Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide Including UO-9, AO-10, UO-11, FO-12, RS-10, RS-11 and AO-13 Produced for AMSAT N America by WA2LQQ Rev 2.0 26Jun87 Edition forwarded by W0RPK-AMSAT BBS on 515-961-3325 24-hours R Wallio, W0RPK ) *** UoSAT OSCAR 9 *** Summary: Downlinks on 2 meters, 70 cm and 13 cm; no uplinks since this is pri marily an educ 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 pri marily an educ 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 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 Engineering Beacon 435.030 - 145.975 Passband limit, up 435.045 - 145.960 General use limit,up 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 ctr 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 lim,low 435.180 - 145.825 Passband limit, low 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 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: Am Satellite Report 119,3/12/86 Am satellite Report 130,8/18,86 JAS-1 Habk, JARL, August 1985 *** Radio Sputnik 10 *** Summary: Mode A : 2 meters up and 10 meters down. Mode K : 15 meters up and 10 meters dow Mode T : 15 meters up and 2 meters down Mode KT: 15 m up and both 10 & 2 m down. Mode KA: 15 & 2 m up and 10 m 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 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 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 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 Up K Down Downlink ========================== 29.357 - 145.857 Beacon 21.160 - 29.360 - 145.860 Passbd lim,lo 21.170 - 29.370 - 145.870 21.180 - 29.380 - 145.880 Passband ctr 21.190 - 29.390 - 145.890 21.200 - 29.400 - 145.900 Passbd lim,up 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 Up A Up KA Downlink ========================= 29.357 Beacon 21.160 - 145.860 - 29.360 Pasbd lim,low 21.170 - 145.870 - 29.370 21.180 - 145.880 - 29.380 Pasbd ctr 21.190 - 145.890 - 29.390 21.200 - 145.900 - 29.400 Pasbd lim up 29.403 Beacon Source: ASR 136, November 17, 1986 and ASR 140, January 12, 1987 Radio Magazine, May, 1987 UA3CR, W4KM, G3IOR, VE1SAT *** Radio Sputnik 11 *** Summary: Mode A : 2 m up and 10 m down. Mode K : 15 m up and 10 m down. Mode T : 15 m up and 2 m down. Mode KT: 15 m up & both 10 and 2 m down Mode KA: 15 & 2 m 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 Beacon 145.910- 29.410 Pasbd 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 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 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 Up K Down T Downlink ========================= 29.407 - 145.907 Beacon 21.210 - 29.410 - 145.910 Psbd lim,low 21.220 - 29.420 - 145.920 21.230 - 29.430 - 145.930 Passband ctr 21.240 - 29.440 - 145.940 21.250 - 29.450 - 145.950 Psbd lim,upp 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 Beacon 21.210 - 145.910 - 29.410 Psbd lim,low 21.220 - 145.920 - 29.420 21.230 - 145.930 - 29.430 Passband ctr 21.240 - 145.940 - 29.440 21.250 - 145.950 - 29.450 Psbd lim,upp 29.453 Beacon Source: ASR 136, Nov 17, 1986 and ASR 140, Jan 12, 1987 Radio Magazine, May, 1987 UA3CR, W4KM, G3IOR, VE1SAT *** AMSAT OSCAR 13 *** Summary: Mode B: 70 cm up; 2 m down Mode JL: 24 cm and 2 m 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 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 Up Downlink J2 Uplink ================================= 1269.325 ------- 435.975 ------- 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 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 73' AMSAT ARGENTINA