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THE AMSAT JOURNAL



The AMSAT Journal is a bi-monthly digital magazine for amateur radio in space
enthusiasts, published by the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT). Each
issue is your source for hardware and software projects, technical tips, STEM
initiatives, operational activities, and news from around the world. Join AMSAT
today to start receiving your bi-monthly issue of The AMSAT Journal. Members can
access the latest issue of The AMSAT Journal as well as archived editions on the
membership portal.


JOIN OR RENEW TODAY



As a member of AMSAT, you are helping to sustain amateur radio’s presence in
space. Your membership supports AMSAT activities such as

 * working in partnership with government, industry, educational institutions,
   and fellow amateur radio societies to foster Amateur Radio’s participation in
   space research and communication,
 * designing and building communication satellites to operate in the harsh
   environment of space,
 * managing those satellites, once they are in orbit, and ensure they are
   available for public use,
 * promoting space education and bringing space-based STEM initiatives to life,
 * providing opportunities for students to speak with astronauts aboard the
   International Space Station (ISS), and
 * collecting, compiling, and sharing what is learned with not only AMSAT
   members, but, with the World!

Join, renew, and manage your AMSAT membership on our new member management
portal powered by Wild Apricot. If you are a current member, click here for
instructions on accessing your account.


ABOUT

The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, or AMSAT, is a worldwide group of
Amateur Radio Operators (Hams). It was formed in the District of Columbia in
1969 as an educational organization.

For over 50 years, AMSAT groups in North America and elsewhere have played a key
role in significantly advancing the state of the art in space science, space
education, and space technology. The work now being done by AMSAT volunteers
throughout the world will continue to have far-reaching, positive effects on the
future of both Amateur Radio, as well as other governmental, scientific and
commercial activities in the final frontier.

Rarely have a group of “amateur” volunteers managed to do so much…for so
many…with so little.




MISSION

AMSAT’s goal is to foster Amateur Radio’s participation in space research and
communication. The Organization was founded to continue the efforts, begun in
1961, by Project OSCAR, a west coast USA-based group which built and launched
the very first Amateur Radio satellite, OSCAR, on December 12, 1961, barely four
years after the launch of Russia’s first Sputnik.

Today, the “home-brew” flavor of these early Amateur Radio satellites lives on,
as most of the hardware and software now flying on even the most advanced AMSAT
satellites is still largely the product of volunteer effort and donated
resources. Though we are fond of traditions our designs and technology continue
to push the outside of the envelope.




UPDATES

ANS-098 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE WEEKLY BULLETINS

In this edition: * AMSAT Seeks Volunteers to Assist with 2024 Hamvention AMSAT
Booth * AMSAT AO-109 (Fox-1E) Satellite Sets New Processor Uptime Record * ESA
Unveils Proba-3 Mission: Artificial Solar Eclipses on Demand * GridMasterMap
Satellite Top 100 Rovers April 2024 Rankings * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE
Distribution for April 5, 2024 * ARISS News * Upcoming Satellite Operations *
Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Satellite Shorts From
All Over The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and
information service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS
publishes news related to Amateur … Read more



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ANS-091 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE WEEKLY BULLETINS

AMSAT News Service ANS-091 March 31, 2024 In this edition: AMSAT-DL Proposes
Next Generation GEO/MEO Amateur Radio Payload AMSAT-DL’s ERMINAZ Satellites
Complete IARU Frequency Coordination LoRa Digipeater Satellite from the U. S.
Naval Academy Scheduled for 2025 Launch Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for
March 29, 2024 ARISS News Upcoming Satellite Operations Hamfests, Conventions,
Maker Faires, and Other Events Satellite Shorts From All Over The AMSAT News
Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, The
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio
in Space including reports on the activities of a … Read more



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ANS-084 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE WEEKLY BULLETINS

In this edition: The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and
information service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS
publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including 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. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org
publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at] amsat
[dot] org. You can sign … Read more



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ANS-077 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE WEEKLY BULLETINS

In this edition: * First SONATE 2 Images Received * FUNcube Mode Change * Free
On-Line Amateur Radio Operating Class * Starship Lifts Off On Third Test Flight
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for March 15 * NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7
Finishes Mission, Returns to Earth * ARISS News * Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Satellite Shorts From
All Over The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and
information service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS
publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the … Read
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ANS-070 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE WEEKLY BULLETINS

In this edition: * SpaceX’s Transporter-10 Successfully Launches Over Fifty
Satellites * Vostochny Spaceport Sends Meteor-M2-4 Weather Satellite Into Orbit
* NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Launches to International Space Station * GridMasterMap
Satellite Top 100 Rovers March 2024 Rankings * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE
Distribution for March 8, 2024 * ARISS News * Upcoming Satellite Operations *
Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Satellite Shorts From
All Over The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and
information service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS
publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on … Read
more



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ANS-063 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE WEEKLY BULLETINS FOR MARCH 3, 2024

