Hello all whilst monitoring the FO29 beacon frequency this afternoon I noticed a strange digital signal dopplering down. It was going from West to North ,observed LOS @ 14:21:10 utc, Due North ,435.780Mhz sounded very AO16 ish no other sat on my list was in range at the time but there again I don't have all of the sats in,I estimate the centre frequency as 453.900 Mhz.Regards Robert G8ATE _________________________________________________________________ Invite your Facebook friends to chat on Messenger http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/101719649/direct/01/
Sounds like you heard IO-26 in MBL mode. The frequency has drifted down quite a bit since launch.
73, Drew KO4MA
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Turlington" rob_g8ate@hotmail.com To: "Amsat Buleitin Board" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 10:31 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] FO29
Hello all whilst monitoring the FO29 beacon frequency this afternoon I noticed a strange digital signal dopplering down. It was going from West to North ,observed LOS @ 14:21:10 utc, Due North ,435.780Mhz sounded very AO16 ish no other sat on my list was in range at the time but there again I don't have all of the sats in,I estimate the centre frequency as 453.900 Mhz.Regards Robert G8ATE _________________________________________________________________ Invite your Facebook friends to chat on Messenger http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/101719649/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ 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
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Turlington" rob_g8ate@hotmail.com To: "Amsat Buleitin Board" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 4:31 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] FO29
Hello all whilst monitoring the FO29 beacon frequency this afternoon I noticed a
strange digital signal dopplering down. It was going from West to North ,observed LOS @ 14:21:10 utc, Due North ,435.780Mhz sounded very AO16 ish no other sat on my list was in range at the time but there again I don't have all of the sats in,I estimate the centre frequency as 453.900 Mhz.Regards Robert G8ATE
Hi Robert, G8ATE
I would like to know from you if the linear transponder of FO-29 was ON or only the beacon was operational.
The signal observed at your LOS @ 14:21:10 UTC due North at 435.780 MHz was coming from IO-26
IO-26 1 22826U 93061D 08199.42266789 -.00000010 00000-0 12483-4 0 7240 2 22826 098.3779 159.2084 0009019 162.6179 197.5323 14.29492024772187
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