SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-326.01 Echo Update AMSAT News Service Bulletin 326.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 21, 2004 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-326.01 Echo was in PSK31 mode for Experimenters Wednesday on 17 November 2004. After the PSK31 session Echo was switched to the L/S FM repeater mode. Starting 22 November 2004 Echo will be operating in mode V/S FM repeater. Per the suggestions from the ao51-modes email address we will schedule a Dual FM repeater and a 38k4 digital session in December. We are running a mode V/S window in November, and that was also a suggestion. The mode L/U request has also been noted. To support our friends working on the SSETI Express satellite The schedule has been changed to allow a mode V/S FM repeater window from 22 Nov through 24 Nov. They will be demonstrating at ESA/ESTEC in Holland, during their Workshop. Other users have also shown an interest in running a V/S session. [ANS thanks Mike, KE4AZN for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-326.02 Second Eagle Fundraising Auction AMSAT News Service Bulletin 326.02 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 21, 2004 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-326.02 The auction for the second P3D/AO-40 prototype mount closes at 0300 UTC on 22 November 2004. If you have ever wanted to own a piece of the P3D project, now is your chance, and you will help support Eagle at the same time. Please surf over to: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1502&item=5732309174&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW to place your bid before 22/0300 UTC. The winning bid will be paid directly to Martha at the AMSAT office by the winner. And as always, thanks for your support! [ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-326.03 PCSat Status AMSAT News Service Bulletin 326.03 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 21, 2004 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-326.03 PCsat has gone power negative again as of Thursday, 11 November 2004. For 25 days from 16 Oct PCSat was working perfectly. With the negative power budget the satellite will be unrecoverable until January 2005's next sun period. [ANS thanks Bob, WB4APR, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-326.04 AMSAT Booth and Forum at Tampa, FL Hamfest AMSAT News Service Bulletin 326.04 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 21, 2004 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-326.04 The Tampa Hamfest is just around the corner! On December 4th and 5th, 2004 the hamfest will be open, and AMSAT will be there! AMSAT's Executive Vice President Lee McLamb, KU4OS will conduct a forum. Get the latest news, ask questions and learn how P3E and Eagle are just the start of AMSAT's new and exciting vision and mission. Drew, KO4MA will be doing demonstrations on both days on both SSB and FM satellites, and anyone with an interest in satellites is encouraged to plan on attending at least one demonstration. The latest offerings from AMSAT will be available at the booth, including working demos of some of the tracking programs so you can see before you buy. There is still a need for some volunteers from the membership to help out with the booth during both days. You don't have to commit to any length of time, but your help would be greatly appreciated when you can give it. If you'd like to help out please drop a note at ko4ma@amsat.org, or call 727 817 1091. There are lots of places for the YL/XYL in the nearby area including some of the best beaches in the world and a _large_ outlet shopping center in nearby Ellenton. If you want to stay overnight there is reasonable lodging in the area. The hamfest webpage URL is http://www.fgcarc.org Hope to see you there! [ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-326.05 AMSAT Awards Issued AMSAT News Service Bulletin 326.05 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 21, 2004 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-326.05 Congratulations go out to Arunidathie Perera, VE4WMK, for earning Oscar Satellite Communications Achievement Award #404. Aruni is one of our youngest members and is also newly licensed. To see all the awards and a list of those earning the awards, visit http://www.amsatnet.com/awards.html [ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-326.06 ARISS Status - 15 Nov 2004 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 326.06 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 21, 2004 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-326.06 1. Upcoming School Contacts Three schools will participate in a joint contact with the ISS. Students from two elementary schools, San Giovanni Bosco and Gianni Rodari, and Ponteo Sarnelli Middle School in Sud Italy, will have the opportunity to speak with Leroy Chiao, KE5BRW, on November 19, 2004 at 14:36 UTC. Westhampton Beach Elementary School in Westhampton Beach, New York has also been scheduled for a contact with the ISS. It will take place on Wednesday, November 24 at 18:18 UTC. 2. ARISS International Meeting Minutes The minutes from the ARISS International Meeting are now available on the ARISS website. See: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arissmin.htm and select minutes from the Arlington, Virginia meeting. 3. New Astronauts Licensed On November 12, astronauts (and one astronaut spouse) from the latest candidate class took and passed their amateur radio exams. Naoko Yamazaki, and her husband, Taichi Yamazaki, Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger, Richard R. Arnold II, Satoshi Furukawa, Jose M. Hernandez, and Joseph M. Acaba are among the newest members of the ham community. Congratulations to all! 4. QST Article on ARISS Meeting The December issue of ARRL’s QST magazine contained an article about the ARISS International Meeting held in Arlington, Virginia in October. Photographs accompanied the story including one of ARISS members Sergey Samburov, RV3DR and Kenneth Ransom, N5VHO, as they made contact with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, onboard the ISS. QST magazine is distributed to 160,000 ARRL members. 5. ARISS Educational Outreach Committee Meeting Held ARISS delegate Rosalie White, K1STO, held the bimonthly Educational Outreach and School Selection Committee Teleconference on Thursday, November 11. Minutes will soon be posted to the ARISS website. [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information] /EX