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Today's Topics:
1. Re: A0 40 replacement (M5AKA)
2. Re: Best Available Information (Paul Stoetzer)
3. Re: Field Day 2013 - Sats (Gary "Joe" Mayfield)
4. Re: Best Available Information (Mike Rupprecht)
5. ISS SSTV Active on 145.800 MHz (M5AKA)
6. Re: ISS SSTV Active on 145.800 MHz (Fabiano Moser)
7. Re: Slightly OT (Glenn AA5PK)
8. Re: Slightly OT (Joe)
9. Re: A0 40 replacement (Bryce Salmi)
10. FUNcube-1 is in its POD (Graham Shirville)
11. Re: A0 40 replacement (Gus)
12. Re: A0 40 replacement (Bryce Salmi)
13. Re: FUNcube-1 is in its POD (n0jy)
14. UT1FG/MM QSL's (Tom Lubbers K8TL)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 10:36:09 +0100 (BST)
From: M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: A0 40 replacement
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> From: Gus
> The only problem with this, is that certain components can't be
> miniaturized.? Example: Antennas.? And HEO satellites need more
> sophisticated antennas.
Trueand the antenna system used on Aeneas showed how you can have a
deployable 2400 MHz dish on a CubeSat. See pic at bottom of?
http://amsat-uk.org/2012/09/13/amateur-radio-cubesats-to-launch-from-vandenber
g/
Deployable? directional antennas can be built into CubeSats.
BTW For those that haven't seen it yet the AMSAT-DL update presentation
given in July can be seen at
http://www.batc.tv/streams/amsat1306
73 Trevor M5AKA
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 06:08:41 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Best Available Information
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For NEE-01 Pegasus, the status says "Reported possible collision with space
junk" and for the other two, the status says "On orbit." The operational
satellites have a status of "operational," but, yes, it's probably
confusing to list them under the heading of "operational satellites."
Perhaps a new part should be added to the Weekly Satellite Report for
satellites with an unknown status.
It would be nice if the organizations responsible for the satellites
themselves were to update the worldwide amateur satellite community. No one
has said a word about TURKSAT-3USAT since days after it's launch.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Clint Bradford
<clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>wrote:
> Just received an email message from one new to working the
> ham sats. Asked me why he was having trouble accessing / working
> Pegasus, TurkSat, and PW-Sat.
>
> Huh?
>
> A weird trio of birds - and as I offered resources to him like the
> Live OSCAR Status Page and others, I asked him why he was working
> this trio of birds.
>
> Well, he was using our own AMSAT "operational analog amateur
> satellites" publication.
>
> And sonofagun, in today's release, there they are:
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites
> WSR 245 Part 1 09/02/2013
> ...
> NEE-01 Pegasus
> ...
> TURKSAT-3USAT
> ...
> PW-Sat
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> Why are these the first three listed in our official
> "operational analog amateur sats" reference guide?
>
> Clint K6LCS
>
>
> ----------------------------------
> Clint Bradford, K6LCS
> http://www.clintbradford.com
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 06:09:57 -0500
From: "Gary \"Joe\" Mayfield" <gary_mayfield@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Field Day 2013 - Sats
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I do not believe the single FM contact per satellite rule has helped. I
propose we try something else -- we have a powerful east coast station
(W1AW) and a powerful west coast station (K6KPH). The only FM satellite
contacts that count will be with either station. They will not work
duplicates.
Just a thought -- 73,
Joe kk0sd
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Stefan Wagener
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 10:16 PM
To: Clint Bradford
Cc: AMSAT BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Field Day 2013 - Sats
Hi Clint,
The problem with "field day rules for satellites" is that they are totally
out of line with reality.
Field day for many is to make contacts for the sake of contacts and that's
okay and fine. Collect the points, the contacts and enjoy it. It is a great
hobby!
However, for many others field day is the one day where amateur radio can
shine and the community can be invited to visit with hot dogs, barbecue and
the whole nine yards. Amateur radio can be demonstrated and many don't care
about points and rules and regs and policies and so on and on. It is all
about getting folks interested and they need to see live contacts on every
available pass. Who cares if you work the same station twenty five times
:-) you are not collecting points you show someone that they also can talk
via satellites and create interest in amateur radio via satellites. Another
great aspect of the hobby. Enjoy it!
The problem is that the "points collectors" and the "free willies" don't
necessary get on the same page and the satellites are very much "difficult
to use" to word it politically correct. If field day would become a
community exposure day it would change. We have so many other contests and
we can come up with a satellite contest day, just take field day out of the
points collection (for satellites) and we would win BIG time.
My two cents (Canadian)
Stefan, VE4NSA
On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 9:36 PM, Clint Bradford
<clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>wrote:
> I thought that the Field Day rules (both ARRL and AMSAT rules) limited the
> number of contacts for each entrant/submission/club to one QSO per
> satellite.
