[amsat-bb] Re: Es'HailSat-2 will carry two geostationary "Phase 4"amateur radio transponders !!

-- AMSAT-DL e.V. -- International Satellites for Communication, Science and Education -- mlengruesser@amsat-dl.org http://www.amsat-dl.org Am 23.03.2014 14:46, schrieb Jeff Kelly: > Opportunity for Gateway stations! > > Jeff > K2SDR > > > > -----Original Message----- From: M5AKA > Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 9:36 > To: AMSAT BB > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Es'HailSat-2 will carry two geostationary > "Phase 4"amateur radio transponders !! > > Picture of coverage area at > > > https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/971160_7037301430031... > > > 73 Trevor M5AKA > > > > On Sunday, 23 March 2014, 13:29, Peter Guelzow > peter.guelzow@kourou.de wrote: > > Hi Joe, > > Unfortunately the geostationary footprint at 26° East will not cover > North America, only parts of Brazil will be covered. > Basically the same position as Es'HailSat-1 > > Perhaps we will find another one willing to sponsor a position more in > the West... > > 73s Peter DB2OS > > > > > > On 23.03.2014 13:31, Gary > "Joe" Mayfield wrote: >> I checked my calendar. It is not April 1st! >> >> Peter, >> >> Any guess as to the longitude of the satellite? >> >> 73, >> Joe kk0sd >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On >> Behalf Of Peter Guelzow >> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 6:25 AM >> To: AMSAT; AMSAT - Forum >> Subject: [amsat-bb] Es'HailSat-2 > will carry two geostationary "Phase 4" >> > amateur radio transponders !! >> >> Es'HailSat-2 will carry two geostationary "Phase 4" amateur radio >> transponders !! >> >> As a result of a concept proposed by the Qatar Amateur Radio Society, >> Es' Hailsat, the Qatar Satellite Company, have announced that their new, >> geostationary, Es'HailSat-2 communications spacecraft will provide >> transponders for use by radio amateurs. The spacecraft is expected to be >> ready for launch by the end of 2016. >> Es'HailSat-2 will provide a 250kHz linear transponder intended for >> conventional analogue operations in addition to another transponder >> which will have an 8MHz bandwidth. The latter transponder is intended >> for experimental digital modulation schemes and DVB > amateur television. >> >> Precise uplink and downlink frequencies remain to be finalized but the >> uplinks will be in the 2.40-2.45GHz and the downlinks in the >> 10.450-10.500GHz amateur satellite service allocations >> Both transponders will have broad beam antennas to provide full coverage >> over about 1/3rd of the earth's surface. >> Precise operational plans will be finalised over the coming months but >> it is anticipated that only quite simple ground equipment will be >> required to use this satellite. >> >> A team of amateurs, led by Peter Guelzow DB2OS (President of AMSAT-DL) >> are providing technical support to this ground breaking project which is >> expected to provide an exciting new phase of activity for > radio amateurs >> for the 21st century. >> >> http://www.eshailsat.qa/ >> http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eshailsat.qa%2F&h=AAQH7jWC > >> H&enc=AZMGakUjUjpQU_tSv0EahGPQQJNNzZQvL3Naz6o3lR6pDgDZKL250fHaA_COnphvs9zyK2 >> >> _ht0EY8uuopgXU7XbVlZUQcVTc5eTY_ACI4o73RLF5hx_fLcZtBmJyilhZoK3mgo6k_4pfj1IBzR >> >> jYQpul&s=1> >> >> https://twitter.com/eshailsat >> https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Feshailsat&h=2A > >> QFTyg-u&enc=AZOwD5oWesTm0x6kOGYGw2MJwOxoNxR2JLD1aEnm_T2kH-ou0AJiRZTgNfX0ZZt2 >> >> f-JbAvFezxcIbGRn70lMGMaRnMNe-pKujn8QuO39SYXGsYeAxKoap5pb5bynsaWFfWYc6pADrQMi >> >> 0DzX98o-C_dJ&s=1> >> https://www.facebook.com/amsat.deutschland >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to > support the amateur satellite program! >> Subscription > settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >