Friday, December 31, 2010

Friday, December 31, 2010NYC Listen to the Ball Drop - From Behind the scenes


Due to previous year's feedback and continuing with a W2LIE.net tradition- "Listen to the Ball Drop - From Behind the scenes" returns for another year, and will continue to do so each and every year!

That's right - Listen to Dick Clark's Rock'in New Years from the Director's Chair.

True, you won't be hearing it "as it happens" due to streaming delays - but the sync should be close enough with Satellite delays for you to enjoy hearing the action while watching the live event! The feed will start mid-day, and run well past midnight.

There was plenty of action on the feed after the sun went down. Camera crews and the director were hunting for "filler shots" to record and use during the live broadcast of the night's events.

This is not a "Public Safety" type of feed. Feedback is always welcome. Catch the feed on my "special" stream.

73 and Happy New Years
Phil - w2lie

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Milcom Blog Logs - 29-30 Dec 2010 Brasstown NC


LaMoure, ND -- Ed Krell operates FEMA's Incident Response Vehicle (IRV) set up at the base of Lake LaMoure sillway to provide live streaming video to local and state emergency operations center for planning and documentation purposes. Photo: Michael Rieger/FEMA.

Ran PC-ALE on the various known FEMA net frequencies. Found a new 15 MHz FNARS net ALE freq, and a new FEMA sponsored HF ALE net that I have discovered, usage yet to be determined (see the HIJ listings). My good friend and colleague Hugh Stegman on twitter (Twitter feed at UtilityWorld)posted up a couple of additional freqs yesterday. My best guess is that HIJ may be WGY 912 at Mt Weather in Virginia.

This new FEMA sponsored net uses the following frequencies:
4610.0 4979.0 5837.0 7870.0 10424.0 11448.0 12109.0 13437.0 16011.0 18475.0 20361.0 23390.0 kHz. More monitoring research is needed to determine the usage of this net.

Here are the ALE addresses and frequencies spotted up until 0530 EST (1030 UTC) this morning. Conditions yesterday were the pits thanks to the prop gods.

12/29-30/2010 Intercepts

3341.0 FC4FEM FC6FEM FC8 FC8FEM FR2FEM FR4FEM FR5FEM
4603.0 FC4FEM FC6FEM FC8FEM FC0FEM FR3FEM FR5FEM FR7FEM
4610.0 HIJ
4780.0 FC6FEM002 FC8 FC0FEM002
4979.0 HIJ
5135.0 MA1NC NA1SH SEMO01 SEMO05 SEMOHQ
5192.0 MA1NC NA1SH
5402.0 FC6FEM FC8 FC0FEM008 FR7FEM
5820.0 FC8
5821.0 FC8 FC0FEM008
5837.0 FC8 HIJ
6809.0 FC8
7348.0 FC4FEM FC6FEM FC8 FR2FEM FR3FEM FR4FEM FR5FEM
7360.0 SAOPS (US Military?)
7428.0 FC1FEM002 FC6FEM002
7477.0 SEMOHQ SEMO03 SEMO05
7805.0 MA1NC NA1SH 2104CTSCSP
7870.0 HIJ
7935.0 CM4 MNA (Algerian Military)
8050.0 CLS (Fort Campbell KY) FC8
8160.0 CLS (Fort Campbell KY) FC8
9462.0 FC4FEM FC6FEM FC8 FC8FEM FC0FEM008 FR3FEM
10194.0 FC4FEM FC8 FR2FEM FR3FEM FR5FEM
10588.0 FC4FEM FC8 FC8FEM FC0FEM FR2FEM FR3FEM FR5FEM FR7FEM
10899.0 FC4 FC1FEM002 FC6FEM002 FC0FEM002
11108.0 FC0FEM008
12129.0 FC1FEM002 FC6FEM002 FC0FEM002 C4M F2H (Unknown DoD Tri-Graphs)
12164.0 C4M (Unknown DoD Tri-Graph)
13446.0 FC6FEM FC8 FR7FEM
13894.0 FC1FEM002
14450.0 FC6FEM FR7FEM
14776.0 FC6FEM FC8 FC8FEM
14885.0 FC6FEM
15708.0 FC6FEM
15840.0 FC6FEM002 FC8

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Risk of Information Theft on Inmarsat C

Interesting article on threats to monitoring Inmarsat-C message traffic using freely available software at http://tinyurl.com/2dy2yu6.

Thanks to UHF_Satcom on twitter for the heads up.

Be sure to check out our twitter feed at MilcomMP.

Launch Notification: Dragon Launch Satellites

Courtesy of AGI's Launch Notification e-mails. AGI's E-mails are sent after every launch and include key spacecraft information such as: the date, time, launch site, launcher, international number, name, and owner. Get more information on thousands of satellites and other vehicles by viewing STK models, animations, and our encyclopedic "Spacecraft Digest" database at www.agi.com/scdigest.

New Launch: 2010 December 8, 1543 UTC
Site: Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Launcher: Falcon 9
International Designator(s): 2010-066A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J

SSC Name Owner
37244 DRAGON C1 US
37245 QBX2 US
37246 SMDC ONE US
37247 PERSEUS 003 US
37248 PERSEUS 001 US
37249 QBX1 US
37250 PERSEUS 002 US
37251 PERSEUS 000 US
37252 MAYFLOWER US

"A private rocket company launched an unmanned spacecraft and returned it safely to earth on Wednesday in a test flight to demonstrate future ferry flights to the International Space Station.

"Space Exploration Technologies or Space X is a private company founded by PayPal founder Elon Musk. The company has developed their Falcon 9 rocket in support of lofting an unmanned cargo craft to the space station in 2011, and attempt human space flights over the next decade."

"The 180-foot [55-m] tall Falcon 9 launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with an active Dragon C1 craft at 10:43 am EST, following a brief delay due to a technical issue.

"The white candle stick darted straight up and then out over the central Atlantic Ocean on a chilly, beautiful morning along the Space Coast.

"The Falcon 9 later delivered the Dragon module into an orbital inclination of 34.53 degrees, and an altitude of about 140 miles [225 km].

"The active cargo craft performed two orbits of earth testing on board systems and performing several firings of its eighteen cone-shaped thrusters.

"The Dragon, loaded with patches, ID badges and not much else from the company's hundreds of employees, completed two orbits of the earth before being maneuvered for it's return to earth.

"The craft made an on target splashdown at 2:04 pm about 500 miles [800 km] east of the Mexican coastline, SpaceX announced."

"The ten-foot [3-m] high capsule worked solely on lithium ion batteries on this brief flight. Future flights lasting several weeks will use dual solar arrays to generate power.

"SpaceX is working toward launching a fully loaded supply craft to the space station as early as next November as NASA prepares to retire the space shuttle program. The Falcon 9 is rated to carry as much as 23,050 pounds [10,455 kg] to the space station.

Musk said on Wednesday he feels confident that his company can launch an empty craft to the station, fly it around and return it back home. The first docking flight with the complex is scheduled for around November."

[Note: This report was updated to reflect the identification of eight previously unreported objects associated with this launch: QBX1 & 2, SMDC ONE, PERSEUS 000-003, and MAYFLOWER.]

Source: Atlanta NASA Examiner, "Private spacecraft launches, successfully returns to earth"

Launch Notification: Beidou IGSO 2

Courtesy of AGI's Launch Notification e-mails. AGI's E-mails are sent after every launch and include key spacecraft information such as: the date, time, launch site, launcher, international number, name, and owner. Get more information on thousands of satellites and other vehicles by viewing STK models, animations, and our encyclopedic "Spacecraft Digest" database at www.agi.com/scdigest.

New Launch: 2010 December 17, 2020 UTC
Site: Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Launcher: Long March 3A (Chang Zheng 3A)
International Designator(s): 2010-068A

SSC Name Owner
37256 BEIDOU IGSO 2 PRC

"Another Chinese Beidou navigation satellite soared into space Friday, the fifth craft to join the country's fleet of positioning satellites in 2010.

"The successful launch also marked the 15th time this year a Chinese rocket has reached orbit, extending the country's record number of space missions in a single year. China has not announced any more satellite launches before the end of 2010.

"A Long March 3A rocket blasted off at 2020 GMT (3:20 p.m. EST) from the Xichang launching center in southwestern China's Sichuan province, according to the Xinhua news agency.

"Liftoff was at 12:20 a.m. Beijing time Saturday.

"The 172-foot-tall [52-m-tall] rocket was supposed to haul the Beidou navigation payload to a temporary orbit stretching from 100 miles [160 km] to more than 22,000 miles [35,400 km] above Earth. The three-stage booster was targeting an orbital inclination angle of 55 degrees.

"The rocket's launch was successful, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.

"The spacecraft will fire an on-board engine to raise its altitude to about 22,300 miles [35,900 km]. The high-inclination orbit will put the satellite in range of users in polar regions.

"It is the seventh operational Beidou satellite launched since 2007. Five Beidou craft have been sent into orbit this year.

"Four spacecraft are in geosynchronous orbit over the equator, one satellite circles about 13,000 [miles or 21,000 km] above the planet, and two craft are in high-inclination orbits, including the Beidou launched Friday.

"The Beidou, or Compass, network should be ready to provide positioning and navigation services for China and neighboring countries by 2012. Global service should be available from up to 35 Beidou satellites by 2020, according to Chinese officials.

"The Beidou fleet will provide Chinese military and citizens an indigenous source of precise navigation information. The country currently relies on the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System.

"The constellation is China's counterpart to the U.S. GPS system, Russia's Glonass navigation satellites and the Galileo network being developed by Europe.

"China says Beidou services will be available at no charge to civilians with positioning accuracy of about 10 meters, or 33 feet. More precise navigation data will be given to Chinese government and military users."

Source: Spaceflight Now, "Chinese rocket sends navigation satellite to space"

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Federal IWN Under Way in National Capital Region Without DHS

Sandra Wendelken on the Radio Resource Media Group website is reporting that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is deploying the Integrated Wireless Network (IWN) in the National Capital Region (NCR), including Richmond, Va., and the Baltimore and other Maryland metropolitan areas. The mobile radio system, originally planned to be a collaborative federal nationwide LMR network, is already in use in the Pacific Northwest and San Diego regions.

