On this version:
- 2024 AMSAT Board of Administrators Election
- Subject Day Submissions Now Due
- Grace Papay, K8LG Named 2024 WA6ITF Memorial Newbie Radio Newsline Younger Ham of the Yr
- AMSAT TLE Dissemination Updates
- Updating Keps in SatPC32 – An Replace from DK1TB
- NASA Discovers Unusual Spectral Formations Cowl LEO Orbits
- Modifications to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for July 12, 2024
- ARISS Information
- Upcoming Satellite tv for pc Operations
- AMSAT Ambassador Occasions
- Satellite tv for pc Shorts From All Over
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ANS-196 AMSAT Information Service Weekly Bulletins
To: All RADIO AMATEURS
From: Radio Newbie Satellite tv for pc Company
712 H Avenue NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002
DATE 2024 JUL 14
2024 AMSAT Board of Administrators Election
The nomination interval for the 2024 AMSAT Board of Administrators Election ended on June fifteenth. The next candidates have been duly nominated:
- Mark Hammond, N8MH
- Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
- Bruce Paige, KK5DO
- Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
- Douglas Tabor, N6UA
As three seats on the Board of Administrators are up for election this 12 months, the three candidates receiving the biggest variety of votes shall be declared elected to the seats. The 2 candidates receiving the subsequent largest variety of votes shall be declared First Alternate and Second Alternate, respectively.
The voting course of can be carried out through AMSAT’s Wild Apricot membership system and can start on July fifteenth. Directions for voting can be emailed to all members in good standing as of July 1st by July fifteenth.
The voting interval shall conclude on September fifteenth and outcomes can be introduced not later than September thirtieth.
[ANS thanks Jeff Davis, KE9V, AMSAT Secretary for the above information.]
Subject Day Submissions Now Due
Subject Day is behind us and it’s time to tally your contacts and submit the for AMSAT Subject Day.
The Satellite tv for pc Abstract Sheet must be used for submission of the AMSAT Subject Day competitors and be acquired by Bruce Paige, KK5DO (e-mail) by 11:59 P.M. CDT, Monday, July 23, 2024. This 12 months, Bruce is utilizing the identical due date because the ARRL. The one methodology for submitting your log is through e-mail to [email protected] or [email protected]. Bruce reviews that he has not had a mail-in entry in a really very long time.
If you could obtain a abstract sheet, it may be discovered at https://www.amsat.org/field-day/ or instantly from his web site https://www.amsatnet.com/2024fd.docx.
[ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, for the above information]
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Grace Papay, K8LG Named 2024 WA6ITF Memorial Newbie Radio Newsline Younger Ham of the Yr
Grace Papay, K8LG, of Holland, Michigan, has been chosen because the 2024 Invoice Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Newbie Radio Newsline Younger Ham of the Yr. Grace, 18, is the daughter of Doug Papay, K8DP, and Carrie Papay K8CLP.
Grace earned her Technician license in March 2021 and inside a 12 months achieved her Further Class license, passing the take a look at in March 2022.
She is a latest honors graduate of Holland Christian Excessive College in her hometown, the place she earned a varsity letter within the Unified Sports activities program.
Grace credited her father and her grandfather, John Papay, K8YSE, a widely known operator within the ham radio satellite tv for pc group, for drawing her into the interest.
“I obtained concerned in newbie radio satellites,” Grace remembers. “I obtained on the air. And now it has became one thing from honoring my grandfather to a interest I’m on day-after-day and I like.” With assist from her grandfather and father, she earned the DX Century Membership certificates for contacts solely utilizing satellites.
Grace attended Youth on the Air camps in Cincinnati in 2022 and Ottawa in 2023, the place she says she was uncovered to a wide range of different newbie radio actions together with balloon launches, slow-scan tv and radio contesting.
She was a part of the K3LR IOTA Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX Journey in 2023 and was a crew member for the J62K St. Lucia DX contest operation in 2024. Grace is energetic on the HF bands and operates within the ARRL and CQ DX SSB and CW contests, ARRL Sweepstakes and CQ WPX, in addition to Youth on the Air occasions.
For the previous few years, Grace has been an everyday presenter on the Youth Discussion board at Dayton Hamvention. She delivered a presentation on youth in contesting on the Contest College Discussion board at Dayton this 12 months and assisted on the YOTA and AMSAT cubicles.
She is an energetic member of the Holland Newbie Radio Membership, Grand Rapids Newbie Radio Affiliation, West Chester Newbie Radio Affiliation and the American Radio Relay League.
