AMSAT NEWS SERVICE<br />ANS-134<br /><br />ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North<br />America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the<br />activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an<br />active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating<br />through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.<br /><br />Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:<br /><br />[]ans-editor@amsat.org[/]<br /><br />In this edition:<br />* 2006 AO-51 Field Day Configuration<br />* What is new at Dayton 2006?<br />* AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nomination Deadline<br />* ARISS antenna installation on Columbus Module<br />* ARISS Status - 08 May 2006<br /><br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-134.01<br />2006 AO-51 Field Day Configuration<br /><br />AMSAT News Service Bulletin 134.01<br /> From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.<br />May 14, 2006<br />To All RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-134.01<br /><br />This year, AO-51 will be setup in dual FM repeater mode, allowing for<br />two usable FM repeaters from the satellite. The FM repeater utilizing<br />the transmitter on 435.300 will be open to all users. The FM repeater<br />utilizing the transmitter on 435.150 (normally reserved for BBS<br />operations) will be reserved during Field Day for QRP stations only, as<br />has been the common practice when this mode runs on AO-51. Please note<br />the information on the mode configurations and QRP requirements.<br /><br />FM Repeater #1 for all Users:<br />Downlink: 435.300 mhz FM<br />Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM<br /><br />FM Repeater #2 for QRP Users ONLY:<br />Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM<br />Uplink: 145.880 mhz FM<br /><br /><br />AO-51 ECHO LOW POWER STATION (QRP) REQUIREMENTS: <br />To attempt to keep this simple, a low power station will be defined as a<br />station which can deliver no more than 10 watts to a vertical or<br />handheld antenna. These are some examples of Low Power Stations: <br /><br />* Using an HT (barefoot, no amplifier) with 10 watts or less output into<br />any type of vertical whip antenna (rubber duck, etc) or handheld beam<br />antenna (arrow type). <br /><br />* Using a mobile station with 10 watts or less output into car mounted<br />mobile whip antenna(s). <br /><br />* Using a base station at 10 watts output into a vertical<br />omni-directional antenna on the side of the house. <br /><br /><br />Examples that are NOT Low Power Stations:<br /><br />* Any type of high gain beam antenna, KLM, M2, Cushcraft, etc. <br /><br />* Any station transmitting over 10 watts into any type of antenna. <br /><br /><br />[ANS thanks Mike, KE4AZN, for the above information]<br /><br />/EX<br /><br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-134.02<br />What is new at Dayton 2006?<br /><br />AMSAT News Service Bulletin 134.02<br /> From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.<br />May 14, 2006<br />To All RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-134.02<br /><br />In additon to the AMSAT forums, satellite demonstrations, EAGLE<br />transponder demo, Banquet and talk, Educational forum you will find many<br />new items at the AMSAT booth #444-448.<br /> <br />Come by and talk with other satellite operators, officers and Board<br />members, renew your membership, donate to Eagle and get the latest<br />offerings.<br /> <br />See you Hara Arena, Dayton, OH May 19-21, 2006<br /> <br />New and Updated items<br />Digital Disk (*** NEW) WiSP + digital test files 400 bps-38k4 bps plus..<br />Proceedings of the AMSAT-NA 2005 Space Symposium (*** NEW Interesting<br />papers) <br />AMSAT/Eagle Golf shirts, tee shirts and hat (*** NEW)<br />AMSAT/Eagle patches and decal (*** NEW)<br />Getting Started with Amateur Satellites (*** Updated 2006)<br />AMSAT Frequency Chart (*** Updated 2006)<br /> <br />Dayton Specials<br />SatPC32 software - (**** Dayton Special) <br />SCRAP software - (**** Dayton Special) <br />InstantTrack software - (**** Dayton Special)<br />30th Anniversary AO-7 QSL Cards (**** Dayton Special for 100 cards)<br />For a $5 or more donation to Eagle get an AMSAT Refrigerator Magnet or<br />AMSAT Pen<br /> <br />Regular Membership - will receive <br /> Renewing: AMSAT Tote and Frequency chart<br /> New member: AMSAT Tote, Frequency chart, Journal, Presentation<br /> <br />[ANS thanks Gould, WA4SXM, for the above information]<br /><br />/EX<br /><br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-134.03<br />AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nomination Deadline<br /><br />AMSAT News Service Bulletin 134.03<br /> From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.<br />May 14, 2006<br />To All RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-134.03<br /><br />It is time to submit nominations for the upcoming open seats on the<br />AMSAT-NA Board of Directors. A nomination requires either one Member<br />Society or five current individual members to noninate an AMSAT member<br />for the position. A director serves for a period of two years. Three<br />directors' terms expire this year: Tom Clark, K3IO, Lou McFadin, W5DID,<br />and Paul Shuch, N6TX. Written nominations must be received at the AMSAT<br />office no later than 12 June 2006.<br /><br />Nominations MUST be in writing and mailed to:<br />AMSAT<br />850 Sligo Ave #600<br />Silver Spring, MD 20901<br /><br />[ANS thanks the AMSAT Journal for the above information]<br /><br />/EX<br /><br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-134.04<br />ARISS antenna installation on Columbus Module<br /><br />AMSAT News Service Bulletin 134.04<br /> From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.<br />May 14, 2006<br />To All RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-134.04<br /><br />The European Space Agency's International Space Station Columbus module<br />is expected to arrive at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on 30 May 2006,<br />where it will be prepared for its launch to the space station on the<br />space shuttle.<br /><br />As announced in the ARISS-Europe News Bulletin of 02 May 2006, the<br />cables for the ARISS antennas for the 23cm and 13cm Amateur bands are<br />presently being installed on the hull of Columbus.<br /><br />ARISS team member Oliver Amend, DG6BCE took photos of the work in<br />progress, see:<br />
