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[jamsat-news:1059] ANS 087


AMSAT NEWS SERVICE	
ANS 087	

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)

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This ANS bulletin set is dedicated to the memory of former ANS
editor -- BJ Arts, WT0N.

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-087.01
NASA PROVIDES SPACE QUALIFICATION FUNDING TO
SAREX/ARISS TEAM

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 087.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 28, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-087.01

Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, AMSAT-NA's Vice President for Human
Spaceflight told ANS recently that NASA's Education Office has
transferred $90,000 to the U.S.-based Space Amateur Radio Experiment
(SAREX) team to support the space qualification of the Amateur Radio
on the International Space Station (ARISS) hardware.

"We are ecstatic that NASA has committed their precious Educational
Outreach resources to support a crucial facet of the ARISS Hardware
development", said KA3HDO. "While this may sound like a great deal of
funding to the amateur radio community, it represents approximately
one-seventh of what we expect will be required to fully develop all three
phases of the ARISS hardware system," added Bauer.

The ARISS hardware will consist of an initial station, currently
being prepared for launch this October on STS-101, a more
sophisticated transportable station, to be delivered in late 2000 or early
2001, a rack-mounted permanent station to be launched around
2003 or 2004, and an externally mounted ham radio payload scheduled
to be installed in 2003.

Immediately after the July 1998 ARISS meeting in Surrey England,
SAREX Working Group members Rosalie White, WA1STO, and Frank
Bauer, KA3HDO, developed a financial budget for the U.S.-led activities
on ARISS. This budget was presented to NASA in September with
requested resource contributions from NASA. The budget request led to
the recent transfer of the $90,000 to the SAREX team. The NASA
funding will primarily support the space qualification of the initial station
and early aspects of the transportable station. Space qualification is quite
challenging because it will include the U.S. and German developed radio
hardware to be installed in the pressurized Russian Service module and
the Italian, Russian, and U.S. developed antenna systems that will be
installed on the outside of the Service Module.

These antenna systems will require a special EVA, or spacewalk, to
mount the hardware and install the coaxial cables. Thanks to Sergei
Samburov, RV3DR, and his team at Energia, four antenna feed-through
ports have been provided on the Service Module to support the four
amateur radio antenna systems that will be installed on the Russian
Service module.

"Ensuring the ARISS hardware can pass the EVA safety tests is our
most challenging task," Bauer stated. The ARISS team will be working
with a NASA Goddard Space Flight Center-based contractor team from
Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) to deliver the ARISS Safety Data
Package and ensure the ARISS hardware is flight qualified. This team is
also responsible for the development of the tools and the qualification of
hardware on the Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions for
NASA/Goddard, which requires significant knowledge in Human
Spaceflight qualification and crew safety.

[ANS thanks Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, AMSAT-NA Vice President for
Human Spaceflight]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-087.02
SPUTNIK 99 TO LAUNCH IN APRIL

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 087.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 28, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-087.02

The ARRL is reporting that the organizations who arranged the Sputnik
40 and 41 mini-Sputnik satellites will launch a third mini-satellite in April
1999. Sputnik 40 Years spokesman Guy Pignolet says a third flight
model is now aboard a Progress rocket in Baikonur, Russia, awaiting
transport to the Russian Mir space station on or near April 2nd.

ESA astronaut Jean-Pierre Haignere, FX0STB, of France, will launch
Sputnik 99 (which will also be known as RS-19 and possibly as
Sputnik 42) by hand from Mir sometime in April.

This newest 'baby Sputnik' was a cooperative effort of Gerard Auvray,
F6FAO, of AMSAT-France; Viktor Kourilov, of the Astronautical
Federation of Russia; and Sergei Sambourov, RV3DR, of Energia and
AMSAT-Russia.

Technical details of the latest Sputnik are not yet available.

[ANS thanks the ARRL for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-087.03
SPECIAL EVENT STATION GB0SS

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 087.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 28, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-087.03

Ken Eaton, GW1FKY, representing AMSAT-UK, tells ANS "that to mark
the occasion of the official opening of the International Space School,
special event station GB0SS will be operated from the school by
members of Barry Amateur Radio Club."

Dignitaries at the official opening will include George Abbey, Director of
the Johnson Space Center in Houston; Cosmonaut Yuri Glazkove,
Director of Cosmonaut Training in Star City, Russia; and U.S. Astronaut
Dr. Bonnie Dunbar.