>
> Was that correct? Would there be any point in a club making, say, 20
> contacts on Field Day? Would additional points be available for a club
> making more than one QSO per bird?
>
> And as far as it is known, will the same sat rule be in effect for 2014?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Clint K6LCS
>
> ----------------------------------
> Clint Bradford, K6LCS
> http://www.clintbradford.com
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 13:38:08 +0200 (CEST)
From: Mike Rupprecht <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx>
To: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, Paul Stoetzer
<n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Best Available Information
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Hi Paul,
... those 3 satellites are definitely not operational anymore.
73 Mike
DK3WN
> Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx> hat am 4. September 2013 um 12:08 geschrieben:
>
>
> For NEE-01 Pegasus, the status says "Reported possible collision with space
> junk" and for the other two, the status says "On orbit." The operational
> satellites have a status of "operational," but, yes, it's probably
> confusing to list them under the heading of "operational satellites."
> Perhaps a new part should be added to the Weekly Satellite Report for
> satellites with an unknown status.
>
> It would be nice if the organizations responsible for the satellites
> themselves were to update the worldwide amateur satellite community. No one
> has said a word about TURKSAT-3USAT since days after it's launch.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Clint Bradford
> <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>wrote:
>
> > Just received an email message from one new to working the
> > ham sats. Asked me why he was having trouble accessing / working
> > Pegasus, TurkSat, and PW-Sat.
> >
> > Huh?
> >
> > A weird trio of birds - and as I offered resources to him like the
> > Live OSCAR Status Page and others, I asked him why he was working
> > this trio of birds.
> >
> > Well, he was using our own AMSAT "operational analog amateur
> > satellites" publication.
> >
> > And sonofagun, in today's release, there they are:
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> > Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites
> > WSR 245 Part 1 09/02/2013
> > ...
> > NEE-01 Pegasus
> > ...
> > TURKSAT-3USAT
> > ...
> > PW-Sat
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Why are these the first three listed in our official
> > "operational analog amateur sats" reference guide?
> >
> > Clint K6LCS
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------
> > Clint Bradford, K6LCS
> > http://www.clintbradford.com
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 12:42:26 +0100 (BST)
From: M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS SSTV Active on 145.800 MHz
Message-ID:
<1378294946.77433.YahooMailNeo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 13:02:15 +0100
From: Fabiano Moser <fabianomoser@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ISS SSTV Active on 145.800 MHz
Message-ID:
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I received this image at LOS low pass.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15578145/SSTV/Hist1.bmp
with this antennas:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1185421_4711135556367_1
395608873_n.jpg
Hope to decode better in other passes.
73 Fabiano CT7ABD
On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 12:42 PM, M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx> wrote:
>
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 07:21:03 -0500
From: "Glenn AA5PK" <aa5pk@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "John Fickes" <kc0bmf@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: Star-Com BB <starcom-BB@xxxxxxxx.xxx>, AMSAT BB
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, SAARC List <W5QX-Talk@xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Slightly OT
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It appears they simply skipped "F"
As the increment is .03454 MHz, "F" would be 28.17369 MHz.
73 Glenn AA5PK
----- Original Message -----
From: John Fickes
To: Glenn AA5PK
Cc: AMSAT BB ; Star-Com BB ; SAARC List
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Slightly OT
What does one do thats call sign ends with F ???
73 John KC0BMF
On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 9:07 PM, Glenn AA5PK <aa5pk@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
Say "Hi" to Juno
NASA's Juno spacecraft will fly past Earth on October 9, 2013 to receive
a gravity assist from our planet, putting it on course for Jupiter. To
celebrate this event, the Juno mission is inviting amateur radio operators
around the world to say "HI" to Juno in a coordinated Morse Code message.
Juno's radio & plasma wave experiment, called Waves, should be able to
detect the message if enough people participate. So please join in, and help
spread the word to fellow amateur radio enthusiasts!
<http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/hijuno/>
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 08:16:03 -0500
From: Joe <nss@xxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Slightly OT
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This is pretty cool, I'll be in there sending,
Does it have to be Hi Hi Hi Hi etc.? or something that can be heard
better? I remember during my EME days the easiest thing to hear was the
O O O report
--- --- --- --- the three dashes stood out far more above the
noise floor than anything else did,
Joe WB9SBD
Sig
The Original Rolling Ball Clock
Idle Tyme
Idle-Tyme.com
http://www.idle-tyme.com
On 9/3/2013 9:07 PM, Glenn AA5PK wrote:
> Say "Hi" to Juno
>
> NASA's Juno spacecraft will fly past Earth on October 9, 2013 to
> receive a gravity assist from our planet, putting it on course for
> Jupiter. To celebrate this event, the Juno mission is inviting amateur
> radio operators around the world to say "HI" to Juno in a coordinated
> Morse Code message. Juno's radio & plasma wave experiment, called
> Waves, should be able to detect the message if enough people
> participate. So please join in, and help spread the word to fellow
> amateur radio enthusiasts!
