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[jamsat-news:1693] ANS 104


AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS 104

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.

ANS is pleased to announce the 20th Space Symposium and AMSAT-NA
Annual Meeting. The conference is scheduled for November 7-11, 2002 in
Fort Worth, Texas, and will chronicle recent and future Amateur Radio
satellite technology developments, including an Electronic Surplus Stores
tour on November 7th; a Field Operations breakfast and a tour of the
Lockheed Martin Aerospace Company on November 10th; the AMSAT-NA
Board of Directors Meeting November 10th. AMSAT members are
welcome to attend the BOD meeting. [The 2002 event chairman is Keith
Pugh, W5IU]

This ANS bulletin set is dedicated to the memory of Nate Smith, KL7DJE.
Nate's voice was a constant on many of the Alaskan HF nets for many
years. He will be sorely missed in the 49th state. [ANS thanks Andre
Clay, KL7AC, for this information]

ANS salutes Guglielmo Marconi, who developed radio into a viable
communications medium; experimented with short waves, UHF and
microwaves before most people knew they existed. Marconi is among
the inaugural group of 50 inductees into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of
Fame. [ANS thanks CQ Amateur Radio magazine, published by CQ
Communications, Inc. for this information]

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-104.01
SAUDISAT 1-A ANNOUNCEMENT

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 104.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 14, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-104.01

AMSAT-NA News Service (ANS) has received word via AMSAT-NA
President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH, that SaudiSat 1A is now open for
Amateur Radio communications. In a letter to VE3FRH, Turki Al-Saud,
the director of the Space Research Institute in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
(the sponsoring agency) communicated the following:

Please announce the availability of SaudiSat 1-A (SO-41) to AMSAT
members and to follow Amateur Radio operators in your region.
Saudi OSCAR-41 has been configured for operation in the amateur
service. The spacecraft will automatically enable its UHF transmitter
over Saudi Arabia and the United States for approximately 20-minutes
each pass.

The spacecraft is operating in Mode-J, centered on a VHF uplink and
UHF downlink of 145.850/436.775 MHz, currently configured as an
analog FM voice repeater. The spacecraft will operate in this mode
intermittently, as power and spacecraft experiments permit.

SO-41's downlink RF power is 1-watt over both regions with left-hand
circular polarization. The uplink antenna (located on top of the spacecraft)
is linear in polarization.

Best regards,

Turki Al-Saud
Space Research Institute
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

SO-41 was launched September 26, 2000, aboard a converted Soviet
ballistic missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

Immediately following the announcement, signal reports were being
noted on the AMSAT-NA bulletin board. Don, KD4APP, reported signals
were running S1-S2. Drew, KO4MA, reports working WA3WDR and
N4TPY. Joe, KA0YOS reported "SO-41 sounded good in South Dakota."

SaudiSat 1-B is not available at this time as experiments and software
development continues with 1-B.

[ANS thanks Turki Al-Saud and AMSAT-NA President Robin Haighton,
VE3FRH for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-104.02
APRIL PRESIDENT'S LETTER

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 104.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 14, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-104.02

Several times each year AMSAT News Service will feature information
from AMSAT-NA President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH. This feature is
known as the 'President's Letter'. The following is the latest installment:

Firstly, I must apologize to all of you for the lack of a February or March
2002 President's Letter. As some of you may know I have been away
from home on a personal vacation in Australia. During my time away,
Executive Vice-president Keith Baker, KB1SF, has been acting as
President - thank you Keith for keeping things moving during my
absence.

On my vacation I met with many hams and AMSAT members, and I gave
two talks on AMSAT activities, first to the Moorabbin Radio Club (in
Melbourne), and to a group of hams in the western coastal town of
Northampton (who were very interested in getting their local high school
in contact with the International Space Station). The Melbourne
presentation centered on AO-40, and ended with an auction of some
AMSAT items to raise funds for AMSAT-Australia. I also had the
pleasure of meeting with Graham Ratcliff, VK5AGR, who serves as an
AO-40 control station and is also the National Coordinator of
AMSAT-Australia.

In Perth, I met Chris Hill, VK6KCH. Chris is writing software in support of
our new IHU2 computer.

Other AMSAT related parts of my visit included meeting with Darran Siu
and the team from the University of New South Wales who are building
BlueSat - an amateur micro-satellite which may be launched in 2004.

