cm downlink and a 15 meter uplink. The 15 meter uplink is very
    sensitive. This week's editor made a couple of QSOs using 5 watts from his FT-817ND to an AlexLoop Walkham Portable Magnetic Loop and was able to
    access the transponder with strong signals through the pass.

    + UVSQ-SAT will mark 2 years in space on January 24, 2023. In celebration
    of this milestone, the FM transponder will be activated. The uplink is
    145.905 MHz and the downlink is 437.020 MHz. No PL tone is required.
    (Thanks to the UVSQ-SAT team)

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    This week's ANS Editor,

    Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
    n8hm [at] amsat.org


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