AMSAT Information Service
ANS-287
October 13, 2024
On this version:
- Standing Observe – forty second Annual AMSAT House Symposium and Annual Basic Assembly
- Ultimate Name for Papers
- ARISS SSTV Occasion Continues Till Monday October 14
- Name for ARISS Proposals From U.S. Educators
- Adjustments to AMSAT TLE Distribution for October 10, 2024
- ARISS Information
- Upcoming Satellite tv for pc Operations
- AMSAT Ambassador Actions
- Satellite tv for pc Shorts From All Over
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Standing Observe – forty second Annual AMSAT House Symposium and Annual Basic Assembly
Hurricane Milton impacted the Tampa space on October ninth and tenth. As restoration from the storm continues, the AMSAT Symposium workforce can be in communication with resort representatives as quickly as attainable to find out whether or not the Symposium will have the ability to proceed as deliberate. We’ll let all registrants know the standing as quickly as attainable. If the in-person Symposium is canceled, we’ll maintain a digital occasion on Saturday, October twenty sixth.
The forty second Annual AMSAT House Symposium and Annual Basic Assembly can be held on Friday via Saturday, October 25-26, 2024, on the DoubleTree by Hilton Tampa Rocky Level Waterfront in Tampa, Florida.
Highlights of all scheduled occasions embrace:
- AMSAT Board of Administrators Assembly, October 24-25
- forty second AMSAT House Symposium and Annual Basic Assembly, October 25-26
- Friday Night time Social and Public sale, October 25
- AMSAT Banquet and Reception, October 26
- AMSAT Ambassador Breakfast (all are welcome), October 27
Observe – in the event you want to register friends for the banquet and/or breakfast who will not be attending the Symposium periods, you should register for every occasion individually and embrace your friends together with your banquet and breakfast tickets.
In case you are fascinated about presenting or submitting a paper for inclusion within the Symposium Proceedings, please see the Name for Papers.
IMPORTANT: The deadline for Symposium registrations if you wish to embrace the Saturday night banquet or Sunday breakfast is Friday, October 18th. Meals can’t be ordered after that date.
Click on Right here to Register Now
Resort Reservations
The speed for the standard room with two Queen beds is $169.00 plus state and native taxes of 14.5%. Rooms could also be accessible for check-in on Wednesday, October 23 and take a look at Sunday, October 27.
Rooms may be reserved at https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/radioamateursatellite/.
Reservations can also be made by telephone at 813-888-8800. Reference AMSAT to obtain the group fee.
Observe: In case you are planning on driving to the Symposium or renting a automobile, parking fees are $20 per night time for in a single day parking.
We, at AMSAT, are excited to have the ability to host our forty second annual Symposium this yr. We hope you can be part of us in celebrating Beginner Radio in House.
Schedule
Thursday, October 24, 2024
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM AMSAT Board Assembly
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Pre-Registration Verify-in
Friday, October 25, 2024
8:00 AM – 12:00 Midday AMSAT Board Assembly (Closed Session)
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Registration
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM AMSAT Symposium Kickoff, President’s Welcome
1:15 PM – 5:00 PM Paper Periods
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Casual Dinner by yourself
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM AMSAT Reception and Public sale, Money Bar Out there
Saturday, October 26, 2024
8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Registration
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM AMSAT Symposium Welcome
8:15 AM – 12:00 Midday Paper Periods
1:00 PM – 3:15 PM Paper Periods
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM AMSAT Annual Assembly & Awards Ceremony
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Angle Adjustment (Social), Money Bar
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM AMSAT Banquet, Money Bar
Sunday, October 27, 2024
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM AMSAT Ambassador Breakfast (All are welcome)
[ANS thanks the AMSAT Symposium Committee for the above information]
Ultimate Name for Papers
Papers proceed to be accepted for the forty second annual AMSAT House Symposium to be held on the weekend of October 25-27, 2024 on the Doubletree by Hilton Tampa Rocky Level Waterfront in Tampa, Florida.
Proposals for symposium papers and displays are invited on any matter of curiosity to the novice satellite tv for pc neighborhood. We request a tentative title of your presentation as quickly as attainable, with closing copy submitted by October 18 for inclusion within the symposium proceedings. Abstracts and papers ought to be despatched to Dan Schultz, N8FGV at [email protected]
[ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV, AMSAT Symposium Proceedings Editor for the above information]
ARISS SSTV Occasion Continues Till Monday October 14
ARISS is planning a Gradual Scan Tv (SSTV) experiment from the Worldwide House Station began this previous Tuesday and is scheduled to run till Monday, October 14, at 14:10 GMT.