Grace acquired the Radio Membership of America’s Younger Achievers Award in 2023. She had an article on the “Subsequent Era of Contesters” revealed within the Nationwide Contest Journal (Nov/Dec 2023). A narrative she co-wrote on YOTA Camp 2022 appeared within the August 2022 version of CQ journal.
Grace can be attending Cedarville College in Cedarville, Ohio this fall, the place she’s going to examine electrical engineering. She says newbie radio performed a significant position in her selection of a significant.
The YHOTY award can be introduced to Grace throughout a ceremony on the Huntsville Hamfest on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024 on the Von Braun Heart in Huntsville, Alabama. Newbie Radio Newsline and Yaesu USA are main sponsors of the award, together with Heil Sound Ltd. and Radiowavz Antenna Firm.
The Younger Ham of the Yr Award was inaugurated by William Pasternak, WA6ITF, in 1986. Upon his passing in 2015, Invoice’s title was added to the award as a memorial to his dedication to recognizing the accomplishments of younger individuals to the Newbie Radio Service.
[ANS thanks Amateur Radio Newsline for the above information.]
AMSAT TLE Dissemination Updates
AMSAT with assist from its accomplice New England Sci-Tech prepares a bulletin of orbital components throughout the first hour of the UTC day, and posts it to https://www.amsat.org/tle/daily-bulletin.txt in addition to “naked” components with out the bulletin header and footer at https://www.amsat.org/tle/dailytle.txt. Different information and URLs with “nasa” and “ftp” within the URL are nonetheless maintained to assist older software program, however counsel organizations protocols which can be not concerned in TLE dissemination. Use of older filenames and URLs is deprecated and AMSAT doesn’t promise to keep up them in perpetuity.
Finish customers and software program builders are inspired to make use of the URLs above going ahead. The information can be found through HTTPS (most popular) in addition to unencrypted HTTP for legacy software program.
[ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager/IT Team for the above information.]
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Updating Keps in SatPC32 – An Replace from DK1TB
Erich Eichmann, DK1TB, SatPC32 writer gives this replace:
“The SatPC32 Replace Keps characteristic doesn’t work with https hyperlinks for TLE information. That may require adjustments of the supply code and possibly requires a brand new Delphi model for me. I’ll care about that however that may at the very least take time and at current I don’t have a lot time for the interest.
“However all https web sites may be accessed additionally with http. They aren’t “safe” websites however that’s meaningless with web sites that comprise Keps. Subsequently use http within the aux. file Celestrak.SQF for AMSAT and Celestrak TLE (Two Line Parts) information, as described by Charlie, AJ9N, see beneath. With that modification the Obtain Keps operate works.
“Additionally, the https hyperlinks may be accessed together with your browser, in fact. Enter the hyperlinks into the deal with line of the browser. So, you may obtain the Keps and save them within the SatPC32 knowledge folder ‘Kepler’ (see path to that folder within the footline of menu ‘Satellites’).
“By the way in which – In the meantime my web site helps additionally SSL. You possibly can entry it with https://www.dk1tb.de and https://www.dk1tb-2.de.
“Additionally, SatPC32 helps now, in addition to TLE information, the brand new codecs for Keps information XML, KVN and CSV. Celestrak publishes the Keps information additionally in these codecs. The SatPC32 UpdateKeps characteristic works with these information additionally when downloaded from https websites (I don’t know why that’s completely different versus the TLE information). Subsequently you should use https in Celestrack SQF with these information comparable to https://celestrak.org/NORAD/components/gp.php?GROUP=newbie&FORMAT=xml.”
[ANS thanks Erich Eichmann for the above information.]
NASA Discovers Unusual Spectral Formations Cowl LEO Orbits
NASA scientists have noticed uncommon shapes within the Earth’s ionosphere, tons of of miles above the Earth’s floor.
The ionosphere stretches from 50 to 400 miles above the planet and marks the boundary between our planet’s ambiance and outer area. Whereas it homes most satellites orbiting the Earth, it’s weak to adjustments in area climate — electromagnetic radiation emitted by the Solar — that may wreak havoc within the zone and mess with communications tools.
Below some situations, the layer can change into electrically charged. As detected by the World-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) imaging instrument, plasma bands stretching throughout the ionosphere may end up in formations of surprising X and C shapes.
It’s a baffling “alphabet soup,” as NASA termed the findings in a information launch, that would make clear how area climate can affect our planet’s higher ambiance and “intervene with radio and GPS alerts.”
Charged particles can create dense bands or “crests” across the Earth’s magnetic equator, whereas low density pockets brought on by the setting Solar may end up in “low-density pockets” referred to as ‘bubbles,” in accordance with NASA.
Scientists consider that bigger disturbances comparable to photo voltaic storms and even large volcanic eruptions may cause a number of crests to merge and kind an “X” form, as earlier GOLD observations have proven.
However now, scientists have noticed these similar shapes with none such event, throughout what scientists name “quiet time.”
“Earlier reviews of merging had been solely throughout geomagnetically disturbed situations — it’s an sudden characteristic throughout geomagnetic quiet situations,” stated College of Colorado analysis affiliate Fazlul Laskar, who lead-authored a paper on the invention earlier this 12 months, in a NASA assertion.
Scientists are actually questioning if one thing else might be inflicting these X shapes to look.
“The X is odd as a result of it implies that there are much more localized driving elements,” stated NASA scientist and ionosphere skilled Jeffrey Klenzing. “That is anticipated throughout the excessive occasions, however seeing it throughout ‘quiet time’ means that the decrease ambiance exercise is considerably driving the ionospheric construction.”
Aside from X shapes, some bubbles within the ionosphere can even curve into C shapes, which new observations present can seem in shut proximity to one another.
Briefly, there’s quite a bit nonetheless to find out about our planet’s magnetically charged, protecting shell.
“The truth that now we have very completely different shapes of bubbles this shut collectively tells us that the dynamics of the ambiance is extra complicated than we anticipated,” Klenzing added.
Learn the whole article at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-196-IONOSPHERE.
[ANS thanks nasa.gov for the above information.]
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Modifications to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for July 12, 2024
Two Line Parts or TLEs, sometimes called Keplerian components or keps within the newbie group, are the inputs to the SGP4 commonplace mathematical mannequin of spacecraft orbits utilized by most newbie monitoring packages. Weekly updates are utterly satisfactory for many newbie satellites. TLE bulletin information are up to date each day within the first hour of the UTC day. New bulletin information can 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.]
ARISS NEWS
Amateurs and others all over the world could pay attention to contacts between amateurs working in colleges and permitting college students to work together with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the Worldwide Area Station. The downlink frequency on which to hear is 145.800 MHz worldwide.
Upcoming Contacts
Hokusetsu District Osaka Council Scout Affiliation of Japan, Toyonaka, Japan, direct through JJ3YDM.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS.
The scheduled crewmember is Mike Barrat,t KD5MIJ.
The ARISS mentor is Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ.
Contact is go for July 18, 2024 at 08:23:52 UTC.
Accomplished Contacts
Houjoudu Elementary College, Imizu, Japan, direct through JA9YQJ.
The ISS callsign was OR4ISS.
The crewmember was Mike Barratt, KD5MIJ.
The ARISS mentor was Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ.
Contact was profitable on Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 10:48:03 UTC.
Youth On the Air 2024, Mount Saint Vincent College, Halifax, NS, Canada, Telebridge through ZS6JON.
The ISS callsign was NA1SS.
The crewmember was Jeanette Epps. KF5QNU.
The ARISS mentor was Brian Jackson, VE6JBJ.
Contact was profitable on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 15:06:38 UTC.
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 need to do is decide up the microphone, increase the amount up, and speak on the crossband repeater. So give a hear, you simply by no means know.
The packet system can be energetic (145.825 MHz up & down).
As at all times, if there may be an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as a part of the security protocol.
Notice, all occasions are approximate. It’s endorsed that you just do your individual orbital prediction or begin listening about 10 minutes earlier than the listed time.
The most recent info on the operation mode may be discovered at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The most recent listing of frequencies in use may 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
No operation listed presently.
A rising variety of satellite tv for pc rovers are presently engaged in sharing their grid sq. activations on https://hams.at. By visiting the web site, you achieve quick access to complete details about the operators answerable for activating particular grid squares. Moreover, you’ve the flexibility to evaluate the match rating between your self and a selected rover for a given go, whereas additionally having the ability to determine the upcoming satellite tv for pc passes which can be accessible out of your location.
[ANS thanks Ian Parsons, K5ZM, AMSAT Rover Page Manager, and Alex Ners, K6VHF, for the above information.]