I also met Shaun Wilson of Aerospace Concepts. Shaun is a member of
a group building JaeSat - an amateur satellite which is due for launch
around 2005 or 06. I asked both Darran and Shaun to provide articles for
the AMSAT-NA Journal.

What's next for AMSAT-NA?

You may remember that in the Apogee view column for the
January/February issue I had commented that our financial support for
Eagle and other AMSAT-NA projects have been reduced since 9/11.
This continues to be the case.

AMSAT-NA really needs your support!

Accordingly, I have asked Chairman of the Board Bill Tynan, W3XO, to
call a Board of Directors meeting on April 20th to review the situation and
to decide on a proper course of action.

Meanwhile, the Echo project satellite design is progressing and I will
make a full report on these satellites in my letter next month.

I would welcome any input from the AMSAT-NA membership (members
only!) on these topics. Please send comments to < ve3frh@amsat.org >
by April 15th. I will summarize your thoughts and take them to the BOD
meeting.

Another important event rapidly approaching is the Dayton Hamvention,
May 17-19th. Don't forget the AMSAT Dinner on Friday evening at the
Amber Rose Restaurant. Please contact Ed Collins, N4NUY,
< n4nuy@amsat.org > to book your seat in advance. Our guest speaker
will be Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, who will talk on the latest advances in
APRS.

The AMSAT-NA forum at Dayton will look at our new satellite projects,
along with having two ISS Astronauts present, both of whom have
operated the Amateur Radio equipment from the station!

In closing, with the fears of recession virtually over and the effects of
9/11 hopefully behind us, I ask that you please support our building fund
once more. I realize that not everyone can become a "Gold" member of
the AMSAT-NA Presidents Club, but if you could choose a level that you
could continue to support (Gold, Silver, Bronze) or possibly a one time
direct donation - it will help to provide for the future enjoyment of your
hobby and your donation will even be tax deductible for many of you.

Until next month,

73,

Robin Haighton, VE3FRH
President AMSAT-NA

[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH, for this
information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-104.03
ATLANTIS ISS MISSION UNDERWAY

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 104.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 14, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-104.03

With the International Space Station orbiting high overhead, the shuttle
Atlantis lifted off last Monday afternoon on a complex mission to install a
43-foot long truss structure. The launch occurred with only 12-seconds
left in the 5-minute launch window (due to a brief delay).

The Atlantis crew is made up of Commander Mike Bloomfield, Pilot
Steve Frick and mission specialists Rex Walheim, Ellen Ochoa, Lee
Morin, Jerry Ross and Steve Smith.

Atlantis closed the distance between it and the International Space
Station and successfully docked on Wednesday. The linkup took place
as the two spacecraft flew over south-central China, to the southwest of
Shanghai.

Construction of a framework for expanded research began Thursday
as the S-Zero (S0) truss segment was installed on ISS. The truss will
provide support for the cooling and power systems necessary to attach
additional laboratories to the complex. After successful installation of the
truss, the focus has shifted to the transfer of equipment, supplies and
experiments between the space shuttle Atlantis and the orbiting
laboratory.

Systems on the S0 Truss are functioning well after its installation
Thursday.

[ANS thanks the ARRL for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-104.04
ANS IN BRIEF

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 104.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 14, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-104.04

ANS news in brief this week includes the following:

** XW1HS will be active on several frequencies and modes between
April 11-15, 2002. Satellite operation is underway on AO-40 as this
edition of ANS was prepared. Hardy, DC8TS, reported working XW1HS
via AO-40 (on CW) with good signals, as did Jonathan, HB9DRD.
More information is available at the following URL:
http://www.rast.or.th/xw1hs. -Joe, HS2JFW

** A large rock that a Manitoba, Canada man found while grading a road
has been identified as Canada's newest meteorite. Verification came
from Prairie Meteorite Search, a national project led by the Universities
of Calgary, Regina, and Western Ontario. -SpaceDaily

** The March issue of the Monitoring System Newsletter talked about
a rogue broadcast from Eritrea on  7100 kHz that continues to be
heard well in eastern North America. This broadcast can also be heard
around the world at times, and its lower sideband can dominate the top
few kilohertz of the 7000-7100 kHz Amateur Radio band. -IARU

** A DNA-based computer has solved a logic problem that no human
could complete by hand, setting a new milestone for this new, infant
technology that could someday surpass the electronic digital
computer. -SpaceDaily

