From: cowdin@pogo.DEn.mmc.COM (Dave Cowdin)
Subject: ANS-016 BULLETINS
Date: 17 Jan 93 20:37:05 GMT
Followup-To: rec.radio.amateur.misc

SB SAT @ AMSAT   $ANS-016.01
AMSAT OPERATIONS NET SCHEDULE

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 016.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD JANUARY 16, 1993    BID:$ANS-016.01
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT

AMSAT-NA Operations Net Schedule

AMSAT Operations Nets are planned for the following times.  Mode B Nets
are conducted on AO-13 on a downlink frequency of 145.950 MHz and the Mode
J/L Nets on a downlink of 435.970 MHz.

 Date           UTC    Mode     Phs       NCS     Alt

 24-Jan-93       0200   B        43      WJ9F    VE2LVC
  6-Feb-93       2200   B        45      VE2LVC  W9ODI
 14-Feb-93       0200   J        56      N7NQM   W5IU

Any stations with information on current events would be most welcome.
In the unlikely event that either the NCS or the alternate do not call
on frequency, any participant is invited to act as net control.

Slow Scan Television on AO-13

SSTV sessions will be held on UTC Saturdays and Sundays at Mean Anomoly
30.  The downlink is on Mode B, 145.960.  OPSNETS will take priority,
look for SSTV activity immediately after the net.

/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT   $ANS-016.02
CURRENT OSCAR STATUS REPORT

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 009.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD JANUARY 16, 1993    BID: $ANS-016.02
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT

Current OSCAR Status Reports: 01/16/93

AO-13: Date: 01/16/93: PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM VK5AGR:
QST *** AO-13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE *** 1992 Dec 21 - Feb 08
Mode-B  : MA 0 to MA 256  !
Mode-S  : MA              !
Mode-LS : MA              !  Attitude
Mode-JL : MA              !  Jan 15  Blong/Blat=145/0
Mode-B  : MA              !  Jan 21  Blong/Blat=150/0
Omnis   : MA 170 to MA 15 !
Eclipses: Transponders are OFF from MA 170 to MA 256,
          28-Jan-93 thru 04-Mar-93

QST *** AO-13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE *** 1993 Feb 08 Until Mar 08
Mode-B  : MA   0 to MA  40 !
Mode-S  : MA  40 to MA  50 !<- Mode-S Transponder; Mode-B is OFF!
Mode-LS : MA  50 to MA  55 !<- Mode-S Beacon + Mode-L Transponder
Mode-JL : MA  55 to MA  70 !        Blon/Blat=150/0
Mode-B  : MA  70 to MA 256 !  Move to attitude Blong/Blat=180/0 08-Mar-93
Omnis   : MA 170 to MA  15 !  Please don't uplink to Mode-B from MA 40- 50.
                              This interferes with Mode-S operations.

QST de VK5AGR 14-Jan-93 21:00 UTC - Magnetorquing of AO-13's attitude from
Blong/Blat=140/0 to Blong/Blat=145/0 will occur from Orbit 3513, MA 224
(14-Jan-93 21:07 UTC) to Orbit 3515, MA 31 (14-Jan-93 23:56 UTC).  The move
from Blong/Blat=145/0 to Blong/Blat=150/0 should start on Orbit 3527, MA
224  (21-Jan-93 13:20 UTC) and finish on Orbit 3528, MA 31 (21-Jan-93 16:09
UTC).  73 Graham VK5AGR

Don't rely on gossip and rumor! Continuous up-to-date information about AO-
13 operations is always available on the beacons, 145.812 MHz, 435.658 MHz
and 2400.646 MHz in CW, RTTY and 400 bps PSK.

AO-16: Date: 01/16/93: The spacecraft spin rate has slowed to about 1
revolution every 14 minutes.  The AO-16 Command Team will be looking at the
spin rate over the next several weeks.  These activities should NOT impact
the normal operation of the spacecraft.  [WB9ANQ]

RS-10/11: Date: 01/16/93: RS-10/11 continues for be working just fine in
Mode A.  Its CW Robot is still functioning and transmitting on 29.404 MHz,
and the main telemetry beacon on 29.358 MHz is still sending the Christmas
and New Year's greeting along with QSL address information.  With the
passes getting earlier, there is very little activity during the late
night-early morning passes.  Also, during the afternoon passes few station
are on.  Daylight passes are also experiencing about a 10-15 dB weaker
downlink signal levels due to ionosphere reflection back into space.
[WC9C]

RS-12/13: Date: 01/16/93: RS-12 seems to still be in Mode K and the
secondary telemetry channel is active with CW regeneration but the Robot
has stoped calling CQ.  Lots of signals on the transponder passband but
only a few station are actually working through the satellite. [WC9C]

MIR: Date: 01/16/93: U6MIR-1 packet station was heard today and appears to
be operating normally.  As usual, many stations attempting to connect to
the BBS.  U6MIR-1 uplink/downlink frequency is 145.550 MHz.  [N9CXA &
VE3BRO]

UO-11: Date: 01/16/93: The telemetry beacon has not been heard since
01-JAN-93 and attempts have been made to contact the University of Surrey
to inform G0/KO5I of this development.  Downlink frequency is 145.820 MHz.
[G3IOR]

KO-23: Date: 01/16/93: It appears that the bulletin board system (BBS) has
begun operation on schedule.  [N9CXA]

The AMSAT NEWS Service (ANS) is looking for volunteers to contribute weekly
OSCAR status reports.  If you have a favorite OSCAR which you work
regularly and would like to contribute to this bulletin, please send in
your observations to WD0HHU at his CompuServe address of 70524,2272, on
INTERNET at wd0hhu@amsat.org, or to his local packet BBS in the Denver, CO
area, WD0HHU @ W0LJF.#NECO.CO.USA.NOAM.  Also, if you find that the current
set of orbital elements are not generating the correct AOS/LOS times at
your QTH, PLEASE INCLUDE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL.  The information you
provide will be of value to all OSCAR enthusiasts.

/EX
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