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2006/ariss_antennas_columbus.htm<br /><br />Columbus will provide state-of-the-art internal payload accommodation<br />for experiments in material science, fluid physics and life science, and<br />its external payload facility will host experiments and applications in<br />the field of space science, Earth observation and technology<br /><br />[ANS thanks Trevor, M5AKA, for the above information]<br /><br />/EX<br /><br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-134.05<br />ARISS Status - 08 May 2006<br /><br />AMSAT News Service Bulletin 134.05<br /> From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.<br />May 14, 2006<br />To All RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-134.05<br /><br />1. Bob Jones High School Contact Successful<br /><br />On Monday, May 1, Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ, participated in his first ARISS<br />contact with students from Bob Jones High School in Madison Alabama.<br />Seventeen questions were asked by 13 students via the telebridge station<br />VK5ZAI in Australia. Among the 100 students and teachers attending the<br />event was Jeff Williams' brother. Media coverage included the Huntsville<br />Times and the Madison County Record. The audio from this contact was<br />webcast by Verizon Conferencing and was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT<br />(node 101 377) and JK1ZRW (node 277 208) conference servers. Eighteen<br />connections, including three repeaters, were made from 7 countries. Nine<br />connections were also made on the IRLP Discovery reflector 9010 from 3<br />countries: UK, USA, and Canada. <br /><br />ARRL's article, "ROTC Cadets at Alabama School Query ISS Astronaut,"<br />covered the news and may be found at:<br />
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/05/05/1/?nc=1<br /><br /><br />2. Canadian School Contact, a Success<br /><br />Jaanimmarik School in Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada experienced a successful<br />contact with the ISS on Thursday, May 4 via the telebridge station<br />VK5ZAI in Australia. Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ, answered twenty-three<br />questions posed to him by 18 students. The event was well attended by<br />approximately 450 students, teachers and parents. Among the dignitaries<br />present were the president and CEO of Makivik Corporation, Senator C.<br />Watt, local officials, and elders from the community school board from<br />the Montreal and local offices. Media coverage was provided by a local<br />radio station which broadcast the event live, translating the contact in<br />Inuktituk, CBC North, and APTN (Northern Canada TV Network). APTN is<br />producing a presentation for later broadcasting. The City of Ottawa<br />media also reported the event. The audio from this contact was webcast<br />courtesy of Verizon Conferencing and was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT<br />(node 101 377) and JK1ZRW (node 277 208) conference servers.<br />Twenty-three connections were made, of which two were repeaters, from 9<br />countries, including Bangladesh, Holland and Thailand. It was also<br />available on the IRLP Discovery reflector 9010. <br /><br /><br />3. Space Day Event at the Udvar-Hazy Center<br /><br />On Friday, May 5, ARISS members participated in the Space Day activities<br />at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. AMSAT and ARISS members provided<br />displays and hands on activities for the students. Approximately 10,000<br />visitors were expected to attend the event. <br /><br /><br />4. ARRL Article on Expedition 14 Hams<br /><br />On May 3, ARRL ran a story covering the newly named Expedition 14 crew,<br />all licensed Amateur Radio operators. The article, "Three radio amateurs<br />on next ISS crew", may be found at:
http://www.arrl.org/<br /><br /><br />5. Cleveland Heights High School contact <br /><br />Students at the Cleveland Heights High School participated in an ARISS<br />contact on March 17. Photos of the event are now available. See:<br />
http://www.chuh.org/chhs/library/podcasts/Kidpics/index.htm<br /><br /><br />6. Technical Interchange Meeting Planned<br /><br />An ARISS Technical Interchange Meeting is being planned for the week of<br />July 10 in Houston. Topics of discussion will include ARISS hardware,<br />software, slow scan television, and plans for SuitSat-2.<br /><br /><br />7. SuitSat-1 Contest<br /><br />AMSAT is planning a "Chicken Little" contest to see who can guess when <br />SuitSat-1 will re-enter the earth's atmosphere. There will be K-8, 9-12<br />and adult categories. Certificates will be provided to the winners of<br />each group. More information will be forthcoming.<br /><br />[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information]<br /><br />/EX
