[amsat-bb] ANS-265 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin

[Jean Marc Momple]

Congratulations to all those elected as board members, we count on you for doing a great job and promote the hobby.

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Jean Marc (3B8DU)

> On Sep 22, 2019, at 7:55 AM, Frank Karnauskas via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
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> AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
> ANS-265
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> group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in 
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> In this edition:
> 
> * 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results
> * 2019 AMSAT Symposium Registration Savings Through October 11
> * IEEE GRSS Student Grand Challenge
> * IARU Coordination for Two Satellites
> * QO-100 Satellite, GNU Radio and SDR Talks Released
> * Upcoming Satellite Operations
> * ARISS News
> * Satellite Shorts from All Over
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> AMSAT News Service Bulletin 265.01
> From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
> September 22, 2019
> To All RADIO AMATEURS
> BID: $ANS-265.01
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> 
> 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results
> 
> As a result of the 2019 Board of Directors Election, Jerry Buxton,
> N0JY;
> Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK; and Michelle
> Thompson, W5NYV; will serve on the board for two years.
> 
> The First Alternate is Brennan Price, N4QX. The Second Alternate  is
> Howard (Howie) Defelice, AB2S. Both will serve for a term of one year.
> 
> The results of the voting with 1,052 ballots cast (892 electronic +
> 160
> paper) are as follows:
> 
> 675 votes ... Michelle Thompson, W5NYV
> 585 votes ... Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK
> 526 votes ... Jerry Buxton, N0JY
> 515 votes ... Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA
> 480 votes ... Brennan Price, N4QX
> 435 votes ... Howard (Howie) Defelice, AB2S
> 399 votes ... Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
> 366 votes ... Jeff Johns, WE4B
> 
> These results submitted September 20, 2019 by
> Clayton Coleman, W5PFG
> AMSAT Secretary
> 
> [ANS thanks Clayton Coleman, W5PFG AMSAT Secretary for the above
> information.]
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> 
> 2019 AMSAT Symposium Registration Savings Through October 11
> 
> You can still save money when registering for the 50th Anniversary 
> AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting, Friday through Sunday, 
> October 18-20, 2019, in Arlington, Virginia.
> 
> Registrations received September 16 - October 11 can be ordered 
> for $65.  Registrations at the door will cost $70.
> 
> You can complete your registration on-line via the AMSAT Store:
> https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/.
> 
> This year, all registrants will receive a digital copy of the 
> Proceedings on a thumb drive. Attendees may purchase a hard copy 
> for $25.00.  Non-attendees may put their name on a waiting list for a 
> hard copy, if there are any left over. The digital version of the 
> Proceedings will be made available on the online store shortly after 
> the Symposium concludes.
> 
> Student Registrations are 50% off and does not include the
> Proceedings.
> 
> A preliminary schedule of events for the 2019 AMSAT Space Symposium
> has been posted to the AMSAT website.  It can be accessed at 
> https://www.amsat.org/symposium-schedule/.
> 
> 
> [ANS thanks the 2019 AMSAT Symposium Team for the above information.]
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> 
> IEEE GRSS Student Grand Challenge Deadline Extended
> 
> The IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) has announced 
> the Second GRSS Student Grand Challenge which allows student teams to 
> develop Earth Observation payloads for a small satellite.  
> 
> The competition starts with the submission of a proposal to design 
> payload/experiment(s) that can solve real-life space exploration 
> problems such as collecting data on the global climate, environmental 
> change and natural hazards.
> 
> Winning teams will receive grant funding during two years that will 
> be used to develop the proposed payload idea.  Teams willing to 
> participate must send a brief description of their mission concept, 
> indicating:
> 
> - Team: composition, background and expertise, motivation, and signed 
>  commitment letter during the duration of the project,
> - Scientific rationale and feasibility of the proposed observations: 
>  innovative techniques (ways to conduct the measurement) and 
>  technologies are welcome,
> - Development plan including characterization and testing,
> - Budget proposal,
> - If the proposing team is not yet part of an already established 
>  GRSS Student Chapter, it is important that commitment to form a 
>  new Chapter by the end of 2019 be included in the proposal. Teams 
>  including multiple Sections are welcome and encouraged.
> 
> The winning payloads will be considered for integration into a 
> CubeSat that will be developed at the National Space Science and 
> Technology Center (NSSTC) in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 
> collaboration with the YahSat Space Lab at Khalifa University, 
> Abu Dhabi, UAE.
> 
> The deadline has been extended till September 30, 2019.
> 
> Complete application details are available at
> https://tinyurl.com/ANS-265-GRSS-Challenge and
> https://conferences.uaeu.ac.ae/2ndgrss/en/competition.shtml.
> 
> [ANS thanks Prashanth Marpu, Associate Professor, Khalifa University 
> for the above information.]
