[amsat-bb] SO-67 activation schedule: 13-15 Nov 2009

[Jan-Albert Koekemoer]

Hello
 
It will be a busy weekend on SO-67 as we intend to schedule the FM V/U
cross-band repeater on Sumbandila as listed below (all times in UTC; all
activations 15 minutes duration).  We appreciate all feedback, which you're
welcome to post on AMSAT-BB, or alternatively on the Sumbandila Google Group
(http://groups.google.com/group/sumbandila).  For progress made during
commissioning of the satellite, please see
http://sumbandilamission.blogspot.com . 

Fri 13 Nov 2009
21:16 - RSA
22:17 - Australia (East)
23:35 - Japan
23:49 - Australia (Central)

Sat 14 Nov 2009
01:25 - Australia (West)
06:11 - RSA
07:30 - Europe (East)
07:46 - RSA
09:02 - Europe (West)
12:22 - Brazil
13:50 - USA (East)
15:21 - USA (Central)
16:56 - USA (West)
17:49 - RSA
18:30 - Alaska
19:20 - RSA
20:26 - New Zealand
20:54 - RSA
21:57 - Australia (East)
23:16 - Japan
23:28 - Australia (Central)

Sun 15 Nov 2009
01:04 - Australia (West)
05:51 - RSA
07:10 - Europe (East)
07:25 - RSA
08:41 - Europe (Central)
10:17 - Europe (West)
12:03 - Brazil
13:28 - USA (East)
15:01 - USA (mid-East)
16:35 - USA (mid-West)
18:12 - USA (West)

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 again 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. 

Regards 
Jan-Albert Koekemoer (ZR1JAK)
Sumbandila Ground Control Team



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