Dear AMSAT members
We have schedule testing 1 pass with LAPAN Command Center to open voice transponder of IO-86 / LAPAN-ORARI. All countries in Equatorial can use and give me report via email yd1eee@gmail.com.
Date 14 November 2015 at 01:35 UTC – 03:40 UTC .. Every Amateur can use the Voice Transponder
– Uplink 145.880 MHz tone 88,5Hz
– Downlink 435.880 MHz
IO-86 1 40931U 15052B 15316.15776324 .00001070 00000-0 60618-4 0 9994 2 40931 6.0030 69.3893 0012877 275.6206 84.2533 14.76374433 6653
Another test on IO-86 Satellite, APRS:
Date: 15 Nov 2015 02:00 UTC till 04:10 UTC (1 complete circle around the globe)
Freq: 145.825 MHz
APRS Path: YBSAT
All licensed amateur are encouraged to test this satellite, and reports are welcome.
If, you happen to see ISS close by, then you can try the “double sat hopping”, by using the following Path “YBSAT,ARISS”.
73 de Yono – YD0NXX / N5SNN