>
> <http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/hijuno/>
>
>
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 08:31:04 -0700
From: Bryce Salmi <bstguitarist@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Gus <8p6sm@xxxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: A0 40 replacement
Message-ID: <1d8f048e-655f-4025-af3e-bc1a1b33462f@xxxxx.xxxxxxx.xxx>
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Yea but increasing frequency helps with that. With directional antennas the
satellite would need attitude control which would benefit greatly from
miniaturization. For the most part, miniaturization would come from
incorporating systems on chips. Most op amps and microcontrollers are much
smaller than their packages so including those systems on a single die in a
single package are capable of massive savings in space. This is what made
smart phones even possible .
Gus <8p6sm@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
>On 09/04/2013 02:26 AM, Brenton Salmi wrote:
>> Let's put it in another possible context:
>>
>> Create an extremely dense and reliable LEO platform in cube-sat form
>that
>> weigh's a fraction of AO-40's weight using today's high-density
>> components/systems and create a reliable and feature rich HEO
>cubesat.
>>
>
>The only problem with this, is that certain components can't be
>miniaturized. Example: Antennas. And HEO satellites need more
>sophisticated antennas.
>
>Pity the cube-sat idea didn't finish up with a ten INCH cube...
>
>--
>73, de Gus 8P6SM
>Barbados, the easternmost isle.
>_______________________________________________
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>author.
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 17:52:26 +0100
From: "Graham Shirville" <g.shirville@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 is in its POD
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The AMSAT FUNcube team are delighted to be able to announce that the
FUNcube-1 CubeSat has now completed all its final testing and been placed
into its launch POD.
This work was completed during a three day programme at the premises of ISIS
BV in Delft in the Netherlands and was finished, on time, late this afternoon.
FUNcube-1 is actually the middle 1U CubeSat of three sharing a 3U ISIPOD.
It is sharing the ISIPOD with ZACUBE-1 from South Africa and HINcube from
Norway. ZACube-1, in addition to carrying VHF and UHF communications
equipment also has a 20 metre beacon which will operate on 14.099MHz This
ISIPOD, with the spacecraft inside, will be transported to Russia, early
next month,for launch and will eventually be attached directly to the launch
vehicle.
FUNcube-1 carries a U/V linear transponder and the educational telemetry
beacon using 1k2 BPSK for school outreach purposes.
The current launch info has lift off scheduled for November 21st at 07:11:29
UTC
Full intial orbit details and TLE?s, together with decoding sofwtare will be
made available over the next few weeks
best 73
Graham G3VZV ? Wouter PA3WEG ? Jim G3WGM
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:43:53 -0400
From: Gus <8p6sm@xxxx.xxx>
To: Bryce Salmi <bstguitarist@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: A0 40 replacement
Message-ID: <52277159.8070502@xxxx.xxx>
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Truly.
However, to include operators with modest shacks, you need to allow
operation on modes A, B and/or J. A satellite operating on 24.0 GHz
won't be of interest to the average ham. Not until the average ham has
24.0 GHz capable antennas, feedlines, amplifiers, transceivers, etc, in
his shack.
It's a vicious circle. Smaller satellites are easier to launch, but
support smaller antennas. This means higher frequencies, which excludes
more potential users. Reduction in potential user-base leads to reduced
support (financial) from said user-base. With less money to spend, it
becomes more difficult to obtain a launch, and to build the highly
miniaturized spacecraft in the first place.....
On 09/04/2013 11:31 AM, Bryce Salmi wrote:
> Yea but increasing frequency helps with that. With directional
> antennas the satellite would need attitude control which would benefit
> greatly from miniaturization. For the most part, miniaturization would
> come from incorporating systems on chips. Most op amps and
> microcontrollers are much smaller than their packages so including
> those systems on a single die in a single package are capable of
> massive savings in space. This is what made smart phones even possible .
>
> Gus <8p6sm@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> On 09/04/2013 02:26 AM, Brenton Salmi wrote:
>
> Let's put it in another possible context: Create an extremely
> dense and reliable LEO platform in cube-sat form that weigh's
> a fraction of AO-40's weight using today's high-density
> components/systems and create a reliable and feature rich HEO
> cubesat.
>
>
>
> The only problem with this, is that certain components can't be
> miniaturized. Example: Antennas. And HEO satellites need more
> sophisticated antennas.
>
> Pity the cube-sat idea didn't finish up with a ten INCH cube...
