I vote for Intelsat G-11 at 304.5 deg E. This is a Ku band only bird, however,
the semi-retired Intelsat 805, which is co-located with this sat has a global C
band beam with a downlink that extends into the amateur 9cm satellite band
(3400-3410 MHz). I often wondered if Intelsat would consider "donating" a few
Khz to AMSAT. We could then tie a single, commercially licensed uplink station
via echolink and hear it on the 9cm downlink. At least it would be a reason for
people to use the 9cm band before it's taken away for the latest mobile
broadband gizmo.
Howie AB2S
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