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[jamsat-news:1084] ANS-129


AMSAT NEWS SERVICE	
ANS 129	

ANS is a free weekly news and information service of AMSAT North
America, 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.

AMSAT-NA is pleased to announce that recent and future development
in amateur radio satellites will be presented in San Diego, California
--October 8-11, 1999-- at the 17th Space Symposium and
AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting. More information is available from
Symposium chair, Duane Naugle, KO6BT, at:
ko6bt@amsat.org

Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:
http://www.amsat.org  (or)

AMSAT-NA
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                          20910-4703

Voice: 	301-589-6062
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Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following free mailing lists:

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To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL:

http://www.amsat.org/amsat/listserv/menu.html

This ANS bulletin set is dedicated to the memory of Don Stoner, W6TNS.

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-129.01
UOSAT-12 RECEIVES OSCAR NUMBER

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 129.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MAY 09, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-129.01

UoSAT-12, -amateur radio's newest satellite- will also officially be
known as UoSAT/OSCAR 36, or simply UO-36. The satellite carries a
number of imaging payloads, digital store-and-forward communications
and mode L/S transponders. OSCAR 36 will soon complete its first full
month in orbit.

Responding to a question from Keith Baker, KB1SF, President of
AMSAT-NA, representatives of the UoSAT team requested that an
OSCAR number be assigned to help designate their new spacecraft.

The assignment of consecutive OSCAR numbers to new amateur radio
spacecraft is a tradition that dates from the launch of the very first
Amateur Radio Satellite - OSCAR-1. In order for an OSCAR number to
be assigned, the satellite must successfully achieve orbit and one or
more transmitters must be successfully activated in the amateur radio
bands. Then, the builders/owners of the satellite must formally request
that a consecutive OSCAR number be assigned to their satellite once the
first two requirements are accomplished.

Speaking for the UoSAT team, Chris Jackson, G7UPN, told AMSAT and
ANS that "we would be honored if UoSAT-12 could be recognized as an
OSCAR satellite, and suggest the designation UoSAT-12/OSCAR 36,
abbreviated UO-36, be used."

KB1SF has informed ANS that, in the light of this information, it is now
appropriate to refer to the new amateur satellite as OSCAR-36 or simply
UO-36. President Baker added "I am personally looking forward to the
unique on-orbit capabilities that this satellite will bring. Our sincere
thanks to the UoSAT team for a job well done!"

The satellite remains in very good health. The in-orbit commissioning of
the mini-satellite achieved another important milestone recently. On May
2nd, the newly developed 'Space GPS Receiver' (SGR) was operated for
the first time on UO-36. The SGR is a 24-channel GPS receiver jointly
developed by Surrey Satellite and the European Space Agency (ESA). It
is designed to enable both orbit and attitude determination in addition to
providing a precise on-board reference clock. Martin Sweeting, G3YJO,
tells ANS that "from an autonomous start with no prior knowledge, the
receiver was able to achieve a very accurate orbital position fix for
UO-36 in under seven minutes." Positioning data was continuous over
the five hours of test operation in orbit, with the SGR tracking a number
of GPS satellites simultaneously. A more detailed analysis will be
undertaken during upcoming tests.

Experimentation also continues with the development of rapid
initialization procedures and the operation of multiple antennas on the
spacecraft.

Further information about the satellite is available at the following URL:

http://www.sstl.co.uk/

[ANS thanks Keith Baker, KB1SF, AMSAT-NA President, Chris Jackson,
G7UPN and Martin Sweeting, G3YJO, for this information]

/EX

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DONALD STONER, W6TNS

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 129.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MAY 09, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-129.02

ANS is saddened to report that the man who first conceived of Project
OSCAR, Don Stoner, W6TNS, of Clearwater, Florida died May 4th.
He was 67. Stoner reportedly had been in ill health for some time and
reportedly suffered a ruptured aneurysm.

In 1960, Stoner, then living in California, was the idea man behind Project
OSCAR. Stoner outlined his concepts for an Amateur Radio space
program in the February 1961 issue of QST. In his prophetic article, Stoner
envisioned a two-phase project, the first to launch an orbiting VHF beacon
transmitter into space, the second to launch an 'orbital repeater'.

