• ANS-251 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

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    AMSAT News Service Bulletin 251.01
    From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
    September 8, 2019
    To All RADIO AMATEURS
    BID: $ANS-251.01

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    Don't miss the 50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium
    October 18-20 in Arlington, VA.
    https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/

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    AMSAT Board of Directors Election Ballots Due September 15


    Votes must be received no later than Sunday, September 15, 2019 in
    order to be counted in the 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election.
    AMSAT members should have received ballots by mail. Members who have
    not yet received their ballot must contact ElectionBuddy via email to amsat@electionbuddy.com

    [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]

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    2019 AMSAT Space Symposium Preliminary Schedule Now Available

    A preliminary schedule of events for the 2019 AMSAT Space Symposium
    has been posted to the AMSAT website.

    It can be accessed at https://www.amsat.org/symposium-schedule/

    [ANS thanks the 2019 AMSAT Symposium Team for the above information.]

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    2019 AMSAT Symposium Early-Bird Registration Ends September 15

    An early-bird registration rate for the 37th Annual AMSAT Space
    Symposium and General Meeting, Friday through Sunday, October 18-20,
    2019, in Arlington, Virginia, is available through September 15, 2019
    per the following schedule:

    Early Registration Through September 15, 2019 ......... $60
    Registration September 16, 2019 ΓÇô October 11, 2019 .... $65
    Registration at the Door .............................. $70

    You can complete your registration on-line via the AMSAT Store: https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/

    This year, all registrants will receive a digital copy of the Proceed-
    ings on a thumb drive. Attendees may purchase a hard copy for $25.00. Non-attendees may put their name on a waiting list for a hard copy, if
    there are any left over. The digital version of the Proceedings will
    be made available on the online store shortly after the Symposium
    concludes.

    Student Registration is 50% off and does not include the Proceedings.

    [ANS thanks the 2019 AMSAT Symposium Team for the above information.]

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    Symposium Papers Due September 23rd!

    Final copies of papers must be submitted by September 23rd for
    inclusion in the printed proceedings.

    Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz
    at n8fgv(at)amsat.org

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    DM02 Satellite Expedition Sunday, September 22 - N6O/MM

    Alex, N7AGF, and Ron, AD0DX, are planning to activate DM02 on Sunday,
    September 22, 2019 on FM and Linear satellites.

    It's a 5 or 6 hour boat trip to anchor off San Clemente Island. We
    will be on the water for 22 hours and operating around 10 hours
    beginning around 3:00 AM PDT (1000Z) on Sunday, September 22
    The cost of the boat is $2500 and we would appreciate contributions
    to help offset this cost. In the 24 hours after posting to Twitter we
    have received around $1300 which Alex and I are very thankful for. The
    island has Verizon and AT&T and Alex has a Garmin InReach so we
    should be able to tweet passes. The plan is to make as many passes as
    possible once we start operating around 3:00 AM PDT. We may skip some
    of the low western passes.

    We will be using N6O/mm and we have a qrz.com page with all the
    details: https://www.qrz.com/db/N6O

    If you need the grid please give us a call!

    Of course this is dependent on the weather, but the captain says it
    has been a good September so far. If you are able to contribute
    financially we really appreciate the help to offset some of our
    costs. Details to contribute are on the N6O QRZ.com webpage.

    [ANS thanks Ron, AD0DX, and Alex, N7AGF, for the above information.]

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    2019 marks AMSATΓÇ╓s 50th Anniversary
    of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
    To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the
    AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program.
    Full details are available at
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    VUCC Awards & Endorsements for August 2019

    Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the
    ARRL for the period August 1, 2019 through September 1, 2019. Congrat-
    ulations to all those who made the list this month!

    CALL 01Aug 01Sep
    K8YSE 1884 1926
    KO4MA 1673 1694
    WA4NVM 1536 1544
    N8RO 1068 1070
    K8TL 982 1012
    N6UK 626 675
    N9IP 625 635
    KE4AL 556 602
    NS3L 505 526
    W7QL 401 451
    K9UO 425 450
    PV8DX 360 373
    AC9E 300 352
    AD0HJ 282 300
    PS8ET 275 274
    N7EGY 200 250
    W0NBC 106 137
    KC9UQR 113 132
    AI9IN 100 125
    N7AME 100 125
    N4QX 100 106
    AA0MZ New 102
    KI0G New 102
    DL4ZAB New 101
    KD8RTT New 101
    WD9EWK (DM54) New 101
    W7BMD New 100

    If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at
    mycall @ mycall .com and I'll revise the announcement. This list was
    developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for the two months.
    It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your
    call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids
    that are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work!

    [ANS thanks Ron Parsons, W5RKN, for the above information.]

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    Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront.
    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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    How to Support AMSAT

    AMSAT relies on the support of our members and the amateur radio
    community to Keep Amateur Radio in Space.

    How can you help?