Unlike the previous IWN deployments, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is not participating in the IWN network in the NCR region. DHS partnered with DoJ and Treasury on IWN in the western region systems.

“DOJ and DHS have worked collaboratively to deploy and manage the radio systems currently in use in the Pacific Northwest and San Diego regions,” said Gina Talamona, a DOJ spokeswoman. “A new system is also being deployed in the National Capital Region (NCR). Although DHS is not a specific partner in this area, some components of the Department of the Interior (DOI) and Department of Treasury are participating in this system.”

The following federal agencies are using IWN: Customs and Border Protection (CBP); Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Marshals Service (USMS); U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); and U.S. Park Police (USPP).

Monday, December 20, 2010

Launch Notification: Soyuz-TMA 20

Courtesy of AGI's Launch Notification e-mails. AGI's E-mails are sent after every launch and include key spacecraft information such as: the date, time, launch site, launcher, international number, name, and owner. Get more information on thousands of satellites and other vehicles by viewing STK models, animations, and our encyclopedic "Spacecraft Digest" database at www.agi.com/scdigest.

New Launch: 2010 December 15, 1909 UTC
Site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launcher: Soyuz-U
International Designator(s): 2010-067A

SSC Name Owner
37254 SOYUZ-TMA 20 CIS

"A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three crew members bound for the International Space Station blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Wednesday, kicking off a two-day flight to catch up and dock with the orbital lab complex.

"With Russian commander Dmitry "Dima" Kondratyev at the controls, the booster's first-stage engines roared to life on time and the rocket lifted off at 2:09:25 p.m. EST (1:09 am. Thursday local time), quickly climbing away from the same pad used by Yuri Gagarin at the dawn of the space age 50 years ago next April.

"Live television shots from inside the cabin showed Kondratyev in the capsule's center seat, flanked by Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli on his left and NASA astronaut Catherine "Cady" Coleman on his right. All three appeared relaxed and in good spirits as the rocket streaked toward space.

'Nine-and-a-half minutes later, the Soyuz TMA-20 capsule separated from the rocket's third stage and slipped into its planned preliminary orbit. Solar arrays and antennas deployed a few moments later and Russian flight controllers said the spacecraft was healthy and on course for a docking with the International Space Station around 3:12 p.m. Friday."

"If all goes well, Kondratyev will oversee an automated docking with the space station's Rassvet mini-research module Friday afternoon. Waiting to welcome them aboard will be Expedition 26 commander Scott Kelly, Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka, who were launched to the station Oct. 7."

"The six-member Expedition 26 crew faces a busy timeline that includes research, normal maintenance, two Russian-segment spacewalks and work to unload a variety of supply ships. A Japanese HTV cargo craft is scheduled to arrive in late January, followed by a Russian Progress supply ship, the shuttle Discovery in early February and a European Automated Transfer Vehicle, or ATV, at the end of the month that will deliver another load of supplies and equipment.

"The shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to show up in early April along with another Progress later that month."

"Along with the government-sponsored supply ships and crew rotation flights, Coleman, Nespoli and Kondratyev also may get a chance to oversee the first visit by a commercial cargo craft, the Dragon capsule developed by SpaceX. The company carried out a successful test flight earlier this month and is pushing to combine the next two test flights into a single mission that would deliver supplies to the station next spring or summer."

"Kelly, Kaleri and Skripochka are scheduled to return to Earth in the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft on March 16, leaving Kondratyev, Coleman and Nespoli behind as the core members of the Expedition 27 crew. They will be joined on April 1 by Alexander Samokutyaev, Andrei Borisenko and Ronald Garan, scheduled for launch March 30 aboard the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft."

Source: Spaceflight Now, "Crew from three nations launches aboard Soyuz"

From the Archives: The U.S. and West German Agent Radio Ciphers

If your radio resume extends back into the days of the Cold War and the German call signs DFC37 and DFD21 sound familiar, then you will want to check out the link below.

From the link: "The translation of an in-house research paper of the communist Polish counterintelligence depicting the ciphers and the one-way radio communications patterns used by the U.S. and West German intelligence services against Poland in the 1960s and early 1970s is presented."

This material appeared in an edition of Cryptologia and shows how the number transmissions were decrypted if you had the one time pads and in some cases the codebook.

"The agent management behind the Iron Curtain posed several problems to the western intelligence services during the Cold War. Because of security considerations, the safest way to communicate with the agent was through non-personal manners such as dead drops, invisible ink letters, or radio. In addition, the messages were encrypted to provide security.

"While the letters could be opened and read by the enemy and the officers, for example, working under diplomatic cover could be captured while filling or emptying the dead drops in a hostile country, the one-way high frequency (HF) radio communications provided an ultimate solution to the security issues while controlling the assets on unfriendly soil. First, the commercial receiver could be possessed even in oppressive regimes without causing suspicion. Second, it was almost impossible for enemy counterintelligence to detect the instances when an agent was listening to the broadcasts unless the person was under tight surveillance or the counterintelligence was monitoring the radio spectrum in close distance from the agent's receiver at work. Third, the agents did not need long and laborious training in radio communications, for they were simply to copy the cipher text and decrypt it according to prearranged schemes. More attention could therefore be granted to the ciphers and the decryption process.

"The agent broadcasts took the form of groups of numbers transmitted in voice or telegraphy on HF bands in the various languages of the world, hence their transmitters are known as “numbers stations.” Such a way of controlling the assets in socialist countries, especially Poland, was implemented by western intelligence services during the Cold War, as evidenced by the presented document."

You can read more of this fascinating document online at http://www.swldxer.co.uk/polish.mht

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Launch Notification: Strela 3, Cosmos 2467 and 2468

Courtesy of AGI's Launch Notification e-mails. AGI's E-mails are sent after every launch and include key spacecraft information such as: the date, time, launch site, launcher, international number, name, and owner. Get more information on thousands of satellites and other vehicles by viewing STK models, animations, and our encyclopedic "Spacecraft Digest" database at www.agi.com/scdigest.

New Launch: 2010 September 8, 0330 UTC
Site: Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Launcher: Rockot
International Designator(s): 2010-043A, 2010-043B, 2010-043C

SSC Name Owner
37152 COSMOS 2467 CIS
37153 STRELA 3 CIS
37154 COSMOS 2468 CIS

"Three small communications satellite blasted off Wednesday from northern Russia into low Earth orbit on a converted ballistic missile.

"The 95-foot-tall [29-m-tall] Rockot launcher lifted off at 0330 GMT Wednesday (11:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday) from Complex 133 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome about 500 miles north of Moscow.

"Made of retired missile parts, the Rockot's two core stages finished their work a few minutes after launch. A Breeze KM upper stage later injected the payloads in the planned orbit, according to Khrunichev, the launch vehicle's prime contractor.

"Spacecraft separation was scheduled for 0514 GMT (1:14 a.m. EDT), according to the Novosti news agency.

"It was the 14th flight of the space-rated Rockot vehicle, which also launches international commercial and research satellites.

"The rocket was carrying three satellites for the Russian government, including the second civilian Gonets M communications spacecraft designed to store and relay personal messages.

"Gonets satellites are built by Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev Co.

"The 617-pound [280-kg] satellite was joined by two Russian military payloads. Russia did not disclose the identity of the other payloads, but they are likely Strela communications satellites, military variants of the Gonets system."

[Note: This launch notification was delayed awaiting official identification by USSTRATCOM.]

Source: Spaceflight Now, "Rockot hauls three Russian satellites into space"

Saturday, December 04, 2010

Launch Notification: Hylas-1 and Intelsat 17

Courtesy of AGI's Launch Notification e-mails. AGI's E-mails are sent after every launch and include key spacecraft information such as: the date, time, launch site, launcher, international number, name, and owner. Get more information on thousands of satellites and other vehicles by viewing STK models, animations, and our encyclopedic "Spacecraft Digest" database at www.agi.com/scdigest.

New Launch: 2010 November 26, 1839 UTC
Site: Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Launcher: Ariane 5
International Designator(s): 2010-065A, 2010-065B

SSC Name Owner
37237 HYLAS 1 UK
37238 INTELSAT 17 ITSO

"An Ariane 5 rocket blasted off from French Guiana and soared into a deep blue sky Friday, hauling into space a video broadcasting satellite for Intelsat and a high-tech British-owned spacecraft to meet the ever-changing demands of the vibrant European broadband market.

"The rocket took off from the Guiana Space Center at 1839 GMT (1:39 p.m. EST), disappearing into a cloudless sky a few minutes later on the power of two massive solid-fueled boosters and an efficient hydrogen-burning Vulcain main engine.

"Nine minutes after liftoff, the Ariane 5's cryogenic upper stage began a nearly 16-minute burn to inject the Intelsat 17 and HYLAS 1 payloads into an elliptical orbit that will take the satellites more than 22,000 miles [35,400 km] from Earth.

"According to Arianespace, the firm managing the rocket's operations, the mission reached an on-target orbit, completing the Ariane 5's fifth successful flight this year.

"Intelsat 17 separated from the rocket first, then on-board computers jettisoned a dual-payload adapter specially designed for the Ariane's two-at-a-time satellite launches. HYLAS 1 was released nearly 35 minutes after liftoff.

"Both satellites were intentionally left short of their planned operational points in space, and each craft will fire on-board engines to reach a circular 22,300-mile-high [35,900-km-high] orbit over the equator in the coming weeks.

"Intelsat 17 is bound for a position in geosynchronous orbit over the Indian Ocean, a prime location to distribute video and other communications services to customers in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

"The 12,214-pound [5,540-kg] spacecraft C-band and Ku-band transponders will operate for more than 15 years. It was built by Space Systems/Loral of Palo Alto, Calif.

"Intelsat says the satellite will provide a range of telecommunications services, joining the Intelsat 10 spacecraft at an adjacent location in geosynchronous orbit. The platform will replace Intelsat 702, an aging satellite launched in 1994.