** The FCC has again targeted Amateur Radio's primary allocation at
2.3 - 2.4 MHz for possible sharing or use by other radio services. A
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking invites comments on either sharing the
Band with public safety services being displaced from 800 MHz or
moving amateurs elsewhere. The ARRL plans to file comments in the
proceeding. -ARRL Letter

** Within the next four years, 3,000 free-floating ocean robots will be
deployed in the oceans around the world, most of them in the Southern
Hemisphere, as part of the next wave of climate alert systems that
Have been developed. -SpaceDaily

** The ARRL Digital Voice Working Group has announced that a digital
voice forum will be held at Hamvention, on May 19th. Discussions and
live audio demonstrations of digital voice, including presentations from
world-renowned authorities on digital-audio hardware, software and
other technical details will take place. -DVWG

** The commercial communications satellite market should see large
spacecraft production levels reach their lowest point by the middle of the
decade and remain flat through 2011, according to a recently released
market analysis. -SpaceDaily

** An ANS round of applause for N2AER who staffed the AMSAT table
at the recent Hamboree in Timonium, Maryland, and to W2GPS who
assisted. Thanks, guys! -Pat, N8PK

 ** When astronauts finally land on Mars, a safe bet is that they'll head
for northern climes if they intend to spend much time there. That's
because nearly all the available water is frozen as ice at the north pole.
-SpaceDaily

** The 2001 AMSAT Symposium awards included a presentation to
Lyle Johnson, KK7P, for his generous contribution of time and effort
during the Phase 3D launch campaign. His willingness to sacrifice
personal time for this endeavor is greatly appreciated by hams all
over the world. -ANS

 --ANS BULLETIN END---

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-104.05
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 104.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 14, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-104.05

Phase 3D / AMSAT OSCAR 40 / AO-40
Launched: November 16, 2000 aboard an Ariane 5 launcher
from Kourou, French Guiana.
Status: Currently, the U/L-1 to S-2 passband is active (various times)
Uplink    	U-band    435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/SSB
                  	L1-band  1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/SSB
                  	L2-band  1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink  	2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/SSB

AO-40 experimental transponder operation started on May 05, 2001 at
approximately 08:00 UTC when the U-band and L1-band uplinks were
connected to the S-2 transmitter passband downlink via the Matrix
switch. Some 58 DXCC countries were QRV on AO-40 in 2001.

Mike, N1JEZ, reported that with "a great deal of excitement that I'd like to
report successful reception of the AO-40 Mode K beacon." Signal levels
peaked at S-3, using a 0.5-meter dish with a linear feed. Details can be found at: http://hometown.aol.com/mike73/index.html

Ground stations capturing telemetry from AO-40 are asked to send a
copy of the data to the AO-40 archive at: ao40-archive@amsat.org.

For the current transponder-operating schedule visit:

http://www.amsat-dl.org/journal/adlj-p3d.htm

[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL and the ARRL for this information]

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION/ARISS
Worldwide packet uplink:  145.990 MHz
Region 1 voice uplink:       145.200 MHz
Region 2/3 voice uplink:    144.490 MHz
Worldwide downlink:         145.800 MHz
TNC callsign                      RS0ISS

ARISS initial station launched September 2000 aboard shuttle Atlantis.
ARISS is made up of delegates from major national Amateur Radio
organizations, including AMSAT.

Status: Operational.

ISS packet activity has resumed. Although the mailbox function has
been activated, ground stations are discouraged from using it. Currently,
there is no computer hooked up to the packet system.

Astronaut Dan Bursch, KD5PNU, answered 14 questions and exchanged
greetings with his daughter during an ARISS contact with Pflugerville
High School. It was the 53rd arranged QSO in the ARISS project.

Upcoming student contacts are scheduled with the Caribbean
Preparatory School San Juan, Puerto; Quogue Union Free School
District, New York; Woodland Middle School, East Meadow, New York;
Shenandoah Elementary School, Florida; Lucee Jeanne D'Arc, France
and Ecole Louis Pergaud, France; Hambright Elementary School,
Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Woodland Middle School, East Meadow, New
York.

