SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-339.01 PAUL WILSON, W4HHK, A SILENT KEY AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 339.01 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 05, 1999 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-339.01 The ARRL reported that VHF-UHF pioneer Paul Wilson, W4HHK, of Collierville, Tennessee, died November 29th at age 75. Former AMSAT-NA President Bill Tynan, W3XO, was saddened by the news, telling ANS that "Paul was a very good friend and a great VHF'er." Tom Clark, W3IWI, also praised Wilson, adding, "I was very sad to learn of the death of my old friend and personal hero, Paul was truly a UHF pioneer and will be missed." ARRL Vice President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, also talked about W4HHK; ''Paul's life should inspire every amateur to strive to always try something new in Amateur Radio, regardless of age or health, he has definitely been an example for me.'' Wilson was a stalwart in the 144-MHz and Microwave Standings and remained active right up until his health deteriorated earlier this year. In early July he completed his VUCC on 10 GHz and celebrated his 75th birthday by making his first contact on 24 GHz. Paul Wilson got his ham ticket in 1941 at the age of 16. During the 1950s, he got involved in meteor scatter propagation, and in 1954 W4HHK and Tommy Thomas, W2UK, sent and received reports over a 950-mile path - both winning an ARRL Technical Merit Award for their efforts. Wilson then took on the challenge of EME, becoming among the first to Make 70-cm EME contacts in July 1965. In 1970, W4HHK claimed a new record -- the first 2304-MHz EME contact. Equally amazing were his successful efforts to monitor the Apollo command module on 2.2 GHz as the astronauts orbited the moon. He received a NASA confirmation of his reports in the form of a photograph signed by all the astronauts on the mission! Wilson is survived by his wife of 54 years (who is W4UDQ) and his son Steven, N4HHK. A service was held December 2nd in Collierville. [ANS extends the sympathy of the entire AMSAT organization to the entire Wilson family at this difficult time] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-339.02 SATELLITE LAUNCH DELAYED AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 339.02 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 05, 1999 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-339.02 Technical problems at Vandenberg Air Force base has caused a launch delay for several new satellites, including JAWSAT, OPAL, STENSAT and ASUSAT-1. Assi Friedman, KK7KX/4X1KX, the Deputy Program Manager of the ASUSAT program told ANS "it looks like we will not have any new satellites in time for Christmas, adding, "we were notified that due to technical difficulties our launch is delayed to January 22nd." The launch was to have taken place over the weekend. "We will keep everyone notified of any new announcements," promised KK7KX. A web page with initial information, a telemetry configuration file and status updates will also be completed shortly. Photo's of the rocket are available at the following URL: http://nasa.asu.edu/ASUSat/VAFB991202.html [ANS thanks Assi Friedman, KK7KX/4X1KX, for this information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-339.03 NEW AMSAT-NA JOURNAL SERVICE AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 339.03 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 05, 1999 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-339.03 AMSAT Journal Editor Russ Tillman, K5NRK, invites Internet users to try out a new service soon to be featured on the AMSAT-NA web page -- a listing of URL's used in Journal articles. "Tired of trying to correctly enter a URL address from an article that appeared in the AMSAT Journal?" asked K5NRK. "So was AMSAT-NA member, Jeff Davis, N9AVG, who suggested posting URL's and e-mail address on the AMSAT-NA web site." Once connected to the AMSAT-NA web page, Journal readers will be able to easily go to an article URL without having to retype the address into their favorite web browser. The service will start with the November/December 1999 issue, scheduled for delivery in mid-December -- and speaking of this issue, K5NRK gave ANS a sneak preview of just some of the upcoming Journal articles, (including): * A report on the 17th AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium, by Bruce Paige, KK5DO * Doppler Frequency Effect of Phase 3D, (Part 2) by Franz Bellen, DJ1YQ * The StenSat Journal and the Experience of Building a Picosatellite, by Hank Heidt, N4AFL and Kevin Doherty * A 435-438 MHz Patch Antenna, by Cliff Buttschardt, K7RR AMSAT-NA membership includes a subscription to the AMSAT-NA Journal. [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA Journal Editor Russ Tillman, K5NRK, for this information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-339.04 ANS IN BRIEF HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 339.04 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 05, 1999 