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AMSAT SPACE SYMPOSIUM IN PROGRESS

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 314.01 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. November 10, 2002
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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As this edition of the ANS Bulletins is released the 20th Space Symposium
and AMSAT-NA annual Meeting is in progress in Ft. Worth, Texas. This con-
ference chronicles recent and future Amateur Radio satellite technology dev-
elopments.

The conference included an Electronic Surplus Stores tour, a Field Oper-
ations Breakfast and a tour of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company,
and the AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting.

The first official day of the Symposium, Friday, November 8 featured the
AMSAT Store, exhibits, and a flea market.  Kent WA5VJB performed the Antenna
Gain Measurements;  Noise Figure Measurement of pre-amps, receivers, downcon-
verters was done by Al W5LUA.  The AMSAT Education Staff hosted the Satellites
in Education Program for students and teachers.  The President's Club Recep-
tion, hosted by Robin Haighton VE3FRH was held on Friday evening.

The Sypmposium featured Technical Papers and presentations on Friday after-
noon and all day on Saturday covering radio amateur spacecraft design, con-
struction,  control, and operations of current and proposed missions.  Also,
the Lockheed Club Station W5SJZ was available for satellite operations.

[ANS thanks Keith Pugh, W5IU Symposium Chairman for the above information.]


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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 314.02 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. November 10, 2002
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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** ANS welcomes the opportunity to publish your good news of success in
working a new satellite, new DX, new mode, etc.  We also print reports
about what space related activities your local satellite groups and ham
clubs are doing.  Send your operating reports to ANS Editor JoAnne Maenpaa
(wb9jej@amsat.org) and they will be printed here.

** Bruce Paige KK5DO, AMSAT VP-User Services & Awards Manager, announced
two new recepients of the OSCAR Satellite Communications Achievement Award
this past week.  Congratulations go out to Scott Migaldi K9PO for earning
Achievement Award #354 and to Mark Austin KB1GVR for earning Achievenment
Award #355.  To see this award and a list of other awards, visit
http://www.amsatnet.com/awards.html .

[ANS thanks KK5DO and congratulates K9PO and KB1GVR for this week's
operating news.]


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ISS PACKET BASICS POSTED ON-LINE

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 314.03 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. November 10, 2002
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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For thoese of you just getting into ISS packet, Miles WF1F has posted some
tips and actual packet mail messages from the crew on ISS to the marex web
page.

The main page is at:
http://www.marex-na.org/

Packet Mail:
http://www.marex-na.org/fileshtml/packetmail.html

How to access ISS:
http://www.marex-na.org/fileshtml/unprotopage.html

[ANS thanks Miles WF1F for the above information.]

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ARISS SCHOOL SUCCESS IN PHILADELPHIA

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 314.04 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. November 10, 2002
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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==>PHILLY YOUNGSTERS MEET ASTRONAUT PEGGY WHITSON VIA HAM RADIO

US Astronaut Peggy Whitson, KC5ZTD, told students in Philadelphia that she
thinks it's possible there's life on other planets somewhere in the
universe. Using NA1SS aboard the International Space Station October 22,
Whitson answered several questions from youngsters attending Spruce Hill
Christian School. The contact was arranged via the Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS) project.

"Actually, I think with the thousands and thousands of universes that we
can see," Whitson said, "and knowing that there are even thousands and
thousand more that we can't, I think that on all those planets somewhere
there probably is going to be life somewhere else--maybe not exactly like
ours, but I imagine there's going to be some kind of life."

Whitson said one of the most "fun" things she does aboard the ISS is look
out the window. "Seeing the earth from this vantage point of over 200
miles above the earth is really impressive. It's really a beautiful place
that we live on, and I think we take it for granted sometimes, when we
live there." She said she also enjoys exercise--a necessity for long-term
spaceflight. "We obviously aren't exposed to the effects of gravity, so we
have to work very hard to maintain our physical fitness," she said.

Life in microgravity leads to demineralization of bones, Whitson
explained. When the Expedition 5 crew returns to Earth next month, she
said, it will take months before their bones return to normal. The crew
likely will recover much more quickly from the other aftereffects of
several months in space, she added, such as the dizziness or
lightheadedness experienced by some returning astronauts.

The ARISS QSO got off to an uncertain start when Whitson and ground
control operator Nancy Rocheleau, WH6PN, in Hawaii, apparently got on
different frequencies. Initially, Rocheleau was able to copy NA1SS, but
Whitson did not hear WH6PN. Once things got under way for real, the
contact lasted a little more than seven minutes.

