ARLA/CLUSTER: LituanicaSAT-1 passa a ser o OSCAR-78, ou LO-78.

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

 OSCAR number for LituanicaSAT-1

AMSAT-NA has announced that the amateur radio satellite
LituanicaSAT-1 has been awarded the designation OSCAR-78, or LO-78

In a message to the LituanicaSAT-1 team, AMSAT-NA OSCAR Number
Administrator Bill Tynan, W3XO announced:
"LituanicaSAT-1 has met all of the requirements for an OSCAR number.
My findings from information provided to AMSAT-NA and IARU officials
confirm this to be true. Accordingly, under the authority vested in me
by the AMSAT-NA President, I do hereby assign LituanicaSAT-1 the
designation LituanicaSAT OSCAR-78, or LO-78. I, and all of the amateur
radio satellite community, wish LituanicaSAT OSCAR-78 a long and
successful mission."

On behalf of the LituanicaSAT-1 team, Simon Kareiva, LY2EN replied,
"It is my honor and pleasure to accept this assignation. Our team is
focused to keep LO-78 operational for the benefit of amateur radio as
long, as it is possible for a small cubesat.
Thank you very much,
Simon LY2EN."

The LituanicaSAT-1 team has announced activation of the FM voice
transponder. A general rule to find out if the transponder is working
at the moment is to monitor the beacon frequency on 437.275 MHz. If
you can hear the CW FM beacon it means that the transponder is off, if
you cannot hear it - the transponder is on. The transponder
frequencies are approximately 435.1755 MHz (+/- 10 kHz Doppler shift)
for the downlink and 145.950 MHz for the uplink with 67 Hz CTCSS.

FM transponder operating techniques
http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=44412

Information on obtaining an OSCAR number for your satellite can be
found on the OSCAR Numbers Policy page at
http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=2478

AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/