Teachers from across the United Kingdom have also been invited to
attend the opening of the school. A three-day conference will follow,
discussing how modern technology (including amateur radio satellites)
can play a major role for communications and education in the school
system.

Special event station GB0SS will be in operation from 12:00 UTC on
March 29th through the afternoon of April 1, 1999. Operation is planned
for the HF, VHF and UHF bands in addition to available satellite passes.

[ANS thanks Ken Eaton, GW1FKY, and AMSAT-UK for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-087.04
ANS IN BRIEF

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 087.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 28, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-087.04

ANS news in brief this week includes the following:

** AMSAT Net of the week: Southern Arizona AMSAT Net
This net meets each Wednesday, 20:00 local, on the 146.880 MHz
K7OMR repeater near Tucson. This Arizona mountaintop repeater has a
coverage radius of well over 100 miles. Main NCS is Larry, NW7N, who
also acts as the standby NCS for the Sunday AMSAT 20-meter net. He
shares control duties with Jim, AA7KC (the ANS KO-23/25 reporter) and
also with Greg, KB7WFO. Both Jim and Greg have been active NCS
stations on the Southern Arizona AMSAT Net for several years.

** Steve, K5PK, tells ANS he would like to thank "everyone who
expressed their interest and support of the Phase-3D program through
his P3D model kit. The 1/20 scale, full color kit is now available
exclusively through AMSAT-NA for a suggested donation. Paul,
KB5MU, reports that "if you build one of the new Phase 3D paper
models, take a picture of it and send it in" - he will post them on the
AMSAT-NA web site. For details see the announcement on the web at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/fun/model_photos/. ANS thanks K5PK and
KB5MU

** N9AVG, KB1SF, WA1QXR, WD4ASW, WS4Z and WU4W will be at
the annual Dayton AMSAT dinner at the Amber Rose Restaurant on May
14th. If you would like to attend, contact Gerd, WB8IFM. --AMSAT-BB

** Ron, W8GUS, tells ANS the June 1978 AMSAT Newsletter featured a
young lady with long dark hair who was being introduced to the
membership as AMSAT's new administrative assistant -- Martha
Saragovitz. Martha is still hard at work some 21 years later.
Congratulations Martha from all of AMSAT! --ANS

** Lars, SM0TGU, reports the AMSAT-SM web site has been updated
with the AMSAT-SM Committee for 1999/2000 and a list of new/planned
amateur radio satellites. Check out the changes at the following URL:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-sm. --ANS

** European Space Agency astronauts Claude Nicollier and
Jean-Francois Clervoy will be part of a team of experienced astronauts
that will be launched aboard the Space Shuttle in October to service the
orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. --ESA

** The Rocky Mountain VHF+ Net is alive and well on 144.220 MHz. Net
Control N0POH reports (from DM79) that the net follows the compass
points looking for stations, starting to the north, then east, south, and
finally west -- averaging 15 stations from the Rockies through the
mid-west. --Wayne, N0POH

** This summer scientists expect the sun to begin its cyclical, two-year
temper tantrum known as the solar maximum. This cycle finds more
dependency on satellites, cell phones and other technology vulnerable to
solar storms with Earth orbit now home to more than 500 satellites.
NASA is reported to be working to launch satellites that will provide
warning of incoming solar storms. Other research efforts are aimed at
developing a better basic understanding of the sun's internal dynamics.
--Gannett News Service

** A powerful new rocket that promises to bring more commercial space
business to Florida was wheeled to its launch pad recently. The
Lockheed Martin Atlas 3A is scheduled for launch June 15th carrying a
U.S. television satellite. When it flies, it will do so using an engine
designed and built in Russia - a first for the American space program.
With the engine, the Atlas 3A will be able to carry communication
satellites weighing up to about 9,000 pounds. --Florida Today

** The International Amateur Radio Union will get a new president and
vice president. In recent voting IARU member-societies overwhelmingly
ratified the election of Larry Price, W4RA, as president, and David
Wardlaw, VK3ADW, as vice president. It's the first top leadership change
at the IARU in more than a decade. --ARRL

** New from Canada: the call sign XL3D has been assigned for use
during the 25th anniversary of the Ontario DX Association through April
25th and the new territory of Nunavut, VY0, comes into effect on April
1st. --RAC, ARRL

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-087.05
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PT 1

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 087.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 28, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-087.05

MIR/SAFEX
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.

