CO-65

CO-65 status at 1.2GHz

-----Original Message-----
> Subject: Satellite at 1.2GHz
> Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 16:24:59 +0200
> 
> Hi to the list,
> I would like to know if there is any active bird with a DL at 1.2GHz.
> Thanks in advace
> 
-----Original Message-----
> Subject: Re: Satellite at 1.2GHz
> From: Mineo Wakita
> Date: Mon, 15 July 2013 01:55 AM
> 
> 1.2GHz satellite is CO-65 (CUTE1.7+APDII), not CO-56.
> 
> Uplink   1267.600MHz
> Downlink  437.475MHz, 9600bps GMSK
> 
> http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/ct17gmsk.htm
> 
> JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita
> 
-----Original Message-----
> Subject: Re: Satellite at 1.2GHz
> Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 06:57:40 +0000
> 
> Dear Mineo,
> Is CO-65 still operational ?
> 
-----Original Message-----
> Subject: Re^2: Re: Satellite at 1.2GHz
> From: Mineo Wakita
> Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:53:34 +0900
> 
> Yes, CO-65's 1.2GHz is still operational.
> It is usually scheduled for operation at 9600bps GMSK of Up=1267.600
> and Down=437.475 on Saturday and Sunday of every weekend. The ground
> station has been publicity on the web at the end of each month that
> either Digipeater or Message_Box of CO-65 is it's to be operational.
> I am open to the public at the beginning of each month such as the
> following image on my blog.
> 
> http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/blog/
> http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/30701c65.png
> http://wakky.asablo.jp/blog/
> 
> However, because the equipment of ground station so not good, it is
> not operational on schedule. Since the operation of Digipeater on
> 31 Mar 2013, the state of digipeater off has continued. The recovery
> of the equipment has been continued by ground station, so there is
> the report that was digipeater ON intermittently at weekend recently.
> 
> 11:28-11:40UTC, 31Mar2013, Ele 70 SE-E-N, 1267.603/437.475MHz 9600bps
> http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/30331c65.png
> 
> I've never heard unfortunately so far the report that the station
> outside Japan could digipeat on CO-65. The system of CO-65 should be
> able to operate even when it's not in range of Japan. Instead of WiSP
> what we used to long time ago on GO-32 and AO-51, we use the normal
> packets software or APRS software such as UISS, UI-View32 on CO-65.
> 
> When Digipeater or Message_Box of CO-65 is turned on by the efforts
> of ground station, I will announce the information to the AMSAT-BB.
> 
> JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita