Re: [amsat-bb] SUNSAT

[Luis Martins <luis.martins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi hans,
i guess that turning on ao-35 at 7:00 utc over europe is pretty useless,
especialy over western europe where we have no time diference to utc. this
means we would have to get up earlier that when one goes to work. ;)
is there a chance you could turn on the bird in the afternoon ?

regards,
luis

Hans van de Groenendaal wrote:

> Henry Chamberlain ZS1AAZ has provided the following Schedule:
>
> G4AJG/4S7PE, Peter Perera, will be in Sri Lanka for the next three
> weekends and we are making Sunsat available for operations there.
>
> SO35 continues in mode B with the Uplink frequency is  437,290 MHZ FM
> plus and minus 9kHz Doppler shift and the downlink is 145,825 FM.
>
> For newcomers: set the uplink to 437,285 at the start of the pass and
> gradually increase the freqency till it reaches 437,295 MHz. If your
> transceiver has enough memory possitions, programme the memory with
> small increments.
>
> AUSSIE SPECIAL EVENT
>
> There will be a special event station on 26 February 2000, run by the
> Moorabbin
> District Radio Club in Australia.  Two successive passes will be made
> available for this event.  Contact person is Tony Langdon, VK3JED.
>
> PARROT OPERATION
> During the passes over the RSA on 26 and 27 February, Sunsat's parrot
> repeater will be activated.  Uplink and downlink frequency will be
> 145,825 MHzFM.  Sunsat SO35 will transmit a single tone burst, after
> which there will be a ten second period during which incoming signals
> will be digitised and stored.  Then a double tone burst will be
> transmitted, followed by a 10 second replay of the recorded signals.
> The cycle will then be repeated. If there is a demand the parrot
> operation can be repeated else where in the world. Drop an Email to
> saamsat@intekom.co.za.
>
> All other passes will be 436,290 uplink, and 145,825 downlink.All times
> are UTC
>
> 19 February 2000
>
> Australia:                      00:13 to 00:27
> Sri Lanka                       03:37 to 04:01
> RSA                             06:56 to 07:10
> USA                             15:34 to 15:48
>
> 19/20 February 2000
>
> Japan                           23:53 to 00:07
> Sri Lanka                       03:06 to 03:20
> RSA                             07:54 to 08:08
> Europe                          06:37 to 06:51
>
> 25/26 February 2000
>
> Australia                       22:51 to 23:05          Special event
> station.
> Australia                       00:30 to 00:44          Special event
> station
> Sri Lanka                       04:04 to 04:18
> RSA                             07:13 to 07:27          Parrot Repeater
>
> 27 February 2000
>
> Japan                           00:12 to 00:26
> Sri Lanka                       03:24 to 03:38
> RSA                             08:12 to 08:26          Parrot Repeater
> USA                             15:12 to 15:26
>
> 4 March 2000
>
> Sri Lanka                       02:43 to 02:57
> RSA                             07:31 to 07:45
> Europe                          07:54 to 08:08
> USA                             14:30 to 14:44
>
> 5 March 2000
>
> Sri Lanka                       03:42 to 03:56
> RSA                             06:51 to 07:05
> Europe                          07:14 to 07:28
> South America                   13:33 to 13:47
>
> Special Events
>
> The SUNSAT S)35 team will consider special events. Please send a
> detailed request to SAAMSAT@intekom.co.za well in advance (3 - 4 weeks).
> Please describe the event and supply a programme.
>
> SUNSAT OPERATING AWARD
>
> SA AMSAT has introduced a SUNSAT Operating Award to reward stations for
> the number of contacts they have made with individual stations.
>
> There are three categories: Bronze for 25 contacts. Silver for 50
> contacts and Gold for 100 contacts. The objective is to work as many
> different callsigns as possible with the restriction that only one
> contact per pass may be claimed for the Award. No duplicate contacts are
> allowed, a station qualifies only once.
>
> To claim the award applicants must submit a copy of their log, verified
> by the chairman of a local Radio Club or two Amateurs to SA AMSAT, P O
> Box 1842, Hillcrest 3650 South Africa There will additional surprises
> for the first 3 successful applications.
>
> Short-wave Listeners may also apply for the award. Their logs must
> include the callsigns of both  the stations monitored.
>
> The cost of the award is $5 or 5IRC's to cover postage.
>
> Good luck
>
> 73
>
> Hans
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