Posted: Fri Nov 11, 1988 3:38 AM GMT Msg: BGII-3807-6926 From: DCOWDIN To: IS Subj: ANS-316.0 SB ALL @AMSAT $ANS-316.01 AMSAT Election of Officers HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 316.01 FROM AMSAT-NA HQ SILVER SPRING, MD NOVEMBER 12, 1988 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT ELECTION OF OFFICERS The AMSAT-NA Board of Directors announced that it will hold the normal election of officers at its regularly scheduled meeting on November 13, 1988, at the Airport Marriott Hotel, Atlanta, GA. The meeting will include newly elected Directors who will be voting for the first time. It is likely that a new President will be elected by the Board at the meeting. This will allow a new administration to accomplish the ex- citing programs scheduled for the next few years, such as the Microsat Series of Satellites, the Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Project, and the Phase IV (geostationary) Satellite Project. Also, the new administration will be expected to strengthen the relationship between AMSAT-NA and other AMSAT organizations throughout the world, and to revamp membership services especially as they regard newcomers to the fascinating Amateur Radio Space Program. To date, two individuals have indicated a willingness to serve as President: John Henry, VE2VQ, of Vanier, Ontario, presently serving as Director, and Doug Loughmiller, KO5I, of Paris, Texas, the current Vice President of Field Operations. AMSAT's current President, Vern Riportella, WA2LQQ, has informed the Board of Directors that he will not perform any of the duties of AMSAT President and will not be in attendance at the AMSAT annual meeting in Atlanta, GA on November 11 and 12 or the regular Board of Directors meeting scheduled for the following two days. During his many years of work with AMSAT-NA, Rip brought great expertise, energy and enthusiasm to the organization. His creative energies and support of the amateur satellite program will be greatly missed. Dr. John Champa, K8OCL of Dearborn, Michigan , AMSAT Executive Vice President, is presently per- forming the duties of President until the Board of Directors meets following the AMSAT annual meeting to elect the president for 1989 in accordance with the bylaws of the organization. \EX SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-316.02 AMSAT SPACE SYMPOSIUM HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 316.02 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD NOVEMBER 12, 1988 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Sixth Annual AMSAT-NA Symposium on November 11 and 12 AMSAT-NA will hold it Sixth Annual Space Symposium this weekend, Novem- ber 11-12, 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. Amateurs and interested space enthusi- asts are invited to register at the door if they wish to attend or you can contact Byron Lindsey at (404) 636-7452 in Decatur, GA. 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-316.03 MIR Amateur Radio Operations HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 316.03 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD NOVEMBER 12, 1988 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT MIR Amateur Radio Operations Information Summary as of 11/11/88 As reported several weeks ago, there will be amateur radio operations starting soon from the Soviet Space Station Mir. Cosmonauts Vladimir Titov and Musa Manarov will be using the calls U1MIR and U2MIR, respectively. Vladimir Titov is the Captain of the Mir Space Station and he has becommed interested in working the amateur radio station which has now been installed on Mir. English language transmissions are expected since one of the requirements of getting a license in the USSR is demonstrated proficiency in the English language. 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/U2MIR will trans- mit 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. However, it must be mentioned that the 2M FM tranceiver being used by the Cosmonauts is capable of operat- ing anywhere between 145.500-145.600 Mhz. The Cosmonauts will operate U1MIR/U2MIR during their crew rest and recreational periods on Satur- days and Sundays. /EX SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-316.04 OSCAR-10 BACK IN OPERATION HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 316.04 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD NOVEMBER 12, 1988 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT OSCAR-10 Is Now Available For Use OSCAR Ground Control Station, ZL1AOX, reset the reset the Integrated Housekeeping Unit (IHU) on November 7th and the Mode B transponder was still operating the next day. Ian has informed AMSAT-NA that OSCAR-10 