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.

PMS
Uplink/Downlink 145.985 MHz FM  1200 Baud AFSK 	
Semi-operational.

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 callsign to use aboard Mir - 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 of the instructions are available from Scott by e-mail at
wa6lie@juno.com, or by packet at wa6lie@wa6lie.#wcca.ca.usa.noam.

Dave, M1BVU, reports hearing Jean-Pierre on 2-meter FM in QSO with
several stations as Mir passed over his QTH. Jean-Michel, F6GRY, also
reports FX0STB voice activity over France recently.

Ken, N1WED, tells ANS that pending course correction maneuvers, Mir
will pass a space milestone of seventy-five thousand orbits on or about
5-April-99. The Mir core module was launched February 19, 1986. The
present total weight of the seven modules that currently make up Mir is
almost 125 tons. N1WED adds that due to the probable upcoming
deorbit, Mir will not make 100,000 orbits, which would occur on or about
August 12, 2003.

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

Radio Sport 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.

Radio Sport 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	
Operational. Last reported in mode KA with a 10-meter downlink and a
15-meter and 2-meter uplink.

Tony, AB2CJ, has again been active on RS-13 SSTV. Tony tells ANS
that to copy an AB2CJ SSTV picture, a cable connected from the audio
output of the receiver to the audio input of the computer sound card and
a software program such as W95SSTV -- is all that is needed.

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.

John, K2JF, reports his 29.369 MHz CW downlink signals were
R-5 S-8 T-9 on a recent RS-15 pass. K2JF tells ANS he "called
CQ over and over with no answers" on that pass.

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)	
Semi-operational, mode B. AO-10 is locked into a 70-cm uplink
and a 2-meter downlink.

ANS has received several reports that indicate AO-10 may be coming
out of its latest sleep phase. Yoshi, JA6BX, tells ANS of hearing the
beacon "even at apogee." Mike, KF4FDJ, reports he and KB8VAO had a
"minimal QSO" on the satellite. K1WVU worked G3WFM with 5X5
signals and some QSB. Ken, WA1QXR, reports good downlink signals,
as does K6YK. John, M1BTR, tells ANS he received AO-10 audio with
typical deep QSB and S-4 signals.

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 on/off states of AO-27 were re-set on March 1, 1999 by
Chuck, KM4NZ. The TEPR (Timed Eclipse Power Regulation)
states on AO-27 are now as follows:

TEPR 4 is 24
TEPR 5 is 60

This means that the transmitter will turn on 12 minutes after it enters the
sun and shut off 18 minutes later.

AMSAT Area Coordinator Bob, WE1U, will operate W1AW from ARRL
Headquarters on April 6th using the following the tentative schedule:

15:25 to 15:37 UTC   RS-13
16:25 to 16:38  UTC AO-27
16:38 to 16:48  UTC FO-29  

QSL via:
W1AW
225 Main Street
Newington, CT  06111-1494

Please enclose a SASE if you want a card in return. WE1U will
concentrate on AO-27 primarily, with RS-13 and FO-29 on a
secondary basis.

AO-27 is seeing heavy usage, especially on weekends.

[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	
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 operation   435.910 MHz	
Semi-operational, rotated with analog mode and digi-talker.

Kazu, JJ1WTK, reported to ANS that the JARL decided to extend
digi-talker operation on FO-29 until 29-March. The new operation
schedule announced by the JARL is as follows:

March 29 - April  5        JA
April 5   -   April 12        JD1200
April 12  -  April 27        JA
April 27  -  May  6         Digitalker (with new message planned)

JJ1WTK confirms the digi-talker currently transmits a 2-part
message:

* The first part is the song of a bird signing (a Bush Warbler)
* The voice message from FO-29 is 'Ho - ho'kke'kyo, this is JAS-2'

A report of copying the FO-29 digi-talker has been received from
VE3DCL.

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-087.06
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PT 2

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 087.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 28, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-087.06

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 weeks.

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]

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

KO-25 is absorbing the additional traffic (due to the loss of KO-23) and is
performing well under heavy usage with good downlink efficiency.

[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	
Semi-operational.