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-339.04 ANS news in brief this week includes the following: ** The Mars Polar Lander (apparently) touched down on the red planet and ground controllers waited 24 minutes for what was predicted to be when the first signals would be received from the Lander. However, no signal has yet to be detected. Mission controllers are evaluating what could have gone wrong and will continue to try and acquire a signal. -S&T ** A European Ariane-4 rocket recently hoisted a tri-national military reconnaissance satellite (Helios 1-B) into orbit. The launch of the modified Ariane-4 rocket and its 2.5-ton payload took place at the European space center at Kourou, French Guiana. -SpaceDaily ** The launch of NASA's Terra spacecraft aboard a Lockheed Martin Atlas rocket is scheduled to occur on Thursday, December 16th from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Terra is the NASA flagship in a new series of satellites. -NASA ** The Naval Academy Radio Club (again this year) provided APRS communications support for the running of the Army/Navy game ball to Philadelphia, also uplinking to Pacsats AO-16, LO-19 and IO-26 in the process. -Bob, WB4APR ** The ocean currents that give Europe its mild climate are changing. Scientists (using satellite-acquired data) have found evidence that global warming may cause a big freeze by switching off a current called the North Atlantic Drift. Check out the details at the following URL: http://www.spacedaily.com/spacecast/news/arctic-99c.html. -Florida Today ** Ken Ernandes, N2WWD, has provided ANS with suggested orbit data for the upcoming flight of STS-103. The vector data comes from NASA and the Keplerian Elements were computed from the vector: Satellite: STS-103 Catalog number: 99103 Epoch time: 99343.29215125 Element set: 1 Inclination: 28.4726 deg RA of node: 15.5635 deg Eccentricity: 0.0200064 Arg of perigee: 53.2815 deg Mean anomaly: 200.7736 deg Mean motion: 15.39769321 Decay rate: 3.27926e-05 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: 1 Checksum: 282 ** It looks like a planetary bonanza, if the latest information is true. The world's most prolific team of planet hunters has found six new planets orbiting nearby stars, bringing the total number of planets detected outside the solar system to 28. -Florida Today ** The FCC has turned down five more Amateur Radio-related petitions, including three filed by the ARRL. The Commission consolidated the dismissals into a single Order, released November 29th. Among the five was a petition filed last spring by the Central States VHF Society. That petition, designated RM-9673, generally sought more restrictive regulation of the modes used by amateurs in the 6-meter, 2-meter, 1.25-meter and 70-cm bands. -ARRL ** A new (unofficial) North American 144 MHz HSMS distance record was recently set when Mike King, KM0T, and Joe Goggin, K9KNW, completed a QSO on November 18th -- at a distance of just over 1,436 miles. -MS Reflector ** The FCC has contacted a West Coast power company to remind the utility of its obligation to fix equipment problems that cause harmful radio interference. The case involved longstanding complaints by several northern California amateurs regarding severe power line noise on the ham bands. -ARRL ** NASA has penciled in Saturday, December 11th as the latest launch date for what will be the 96th shuttle flight. This mission will include four space walks to service the Hubble Telescope. A 38-minute window opens just after midnight EST. -Florida Today --ANS BULLETIN END--- /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-339.05 WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 339.05 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 05, 1999 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-339.05 RADIO SPORT RS-12 Uplink 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/SSB Uplink 145.910 to 145.950 MHz CW/SSB Downlink 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/SSB Downlink 145.910 to 145.950 MHz CW/SSB Beacon 29.408 MHz Robot Uplink 21.129 MHz Robot Downlink 29.454 MHz Semi-operational, beacon only. RADIO SPORT RS-13 Uplink 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/SSB Uplink 145.960 to 146.000 MHz CW/SSB Downlink 29.460 to 29.500 MHz CW/SSB Downlink 145.960 to 146.000 MHz CW/SSB Beacon 29.458 MHz Robot Uplink 145.840 MHz Robot Downlink 29.504 MHz Operational, in mode-KA with a 10-meter downlink and a 15-meter and 2-meter uplink. Kevin, AC5DK, (and others) report the RS-13 receiver problem has ended. Signals that were appearing in the passband of the satellite receiver causing the transponder to be unusable have disappeared. RS-13 has returned to normal operation. Hardy, DC8TS, Mike, N1JEZ, and Jerry, K5OE, all confirmed normal RS-13 operation. AC5DK's RS-12/13 Satellite Operators Page: http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html AC5DK's RS-12/13 Satellite Forum: http://www.hotboards.com/powerforum/pwrforum.exe?who=rs1213 RADIO SPORT RS-15 Uplink 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/SSB