AO-16 ожил !

**W6BVB** · 23.01.2008, 23:43

Оригинал:SB SPACE @ ARL $ARLS002
ARLS002 AO-16 Satellite Serves as Voice Repeater

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Space Bulletin 002 ARLS002
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT January 23, 2008
To all radio amateurs

SB SPACE ARL ARLS002
ARLS002 AO-16 Satellite Serves as Voice Repeater

Launched in January 1990, AMSAT-OSCAR 16 (AO-16) -- a digital satellite -- has been unavailable for use while the command team dealt with a serious computer problem. The satellite has since been recovered, and is now a voice repeater, at least for an unspecified "test period" using FM voice on the uplink, but SSB voice on the downlink.

Since AO-16 was recovered approximately six months ago, the command team -- Bruce Rahn, WB9ANQ, Jim White, WD0E, and Mark Hammond, N8MH
-- attempted to reload the satellite software almost a dozen times without success. The team performed a series of memory tests that pointed toward a hardware failure that prevented the spacecraft software from restarting successfully.

AMSAT Vice President of Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, said, "After concluding that the spacecraft computer system was damaged, and as discussions about decommissioning were taking place, Jim recalled a series of low-level commands that Tom Clark, K3IO, included in the spacecraft design during construction. One of these commands allows an uplink receiver to be directly tied to a downlink transmitter. The twist is that the uplink is regular FM, but the downlink via the BPSK transmitter is DSB (Double Sideband). Mark placed the satellite in this mode early this week and did some testing."

Glasbrenner also said the satellite hears very well; the reduced bandwidth by using either USB or LSB on the ground station receiver "allows for a very robust downlink. Tuning the downlink is just like on a linear transponder, meaning it is tight and with fast Doppler. Uplink tuning is not required, just as with the FM mode V/U satellites. My personal observations include being able to access and hear the satellite within one degree of the horizon, much lower than any other current bird for my location [in Florida]. This should be an easy satellite with omni antennas and a 70 cm preamp."

Glasbrenner said that he would like to open the satellite to general use for a test period. The uplink is 145.920 MHz FM, and the downlink is 437.026 MHz SSB +/- Doppler shift. He asks that users restrict their uplink power to a reasonable power level, and do not transmit without being able to hear the downlink; all general single-channel guidelines apply. Please submit reports via e-mail at, ao16@amsat.org. "Enjoy this bird's new life!" Glasbrenner said.
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/EX

Краткий перевод:
После многочисленных неудачных попыток перегрузить софт на спутнике было найдено решение: использовать заложенную в конструкцию возможность прямого подключения UpLink-DownLink. Данный режим не стандартный так как UpLink 145.920 FM a DownLink 437.026 DSB. Спутник работает в тестовом режиме, пожалуйста присылайте инфо о нем на ao16@amsat.org

**RZ9CJ** · 24.01.2008, 16:39

по подробнее - освещения солнцем требует ?
Сейчас запущу *Орбитрон* - посмотрю орбиту
попробую помониторить
и на передачу попробую себя послушать.
Субтонами не закрыт ?

**RZ9CJ** · 25.01.2008, 17:09

В наших широтах спутник проходит рано -все орбиты пока еще рабочий день не закончен.
Придется в выходные помониторить.
Сегодня пятница.
Так что завтра-послезавтра.

**W6BVB** · 25.01.2008, 20:50

К сожалению, я пока не могу работать со спутниками. Антенная система на реконструкции. Тоже надеюсь попробовать в выходные.

**RJ7M** · 27.01.2008, 08:56

Только что провел пробные связи. Все действительно работает UP-FM/DWN-LSB

**RC3C** · 27.01.2008, 13:58

там бардак так же как на АО-51

**RZ9CJ** · 28.01.2008, 09:17

В субботу 26.01.2008 провели пробное QSO с RA9CCU. По отзывам Юры
сигнал со спутника временами пропадает.
А так слышно здорово.Рапорта 59.

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