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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 271.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE 2020 September 27
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-271.01

2020 Virtual AMSAT Space Symposium Announcement:

The 2020 Virtual AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will
be held on Saturday, October 17th from 9:00am CDT - 5:00pm CDT (UTC -5).
Symposium presentations will be a combination of pre-recorded video =

segments along with a question and answer sessions held via a Zoom =

meeting.

The Symposium will be made available for free live on AMSAT's YouTube
channel.

Registered attendees will receive a digital copy of the AMSAT Symposium =

Proceedings and will be entitled to join the Zoom meeting. Only =

registered attendees will be able to participate in the question and =

answer sessions. Registered attendees will also be entered into prize =

drawings. Registration is free and available only for AMSAT members. =

Registration will close on Friday, October 16th at 5:00pm CDT.

Proposals for papers and Symposium presentations are invited on any =

topic of interest to the amateur satellite community.  We request a =

tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible.

Final papers for the Symposium Proceedings must be submitted by October =

5, 2020 to Dan Schultz, N8FGV, n8fgv@usa.net.

Symposium presentations should be limited to 15 minutes of pre-recorded =

video. Video presentations must be submitted by October 10, 2020 to Paul
Stoetzer, N8HM, n8hm@arrl.net. We ask that presenters be available to
take questions via Zoom immediately following the airing of their =

pre-recorded video.

Tentative Schedule

9:00am CDT Opening Remarks
9:15am CDT - 12:45pm CDT General Presentations
1:00pm CDT - 2:00pm CDT AMSAT Education / CubeSat Simulator
2:00pm CDT - 3:00pm CDT ARISS / AREx update
3:00pm CDT - 4:00pm CDT AMSAT Engineering
4:00pm CDT - 5:00pm CDT 2020 AMSAT Annual General Meeting

(ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager for the above =

information)

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Reminder: July/August AMSAT Journal Is Available on Member Portal

Due to COVID-19, the July/August 2020 issue of The AMSAT Journal will
only be available to members on AMSAT's Member Portal.  Please visit
launch.amsat.org to view/download your copy today.

The AMSAT Journal is a bi-monthly magazine for amateur radio in space
enthusiasts, published by the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
(AMSAT). Each issue is your source for hardware and software projects,
technical tips, STEM initiatives, operational activities, and news from
around the world.

Inside the Current Issue
    Engineering Update, Jerry Buxton N0JY
    User Services Update, Robert Bankston KE4AL
    Treasurer's Report, Robert Bankston KE4AL
    Educational Relations Update, Alan Johnston KU2Y
    AMSAT Field Day 2020, Bruce Paige KK5DO
    For Beginners - Amateur Radio Satellite Primer VI,
        Keith Baker KB1SF/VE2KSF
    Satellite Cyber Threats, Omar =C1lvarez-C=E1rdenas XE1AO; Miguel A.
        Garc=EDa-Ruiz VE3BKM; Margarita G. MayoralBaldivia XE1BMG; Ra=FAl
        T. Aquino-Santos (SWL)
    Integration of a Distributed Ground Station Network, M.A.Mendoza-
        B=E1rcenas (SWL); Rafael Prieto-Mel=E9ndez (SWL); Alejandro Padr=F3=
n-
        God=EDnez (SWL); Gerardo Calva-Olmos (SWL), Omar =C1lvarez-C=E1rden=
as
        XE1AO; Margarita G. Mayoral-Baldivia XE1BMG; Alfonso TamezRod-
        r=EDguez . XE2O
    Satellite Antenna Tracking Using Goto Telescope Mounts,
        Dwayne Sinclair . NA6US

[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]

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         Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AMSAT office
    is closed until further notice. For details, please visit
  https://www.amsat.org/amsat-office-closed-until-further-notice/

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AMSAT-UK Convention Announcement:

The Online AMSAT-UK Convention takes place on Sunday, October 11, from =

11am BST (10:00 GMT) to approximately 5pm, with a break for lunch, and =

several short breaks during the day. You don't have to be a member of =

AMSAT-UK to participate, and the event is free of charge but please =

register ASAP.

A number of interesting talks and demonstrations are planned including
a talk on the Lunar Amateur Radio Transponder project (LUNART).

