[amsat-bb] Nayif-1 TLEs

Greg D ko6th.greg at gmail.com
Wed Feb 15 20:43:48 UTC 2017


Perfect!  Thanks for the explanation of what the telemetry sounds like. 
That matches what I hear.

Will give the transponder a try...  Next pass 8:40pm local, 40 degrees.

Greg  KO6TH


David G0MRF via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Hi Greg.
>
> The transponder was on during the last pass over Europe.
> As far as I know the team in The Emirates have left the satellite in a mode where the transponder is on in eclipse.
>
> So, it should be on for tonight's passes over North and South America.
>
> The signal every 5 seconds should show up as 2 lines lasting 700mS.
> The telemetry data is transmitted for 4.3 seconds between each burst of tones. (but it sounds just like noise.)
>
> All reports appreciated.        And videos !  Thanks PY5LF
>
> David
>
>
>
> Oh, wait...
>
> Just ran Fabricio's recording through fldigi, and I see TWO lines
> (tones) during the 1 second pulses, each looking about like what I saw. 
> So, the modulation is really wide, compared to what I am used to
> seeing.  Didn't catch that during my pass.  Will check again next time.
>
> Greg  KO6TH
>
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