AMSAT NEWS SERVICE<BR>ANS 105<P>ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North<BR>America, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the<BR>activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an<BR>active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating<BR>through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.<P>ANS is first released via the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday<BR>on 14.282 MHz. Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS<BR>bulletins transmitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western<BR>U.S. at 19:30 UTC. ANS is also released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS<BR>e-mail reflector.<P>AMSAT-NA is pleased to announce that recent (and future)<BR>developments in Amateur Radio satellite technology will be discussed<BR>in Atlanta, Georgia at the 19th Space Symposium and AMSAT-NA<BR>Annual Meeting, October 5-6, 2001. The Symposium Chairman is Steve<BR>Diggs, W4EPI.<P>Contact W4EPI at: w4epi@amsat.org<P>Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.amsat.org" TARGET=_blank>http://www.amsat.org</A> (or from)<P>AMSAT-NA<BR>850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600<BR>Silver Spring, Maryland<BR>20910-4703<P>Voice: 301-589-6062<BR>FAX: 301-608-3410<P>Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following (free) mailing lists:<P>* AMSAT News Service (ANS)<BR>* General satellite discussion (AMSAT-BB)<BR>* Orbit data (KEPS)<BR>* Manned space missions (SAREX)<BR>* District of Columbia area (AMSAT-DC)<BR>* New England area (AMSAT-NE)<BR>* AMSAT Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-EDU)<BR>* AMSAT K-12 Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-K12)<P>A daily digest version is available for each list.<P>To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.amsat.org/amsat/listserv/menu.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.amsat.org/amsat/listserv/menu.html</A> <P>This edition of ANS is dedicated to the memory of well-known DXer<BR>Javier Ledesma, EA4AV, of Madrid, Spain, who died recently at age<BR>64. Ledesma held DXCC Number One Honor Roll, 5BDXCC,<BR>5BWAS, and all 200 zones of 5BWAZ. [ANS thanks Paco Campos,<BR>EA4BT, Chuck Hutchinson, K8CH, and the ARRL for this information]<P>ANS is always dedicated to the memory of past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts,<BR>WT0N, and to the memory of long-time AMSAT supporter Werner<BR>Haas, DJ5KQ.<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-105.01<BR>PHASE 3D / AMSAT OSCAR 40 UPDATE<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 105.01 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 15, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-105.01<P>April continues with recovery efforts concerning AO-40. The satellite<BR>appears to be healthy and reports indicate that very good telemetry<BR>has been received recently. <P>AMSAT-DL is reporting that the S-band beacon on AO-40 may not be<BR>transmitting continuously during each orbit. The AO-40 team received<BR>a report from Gunter, DF4PV, that he was suddenly loosing the signal<BR>from the S-2 beacon transmitter. DF4PV reported the signal disappeared<BR>during a period where the satellite apparently entered an eclipse.<P>AMSAT-DL responded that the onboard IHU is running a software task<BR>to watch for critical situations, such as battery voltage. The IHU will<BR>turn the S-beacon off if the battery voltage drops to 26-volts This was<BR>the case recently due to a bad sun angle and a solar eclipse. The IHU<BR>automatically turned the beacon back on as these conditions ended.<P>This may continue for the next few orbits as well.<P>As predicted, AO-40 lost solar lock at the end of orbit 201 and the<BR>satellite was then officially in a hibernation state. The magnetorque<BR>system is off and will not be used until the satellite is in solar lock<BR>again. Although the SEU (sensor electronic unit) is not phase locked<BR>on the Sun, the Earth sensor continues to scan our planet.<P>Four pictures were recently taken during orbit 207, at the time the<BR>satellite's view was the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, the IHU-2 clock<BR>was checked and found to be correct. The spin rate was at<BR>2.047rpm. <P>In looking at the downloaded pictures, it appears the spacecraft spins<BR>about 14 degrees during camera exposure (picture distortion was<BR>minimal). The Earth's edge can be seen in three of the received images<BR>and the angular distance from the bore-sight indicates an attitude of<BR>ALON 128 - ALAT 14. This estimate agrees with the Earth sensor. <P>The AO-40 command team concludes that the camera and much of<BR>the IHU-2 unit is working correctly. The Earth sensor and camera<BR>mountings appear unchanged - and most importantly - the team<BR>now has a firm idea on the attitude direction of the spacecraft.