OSCAR 1 was launched December 12, 1961.

An ARRL member, Stoner also will be remembered as a CQ columnist
-he served in several editorial capacities- including VHF editor, Novice
editor, surplus columnist and semiconductor columnist. Stoner also wrote the
'In Theory' column in CQ-VHF magazine during 1996 and 1997.

ANS sends the sympathy of the satellite community to his wife Lucy and
family.

[ANS thanks the ARRL for this information]

/EX

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AMSAT AT HAMVENTION

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 129.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MAY 09, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-129.03

AMSAT-NA Vice President for Field Operations, Barry Baines,
WD4ASW, reminds ANS that the Dayton Hamvention is quickly
approaching, scheduled for May 14-16, 1999.

AMSAT-NA will again be represented in booth spaces 445-448. AMSAT
volunteers will help handle the myriad of activities that typically occur at
an AMSAT booth; handle transactions, deal with memberships and
renewals, answer questions and serve as representatives of
AMSAT-North America. 

WD4ASW reports he expects to have a very busy booth this year with all
the normal AMSAT publications and a variety of updated and new items:

**  Steve Thompson, W5PK, has created a glossy cardstock Phase 3-D
model kit. Two assembled models will be on display. All kit donations go
to the AMSAT Phase 3-D Fund.

**  An updated laminated AMSAT Frequency Guide with the latest
satellite information will be offered.

**  AMSAT-NA President Keith Baker, KB1SF, has updated the "How to
Use the Amateur Radio Satellites" publication. The new version will be
available.

** ANS principal satellite investigator Mike Seguin, N1JEZ, has updated
the "Amateur Satellite Resource Guide". It will be offered as well as an
updated "Working the Easy Sats" also by Mike.

**  The latest in AMSAT 'fashion' featuring a golf shirt with embroidered
30th Anniversary design along with special AMSAT 30th Anniversary
patches and T-shirts will be available.

**  Once again, AMSAT will offer the 'Arrow Antenna' at the booth this
year. Please note that AMSAT will be handling this antenna only at
Hamvention (not available from AMSAT before or after Dayton) and it is
the newly designed 'split boom' version with a built-in 10-watt duplexer.

**  The latest version of WISP on diskette along with NOVA tracking
software will be available. For the Mac enthusiasts, a demonstration of
MacDoppler will be functioning on a I-MAC computer, including AZ/EL
rotor control. For the PC user, the Kansas City Tracker will also be
available.

Barry is looking for volunteers to help man the AMSAT booth at the
Hamvention. Contact WD4ASW at wd4asw@amsat.org for details.

AMSAT-NA will be involved with several interesting and important
satellite-related presentations on Saturday, May 15, 1999. Scheduled
events start at 08:15 in Room 3. Presentations will include:

'Welcome' by Keith Baker, KB1SF, President, AMSAT-NA

'Getting Started on the Amateur Radio Satellites' by Barry Baines,
WD4ASW, AMSAT-NA Vice President, Field Operations

'PHASE 3-D Spacecraft Status and Launch Prospects' by Dr. Karl
Meinzer, DJ4ZC, President, AMSAT-Germany and P3-D Project
Leader, Keith Baker, KB1SF, President, AMSAT-NA and Lou McFadin,
W5DID, Phase 3-D Integration Laboratory Manager

'SAREX and the International Space Station: Mission Reports and Plans'
by Roy Neal, K6DUE, Chairman, SAREX Working Group, Frank Bauer,
KA3HDO, AMSAT-NA Vice President, Human Spaceflight Programs,
Matt Bordelon, KC5BTL, SAREX/ISS Principal Investigator and
Rosalie White, WA1STO, Director, ARRL Educational Activities
Department

Owen Garriott, W5LFL, the first person to operate on the amateur radio
bands from space, will be a providing his insights on operating from orbit
during the SAREX forum. Owen is a NASA astronaut who first flew on
Skylab - the first Space Station. In November 1983 he pioneered the use
of amateur radio on human spaceflight vehicles by flying a battery
operated Motorola handheld on Space Shuttle Columbia during the
STS-9 Spacelab-1 mission.

