[amsat-bb] New User

[Stephen E. Belter]

Pete,

The three FM satellites that you should start with are SO-50, AO-85
(Fox-1A), and LilacSat-2 (intermittent schedule).

You can see nearly real-time reports of which satellites are being heard
at www.amsat.org/status .

The 2015 edition of Getting Started With Amateur Satellites by Gould Smith
is available from the AMSAT Store at www.amsat.org .  The 2016 edition
will be released at the Dayton Hamvention in May.

There is lots of additional information on the AMSAT website, including a
operator’s guide for Fox-1A.

73, Steve N9IP
--
Steve Belter, seb at wintek.com


On 4/5/16, 7:58 AM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of Pete Moscatt via AMSAT-BB"
<amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org on behalf of amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

>Hi To All,
>Ok, I am just getting myself into the world of Satellites and need a
>little guidance. Up until now I have been reading through Getting Started
>on the Amateur Radio Satellites by Keith Baker.
>He makes reference to AO-51 as the satellite to cut ones teeth on.
>From what I understand, this bird no longer exists, so, what is now
>considered as being a beginners satellite?
>Pete. VK4CCV