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- RS-10/11
- country : Russia
-
- Radio Sputnik 10
-
- Beacon/ROBOT 29.357 MHz (CW)
- Beacon/ROBOT 29.403 MHz (CW)
- Mode A Uplink 145.860 - 145.900 MHz (SSB,CW)
- Mode A Downlink 29.360 - 29.400 MHz (SSB,CW)
- ROBOT A Uplink 145.820 MHz (CW)
- ROBOT A Downlink 29.357 or 29.403 MHz (CW)
-
- Beacon/ROBOT 29.357 MHz (CW)
- Beacon/ROBOT 29.403 MHz (CW)
- Mode K Uplink 21.160 - 21.200 MHz (SSB,CW)
- Mode K Downlink 29.360 - 29.400 MHz (SSB,CW)
- ROBOT K Uplink 21.120 MHz (CW)
- ROBOT K Downlink 29.357 or 29.403 MHz (CW)
-
- Beacon/ROBOT 145.857 MHz (CW)
- Beacon/ROBOT 145.903 MHz (CW)
- Mode T Uplink 21.160 - 21.200 MHz (SSB,CW)
- Mode T Downlink 145.860 - 145.900 MHz (SSB,CW)
- ROBOT T Uplink 21.120 MHz (CW)
- ROBOT T Downlink 145.857 or 145.903 MHz (CW)
-
- Radio Sputnik 11
-
- Beacon/ROBOT 29.407 MHz (CW)
- Beacon/ROBOT 29.453 MHz (CW)
- Mode A Uplink 145.910 - 145.950 MHz (SSB,CW)
- Mode A Downlink 29.410 - 29.450 MHz (SSB,CW)
- ROBOT A Uplink 145.830 MHz (CW)
- ROBOT A Downlink 29.407 or 29.453 MHz (CW)
-
- Beacon/ROBOT 29.407 MHz (CW)
- Beacon/ROBOT 29.453 MHz (CW)
- Mode K Uplink 21.210 - 21.250 MHz (SSB,CW)
- Mode K Downlink 29.410 - 29.450 MHz (SSB,CW)
- ROBOT K Uplink 21.130 MHz (CW)
- ROBOT K Downlink 29.407 or 29.453 MHz (CW)
-
- Beacon/ROBOT 145.907 MHz (CW)
- Beacon/ROBOT 145.953 MHz (CW)
- Mode T Uplink 21.210 - 21.250 MHz (SSB,CW)
- Mode T Downlink 145.910 - 145.950 MHz (SSB,CW)
- ROBOT T Uplink 21.130 MHz (CW)
- ROBOT T Downlink 145.907 or 145.953 MHz (CW)
-
-
- maximum visibility : about 15-16 minutes
- maximum distance : about 5000-6000km (3000-4000 miles)
-
- This is probably the easiest satellite to work of them all. It
- has an incredibly sensitive receiver that can pick up the
- faintest two meter signal and relay it on ten meters. There are
- documented examples of people having QSOs on RS-10/11 by
- clicking Morse on HTs with rubber duck antennas! I guarantee you
- that your HT can put a useable signal into RS-10/11, I've done
- it myself. WARNING: if you try this, disable the microphone so
- you don't transmit any FM sidebands and turn your CTCSS (PL)
- OFF!
-
- RS-10/11 (Radio Sputnik) is for CW and SSB signals, so an all
- mode 2 meter rig is ideal for transmitting to this bird. The
- input bandpass is from 145.860 - 145.900 and the output freqs
- are from 29.360 - 29.400 MHz. There is also a morse beacon at
- 29.357 MHz.
