[K3PZN-List] Satellite Contact on CCARC FD 2009 (Help!)

[Kilroy, Patrick L. (GSFC-5680)]

Hello CCARC Field Day fans,

Do YOU have a radio that can transmit standard 
FM phone on 1268.700 MHz?  Or do you know who we 
might borrow such a radio from?  (Hopefully at 
least about five watts of power.)  

I have the antennas and the other gear!  

I would think that a satellite Field Day contact 
though AO-51 on "L/U band" would be a shoo-in!  
All we would need is this transmit part.  

Most of the info about the satellite we need to 
know is offered below, FYI.  

PLEASE LET ME KNOW if you have any pointers.  

Thanks!  

Pat
N8PK


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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-151.2
Satellite info

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 151.2
  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
May 31, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-151.2

AO-51 will be configured for Field Day with dual repeaters, 
1268.700/435.150 and 145.920/435.300.  No PL tone is required. 
Please note that the 435.150 downlink is left hand circular 
polarized, and the 435.300 transmitter is right hand circular 
polarized.  This configuration will be available for the week 
preceding Field Day, through the Field Day weekend 
(June 22nd-28th, 2009). 
 
AO-7 has returned to experiencing short eclipses each orbit, 
thereby preventing the 24 hour timer from switching modes. 
AO-7 has been observed to favor Mode U/V (B) almost 
exclusively during these periods. Please check 
http://oscar.dcarr.org/ or 
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/ao7log.php for 
the most recent reports of the current mode.
 
GO-32 still in bootloader status, return of the BBS is unknown.

[ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA, for the above information]
/EX

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>From http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php . . . 

Command Team and Operations Group AO-51 News

June 2009 AO-51 Schedule

June 1 - June 14

FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.300 Mhz FM

9k6 Telemetry
Downlink: 435.150 Mhz FM

June 15 - June 19

FM Repeater, V/S
Uplink: 145.880 Mhz FM
Downlinks: 2401.200 Mhz FM

June 20 ARRL Kid's Day. Please limit QSOs to those with youth participants.

FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.880 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.300 Mhz FM

9k6 Telemetry
Downlink: 435.150 Mhz FM

June 21 - June 28 Field Day is June 27th-28th. One contact each per FD rules!

FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.300 Mhz FM

FM Repeater, L/U (Subject to interuption for telemetry collection)
Uplink: 1268.700 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.150 Mhz FM

June 29 - July 5

FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.300 Mhz FM

9k6 BBS and Telemetry
Uplink: 1268.700 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.150 Mhz FM


73, Drew KO4MA
AMSAT-NA VP Operations

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More Sat Op info at
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/status.php
and 
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=1&retURL=/satellites/status.php
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