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(New page: AO51 is a modern satellite which is still functioning well. == Analog Downlink == * 435.300 MHz FM * 2401.200 MHz FM == Analog Uplink == * 145.920 MHz FM (CTCSS - 67Hz *) * 145.880 MH...)
 
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AO51 is a modern satellite which is still functioning well.
AO51 is a modern satellite which is still functioning well.
See the main [[Satellite]] page for links to prediction websites/software




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[http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/ Lots more information]
[http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/ Lots more information]<br>
Here is a vid of xxx working stations through it from his garden, with a 5W handheld, and a directional antenna. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HfvmU_utI8
Here is a vid of xxx working stations through it from his garden, with a 5W handheld, and a directional antenna. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HfvmU_utI8<br>
[http://www.g6lvb.com/Articles/operatingAO51.htm A good article on how to operate it (and indeed other satellites)
[http://www.g6lvb.com/Articles/operatingAO51.htm A good article on how to operate it (and indeed other satellites)<br>

Revision as of 09:07, 19 October 2008

AO51 is a modern satellite which is still functioning well.

See the main Satellite page for links to prediction websites/software


Analog Downlink

  • 435.300 MHz FM
  • 2401.200 MHz FM

Analog Uplink

  • 145.920 MHz FM (CTCSS - 67Hz *)
  • 145.880 MHz FM (QRP, No CTCSS)
  • 1268.700 MHz FM (CTCSS - 67Hz *)
  • It has been reported that it's not requiring the CTCSS tone to work through it currently.


Lots more information
Here is a vid of xxx working stations through it from his garden, with a 5W handheld, and a directional antenna. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HfvmU_utI8
[http://www.g6lvb.com/Articles/operatingAO51.htm A good article on how to operate it (and indeed other satellites)