A draft schedule of the day's events may be downloaded from:
https://bit.ly/35ZsOCg

Please register online at http://tinyurl.com/amsatukreg2020

[ANS thanks Trevor Essex, M5AKA & AMSAT-UK for the above information]

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AMSAT-DL Symposium Announcement:

AMSAT-DL have announced this year's Symposium on Saturday, September 26,
will be streamed live on YouTube and most of the lectures will be in =

English to cater for an international audience.
Mattias, DD1US reports: "Instead, we will broadcast the symposium as an
"online" meeting in DATV via the broadband transponder of QO-100 and on
the Internet on the YouTube channel of AMSAT-DL at: =

https://www.youtube.com/user/amsatdl

Announced sessions will include presentations on Lunar Amateur Radio =

Transponder project (LUNART) and several sessions focused on QO-100 =

usage and modes of operation. =


The current schedule can be found on the AMSAT-DL homepage at:
https://amsat-dl.org/en/
[ANS thanks Matthias Bopp, DD1US & AMSAT-DL for the above information]

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=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+

     Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
    and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
           AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
                  Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
           https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/

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=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+
New User guide for ARRL LOTW:

A guide for beginner LOTW users has been released by Gary, ZL2IFB. Gary
pulled together a team of contributors who assisted him on the project. =

The 33 page guide was written with the new user in mind, but contains =

many tips and explanations that veteran users will find useful as well. =

The guide may be downloaeded from:
https://www.g4ifb.com/LoTW_New_User_Guide.pdf =


[ANS thanks Gary, ZL4IFB for the above information]
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AMSAT Field Day Results for 2020 have been posted:

Bruce Paige, KK5DO has posted the AMSAT Field Day 2020 results on the =

AMSAT web site. A direct link to the results page is:
https://www.amsat.org/field-day-2020-results/

Alternatively, it is possible to navigate to the page by clicking on
Events, Field Day and Field Day 2020 Results.

[ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests & Awards and
AMSAT Board Member for the above information]

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=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+

    Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?
            Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff
                    from our Zazzle store!
        25% of the purchase price of each product goes
            towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
              https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear

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ARISS NEWS

Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between
amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with
astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The
downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.
ARISS NEWS

Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between
amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with
astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The
downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-09-21 19:30 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Turkish State Meteorological Service  =

Mehmet Zakir Ekni High School, Yenimahalle, Turkey  =

Kuyuba=FEi =DEehit O=F0uzhan Duyar Secondary School, Ke=E7i=F6ren, Turkey =

Ted Ankara College Foundation High School, G=F6lba=FE=FD, Turkey =

Maya Anatolian High School, G=F6lba=FE=FD, Turkey =

Direct via TC2TSC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR
Contact is go for: Tue 2020-09-29 12:35:08 UTC 78 deg (***)

There is a new radio on board the ISS. The Kenwood D710GA is now in use.
The crossband repeater is now available when the radio is not being used
for ARISS school contacts.  =


The frequencies are 145.99 MHz up (67 tone) and 437.800 MHz down.  Watch
the Doppler on the downlink.  =


*************************************************

ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and
the public in general.  As such, we may have last minute cancellations =

or postponements of school contacts.  As always, I will try to provide =

everyone with near-real-time updates.  =


Postponed:
No new schools have been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19:  =


The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/    =

Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements here also.

[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team men-
tors for the above information] =


ARISS Europe announcement: Possible SSTV Events

Slow Scan TV (SSTV) transmissions will probably occur from the Internat-
ional Space Station (ISS) next week. Possible times: Wed 2020-09-30 =

13:05 UTC to 18:45 UTC Thu 2020-10-01 12:30 UTC to 17:40 UTC

Images will be downlinked at 145.8 MHz and the expected SSTV mode of =

operation is PD 120. Radio enthusiasts participating in the event can =

post and view images on the ARISS SSTV Gallery at: =

https://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/

[ANS thanks Gaston Bertels, ON4WF of ARISS Europe for the above =

information and JoAnn Maenpaa, K9JKM for the relay]

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=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+

    AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur
    radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
            be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.

   Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/

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=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+=3D+

Upcoming Satellite Operations

Upcoming Roves:
Quick Hits:
FK67, NP3V, 9/26: Saturday 26 NP3V - Luis will be activating grid FK67 =

again. Activation will be on AO-91, SO-50 and IO-86 all FM.

DM35, DM36 and DM45: @K7TAB 9/23 - 10/1 ish: I will be camping in DM35 =

and will operate from there occasionally over the next 8-10 days. I will
also activate DM36 at some point, probably early to middle of next week.
I will also be very near DM45, so Sats & SOTA may happen again!

EN10, @K0JM, 9/25: K0JM possibly EN10 for one or two FM passes on Friday
morning, strictly holiday style, as circumstances permit.