"Jean-Luc Froeliger, Intelsat's senior director for space systems acquisition, said ground controllers already established contact with the newly-launched satellite

"Four main engine burns are planned to raise Intelsat 17's orbit to geosynchronous altitude, and the spacecraft will be handed over from Loral to Intelsat in January to replace older satellites and establish fresh capacity."

"HYLAS 1 is the product of a unique public-private partnership between the European Space Agency, the U.K. Space Agency, the Indian Space Research Organization and EADS Astrium.

"The partnership's beneficiary is Avanti Communications of the United Kingdom, an entrepreneurial firm with a mission to link rural European residents through broadband Internet services.

"HYLAS stands for Highly Adaptable Satellite, denoting the craft's ability to allocate on-board resources to meet spikes and lulls in demand."

"The new capability, funded by ESA and engineered by Astrium, will give Avanti "the ability to independently adjust our uplink frequency, our downlink frequency, our bandwidth and our power," said J. Cooke, the HYLAS 1 satellite mission director from Avanti Communications.

"ESA initially provided $45 million to jump start the development of HYLAS 1's generic flexible payload. The funding came through ESA's Advanced Research in Telecommunications, or ARTES, program. The agency has two more public-private projects in the pipeline for launch in the next few years, including partnerships with Hispasat for a small communications satellite and Inmarsat for Europe's next-generation Alphasat platform."

"Avanti officials say HYLAS 1's Ka-band and Ku-band payload will serve between 150,000 and 300,000 users in Europe from a position at 33.5 degrees west longitude The 5,666-pound [2,570-kg] satellite was built by Antrix, a subsidiary of the Indian space agency, and should last more than 15 years.

"HYLAS 1 was originally contracted to fly on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, but Avanti switched to Arianespace in 2009 to allay investors' concerns about launch risks. Arianespace assigned HYLAS 1 to launch on the first Soyuz rocket flight from French Guiana, but launch pad development delays forced another rocket change to the workhorse Ariane 5 to ensure liftoff by the end of 2010."

Source: Spaceflight Now, "Intelsat, Avanti get a lift from Ariane 5 launcher"

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Monitoring North Korea on HF

Most authorities who monitor North Korea will tell you that they are a closed society with very little information about them getting out to the rest of the world. Consequently, we do not have a lot of opportunities to monitor any HF communications from the communist north.

In recent years, digital monitors have identified ARQ/FEC burst signals that are associated with the North Korean HF Diplomatic Network. Known as DPRK-ARQ and DPRK-FEC, this is a two-tone system with a 600 Hz shift.

You can see a sonagram of this signal at
http://sferix.sg1010.myweb.hinet.net/hfasia/files/DPRK_600Hz-600Bd.html.

You can hear an audio sample at http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/sound/10133dprk.wav

Past frequencies used by this network (freq in kHz): 6747.0 6748.5 8151.5 8737.5 9179.5 10258.5 10718.5 11438.5 12108.5 12202.5 12204.0 12205.0 12220.5* 12373.5 12534.5 12847.0 13248.5* 13378.5 13447.0 13457.0 13533.5 14018.5 14038.5 14247.0 14318.5 14327.0 14373.5 14442.5 14746.5 14778.5 14878.0 15017.0 15857.0 15858.0 15888.5 15999.5 16006.5 16058.5 16088.5 16118.5 16119.5 16128.0 16128.5 16131.5 16136.5 16211.5 16216.0 16218.5 16235.5 16238.5 16246.5 16314.5 16318.5 16348.5 16418.5 16448.5 16497.0 16858.0 18523.5 19241.5

* indicates a 1200 baud/1.2 kHz shift.

Some of the frequencies above may be transmitting from KRE embassies and not Pyongyang. For years KRE diplo comms were monitored in the 20 meter ham bands. I did a quick check of the IARUMS-1 October bulletin and it only shows the Voice of Korea intruding on the 80/40 meter ham bands and no diplo comms.

From the IARUMS-1 October 2010 bulletin:

Voice of Korea 3560.0 kHz at 1932 utc and 7200.0 kHz from 1100-1300 utc.

The latest report of KRE diplo activity comes from our friend down under Eddy Waters. He reported this morning monitoring MFA Pyongyang on 14778.5 and 18523.5 kHz around 0100 utc using DPRK-ARQ.

For the spook crowd there is an interesting article on http://www.abiweb.jp/ransu/ransu-e3.htm about "numbers stations" transmitting from the Korean Peninsula. If you follow this sort of traffic keep an ear out for Enigma designators V15, M40 and M82.

The M82 numbers stations are believed to be transmitted from the "BML" North Korean Army.

Sample format “vvv jvg jvg jvg de bml bml qsa qtc 587” R2 Or “abv qtc nr xxx xx xx xxxx xxxx xxx xxx =“ Known to send “r” as separator each 10 gps.

I do not have any recent reports on M82 traffic and the last frequency I saw reported was 8050.0 kHz.

Finally, Token in the Mohave on the spooks list posted the following yesterday:

"South Korean V24 and M94 traffic has had a very slight change in habits recently.

"The average message length has increased in the last week, not beyond the maximum that has been seen in the past but still longer on average.

"V24 has added a couple of new time slots and rearranged a couple of the old ones. For example in the last week or so there have been more 1630 slots than normal, but this could just be caused by errors in early slots. I can not prove but do believe that the 1630 slot is sometimes used to "catch up" or to correct for earlier errors in addition to hosting its regularly scheduled traffic.

"Other than this I have seen no changes to Korean or Chinese numbers traffic."

In response to a recent V24 report Token wrote this:

"A badly out of date web page that describes the station is found here http://token_radio.home.mchsi.com/numbers_station_v24.htm Sorry, I really need to update that page but have not had time.

"Since you heard the end you may have heard the Windows shutdown sound after the audio stopped. That does not always happen, but you can normally catch it (the shutdown sound) a couple times a month after the last V24 transmission of the day.

"V24 appears to use four frequencies at this time, 5715, 6215, 6330, and 6730 kHz. The schedule uses specific time/freq/day slots two days in a row. The one you heard today happens to be the first of that specific 2 day cycle, so if you listen tomorrow at 1530 you will hear a repeat of the same transmission. Other M24 transmissions that probably will happen tomorrow are 6730 kHz at 1200z, 6730 kHz at 1530z, and 6330 kHz at 1600z.

"There is an MCW (Morse code) sister station to V24, called M94. It appears at this time to use 5715 and 6330 kHz. Tomorrow there should be an M94 TX at 1400 on 5715 kHz."

As always reports, updates and additions are always appreciated. Email address in the masthead. Jefe.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Btown Blog Logs 11-11.5 MHz Bandscan 28 Nov 2010 1400-1720

Here are some of the stations I caught here on the radio ranch Sunday. I always get a chuckle when I hear old timers say that HF is dead and no one is using it anymore. The logs below is what I heard just tuning around from 11-11.5 MHz on a Sunday morning/early afternoon (1400-1720 utc on long holiday weekend here in the states). Not bad considering that HF is suppose to be dead.

11015.0 MKG G Royal Air Force Unknown G UK-DHFCS Stanag 4285/1200L/3300 crypto at 1447 utc.

11028.0 VMC AUS Meteo Charlesville Weather charts Fax 120/576 at 1442 utc.

11039.0 DDH9 GER Hamburg Meteo Wetterdienst GER RTTY 425/50 RY marker - Broadcast A (RTTY weather) AT 1431 utc. At 1614 utc caught their RY/CQ marker. Marker passed following freqs/calls: 147.3 kHz (DDH47), 11093 kHz (DDH9) and 14467.3 kHz (DDH8). At 1615 utc went into warning traffic for the west/southern Baltics. Strong signals and good copy.

11072.0 SS OMs chatting away at 1541 utc in USB. Mentioned Korea several times, not sure who these folks are.

11086.5 GYA G Royal Navy Northwood (Whitehall) G FAX 120/576 Meteo Charts - North Atlantic Area at 1515 utc. Fleet Weather and Oceanographic Center.

11090.0 KVM 70 US NOAA/NWS Honolulu HI RadioFax Broadcast 120/576 FAX w/Pacific clud chart at 1725 utc.

11096.0 MKD G DHFCS Akrotiri (Episkopi) CYP Stanag 4285 600L/3000 crypto at 1543 utc.

11145.0 LFI Marine Coast Rogaland NOR Global Wireless Radio Network, QSX 10415.0 kHz GW-OFDM at 1425 utc.

11152.3 A couple of SS OMs chatting away at 1613 utc in USB. One of them sounded pretty darn excited about hearing his buddy and started whistling then had several rapid fire exchange of comms.

11175.0 ADW HF-GCS Andrews w/EAM 28c OQT7VG, probable current training message traffic at 1530. Much weaker unid station hrd repeating at 1535. McClellan?

11181.0 AMC Global Red HF Command Network: SIPRNet Secure Internet Protocol Router Net active with ADWSPR (Andrews) sounding at 1632 utc.

11184.0 US DoD Very strong ANDVT/USB comms on this one. Probably LANT P-3 aircraft traffic at 1616 utc. This is a USN LANTFLT Flight Following frequency. Can hear this frequency right now (1708 utc) on both sides of the Atlantic (also via a rcvr in Rome at Global Tuners).

11213.0 MKL G Royal Air Force Northwood/Inskip (Xmitter) G NATO-75 (RTTY) 70/75 KG-84C Encryption - RAF MARTELO/AMCC Secure broadcast Stanag 4481 at 1424 utc.

11220.0 US DoD Very strong ANDVT comms on this one, second station much weaker at 1512 utc. Probable airborne command post on this global discrete frequency.

11232.0 CanForce MACS Trenton Military wkg CanForce 2357 with selcal check and passed backup as 13257.0 kHz at 1637 utc. At 1643 utc Trenton passing weather for Winnipeg and Thunder Bay to CanForce 2357.

