SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-019.01 SAREX TO FLY ON STS-76 HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 019.01 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD JANUARY 19, 1996 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-019.01 The Shuttle Amateur Radio EXperiment, or SAREX will fly again on Shuttle Mission STS-76 set for launch March 21, 1996 at 0834 UTC (3:34 AM EST) from the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Landing is scheduled for March 30, 1995 at 1707 UTC (12:07 AM EST) at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. 9 day mission. Among those in the crew who hold amateur licenses are, Astronaut Richard A. Searfoss KC5CKM who will serve as the Shuttle's Pilot, Mission Specialist Linda M. Godwin, N5RAX and Ronald M. Sega, KC5ETH, The remaining crew members include Commander Kevin P. Chilton, and Mission Specialists Shannon W. Lucid ( who is expected to have his amateur license by that time) and Michael R. Clifford. This will be Linda Godwin's third shuttle flight. She used ham radio aboard the shuttle Atlantis during STS-37 in April 1991, and from aboard Endeavour during STS-59 in April 1994.. Searfoss last operated SAREX from the Space Shuttle Columbia during mission STS-58 in October/November 1993. This will be his second Shuttle flight. Ronald Sega used SAREX from Discovery during the first joint US/Russian shuttle mission, STS-60, in February 1994. During the mission, the shuttle will rendezvous and dock with the Russian Space Station Mir. Later, the shuttle will return to Earth, leaving Shannon Lucid with Mir for a 5 month stay aboard the Russian complex. The launch will place the shuttle into Earth orbit at an altitude of 196-245 statute miles (315-394 km) and an inclination of 51.6 degrees. During SAREX missions, the astronauts will typically make Amateur Radio scheduled contacts with schools, personal contacts with family members and random contacts with the Amateur Radio operators. Additional STS-76 mission information can be obtained from NASA: * NASA Spacelink computer information system (look under Spacelink.Hot.Topics) BBS: (205) 895-0028 [VT-100, 8-N-1] Telnet, FTP, and Gopher: spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov World Wide Web: http://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov Internet TCP/IP address: 192.149.89.61 * NASA Shuttle World Wide Web Home Page: http://shuttle.nasa.gov The Shuttle Amateur Radio EXperiment (SAREX) is sponsored by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) and The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). SAREX is supported by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). ANS thanks Bob Inderbitzen NQ1R of ARRL for the information used in this bulletin. /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-019.02 TAPR/AMSAT DSP-93 KIT INFO HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 019.02 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD JANUARY 19, 1996 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-019.02 TAPR has announced that it is now taking orders until March 1st, 1996 for the next DSP-93 kit production run. Full information can be found on www.tapr.org or in ftp.tapr.org/tapr/dsp93. Software and documentation can be previewed at either of these locations. DSP-93 is a joint project between TAPR and AMSAT. ANS thanks TAPR for this information. /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-019.03 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VHF, UHF, MICROWAVE GROUP TO MEET HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 019.03 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD JANUARY 19, 1996 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-019.03 The first meeting of the NEW VHF, UHF, Microwave Experimenter's Club of Northern California will be held Sunday, January 28 at 1:00 pm in the Auditorium of Lockeed Building 202, 3251 Hannover St. off of Page Mill Rd. in Palo Alto. Many years have passed since there has been a Northern California HAM club for the VHF, UHF, and Microwave experimenters. This lack is about to be dealt with by the establishment of a new local club to share ideas, equipment, testing, and promote active operation. Several talks have been lined up for this first meeting, including: Technical Aspects of Participation in SETI and System Analysis by guest speaker Paul Shuch, N6TX Reports on the status and usage of the 24GHz band ATV - Steve Muther, WF6R FM - Bob Warmke, if he is available Weak signal and EME - by various speakers ARRL and FCC reports: - Brad Wyatt, if available Chris Imlay, by letter Jeffrey Pawlan, WA6KBL Reports on equipment and operating for each band from 6 meters to 47 GHz by such notables as K6QXY, K6MYC, AA6WI, WA0QII, Wa6ASL, K6GZA, KK6TG, KD6LI, KK6MK, W0EOM and others. In addition, Nick Marshall, W6OLO will provide an exciting discussion about putting a microwave repeater on the moon. An up to the minute report on the Phase 3D satellite, especially the 24GHz equipment to be on board will be provided by Lars, AA6IW. It is hoped that all area hams interested in our higher bands will be able to attend. ANS thanks Jeffrey Pawlan, WA6KBL for this information and Bob Carpenter W3OTC for calling to our attention. /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-019.04 POPULAR MECHANICS TO CARRY ARTICLE OF INTEREST TO AMATEUR SATELLITE ENTHUSIASTS HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 019.04 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD JANUARY 19, 1996 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-019.04 The February 1996 issue of "Popular Mechanics" includes a feature article by Philip Chien KC4fYER on the now declassified Corona spacecraft project. Phil notes that the very first OSCAR satellite was a piggyback payload on the Discoverer 36 mission, which was actually the cover name for the Corona series of spy satellites! The article includes a fairly good artist's rendition of what the Agena upper stage with the KH-4 cameras looked like in space. /EX