Re: [amsat-bb] Commerciat 2.4 GHz sats

[Dave <nr1dx@xxxxxxxx>]

Tom
Do you have any info on the down link the downlink freqs?



At 08:52 AM 7/15/02 -0500, Tom Busch wrote:
>XM-1 and XM-2, for the XM satellite service.  They are geosynchronous, and 
>you can find keplerians for them at http://www.celestrak.com.  Look in geo.txt.
>
>By the way, I plotted the footprint for these and it appears there is no 
>service in Alaska, but it seems to cover a big part of the Pacific Ocean.
>
>Tom WB8WOR
>
>At 05:39 PM 7/13/02 +0000, John Wilcox wrote:
>>I just finished installing a 1 meter dish on my G450/500 rotor and would
>>like to check it out against the BBQ grille I have been using (which is
>>mounted on the other side of the croos boom).
>>
>>There was a couple of satellites that broadcast 2.4 GHz signals that have
>>been used to verify operation of downconverters etc. What were they and how
>>do I enter their values into NOVA? This will give me a constant signal to
>>work with while I optimize the new dish.
>>
>>Also, how do I enter these sats into Uni_Trac so that it will auto track
>>them?
>>
>>Geez, I didn't realize how much I don't know....
>>
>>John - NS1Z
>>FN44rn
>>
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Dave
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