SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-093.01 ANS Editors Wanted AMSAT News Service Bulletin 093.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 3, 2005 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-093.01 The AMSAT News Service (ANS) is currently seeking volunteer editors to assist with the preparation of the Weekly Bulletins. Volunteers will work with the existing ANS editors on a rotating schedule to produce the weekly news bulletin. In a typical rotation each editor is responsible for producing the bulletins once a month. Since the entire ANS staff is volunteer, we always work together to accommodate personal schedules and unforeseen events. If you'd like to be part of the team please contact me using the email address ku4os@amsat.org Lee McLamb-KU4OS, ANS Senior Editor [ANS thanks Lee, KU4OS for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-093.02 AMSAT-DC Meeting AMSAT News Service Bulletin 093.02 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 3, 2005 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-093.02 AMSAT-DC MEETING AND SPACE SEMINAR The next gathering of AMSAT members and friends in the greater Washington, D.C. area will take place on Saturday, May 14, in Greenbelt, Maryland. All radio amateurs and all educators are invited to attend. Amateur satellites and high-altitude balloon activities are scheduled to be showcased during this all-day event. There will be a series of presentations, several "show 'n' tell" demonstrations, lively discussions, a group photograph opportunity and a social period. These local gatherings in the D.C. area are now a tradition, having occurred at least annually every year since 1992 with great success. The meeting will get underway at 10 A.M. and run through 4 P.M. in the Visitor Center auditorium at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Informal talk-in will be on 146.835 MHz WA3NAN/R. You can't miss the location on the local APRS map, but the Visitor Center can also be found under http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/about/maps.html There are still slots open for presenters and hardware demonstrations, so contact the host Pat Kilroy, N8PK, soon if you are willing to share your experiences. Volunteers are always welcomed leading up to the meeting day. Coordination is being done in advance on the amsat-dc mail list. Otherwise, you can lend your support directly to the host by e-mail at n8pk@amsat.org. Late breaking changes to the meeting and other news can be found at http://patkilroy.com/amsat-dc/ [ANS thanks Pat, N8PK, for this information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-093.03 Special Event Station AMSAT News Service Bulletin 093.03 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 3, 2005 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-093.03 The Green Valley Amateur Radio Club, Green Valley AZ, will be conducting a special event station operation on Saturday, 9 April. The theme of the event is Community Emergency Awareness, with emphasis on the contribution of Amateur Radio, and GVARC in particular, to emergency services. Local news media have been invited. In addition to HF operation (see April QST, p. 98), special event station N7GV will be active on AO-51 at approximately 1732-1746 UTC, and on SO-50 at approximately 1843-1857 GMT, looking for contacts from grid square DM41. A special certificate will be available, free of charge, to anyone working the station. Please send SASE with your QSL card to Gene Schouweiler, W0KAD, 214 N. Crocodile Rock Dr., Green Valley, AZ 85614. [ANS Thanks Ray, W2RS, for this information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-093.04 AMSAT AT Dayton AMSAT News Service Bulletin 093.04 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 3, 2005 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-093.04 To All, It is not too early to prepare for Dayton attendance or activities. If you plan to assist at this year's booth, contact Barry Baines, WD4ASW, for details. You can contact Martha at Headquarters for information on rooms on a first come first serve basis and with priority to those that will be assisting at the Hamvention booth. There will be several gatherings as last year. See the Web site www.amsat.org for details. If you have a sincere interest in AMSAT satellite activities and projects, these are the opportunities to meet with the people that can answer your questions in an informal environment. A fun time to boot! Give some of your time in the "booth" and become one of our favored friends- a volunteer. [Submitted by Dee, NB2F for ANS] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-093.05 ARISS Status 4/1/05 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 093.05 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 28, 2005 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-093.05 ARISS Status March 28, 2005 1.ARRL Article on St. Martins Contact On March 17, students from St. Martins Lutheran College in Mt Gambier, Australia, spoke with Leroy Chiao, KE5BRW, via the telebridge station, WH6PN, in Hawaii. Echolink was successfully used for this contact. Twenty-nine connections were made on the AMSAT server. Another twenty-six connections were made on the edu-net server to which a Russian server was also connected. Stations from at least 15 countries, including Iraq, monitored the audio. ARRL covered the event in a web story entitled, “Australian Youngsters Quiz ISS Commander via Amateur Radio.” See: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/03/22/103/?nc=1 2.Upcoming School Contacts The Science Discovery Center in Denton, Texas has been scheduled for an ARISS contact. It will take place on Tuesday, March 29 at 16:37 UTC. The students at Maple Avenue Elementary School in Goffstown, New Hampshire will have their chance to speak to Leroy Chiao, KE5BRW, on Tuesday, April 5 at 18:26 UTC. A NASA Explorer School, Flory Academy, in Moorpark, California, has been approved for an ARISS contact. It has been scheduled for Friday, April 8 at 18:12 UTC via the telebridge station, NN1SS in Greenbelt, Maryland. Ota Lutz, KD5UQZ, one of the Aerospace Education Specialists (AESP) trained by JSC’s Nick Lance, is the radio coordinator for the contact. 3.ISS Ham Radios to be Cycled In preparation for the March 28 EVA, the ARISS radios were turned off on March 27. They will be turned on again prior to the school contact scheduled for March 29. 4.Outgassing Tests Performed The SSTV outgassing tests have been performed in White Sands, New Mexico. The approval process continues as the reports on the hardware test results are written. 5.SuitSat Meeting Held The U.S. SuitSat team met via teleconference on Thursday, March 24. The discussion covered the status of each satellite component. Also covered was Kenneth Ransom’s meeting with a Russian EVA specialist in Houston who relayed information on how to mount the earth sensor to the helmet and the switches to be used on the project. [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for this information] /EX