<P>73,<P>Peter DB2OS<BR>for the AO-40 command team<P>[ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for this information]<P>/EX<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-105.02<BR>ISS PACKET SYSTEM ACTIVE<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 105.02 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 15, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-105.02<P>The ARISS team reported to ANS that the packet system onboard<BR>Alpha has been activated. The have been several minor problems.<P>ARISS team members have been debugging issues with the packet<BR>module over the past few months. The team is fairly certain that the<BR>TNC's RAM battery backup died shortly after the equipment was<BR>commissioned. ARISS been waiting for the Expedition crews to<BR>connect a laptop to the packet module to check out the system and<BR>re-install the packet parameters, including a callsign. To date, this<BR>has not happened due to the high workload the crews have been<BR>faced with. The bottom line is it appears that the packet system is<BR>alive and working well (and able to support APRS) but is operating<BR>without the parameters installed prior to flight.<P>The ARISS team suggests those operators who are using the ISS<BR>packet system review the packet information found on the ARISS<BR>web site at:<P> <A HREF="http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov/" TARGET=_blank>http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov/</A> <P>The page has great pictures and written descriptions of the Amateur<BR>Radio equipment on-board ISS.<P>The most common question the team has received recently is why<BR>can't we change the NOCALL to the ISS callsign? The ARISS<BR>group would love to do this. However, as stated above, the battery in<BR>the TNC has died and all the parameters, including the callsign, was<BR>then erased from the TNC RAM.<P>The ARISS team plan is to install the callsign when the current crew<BR>has the time to connect a computer to the packet equipment and run<BR>a program to correct the default settings. Both the Expedition-1<BR>and Expedition-2 crews have not had the time to accomplish this task.<P>Also asked was what happened to the Cosmonautics Day voice<BR>operations?<P>The only place the team heard that voice operations occurred during<BR>the Cosmonautics Day event was in Russia. The crew had the times of<BR>the contacts on their daily timeline but must have been too busy to<BR>reach for the radio. The ARISS team will continue to ask the crew to<BR>do random voice contacts whenever possible.<P>The ARISS team is asking Amateur Radio satellite operators to be<BR>patient. The ARISS volunteers worked very hard to bring the initial<BR>hardware to fruition. From an operations standpoint, it will take a while<BR>before things start to settle out on ISS.<P>[ANS thanks the ARISS team for this information]<P>/EX<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-105.03<BR>SCHOOL CONTACTS COMPLETED<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 105.03 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 15, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-105.03<P>Astronauts onboard ISS Alpha completed three school contacts<BR>recently.<P>The Vicksburg High School in Vicksburg, Mississippi enjoyed a<BR>contact with astronaut Susan Helms, KC7NHZ. Susan answered<BR>18 questions during a horizon-to-horizon pass telebridged through<BR>the Sacred Hearts Academy station in Honolulu.<P>Youngsters at the Woodford County Middle School in Versailles,<BR>Kentucky, also talked with the International Space Station recently,<BR>this time with astronaut Jim Voss, using the station's NA1SS callsign.<BR>Voss' first outing on Amateur Radio from space was telebridged<BR>via a southern hemisphere pass under the direction of Tony<BR>Hutchison, VK5ZAI, in Australia.<P>A successful contact was also completed between the Admiral<BR>Moorer Middle School and the ISS crew. The contact originated<BR>from the NASA Goddard Ground Station, NN1SS, located in <BR>Greenbelt, Maryland. The contact took place on April 16th.