************************************************************************** * * * THIS IS THE WD0GML-AMSAT-ST.LOUIS BBS 24HR 7DAY AT (314)447-3003 * * 300/1200/2400 BAUD * * Mike Parisey WD0GML SYSOP * * Norm Newman NZ0Z Co-SYSOP * * * ************************************************************************** SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-070.01 AO-13 SCHEDULE CHANGE 03/15/89 HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 070.01 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD MARCH 11, 1989 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT AO-13 Transponder Schedule Change Planned For March 15, 1989 There will be a AO-13 spacecraft attitude reorientation maneuver starting on March 15th in order to make adjustments for seasonal changes in sun angles. As with all attitude readjustments there will be a transponder operating schedule change which will accompany this event. Effective March 15, 1989 the Operating Schedule for AO-13 will be as follows: Mode B From MA 100 to MA 160 Mode JL From MA 160 to MA 200 Mode B From MA 200 to MA 255 OFF From MA 0 to MA 100 The final Bahn Coordinates for AO-13 after the attitude change will be as follows: Bahn Longitude=210 degrees, Bahn Latitude=+5 degrees. Listen to the CW/PSK/RTTY telemetry beacons on AO-13 on a downlink frequency of 145.812 MHz/435.651 MHz and to AMSAT Nets for the latest information on any operating schedule changes. The predicted Bahn Coordinates for March 13th are: Bahn Longitude=179.6 degrees, Bahn Latitude=-5.8 degrees. The above operating schedule will remain in effect until May 3, 1989. /EX SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-070.02 MICROSAT MEDIA BLITZ HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 070.02 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD MARCH 11, 1989 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT MICROSAT Information And Details To Appear In Numerous Magazines Soon Starting in March there will be a "flood" of information which will be available to AMSAT members and OSCAR enthusiasts about the new series of Amateur Radio Satellites which will are currently scheduled to be launched late this summer aboard a ARIANE IV rocket. To be published later this month will be the new AMSAT-NA Satellite Journal; the featured article for this "first edition" will contain a substantial amount of data about the four MICROSATs which are presently being assembled by volunteers in the Boulder, CO area. This article is being authored by Courtney Duncan, N5BF, and Jan King, W3GEY. Also, the May issue of 73 Magazine will likewise contain an article by Courtney Duncan about the MICROSATs. The entire May issue of 73 Magazine will be devoted to OSCAR satellites and will include a wide range of topics concerning all aspects of assembling, building, operating, and maintaining a station for amateur radio satellite operation. In the May and June issue of QST, look for another series of articles about the MICROSATs which will be authored by Bob McGwier, N4HY, and Doug Loughmiller, KO5I. Each of these up coming articles will cover different aspects of the MICROSATs from their inception, discussions about their "modular" echanical design, software, and information about how to operate the "store-and-forward" packet radio pair, that is, PACSAT/NA and PACSAT/LU. Also included will be a discussion about the WEBERSAT MICROSAT which will have the capability to send pictures back from space! And last but certainly not lest, the QST article will also include a discussion about the educational possibilities of DOVE (Digital Orbiting Voice Encoder). DOVE will contain a voice- synthesizer that will possess the capability to speak five different languages. DOVE is designed to be received on simple 2M receivers or inexpensive scanners. So be sure to start looking for these articles because they will contain "everything you ever wanted to know" about the MICROSATS. /EX SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-070.03{W6AF SILENT KEY HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 070.03 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD MARCH 11, 1989 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Bill Eitel -- Silent Key In the March 6, 1989 edition of "Defense News" there was an obituary notice of the death of William Eitel, age 81, who was a early pioneer in the Silicon Valley and a long-time amateur radio enthusiast. Bill Eitel, WA7LRU/W6UF/W6AY, along with a partner, founded the Eitel-Mc- Cullogh (EIMAC) company. Bill was an early participant in the amateur radio satellite program; he was active with the Project OSCAR group in the 1960's, and as Life Member No. 9, provided strong personal and financial support to AMSAT programs in the 1970's. From 1972 to 1975 he served as chairman of the Amateur Satellite Service Committe (ASSC), a coordinating body with representation from Project OSCAR, AMSAT, and the ARRL. In this position, he undertook a number of initiatives aimed at garnering support for the amateur radio satellite program from the highest levels in the Government. Bill was not as active in the past several years due to failing health, but continued to take a strong interest in AMSAT programs. He will be missed. /EX SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-070.04 Short Bursts HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 070.04 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD MARCH 11, 1989 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Short Bursts There will be a AO-13 Operations Net on March 18, 1989 at 16:00 UTC. Andy MacAlister, WA5ZIB, will be the NCS. The downlink frequency for this session of the Operations Net will be 145.950 MHz since it is predicted that AO-13 will be in Mode B. The Operations Net is designed to give satellite users the latest operational news about all OSCAR satellites. All are invited to check-in. If you would like a quicker update to the Keplerian elements of UO-9 than are provided from NASA, you are invited to call the NY0T BBS. Keith Goobie, NY0T/VE3PDD, an AMSAT-NA Area Coordinator for the Southern Colorado Area, is a Captain in the Royal Canadian Air Force who is presently stationed at the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado Springs, CO. Keith will be putting the "latest and greatest" elements for UO-9 on his BBS as he receives them from NORAD each day. So for daily updates for UO-9, call the NY0T BBS at (719) 637-1375. Mike Parisey, WD0GML, the System Manager for the AMSAT-NA BBS, wants to inform users avoid using the BBS on Sundays between 17:30 UTC and 19:00 UTC. Mike indicates that RFI from his HF operations of the AMSAT 20 Meter "pre-net warm-up" will throw users off the BBS and make it impossible to "down-load" the AMSAT News Service Bulletins. Mike has continued to try and remedy the problem, but the solution continues to elude him. So Mike suggests at the present time for users to avoid calling on Sundays during the time period mentioned above. The AMSAT-NA BBS is open to any interested amate{ur who would like to find out the latest information about OSCAR satellites. Except for the times mentioned above, the BBS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The phone number is (314) 447-3003. Joe Holman, KA7LDN, AMSAT-NA Area Coordinator for the Seattle, WA area wants all AMSAT members who live in the Pacific Northwest to be aware that his packet radio BBS will contain the latest AMSAT News Service Bulletins. His station is located in Redmond, WA and the BBS can be found on a frequency of 144.950 MHz. If you wish to get in touch with Joe on the "land-line," contact Joe Holman at (206) 882-2949. /EX