> 
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>             Symposium Papers Due September 23, 2019!
> 
>  Final copies of papers must be submitted by September 23 for
>            inclusion in the printed proceedings.
> 
>     Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz
>             at n8fgv at amsat dot org.
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> IARU Coordination for Two Satellites
> 
> The IARU has provided frequency coordination for a 1U CubeSat, Surya 
> Satellite-1.  Sponsored by the Department Physics and Energy 
> Engineering at Surya University, its mission is to develop Indonesian 
> young generation interest in space technology.  The satellite will 
> provide short text message communication using Automatic Packet 
> Reporting System (APRS) protocol with a VHF downlink on 145.825 MHz 
> and a telemetry with a UHF downlink on 435.825.  Deployment is 
> planned from the ISS in March 2020.
> 
> Additionally, the IARU has received an application for a 2U 
> CubeSat sponsored by the National Institute of Technology, Kochi 
> College.  The satellite will conduct the following experiments:
> 
> 1) An onboard SDR will receive CW signals on 21 MHz and decoded call 
>   signs will be sent on 430 MHz downlink.
> 2) A newly developed attitude control system using dual reaction wheel
> 
>   mechanism. 
> 3) An on-board computer system consisted of Linux base microcomputer.
> 4) An in-orbit expansion test of the 21 MHz half-wave dipole antenna 
>   for Morse CW signals reception and Jupiter’s millisecond radio 
>   bursts observation.
> 5) Observation of Jupiter millisecond radio bursts with the expanded 
>   HF dipole antenna and on-board SDR.
> 6) 360-degree tests of the camera unit to take all-sky images with 
>   two fish-eye cameras. 
> 
> A UHF downlink will use 9k6 FSK packet, 1k2 AFSK packet and CW. The 
> launch from Japan by a JAXA Epsilon is planned during fiscal year 
> 2020 into a 500km SSO. 
> 
> [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.]
> 
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> 
> QO-100 Satellite, GNU Radio and SDR Talks Released
> 
> Mark, M5BOP reports the complete set of amateur radio technical talks 
> from this year’s Martlesham Microwave Round Table is now available to 
> watch on YouTube.
> 
> Videos of these MMRT 2019 talks are available:
> • Practical GNUradio – Heather Lomond M0HMO
> • From Death Rays to Dinner – William Eustace M0WJE
> • Equipment for Es’hail-2 / QO-100 Narrow band – David Bowman G0MRF
> • DATV on Es’hail-2 / QO-100 – Noel Matthews G8GTZ
> • Low-pass Harmonic Filter for 23cm – John Quarmby G3XDY
> • UKuG SDR Voice Transceiver Project Discussion
> 
> Watch the videos on the Martlesham Microwave YouTube channel at
> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHV7cC7ZMehKjAM81QxUS9w/videos
> 
> [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.]
> 
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>              of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
>           To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the
>            AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program.
>                Full details are available at
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> 
> Upcoming Satellite Operations
> 
> + Take W3ZM On-the-Road
> 
> W3ZM/5 on Sep 20-21, 2019 in NM, Grid DM64 by KE4AL with FM & Linears
> W3ZM/4 on Sep 30, 2019 in FL, Grid EM60 by N4KGL
> 
> + Rovers and Special Events
> 
> DN11/DN12 + DN03  Sept. 17, 2019
> Casey, KI7UNJ is heading to the DN11/DN12 line, September 17.  Look 
> for him on SO-50, AO-92, and AO-91, between 1657Z and 1812Z.  On the 
> way back, Casey will make a quick stop in DN03 to catch the 2043Z 
> PO-101 pass.  Watch Casey’s Twitter feed for further updates at 
> https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ.
> 
> Formentera Island (EA6 Balearic Is. DXCC – JM08)  Sept. 19 to 23, 2019
> EA4NF, Philippe will be operating from Formentera Island (DXCC: 
> EA6 Balearic Islands – IOTA EU-004 – GRID JM08) on satellite as 
> EA6/EA4NF from September 19 to 23, 2019.  This is a great opportunity 
> to get the rare grid (JM08) of this small island only accessible by 
> boat, IOTA (EU-004) and EA6 (Balearic Is. DXCC) in one single contact 
> and confirmed on LoTW.  QRV Satellite in FM & SSB.  QSL : LoTW.  Keep 
> an eye on Philippe’s Twitter feed for further updates and sat passes 
> or contact him directly for a sked at  https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT.
> 
> Big SkyRove (DN35, DN55, DN56, DN65, DN66) – Sept. 19-23, 2019
> Dennis, N7EGY, is taking his radios on a family trip to Big Sky 
> Country.  Trip purpose is family first before satellite fun, so some 
> plans could be cancelled at the last minute. Plan is to work from 
> DN55/56/65/66, with DN35 on whatever bird up as we pass through. 