Remote audio between the school and the ISS via WH6PN in Hawaii was
handled through a WorldCom teleconferencing circuit. Whitson, who is
related to the wife of the school's principal, Seth Cohen, asked ARISS to
arrange the Spruce Hill contact as a "crew pick." ARISS is an
international project with US participation by NASA, ARRL and AMSAT.

[ANS thanks The ARRL Letter Vol. 21, No. 43 for the above information.]

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AMSAT-UK OSCAR BOOK ANNOUNCED

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 314.05 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. November 10, 2002
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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AMSAT-UK announced the release of its new edition of "The Guide to Oscar
Operating".  This book, the mainstay of AMSAT-UK's beginners training
manuals since 1975 and last rewritten in 1998, has undergone a major rewrite
and now consists of 65 pages including colour photographs. But the price,
five UK pounds plus postage (roughly US $12.50 including overseas postage),
has not changed.  Richard G3RWL, Communication Officer of AMSAT-UK said, "We
are keeping the price low so that beginners are able to obtain information
cheaply."

The book is available by credit card from our website; follow the links
from http://www.uk.amsat.org, by fax or mail to the Secretary (details
below), or come and pick one up from the AMSAT-UK stand at the upcoming
London Communication & Computer Show on 23 to 24 November. A limited number
of copies will probably be available at the AMSAT-NA Space Symposium in Fort
Worth too.  (Orders can NOT be accepted by e-mail for security reasons -
sorry.)

Actual prices: five pounds plus one pound postage in the UK but include two
pounds postage in Europe, and three pounds postage for the rest of the
world. (The minimum order is waived for the purchase of this book.)  All
profits go towards amateur satellite programs.

Amsat-UK Secretary's address:
JD Heck G3WGM
"Badgers", Letton Close
Blandford
Dorset DT11 7SS
UK

Fax orders to +44 (0)1258 453959

[ANS thanks Richard G3RWL (g3rwl@amsat.org) for the above information.]

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WEEKLY ARISS CONTACT SCHEDULE UPDATE

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 314.06 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. November 10, 2002
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2002-11-05 23:00 UTC

The ARISS (a joint effort of AMSAT, the ARRL, NASA, the ARISS international
partners including Canada, Russia, the European Partners, and Japan)
operations team wishes to announce the following very tentative schedule for
ARISS school contacts.  This schedule is very fluid and may change at the
last minute.  Remember that amateur radio use on the ISS is considered
secondary.  Please check the various AMSAT and ARISS webpages for the latest
announcements.

Also, please check MSNBC.com for possible live retransmissions
(http://www.msnbc.com/m/lv/default.asp).  Listen for the ISS on the downlink
frequency 145.800 MHz.

For information about educational materials available from ISS partner space
Agencies, please refer to links on the ARISS Frequently Asked Questions
page.

If you are interested in supporting an ARISS contact please fill out an
application.  The ARISS operations mentor team will not accept a direct
request to support an ARISS contact.

You should also note that many schools think that they can request a
specific
date and time.  It does not work that way.  Once an application has been
accepted, the ARISS mentors will work with the school to determine a
mutually
agreeable date.

Websites that may be of interest include:

http://www.arrl.org/sarex
http://www.arrl.org/ariss
http://www.amsat.org
http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/index.html
http://ehb2.gsfc.nasa.gov/edcats/educator_guide/

Your completely filled out application should be returned to the
nearest coordinating ARISS region if your specific region is not
listed.  E-mail is the preferred method of submitting an application.

Here are the email addresses:
* ARISS-Canada and all other countries not covered:
   ve2ka@rac.ca (Daniel Lamoureux VE2KA)
* ARISS-Europe:
   jh.hahn@gmx.net (J. Hahn, DL3LUM / PA1MUC)
* ARISS-Japan and all Region 3 countries:
   iaru-r3@jarl.or.jp (Keigo Komuro JA1KAB)
* ARISS-Russia:
   n2ww@attbi.com (Valerie Agabekov N2WW/UA6HZ)
* ARISS-USA:
   ARISS@arrl.org (The American Radio Relay League)

ISS Expedition 5 crew:
Peggy Whitson KC5ZTD
Sergei Treschev RZ3FU
Valeri Korzun RZ3FK

ISS Expedition 6 crew:
Kenneth Bowersox KD5JBP
Nikolai Budarin RV3FB
Donald Pettit KD5MDT

Expedition 6 is scheduled to go up on STS-113.  The launch is scheduled for
No Earlier Than 2002-11-11.  Scheduled ARISS contacts are off limits for
the first 3 weeks after the handover.  ARISS contacts will probably resume
in mid December 2002 or early January 2003.