Downlink 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/SSB Beacon 29.352 MHz (intermittent) SSB meeting frequency 29.380 MHz (unofficial) Semi-operational, mode-A, using a 2-meter uplink and a 10-meter downlink. Dave, WB6LLO, has operating information for both RS-15 and RS-13 on his personal web site. In addition to satellite data, antenna information for mode-A operation is also featured. The WB6LLO web site URL is: http://home.san.rr.com/doguimont/uploads OSCAR 10 AO-10 Uplink 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB Downlink 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB Beacon 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier) Semi-operational, mode-B. AO-10 has been locked into a 70-cm uplink and a 2-meter downlink for several years. DX continues to be worked (and heard) on AO-10. Mike, N1JEZ, reports Yone, 7M4DUI, has been active. W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL: http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html Masa, JN1GKZ, reports his web page shows the current AO-10 spin period and spin rate (by measuring the beacon with FFTDSP software). The JN1GKZ web site can be found at the following URL: http://www.din.or.jp/~m-arai/ao10/beacone.htm [ANS thanks Stacey Mills, W4SM, for his AO-10 status information and web site] AMRAD AO-27 Uplink 145.850 MHz FM Downlink 436.795 MHz FM Operational, mode J. Jerry, KK5YY, is active from Hawaii (through December 11th). AO-27 uses a method called Timed Eclipse Power Regulation (TEPR) to regulate the on-board batteries. In simple terms, TEPR times how long the satellite has been in an eclipse (or in the sun) and decides what subsystems to turn on or off. Chuck, KM4NZ, reset the TEPR states on AO-27 (on 10/11/99). TEPR 4 is 22 TEPR 5 is 58 [ANS thanks Chuck Wyrick, KM4NZ, and Michael Wyrick, N4USI, for AO-27 information] JAS-1b FO-20 Uplink 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB Downlink 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB Operational. FO-20 is in mode JA continuously. JAS-1b was launched in February 1990. FO-20 continues to function quite well. [ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-20 status reports] JAS-2 FO-29 Voice/CW Mode JA Uplink 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB Downlink 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB Semi-operational, rotated with digital mode and digi-talker. JAS-2 was successfully launched on August 17, 1996, by an H-II launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center. Digital Mode JD Uplink 145.850 145.870 145.910 MHz FM Downlink 435.910 MHz FM 9600 baud BPSK Digitalker 435.910 MHz Semi-operational, rotated with analog mode and digi-talker. Mike, KF4FDJ, has put together a very informative document on FO-29, addressing analog, digital and digi-talker modes. To obtain a copy e-mail Mike at: kf4fdj@amsat.org Kazu, JJ1WTK, reports the FO-29 operational schedule (announced by the JARL) is as follows: FO-29 command station of JARL announced that the operation sked for FO-29 as follows; through December 12th JA December 13 - 19th JD 1200bps PSK mailbox December 20 - January 11th JA Mineo, JE9PEL, has updated his FO-29 satellite telemetry analysis Program. The software will automatically analyze all digital telemetry from the satellite such as current, voltage and temperature. The JE9PEL FO-29/software update is available at: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/ [ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-29 status reports] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-339.06 WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 339.06 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 05, 1999 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-339.06 KITSAT KO-23 Uplink 145.900 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK Downlink 435.175 MHz FM Non-operational. ANS has learned (from HL0ENJ) that satellite downlink telemetry shows two of KO-23's battery cells to be very unstable. Jim, AA7KC, reports KO-23 is not operational. Stay tuned to ANS for further developments. [ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, and KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ, for KO-23 status information] KITSAT KO-25 Uplink 145.980 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK Downlink 436.500 MHz FM Operational. Jim, AA7KC, reports KO-25 is operational with good data throughput (down link efficiency), averaging in the 70% range. [ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for KO-25 status information] UOSAT UO-22 Uplink 145.900 or 145.975 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK Downlink 435.120 MHz FM Operational. Chris, G7UPN, reported to ANS that UO-22 was reloaded with new software to make the satellite Y2K compliant. More information on the satellite is available at the following URL: http://www.sstl.co.uk/ [ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-22 status information] OSCAR-11 Downlink 145.825 MHz FM, 1200 baud AFSK Mode-S