SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-067.01
AMSAT's 35th Birthday
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 067.01 From AMSAT HQ

SILVER SPRING, MD.  March 7, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-067.01

Congratulations to All AMSAT members Past and Present, and 
particularly to those far sighted individuals who 35 years ago brought 
AMSAT into existence.

With the growth of AMSAT into international organisations based on all 
habitable continents, the AMSAT is more than the sum of its 
technological parts, promoting peace, education, technology and 
communication skills. I feel honored to have had the opportunity to 
have taken a part in AMSAT's life.

73
Robin Haighton VE3FRH
President AMSAT -NA

[ANS thanks Robin, VE3FRH for the above information.]
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UO-11 Birthday QSLs and Reports
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 067.02 From AMSAT HQ

SILVER SPRING, MD.  March 7, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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Hi Folks!

I have now completed processing the 1st batch of UO-11 Birthday 
reception reports. There were a total of 134 received before 0500 on 
2 March 2004. And its these reports that I have processed.

Please see the two links on the page:
http://www.uk.amsat.org/uo-11/qsl.php
one for the reports themselves, and one for the page from which to 
download your QSL card.

If you havnt yet submitted a report, you can still do so at
http://www.uk.amsat.org/uo-11/report.php

This page will remain open until the end of March for further reports. 
If you have already submitted a report, but dont submit further ones,
unless they are significantly different from thefirst (eg on a differentband)

I'll be processing another batch of cards in a few days time.

73
Jim

[ANS thanks Jim Heck, G3WGM for the above information.]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-067.03
3B9C Expedition
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 067.03 From AMSAT HQ

SILVER SPRING, MD.  March 7, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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Although I've been keeping my fingers crossed, it's looking 
increasingly unlikely that AO-40 will be recovered in time for the 3B9C
operation from Rodrigues Island.  March 17th to April 12th.

As 'satellite specialist' I'm probably going to get more of a sun than 
I expected. However, it still may be possible to get a few satellite QSOs
into the log.

I would be very pleased to hear from anyone who would like to set up a 
sked on ANY of the remaining satellites.  The best possibility looks like
FO-29 which appears to be working well.  Using just a triband vertical 
around  435.850,  I've heard a few stations today including EB8 andVE3.   RS15 
could also work.  Unfortunately the 6 minute schedule on AO-27 is good
for areas of high population but it would be difficult for 3B9.

So if you have any visibility with 3B9 on any satellite please send me a
mail (g0mrf@aol.com Ed.) and we'll work something out. A quick look at
Nova suggests that on FO-29 southern and east Africa should be easy, 
while there are a few more difficult openings to western Australia and 
possibly India.  RS15 has a lot of potential to Asia, the middle east and 
most of VK. And there's always AO-7 which has an excellent footprint 
and can reach as far north as 4X.

[ANS thanks David, G0MRF/3B9C for the above information.]
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ISS VHF antenna MOVIE
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 067.04 From AMSAT HQ

SILVER SPRING, MD.  March 7, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-067.04

Chris, PA5RWE reports that he has made a series screen shots from a 
movie which show one of the ISS Amateur Radio Antennas.

In the `movie` one can see how the antenna comes in view due to the 
`rising` sun, and how it seems to disapear when ISS goes out of the sun...

The images can be viewed at:
http://www.het-bar.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=445

[ANS thanks Chris, PA5RWE for the above information.]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-067.04
News in Brief
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 067.04 From AMSAT HQ

SILVER SPRING, MD.  March 7, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-067.04

- NASA Opportunity Rover Finds Strong Evidence Meridiani Planum 
Was Wet...
Scientists have concluded the part of Mars that NASA's 
Opportunity rover is exploring was soaking wet in the past.
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/releases/2004/74.cfm

- NASA Cassini Captures Stunning View of Saturn... 
Four months before its scheduled arrival at Saturn, the Cassini- Huygens 
spacecraft sent its best color postcard back to Earth of the ringed world. 
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/releases/2004/71.cfm

- Europe's Rosetta mission has launched successfully and is now 
heading into space on its daring journey to chase and land on a 
comet. The £600m probe lifted off at 0717 GMT from its launchpad in
Kourou, French Guiana, on an Ariane 5 rocket after being delayed 
twice. Rosetta is primed for a 7bn-km journey to Comet 
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. (news.bbc.co.uk) 

[ANS thanks the respective authors for the above information.]
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