[amsat-bb] Re: RE NO-44 worked with HT and Elk
-Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of transb...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 5:20 AM To: Greg D Cc: Amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: RE NO-44 worked with HT and Elk Hi Greg Thanks for the congrats and the great advice.. I have done the email from the ISS, but I have to pre input the message on my HT. When making a contact via the ISS, while the bird is overhead, while holding the yagi and the HT means stopping, responding, hitting xmit and hoping that the bird is still overhead enough to get the contact through. I have been successful a few times but usually I'm not fast enough to get another packet in. I'll keep working on it though. I have to say it still makes me giddy. Ya gotta love this stuff! 73, BetsyK3ODX ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Pictures from FITSAT by 5.84GHz
I put new pictures from FITSAT-1: http://www.fit.ac.jp/~tanaka/fitsat.shtml 73 Takushi JA6AVG ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] AMSAT Annual Meeting, broadcast over Echolink AMSAT server - 3:15pm EDT
3:55pm EDT Today AMSAT Annual Meeting, broadcast over Echolink AMSAT server. E. Michael McCardel, KC8YLD Ohio Section Affiliated Club Coordinator, ARRL AMSAT-Edu Moderator Knox Count Ohio, ARRL PIO Knox County / MVARC VE Coordinator NO CODE REQUIRED When All Else Fails... There's Amateur Radio Learn more via www.ARRL.org ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ANS-301 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Annual Meeting on Echolink 15:55 EDT October 27
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-301.01 ANS-301 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Bulletin 301.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. October 27, 2012 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-301.01 The AMSAT Annual Meeting starting at 15:55 EDT (UTC-4) will be carried on Echolink via the *AMSAT* Node 101377. /EX 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9...@amsat.org ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] F-1 Update
An update on the F-1 CubeSat can be seen at http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=11280 also on the AMSAT-UK site Ahmedabad students hope for Amateur Radio contact with ISS Commander Sunita Williams - http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=11287 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK http://www.amsat-uk.org/ ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] video of CO6CBF's AMSAT Symposium presentation
Hi! I was not able to keep a good connection to attempt streaming video during Hector's (CO6CBF) presentation earlier this afternoon at the AMSAT Symposium. I recorded the presentation, and it is now available on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eocmIubIBQ4 Please excuse the amateur quality of this video. Hopefully AMSAT or someone else has a better video that can be shared publicly. Hector received a standing ovation as he finished his presentation. Thanks again to AMSAT for extending the invitation for Hector to come to Orlando and give this presentation! 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 7, Issue 359
- Original Message - From: amsat-bb-requ...@amsat.org To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 9:00 PM Subject: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 7, Issue 359 Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to amsat-bb@amsat.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to amsat-bb-requ...@amsat.org You can reach the person managing the list at amsat-bb-ow...@amsat.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest... Today's Topics: 1. In space no one can hear you scream (Trevor .) 2. Re: In space no one can hear you scream (Gus 8P6SM) 3. Kansas City tracker on Ebay (K R Yoksh) 4. Re: Kansas City tracker on Ebay (Greg D) 5. Re: RE NO-44 worked with HT and Elk (Nick Pugh) 6. Pictures from FITSAT by 5.84GHz (tan...@fit.ac.jp) 7. AMSAT Annual Meeting, broadcast over Echolink AMSAT server - 3:15pm EDT (Edwin M. EMike McCardel, KC8YLD) 8. ANS-301 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Annual Meeting on Echolink 15:55 EDT October 27 (JoAnne Maenpaa) 9. F-1 Update (Trevor .) -- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:39:16 +0100 (BST) From: Trevor . m5...@yahoo.co.uk To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] In space no one can hear you scream Message-ID: 1351283956.11296.yahoomailclas...@web132202.mail.ird.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 The UK STRaND-1 Nanosat being built by volunteers in Guildford will host a several Android Apps. One of the Apps was developed by Cambridge University Spaceflight, see http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=11267 -- Message: 2 Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:38:33 -0400 From: Gus 8P6SM 8p...@anjo.com To: Trevor . m5...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: In space no one can hear you scream Message-ID: 508b02d9.7070...@anjo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On 10/26/2012 04:39 PM, Trevor . wrote: The UK STRaND-1 Nanosat being built by volunteers in Guildford will host a several Android Apps. One of the Apps was developed by Cambridge University Spaceflight, see http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=11267 Angry birds? -- 73, de Gus 8P6SM The Easternmost Isle -- Message: 3 Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:44:16 -0500 From: K R Yoksh yok...@gmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Kansas City tracker on Ebay Message-ID: 001001cdb3ec$f589b970$6702a8c0@main Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Just FYI, the Kansas City Tracker auction on Ebay is ending in 2 days. It is going for $35.00 + $7.95 shipping to Continental US, but also has a best offer option. http://www.ebay.com/itm/170929470490?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Thanks. 73 Kyle K0KN -- Message: 4 Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:22:51 -0700 From: Greg D ko6th.g...@gmail.com To: K R Yoksh yok...@gmail.com Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Kansas City tracker on Ebay Message-ID: 508b619b.6000...@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed If anyone is considering this, but is stopped because their PC doesn't have the required ISA slot, please let me know. I have one such motherboard sitting on my workbench, looking for a home. Greg KO6TH K R Yoksh wrote: Just FYI, the Kansas City Tracker auction on Ebay is ending in 2 days. It is going for $35.00 + $7.95 shipping to Continental US, but also has a best offer option. http://www.ebay.com/itm/170929470490?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Thanks. 73 Kyle K0KN ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb -- Message: 5 Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 04:22:40 -0500 From: Nick Pugh quadp...@bellsouth.net To: transb...@gmail.com, 'Greg D' ko6th.g...@gmail.com Cc: Amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: RE NO-44 worked with HT and Elk Message-ID: 05bf01cdb424$9dbaf4b0$d930de10$@net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of transb...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 5:20 AM To: Greg D Cc: Amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: RE NO-44 worked with HT and Elk Hi Greg Thanks for the congrats and the great advice.. I have done the email from the ISS, but I have to pre input the message on my HT. When making a contact via the ISS, while the bird is overhead, while holding the yagi and the HT means stopping, responding, hitting xmit and hoping that the bird is still
[amsat-bb] Polarization for ISS and Weather Satellites
I haven't posted here in a very long time. I hope this works. I am building two Quadrifilar Helix antennas (from QST, August 1996); one for weather satellite experimentation, and one as a backup antenna for an upcoming ARISS contact. I haven't found anything in the ARRL antenna book, or on the web, that specifically says that one mode (RHCP or LHCP) of circular polarization is better than the other for either of the two applications noted above. Any insight or experience with polarization issues with the ISS and weather satellites are appreciated. The last time I did an ARISS contact, I was plagued with very deep fades, and want to do better this time. Thanks, Graham Graham Dillabough, VE6KJ, VO1DZA Albert Einstein, when asked to describe radio, replied: You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Orbitron help please
Hi All, Just updated keps for noaa weather satellites from Celestrak and find the the file contains mostltly birds that are no longer operational. How can I delete the unwanted birds. Thanks John G7HIA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Polarization for ISS and Weather Satellites
The antennas on the ISS are ground plane type antennas for 2m and 70cm. So one could just say that the antennas are vertically polarized. However, the ISS superstructure has gotten so big that it does actually block or reflect the signal between the ISS and the ground station. So we recommend that a circular polarized beam be used as the polarity changes throughout the pass. I think most of the ARISS schools have used RHCP but there have been a few where switching to LHCP during the pass did help. As a side note, the ARISS schools are to have a backup radio with an antenna that has no moving parts. Usually that means a 1/4 wave vertical. I use a vertical and an Eggbeater for my school contacts with an antenna switch between the two. You might want to do the same thing with a Quadrifilar and a vertical. I always tell the backup radio operator to switch between the two during the pass and go with whichever has the greater signal strength. They are usually stunned by the change in signal strength between the two as the pass progresses. The signal with the beam is much more stable and stronger as expected. Hope this helps. 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS mentors In a message dated 10/27/2012 2:31:27 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, gdillabo...@nf.sympatico.ca writes: I haven't posted here in a very long time. I hope this works. I am building two Quadrifilar Helix antennas (from QST, August 1996); one for weather satellite experimentation, and one as a backup antenna for an upcoming ARISS contact. I haven't found anything in the ARRL antenna book, or on the web, that specifically says that one mode (RHCP or LHCP) of circular polarization is better than the other for either of the two applications noted above. Any insight or experience with polarization issues with the ISS and weather satellites are appreciated. The last time I did an ARISS contact, I was plagued with very deep fades, and want to do better this time. Thanks, Graham Graham Dillabough, VE6KJ, VO1DZA Albert Einstein, when asked to describe radio, replied: You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Orbitron help please
John Click MY COMPUTER then C (OS) then PROGRAM FILES then ORBITRON then TLE then noaa and edit that file and click SAVE. You will need to do that every time you update your KEPS. Dave-KB1PVH Sent from my Verizon Wireless Droid RAZR ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Polarization for ISS and Weather Satellites
