ANDE De-Orbit Award

Henk, PA3GUO invites all radio amateurs to participate in ANDE's Final Weeks in orbit special event. He said, "ANDE (NO-61) will de-orbit sometime in the next 4 weeks. We do not know exactly, but that's the challenge and the fun!"

A special ANDE de-Orbit AWARD can be obtained by everyone who makes QSOs via ANDE or receives telemetry during its final 10 days in space. Your callsign and achievements will be listed on the award certificate.

ANDE APRS QSOs:

1 point for each 2 way APRS QSO over ANDE in its last 10 days of life.
Example:
00:01:31:24:KB1GVR]APU25N,ANDE-1*,qAO,K8YSE-6::KC2PCR :GA Doug
00:01:31:42:KC2PCR]APRS,ANDE-1*,qAO,KB2CEV::KB1GVR:G'Afternoon Mark ;)

ANDE Telemetry Reception:

10 points for telemetry packets on the last day
9 points for telemetry packets on the last day -1

1 point for telemetry packets on the last day -9

In total 55 Telemetry points can be achieved, all to be scored in the last 10 days.

Bob, WB4APR, will set the official date/time of de-orbit. The 10 days before that date then count for the calculation of your achievements. But you do not know before when those days will be.

Further details such as shipping costs and the submission email address will be announced in the coming days.

Have fun - and keep ANDE busy in its final exciting days in space !

Bob, WB4APR
Mike, DK3WN
Henk, PA3GUO

For questions on the award please contact PA3GUO (pa3guo @ amsat.org)

For current status of ANDE: http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/ande-ops.html

Henk, PA3GUO