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>From: kd2bd@ka2qhd.UUCP (John Magliacane)
>Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,sci.space
>Subject: * SpaceNews  18-Mar-91 *
>Keywords: SpaceNews available on Mir, U2MIR, STS-37
>Message-ID: <424@ka2qhd.UUCP>
>Date: 16 Mar 91 00:30:11 GMT
>Organization: KA2QHD - OCEAN NJ
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SB SPACE @ AMSAT < KD2BD $SPC0318
* SpaceNews  18-Mar-91 *

Bulletin ID: $SPC0318


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                              SpaceNews
                              =========

                         MONDAY MARCH 18, 1991

SpaceNews originates at KD2BD in Wall Township, New Jersey, USA.  It
is published every week and is made available for unlimited distribution.


* U2MIR NEWS *
==============
Soviet Cosmonaut Musa Manarov, U2MIR, continues his amateur radio activity
making voice and packet radio contacts with ham radio stations around the
world from the orbiting Soviet space station "Mir".  A recent listing of
active messages on Musa's packet radio BBS made by VE1AIC on 09-Mar-91
produced the following listing:

Msg # Stat Date     Time  To     From   @ BBS  Subject
42 P    91/03/09 04:37 U2MIR  KA1SU         Hello Musa
41 PR   91/03/09 03:21 ALL    U2MIR         qsl
40 PR   91/03/09 03:02 U2MIR  VO1SA         Greetings
39 PR   91/03/09 03:00 U2MIR  VO1XC         GREETINGS
38 PR   91/03/09 02:54 U2MIR  KI4TD         GREETINGS
37 PR   91/03/09 02:51 U2MIR  KC4UZA        hello agai
36 PR   91/03/09 01:31 U2MIR  F3NW          TOMORROW
35 PR   91/03/08 20:37 U2MIR  TR8CA         * SpaceNews  04-Mar-91 *
34 PR   91/03/08 20:36 U2MIR  TR8CA         PHOTOS
33 P    91/03/08 16:30 KJ9U   U2MIR         LIST 02.03.91
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Next message Number 43

It was quite a surprise to see "SpaceNews" available on Musa's message
system!  My sincere thanks to TR8CA in Gabon, Africa for uploading my
report to the U2MIR-1 BBS and making it available for Musa to read.

The message to KJ9U contained a listing of confirmed voice contacts with
U2MIR over Hawaii on 02-Mar-91.  The mail message received by KJ9U from
U2MIR follows:

Stat   : PR
Posted : 91/03/08 16:30
To     : KJ9U
From   : U2MIR
@ BBS  :
BID    :
Subject: LIST 02.03.91

WA6EMV,NH6XW,NH6VT,AH6HU,KH6QR
AH6GR,K6WR,WH6CJO,KA6NEI,KJ9U
KH6GDR,WY0H,NH6UY
                 73 MUSA

Musa has also been noted logging into the KH6GPI packet radio BBS in Oahu,
Hawaii.  He recently posted an updated listing of Keplerian orbital data
so ground stations can make accurate orbital predictions of Mir.


* STS-37 NEWS *
===============
Atlantis (OV 104) was rolled out to Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39-B
on Friday morning in preparation for an early April mission carrying an
"ham" crew.  A Helium Signature test is scheduled for today and a Terminal
Countdown Demonstration test is planned this week with a T-0 expected to
occur on Wednesday.


* TNX QSL! *
============
A special thanks to all those who sent QSLs to SpaceNews:

KB5LET  : Jay Godwin, Austin, Texas, USA
N7BRJ/4 : Gary Memory, Bealeton, Virginia, USA


...and e-mail messages:

KC4UZA, WB8SCE, KJ9U


* FEEDBACK WELCOMED *
=====================
Feedback regarding SpaceNews reports may be directed to the editor using
any one of the following paths:

INTERNET : kd2bd@ka2qhd.de.com
PACKET   : KD2BD @ NN2Z.NJ.USA.NA
VOICE    : 908/842-1900 ext 607
UUCP     : ...rutgers!ka2qhd!kd2bd

MAIL     : John A. Magliacane, KD2BD
           Electronics Technology Department
           Advanced Technology Center
           Brookdale Community College
           765 Newman Springs Road
           Lincroft, New Jersey, 07738
           U.S.A.


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