[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 Sputnik 50th Anniversary Event

David - M0ZLB m0zlb at btinternet.com
Tue Oct 2 01:12:47 PDT 2007


Drew,

Will the rest of us have an opportunity to hear the downlink?

"Us" being the rest of the World?


*David
M0ZLB/KG4ZLB
www.m0zlb.com*


Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
> Good Evening,
>
> Everything is set for our Special Event on Wednesday night. Please listen on 
> the following passes of AO-51 over North America to hear original Sputnik 1 
> telemetry via AO-51:
>
> October 3, ~2350 to ~2358 UTC
> October 4, ~0127 to ~0145 UTC
>                    ~0308 to ~0326 UTC
>                    ~0452 to ~0503 UTC
>
> >From ~2350 to ~0505 UTC AO-51 will not be available outside of the Sputnik 
> downlink over North America.
>
> The downlink frequency will be 435.300 plus or minus doppler shift, and the 
> downlink power will be higher than the normal repeater levels.
>
> There will be a nice QSL certificate available by sending reception reports 
> and a 9"x12" SASE to 3375 Taper Ave, San Jose, CA 95124, USA. Please allow 
> several weeks for turnaround time.
>
> I hope everyone enjoys this event, and thanks to all that have helped put it 
> together.
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
> AMSAT-NA VP Ops
> LM 2332
>
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