ANS-005 AMSAT Information Service Weekly Bulletins – AMSAT

AMSAT Information Service

ANS-005
January 5, 2025

On this version:

• AMSAT Pupil Members Win QCWA Scholarships
• Fort Price Cowtown Hamfest Asking for Volunteers for AMSAT
• VUCC & DXCC Satellite tv for pc Standings January 2025
• Modifications to AMSAT TLE Distribution for January 3, 2025
• ARISS Information
• Upcoming Satellite tv for pc Operations
• AMSAT Ambassador Actions
• Satellite tv for pc Shorts From All Over

The AMSAT Information Service bulletins are a free, weekly information and knowledge service of AMSAT, The Radio Beginner Satellite tv for pc Company. ANS publishes information associated to Beginner Radio in House together with stories on the actions of a worldwide group of Beginner Radio operators who share an energetic curiosity in designing, constructing, launching and speaking by means of analog and digital Beginner Radio satellites.

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AMSAT Pupil Members Win QCWA Scholarships

The Quarter Century Wi-fi Affiliation has introduced AMSAT pupil members Ruth Willet, KM4LAO and Grace Papay, K8LG as two of its 2024-25 Scholarship winners.

Ruth Willet, KM4LAO

Ruth was first licensed in 2015 and handed her Additional in Might 2016. She was the primary Carole Perry Younger Skilled Award winner in 2023 and named the ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award recipient in 2018.

Ruth is closely concerned within the Youth On The Air initiative within the Americas. She is Assistant Director, Satellite tv for pc workshop chief, and a member of the “Youth Planning Committee.” She attended the primary each YOTA Camp in Area 2 in 2021, each studying as a camper and educating because the satellite tv for pc workshop chief. Throughout that camp, she served because the “YOTA Host” for the primary scheduled contact with an astronaut by means of the ARISS program.

She is a member of the ARRL, the Gwinnett Beginner Radio Society, the North Fulton Beginner Radio League, the Genesee County Radio Membership, the Beginner Radio Membership of Columbia County, the Younger Girls Radio League, the Younger Beginner Communications Ham Group, AMSAT, CWOps, and the Straight Key Century Membership.

Ruth attended Kettering College in Michigan and graduated with a double main in Engineering Physics and Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Acoustics. She is at present a graduate pupil at Penn State College pursuing a Grasp of Science in Acoustics.

Grace Papay, K8LG

Grace is a third era 19-year-old newbie radio operator from Holland, Michigan. Grace was licensed in 2021 and holds an Beginner Additional class license. She enjoys speaking through newbie satellites and has thus far achieved through satellite tv for pc DXCC, VUCC, WAS, and WAZ. She is actively working in the direction of the AMSAT GridMaster Award.

Grace has participated in lots of contests each as a Single Op, Multioperator, and Multi-Multi. Grace has participated in lots of main contests together with WAE, Sweepstakes, and several other CQ WW contests. She was a member of the 2023 K3LR CQWW Telephone workforce and the 2024 J62K CQ WW WPX Telephone workforce.

Grace is a member of the ARRL, AMSAT, Holland Beginner Radio Membership, Younger Amateurs Communications Ham Group, the West Chester Beginner Radio Affiliation, Northwest Ohio VHF Beginner Radio Society, and Dayton Beginner Radio Affiliation.

Grace is attending Cedarville College in Cedarville, Ohio the place she is finding out electrical engineering.

The 2025 AMSAT President’s Membership Cash Have Simply Arrived!
Celebrating the fortieth Anniversary of Beginner Radio on Human Spaceflight
Assist Assist GOLF and Fox Plus.
Be part of the AMSAT President’s Membership as we speak!

Modifications to AMSAT TLE Distribution for January 3, 2025

Two Line Components or TLEs, sometimes called Keplerian components or keps within the newbie group, are the inputs to the SGP4 normal mathematical mannequin of spacecraft orbits utilized by most newbie monitoring packages. Weekly updates are utterly ample for many newbie satellites. TLE bulletin recordsdata are up to date day by day within the first hour of the UTC day. New bulletin recordsdata will likely be posted instantly after dependable components change into out there for brand new newbie satellites. Extra info could also be discovered at https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/.

This week there aren’t any additions or deletions to the AMSAT TLE distribution.

[ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the above information]

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Once you buy by means of AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes in the direction of Holding Beginner Radio in House.

ARISS Information

Amateurs and others around the globe could eavesdrop on contacts between amateurs working in faculties and permitting college students to work together with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the Worldwide House Station. The downlink frequency on which to pay attention is 145.800 MHz worldwide.

ARISS college contacts are at present deliberate to renew the week of 2025-01-13 to 2025-01-19.

The present SSTV occasion ends Sunday, January 5 at 14:20 UTC. As all the time, radio fanatics around the globe are invited to downlink the photographs at 145.800 MHz +/- 3 KHz Doppler shift and the transmission mode is PD 120. The pictures downlinked will comply with the theme “Celebrating ARISS 2024” and as ordinary, there will likely be 12 pictures transmitted sequentially all through the occasion. These collaborating within the occasion are inspired to put up their obtained pictures at our ARISS SSTV Gallery discovered at https://ariss-usa.org/ARISS_SSTV/ and in addition apply for an award certificates on the sit

Many instances a college could make a final minute resolution to do a Livestream or run into a final minute glitch requiring a change of the URL however we at ARISS could not get the URL in time for publication.  You may all the time examine https://dwell.ariss.org/ to see if a college is Livestreaming.