-
- END RS-10/11
-
- AO-13
-
- frequencies/Modes:
-
- beacon : 145.812MHz(PKS,CW,RTTY)
- technical beacon : 145.985MHz(PKS,CW,RTTY)
- Mode B Uplink : 435.423-435.573MHz(SSB,CW)
- Mode B Downlink : 145.975-145.825MHz(SSB,CW)
-
- beacon : 435.651MHz ] D
- technical beacon : 435.677MHz ] e
- Mode L Uplink : 1269.351-1269.641MHz(SSB,CW)] f
- Mode L Downlink : 436.005-435.715MHz ] e
- k
- t
- Mode J Uplink : 144.423-144.473MHz(SSB,CW)
- Mode J Downlink : 435.990-435.940MHz(SSB,CW)
-
- beacon : 2400.325MHz(PSK,RTTY)
- beacon : 2400.664MHz(PKS,RTTY)
- Mode S : Uplink 435.603-435.639MHz(SSB,CW,FM)
- Mode S : Downlink 2400.711-2400.747MHz(SSB,CW,FM)
-
- Rudak Uplink : 1269.710 MHz (Inoperative)
- Rudak Downlink : 435.677 MHz (Inoperative)
-
- END AO-13
-
- MIR
-
- Mir (promounced "mere" - "Peace" in Russian) is the Russian
- Space Station. It's been in orbit since 1986. All recent
- Russian Cosmonauts have been hams and have callsigns with "MIR"
- in them, such as U2MIR. Mir has 2-meter equipment on board and
- they operate packet and voice on 145.55 MHz. (This is the same
- freq as the Space Shuttles.) The cosmonauts also have a digital
- voice recorder which can repeatedly transmit voice announce-
- ments.
-
- The best way to get a QSL card from Mir is to connect to their
- TNC's mailbox, R0MIR-1, (That's R Zero MIR) leave a message AND
- GET A MESSAGE NUMBER. You must have the message number to qualify
- for a QSL. The TNC is often busy because amateurs forget to
- disconnect before Mir goes under their horizon. In a case like
- this, try connecting to yourself or a friend VIA R0MIR. And if
- you hear a heavily accented voice calling CQ, by all means say
- hello! 70 cm and ATV gear is being prepared for future flights!
-
- QSL Address:
-
- Sergei Samburov (RV3DR)
- Prospect Kosmonavtov. d.36, kw.96
- Kaliningrad City, MOSCOW 141070, RUSSIA.
-
- Sergei can also be reached via packet radio as
- RV3DR @ RK3KP.#MSK.RUS.EU
-
- A special note on calculating Mir's orbit: Mir is big and it's
- in a low orbit. This means that there's a lot of atmospheric
- drag and it has to fire its rockets every month or two to boost
- itself back up or it would have re-entered and burned up long
- ago. Unfortunately, whenever this happens, it throws off all
- pass predictions. When this happens, Mir will arrive LATER
- than predicted, so if you tune to 145.55 and nothing happens
- at the predicted time, keep waiting, it may be along in 10-30
- minutes.
-
- SEEING MIR:
- Mir is also the only EZSAT that can bee seen. Mir is very big,
- about the size of a semi-trailer, and when it comes over just
- after sunset or just before sunrise, you can often see it go by.
- This is because Mir will still be in sunlight while you're in
- the earth's shadow. In these cases, Mir looks like a very
- bright star gliding acress the sky. It's a beautiful sight and
- well worth looking for. It's best to use a tracking program set
- to VISUAL to find visible passes. The best such programs will
- even draw you a star map and show you Mir's path across it.
- Don't forget to tune to 145.55 when you see it. Also, don't
- forget to get on the local repeater and tell people when you
- spot it so that others can share in the fun.
