SB NEWS @ AMSAT $SPC1010 * SpaceNews 10-Oct-94 * BID: $SPC1010 ========= SpaceNews ========= MONDAY OCTOBER 10, 1994 SpaceNews originates at KD2BD in Wall Township, New Jersey, USA. It is published every week and is made available for unlimited free distribution. * FO-20 NEWS * ============== FO-20 was switched back into analog mode on a 14:30z pass of 28-Sep-94, and it is not known whether it was a result of ground command or not. The command station announced that the "Mailbox software ran away and malfunctioning of UVC (Under Voltage Control) was confirmed by command station. FO-20 will remain in Mode JA until 10 Oct.'94." [Info via Kazu, JJ1WTK] * NASA SPACELINK * ================== For info on the upcoming Shuttle flight and other current NASA activities, look under "Hot Topics" on NASA's Spacelink BBS. The BBS is located in Huntsville, Alabama, USA, and may be reached at 1-205-895-0028. Internet users may access the system via the TCP/IP address of 192.149.89.61. The updated Spacelink system fully supports the following Internet services: World Wide Web http://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov Gopher spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov Anonymous FTP spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov Telnet spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov [Info via N5IST & N7PTM] * REMINDER * ============ SpaceNews is a non-commercial electronic publication serving the interests of Amateur Radio Operators and is available for unlimited distribution provided no charge is made for its access. SpaceNews has been distributed on the Amateur Packet Radio Network for seven years, and has recently been made available via the AMSAT-OSCAR-16 satellite file server. It is also available via the Internet by using the command "finger magliaco@pilot.njin.net". Archives of past issues are available via anonymous FTP at pilot.njin.net in the /pub/SpaceNews sub-directory. Other sub-directories have been allocated for ham-related software, GIF images, and text information files. * THANKS! * =========== Thanks to all those who sent messages of appreciation to SpaceNews, especially: KX1S WA1SOV ZL1MO N2TTT N2YQC G3XGY KD7AI HS0ZBO David Desrocher Daniel Robino * FEEDBACK/INPUT WELCOMED * =========================== Mail to SpaceNews should be directed to the editor (John, KD2BD) via any of the following paths: FAX : 1-908-747-7107 PACKET : KD2BD @ N2KZH.NJ.USA.NA INTERNET : kd2bd@ka2qhd.de.com -or- kd2bd@amsat.org SATELLITE : AMSAT-OSCAR-16, LUSAT-OSCAR-19 MAIL : John A. Magliacane, KD2BD Department of Engineering and Technology Advanced Technology Center Brookdale Community College Lincroft, New Jersey 07738 U.S.A. <<=- SpaceNews: The first amateur newsletter read in space! -=>> /EX