Check the official Dayton Hamvention program for official starting times
of each forum. Please note that the AMSAT forums will be held in the
main Exhibit Area and not offsite.

Other Dayton/AMSAT activities include the AMSAT Dinner on Friday
evening at the Amber Rose Restaurant.

ANS hopes everyone enjoys Hamvention and the related AMSAT
festivities!

[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA Vice President for Field Operations, Barry
Baines, WD4ASW, for this information]

/EX

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ANS IN BRIEF

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 129.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MAY 09, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-129.04

ANS news in brief this week includes the following:

** AMSAT Net of the week: The 20-meter International AMSAT Net.
The net meets each Sunday on 14.282 MHz. Pre-Net Warm-up starts at
18:00 UTC with ANS bulletins following the Pre-net. Main net control is
Keith, W5IU. Alternate NCS includes Larry, NW7N, and Wray, W8GQW.
If you were to listen to only one AMSAT net - this is the one! -ANS

** The May/June AMSAT journal will feature an excellent Apogee View
column by AMSAT-NA President KB1SF. Keith will explore the recent
SwatchSat controversy. ANS reminds amateurs that an AMSAT-NA
membership includes the AMSAT journal. The May/June issue will be in
the mail shortly. -ANS

** Guglielmo Marconi, the recognized inventor of radio, and whose
birthday was recently celebrated (born in 1874), had some problems with
his 'wireless'. Marconi's invention was so mysterious looking at the time
that when he went to England customs officers smashed it for fear it was
some kind of anarchist's bomb. -Shortwave Listener List

** Upgrade your shack with a P3D satellite kit from Steve Thompson,
W5PK. All proceeds support the Phase-3D program. Kits are available
from AMSAT-NA Headquarters and will also be featured at the
AMSAT/Dayton hamfest booth. For additional details and a picture of a
completed kit see: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/fun/model_photos/.
-ANS

** If all went well the 3rd Annual Delaware Rockets for Schools program
launched a suborbital rocket recently at Cape Henlopen State Park in
southern Delaware. Three payloads were designed and constructed by
the Computer/Electronics Technology students at Delaware Tech (who
are also ham operators). Rocket telemetry data on 2-meters and a 2-watt
fast-scan ATV UHF transmitter are part of the overall package.
-Sam K3BY

** The FCC's top amateur enforcer, Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, says
that hams who receive notices from ARRL Official Observers should take
them seriously. "Failure to take the notices seriously and to take
corrective action where possible will not be tolerated by the
Commission," Hollingsworth said in an enforcement-related letter to a
South Carolina amateur. "The volunteer work of these Official Observers
is a critical element of the Commission's enforcement program," he said,
adding that failure to act on an OO notice could lead to fines and other
sanctions. -ARRL

** Most chemical elements in the Universe are produced in the stars, and
thus the stars' environments act as huge chemical factories. The
European Space Agency's infrared space telescope, ISO, has detected,
in the dust surrounding a star, the chemical signature of a mysterious
compound made of carbon, whose nature is being actively debated by
astronomers all over the world. While some say it could be a very tiny
diamond, others think it is the famous football-shaped molecule called
'fullerene' or 'buckyball'. -ESA

** Looking like a battery left inside a radio too long, the Liberty Bell 7
capsule is sitting upright on a pile of white chunks 3 miles down in the
darkness of the Atlantic Ocean. It turns out that over the past 38 years,
the capsule's heat shield corroded rather than the capsule, giving the
spacecraft its strange look. Video reveals the Volkswagen-sized craft is
in good shape, still adorned with the fake crack that was painted on its
exterior to replicate its namesake. Recovery efforts are underway.
-Florida Today

** NASA managers have set May 20th as the launch date for Space
Shuttle Discovery and an international crew on an inaugural visit to the
orbiting International Space Station. Discovery will spend six days linked
to the new outpost on Shuttle mission STS-96 as the crew outfits Zarya
and Unity. The Shuttle will carry more than two tons of supplies to be
stored aboard the station, ranging from food and clothes for the first crew
to laptop computers, a printer and cameras. -NASA

