Hi Andy, W5ACM ex WA5ZIB

Happy to hear from you again ! Do you remember our interesting ZRO TEST on OSCAR-13 early 1991 ?

I was listening several time the beacon of Sputnik-1 on 20 MHz using an Hallicrafters SX-28 and a long-wire antenna and it was very easy.

The 20 MHz beacon was also recorded several time on a magnetic wire recorder by my (SK) friend Roberto i1NU on day 6 october 1957 when he was living in Trieste.

During a 1980 meeting in Torino Roberto donated to me a tape cassette with the above original recording that was translated by him from the magnetic wire to a magnetic tape.

To day I played back this tape cassette and it was very exciting to hear again the 164......bip...bip.....bip per minute with the associated QSB and doppler from Sputnik-1 !

This cassette with several records of Sputnik-1 last about 20 minutes but at this time I am wondering how to help people interested on it.

In the other side of the cassette I have also the 2 meters beacon of OSCAR-1 recorded as well by i1NU on 14 december 1961

In the next few days I will try to make some files sputnik-1.wav for those who are interested and if succesfull I will send on BB a new message on it.

Best 73" de

i8CVS Domenico

----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 4:01 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: : [STXARES] PR- Seeking someone that heard Sputnik

If you have input, please respond to [email protected] .

----- Original Message ----- From: Lee To: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] Cc: [email protected] ; E. Ray Taylor ; Joe Fisher ; Roger Wines ; Steven Polunsky ; Stuart Rohre ; Tom Whiteside ; [email protected] ; Joe Canfield Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 12:38 PM Subject: [STXARES] PR- Seeking someone that heard Sputnik

CQ CQ,

I have been contacted by a reporter that will be doing a story soon on the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1(October 4th). He would like to try and locate any hams that may have actually successfully attempted to

listen for the Sputnik. Forgive my satellite ignorance here, but since Sputnik is not a ham sat, I am assuming it still put out some telemetry or other signals that may have been capable of being received by either amateur or shortwave radios?

If you, or someone you know, did this please let me know and I will hook you up with said reporter.

Please feel free to forward this request to any specific reflectors or email lists that you may be part of.

Thanks,

Lee Cooper, W5LHC 512-658-3910 [email protected]

Lee Cooper, W5LHC Public Information Coordinator, South Texas Section