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SO-67 active over Europe

Ib, OZ1MY reports on Monday's pass over Europe of the Amateur Radio satellite Sumbandilasat (SO-67).

On the AMSAT bulletin board Ib OZ1MY writes:

Just had a pass with AOS at 0946 UTC here in Copenhagen.
It works as described on the page:
http://www.amsatsa.org.za/

It means that you do not need the PL-tone once the transponder is started. In fact do not set the tone ON. The transponder sounds better without the tone.

As before use FMN on the uplink - and turn the AF gain down until your modulation sounds good to yourself.

Use of high power also seems to distort the audio on the downlink.

This is just the experience from one short pass :-)

The list on the homepage above may not be up to date all the time.

When we receive confirmed lists from the control station we will publish on amsat-bb. Depending upon the time of the day - may need to sleep every now and again.

This week until Monday next week I have only asked for morning passes over Europe. Next week I will ask for afternoon passes as well when the satellite is in Sun.

Please remember we are just passengers on Sumbandilasat. If there are other tasks they take priority.

 

73 OZ1MY Ib

The nominal frequencies for SO-67 are Uplink 145.875 MHz and Downlink 435.345 MHz +/- Doppler shift

AMSAT Bulletin Board AMSAT-BB
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/maillist/

The Sounds of SO-67
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2010/
sounds_of_so67.htm

Sumbandila (SO-67) Real-Time Tracking (tick draw footpint)
http://www.n2yo.com/?s=35870

Sumbandila (SO-67) Mission Blog
http://sumbandilamission.blogspot.com/

Southern African Amateur Radio Satellite Association (SA AMSAT) and SO-67 schedule
http://www.amsatsa.org.za/

Getting started on Amateur Radio Satellites PDF
http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/408/168/

 

AMSAT-UK publish a colour A4 newsletter, OSCAR News, that is full of Amateur Satellite information.
Join online at https://secure.amsat.org.uk/subs_form/

AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium,
Guildford July 31 - Aug 1
http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium/

 

 

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