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Today's Topics:
Recent (and not so recent) AMSAT bulletins (part 2 of 2)
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Date: Wednesday, 6 December 1989 00:09-MST
From: ka9q.bellcore.com!karn@bellcore.com (Phil Karn)
Subject: Recent (and not so recent) AMSAT bulletins (part 2 of 2)
Message-ID: <KPETERSEN.12548650410.BABYL@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL>
Posted: Sat, Nov 25, 1989 7:23 PM GMT Msg: FGIJ-4100-8654
From: DLOUGHMILLER
To: AMSAT
CC: NCS, IS
Subj: ANS schedule change
Beginning this week the AMSAT News Service will observe a new
production schedule. In the past several years the News Service has
released material on Saturdays for dissemination through the following
week. Beginning this week News Service releases will be made on Monday
evenings US time for use through the following week. This change is
being made in order to allow for additional input to the ANS to be
made and for a more comprehensive review of ANS material to take place
involving a small editorial review staff of key AMSAT managers. This
is to insure that the material that is being published is as accurate
and complete as possible.
Net control stations who will be handling net control activities
during the weekend of November 25 and 26 should utilize ANS bulletins
$ANS-322 and $ORBS-317 for these net sessions. The net set of news
service material will be posted Monday November 27th.
We greatly appreciate everyone's support and cooperation as we make
these changes to the distribution of AMSAT News Service material.
73
Doug Loughmiller, KO5I
Posted: Tue, Nov 28, 1989 2:26 AM GMT Msg: AGIJ-4102-2079
From: DLOUGHMILLER
To: AMSAT, NCS, IS
CC: BOD, OFFICERS
Subj: ANS material Delay
Well Boys,
I am afraid that I must report that a small glitch has caught up with
us in our first effort to disseminate the ANS material in the new
schedule.
The material will be posted about 12 hours later than announced over
the weekend. The material will be posted no later than 16:00 UTC
Tuesday in plenty of time for the Tuesday evening nets here in the US.
I apologize for the delay this time around. Please bear with us as we
get our new mechanism working properly. I do believe that the improved
service with the ANS bulletin material will be worth the trouble we've
had getting it out this week.
73
Doug
Posted: Tue, Nov 28, 1989 10:14 PM GMT Msg: DGIJ-4102-8928
From: DLOUGHMILLER
To: AMSAT, NCS
CC: IS
Subj: ANS release
Better late than never as they say. The ANS-332 bulletins are now posted
to IS
Thanks for the cooperation.
73 Doug
Posted: Tue, Nov 28, 1989 10:18 PM GMT Msg: CGIJ-4102-8969
From: DLOUGHMILLER
To: IS
Subj: $ANS-332
SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-332.01
MICROSAT-UOSAT LAUNCH CAMPAIGN BEGINS THIS WEEK
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 332.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD NOVEMBER 28,1989
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
MICROSAT - UOSAT LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO BEGIN THIS WEEK
With the launch of six OSCAR satellites a little over one month away,
AMSAT-NA and the University of Surrey will be dispatching the first
teams of engineers and technicians to the European Space Agency launch
site in Kourou, French Guiana beginning on Friday of this week. Other
support personnel including Jose Macho, LU7JCN of AMSAT Argentina and
Dr. Junior DeCastro, PY2BJO of AMSAT Brazil will be travelling to the
jungle launch site in support of their payload activities as well. In
all, a total of three separate teams of personnel will be travelling
to Kourou during the month of December on behalf of AMSAT-NA and the
Microsat project.
Activities related to the preparation of the six OSCAR satellites for
their trip to low earth orbit have been accelerated over the past
several weeks. During the Thanksgiving weekend a small team including
W3GEY, N4HY, WT0M, Jeff Zerr and others worked on various software and
hardware issues at the AMSAT Boulder, Colorado lab. The team reports
that good progress was made on the AMSAT-NA PACSAT and the AMSAT
Argentina LUSAT packet store-and-forward spacecraft as well as the
BRAMSAT Digital Orbiting Voice Encoder spacecraft, DOVE during the
weekend session. Reports from the University of Surrey indicate that
last minute preparations of the UOSAT D&E spacecraft are also
progressing smoothly.
In addition to the Thanksgiving weekend activities, earlier last week
technicians at Weber State College in Ogden, Utah performed final
check out of the various experiments aboard the Webersat spacecraft.
Bob Twiggs, Director of the Center for Aerospace Technology at Weber
State reports that all experiments passed final checked out with
flying colors. Webersat is the fourth Microsat in the constellation of
birds to be launched in January.