** A new hurricane-watching satellite won't be launched this week as
planned, while investigators sort through problems that have doomed a
half dozen U.S. rocket missions in recent months. The delay means the
$250-million Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite is
grounded for at least a week. Recent failures include the Second Delta 3
launcher with the Orion-3 satellite (satellite placed in wrong orbit), the
Titan 4B, with Milstar 2-F1 (satellite placed in useless orbit), the
Lockheed Martin Athena 2 with Ikonos-1 (satellite failed to reach orbit),
the Titan 4B with DSP-19 (failed to reach proper orbit), the inaugural
Delta 3, with Galaxy-10 aboard (rocket exploded during ascent) and
Titan 4A with a classified intelligence satellite (rocket exploded during
ascent). -Florida Today

/EX

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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 129.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MAY 09, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-129.05

MIR SAFEX II 70-cm Repeater
Uplink		435.750 MHz FM w/subaudible tone 141.3 Hz
Downlink  	437.950 MHz FM
Seldom-operational. No operation in 1999 has been observed.

MIR SAFEX II 70-cm QSO Mode
Uplink    	435.725 MHz FM w/subaudible tone 151.4 Hz
Downlink  	437.925 MHz FM
Seldom-operational. No operation in 1999 has been observed.

MIR PERSONAL MESSAGE SYSTEM (PMS)
Uplink/Downlink 145.985 MHz FM 1200 baud AFSK
Semi-operational.

Steve, KF4FQT, reports two passes of Mir over Georgia with good
signals from the PMS downlink.

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

AMSAT-France announced that Air Force General Jean-Pierre Haignere
has been given a personal amateur radio callsign to use aboard the Mir
space station - FX0STB. The QSL manager for FX0STB is:

Radio Club F5KAM
QSL manager MIR
22 rue Bansac
63000 Clermont Ferrand
France

Scott, WA6LIE, has a set of instructions on how to work the Mir space
station. Copies are available from Scott by e-mail at:

wa6lie@juno.com (or by packet) wa6lie@wa6lie.#wcca.ca.usa.noam

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

RADIO SPORT   RS-12
Uplink		  21.210 to  21.250 MHz CW/SSB
Uplink          	145.910 to 145.950 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   Robot Downlink  29.454 MHz
Last reported to be semi-operational, beacon only.

RADIO SPORT   RS-13
Uplink     	  21.260 to  21.300 MHz CW/SSB
Uplink          	145.960 to 146.000 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink          	  29.460 to  29.500 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink        	145.960 to 146.000 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon           	  29.504 MHz
Robot Uplink     145.840 MHz   Robot Downlink  29.458 MHz
Operational. Last reported in mode KA with a 10-meter downlink
and a 15-meter and 2-meter uplink.

Mike, KD9KC, reports some good passes on RS-13 recently with two
new states and two new grids on mode A. Mike, N8MR, reports working
the RS-13 Robot via the 2-meter uplink. You can hear the entire QSO at
the following URL:

http://oeonline.com/~kf8bex/robot-12.html

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

RADIO SPORT   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.

The 29.380 MHz SSB 'meeting frequency' used by most RS-15
operators is showing good results.

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/sat.txt

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)
Semi-operational, mode B. AO-10 has been locked into a 70-cm uplink
and a 2-meter downlink for several years.

John, K6YK, reports hearing ZL2VAL, 9V1UV, UA0AET on AO-10.
Charlie, VR2XMT, recently worked KL5E, VE5FN, ZL2VBV, ZL3TIB and
ZL2MQ. NH6VB, W6GGM, N3VBG, JL1MJD and VE3EYR have all been
active on the satellite.

ANS wishes to congratulate Robert, G8ATE, on reaching satellite DXCC!
This past week he worked ZS2BWB, VU2MKP and VR2XMT on AO-10,
running 50 watts to a 2-element Quad.