As all the time, if there may be an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as a part of the protection protocol.

The crossband repeater continues to be energetic (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down),  If any crewmember is so inclined, all they should do is choose up the microphone, increase the amount up, and discuss on the crossband repeater. So give a pay attention, you simply by no means know.

Notice, all instances are approximate. It’s endorsed that you just do your personal orbital prediction or begin listening about 10 minutes earlier than the listed time.

The newest info on the operation mode might be discovered at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The newest listing of frequencies in use might be discovered at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html

[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information]

Upcoming Satellite tv for pc Operations

A rising variety of satellite tv for pc rovers are at present engaged in sharing their grid sq. activations on https://hams.at. By visiting the web site, you acquire quick access to complete details about the operators answerable for activating particular grid squares. Moreover, you’ve got the power to evaluate the match rating between your self and a specific rover for a given cross, whereas additionally having the ability to determine the upcoming satellite tv for pc passes which might be accessible out of your location.

8R, GUYANA:
Be careful for Aldir, PY1SAD, signing 8R1TM from Georgetown between
Jan. 1 and Feb. 8. QRV on 160-10m (CW, SSB, digital modes) and through
satellites. QSL direct through homecall, LoTW, eQSL, qrz.com.

NA-057; HR, BAHIA ISLANDS: Alex, K6VHF, returns to Roatan Isl. and
operates as K6VHF/HR9 between the fifth and twelfth. QRV on 160-6m and
through RS-44 satellite tv for pc. QSL through K6VHF (d/B), ClubLog OQRS,
LoTW, eQSL.

[ANS thanks Ian Parsons, K5ZM, AMSAT Rover Page Manager,  JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM, and DXNL 2439 – January 1, 2025 DX Newsletter, for the above information]

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AMSAT Ambassador Actions

AMSAT Ambassadors present displays, exhibit speaking by means of newbie satellites, and host info tables at membership conferences, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and different occasions.

AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford, K6LCS, says,

“Assume a 75-minute presentation on “working the straightforward satellites” can be applicable to your membership or occasion? Let me know by emailing me at k6lcsclint (at) gmail (dot) com or calling me at 909-999-SATS (7287)!”

Clint has NEVER given the very same present twice: EACH of the 150+ displays thus far has been custom-made/tailor-made to their audiences.

Scheduled Occasions

January 8, 2025
West Valley Beginner Radio Affiliation (WVARA) – Month-to-month Assembly – 7:00 PM
“Construct A Satellite tv for pc Roving Station for Your Subsequent Highway Journey or POTA Activation”
Santa Clara Valley American Crimson Cross
2731 N. 1st St.
San Jose, CA 95134
https://wvara.org/wordpress/
WU0I

January 11, 2025
Gwinnett Beginner Radio Society – TechFest
Gwinnett County Fairgrounds
Expo Middle Constructing
2405 Sugarloaf Pkwy.
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
http://www.techfest.data/
K4RGK

February 14-15, 2025
Yuma HAMCON and Southwestern Division Conference
Yuma County Fairgrounds
Yuma, AZ
https://www.yumahamfest.com/
N1UW

[ANS thanks Bo Lowrey, W4FCL, Director – AMSAT Ambassador Program, for the above information]

Satellite tv for pc Shorts from All Over

+ Membership Log OQRS ADIF recordsdata now accurately embody SAT_NAME and PROP_MODE for satellite tv for pc contacts. Lengthy-standing bug, now fastened because of a report from S9Z’s QSL supervisor. (ANS thanks G7VJR of ClubLog)

+ Congratulations to Mitch Ahrenstorff, AD0HJ, for his excellent achievements in offering satellite tv for pc contacts! Mitch has roved a formidable 100 grid squares, incomes him the AMSAT VUCC/r Award #20. The Reverse VUCC or VUCC/r Award, initially launched by the Central States VHF Society and now carried on by AMSAT, acknowledges the dedication of satellite tv for pc rovers like Mitch. For extra details about this prestigious award, you’ll be able to go to the AMSAT web site at https://www.amsat.org/reverse-vucc-or-vucc-r-award. Carry on roving, Mitch, and proceed to encourage others within the AMSAT group along with your outstanding achievements! (ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards for the above info)

+ Dave Bowman, G0MRF, stories that the final of the 4 boards for the FUNcube Lite payload on Jovian-1 have now been designed on KiCad and is prepared for manufacturing. All the payload wants to suit right into a 0.7 U enclosure to stop interference to the remainder of the satellite tv for pc. (ANS thanks G0MRF through X  – https://x.com/g0mrf/standing/1874445171561312767 )

Be part of AMSAT as we speak at https://launch.amsat.org/

Along with common membership, AMSAT affords membership to:

• Societies (a acknowledged group, golf equipment or group).
• Main and secondary college college students are eligible for membership at one-half the usual yearly fee.
• Submit-secondary college college students enrolled in no less than half time standing shall be eligible for the coed fee for a most of 6 post-secondary years on this standing.
• Memberships can be found for annual and lifelong phrases.

Contact data [at] amsat.org for extra membership info.

73 and bear in mind to assist Hold Beginner Radio in House!

This week’s ANS Editor,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm [at] arrl.web

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