Slightly Off Topic...Iranian satellite Transmitting Continuously
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Hello,
Iran's first satellite is now reported to be transmitting a 20 second, 1 KHz tone every 100 seconds. Frequency is 464.9875 to 465.0125 MHz. Omid was previously obsevered transmitting only on passes passing over Iran. I have not heard it yet but will be listening.
See the following for more: http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/Omid/OmidObservations2.php
73, Armando N8IGJ
On Tue, 2009-02-10 at 09:43 -0500, Armando Mercado wrote:
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Hello,
Iran's first satellite is now reported to be transmitting a 20 second, 1 KHz tone every 100 seconds. Frequency is 464.9875 to 465.0125 MHz. Omid was previously obsevered transmitting only on passes passing over Iran. I have not heard it yet but will be listening.
See the following for more: http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/Omid/OmidObservations2.php
73, Armando N8IGJ
I recorded something that sounds like telemetry on one of its early orbits, but nothing much since. I did hear the 1kHz tone a day or so after it was launched. You can hear my recording on the Wikipedia page for Omid.
Glad to hear it's still up there and working - I'll have another listen on the next pass!
73s, Gordon MM3YEQ
On Tue, 2009-02-10 at 14:59 +0000, Gordon J. C. Pearce MM3YEQ wrote:
On Tue, 2009-02-10 at 09:43 -0500, Armando Mercado wrote:
(Off topic content here so look away if offended...)
Hello,
Iran's first satellite is now reported to be transmitting a 20 second, 1 KHz tone every 100 seconds. Frequency is 464.9875 to 465.0125 MHz. Omid was previously obsevered transmitting only on passes passing over Iran. I have not heard it yet but will be listening.
See the following for more: http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/Omid/OmidObservations2.php
73, Armando N8IGJ
I recorded something that sounds like telemetry on one of its early orbits, but nothing much since. I did hear the 1kHz tone a day or so after it was launched. You can hear my recording on the Wikipedia page for Omid.
Glad to hear it's still up there and working - I'll have another listen on the next pass!
Sure 'nuff, it's transmitting a tone for a few seconds every minute-and-a-half. Interestingly it keys up the TX for a second or two before the tone starts.
Orbit 124 passed directly over the UK Midlands, placing Maison MM3YEQ just a little north of the centre of the footprint as it went directly west to east. Absolutely booming signal.
Gordon MM3YEQ
AMSAT Education:
We just heard the 465.000 MHz Iranian OMID satellite loud and clear. It was 20 seconds on and then off, on a 2 minute cycle. Tune FM. Object number is 33506. Passes are mid morning to mid evening in the mid northern latitudes local time.
For what it is worth, here is the list of satellites that we use in our student satellite lab for tuning in. The students have to make the predictions, and then they individually come to the lab to see if they can hear their chosen satellite.
To our knowledge, these are the working AMSATs. If we missed any, let me know.
Our list is on this web page: www.aprs.org/sats.doc
Bob, WB4APR
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