- Original Message - From: Graham Dillabough gdillabo...@nf.sympatico.ca To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 10:58 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Polarization for ISS and Weather Satellites I haven't posted here in a very long time. I hope this works. I am building two Quadrifilar Helix antennas (from QST, August 1996); one for weather satellite experimentation, and one as a backup antenna for an upcoming ARISS contact. I haven't found anything in the ARRL antenna book, or on the web, that specifically says that one mode (RHCP or LHCP) of circular polarization is better than the other for either of the two applications noted above. Any insight or experience with polarization issues with the ISS and weather satellites are appreciated. The last time I did an ARISS contact, I was plagued with very deep fades, and want to do better this time. Thanks, Graham Graham Dillabough, VE6KJ, VO1DZA Hi Graham, VE6KJ, VO1DZA Since you are building Quadrifilar Helix Antennas please remember that for RHCP both loops of the antenna must be left wounded and for LHCP they must be right hand wounded as just the reverse of wath happens in a well know classic helix antenna of the type W8JK The best way to work on weather satellite and ARISS contact using a Quadrifilar Helix Antenna is to switch between two antennas having one RHCP and the other one LHCP The importance to switch between RHCP to LHCP depend on many factors related mainly to Faraday rotation of the signals into the ionosphere and the attitude of the satellite antenna with respect of position of your receiving and transmitting antennas. BTW since I have made many experimentation in this field at 2400 MHz using AO40 I have written an article into the AMSAT-Journal May/June 2004 that can help you to designe,wound and connect both loops of a Quadrifilar antenna in order to get both RHCP and LHCP polarizations. The title of the article is: Experimental investigation on Quadrifilat Helix Antennas for 2400 MHz In a separate email I have sent to you an attachement of this article in PDF format. I hope this helps. Best 73 de i8CVS Domenico ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: video of CO6CBF's AMSAT Symposium presentation a reply
Patrick, thank you so much for posting the video of Hector. It was wonderful to hear his story..and what a story he has to tell! 73 George WA5KBH EM30 -Original Message- From: Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) amsat...@wd9ewk.net Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 14:56 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] video of CO6CBF's AMSAT Symposium presentation Hi! I was not able to keep a good connection to attempt streaming video during Hector's (CO6CBF) presentation earlier this afternoon at the AMSAT Symposium. I recorded the presentation, and it is now available on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eocmIubIBQ4 Please excuse the amateur quality of this video. Hopefully AMSAT or someone else has a better video that can be shared publicly. Hector received a standing ovation as he finished his presentation. Thanks again to AMSAT for extending the invitation for Hector to come to Orlando and give this presentation! 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: video of CO6CBF's AMSAT Symposium presentation
Thanks Patrick for posting Hectors presentation on YouTube. It was almost as good as being there listening to him... 73 Jeff kb2m -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 3:56 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] video of CO6CBF's AMSAT Symposium presentation Hi! I was not able to keep a good connection to attempt streaming video during Hector's (CO6CBF) presentation earlier this afternoon at the AMSAT Symposium. I recorded the presentation, and it is now available on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eocmIubIBQ4 Please excuse the amateur quality of this video. Hopefully AMSAT or someone else has a better video that can be shared publicly. Hector received a standing ovation as he finished his presentation. Thanks again to AMSAT for extending the invitation for Hector to come to Orlando and give this presentation! 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: video of CO6CBF's AMSAT Symposium presentation
Hi Patrick, I echo the replies to your video of Hector's presentation at the symposium...It was excellent... What a guy and what he did to get on the satellites. I did listen to the general meeting on echolink. Say Hello to Craig, KL4E from me. I was unable to attend this year.. 73,Dale KL7XJ On 10/27/2012 7:42 PM, jeff kb2m wrote: Thanks Patrick for posting Hectors presentation on YouTube. It was almost as good as being there listening to him... 73 Jeff kb2m -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 3:56 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] video of CO6CBF's AMSAT Symposium presentation Hi! I was not able to keep a good connection to attempt streaming video during Hector's (CO6CBF) presentation earlier this afternoon at the AMSAT Symposium. I recorded the presentation, and it is now available on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eocmIubIBQ4 Please excuse the amateur quality of this video. Hopefully AMSAT or someone else has a better video that can be shared publicly. Hector received a standing ovation as he finished his presentation. Thanks again to AMSAT for extending the invitation for Hector to come to Orlando and give this presentation! 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Orbitron help please
