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Subj: WSR 037 Part 2 02/06/2005
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To : SAT@AMSAT
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 037.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 06, 2005
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-070.S2
AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Testing
Curent Mode: PBBS 9K6 and Fm Repeater
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.920 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM, 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM, 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol (PBP)
Broadcast Callsign: PACB-11
BBS Callsign: PACB-12
Proposed Operation Schedule thru the end of February 2005:
9 Feb - Exp Wed - 9k6 High Power
9k6 Digital, V/U, High Power, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)
10 Feb
FM Repeater, V/S
16 Feb - Exp Wed
FM Repeater, L/S
17 Feb
FM Repeater, V/U, High Power Mode
23 Feb - Exp Wed
38k4 Digital Downlink, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)
24 Feb
FM Repeater, V/U
9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)
Mike Kingery (KE4AZN) reports:
All dates are UTC. The mode change occurs normally between 0100 and 0400 utc
on the date shown. The mode will be active from the date shown until the
next
Mode Change date listed. Mode Configurations are listed below the schedule.
If
for some unplanned reason we need to work with Echo and deviate from the
plan
I will post a note to the this Echo page on AMSAT.ORG.
For further scheduled modes/tests, check out the Echo status page at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
Mike Kingery (KE4AZN) has released TimEcho to capture and decode telemetry
broadcast from Echo's digital downlink. TimeEcho software and other Ao-51
ECHO information is available at:
http://web.infoave.net/~mkmk518/echo.htm
[ANS thanks Mike, KE4AZN for the above information]
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UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Launched: March 1, 1984
Status: Semi-operational.
Downlink: 145.826 MHz FM (1200-baud AFSK)
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz
More information on UO-11 OSCAR-11 can be found at:
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
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AO-16 PACSAT
Catalog number: 20439
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater command is on and open for
APRS users.
Uplink: 145.90 145.92 145.94 145.96 MHz FM
(using 1200-baud Manchester FSK)
Downlink: 437.026 MHz SSB (1200-baud PSK)
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11
BBS: PACSAT-12
A WOD collection of current graphics along with general information
and telemetry samples can be found at:
http://www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu
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GO-32 TECHSAT-1B
Catalog number: 25397
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Operational
Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
(435.325 n/a - temperature problems)
Uplinks: 145.850, 145.890, 145.930 FM
1269.700, 1269.800, 1269.900 FM
Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11
BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12
More information of GO-32 can be found at:
http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html
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NO-44 PCSAT
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Operational
Uplink/downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 baud AX.25 AFSK via W3ADO-1
Aux/Uplink: 435.250 MHz 9600 baud via PCSAT-2 (off)
APRS Downlink: 144.390 MHz (Region 2)
Bob Bruninga, WB4APR reports on January 24,2005:
PCsat has been restored to Full operations for the next two weeks for real
-time packet QSO. (thanks to command station VK2XGJ this morning).
PCsat's
digipeater is for human, attended operations only. No unattended operations
are welcome (see the User Service Agreement):
http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/pcsat.html
PCsat is an APRS digipeater responding to the usual APRS aliases of RELAY,
WIDE. To work others, simply QSY your normal APRS station to 145.825
during
a pass. No other changes to normal operation should be required.
Passes are occuring during the few hours or so after sunrise and after
sunset.
But each day the period moves earlier by 30 minutes.
If you can operate an IGate, please do so for this period.
The live captured downlink can be seen on:
http://pcsat.aprs.org
Enjoy. This will only last 2 weeks of full sun and maybe two more weeks be-
fore the power budget goes negative. Remember, after the full sun period (2
weeks) then all it takes is one RESET and we lose it for the next 6 months.
So as long as we dont overload it after the 2 weeks, she might last another
2
weeks or until the first reset...
PCSat is a 1200-baud APRS digipeater designed for use by stations using
hand-held or mobile transceivers. Downlinks feed a central web site at:
http://pcsat.aprs.org
The APRS-equipped PCSat was built by midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy
under the guidance of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR.
[WSR wishes to thankBob Bruninga, WB4APR for this week's update]
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