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[jamsat-news:1201] ANS 009
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS 009
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.
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This edition of ANS is dedicated to the memory of former ANS Bulletin
Editor, 'BJ' Arts, WT0N.
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JAWSAT DATA - PART 4
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 009.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 09, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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As reported earlier in ANS, the JAWSAT launch (with Amateur Radio's
newest satellites) was postponed last December. A new launch date
has been set for January 15, 2000. This delayed launch timeframe has
allowed ANS to take a more detailed look at each of the new birds. In
the last edition ANS explored STENSAT, the small satellite that will
operate as a single channel, Mode-J, FM voice transponder (much like
AO-27). STENSAT will be 'ejected' from OPAL, the Orbiting Picosat
Automatic Launcher. OPAL is part of the JAWSAT multi-payload adapter
space-frame. OPAL will also eject a small satellite called ARTEMIS.
ARTEMIS is twice the physical size of STENSAT with a VHF uplink and
downlink. The interesting thing about the satellite is the main payload;
several very low frequency (VLF) receivers each with a 1-meter whip
antenna. The receivers are a science payload in conjunction with
Stanford University that will approximate the occurrence and amplitudes
of horizontal and vertical lightning.
For more information about ARTEMIS, visit the satellite web site at:
http://screem.engr.scu.edu/artemis/
A web cast of the launch of JAWSAT (and ARTEMIS) is available.
To register for the web cast, visit the following URL:
http://www.webcastingtv.com/jawsat/
The Vandenberg launch schedule is available at:
http://mocc.vafb.af.mil/launchsched.asp
[ANS thanks Richard Limebear, G3RWL, for this information]
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ISS UPDATE
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 009.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 09, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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The International Space Station entered the New Year operating normally
with no problems reported as it orbits the Earth every 90 minutes. Flight
controllers both in Houston and in Moscow reported a smooth, uneventful
Y2K rollover of computers commanding ISS as the year 2000 dawned.
Controllers continue to manage the charging of the batteries on the Zarya
module and are watching over other systems on the station. Electrical
power management continues to be the focus, with the Station operating
on the power generated by four of six batteries inside Zarya. Flight
controllers also reported a good test of the Kurs automatic docking
system on Zarya. The Kurs system will be used during the final
rendezvous and docking of ISS with the Zvezda module about two weeks
after it is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The International Space Station continues to operate in excellent shape
as it orbits the Earth at an altitude of 246 by 234 statute miles. Since the
launch of Zarya in November 1998, the ISS has completed almost 6,500
orbits. Space Station viewing opportunities worldwide are available on the
Internet at:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/
[ANS thanks NASA for this information]
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NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR MAXIM MEMORIAL AWARD
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 009.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 09, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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ANS has received information from the ARRL about the 1999 Hiram
Percy Maxim Memorial Award. The award goes each year to a radio
amateur under the age of 21 whose accomplishments and contributions
are of the most exemplary nature within the framework of Amateur Radio
activities. These include, but are not limited to:
* Participation or leadership in organizational affairs at the local or
national level
* Technical achievement
* Operating record
* Recruitment and training of new amateurs
* Public relations activities
An award panel will review the nominations received and select the
winner. The prize consists of a cash award of $1000, a suitably engraved
plaque, and travel and accommodation expenses to enable the winner
to attend an ARRL convention for a formal presentation. Nominations
are open until March 31, 2000.
For information and a nomination form visit the following web site:
http://www.arrl.org/field/awards/hpm.html
[ANS thanks the ARRL for this information]
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ANS IN BRIEF
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 009.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 09, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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ANS news in brief this week includes the following:
** Mark your calendars! All space enthusiasts and Amateur Radio
satellite operators are invited to the next Maryland-DC area AMSAT
Meeting and Space Seminar (including students, teachers, parents
and all satellite operators). The gathering will take place on Sunday,
April 2, 2000 in the auditorium of the beautiful Visitor Center at the
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. ANS
will feature more event details in future editions. -ANS
** Ray, W2RS, tells ANS that now the Y2K edition of Straight Key
Night on OSCAR is history, all participants are encouraged to
nominate the operator with the best fist among those they worked.
