[amsat-bb] Activation of transponder on EO-79

[Fabiano Moser]

Hello,

Can you tell when the SAT will be turn ON?
No copy right now over Portugal.

Thank you,
Best 73

On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 12:50 PM, Wouter Weggelaar <wouterweg at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> The AMSAT-NL transponder on EO-79 will be activated to support the
> International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW).
>
> We apologize for the short notice, this opportunity came along very last
> minute, and again we took it.
>
> QB50p1 (EO-79) carries the FUNcube-3 400 mW inverting linear 435/145 MHz
> transponder provided by AMSAT-NL with support from AMSAT-UK.
>
>    - *Uplink:* 435.035-435.065 MHz LSB
>    - *Downlink:* 145.935-145.965 MHz USB
>
> TLEs are NORAD # 40025, COSPAR designator 2014-033-R
>
> Remember that the FUNcube family of transponders do not need much power to
> work them.
>
> I will be operating at Scheveningen Lighthouse PA25SCH, NL0025
>
> Thanks to the Von Karman Institute and Innovative Solution In Space for the
> opportunity to use the transponder.
>
> Have FUN over the weekend!
>
>
> Wouter PA3WEG
>
> AMSAT-NL
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