Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide Including UO-9, AO-10, UO-11, FO-12, RS-10, RS-11, AO-13 and RS-12,13 Produced for AMSAT North America by WA2LQQ Rev 3.3 12Jun 89 [ This edition was forwarded by the AMSAT-NA CBBS at St. Louis 7days ] [ 24hrs @ (314) 447-3003 provided by Ralph Wallio, W0RPK ] [ Mike Parisey, WD0GML Sysop, Norm Newman, NZ0Z Co-sysop ] ******************************************************************************* *** UoSAT OSCAR 9 *** Summary: Downlinks on 2 meters, 70 cm and 13 cm; no uplinks since this is primarily an educational and research spacecraft. Other downlinks at 7.050, 14.002, 21.002 and 29.502 MHz which are part of the HF propagation experiment. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VHF downlink: 145.825 MHz UHF downlink: 435.025 MHz UHF downlink: 2401. MHz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Source: UoSAT Spacecraft Data Booklet, May 1986, University of Surrey, England ******************************************************************************* *** UoSAT OSCAR 11 *** Summary: Downlinks on 2 meters, 70 cm and 13 cm; no uplinks since this is primarily an educational and research spacecraft. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VHF downlink: 145.825 MHz UHF downlink: 435.025 MHz UHF downlink: 2401.5 MHz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Source: UoSAT Spacecraft Data Booklet, May 1986, University of Surrey, England ******************************************************************************* *** AMSAT OSCAR 10 *** Summary: Mode B: 70 cm up; 2 meters down Mode L: 24 cm up; 70 cm down Beacons: Mode B: General Beacon 145.810 MHz; Engineering Beacon 145.987 MHz Mode L: (No longer operational) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mode B: 435.030 - 435.180 up yields 145.825 - 145.975 MHz down (inverting) Uplink Downlink ======================= 145.987 MHz - Engineering Beacon 435.030 ------ 145.975 ----- Passband limit, upper 435.045 ------ 145.960 ----- General use limit, upper 435.050 ------ 145.955 435.060 ------ 145.945 435.070 ------ 145.935 435.080 ------ 145.925 435.090 ------ 145.915 435.100 ------ 145.905 435.105 ------ 145.900 ----- Nominal passband center 435.110 ------ 145.895 435.120 ------ 145.885 435.130 ------ 145.875 435.140 ------ 145.865 435.150 ------ 145.855 435.160 ------ 145.845 ----- General use limit, lower 435.180 ------ 145.825 ----- Passband limit, lower 145.810 ----- General Beacon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mode L: (No longer operational) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Source: Amateur Satellite Report 60/61, August 1, 1983 as amended ******************************************************************************* *** FUJI OSCAR 12 *** Summary: Mode JA: 2 meter uplink; 70 cm downlink (analog mode for voice and CW) Mode JD: 2 meter uplink; 70 cm downlink (digital mode for packet radio) Beacon: 435.795 MHz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mode JA: 145.900-146.000 MHz up yields 435.900-435.800 MHz down (inverting) Uplink Downlink ======================= 145.900 ------ 435.900 MHz - Passband limit, upper 145.910 ------ 435.890 145.920 ------ 435.880 145.930 ------ 435.870 145.940 ------ 435.860 145.950 ------ 435.850 ----- Passband center 145.960 ------ 435.840 145.970 ------ 435.830 145.980 ------ 435.820 145.990 ------ 435.810 146.000 ------ 435.800 ----- Passband limit, lower 435.795 ----- Beacon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mode JD: (Digital) Any of four 2 meter channels up yields a 70 cm channel down Uplink Downlink ======================= 145.850 ------ 435.910 MHz - Channel 1 145.870 ------ 435.910 ----- Channel 2 145.890 ------ 435.910 ----- Channel 3 145.910 ------ 435.910 ----- Channel 4 (Downlink for all 4 channels is 435.910) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Source: Amateur Satellite Report 119, March 12, 1986 and Amateur satellite Report 130, August 18, 1986 JAS-1 Handbook, JARL, August 1985 ******************************************************************************* *** Radio Sputnik 10 *** Summary: Mode A : 2 meters up and 10 meters down. Mode K : 15 meters up and 10 meters down. Mode T : 15 meters up and 2 meters down. Mode KT: 15 meters up and both 10 and 2 meters down. Mode KA: 15 and 2 meters up and 10 meters down. Beacons can carry telemetry or ROBOT downlink. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mode A: 145.860 - 145.900 MHz up yields 29.360 - 29.400 MHz down Uplink Downlink ======================= 29.357 MHz -- Beacon 145.860 ------ 29.360 ------ Passband limit, lower 145.870 ------ 29.370 145.880 ------ 29.380 ------ Passband center 145.890 ------ 29.390 145.900 ------ 29.400 ------ Passband limit, upper 29.403 ------ Beacon Robot A: Uplink Downlink =================================================== 145.820 ----- 29.357 or 29.403 MHz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mode K: 21.160 - 21.200 MHz up yields 29.360 - 29.400 MHz down Uplink Downlink ======================== 29.357 MHz -- Beacon 21.160 ------- 29.360 ------ Passband limit, lower 21.170 ------- 29.370 21.180 ------- 29.380 ------ Passband center 21.190 ------- 29.390 21.200 ------- 29.400 ------ Passband limit, upper 29.403 ------ Beacon Robot K: Uplink Downlink =================================================== 21.120 ? ----- 29.357 or 29.403 MHz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mode T: 21.160 - 21.200 up yields 145.860 - 145.900 MHz down Uplink Downlink ======================= 145.857 MHz -- Beacon 21.160 ------ 145.860 ------ Passband limit, lower 21.170 ------ 145.870 21.180 ------ 145.880 ------ Passband center 21.190 ------ 145.890 21.200 ------ 145.900 ------ Passband limit, upper 145.903 - ---- Beacon Robot T: Uplink Downlink =================================================== 21.120 ? ----- 145.857 or 145.903 MHz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mode KT: 21.160-21.200 up yields 29.360-29.400 and 145.860-145.900 MHz down KT Uplink K Downlink T Downlink ======================================= 29.357 ------ 145.857 MHz -- Beacon 21.160 ------ 29.360 ------ 145.860 ------ Passband limit, lower 21.170 ------ 29.370 ------ 145.870 21.180 ------ 29.380 ------ 145.880 ------ Passband center 21.190 ------ 29.390 ------ 145.890 21.200 ------ 29.400 ------ 145.900 ------ Passband limit, upper 29.403 ------ 145.903 ------ Beacon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mode KA: 21.160-21.200 and 145.860-145.900 up yields 29.360-29.400 MHz down K Uplink A Uplink KA Downlink ======================================== 29.357 MHz -- Beacon 21.160 ------ 145.860 ------ 29.360 ------ Passband limit, lower 21.170 ------ 145.870 ------ 29.370 21.180 ------ 145.880 ------ 29.380 ------ Passband center 21.190 ------ 145.890 ------ 29.390 21.200 ------ 145.900 ------ 29.400 ------ Passband limit, upper 29.403 ------ Beacon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Source: Amateur Satellite Report 136, November 17, 1986 and Amateur satellite Report 140, January 12, 1987 Radio Magazine, May, 1987 UA3CR, W4KM, G3IOR, VE1SAT ******************************************************************************* *** Radio Sputnik 11 *** Summary: Mode A : 2 meters up and 10 meters down. Mode K : 15 meters up and 10 meters down. Mode T : 15 meters up and 2 meters down. Mode KT: 15 meters up and both 10 and 2 meters down. Mode KA: 15 and 2 meters up and 10 meters down. Beacons can carry telemetry or ROBOT downlink ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mode A: 145.910 - 145.950 MHz up yields 29.410 - 29.450 MHz down Uplink Downlink ======================= 29.407 MHz -- Beacon 145.910 ------ 29.410 ------ Passband limit, lower 145.920 ------ 29.420 145.930 ------ 29.430 ------ Passband center 145.940 ------ 29.440 145.950 ------ 29.450 ------ Passband limit, upper 29.453 ------ Beacon Robot A: Uplink Downlink =================================================== 145.830 ------ 29.407 or 29.453 MHz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mode K: 21.210 - 21.250 up yields 29.410 - 29.450 MHz down Uplink Downlink ======================= 29.403 MHz -- Beacon 21.210 ------- 29.410 ------ Passband limit, lower 21.220 ------- 29.420 21.230 ------- 29.430 ------ Passband center 21.240 ------- 29.440 21.250 ------- 29.450 ------ Passband limit, upper 29.453 ------ Beacon Robot K: Uplink Downlink =================================================== 21.130 ------- 29.403 or 29.453 MHz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mode T: 21.210 - 21.250 up yields 145.910 - 145.950 MHz down Uplink Downlink ======================= 145.907 MHz -- Beacon 21.210 ------ 145.910 ------ Passband limit, lower 21.220 ------ 145.920 21.230 ------ 145.930 ------ Passband center 21.240 ------ 145.940 21.250 ------ 145.950 ------ Passband limit, upper 145.953 ------ Beacon Robot T: Uplink Downlink ==================================== 21.130 ------ 145.907 or 145.953 MHz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mode KT: 21.210-21.250 up yields 29.410-29.450 and 145.910-145.950 MHz down KT Uplink K Downlink T Downlink ======================================= 29.407 ------ 145.907 MHz -- Beacon 21.210 ------ 29.410 ------ 145.910 ------ Passband limit, lower 21.220 ------ 29.420 ------ 145.920 21.230 ------ 29.430 ------ 145.930 ------ Passband center 21.240 ------ 29.440 ------ 145.940 21.250 ------ 29.450 ------ 145.950 ------ Passband limit, upper 29.453 ------ 145.953 ------ Beacon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mode KA: 21.210-21.250 and 145.910-145.950 up yields 29.410-29.450 MHz down K Uplink A Uplink KA Downlink ======================================== 29.407 MHz -- Beacon 21.210 ------ 145.910 ------ 29.410 ------ Passband limit, lower 21.220 ------ 145.920 ------ 29.420 21.230 ------ 145.930 ------ 29.430 ------ Passband center 21.240 ------ 145.940 ------ 29.440 21.250 ------ 145.950 ------ 29.450 ------ Passband limit, upper 29.453 ------ Beacon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Source: Amateur Satellite Report 136, November 17, 1986 and Amateur satellite Report 140, January 12, 1987 Radio Magazine, May, 1987 UA3CR, W4KM, G3IOR, VE1SAT ******************************************************************************* *** AMSAT OSCAR 13 *** As of 28 July 1988 Summary: Mode B: 70 cm up; 2 meters down Mode JL: 24 cm and 2 meters up; 70 cm down Mode S: 70 cm up; 13 cm down RUDAK: 24 cm up; 70 cm down Beacons: Mode B: General Beacon 145.8125; Engineering Beacon 145.985 Mode JL: General Beacon 435.651; Engineering Beacon 435.677 Mode S: 2400.325 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mode B: Uplink Downlink ======================= 145.985 MHz - Engineering Beacon 435.423 ------ 145.975 ----- Passband limit, upper 435.433 ------ 145.965 435.443 ------ 145.955 435.453 ------ 145.945 435.463 ------ 145.935 435.473 ------ 145.925 435.483 ------ 145.915 435.493 ------ 145.905 435.503 ------ 145.895 435.508 ------ 145.890 ----- Passband center 435.513 ------ 145.885 435.523 ------ 145.875 435.533 ------ 145.865 435.543 ------ 145.855 435.553 ------ 145.845 435.563 ------ 145.835 435.573 ------ 145.825 ----- Passband limit, lower 145.812 ----- General