-
- END MIR
-
- AO-21
-
- beacon : 145.819 (CW)
- beacon : 145.952 (BPSK/FM)
- beacon : 145.983 (BPSK/SSB)
- Mode B Uplink 1 : 435.022-435.102MHz (SSB/CW)
- Mode B Downlink 1 : 145.932-145.825MHz (SSB/CW)
-
- Rudak 2 Uplink 1 : 435.016MHz (AFSK/FM)
- Rudak 2 Uplink 2 : 435.155MHz (BPSK/FM)
- Rudak 2 Uplink 3 : 435.193MHz (BPSK/FM)
- Rudak 2 Uplink 4 : 435.041MHz (variable mode)
- Rudak 2 Downlink : 145.983MHz (variable mode)
-
- beacon : 145.948MHz (CW)
- beacon : 145.838MHz (BPSK/FM)
- beacon : 145.800MHz (BPSK/FM)
- Mode B Uplink 2 : 435.043-435.123MHz (SSB/CW)
- Mode B Downlink 2 : 145.946-145.866MHz (SSB/CW)
-
- This is a German/Russian radio that uses a Digital Signal
- Processor (DSP) chip and it is Flexible with a capital "F"! It
- was launched in January, 1990 configured as a linear translator
- which received a band of 70 cm CW and SSB signals and relayed
- them on 2 meters. The bird was, to put it mildly, under-utilized.
- Then in 1992 the DSP chip was reprogrammed in orbit into a
- cross band FM repeater! If you've been wondering if DSP is as
- powerful as you've heard, now you know! In the past year, it's
- telemetry has been re-programmed from an obscure format to
- standard 1200 baud packet.
- WEFAX pictures (which are uploaded by the ground controllers)
- were added in December 1993. (This is the same format used by
- many weather sats and short wave weather stations.)
-
- OSCAR-21 has an input frequency of 435.016 MHz, but 435.015
- works just fine. It's output frequency is 145.987 MHz, but
- 145.985 or 145.990 will receive it quite well. It has a strong
- transmitter and a ground plane antenna and most HTs have no
- trouble picking its signals up when it passes over. Mobiles and
- base stations with omni antennas will receive it full quieting.
- You can get into this bird with 20 watts and a six element beam
- antenna. I mount my beam on a photo tripod next to my car and
- run coax to my dual band mobile. You have to point the beam
- accurately, so I take a list of altitude and azimuth bearing
- generated by simple tracking software out with me and re-point
- the beam once a minute. In one summer, I worked the east and
- west coasts, several Canadians, Texas and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
- before fall's cold weather drove me indoors.
-
- Some OSCAR-21 tips:
- You can hardly get a word in edgewise during "prime time"
- opening passes. Try the late night passes instead, they're much
- less crowded. OSCAR-21's transmit and receive polarity rotate
- constantly during a pass. Mount your beam so you can easily
- rotate it for the best signal.
-
- Remember, all these ham sats are full duplex, so you can and
- should monitor your signal on the downlink. (Use headphones.)
- Turn the beam for minimum noise. You'll probably have to modify
- your dual band rig to get it to transmit on 435.015. BE CAREFUL
- because FM is generally NOT appreciated below 440 MHz. Also, the
- mod may allow you to transmit out of band, which is a real
- no-no.
-
- OSCAR-21 is also known as RS-14, AO-21 and Rudak-2. It's bolted
- to a satellite called INFORMATOR-1, which is often abbreviated
- INFORMTR-1. It's NORAD ID number is 21087. Be careful, the
- rocket booster that launched the satellite is still up there and
- it's named INFORMTR-1 R/B in some element sets. Your tracking
- program may find it instead of the satellite if you're not
- careful.
-
- END AO-21
-
- ARSENE
- NOT AVAILABLE.
- END ARSENE
-
- DO-17
- DOVE
-
- beacon 1 : 145.82516MHz (AFSK/FM/DIG voice/FM)
- beacon 2 : 145.82438MHz (AFSK/FM/DIG voice/FM)
- beacon S : 2401.22050MHz (BPSK/SSB)
-
- DOVE is a transmit-only hamsat. It has no user accessible
- receiver. Built in Argentina, DOVE was launched in 1990 as a
- goodwill satellite. It was originally intended to transmit
- digitized voice messages that could be picked up by students
- with simple receivers. Unfortunately, the digital voice hard-
- ware and software has been a constant source of problems since
- launch. Atempts to get DOVE to works properly are proceeding as
- this is written, so the best bet is to tune your 2-meter rig or
- scanner to 145.825 MHz and see what the bird is up to currently.
