Thanks Alan Your reports are much appreciated
73 Hans ZS6AKV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Cresswell" <[email protected]> To: "'Jan-Albert Koekemoer'" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 12:39 AM Subject: [Sumbandila: 127] RE: [amsat-bb] SA-AMSAT payload activation on SO-67 > > Excellent 19 deg pass over VK/ZL at 2138 UTC. Very strong downlink > signals > up to 60db over S9 for most of the pass. Could hold the transponder in at > less than 1 deg. > Worked Graham (VK2AYE) and no problems using the recommended technique. > > Alan > ZL2BX > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Jan-Albert Koekemoer > Sent: Friday, 6 November 2009 20:59 > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [amsat-bb] SA-AMSAT payload activation on SO-67 > > Hello > > > We intend to schedule the FM V/U cross-band repeater on Sumbandila as > follows > (all times in UTC; all activations 13 minutes duration): > > Fri 6 Nov 2009: > 21:38 (Eastern Australia / New Zealand) > > Sa 7 Nov 2009: > 02:05 (Western Asia) > 08:17 (Europe) > 11:40 (Eastern part of South America) > 16:13 (Central Canada / USA) > > The CTCSS tone for the transponder is 233.6 Hz. > > Uplink: 145.875MHz > Downlink: 435.345MHz > > Additional recommendations: > Use only narrow FM > Switch off compression > Speak softly (mic gain down) > > Satellite characteristics: > All antennas are linear vertically polarized (1/4 wavelength) > Sat Tx power = 5W > Sat Rx sensitivity = -116.5dBm for 12dB SINAD > Max antenna gain = 4dBi > > Note that the satellite is currently in a controlled sun tracking mode > with > antennas Nadir pointing. > > Apologies for the late notification, but we're still in the commissioning > phase and can therefore not guarantee the SA-AMSAT payload service far > ahead > in time. Since we're using the same (shared) transponder for TT&C > purposes > at present, we can unfortunately not schedule the payload over RSA on > Saturday. > > Regards > Jan-Albert (ZR1JAK) > Sumbandila Ground Control Team > > > > E-mail Disclaimer > http://www.sunspace.co.za/emaildisclaimer.htm > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