AMSAT News Service ANS-063 March 3, 2024 In this edition: ARISS 40th Anniversary
Celebration Held at Kennedy Space Center AMSAT-Francophone Hosts 7th Amateur
Radio Space Meeting (RSR) March 16th and 17th VUCC & DXCC Satellite Standing as
of March 1, 2024 Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for March 1, 2024 ARISS
News Upcoming Satellite Operations Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and
Other Events Satellite Shorts From All Over The AMSAT News Service bulletins are
a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur
Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the … Read more



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ANS-056 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE WEEKLY BULLETINS

In this edition: The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and
information service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS
publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including 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. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org
publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at] amsat
[dot] org. You can sign … Read more



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ANS-049 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE WEEKLY BULLETINS

In this edition: * SpaceX Delays Crew-8 Astronaut Launch to Make Way for Private
Moon Mission * Upcoming Rideshare Launch to Include Amateur Payloads * Bill
Introduced to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio * Small
Launch Companies Seek Niches to Compete With SpaceX Rideshare * Changes to
AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for February 16 * ARISS News * Upcoming Satellite
Operations * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Satellite
Shorts From All Over The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news
and information service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS
publishes news … Read more



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ANS-042 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE WEEKLY BULLETINS

In this edition: * ESA Satellite Communications Group Explores Future Amateur
Satellite Payload * GreenCube IO-117 Continues Operations Beyond Expected
February 5th Passivation * JS1YMG: Decoding the First Moon-Based Ham Radio
Station’s Telemetry Signals * GridMasterMap Satellite Top 100 Rovers February
2024 Rankings * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for February 9, 2024 *
ARISS News * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker
Faires, and Other Events * Satellite Shorts From All Over The AMSAT News Service
bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, the Radio
Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio …
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ANS-035 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE WEEKLY BULLETINS FOR FEBRUARY 4, 2024

AMSAT News Service ANS-035 February 4, 2024 In this edition: AO-92 Reenters
Earth’s Atmosphere The First Amateur Radio Station on the Moon Lunar Excursion
Vehicle (LEV-1) Amateur Telemetry Received AMSAT CubeSatSim Beta Release – v1.3
VUCC & DXCC Satellite Standing as of February 1, 2024 Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE
Distribution for February 2, 2024 Request to Reconsider Decommissioning of
IO-117 Under Evaluation by Italian Space Agency ARISS News Upcoming Satellite
Operations Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events Satellite
Shorts From All Over The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news
and information service of AMSAT, The Radio … Read more



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REQUEST TO RECONSIDER DECOMMISSIONING OF IO-117 UNDER EVALUATION BY ITALIAN
SPACE AGENCY

AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin ANS-033 February 2, 2024 In this edition:
Request to Reconsider Decommissioning of IO-117 Under Evaluation by Italian
Space Agency The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and
information service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS
publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including 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. The news feed on https://www.amsat.org
publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our … Read more



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AMSAT CUBESATSIM BETA RELEASE – V1.3

You might have heard about it or seen it at Hamvention or Symposium, but the
official release of the new Beta CubeSatSim hardware and software is finally
here!! The new beta PCB board set v1.3 is shown in Figure 1, the new board stack
is shown in Figure 2, and the new frame and solar panels is in Figure 3.  
Figure 1. AMSAT CubeSatSim Beta PCB Board Set.  From left to right, battery
board, STEM Payload board, and Solar board (the replacement for the Main board)
Figure 2. AMSAT CubeSatSim Beta Board Stack   Figure 3. AMSAT CubSatSim Beta
Frame … Read more



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ANS-028 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE WEEKLY BULLETINS

In this edition: The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and
information service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS
publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including 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. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org
publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at] amsat
[dot] org. You can sign … Read more



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AMSAT RESPONDS TO PLANNED DECOMMISSIONING OF IO-117 (GREENCUBE)

AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin ANS-025 January 25, 2024 In this edition:
AMSAT Responds to Planned Decommissioning of IO-117 (GreenCube) The AMSAT News
Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, The
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio
in Space including 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. The news
feed on https://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon
as our volunteers can post it. … Read more



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ANS-021 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE WEEKLY BULLETINS

In this edition: * Microwave Ambitions for GOLF Satellites * All-Ham Axiom Crew
Launched for Commercial Visit to ISS * AMSAT Argentina Celebrates 34 Years of
LUSAT * AMSAT Volunteers Needed For the Upcoming 2024 Orlando Hamcation * IO-117
Project Group Presents the IO-117 Code of Conduct * NASA Program Empowers
Students for EZIE-Mag CubeSat Mission * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for
Jan. 18 * ARISS News * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Hamfests, Conventions,
Maker Faires, and Other Events * Satellite Shorts From All Over The AMSAT News
Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of … Read more



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ANS-014 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE WEEKLY BULLETINS