- Be ready for Morse, standard 1200 baud packet or (with luck)
- digitized voice messages. The signals are strong enough so that
- an HT with a rubber duck will hear it when it's overhead,
- although ground plane antennas will give better coverage when
- the bird is near the horizon.
-
- END DO-17
-
- WO-18
- WEBERSAT
-
- Downlink (PSK) 437.0751 MHz (BPSK/SSB)
- Downlink (RC) 437.1020 MHz (BPSK/SSB)
- Uplink ATV (NTSC) 1265.000 MHz (TV/AM)
-
- END WO-18
-
- LO-19
- LUSAT
-
- Downlinks 437.125 T/B J Digital (secondary)
- 437.127 B CW
- 437.154 T/B J Digital (primary)
- Uplinks 145.840 T 1200 bps AFSK FM Digital
- 145.860 T 1200 bps AFSK FM Digital
- 145.880 T 1200 bps AFSK FM Digital
- 145.900 T 1200 bps AFSK FM Digital
-
- END LO-19
-
- AO-10
- beacon : 145.809MHz (unmodulated carrier)
- technical beacon : 145.987MHz (switched off)
- Mode B Uplink : 435.030-435.180MHz (CW, SSB inverting)
- Mode B Downlink : 145.975-145.825MHz
-
- END AO-10
-
- UO-11
-
- telemetrie beacon 145,826 FM AFSK-ASCII
- telemetrie beacon 435,025 FM AFSK-ASCII
- telemetrie beacon 2401,5 FM AFSK-ASCII
-
- END UO-11
-
- FO-20
- FUJI
-
- beacon : 435.795MHz
- Mode JA Uplink : 145.900-146.000MHz (SSB/CW)
- Mode JA Downlink : 435.900-435.800MHz (SSB/CW)
- Mode JD Uplink : 145.850-145.870MHz
- : 145.890-145.910MHz (AFSK/FM)
- Mode JD Downlink : 435.910MHz (BPSK/SSB)
-
- The schedule for this satellite is published in several bulletins. A special
- award for working via FUJI-OSCAR's is available:
-
-
- JJ1WTK Provides Information About "FUJI" Award
-
- Amateur Satellite "Fuji", SWL Amateur Satellite "Fuji" applicants are
- required to make contacts with 10 different amateur stations through the
- amateur radio satellite "Fuji" (only contacts in CW or SSB mode), and
- obtain the QSL cards from those stations. This award applies for both
- FO-12 (JAS-1) which was launched at 20:45 UTC in 12-AUG-1986 and JAS-1B
- which was launched on 07-FEB-1990. Any contact thru FO-12 or FO-20 is good
- for the "Fuji Award" application. A fee of 8 IRCs or US $4 will be charged
- per award. An additional 2 IRCs will be charged for air mail delivery
- regardless of the number of the awards claimed. If QSL cards are submitted,
- sufficient funds for return postage will also be required. All corres-
- pondences should be sent to:
-
- Japan Amateur Radio League - Award Desk,
- 1-14-2 Sugamo, Toshima, Tokyo 170, Japan
-
- [The AMSAT News Service would like to thank Kazu Sakamoto (JJ1WTK) for this
- bulletin item. JJ1WTK can be reached at his e-mail address of
- qga02014@niftyserve.or.jp]
-
- END FO-20
-
- RS-12/13
-
- Beacon/ROBOT 29.408 MHz (CW)
- Beacon/ROBOT 29.454 MHz (CW)
- Mode A Uplink 145.910 - 145.950 MHz (SSB,CW)
- Mode A Downlink 29.410 - 29.450 MHz (SSB,CW)
- ROBOT A Uplink 145.831 MHz (CW)