The latest ARISS announcements and successful school list is
available at:

http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov

An archive of school contacts can be found at:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/505064.asp

NASA information on the ISS station can be found at:

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/reference/radio/

The ISS daily crew schedule (which gives an idea when crew members
have free time and may be available for Amateur Radio operations) can
be found at:

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/2001/may/index.html

A detailed breakdown of the antenna installation with some great
pictures and diagrams (depicting the entire ISS ham system including
antenna's) can be downloaded at:

http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov/EVAs/amsat01.pdf

U.S. callsign:                  NA1SS
Russian callsigns:           RS0ISS, RZ3DZR

The QSL routes for W/VE stations working NA1SS aboard the
International Space Station:

U.S. stations (a SASE is required to get a QSL in return):
Margie Bourgoin, KC1DCO
Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2, 3) QSL
ARRL, 225 Main Street
Newington, Connecticut 06111

Canadian stations:
Radio Amateurs of Canada
Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2, 3) QSL
720 Belfast Road, Suite 217
Ottawa, Ontario KEG 0Z5

European stations (a SASE and 2 IRC's are required to get
                               a QSL in return).
AMSAT-France
14 bis, rue des Gourlis
92500 Rueil Malmaison
France

[ANS thanks Will Marchant, KC6ROL, and Jean-Louis Rault, F6AGR,
for this information]

RADIO SPORT RS-12
Uplink 		21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink	29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon  	29.408 MHz
Robot		29.454 MHz
Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher
Status: RS-12 was placed in Mode-K on February 19, 2002.

The latest information on RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the AC5DK
RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page at:

http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html

[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for RS-12 information]

RADIO SPORT RS-13
Uplink    	21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink   	145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon 	145.860 MHz
Robot		145.908 MHz
Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher
Status: RS-13 was re-activated in Mode-T on February 19, 2002.

Arnie, CO2KK, reports RS-13 is working nicely, "and I get a wonderful
downlink signal even at times of very high signal absorption happening
on the 15-meter band." He is active on RS-13 on a daily basis.

Kevin, AC5DK, reports that he has been trying Mode-T for the first time.
"The downlink is very strong and clear at times and the Mode-T Robot
is active," said AC5DK. Arnie, CO2KK, has been on RS-13 quite often
looking for contacts; he primarily gets on weekdays but is making
special efforts to get on during the weekend as work permits.

The latest information on RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the AC5DK
RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page at:

http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html

[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for this information]

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)
Launched: December 26, 1994 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome
Status: Semi-operational, mode-A, using a 2-meter uplink and a
10-meter downlink

Dave, WB6LLO, has operating information for both RS-15 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

[ANS thanks Dave Guimont, WB6LLO, for this information]

RADIO SPORT RS-21
Downlink 	145.825 and 435.335 MHz CW/FSK.
Launched: remotely launched on March 20, 2002 from a Russian
Progress M-1-7 launcher. Status: operational

Radio Sport 21, is also known as the Kolibri-2000 satellite. The
satellite's formal name is the Russian-Australian Scientific and
Educational Microsatellite Kolibri-2000. RS-21 will send down telemetry
data and digitally recorded voice messages. RS-21 is in a circular orbit
just over 200 miles above the Earth.

Masa, JN1GKZ, reports that RS-21's altitude is getting lower, now
reduced about 40-km since launch.

More information about the satellite can be found at
http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2001/12/16/1/

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)
Launched: June 16, 1983 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational, mode-B. AO-10 has
been locked into a 70-cm uplink and a 2-meter downlink for several
years.

Jim, K6CCC, reports that he has heard nothing from AO-10 for "at
least the last several weeks."

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
Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Operational, mode J.

Periodically, AO-27's analog repeater will be turned off for a few days at
a time to enable ground controllers to gather Whole Orbital Data (WOD),
to verify the health of the satellite.

An AO-27 question-and-answer page is available on the AMSAT-NA web
site, with updates by Ray, W2RS. The URL is:

http://www.amsat.org/amsat/intro/ao27faq.html

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 TEPR AO-27 operations (at):

http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao27.html

On Saturday, March 30, 2002, the TEPR states on AO-27 were
reset as follows:
TEPR 4 - 50
TEPR 5 - 90

[ANS thanks AMRAD for AO-27 information]

UO-14
Uplink               145.975 MHz FM
Downlink           435.070 MHz FM
Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Operational, mode J

Arnie, CO2KK, reports recent contacts with Mexico and the USA
via UO-14.

Tim, KG8OC, features UO-14 information on the Michigan AMSAT
web site - point your web browser to the following URL:

http://www.qsl.net/kg8oc

Ray, W2RS, has revised the AO-27 FAQ on < www.amsat.org > to
include information on UO-14.

