Re: [amsat-bb] 400.1 MHz again ...

["Woody" <kj4so@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Bob.  I would like to see if I can use the clock as a freq. standard.
It has both 1 MHz. and 1 pps outputs.

73,

Woody
KJ4SO

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Bruninga" <bruninga@nadn.navy.mil>
To: "Woody" <kj4so@ipass.net>
Cc: <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>; "Glenn Little" <glittle@awod.com>
Sent: January 07, 2000 08:54
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] 400.1 MHz again ...


> On Thu, 6 Jan 2000, Woody wrote:
>
> > I have a "Satellite Controlled Clock"  model 1026C, made by Arbiter
Systems,
> > Inc. (ASi).  I picked this up in an equipment trade a year ago.  It is
> > complete and looks like it is in good condition.  I have never found out
> > which satellites it works with, but it appears to be in the 400 to 500
MHz.
> > range.
>
> THat is a GOES time receiver on 468 MHz.  That is the GOES downlink
> interrogation signal to all the remmote environmental colleftion
> platforms.  Embedded in the interrogations are some clock bits and that
> "clock" tunes in to that signal on 468.8375 and 468.825 (by memory, these
> might be wrong)...  I think 835 is the East bird and .250 is the west
> bird.  YOu can hear them on a scanner...
>
> Bob
>
>

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