11246.0 Israeli Air Force network, strong ALE/USB comms noted here, Israeli AF at 1613 and at 1943 noted AAA sounding.

11253.0 GQF G Royal Air Force Swanwick (Inskip) G RAF Volmet USB at 1421 utc.

11282.0 San Francisco Radio with CEP-2 MWARA traffic in USB at 1735. Hrd a weak selcal check at 1736. At 1647 utc Lifeguard ?PJ wkg San Francisco with ATC message.

11290.0 SS OMs chatting away at 1648 utc in USB. Probably not aero related as comms seemed very casual. Heard Puerto Rico mentioned.

11300.0 Amazing, my old favorite the AFI-3 MWARA on this one is in at 1757 utc here at the ranch. This will be fun to monitor.

11330.0 KEA5 CAR MWARA Riverhead (New York) NY CAR-B MWARA traffic in USB at 1521 utc.

11387.0 WLK7 HFDL Riverhead (New York) NY HFDL ARINC-04/Slot 1 at 1450 utc.

11387.0 AXQ429 VOLMET Ningi (QLD) AUS SEA VOLMET H+00/30 (hvy QRM from Riverhead HFDL) USB at 1500 Female computer voice known as Tina.

11391.1 Unid OMs real weak here, language was either PP/SS but to weak to positively ID at 1630 utc.

11402.0 USAF Civil Air Patrol National Command ALE Network, 0004WICAP (Wisconsin Wing Comm Officer), 0004SWRCAP (Southwest Region CAP Comm Officer), 060PCRCAP (Pacific Coast Region station) 202SERCAP (Southeast Region station)using ALE/USB at various times utc.

11456.0 JWT NOR Navy Stavanger NOR Stanag 4285 600L/3000 (NATO System 0949)at 1510 utc, strong on east coast at this hour.

For the beginners in this game of chasing ute comms I have one rule of thumb: Patience, patience and, oh yes, patience. Tune around and you will be rewarded with some good stuff from time to time.

Friday, November 26, 2010

AMSAT Weekly Satellite Report 328 24 Nov 2010

This report is organized into four (4) parts.
Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites
Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites
Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites
Part 4 (S4) - deborbited/returned satellites

SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-328.S1
WSR 328 Part 1 11/24/2010

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 328.S1
FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, November 24, 2010
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $WSR-328.S1

HO-68 HOPE-1 (CAS-1)(XW-1)
Catalog Number: 36122
Launch Date: December 15, 2009
Status: Operational

Callsign:
Broadcast: BJ1SA-11
BBS: BJ1SA-12

Uplinks: 145.8250 MHz FM, PL 67.0 Hz.
145.9250 - 145.9750 MHz SSB/CW
145.8250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Downlinks: 435.6750 MHz FM
435.7650 - 435.7150 MHz SSB/CW
435.6750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Beacon: 435.7900 MHz CW

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: LHCP 2.0dBi max
U: RHCP 3.0dBi max

IARU coordination page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=108

For more information about XW-1 (CAS-1):
http://www.camsat.cn/
[09062010]

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SO-67 SumbandilaSat
Catalog Number: 35870
Launch Date: September 17, 2009

Status: Suspended

Callsign: ZS0SUM

Uplink: 145.875MHz FM tone 233.6 Hz
Downlink: 435.345MHz FM

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear

For more information about SO-67:
http://www.amsatsa.org.za/
[09062010]

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DO-64 Delfi-C3
Catalog number: 32789
Launch Date: April 28, 2008

Status: Operational
Current Mode: Science Mode - Beacon ONLY

Telemetry: 145.870 MHz

Downlink: 145.880 to 145.920 MHz
Uplink: 435.530 to 435.570 MHz

Delfi-C3 web page: http://www.delfic3.nl/

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=68
[09062010]

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VO-52 HAMSAT
Catalog number: 28650
Launch Date: May 05,2005

Status: Operational
Current Mode: U/v - Indian Transponder

Frequencies:
Indian Transponder:
Uplink: 435.220 to 435.280 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.930 to 145.870 MHz USB/CW

Dutch Transponder:
Uplink: 435.225 to 435.275 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.925 to 145.875 MHz USB/CW

Indian Beacon: 145.9360 MHZ CW
Dutch Beacon: 145.860 MHz 12WPM with CW message

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: LHCP
U: RHCP

Official Webpage: http://www.amsatindia.org/hamsat.htm

To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon that is active. Each transponder has a different beacon. [09062010]

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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004

Status: Operational

Current Mode:
Voice repeater:
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM

PBBS: L/u
Uplink: 1268.705 mhz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 PBP, 1 watt output

Telemetry:
Downlink: 435.150MHz 9k6

Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.860 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.880 MHz FM
145.920 MHz FM
145.920 MHz FM - 67 Hz PL tone burst
1268.705 MHz FM
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol
1268.705 mhz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol
Beacon: 435.150 MHz

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear

Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12

Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=19
[11242010]

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SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C
Catalog number: 27607
Launch date: December 20, 2002

Status: Operational

Current Mode: V/u

Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM - 67.0 Hz PL tone
Downlink: 436.795 MHz

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear

Official Webpage: http://saudisat.kacst.edu.sa/index.shtml (not up and running currently)

To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of 74.4 Hz. The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary):
1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm the 10 minute timer on board the spacecraft.
2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT the repeater on and off within the 10 Minute window.
3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window will reset the 10 minute timer.
[09062010]

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AO-27 AMRAD
Catalog number: 22825
Launch date: September 26, 1993

Status: Operational

Current Mode: V/u

Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink: 436.797 MHz FM

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear

Official Webpage: http://www.ao27.org/
[09062010]

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AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7
Catalog number: 07530
Launch Date: November 15, 1974

Status: Operational

Current Mode: Alternating between Mode A and B every 24 hours

Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A
432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B
Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A (1W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B (8W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode C (2W PEP)
Beacons: 29.502 MHz CW
145.972 MHz CW
435.100 MHz CW
2304.100 MHz CW

Official Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/ao7.php

The AO-7 Logbook and Resource Website:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/
[09062010]

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998

Status: Operational

Current Active Modes: FM Repeater - OFF
Voice - V/v
BBS - OFF
APRS - OFF
SSTV - OFF

Expedition 25 Crew:
Commander: Doug Wheelock KF5BOC
Flight Engineer: Shannon Walker KD5DXB
Flight Engineer: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI
Flight Engineer: Scott Kelly
Flight Engineer: Alexander Kaleri U8MIR
Flight Engineer: Oleg Skripochka RN3FU

Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2

Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM

Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplinks: 1269.650 MHz FM
437.800 MHz FM
145.990 MHz FM - 67.0 PL (Kenwood)
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
437.800 MHz FM (Kenwood)

SSTV Robot 36:
Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear

Callsigns:
Belgian: OR4ISS
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS
RZ3DZR
United States: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Digipeater callsign: ARISS

Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com/
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/

ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line is NOT translated from Russian and posted.
[10112010]

NNNN
/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-328.S2
WSR 328 Part 2 11/24/2010

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 328.S2
FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, November 24, 2010
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $WSR-328.S2

O/OREOS
Catalog Number:
Launch Date: November 19, 2010

Status: On Orbit

Uplink:
Downlink: 437.035 MHZ AX.25

Beacon:

Callsign:

URL: http://www.ooreos.org/
[11242010]

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Rax-1 Radio Aurora Explorer
Catalog Number:
Launch Date: November 19. 2010

Status: On Orbit

Uplink:
Downlink: 437.505 MHz 9k6 GMSK

Beacon:

Callsign: RAX-1

URL: http://rax.engin.umich.edu/
[11242010]

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Fastrac-1 Sara Lily
Catalog Number:
Launch Date: November 19, 2010

Status: On orbit

Uplink 1: 145.980 MHz 1k2 baud
Uplink 2: 145.825 MHz 1k2 baud
Downlink: 437.345 MHz 1k2 and 8k6 baud

Beacon: 437.435 MHz 1k2 AX.25

Callsign: Fast1

URL: http://fastrac.ae.utexas.edu/index.php
[11242010]

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Fastrac 2 Emma
Catalog Number:
Launch Date: November 19, 2010

Status: On Orbit

Uplink 1: 435.025 MHz 1k2 baud
Uplink 2: 437.435 MHz 9k6 baud
Downlink: 145.825 MHz

Beacon: 145.825 MHz 1k2 AX.25

Callsign: Fast2

URL: http://fastrac.ae.utexas.edu/index.php
[11242010]

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StudSat
Catalog Number: 36796
Launch Date: July 12, 2010
Status: On Orbit

Uplink: 437.505MHz, 9600bps FSK
Downlink: 437.505MHz, 9600bps FSK
Beacon : 437.505MHz, 20bps ASK
[08062010]

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TIsat-1
Catalog Number: 36799
Launch Date: July 12, 2010

Status: On orbit

Callsign: HB9DE

Uplink: 145.980MHz FM, AFSK
Downlink: 437.305MHz FM, AFSK
Beacon: 437.305MHz CW
[08062010]

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HO-68 HOPE-1 (CAS-1)(XW-1)
Catalog Number: 36122
Launch Date: December 15, 2009

Status: Operational

Callsign:
Broadcast: BJ1SA-11
BBS: BJ1SA-12

Uplinks: 145.8250 MHz FM, PL 67.0 Hz.
145.9250 - 145.9750 MHz SSB/CW
145.8250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Downlinks: 435.6750 MHz FM
435.7650 - 435.7150 MHz SSB/CW
435.6750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS

Beacon: 435.7900 MHz CW

IARU coordination page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=108

For more information about XW-1 (CAS-1):
http://www.camsat.cn/
[09062010]

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SwissCube
Catalog Number: 35932
Launch Date: September 23, 2009

Status: Operational

Callsign: HB9EG

Beacon(100mw): 437.5050MHz CW
Beacon(1w): 437.5050MHz FSK 1k2bps
[04222010]

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UWE-2
Catalog Number: 35934
Launch Date: September 23, 2009

Status: In Orbit

Beacon(500mw): 437.3850 MHz AFSK 1k2bps
437.3850 MHz FSK 9k6bps
[1112009]

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ITUpsAT1
Catalog Number: 35935
Launch Date: September 23, 2009

Status: Operational

Beacon(100mw): 437.325MHz CW
Beacon(1w): 437.325MHz 19k2bps
[11112009]

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BEESAT
Catalog Number: 35933
Launch Date: September 23, 2009

Status: Operational

Callsign: DP0BEE

Beacon(100mw): 436.000MHz CW
Beacon(500mw): 436.000MHz GMSK 4k8bps
Beacon(500mw): 436.000MHz GMSK 9k6bps
[04222010]

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CP-6
Catalog Number: 35003
Launch Date: May 19, 2009

Status: Operational

Downlink: 437.365 MHz 1k2 AFSK
[09062010]

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HAWKSAT 1
Catalog number: 35004
Launch Date: May 19, 2009

Status: operational

Downlink: 437.345 MHz ?
[09062010]

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Pharmasat
Catalog Number: 35002
Launch Date: May 19, 2009
Status: Operational

Downlink: 437.465 MHz 1k2 AFSK
[09062010]

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ANUSAT
Catalog Number: 34808
Launch Date: April 20, 2009

Status: ?

