Posted: Sat Nov 5, 1988 2:00 PM GMT Msg: JGII-3803-8580 From: DCOWDIN To: IS CC: DLOUGHMILLER Subj: ANS.310 SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-310.01 AMSAT SPACE SYMPOSIUM NEXT WEEKEND HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 310.01 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD NOVEMBER 5, 1988 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Sixth Annual AMSAT-NA Symposium on Nov 11,12,13 With less than a week away, amateurs and interested space enthusiasts are invited to the attend the AMSAT-NA Space Symposium which will be held next weekend at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Hotel in College Park, Ga. AMSAT-NA is happy to announce that the Grand Prize to be given away this year is a ICOM-475A UHF tranceiver. This donnation of this fine tranceiver was made possible by Evelyn Garrison, KA7LPK, of ICOM-AMERICA. In addition, there are over 40 other prizes which inlcude a Kansas City Tracker, AEA PK-232, GasFet Preamps, antennas, Astron Power supplies, and an assortment of other prizes to be given out throughout the Symposium. There is still time to register. Contact Byron Lindsey at (404) 636-7452 in Decatur, GA or Martha at AMSAT-NA Headquarters at (301) 589-6062. The keynote speaker this year will be Geoffrey Perry of England's world famous Kettering Group. Also attending the AMSAT-NA Symposium this year is Leo Labutin, UA3CR, who will be discussing his experiences during the Polar SKITREK Expedition which occurred earlier this year. Leo will also provide more details about the amateur radio operations from the MIR Space Station. With many excellent papers to be presented this year, the Sixth Annual AMSAT-NA Symposium should be the best ever. So register today and come and enjoy a gathering dedicated to one of the most exciting aspects of Amateur Radio. /EX SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-310.02 MIR Amateur Radio Operations HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 310.02 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD NOVEMBER 5, 1988 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT MIR Amateur Radio Operations Information Summary as of 11/5/88 As reported two weeks ago, there will be amateur radio operations starting soon from the Soviet Space Station Mir. Cosmonaut Musa Manarov will be using the call U1MIR. Operations are planned to commence on November 19th. The station consist of a quarter wave ground plane antenna mounted on the outside and a 2 watt FM tranceiver. The operation will be a split frequency operation with the Cosmonauts listening on 145.525 MHz as the primary frequency and 145.575 MHz as secondary listening frequency. U1MIR will transmit on 145.550 MHz. These frequency selections were made based the 2 Meter allocations for most of Europe, Africa and much of Asia, i.e, it spans from 144-146 MHz. Also, the frequencies allocated by the ITU for Amateur Radio Satellite Service require all spacecraft operations on 2 Meters be in the 144-146 MHz range. The Cosmonauts will operate U1MIR during their crew rest and recreational periods on Saturdays and Sundays. /EX SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-310.03 Short Burst Items HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 310.04 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD NOVEMBER 5, 1988 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Short Burst Items For those who need a review, the following is the current AO-13 Operating Schedule: OSCAR-13 Operating Schedule: V4.0 Effective 21Sep88 |------|-----------|----------|----------------------|-------------| | Mode | From | Thru | Remarks | Duration | | | (Inclus) | (Inclus) | | MA Minutes | |======|===========|==========|======================|=============| | Off | MA 241 | MA 002 | Solar Eclipse Window | 18 48.3 | | B | MA 003 | MA 150 | | 148 397.0 | | L | MA 151 | MA 200 | Mode JL Optional | 50 134.1 | | B | MA 201 | MA 240 | | 40 107.3 | | S | MA 196 | MA 208 | Mode S Beacon only | | |======|===========|==========|======================|=============| The next session of the Space Education Net (SEN) has been scheduled for Sunday, November 6, 1988 (Saturday Evening in the US). The Mode B session will run from 03:00 to 04:00 UTC. The downlink frequency will be 145.960 MHz. Slow Scan TV experiments will continue on 145.965 Mhz during the SEN. No Mode L session has been scheduled, as we have no Mode L NCS as yet. Additional Net Control Stations are needed for the SEN (particularly for Mode L). 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 the SEN. AMSAT Technical Journal Editor, Bob Diersing, N5AHD, reports that the next edition of the ATJ is now in the production process and will be available for distribution in a few weeks. FUJI OSCAR-12 will restart again some time in the middle of the month. However, this operation will be limited since FO-12 is experiencing solar eclipse for about 30% of its orbit. Stay tunned to these AMSAT Nets for further information as to the exact day when FO-12 will return to service. Because of the AMSAT-NA Space Symposium next weekend, it may be difficult for those who check-in to the 20 Meter International Satellite Net on Sundays at 19:00 UTC, 14.282 Mhz, to copy the Net. A considerable number of the AMSAT NCS personnel will be attending the Space Symposium. However, there will be a 20 Meter Net on Sunday, November 13th but it will require that those checking in to listen carefully for the AMSAT 20 Meter Net Control Station. Regular net operations will return to normal again on Sunday November 20th. /EX FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! Space Education Net Schedule (SEN009) The next session of the Space Education Net (SEN) has been scheduled for Saturday November 12, 1988. The Mode B session will run from 1915 to 2015 UTC. The downlink frequency will be 145.960 MHz. The NCS will be Pete, K1PXE. Additional Net Control Stations are needed for the mode L sessions of 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 the SEN. Check-ins and participants are invited for both sessions. SB ALL @ AMSAT < W3IWI $U1MIR_FREQS More comments on U1MIR frequencies Joe Kasser, G3ZCZ/W3 asked that I pass on some additional comments on why U1MIR operations from the Soviet MIR space station will be on frequencies that don't fit into the U.S. band plan. In Europe, Africa and much of Asia the 2 Meter band is only 2 MHz wide, namely from 144-146. The frequencies allocated by the ITU for the Amateur Satellite require all spacecraft operations on 2M to be in the 144-146 MHz range. In Europe, Africa and much of the world, the frequency range of 145.00 to 145.775 are used as FM channels. The channels are slotted on 12.5/25 kHz centers, not the 15 or 20 kHz patterns in use in various areas in North America. The U1MIR team have chosen channels in accordance with European standards. Thus, U1MIR will transmit on 145.550 Mhz FM and will listen on 145.525 (primary) and 145.575 (secondary) MHz for responses from Earth bound amateur stations. In Europe, 145.525 and 145.550 are simplex channels. 