is now "back on line" and is availble for use EXCEPT during the following periods: DO NOT USE OSCAR-10 FROM MA 20 TO MA 65 Nov. 7th to Nov. 28th DO NOT USE OSCAR-10 FROM MA 30 TO MA 90 Nov. 29th to Dec. 28th Users of AO-10 are urged to keep your power to a minimum required to make a contact. Also, if users hear "FMing" on the transponder, it means that the users are using too much power and operations need to cease. According to ZL1AOX, the above times may need to be adjusted so please listen to the AMSAT Nets for further information or listen to the OSCAR-13 beacons for further updates. /EX SB ALL @ AMSAT $ANS-316.05 Short Burst Items HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 316.05 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD NOVEMBER 12, 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 200 | Mode S Beacon only | | | S | MA 200 | MA 209 | Mode S Transponder | | |======|===========|==========|======================|=============| The next session of the Space Education Net (SEN) has been scheduled for Saturday, November 12, 1988. The Mode B session will run from 19:15 to 20:15 UTC. The downlink frequency will be 145.960 MHz and the NCS will be Pete, K1PXE. 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. The NCS for the 20 Meter International Satellite Net for Sunday, November 13th will be WD0GML who will be conducting the Net at its sual time of 19:00 UTC at 14.282 MHz. /EX FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! While the anouncement re the launch of Buran has not yet come, following are excerpts of thursdays press conference with Dunayev, head of Glavkosmos, regarding the launch. Soviet space officials also said they will announce Friday a new launch date for the maiden mission of its space shuttle. The first unmanned launch of the shuttle Buran --or Snowstorm -- was scrubbed Oct. 29 at only 51 seconds before blastoff when a computer sensed that an equipment platform had not pulled far enough away from its booster rocket, Energia. "Tomorrow we'll finish all preliminary experiments with Energia and Buran," Alexander I. Dunaev, director of the Soviet space agency Glavkosmos, told a Thursday news conference. "Tomorrow we'll be able to tell you the exact time of launch." State-run Radio Moscow reported Monday that Buran and Energia were on the launch pad at the Baikonur space center in Soviet Kazakhstan, and said the shuttle's maiden mission would take place in the next few days. Asked the costs of planning and building the Buran, Dunaev said only that the shuttle costs "dozens, even hundreds of times" more to launch than a conventional booster rocket, but said a full accounting has never been conducted. "After we analyze the whole question, I will tell you that sum," Dunaev said. "I hope I will still be alive by that time." The head of the Soviet Union's commercial space agency said his country was building several reusable space vehicles, but did not say how many. He said the results of Buran's first flight would show if the Soviets are ready to try a manned flight. If the wire services have any news before I leave for Atlanta in the AM, I will post. 73 Ed KC2ZF 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] NOTE: THERE MAY BE ADDITIONS HERE THROUGH THE WEEK! The following information was received from Pat, G3IOR today 11-13-88: 1. The new Chinese weather satellite Fen-Yun1 has been having problems. Apparently it is out of control and tumbling at a 4 rev/minute rate. Because of this the satellite is currently turned off. Downlinks have been heard on 137.04, 137.14, 137.08 and 137.80 Mhz. 2. There is a mystery satellite which has appeared on 433.400 Mhz. The downlink appears to be PSK data. The bird has a period of approximately 90 minutes. No word yet on what the identity of this mystery satellite is. 3. The schedule for amatuer operations aboard MIR is still proceding as scheduled. Musa and Vladimir are scheduled to leave for Earth on Dec 21st. As of Friday, Nov. 11, they have broken the 326 day-record for staying in space. 4. Word has it the launch of Buran is set for Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 0300 UTC. It will only last for two orbits and will be unmanned. He reports sources have indicated that the Soviets do not plan on using the space shuttle very often. It costs ten times that of other vehicles and will probably only be used 3-4 times per year for missions such as satellite retreival, etc. 5. The status of RS10/11 is such that there are no immediate plans for operation on RS-10. RS-11 is expected to remain the dominant operational unit well into next year. Due to improved band conditions, there are also no plans for Mode-K in the near future. de WA3WBU