Hi, Using the reference for CAMSAT as suggested by Mike as 2016 -66 E - I heard the beacon at 1744 hrs GMT on a high pass. - down link frequency 435.712.190 Mhz. It was very strong - I heard some noises on the transponder downlink but don't know what it was. Ken Eaton GW1FKY
Ken,
I agree with your findings.
On the 00:15 utc pass over USA, I copied strong CW beacon. Copied "CAMSAT CAMSAT CAS2T FT FT T T T T T T".
The FM transponder only returnes a fluttering sound when keyed.
Looks like the TLE's for 2016-066E are a usable match. Can't say for sure since 2016-66F was over top of 66E on this pass.
BOB KO6TZ
Hi, Using the reference for CAMSAT as suggested by Mike as 2016 -66 E - I heard the beacon at 1744 hrs GMT on a high pass. - down link frequency 435.712.190 Mhz. It was very strong - I heard some noises on the transponder downlink but don't know what it was. Ken Eaton GW1FKY
Hi everybody.
Earlier this evening the East Coast USA pass went right over me. I included a couple of images (both FM & CW) and my best guess at the CW decode in a tweet:
https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/796864786155847680
... and there is also a link to the CW audio in there if anyone would like to know what to listen for. The CW beacon plays the sequence in my decode, pauses for a few seconds, and starts over again. So, in a good pass you'll get multiple shots at it should the signal fade.
73!
-Scott, K4KDR
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-----Original Message----- From: KO6TZ Bob Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 7:39 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CAMSAT- CAS-2T
Ken,
I agree with your findings.
On the 00:15 utc pass over USA, I copied strong CW beacon. Copied "CAMSAT CAMSAT CAS2T FT FT T T T T T T".
The FM transponder only returnes a fluttering sound when keyed.
Looks like the TLE's for 2016-066E are a usable match. Can't say for sure since 2016-66F was over top of 66E on this pass.
BOB KO6TZ
Hi, Using the reference for CAMSAT as suggested by Mike as 2016 -66 E - I heard the beacon at 1744 hrs GMT on a high pass. - down link frequency 435.712.190 Mhz. It was very strong - I heard some noises on the transponder downlink but don't know what it was. Ken Eaton GW1FKY
I heard the beacon here in DO33 during its last pass.
I acquired the signal at 0140 UTC and followed it for about 3 minutes. I heard most of the characters, though the signal faded in and out, partly because I was manually tuning my FT-817. It wasn't as strong as I thought it would be, though there was some background noise and a bit of local QRM which sometimes obscured it.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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