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Vega rocket (VV16) launch expected 2nd september : 3 Satellites with hamradio payload
by christophe.mcr 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

The Vega rocket (VV16) is scheduled to leave Kourou on *02 september * 2020 at 3h36 CEST with 53 satellites on board. One of the satellites that will be leaving is the *Amicalsat *satellite built by the CSUG (Centre Spatial Universitaire Grenoblois). The measurements made by the satellite will be available to all. They will allow radio amateurs to use them for propagation predictions. The project's website (in english) has just been put online: http:// amicalsat.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/. The Amsat-Francophone supported this project: http://site.amsat-f.org/ amicalsat/ A software (Linux & Windows) is provided for decoding the telemetry and sending it to the database (SatNogs). The user manual is available (in english) https://code.electrolab.fr/xtof/josast/-/blob/master/ApplicationAmicalsat/s… *Beacon* *Frequency* *Modes* *Callsign* UHF 436.1 MHz AFSK 1200 RS17S S band 2,415.3 MHz GFSK 1000 kb/s http://amsat-f.org/AMSATLIST/SatellitePage/UK/0Amicalsat.html Reports are welcome. Thank you for your help. The first 5 people who receive a frame from AmicalSat will receive a gift. To submit your frame uses the satnogs SIDS or email satellite(a)adri38.fr. 2 other satellite : *Satellites * *beacon* *frequency* *Modes* *indicatif* *UPMSat-2* UHF 437.405 MHz AFSK 1200 UPMST2 *TTU100* Primary 435.450 MHz 1k2 and 9k6 et CW *TTU100* Secondary 10465.000 MHz OPSK de 62,5 Kbs a 20 Mbs * TTU100 : * http://amsat-f.org/AMSATLIST/SatellitePage/UK/0TT%C3%9C100%20(TT%C3%9CSat,%… * UPMSat-2 : * http://amsat-f.org/AMSATLIST/SatellitePage/UK/0UPMSat-2%20.html *TLE* 1 74001U 20500A 20246.14839410 .00000000 00000-0 50000-4 0 05 2 74001 97.4424 319.0247 0002779 53.5911 328.5572 15.10021350 09 73 Christophe Mercier Amsat-F chairman

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Does the new ICOM IC-705 have a "Satellite Mode"?
by gliderpilot＠protonmail.com 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

Folks, Does the new ICOM IC-705 have a "Satellite Mode" like the ICOM IC-9100? 73's de Oscar (N6PAZ)

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Vega rocket (VV16) launch has been postponed
by christophe.mcr 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

Dear The launch of Arianespace’s Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof of Concept flight with Vega has been postponed due to the storm track of Typhoon Maysak over South Korea, which requires that the Jeju ground-based telemetry station be protected. Source : https://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/vv16-vega-weather-delay/ 73 Christophe Mercier Amsat-F chairman <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Garanti sans virus. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Re: [amsat-bb] Vega rocket (VV16) launch expected 2nd september : 3 Satellites with hamradio payload
by Jim Walls 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

On 09/01/2020 11:28, kd4iz(a)frawg.org wrote: > there are > 3 Sats according to the website in Christophes' email, not 53. Must be a > typo. Actually there are 53 satellites on the launch - and one of those is actually a launcher that will deploy 12 cubesats. However, only three are using amateur frequencies. -- 73 ------------------------------------- Jim Walls - K6CCC jim(a)k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/ AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395

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AMSAT- 20% OFF ARRL's Energy Choices book
by Robert Bruninga 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

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S band
by 73 Bob W7LRD 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

Hello- I was thinking of blowing the dust of some of my AO-40 (sobsob) equipment. Is there anything, or will there be anything "up there" that has S band capability? 73 Bob W7LRD

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S band
by Perry Yantis 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

DTUSAT-2 still has a beacon at 2401.860, tune up and down around this frequency.Short cw data that lasts about 5 seconds and repeats about every 15 seconds.I just heard it today. Perry WB8OTH py41(a)att.net sent from my Apple Macbook Pro

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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for September 2020
by Ronald Parsons 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period August 1, 2020 through September 1, 2020. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! WOW! Long list again this month! CALL August September K8YSE 1926 1935 This was missed last month WA5KBH 759 766 W5RKN 708 721 AA8CH 641 702 N6UK 675 687 N0JE 652 655 NS3L 575 600 KI7UNJ 527 551 AD0HJ 450 478 AF5CC 425 461 KE8FZT 428 450 N9FN 403 450 PS8ET 434 450 W7JSD 355 375 WA9JBQ 326 355 KC9UQR 326 351 KC9VGG 310 336 N3CRT 200 303 K0JM New 300 KS1G 233 285 WW8W 228 260 K5CIS 150 250 KX9X 100 219 WB7QXU 140 204 KF6JOQ 101 201 WD9EWK (DM41) 164 176 KX9X (EN50) New 175 LW2DAF 130 166 W8LR 100 149 KB9STR 104 138 K1PAD New 130 DF2ET New 129 WA8ZID New 126 PP2RON New 106 KI4ASK New 105 KO4AQF New 104 K5TA New 101 LU3FCA 100 101 NA1ME New 100 If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at <mycall>@<mycall>.com and I'll revise the announcement. This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for the two months. It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work! Ron W5RKN

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