<PRE><FONT SIZE="2"><BR>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE<BR>ANS 168<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>Contact W4EPI at: w4epi@amsat.org<BR> <BR>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)<BR> <BR>AMSAT-NA<BR>850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600<BR>Silver Spring, Maryland<BR>20910-4703<BR> <BR>Voice: 301-589-6062<BR>FAX: 301-608-3410<BR> <BR>Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following (free) mailing lists:<BR> <BR>* 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)<BR> <BR>A daily digest version is available for each list.<BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the<BR>President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors<BR>to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits.<BR>Initially, there will two levels for donations - Gold and Silver.<BR>Application<BR>forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office. For further information<BR>and details contact: Daniel James, NN0DJ<BR>AMSAT Vice President-Public Affairs<BR>P.O. Box 297<BR>Warroad, MN 56763-0297<BR> <BR>NN0DJ can be reached at: (218) 386-1544 (or) via e-mail at<BR>nn0dj@amsat.org<BR> <BR>This edition of ANS is dedicated to the memory of ham radio pioneer<BR>Arnold Brilhart, K6GF, of Vista, California, who died recently at age 93.<BR>Licensed as 2DN in Yonkers, New York, sometime prior to 1920,<BR>Brilhart was the operator of one of the stations participating in the<BR>second ARRL transatlantic tests in December 1921. Brilhart's fame<BR>also extended into the area of music. He was a well-known jazz<BR>musician and had designed mouthpieces for woodwinds. [ANS thanks<BR>the ARRL for this information]<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>ANS salutes Jordan's King Hussein, known to hams worldwide as JY1<BR>(who died after a long battle with cancer). A world leader, hams<BR>remember JY1 as a ham that insisted that he be called only 'Hussein'<BR>on the air, and went out of his way to chat with his radio friends.<BR>Jordan's King Hussein is among the inaugural group of 50 inductees<BR>into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame.<BR> <BR>The Hall was established to recognize those individuals, whether<BR>licensed radio amateurs or not, who significantly affected the course of<BR>Amateur Radio; and radio amateurs, who, in the course of their<BR>professional lives, had a significant impact on their professions or on<BR>world affairs. Other AMSAT and OSCAR supporters/notables on the<BR>CQ Hall of Fame list include K1JT, K1ZZ, W6TNS, W6SAI, W2SKE,<BR>W8JK, KA9Q, K7UGA, W6ZH, W3ASK, W5LFL, W1HR and W3IWI.<BR>[ANS thanks CQ Amateur Radio magazine, published by CQ<BR>Communications, Inc. for this information]<BR> <BR>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-168.01<BR>ISS OPERATIONS CONTINUE<BR> <BR>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 168.01 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 17, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-168.01<BR> <BR>Students at the Henley Middle School in Klamath Falls, Oregon, enjoyed<BR>a voice contact with astronaut Susan Helms, KC7NHZ, aboard ISS<BR>recently. Using the NA1SS call sign, Helms answered a dozen questions<BR>from the students (several of whom are licensed amateurs) during the<BR>voice exchange. Many of the youngsters who listened to the contact also<BR>belong to the Klamath County Schools Amateur Radio Club, KC7VWW.<BR> <BR>In addition to the school QSO, several stations have informed ANS of<BR>random contacts with the International Space Station.<BR> <BR>The Henley Middle School contact was handled via the telebridge-equipped<BR>station of AMSAT member Tony Hutchison, VK5ZAI, in South Australia.<BR> <BR>The Expedition-2 crew of Commander Yury Usachev and Flight<BR>Engineers Jim Voss and Susan Helms have now completed over 100<BR>days in space since they were launched on March 8th.<BR> <BR>Currently, the crew is performing a complete checkout of the station's<BR>robotic arm (Canadarm2). In addition, Yury Usachev and Jim Voss<BR>performed their first spacewalk around the ISS recently, completing all<BR>of their scheduled tasks smoothly and ahead of schedule. The two<BR>spacewalkers entered the small, spherical transfer compartment at the<BR>forward end of the Zvezda Service Module to begin the first spacewalk<BR>at the ISS without the presence of a shuttle.<BR> <BR>The International Space Station is currently orbiting the Earth at an<BR>altitude of around 240 miles.<BR> <BR>[ANS thanks NASA and the ARRL for this information]<BR> <BR>/EX<BR> <BR>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-168.02<BR>OSCAR 11 REPORT<BR> <BR>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 168.02 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 17, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-168.02<BR> <BR>The OSCAR-11 satellite continues to orbit the Earth and provide useful<BR>information to many Amateur Radio satellite operators around the world.