Chris, G7UPN/ZL2TPO reported to the AMSAT-BB that the OBC186
flight software on UO-22 crashed and he has started the reload process.
ANS has not received a recent UO-22 status report from the West Coast
Packet Satellite Gateway (WSPG) or from the Worldwide Packet
Network (WPN).

Update: NN0DJ received an update to the above UO-22 information just
as ANS was 'going to press' - G7UPN reported the UO-22 reload has
been completed and the satellite is operating normally again. Carol
Byers, W9HGI, also reported the satellite is back to normal with the
WSP gateway once again passing traffic via UO-22.

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, for the UO-22 satellite report. 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, reports during the period of 17-February to 16-March
1999 good signals have been received from the 145.826 MHz beacon.
The battery voltage has remained fairly constant, averaging 13.8 volts.
Internal temperatures have remained fairly constant at 5.4C and 3.8C for
battery and telemetry electronics respectively.

A single WOD survey dated 06-January-99 of solar array currents and
array voltage has been transmitted. The WOD contains a characteristic
musical tone which occurs when the constant data is captured during
solar eclipses and then transmitted. The ASCII bulletin is currently a
static message, detailing modes and frequencies of all the amateur radio
satellites.

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.

Telemetry is as follows:

Time is Fri Mar 26 22:40:49 1999 uptime is 1650/17:02:58
+10V Bus           10.400 V
+X (RX) Temp    -9.078 D  	RX Temp              4.839 D
Baseplt Temp      3.024 D  	PSK TX RF Out   -0.029 W
RC PSK TX Out   0.582 W  	RC PSK BP Temp  -5.448 D
RC PSK HPA Tmp  -1.817 D  	+Y Array Temp  -22.995 D
PSK TX HPA Tmp  -3.632 D  	+Z Array Temp  -14.524 D
Total Array C= 0.000 Bat Ch Cur=-0.376 Ifb= 0.161 I+10V= 0.236
TX:010B BCR:1E PWRC:59E BT: A WC:25 EDAC:5A

Time is Sat Mar 27 10:52:51 1999 uptime is 1651/05:15:00
+10V Bus          11.150 V
+X (RX) Temp     9.075 D  	RX Temp         -1.817 D
Baseplt Temp      3.629 D  	PSK TX RF Out   -0.029 W
RC PSK TX Out  0.457 W  	RC PSK BP Temp   1.814 D
RC PSK HPA Tmp   3.629 D  	+Y Array Temp   -1.817 D
PSK TX HPA Tmp   1.814 D  	+Z Array Temp   20.572 D
Total Array C= 0.425 Bat Ch Cur= 0.046 Ifb= 0.045 I+10V= 0.275
TX:010B BCR:8A PWRC:59E BT: A WC:25 EDAC:5E

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 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 -- both EA1BCU and NN0DJ/ANS have not received any
updated information for several months. The digipeater is active.

Telemetry is as follows:

Time is Sat Mar 27 12:03:49 1999 uptime is 238/22:29:11
+X (RX) Temp    -0.991 D  	RX Temp         -0.991 D
Bat 1 Temp          1.252 D  	Bat 2 Temp       1.813 D
RC PSK TX Out    0.674 W
Total Array C= 0.316 Bat Ch Cur= 0.117 Ifb= 0.015 I+10V= 0.143
TX:017 BCR:88 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 this report]

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

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

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]

SunSat  SO-35
Downlink frequency not established.	
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions. At this
time the command team is planning general amateur radio service in 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.

A successful Mode-J FM voice contact has been made via the new
SunSat SO-35 satellite. Project Leader Garth Milne, ZR1AFH, and
AMSAT-SA President Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS5AKV, recently
completed the first-ever voice contact through the bird.

For more information on SunSat, visit the following URL:
http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za

[ANS thanks Garth Milne ZR1AFH, for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-087.07
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PT 3

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 087.07 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 28, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-087.07

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	
Beacon 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.

QSL cards for receiving DOVE (when the satellite is operating) may
be obtained from:
                                  Dianne White, N0IZO
                                  45777 Rampart Road
                                  Parker, Colorado  80138-4316
                                                                           USA

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    435.325    435.225 MHz 	
HDLC telemetry framed so 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.

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/

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.

SedSat was last reported to be performing as it has since launch,
transmitting telemetry until the batteries are depleted -- going into safe
mode -- and then repeating the process.

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.

--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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