<div dir="ltr"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><tbody style="box-sizing:border-box"><tr style="box-sizing:border-box"><td style="box-sizing:border-box"><div id="gmail-story" style="box-sizing:border-box;width:618.667px;font-size:16px;height:auto;float:left"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:16pt">QO-100 released by QARS</h1><p style="box-sizing:border-box">Following the successful launch of <strong style="box-sizing:border-box">Es&#39;hail-2</strong>, the new Es&#39;hailSat teleport was inaugurated on February 14, 2019.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box">Prior to its official inauguration and opening the QO-100 NB Transponder was opened for experimental use on February 12. The <strong style="box-sizing:border-box">Qatar Amateur Radio Society</strong> (QARS) invited radio amateurs worldwide to make good use of the NB transponder and make contacts with each other.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box">In parallel to the experimental operation,  QARS and AMSAT-DL monitored transponder performance and optimized transponder parameters.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box">Access the full article with photos on the AMSAT-DL website:<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://amsat-dl.org/en/eshail-2-qo-100-teleport-inauguration" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">https://amsat-dl.org/en/eshail-2-qo-100-teleport-inauguration</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box">Stations finding themselves out of the footprint of QO-100 or those who have not had the opportunity to acquire 10 GHz down-link receiving capability can join in the action using on-line WebSDR resources:</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box">+ In co-operation with AMSAT Deutschland, the British Amateur Television Club will be operating a WebSDR for the narrowband segment, and a Spectrum Viewer for the wideband (DATV) segment.<br style="box-sizing:border-box">The Goonhilly Earth Station is supporting the project, providing hosting for the Ground Station facility at their world-famous site in Cornwall, UK: <a href="https://eshail.batc.org.uk/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">https://eshail.batc.org.uk/</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box">+ The IS0GRB Es&#39;Hail2 (QO-100) SAT 26E WebSDR receiver, located in Dolianova, South Sardinia island, Italy, JM49OJ, operated by Roberto, IS0GRB, using a 100cm parabolic dish can be accessed at: <a href="http://websdr.is0grb.it:8901/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">http://websdr.is0grb.it:8901/</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">AMSAT-DL</em></strong></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box"><font size="1" style="box-sizing:border-box">Fonte: ANS</font></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>