Please send your nomination to W2RS. Best Fist nominees will be
featured in an ANS bulletin (early February) and in the next available
issue of The AMSAT Journal. -Ray, W2RS
** The Space Shuttle Discovery safely completed its mission to service
the Hubble Space Telescope. During three spacewalks, astronauts
replaced all six of Hubble gyroscopes (4 of which had failed, leaving the
telescope unable to make observations), as well as installing voltage
regulators on batteries, a faster central computer, a fine-guidance sensor,
a data recorder, and a new radio transmitter. The telescope was released
from Discovery on Christmas Day. The new components are now being
checked out and the space telescope should return to service shortly. -S&T
** The US Naval Observatory reports on its Web page that despite all
the hype made by the media we have not entered a new decade,
century or millennium. The Observatory notes the end of the second
millennium and the beginning of the third will be reached at midnight
on January 1, 2001. This date is based on the now globally recognized
Gregorian calendar. -SpaceNews
** Launch preparations are scheduled to begin soon for a Department
of Energy research satellite developed in New Mexico. The Multispectral
Thermal Imager satellite developed at Sandia and Los Alamos national
laboratories includes a sophisticated telescope that collects day and
night ground images in 15 spectral bands ranging from the visible to
long-wave infrared. -SpaceDaily
** Have you gazed upon a full Moon hanging lazily above the horizon
and thought that it looks surprisingly huge? You're not alone, but it
has nothing to do with the Moon actually being bigger or brighter. Such
perceptions have been dubbed the 'Moon-illusion.' Recently, a father
and son team of researchers put the illusion to the test and concluded
that the illusion arises because seeing an object across miles of filled
space makes it look farther, bigger, and more impressive than when
there are no visual cues to its great distance. -S&T
** NASA may fly an unplanned shuttle mission to the International
Space Station. The flight would involve sending Atlantis to the outpost
so astronauts could perform maintenance work on the two segments
that are linked in orbit. The mission would take place if the launch of the
station's Service Module by the Russians is delayed beyond late spring
or early summer, which now seems almost certain. Among the things
the Atlantis crew could do would be to replace batteries and avionics
components that are now nearing the end of their usable life. -Florida
Today
** Today in history: on January 9, 1793 balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard
lifted off in a hydrogen-filled balloon from Philadelphia, beginning the first
manned balloon trip in the United States. Blanchard settled back to Earth
in Woodbury, New Jersey. -Balloon/Rocket reflector
** Are you a U.S. ham wondering about ULS? Simple, step-by-step
instructions on how to register for the FCC's Universal Licensing System
now are available from the ARRL at http://www.arrl.org/fcc/uls101.html.
-ARRL
** The Galileo spacecraft orbiting Jupiter continues to make milestones.
The craft successfully made a flyby of Europa on January 3rd, dipping to
just 218 miles above the icy surface. During the Europa flyby, Galileo's
instruments were looking for magnetic signatures that may be generated
by a subsurface ocean. Also, the signal from the spacecraft was blocked
by the moon itself, which will provide scientists details about any thin
atmosphere Europa may have. -S&T
** Some doorstep astronomy from ANS: in North America, face north
and look very high, almost overhead, during early evening for the zigzag
constellation Cassiopeia. Its five stars, moderately bright, are shaped like
a flattened letter M. The two stars on the left are a little fainter than the
others and that side of the M looks more squashed. In Greek mythology,
Cassiopeia was a North African queen! -S&T
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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 009.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 09, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
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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
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 29.458 MHz
Robot Uplink 145.840 MHz
Robot Downlink 29.504 MHz
Operational, in mode-KA with a 10-meter downlink
and a 15-meter and 2-meter uplink.
AC5DK's RS-12/13 Satellite Operators Page:
http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html
AC5DK's RS-12/13 Satellite Forum:
http://www.hotboards.com/powerforum/pwrforum.exe?who=rs1213
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)
SSB meeting frequency 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
Semi-operational, mode-A, using a 2-meter uplink and a
10-meter downlink.
Dave, WB6LLO, has operating information for both RS-15 and RS-13
on his web site. In addition to satellite data, antenna information for
mode-A operation is also featured. The WB6LLO web site URL is:
http://home.san.rr.com/doguimont/uploads
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.