The MICROSAT - UOSAT launch now scheduled for January 9th promises to
be a truly exciting and momentous event. AMSAT-NA will be announcing
the plans for real time coverage of the launch activity and for
updated bulletin material during the first few days of life for the
six new OSCARs. Stay tuned to the AMSAT HF and VHF Nets and to the
AMSAT News Service Bulletins for the latest information surrounding
the impending launch of the next generation of OSCAR satellites.
/EX
SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-332.02
WB9ANQ APPOINTED AMSAT TECHNICAL COORDINATOR
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 332.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD NOVEMBER 28, 1989
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
AMSAT Vice President for Operations, Courtney Duncan, N5BF, has
appointed Bruce Rahn, WB9ANQ, Technical Coordinator for the Command
Station Development Program. He replaces former Command Station
Development Program administrator Ralph Wallio, W0RPK, who recently
began a well deserved sabbatical from his many AMSAT duties. Bruce
has been an active satellite user for several years and has been very
active in the Command Station Development Program since its inception
early in 1989, conducting technical projects and providing assistance
to other team members. All correspondence from current members as
well as new inquiries (SASE for information and application) should
now be directed to Bruce Rahn, WB9ANQ, 410 Coronado Trail, Enon, Ohio,
45323.
Those already signed up will be hearing from WB9ANQ shortly about
continuation and resumption of ongoing activities. For those who
are interested in getting started but have not yet applied,
program entry level membership has not been closed, nor will it
be in the near future. Send an SASE with two units of postage to
the address given above for more information and an application.
For further information, see upcoming issues of ASR or the AMSAT-
NA Journal.
/EX
SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-332.03
W8GUS APPOINTED 75 METER NET CONTROL STATION
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 332.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD NOVEMBER 28, 1989
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
AMSAT Headquarters is pleased to announce the appointment of
Ron Long, W8GUS as primary AMSAT 75 Meter East Coast Net
control station. Ron will begin his duties in this capacity
December 5th, 1989.
For the past year the net control duties for this net have
been handled by K4EDU and W4BIW. With both of these stations
being located in the deep south, coverage into certain parts
of the coverage area of this net, particularly New England,
has been spotty at best. AMSAT officials felt that it would
be in the best interest of the East Coast Net to locate a
primary net control station in a more central location to the
region which is to be covered. W8GUS was sought out to serve
in this capacity because of his centralized location, strong
signal on 75 meters and his background both with the AMSAT
organization and professionally having retired as a professor
from Ohio State University. K4EDU will serve as back up to
W8GUS in the future.
Please join in welcoming W8GUS to his new role by checking
into the AMSAT 75 Meter East Coast Net on Tuesday evenings at
9pm EST on a frequency of 3.840 Mhz.
/EX
SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-332.04
AMSAT OPERATIONS NET SCHEDULE
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 332.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD NOVEMBER 28, 1989
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
Following is the schedule for Operations Nets for the next several
weeks. Note that times may change by up to half an hour depending
on the satellite mode switch schedule. Watch ANS and the nets for
further information.
Day UTC Day U.S. Freq. NCS Guest
09 Dec 89 1445 Saturday 435.970 N5BF open
16 Dec 89 1830 Saturday 435.970 N5BF KO5I
30 Dec 89 1415 Saturday 435.970 N5BF KL7GRF
07 Jan 89 1700 Sunday 435.970 TBD TBD
20 Jan 90 1400 Saturday 435.970 N5BF TBD
The 09 December net session will be an open forum.
Doug Loughmiller, KO5I, AMSAT-NA President and General Manager is to
be the featured guest on the 16 December.
On 30 December, John Fail, KL7GRF, will be discussing satellite DXing,
presenting operating hints and information about the upcoming DXpedition
to Bouvet Island.
Mark your calendars now for both of these interesting and informative
Operations Net sessions.
/EX
SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-332.05
AO-13 OPERATING SCHEDULE
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 332.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD NOVEMBER 28, 1989
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
Here is the current AO-13 transponder operating schedule
and Bahn coordinates for the spacecraft following
reorientation on November 22 as supplied from AMSAT-DL:
AO13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE
MODE B MA 000 TO MA 110
MODE JL MA 110 TO MA 145
OFF MA 145 TO MA 150 BAHN LAT 179.4 deg
S BEACON MA 146 TO MA 147 BAHN LON +3.6 deg
MODE S MA 147 TO MA 160
MODE B MA 150 TO MA 255
OMNI ANT MA 225 TO MA 035
/EX
SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-332.06
UPCOMING ZRO TEST SCHEDULE
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 332.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD NOVEMBER 28, 1989
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
The following is a schedule of Mode "B" ZRO tests with a
downlink frequency of 145.840 MHz and was chosen for convenient
operating times and favorable squint angles:
Saturday December 02, 1989 at 12:40 UTC
Saturday December 16, 1989 at 20:00 UTC
Saturday December 30, 1989 at 16:00 UTC
Saturday January 13, 1990 at 12:00 UTC
Saturday January 20, 1990 at 15:30 UTC
Any changes will be announced as soon as possible via the AMSAT
HF/VHF Nets and OSCAR-13 Operations Nets. ZRO brochures are
available from WA5ZIB, Andy MacAllister, AMSAT V.P. of User
Operations, 14714 Knightsway Drive, Houston, TX 77083 for an
S.A.S.E. with one unit of postage.
