Can anyone verify the reception of signals from this old satellite?
The BBC TV programe Coast visited the Black Arrow test site on the Isle of White. This was the location for a static firing test site, part of the sucessful UK rocket program in the 1960's-70's
On the programe they demonstrated reception of short pulses which were claimed to be from the satellite Prospero. Object number 5580. Is this genuine, or did they pick up something else which they attributed to Prosopero.
An AOR scanner was shown but I was not quick enough to see the frequency display. Did anyone record it on video? The antenna was a small yagi hand held.
The only reference to a recent reception report I can find on the net dates to 2002 and a frequency of 137.560. Element sets for Prospero are available from the Space-Track web site.
(see the Space Page, RadCom January 2006.
73 John G7HIA
PS/ I listened on numerous day light orbits early in the year and heard nothing.
Hi John,
I saw the programme and spent the next couple of hours searching the internet for some information pertaining to Prospero (frequencies and such like), the BBC's webpage wasn't much help either.
But this link, http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/programmes/?id=coast should give you the option of watching the program again and although I haven't tried it yet, you may be able to fast forward it to the relevant bit.
If anyone on the list has any input, I would be interested.
David M0ZLB/KG4ZLB
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of john heath Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 5:44 PM To: amsat Subject: [amsat-bb] British Satellite Prospero heard ??
Can anyone verify the reception of signals from this old satellite?
The BBC TV programe Coast visited the Black Arrow test site on the Isle of White. This was the location for a static firing test site, part of the sucessful UK rocket program in the 1960's-70's
On the programe they demonstrated reception of short pulses which were claimed to be from the satellite Prospero. Object number 5580. Is this genuine, or did they pick up something else which they attributed to Prosopero.
An AOR scanner was shown but I was not quick enough to see the frequency display. Did anyone record it on video? The antenna was a small yagi hand held.
The only reference to a recent reception report I can find on the net dates to 2002 and a frequency of 137.560. Element sets for Prospero are available from the Space-Track web site.
(see the Space Page, RadCom January 2006.
73 John G7HIA
PS/ I listened on numerous day light orbits early in the year and heard nothing.
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I found this.... Maybe it's store and forward?
"The satellite carries a transponder at 137.56MHz. After 10 years in orbit satellite was still occasionally reactivated and telemetry was received at the Lasham groundstation."
Roger WA1KAT ----- Original Message ----- From: "john heath" g7hia@btinternet.com To: "amsat" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 12:44 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] British Satellite Prospero heard ??
Can anyone verify the reception of signals from this old satellite?
The BBC TV programe Coast visited the Black Arrow test site on the Isle of
White.
This was the location for a static firing test site, part of the sucessful
UK rocket program in the 1960's-70's
On the programe they demonstrated reception of short pulses which were
claimed to be from the satellite Prospero.
Object number 5580. Is this genuine, or did they pick up something else
which they attributed to Prosopero.
An AOR scanner was shown but I was not quick enough to see the frequency
display. Did anyone record it on video?
The antenna was a small yagi hand held.
The only reference to a recent reception report I can find on the net
dates to 2002 and a frequency of 137.560.
Element sets for Prospero are available from the Space-Track web site.
(see the Space Page, RadCom January 2006.
73 John G7HIA
PS/ I listened on numerous day light orbits early in the year and heard
nothing.
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On 27 Oct 2006, at 17:44, john heath wrote:
Can anyone verify the reception of signals from this old satellite?
The BBC TV programe Coast visited the Black Arrow test site on the Isle of White. This was the location for a static firing test site, part of the sucessful UK rocket program in the 1960's-70's
The EPG on my Freeview box shows a repeat of the programme on Nov 1 at 1900 on BBC2
John
Hi...
john heath wrote:
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An AOR scanner was shown but I was not quick enough to see the frequency display. Did anyone record it on video?
I have it on the hard disk of my DVR and can confirm that the AOR scanner was tuned to 137.56MHz, wideband FM (WFM).
The antenna was a small yagi hand held.
It looked like a 5 element ZL Special.
73 Martin M0ADY.
Nothing heard AT ALL on the 11.14utc pass!
David M0ZLB/KG4ZLB
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Martin Grundy Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 1:08 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: British Satellite Prospero heard ??
Hi...
john heath wrote:
<snip>
An AOR scanner was shown but I was not quick enough to see the frequency display. Did anyone record it on video?
I have it on the hard disk of my DVR and can confirm that the AOR scanner was tuned to 137.56MHz, wideband FM (WFM).
The antenna was a small yagi hand held.
It looked like a 5 element ZL Special.
73 Martin M0ADY.
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