[jamsat-bb:4665] sunsat update

[Tak Okamoto <ja2pki@amsat.org>]

9月11日12日にSunsatのアマチュア無線用トランスポンダ
の運用が予定されています。日本からのウィンドウもあり
ますので試されてはいかがでしょうか。



> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 06:16:31 +0300
> From: Hans <hans@intekom.co.za>
> Reply-To: hans@intekom.co.za
> Organization: Telkom
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> <qnews@powerup.com.au>,Ray Soifer <71331.1337@compuserve.com>, Henry 
> Chamberlain <qrv@nis.za>
> Subject: [jamsat-amsat-bb:26081] sunsat update
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> 
> SUNSAT Amateur Transponder operation on  4/5 September.
> 
> The ground Control station reports that trouble was again experienced
> with the diary that schedules the amateur  transponder operation (4/5
> September). Reports indicate that the transponder only switched on over
> Australia and Africa. We may
> occasionally encounter software bugs computer hangs, or finger trouble,
> so please regard the schedule as a goal, and not a guaranteed service. 
> 
> SUNSAT Amateur Transponder operation for 11/12 September.
> 
> SUNSAT's Amateur transponder is scheduled as listed below. 
> 
> Note that the transponder is switched back to mode B due to safety and
> power budget considerations. 
> 
> Uplink 		= 436.291 MHz  (+10kHz/-10kHz max. Doppler)
> Downlink 	= 145.825 MHz  (Ignore Doppler)
> 
> Saturday 11 September 
> 02:59 to 03:15          Australia 
> 09:41 to 09:55          Africa 
> 10:01 to 10:17          Europe 
> 16:37 to 16:55          USA 
> 
> Sunday  12 September 
> 02:20 to 02:38          Australia 
> 10:40 to 10:53          Africa 
> 11:00 to 11:16          Europe 
> 15:58 to 16:15          USA 
>  (All times UTC.)
> 
> The passes over Australia will often enable comms over most of
> Australia, and then the islands North of Australia including Japan. 
> Communications between Japan and Australia should be possible for a
> short period. 
> 
> The pass over Southern Africa should make comms possible between
> countries like the RSA, Namibia, Angola, Congo, Zimbabwe, Zambia,
> Mozambique, and as far North as Sudan 
> 
> On the European pass, comms will be possible between countries in North
> Africa and as far North as France, Germany, and parts of Russia.  The
> satellite will remain switched on to cover the Scandinavian countries
> and Greenland. 
> 
> The pass over North America should make comms possible from the Northern
> countries in South America, the Carribean, most of the Eastern part of
> the USA to the midwest, Canada, and briefly Alaska. 
> 
> Let's hear from you:
> Please send your comments and experience to saamsat@intekom.co.za 
> 
> 
> 73
> 
> Hans
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