<P>[ANS thanks the ARISS team and the ARRL for this information]<P>/EX<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-105.04<BR>ANS IN BRIEF<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 105.04 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 15, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-105.04<P>ANS news in brief this week includes the following:<P>** The first space tourist, Dennis Tito, who will join a Russian crew<BR>headed for space, is completing comprehensive tests at the Gagarin<BR>cosmonauts training center as part of the program for a flight to the<BR>International Space Station. Tito is now a ham radio operator, having<BR>taken and successfully passed a Technician class Amateur Radio<BR>examination and issued the call sign KG6FZX. -NewsLine<P>** The FCC has declined to make any significant changes to the way<BR>it implemented Amateur Radio restructuring last April. The Commission<BR>has turned down several requests for changes in the Amateur Service<BR>rules. -ARRL<BR> <BR>** The innovative engine now propelling NASA's Deep Space-1<BR>spacecraft toward its ambitious September encounter with Comet<BR>Borrelly just won't give up, having now run for more than 10,000 hours,<BR>almost 50 times beyond its originally required lifetime. -SpaceDaily<P>** Wondering what a day is like on the International Space Station?<BR>A schedule of work activities is available at the following URL: <A HREF="http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/2001/january/index.html" TARGET=_blank>http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/2001/january/index.html</A> <BR>Pick the month and day. The crew is busy! -ANS<BR> <BR>** Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne has signed an Amateur Radio<BR>antenna bill into law. The bill incorporates the language of the limited<BR>federal preemption known as PRB-1 into Idaho state law. The new<BR>law will require local rules or ordinances involving placement,<BR>screening or height of antennas or towers based on health, safety<BR>or aesthetic considerations to reasonably accommodate Amateur Radio<BR>communications. -ARRL<P>** On April 12, 2001, the world celebrated the 40th anniversary of the<BR>first human spaceflight. Major Yuri Gagarin's mission of 108 minutes<BR>was short in duration, but significant to the entire world. This past<BR>century has been filled with a regular series of amazing historical events,<BR>yet Gagarin's flight is still one of the most amazing events of our time.<BR>-SpaceDaily<P> --ANS BULLETIN END---<P>/EX<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-105.05<BR>WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 105.05 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 15, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-105.05<P>Phase 3D / AMSAT OSCAR 40 / AO-40<BR>Launched: November 16, 2000 aboard an Ariane 5 launcher<BR>from Kourou, French Guiana. Status: S-Band transmitter is<BR>active, recovery efforts continue.<P>The V-band, U-band and the L-band (L1) receivers are working on the<BR>the high-gain antennas. The omni-directional antennas appear to be<BR>non-functional. Recovery efforts continue.<P>[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA and AMSAT-DL for this information]<P>INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION/ARISS<BR>Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz<BR>Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz<BR>Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz<BR>Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz<BR>TNC callsign RZ3DZR-1<BR>ARISS initial station launched September 2000 aboard shuttle Atlantis<BR>Status: Operational<P>ARISS is made up of delegates from major national Amateur Radio<BR>organizations, including AMSAT.<P>U.S. callsign: NA1SS<BR>Russian callsign: RS0ISS, RZ3DZR<P>The QSL routes for W/VE stations working NA1SS aboard the<BR>International Space Station:<P>U.S stations: Margie Bourgoin KB1DCO<BR>Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2) QSL<BR>ARRL, 225 Main Street<BR>Newington, Connecticut 06111<P>Canadian stations: Radio Amateurs of Canada<BR>Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2) QSL<BR>720 Belfast Road, Suite 217<BR>Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0Z5<P>A self-addressed, stamped envelope is required to get a QSL in<BR>return. The ARISS international group has not yet finalized a QSL<BR>card design. It will be a few months before cards become available.<P>More information about the project can be found on the ARISS web site<BR>at <A HREF="http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov." TARGET=_blank>http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov.</A> <P>[ANS thanks ARISS team member Will Marchant, KC6ROL, for this<BR>information]<P>RADIO SPORT RS-12<BR>Uplink 145.910 to 145.950 MHz CW/SSB<BR>Downlink 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/SSB<BR>Beacon 29.408 MHz<BR>Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher<BR>Status: RS-12 was re-activated in mode A on January 1, 2001<P>Richard, YV5MCD, reports telemetry from RS-12 indicates that<BR>the 10-meter transmitter is at 0.6 watts output.