TURKSAT 3USAT Satellite

TURKSAT 3USAT Satellite

You could listin to my websdr on Sat freq http://zr6aic.giga.co.za:8902/ (Egg Beater mark 2 Antenna)

Stats:

• Down-link 435.200 – 435.250 MHz Linear Transponder ("Tracking"mode "inverting")
• Up-link 145.940 – 145.990 MHz Linear Transponder.
• Beacon 437.225 MHz CW ( " YM2RTU "call sign)
• 680 km Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Reception report submission page.  http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://turksat3usat.tamsat.org.tr/info/&usg=ALkJrhgd6DgnRP57nAmSzIGxg5F8v5ufAQ

Here is the info regarding this satellite. http://amsat-uk.org/satellites/turksat-3usat/

Latest Kep's for TURKSAT 3USAT
New TLE info:  http://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/tle-new.txt
Satellite 3USAT number: 2013-018C

Cube Bug-1 Satellite was launched on same rocket.

Gpredict on Ubuntu (Linux)

Gpredict

Very Nice program to do Satellite tracking on LINUX (UBUNTU)

Gpredict

If you want to get the Satellite Live OSCAR Satellite Status Page

Amateur Radio on Android for South Africa

I am starting with an Android program that will display some local Ham information.

I am thinking of the following information for now.
1) VHF / UHF Repeater detail with google map
2) HF Propagation info for the week.
3) AMSAT / South African satellite info (Sat Schedule info and SA. keplerian elements info)
4) Logbook with Web sink.
5) SARL news.
6) DX cluster info.
7) PSK mail monitoring.
8) Packet monitoring.

My development is coming on.
1) I have SARL news and HF Propegation info working
2) Started the Logbook (http://www.hrdlog.net)