SB NEWS @ AMSAT $SPC0212 * SpaceNews 12-Feb-96 * BID: $SPC0212 ========= SpaceNews ========= MONDAY FEBRUARY 12, 1996 SpaceNews originates at KD2BD in Wall Township, New Jersey, USA. It is published every week and is made available for unlimited free distribution. * RS-12 NEWS * ============== The Russian RS-12 Amateur Radio communications satellite has been in Mode KT since 02-Feb-96. Mode KT takes an uplink on 15 meters and downlinks it on BOTH the 10 meter and 2 meter bands. Before this change, RS-12 was in Mode K, and the only downlink was on 15 meters. The 2-meter downlink is strong, and allows better communications performance for groundstations who experience difficulties in operating full-duplex on the 10 and 15 meter HF bands. [Info via Oscar, DJ0MY] * RS-12 QSL INFO * ================== QSLs for contacting the RS-12 ROBOT (autotransponder) are available through: DF4XW Werner Schroder Hermesweg 29 21075 HH 90 Germany [Info via Maurizio Bertolino] * SATELLITE FREQUENCIES * ========================= Due to numerous requests for satellite frequency information, G3RWL has provided the following frequency list. All frequencies listed are in Megahertz (MHz): Satellite Uplink Downlink Beacons Notes ========= ====== ======== ======= ===== OSCAR 10 435.025-175 145.83-98 145.81/987 OSCAR 11 (UoSAT 2) 145.826 Experimental beacon 435.025 on 2401.5 MHz OSCAR 13(Mode B) 435.425-575 145.825-975 145.813/985 (Mode S) 435.603-639 2400.711-747 2400.664 OSCAR 16 (PACSAT) 145.90-96 437.051 437.026/051 S beacon 2401.143 OSCAR 17 (DOVE) 145.825 S beacon 2401.221 OSCAR 18 (WEBERSAT) 437.102 spare TX on 437.075 OSCAR 19 (LUSAT) 145.84-90 437.126 437.126/154 CW on 437.127 OSCAR 20 (Fuji) 145.9-146 435.8-.9 435.797/91 .797=CW, .910=packet OSCAR 22 UoSAT 5 145.9/.975 435.120 435.120 OSCAR 23 Kitsat 1 145.85/90 435.175 435.175 OSCAR 25 Kitsat 2 145.87/98 436.500 spare TX 435.175 OSCAR 26 145.875/90/925/95 435.822 secondary TX 435.867 OSCAR 27 AMRAD 145.850 436.797 RS 10 (Mode A) 145.86-90 29.36-40 29.357/403 Robot uplink 145.820 (Mode K) 21.16-20 29.36-40 29.357/403 Robot uplink 21.120 (Mode T) 21.16-20 145.86-90 145.857/903 Modes KA & KT also RS 11 (Mode A) 145.91-95 29.41-45 29.407/453 Robot uplink 145.830 (Mode K) 21.21-25 29.41-45 29.407/453 Robot uplink 21.130 (Mode T) 21.21-25 145.91-95 145.907/953 Modes KA & KT also RS 12 (Mode A) 145.91-95 29.41-45 29.408/454 Robot uplink 145.831 (Mode K) 21.21-25 29.41-45 29.408/454 Robot uplink 21.129 (Mode T) 21.21-25 145.91-95 145.912/959 Modes KA & KT also RS 13 (Mode A) 145.96-146 29.46-50 29.458/504 Robot uplink 145.840 (Mode K) 21.26-30 29.46-50 29.458/504 Robot uplink 21.138 (Mode T) 21.26-30 145.96-146 145.862/908 Modes KA & KT also RS 15 (Mode A) 145.85-89 29.36-40 29.353/398 [Info via Richard W. L. Limebear, G3RWL] * THANKS! * =========== Thanks to all who sent messages of appreciation to SpaceNews, especially: N1RHI VE1AOE VE1RMC ZL1UDY DL2GRO OH2LVZ HS3CZA N3LDF DF5DP G0HZX Bob Goodhart Jann Larsson * FEEDBACK/INPUT WELCOMED * =========================== Comments and input for SpaceNews should be directed to the editor (John, KD2BD) via any of the paths listed below: FAX : 1-908-747-7107 FTP : pilot.njin.net cd to /pub/SpaceNews WWW : http://www.njin.net/~magliaco/ PACKET : KD2BD @ KS4HR.NJ.USA.NA INTERNET : kd2bd@amsat.org, magliaco@pilot.njin.net SATELLITE : AMSAT-OSCAR-16, LUSAT-OSCAR-19 MAIL : John A. Magliacane, KD2BD Department of Engineering and Technology Advanced Technology Center Brookdale Community College Lincroft, New Jersey 07738 U.S.A. <<=- SpaceNews: The first amateur newsletter read in space! -=>> /EX