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Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 19:46:58 -0700
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS 354

ANS is a weekly news and information service of AMSAT, the Radio
Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a
Worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active
interest in designing, building, launching and communicating
through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.

The AMSAT News Service mailing list (ANS) is from the
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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-354.01
ENDEAVOUR ISS FLIGHT COMPLETE 

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 354.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 20, 1998
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS 
BID: $ANS-354.01

Initial construction of the International Space Station came to 
a close as the Endeavour/STS-88 mission ended with a successful 
night landing at the Kennedy Space Center. The astronauts successfully 
completed all mission objectives, ending with the 10th nighttime 
Shuttle landing in the program's history.

International Space Station flight controllers report that all systems
on the new complex are functioning normally as the station orbits the 
Earth at an altitude of 246 statute miles, the Unity module facing the 
Earth and the Zarya module facing deep space. The station was commanded
to spin slowly at one revolution every 30 minutes to maintain the proper
heating and cooling while it flies unpiloted for the next five months.
The next shuttle assembly mission to the station is STS-96, scheduled 
for launch aboard Discovery in May.

Following a 4.6 million mile journey, STS-88 Commander (and
Minnesota native) Bob Cabana guided the orbiter down onto runway 15,
the 17th straight landing at Kennedy Space Center and the 24th in the
last 25 Shuttle missions to land at the Florida spaceport. Cabana and 
his crewmates, Pilot Rick Sturckow, Mission Specialists Nancy Currie, 
Jim Newman, Jerry Ross and Sergei Krikalev all returned in great
physical
shape, according to NASA medical personnel.

International Space Station flight controllers at Mission Control,
Houston
and at the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, outside Moscow,
will now spend the next five months monitoring the station's systems and
awaiting the launch of the Discovery/STS-96 mission. That mission will
see a multi-national crew of seven astronauts return to the station in a
logistics resupply flight which will include at least one spacewalk to
attach additional hardware to the new orbiting facility.

[ANS congratulates the crew of STS-88 and thanks NASA for this
information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-354.02
LIVE SSTV TRANSMITTED FROM MIR

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 354.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 20, 1998
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS 
BID: $ANS-354.02

Live SSTV images have been transmitted from the Russian Mir space
station. SSTV equipment was transported to the spacecraft earlier this
fall and put on the air for the first time on December 11th. Several
amateurs reported copying the images from space on 2-meters, but
plans call for the SSTV transmissions to move to a 70-cm frequency
that's coordinated for that purpose.

The SSTV system was turned off for several passes after December
14th, and the Mir packet system was back on 145.985 MHz -- but as of
December 16th, R0MIR was transmitting SSTV on some passes and
packet on others. Meanwhile, APRS developer Bob Bruninga, WB4APR,
had announced a four-day APRS school experiment via Mir through
December 18th.

Maxim Memorial Station W1AW copied R0MIR's SSTV pictures December 
14th and 16th on 145.985 MHz. "We were able to see one of the solar 
panels and part of what appeared to be the lower outline of the
spacecraft," said W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q. He added
that Mir's signal was "pretty strong, a good 5x8 or 5x9 for most of 
the pass." Before the SSTV transmission commenced, the station sent
"R0MIR" in CW.

Neither of the cosmonauts aboard Mir during the current tour of duty 
is a licensed amateur. The SSTV equipment aboard the spacecraft was
supplied to the Russians by Miles Mann, WF1F. He says the system
operates in automatic mode and can display a new image every two
minutes.

Mann had originally coordinated a 70-cm frequency, 437.975 MHz, for
the SSTV project with AMSAT Frequency Coordinator Graham Ratcliff,
VK5AGR. The 2-meter (145.985 MHz) frequency has been coordinated
for FM voice and packet use. While the SSTV system is operating,
the Mir packet system and the SAFEX repeater are off the air. Mann 
said December 16th that he's seeking to keep the SSTV system 
operating on 2 meters for a while longer, but added that it would 
likely go to 70 cm on or before January 1st.

For details on how to receive SSTV using your PC, visit the 
following URL:

http://www.ultranet.com/~sstv

[ANS thanks the ARRL for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-354.03
ANS IN BRIEF

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 354.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 20, 1998
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS 
BID: $ANS-354.03

ANS news in brief this week includes the following:

** The ARRL has filed comments with the FCC in two proceedings
that it says could lead to greater interference to amateurs. The League
expressed "continued strenuous opposition" to an FCC proposal to
revise Part 15 of the rules to permit unlicensed, point-to-point
transmitters in the 24.05 to 24.25 GHz band. Amateur Radio has an
allocation at 24.0 to 24.25 GHz. --ARRL Letter

** Initial plans have been announced for the 25th Eastern VHF/UHF
Conference. The conference will be held in August 1999 at the Harley
Hotel in Enfield, Connecticut. Noise figure measurements will be made
--up to 10 GHz for preamps and converters, also antenna measurements
and a flea market devoted almost entirely to VHF and above equipment.
--WSVHF Reflector

** Several amateurs have suggested checking out the exciting feature
article in the January 1999 issue of QST. 'Ham Radio Ballooning to Near
Space' is by long time SimSat list contributor Lloyd, KD4STH. Part two
of
the article is set for the February issue. --AMSAT-DC

** Bob, WB4APR, tells ANS that as part of the ongoing APRS School
experiment via MIR (and to demonstrate receipt of messages via a
handheld radio), the Naval Academy will be monitoring the Mir downlink
on 145.985 using only a walkie-talkie and its standard rubber duck
antenna. This test will demonstrate the ability to deliver an emergency
message to anyone anywhere in the world who only has an HT in their
pocket. The test, which is underway, appears successful. 
--Bob, WB4APR

** The Federal Communications Commission says that enforcing the
ham radio rules in the United States has become a top priority with the
agency. Riley Hollingsworth, the legal advisor for the Compliance and
Information Bureau says things are different now than in the past when
it
comes to enforcement. The FCC is now playing a more direct role, rather
than leaving it up to volunteers. This will include forfeitures,
suspensions
and revocation proceedings. --Newsline 

** CQ Communications has called on the FCC to take Amateur Radio
into the 21st century with only three license classes, a single 5 word
per
minute code exam for access to worldwide HF bands, and experience
based requirements for upgrading. It is also calling for the creation of
a
new type of operating authority called the 'Basic Amateur Permit'. This
permit would authorize operation of an amateur station in a school or
health care facility under the general supervision of a licensed
amateur.
The full text of CQ's comments may be viewed at the following URL:
http://members.aol.com/cqmagazine/98-143.htm. --Newsline

** The nonprofit Foundation for Amateur Radio plans to administer
scholarships for the 1999-2000 academic year to help licensed radio
amateurs with their post-secondary education. Ten of the scholarships
are fully funded with income from grants and the foundation's annual
hamfest. Licensed amateurs are eligible to compete for these awards if
they plan to pursue a full-time course of study beyond high school and
are enrolled in or have been accepted at an accredited university,
college, or technical school. Application forms and additional
information
are available by letter or QSL postmarked prior to April 30, 1999, from
FAR Scholarships, PO Box 831, Riverdale, MD 20738. --ARRL Letter

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-354.04
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PT 1

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 354.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 20, 1998
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-354.04

MIR/SAFEX
SAFEX II 70 cm Repeater
Uplink 435.750 MHz FM w/subaudible tone 141.3 Hz
Downlink 437.950 MHz FM 
Semi-operational.

SAFEX II 70 cm QSO Mode
Uplink 435.725 MHz FM w/subaudible tone 151.4 Hz
Downlink 437.925 MHz FM
Semi-operational.

PMS 
Uplink/Downlink 145.985 MHz FM  1200 Baud AFSK 
Semi-operational due to SSTV transmissions.

The PBBS is running a Kantronics KPC-9612 + V.8.1 TNC. The
commands are similar to most PBBS and BBS systems.

Andy, G0SFJ, reports his local newspaper in Leicester, England
published three SSTV pictures and a story about Mir and G0SFJ.

MIREX has announced an on going APRS School Days Test. MIREX is
allowing schools to use APRS for position and status reports via R0MIR.
Non-school stations are asked to refrain from using APRS type
transmissions or beacons via R0MIR.

Scott, WA6LIE, has a set of instructions on how to work the Mir space
station. Copies of the instructions are available from Scott by e-mail
at
wa6lie@juno.com, or by packet at wa6lie@wa6lie.#wcca.ca.usa.noam.

[ANS thanks Scott Avery, WA6LIE, and the MIREX team for Mir status
information]

RS-12
Uplink 145.910 to 145.950 MHz CW/SSB
Uplink   21.210  to  21.250 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink   29.410  to  29.450 MHz  CW/SSB
Downlink 145.910 to 145.950 MHz  CW/SSB
Beacon 29.408 MHz
Robot   Uplink 21.129 MHz  Downlink 29.454 MHz
Last reported to be semi-operational, beacon only.

RS-13
Uplink  21.260 MHz to 21.300 MHz CW/SSB
Uplink  145.960 MHz to 146.000 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink  29.460 MHz to 29.500 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink 145.960 to 146.000 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon 29.504 MHz
Robot  Uplink 21.140 MHz  Downlink 29.458 MHz
Last reported in mode K (from Jerry, K5OE).