>
> --
> 73, de Gus 8P6SM
> Barbados, the easternmost isle.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
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--
73, de Gus 8P6SM
Barbados, the easternmost isle.
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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 10:52:36 -0700
From: Bryce Salmi <bstguitarist@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Gus <8p6sm@xxxx.xxx>, Amsat BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: A0 40 replacement
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Correct, there is a happy medium that must be met in frequency/ease of use.
This argument does not neglect the need for additional improvements on
ground station capabilities. What's to stop the improvement of making
accessing higher frequencies easier for the average ham operator? Putting
some effort into both ends of the equation might force an overall
improvement in all aspects of the problem.
With that happy medium comes the reality of actually obtaining a launch.
Smaller satellites have a much better likelihood of actually flying for an
affordable price. There's a nice saying in the rocket world that applies
nicely to the satellite world.
"The worst rocket is the rocket that never flies"
Bryce
KB1LQC
On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Gus <8p6sm@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Truly.
>
> However, to include operators with modest shacks, you need to allow
> operation on modes A, B and/or J. A satellite operating on 24.0 GHz won't
> be of interest to the average ham. Not until the average ham has 24.0 GHz
> capable antennas, feedlines, amplifiers, transceivers, etc, in his shack.
>
> It's a vicious circle. Smaller satellites are easier to launch, but
> support smaller antennas. This means higher frequencies, which excludes
> more potential users. Reduction in potential user-base leads to reduced
> support (financial) from said user-base. With less money to spend, it
> becomes more difficult to obtain a launch, and to build the highly
> miniaturized spacecraft in the first place.....
>
>
> On 09/04/2013 11:31 AM, Bryce Salmi wrote:
>
>> Yea but increasing frequency helps with that. With directional antennas
>> the satellite would need attitude control which would benefit greatly from
>> miniaturization. For the most part, miniaturization would come from
>> incorporating systems on chips. Most op amps and microcontrollers are much
>> smaller than their packages so including those systems on a single die in a
>> single package are capable of massive savings in space. This is what made
>> smart phones even possible .
>>
>> Gus <8p6sm@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
>>
>> On 09/04/2013 02:26 AM, Brenton Salmi wrote:
>>
>> Let's put it in another possible context: Create an extremely
>> dense and reliable LEO platform in cube-sat form that weigh's
>> a fraction of AO-40's weight using today's high-density
>> components/systems and create a reliable and feature rich HEO
>> cubesat.
>>
>>
>>
>> The only problem with this, is that certain components can't be
>> miniaturized. Example: Antennas. And HEO satellites need more
>> sophisticated antennas.
>>
>> Pity the cube-sat idea didn't finish up with a ten INCH cube...
>>
>> --
>> 73, de Gus 8P6SM
>> Barbados, the easternmost isle.
>> ------------------------------**------------------------------**
>> ------------
>>
>>
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the
>> author.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>> program!
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/listinfo/amsat-bb>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
>>
>
> --
> 73, de Gus 8P6SM
> Barbados, the easternmost isle.
>
>
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Message: 13
Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 12:54:16 -0500
From: n0jy <n0jy@xxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube-1 is in its POD
Message-ID: <522773C8.2090302@xxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
Great work gentlemen, I'm looking forward to your launch!
73,
Jerry
N0JY
On 9/4/2013 11:52 AM, Graham Shirville wrote:
> The AMSAT FUNcube team are delighted to be able to announce that the
FUNcube-1 CubeSat has now completed all its final testing and been placed
into its launch POD.
>
> This work was completed during a three day programme at the premises of
ISIS BV in Delft in the Netherlands and was finished, on time, late this
afternoon.
>
> FUNcube-1 is actually the middle 1U CubeSat of three sharing a 3U ISIPOD.
It is sharing the ISIPOD with ZACUBE-1 from South Africa and HINcube from
Norway. ZACube-1, in addition to carrying VHF and UHF communications
equipment also has a 20 metre beacon which will operate on 14.099MHz This
ISIPOD, with the spacecraft inside, will be transported to Russia, early
next month,for launch and will eventually be attached directly to the launch
vehicle.
>
> FUNcube-1 carries a U/V linear transponder and the educational telemetry
beacon using 1k2 BPSK for school outreach purposes.
>
> The current launch info has lift off scheduled for November 21st at
07:11:29 UTC
>
> Full intial orbit details and TLE?s, together with decoding sofwtare will
be made available over the next few weeks
>
> best 73
>
> Graham G3VZV ? Wouter PA3WEG ? Jim G3WGM
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Message: 14
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 14:10:45 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
From: Tom Lubbers K8TL <k8tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] UT1FG/MM QSL's
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I received my Confirmations for Yuri's 1912/13 voyage today. That puts my
confirmed total well over 800
Tom K8TL
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