145.775 is a repeater output frequency so they are transmitting on a simplex channel and listening on a different simplex channel (and on a repeater output channel). Bill Tynan, W3XO also suggested that I remind packeteers that there continue to be plans for our astronauts to operate from the Space Shuttle and the Space Station on future missions. The flight-certified radios for these operations are crystal controlled with uplinks in the 144.90-145.00 MHz range and downlinks in the 145.50-145.60 range (145.55 was the primary downlink frequency on Owen Garriott and Tony England's flights). 73, Tom /EX Due to performace degradation of the solar cells and the battery, FO-12's power budget is tighter now. I just heard from JARL that they would re-start FO-12 operation from the middle of this month. But the service will be more limitted. While the eclipse is about 30%, FO-12 will be battery charging mode. JD mode will be available while the eclipse is less than 20%. 73, JK1VXJ Moriyoshi OHARA (JAMSAT) ********************************* * PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITY * ********************************* The May 1988 issue of "73 Amateur Radio" featured amateur radio satellites. Several years had passed since the last one of this type. Response to the May issue from the amateur community was very good, and the editorial staff at "73" would like to do another. The amateur satellite program will again be showcased with articles, product reviews and editorials when the March 1989 copies are delivered to newstands and mailboxes worldwide, Many of you reading this have been closely involved with AMSAT programs, inovative personal projects and operations using diverse modes and transponders via OSCAR. This is an invitation to you to author an article for the upcoming special satellite issue. The deadline is December 15, 1988 for articles with photos, tables and other publication-ready material. For those with schematics and figures the deadline is two weeks earlier, while those with primarily text, it is a few days later. If you do not have a favorite "Hamsat" topic, but would still like to get involved, "73" has suggested some: Sofistication Levels of Current and Future Satellites The Phase 4 Satellite Program G3RUH A-O-13 PSK Modem Review The JAS-1B Satellite Mode "S" Earthstation A-O-13 Ground Control Station Profile Mode "L" Earthstation Telemetry Decoding Articles need not be long-winded affairs and your finished product does not require any special formatting for submission. A quick call to the 1-800 number at "73" can get your ASCII or Wordstar file loaded via phone in minutes. I have volunteered to coordinate topics. If you would like to participate, give me some idea about your article to make sure no one else has covered the same ground. Although the editors will be waiting for articles already promised, it is still up to you to submit your material and have it accepted. This is a fine opportunity to publicize AMSAT and the satellite program. Payment for articles will not make you rich, but it is enough to offset the inconveniences encountered. If you have any questions, leave them here, call by phone or write to the address below. This could be the best satellite issue yet with your participation. 73! de Andy MacAllister, WA5ZIB AMSAT VP User Ops 14714 Knightsway Drive Houston, TX 77083 Home ph: 713-561-9691 Office: 713-972-6403 NOTE: THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ADDED HERE THROUGH THE WEEK! 1. Slight changes in the operations of MIR. Apparently the Captain of the mission, Vladimir Titov has also expressed an interest in operating Amatuer radio from the MIR complex. With he being captain, apparently he gets priority as far as callsigns go. So Vladimir will be operating U1MIR and Musa will operate U2MIR. English language transmissions are expected since english is one requirement of getting a license. Pat also mentioned that the 2 watt transceiver being used covers a frequency range of 145.500 to 145.600 Mhz. The frequencies announced so far have primarily been assigned with Euopean operations in mind. It is possible that different frequency pairs will be used while over the west. Frequency updates and changes will be announced as they become available. 2. Michael (PA3BHF) apparently visited Leo (UA3CR) and successfully installed a UOSAT-2 (OSCAR-11) DCE ground station. They were successful in commanding the satellite for one orbit. The station will remain at UA3CR for the time being but could relocate if needed. This adds one more link to the growing DCE ground network. From W6HJK - Len Traubman, DDS - San Mateo, California SOVIET - AMERICAN SPACE PIONEERS FEATURED ON BEYOND WAR AWARD PROGRAM ===================================================================== Television Satellite Broadcast, Saturday, November 19th President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev are the recipients of the 1988 Beyond War Award for their role in changing the superpower relationship from open hostility to cautious cooperation. The Award ceremony will originate from San Francisco, California and be televised via Westar 4 and Satcom F3R satellites to North America. The event will include a keynote address by Apollo 9 astronaut Russell Schweickart, joined by Cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya, the first woman to walk in space. It will feature the international music group "Up With People." A 30-minute documentary, "A Moment In Time," will be premiered. The film highlights interviews with leaders of government and industry, educators, scientists and ordinary citizens about the meaning and significance of this time. The following is available: 1. Technical information for receiving the live satellite program from Westar 4 or Satcom F3R on November 19th, 8-9 PM EST. 2. A list of planned satellite downlink sites in over 100 U.S. cities. 3. A list of cable TV stations carrying the program. W6HJK - Len Traubman, DDS 1448 Cedarwood Drive, San Mateo, CA. 94403 Telephone: Home / 415-574-8303 Office / 415-333-6812 CompuServe [73147,3073]