Posted: Sun Oct 16, 1988 3:55 AM GMT Msg: FGII-3789-4180 From: DLOUGHMILLER To: IS CC: DCOWDIN Subj: ANS.288 SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-288.01 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 288.01 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD OCTOBER 15, 1988 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT AMSAT-NA Space Symposium With less than three weeks to go, the AMSAT Space Symposium is set to present the attendees with an impressive line-up of papers to be delivered on a wide variety of topics ranging from OSCAR-13, WX satellites, AMSAT's MicroSats/PACSAT, UOSAT and the SKITREK polar expedition, Phase IV and many more excellent papers. Keynote speakers this year include Leo Labutin, UA3CR, and Geoffery Perry of England's world famous Kettering Group. The Symposium will be held at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Hotel November 11, 12 and 13 and is being organized by AMSAT-NA in cooperation with the Atlanta Radio Club. If you would like to register contact Byron Lindsey at (404) 636-7452 in Decatur, GA or contact Martha at AMSAT HQ at (301) 589-6062. For additional information you can also write to: SPACE SYMPOSIUM BOX 29221 ATLANTA, GA 30359 The Airport Marriott Hotel is located at 4711 Best Road, College Park, GA. /EX SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-288.02 Packet Radio Balloon Flight HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 288.02 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD October 15, 1988 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Packet Radio Balloon Flight To Occur From The Midwest Amateur Radio Balloon enthusiasts Bill Brown, WB8ELK and Phil Frazier, KA8TEF will be launching an amateur radio equipped balloon on Sunday, October 22nd, weather permitting at 8:30 AM EDT from Findlay, Ohio. The balloon will be carrying a 2 meter packet radio package. The planned frequency for the Pac-Comm Micro TNC-2 will be 144.99 MHz. When you attempt to connect to the balloon's TNC-2, use the call KA8TEF. The transmitter will be running about 1.5 watts unless an ATV package is also included. If an ATV package is included, the 2 meter output power will be reduced to 200 mW. For status on launch day, listen for the HF net beginning at 7:00 AM EDT and launch time, 8:30 P.M. EDT at 7155 or 7158 KHz. The Net Control Station for the Balloon Launch Net will be Rick, WA3USG. Anyone within a 400 mile radius of the balloon should receive its signals when the balloon reaches its peak altitude of nearly 19 miles. /EX SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-288.03 AO-13 Telemetry Decoding Program Available HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 288.03 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD October 15, 1988 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT AO-13 Telemetry Decoding Program Available Have you ever wondered what the PSK telemetry from AO-13's General Beacon was saying? Well now there is a computer program available from Project OSCAR which, in conjunction with the G3RUH 400 bps PSK modem, will let you decode the telemetry of OSCAR-13. Thanks to AMSAT-Australia, they have published P3C.EXE and Telem-13. P3C.EXE is for IBM PC compatibles and Telem-13 is for the Commodore C-64 computer. If you would like to obtain information about program availability, contact: PROJECT OSCAR P.O. BOX 1136 LOS ALTOS, CA 94023-1136 /EX SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-288.04 Work on MicroSats Continue HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 288.04 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD October 15, 1988 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Work on MicroSats Proceeding in Earnest! The newest and smallest of OSCAR satellites are coming together in Boulder, CO. The MicroSats are slated to be launched on an ARIANE III in the June '89 time frame. Some of These little OSCARs will be a flying BBS using BBS software similar to the W0RLI/WA7MBL software package. Specifically, the PACSAT version of the MicroSats will allow users to make use of a "flying mailbox." The protocol will be AX.25 and will therefore be compatible with a TNC-2 and an appropriate PSK Modem which are available today. So stay tuned as we keep you informed not only on the construction progress of the MicroSats but also on what you will need to work these new OSCAR satellites which are starting to take shape! /EX SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-288.05 Phase IV Design Work Continues HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 288.05 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD October 15, 1988 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Phase IV Design Progress Continues The next exciting series of satellites being studied by AMSAT-NA now includes a geostationary satellite to be launched in the 1992-93 time frame. This very unique design is consistent with the AMSAT philosophy of being innovative, imaginative, and low-cost. In order to get a "ride" to geosynchronous orbit, AMSAT is proposing to build a spacecraft which will literally become an "adaptor-ring" between two geostationary satellites being launched at the same time on the same rocket. Since the adaptor-ring will be going up to orbit, in years past such an adaptor-ring would then become part of the ever growing collection of "space junk." But not so with the Phase IV satellite. AMSAT-NA proposes to "wrap" a spacecraft around this adaptor ring with a twelve sided structure which will make the adaptor ring into a satellite. This concept has been refined quite extensively and in future AMSAT nets it will be discussed in detail. /EX SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-288.06 Short Burst Items HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 288.06 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD October 15, 1988 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Short Burst Items Congratulations go to John Biro, K1KSY, who has submitted the closest prediction for the re-entry of COSMOS 1900 to win the Chicken Little-II contest. The official re-entry time was October 2, 1988 at 01:26 UTC. John wins a GAS FET Preamp. Space Education Net Schedule (SEN006) The next session of the Space Education Net (SEN) has been scheduled for Saturday October 22, 1988. The Mode L session will run from 18:15 UTC to 19:15 UTC. The Mode L downlink frequency will be 435.900 MHz. The Mode B session will follow from 19:30 UTC TO 20:30 UTC. The downlink frequency for the Mode B session will be 145.960 MHz. Additional Net Control Stations are needed for the SEN. If you would like to assist the SEN in this important position, please volunteer today. Contact K.O. Learner, K9PVW at P.O. Box 5006, Kokomo, IN 46904 or via packet @KD9QB with your SEN questions or comments or to volunteer to assist in the SEN. Check-ins and participants are invited for both sessions. According to Bill McCaa, K0RZ, Mode S testing is being planned in the near future. Stay tuned to these nets for further information. /EX