In this edition: * ARISS Announces NASA Astronaut Tony England WØORE as Speaker
for 40th Anniversary Celebration * AMSAT Seeks Volunteers to Assist with AMSAT
Booth at 2024 HamCation in Orlando Florida * Vulcan Centaur Triumphs in Maiden
Voyage, Peregrine Lander Faces Lunar Setback * GridMasterMap Satellite Top 100
Rovers January 2024 Rankings * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for January
12, 2024 * ARISS News * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Hamfests, Conventions,
Maker Faires, and Other Events * Satellite Shorts from All Over The AMSAT News
Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, the
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ANS-007 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE WEEKLY BULLETINS FOR JANUARY 7, 2024

AMSAT News Service ANS-007 January 7, 2024 In this edition: Welcome to the New
Look AMSAT News Service 2024 President’s Club Coins Now Available W2RS Memorial
AMSAT CW Activity Day Summary VUCC & DXCC Satellite Standing as of January 1,
2024 Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for January 5, 2024 ARISS and Amateur
Radio Featured on the TODAY Show Assistance Requested With CubeSat History
Project ARISS News Upcoming Satellite Operations Hamfests, Conventions, Maker
Faires, and Other Events Satellite Shorts From All Over The AMSAT News Service
bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, The Radio
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ANS-365 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE WEEKLY BULLETINS

In this edition: * W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day to be Held January 1st *
Amateur Satellites to be Featured at Ham Radio University * Six US Schools Moved
Forward in ARISS Selection Process * Only Two Days Left to Get 2023 AMSAT
President’s Club Coins * Student-Led ARISS Contact a Success * Changes to
AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 29, 2023 * ARISS News * Upcoming
Satellite Operations * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events *
Satellite Shorts From All Over The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free,
weekly news and information service of AMSAT, the … Read more



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W2RS MEMORIAL AMSAT CW ACTIVITY DAY TO BE HELD JANUARY 1ST

In March 2022, the AMSAT community lost one of our pioneers when Ray Soifer,
W2RS, became a silent key. In addition to his numerous contributions to AMSAT
and the worldwide amateur satellite community, Ray was also the long time
organizer of AMSAT’s CW Activity Day – previously AMSAT Straight Key Night –
held in conjunction with the ARRL’s event on New Year’s Day. In recognition of
Ray’s long time service to AMSAT and his keen interest in CW operating via
satellite, AMSAT’s CW Activity Day is now known as the W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW
Activity Day. The rules are simple … Read more



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ANS-358 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE WEEKLY BULLETINS

In this edition: * Happy Holidays from AMSAT News Service * HADES-D Designated
SO-121, Active For General Use * ClarkSat-1 Deployed from ISS * WRC-23 Concludes
with Wins for Amateur Radio * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution * ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other
Events * Satellite Shorts From All Over The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a
free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including
reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators … Read
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APOGEE VIEW

The theme for this year’s Hamvention was Reunion, and that was certainly the
case. After a two-year absence due to COVID restrictions, it was great to see
everyone, face-to-face, once again, and talk about the exciting opportunities of
amateur radio in space. Like many of our visitors, I too was both excited and
impressed with the progress and accomplishments being made in our Engineering,
CubeSat Simulation, and Youth Initiative programs. Read More about “Apogee
View”…




PROJECTS

GOLF CubeSat Program – The next phase of AMSAT’s CubeSat program and an
important part of AMSAT’s strategic goals involving high altitude, wide access
satellite missions. GOLF will serve as a testbed for new technologies, including
software-defined microwave transponders, attitude determination and control
systems, and more.

Linear Transponder Module (LTM) – Let Us Do the Talking for You! AMSAT’s Linear
Transponder Module (LTM) provides a proven, plug-and-play communications
solution for your CubeSat program, including a VHF/UHF telemetry beacon, command
receiver, and linear transponder. The first LTM flew on HO-107 (HuskySat-1) and
AMSAT recently signed an agreement with the University of Maine to fly an LTM on
their MESAT1 CubeSat. Want to fly an LTM on your mission? Contact us for more
information.

ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) – ARISS lets students
worldwide experience the excitement of talking directly with crew members of the
International Space Station through amateur radio. The first flight unit of the
next generation ARISS InterOperable Radio System launched to the ISS in March.
For more information, see the ARISS website.

AREx (Amateur Radio Exploration) – Fly Me to the Moon! The AMSAT Board of
Directors has made a commitment to support amateur radio’s inclusion on NASA’s
Gateway, a small spaceship in orbit around the Moon with living quarters for
astronauts, a lab for science and research, ports for visiting spacecraft, and
more.

AMSAT Education – Where the Sky Is NOT the Limit! AMSAT is full of opportunities
for young men and women with big dreams and an interest in science, technology,
engineering, and math (STEM) to become the next generation of innovators in
aerospace and advanced communications fields.

CubeSat Simulator – A project of AMSAT’s Educational Relations department, the
AMSAT CubeSat Simulator is a low-cost satellite emulator that runs on solar
panels and batteries, transmits UHF radio telemetry, has a 3D printed frame, and
can be extended by additional sensors and modules. For more information, see the
CubeSat Simulator website.

Successful completion of AMSAT’s projects requires a considerable amount of
funding and volunteer effort. Please consider volunteering or donating today.

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