Сегодня исполняется 50 лет со дня запуска первого радиолюбительского спутника ОСКАР-1.
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O S C A R N E W S L E T T E R
December 12, 1961
OSCAR SATELLITE IN ORBIT
OSCAR SATELLITE IN ORBIT
OSCAR SATELLITE IN ORBIT
At 2041 GMT, 12 December 1961 the Oscar satellite was hurled into
orbit by the Discoverer XXXVI launching vehicle from Vandenberg Air
Force Base, California. The satellite immediately went into a North-
South orbit and was picked up loud and clear by the hams at KC4USB
(Marie Byrd Base) at the South Pole a few minutes after launch. The
word was quickly relayed back to the Oscar Tracking Station, K6QEZ,
by W4ABY. Acquisition was also obtained by hams at Kodiak, Alaska
and by KH6UK in Hawaii on the first pass.
Oscar is on a frequency between 144.990 and 145.008 and has tremen-
dous c.w. signal strength on a direct, overhead pass! Tracking re-
ports have begun to flow into the Center. W1AW heard the first pass
S9 over the East coast.
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Первые советские Радио-1 и Радио-2 были запущены в 1978 г.
Но в отличии от ОСКАРА-1, который передавал "хи хи" наш был
уже полноценным ретранслятором.
