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New Amateur Radio satellite in orbit


(May 5, 2005) -- HAMSAT (or VUsat) is the latest Amateur Radio satellite in orbit. It is India's first. "We congratulate all who have worked for the HAMSAT and its successful launch," said Sandip Shah, VU3SXE, AMSAT-India's treasurer, who was at the control center in Bangalore, India, for the May 5 launch. The satellite went aloft from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR in Sriharikota. Going into space with the 42.5 kg HAMSAT was the primary payload--the 1560 kg Indian remote sensing satellite, CARTOSAT-1. The spacecraft were placed into polar sun synchronous orbit at an altitude of 632 x 621 km with an equatorial inclination of 97.8 degrees. HAMSAT is a microsat aimed at meeting the needs of amateur satellite enthusiasts in South Asia. The satellite will provide two new linear mode U/V transponders for SSB and CW use only. Only one transponder will be active at any given time. AMSAT-India indicates the UHF uplink will be in the 435.35 MHz range, while the VHF downlink will be in the 145.90 MHz range. [Ed.: This article is from The ARRL Web site.]

Field Day Call to Arms 2005


The 2005 Field Day (June 25 - 26, 2005) will soon be upon us - let's make a memorable one. If you plan to participate in AARC Field Day activities, please consider volunteering to help me organize this year's event. Please contact
Freeman Pascal, N5FPP at 505-286-4009 or e-mail pascal@pascal.org .
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