AMSAT Ambassador Occasions
AMSAT Ambassadors present shows, display speaking by newbie satellites, and host info tables at membership conferences, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and different occasions.
July 13, 2024
Firecracker Hamfest
Salisbury, NC
N7GZT
July 20, 2024
“Moon Day” Frontiers of Flight Museum
Love Subject in Dallas, Texas
AMSAT volunteers wanted! Contact tschuessler(at) amsat.org for extra info.
July 20, 2024
WCARS Hamfest 2024
Waynesville, NC
N4HF
August 3, 2024
2024 KARS / ARRL Idaho State Conference
Submit Falls, ID
K7SYS
August 17-18, 2024
Huntsville Hamfest
Huntsville, AL
AMSAT Sales space and Discussion board
N8DEU
August 23-25
2024 Northeast HamXposition and
ARRL New England Division Conference
Marlborough, MA
WD4ASW and W1EME
September 7, 2024
Higher Louisville Hamfest
Shepherdsville, KY
AMSAT Discussion board and Info Desk
W4FCL
October 5, 2024
North Star Radio Conference
Hennepin Technical Faculty (North Campus)
Brooklyn Park, MN.
AMSAT Discussion board and Info Desk
KØJM and ADØHJ
October 25-27, 2004
AMSAT Area Symposium and Annual Common Assembly
Double Tree Rocky Level Waterfront Resort
Tampa Bay, FL
November 2-3, 2024
Stone Mountain Hamfest, ARRL State Conference
Stone Mountain, GA
K4RGK
[ANS thanks the Bo Lowrey, W4FCL, Director – AMSAT Ambassador Program for the above information.]
Satellite tv for pc Shorts From All Over
- Congratulations are to ensure that Frank Hoonhout, KJ7DZ, for his spectacular accomplishment in incomes GridMaster Award #66! This esteemed recognition, initiated by Star Comm Group in 2014 and backed by Damon Runion, WA4HFN, and Rick Tillman, WA4NVM, has now been entrusted to AMSAT for the good thing about the complete newbie satellite tv for pc group. The GridMaster Award celebrates radio amateurs worldwide who obtain two-way communication through newbie satellite tv for pc with operators in all 488 Maidenhead grids throughout the contiguous United States of America. For extra particulars on this distinguished award, go to the AMSAT web site at https://www.amsat.org/gridmaster/. Frank, your achievement is actually commendable — effectively executed! [ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards for the above information.]
- Tom Schuessler continues to be on the lookout for a couple of volunteers from the DFW space to help with the “Moon Day occasion on the Frontiers of Flight Museum on Saturday, July 20. It is a common public STEAM day with seminars, actions and exhibitors referring to area exploration and astronomy. He could have the CubeSat Simulator, Fox engineering mannequin, clarification of satellite tv for pc orbits and if out there in the timeframe, outside satellite tv for pc passes labored. Volunteers get free admission and lunch and a break space. Tom must know by most likely center of subsequent week. Drop Tom an e-mail at tschuessler [at] amsat [dot]org. [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]
- Satellite tv for pc fanatic David Beumer, WØDHB, turned a Silent Key on June 2 after an extended battle with a type of Muscular Dystrophy. A ham since his days at Haverford Senior Excessive College in Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1969, he was chief engineer of the highschool radio station, WHHS. He furthered his training at Stevens Institute of Know-how and graduated in 1973 along with his diploma in Electrical Engineering. Dave began his profession in Boston and later moved to San Diego, Calif., the place he met Patty. Married in 1980, they moved to the Bay Space in 1984. From there they moved on to Colorado in 1989 for Dave’s job. Dave was employed by Markrevel, Calma, Daisy, Dazix, and VeryBest throughout his profession. He was energetic on the linear birds and authored the software program, FlexSatPC, which is utilized by many Flex Radio operators for satellite tv for pc work. [ANS thanks the Beumer family for the above information.]
Along with common membership, AMSAT gives membership to:
- Societies (a acknowledged group, golf equipment or group).
- Major and secondary faculty college students are eligible for membership at one-half the usual yearly price.
- Submit-secondary faculty college students enrolled in at the very least half time standing shall be eligible for the scholar price for a most of 6 post-secondary years on this standing.
- Memberships can be found for annual and lifelong phrases.
Contact data [at] amsat [dot] org for extra membership info.
73 and keep in mind to assist Maintain Newbie Radio in Area!
This week’s ANS Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
f.karnauskas [at] amsat [dot] org
