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SIGNALS BOUNCED OF THE GENESIS RE-ENTRY
A group of ham radio operators have successfully bounced signals off the ionised trail of the Genesis
space probe. This, as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on September 8th. According to Robert
Brown, KR7O, several stations trying to be heard off the probes fiery trail were monitored at his QTH
from 1552 to 1600 UTC. This is part of what Robert heard: Backscatter audio. Robert says that all
signals heard were on 144.200 MHz in the 2 Meter band. Among them were KC6ZWT and WA6KLK
who were using voice. There were also others trying to make the path using CW. K7RO adds that
KC6ZWT reported hearing Robert's signal over the same backscatter ionised path. All of the stations
involved in this test were located in California.(K7RO via ARNewsLine) [WIA NEWS]
Microsat Goes on Display at Smithsonian
Dr. Perry Klein, W3PK reports that The Smithsonian National Museum of American History has installed
the Microsat Mechanical Test Model last week so that it will be on display in time for AMSAT's 35th
Anniversary meetings. They suspended it from the ceiling outside the NN3SI Smithsonian Amateur Radio
Club station, located at "The Information Age" exhibit on the first floor, West end of the American History
Museum. It's been a number of years since an OSCAR satellite has been on continuous display at the
Smithsonian. OSCAR 1 was in the Hall of Satellites at the National Air and Space Museum for several
years, but has since been in storage at the Smithsonian's Garber Facility in Suitland, Maryland. OSCAR 1
and PC-Sat are currently being readied for display at the Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center
near Dulles Airport when the Center's space exhibit hangar opens, expected soon [ANS]
ARISS gear in Mode U/V repeater mode
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Mode U/V (Mode B) FM voice repeater now is operational
and will remain up at least until until Saturday, October 16. The uplink frequency is 437.800 MHz; the
downlink is 145.800 MHz. The RS0ISS packet system is off the air while the voice repeater is in operation.
Since the ISS equipment is channelized, it cannot correct for Doppler shift, which can be significant at 70cm.
Earth station operators will have to correct for Doppler. For more information on how to make contacts via
the ISS voice repeater, see "Success Tips for Using the ISS Voice Repeater," by Emily Clarke, W0EEC.
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS -- FINAL FRONTIER
AMSAT-VK UNOFFICIAL HF Net. 2nd Sunday each.
November through March 0900 UTC 7.068 MHz; April through October 1000 UTC 3.685 MHz
NZART are reporting a German amateur group that has taken part in nine successful space missions
plan to put a satellite in orbit around Mars by 2009. The 500kg spacecraft would leave earth on top of an
Ariane rocket and would take nine months to reach the red planet. Signal back to earth would be
at a frequency that can be picked up by radio amateurs, or hams, anywhere in the world. The German
chapter of AMSAT (amateur satellite) is a part of worldwide group of hams who build, launch and communicate
through non-commercial amateur radio satellites. The AMSAT movement began in Australia in the 1960s. [WIA QNEWS]
Peter Island- 3Y0X- January/Feburary, 2005
21 operators! Sailing date Janaury 14, 2005. The voyage to Peter Island
will take 6 to 7 days. Landing date is weather dependent. The team are
hoping for two full weeks of operation.
web page at: www.peterone.com [WIA QNEWS]
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