The RS-12/13 satellite has seen many recent changes in operation
during the past weeks. Modes K, T, KT and simultaneous RS-13
operation has all been reported by a number of stations.

Tom, AD1B, reports that he has been using the RS-12/13 satellite
extensively, telling ANS that recent activity level has been modest.

No official word from the satellite controllers has been received.
ANS recommends monitoring each satellite carefully to determine the
transponder in operation and which mode it is operating in.

RS-12/13 command is now in the hands of Alex Papkov, in
Kaluga City, Russia.

RS-15
Uplink 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/SSB 
Beacon  29.352 MHz  (intermittent)
Semi-operational, mode A, using a 2-meter uplink and a 10-meter
downlink.

Dave, WB6LLO, reports he has prepared a "quick and dirty" set of
operating instructions for RS-15 at the following URL:

http://users.aol.com/dguimont

OSCAR 10  AO-10
Uplink 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB
Beacon 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)
Operational, mode B, currently in 'sleep' mode.
AO-10 is locked into a 70-cm uplink and a 2-meter downlink.

AO-10 continues to function well with the exception of the periodic deep
QSB, which can be partially eliminated by switching antenna
polarization.
Strong signals have been heard even at apogee. Also note that AO-10's
apogee is approaching its most northern point (ArgP = 270). This gives
the satellite track on a rectangular (Mercator) map projection a
distinctly
symmetrical pattern. The apogee will begin a slow migration southward.

John, W2FS, reports recent contacts on AO-10 using a 'barefoot' rig
and with the satellite at 33,000 km.

Mart, DL6UAA, tells ANS that he is planning AO-10 operation from 3B9
(Rodrigues) in March and April '99. If successful, Mart says this will
be
the "first satellite operation from 3B9 land." Stay tuned to ANS for
details.
Additional information on the operation is available at
http://www.qsl.net/dl6uaa/.

W4SM tells ANS that he has, using ranging software (and hardware)
developed by James Miller, G3RUH, recently made ranging
measurements on AO-10 and have fed these measurements into an
algorithm, which generates modified Keplerian elements from a "seed"
set of elements. The Keplerian elements generated appear to be
accurate within 16-25 km.

Note: This element set may have to be entered by hand or cut and
pasted line by line into a tracking program, rather than automatically
extracted. They are not in the complete AMSAT format, orbit#
(Epoch rev), Element set#, and Checksum are not included.

Satellite:              AO-10
Catalog number:         14129
Epoch time:             98351.41768
Inclination:            27.0440 deg
RA of node:             53.3190 deg
Eccentricity:           0.60045
Arg of perigee:         274.4330 deg
Mean anomaly:           220.1480 deg
Mean motion:            2.05837918 rev/day
Decay rate:             0.00    rev/day^2
Epoch rev:              11664

W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:

http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html

[ANS thanks Stacey Mills, W4SM, for his AO-10 status information and
web site]

AO-27
Uplink     145.850 MHz FM
Downlink 436.792 MHz FM
Operational, mode J.

The TEPR settings of AO-27 were recently reset by Chuck, KM4NZ. The
new settings now reflect the Earth's position during the northern
fall/winter season.

Jeff, KF4KGQ, reports that he has worked stations from Canada to
Mexico via AO-27 and his handheld.

[ANS thanks Michael Wyrick, N4USI, for AO-27 information]

JAS-1b  FO-20
Uplink    145.900 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Operational. FO-20 is in mode JA continuously.

[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-20 status reports]

JAS-2  FO-29
Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink    145.900 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Operational.

Digital Mode JD
Uplink      145.850   145.870  145.910 MHz FM
Downlink 435.910 MHz FM 9600 baud BPSK
Not operational, the satellite is in JA (voice) mode.

Kazu, JJ1WTK, tells ANS that the FO-29 Command Team has released
the following announcement concerning FO-29 status:

The present JA mode of operation will continue to investigate the
frequency of bit errors in the on-board-computer. Reports from Amateurs
on the value of channel 2A are appreciated. The position of 2A is the
fifth item after 'HI HI' in CW telemetry. The normal value is '00'.
Reports
should be sent to lab@jarl.or.jp.

FO-29 is still in 'full sun illumination'; this should end in December.

The on-board-computer (OBC) did accept commands from ground
control before full illumination began. The FO-29 Command Team says
digital (JD) mode operation may be available soon. Digi-talker operation
is also being planned.