<P>The latest information on RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the<BR>AC5DK RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page at:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html</A> <P>[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for RS-12 information]<P>RADIO SPORT RS-15<BR>Uplink 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/SSB<BR>Downlink 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/SSB<BR>Beacon 29.352 MHz (intermittent)<BR>SSB meeting frequency 29.380 MHz (unofficial)<BR>Launched: December 26, 1994 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome<BR>Status: Semi-operational, mode-A, using a 2-meter uplink and a<BR>10-meter downlink<P>Dave, WB6LLO, has operating information for both RS-15 on his<BR>web site. In addition to satellite data, antenna information for<BR>mode-A operation is also featured. The WB6LLO web site URL is:<BR> <A HREF="http://home.san.rr.com/doguimont/uploads" TARGET=_blank>http://home.san.rr.com/doguimont/uploads</A> <P>[ANS thanks Dave Guimont, WB6LLO, for this information]<P>OSCAR 10 AO-10<BR>Uplink 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB<BR>Downlink 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB<BR>Beacon 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)<BR>Launched: June 16, 1983 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational, mode-B. AO-10 has<BR>been locked into a 70-cm uplink and a 2-meter downlink for<BR>several years.<P>DX continues to be heard and worked on AO-10. EY8MM has<BR>been active and the satellite passband has been filled with station<BR>recently. <P>W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html</A> <P>[ANS thanks Stacey Mills, W4SM, for his AO-10 status information<BR>and web site]<P>AMRAD AO-27<BR>Uplink 145.850 MHz FM<BR>Downlink 436.795 MHz FM<BR>Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Operational, mode J.<P>Periodically, AO-27's analog repeater will be turned off for a few days<BR>at a time to enable ground controllers to gather Whole Orbital Data<BR>(WOD), to verify the health of the satellite.<P>An AO-27 question-and-answer page is available on the AMSAT-NA<BR>web site. The URL is: <A HREF="http://www.amsat.org/amsat/intro/ao27faq.html." TARGET=_blank>http://www.amsat.org/amsat/intro/ao27faq.html.</A> <P>AO-27 uses a method called Timed Eclipse Power Regulation (TEPR)<BR>to regulate the on-board batteries. In simple terms, TEPR times how<BR>long the satellite has been in an eclipse (or in the sun) and decides<BR>what subsystems to turn on or off. <P>TEPR states on AO-27 were reset on March 24, 2001 as follows:<P>TEPR 4 is 38 / TEPR 5 is 78 (TEPR 5 is now 20 minutes long)<P>The AO-27 pages on the AMSAT-NA web site include an<BR>explanation of TEPR AO-27 operations (at):<BR> <A HREF="http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao27.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao27.html</A> <P>[ANS thanks AMRAD for AO-27 information]<P>UO-14<BR>Uplink 145.975 MHz FM<BR>Downlink 435.070 MHz FM<BR>Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Operational, mode J<P>Tim, KG8OC, features UO-14 information on the Michigan AMSAT<BR>web site -- point your web browser to the following URL: <A HREF="http://www.qsl.net/kg8oc" TARGET=_blank>http://www.qsl.net/kg8oc</A> <P>[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-14 information]<P>JAS-1b FO-20<BR>Uplink 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB<BR>Downlink 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB<BR>Launched: February 07, 1990 by an H1 launcher from the<BR>Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Status: Operational.<BR>FO-20 is in mode JA continuously<P>Tak, JA2PKI, reported the FO-20 control station operators believe<BR>that the UVC (Under Voltage Controller) now is regulating the<BR>transponder. The UVC monitors battery voltage and tries to protect the<BR>batteries from over discharge.<P>[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-20 status reports]<P>JAS-2 FO-29<BR>Launched: August 17, 1996, by an H-2 launcher from the<BR>Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Status: Operational<P>Voice/CW Mode JA<BR>Uplink 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB<BR>Downlink 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB<P>Digital Mode JD<BR>Uplink 145.850 145.870 145.910 MHz FM<BR>Downlink 435.910 MHz 1200 baud BPSK or 9600 baud FSK<BR>Callsign 8J1JCS<BR>Digitalker 435.910 MHz<P>The JARL FO-29 command station has announced the following<BR>operation schedule of FO-29:<P>through July 2, 2001 - mode JA<P>Mike, KF4FDJ, has put together a very informative document on FO-29,<BR>addressing the analog, digital and digi-talker modes. To obtain a copy<BR>e-mail Mike at: kf4fdj@amsat.org.