- ROBOT A Downlink 29.408 or 29.454 MHz (CW)
-
- Beacon/ROBOT 29.408 MHz (CW)
- Beacon/ROBOT 29.454 MHz (CW)
- Mode K Uplink 21.210 - 21.250 MHz (SSB,CW)
- Mode K Downlink 29.410 - 29.450 MHz (SSB,CW)
- ROBOT K Uplink 21.129 MHz (CW)
- ROBOT K Downlink 29.408 or 29.454 MHz (CW)
-
- Beacon/ROBOT 145.912 MHz (CW)
- Beacon/ROBOT 145.959 MHz (CW)
- Mode T Uplink 21.210 - 21.250 MHz (SSB,CW)
- Mode T Downlink 145.910 - 145.950 MHz (SSB,CW)
- ROBOT T Uplink 21.129 MHz (CW)
- ROBOT T Downlink 145.912 or 145.959 MHz (CW)
-
- Radio Sputnik 13
-
- Beacon/ROBOT 29.458 MHz (CW)
- Beacon/ROBOT 29.504 MHz (CW)
- Mode A Uplink 145.960 - 146.000 MHz (SSB,CW)
- Mode A Downlink 29.460 - 29.500 MHz (SSB,CW)
-
- A cousin to RS-10/11, RS-12/13 is also a 40 KHz wide linear
- transponder. However, this bird is unique because its input
- frequencies are in the fifteen meter band! This is also the
- only ham sat in the sky that requires more than a code free
- technician license to work it, because its input band is from
- 21.210 - 21.250 MHz. This straddles the Advanced and Extra
- portions of the 15 meter band. Its output freqs are from
- 29.410 - 29.450 MHz. Because of skip, this satellite can often
- be heard and worked when it's below the horizon! At least one
- person has earned DXCC on this satellite! RS-12/13 is bolted
- to the ?????? ???? satellite and its NORAD ID is 21089.
-
- END RS-12/13
-
- UO-22
-
- Downlink 435.120 T 9600 bps FM Digital
- Uplinks 145.900 T 9600 bps FM Digital
- 145.975 T 9600 bps FM Digital
-
- END UO-22
-
-
- KO-23
-
- Uplink1 145,900 FM 9600 Bd FSK-AX25
- Uplink2 145,850 FM 9600 Bd FSK-AX25
- Downlink/beacon 435,175 FM 9600 Bd FSK-AX25
- 435,175 1200 Bd AFSK-ASCII
-
- END KO-23
-
- PO-28
-
- Uplink 145,925/975 FM FSK AX25 9,6-38,4 kBd
- Downlink/beacon 435,050 FM FSK AX25 9,6-38,4 kBd
- sec. Downlink 435,075 FM FSK AX25 9,6-38,4 kBd
-
- End PO-28
-
- AO-16
-
- Downlinks 437.02625 T/B J Dig. (1200b SSB) (secondary)
- 437.05130 T/B J Dig. (1200b Rai. Cos SSB) (pri)
- 2401.14280 B 1200 bps SSB (Usually off)
- Uplinks 145.900 T 1200 bps AFSK FM Digital
- 145.920 T 1200 bps AFSK FM Digital
- 145.940 T 1200 bps AFSK FM Digital
- 145.960 T 1200 bps AFSK FM Digital
-
- END AO-16
-
- KO-25 (KITSAT-B)
-
- Downlink 435.175/436.500 MHz 9600 bps FSK FM Digital
- Uplink 145.870/145.980 MHz 9600 bps FSK FM Digital
-
- END KO-25
-
- AO-26 (ITAMSAT)
-
- Downlink 435.867 MHz 1200 bps PSK Digital
- Uplinks 145.875 MHz 1200 bps FM Digital
- 145.900 MHz 1200 bps FM Digital
- 145.925 MHz 1200 bps FM Digital
- 145.950 MHz 1200 bps FM Digital
-
- END AO-26
-
- UO-14
-
- Uplink 145.975 MHz (FSK/FM)
- Downlink 1 435.070 MHz (FSK/FM)
- Downlink 2 435.070 MHz (AFSK/FM)
-
- END UO-14
-
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