[Scan-DC] NASA Seeks Amateur Radio Operators' Aid to Listen for Beacon Signal

[Clegg, Andrew W.]

This is from the Monitoring Times web site. The beacon is probably a CW
signal, which, unless it is strong, needs to be tuned in CW or SSB mode
to hear distinctly.  Also, if you look at
http://dtusat.dtu.dk/index.php?id=121, NanoSail-D was launched with
other nanosats, some with their own beacons: O/OREOS @ 437.305 MHz; RAX
@ 437.505 MHz; FASTRAC-A @ 437.345 MHz; FASTRAC-B @ 145.825 MHz.

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NASA Needs YOUR Help!

NASA Seeks Amateur Radio Operators' Aid to Listen for Beacon Signal

On Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 11:30 a.m. EST, engineers at Marshall Space
Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., confirmed that the NanoSail-D
nanosatellite ejected from Fast Affordable Scientific and Technology
Satellite, FASTSAT. The ejection event occurred spontaneously and was
identified this morning when engineers at the center analyzed onboard
FASTSAT telemetry. The ejection of NanoSail-D also has been confirmed by
ground-based satellite tracking assets. Amateur ham operators are asked
to listen for the signal to verify NanoSail-D is operating. This
information should be sent to the NanoSail-D dashboard at:
http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm. The NanoSail-D beacon
signal can be found at 437.270 MHz.