Downlink: 435.000 MHz
Uplink: 145.800 MHz

Telemetry: 137.400 MHz
[09062010]

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SOHLA-1 (ASTRO TECH.)
Catalog Number: 33496
Launch Date: January 23, 2009

Status: Operational

Proposed Frequencies and Modes:
Downlink: 437.505 MHz AFSK/CW
Beacon: 437.505 MHz AFSK/CW

Callsign:

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=101
[09062010]

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KAGAYAKI (Solan Co.)
Catalog Number: 33495
Launch Date: January 23, 2009

Status: In Orbit

Downlink: 437.375 MHZ FSK9k6/CW
Beacon: 437.375 MHz FSK9k6/CW

IARU coordination status page:

AMSAT-NA webpage:

[09062010]

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STARS (Kagawa Univ.) (Twin Satellites)
Catalog Number: 33498
Launch Date: January 23, 2009

Status: Operational ?

Downlinks: 437.485 MHz FM/CW
437.465 MHz FM/CW
Beacons: 437.305 MHz FM/CW
437.275 MHz FM/CW

Callsigns: JR5YBN
JR5YBO

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=99

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=121&retURL=/satellites/status.php
[09062010]

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KKS-1 (Tokyo MCIT)
Catalog Number: 33499
Launch Date: January 23, 2009

Status: Operational

Downlink: 437.455 MHz AFSK/CW
Beacon: 437.385 MHz AFSK/CW

Callsign: JQ1YYY

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=107

AMSAT-NA webapge:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=120&retURL
=/satellites/status.php
[09062010]
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PRISM (Tokyo Univ.)
Catalog Number: 33493
Launch Date: January 23, 2009

Status: Operational ?

Downlink: 437.425 MHz AFSK/GMSK/CW
Beacon: 437.250 MHz AFSK/GMSK/CW

Callsign: JQ1YCX

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=97

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=119&retURL
=/satellites/status.php
[09062010]
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RS-30 Radio Sputnik 30 (Yubileiny)
Catalog Number: 32953
Launch Date: May 23, 2008

Status: Operational

Curent Modes: Telemetry
Audio
Images

Downlinks: 435.315 MHz
435.215 MHz

AMSAT-NA website:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=115&ret
URL=/satellites/status.php

Official website:
http://www.npopm.com/?cid=leoca&caid=43
[09062010]
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CanX-2
Catalog number: 32790
Launch Date: April 28, 2008

Status: Operational in range of ground station only

Downlink: 437.478 MHz GFSK

For the latest project status update please visit the Can X-2 web
page: http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX2/

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=46
[09062010]
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AAUSAT-II
Catalog number: 32788
Launch Date: April 28, 2008

Status: Operational

Downlink: 437.425 MHz 1k2 baud packet

For the latest project status update please visit the AAUSAT-II web
page:
http://www.aausatii.aau.dk/homepage/index.php?language=en&page=home

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=60
[09062010]
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CO-65 CUTE-1.7+APD II
Catalog number: 32785
Launch Date: April 28, 2008

Status: Digipeater

Downlink: 437.475 MHz 9k6 Packet
Uplink: 1267.600 Mhz

Telemetry Beacon:
Downlink: 437.2750 MHz CW

For the latest project status update please visit the Cute-1.7+APD II
web page: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=78

Command Station blog website:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/blog/

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=112&retURL
=/satellites/status.php
[09062010]
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Compass-1
Catalog number: 32787
Launch Date: April 28, 2008

Status: Operational

Current Mode: 4k8 MSK packet

Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM
Downlink: 437.275 Mhz CW
437.405 MHz Packet

For the latest project status update please visit the Compass 1 web
page: http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=52

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=114&retURL
=/satellites/status.php
[09062010]
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CO-66 Seeds II
Catalog number: 32791
Launch Date: April 28, 2008

Status: Operational

Downlink: 437.485 MHz

Callsign: JQ1YGU

For the latest project status update please visit the Seeds 2 web
page: http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/seeds_2_e.html

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=36

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=113&retURL
=/satellites/status.php
[09062010]
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CAPE-1
Catalog Number: 31130
Launch Date: April 17,2007

Status: Intermittent

Current Mode: /u

TLM Downlink: 435.245 MHz 9600 bs FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 435.245 MHz CW

Callsign: K5USL

TLM and CW interchange every 30 seconds.

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=94&retURL=
/satellites/status.php

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=72
[09062010]
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CP3
Catalog Number: 31129
Launch Date: April 17,2007

Status: Operational

Current Mode: /u

Downlink: 436.845 MHz 1200 bps AFSK AX.25
[09062010]
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CO-58 CubeSat XI-V
Catalog number: 28895
Launch Date: October 27, 2005

Status: Operational - CW Beacon only

Current Mode: /u

Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200bps using AFK protocol
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW

Callsign: JQ1YGW

Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/

Pictures received by Mineo Wakita - JE9PEL:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/xivpicte.htm
[09062010]
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CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV
Catalog number: 27848
Launch date: June 30, 2003

Status: ?????

Current Mode: /u

Beacon: 436.8475 MHz CW
Telemetry : 437.4900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS

Callsign: JQ1YGW

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=96&retURL
=/satellites/status.php

Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
[09062010]
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004

Status: Operational

Current Mode:
Voice repeater:
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM

PBBS: L/u
Uplink: 1268.705 mhz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 PBP, 1 watt output

Telemetry:
Downlink: 435.150MHz 9k6


Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.860 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.880 MHz FM
145.920 MHz FM
145.920 MHz FM - 67 Hz PL tone burst
1268.700 MHz FM
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol
1268.708 mhz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol
Beacon: 435.150 MHz

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear

Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12

Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=19
[11242010]
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QuakeSat
Catalog Number: 27845
Launch Date: June 30, 2003

Status: Telemetry only

Current Mode: 9600 baud data packet

Mode U packet
Downlink: 436.675 MHz 9k6 BPS

Quakesat webpage:
http://www.quakefinder.com/services/quakesat-ssite/
[10042010]
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CO-55 CUTE-1
Catalog Number: 27844
Launch date: June 30, 2003

Status: Operational

Current Mode: CW downlink worldwide
AX25 Packet with uplink command over Japan only

Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.4000 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS

Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 436.8375 MHz CW

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=69&retURL
=/satellites/status.php
[09062010]
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NO-44 PCSAT
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001

Status: Telemetry only

Current Mode: V/v

General Usage Uplink/Downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 Baud
Special Usage Downlink: 144.390 Mhz 1200 Baud

PCSAT APRS page: http://pcsat.aprs.org

aprstlm Telemetry Decoder program:
http://www.xciv.org/~iain/aprstlm/v1.2/
[09062010]
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RS-22 RADIO SPORT 22
Catalog number: 27939
Launch Date: September 27, 2003

Status: Operational - 70cm cw only

Current Mode: /u

CW Beacon - 435.352 MHz
145.818 MHz

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=76&retURL
=/satellites/status.php
[09062010]
=====
LO-19 LUSAT
Catalog number: 20442
Launch date: January 22, 1990

Status: CW Beacon only

Uplinks: 145.840 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.860 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.880 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.900 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK

CW downlink: 437.125 MHz

Digital downlink: 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK)

Broadcast Callsign: LUSAT-11
BBS: LUSAT-12

General information and telemetry samples can be found at:
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu
[09062010]
=====
UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Launch Date: March 1, 1984

Status: Operational

Current Mode: /v

Telemetry Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 AFSK
UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
S: LHCP

Webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm
[11062010]
=====
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998

Status: Operational

Current Active Modes: FM Repeater - OFF
Voice - V/v
BBS - OFF
APRS - OFF
SSTV - OFF


Expedition 25 Crew:
Commander: Doug Wheelock KF5BOC
Flight Engineer: Shannon Walker KD5DXB
Flight Engineer: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI
Flight Engineer: Scott Kelly
Flight Engineer: Alexander Kaleri U8MIR
Flight Engineer: Oleg Skripochka RN3FU

Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2

Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM

Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplinks: 1269.650 MHz FM
437.800 MHz FM
145.990 MHz FM - 67.0 PL (Kenwood)
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
437.800 MHz FM (Kenwood)

SSTV Robot 36:
Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear

Callsigns:
Belgian: OR4ISS
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS
RZ3DZR
United States: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Digipeater callsign: ARISS

Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/

ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time
line is NOT translated from Russian and posted.
[10112010]
NNNN
/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-328.S3
WSR 328 Part 3 11/24/2010

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 328.S3
FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, November 24, 2010
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $WSR-328.S3

THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:

CP4
Catalog Number: 31132
Launch Date: April 17, 2007

Status: Non-Operational

Current Mode: /u

TLM Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 437.325 MHz CW

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=79
[09062010]
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LIBERTAD-1
Catalog Number: 31128
Launch Date: April 17, 2007

Status: Non-Operational

Current Mode: V/u APRS Packet ax25

Callsign: 5K3L

Uplink: 145.825 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS
Downlink: 437.399 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS

Telemetry Beacon: 437.4050 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25
[09062010]
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PO-63 PEHUENSAT-1
Catalog Number: 29712
Launch Date: January 10, 2007

Status: Non-Operational

Current Mode: V/v

Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice Recorder: 145.825 Mhz FM
[09062010]
=====
NCUBE-2
Catalog number: 28897
Launch Date: October 27, 2005

Status: Still attached to XO-53 (SSETI)?

