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DIGITAL AMATEUR RADIO SATELLITES • Satellite types • Active satellites • What do I need? .

DIGITAL SATELLITE TYPES Telemetry (CW/PSK 31/AFSK/MFSK) Packet (AX. 25) SSTV (Analog) SSDV (Digital) DSTAR (ISAT (D-Star One Sparrow) Awaiting Commissioning)

ACTIVE SATELLITES International Space Station (ISS) • SSTV (When activated for special occasions) • APRS (Active most of the time, except during ARISS school contacts) AO-73 • Voice & Telemetry JY 1 -Sat (FUNcube 6, JO 97, Jordan-OSCAR 97) • SSDV

ACTIVE SATELLITES ISS (APRS), NO-84 (APRS), AISAT-1 (APRS), PSAT 2 (APRS, SSTV, PSK 31), BRICsat-2 (APRS) Falcon. SAT-3 (GMSK) SEEDS II (SSTV & Digitalker) Most other Linear Transponders – CW beacon – Telemetry

What do I need? Radio – V/UHF RX or TXCR (SSB/CW, FM) • Cheap option SDR Dongle Antenna – Fixed • Turnstile, Eggbeater, QFH – Masthead Pre-amp highly recommended – Directional • Cross yagi, Quad, Helix

What do I need? Radio to Computer Interface – USB Soundcard (Signalink USB) – TNC (APRS/AX. 25) Software – FLdigi or DL-FLdigi – MMSSTV (Analog) – APRS Client (APRSISCE/32, Pin. Point, UI-View, XASTIR) – Telemetry Dashboards (Satellite creator supplied)

REFERENCES APRS Sat info APRS Client list Satellite status page DK 3 WN Sat. Blog KA 7 FVV website N 2 YO Amateur Satellites list

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