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Subj: WSR 065 Part 2 03/06/2005
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To : SAT@AMSAT
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 065.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 06, 2005
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-065.S2
AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Testing
Curent Mode: PBBS - OFF
FM REPEATER - OFF
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
From Matt Kingery, KE4AZN:
Both the PBBS and FM repeater on AO-51 are OFF. Please do not attempt to
access either the PBBS on FM repeater at this time.
The satellite will be reconfigured to at 1540 utc on 5 March to send TLM
data on TXB, 435.300 at 9k6. Remember, TXB is opposite polarity compared to
TXA.
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
VK2XGJ reports on 02/11/05 that GO-32 has not been heard since early
December WSR is looking for more information to the status of GO-32.
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)
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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