[amsat-bb] Re: New satellites

[w7lrd@comcast.net]

Unless there is a L or S band signal.  So we can get ready for the next HEO (whenever)./
73 Bob W7LRD

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-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Eric Fort <eric.fort at gmail.com> 

> Of the satellites Below 
> 
> Kagayaki 
> STARS 
> KKS-1 
> PRISM 
> 
> Do any of them carry a transponder? if not what's to be excited about? 
> 
> Eric 
> AF6EP 
> 
> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 10:46 PM, Edward Chuang wrote: 
> 
> > Hi all, 
> > 
> > Monitoring new satellites CW beacon during 05:56-06:18 UTC, heard STARS, 
> > KKS-1 and PRISM beacon, Kagayaki still not heard. 
> > 
> > PRISM is the earliest and the STARS is the quickest (CW speed), so these 
> > 3 sats are easy to identify. 
> > 
> > 
> > 73 
> > Edward / BX1AD 
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