OK, this is off-topic, so I'll keep it brief. AMSAT-OSCAR Echo was launched from the Baikonur Cosomodrome in Kazakhstan on 2004 June 29 at 0630 UTC, inserted into orbit at 0645, and first communications were established at 1452 when it passed over the US in range of the command station(s).
Echo is an Amateur radio communications satellite, supporting simultaneous voice (FM) and digital modes. Details at www.amsat.org You can uplink to Echo once it is commissioned (1 to 3 weeks, probably) using an XV144. Downlink is on 70 cm, so you'll have to wait for the XV430 (no this is not a product announcement!), or on S-band, which can feed into your XV144 (see, I did get it to on-topic :-) Yes, I am excited. I designed the flight computer in this spacecraft, participated in the design of many other subsystems, and was part of the launch integration team at Baikonur just over a week ago. -Lyle KK7P _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
