SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-058.01 AO-51 Schedule Update AMSAT News Service Bulletin 051.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. February 20, 2005 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-051.01 March 2005 AO-51 (Amsat Echo) Schedule - Updated 24 Feb 2005 All dates are UTC. The mode change occurs normally between 0100 and 0400 UTC on the date shown. The mode will be active from the date shown until the next Mode Change date listed. Mode Configurations are listed below the schedule. If for some unplanned reason we need to work with Echo and deviate from the plan I will post a note to the this Echo page on AMSAT.ORG. If a specific transmitter or mode is not listed on a given day then it will be off. For example, if TXB (435.300) is not listed during a 38k4 digital mode period then the FM repeater will be off. 24 Feb FM Repeater, V/U Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone Downlink 435.300 mhz FM 9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS) Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital 2 Mar - Exp Wed - 38k4 Digital Mode 38k4 Digital Downlink, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS) Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 38k4 PBP Digital This session is part of the Command Station Testing Period. 3 Mar - Command Station Testing We need to run some tests on the satellite. During this window the satellite will be changed into different setups. Those configurations will be posted here and on the amsat-bb as soon as possible. The satellite will be open in the mode configured for general use. 9 Mar - Exp Wed - Mode L/U as requested via ao51-modes FM Repeater, L/U Uplink: 1268.700 mhz FM, No PL Tone Downlink 435.300 mhz FM 9 Mar FM Repeater, V/U Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone Downlink 435.300 mhz FM 9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS) Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital 16 Mar - Exp Wed - PSK31 PSK31, 10 meters/U Uplink: 28.140 mhz USB Downlink 435.300 mhz FM Please send reports of your activity on this mode to the ao51-modes@amsat.org e-mail address. I want to get a feel for the number of stations utilizing this mode. 17 Mar FM Repeater, V/U Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone Downlink 435.300 mhz FM 9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS) Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital 23 Mar - Exp Wed - QRP Mode QRP Experimenters Wednesday, note uplink frequency, NO PL Tone Please follow the QRP requirements listed below FM Repeater, V/U Uplink: 145.880 mhz FM, NO PL Tone required Downlink 435.300 mhz FM 24 Mar FM Repeater, V/S Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone Downlink 2401.200 mhz FM 30 Mar - Exp Wed FM Repeater, L/S Uplink: 1268.700 mhz FM, No PL Tone Downlink 2401.200 mhz FM 31 Mar FM Repeater, V/U Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone Downlink 435.300 mhz FM 9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS) Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital AO-51 ECHO LOW POWER STATION (QRP) REQUIREMENTS: To attempt to keep this simple a low power station will be defined as a station which can deliver no more than 10 watts to a vertical or handheld antenna. Some examples of Low Power Stations: 1) Using an HT (barefoot, no amplifier) with 10 watts or less output into any type of vertical whip antenna (rubber duck, etc) or handheld beam antenna (arrow type). 2) Using a mobile station with 10 watts or less output into car mounted mobile whip antenna(s). 3) Using a base station at 10 watts output into a vertical omnidirectional antenna on the side of the house. Examples that are NOT Low Power Stations: 1) Any type of high gain beam antenna, KLM, M2, Cushcraft, etc. 2) Any station transmitting over 10 watts into any type of antenna. How well we operate the satellite within these guidelines will determine how much we can run this mode in the future. So lets try and do this right! [ANS thanks Mike, KE4AZN for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-058.02 AMSAT upgrading member database AMSAT News Service Bulletin 058.02 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. February 27, 2005 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-058.02 The board of AMSAT has approved the creation of a committee to develop a new Member Database System for the organization. The project is necessitated by our need to create additional member-only services on our AMSAT web site and for the development of our North American fund raising efforts which are scheduled to commence with a National Feasibility Study in 2005. We also have the need for up-to-the-minute information for the Area Coordinators, Presidents Club, expanded office procedures, etc. Members of the Database Committee include Stephen Diggs W4EPI, Gunther Meisse W8GSM, Barry Baines WD4ASW, Rick Hambly W2GPS, Bob Carpenter W3OTC, Emily Clark W0EEC and Martha Saragovitz. Meetings started in mid January with the hope of having