DX continues to be worked (and heard) on AO-10. Eddie, DU1EV,
is active from grid PK04 in the Philippines. Al, KD4VA, reports that
U.S. hams have been enjoying AO-10 DX into Europe recently.
F8GB, I5MPK, IT9GSV, DG9NB OM3WBC and UA3PAB have all been
heard and worked on the satellite.
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.
Bob, KA0MR, was recently active from P40 (Aruba).
AO-27 uses a method called Timed Eclipse Power Regulation (TEPR)
to regulate the on-board batteries. In simple terms, TEPR times how
long the satellite has been in an eclipse (or in the sun) and decides
what subsystems to turn on or off. The AO-27 pages on the AMSAT-NA
web site include an explanation of AO-27 operations (at):
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao27.html
Chuck, KM4NZ, reset the TEPR states on AO-27 (on 12/14/99).
TEPR 4 is 12 TEPR 5 is 48
[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.
JAS-1b (FO-20) was launched in February 1990 and continues
to function quite well.
[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
Operational, rotated with digital mode and digi-talker.
JAS-2 was successfully launched on August 17, 1996, by an H-II launch
vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center.
Digital Mode JD
Uplink 145.850 145.870 145.910 MHz FM
Downlink 435.910 MHz FM 9600 baud BPSK
Digitalker 435.910 MHz
Operational, rotated with analog mode and digi-talker.
Mike, KF4FDJ, has put together a very informative document on FO-29,
addressing analog, digital and digi-talker modes. To obtain a copy
e-mail Mike at: kf4fdj@amsat.org
Kazu, JJ1WTK, reports the FO-29 operational schedule
(announced by the JARL) is as follows:
through January 11th JA
January 12-16th JD1200 mailbox
January 17-31st JA
Mineo, JE9PEL, has updated his FO-29 satellite telemetry analysis
program. The software will automatically analyze all digital
telemetry from the satellite such as current, voltage and temperature.
The JE9PEL FO-29/software update is available at:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
[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 009.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 09, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
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KITSAT KO-23
Uplink 145.900 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK
Downlink 435.175 MHz FM
Operational. The satellite has returned to service.
ANS has learned (from HL0ENJ) that satellite downlink telemetry shows
two of KO-23's battery cells to be very unstable. Jim, AA7KC, reports
KO-23 has returned to operation. Jim's first operational pass took place
on January 8th at 03:45 UTC. WA4SCA, KE6QIS, N1JEZ, all confirm
KO-23 reception.
[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 436.500 MHz FM
Operational.
Jim, AA7KC, reports KO-25 is operational with good data throughput.
[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.
More information on the satellite is available at the following URL:
http://www.sstl.co.uk/
[ANS thanks 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.
The operating schedule is as follows:
ASCII status (210 seconds)
ASCII bulletin (60 seconds)
BINARY SEU (30 seconds)
ASCII TLM (90 seconds)
ASCII WOD (120 seconds)
ASCII bulletin (60 seconds)
BINARY ENG (30 seconds)
The ASCII bulletin is currently a static message, detailing modes and
frequencies of all active amateur radio satellites.
More information on OSCAR-11 is available at the following URL:
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
[ANS thanks Clive Wallis, G3CWV, for OSCAR-11 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. The digipeater is active.
Telemetry is as follows:
Time is Sat Jan 01 11:57:23 2000 uptime is 518/22:22:45
RC PSK TX Out 0.659 W +Y Array Temp 4.057 D
Coax Rly Stat 1.000 C Coax Rly Stat 255.000 C
Total Array C= 0.340 Bat Ch Cur= 0.122 Ifb= 0.013 I+10V= 0.157
TX:017 BCR:87 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.
TO-31 users may also note that many of the high-resolution color
images on TMSAT are now compressed using a UoSAT
compression format. This format is supported by the VK5HI CCD
display program.
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 general 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/
PanSat is the featured cover article in the July/August 1999 issue of the
AMSAT-NA Journal (written by KD6DRA and N7HPR).
[ANS thanks Dan Sakoda, KD6DRA, for this information]
SUNSAT SO-35
Operational. SunSat has been in mode-B using an uplink
of 436.291 MHz (+/- doppler) and a 145.825 MHz downlink.