> See projected schedule at 
> https://twitter.com/n7egy1/status/1172000359989960704?s=20.
> Keep an eye on Dennis’ Twitter feed for further announcements at 
> https://twitter.com/n7egy1
> 
> DM02/MM (Need we say more?)  Sept. 22, 2019
> Ron, AD0DX, and Alex, N7AGF, are chartering a boat to the ultra-rare 
> DM02 grid square. They will use the special event call sign 
> November 6 Ocean/Maritime Mobile.  Expected window of operation is 
> from 1000Z to 1900Z, Sunday, September 22. More information is 
> available on QRZ https://www.qrz.com/db/N6O to include how you can 
> help support this monumental operation. Ron and Alex are expected to 
> have cellular service out there, so keep an eye on their Twitter 
> feeds https://twitter.com/ad0dx and https://twitter.com/N7AGF. 
> 
> FP, ST. Pierre & Miquelon (GN17) Sept. 24 to Oct. 8, 2019
> Eric, KV1J, will once again be operating from the Island of Miquelon 
> (NA-032, DIFO FP-002 WLOTA 1417, Grid GN17) as FP/KV1J between 
> September 24 and October 8. This is his 13th trip to the island. 
> Activity will be on 160-6 meters (no 60M – not authorized) using CW, 
> SSB, RTTY, FT8 (but primarily SSB, RTTY and FT8) and the satellites. 
> He will generally be on the highest frequency band that is open 
> (favoring 12/10m). He will be active in the CQWW DX RTTY Contest 
> (September 28-29th). ADDED NOTE: Eric will usually try to be on as 
> many satellite passes as he can when the WX is good, generally 
> favoring the FO-29, XW-2x, AO-7, and possibly the FM birds. Eric 
> states, “Equipment is two FT-817s and an Arrow dual band yagi. I’ll 
> favor the SSB birds usually higher in the passband, but will also 
> try FM if they do not get too busy. Satellite logging is by paper so 
> may not get loaded to LoTW until the week after I return to the USA.” 
> Weekends may be limited since he will be concentrating on the 
> low(er) bands and contests. QSL via KV1J, direct or by the Bureau. 
> Also eQSL, ClubLog and LoTW. For more details and updates, check out 
> his Web page at http://www.kv1j.com/fp/Sep19.html.
> 
> [ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.]
> 
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> 
> ARISS News
> 
> + Successful Contacts
> 
> Templestowe College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via
> VK6MJ
> The ISS callsign was NA1SS
> The astronaut was Nick Hague, KG5TMV
> Contact was on Wed 2019-09-18 08:06:32 UTC.
> Watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QalYOnHURYk 
> 
> + Upcoming Contacts
> 
> Boys and Girls Club, Ft. Meade, MD., telebridge via VK4KHZ
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
> The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague, KG5TMV
> Contact is go for: Fri 2019-09-20 19:58:23 UTC 54 deg
> 
> The Children's Inn at NIH (National Institutes of Health), 
>  Bethesda, MD (CASIS#3), telebridge via ON4ISS 
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 
> The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague, KG5TMV 
> Contact is go for: Mon 2019-09-23 20:08:27 UTC 89 deg 
> 
> School in Bulgaria, direct via TBD
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSŘISS
> The scheduled astronaut is TBD 
> Contact is go for Tue 2019-09-24 16:10 UTC
> 
> UAE school #1 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD 
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSŘISS
> The scheduled astronaut is TBD 
> Contact is go for Fri 2019-09-27 12:10 UTC  
> 
> UAE school #2 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD 
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSŘISS
> The scheduled astronaut is TBD 
> Contact is go for Sat 2019-09-28 11:20 UTC  
> 
> UAE school #3 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD 
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSŘISS
> The scheduled astronaut is TBD 
> Contact is go for Wed 2019-10-02 09:45 UTC
> 
> [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.]
> 
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> 
> Satellite Shorts from All Over
> 
> + Hams in Space: Gearing Up for the Lunar Gateway
> 
> Hackaday has published an interesting story about some of the 
> political, scientific and engineering facets of the proposed Lunar 
> Gateway and about the challenges of working Amateur Radio on board 
> that mission.  Read the full article at 
> https://tinyurl.com/ANS-265-Lunar-Gateway.
> 
> [ANS thanks Hackaday for the above information.]
> 
> 
> + IPS - High Level Programming of Small Systems for the AMSAT 
> Space Projects
> 
> AMSAT-DL offers an interesting historical perspective of IPS, the 
> Interpreter for Process Structures developed by Professor 
> Dr. Karl Meinzer, DJ4ZC.  The article recalls how IPS was instrumental
> 
> is the operation of AMSAT Phase 3 satellites.
> 
> Read the entire article at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-265-IPS.
> 
> [ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information.]
