What "kind" of keps do we use to track this? 73 Bob W7LRD

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From: "M5AKA" [email protected] To: "AMSAT BB" [email protected] Sent: Monday, September 1, 2014 5:43:03 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Japanese Asteroid Mission To Carry Amateur Radio

Abyss 2 is another name for Shin'En 2 and carries a Mode J linear transponder. http://amsat-uk.org/2014/04/23/shin-en2-to-carry-mode-j-linear-transponder/

http://amsat-uk.org/2014/05/21/shin-en2-satellite-frequencies/

There's another amateur radio satellite expected to be on the same launch in December - ARTSAT2:DESPATCH http://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/03/art-and-ham-radio-in-deep-space/

73 Trevor M5AKA

On Monday, 1 September 2014, 20:32, M5AKA [email protected] wrote:

Abyss-2 - from the Japanese language article it looks like it's carrying an amateur radio payload and will launch this December. Does anyone have any further information ? http://amsat-uk.org/2014/09/01/japanese-asteroid-mission-to-carry-amateur-ra...

Also there appears to be a Japanese Lunar Orbiter under development which will carry an amateur radio transponder http://kit-okuyama-lab.com/en/sinen2/sinen2-outline/

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I'm told they will have a Facebook page active soon. That should provide an opportunity to ask the team questions.

At maximum distance signals are clearly going to be very weak, it may even prove challenging for Moon bounce capable stations.

73 Trevor M5AKA

On Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 8:30, Fabiano Moser [email protected] wrote:

Hi,

Will be possible to operate with a simple satellite station (vhf & uhf yagis with preamps)?

How strong the signals can be at this distance? That's farway a lot more than the satellite I use today :) 73 Fabiano Moser. CT7ABD Enviado do meu iPhone

On 02/09/2014, at 03:23, Bob- W7LRD [email protected] wrote:

What "kind" of keps do we use to track this? 73 Bob W7LRD

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From: "M5AKA" [email protected] To: "AMSAT BB" [email protected] Sent: Monday, September 1, 2014 5:43:03 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Japanese Asteroid Mission To Carry Amateur Radio

Abyss 2 is another name for Shin'En 2 and carries a Mode J linear transponder. http://amsat-uk.org/2014/04/23/shin-en2-to-carry-mode-j-linear-transponder/

http://amsat-uk.org/2014/05/21/shin-en2-satellite-frequencies/

There's another amateur radio satellite expected to be on the same launch in December - ARTSAT2:DESPATCH http://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/03/art-and-ham-radio-in-deep-space/

73 Trevor M5AKA

On Monday, 1 September 2014, 20:32, M5AKA [email protected] wrote:

Abyss-2 - from the Japanese language article it looks like it's carrying an amateur radio payload and will launch this December. Does anyone have any further information ? http://amsat-uk.org/2014/09/01/japanese-asteroid-mission-to-carry-amateur-ra...

Also there appears to be a Japanese Lunar Orbiter under development which will carry an amateur radio transponder http://kit-okuyama-lab.com/en/sinen2/sinen2-outline/

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Dear All,

Here is some information about ARTSAT2:DESPATCH. http://artsat.jp/en/despatch/

You also get additional information from here: http://artsat.jp/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/despatch_abstract_en_ver1.0.pdf

ARTSAT2:DESPATCH do not have a transponder, but it will create and transmit the 'Generative Poetry in Space'. They ask that we attempt reception of these very weak signals at our radio sta tions.

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