[amsat-bb] Re: 1961-12-12: OSCAR 1

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B J" <va6bmj at gmail.com>
To: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 5:42 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] 1961-12-12: OSCAR 1

> It's quite amazing when one considers the historical context:
> 
> 1957-10-04:  Sputnik 1 launched
> 1959-09-12:  Luna 2 launched to moon, impacted 1959-09-13
> 1960-08-12:  Echo 1 launched
> 1961-04-12:  Vostok 1 with Yuri Gagarin
> 1961-05-05:  Freedom 7 with Alan Shepard
> 1971-07-21:  Liberty Bell 7 with Gus Grissom
> 1961-08-06:  Vostok 2 with Gherman Titov
> 1961-12-12:  OSCAR 1 launched
> 1962-02-20:  Friendship 7 with John Glenn
> 1962-07-10:  Telstar 1 launched
> 1962-08-27:  Mariner 2 launched to Venus, closest approach 1962-12-14
> 
> 73s
> 
> Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

Hi Bernard VA6BMJ

Received the beacon of Sputnik 1 on 20,002 MHz with a RX 
Hallicrafters SX-28 and a long-wire antenna 40 meters long.

Received two beacons of Echo 1 on 108,000 and 108,030 MHz
with homebrewed converter and Hallicrafters SX-28 as a 40 MHz
IF and a 3 elements yagi.

Received the beacon of OSCAR-1 on 144,983 MHz with 2 
meters homebrewed converter and Hallicrafters SX-28 as a
28 MHz IF with 6 element yagi.

73" de

i8CVS Domenico