[amsat-bb] Re: FO29

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Turlington" <rob_g8ate at hotmail.com>
To: "Amsat Buleitin Board" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 4:31 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] FO29
>
> Hello all
> whilst monitoring the FO29 beacon frequency this afternoon I noticed a
strange digital signal dopplering down. It was going from West to North
,observed LOS @ 14:21:10 utc, Due North ,435.780Mhz sounded very AO16 ish no
other sat on my list was in range at the time but there again I don't have
all of the sats in,I estimate the centre frequency as 453.900 Mhz.Regards
Robert G8ATE
> _________________________________________________________________

Hi Robert, G8ATE

I would like to know from you if  the linear transponder of FO-29 was ON or
only the beacon was operational.

The signal observed at your LOS @ 14:21:10 UTC due North at 435.780 MHz
was coming from IO-26

IO-26
1 22826U 93061D   08199.42266789 -.00000010  00000-0  12483-4 0  7240
2 22826 098.3779 159.2084 0009019 162.6179 197.5323 14.29492024772187

Best 73" de

i8CVS Domenico