Satellite news in brief

• Drew, KO4MA reports the ARRL has amended its Field Day rules in regards to satellite stations. Details are available at: http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2007/fd.html.

• Trevor, M5AKA sent information that the United Kingdom is considering band changes at WRC-07 where other services may overlap existing amateur allocations at 2300-2400 MHz, 3400 to 3600 MHz, and just below 70cm 410-430 MHz.

Anyone can respond to Ofcom consultations, they are not resistriced to British Isles or EU citizens. The deadline for responses is 30 March. More info at:
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/wrc07/.

• Kosmotras has advised CalPoly CubeSat Management that their next DNEPR launch is scheduled for March 27, 2007. Payloads will include CubeSats, EgyptSat and SaudiSats, and 3 CubeSat P-PODs with assignments as follows:

P-POD A CalPoly PolySat CP4 (OSCAR)
AeroSpace AeroCube-2
oeing CSTB-1

P-POD B CalPoly PolySat CP3 (OSCAR)
University of Louisiana CAPE-1 (OSCAR)
Universidad Sergio Arboleda (Colombia) Libertad-1 (OSCAR)

P-POD C Tethers Unlimited MAST (triple-cube)

More information including OSCAR frequencies and modes will be updated at http://showcase.netins.net/web/
wallio/CubeSat.htm. Additional info will be available at CalPoly's CubeSat web page:
http://cubesat.atl.calpoly.edu/. (Thanks Ralph, WØRPK)

• ARISS School Contacts
USA amateurs will have the opportunity this week to copy the ISS in direct ARISS school contacts. Monitor the 145.800 MHz FM downlink for these planned school contacts:

1. Boulder Hill Elementary School, Montgomery, Illinois, direct via W9BHB Tue 2007-03-06 16:06 UTC 87 deg; also with IRLP, Echolink, and web coverage.

2. Mission Viejo, CA, direct via K6UCI Thu 2007-03-08 16:42 UTC 45 deg.

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