<BR>OSCAR-11 was launched in March 1984 by a Delta-Thor rocket from<BR>Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.<BR> <BR>Clive, G3CWV, reported to ANS that it has been an uneventful time for<BR>OSCAR-11 during the period of May 15-June 9, 2001, with good<BR>signals received from the 145.825 MHz FM (1200-baud AFSK)<BR>downlink and the mode-S beacon transmitting on 2401.500 MHz.<BR> <BR>Battery voltage observed during daylight passes has continued to<BR>decrease. The average value observed was 13.3 volts with a range of<BR>13.1 to 13.5 volts. The internal temperatures have continued to<BR>decrease, now -0.2 and -1.6 Celsius for battery and telemetry electronics<BR>respectively.<BR> <BR>The magnetometer calibrations have steadily changed during the many<BR>years in orbit. Although the changes are small and are not noticeable on<BR>a plot of individual channels, they do have a considerable effect when<BR>the total magnetic field is calculated. The spin period has also varied,<BR>now between 300 and 344 seconds, with the attitude control working<BR>normally.<BR> <BR>As noted above, the mode-S beacon is active, transmitting an<BR>unmodulated carrier. This beacon is a useful source for those testing<BR>mode-S converters for receiving AO-40.<BR> <BR>OSCAR-11's operating schedule is unchanged:<BR> <BR>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)<BR> <BR>More information about OSCAR 11 can be found at:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/</A> <BR> <BR>[ANS thanks Clive Wallis, G3CWV for this information]<BR> <BR>/EX<BR> <BR>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-168.03<BR>ANS IN BRIEF<BR> <BR>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 168.03 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 17, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-168.03<BR> <BR>ANS news in brief this week includes the following:<BR> <BR>** Phobos, the tiny innermost moon of Mars, is to come under<BR>unprecedented scrutiny after Europe's mission to Mars goes into<BR>orbit around the Red Planet late in 2003. The Mars Express orbiter is<BR>due to pass within 3,000-km of the moon more than 300 hundred times<BR>during its first two-year nominal mission lifetime. -SpaceDaily<BR> <BR>** AMSAT-NA Past President Keith Baker, KB1SF, gave an interesting<BR>interview during the recent Dayton Hamvention. The interview was<BR>mainly centered around a "get them interested in satellites" standpoint<BR>said KB1SF, and was web-broadcast over the Internet. To listen to the<BR>interview, point your browser to: <A HREF="http://www.insinc.ca/kenwood/hamvention." TARGET=_blank>www.insinc.ca/kenwood/hamvention.</A> <BR>Click on the Sunday interview link. -ANS<BR> <BR>** Four high altitude balloons carrying Amateur Radio communications<BR>will be launched from Manhattan, Kansas during the weekend of<BR>June 30 - July 1st. Participants in the Great Plains Super Launch 2001<BR>are preparing payloads supporting 2-meter APRS navigation and telemetry,<BR>a 70-cm simplex voice repeater, along with ATV, SSTV, science<BR>experiments and film cameras. Amateur Radio stations within 350 miles<BR>of northeastern Kansas are encouraged to participate in this flight.<BR>Further information is available at the following URL: <A HREF="http://users.crosspaths.net/~wallio/gpsl2001.html." TARGET=_blank>http://users.crosspaths.net/~wallio/gpsl2001.html.</A> -Ralph, W0RPK<BR> <BR>** China has begun development of a new generation of<BR>meteorological satellites to replace their existing fleet of weather<BR>birds. Over the next decade and with funding of $121 million, China<BR>will build 10 new satellites to be launched. -SpaceDaily<BR> <BR>** Version 1.40 of AO40Rcv is available. Changes include removing the<BR>beep sound, adding new wave file processing features and removal of<BR>the 30Hz deadzone in the doppler tracking algorithm. This will be<BR>the final version of this program via AE4JY, who is moving on to other<BR>projects. AE4JY is looking for someone to take over development of<BR>AO40Rcv, with the condition that it remains openly available to the<BR>Amateur Radio community. Details and program availability are at: <A HREF="http://www.qsl.net/ae4jy/." TARGET=_blank>http://www.qsl.net/ae4jy/.