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.
The SunSat command team recently upgraded the diary software.
The team has also uploaded the parrot repeater software and early
tests were satisfactory. The parrot repeater should be functional
near the end of January. According to the team packet radio
operation is still some 3 months away.
For more information on SunSat, visit the following URL:
http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za
[ANS thanks Garth Milne ZR1AFH, for this information]
UoSAT-12 UO-36
Uplink: 149.600 MHz
Downlink 437.025 MHz
437.400 MHz
UoSAT-12 was successfully launched on April 21, 1999 from the
Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome. UO-36 carries a number of imaging
payloads, digital store-and-forward communications and mode L/S
transponders.
The satellite is not currently available for general uplink transmissions.
S-band high speed downlink commissioning continues at rates
between 128kb/s and 1Mb/s. The S-band downlink frequency has
not been announced.
UO-36 has been transmitting 9600-baud FSK telemetry framed in a
VLSI format using a downlink frequency of 437.400 MHz. Chris,
G7UPN, reports UO-36 is also (at times) testing on 437.025 MHz at a
baud rate of 38,400 (38k4). Currently, this downlink is switched on over
Europe. Due to the limited power on UO-36, it is not possible to have
this downlink on permanently over all areas.
Presently the BBS is still closed.
The VK5HI/TMSAT viewer shareware is available on the AMSAT-NA
web site at the following URL:
ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip
Further information on UO-36 is available from: http://www.sstl.co.uk/
[ANS thanks Chris G7UPN/ZL2TPO, and the University of Surrey for
this information]
ITAMSAT IO-26
Uplink 145.875 145.900 145.925 145.950 MHz FM 1200 baud
Downlink 435.822 MHz SSB
Semi-operational, digipeater function is 'on'.
IO-26 was launched on the September 26, 1993.
Alberto, I2KBD, reports IO-26 has been opened to APRS use.
[ANS thanks ITAMSAT Project Manager Alberto E. Zagni, I2KBD, for this
information]
TECHSAT-1B GO-32
Downlink 435.225 MHz using HDLC telemetry
Updated status. Shlomo, 4X1AS, tells ANS that efforts are underway
to bring GO-32 on line. According to Dr. Fred Ortenberg of the Asher
Space Research Institute in Haifa, "the TechSat control team is about to
finish its Amateur Radio BBS package tests. The next stage is to add
beacon messages about the satellite's housekeeping status."
Stay tuned to ANS for further information.
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/
/EX
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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 009.07 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 09, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
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THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE
NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:
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
Non-operational.
Russ Platt, WJ9F, of the AO-16 Command Team tells ANS "it appears
that after 1900 plus days of operating -- AO-16 suffered a problem that
returned it to safe mode." WJ9F has been able to turn the 70-cm
transmitter back on. AO-16 is in MBL (Microsat Boot Loader) mode and
ground teams are checking the on-board memory to find the cause of
this problem. Stay tuned to ANS for further updates.
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]
MIR SPACE STATION
Ham radio activity aboard the Mir space station came to a close on
August 28, 1999 as the crew returned to Earth, leaving the station
unmanned. Mir is in a stable orbit with only essential systems running.
All Amateur Radio activities have ceased. Currently, the station is being
prepared for re-entry sometime in the first quarter of 2000, however, the
final fate of the space station has not been formally announced. Stay
tuned to ANS for further developments.
Current Amateur Radio equipment aboard Mir includes:
MIR SAFEX II 70-cm Repeater
Uplink 435.750 MHz FM w/subaudible tone 141.3 Hz
Downlink 437.950 MHz FM
Not 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
Not operational. No operation in 1999 has been observed.
MIR PERSONAL MESSAGE SYSTEM (PMS)
Uplink/Downlink 145.985 MHz FM 1200 baud AFSK
Not operational.
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.
SEDSAT-1 SO-33
Downlink 437.910 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and
recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.
Mineo, JE9PEL, reports he has again received minimal telemetry
from the satellite, the most recent dated December 9th.
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.
/EX
--ANS END---
ANS would like to thank Mike Seguin, N1JEZ, ANS principal satellite
investigator, for helping provide current satellite information.
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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