[amsat-bb] fresh Guiana / 2.4GHz news

["Peter Ellis VK1KEP" <prellis@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

 Ariane 4 flight 143 will carry Intelsat 902 in a few weeks. Here is the
 newly posted link to the satellite's 'family portrait'.
 http://www.arianespace.com/us/news/indexlog.htm
 Check out: (1) how its wings are folded up; (2) how there are two dishes
 folded back against the narrower sides, that must deploy, but where are the
 feedhorns? (3) how the two fixed dishes appear to have substantial
 sub-reflectors ahead of them on rod-mounts (or, are these swing-in
 reflectors for the big dishes?); (4) And, are the 'bells' with the yellow
 coverings (right of photo) horns or rockets?

 Made by Space Systems / Loral, this is one of their the "1300" series
 (designed for 13 years on station). Here is their 'brochure' (64kB .PDF)
 http://www.ssloral.com/products/intlsat9.pdf that particularises and
 expands on this general info
http://www.ssloral.com/products/prodserv.html#1300.


 +++ 2.4GHz in VK - news +++

 Kerry VK1TKR has just done some measurements on the "Pacific onolithics"
 (now "Pacific Wireless" http://www.pacwireless.com/) 2.4GHz ex-pay-TV
downconverter vailable on rooftops here in Australia. For internal photos,
how-to info, and pix of  measurements, go in through
http://www.qsl.net/vk1tkr and follow the Conifer links, or direct via
http://www.qsl.net/vk1tkr/Connifer/Connifer.htm.


 Best wishes,
 Peter VK1KEP

 PS:
 I have temporarily 'lost control' of my own web site at www.Geocities.com
 <http://www.Geocities.com>  .
 It began with a forgotten password but 'escalated' from there...
 Any advice on how to get Geocities/Yahoo to respond to emails would be
 greatly appreciated!



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