a system design and software selected in the next three months with full implementation successfully completed in 2005. [ANS thanks Gunther, W8GSM for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-058.03 AMSAT-UK Colloquium Call for Papers AMSAT News Service Bulletin 058.03 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. February 207, 2005 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-058.03 This is the first call for speakers for the 20th Amsat-UK Colloquium which will be held at Surrey University, Guildford, Surrey, U.K., from Friday 29 July to Sunday 31 July 2005. Amsat-UK invite speakers, about amateur radio space and associated activities, for this event. They are also invited to submit papers for the "Proceedings" document which will be published at the same time but printed papers are not mandatory. We normally prefer authors to present talks themselves rather than having someone else give them in the authors' absence. We also welcome "unpresented" papers for the Proceedings document. Offers of talks should be submitted as soon as possible; the final date for full documents to be received is mid-June 2004 in order that the "Proceedings" document be available to participants. Submissions should be sent *ONLY* to G3WGM, via the following routes: Internet e-mail: g3wgm@amsat.org Terrestrial mail: JD Heck, Hon Sec, AMSAT-UK, Badgers, Letton Close, Blandford, Dorset DT11 7SS United Kingdom FAX +44 (0) 870 0631551 AMSAT-UK also invite anyone with requests for Program Topics to submit them as soon as possible to G3WGM. Invitations for any papers on specific subjects will be included in the future call. Likewise if anyone knows of a good speaker, please send contact and other information to G3WGM. Additionally, Amsat-UK will be running sessions specifically for beginners to amateur satellite operating on the Friday and Saturday afternoons; volunteers are wanted to speak at these sessions. 73 Jim, G3WGM Hon Sec AMSAT- UK [ANS thanks Jim, G3WGM for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-058.04 AMSAT awards issued AMSAT News Service Bulletin 058.04 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. February 27, 2005 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-058.04 Congratulations goes out to Will Ward, GM0ICF for recently making a first satellite QSO. May he have many more years of fun on the satellites. Congratulations also go to all of the following for earning their 51 on 51 Award. This award is newly issued and these are the initial recipients. The first 11 numbers were randomly generated from all submissions as of February 7, 2005. The rest of the numbers are issued in order of receipt. Robin, VE3FRH, was issued the award in Honorarium as he was the AMSAT President that pushed to build the satellite, raise enough money to pay for it and launch it. Without his efforts we would not have had Echo and this award. 1 VE3FRH Robin Haighton 2 KA9ERU W. Craig Parham 3 N5AFV/C6A Allen Mattis 4 VE6AB Jerry Clement 5 K5MAN Karl Sandstrom 6 W6ZQ Ron Cade 7 N7SFI Randolph Kohlwey 8 K6YK John Lee 9 W2XB Don Blachura 10 W7YED Robin Alexander 11 KB1GUE Glenn Graf 12 OZ1MY Ib Christoffersen 13 N4QWF John Price 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-058.05 ARISS Status - 21 Feb 2005 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 058.05 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. February 27, 2005 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-058.05 1. Maine Contact Successful On Monday, February 14, Rockland District High School in Rockland, Maine experienced a successful contact with Leroy Chiao, KE5BRW. Eleven students managed thirteen questions before losing contact with the ISS, as an audience of 400 students and visitors watched. Two television stations and one newspaper covered the event. 2. ARRL Article on Illinois Contact Fairview Elementary School experienced a contact with the ISS on February 10. The ARRL ran a story, with the contact audio, covering the event entitled, ´Earth Rarely Out of Sight or Mind for ISS Crew.ˇ See:http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/02/15/3/?nc=1 3. SuitSat Meeting Held A technical interchange meeting was held in Houston, Monday through Thursday, February 14 - 17, to discuss SuitSat˙s design. Russian delegate Sergey Samburov was able to tie in to the meeting via one teleconference, and the SuitSat team met briefly with SuitSat Deputy Manager Alexander Poleschuk. The U.S. team visited the Russian Orlan spacesuit and a draft protocol was written. SSTV testing was also performed on both the Ericsson and Kenwood systems. 4. NASA Explorer Schools Applications Reviewed ARISS members Frank Bauer and Rosalie White reviewed applications from NASA Explorer Schools (NES). Frank, Rosalie and Erika Vick, of NASA Headquarters, selected one school, the Flory Academy of Sciences and Technology in California, for a telebridge opening on the ARISS school schedule the week of March 21. [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information] /EX