/EX
Posted: Tue, Dec 5, 1989 11:04 PM GMT Msg: LGIJ-4111-6496
From: DLOUGHMILLER
To: IS
CC: W1AW
Subj: $ANS-339
SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-339.01
MICROSATS ARRIVE IN KOUROU
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 339.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD DECEMBER 5, 1989
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
MICROSAT LAUNCH CAMPAIGN COMMENCES
On Saturday, December 2nd, the four MICROSAT satellites
(PACSAT, LUSAT, DOVE, and WEBERSAT) arrived in Kourou, French
Guiana from Boulder, CO for the start of the MICROSAT launch
campaign which began on Monday, December 4th. Accompanying
the MICROSATs were AMSAT-NA Vice President of Engineering Jan
King, W3GEY, Jeff Zerr, Jim Boschert and Chuck Stout. Dr.
Junior DeCastro, PY2BJO from AMSAT Brazil and Jose Machao,
LU7JCN from AMSAT Argentina joined the AMSAT-NA team members
in Kourou over the weekend. Over the next two weeks each of
the MICROSAT satellites will undergo final preparation and
testing of all on-board sub-systems in readiness for launch.
Most noteworthy in this process will be the loading of the
computer software into each of the satellite's on-board
computers. In support of this operation AMSAT-NA volunteer
Harold Price, NK6K will be travelling to Kourou in the next
week to lend his expertise in this critically important
process. This phase of the launch campaign will come to
culmination with the mating of the all six of the OSCAR
satellites to the Ariane launch vehicle's ASAP structure,
now scheduled to take place on December 15th.
The official MICROSAT-UOSAT launch date has now been set for
January 11, 1990 at 01:35 UTC. An extensive AMSAT Launch
Information Net Service (ALINS) effort is being planned by
AMSAT officials so that it will be possible for radio
amateurs world-wide to follow the progress of the six
OSCAR satellites during the launch sequence. Specific
details about the ALINS will be made available from AMSAT
Headquarters in the next two weeks as final arrangements are
made.
AMSAT-NA officials point out that assuming a nominal launch, general
operations from the MICROSATs are not expected to commence until LATE
FEBRUARY at the earliest. During the weeks following the launch,
extensive engineering tests will be performed on all of the
satellites. Also, refinement of the software which supports the
various payloads including the digital store and forward function
aboard PACSAT and LUSAT, the digital voice encoding aboard DOVE and
the CCD camera experiment aboard WEBERSAT will occur once the
satellites are in orbit.
AMSAT-NA officials ask that users refrain from attempting to access
the MICROSATs until an official announcement from AMSAT Headquarters
is made indicating that they are open for general use. Attempts to
connect to the satellites will be pointless until the software is
finalized as the spacecraft simply will not respond to a connect
request. Unnecessary activity on the uplink channels will simply
complicate command station access to the spacecraft during the short
duration passes, thus causing software preparation time to lengthen.
/EX
SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-339.02
AMSAT CSDP VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 339.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD DECEMBER 5, 1989
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
AMSAT CSDP VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT
With the up-coming launch of the four AMSAT MICROSATs, AMSAT-NA is
looking for additional satellite enthusiasts who would be willing to
volunteer their time to becoming part of the Command Station
Development Program (CSDP). The CSDP is designed to train amateur
satellite enthusiasts to become competent spacecraft controllers. The
CSDP will help train volunteers in the techniques of telemetry
collection and analysis for the purposes of determining the condition
of a given spacecraft in orbit. There are various levels of
participation for interested volunteers; the first level is basically
to develop a proficiency of telemetry collection and analysis. The
highest level of participation of a CSDP station is actually
controlling one of the OSCAR satellites.
The entry requirements for a CSDP applicant is that the volunteer must
be currently capable of operation on Mode A, B, or J. As the present
group of AMSAT ground command stations (DB2OS, VK5AGR, ZL1AOX, KA9Q
and G3RUH) can readily attest to, being a satellite controller
requires a great deal of dedication and a lot of personal tenacity. So
needless to say, these traits would be beneficial to anyone who
contemplates participation in this activity.