Proposed Callsign: TBA
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305
2407.250

Official Website: http://www.ncube.no
[09062010]
=====
XO-53 SSETI
Catalog number: 28894
Launch Date: October 27, 2005

Status: Non-operational

Voice Uplink: 437.250 MHz FM 67Hz CTCSS
Voice Downlink: 2401.835 MHz FM
Packet Up/Downlink: 437.250 MHz 9k6 packet
Packet Downlink 2401.835 MHz 38k4 packet

Official webpage: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/
Latest news: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/news.php
[09062010]
=====
UWE-1
Catalog Number: 28892
Launch Date: October 27, 2005

Status: Non-Operational

Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.5050 MHz 9600 AFSK
[09062010]
=====
CANX-1
Catalog Number: 27847
Launch Date: June 30, 2003

Status: Non-Operational

Downlink: 437.8800 MHz AFSK 1k2bps
[06052009]
=====
DTUSAT
Catalog Number: 27842
Launch Date: June 30, 2003

Status: Non-Operational

Current Mode: 2k4 AFSK Packet last reported

Downlink: 437.475MHz

Officail webpage: http://dtusat1.dtusat.dtu.dk/

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=101&retURL
=satellites/all_oscars.php
[02212009]
=====
AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M)
Catalog number: 27605
Launch Date: December 20, 2002

Status: Non-operational.

Uplink: 435.275 MHz 1200-baud AFSK
Downlink: 145.825 MHz 9600-baud FSK
(optional voice message)

Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS

Official webpage: http://amend.gmxhome.de
[01222007]
=====
MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1
Catalog number: 26548
Launch date: September 26, 2000

Status: Telemetry only

Uplinks: 145.850 MHz
145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 437.325 MHz

Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11
BBS: MYSAT3-12

TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to
commercial land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK
Amateur Radio communication.

TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as
a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey
Satellite Technology Ltd.
[03302009]
=====
NO-45 SAPPHIRE
Catalog number: 26932
Launch Date: September 30, 2001

Status: Non-Operational

Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK
Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater
Digi Callsign: KE6QMD

Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire,
as per the user service agreement located at the following URL:
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt
[03132005]
=====
SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B
Catalog number: 26549
Launch date: September 26, 2000

Status: Non-Operational

Downlink: 437.075 MHz

Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11
BBS: SASAT2-12

Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html
[01222007]
=====
SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A
Catalog number: 26545
Launch Date: September 26, 2000

Status: Non-Operational

Uplink: 145.850 MHz
Downlink: 436.775 MHz

Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11
BBS: SASAT1-12

Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html
[01222007]
=====
AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40
Catalog number: 26609
Launch Date: November 16, 2000

Status: Non-Operational

Uplinks
-------
V-band: 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB
U-band: 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB
L1-band: 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB
L2-band: 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB

Downlinks
---------
S2-band: 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB
K-band: 24048.010 - 24048.060 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 2401.323 MHz
24048.035 MHz

P3-D Telemetry Beacons (IHU)
----------------------------
BEACON General Beacon(GB) Middle Beacon(MB) Engineering Beacon(EB)
2 m none 145.898 MHz none
70cm 435.438 MHz 435.588 MHz 435.838 MHz
13cm(1) 2400.188 MHz 2400.338 MHz 2400.588 MHz
13cm(2) 2401.173 MHz 2401.323 MHz 2401.573 MHz
3cm 10450.975 MHz 10451.125 MHz 10451.375 MHz
1.5cm 24047.885 MHz 24048.035 MHz 24048.285 MHz
[07162007]
=====
OO-38 OPAL
Catalog Number: 26063
Launch Date: January 27, 2000

Status: Non-Operational

Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 437.1000 MHz 9600 FSK
[08132007]
=====
UO-36 UoSAT-12
Catalog number: 25693
Launch date: April 21, 1999

Status: Unknown

Uplink: 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Downlinks: 437.025 MHz
437.400 MHz

Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11
BBS: UO121-12

The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web
site at the following URL:
ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip
[01222007]
=====
SO-35 SUNSAT
Catalog Number: 25636
Launch date:February 23, 1999

Status: Non-Operational

Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz

Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz
145.900 MHz

For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site:
http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/
[01222007]
=====
PO-34 PANSAT
Catalog number: 25520
Launch date: October 30, 1998

Status: Telemetry downloads only

Uplink/downlink: 436.500 MHz

Official Webpage: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/
[05092004]
=====
SO-33 SEDSAT-1
Catalog number: 25509
Launch date: October 24, 1998

Status: Semi-operational

Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)

The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and
the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.

For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site:
http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm
[09042006]
=====
GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B
Catalog number: 25397
Launch Date: July 10, 1998

Status: Non-Operational

Current Modes:
Telemetry : /u

Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
435.325 Mhz - Not Available - temperature problems
Uplinks: 145.850 FM
145.890 FM
145.930 FM
1269.700 FM
1269.800 FM
1269.900 FM

Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11
BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12

More information of GO-32 can be found at:
http://asri.technion.ac.il/techsat/

AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=14&retURL
=/satellites/status.php
[07172010]
=====
TO-31 TMSAT-1
Catalog number: 25396
Launch Date: July 10, 1998

Status: Non-operational

Uplink: 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Downlink: 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK

Broadcast callsign: TMSAT1-11
BBS: TMSAT1-12
[05012006]
=====
MO-30 UNAMSAT-2
Catalog Number: 24305
Launch Date: September 5, 1996

Status: Non-operational

Downlink: 435.1380 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Downlink: 435.2060 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8150 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8350 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8550 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
[06042009]
=====
FO-29 JAS-2
Catalog number: 24278
Launch Date: August 17, 1996

Status: Non-operational
Current Mode: V/u (Mode JA)

Voice/CW (Mode JA)
Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 435.795 MHz

Digital Mode JD
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz FM
145.870 MHz FM
145.910 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK
Callsign: 8J1JCS
Digitalker: 435.910 MHz

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
U: RHCP

For current operational schedule for FO-29:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/satinfo/fo29e.htm

JARL English webpage:
http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/5_Fuji/ejasmenu.htm

AMSAT-NA Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID
=5&retURL=/satellites/status.php

Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL, has created a simple decoder program for FO29's
CW telemetry downlink: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
fo29cwts.htm
[11062010]
=====
PO-28 POSAT-1
Catalog number: 22829
Launch Date: September 25, 1993

Status: Non-operational

Downlink: 429.950
Uplink: Not until handover back to Amatuer usage

Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11
BBS callsign: POSAT1-12

AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html
POSAT-1 webpage:
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html
[01012009]
=====
IO-26 ITAMSAT
Catalog number: 22826
Launch Date: September 26, 1993

Status: PSK carrier only

Current Mode:

Uplinks: 145.875 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.925 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.950 MHz FM 1200-baud

Downlink: 435.808 MHz PSK

Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11
BBS: ITMSAT-12

Official webpage: http://www.itamsat.org
AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html
[01212007]
=====
KO-25 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22828
Launch date: September 26, 1993

Status: Non-operational

Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 436.500 MHz FM

Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11
BBS: HL02-12
[05092004]
=====
AO-24 ARSENE
Catalog Number: 22654
Launch Date: May 13, 1993

Status: Non-operational

Uplink: 435.0625 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK
435.1125 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK
435.1375 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK
Downlink: 145.9750 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK
2446.5025 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK

Beacon: 2446.4700 MHz CW

Broadcast callsign:
BBS:
[12162009]
=====
KO-23 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22077
Launch date: August 10, 1992

Status: Non-operational

Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink: 435.170 MHz FM

Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11
BBS: HLO1-12
[01222007]
=====
UO-22 UOSAT
Catalog number: 21575
Launch date: July 17, 1991

Status: Non-Operational

Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM

Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11
BBS: UOSAT5-12
[01222007]
=====
AO-21 AMSAT-OSCAR 21
Catalog Number: 21087
Launch Date: January 29, 1991

Status: Non-Operational

Uplink: 435.041 MHz FM DSP
Downlink: 145.983 MHz FM DSP
[01222007]
=====
FO-20 JAS-1b
Catalog number: 20480
Launch Date: February 07, 1990

Status: Non-Operational

Beacons: 435.795 MHz CW
435.910 MHz AX25

Voice Transponder:
Uplink: 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB

Digital Transponder:
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz
145.870 MHz
145.890 MHz
145.910 MHz
Downlink: 435.910 MHz

More FO-20 info can be found at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html
[01152007]
=====
WO-18 WEBERSAT
Catalog Number: 20441
Launch Date: January 22, 1990

Status: Non-Operational

Downlink: 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 Baud PSK AX.25
[05012006]
=====
DO-17 Dove
Catalog Number: 20440
Launch Date: January 22, 1990

Status: Non-operational.

Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK
Beacon: 2401.220 MHz
[05012006]
=====
AO-16 PACSAT
Catalog number: 20439
Launch Date: January 22, 1990

Status: non-operational

Current Mode: V/u

Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.920 MHz FM VOICE
145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)

Downlink: 437.026 MHz USB VOICE
(1200-baud PSK - MBL Telemetry Only)

Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz [NO FUTURE OPERATIONS PLANNED]

Mode and Antenna Polarization:
U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP
PSK 437.026 MHz LHCP
V: Linear

Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11
BBS: PACSAT-12

AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html
[07242009]
=====
UO-15 UoSAT-4
Catalog Number: 20438
Launch Date: January 22, 1990

Status: Non-operational

Uplink: ?
Downlink: 435.1250MHz (?)
435.1200MHz (?)
[06042009]
=====
UO-14 UoSAT-3
Catalog number: 20437
Launch date: January 22, 1990

Status: Non-operational

Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM
[05092004]
=====
FO-12 Fuji-OSCAR 12
Catalog Number: 16909
Launch Date: August 12, 1986

Status: Non-Operational

Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Inverting):
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 435.8000 - 435.9000 MHz SSB/CW

Mode V/U (J) Packet:
Uplink: 145.8500 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8700 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8900 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.9100 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS

Downlink 435.9100 MHz PSK 1200 BPS

Telemetry Beacon: 435.7950 MHz SSB/CW
[01152007]
=====
AO-10 OSCAR 10
Catalog number: 14129
Launch Date: June 16, 1983

Status: Non-operational

Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB

Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)

W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:
http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html
[05092004]
=====
AO-8 AMSAT-OSCAR 8
Catalog Number: 10703
Launch Date: March 3, 1978

Status: Non-Operational

Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 435.1990 - 435.2000 MHz SSB/CW

Mode V/U (J) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational
Downlink 435.0950 MHz CW

Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.8500 - 145.9000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 29.4000 - 29.5000 MHz SSB/CW

Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational
Downlink 29.4020 MHz CW
[01152007]
=====
AO-6 AMSAT-OSCAR 6
Catalog Number: 06236
Launch Date: October 15, 1972

Status: Non-Operational

Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink: 29.4500 - 29.5500 MHz SSB/CW
Beacons: 29.450 MHz
435.100 MHz
[01312008]
=====
AO-5 Australis-OSCAR 5
Catalog Number: 04321
Launch Date: January 23, 1970

Status: Non-Operational

Telemetry Beacons: 144.0500 MHz CW
29.4500 MHz CW
[01152007]
=====
OSCAR III
Catalog Number: 01293
Launch Date: March 09, 1965

Status: Non-Operational

Uplink: 145.9750 - 146.0250 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink: 144.3250 - 144.3750 MHz SSB/CW
[01012007]
=====
RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15
Catalog number: 23439
Launch Date: December 26, 1994

Status: Non-operational

Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB

Beacon 1: 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
Beacon 2: 29.398 MHz

SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
[06202004]
=====
RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13
Catalog number: 21089
Launch date: February 5, 1991

Status: Non-operational

Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB

Beacon: 145.860 MHz

Robot: 145.908 MHz
[05232004]
=====
RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12
Catalog number: 21089
Launch date: February 5, 1991

Status: Non-operational

Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB

Beacon: 29.408 MHz

Robot: 29.454 MHz
[05232004]
NNNN
/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-328.S4
WSR 328 Part 4 11/24/2010

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 328.S4
FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, November 24, 2010
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $WSR-328.S4

THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE RE-ENTERED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY:

CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD
Catalog number: 28941
Launch date: February 21, 2006

Status: Re-entered
Re-entered:

Uplink: 1268.5000 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS
Downlink: 437.4700 MHz 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL (ACTIVE only near Japan?)

Telemetry Beacon: 437.3850 CW
Callsign: JQ1YPC

Information webpage:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/spacerium/cute1blog/

IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=56
[09062010]
=====
BEVO-1 (DRAGONSAT-1)
Catalog Number: 35690
Launch Date: May 19, 2009

Status: Re-entered
Re-entered:

Downlink: 437.325 MHz 9k6 GMSK
437.325 MHz CW 20wpm
[07312009]
=====
AggieSat2 (DRAGONSAT-2)
Catalog Number: 35690
Launch Date: May 19, 2009

Status: Re-entered
Re-entered:

Downlink: 436.250 MHz 9k6 FHSS
[11112009]
=====
Pollux
Catalog Number: 35693
Launch Date: July 31, 2009

Status: Re-entered
Re-entered:

Callsign: POLLUX-1

Downlink: 145.825MHz 1k2 AX.25
[09062010]
=====
Castor (ANDE-2)
Catalog Number: 35694
Launch Date: July 31, 2009

Status: Re-entered
Re-entered:

Callsign: KD4HBO-1

Downlink: 145.825 MHz 1k2 AX.25
[09062010]
=====
NO-62 FCAL
Catalog Number: 29667
Launch Date: December 21, 2006

Status: Re-Entered
Re-entered: July 28, 2008

Downlink: 437.385 Mhz APRS AX25

Downlink ID: KD4HBO

Website: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/fcal.html
[01012009]
=====
NO-61 ANDE
Catalog Number: 29664
Launch Date: December 21, 2006

Status: Re-Entered
Re-entered: December 25, 2007

Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
[01032008]
=====
NO-60 RAFT-1
Catalog Number: 29661
Launch Date: December 21, 2006

Status: Re-Entered
Re-entered: May 30, 2007

Main Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
APRS Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM APRS AX25
Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28.120 MHz

Packet to Voice ID: RAFT
[06112007]
=====
GENESAT-1
Catalog Number: 29655
Launch Date: December 16, 2006

Status: Re-Entered
Re-entered date: August 8, 2010

Current Mode: /u

Callsign: KE7EGC

Telemetry Beacon Downlink: 437.0695 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS

Official webpage: http://www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html
[08082010]
=====
HO-59 HITSat
Catalog number: 29484
Launch date: September 22, 2006

Status: Re-Entered
Re-entered: June 18, 2008

Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW

Callsign: JR8YJT
[01012009]
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SO-43 Starshine 3
Catalog Number: 26929
Launch Date: September 30, 2001

Status: Re-Entered
Re-entered: January 21, 2003

Beacon: 145.825Mhz
[02212009]
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ANS is released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector and a live
radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz.
Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins trans-
mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30
UTC.

Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:
http://www.amsat.org

Mailing address:
AMSAT-NA
850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-4703

Voice: 301-589-6062
888-322-6728
FAX: 301-608-3410

Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following (free) mailing lists:

* AMSAT News Service (ANS)
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A daily digest version is available for each list.

To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL:
http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans

In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional
benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office.

This week's Weekly Satellite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS.

ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to
the memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis
Kitchen, G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ.

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor{at}
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Milcom Blog Logs - 25 Nov 2010 Brasstown NC

Time for another round of USB/ALE logs from here on the radio ranch. All logged yesterday using my main receiving setup while I enjoyed turkey and all the trimmings. Most of the activity was FEMA or related FEMA nets (NPHRN/Shares/etc).

3341.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 6*: FC4FEM FC8 FC0FEM004 FR4FEM
4490.0 SHARES SCN ALE Net (SCN Channel 03): SEJNNN WWLNNN
4603.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 9: FC1FEM FC4FEM FC6FEM
4757.0 National Public Health Radio Network Channel 2: FC1
4780.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 10*: FC1FEM002 FC6FEM002 FC8
5135.0 Operation Secure: MA1NC (NH) SEMO05 (NY)
5402.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 13: FC6FEM
5821.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 14*: FC8
5961.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 15: FC8 (This is also a posible EPA freq)
6806.0 Civil Air Patrol National Command ALE Network: 0181ALCAP 0021CTCAP 0025CTCAP 0360FLCAP 0020NHCAP 4800MICAP 000WICAP 034MERCAP 202SERCAP
6809.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 21: FC8
7348.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 22*: FC6FEM FC0FEM FC0FEM004
7428.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 23: FC1FEM002 FC8FEM002
7805.0 Operation Secure: MA1NC (NH)
8012.0 Civil Air Patrol National Command ALE Network: 0011ARCAP 0011CACAP 0025CTCAP 0011DCCAP 0360FLCAP 0112GACAP 0011RICAP 0004WICAP 034MERCAP 042RMRCAP 202SERCAP
8050.0 FEMA NS/EP Net: FC8
9106.0 SHARES SCN ALE Net (SCN Channel 05): OARNNN
9462.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 24: FC6FEM FC8
10194.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 25*: FC4FEM FC8 FC8FEM FC0FEM004 FR4FEM
10588.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 27*: FC4FEM FC0FEM FC0FEM004
10899.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 31: FC8FEM002 FC0FEM002
11108.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 73*: FC8
12129.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 33: FC1FEM002 FC6FEM002 FC8FEM002
12216.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 34: FC1FEM FC6FEM FC0FEM004 FR4FEM
12270.0 Apparent FEMA Net: FC1 FC6
13242.0 USAF Global Black (NIPR) Net: DL0004DAT (AWACS)
13446.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 36: FC6FEM FC8 FC0FEM004
13894.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 75*: FC1FEM002 FC6FEM002 FC8FEM002
14776.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 42: FC8FEM
14885.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 44: FC8 FR7FEM
15708.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 50: FC1FEM FC8
16201.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 51: FC8 FC0FEM
17487.0 SHARES SCN ALE/STI Net (Channel 08): SEJNNN
18264.0 National Public Health Radio Network Channel 11: FR7
19969.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 57*: FC0FEM
21866.0 FEMA National Radio System (FNARS) Channel 60*: FC0FEM FC0FEM004

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Launch Notification: STPSAT 2 (USA 217), RAX (USA 218), O/OREOS (USA 219), FASTSAT-HSV01 (USA 220), FALCONSAT 5 (USA 221), FAST 1 (USA 222)

Courtesy of AGI's Launch Notification e-mails. AGI's E-mails are sent after every launch and include key spacecraft information such as: the date, time, launch site, launcher, international number, name, and owner. Get more information on thousands of satellites and other vehicles by viewing STK models, animations, and our encyclopedic "Spacecraft Digest" database at www.agi.com/scdigest.

New Launch: 2010 November 20, 0124 UTC
Site: Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA
Launcher: Minotaur IV
International Designator(s): 2010-062A, 2010-062B, 2010-062C, 2010-062D, 2010-062E, 2010-062F

SSC Name Owner
37222 STPSAT 2 (USA 217) US
37223 RAX (USA 218) US
37224 O/OREOS (USA 219) US
37225 FASTSAT-HSV01 (USA 220) US
37226 FALCONSAT 5 (USA 221) US
37227 FAST 1 (USA 222) US

"A rocket carrying seven different satellites, including one that will attempt to deploy a small solar sail into orbit, successfully blasted off from an island in Alaska tonight (Nov. 19).