[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-14 information]

SO-41  SAUDISAT-1A
Uplink     	145.850 MHz
Downlink           437.775 MHz 
Broadcast Callsign         SASAT1-11
BBS                              SASAT1-12
Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic
missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Status: operational

One of two ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built by
the Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and
Technology.

The spacecraft is operating in Mode-J, currently configured as an
analog FM voice repeater. The spacecraft will operate in this mode
intermittently, as power and spacecraft experiments permit.

SO-41's downlink RF power is 1-watt with left-hand circular polarization.
The uplink antenna (located on top of the spacecraft) is linear in polarization.

[ANS thanks Turki Al-Saud for this information]

JAS-1b FO-20
Uplink               145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink           435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Launched: February 07, 1990 by an H1 launcher from the Tanegashima
Space Center in Japan.
Status: Operational. FO-20 is in mode JA continuously

Tak, JA2PKI, reported FO-20 control station operators believe that the
UVC (Under Voltage Controller) now is regulating the transponder. The
controller monitors battery voltage and tries to protect the batteries from
over discharge.

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

JAS-2 FO-29
Launched: August 17, 1996, by an H-2 launcher from the Tanegashima
Space Center in Japan. Status: Operational

Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink  		145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink           435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB

Digital Mode JD
Uplink               145.850 145.870 145.910 MHz FM
Downlink           435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK
Callsign             8J1JCS
Digitalker           435.910 MHz

Last reported, the JARL FO-29 command station announced the
operation schedule of FO-29 as mode JA through June 30, 2002.

Mineo, JE9PEL, has a FO-29 satellite telemetry analysis program that
will automatically analyze all digital telemetry from the satellite (such as
current, voltage and temperature). The JE9PEL FO-29/shareware is
available at the following URL:

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 104.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 14, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-104.06

PCSAT NO-44
Uplink/downlink    145.827 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK via PCSAT-1
Aux/Uplink            435.250 MHz 9600 baud via PCSAT-2 (off)
APRS Downlink    144.390 MHz (Region 2)
Launched: September 30, 2001 aboard an Athena-1 rocket from the
Kodiak, Alaska launch complex. Status: Operational

PCSat is a 1200-baud APRS digipeater designed for use by
stations using hand-held or mobile transceivers. Downlinks feed a
central web site < http://pcsat.aprs.org >. The APRS-equipped
PCSat was built by midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy
under the guidance of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR.

Bob, WB4APR, reports PCSat has finally made it back into a
positive power budget and has achieved a full charge on its
batteries; this is allowing the satellite to remember commands.

Daylight operation is currently encouraged.

For more information, visit the PCSat web site at:

http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat.html

[ANS thanks Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, for PCSat information]

TIUNGSAT-1 MO-46
Uplink               145.850 or 145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK
Downlink           437.325 MHz
Broadcast callsign  	MYSAT3-11
BBS                        	MYSAT3-12

Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic
missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Operational at
38k4-baud FSK

TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to
commercial land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK
Amateur Radio communication.

TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as
a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey
Satellite Technology Ltd.

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

UOSAT UO-22
Uplink               145.900 or 145.975 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink           435.120 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign	UOSAT5-11
BBS                             	UOSAT5-12
Launched: July 17, 1991 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Operational

Jim, AA7KC, reports UO-22 is operational with heavy Sat-gate

traffic.

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 information
and Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for status information]

OSCAR-11
Downlink              145.825 MHz FM (1200-baud AFSK)
Mode-S Beacon    2401.500 MHz
Launched: March 1, 1984 by a Delta-Thor rocket from Vandenberg Air
Force Base in California. Status: Operational

During the past year OSCAR-11 has operated continuously on both
VHF and S band, with very little ground control needed. During the period
08-March 08-April 2002, consistent signals have been received from the
145.826 MHz beacon. The internal temperatures have decreased slightly.
They are now 3.2C and 1.6C for battery and telemetry electronics
respectively. The battery voltage observed during daylight passes has
also decreased slightly. The average value observed was 13.6 with a
range of 13.3 to 13.9 volts. The spin period has drifted between 233
and 315 seconds. The attitude is controlled solely by the gravity boom
gradient. 

The operating schedule is unchanged.

