Delfi-C3 Amateur Radio transponder to be activated

The Amateur Radio satellite Delfi-C3 (DO-64) built at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands was launched in April.

Since then it has been collecting, with the assistance of Radio Amateurs around the world, educational research data for use by the university students.

The Delfi team hope to have the Amateur Radio 435 to 145 MHz linear transponder onboard the satellite activated just before they leave the Netherlands to attend the AMSAT-UK Colloquium being held from 25th to 27th July at the University of Surrey in Guildford, England.

Members of the Delfi-C3 team will be giving presentations during the Colloquium on this exciting new Amateur Radio satellite.

The transponder will use these frequencies:
Transponder mode beacon: 145.870 MHz CW
Linear transponder downlink: 145.880 - 145.920 MHz
Linear transponder uplink: 435.570 - 435.530 MHz

All frequencies are +/- Doppler shift that can be up to 2 kHz at 145 MHz. As it’s an inverting transponder a LSB signal on the uplink would be translated to a USB signal on the downlink.

Delfi-C3: http://www.delfic3.nl/

Delfi-C3 Mission Status:
http://www.delfic3.nl/index.php?option=com_content
&task=view&id=89&Itemid=121

Delfi-C3 Videos on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/DelfiC3

The Colloquium is open to all Radio Amateurs and SWL's. Either day passes or full packages comprising overnight accommodation and meals are available. An online booking service is available with PayPal, Visa and Master Card payments accepted. For further details see http://www.uk.amsat.org/Colloquium/

A site map showing location of the Management Building and the adjacent main car park and conference visitors parking can be seen at http://www.uk.amsat.org/images/stories/uosmap6.jpg

Travel information: http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/23/52/

AMSAT-UK Tel: +44 (0)1258 453959
Email: g3wgm@amsat.org