[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for this report]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-354.05
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PT 2

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 354.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 20, 1998
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-354.05

KITSAT  KO-23
Uplink     145.900 MHz FM 9600 Baud FSK
Downlink 435.175 MHz FM
Operational.

The Virginia Air and Space Center station operators (of KE4ZXW) report
little signal activity from KO-23. Jim, AA7KC, also reports little RF
energy
detected, telling ANS "the cause of this anomaly is unknown at this
time."

Update: AA7KC tells ANS that KO-23 is now operational. The satellite
returned to full service on 12-19-1998 at 06:58 UTC.

[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for KO-23 status information]

KITSAT  KO-25
Uplink     145.980 MHz FM 9600 Baud FSK
Downlink 436.50 MHz FM
Operational.

KO-25 downlink efficiencies recently exceeded 90 percent at AA7KC.

[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for KO-25 status information]

UO-22
Uplink     145.900 or 145.975 MHz FM 9600 Baud FSK
Downlink 435.120 MHz FM
Operational. No additional information is available at this time.

ANS has not received any recent updates concerning the status of 
UO-22.

More information on the satellite is available at the following URL:

http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/EE/CSER/UOSAT/

[Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, is the Operations Manager of
UO-22]

OSCAR-11
Downlink 145.825 MHz FM, 1200 Baud AFSK
Beacon    2401.500 MHz
Operational.

Clive, G3CWV, provides the following OSCAR-11 report, dated
15-December-1998

The current duration of solar eclipse time has continued to provide
OSCAR-11 with near optimum conditions, maintaining an adequate
power budget while not allowing internal temperatures to rise to
excessive levels. During the period 15-November to 16-December
reasonable signals have been received from the 145.826 MHz beacon.

Telemetry has been nominal.

Magnetorquer spin correction counters have continued to be of interest.
Recently there have been very few spin counter increments, although the
spin period remains around its nominal value of -300 seconds.

The internal temperatures have fallen slightly, by about one degree C
after reaching a peak last month. They are now 9.0C and 7.0C for
battery and telemetry electronics respectively.

The single WOD survey, of channels 1, 2, 3, 61 (magnetometers) dated
10-October 1998, has continued to be transmitted. This current WOD
starts at the normal time of 0:0:5 UTC.

Reports have been received of the mode-S beacon from Jack, W9JIU,
and Victor, Ok1VKW.

The ASCII bulletin is currently a static message, detailing modes and
frequencies of all the amateur radio satellites. There are additional
status blocks after each bulletin is transmitted, and between ASCII TLM
and WOD.

The mode-S beacon is ON, transmitting an unmodulated carrier, but
telemetry indicates that it has partially failed, and delivering half
power. This beacon is a useful test source for those testing mode-S
converters, prior to the launch of P3-D. The 435.025 MHz beacon is
normally off

More information about OSCAR 11 can be found at the following URL:

http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/

Beacon reception reports should be sent to g3cwv@amsat.org.

[ANS thanks Clive Wallis, G3CWV, for this information]

PACSAT  AO-16
Uplink 145.90 145.92 145.94 145.86 MHz FM 1200 bps Manchester FSK
Downlink 437.0513 MHz SSB, 1200 bps 
RC-BPSK 1200 Baud PSK
Beacon 2401.1428 MHz
Operating normally.

The AO-16 command team has authorized an APRS experiment on
AO-16 to explore the use of the 1200-baud PACSAT for APRS
position/status reporting. Test periods will run each Tuesday from
0000 to 2359 UTC.

Telemetry is nominal.

General information and telemetry WOD files can be found at:

http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea1bcu

[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for this report]

LUSAT  LO-19
Uplink 145.84  145.86  145.88  145.90 MHz FM 
1200 bps Manchester FSK
Downlink 437.125 MHz SSB  1200 bps RC-BPSK 
Currently semi-operational.

No BBS service. OBC (on board computer) reload in progress. The
Digipeater is active.

General information and telemetry samples can find at:

http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea1bcu/lo19.htm

[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for this report]

ITAMSAT  IO-26
Uplink     145.875  145.900  145.925  145.950 MHz  FM 1200 Baud PSK
Downlink 435.822 MHz SSB
Semi-operational.

Telemetry is reported as being received on 435.822 MHz at 1200 baud
PSK.

ANS has not received any recent updates concerning the status
of IO-26. No additional information is available at this time.

TMSAT-1  TO-31
Uplink     145.925 MHz  9600 baud FSK
Downlink 436.925 MHz  9600 baud FSK

TMSAT-1 is now open for general access by Amateur Radio operators
worldwide. Normal access will allow operators to use the store and
forward communications on the spacecraft and also download the
high-resolution multispectral images.

