SB SAT @ AMSAT   $ANS-211.01
AMSAT-UK PHONE NUMBER CHANGE

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 211.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD JULY 30, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-211.01

AMSAT-UK Land-Line Phone Numer Changes For Non-UK Callers

Some of you will be aware that as from 1995 April 16, all UK telephone area
codes will change.  With five exceptions listed below, all will simply
acquire a leading digit "1".

Thus for example, when calling Amsat-UK from overseas, after 95-APR-16,
you will ring  +44 181 989 6741.
                   ^
                   +----  Additional "1"

Key: "+" is your code for International access, "44" is UK, and "181" is
the new code.  (The present code is "81").

From 94-AUG-01 until 95-APR-16 both new and old codes will work to allow
these changes to be phased in.

They are designed to ensure that Britain has enough dialling codes to last
well into the next century.

Remember, the old area codes will cease to work after 95-APR-16; the new
ones are already activated.

So start changing your memory phones and databases now!

And of course, beware the overlap problem that will plague us for a couple
of years while old numbers persist in written material, and the new numbers
appear early.  You should be able to tell the difference, as NONE of the
present day "old" UK codes commences with a one.

The five exceptions mentioned, which will have completely new area codes,
are:

 City      Old Code   New Code
 -----------------------------
 Leeds       532       1132
 Sheffield   742       1142
 Nottingham  602       1159
 Leicester   533       1162
 Bristol     272       1179
 -----------------------------

[The AMSAT News Serive (ANS) wishes to thank James Miller (G3RUH) for this
 bulletin item. ]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT   $ANS-211.02
WEEKLY OSCAR STATUS REPORTS

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 211.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD JULY 30, 1994
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-211.02

Weekly OSCAR Status Reports: 30-JUL-94

AO-13: Current Transponder Operating Schedule:
M QST *** AO-13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE ***  1994 Jul 11 - Sep 12
Mode-B  : MA   0 to MA  90 |  Omnis   : MA 230 to MA  30
Mode-BS : MA  90 to MA 120 |
Mode-S  : MA 120 to MA 122 |<- S beacon only
Mode-S  : MA 122 to MA 145 |<- S transponder; B trsp. is OFF
Mode-S  : MA 145 to MA 150 |<- S beacon only
Mode-BS : MA 150 to MA 180 |        Blon/Blat 180/0
Mode-B  : MA 180 to MA 256 | Move to attitude 230/0, Sep 12
[G3RUH/DB2OS/VK5AGR]

DO-17: DO-17 still continues to transmit its voice message on a downlink
       frequency of 145.825 MHz.

RS-10: WC9C reports that RS-10 has been performing well.  Although the CW
Robot was off for about a week, it is now back on.  Since WC9C got back on
around Field Day after being off for a few months he has noticed a change
in the satellite's 10 meter antenna pattern.  Now it is about 6-10 dB weaker
as it approaches and is stronger as it passes by.  This was just the oppo-
site just a few months ago.  Does anyone know if the "parent" spacecraft
orientation has changed?  Last week the Special Event Station WA3NAN was on
29.391 MHz and heard lots of station trying to working them.  [WC9C]

AO-10: KC6EIJ reports that AO-10 is putting down excellent signals but now
suffers from NO OPERATORS!  He suggests that before you start you satellite
operations each day, take a "listen" to AO-10 and find out how it is doing.
DON'T WRITE OFF AO-10 YET BECAUSE IT STILL HAS A LOT OF LIFE LEFT! [KC6EIJ]

UO-22: Operating normally. [K6OYY],

KO-23: Operating normally. [K6OYY]

KO-25: Operating normally with lots of activity.  Numerous stations have
noted the element sets for KO-25 are not accurate, but are usable.  A sim-
ilar problem happened on a previous OSCAR satellite launch, in that case
the launch vehicle, or parts thereof were being tracked, instead of the
satellite of interest.  [K6OYY]


The AMSAT NEWS Service (ANS) is looking for volunteers to contribute weekly
OSCAR status reports.  If you have a favorite OSCAR which you work on a
regular basis and would like to contribute to this bulletin, please send
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 @ N0QCU.  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.

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