FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Number  93-01       August 2, 1993

AMSAT-UK MEMBER WILL BUILD 2M TRANSMITTER FOR 
PHASE 3D

     In a joint statement issued at the recently completed AMSAT-UK 
Colloquium, Ron Broadbent, G3AAJ, Honorary Secretary of 
AMSAT-UK, and Ray Soifer, W2RS, Executive Vice President of 
AMSAT-NA, announced that a 2-meter downlink transmitter for the 
Phase 3D satellite will be designed and built by Mike Dorsett, 
G6GEJ, as part of the international Phase 3D project team.  Mike met 
with project leaders including Karl Meinzer, DJ4ZC, and Dick 
Jansson, WD4FAB, last week in Marburg, Germany, to discuss 
technical details.  He also described his proposed design at the 
Colloquium, held at the University of Surrey on July 29 to August 1, 
1993.

     Together with the 70cm uplink receiver already planned, this 
means that there will, indeed, be a Mode "UV" capability (formerly 
known as Mode B) on the new satellite.  If all goes as expected, users 
of Mode B on AO-13 can look forward to improved performance 
from Phase 3D.

     As soon as the need for a qualified builder became known some 
months ago, AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NA worked closely together 
to identify and screen prospective candidates.  Mike Dorsett, G6GEJ, 
is a well-known designer of high performance VHF/UHF equipment.  
He is a longtime member of AMSAT-UK and is doing this work 
strictly on a volunteer basis.  Mike brings a strong technical 
background to the project and will be a welcome addition to the 
international Phase 3D team.

For more information contact:

Keith C. Baker, KB1SF
1324 Fairgrounds Road
Xenia, Ohio 45385-9514
"kb1sf@amsat.org"