[amsat-bb] Re: SO-67 activation: 7/8 Nov 2009

[Andrew Rich]

> Sat 7 Nov 2009:
> 22:46 (Australia)

+ Brisbane Queensland Australia - mobile
+ 435.345 FM - S3 on mobile Diamond dual band antenna and Kenwood D710A
+ 435.345 FM - opened squelch on ICOM R20 FM sitting on passenger seat - 
telescopic antenna
+ Lots of stations - some over deviating something cronic.
+ Doppler was 435.350 to 435.330 MHz
+ Voice only contacts heard

Andrew VK4TEC



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jan-Albert Koekemoer" <jan.koekemoer at sunspace.co.za>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Cc: <sumbandila at googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 6:51 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-67 activation: 7/8 Nov 2009


> Hello
>
> We intend to schedule the FM V/U cross-band repeater on Sumbandila as 
> follows
> (all times in UTC; all activations 13 minutes duration):
>
> Sat 7 Nov 2009:
> 22:46 (Australia)
>
> Sun 8 Nov 2009:
> 00:05 (Japan)
> 00:21 (Australia)
> 00:58 (South America)
> 03:15 (Central Asia / India)
> 07:59 (Europe)
> 09:34 (UK)
> 12:56 (South America)
> 14:18 (Eastern USA)
> 15:52 (Central USA)
>
> The CTCSS tone for the transponder is 233.6 Hz.
>
> Uplink:  145.875MHz
> Downlink:  435.345MHz
>
> Additional recommendations:
> Use only narrow FM
> Switch off compression
> Speak softly (mic gain down)
>
> Satellite characteristics:
> All antennas are linear vertically polarized (1/4 wavelength)
> Sat Tx power = 5W
> Sat Rx sensitivity = -116.5dBm for 12dB SINAD
> Max antenna gain = 4dBi
>
> Note that the satellite is currently in a controlled sun tracking mode 
> with
> antennas Nadir pointing.
>
> Apologies for the late notification, but we're still in the commissioning
> phase and can therefore not guarantee the SA-AMSAT payload service far 
> ahead
> in time.  Since we're using the same (shared) transponder for TT&C 
> purposes
> at present, we can unfortunately not schedule the payload over RSA on
> Saturday.
>
> You're welcome to provide feedback on the Sumbandila Group @
> http://groups.google.com/group/sumbandila
>
> Regards
> Jan-Albert (ZR1JAK)
> Sumbandila Ground Control Team
>
>
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