If you would like more information about the CSDP and the various
levels of participation, send a s.a.s.e. to Bruce Rahn (WB9ANQ),
Technical Coordinator for the CSDP, 410 Coronado Trail, Enon, Ohio,
45323.
/EX
SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-339.03
SA AMSAT TO BEGIN PROJECT
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 339.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD DECEMBER 5,1989
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
SA AMSAT INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN UNIVERSITY SATELLITE
SA AMSAT has been invited to participate in a Satellite project being
planned by the University of Stellenbosch for launch in the 1991/92
time frame. The University is situated near Cape Town and has recently
expanded its activity by the establishment of a Bureau for Systems
Engineering at its new Technopark near the main Campus.
The small satellite will include a transponder and several student
scientific experiments. SA AMSAT President Hans van de Groenendaal
ZS6AKV attended a meeting at the University on December 4 and 5 to
discuss details of the project.
In addition, SA AMSAT is also studying proposals for participation in
the AMSAT-DL Phase 3D project. Details of various propagation studies
are being evaluated and will be used to formulate a proposal for an
educational transponder. It is expected that SA AMSAT will submits
its report and proposals to AMSAT-DL by mid December.
/EX
SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-339.04
KA1M NAMED DEPUTY ANS DIRECTOR
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 339.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD DECEMBER 5,1989
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
KA1M Named Deputy AMSAT News Service Director
AMSAT Vice President of Operations Courtney Duncan, N5BF has announced
the appointment of long time AMSAT volunteer Drew Deskur, KA1M to the
position of Deputy AMSAT News Service Director. Drew will be assisting
ANS Director Dave Cowdin, WD0HHU, with a number of duties in support
of the weekly production of ANS bulletins for use by AMSAT VHF and HF
nets, packet radio and the amateur radio media.
Drew's primary function will be to aid the information collection
process and with the funnelling of such information through the proper
channels of the ANS production staff. The addition of KA1M to the ANS
production team will insure that material that is published through
this medium will be as accurate and as timely as possible.
Please join in welcoming KA1M to his new position.
/EX
SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-339.05
AMSAT OPERATIONS NET SCHEDULE
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 339.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD DECEMBER 5, 1989
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
Following is the schedule for Operations Nets for the next several
weeks. Note that times may change by up to half an hour depending
on the satellite mode switch schedule. Watch ANS and the nets for
further information.
Day UTC Day U.S. Freq. NCS Guest
09 Dec 89 1445 Saturday 435.970 N5BF open
16 Dec 89 1830 Saturday 435.970 N5BF KO5I
30 Dec 89 1415 Saturday 435.970 N5BF KL7GRF
07 Jan 89 1700 Sunday 435.970 TBD TBD
20 Jan 90 1400 Saturday 435.970 N5BF TBD
The 09 December net session will be an open forum.
Doug Loughmiller, KO5I, AMSAT-NA President and General Manager is to
be the featured guest on the 16 December.
On 30 December, John Fail, KL7GRF, will be discussing satellite DXing,
presenting operating hints and information about the upcoming DXpedition
to Bouvet Island.
Mark your calendars now for both of these interesting and informative
Operations Net sessions.
/EX
SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-339.06
SATELLITE OPERATING SCHEDULE
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 339.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD DECEMBER 5, 1989
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
OSCAR Satellite Operating Schedule
Here is the current AO-13 transponder operating schedule
and Bahn coordinates for the spacecraft following
reorientation on November 22 as supplied from AMSAT-DL:
AO13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE
MODE B MA 000 TO MA 110
MODE JL MA 110 TO MA 145
OFF MA 145 TO MA 150 BAHN LAT +3.6 deg
S BEACON MA 146 TO MA 147 BAHN LON 179.4 deg
MODE S MA 147 TO MA 160
MODE B MA 150 TO MA 255
OMNI ANT MA 225 TO MA 035
AMSAT OSCAR-10 is currently available for whole orbit operation
via the mode B transponder.
/EX
SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-339.07
ZRO TEST SCHEDULE
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 339.07 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD DECEMBER 5, 1989
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
ZRO Test Schedule
The following is a schedule of Mode "B" ZRO tests with a
downlink frequency of 145.840 MHz and was chosen for convenient
operating times and favorable squint angles:
Saturday December 16, 1989 at 20:00 UTC
Saturday December 30, 1989 at 16:00 UTC
Saturday January 13, 1990 at 12:00 UTC
Saturday January 20, 1990 at 15:30 UTC
Any changes will be announced as soon as possible via the AMSAT
HF/VHF Nets and OSCAR-13 Operations Nets. ZRO brochures are
available from WA5ZIB, Andy MacAllister, AMSAT V.P. of User
Operations, 14714 Knightsway Drive, Houston, TX 77083 for an
S.A.S.E. with one unit of postage.
/EX
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