CN76/77 10/3 and 10/4 @AD0DX Just booked tickets for beautiful Ocean =

Shores, WA. CN76/CN77 grid line Sat Oct 3 approx 0000z to Sun Oct 4th =

approx 1700z, pass details closer to the trip

EL Grids, @N1PEB 10/10 -10-14: 10/10 EL95 Key Largo,  10/11 EL94 Key
West,  10/12 EL84 Dry Tortuga,  10/13 EL94 Key West, 10/14 TBD

Major Roves:
Beginning this Saturday, 19 Sept thru Friday, 25 Sept, @kylee_ke0wpa and
@ND0C will be doing some holiday roving in several Iowa grids: EN11, =

EN12, EN20, EN21, EN22 and EN30 - some lines. None of them are particul-
arly rare, but we'll be there nevertheless. Operation will be limited by
work commitments and family activities, but we will focus on AO-91 and
SO-50 and maybe some linears. Hope to turn a few grids green for some =

folks. Please play nice, i.e. no blind calls, no stomping and allow the
QSOs to be completed!

**** Postponed *******  DL88: Ron (@AD0DX) and Doug (@N6UA) are making =

another run at the elusive DL88 in Big Bend National Park, TX. As we =

know they tried this grid back in March, and due to the mud couldn't get
to the grid, so never ones to quit, off they go again. Today the tent-
ative date is Monday July 6th, 2020. They will be using the K5Z call =

sign. More information is available at the K5Z QRZ Page.

[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the
above information]

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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events

Clint Bradford, K6LCS will give his "Work the FM Voice Satellites With =

Minimal Equipment" Zoom presentation on the following dates for:
10/27/2020 - Cherryland ARC / Traverse Bay ARC
Additional presentations are in the planning stage:
TBD - Antelope Valley (CA) ARC and a private presentation for a =

Boy Scout troop in Danville, Pennsylvania

Club Groups are asked to update their copies of the Zoom application =

prior to the  scheduled session by directly downloading it from =

https://zoom.us/

[ANS thanks Clint Bradford, K6CLS for the above information]

RSGB 2020 Convention - antenna modelling and ionoscatter

During the online RSGB 2020 Convention, you will be able to enjoy some =

excellent lectures. On Saturday, 10 October 2020, the RSGB will be =

presenting two online streams for everyone to enjoy.

Highlights will be "Antenna Modelling With MMANA-GAL with Steve Nichols,
G0KYA and Palle, OZ1RH will look at Ionoscatter on 50 and 144MHz.

Information is available at https://rsgb.org.uk/convention.

[ANS thanks the RSGB GB2RS News for the above information]

AMSAT-DL has been live streaming this year's AMSAT-DL Symposium. Details
on the Internet on the YouTube channel of AMSAT-DL at: =

https://www.youtube.com/user/amsatdl

Editor's Note: we are not aware if the YouTube presentations will be =

available after the Symposium.

[ANS thanks Matthias Bopp, DD1US & AMSAT-DL for the above information]

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Satellite Shorts From All Over

+ NASA officials released a nearly five-year, $28 billion plan Monday =

  to return astronauts to the surface of the moon before the end of =

  2024, but the agency's administrator said the "aggressive" timeline =

  set by the Trump administration last year hinges on Congress approv-
  ing $3.2 billion in the next few months to kick-start development of =

  new human-rated lunar landers. (ANS thanks Spaceflight Now for the =

  above information)

+ Astronauts on the International Space Station carried out an "avoid-
  ance maneuver" on September 22 to ensure they would not be hit by a =

  piece of debris, said NASA, urging better management of objects in =

  Earth's orbit. Russian and US flight controllers worked together dur-
  ing a two-and-a-half-minute operation to adjust the station's orbit =

  and move further away, avoiding collision. [Such maneuvers usually =

  mean that Keps for ISS must be updated -- Ed.] (ANS thanks Space =

  Daily for the above information)

+ A solid-fueled Long March 11 launcher delivered nine small Chinese =

  Earth observation satellites to orbit on September 15 after firing =

  off a ship positioned in the Yellow Sea. Unfortunately, the payload =

  did NOT include the CAS-7 satellites amateurs have been anticipating. =

  That launch is still pending. (ANS thanks Spaceflight Now for the =

  above information)
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+ Sept. 22 Spaceflight Now published an updated general launch schedule: =

  Updating time for Delta 4-Heavy/NROL-44; Adding date and time for =

  Falcon 9/Starlink 12; Electron/STP-27RM delayed; Falcon 9/GPS
  3 SV04 moved forward; Adding date for Falcon 9/SpaceX CRS 21; Adding =

  date for Falcon 9/Turksat 5A; Adding date for Falcon 9/Transporter 1;
  Atlas 5/CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2 delayed. Details at:
  https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ (ANS thanks Spaceflight =

  Now for the above information)
  =

+ Sept. 24 Blue Origin scrubbed a test of NASA landing system hardware =

  on the latest New Shepard flight Additional Additional information may
  be found at: https://bit.ly/3hYWSQX (ANS thanks NASA's spaceflight.com =

  for the above information)

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