<P>Mineo, JE9PEL, has a FO-29 satellite telemetry analysis program that<BR>will automatically analyze all digital telemetry from the satellite (such as<BR>current, voltage and temperature). The JE9PEL FO-29/shareware is<BR>available at the following URL:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/</A> <P>[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-29 status reports]<P>/EX<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-105.06<BR>WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 105.06 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 15, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-105.06<P>TIUNGSAT-1<BR>Uplink 145.850 or 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK<BR>Downlink 437.325 MHz<BR>Broadcast callsign MYSAT3-11<BR>BBS MYSAT3-12<BR>Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic<BR>missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Operational at<BR>38k4 baud FSK<P>Chris, G7UPN, tells ANS that TiungSat-1 has been operating at a<BR>data rate of 38k4. Data recovery at 38k4 is reported to be extremely<BR>good with efficiencies near 100%. The output power is at 8-watts "which<BR>should provide a very good downlink," said Chris, adding "the downside<BR>is that with the high power transmitter operating, the power budget is<BR>negative so we can't support continuous operation."<P>According to G7UPN, TiungSat-1 now requires the Amateur Radio station<BR>to switch the downlink 'on' when the satellite comes into range. The way<BR>this works is for the ground station software to send a request to the<BR>spacecraft to switch the downlink on. The spacecraft receives this request<BR>and checks the battery voltage to see if it can support the operation, and<BR>if<BR>it can it will activate the downlink.<P>TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to<BR>commercial land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK<BR>Amateur Radio communication.<P>TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as<BR>a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey<BR>Satellite Technology Ltd.<P>For more information on TiungSat-1, visit the following URL:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.yellowpages.com.my/tiungsat/tiung_main.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.yellowpages.com.my/tiungsat/tiung_main.htm</A> <P>[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for this information]<P>KITSAT KO-25<BR>Uplink 145.980 MHz FM (9600 baud FSK)<BR>Downlink 436.500 MHz FM<BR>Broadcast Callsign HL02-11<BR>BBS HL02-12<BR>Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Operational<P>At last report, Jim, AA7KC, told ANS that KO-25 was operational with<BR>moderate traffic. Mineo, JE9PEL, also reports KO-25 is operational<BR>with good signal strength.<BR> <BR>[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for KO-25 status information]<P>UOSAT UO-22<BR>Uplink 145.900 or 145.975 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK<BR>Downlink 435.120 MHz FM<BR>Broadcast Callsign UOSAT5-11<BR>BBS UOSAT5-12<BR>Launched: July 17, 1991 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Operational<P>At last report, Jim, AA7KC, told ANS that UO-22 was operational with<BR>heavy individual and Satgate traffic.<P>More information on the satellite is available at the following URL:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.sstl.co.uk/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.sstl.co.uk/</A> <P>[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-22 information<BR>and Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for status information]<P>OSCAR-11<BR>Downlink 145.825 MHz FM (1200 baud AFSK)<BR>Mode-S Beacon 2401.500 MHz<BR>Launched: March 1, 1984 by a Delta-Thor rocket from Vandenberg<BR>Air Force Base in California. Status: Operational<P>During the period 14-February through 14-March 2001 good signals<BR>have been received from the 145 MHz beacon. The battery voltage<BR>observed during daylight passes is slightly lower. The average value<BR>observed was 13.8 volts, with a range of 13.4 to 14.1 volts. The<BR>internal temperatures have decreased by about one degree C. They<BR>are now 3.2C and 1.6C for battery and telemetry electronics<BR>respectively. <P>A WOD survey (dated 06-January) has been transmitted. The<BR>array voltage shows the effect of the solar eclipses. The array<BR>voltage also shows the decrease of battery voltage during dark<BR>periods, the constant voltage during charge, and the over-voltage<BR>condition when the battery is fully charged. <P>The spin period has varied between 280 and 329 seconds. In<BR>mid-January the Z-axis magnetorquer counter reached 1,024.