<div dir="ltr"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="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:618.4px;font-size:16px;height:auto;float:left"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:16pt">FM transponder ham radio satellite launches soon</h1><p style="box-sizing:border-box">The launch of the <strong style="box-sizing:border-box">UVSQ-SAT</strong> satellite carrying an FM transponder is provisionally scheduled for January 21, 2021<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">On the AMSAT Bulletin Board Christophe writes:<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The satellite designed by LATMOS had its frequencies coordinated by IARU.  In addition to experimental and educational missions, it will provide the amateur radio community with a new FM transponder.  AMSAT-Francophone and the radio club F6KRK have been involved throughout the project.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">AMSAT-Francophone provides the amateur radio community with software to interpret the data and send it to the AMSAT-F &amp; Satnogs database.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">You can start testing the software (in beta mode) and make your feedback for its improvement. The software runs on both Windows and Linux platforms.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Information for downloading :<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://code.electrolab.fr/xtof/josast/-/blob/21-ecr-uvsqsat/ApplicationUVSQsatDecoder/src/site/markdown/UserManual.md" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">https://code.electrolab.fr/xtof/josast/-/blob/21-ecr-uvsqsat/ApplicationUVSQ<br style="box-sizing:border-box">satDecoder/src/site/markdown/UserManual.md</a><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Two audio files are available for testing the software:<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">· 1200 bps (BPSK / G3RUH)  :  SDRSharp_20201023_143925Z_437017790Hz_IQ --- Beacon_1200.wav<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">· 9600 bps (BPSK / G3RUH) : SDRSharp_20201023_144839Z_437011810Hz_IQ---Beacon_9600.wav<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The satellite will transmit on the frequency: 437.020 MHz.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">More information on the satellite frequencies:<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="http://amsat-f.org/AMSATLIST/SatellitePage/UK/0UVSQsat.html" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">http://amsat-f.org/AMSATLIST/SatellitePage/UK/0UVSQsat.html</a><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">More information on the project:<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="http://uvsq-sat.projet.latmos.ipsl.fr/index.php" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">http://uvsq-sat.projet.latmos.ipsl.fr/index.php</a><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">73 Christophe</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box"> </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box">UVSQ-Sat is listed on the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter1 manifest, check launch status at<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box"> </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box">IARU Satellite Frequency Coordination page<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=709" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=709</a></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>