There used to be a program called NASAWASH that would allow you to clean up a TLE file by specifying, in a text file, which birds you were interested in, and then running the program against the new TLE file each time you downloaded it. It would then output a TLE file containing only the sats you specified. I think it was available for download from the AMSAT files area. George, KA3HSW - Original Message - From: Dave Webb KB1PVH kb1...@gmail.com To: John Heath g7...@btinternet.com Cc: Amsat amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 6:50 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Orbitron help please John Click MY COMPUTER then C (OS) then PROGRAM FILES then ORBITRON then TLE then noaa and edit that file and click SAVE. You will need to do that every time you update your KEPS. Dave-KB1PVH Sent from my Verizon Wireless Droid RAZR ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ANS-302 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-302 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-edi...@amsat.org In this edition: * AMSAT Board Elects Senior Officers for 2012 * Fox-1 Satellite in Development; Working on Partnerships for Launch * AMSAT News Service Welcomes New Weekly Editor EMike McCardel, KC8YLD * Japan PRISM Satellite Begins Amateur AX.25 Store-and-Forward Services * WS4FSM Hosts the Largest School Contact Ever With the ISS * Report Available for Japan's UNISEC Satellite Projects * FUNcube-2 Boards Delivered to Clyde Space for UKube-1 Nanosatellite * South Korea, Brazil, Ukraine Heading for Orbit * NASA Accepting Student Applications for HASP Balloon Flight * ARISS Status - 22 October 2012 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-302.01 ANS-302 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 302.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. October 28, 2012 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-302.01 AMSAT Board Elects Senior Officers for 2012 Election of AMSAT's Senior Officers was one of the first orders of business to be settled once the AMSAT Board of Directors meeting opened on October 25, prior to the start of the 2012 AMSAT Space Symposium held in Orlando, Florida. The following positions were voted upon and filled: Barry Baines, WD4ASW President Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MAVice-President Operations Gould Smith, WA4SXMVice President User Services Tony Monteiro, AA2TX Vice-President Engineering Frank Bauer, KA3HDOVice-President Human Spaceflight Mark Hammond, N8MH Vice-President Educational Relations Alan Biddle, WA4SCASecretary Keith Baker, KB1SF/VA3KSF Treasurer Martha Saragovitz Manager The following Senior Officer positions remained open at this time awaiting appointments: Executive Vice President Vice-President Marketing The AMSAT Board of Directors elected on September 15 include: Barry Baines, WD4ASW Alan Biddle, WA4SCA Dr. Thomas A. Clark, K3IO Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA Lou McFadin, W5DID Tony Monteiro, AA2TX Gould Smith, WA4SXM Mark Hammond, N8MH (First Alternate) Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK (Second Alternate) At the Board Meeting AMSAT Vice-President User Services Gould Smith, WA4SXM, announced the appointment of JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM as the Editor of the AMSAT Journal. JoAnne currently serves as the Senior Editor of the AMSAT News Service. She will make the transition to the Journal effective immediately. Lee McLamb, KU4OS once again is assuming the role as the Senior Editor of the AMSAT News Service. The Board noted that volunteer positions remain open for both the Journal team and the AMSAT News Service team. [ANS thanks the AMSAT Board of Directors for the above information] - Fox-1 Satellite in Development; Working on Partnerships for Launch AMSAT Vice-President Engineering, Tony Monteiro, AA2TX presented the latest status on the design, development, and construction of the Fox-1A satellite project. This is the 1U cubesat which is slated as the FM repeater transponder to replace AO-51. Project ELaNa, NASA's Educational Launch of NanoSat managed by the Launch Services Program at the Kennedy Space Center, accepted the AMSAT Fox-1 cubesat into this educational launch initiative on its merits toward meeting NASA's strategic and educational goals. AMSAT met the NASA goals by designing a satellite mission in support of education with amateur radio included: + The Fox family of cubesats are ham radio transponders that are designed to host science experiment payloads. + AMSAT will partner with universities to develop these science and educational missions. + When the university missions gain a free launch for their primaary scientific missions AMSAT's amateur radio transponder will also be aboard. + After the primary science/education mission is completed the AMSAT transponder will become available full-time for amateur radio ser- vice. AMSAT will work with NASA in a collaborative agreement where NASA will cover the integration and launch costs. In the meantime, AMSAT must still pay for the development costs of the cubesats and find talented volunteers to work on the design. Fox-1A's design goals include: + Fox-1 is designed to operate in sunlight without batteries once the battery system fails. This applies lessons learned from AO-51 and ARISSat-1 operations. + In case of IHU computer failure Fox-1 will continue to operate its FM repeater in a basic, 'zombie sat' mode, so that the repeater remains on-the-air. + Fox-1 is designed as the immediate replacement for AO-51. Its U/V (Mode B) transponder will make
