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ARLS010 EO-79/FUNcube-3 Now Available for Amateur Radio Use

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Space Bulletin 010  ARLS010
> From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT  November 15, 2016
To all radio amateurs

SB SPACE ARL ARLS010
ARLS010 EO-79/FUNcube-3 Now Available for Amateur Radio Use

The EO-79/FUNcube-3 satellite has transitioned to Amateur Radio service, now
that its primary mission has been completed. AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL have
announced that the FUNcube U/V transponder on the 2U CubeSat QB50p1 has been
activated with a regular schedule.

Due to power budget constraints, the transponder cannot be operational 24/7,
and an orbit-specific schedule has been developed. The transponder will
commence operation 27 minutes after the spacecraft enters sunlight and remain
active for 25 minutes. This schedule may be modified in the weeks ahead, as
experience dictates.

The transponder frequencies are: Uplink: 435.047-435.077 MHz (LSB); Downlink:
145.935-145.965 MHz (USB). The output power of the Amateur Radio payload is
about 400 mW.

Qb50p1 was launched in June 2014 as a precursor spacecraft for the QB50
mission. The satellite's primary function was to test a number of systems and
science payloads.

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