Beacon 2401.500 MHz Operational. The operating schedule is unchanged. ASCII status (210 seconds) ASCII bulletin (60 seconds) BINARY SEU (30 seconds) ASCII TLM (90 seconds) ASCII WOD (120 seconds) ASCII bulletin (60 seconds) BINARY ENG (30 seconds) The ASCII bulletin is currently a static message, detailing modes and frequencies of all active amateur radio satellites. More information on OSCAR-11 is available at the following URL: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/ [ANS thanks Clive Wallis, G3CWV, for OSCAR-11 status information] PACSAT AO-16 Uplink 145.90 145.92 145.94 145.86 MHz FM using 1200 baud Manchester FSK Downlink 437.0513 MHz SSB RC-BPSK 1200 baud PSK Mode-S Beacon 2401.1428 MHz Operational (with the exception of the mode-S beacon, which is currently off). AO-16 has operated continuously for over 1,800 days since its last software reload. General information and telemetry WOD files can be found at: http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea1bcu A complete collection of WOD graphics corresponding to the year of 1998 can be found at: http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea1bcu/wod1998.zip [ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for AO-16 status information] LUSAT LO-19 Uplink 145.84 145.86 145.88 145.90 MHz FM using 1200 baud Manchester FSK Downlink 437.125 MHz SSB RC-BPSK 1200 baud PSK Currently semi-operational. No BBS service. The digipeater is active. General information and telemetry samples can be found at: http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea1bcu/lo19.htm [ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for LO-19 status information] TMSAT-1 TO-31 Uplink 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK Downlink 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK Operational. ProcMail V2.00G has been released by G7UPN. This software permits the processing of image files from TO-31. It has been posted to the AMSAT-NA FTP site at the following URL: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/wisp [ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for TO-31 status information] PANSAT PO-34 Uplink/downlink frequencies have not been established. The satellite is not currently available for general uplink transmissions. PanSat, developed by the Naval Postgraduate School, was launched from the shuttle Discovery during STS-95. PanSat spread-spectrum digital transponders will be available to amateur radio operators in the near future along with software to utilize this technology. Dan Sakoda, KD6DRA, PanSat Project Manager recommends 'The ARRL Spread Spectrum Sourcebook' as a good place to start in understanding the spread-spectrum scheme. For more information, visit the official PanSat web site at: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/ PanSat is the featured cover article in the July/August 1999 issue of the AMSAT-NA Journal (written by KD6DRA and N7HPR). [ANS thanks Dan Sakoda, KD6DRA, for this information] SUNSAT SO-35 Semi-operational. SunSat has been in mode-B using an uplink of 436.291 MHz (+/- doppler) and a 145.825 MHz downlink. SunSat was launched February 23, 1999 aboard a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. SunSat stands for Stellenbosch University Satellite and takes it name from the South African university whose students constructed the payload. The SunSat package includes 1200 and 9600 baud digital store-and-forward capability and a voice 'parrot' repeater system that will be used primarily for educational demonstrations. The satellite has two VHF and two UHF transmit-receive systems. The SunSat schedule is as follows (supplied by Henry Chamberlain, ZS1AAZ): 11-December Australia 00:29 to 00:43 UTC Antarctic 08:48 to 09:02 Europe 09:11 to 09:25 USA 15:46 to 16:00 Antarctic 20:06 to 20:16 12-December Antarctic 08:03 to 08:13 UTC 21:06 to 21:16 13-December Antarctic 09:04 to 09:14 UTC 20:25 to 20:35 14-December Antarctic 08:24 to 08:34 UTC 19:45 to 19:55 15-December Antarctic 09:24 to 09:34 UTC 20:45 to 20:55 16-December Antarctic 08:43 to 08:53 UTC 20:05 to 20:15 17-December Antarctic 09:43 to 09:53 UTC 21:05 to 21:15 18-December Australia 00:48 to 01:02 UTC Antarctic 09:06 to 09:20 Europe 09:28 to 09:42 USA 16:06 to 16:20 Antarctic 20:24 to 20:34 19-December Australia 01:49 to 02:03 UTC Antarctic 08:26 to 08:40 Eastern Europe 07:11 to 07:25 South America 13:34 to 13:48 Antarctic 19:45 to 19:55 20-December Antarctic 09:23 to 09:33 UTC 20:44 to 20:54 21-December Antarctic 08:42 to 08:52 UTC 20:04 to 20:14 22-December Antarctic 09:43 to 09:53 UTC 21:04 to 21:14 23-December Antarctic 09:02 to 09:12 UTC 20:23 to 20:33 24-December Antarctic 08:22 to 08:32 UTC 19:43 to 19:53 25-December Japan 01:16 to 01:30 UTC Antarctic 09:26 to 09:40 Europe 08:08 to 08:22 USA/Canada 14:44 to 14:58 Antarctic 20:43 to 20:53 26-December Australia 02:07 to 02:21 UTC Antarctic 08:46 to 09:00 South America 13:50 to 14:04 USA 15:44 to 15:58 Antarctic 20:03 to 20:13 27-December Antarctic 09:42 to 09:52 UTC 19:23 to 19:33 28-December Antarctic 09:01 to 