Beacon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mode JL: L Uplink J1 Uplink Downlink =========================================================================== 1269.351 --------------- 436.005 MHz ------------- L Passband limit, upper 1269.361 435.995 1269.366 --- 145.423 --- 435.990 ---------- J Sub-band limit, upper 1269.376 --- 145.433 --- 435.980 1269.386 --- 145.443 --- 435.970 1269.396 --- 145.453 --- 435.960 1269.406 --- 144.463 --- 435.950 1269.416 --- 145.473 --- 435.940 ---------- J Sub-band limit, lower 1269.421 --------------- 435.935 1269.431 --------------- 435.925 1269.441 --------------- 435.915 1269.451 --------------- 435.905 1269.461 --------------- 435.895 1269.471 --------------- 435.885 1269.481 --------------- 435.875 1269.491 --------------- 435.865 1269.496 --------------- 435.860 ----------------- L Passband Center 1269.501 --------------- 435.855 1269.511 --------------- 435.845 1269.521 --------------- 435.835 1269.531 --------------- 435.825 1269.541 --------------- 435.815 1269.551 --------------- 435.805 1269.561 --------------- 435.795 1269.571 --------------- 435.785 1269.581 --------------- 435.775 1269.591 --------------- 435.765 1269.601 --------------- 435.755 1269.611 --------------- 435.745 1269.621 --------------- 435.735 1269.631 --------------- 435.725 1269.641 --------------- 435.715 ----------------- L Passband limit, lower 435.677 ----------------- Engineering Beacon 435.651 ----------------- General Beacon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mode S: Uplink Downlink ======================== 2400.325 ---- Beacon 435.601 ------ 2400.711 MHz Passband limit, lower 435.605 ------ 2400.715 435.610 ------ 2400.720 435.615 ------ 2400.725 435.619 ------ 2400.729 ---- Passband center 435.620 ------ 2400.730 435.625 ------ 2400.735 435.630 ------ 2400.740 435.635 ------ 2400.745 435.637 ------ 2400.747 ---- Passband limit, lower - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RUDAK: Uplink Downlink ======================= 1269.710 ----- 435.677 MHz Single channel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Source: AMSAT DL, DJ5KQ, DJ0HC/KE6MN, K0RZ ****************************************************************************** RS 12/13 Preliminary Transponder Frequencies Are Provided AMSAT-NA has learned from Ron Broadbent, G3AAJ, that the launch of RS 12/13 is imminient. This information was made available from reliable Russian sources familiar with amateur satellite activities in the Soviet Union. It is felt by G3AAJ's colleagues in the Soviet Union that the launch of RS 12/13 will occur sometime in June. AMSAT-NA urges all OSCAR enthusiasts to monitor the planned beacon frequencies for both RS 12 and RS 13. The following table is a "preliminary" list of frequencies for RS 12/13 as AMSAT knows them today. RS 12 RS 13 MODE "A" uplink 145.910-145.950 145.960-146.000 downlink 29.410- 29.450 29.460- 29.500 beacon 29.4081 (or 29.4543) 29.4582 (or 29.5043) MODE "K" uplink 21.210- 21.250 21.260- 21.300 downlink 29.410- 29.450 29.460- 29.500 beacon 29.4081 (or 29.4543) 29.4582 (or 29.5043) MODE "T" uplink 21.210- 21.250 21.260- 21.300 downlink 145.910-145.950 145.960-146.000 beacon 145.9125 (or 145.9587) 145.8622 (or 145.9083) MODE "KA" uplink 21.210- 21.250 21.260- 21.300 145.910-145.950 145.960-146.000 downlink 29.410- 29.450 29.460- 29.500 beacon 29.4081 (or 29.4543) 29.4582 (or 29.5043) MODE "KT" uplink 21.210- 21.250 21.260- 21.300 downlink 29.410- 29.450 29.460- 29.500 145.910-145.950 145.960-146.000 beacon 29.4081 (or 29.4543) 29.4582 (or 29.5043) 145.9125 (or 145.9587) 145.8622 (or 145.9083) Autoanswer "Robot" MODES A; K; T; KA; KT A; K; T; KA; KT uplink 21.1291 and/or 145.8308 21.1385 and/or 145.8403 downlink 29.4543 and/or 145.9587 29.5043 and/or 145.9083