    * Join AMSAT
    Both you and AMSAT will benefit when you join. You get the AMSAT
    Journal bimonthly and support from AMSAT Ambassadors. Member dues
    and donations provide AMSATΓÇ╓s primary support.
    Join today at
    https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/

    * Become a Life Member
    Becoming a Life Member has never been easier. Now you can become a
    Life Member with 12 monthly payments of $74 through our online
    store.
    See https://www.amsat.org/product/lifetime-membership/ for details.

    * Donate to AMSAT
    Make a one time or recurring donation to AMSAT today. Even as little
    as one dollar a month can make a difference!
    Donate today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/

    * Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront.
    AMSAT receives 25% of the price of each sale on AMSAT logo
    merchandise from our Zazzle storefront located at
    https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear

    * Support AMSAT when you make purchases from Amazon! So far, AMSAT
    has received $4,194.21 from AmazonSmile. Search for "Radio Amateur
    Satellite Corporation"
    https://smile.amazon.com/ref=smi_ext_twt_dshb_smi

    * Volunteer for AMSAT
    AMSAT relies on volunteers for nearly all of our activities. If you
    have an idea for how to help, please let us know, Details on
    volunteering can be found at
    https://www.amsat.org/volunteer-for-amsat/

    [ANS thanks the AMSAT office for the above information.]

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    AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign
    to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades
    on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to
    continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio.
    We have reached a great milestone with $33,580 raised
    or about 17% towards our goal. This would not have been
    possible without your outstanding generosity!!

    For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit:

    https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9

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    Upcoming Satellite Operations

    +Canyon Tour (DM35, DM36, DM37, DM45, DM46) September 7-16, 2019
    RJ, WY7AA, will be traveling from WY to Vegas and then off to the
    Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon and back to Vegas. He will certainly be activating DM35,36,37,45, and 46, and who knows what else he will
    throw in on his way there and back. Watch RJΓÇ╓s Twitter feed for
    details. https://twitter.com/WY7AA

    +AM1SAT (All Grids in Spain) September 9-15, 2019
    AMSAT-EA will be transmitting its special call AM1SAT via all active
    satellites from September 9th to September 15th as part of the V
    RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2019 activities. IberRadio is the biggest
    event for the ham community in Southwest Europe and will open doors
    September 14th and 15th . Learn more about IberRadio at http://www.iberradio.es.

    AM1SAT call sign will be active from a minimum of 14 different grids
    during that time to help satellite operators to collect as much EA
    locators as possible.

    As part of this activity and in order to promote the participation,
    AMSAT-EA is sponsoring the AM1SAT Special Award in two categories:
    SILVER and GOLD

    More info available at https://www.amsat-ea.org/

    +DN11/DN12 + DN03 - September 17, 2019
    Casey, KI7UNJ, is heading to the DN11/DN12 line, September 17th. Look
    for him on SO-50, AO-92, and AO-91, between 1657z and 1812z. On the
    way back, Casey will make a quick stop in DN03 to catch the 2043z
    PO-101 pass. Watch CaseyΓÇ╓s Twitter feed for further updates https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ

    +DM02 - September 22, 2019
    Ron, AD0DX, and Alex, N7AGF, are chartering a boat to the ultra-rare
    DM02 grid square. They will use the special event call sign November 6 Ocean/Maritime Mobile. Expected window of operation is from 1000z to
    1900z, Sunday, September 22nd. More information is available on QRZ https://www.qrz.com/db/N6O to include how you can help support this
    monumental operation. Ron and Alex are expected to have cellular
    service out there, so keep an eye on their Twitter feeds https://twitter.com/ad0dx and https://twitter.com/N7AGF

    Remember to check out W3ZM On the Road for additional upcoming
    activations!

    https://www.amsat.org/events/was-w3zm/

    [ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, for the above information.]

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    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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    Satellite Shorts from All Over

    +AMSAT Argentina reports that the digipeater on BugSat-1 / Tita is
    active at 9K6 AFSK, call=LU7AA, also a ?DX? command should give
    stations heard.
    Passes & Frequencies at http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=tita Pwr is 2W.
    (Via LU7AA, AMSAT Argentina)

    +A Japanese cargo spacecraft loaded with more than four tons of
    supplies,spare parts and experiment hardware is scheduled to launch
    from theTanegashima Space Center in southern Japan to the Inter-
    national Space Station at 5:33 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 10 (6:33 a.m.
    Sept. 11 in Japan). Live coverage of the launch and capture will air
    on NASA Television and the agencyΓÇ╓s website.
    (Via NASA, https://tinyurl.com/ANS-251-NASA)

    +Having trouble uploading satellite QSOs to ARRL's Logboook of the
    World? See AMSAT's guide at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-251-LoTW

    +Looking for information about satellite frequencies or operating
    status? The AMSAT website has you covered! https://www.amsat.org/two-way-satellites/

    +It's going to be an exciting fall for Amateur Radio in Space! The
    50th Anniversary Space Symposium will take place in October and the
    launches of both RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E and HuskySat-1 carrying an AMSAT
    V/u transponder are expected to occur.


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