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]

PACSAT AO-16
Uplink                           145.90 145.92 145.94 145.96 MHz FM
                                     (using 1200-baud Manchester FSK)
Downlink                       437.025 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK)
Mode-S Beacon            	2401.1428 MHz
Broadcast Callsign:       		PACSAT-11
BBS                               	PACSAT-12
Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater command is on.

Telemetry is as follows:

uptime is 789/17:35:17.  Time is Fri Apr 12 21:19:23 2002
+X (RX) Temp    -6.053 D  	RX Temp          6.654 D
Bat 1 V          1.233 V  		Bat 2 V          1.201 V
Bat 3 V          1.212 V  		Bat 4 V          1.244 V
Bat 5 V          1.221 V  		Bat 6 V          1.188 V
Bat 7 V          1.222 V  		Bat 8 V          1.252 V
+5V Bus          4.656 V  	+8.5V Bus        7.672 V
Bat 1 Temp       6.654 D  	Bat 2 Temp       7.260 D
Baseplt Temp     5.444 D  	PSK TX RF Out    1.512 W
+Y Array Temp  -19.970 D  	PSK TX HPA Tmp   1.209 D
+Z Array Temp  -10.288 D

Total Array C= 0.000 Bat Ch Cur=-0.392 Ifb= 0.172 I+10V= 0.241
TX:1009 BCR:1E PWRC:36D BT:1E WC:25 EDAC:D6

A WOD collection of current graphics along with general information
and telemetry samples can be found at:

www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu

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

ITAMSAT IO-26
Uplink               145.875 145.900 145.925 145.950 MHz FM (1200-baud)
Downlink           435.822 MHz SSB
Broadcast Callsign         	ITMSAT-11
BBS                                	ITMSAT-12
Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater function is on
and open for APRS users.

[ANS thanks ITAMSAT Project Manager Alberto E. Zagni, I2KBD, for
IO-26 information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-104.07
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 104.07 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 14, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-104.07

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

KITSAT KO-23
Uplink               145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink           435.170 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign         	HLO1-11
BBS                                	HLO1-12
Launched: August 10, 1992 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Non-operational.

Jim, AA7KC, reports that KO-23's downlink transmitter continues in a
non-operational status.

[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
Broadcast Callsign  	HL02-11
BBS                         	HL02-12
Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational

Jim, AA7KC, reports KO-25 is essentially non-operational due to very
low downlink efficiencies.

[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for this information]

UoSAT-12 UO-36
Uplink               145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink           437.025 MHz 437.400 MHz
Broadcast Callsign         	UO121-11
BBS                                	UO121-12
Launched: April 21, 1999 by a Russian launcher from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome. Status: Unknown

UO-36 celebrates its 3rd year space this month!

UO-36 carries a number of imaging payloads, digital store-and-forward
communications and mode L/S transponders.

Paul, KB2SHU, tells ANS that UO-36 has not been operational (over
North America) since late July 2001. In addition, Sangat, 9M2SS,
reports he has not copied UO-36 since July 30, 2001.

The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 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
UO-36 information]

TMSAT-1 TO-31
Uplink               145.925 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink           436.925 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Broadcast Callsign:        	TMSAT1-11
BBS                                	TMSAT1-12 
Launched: July 10, 1998 by a Zenit rocket from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome. Status: Non-operational, no data downlinked
since December 18, 2000.

Chris G7UPN, (UoSAT operations manager) reports the
following to ANS:

The TO-31 downlink will be off over most areas, with the exception of
Europe and Thailand.

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

Many of the high-resolution color images transmitted by TMSAT are
compressed using a UoSAT compression format. This format is
supported by the VK5HI CCD display program.

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

LUSAT LO-19
Uplink                           145.84 145.86 145.88 145.90 MHz FM
                                     (using 1200-baud Manchester FSK)
CW downlink                 437.125 MHz
Digital downlink             	437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK)
Broadcast Callsign         	LUSAT-11
BBS                                	LUSAT-12
Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou, French
Guiana. Status: Beacon only. The CW beacon is sending eight telemetry
channels and one status channel on 437.126 MHz. No BBS service is
available. The digipeater is not active.