"The Minotaur 4 rocket launched at 8:24 EST (0124 Nov. 20 GMT) from the Alaska Aerospace Corporation's Kodiak Launch Complex. The rocket's many different payloads will attempt to demonstrate several new space technologies, including novel command and control frameworks and satellite propulsion systems—all while keeping costs down."

"Built by the Virginia-based company Orbital Sciences, Corp., the Minotaur 4 rocket is expected to deliver all seven satellites, which carry a total of 16 separate experiments among them, to an orbit about 404 miles (650 kilometers) above Earth. The $170 million mission, STP-S26, is part of the Air Force's Space Test Program.

"Here's what's on board:

"FASTSAT

"This NASA craft—short for Fast, Affordable Science and Technology Satellite—weighs about 325 pounds (148 kilograms) and is about the size of a washing machine It's part of a broader NASA effort to find ways to perform research in space cheaply and reliably.

"The agency spent less than $12 million developing the spacecraft, agency officials have said.

"FASTSAT is carrying six different scientific experiments. One of those is a smaller satellite called NanoSail-D, an 8.5-pound (3.9-kg) probe designed to eject from FASTSAT and deploy a solar sail in orbit. Solar sails catch photons from the sun much as ships' sails catch the wind.

"NanoSail-D will use its solar sail to deorbit itself, potentially demonstrating a new way to bring satellites and debris back to Earth without any chemical propellant, NASA officials have said.

"Also onboard FASTSAT are three NASA instruments designed to monitor space weather, as well as two payloads managed by the U.S. Air Force. One is a low-cost star-tracking instrument, and the other is a device that will evaluate techniques used to measure how beams of light move through Earth's atmosphere.

"O/OREOS

"NASA's O/OREOS (Organism/Organic Exposure to Orbital Stresses) is another demonstration satellite that was developed on the cheap (less than $1.75 million, officials have said).

"O/OREOS is about the size of a loaf of bread and weighs 12 pounds (5.5 kg). It contains two experiments that will activate once the nanosatellite reaches low-Earth orbit.

"One of these will characterize how microbes grow and reproduce in space, as well as how they adapt to the stresses of the space environment. The other will look at how space conditions affect four different classes of organic molecules, which are the building blocks of life.

"STPSat-2

"This U.S. Air Force microsatellite is the Minotaur 4's primary payload. STPSat-2 carries two payloads of its own: the Ocean Data Telemetry Microsat Link, which will relay data from ocean and terrestrial sensors, and the Space Phenomenology Experiment, which will evaluate sensor compatibility in space.

"STPSat-2 will be the first satellite operated by a new command and control system called the Multi-Mission Space Operations Center. This ground system is designed to fly multiple constellations of spacecraft with various missions.

"FASTRAC, FalconSat-5 and RAX

"Also aboard the Minotaur are three other satellites called FASTRAC, FalconSat-5 and RAX.

"FASTRAC—short for Formation Autonomy Spacecraft with Thrust, Relnav, Attitude and Crosslink—was developed by grad students and undergrads at the University of Texas, Austin.

"FASTRAC consists of two satellites, each about the size of two car tires, that will separate from each other in orbit to demonstrate communication and coordination capabilities.

"FalconSat-5 was also built by students—cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. The $11 million microsatellite carries several different payloads, which will monitor space weather and its effects on radio signals.

"The Radio Aurora Explorer, or RAX, is a 6-pound (28-kg) nanosatellite. It's a joint effort of the University of Michigan and SRI International, and it's sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation.

"RAX's primary mission is to study dense plasma clouds in Earth's upper atmosphere. These clouds can disrupt communication between Earth and orbiting spacecraft, and RAX's operators hope the little satellite's measurements can help minimize communication problems in the future.

"All of these satellites—from FASTSAT to RAX—are launching as part of the U.S. Department of Defense's Space Test Program, which is managed by the Air Force.

"Because this will be the STP's 26th small launch vehicle mission, it is being called STP-S26.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

North Carolina VIPER 800 MHz Statewide TRS

Here are some updated facts regarding the NC statewide 800 MHz TRS according to the September 2010 VIPER Newsletter.

• 239 total sites planned for statewide coverage: 153 sites constructed and on-the-air; 61 sites are fully funded and under construction; and 25 sites UNFUNDED.
• VIPER is 64% complete (number of sites) with 153 sites on-the-air
• VIPER infrastructure is 64% funded
• VIPER infrastructure remains to be 36% funded
• 49,800 Users are currently on the VIPER Network
• 214 Emergency Responding agencies makeup the 49,800 users
• SC has the same type Interoperable System; NC/SC can talk to each other using the same type user device.

Sites that have been activated to date:

Site County Site
1 Alamance Altamahaw
2 Alamance Cane Mtn
3 Alleghany Green Mt
4 Anson Wadesboro
5 Avery Linville
6 Beaufort Bath
7 Beaufort Chocowinity
8 Bertie Windsor
9 Bladen Elizabethtown
10 Brunswick Pea Landing
11 Brunswick Supply
12 Buncombe High Windy
13 Buncombe Meadows
14 Burke High Peak Mtn
15 Cabarrus Concord
16 Caldwell Butte Mountain
17 Caldwell Hi Britten Mtn
18 Camden South Mills
19 Carteret Newport
20 Carteret Laurel Road
21 Carteret Stacy
22 Carteret Kuhns PE
23 Caswell Yanceyville
24 Catawba Baker Mt Twr
25 Catawba River Bend
26 Chatham Chatham
27 Chatham Siler City
28 Cherokee Wine Springs
29 Cherokee Joanna Bald
30 Chowan Valhalla
31 Cleveland Shelby
32 Cleveland Boiling Springs
33 Cleveland Bens Knob
34 Cleveland Kings Mtn
35 Columbus Delco
36 Columbus Whiteville - TWC
37 Craven New Bern PE
38 Cumberland Cedar Creek
39 Cumberland Slocomb
40 Cumberland Fayetteville-TWC
41 Currituck Barco
42 Dare East Lake
43 Dare Bodie Island
44 Dare Rodanthe
45 Dare Kitty Hawk
46 Dare Buxton (US Cellular)
47 Davie Mocksville
48 Duplin Kenansville
49 Duplin Kornegay PE
50 Duplin Wallace PE
51 Duplin Chinquapin
52 Durham Camden Ave
53 Durham Cole Mill Rd
54 Edgecombe Tarboro
55 Edgecombe Dodge City
56 Franklin Margaret
57 Franklin Youngsville
58 Franklin Hosley Forest
59 Gaston Cherryville
60 Gaston Belmont
61 Gates Gatesville
62 Granville Butner
63 Granville Oxford BiCom
64 Granville Bullock
65 Granville Oak Hill
66 Granville Berea
67 Granville Oxford Water Tank
68 Greene Farmville
69 Greensboro A&T Univ.
70 Halifax Brinkleyville
71 Halifax Halifax
72 Harnett Cokesbury
73 Harnett Erwin PE
74 Harnett Spout Springs
75 Hertford Ahoskie
76 Hoke McCain
77 Hyde Ponzor
78 Hyde Rose Bay
79 Hyde Engelhard
80 Hyde Ocracoke
81 Iredell Mooresville
82 Iredell Barium Springs
83 Johnston Archers Lodge
84 Johnston Smithfield
85 Lee Tramway
86 Lenoir Seven Springs
87 Lenoir Kinston
88 Lincoln Anderson Mt
89 Macon Cowee Bald
90 Madison Big Knob
91 Martin Williamston
92 McDowell Grants Mtn
93 Mecklenburg Pineville
94 Mecklenburg - UASI Heathway
95 Mecklenburg - UASI Huntersville
96 Montgomery Buck Mountain
97 Montgomery Mt. Gilead
98 Moore Carthage
99 Nash Rocky Mount
100 New Hanover Wilmington
101 New Hanover Carolina Beach
102 Northampton Odom
103 Onslow Jacksonville
104 Onslow Holly Ridge
105 Orange Hillsborough
106 Orange Chapel Hill
107 Orange Laws
108 Pamlico Bayboro
109 Pasquotank Elizabeth City
110 Pender Penderlea
111 Pender Burgaw (NC53 East)
112 Perquimans Winfall
113 Pitt Greenville
114 Randolph Shepherd
115 Randolph Cole Ridge AAA
116 Richmond Ellerbe
117 Richmond Rockingham NCDOT
118 Robeson St Pauls
119 Robeson Proctorville
120 Rockingham Reidsville
121 Rockingham Wentworth
122 Rockingham Eden
123 Rockingham Mayodan
124 Rowan Faith
125 Rowan Salisbury
126 Sampson Newton Grove
127 Sampson Salemburg
128 Sampson Taylor's Bridge
129 Scotland Laurinburg
130 Stanly Albemarle
131 Stokes Sauratown
132 Stokes Booth Mt
133 Stokes Sandy Ridge
134 Surry Turner Mt
135 Surry Chestnut Ridge
136 Surry Elkin DOT
137 Surry Fisher's Peak
138 Transylvania Brevard
139 Tyrell Columbia
140 Union Monroe
141 Union Waxhaw
142 Union Wingate
143 Wake Wake County Simulcast
144 Wake Wake Forest
145 Wake Fuquay
146 Warren Manson
147 Washington Plymouth
148 Wayne Lee Plant PE
149 Wayne Goldsboro
150 Wilkes Pores Knob
151 Wilson Bailey
152 Wilson Wilson
153 Yancey Clingmans Peak

Up-Coming Site Activations through Q4:
• McFarland – Anson Co. Early 4th Quarter 2010 (October)
• Clemmons – Forsyth Co. 4th Quarter 2010
• Comfort – Jones Co. 4th Quarter 2010
• Riverdale – Guilford Co. 4th Quarter 2010
• Longarm Mountain – Haywood Co. 1st Quarter 2011
• Louisburg – Franklin Co. 1st Quarter 2011
• Margaretsville – Northampton Co. Changed to Old Mill 1st Quarter 2011
• Fain Mountain – Cherokee Co. 1st Quarter 2011
• Pisgah – Haywood Co. 2nd Quarter 2011

I will have more upcoming soon on this blog regarding the VIPER System.