%20pic1.gif) Amateurs
get 'New' FM satellite
It was announced at the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium in Guildford,
England by the AMSAT-UK secretary Jim Heck G3WGM that Amateurs will be
getting a new FM satellite to use.
PO-28 (POSAT-1) was launched on September 25th 1993. It's primary purpose
was for commercial use on frequencies outside the Amateur bands but it
also had the capability to operate on the Amateur bands. After prolonged
negotiations it has been agreed that the satellite can be switched permanently
to the Amateur frequencies.
It is expected that the process to change over the operation of the satellite
from Commercial to Amateur use will take a couple of weeks.
PO-28 (POSAT-1) was built at the University of Surrey within a collaborative
programme in satellite technology between a consortium of Portuguese academia
and Industry (LNETI, EFACEC, OGMA, MARCONI, ALCATEL, IST, UBI & CEDINTEC)
and the Univerity of Surrey, managed through Surrey Satellite Technology
Ltd.
Uplink Frequencies: 145.925 and 145.975 MHz
Downlink Frequencies: 435.075 and 435.275 MHz
Orbit : 822 x 800 km, 98.6 deg inclined, sun-synchronous.
AMSAT-UK produces a newsletter packed full
of Amateur Satellite information. For membership details contact the secretary
Jim Heck G3WGM
Tel: 01258 453959
Email: g3wgm@amsat.org
Website: http://www.uk.amsat.org/
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