The following organizations are on the list for future ARISS contacts.
The details such as time and date remain to be determined depending on
the ISS mission schedules:

* Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, Chicago, Illinois direct via AJ9N
* Cape Cod National Seashore, Wellfleet, MA, Direct via KM1CC
* World Scout Jamboree 2003, Sattahip, Thailand, Direct via E20AJ
* Hochwald-Gymnasium, Wadern, Germany, Direct via DN1TA
* Cowichan Secondary School, Duncan, BC, Canada, Direct via  VE7POH

The latest ARISS announcement and successful school list in now available
on the ARISS web site:  http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov then choose English or
French.  Next click on News.

Currently the ARISS operations team has a list of over 60 schools that we
hope will be able to have a contact during 2002-2003.   As the schedule
becomes more solidified, we will be letting everyone know.  Current plans
call for an average of one scheduled school contact per week.

[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors
for the above information.]

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NEWS IN BRIEF FOR THIS WEEK

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 314.07 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. November 10, 2002
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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** The AMSAT Office will be closed from Thursday, November 7th - Monday,
November 11th.  Martha will be in Texas attending the AMSAT Space Symposium
and General Meeting.  -- Martha

** Frank Bauer KA3HDO received information on Russian callsigns from Sergej
Samburov, RV3DR, the ARISS Russia delegate.  This will be included as part
of the crew member callsign information on the ARISS web page.  The page can
be found at: http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov/
-- Frank Bauer KA3HDO

** Another success by ARISS!  Andrea IT9GSV has a recording on his web site
of the most recent successful ARISS QSO.  This was the Frank De Winne Crew
Pick contact with the Euro Space Center, Transinne, Belgium, via ON4ESC.
The file is available at this address:  http://www.qsl.net/it9gsv
-- Andrea IT9GSV

** A major Satellite DXpedition to Jamaica with Team Vertical plans to be on
the air between November 16 to November 25 as W6FOG/6Y5.  Neil W6FOG, will
head up a dedicated satellite station from Jamaica.  Operation will be on
AO-7, AO-10,  AO-27, U0-14, FO-20, FO-29, PACKET ON UO-22 AND THE ISS.
Operating modes are planned to include FM, SSB, CW, SSTV, and Packet.
Info is on-line at http://www.w6fog.com  -- Neil W6FOG

** A group of operators from Radio Club Guyane will be active as FY5KAC
from the western part on the country on 8-11 November. They will have one
station for HF, one station for 6 meters and a third station for satellite
operation. QSL via bureau.  --Info La Gazette du DX and F1NGP

** The ISS Expedition 6 crew will consist of licensed radio amateurs.  They
are Ken Bowersox KD5JBP, Don Pettit KD5MDT and Nikolai Budarin RV3FB.  The
launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour is planned for November 11.  --NASA

** A group of scientists spent November 1 & 2 at the NASA Jet Propulsion
Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., to coordinate an outer-space mission more
than seven years in planning. At a critical moment around 8:50 p.m. on
Novem-
ber 1, the Stardust spacecraft passed within 3,000 kilometers of an asteroid
called 5535 Annefrank, sending photographs and other data back to Earth.
All systems on NASA's Stardust spacecraft performed successfully.  This test
was in preparation for Stardust's encounter with its primary target, comet
Wild 2, in 14 months. --SpaceDaily

** Japan's unmanned experimental space shuttle passed its second test on Oct-
ober 29 after climbing to 2,500 meters (8,250 feet) and beginning its descent
at a steep 13 degrees.  "Like the previous test,  I think you could call this
a success," said Hiroshi Inoue, a spokesman for the National Space Develop-
ment Agency of Japan (NASDA).  --SpaceDaily

** The Leonid meteor shower is due to sweep across Earth during the early-
morning hours of Tuesday, November 19th, Sky & Telescope magazine reports.
If the weather is clear, we could be in for a grand celestial show.
-- Sky & Telescope and SpaceDaily

** China is planning a fourth and probably last unmanned space mission before
the end of the year in a dress rehearsal for sending a human into orbit. Once
the craft, known as "Shenzhou IV" or "Divine Vessel IV", has returned success-
fully it will not be long before a first Chinese person leaves the earth's
atmosphere, the Beijing Youth Daily said.  --SpaceDaily

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