I got an email from my better half this morning asking me what deliveries I was expecting as the postman had left a note. I couldn’t think what it could be and quickly forgot about it.
Much to my surprise, this it was is was…
What a lovely certificate for my (fairly minimal) participation in the experiment. In fairness the photograph taken with my phone does not do it justice.
I was travelling with work most of last week, but set up my machine to see if it could receive AX.25 packets from and of the phonesat satellites (which have since de-orbited).
I was surprised to find these in my log when I got home
April 23rd:
1200mk: fm KJ6KRW-1 to CQ via TCPIP ctl UI pid=F0(Text) len 110 12:32:18
ÿ63$uc!<bY5l^lc=VB@*=$UTF1II3[bsRN#Y.Z2gks%/P#/@QBB0i \
\N!'pVc!(#KBzzzzzzzz!,,q[Ci:G.Ec5e;FD,5.@
1200mk: fm KJ6KRW-2 to CQ via TELEM ctl UI pid=F0(Text) len 161 12:35:40
ÿ5qjuM1K$e67WJJ/!*;TU:f^CP+D(TR!0REaSH12S!"T&n/J
1200mk: fm KJ6KRW-2 to CQ via TELEM ctl UI pid=F0(Text) len 186 14:04:41
ÿ5qjuL1K$e67YUmC!*;TU:f^CP+F4"f!0REaSH12S!"T&nfik7HU`uM""9LgtKV/\_ \
_!NgZ0$$$p<58LU+2f&Q+]BUjfK"_<7)l?Oj6ucc='X_AIM[\gZV7P5:QXgtFnd^K( \
@hIncI$`3+b+i^`_j+=O*\2JF9D7m#Q&$_[lH,]=6OKd'.2ZD?iU0ÿ
April 24th:
1200mk: fm KJ6KRW-2 to CQ via TELEM ctl UI pid=F0(Text) len 186 13:53:42
ÿ5qjuO2H!+97YUmC!*;TU:f^CP+F4"f!3u\,SH12S!"T&nOZ8[tU7mMI!>GZg:^,JP \
&ERJ!qB!Z.L;3chrqR,S]j-(S?E1-&kr.HR&?@8hKNdAYW'Nh]9p3&70r4^@NHF?1pMGWXm)_8NI&WN-1?c"<<Q6Di"BmcYt0X$/a[h@NoQd!!!!ÿ
I was quite surprised to receive them as my set-up is not all that good on UHF.
Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the launch of the first Amateur Radio Satellite, OSCAR 1 (Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio). AMSAT UK has put online a telegram sent from the Radio Society of Great Britain, with news that OSCAR 1 had been received in the United Kingdom along with links to several articles on the satellite and an audio clip of it.
Sad to see it go, though I only ever used it a handful of times. There is a certain buzz to be got from briefly speaking to someone from another country through a satellite, that you just don’t get from using the plain old telephone (or skype for that matter).
Sputnik 1 was launched on the 4th of October, 1957.
1200mk: fm FAST2 to BEACON ctl UI pid=F0(Text) len 123 23:22:10
F21001633 38263.461363903952.94 -3773326.54 +4430538.23 +0.00000 +0.00000 +0.00000+1297283286 011 015 011 015 018
9600mk: fm FAST2 to FAST1 ctl SABM 23:26:59
9600mk: fm FAST2 to FAST1 ctl SABM 23:27:30
1200mk: fm FAST2 to BEACON ctl UI pid=F0(Text) len 123 23:28:10
F21001633 38263.461363903952.94 -3773326.54 +4430538.23 +0.00000 +0.00000 +0.00000+1315283286 009 014 010 015 019
1200mk: fm FAST2 to BEACON ctl UI pid=F0(Text) len 123 02:37:10
F21001633 38263.461363903952.94 -3773326.54 +4430538.23 +0.00000 +0.00000 +0.00000+1297283286 012 016 010 014 020
9600mk: fm FAST2 to FAST1 ctl SABM 04:21:00
9600mk: fm FAST2 to FAST1 ctl SABM 04:21:05
1200mk: fm FAST2 to BEACON ctl UI pid=F0(Text) len 123 07:43:09
F21001633 38263.461363903952.94 -3773326.54 +4430538.23 +0.00000 +0.00000 +0.00000+1321283286 007 013 009 018 019
1200mk: fm FAST2 to BEACON ctl UI pid=F0(Text) len 123 08:41:05
F21001633 38263.461363903952.94 -3773326.54 +4430538.23 +0.00000 +0.00000 +0.00000+1348283286 008 014 007 014 024
1200mk: fm FAST2 to BEACON ctl UI pid=F0(Text) len 123 10:23:04
F21001633 38263.461363903952.94 -3773326.54 +4430538.23 +0.00000 +0.00000 +0.00000+1356283286 008 012 008 014 022
Arissat-1 is hopefully going to be deployed late afternoon Irish time tomorrow, August 3rd. That means switched on and given a bit of a push away from the International Space Station (ISS) during EVA-29.
I was listening for it during testing over the weekend, my time was limited, but unfortunately I didn’t manage to hear any audio from it on the 145.950 downlink, from the mailing lists, it seems some could some couldn’t. As it is much weaker than the ISS
If all goes according to plan, the first areas that should be able to receive it will be South America, very southern South Africa and then southeast Asia.
Steve Bible, N7HPR is blogging about how it was designed and built over the next few weeks on Electronic Engineering Times called “Chips in Space – The Building of an Amateur Satellite“.
I’m looking forward to trying out the linear transponder on it, it will be interesting to see if I can use it with an Omni-directional aerial.
1200mk: fm FAST2 to BEACON ctl UI pid=F0(Text) len 123 12:50:10
F21001633 38263.461363903952.94 -3773326.54 +4430538.23 +0.00000 +0.00000 +0.00000+1375283286 009 013 009 016 024
1200mk: fm FAST2 to BEACON ctl UI pid=F0(Text) len 123 13:42:53
F21001633 38263.461363903952.94 -3773326.54 +4430538.23 +0.00000 +0.00000 +0.00000+1364283286 011 010 010 012 023
1200mk: fm FAST1 to BEACON ctl UI pid=F0(Text) len 123 00:10:23
F11001646601751.000005377683.06 +2015354.18 +4050195.37 -4621.20112 +863.93108 +5686.27132+0BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
1200mk: fm FAST2 to BEACON ctl UI pid=F0(Text) len 123 02:15:51
F21001633 38263.461363903952.94 -3773326.54 +4430538.23 +0.00000 +0.00000 +0.00000+1298283286 010 013 010 013 017