</A> -Moe, AE4JY<BR> <BR>** AMSAT-NA Corporate Secretary Martha Saragovitz has informed ANS<BR>that the following people have been nominated to serve on the AMSAT<BR>Board of Directors: Barry Baines, WD4ASW<BR> Dick Daniels, W4PUJ<BR> Robin Haighton, VE3FRH<BR> Richard Hambly, W2GPS<BR> Bruce Paige, KK5DO<BR> Bill Tynan, W3XO<BR> <BR>WD4ASW, W4PUJ, VE3FRH and W3XO are incumbents. Four seats must<BR>be filled this year. Ballots will be mailed by July 15th to members. -ANS<BR> <BR>** It isn't an interplanetary corn popper, but in the not-to-distant future<BR>a rocket propulsion system using microwave generators may help propel<BR>deep space probes across the solar system and beyond. -SpaceDaily<BR> <BR> --ANS BULLETIN END---<BR> <BR>/EX<BR> <BR>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-168.04<BR>WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1<BR> <BR>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 168.04 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 17, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-168.04<BR> <BR>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. The RUDAK system has been activated.<BR> <BR>AO-40 experimental transponder operation started on May 05, 2001<BR>at approximately 08:00 UTC when the U-band and L1-band uplinks<BR>were connected to the S-2 transmitter passband downlink via the<BR>Matrix switch. Transponder operation has been currently suspended<BR>as preparations are being made for Arcjet testing. It is also planned<BR>to test the U-band and V-band transmitters again when squint angles<BR>allow good visibility.<BR> <BR>ALON/ALAT as of orbit 289 is estimated to be 281/-2, with ALON<BR>reducing -0.875 degree/perigee. The command team will be taking<BR>pictures with the YACE camera to aid in determination of the<BR>spacecraft attitude prior to the cold burn test of the Arcjet motor.<BR>In order to confirm the exact attitude for the tests, the camera has<BR>been programmed to take images at the start of orbit 292, and the<BR>download will commence shortly thereafter.<BR> <BR>Help is requested in capturing telemetry, particularly the D blocks<BR>during this test, ground stations are asked to capture everything<BR>you can, zip the information and send your telemetry to:<BR> <BR>ao40-archive@amsat.org<BR> <BR>G6LVB has described how to use an offset-dish for S-downlink at: <A HREF="http://www.g6lvb.com/60cm.htm" TARGET=_blank>www.g6lvb.com/60cm.htm</A> <BR> <BR>Three programs to convert RUDAK WOD (whole orbit data) are available<BR>at: <A HREF="http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftpdelta.html" TARGET=_blank>www.amsat.org/amsat/ftpdelta.html</A> <BR> <BR>[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL and the ARRL for this information]<BR> <BR>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 NOCALL<BR>ARISS initial station launched September 2000 aboard shuttle Atlantis.<BR>ARISS is made up of delegates from major national Amateur Radio<BR>organizations, including AMSAT.<BR> <BR>Status: Operational. Voice contacts with ISS have been made recently.<BR>The ISS packet station is available for UI packets (APRS or UI QSL).<BR>The mailbox and keyboard are currently disabled. Please see the<BR>packet section of the ARISS web page before attempting to first work<BR>ISS on packet.<BR> <BR>U.S. callsign: NA1SS<BR>Russian callsigns: RS0ISS, RZ3DZR<BR> <BR>The QSL routes for W/VE stations working NA1SS aboard the<BR>International Space Station:<BR> <BR>U.S. stations: Margie Bourgoin KB1DCO<BR>Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2) QSL<BR>ARRL, 225 Main Street<BR>Newington, Connecticut 06111<BR> <BR>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<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>[ANS thanks ARISS team member Will Marchant, KC6ROL, for this<BR>information]<BR> <BR>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<BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for RS-12 information]<BR> <BR>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<BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>[ANS thanks Dave Guimont, WB6LLO, for this information]<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>DX continues to be heard and worked on AO-10.<BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>[ANS thanks Stacey Mills, W4SM, for his AO-10 status information<BR>and web site]<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>TEPR states on AO-27 were reset on March 24, 2001 as follows:<BR> <BR>TEPR 4 is 38 / TEPR 5 is 78 (TEPR 5 is now 20 minutes long)<BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>[ANS thanks AMRAD for AO-27 information]<BR> <BR>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<BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-14 information]<BR> <BR>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<BR> <BR>Tak, JA2PKI, reported 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<BR>the batteries from over discharge.