Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide Including UO-9, AO-10, UO-11, FO-12, RS-10, RS-11 and P3C Produced for AMSAT North America by WA2LQQ Rev 2.0 26Jun87 ******************************************************************************* *** 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 ******************************************************************************* *** Phase 3C *** Estimated Launch Date: Early 1988 (P R E L I M I N A R Y E S T I M A T E S) As of April 1987 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 145.975 Mode JL: General Beacon 435.650; Engineering Beacon 435.675 Mode S: 2400.640 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mode B: Uplink Downlink ======================= 145.975 MHz - Engineering Beacon 435.425 ------ 145.975 ----- Passband limit, upper 435.435 ------ 145.965 435.445 ------ 145.955 435.455 ------ 145.945 435.465 ------ 145.935 435.475 ------ 145.925 435.485 ------ 145.915 435.495 ------ 145.905 435.505 ------ 145.895 ----- Passband center 435.515 ------ 145.885 435.525 ------ 145.875 435.535 ------ 145.865 435.545 ------ 145.855 435.555 ------ 145.845 435.565 ------ 145.835 435.575 ------ 145.825 ----- Passband limit, lower 145.8125 ---- General Beacon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mode JL: L Uplink J1 Uplink Downlink J2 Uplink ============================================== 1269.325 --------------- 435.975 MHz ------------- L Passband limit, upper 1269.330 --- 145.820 --- 435.970 --- 144.440 ----- J Sub-band limit, upper 1269.340 --- 145.830 --- 435.960 --- 144.450 1269.350 --- 145.840 --- 435.950 --- 144.460 ----- J Sub-band center 1269.360 --- 145.850 --- 435.940 --- 144.470 1269.370 --- 145.860 --- 435.930 --- 144.480 ----- J Sub-band limit, lower 1269.380 --------------- 435.920 1269.390 --------------- 435.910 1269.400 --------------- 435.900 1269.410 --------------- 435.890 1269.420 --------------- 435.880 1269.430 --------------- 435.870 1269.440 --------------- 435.860 1269.450 --------------- 435.850 ----------------- L Passband Center 1269.460 --------------- 435.840 1269.470 --------------- 435.830 1269.480 --------------- 435.820 1269.490 --------------- 435.810 1269.500 --------------- 435.800 1269.510 --------------- 435.790 1269.520 --------------- 435.780 1269.530 --------------- 435.770 1269.540 --------------- 435.760 1269.550 --------------- 435.750 1269.560 --------------- 435.740 1269.570 --------------- 435.730 1269.575 --------------- 435.725 ----------------- L Passband limit, lower 435.675 ----------------- Engineering Beacon 435.650 ----------------- General Beacon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mode S: Uplink Downlink ======================== 2400.640 ---- Beacon 435.610 ------ 2400.695 MHz Passband limit, lower 435.615 ------ 2400.700 435.620 ------ 2400.705 435.625 ------ 2400.710 ---- Passband center 435.630 ------ 2400.715 435.635 ------ 2400.720 435.640 ------ 2400.725 ---- Passband limit, lower - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RUDAK: Uplink Downlink ======================= 1269.675 ----- 435.675 MHz Single channel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -