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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 341.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 07, 2003
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-341.S1
AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40
Catalog number: 26609
Launch Date: November 16, 2000
Uplink V-band 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB
U-band 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB
L1-band 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB
L2-band 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB
S1-band 2400.350 - 2400.600 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: S2-band 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB
K-band 24,048.010 - 24,048.060 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 2401.323, 24,048.035
Status: The passband schedule has been modified slightly,
and the K-band window and L2 uplink have been discontinued.
The passband is switched off, see more info below.
N QST AMSAT AO-40 SCHEDULE 2003-12-03
MA 002 230 002
---------7-----5-----7
S2/K-Tx | S | S |
Passbands off** MB | * | * | Passbands off**
RUDAK | | |
V/U-Rx | U | U |
Uplink | | |
S2 Tx and U Rx are ON but not connected through the
matrix. Thus S2 downlink passband is OFF
AO-40 is now at approximately ALON/ALAT = 45/24. As we have reached our
desired ALON/ALAT and the sun is in prime position for the move, we have
stopped magnetorquing and will begin drifting immediately. The passbands
have been turned off and will remain off for approximately 4 weeks. The
middle beacon will remain on. Drift rate is approximately 16 deg/day. We
should be in a position to begin lowering ALAT and restarting the
passbands during the 4th week in December. The command team will make
every effort to have FEC telemetry active, but this may not be possible
on every orbit.
Gene, W3PM has an Excel spreadsheet that will help evaluate your
AO-40 groundstation. Download it at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/software/spreadsheet/w3pm-ao40-v2.1.zip
Scott, NX7U has written a stand-alone version of Gene. W3PM's link budget
spreadsheet. Two advantages/features:
1. Doesn't require Excel to run.
2. Will calculate your uplink SNR based on a Nova for Windows listing
file, plus the maximum transmit power to keep from triggering LEILA.
Download it at: http://members.cox.net/nx7u/ao40/Software
The "AO-40 FAQ", compiled by Steve, VK5ASF is available at:
http://www.amsat.org
Ground stations capturing telemetry from AO-40 are asked to ZIP the file and
send a copy of the data to the AO-40 archive at: ao40-archive@amsat.org.
For the current transponder-operating schedule visit:
http://www.amsat-dl.org/journal/adlj-p3d.htm
[ANS thanks AMSAT-DL and Stacey Mills, W4SM for this information]
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ARISS - INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz FM
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Sponsors: AMSAT, ARRL, ARISS
Status: Operational since September, 2000. Digipeater: Active
The current Expedition 8 crew is:
Commnader Mike Foale, KB5UAC
Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, U8MIR
The ISS daily crew schedule can be found at:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is NOT translated from Russian and posted.
U.S. callsign: NA1SS
Russian callsigns: RS0ISS, RZ3DZR
TNC callsign: RS0ISS-1
The capabilities of NA1SS also are slated to expand in the near future.
During the recent AMSAT-NA Symposium and Annual Meeting in October, ARISS
International Chairman Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, outlined the delivery of the
so-called Phase 2 ham equipment to the ISS. Already on board is a Kenwood
TM-D700E VHF/UHF transceiver. The unit will mean a significant boost to
the power output of the ARISS initial station gear--from 5 W to 25 W.
Additional gear, including SSTV hardware, tentatively is set for transport
in January.
The ISS Fan Club and information about the "ISS Achievment Award can be
found at: http://www.issfanclub.com
Information on how to access the Amateur Radio equipment aboard the ISS
is available at:
http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/unprotopage.html
The QSL routes for W/VE stations working the International Space Station
(all callsigns):
U.S. stations (a SASE is required):
Margie Bourgoin, KB1DCO
Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2, 3, etc.) QSL
ARRL, 225 Main Street
Newington, Connecticut 06111
Canadian stations:
Radio Amateurs of Canada
Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2, 3, etc.) QSL
720 Belfast Road, Suite 217
Ottawa, Ontario KEG 0Z5
European stations (a SASE and 2 IRC's are required).
AMSAT-France
14 bis, rue des Gourlis
92500 Rueil Malmaison
France
More information is available at: http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov/ or
http://www.rac.ca/ariss or http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/unprotopage.html
or http://www.issfanclub.com
[New Information this week is from the AMSAT News Service (ANS)
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AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7
Catalog number: 07530
Launch Date: November 15, 1974
Return to active status: June 21,2002
Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A
432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B
Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B
Beacon: 29.502 MHz, 145.972 MHz, 435.1 MHz, 2304.1 MHz
Status: Semi-operational in sunlight.
Emily, W0EEC has created a website to allow the users of AO-7 to record
contacts, observations and use of the satellite more effectively at
http://www.experthams.net/ao7
This includes the ability to log contacts.
Tim, K3TZ has written a program to decode AO-07 telemetry. The program can
be downloaded at:
http://www.qsl.net/k3tz/files/K3TZ_AO-07_Telemetry_Decoder_0.5.zip
For more AO-7 info: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao7.html
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RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15
Catalog number: 23439
Launch Date: December 26, 1994
Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
Status: Semi-operational, mode-A, using a 2-meter uplink and a 10-meter
downlink.
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FO-20 JAS-1b
Catalog number: 20480
Launch Date: February 07, 1990
Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 435.795
Status: Semi-Operational. FO-20 is in mode JA continuously.
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AO-27 AMRAD
Catalog number: 22825
Launched: September 26, 1993
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink: 436.795 MHz FM
Status: Semi-operational, mode J.
The latest information on AO-27 from control operator Michael Wyrick,
N3UC (former N4USI), can be found at: http://www.ao27.org
An AO-27 question-and-answer page is available on the AMSAT-NA web
site, with updates by Ray, W2RS. The URL is:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/intro/ao27faq.html
[ANS thanks AMRAD for AO-27 information]
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FO-29 JAS-2
Catalog number: 24278
Launch Date: August 17, 1996
Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 435.795 MHz
Digital Mode JD
Uplink: 145.850 145.870 145.910 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK
Callsign: 8J1JCS
Digitalker: 435.910 MHz
Status: Operational Mode JA.
Mineo, JE9PEL, has an FO-29 satellite telemetry analysis program that
will automatically analyze all digital telemetry from the satellite
(such as current, voltage and temperature). FO29CWTE is available at:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
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SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A
Launch Date: September 26, 2000
Catalog number: 26545
Uplink: 145.850 MHz
Downlink: 436.775 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11
BBS: SASAT1-12
Status: Operational
Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html
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SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C
Catalog number: 27607
Launched: December 20, 2002
Uplink: 145.850 MHz (67.0 Hz PL tone)
Downlink: 436.795 MHz
Status: Operational.
SO-50 carries several experiments, including a mode J FM amateur repeater
experiment operating on 145.850 MHz uplink and 436.800 MHz downlink.
The repeater is available to amateurs worldwide as power permits, using a
67.0 Hertz tone on the uplink, for on-demand activation.
[ANS thanks Turki Al-Saud for this information]
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