[amsat-bb] Re: The Mode B tradition
i8cvs
domenico.i8cvs at tin.it
Thu Sep 14 18:13:23 PDT 2006
----- Original Message -----
From: "John B. Stephensen" <kd6ozh at comcast.net>
To: "george abbott" <ka1ajf at cox.net>; "'Bill Ress'" <bill at hsmicrowave.com>;
<G0MRF at aol.com>; <brobertson at mta.ca>; <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 1:19 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Mode B tradition
> You're right. P3E and Eagle will operate similarly to AO-10 and AO-13 on
> mode B and P3E is similar to AO-13 on mode S. I don't remember making a
> single S-band contact outside the U.S. on AO-13.
clipped
> 73,
>
> John
> KD6OZH
Hi John, KD6OZH
Just for record i have included belowe a list of OSCAR-13
operators with their call letters and antennas used for downlink
Mode-S from 2400.711 to 2400.747 MHz during the lifetime
of this glourious U/S transponder
The power of OSCAR-13 mode-S was only 1,5 W pep and the
satellite antenna was an helix with G=10 dBi and so EIRP=15 W
pep
In comparison the power of the S1 TX on AO40 was 50 W
pep and the antenna was an helix with G=10 dBi and so
EIRP=500 W pep
The power of the next P3E will be 38 watt pep with a similar
antenna.
The mode-S transponder of OSCAR-13 was "hard limited",in
other words no AGC was in it and so the 1,5 W pep
available for all users was proportional to the uplink power.
At epoch time of this list,uptodate by W4FJ on 14 jan 1994
it was very difficult if not impossible to find ready to operate
preamplifiers/converters antennas/antenna feeds for 2.4 GHz
and the most part of the equipments where necessarily hombrew
by amateurs.
In addition,at that time about 12 years ago,the best GaAsFET
available at amateur price showed a noise figure not less than
1 dB at 2400 MHz
Even though the list of users is very long.
Please read it
73 de i8CVS Domenico
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AMSAT OSCAR 13 mode "S" STATION LIST
Originated by W4FJ last uptodate 14 Jan,' 94
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Sources: K0RZ, DB2OS, JR8XPV, JA6AUX,
ON6UG, W6ABN, W4FJ
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CALL NAME DOWNLINK ANTENNA
2400.7 MHz
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DA1AF Bob 4 x 45 loop yagi
DL1BEM Andy 1,2 m dish
DL1FCU Hardy 1,0 m dish
DJ1KM Rene ?
DK1KQ Uwe 67 loop yagi
DD1US Mat 19 loop yagi
DF2BX Theo 3,0 m dish
DK2UT Archim 0,6 m dish
DK3AX Gerd 4 x 16 el yagi
DG4IAF Archim 1,6 m dish
DF4TA Armin ?
DL4YCC Klaus 1,5 m dish
DF5DP Bert 2 x 39 el yagi
DL5EH Wilhelm ?
DJ7FJ Joseph 1,2 m dish
DC7KY Klaus 2,0 m dish
DL8NL Hardy 2,7 m dish
DC8UG Harold 1,5 m dish
DL9GU Ed 1,5 m dish
DL9GZ Egon 4 x 39 ele yagi
DC9HR Hatman 1,2 m dish
DJ9PC Peter 1,5 m dish
EA4LE Toni 0,6 m dish helix fed
F6CBC Jean 1,0 m dish
F8HLG Georges 18 turn helix
FM5AB Jean 1,2 m dish
G1IRG Simon 1,5 m dish
G2BFO David 1,2 m dish
G3CDK Rod 1,2 m dish
G3RUH James 66 cm dish helix fed
G4EEO Phil 1,5 m dish
GW3XYW Stuart 6,0 m dish
HB9AQZ Hans 26 turn helix
HB9MGI Ernst 1,5 m dish helix fed
i1CDB Peter 67 loop yagi
i2BEM Elio 1,2 m dish
i3EEL Lodovico 1,2 m dish
iN3HER Raimund 1,5 m dish
iK3VZS Vinicio 1,0 m dish
iN3WZF Joseph 1,5 m dish
iW5ABE Alex 4 x 18 turn Helix
i5MPK Peter 4,0 m dish
i6CGE Alfio 1,2 m dish
i6DRZ Mario 1,0 m dish helix fed
i6PNN Amato 1,2 m dish
i7LIT Rino 1,2 m dish
i7UGO Ugo 1,0 m dish
i8CVS Domenico 1,2 m dish helix fed
JA1ANG Harry 16 turn helix
JA1ANP Aky 12 turn helix
JA1AOY Masaji 2.0 m dis
JR1BDG Oishi 1.5 m dish helix fed
JA1BLC Fumie 17 loop yag
JL1CHX Toshido 3.0 m dish
JA1GYT Tad 2 x 37 loop yagi
JK1HIX Tom 2.0 m dish
JH1LVN Masa 2 x 45 loop yagi
JH1PEF Mak 2.4 m dish
JA1QQN Kazu 36 loop yagi
JA1SYK Hiro 1.2 m dish
JA1UHY Hisa 3.0 m dish
JR1WZI Ken 1.5 m dish
JA2ORW Jin 24 turn helix
7N2RWX Tada 29 turn helix
JH3EAD Takao ?