<P>The operating schedule is as follows:<P>ASCII status (210 seconds)<BR>ASCII bulletin (60 seconds)<BR>BINARY SEU (30 seconds)<BR>ASCII TLM (90 seconds)<BR>ASCII WOD (120 seconds)<BR>ASCII bulletin (60 seconds)<BR>BINARY ENG (30 seconds)<P>The ASCII bulletin is currently a static message, detailing modes and<BR>frequencies of all active amateur radio satellites.<P>More information on OSCAR-11 is available at the following URL:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/</A> <P>[ANS thanks Clive Wallis, G3CWV, for OSCAR-11 status information]<P>PACSAT AO-16<BR>Uplink 145.90 145.92 145.94 145.96 MHz FM<BR>(using 1200 baud Manchester FSK)<BR>Downlink 437.025 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200 baud PSK)<BR>Mode-S Beacon 2401.1428 MHz<BR>Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11<BR>BBS PACSAT-12<BR>Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater command is<BR>on.<P>Mineo, JE9PEL reports AO-16 is transmitting only the broadcast<BR>messages.<P>At last report telemetry was as follows:<P>uptime is 412/07:44:09. Time is Sat Mar 31 11:21:13 2001<BR>+X (RX) Temp 9.680 D RX Temp -1.817 D<BR>BCR Load Cur 0.397 A BCR Input Cur 0.385 A<BR>BCR Output Cur 0.348 A Bat 1 Temp 3.629 D<BR>Bat 2 Temp 4.839 D Baseplt Temp 4.839 D<BR>PSK TX RF Out 1.805 W RC PSK BP Temp 1.814 D<BR>RC PSK HPA Tmp 0.603 D +Y Array Temp -0.002 D<BR>PSK TX HPA Tmp 5.444 D +Z Array Temp 21.177 D<BR>Total Array C= 0.342 Bat Ch Cur=-0.049 Ifb= 0.043 I+10V= 0.354<BR>TX:1009 BCR:7F PWRC:36D BT:1E WC:25 EDAC:48<P>A new WOD collection of current graphics along with general<BR>information and telemetry samples can be found at:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu" TARGET=_blank>www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu</A> <P>[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for AO-16 status information]<P>UoSAT-12 UO-36<BR>Uplink 145.960 MHz (9600 baud FSK)<BR>Downlink 437.025 MHz 437.400 MHz<BR>Broadcast Callsign UO121-11<BR>BBS UO121-12<BR>Launched: April 21, 1999 by a Russian launcher from the Baikonur<BR>Cosmodrome. Status: Operational<P>Happy birthday UO-36, two years in space this month!<P>UO-36 carries a number of imaging payloads, digital store-and-forward<BR>communications and mode L/S transponders.<P>NASA has demonstrated on UO-36 the ability to use standard Internet<BR>protocols to communicate with an orbiting spacecraft (just like any node<BR>on the Internet). NASA has been developing this project by working with<BR>the commercial payload aboard UoSAT-12.<P>The BBS is open, although uploading and downloading may be<BR>disabled at times.<P>The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA<BR>web site at the following URL:<P>ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip<P>Further information on UO-36 is available from: <A HREF="http://www.sstl.co.uk/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.sstl.co.uk/</A> <P>[ANS thanks Chris G7UPN/ZL2TPO, and the University of Surrey for<BR>this information]<P>ITAMSAT IO-26<BR>Uplink 145.875 145.900 145.925 145.950 MHz FM (1200 baud)<BR>Downlink 435.822 MHz SSB<BR>Broadcast Callsign ITMSAT-11<BR>BBS ITMSAT-12<BR>Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater function is on<BR>and open for APRS users.<P>[ANS thanks ITAMSAT Project Manager Alberto E. Zagni, I2KBD, for<BR>IO-26 information]<P>/EX<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-105.07<BR>WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 105.07 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 15, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-105.07<P>THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL<BR>AT THIS TIME:<P>TMSAT-1 TO-31<BR>Uplink 145.925 MHz (9600 baud FSK)<BR>Downlink 436.925 MHz (9600 baud FSK)<BR>Broadcast Callsign: TMSAT1-11<BR>BBS TMSAT1-12 <BR>Launched: July 10, 1998 by a Zenit rocket from the Baikonur<BR>Cosmodrome. Status: Non-operational, no data downlinked since<BR>December 18, 2000.<P>Jim, AA7KC, reported recently to ANS that TO-31 has been<BR>non-operational over North America for the past several months.<P>Chris G7UPN, (UoSAT operations manager) reports the following<BR>to ANS:<P>The TO-31 downlink will be off over most areas, with the exception of<BR>Europe and Thailand. This is required to allow control stations to<BR>recondition the battery with minimum power drain.<P>ProcMail V2.00G has been released by G7UPN. This software permits<BR>the processing of image files from TO-31. It has been posted to the<BR>AMSAT-NA FTP site at the following URL:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/wisp" TARGET=_blank>http://www.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/wisp</A> <P>Many of the high-resolution color images transmitted by TMSAT are<BR>compressed using a UoSAT compression format. This format is<BR>supported by the VK5HI CCD display program.