> 
> 
> + AMSAT Member Gabriel Zeifman, AL6D, Receives NATCA Archie League 
>  Medal of Safety Award
> 
> On the night of April 9, 2019, controller Gabriel Zeifman was alone 
> in the tower cab at Juneau International Airport. The pilot of a 1979 
> Mooney became confused while on one of the last legs of a cross-
> country trip.  Gabe recognized the confusion and was able to clarify 
> things, saving the pilot's life.
> 
> After hearing about this incident, Miami Center Vice President and 
> Disaster Response Committee Chair Tom Flanary nominated Zeifman for 
> the Alaskan Region Archie League Award.  Read the complete story at
> https://tinyurl.com/ANS-265-Zeifman-Award
> 
> [ANS thanks the National Air Traffic Controllers Association for 
> the above information.]
> 
> 
> + USAF to Let Hackers Try to Hijack an Orbiting Satellite
> 
> The Air Force will bring a satellite to the Defcon hacking conference 
> next year.  Soon, the Air Force will put out a call for submissions. 
> Think you know how to hack a satellite or its ground station? Let 
> them know. A select number of researchers whose pitches seem viable 
> will be invited to try out their ideas during a “flat-sat” phase—
> essentially a test build comprising all the eventual components—six 
> months before Defcon. That group will once again be culled; the 
> Air Force will fly the winners out to Defcon for a live hacking 
> competition.  Read the complete article at 
> https://www.wired.com/story/air-force-defcon-satellite-hacking/.
> 
> [ANS thanks WIRED for the above information.]
> 
> + SatNOGS Celebrates 1,000,000 Observations
> 
> On September 12, 2019 observation #1,000,000 got uploaded on the 
> SatNOGS Network by station #2 in Bloomington, Indiana operated 
> by Corey Shields, KB9JHU receiving data from UNISAT-6 satellite. 
> 
> SatNOGS Network is a global management interface to facilitate 
> multiple ground station operations remotely. An observer is able to 
> take advantage of the full network of SatNOGS ground stations 
> around the world. It's part of the SatNOGS project.  The network is 
> open to anyone. Any observer is able to utilize all available ground 
> stations and communicate with satellites. All observations results 
> are public and all data are distributed freely under the Creative 
> Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. 
> 
> [ANS thanks SatNOGS for the above information.]
> 
> 
> + Doing Space Differently...How Three Decades of Innovation Led To a 
> Smallsat Revolution
> 
> SatMagazine recounts how the hallmark of the modern smallsat is the 
> adoption of up-to-date consumer technologies combined with rapid 
> development cycles. These are executed by small agile teams operating 
> closer to IT industry management models rather than those 
> traditionally found in military/aerospace organizations.
> 
> One of the first modern smallsats, and arguably the first 
> reprogrammable one, was UoSAT-1, launched in 1981. Built by a group 
> of radio amateurs and researchers at the University of Surrey, this 
> smallsat successfully demonstrated that it was possible to compile 
> software on the ground and upload it to a satellite that was designed 
> and built using Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components.
> 
> These researchers epitomized what is now commonly considered as the 
> characteristics of a smallsat team: highly innovative technical 
> staff operating as part of a small motivated unit, working in close 
> proximity and with effective communications.
> 
> Read the entire article at 
> http://www.satmagazine.com/story.php?number=1497605345.
> 
> [ANS thanks SatMagazine for the above information.]
> 
> 
> + SpaceX plans 24 Starlink launches next year
> 
> SpaceX hopes to launch 24 Starlink missions in 2020 as the company 
> builds out a broadband megaconstellation that could ultimately number 
> close to 12,000 satellites, a company executive said September 10. 
> 
> SpaceX’s Starlink launch cadence will likely average “two a month,” 
> in addition to customer launches, Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s president 
> and chief operating officer, said at the World Satellite Business 
> Week conference.  “Next year, I hope we launch 24 Starlinks,” 
> Shotwell said.   Read the complete story at
> https://spacenews.com/spacex-plans-24-starlink-launches-next-year/.
> 
> [ANS thanks SpaceNews for the above information.]
> 
> 
> + NASA Joins All Five Sections for Space Launch System Rocket Stage
> 
> NASA finished assembling and joining the main structural components 
> for the largest rocket stage the agency has built since the Saturn V 
> that sent Apollo astronauts to the Moon.
> 
> NASA is working to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon 
> by 2024. SLS and NASA's Orion spacecraft, along with the Gateway in 
> orbit around the Moon, and the Human Landing System are the backbone 
> for deep space exploration. SLS is the only rocket that can send 
> Orion, astronauts and supplies to the Moon in a single mission.
> 
> Read the entire story at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-265-SLS.
> 
> [ANS thanks SpaceRef for the above information.]
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> 73,
> This week's ANS Editor,
> Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
> n1uw at amsat dot org
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