<BR> <BR>[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-20 status reports]<BR> <BR>JAS-2 FO-29<BR>Launched: August 17, 1996, by an H-2 launcher from the<BR>Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Status: Operational<BR> <BR>Voice/CW Mode JA<BR>Uplink 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB<BR>Downlink 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB<BR> <BR>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<BR> <BR>The JARL FO-29 command station has announced the following<BR>operation schedule of FO-29:<BR> <BR>through July 2, 2001 - mode JA<BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-29 status reports]<BR> <BR>/EX<BR> <BR>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-168.05<BR>WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2<BR> <BR>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 168.05 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 17, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-168.05<BR> <BR>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<BR> <BR>Several stations report they have not copied the satellite since<BR>early May over North America.<BR> <BR>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."<BR> <BR>According to G7UPN, TiungSat-1 now requires the Amateur Radio<BR>Station to switch the downlink 'on' when the satellite comes into range.<BR>The way this works is for the ground station software to send a request<BR>to the spacecraft to switch the downlink on. The spacecraft receives this<BR>request and checks the battery voltage to see if it can support the<BR>operation, and if it can it will activate the downlink.<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed<BR>as a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and<BR>Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.<BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for this information]<BR> <BR>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<BR> <BR>Jim, AA7KC, reports KO-25 to be operational with very low downlink<BR>efficiency and very little traffic (no individual traffic since 6/13).<BR> <BR>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<BR> <BR>Jim, AA7KC, reports UO-22 is operational with moderate downlink<BR>efficiency and heavy worldwide satellite gateway traffic.<BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-22 information<BR>and Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for status information]<BR> <BR>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<BR> <BR>Clive, G3CWV, reported to ANS that it has been an uneventful time for<BR>OSCAR-11 during the period of May 15-June 9, 2001.<BR> <BR>Battery voltage observed during daylight passes has continued to<BR>decrease. The average value observed was 13.3 volts with a range of<BR>13.1 to 13.5 volts. The internal temperatures have continued to<BR>decrease, now -0.2 and -1.6 Celsius for battery and telemetry electronics<BR>respectively.<BR> <BR>The magnetometer calibrations have steadily changed during the many<BR>years in orbit. Although the changes are small and are not noticeable on<BR>a plot of individual channels, they do have a considerable effect when<BR>the total magnetic field is calculated. The spin period has also varied,<BR>now between 300 and 344 seconds, with the attitude control working<BR>normally.<BR> <BR>The mode-S beacon is active, transmitting an unmodulated carrier. This<BR>beacon is a useful test source for those testing mode-S converters for<BR>AO-40.<BR> <BR>Users of OSCAR-11 should note that the hardware generated time in the<BR>ASCII telemetry is now 15.5 minutes ahead of UTC, and the date is<BR>three days advanced. Unfortunately these errors cannot be corrected.<BR> <BR>The operating schedule is as follows:<BR> <BR>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)<BR> <BR>The ASCII bulletin is currently a static message, detailing modes and<BR>frequencies of all active amateur radio satellites.<BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>[ANS thanks Clive Wallis, G3CWV, for OSCAR-11 status information]<BR> <BR>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. <BR>Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater command is on.<BR> <BR>Telemetry was as follows:<BR> <BR>uptime is 489/05:50:29. Time is Sat Jun 16 09:27:33 2001<BR>+X (RX) Temp 11.495 D RX Temp -3.027 D<BR>Bat 1 Temp 1.209 D Bat 2 Temp 0.603 D<BR>Baseplt Temp 3.024 D PSK TX RF Out 1.755 W<BR>RC PSK BP Temp 1.814 D RC PSK HPA Tmp 2.419 D<BR>+Y Array Temp 0.603 D PSK TX HPA Tmp 5.444 D<BR>+Z Array Temp 21.782 D<BR>Total Array C= 0.440 Bat Ch Cur=-0.037 Ifb= 0.037 I+10V= 0.376<BR>TX:1009 BCR:7F PWRC:36D BT:1E WC:25 EDAC: 0<BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for AO-16 status<BR>information]<BR> <BR>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<BR> <BR>Bill, VK3JT, reports UO-36 is "running perfectly" at his QTH.<BR> <BR>UO-36 carries a number of imaging payloads, digital store-and-forward<BR>communications and mode L/S transponders.