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Related Wiki pages: [[Satellites]], [[VO52]], [[SO50]], [[FO29]]
AO51 is a modern satellite which is still functioning well.
AO51 is a modern satellite which is still functioning well.



Revision as of 03:18, 29 December 2008

Related Wiki pages: Satellites, VO52, SO50, FO29

AO51 is a modern satellite which is still functioning well.

See the main Satellites 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)