The transmission frequency can be 145.800 MHz FM, utilizing SSTV mode PD120. The ISS callsign can be RS0ISS.
The SSTV transmissions can be made utilizing the station within the Russian ISS Service Module. The tools used is a Kenwood D710 transceiver operating about 25 watts output which gives a really sturdy sign enabling reception utilizing easy tools. Photos obtained by amateurs world-wide throughout earlier transmissions may be seen at http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV.
Amateurs can obtain the SSTV footage immediately from the area station by connecting the audio output of their two-meter transceiver by way of a easy interface to the soundcard on a Home windows PC or an Apple iOS gadget. On Home windows PC’s the free utility MMSSTV can be utilized to decode the sign, on Apple iOS gadgets you should utilize the SSTV app for appropriate modes. For Linux methods strive QSSTV.
The ISS places out a robust sign so even a 2M handheld with a 1/4 wave antenna can be sufficient to obtain it however one’s possibilities of success are considerably improved with the usage of a handheld beam antenna. The FM transmission makes use of 5 kHz deviation which is normal in a lot of the world. Many FM rigs may be switched been vast and slim deviation FM filters. For finest outcomes it is best to choose the filter for wider deviation FM. Handhelds all appear to have a single vast filter fitted as normal.
Reviews are requested: please ship ARISS importing your decoded footage within the official ARISS SSTV gallery: https://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/
An SSTV Award can be accessible. To get this award one ought to obtain and decode no less than one image within the session. The standard of the obtained picture doesn’t should be excellent, however adequate to have the ability to determine. Guidelines for incomes the award can be found at https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/
Helpful data to obtain the photographs may be discovered right here at https://amsat-uk.org/freshmen/iss-sstv/
Comply with ARISS on X for official updates through the occasion https://x.com/ARISS_Intl.
[ANS thanks ARISS and AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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Name for ARISS Proposals from U.S. Educators
The Beginner Radio on the Worldwide House Station (ARISS) Program is looking for formal and casual schooling establishments and organizations, individually or working collectively, to host an Beginner Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact could be held between July 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will decide the precise contact dates. To maximise these radio contact alternatives, ARISS is in search of organizations that may draw massive numbers of individuals and combine the contact right into a well-developed schooling plan.
The deadline to submit a proposal is November seventeenth, 2024. Proposal data and extra particulars reminiscent of expectations, proposal pointers and the proposal type may be discovered at www.ariss.org. An ARISS Introductory Webinar session can be held on Wednesday, October 16 at 7 PM ET. The Zoom hyperlink to enroll is: https://us06web.zoom.us/assembly/register/tZcpfuqpqzwiGdSZl0IXCPV6XP2OznBnaOIN
The Alternative
Crew members aboard the Worldwide House Station will take part in scheduled Beginner Radio contacts. These radio contacts are roughly 10 minutes in size and permit college students to work together with the astronauts via a question-and-answer session.
An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication alternative by way of Beginner Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the area station and lecture rooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford schooling audiences the chance to study firsthand from astronauts what it’s wish to stay and work in area and to study area analysis carried out on the ISS. College students additionally can have a chance to study satellite tv for pc communication, wi-fi expertise, and radio science. Due to the character of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling actions aboard the ISS, organizations should exhibit flexibility to accommodate adjustments in dates and occasions of the radio contact.
Beginner Radio organizations world wide with the assist of NASA and area companies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe current academic organizations with this chance. The ham radio organizations’ volunteer efforts present the tools and operational assist to allow communication between crew on the ISS and college students world wide utilizing Beginner Radio.
Please direct any inquiries to schooling at ariss-usa.org .
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]
Adjustments to AMSAT TLE Distribution for October 10, 2024
Two Line Components or TLEs, sometimes called Keplerian components or keps within the novice neighborhood, are the inputs to the SGP4 normal mathematical mannequin of spacecraft orbits utilized by most novice monitoring packages. Weekly updates are fully sufficient for many novice satellites. TLE bulletin recordsdata are up to date Thursday evenings round 2300 UTC, or extra often if new excessive curiosity satellites are launched. Extra data could also be discovered at https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/
CIRBE NORAD Cat ID 56188 Decayed from orbit on or about 04 October 2024
[ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above information]
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ARISS Information
Amateurs and others world wide might pay attention to contacts between amateurs working in colleges and permitting college students to work together with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the Worldwide House Station. The downlink frequency on which to hear is 145.800 MHz worldwide.
