Fox-1A (AO-85) Launch Successful

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AMSAT launched their first CubeSat, Fox-1A, Amateur Oscar 85 (AO-85) on October 8th.  Telemetry has already been received, and the satellite is currently in the commissioning stage which may take a few days or a couple of weeks, prior to being turned over to full-time amateur use.

 

This is a mode U/V FM satellite, that should be reachable using a dual-band HT with a hand-held crossed beam like an Arrow 146/437-10BP:

http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-010582

 

Here is a copy of the Fox1A Operating Guide:

http://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/FoxOperatingGuide_May2015_Hi.pdf

 

Here is a copy of the latest AMSAT Journal:

http://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/AMSAT_Journal_Fox_Launch_Special_Issue.pdf

 

Here is a link to the telemetry decoding software:

http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=4532

E6GG DXpedition to Niue Going ON NOW

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Niue is a small island northeast of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean.

A group of seven hams from the UK are operating there as E6GG thru September 29th. While not the rarest of DX, it is #97 on the Club Log most wanted list.

Give them a try around local sunrise their time, between the hours of 1700-1900 UTC on 15 meters.  They have been hanging out around 21.003 and listening up about 1. Other bands like 20, 17 and 12 have been fruitful in the RI area.  Expect signals to be S1 to S3.

These guys are GREAT operators, really digging out weak signals, and doing their best to upload logs to Club Log and LotW frequently.

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