<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>The BBS is open, although uploading and downloading may be<BR>disabled at times.<BR> <BR>The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA<BR>web site at the following URL:<BR> <BR>ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip<BR> <BR>Further information on UO-36 is available from: <A HREF="http://www.sstl.co.uk/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.sstl.co.uk/</A> <BR> <BR>[ANS thanks Chris G7UPN/ZL2TPO, and the University of Surrey for<BR>this information]<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>[ANS thanks ITAMSAT Project Manager Alberto E. Zagni, I2KBD, for<BR>IO-26 information]<BR> <BR>/EX<BR> <BR>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-168.06<BR>WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3<BR> <BR>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 168.06 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 17, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-168.06<BR> <BR>THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL<BR>AT THIS TIME:<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>Jim, AA7KC, reported to ANS that TO-31 has been<BR>non-operational over North America for over six months.<BR> <BR>Chris G7UPN, (UoSAT operations manager) reports the following<BR>to ANS:<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for TO-31 status<BR>information]<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for LO-19 status information]<BR> <BR>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 for almost 8 months. ANS has received no<BR>additional information.<BR> <BR>When/if operational, SaudiSat-1A will operate as 9600-baud digital<BR>store-and-forward systems as well analog FM repeater mode capability.<BR>One of two new ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built by<BR>the Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and<BR>Technology.<BR> <BR>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 for almost 8 months. ANS has received no<BR>additional information.<BR> <BR>When/if operational, SaudiSat-1B will operate as 9600-baud digital<BR>store-and-forward systems as well analog FM repeater mode capability.<BR>One of two new ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built by<BR>the Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and<BR>Technology.<BR> <BR>SUNSAT SO-35<BR>Mode J Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM<BR>Mode J Downlink: 436.250 MHz FM<BR> <BR>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<BR> <BR>The SunSat team released the following statement, dated<BR>February 1, 2001:<BR> <BR>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 further contact with SunSat, apart from the occasional visual sighting<BR>by telescope!<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>[ANS thanks Garth Milne, ZR1AFH, for this information]<BR> <BR>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)<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for this information]<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, and KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ,<BR>for KO-23 status information]<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>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).<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>[ANS has no further information]<BR> <BR>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<BR> <BR>The satellite is not available for general uplink transmissions.<BR> <BR>The Naval Postgraduate School developed PanSat. 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.<BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>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).<BR> <BR>[ANS has no further information]<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>[ANS has no further information]<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>WO-18 was last reported to be in MBL mode after a software crash.<BR> <BR>[ANS has no further information]<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and<BR>the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.<BR> <BR>SedSat-1 signifies Students for the Exploration and Development of<BR>Space (satellite number one).<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>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> <BR> <BR>[ANS has no further information]<BR> <BR>/EX<BR> <BR>--ANS END---<BR> <BR>ANS would like to thank Mike Seguin, N1JEZ, ANS principal satellite<BR>investigator, for helping provide current satellite information.<BR> <BR>Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:<BR> <BR>ans-editor@amsat.org<BR> <BR>Daniel (Dan) James<BR>AMSAT News Service Bulletin Editor<BR>AMSAT-NA Vice President/Public Affairs<BR>Amateur callsign: NN0DJ<BR>Grid Square EN28iv<BR>Warroad, Minnesota U.S.A.<BR>E-mail: nn0dj@amsat.org<BR></FONT></PRE>