AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-253

In this edition:

* 2023 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Voting Ends Friday
* World Radio Conference 2023 Will Impact Amateur Satellite Service
* ARISS USA Team Names Director of Education
* Updated AMSAT Tri-Fold Brochure Now Available
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for September 8, 2023
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over

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ANS-253 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

To: All RADIO AMATEURS
From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002

DATE 2023 SEP 10

2023 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Voting Ends Friday

There is less than a week remaining to participate in the 2023 AMSAT Board of
Directors Election. The voting process will conclude on September 15, 2023.
To access candidate statements and the online Election Ballot, you can visit
AMSAT’s membership portal at https://launch.amsat.org/2023-BoD-Election.

In this year’s election, four seats on the Board of Directors are open for
consideration. Once the voting period concludes on September 15th, four of
the candidates will take their places on the Board, along with an alternate
member. The following individuals have been officially nominated:

Barry Baines, WD4ASW
Jerry Buxton, N0JY
Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA
Zach Metzinger, N0ZGO
Frank Karnauskas, N1UW

Upon clicking the poll link, you will be directed to your ballot or poll
question. After selecting your preferred choices, simply click the Submit
button to cast your vote. Unlike typical online polls, the results of
previous votes up until your vote will not be visible. Each AMSAT member is
entitled to one vote only. If you attempt to access the poll link again after
casting your vote, you will receive a message confirming your vote has been
submitted.

The outcomes of the Board of Directors Election, including the total number
of ballots cast, the vote count for each candidate, and the names of the
newly elected Board of Directors members, will be publicly announced a few
days following the conclusion of the election.

[ANS thanks Jeff Davis, KE9V, AMSAT Secretary, for the above information]

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Join us for the 41st Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and
Annual General Meeting
October 20-21, 2023 – Dallas, TX
More Information at:
https://tinyurl.com/41st-AMSAT-Symposium

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World Radio Conference 2023 Will Impact Amateur Satellite Service

The World Radio Conference in 2023, WRC-23, will take place on November 20 -
December 15 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Some decisions made during the
conference will affect Amateur Radio and the Amateur Satellites service.

Representing Amateur Radio at the conference is the IARU, the International
Amateur Radio Union, The two most pressing issues affecting the Amateur
Satellite Service are:

Additional measures to protect the radionavigation-satellite (space-to-Earth)
in the 1240 - 1300 MHz band from amateur interference. As in most microwave
allocations, the Amateur Service is secondary and must avoid interfering with
primary services operating in the band, even if they are introduced later.
An ITU Radiocommunication sector Recommendation that contains guidance for
administrations is in the final stage of development. If an agreement is
reached prior to WRC-232, it should complete work on the item.

Identification of the 10 - 10.5 GHz band for International Mobile
Telecommunications (IMT) in ITU Region 2, including a primary allocation to
the mobile service. The IARU opposes the introduction of IMT in the band and
has some allies among administrators within and outside of Region 2.

[ANS thanks QST for the above information.]

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The 2023 AMSAT President's Club coins are here now!
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of its launch
on June 16, 1983, this year's coin features
an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 10.
Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/

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ARISS USA Team Names Director of Education

Tanya C. Anderson has been selected as Director of Education for Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station, Inc. (ARISS-USA). Tanya has been a
classroom educator for 18 years, the last 16 years teaching middle school
science at St. Joan of Arc in Lisle, Illinois. Her science curricula cover
earth and space science, life science, and physical science. Her career focus
has been curriculum development in various fields of science.

In addition to her responsibilities as a middle school educator, Tanya has
shown her passion as a results-oriented leader in a myriad of science,
technology engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) initiatives such as NASA HEAT
2022 where she helped develop and test science curriculum for teaching
heliophysics and system science. She also has served as a team leader in
NASA's Teaching from Space Microgravity Education Program, working with
students to create an experiment that was tested on NASA's microgravity
aircraft. Tanya is also a NASA Airborne Astronomy Ambassador and a Space
Foundation International Teacher Liaison. She received the 2015 Civil Air
Patrol Aerospace Educator of the Year.

When informed of her selection, Tanya exclaimed, "I am excited to be a part
of the ARISS organization and cannot wait to see what the future holds for
amateur radio as commercial space stations are built and lunar exploration
evolves. I look forward to sharing my passion for STEAM and space education
with other educators while we work together to inspire, engage, and educate
the next generation."

Tanya currently holds a Technician Class amateur radio license, with the
callsign KD9BQZ, and has attended the ARRL Teacher Institute on Wireless
Technology Workshop. In 2014, Ms. Anderson organized and held a successful
ARISS contact involving the entire student body at St. Joan of Arc School.
For the ARISS contact, she developed an extensive curriculum preparing
students for their ham radio connection with Astronaut Alexander Gerst. Her
first-ever ham radio contact was with Astronaut Gerst on the ISS. Tanya's
passion for education and ham radio continued outside the classroom as a
troop leader for 6 years with the Boy Scouts of America. Tanya used her
educational and amateur radio abilities to immerse the scouts in STEAM as
well as help facilitate scout participation in Jamboree on the Air and radio
merit badge classes.

ARISS-USA Executive Director, Frank Bauer remarked on Tanya's selection,
"Competition for this position was extensive and selection was challenging,
given the number of truly outstanding candidates. We are thrilled to welcome
Tanya to our ARISS leadership team. Her leadership experience, passion and
educational prowess will serve ARISS well, guiding our education volunteers
and supporting the implementation of the ARISS 2.0 vision--to develop more
comprehensive educational outcomes for youth and life-long learners."

[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information.]

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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase M2 LEO-Packs from
the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/

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Updated AMSAT Tri-Fold Brochure Now Available

Originally created by JoAnne Maenmpaa, K9JKM, the AMSAT tri-fold brochure has
always been a favorite handout for use at hamfests and club presentations.
Over the past few years, many things have changed at AMSAT and with the
satellites we operate. Unfortunately, we did not update the brochure to keep
up with the times.

But, now with the pandemic largely behind us, in-person hamfests and club
meetings are in full swing and the need for an update to the brochure was
apparent. Happily, the brochure has been updated and available for viewing
and downloading. You will find on the AMSAT website under "Get Involved/AMSAT
Ambassador Program" from the top menu. You will find the link to the file in
the "What resources are provided to AMSAT Ambassadors?" section of that page.