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[ao16aprs] Satellites

New Satellite Excitement for the Mobile FM or APRS Traveler/user.

1) SUNSAT is now transitting a pre-recorded VOICE on 145.825 during todays
passes.  The signal is dead full quieting on any 2m FM receiver.  Next
(last pass) is at 23:32 EST (20:32 PST) tonight (wed).

2) UO-14 was enabled for VOICE just like AO-27 last night.  So add it to
your tracking list.  Uplink is 145.975 and downlink  is 435.070 FM!  This
triples the on-orbit FM satellite voice capabilities.

3) If you have 9600 baud APRS capability (either of the kenwood radios),
contact me for additional APRS details...

If you use APRStk, then you will need to use an editor to copy/add AO14
to your LEO.ORB file.. Just copy any satellite in the file, and change its
name to UO14 and object number to 20437.  Then run APRStk and do
INPUT-KEPS-2 to update from a NASA file.  THen let it read THIS email and
it will update AO14. Here are the keps for AO14 it will find:

UO-14                   
1 20437U 90005B   00045.20267328  .00000444  00000-0  18722-3 0  5170
2 20437  98.4275 116.2738 0010114 221.5545 138.4850 14.30322319525146

All of these satellites demonstrate how easy it is to operate satellites
mobile.  I hope it is a trend that will help the mobile APRS traveler...

de WB4APR, Bob

DETAILS:  If you are new to satellites, remember the excitement here is
that a mobile has no significant coax loss, and so needs no preamps.  THus
you can hear better than any home station, and for satelites you dont need
to be on a hill!  Your HT in your hand will hear much better than any
radio in your shack (without preamps that is)...





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