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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 348.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 14, 2003
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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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.
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
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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