Telemetry is as follows:

Time is Wed Jan 25 20:58:00 2002
LUSAT HIHI 60

CW-Code: ava abv aav adb at4 ab6 ttu aae
 5V-reg.:   4.85 V      	8.5V-reg:   6.44 V
 10V-Bat:  11.07 V      	10V-Curr:  123.2 mA
 TX-Pwr :  0.977 W      	TX-Temp.:   7.68 ?C
 +Z-Sol.:   0.30 V      	Box-Temp:  11.39 ?C

CW-Code: ava abv aa4 adb ate abe ttu aee
 5V-reg.:   4.85 V      	8.5V-reg:   8.68 V
 10V-Bat:  11.07 V      	10V-Curr:  122.5 mA
 TX-Pwr :  0.977 W      	TX-Temp.:   7.33 ?C
 +Z-Sol.:   0.30 V      	Box-Temp:  11.04 ?C

CW-Code: ava abv aae adb at6 abe ttu aee
 5V-reg.:   4.85 V      	8.5V-reg:   8.68 V
 10V-Bat:  11.07 V      	10V-Curr:  122.5 mA
 TX-Pwr :  0.977 W      	TX-Temp.:   6.97 ?C
 +Z-Sol.:   0.30 V      	Box-Temp:  10.68 ?C

General information and telemetry samples can be found at:

www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu

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

SO-42  SAUDISAT-1B
Uplink                to be released
Downlink           436.075 MHz
Broadcast Callsign         	SASAT2-11
BBS                                	SASAT2-12
Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic
missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Unknown, ANS has
received no additional information.

When/if operational, SaudiSat-1B will operate as 9600-baud digital
store-and-forward systems as well analog FM repeater mode capability.
One of two new ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built by
the Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and
Technology.

SUNSAT SO-35
Launched: February 23, 1999 by a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air
Force Base in California. Status: Non-operational

The SunSat team released the following statement, dated
February 1, 2001:

We regret to announce that the last communication with SunSat from our
ground station at the Electronic Systems Laboratory at Stellenbosch
University took place recently. We are certain, after having performed
several tests since the last contact, that an irreversible, physical failure
has occurred on the satellite. It is therefore unlikely that we will have
any further contact with SunSat, apart from the occasional visual sighting
by telescope!

When it was operational the SunSat package included 1200 and 9600
baud digital store-and-forward capability and a voice 'parrot' repeater
system in addition to Mode B/J operation with 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]

TECHSAT-1B GO-32
Downlink           435.225 MHz using HDLC telemetry
Launched: July 10, 1998 by a Russian Zenit rocket from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome. Status: Semi-operational.

Last reported, the satellite does transmit a 9600-baud burst every 30
seconds (the GO-32 beacon sends one short telemetry status
transmission of 44 bytes) and upon request the complete telemetry
buffer.

[ANS has no further information]

PANSAT PO-34
Uplink/downlink frequency (listed on the PanSat web site) 436.500 MHz
Launched: October 30, 1998 by the Shuttle Discovery. Status: Unknown

The satellite is not available for general uplink transmissions.

The Naval Postgraduate School developed PanSat. At the time of
launch, PanSat spread-spectrum digital transponders were to
be available to Amateur Radio operators along with software to utilize
this technology.

The satellite is still operating, however, the spread spectrum packet radio
portion never took place. The spacecraft is now beyond it's initial 2-year
mission life, but telemetry records are still being downloaded.

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

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

PanSat was the featured cover article on the July/August 1999 issue of
the AMSAT-NA Journal (the story written by KD6DRA and N7HPR).

[ANS has no further information]

DOVE DO-17
Downlink       	145.825 MHz FM (1200-baud AFSK)
                       	2401.220 MHz
Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: 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.

[ANS has no further information]

WEBERSAT WO-18
Downlink           437.104 MHz SSB (1200 baud PSK AX.25)
Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Non-operational.

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

[ANS has no further information]

SEDSAT-1 SO-33
Downlink           437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Launched: October 24, 1998 by a Delta 2 rocket from Cape Canaveral,
Florida. Status: Semi-operational.

The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and the
image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.

SedSat-1 signifies Students for the Exploration and Development of
Space (satellite number one).

SedSat-1 has downlinked months worth of telemetry data on the
performance of its electrical power system parameters. The Nickel
Metal Hydride batteries on the spacecraft were experimental and
experienced some abuse due to a power negative situation. This
information has provided NASA with useful information. With the
exception of the imaging system and the use of the transponders,
SedSat-1 has been judged a success.

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

http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm

[ANS has no further information]

/EX

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