Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Oct 27 2017 12:50 pm
REPORTING IN FROM SCOUT JAMBOREE
PAUL/ANCHOR: With this year's Jamboree on the Air in the log books
now, stations have other work to do, as we hear from Bill Stearns,
NE4RD.
BILL's REPORT: This week in radio scouting, we need to turn in our
station reports for Jamboree on the Air. This year, we had a total
of over 12,600 registered stations around the world for JOTA, and
this included 1,000 in the US, topping last year's number of 500.
Now is the time to file your report. This simple two-page online
web form includes your station information, a bit about the numbers
at your event, a couple comment boxes for feedback on the event,
and a place to submit pictures and videos. Don't worry if your
numbers aren't 100%, as I know I had to piece together mine from
logs, team members, and some scribbled notes. Just like a cub scout,
do your best.
Now that you have submitted your station report, it's a great time
to meet your volunteers, and debrief the team. How did things go?
Did you have the right gear? What was the most valuable piece of
gear at the operation? Were there any issues with flow through the
stations? Did the weather present any issues? And the ever important
question, did we spend enough time planning?
As you answer these questions with your team, take time to visit our
website, and check out our planning guides for Amateur Radio
Operators, Scout Leaders, and our Countdown planner. We'd like to
hear your feedback, on what we can do better to help you plan, and
execute your radio scouting events in the future.
For JOTA station reports, and information on radio scouting, please
visit our website at www.k2bsa.net.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, and the K2BSA Amateur Radio Association,
this is Bill Stearns, NE4RD.
(K2BSA)
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AMSAT PREPS FOR NOVEMBER LAUNCH
PAUL/ANCHOR: The launch of a new satellite is almost here. Geri
Goodrich, KF5KRN, tells us about the plans to send the Fox-1 satellite
into orbit in California.
GERI's REPORT: They're counting down the weeks at AMSAT until the next
Fox-1 satellite goes up. It's called RadFxSat, and its date with
Earth's orbit is the 10th of November. The satellite will be carrying
a 435/145 MHz FM transponder, when it takes off from Vandenberg Air
Force Base in California, as one of four CubeSats riding as secondary
payloads, on board the Joint Polar Satellite System.
The satellite features a Fox-1 style FM U/V repeater, with an uplink
on 435.250 MHz and a CTCSS of 67 Hertz. The downlink is on 145.960.
The "DUV" subaudible telemetry stream will be used for downlinking
satellite telemetry, as well as telemetry from its study on radiation
effects on commercial components. FoxTelem software can be used for
decoding.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Geri Goodrich, KF5KRN.
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TROPHY AWARDED TO ARISS INTERNATIONAL CHAIRMAN
PAUL/ANCHOR: There's more satellite news - this time from the UK -
and it's all about honors being given to one key amateur radio
operator involved in the program. Here's Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
JEREMY'S REPORT: The AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium had a
full agenda when it took place earlier this month in Milton Keynes,
England. There was one item on its otherwise well-planned agenda,
however, that took one amateur by surprise: Frank Bauer, KA3HDO,
international chair of Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station, was presented with the Ron Broadbent G3AAJ Trophy, which
honors amateurs for their contributions to satellite communications.
ARISS itself had received the Ron Broadbent Trophy last year, noting
the work of its UK team during the Principia Mission of astronaut
Tim Peake, KG5BVI.
The trophy is named for its donor, who became a Silent Key in 2005,
at the age of 80.
Earlier this year, Frank Bauer was chosen to receive the 2017 Amateur
of the Year Award at the Dayton Hamvention.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
(ARRL, AMSAT-UK)
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