New transpoder satellites on the horizon !!

New transpoder satellites on the horizon within the next 12 months.

FUNcube-1
AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL collaboration
1U cubesat
Imminent launch on Dnepr booster (21NOV2013)
600-700 km sun-sync orbit
Educational beacon, 1200 baud BPSK (daytime ops)
20 khz U/V transponder, 500 mW (nighttime ops)

Triton-1
ISIS-BV (Innovative Solutions In Space BV)
3U cubesat
Imminent launch on Dnepr booster (21NOV2013)
600-700 km sun-sync orbit
AIS (ship location service) radio science experiment
Two U/V FM to DSB (“AO-16 mode”) repeaters
activated after 3 months (possibly both at once

Delfi-N3xt
Technical University of Delft
3U cubesat
Imminent launch on Dnepr booster (21NOV2013)
600-700 km sun-sync orbit
40 khz U/V transponder (after experiments completed)
High speed S-band downlink

CubeBug-2
Argentinian Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation, INVAP
S.E., Satellogic S.A., and Radio Club Bariloche
2U cubesat
Imminent launch on Dnepr booster (21NOV2013)
600-700 km sun-sync orbit
Technology demonstration mission
Digipeater and data downloads open after initial experiments

LituanicaSAT-1
Kaunas University of Technology 1U cubesat
Antares 120/Cygnus NET 11DEC2013
400 km ISS orbit
VGA camera, GPS, 9k6 AX25 beacon
V/U FM repeater, 150 mW

UKube-1 w/ FUNCube-2
UK Space Agency (amateur payload: AMSAT-UK)
3U cubesat
10FEB2014 launch on Soyuz-2
~600 km orbit
Educational beacon, 1200 baud BPSK
20 khz U/V transponder, 500 mW

KiwiSat
AMSAT-ZL
Microsat
Launch under negotiation (probably Dnepr)
30 khz LU/V transponder, 2W
LU/V FM repeater, 1W
VHF CW/9k6 data, UHF 9k6 data beacons

LAPAN ORARI
AMSAT-Indonesia
Microsat
Launch unclear, maybe PSLV with Astrosat in 2014
(650km, low inclination)
U/V FM repeater 5W
145.825 digipeater

CAMSAT_BUAASat-1
CAMSAT
35kg Microsat
Launch late 2014 800km sun-sync
U/V FM repeater 500 mW
VHF AX25 beacon 500 mW

CAMSAT CAS-2A1 & 2A2
CAMSAT 25kg Microsats with cross-link capability
1000km, 99.5 degree sun-sync
CAS-2A1
VHF CW, Voice and AX25 beacons
50 kHz U/V transponder, 500mW
200kHz L/S transponder, 320mW
U/V digipeater
CAS-2A2
UHF CW and AX25 beacons
S CW beacon
10GHz CW beacon
V/U transponder, 500mW

QB50 precursors (not yet named)
SSB/CW, FM Voice
Launch 1st half 2014 (600km orbit)


Thanks Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA and ANS for the above information
source  SGAR News

CUBEBUG-1 & Soundmodem 2

Three frames decoded from the same CUBEBUG-1 audio file Mario/lu4eou succeed with early .
And again, the packet decoded more easy with Soundmodem @ 44100 RXSR .
Nothing decoded with slower RXSR!.
Obvious!! 44100 gave more decoded rate (at least on CUBEBUG-1 packet!).
On other-hand  I've t  noticed any super performance  with Aenesa sat . !

CUBEBUG-1 & SoundModem

Soundmodem with XRsampleRate 44100 seem works will with CUBEBUG-1
Thanks Mario/ LU4EOU for info and email.
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From: Mario
Cc: 'Mike Rupprecht' ; 'PE0SAT | Amateur Radio' ; 'Tetsu(JA0CAW)' ; 'Mitsuo Noguchi' ; 'Colin Hurst' ; 'Nader Omer'
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 5:54 PM
Subject: decoding
Hi all
Using Soundmodem with sample 44100 (from mod INI file, readed at Nader ST2NH blog and mod by Mineo Wakita JE9PEL), 2 packet decoded from Cubebug.
1:Fm CUBEB1 To CQ [10:52:41R]
ÿÿóÿÿðððððÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ
1:Fm CUBEB1 To CQ [10:52:55R]
Ÿÿóÿÿðððððÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ
Regards :)
Mario, LU4EOU
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See  Soundmodem.ini !!previous post

Soundmodem.ini !!

Mineo Wakita /JE9PEL,  mentioned a new experiment at his Blog with SoundModem software.

Changing the RX SampleRate at the (soundmodem.ini) file from from 11025 / 22050 / 44100  increase the SoundModem decoding rate(sensitivity .)!!!
The SoundModem program shows up a warning message ,if you try to setup to 44100 limit via
devices--> settings -->  setting sound-card window .
But its possible to change the RXSampleRate via the soundmodem.ini file ?!!!

I re did this experiment and yes there is something different!!
I've used the recorded CubeBUG-1 audio file too.
I will give a try with birds , ASAP.

Mineo wrote  .
( Translated from Japanese -
Generally, you can change the Soundmodem → Settings → Devices → RX Sample-rate value
Consider the but, for example, when a user tries to enter 22050, to destination (warning) is out Warning
You can not proceed. Directly to the editor SoundModem.ini advocated by JA0CAW Bureau
I did not notice until now that in the rewrite, to the RXsampleRate = 44100.
It is good idea. CalPoly (California Polytechnic State University)
But file CubeBUG-1_CalPoly_30042013_1900-2.wav it receives from CubeBug-1
Using, in the same way as JA0CAW station, I tried to reproduce the experimental catch-up in the local station.
As follows, the difference in decoding rate by SampleRate value is obvious. No matter signal
And if you can even receive any clearly weak, It is can be decoded as this.).

At other experiment post ,with Aenesa satellite decoding Mineo said;
(timestamp was decoding even after satellite LOS.
I wonder if was easy to decode so. RXsampleRate = 44100 will be that paid off.)

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