JA3THL Taka 56 loop yagi
JA3GCI ? 2 x 23 turn helix
JA4AEP Ken 1.5 m dish
JA4BLC Row 6.0 m dish
JR4BRS Toshi 4.0 m dish
JA4CMZ Iwata 3.0 m dish
JA4GVA Shin 0.7 m dish
JA4HZN Mata 2.0 m dish
JA5LG Kiyo 2 x 50 loop yagi
JA6AUX Masa 36 loop yagi
JR6BLW Mori 4 x 55 loop yagi
JA6CZH Yamada 1.2 m dish
JE6DBI Yuu 1.6 m dish
JA6ELW Sou 4 x 55 loop yagi
JA6FTL ? 1.0 m dish
JA7EC Shoji 2.0 m dish
JH7JKW Nikio 4.0 m dish
JA8ERE Terui 3.0 m dish
JA8KCM Hiro 1.2 m dish
JA8PL Masa 3.6 m dish
JA8UJR Masa 2 x 37 loop yagi
JR8XPV Tango 2 x 40 loop yagi
OE3JIS Josef 45 loop yagi
OE5BKL Al ? loop yagi
OE9DGV Guntran 68 loop yagi
ON4DY Bob 1.0 m dish
ON6UG Freddy 2.0 m dish
OZ8QI Freddy ?
PE1MGS Juan ?
PT9FH Tony 2.0 m dish helix fed
SM7BCL Lars 2 x 45 loop yagi
SM0SFV Stig 1.2 m dish
SV3KH Nik 2.0 m dish
SV5QR Panos 1.0 m dish helix fed
VE1CKE Norm 1.2 m dish helix fed
VE2LI George 1.2 m dish helix fed
VE3GTF George 2 x 45 loop yagi
VE3NPC Clare 1.2 m dish helix fed
VE3VC Ken 1.0 m dish
VE7BGG Cor 6.0 m dish
VE7CLD Gunter 4.8 m dish
VE7VHF Bill 2.4 m dish helix fed
VE7VL Val 0.8 m dish helix fed
VK4KZR Rod ?
VK4ZQ Roy 2.8 m dish
VK6BMD Bruce 1.0 m dish
VK6ZAY Al ?
VK6ZWF Allen ?
N1AXB Larry 4 x 45 loop yagi
W1NU Vic 2 x 45 loop yagi
W1PEA Judd 2 x 45 loop yagi
W1QJR Ken 0.6 m dish helix fed
WA1QXR Ken 1.0 m dish helix fed
W1YN Ed 0.6 m dish helix fed
W1SNN Stirling 4 x 16 turn helices
N1IQU Mack 8.0 m dish helix fed
K2IYQ Steve 0.6 m dish helix fed
N2MB Barry 2.4 m dish helix fed
NQ2O Walt 2 x 45 loop yagi
W2UHI Frank 1.0 m dish
N3CEV Mike ? dish
N3FLY Paul 45 loop yagi
KA3HPQ Phil ?
KK3K Jim 1.2 m dish helix fed
W3PM Gene 1.2 m dish helix fed
W3PRB Jonny 1.2 m dish
W3QBK Stan 1.2 m dish helix fed
W3TMZ Jack 0.6 m dish helix fed
K3VDB Charlie 0.6 m dish helix fed
KJ4BF Grady Conifer dish
KC4CQR Jerry 3.0 m dish
N4DTB Lee 4 x 45 loop yagi
W4FJ Ted 1.5 m dish helix fed
W4KSB Larry 2 x 45 loop yagi
AB4NJ Dale 3.0 m dish
N4NR Dennis ?
N4LC Ken 4 x 45 loop yagi
WD4O Bernice 4 x 45 loop yagi
W4ODW Gene 3.0 m dish helix fed
K4RZB Jim 4 x 45 loop yagi
WA4VHF Chip 1.2 m dish helix fed
N5BF Courtney 45 loop yagi
W5GEL Bob 1.2 m dish helix fed
WB5GQM Fred 0.6 m dish helix fed
W5IU Keith 1.0 m dish helix fed
K5RHR Dick 0.6 m dish helix fed
WA5RTL "BW" ?
W6ABN Stan 1.2 m dish helix fed
W6CCY John 0.6 m dish helix fed
AB6DT Bob ? loop yagi
WB6GYD Eric 1.5 m dish
NK6K Harold 4 x 45 loop yagi
W6KAG Butch 3.0 m dish helix fed
WB6LLO Dave 1.0 m dish helix fed
N6OVP Dave ?
W6YVO Dick ?
AA7A Ed 0.6 m dish helix fed
WA7ABP Lynn 1.2 m dish helix fed
KB7CNN Bill 2 x 45 loop yagi
W7IUV Larry 3.0 m dish helix fed
KE7NR Don 2 x 45 loop yagi
N7RYW Bill 2.0 m dish
K7ZTM Pete 2 x 45 loop yagi
N8AJD Steve 45 loop yagi
K8TL Tom 1.2 m dish helix fed
WA8WBP Ralph 1.2 m dish helix fed
K8YAH Ron 2 x 45 loop yagi
WJ9F Russ 2 x 45 loop yagi
W9FMW John 2 x 45 loop yagi
KA9LNV Ed 0.6 m dish helix fed
WA9MTO Jack 2 x 45 loop yagi
AB9V Mike 45 loop yagi
W0DQY Smitty 4 x 45 loop yagi
WD0E Jim 0.6 m dish helix fed
W0HHE Al 2.0 m dish
K0KE Eric 2.0 m dish
N0LEF Stu 2 x 45 loop yagi
KA0OOQ Jerry 4 x 45 loop yagi
K0RR Lew 2 x 45 loop yagi
K0RZ Bill 1.2 m dish helix fed
K0VTY Joe 1.2 m dish helix fed
N0WX Charlie 2 x 45 loop yagi
ZL2ALP Paul 45 loop yagi
ZS6JT Peter 0.6 m dish helix fed
NOTE:
This list of OSCAR-13 Mode-S operators was
uptodated by Ted W4FJ on 14 january 1994
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
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