[amsat-bb] Re: Es'HailSat-2 will carry two geostationary "Phase 4" amateur radio transponders !!

[M5AKA]

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73 Trevor M5AKA



On Sunday, 23 March 2014, 13:29, Peter Guelzow <peter.guelzow at kourou.de> wrote:
  
Hi Joe,

Unfortunately the geostationary footprint at 26° East will not cover
North America,  only parts of Brazil will be covered.
Basically the same position as Es'HailSat-1

Perhaps we will find another one willing to sponsor a position more in
the West...

73s Peter DB2OS





On 23.03.2014 13:31, Gary
 "Joe" Mayfield wrote:
> I checked my calendar.  It is not April 1st! 
>
> Peter,
>
>     Any guess as to the longitude of the satellite?
>
> 73,
> Joe kk0sd
>
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> To: AMSAT; AMSAT - Forum
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Es'HailSat-2
 will carry two geostationary "Phase 4"
>
 amateur radio transponders !!
>
> Es'HailSat-2 will carry two geostationary "Phase 4" amateur radio
> transponders !!
>
> As a result of a concept proposed by the Qatar Amateur Radio Society,
> Es' Hailsat, the Qatar Satellite Company, have announced that their new,
> geostationary, Es'HailSat-2 communications spacecraft will provide
> transponders for use by radio amateurs. The spacecraft is expected to be
> ready for launch by the end of 2016.
> Es'HailSat-2 will provide a 250kHz linear transponder intended for
> conventional analogue operations in addition to another transponder
> which will have an 8MHz bandwidth. The latter transponder is intended
> for experimental digital modulation schemes and DVB
 amateur television.
>
> Precise uplink and downlink frequencies remain to be finalized but the
> uplinks will be in the 2.40-2.45GHz and the downlinks in the
> 10.450-10.500GHz amateur satellite service allocations
> Both transponders will have broad beam antennas to provide full coverage
> over about 1/3rd of the earth's surface.
> Precise operational plans will be finalised over the coming months but
> it is anticipated that only quite simple ground equipment will be
> required to use this satellite.
>
> A team of amateurs, led by Peter Guelzow DB2OS (President of AMSAT-DL)
> are providing technical support to this ground breaking project which is
> expected to provide an exciting new phase of activity for
 radio amateurs
> for the 21st century.
>
> http://www.eshailsat.qa/
> <http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eshailsat.qa%2F&h=AAQH7jWC
> H&enc=AZMGakUjUjpQU_tSv0EahGPQQJNNzZQvL3Naz6o3lR6pDgDZKL250fHaA_COnphvs9zyK2
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>
> https://twitter.com/eshailsat
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> https://www.facebook.com/amsat.deutschland
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