KiwiSAT, a project of AMSAT-ZL
TRANSPONDER ON TEST!
The KiwiSAT linear flight transponder is now "on air" from the Clean Room at Massey University in Albany with beam antennas pointing South. All systems are operational and switched from time to time between FM and Linear modes and between U/V & LU/V.
* Transponder: Inverting type (Orbital Doppler shift compensation)
* Transmit Power: 2 Watts PEP.
* Beacon frequency: 145.885 MHz
* Uplink: (U-Band) 435.265 to 435.235 MHZ LSB or
* Uplink: (L-Band) 1268.880 to 1268.850 MHz LSB
* Down link: 145.850 to 145.880 MHz USB
Note: A trial transmission on 435.2544 LSB comes out at 145.860 USB
Clean-Room Test Antenna
Being a linear transponder 30kHz wide, any mode can be used. FM is discouraged (but not banned). Amateur stations are encouraged to try out the transponder. Try to better the previous distance record of 292 km achieved with the prototype transponder (same location/antenna).
Reports welcome to < zl3ql(at)amsat.org >