Mark, K0MDJ, reports attempts to track TO-31 recently, Mineo, JE9PEL,
reports TO-31 reception on 18-December.

Chris Jackson, G7UPN, tells ANS that he reloaded the OBC to update
the software on the satellite.

[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN /ZL2TPO, for this report]

TechSat-1B  GO-32
Downlink    435.325    435.225 MHz 
HDLC telemetry framed so a TNC in KISS mode will decode it 

The TechSat-1B micro-satellite was successfully launched from the
Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 10, 1998. .

ANS has not received any recent updates concerning the current status
of GO-32. No additional information is available at this time.

The satellite does not have a continuos beacon, but does transmit a
9600-baud burst every 30 seconds (for a continuous 3 seconds in
length), currently on 435.225 MHz.

The TechSat team has also constructed a home page about TechSat.
To view the site, point your web browser to:

http://techsat.internet-zahav.net/

[ANS thanks Shlomo Menuhin, 4X1AS, for this information]

SedSat  SO-33
Downlink 437.910 MHz FM 9600 Baud FSK
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions.

SedSat-1, signifying Students for the Exploration and Development of
Space Satellite number one, was successfully launched and placed in
orbit on Saturday, October 24, 1998.

Mineo, JE9PEL, reports SedSat reception on December 13, 15, 17 and
18th.

For more information on SedSat-1, including Version 1.2 of the SedSat
ground station software -- visit the satellite web site at the following
URL:

http://www.seds.org/sedsat

[ANS thanks Dr. Mark Maier, KF4YGR, for this information]

PanSat  PO-34 
Downlink frequency not established.
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions.

PanSat, developed by the Naval Postgraduate School, was launched
from the shuttle Discovery. PanSat spread-spectrum digital transponders
will be available to amateur radio operators in the near future along
with
software to utilize this technology. The PO-34 command station is
located in Monterey, California.

Dan Sakoda, KD6DRA, PANSAT Project Manager recommends
'The ARRL Spread Spectrum Sourcebook' as a good place to start in
understanding the spread-spectrum scheme.

The PANSAT Team does not expect the satellite to be available to the
Amateur Radio community for another few months.

For more information, visit the official PANSAT web site at:

http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/

[ANS thanks Dan Sakoda, KD6DRA, for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-354.06
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PT 3

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 354.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 20, 1998
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-354.06

THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS
TIME:

RS-16
Attempts to command the mode A transponder 'on' have been
unsuccessful to date. At this time the RS-16 transponder is
non-operational. The 435 MHz beacon (only) is operational.

No additional information is available at this time.

RS-18/Sputnik 41
Russian cosmonauts successfully launched RS-18/Sputnik 41 on
November 10, 1998, during a spacewalk from the Mir space station.
The satellite stopped transmitting early on December 11, 1998, meeting
the 30 day projected lifetime.

Gerard, F6FAO, tells ANS that the last active reports of RS-18 are as
follows:

F6FAO           10 Dec 19:35UTC         RS-18 working
VE1AOE          10 Dec 22:35UTC         RS-18 working
VE1AOE          11 Dec 00:07 UTC        no signal
K5PK            11 Dec 00:10 UTC        decreased signal, orbit 467
WB5RUE          11 Dec 01:32 UTC        some noise, no audio
AP2TJ           11 Dec 15:00 UTC        RS-18 silent
F6FAO           11 Dec 16:45 UTC        RS 18 silent but strange noise

A computer .wav file of the actual received signal can also be found at:

http://www.ik1sld.org/sputnik41.htm

F6FAO suggests the following address for RS-18 QSL
requests:

AMSAT-France
RS-18 QSL Manager
14 bis rue des Gourlis
92 500 Rueil-Malmaison
                            France

The list of received QSL's by the French QSL manager is available at the
following link (note: the list changes daily as cards are received):

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ascerland/sp41QSL.htm

DOVE  DO-17
Downlink 145.825 MHz FM   1200 Baud AFSK
Beacon 2401.220 MHz
Non-operational.

The 145.825 MHz and 2401.220 MHz downlinks are off the air.

No additional information is available at this time.

WEBERSAT  WO-18
Downlink 437.104 MHz SSB  1200 Baud PSK AX.25
Non-operational.

WO-18 is reported to be in MBL mode after a software crash.

No additional information is available at this time.

--ANS END---

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to
ans-editor@amsat.org

/EX
 
Daniel  (Dan) James
AMSAT News Service Bulletin Editor
AMSAT-NA Vice President/Public Affairs
Amateur callsign: NN0DJ
Grid Square EN28iv
Warroad, Minnesota U.S.A.
e-mail:  nn0dj@amsat.org
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