Masa, JN1GKZ, reports his web page shows the current AO-10 spin
period and spin rate (by measuring the beacon with FFTDSP software).
The JN1GKZ web site can be found at the following URL:

http://www.din.or.jp/~m-arai/ao10/beacone.htm

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]

AMRAD   AO-27
Uplink    	145.850 MHz FM
Downlink  	436.795 MHz FM
Operational, mode J.

AO-27 has again been seeing very heavy use especially during the
weekends. AMSAT Area Coordinator KD4SFF was active on May 8th
from the Upstate Hamfest in Anderson, South Carolina using the callsign
KD4 'Satellites For Fun'. Al also ran the AMSAT booth at the hamfest.
Jeff, W4JEF, reports his first California contact via AO-27 with K6YK.
Mel, NP2L, has been active from FK78, the Virgin Islands.

The TEPR (Timed Eclipse Power Regulation) states on AO-27 currently
are: TEPR 4 is 34 and TEPR 5 is 70.

[ANS thanks Chuck Wyrick, KM4NZ, and Michael Wyrick, N4USI, for
AO-27 information]

JAS-1b   FO-20
Uplink   	145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 	435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB
Operational. FO-20 is in mode JA continuously.

Bruce, KK5DO, has posted pictures of JARL Headquarters and the
FO-20/29 Command Station on his web site. They were taken during
a recent visit. Visit the site using the following URL:

http://www.amsatnet.com/jarl.html

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

JAS-2   FO-29
Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink   	145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 	435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB
Semi-operational, rotated with digital mode and digi-talker.

Digital Mode JD
Uplink     	145.850  145.870  145.910 MHz FM
Downlink   	435.910 MHz FM 9600 baud BPSK
Digitalker 	435.910 MHz
Semi-operational, rotated with analog mode and digi-talker.

Kazu, JJ1WTK, reported to ANS that the new operational
schedule announced by the JARL is as follows:

through May 10 	Digitalker
May 10 - May 17 	JA
May 17 - May 24 	JD1200
May 24 - May 31	JA

[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-29 status reports]

/EX

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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 129.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MAY 09, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-129.06

KITSAT   KO-25
Uplink		145.980 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK
Downlink 	436.500 MHz FM
Operational.

Jim, AA7KC, reports KO-25 is performing well with good downlink
efficiency.

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

UOSAT   UO-22
Uplink   	145.900 or 145.975 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK
Downlink 	435.120 MHz FM
Operational.

Carol, W9HGI, reports UO-22 is performing within acceptable limits.
W9HGI operates the West Coast Packet Satellite Gateway (WSPG) for
the Worldwide Packet Network (WPN).

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

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

[ANS thanks Carol Byers, W9HGI and Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO,
for UO-22 status information]

OSCAR-11
Downlink  	    145.825 MHz FM, 1200 baud AFSK
Mode-S Beacon  2401.500 MHz
Operational.

Listeners to OSCAR-11 may be interested in visiting the G3CWV web
site. The site contains details of the hardware and some software for
capturing OSCAR-11 data and decoding ASCII telemetry and WOD.
There is also an archive of raw data (mainly WOD) for analysis, which is
continually expanded as new data is captured. Audio files are also
included with examples of each type of data transmitted by the satellite
(each one plays for about ten seconds). Examples of mode-S reception
can also be found at the site. All the audio files are zipped so that they
can be played off-line. The URL is:

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

[ANS thanks Clive Wallis, G3CWV, for OSCAR-11 status information]

PACSAT   AO-16
Uplink     145.90 145.92 145.94 145.86 MHz FM 
               using 1200 baud Manchester FSK
Downlink 437.0513 MHz SSB RC-BPSK 1200 baud PSK
Mode-S Beacon   2401.1428 MHz 
Operating normally with the exception of the mode-S beacon,
which is currently off.

