SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-312.01
Fundraising auction for Eagle

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 312.01 From
AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 7, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-312.01

This is a fundraising auction for Eagle, AMSAT-NA's next satellite.
Eagle will provide hemisphere-wide communications via amateur 
satellite utilizing both familiar modes and new microwave and digital 
techniques. Information on Eagle can be found at:

http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/eagle/ .

The item for auction is a prototype of the mounts used to hold AMSAT
Phase 3D, a.k.a. AO-40, to the Specific Bearing Structure (SBS) and
the Ariane 502 rocket. Four of these prototypes were discovered while
relocating the Orlando AMSAT lab after Hurricane Charlie and will be
offered in exchange for donations to AMSAT Eagle. Please show your
support for AMSAT Eagle by bidding on this auction, and perhaps this
great piece of AMSAT memorabilia can be yours.

The item can be found on eBay at the following URL:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5730146069

The winner may make their donation directly to the AMSAT-NA office 
via all the normal methods, including PayPal! Shipping is included!

[ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA for the above information]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-312.02
Input from AO51 Experimenters

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 312.02 From
AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 7, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-312.02

Amsat-NA has established an email address for AO-51 users to submit
requests and ideas for Experimenters Wednesday operations.  This is 
your chance, the user, to request from the Amsat Operations Team the
modes you are interested in seeing operated on the satellite during 
the weekly Wednesday times.  All input will be noted by the 
individuals monitoring the address.  Do not expect a reply to your 
email though, as we will not have the time to respond to each 
individual email.  The email address to send your requests or ideas 
to is:  ao51-modes@amsat.org


Extra Experimenters Wednesday Nov 10

Due to a change in my business schedule we will be able to run an
Experimenters Wednesday session on Nov 10 after all.  AO-51 will be
configured to run the 9k6 BBS system (145.860/435.150) at higher 
than normal power during the session.  It will operate at 1 watt 
output. The FM repeater will be turned off for the day.  This is a 
chance for those stations that need to test their 9k6 digital systems, 
or may be having difficulty at present, to work with Echo while it 
has a stronger downlink signal.


AO-51 Schedule

Remember to check the Amsat Web Site for the planned monthly schedule 
for Echo.  I will also post, from time to time, information about the 
mode we are running, updates to the plan, or other timely information 
pertainly to AO-51 (Echo).  I try to keep that updated but sometimes 
I do get behind. Normally I will update that page 2 to 3 times per 
week.  The direct URL for the page is:

http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/ControlTeam.php

PSK31 Users

Don't forget the PSK31 Experimenters Wednesday session coming up on 
Nov 17.

[ANS thanks Mike Kingery, KE4AZN for the above information]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-312.03
ARISS Status

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 312.03 From
AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 7, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-312.03

1. Upcoming School Contacts

ARISS school contacts continue to be scheduled for the Expedition 10 
crew. The first contact will tentatively take place the second week 
of November; however, no specific information is available at this 
time.

2. Fincke Makes Last Contacts from Space

On Saturday, October 23, Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, made his last few 
contacts from space before leaving  the ISS. He talked to a few people 
over North America before returning home with Gennady Padalka and 
Yuri Shargin landing safely in Kazakhstan on October 24.

3. ARRL Article on ISS Crews

The ARRL ran a web story on the crew transition that took place on the
ISS. The story, "Expedition 9 Crew Back on Earth; Expedition 10
Enjoying Short Respite", can be found at:

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/10/26/4/?nc=1

4. ARISS International Meeting Presentations

The presentations given at the ARISS International Meeting held on
October 10, are being compiled, and will soon be posted, along with
the minutes, to the ARISS section of the AMSAT server.

5. PCSAT2 to Fly in May, 2005

The shuttle is expected to return to flight in May 2005.When launched,
STS-114 will carry the external ARISS payload, PCSAT2.  This will be
carried on the backside of a Materials International Space Station
Experiment (MISSE5), and will include 3 transponders, APRS Packet, FM
Voice, and 10m PSK-31. Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, principal investigator,
has a website detailing this project. "PCSAT2 - External ISS Experiment
in the Amateur Satellite Service" can be found at:

http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat2.html

[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information ]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-312.04
NA1SS Fourth Anniversary

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 312.04 From
AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 7, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-312.04

On 4th November, an article was published on the ARRL web site
entitled 'Permanent ISS Amateur Radio Station, Human Crews Share
Fourth Anniversary'. The full article can be found at:

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/11/04/2/?nc=1

[ANS Ed. ]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-312.05
Columbia Module antenna funding

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 312.05 From
AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
November 7, 2004
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-312.05

AMSAT-UK have pledged 2000 Euros towards the cost of the Antennas
required for the ARISS installation in the ISS Columbia module. Two
additional pledges of 500 Euros have been made by AMSAT-UK members.

Gaston Bertels of ARISS has expressed his thanks for these pledges.

[ANS thanks the AMSAT-UK Committee for the above information ]

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