Istituto Comprensivo “Elena Lucrezua Nook”, Fossò, Italy, direct by way of IQ3RW
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled crewmember is Sunita Williams KD5PLB
The ARISS mentor is IZ2GOJ
Contact is go for: Fri 2024-10-18 09:12:01 UTC 42 deg
Colegio Cervantes, Torreon. Mexico, Telebridge by way of K6DUE (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled crewmember is Nick Hague KG5TMV
The ARISS mentor is VE3TBD
Contact is go for: Fri 2024-10-18 17:02:04 UTC 63 deg
TEACH-NW Constitution College, Springfield, OR, direct by way of KJ7NLL
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled crewmember is Sunita Williams KD5PLB KD5MDT
The ARISS mentor is W4NTR
Contact is go for: Fri 2024-10-18 18:30:14 UTC 57 deg
Look ahead to Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/@KJ7NLL/streams
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 security 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 speak on the crossband repeater. So give a hear, you simply by no means know.
Observe, all occasions are approximate. It is suggested that you simply do your individual orbital prediction or begin listening about 10 minutes earlier than the listed time.
The most recent data on the operation mode may be discovered at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The most recent checklist 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
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 easy accessibility to complete details about the operators liable for activating particular grid squares. Moreover, you’ve the flexibility to evaluate the match rating between your self and a specific rover for a given go, whereas additionally with the ability to determine the upcoming satellite tv for pc passes which are accessible out of your location.
Guyana: Aldir, PY1SAD (ZZ1M), operates from Georgetown as 8R1TM between Oct. 12 and Nov. 24 on 160-10m (CW, SSB, digital modes) and by way of satellites. QSL by way of LoTW, eQSL, qrz.com. (From DXNL 2427 – October 9, 2024)
[ANS thanks Ian Parsons, K5ZM, AMSAT Rover Page Manager, for the above information]
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AMSAT Ambassador Actions
AMSAT Ambassadors present displays, exhibit speaking via novice satellites, and host data tables at membership conferences, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and different occasions.
AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford, K6LCS, says,
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Scheduled Occasions
Pacificon 2024, ARRL Pacific Division Convention
October 18-20, 2024
San Ramon, CA
WU0I
2024 AMSAT House Symposium and Annual Basic Assembly
October 25-27, 2024
Doubletree by Hilton Tampa Rocky Level Waterfront
3050 N Rocky Level Dr W
Tampa, FL 33607
SmallSat Schooling Convention
October 26-27, 2024
Kennedy House Heart
http://www.smallsateducation.
Fredric Raab, KK6NOW, can be presenting “Classroom Actions with the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator” showcasing the work by the CubeSatSim Academic Supplies Crew: Paul Graveline (sk), K1YUB, Alan Johnston, KU2Y, Fredric Raab, KK6NOW, Mark Samis, KD2XS and David White, WD6DRI.
Stone Mountain Hamfest, ARRL State Conference
November 2-3, 2024
Stone Mountain, GA
K4RGK
Oro Valley Beginner Radio Membership
November 9, 2024
Marana Center College
11285 West Grier Rd.
Marana, AZ 85653
https://www.tucsonhamradio.org/copy-of-hamfest-2022
N1UW
Yuma HAMCON
February 20-22, 2025
Yuma, AZ
N1UW
[ANS thanks Bo Lowrey, W4FCL, Director – AMSAT Ambassador Program, for the above information]
Satellite tv for pc Shorts from All Over
+ The SONATE-2 digipeater is now working constantly, although interruptions are attainable. Particulars accessible at https://www.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/space-technology/initiatives/energetic/sonate-2/information-for-radio-amateurs/ (ANS thanks the SONATE-2 workforce for the knowledge)
+ MO-122’s transponder can be off for a couple of days to judge the battery standing. (Because of Mark Hammond, N8MH, AMSAT Director and Command Station for the knowledge)
+ AMSAT has requested that the ARRL add MO-122 and SONATE-2 (as SONATE) to the checklist of legitimate satellites for LoTW.
Be a part of AMSAT immediately at https://launch.amsat.org/
Along with common membership, AMSAT provides membership to:
- Societies (a acknowledged group, golf equipment or group).
- Main and secondary faculty college students are eligible for membership at one-half the usual yearly fee.
- Put up-secondary faculty college students enrolled in no less than half time standing shall be eligible for the scholar fee for a most of 6 post-secondary years on this standing.
- Memberships can be found for annual and lifelong phrases.
Contact information [at] amsat.org for extra membership data.
73 and keep in mind to assist Maintain Beginner Radio in House!
This week’s ANS Editor,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm [at] arrl.web
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