Telemetry is as follows:

Time is Fri May 07 22:03:51 1999 uptime is 1692/16:25:19
+10V Bus          10.350 V  	RC PSK TX Out    0.599 W
+X (RX) Temp  -11.499 D  	RX Temp          1.814 D
RC PSK BP Temp  -6.053 D  	RC PSK HPA Tmp  -3.027 D
+Y Array Temp  -25.416 D  	PSK TX HPA Tmp  -5.448 D
+Z Array Temp  -18.760 D  	Baseplt Temp     1.814 D
Total Array C= 0.000 Bat Ch Cur=-0.522 Ifb= 0.154 I+10V= 0.389
TX:0109 BCR:1E PWRC:59E BT: A WC:25 EDAC:E7

General information and telemetry WOD files can be found at:

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

A complete collection of WOD graphics corresponding to the
year of 1998 can be found at:

http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea1bcu/wod1998.zip

[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for AO-16 status information]

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

No BBS service - EA1BCU and ANS have not received any
updated information for several months. The digipeater is active.

Telemetry is as follows:

Time is Fri May 07 21:33:49 1999 uptime is 280/07:59:11
+Z Array V      24.961 V  	+X (RX) Temp    -9.966 D
RX Temp         -0.991 D  	RC PSK TX Out    0.520 W
Total Array C= 0.368 Bat Ch Cur= 0.250 Ifb= 0.020 I+10V= 0.050
TX:017 BCR:7F PWRC:62D BT:3C WC: 0

General information and telemetry samples can be found at:

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

[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for LO-19 status information]

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

ProcMail V2.00G has been released by G7UPN. This software permits
the processing of image files from TO-31. It has been posted to the
AMSAT-NA FTP site at the following URL:

http://www.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/wisp

[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for TO-31 status
information]

PANSAT   PO-34
Uplink/downlink frequencies have not been established.
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions.

PanSat, developed by the Naval Postgraduate School, was launched
from the shuttle Discovery during STS-95. PanSat spread-spectrum
digital transponders will be available to amateur radio operators in the
near future along with software to utilize this technology.

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

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]

SUNSAT   SO-35
Uplink/downlink frequencies have not been established.
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions.

Hans, ZS5AKV, reports that SunSat is still in the initial test stages and
the command team will provide more information as it becomes
available. General amateur radio service is planned for the near future.

SunSat was launched February 23, 1999 aboard a Delta II rocket from
Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. SunSat stands for
Stellenbosch University Satellite and takes it name from the South
African university whose students constructed the payload.

The SunSat package includes 1200 and 9600 baud digital
store-and-forward capability and a voice 'parrot' repeater system
that will be used primarily for educational demonstrations.
The satellite has two VHF and two UHF transmit-receive systems.

For more information on SunSat, visit the following URL:

http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za

[ANS thanks Garth Milne ZR1AFH, for this information]

/EX

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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 129.07 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MAY 09, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-129.07

THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE
NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:

RS-16
The 435 MHz beacon (only) is operational.

Attempts to command the mode A transponder 'on' have been
unsuccessful to date. No additional information is available at this time.

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

DOVE stopped transmitting in March 1998. The 145.825 MHz and
2401.220 MHz downlinks are off the air and the satellite has not
responded to ground station control. 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.

ITAMSAT   IO-26
Uplink   	145.875 145.900 145.925 145.950 MHz FM 1200 baud
Downlink 	435.822 MHz SSB
Unknown status. ANS has not received any recent updates concerning
the status of IO-26. No additional information is available at this time.

TECHSAT-1B   GO-32
Downlink 	435.225 MHz using HDLC telemetry framed so
that a TNC in KISS mode will decode it
Unknown status. ANS has not received any recent updates concerning
the current status of GO-32.

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

Last reported, 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), on 435.225 MHz.

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

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

No additional information is available at this time.

SEDSAT-1   SO-33
Downlink 	437.910 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions.

Recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.

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.

For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site at the
following URL: 

http://www.seds.org/sedsat

No additional information is available at this time.

KITSAT   KO-23
Uplink   	145.900 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK
Downlink 	435.175 MHz FM
Not operational. The downlink transmitter has not been operational for
any normal communication for several months.

ANS has learned (from HL0ENJ) that satellite downlink telemetry shows
one of KO-23's battery cells to be very unstable.

[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, and KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ,
for KO-23 status information]

/EX

--ANS END---

ANS would like to thank Mike Seguin, N1JEZ, ANS principal satellite
investigator, for helping provide current satellite information for ANS.

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

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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