<P>[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for TO-31 status<BR>information]<P>LUSAT LO-19<BR>Uplink 145.84 145.86 145.88 145.90 MHz FM<BR>(using 1200 baud Manchester FSK)<BR>CW downlink 437.125 MHz<BR>Digital downlink 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200 baud PSK)<BR>Broadcast Callsign LUSAT-11<BR>BBS LUSAT-12<BR>Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Beacon only. The CW beacon is sending<BR>eight telemetry channels and one status channel on 437.126 MHz.<BR>No BBS service is available. The digipeater is not active.<P>Telemetry (limited) is as follows:<P>Sat Mar 17 at 11:45 2001 UTC<P>LUSAT HIHI 60 AUN ABN AVA AD4 AU4 A6U AEV AE6<BR>LUSAT HIHI 60 AUN ABN AVT ADV AU4 A6U AE4 AE6<P>Mineo, JE9PEL, has recorded LO-19 CW and PSK telemetry and<BR>placed the information on his Internet homepage site at:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/</A> <P>General information and telemetry samples can be found at:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu" TARGET=_blank>www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu</A> <P>[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for LO-19 status information]<P>SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A<BR>Uplink to be released<BR>Downlink 437.075 MHz <BR>Broadcast Callsign SASAT1-11<BR>BBS SASAT1-12<BR>Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic<BR>missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Unknown, this<BR>satellite has been in orbit over six months. ANS has received no<BR>additional information.<P>SaudiSat-1A will operate as 9600 baud digital store-and-forward<BR>systems as well analog FM repeater mode capability. One of two<BR>new ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built by the<BR>Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and<BR>Technology.<P>SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B<BR>Uplink to be released<BR>Downlink 436.775 MHz<BR>Broadcast Callsign SASAT2-11<BR>BBS SASAT2-12<BR>Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic<BR>missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Unknown, this<BR>satellite has been in orbit over six months. ANS has received no<BR>additional information.<P>SaudiSat-1B will operate as 9600 baud digital store-and-forward<BR>systems as well analog FM repeater mode capability. One of two<BR>new ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built by the<BR>Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and<BR>Technology.<P>SUNSAT SO-35<BR>Mode J Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM<BR>Mode J Downlink: 436.250 MHz FM<P>Mode B Uplink: 436.291 MHz FM<BR>Mode B Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM<BR>Launched: February 23, 1999 by a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg<BR>Air Force Base in California. Status: Non-operational<P>The SunSat team released the following statement, dated<BR>February 1, 2001:<P>We regret to announce that the last communication with SunSat from<BR>our ground station at the Electronic Systems Laboratory at Stellenbosch<BR>University took place recently. We are certain, after having performed<BR>several tests since the last contact, that an irreversible, physical failure<BR>has occurred on the satellite. It is therefore unlikely that we will have<BR>any<BR>further contact with SunSat, apart from the occasional visual sighting by<BR>telescope!<P>When it was operational the SunSat package included 1200 and 9600<BR>baud digital store-and-forward capability and a voice 'parrot' repeater<BR>system in addition to Mode B/J operation with two VHF and two UHF<BR>transmit-receive systems.<P>For more information on SunSat visit the following URL:<BR> <A HREF="http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za" TARGET=_blank>http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za</A> <P>[ANS thanks Garth Milne, ZR1AFH, for this information]<P>RADIO SPORT RS-13<BR>Uplink 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/SSB<BR>Downlink 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/SSB<BR>Beacon 145.860 MHz<BR>Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher<BR>Status: non-operational (last operational in mode-T)<P>RS-12 was re-activated in January 2001. Prior to this switch RS-13<BR>was operational (mode T), but was apparently turned off following<BR>the recent RS-12 switch.