Satgen409   Satellite Review    by GM4IHJ                  25 Jan 97

Oscar 10 145.975 - 145.81 down , 435.03 - 435.18 up . CW/SSB
transponder Elliptical orbit , long range DX sat. Do not use if FMing
indicates low power due to poor sun angle. Fixed note beacon 145.81

RS10/11 orbits roughly 105 minutes apart , each orbit EQX 26.5 degrees
approx west of its predecessor.CW beacon is on 29.357 MHz CW/SSB qsos
in 40 kHz band above the beacon. Uplink 145.865 - 145.905 MHz, Down
29.36 - 29.40 Mhz. Good sat. Simple antennas can be used.

RS12/13 orbits 105 min apart , orbit separation 26.5 degs. CW beacon
29.408 with CW/SSB qsos in 40 kHz band above beacon.
Uplink 21.21 - 21.25 MHz. Down links used concurrently are 29.41 to
29.45 and 145.1 to 145.95 MHz . Simple antennas can be used

Uosat 2 Oscar 11 down 145.826 and 2401.5 .Broadcasts telemetry + news.

Pacsat AO16 437.051 down , 145.9 145.92 145.94 145.96 up, 1200bps PSK
Digital store and forward sat . Complex protocol

Dove AO17 145.825 and 2401.2205 down only. Sending telemetry but Voice
+ S band maybe off.1200 bps AFSK readable on ordinary packet station.

Weber WO18 437.102 down , 145.90 up.  1200 bps PSK telemetry and pics

Lusat LO19 437.126 down , 145.84 145.86 145.88 145.90 up. 1200 bps PSK
Digital store and forward sat. Complex protocol.

Fuji Oscar20 down 435.912 - 435.8 , up 145.85 - 145.91 CW/SSB
transponder. Beacon 435.795 Mhz
Fuji Oscar29 up one of 145.85 .87 .89 .91 FSK Down 435.91 FSK 9600 bps

Uosat5 Oscar 22 is 9600 bps store and forward , and, picture
transmission. 435.12 down ,145.9 - 145.975 up 9600 bps FSK

Korea23 435.175 down, 145.85 - 145.9 up 9600 bps FSK as for Uosat 5

Korea25 436.5 down, 145.98 - 145.87 up 9600 bps FSK as for Uosat 5

IO26 435.87 down, 145.875 145.9 145.925 145.95 up,  1200bps PSK
digipeater only , at present.

AO 27 436.8 down ,145.85 up  FM repeater is being switched on several
minutes after sat comes into sunlight as it descends down from N pole.

POSAT 435.2777 down ,145.975 up . Some doubt whether this one is being
used on ham bands at all ? 9600 bps FSK .

RS15 29.36 - 29.4 down, 145.858 - 145.898 up. CW/SSB transponder. Has
problems when sat goes into earth shadow for more than 5 minutes or so
and is subject to deep fades. CW beacon is on 29.352 MHz

MO30 up 145.815 .835 .855 .875 , down 1200 PSK on 437.206