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The threat level in the airline sector is High or Orange.

AirVenture 2009

MARS Cuts Ribbon on New Pentagon Station

MARS Informational Videos, from AFF9TD

Questions and Answers from the Chief Members Only

DE AFA9VG NR001 R 231608Z OCT 2009 SUBJECT://MARS R/9S1 FREQUENCY CHANGE FM AFA9VG/CA TO NET 9S1 BT UNCLAS AFA9MF/AFF9VN HAS RECOMMENDED THAT WE BRING FORWARD THE CHANGE TO FREQUENCY ROMEO PAPA (RP) TO THIS COMING MONDAY (OCT 26) FOR THE EVENING NET AS THE STARTING FREQUENCY. BT /EX NNNN

Shuttle Atlantis • STS-129 • ISS ULF3

Scheduled Launch: 16 Nov 2009, 1428 EST, 1928Z
Scheduled Landing: 27 Nov 2009, 0947 EST, 1447Z

Mission Status: CBS News; Spaceflight Now; Space.com; Launch Windows; Flight Plan;

ISS Visible Passes; Google Sat Track
A two day launch slot Nov. 16 and 17 was reserved for Atlantis after the Air Force agreed to delay the Delta 4 launch of a military communications satellite. Current schedule: Atlas 5 Intelsat communications satellite launch Nov. 14, with Nov. 15 as a backup; Atlantis launch on Nov. 16; the Delta 4 on Nov. 18. If the Atlas is delayed a day, Atlantis will slip to Nov. 17 and the Delta to Nov. 19. As it now stands, NASA only has two days to get Atlantis off the ground. After that, the shuttle launch would slip to Dec. 6 because of sun angle constraints related to the space station's orbit.

Shuttle audio in the LA area from JPL on 446.120.

9R1 at 0200Z Tuesday evenings will be conducted as a 10 WPM CW net for training purposes. Attached is a copy of the AFMARS CW Operations Guide.

Emergency Power Tidbit, from AFA9VG

ARRL Members Urged to Support HR 2160

Radiotelegraph Operations Guide May 2009

Southwest Area Officials

Cannibalization Request Forms, from Chief, AF MARS Members Only

CHNAVMARCORMARS BCST 03-09 Members Only

If you are interested in being able to log in to the Members Only Page, pick your case sensitive password and e-mail it to AFE9WM. Your MARS callsign (all caps) will be your User ID

Procedure and Formats for Participation Reports

Participation Reporting Procedure	Word	pdf
Attachment 1, Participation Reporting Message Format	Word	pdf
Attachment 2, SMD Monthly/Quarterly Report Template	Excel	pdf
Attachment 3, Net Manager Monthly/Quarterly Report Template	Excel	pdf
Attachment 4, Area Records Manager Monthly/Quarterly Report Template	Excel	pdf