Re: [amsat-bb] First satellite FM

["Dave Larsen PhD" <doc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think then we can break this in two
The first FM Repeater in  manned space would be the  German
Repeater on MIR
Then AO-21.
The first beacons from Space came from the RS sat's for Hams. [ CW ]

Dave
N6CO
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary "Joe" Mayfield" <gary_mayfield@hotmail.com>
To: <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 5:28 AM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] First satellite FM


> Carlos,
>
> None of the below....
> The FIRST FM repeater was on MIR back in 1996.
> http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/news/1996/spc0722.txt
> for more info.
>
> 73, Scott

Scott,

     I believe AO-21 predates it by several years.


http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/history.php

RS-14/AO-21 was launched on January 29, 1991, the results of a joint venture
between AMSAT-U and AMSAT-DL. The amateur equipment rode piggyback on the
INFORMATOR-1, an experimental geological satellite. As of September 16, 1994
the spacecraft was switched off, including the amateur equipment onboard.
The reasons cited were those of cost in maintaining the craft in space when
the usefulness of the primary payload was exhausted. The amateur community
lost a valuable asset. RS-14/AO-21 was a very popular satellite with the
radio amateurs. The equipment to communicate through RS-14/AO-21 was simple
and easy to operate. RS-14/AO-21 functioned as a "repeater in the sky" and
routinely transmitted digitally recorded voice messages commemorating events
like the 25th anniversary of the first landing on the moon by broadcasting
Neil Armstrong's first words as he stepped on the moon.

As does AO-27

Launched September 26, 1993.

73,
Joe
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