09:11 UTC 20:22 to 20:32 29-December Antarctic 08:20 to 08:30 UTC 19:42 to 19:52 30-December Antarctic 09:20 to 09:30 UTC 20:43 to 20:53 31-December Antarctic 08:40 to 08:50 UTC 20:02 to 20:12 For more information on SunSat, visit the following URL: http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za [ANS thanks Garth Milne ZR1AFH, for this information] UoSAT-12 UO-36 Downlink 437.025 MHz 437.400 MHz UoSAT-12 was successfully launched on April 21, 1999 from the Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome. UO-36 carries a number of imaging payloads, digital store-and-forward communications and mode L/S transponders. The satellite is not currently available for general uplink transmissions. S-band high speed downlink commissioning continues at rates between 128kb/s and 1Mb/s. The S-band downlink frequency has not been announced. UO-36 has been transmitting 9600-baud FSK telemetry framed in a VLSI format using a downlink frequency of 437.400 MHz. Chris, G7UPN, reports UO-36 is also (at times) testing on 437.025 MHz at a baud rate of 38,400 (38k4). Presently the BBS is still closed. The VK5HI/TMSAT viewer shareware is available on the AMSAT-NA web site at the following URL: ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip Further information on UO-36 is available from: http://www.sstl.co.uk/ [ANS thanks Chris G7UPN/ZL2TPO, and the University of Surrey for this information] ITAMSAT IO-26 Uplink 145.875 145.900 145.925 145.950 MHz FM 1200 baud Downlink 435.822 MHz SSB Semi-operational, digipeater function is 'on'. IO-26 was launched on the September 26, 1993. Alberto, I2KBD, reports IO-26 has been opened to APRS use. ITAMSAT ground controllers have switched the digipeater function to 'on'. [ANS thanks ITAMSAT Project Manager Alberto E. Zagni, I2KBD, for this information] TECHSAT-1B GO-32 Downlink 435.225 MHz using HDLC telemetry Updated status. Shlomo, 4X1AS, tells ANS that efforts are underway to bring GO-32 on line. According to Dr. Fred Ortenberg of the Asher Space Research Institute in Haifa, "the TechSat control team is about to finish its Amateur Radio BBS package tests. The next stage is to add beacon messages about the satellite's housekeeping status." Stay tuned to ANS for further information. The TechSat-1B micro-satellite was successfully launched from the Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 10, 1998. Last reported, the satellite does not have a continuos beacon, but does transmit a 9600-baud burst every 30 seconds (for a continuous 3 seconds in length), on 435.225 MHz. The TechSat team has constructed a home page about TechSat. To view the site, point your web browser to: http://techsat.internet-zahav.net/ /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-339.07 WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 339.07 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 05, 1999 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-339.07 THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME: MIR SPACE STATION Ham radio activity aboard the Mir space station came to a close on August 28, 1999 as the crew returned to Earth, leaving the station unmanned. Mir is in a stable orbit with only essential systems running. All Amateur Radio activities have ceased. Currently, the station is being prepared for re-entry sometime in the first quarter of 2000, however, the final fate of the space station has not been formally announced. Stay tuned to ANS for further developments. Current Amateur Radio equipment aboard Mir includes: MIR SAFEX II 70-cm Repeater Uplink 435.750 MHz FM w/subaudible tone 141.3 Hz Downlink 437.950 MHz FM Not operational. No operation in 1999 has been observed. MIR SAFEX II 70-cm QSO Mode Uplink 435.725 MHz FM w/subaudible tone 151.4 Hz Downlink 437.925 MHz FM Not operational. No operation in 1999 has been observed. MIR PERSONAL MESSAGE SYSTEM (PMS) Uplink/Downlink 145.985 MHz FM 1200 baud AFSK Not operational. DOVE DO-17 Downlink 145.825 MHz FM 1200 baud AFSK 2401.220 MHz Non-operational. DOVE stopped transmitting in March 1998. The 145.825 MHz and 2401.220 MHz downlinks are off the air and the satellite has not responded to ground station control. No additional information is available at this time. WEBERSAT WO-18 Downlink 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 baud PSK AX.25 Non-operational. WO-18 is reported to be in MBL mode after a software crash. No additional information is available at this time. SEDSAT-1 SO-33 Downlink 437.910 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and recovery efforts have been unsuccessful over the past year. Mineo, JE9PEL, reports he has again received minimal telemetry from the satellite, the most recent dated November 11th. SedSat-1, signifying Students for the Exploration and Development of Space Satellite number one, was successfully launched and placed in orbit on Saturday, October 24, 1998. For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site at the following URL: http://www.seds.org/sedsat No additional information is available at this time. /EX