<P>The latest information on RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the<BR>AC5DK RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page at:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html</A> <P>[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for this information]<P>KITSAT KO-23<BR>Uplink 145.900 MHz FM (9600 baud FSK)<BR>Downlink 435.170 MHz FM<BR>Broadcast Callsign HLO1-11<BR>BBS HLO1-12<BR>Launched: August 10, 1992 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Intermittent operation with the downlink<BR>transmitter operating at unpredictable intervals.<P>Jim, AA7KC, reported that KO-23's downlink transmitter continues<BR>in non-operational status. Jim says that KO-23 shows some signs<BR>of trying to recover, but no useful data has been downlinked. The<BR>duration of this status is unpredictable. No data has been received<BR>since October 28, 2000.<P>KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ, reports (from the KO-23 control team) that part<BR>of the problem with non-operation has been the power budget aboard<BR>the satellite. "We are not sure when the bird might turn off again due to<BR>insufficient power. The capability of the onboard power system has been<BR>less and less," said Kim. HL0ENJ also noted that as of October 30, 2000<BR>the onboard computer was reset and a reboot of operational software is<BR>was underway.<P>[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, and KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ,<BR>for KO-23 status information]<P>TECHSAT-1B GO-32<BR>Downlink 435.225 MHz using HDLC telemetry<BR>Launched: July 10, 1998 by a Russian Zenit rocket from the Baikonur<BR>Cosmodrome. Status: Semi-operational.<P>Efforts were reported to be underway to bring GO-32 on line,<BR>however, no information has been received by ANS (the last<BR>report was dated November 1999).<P>Last reported, the satellite does transmit a 9600-baud burst every<BR>30 seconds (the GO-32 beacon sends one short telemetry status<BR>transmission of 44 bytes) and upon request the complete<BR>telemetry buffer. <P>[ANS has no further information]<P>PANSAT PO-34<BR>Uplink/downlink frequency (listed on the PanSat web site) 436.500 MHz<BR>Launched: October 30, 1998 by the Shuttle Discovery<BR>Status: Unknown<P>The satellite is not available for general uplink transmissions.<P>PanSat was developed by the Naval Postgraduate School. At the time of<BR>launch, PanSat spread-spectrum digital transponders were promised to<BR>be available to Amateur Radio operators along with software to utilize<BR>this technology. To date, this has not happened.<P>For more information, visit the official PanSat web site at:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/</A> <P>PanSat was the featured cover article on the July/August 1999 issue<BR>of the AMSAT-NA Journal (the story written by KD6DRA and N7HPR).<P>[ANS has no further information]<P>DOVE DO-17<BR>Downlink 145.825 MHz FM (1200 baud AFSK)<BR>2401.220 MHz<BR>Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Non-operational.<P>DOVE stopped transmitting in March 1998. The 145.825 MHz and<BR>2401.220 MHz downlinks are off the air and the satellite has not<BR>responded to ground station control.<P>[ANS has no further information]<P>WEBERSAT WO-18<BR>Downlink 437.104 MHz SSB (1200 baud PSK AX.25)<BR>Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Non-operational.<P>WO-18 was last reported to be in MBL mode after a software crash.<P>[ANS has no further information]<P>SEDSAT-1 SO-33<BR>Downlink 437.910 MHz FM (9600 baud FSK)<BR>Launched: October 24, 1998 by a Delta 2 rocket from Cape<BR>Canaveral, Florida. Status: Semi-operational.<P>The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and<BR>the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.<P>SedSat-1 signifies Students for the Exploration and Development of<BR>Space (satellite number one).<P>SedSat-1 has downlinked months worth of telemetry data on the<BR>performance of its electrical power system parameters. The Nickel<BR>Metal Hydride batteries on the spacecraft were experimental and<BR>experienced some abuse due to a power negative situation. This<BR>information has provided NASA with useful information. With the<BR>exception of the imaging system and the use of the transponders,<BR>SedSat-1 has been judged a success.<P>For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site at the<BR>following URL:<BR> <A HREF="http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm</A> <P>[ANS has no further information]<P>/EX<P>--ANS END---<P>ANS would like to thank Mike Seguin, N1JEZ, ANS principal satellite<BR>investigator, for helping provide current satellite information.<P>Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:<P>ans-editor@amsat.org<P>Daniel (Dan) James<BR>AMSAT News Service Bulletin Editor<BR>AMSAT-NA Vice President/Public Affairs<BR>Amateur callsign: NNØDJ<BR>Grid Square EN28iv<BR>Warroad, Minnesota U.S.A.<BR>E-mail: nn0dj@amsat.org