[amsat-bb] SO-50 downlink frequency

[<iain.mcfadyen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Can anyone explain why some reference material refers to the SO-50 downlink as 436.800 and others as 436.795?

The Amsat status page even refers to both in the same status report:

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Saudi-OSCAR 50/SaudiSat 1C   (SO-50) 
Uplink 145.850 MHz FM 
Downlink 436.795 MHz FM 
Launched 20 December 2002 

Status:  Operational
SO-50 carries several experiments, including a mode J FM amateur repeater experiment operating on 145.850 MHz uplink and 436.800 MHz downlink. 
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Iain     KI4HLV   Washington DC
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